of sciences and, of course, the closing festivities tomorrow night at city hall, and as i'm sure mike martin can attest, city hall is looking very -- i don't know. what would you call that? again, hopefully, the weather will improve. it is looking very tropical over there at city hall. an oxymoron, but nonetheless, it looks very cool. the pow wow is expected to generate more than $250 million in tourism. it is considered the biggest tourist event possible. i know it has brought in a lot of work for a lot of people, and we were honored and privileged to participate, so we are really happy about that. lastly, i just had a request. if we could adjourn today in memory of aurora, a port employees who recently passed at the very young age of 61. she retired after 26 years, the last 10 of which she was here at the port, and unfortunately, we lost her rather soon, so if we could, i'd love to adjourn in her honor. >> thank you. that is really exciting. i am planning on attending the closing tomorrow night, so i look forward to seeing all the international and domestic travel agents. i also want to we

mike martin was the lead for it. he is now working on the america's cup. we have staff still discussing things as esoteric to most of us as the death of the pipe, compared to the waste water levels. so we can bring that back to you and ask if this is an appropriate briefing here cost, and appropriate cost for the connection fees and capacity charges and for the developers, so you get a sense of what that might be. >> do you have any further comments? >> this is going to seem very complex, but your comments and questions were very good, so we think we can distill it down, so when we do our presentation to you, hopefully we can answer some of your questions. as the general manager stated, a lot of it comes down to what side of the legislature the costs actually come down on. that is the big decision you will need to make in two weeks. we will have that information for you in advance. >> is it too early to put together the dry utilities as well? i do not know what that means. i think it means the energy service, right? what it might mean for the puc to take o

mike martin, who is heading the city effort to coordinate all this. critical role at this point. thank you. christina from the golden gate yacht club, which is the owner of the contemporary, but we hope long-term owner of the america's cup. and lazarus from the port commission is here. charles schulz -- charlotte schulz. thank you. wonderful to have you. dan is here from nancy pelosi's office. we appreciate that. i think that does it for the vip's -- oh, who did i? kimberly from the port commission. all right, with that, there are two supervisors who played a key role in making this happen. while we got an 11-0 vote, and i know everybody gas when they hear that the board of supervisors voted 11-0, it was through the extraordinary efforts of many supervisors, but two played a key role. i'm going to introduce the first right now, and that is the president of the board of supervisors, david chiu. supervisor chiu: thank you. first, and like to thank everyone for wearing orange today. i feel sorry for los angeles. i feel honored to be part of this world-class sporting event, not just

mike mullen. president obama introduced martin dempsey. coming up at 5:30 we will look that challenges. >>> last week 35 million americans said they planned to hit the road for this memorial day and tonight a lot of them are heading home. let's take you around the bay, interstate 80. it is definitely light in both directions on i-80. typically at this time traffic would be a mess. to the gary ward. -- to the golden gate bridge. slowing to san francisco but that's probably people paying toll. interstate 280. quiet for a monday night. a lot of people choosing to stay home. staying home orer flying. this is san jose international airport. they expected an 11.5% increase in the amount of travelers this memorial day weekend compared to last year. >>> bart service in the east bay got back to normal avermentness work caused delays. this was the scene a few hours ago. crews had shut down one track inside the tube to repair electric cables. that caused delayed of 20-40 minutes. work has ended for today but construction and delays will continue next

martin dempsey. if confirmed bynate, senate, dempsey will replace admiral mike mullen works is retiring in the fall. >>> yesterday, the president brought consolation and plejs of help to the people of joplin, missouri. it was one week since the massive tornado tore through killing more than 100 residents. >> reporter: block after block after block. this is what the president saw on his drive in. a disorienting scene of shattered trees. and homes. the whole country is with them. >> this is just not your tragedy. this is a national tragedy. that means there will be a national response. >> reporter: later on in the community memorial, the president reminded of that. >> there are heros all around us. all the time. they walk by us on the sidewalk. they sit next to us in class. >> reporter: while the president saw the skelton of st. john's hospital, those ghostly curtains blowing. he didn't see this. the new hospital. jill howard started running when she saw her hero. >> hi dear, how are you? >> reporter: the doctor who helped her. she finally felt safe when she found him. >> your what h what happened? >>

