martin dempsey. also speaking today, commander in chief, president obama, who will arrive any second you'll see him appear any moment right now. he will be laying a wreath right there at the tomb of the unknowns. that glorious memorial dedicated to this nation after world war i to the men and women who have fallen in service of our country. i find it to be one of the most moving memorials in the country inscribed on it. >> you see the president's detail walking in now. the president will walk in shortly. this is a ceremony that takes place every memorial day. never losing its importance when you look at all of the conflicts here and abroad. right now you see the president walking in to begin the ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. >> first thing you'll see is the president lay a wreath here. you'll hear "taps" and music and then the leaders will move into the amphitheater and we'll hear from chairman of the joint chiefs, the defense secretary and then the president himself. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ taps playing ] >

if confirmed by the chair from a he would succeed general martin dempsey. he is retiring later this year after 41 years with the army. not to the race for the white house, former arkansas open or mike huckabee is seeking the republican nomination for a second time. huckabee becomes the sixth republican to declare. if warmer fox news host 18 primaries in his unsuccessful 2008 campaign. he made the nasa from hope arkansas. >> we were promised hope, it was just talk. now we need the kind of change that really could get america from hope to higher ground. maureen: more republican candidates are expected to announce the cant of the season next week. they include wisconsin governor scott walker and former florida governor jeb bush. of course abc 7 is committed to bring you all the big stories in the race for the white house. you can sign up to receive abc 7's breaking news alert right on your own. abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. the warning from police after bikes are stalling and it is caught on video -- stolen and it is caught on video. maureen: traffic is moving again

chair martin dempsey: yes, it would. if you recall, two years ago sod was at a point where we thought he was at a disadvantage. the opposition was on the rise and that situation reversed itself. we had been through the rigor of what this might mean. what it would mean for the nation of syria is further instability. it could mean an even increased humanitarian crisis. for us in our counter isil strategy, it would not change the dynamic. we still have the fundamental challenge of finding moderate syrian opposition to train and be a stabilizing influence over time. on the side of our diplomacy there is the issue of finding moderates to establish a political structure to which the military force we are building can be responsive. the challenge would not change for us, but it would certainly make the situation for syria or copyrighted. -- more competent. -- more complicated. >> [indiscernible] change the dynamic for him? chair martin dempsey: the regime's momentum has been slowed. therefore, you can certainly from that take t

gentleman sp >> ♪ he got to keep your head up you can let your hair down ♪ kellye: that is general martin dempseyairman of the joint chiefs of staff, honoring falling soldiers that's fallen soldiers last night. he is retiring later this year. he went out on a high note. robert: nice. devon: well done. that has to be one of the hardest things to do, stand up and sing for a crowd. that was pretty good. maybe as good as the forecast. mid-70's today rising, close to 80 tomorrow, 90's memorial day the humidity not bad. chances of rain next week. kellye: thank you very much for joining us. we hope that you enjoy the rest of the early part of your weekend. we are back at 11:00. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." breaking new, not guilty. the cleveland police officer who stood on the hood of a car and fired, cleared. the barrage of bullets that killed the unarmed people inside. the reaction coming in right now, and the police chief's plea to parents tonight. >>> weekend washout. no holiday for millions of americans. the tornado threat, flash floods and rivers rising plus frost and snow. this is the uno

thank you all for thinking -- thanking my friend and shipment, martin dempsey. i will miss him. i know all of you on this committee share the same devotion that i do to the finest fighting force the world has ever known, and to the great defense of our great country. i hope that my tenure as secretary of defense will be marked by partnership with you on their behalf. i'm gratified that this committee, as well as the three other defense committees recognize the urgent need to halt the decline in defense spending imposed by the budget control act. president obama and i deeply share in that recognition. indeed, i want to recognize your colleagues for saying that sequestration threatens our military readiness, our presence and capabilities of air and naval fleets, our future technological security, and ultimately the lives of the men and women in uniform. the joint chiefs have said the same and specified the kinds of cuts that they would have to make if sequester returns. over the past three years, the defense department has taken over three quarters of a trillion dollars in cuts to

defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs chair martin dempsey discuss the pentagon budget at a senate hearing yesterday. the hearing covered a wide range of military issues including series of civil war the against isis, iran's nuclear program and ongoing military operations in afghanistan. senator that cochran chairs this appropriation subcommittee hearing. >> [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will please come to order. today, our subcommittee on defense appropriations reviews the budget request of the department of defense your we are very pleased to welcome secretary of defense ash carter and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, united states army. this is our final schedule hearing of the year on the 2016 defense budget request. the subcommittee recognizes the uncertainty of the current fiscal environment and the impact it has on the department of defense and its planning. we also appreciate the complexity of building the first year 2016 budget request, and we look forward to comments from secretary carter and general dempsey on how we c

the washington post takes a look at the whole thing through the eye of general martin dempsey obama's top military advisor and he is preparing to step down. he says it is the obama administration's -- he was headed that first intervention in the u.s. effort to rebuild iraq he security forces back in 2005. "the washington post" says dempsey, unlike other is, made a case when president obama was first trying to work out what he was going to do. dempsey must always be quick but do not hurry. dempsey learned that the u.s. according to the washington post, was unprepared for the effects of the invasion, which unleashed local grievances that quickly spun out of control. so "the washington post" says this foreign policy unfortunately left a power vacuum that was filled by iran and by is..s. "the globalist" says the u.s. got into a strategy against the u.s. or on the wrong-way ground. it predicates -- it he read a kid's -- syria is full trying i.s. this says if it is a calamitous choice, it should be containing i..ss. in iraq but eradicating it in syria. to do this, the globe has said you wil

he would precede martin dempsey. >>> jurors in the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trialhave seen a few trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev the convicted bomber wiped away tears monday. he cried as his sobbing aunt took the stand in the death penalty trial. she was one of five relatives called by the defense. it was the first time dropped his blank expression in court. the jury has heard from the accused gunman. prosecutors played a video of james holmes from a police interview about two hours from the 20 twelve attack. >> reporter: jurors saw a videotape of an interview of james holmes shortly after the shooting. theosis replied he didn't know if any children were hurt. in fact, the 6-year-old girl was among those killed. survivors unable testify, using a model of the theater, a man reported out where he was shot. the defendant james holmes sat impassively as the witness described what happened. >> i remember hearing screaming and loud noises. i would imagine a gun. >> the injury was shown a photo. he walked box and revealed his state of injuries today. he is one of 70 wound. twe

the president praised the man on his way out rotating out of office, was general martin dempsey, an army general. big shoes to feel, but never the less, president obama heaped praise on his nominee. >> under his steady hand, we have achieved key milestones. historic elections and the draw down of forces. who he serves christmas dinner too. >> he was also instrumental in the u.s. military operation, you recalled last year during the ebola crisis he held coordinate the american military response there. >> that's right. mike is the second marine to serve as chairman, what lies ahead for his tenure. >> well, you said it it is a tumultuous time, and it has been. you can say the same for any joints chief of staff. but here is the situation where the united states has battled both political here in washington and military around the world no one needs to be reminded of the on going coalition against the isil forces. the forces being trained the moderate opposition being trained in turkey, obviously the situation in yemen the situation in afghanistan which general dunford has a lot of first hand

an army general general martin dempsey. general dunford now stepped into this role, if confirmed he would be only the second marine to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff here is more from president obama in the nomination just moments ago. >> under his steady hand, we have achieved key milestones including transition to afghan responsibility for security. his storyic afghan elections and the draw down of u.s. forces. same is staged for our combat mission there. >> joe is a proven leader including our troops in afghanistan, who receive served christmas dinner to. it was also noted that he was running the show mr. a very dicey time. also the t pble election there, which dragged on, in supervisorring the stages of the american withdrawal from a combat. >> certainly will help that he knows all of the players and not only? afghanistan and the iraq, but probably throughout the mideast. what kind of challenges do you think will lie ahead for him? assuming he is appointed. >> well, he will have bureaucrat zych military challe

