he was joined by secretary of state hillary clinton, the joint chiefs chairman mike mullen, an energy secretary steven chu. this hourlong event includes a review by a state department and pentagon officials. >> thank you for being with us today. today we wrote releasing the nuclear posture review, outlining a balanced and comprehensive approach to deal with nuclear weapons in the america's national security. i am pleased to have secretary clinton and secretary chu joining us to make this announcement. this is indicative of the issues and the significant interagency cooperation that this review enjoyed. both secretary clinton and secretary chu as well as admiral mullen will make brief comments in a moment. and then we will take three or four questions limited to the npr and start. the npr provides a road map to implement president obama is the agenda for reducing nuclear risk to the united states, our allies and partners, and the international community. this review describes how the u.s. will reduce the role and numbers of nuclear weapons with a long-term goal of the nuclear- free wor

admiral mike mullen emphasized there has been a great deal of focus on the iraq issue. >> we in the pentagon plan for contingencies all the time. so certainly, that, you know, that there are options which exist shouldn't surprise anybody. >> reporter: on "fox news sunday," john mccain said the secretary's concerns did not surprise him. >> i didn't need a secret memo from mr. gates to ascertain that. we do not have a coherent policy. that's pretty obvious. >> reporter: what is obvious to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is the need to organize a coalition to impose crippling sanctions on tehran. >> if you stop them from importing, find petroleum, a fancy word for gasoline, then iran doesn't have the refining capacity and this regime comes to a halt. >> reporter: netanyahu and mccain are among those who do not believe china and russia will agree to tough new sanctions. if there are new sanctions and they do not work, gates and mull listen be responsible on advising the president on how best to contain what will likely be a nuclear iran. bret? >> bret: mike emanuel live at the pentagon

. >> sestak said a new chief of operations came in, mike mullen and replaced vernon clark. vernon clark says this about him. this is vernon clark, the cno who appointed him. he did what i asked him to do, i wanted straight talk, and this put him in the crosshairs, he challenged people who didn't want to be challenged. this guy is a courageous, a patriot's patriot. a new cno came in, the new cno had the prerogative to remove him, he did you say the word, relieved of duty and terminated. those words sound like he was fired, like he did something wrong. that he was not getting a good performance review. what was it? >> well that's what the military journals say, that he was fired. and he has commented about what admirable clark said. but when admirable mullen came in, he terminated him. and as the pittsburgh "post-gazette" quoted and i wrote it down. these are not my words. the pittsburgh "post-gazette" on april 5th said a current admiral said that sestak had quote a tyrannical leadership style. he would command by fear and intimidation. and that was why he was terminated. bec

bill: two more points, first of all, mike mullen was in new york yesterday, he was making a speech at columbia university, he was asked about this topic, here's how he reacted. >> from from my perspective, that's the last option is to strike iran. and i think i was very clear about the decision space here, to not much decision space, because of the two outcomes, having a weapon and striking generate unintended consequences that are difficult to predict. bill: i don't know if was prepared to answer that but in all likelihood he didn't think the memo would get out. >> when you're in the administration, you think everything is possible to leak so you have to take that into consideration. bill: people in washington are telling you this administration has resigned itself to iran going nuclear. >> there are some within the administration that have resigned themselves to iran going nuclear so what they want to do is say how do we prevent a nuclear arms race, one approach is to squeeze israel, which is what you're seeing, squeeze israel to have a peace agreement with the palestinians and ther

and admiral mike mullens comments coming minutes ago at columbia university, here in new york and theyword today from the president of iran himself, mahmoud ahmadinejad, saying in a speech, that iran's military is so powerful, that no one would dare attack his country and the president making those remarks, during a parade, celebrating national army day. >> gregg: another "fox news alert." after days of groundings and disruptions from the massive volcano, eruption, in iceland, european union officials are saying that half of the continent's formally scheduled airline flights could resume tomorrow. several european carriers, conducting test flights, today without any incident. now, this combined with better wind patterns, predicted for tomorrow, now emboldening safety officials though the volcano shows no sign of letting up. the airlines have been exerting serious pressure to get back to business and the international air transport association says the industry is losing more than $200 million a day. worldwide. thousands of stranded passengers, also pushing hard, to get back home. globa

admiral mike mullen says nearly half of the 30,000 troops are already in theater gearing up for what'seing called the cornerstone of the surge effort. that's the battle for kandahar. oliver north is streaming live in afghanistan. colonel north, what is the very latest in the operation? >> reporter: shannon, they're shaping the battlefield. what's happening, of course, and you can hear the noise of jets over top of me, but they're shaping the battlefield for what is expected to be the last major effort in this campaign against the narco terrorists, the taliban. shannon, right now we're embedded with a u.s. dea special operations task force here in kandahar, one of the dea things they bring to this fight against the taliban opium networks is the ability to strike quickly from the air. you may be surprised at the aircraft they're flying. this is an mi-17 russian helicopter. twenty-five years i practiced on how to shoot them down. now, in a surreal experience, we go to war on them. sean is an american. he's trained by the u.s. army, but he's flying a russian aircraft. sean, tell our viewer

