marine general joseph dunford would head the joint chiefs of staff the president made the announcement in the rose garden just over an hour ago. mike ma kerr ray is live with us, dunford would take over the armed forces at a time enwith the world's pretty complex place. why was he picked? well, president obama is known to trust general dunford as a confidant. and other hot spots around the world. of course it would have cob ton firmed by the senate. the former lead in afghanistan in 2013 and '14. a marine general serves a come mordant, the top officener the marines. he has seen combat in iraq and afghanistan, all reviews coming into this nomination today have him as someone who was admired by the rank and the file. as well as top politician here. the president praised the man on his way out rotating out of office, was general martin dempsey, an army general. big shoes to feel, but never the less, president obama heaped praise on his nominee. >> under his steady hand, we have achieved key milestones. historic elections and the draw down of forces. who he serves christmas dinner too. >>

general joseph dunford and the next vice chairman paul silva.hank marty and cindy for being here, -- marty and sandy, we are grateful for all you have done and we will pay tribute to you in the months ahead. i have relied on you both, your advice, your counsel, your judgment, as we have navigated the challenges of recent years commanding our common mission in afghanistan to leading the international coalition to destroy kiesel, -- isil. fighting ebola in west africa and strengthening our security alliances from europe to asia and every step you have been critical to our processes and i have valued, not only counsel but your friendships. at the same time, marty and sandy have helped guide our forces through difficult fiscal times, especially sequestration they have stayed focused on readiness and training and modernization. today, there are more opportunities for women in our armed forces. for tackling the outrage of sexual assault which has no place in our ranks. we have made progress in large part because of leaders like marty and sandy, have m

. >> nominated by the president, general joseph dunford is set to become the next chairman of the joins chief of staff. a surprise and historic trip. touching down in somalia and a damming lotter on the war in gaza, israeli soldiers speak out against their own military command.

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. >> president obama has nominated general joseph dunford current commandant of the marine corps to become the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. if confirmed by the u.s. senate, as is widely expected, general dunford will replace current chairman general martin dempsey. general dunford has already served in key national security roles, notably between 2012 and 2014 general dunford commanded nato forces in afghanistan where he earned president obama's gratitude. the president accepted dunford's recommendation to extend the deployment of u.s. forces to afghanistan. going forward, chairman dunford will have to manage u.s. operations against the islamic state in iraq and syria. he'll have to consolidate nato forces against potential russian aggression in europe. he'll have to provide military options to commander in chief obama in the event that his nuclear negotiations with iran fail. and he'll have to make sure that u.s. military forces in the pacific are able to deter and defeat chinese aggression. and he'll have to do all this, and more, with shrinking budgets. yet most observers

. >> president obama is said to nominate a marine general joseph dunford to head the joint chiefs of staff today expected to win swift confirmation in the senate. we have more on dunford. this man becomes the highest ranking officer in the armed forces if confirmed. >> not to mention perhaps america's most important military advisor. he is a 38 year marine corps veteran, currently the comidant, the highest ranking officer. he was the top ranking officer in afghanistan. he has that risen quickly and liked on both sides of the aisle. >> john mccain calls him a warrior around said he's excited about his nomination. jack reed said he values his council and insight. it's that type of bipartisan support that's seen 59-year-old marine general joseph dunford make the meteoric leap from one star to four star general in just a three year span ending in 2010. it's also what makes his confirmation as the joint chairman of the chiefs nearly certain. jack dempsey is expected to step down in september. he is quoted as being a brilliant choice, wise, pragmatic, calm, affable experienced. he graduate

president obama nominates joseph dunford to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.ll succeed martin dempsey who served in the role for four years. president obama: general dunford is one of the most admired officers in our military. a native of boston, joe is the definition of boston strong. the son of a retired boston police officer and marine veteran of korea, he followed in his father's footsteps and distinguished himself for nearly 40 years of military service. cory: he is expected to be easily confirmed by the senate. islamic state claims responsibility for the attempted attacks in texas, however no direct evidence linking the suspects to islamic state. they were shot dead by police after opening fire. it's the eu competition chief says regulators will miss a self-imposed deadline to finish tax probes into companies -- these include apple and amazon. she told the european parliament that regulators would not sacrifice the quality of their investigation. apple raised the potential flag on the cost of the company. it was required to pay path taxes to ireland. hew

