here to prognosticate are rick mays, lauren thompson of the lexington institute, john barry, formerly of newsweek after 26 laudable years and tom bowman national pentagon's radio reporter. ;v program. >> glad to be hee. >> -- glad to be here. >> tom, u.s. forces will have withdrawn from the end of the year from iraq, there will be troops based as a regional premise. how will it evolve if iraq comes off the rail? >> it's unlikely you'll see u.s. forces going back into iraq. they may go back as trainers, if prime minister nouri al- maliki and president obama can work out some sort of a deal next year. but at this point there will be some troops working out of the embassy with diplomatic training, operations. even if things start to fall apart there and that's a big if, i don't think you'll see american troops go back into iraq. there's just no appetite for it anymore. >> back when iraq was part of the empire, it was not one province, it was three and that's because it had three major ethnic groups or factions scattered across its territory. >> and putting them together was the best idea

for those keeping score the musical scores of john barry won five academy awards.e left us this year. >> i am indebted to no man. and only to one woman. my dear wife. >> reporter: betty ford, she had a starring role in her husband's white house thanks in part to her outspokenness. >> when the supreme court voted to legalize abortion and, in my words, bring it out of the back woods and put it in the hospitals where it belonged, i thought it was a great, great decision. >> reporter: politics aside, no one could argue with ford's courage in conquering addiction. >> i still get notes from women. they thank me from the standpoint of making it okay to go for treatment. >> reporter: there's also geraldine ferraro to thank. >> my fellow citizens, i proudly accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: in 1984, ferraro became the first woman ever nominated for national office by a major party. giving her a major role in history. >> america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. ( cheers and applause ) >>

but it was funny; i can remember saying to john, "barry doesn't stand a chance. you decide to win him over, you'll win him over. >> there was a knock on the door, and john was holding two beers. and he said, "well, i understand you're an irishman and you like to drink beer. these are for you." so i laughed. he wanted to stay in new york. he said, "i will be your most loyal supporter, and all i ask in return is that you be supportive of me in my efforts." and so, i said, "well, we got a deal, and we'll go forward." >> narrator: as the weeks wore on and just as that investigation about the car incident seemed a thing of the past, o'neill attended a conference of other agents in florida. >> we were meeting in bal harbour, at the marriott. john came in. he is just... i don't remember seeing john as distraught as he was this night. "what has happened?" he told me he left his briefcase in this room of 150 fbi agents and got a phone call. couldn't hear on his cell phone, so he just walked outside to take his call. walked back in, his briefcase was gone. he was completely

. >> police say that man ended up firing 20 bullets and 40-year- old john attar barry was hit in the he worked with the spice girls and others. he died today at the hospital. police tracked this man down and ended up killing him in the street. he just broke up with his girlfriend. >>> very cold conditions on tap overnight. freezing fog expected in the bay area. i will tell you if you will be effected coming up. ♪ it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and $250 goes to your choice of 5 charities. with your help, we can reach $20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? ♪

for those keeping score the musical scores of john barry won five academy awards.ear. >> i am indebted to no man. and only to one woman. my dear wife. >> reporter: betty ford, she had a starring role in her husband's white house thanks in part to her outspokenness. >> when the supreme court voted to legalize abortion and, in my words, bring it out of the back woods and put it in the hospitals where it belonged, i thought it was a great, great decision. >> reporter: politics aside, no one could argue with ford's courage in conquering addiction. >> i still get notes from women. they thank me from the standpoint of making it okay to go for treatment. >> reporter: there's also geraldine ferraro to thank. >> my fellow citizens, i proudly accept your nomination for vice president of the united states. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: in 1984, ferraro became the first woman ever nominated for national office by a major party. giving her a major role in history. >> america is the land where dreams can come true for all of us. ( cheers and applause ) >> osgood: and big

