general john allen will take petraeus' place. >>> it was an unprecedented move. the president of the united states producing a detailed birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. the president says it's time to move on. but the issue is still not resolved for some so-called birthers. susan mcginnis is in washington

panetta, the defense department, david petraeus at the c.i.a., ambassador crocker, and general john allen in afghanistan. gwen:a grand reshuffling. what does it tell us about our national priorities? guantanamo detainees -- how dangerous are they? and on the domestic front, a crazy political week. >> my name is barack obama. [cheers and applause] i was born in hawaii, the 50th state of the united states of america. gwen: donald trump rocks the boat and haley barbour gets out of it entirely. and as americans worry about jobs and gas prices, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke goes before the cameras. >> there's not much that the federal reserve can do about gas prices. after all, the fed can't create more oil. gwen: covering the week, mark mazzetti of the new york "times", tom gjelten of npr, karen tumulty of "the

panetta of the defense department, david petraeus at the c.i.a., ambassador crocker and general john allen in afghanistan. these are the leaders that i've chosen to help guide us through the difficult days ahead. i will look to them and my entire national security team for their counsel, continuity, and unity of effort that this moment in history demands. and our people on the front lines, our brave troops, our outstanding intelligence personnel, our dedicated diplomats will look to them for the leadership that this effort requires. i urge our friends in the senate to confirm these individuals as swiftly as possible so they can assume their duties and help meet the urgent challenges we confront as a nation. we are a nation still at war and joined by leaders along side me today, i will continue to do everything in my power as commander-in-chief to keep our nation strong and the american people safe. with that i would like to invite each of these leaders to say a few words. i'm actually going to start with bob gates. >> thank you, mr. president, for your kind words. i want to thank mr. bush

and taking his job running the war there will be general john allen, currently number two at u.s. central command. one of the main u.s. goals in afghanistan is to build up the afghan army so americans can leave, but, today, an afghan military pilot suddenly turned on a group of u.s. trainers at kabul airport in what can only be described as a massacre. more now from david martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: it happened at kabul airport where the u.s. trains the afghan air force. a veteran afghan pilot did what not even the blood-thirstiest taliban fighter has ever done: gunned down nine americans at once. according to u.s. officials, the pilot, identified as ahmad gul, simply walked into a room in the afghan command center and started shooting, killing eight american service men and one u.s. contractor. five afghans were injured, most of them hurt while diving for cover. the shooter, who, according to his brother, was under stress from financial problems, ended up dead. whether he took his own life or was shot by someone else is unclear. whatever the source of his rage, he took i

general john allen will take petraeus' place. >>> it was an unprecedented move. the president of the united states producing a detailed birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. the president says it's time to move on. but the issue is still not resolved for some so-called birthers. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. susan, so what's at issue now? >> good morning, betty. well, there still are critics out there that are calling this long form birth certificate a fake so the issue is not going away just yet. the president showed clear frustration at the distraction this has really been from more important issues. but he was also able to joke about it. >> my name is barack obama. i was born in hawaii. >> reporter: the president poked fun at the issue at a new york fund-raiser last night. >> no one checked my i.d. on the way in. but just in case -- >> reporter: but it was no joking matter when he told white house reporters wednesday it was time to end the birther debate once and for all. >> we do not have time for this kind of silli

now of course in libya and pakistan so what next then for afghanistan if it leaves there general john allen set to take over how do you see the war effort continuing the. guy as it's going now a losing effort i mean let's call it what it is the american military can't beat a bunch of guys with sandals on and light on in afghanistan this was the military by the way that defeated the germans it but battle of the bulge planted the the american flag of the heart of the japanese they can't win in afghanistan they can't win in iraq and now obama is just taking them to another losing war in libya they are losers call a spade a spade interesting you joining up with thoughts between the cia the defense business and all that seems to be in some linked in terms that some people might say that's a rather sinister isn't it it seems that this musical chairs is all about war politics it does it mean that if you're involved in something it within the cia intelligence or within war that actually that's a root canal through to. to the authority. well that's what i said how one the nation of as he was leaving

ambassador to afghanistan to replace karl i can bury also marine general john allen to replace petraeus as the commander in afghanistan i want to talk about afghanistan right now certainly some big news out there some tragic news eight u.s. troops killed a u.s. contractor killed this by a. told apparently afghan military pilots what does this replacement what do those taking over in afghanistan in leadership roles what do they face in the months and years ahead well retired general eikenberry or investor there of course has had a cool relationship with the white house putting crocker in there isn't bassett or really he's he was portrayed as his partner in iraq as u.s. ambassador and is this an indication that betray us at the cia crocker in kabul will be sort of a repeat of that old alliance that they had friendship in and that certainly has not turned out to be anything great and as we know afghanistan is a quagmire it's the graveyard of empires all right r.c. contributor and investigative journalist i mean that's and as always interesting perspective there so if you're here is now a f

