last month pentagon officials saw new video of bergdahl the first evidence in nearly three years he istill alive. >> they admit to supporting terrorists but now one of their own may be testifying against them. federal prosecutors want a man in a failed shoe bomb flat to testify in the sentencing of ahmad. it is believed to be that the terrorist convicted of helping shoe bomber richard reid plot an attack in miami. they spent the terrorist to an al qaeda training camp. he is one of the two british citizens that pleaded guilty. sentencing is scheduled for july. >>> in case you missed it overnight a massive astroid made its way past earth. this simulation shows the astroid about the size of three-foot ball fields passing by earth. look at that. the rock soared through the stars. it was considered a close fly by the astrid was still 200,000 miles away. >> jimmy fallon takes over "the tonight show.">> his first show packed with a star studded lineup. take a look. >> here's your host, jimmy fallon. >> thanks to all of the fans for all of their support. to my buddy who said i would never be t

pentagon officials say the budget cuts will result in a military that's too small for any protracted foreign occupations. the hagel plan also calls for slashing military benefits, limiting pay raises, increasing health care premiums and reducing housing allowances. he is also recommending a one-year pay freeze for top military brass. >>> the obama administration is still weighing its options for a continued military presence in afghanistan beyond this year. one of four options reportedly being considered by president obama will leave 3,000 troops behind based in kabul and the american installation of bagram. they have recommended 10,000 troops remain in afghanistan. defense secretary hagel expected to brief his nato counterparts in brussels this week on what the u.s. is currently thinking. >>> in hot water for spying on german chancellor angela merkel, the u.s. has reportedly turned its attention to other senior german officials. that's according to the german newspaper which cites a high-ranking nsa employee. president obama ordered a halt to surveillance of merkel's cell phone afte

last year pentagon officials signed an order saying women must have the same opportunities as men. >>> general motors is doubling the number of compact cars its recalling. at issue is a faulty ignition switch that's a potential problem in 1.6 million gm cars. the problem has been linked to 31 crashes and 13 deaths. jeff glor reports. >> reporter: this crash of a chevy cobalt in wisconsin in 2006 which killed two teenage girls is part of a growing list of recalled vehicles. margie vestco lost her 15-year-old daughter from an accident. >> they knew something was wrong with the car before the accident. i just don't understand how they can knowingly put these cars out and still let people drive them. this is my child. this is my baby girl. >> reporter: earlier this month general motors recalled the 2005 to 2007 chevy cobalt and the 2007 pontiac g5s. tuesday they added five models. 2003 to 2007 saturn ions, 2006 to 2007 hhr, pontiac solstice and saturn sky and 2005 to 2007 pontiac pursuits sold in canada. >> gm did it because they have no other choice. >> clarence ditlow runs the center fo

we do -- the pentagon officially is not commenting on this activity.ier today, watching very carefully at the developments. you heard secretary of state john kerry issue a very strong statement today saying it would be a grave mistake if russia were to send in troops, but things are moving quickly and all eyes are on what appears to be some military movements on the ground in the crimean peninsula in that part of the ukraine. >> thank you very much. we're minutes away from hearing what the president wants to do about this, if anything. >> i'm not sure we'll hear what the president wants to too about this but we well hear him advise the russians to be very careful. press secretary jay carney was asked earlier today about reports of russian intervention but this came to a head after ukraine's un ambassador announced that row, russian military helicopters helicopterd transport planes and entered ukraine and the port. and that is -- when asked about the intervention today all he would do is repeat admonitions by secretary of state john kerry and national s

