legislative exchange council or better known as alec the stand your ground law of course used as the marines defense in the shooting of trayvon martin how does this law breed racial injustice as well we have about a minute left. well it's a vigilante law if it promotes the ability that people can can you know take matters into their own hands when they feel they've been wrong and win you over a lay law like stand your ground on an unjust criminal justice system which study after study shows gives harsher sentences to blacks then white folks for the same type of crimes and offenses then what you have is a law that's not actually put out equally and what we've seen is stand your ground apply apply to white folks when they've gone after a black person using that law but it's not operated the other way and stand your ground in particular was put out into states all around the country as a partnership between the n.r.a. and alec with the tension to sell more guns right if they could put these type of laws in place they could sell more guns and make our communities unsafe thank you rashad robinson executi

in the war war colleges and there's the army war college and air war college in the marine war college, national defense university, the naval war college. of those i consider the naval war college where i'm a faculty member to be the flagship academic institution because of its strong academic freedom and its increasing willingness to go out and find faculty who are willing. i'm always very careful on occasions like this to say what i'm talking i'm talking for myself and certainly not representing government or government positions but being able to do this is something that is not always the case at all of the other institutions. i took advantage of my position as a tenured faculty member to write this book. one of the things i talk about extensively in the book going back to this idea of the administrator, most of the administrators are retired military officers. very well meaning, all good americans but again no background in education, no background in academic administration. that means the things they are being asked to do, curriculum development, hiring faculty, promoting faculty, tenure in facu

marines. he told the russian ambassador china has nearly quadrupled its defense budget over the past ten years. he said, this is raising concern among neighboring countries. heaid russia has frequently cooperated with china on defense and the contract conforms with international rules. saying japan hopes to push ahead with defense cooperation with russia. replying japan and russia should have more political exchanges at the ministerial level. >>> china's new president must narrow the income gap between the city dwellers and those living in the countryside. achieving that goal won't be easy. >> reporter: the province of hubei, this area is a 40-minute drive from a major city. this used to be farmland. a state-run company. the cost about $5.2 billion. among its facilities is this industrial park. software companies occupy most of it. more than 150,000 people are expected to work here. about 13,000 farmers gave up their right to the land. authorities housed them in new apartments. they were promised jobs in the new facilities. this man is one of them. he used to grow rice, but he barely produced

ought marine corps has suspended the use of the mortars until the investigation is finished. the defensetment will release the names and hometowns of the fallen marines today. >> new information in monday night's fatal shooting a car theft suspect by san jose plus. the officer who fired the faith shot wounded a murder suspect during a shoot out in november. police say the officer, a five-year veteran, shot a man after officers confronted him. they say the driver tried to run down the officer so he fired. you can see where it happened in this area. in november, the officer shot a man suspected of robbery and new december after a police chase and gun battle that left another officer wounded. >> santa clara is moving failure with the bid to host the super bowl at the new 49ers stadium in 2016 or 2017. the city council voted unanimously last night to offer concessions to the nfl. santa clara will waive a 10 percent hotel tax on the 350 rooms the nfl stack occupy and waive a 10 percent ticket surcharge and two other smaller fees. officials hope it will make the bid more attractive and competi

nonsense from senator harry reid indirectly linking the blast that killed seven marines in nevada to the automatic defense >> it's just not appropriate, mr. president, that our military can't train and do the maintenance necessary. these men and women were training there at hawthorne, with the sequester it's going to cut the stuff back and i just, i just hope everyone understands sacrifices, sacrifices made by our military. they are significant. charles: and that's shameful. harrison ford of all people also sounding the alarm. the actor, oh, and pilot says, quote, accidents are going to happen when the f.a.a. closing air traffic controo towers. we'll play the sound from harrison ford and we also have several more examples of maximum pain cuts at the top of the hour. meanwhile, president obama landing in israel today, his first trip there as president. he's going to meet with israeli leadners jeruselem and trying to make progress in restarting the middle east peace process. no matter what happens, president obama seems to be getting happy to be getting away, listen to him on the tarmac. >> and-- ♪ >> cypru

of net naval research announced yesterday it wants marine trucks to have laser guns attached to them the new program is called ground based air defense directed energy on the move not the catchiest name of course and not the easiest to say so why lasers well out of a fear that marine trucks are to be vulnerable they're going to be vulnerable because of drones that could be flying around through the air to spy on them now interestingly enough this is because the country that began the proliferation of drones and uses drones in other countries to monitor any behavior is now afraid of them that's the united states now that the technology has been around for more than a decade it's become much cheaper and there are certainly concerns that other countries will fill the skies with their own forms of new avi's nothing that a laser can't handle though according to wired a laser cannon mounted on a humvee could burn through a small surveillance drone with relative ease the hard part will be powering up that laser for action for now the program is still in research stage that does it for now see back here at five pm. i've. visited lee's.

