mark roberts wrote yesterday -- when people in the country are being hurt, the issue is bigger than sport. will things go ahead? >> it really depends on the kind of backlash generated over the next few months. from the possible protesters and the individuals within the community. >> as things cent -- stand, >> as things cent -- stand, formula one will be back

live i live i finally there may still be a week to go before the next for me along rice but mark roberts says he's in the right form to once again when the british grand prix at silverstone and as it turns out this is not the australians only on bishan point all red bull man is determined to swap his driver's helmet for a pilot scout i think for me won't be doing it forever attaining a flying license is a top item on his push list but it was given his first lesson at london's heathrow airport however you have to stay on the ground if you stick with any pressure on teammates and i for one week at sebastian vettel i feel very cold for the guys so was i going to stay up the back of a pretty solid result of some a couple results actually so i feel about the right strategy is a very good result after the. suicide of other eyes last year so try to defend i suppose that i totally feel like i said very special procedures right there that critical praise always attracted to fellows nearly every every right. and that's all the sports news i finished. hungry for the full summer we've got it first h

. >> today marks robert gates' last day at the pentagon.ates spent four decades serving eight presidents. president obama will deliver remarks at his farewell ceremony before he retires. >>> a big day for engineers in china. a high-speed train that links beijing to shanghai is making its first journey today. this will make the 800-mile journey in just about 5 hours at speeds of up to 190 miles per hour. also debuting in china today, the world's longest bridge over seawater. it's a little over 26 miles long, but it was built in 4 years. >>> and prince william and his new wife arrive in canada on their first trip as a married couple. the duke and duchess will head to california next week. for some of you your localalews is next. well-being. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ look at that car, well, it goes fast ♪ ♪ givin' my dad a heart attack ♪ [ friend ] that is so awesome. ♪ i love my car [

mark, robert thompson, loose cannon, good job. three rounds, three topics. we're done.coming up straight ahead, more on anthony weiner. judge napolitano is here with the legal angle. wein weiner lied but did he actually break the law? this tough guy is taking on the kitchen. former good fella paul sorvino here with his daughter, who is certainly nice and with a better smile. they're here to cook. there's another way litter box dust:e purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. but also a caring touch. you learn to get a feel for the trouble spots. to know its wants... its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. >> 45 minutes after the top of the hour. couple of quick headlines for you now fortunately. amazing new video shows a lava lake growing inside a crater. people who live near the volcano are not in immediate danger. those who live downwind get a whiff of sulfur dioxide. a dog named rosie got stuck on top of her two story house. don't ask how she got up t

thursday marks defense secretary robert gates final day on the job. we will bring you a live tribute to the outgoing secretary, who served both president obama and president george w. bush terror he will be replaced by leon panetta. -- bullish. he will be replaced by leon panetta. the house recently debated and voted on two measures related to the u.s. military involvement in libya. look for continued debate at c- span, the congressional chronicle, where you will find a video of every house and senate session, daily schedules, committee hearings, and information on your elected officials. we mentioned the senate foreign relations committee coming back to markup the libya resolution -- expect the number of amendments to be discussed this afternoon. until then, we will show you part of this morning's session, and some of the opening statements from senator john kerry, and the ranking republican, richard lugar. >> we are here to examine an issue that we have been debating since it was passed. this has been debated since the 1970's. certainly, it has been

mark. >>> outgoing defense secretary robert gates said the withdraw of u.s.troops in afghanistan could begin as early as next month. gates finished his tour addressing marines in the kandahar province. gates talked about the withdrawal of troops and said he will begin his talks on his return to washington. >> no one wants to give our allies the excuse to run for the exits. >> reporter: gates thanked the service members and said they are the best our country has to offer. he also told marines that they can't just quit because they now must serve with openly gay colleagues. >>> leon peneta is said to hold a commission hearing this thursday. peneta was sworn in two years ago as cia director. he also served as chief of staff to president bill clinton. >>> in news of the world tonight, from syria, reports that 22 propalestinian protesters were killed and more than 300 wounded as they tracked across from syria into the israeli controlled heights. israel said it has no option but to fire on the crowd. >>>-- the attacks came just two days after a u.s. drone attack re

