eastern afghanistan and all of this coming as the chairman of joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey arrives in afghanistan. he is there to assess the level of training of american troops should provide to afghan security forces after the 2014 withdrawal. >> heather: eastern texas, arresting a man for threatening a district attorney. it's the same county where three people were murdered. it comes a day after friends and family laid to rest two of them. kuaf land district attorney mike and cynthia mcclellar. >> they released a name on thursday. aged 52 a he is being held on a mill kron dollar bail. police aren't saturday sf he is serious or a copycat of a terror man, on the tip line set up by the investigators that are looking into the killings and also the prosecutor. authorities say neither of them have been linked to the killings but this is a new twist to these cases. police seem to be find a link between the killings but also any hard leads to whom the perpetrators may be. mike is the third justice related public official to be assassinated in recent weeks. criminal experts descr

and i did ask both secretary of defense chuck hagel and chairman martin dempsey, joint chiefs of staff, their response. so they had a chance to clarify anything that needed to be clarified, if that was their desire. >> clearly, dempsey didn't want to even address it because of concerns he had. did you confirm it all with the d.i.a. that it was okay to release this information? did you confirm that the information was in fact unclassified? >> anderson, we double and triple-checked to make sure that what was divulged in open forum was declassified. >> kyung lah is standing by in south korea. kyung, has there been any reaction to this news from the south koreans? >> reporter: well, this is certainly making headlines here, because this is a threat that south korea has lived with for some time, because north korea is just one hour away. this warhead, though, specifically pointing to america, they believe the technology is working towards hitting america. but here's where it's making a bit of news here in south korea. this is moving the ball, moving the ball because south koreans believe tha

eastern afghanistan and all of this comes as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey arrived in afghanistan. he's there to assess the level of training american troops should provide afghan security forces after the 2014 withdrawal. another fox news alert to tell you about, tracking developments now in north korea, as some newly surfaced video revealed the nuclear armed nation is reportedly ramping up its military. hello everyone, i'm kelly wright. >> jamie: and so are we, kelly. i'm jamie colby. welcome to a brand new hour inside america's news headquarters. the video released on north korea state television and reportedly shows leader kim jong-un firing a gun as he inspectors various military exercises. today another show of force, too, and state television releasing video of thousands of north koreans in quote, combat ready positions. attending a mass rally that is going on across the country. hundreds of south koreans continue to exit, meanwhile, from a joint industrial complex amid new reports that the north placed two missiles on mobile launchers that may be the

. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey plans to change how generals and admirals are evaluated. as don dahler tells us the officer's peers and those who serve beneath them could soon have a say. >> general dempsey wants regularly scheduled performance evaluations of high ranking officers which would look at not only their decision-making abilities but what he describes as their professional character. this is in response to a series of scandals involving notable officers. everything from extramarital affairs to misuse of government funds, to allegations of sexual misconduct. >> i think it's going after a problem the military has with what is called toxic leaders. >> mike lions is a former army major and cbs news analyst. >> they will have to pierce the veil of that staff and surroundings and make sure she get feedback from sub order nabt commanders. >> generals throughout history have been notorious for their lack of political correctness. this dean in the movie paton was based on a real event. >> shut up slap! >> former chief of military training at west

joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. they discussed the north korean provocations and how to respond. >> translator: the security environment is becoming more challenging. strengthening the alliance between japan and the united states is important for the peace and security of the region. >> they agreed the japanese and americans also need to work more closely with the south koreans. dempsey said u.s. military commanders will fulfill their responsibilities under their security pact with japan. dempsey has also been talking with leaders in china. he says the chinese consider islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with japan a top priority. japan controls the senkaku islands in the east china sea. china and taiwan claim them. >> they did use the phrase core interests several times. i know that's really the -- their phraseology for issues of sovereign importance. >> a spokesperson for china's foreign ministry emphasized the chinese position using their name for the islands. >> translator: the islands are an issue of