. >> reporter: he earned another tony in 1997 playing actor john barry more.>> reporter:... is filled with photographs of his great roles and his great co-stars. >> this is julie andrews. >> reporter: there is julie andrews. for all of the less than nice things you've said about sound of music over the years you've had only nice things to say about her. >> who wouldn't? what a professional. i love julie. >> hello. >> the movie was... there were too many nuns in it, i thought. >> reporter: as captain von trapp, father of the singing von trapps, he teaches his children the song edelweiss. ♪ small and white ♪ clean and bright ♪ you look happy to meet me >> reporter: have you ever sang edelweiss in public after that? >> not on your nelly. >> reporter: you mean you were hoping, for instance, that if things got dull here, i might sing it for you here now? >> reporter: i don't know. >> it's a wrap. ( applause ) >> reporter: but last year for the first time plummer consenteded to reunite with the cast on oprah. >> that was sweet. i was dreading it. but they paid me to

. >> i take the john barry seriously. i say it is paramount to our regime and the many energy merchants, because those are the people but really need to do use these instruments to hedge. i would prefer to be able to address it, but this is not the first time i might not be involved in a specific investigation of individuals where there is an excellent career staff. there are voters and so forth to get the directions of excellent commissioners and not be a distraction with my personal involvement. >> as president truman famously observed, the buck stops with you, so after this hearing when farmers from nebraska, maine and -- nebraska called me and said what did they say about getting the money back, my response is he is not participating and i have nothing to offer. he has got a good staff, and they are handling it, but we want a person to come before us and enter the hard questions. that is what your job is about, and it feels like you are not discharging responsibilities. >> i feel that i am. i am doing the best of my a

barry told the court john hinckley made countless excursions into the city over the years.ous trips to williams burg where his mother lives and no record of violence. but prosecutors say john hinckley continues to lie and sited a recent trip to williamsburg in which the secret service secretly watched him go into a bookstore, prosecutors say hinckley first pretended to buy a ticket to a movie and then went into the bookstore where he looked at books on ronald reagan and presidential assassins. when he returned, prosecutors say hinckley lied about seeing the movie and described the plot as if he went. watching the testimony from the front row was hinckley's brother, scott, who lives in texas. over the next several days, a number of doctors will be called to the stand to testify about hinckley's mental health. dr. tyler jones was the first, telling the court he agreed with the other doctors that john hinckley was a low risk for danger. and recommended he be allowed to spend as long as 24 days with his mother in williamsburg, where he will attend group sessions. dr. jones test

johns hopkins. reporting live from the studios in northwest baltimore, barry simms, wbal tv 11 news. >> thanks, barry. he was an all-around great guy. we want to thank the many of you who are leading condolence messages. -- leaving condolence messages. you can share your messages on wbaltv.com. click on "ron smith." the house has voted down the extension of the payroll tax cut. sally kidd is in our washington bureau with a look at what is next. >> president obama made a surprise appearance at the white house press briefing this afternoon and called on the house republican leadership to take action. unless congress breaks its stalemate, taxes will go up january 1 for some 160 million americans. >> i am calling on the leadership to bring it for a vote. >> president obama needs to call on senate democrats to go back into session and go to conference. >> the problem with the senate bill, republicans say, is that it is only a two-month extension. >> two months of certainty when it comes to payroll, their paychecks of >> an extension with provisions -- their paychecks? >> an extension with provisions. the

barry levine told the court john hinckley has made countless excursions into the city over the years,s to williamsburg where his mother lives and there has been no record of any violence. prosecutors say john hinckley continues to lie and cited a recent trip to williamsburg in which the secret service watched him go into a bookstore. he first pretended to buy a ticket to a movie and then went into the bookstore where he looked at book on ronald reagan and presidential assassins. when he returned to st. elizabeth's, prosecutors say hinckley lied about seeing movie and described the plot as if he went. watching the testimony from a front row was hinckley's brother scott who now lives in texas. over the next several days, a number of doctors will be called to stand to testify about hinckley's mental health. dr.tyler jones was the first telling the court he agreed with the other doctors at st. elizabeth's that john hinckley was a low risk for danger and recommended he be allowed to spent as long as 24 days with his mother in williamsburg where he will attend group therapy sessions and vol

