>> this is the heart of the pentagon, in washington, d.c. since the early years of world war ii, this building has been the home of america's department of defense. it's one of the largest office buildings in the world. about 23,000 people come here to work every day. a good many of them are not even members of our armed forces-- many are civilian employees from all walks of life. all of them, though, are mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. the men and women who travel these halls every day come here for one purpose only: to help defend our nation and the cause of freedom around the world. it's been that way for nearly 70 years. the story you're about to hear today is a story i hope will reach every american, because it's really a story about america, about ordinary american families, about how we face the perils, uncertainties, and tragedies of life, and about how we, as individuals and a nation, come together to heal the wounds of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for all that we hold dear. it's a story

are behaving he said you know one more of a pentagon saying if you should join the military you can become a superhero with superpowers show you another part of the pentagon apparatus which has been preventing the news the from just publishing basic images and basic stories about the downsides of war so when you put those two behaviors together it becomes a real question of what kind of probably gand are we going to tolerate. well it does seem like the media might be willing to tolerate a lot of propaganda there i mean you mentioned in your piece that the new york times wrote about this where they not only made this collaboration between hollywood and the pentagon sound like it was cool and it was funny but they also said that this was the first ever a sponsorship deal that this was something brand new but hasn't the military been working on it with hollywood in terms of creating films and putting restrictions on those films for decades now absolutely and this is the part that is very very taboo to talk about the new york times is was right in the sense that this is the first time t

pentagon briefing still under way right now behind closed doors.iters, producers are there. we have our own reinforcements there as well. if you're just now joining us, what has been learned from this briefing at the pentagon is that there was an elaboration of the kind of dna tests that were involved to prove that this was indeed osama bin laden. in addition, at this raid in pakistan, upon the killing of osama bin laden, also discovered were at least five different videos that were seized from that compound. those videos were played in this briefing and we know just as a quick synopsis that one of them showed osama bin laden kind of wearing a wool cap, doing some rather ordinary things, watching television, but watching a bank of televisions via satellite presumably. and also it kind of showed his demeanor, the graying of his beard, that he was wearing a blanket. and another video which intelligence believes was going to be an intended message to the u.s. which osama bin laden may have recorded sometime last fall. we're going to get more informati

spending and that had a gun is it now with the pentagon spending because with a lot of shuffling of the tax there's a lot of trying to pay off different constituencies that want to see us and gauge on multiple fronts and this is the same thing that we see with a government that's got to get as jake alluded to to want to not only the mayors of different cities different countries but also it means running all of our banks to also be running our health care you know we also have a government that thinks they can solve all the ills of the world and unfortunately the ills of the country that the rest of the world are one of them so what we see they do you belive the majority of this funding is for the department of defense itself in the authorization well we've got one hundred twenty million dollars still going to the wars in iraq and afghanistan name cut by twenty billion going to the department of energy for all their nuclear enterprise as well on the hit on with all that's all rolled into this yeah that's over the billion a lot of all well rolled into all of this is of course a lot o

you did survive that pentagon attack, army major david king working at the pentagon that day.k you so much, sir. >> thank you for having me. >> appreciate the perspective from major king just outside of the pentagon and our fox correspondent inside the pentagon. much more coming up. >>> it is 8:36. >> coming up next, we'll switch gears and tell you who has been named the teacher of the year. >> and she is from our area. so we'll have that story when fox 5 morning news returns. stay with us. c >>> we want to take time out to recognize the top teacher in the nation. michelle cheryl was named the teacher of the year and teached chemistry at urbana high school. and this is just the latest award for her. she also won the simon's advanced placement teacher of the year for maryland and frederick county and maryland teacher of the year. so bottom line is if you have mrs. shearer, you're in good hands. >> congratulations. >>> and congratulations to our facebook fan of the day. george diaz said sometimes he misses the bus to see if he's the fan of the day. hopefully you

