then at the start of the second iraq war, a more tantalizing clue. his initials mss were found scratched into the wall of an iraqi prison cell. but sunday, closure. the pilot's remains were finally found in the iraqi desert near thwreckage of his plane. it's been an agonizing ordeal for his wife, since remarried, and their two children. >> the family fought to keep the file open saying that it could be resolved. >> florida senator bill nelson said initially the military gave up on speicher too soon. >> that pilot knows for sure that if he has to eject, that there's a search and rescue mission that's coming after him. and, sadly, that did notoccur. >> when he disappeared, he was a 33-year-old lieutenant command we are a wife and two toddlers. now his rank is captain and his children are college age. in his hometown of jacksonville, reaction, bittersweet. >> i think joe ann and the kids, and i'm just glad this is over for them. and they they will be able to put it to rest. >> one iraqi said veterans found speicher's dead body near the crash site shortl

then at the start of the second iraq war a more tantalizing clue. his initials, mss, were found scratched into the wall of an iraqi prison cell. but after an exhaustive surch the military found no evidence that he survived the crash and was ready to close the case again. >> you might recall that the family fought very hard to keep this file open saying that it could be resolved this year, we just needed the initiative and the desire to do so. >> reporter: then finally last week after 18 years, speicher's family and the military got the break they've been waiting for. and late tonight, lester, the speicher family in jackson, florida, issued this statement saying the news that speicher has died on iraqi soil after ejecting from his aircraft has been difficult for the family, but his actions in combat and the search for him will forever remain in their hearts and minds, lester. >> does this answer all the questions now? >> reporter: not by a long shot. in fact, a family spokesman tells nbc tonight that the very language in this statement indicates the

killed in action" to "missing in action," and a year later to "missing captured" shortly before the second iraq war. then, early last month, an iraqi informant told u.s. marines that bedouin tribesmen had buried speicher after his jet crashed in their area. his remains ultimately were recovered in anbar province, about 100 miles west of baghdad. but questions about exactly how speicher died, and why it took so long to discover his body, remain. a u.s. military study last year noted the pilot's parachute never was found, and he never sent electronic distress signals. >> holman: in the meantime, speicher's remains have been flown to dover air force base in delaware where final d.n.a. tests will be done. >> ifill: in economic news, wall street started the month with another rally, after upbeat news about manufacturing. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 115 points to close at 9286. the nasdaq rose 30 points to close at 2008. the standard and poor's index closed above 1000 for the first time in nine months. ford has reported its first u.s. sales increase in nearly two years. they were u

these are two of our stops as we go around the world in 80 seconds. iraq series of bombs goes off across baghdad. one roadside bomb exploding as an iraqi police patrol moved past. the officers were not hurt, but the blast killed a civilian and wounded seven others. this just a day after terrorists set off explosions in numerous sites across the country, leaving 18 people dead. australia, fires wreaking havoc as flames continue to push towards residential neighborhoods. now, the wind are picking up and the officials are telling area residents to evacuate. the rural fire service warning the blaze will continue for at least several more days. india, seven of eight monkeys stolen from a zoo have been recovered. police getting them back by pretending to be black market smugglers telling the thieves they wanted to buy the animals. they're rare bra citizenion marmsets, sadly one of them died. mexico, michael jackson fans by the thousands coming together to celebrate the king of pop's birthday. the crowd claiming they broke the record for most people dancing to th

said that his the most important vote that he cast in the senate was his vote against the war in iraq. secondll clinton had, in fact, been quite disparaging and this missive in conversations with ted kennedy of barack obama. ted kennedy was offended by it. >> there is also a political, ideological component. the clintons represented centralism in a way and kennedy was more on the left. i think that was part of the region. even though i'm not sure the endorsement of obama swayed a lot of votes, it was the symbolism. he used the phrase "the torch has been passed" which john kennedy had used in his inaugural address in saying that the torch had been passed from the eisenhower generation of the 19th century to his. i think there was that symbolism, this really was a new era and i think the way that obama has governed is as a very kennedy-esque per cent. it is extremely important. it is a passing and a change. >> despite the absence of ted kennedy, tell us about that. >> john mccain is probably sitting as the most prominent republican. he said this week, president obama, people want him to succeed