john charles stevenson. rachel stevenson. charlotte stinnis. michael barry stinnis. stacey stennis. dahlia stratich. >> roger carson -- anthony swan. flora macdonald margaret dwyer. mark alex paget. andrew alexander john. david william trevor. arvo anthony thomas. jonathan ryan, as. rwanda, mark lawrence cohen. alexia kathryn. barry joseph valentino. thomas hinholden than. thomas this sunni. nicholas renia. peter loco. >> les rogers. raymond wagner. janine wyedu. thomas edwin walker. kisha weeden. jerome weston. jonathan wind. bonnie lee williams. britney lead williams. eric john williams. george williams. stephanie williams. miriam levee wolf. chelsea marie woods. edra woods. joe nathan would. joe nathan woods jr.. mark james zenberg. we remember. [silence] [silence] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [silence] >> we are going to go a little bit out of order. we are going to have bob mueller but we're moving up the attorney general. probably because he has to leave and can't stay. he will stay as long as he can. the attorney general, if there is a job in government that gets more criticism tha

longer history of pro civil rights activity. >> let me ask you about the relationship between barry goldwater and johne senate together in 1952. >> they had affection for each other. when barry goldwater was rising in the early 1960's, he was very much compared to john kennedy. this handsome, charismatic guy. there was a famous store they talked about campaigning together and writing the same campaign trail and debating each other lincoln and douglas style. this is often taken as a testament of this old civil time. i suspect that john kennedy was speaking cynically and thinking if he could get this guy on a platform and forced into mouth his what were then unpopular views, i can wipe the floor with him. >> history changed in dallas on november 22, 1963 following the assassination of president kennedy. senator barry goldwater said this. >> he was a very decent fellow. he is the kind of an antagonist that i have always enjoyed. he would fight like a wildcat for his points and his principles. there was never anything personal about it. i imagine that i have debated the president more on the floor of the

barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> much more ahead including a new leader at the helm of johns hopkins. we introduce you to the new ceo of the famous institution. >> ravens come home reeling from a west coast trip that will likely complicate travel plans for january. >> a little rain in the forecast of the next few days. a look at the seven-day in just a moment. traffic heavy this afternoon. your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> state leaders say they are hoping to land the fbi headquarters in maryland. they are looking to relocate from the j. edgar hoover building because of problems with the facility. the fbi estimates a new headquarters would cost more than $1 billion and would not be completed until 2020, but site selection to begin next year. governor o'malley has signed an executive order outlining the first plant for sustainable growth. the o'malley's administration says the purpose of the plan maryland is to work with local government to identify areas for pitcher state investment, growt

the diner anniversary reunion at johns hopkins university. 1000 people were there. i had a chance to meet not only of course barry levinson, the great director and buying fer -- biographer of baltimore. the nicest people you would ever want to meet. big stars, down to earth, they get it, congratulations. aaa mid atlantic, good morning. regina, how are you doing? >> good morning, i'm great, how are you? >> thank you for bringing everybody down. >> thanks for having us. >> you got the crews coming up. this is a aaa mid atlantic. donna you are sponsoring a ravens walk. >> many of our members and fans stop by and see us all the time. when the ravens are back in town on christmas eve, stop by aaa ravens walk and stop by, talk to a representative, this will be the third ultimate aaa and ravens sand crews selling out of port canaveral florida. billy will be there, paul kruger and last but not least, johnathan ogdon. first time sailing out of florida instead of baltimore. hitting the western caribbean. come and join us. how do they get in contact? >> we encourage them to call. if they stop by they can pick up information

john. baseball's home run king was sentenced today to a month of house arrest for obstruction of justice. federal prosecutors wanted the judge to send barryds to prison for 15 months for lying to a grand jury about steroids. bonds is appealing the sentence but since he lives in a 15,000 square food mansion in beverly hills, if the sentence stands he still won't be all beverly hills, if the sentence stands he still won't be all that... the secret lives of tigers. how these cats are living in the wild. believe but tigers have become so endangered that there are more tigers living in captivity than the wild. some of them live in a massive wildlife refuge spread across the border of burma and thailand where they are getting the chance to thrive. we have some rare pictures tonight that show them as they have never been seen. here's seth doane. >> reporter: this remarkable video taken by cameras hidden deep in the jungles of thailand shows indo chinese tigers as they're rarely seen. the footage was made available only to cbs news by the wildlife conservation society-- the w.c.s. >> the first time technology has gotten videos on these cameras so