pentagon. the scene of flight 77 crash. that flight was hijacked under bin laden's orders. karen gray houston spoke to some people today and got insight about the feelings about the capture and death of osama bin laden. >> reporter: as you know, first responders take their jobs very seriously. they tend to be modest about the role they play in helping people. but all of the firefighters we spoke to who responded to the pentagon were happy to learn osama bin laden is gone. we caught up with them at fire station number 8 on lee highway. a regular day this time. but 9/11 when that hijacked american airline flight went crashing into the pentagon, it was a day none of them will ever forget. >> that was the biggest call i've ever been on. at that point, you knew you were going to be a part of history. >> reporter: billowing smoke, bits and pieces of a boeing 757, bodies littering the inside of a hole inside the pentagon. the commander said they learned lessons from the terrorists who took those lives

today there was a pentagon debriefing. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr was among them. why they decided to reveal these videos, no audio, images only. >> if you're just joining us or if you're seeing them, i've seen them a number of times, they're watched in fascination. these were taken inside the compound in abbottabad. that's osama bin laden with a knit cap basically channel-surfing, mostly seen looking at pictures from himself. the cia and analysts are poring over them right now. what do you make of the images? >> it's surprising that we would see video of a sweet old man watching himself. it started with his cnn interview that he gave to cnn backes in 1997, which was carefully orchestrated in that he was reluck tant to film him. they wanted to control the interview in that sense and of course not much you can do about that when you're surrounded by a group of heavily armed men. i've interviewed reports from al jazeera that when they went to him, his son was married to one of the leaders of al qaeda, one of the leaders of al qaeda's daughters was married to one of t

what kind of pressure is the pentagon getting? and is there any pressure coming from the white house? >> well, there was some initial pressure to get some of the detail of the operation itself out and some proof that this was osama bin laden and it was less than 12 hours that they had all the evidence they needed and photographic comparisons and in fact dna testing that was conducted almost immediately within a couple of hours after he was shot. and then, of course, buried at sea less than 12 hours after he was killed. but i think in terms of the specifics of the operational details and some of the really detailed intelligence that could lead to the arrest of others. i think we're not going to hear too much of that today. probably supporting evidence as to what osama bin laden was up to during his time there at the compound and just how much of a leadership role he did play in anything operational out of al qaeda. >> okay. mick, thank you so much. >> okay, alex. >>> new this morning, one of bin laden's wives says the terror leader

in just a few minutes we will talk with jim at the pentagon.n all-nighter gathering new information about the attack on bin laden. first, we want to talk about the weather. >> tom kierein joined us in the studio to do just that. >> reporter: we have scattered sprinkles. you will need your umbrella as you head off to work and school. patches of color is light rain and sprinkles across marylanding district of columbia. this is drifting east into southern maryland heading toward the bay. right now it's a cool morning. so you will need your light spring jacket as well today. we're in the mid-50s throughout the region. there's the cloudy sky over capitol hill this morning. just a few sprinkles in washington. by midafternoon, near 70. between now and then may see sun breaking out around noon time. chance of an afternoon shower, too. a small chance. night planner at 6:41. jerry, how is traffic? >> chopper 4 over 66, capital beltway. 1,200 feet off the grouped. a few rain drops. that may slow you down if the rain indeed is getting down to ground level.

those facing for the building represent those killed inside the pentagon. the ones facing away were on the plane. all the names of the deceased are etched in front of the seat. each contains a reflecting pool. the sound of trickling water at serenity. >> it is a beautiful place to sit in contemplation and think about what these people were doing the last day of their life. >> there is general agreement here that bin laden's death closes only one chapter. they say it is not over, because america is still being threatened. >> analysts say the man most likely to succeed obama is ayman al-zawahri. both of them supported the guerrillas fighting the soviets in afghanistan. analysts have described zawahri as his closest mentor. he was described as the brain to the terror masterminds body. bin laden change the lives of almost everyone in the u.s. what happens now? does anything changed? jayne miller continues our live team coverage from bwi marshall airport. >> the fact is that we have all learned to live our lives in the teen years and go on with our lives since 9

