to 9/11 most of the companies couldn't even get their calls returned by the pentagon. after 9/11 one of the executives at a company described they were told, quote, make them as fast as you can and it's the same thing the ec within the different specialties because robotics is a wide field whether you talk about drones to unmanned platforms within eod community they actually have small numbers of robots before 9/11 but wouldn't use them because it was seen as the not so courageous thing to do and in that community they have what is called the ski-ski effect. that is a certain day in iraq we lost to eod soldiers who is both naim and it in ski and the committee's basic attitude changed to you know what, we may -- the courage aspect doesn't matter. we have to start using the systems. we're losing people too quickly. with packbots the describe the moment being deployed experimental ones out to the very first forces in afghanistan were trying to investigate the bunker complex and realized combatants astelin site or weapons it was the same technology that we were using backe

this is a problem that every person in the pentagon is taking very seriously. none more so than the leadership of the army. we have made huge steps in dealing with the posttraumatic stress issue. we have put enormous resources into it, done an enormous amount of educational activity to try to -- virtually every soldier in the army has been exposed to training on how to recognize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, building the but the principle of looking out to see if your buddy is demonstrating this, educating families so they can recognize the symptoms, creating capabilities for treatment for these people. we've done a lot to try to remove the stigma of recording -- reporting. i think making progress for people seeking help and i think we're making significant progress in those areas. the truth of the matter is i believe the suicides are a reflection of the stress on the force. and we will do everything in our power to try to have commanders andnco's an nco's and others recognize distress. the solution to this problem is where our soldiers have more time

the pentagon's new acquisition chief carter counters strategy shape needs. both sides have a point.ewer contractors are working on fewer programs, make each more important. government shouldn't waste money money it doesn't need to help its industry but when the pentagon should work with suppliers on everything from acquisition reform to shaping smarter future programs on less money, they demoted its pot i office. it's a mistake and the senate proposes righting the office to give the stature to deal with congress, governments and industry. in a globalized world, it's vital the pentagon understand the industrial implication of its decision so it develops acquisition strategies and encourage competition and domestic capabilities. thank you for joining us. watch this program online at defensenewstv.com or you can e- mail me. as we leave you today, we remember the 40th anniversary of man's first moon landing and thank everyone involve in the historic event that will launch gene tis. on gkc÷qqñ

one of the people in the book is a scientist for the pentagon and he says look, kiki me $50,000 i want to i could shut down manhattan right now. he came up with a pretty scary scenario of current robotics. the other though is the changes the effect of suicide bombing, takes away the effect on those organizations. that is you don't have to be suicidal to have many of the same lethality in impact which allows new actors into the game and reframes the way we have to look at it al qaeda 2.0 but the next version of a timothy mcveigh because you don't have to persuade a robot that is going to be received by seven virgins and haven't to convince it to blow itself up. but these ruppel lookbacks the what to other areas. for example on art and politics, one of the people i-- was assisted-- ronald reagan and this is what he had to say. quote, i like the systems because they save lives. but i also worry about were marketed station, hamar shock and awe talk to defray discussion of the cost of war. people are more likely to support it did they view it as cost lisper coe i thought that was a pretty i

the pentagon to congress.and there are a lot of people who think we ought to just step in line, salute the pentagon, and move ahead and do exactly what the pentagon says with respect to the purchase of weapon systems. that's not the way the framers of the constitution intended the united states senate and the united states house to work. article one, section 8 of the constitution provides congress with the power to collect taxes, provide for the common defense of the united states, to raise and support armies, and to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces. clearly, we in congress have a role in overseeing the department of defense reviewing budgets and questioning budget and policy recommendations. our interest and involvement in these issues is appropriate and not just based on parochial issues. we are charged with the responsibility of reviewing d.o.d. policies where the fiscal policies or otherwise -- that's simply part of our job, mr. president. i think it's important to

not so at the pentagon.ewspaper "the guardian" reporting the military picked up the assassination ball and sent killing teams into the field. where they actually killed people. "the guardian" reports several assassinations. al qaeda? presumably. but not exclusively. possibly. american conservative magazine reporting, quote, the secret cia program involving a dick cheney coverup consisted of dispatching assassination teams to various countries to kill individuals who were known to be -- al qaeda? no. al qaeda supporters. the first hit attempt was in kenya, was botched, and the delta forces had to be bailed out by the ambassador who had not been briefed on what was going on under his nose. james risen, 2006, quote, members of an operational support element team, rumsfeld's euphemism for hit squads, working in latin america, killed a man outside a bar. the american personnel then failed to report the incident to the u.s. embassy for several days. the incident has never been made public. time to bring in jack ri

