bradley manning through some of the people that over the past years have received this presidential medal of freedom including donald rumsfeld cheney now former secretary of defense robert gates. well i hate to say it but i think the currency of the presidential medal of freedom is somewhat debased given all the people who have known it donald rumsfeld tony blair always the grinning and eager accomplice to the iraq war george tenet who thought the war in iraq would be a slam dunk i can't say that any of these people reflect well on our country and their record of government service is is a good one so perhaps the presidential medal of freedom really isn't the right award for bradley manning now i want to get into some of these it shall all of the released by wired yesterday and i just had two passages that i decided to highlight and i'm going to go through with them with you one by one and so the first one in the first one manning says he's trying to keep a low profile for now though just a warning to which a limo responds i'm a journalist and a minister you can take either and treat this as a confe

as president, the highest honor that i can bestow on a civilian is the presidential medal of freedom. as a nation. and today it is my great privilege to present the presidential medal of freedom to america's 22nd secretary of defense, robert m. gates. >> i'm deeply honored and moved by your presentation of this award. it is a big surprise. but we should have known a couple of months ago you've gotten pretty good at this covert ops stuff. >> that was kind of funny there, secretary gatsz. the presidential medal of freedom which gates got at that ceremony is the country's highest civilian honor. >>> at about 12 minutes to the top of the hour. still to come, check this guy out. ♪ he wants to restructure the federal government. but he wants to play you a tune first. another republican formally enters the presidential race. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ my only sunshine ♪ you makes me happy ♪ when skies are grey ♪ you'll never know, dear ♪ how much i love you ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ [ male announcer ] as long as there are babies, they'll be chevy's to bring them home. ♪ a network o

medal of freedom. it speaks to the values we cherish as a people, and ideals that we strive for. it is my purpose to present the presidentialal of freedom to the 22nd secretary of defense, robert gates. will you please read the citation? >> the presidential medal of freedom, to robert gates. he has selflessly dedicated his life to making certain of the security of the american people. he has served eight presidents of both parties with unwavering patriotism. he has led the department of defense with courage and confidence during the wars in iraq and afghanistan, making certain that our forces are better prepared for the conflicts of today and tomorrow. we thank him for a lifetime of service and devotion to the nation. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president, for those kind words. for honoring me and this department with your presence here today. i am deeply honored and moved by your presentation of this award, and this is a big surprise, but we should have known a couple of months ago that you are good that covert operations. mr. vice president, colleagues and friends, thank you for being here this morning. i would like to c

president obama award the gates the presidential medal of freedom.e oversaw the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> this afternoon to san francisco police chief breached the community about yesterday's police officer involved shooting. investigators say the man opened fire on officers who were trying to arrest him. the cheat and says he has a goal of conducting community meetings of any officer involved shooting. >>> a journalist from san diego for its reporting out-of-state calls were made from michele le's cell phone and as patty lee tells us, that reporter is standing by his story. >> reporter: the le family is engaging in damage control. >> we want to make sure that it is true. >> reporter: discrediting a news story saying that calls were made to reno nevada and the city in arizona from michelle's cell phone. >> i am not aware of any phone calls that were made from the shelves onto those locations. >> reporter: we spoke with investigators today and they confirmed that they did interview a woman. >> i tried calling her and she has not gotten back to

a ceremony marking his retirement president obama surprised gates by awarding him the presidential medal of freedomprince william and his wife, katheri catherine, continue their tour of canada. the duke and duchess are keeping busy traveling throughout the country and meeting with politicians. military members and hospital patients and even local homeless youth. the royal couple are also finding time for fun with cooking lessons and drag ever dragon boat races. after they wrap up their tour they head to california for three days. >> reporter: we see doctors on medical shows all the time, but is real life like it is on tv? i'm getting the chance to find out! it's shortly after sunrise at long island college hospital in brooklyn, where i'll spend the day shadowing one of their top doctors. hello, it's nice to meet you. i'm nicole. >> i'm dr. millicent comrie. >> reporter: all right, so let's get started. i followed dr. comrie to where her first patient of the day was waiting. donette frances is a college professor and she's here to have surgery called abdominal myomectomy. >> and this surgery is perf

