we're looking at the longest war michael breen, jim hanson and thomas johnson are with me. johnson how good is good enough? when will we know we're done in afghanistan? >> well, i think that's key question, ray. and i think what we need to address is: whration going to e our strategy going forward. i've been a proponent of cutting our loss he and getting out of afghanistan because i think the war there was unwinnable. but my position has changed drastically in the last few months with i.s.i.l. coming into the country. it is estimated that i.s.i.l. is in 27 of the 34 provinces and some estimates from the u.n. suggests there may be as many as 3,000 i.s.i.l. members in afghanistan and they obviously have their eyes on central asia. i think this changes everything. the taliban isn't even on our international terror list. outside of afghanistan, the taliban, the afghan taliban, not the pakistani taliban but the afghan taliban has never attacked western interests outside of the country. i.s.i.l. is a completely different situation. so i that i we really have to come to an agreeme

. >> one short question i heard that jim hanson has come out with a new project from sea levels that not been used. >> hanson is in a very special role i'll say in public significance he's reassigned at nasa in order to create advocacy climatic change issues we're should be grateful his science work is sea levels by the end of the the century we're constantly looking at the science there is alarming about the ann can the hanson article was not reviewed i think from our research on it was intent to provoke thought it is pretty much higher by a significant margin than the consensus that what is physically possible if everything going wrong if a land ice metal or another thing that contribute to sea level and because it is much worse the worse case scenario i don't think that for used by decision-makers. >> for our planning purposes go back do the slide. >> 11 inches no. >> yeah. this article was talking about 21 hundred 3 feet we consider likely 66 inches 5 and a half feet is unlikely but possible >> for planning purchase 46 inches what we're using right now internally. >> well both th

jim avery of years ago... now it's in stage four... but it's not stopping him from creating...new...and unique pieces of art. brad hanson shares the story. jim avery has always been a creator. two of his more notable creations, the dy-cycle and the abc two, or the avery bike contraption. "avery has earned international accolades for his unique pieces. he's featured them at burning man in nevada, and very prominently right here in dubuque at the voices from the warehouse gallery." but avery says he's in his last few months of life, so he's decided to donate his two pieces to the city of dubuque. "it wasn't really about leaving my mark as it was to leave inspiration for people to do things." avery's chief goal for these pieces is to inspire a future generation of creators. he says he hopes his pieces will terminal under construction at the dubuque airport. "one of the biggest reasons i want to give it to dubuque because dubuque has always been really good for me." wherever they end up, city leadership is confident they'll certainly make an impact on everyone who sees them. "i think they're very, very unique pieces. they w

robert hanson is charged with motor vehicle homicide by oui. he is due in court on monday morning. in westport, jim smith, wbz this morning. >>> tomorrow, the man accused of killing a swan scott mother could be granted bail. pros securities charged jason flurry with murdering 25-year- old jamie mendez. in november, her family reported her missing. her remains were discovered on kings beach in swan scott two months later. flurry has been in jail since his arrest. >>> the woman responsible for the disappearance of some artwork at the boston public library is now out of a job. the liar fired susan glover, who was in charge of special collections. earlier this year, the library reported two prints, including one by rembrandt, missing. they were later found misplaced inside the library. glover had been paid on paid leave during the investigation. >>> this afternoon, the city of medford will dedicate the krystle campbell peace garden. the mayor calls the ground breaking right behind city hall a celebration of life. the boston university pep band and mit honor guard are scheduled to attend. campbell was o