the decision to pull 18 global hawk block 30 global hawk out is shortsighted in my opinion. your recommendation is a complete reversal of your position. can you explain how an asset can be critical to national security and then less than one year later be terminated? and can you answer how the air force will compensate for the loss of this capability? >> i'm going to have general dempsey speak to that. but it is -- i mean -- look, we are very committed to unmanned systems. we think that's the future. but at the same time, we've got to make judgments about which ones are most cost effective. and i think that was behind the decision here. >> this isn't about global hawk. it's about global hawk block 30. it's become too expensive in relation to other capabilities we have. >> i have one final question, if i could. the f-512 requires that dod meet five requirements in order to spend government of japan funding that's currently sitting unobligated to the u.s. treasury. this is a matter of great concern in our community. what step is dod taking to meet these five requirements? >> i

that global hawk can't miss the u-2 misses the point.it carries multiple extensors and stays there longer, complementing a u2 fleet. the c27j was intended to get vehicles off i.e. d.-laced supply routes, but only 121 of 145 planned planes will be bought and most will retire before ever flying a mission. if these planes were mere luxuries, they shouldn't have gotten this far, costing $4.6 billion that could have funded other priorities like nuclear attack submarines or developing a new bomber. for too long d.o.d. as compensated for poor aforethought without spending money. those days are over. d.o.d. must stop pouring money into systems it will never use. thanks for joining us. you can watch this program on "this week in defense news" or you can e-mail me at vago@defensenewstv.com. i'll see you next week at the same time. until then, have a great week.

this isn't about global hawk. it's about global hawk block 30. it's become too expensive in relation to other capabilities we have. >> i have one final question, if i could. the f-512 requires that dod meet five requirements in order to spend government of japan funding that's currently sitting unobligated to the u.s. treasury. this is a matter of great concern in our community. what steps is dod taking to meet these five requirements? >> it's part of the overall discussions -- >> mr. hale. >> we need to arrive at -- >> we need to arrive at an agreement with japan. >> the gentlelady's time has expired. could you take that one for the record for her, please? >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. turner. >> thank you for being here. >> secretary panetta, i want so thank you for meeting with congressman andrews where we discussed the issue of a national standard for custody rights for our service members. we asked you to confirm secretary gate's and dod's policy supporting a national standard. unbelievably across the country, there are federal law court j

hawks' go down, the final was 4- nothing. rose, getting ready for the national spotlight in the nba all-star game tomorrow. a lucrative endorsement package for rose, has reported adidas shoes give him a 14 year deal for a cool $216 million. >> how fulfilling is that for your long-term plan for the future? >> it is self-fulfilling. it is so fulfilling. i couldn't really think about the amount, it was crazy and i'm really blessed. >> the nba slam dunk under way tonight. the contest still under way. the first ever n.c.a.a.... freshman drove in a foul for the wildcats tied, 2 seconds left in that game. makes the top acrobatic layup. alex tosses up a rock here at the end. they lose 61-50 dropping them to 12 and 4 in the big east. another close one, six seconds left. dante henson and this is a story 73-712 and 14 in the big east. bothdan roan covering both of the cubs and socks. >> third base was a revolving door for the cubs for years until ramirez showed up and now he has moved on and stewart is in from colorado, he had a rough r

anchor hawking said he we have seen a dramatic reduction in breaking. our bake ware has a great safety record and is produced according to standards. if hit very hard it may break or the glass can be weakened. in a written filing, world kitchen told the cpsc, since 1988 they have produced more than 400 million units of glass products. that report can be inaccurate and often the prodetect was misused in a manner specifically warned against. >> no. i have been cooking all my life, using pyrex, no. >> reporter: now manufacturers specifically warn against sudden temperature changes and the risk of putting hot pans on wet surfaces. the expects say while extreme it was designed to mimic what could happen in a real kitchen. has this happened to you? we want to hear about it. comment on the link. . >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> doesn't get much better for february. sun on tap and temperatures surging a solid 20 degrees above average out there. not record breakers but way above average. still 61, as you are getting in to the mid60s. humidity

i am a budget hawk. >> santorum compared the threat the u.s. faces today to america's response to hitler in world war ii. >> after a while you found out things about this guy over in europe. he's not so good a guy after all. it's going to be hard for this generation to figure it out. >> now that santorum is facing more scrutiny, a 2008 speech he gave in florida is getting attention. santorum suggested america is engaged in a spiritual war. >> satan has done so by attacking the great institutions of america using those great vices of pride, vanity and sensuality to attack strong plants so deeply rooted in american tradition. >>> the father of a south bay congressman is being recognized for his service in world war ii. he'll receive the congressional gold medal, the highest civilian war in the united states. the next year he served in the military gathering intelligence. his wife and son will accept the award this thursday. >>> the fda is looking into a new caffeine product. it's a powder packed in a lipstick sized canister. it's available online