the commander in chief awarded gauge the presidential medal of freedom. the highest honor a civilian can receive. >> today you are not only one of the longest serving secretaries of defense in american history, but it is also clear that you have been one of the best. >> military pomp and circumstance was on full display at the pentagon. gates made history when he became the first defense secretary to work for a republican and democratic president. he thanked those who served and the men and women who served under him. >> the will think of these young warriors, the ones who fought, the ones who keep on fighting, the ones who never made it back. till the end of my days. >> kids term as defense secretary and when leon panetta is sworn in tomorrow. today the senate confirmed the general david petraeus to take over leon panetta's its spot as cia debt -- director. he is expected to complete in afghanistan before starting in september. he is credited with leading the search that saba's the u.s. war in iraq. -- salvaged the u.s. war in iraq. >> jack young may have

and honored by the nation with the presidential medal of freedom. had a quiet dignity on display even the most difficult time, the passing of her husband in 2006. while the country mourned her president, she warned her true love and partner of 58 years. looking back on her life, betty ford once said, it has been a great trip. >> previously classified photos of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on the japanese city of beersheba in 1945 have got on display in new york. -- of hiroshima in 1945 have gone on display in new york. >> hiroshima in 1945, a city turned wasteland. these pictures were taken by officials who visited -- visited the city later that year. it is now part of a new expedition that has -- exposition that has opened in new york. %!tmñ6vthis is the first time te once classified pictures have been on display. the exhibition has more than 60 photos, each with its own grim story. >> there is another picture of a school building that has just one wall standing. the drop -- the bombs were dropped at about 8:15 a.m. and so people were a

has awarded the retiring secretary of defense robert gates by presenting him with the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor. at a farewell ceremony, he marked the last day in office. he was appointed by president bush, and he was retained by president obama in an unusual move. crowds gathered in ottawa to greet william and kate, their first official overseas trip as a married couple. our correspondent is following them and sends this report. >> increasingly, the load will be theirs. this is the first chance they have had together to discover what that means on a complex foreign turf. william and kate have come to canada, not simply as a visiting prince and his british wife, but as a couple who one day will be king and queen of this country. their first duty, watched by tens of thousands of canadians, was to pay their respects at the national war memorial in ottawa. william laid a wreath at the grave of the unknown soldier. then, what the waiting crowd had been waiting for, a chance to greet them. william took one side of the crowd and kate the other. taking time to stop and talk

served eight presidents during 30 years at the cia and department of defense received a presidential medal of freedom as a going away president. former cia director leon panetta will take over as secretary of defense today, and general petraeus has been confirmed as the new cia director. >>> nbc has suspended one of its political analysts after calling president obama a derogatory name on the air. during the live broadcast of the "morning joe" program, analyst mark halpern called the president the name in response to his press conference on tuesday. halpern immediately apologized, but the news channel suspended him anyway, calling them completely inappropriate and unacceptable. >> i can't explain why i did it. it was inappropriate. it was disrespectful. i've already apologized. i will again to the president and say i'm sorry. i'm sorry to the viewers. it was the kind of thing that i can't really explain, but i take full responsibility for it. it was a mistake. as i said, disrespectful, and i shouldn't have said it. >> no word on how long halpern's suspension will last. he's also an editor at large at

in 2009 he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom today he sang with the faithful and signed copieshis book appeared, as many of 1,000 bar. of crude oil have spilled into the yellowstone river near billings montana it is the result of a pipeline rupture the was discovered yesterday morning and an exxon mobile leader says the league is contained to a 10 mi. stretch of the rubber but the governor of montana says that may be larger. exxon officials say there were no indications that there was a problem with the pipeline before the leak and they're not sure what caused it. >> state of emergency is lifted in new mexico, wildfires have posed a threat to a nuclear facility but the wind shifted and so did the flames. now the fire is no longer direct threat the lab has not said when it will reopen, about 10,000 people evacuated from their homes are now being allowed to go home. >> after hours of closing arguments the defense has rested in the first degree murder case against casey and they, they wrapped up with a one hourlong presentation focusing mostly on reasonable doubt, the closing was