tomorrow president obama is expected to nominate general martin dempsey as chairman of the joint chiefs. he would replace admiral mikeullen with general robert gates is being replaced himself next month by cia director leon panetta. the new leaders will inherit responsibility for this country's involvement in two long wars, iraq and afghanistan, as well as the u.s. mission in libya. tonight richard engel reports on america's complicated role in these conflicts. >> reporter: a deadly fight with the taliban in afghanistan, a stability operation in iraq, and a support mission in libya. american troops are at war on three fronts, 150,000 in harm's way. especially in the longest war in u.s. history, afghanistan. last thursday, eight americans were killed while on a foot patrol in kandahar in a roadside bomb attack. >> we love the troops. why do we love the troops because we don't have to be the troops. we have a small number of americans defending 310 million people. it's easy to forget them. but we shouldn't forget them. today's a good day to remember that we have troops in combat. >> reporter: u.s. troops are supposed t

martin dempsey, he's a command veteran of iraq war and afghanistan. he would replace the departing mike mullen. >> former vice president and governor john edwards is facing criminal charges after the green light was given to investigation criminal charges. they stemmed from a relationship with a former worker, rielle hunter. his lawyer said tonight his client did not break the law. >>> when we come back tonight, dramatic developments in the case of the man held for the shooting of gabrielle giffords, gerald loughner. will he ever face a jury? >>> and they have been deployed before, but not to joplin, missouri. and tonight, they make a difference. sglool jared loughner, the man of killing three people, wounding 13 people was in court today. mike tiebi was with us with the bizarre scene that erupted in court. >> law enforcement sources told nbc news that has brynn one of liz delusionings whethall leung, th had killed gabby giffords. today, he yelled thanks for the freak show. you're changing it. he was removed from the court room. a moment later, the judge ruled for the time, he's incompe

army general martin dempsey will replace admiral mike mullen as the chairman of the joint chiefs. a director leon panetta replaces robert gates as defense secretary and david patreaus in charge of the afghanistan war effort will take over at the t. casey anthony is accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. >>> memorial day is supposed to kick off the unofficial start to summer -- tell it to fresno where snow was falling yesterday. the cold weather -- yeah, interfered just a little bit with driving yesterday. it is 32 minutes past the hour. now time for more weather. here's what's happening outside of your window. >>> this morning, the justice department may be ready to file charges against former senator john edwards for allegedly using campaign money to hide his mistress. cbs news political correspondent jan crawford is in washington with more on this for us. jan, good morning. >>> good morning, chris. it's been a two-year investigation and now the federal prosecutor could charge edwards this week with violating federal campaign laws when he ran for president in 2008.

martin fletcher. we want to get more reaction from mike taibbi in europe. and when we heard that the president was going to be doing the 10:30 p.m. press conference on sunday night, and a lot of people harkened back to the news that there was a nato air strike that harkened in libya that killed one of moammar gadhafi's sons, and people thought it had to do with moammar gadhafi, and people were floored it had to do with osama bin laden. so how is the reaction playing out there in libya? >> well, it thomas, it is interesting to hear the reaction, because we just returned from saif al arab who was reportedly killed in the nato air raid, at his funeral. of course, there were calling for revenge, and i was getting translations of the remarks of osama bin laden lives on and on, and i spoke to a businessman about 30 years old and he made a speech to me that while he is not defending gadhafi necessarily and it is wrong for a sovereign nation to send people into another country, excuse me, and assassinate anybody, and let him have the say. i asked him what he though

mike about that. we'll see if there are any bumps in the road with traffic coming up. >>> defense contractor lockheed martindmits it was the target of what officials call a significant and tenacious cyber attack. lockheed and homeland security insist the attack was thwarted before any critical data was stolen. in a statement, lockheed martin said it detected the may 21 hack almost immediately and took counter measures. it took no top secret military data or employee personal data has been compromised. >> older women when joy the company of younger men came together for what they call the cougar convention in south san francisco last night. several 20-something guys showed up to meet women in their 40s and beyond. organizers say relationships between older women and younger men are breaking century-old stereotypes. >> these relationships, older women and younger men are coming together for choice and independence, not dependency. so an adversarial model, a metaphor doesn't apply. >> the evening featured advice on dating and keeping your mate happy. i guess age doesn't really matter in that regard. the same r