. >> robert her hawaiist describes the autobiography of mark twain, volume one, published 100 years after the author's death. mr. hearst also discusses criticism the book has received. this was hosted at the lafayette library and learning center. >> robert came to uc berkeley in 1963. he was a student. four years later people seeing his promise offered him a job. he's been there ever since. in 1949 the granddaughter of mark twain gave uc berkeley the material that's in the mark twain archives. in 1980 robert became the chief, the general editor of these archives. and in 2005, um, they began the process of putting together the volume, the first volume that i know many of you have already seen. there will be three volumes, and there's a tremendous amount of excitement associated at uc press and with all of us who love the role that mark twain has played in american literature and culture to know that a half a million copies of that autobiography have already been sold. it's on "the new york times" bestsellers list where it's been for 14, 15, 19 weeks, a long time. and i'm really delighted t

. >>> and today marks the end of robert gates' four and a half year run in charge of the defense department. he will be honored with a farewell tribute. president obama will be among the speakers at the ceremony. he will be replaced by leon panetta. >>> first it was football, now the nba fans are facing their own season lockout. the high stakes for today's big basketball deadline. >> and a slow speed on the runway. how honeymooning turtles are to blame for major delays at jfk. ,, whoa!! the really big chicken sandwich combo is back! and it's as big as ever. i'm gonna jump it! you can't jump that! it's two chicken patties, topped with bacon, and melting cheese plus seasoned curly fries and a drink for only $3.99! what do you know? your only a baby! vrrrrooooom! i'm t-rex and i came out of extinction cuz i heard the combo was back! and that got a million hits? yep. why do we even make commercials anymore? 'cause you like to be in them. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal?

just civil society or people who are losing the ramsgate real notion mark crissy ok brother job interviews we're going to break robertbefore we go to break i had a look at south africa's a democracy the government there is chosen by the people in free and fair elections but you know there's lots of people who are locally upset with local corruption and things like that outburst the arguments aside it's like another egypt waiting for something tighter to be able to play but i didn't say i did already see this juncture i'm going to jump in we're going to go to a break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on the future of africa state party. lose lose lose lose lose lose lose lose. more than a month. one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica and people have to be aware that they're far away from civilization sean thomas discovers flight makes antarctica so special and attractive for many wildlife in antarctica. and such an. expedition to the bottom of the earth. and you can see. the. welcome back to cross talk i'm people about to remind you we're talking about africa and i

captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> thursday marks defense secretary robert gates final day on the job. we will give you a final tribute to the secretary -- defense secretary who served both president bush and president obama. he will be replaced by cia director leon panetta. that will be live on thursday at 9:45 a.m. central and also at c-span.org. next up we have tim pawlenty outlining his foreign-policy intentions. he also criticized the foreign policies of the president and why he -- and stated why he thinks he can do a better job. >> good morning. thank you for being here. i am delighted to have a chance to share my views about some of the most pressing foreign policy issues and opportunities and challenges that face the united states. but before that, i would like to thank the council on foreign relations for their tremendous hospitality that they provide not just today, but throughout many decades advancing the cause of deliberation and discussion on debate and matters of foreign policy. i am grateful for your presence here this morning. i want to spea

mark fiore. then supreme court justice sonia sotomayor at the university of south carolina followed by a booktv with robert hurst, author revenue edition of the autobiography of mark twain. >> on today's washington journal national economics correspondent kevin hall on unemployment figures. and auto industry bailout with justin died. and a look at the student loan application process with the national association of student financial aid administrators. washington journal begins at 7:00 eastern time on c-span. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. watch key public policy events and the latest nonfiction authors on booktv. you can get our scandal that our web site at you can join in the conversation and social media sites. >> this year's commencement ceremony at colorado college. you would hear from the commencement speaker mark fiore, pulitzer prize-winning political cartoonist. fiore is the first internet animator to win a prize for editorial cartooning. is animated cartoons are at the san francisco chronicle. his commencement address, jus