tuesday, president obama nominated general joseph dunford as the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the current chair, martin dempsey, is expected to retire later this summer. air force general paul selva was also nominated to be the next vice chairman of the joint chiefs. this is 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and vice president of the united states, company by secretary ash carter, ambassador susan rice, general joseph dunford and general paul soma. president obama: please, everybody have a seat. good morning. as americans, we are blessed with the strongest military the world has ever known. yes, our system of equipment and technology and logistical capacity is unmatched. but what makes us the best, the reason no other nation can do what we do, is our people. patriotic men and women across our country who step forward raise their hand and take an oath to defend our nation. it is our men and women in uniform, and their leaders, who make our armed forces the very best. among our military leaders, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is the principal m

president obama is expected to announce the nomination of marine general joseph dunford as the next chairmanthe joint chiefs of staff. he began his career as an infantry officer and commanded at all levels. he served in iraq and afghanistan. and we are learning the price tag of the brutal winter we just experienced. they inform us that it costs more than $1 billion to clean up the snow and ice in nearly two dozen states. officials also say we use six million tons of salt to keep the roads clear. i'm kelly wright. "red eye" starts again. >> and now a story about women's body issues. ambassador bolton demand we talk about this. seminaked protesters were in hyde park to defend controversial ads for protein shakes. the ads say "are you beach body ready" and have sparked controversy. they say they are tired of the notion of quote that your body should be covered up and hidden away if it doesn't meet specific requirements. it seems more media showed up than actual protesters. protein world refused to apologize and even challenged critics on twitter saying why make your insecurities our problem? lo

. >> president obama names a pick for the next joint chief of chaff and introduced general joseph dunford, with 40 years of experience in the marines, and was commander of the allied force. republican senator john mclane and lindsay graham enthusiastically praised him >>> a note sent to the judge who ordered them to work in the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial. authorities to the defendant objected to the decision. jurors are tired and finished. the 1979 distance of ayton payes let to the increased awareness about missing whig in the united states -- children in the united states >>> i.s.i.l. could be behind an it atake on a base. it happened near the border with gaza. there has been fighting in the area for months. the egyptian military presence cut down on the violence but relations are getting worse. >> reporter: this is what many buildings in the town of rafa look like. buildings, including schools were bombarded by the military between egypt and gaza. egyptian security forces have stormed areas in rafa and evacuating houses. they want to expand the buffer zone to control areas in egypt and pr

the leader of the allied forces in afghanistan as nominated to be the chief of staff general joseph dunford has commented as the u.s. military puts more focus on asia and iraq and afghanistan. and the president today described him as one of the most admired leaders in the military. >> he's known and reflected by congress and our allies on both sides of the aisle. and he's tireless. he has been known to take a voice recorder to keep up with his demands. >> dunford will be the top commander. john kerry said that in its battle against al-shabaab rebels, more on if. >> it was the first visit ever by a u.s. secretary of state to somalia. john kerry's mission on tuesday was to communicate the obama administration's support for the fledgling democracy, three years old. as it gets ready for the parliamentary elections the secretary of state wanted not only to show the administration's support but to encourage somalia to do more to improve it's military capacity particularly as it's trying to get rid of al-shabaab. though somalia is working with members of other countries that have also pledged to u

