robert gates says one rogue soldier may have jeopardized the lives of many who are critical to the waron terrorism. >> this information puts those in afghanistan who have helped us at risk. it puts our soldiers at risk because they can learn a lot. our adverarieses can learn a lot about tactics and procedures. >> reporter: but pakistani journalist, rashid, who writes about it disagree. >> a lot of the leaks are quite old and people have moved on. >> reporter: it comes at the end of the deadliest month for u.s. forces in afghanistan, and at a time when the obama administration is facing criticism for a withdrawal deadline. secretary gates insists that forces will remain until the job is done. >> we are not leaving afghanistan in july of 2011. we are being a transition process and a thinking of our ranks that will -- and the pace will depend on the conditions on the ground. >> reporter: and in an interview with cbs, president obama says the war is necessary for this nation's security. >> what we are looking to do is difficult, very difficult. it is a fairly modest goal which is don't all

so the cycle but out of control spending will probably just continue but i do very much applaud robert gates on at least trying to get the ball rolling on this one. today we have a sad story out of a man in staten island who stabbed his girlfriend and their two children and then ended his own life on sunday night that's not something i would call normal but there is one thing about this man that makes him like millions of others in the us he was unemployed he was in ninety nine or now those in america those ninety nine ers who have been out of work and who have surpassed the maximum amount of time for collecting unemployment benefits this is just another sign that many americans are really starting to lose it which makes it all the more difficult to hear that the only places that aren't suffering are those with the government and the military jobs according to new figures in the commerce department incomes across the u.s. fell in all cities except for three there's a b d c virginia beach and san antonio texas. so what do you make of these contradictions what kind of messages do they send whe

but how can we have robert gates saying exactly the opposite to the media that yes this withdrawal this deadline for the beginning of withdrawal does stand as we've stated first to start july two thousand and eleven you know i mean the i mean the deadline is it was really meaningless right the administration came out with a timeline for withdrawal for what reason which it was it was helpful the for the president politically in terms of domestic politics to kind of signal to his supporters some of which include people who don't want to support the war that look by two thousand and twelve this will be off the table as a presidential issue that was a promise and putting that deadline in two thousand and eleven was part of that now assuming he was meaningless how is that meeting because this isn't because perhaps sway the american people who are not. supporting this war anymore a new n.b.c. and washington post poll actually said that seven out of ten americans don't think this could end successfully so how is it meaningless to say hey we're going to start planning because they're all when y

. >> defense secretary robert gates also said today, only a small number of u.s. troops will leave afghanistan at the start of the military's withdrawal next july. >> nasa officials say the astronauts aboard the international space station may have to conduct an emergency spacewalk this week. cooling system of the station suddenly shut down over the weekend. nasa says the astronauts are not in any danger they will need to make repairs soon. the troubles emerged when one of ammonia cooled loops shut down. it en shirs the electronic gear doesn't overheat. >>> coming up next, dead heads celebrate the life of jerry garcia. >> and we chase that fog out giving us a beautiful sunday. back to work forecast coming up. >> and a's lose a heartbreaker in chicago on one play. we'll show you how. and pocono, horrendous crashes. they managed to @ú@ú@ú@ú t t tgx >>> thousands of dead heads are gathered at mclaren park to celebrate the life of a rock legend. ♪ >> that's right. today officially jerry day in san francisco. there he is honoring the life and music of jerry garcia. cro

. >> they say robert gates is expected to retire sometime next year. a senior administration official says gates promised president obamthat he would not leave the cabinet this year in order to maintain stability. gates told foreign policy magazine tha leaving in 2011 would give him time to oversee the offensive in afghanistan. it on would allow him to bow out before the presidential elections. he a republican and was confirmed ring the bush administration. >>> retired general stanley mcchrystal will teach a gruam near at yale university on leadership. he was fired in july because of disparaging comments he and his aides made about their bosses. >> looks like san francisco may be below average again? >> even with the sunshine out there and probably be the warmest day, we'll be a littl shy of average. look at sfo whe the sky is starti to clear and l the flight arrival delays are ov. we'll talk about how warm it will be and how much we're going to drop. >> and a critical repair astronauts finished today on the international space station. >> and zsa-zsa

