panetta explained later he was talking about al qaeda in iraq today. throughout this trip, panetta showed he's a different kind of defense secretary, bold and outspoken. >> damn it, make a decision. >> reporter: and when talking about osama bin laden, brash. >> and to get that son of a bitch. >> reporter: will there be more? >> hey, i'm italian, what can i tell you? >> reporter: at 73, panetta has already had a lifetime of public service. and he told us today he took the pentagon job because he loves the work. and so far, brian, there's no holding him back. >> all right, jim miklaszewski traveling with the secretary tonight. jim, thanks. >>> now we turn to libya where the uprising against moammar gadhafi is now entering it's fifth month and is at a stalemate. and while we have been hearing a lot about the rebel forces in benghazi, east of the capital, the big push now is from the western front, a lot closer to tripoli. nbc's mike tiabbi is thehere inn maloot. where the rebels say they're preparing for an all-out assault on gadhafi's center of power. mi

panetta confirmed today that the cia has joined the u.s.n launching air strikes aimed at taking out the leadership of al qaeda in yemen and warned the u.s. must remain relentless in pursuit of al qaeda. >> i think now is the moment, now is the moment, following what happened with bin laden to put maximum pressure on them because i do believe that if we continue this effort that we can really cripple al qaeda. >> reporter: despite the progress, panetta warns that al qaeda still remains a serious threat, and even after his success at the cia in bringing down bin laden, panetta says that al qaeda itself will still be a top priority of his in his new job at the pentagon. lester. >> jim miklaszewski in kabul tonight, jim, thanks. >>> in africa, south sudan became the world's newest country today, gaining five decades of struggle. tens of thousands celebrated the occasion, while south sudan is rich in oil, it is underdeveloped and will still rely on pipelines controlled by sudan. president obama said both countries will be more secure and prosper

panetta told reporters the u.s.s in reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. >>> and the full edition of the news of the world is due out in just a few hours from now. rupert murdoch, who owns the british tabloid, is expected to arrive in london shortly to deal with the hacking scandal that has brought that paper down. journalists are accused of illegally tapping into the voice mails of celebrities, politicians and crime victims. >>> and that's the sound of a lot of excitement, the united nations officially recognized south sudan the new african nation, celebrating its independence from sudan today after a long and bloody 50-year on and off civil war. >>> turning to legal news now, here in the states, casey anthony has been acquitted of murder. that you know by now. well, she'll also be out of jail soon. but are her legal problems over? our legal guys weigh in next. right now, go to priceline for a sneak peek at recent winning and better than ever! hotel bids to find where you n save up to 60% on hotels. * we'll e

the pointless wars that we're fighting abroad is that really too much to ask especially when leon panetta fresh in his new position of secretary of defense is making the rounds talking to the troops and there are a number of very intriguing very revealing statements made by the new defense secretary over the weekend let's first start over in afghanistan maybe it was a slip up maybe it was on purpose but panetta pulled the cat out of the bag on just how long our troops will be staying there while speaking in kabul he said that seventy thousand troops will remain there until the end of two thousand and fourteen to hand over control to afghan security forces seventy thousand until the end of two thousand and fourteen that really doesn't add up with the suppose and steady pace of withdrawal of the president promised we'd see that's after the troop surge is out by next summer in fact that sounds like the withdrawal is going to come to a complete standstill and i'll tell you why he made that statement or at least why becomes even more odd you see panetta also said over the weekend that we're th

general david petraeus, who will be movinininto panetta's former job as director of the cia, agreed with the assessment that al qaeda is on the run. and reinforced the call to keep pressure on all al qaeda leaders. >> you have to whack all the moles simultaneously. this is a network. you must pressure the terrorist network wherever it is. >> reporter: on the war in afghanistan, general petraeus made a bit of news today. he said for the first time in five years, last year, the number of insurgent attacks in afghanistan actually went down. david? >> david, thank you. >>> at the white house tonight, they are preparing for tomorrow's high-stakes meeting. president obama and leaders from both parties, their own sundayay roundtable, dealing with this looming debt crisis. economists warn in just weeks, the federal government will defaululon its loans, saying the consequences could be devavaating, unless congress agrees to raise the amount of money this country can legally borrow. we turn to christiane amanpour, host of "this week." the two have talked about the trillions of cuts on the table. b

