miller was sent to abu ghraib to clean up the mess after the scandal. the person miller replaces is general janis karpinski many consider her to be responsible for what went on in the prison in iraq since she was the commanding officer at the time and it was her soldiers posing in the pictures. jenny. it is me yes but there's an echo. cultural sweden hire a car you know i wasn't expecting to. i mean i know this is not. maybe your area of interest but. you heard about the dispute between baucus and levy because of the occasion to cakes. i think that that's why baucus was fired. it takes up yes. and see everybody down it on time ok under miller they were all required to sign a formal statement from the government which is called a non-disclosure statement and that means when they leave guantanamo bay they can't just got anything that they've seen or heard or participated in i have to meet you would you live a minute i live in south carolina which is right on the code and. rumor has it come pinsky is now in an open conflict with the army after being demote

and then down the short pier and then ken miller who really. sort of started the harsher techniques. i believe had no difficulty with pushing from his own office to get more results and that was that was. to decide this man wanted everybody to break. and believe that the only right that the people that. had was the right to give us intelligence that was the only right. in the business of winning the global war on terror we also. as a. camp delta is a representation of what we think makes america great. we decided to call a bank is again this time he was more cooperative. this we're back you know i called you actually a long time ago i time you didn't want to. talk. i'm not at liberty to give any of you to dig the point. there are so many rumors. that i bow to that we don't want to end. things. wrong way but what is the timeline for your story we but in order to speak freely with us permission from the pentagon ok and if they. give you permission to participate will you be available for an interview then i would make myself available correct ok

before there was karaoke or even "american idol" there was mitch miller. tonight, we remember the man who started it all. tonight, we remember the man who started it all. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we have been through this before. every time it's been given a catchy name like top hat or top kill. and all previous attempts to kill this oil well in the gulf have failed. the cap on it now is temporary, but this next mission is designed to plug it and kill it, even before those relief wells bore all the way through. and while it would only be good news to stop it for good, the folks in the gulf want everybody to remember that water is still full of oil. we begin tonight, again, with nbc's anne thompson in venice, louisiana. anne, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this well has one more test to pass -- an injection test. crews are going to try to see if they can force the oil back down through the well pipe and into the reservoir. and if the answer is "yes," then static kill should b

how did you do it, joe miller? >> well, you know, there are a number of factors that involve, of course, obviously governor palin's endorsement, governor huckabee's endorsement, lieutenant governor lehman, a number of radio personalities here in alaska, and at the base, our volunteer network. this is a very small state, population-wise. elections here are determined by the strength of your volunteer network. we had volunteers that worked day and night. they covered every quadrant of the state. it was just an extraordinary effort. >> schieffer: there is a lot of federal money that pours into alaska. in fact, i think alaska ranks about second per capita of the amount of federal dollars that come in to the state. as you say a small state-- 700,000 population. you've said that we can't afford all that federal money that's pouring into alaska. should alaska get less money from the federal government? >> you know, the government is going bankrupt. i don't think anybody can deny it. it's sitting at $13.3 trillion in absol

representing the east bay is congress miller. congressman george miller may be best known as the house education committee leader. here at home, he has been a longtime supporter of the transbay project and the affordable housing component of the program. many of his constituents commute to san francisco daily, and we both look forward to the day that the commuters will arrive at a transit center. i want to thank congressman miller for his support over the years. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am here, not just representing the east bay but the rest of the california delegation of the bay area. we understand while this project is in san francisco, it adds value to the entire economy of the bay area, to the employment opportunity, opportunity of families to come and relocate. they know they will be able to take advantage of a modern intermodal transportation system. as we look at the data, there are two things families and businesses are interested in. what is the education system like, what is the transportation system like?