the pentagon force protection agency conducted a simulated biological attack this morning.rlington, fairfax and other federal and local agencies took part in the drill. they used a real but harmless biological agent to enhance the realism of the experience. >> call it garden powder. you can buy it off the shelf at home depot to protect your fruits ands. it's a spore like anthrax but harmless. >> key elements included the use of hoermts landing and taking off from the pentagon's south parking lot and a decontamination unit. a similar test was kuked in 2007. >>> nasa will try again to launch the space shuttle tomorrow night after severe weather forced today's launch to be delayed. this is video recorded last night of several lightning strikes. technicians need another day to check the shuttle systems. the crew is scheduled to finish assembly of a laboratory on the international space station. >>> the swine flu has hit the air force academy in colorado. results confirm 15 freshmen candidates have the virus. in all, 88 cadets have flu-like symptoms and isolated in the dorm sinc

it's a simulated chemical attack at the pentagon. nowing it starting about an hour ago with the release of a simulated chemical agent from a truck that drove around the perimeter. as the clo wafted over, the aim was to see how the response was, what happened to the people and how the systems put in place did actually work should something like this actually happen. now joining me now is paul. paul is from the pentagon force protection unit. what sit exactly you hope to learn from the drills? >> what we're doing is called an operational response test. what we're hoeing to learn is if we were ever attacked with anthrax, a biological attack, how would people respond? how would we clean them up, get them out of the area safely. >> you used an agent that's harmless but you said it's something that could be used more dangerously. >> we call it garden powder. it's a fungy side to protect your fruits and vegetables. it's a spore like anthrax, but it's completely harmless. >> reporter: who are these volunteers? they have a vested interest. >>

pentagon who is telling yes that we don't need these additional path 22. i think it is also important to note the pentagon has purchased 187 f-22 so there is not a debate about whether the u.s. ought to have the fighters in our arsenal. the debate is really whether or not the air force needs 194 of them in 7187. we have a very good secretary of defense robert case and it reads as said that 187i sent into combat current imputed rent. he is the one who says it wants or not needed and is the one is said and i quote the must break the old habit of layering layer upon layer of cost delayed systems that are so expensive and elaborate that only a small number can be built and then i then usable only in a narrow range of low probability scenarios. madam president, i think secretary gates has sent the nail just about as prickly on the hand is you can. he and our country want the strongest evidence possible, but there are ways to make better use of that $1.75 billion and on seven march f-22 is. in madam president, let me close by thing that i serve on the senate sel

it was a coordinated assault on targets including the white house and the pentagon. it was all carried out by computer. tonight we're learning more about this cyberspace attack and who they now believe was behind it. shannon bream has the news for us in washington tonight. the experts are saying this seems to be the work of the north koreans. >> shep, there are u.s. officials that say three internet addresses have been traced to north korea, but it's going to take time to fully flesh this out. it doesn't necessarily mean the government of north korea was involved. now south korea is making more strident accusations about this. the u.s. is stopping just short of a direct accusation. shep? shepard: the hackers hit a lot of major departments including homeland security, defense, and more, right? >> absolutely. treasury department, secret service, you name it, they were probably hit. here is what admiral mike mullin had to say today about the reports the defense department website was also hit. >> we are constantly probed in the cyberworld. and have been for some time. w

i think it's also important to note that the pentagon has purchased 187 f-22s.re's not a debate whether the united states ought to have fighters in our arsenal. the debate is really whether or not the i was a needs 194 of them instead of 187. we have a very good secretary of defense, robert gates. and robert gates has said that 187 are sufficient to combat current and future threats. he's the one who said that more are not needed. he's the one who said, and i quote, we must break the old habit of layering layer upon layer of cost complexity and delay to systems that are so expensive and so elaborate that only a small number can be built and are then useable only in a narrow range of low probability scenarios. madam president, i think secretary gates has hit the nail just about as perfectly on the head as you can. he and our country want the strongest defense possible. but there are ways to make better use of that $1.75 billion and on seven more f-22s. madam president, let me close by saying that i serve on the senate select committee on intelligence. i know that

