indeed, general mccaffrey and i were down at ft.couple of weeks ago on a panel, and the panel following ours were -- was four p.o.w.s who spent more than five years each in the hanoi hilton, as p.o.w.s were, in solitary confinement, often, tortured regularly, with no expectation of ever going home. and they were just fine. so this requires further examination. >> there's no doubt. general mccaffrey, colonel jacobs, you guys are going to stick with me. i want to quickly get in another break while we wait to hear the first comments from general ray odierno. so ally bank has a raise your rate cd that won't trap me in a rate. that's correct. cause i'm really nervous about getting trapped. why's that? uh, mark? go get help! i have my reasons. look, you don't have to feel trapped with our raise your rate cd. if our rate on this cd goes up, yours can too. oh that sounds nice. don't feel trapped with the ally raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. (music) defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum

when general mccaffrey and i went to war we went as replacements.the field engaged with the enemy and we came in to replace other people who were no longer there either because they row tated home or got killed or wounded. we don't do that anymore. we do something much better. we take entire units who have trained together, lived together in the states, who know each other, who have families that know each other, and we move the units to combat with a fight together and they return home together. and while they're gone, their families remain at ft. hood, for example, going through life as normally as they possibly can, but reinforcing each other's strength. think about what would have happened in this last war, as frustrating as it was, if we did it the way we had done it in vietnam and previous wars, where units didn't -- were already over there and we just picked people at random and off they went to fight. you had 28 days to get your family out of quarters and find some other place for them to live. things would have been much, much better. milit

there's been some questions, like barry mccaffrey on yesterday, who seemed to say, boy, that soldier's been in there a long time, and he's not been promoted very often. that's a sign to him that maybe this guy wasn't a very good soldier. what say you? >> well, defense officials actually describe this lopez -- specialist lopez, as an underachiever. and throughout his 15-year career in the military, he really didn't draw much attention one way or the other. he had a clean record, so there were no black marks against his record. in other words, he wasn't a problem soldier. it's just that he was not a very high achiever. and in terms of the idea and the people we're talking to the idea that this one event that he couldn't stay long enough for his mother's funeral, that may have been a trigger. but he obviously had much deeper problems, because he complained of anxiety, sleep deprivation, and depression, so he was getting treatment for that. so there's a much bigger question here about what was the ultimate motive, and what they were talking about there may have been a trigger. >> you know,

and i'm sorry, i have to break into this weather report right now to introduce you to paul -- >> mccaffrey. >> you know him. this is the mc side. >> this is the mac side of the murph and mac. ninth annual opening day broadcast at the public house. inside there's a huge crowd already. a huge giant buzz in the building and really all around the park and it's a beautiful morning, too. really comfortable already. >> why are you excited about this particular home opener. >> second of all, they're hitting the ball, i don't know where this came from. brandon belt is hitting home runs and tim hudson, who is one of the great veterans in the league making his home debut today for the giants. the vibe inside is killer. i think the giants will have a good year, it's a good vibe today. >> knbr you guys have been with the giants and cover them like nobody else can. what do you say to the people who don't turn it on and people who are transients to the bay area. >> if you're a giants fan and you have interest in following the team on a daily basis, you're not going to get any more. you won't find more in

michael mccaffrey says and that the criminalization of all drugs. treat abuse, regulate use, and of the war. liverman says good. the democrats line, good morning. caller: good morning. change it.ink he can i am not going as far as the last caller, but i think if they are not going to punish people for using drugs, they should change the law. they're saying that crime is that an all-time low in the united states. you start letting all these people out -- they may be nonviolent crimes, but they do things to get money to commit these crimes. they mudb houses, people, they rob stores, you will see crime go to an all-time high. i have friends that have been havesive century -- that been in penitentiary and as soon as they get out of jail, they go right back to looking for drugs and finding ways to get drugs. this is a big problem for the united states. host: thank you for the call. reaction?, your i have a question. i was wondering if -- i think the clemency is going to be good on this for nonviolent offenders. is -- was wanting to know the people that g