, stefan miller. steve had experience training wild animals than day he was shooting a video to promote a new social networking website. the idea was that he would ignore the danger of the bear before the two of them wrestled. rocky seemed to be hitting all his marks and having fun until -- >> that's great. >> release him! >> i >> is he bleeding? >> yes, he is. he's bleeding. >> reporter: moments after stumbling out of the camera's view, miller collapsed and died. >> he was my, like, young brother, you know? i raised him. he looked up to me. just die in your arms like that, there's no greater pain on earth, man. >> reporter: and afterwards, rocky was in immediate danger, too. wildlife authorities considered having him killed, but decided in the end, it was an accident. >> it was a split, one-tenth of a second where we made the decision to grab him. so, yeah, if you want to say he made a mistake, but he was doing what he was trained to do. >> reporter: when bears play rough, they can be right on the fi

but what we do know is that miller hasn't always been in charge of the base. before we left we found a short article about general rick baucus who was in command before miller. because it was fired under very weird circumstances the only ones who seemed willing to speculate why is military corruption an organization consisting of ex military personnel who investigate corruption within the army ok all i can say to you is we're on the telephone all i can say to you is we have a network of sources that we call see. potential informants. all i can say on the. bad guys is a one star general brigadier general. he ran into trouble with a two star general who is in charge of the interrogation. i think it's been they complained about policy dealing with those first hours he would come and sit down in front of the cage and then she speak to the detainee is that within the cages and then the soldiers the american soldiers would sue pleased to see the big general come down and sit down on the ground from. gun fired because he was too nice to the prisoners. and was opposed

miller was backed by sarah palin and the tea party. in arizona, republican senator john mccain beat back a challenge from former congressman j.d. hayworth. tonight, congressional correspondent nancy cordes has more about that potential upset in alaska and the palin factor. >> reporter: she's a member of an alaska republican dynasty. he's a little-known lawyer from fairbanks. >> i'm joe miller, the true conservative choice for the u.s. senate. >> reporter: what miller had over senator murkowski was the support of their fellow alaskan, sarah palin, who shared his tea party platform and campaigned for him. >> reporter: palin is on a winning streak. of the 42 conservative candidate she is endorsed this election season, 20 have bested their republican rivals. five have primaries coming up soon, including ryan murphy, an investor running for governor of maryland. >> when she endorsed me, all of a sudden it put a national spotlight on the race. >> reporter: some tea party victories are giving g.o.p. leaders heartburn. millionaire newcomer ric

miller? >> as i said, the heads of the california municipal utility association attending, as well as we have one representative speaking, talking about going ahead, efforts, consolidation efforts on issues that we might have in common with the investor on utilities. and we have jim pope, we have kaufman campaign, we have the pollsters, going to talk about -- for those of you who are interested in the politics and the statewide campaign. that person is going to be available to talk a little bit about their thoughts about how the campaign -- the reasons for why it was successful. and there's some members of the press that wil that will be available as well, since there was a huge effort. i do want to say, on sf lafco, you will hear at this conference that one of the reasons why many people felt that the initiative did not pass had to do with the ballot arguments themselves, and you will recall that we were one of the first agencies to challenge pg&e's ballot argument, and their title and summa

lisa murkowski is trailing joe miller. miller is the candidate of the tea party activist, including one very prominent gop figure. nancy cordes has more. >> reporter: she's the member of an alaskan republican dynasty. he's a little known lawyer from fairbanks. what miller had over senator murkowski was the ppt of their fellow alaskan, sarah palin, who shared his tea party platform and campaign. >> he had the backbone. >> reporter: palin is on a winning streak. of the 42 candidates she endorsed, 20 have bested their republican vooifls, five have primaries coming up soon, including ryan murphy, investor running for governor of maryland. >> when she endorsed me it put a national spotlight on the race. >> reporter: some tea party victories are giving gop newcomers heartburn. to win the florida gop primary for governor. >> right now we have the enthusiasm republicans are seeing for candidates that are less associated with state capitals and less associated with washington. >> reporter: back if alaska murkowski insisted her race

