he will hand over his office to army general martin dempsey and retire after 43 years in uniform.he stories log onto our website at wjla.com. >>> the time is 6:14. some stafford virginia residents said they are devastated after a recent storm caused a massive landslide. look at this video. the deck and a hot tub an entire yard cascaded down a hill park and the same thing happened to the family next door. they paid $340,000 for their property and insurance does not cover the damage. >> the property and the land and the house are covered by zero dollars. our total worth is zero dollars. >> even adding to that frustration, they still have to make mortgage payments of $3,000 per month. they and other residents expressed their concern last night at a public meeting and county officials say they are asking the state and fema for help them we have news about food safety. >> the number of food recalls is growing. they have been issued for beef, lettuce, and tomatoes. there is listeria-tainted cantaloupes in that outbreak killed six people and sickened dozens of others. kedging outbreaks c

he will be replaced by general martin dempsey, currently the army chief of staff. our program scheduled, and surely in our video library ed c-span.org. it was mentioned in a couple of comments the death this morning of the two alleged terrorists in yemen. a anwar al-awlaki was killed in the strike on a convoy in yemen. it was. out by the cia joint operations command. the cnn is reporting it was done by a u.s. drone. peter king praises the president for the extraordinary victory, and also, presidential candidate ron paul says the killing of anwar al-awlaki on yemenis soil is "an assassination." you can follow members of congress that are commenting. we wanted to show you president obama when he made his comments here today. he started out by commenting on the morning news. . want to say a few words about some important news. earlier this morning, anwar al- awlaki, was killed in yemen. [applause] the death --the death is a major blow to al qaeda'most- actives operational of lia. he was the leader of the external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. he to

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what this is about is admiral mike mullen, officially handing over the reins to general martin dempsey. it looks like the president is going right to that podium. so we are going to -- we'll watch this and when the president gets to the podium and after he has his welcome we'll take you there live. >>> meantime, the president's also making a mayor push to sell his jobs plan in key battleground states to be re-elected. campaigning heavy in north carolina, florida and out west where the president says the plan will put construction workers and teachers back to work. he's also conducting a series of local tv and radio interviews including one with talk show host michael smeconish who will week spooek with the president and a msnbc contributor and we want to note michael and for all of you watching, we'll simulcast the interview with the president. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> what's the first thing you want to ask the president? >> it's a privilege and looking forward to it, but you hear from people you haven't heard from since you went to high school who say, you must ask h

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he will be replaced by general martin dempsey. this is the principal military adviser to the president. the term is normally for a period of two years. yemeni officials say they have killed the islamic cleric who has been linked to the army major accused of opening fire at fort hood and a nigerian attempting to blow up a plane on christmas day. you have heard the secret shuffle. the quite the vip flying under the radar at a target. that is michelle obama. she spent about half an hour in the department store. was recognized when she was checking out. mrs. obama has lamented a missing out on a normal stuff like target runs. >> if use a bank of america debit card, be prepared to pay more for that convenience. bank of america plans to start charging its customers a $5 monthly debit card phasfee. customers will not be charged if the use their card at an atm. fixed mortgage rates have fallen for a new low and are likely to fall even further. the average rate on 30 year fixed mortgage fell. there were at last at this low in 1951. average

. >> the reins are handed over to army general martin dempsey. he credited him with a smaller -- with a stronger military. pepsi takes over at a critical time it has the leadership to succeed. >> for my part, i only have one thing to say and is for my fellow citizens. the men and women at your armed forces are the best we have ever known. they believe in what they are doing. i ask that you continue to believe in them. >> he retires after four years as chairman and more than 40 years of serving in the military. >> the fbi moves to change the definition of rape. the definition has not been changed since 1927. the new definition would aim to provide more resources for victims. the baltimore sun reports that the commissioner supports the change. according to statistics, there were thousands of assault across the country last year. 47-year-old michael freeman was arrested. if you taxed on your cell phone, listen up. several hundred the state laws will take effect tomorrow including one that bans reading a text message for a while driving, even if you