the man to the right is martin dempsey who he wants to replace retiring joint chiefs mike marlin. just last month that demp si became chief of staff, so he was not considered a favorite for the top job. and all of the nominations require senate confirmation, and the president hopes they happen as swiftly as possible. >>> from the rose garden, the president traveled across the potomac river to the arlington national cemetery where he placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and paid tribute to the section 60 which is designated for troops killed in iraq and afghanistan. and chris lawrence was there. how was the president received? >> well, very well, joe. i mean, people were, you know, coming up to him, and there was a huge crowd around him as he made his way through what is a hot day, and one in which a lot of the families here have spent the majority of the day. we got here about 6:00 in the morning, and there were families here an hour later, and some of them, i can still see that are still here today. i think that the overall thing that you get from talking to the families i

army general martin dempsey as the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. admiral mikeullen is stepping down from the job. >>> your time is 8:14. supporters of former serbian supporter, ratko mladic clashed with police. at least 180 arrests were made. the clashes began after a rally that drew thousands. mladic was captured last weekend after 16 years on the run. he's accused of genocide, including ordering the slaughter of 18,000 muslim men and boys in the bosnian war. >>> tornado warners are in effect in michigan already hit by bad weather. this was the scene yesterday in saddler, michigan. rescue crews were blocked from getting to trapped residents who were forced to cut their way out through the trees. many were shocked by the strength of the storm. >> i went through this before. but not like this. this was the grand daddy. >> thousands still have no electricity. crews say they will work round the clock to restore power. no serious injuries have been reported. >>> the national guard is helping people dealing with flooding in nevada. states down stream along the misso

obama is expected to name martin dempsey as the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. admiral mike mullin is stepping down from that position in september. dempsey commanded u.s. troops in iraq. he later led training efforts for iraqi forces. >> this week pg&e crews will be getting ready for high pressure pipeline testing in two bay area cities. that testing involves filling pipes with water at a pressurized level higher than usual. first crews need to vent the gas from those lines. that will happen tomorrow in newark and then on wednesday in san jose. the actual testing should be done later this week. pg&e is testing the lines in response to the san bruno pipeline explosion. >> 5:34. gasoline prices keep dropping this holiday season. during the state -- around the state drivers are pay aping ing a little more than 4 dollars for a gallon, that is also the case in san jose and oakland. in san francisco drivers are averaging 4.15 for regular. that is down 7 cents from last week. every place all over california gas is costing about a dollar more than we paid last memorial day weekend,

president obama named army chief of staff general martin dempsey as his new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. if confirmed, he will replace admiral mike mullen whose term ends this fall. from the white house rose garden, this is 10 minutes. in arlington, we will pause to show our devotion to those who gave their lives for our country. theirs was the ultimate sacrifice but it is one that every man and woman who wears america's uniform is prepared to make. so that we can live free. the men and women of our armed forces are the best our nation has to offer and they deserve nothing but the absolute best in return. that includes leaders who will guide them, support their families with wisdom and strength and compassion. that is what i expect as commander in chief as we work to keep our nation secure and paramilitary the finest in the world. i found those qualities in leon panetta who announced last month as much as to succeed our outstanding secretary of defense of bob gates who i thank for joining us today. i found these qualities in the leaders who will complete our team at the pentagon and whom i am proud to announce today. general marc

mike mullen with a standing ovation for his four decades of service. earlier in the day, the president announced the admiral's replacement, army general martin dempsey. >> for nearly 40 years in uniform martin dempsey is one of our nation's most respected and combat-tested generals. >> smith: general dempsey will serve as the principal military advisor to the president and his newly reorganized defense team as they tackle the war in afghanistan, conflict in libya and wind down operations in iraq. as wind whipped through the so- called desert of death in afghanistan, marines at camp leatherneck paused to remember their fallen friends. and last night candles in kabul for the more than 1,500 american servicemen and women who have died in the nearly decade-long war. on the home front, there were celebrations of service and star-spangled parades. and there were somber moments like this one at fort snelling in minnesota where 308 white crosses represent the lives of soldiers lost from that community since 9/11. and "taps" played across the land in honor of and in mourning for those who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we hold dear. the long war conti

