pentagon today, revelation that some of the human remains of 9/11 victims from the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania, ended up in a landfill. of course, this follows the revelation the same thing happened to some of our recent war dead. there are a lot of questions at the pentagon tonight. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski is there. >> reporter: the scandal first erupted at dover after partial remains of american troops killed in iraq and afghanistan were buried in this virginia landfill. but an investigation released today revealed a chilling discovery. the investigation found that human remains from the 9/11 attack on the pentagon and the downing of united flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania, have also been buried in that same landfill. the unidentified remains of the 9/11 victims were first sent to the air force mortuary at dover. nearly a year later, the remains were incinerated and finally buried. army sergeant first class scott smith was killed in iraq, his partial remains also dumped in the landfill. his widow is outraged that victims from 9/11 shared the same fate.

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several portions of the remains that could not identified from the pentagon attack and the attack in shanksville, pennsylvania. they were cremated and put in containers by a biomedical waste contractor wo incinerated them and put nthem in landfill. he spoke to people in washington. >> it said these incinerations of unidentified remains. page 6 under section 2, background and introduction. if you look on page 6 on the third full paragraph, it says this policy began shortly after september 11, 2001, when several portions of remains from the pentagon attack and the shanksville, pennsylvania crash site could not be tested or identified. these cremated portions were put in sealed containers provided to a contractor. they transported these containers and incinerated them. it said the residual terms were disposed of in a landfill. that referring to september 11th victims and do you know how extensive this was? >> i don't know how extensive it was, and it was only those victims that went through the port mortuary. >> how many were there in do you know? >> i don't know. >> is there a way to find out? >>

it includes the remains from the attacks on the pentagon ad shanksville, pennsylvania. >>> we are learning more details about the ohio school shooting suspect. t.j.lane admitted to opening fire in the high school cafeteria. they also said he did not know his victims. the prosecution has until tomorrow to bring charges against lane and are expected to be asked that he be tried as an adult. >>> republicans in congress are prepared to take on the president and the democrats over energy costs. a transportation bill is still being hashed out and the debate is raging over the keystone energy pipeline. jennifer davis has the story from capitol hill. >> these are intended to drive up energy prices. >> reporter: as gas prices rise, so does the temperature in washington with republicans stepping up their attacks on the president's energy policy in this election year. >> it is just about time that we have a national energy policy and do something the american people want to us do. enough of. this. >> reporter: the house speaker sent the president a letter urging him to help america's drivers to find

partial remains from the pentagon and shanksville were cremated at that mortuary when they couldn't be identified. they were then incinerated by a biomedical waste disposal krftor before they wound up at the landfill. this outraged family members of fallen troops whose remains were similarly disposed. >> it's aa pat thettic and sad a love of people at dover if they had any integrity at all would step down from their positions effective immediately. >> i don't know how extensive it was, and it was only the victims that went through the mortuary. >> how many of these were there? do you know? >> i don't know. >> in a statement white house officials say they're deeply concerned about this report. it says the president strongly supports pentagon efforts to reform the mortuary so nothing like this ever happens again. jim, doreen. >> thanks, wendy. >>> tonight a controversial bill requiring women in virginia to get an ultrasound before an abortion. that bill is on the verge of becoming law. the virginia senate approved the bill today by a vote of 21-19. the revised bill requires a less invasi

some of the human remains of victims from the attack on the pentagon and the shanksville, pennsylvania crash were incinerated and later there was residual material following insin ergs which the contractor was disposing in a landfill. it's the first admission that just like some fallen military heros trace elements of some 9/11 victims have been literally thrown away. >> this is new information to me. >> reporter: pentagon officials including air force secretary michael donley promised to review the 9/11 procedures, but were clearly surprised. >> we haven't had a chance to fully absorb all the findings. >> reporter: the air force was trying to discuss the larger report of how to improve its mortuary in dover, delaware. it admitted it had put cremated parts of 274 fallen service members into land fills and had avoided telling the families. when asked mo was responsible for the disorganization, air force chief of staff norton schwartz stepped up. >> you're looking at him. me. i'm responsible. >> reporter: but the air force was clear on why it had to improve. >> to provide reverence, dign