there has been an explosion in the pentagon. >> i began to hear reports of the explosion at the pentagon. and i knew in my heart that was -- that aircraft. >> we just had an airplane crash at the american airlines plane heading east over the pike possibly toward the pentagon. >> high visible smoke coming from that area. high visible smoke. >> it was instantaneous. just a very loud noise. the lights went out. everything is black. very heavy smoke. debris piled on top of me. so, i'm pinned in my chair at my desk. >> as i came into focus a little closer. this pile of debris i saw what looked like a face. pretty sure it couldn't possibly be a live person but then i thought i saw it wink or blink. and i yelled for help and from outside came the commander. >> it feels like a furnace in there. and i couldn't believe there is anyone alive in there i saw captain thomas who was trying to pull some debris. i looked off to my side and i saw mr. henson about 10 feet away. inside this kind of cave of debris. already my uniform is starting to melt. my shoes are starting to melt. i'm really, really eage

scott also died in her pentagon office.aham spoke as he traveled to detroit to set up scholarships in his wife's name. >> i have the utmost respect for the navy s.e.a.l.s. if i had a million dollars i would give each and every one of them a million dollars for what they did. >> they say they are relieved bin laden was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s and not captured alive. >> we don't need to waste any more time with him and don't need to put him in a spotlight. >> i'm so glad what they did, bury him in the sea. so there will be no more memory of nothing at all about him. >> reporter: and what a difference bin laden's death will make when the families return here on september 11th for the ten year commemoration. reporting live at the pentagon memorial, i'm julie carey, back to you. >> jieulie, thank you. >>> usa! usa! >> a large crowd in ground zero in new york last night in celebration. there was one here at the white house as well. many of them in both places cheering usa singing the national anthem and "god bless america." mich

this crown was claimed in remembrance of that attack on the pentagon. the inscription at the memorial entrance says the park is in honor of the 184 people whose lives were lost, their families, and to all who sacrifice that we may live in freedom. stewart took a victory lap through the memorial. he says there are days when you need to wave the flag, and this is one of them. >> the symbolic head of all this has now received his reward. though in a sense, he got off easy compared to what some many other people have suffered. >> military veteran ray mcallister of walked slowly through the memorial, reflecting on what the death of osama bin laden means to surviving family members. >> i am reflecting on those who died here in the families of those who are surviving, and how those families may feel today. >> for many, the pentagon is it became a religious experience. some less to themselves at specific binges. those facing toward the building represent those killed inside the pentagon. the ones facing a wave were on the plane. each contains a reflecting pool.

. >>> some went to the pentagon memorial in order to remember those who were killed there. however, the fact that bin laden is dead has some people on edge. jessica doyle joins us live from the pentagon memorial with more reaction. >> reporter: good morning, j.c. retaliatory attacks, there are concerns about that. that is hinging the relief that some folks are feeling at the death of the world's most wanted man. police are on heightened alert throughout the washington area and officials are warning there will be shows of force in and around hotels, transit and government buildings. helicopter patrols, police checkpoints, bomb-sniffing dogs. tight security in place around the nation's capitol after the death of the 9-11 mastermind. shannon noble carried on as normal this morning. >> i run by the pentagon a lot but i made a special stop to stop at the 9-11 memorial after last night's events. >> reporter: in the shadow of the pentagon, in the memorial to the 184 who lost their lives on september 11th, there is a plaque that reads we will never forget and this morning, american

. >>> there was a touching scene at the pentagon memorial. this is an emotional ending of a grief stricken chapter for the family. their son was killed at the pentagon. after his death, they made him a promise. with the news that osama bin laden was killed, they were able to fulfil the promise. jennifer is live with that story. >> it has been a long time coming. many flocked to the memorial to pay their respects to the 184 people killed here among those lost was a sailor whose parents have waited for this day. it was a mother's promise to her dead son. he was killed when american airlines flight 77 crashed into the pentagon where he worked. >> on 9/11, i made a promise that the de bin laden was caught i would open champagne for him. >> champagne after almost a decade of grief. >> he told me to have a nice day. that was it. he never came back. >> the man responsible for that is gone. >> he is gone. >> he was just three days shy of his 28 birthday. he had been working and the pentagon for only three months. >> i spoke to him at 830 that morning

