and lockheed martin in particular has been hit with a bunch of damaging headlines about how the governments cut back orders to the f-35 and that's lockheed's next generation fighter plane and it is indeed the money contract. stock's been performing like a champ. lockheed rallied 17% last year dramatically outperforming the s&p 500 it's continued to run in 2012. to the point where it's now just $1.50 off the 52-week high. if you only looked at the action in the stock and didn't read the front page newspaper you'd think not only was there nothing wrong with it but something great must be happening to it hence the new segment. what's going on here? the market being ignorant? or does it maybe know something that the rest of us don't? are these defense cuts simply not as important as they look? or maybe they're being trumped by something even bigger. could it be six of one, half dozen of another? here's the other thing, lockheed martin is not alone, there's some genuine defense pin action here. two contractors have been rallying in play and both within striking distance of their highs. the reas

northrop grumman lockheed martin, indebted therapeutics corp. -- -- united therapeutics corp-- we aree hundreds of millions. >> the average salary it was about $25 million last year. it was up 65% to the -- compared to the year before. >> you are looking at stock options and awards. what is your take during the year when so many people are just barely coming out of this recovery? >> i am a capitalist through and through. i am the publisher of "washington business journal." i think it is troubling that we have this growing disparity between the very, very highly- paid people, and the rest of the workforce. >> josh boak, do you think it will carry into the election year? >> this is something that is on thmiddle class that are not protesting. median incomes are down by 10%. we have two different economies. for the vast majorityf americans, to some degree, they are in a recession. >> peter morici you save the obama administration is too opmistic. >> last august, the president told us the deficit would be less than $1 trillion. now what will be closer to $1.30 trillion or $1.40 trillion. s

this well i mean if you look at the top pentagon contractors it's very clear it's companies like lockheed martin boeing north of grumman raytheon these companies if you if you check their statistics on the government misconduct database for government contractors you'll see that many of them have these environmental infractions and settlements that they've had. to pay to communities or to the military the u.s. government and really it's just about profit for these companies i mean they claim to be very patriotic but when it comes down to it they're just after the dollar and the environment you know goes hand in hand with human health talk about the medical effects of defense pollution around the world well in the really permissions and the thing that people don't think about oftentimes is that portray this as being you know anti-military when you're agitating for you know the u.s. military to come out and really stick to these environmental regulations it affects the troops everyone just really easy example would be these burn pits that were being used to dispose of trash in iraq and afghanistan

a setback for lockheed martin. payments of about $1 million a month will be withheld from their aeronautics division. this puts pressure on them to correct deficiencies and accounting. the money will be paid once the deficiencies are fixed. we have for about apple's ipad 3. apple will be holding a product unveiling in san francisco on march 7. features a picture of a ipad screen and it will have late faster processor. we will have to wait and see. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> the owner of the holiday inn chain is launching a new brand that is designed to help keep physically fit when you're away from home. >> it is a competitive market. they are launching a new chain for the health-conscious. we will have all the details on the new chain coming up in the next hour. >> thank you. >> 40 degrees on tv hill. and >> investigation into health profiles paints a different picture. details when we continue. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself and so, college was a dream, when i was a

lockheed martin's f-35 stealth fighter is still under development but that plane, too, is on show. u.s. military leaders shifted military resources toward the asia pacific. they're urging countries in the region to introduce the jet. >>> china's defense minister says he hopes china and japan can cooperate on more defense exchanges. a groupf officers met in beijing from japan's self-defense force. the delegation of ten japanese officers is visiting china over the next week. they want to increase the number of exchanges with china this year. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of ties between the countries. there are various issues the two need to work on to strengthen their relationship. but he said problems will be solved gradually by buiing up mutual trust. relations became strained after an incident two years ago in the east china sea. a chinese fishing boat collided with japanese control vessels near the disputed senkaku islands. >>> board members at japan's central bank surprised markets on tuesday. they expanded easy money policy and set a clear inflation mark