in there as well but the associated press talked to the coroner from shanksville pennsylvania and he says all remains of victims from flight 93 remained in pennsylvania he has no idea how they could or if they did make their way to dover airforce base as you can see questions like these are leading to these calls for a complete accounting of exactly what happened with those 9/11 remains. >> indeed melanie alnwick for us live thanks so much. >>> crucial victories for mitt romney last night he beat santorum by a small amount in michigan where he was born and raised. rom know won 41%, santorum 38%. romney had a bigger victory in arizona newt gingrich took 16%, the new contest is washington state's caucus that happens saturday and then on to super tuesday next week. >>> allison a new report from theg . accountability office says -- from the government accountability office says billions in tax payer dollars are wasted because many agencies are looking at identical problems and several systems for doing routine jobs such as conducting background checks on new job applicants more on the re

the report says the unidentified remains or from people who died at the pentagon and in shanksville,ennsylvania. no word on how many remains were disposed of this way. a coast guard members dead and three others missing after a helicopter crash in alabama. the coast guard said the chopper went down in mobile bay glass night during a training mission. one person was pulled from the water but pronounced dead. the coast guard is using up boats and helicopters to search for the missing crew members. >> it is 37 degrees in frederick. >> still ahead new details about last week's onstar the ss7 local firefighters to the hospital. we will have a live report. >> and doug hill joins us with a check on >> 6:00 hour 40. it's leap day on this wednesday morning. -- 6:40. no accidents on 270 southbound. at father hurley boulevard in this picture, traffic headed away from us moving very nicely to join the beltway. it was sticky in virginia northbound 395 if. headlights are northbound. two accidents on the way to the pentagon? . one of them remains at king street, on the shoulder. the one that was on

the reu mains came from the pentagon and shanksville -- the remains came from pentagon and shanksvillesylvania. it's not clear how many victims this involved. >>> the environmental protection agency fined western digital $55,000 for failing to handled waste properly. epa inspectors say workers were not properly trained. officials say they are working to address the concerns. >>> the plan comes in the wake of that deadly san bruno pipeline explosion back in 2010. consumers groups have suggested pd & e pay for the safety program in part by limiting executive pay and bonuses and using money from previous rate hikes. the california public utilities commission will make the ultimate degrees -- degrees sis -- decision on who ends up paying for the plan. >>> students who make a habit out of skipping school in contra costa county can now face big fines up to $500. eric rasmussen explains it's part of a tough new daytime curfew approve bid county leaders today. >> i'll do whatever it takes to get a kid to school. >> reporter: finding students who lost their way is a job for john. the unified sc

the reu mains came from the pentagon and shanksville -- the remains came from pentagon and shanksvillensylvania. it's not clear how many victims this involved. >>> the environmental protection agency fined western digital $55,000 for failing to handled waste properly. epa inspectors say workers were not properly trained. officials say they are working to address the concerns. >>> the plan comes in the wake of that deadly san bruno pipeline explosion back in 2010. consumers groups have suggested pd & e pay for the safety program in part by limiting executive pay and bonuses and using money from previous rate hikes. the california public utilities commission will make the ultimate degrees -- degrees sis -- decision on who ends up paying for the plan. >>> students who make a habit out of skipping school in contra costa county can now face big fines up to $500. eric rasmussen explains it's part of a tough new daytime curfew approve bid county leaders today. >> i'll do whatever it takes to get a kid to school. >> reporter: finding students who lost their way is a job for john. the unified s

