additionally, i will rely heavily on feedback from my commanders throughout the marine corps. ior to recommending certification i will confirm all preconditions for certification have, indeed, been met. i am confident that your marines will faithfully abide by the laws of this nation and will conduct themselves in accordance with the intent of the new policy. while leadership is the ultimate key to successful implementation of don't ask, don't tell repeal, our core values of honor, courage and commitment will guide us throughout training and implementation. i appreciate the opportunity to provide these details and i stand ready to answer any additional questions the commit may have. >> thank you, general schwarz. >> mr. chairman, congressman smith, members of the commit, thanks for the opportunity to report on air force implementation of the pending repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy. our implementation plan comprises two key components. necessary revisions to policies and regulations and then training of all airmen. we will rely on steady leadership at all levels to im

the marine corps may have abandoned common sense least a few years before this particular case where you're the marine both in the army so i do things the easy way when you can do them the marine corps way exactly but you know since then i mean there's been so much. there was a search was going on back then you had all this kind of stuff going on and then all of a sudden it stopped for a little while as people were like whoa we're going to got to we got to watch what we do a little bit and there's a backlash to like for our case look at it making them really really bad but marine corps looked horrible even the v.f.w. went after them after and then they came on the v.s.e. on my side as an anti war veteran and you know they don't think they had to do it because you know it just kind of i think everybody knew the marine corps just finally took that step too far and what happened was it went on for a little bit little ebbs and flows and obama became president and there was a very big law and kind of the free speech issues the surge was over it was like ok iraq is going to end pretty soon

additionally, i will rely heavily on feedback from my commanders throughout the marine corps. prior to recommending certification, i will ensure that all preconditions or certification have been met. i am, the marines will faithfully abide by the laws of this nation and will keconduct themselves accordingly. our core values of honor, courage, and commitment will guide us through our training and implementation. i appreciate the opportunity to provide these details. i stand ready to answer any questions the committee might have. >> thank you. general schwartz. >> thank you for the opportunity to report on implementation of the repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy. there are necessary revisions to policy and regulations and training of all chairman -- airmen. we will make these changes in a that is -- overarching policy changes, standards of conduct, and separation actions are the basis for our implementation training, which began on february 14, and will be completed on june 30 of this year. the air force is administering the office of secretary of defense's standardized t

additionally, i will rely heavily on feedback from my commanders throughout the marine corps. ior to recommending certification i will confirm all preconditions for certification have, indeed, been met. i am confident that your marines will faithfully abide by the laws of this nation and will conduct themselves in accordance with the intent of the new policy. while leadership is the ultimate key to successful implementation of don't ask, don't tell repeal, our core values of honor, courage and commitment will guide us throughout training and implementation. i appreciate the opportunity to provide these details and i stand ready to answer any additional questions the commit may have. >> thank you, general schwarz. >> mr. chairman, congressman smith, members of the commit, thanks for the opportunity to report on air force implementation of the pending repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy. our implementation plan comprises two key components. necessary revisions to policies and regulations and then training of all airmen. we will rely on steady leadership at all levels to im

he has been almost a year at the marine corps base in washington. but i think in some ways the pentagon is denying the criticism, i think what happened is that it is much more about the treatment of this one individual, bradley manning, than about the serious charges that he is facing. >> a plane carrying the first lady michelle obama got too close to a military cargo jet. it came within three miles of the jet. federal aviation administration said the planes were never in danger and landed safely. you are watching bbc news. one happy couple, 1,900 guests and 5,000 plors. security strategy for britain's royal wedding. police in scotland are investigating a sending of parcel bombs. he has previously been threatened by protestant extremists. james cook reports. >> this is a story that the police asked media organizations, including the bbc not to report while they tried to catch the people involved. we are able to now report the details and say that parcel bombs were sent on three separate occasions to the manager of celtic football club, a former memb