came within an inch of ronald reagan's heart, john hinkley sat expressionless as lawyers argued over whether he should eventually be free. hinkley's attorney barrywould-be assassin is flawed but fundamentally decent. he is asking for hinkley to be granted more extended leave from a mental hospital and eventually live full time with his mother. his lawyer says he's not been violent and a doctor at the hospital says there is a low risk hinkley would be a danger to himself or others. a psychiatrist who once evaluated but didn't treat hinckley says this -- >> if he is on medication, mr. hinkley could move in next door to me as far as i'm concerned. if he's not on medication, i would do everything i could to block him from moving in next door. >> reporter: hinckley's lawyer says he's been reliable about taking his anti-psychotic drugs. but government attorneys counter that hinkley's been consistently deceptive. they say the secret service watched him this year without his knowledge during unsupervised free time. on more than one occasion, they say, hinkley was supposed to go to the movies or shopping. but instead he went to book stores where he looke

in the united states barry doctors instead of delivering direct patient care, they'll manage nurses and providers and patients will have a hard time getting access to doctors. >> john: what would you do, you're king, fix it. >> i think that the doctors prices are fixed, they say this is what you go and determine doctor rates. this is the only service i know of where there's no difference in the level of compensation commensurate with talent, skills, reputation, all doctors earn the same under medicare and they basically don't have to compete. so on some level a lot of physicians like the system and private carriers were competing for doctor services and see a gradation for service what kind of service they were and what they were delivering. >> john: they like this and paid the same rate. >> right, they like it until there's a threat that the government might cut their payment rate by 29.5%. they like being paid quite well by the government, but they don't like when the government. >> john: you know, that's part and parcel with this, right? >> if you let the government make your payment then the government is also going to be the one to cut your payment and gets to

in the united states barry doctors instead of delivering direct patient care, they'll manage nurses and providers and patients will have a hard time getting access to doctors. >> john you do, you're king, fix it. >> i think that the doctors prices are fixed, they say this is what you go and determine doctor rates. this is the only service i know of where there's no difference in the level of compensation commensurate with talent, skills, reputation, all doctors earn the same under medicare and they basically don't have to compete. so on some level a lot of physicians like the system and private carriers were competing for doctor services and see a gradation for service what kind of service they were and what they were delivering. >> john: they like this and paid the same rate. >> right, they like it until there's a threat that the government might cut their payment rate by 29.5%. they like being paid quite well by the government, but they don't like when the government. >> john: you know, that's part and parcel with this, right? >> if you let the government make your payment then the government is also going to be the one to cut your payment and gets to decide. tha

john edwards asked to delay his trial on medical grounds. edwards says in court papers he has an undisclosed medical condition. edwards is accused of using campaign money. edwards has pleaded not guilty. >>> barry bonds has started the process to appeal his felony obstruction conviction. his attorneys paid the fee yesterday before filing the paper work. bonds is asking the ninth circuit court of appeals to throw out his conviction. u.s. district judge susan ilston delayed starting that sentence until bonds finishes his appeal. >>> a candlelight vigil marked the sixth anniversary of the death of bryan tuv era. officer tuv era was shot while searching for an escaped inmate. he died the next day. >> we want to remind bryan's family that we still remember him. that we will continue to remember him, and continue to serve the citizens of san francisco. >> after tonight's vigil those on hand walked to the police station to hear speakers and participate in a flag ceremony. >> ♪ happy golden days. >> reporter: new at 10:00, a tough loss but an amazing journey for a santa cruz singer who was eliminated tonight during the x factor finale. chris rene had a lot of folks pulling for hill and need less to say