they came from 9-11 attacks on the pentagon and the plane that crashed into shanksville, pennsylvania. the outside study found portions of the unidentified remains were mixed with medical waste, incinerated, turned over to a medical waste contractor and left in a landfill. people we talked with are outraged. >> to hear that bodies were dumped in a landfill, that is emotional by l.i.e. disturbing. >> that is not okay. that is really not okay. >> why weren't relatives notified about this. we know that 9-11 remains are being placed aside until technology catches up to be able to identify that. officials are expected to look further into this report. >>> virginia's senate pass a controversial abortion bill. the measure requires women to have an external ultrasound before having an abortion. it is a new version of a previous bill that would have required an invasive transvaginal ultrasound. the bill will now go back to the house before it heads to governor bob mcdonnell's desk. >>> a handgun law in virginia for nearly 20 years as been repealed. governor bob mcdonnell signed a bill yesterda

shanksville, pennsylvania, killing 40. several remains that could not be tested or identified were given to a biomedical waste contractor. the contractor burned them and then took them to a landfill. >>> weather wise, it is a clear day to say the very least. maryland's most powerful radar not a drop nor should there be until we get into tomorrow. temperatures continue to cool off. after topping off in the low to mid-50s we'll be down in the 40s pretty quickly for the rest of this tuesday evening. we'll go with a generally clear skies. chances for rain going up. we'll talk about that and how temperatures play out. it's coming up. >> a federal grand jury has indicted the operators of a sports gambling website. the charges against bo dog included illegal gambling and money laundering. the company's domain has also been seized. they received $100 million. sports betting is illegal in our state. >>> if yaw plan on taking a -- you plan on taking a road trip or flying some where, in orlando, the tourists who don't fill up their r

the small, unidentified remains of those who died in pentagon and shanksville in 2011 may have been dumped in landfill. how this could have been happening and what's going to happen now. >> it's really like a scar picked open for some 9/11 families. the news that some small, apparently unidentifyable, unattestable remains may have ended up dumped in a landfill was buried, actually, in this 86 page report from an independent panel. it has left some families angry and disappointed. >> totally unbelievable. >> abe scott lost his wife, janice, at the pentagon on 9/11. he says news that some small unidentified for the of her may have ended up in landfill is a terrible setback. >> i have lost all confidence in our system right now. >> we don't know which landfill, but the pentagon was forced to admit in november that partial remains of 274 troops had ended up in the huge dump in king george, virginia. whistle blowers had gone to a delaware senator complaining about the mortuary at dover air force base. >> working at dover is like you get a train wreck every single day. >> some of sergeant scott

the victims were from shanksville and the pentagon. they were processed through the mortuary at dover air force base. >> we don't think it should have happened. we think that our fallen deserve what they're getting now, which is the fallen remains are taken out to sea and they're buried at sea. >> an earlier investigation revealed some military remains were mishandled at the dover air force base. >>> the floating remnants of last march's japanese tsunami are heading to the united states. scientists believe about 5% of debris will reach hawaii and the west coast within the next two years. 1-2million-tons of garbage has passed midway island. it is not one floating mass but rather it is dispersed over a wide area of the pacific ocean. >>> a new push by police in baltimore to get dangerous dirt bikes off of city streets. they are illegal. they're risky, and as mike explains, these wreckless rides could be an accident waiting to happen. >> reporter: it's a dangerous tradition, packs oh you have dirt bikes on the streets with little regard f

some of the remains of the victims on the attack on the entagon and the shanksville, pennsylvania, crashted and later was residual material found which the contractor was disposing in a landfill. it's the first admission that, just like some fallen military heroes, trace elements of some 9/11 victims have been literally thrown away. >> this is new information to me. >> pentagon officials rg including air force secretary michael donely, promised to review the 9/11 procedures, but were clearly surprised. >> we haven't had a chance to fully absorb all the findings. >> the air force was trying to discuss the larger report of how to improve its mortuary in dover, delaware. it admitted it had put cremated part of 274 fallen service members into land fills and had avoided telling the families. when asked who was responsible for the disorganization, air force chief of staff schwartz stepped up. >> you're looking at him. me. i'm responsible. >> but the air force was clear on why it had to improve. >> to provide reverence, dignity, honor and respect to the fallen and the care, service and support