at the pentagon, the defense secretary is called "sec def."he title he might prefer is "the soldiers' secretary," because he says his top priority is the men and women in uniform-- a priority, he says, that's often neglected by the pentagon bureaucracy. but first, we wanted to learn more about the special forces raid that killed osama bin laden, and what was going through the secretary's mind as he watched it unfold with the president in the white house situation room. >> secretary robert gates: it was a perfect fusion of intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, and military operations. >> couric: having said that, you were a nervous wreck? >> gates: yes. >> couric: what were you thinking as you watched this unfold in the situation room with all those other people, like the president and vice president and secretary of state? >> gates: well, i think, like the rest, i was just transfixed. and, of course, my heart went to my mouth when the helicopter landed in the courtyard, because i knew that wasn't part of the plan. but these guys were

will a change of pentagon chief change the pentagon spending why despite america's huge national debt is such a strong opposition to cutting the country's bloated defense budget. plus what it's like to work on a plan it's called is continent continues its exploration of antarctica today we meet the russian research is living life in the freezer. all that still to come people first a serbian court has ruled former bosnian serb army general is fit to stand trial in the hague and it's family had claimed he wasn't healthy enough to be extradited and the defense will appeal the decision the arrest of a lot of child thursday was a key condition for serbia's entry and some are suggesting he was finally given up in exchange for that membership. as over reports now from great. all of the local newspapers have got his picture on his front page about him after he was arrested of course that's him in his older days we know that according to information law this was working at a construction site a project sponsored by the european union it was visited by the serbian president. many other e.u. off

it would still come for you this hour with a change of the pentagon chief change the pentagon spending look at why despite america's national debt there's such a strong opposition to cutting the country's a bloated defense budget. plus what it's like to work on the planet's coldest continent continues its exploration of antarctica today would be the russian researchers are living a life in the freezer. but russia says it's now ready to mediate efforts to get the libyan leader colonel gadhafi to resign if indeed help secure a cease fire in the country the agreement came out of a g. eight summit in france where the world's wealthiest nations once again for you to step down immediately he said he said our now joins us live from the tunnel to field which is hosting this meeting. and he said so it looks like russia has joined in on the efforts now to put pressure on gadhafi you know in the final declaration of a summit. that's right to have the declaration in front of me and it's pretty fair to say that most of it covers what has happened in the middle east in the arab world this spring and

what do pentagon gone insiders say were the keys of getting bin laden? and what are we watching for now? let's get the skinny from the reporters who covered this stuff. bin laden, done that. we went to afghanistan to catch bin laden, he left, we stayed. is the president ready to say let's go home? and are republicans ready to agree. and notching the victory of the decade must give the president steam to his stride. how's it going to change things? with us today, rick stengel, managing editor of "time" magazine, and look at that special issue there. and elisabeth bumiller, pentagon correspondent for "the new york times," and helene cooper with "the new york times," and "the washington post" expert on intelligence and the middle east, david ignatius. first up, this truly is a panel of experts and we have three urgent questions today. how did our spy catchers score this win and what are they most worried about now, and how much sooner can we leave afghanistan? ck. let's start with you on how we did it. >> this was a perfect marriage between intelligence and

and also at the pentagon tonight many people who lost loved ones in that tragedy gained some satisfaction. the mastermind of it all has been brought to justice. u.s. leaders got a tip from a guantanamo bay detainee. last august officials discovered $1 million compound in pakistan. last week the president says he determined leaders had enough evidence to take action. one of the gutsy exist moves since the bay of pigs. navy seals dropped down on the roof on ropes, secured the building and got into a firefight. bin laden was ordered to give it up but he refused so he was shot and killed. so we went into pakistan, shot him twice, took a blood sample, wrapped him in a sheet, had a muslim burial, plopped him into the sea. >> reporter: well, jamie, certainly there is plenty of celebration, but you won't find it here. the death of osama bin laden has brought back a lot of painful memories of not only the 9/11 terrorist attack here, but also for those who lost their lives. the death of osama bin laden prompted this eighth grade field trip to make a detour to the pentagon memorial where students pr

