national coalition on homelessness forty percent of homeless man are veterans the staggering number of those who see no other option but to kill themselves pushed the country's veterans affairs department to start a suicide prevention hotline they claim they've talked to more than ten thousand veterans out of killing themselves iraq and afghan veterans fuel the epidemic and i share your yours over. there you know. special ways often hear from callers they see no meaning behind the many killings they witnessed any war can be traumatizing for soldiers but the suit side rate among vets in the u.s. is now the highest seems the vietnam war there was no similar surge after world war two civilians questioning the motive of the. war is now reflected among many young american there whose own doubt drives them even closer to the brink looking at the plight of veterans in the us one can't help asking what is the cost of war is it the one point eight trillion dollars the u.s. pointing iraq and afghanistan last year or is it the shattered lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers will come back ho

>> everyone brought coats today to really share the warmth for the national coalition for the homeless donate a dollar as well for the national coalition. >> a good thing, young people, way to go. thank you very, very much. we like that a lot. >> spreading the warmth and we're happy to spread the message. coming up we'll spread the bargains. you'll meet a woman who can save you hundreds this holiday season teaching you how to use coupons wisely. here's a preview of one deal, you pay 40 bucks for batteries and get back 50 bucks. it's really, really true. >> whoa! >> we will be paying attention to that. >> my frugal new englander ruth my eared popped up at that. our super fan tyler mcgill is here sharing another of his amazing adventures. look at that. tyler's working out. he will fly through the air with the greatest of ease performing a unique tribute to elvis. where else? vegas, baby. it'll never be the same. >> we've been enjoying the -- >> aromas. >> this morning in the studio. we got a cowboy in the kitchen this morning, chef tim love has come up from texas to show us how to make t

national coalition against prescription drug abuse. >> i will tell now student i talk to anywhere in the country hasn't said this ace big problem on campus. >> i'm addicted to oxycontrin. >>reporter: this is robert. just turned 20 but when avenues junior in high school he started using his grandmother pain medicine. ultimately taking the pills before class. >> i didn't get addicted pretty soon you need it to feel okay. and so it pretty much consumes you. you know. because you have to have it to function. >> one of the most troubling statistics recently is that a ba quarter of high school student are trying these things. >>reporter: dr. richard gray an addiction specialist in san ramone treating robert young people don't understand the risk of these medicines. >> legit may the that this is present scaibd drug but if you take something with 80 milligram of oxy-codeine like 16 vicodin pills which is a common pain immediate that's a lot to take at one time. >> this idea about doctor gives it the to you then item okay. then item not as addictive. >> that's not the caseism not at all. >>re

they are the founders of the national coalition of victims alliance out of -- i got this mixed up. out of atlanta. they have been helpful for me to find the maryland d.c. crime victims group. the d.c. american victims resource center, which is primarily based in maryland but now, because of my case, there is an extension of it based in d.c. here, which i hope that pauline mandel, jane roper, who founded the crime center and january tillery, who has been my lawyer here representing me. >> susan levy, where the immigrant who had shared a jail cell with ingmar guandique was found guilty from her murder in 2001. the book is "revival," a fascinating story of the first term of president obama. as we go into a lot of speculation about 2012 in another campaign. save us. >>> up next, can the white house get congress to vote on "don't ask, don't tell." >>> ireland opts for a bailout. could portugal and spain be next? >>> this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. awesome. what's the first thing to do at a tea party? do the tea. okay. i can do that. put it in your cup. ladies first. tha

they are the founders of the national coalition of victims alliance out of this -- i got this mixed upt of atlanta. they have been helpful for me to find the maryland d.c. crime victims group. the d.c. american victims resource center, which is primarily based in maryland, but now because of my case, there is an extension in d.c. here. which i hope that pauline, jane roper, who founded the crime center, and also danny tillery who has been my lawyer here representing me, that they can continue on in a very cohesive way with the u.s. prosecutors and their team and including yvonne bryant that we could continue having other very good victims advocacy and support for other unfortunate individuals like myself who have lost loved ones through horrific crimes. i thank you to both prosecutors and defense teams and judge fisher. and also for the u.s. marshalls. and to all of you who have been consider rate of giving me my time and space. there are many who have come to a conclusion. sorry. i am emotional here. no matter what my family has here, the results of the verdict may be guilty but i hav