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he would replace army general martin dempsey. >>> prosecutors plan to file first degree murder chargesthe deadly shooting of a police officer. officer brian moore died yesterday, two days after he was shot in the head. he was surrounded by his family when he passed. outside queens hospital fellow officers saluted as an ambulance carrying officer moore's body left the hospital. police say the 25-year-old officer was trying to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun on saturday. authorities say that man who has an extensive criminal record then shot the officer in the head. president obama offered his condolences to the family. >> and the family of fellow officers he joins in the nypd and across the country deserve our gratitude and our prayers not just today, every day. >> authorities already charged demetrius blackwell with attempted murder. >>> tempers flared at a baltimore city council meeting last night. this is after a group of activists disrupted the meeting. the meeting was disrupted as they started chanting. they favor amnesty for anyone charged in the protests surrounding fr

general martin dempsey is expected to step down in december.ford, quote: the boston area native graduated from st. michaels a small catholic college in vermont, and later earned master's degrees from georgetown and tufts. he has earned the nickname fighting joe, but he is perhaps best known for commanding international forces in afghanistan. experts give him high marks for managing america's difficult relationship with then president karzai. he served on the joint chiefs of staff, now he is poised to take the lead role for at least one, two-year term though the chairman is typically reappointed for a second two-year term. if confirmed he will be only the second marine to hold the chairman's post. the president also plans to appoint the vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff. the chair and the vice chair cannot both come from the same branch of service. >>> now to nepal where rescuers continue to dig through tons of rubble trying to uncover an entire village buried by a mud slide. >> more! >> that was the scene last week when the earthquake tri

he would precede retiring attorney general martin dempsey. attorneys in the boston bombing trial have seen a new side of dzhokhar tsarnaev. he wiped away tears. he sobbed as his aunt took the stand in the death penalty try. she was one of five relatives called by the defense. it was the first time tsarnaev dropped his plank expression in court. >> the jury in the colorado shooting trial has heard from the gunman. prosecutors played video from james holmes from a police interview. rick sellinger of our station kcnc reports from centennial colorado. >> jurors saw a videotape of an interview of games holmes by police shortly after the shooting. the officer replied, he didn't know if any children were hurt. in fact, the 6-year-old girl is among those killed. survivors have been able to testify using a model of the theater reported out where he was shot. the defendant, james holmes sat passively as the witness described what happened. >> i remember hearing screaming and loud noises. i would imagine a gun. >> the jury was shown a photo of the leg h

is expected to brief reporters, joined by the outgoing chairman of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey. and voters in the united kingdom are making parliamentary choices around the nation. polls close at 10:00 p.m. local time, 5:00 p.m. eastern in the u.s. coverage will include extensive interviews from across the country. and studio analysis, recent polls suggest no one party will win a majority. the outcome of the election is too close to call. we find out more from this morning's "washington journal." host: why is it so close, and how close is it? guest: it is great to be with you. it is absolutely fascinating. covering another election in 2016, a presidential election or the primaries anyway. i think it is so close because the british public has lost confidence in the major political parties, conservative party on the right and the labour party on the left. our party on the left. we have had five years of conservative, liberal democrats conservative governments, and i think if you can poll to vote for none of the above, then they would probably win today, but what the election poll

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if confirmed he'll succeed general martin dempsey who retires in september. >>> president obama is noe nights or late night tv. obama said goodbye to the retiring david letterman. he addressed the recent riots in baltimore a pacific trade packet he's trying to push through congress and thoughts on his post presidential future. >>> the late husband of facebook executive and author sheryl sandberg was exercising at a mexican resort when he collapsed and died friday. that's according to a source close to the family. 47-year-old david goldberg suffered head trauma. efforts to revive the popular silicon valley executive were unsuccessful. >>> go big or go home. we are talking about the met gala in new york city many of the looks borders that fine line between fast and forward fashion forward and fashion faux pas including the flame inspired headdress worn by sarah jessica parker who some are calling samurai jack. some calling lady gaga's dress regrettable at best and beyoncÉ who you see here formal wear or embellished saran wrap and you decide. >> i can do it. >> they do look good. >> it i