google is already here as well as lockheed martin and juniper networks. and the lesson for other cities is really to expedite and move at the speed of business, not at the speed of government bureaucracy. nbc bay area news. >>> it was a mess. a three-hour shutdown on highway 37. heavy fog was the factor in the massive chain reaction pileup near the sonoma, solano area. 31 cars were involved. some of the cars even swerved off the road into san pablo bay. it's west of vallejo. visibility was poor, but the chp says you can't blame the fog. >> as you know, people are responsible to take care and drive safely in conditions. if fog is a condition, they need to ensure they allow the amount of space. and also travel at a speed significantly slower to ensure that they have stopping distance if a hazard were to occur ahead of them. >> a sobering reminder of the fog and what happens. several people were rushed to local hospitals. thankfully, no life-threatening injuries. it took three hours for the highway patrol to reopen eastbound highway 37. >>> san francisco she

also on display is lockheed martin's f-35 stealth fighter under development. the united states has increased importance on its military strategy in the asia-pacific region, and is urging the countries there to introduce the >>> china's defense minister met self defense officers in beijing. he expressed hope that defense exchanges can be deepened with japan. the delegation of ten japanese officers is visiting china until the 23rd. they told chinese minister they want to increase defense exchanges with china this year. 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties. he said there are various issues the two countries need to work onto strengthen their relationship, but problems will be gradually solved by building up mutual trust. bilateral relations became strained after an incident in 2010. a chinese fishing boat collided with japanese patrol vessels near the disputed islands in the east china sea. >>> more members of japan's central bank surprised markets. they expanded easy money policy and set clear inflation target. ai uchida is foll

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america they're some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they make an so for the defense department around the world they're a federal contractor and many other levels there you can evolve in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the us which goes around advocating peace arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. based on international human rights as a syrian solution must come from within and that foreign interference with the of the state. in syria i think it is a matter of there are some very legitimate interest in the country of people who would like to be able to participate more in their government and i think the government has made some effort to respond they think it needs to make more of an effort but i don't think that comes through foreign intervention it comes through indigenous processes of the people in the country if you look at any foreign intervention over the last se

and these are companies again like boeing lockheed martin raytheon now i know that recently there was an announcement to some proposed budget cuts to the pentagon so what happens if these large companies we know they're not going accept last profits the name in the previous year what happens when you know the pentagon stops giving them as much money as they're used to what will they. do you know where will they export these weapons to continue to make money or they'll be more pressure to export because if they're losing revenue from the pentagon here domestically in the say well gee you know the economy goes south we're already seeing arguments that we need to keep defense spending high for the economy but if that doesn't happen then the companies are going to go well you know we could provide jobs in this state or that if you just let us export a little more just open the gates. support so there will be more pressure to export if the pentagon budget is being cut at home what's the biggest concern you think americans should have about what we're seeing here well i think. the unintende

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america they're some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only did they make and so i'm sure the defense department around the world their federal contractor larry other levels are little actually this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating he's arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit. r.t. new york. so it's not just random countries it's countries like turkey like you just sung that funnel weapons into syria as well that the u.s. is selling weapons to in the first place so instead of finger pointing perhaps there's a need to rethink policy or at least take a closer look at the consequences of these actions i've got ivan eland a senior fellow at the independent institute here to help me break some of this down and i will let's talk about this stance by the u.s. selling arms to no eastern countries on one hand while simultaneously criticizing countries that are selling arms to other ones well unfortuna

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america there are some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they making so much for the defense department around the world there are federal contractors and many other levels there are going to vote in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating peace arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. now according to chinese media we're getting reports that iran has sent fifteen thousand of its a little revolutionary guard troops to help maintain order in syria and let's discuss this further with professor saeed mohammad marandi from the university of tehran joining us live now from lebanon i thank you for coming on our to you today do you believe that iran would risk getting involved in a conflict in another country according to these reports from the chinese media. no definitely iran has no troops in the country iran has never had troops involved in the problems

arms manufacturers or some of the biggest companies in america they're some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they make it so for the defense department around the world they're a federal contractor and many other levels are going to vote in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating peace arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit arena what ny r.t. new york. russia has been trying to mediate a peaceful solution to the syrian conflict for months and wants to host talks between the warring sides but one middle east expert told r.t. that to negotiations will be hard to bring about as long as the syrian opposition is rallying for regime change. bashar assad after the meeting with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov expressed his readiness however the other side is not expressing its readiness there are some members of the syrian opposition who are expressing readiness however there are other sides a lot including the muslim brother

