he was also a marine. and article marine, carl marlantes wrote matterhorn that came out in 2010 and it is a brilliant novel. and going all the way back to graham greene's the quiet american from 1955. so we have a long, a long history, and that brings us to today's panel made up of all of us here served in the vietnam war, all of these men have written exceptional books about the vietnam war. i'd like to introduce them to you, and then we'll get started. well, beyond what you have you have in your introduction. danny lliteras like i said served as a navy corpsman with the marines. i think you probably know that the army had medics, right? you all know what medics were. well marines didn't have their own medics, they called them corpsmen, and they served in the u.s. navy. did i get that right? i've got two marines and a navy guy who served with the marines surrounding me here. and bob tecklenburg on my left wrote a terrific pell worry about -- memoir about his time as a marine in the vietnam war and going b

high of over 200,000 marines. i'm interested to learn how the marine corps will manage mission risk with a force this size particularly with additional missions such as increased embassy security. for marine corps modernization, the fy2016 request supports the decisions made last year that made the strategy for ground systems more sound. the marine corps clearly remains committed to the revitalization of its armored amphibious assault capabilities with that includes funds for survivability upgrades for current family of armored and amphibious assault vehicles and continues a competitive search for a new wheeled amphibious combat vehicle. we understand that the amphibious combat vehicle program would integrate a number of existing technologies into a new vehicle. marine corps has described this program as, quote, nondevelopmental. which raises question about what nondevelopmental means when you're developing a new system. i'm interested in your insights commander, on what this whole program is involved. also declar

for the united states marine corps that means 22,500 marines west of the dateline. as we have drawn down the force in iraq and afghanistan we

and our marines will be marines for life and our sailors will be sailors for life. and i give you all a lot of credit for making that a priority. and your written testimony today attributes to it. one question i want to ask that may be a question for the record because it may involve classified information. i'm concerned about the stability of the government of bahrain. the flif fifth fleet is headquartered in bahrain. and that fifth fleet is not only important for our defense, but it keeps open sea lanes in an important part of the world that allow shipments of oil and other shipments that affect the global economy. the instability of bahrain in my view causes me significant concern about the long-term viability of the fifth fleet there, as its headquarters. certainly the security of the lives of those americans serving but also whether that is, you know -- can we have a fifth fleet strategically positioned there given that instability? and maybe for the record i would like to ask if you could just offer some thoughts appropriately classified, if need be, about wha

and our marines will be marines for life and our sailors will be sailors for life. and i give you all a lot of credit for making that a priority. and your written testimony today attributes to it. one question i want to ask that may be a question for the record because it may involve classified information. i'm concerned about the stability of the government of bahrain. the fifth need is headquartered in bahrain. and that fifth fleet is not only important for our defense, but it keeps open sea lanes in an important part of the world that allow shipments of oil and other shipments that affect the global economy. the instability of bahrain in my view causes me significant concern about the long-term viability of the fifth fleet there, as its headquarters. certainly the security of the lives of those americans serving but also whether that is, you know -- can we have a fifth fleet strategically positioned there given that instability? and maybe for the record i would like to ask if you could just offer some thoughts appropriately classified, if need be, about what the

he served in the marine corps first marine expeditionary force, first marine division. he died may 28, 1967. age at the time of death was 20 years old. his uncle a united states marine, sponsored him so that he as a canadian, could enlist in the united states marine corps. paul was proud to volunteer and served the united states as a marine so he could fight communism. paul signed a noncitizen waiver so he could serve in country in vietnam with his unit. one story that his friends recall is on a hunting trip paul was so proud of his service as a u.s. marine that when he went home for christmas after basic training, his friends joked that paul didn't take his uniform off once. david birdall was born january 16 1953. he grew up in minot. served in the army, 101st airborne division. his date of death is stated to be january 20, 1972. he was 19 years old when he went missing. david is the first son born of 13 children. his family remembers him as always helping others. during the minot flood of 1969, the family moved to safety but david stayed in town sandbagging all night

then he went to the marines. can you imagine? and then the best memoir by a woman is as lenders in the vietnam war in then so with those patches of fighter with those of african american in then of great book about the anti-war movement. as far as fiction rehab pulitzer prize winners such as strange mountain to connect those short stories as a expatriate living in the louisiana. that is brilliant and autobiographical. and one of those won the national book award in 1987. dog soldiers says wright affair. and richard rose said navy corpsman and to come home are were former senator jim webb wrote several novels one of the first in a country novels and the gold standard that won the national book award. but those that have turned into a phenomenon. like a community reach should be on the top of your list. there were two really good novels you may have heard of 15 is the short termers from the kubrick movie and another rain spent 35 years writing his novel that can amount in 2010 and it is brilliant. then going back to the quiet ameri