. >> brown: the pick to replace retiring admiral mike mullen, as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was army general martin dempsey. he's been army chief of staff for less than two months. dempsey is a veteran of nearly 40 years in the army. he's commanded troops in iraq and served as both deputy and acting commander at u.s. central command. the president also announced a new vice-chairman of the joint chiefs to replace marine general james cartwright, who is also retiring. the nominee is navy admiral james winnefeld. he's been head of the u.s. northern command and served as a nato commander and on the joint staff. >> i've selected general dempsey between them, they bring deep experience in virtually every domain-- land, air, space, sea, cyber. both of them have the respect and the trust of our troops on the frontlines, our friends in congress, and allies and partners abroad. and both of them have my full confidence. they both have something else. for the first time, the chairman and vice chairman will have the expience of leading combat operations in the years since 9/11. >> brown: and with general dempse

martin. >> i'm dana king. an obvious casualty of the tough economy. new car sales. so how about plan b. mikegerman will show us how gently used is suddenly a very hot commodity. mike? >> reporter: dana, what's it going to take to get you into e

martin dempsey as the new chairman of the joint chiefs. if confirmed by the senate he would be replacing retiring admiral mike mullen. >>> u.s. troops in afghanistan paused yesterday to remember their fallen comrades, in nearly ten years of fighting more than 1400 americans have been killed there. this memorial day comes before the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attack. that day triggered the u.s. involvement in afghanistan, the hunt for osama bin laden, and changed the taliban government. president obama plans to start drawing down u.s. forces in the region beginning in july. [ playing taps ] >>> memorial day was originally known as decoration day. it began as a remembrance of those soldiers who fell during the civil war. today, it is a national holiday with ceremonies to remember the fallen in cities across the country. besides the solemn rituals, memorial day is a day of parades and family gatherings. the holiday also represents the unofficial start of summer. >>> the latest batch of severe weather to strike the country's midsection hit western michigan. today there's a chance of severe thunderstorms in the northern plains

he's nominating general martin dempsey, currently the army chief of staff, to replace the retiring admiral mikeing army of joint chiefs. >> between them, they bring deep experience in virtually every domain. land, air, space, sea, cyber. they both have something else. for the first time, the chairman and vice chairman will have the experience of leading combat operations in the years since 2007. >> president obama also nominating general ray odierno. you might remember ray odierno. he's the former commander of u.s. forces in iraq. he will be the new chief of staff. this major overhaul didn't start today. the president's also moving the cia chief, leon panetta, to defense secretary, and bringing the soon to retire general david petraeus home to run the cia. all this shuffling can lead to some big unanswered questions. with us now from washington, cnn national security contributor, fran townsend. she advised president bush and is now on the cia's external advisory board. fran, several of the bush holdovers, defense secretary gates and admiral mike mullen, the military's top officer, they will be

martin and the controversial rapper/poet common. >>> for many travelers this doesn't come as a surprise, sfo is ranked dead last in terms of on time arrivals and departures. theibili visibility is to blame. mike surprised by the ranking, he says on a clear day they can land 60 planes an hour compared to 30 planes an hour on a foggy day. they're hoping new technology, which is on its way, will help track planes and avoid late landings in bad weather. here's the list in terms of the best. dallas/ft. worth came in first and ronald reagan came in first place in terms of on time departures. >> wow. >>> today was a beautiful day to either leave on time or arrive on time, no matter how you put it. >> as long as it was an afternoon flight, if you were heading out this morning, that fog was pretty thick outside. right now the visibility has cleared out from oakland looking towards the city, a sweet view. current temperature is 60, winds westerly at 20 miles per hour, the onshore flow helping keep things cool here, the fog is pushed back behind the bridge so a lot of sunshine in downtown. however, temperatures are not nearly as cool or as warm, rather, as they were yesterday. 62 in livermore, 64 san jo

