general martin dempsey in this country for receiving payments of up to one hundred thousand dollars a month from the. captured headed north the drug cartel in mexico right now and see that white is the police chief leon these are the pet is is a graduate school the americas and has been seriously implicated in human rights abuses and there are indications in two thousand and three the brownsville herald in texas reported that the mexican six secretary of defense revealed that the original members at least one third of the original members of the set those drug cartel were received. us training were mexican special forces who later turned over to the drug cartels so it's quite possible that this school is training the dictators of tomorrow is exactly right and the pentagon refuses to release the names of the graduates since two thousand and four so we continue to press the government to release those names of instructors and graduates and to continue to take our protests to school it seems shocking to me that there wouldn't be some in the wake of you know noriega and eleven other dic

beginning with remarks by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey.ry much. there is no truth to rumors that if we can stretch the ceremony beyond noon that your retirement percentage goes up so that -- this is the defense intelligence agency so i will pose a profound question. what do a yellow school bus and dinosaur and helicopter and motorcycle have in common? you can't answer that question but thomas can because that is the array of toys that confronts me as i've looked over the podium. i will be fascinated to find out exactly how that combination fits together. i am honored to be here today. much has been said to command ron for his accomplishments but i will let go a few of those comments. in the defense and national intelligence community you have clearly been something i referred to as a leader of consequence and a champion to those we place in harm's way around a global. puget the difficult path early in your career at a time of great transition for our nation. we are fellow members of your group 1974 so we experience with keith alexander and

coach k recruited his old friend and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey forission. >> we want these soldiers to step forward, take the flag from their shoulders, give it to each of you and ask you to carry it with you as you go to represent this great country of ours in london. >> that is a symbol of pride. it's a symbol of comradery, it's a symbol of trust that we will go out there and do what we need to do to take care of business. >> but coach k wasn't done with this operation. the team was granted the rare privilege of placing a wreath at the tome of the unknown soldier. >> but us to stand there in the midst of greatness, selfless service, it actually brought some tears to some of the guys. it brings tears to my eyes right now. we now as a team representing our country have the chance to be among heroes who have represented their country at the highest level and paid the greatest price. >> if you look at some of the tomd stones and see the years that i lost our lies and fought for our freedom. >> you believe that that trance plaits into the kind of feelin

they got time to meet the joint chiefs of staff, martin dempsey.ce now to see the teams tonight in the district. the usa men's and women's basketball teams playing at verizon center tonight. the biggest names in basketball have been in town all weekend. on saturday, they held an exhibition for troops and their families at the d.c. armory. and players say all of the week's events help them realize that they're play for something bigger than themselves. >> winning the championship and winning the gold medal are two completely different things. it's tough to category rise them of being one in the same or one better than the other. i will say it's more pressure to represent your country because you're playing for something that's more significant in terms of the history that comes behind being an american citizen. >> the women's team kicks off action tonight at 5:30 against brazil at verizon center followed by the men's team against brazil at 8:00. nbc4 is your home for the 2012 olympic games. the opening ceremonies happen on july 27th. of course, you

strategic command, defense secretary leon panetta joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey and intelligence director james clapper. this is an hour and a half. >> ladies and gentlemen please stand for the arrival of the parties, honors and presentations of the colors and please remain standing for the singing of the national anthem. the national anthem will be sung by all the more ten. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [presentation of colors] ♪ ♪ oh say can you see y the darn's erly light ♪ ♪ so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ o'er the ramparts we walked ♪ ♪ or so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ ♪ the bombs bursting in air o'er the ramparts we ♪ ♪ gave proof trough the night ♪ ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ say does that star spangled banner ♪ ♪ yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, we will now give the invocation. >> would you about your head and prayed with me? our heavenly father, we thank you for the privilege of pausing in th

entire team spent some time getting to know the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. nbc4 is your home for the 2012 olympic games. the opening ceremony starts july 27th. and visit the london 2012 section of nbcwashington.com to keep track of the games and get dig calmer's preview of olympic eats to see what visitors are going to be chowing down on while they're out in london. >>> last look at weather. >> might want to chow down on shaved isolator today as we have, yes, another hot day on the way. up into the mid 90s. hotter tuesday and wednesday, near 100 degrees. in fact, may feel like 110 wednesday afternoon. some storms after that. back to you. >> you're saying you shouldn't eat those mushrooms you were picking out in the front yard? >> i wouldn't attempt that, too. >> that is "news4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> "today" show is next. back in 250 25 minutes with more weather, traffic, and your breaking news. >> have a great monday. stay cool out there, folks. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet

. >> rose: all right here is a conversation i did with general martin dempsey in march of this year about the afghan army. he is as you know chairman of the joint chiefs. roll the tape. >> do you believe that they will be prepared to accept the responsibility by 2014? >> well, i will tell you what i do believe and this is from my most recent visit there. i think when given the opportunity to leave, there are some capability gaps, but when given the opportunity to do so, they actually do better than we think they will, and importantly, they perform better than i think they think they can, so, you know, we are plowing new ground really with afghanistan to try to build its sense of nationhood and trying to link together these disparate groups, and to have a sense of national identity. and so to answer your yes, i do think we can deliver the objectives, transition to afghan lead with us in support by 14. >> rose: so is that what the people that you talk to in afghanistan say? >> or is this the view from washington? >> that's the washington view. and general dempsey a good guy and i hope he is

speakers include leon panetta, martin dempsey, james clapper. this is an hour and 30 minutes. ♪ >> left, left. ["national anthem"] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the chaplain will now give the indication. >> would you pray with me? our heavenly father, we thank you for the privilege of pausing in the shadows of our great heritage and in the midst of the leaders of our great nation and to pray to you. it is fitting that we began this ceremony in prayer because you have been our constant help in years past and you are our hope for the future. we ask for your presence here today and for your continued guidance and protection upon our nation and upon our military men and women who were stationed around the world. we are grateful for the opportunity to recognize and honor one of your choice leaders and faithful servants, general ronald burgess. we thank you for his commitment, his dedication, and his service to our country for over 38 years. he leaves a legacy of patriotism and sacrifice that sets an example for all of us to follow. the impact he has mad

entire team spent some time getting to know the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin demp y dempsey. >>> a bethesda native is the first u.s. rhythmic gymnasts to qualify for the olympics since 2004. she will head to london to hope to make an impression. julie joins us this morning with more on her goals in the weeks ahead. good morning. >> good morning. >> good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> this is an exciting time. did you ever imagine you'd go to the olympics when you started out doing this? >> you know, it's always been a dream of mine since i was a little girl. being told that i didn't have the natural talent that some other girls had, i didn't think it was actually possible maybe up until i was 16 years old when i was told by one of the best coaches in the world that i had it. >> speaking of natural talent, you come by yours naturally because your mother was a gymnast as well? >> yeah, i guess it runs in the family. >> tell us about your mom. >> she's from hungary, and she was a hungarian rhythmic gymnast as well. i don't believe she had the goal for me, but she wanted

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey has warned that, "a cyber attack could stop society in its tracks." n.s.a. director and u.s. cyber commander general keith adetection ander states that "we see this as something absolutely rightal to the security of the country, cybersecurity is key to the security of this nation." a recent report from the department of homeland security found that companies that operate critical infrastructure have reported a sharp rise in cybersecurity incidents over the past few years. companies reported 198 cyber incidents in 20111. this may reflect that the private sector is just now beginning to catch on. the private sector cannot be counted on to respond to to this growing challenge on its own. as ashton carter has explained, "there is a market failure at the work here. companies just aren't willing to admit vulnerability to themselves or publicly to shareholders in such a way as to support the necessary investments or lead their peers down a certain path of investment and all that would follow." these were administration warnings but the concer

clapper, janet napolitano, attorney general holder and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey have all expressed the threat. n.s.a. director mike mcconnell says "the united states is fighting a cyber war today. we offer the most targets of significance, yet our cyber defenses are woefully lacking. with cybersecurity, the time to start," he says, "was yesterday." former assistant secretary for policy at the department of homeland security baker, "we must begin now to protect our critical infrastructure from attack. a great number of national security officials, bipartisan, wrote a letter to us in the senate saying "the threat is only going to get worse. inaction is not an acceptable option." and protection -- "protection of our critical infrastructure is essential." "essential in order to effectively protect our national security from the growing cyber threat." as i said earlier in introducing senator mikulski again, there is indeed a market failure that has been identified in a bipartisan fashion. the facts prove it because so often when either public or private-sector folks r

transportation net wherebies, communications equipment, financial systems, just to name a future general martin dempsey chairman of the joint chiefs of staff has said, "a cyber attack should 1207 this country in its tractions. it doesn't just threaten our national security. it threatens our economic security as well. hackers have already attacked one of the most important businesses we have in america today, the nasdaq stock exchange. major corporations are under atake every day spending millions and millions of dollars to protect against cyber attacks. these attacks cost our economy billions of dollars a year and thousands of jobs. general james clapper, director of national intelligence, said chinese cyber threat of american intellectual property is "the greatest pillaging of wealth in our entire history." close quote. that's our future disappearing in front of us, admiral keith alexander said. in a report released last year, the american chamber of commerce said government and the private sector should work together to develop incentives for businesses to voluntarily act to protect our nation's crit