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future just today the associated press released an extremely concerning report describing how pentagon officials are trying to figure out how to legally kill an anonymous american citizen by drone again so in the guise of transparency obama's decision to transfer drone strike authority from the cia to the defense department prevents drone operators from assassinating americans until the justice department builds a case against them let's be honest finding a legal loophole to carry out state sponsored murder shouldn't be too difficult for the d.o.j. considering how the authorization for use of military force allows the assassination of any american. deemed an enemy combatant by the us government yes because apparently the white house just didn't receive enough backlash for killing four american citizens since two thousand and nine alone. of course as i pointed out time and time again on the show the continuance of this policy is not only responsible for the deaths and injuries of thousands of innocent civilians it's completely counterintuitive to stopping the spread of anti-american sentiment loo

parliament has now passed a resolution condemning the use of unmanned aircraft for former pentagon official michael maloof things it will do little to put the u.s. from using its using its weapon of choice the resolution i think reflects the will of a lot of lot of folks around the world on the use of drones because of so many innocent people have been killed the reality is that drone strikes are going to continue the really the use of drones is really going to be the new six generation type of warfare that the united states instigated initiated and we're seeing other countries quickly adapt to. adapt in that process and i don't think it's going to diminish at all i think it's going to require being much more selective in the use of drones and and where they can be used. arda why do some global headlines are on the program at least fifteen people reported injured as national guard officers deployed tear gas to disperse protesters in venezuela hundreds of students marching through caracas demanding an end to excessive force on the release of anti-government demonstrators jailed in recent wee

this morning former pentagon official michael reuben, he says vladmir putin doesn't take president observe he doesn't want to tolerate the united states influence in the ukraine or anywhere else. what happens in kiev doesn't stay in kiev. we have to show them which ae a willing to have their back. >> now to extreme weather. tens of thousands of people across the midwest waking up without power after a severe storm brought rain, hail and twisters. this is captured outside of jacksonville, illinois. this caused a 13 car pileup. at least 10 people were hurt. another round of severe weather. this system powerful moving eastward and it produced 200 reports of severe weather across parts of the midwest. we are expecting severe weather across sections of northern florida, georgia, carolinas and up into the mid atlantic. strong to severe storms especially this afternoon and this evening. that would be east across parts of kentucky, tennessee and parts of georgia. it will be slow for you early this morning out there. you are going to need an umbrella. if you live in the areas have a way to get the

joining us now former pentagon official. o you think he's former kgb as well?the president said al-qaeda is kb. and putin has the statute thing. well, the fact of the matter is al-qaeda is bigger and stronger in more places than ever before and putin has outsmarted obama at every step of the way. >> i find it fascinating that he finds him just acting like a tough guy. he hasn't been paying attention. russia is prett well slapped him on the international stage. >> in theater after theater. in the middle east, for example, you know, five years ago, eight years ago, the united states was predim on in the big power in the region. we are no longer even matter. syria which was pose -- supposed to be obama's red lynn. he had to be pulled ot by the russians. iraq which was supposed to be another. >> edward ♪en. >> the little traitor sitting in russia in the arms putin. whois acting tough, by our president. meanwhile he delivered so many classified secrts to the russiins that it is exreport their. >> yeah. and our intelligence wases is will take a decade to have to reco

military officials say they're keeping a close eye on the latest movements in ukraine. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. who is taking the lead on this? >> president obama has not spoken publicly about ukraine since february 19th. secretary of state john kerry issued the strongest statement yet from a u.s. official, warning russia nat to intervene in -- not to intervene in ukraine. >> we believe, national security adviser rice, made it very clear some i made it it clear that interception in our judgment would be a very grave mistake. the question is whether or not whats happening now might be crossing a line in any way and we're going to be very careful in making our judgments about that. >> jay carney reinforced the message from the white house. >> we are watching to see as the secretary said, whether or not russia is doing anything that might be crossing the line in any way. >> the white house being very careful not to issue any red lines, a mistake they lived to regret in syria. >> almost as if they're wearing blindfolds. hundreds of pictures out of this region. the airport in crimea has been taken