and coincided with the unannounced visit to the battlefield of joint chiefs chairman, general martin dempsey. in an interview sunday with the associated press, dempsey says he's cautious about the upcoming transfer of security responsibilities to afghan forces, though expressed optimism they will ultimately prove successful. >> the good news is that even though the taliban has some toughness and some resilience and some success in these missions, the afghan forces are not folding. they're holding up. >> reporter: as civilian deaths have mounted in afghanistan, tensions between washington and kabul have increased, which secretary kerry appeared to have smoothed somewhat during his recent meeting with president hamid karzai. still, another 11 afghan civilians, including ten children, died today in a nato attack in kunar province, bordering pakistan. perhaps reinforcing complaints that the collateral damage in afghanistan has grown too costly. meantime in the chicago suburb where anne smedinghoff was raised, ribbons were tied to trees in honor of a young woman who impressed so many with her ded

the attacks occurred on the day joint chief chairman martin dempsey landed here in afghanistan for what is being described as a periodic visit. he will meet with u.s. and coalition leaders as well as senior afghan military officials to get an assessment on where things stand operationally. before arriving, general dempsey said he would like to determine just how large a force the u.s. would like to keep in the country beyond 2013. lester? >>> and this country is keeping a close eye on a different kind of threat tonight, the outbreak of a new kind of bird flu that has infected at least 18 people and killed 6 in china. nbc correspondent robert bizell with that story tonight. >> reporter: in shanghai, the chinese slaughtered 20,000 chickens to lessen the strain of bird flu that seems to be infecting people. it's over a wide range of china so it seems many birds are affected. the big fear is the virus could spread among people, like the one in 2009, which killed many people. so far the tests are reassuring. results show almost no person to person transition. other good news. the chinese gov

. >>> also today the chairman of the joints chiefs of staff, martin dempsey is from afghanistan to consider the decision on how many troops should remain in the country after combat forces complete their withdrawal at the end of 2014? >>> the is on the son of pastor warren took his own life. >>> an unusual strain of bird flu is detected in china. the steps the country is taking to get ahead of that virus. . >>> looking at more than your w- 2, why some say the irs is looking for personal information on social- networking sites. >>> i am track another batch of showers currently moving into northern california. i will let you know when 80s resurface on the five-day forecast? . >> the state of kansas is poised to enact a force of its kind abortion law after the legislature approved a bill that states that life begin as fertilization. supporters say the life begin at fertilization line is meant to be symbolic, but abortion right advocate say it's another attempt to restrict abortion. >>> in news of the world in iraq at least 22 people were killed today when two bombs exploded inside a campaign t

the top military officer today canceled his scheduled trip to washington next week to meet with martin dempsey, too far to go at a risky time. north korean's leader kim jong-un demandd that president obama call him to soften the conflict, the same request that he made through dennis rodman when he visited him last month. the u.s. hasn't been able to track down two missiles that were transported by train to the coast last is tuesday. the satellites can't find them. >> this is making the administration very nervous. we know that there are two out there. they can be launch at any time. >> reporter: you can imagine just how strict these rules have been to keep anybody from passing through, not only did they have these barricades, these barrels with spikes on them, but also these barbed wires that go from here all of the way down to seoul. >> bob, thank you. >>> some challenges for the white house. let's bring in george stephanopoulos host of abc's "this week." >> good morning, guys. >> at this point, the white house has a really tough challenge. on one hand, they need to look tough. on the other h

general martin dempsey chairman of the joint chief of staff saying they have missile defenses prepared in response to the threat. he does not think the north will take military actions. the general holding talks with u.s. commander. he is focusing on afghanistan where he believes some areas will be tested by the taliban for years to come once u.s. and other international forces complete their withdrawal at the end of the year. the afghans will take the security lead through out the country before summer agreed to in january by president obama and hamid karzai. the war in zaafghanistan also coming up during secretary of state john kerry's troifrp seas. earlier today secretary kerry meeting with turkey's prime minister is there working on relations between the two countries which he says will help stabilize the middle east. he took time-out to remember a young diplomat 25 years old taking text tobooks to afghanis. she died along with 5 other americans and 10 afghan children and a weekend. terrorists hit her out post in benghazi murdering christopher stevens and three other americans. con