panetta stating his top priorities are preserving u.s.ilitary powers, stabilizing afghanistan, and forging a real and lasting partnership with iraq. panetta replaces robert gates who retired after power decades in public service. and a ceremony marking his retirement president obama surprised gates by awarding him the presidential medal of freedom. prince william and his wife, katheri catherine, continue their tour of canada. the duke and duchess are keeping busy traveling throughout the country and meeting with politicians. military members and hospital patients and even local homeless youth. the royal couple are also finding time for fun with cooking lessons and drag ever dragon boat races. after they wrap up their tour they head to california for three days. >> reporter: we see doctors on medical shows all the time, but is real life like it is on tv? i'm getting the chance to find out! it's shortly after sunrise at long island college hospital in brooklyn, where i'll spend the day shadowing one of their top doctors. hello, it's nice to

leon panetta will be sworn in today as the u.s. secretary of defense.the senate confirmed him last tuesday. he is leaving the top spot at the central intelligence agency to take the reins at the defense department. he called the killing of al qaeda leader osama bin laden in may, the highlight of his tenure at the c.i.a. david petraeus takes over from him at the c.i.a. >>> the u.s. senate is taking independence day off, but will not be out for an extended fourth of july recess, which normally what they do. senate majority leader, harry reid, announced yesterday they're skipping the planned week-long break to revive talks on reducing the deficit and raising the debt ceiling. >> what we have to do is too important not to be here and try to resolve what needs to be done. we really don't have any time to waste. >> prosecutors in the casey anthony trial can call rebuttal witnesses after the defense rested without putting her on the stand. the jury heard from the woman who claims she had an affair with casey's father. here's what she says george anthony told h

panetta isic maaing his first visit to afghanistan as pentagon chief. he met with general david patraeus who is stepping down as u.s. commander. panetta said osama bin laden's death has been a tremendous blow to al-qaeda. >>> former first lady betty ford will be remembered at two services next week. she died yesterday at the age of 93. scott looks back at her life and her influence. >> born elizabeth ann bloomer in 1918. she dreamed of becoming a professional dancer and she studied under martha graham. she earned a spot in graham's dance troop, but her mother pressured her to leave the group and new york in 1941. she got a job back home in grand rapids. performed in her own dance troop, married and divorced her first husband, and then met a young lawyer named gerald ford. they married in 1948 just weeks before ford was elected to his first term in congress. ford rose to be republican house minority leader while she stayed in the background and raised their four children. just as they were ready to retire, an accident of history put them in the white hou

etch as we begin drawing down troops, panetta says the u.s. pressuring them now. >>> every map you own is incomplete today. that's because the world officially has one more country than it did yesterday. it is on the continent of africa, sudan, as we knew it, is no more. a new international border now splits the country in half. south sudan is now africa's 54th country. it is a breakaway that more than 99% of the people of south sudan voted for. and it comes after 50 years of deadly conflict between the north and the south. let's go straight to the capital of the now independent nation of south sudan, juba. our reporter is there. nima, what has this day been like? >> reporter: well, fredricka, the stands you see behind me are empty now. but earlier today, there was quite a party here. people have been dancing and celebrating. in fact, i can hear some stragglers still celebrating just now. they've been celebrating since the clock struck midnight, since they knew that the dawn of the birth of their new nation was finally at hand after over half

defense secretary leon panetta. show you new video of panetta arriving in baghdad. he was not injured in the attack on the green zone. panetta is meeting with u.s. and iraqi military leaders. he's set to discuss the possibility of keeping some u.s. troops in iraq beyond december 31st. that's when all of u.s. troops are scheduled to depart. >>> nasa is keeping an eye on some space junk that could pose a threat to the international space station and to the shuttle atlantis. the piece of an old russian satellite will be closest to the combined spacecraft tomorrow. that is during one of the planned space walks for the mission. nasa says if the debris poses a problem, the thrusters on atlantis can be used to move the station and the shuttle. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge are scheduled to be back in britain this morning. prince william and his new bride kate departed l.a.x. yesterday afternoon. of course they boarded a british airways jet. the newlyweds wrapped up a whirlwind three day tour of southern california. stops included visit with inner city children at a