the president's budget of one hundred 84 marines 184,000 marines. i've is how the navy will manage this. for the marine corps, the request of decisions made last year that may ground systems more sound. the marine corps clearly remains committed to the revitalization and the budget request requires upgrades. it continues a competitive search for a new amphibious combat vehicle. we understand that the amphibious combat vehicle program would incorporate a number of technologies. the marine corps has described this as -- quote non-developmental, which raises questions of why that is. i'm interested on your comments of what this full program is. it is also a challenge on what general dunford has called a gap. sometimes, loss in that discussion -- i know that the navy's plan purchase is one effort to address the shipping shortfall. i'm interested in knowing what else will mitigate the gap to ensure that our amphibious gap is capable and ready. issued a generator 2012, followed by the two 2014 and this january, all at goa a new orientation on the asia-pac

same thing with the marines. we will have navy ships forward, we will have marines forward. it is the next to go the ability to surge. looking further out to the future, our technological edge is crucial for science and technology, and bringing those scientific advances to the war fighter in the field. those things are at risk, particularly on any access or denial, that adversaries may push us out and try to push us further and further up field. the weapons that we need the ordinance that we need the numbers that we need to do that will be at risk. the new technologies to meet some of the threats that we're facing now and that we're going to be facing in the not too distant future, they go -- that research goes down. that science and technology goes down as much as we try to protect it. we simply cannot do that. so to use the language that other service secretaries in the service chiefs have used, the risk that we take is that we will get there later than we should, more americans will die, or be wounded and we take a chance at losing. >> congressman, if i might add, for the

strength of 180,000 marines. i'm interested to learn how they will manage missing -- managed mission risk particularly with increased embassy security. security. the marine corps modernization request supports the decision made last year that made the strategy more sound. they clearly remain committed to the finalization of its assault capabilities with a budget request that includes funds for upgrades to the current family of assault vehicles and continues a competitive search for new vehicles. the amphibious combat vehicle program would innovate a with innovative number of existing technologies. the marine corps has described this program as non-developed which raises non- developed, which raises questions about what nondevelopment means when you are developing a new system. i am interested in comment on this. it is also clear the authority is challenged on what he has called the amphibious gap. navy witnesses have testified about the number of ships required to meet amphibious shipping goals sometime lost is t

same thing with the marines. we will have navy ships forward, we will have marines forward. it is the next to go, the ability to surge. looking further out to the future, our technological edge is one of the crucial things we have. maintaining money for research and development and science and technology. and bringing those scientific advances to the war fighter in the field. those things are at risk, particularly on any access or denial, that adversaries may try to force us out and try to push us further and further afield. the weapons that we need, the ordinance that we need, the numbers that we need to do that will be at risk. the new technologies to meet some of the threats that we're facing now and that we're going to be facing in the not too distant future, they go -- that research goes down. that science and technology goes down as much as we try to protect it, we simply cannot do that that. to use the language that other service secretaries in the service chiefs have used, the risk that we take is that we will get there later than we should, more americans will die,

the president's budget called for 184,000 marines down from the war-time high of over 200,000 marines. i'm interested to learn how the marine corps will manage mission risk with a force this side, particularly with increased embassy security. the marine corps clearly remains committed to the revitalization to the assault capabilities with a budget request that includes funds for its current family of armored amphibious assault vehicles and continued a competitive search for new-wheeled combat vehicle. we understand the amphibious combat vehicle program would integrate a number of technologies into a new vehicle. the marine corps has described this program as, quote, non-developmental. which raises questions about what non-developmental means when you're developing a new system. i'm interested in your incitessights on this whole program. all the real amphibious challenge on the amphibious gap has more to do with ships and connectives than air and sea-born assault systems. navy witnesses have testified about the number of ships required to meet shipping goals. sometimes lost in that dis