john edwards asked to delay his trial on medical grounds. edwards says in court papers he has an undisclosed medical condition. edwards is accused of using campaign money. edwards has pleaded not guilty. >>> barry bonds has started the process to appeal his felony obstruction conviction. his attorneys paid the fee yesterday before filing the paper work. bonds is asking the ninth circuit court of appeals to throw out his conviction. u.s. district judge susan ilston delayed starting that sentence until bonds finishes his appeal. >>> a candlelight vigil marked the sixth anniversary of the death of bryan tuv era. officer tuv era was shot while searching for an escaped inmate. he died the next day. >> we want to remind bryan's family that we still remember him. that we will continue to remember him, and continue to serve the citizens of san francisco. >> after tonight's vigil those on hand walked to the police station to hear speakers and participate in a flag ceremony. >> ♪ happy golden days. >> reporter: new at 10:00, a tough loss but an amazing journey for a santa cruz singer who was eliminated tonight during the x factor finale. chris rene had a lot of folks pulling for hill and need less to say

john paul ii began the tradition of erecting a tall christmas tree in the square. pope benedict has continued it. >>> we talked to baseball fans across the bay area who weigh in on whether barry bonds' punishment fit his crime. >>> the america's cup, i'll tell you why activists say it might not be such a go after all. there's serious flaws in an environmental report. [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >>> he is a pay area sports legend but he has an uneasy relationship with fans even before the balco controversy. it's been five years since bonds' was indicted for steroids use. now he's facing what some call a slap in the wrist. two years probation, 250 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine. all of that is on hol

john kerry speech. [laughter] it is not enough to tell people what you are against barry you have to explain to them whatou are for. to ask whether he deserves four more years is the wrong question to ask obama. to ask whether his record deserves eight years is a better question. four years seems like a short amount of time based upon the failure with jobs, filled with the economy, his failure with virtually everything. does that record deserve and 80- year presidency? -- an 8-your presidency? >> how much does the governor's races affect the president? >> having a republican governor in a state helps key swing states like florida and ohio and winning in north carolina. and having one in virginia. that makes it easier for the .epublican nominee people don't wake up on election day and they say they like the job that bob mcdonnell is doing so i will vote for the republic nominee for president. that does not happen. bob mcdonnell has a good organization in virginia, he is able to put it to work and up the turnout in the key areas and make it easier for the presidential to raise funds in the state among key

barry bonds asking a judge for len yeen see. >>> a popular attraction in the golden gate park getting a population boost. >>> the new look at the apple headquarters in a app that johnl really like coming up. [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? >>> 5:23 right now. barry bonds is asking a federal judge to throw him a soft wall. the home run king is asking for probation. the 47-year-old giants legend will be sentenced next week for his conviction earlier this year on one count of obstructing justice. in court papers filed yesterday bonds argued he should not receive prison time because he has no criminal past. bonds' conviction stems from his grand jury testimony in the steroids case. >>> one specific area of san francisco's golden gate park is getting more crowded th

johns hopkins campus. it gave birth to a new type of entertainment similar to comedies like "seinfeld." >> it launched the careers of everyone involved with the movie. barryn, first time he directed. marc johnson, producing. >> really, without bitterness, it has always seemed like "this isn't as good as the part i had in diner." >> all braced on embracing the culture of baltimore. >> i can't think of any other city that has this body of work to express its soul. we're lucky. we were in the hands of someone very articulate. >> proceeds from last night's event benefit the maryland film festival. in addition to screenings it included a discussion of the film with levinson and cast members. the 0th anniversary year kicks off -- 30th anniversary year kicks off january 1. >> area kids got to go shopping with police at walmart. it is a program focused on giving kids with disadvantaged families a brighter holiday $100 to spend on themselves and loved ones. each got their personal cop to shop with. >> these are underprivileged children that would not have much of a christmas without this. >> from picture books to novels, discover the best new and holiday classic b