one man raised an american flag over his home before he left for his second tour in iraq.is father promise not to take it down until he came home. neighbors complained because the flag is ripped and faded. now that the corporal was back home, it is down. >> it meant a lot to me. here we are. i'm glad to be home. i'm glad to take it down so people can put it to rest. shepard: maryland. a new record for a blue marlin. it weighed in at just more than 1,000 pounds. the fisherman said it took three hours to real the thing in. the fish was caught during a tournament in ocean city. it is part of a "fox watch across america." shepard: i am shepard smith and this is "the fox report." it is the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. have you been on a plane lately? your pilot may not have known how fast you were flying. the malfunction that might have caused the crash of the air france flight has happened on a dozen recent flights in the u.s. according to the reporting of this depressed. all of those planes landed safely and nobody was hurt. as you remember, all 220 peopl

on his second tour in iraq, he was awarded the bronze star and the purple heart.marine, he also served during the first gulf war. a firefighter back at home, he was passionate about helping others. his family and his friends. he leaves behind his parents, donald and mary ann, two brothers, two sisters, his widow vickie, and two little girls. megan and erica. edward kramer, an american hero. >>> thank you to all of our guests, and to you at home for being with us. see you tomorrow night 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, everybody. )%)%)%)%)%)%)%)%)%)%)%

on a second tour in iraq, he was awarded the bronze star and the purple heart. former marine, he also served during the first gulf war. a firefighter back at home, he was passionate about helping others, his family, and his friends. he leaves behind his parents, donald and mary ann, two brothers, two sisters, his widow vicky, and two little girls, megan and erica. edward kramer, an american hero. thank you to all of our guests, and to you at home for being with us. see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern, until then, good night, everybody. >>> coming up next on "issues," shocking details contained in this search warrant for the raid on dr. conrad murray's las vegas home and office. that, of course, the doctor who was with michael jackson at the time of his death. a slew of aliases in this search warrant. listed that michael jackson is said to have used to procure drugs. one of them is the name of his very own son. what do the experts have to say about that? is that as demented as it sounds? is it addict behavior? we're also going to look at the controversy su

on a second tour in iraq, he was awarded the bronze star and the purple heart. a former marine, he also served during the first gulf war. a firefighter back at home, he was passionate about helping others, his family, and his friends. he leaves behind his parents, donald and mary ann, two brothers, two sisters, his widow vicky, and two little girls, megan and erica. edward kramer, an american hero. thank you to all of our guests, and to you at home for being with us. see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern, until then, good night, everybody. >>> this is your "showbiz tonight" news break. some of what we'll be covering tonight. brand new, mind-boggling, michael jackson revelation. did he really use his own son's. >> i'm to illegally get drugs and did he really have 19 ali aalias. and why michael jackson's mom is making demands over his $2 billion estate. eminem nasty warning to mariah carey. will he release pictures of maria. "showbiz tonight" is investigating. "american idol" samuel could well caught on tape dressed up like a dog. that's your show biz news br

iraq. on the second tour, awarded the medal of valor. fellow marines called him "brave heart."oves hunting, rollerblading, donating to charity. spoke many languages including hebrew and arabic. biggest dream, getting married, starting a family, getting a dog. leaves behind his parents. three sisters. raul bravo, american hero. thanks to our guests but especially you for being with us. thanks to kim gordy in lafayette, georgia, for this beautiful necklace i'm wearing tonight, lucy and john david. she really knew how to get to me. everyone, i'll see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. and until then, good night, friend. >>> coming up next on "issue," a 38-year-old georgia mom minding her own business, out for a walk in a rural area, apparently abducted. we don't know what happened to her. but we know that something in this country has to change. this is a war on women. this is the same area where another woman was abducted just over a year ago. and she ended up tortured and dead. we hope we find this woman alive. but tonight on "issues," we're going to take a deeper look on t

killed in iraq on second tour. also served kosovo. loves god, country, family, his pet dogs and cats and his family called him em. he dreamed of being a texas state trooper. he leaves his parents and grandparents. i want to thank you for your calls and e-mails supporting my first mystery. as we go to air, we learned we hit "the new york times" bestseller list. i only have you and him to thank. thank you to your guest but especially to you for being with us. happy birthday to our star, dave weber. i'll see you tomorrow night. 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. >>> anger, outrage and a real sense of betrayal in boise, idaho. a community that was led to believe that a killer was on the loose is now being told by authorities that this little boy who was found in a canal, his mother and his mother's ex-con boyfriend have now been charged with murdering him. the boyfriend is accused of pummeling this gorgeous, innocent child to death. the mom accused of doing nothing to stop it but rather hiding evidence of the beating. why