panetta held a private meeting with afghan president hamid karzai and u.s. troops. the defense secretary says the u.s. is "within reach of strategically defeating al- qaeda" and is focusing on killing 10 to 20 al-qaeda leaders in pakistan, yes, ma'am and somalia. >>> in other news of the world tonight, in sarajevo, tens of thousands of people gathered as a convoy of trucks carried coffins for burial. in july of 1995, more than 8,000 muslim men and boys were massacred during the bosnian war. the remains in the coffins were identified by dna evidence. they'll be laid to rest near a new memorial bearing the names of those victims. >> and bear allegiance to the republic of south sudan. >> in south sudan today, the oath of office, becoming the first president of the new nation. south sudan broke away from sudan after a referendum monitored by the international community last year. the new country faces on-going border skirmishes though with sudan to the north and poverty among many of its own citizens. >>> the final addition of the british tabloid at the center of a phon

secretary of defense, leon panetta. panetta arrived from afghanistan.ng weapons to extremists in iraq as they prepare to leave the country. panetta says he will not walk away from this challenge and urging iraq to crack down on the insurgents. troops were killed in june. three more in the first ten days of this month. a few hours after panetta spoke with u.s. troops, three rockets landed in the green zone in central baghdad, no casualties. >>> in texas, hundreds of people attended the funeral service today for a man who fell to his death at a texas rangers baseball game. 39-year-old shannon stone will be buried in his hometown of brownwood. a firefighter died thursday after falling 20 feet while trying to catch a ball for his 6-year-old son with him at the game. josh hamilton tossed a foul ball to the stands. he reached for the ball but lost his balance and crashed head first to a score board. the rangers have donated an undisclosed sum of money to help the stone family. >>> even though british tabloid "news of the world" printed the last issue on sunda

panetta. our military is a very good relationship intact as i think our military has a better relationship and more clout with the egyptian government and the egyptian military than does our state department, and i think leon panetta, one of the recommendations i made is that he sends some top generals over the have relationship and to put some of these things on the table. thank you for your testimony. i will read it all. >> terminals, thank you very much. commissioner, do you have any -- >> there you go. thanks. just one question on the problem we have encountered in the past the former egyptian government, and that is the problem of the government issued id cards including your referenced to the religious affiliation. victims have discovered their national id card designates them as muslim even though they have converted, and subsequent children they may have likewise automatically designated on their cards, and a conversion from islam is considered to be an active apostasy. can you expand

leon panetta has been sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary replacing robert can't see how the post for of four years panetta now faces the challenge of assuring victory in america's overseas wars but also he's being told by a retired u.s. army general that if the men to treat is to succeed it needs to be mall and the g. efficient and i don't think we're going to see any major changes in pentagon policies i'm hoping though that he will do something about the a tremendous energy expenditures that the united states army is expanding in iraq and afghanistan we have a tremendously inefficient energy base over there and we need to do something about and i'm hoping that he'll bring about some change from the money should be used in the united states to work domestic programs i mean we're essentially bankrupt in many elements of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan but my point is that we can be expending energy there but what is smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency

secretary panetta was a lot more reserved.lly commit one way or the other but did say iraq has to make up its mind soon. kiran? >> all right. chris lawrence for us, thanks so much. >>> the women's world cup quarter finals, one of the most riveting and thrilling matchups ever, kiran. >> it was. >> in a shoot-out, the u.s. stunned brazil. the score was tied, 2-2. both sides. then, the u.s. edged brazil 5-3 in penalty kicks and check out what has to be one of the most amazing goals ever. check this out. not that one. this one. >> towards. can you believe this! >> megan blasted it from 30 yards away and abby with the header into the back of the net. the u.s. advances to the semifinals which take place against france on wednesday. >> speaking of france, tour de france known for its spectacular crashes, this one, though, is just bizarre. during the race's ninth stage yesterday, a car that was covering the event for french tv, sideswiped a rider sending him flying into another rider, one hit the pavement, the other soared off road ri