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the victims were among those killed in terror attacks at the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. remains that could not be tested were incinerated pie a biomedical waste disposal contractor and taken to a left-hand landfill. this comes as the dove air force base mortuary is investigated. family members of fallen troops are outraged. >> it's heartbreaking, pathetic and sad. and there are a lot of people at dover who, if they had any integrity at all, would step down from their positions effective immediately. >> the u.s. office of special counsel said it will release a report next month on the retaliation taken against workers who reported mortuary problems at dover. >>> 4:39 is our time now. ahead on "news4 today," not out of harm's way yet. the latest developments involving passengers stranded on an italian cruise ship. >>> how safe are they? what a new report is saying about the radiation concerns of those full-body scanners. >>> it's pleasant outside. storms will be moving into the d.c. area soon. we'll have a look at what you can expect. >>> good morning. tom kierein in storm

remains from the attack here at the pentagon and, according to this report, remains from shanksville.vania county coroner that handled the shanksville remains says they maintained control of those remains at all time r times and none of it was even sent to dover for analysis. so further anguish for the families of the shanksville attack and anguish here at the pentagon that ten years later, they're still finding out new details about what happened. everyone all the way up to president obama has expressed concern about this situation at dover. the air force says it's taking steps to fix it and make sure this this doesn't happen again. >> barbara, the only thing i can think of as to how this happened is just some confusion over legal language, the words final disposition. that perhaps the military has a different definition of final disposition than perhaps the contractor meaning they can go to different areas depending on what that phrase means? >> you know, sure. maybe that's the legal -- you know, i think you would agree, ashleigh. maybe that's the legal reasoning behind all of this.

the unidentified remains of people who died of the pentagon and in shanksville were cremated at dovere military admitted unidentified remains of soldiers killed in action also cremated and dumped in a virginia landfill. >> a bill mandating ultrasound for women seeking an abortion has passed. a new amendment would exempt the victims of rape and. now the bill returns to the house where it is expected to pass. it appears governor bob mcdonnell, will sign the bill into law by the end of the week. virginia no longer has a monthly limit on handgun purchases. governor mcdonnell sign the bill yesterday repealing a law limiting handgun purchases to one per month. the measure had been in place since 1993. gun-control supporters and family members of the virginia tech shooting victims oppose the repeal of the bill. >> who says your diet and exercise have to go out the window when on vacation. a new hotel chain will help you stay on track. >> and apple is gearing up for big event next week but getting a lot of attention. now to linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york city. to many people

this time they involve portions of unidentified remains of 9/11 victims, from the pentagon and shanksville pennsylvania, melanie alnwick is live near the pentagon with more this morning melanie. >> reporter: good morning tony. family members say they are surprised and actually confused by the revelations that came out yesterday, all of this was part of an investigation into the mishandling of remains at dover airforce base, the report said some unidentifiable flagments of remains from 9/11 victims the attack on the pentagon were cremated and then given to a contractor mixed with medical waste, biomedical waste and then disposed of in a virginia landfill, the pentagon has been investigating the problems that came to light in 2009, dover airforce bases mortuary after it learned park remains of iraq and afghan -- par shall remains of iraq and afghanistan war dead were mishandled. tuesday they learned some 9/11 remains were part of the disposal problems at dover. >> to me it is unacceptable these remains would end up in a landfill we have to understand more about how it happened what did the a

and also the plane that the terrorists hijacked and crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. the revelation comes as they handle the mishandling at the dover air force base. >>> dozens of delegates at stake as michigan and arizona hold their primaries today. polls show a very tight race. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from michigan with more. >> reporter: mitt romney posed for pictures at his michigan campaign headquarters and kept up his attack on rick santorum. he says his chief rival does not have the skills to be president. >> i think he's an economic lightweight. i don't think he understands the process of job creating. >> thank you all so much. >> reporter: santorum was also out early, hitting some breakfast spots and making a last-minute pitch for votes. >> senator, best of luck. >> thank you very much. >> good day. >> reporter: the former pennsylvania senator and romney are locked in a tight race for this critical state. it's romney's home turf. and a santorum upset would be a huge blow to the romney campaign. >> reporter: santorum is trying to get a boost from d