the remarks, the president surprised gates by giving him the highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> and to know bob is to know his profound sense of duty. to country, to our security and most of all, to our men and women who get up every day and put on america's uniform and put their lives on the line. >> robert gates became defense secretary under president george w. bush and stayed on after president obama was elected. outgoing cia director leon panetta will replace him. panetta's successor is u.s. general david petraeus. the senate unanimously confirmed his nomination. he's looking forward to working with the leaders of other intelligence agencies and furthering the cia's relationship with congress. >>> 4:308 now. coming up. smoking can cost you health wise, but now also cost you a job. >>> at 4:50, the federal government issues a new warning about medical marijuana. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help

medal of freedom. it speaks to the values we cherish as a people, and ideals that we strive for. it is my purpose to present the presidential of freedom to the 22nd secretary of defense, robert gates. will you please read the citation? >> the presidential medal of freedom, to robert gates. he has selflessly dedicated his life to making certain of the security of the american people. he has served eight presidents of both parties with unwavering patriotism. he has led the department of defense with courage and confidence during the wars in iraq and afghanistan, making certain that our forces are better prepared for the conflicts of today and tomorrow. we thank him for a lifetime of service and devotion to the nation. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president, for those kind words. for honoring me and this department with your presence here today. i am deeply honored and moved by your presentation of this award, and this is a big surprise, but we should have known a couple of months ago that you are good that covert operations. [laughter] mr. vice president, colleagues and friends, thank you for being here this morning. i would

president obama bestowed robert gates the presidential medal of freedom. gates step down after serving two consecutive presidents of the past five years. he thanked those who served. >> i will just say that i will think of these young warriors, the ones who fought, the ones who keep on fighting, the ones who never made it back till the end of my days. >> leon panetta will fill out gates's position as defense secretary. the senate give its unanimous approval for david petraeus to fill the vacancy at the cia. >> a deal may be in the works from performing the government from defaulting. tracie potts has more. >> we are talking about runaway spending that we cannot afford. >> sound familiar? that is minnesota. over night the state's government shut down because democrats and republicans could not agree on whether to raise taxes to cover their upside-down budget. the same thing is happening in washington. >> government has to live within its means. so i am prepared to bring our deficit down by trillions of dollars. >> in part by raising taxes. republicans refuse

the presidential medal of freedom. gates was at the helmet of the pentagon when a navy sales team killed osama bin laden last month. but president obama said gates greatest legacy may be that he helped improve survival realities for rates for u.s. troops. >> humble american patron. a man of common sense and decency. one of our nation's finest public servant. >> it is a big surprise but we should have known a couple of months ago you're getting pretty good at this covert op stuff. >> reporter: tomorrow former cia director will be sworn in. >>> in just hours, many of drivers will need more time or more cash to get around everyone though their trip hasn't changed. sal castaneda live in oakland to show us what's going to happen. >> reporter: here at the bay bridge toll plaza tomorrow, the tolls will go up for many bay area drivers. and for some hybrid drivers some key privileges will go away and that has some complaining. state issued gold stickers on hybrid vehicles become worthless tomorrow as those drivers will no longer

among his many awards and honors, he is the recipient of the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's second highest civilian honor, one of only two actors to get that, 110 people in our nation's history to receive that come and he received the bob hope excellence in entertainment award and the harry s. truman good neighbor award. as co-founder of operation international children, he has helped children were troops are deployed. here today to tell us about his foundation, his plans to of veterans, u.s. service members, as well as their families, please give a warm national press club welcome to lt. dan himself, gary sinise. >> thank you. i can cut my speech short now. [laughter] i would like to thank the members of the national press club for the invitation to speak today. it is a great honor to return, having first had the opportunity as a national spokesperson for the american veterans disabled for life memorial foundation, and then again in support of the documentary film "brothers that were." i think of the people that have stood in this spot, are national heroes, great figures of

as president, the highest honor i can bestow on a civilian is the presidential medal of freedom. he values we cherish as a people and the ideals we strive for as a nation. today it is my great privilege to present the presidential medal of freedom to america's 22nd secretary of defense, robert m. gates. please read the citation. >> the presidential medal of freedom to robert m. gates, our nation's 22nd secretary of defense. he has selflessly dedicated his life to ensuring the security of the american people. he has served eight presidents of both parties with unwavering patriotism. as a champion of our men and women in uniform and their families, he has led the department of defense with courage and confidence during our wars in iraq and afghanistan and ensured our armed forces are better prepared for the conflicts of today and tomorrow. the united states honors robert m. gates for his extraordinary leadership and a lifetime of service and dedication to our nation. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president, for those kind words and for honoring me and this department by your presence

