. >> and jonathan capehart. let's talk quickly, jonathan, about don't ask, don't tell. we were talking about the remarkable testimony we are going to hear in a moment from admiral mullen, saying basic this will say question of fair innocence our country. >> a question integrity. this is pretty spectacular, where you have the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in 2010, saying he personally believes that gays and lesbians should be able to serve openly, that it's a matter of integrity. how can we ask the people to defend our country when we can't allow them to be who they are? remember 1993, when the country was going through the hearings and hysteria, where you had the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, colin powell, completely against it. >> speaking of reversals, mccain was interesting. perhaps he's changed his tune a bit, although they would dispute that character za the characterizations. >> a big show coming up. first, let's turn to the news. >>> let's look at the top stories this morning. encouraged by members of his own family, the nigerian man accused of b