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america they're some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they making so much for the defense department around the world there are federal contractor and many other levels there are going to vote in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating peace while arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. it's good to have you with us you're watching our we got a lot of pictures again for you here as thousands are out on the streets of greece once again as there are a parliament is set to choose between tough new cuts or and. imminent default the country's prime minister has warned that failing to get more bailout cash would be cut off again live pictures you're watching right here from central athens the e.u. creditors that want an unpopular new austerity bill passed in return for the one hundred thirty billion euro rescue package the cabinet has cleared the plan

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america there are some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they making so much for the defense department around the world they're a federal contractor in many other levels there are going to vote in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating peace while arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. to greece now where police are far to gas and stun grenades into crowds of protesters who throwing stones and far bombs at them several buildings around athens have been set ablaze have been reports of injuries and arrests lawmakers are debating a choice between tough new code. or an imminent default the creditors want an unpopular new austerity bill passed in return for the one hundred thirty billion euro rescue package the cabinet has cleared the plan but lost six ministers or deputies in the process some coalition m.p.'s of threatened to vote against it if it d

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america they're some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they making so much for the defense department around the world there are federal contractor and many other levels there are going to vote in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating peace arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit. new york and you can always find more news and the latest updates on the situation in syria on our website r.t. dot com here's what else is waiting for you there right now the day of rage against new anti-piracy laws has rocked the world with protests taking place in dozens of cities across the planet. also online as south atlantic rao why argentina sees military threats from the u.k. around this beautiful and islands. in cairo thousands of people joined a general strike in protest against the ongoing military rule exactly a year after president of bark stepped down demonstrators one of the supreme

northrop grumman and lockheed martin so it appears that being part of the surveillance state makes you very wealthy well if i were living in looting virginia and i were looting people for a living whether it's at the airport through the homeland security or the t.s.a. or whether it's old down there on capitol hill where they put together all because of bills to pay. all sales from people you know i have an above average standard of living in that one mile radius of washington d.c. and this is where all the one percent is now this is all relatively new because it wasn't until nine eleven the most overrated attack in history did you find that the u.s. government needed to create seventeen or eighteen new agencies pay them billions and you know they made jamie diamond look like. restraint of litter in fact luden county now it's not looting but it sounds better as looting it was an agricultural county up until only the one nine hundred sixty s. so yes it has you see the emergence of the new the one percent they are there they're the ones that are basically the tollbooth operators between y

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america they're some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they making so much for the defense department around the world their federal contractor and many other levels are going to vote in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating peace while arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. you're watching r t greece is at a standstill once again people venting their anger at more planned cuts which he is demanding in return for vital funds public transport and other services have been disrupted by the unions two day strike protesters in athens are clashing with police throwing stones and molotov cocktails crosses coalition government did manage to agree on a new austerity deal their creditors have been demanding but eurozone finance ministers remain skeptical saying they want to see concrete action before the second bailout worth one hundred thirty billion e

berkshire's or some of the biggest companies in america there are some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they make console arms for the defense department around the world they're a federal contractor in many other levels there are going bald elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the us which goes around advocating peace while arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. meanwhile reports of emerge that support is on its way to aid assad's forces chinese media claim iran has sent fifteen thousand of its elite revolutionary guard troops to help maintain order in syria but professor side mohammad marandi from the university of tehran says despite being an ally of syria iran wouldn't interfere in its domestic problems iran has no troops in the country iran has never had troops involved in the problems within syria this is basically western propaganda someone in the chinese media has been receiving information that is completely false whil

manufacturers are some of the biggest companies in america there are some of the most powerful lockheed martin not only do they making so much for the defense department around the world there are federal contractor and many other levels there are going to vote in elections this statue outside the u.n. headquarters is a symbol of global peace and nonviolence but critics say the idea has been twisted by the u.s. which goes around advocating peace arming countless conflicts all for the sake of profit marina point ny r.t. new york. also where journalist lucy feel and says the timing of the bombing attacks carried out by the syrian opposition is quite significant. first of all i'd just like to say that this attack is clearly a response to the russian and chinese veto is a message from the west that if we don't get our way through the united nations security council we are going to go ahead with destabilizing syria by any means possible at the same time we are seeing in the media an increase in accusations of syrian government violence against civilians and funds but since the military operation to