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. >> reporter: well, the pentagon tonight is calling this a taliban propaganda video and says it is a violation of w. now while the young soldier seems to be reading from a script at times he also seems rather frightened. in the 28 minute video, private foul bowe bergdahl appears unharmed. but his words are chilling. >> well, i'm scared, scared i won't be able to go home. -- and it is a very -- unnerving to be a prisoner. >> reorter: the 23-year-old disappeared july 1, stationed near the pakistani border, an area known to be a taliban strong hold. there are conflicting reports on how he was captured, but on the tape he says he was lagging behind the patrol. the u.s. condemns it, saying that the taliban is exploiting him, pointing to this appeal. >> my fellow americans, i have loved ones over here who know what it is like to miss them. you have the power to -- make our government bring them home. please, please bring us home so that we -- we can be back where we belong. >> reporter: the young soldier is from idaho and chokes up when speaking about his family. >> i was very, -- i have a

the pentagon announced it is temporarily increasing the size of the army by 22,000.t is partly because of the strength of the taliban. the review suggests that the afghan prison system is making the taliban stronger. bbc news in washington. >>> the strain caused by military operations in afghanistan and iraq are behind the decision of the united states to announce a temporary surge in the size of its army. defense secretary robert gates said an extra 22,000 troops would be needed for the next three years. in iraq, to policemen have been killed in a car bombing in the west of the country. the attacks happened near a government building. eight others were wounded. it is the second attack. in weeks. ♪ >>> you are watching "bbc world news." >> i would appreciate it if you could [unintelligible] >> even the first explorers had a problem finding a map. it has been 40 years since they landed. >>> the authorities in romania and detained israelis on suspicion of trafficking in human eggs. they were arrested along with locals at a facility clinic in bucharest. >> according to

the pentagon is calling this video a propaganda tool and it violates international law. to be following a script at times but he also seems scared. in the 8-minute video, private bowe bergdahl appears unharmed butis wor are chilling. >> i'm scared. i'm scared i won't be able to go home. it is very unnerving to be a prisoner. >> reporter: the 2-year-old disappeared july 1st. he had been stationed at an army base near the pakistan border, an area known to be a taliban stronghold. initially, he was said to have left the base with three afghans. but on the tape, he says he was lagging behind a patrol. the u.s. condemns the video as propaganda and says the taliban is exploiting bergdahl and points to this appeal. >> my fellow ferns who have loved ones over here would know what it is like to miss them, you have the power to macyour government bring tm home -- my fellow americans. please bring us home so that we can back where we belong. >> reporter: the young soldier is from idaho and chokes up when speaking about his family. >> i have a very, very good family that i love back

the pentagon identified him as private first class bower. bergdahl. he was captured on june 30th in eastern afghanistan. in the 28-minute video, he says he is scared he won't be able to go home. >> my girlfriend was hoping to mar marry, have my grandma and grandpas, i have a very good family that i love back home in america, and i miss them every day that i'm gone, i miss them, and i'm afraid that i might never see them again and that i'll never be able to tell them that i love them again, that i'll never be able to hug them. >> senior pentagon correspondent barbara star explains what the u.s. military is doing to try to get bergdahl back. >> since the soldier went missing on june 30th, there's been a very urgent but very quiet hunt, obviously, to scour that eastern afghanistan area to see if they can find him and get him out of there. this video, though, certainly the proof of life that everyone had been looking for that he is alive. i must tell you there is a reference on the tape to the date of july 14th, an indication that he was well up until tha

while the folks back home in idaho were happy to see him alive and happy to know the pentagon is work hard to get him back there. is deep worry nonetheless. george lewis is in hailey, idaho to start us off. good evening. >> good evening, it's a measure of how close knit this community is. when people here first learned that bowe bergdahl was the solar c captured in afghanistan they kept quiet about it out of concern for his safety. the silence ended when bergdahl appeared in that taliban propaganda video. this morning, some people in hailey were putting up yellow ribbons and signs calling for his safe return. >> we love him and the whole family. he's going to come back. >> reporter: this after the release of the video showing bergdahl obviously under duress being prompted by his captors to talk about how he misses his family. >> i miss them every day that i'm gone. i miss them. >> reporter: the capture of bergdahl and the video drew a strong reactn from the pentagon. >> my personal reaction was one of disgust at the exploitation of this young man. >> reporter: pentagon sources tell nb