office of naval research the now and yesterday it wants marine trucks to have laser guns attached to them the new program is called ground based air defense directed inner g. on the move not the catchiest name and also not the shortest so why lasers well out of a fear that marine trucks are too vulnerable because of drones that they could fly over and be used to spy on them interesting because the country that began the proliferation of drones and uses drones in other countries to monitor enemies behavior is of course the united states of america now that technology has been around for more than a decade it's much cheaper now than it was before and there are certainly concerns that other countries will fill the skies with their own new avi's but nothing that a laser can handle though according to wired a laser cannon mounted on a humvee could burn through a small surveillance drone with relative ease the harder part will be powering up that laser for action for now the program is still in the research stage and that's going to do it for now for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash r t america there we post all of our

kids in the high school, graduated with honors in 2011 and joined the marines and had won several medals, including the national defense service medal. investigators also sergeant lopez also killed corporal lance wooly. they told the contra costa times before this happened, they had no indication of trouble at the bay. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> meteorologist, christina loren joining us to talk about the change in our forecast. >>> some rain on the way. good morning to you. we have some fog out there this morning. want to point that out right off the bat. watch out for a quarter of a mile of visibility. that's all you have available in santa rosa right now. we are exipecting more fog. we have slight chances for showers each and every day starting tomorrow all wait through easter sunday. that's the big story. 42 degrees in livermore. 47, san jose and 42 degrees right now in gilroy at noon today. comfortable readings. you can make those outdoor lunch plans and don't have to worry about any rain for today. 78, gilroy. 69, gilmore. comfortable readings for today. the changes come into the mix a

of the other body claim that the blame for monday's tragic death of seven marines is the result of recent automatic cuts to defense spending. sequestration, the sequester. his outrageous comments referring to the dead marines' training with explosives implied that the sequester which the president sits upon was, quote, going to cut back this stuff. their training. i'm appalled because this year democrats should know the sequester cuts could not have been fully implemented. they could not have played a role in these marines' death. woreericans whose proud to the uniform of a naval officer, i'm furious that member of politics would bring politics with such a tragedy. the families of these seven marines deserve and apology. i pray that they will get it. semper fi, marines. semper fi. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to introduce the newborn screening saves lives re-authorization act. ms. roybal-allard allard: in 2008, with strong bipartisan support, congressman

she joined the marine corps in december 20-11, serving to her current rank. awards. including the national defenseal. devil's slide. the coastal section of state highway one in san mateo county will reopen tomorrow. two tunnels will open tomorrow as part of a 439- million-dollar transportation project to provide a more reliable way to travel between pacifica and half moon bay. it's a section of the highway that is notorious for rock slides and traffic accidents. a ribbon cutting will be held today at 11:30. that''s too much bacon. said nido one ever. baconacolia is back! now nowith even more bacon. come cmeelebrate our bacon obsession with all a new menu items like the bacon avocado omelette. only alyt denny's. a chevron fuel spill near a northern utah bird refuge is now much worse than originally thought. authorities say up to 27,000 gallon may have leaked from a pipeline that carries diesel fuel the spill occurred monday near the bear river migratory bird refuge and willard bay state park, near ogden utah it's chevron's third leak in utah in the last three years. a june 2010 spill involved more