>> you are at the marin food bank? i think it's item w >> sorry. >> all right, thank you. >> july 1 is the one we're looking at. >> this is a new contract, right? only starting for 14-15 to 15-16. >> okay, that's the --. >> oh, sorry. >> okay, no problem. >> a lot of contracts. >> there's a lot of paperwork here. >> we're almost to the end. a couple of minutes. okay any other questions? hearing none i call for --. >> no, no, it's a mistake. we're on the same page, okay? is that on page 2? >> uh-huh. >> effective july 1 home-delivered grocery program on page 2, table a again. >> uh-huh. >> there is the first year, second year, two year total should be 825. >> you know why? we don't -- this is a little strange. it's not a summation, it's the total unduplicated people that we serve. so, you know, total is 450 so we're not double counting the people that we are already serving. that's why. >> all right, any other questions? hearing none, i will call for the vote. all in favor of approving this san francisco marin food bank

marine second lieutenants charging into battle on their knees. drill comes two weeks into the 86-day infantry officers course and it's unlike any training we've ever seen. they're on their knees to slow things down enough so as not to cause serious injury. it looks almost prehistoric, but marine general george smith says it's what combat's all about. >> george smith: we're talking about actively seeking out and locating and closing with, and then destroying the enemy. >> martin: general smith is in charge of an experiment that would put women into the middle of that scrum, which, until now, has been entirely a man's arena. second lieutenant melissa cooling wants to be one of those women. but before she can start infantry training, she has to pass what's known as the combat endurance test, a 14-hour marathon of physical pain and mental stress which includes everything from basic pull-ups to land navigation and an obstacle course, all of that spread out over 16 miles. she knows she's facing longer odds than any of the men here. in the last two year

marine mammals are being rehabilitated regularly at the sausalito marine mammal center. usually they charge an admission, but sunday it's free for you and the family. very educational experience and you can find out about all the sea life right here in the bay area. i was in santa cruz last weekend

corps. >> the marine corps is a little less than 1 or 2 for deployment, we have 130,000 marines on deployment around the world and 1 to 2 is to use the chairman's term the ragged edge of how much you can ask someone to deploy without their effectiveness suffering. on the knee beside our deployments are getting longer, less predictable, we are trying to get into all the optimize response plans which make deployments more predictable, which make maintenance more predictable, which make trading more predictable. all that would be seriously jeopardized and scuttled by sequestration. >> mr. wilson. >> i would like to thank each of you for being here today. i know firsthand your commitment, how military service members, veterans truly appreciate your service. our family's joint service, i cover each of you. thanks to my wife. i give her all the credit. we have three send in the army national guard, had a son in the navy we have a nephew in the air force. my late brother in law and brother-in-law were proud marines. chris and, i know of your commitment and all military families are putting so much t

in fact the marines are shrinking. the navy is staying steady in the staffs are staying steady or going down. we are doing a 20% reduction in headquarters staff. but again it's what we call the for the state. the department of defense agencies, things like the defense finance and accounting service, things like the defense logistics agency and their contractors have just grown exponentially. so that's where the growth is coming. i was paid just for the department of the navy, it's not in the department. >> thank you. >> thank you and secretary mabus maybe we will have time to get back to that point but let me go ahead with my plan questions. admiral greenert we sort of decided on this rebalanced asia before the latest provocations from russia, before i says to took over so much territory. if sequestration returns in october what sort of gap will these cuts create between americans asian rebalanced strategy and already important tasks of deterring aggression in defeating isis and the role amphibious ships will have been

my late brother-in-law and father-in-law were proud marines. so firsthand i know of your commitment and how military families are putting so much trust in you. i also want to point out the context to where we are today. somebody that we all respect, i believe it is universal bipartisan, dr. henry kissinger testified, the united states has not faced a more diverse and complex array of cry cease since the end of the second world war,ent quote. and i appreciate in particular you pointed out how the reduction of air capability is putting the american people at risk and we want to work with you. additionally though we need to recognize according to bob woodward in his book "the price of politics" that it was the president who came up with defense sequestration. i'm very grateful that house republicans have voted twice to replace defense sequestration. sadly neither of our initiatives were taken up by the former senate. but hope springs eternal this can be addressed. in regard to a question, general odierno. i will be always very grateful visiting yo