additionally, i will rely heavily on feedback from my commanders throughout the marine corps. prior to recommending certification i will confirm all preconditions for certification have, indeed, been met. i am confident that your marines will faithfully abide by the laws of this nation and will conduct themselves in accordance with the intent of the new policy. while leadership is the ultimate key to successful implementation of don't ask, don't tell repeal, our core values of honor, courage and commitment will guide us throughout training and implementation. i appreciate the opportunity to provide these details and i stand ready to answer any additional questions the commit may have. >> thank you, general schwarz. >> mr. chairman, congressman smith, members of the commit, thanks for the opportunity to report on air force implementation of the pending repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy. our implementation plan comprises two key components. necessary revisions to policies and regulations and then training of all airmen. we will rely on steady leadership at all levels to

certification is done, and the law is 60 days later the law becomes effective then in the case of the marine corps those that have been discharged in the past, and we've had about 1400 marines since 1993, that have been discharged for homosexuality, can apply and what they'll do, they will go to a service recruiter and apply just like anybody else that left the marine corps with an honorable discharge, come back in and if their skill sets and age meet all the requirements, and there is a need, then they'll be allowed to come back on active duty but they will fall in the competition with everybody else that has gotten out and have come back as a prior service marine. >> is that the same for all? >> same for the army. >> exactly as general amus laid it out and quite frankly this is something that is going on all the time in the army with soldiers who have left for whatever the reason might be. many of them petitioned to come back in. >> great. well, my time is winding down here. thank you so much again. this was a long time coming and we appreciate your help and the training and implementation of th

if -- he worked in veterinary medicine and he joined the marine corps and then they looked.y father and relatives on my mother's side, everyone had pets. i think it instilled in me a sense of compassion and respect for all living creatures, but i did not live on a farm or anything, so we just had the household pets. tavis: since you mention your father and changing of careers, i have been dying to ask you, you graduate as the valedictorian of your high school class. >> yes, i did. tavis: are you still proud of that? >> it was something. i was so obsessed with studying. i don't think i really learned anything, but i got good grades. tavis: i will come back to that, i promise. you graduate of valedictorian from your high-school class, go off to college, and then you at some point have to tell your parents that you are dropping out of school, after being the valedictorian, to pursue your music career. what did your mom and dad say about that? >> my parents were not very happy. there were very worried about me pursuing a career that even if i had talent might not give me the hap

on our troops don't you think that we're a little bit we were rushed into i got saudis in the marine corps and one of the things that pictures they sent me on line was a picture that you know written on a locker and it said you know america's not at war the marine corps is one that says they're calling out to us and saying look we need your support and we need you at our back to be able to do what we're doing but we also need you to be sharing that sacrifice and be here with us or bring us home and what because they've been out there and well it's a way to do what side of the illogical spectrum has been with the troops for the last eight years was it harry reid who said the war is lost was it was a or was it the american right and conservatives who constantly do fundraisers for the troops conflict is it that is the left like john kerry and harry reid and dick durbin dick durbin compare the troops. and the tongue in guantanamo bay so you don't have to prove your patriotism to me no i don't approve of your government and citizen and i think we all believe in a healthy and secure america god

i served 14 years in the marine corps. i have now been flying for a major airline for almost 14 years. i have always been one of one in most of my social life. i came here to san francisco and i am so joyful to live in a place that supports me and my community as a gay man. the eagle is a place where we gather to rejoice and celebrate, where we gathered to mourn and he'll, where we gather to support each other. there have been countless fund- raisers not just for charities, but to support individuals who have been victims of accidents or medical emergencies. it is a community center for us. it is more than just a for- profit enterprise. it is more than a bar. it cannot be replicated. it is a unique space. there is a sense of history and heritage we have there. as a san franciscan, i ask for your support. please help us save the eagle. thank you. >> i am edmund larry. i would like to show you this. i will read to you. this weekend, we had the national trends gender conference. it was great. just to show you a few of the fac

