[applause] >> i want to thank all of you outstanding leaders including general john campbell, admiral bill mccraven from the 455th air expeditionary. colonel todd canterbury. your great senior enlisted leaders including scott shroed er -- somewhat roader. chris faris, and command chief craig adams. i also want to acknowledge the outstanding work that our civilians are doing each and every day, starting with carl eikenberry, all the way through to your senior civilian representative thomas givens and all the civilians who are here. they are fighting alongside you and putting themselves at risk. they are away from their families and we are very, very grateful to them as well. so, give them a big round of applause. i think we have every service here tonight. we have army. >> whew! >> we have navy. >> yeah! >> we have air force. >> yeah! >> i think we have a few marines around, too. >> whew! >> and a lot of folks from the 101st airborne division, the screaming eagles. we are here in afghanistan. you are all -- coast guard? is that what i heard? [laughter] >> here in afghanistan all of you

. >> reporter: major general john campbell, from the 101st airborne division, commands all forces in the volatile eastern part of afghanistan, where the toll on his troops has been staggering. in july, just five weeks into his tour, he told us 27 of his soldiers had been killed. he carried cards with each of their names in his pocket. by september, there were so many, he had to keep them in his ruck sack. >> about 76 right now. >> reporter: and today? >> lost 96 heroes straight from 101st, and another 45 attachments from the 101st. so, it's been a big toll. >> reporter: the toll is especially personal for some. can you tell me his name? >> i can't even get it out. >> reporter: it's too painful to say? >> yeah. >> reporter: we later learned his friend's name was shaun mittler, 32 years old, the father of a young daughter. it seems everyone in these combat outposts knows someone who has died. and it seems everyone, including this 100-pound 21-year-old female, has been in the fight. >> we started taking fire from all angles. they had us in a 360. >> reporter: i think a lot of people wil

john campbell, republican of california, keith ellison, democrat of minnesota. it all wrapped in a layer of politics. in fact, many say the 2012 presidential election is under way. yesterday new york mayor michael bloomberg gave a speech as many -- that men meet -- that many see as a testing ground of a possible presidential bid of his own. that is what we want to talk to you about. we will show you a clip of his speech -- and we will ask you what you think of a possible bloomberg presidential bid, what it would mean for the country and what it would mean for president obama and the republicans. here are lines for you -- good thursday morning. it will be interesting to talk to you about presidential politics in light of all of the negotiations on capitol hill. let me show you what the front pages of another tabloid spoke like. here is "new york post." inside, the head mine looks like this -- firebrand might give d.c. hell and signals possible presidential run. the highlights that day -- that day point out. a sense of what his speech was light yesterday. a column

john campbell says he'll vote no. mike pence says he's not decided yet, but he's not impressed. that's a safe position and michele bachmann who chairs the tea party caucus also does not like the tax. you never know what to make of her. michele bachmann is out there on the right away from any establishment dealings to lame base whatever's going wrong or right. >> in the end, this is going to pass because as you know, wasn't there a congressman from pennsylvania whose advice to everybody was vote for every tax cut and every spending bill. in the end -- >> jimmy burke in massachusetts i believe. >> excuse me. >> my hometown. >> in the end, in the end, members are going vote for tax cuts and especially for one that -- >> how does a republican vote against a tax cut for the richest people? >> they're not going to. what will happen here is that the leerds in both parties will make sure they have enough votes to get the thing passed then they'll let everybody else dribble away who wants to make a statement. >> that's what i think, but that's so cynical. a it's called the corral. let's

california's john campbell says he'll vote no. indiana's mike pence who i think might be running for president, a smart guy, says he's not tdsed yet but is not impressed. minnesota's michele bachmann who chairs the tea party caucus also does not like the tax deal. you never know what to make of her. start with her for fun, howard. michele bachmann is out there on the right safely away from any establishment deals so she can always lambaste whatever's going on or going right or wrong. >> we should say, chris, that in the end this is going to pass because as you know, wasn't there a congressman from pennsylvania whose advice to everybody was vote for every tax cut and vote for every spending bill? you know, in the end -- >> actually it was jimmy burke in massachusetts i believe. jimmy burke. go ahead. >> excuse me. >> one of my hometowns. >> in the end, members are going to vote for tax cuts and they're especially going to vote for one that does have the -- >> how does a republican vote against a tax cut for the richest people? >> t

in about 45 minutes, we will discuss taxes with congressman john campbell and keith ellison. later, fannie mae and freddie mac with financial analyst janet tavakoli. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] host: good morning, thursday, december 9. a day of great deliberation and dealmakin