>> yes, the marines involved in the training mission were from the marine special operations regimentunique is it for national guardsman to be training with special operators? >> it's not unique at all for eglin air force base. all branches of service use our range space for their training purposes. >> give us a sense of what this training exercise looked like. >> for each unit, it depends. we just kind of coordinate the space for them. and all the customers that we have on that range facility. >> can i ask you a question about the second chopper as it relates to the first. were these on the same mission the two choppers, the one that landed okay and the other that is involved in this rescue? >> both helicopters were participating in a training exercise last night at about 8:30 is when we had one missing. >> you're the public affairs unit at eglin air force base. as we try to find out what exactly happened last night as we look for seven marines and four soldiers. thanks so much. >> there is dense fog advisory at the time according to maria molina and storms set to move through today

when the age brothers was a proud marine. so first team and military families put so much trust in you. somebody we all respect dr. henry kissinger recently testified united states has not faced a more diverse array of crisis since the end of the second world war and i appreciate you pointing out how the reduction in the air capability puts the american people at risk and we do want to work with you but additionally we need to recognize according to bob woodward and his book -- his book the president came up with the sequestration. i am thankful the republicans voted twice to replace sequestration but sadly neither was taken up by the former senate but hope springs eternal this can be addressed. in regard to a question you'll always be grateful visiting you in baghdad. i had two sons served so i know of your insight into what milestones you are looking man in afghanistan before the drawdown. >> i would say the important thing is to fold but to make sure the afghan security forces continue to improve through the institutional

and i apologize to the marines for not bringing them up earlier. the program has been partnered with diplomatic security service for many years. a safeguard the u.s. diplomatic missions around the globe. the presence of u.s. marines in uniform in these areas and locations, that is a political decision. but the foreign policy makes that decision. when you look at the marines and a benghazi, that was a foreign-policy decision that was made by the u.s. embassy and by ambassador stevens and washington, to determine whether or not the marines can be there. it is -- will the marines raise the threat level, or will their presence be a deterrent, there is no doubt in my mind, knowing how good they are that if you have a marine security card -- guard and benghazi on the ground, that would have been a game changer. that is an issue that has been looked at in the committees. host: fred burton, vice president of intelligence for --, in austin, texas. what is this company? guest: we provide analysis of terrorism around the globe. we're trying to make sense of t

i spent a day with my french counterpart and 2,000 of france's sailors and marines aboard the aircraft carrier in the arabian gulf. our u.s. navy aircraft carrier was just off the side. these two great vessels sitting side by side their combat aircraft and importantly their crews are a powerful image of a partnership and commitment in this fight. it's actually the solidarity of all of our coalition members that is fundamental to the strength of our campaign against this transregional threat that isil represents. the government of iraq has a lot of work yet to do with the help of the coalition to ensure isil is defeated and importantly stays defeated and that will take time. i've been consulted on the proposed authorization for the use of military force against isil and its associated groups. it is suitable to the campaign as we have presently designed it. we should expect our enemies will continue to adapt their tactics and we'll adapt ours. bipartisan support would send an important signal of national support to those serving in harm's way conducting this mission. i met with some of t

with the return of the marine layer. tonight downright windy with some of these winds up to 30 miles per hour around the coast right there. it's all because of this. this is an area of low pressure. it's dry. butted has a lot of cooler air mass associated with it. as i bangs up through that ridge of high pressure it's going to cause the pressure gradient therefore the breezy to windy conditions. and then enhances that marine layer. marine layer mixes up tomorrow afternoon and then the controller air mass -- cooler air mass filters into the bay area. that is coming up in the seven day forecast but meanwhile temperatures, today, mid 60s in monterey bay. it's 32 going up to 70 in the lake tahoe area. hey, sun is coming up earlier and earlier. kind of like that. 6:58. it sets at 7:31. and smack in-between today 60s 70s to the low 80s. so cooler than yesterday when it was 86 degrees in livermore down to about 78 degrees. here's the pollen report michelle. we're just going to be dying tomorrow. we're not going -- just going to

marine corps spokesman says ncis is conducting in person notifications to the affected navy and marine personnel regarding this data breach. it is recommended marines and family members check their online social footprint, ensuring privacy settings are adjusted to limit the amount aof available personal information. the air -- of available personal information. the air force is conducting a similar follow-up. the pentagon believes it was all available online through searches, news articles and military reports. wendy gillette cbs news, new york. >>> 4:39. no end in sight for the drought, some landscaping pros offer up unique and fresh ideas for the bay area. >>> what is cool about your >>> the bodies of seven siblings are headed to israel two days after they were killed in a fire in new york. the victims ranged in age from 5 for 16. the mother and 14-year-old sister survived. they remain in critical condition now. a hot plate left on for the jewish sabbath is believed to have caused the fire. >>> many sidewalks and driveways in napa will finally get much needed repairs. it is part of a

