. >>> baseball may go hand in hand with the fourth of july, but it's also synonymous with jack mckeonck in the majors as a manager and was back in the bay area this week. >> i'm at the ball park at 9:30, all day. that's my living room. that's where i enjoy being. >> reporter: two weeks ago, the marlins hired 80-year-old jack mckeon as their interim manager. he's second to 88-year-old mack as the oldest manager in baseball history. >> i mean, i think all you guys make this age factor a big joke. you know, joe paterno's out there going, 84. he's doing a hell of a job. what's the big deal? >> reporter: despite being in baseball for seven decades, mckeon has only been a manager for 16 seasons, including parts of two years with the a's in the late '70s when they were known as the triple-a's, and owner charlie finley was the franchise's biggest star. >> with charlie, you had to find out option a, b, c, d, and you're going to be wrong. you're go doing be wrong, but you better figure out all the options. ♪ can't touch this -- n] >> reporter: he may not be up to speed on twitter or facebook, b

>> reporter: despite being in baseball for seven decades, mckeon has only been a manager for 16 seasonsing parts of two years with the a's in the late '70s when they were known as the triple-a's, and owner charlie finley was the franchise's biggest star. >> with charlie, you had to find out option a, b, c, d, and you're going to be wrong. you're going to be wrong, but you figure out all the options. ♪ can't touch this n] >> he may not be up to speed on twitter or facebook, but mckeon knew all about hammer before hammer became cool. hammer was an a's bad boy and used to provide his own play by play for finley. >> hammer's up there singing one day, charlie, and we're ahead 8-1. charlie, he's losing it. he gave up a hit maybe and a walk, losing it, charlie. nobody's winding up in the bullpen. one day charlie says to him, hammer, go down and see cousin karl. i need some kind of information. and he said give the phone to jack. freddie lines up, ball 1. ball 2. foul ball. damn, you don't know how to broadcast a game! hammer tells me to check the runners, looks for the sign, checks the runners

. >> reporter: jack mckeon says he was in church when he got the call, a call from above, asking himlead a group of young men, if not to the promised land, at least out of the cellar of the national league east. at 80, the new florida marlins manager is the second oldest manager in major league history. >> why should experience be penalized? i didn't think that no one would rehire me because of the age factor, but no, i'm not too old. >> reporter: if you doubt that, just tease him about his age and you'll see how sharp he is. do you drink ensure? >> yeah. >> you do? >> yeah, i'm insured. >> no, do you drink ensure? clearly, jack is still on his game. he started managing back in 1995 and earned a reputation as a fierce coach and competitor. but it was nl until age of 82 when it finally paid off. >> the florida marlins are the champions of the baseball world. >> reporter: jack quit a couple of years after this, ending a 50-year career, temporarily. >> come on in! >> reporter: now jack is back. and once again the marlins' clubhouse is alive with his boundless energy and countless storie

. >> reporter: jack mckeon says he was in church when he got the call.l from above, asking him to lead a group young men if not to the promised land at least out of the cellar of the national league east. at 80, the new florida marlins manager is the second oldest manager in major league history. why should experience be penalized? i didn't think that no one would rehire me because of the age factor, but i was no, i'm not too old. >> reporter: if you doubt that, just tease him about his age and you'll see how sharp he is. do you drink ensure? >> yeah. i'm insured, yeah. >> reporter: clearly jack is still on his game. he started managing in 1955. over and years earned a reputation as a tough coach and fierce competitor. but it wasn't until 2003 at the age of 72 that it finally paid off. >> the florida marlins of the champions of the baseball world! >> reporter: jack quit a couple years after this, ending a 50- year career. temporarily. >> mr. opportunity, come on in. >> reporter: now jack is back, and once between the marlins clubhouse is alive with his b

about this mitch mcconnell is one of them and i even have a quote here from of representative buck mckeon who said the transfer of this terrorist detainee directly contradicts congressional intent and the will of the american people congress has spoken clearly molton multiple times of the perils of bringing terrorists onto u.s. soil what do you say he will take them. i think he tricked them but i think it's very clear that he has a different view of this matter but i think to be completely fair you'd have to say barack obama is approaching this question exactly the same way his predecessor george w. bush did because george w. bush captured a number of people overseas brought them back and put them on trial in federal court after interrogation overseas e there are a handful that were sent to guantanamo most went to the federal court system and when that was going on the republicans in congress thought this was just great it was the way it should be a fact they kept arguing that the executive should have full of forty and as many options as he needed it's only when a democrat comes into the

falling short a's are 10 under 5 under jack mckeon for a marlins victory 5-4. to finish this about. something there? the family and the a's are pretty much going to be three of the and dollars the remaining of this salary. to let him go to a contending team and try to keep his career alive mark ellis is gone after nine years in oakland. >> the giants had two different opportunities in chicago. with a strike votes. and if the giants to not score a lot of run but they are scoring it so good. now, with one-nothing giants the bottom of the ninth. brian wilson for the third time this year blows a safe. ramirez, tying it with a home run. castro shopping it to second. making those from the koch and his rear ended! giants, zero hits for a 10-third inning. some wastand pulse en deand paolpopal given this up to ramirez, some local, and c puck giants 13. 5-210 day lead by two games the giants are off to detroit the oakland beginning it just gets worse and a southern california. after just two days a good the bankruptcy filing employees' paychecks have been bounced. according to abc, the team t