this comes following criticism of bradley manning's treatment at the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. but a senior defense official tells nbc news that the timing was largely driven by the fact that the military had finished interviews on whether he has the mental capacity to stand trial. >>> in houston, three students were injured at an elementary school after a 6-year-old boy who brought a gun to school dropped it, causing it to discharge. the boy was among those hurt. fortunately none of those injuries are life threatening. it's unclear how he got the weapon or who owns it. >>> yesterday, the cia declassified six of the oldest secret documents in the u.s. government archives. they're from 1917 and '18. among the revelations, how spies, generals and diplomates sent secret messages using invisible ink. the papers are believed to be the only remaining classified documents from the world war i era. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,266 after gaining 65 points yesterday. the s&p rose seven points and the nasdaq added nine. tak

pilots though are trained for just such an emergency and they landed safely at the marine corps air station in yuma, arizona. >> we've taught to bring the engines to idle, pull out the speed brakes and come down at maximum rate that's safe to get everybody below 14,000 in four minutes. >> reporter: passengers called loved ones and waited for a new southwest jet to pick them up and take them on their way. meantime, investigators from boeing, the faa, southwest and the ntsb are descending on arizona to get a firsthand look at the damage. >> the biggest concern here is what in the world could have caused this. because first of all, this aircraft is not that old. secondly, this is many, many years after the things that we learned in the 1980s about corrosion control and control of the structure of aging airplanes. and thirdly, this is an aircraft that's maintained by one of the most outstanding airlines in terms of maintenance in the country. so you put all those together and there's no precedent. >> reporter: the jet was built in 1996. it's 15 years old, not ancient by aviation standards. but

the platoon commander wants to stand not to duty in the marine corps.they also lost to others and made others evacuated. so 12 out of 40 were gone when i got there and all they want to do every day was go out and stick it to the enemy and make a difference is what they were doing. they were also scratching on the wall the difference they were making, which is what you have to expect when they are out there fighting and they have their flag on the other side. but that causes me to believe that we have this core group

. >> i think closest analogy i could come up with was the marine corps. [laughter] tough to get in, and then they send you to really nasty places. [laughter] right? and i was wondering, you know, how in the movies there's always that moment where the one tough guy meets the other tough guy, and they're about to get in a fight, and the one guy says, wait, were you in nam. yeah, i was in nam. and they go, semperfy. [laughter] i wondered, is there an analogous moment when two teaching alums get together and say, where'd you serve? south bronx, and then they show each other their teach for america tattoos. [laughter] but there is this -- i mean, i'm joking, but there is a kind of -- you are creating a kind of movement. i mean, the marine corps alumni represent a kind of movement representing a certain attitude toward or the world's -- >> this is exactly the idea. i mean, this is the big idea, you know? and teach for america really isn't about -- we are about teachers are critical, but teach for america is about building a movement among our country's future l

our cultural here is based on bards, sharron, and i first came to visit when i was in the marine corps and was stationed in monterrey. it astonished me, and it was because of that openness. i have watched people moved in, and nightclubs have been having permit issues, and a lot of live music venues have ceased to exist, and at this point, i want to thank you for keeping the metlife alive as much as you have, but i would also say the with the accord any new nightclub that comes into the city. some people who are here and actually know the communities, and you realize that you are a world-class city. we are a world-class city prepared we make this together. when we tell people about restrictions on drinking or dancing, they are absolutely astonished. i was working in china and in macau, and i could go get a drink and dance until sunrise. beijing, hong kong, macau, thailand, bangkok. i am a very worldly educated woman, and there is the impact of these decisions that you are all going to make, and this is a global community. we want to encourage the community to come with us and sing and d

are you going to believe that a united states marine corps officer or are you going to believe this guy with the stuff that is not stamped or anything. but have drawn them up himself. there was definitely a porch out there. mr. dufty went out there and looked. it has to hold all of the porch as for the building. that is all that i have to say. i think this is a slam dunk and it is pathetic that i had to waste your time, my time, and everybody else's time. we are not out here making minimum-wage. another 45 minutes and we could have been out of here. it is a waste. i have not done anything wrong. you will most likely be hearing from this person some time. you did say that you were in contact with him on this other project. my guess is that this person is probably going to show up at some point. i can assure you that i will find out what it is if i get that information from you for slandering me. it is unsatisfactory and it is disgusting. >> anything further? >> thank you. i do not think i have received the appellant's materials here. i did receive a photograph from last year. it clearly