. >> defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey held a news conference thursday at the pentagon. they discussed the fight against isis, the u.s.-led training program of syrian forces and the potential effects of sequestration. this is just over 30 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. well, good afternoon. it's been a very busy week, so let me provide a few updates. first, earlier today i met with iraqi kurdistan regional president barzani. we talked about our progress in the fight against isil. i recognized the sacrifice that all iraqis have made in this struggle and congratulated him on retaking territory lost to isil. we reaffirmed our commitment to working together by, with and through the government of iraq to deliver a lasting defeat to isil. i understand that some on capitol hill would like to bypass the iraqi government and directly arm the kurds and some iraqi tribes. but we oppose such a move because we believe a unified iraq is critical to the long-term defeat of isil and because it could put some of our personnel at risk. sec

the c-span networks today starting with defense secretary ashton carter and the outgoing chief martin dempsey. they will become about the pentagon budget. our live coverage picking up in about half an hour 10:30 eastern on c-span. right now -- a hearing on technology and seniors living independently. that is that 2:00. also, on c-span 3, labor laws and the seafood industry. is that 2:30 p.m. eastern. the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every sender and house number, plus i'll and contact information, and twitter handles. also, district maps, a full dot map of capitol hill, and a look at congressional committees, the and state governors. order your copy today. it is $13.95 through the c-span store at c-span.org. >> the pentagon budget hearing coming up at 10:30 eastern this morning. in the meantime, a portion of "washington journal. host: we are back. a roundtable discussion about interstate poverty. i am joined by michael tanner and ross eisenbrey vice , president of the economic policy institute to talk about the issue. ross eisenbrey,

senate, as is widely expected, general dunford will replace current chairman general martin dempsey. general dunford has already served in key national security roles, notably between 2012 and 2014 general dunford commanded nato forces in afghanistan where he earned president obama's gratitude. the president accepted dunford's recommendation to extend the deployment of u.s. forces to afghanistan. going forward, chairman dunford will have to manage u.s. operations against the islamic state in iraq and syria. he'll have to consolidate nato forces against potential russian aggression in europe. he'll have to provide military options to commander in chief obama in the event that his nuclear negotiations with iran fail. and he'll have to make sure that u.s. military forces in the pacific are able to deter and defeat chinese aggression. and he'll have to do all this, and more, with shrinking budgets. yet most observers say dunford is up to the task. here's how he closed his speech when becoming commandant of the marine corps. >> to ensure that our corps remains, the expeditionary force tha

but the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey calls the victory a serious setback for iraqi forces. interestingly last month general dempsey downplayed the significance in the. >> the city itself is not symbolic in any way nor has it been declared that is central but it isn't brick and mortar but defending isil. when the campaign will not fall otherwise. lou: and what should be the embarrassing contradiction of the obama machine. our chief of staff four-star general our fox news military analyst, a general good to have you with us. what do we make of this divide? what are we to make of this administration and? >> ramadi it is symbolic than strategic. without largest province this is where they live. we cannot defeat isis without the sunii tribunal we just told them is the iraqi security forces cannot protect them. that is a huge failure to overcome a. >> but to be disbanded to melt away and to be al lasting persistent problem that is a lack of organization, leadership and courage on the part of the iraqis. >> and about this time last year it took the city of fallujah a

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he will succeed martin dempsey who served in the role for four years.dent obama: general dunford is one of the most admired officers in our military. a native of boston, joe is the definition of boston strong. the son of a retired boston police officer and marine veteran of korea, he followed in his father's footsteps and distinguished himself for nearly 40 years of military service. cory: he is expected to be easily confirmed by the senate. islamic state claims responsibility for the attempted attacks in texas, however no direct evidence linking the suspects to islamic state. they were shot dead by police after opening fire. it's the eu competition chief says regulators will miss a self-imposed deadline to finish tax probes into companies -- these include apple and amazon. she told the european parliament that regulators would not sacrifice the quality of their investigation. apple raised the potential flag on the cost of the company. it was required to pay path taxes to ireland. hewlett-packard and former chief of autonomy, it is getting ramped up. mi