top military commander general martin dempsey arrived in afghanistan to meet with top u.s. and afghan officials to discuss the number of troops which will remain in the country after combat forces leave by the end of next year. by then, afghan forces will be responsible for security across the country raising concerns that the violence will only increase. >> a reminder that you can keep up to date with all the latest from afghanistan, indeed all the news that we're covering right there on our website, the address is "al jazeera".com. the egyptian president mouhammad car za has condemned the violence. it began when mourners were pelted with stones following the funerals of four people. morrisy has ordered an meet investigation. our correspondent has more. >> tear gas and fire, not exactly the scene of a funeral march. police arrived after clashes had began with mourners and others outside the cathedral. >> they have complained of increase physical attacks against their community. they fear that now that islamic groups are operating free doly the cleric can only fan the flame

general martin dempsey is meeting with allied commanders as well as afghan officials. as many as 10,000 troops are expected to stay when combat operations end next year. that's down from the current 66,000. >>> the parents of trayvon martin have settled a wrongful death claim against the florida subdivision where he was fatally shot last year. the amount of the deal between the two will, however, remain confidential. neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman who claims he acted in self-defense goes on trial for the murder in june. >>> and more fallout from that scandal at rutgers university. the school's athletic director has now resigned after that video showed former head coach mike rice assaulting players at practice. in his resignation, tim pernetti said, he wanted to fire rice right on the spot but claims other school officials were against it. >>> and new evidence this morning that using cell phones while driving, laws against it are not working. the new survey finds at any given time, listen to this number, about 660,000 drivers are texting, talking or in so

martin dempsey will be there later in the month. we intend this to be a signal of cooperation.he chinese say that is a sign of weakness. the chinese have been throwing gasoline on this fire, giving the north koreans mobile missile launchers that directly threaten the u.s. and increase north korea's ability to wage nuclear war. the chinese this past week have all this propaganda really stinging attacks against the u.s. if i was the secretary of state i wouldn't go to beijing after all of this propaganda. >> greg: we should send either jay-z or den miss rodman. the secretary of state rejected the report findings? >> the warhead. >> greg: yeah. >> we don't know but it sounds right. they are making faster progress on missiles and nukes than we thought. either it is this year or next year or now. doesn't really matter. the north koreans are racing ahead and we are not stopping them and that is the real problem. no pushback from us. >> greg: was it a good thing that this was leaked? >> absolutely. the american people need to know this. we don't need to know ho they found out or base

. >> kerry said martin dempsey and william burns will travel later to china in the month to follow upons. >> arthel: molly henneberg, thanks vfl. >> john kerr have i reaching out to china to help diffuse the crisis but how have we handled the threat from north korea so far? our next guest, wrote a piece got our attention saying the white house is going about it all wrong, christian whiten joins us. good to see you. by making it known in advance that any u.s. response would be limited, that is to say proportional to the provocation or even less, is president obama projecting weakness at a time when strength is demanded? >> that is exactly right. it's bizarre that the white house would leak this even if it had this policy internally. ask your selves who would suffer more from a low intends but prolonged conflicted they shoot one at us and we shoot one back at them? is it north korea who doesn't care about the welfare of its own people or south korea which a thriving economy but one that heavily dependent on trade and investment that would enter a crisis almost immediately during a prolo