unidentifiable fragments in the report, victims from the pentagon attacks and from unite flight 93 from shanksvillennsylvania. they were cremated and mixed with other dover medical waste. they were given to a contractor that disposed of all of the ashes in a landfill. but apparently the same placentia had been happening at the dover air force base mortuary for some time with partial remains of war dead from iraq and afghanistan. that is what led to the whole investigation of the mortuary in the first place and now members of congress say they still want to know more. >> i believe that our house armed services committee oversight and investigation subcommittee needs to look further into this to understand what happened, why it happened, why weren't families potentially notified. >> reporter: the pentagon says that it is addressing those management and disposal problems at dover air force base. after 2008, the policy was changed and the dover mortuary no longer gives those ashes to contractors to be disposed of in landfills. it is now the policy to take the ashes of partial remains and bury them at s

the general disputes the findings of the independent report that some remains came from shanksville,nsylvania, the crash site of one of the hijacked planes. meanwhile, leon pinetta order the fam -- ordered that the family of the victims be briefed on how the disposal of their family's remains were done. >>> d.c. is home to many of the nation's memorials. from the world war ii memorials and vietnam war. millions come every year to pay the respects to the veterans fighting in the wars. new, there are plans to pay tribute to the vets who served in iraq and afghanistan. jan screwings is president and founder of the vietnam veteran's memorial fund and joins us new to talk about this. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> are we talking about one memorial, two separate memorials for the two separate wars? give us more details of what your plans and hopes are with. this. >> glad to do so. we're building the education center at the wall at the vietnam veteran's memorial on the grounds of the lincoln memorial. this is about 20,000 square feet of exhibit space. the primary exhibit photogr

they discovered the unidentified remains of 9/11 victims from the pentagon in shanksville, were is sent-- were sent to this landfill. they were investigating a similar attack. the number of 9/11 victims involved were unclear, according to the report. it is also unknown as the victims of the families were told. >> the report says there is no indication any of the victims from the world trade center were involved. >>> a cruise ship with more than 1,000 people on board is stranded in the indian ocean. rita nissan reports for wjz. the ship's owner also operated the one that capsized off the coast of italy last month. >> reporter: rescue crews are towing a crippled cruise liner in the indian ocean. hundreds of passengers are crowding the deck of the costa alegra because there's no power. a fire in the generator room on monday left the ship why with -- ship with no air conditioning or food. >> we have reports of no one being sick or hurt. as far as we're concerned, the situation is very calm, that the captain is in control of the boat. >> reporter: emergency generators are only powering the s

. >>> the military now admits some unidentified 9/11 remains from the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania were incinerated and dumped in a landfill. the report about the 9/11 remains was a follow-up to an investigation of improper disposal of military remains processed at dover air force base. >>> the virginia state senate has passed a bill that would require a woman to undergo an ultrasound before seeking an abortion. one part requiring an invasive transvaginal ultrasound for those in the earliest stages of pregnancy has now been dropped. yesterday the bill was amended to exclude victims of rape or insist as well. governor bob -- incest as well. governor bob mcdonnell is expected to sign the bill into law. >>> we'll take an indepth look at the workings of teen courts coming up at 5:29. >>> at 5:52, maryland highway official explains how the state spent so much of its snow removal budget despite so few snow storms. >>> a nice start to march quickly turns wet in howard's seven-day forecast. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. 5:14. yesterday howard was tellin

the ashes were reportedly from people who died in shanksville, pen vain and the pentagon and processed through dover airforce base. it is on the heels of an earlier investigation showing military remains mishandled at dover. >>> we continue to follow a developing story out of alabama this morning. one person is dead there after a helicopter crashes during a nighttime training session. the coast guard helicopter crashed into mobile bay near point clear overnight. three people are still missing at this hour. a 4th crew member was rescued and taken to a local hospital but died overnight. >>> the coast guard has two helicopters and a boat conducting a search for the missing three right now. >>> three students are now dead in 3 wake of that school shooting in ohio, as the community mournings the shooter is making his first court appearance. here is manuel gallegos reporting for wjz. >> reporter: an overflow crowd gathered outside the church to mourn the deaths of three teenage boys russell king , jr., demy truss hughland and daniel parmatore. their pain is beyond belief lewising a child. >>