. >>> joe dunford will succeed general martin dempsey. he previously commanded forces in afghanistan and was instrumental in the drawdown of troops. >>> mike huckabee is set to announce for a presidential bid from hope arkansas. governor huckabee ran back in 2008. he won the iowa caucuses. he won contests in seven states overall. he is the sixth declared republican candidate in 2016. this comes a day after ben carson and former hp ceo carly fiorina entered the race. getting to be a bigger field. >>> the top baltimore prosecutor is defending the charges against the six police officers. that's next. >>> a tense scene on the streets of baltimore. police arrested a man with a gun on monday in the same area where freddie gray was taken into custody last month. somehow the suspect's gun went off. how is not clear. the incident did attract a crowd. >> we checked him out. we get the weapon back. it is a revolver. that revolver there are three cartridge cartridges. we have a medic that arrives. he doesn't want to go with the medic. he is checked o

chair martin dempsey: whether i have a concern or whether it is true, the government of iran is responsible for their behavior so we are concerned about their behavior. there is about six things that concern me about iran's behavior. one of which is the nuclear issue. i'm certainly supportive of the effort to try to resolve that the politically. we will have other issues with iran. -- resolve that diplomatically. on occasion, there are efforts to threaten freedom and navigation. we have to work these. the government of iran has to -- if they are going to act responsibly and engage the world as they claim they wish to do, they have to control the irg see land forces -- irgc land forces. >> going back to the syria training program, when exactly did it start? can you tell us more about who the trainees are? are they from the fsa? the second question is regarding drone operations. there have been some measures in congress to speed up this transfer of drone operations to the military. can you give us an update on what is happening with that? the u.s. military has announced drone strikes in the p

. >> the chairman, general martin dempsey, says isf was not driven out of ramadi, they drove out of ramadi. in other words, quit despite a 10-1 troop advantage over isis. the pentagon believes iraqi troops had poor morale and thought u.s. air strikes were not coming through. u.s. officials say they were. the plan now, rush new weapons to iraqi forces including 1,084 shoulder fired tank rounds, capable of destroying isis suicide vehicle bombs. >> barbara starr reporting there for us from washington. rewe turn to cnn's ian lee. he is in cairo. there are so many advances on so many fronts, it is difficult to keep up, sadly. ian? >> reporter: that's right, natalie. let's start with palmyra, first. the importance of that city. first of all, you have to look at civilian population. we are hering that there are tens of thousands of people still there. have you isis taking control of that, hearing that at least 17 people have been executed, some beheaded. isis militants going door to door looking for anyone they might see as a threat. so first have you that. also, pamyra is at a crossroads. than l

next chairman of the joint chiefs was confirmed by the senate and will replace retired general martin dempsey> jenna, it is a beautiful day in washington and rose garden and the president introduced his next nomination of the chairman joint chiefs of staff. >> he is one of the military's highly regarded thinkers and respected by members of congress on both sides of the aisle. and tireless and his tavhas been known to carry around a voice recorder to keep up with his commands and new ideas. >> dunnford served and led the afghanistan war coa lig. president obama noted dunfort 40 years of service and impressed with the unvarnished military advice. he witnessed the general's leadership in theuation room and out in the fold and trusts him completely. mr. obama outlined key tasks that they will tackle will together from continuing to train afghan forces and pushing back against the islamic state and working together with congress to make a responsible approach to defense spending. & in this new position. general dun ford will be the chief military advisor to the president and will have to get throu

the next chairman for the joint chiefs of staff, succeeding general martin dempsey, who served in ther a for your years. president obama: he is one of the most admired officers in the military. i met him in boston. joe is the very definition of boston strong cream the son of a retired boston police officer and marine veteran of korea, and he has distinguished himself with nearly 40 years of military service. cory: the general is expected to be easily confirmed by the senate. and the attempted attack in tennis, no evidence linking the two suspects to the islamic state. they were killed by police after killing a security guard who was guarding cartoons of the prophet mohammed. and they say regulators will miss a self-imposed deadline to finish up tax seals. she said regulators would not sacrifice the quality of their investigation to speed up the process. they would be potential costs to apple if they had to pay taxes with a deal in ireland. and mike lynch said in a post on a blog that the 5 billion u.k. fraud laws against his team is a desperate search for a scapegoat. there was a disa

thank you all for thank you my friend -- thanking my friend and shipment, martin dempsey. i will miss him. i know all of you on this committee share the same devotion that i do to the finest fighting force the world has ever known, and to the great defense of our great country. i hope that my tenure as secretary of defense will be marked by partnership with you on their behalf. i'm gratified that this committee, as well as the three other defense committees recognized the urgent need to halt the decline in defense spending imposed by the budget control act. president obama and i deeply share in a recognition -- in that recognition. indeed, i want to recognize your colleagues directly and saying that seek with station -- that sequestration threatens us, our capabilities in air and naval fleets, our future technological security, and ultimately the lives of the men and women in uniform. the joint chiefs have said the same and specified the kinds of cuts that they would have to make is sequestration returns. over the past three years, the defense department has taken over thr