to the nation's capitol now and the site of another target on 9/11, the pentagon. just like in new york city people in d.c. and northern virginia turned out to celebrate the death of osama bin laden and remember those who died because of the terror mastermind. jeff hager is live outside the pentagon tonight with more on how people there reflected on the news of the terrorist's death. jeff. >> reporter: well, kelly, the news was very somber as friends, family members and co- workers brought flowers and prayers for the victims of the 9/11 attack here. >> we have been hoping he can rest. >> reporter: outside the pentagon osama bin laden's death prompted brian ball to return to a bench memorializing navy petty officer daniel cab layero. >> he was a friend of mine. we were both over in the barracks. he worked here. i worked over there. >> weighs among the 184 victims who died at the pentagon when american flight 77 flew into the defense department's headquarters 51 minutes after the first plane hit the world trade center. visitors here say bin laden's death represents j

pentagon is big business in the united states as robert gates prepares to head the reins of the pentagon over to leon panetta at the end of june he says quote all of the low hanging fruit have not only been put they've been stopped and crushed but they've been cuts across the board many americans say they want to see the pentagon tighten its belt as well healing for an hour at the washington d.c. . just taking over twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow let's check out some other world headlines for you at the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has announced that american pakistani relations are at a turning point it happens as she has to come to pakistan on an unannounced visit ties between the two countries were strained after the killing of osama bin laden almost a month ago the operation carried out by the u.s. forces was condemned by pakistan's leadership as a breach of the country's sovereignty. like recorders from an air france plane and reveal details of a deadly crash two years ago a captain that was not in the cockpit when the plane began its fatal three and a half mi

. >>> at home there has been a steady stream of visitors to the pentagon memorial dedicated to the spot where flight 77 crashed. fox 5's wisdom martin there with more. >> reporter: we spent the afternoon several hours out here talking to people coming here to the pentagon about how special of a place this is. then we talked to them about what happened to osama bin laden bin. they say they had to come here. the pentagon memorial has always been a place of reflection for visitors, a place filled with the memories of the lives lost on 9/11. >> i feel fortunate to be here today in d.c. >> reporter: but on this day in this historic place there is an additional significance. this is the day they learned the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks had been killed by u.s. forces. >> it brought justice to the people who died and all the soldiers who have died as a consequence of this. so it's just about justice basically. >> reporter: major jose fernandez came here with his family to share the moment, to share history. >> i kind of wanted to take a picture of this day with my son, my younger son, so

called a traitor for his alleged option but nine hundred seventy one daniel ellsberg leaked the pentagon papers to say he's a hero so we'll manning the legacy change over time so i ask you all very himself in just a minute. let's not forget that we sat in a parked car right. on the well. we never got the look as they're going to keep him safe get ready because you can see the. h.-l. marvin here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. new web site which is twenty four seven live streaming news towns like to do about it ongoing financial hardship unlimited free high quality videos for download. and stories never mainstream news. so. the political ticker. those are. hey guys welcome to shell and tell me alone a show we've heard about our guests talk to say on the topic now we want to hear our audience just go on to you tube video response or the twitter profile of the questions that we post on you tube every monday and on thursday to show your responses we let your voice be heard. one year ago today private first class bradley manning the military analyst

military analyst who famously leaked to the pentagon papers in one nine hundred seventy one he's also the author of the book secrets a memoir of vietnam and the pentagon papers i first thought that if you think this is been a good year or a bad year for journalism on one hand we saw trove of documents that were reported on but only because the wiki leaks was willing to release them and we know that our mainstream press might not have done the same. well as true every time there's a major leak of any sort whether it's the pentagon papers forty years ago with thousands of pages or particularly claim to be and as a wiretap wireless wiretap the for which the new york times got a pulitzer prize after sitting on it for a year and pressure the government in any such case it would be real for readers and journalists both to look back and say why couldn't we have this before who misled us for re to go a bill was it's so easy to fool us and who did the fooling and should be listening to those people with the same credibility as before very little of that seems to go around that retrospective lo