obama announced his selection of army general martin demsey as his new joint chiefs of staff chairman. he replaced admiral mike mullin in the wiping down of the war in iraq. >>> memorial day was a day of mourning in afghanistan. two natos service members and americans were killed. they remembered the 1300 comrades who have died there in america's longest war. >> reporter: taliban suicide bombers struck just minutes and blocks apart in western afghanistan's largest city. the first blast came at the gates of an italian military base where an attacker blew up his car packed with explosives. a second bomb ripped through the bustling city center. u.s. military officials have hinted american troops could be withdrawn from the area by july because attacks are so rare. but monday's blast killed four people and injured dozens more in the normally secure city. violence has intensified since the taliban launched its spring offensive. still u.s. commanders say security plans are on track. >> i am confident that by the end of the year that we will be in a much better position. and i think we will be able to see much more c

martin dempsey. as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, dempsey will lead our nation's wars in afghanistan and iraq, taking over for admiral mike mullen who will retire in october. i'm joined by our senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz who has just returned from the front lines in afghanistan. at the top of his list will be how to advise president obama on that withdrawal from afghanistan. >> that's what he'll have to do. as you know, general dempsey spent many years in iraq, but there is no question that afghanistan is where a lot of his focus will be now. the president wants to begin a draw-down in july, but on our trip to afghanistan, the soldiers and generals say there is a lot more to accomplish before the u.s. can claim success. for one year, major general john campbell has commanded a deadly dangerous 450 miles of afghanistan that borders pakistan. 30,000 soldiers. more than 150 combat outposts. many of them routinely attacked. >> rockets, mortars, suicide deaths. >> reporter: we land at this small outpost in a fast dizzying pattern to confuse the enemy. ten mortar rounds had hit the area before we arrived

martin democracy to the position. democracy is a veteran of the iraq war. he will replace admiral mikerm ends in september. >> and president obama paid his respects at arlington national cemetery this memorial day. one of many moments where the nation paused to remember. >> can not let people forget that there were people, many people him if willing to take an oath to protect our freedom. fichlt my heart goes out to you. i love my daughters more than anything in the world. i can not imagine losing them. >> they save our country for u us. we went be here we wouldn't be like this rate now if it wasn't for them. pl. >>reporter: that so you know of taps heard at national cemetery here and across the country had this memorial day. as wayne reports it has just 25 notes. very long tradition. >> every day is memorial day at the sacramento valley national cemetery. giant flag preside over steady procession of final farewell of american veterans young and old. master sergeant joe medical of vacaville. >> before on 67th anniversary bless his heart. he waited until that day and it just made it str

president obama names army chief of staff general martin dempsey as the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. if confirmed he'll replace admiral mikel term ends this fall. we'll go live to the white house tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern for that announcement. after his remarks he'll head to arlington national cemetery at the tomb of the unknowns to lay a wreath. he'll then proceed to the amphitheater where he'll deliver his annual memorial day address. you can see the president's comments live monday morning at 10:50. also tomorrow, more commitment addresses and we begin with actor denzel washington at 3:00 p.m. eastern, after that actor an diabetes research advocate john ratzenberger and following that a speech from supreme court court justice soda highor . -- justice sota-mayor. >> people often say to me a perfectly good question, how much of your time is spent writing and how much of your time is spent doing research. great question. no one asks how much of your time do you spend thinking? that's pretty much the most important part of it. in the q&a interview, his writing process, the latest and greatest, journey, america in p