she won many awards for her work, including the presidential medal of freedom and the congressional gold medal. once again, the breaking news tonight, former first lady betty ford has died. betty ford was 93 years old. >> i'm anderson cooper. reporting tonight from the kennedy space center in florida. earlier today thousands upon thousands of people lined the atlantic coast in central florida to witness the last launch of an american icon as the space shuttle atlantis blasted off for the very last time and roared into space. >> liftoff. the final liftoff of atlantis on the shoulders of the space shuttle america will continue the dream. >> atlantis will rendezvous with an international space station and bring a year's worth of supplies to the six crew members currently aboard before returning to earth to officially mark the end of the program. so after 30 years, why is the space shuttle program coming to an end? what will nasa ace next great adventure be and could commercial space travel be on the horizon? here's a special report from cnn's john zerella, "beyond atlantis: the last frontie

he received the presidential medal of freedom. cia director leon panetta will take over as secretary of defense today, and general david petraeus is confirmed to take panetta's place as the new cia director. >>> if you're not leaving town for the holiday weekend, there will be plenty of festivities to enjoy right here in d.c. >> crews are preparing to light up the sky over the national mall. always a beautiful sight. that's where news 4's melissa mollet joins us this morning with everything you need to know about how to have a good time. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: everything you need to know. good morning. if you don't have anything to do, there's no excuse to be bored because it's going to be one heck of a party, as it is every year, but we promise this year will be even better right here on the national mall and in front of the capitol. events start at 10:00 here on the national mall and at 3:00 p.m. in front of the capitol. police say you can use any available space on a first come, first served basis. if you're coming

she won many awards for her work, including the presidential medal of freedom and the congressional gold medal. once again, the breaking news tonight, former first lady betty ford has died. betty ford was 93 years old. >>> tonight, the superstar you've been waiting for. >> beyonce you've never seen or heard of before. it's been embarrassing because beyonce hasn't brought any money with her. >> the woman behind the legend, texas schoolgirl. an intimate hour. this is "piers morgan tonight." ♪ here's hoping you save me right now so crazy your love's got me looking so crazy in love ♪ >> beyonce has won over a dozen grammys and may have to make room for more. hours from now she has "four" and beyonce is with me now. how are you? >> i'm so wonderful. >> so nice for you could come all the way to london. >> yes, just a coincidence. >> i sat and watched you, had a couple of beer, turned on the television. you were the first ever woman to headline there. an amazing achievement. what was it like for you last night. >> well, you know, i'm still walking on the clouds. i'm still kind of shocked. i can

president obama presented defense secretary robert gates with a presidential medal of freedom, the nation'sighest civilian honor. >> i am deeply honored and moved by your presentation of this award. it is a big surprise, but we should have known a couple months ago you're getting pretty good at this covert ops stuff. >> gates is retiring after working in the federal government more than 40 years and will be replaced by former cia director leon pa net. >>> the newlyweds touched -- panetta. >>> the newlyweds touched down in canada today. then on july 8th the couple will travel to the u.s. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news tonight on the news edge at 11:00. a crowded shopping center turned crime scene, a fight ended with a deadly stabbing. we are live with the latest details. >>> plus a struggling bookstore turning to a gaming phenomenon. can angry birds help save their business? we'll explain that tonight at 11:00. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable, and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and

>>reporter: and honored by the nation with a presidential medal of freedom. she had a quiet dignity on display even during the most difficult time, the passing of her husband in 2006. while the country mourned the president, she mourned her true love and partner of 58 years. looking back on her life betty ford once said it has been a great trip. abc news washington. >> pl bay area roingt another soldier in the line of duty. sergeant nick amber the fourth of san jose died in afghanista afghanistan. sergeant was killed by a rocket propelled grenade on tuesday. his father told us that he died defending his men. he was married with two young sons. amber was career soldier. he joined the military when just 20. sergeant amber was 36 years ol old. he leaves behind a wife and 2 young i sons. >> meanwhile pentagon announced today it will immediately start accepting applications from openly gay recruit and will stop enforcing the don't ask don't tell policy. today moratorium follow as ruling wednesday by the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco ordering the def