now, panetta has been around this town for a long while and is zo has bravo. to time walking around the hallways. he got to sit in on the hearin s s so much so that he was described as the only dog with top security clearance. people at the pentagon are wondering if bravo is also going to come over from the cia to hang out with them for a while. >> we don't know for sure if he will or he won't. cute little pooch, by the way. we have a new candidate for the presidential nomination. a pretty colorful guy. not exactly a household name, though. who is he? >> no. congressman from michigan. he plays the guitar, likes to quote the lyrics of rock 'n roll bands. actually performed on fox news with mike hukabee. do we have that tape? ♪ i got some money got to get some shoes ♪ >> that's not bad. blue suede shoes they're doing there. he's supposed to make an announcement this weekend. yes, he has definitely considered a long shot. >> and finally here, i noticed this because the executive produce or "the situation room" they just so happen to be on a plane with you tell, w

panetta pressing the iraqi government to decide on the future of u.s.ilitary presence in iraq as strikes continue on baghdad's green zone including three rocket attacks during his visit. he's asking for more support in stemming attacks on u.s. troops. >> we're very concerned about iran and weapons they're providing to extremists here in iraq. >>> liftoff. the final liftoff of "atlantis." >> astronauts aboard space shuttle "atlantis" attaching a large storage canister to the international space station. the supplies consist of food, clothes and other provisions, enough to keep the station operating for another year. a space walk is planned to retrieve a broken ammonia pump and attach a robotic refueling experiment to the space station. "atlantis" is the last of nasa's three remaining shuttles to be retired of this flight. >>> royal couple are back home in england of their whirlwind north american tour. the duke and dutch ses receiving the hollywood treatment during their three day los angeles visit. after a day of playing polo, they were the stars at a b

defense secretary leon panetta met with troops in afghanistan. taking over his new job a week ago. panetta told reporters the u.s. is in reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. he says the u.s. has identified 10 to 20 key al qaeda leaders whom he says are in pakistan, yemen and other areas. >>> al qaeda is making a comeback in afghanistan. u.s. commanders are seeing a sudden resurgence just as american troops are getting ready to leave. cnn's nick payton walsh joined an army patrol on the hunt. >> reporter: almost a decade in the hunt for al qaeda in one part of eastern afghanistan looks like this. americans pushing the afghans to the front, taking the high ground in hills impossible to police. the pressure for less americans here is extreme, but the afghans only mustered five men for this patrol. >> it has to be five to seven round bursts and go. >> reporter: and despite this training, policing the local villages, let alone taking on the terrorist network that america came here to eradicate. it is here that afghanistan's future looks like its

and general david petraeus was confirmed to take panetta's place as cia director. >>> changing the way you buy alcohol. new restrictions that could be coming to a grocery store near you. >>> tsa employees under fire this week for searching an elderly woman's diaper but today more questions about what the workers do when a man flies across the country with an expired i.d. and without a ticket. >>> a summer vacation that's anything but ordinary. what prince williams says about his overseas trip up next. >>> and live at music in the park where temperatures are heating up here in downtown san jose. much likehe sound, soon, of some hawaiian iaan reggae musi. < >>> a house safe is your food. only 2 percent of the food imported by the united states gets inspect and now that number might shrink due to budget cuts. lawmakers voted the cut more than $200 million from the fda's food safety budget. the cuts come in spite of recent outbreaks of e-coli and salmonella linked to things like bad eggs, spinach and peanuts. they are worried the cuts will cause a greater risk for the food supply. the cdc