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. >> pentagon officials said for a week they are roaching out to the ukranian military leaders and defense leaders and they were not responding. they were concerned that the ukranian military might crack down on the protestors more. thankfully while there was concern for that is looked like the violence is coming down. but there is chaos there. and the developments jay carney said that will lead to elections that come sooner. there was a truce a few days ago. and it department hold. >> and dick durbin out of illinois released the statement. he is talking about the opposition leader. her support for a constitutional path forward for all ukranians and this goes on with the fact that she will keep the peace there. it is interesting, if the pathways were open, wouldn't the president have this conversation? no respect to dick did your dht bin. but why him? >> he's speaking out because there is a large ukranian- american population in illinois. and it is fair to weigh in. but the u.s. president is trying to figure this out and the other thing our reporter on the ground was saying a moment ago ab

>> well, it's varinteresting, eric, because we have been talking to pentagon officials all day about whether there was any contingency planning going on. we heard from the nato supreme ally commander yesterday from brussels, general breedlove, who said there were no contingency plans on the part of nato allies to do anything if russia were to move troops into the ukraine. that is a statement that vladimir putin would have taken, would have heard, and would have possibly taken as a green light, if you will, to move those forces. we're not clear at this point, and the pentagon is not confirming whether those forces that appear to have landed at the airport there about 2,000 troops, according to reports on the ground, whether they're russian troops, but they are seeing military activity, officials tell us, in to and out of the crimea, and reporters on the ground are saying in fact there is a militarization of the crimea. the crimean peninsula right now. the russian ambassador to the u.n. spoke moments ago and he said many of the media reports are wrong and that there were wrong media re

for whatever reason pentagon officials say they don't categorize it in a category. one would assume younger enlist he's, maybe single people who have children. irregardless or regardless, what are the thoughts about the messaging that members of our military are on food stamps? >> yeah, it's not a good message. it's not what we want. it's not what this country should be giving back to those who have given so much. i do think there are ways to address this policy wise. no one with a private in military, talk about problems of military compensation, privates are still not being paid very well for the hard work they do fighting the wars we fight. for retirees, either you do 20 years and get a pension. if you don't, you leave with nothing. i think there are changes you can make in the system. those who fought two tours say in six or seven years and get out, vested in some way with the safety net as opposed to going straight to government assistance. >> that was my question. do members of the military need to be paid more. our viewers might be surprised to hear this. a n

the pentagon official tasked with getting capitalism going in iraq and afghanistan.e he recounts his fascinating experiences. he did great work there. this is a wonderful account of the lessons he learned that apply well beyond the middle east. now for the last look. this week taxi drivers cause gridlock in the streets of paris protesting against competition from mini cabs in the city. driving in paris can be tricky in the best of times. almost anarchy in the worst of times. the 1.5 billion commuters that ride the metro every year probably have the right idea. the paris metro opened in 1900 and has grown to 14 different lines in over 300 stations covering 130 miles of track. as true in many cities, some stops no longer in service. paris has phantom stations many as far back as world war ii. these ghost stops could be resurrected. a parisian contest may give these platforms a new life. one top candidate for mayor suggested turning unused stops like this one, which closed in 1939, into a stunning art gallery, a concert hall, nightclub, restaurant -- french, i assume --

he was a pentagon official during the administration of the george w. bush and he is the author of "dancing with the devil" good to have you with us. >> thank you is there they were all smiles in vienna announcing this timetable. is there reason to smile? did we get anything? >> i think it's premature. this really is a deal to talk about having a deal, and oftentimes with the history of negotiations with iran action it's two steps forward, 2 steps back. >> i want to play somethingp president obama said in his inaugural address. >> for those who claim power through corruption and desseed eat and the silencing of diss t dissent, know you are on the wrong side of history but that we will extend a hand if you are wanting to unclench your fist. >> you probably agree that the feeling behind that statement is fine, but you disagree with the practicality of it. you think he set himself up for failure with that? >> i do. i think the fundamental misunderstanding that president obama has isn't about diplomacy but rather how it should be conducted. the most effecti