john allen will succeed petraeus as the top commander in afghanistan. >>> the company's online services were -- the sony company's online services were hacked. it may have resulted in the theft of personal information of millions of the users. however today sony said there's no evidence at least so far that any incrypted credit card data was stolen. sony is advising all users to monitor their accounts for any signs of fraud. >>> yahoo today used twitter to announce it was working on a problem. yahoo has an estimated 284 million users around the world. >>> looks like an effort to support a permanent route is now headed to voters. bart's plan calls for the route to go through downtown livermore. opponents would like to see it hug interstate 580. tonight opponents told ktvu news they plan to submit a petition containing 7,800 signatures on tuesday. the initiative asked the council to support the 580 route. >>> and chevron reports tomorrow. there's no oil shortage looming so why are prices rising? our consumer editor tom vacar solicited some expert thought and customer opinion. >> reporter:

ambassador to afghanistan he will of course be replacing karl i can very often reign general john allen to replace the trail of commander in afghanistan i want to talk real quickly about what's going on in afghanistan we just saw you know eight u.s. troops one u.s. contractor killed by you know this disgruntled pilot at the kabul airport these wars the war in afghanistan particularly there is a lot that still needs to be done what do you think all of these. and will face in the coming months and years on this incident with apologies not a single incident this is happened over the past two years i talk to one of the private sector sergeants who was actually almost killed by a taliban infiltrator before too but that said i think we have some some major flaws in our current strategy today it was revealed that the pakistanis are calling for cars i should have been his relationship with us and over and i say they're saying stick with us now right so be it so i say it's time to go and the thing is we need to deal more risk realistically with pakistan because the ultimate issue there is not af

john allen will succeed petraeus as the top commander in afghanistan. >>> the company's online services were -- the sony company's online services were hacked. it may have resulted in the theft of personal information of millions of the users. however today sony said there's no evidence at least so far that any incrypted credit card data was stolen. sony is advising all users to monitor their accounts for any signs of fraud. >>> yahoo today used twitter to announce it was working on a problem. yahoo has an estimated 284 million users around the world. >>> looks like an effort to support a permanent route is now headed to voters. bart's plan calls for the route to go through downtown livermore. opponents would like to see it hug interstate 580. tonight opponents told ktvu news they plan to submit a petition containing 7,800 signatures on tuesday. the initiative asked the council to support the 580 route. >>> and chevron reports tomorrow. there's no oil shortage looming so why are prices rising? our consumer editor tom vacar solicited some expert thought and customer opinion. >> reporter:

. >> guest: general john allen.is is part of the continuing execution -- the way it was explained to me last night when i called there to friends to see if i could get more of a firsthand reading on the president's intent was that the idea was that the president has made these decisions. he has embraced the strategy for afghanistan, believes we're executing it, and wants to make sure as the changes happen, that the person who is in charge of afghanistan is a person who understands the strategy and will explicitly execute it. i understand that is exactly the reason for the appointment or the potential appointment of allen and believed that he's not just one of the authors of the strategy, but totally committed to executing it in the way the president wants it executed, so that's one the main reasons for his appointment because they believe he'll carry it through without coming forward -- there are people who are afraid petraeus would say, no, we can't pull out yet. we haven't melt these objectives. they want a comman

john allen will replace petraeus and ryan crocker will be named u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. robert gates who started the job under george w. bush wanted to retire. he has been on a farewell tour. but this is not going to be without controversy. i spoked to a former top military intelligence officer who says panetta does not have the military experience for the job and has done a questionable job as cia director. he will have to be confirmed by the senate. >>> we are also following developing news from afghanis thunderstorm warning. an afghan military pilot killed eight nato troops and a contractor during a meeting. cnn is reporting at least six of the troops are americans. reportedly the afghan pilot opened fire after an argument. >>> a uc berkeley graduate is wanted back in iran now. the iranian foreign ministry issued a subpoena for sarah shourd. she was arrested along with shane bower and josh fattal during a hike in 2009. both bower and fattal remain in jail. >>> funding for some after school programs in san francisco will be reduced because of declining attendance rates