let's go to the pentagon live. nbc's jim miklaszewski standing by with the latest. mick, what can you tell us? >> chris, this morning, in fact just minutes ago, the pentagon now identifies this american soldier being held captive by the taliban in afghanistan as a 23-year-old pre

barbara, what's the pentagon saying about this video? >> reporter: t.j., there is no official comment, yet we do expect one in the coming hours. i can tell you, i've just spoken to a u.s. military official directly involved in this situation and although he says he's not making a public statement, he says that the u.s. military "strongly condemns this public exploitation and humiliation of a prisoner." that word now coming from a u.s. military official very involved in these unfolding events. the u.s. military, i have to tells you, views this video as a proof of life for this soldier, that he is alive at this point and being held by militants. most likely taliban, most likely in eastern afghanistan or somewhere along that afghan/pakistan border. they had made an announcement back in early july after this young soldier went missing. it is believed that he simply, for some reason, left his combat jut post and was captured at that time. the tape, though, stated july 14th, so that's good news. there's at least a proof of life by them. and yo

. >>> an update now on e pentagon's proposed ban on smoking. the pentagon says it is not going to ban its troops from lighting up in war zones despite a study recoendi ng it. the pentagon's pressecretary yssae thtroopsree under enou stress and they e ar making ouen ghsaific es and the defense secretary does not want to add to that stress by taking away one of the few outlets they still have. >>> want to keep your clothes gi? k.hveose fibers a ea brrsthe alnaonfipee ncogbl sa op larideun ngth gsin somu. enwhenyou , docoe usldwae r,te u'll vesaveon energy d on nread. ot wearredo ss s oeshilwh e aru ivardrin your heels will thank you. reenforce your hems wi a st chan d tcwah e wheryou work and live. chairs, desks, and counters can wear down your clothes. now to a major milestone along dc's georgia avenue corridor. dc leaders celebrated the opening of park place. it's a $71 million housing and retail project that sits atop the georgia avenue metro station. mayor adrian fenty says it is the latest sign that good things are happening in that neighbor

you have to address these to the pentagon. there strictly military issues. i have to retreat to the pentagon. >> any reaction to vice- president bitden in iraq in the recent comments in the white house that the vice president is overseeing iraq policy? some say this is possibly secretary clinton's role, to oversee iraq policy. >> i am not sure these comments that you referred to the secretary should oversee this. >> the white house comments were that joe biden was overseeing iraq policy. >> i am going to refer your question to the white house. >> in the context of an number of other issues, she's not going to moscow, and joe biden seems to be taken and every increasingly visible, active role in the central national policy questions, so how do you view it? >> is a said earlier, i see the secretary is very engaged, very involved. she, as i said, shed a full schedule yesterday. she worked from home today. she sees the president weekly and talks to him often. she met with him yesterday. but in terms of the vice- president biden's role, i would have to refer you

bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon n news around the world, in spain, authorities have sealedff the resort island of my jor ka after a bomb killed two police officers. the bomb is blamed on a separatist group, and the it it is the second bombing in less than 36 hours n iran's capital city of tehran, police beat protestors with batons as thousands attended a graveside memorial for victims of post-election violence. among them, a 27-year-old woman whose dying moments were filmed and widely circulated on the internet. in china, u.s. consumer product safety regulators are planning to set up an office in beijing. the idea is to help ensure chinese products bound for america are safe, alf ter a slew of recalls from pet food to children's toys. the chinese must still give approval. and in north korea, that country's first fast-food restaurant appears to be a hit. some thai songs opened last month t offers waffles, draft beer, french fries an hamburgers. the burgers come under the name "minced beef and bread." they cost $1.70, which is more than half the average north korean's daily i

