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was it as some claimed part of a secret plot at the top of the u.s. government to get america into world war ii? was the japanese raid really a total surprise? tonight, "war stories" investigates the secrets, the evidence, and the debate over the attack on pearl harbor. >> the united states of america was is suddenly and deliberately attacked. the attack has caused severe damage. to american, naval and military forces. december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> oliver: americans were stunned and devastated when they learned that pearl harbor had been attacked and in washington the sentiment was the same. >> after the attack was announced to the president, there was a steady parade of people in and out of roosevelt's study. his cabinet. you have the leaders of congress. you have high military officials. these are all in a state of shock that this has happened. >> oliver: joseph has extensively studied fdr's presidency. he is the author of roosevelt's secret war. >> roosevelt pounds his desk and calling out the losses. this ship. that ship. so many aircraft. he is ou

secret. that's "america's money," i'm sunny houseton. . >>> news time, 6:14, 29 degrees outside. no doubt those living in parts of austin, texas, they got their heat cranked up this morning too. that city saw record-breaking low weather yesterday, temperatures dropped to a frigid, justin, check this out, 23 degrees at the austin airport. it breaks the old record of 25. that was set back in 2005. temperatures should be in the 50s, though, by the weekend. >>> this morning officials are trying to figure out what caused a huge tree to fall on four mobile homes. it happened in mechanics falls, maine. limbs crushed porches and went through several roofs, causing serious damage. one woman says she got the scare of a lifetime. >> it was very loud. the trailer was rocking and shaking. it was horrible. then we heard a big bang and i just jumped. i was afraid that the tree was coming through my office. , so it was very scary, it was something i never want to go through again. >> terrifying and one big mess, but thankfully no one was injured. >>> cleanup ahead this morning in upper marlboro,

is all about a constitutionalist that's why america eighty years ago fifty years ago was loved and respected now it's seen as a country that tortures secret arrest america is no longer this light of liberty now it's seen as a pusher of tyranny and corruption oppression and ron paul is being attacked by the republican and democratic leadership. because he offers real change as you said to the status quo which is classic old despotism yeah i think a cancer i think it isn't an interesting point that certainly a lot of things that were seen as just crazy ideas before are sort of slowly being worked into our sense of reality radio host alex jones as always great to have you thanks so much thanks for having me well that is going to do it for now but for more on the stories we covered go to our team dot com slash usa our check out our you tube page is youtube dot com slash r t america you should definitely follow me on twitter at christine for we will be back here in thirty minutes. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize

manning, and a visit from a small evangelical town, and on -- unhappy missed it, he exposed america's secret. to some he is being martyred for revealing the truth. to others, he is a traitor. this is the first time he has been seen in public. a slight figure, flanked by his lawyers. he said, yes, sir, to a couple of questions. it was the man in charge who faced cross-examination. a judge, now a prosecutor, and he told him his case would be that his actions were not serious. where is the damage, he said. supporters say he did the right thing. >> to me he is a hero. he should be given a medal of honor. we should continue to bring about a transformation of our government where secrecy is not over used. >> this was his first week, a video of the machine gunning from a helicopter as civilians were mistaken for insurance -- insurgents. it was only the beginning. the largest of disclosure of secret information in american history. the culture of 1 million diplomatic cables from all over the world. almost half a million records from iraq and afghanistan. although there is no single regulation, it ra

. >>> now to concerns over one of america's secret drones, so-called black operations that crashed in iran and whether it is giving the iranians highly sensitive information about top secret intelligence missions. the u.s. denies iranian claims they shot down the drone, but that's just the start. nbc's jim miklaszewski on duty for us tonight at the pentagon with more exclusive details tonight. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. nbc news learned when that unarmed, unmanned american drone crashed in iran last thursday it was on a mission for the cia, but the exact nature of the mission is still cloaked in secrecy and it's still unclear whether the drone was operating in iran or afghanistan. u.s. officials tell nbc news that cia operators on the ground were flying the drone when it suddenly veered out of control and headed deep into iran. now, according to u.s. officials the drone eventually ran out of fuel and crashed in iran's remote mountains. but this is not just any drone. american officials confirm this is a super secret stealth drone called an rq-170 which looks