. >> the closest analogy i could come up with was the marine corps. tough to get in, and then they send you to really nasty places. right? [laughter] >> i was wondering, in the movies, always the moment in that kind of movie where one tough guy meets the other tough guy and they're about to get in a fight and one says, were you in nam, yeah, i was. were you in the marine corps and yes, i was in the something-something and semper f i. is there an analogous teacher conference, where did you serve, south bronx, and they show each other their teach for america tattoos. you are creating a kind of movement. i mean, the marine corps alumni represents a kind of movement, representing a certain attitude towards the world. >> this is exactly the idea. this is the big idea. and teach for america really isn't about -- we are about teachers are critical but teach for america is about building a movement among our country's future leaders to say, we got to change the way our education system is fundmentally, and i think in your article in "the new yorker" about the

investigators arrived within hours at the marine corps in yuma. the plane was given an inspection on fuse and an exfencive inspection a year ago. at that time, records show there were eight cracks in the plane's fuselage, something not uncommon for planes of that age. and those were repaired. >>> a santa cruz man is facing charges after luggage he allegedly left at a bank touched off a bomb squad response. a man came in the bank at 11:00 this morning. he put down two suitcases and walked out. police directed all traffic away from the bank and called in the bomb squad. a half hour later he claimed the suitcases which were harmless. he faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge. >>> a two-alarm fire in berkeley this morning did hundreds of thousands of dollars damage to a home there. it started at 10:15 this morning at the house on sequence road near grizzly peak. the fire was centered in the main floor, damaging the kitchen, living room and hallway and causing smoke damage in the bedrooms. the repairs will cost 7 to $800,000. >>> menlo park police are

i just got out of the marine corps and it was a dangerous place to live. would i be permitted to go with a might club with my .380 davis in my purse if i was allowed to legally carry the weapon? these are issues that would need to be looked into by u.s. council. i work in theater. i work in concerts. would i be able to go to a nightclub to see peter murphy the mess anyone after i do a 16-hour call because i want to see him. would i be able to get in with my tools on my back? there is a lot of definitions to be considered. so thank you very much. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> hi, my name is melissa miyara. a.k.a. core leelionne. i typically work in the 300 person range. i want to go on record by saying that these proposed new regulations would be far too onerous for us that throw events the way i thrown. we don't have the budgets or the man power or really the desire to enforce something of this level. i also believe that it would -- i would effectively wipe out events like mine from the cultural map of san francisco. and while i do feel some twinge

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head of marine corps he has not seen any anxiety in the field. >>> department's communication systemoking for signs for further trouble. transmissions were interrepresented yesterday. the trump was similar to problems that have cropped up in the past few months. this time it affected firefighter communications as well. they fixed it within two hours. police department says they used other means to dispatch calls during the time. they expect to bring a new system on line this summer. >> if everything goes as planned a navy hospital in oakland will fall to pieces. the old hospital is right now being rigged with explosives for an implosion scheduled for noon today. the world war ii vintage hospital is last building still standing at the former naval base. it's expected to collapse inward on itself. the concrete is lined with asbestos which must be cleaned out to make way for a master plan housing and retail project on the 167-acre site. >> kristen: if you felt a little shaking around the time, that would be the implosion of something else. >> that's right. it's been a crazy couple weath

i knew more about the marine corps because of the navy/marine corps relationship and -- but again i learned a lot more about our ground forces and so -- they truly have been a heroic force and both the marine corps and the army. and i've watched the army change. i've watched them go through this counterinsurgency develop its capability in a way and speed i could not have anticipated. when we get -- what do i worry about, when we get in this environment, there are an awful lot of old saw that people have pulled off the show. we went through it before. we went through it in the '90s. i think as we move forward we recognize that we're living in a different world than the last time we went through this or the time before that. that's why the wholeness of this, the comprehensiveness of this challenge in terms of how do we adjust is really important. and i think, you know, a catastrophic adjustment, a massive change in the world that we're living in right now would not be very prudent at all. and i certainly take secretary gates' point but my expectation is, most of the senior leaders leadership