general joseph dunford is a combat veteran who just had taken over the post in october. he would replace martin dempsey. >>> later today president obama will celebrate cinco de mayo. >>> queen aeelizabeth arrived at kensing kensington palace to meet her new granddaughter. her name is a tribute to many family members. charlotte is a tribute to her father. elizabeth, the queen and diane that after william's late mother. charlotte is also the the middle name of kate's sister. >>> the city of philadelphia celebrating an airport expansion project. people say they are worried about their quality of life. >> reporter: neighbors say they gotten used to taking off. what happens when you live next to philadelphia airport? you have to shout your conversations if you're outside. >> like everyone else here we always dealt with it. you learn to live with it. >> reporter: nancy and her neighbors tell me they look at future with fear now that the airport is expanding and will push right up to their backyard. >> it's progressively worse ever since i moved out and come back. it's definite

get used to that face, that is general joseph dunford going to replace the familiar general martin dempsey, chairman of the chiefs of staff after four years is stepping aside and making way for a new leader. no words from him. just the commander in chief. you can see they've had a good relationship up until now. we'll continue to watch this story because while it looks like it's a -- there's still the senate confirmation. i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." we're covering a lot of news today and this starts it off. lot of words come to mind regarding the two arizona muslims who opened fire outside the prophet mohammed cartoon contest in texas. isis calls the men soldiers and brothers. the group that calls itself islamic state today claimed responsibility for that failed attack on an event that was designed to offend and was more than prepared for the trouble. both shooters were shot dead by a police officer. really before they did much than just reach the parking lot. earlier one of them tweeted both men's allegiance to the terror group's leader and prayed to be accepted as, qu

president obama is nominating marine general joseph dunford junior as the next chairman of the joint al dunford is currently heading the marine corps and it's a job he started just last october. he is expected to be easily confirmed by the senate and would succeed martin dempsey. speaking of the president, his plane. air force one. it's a white house on wings. it was sort of flying oval office, has secure meeting areas and a room for staff and press. >> i wondered what it's like for the white house press corps. from time to time you get a glimpse inside. now "nightline" with chief white house correspondent jonathan carl. he gets a rare up close tour. >> this is on the president's reading list? >> that might be on the first lady's. >> inside air force one, it seems a diverse reading selection from life and style to the latest "sports illustrated." in look familiar? the flying oval office nearly identical to the on set version in "house of cards." >> so you want me to forgive you to say it was okay? >> but for the first time under president obama, we're taking you on an exclusive all ac

he is expected to announce marine general joseph dunford jr., a widely respected he just did, widely respected combat hardened commander. general dunford led the coalition in key period from 2013 to 2014. if confirmed by the president, would replace general martin dempsey, who is about to complete four years as joint chiefs chair. that announcement just taking place at the white house. >> let's go back, kennedy we're talking about the economy. sandra was mentioning how huckabee made that a key focus and also his background and how that could maybe be a potential dig at jeb bush. >> no, absolutely. he said he is blue-collar not a blue-blood. if you see santorum get in the race you will see more blue-collar economic populism from the republican side. they obviously have more credibility talking about that. i don't want to see this presidential race go towards americans as victims. i want everyone to be a billionaire this country. i want fair taxes for all, but i want the kind of economy that encourages prosperity from every corner of this great -- >> you think huckabee gets that? >> no

president obama is set to nominate marine corps commandant general joseph dunford to become the next chair of the joint chiefs of staff, replacing general martin dempsey, who is retiring. dunford led the u.s.-nato occupation force in afghanistan for 18 months starting in 2013 overseeing the drawdown of u.s. troops and purported transfer of security control to afghanistan. he also led a regiment during the 2003 invasion of iraq. he earned the nickname "fighting joe." five students at tufts university in medford, massachusetts have launched a hunger strike to protest the university's plans to cut 17% of its janitorial workforce in june. the students began their strike on sunday. they were turned aside the janitors jobs. fellow students are camping out in solidarity with the hunger strikes outside tufts' main administration building. and the folk singer and social justice activist guy carawan who popularized the song, "we shall overcome," for activists in the civil rights movement has died at the age of 87. carawan became music director of the highlander folk school in tennessee 1959. i