we do expect that secretary of defense gates, admiral mike mullen, will be among the headliners here at the pentagon, also secretary of state hillary clinton will come over here. they will make opening statements about the new vision for the nuclear policy for the nation and then we expect an expert to come up about half an hour later, about 12:30 or so eastern time to explain some of the technical details of the agreement but we do not expect to hear from the president today on nuclear weapons. he's going to save that for later this week when he goes to prague to sign a treaty with the russians. martha: very important issues, how to keep our country safe, at the same time while you've got the growing threats out there. mike emanuel, thank you very much, always good to see you mike. bill: nine minutes past the hour. back to west virginia when wegy the headlines. the u.s.-mexico border, what about the multi billion dollar border fence meant to kept the illegals out? some say it's simply not happening. we ask why and others argue send men, not fences. also, there's this. >> she was goi

there's no question that mike mullen works for bob gates. okay?aid, mike mullen has some inherit authority and things that we can do because he is chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. it's very rough. it probably breaks down at some point. but i think that might actually by transferable. but goldwater-nick holes is not. -- goldwater-nichols is not. >> we considered a number. 22 agencies put together in the new form has proof to cause a number of digestion problems. those of us considering what to do wanted something much schismer. and we used models that had been suggested by as i mention, the joint commission and the 9/11 commission and others. this seemed to be sort of kind of right. obviously mike's experience in the military gives him a certain advance that i don't have. in understanding how goldwater-nichols worked there. i continue to believe that the joint command idea, the orchestra conductor idea was a simpler way to leverage the straints of a number of agencies. it's not just the cia-dni relationship. we were very mindful and i am mind

i like mullen has some -- mike mullen has some inherent authority because it is -- because he is the joint chiefs of staff. . -- >> one thing we did not want to do was rebuilt the department of all land security. -- the department of homeland security. the new form has proved to cause a number of digestion problems, not just there, but certainly in congress. those of us considering what to do wanted something much simpler. we used models that had been suggested by the joint commission, the 9/11 commissioned, and others. it seemed to me to be sort of, kind of right. he has a certain advantage that i don't have. i continue to believe that the joint command idea, the orchestra conductor idea was a simpler way to leverage agencies. it is not just the cia/dni relationship. while there is amazing technology that we use. the one-off's we are able to produce will hopefully never be able to be produced anywhere else on the planet. leveraging the assets so that everybody wins, not just an agency has ownership over them was a big piece of what we had in mind. i think our concept is fine, and i

last april, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, recognized silver star families of america for their support of service -- of the service members and those who have earned the silver star. madam speaker, i thank the committee for bringing this to the floor. i ask my colleagues to join me in support of house resolution 855, which, of course, is a resolution in support of those service people and their families who have earned this recognition, who fly this -- who show this banner, who understand the implications of the silver star flag and the silver star banner, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. speier: i reserve the balance of my time, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from arizona is recognized. mr. flake: if the gentlelady has no additional speakers, i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: madam speaker, it's important for us to take a moment to extend our gratitude for the loved one

this treaty, i know, will be controversial in some quarters, but i wanted to describe what admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has said just in the last month, because some are very worried about whether our nuclear weapons work, whether our stockpile is reliable. what if we use it? did we expect it to work? well, you know, the other side of the nuclear debate is if you use it, you would probably never be around to wonder whether it works. i think the face of this earth will change if there is ever an exchange of nuclear weapons of any kind between adversaries that have multiple nuclear weapons. mr. michael mullen, the admiral -- chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, says i, the vice chairman and the joint chiefs, as well as our combatant commanders around the world, stand solidly behind this new treaty, having had the opportunity to provide our counsel, to make recommendations, and to help shape our final agreements." so the chairman of the joint chiefs says they are satisfied with this treaty, believe it's a good treaty. linton brooks says something very important. f

mike with a quick shot. it's 1-0 montreal on top. the canadiens weren't done. still in the 1st, to travis mullen. his first of the playoffs. 2-1 and the visitors are fired up. four minutes into the second. caps attacking. mike knuble on the doorstep. canadiens up 2-1 after 2. in the 3rd period, the caps had their chances, specifically on the power play. great looks by alexander semin from point blank range. both stopped. now final ten seconds, caps still down 2-1. montreal is on a power play. so it's five on five hockey. a great save again. the caps fall 2-1. the series is now 3-2 washington. there will be a game six monday in montreal. after the game, a very disappointed captain alex ovechkin. >> again, we want to win the game [ inaudible ] >> reporter: so the team seemed a little flat tonight. and ov's frustration i think sort of related to that. there will be a game six once again monday back in montreal where the caps will once again try to eliminate the montreal canadiens. brian, let's go back to you. it didn't work out the way the caps fans wanted but they're still in good shape up 3-2. >>>

brian still in the 1st to travis mullen, his first of the playoffs. 2-0 montreal after one period of playoff hockey. four minutes into the 2nd, caps now atabbing. mike knuble on the doorstep. can't quite get the puck. but alex ovechkin pokes it in. canadiens up 2-1 after two. montreal on the power play. we've got five on five hockey. ov and nick backstrom right there on the doorstep but a great save again and again. the caps fall 2-1. there will be a game six montreal on monday. that's when the caps will have to try to close this thing out. >> got to give them credit by coming in here -- [ inaudible ] we're looking forward to the challenge. >> you feel like you let one slip away here, a chance to close this out? >> of course. what do you think? we let it slip away. we have game five in our building and we play like crap for the first ten minutes and the game's over. >> bruce boudreau obviously upset with his team's effort today. everyone saw that they looked a little flat. they now have to go to montreal once again monday and try and close this thing out. they lead 3-2. >>> big news with the redskins today was they had no picks. they had no trades.