bradley manning, the army private suspected of giving the classified data to wikileaks, from the marine corpsrig at quantico, virginia to the army prison at fort leavenworth in kansas. this is more than just a change of venue. at quantico manning has been held in maximum security 23 hours a day in an isolated cell, treated in ways that critics said amounted to torture. at leavenworth he'll be placed in a new medium security facility with much more freedom and contact with other inmates. >>> when we come back here tonight, major changes in the way doctors diagnose alzheimer's. will it lead to new ways of treating the devastating illness? >>> and later, total strangers making a difference for people whose lives were blown apart by this weekend's tornadoes. >>> for the first time in almost three decades the guidelines that doctors use to diagnose alzheimer's disease are changing. and this now means more than 10 million people in this country could be impacted by the disease. that's almost doubled. as we've been reporting over the years, alzheimer's is a devastating public health and private fami

marine corps has not released how lew died. >> he was a really nice kid. always had a smile on his face. >> reporter: lew was a teacher's assistance for patrice during her senior year. she was stunned when she heard the news. >> it is very sad. i was sitting in the conference when i read that. it was very hard to hear. >> reporter: harry lew was nope during his time at santa clara high as a break dancer. he could also sing and draw. >> he had musical talent. it became part of who he was. >> reporter: lew posted on his facebook page a few weeks ago he was looking to coming back home in july. his passage now, a memorial for his friends to remember his talents and his ultimate sacrifice. >> it's hard. any time we lose someone so young, it is much more difficult to deal with. >> reporter: and it's been a difficult month. we've had four bay area service members die in the line of duty. two from the east bay and two from the south bay. we're live in santa clara tonight. nbc bay area news. >> a talent young man. reporting from santa clara high school. >>> new at

motto, it takes to the seriousness with which marine corps regard loyalty to their fellow marines. it extends not only to the living, always faithful, even extends to those who happen to pass away, on the battlefield, and it's the marine corps tradition even under the most difficult of circumstances to retrieve those who have departed in service to our country from the battlefield, even if that requires great danger to our fellow soldiers. i think that speaks to the sort of commitment all of us have as a country to those who have departed and all of their families. in this case we know we have unmarked and mismarked graves, we have the existence of a mass grave. so many other things that it sort of boggles the mind here, and we're working here constructively i hope to address these problems. i am quite disappointed as a member of this subcommittee that invitations went out to the secretary of the army, the army inspector general, and i want to say it puts all of you in a very difficult position, because one of the first things a young lieutenant learns in the military is you can d

motto, it takes to the seriousness with which marine corps regard loyalty to their fellow marines. it extends not only to the living, always faithful, even extends to those who happen to pass away, on the battlefield, and it's the marine corps tradition even under the most difficult of circumstances to retrieve those who have departed in service to our country from the battlefield, even if that requires great danger to our fellow soldiers. i think that speaks to the sort of commitment all of us have as a country to those who have departed and all of their families. in this case we know we have unmarked and mismarked graves, we have the existence of a mass grave. so many other things that it sort of boggles the mind here, and we're working here constructively i hope to address these problems. i am quite disappointed as a member of this subcommittee that invitations went out to the secretary of the army, the army inspector general, and i want to say it puts all of you in a very difficult position, because one of the first things a young lieutenant learns in the military is you can d

officials announced he will be moved from a marine corps base in virginia to fort leavenworth in kansas a soldier who's charged with leaking classified documents to the web site had been held in a maximum security jail for nine months the decision to move him follows criticism that his detention conditions amounted to torture kevin is he's a member of the bradley manning support network says the case portrays the u.s. as an abusive. there's no question they want to make an example of him there are one other people documents wiki leaks and he may be trying to pressure them to look at julius onto a plea deal the result is he's you know for nine months in solitary confinement. the u.s. torture investigator legal academics the united states. and thousands and thousands of people have frolicked him as president obama to move them to a more appropriate place this is a victory for those who care about bradley manning and hear about human rights he was never going to treat for the quiet. or incapable of being fair and he fort leavenworth prison has been moved to has a pretrial detention area wh