retired air force lieutenant general harry ratigee, they are both members of the leadership coalition nationalecurity advisory council. welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> welcome back in your case, admiral. >> thank you. >> the poll results found an overwhelming number in your survey, thought it was a great idea. there was difficulty in selling it to a democratically-controlled congress. doesn't your challenge, admiral, become harder with the republican congress? it's historically more skeptical and stronger on deficit control at this point? >> i don't know i would make the distinction between the republican and democratic congress though the return in the house is as evidence as you can possibly be. i think the challenge will be in the overall pressure downward on the budget to allow the numbers to be revealed that we would like to see revealed, for example, the foreign aid budget. the last numbers we saw coming out of both the senate and house, before the election were somewhere around $56 billion. would probably be the compromise in the final bill. the president had asked for $58 billion

district, the guild of professional tour guide, the national association of olmsted parks, the national coalitiono save our mall, the national parks and conservation association, and the national trust for historic preservation. without the help of all of those individuals and all of those agencies and organizations, we really would not be here today. i think with their input, we have crafted a great vision for the national mall. one of those keys and absolute partner in the development of this plan and the future is the trust for the national mall. it is a great honor i get to introduce the chairman. [applause] served as the spark's superintendent for the majority of the time. she had a major degree of been put in what was in this plan. the trust is honored to be the national parks honor -- partner in this and visionary -- this vision your project. this is a terrific day. the secretary of state said, be careful what you ask for. you might get it done. this is what we ended up with. i want to acknowledge the 30,000 people the director mentioned that participated in providing input into the plan.

. >> i am susan campbell, the national coalition for women with heart disease. in the beginning you mentioned that there had been a change in the rights of women who smoke and have long cancer, and that is reflected as well with heart disease. i am very pleased to see some of the statements specifically referring to heart disease, because i think people really don't understand that smoking -- you might dief heart disease before you die of cancer. when you select the final nine warnings, don't forget about heart disease. >> very important point. i just wanto underscore, and 9 warnings are definite. those are set in law, in terms of what will be going forward. it is the graphic pictures that the company those warnings that are currently under study. as i mentioned before, the nine warnings can be modified overtime as is appropriate, based on our a valuation of the impact the warnings are having, and also perhaps our understanding about the patterns and changes in smoking as well. >> i think that is a great point. smoking underlies not just cancer but a series of c

district, the guild of professional tour guides, the national association of olmsted parks, the national coalition to save our mall, the national parks cultivation association and the national trust for historic preservation. frankly, without the help with all of those individuals and all of those government agencies and organizations, we really would not be here today. and i think with their input we have crafted a great vision for the national mall. and one of those keys and absolute partner in the development of that -- of this play and the future is the trust of the national mall and it's with great honor and pleasure i get to introduce the chairman, chip akridge. [applause] >> thank you, director jarvis. we appreciate all your support and your leadership over these last several years. i'd also like to thank secretary salazar, assistant secretary strickland and peggy o'dell who's standing over here. she's the regional director. she served as this park's superintendent for the majority of the time that this plan was being crafted so she had a major degree of input in what has been in this plan.

. >> i am susan campbell, the national coalition for women with heart disease. in the beginning you mentioned that there had been a change in the rights of women who smoke and have long cancer, and that is reflected as well with heart disease. i am very pleased to see some of the statements specifically referring to heart disease, because i think people really don't understand that smoking -- you might die of heart disease before you die of cancer. when you select the final nine warnings, don't forget about heart disease. >> very important point. i just want to underscore, and 9 warnings are definite. those are set in law, in terms of what will be going forward. it is the graphic pictures that the company those warnings that are currently under study. as i mentioned before, the nine warnings can be modified overtime as is appropriate, based on our a valuation of the impact the warnings are having, and also perhaps our understanding about the patterns and changes in smoking as well. >> i think that is a great point. smoking underlies not just cancer but a series