killed in iraq on second tour. also served kosovo. loves god, country, family, his pet dogs and cats and his family called him em. he dreamed of being a texas state trooper. he leaves behind grieving john and debbie and grandparents gabriel and mary. i want to thank you for your calls and e-mails supporting my first mystery. as we go to air, we learned that "eleventh victim" hit "the new york times" bestseller list. i only have you and him to thank. thank you to your guest but especially to you for being with us. happy birthday to our star, dave weber. i'll see you tomorrow night. 8:00 sharp eastern. 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello. i'm carlos diaz in hollywood. and this is a "showbiz tonight" news break. here's some of what we're covering for you on "showbiz tonight" at the top of the hour. "grey's anatomy" star eric dane nude with his wife and another woman. we've got the explosive story behind the other naked woman caught on tape. and "showbiz tonight" with the pro

iraq. on the second tour, awarded the purple heart, medal of valor.ellow marines called him "braveheart." loves hunting, rollerblading, donating to charity. spoke many languages including hebrew and arabic. dreamed of being a vegas cop. biggest dream, getting married, starting a family, getting a dog. leaves behind his parents. three sisters. raul bravo, american hero. thanks to our guests but especially to you for being with us. thanks to kim gordy in lafayette, georgia, for this beautiful necklace i'm wearing tonight, lucy and john david. she really knew how to get to me. everyone, i'll see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. and until then, good night, and until then, good night, friend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello. i'm carlos diaz in hollywood and this is a "showbiz tonight" news break. here's some of what we're covering for you on "showbiz tonight." michael vick's explosive first interview since going to jail after killing dogs. but why is one of the biggest animals rights groups now siding with vick? >>> and jon and kate

he told his son, when you come back from your second tour of duty in iraq, i will take that flag down and not a moment sooner. suddenly, everybody had a love affair with this guy, because he was so real, so patriotic, loved his son, loved his couldn't interest i, loved his flag. guess what happened? as you just heard, his son is home. the two of them are going to be getting together with us. they are getting together an sharing some of their moments with us. look at all the comments by the way since yesterday when we did this story. it exploded. bad road. mr. haros appears to be a man who does the right thing because it is right, no the because it is popular. we need more men like this in our nation. steve says, my family flew the same flag every day. now, that ragged flag is in my office, a constant reminder of the love and support of my family and community. finally, ja says, i support this father in keeping his promise. i salute him. dan lothian standing by. i should let you know. we are going to be joining the son in a little bit. stand by. he just came back from iraq. he is on th

>> a camera on iraq's foreign ministry catches a suicide truck bomber last week seconds before it admits. . i-- it detonates. >> the iraqi security forces should have done a better job because there were clear instructions, no trucks should move in certain parts of baghdad. >> is there more to come? >> i think that there is more to come. >> mounting corruption has left the security full polls. this businessman told us that he pays bribes to get his trucks through quickly. -- mountain corruption has let security fool holds -- full of holes. >> police will search them. this is common all over the country. >> the problem with the police is they don't live up to their responsibilities. >> we have heard countless other examples, a driver who paid four separate and bribes to get his vehicle released after it was wrongfully impounded. a man who had jewelry stolen from him during a search operation. it never happened here. police insisted that the the problem is endemic. >> it is telling how easy it is to find stories of corruption. iraqi people will tell you that paying bribes is part of daily

the crash and were those initials found in that iraqi prison, went we finally did get into iraq after the second war, were those initials his? do you think he was held? >> i don't know if he survived the crash. i think it's unlikely that those initials were his in that cell, but the question is, how long did he survive, if he did, after the crash? he ejected, so we know he was alive then and i think these are the questions that the family wants. but, finally, closure has been brought on this. these children don't have to keep wondering if their father is alive and they can get on with their lives. >> and do you think that the military -- did the pentagon do enough for him, in trying to rescue him or finding out what was going on during all those years when we were not in iraq? >> the pentagon and specifically the navy has been champs in the last decade. andrea, they dropped the ball back in the '90s. they declared him dead, and that was a mistake by the secretary of defense. we did not send a search and rescue mission, and that was a violation of a major principle. that a pilot knows if he has t