he exposed america's secrets. to some, he's being martyred for revealing the truth. to others, he betrayed his country. this is the first time manning has been seen in public since his arrest, a slight figure, flanked business his civilian and military lawyers, he said yes, sir crisply to a couple routine questions. surprisingly, it was the man in charge, the investigating officer, who faced cross-examination. manning's lawyer said he was biased. a former military judge, now a prosecutor for the government. he called for him to step down and said his case would be that manning's actions are not serious. where's the damage? where's the harm, he said? supporters outside the military base said he did the right thing. >> to me, he's a great hero. he should be given the medal of honor, he should be released and we should continue to try to bring about a transformation of our government where secrecy is not overused. >> this was manning's first leak of the classified information. for him, it was only the beginning. there's never been anything like it. the largest disclosur

america, pakistan, everyone is waiting to see primarily the family. in the jihad website they made the demands all prisoners in guantanamo bay and secret prisoners americalding prisoners in. he's asking for release of anyone suspected to be tied to al qaeda and taliban. the fear here is they are holding him and what will happen in the end when demands aren't m met. there are suspicions he was taken from one group, passed to other groups, now in the hands of al qaeda. there was suspicion there was a dreaded pakistani taliban group behind the abduction of a polish citizen in pakistan in 2009 whose demands weren't met and then they executed the man just a few months later. tamron. >> thank you very much. >>> right now crews in southern california are scrambling to get the lights back on for a quarter million people who still have no power after winds tore through the state. more violent winds tore through. dozens of schools closed for a second day after what's called a once in a decade event. also cleanup crews picking up debris left behind. look at this damage. still unbelievable. downed trees as well as power lines there. in northern california those dan

the general says how the drone was captured is a secret and one, quote, america and others should think deeply about. >> at least three people are dead after yesterday's 6.5 earthquake in mexico. >> a earthquake in mexico city. >> the quake shook buildings and caused panic across nine states in mexico. the quake was centered in a western state. officials say there are no reports of i widespread damage from the quake. >> the u.s. is proposing its first unmanned border crossing with mexico in east texas. the border kiosk would be located at a port of entry in big bend national park and would allow people scan their identity documents and talk to a customs officer in another location. federal officials say it would be a security upgrade, noting it's currently easy to wade across the shallow rio grande undetected. >> a lawsuit over the movie "avatar". the former employee who claims james cameron extol -- stole his used for the movie. >> leigh glaser has the forecast after we come back. >> mike: you can't relax just because you secured a playoff spovment just ask the 49ers. while aaron rodge

the fed should save europe now let's look at the fed and how they saved the financial system in america secret fed loans gave banks undisclosed thirteen billion dollars well this is information that has emerged from bloomberg freedom information of. nation act and it turns out that the amount of money the central bank parceled out dwarfed the treasury department's better known seven hundred billion dollars troubled asset relief program or tarp at guarantees and lending limits and the fed had committed seven point seven seven trillion dollars as of march two thousand and nine to rescuing the financial system more than half the value of everything produced in the u.s. that year old playful way. to grow my problem. so exactly the same shot more or less with the thing they committed massive accounting for a bank vault and some guys are your is still slinky school of economics it's like oh fierce seven trillion dollars give us a loan then they get the loan they go oh no it's over in the european banking system to help them think out some kind of bailout package that they can cause with only suspect

the fed should save europe now let's look at the fed and how they saved the financial system in america secret fed loans gave banks undisclosed thirteen billion dollars well this is information that has emerged from a bloomberg freedom of information act and it turns out that the amount of money the central bank parceled out the war from the treasury department better known seven hundred billion dollars troubled asset relief program or tarp out of guarantees or lending limits and the fed. committed seven point seven seven trillion dollars as of march two thousand and nine to rescuing the financial system more than half the value of everything produced in the u.s. that year old plant go away i have to grow. so exactly the same shot more or less with nothing they committed massive accounting fraud bank vaults and some died or your is still sleep you school of economics it's like oh theory some in chile in dollars give us a loan then they get a loan they go oh no it's over in the european banking system to help them fake out some kind of bailout package if they can possibly afford to look first r