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moments ago chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey talked about the sacrifice. >> tomorrowu resume life's daily routines take a moment to think of the families who will return home and leave their loved ones here in this sacred place. think of the families of those brave souls in cemeteries at home and abroad in unmarked graves on distant battlefields and in the tranquil blue seas. >> earlier president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. always a moving tribute to the men and women who gave their lives for our country. barbara, back to you. >> thanks kristen. >>> a d.c. bomb squad successfully destroyed a suspicious device after it was left on the national mall. many of you may have heard the blast yesterday before the memorial day concert on the mall began. capitol police found the device inside a car on 3rd street and madison drive northwest near the reflecting pool. they were able to destroy the pressure cooker by detonating it. police checked out the car and found nothing dangerous inside. alexandria israel shimlas was arrested for driving without a

he would replace martin dempsey. >>> later today president obama will celebrate cinco de mayo. >>> queen aeelizabeth arrived at kensing kensington palace to meet her new granddaughter. her name is a tribute to many family members. charlotte is a tribute to her father. elizabeth, the queen and diane that after william's late mother. charlotte is also the the middle name of kate's sister. >>> the city of philadelphia celebrating an airport expansion project. people say they are worried about their quality of life. >> reporter: neighbors say they gotten used to taking off. what happens when you live next to philadelphia airport? you have to shout your conversations if you're outside. >> like everyone else here we always dealt with it. you learn to live with it. >> reporter: nancy and her neighbors tell me they look at future with fear now that the airport is expanding and will push right up to their backyard. >> it's progressively worse ever since i moved out and come back. it's definitely something that you forget about. it's loud. >> reporter: her son has a growing family and needed a big

joint chiefs of staff, general dumford as served as the leader of the marine and will replace martin dempsey. >>> the growing republican 2016 field and the questions p >>> i'm running for president. >> our founders never intended us to have a professional political class. we know the only way to reimagine our government is to reimagine who is leading it. i'm carely fiorina and i'm running for president. >> i'm not a politician. i don't want to be a politician. people say, who are you? i'll tell you, i'm ben carson. and i'm a candidate for president of the united states. >> dr. ben carson and carly fiorina, former ceo of hewlett-packard are now in. that makes five. as of tomorrow there will be six in the gop field, a field that is expanding by the week. let's brings in our panel. steve hayes, national political correspondent and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. the launch is today. thoughts and some of the challenges they face? >> well i think fiorina and carson face a lot of challenges because they probably won't have the resources or the following to really be contenders. mike huck

general martin dempsey releases a statement calling the fall of ramadi a serious set back.t's a serious set back? that's it? ask yourself this. how many set backs is it going to take for the pentagon to admit the obama military strategy isn't working. first fallujah, then mosul and now are a made. they think it's just a set back? oh brother. either the pentagon is completely out of the loop or flat out lying to us. either one lying or out of the loop is terrifying for our pentagon. we're in trouble. right? and that's my off-the-record comment tonight. thank you for being with us. we will see you tomorrow night right here at 7:00 p.m. eastern. go to gretawire and go to my facebook page. see you tomorrow night. >>> live from america's news headquarters i'm jackie ibanez. a norwegian cruiseline ship running a ground in bermuda. it is carrying more than 3700 passengers and crew tid tid temporarily lost power and hit a reef. everyone is safe and the ship has full power again. >>> a large oil spill off the coast of california. 21,000 gallons of oil seeped into the pacific ocean a

. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey says isf was not driven out of ramadi, they drove out of ramadi. in other words, quit despite a 10 to 1 troop advantage over isis. the pentagon believes iraqi troops had poor morale and thought u.s. air strikes were not coming through. u.s. officials say they were. the plan now, rush new weapons to iraqi forces, including 1,084 shoulder fire tank rounds capable of destroying isis bombs. >> that is barbara starr reporting there. let's briven in ivan watson would has covered the fight against isis extensively. he joins us along with our hong kong bureau with perspective. ivan, goodie to see. when you see was happening on the ground in syria, what can you tell us about these isis gains? >> well, they seem to have moved in two completely different directions in a very short period of time, some 48 hours, capturing that desert city of palmira, very well known for its magnificent ruins, but also notorious because it houses a prison that the -- the assad regime used to hold his opponent, a much feared prison that isis claims to have o