will the change of the pentagon chief change the pentagon spending look at why despite america's huge national debt there is such a strong opposition to cutting the country's bloated defense budget. plus what it's like to work on the planet's coldest continent so you can should use explore ation all antarctica today we need the russian research is living life in the freezer. well george is opposition says it's ready to hold further protests despite the authorities cracking down on peaceful crowds on thursday they claim of mikheil saakashvili the government is under playing just how many people were hurt in the violence dozens remain in hospital and many including some top opposition figures are missing at this point sarah ferguson in the capital tbilisi and sent this report. with thousands of dollars police closing in on the inside and we protest is letting out wall rise of the main street into the leafy became a battleground. well outside the main parliament building now a very different thing to the one that saw violent clashes erupting on the streets as police tried to disperse the

fused together and the pentagon has bombed the country and the bank steals all the precious metals how is that how is that a sustainable foreign policy and how is i'm not going to lead to a social unrest and all cut. to me listen this is goes in with the collapse of the dollar is all and the class of the empire the fact that the u.s. is an empire the article states this wealth all these natural resources and afghanistan has lain there really undisturbed for thousands of years as armies of persians and greeks mongols britain's russians and now americans trapped above invaders have dreamed of exploiting it since the time of alexander the great but no one has yet succeeded in a large scale i reckon the us won't succeed either us or the empires go to die before we go let me do my impression of a dutch task on when he arrives first first night in a prison cell surrounded by a bunch of hardened criminals. well buddy gotta learn some new tricks all right that's going to do it safely harbor thanks so much think you max when we come back much more coming your way don't go away. plug a bag of gu

taxpayer financed the pentagon to go into afghanistan murder about. people destroy the civilization and kill the culture and steal all the resources that was a strategy in iraq with oil that's the strategy of the pentagon slash j.p. morgan slash goldman sachs around the world these two fused together now how somebody can argue that this isn't some you know bastardization of fascism you know explain to me how this isn't fascism when you've got the banks of the pentagon fused together and the pentagon has bombs the country and the bank steals all the precious metals how is that how is that a sustainable foreign policy and how is are not going to lead to a social unrest and on cut. to me listen this is goes in with the collapse of the dollar is all and the collapse of the empire the fact of the us is the empire the article states this wealth all these natural resources in afghanistan has lain there mainly undisturbed for thousands of years as armies have persians greeks mongols britons russians and now americans trapped above invaders have dreamed of exp

pentagon. business in the united states as robert gates prepares to head the reins of the pentagon over it fully implemented at the end of june he says quote all of the low hanging fruit have not only been put they've been stumped and crushed but they think that's across the board many americans say they want to see the pentagon tighten its belt as well killing ford r. t. washington d.c. . a massive fire at a military ammunition dump in southern russia has been extinguished and broke out late last night in the republic of bush hardest on emergency services evacuated more than two thousand people from the area as the flames too cold witnesses described a series of explosions as tank and artillery shells caught fire high caliber rounds are reported to have landed as far as three kilometers from the side before exploding setting alight empty houses and sparking a forest fire after twelve people were injured during the incident while one man died after being hit by a car during the evacuation. but

pentagon is big business in the united states as robert gates prepares to head the reins of the pentagon over to leon panetta at the end of june he says quote all of the low hanging fruit have not only been put they've been up and crushed but they think that's across the board many americans say they want to see the pentagon tighten its belt as well heel and ford are at the washington d.c. meanwhile hillary clinton's arrived in pakistan and it's another country where america's military presence is under the spotlight secretary of state is in part on an unannounced visit to try to calm the water with pakistan which is angry being kept in the dark over america's unilateral action to kill osama bin laden the action was condemned by the country's or for use as an attack on pakistani sovereignty. to action also undertaking the final space walk to ever be conducted by a nasa shuttle crew they installed a fifteen meter pole to the international space station to help repair the damage caused by tiny meteoroids it is the last mission for the shuttle but there's one more flight for the fleet befor

we're going to talk to those who were first on the scene at the pentagon.o >>> that