our robin roberts sat down exclusively with the president as he, too, marks this father's day. >> reporter: you and your wife had very different childhoods. her mother and father, her father very present, very strong. >> leave it to beaver. that's what i call michelle's family. >> reporter: why is that? >> mom, dad, brother, sister, same house, same neighborhood. you know, and i was all over th home. >> reporter: do you approach parenthood differently? >> the interesting thing is, michelle and i have the same values with respect to parenthood. she comes at it based on what she had. i probably come at it based on, to some degree, what i didn't have. >> reporter: were you aware as a child on father's day, i don't have a father, he's not here. >> it was a -- the kind of thing that, when you're young, you don't think about, and it's only in retrospect, as an adult, that you realize what you missed. you know, he gave me my first basketball. and it wasn't until i was in my 20s and i thought back, you know, that's part of why i've been playing basketball this whole time. that one signal of someth

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marked the anniversary of the 1967 war. israel is accusing syria of orchestrating the violence. >>> roberts gates is wrapping up his final trip to afghanistan. he spent time with troops and spoke to reporters about the timetable for withdrawal from the region. gates says pulling back from afghanistan requires a delicate balance. the secretary also told the troops he thinks about them all the time and feels personally responsible for their safety. president obama has nominated cia director leon panetta to replace gates. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is headed back to court to answer charges that he sexually assaulted a housekeeper in new york last month. he is expected to plead not guilty. >>> towns in missouri river are waiting for more flooding. a 14 gait dam was gushing into the missouri river. in iowa hundreds of residents were ordered to evacuate after a breach in a levee. >>> in joplin, missouri three more people have died from injuries they received during the massive tornado two weeks ago, so far 141 people have died as a result of the tornado. about one-third of the city was destroyed. city officials plan to meet today t

broke out and shot fired into a crowd, see the tire marks in the intersection, the bay area is notorious for illegal sideshows. kron4 stanley robertse internet and shows people behaving badly. >> sideshows are normally any event that happened in the dead of night, often in remote locations but this is the day. the home of the legal slide--side show. now drivers have lowered the bar by doing them in broad daylight with the help of www.youtube.com and e-mail's from viewers, i was able to find even more sideshows. this happened in richmond on the rich and parkway. traffic was stopped while drivers and drifted their cars. if you are not aware of what a drifting is, some people call them donuts. by the way, this is an excellent way to mess of a car. this is the 580 freeway in richmond, it appears to be jammed, the reason? a side show. apparently the video i showed you of the idiot shutting down the 880, was not the only one, this will shut down by a side show that took place in broad daylight. i am showing you this because it is important to me that you are aware of what is happening on the street. blocking traffic on major highways so

robert gillette and his wife, ms. liza bunch. mr. mark ayers and his wife, mrs. deborah ayers.hris barrett. >> i'm german, also. half irish. >> dr. -- and his wife. mrs. mauricea mayier and her husband, mr. zachary bowe. mrs. bonita bacell and her husband, mr. steven bacell. dr. daniel levinsin, and his wife, mrs. nina levinsen. mr. liel ovaskasa. the honorable john munhiem and his wife, sherry munhiem. mrs. kara mill. mr. duffy and his wife, mrs. heidi duffy. mrs. naomi aferly and her husband, mr. larry liebowitz. the honorable mr. davis and his wife, ms. olivia morgan. mrs. sarah blomenfield mrs. winnie agel and her guest. mr. greg kennedy and his wife, mrs. karen guverman. mr. robert sparks and a guest. mr. a.j.baeon and his wife ms. kate field and her husband. the honorable norman mineta and his wife, mrs. veni mineta. and mr. jeremy alters and guest, mrs. liana geriol. mr. richard faunte and his wife, mrs. jenine faunte. mr. robert but -- bucini and his wife, mrs. elizabeth bucini. mr. haywood yan and his wife, mrs. yan. >> it's great. no better place. i was here years bef