. >> here's another co-sponsor, john campbell trying to avoid the issue entirely. >> do you have any doubts congressman about the authentic native birth in this country of our president? do you have any doubts? >> chris, my -- it doesn't matter. >> do you have doubts? >> whether i have doubts or not. >> you won't answer a simple question. see, that feeds this -- no, you are feeding the wacko wing of your party. do you believe that barack obama is a legitimate native-born american or not? >> that is not what this bill is about, chris. >> no, what do you believe? >> as far as i know, yes. okay? >> several other of the bill's sponsors say they believe president obama was born here. dan burton says the bill would merely spare presidents from needless conspiracy theories. louie gohmert says the same. mr. gohmert who's been on this program is currently pushing a conspiracy theory about -- what we're calling terror babies. here's what happened when we asked joe johns to take a camera crew and bring our questions to them. >> reporter: hey. joe johns with cnn. how are you all doing? >> i'm so

. >> reporter: major general john campbell has 30,000 soldiers trying to find them. campbell estimates his soldiers have killed or captured an astonishing 3,500 insurgents in the last 4 months, but says there are probably 7,000 or more still operating here. this is camp joyce. there are about 700 soldiers who live here. it's nestled right up against the pakistani border and comes under constant fire. it is 1 of some 140 combat bases here in the east. in a counterinsurgency strategy of clear, hold and build, some places here are still very much in the first phase. >> we continue to drop bombs. we continue to fight every single day. we're doing zero development in some of those districts. >> reporter: countrywide the number of air strikes is phenomenal. up an eye-popping 172% from this time last year, with more than 4,600 bombs and hellfire missiles launched. >> oh. >> reporter: but the taliban is fighting back hard. the soldiers see it every day. >> a lot of ambushes, things along those lines of indirect fire. >> reporter: 21-year-old megan devoy, just over five feet

applause] i want to take a while of your outstanding leaders who welcomed me here, including general john campbellmiral bill mcrae then from the 455th expeditionary wing, turn -- colonel todd annenberg. out to salute your great senior enlisted leaders, including command sergeant major scott schroeder. [applause] command sergeant major chris baer and command chief craig adams. i also want to acknowledge the outstanding work that our civilians are doing each and every day, starting with karl eikenberry, all the way through to your senior civilian representative and all the civilians who are here. they are fighting alongside you. they are putting themselves at risk. they are away from their families and we are very, very grateful to them as well, so give them a big round of applause. [cheers and applause] i think we have had every service here tonight. we have got army. [cheers and applause] we have got navy. [cheers and applause] we have got air force. [cheers and applause] i think we may have a few marines around too. [cheers and applause] and a whole lot of folks from the 101st airborne division,

i want to thank all your outstanding leaders who welcome me here, including general john campbell.dmiral bill mccraven, from the 455th air expeditionary wing. i want to salute your great senior enlisted leaders, including command sergeant major scott schroeder. command sergeant major christopher is, and command chief, craig adams. i also want to acknowledge the outstanding work that our civilians are doing each and every day. starting with karl ikeikenberry awful the civilens who are here, fighting alongside you, putting themselves at risk. they are away from their family, and we are very, very grateful to them as well. so give them a big round of applause. [ applause ] i think we got every service here tonight. we got army, we've got navy. we've got air force, and i think we may have a few marines around too. and a whole lot of folks from the 101st airborne division, the screaming eagles. now, here in afghanistan, you are all coast guard. is that what i heard? here in afghanistan, all of you, are part of one team. serving together, succeeding together, accept maybe in next week's

john. jason campbell and the raiders in jacksonville. campbell had his best position. tossed it to darren mcfadden. he is gone. look at this great block but lewis murphy. 67 yards. the raiders take the 7-0 lead. mcfadden is simply mcfabulous today. oakland led in the final minute of the first half when campbell hits lewis murphy. raiders led 17-7 at half-time. so far so good. but the jaguars start the second half with this big play. to jason hill. hill was cut by the 49ers just a few weeks ago. a nice catch for the former sacred heart cathedral high school star jason hill. mcfadden does it all with power, vision, speed. raiders led by 10. mcfadden ran for 123 yards today. the jaguars as a team ran for 234 yards. this is where jennings stays in bounds and crosses over to the wide open spaces where jennings with a 74-yard td. one of the game's six tds of 30 yards or more. the raiders didn't make a costly turnover and jacksonville takes advantage. gerard to sims to walker and suddenly raiders trail 21-38. 21-34 when darren mcfadden is daring to be great. he strong arms ca