. >>> pentagon health experts are putting pressure on the military to stop soldiers from smoking. kai jackson has more on this story. >> reporter: pentagon health officials want to ban tobacco use by troops and stop them from being sold. they found that 37% of soldiers used tobacco, a habit that cost the pentagon nearly $850 million a year. the report also found that soldiers used tobacco as a stress reliever. one in three servicemen and women used tobacco. the study recommends a phase-in band ban on tobacco over a period of up to 20 years. >> the hospital -- report also recommends that the pentagon require all newly enlisted officers to be tobacco free. >>> it's nearly impossible to top this july weather we're having. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. bob is here now with the updated numbers. >> even though the dew point was up. there's a little moisture out there. but compared to what we can expect in july, still only 78 degrees. east winds at 5. only got to 82 this afternoon. barometer is falling. out to the west, though, showers and thundershower activities dev

and on the alternative engine for a new fighter, the pentagon, the pentagon says it is a waste of moneyet that the congressmen go back to their home districts and people want jobs building the engines or planes, but at a time when we are shelling out so much money across the country, aren't they going to get even from their constituents at home questions about the waste? >> reporter: well, this is one of the great challenges that we have seen here. on the senate side, they were able to get through, really, kind of in a remarkable way, to kill the f-22 fire jet because it was not considered something we need anymore. okay, we are back to the house side. they did that, but as you point out, they want to keep some other things. the dilemma is they are looking at jobs at home. they are concerned about that. but there is a real sense that congress does not always move with the pentagon or the president on these things and that there's a source in history to keep spending money on defense. some say it is time to make the changes, especially with the president saying they are not needed. there

shepard: jennifer griffin live for us at the pentagon. thanks, jen. seven men including a father and his two sons have been arrested in north carolina. accused of stockpiling advanced weapons and plotting terror attacks abroad. we are told an eighth arrest could be on the way. one of the men accused of training at terror camps in afghanistan and pakistan. here is a look at the scene of at least one of those arrests. today, the fbi called the suspects true believers. the fbi's words, and the fbi reports they felt it was their obligation to raise money and provide training for terror attacks. the case is based in kazmierczakwell county, north carolina. that's north and we see of raleigh right along the virginia border. of the associated press reports wives of the suspect -- or the -- the wives of the suspects, i should say, say they are glad the truth has come out and that they believe the united states is a country of heathens. she resigned as alaska's governor. now sarah palin is ready for the next move. what's the next move? we asked some of your fri

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the pentagon is calling it propaganda. he is clearly being coached by his captors about what to say, even being reminded of camera to say he misses his family. >> our commanders are sparing no effort to find this young soldier, and i would say my personal reaction was one of discussed at the exploitation of this young man. >> -- one of disgust. >> there is still some mystery over the circumstances in which he left the base without his weapon and battle gear. bret: we will continue to follow this one. the governors who operate within state budgets are worried about what health care reform will do to their bottom line. and a look back at one of the most famous events in human history. eeredit report dot com! tell your friends, tell your dad, tell your mom! never mind, they've been singing our songs since we first showed up with our pirate hats on! if you're not into fake sword fights pointy slippers and green wool tights take a tip from a knight who knows free credit report dot com, let's go! vo: offer applies with enrollmen

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this is congress forcing money on the pentagon to buy a weapons system that the pentagon says they don't it's the most advanced stealth fighter jet, the f-22. gates says we have enough of those at 187, but congress has put another 1.75 billion dollars into the budget to buy seven more of those. this is where gates and even the white house have drawn the line, carlos. president obama has already told congress that if that money is in the budget for those seven additional f-22 fighter jets, that he threatens to veto the bill. we'll see. a vote is expected next week. >> mick, where in the world are all of the republicans who are banging the drum and telling us that they're worried about the deficit and worried about spending too much on health care, where in the world are all of those folks not banging the drum here and saying, why in the world when the defense secretary, who served in republican and democratic administrations, is saying we already have enough money, stop throwing away our money on this thing, where are the republicans on this? >> well, herein lies the rub. that military in

high widely is that view shared within the pentagon, within the military?>> i think at senior levels of the defense department, that view is not at all shared. there is a very strongly held view that the presence of u.s. forces is really helping to act as a buffer between various rival groups in iraq. and is acting as sort of an insurance policy against a back slide into worse violence. but at the rank and file level, at the level of junior officers and enlisted personnel, people who are out engaged in day-to-day efforts, trying to patrol with the iraqis, trying to train them there is a real degree of frustration because the world really did change for them on the first of july as iraqis assumed more and more control for security affairs. and the americans started to take a greater sporting backseat role. >> so briefly so, even though secretary gates has said oh, we've worked out all these problems, you're saying there are tensions. >> there are tension and there is some private con ster mation at the pentagon and the u.s. military command in baghdad, about

