if we don't will have the humvees. if we don't we live with good enough. that's how we're living within our budget. our in the 22 always seems to come up. by the way, i have flown all of afghanistan, uss wasp, 10 days ago watching joint strike fighter fly off the loss. flew out in a mv-22. it's replacing 44 year-old helicopters. think about that. those helicopters were introduced in 1968 in vietnam. we are still flying them. they have got to be recapitalize. our c-130s are just about completely recapitalize. the ones we took to war in 2003, i had one when i was a wing commander. i have one we took in 1956. so we are actually pretty good stewards of our equipment. so we have equipment that is got to be recapitalize. our fleet of tactical jets. we made the decision in the late 90s that we would skip a generation of airplanes and not by the f-18. we said that we're going to keep our f-18 a's and seas, our carriers and our prowlers and we will keep those and we're going to invest, save our money, and really save billions of dollars for the department and by th

you can use them as sandbags, or as armor for a humvee, or you know, you guys always need toilet paper. i am sure bill would be honored. now, once this photo went viral, the soldier claims he was not burning the books for political reasons but because "we don't have a post office here, so sending them back wasn't an option. all waste is burned on the base. i won't say i didn't take pleasure in removing a few copies of this bigoted twerp's writing from circulation, but the reason from doing so was a military necessity." ( applause ) so let me get this straight. your excuse was i was just following orders. where have i heard that before? that's why it's time for my long-running segment, 'pinheads and patriots." ( cheers and applause ) tonight's patriot bill o'reilly for sending our troops his book. tonight's pinhead, whoever did this. how dare you, sir? you sit there thousands of miles from the front lines of punditry, lobbing your criticisms from the safety of your forward operating base, attacking a hero who gets up every day, puts on this uniform, and heads into basic cable hell. all

we had kevlar blankets and are humvees and we've laid that into our humvees. we had to do that because we were ill-prepared, because we had gutted the military. we were not prepared for this work, not even close. the military was gutted in the 1990's. on my second tour, i had to weld on steel plates that had been shipped from the u.s., weld them on to my humvee. i flew ospreys, the marine corps b-22. i saw all of the new weapon systems. i used predator drones to target and strike the enemy where they were. it was a huge improvement, leaps and bounds in the past decade from what our men and women in the military need. that is a travesty that we started this war or we started because of the clinton administration cutting the military of the 1990's. if we want to have a conversation with the military, if we want to cut $one -- $1 trillion over 10 years, we need to tell the american people this, if there is a problem in china, the south china sea, if we have to face them down over taiwan, we will not be up to respond if there is an incursion by iran and israel. we

around $151 million worth of equipment ranging from humvees to air conditioners will be donated to iraq security forces. >>> an israeli soldier is enjoying his first day back home after being set free as part of a massive prisoner swap. gilad shalit returned home as a national hero. he was saluted by country's leadership, welcomed by friends and neighbors, and embraced by family. shalit spent more than five years in custody and sometimes wondered if he would ever be set free. >> i never know can i be more valuable? >> some say his release came at a very high price as hundreds of palestinian prisoners were set free, many serving time for terrorism and murder. hamas is vowing to capture more israeli soldiers in order to secure the release of more than 5,000 palestinian prisoners still being held in israel. >>> apple will close its retail stores nationwide for several hours today so employees can watch a live broadcast of the memorial service for steve jobs. that tribute starts at 10:00 a.m. jobs passed away two weeks ago after battling pancreatic cancer. steve jobs was 56 years old. >> th

to defeat $11 billion worth of high-tech interception devices and systems. 2,000 people, lots of humvees, she makes her way into phoenix not speaking a word of english and manages, as it happens, this wasn't a serious crime, to procure documents which, by the way, i think fooled your h.r. person and she is probably working in your factory. if that isn't some sort of special outward bound exercise that demonstrates the mettle of a person, i don't know what that is. well that, child that was is born here, will he or she be a u.s. citizen? yes, thank goodness. i want that in the united states here in phoenix to help us with the economy. that brings me to the third point and that is the notion of dynamic talent is a tricky concept in the united states. we don't know in modern economies what helps an economy continue to grow and to remain strong and to prosper as it inknow vates, particularly as the economy and the culture and the society becomes relatively