. >> the marine corps has suspended use of all 16 millimeter mortars until the investigation is complete. the defense department has yet to release the names of the dead. they are all under the age of 30. >> new information on monday night's fatal shooting of a car theft suspect by san jose police. the officer who fired the fatal shot also wounded a murder suspect during a shootout in november. the officer, a five-year veteran, shot a man after officers confronted him in a stolen car. the driver tried to run they will down so the officer fired. we show you where it happened in this area. in november, the same officer shot a man suspected of robbery and murder after a police chase and gun battle that left another officer wounded. >> the city of santa clara is moving forward with the bid to host the super bowl at the new 49ers' stadium in either 2016 or 2017 voting last night to offer concessions to the nfl. santa clara will wave a 10 percent hotel tax on the 350 rooms the nfl staff would occupy and it would waive a 10 percent surcharge and smaller fees. they hope to make the bid more attractive and co

the department of defense wants to move marines to guam but does not know how much military infrastructure will be needed, military infrastructure will be needed to support the move, what the implications will be to operational responsiveness in the pacific theater or how much any of it will cost. over the last two years, the armed services committee received many hours of testimony, briefings and meetings on the troop realignment in the pacific and directed the center for strategic and international studies to conduct an independent assessment on u.s. force strategy in the region. that assessment delivered in august, 2012, recommended a better alignment of engagement strategies between the u.s. pacific command and the department of defense in order to improve our capabilities in the region and respond to a range of contingencies. the csis was clear in the appraisal that the department of defense had not -- quote -- "adequately articulated the strategy behind its future posture planning nor aligned the strategy with resources in a way that reflects current budget realities. after more test

effect it is having.j5&ñ >> this is a defense contractor, next stop, afghanistan for these parts of mass. you have two contracts, one from navistar, one from marineppened? >> they were canceled, leavitt was due to sequestration. >speak up about the board, obviously not doing too well today. the defense contractors doing too well today. you are a small guy, the defense contractors are more diversified, you are not. >> this was our main product line. ashley: this place was packed with people. all kinds of new stuff, it is now down to one line. >> we will be closing down wednesday. >> look at those etf, the dow jones, aerospace index, the power shares as well, they are down. not good for the defense contractors, maybe they can withstand it. smaller companies like this one, also a marine himself, but they will be shut down as result of sequestration by the end of the week. ashley: jeff flock in missouri, thank you very much. tracy: in report finds tax bills for america's richest families of the highest they have been in 30 years. but the rest of america at historical lows. here to weigh in on this of course fox news judicial senior analyst judge andr

the defense department is expected to release the names and hometowns of the fallen marines today. >>othing retailer lulu lemon pulled the yoga pants from the stores because they were too see through and who is doubting the story. >> caught on camera, disturbing abuse of pregnant seals on a california beach and what a city is doing to stop that from happen again. >> a look outside, tracking the storm bringing showers to the bay area. you can see the green, mike will interpret that for us and sue will tell us how it is affecting traffic coming >> we are back at 6:40 with live doppler 7 hd. it is shows a drying trend, a lost rain fell in the overnight hours so you will find wet streets. the best rain is to the north. we have another batch east peninsula coast. do not let your guard down. keep the wet weather gear handy. we are in the mid-to-upper 40's in petaluma and everyone else is in the low-to-mid 50's. it is very mile. temperatures will not warm much with periods of rain best from now to 2:00 keeping up to almost 60 and mid-50's along the coast. the next few days will be breezy and

least three of them are in the hospital defense attorneys who claim the numbers are higher are increasingly concerned that the strike may turn deadly artie's marine important as more. lawyers who have recently met with spoken to their clients still languishing at the island prison say more than one hundred men are participating in the hunger strike and many have lost between thirty and forty pounds those are accounts are in addition to previous reports of the hunger strikers coughing up blood and losing consciousness three of whom have been hospitalized ten of the hunger strikers are reportedly shackled to chairs and being force fed through to now on sunday activists around the world launched a week long fast to raise awareness of the hunger strike and to protest the existence of the kuantan m a prison and america's use of indefinite detention according to the center for constitutional rights the hunger strike began on around february sixth when prisoners decided to protest the alleged confiscation of their personal light ups and the a legit sacrilege is handling of their korans now a u.s. military officials deny that the qur'an of the inmates ha

defense. so, that strategic entrance to this harbor was the last land that our troops and sailors and marines and soldiers would see if they departed for the pacific theater in world war ii and korea and vietnam, and also the first thing they would see upon returning back to the bay area. so, between the presidio and the head lands, we now have wonderful park lands that have been converted. we call it converting from post to park. repurposing those lands from national defense to environmental defense. and i believe it is probably the most accessful base conversion in the united states. if you haven't been to the presidio, i think you should try and make that. if you're from out of town, it's a spectacular transition there. so, these golden gate national parks that i happen to be the superintendent of has now become after 40 years the second most visited national park in our country. we get 14 million people a year that come to our parks. it has spectacular coastline, includes muir wood, alcatraz, we get to tell the stories, stories about essentially what you and your predecessors did this thi