son that the old flag they rads together would not come down until he returned from his second tour of duty in iraq. for the time corporal haros was gone, it suffered rips and tears, neighbors were raising eyebrows. some were very supportive and dropped off new ones. >> when he said i'll take it down when i come back, it was a sure thing that god made sure to see he came back alive and safe. >> reporter: almost as soon as he got home he pulled down the flag with fellow soldiers from his platoon and raised the new one. >> we all went over there. we know what it takes to honor the flag, and we just want people to know that and that in no way, shape, or form my family and i would ever disgrace the flag, the american flag. we believe in this country, and we'll do anything for this country to step up to the plate and fight for the flag. >> hopefully theyon't go through the same story as the one we just brought down. >> for any veteran, it mean as lot to put the vet up there. it sim bombizes our country, the freedom, and the people past and present that have stood by it and believe in it. >> now we can a

iraq. he said the second thing he said that allowed me to recruit thousands and thousands of young men we'rebu graibh, because the view of the people you americans held prisoner in abu graibh, we're all familiar with those pictures. so in my view, we have to have a policy, hopefully return these detainees to the country they came from and then put them on trial and then put them in prison for as long as is necessary. and by the way, this return of this guy to libya is really an absolute outrage that was responsible for -- my view is the mistake that the obama administration made was that they didn't have a policy of how to put these people on trial, they are enemy combatants, some of them we can't bring to trial but we can't release and there is not an overall policy associated with it. thank you. yes, sir. >> thank you, senator mccain. i am an american nurse, it's something they have done for the past 43 years. >> thank you for all you do. >> you're welcome. but i can say that all you have to do is stand in an emergency department for an our or two and you can see the problems that are inhe

someone said to madeleine albright, well, you know, and this is the first round or maybe the second round with iraq there were 500,000 children that had been killed. and i don't know if they had been killed out right or they died from kohl ra or the water system being terrible. but she asked whether this was okay, the price was worth it. we could go in and do whatever destruction we were doing. she said she thought the price was okay. so, you know, this is the kind of thinking. she may say she didn't say this. i hope not. that would be great. but the kind of thinking, whether it's men or women who talk about, you know, any child losing its life being okay, that's not good. that's wrong, in my opinion. and also if you talk about, you know, obliterating countries as hillary has recently said about iran, this is a dangerous thing that we should not except at all. we should take statements like that very seriously. when you say you're going to obliterate a country, how many children in those little tiny shs are you planning to obliterate? be really conscious of who you're obliterating. >> host: you ded

and the second question, sir, in the iraq war, we have seen probably the greatest militar history campaign with respect to loss of lives with the people coming back to their country to try to civilized country. one the liberal media is not advertising this, if you ll, sir, and, two, will this come back to hurt the democrats big time if the republican machine decides to rehash some of these meetings. mrs. clinton certainly had her famous speech to general petraeus. and me saking personally i see a republican landslide in the presidential election. and again, sir, you're truly a great american and i really wish hopefully you will come aard in the next administration. thank you for coming to service and i really appreciate you. .. i think that had a general mcclellan ordered an all-out offensive at any point during the day and elli element in the army attacking simultaneously they probably but believe it was brilliant in understanding the psychology of his opponents and he consistently kept mcclellan off balance. jackson was not late getting into the battle by design but was it busies renderi

and why did he go and he also tell them about democracy in iraq by doing so. second question, you said that the results of elections, they also teach outside or something? i was thinking of the 2006 elections of the palestinian authority and the kinds of trade-offs that he pointed out to them. has the u.s. learned something from those elections, and with the u.s. and the western have something differently before and after? >> thank you, and now let's have josh -- well, maybe we should have let josh finish up altogether clear you first ask of any of the other commentators want to respond to those questions. >> i'm sure he has things to say on questions related to palestine, but i do just want to address, martin, question about elections and specifically hamas and what may have happened in iran. the first thing is i hope you'll come away from this discussion, and if not then i really urge you to buy and read the book. with the sense that democracy promotion is not about elections, per se. but that these individuals are promoting a set of liberal principles that they ar