. >> reporter: if confirmed, 59-year-old general joe doneunford will replace martin dempsey. he's been called a strong leader on the war in terror who has gained the president's trust. >> i'll be looking to you for your honest military advice. >> reporter: the selection was held on capitol hill where arizona senator john mccain senator of the armed services committee, cited the experience in iraq and afghanistan calling him a strong choice as we confront threats to stability and peace in both countries and throughout the region. dunford comes on amid the ongoing terror threat grown in both intensity and geography on the president's watch. a strategic failure that experts say he's perfectly suited to correct. >> he will speak his mind he will stand on principle and i think will add a great deal to the policy discussions that lead the president to make the decisions that he makes. >> it's a testament that general dunford is somebody who doesn't just talk the talk but walks the walk. >> reporter: his approach could help the white house as it braces for a series of major policy d

just last month when general martin dempsey dismissed ramadi as an unimportant symbol. mark's mother wrote an open letter to dempsey. my son and many others gave their future in ramadi ramadi mattered to them. yesterday, debbie lee described the fall as gut-wrenching, and when challenged on that today, on ramadi here is how the white house responded. >> we have to decide what our approach to these issues is going to be. are we going to light our hair on fire every time that there is a set back in the campaign against isil or are we going to take care of our responsibilities to evaluate those steps to succeed? >> joining me now, pete heckstaff. general jack keen is chairman for the institute of the study of war, pete i want to begin with you, you were there, you with were in iraq you fought now tonight to hear the white house dismiss this as a setback and say, what are we going to do light our hair on fire every time there's a setback? >> it's incredibly dismissive in other news in mosul, in ramadi in if a luge yarks isis is lighting people on fire. every set back for th

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get used to that face, that is general joseph dunford going to replace the familiar general martin dempsey, chairman of the chiefs of staff after four years is stepping aside and making way for a new leader. no words from him. just the commander in chief. you can see they've had a good relationship up until now. we'll continue to watch this story because while it looks like it's a -- there's still the senate confirmation. i'm ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view." we're covering a lot of news today and this starts it off. lot of words come to mind regarding the two arizona muslims who opened fire outside the prophet mohammed cartoon contest in texas. isis calls the men soldiers and brothers. the group that calls itself islamic state today claimed responsibility for that failed attack on an event that was designed to offend and was more than prepared for the trouble. both shooters were shot dead by a police officer. really before they did much than just reach the parking lot. earlier one of them tweeted both men's allegiance to the terror group's leader and prayed to be accepted as, qu

president obama asked the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, for a briefing. >> so dempsey gives a presentation, and everyone's jaws drop. he basically says that it's going to take roughly 70,000 u.s. personnel, not boots on the ground, but total u.s. personnel involved in this effort that would, you know, knock down syrian air defenses and be able to provide air cover for the rebels. and some began to suspect that he had inflated the figure because he didn't want to do it. >> you're talking about taking down a country that has a very sophisticated, at that time, a very sophisticated russian-provided, integrated air defense system. and it would have been a sizable undertaking. >> smith: the president was also briefed on legal issues involved in attacking a sovereign government. >> what was put forward was that it would violate international law, helping an opposition group to a government which was recognized as sovereign by the united nations. >> smith: the president was forced to think hard about the limits of american power and the limited appetite of the

but at the same time the top general at the pentagon join general martin dempsey, the build up of the the forces could be a factor putting pressure on bashar al-assad. >> i do think that the regime's momentum has been slowed and from that i do believe the situation will be trending less favourably for the regime. if i was him, i'd find the opportunity to look to the negotiating table. >> while the first crop of trainees is taking place in jordan, they'll be in some number of months be sent back to syria. a second crop will be trained, continuing over the months ahead. a question coming up is even though the forces are battling i.s.i.l. what happens if they engage with the forces, would the us have an opportunity to back them up. the u.s. had the responsibility to provide cover in the form of air strikes, but the u.s. has not worked out the rules of engagement for how far it goes to support forces on the ground. >> what is the pain point of training, is it to turn it into a fighting force. is there training to help out the united states for air campaign. this is the bulk of the fightin