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marine general joseph dunford junior today to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff today. dunford commanded u.s. and coalition forces in afghanistan in 2013 and 2014, and he's had a meteoric rise through the ranks. in the rose garden, the president said he's been extraordinarily impressed. >> i know joe. i trust him. he's already proven his ability to give me his unvarnished military advice based on experience on the ground. under his steady hand, we've achieved key milestones including transition to afghan responsibility for security, historic afghan elections and the draw down of u.s. forces. >> ifill: if confirmed by the senate, dunford will be the second marine to chair the joint chiefs. >> woodruff: u.s. attorney general loretta lynch promised federal help today to baltimore as it considers some re-training of its police force. lynch visited the city to meet with students, and religious and political leaders. she also met with police officials and with the family of freddie gray. his death sparked riots in the city last week. six police officers have now been charged

dempsey, his replacement, if confirmed by the senate will be marine corps commandant general joseph dunfordow, let's listen to the president. >> later this year. i will have a chance to say nice things about them later. i can tell you that they have been outstanding. and i could not have asked for a better team. but today, i'm proud to announce my nominees to be the next chairman, general joe dunford. and the next vice chairman, general paul seselva. i want to thank general dempsey and admiral win feld for being here today. marty and sandy, extraordinarily grateful for all that you've done and we will have an opportunity to pay tribute to you in the months ahead. i have relied on you both your advice your counsel, your judgment, as we have navigated the urgent challenges of recent years, from ending our combat mission in afghanistan to leading the international coalition to destroy isil conducting humanitarian operations from typhoon relief in the philippines to fighting ebola in west africa and strengthen our security alliances from europe to asia. at every step you have been critical to o

foundation upon which every effective leadership journey is built -- president barack obama nominated joseph dunfordjoint chiefs of staff. what is your advice? general dunwoody: he has had all the right jobs, he's been deployed, but never forget the soldier. that is who we are there to support. the men and women serving who worked so hard, they are the most important thing in our lives and as we make decisions, we can never forget the impact on them. alix: the army budget for this year is $631.2 billion. is that enough mark -- is that enough? general dunwoody: i think you've heard it leaders say that it's not. i think you have seen it happen -- after world war ii, vietnam we have had all of these disasters -- high funding dramatic cuts, reduction of forces. it is a dangerous world out there and soldiers, airmen and marines -- alix: and it's dangerous at the home front. what can the u.s. do to be better prepared against the islamic state? solve the world's problems. general dunwoody: in my book, i mention continuing the conversation. we have to identify the enemy's whether it's an ideology, we had to

. >> today president obama is nominated joseph dunford to be the next chief of staff. he currently sevens as a commandant of the marine corps. he earned the nickname of "fighting joe." he would succeed retiring general martin dempsey. >>> president obama is praising david letterman's contributions to america. last night marked the president's final visit to the "late show" with letterman as the host. the topics ranged from race relations to retirement plans. vinita nair is here to show us both the serious and light-hearted moments. good morning. >> good morning. it was a night of laughs as david letterman ends his final broadcast. president obama entered the sullivan theater for his third and final time while in office. president obama addressed the relationship between law enforcement and community members. >> in which too many communities don't have all relationship of trust with police. if you just have a handful of police who are not doing the right thing, that makes the job tough for all the other police officers out there. >> you believe that race relations in th

. >>> today is president is expected to nominate joseph dunford as the chairman of the joint chiefs offf. he also played a key role in the afghanistan drawdown. he would succeed retiring general. >>> last night marked the president's final visit to the late show with letterman as the host. the topics range from race relations to retirement plans, vinita nair is here to show us the moments. >> it really was a night of laughs. with just weeks until it airs its final broadcast, president obama visited the ed sullivan theater for his third and final time while in office. ♪ president obama addressed the relationship between law enforcement and community members. >> too many communities don't have a relationship of trust with the police. and if you just have a handful of police who are not doing the right thing, that makes the job tougher for all the other police officers out there. >> you believe that race relations in this country are better stronger. >> i think that they are better. my kids and your kids are growing up in an america where the attitudes of the next generation make you hope