officials said manning will be moved from a marine corps base in virginia to fort leavenworth in kansas soldiers charged with leaking classified documents to the web site and being held in a maximum security jail for nine months. for his criticism of his detention conditions amounted to torture kevin zeese a member of the bradley manning support network says the case betrays the us as well abusive in part. there's no question they want to make an example of them there are one other people looking documents to wiki leaks and he may be trying to pressure him to implicate julius andro to plead guilty his own case he's been held for nine months in solitary confinement green base in virginia and the un torture investigator legal academics the united states and thousands and thousands of people around the world have planted him as president obama to move them to a more appropriate place this is a victory for those who care about bradley manning and care about human rights he was never to be treated for. a state or incapable of being fair and the fort leavenworth prison is being moved to has a

officials or else team will be moved from a marine corps base in virginia to fort leavenworth in kansas a soldier charged with leaking classified documents to the web site had been held at a maximum security jail for nine months but essential to move follows criticism that is detention conditions are not it torture kevin is nice i remember off the bradley manning support network says he will trace the u.s. as an abusive and. there's no question they want to make an example of them there are one other people you can document wiki leaks and they may be trying to pressure him to implicate julius stand or to plead guilty is you know for nine months in solitary confinement. in virginia. the u.n. torture investigator legal academics the united states and thousands and thousands of people would rather have him as president obama to move them to a more appropriate pool is this is a victory for those who care about bradley manning and care about human rights he was never going to treat for a clio to quantico marine base they were incapable. but fort leavenworth prison is being moved through now

name he is a very outspoken anti-war press protester also a former member of the united states marine corps ran for congress the last time around we talked him out of santa fe new mexico and brought him here to d.c. to do this show we're very excited to have had him out and just wanted to have you on for a few minutes tonight to let people know what this show is all about it's about making sure that my generation the millennial is i'm twenty nine i was born in eighty two but really people my age and younger those of us who grew up with the internet rabbit hard wired in a certain way that gives us no tolerance for the kind of problems that only exist for lack of information and making sure that we have a voice in the mainstream dialogue that's not just representing our generation and the potential of the internet but also empowering my generation to be engaged and look at my younger brothers and my little sister who you know who are in high school now but who have smartphones and it's like these are the ones that are going to change the world the challenges before our generation are like non

some lawmakers and human rights group have criticized his name at a marine corp. base in virginia. >>> rebels fighting to house libyan leader gadhafi will be getting some help. the british company said it's sending up to 20 military advisors to help the rebels who have been outmatched by gadhafi forces. the advisors will help organize the rebels. although they say they will not arm them or help in tear mission. >>> nato acknowledged day strikes alone will not stop the daily bombardment of masrata. misrata has been undersiege for seven weeks and government forces have been pounding it with mortars and shells. hospitals are said to be overflowing with the wounded. >>> the may matrioarch -- >>> new at 10:00, city leaders unanimously approve a plan to redevelop a huge property that's been vacant for more than 30 years. that vote -p had within the hour. the property is located in the 1,500 road of geary road off main street. eric rasmussen is live. neighbors say this place has become quite an eyesore. >> reporter: it sure has. the chain is all coming down when the new

some lawmakers and human rights group have criticized his name at a marine corp. base in virginia. >>> rebels fighting to house libyan leader gadhafi will be getting some help. the british company said it's sending up to 20 military advisors to help the rebels who have been outmatched by gadhafi forces. the advisors will help organize the rebels. although they say they will not arm them or help in tear mission. >>> nato acknowledged day strikes alone will not stop the daily bombardment of masrata. misrata has been undersiege for seven weeks and government forces have been pounding it with mortars and shells. hospitals are said to be overflowing with the wounded. >>> the may >>> new at 10:00, city leaders unanimously approve a plan to redevelop a huge property that's been vacant for more than 30 years. that vote -p had within the hour. the property is located in the 1,500 road of geary road off main street. eric rasmussen is live. neighbors say this place has become quite an eyesore. >> reporter: it sure has. the chain is all coming down when the new owners put a n