of architect, the american civil liberties union, the committee of 100 for the country, the national coalition to save our mall, the national parks association, and the national trust for historic preservation. frankly, without of help of all of those individuals and government agencies and organizations we really would not be here today. i think with their input, we have crafted a great vision for the national mall. and one of those keys and absolute partner in the development of that -- of this plan and the future is the trust for the national mall. it's with great honor and pleasure i get to introduce the chairman, chip akridge. [applause] >> thank you, director jarvis, we appreciate your support and leadership over the last several years. i'd like to also thank secretary salazar, assistant secretary strickland, and peggy o'dell. he served as the park's superintendent for the majority of the time that the plan was being crafted. she had a major degree of input in what was in the plan. the trust is honored to be the national service partner in the business and envisionary project. this is a

they are the national coalition of victims and the lights out oalliance of out of that land but theyme victims group. the resource center which is primarily based in maryland but now because of my case there is an extension and expansion in d.c. here. i hope pauline mandel jane who founded the center and also my lawyer here representing me. i hope they can continue lawn in a very cui's of way with the prosecutors in their team including. we continue having very good victim support for other unfortunate individuals like myself who of lost love once appeared through horrific crimes. thank-you to defense and prosecutors and george fisher. also the u.s. marshal. and to all of you who have given me time and space. there continue to be many have concluded from ceramic emotional here. no matter what my family has in a sentence here the results of the verdict may be guilty but have a lifetime sentence of lost lamp missing from our family tree. it is painful i live with it every day and so did my son my mother. another member's crime affects more than one person when you have a crime someone

to resign and starred in a way that the government can be discussed to verify the nation -- the nature of the coalition. >> they have traded lows for months. italy's center-right, once so unified, this was the moment they could be seen tearing themselves in different directions. laying into him, saying that he takes pleasure in hell he changes his mind. -- in and how he changes his mind. undignified, perhaps. but it is a moment of telling drama, spelling the end of the cooperation. the message is clear. the prime minister has been challenged to cooperate with the new party or step aside. curlicues of abusing his power by leaning on the police to get a 17-year-old moroccan dancer released from custody. followed by saying it is better to light pretty women than to be gay. this man says that he thinks the prime minister should resign. but not because the other man says it. >> why do they not help us? we are starving? those that take his place are worse than him. >> with the official opposition parties still weak, the executive challenges to the prime minister are coming from franco within the center-right

each year the national coalition for the homeless organizes memorial events on the first day of winter to recognize those americans who have passed away. last year over 150 cities held events to honor those homeless children and adults who died, many without any family, friends or loved ones being give an chance to bear witness to their final moments or to mourn their loss. and while homeless individuals too often die in ananymority, their lives each held meaning, purpose and value. this resolution is an opportunity to recognize the fact and reflect on the lives that have been lost. this winter in the chicago area, church officials and members, homeless providers, volunteers, government officials and others will gather on national homeless persons' memorial day. in my home district, in due page public action to deliver velter -- shelter or dupage pads will host an event to recognize the lives of six homeless people in dupage county who passed away in 2010. in the city of chicago where an estimated 25 homeless people have passed away this year, the spirituality project will sponsor a me

. >> i am susan campbell, the national coalition for women with heart disease. in the beginning you mentioned that there had been a change in the rights of women who smoke and have long cancer, and that is reflected as well with heart disease. i am very pleased to see some of the statements specifically referring to heart disease, because i think people really don't understand that smoking -- you might die of heart disease before you die of cancer. when you select the final nine warnings, don't forget about heart disease. >> very important point. i just want to underscore, and 9 warnings are definite. those are set in law, in terms of what will be going forward. it is the graphic pictures that the company those warnings that are currently under study. as i mentioned before, the nine warnings can be modified overtime as is appropriate, based on our a valuation of the impact the warnings are having, and also perhaps our understanding about the patterns and changes in smoking as well. >> i think tha is a great point. smoking underlies not just cancer but a series o