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. >>> at a white house ceremony today, president obama is nominating martin dempsey to head the joint chiefs of staff to replace mikeing. it is the latest move in a national security shake-up that began with the nomination of cia director leon pa nnetta as secretary of defense. the president is also taking part today in a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. >>> president obama made a commitment to tornado ravaged joplin, missouri, saying the government will help the residents rebuild. the president toured the city sunday and attended a memorial service for the more than 140 people killed a week ago. a wee. >>> a severe thunderstorm and possibly a tornado blew through southern michigan on sunday. it uprooted trees and tore roofs off houses and left tens of thous ondz of people without electricity. >>> japan's nuclear crisis is galvanizing german opposition to nuclear power. germany announced today it will shut down all of its nuclear power plants by 2022. >>> and more than 250 of the nation's colleges and universities are making an extra effort to go green during graduation season. they're using ca

president obama named army chief of staff general martin dempsey as the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and if confirmed will replace admiral mikends this fall. from the white house rose garden, this is 10 minutes. >> all right. good morning. in a few moments i'll be joining members of our armed forces, their families, and veterans for the memorial day observance at arlington. there and across our nation, we'll pause to honor all those who have given their last full measure of devotion in defense of our country. theirs was the ultimate sacrifice, but it is one that every man and woman who wears america's uniform is prepared to make. so that we can live free. the men and women of our armed forces are the best our nation has to offer, and they deserve nothing but the absolute best in return. that includes leaders who will guide them and support their families with wisdom and strength and compassion. and that's what i expect as commander in chief as we work to keep our nation secure and our military the finest in the world. i find those qualities in leon panetta who i announced last month as my choice to succeed our outstanding sec

president of obama women army chief of staff general martin dempsey as his new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. confirmed comedy will replace admiral mike mullen whose second and final term and this fall. we'll take you live to the white house rose garden shortly. until then, let's take a look at u.s. efforts to train the afghan army and police forces from this morning's "washington journal." we will show you as much of this as we can. an update on operations in afghanistan. joining us is major-general james mallory, with the nato aining mission. he is the afghan deputy commanding general for the army. first off, there are reports in the united states talking about two and attempted suicide bombings in afgnistan, some dealing with the work of security forces. can you give us an update? guest: well, every day here we face the threat of suicide bombings because it is essentially the last strategy that the taliban has. they have failed in their attempts to take territory, havingeen ejected from considerable amounts of territory that they traditionally controlled. they have not been able to mount any kind of conventional force attacks, to r

the president is expected to announce martin and csx chief of staff who will be proceeding mike mullenr that, he will be at the memorial day leaf -- memorial day wreath laying ceremony. that's all day tomorrow on c- span. >> the c-span video library makes it easy to follow campaign 2012. get instant access to the events announced and presidential candidates. the peabody award winning c-span video library -- it is washington, your way. [applause] before we go to the president's remarks, here is robert gates giving his last commencement address. he retires next month. he spoke at the graduation ceremony for students at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. >> of want to first welcome and thank the family members here today. your support and encouragement have made this day possible for these young men and women. more importantly, you have nourished their spirits and molded their character. you have instilled in them a love of country and willingness to serve. now, you entrust to the nation your most treasured possessions. thank you to sponsor families of the midshipmen. over the past four

martin dempsey for the post. he's currently the chief of staff for the army. if confirmed by the senate, he would replace admiral mikeullen whose term ends september 30th. mullen has been chairman since 2007. >>> it's 5:26 right now. cyberattack hits a bay area company. we'll have details coming up next. >>> plus east bay jails say they have the space but there's another thing preventing them from taking inmates from state prisons. >>> and two homicides in one day in san jose. and no one is in police custody. good morning. i'm marla tellez. i'll have the latest on the search for suspects. >>> and a live look outside san ramon this morning. hoping to see hot air balloons there. >>> good morning. i'm christie smith live in oakland. it's memorial day. we're going to be talking about observations being held across the bay area coming up in a live report. >>> and the search continues this morning for an east bay nursing student. why police say it may be foul play. >>> plus, why california firefighters may have to restrict their use of a key tool in fighting wildfires this summer. >>> from nbc bay area, reporting what matt