tomorrow marks a defense secretary robert gates' final day on the job. we will bring you attribute -- you a tribute on c-span.org. >> blackberry users can access any time with a free app. you can listen to our signature interview programs each week. it is available around the clock, wherever you are. download it free from blackberry app world. sunday on "in depth," linda hogan. her books focus on the native american issues and the environment. join our three-hour conversation, taking your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets for the pulitzer prize finalist linda hogan. >> this morning, chairman of the -- former chairman of the house intelligence committee, peter hoekstra, joined us to talk about the mission and afghanistan and libya. "washington journal" continues. host: former congressman pete hoekstra and now a senior adviser at a public policy and law practice. he also is doing education worked at heritage. welcome back. guest: good to be here. thank you. host: let me begin with afghanistan. here is "the washington post." this was guarded primarily by afg

to get the ax but he is stepping down, there burn in jerry west, mark jackson, he as most of his own people in there, so no room for robertimbledon today. she is 30 years of age playing just for a second tournament after nearly a one-year absence. she has at various health issues. she is usually pretty cool, there are incidents after big wins, and things did not go right to never saw her like this. but there it is, in a williams and said hey i am not want to cry, but today i just cannot help myself. in areas, sirena advances will at wimbledon today a very emotional turns and williams systems are both on to the next round. the nfl news is pretty good today. if you watch the owners and players and their representatives come out of this meeting in chicago with smiles on their faces. of course the money is the root of all of this, i will spare you at 8:50 p.m., the details at what is being presented. but at the end of the day, it appears as though they have a deal in place within the next two weeks. that is what is coming out of the meetings and one more time, they just have to wait and see. the nba players, the football guys

how friends will mark a second anniversary today. defense secretary robert is in afghanistan, on an unannounced trip. the two things he is doing on his last visit before retirement. >>> two hours until the 35th annual union street festival gets underway. food vendors are starting to set up, and they day it's a go rain or shine. >> we have wet weather drenching the area. we'll talk about what to expect for saturday, coming up. >> and san francisco firefighter remains on life support as the investigation continues into the frantic moments inside the burning building. >>> good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, june 4th. but it does not feel like june out there! first weekend of june. let's get right to meteorologist rosemary for a look at stormwatch right now. >> yes, it is a soggy start to june, and we're going to be dealing with this rain all weekend i'm afraid. heaviest downpour occurring as we speak. it is just very steady out there. not really anybody seeing a break at this time. we're even seeing heavy rain around concordant yough getting

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robert gates. under mr. obama's proposal, about 70,000 troops would remain in afghanistan until the transition is complete in 2014. that would mark more than a decade of u.s. involvement there. we have more analysis and reaction to the president's plan coming up on the cbs evening news which is in about 12 minutes. >>> in other news, new billboards are popping up in oakland. the ads focus on abortion. but in a way that some people say is racist. anne makovec has that story. >>> reporter: here's one of the billboards behind me on foothill boulevard. you can see it has a picture of a black baby saying black and beautiful, and referring people to toomanyaborted.com/ca. walter runs the issues for life foundation which put the billboards all over east and west oakland including those owned by cbs outdoors. he says the number of abortions performed on black women is disproportionate to the population. >> it's time we stood and asked ourselves the question, do these numbers reflect our values? >> reporter: part of the campaign to get rid of the billboards. >> scare tactics that demonize women of color, african- american women in this ca