the remains came from the attacks at the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. the remains were first cream mated and then given to a biomedical waste disposal contractor who incinerated them and took them to the landfill. >>> a former fairfax county band teacher was found guilty of soliciting sex online from a 14-year-old boy. 43-year-old michael cook entered a plea deal in court today. he was arrested at his home in centreville in august. court records indicated former band director at robinson secondary elementary school asked for oral sex from an undercover cop. his sentencing is set for may. >>> there are republican primaries today in michigan and arizona, all eyes are on michigan where mitt romney was born and raised. the race was tight and a win from rick santorum could badly damage the romney campaign. michigan's primary is open. democrats are allowed to vote. a robo call on behalf of the san forum campaign urges democrats to vote for him to punish romney for opposing the auto bailout. romney calls it, a dirty trick 37. >> we don't want the democrats to

the partial remains came from the terror attacks on the pentagon and the one in shanksville, pennsylvania. according to the report, the remains were cremated and then incinerated before they were taken to a landfill. the report was completed by the same independent team that examined practices at the dover air force base mortuary there. >>> voters in michigan and arizona have primaries today, but all the focus is on michigan. romney was born and raised in the state, conventional wisdom is that a loss to rick santorum could badly damage the romney campaign. steve handlesman has our report. >> michigan voters cast their ballots, some switching parties on the spot to pick who they like. >> i voted for rick santorum because he is a freedom fighter. >> ron paul. >> oh, romney, because i think he's the better man. he's got economics on his mind. >> that's mitt romney's pitch today. >> i understand how the economy works. >> he regrets going off message about his wealth. >> whether it was the cadillac line or the nascar team owners line on sunday, do you realize how those are hurting your campaig

yesterday, a report revealed that partial remains from the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania, were disposed of. pentagon officials say they will brief families of 9/11 victims in the weeks to come. >>> news4 at four is just getting started. when we come back, a rock 'n' roll legend is gone. tonight, a look at the legacy of davy jones from the monkees. >>> target pulls a controversial greeting card off the shelves because of what it base is whitney houston. >>> and word from parents after a teenage girl dies after drinking too many of those energy drink. >>> and "top chef" comes to d.c. we will catch one some local hopefuls who are auditioning for ♪ hey, hey, we're the monkees and people say we monkey around ♪ >> a sad day fans of the 1960s band, the monk coast, davy jones died today. he became famous in 1965 at the age of 20. jones was the only british member of a rock group formed expressly for the american tv show. davy jones was 66 years old. he died this morning in florida of an apparent heart attack. >>> there's one less item for sale at target in the wake of whitney houston's

came from the terrorist attacks on the pentagon and from the plane that crashed to the ground in shanksville, pennsylvania. the husband of a woman who was a budget analyst at the pentagon died on 9/11 was surprised to learn that some of the remains were cremated and ended up in a landfill. i spoke to herman tonight by telephone. >> hellman was married to his wife for nearly 30 years. they had planned to retire together in a condo they bought in south carolina. where he now lives without her. >> i feel sad, but one thing i can say, i got her ring, her necklace, and stuff like that. >> the outside study by the defense found portions of the unidentified remains were mixed with medical waste incinerated, turned over to a medical waste contractor and left in a landfill. >> we don't think it should have happened. we think that our fallen deserve what they are getting now, which is the fallen remains are taken out to sea and buried at sea. >> the chairman of a house arm services subcommittee is equally as outraged. >> i believe that our house arm service committee needs to look further into this to

taken to dover after the terrorist attacks at the pentagon and from the plane that went down in shanksville, pennsylvania. the report reveals previous mishandling mishaps in 2008, the air force used to disperse of small portions of unidentified remains or partial remains that family members declined. that practice was halted and such remains are buried at sea. meanwhile, investigators made -- to take them to dover. >> we have expressed our regret that the additional grief caused to families of loved ones whose remains were handled in perhaps a less-than-ideal were some measures, even inappropriate standards prior to 2008. >> the air force secretary acknowledges responsibility for lapses in performance and intends to take a full and complete look at that report. laura? >> thank you. >>> bond denied for one of the men charged in the murder of a community activist from alexandrea after. lynnwood johnson appeared in a courtroom today. he and two others are facing first-degree murder and robbery charges in the death of lenny harris. harris disappeared from alexandrea in september. last month, a