. >> they say robert gates is expected to retire sometime next year.senior administration official says gates promised president obama that he would not leave the cabinet this year in order to maintain stability. gates told foreign policy magazine that leaving in 2011 would give him time to oversee the offensive in afghanistan. it on would allow him to bow out before the presidential elections. he a republican and was confirmed during the bush administration. >>> retired general stanley mcchrystal will teach a gruam near at yale university on leadership. he was fired in july because of disparaging comments he and his aides made about their bosses. >> looks like san francisco may be below average again? >> even with the sunshine out there and probably be the warmest day, we'll be a little shy of average. look at sfo where the sky is starting to clear and all the flight arrival delays are over. we'll talk about how warm it will be and how much we're going to drop. >> and a critical repair astronauts finished today on the international space station. >> a

we talked to secretary defense robert gates about wikileaks and the afghan war. but we begin with the balance of power right here. and the most powerful woman in the united states. house speaker nancy pelosi. i sat down with her in her a ceremonial office as the house prepared for the summer recess. thank you so much mofor joining me. >> my pleasure. >> can i ask you about some of new this is week? that would be on afghanistan. last year, 32 democrats society voted guest the war in afghanistan. this year, 102. that seems to be a dramatic rejection by the president's own party of his major strategic goals. >> not quite. our president came in, he was president maybe two months, three months by the time we took the vote last year. the republicans said they were not going to vote for the funding. and so it took all democratic votes. i persuaded my members to give this president a chance to give him room in order to have time to implement his plan. now the republicans said they would vote for it. it gave my members the freedom to express themselves on the war in afgha

defense secretary robert gates says there will be no change to plans to start a withdrawal of troops from afghanistan next year, as ordered by president barack obama. now, the comment by gates seem to contradict what was said by commander general petraeus. he said the date was not set in stone. >> in july, forces in afghanistan experienced the highest casualty levels since the war started. however, general petraeus says the current strategy is working and suggested the withdrawal could be flexible. >> general petraeus remains fully committed to president obama not's desire to begin withdrawal. >> the goal was to subdue the taliban and their allies, with the government trying to establish its authority and take over responsibility for the securities. >> we always maintained that setting a date for withdrawal is going to put the mission itself in jeopardy. >> the apparent disagreements on strategy will not be welcome by the obama administration, which is seeking to shore up support at home with the increasingly controversial afghan mission. >> there have been fresh classes in indian-ad

robert gates has insisted the date of july next year to begin pulling out the still stand. the new commander of the allied forces, general patraeus, has said that they may have to be flexible. mr. gates has also announced he is stepping down next year. local officials say a man and a woman have been stoned to death for adultery by the taliban. it happen before a crowd of about 1000 people. the woman died in the stoning, the man survived, but then was shot dead by the taliban. if the government has called illegal. -- the government has called their acts illegal. the ikea once an apology from prime minister nouri al maliki. former prime minister tony blair is donating his entire proceeds for his book to the military. anti-war activists have accused him of trying to buy forgiveness for the bloody campaigns in afghanistan and iraq. >> he took the country to war in iraq, provoking mass protests and creating conflict within his own political party. as it comes to fishing his memoirs, tony blair does not want his legacy dominated by that decision alone. he said he wants the rest o

in an interview with "foreign policy" magazine robert gates denounced to step down in 2011. he didn't give an exact date and said he wouldn't put president obama on the spot by forcing him to fill a post on a election year. and that's a sensitive year because the u.s. is expected to withdraw troops in afghanistan in july. gates' insists the withdrawal will go forward as planned. the obama administration said it will require environmental reviews before deepwater drilling. this comes after we found bp had a environmental exception based on information that was several decades old. the fall shrimping season began this morning under a cloud of uncertainty. they are worriedbility contamination and consumers might just avoid gulf products altogether. >> we always take a hit. when it comes down to prices, it's -- they -- we know it's not in the water. >> the state of louisiana has asked bp for hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for continued testing of seafood and a marketing campaign. >>> also coming up tonight on "the nightly news," the latest on bp's efforts to permanently

. >>> defense secretary robert gates has sparked plenty of speculation about his successor. gates said he will leave the obama administration next year. his aids tamped down on expectations. they said gates has spoken about retiring in the past, only to stay on the job. >>> now, the flooding disaster in pakistan. and a clear indication of how widespread it is. this river last year. and the same area just days ago. all that water -- all that blue is water. it's part of the estimated 62,000 square miles of land that are impacted. as jim sciutto reports, now, medical concerns are skyrock skyrocketing. >> reporter: in its wake, the flooding is leaving a trail of waterborne diseases. tens of thousands now infected. it's a race against time to keep debilitating sickness from becoming deadly. in many areas, all that's standing in the way are tiny, charity-run clinics, delivering aid the government is not. the health of 15,000 families depends on this clinic. just a handful of volunteers. and doctors here are already seeing an outbreak of acute d diarrh diarrhea, the precursor of fa