not only is unready and incapable of fighting any major wars, and even strain -- >> are the pentagon officials -- >> let me just say, it's going to have 100,000 shooters in that army. >> officials said yesterday they're assuming more risks and they're acknowledging more troops would probably die, that's what the pentagon said yesterday, as per the new york times. >> let me first of all say i want to agree with the colonel on the fact that this budget rewards unnecessary fat cat contractors around the beltway in washington, d.c.. they are building things in the military like tanks, for example. when was the last time we had a tank battle? by the way, i'm sure you -- i'm sure you're versed on this quite well. by my reckoning, there was 193,000 in the military in the late 1930s. the ramp up, going into the second world war, did get it up over 400,000, it was nowhere near that. we had to build up to that. >> and a lot of soldiers died because they weren't properly trained and equipped. >> that's my point. you're saying if this was something that was -- they're taking it down drastically, it's not

pentagon officials testify about the deadliest single day for u.s. forces in the 12 year afghanistan war. this is chaired by jason chaffetz of utah. >>> the committee will come to order. thank you all for being here. >> thank you all for being here. 17 has been extraordinarily di nearly impossible to effectively solicit and subsequently meet the needs and wishes of every family member and loved one that was on board extortion 1-7. i want to assure the families that this committee questioned the department of defense officials on the full spectrum of the mission to include extremely sensitive and highly classified information. in an effort to fully understand the events pertaining to the strategy that unfolded that day, we have tried our best to treat all the families' interests equally, knowing that there's a wide range of spectrum and perspectives given the sheer number of people and families that ren gaged in this. two of these -- two of america's best happen to be from my congressional district in utah, and a number of members obviously care deepl

. >> pentagon officials acknowledge this reduced budget takes on, quote, additional risks. >> we're all willing to take risks, but none of us are willing to take a gamble, because at the end of the day, it's our soldiers, sailors, marines, coast guardsmen, america's sons and daughters who will face the challenges with the strategy and resources we develop today. >> though with a dangerous middle east in which iran is spreading its influence, former army vice chief of staff jack keane criticized the cuts. >> they don't believe the united states will involve itself in a ground war of any consequence again. the fact of the matter is those assumptions have been made after world war ii, the cold war, and every time they have been proven wrong. >> for the air force, hagel announced planes will be retired, which the pentagon estimates will save $3.5 billion over five years and will help modernization. >> the a-10 is a 40-year-old single purpose war plane originally designed to kill enemy tanks. >> they suggested the obama administration cutting defense won't solve washington's fiscal problems.

. >>> senior pentagon officials say afghanistan is about to release 65 dangerous individuals from a group of 88 being held at the country's national defense detention facility. the defense department says the release violates agreements between the u.s. and afghanistan. and this is a step backward for the rule of law. it comes as concerns grow over what will happen in that country when american troops leave. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler has details. >> at a hearing on capitol hill, the director of national intelligence said the outgoing president of afghanistan is unlikely to sign an agreement needed to keep u.s. troops there past the end of the year. >> obviously, takes two to sign this, and it's my own view, not necessarily company policy, as i don't believe president karzai is going to sign it. >> the wall street journal reported the u.s. will have to negotiate with karzai's successor after elections in april. at the state department, a spokeswoman would neither confirm or deny that. >> you always have contingency planning regardless, and that's been t

. >> here is reaction is our panel of national security experts, former pentagon official michael rubin, and fox news contributor, judith miller, and k.t. mcfarland. k.t., you were very fired up earlier on the fox news channel. whose fault is it? >> it is ukraine's fault, they put themselves in a position of being vulnerable, they want to have a trade union with the west but russia doesn't want them to do it. who has all the leverage? russia? why? ukraine is bankrupt, they need $15 billion, russia will. ukraine has no energy of its own. it can only exist with the energy, the natural gas that russia gives it. and russia has shown they are perfectly happy to turn off the oil and let them be cold unless russia gets what they want. and finally, the ukrainian leadership are not doing what the ukrainian people want them to do. they're going to get bribed and do what vladimir putin wants them to do. >> the whole thing could have been prevented, you say, do you agree with k.t.? is it the ukraine's fault? or perhaps a little closer to own with our own administration? >> usually i agree with k.t.