. >>> nato did not release national tees of service men and women -- general martin dempsey says the visit will allow him to assess the level of additional training needed by afghan forces. afghan troops are scheduled to take over security from u.s. forces next year. >>> secretary of state john kerry is headed back to the middle east for his third trip in just two weeks. the first leg of his six-nation trip will take him to istanbul today. he will then meet with both israeli and palestinian leaders in a fresh bid to restart peace talks. he is scheduled to return back to washington, dc on april 15th. >>> new this morning, president obama says his budget proposal is not ideal, but he says it will make needed reforms and close loopholes for the wealthy, while protecting economic growth. >> our top priority as a nation and my top priority as president must be doing everything we can to reignite the engine of america's growth, a rising, thriving middle class. >> the president made those comments this morning to address bipartisan criticism of his budget. president obama is expected to rel

general martin dempsey says he doesn't see the north acting on those threats, but at this point, he can't take any chances. with more here is abc's lama zach in seoul. >> reporter: this new video released by a pro-north korean group shows what looks like the white house under attack. the text on the screen claims hollywood made this movie showing the north destroying the enemy. it has been days since u.s. satellites lost track of two mid range missiles sent by train to the north korean coast. >> this is obviously making the administration nervous because we know there are two out there. we don't know where they are. and they could be launched at any time. and surprise the united states but japan and south korea, as well. >> reporter: south korea's president, park geun-hye, issued a statement saying her nation is ready for provocations from the north including missile tests. we are thoroughly preparing for this leaving all possibilities open. for now, the best guess is that pyongyang would launch a test missile sometime within the week to honor the 101st birthday of kim il-sung. the nation

general martin dempsey is trying to decide how many troops will remain in afghanistan after next year-s combat role there is scheduled to end. general dempsey is also assessing continued training needs for afghan defense forces after the u-s withdrawal is complete. >> coming up with his opening day for the giants. >> and also this live look of the weather. it is not looking that pleasant but your forecast coming up. >> welcome back. a bit of a gloomy start. but we can find out the forecast. >> this is from our mount tam so we are off with some areas of the fog but we will see some a mixture of sunshine this afternoon. scattered showers in the north bay. there is a warm-up in store but first let us take a look at the wet weather. light showers but mainly dry for the rest of the day. another chance of light sprinkles and the north bay. knapp, could also see light showers through san rafeal. and as for temperatures currently mid- 50s. upper 50s to the oakland the afternoon highs will see '60s and '70s. mainly upper 60s in the east bay inland valleys. low 60s for richmond. and downtown sa

news from the pentagon that joint chief chair martin dempsey will be headed to china.na typically influencing what north korea does or perhaps in this case does not do. and dempsey is headed over to try to see if china can somehow intervene and prevent this from escalating. >> all right. tracie potts, thank you very much, from washington, d.c. we'll check with you later. >>> later this afternoon, president obama will be making several stops across the bay area. the president will be attending fund-raisers where he is expected to rake in big money for the democratic party. sneak peek at which cities the president will be visiting, marla tellez is live at the san francisco international airport. >> reporter: visiting san francisco and atherton, less than 24 hours, spending the night, scheduled to land here at sfo at 5:25 this evening. straight to san francisco where he is headed specifically to a neighborhood in san francisco known as billionaire's row. he certainly knows where to find all that money. all the money raised on this trip will benefit the democratic party. s

and i want to ask you, you were at the hearing with secretary hagel and joint chiefs of staff martin dempseywant to play something a congressman asked general dempsey citing a report about north korea's capabilities from the intelligence agency. >> dias says with moderate confidence the north currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles. however, the reliability will be low. >> so north korea has nuclear missiles and might be unreliable. dia assesses they have missiles they could fire that could hit guam or japan. is that what i am to talk from that? >> jake, i think you can understand that i can't get into classified intelligence but we are very concerned about north korea's growing missile capabilities. they've demonstrated their willingness to invest in missile technologies in violation of their international obligations. we think that over time they might develop greater capabilities and that is why we've put 14 new ground-based interceptors in alaska for instance. it is a direct response to the north korean threat. >> that conclusion the congressman was readin