to defeat $11 billion worth of high-tech interception devices and systems. 2,000 people, lots of humvees, she makes her way into phoenix not speaking a word of english and manages, as it happens, this wasn't a serious crime, to procure documents which, by the way, i think fooled your h.r. person and she is probably working in your factory. if that isn't some sort of special outward bound exercise that demonstrates t

we also give them the humvees so they can operate in the environment where they have ied's, etc. we're trying to focus on what the afghan support, what do they need for their country? >> and what about night vision systems? >> night vision, we really limited the amount we're giving them for night vision. they are getting new capabilities for the night vision. and we are, well, again, monitoring that very careful. >> obviously you don't want it to end up in enemy hands. >> of course. we call it afghan like. and if they don't follow the rules, we'll tell them we're not going to continue to feed you and we'll take it back. you have to abide by our rules and regulations especially because again, it's a technology you don't want others to receive because then they could spot u.s. forces. so we are very careful about what we're doing enforcing them to follow their own processes. >> and they are creating that? one is the afghan right and the other is the afghan like and the first. talk to us a little bit about what afghan first hopes to achieve. >> yes, afghan first, at one point they w

think we can develop a new vehicle that's capable and better and almost as inexpensive as recapping a humvee for example. >> you hope. >> but we're there. we think we're about there. so they've got to allow us to continue on with this to determine this. we're going to be armored with the marine corps on this and we're going to push forward on this program. on the gcv. most people think we've already decided we want a 70-ton vehicle. that's not the case. we're not even to milestone b yet. we're trying to really develop and look at options of what the ground combat vehicle can have. we're excited about some of the things the industry now has out there. we have not had any predetermined thoughts on what the gcv should look like, but we have put out obviously characteristics we want and requirements and we need that to play out because we need to start moving on this. because our bradley justice is not meeting the need of our soldiers. and we're not sure yet. the type of vehicle we get might not be a heavy -- it might be something different that allows us to move to a different type of force in

that's humvees, mraps. it's a whole -- the whole thing. we're going to have to -- we don't need 40,000 vehicles. we need about -- for this 186 force, we need about 30,000. so we're not going to recapitalize all those vehicles. i've told the corps -- i said, you take a look at what's good enough. what is it that's good enough to get us through the next, say, eight to 10 years? the -- you know, the temptation would be, ok, take all that stuff out of afghanistan. we'll put it in a lot over here, and we'll sell it -- foreign military sales. meanwhile, we're going to buy all this new stuff over -- we can't do that. we understand that. so we've gone back in and built a plan that we can afford, based on our budget. and it's all dealing with affordability right now. there are some vehicles that are going to have to be replaced. i'll give you an example. and this is for everybody here -- i mean, this pulls at the hearts of congress, and moms and dads. we've got some great humvees, all these high-mobility, multiwheel vehicles that are -- have been u

this is their proposed new vehicle to replace the humvee. nothing may be more crucial for saving lives than finding a new humv humvee. replacement vehicles would protect troops better, but it's big money. 50,000 new ones would cost as much as $50 billion. bea systems let us sit in their proposed new vehicle for that contract competition. >> this is already meiered in controversy because of the spending issue right now. and the budget crunch. this is a big program. >> and because of the perceived cost of the program, the question is just one of affordability. >> so, in the case of the hum view, the army may just upgrade the current hum view one more time for about half the cost. kevin of textron systems says saving money is something everyone relates to. >> rather than buy a new utility vehicle, we want to refurbish and improve the ones in the industry. that is remodeling the house twice buying a new house. >> the army has born the brunt of ten years of war. xanders agree, it's time to downsize. time to trim. they just don't want to trim too

. >> this is why i need a humvee. >> and the news has taken brit out of the studio and on the road and even on a 100-mile bike ride with wounded veterans and president bush. >> i must confess, you beat expectations. >> it must have been pretty low. >> yes, they were. [laughter] >> special report has been on top for 100 months in a row. why do you think people watch at 6:00? >> i think it's a formula that works. it works when brit create the the whole structure. it is news driven. the correspondents drive it. and then to have analysis at the end of the show with the panel, it's an equationñr that worked. >> and you think about special report, you think about fox news sunday, you think about the people who sat in 245 chair, tony snow, god rest him, and chris wallace, yourself, brit. >> tony was a newcomer to television. and a very bright and talented guy and a sweet guy and people could sense that about him. chris was a legitimate star at abc news, and he brought this very high degree of professionalism to this task here and it kind of shuts down the idea that this is a bunch of conserva