. >> reporter: the report says the victims were among those killed at the pentagon and in shanksvilleays portions of remains that could not be identified, were handed over to a biomedical waste contractor. the contractor then incinerated them and took the remains to a landfill. matthew flocko was among those killed at the pentagon. his remains were handled by dover air force base. his mother told eyewitness news the family did receive all of his remains, but her heart goes out to others impacted by the new reports. >> it's scary. they should, you know -- you think the remains of people killed that way, would have been better handled. >> reporter: general john abizaid headed the committee that wrote the report. he says he doesn't know a way to find out how many 9/11 victims went through the mortuary and may have been partially disposed of in a landfill. >> we don't think it should have happened. we think that our fallen deserve what they're getting now, which is the fallen remains are taken out to sea and they're buried at sea. >> that was todd quinones reporting. it was stopped in 200

. >> the remains were among those killed at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. >>> voters are heading to the polls today in arizona and michigan. that's where 59 gop presidential delegates are up for grabs. in michigan, the race is between mitt romney and rick santorum. >> reporter: mitt romney posed for pictures at his michigan campaign headquarters and kept up his attack on rick santorum. he says his chief rival does not have skills to be president. >> i think he's an economic lightweight. i don't think he understands the process of job creating. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: santorum was also out early, hitting some breakfast spots and making a last-minute pitch for votes. >> senator, best of luck. >> thank you. >> the former pennsylvania senator and romney are locked in a tight race for this critical state. it's romney's home turf. and a santorum upset would be a huge blow to the romney campaign. >> reporter: santorum is trying to get a boost from democrats here in michigan. he's encouraging them to come out to polling places, temporarily change their party

worked in the pentagon were on the plane that struck the pentagon, or were on the plane that struck shanksvillennsylvania, were also some of the remains that ended up in the landfill as well. >> we talked about arlington national cemetary, other va cemetaries. are we learning about this because of that story? >> reporter: you're exactly right. all of this was precipitated by the investigation of what happened to those servi servicemembers' remains. basically they had already admitted that between 2003 and 2008, the remains of nearly 300 servicemembers ended up in a landfill. again, these were unidentified remains of these servicemembers, but the families were not told that this was happening, and the investigation came about because the military wanted to get to the bottom of some of the problems that go over and how this could happen. >> what is the pentagon saying? >> reporter: well, pentagon officials got before microphones just within the last hour and seemed totally taken aback, saying they had no idea about these 9/11 remains. it was the first that they were even hearing about it, and rea

yesterday, a report revealed that partial remains from the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania, crash were disposed of. pentagon officials say they will brief families of 9/11 victims in the weeks to come. >>> news4 at four is just >>> now the latest on the republican presidential race, mitt romney hoping last night's victories in michigan and arizona will give him the momentum to score big next week on super tuesday >> we had a much better night in michigan than maybe was first reported a we actually won half the congressional districts and so we are going to walk out of michigan with 15 delegates and he is going to walk out of michigan with 15 delegates. >> do you want someone who spent his career in washington? >> newt gingrich conceding nothing. he is campaigning in his home state of georgia now and poll there is show him with a large lead. in the delegate count so far, romney is about 80 delegates ahead of santorum, but there are more than 400 delegates up for grabs next week. >>> virginia still doesn't have a state budget. today, the senate democrats rejected the spending plan t