>> reporter: well, a few deficit hawks, the budget hawks are very vocal crew, but they are often ignored. they're complaining today that this has 90 billion dollar to its deficit. now if you have got 15 trillion dollars in national debt you might say 90 billion dollars, hey, that's not that much. but the deficit hawks are saying the signal it accepteds is that both parties joined hands and ignored the deficit. so that's their certain. on the economy it's probably best thought of as an insurance policy. it helps out. >> susie: well, how does it help consumers? i mean with more money in their pockets, will this tax cut make consumers more confident? will they spend more? >> reporter: really well, susie, how are you going to feel if you don't have to hear the headlines and we don't have to sit here every night saying congress is debating whether or not to give a tax cut. congress might not do it, they're going to the last minute. i think for consumer confidence, a lot of this is probably related to the fact that they're not hearing about dysfunction in congress. they're hearing that congres

he's not a deficit hawk. gwen: while in washington, congress grudgingly extends the payroll tax holiday. >> the only reason we're even talking about a payroll tax break or an extension of unemployment benefits is because of the president's economic policies have failed. >> this is make or break moment

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and after being there a while he says he is no longer a budget hawk. don't want to spend more money than we take in. >> romney and santorum spent time campaigning today in the critical primary state of ohio. one of the super tuesday states. everyone is looking at next week's contest in michigan and arizona. the latest polls in michigan suggest the race is tightening there. the latest poll of likely michigan voters has santorum 37, romney 33, paul 15 and gingrich 10. the real clear politics average has santorum up five over romney, with ron paul distant third at 11.3. newt gingrich at 9.8. on "fox news sunday" gingrich tried to raise the stakes for romney in michigan. >> if he can't carry his own state, the rationale for why is there a romney candidacy? he's not a candidate of ideas or ideology. he was the candidate because he was the inevitable winner. >> santorum raised eyebrows sunday when he compared the threat to u.s. today to america's response to hitler in world war ii. >> after a while you found out things about this guy in europe. he is not so

. >> my name's hawk. i'm from north point, oregon. >> hawk, have you ever had sex at the workplace. if so, what happened? >> jimmy: you're saying hawk? why do you say -- now, we have a split decision here. more people -- i don't know. it seems to be about 50/50 on hawk. let's find out. >> that's personal, man. yes, i have. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. who do we have next? >> i'm katie cassidy. i'm from tachapee, california. >> tell us, have you ever had sex at the workplace? and tell us what happened? >> jimmy: this is taking an erotic turn for some reason. let's find out. >> never. never. i work at forever 21. it's all girls. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. well, at least she has a reason. or that would be fine, too. better, even. better. let's see the next one. >> i'm johnny. [ laughter ] from san francisco. >> johnny, tell us, have you ever had sex at work? and if so, what happened? >> jimmy: yes? the audience says yes. >> yeah. i had sex at work. you know, i -- i wasn't spider-man. i was working in an office. and some of them secretaries. >> jimmy: there you go

. >> don't you wonder what's going on with the hawks? >> every day.ake up in the morning, brush my teeth and say what could the hawk be doing right now? >> the hoff actually spent the day at a zoo down under. to be more specific, the taronga zoo, and he was there with his little love interest. do you know who his love interest is? >> haley roberts? >> way to read, steven. way to read. humor had it that these two had just gotten engaged and then went to the zoo for a little frolicking with the animals. but the hoff told "people" magazine that they are not, in fact, engaged. but this was just a little outing down under. but it does look like they have fun. >> i bet you that kangaroo right there had the inside scoop. probably does. are they, aren't they. >> probably wrote it down and stuck it in his pocket. >> beth always gets to say this to you guys. but today we're taking over. go to rightthisminute.com. yeah, rightthisminute.com. lots and lots of great videos, 24/7. rightthisminute.com. take that, beth troutman! ♪ >>> and it's a cult favorite. see how