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. >> this is why i need a humvee. >> and the news has taken brit out of the studio and on the road and even on a 100-mile bike ride with wounded veterans and president bush. >> i must confess, you beat expectations. >> it must have been pretty low. >> yes, they were. [laughter] >> special report has been on top for 100 months in a row. why do you think people watch at 6:00? >> i think it's a formula that works. it works when brit create the the whole structure. it is news driven. the correspondents drive it. and then to have analysis at the end of the show with the panel, it's an equationñr that worked. >> and you think about special report, you think about fox news sunday, you think about the people who sat in 245 chair, tony snow, god rest him, and chris wallace, yourself, brit. >> tony was a newcomer to television. and a very bright and talented guy and a sweet guy and people could sense that about him. chris was a legitimate star at abc news, and he brought this very high degree of professionalism to this task here and it kind of shuts down the idea that this is a bunch of conserva

he was going down in a convoy and his humvee got hit and it injured two people.ergeant williams left behind a wife and two kids and you never forget that moment. don't want to see grown men cry, listen for a bugle playing "taps." >>> still to come, a new study suggests cell phones won't give you cancer. by the way, not everyone agrees and why the fine print is raising some eyebrows. elizabeth cohen is standing by with the facts and each and every friday, like to answer some of your questions. you throw all kinds of stuff at me. i just retweeted the video at my twitter page. be right back. jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefi

. >> this is why i need a humvee. >> and the news has taken brit out of the studio and on the road andven on a 100-mile bike ride with wounded veterans and president bush. >> i must confess, you beat expectations. >> it must have been pretty low. >> yes, they were. [laughter] >> special report has been on top for 100 months in a row. why do you think people watch at 6:00? >> i think it's a formula that works. it works when brit create the the whole structure. it is news driven. the correspondents drive it. and then to have analysis at the end of the show with the panel, it's an equationñr that worked. >> and you think about special report, you think about fox news sunday, you think about the people who sat in 245 chair, tony snow, god rest him, and chris wallace, yourself, brit. >> tony was a newcomer to television. and a very bright and talented guy and a sweet guy and people could sense that about him. chris was a legitimate star at abc news, and he brought this very high degree of professionalism to this task here and it kind of shuts down the idea that this is a bunch of conservati

. >> this is why i need a humvee. >> and the news has taken brit out of the studio and on the road and even on a 100-mile bike ride with wounded veterans and president bush. >> i must confess, you beat expectations. >> it must have been pretty low. >> yes, they were. [laughter] >> special report has been on top for 100 months in a row. why do you think people watch at 6:00? >> i think it's a formula that works. it works when brit create the the whole structure. it is news driven. the correspondents drive it. and then to have analysis at the end of the show with the panel, it's an equationñr that worked. >> and you think about special report, you think about fox news sunday, you think about the people who sat in 245 chair, tony snow, god rest him, and chris wallace, yourself, brit. >> tony was a newcomer to television. and a very bright and talented guy and a sweet guy and people could sense that about him. chris was a legitimate star at abc news, and he brought this very high degree of professionalism to this task here and it kind of shuts down the idea that this is a bunch of conserva

to go from the hoopdy humvees we sent to iraq in 2003 where american soldiers are bolting scrap metaln to the doors and floors to function as some sort of fake armor, the distance we went from those to the new generation of mine resistant vehicles, the mraps we have now. you know somebody who's been deployed recently? ask them how they felt driving around a war zone in the mraps. you know somebody deployed early in the wars? compare the mraps now to what they started with. think of how the military has traveled from the flak jackets we sent early on in iraq and afghanistan to not only the high-tech body armor we have now but the freaking exoskeletons. the amazing distance traveled between old technology and new technology is about the magic of the for profit private market that operates in the defense contractor world. even the most profitable private industry on earth, oil companies, when they have a spill their big tech idea for cleaning up the oil spill is basically paper towels, napkins. the same idea they had in the 1970s is still what they use today. private industry does not eq