yesterday's report found human remains from the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania, attacks were involved. >>> a woman says she was denied communion at her mother's funeral because she is gay. her name is barbara johnson. she says a priest denied her -- told her that she lived with another woman, which is a sin in the eyes of the church. johnson says he then left the altar when she delivered a eulogy and skipped the burial without finding a replacement. she told msnbc's tamron hall she wants an apology and she wants to have that priest removed. >> not removed from the priesthood, per se, but removed from parish sites so no other family has to experience the tragedy that we did on the saddest day of our lives. >> the archdiocese says it is not common practice for a priest to publicly reprimand someone who they don't believe should be able to receive communion. >>> smir hoping victories michigan and arizona will spell success on super tuesday next week but rick santorum is still upbeat heading into that critical primary day. jennifer johnson has the latest. >> well, it was a big ni

victims killed at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania.w, we know, were sent to the mortuary in dover and insistencinerated before windint a landfill in king george county, virginia. the report says the practice started just after the 9/11 attacks and didn't end until 2008. officials presenting the report admit the chain of command in dover was practically nonexistent. >> there's nothing more important than ensuring that our troops in the field know that if they give their last full measure, that the country will do everything for them to make sure that they are treated with dignity and respect and honor and reverence on the way to their final resting place. >> reporter: white house officials say they're deeply concerned and will support efforts from here on out to reform the mortuary. coming up at 6:00 this morning, we hear from a woman whose husband's remains ended up at the landfill. >> see you then. live from the newsroom for us, melissa, thank you. >>> 5:17. prosecutors have until tomorrow afternoon to formally charge the teenage susp

that memorial, like the one at the pentagon and the fields outside shanksville stand as a reminder of those we lost and will never forget. but these memorials must serve another purpose. they must stand as reminders of our need for vigilance in a dangerous world and as a symbol of our resilience as a nation. a nation that has proven time and again that we will always come back stronger from tragedy and adversity. we've come a long way over the past year. and over the past 10 years since 9/11. we've learned a great deal about how to better secure our country, but we remain aware of how a successful terrorist attack or natural disaster can afflict damage far beyond its human toll. threats against our nation by terror or otherwise consist to evolve and d.h.s. must continue to evolve as well. while we resolve to remain ever vigilant against another 9/11 style attack, we also commit ourselves to deploying security measures that promote the movement of goods and people and that build on our national resilience. today we're bringing new strategies to this effort, not only to confront an ever

some human remains of 9/11 remains found at the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania, ended up incineratedndfill. and there is another mortuary also cited for disposing of the dead. >>> and the funnel clouds that ripped through four midwest states, and you can see the path of destruction left behind in towns like harveyville, kansas, and officials say 40% of that town is impacted. the death toll and injury numbers are mounting and at least four dead and dozens injured across four states. there is a severe threat in kentucky and southern illinois. we will keep an eye on the weather and keep you posted on that. >>>he northern plains and the upper midwest, there is blinding snow, and we will get a weather update from mike seidel in a few moments. >>> and everybody is talking about the path to the republican race for president, and it looks like a long slow slog to the convention. our senior political editor is checking where we are now and what is ahead, and what did you get? three or four hours sleep, mark preston? >> well, five, chris. >> that is more than usual with the new baby, right? so

remains of those killed at the attack on the pentagon and in the crash of the united air flight 93 in shanksvillevernment report it was shortly after the attacks that 9/11 that the military started the practice of cremating unidentified remains and sending them to a landfill. we're told that stopped in 2008 but officials are still trying to explain it. >> the chain of command and command oversight was not properly conducted technical oversight was almost nonexistent. rules, regulations, et cetera, were not properly understood. >> shepard: the latest revelation comes after officials acknowledge that cremated partial remains from hundreds of fallen soldiers went to this virginia landfill. under these new rules, the pentagon now buries unidentified remains at sea. polls are closing in a matter just 65 minutes. and a pair of primaries that could have a major impact on the course of the republic presidential race. a live look at romney headquarters in michigan. a recap next and new exit polling before the results start coming in. this is america's election headquarters on a crucial night for the g.o.p