jim miklaszewski joins us live from the pentagon.eresting, but is it anything that's truly shocking? >> actually, military and pentagon officials find this code of conduct somewhat laughable and if you look at the history of the taliban, particularly in afghanistan, you'll find that much of what the taliban has done there has been totally contradictory or opposite of what their code of conduct says. for example, the book says the taliban will take all precautions to avoid civilian casualties, but if you look at their history of suicide bombings in afghanistan, most are at entryways to secure areas where you have a lot of civilians gather. marketplaces, near mosques and the like. and an effort to inflict as many casualties as they can. you'll also see when the taliban moves into remote villages in afghanistan, that they often go to the civilians who are leaders of those villages and pick out three or four and behead them in the streets to warn them. look at their other histories, too. they don't allow, for example, young girls to atte

at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. bret: house speaker nancy pelosi says she's ok not being liked, and the folks in russia aren't too happy with vice president joe biden. bret: and now the latest from the political grapevine. president obama, secretary clinton and others have said they want to he restart the u.s. relationship with russia, but vice president joe biden may have reignited some cold war era tensions over the weekend. biden told "the wall street journal" that russia's economy is withering and suggested the trend will force the country to make accommodations to the west a wide range of national security issues including loosening its gip on former soviet republics and shrinking its vast nuclear aresenal. russian newspapers are ripping biden a kremlin spokesperson wondered exactly who is making u.s. foreign policy and a russian dep mattic aide called biden's comments perplexing. robert gibbs says both the president and vice president believe better relations with russia is in both country's interests and hill

let's bring in our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. they will them what you know tonight. >> reporter: i think this may come as a surprise to so many of our viewers. because they haven't heard much about it since that very quiet announcement by the military almost two weeks ago that an american soldier had been missing and was presumed captured by militants. now, in fact, as a senior u.s. military official told me just a few moments ago, this is the proof of life that they had been waiting for. they are being very cautious. it is a very sensitive matter, to identify this man in public, to state his name and his unit. that has not happened yet. that will be a decision made at the highest levels in washington. there is nothing more sensitive, of course, that when a military person is being held captive. the 28-minute video has been seen by government officials. they have watched it very carefully. they are looking for any clues in this tape about where he is being held. there will be things that they will be looking at to see if it gives

the pentagon says this man is u.s. army private first clabowe bergdahl and on the video he can be heard talking about his families and his fears. >> i'm scared i won't be able to go home. it's very unnerving to be a prisoner. >> let's head to washington now and bring in our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence. any further comment from the pentagon since they confirmed private bergdahl's identity? >> yes, several. we have 30 minutes of video that the military officials will be able to take a look at trying to find any clues they possibly can about where he's being held. about who may be holding him. at one point in that video, he and his captors both mention that he had been taken to kandahar, while the military can't confirm that, it at least, does give them somewhat more to go on. the military released a statement recently saying "we strongly condemn in public exploitation and humuliation of a prisoner. it's a violation of the international law of war and we continue to use all resources available to us to return th

. >>> the pentagon is prepared to respond to biological terror attacks. an exercise began this morning when a trucks pretty harmless substance into the air to simulate an attack. more than 100 volunteers took part in the drill. the pentagon said the results of the simulation are crucial to keeping the public safe. >>> coming up -- billy joel and elton john take the stage tonight. is it metro ready? plus, a cemetery desecrated. tonight, hundreds offamilies wait to hear what happened to the remains of their loved ones. and a final tribute to an nfl star, see how steve mcnair was remembered, next. p >>> ♪ i shall wear a crown >> thousands of people gathered today to pay their respects to former quarterback steve mcnair. a funeral was held today in mississippi. his family was joined by former nfl players, coaches, teammates, and most of his home town. the police say he was killed last week by his girlfriend, who then killed herself. mcnair is survived by his wife and four sons. >>> mourners gathered outside of a cemetery in illinois. authorities believe the c

at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. bret: a south korean news report says north korean leader kim jung il has life threatening pancreatic cancer t says the 67-year-old dictator was diagnosed around the time he was felled by a stroke last summer. south korean intelligence would not confirm the report and some analysts are skeptical. kim made a rare public appearance last week. he looked thinner than he has in the past with less hair. we'll find out what the fox all-stars think about the c.i.a.'s supposed lan plan to assassinate al qaeda members and its supposed failure to tell congress and also we have an update on the shuttle launch from the kennedy space center. you're looking at a live picture there. the weather is threatening. it could be iffy. we should have definitive news soon. 100 potato chips... or 100 pringles. both cost the same, but only the new pringles super stack can makes everything pop. the choice is yours. 100 of these... or 100 pringles. same cost, but a lot more fun. everything pops with the new pring