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. >> reporter: secretary kerry said general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and william burns, deputy secretary of state, will travel to china later this month to follow up on the discussions today. >> molly henneberg, thank you very much for that report. >>> so where does the situation between the u.s. and north korea stand right now? is washington any closer to resolving this crisis? k.t. mcfarland is a fox news security analyst, former deputy assistant secretary of state during the reagan administration. i was thinking as i was preparing to talk to you today, what would kissinger do. secretary kerry is in the region. you used to work with former secretary of state henry kis kissinger and i know you've been in touch with him recently and spoken to him about north korea. what does he say? >> rick, you're absolutely right. i talked to him about it this week. he said a couple things. one, it's really china's problem to solve. it's all about china. china does supply the majority, 80% of north korea's food and fuel oil and transportation. they're the ones with the l

all of this comes as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, arrives in afghanistan. he is there to assess the level of training american troops should provide afghan security forces after the 2014 withdrawal. >>> a lot going on in this country as well. to east texas, investigators arrested a second person for threatening a district attorney. this is the same county where two prosecutors were recently murdered. police are holding robert allen miller on a million dollars bail. he's charged with making a terroristic threat for a comment he posted on-line. kaufman county is on edge after the murders of mike mclelland and his wife, cynthia, and the assistant district attorney. police do not believe that either of the threats are related to those deaths. we will have the latest on that investigation in a live report from kaufman county coming up later this hour. >>> colorado, a desperate manhunt underway for a member of a white supremacist gang. he's wanted in connection with the murder of the state prison chief. police want to question thomas guolee. they warn the public

. >> reporter: now, this violence erupted on the day that general martin dempsey, the chairman of thent chiefs of staff, arrived here in afghanistan. he is assessing how many troops need to be in the country when the troop ends in 2014. >> thank you, ron. >>> one of america's most inflew e influential religious leaders is grieving this morning. diane has more for us. diana, good morning. >> reporter: lester, good morning. sunday's services are set to start here at saddle back church in just a few hours, and there's certain to be very sad ones. many here yesterday tell us they feel like the church is more of a family. last night, that family came together in the show of support. saddleback church was packed with parishioners saturday night, but rick warren was not in the pulpit. instead, his brother-in-law called for prayers for the people's pastor and his wife. >> their son matthew died earlier this week, and they are facing that together, walking through that together. >> reporter: 27-year-old matthew warren shot himself friday. in a letter to saddleback member, rick and his wife kay

. >>> nato did not release national tees of service men and women -- general martin dempsey says the visit will allow him to assess the level of additional training needed by afghan forces. afghan troops are scheduled to take over security from u.s. forces next year. >>> secretary of state john kerry is headed back to the middle east for his third trip in just two weeks. the first leg of his six-nation trip will take him to istanbul today. he will then meet with both israeli and palestinian leaders in a fresh bid to restart peace talks. he is scheduled to return back to washington, dc on april 15th. >>> new this morning, president obama says his budget proposal is not ideal, but he says it will make needed reforms and close loopholes for the wealthy, while protecting economic growth. >> our top priority as a nation and my top priority as president must be doing everything we can to reignite the engine of america's growth, a rising, thriving middle class. >> the president made those comments this morning to address bipartisan criticism of his budget. president obama is expected to rel

counterpart general martin dempsey in washington later this month but officials say south korea's military officials can't be away at a time when north korea is threatening to attack. >>> as tensions continue to escalate between the north and south, we are learning more about north korea's leader kim jong-un who took over power from his father in december of 2011. coming up in our next hour, we take a closer look at the people he surrounds himself with including his relationship to the country's most powerful woman. >>> the sequester is taking a toll on families struggling to afford their rent. thousands of people in the bay area rely on rental subsidies from the government section 8 voucher program but housing authorities now facing millions of dollars in budget cuts and that means less assistance is available. santa clara county's housing authority has lost $21 million in funding, oakland's housing authority saw an $11 million cut. the san francisco housing authority is facing a $9.4 million funding cut. >>> the sequester also forced the cancellation of a planned jet flyover at the giant