spokesman said that secretary of defense hagel was saddened to learn of shooting and his thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families and the families of those seven marines killed in a training accident early in the week. >> president obama is in jordan got final stop of the four day visit to the middle east. the president received a red carpet welcome from the king of jordan, troops assembled in the capital of amman before the president and the king went inside to discuss the conflict in syria and the 400,000 refugee whose have fled across the border to jordan. because of that we were monitoring a news conference president obama just wrapped up and he offered $200,000 in aid -- $200 million in aid to jordan. he went to the bible birth christ of jesus christ and got a look at the barricades that keep the palestinians from the west bank. he noted they need to do more to bring lasting security. >> no wall is high enough to stop every enemy. >> in his push for peace with palestinians, the president spoke to 600 israeli students using his only major speech on the middle east speech to ask for compassion. >> meteorologist, mike nicco, and the bay area forecas

marines dead. >>> families and survivors of the fort hood shooting expressing outrage as the defense department is refusing to award purple hearts to those injured. according to a defense department document obtained by fox news, new legislation needed to present the honor requires labeling the attack a terrorist attack, but the department of defense believes that doing so would prevent major nadal hassan from getting a fair trial because it may directly and indirectly influence potential court panel members and witnesses. hassan accused of going on a shooting rampage in 2009. 13 people were killed and dozens were injured. >>> we are learning new information about the man suspected of killing colorado's prison chief. authorities now saying parolee evan spencer ebel was released from prison more than three months early. mostly due to his participation and program designed to encourage better behavior for prisonerss in solitary confinement. the tragic irony here is the man he is suspected of killing , tom clements, was a big supporter of the programs. he was killed earlier this mornings shot in the

the secretary of state for domestic reasons and appointed a secretary of defense for domestic reasons and appointed a retired marine general to be the national security adviser, he left in about a year, and put leon panetta, and i know he's one of your neighbors in california, but he was captured by the operational mentality and the cia before he was in the building more than a month. this was an extremely weak national security team. obama also was controlled by the military. that's how you got the surge of forces. i think he realize he was had by the military, and i think that is very important, and it's one of the reasons why i'm a little more optimistic about the seg term is i think this is a wiser man in terms of foreign policy, and if you look at the fact, he wanted to end the war in afghanistan. he's allowing the pentagon, and you got to remember when you look at the pentagon, and it's institution with the fine motor skills of a dinosaur. it takes the pentagon a long time to put something together such as a timetable for withdrawal. all obama has to do, and i know it's not this simple, but i would look at th

i spent five years at the pentagon as a defense executive and as a marine. y son dropped out of college and fought during some of the harder fighting as an infantry man. i was the assistant secretary of defense and secretary of the navy. i spent a great deal of my professional life thinking about these issues and trying to articulate what the proper role should be of the presidency of the military and of the congress. one of the things that we have seen, i think particularly with the advance of technology, the remote weapons systems, the increased use of special forces, and the libya example, which i write about in this piece, is that congress has not really had a voice even in the way that it did during the vote on iraq when it comes to a lot of the ways that military force is being used. i think that is very troubling. if i could have one recommendation right now, it would be that the senate foreign relations committee really strengthened its role, much more ,o than it has played particularly the last four years. let's have a debate over a new war powers re

spokesman said that secretary of defense hagel was saddened to learn of shooting and his thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families and the families of those seven marines killed in a training accident early in the week. >> president obama is in jordan got final stop of the four day visit to the middle east. the president received a red carpet welcome from the king of jordan, troops assembled in the capital of amman before the president and the king went inside to discuss the conflict in syria and the 400,000 refugee whose have fled across the border to jordan. because of that we were monitoring a news conference president obama just wrapped up and he offered $200,000 in aid -- $200 million in aid to jordan. he went to the bible birth christ of jesus christ and got a look at the barricades that keep the palestinians from the west bank. he noted they need to do more to bring lasting security. >> no wall is high enough to stop every enemy. >> in his push for peace with palestinians, the president to 600 israeli students using his only major speech on the middle east speech to ask for compassion. >> meteorologist, mike nicco, and the bay area forecast. >>