. >> if it's one of the best kept secrets within the walls of the pentagon.shop that caters to the armed forces. they're making homecoming celebrations for the troops even sweeter. >> it looks like a typical candy store with an array of mouth watering treats, but the small business caters to those with a top secret clearance. only the d.c.-area location is in the pentagon. >> it's very special for our family and being able to provide chocolates for the military and, you know, it's become very popular here inside the pentagon. our shop over the last year between the holidays, valentine's day, you have a line out the door. >> master sergeant was picking up some last-minute goodies with eight deployments under his belt, he's excited to be home with his family. >> it's tremendous. between all of the running around, the traffic, to be able to stop and grab some sweets on the way home, it's awesome. >> the chocolate eggs aren't the only specialty here for the business that's remained in the hands of four generations using -- >> these are hand-dipped strawberries th

and that's within the pentagon's budget. also, we, again, want to talk about reducing the deficit, cutting the deficit. there's no way we'll even touch this unless we begin to look at the defense budget and the pentagon's budget. and so basically once again this amendment, what it does, it forces us to pause. it forces us to look at what type of savings there would be if we go back to 2008 as we want to do with domestic discretionary spending. again, i hope that we could discuss this amendment, have this debate. i know that there are not enough votes to get this passed, but i do know we need to begin this process of looking at and examining the defense budget so that the american people can nowhere their tax dollars are going and to recognize that there are billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse that we can look at in the pentagon budget and we need to put all of this on hold and go back to 2008 levels, be honest with the american people and begin to have some real debate about deficit reduction, job creation and the

abc 7 was at the pentagon memorial. families stopped by to pay respects to love one's that died there when flight 77 crashed into the pentagon nearly 10 years ago. pamela? >> it is and nixon a motion from visitors to the memorial. -- it was mixed emotion from the visitors to the memorial. the memories flooded back. the all share the same hope that his death will bring a sense of closure to the victims' families. >> coming home and honoring family. >> just back from serving in afghanistan. she felt very emotional today after hearing the news of the death of osama bin laden. >> i left just five days ago. i want to be back with them in this time. >> now back at home, there is nowhere else she would rather be than paying her respects to the pentagon a moral. her father escaped unharmed on 9/11. others did not. >> knowing so many people in the pentagon that day it is very much something we think about on a daily basis. >> this is his 25th student to d.c. with high school student. this one carried more weight than ever. -- th

from the pentagon, megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> family members of victims killed at the pentagon have somere today. we on spoke on the phone with a widow of a man killed at the pentagon. she felt sorrow when she heard the news. >> i just feel like i'm stumbling over words because i'm excited. i never thought he'd be captured. it's been almost ten years. i mean, he was always eluding our soldiers. i feel all the soldiers that have, you know, all the families that have lost because of this man, broken apart because of this one man. >> osama bin laden may have guessed just what was happening when he heard those choppers disown descend on his compound, but one unassuming neighbor was busy tweeting about noise outside his window. >> he's an i.t. consultant and he first he right, helicopter hovering above abbottabad, a rare event and then he jokes, go away, helicopter before i take out my giant swatter. >> a huge window shaking here in abbottab abbottabad. i hope it's not the start of something naft pep his tweet goes on about guesses what might be happening. people say it could be a drone. >> f

now the pentagon is releasing videos, home videos of him that have a lot of people talking. all these years since eluding capture he had been thought to be hiding out in caves in afghanistan. he was killed inside a compound. the videos show bin laden watching television clips of himself. release of the video by the pentagon has been accepted by many as proof that navy s.e.a.l.s did in fact kill the most wanted terrorist. others say it shows how vane bin laden really was. >> conspiracy theory that we have found bin laden. >> i thought he looked pathetic. somewhat limited. i can't wait to read the new yorker full blown article on what happened. it is pretty exciting. >> reporter: again, these five videos released by the pentagon are just a small snippet. live outside the white house, ken molestina, 9news now. >> thank you, ken. >>> president obama talked exclusively with "60 minutes" and explained his most difficult part of proceeding. >> my number 1 thing was if i send them in can i get them out? a lot of discussion we had during planning how do we make sure there is backup s