marine general john allen will be nominated to replace general petraeus. >> and president obama tookat he called sideshows and carnival barkers. finally releasing the official long form version of his birth certificate. >> so what do the so-called birthers do now? john hendren is in washington with the details. good morning to you, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. the president's birth certificate is now out there for everyone to see but don't expect that to resolve all controversy. birthers are already turning their attention to the president's parents' dual citizenship and whether his social security number is authentic. this two-page document proves what president obama has said all along -- >> yes, in fact, i was born in hawaii, august 4th, 1961 in kapiolani hospital. >> reporter: the president says he did it because the week he introduced his place of birth were prominent in the media. in fact, every major network including abc broke into their regular broadcast for the president's remarks on his birth certificate. the president told oprah winfrey for a show airin

i'm nominating a superb commander, lieutenant general john allen to succeed general petraeus as commander of the international security assistance force or isaf. he helped turn the tide in the prosince, deputy commander of central command, respected in the region, and has been deeply involved in planning and executing our strategy in afghanistan. as the troops continue to sacrifice for our constitute as we tragically saw yesterday, general allen is the right commander for this vital mission. as coalition forces transfer responsibility to afghans, we're redoubling efforts to promote political and economic progress in afghanistan as well. our tireless ambassador helped us increase our civilian presence, and never before have the civilians and troops worked together so closely and so successfully. i personally relied on karl's advice on this mission. after two years in one of the world's most challenging post, ambassador eikenberry's time is coming to a close today. i want to thank karl and his wife for outstanding service. to build on karl's great work, i'm grateful one of our nation's most

and john allen would succeed general david petraeus. >> i thought it was critical we had this team in place so we can stay focused on our missions, maintain our momentum and keep our nation secure. >> reporter: long time diplomat ryan crocker was nominated as ambassador to afghanistan. the nominees will have to get approval from congress before taking on their new roles. >>> the big weather roll happened to be the very big gusty wind. now the weather feature you need to know about as you make your outdoor weekend plans as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs5. ,,,, appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming back for more. [goat sounds] and the customer says, on the carpet." what? gonna be difficult. don't tell me about a dog. a day care full of kids, uh...two free-rang use chickens. call a day's work. call 1-800-steemer (roberta toss allen/dana) do you care about the royal do you care about the royal wedding? maybe you do, maybe you don't. but like >>> on this thursday temperatures across the bay area average anywhere between 5 and 7 degrees below normal for this time of

marine lieutenant general john allen to take over in afghanistan.llen is petraeus' former deputy at cent-com. he joined the marine corps in 1976 as a commissioned officer, after graduating from the u.s. naval academy. >> i understand well the demands of mission. and mr. president, if confirmed by the senate i will dedicate my full measure to the successful accomplishments of the tasks and the objectives now set before us. >> lehrer: general allen would be joined in afghanistan by a new u.s. ambassador. taking the place of karl eikenberry, who's expected to leave shortly. ryan crocker is being nominated for the posting in kabul. crocker is a career diplomat who retired from the state department after serving as u.s. ambassador to iraq. >> the challenges are formidable and the stakes are high. 9/11 came to us out of afghanistan. our enemy must never again have that opportunity. >> lehrer: the personnel changes come as u.s. forces in afghanistan are set to begin pulling out in july. but recent incidents won't make that any easier. yesterday, an afghan

marine lieutenant general john allen is expected to replace petraeus in afghanistan.e syrian tanks and troops entered the southern city of daraa today, as a crackdown intensified. this video-- posted online-- appeared to show a convoy of army transports carrying military vehicles toward daraa. the city has been at the heart of the syrian uprising. there were also reports of tanks deploying near damascus and in the coastal city of banias. the besieged city of misurata in western libya had a day of relative calm, after nato air strikes beat back moammar qaddafi's forces. the lull enabled a much-needed mercy vessel to reach the city's port. we have a report from alex thomson of "independent television news." >> reporter: a 38-hour voyage that should take 20 delayed by heavy shelling, the red star ferry charter from albania finally docks in misurata. smoke rising still from yesterday's bombardment. the rebels are nothing if not organized. a car and a driver laid on and straight to the hospital, they want world to see. outside in a car park, a tent is a hospital ward. the

i'm i am nominating a superb commander, lieutenant general john allen, to succeed general petraeus as commander of the international security assistance forces. isaf. he helped turn the tide in the prosince, deputy commander of central command, respected in the region, and has been deeply involved in planning and executing our strategy in afghanistan. as the troops continue to sacrifice for our constitute as we tragically saw yesterday, general allen is the right commander for this vital mission. as coalition forces transfer responsibility to afghans, we're redoubling efforts to promote political and economic progress in afghanistan as well. our tireless ambassador helped us increase our civilia presence, and never before have the civilians and troops worked together so closely and so successfully. i personally relied on karl's advice on this mission. after two years in one of the world's most challenging post, ambassador eikenberry's time is coming to a close today. i want to thank karl and his wife for outstanding service. to build on karl's great work, i'm grateful one of our natio