. >> one question on the nomination of joseph dunford. what message is the president trying to send on this one. >> he had the opportunity to nominate general dunford. the president has gotten to know general dunford. gerald dunford has served this country in a variety of roles but including an combat. that combat experience is valuable to individuals who serve in military leadership positions as well. he is somebody who walks the walk. and the president is going to rely on the general for his broader strategic advice but is pleased that will be informed by his own personal experience in combat. the president and general dunford have talked about the challenge in afghanistan. the president had counted on him for unvarnished advice about our military strategy and the president's forward to continue to rely on that advice in the years ahead. one of the significant challenges facing the next chairman of the jet -- joint team of staff, we continue to draw down our military personnel from afghanistan. we have improved the relationship we have

marine general joseph dunford, who is current marine corps commandant, they both appeared at a ceremonyama said he chose general dunford due to his work leading troops in afghanistan. >> i've had a chance to work with him. i have been extraordinarily impressed by joe, from the situation room where he helped to shape our enduring commitment to afghanistan to my visit last year to bagram where i saw his leader first firsthand. i know joe. i trust him. >> so once confirmed, general dunford will replace retiring army general, martin dempsey. nbc's chief pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski joins me now. smooth sailing for dunford for this confirmation here the president having problems with the fact he is a red sox fan? >> everybody thinks that dunford will be easily confirmed. but that doesn't mean that he won't get roughed up in the confirmation hearing on the senate armed services committee. as you know many members of congress will use confirmation hearings like this to beat up on or question the president's foreign and military policies. so it could be a little bit of a rough go bu

general joseph dunford, not other marine corps now nominated the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff testified, testified quote where investing in modernization at a historically low level. we know that we must maintain at least 10%-12% of our resources on modernization they feel the ready force to pay the bills were currently investing seven to 8%. i ask every single one of our single chiefs and our area commanders the same question. if we don't reveal sequestration, will -- repeal kashmir will put the lives government and women are serving in the military in greater danger? the answer by every single one of these uniformed leaders not the civilian leaders uniformed leaders said yes we will put the lives of the men and women who are serving in the military in greater danger than less we reveal sequestration. or on defense. i say to my colleagues, i say to my colleagues of united states senate, this is not acceptable. this is not acceptable for us to ask the young men and women are serving in our military in uniform to put comes out their lives put in greater danger because we copped

. >> president obama yesterday nominated marine corps commandant joseph dunford to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. she was previously a commanding general in afghanistan. if confirmed by the senate general dunford would replace army general martin dempsey who is expected to retire over the summer. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president and vice president of the united states, accompanied by secretary ashton carter, ambassador susan rice, general dose of dunford, and general paul selva. >> please, everybody, have a seat. good morning. as americans, we are blessed with the strongest military the world has ever known. yes, our system of equipment and technology, our logistical capacity is unmatched, but what makes us the best, the reason no other nation can do what we do is our people -- patriotic men and women across our country who step forward, raise their hand and take an oath to defend our nation. it's our men and women in uniform -- and their leaders -- who make our armed forces the very best. among our military leaders, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is

less than two hours from now, president will nominate joseph dunford as the new chairman of the jointin a rose garden ceremony. for more on general dunford, i'm joined by jim miklaszewski. jim, good morning. >> good morning, jose. general dunford is described as a straight talking, hard charging marine to the very core who his supporters say would be just as skilled and comfortable in a boardroom as he is on the battlefield. dunford led a marine corps regimen during the invasion of iraq. most recently last year he was head of all coalition forces including american forces in afghanistan during an especially difficult and sensitive time as elections were under way and the u.s. was withdrawing troops. that tour was cut short so he could return to the pentagon to become the commandant of the marine corps. he's proven himself time and again on capitol hill. he can face down some of the toughest questions that he'll get from lawmakers during his confirmation, and everybody assumes that he'll breeze through that process. >> jim miklaszewski, always a pleasure to see you, thanks for being wi