the call between president obama and hamid karzai of afghanistan in which the president told pentagon officialshey need to get ready to have all troops out of afghanistan by the end of this year. we'll keep you updated on that story. first on a lighter note, we're back now with our exciting daily panel and wealth of healthy topics from first lady michelle obama who is increasing her efforts to ban marketing junk food and sodas in schools to toronto mayor rob ford who says he's hitting the gym more. and joining me to do it all are the extremely healthy joy reid, host of "the reid report", which airs next hour. and mike moynahan of the daily beast. also very healthy. >> apparently he disagrees. let's start with what the first lady is introducing, she's trying to get more string ent ban on junk foods and soft drinks, so stringent you may not be able to have advertising in cafeterias. one of the interesting things to me, some of these companies that stem to lose a lot are backing this bill. coca-cola is saying, okay, we're behind this. >> coca-cola has ties to minute made. they are a soft drink com

brinkley was the pentagon official tasked with getting capitalism going in iraq and afghanistan and herere and this is a wonderful account of the lessons he learned that apply well beyond the middle east. and now for the last look. this week taxi drivers caused gridlock in the streets of paris, protesting against competition from mini cabs in the city. driving in paris can be tricky at the best of times, almost anarchy at the worst of times. so the 1.5 billion parisian commuters that ride the metro every year probably have the right idea. the paris metro opened in 1900 and has grown to 14 different lines and over 300 stations, covering almost 130 miles of track. as is true in many cities some of the stops are no longer in service. paris has seven phantom stations, many of which were closed as far back as world war ii. but these ghost stops could soon be resurrected. a parisian mayoral contest may give these deserted platforms a new raise. one top candidate for mayor has suggested turning new stops like this one which closed in 1939 into a stunning art gallery. a concert hall. a night clu

but top pentagon officials now say the warthog's days are over. they want to eliminate the entire fleet and save three and a half billion dollars over five years. defense secretary chuck hagel told reporters yesterday that money could be better spent on newer, more capable and survivable aircraft. >> the a-10 is a 40-year-old single-purpose airplane originally designed to kill enemy tanks on a cold war battlefield. it cannot survive or operate effectively where there are more advanced aircraft or air defenses. >> reporter: retired general norton schwartz agrees with the defense secretary. he closed down some warthog units when he was air force chief of staff from 2008 to 2012. he acknowledges the a-10 is beloved but says the air force has other planes that can protect troops on the ground just as well, those include the f-16, f-15e, the b-1 bomber and ac-130. and schwartz says the u.s. military's newest war plane, the multi-mission and long-delayed f-35 joint strike fighter also can handle close air support. the f-35 is designed to replace most of

parliament passed a resolution condemning the use of such unmanned aircraft a former pentagon official michael maloof things it will do little to put the u.s. off from using its favorite weapon of choice the resolution i think reflects the will of a lot of lot of folks around the world on the use of drones because of so many innocent people have been killed the reality is that drone strikes are going to continue the really the use of drones is really going to be the new six generation type of warfare that the united states instigated initiated and and we're seeing other countries quickly adapt to. adapt in that process and i don't think it's going to diminish at all i think it's going to require being much more selective in the use of drones and and where they can be used. and quickly to some other global headlines for you at least fifteen people reportedly injured as national guard officers deployed tear gas dispersing protesters in venezuela hundreds of students marched through caracas demanding an end to excessive force and the release of anti-government demonstrators jailed in rece

pentagon. jennifer? >> greta, officialsare seeing military movement by russian forces into and out of the