about $151 million worth of equipment ranging from humvees to air conditioners are being donated to iraq's security forces. >>> an israeli soldier is spending time with his family today after being set free from a massive prisoner swap. gilad shalit returned home a national hero. he was saluted by country's leadership, welcomed by friends and neighbors, and embraced by his family. shalit spent more than five years in custody and sometimes wondered if he'd ever be set free. >> i thought there was a chance, but you never know, it can be more. >> some in israel say his release came at a very high price since hundreds of palestinian prisoners were set free, many of whom were serving life sentences for terrorism and murder. hamas is promising to capture more israeli soldiers in order to secure the release of more than 5,000 palestinian prisoners still being held in israel. eun? >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is in oman this morning, thanking that country's leader for his help in freeing three american hikers. the sultan of oman has decent ties with iran and played a role in secur

they will take a humvee and destroy it. as we look to the future, we will need some vehicles that have heavier protection on it, but have higher mobility. that is when things like a joint tactical vehicle comes in. we have worked a deal with the army. we are going back to congress and say, you have the two largest services that are in cahoots. we need to go back to congress and get their support. if congress allows us, we are going to buy a slice up those 23,000 humvees. the number is around 5000. that will suffice. we will take the rest of the 7 ton trucks and live with that. when we go somewhere where we need the extra protection, we will use the joint tactical vehicles. that is how we are living within our budget. 10 days ago, i was watching between strike fighters -- the tin strike -- twin strike fighters. they are replacing a 44 year olds helicopter. they have got to be recapitalized. -- 44 year old the ago. -- 44 years ago. we are pretty good stewards of our equipment. we have equipment that has got to be recapitalize

do we recap humvees, or grow with a new jltv ? i believe it is essential that we be allowed to critics -- to continue that critical work or we will end up with a force that is not modernize. in the end, that will cost us live this. -- cost us lives. >> thank you. >> one thing that all three you have -- but you have talked about -- and first of all, i compliment you on the job you have done with retaining your troops and recruiting. i see the pride in your eyes as you look at the products you are able to turn out. but i also hear you turning -- using a phrase, and " keeping faith." part of that is keeping faith with the package. it is more than just the dollars. it is everything. it is the commissaries that they go to, the schools they use, the programs they have as an overall package. when someone sits down and determines whether or not they will sign up or sign up again. if you could elaborate, a little bit, your concerns with this keeping faith. and secondly, we had a major policy change with don't ask, don't tell -- and i'm not

. >> reporter: after joining the army at 19, his humvee drove over a land mine. >> since my injury, i'mhings going on in my life. ky see things in a different light now. as long as you do good things and have a great attitude. stay strong, stay positive, things happen. >> reporter: you have devoted your life to getting that message out to others as well. >> the way i see it, i was given a second chance. not a lot of people get that. i want to help people understand certain things i have learned on how to make the first chance that much more meaningful. >> reporter: you're a big practical joker. j.r. hasn't texted you yet. >> no. >> i guess he hurt his groin. i feel totally responsible for this because he's walking through the door right now and i finally got you. i finally got you. okay, so maybe practical jokes really aren't my thing. i should probably stick to my day job. cameron mathison, dance critic. speed is the biggest challenge for j.r. what is his biggest at tribute? >> he's really moving. >> reporter: after last week's shattering samba, they're in the top spot. they're hoping

do we recap humvees or do we go with a new jltv? i think it is absolutely essential that we be allowed to continue that critical work or we will end up with a force that is not modernized and a force that is not modernize is an unbalanced force. in the end, it will cost us lives. >> thank you. that is very informative. >> one of the things that all of it -- all three of you talked about -- first of all, i want to compliment you. all three of your services have done a great job in retaining your troops and recruiting. i have looked and seen the price in each of your eyes as you look at the products that you're able to train and turnout. but i also hear you saying a phrase -- keeping faith -- which is the compensation package. it is a holistic approach. it is more than just the dollars. it is everything. it is the commissaries that they go to, the schools that they use, the programs that they have as an overall package. when someone sits down and determines whether they will reach up or sign in the first place -- there wily will re-up

he was going down in the convoy and his humvee got hit with a roadside bomb and injured two people and life. sergeant williams, and he left behind a wife and two kids. you never forget that moment -- you listen for a bugle playing taps and see -- you see what sacrifice really is. >> so as these final units leave, just in time for the holidays, just if you can, since you were there, put yourself in their shoes, the final unit crossing out of iraq. what is that moment like? >> it's just one of pure jubilation. i'll never forget the day i was told i was going home and i remember flying home and i remember being on the airplane and we were flying in a commercial jet and the captain came on the air and said, i just wanted to let you troops know that you've entered u.s. air space. welcome home. and someone was singing the stars spangled banner. you realize why you went over there and exactly what you did was for a good cause and for a good reason. >> thank you so much, joey hurst on so many levels. you work with people. you have no idea. thank you so much wow. >>> now this -- >> we wanted it