when america is called, the navy and marine corp have always answered. in order to ensure that we continue to provide the naval force our nation's leaders and the american people expect we look forward to answering your questions and to working together with this committee and with congress to maintain our great navy and marine corp. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. and now to a former staff members of this committee we'll take credit for all sorts of you folks, secretary james. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, congresswoman sanchez, it is a pleasure to come before you today, to come home where my roots began. and an honor to sit here with my colleagues with my sister services and to be a with my wingman, general mark welsh. i'm still a rookie among the services and i've been in my seat for 15 months and i would like to tell you my key takeaways from the top things i've learned in the top 15 months as being the secretary of the air force the privilege of my professional lifetime. the fir thing i learned which was a shock when i first got in th

one marine i introduced in the book told me having ptsd was like having memories gone wild. so that was one of the incidents for me to begin examining ptsd not just in any personal level but also historical entity because i was curious like a lot of people. a lot of marines in veterans we thought of it as a copout as a shortcut not to having a authentic and honest emotional engagement with your service and postwar service. i thought that it was a way to dodge responsibility until i started looking into it and having these symptoms and what i discovered briefly is that the original people who thought for the diagnosis in the 1970s felt similar to how i felt and the founder of the group of vietnam veterans against the war which is the group that advocated for the diagnosis in the 70s, they saw the founder saw in his view there was no distinction to be made between the politics in vietnam and their own personal psychological struggle and out of that conversation and acknowledgment came to diagnosis that we have today. >> host: so you get a very ambitious synthesis of the person

the marine mammal science center is hosting marine mammal science sunday.oon, 71 by 4:00. this is a good place to see the little guys and learn about the marine life across the bay area. speaking of marine life, let's take you to the beach. we are talking temperatures of 69 degrees. a little bit cooler from yesterday because of the morning cloud cover we are seeing right now. even down towards half moon bay, the cloud cover is inundating down towards half moon bay. since you aren't waking up to extensive cloud cover there, temperatures will be a little bit warmer, 74. we got up to 81 in santa cruz. upper level wind pattern detects our jetstream and what is happening in the upper levels of the atmosphere. that tells us where our storm systems are coming from. you can see the big storms brewing. we have high pressure that's in control for a couple of more days. you will notice our winds are beginning to shift. that's why we have the cloud cover this morning. more of an onshore flow this morning at the coastline. that's going to make way for a rainy pattern as

as courtney keyly shows us, it has everything to do with their leader marine le pen. >> reporter: marinen's national front party finished second in last sunday's initial rounds of local elections in france. but when the results come in from sunday's final rounds of voting the national front will probably have its best results since its founding in 1972. the father of the party, as well as marine, pushed his party along the fringes of french politics for decades. with antisemitic zeina phobic messages. >> reporter: in 1987. thousands of people demonstrated against him. after he called the murder of jews during the holocaust a mere detail. and he claimed to be the victim of a witch hunt. after marine le pen his third and youngest daughter was he letted party leader four years ago, he defended the national front's extreme anti-islam, anti-immigration stance one last time before she took over. le pen a mother of three has put a softer spin on the party in recent years. >> she never would come out with antisemitic comments like her father did. she is a woman of another generation. >> reporter

, green was a marine.s that little marine corps bond. >> sergeant tarpley personally delivered the news of parker's confession to kevin green. >> for a moment, i was just overwhelmed. i actually slumped in my chair and tom has described it as i started crying. i don't remember that. it's possible. >> the semen sample from dianna green had not been kept refrigerated in the 16 years since the trial but it was sent for dna testing anyway. scientists used a process called pcr, which can analyze tiny bits of dna, even samples which are badly degraded. the semen recovered from dianna green matched gerald parker. ironically, the dna technology which exonerated kevin green had been available for 12 of the last 16 years of his incarceration. just hours after the dna test, kevin green was released from prison after 16 long years. >> oh, kevin. today, gerald parker sits on death row. dianna green lives in california is remarried. but still has residual neurological problems stemming from the attack. kevin green has r