we talked to pentagon officials.mestic audience, a show of strength. they don't believe russia's going to make a move and bring those forces in. they're sending the public messages, you know, don't do it, we're watching. >> are any of e them reading the response of russia as thumbing their nose at that suggestion, the flag going up over the building? >> what's happening, this is a real world, right? whatever russia does, you have events on the ground that can really get out of hand. you have a divided country. you have the eastern part of the country leaning east towards russia, and the western part of the country leaning west. look at that right there in those pictures there. hard to control. >> that's what will take the politics and put them out of the realm of just what we say to each other and forced to do. is there a chance you have an analogy to syria? >> well, listen, we're several steps away from that. that's the ultimate fear. that's the worst case scenario that civil war breaks out. we're not there yet. but

forces in afghanistan, will be here at the white house to meet with the president, top officials from the pentagon, the secretary of state, the president, vice president, on down will be there at that meeting to talk about the end game. what is at stake here? that fours, some 10,000 americans 3,000 international troops to stay in afghanistan after the u.s. combat role is done there. here is the problem, he says he wants to wait until the next president is installed. the united states government has threatened him, saying if we don't get this soon, we won't be able to leave a force there, that's what is on the table today. i had an opportunity, on the capitol hill earlier food, to speak with both john mccain, two republican senators and lindsay graham as they came out of a closed intelligence briefing. had some very harsh words but for the administration as well. >> he is paranoid, and irrational. but like most people with paranoia, there is a basis for that. and when he reads that the united states is planning on having everybody out by 2017, then think makes accommodations such as trying to negot

pentagon. that material exposed really terrible, terrible official lies but the u.s. government. lies about the progress of the vietnam war, and that made that material so consequenceal because of that. in this case the material has, you know, provided a window onto like the scale of eavesdropping and all kinds of troubling things. certainly, some misstatements by officials, but i'm not sure they've exposed a wholesale cover-up and public lying over years and years the way the pentagon papers did. >> on the editorial page, "the times" editorialized saying that edward snowden should be considered for amnesty. you get involved with the editorials? >> i don't. i have no involvement. >> so you don't write editorials ever? >> i don't. i don't even know what the editorials are going to be the next day. there's a pretty strict -- we call it the chinese wall here between the opinion side of "the times" and the news side, and i'm on the news side. >> so do you agree or disagree with the editorial's opinion when it comes to edward snowden and amnesty, or do you have an opinion? >> i don't

pentagon tonight. >> for the second time in a week, u.s. official said appear to be floating through the press an offer to the taliban to exchange america's only living p.o.w., sergeant bowe bergdahl, for five taliban leaders kur s currently detained at guantanamo bay. >> we are not to go directly to your question, involved in actest negotiations with the taliban. clearly, if negotiations do resume at some point, we will want to talk to the taliban about the safe return of sergeant bergdahl. >> unnamed u.s. officials say the five commanders will be released into the protective custody of doha qatar where they opened an office last year. bergdahl was captured in june 2009. this exchange was floated by the state department in 2012, but it appears to have gained traction among u.s. officials since january. a former spokesman for detainee affairs says it's a bad idea. >> we're talking about some of the top leaders that they have, two former governors, a former deputy minister of defense, a former deputy minister of intel. could you imagine in world war

a number of officials of officials at the pentagon did ultimately decide to recommend legal action.ceaven't seen this yet, but there are a number of americans who we already understand have been cleared at some point over the past several years for being hit and is targeted strikes. i understand one of them is a guy named adam who is basically a propagandist for al qaeda who is from the united states, u.s. citizen, and will occasionally be running his mouth off on videos around the world. heave no knowledge of what may or may not be involved with, but we do know the united states doesn't have a problem with killing american citizens without presenting any evidence against them. i think that is the real issue here. the current guidelines that the white house is using still permit the killing of americans and non-americans on a regular basis around the world using these drones. i think to an extent, the white house and started to believe its own propaganda about how precise these strikes actually are, in part because when they get a cell phone or blowup someone's cell phone, they're t