. >> in 1971 national review brought together a coalition of conservatives who declared they were suspending the nixon administration. the leading conservative politicians goldwater and reagan were near him. he crushed george mcgovern who all but dismissed the communist threat. he won with 69 percent of the vote. a near years after democrat destroyed a republican the opposite happened. >> nixon is a style and majority that will show up on election day. showed up every where. >> nixon won 520 electoral votes mcgovern 17. that's one short of 538. the lags ballot was cast by conservative republican elect tore in vermont fed up with polici policies. his running mate theodore nathan of brand new libertarian party. made nathan the first woman ever to receive an electoral vote. nixon administration was implodeling. first vice president spur row ago gu resigned amidst charges. >> moderate congressman gerald ford ascended into presidency when the watergate scandal claimed nixon himself. >> it was my in the past few days, however, it has become ever dent to me that i no longer have a strong enough pol

in afghanistan, we continue to work with a coalition of nations to build the capacity of the afghan governmentre its future. our shared interest is in building peace in a war-torn land. a peace that provides no safe haven for violent extremists and to provide hope for the afghan people. meanwhile, we've made progress on one of our core commitments, our effort to end the war in iraq. nearly 100,000 american troops have now left iraq under my presidency. [ applause ] iraqis have taken full responsibility for their security. and we will continue to support iraq as it forms an inclusive government, and we will bring all of our troops home. in the middle east, we have faced false starts and setbacks. but we've been persistent in our pursuit of peace. israelis and palestinians restarted direct talks. but enormous obstacles remain. there should be no illusion that peace and security will come easy. but let there be no doubt. america will spare no effort in working for the outcome that is just and that is in the interests of all the parties involved. two states, israel and palestine, living side by si

barzani announced the deal, involving the kurds, prime minister nouri al-maliki's shi-ite national alliance and the coalition al- iraqiya, backed by the sunni minority. >> ( translated ): the three top posts, which are the presidency, the prime minister post and the parliament speaker post-- the kurds will get the presidency, the national alliance will get the prime minister post and iraqiya will get the post of the parliament speaker. during yesterday's meeting and at thlast moments our brothers in al-iraqiya acted with high responsibility and decided to join the government and to attend the parliament session. >> lehrer: the sunni-supported al-iraqiya was led by former prime minister ayad allawi, a secular shi-ite. his followers actually won the most seats last march, but not a majority. now, they've accepted a government that leaves prime minister al-maliki in power. and current president, jalal talibani, a kurd, retains his office as well. allawi will head a new council overseeing national security, which could be used by sunnis as a check on maliki's power. tensions between the two men were clear today.

. >> in 1971 national review brought together a coalition of conservatives who declared they were suspendingnixon administration. the leading conservative politicians goldwater and reagan were near him. he crushed george mcgovern who all but dismissed the communist threat. he won with 69 percent of the vote. a near years after democrat destroyed a republican the opposite happened. >> nixon is a style and majority that will show up on election day. showed up every where. >> nixon won 520 electoral votes mcgovern 17. that's one short of 538. the lags ballot was cast by conservative republican elect tore in vermont fed up with polici policies. his running mate theodore nathan of brand new libertarian party. made nathan the first woman ever to receive an electoral vote. nixon administration was implodeling. first vice president spur row ago gu resigned amidst charges. >> moderate congressman gerald ford ascended into presidency when the watergate scandal claimed nixon himself. >> it was my in the past few days, however, it has become ever dent to me that i no longer have a strong enough politica

. >> in 1971 national review brought together a coalition of conservatives who declared they were suspendingof the nixon administration. the leading conservative politicians goldwater and reagan were near him. he crushed george mcgovern who all but dismissed the communist threat. he won with 69 percent of the vote. a near years after democrat destroyed a republican the opposite happened. >> nixon is a style and majority that will show up on election day. showed up every where. >> nixon won 520 electoral votes mcgovern 17. that's one short of 538. the lags ballot was cast by conservative republican elect tore in vermont fed up with polici policies. his running mate theodore nathan of brand new libertarian party. made nathan the first woman ever to receive an electoral vote. nixon administration was implodeling. first vice president spur row ago gu resigned amidst charges. >> moderate congressman gerald ford ascended into presidency when the watergate scandal claimed nixon himself. >> it was my in the past few days, however, it has become ever dent to me that i no longer have a strong enough p