he received the presidential medal of freedom. nt 45 years in government, serving eight presidents. served at the highest levels of the cia and the pentagon. one of the most striking things about his last tour of service was his insistence, pleading even, that some other part of the government do some of the nation's work around the world aside from the u.s. military. bob gates is a republican. he is sort of a republican hawk. this is not bob kucinich, bless him. this is bob gates. but as defense secretary, he has been talking about how bad it is for the country that the u.s. is always flexing our military muscle and allowing our other muscles to a trophy. three months into obama's presidency, he was lobbying senators asking for money not for the defense department but for the state department. kent conrad received one of those calls the home and said afterwards, i have never had the secretary of defense call me to support the budget for the state department. but the insistent lobbying by bob gates on behalf of the state department

ford was awarded the presidential medal of freedom and congressional gold medal.neration that needed education, that needed support in how to deal with these problems. it made it unnecessary to hide the reality of substance abuse. and i think that was a contribution that betty ford made. >> she certainly did. we will have much more on betty ford and her extraordinary life later on in the show. >>> you know the government's latest job numbers are out and they fell well short of expectations. only 18,000 jobs were added. experts thought we would see around 80,000. the nation had several months in a row of encouraging jobs numbers. while the 18,000 for june is an increase, it is not enough to keep up with losses. the unemployment rate actually rose from 9.1% to 9.2%. here is president obama on that. >> with the recovery that is still fragile and isn't producing all the jobs we need, the last thing we can afford is the usual partisan game playing in washington. by getting our fiscal house in order, congress will be in a stronger position to focus on some of the job cr

his public service has been rightly honored by the nobel peace prize and the presidential medal of freedomhe is the single individual arguably here today internationally who can given his china's rise role in bringing china back after their cultural revolution. tonight, he makes history again dissipating in his very first public debate on china or any other subject to. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 56 the secretary of state of the united states, dr. henry kissinger. [applause] let's briefly renter how this will unfold. each debater will have six minutes to make their case for and against this motion. talking about timing, there will be a clock on the screen. when you see the countdown to 0, join me in a round of applause for the debater which will insure that we continue this debate in a timely fashion. after the opening statements, we will have our debaters cross- examine each other's views and opinions. then we will bring you, the audience, and to the conversation. we have some notable, interesting people in the audience tonight that we will call on. we have students from the

presenting gates with the presidential medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. >> i'm deeply honored and moved by your presentation of this award. it is a big surprise, but we should have known a couple months ago you're pretty good at this covert op stuff. >> he's enjoyed a lot of support from both parties and from the american people. he goes out very highly regarded. the reference, of course, to the president's decision to okay the bin laden mission. the covert op. spent four and a half years under presidents bush and obama, first one to serve two presidents from two parties. >> he has the support and love of the troops. when you see him there, the speeches he gives, tears up, not a day that goes by i don't think of all of you. >> doesn't seem to be the guy on top ordering people around. he leaves well regarded. >> and also, yeah, petraeus as well, pretty well regarded. the man petraeus is replacing at the cia, starts his new job today as defense secretary, so a little bit of a shuffling of shares. he will be sworn in two and a half hours from now. panetta plans to b

and honors, he is a recipient of the presidential award of freedom, one of only two actors to get that and 110 people in our nation's history. he also received the medal of honor bob hope excellence in entertainment award and the harry s. truman good neighbor award. as co-founder of operation international children, he has provided school supplies to hundreds of thousands of children were u.s. troops are deployed. here today to discuss his plans to help veterans and fallen soldiers as well as their families, please welcome mr. gary sinise. [applause] >> thank you. i can cut my speech short out. -- short now. [laughter] i would like to thank the members of the national press club to -- for the invitation to speak today. it is a great honor to return. having first have the opportunity as the national spokesperson for the disabled veterans for life memorial foundation and again in support of the documentary "brothers at war." when i think of the people who have stood at the spot, our national heroes, great figures of history, prime ministers, presidents, an actor from "csi new york." friday night, 9:00 p.m. [laughter] it is my shameless plug for the show