that convulsed the world and the united states, for instance, vietnam, for instance, the second gulf war, the iraq war in 2002. he was one of the early holdouts against that, the opponents of that war. so, there's -- there's -- there's a lot of influence that not just the family, the president kennedy had, but also ted kennedy had as well. and obviously, from all over the world today, huge tributes are coming -- coming in, as they would. he's had a legendary career. it has not been unmarked by controversy, going all the way back to chappaquiddick, people around the world are mindful of that. and, yet, for many people, they saw what he did after chappaquiddick as perhaps his way of trying to make up for that, atone for that, and be a real positive influence on -- global affairs, not just u.s. affairs. >> stay with me, for a second, christiane. i understand on the phone right now, we talk about global influence, lawrence lemur is in any pal, nepal, his books include "the kennedy men," the kennedy women" and "camelot." you served time in the peace corps. so, when we start thinking about just the invo

clear focus of what he does not want to see in the second preseason g >> ravens coat spend some time in the outreach program with the military in iraqach and the team appreciated -- extended their appreciation to more than 500 military members as part of military appreciation day at the training camp. one player wants to honor his late friend. linebacker suggs men not be on the field. no matter who plays on monday night, the coach wants to see some more military-like precision on the field. >> some we can live with. you have to find out where the line is drawn. the blocks in the back and the penalties, we cannot have that. we are working hard on it. >> one woman will not consider baltimore her home base. she won a silver and two bronze in beijing will be leaving the aquatic center. she plans to relocate her training to fullerton, california. it has grown quite stale, the predictable outcome of an orioles game. without which would give you the outcome in a few different languages. in spanish, german, and french. they lost. tampa bay beat them again. fourth inning, pat, let's fill, fair ball. -- left field, fair ball. b.j. upton. that

iraq. he said the second thing that allowed him to recruit thousands and thousands of young men was abu ghraibs held prisoner. you are familiar with those pictures. in my view, we have to have a policy hopefully to return the detainees to the country they came from, put them on trial, and then keep them in prison for as long as necessary. by the way, this return of the eye to libya is an absolute outrage. [applause] in my view, the mistake the obama administration has made one they did not have a policy on how to put these people on trial. they are enemy combatants. some of them we cannot put on trial and we cannot release and there is no policy at associated with it. thank you. >> thank you, senator mccain. i am an emergency nurse. this is something i have done for 43 years. >> thank you for what you do. >> all you have to do is stand in an emergency room for a few hours and you can see the problems that are inherent in our healthcare system. one of the biggest problem is patients cannot get to their primary care physician. any health care reform has to, as you said, improve access to family

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make a phone call to every single family in the state that lost a son or a daughter in the iraq war, first or secondde of political and economic power, people who struggle each and every day to just get by. he lived his whole life fighting for those people. and that is why i think, when you hear all of these attributes and uc senator mccain and orrin hatch and others here today from the other side of the aisle, they are here because they knew what kind of individual teddy was. they loved his laugh. they love to spend time. but, at its core, they loved to be with an individual who stood for something. ladies and gentlemen, i am here today because i love my uncle so very much, so very much. he did so much for me and my brothers and sisters and my mother when we needed a hand. and i tell you, ladies and gentlemen, there are thousands of others who lost a father or mother or sister or a brother or someone else in this life that turned to ted kennedy. we have lost such a human being. but you know, ladies and gentlemen, he is going to want us to continue. he is going to want us to live as he lived. he cam

iraq. he said, the second thing that and thousands of young men was abu great. so, in my view, we have to have a policy, hopefully return of these detainees to the couldn't interest i they came from or put them on trial and then keep them in prison for as long as is necessary. by the way, this return of this guy to libya is really an absolute outrage that was responsible for lockerbie. in my view, the mistake that the obama administration made is that they didn't have a policy as to how to put these people on trial. they are enemy xat tants. some cannot bring to trial and cannot release. there is no overall policy yet associated with it. thank you. >> thank you, senator mccain. i am an emergency nurse. it's something i have done for the past 43 years. >> thank you for all you do. >> you are welcome. i can say is that all you have to do is stand in an emergency department for an hour or two, and you can see the problems inherent in our system. patients can't get to their primary care health physician. any reform has to improve access to family practitioners. from