defense secretary change hagel was saddened. adding he believes the strength of the united states marine corps will ensure they're always remembered. elizabeth is at quantico. no word on anybody else involved? reporter: nobody else involved. police tell us the three who are deceased are the ones who were involved. it was an isolated incident. the first male marine victim who was found was actually at a different crime scene than the shooter and a female victim, although all enclosed within taylor hall, barrack here on base there was a time lag for vectors to gauge the situation after they found the first crime scene. they were all dead on arrival. the police won't disdisclose whether or not there was a friendship or relationship between any of the people involved. in fact, it could be some time before we even know their identities. there's a 24-hour grace period for families families and friene notified of their death. but we know these are active duty marines, staff members here at the base, colleagues, police reiterated that's wasn't a random shooting. it was an isolated attack, which is why they were comfortable opening up the

defenses are at a low point. we will have the fewest troops since 1939 in the army and marine corps. we will have the fewest ships since 1916. we will have the fewest aircraft since the air force was created in 1947. there has been a survey indicating that the confidence of the american people in our national security is at an all-time low. i am hopeful that we can come together on addressing these issues and i am so hopeful, indeed, that the president will change course. we know the policies of defense that work are peace through strength and i hope he will change its policy and recognize how we must have peace through strength and not have a circumstance of potential attacks due to weakness i'm honored to be here with the chairwoman of the oversight and investigations subcommittee, martha roby of alabama. >> there is a better way to cut spending. we are harming our military and military families. from the beginning, that is exactly what this is about, the harm that this sequester would do to our military families. i cannot help but think about the mom down in alabama was husband is

marine corps in december 20-11, serving as a warehouse clerk. last month, she was promoted to her current rank. though she was not deployed. she earned a number of awards. including the defenseedal. and, global war on terrorism service medal. friends and family say she was best known for her charity work. they say she would often volunteer for her church. she is described as a melo person. she has two sisters. philippe djegal, kron 4 news >> new tonight at eleven. friends of castromata talking about dealing with the loss. in a story you'll only see on kron4. we talked to the murdered marine's godmother and her two daughters. who say sara was one of a kind. >> this is my son who is in kuwait and he is also hurt about this as well. >> shoes and wonderful caring person. >> i remember her as also being loving, caring and making me laugh and helped me with my homework. >> it has been very, very devastating. she had a great personality and sense of humor. >> how do you move on from this? >> remembering her smile. stay with us as we follow this developing story. we'll bring you any new information as we get it. developing right now. the coast guard has now called off the search for

i spent five years at the pentagon as a defense executive and as a marine. y son dropped out of college and fought during some of the harder fighting an infantry man. i was the assistant secretary of defense and secretary of the navy. i spent a great deal of my professional life thinking about these issues and trying to articulate what the proper role should be of the presidency of the military and of the congress. one of the things that we have seen, i think particularly with the advance of technology, the remote weapons systems, the increased use of special forces, and the libya example, which i write about in this piece, is that congress has not really had a voice even in the way that it diduring the vote on iraq when it comes to a lot of the ways that military force is being used. i think that is very troubling. if i could have e recommendation right now, it would be that the senate foreign relations committee really strengthened its role, much more ,o than it has played particularly the last four years. let's have a debate over a new war powers resolutio

thank you again for your commitment to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines and civilians for the department of defense and specifically for those great warriors who make up the special operations command. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so much, admiral. we're going to have a seven- minute first-round. admiral, let me start with you. relative to afghanistan, we read -- read frequently that only one of 23 afghan brigades was rated as being at the highest capability level and that's independent with advisors. at the same time, we also know and have been to afghanistan. we know firsthand that 70-80% of the operations that take place in many regions, including the toughest regions of afghanistan , our taking place with not just the leadership, but with afghan involvement. now, those reports seem to be inconsistent. can you tell us in your judgment whether or not first of asian succeeding in afghanistan? can you tell us about the capabilities of the afghan security forces? -- is our mission succeeding in afghanistan? can you tell us about the capabilities of the afghan security forces? >> th