>> iran claims it has captured one of america's most sophisticated spy planes. >> the secret stealth drone-- nicknamed the beast of kandahar-- is one of america's most sophisticated intelligence tools. >> stephen: not the beast of kandahar! (laughter) far more sophisticated than the previous beast of kandahar, a goat. (laughter) folks, this is dangerous! our cool remote-control plane went over the fence and crashed in iran's backyard! and you know old mr. ahma-"you kids stay off my lawn"-ijad is never going to give it back. (laughter) that thing is expensive! i knew we shouldn't have been playing with in the that vacant lot. now, folks, someone is going to have to go get it back. well, once again, i guess it has to be me. (cheers and applause) mr. ahma-"did anyone ever tell you you look like jake gyllenhaal"-ijad? we're really or about our drone landing in your yard, sir, and about those times we t.p.'d your sanctions. i know you don't like us hanging out with those jewish kids but what are we going to do? they're our strategic play date in the region. anyway, if you could give us our

>> iran claims it has captured one of america's most sophisticated spy planes. >> the secret stealth nicknamed the beast of kandahar-- is one of america's most sophisticated intelligence tools. >> stephen: not the beast of kandahar! (laughter) far more sophisticated than the previous beast of kandahar, a goat. (laughter) folks, this is dangerous! our cool remote-control plane went over the fence and crashed in iran's backyard! and you know old mr. ahma-"you kids stay off my lawn"-ijad is never going to give it back. (laughter) that thing is expensive! i knew we shouldn't have been playing with in the that vacant lot. now, folks, someone is going to have to go get it back. well, once again, i guess it has to be me. (cheers and applause) mr. ahma-"did anyone ever tell you you look like jake gyllenhaal"-ijad? we're really or about our drone landing in your yard, sir, and about those times we t.p.'d your sanctions. i know you don't like us hanging out with those jewish kids but what are we going to do? they're our strategic play date in the region. anyway, if you could give us our drone b

don't need a new program for this or that and "the washington post" did this pioneer series about secret americawling and so much has now been sent out to private contractors we don't even really know -- >> what the budget really is. >> yeah. >> this is causing interesting dividing lines. if you look at the republican party, it is now splitting. you have ron paul. you have george will. you have other conservatives that are skeptical of the growing military industrial complex. >> you see that in the republican debate. >> you see it in the republican debates. jon huntsman saying it is time to come home from afghanistan after a decade. we're seeing real dividing lines here. >> dividing lines, at the same time i think the republican candidates see this president, who has of course gotten bin laden and had other foreign policy successes in the war on terror as his one vulnerability on the foreign policy front they see as iran. and so that is why they keep hammering him on iran and there is so much pressure. there was pressure again on the hill just yesterday in a senate foreign relations committee he

>>arthur: the guy has top secret intelligence for the united states of america. had top secret clearance. so, a message needs to be sent loud and clear. you have top secret clearance for the united states and your eyes see that 99.9 percent of the individuals of our country don't, take that seriously. very seriously. >>randy: forget whether you can prove it. >>arthur: we don't sentence him for deterrent reasons? he did something wrong the he didn't know where that material was going. he wasn't supposed to --. , does he know it is going into an enemy's hand? so should he go do jail for life? no. who looks younger, the barefoot bandit or brad. slamship a lost accusations about way he has been treated so far but that is another matter. i am not passing judgment. >>arthur: he had top secret clearance and he violated it. he needs to be publickished. i don't think he should go to jail for life. >>randy: as far as giving it to the enemy and violating the espionage act, a slight overcharge, and now you have the judge who during the day happens to work for the biggest pro