. >> reporter: major general john campbell from the 101st airborne division commands all forces in theen staggering. in july, just five weeks into his tour, he told us 27 of his soldiers had been killed. he carried cards with each of their names in his pocket. by september, there were so many, he had to keep them in his rucksack. >> about 76 right now. >> reporter: and today -- >> lost 96 heroes. i've lost another 45 attachments from the 101st. so it's been a big toll. >> reporter: the toll is especially personal for some. >> i can't even get it out. >> too painful to say? >> yes. >> reporter: we later learned his friend's name was sean mittler, 32 years old, father of a young daughter. it seems everyone in these combat outposts knows someone who has died. >> i think there are a lot of people saying, wait, women are on the front lines? >> we are, ma'am. i love being able to say that i can go out there and fight for my country along with every man in the army. >> reporter: yet after all this sacrifice and 30,000 additional troops, only 36% of the afghan people express confidence in u.s.

applause] i want to thank all your outstanding leaders who welcomed me here, including general john campbellmiral bill mcraven from the 455th air expeditionary wing; colonel todd canterbury. i want to salute your great senior enlisted leaders, including command sergeant major scott schroeder -- [hooah!] -- command sergeant major chris farris, and command chief craig adams. [hooah!] i also want to acknowledge the outstanding work that our civilians are doing each and every day, starting with karl eikenberry all the way through to your senior civilian representative thomas gibbons and all the civilians who are here. they are fighting alongside you. they are putting themselves at risk. they are away from their families. and we are very, very grateful to them as well. so give them a big round of applause. [applause] i think we've got every service here tonight. we've got army. [applause] we've got navy. [applause] we've got air force. [applause] i think we may have a few marines around, too. [applause] and a whole lot of folks from the 101st airborne division, the screaming eagles. [applause] he

host: john campbell is a republican of cifornia and member of the budget committee of the house of representatives talk about this transition period and what the new congress will look ke. thank you for being here. of course, the big story is what the fate will being of the president and the gop tax-cut bill. what are you planning to do? guest: i am going to oppose a, quite strongly against it. it seems out there that much of the opposition is from democrats. three reasons i am against it. first of all, i did not believe it is going to provide much and economic boost. everybody talks about spending these days, how we need people to go out and spend. if you want long-term economic growth we need investment, savings, and, frankly, we need reduction in debt from all the bubble's we had earlier. a lot of this spending is not going to create long-term economic growth. it will provide a temporary jolt to the economy but not the long term. hist sort of a sugar high of the for stimulus and we will come off the sugar high of the stimulus a year from now. what it is going to do is tremendously increase the

applause) i want to thank all of your head standing leaders to welcome me here and including general john campbellll mcclellan and colonel taught caliber. i want to salute you. commander scott schroeder (cheering) command of major pressed fresh and commander- in-chief chris adams. >> i also want to acknowledge the upstanding work at our civilians are doing each and every day starting with carl barrack all the way through your senior civilian representative thomas gibson and all of the civilians that are here fighting alongside you i'm putting themselves at risk. they are away from their families and we are very, very grateful to them as well. give them up big round of applause. (applause) i think we got to every it serviced tonight, we got on a army, we've got navy. we have enforced. and i think we may have a few marines it to. (cheering) i whole lot of folks from the airport to the mission, the screaming and (cheering) is. here in afghanistan you are all coast guard, as that what i heard? (laughter) here and afghanistan all of you are part of one team. serving together and succeeding together exc

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a quote from major general john campbell, we're going to need more time. we'll be hearing more on afghanistan later this week as the president gets his assessment from his national security team. they've been meeting over the weekend while richard holbrooke remains at george washington university hospital after suffering major heart surgery more than 20 hours friday and saturday. back to your calls, patty is joining us from seattle, washington. good morning. caller: hello? host: yes, good morning patty. caller: i need to know, growing up my father and my mother had five kids. and they worked their butts off. they really worked their butts off. my father took every job. he traveled from one end to the state to other states. and now the welfare thing, they're gambling with their money. they're selling their food stamps, you know? and i really have a hard problem with that when i see my parents, my father had an eighth grade education, my mom graduated. but my dad, they trained him on the job. and he was management. they don't do that anymore. people learn by

applause] i want to thank all your outstanding leaders who welcomed me here, including general john campbellmiral bill mcraven from the 455th air expeditionary wing; colonel todd canterbury. i want to salute your great senior enlisted leaders, including command sergeant major scott schroeder -- [hooah!] -- command sergeant major chris farris, and command chief craig adams. [hooah!] i also want to acknowledge the outstanding work that our civilians are doing each and every day, starting with karl eikenberry all the way through to your senior civilian representative thomas gibbons and all the civilians who are here. they are fighting alongside you. they are putting themselves at risk. they are away from their families. and we are very, very grateful to them as well. so give them a big round of applause. [applause] i think we've got every service here tonight. we've got army. [applause] we've got navy. [applause] we've got air force. [applause] i think we may have a few marines around, too. [applause] and a whole lot of folks from the 101st airborne division, the screaming eagles. [applause] he