get american troops out of iraq and win the war in afghanistan. that second promise coming with a warning. it's going to take a while. jennifer griffin works the pentagon for us. the president did not say whether he would send more troops to afghanistan. >> that's right. but he did promise difficult days ahead. here is what he said, shep. >> this will not be quick. nor easy. but we must never forget. this is not a war of choice. this is a war of necessity. those who attacked america on 9/11 are plotting to do so again again. >> but, again, no commitment of troops. shep. shepard: why is this troop issue such a political football for the president? >> well, mostly because his supporters on the left are very concerned about getting into any sort of quagmire. just last week defense secretary robert gates warned again about creating too large a footprint for u.s. troops in afghanistan. and we understand from defense officials that general stan mccrystal, the top u.s. commander out there, is now looking at every soldier who is sitting behind a desk and may ask some

myself and am i wrong and why did he go and did he actually help the cause of democracy in iraq by doing so? secondon, you said that the results of elections teach the citizens that vote something. well, they also teach outsiders something. and i was thinking of the palestinian elections and the tradeoffs that was pointed out. we're having the medium run has the u.s. learned something from those elections? and would the u.s. done something different before and after? .. >> the first thing is i hope you'll come away from this, and if not, i really urge you to buy and read the book, with the sense that democracy promotion is not about elections per se. but that these individuals are promoting a set of liberal principles that they are trying to disseminate within their societies, and they believe that if their societies embrace these principles, then elections will be meaningful exercises in democracy. a lot of these countries have elections today, but i don't think that we would call most of them democratic elections. but getting specifically to the hamas case, i think this points at the importance o

we were there without my husband because he was serving as a marine in iraq for the second time openmay 109 a went with a banquet dinner with my mom and her friends. little did a know by accepting the invitation i would be changing my life forever. i ate a salad that was contaminated with e-coli. my mom, children and her friends that were there with us, happened to sit at the same table i just happened to pick the seat that woas contaminated. my children was with us. my son was on his lap and luckily he didn't eat greens at the time. on may 10th, i was getting ready for the drive back to california. i went to bed with a stomach ache and woke up on may 16th, with diarrhea and the most painful stomach pains that occurred every ten minutes and until my so stool turned to blood at about 5:00. i then proceeded to go to the e.r. where they just said that i had a bacterial infection. and i went home and was unable to hold down water, the medicine they gave me and i returned to the hospital. two days later, i was told that i had e-coli and that was the cause of the illness that it wasn't the

iraq on friday when they claimed they mistakenly crossed the border. >>> iran's supreme leader has formally endorsed mahmoud ahmadinejad for the second term.ction in june triggered widespread protests by demonstrators who believe the election was fixed. >>> in this country, the senate votes this week on extending the popular cash for clunkers program. the house approved a $2 billion extension last week. meantime, beginning tomorrow, chrysler, faced with low inventory, is ending its offer to double the government's rebate on gas guzzlers. susan roberts joins us again from washington. good morning, susan. >> reporter: hi there, ross. good morning again to you. the fate of this program, cash for clunkers, will be decided as the senate meets for a final week before the summer recess. the cash for clunkers program could be headed for the exit ramp. the obama administration says the program is out of money, and it will be suspended unless congress approves another $2 billion this week. the program has already gone through $1 billion, leading to the sale of 250,000 new vehicles. owners of gas guzzlers can receive rebates of up to $4,500 toward th

bush and when he said it about the iraq war and the president's plan and the second inaugural address to end tyrrany across the globe. there's a conservative restraint concept -- and tearing across the globe. buckley said sadly we conservatives are supposed to be restrained by reality. and we haven't been. conservatives are supposed to conserve whether it is taxpayers' dollars, whether it is military power. my god, the military adventurism, the belief in export democracy to four corners of the globe, that you can send our troops everywhere, and again in president bush's words -- and tyrrany across the globe. that is not a conservative concept -- that is a radical concept. the type of spending that occurred over the past eight years -- not conservative, radical. entitlement spending. medicare and medicaid are going to go bankrupt and collapse, going to destroy this economy if we don't do something about it. george w. bush's solution, let's add a $7 trillion medicare drug benefit plan to this already crippled system. not a conservative idea, a radical idea, and finally the type of hyper