marines about to see combat for the first time. the third l.a.r. was tip of the spear, probing iraq defensesg the first shots on the ground. [ fire ] >> they will light up on the hill and all the top will be on fire. >> clairity led 1,000 men north, pushing to baghdad , protexting fellow forces all the way. >> we're doing fine. we are kicking arss and taking names. >> weeks in the conflict, they track down and rescued seven american p.o.w.s, including specialist johnson. >> i grab the handles of the back handles on this opened them up and seven americans in pajamas fell on top of me and grabbed me and started hugging me. >> what did i weigh? >> 545 -- 45 pounds. >> he went back to iraq in 2007. >> i got here in january this was dangerous place in iraq and the most dangerous place in the world. now it's not. >> today, i ask him about the criticism of 2003. >> i think we left iraq better than we found it. i'm proud of that. iraqis are in control of their destiny. that was not true at the time. they have been able to take what we have given them and they can determine where they want to go to t

thank you again for your commitment to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines and civilians for the department of defense and specifically for those great warriors who make up the special operations command. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so much, admiral. we're going to have a we're going to have a seven-minute first-round.

. >>> defense secretary hagel has picked air force general philip breedlove to take over commander of all u.s. and nato forceeurop. marine general john allen was being considered for the posted but he announced he is retiring to spend more time with his family. >> pope francis put his personal touch on easter celebrations washing the feet of 12 young prisoners who the vatican said weren't necessarily catholic. they have washed the feet of priests in the past. he spent the week with a mass where he blessed vats of oil that will be distributed. coming up on the grapevine, remember that story about a police officer giving boots to a home man? there san update. what do you do if you stuck, its small world ride at disney listening to this song? be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's a small, small world shoot. now with the share everything plan from verizon, connect your camera, along with your smartphone and tablet. all your devices connected by one simple plan on the powerful network. record video. connect more. so you can do more. the share everything plan from verizon. add additional devices like the samsung galaxy camera for $5 month

defense department. it's interesting to note that it takes, what, eight, 12 weeks, maybe more, sometimes as long as a year to turn a civilian into a soldier, sailor, airman, marineck into a civili civilian. this is bad news. the defense department has to take more responsibility for transition. the second thing, and the defense department needs to get involved in this, too, there's got to be an education process. employers don't realize that veterans are the best people they can get, have authority, responsibility at a very early age and employers need to know this. >> state senator ball, i have the opportunity to meet many of them at these fairs and they are so driven. they have the skills that the colonel is talking about. 200,000 turning into civilian life every year. trying to get 100,000, 400,000 more. they have 100,000 so far. how important is it for jobs as a solution to help those returning veterans to reintegrate? >> i have to tell you, i worked with a lot of service disabled vets who have many times the disability who are heroes and you're a hero. it's a pleasure to be with you today. they don't want to. they want to continue to serve as an example to

that on the island of guam, our 16,000 marines are in a facility that has reached the absolute limit in terms of wastewater treatment. and the department of defense came to us and said for these troops, we have got to build a new wastewater treatment facility. well, of course we do. we don't want to shortchange them or jeopardize public health in any way. the mccain amendment would eliminate this money, $106 million, in if you funding for n funding for a wastewater treatment plant on guam. this is not some thrill. this is a basic. you want to believe if your son or daughter volunteers for a marine corps stationed overseas that our government is doing everything we can to make sure they have the basics they need to stay healthy. this is one of them, $106 million for a water water treatment -- a wastewater treatment plan in guam. we want to make sure there is a public health lab in guam. god forbid these men and women in uniform or anyone who represents the united states is facing some biological terrorist. god forbid there is some substance that is being used that could endanger their lives. and god forbid that we'd have to rely on laboratory faci

watching the segment about that young marine in iraq i find it repugnant that this woman would assert this defensee can't remember because she suffers from post-traumatic stress syndrome to try to bolt tere her credibility. she went in there and shot the guy in a premeditated manner. his entire testimony was there for that purpose and he completely failed at that. and i'm sorry, this woman is trying to get off scot-free, and she has made every possible mistake you can make. i guarantee you her lawyers have told her this is not the way to go, because if you wanted simply to avoid the death penalty she would have been telling a completely different story. jon: there is also word that the public defenders who are handling jodi arias' defense have racked up $900,000 in legal bills to this point. esther this is going to be a million dollar case, and the taxpayers of arizona are going to have to pay for that in these days of tight budgets, what do you think about that, esther? >> well, i think if the state is going to go after the ultimate punishment then they need to provide a fair and reasonable defen