] some big sports news -- the florida marlins -- the florida marlins just named 80 year old jack mckeonheir new manager. yeah, it wasn't a great start. tonight he had to make four trips to the mound and 12 trips to the bathroom. [ laughter ] he's an 80 year old baseball manager. his hand signals are a little confusing. when, when he does this -- he's just checking to make sure he has a pulse. [ laughter ] he's just making sure that he's still -- [ laughter ] this isn't a dream. this isn't heaven. hey, did you hear about this? krispy kreme is adding healthier items to its menu -- [ boos ] like oatmeal and yogurt, or as their customers put it, krispy kreme is selling some new dipping sauces for the doughnuts. [ laughter and applause ] can i have some ranch dressing please for my doughnut? this isn't good. a new study found that most americans will have to work into their 70s and 80s to be able to retire. but don't worry, after that they'll have plenty of time to enjoy their golden year. [ laughter ] and finally, in an interview with "good morning america," president obama says that he's d

mckeon: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> thank you, mr. chairman, i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to yield my time to the gentleman from california, mr. garamendi. mr. garamendi: i thank the gentlelady from katrina. previously my good friend -- california. previously my good friend with whom i've worked challenged me on the position i take with regard to winding down quickly the war in afghanistan. his representation of history was woefully incomplete. much of what we are now fight was actually begun by -- fighting was begun by charlie wilson. morphed over a period of time, perhaps by pakistan. but we're caught in the middle of a civil war. not just a civil war but a five-way civil war, one that's gone on for at least the last 35 years. and we are, as my friend, mr. mcgovern just stated, backing a government that is on the face of it corrupt by any standard.

buck mckeon says he received a last minute call on the eve of the conflict, the president said he wanted to see him in an hour. >> we don't have a plane fast enough to get me back from california to the white house, and the thing is the day before, thursday, was st. patrick's day. and we had a lunch here in the rayburn room with the president, the vice president, the speaker. i shook hands with the president, vice president. and no mention was made of libya. he could have said i'd like to have a meeting tomorrow morning in the white house. i would have stayed. >> reporter: it's a war that rarely gets mentioned by the white house or here in the halls of the pentagon, but as secretary gates said, the u.s. taxpayer is paying 75% of nato's operating costs and is that's a lot of money at this time of all this debt crisis talks. jenna: something to think about for sure. jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you so much. jon: some crime-fighting technology for the future raising privacy concerns right now. we're talking about a new facial recognition device. dozens of law enforcement agencies

that's why i worked with chairman mckeon to include language that requires study of the infrastructure needs of the strategic ports. once that study has been conducted, it's vitally important that we address the needs of the ports. mr. young: mr. chairman, i also believe the ports to be critical to our defense and i would be happy to work with the gentleman from alaska to consider the appropriate measures an funding to address the infrastructure needs of our strategic sea ports. mr. young: i want to thank the chairman for discussing this issue with me. i would like to say to the chairman, i appreciate the fact that we recognize the importance of ports to move our products. i yield back the balance of our time and thank you. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. conyers of michigan. at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following, section, none of the funds made available b

mckeon: i wish to tell my colleagues about senator reid's peril proposals, specifically as it relates to national defense. the reid plan would cut defense, including funds to maintain the reliability of our nuclear weapons and strategic delivery vehicles that represent our deterrent for both ourselves and our allies. because the obama administration has reduced our strategic forces to the lowest level in decades, the health of our deterrent must be a top national security priority. prior to the ratification of the new start treaty, the president commended the fund of a whole host of modernization vehicles, supported by a bipartisan and bicameral basis. the house also passed language in the fiscal year 2012 defense bill to ensure the president makes good on these commitments. we cannot allow a proposal like senator reid's to jeopardize the reliability and security of our strategic deterrent. we must continue to maintain our investment in our security, stability and peace, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii rise? >> mr. speaker,

this year, in cooperation with chairman mckeon and the armed forces committee, the subcommittee reduced h-1, the so-called cr, and be boosted by $18 billion. -- reduced it by $18 billion. for fiscal year 12, we reduced it by $18 billion. we are working to save where we can, but we made very sure that we did not make any reductions that would effect our readiness, or anybody serving in our military, and that is a commitment that we have and that we will keep. part of that commitment will be voting against the harry reid proposal. just one final comment, our investment in our nation's defense, and the men and women that wear the uniform and provide the nation pulled the defense, should not be some magic political number. he should not be pulled out of the hat, and decided on whether we can get the votes. it should be decided on what is the threat? what is it that the united states of america is going to have to do to maintain our security, and to provide the equipment that alan was talking about, to make sure that when that soldier needs equipment, that is available. that is my commitment