and at noon, president obama is expected to nominate marine corps general joseph dunford replacing general martin dempsey who is stepping down this coming fall. we'll have the president's announcement, again at noon eastern on the c-span networks. waiting for the resumption of this senate hearing on wildlife management. continuing shortly. right now a discussion on the federal budget crafted by house and senate negotiators recently. >> executive director of the concord coalition. he joins us this morning to help us analyze the house and senate budget resolution passed by the house late last week. the senate expected to take an initial vote and take that up today. but first, robert bixby for those who aren't familiar what is the concord coalition? >> well, it's a nonpartisan organization that focuses on the federal budget and advocates fiscal responsibility. it was founded by paul tsongas and warren rudman, one a democratic senator and one a republican. senator back in 1992. >> and with that goal in mind what do you think about the budget plan that's being pushed by republicans promises to

. >>> president obama will tap general joseph dunford as the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staffommon don of the marine corps. if confirmed by the senate he'll replace martin dempsey who is retiring. >>> just days after losing the fight of the century to floyd mayweather manny pacquiao's camp revealing he needs surgery to repair a significant tear in his shoulder. the surgery is expected to keep pacquiao out of the ring for nine months to a year. >> did you watch the fight? >> did not. i watched zero sports over the weekend. >> mayweather had to be heavily favored going into it but manny did seem to shift away from his right hand which is his strong hand. >> how could he have that fight two weeks after he had surgery? >> why didn't the commission know and why didn't they test and bring it out? there's a lot of questions. >> lot of questions. >> that was a real hype-palooza. >>> did the baltimore prosecutor act too quickly bringing charges against six police officers in freddie gray's death? our legal experts weigh in on this. >>> and another republican jumping in for president, d

. >>> the "washington post," president obama has nominated marine corps general joseph dunford, jr.n of of the joint chiefs of staff. in remarks at the white house on tuesday, the president praised dunford as "one of our military's most highly regarded strategic thinkers." if confirmed, dunford would succeed army general martin dempsey who is retiring after four years as the nation's top military leader. >>> from the san francisco cron chronicle, sheryl sandberg paid tribute to her husband on facebook yesterday. in her public comments she writes that however short, she's grateful for the time they did share together writing "we had 11 truly joyful years of the deepest love happiest marriage and truest partnership that i could imagine. even in these last few days of completely unexpected held the darkest and saddest moments of my life i know how lucky i've been." goldberg was celebrated at a private memorial service at stanford university during which u2's bono praised his late friend and sang the song "one." >>> and from "usa today" panera bread is going public with its plan to drop

joseph dunford has been nominated to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.here he is pictured with the president. walking with the vice president. making their way to that announcement yesterday. the "washington times" with that picture. the current joint chiefs will be continuing his duties, up on capitol hill today at 10:30 am eastern time to talk about the pentagon budget along with ashton carter, the defense secretary. we will have coverage of that at 10:30 this morning on c-span. "washington post" justice stevens backs reparations for some guantanamo detainees. back to your calls on the field. cookeville tennessee, a republican. caller: good morning. anybody that hillary clinton. -- but hillary clinton. we do not need her. she is out for herself, not the american people. there is an old saying -- you can. people all the time, all of the people sometime, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. she is out for herself. the same thing back to arkansas when they had that land scheme called whitewater. she did all that stuff -- host: we got you

general joseph dunford now nominate to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff testified quote we are investing in modernization at an historic low level. we must maintain at least 10% to 12% of our resources on modernization to pay today's bills and we are currently investing 70%. i ask every single one of first service chiefs and their area commanders the same question. if we don't repeal sequestration will that put the lives of our men and women who are serving in the military in greater danger? the answer by every single one of these uniformed leaders uniformed leaders said yes we will put the lives of the men and women who are serving in the military in greater danger unless we repeal sequestration. and i say to my colleagues i say to my colleagues in the united states senate, this is not acceptable. this is not acceptable for us to ask the young women -- men and women who are serving the military in uniform to have their lives put in greater danger because we copped out. we fail to address the issue of increasing and unsustainable deficit. we are making them pay the price price.