david warts, defense attorney and lis wiehl, fox news legal analyst. lis, should this former marineto get million dollars but what the administration is saying, he could have been arrested and charged under the display clause. >> gregg: put it up on the screen and read it. it's unlawful to move in processions or... >> gregg: now, i studied that. i can't figure out how occupy everything qualifies? >> the administration would have to argue and that occupies everything is a flag or a banner or device wearing something. i'm not saying i believe in this argument but they would have to say and brings attention to the occupy wall street, occupy everything movement. >> in this is disgrate grace, gregg. this is false arrest. false arrest case and it is a violation. how can you say something on a jacket or a shirt is somehow a flag or a banner of some sort. that would be like if you are wearing the american flag or you walking with a polo shirt they can arrest you. this is very building we wee got all these civil rights in the first place. >> gregg: you could be arrested for wearing ralph law

marine corps in december 20-11, serving as a warehouse clerk. last month, she was promoted to her current rank. though she was not deployed. she earned a number of awards. including the national defense medal. and, global war on terrorism service medal. friends and family say she was best known for her charity work. they say she would often volunteer for her church. she is described as a melow person. she has two sisters. philippe djegal, kron 4 news. >> castromata's godmother vennessa salas says she can't believe her god daughter is gone and shares her emotions in an interview you will see only on four. >> it has been very very devastating she had a great personality, sense of humor and great with kids. she was a wonderful person and volunteered a lot and had a heart of gold. she was honest and her goals were to be an astronaut. she wanted. >> reporter: i see that you are emotional about this? >> yes. >> reporter: how do you move on from this? are remembering her smile. >> tonight at 11. we'll hear from vanessa salas's daughters. they were close to castromata and are also having a tough time dealing with her loss. that's coming up tonight at >> developing right now. the coast guard

defense. >> why don't we just let the vfw, american legion, marine corps league take care of this and that wase programs that might be nice, but you don't need and you trim bigger ones. it's been taken as hey, despicable, attack on veterans and i think it's almost amusing. >> steve: almost amusing. you know what, bill, nobody is laughing. interestingly enough, in the st. louis post dispatch this morning, he doubles down. he defends and says i wouldn't change a single word he wrote. keep in mind, he was all about trying to save money with the budget. he writes this morning, sadly, it's the response i've gotten is any indication there is not much hope of any kind of a deal to reduce spending. nobody wants to give anything up. i was hoping veterans could lead the way with their funerals. it would be a heroic thing to do. >> eric: the number they've estimated that it costs american taxpayers for these funeral, around 45 million bucks. meanwhile, we read a story this morning about $350 million going towards sex ed for kids as low as five years old. there are so many areas to cut the budget, it shou

defenses are at a low point. we will have the fewest troops since 1939 in the army and marine corps. we will have the fewest ships since 1916. we will have the fewest aircraft since the air force was created in 1947. there has been a survey indicating that the confidence of the american people in our national security is at an all- time low. i am hopeful that we can come together on addressing these issues and i am so hopeful, indeed, that the president will change course. we know the policies of defense that work are peace through strength and i hope he will change its policy and recognize how we must have peace through strength and not have a circumstance of potential attacks due to weakness i'm honored to be here with the chairwoman of the oversight and investigations subcommittee, martha roby of alabama. >> there is a better way to cut spending. we are harming our military and military families. from the beginning, that is exactly what this is about, the harm that this sequester would do to our military families. i cannot help but think about the mom down in alabama was husband i

marine corps. as i said here, there are five of us and we represent over 180 years of service to our nation and defenseof our nation. we take that responsibility seriously as you do in your committee. as a member of the joint chiefs of staff, sequestration by its magnitude, its timing, and its methodology will have a devastating impact on our nation's retinas both short-term and long-term. combined with the effects of the existing continuing resolution, sequestration creates unacceptable levels of risk in four main areas -- first, risk to our national strategy. second, restore our forces. third, risk to our people and lastly, risk to the united states of america. regarding risk to our national strategy -- maintaining a sound international economic system and they just international order are the foundations of our nation's defense and strategic guidance. the effects of disruption to this global order can be seen in a volatile energy prices, flood and global markets, unacceptable sovereign behavior, and economic decline. failing to provide leadership in the collective security of this global order, will