a soldier lost his leg in iraq, and two years later, he can spread was hundred meters in 12 seconds flatrst from florida, a judge expected to decide whether or not a 17-year-old girl has to return home to florida. as we reported earlier, rifqa bary recently converted to christianity from islam and is afraid that if she returns home she will become the victim of an honor killing at hands of her father. there is no evidence of past abuse. we are going to bring you news from that hearing as soon as it breaks. in the meantime, tells what you think. log on to, click on link to the story. this is an emotional issue going back to our country's founding. but to the judge, it is all about a lot. for a closer look at what will come into play, we're joined with many spencer, and dr. keith. let me start with you. i was surprised to hear experts say that florida does not have jurisdiction, because i refuse -- reviewed the law, and anytime a person is physically in the region, they can assume jurisdiction with temporary emergency jurisdiction. >> you are right. ford does have jurisdiction under the ci

. >>> dozens are injured after a series of bombings in iraq near mosul that appears to be the work of al qaeda. they went off secondsapart killing at least 28 people. in baghdad, two bombs killed at least 17 others. the u.s. military is warning that insur gents are targeting shiites in an effort to reignite sectarian violence in the country. >>> there's new information today about a u.s. soldier taken. no one has heard from the soldier who disappeared five months after arriving in afghanistan. now the captors say his faith depends on the list of demands. >>> the hand behind a ---- man behind behind the pennsylvania shooting was questioned before the attacks and let go. they questioned him but let him go. >>> montgomery county is easing facebook restrictions on county workers. the county says employees will be allowed a limited amount of time on the social networking site. there's been a growing demand for those who work the site. the county will keep a list of its 25 most prolific facebook workers and department workers will be told how much time is being sent on face book. >>> another story from montgomery county,

conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> second day of hearings on wartime contracting oversight of the commission appointed by congress to look at contracting in iraqnd afghanistan, taking a break here before their second and final panel of the day. we will have live coverage when they resumed. i want to remind you that other live coverage coming up on the c-span networks. president obama today awards the medal of freedom to 16 people, including physicist stephen hawking and archbishop tutu. also ted kennedy. live coverage from the white house this afternoon at 3:10 eastern on our companion network. and tonight three co-authors discuss their book on president obama's economic policies. the end of prosperity. it is the start of our book tv in prime time tonight at eight eastern. lots of members during the congressional recess holding town hall meetings. we are bringing a bunch of them to you, including senator ben cardin last i. we also covered representative brady from texas. kevin brady from texas is holding a number of them. we will show that upcoming in our schedule on the c-span network. he joined us this morning on "washington journal" to talk

ted kennedy cast votes on most of the crucial issues in the second half of the 20th century and many of those in the 21st. you called iraq overriding issue. you voted to go there or not? >> no. the best vote i cast in the united states senate was -- the best vote i cast in the united states senate was -- >> larry: in your life? >> absolutely. >> larry: was not to go? >> yes, not to go. >> larry: why did you vote against? >> well, i'm on the armed services committee, and i was inclined to support the administration when we started the hearing. and it was enormously interesting to me that the -- those that had been -- that were in the armed forces, that had served in combat were universally opposed to going. virtually all of them said, no, this is not going to work. >> larry: and that bugged you? >> and that really was a -- influenced me to the greatest degree. >> larry: congressman markie, does that surprise you, that that he considered his greatest vote? >> well, you know, i think the reason that so many americans admire him is that he didn't just measure his success by his victories, but how fiercely he fought, even in

make a phone call to every single family in the state that lost a son or a daughter in the iraq war, first or seconde of political and economic power, people who struggle each and every day to just get by. he lived his whole life fighting for those people. and that is why i think, when you hear all of these attributes and uc senator mccain and orrin hatch and others here today from the other side of the aisle, they are here because they knew what kind of individual teddy was. they loved his laugh. they love to spend time. but, at its core, they loved to be with an individual who stood for something. ladies and gentlemen, i am here today because i love my uncle so very much, so very much. he did so much for me and my brothers and sisters and my mother when we needed a hand. and i tell you, ladies and gentlemen, there are thousands of others who lost a father or mother or sister or a brother or someone else in this life that turned to ted kennedy. we have lost such a human being. but you know, ladies and gentlemen, he is going to want us to continue. he is going to want us to live as he lived. he came