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pawn store owners say they're one of america's best kept secrets for buying jewelry and other high endms with prices as much as half off on video games, diamond rings and electronics. but there is still the challenge of getting people to take the first step through the door. >> people are now realizing that pawn brokers actually sell merchandise. they buy merchandise and they actually make you a nice sizable loan on the merchandise giving you the option to come back and retrieve the item for a very small interest rate. >> reporter: apparently more people are finding their way to the counselors. store owners report 10 to 12% more buyers in brooklyn. traffic is up in maces like michigan, missouri and maryland, 25 to 50% over this time last year. one example, a guy might pawn his grandmother's wedding ring, use the cash to buy gifts for the family and come back next spring with his tax refund and buy the ring back. we're told one of the best selling items, diamond engagement rings. they are cleaned up like new and put in fresh boxes so most brides to be have no idea their new sparkler cam

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. >>> plus, is one of america's most secret and effective weapons now in the hands of iran?n's claim that it shot down a u.s. drone like this one. >>> and if kwu crack this code within the next week, you may be a high-tech spy. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news, political headlines and jeanne moos straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in the situation room. >>> the red-hot spite light on newt gingrich is bigger today because he shared it with a publicity magnet. we are talking about donald trump. the latest presidential front-runner is looking for the support of the would-be campaign maker. their meeting, a few weeks before trump moderates a debate in iowa that's boycotted by some of newt newt gingrich's rivals. >> of course i want his endorsement. not yet. he has to do this debate. >> there is speculation that cain might endorse gingrich now that he suspended his own campaign. it puts pressure on romney it find his way back to the top of the pack. let's bring in joe johns. he is looking at challenges from mitt rom

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. >>> sensitive military secrets in the hands of america's ene enemies. we are now learning new details about the top secret u.s. drone that went down in iran last week and who might want to get their hands on it. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has the latest. >> reporter: aviation experts say commonly used drones like the reaper and predator can't even come close to what the rq-170 can do. >> this is a plane that not only goes faster than those systems, that's not only tell thinkier than the previous generation, that cannot only gather much better intelligence information about what's going on on the ground, it's also a system that's smarter. >> reporter: the radar is the same sophisticated stealth technology that allows america's newest fighter jets to outperform their russian and chinese equivalents. >> it's something that really takes radar to, you know, 21 cst century capabilities. >> reporter: how much of it, if any, is now in iranian hands? reports from state-run tv claim iran brought down the plane. they've not broadcast any pictures of

. >>> iran today provided viz evidence it now possesses one of america's most secret military assets.ffin has thattory from the pentagon. >> the iranians rolled out what they say is the u.s. drone that went down over iran last week. a senior u.s. official tells fox drone on iranian state television the missing rq-170 sentnel that went down over iran thursday. the source tells fox all along the u.s. officials expected that the high-tech stealth aircraft landed intact and that is why the u.s. military in conjunction with the c.i.a. drew up three plans to retrieve or destroy it. the plans included sending in commandos or calling in an airstrike. fox news learned the plans went to the president's death, although the commander-in-chief rejected them for fear it would be viewed as an act of war against iran. news conference in washington today. the president pushed back on any notion that his administration has been soft on iran and pursuit of the nuclear weapons. >> no options off the table means i'm considering all options. >> in meantime, the iranians won a big prize in terms of the stea

.-170 plane is one of america's most closely guarded secrets, so not much is known about it. but bob orr has been talking to his sources today. >> reporter: while iranian television showed the top of the stealth drone to be intact, a u.s. official says the unmanned aircraft was clearly damaged and probably broke apart when it came down inside iran. officials in tehran claim they're close to unlocking the drone's secrets but reverse engineering critical systems, but u.s. defense secretary leon panetta said it's unclear exact play the iranians have. >> it's a little difficult to know just, frankly, how much they're going to be able to get from having obtained those parts. i don't know the condition of those parts. i don't know exactly what state they're in. >> reporter: defense analysts believe iran may be able to copy the stealth construction of the bat winged aircraft and duplicate its radar-deflecting contours and paint. but it will be much harder to clone the software and spy systems of the, are qurks 170. peter singer is a military specialist at the brookings institution.