. >>> environmental groups in guam have filed a lawsuit against the u.s. military.hey are calling for a halt to the construction of new firing ranges on the island. the construction project is part of a plan to relocate about 8,000 marines from okinawa in japan to guam. the u.s. government plans to construct five firing rain ngz for the marine corps in a four square-kilometer plot adjacent to the anderson air force base. on wednesday three civil groups filed litigation against the u.s. department of defense at the federal district court in hawaii. the groups claim that the construction of the new firing ranges would harm the environment and threaten ancient relics built by indigenous people. they also accuse the military of not doing a full land survey and for not complying with federal law on the environment. the u.s. military office in guam told nhk that they cannot comment since the case will be handled by the department of justice. the outcome of the lawsuit could affect the relocation plan for u.s. marines in okinawa. >>> an australian opera is giving audiences

give you a dozen framples like for instance the woman held up of military massage is a she never left guambill: is that a alaska discipline. >> a lot of inexperienced reporters very well educated but unfortunately wet behind the ears. >> bill: they hire them why? shouldn't every newspaper reporter want to work for them? can't they get the best. >> i don't know why. these things come regularly and they come pretty flooredly. >> bill: your bottom line on gray lady down not what it used to be. >> it's a problem for america. we really need a neutral ground where both sides. >> bill: i think the "wall street journal" an excellent publication. >> die too. >> bill: thanks. when we come right back, the culture warriors on sarah palin's new tv show. will it help her in the political arena? then, jon stewart defending the tea party? is that even possible? up next. >> thanks for staying with us i'm bill o'reilly in the culture warrior segment tonight, anger growing over full body scans at airport security points. man in san diego took umbrage when he heard this. >> >> bill: that man did not get on a

about half a million children nationwide across the 50 states, puerto rico and guam are in foster carea population somewhere between 115 and 120,000 are available and waiting r permanent and loving homes. and so it really is imperative that we find in each of the communities in which those children are that we find homes for those children because we know the risk they're at when they age out of the foster care system without having found loving milies to care for them and care about them. >> i want to talk later about those risks that you bring up and, ralph, we've been working together with freddie mac for years with "wednesday's child." tell us a little bit, if you would, about how "wednesday's ild" works and what the process is like for not only the children but these parents looking to adopt. >> yes, very happy to. i fee very fortunate to be a part of the "wednesday's child" team from the freddie mac to barbara harrison and nbc 4 who makes it such a wonderful experience for the children each week to talk about who they are and who they want to be adopted by. the program really wor

spent a lot of time irritating republicans in some swing states by devoting attention to people in guam and other territories that have flthree members but n that electerally important. he got locked in for the votes he needs, he got about two-thirds already because of all the attention he lavished on republican officials who didn't have much at stake in this election. and the fact that he's irritated some people in ohio, for example, where they wanted more gotv get out the vote money than they got. he irritated people who demanded him out like that jim bob made it very awkward for him with a bunch of resolutions. by having a lot of endorsements by lower ranking people. >> steve, go ahead. >> what i find interesting, chris, about this whole debate is that, you know, going back to the football analogy of 56-0, wouldn't it be interesting if the republicans sort of fire their coach, michael steele and the democrats retain their coach, nancy pelosi. probably should be the flip situation. i have to say as a republican, myself, i am kind of excited about the idea of two more years of nancy pe

i suspect the administration will also send bombers to guam, our air force base in guam. . host: how many troops are there? guest: about 30,000 and then we have more in japan. and our obligation or our commitment of the security treaty is to come to the defense of south korea if they're attacked, if there's an act of war. this artillery barrage is being treated as short of an act of war. but it's very close to crossing the line, frankly. the north koreans are pushing this as far as they can without provoking an all-out war. host: the other thing is the anticipated change in leadership in the north korean regime. kim jong il reportedly ill. he has signaled his son will be successor. some papers, including one we showed from yesterday from australia, is showing this is a show of leadership, the show that the son is in command. can you comment a little bit about that analysis? guest: i think that's right. by the way -- the son's name is kim jeong yun. he went to boreding school in switzerland. he's kim jong il's third son. very few people have met him. host: we have a photo in