make a phone call to every single family in the state that lost a son or a daughter in the iraq war, first or secondry day to just get by. he lived his whole life fighting for those people. and that is why i think, when you hear all of these attributes and uc senator mccain and orrin hatch and others here today from the other side of the aisle, they are here because they knew what kind of individual teddy was. they loved his laugh. they love to spend time. but, at its core, they loved to be with an individual who stood for something. ladies and gentlemen, i am here today because i love my uncle so very much, so very much. he did so much for me and my brothers and sisters and my mother when we needed a hand. and i tell you, ladies and gentlemen, there are thousands of others who lost a father or mother or sister or a brother or someone else in this life that turned to ted kennedy. we have lost such a human being. but you know, ladies and gentlemen, he is going to want us to continue. he is going to want us to live as he lived. he came back after so much tragedy. because of that heart, because of that

forces pulled out of iraq's major cities and the violence show those signs of slowing down. al qaeda is suspected of blowing up two trucks today just secondrt near mosul. 15 houses were destroyed. and in baghdad nine bombs went off over several hours in shiite neighborhoods. all told, at least 48 iraqis were killed in today's attacks. more than 250 others wounded. in afghanistan the new u.s. commander is giving a blunt assessment of how the war there is going. in today's "the wall street journal" general stanley mcchrystal says the taliban noha uve thepper hand and the war has reached what he called a critical and decisive moment. last months was the deadliest of the war for u.s. troops with 45 deaths. in july of last were 20, t were 20, 14 in july of 0ee. lara logan is our chief foreign affairs correspondent. is general mcchrystal really that pessimism. >> no according to one of his top aides i spoke to a few hours ago. he said the general was speaking in a very specific context. that in certain parts of the country in the eyes of the people the taliban have gained the upper hand but this does not apply to the whole of afghanistan. >> co

iraq tears town unwanted symbols of the war. this is as we go around the world in 80 seconds.iwan, a tipoon slamming in the island causing the worst flooding. dozens are missing and feared dead . the storm even causing a hotel to collapse in the raging flood waters, many areas reporting more than 80 inches of rain. >> india aa land slide triggered by heavy rains and leaving 43 people dead. police officials say three remote villages are buried. locals are dig through mud and rock look for those missing. extensive deportations left the region prone to land slide. new zealand. a church packed remembering those lost and wednesday in the ferry disaster. princess ferry sank with 149 people on board and 54 of them survived. police are investigating whether anyone could be criminally liable. >> iraq, sign of improvement as removal of protective blast walls on baghdad found on every street in the city. they separated closely knit neighborhood and now they are iconic simols of war and symbols that many are ready to put behind them. that's the wrap on fox's trip around the world in 80 se

iraq to teach iraqis how to be better soldiers. david. >>> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. jim, thanks. >>> now, to afghanistan where the results of yesterday's second-ever presidential e are to pe are pmildldlirenali unsul early next week. tiun nek.wi weext and with the taliban threatening violence, voter turnout in many parts of the country was indeed much lower than in 2004. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in the afghan capital of kabul, he has got the latest. good evening, richard. >> reporter: good evening, david. an election official today said that the voter turnout was some where between 40% and 50%, but that they was very patchy nationwide. we're told that in southern afghanistan turnout was in the teens. compare that to five years ago, 70% turnout nationwide. david. >> what about the actual victor here? you have got two key contestants here, two primary challengers and that includes hamid karzai, the existing president. >> absolutely. as you know, language is so important. this morning there were reports that both of the candidates, abdullah abdullah and karzai were claiming it was over. that they had each won. i aske

iraq are under arrest. >>> now in afghanistan. afghanistan's second presidential election ever happening tomorrow.the middle of a rising tide of taliban violence in the country, it's happening. coalition forces have made a big push against the militants in the south, though security is still a concern nationwide. joining us to talk about all of this, this election, why it's so important, a former u.s. state department official and currently with the coalition on foreign relations, daniel markey. thanks for joining us. my first question, obviously it is terrible people are losing their lives. it is because they don't want people to go to the polls, that's terrible because they should be able to vote. but why should the average person if you're listening on sirius, watching on cnn right now, why should we care about that? >> well, the average american should be worried because the entire project in afghanistan, the reason why we have tens of thousands of troops there, is based on the idea that eventually we'll get a stable and effective government and this election is one piece in that process. if i