pentagon shipping more americans to the war zone for an expanded mission. targeting afghan problems like the drug trade. >> right now, the marines back here are rigging these chemicals with explosives. c-4 plastic exploess. see them getting ready for what will be a controlled explosion in a couple of hours. the reason for this, the reason that these c-4 plastic explosiex explosives are placed here is because these chemicals are believed to be used to process heroin. more than 90% of the world's heroin comes from afghanistan. in the fields around this town where we're located right now, see miles of poppy fields growing there, where the heroin is and later produced. in a couple of hours, we expect before the sun comes up that these shop market stalls here in this busy bazaar will go up in smoke. >> i've been watchingingi embed with the marines in afghanistan. >>> chris brown apologizing for beating his girlfriend, rihanna. this online message. >> i have told rihanna countless times and telling you today i'm truly, truly sorry and i wasn't able to handle the

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three week ago, pentagon said he walked away from the base in afghanistan. this video of a captured bergdahl just surfaced yesterday -- or saturday rather and he tells a did i have report story about the past few weeks while making self emotional n?erve us pleas. the u.s. military says it was concerned for bergdahl's safety and it is doing everything possible to get him back. >> sarah similar monday is tracking this story from our satellite center with more on bergdahl's pleas and the military's response to this video. good morning. >> reporter: a small circle of people from bergdahl's hometown in hide hide knew about his capture for the past couple of week but they were just wanting to keep it quiet out of concern for his safety. he is his family anticipation only son, home schooled, participated in the town's ballet and now he is in the hands ever taliban. the 2-year-old soldier disappeared on july 1st. he had been stationed at an army base near the pakistan border. it is an area that is known to be a taliban stronghold. there are conflicting accounts of h

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you're also seeing now the creation of this cyber command within the pentagon. there's been a long-running tension that mr. mcconnell can tell you more about than i can, between the national security agency and the pentagon, and of course homeland security and others, about who's responsible for various elements of this strat joe. and so they spent an enormous amount of time the past few years in turf wars, and i think when the obama administration came, in they determined that they really had to go solve that. the last issue, which i think is unresolved in the obama administration, is how you deal with the fact that there is no national frontier here, that if you are going to have-- operate abroad, you also have to, to some degree, operate inside computer systems in the united states. and i think the bush administration didn't have a whole lot of. credibility on that issue after the n.s.a. issues on wiretapping or surveillance of terrorist operations inside the u.s. i think mr. obama is trying a new-- a new approach at that. >> rose: you look at the problems th

submariner who holds the distinction of negotiating the only military to military deal between the pentagon and china. bruce, welcome to the show. >> thank you, vago. >>> earlier this year the government of kurgistan wanted the government to vacate operations, but officials changed their tune and u.s. forces can stay there. can you tell us what happened to change their mind? >> that's correct, the agreement has been negotiated and this is very important for the support of u.s. forces, coalition forces in afghanistan, logistics, the ability to move troops in and out, so this is a good thing for the united states and for our coalition partners as we continue to stabilize afghanistan and help them move forward in their democratic process. >> and the agreement is limited to support. is that correct? it's only going to be support functions that go through that base now? >> yes. >> let's move to how foreign military sales in particular help the air force. why is it in the air force's interest to help foster these kinds of deals, and as wellr there any dangers with potentially putting technology i

the call him arrogant and a machine on legs as he sat out to modernize the pentagon.rs later came the cuban missile crisis. not amara was at the side of kennedy as they faced down the russian attempt to station nuclear missiles in cuba. -- mcnamara was at the site of kennedy as they faced down the russian attempt to station nuclear missiles in cuba. the world had never come closer to nuclear war. >> rational individuals came that close to total destruction of their societies. >> he oversaw the steady rise of troops in vietnam. he came to believe the war cannot be won and that america should pull out. johnson disagreed. mcnamara quit. when he was awarded the medal of freedom, he broke down. >> i cannot find words. i cannot find words to express what lies in my heart. i think i had better respond on another occasion. >> he was later criticized for not making his doubts public on the grounds it might have shortened the war. the president appointed him to run though world bank, handing out aid to developing countries. he urged the west to spend less on defense and more on