pentagon is big business in the united states as robert gates prepares to him the reins of the pentagon over at the leon panetta at the end of june he says quote all of the low hanging fruit have not only been put they've been stumped and crushed but they think that's across the board many americans say they want to see the pentagon tighten its belt as well killing for our t. washington d.c. . now everyone would require a job ad man working in a year round subzero temperatures in an office that's as far away from your home and family as you can get. of the russian antarctic scientists who are devoted to discovery. joined them on. billings townsend station it is one of seven permanent russian research stations in antarctica but it's not just the location that makes this place special life here is anything but ordinary. but it didn't go on you know antarctica you have to have a well developed instinct of self-preservation instincts of kamerad or e. if you don't have that you won't be able to help each other because in critical situations here people are more open we're kind of there alway

for now, reporting live from the pentagon memorial, i'm julie carey, back to you. >> thanks so much. >> as you can image, there's strong reaction to the death of bin latdlatteden in new york city. michelle franzen. mayor bloomberg visited ground zero and he described saurm's demise as a critically important victory. what does it mean for new yorkers, now ten years after 9/11? >> reporter: well t certainly means a big boost here emotionally as one victim's family member put it that for the last ten years they've been held emotionally hostage by not knowing where osama bin laden was and not knowing what was next. now at least they know that osama bin laden is no longer a threat and that's exactly the point that new york city mayor michael bloomberg was trying to make today that -- that he was evil, that certainly new york has a lot to be proud of. it's a resilient city and the spirit is certainly strong and he's made those remarks and you can see it in the people and how they came out here overnight and the steady stream that continues throughout here today. not just new york residents

we're at the pentagon city metro. not too far from the pentagon. of course, one of the sites of the 9-11 attacks. this very much on the mind of commuters starting their monday morning, they're encouraged even happy about the word that osama bin laden is dead but they're also aware of the new security warnings this morning in his speech last night, president obama said "there is no doubt al-qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us." he warned the country to be extra vigilant. now, we just spoke with one commuter, matthew ruby, who talked about his reaction to the word that osama bin laden is dead. >> i was shocked. happy. it has been a long time and i'm very relieved. >> reporter: the president has warned of possible reprisals and that americans need to be extra vigilant. how are you feeling this morning? >> after i found out, i knew it wasn't going to be peaceful as soon as it was done. i'm a little worried. i don't want war. i'm kind of scared a little bit to see where it is going to go. all i can do is wait. >> reporter: are you going to

but the pentagon budget continues to grow. the secretary outgoing. defense also called for a continued u.s. presence in iraq even as president obama's timetable mandates a total withdrawal by the end of the year i hope they figure out a way to. and i think that the united states will be willing to say yes when the former defense contractor michael o'brien says the gap is likely to be filled by defense contractors who want to keep the number of soldiers possible because it's a political hot potato but nobody bats an eye one hundred thousand contractors school to the same fear of operations. some analysts say america's military spending is too powerful for any defense secretary to control whether he heads into the private sector to it's part of this revolving door culture that we have or not so i think feels protective toward these interests you also recognizes that. underground business in the united states as robert gates prepares to head the reigns of the pentagon over to leon panetta at the end of june he says quote all the low hanging fruit have n

pentagon is big business in the united states as robert gates prepares to head the reins of the pentagon over to leon panetta at the end of june he says quote all of the low hanging fruit have not only been put up and crushed but they think that's across the board many americans say they want to see the pentagon tighten its belt as well healing for our t. washington d.c. . defense budget for fiscal year two thousand and twelve has not been fully approved by congress but so far that number is at a whopping six hundred sixty seven and seventy six me billion dollars and i think looting the hundred eighteen billion that it's costing us to continue the wars in iraq and afghanistan is that even cover the half of it has all of the low hanging fruit really been plucked as the defense secretary says and what made robert gates make such a drastic flip flop anyway here the us this with me is christopher hellman senior policy analyst at the national priorities project christopher thank you so much for joining us tonight let's start off let's start first of all with this concept of the all of the low