john stevenson. rachel stevenson. michale and charlotte stinnette. ilia stratus. [speaking names] anthony swan. mark pager. [speaking names] jonathan wright and thomas. mark tobin. barry joseph valentino. assad idi. [speaking names] luise anne rogers. raymond wagner. janine wyado. thomas walker. keisha weidon. jerome weston jonathan white. bonnie williams. britney williams. erik williams. george williams. stephanie williams. miriam will fall. -- miriam wolf. debra woods. joe nathan woods. joe nathan woods jr.. mark steinberg. and we remember. ♪ remember, remember, remember. ♪ remember my words, remember my voice, remember my heart. remember my hope, remember my love, remember my dream, and remember my home. ♪ remember my life and always be strong. remember my love and remember my home. ♪ remember, remember, remember ♪ words.ber my remember my voice. remember my heart. remember my love. remember my life and always be strong. remember i love, and remember my home. ♪ >> you're going to go a little bit out of order. we were going to have robert muller, but instead, we are moving up the attorney general, partly because he has to leave and cannot stay for the entire thing.

john hunltsman. no matter who winds up with the nomination, it appears obama will face a candidate to the right of barrye over romney. but when you look at their agenda as a whole, the differences between them are much, much smaller than the similarities in terms of the way they want to promote dirty jobs, trash the environment, roll back regulations of all kinds, unleash wall street to go back to the kind of wild speculation that caused the crash to begin with, just in area after area we found they really all support the same programs with very minor differences. >> that's certainly the point the president's team is going to make. they try to turn this election into a choice. i guess i wonder about the one downside risk. it seems to me gingrich, even for romney for the reasons you say presents right opportunities for the president, but especially if gingrich gets the nomination. there seems to be a risk of a possibility of a third party rising up to be problematic for president obama. what do you think about that? >> i think if you see a third party, it depends on who it is. right now with ron paul bei

john kennedy got off the great line. i know have the best of all worlds, a harvard education and a yale degree. we sought to show support for our are merging champion barry goldwater. and from a class of 1000 young men, all men in those days, we have five supporters. not included in our number, i would note, was our hard- drinking classmate richard b. cheney. dick cheney was a 160-pound scatback on the football team. not included in our team was a quiet economics major named arthur laffer. they drawfed our the support among the faculty. the faculty, 700 strong in those days, yielded to supporters. one was a feisty lecturer in the yale law school named robert bork. the other was an asian scholar named dave rao who contributed to the journal lethat rick edit. we would have had 50% more dsupport. the second thing i would say about bill is what rich mentioned, and a critical ingredient is joy. every buckley enterprises was aimed at high purpose but pursued in high spirit. the sound that rings in memory is bill's laughing. bill on the telephone with a delicious story. bill on the boat with his best friend. i will give you one example here. this is years after

of john kennedy, an absolute separation of church and state at the cornerstone of his administration and of his system of how american needs to be governed. host: we will conclude on that point. barry lynn is the executive director of americans united for the separation of church & state. we appreciate your time. come back again. guest: i will. host: you can continue the conversation on our facebook page. a lot of you continue to send in your tweets. the book is called "what to ask a person in the mirror," written by robert steven kaplan. we will also talk about ms global and some of the earlier testimony this month -- mf global. it is thursday morning, a couple of days before christmas. for what is happening on capitol hill, jobless numbers, and other stories from the c-span radio studios, which carries this program every morning. >> yes, jobless numbers this hour from the labor department showed a number of people applying for the benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since april of 2008. extending a downward trend shows the job market strengthening. the average has decreased in 11 of the past 13 weeks. the commerce department reports the u.s. economy grew more slowly in

of john kennedy, an absolute separation of church and state at the cornerstone of his administration and of his system of how american needs to be governed. host: we will conclude on that point. barry lynn is the executive director of americans united for the separation of church & >> returning iraq and afghanistan war veterans took part in the discussion about the challenges they face when reintegrate into society. the u.s. naval institute and military officers association hosted this discussion in washington, d.c., part of the fifth annual forum on services for severely injured service members. >> we will get started. it is now time for our first panel discussion, community reintegration and challenges back home. directing the panel is our moderator. mrs. mcfarland appears frequently on fox news, fox business news, and numerous radio programs. she is also the host of one of the internet's most popular national security shows. she has served on national security post for several presidential administrations, to include president nixon's -- presidents nixon, ford, and reagan, and received the highest civilian award for her work in the reagan administration. she is a graduate of geo