never enough money to build a veteran's memorial charles had a son charles junior he was a ace a marineii on gaffe a channel shot bun 5 japanese airplanes but he himself was shot down charles junior had two sisters barbara 1915 (k) community first option direct calendar and katherine mcnaturally both of whom are with us mrs. calendaring and miss mcneill we welcome you today (clapping.) this memorial is entitled a package of delivers surveyors is here today susan i'd like to recognize a few people first mayor ed lee we welcome you here so much (clapping) former secretary state george schultz welcome, sir (clapping) and united states seminary dianne feinstein (clapping) members of the board of supervisors here if they're here will you stand please yeah. david members of the war memorial board of trustees welcome to you. (clapping.) city administrator naomi kelly welcome. (clapping.) other elected officials department of public works director mohammed nuru welcome, sir san francisco arts director tom decan go necessary tom (clapping) and the san francisco public utilities deputy general ma

this follows the helicopter crash in florida that killed seven marines.hey were taking part in a training mission last night when the chopper went down off the coast. investigators trying to determine if fog caused that crash. now back to you. >>> because of an incredible tanker fire only the westbound lanes of i-94 near dearborn, michigan, are open. it burned for nearly two hours earlier today. fuel burned on the road and in the sewers. nbc is reporting a driver cut off the tanker and cuz caused the accident. no serious injuries but officials have to check the highway surface before the interstate can reopen. >>> osha is investigating what caused this deadly oil rig fire in west texas. the rig exploded in an oilfield about 40 miles south of midland. it sent flames and smoke through the air. three workers were killed, another worker at the site was able to walk away. the well is owned by a company called parsley energy of midland, a company spokesperson says the workers who died were independent contractors. >>> now to the latest developments after a virg

joseph dunford command, not marine the marine corps, debra the james. the only other come i would make his we get to questions with this many members and witnesses have going going to have to be careful the clock. if you want to spend three minutes asking your question, your going to get a very abbreviated answer. i appreciate our witnesses as well as our members respecting the gavel as we try to give as many as possible the members as possible the chest as questions. thank you all for being here. >> thank you very much. good to be with all of you. please pass on best wishes on to mr. smith is speedy recovery. all of you distinguished members of the committee is a how much we appreciate the opportunity to being here today and to talk very frankly about the danger that was should this budget not been enacted and sequestration allowed to return. in short it is amazing how much can change your. over the last 12 months we've seen the geopolitical landscape more astonishing pace from renewed aggression partnership and increased threats from north korea to ga

about marin county north ward. cloudy and mild. some sun breaks to the south santa clara valley. 60s and 70s. 60s and 70s on the temps. due to the cloud coverren even with the cloud cover some of these are on the high side where they should be this time of year. close to average. most locations are above average on the temps. by a good 3-5-degrees continuing. some areas should be 67 to 68. zap jose 73. 67 pacifica. daly city at 66. so it's mild. cloudy rain to the north. mostly cloudy tuesday and then it's out of here warmer. it does look like a cool down on the weekend. >>> it is 5:51. drones on the beach. coming up in 25 minutes, how the sometimes several unmanned aircraft could be used to save lives. >> but first this is a growing marine mammal crisis. scientists haven't seen anything like this. why rescuers believe more than 1,000 starving sea lions are just watching up on the california coast. mt. hood was left off the list. so was the oregon coast, the columbia river gorge and the painted hills. smith rock and the wallowas ar

technologies that will lighten the loads of our soldiers and marines and allow a platoon of soldiers and marines to push further to bring the fight to enemy territory because they are not dependent on huge logistical logistical. also range endurance in time on station for vehicles and airplanes. it's about being able to protect greater and more lethal power. anything that enables us to do that i'm all for and i think it should be embraced. mr. secretary can you outline some of the initiatives the navy is undertaking specifically touching on what they are helping the navy to do an in tactical and strategic terms? >> thank you so much and i couldn't be more articulate than you just were on that but some of the specific things that we are doing and energy efficiency we are doing a everything from hull coatings to changing lightbulbs to doing voids planning to putting electric drives on some of our larger ships or slower speeds to

on board, seven marines and four soldiers.ttime training mission. >>> isis releasing one of its most gruesome videos to date. a child militant appearing to execute an alleged israeli spy at point blank range. israeli officials have not confirmed if the video is authentic. >>> a hunt underway for a brazen kidnapping caught on video running with a child he snatched out of a stroller. the toddler's siblings chased him. >>> let's talk about hillary clinton's e-mail explanation is it enough or should she be forced to testify? log on to our facebook page for a live debate. >>> time for the good the bad and ugly. wireless provider vodafhone offering people 16 weeks maternity leave. ireland accidently making drugs like ecstasy legal. an appeals court saying a drug law from the 70s is unconstitutional making illegal drugs legal. they are rushing legislation to fix that. president obama's family vacation to hawaii this past christmas cost millions of dollars and you paid for t. brand new numbers show it cost more than $3.5 million in tr