he was placed in a jeep or humvee and later he looked dead with a gunshot wound in his head.rs to be little question that moammar qaddafi is dead today. let's listen to the president. >> today the government of libya announced the death of moammar qaddafi. this marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of libya who now have the opportunity to determine their own destiny in a new and democratic libya. for four decades the qaddafi regime ruled the libyan people with an iron fist. human rights were denied, innocent civilians were detained, beaten and killed. libya' wealth was squandered. enormous potential of the libyan people was held back and terror was used as a political weapon. today we can definitively say the qaddafi regime has come to an end. the last major regime stronghold have fallen. the new government is consolidating the control over the country. and one of the world's longest serving dictators is no more. one year ago the notion of a free libya seeped impossible. -- seemed impossible. but then the libyan people rows up and demand their rights. and

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specialty metals thing came back in iraq who when people had started running into the ied and have humvees that were not of armor and to these in the country but that ran into the very amendment kind of restrictions which sort of said to people really if you are going to follow the rules of a regulation and go all the way back to the united states this would aid them locally and these kind of constraints i think in that particular case probably lead to some people buying don young. the country seems we do need to do something about it. >> one final question. what is the proper role for the industry to work with in assessing the health and the structure to move forward, what's the role of the industry? >> the dod is going to supply an awful lot of the data that they don't have for a starter as a team with the defense department for homeland security, i think the better off he were going to be. >> we have enough laws in place in your view that stop us from doing that, keeping them at arm's length instead of bringing them in to be a part of the team? >> i go back to a program that in my indus

until the day our soldiers can go into battle and in tanks and humvees that run on batteries and solarpower our country will need oil. for these reasons, the keystone xl project in the approval of the presidential permit are the best economics and in the national interest of the united states. thank you. [applause] >> next we have to him and brenda and drew. please. >> thank you. my name is liz b-a-r-r-a-t-t brown like the color. i would like to give a few seconds of my time to catherine. >> my name is catherine s-o-l-o-r-z-a-n-o l-o-w-e-l-l coming down in support of tar sands actions and a boston tar sands patriot and i'm currently seeking employment. i spent about ten hours in line on that marble floor with social and justice and environmental justice advocates that support union rights and with union advocates that supported green energy and all of them were in support, all of the ones i spoke to, of the occupied wall street movement and the occupied movements across this country. [applause] the only reason that we are all here is because other infrastructure projects have been stif

these humvees being blown up? why can't we get some of that?was yugo with the are you want, not the one you got or something like that. so they turned to me. i have been an advocate for these folders and our veterans coming back from this war. i have a film festival i started in michigan and restored an old movie palace and people in town. we have an affirmative action policy in our theater that we give preference to any returning iraq or afghanistan veterans. we have a policy that if you are in the service you never pay. you come to the movie for free. bring your family. you do not pay. those are my own personal values. we hold out our hands to returning veterans that coming back. >> host: alan e-mail you why a mosque should be built on ground zero? do you want to honor the 9/11 terrorist's for blowing up the twin towers? >> guest: that question is where do you go with that? they are not building a mosque on ground zero. they're building a mosque at a community center a few blocks away. we are americans. we have freedom of religion. i can't th

hearing this sort of -- they hadn't stood up to ask don rumsfeld why can't we get arm r for these humveesblown up and rhythmsfeld gave them the army you go with the army you got and not the one you want. i can't remember the exact words and so they turned to me and i've been an advocate for these soldiers and for our veterans coming back from this war. i have a film festival that i started in the town i live in, in northern michigan, and i restored an old movie palace along with the help of hundreds of people in town. and we have a policy -- we have an affirmative action policy in our theater that we will give preference to any returning iraq or afghanistan veterans. we also have a policy that if you are in the service, you never pay. you come to the movies for free wherever you want and bring your family and you do not pay. that's my personal values. that's how i'm wired and i have -- i think all of us really hold out our hands to these returning vets that are coming back. >> host: allen emails you, mr. moore, why did you say that a mosque could be built on ground zero? doe you actually