. >> kids term as defense secretary and when leon panetta is sworn in tomorrow. today the senate confirmed the general david petraeus to take over leon panetta's its spot as cia debt -- director. he is expected to complete in afghanistan before starting in september. he is credited with leading the search that saba's the u.s. war in iraq. -- salvaged the u.s. war in iraq. >> jack young may have a challenger in the upcoming election. the former owner of the center theatre said he wants to be the city's second in command. we have to night's commitment 2011 report and joins us live from city hall. sheldon? >> we are in the process of forming the necessary paperwork but announced his intent to run earlier this afternoon. even though he has been escorted out of city twice in last week and a half he hopes to occupy an office in this building. no visible supporters at his side, he announced his candidacy from north baltimore. >> by tuesday at 930 i will file to run to -- i will file for the privilege of being the next city council president in the great city of baltimor

today, leon panetta is expected to certify the end of the military's ban on gays and lesbians.oming up at 8:15. we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. noom to learn how soon -- newsroom to learn how soon gays and lesbians will be able to serve. >>> the first day of gay weddings in new york begins this sunday. according to "the new york post" new york city hall announced that all 823 couples who entered a lottery to get married on that day will get to exchange strows. the city previously said it two only be able to accommodate over 400 couples. >>> southbound 880 sluggish. i want to bring in sal and bring -- on that situation. >> that's right. we have a construction vehicle crash and it spilled some of the gear it was hauling. approachening the airport at coleman avenue. want to put it on the map. southbound and northbound traffic are going to be affected. you can see all of a sudden very heavy traffic. if you are coming down the -- let's say from milpitas to san jose, 880 is really a poor choice. you may want to think about doing other things. people might be on 237

new defense secretary leon panetta has landed in kabul, afghanistan. speaking on the flight over, panetta said the purpose of his trip is to get out and talk to troops on the front lines. panetta was just sworn in last week to replace robert gates as you may recall, as defense secretary. he was head of cia before that. panetta says it is important to keep the pressure on the taliban in order to influence a settlement in the future. he also says he is hopeful of building a better relationship with afghan president hamid karzai. >>> a moment of silence in arlington, texas, last night for a baseball fan who suffered fatal injuries after falling from the stands. >> we ask that each of you join the athletics, the texas rangers and all of major league baseball, as we observe a silent moment of reflection and respect for brownwood, texas, firefighter shannon stone. >> shannon stone died earlier this week. he was trying to catch a ball for his 6-year-old son that was thrown into the stands by one of the texas rangers' players. the rangers have set up a memoria

. >>> leon panetta became the 23rd secretary of defense. >> throughout our history, patriots have fought to preserve our freedom and our independence, you today's patriots are making great sacrifices and fighting to keep america safe. >> the 73-year-old panetta is the oldest incoming defense secretary in history and the first democrat to run the department in more than 40 years. >>> the maker of farmville and mafia wars is going public. the game maker could raise $2 billion. >>> the stock market has had its best week since july of 2009 with four days of triple digit gains. bay area analysts say there are a number of factors that play, a rebound in manufacturing, also commodity and energy prices appear to be stabilized, japan is recovering from that massive earthquake and tsunami, and the greek debt crisis is improving. >> i think you could take the view that the economy is almost spring loaded for growth. >> for every thousand dollars invested in the s & p500 since market hit bottom, investors have more than $2,000. >>> since monday the dow has climbed 685 points. today the dow was up 16

you see him there with panetta and mrs. panetta at a ceremony.ngs at the cia, around the secret hallways with the director when panetta was there. he is described by cia operatives as the only dog in washington with a top secret clearance. >> he is a bomb sniffing dog? >> can he do anything cool because he's a cia dog? >> reporter: not that we know of. other than sit around and wag his tail and look at you with these incredible big brown eyes. >> this is all fun and games until everybody else wants to bring their dog to work but not as cute as that dog? >> it may be a bit after problem. you hit the nail on the head. there are working dogs at the pentagon and soldiers love their dogs. i think at least once or twice, we will see bravo around these hallways and i suspect he will be a big -- >> it is clear, however, if bravo were a cia dog, he wouldn't tell you. >> oh, never. he has got that top secret clearance. >> he is undercover. >> you don't know what he is up to, barbara. >> barbara, thanks so much. >> reporter: sure. >>> up next, bombshell new