and just a shot behind him jason de robert gary guess and lee westwood he caught it a blistering sixty five and was in great form with the zines too but it was mark wright who took an eight stroke lead to take into sunday's play twice the size of the lead he blew on the last day at the masters two months ago. and is now and with the surge grand slam of the season just around the corner both the men's and women's defending champions have played down their chances of retaining their wimbledon crowns the doll claimed his second title at the all england club last year when i put against american underdog michael russell but the spanish king of clay suffered a major blow to his grasp of preparations as the world number one crashed that's two eventual finalists jo wilfried tsonga in the quarter finals of queen's club last week result might have clinched a record equalling sixth french open title before that to dance to consume and get much closer to roger federer's top market sixteen grand slams. last year was. impossible due a bit to the end slums and so this year. i have a have it words have going on this is a little bit with what i did last year som

marked the anniversary of the 1967 arab-israeli war. israel is accused syria of orchestrating the violence. >>> defense secretary robert gates is wrapping up his final trip to afghanistan. he spent time with troops and spoke to reporters about the timetable for withdrawal from the region. gates says pulling back from afghanistan requires a delicate balance. he also told the troops he thinks about them all the time and feels personally responsible for their safety. president obama has nominated cia director leon panetta to replace secretary gates. >>> dominique strauss-kahn is headed back to a courtroom today. the former head of the international monetary fund is scheduled to be arraigned on charges of sexually assaulting a housekeeper in a new york city hotel last month. he is expected to plead not guilty in the case. >>> 6:07 for another another your money report. >> what do you think is cheaper, being single or married? jessica has the answer. and posing a question that feels uncomfortable to me. >> so you fall in love, you want to get married and have the house and have some babies, yeah. >> oh it's so nice. but how does this lifelon

marked the 44th anniversary of the 1967 six-day war. israel seized the golan heights from syria in that war. >>> defense secretary robert gates is makingis final stop in afghanistan and he gave the troops an emotional sendoff. gates told a group of u.s. forces he feels responsible for their well-being and noted that he signed the deployment papers that put them there. >> i just want you to know that i think about you every day. i feel your hardship and your sacrifice and your burden and that of your families more than you can possibly know. you are, i believe, the best our country has to offer. and you will be in my thoughts and prayers every day for the rest of my life. thank you. >> an emotional defense secretary right there. as for the plan withdrawal of the u.s. troops, gates expects it to be a mix of combat and support elements. in his words, i have confidence we'll strike the right balance. >>> up next here on cnn, who are these republicans running for president? and can any of them defeat president barack obama? they could get some help from the sluggish economy? we'll talk about that. will cain and l.z. granderson. that's next.

robert gates has said that the nato nation libya has exposed serious capability gaps. the first sea lord admiral -- the first -- the first sea lord -- the first sea lord admiral mark stanhope has said that the operations in libya cannot be sustained for longer than three months without serious cuts elsewhere? given -- given those problems -- >> order! order! >> quick sentence. >> isn't it time -- isn't it time the prime minister re-open the defense review and did yet another u-turn on his failed policies? >> what he's called mark stannoff is his name. i had a meeting with him yesterday and he agreed we can sustain this mission as long as we want to and that's exactly what the chief of the defense staff used yesterday because we are doing the right thing and i want one simple message to go out from every part of this government and indeed every part of this house of commons and that ime

robert gates retiring after four and a half years on the job. and the 2012 republican presidential field gained a new member today. john huntsman declared his candidacy. and markatthews is live another contender for the g.o.p. is raising money for this. >> the front romney and is due here in about an hour right now. the co-founder of sun micro systems, 1,000ses today $10,000 will get you n no reporters allowed. romney joined today by the former utah governor, the former ambassador to china, john huntsman. with the statue of liberty behind his shoulder republican john huntsman made it official. >> i'm a candidate for office of the president of the united states of america. the former u.s. governor is still larmly unknown. today huntsman declared will control -- conduct his campaign on the highway. >> i respect the president of the u.s we have a difference of opinion on how to help a country we both love. >> two months ago president obama named huntsman to the critical post. at that time he said it would be easy to explain why he chose a republican, the co-chair of senator mccain's campaign. >> john has shown a willingness to move beyond old ideologies and stale