counterpart general martin dempsey in washington later this month. but officials say south korea's military officials can't be away at a time when north korea is threatening to attack. >>> as tensions continue to escalate, we are getting new details about the people empowering north korea. kim jong-un took over in december of 2011 but who is advising him in reporter chris lawrence took a closer look at kim jong-un's inner circle. >> north korean video shows how kim jong-un wants the world to see him. but they barely give us a peek into kim's inner circle. what are we not seeing in this video? >> the people whispering in his ear telling him -- who is he withholding to -- bee holding to as his key officers. >> reporter: he focused on correia. >> here we see a row of male officials and one woman. who is she? >> this is the aunt. this is the sister of kim jung- ill. >> reporter: kim young wee holds powerful positions in north korea's cabinet. they made her's four star general in 2010 and she helped transfer power from her brother to her nephew. >> she is

at a house hearing, colorado republican doug lamborn questioned joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey and read out findings by the d.i.a., the u.s. defense intelligence agency. >> d.i.a. assesses with moderate confidence that north korea currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles, however the reliability will be low. >> and your question is do i agree with the d.i.a.'s assessment? >> yes. >> well, i haven't seen it and you said it's not publicly released, so i choose not to comment on it. >> brown: a pentagon statement later played down that assessment saying: and the director of national intelligence james clapper said the d.i.a. report is not the judgment of the overall intelligence community. back in seoul today, secretary kerry also rejected the analysis. and, he said, the north should have no illusions that its small nuclear weapons capability gives it world standing. >> we are all united in the fact that north korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power. the rhetoric we are hearing from north korea are simply unacceptable, by any standard. >> brown

and chairman of the joints chief of staff martin dempsey arrived in afghanistan..s. arlington is named for the county where the pentagon is located. 200 pounds of steel from the wreckage from 9/11 is on the ship and 184 stars for each of the victims who died at the pentagon that day. two other navy ships honor 9/11 victims, u.s.s. new york and u.s.s. somerset for the late victims of flight 93. talk about junior prom. some soon to be 90 year olds will finally get to take part in the high school tradition after their dance was canceled in 1943 because of world war ii. former high school class president, tony helped to reschedule the special night 70 years later and he says he'll be sure to hit the dance floor as long as he can get there. >> as long as he can get up and dance, he'll dance. right now i don't think i could get up and walk from here to my chair. >> alisyn: i think he can. and he served the country in world war ii and is looking forward to reuniting with classmates he has not seen since he enlisted. and that's fantastic!. >> tucker: looks great for 86, t

counterpart general martin dempsey in washington later this month.ials say south korea's military officials can't be away at a time when north korea is threatening to attack. >>> as tensions continue to escalate, we are getting new details about the people empowering north korea. kim jong-un took over in december of 2011 but who is advising him in reporter chris lawrence took a closer look at kim jong-un's inner circle. >> north korean video shows how kim jong-un wants the world to see him. but they barely give us a peek into kim's inner circle. what are we not seeing in this video? >> the people whispering in his ear telling him -- who is he withholding to -- bee holding to as his key officers. >> reporter: he focused on correia. >> here we see a row of male officials and one woman. who is she? >> this is the aunt. this is the sister of kim jung- ill. >> reporter: kim young wee holds powerful positions in north korea's cabinet. they made her's four star general in 2010 and she helped transfer power from her brother to her nephew. >> she is someone w