. >>> defense secretary robert gates has announced he's planning to leave his post next year. in an interview with "foreign policy magazine" yesterday, gates said retiring from his pentagon post in 2011 makes sense since he will know by then if the war strategy in afghanistan is working. plus, he said waiting till 2012 would be a mistake since, quote, this is not the kind of job you want to fill in an election year. >>> officials on a colombian resort island are calling it a miracle and praising a pilot's skill for saving the lives of 130 passengers onboard a plane that crash-landed in bad weather yesterday. amazingly only one passenger was killed when the boeing 737 jetliner broke apart as it slid down the runway yesterday. authorities are now investigating whether a downdraft may have shaken the plane as it neared the island off the east coast of nicaragua or if it was hit by lightning. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. denver's mayor has called for a federal investigation after newly released video showed a police officer be

yesterday defense secretary robert gates said he would close a military command, restrict the use of contractors, and slash the number of generals and admirals across the armed forces. >>> police say an escaped killer who broke out of an arizona prison with two others has been captured in wyoming. now just one other fugitive is on the loose along with a suspected female accomplice, who, according to authorities, helped the group bust out of jail. >>> in china the death toll from a landslide in a northern province has more than doubled since yesterday. at least 702 people have been killed. more than 1,000 others are missing. >>> mother nature is also wreaking havoc in russia. a moscow official says the heat wave there combined with smog, caused by ongoing wildfires, has doubled the infant mortality rate in russian capital. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,698 after gaining 45 points yesterday. the s&p added 6, and the nasdaq rose 17. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei lost 21 points, while

despite some high-ofile attacks, robert gates said violence is at the lowest level since the war began his forc haven't needed to conduct an air strik in more than six months. and an impoant victory against trans-national terror, al-queda and iraq has been largely cut off from its masters abroad. >> there are now about 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq down from a peak of 170,000 during the surge. and those that remain will advise and assist raer than take the lead on missions. in a prime minister addss tonight from the oval office, president obama will talk how a drawdo fulfills a campaign promise. >> the natn as he truly wants to rebuild is the nation that he lives in the united stat of america. >> but there are still things left undone. five months after the last election, iraq politicians haven't been able to form a g. and some leaders worry that al-queda and other militant groups may step into the power vacuum. and american troops will still be in harm's way >> we're still her we've still got a job to do. >> you can watch the president's oval office address live starting at 5 p.m. here o

that is what robert gates is doing. he is trying to get ahead up on this so that he gets what he wants to cut, getting the savings or he wants them. >> there are troops who must be nervous when they hear this. >> that is all white. they have got their stars. -- that is it that is all right. they've got their stars. that is it. if we could do something about government spending the republican right, maybe we could get this country on the right track as soon as the talk about reducing government spending in virginia, he is weeping and wailing about needing to keep this defense sector up. politicians want to have iboth ways. >> one. on iraq and to riyadh, yes, they are not -- the same one that point on -- one point on iraq and korea, and yes, they are not the same. >> a couple alliance meet their final report, and one of them is -- a couple of old lions meet their final report, and one of them still with us fights for his life. former republican senator ted stevens died in a plane crashe. never saw bill benefiting his home

>> we got a glimpse of that the other day, when defense secretary robert gates said he would be open to any discussion with the new government. that was not well received by the white house at the moment. iraq is a campaign issue for obama. he's said he promised to pull out. he does not want bring troops back in. i do not think america would look the other way if there were asked by the new iraqi government. they have invested too much time and money to let the country down. >> thank you very much for your assessment from washington. we will have more on the u.s. withdrawal from iraq coming up later in our in-depth portion of the show. stay tuned. in new york, u.n. secretary general been key moon has described the massive flooding in pakistan as a slow-motion tsunami whose destructive powers will accumulate with time. ban speaking to the u.n. general assembly, which is meeting at this hour to decide how to respond to the humanitarian disaster. relief agencies have received half of the 350 million euros that are needed for the immediate relief effort. larger amounts of aid have starte