. >> army general martin dempsey will take over.sident obama credits him for creating a stronger military and more secure nation. he takes over at a critical time and has the leadership to succeed. >>> florida is shaking things up, picking a new date for the presidential primary in 2012. it will now be january 31st. other states, including new hampshire said they will move their primary so they can be ahead of florida. florida's decision goes against the republican committee rules and they will face sanctions from the republican party. >>> former new mexico governor, bill richardson will weigh in this sunday morning. he's a guest on "press pass" airing right of "meet the press." >>> coming up, engineers inspecting the washington monument for damage. we'll look back on the time before the high wire act when there was a major controversy over d.c.s legendary monument. >>> a bus crash ended with a bus driver behind bars. we are learning that at least one of the charges has been dropped. >> reporter: starting tomorrow, drivers along i-4

meyer, admiral mike mullen is stepping down and general martin dempsey is replacing him. president obama will speak at the ceremony that started just a few minutes ago. serving as the principle military advisor to the president, the national security council and the secretary. general dempsey will be the first army sister to hold the highest military post in five years. >>> the engineering doing inspections on the washington monument are talking about their daring tasks now. day three of the inspection ises are going on right now along the national mall. this is a live view of the climbers working up there right now. megan mcgrath is also there now. megan? >> reporter: braarbara, we've h lousy weather. a lot of rain and fog. but today it's absolutely beautiful. team is out there and we can see them on two sides of the monument. they are doing their work, inspecting for cracks and weak spots. there's been a lot of curiosity about these folks and how do they feel about dangling off the monument? meanwhile, not too surprising, they are having a good time. they've become wash

martin dempsey will take over after a ceremony in ft.ier, virginia. >>> work is going on at the washington monument to repair damage. they have been propelling down the monument for days now looks for any exterior damage. >>> it may be the biggest blow to the terrorist group since the killing of osama bin laden. american-born muslim cleric was taken out in yemen and in recent months dubbed the new bin laden and bin laden of the internet. he was a master of online recruiting. awlaki is linked to a number of attacks. he was a spiritual adviser to three of the 9/11 hijackers and communicated frequently with the american accused of the deadly shooting spree at ft. hood. he is also linked to the underwear bomber in 2009 and the attempted car bombing in times square last year. he had been targeted in several air strikes over the past several years, but there was some concern among analysts that could he be more dangerous dead than alive. a view that drew griffin has reported on extensively. drew joins us on the phone to talk more about that be

. >>> army general martin dempsey is the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, replacing admiral mike mullen who had the line of the day. >> to those of you who aren't the closest to us, well, maybe you should have stepped it up a notch. it doesn't hurt to have friends with access to drones. >> today's top story in politics, florida republicans set their presidential primary for january 31st. that is ahead of the tentative february dates for the iowa caucuses and primaries in new hampshire, south carolina and nevada. republicans in all four states say they will move up their contests. new hampshire is not ruling out a primary as early as this december. the government will not shut down tonight at midnight, but check back with us next week. the bill president obama signed today only contains enough money to keep things running through tuesday. the house will have to pass another short term spending bill before then. >>> first cantaloupe, now lettuce. a california lettuce grower is recalling chopped and shredded romain lettuce, shipped to 19 states and canada. the lettuce which has

in the handover ceremony, general martin dempsey took over. last week when he said that pakistan's intelligence agency was linked to a militant group carrying out terrorist attacks in afghanistan. >>> back today at work. repelling down the sides of the washington monument. they're looking for any damage from the earthquake that happened last month. the work has been delayed by some weather, bad weather, and they're still a ways to go but one engineer says so far so good. project gives tourists something new to appreciate. >> i'm glad there are people willing to do this but it would not be me. when you look up, it really takes a special person to be able to do this. >>> u.s. officials say one of al qaeda's top terrorist recruiters in the world who which once preached at a mosque in virginia, in california, has been killed in an air strike in yemen. anwar al awlaki was born an american right in new mexico. he moved to yemen when he was 7 years old. he returned in 1991. he attended colleges in the united states, getting degrees at colorado state

army chief of staff, general martin dempsey, is replacing him. president obama will speak at the change of command ceremony this morning at ft. meyer. general dempsey will be the first military officer in years to hold the post. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge made an official visit to the royal marsden hospital in sutton, england, to mark the grand opening of a special children's cancer treatment ward. it is the first of -- one of the first public appearances in weeks for the newlyweds. kate is still deciding what charity she will work on behalf of. prince william was appointed the president of the royal marsden in 2007, a position his mother diana also had. it really looks like the couple is trying to follow in diana's footsteps, by making charity a priority in their lives, which is a wonderful thing. >> what a thrill for those kids and their families to get to see them. >> setting an example. >>> let's check in with meteorologist veronica johnson. we saw some twinkling up in the sky, and jim and i weren't sure exactly what that was. >> i