. >> defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff's general martin dempsey testified before the senate armed services committee on the defense department 2014 budget request. the pentagon budget request includes almost $527 billion in discretionary spending nearly 1% decrease from 2013. this is three hours and 45 minutes. >> good morning everybody. chuck hagel, general martin dempsey the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, accompanied by the department's comptroller undersecretary bob hailed for her hearing on department of defense fiscal year 2014 budget request and the posture of the u.s. armed forces we welcome secretary hagel on his first appearance as secretary of defense before this committee. we thank all of our witnesses for their service to our nation and to the soldiers sailors airmen and marines at home and in harm's way. we could never say that enough. your testimony today is a key component of the committees review of the fy2014 budget request for the department of defense. this year's request includes $526.6 billion for the base budget and $88.5 billion for

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. >> next, on c-span, chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey followed by the middle of honor ceremony for army chaplain. later, buck mckeon on newsmakers. >> rand paul talk to students at howard university. he talks about the republican party's outreach efforts to minorities. >> thank you, senator for coming. i am a junior health sciences student. wequestion is i believe -- must first defined which republican party. are we discussing the republican ,arty before 19th-century abraham lincoln republican party, or are we discussing the post-1968 republican party, richard mixing and ronald reagan? and which one do you do with? [applause] i think that is a great question. that hits the nail on the head exactly as to what our obstacles are. people, including those who may have clapped, perceive their -- perceive them as being different parties. the argument that i am trying to make is that we haven't changed. .ou don't talk about it could i will either you're not good there some of us -- i will either convince you or not. we don't see an abrupt difference. we do not all of a s

>>gretchen: martin dempsey said i don't know what you're talking about. i have not read that report. where do you stand on that this morning? this is the joint chiefs of staff. was he bluffing because he's realizing they just released classified information? keep in mind, this is the first time it's been said for sure north korea has nuclear warheads. >>brian: i'd like to see the answer, like to see dempsey answer because i hope he was coy to say i haven't seen that if he in fact just read the classified portion of the report and got it confused. >>steve: apparently it was the unclassified portion. before that congressman read it in open court, they called up the d.i.a. and said it is accurate; right? they said yes. it is unclassified; right? they said yes. so he did it. the headline is whether or not it is unclassified is that north korea has figured a way to take their nuclear technology and make it so small they can put a warhead on the top of a ballistic missile. and that is the headline. that's the scary thing. >>gretchen: the other thing is we don't

general martin dempsey. this is his first visit with our group and we are grateful to him for making time in his busy schedule. ingraduated from west point 1974, and since then has served his country and a wide range of places and positions. early in his career he was an english professor at west point. more recently his assignments have included being commander of the first armored division in baghdad, deputy commander and then acting commander of u.s. central command, an army chief of staff. general dempsey and his wife have three grown children, all of whom served in the u.s. army. please, no live blogging or tweaking, no filing of any kind while the lunches under way. there is no embargo when the lunch is over except that c-span has agreed not to use video of the session for one hour after the lunch in, in order to give those of us in the lunchroom chance to file. we will start by offering our guest the opportunity to make some opening comments and then move to questions around the table. >> first of lik

this as joint chief martin dempsey arrived there to assess training. manhunt under way in colorado for a second man with ties to the prime suspect in the murder of a state's prison chief tom clements. they are looking for a gang member, thomas lee. they warn he may be armed and dangerous. this after cops nab a fellow gang member yesterday. i'm arthel nevil. goat you back to cashin' in. for all the latest headlines, foxnews.com. you know where to go. >> eric: gun owners, some democrats now pushing a bill to make it mandatory to purchase liability insurance for the guns you already own and if you don't you will face a $10,000 fine. former florida congressman alan west he is not fine with the shot at our pockets and our constitution. tell us more. a democratic from new york if you don't have liability insurance at the gun range and they check your card, $10,000 fine? >> yeah, absolutely. it's a pleasure to be with you. it's funny that the fox saturday morning business block is called the cost of freedom. that is what it is. it's going to cost you to exerc

