they know they are staling against the us navies, that sail in those water rs. the iranianategy is to make sure that if it decides to, it can dominate in its own neighborhood. the thinking is that is most likely what iran will continue to do. to try and be a presence in that vital oil region in their own backyard. >> now, this. >>> but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> so, usually, he just says no. to the question l you run. did you detect a difference in chris christie's response? seemed a lot of folks like maybe he was skirting around it. we'll let you listen to his comments for yourself so you can join in in flaring in for clues. and florida, threatening the presidential primary calendar, next. d, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find ou

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waters, and an iranian navy with a bigger presence in the ocean. ba barbara star has the latest. mirrors or a big threat brewing? >> reporter: should we be worried? are the iranians coming sailing over the horizon? i talked to officials leer at the pentagon and have to tell you, kyra, you get rolled eyeballs. they've heard this before from iran. look, international waters, iran can sail wherever it wishes to, as long as it stays in international waters. international maritime operations, coming as far as the united states from iran, that's a pretty complicated, expensive proposition. the iranians would really have to have a naval force trained to stay at sea for weeks on end. resupply, refuel, logistics, maintenance. pretty complicated business that costs a lot of money. so with the reaction you get from the pentagon is, they have ever right to do it, they can sail in international waters wherever they want to, but is that really what we're talking about here? is this announcement more a political announcement about their efforts to be on the world stage? or is it a new military

navy ships near the u.s. east coast. the announcement coming from an iranian naval commander. the presence of u.s. warships in the gulf. the u.s. had no immediate response. >>> chris christie's new jersey governor gave a speech at the reagan national library last night, many hoping he might make a big announcement. >> are you reconsidering, or are you standing firm? [ applause ] >> listen, i have to tell you the truth. you folks are an incredible disappointment as an audience. the fact that that took -- the second question -- shows you people are off your game. that is not american exceptionalism. >> deflected. governor christie told audience members he's incredibly flattered and touched by all the support. >>> jurors this morning will hear from michael jackson's assistant about the chaos moments after dr. conrad murray realized jackson had stopped breathing. jurors heard an audio recording of a barely coherent jackson weeks before his death and saw a picture of him dead on a hospital gurney. prosecutors blamed murray for jackson's death saying he reportedly gave him the deadl

the iranians sent two navy vessels through the suez canal taking advantage of the chaos in egypt after hosni mubarak. they passed through the canal en route to syria. the israeli navy went on high alert. a senior admiral laughs when i asked about the threat to the u.s. he said if they can make it here we might be worried. administration officials were similarly dismissive. >> we don't take these statements seriously. given they do not reflect at all iran's naval capability. >> i say given the limited size and capability of the iranian navy, they would be far better off focusing on the challenges closer to home. >> reporter: pentagon officials think the new saber rattling statements are designed for a domestic audience inside iran. megyn: the fbi capturing a fugitive behind one of the most brazen hijackings in american history. george rice facing the long arm of the law in a quiet village in portugal. >> reporter: every since the new york-new jersey task force has formed, george wright has been their main target. they tried to trace communitycation with his friends and family. they got

. >>> a threat by the head of the iranian navy, he says iran may send military ships close to the easterica. the marine admiral said "like the arrogant powers near our borders, iran will also have a powerful presence close to american marine borders." the admiral didn't say when this could happen or how many iranian ships could be sent. >>> here's a strange twist -- al qaeda is joining the united states in criticizing iran's president for saying that the united states, not al qaeda, was behind the september 11th attacks. now, president mahmoud ahmadinejad repeated that claim last night at the united nations last week. that triggered a walk out by the u.s. and other delegations. iran sees itself as a rival to al qaeda when it comes to anti- americanism and then iran invented the conspiracy theory because it's jealous of the 9/11 attacks. >>> we are now learning that the family of one of the uc berkeley graduates imprisoned in iran went to great lengths trying to keep their jewish religion out of the news. during the time josh fattal was in prison, his mother and father appeared in publi

a top official in the iranian navy raised the prospect yesterday of sending his country's warships close of the u.s. >> oh, really? >> yeah. >> oh really? you really think you want to do that? good luck with that. >> the admiral was quoted by iranian media saying like the arrogant powers that are present near our maritime borders, we will also have a powerful presence close to american marine borders. this over a proposed defense deal between nato and turkey. shortly after the fall of plo mubarak this spring, the u.s. state department of defense has had no comment so far. >> tell you what, there's a country that is beating back against the tides of history. it actually started in iran. and they crushed the protesters back in '09. a story in the "new york times" about how they're siding with assad because they fear the future. but they're in the minority. the arab spring's spreading and, iran, i would be shocked if this regime's in power three years from now. >> time now for sports with willie. >> i always want to do hard news and you're always, let's talk about sports. there are some of