in 2004 i was out of the marine corps at this point and was an embedded reporter in iraq. i came back and noticed immediately getting off the plane in california and just feeling very different. going to a bar in looking over. my best friend took me to this bar near the airport and we went to this club and an intimate scene. i remember looking at the people and i could tell everyone is drinking and talking and socializing and just as they had before as if nothing had changed and i remember there was no particular reason to feel angry or upset but it struck me that i had changed. i remember oddly not being suddenly very bored and uninterested with what was going on inside the barn i left. i stepped out and i think i went to the local liquor store. one interesting thing about san diego is all of the liquor stores are run by call the in iraqi's. the owner of the store was from baghdad so i ended up talking with him. i was just off the plane not really fitting in and what do i do? i walk out the door and there were some iraqi and he's from baghdad. it was this very strange fee

's, i'm raising my family here, i came back here after the law school, i came back here after the marines. another thing to point out was i was in private practice for a couple years before i left to join the marines. in the marine corps from 2004 to 2008, i had a pretty diverse speerbs there, i served as a judge advocate representing service members and advising them on a wide range of interests and at the end of my commitment i also served with an infantry battalion in iraq. after we got back home i eased, received an honorable discharge, came back to cooly which was the law firm i was practicing with before i joined the marines. i think if you look at my application you'll see i have a commitment to public service. that's something that was instilled in my by my parents but also schools here in san francisco, i went to public school, high school so when you look at my application you have somebody really committed to doing something for others and you can see that in my leaving private practice first for the marine corps and most recently to serve as a prosecutor with the u.s. attorney

what does it mean if the marine corp declares i.o.c. in 2015? >> it's a sham. programme has been embarrassing, and they are just at the point to say that we'll take whatever we get. >> do you think the plane is combat ready? >> no, absolutely not. that capability is years away in my book. >> how is it taxpayers bought 150 f35s with more in the pipeline. christy says he's seen the play book before. pentagon officials team up with the defense contractor promising lots of jobs tempted members of congress vote for the weapons to keep coming. lockheed martin the manufacturer, has a website boasting about the enormity of plane's economic footstep claiming it benefits 49 states in puerto rico. >> you don't stop one of these things once it's come this far. >> reporter: literally the plane has left the tarmac. >> yes. >> reporter: a final thought. the pentagon has been massaging the numbers, according to a report, and recent pentagon claims about the plane's improved reliability is not because it is getting better but not all failures are being counted. in other words,

one of the marines was from williamsburg, virginia. three of them were from new jersey new york and wisconsin. the other marines were from michigan. students at t.c. williams are mourning this week after one of their classmates fell from a building and died. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg joins us live from alexandria to tell us what happened. >> well maureen, yesterday, the principal of t.c. williams sent a letter home to family saying that grief counselors will be on hand for anyone in need and the school will be spending the next several months focusing on support for students and staff. meanwhile, the alexandria police department wants to set the record straight. the start of the weekend is typically a happy time at t.c. williams high school. but today is different. >> there's a lot of people walking around school like crying. >> hard to go through it. >> jamal hunt who was friends with the young man for many years says this loss comes as a total shock. >> he was kind. he was loving. you know like he was just fun to b

what's the biggest threat to your marines?the improvised explosive devices. >> pelley: he told us, then, that he joined the marines because he didn't want to regret not serving. it turned out, we met on what would be his worst day. >> o'hara: we should be good pushing up through here until we get near that i.e.d. site. >> pelley: it was a mission to defuse a landmine, and it went exactly according to plan. but on the way back, lance corporal david hall detonated a second bomb. and the next day, o'hara tried to give meaning to hall's death. >> o'hara: just understand we're doing the right things-- we're doing good work, we're making a difference here, we're here fighting for the people of afghanistan, we're here ultimately fighting for our country. should we have been in afghanistan? i don't know. maybe the answer's yes, maybe it's no. and so, when i run into people who say, "tell me about afghanistan. what were our goals there? should we have been there?" i think i'm in the same boat where i would say, "you know, to be honest