the new effort is being led by general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs.rt of a broad overhaul in training and development programs for the military's top brass. are we now telling our commanders that being popular with the troops is more important than making good decisions? pete from vet advance of america and tony schaeffer a retired army colonel and senior fellow at the advanced defense studies. and they say this is required because there's been some conduct issues at the top ranks and now what we really need is peer review, so, the folks who are not generals and admirals get to say, he's not a nice guy. he's not an ethical guy. he needs to go from four stars to three stars and so on. pete, your thoughts on this? >> well, the military faced a perception program. there haven't been more cases, just higher profile cases. perception is important at the officer class, but i don't know that the solution is giving, you know, captain hexa more input on what he thinks about general so-and-so. i want that general to see me as a tool on the battlefield to be use

general martin dempsey saying, quote, we have to expect the worst and that's why the military is on alertmissile launch from north korea. we've heard warnings earlier that north korea could carry out a missile test at any point today or tomorrow, or on. we'll have more at the top of the hour, an update. americans always want some legal of inequality because it's representation of meritocracy. people who work hard and save their money and make contributions we think they should earn more and have more resources. that's fine, we also have to have a floor under which nobody falls and if you're bee he low tha below that, especially as a child, you have descend housing and quality food all the time. >> that's a brand new ad from cable network, msnbc put out in the wake of fierce criticism leveled against the host shown there. in the latest ad, that host seems to double down on what critics have called a socialist viewpoint. they have the vignettes for their hosts and she put out one that took on a lot of fire. and she talked about those who sacrifice and work hard, they should earn a little mo

that from general martin dempsey.i suspect there would still be contested areas because the history of afghanistan suggests there will always be contested areas, end quote. captain pete hegseth with concerned veterans of america. a veteran of iraq and afghanistan. thanks so much for being with us. is this sort of what happens instead of withdrawal based on conditions, you set a prescribed timetable? >> yes. and, what you're going to see happening in afghanistan, what the chairman admitted is basically an open secret there. we've known for quite some time the taliban controls a lot of areas that we don't control or americans once controlled. whereas the afghan army may control populated areas, a lot of the civilian population, a lot of countryside are controlled by the taliban. we'll hoist that afghan army out there in 2014 to maintain those gains. whether they're ready or not and he is cautiously optimistic. with all due deference and respect to the chairman, he is open hoping they will stand their ground and we'll se

. >> general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff wrapping up a trip to afghanistanliban will be a long-term threat. general dempsey telling the associated press he believes the tall pan will be fighting for control of some regions in afghanistan for years to come. he also went on to say after international forces complete their withdrawal at the end of next year as is planned, the afghan government will need to reach some sort of a political accommodation with the taliban. joining us on set, she became the first u.s. woman in come pat aviation. >> 225 in afghanistan. jenna: want to get that on the record, colonel, that is very important. >> thank you, jenna. jenna: before we get to afghanistan, i love to hear your opinion what is going on there, why did you choose the career you chose. >> mostly told me because they told me i couldn't be a fighter pilot. at time it was against the law for women to be fighters when i went to the air force academy. i thought that was ridiculous. i got very motivated to become a fighter pilot pause they told me i couldn't. jenna: looki

general martin dempsey was here trying to get a sense of how many u.s.xpect to see u.s. forces on the ground through 2014 and beyond, we just don't know how many exactly. >> i understand that senator kerry reached out to ann's family, is that true? >> he called them before he announced her name publicly. saying how much she loved doing the job she was doing here in afghanistan, trying to help these young people find their way to a better life. so the sense of loss for her family is heavy along with all of her cohorts and colleagues here in afghanistan. >> yeah, understandable. >>> back here at home, there's a search underway in the gulf of mexico right now for a man suspected of kidnapping two young boys, and you might be surprised to see who the suspect isser. charles, it's a father kidnapping her children? >> reporter: that's right, alex. a search by land, sea and air continues all along the gulf coast for a father who police say kidnapped his own children and then planned an elaborate get away. the coast guard today is searching the gulf of mexico for