on the iranian navy, i think we don't take these statements seriously, and -- given that they do not reflect at all iran's naval capabilities. as for the erroneous report about manpads, it is simply not accurate that 20,000 shoulder- fired weapons are missing, when 20,000 is the number of weapons that we have assessed the qaddafi regime may have acquired over the last 40 years. so that's an erroneous report. however, it is certainly true, as we have been talking about quite openly for weeks, if not months, and as ben rhodes, the deputy national security advisor, briefed on extensively in new york at the united nations, the issue of conventional weapons, including manpads, in libya. and that is why we have a state department official on the ground there. we have five other contract officials dealing with this. it's why we have been discussing the issue with the tnc regularly, and working with nato and our allies and partners on this issue. so i think that's the answer to that. lester. >> thank you. just one question. >> i'm sure. >> the plo's u.n. ambassador, areikat, has been quoted

navy, get this, is announcing it will send war ships to patrol off the u.s. coast. our national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. the iranianshow off their navy, i guess. tell us about this new capability. >> reporter: today, jon, the defense minister of iran announced they are going to not only send those warships after the coast of the united states but going to arm them with cotter missiles, these are missiles that have the capability of cruising at 125 miles, they can strike other ships, they were tested last month in iran, to iran definitely trying to project its navy, its naval power and trying to projoke the united states right now. jon: they don't really have much of a navy. is the pentagon worried? >> reporter: well, they're not worried. i walked in this morning with a top admiral here at the pentagon, and i asked him about the threat, and he laughed a bit, he said well, if they could make it, we might be worried. they don't really have a refuelling capability. but i will remind you that back in february the iranians for the first time in three years sent two warships through the suez canal, they took advantage of t

air sovereignty they don't have an air force, train their navy, army, counterterrorism to make sure remnants of al-qaeda and iranianitia are defeated and police the kurd/arab border disputes in the north. you need 5,000 alone to do that. somewhere north of 10,000. 3,000 troops is a formula for disaster. we would be fumbling the ball inside the 10. not one general has recommended 3,000 troops this is politicians changing what the generals say in a way that makes no sense to lose would mean iran would be able to influence and destabilize iraq and they are trying to do that now as i speak. >> greta: i can't imagine a president of the united states makes that decision without calling up a general. did he speak to the generals on the ground in iraq? >> i don't know if the decision has been made. leon panetta says it has not. you don't pick a number you look at the missions. >> greta: usually defer to the guy on the ground. >> exactly. the commander in chief can overall generals, that's fine. but you need to be within in the ballpark. not one general has recommended 3,000 troops. >> greta: how do you know they are not sa

any iranian battle group would have to travel 9500 miles to get close to america's east coast. experts say, that would be difficult. iran's navyendly ports where refuel and do maintenance, and communications are a challenge. but this noise laughingstock navy. it's patrolled in the mediterranean sea and the indian ocean. it's got three kilo class submarines and ships capable of launching missiles with the names nor and nas. >> 12 miles from the u.s. coast in international waters but say a ship is between 12 and maybe 50 miles out. could one of those nor missile or nasser missiles hit the u.s. mainland? >> well, this is a picture of an iranian frigate launching that nor missile, it's not fitted to the larger ships that would make the travel over here. if it were fitted, then, yes, it can gauge not a land target but another ship up to 75 miles. >> reporter: the missiles wouldn't be quite as accurate if they tried to hit land targets. analysts believe it was a missile supplied by iraner fired by the terrorist group hezbollah, which damaged an israeli ship in 2006, killing some israeli sailors. i asked an expert why iran want to pr

appreciate all the to have done for the navy, for the country, and working with us in such a collaborative way. compare i want to follow up on the issue of iranian imports in iraq. funny and very concerned that with the withdrawal of our forces, and the shrinking of hours of -- civilian presence as well, that we are creating a vacuum that iran is rushing to fill. we have seen a steadily increasing flow of arms, money, and training to the shiite militias. particularly in southern iraq. my fear is that there will be some in iraq who will use those strength and malicious -- militias to exert power and the exact change outside of the newly established political channels in southern iraq. so, admiral mullen, i would start with you. what concrete steps are we taking to counter that malign influence in iraq? i know that we made it clear verbally that it is unacceptable. both of you have. but what are we doing about it? what can we do about it? >> talking about the political channel, which for temporary effect, it was shot down significantly from world war one. the general is not sitting back at all in terms of operations. and our support for security f

navy, for our country, and for working with us in such a collaborative way. you have been an extraordinary leader, and we will issue both. i want to follow up on the issue of iranian influence in iraq. i am very concerned that with the recall of our forces and the shrinking of our civilian presence as well, that we are creating a vacuum around -- a vacuum that iran is rushing to fill. we have seen a sadeq -- we have seen a steady increase in flow of money and arms and training to the shiite militia, particularly in southern iraq. my fear is that there will be some in iraq who will use those strengthens militias to exert power and seek to effect change outside of the newly established political channels, especially in southern iraq. admiral mullen, i will start with you. what concrete steps are we taking to counter that maligned iranian influence in iraq? i know we have made it clear verbally that it is not acceptable, both of you have, but what are we doing about it? what can we do about it? >> i talked about the political channel for temporary effect. that temporary effect is still in place, shut it down significantly from where it was back in the summer. general