>> you raise a great, well there is federal district court in guam, okay? let me answer your question. you raise a great point. the fact of the matter is if you try khalid sheikh mohammed in a federal district court, you afford him the rights of the constitution and you may get a judge willing to uphold the law as judge caplan was and suppress evidence and run the risk this guy will get acquitted. quite frankly the guy should be tried in a military tribunal. i understand why we're doing this but i have never understood and i asked the administration repeatedly to explain it to me, why do we, why risk an acquittal, why risk danger to the judiciary, why risk the danger to the united states marshal service for what? what is the upside potential of doing this? patti ann: in addition to that there are security concerns and cost concerns. >> correct. >> how difficult would it be to secure an area where the alleged 9/11 plotter is at trial? >> well you know what? i have tremendous, tremendous respect for the united states marshal service. i worked with them closel

the infrastructure in places like guam, building relationships with the singapore, settling issues with japan -- we have a lot of debate about the status of okinawa. host: a couple more phone calls. harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. mr. thompson, i hear more about the chinese military buildup. i go back to november 1950, and the puppet regime in north korea and the lives lost and the frozen feet and hands of our soldiers that did not have the proper equipment to fight. i think about that, and i think about what they might do in the ensuing year or two or possibly five if they have a troop buildup if they go after soft. and the korean peninsula -- if they go after south korea on the korean peninsula. guest: since normalizing relations with south korea in 1992, they have had a fairly balanced relationship and the balance it with north korea. i don't think there is concern in south korea about china somehow invading south korea. again, there is economic interdependence between the two countries. china -- it is their no. 1 trading partne

the infrastructure in places like guam, building relationships with the singapore, settling issues with japan -- we have a lot of debate about the status of okinawa. host: a couple more phone calls. harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. mr. thompson, i hear more about the chinese military buildup. i go back to november 1950, and the puppet regime in north korea and the lives lost and the frozen feet and hands of our soldiers that did not have the proper equipment to fight. i think about that, and i think about what they might do in the ensuing year or two or possibly five if they have a troop buildup if they go after soft. and the korean peninsula -- if they go after south korea on the korean peninsula. guest: since normalizing relations with south korea in 1992, they have had a fairly balanced relationship and the balance it with north korea. i don't think there is concern in south korea about china somehow invading south korea. again, there is economic interdependence between the two countries. china -- it is their no. 1 trading partne

the infrastructure in places like guam, building relationships with the singapore, settling issues with japan -- we have a lot of debate about the status of okinawa. host: a couple more phone calls. harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. mr. thompson, i hear more about the chinese military buildup. i go back to november 1950, and the puppet regime in north korea and the lives lost and the frozen feet and hands of our soldiers that did not have the proper equipment to fight. i think about that, and i think about what they might do in the ensuing year or two or possibly five if they have a troop buildup if they go after soft. and the korean peninsula -- if they go after south korea on the korean peninsula. guest: since normalizing relations with south korea in 1992, they have had a fairly balanced relationship and the balance it with north korea. i don't think there is concern in south korea about china somehow invading south korea. again, there is economic interdependence between the two countries. china -- it is their no. 1 trading partne

host: you were talking about moving our forces into guam and how the japanese are paying us. how much or would it cost the japanese to put their own military in the region and how much money it would we save by not having a military presence, on the island? guest: it depends which forces that go out to the area. the savings and would be modest or nonexistent. if the japanese build up their military -- we have to fight somewhere else and protect indonesia. we have a relationship with india there would be no net savings to the united states at all. host: our next call comes from north carolina, nancy is on our line for democrats. callnancy? all right, let's move on to build in cape cod. you are on the "washington journal." caller: how are you doing today? by spend over three decades in the military, primarily in special operations. i am experienced in the military and their work now in the private sector. i can tell you for a fact that if we don't have stable funding for the military -- we need to have stable funding for the service given all the missions that we have taken upo

host: you were talking about moving our forces into guam and how the japanese are paying us. how much or would it cost the japanese to put their own military in the region and how much money it would we save by not having a military presence, on the island? guest: it depends which forces that go out to the area. the savings and would be modest or nonexistent. if the japanese build up their military -- we have to fight somewhere else and protect indonesia. we have a relationship with india there would be no net savings to the united states at all. host: our next call comes from north carolina, nancy is on our line for democrats. callnancy? all right, let's move on to build in cape cod. you are on the "washington journal." caller: how are you doing today? by spend over three decades in the military, primarily in special operation. i am experienced in the military and their work now in the private sector. i can tell you for a fact that if we don't have stable funding for the military -- we need to have stable funding for the service given all the missions that we have taken upon

the infrastructure in places like guam, building relationships with the singapore, settling issues with japan -- we have a lot of debate about the status of okinawa. host: a couple more phone calls. harrisburg, pennsylvania, independent line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. mr. thompson, i hear more about the chinese military buildup. i go back to november 1950, and the puppet regime in north korea and the lives lost and the frozen feet and hands of our soldiers that did not have the proper equipment to fight. i think about that, and i think about what they might do in the ensuing year or two or possibly five if they have a troop buildup if they go after soft. and the korean peninsula -- if they go after south korea on the korean peninsula. guest: since normalizing relations with south korea in 1992, they have had a fairly balanced relationship and the balance it with north korea. i don't think there is concern in south korea about china somehow invading south korea. again, there is economic interdependence between the two countries. china -- it is their no. 1 trading partne