pentagon. testimony from retired military officials who spoke for the panel on the state of command. >> before we get started, i want to extend the thanks and appreciation to interim dean greg and the george washington university law school for allowing the panel to use its facilities for this meeting. as many of you may know, in addition to being a brilliant scholar and professor of law here at gw, he is also a colonel in the united states army reserve who has served in many positions including pellet judge. i do not know if you're in the room at thank you very much. the panel wants to express its thanks to the assistant dean of administrative affairs as well as natalie fields and her assistant. i want to thank all of you for helping us put this meeting together. they had established the response systems panel to conduct an independent review and assessment of the systems used to investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate crimes involving adult actual assault and related offenses under the uniform code of military justice for the purpose of developing recommendations regarding how to improve the

military officials here in afghanistan and at the pentagon that now may be the best time for the u.s. to pick up and get out. brian? >> jim miklaszewski from bagram air base in afghanistan for us tonight. jim, thanks. >>> now we turn to this stunning news today about the obesity epidemic in america. it just broke late in the day, and the news is this. researchers say there's evidence of a dramatic drop in obesity among young children. and new questions about what's behind it. it's not all good news across the board, however. we get details on all of it tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: the report presents encouraging news in the fight against obesity among children. researchers tracked two to five-year-olds and found the obesity rate went from 14% in 2003 to 8% in 2012. that's a stunning 43% decline in obesity. experts say, it's one of the first clear signs the scales are tipping in the right directions. especially among children participating in obesity prevention programs. and doctors say it's imperative to start healthy habits long before kindergarten. for parents who t

that would also leave the pentagon and of course american officials very little time for any kind oflomatic countermoves here in washington. the russian units from the black sea fleet are already in sbas poll, a key port city. the russians say they're simply defending their naval facilities there. but those who are pushing for greater democracy in ukraine more than evident if you've been watching your tv screen over the past few days, you know, rival protesters have turned from chanting slogans at one another to all-out fistfights and attacks. defense secretary chuck hagel has this warning for russia's military. >> i'm closely watching russia's military exercises along the ukrainian border, which they announced as you know yesterday. i expect russia to be transparent about these activities. and i urge them not to take any steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation during a very delicate time. a time of great tension. >> chuck hagel, the defense secretary. our barbara starr's monitoring the fast moving developments at the pentagon. barbara, look, there's a lot of int

mastermind of the september eleventh attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon his trial is expected any day now officialssay they found only one document related to the foyer request the d.o.j. refuse to release that document because it contains the details of internal deliberations as well as the names of people who worked there and is therefore subject to privacy so rosenburg sued the d.o.j. saying officials didn't search the finals hard enough but now fry a friday filing the justice department asked the federal court to dismiss that lawsuit brought on by rosenberg saying quote there is no requirement that an agency search every record system and also that the issue to be resolved is not whether there might exist any other documents possibly responsive to the request but rather whether the search for these documents was adequate now the defense department has disclosed construction costs for all other portions of guantanamo bay not only is are refusing to disclose the amount it's spent on camp seven but also who the government originally paid it to undertake that work this d.o.j. filing comes at an int

president obama has now officially requested that the pentagon make plans to withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. in case the afghan president hamid karzai fails to sign a security agreement with the united states. that's according to the white house and a bold move by any definition. it says president obama spoke on the phone today with president karzai to discuss these plans. so far, hamid karzai has refused to sign the agreement. it would in theory keep some u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond this year to help provide security and so much more. the white house says the president told karzai he is open to the possibility of finalizing the agreement later this year. more than 2,000 americans have died in afghanistan since 2001. the war has also cost the united states more than $700 billion. >>> a high-profile real estate mogul shot in the head in his own castle. we'll take you there live for developments in the hunt for the gunman who opened fire at one of the most famous homes in all of our nation. >>> plus, 9/11 rip-off. dozens more people includ

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