it could be the upset of the upset joe miller is a hard-line year. hard-lineive and until now, a political unknown. but with almost all the votes counted, he's ahead of alaska se senator lisa murkowski in the states republican primary. economically.ecognize that, look, this is a heavy-handed government. sarah palin'down economically. >> reporter: miller is a lawyer and west point graduate with little political experience. sarah palin's endorsement put him on the political map. of the contrast, murkowski has been one of the most powerful family names in alaska politics for decades. s partther was a former senator and governor. she's part of the gop leadership and raised more than ten times as much cash as miller. oflisa murkowski. a proven record of defending laska. >> reporter: she touted her experience and her clout in n shington. but this year, voters don't seem wa to care much about clout or experience. experience. if miller holds his lead, there will be about eight tea party will be about eing for senate es runear as republicans. most of them ous

joe miller is a hardline conservative, and until now, a political unknown.th almost all the votes counted, he's ahead of alaska's senator lisa murkowski in the state's republican primary. >> alaskans recognize that this is a heavy-handed government that's put us down economically -- >> reporter: miller is a lawyer and west point graduate with little political experience. sarah palin's endorsement put him on the political map. in stark contrast, murkowski has been one of the most powerful family names in alaska politics for decades. her father was a former senator and governor. she's part of the gop leadership and raised more than ten times as much cash as miller. >> lisa murkowski. a proven record of defending alaska -- >> reporter: she touted her experience and clout in washington. but this year, voters don't seem to care much about clout or experience. if miller holds his lead, there will be about eight tea party candidates running for senate this year as republicans. most of them ousted candidates supported by the gop establishment. >> they take pride in

miller, you can respond. >> ok. so, again, we've had some additional consultation with lafco as well as with some of the consultants, including local power and some additional changes from what is in your -- what is in the public draft. i just wanted to make sure that highlight based on some of the discussions. one is that the supplier would not have exclusive rights to be the energy efficiency in demand response, to provide energy response programs through the request for offer process that the city would manage. we are expecting that we'd be seeking those types of services as a resource through the r.f.o. process as well. made some additional clarification regarding element of the program that in some instances, some types of programs may be ceqa exempt. so that wouldn't need to go through a full ceqa process. also associated with the resource substitution component of the request for offer process, clarifying that both the city and the supplier have an obligation to ensuring that the cost of doing any resource su

miller suggests women choose contraception incapable of sabotage, such as injectable birth control or intra-uterine devises. miller also says some responsibility lies with health care practitioners. >> so what we're encouraging reproductive health professionals, sexual health professionals to do is to include an assessment for partner violence in their routine care. to ask their patients about violence in their relationships, ask about their ability to negotiate condom use, ask about whether their partner is pressuring them to get pregnant but incorporating those questions just into routine care we're hoping that we're able to provide more education for patients seekingare as wl as inrvene who identify e violence and the coercion. >> just incredible that this is going on. but what are your thoughts? >> such a multi-faceted tragedy. on the one hand at the bottom line of domestic violence is control. what better way to control someone than make them the mother of your child and you'll be in control the rest of your life. on the other hand, how tragic to hear that young men feel they won

gwen: now, among joe miller's fine qualities, he was endorsed by sarah palin. and he's also a harvard law school graduate, i think. but no one had ever taken it seriously, even though sarah palin had been a former governor, what was the palin effect? >> actually, yale law school. gwen: oh, my goodness. don't write, don't write. >> the palin effect was interesting. there's been a long standing palin/murkowski family feud going in alaska. this was just latest chapter. and what it did i think more than anything is it brought in a lot of tea party enthusiasm and probably most importantly a lot of tea party money. the group called the tea party express poured in over $500,000 worth of advertising to -- gwen: goes a long way in alaska. >> it sure does. and it essentially took this unknown candidate and made his message for him. >> what do the tea party folks not like about murkowski and do like about him? >> well, this is proof, as if we needed it, that this is a year when no incumbent can afford to be caught off guard. so they portrayed lisa murkowski as too close t