. >> i want to bring up something that chairman martin dempsey said in terms of how these things happen in terms of how isis won so much. he was talking about specifically the fall of mosul. he was asked by pbs "front line." there were several things that surprised us about isis the degree to which they were able to form their own coalition both inside syria and iraq and the military capability that they exhibited and the collapse of the iraqi security forces. yeah in those initial days there were a few surprises. that sounds like the understatement of the century. >> there should be no surprise. air operations were not effective. it's a policy that is a failure. >> there's reports from some of our folks at the pentagon there are f-16 pilots flying over targets and it takes an hour to get an approval. does that work? >> this is an armchair quarterback. who is making the calls? it's definitely not the front line commanders but when you say we're just going to operate with air operations alone, the enemy's going to move the high value targets and locate them in hospitals, schools, apartme

general martin dempsey and also ash carter the defense secretary, correct?. this is something the president will be focused on all day today. he started the morning at the white house meeting with and having breakfast with organizations that help families of fallen soldiers and the president as you'll see in a few minutes will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown and deliver remarks. the white house is not really telling us that the president is going to make a whole lot of news with this speech. he's going to be paying tribute to generations of lives lost and sacrificed for this country and the speech comes at a critical time as the country tries to figure out what to do about iraq. this forever war that seems to be going on since president george h.w. bush and went right into the clinton administration george bush's administration and president obama thought he wrapped up this war in iraq and now faced with a prospect once again recommendations in washington of sending more troops into iraq. it will be a tough call for this president and something for t

if confirmed by the president, would replace general martin dempsey, who is about to complete four years as joint chiefs chair. that announcement just taking place at the white house. >> let's go back, kennedy we're talking about the economy. sandra was mentioning how huckabee made that a key focus and also his background and how that could maybe be a potential dig at jeb bush. >> no, absolutely. he said he is blue-collar not a blue-blood. if you see santorum get in the race you will see more blue-collar economic populism from the republican side. they obviously have more credibility talking about that. i don't want to see this presidential race go towards americans as victims. i want everyone to be a billionaire this country. i want fair taxes for all, but i want the kind of economy that encourages prosperity from every corner of this great -- >> you think huckabee gets that? >> no i don't think huckabee gets that. i think fair tax thing is good but economic populism can be a little dangerous for republican. >> some of the things that he mentioned very quickly, heather, people go great

general joseph dunford to become the next chair of the joint chiefs of staff, replacing general martin dempsey, who is retiring. dunford led the u.s.-nato occupation force in afghanistan for 18 months starting in 2013 overseeing the drawdown of u.s. troops and purported transfer of security control to afghanistan. he also led a regiment during the 2003 invasion of iraq. he earned the nickname "fighting joe." five students at tufts university in medford, massachusetts have launched a hunger strike to protest the university's plans to cut 17% of its janitorial workforce in june. the students began their strike on sunday. they were turned aside the janitors jobs. fellow students are camping out in solidarity with the hunger strikes outside tufts' main administration building. and the folk singer and social justice activist guy carawan who popularized the song, "we shall overcome," for activists in the civil rights movement has died at the age of 87. carawan became music director of the highlander folk school in tennessee 1959. in a 2004 interview on democracy now!, carawan's friend, the late, gre

line program is reinforcing my opinion, the most powerful military man in the country general martin dempseyirman of the joint chiefs of staff he told front line flat out the pentagon totally botched the big offensive by isis. >> for all the contingency planning that you routinely do here at the pentagon, were there plans for how to react to the fall of mosul to isis? >> well, no. there were not. because, of course, there were several things that surprised us about isil. >> that's chilling. when the pentagon is surprised by the most dangerous terrorist organization on the planet, something's very wrong. but this has been going on for quite some time. in fact, there is still chaos regarding isis in syria. >> the administration's new training program has been severely delayed. only 90 rebels have taken part so far. and the pentagon now says that the first 5,000 rebels won't be vetted and ready until the end of this year at the earliest. >> i worry now that we're too little and we're too late. did we have a window of opportunity at one point -- >> -- sure we did, of course we did. >> now it's h