marked the 44th anniversary of the 1967 six-day war. israel seized the golan heights from syria in that war. meantime, defense secretary roberts making his final stop in afghanistan, and he gave the troops an emotional sendoff. gates is leaving his post late they are month and told a group of u.s. forces that he feels responsible for their well-being and noted that he signed the deployment papers that put them there. >> just want you to know that i think about you every day and i feel your hardship and your sacrifice and your burden and that of your families more than you can possibly know. you are, i believe, the best our country has to offer. you will be in my thoughts and prayers every day for the rest of my life. thank you. >> as for the planned withdrawal of u.s. troops, gates says he expects it to be a mix of combat and support elements. in his mix, confidence they will strike the right balance. tsa patdowns are routine when it comes to flying but a lot of people are not happy about them. now one state may make the pat-downs a crime. the bill's sponsor joins me live next. we know it's intimidating. instant torque. top s

robert luongo the shutout with 36 saves. >>> shaquille o'neal after 19 years retires from the nba. four rings. and that's the sporting life. >> a long career. >> mark, thank you. >> ktvu morning news begins at 4:30 tomorrow morning. have a good night, everyone.

mark preston, thanks very much for joining us. >>> for the latest political news, you know where to go. cnn politics.com. >>> it is his last trip to afghanistan as the u.s. defense secretary. robertu.s. troops today in kandahar answering questions about the war and this summer's withdrawal of forces from afghanistan. then it got personal. >> i just want you to know i think about you every day. i feel your hardship. and your sacrifice and your burden. and that of your families. more than you can possibly know. you are, i believe, the best our country has to offer. and you will be in my thoughts and prayers every day for the rest of my life. thank you. >> gates leaves as pentagon chief at the end of the month. the president has nominated cia chief leon panetta to replace him. senate confirmation hearings set to begin thursday. >>> progress in the battle against cancer. coming up, we'll show you the new strategies and treatments that are helping cancer patients live longer. >>> you may know the duggar family from the tlc reality show "19 kids and counting." they took action after the joplin, missouri, tornado. they talk about their experience in this "impact your world." >> hi, im j

secretary robert gates, days before he leaves office, having served presidents bush and obama in his demanding job. mr. secretary, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thank you. >> chris: today marks the 90th day of u.s. involvement in libya, congressional critics say that means that the administration is now officially in violation of the war powers act. if congress cuts off funding, pulls us out of libya, what do you think are the consequences for u.s. national security and our standing in the world? >> well, we have been through this on a number of occasions. even since i've been secretary, where congress has threatened to cut off funding in iraq and on several occasions and so on. frankly, i think cutting off funding in the middle of a military operation when we have people engaged is always a mistake. by the same token, i would say that, you know, i was in the white house, and the nfc staff not long after the war powers act was passed. and i believe that president obama has complied with the law, consistent in a manner with virtually all of his pred sors. i don't think he is breaking any new ground here. >> chris: therefore you don't think he is in violation of the war powers

mark joseph this is the book wildcard the promise and peril of sarah palin. .. >> sold or others, historians in the country today. jeffrey wert was bigger but his new book teenine -- "a glorious army: robert e. lee's triumph, 1862-1863". this book, we are delighted to say is a mainstay of the book club. this book is one of the most sought after civil war books in the country right now today. mr. jeffrey wert is the other of nine books and has been writing about the civil war for 40 years. it took awhile to get that out. forty years, and he really is well known from pennsylvania to california. his most notable achievement, one of them, is a barber feet and general james longstreet of the confederacy, the most controversial soldier. we are delighted to have. ♪ with us here today. at the conclusion he will take your questions. let's give him a nice round of applause. [applause] [applause] >> thanks, joe. when i was here, i don't know if you were here are not. many of you were so kind to ask questions. please, if you have questions and going to allow time for this. i certainly applaud like to hear them. if you disagree with what i have to say. in fact, i was digging about this coming down on