general john allen, continuing executions. in the way it was explained to me. i was trying to get a firsthand rating on the president's intent. the idea was the president has made these decisions. he has embraced the strategy for afghanistan, believes we're executing it. he wants to make sure that as these changes happen, the person in charge in afghanistan is the person who understands the strategy and will explicitly execute it. i understand that is exactly the reason for the potential appointment of alan. it is believed that he is not just one of the authors of the strategy, but is totally committed to executing it the way the president wants to execute it. that is one of the main reasons for his appointment. then he been able to carry it through -- there were people out for a friend that petraeus would say we cannot pull out yet, we have not met these objectives. i think they want a commander that will not do that. host: is there a concern within the defense industry community, related communities, about these moves? guest: yes there are, and there are some

and it is interesting at least that lieutenant general john allen who played a huge role in the awakening in the iraq is now being considered to replace general petraeus. not a lot of afghanistan time on the ground, but an understanding of how these processes work and a real personal willingness to talk with people who have been our enemies and try to get them to come onboard and come out of the cold. and can that, i think -- and that, i think, that reconciliation/reintegration process over the next year is going to be the key story. >> um, the lady back against the wall. >> thank you. kimberly doze your from the associated press. one quick comment before i throw some gas on the fire with some questions. just got back from from pakistan and sat down with the 13th corps commander and a couple of the folks that work for him, and they talked about having close cooperation with general campbell nrc east on the border situation. they said it's gotten a lot better than six months ago. so that might be something too, you know? i'm an american reporter, maybe they were telling me what i want to h

and it is interesting at least that lieutenant general john allen who played a huge role in the awakeningonsidered to replace general petraeus. not a lot of afghanistan time on the ground, but an understanding of how these processes work and a real personal willingness to talk with people who have been our enemies and try to get them to come onboard and come out of the cold. and can that, i think -- and that, i think, that reconciliation/reintegration process over the next year is going to be the key story. >> um, the lady back against the wall. >> thank you. kimberly doze your from the associated press. one quick comment before i throw some gas on the fire with some questions. just got back from from pakistan and sat down with the 13th corps commander and a couple of the folks that work for him, and they talked about having close cooperation with general campbell nrc east on the border situation. they said it's gotten a lot better than six months ago. so that might be something too, you know? i'm an american reporter, maybe they were telling me what i want to hear, but i hadn't heard of

sufficient resources of people schooled in it, and it is interesting at least that the lieutenant regime john allenho played a huge role in the awakening in iraq is considered to replace general petraeus. not a lot of afghanistan time on the ground, but has the understanding of how the processes work and a real personal willingness to talk with people who have been our enemies and try to get them to come on board and come out of the cold, and that, i think, that reconconciliation integration process over the next year is going to be the key story. >> the lady back against the wall. >> thank you, kimerly doser from the "associated press." one quick comment. just got back from pakistan and sat down with the 11th corp. commander and the folks that worked with him. they talked about having close cooperation with general campbell on the border situation, and said it's better than six months ago. that might be something too. i'm an american reporter, maybe they told me what i want to hear, but i had not heard of incidents on the border. that may be a positive sign. on the positive signs in security, what

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john paul ii did not realize the extent of the sex abuse. >> reporter: an unresolved issue still lingering as the church celebrates this joyous day of the year. ron allenc news, new york. >>> this friday astronaut mark kelly will command a shuttle mission, and his wife plans to be at the launch. we got a fuller picture today of what life is like for gabrielle giffords, the congresswoman shot in the head back in january. the "arizona republic" reports giffords is standing on her own and walking a little. she's left-handed now, speaking mostly in short words. her husband describes how she learned that six people were killed in the tucson shooting. he was reading an article to her out loud when she realized that he'd skipped a paragraph. she grabbed the newspaper out of his hand and read about the six victims, though she does not know exactly who they were. >>> as "nightly news" continues on this sunday, news about the seating chart for the big wedding. and why a new state-of-the-art prison is ready for business, but totally empty. >>> just five days and counting until the big day, the royal wedding between prince william and kate middleton, and tonight n