marines and then turning the gun on himself. this is one of the victims. she earned a number of awards including a national defense metal. >> catherine: right now this huge landslide. that is coming up after the break. >> pam: also a dentist possibly exposing -- exposing many patients with hiv. >> thisposey gets paid! we will carry this announcement of live and remember you can watch the weather forecast whenever it is convenient for you on our 24/7 bay area news channel. you can also get headlines and live traffic. it's on comcast 193 and you can also watch it live on kron4.com. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! don't stress. we can figure this out. [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ >> catherine: right now a huge landslide is still on the move in washington state. and the damage is gettinga huge landsl

defenses are at a low point. we will have the fewest troops since 1939 in the army and marine corps. we will have the fewest ships since 1916. the fewest aircraft since the air force was created in 1947. gallup has done a survey indicating that the confidence of the american people in our national security is at an all- time low as the questions were first asked in 1993. i am hopeful we can come together addressing these issues, and i am so hopeful that the president will change course. we know the policies of the fence that work are through strength. i hope you will change his policies and recognize we must have peace through strength and not have a circumstance of potential attacks due to weakness. i am honored to be here with the woman ofen it -- chair the oversight committee. >> there is a better way to cut spending then/our military -- than slash our military. in august of 2011, that is exactly what this was about, the harm the president assad quest or would do to our military families. i cannot help but think about that my om whose husband is on his third or fourth deployment a

defense of marriage act but same-sex marriage? guest: it took awhile for couples to be -- it started in 2004. people started marine in massachusetts. after that, the woman that won the case on the marriage in massachusetts, a number of couples can to her and started talking about different problems they had, very practical problems being married, -- the unmarried couple, but the law did not become the say. she challenged the defense of marriage act. it has taken several years to get to the supreme court. it took awhile because you needed a real people with real problems to litigate the issue. host: who are the players in tamara's oral arguments? -- tomorrow's oral argument? guest: this has been a new england phenomenon. the proposition 8 case is from california -- the fight over the defense ameritech has been in new england. a series of appeals have come forward -- defense of marriage act has been in new england. a series of appeals have come forward. the two sides in this case involved the bush and obama administration. the obama administration chose not to defend the law. isy believe it unconstitutional. the hou

marine corps in december 20-11, serving as a warehouse clerk. last month, she was promoted to her current rank. though she was not deployed, she earned a number of awards, including the national defense and global war on terrorism service medal. >> catherine: some people in newtown connecticut are very upset about robo-calls from the n-r-a. the calls are asking people to vote against proposed gun control legislation. of course, it was in newtown - where children and teachers were gunned down and killed back in december. >> to have this pushed on us without permission or any discussion. >> catherine: that's a resident who didn't want his identity revealed. he says many of his neighbors feel the same way. >> a lot of big names and big money are being used in the ongoing fight over gun control. supporters are pulling out all the stops. now - comedian jim carrey is on the website "funny or die" -- ridiculing the n-r-a and the late actor charlton heston.an n- r-a official. >> it takes a cold hand and a cold dead heart and near as i could figure. a cold hand. >> catherine: new york michael bloomberg is pumping 12-million dollars of his own money into ads in 13 states -- pushing for more ba

marine officer has been awarded three purple hearts. thank you so much for being here. this is interesting because chuck hagel, the defenseod behind this decision, he thought this was fine to rank this medal above the purple heart, above the bronze star, citing the chief -- the military chiefs who he said told him it was appropriate, but now there's been such a backlash, they are reconsidering. they haven't reversed it entirely, but reconsidering it. pete, your thoughts on it? >> well, there's a big difference. i think they've figured out from the backlash there's a big difference between being in combat and supporting combat and that should be reflected in the types of rewards we give. heroism and the things that use in battle is something that requires risk and there's a lot different risk calculation when you're looking the enemy in the eye on the ground versus from a comfy chair with a it doesn't make it it not important, but there's a very big difference there that should be reflected in the type of awards and look at a guy like bill, wounded multiple times vietnam, that should be honored above 20th century warfare,