mark kelly. at one point we are told she got up and hugged and kissed him from her wheelchair. this morning we spoke with robert perlman editor of collect space.com who was there. >> as the event started, just as it began, congresswoman giffords was wheeled in in a wheelchair and it was -- it was a surprise. no one was really expecting her there. but it was met with a spontaneous standing ovation. we all stood and applauded. >> giffords was released from the hospital earlier this month. she smiled and waved, we're told. she is now getting outpatient treatment at a facility in houston. >>> looks like former illinois governor rod blagojevich is going to prison. yesterday, a trial convicted him. dean reynolds has more. >> reporter: the di graced former governor is -- >> i, frankly, am stunned. there is not much left to say. >> reporter: because the jury of 11 women and one man said it all. guilty on 17 out of 20 corruption charges for most of which is the ousted illinois governor sought to enrich himself in a scheme to swap or sell the senate's seat once occupied by barack obama. fbi wiretaps played at his trial c

mark goudeau terrorizeed the town and killed nine people and committed rain and child molestation. police are calling these the -- committed rape and child molestation. police are calling these the baseline killer. >>> today, defense secretary robert gates, you see him here, he's in afghanistan, saying goodbyes to american troops as he gets ready to retire. coming up for you at 7:15 this morning, we'll bring you a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom. >>> property owners could assume responsibility for the maintenance of trees along san francisco sidewalks. under mayor lee's budget proposal private property owners will take over financial responsibility for another 24,000 city trees. right now, they pay already -- they already have paid for some trees. the cost of maintaining a tree ranges from $300 to $1,000 every three to five years. >>> some local fishermen are heading to san pablo bay hoping to catch something big, but not too big. they say they are catching bigger than normal sturgeon. now, that's a big fish. >> wow. >> one man said he caught and released 20 sturgeon. over half of them were over the maximum allowed of five feet. >> it loom -- i was looking at the design on thed i some it almost look -- on the side o

robert gibbs is also traveling to new hampshire today. he will be in manchester tonight giving network interviews on the president's agenda. today marksars since the leak of the pentagon papers that was just mentioned. a secret government study and conduct in vietnam war. that report set to be released in its entirety today. we will talk about it coming up on "washington journal." an international update this hour. jordanian security official says the motorcade of king of the law has been attacked with empty bottles and stones during a visit to a southern town. the king escaped unharmed. the attack earlier today comes hours after he agreed to popular demands for electing a prime minister from our parliamentary majority. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. host: connect with c-span on line. the continuing conversations on facebook, political places in washington and beyond with four square. c-span and social media, connect today. innext month, dr. anall other activists, linda hogan. her latest, rounding the human corners. join our three-hour conversation for linda hogan sunday july 3 at noon eastern on c-span to. cs

mark preston. good to know. thank you. >> thanks. >>> there are concerns among the american people who are tired of a decade of war. >> during his final days here as defense secretary, roberthat coming just 24 hours before president obama's going to make that prime time speech to americans on the next step in the war zone and a source tells cnn the war chiefs disagreed. disagreed with the president's decision. that is next. plus, the first lady going to south africa. find out what happened when she met with nelson mandela. that's next. >>> a couple of stories here. we have a troop drawdown in afghanistan. the first lady visiting africa and it turns out lots of travelers love their hotel, but don't feel the same about their airlines. time to play reporter roulette. chris lawrence. chris, we know big address tomorrow night. the president is laying out his plans to begin bringing troops home from afghanistan. do we know yet exactly what he'll say? >> yeah, brooke. congressional sources are telling us that the president will announce that he's going to bring the entire 30,000 surge troops home by the end of next year and that he may be looking to bring home as many as 10,000 t