martin is tracking rain. when it will get here and how it will impact your weekend. >>> big changes to the eastern span of the bay bridge are coming in a few weeks. ktvu's mikech got a behind the scenes tour to show us how it will affect drivers. >> reporter: the new eastern span, the signature tower. >> i think it's an amazing engineering feat. >> reporter: the pieces are falling into place. >> terribly, terribly, terribly cool. >> reporter: cool but not quite complete. in order to get there -- >> what we're doing is we're going to be shifting traffic coming off the bay bridge in oakland and coming to the south. >> reporter: the trucks are here and the paving is going on. this is an up close look at the new interstate 80 set to open in just a couple of weeks. >> whenever you make a change to the bay bridge alignment because it's been here for almost eight decades, you've got to be very careful about it. >> reporter: here's what the drive looked like today coming off the bridge. now we go to the simulation of the detour. you can see it's not too different just a small veer to the right. then we take you 80 east as it looks today, 80 east by the end of the mo

martin katie from politico, thank you very much. >>> up next, pakistan's ambassador to the united states joins us. >>> plus, live here on capitol hill, house intelligence chairman mikeers and democratic congressional campaign chairman steve israel. >>> and a special honor today for the late president gerald ford in the capital rotunda. a bronze statue unveiled in the place where he lay in repose four and a half years ago. family, friends and congressional leaders attended the service. more than the white house, president ford always said that the house of representatives was his real home. his daughter susan ford bails represented the family today. >> dad, the message fills this rotunda. you did not let america down. you kept your promise, you healed our nation, and you allowed us to dream again. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to g

one hour from now, president obama expected to nominate martin dempsey as the next chairman as the joint chiefs of staff to replace admiral mikelen. dempsey would become the nation's highest ranking military officer. >>> and hackers hit the pbs website. they posted a story saying that rapper tupac is aliving and living in new zealand. he was killed in 1996. the hackers said they did it in retaliation for the network's program called "wikisecrets." . >>> a bit of breaking news. shocking news from the college sports world. ohio state has announced that football coach jim tressel has resigned. tressel was caught up in a scandal surrounding several of his players selling memorabilia. tressel at first said he knew nothing about it, but later acknowledged he had known about it for months. tressel will be replaced in the upcoming season by interim coach, luke fakell. >>> in other sports news, rookie jr hildebrand was so close to winning the indianapolis 500, but on the final turn of the final lap, hildebrand crashed into the wall -- there he goes. >> he hit the wall! >> he was trying to pass another driver. that gave dan wheldon an o

martin dempsey. we're going to speak with the man he's expected to replace as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mikeullen. >>> talk about a bad catch. watch this dad drop his daughter, oops, while trying to catch a foul ball. what was he thinking? i say it's genetic. how did his daughter react? george, defend your sex. >> it's just impossible. >> no decent mother would do that. >> and he didn't get the ball. >> oh. >>> we begin with president obama's visit to joplin, missouri, yesterday. devastating tornado hit last sunday. in an emotional speech, he praised the people of joplin for their response to the tragedy and promised to do all he could to help that shattered city heal. matt gutman is live there this morning. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. this was the president's first stop. this home belongs to hugh hills. a supply 85-year-old who rode out the storm in the closet with his chicken pot pie. one of the reasons the president might have come here is because this is the highest point in all of joplin, offering this panoramic view of this destruction. and trail of debris an

general martin dempsey as the new chairman of the joint chiefs, the president's top military adviser, of course. he is currently the army chief. he would take over for departing chairman admiral mikelier, i was on the "today" program mentioning general cartwright. i misspoke there, because he had been ortaken by some criticism of him. but harold, a point about not just the week ahead, but the politics. >> you're president obama. can you imagine being able to run on i brokered a deal to cut spending in medicare and social security? he ought to lead on this front. i saved and created millions of jobs in the car industry, we killed bin laden. you come back in the fall when the jobs numbers aren't where you want and urge republicans, after you've given them a fiscal austerity bill to do a jobs bill. he's unbeatable. if you don't do those things, i think you're weaker next year. >> and you've got to be able to say, look, i'm for the thing that the republicans are for, but they're just way too extreme. >> deficit reduction is not extreme at all. saving medicare is not extreme at all. i think harold's right, if obama moves right on deficit reduction, real deficit reduction, i'm a reasona