applause] >> i want to thank all of your outstanding leaders who welcomed me here, including general john campbelll bill mccravin. i want to salute your senior enlisted leader. come and sgt leaders -- come and sgt leaders and command chief crag adams. i also want to acknowledge the outstanding work that our civilians are doing each and every day, starting with carl, all the way through your senior representative thomas gibbons, and all of the civilians that are here. if they are fighting alongside you, putting themselves at risk, always from their families, and we are very, very grateful to them as well. so, give them a big round of all pause. -- of applause. [applause] >> i think we have every service here tonight. we have army. [applause] >> we have navy. [applause] >> we have air force. [applause] >> i think we may have a few marines are around, too. [applause] >> and a whole lot of folks from the hundred first airborne division, the screaming eagles. [applause] >> here, in afghanistan, -- coastguard? is that what i heard? [laughter] >> here, in afghanistan, all of you are part of one team, ser

john's job. macy won't comment because the mat involves an employee. >>> all right. mike is up next with sport. >> raiders set with campbell as quarterback.o back to the other smith alec against seattle. you can see ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just forou. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >> looks like mike is going back to smith as the quarterback sunday against seattle. just to stir it up or knee jerk reaction to take attention away from his job status or the position. they have an identity crisis. starts with the quarterback then they can't decide if they are a run oriented or passing team. they have too many weapons for them not to be an explosive offense. but the coach doesn't seem to weren't to cut them loose. on defense they can't stop anyone. packers ran up 4 10 total yard yards. get some of the poorest tackling i have seen this year. today coach addressed the constant speculation that he will be fire

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john fowler has our report. >> reporter: the city hall glows red for 25 million worldwide aids deaths. at golden gate parks age memorial grove a moving ceremony. the campbells remember a son and brother. >> our family comes, like, every year to this. so it is kind of a big day. >> reporter: gloria brought flowers for lost friends. >> i am benefitting from the therapies. but you know, there is a tremendous loss that we have to honor. >> reporter: some recalled scarier times. >> it felt like a war. and as opposed to being surrounded by bombs and carnage, you were being surrounded by death. >> reporter: 30 years ago this street was ground zero for what then was a 100% rapidly fatal epidemic. today medical science has turned it into a chronic manageable disease. now the issue is aging with hiv. >> i've been positive for 25 years. i was diagnosed in 1985. >> reporter: 62-year-old kelly houston says three anti-virals keep him healthy. he volunteers for clinical trials. >> there is always the hope and always the possibility. and the necessity to figure this out. >> reporter: 53-year-old desmond in the black coat hiv positive and still dating says some fear her hiv

john fowler has our report. >> reporter: the city hall glows red for 25 million worldwide aids deaths. at golden gate parks age memorial grove a moving ceremony. the campbells remember a son and brother. >> our family comes, like, every year to this. so it is kind of a big day. >> reporter: gloria brought flowers for lost friends. >> i am benefitting from the therapies. but you know, there is a tremendous loss that we have to honor. >> reporter: some recalled scarier times. >> it felt like a war. and as opposed to being surrounded by bombs and carnage, you were being surrounded by death. >> reporter: 30 years ago this street was ground zero for what then was a 100% rapidly fatal epidemic. today medical science has turned it into a chronic manageable disease. now the issue is aging with hiv. >> i've been positive for 25 years. i was diagnosed in 1985. >> reporter: 62-year-old kelly houston says three anti-virals keep him healthy. he volunteers for clinical trials. >> there is always the hope and always the possibility. and the necessity to figure this out. >> reporter: 53-year-old desmond in the black coat hiv positive and still dating says some fear her hiv

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representative carroll campbell and legislative aide and adviser to u.s. senator john berman. how the use of identified, do you consider yourself a republican, -- how do you identify yourself, as a republican, tea party? guest: i am a conservative commentator. i went through a difficult period a few -- with no child left behind with the bush administration and i actually thought my media career and would never have an opportunity to appear on broadcasts. so, i made up my mind that it is an inherent conflict for people in the media to also contract with the government. . i'm not in the republican camp or the democratic camp but i am a third generation republican. i will always be a republican because it's the party of my parents and i do embrace the tea party. not because i'm a supporter, give contributions to the pea party but they represent many of the values when it comes to fiscal responsibility that i believe in. host: digging into the archives, just to alias date our listeners, what the education department. this is a story from 2005. support among black families, the bus

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