panetta took the oath of office in a private ceremony.also recorded a message for the armed forces. >> i will work to make sure our nation has the best trained, best equipped and stronger military in the world. >> reporter: the new pentagon chief told the troops he is fully focused on the war in afghanistan and on defeating al- qaida. panetta replaces robert gates who retired yesterday. >>> as congress struggles to reduce the nation's massive degrees massive deficit, the white house is eyeing the defense department. president obama has proposed cutting $500 million from the pentagon. new weapons systems could be in jeopardy. >> these include a new nuclear submarine for the navy, they include a new bomber for the air force. i think there's aircraft carriers out there that gates himself have said we probably don't need. >> in an opinion piece, donald rumsfeld said president obama's proposed defense cuts would be a quote grievous mistakes. >>> under the new rules, employees can listen to music and read while on duty if traffic permits. they

guest: that is a fantastic question, and leon panetta did not define that. did not define what particular al qaeda operatives or leaders we would have to take out. when it has to be dismantling them in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula? it is really fascinating that the defense secretary has left so many questions hanging out there. host: we're talking with stephanie's senate. our next call comes from chicago, illinois, bob, on our line for democrats. caller: george bush said about five or six years ago -- i think it is the truth, i would like to ask the young lady -- unemployment and employment has a lot to do with the war in iraq. my last quick point is that afghanistan -- people could come home from iraq, and afghanistan, and the debt ceiling could end. host: thank you. about if you're talking job creation in iraq and afghanistan, there have been a lot of efforts to create jobs. initially, it was to get people off of the battlefield. if you are a military-aged young man, or unemployed, no hopes for a job, you are prone for mischief, and that this shift wa

after leon panetta is sworn in publicly as secretary of defense, he is expected to tell congress the military is ready to end its 17-year ban on gays serving openly. if president obama accepts panetta's announcement then "don't ask, don't tell" will be history in 60 days. troops have five months of training how to deal with gays serving openly in the military. it's a friday, let's get a weekend forecast and meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you scott, good morning to you at home. caught me offguard as i'm putting together my forecast. we're looking really good. we have a really nice day on tap. if you have been hot in the east bay valleys t south bay valleys, we're going to see significant improvement today. let's talk about what you can expect. set your satellite imagery in motion. what i can tell you right now is it's going to be significantly cooler than yesterday. we've got a couple different things at play right now out in the pacific. high pressure still sits off to our north. we have this area of low pressure. as it does so that's going to cool us down. more on

panetta was sworn in privately weeks ago.ay he said america faces a multitude of dangers across the globe but that this country is up to the challenge. >> we will do whatever it takes to defend this country. and no one attacks the united states and gets away with it. >> reporter: pa >> reporter: panetta says his biggest challenge is not compromising american readiness. >>> the heat wave continues for much of the country. in oklahoma city it has been 100 degrees or higher for 29 straight days. 22 people have died from the heat so far. and tonight more than 30 states from kansas to maine are under a heat advisory because of the extreme temperatures. in new york city those temperatures were above 100 degrees again today and with the humidity it felt more like 116 degrees. the nation's capital is also baking up triple digit temperatures. you're looking at the scene today in the national mall where a lot of people put on hats and sunglasses and heading outdoors. >>> in boston, people came up with unique ways to beat the heat. so f

you patted on chief leon panetta is capable of reaching a great in the ten year campaign of ghana stan all he needs to do is to change the u.s. policy completely so. very contributor in his latest video blog here's a look. now when their own plan adam bede are reviewed death cheap to his former associates at central intelligence agency and has assume the mantle of the pentagon chief he has a unique opportunity to reach a synergy effect from his previous position as a u.s. intelligence czar and he's current top job as the military boss and their own kind yet as a new secretary of defense should resist any pressure from the white house from the congress to do more or less of the same regarding the u.s. policy in afghanistan and pakistan no he has accumulated the good will from the highly successful joint operation between the us intel and special ops professionals at about about the nitrate he should regain and initiative from the white house decision makers and promote an unconventional brand new u.s. approach towards this contraries only plan to right now has such a unique capability t