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anchor hawking said we have seen a dramatic reduction in breaking, our bake ware has a great safety and consumer satisfaction record and and produced according to standards. if hit hard it may break immediately or the glass can be weakened. in a written filing pyrex manufacturer world kitchen said since 1988 they produced more than 400 million units of glass products. that report can be inaccurate and often the product was misused in a manner specifically warned against. >> no. i have been cooking all my life. using pyrex. no. >> reporter: amazing pictures. the manufacturer warns against sudden temperature changes and the risk of putting hot pans on wet surfaces. the experts in the tests say while extreme the test was designed to mimic what could happen in a real kitchen. we want to know has this happened to you? comment on the lincoln facebook or e-mail us at works for you at wmar.com. >> i look at the pans. >> all right. all right. >> coming up, one puff and poof you can be perked up and ready to roll. >> it's called inhalable caffeine and for those of you to busy for a cup of coffee

hawks in washington calling for the arming of things surgeons in syria we should start thinking all options including arming the opposition i give them training i give them communications equipment and then ultimately i give them weapons. experts say arming the fighting groups among the opposition is a sure way to drag the country into a protracted civil war it will also further marginalize those in the opposition who have advocated nonviolence or would be asked political strategies the more that plied to the to the factions of the syrian opposition the more that happens the less likely it is that they'll be a negotiated solution pleasing to a cease to be civil settlement they're encouraged i think very much by the united states the civil war in lebanon went on for fifteen years absolutely appalling bloodshed and you could easily see that that could happen in syria like the u.s. all qaida has indorse the rebels fighting in syria under president assad syria has been a secular state some analysts argue that one of the reasons why al-qaeda supports the violent uprising in syria is that in the

and so for example, the block 30 global hawk has fundamentaty to afford it. when the u2 gives in some cases a better capability and in some cases just a slightly less capable platform. so what you're seeing is our ability to eliminatrendancy, continue to invest in the best value and to avoid at err

he had nine assists against the hawks including this nice lob pass to carmelo anthony in the third. fourth, j.r. smith takes the alley oop pass to put the knicks up by 27. new york rolled by atlanta 99-82. >>> a blowout in oklahoma. an easy score in the third. giving the thunder a 25-point lead over the celtics. westbrook gets 31 to help oklahoma trounce boston, 119-104. this is their 11th straight win at home. >>> in college hoops, south florida almost stopped second ranked syracuse. after trailing by 14 points the bulls got within one of the orange. but scoop goes high off the glass to keep them on top. he finishes with 15 points. the orange squeeze out the win over south florida, 56-48. >>> in the big 10, minnesota thought they had this one. the gophers had a nice lead in the first half. but a bad foul in the second half put the spartans on the line and a two and two free-throws later, they had the lead. number 6 michigan state holds on to beat minnesota, 66-61. >>> when we return, new hope for people struggling with obesity. the first new weight loss drug in more than a decade i

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and the air force's block 30 global hawk unmanned aerial system. 18 aircraft will be placed in storage. nine of these are in support of combat operations. would you appears to be a real conflict between the new strategy and fiscal year 2013 budget investment decisions? >> i will, sir. thanks for asking. first of all, you're right that combatant commanders, and i was one, have an insatiable -- i mean literally, that word by that definition, insatiable appetite for isr. what we've learned over the course of the last ten years is that certain of those platforms -- i mean, once you procure them, you begin to recognize both the limit of their -- the expansiveness or limitations of their capabilities. what you see reflected in our budget is a look across all of the various components of this thing called isr to determine which ones are actually delivering the best value, meaning the best possible intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities at the best value. at the best business case, if you will. and so for example, the block 30 global hawk has fundamentally priced itself out

the most obvious one being the very long range global hawk unmanned aerial vehicle.the air force was buying that. they have killed their most common version outright even though supposedly we're shift to go the pacific where there's a tyranny of distance. that decision is hard to understand. >> the air force' argument was the aircraft was supposed to replace the u2 aircraft under it was better at doing -- >> and the u2 is lo(ñthe venerable plane many people think it is. it has been modernized, lot of life still on it. but still it does not have the reachable. >> any particular companies hit harder than others. >> i would say the companies that are hit the hardest were northrop because of the global hawk and also lost a major weather satellite, second time they've lost that satellite. the ship orders do okay but in the near term they'll have less cash than they anticipated. boeing continues its gradual retreat. lockheed made out pretty well. >> let me ask you about some program cancellations. on all of these changes that is -- they're ending up costing you money. larr