. >>> as the military phases out the don't ask, don't tell policy, the marine corps undergoes training to accept gay recruits. >>> new pictures from the devastation in the midwest and south after the deadliest outbreak of tornadoes we have seen in decades. back death toll from wednesday's deadly tornado outbreak across the southeast now stands at 280 people. it could go higher as search and rescue teams continue to comb through the rubble there. alabama especially hard hit. more than 160 people died there. chris clackum has more. >> reporter: this shows the power of the tornado that ravaged six states but it's the view from the air which captures the utter devastation. huge swaths of destruction cut through towns like birmingham and tuscaloosa, alabama, where buildings and homes once stood, there's now only rubble. debris litters the landscape for miles. >> we have utter destruction. we have neighborhoods that have basically been removed from the map. >> reporter: the massive outbreak was predicted, but when the twisters hit, there was little time to take cover. >> it was three-quarter

get better treatment bradley manning was being held in illegal solitary pretrial confinement at marine corps base quantico they seen twenty two separate charges some of which carry the threat of the death penalty the first of his charge sheet reads private first class bradley manning u.s. army did at or near contingency operating station hammer iraq between on or about one november two thousand and nine and on or about twenty seven making thousands and with proper authority knowingly give intelligence to the enemy through indirect means last week obama spoke at a five thousand dollar ticket fundraiser in san francisco which was interrupted by a protest song followed by pathetic concessions of will vote for you anyway. this. was. one of the protesters for the low low price of five thousand dollars now to confront obama afterwards as well. so we're also a nation of presume guilt without a trial it seems obama has condemned manning you would think a graduate of harvard law would remember that one little detail known as innocence until proven guilty but we're not even a nation of law under obama

. >>> marine corp. john allen will succeed petraeus as the top commander in afghanistan. >>> the company's online services were -- the sony company's online services were hacked. it may have resulted in the theft of personal information of millions of the users. however today sony said there's no evidence at least so far that any incrypted credit card data was stolen. sony is advising all users to monitor their accounts for any signs of fraud. >>> yahoo today used twitter to announce it was working on a problem. yahoo has an estimated 284 million users around the world. >>> looks like an effort to support a permanent route is now headed to voters. bart's plan calls for the route to go through downtown livermore. opponents would like to see it hug interstate 580. tonight opponents told ktvu news they plan to submit a petition containing 7,800 signatures on tuesday. the initiative asked the council to support the 580 route. >>> and chevron reports tomorrow. there's no oil shortage looming so why are price

. >>> marine corp. john allen will succeed petraeus as the top commander in afghanistan. >>> the company's online services were -- the sony company's online services were hacked. it may have resulted in the theft of personal information of millions of the users. however today sony said there's no evidence at least so far that any incrypted credit card data was stolen. sony is advising all users to monitor their accounts for any signs of fraud. >>> yahoo today used twitter to announce it was working on a problem. yahoo has an estimated 284 million users around the world. >>> looks like an effort to support a permanent route is now headed to voters. bart's plan calls for the route to go through downtown livermore. opponents would like to see it hug interstate 580. tonight opponents told ktvu news they plan to submit a petition containing 7,800 signatures on tuesday. the initiative asked the council to support the 580 route. >>> and chevron reports tomorrow. there's no oil shortage looming so why are price

. >>> the marine corps launched a program in response to rising suicide numbers.ew recruits get trained on how to prevent suicides. it may be too early to know for sure, but after implementing the program, the marines saw a 30% decline in suicides from 2009 to 2010. >> we think we're seeing a societal problem and frankly, that the navy is the canary in the mine shaft. >> the national guard for the army reserve, the numbers actually doubled. >>> offering solutions to teen bullying. harris was the keynote speaker at a conference. [ inaudible ] how social isolation effects teenagers. >> communities, parents, young people, law enforcement, legislators can come together and should come together around the conversation and then around crafting solutions. >> she talked about how social isolation can lead kids to stay away from school. >>> time now, 7:47. just two teams left standing this morning in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. butler and the university of connecticut are going to play for the championship toll night. butler fell to duke last year. the number 8 s