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ceremony at joint base myer in virginia, the chairman handed over his duties to army general martin dempseyen began his military service at the u.s. naval academy in 1964. president obama honored that long service, in particular mullen's dedication to men and women in uniform. >> i've seen it in the quiet moments with our wounded warriors and our veterans. i saw it that day in the situation room as we held our breath for the safe return of our forces who delivered justice to osama bin laden. i saw it at dover as we honored our fallen heroes in their final journey home. mike, you have fulfilled the pledge you made at the beginning to represent our troops with unwavering dedication. >> holman: in his last words as chairman, mullen asked all americans to look after the nation's troops. >> we talk about the resilience of our troops and their families as if it is something apart from society. it isn't. or, at least, it shouldn't be. where do you think those troops learned to be so brave? in your home, in your schools, in your communities. >> holman: just yesterday, on his final full day as chair

, four major employers, one of whom is the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempseyinterviewed him when he was head of army education corps, which was recently. here is what employers will tell you. they will tell you they are all looking for the same kind of employee. someone that can do physical reasoning and thinking, dot dot dot, in order to get an interview. that's not table steaks. what they're looking for are people that can adapt, invent, re-invent the job. in this hyperconnected world, changes have to be so fast. there are companies in silicone valley that do quarterly employer reviews now because their product cycle changes so fast. you can't wait until the end of the year to find out you have a bad team manager. that has to work back toward education. what we argue in the book going forward, there are two kind of countries in the world, hie and lie. high imagination and low imagination. despite the idea, i can go to delta, taiwan, they will give me a cheap chinese manufacturer. jump to amazon.com, they will do fulfillment and delivery, craig's list and get

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major employers, one of whom is actually the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. we interviewed him when he was head of the army education corps, which is just very recently. and here's what employers will tell you, david. they'll tell you that they're all looking for the same kind of employee now, someone who can do critical reasoning and thinking, dot, dot, dot, in order to get an interview. that's not table steaks. what they're actually looking for are people who can adapt, invent and reinvent the job. because in this hyper connected world, changes have to be so fast. there are companies now in silicon valley that do quarterly employer reviews now because their product cycle's changing so fast. you can't wait until the end of the year to find out you have a bad team manager. now, that's got to work back toward education. what we argue in the book, basically, going forward is that there are really two kind of countries in the world, hies and lies, high and low imagination-enabling countries. forget developed and developing. why is that? it's like a spark of ide

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the new army chief of staff martin dempsey says they will create extreme risk to u.s. security interests, and we should take those warnings very seriously. mr. mckeon is not only going to recount and remind, but look ahead and forecast. i think it is altogether fitting and proper that we do it. even though we've been through tremendous success of many battles since september 11, 2001, to say that a greater or -- to say that the war for the greater middle east is over or even approaching being over would be highly misleading. we are somewhere in the middle, we are gaining on it, with an nuclear -- with iran on the presence of developing nuclear weapons, with the positive news of the arab spring, political ferment across the region, and with all kinds of uncertainty, not only in the united states about our finances, fiscal health, and emotional state of society, with our best allies -- in europe, for example -- those who have done an admirable job of carrying the war effort in libya, even more uncertain about themselves and their finances, is one of those crossroads mome

we talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s.y, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a non-partisan vote. we do not have a candidate. we have an agenda for america

we talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s. army, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a gd educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not nessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a grn collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a non-partisan vote. we do not have a candidate. we have an agenda for america.

we talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s. army, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a non-partisan vote. we do not have a candidate. we have an agenda for ame

we talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s.rmy, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, becau thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a non-partisan vote. we do not have a candidate. we have an agenda for america. we are not funded by george sor

we talked to general martin dempsey, who is head of education for the u.s.my, and now is the head of the army and the chief military officer of united states. very interesting, because they all basically said the same thing. we're looking for people with critical skills and initiative and a good educational background. and when we find such people, we will give them an interview. we will not necessarily hired them. first, they were all looking for the same kind of thing, white- collar, blue-collar, a green collar, you have to have advanced skills. and those skills show how difficult it is going to be to get and keep good jobs and how important it is to upgrade our system of education in order to train americans and prepare them for the jobs that we need. in answer to your question, we went out and talked to people who are doing the work of america every day. " we found was surprising and i think that people will find it interesting. guest: and just to the caller's question, this is a non-partisan vote. we do not have a candidate. we have an agenda for americ