then after he's been there a while he says he's no longer a budget hawk. i don't believe it's appropriate for us to keep raising the debt ceiling every year. he voted five times to raise the debt ceiling. >> so that's what mitt romney said in ohio. that was all in the transcript. what is important about that thing that happened in ohio what was it looked like. see, that's mitt romney at that event in newton, ohio. while he was giving that speech. who's that guy standing next to him at the event? there he is at the same event. right, there he is. same blue shirt, right? looking like he might grab mitt romney's belt loop there. who is that guy? that's ohio senator rob portman. while mitt romney is laying in to santorum in ohio for voting to raise the ceiling, like he is in all his ads now against santorum, while mitt romney is going hog wild on how awful it was to raise the debt ceiling, he's standing there with his endorser, ohio senator rob portman. >> we have in washington a malady that affects so many there, not your senator, but many others, that someho

he says he is no longer budget hawk i am a budget hawk i don't want to spend more money than we take in. >> all four candidates including gingrich and paul, will debate wednesday night in mesa arizona, brian arizona and michigan are holding their presidential primaries next tuesday on february 28th. >> all right, tom fitzgerald tonight. >>> meantime candidates are campaigning hard in michigan, arizona and other crucial states here is fox's craig boswell with today's action. >>> president's day is no day off for the republican presidential candidates. >> it is great to be in west michigan. >> rick santorum takes his surging campaign into ohio a key state in super tuesday contest. >> we have an opportunity to call out these folks these radicals in the white house right now. >> reporter: the former pennsylvania senator moves on the michigan where he still slightly leads romney in many polls even though romney leads the delegate count so far he needs to win michigan the state where he was born and his father served three terms as governor. >> sort of depends what the campaign looks like

heavyweight champion alexander privette ken admits he may have underestimated opponent marco hawk after not only retaining his title on points the judges' decision went into that king's favor after twelve gruelling rounds in germany on saturday night the russian had his work cut out and was on the ropes in rounds four and seven but how the cruiserweight well champion failed to land the knockout punch the decision was greeted with a bruise by fans in stuttgart with about ten admitting afterwards perhaps he didn't take the fight seriously enough it's the second successful defense of a title he won in the oldest last year. now moving to football in manchester city have stretched adelaide at the top of the english premier league to five points after a three nil home win against striking black burn goals from our ballot tally. when adding jacko sealed the victory elsewhere terry connors reign as walls manager began with a two two draw at new car so russia striker pavel pogrebnyak scored his second goal in two matches i spoke with one one military man to p.r. peter odemwingie not an abrasive

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but despite the hawks outcry the obama administration is taking a more cautious stance with regards to syria we don't think more arms into syria is the right answer some analysts say arming the very much fractured syrian opposition would contribute to its further radicalization and would make a political solution virtually impossible a number say washington might support arm supplies indirectly through its arab allies as if now the administration denies having such plans but will that position hold i'm going to shut down reporting from washington r.t. . michel chossudovsky from the center for research and globalization says a foreign intelligence operatives on the ground are helping to stir up political chaos in syria. i certainly know that the government. that's its commitment to vote by the constitution did introduce politic a multi-party system but the people who are well quite a bit got a bit of a no interest multi-party democracy. there are directly as we know they are directly backed by doing so since the. operatives which are present. collaborating with the rebels the free syria

but despite the hawks outcry the obama administration is taking a more cautious stance with regards to syria we don't think more arms into syria is the right answer some analysts say arming the very much fractured syrian opposition would contribute to its further radicalization and would make a political solution virtually impossible number say washington might support arm supplies indirectly through its arab allies now the administration denies having such plans but will that position whole. reporting from washington r.t. . well let's turn to a country now which the arab spring has already passed through a missing to national has accused libya's ruling national transitional council of failing to stop human rights abuses it says thousands of gadhafi supporters are being held without charge and tortured by former rebels since september reported at least twelve prisoners have died as a result of torture the report comes as. the first anniversary of the start of its nato. despite the celebrations t.c. is struggling to get the situation under control groups of former rebels and vying for p