outgoing cia director leon panetta will replace him. panetta's successor is u.s. general david petraeus. the senate unanimously confirmed his nomination. he's looking forward to working with the leaders of other intelligence agencies and furthering the cia's relationship with congress. >>> 4:308 now. coming up. smoking can cost you health wise, but now also cost you a job. >>> at 4:50, the federal government issues a new warning about medical marijuana. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. >>> good morning everyone, i'm meteorologist olga breese in for howard bernstein. time is 4:40 and we have a great forecast today. already clear s

leon panetta was sworn in as secretary of defense today. the former cia director spent much of his day meeting with top brass. in addition to overseeing wars in iraq and afghanistan and the ongoing war on terror, panetta is also faced with the difficult job of cutting billions of dollars from the defense budget. >> he's got a daunting task to establish a military strategy that will allow him to save $400 billion in additional defense spending and do all that in the course of the next couple months, his first couple months on the job. >> in a video message to troops today panetta said despite fiscal challenges at home there won't be a hollow force on his watch. >>> both president and congress are taking the holiday weekend off, but the debate over the nation's debt ceiling rages on. with a looming august deadline congress canceled its vacation next week and the white house is trying up to the ante. fox 5's jennifer davis has the details. >> i'm prepared to bring our deficit down by trillions of dollars. that's with a t, trillions. >> reporte

change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully recovering the surge i have now at west point the it's certainly sounds like what the american people would like to hear for the first time ever a majority want u.s. troops out about ghana stand as soon as possible fifty six percent well thirty nine percent want troops there until the situation is stable. as you can see the trend is really flip flopped but what is the reality of obama's plans for troop withdrawal all that thirty three thousand he's calling for is a minority of the one hundred thousand american troops that are there that's not including another forty two thousand troops and ninety thousand department of defense contractors meanwhile the u.s. has reiterated a long term commitment to the country there certainly has been an

we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can save billions we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply inefficient structures in our combat zone where i think that americans should be outraged they were not doing more better energy consumer energy missed our way. well a certain hour to some of today's world news in brief thailand's holding a general election that hoped well and the country's long running political crisis the incumbent prime minister faces a tough struggle against the opposition whose victory would bring the country's first ever female premier violent political protests have repeatedly shaken thailand since the former government was toppled in a military coup in two thousand and six. hezbollah's chief has ruled out the arrest of four senior members of his group suspected of the assassination of former lebanese prem

leon panetta will be taking over tomorrow for robert gates. today, president obama surprised the outgoing defense secretary with a going-away present: the medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. gates was appointed by president george w. bush four and a half years ago and stayed on to help president obama manage the wars in iraq and afghanistan. we have done a number of stories here about hackers breaking into the computers of major banks and even governments. but turns out there is a little- known crime wave in this country, with cyber thieves reaching into thousands of places you wouldn't expect and carrying away a fortune. armen keteyian has been investigating. >> through him, with him, in him... >> reporter: at st. ambrose cathedral in des moines, iowa, midday holds special meaning. >> it's gone. and so you have to take a deep breath and you have to trust in the lord. >> reporter: what was gone-- all gone-- says bishop richard pates was more than $680,000 the diocese had just raised to help the homeless and abused women, swi

washington d.c. a new paragraph on chief leon panetta is capable of reaching a breakthrough in the ten year campaign in afghanistan all he needs to do is to change the u.s. policy completely so says or to use military contributor in his latest video blog here's a look you know when they're on fine ever be our review of their his former associates at central intelligence agency and has assume the mantle of the parents are going chief he has a unique opportunity to reach a sooner g. effect from his previous position as a us intelligence czar and his current job as the military boss and as a new secretary of defense should resist. the congress to do more well less of the same regarding the u.s. policy in afghanistan and pakistan and now he has accumulated the good will from the highly successful joint operation between the us intel and special ops professionals at about of nitrate he should regain any shade of from their white house decision makers and promote unconventional brand new u.s. approach towards this country's only primary there right now has such a unique capabilities to shift