. >>> and at the pentagon today, robert gates proposed billions robert billions in savings.rst rst step, he called for militarymilitary contracting, closing a military command base in virginia, and cutting 50 generals and admirals. pentagold allow the pentagon to g costs ofontinuing costs of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and prepare for future conflicts. members of congress effected by ay ofuts vow to fight them. >>> now to politics and the biggest election day of the usual. mid-august isn't usually the time for tight races and closely lytched run-offs, but that's ut that'shat voters are facing acingree key states tomorrow. in colorado, there's a bipartisan backlash against the establishment. both senate nominations are up for grabs with party leaders lined up behind jane norton and lined and el bennett. but on the gop side, ken buck is the latest to catch fire, and though bennett has the support bill sident obama, challenger idrew romanoff has his own supporter, bill clinton. >> i'm supporting andrew romanoff for the senate, and i hope you'll vote for him because he's go

defense secretary robert gates has reiterated that american soldiers will begin to leave afghanistanext july as announced by president obama. but he stressed there was unlikely to be a sudden steep decline in troop numbers. the debate about a u.s. withdrawal was reig natured on sunday when general david petraeus said he reserved the right to advise against a draw down starting next summer. here is our report. >> his political skills are famous, his words are calculated. so what are we to make of general david petraeus apparently wandering off message? he was asked if he was advise against withdrawing troops if the conditions weren't right? >> certainly. i sat down with him in the oval office, and what he wants from me is the best professional military advice. we have recommended the strategy and the resources that are required for that strategy. as there are changes had in any of that, i would communicate that to him. >> that independent-sounding answer was jumped on by the afghan government, who thinks president obama made a mistake by signposting next july as a withdrawal doctorate

secretary of state for defense from a previous administration discredited so we have basically robert gates in the same generals. running american foreign policy with a lot of help from people of like mind. another war has really begun in pakistan. also in yemen and somalia with other interests in africa. bombers in has has accelerated bush's policies is they american foreign policy hasn't really changed since one nine hundred forty five you were already reporting in the vietnam war what's the difference between the wars in vietnam in afghanistan in principle there is no difference they're both guerrilla wars. they're both resistances opposing an invasion. both becoming one became the viet nam vietnam became a disaster for the vietnamese people two to three million of them perished and a smaller disaster but a considerable disaster for the united states the same thing is happening in afghanistan the same thing happened in iraq. i would have thought the closest analogy and your readers from your viewers would appreciate this as with the. the soviet invasion of afghanistan in one nine hundred

despite some high-profile attacks, robert gates said violence is at the lowest level since the war began>> his forces haven't needed to conduct an air strike in more than six months. and an important victory against trans-national terror, al-queda and iraq has been largely cut off from its masters abroad. >> there are now about 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq down from a peak of 170,000 during the surge. and those that remain will advise and assist rather than take the lead on missions. in a prime minister address tonight from the oval office, president obama will talk how a drawdown fulfills a campaign promise. >> the nation as he truly wants to rebuild is the nation that he lives in the united states of america. >> but there are still things left undone. five months after the last election, iraqi politicians haven't been able to form a g. and some leaders worry that al-queda and other militant groups may step into the power vacuum. and american troops will still be in harm's way. >> we're still here. we've still got a job to do. >> you can watch the president's oval office address live star

. >>> defense secretary robert gates announced he'll close the command center in virginia that employees,000 workers and he plans to cut other jobs throughout the military, put on a hiring freeze and trim the budget for contractors. he says the department is trying to cut $100 billion over the next five years and he declined to say how much money would be saved by shutting down the virginia command center. >>> a new poll shows the struggling economy appears to be changing many habits for workers. the monster.com poll found that 0% of workers feel guilty about taking vacation or sick days. most said they feel bad about fellow employees having to cover their workload while others feared losing their jobs. the americans seem to need a vacation more than ever. another 60% of workers say they are putting in extra hours and not getting paid for it. >>> with her smoky voice, patricia neil went from being a tony-award winning stage actress on broadway to an oscar winning star on the silver screen. she died of lung cancer at the age of 84. neil burst on to broadway in 1946 when she was cast in "a

just a fan secretary robert gates has proposed shifting resources and cutting spending in the country's massive military budget by reducing outside contractors am a number of generals and admirals he hopes to free up spending for front line troops and save about one hundred billion dollars over five years the secretary said the u.s. military had become top heavy and too costly after nine eleven. coming up a look at north a city is nature reserve and its renowned for its while alive but it's even more celebrated for its ancient architectural landmarks don't miss dad and i was special report in just ten minutes time. discovery. communicate with you want to. become free. see what nature can give you. and we're up to day's time now for the business news with stephanie. hello and welcome to the. five still raging across the country could reach fifteen. according to. a cost at least one percent. but that is just direct losses and short term effects most of the money will be spent on the strong houses i'm compensation the first official figures are expected next week as part of the federal sta