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john mccain is on his way to libya to reportedly meet with rebel leaders, mccain has been pushing for more u.s. military action against moammar gadhafi. this comes as libyan rebels have been taking a beating. allenows us what they're up against. >> reporter: to move through the battle front areas, you have to make your way among backyards, alley ways, and broken homes. it's never exactly clear where the lines are, where gadhafi snipers are hiding. young men with small arms and no real training against an enemy with heavy weapons. >> the rebels are winning by hanging on. no one expects gadhafi forces to show mercy as they take control of this city which means surrender is not an option. it's win or die. >> and dying is easy to do. the main hospital is being evacuated. triage is now done in a tent in a slightly safer area. the wounded come in on a regular basis. victims with gun shots, shelling, and rocket fire. the few remaining doctors are stretched to the limit. >> what do you need most? >> peace. we need more facility, all kinds of stuff we are missing. >> no one is quite sure how many people are left here, but conventional wisdom puts it at 300,000. half the peacetime population and amazingly

to a report that "allen was to be killed, and the local sheriff was involved in the plot to kill him." and we found this 1962 letter from robert moses to assistant attorney general johnoar alleging the same thing-- "they're after him in amite county," it says, and makes reference to "a plot by the sheriff and seven other men." he was afraid of the sheriff's department. >> deitle: i think he was, yes. >> kroft: and i think he was afraid of the klan, although they seemed to be sort of the same thing in liberty at this time. >> deitle: i'm not sure i can say that. >> kroft: julian bond was less circumspect. >> bond: the law enforcement, you suspected they were members. if you wanted to be a mayor, a city councilman, a county commissioner, the sheriff, if you wanted to be on the legislature, you had to have some connection with the klan. >> kroft: and in the amite county sheriff's department, the person with the best connection was deputy sheriff daniel jones. his father was the "exalted cyclops" of the local klan, and jones himself, according to this f.b.i. document we found, was suspected of being a klan member. jones, who is alive and still resides in liberty, was rec

john donvan from "this week" in washington. >>> and joining me to discuss the lessons learned and road ahead. four tea party freshmen. all of them new to elected office. with us from florida, allen west. from north carolina, renee ellmers. and here in the newseum with us, congressman joe walsh of illinois, and steve southerland, also florida. >> thank you all for joining us, thank you, and welcome back to the program. steve southerland, let me ask you first. you all came to washington to tame that deficit, to cut spending. now this latest battle is going to be about raising america's debt ceiling. are you going to vote for that? you heard what secretary geithner told me that would be catastrophic if that didn't happen? >> sure. well, let me say this. they are pushing for a single subject vote. a clean debt ceiling vote, and i'm not for that. look, we've got to have some guarantees going forward. caps and some guarantees that we raise that debt ceiling, that we get this economy on a trajectory to where we service our debt like any banker, a banker wants to know. >> you can see raising -- you can see voting for it if something was given to sweet continue? >> well, it's going to ha

allen, good morning. >> good morning, chris. well, the biggest news here in benghazi, of course, the arrival of senator john mccain. that kind of vip trip is exactly what the transitional national council has been looking for as they seek recognition from someone that can be dealt with. now senator mccain told us today that what he really thinks should happen is that $30 billion in assets that are already frozen, that belong to libya, should be released to the transitional national council so that they can get this part of the country working. we also asked him whether or not he thought the idea that predator drones would be armed was mission creep or an idea whose time has come? >> i hope the president will be effective, and it will hopefully prevent further humanitarian disaster taking place in misrata. >> now, the people of misrata, of course, will be very happy to see predator drones, but the lines are so close together, nato can't do very much. and as the battle just keeps going on, casualties keep mounting up. in fact, in the hospital where we were yesterday, they came in in a steady stream and that was consi

april 4, 2011, i hereby appoint the honorable allen west to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 5, 2011, the chair would recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. pursuant to clause 12 section a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess -- >> mr. speaker, i rise to address the house for five minutes and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour, each member other than the majority and minority leaders and majority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. sherman, for five minutes. mr. sherman: mr. chairman, i rise to address three aspects of the conflict in libya. the first of these is, i think, the most important. our efforts to bring freedom and democracy to libya should not be the

allen. >> good morning, rebecca. libyan rebels have had their best week for some time in the wake of the high profile visit and pledges of support from senator john mccain. they've made significant advances on the battlefront in misrata. rebel fighters seized control of a building that had been used by gadhafi loyalist snipers. the libyan government has implied it will pull its regular forces back from what a spokesman characterized as a surgical solution to the revolt in misrata, and leave it to local tribes to carry on the fight against rebels holding out in the city. >> we will not solve the problem in misrata, then the people will move them and they will talk to the rebels, if they don't settle it, then they will engage in the fight. >> reporter: gadhafi's compound in tripoli was hit last night. what appears to have been two precision bombs struck an open area, leaving small craters and holes in what looked very much like the top of a reinforced bunker. the complex is known to have bunkers and tunnels under it, built by engineers from the former yugoslavia many years ago. the official libyan version was that a water storage facility was hit a