i, too welcome the nominations of joseph dunford and paul selva. i have complete confidence and trust in them. i appreciate the fact that both of them and their families have agreed to continue to serve their country at this important time in our history. as the secretary said, there is plenty to do in the months ahead, or me. yesterday, i appeared with the secretary in front of the congress in what may have been my last budget hearing to briefly recap where we have been with the budget since i became chairman. when i came into the job come i knew we would be facing significant cuts after 10 years of incredible support for those periods of highest activity in iraq and afghanistan. we have faced significant cuts. over the last five years, we have cut three quarters of a trillion dollars from the defense budget. that is significant, but combined with a lack of long-term budgets certainty and the lack of support to make the reforms that are necessary we are a routing our technological edge and our military readiness is declining -- eroding our technol

president obama will name joseph dunford as the next chairman of joints chief of staff. dempsey is completing his duty in october. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee plans to make an announcement in his hometown of hope arkansas. he won eight states in the 2008 primary. he will join five other candidates in the race for the white house. >>> a chaotic scene in brazil after a championship soccer match. police had to fire stun grenades as fans stormed the field. they attacked with sticks and parts of the stage. the brazilian military police said 600 officers were on duty during the game but only 14 were stationed on the field. >>> a garbage can sparked an explosion on the subway tracks. a piece of wood is being used to dislodge the garbage can from the electrified rails. when a deafening boom rings out. but amazingly he is okay. police are investigating. >>> president obama made his eighth and final appearance on the late show monday night as david letterman gets ready to retire. the president told letterman he's given viewers a great gift. and the two joked about w

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. >>> today president obama is expected to nominate marine general joseph doneford, jr. to be the -- dunford, jr. to be the next chair of the chief of staffs. he's been commandant since last october. >>> 6:36. we want to congratulate alice dickerson from olney, maryland, our facebook fan of the day. alice says my day hasn't started till i've watched wusa9 news in the morning. >> way to start it off the right way. if you want to follow alice's lead, go to facebook, fill out the form and you could be looking at a $100 gift card to amc. how about it? >> i'm here on the weather terrace. what a great start. it's comfortable. it's going to be very sunny and warm today. but things are going to change. take a look at your forecast. but first, another shot of reagan national from our michael & son camera. we're headed to the mid-#s on today. it's -- mid-80s today. it's going to be great and we'll track showers and storms making your commute a little wet on the [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i see you are f

general joseph dunford nominated to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff testified "we're investing in modernization at an historically low level. we know that we must maintain at least 10% to 12% of our resources on modernization to field a ready force for tomorrow to pay for today's bills we are currently investing 7% to 8%." i asked every single one of our service chiefs and our area commanders the same question. if we don't repeal scwefertion will it put the lives of our men and women who are serving in the military in greater danger? the answer, by every single one of these uniformed leaders not the civilian leaders the uniformed leaders said, yes, we will put the lives of the men and women who are serving in the military in greater danger unless we repeal sequestration on defense. i say to my colleagues, i say to my colleagues in the united states senate, this is not acceptable. this is not acceptable for us to ask the young men and women who are serving in our military in uniform to put -- to have their lives put in greater danger because we copped out we failed to address th

there is a lot of of speculation over who will fill the spot including talk about marine general joseph dunford you offer any insight and what imput do you as is being treef the navy have in helping the president to choose military leaders? i think that i a have a lot when it comes to the chair and vice whar chairman. this is a little bit of a different process. joe nford is one of the finest people and officers that i have ever ever met. but i will give you my notification the hierarchy here. there is a sectretary of the navy. there is sectretary of the defense. chairman of the joint chiefs. there is the president. there is god. and the comondant. [applause] [laughter] . >> would you ever support having a secretary for the marine corps? >> no. [laughter] the navy has until 2016 to open to women or request a waiver from congress. will you allow women to become navy seals. why or why not? >> well number one, or the only part of the navy. only part that is currently trigger pullers for seal. logistics and communications have women that deploy with seal teams for a good while now. the evaluation i