ahead with july two thousand and eleven date if he believes it's the wrong time defense secretary robert gates however insists the pull out deadline is seven stone july was the worst month for coalition troops deaths in afghanistan since the war began frederick william author of the bestseller. book century of war told r.t. that instability in central asia is actually in america's interests. comments about pulling out by july of next year are simply ludicrous as petraeus indicated the nato troops and certainly the u.s. force command are not at all planning to pull off because the afghan occupation you have to understand it has nothing to do or very little to do with afghanistan or say it has to do with russia it has to do with china it has to do with the central asian countries and spreading what some of called a thirty years war scenario to prevent the independent development economically of china russia and the a c o shanghai cooperation states so this is all politics on the part of obama about pulling up next july. and last a journalist wayne madsen says janell pétrus comments are an indica

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. >>> in this country, tough economic times have prompted robert gates to announce a number of spending cutbacks including a plan to close a major military command, the joint forces command in norfolk, virginia, with a budget of $240 million. in addition, the number of generals and admirals as well as private contractors will be reduced. >>> former vice president dick cheney was released today from a suburban washington hospital after heart surgery last month. cheney had a pump installed to help his heart work. he will continue his recovery at home. >>> when "nightly news" continues in just a moment, millions of mortgages going bad and taxpayers are on the hook in the bailout that never seems to end. >>> and later, the birds in a box that has the internet all aflutter. en, a busy man. his day starts with his arthritis pain. that's breakfast with two pills. the morning is over, it's time for two more pills. the day marches on, back to more pills. and when he's finally home... but hang on -- just two aleve can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is steven,

then a news conference with robert gates. later, a debate with republican candidates for governor in georgia. >> i would tell you, based on a review under to tapes, hundreds of hours, that they are not conspirators. they're not sitting there saying, thinking about this or that playing. they really do not know what is going on. >> this week marks the anniversary of the 1974 resignation of richard nixon, and almost 40 years later watergate still resonates in the american memory. brary.the c-span lipar >> the former head of the cia on national security. he answered your questions for about 45 minutes on "washington journal." host: and general michael he did was the former cia director under the bush and administration from 2006 to 09. let me begin with "the washington times" -- the fbi is now keeping tabs on him. he has supposedly taken over as the new al qaeda chief. guest: he was the no. 3 chief of operations. that is the position in which there has been a series of successions because we have been able to take off the battlef

. >> the pentagon confirms that robert gates plans to retire next year. served under two presidents. in an interview published monday, he said his leaving in 2011 makes sense, it would give him time to oversee the major offensive in afghanistan but bow out before the next presidential election. >>> meanwhile, retired general stanley mcchrystal plans to teach at yale university. in july, mcchrystal was fired from his post as commander of the war in afghanistan after making disparaging remarks about president obama in a "rolling stone" magazine interview. >>> now to the stimulus bill. it was signed by president obama exactly 18 months ago. today the bill is designed to jump-start the economy and create jobs, but today millions remain unspent. nancy cordes takes a closer look. >> reporter: by the end of next month, the federal government will have awarded nearly all of its stimulus fund, $862 billion worth, to local governments around the country. but it's in those states and cities that the money is running into road blocks. >> sure, i'm frustrated with tha

robert gates tells "foreign policy" magazine that leaving in 2011 will give him time to oversee the troop surge in afghanistan but exit before the next presidential election. inside afghanistan, the taliban are flexing their muscle outside their power base in the south. the "new york times" reported today that a young couple was stoned to death in the north for committing adultery. it's the taliban's first public execution since the u.s. ousted them nine years ago. meanwhile, a spokesman for afghan president hamid karzai said today all private security companies in his country should be disbanded within four months. about 26,000 contractors guard convoys and installations there, but many afghans complain those guards are trigger happy and shoot at civilians without provocation. and this program note. at this critical juncture in the war, i'll be reporting from kabul on thursday and friday as we continue our coverage of afghanistan, the road ahead. now the man who once headed up nato forces in afghanistan is getting a new job. yale university said today it's hired general stanley mcchrysta