martin dempsey set to become america's top military officer. president obama will nominate him to become the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff replacing admiral mikees in the fall. dempsey was just sworn in as army chief of staff last month. his nomination has to be approved by the senate. >> mike mullen will be with us in the next hour, after dominating general dempsey the president will head to arlington national cemetery where he will honor america's fallen heros on this memorial day laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >>> one marine who gave so much and asked for so little is getting something back this memorial day. volunteers are building corporal daniel gaska and his family a new home. nearly three years after both of his legs were blown off by a roadside bomb in iraq, casey wian reports on a young man from texas who proves every day walking tall doesn't always require a healthy pair of legs. >> reporter: imagine changing your son's diaper in a crammed one bedroom apartment on prosthetic legs. two dozen surgeries make bending over painful. >> my back. >> reporter: then try heading down steep stairs, carrying the boy to take out the

martin dempsey nominated to be the next chief of staff. he served two tours in iraq and is the highest ranking army officer. he would replace mikewho retires on october 1st. >>> sarah palin's east coast bus tour takes her to mt. vernon and gettysburg. she revved up as they took part in an annual motorcycle ride saturday. she remains cryptic about her plans. >> best tour is to remind americans about our foundation, our constitution and historical sites that should be a reminder every day to every american how important it is to stand strong our our foundation. >> they are spending their memorial day cleaning up after a tremendous thunderstorm. 75-mile-per-hour winds brought down trees and cut electricity to 100,000 customers. >> our sign blew off above us. a lady is freeinging out, screaming. our manager screamed, get in the women's bathroom. our back entrance door busted out, glass, ceiling tile, light hanging down. roof caves in in the dining room. >> the national weather service now says that the joplin tornado cut a 13-mile path across the missouri town. that is double the original estimate. officials say the tornado killed a

will nominate general martin dempsey, the army chief of staff, to be the next chairman of the join chiefs of staff. several administration officials say the current chairman admiral mikeng in september. officials warned, since it has not been officially announced, there is a chance the president could change his mind. the white house and pentagon declined to comment on the nomination. >>> four days after that devastating tornado tore through jopl joplin, missouri, state officials released an official list of those who remain unaccounted for. 232 names are on that list. they're all people for whom missing person reports have been filed. it includes some who have died but haven't been positively identify. >> keeping in mind on that list there are individuals that we are working directly with their family members to identify and notify their loved ones that they are deceased. there are also individuals on the list we have not accounted for, so we're asking for your help and the public's help to account for those individuals. >> the new list comes amid mounting frustration from victims' family members. part of it has to do with a holdup at the morgue. joining me by phone,

president expected to announce that army general martin dempsey will be nominated to serve as the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. as admiral mike mullen is set to retire october 1. stories about general dempsey appeared in papers yesterday. currently the army chief of staff. joining us to give perspective to giveoliveri from "congressional reporter." can you tell us why this choice of general dempsey, what he brings to the table? guest: he is an interesting character. he has been through the fires of iraq and most recently a commanding general at the u.s. army training and -- command. a lot of lessons learned from iraq that he was beginning to apply throughout before us from 2008 to 2011 that he was bringing to the military. he was only just recently confirmed to the army chief of staff. this is a little bit of a surprise move. putting in through the whole confirmation process -- but from all the reports have seen he is the kind of guy we need right now. there will be major decisions, some force structure concerns, dealing with a significant personnel costs. all of these things are things he is quite well suited to address. hos

believe history will record mike mullen said what he thinks is right when he said that no one who served in uniform should compromise their integrity to serve their country. martin dempsey is a technical expert from cyber to missile defense and strategic thinker, whether it was updating our nuclear posture or preparing us for 21st century missions. as he concludes before decades of service, he can do so knowing that our nation is more secure and the military is stronger because of his remarkable career. i know i am joined by celebrating deborah mullen and sandy cartwright for their service. it is my hope that leon panetta will take the reins as secretary of defense. ends thisullen's term fall. i am announcing my choice for their successors today, because it is essential that the transition be seamless. i want to thank the deputy secretary of defense for the continuity he will provide during this transition. for nearly 40 years in uniform, martin dempsey is one of our nation's most respected and combat-tested generals. in iraq, he led our soldiers against the insurgency. having trained iraqi forces, he knows the nation must ultimately take responsibility for thei