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to run the war in south vietnam. and while they're doing this, they decide the south into various districts so they can organize throughout the country, even down to the village level. now, in 1961, the north intensifies the military as well as the political struggle against the south. and what they're hoping at this point when they do, when they do this is, they think that they can politicize the situation enough and make it violent enough to where they can projoke a general uprising against the south vietnamese regime. one of the strands that often runs -- certainly always runs through the north vietnamese military thought here is they can create a situation of instability and terror in the south that is strong enough and indoctrinated enough people where they'll get provoked uprising in south vietnam. they never get this but they're hoping it's going to be part of it. this is not unusual for other communist movements to have the same type of view and they're generally just as unsuccessful, at least with a mass upri
to run the war in south vietnam. and while they're doing this, they decide the south into various districts so they can organize throughout the country, even down to the village level. now, in 1961, the north intensifies the military as well as the political struggle against the south. and what they're hoping at this point when they do, when they do this is, they think that they can politicize the situation enough and make it violent enough to where they can projoke a general uprising against...
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south vietnam was in their mind as well. it's like taiwan where the americans, maybe they could build bases. they didn't like that. in mao's view, the chinese should help the north vietnamese as much as they possibly could. and china became heavily involved in doing so. they helped build the north vietnamese army in the 1950s. massive amounts of military aid. during rolling thunder, the american am booing campaign of north vietnam in the late '60s, the chinese gave lots of help to the north vietnamese. for example, this were 80,000 chinese workers that were building roads and railroads in north vietnam during rolling thunder. and this was pivotal because the north, this chinese help is pivotal. the north has little help of convincing the u.s. to negotiate or u.s. to leave just with its own resources. by the mid 1960s, they were worried there was going to be another fight. after 1964 during the gulf of tonkin, as the professor will talk about where you have the first of the shooting between north vietnam and the american navy
south vietnam was in their mind as well. it's like taiwan where the americans, maybe they could build bases. they didn't like that. in mao's view, the chinese should help the north vietnamese as much as they possibly could. and china became heavily involved in doing so. they helped build the north vietnamese army in the 1950s. massive amounts of military aid. during rolling thunder, the american am booing campaign of north vietnam in the late '60s, the chinese gave lots of help to the north...
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it divides vietnam into north and south. turns over the north to the communists. and marks the end of french colonial rule. the agreement also provides the machinery for bringing true peace to vietnam if the communists act in good faith. this is a bright victory for the communist world and there are smiles. but not on the faces of the more than 1 million vietnamese who desert their homes and flee southward rather than live under a communist regime. in 1954, vietnam is divided at the 17th parallel, as korea was divided at the 38th. she faces the future with an imaginary line running from border to border, symbolizing a separation which is far from imaginary. in south vietnam, peace brings a fresh beginning. the people set about building new homes, new hopes. free elections are held in the south alone when it becomes clear that the communist regime in the north has no intention of permitting genuinely free elections in its half of the country. grand reforms redistribute farmlands in the south. so that farmers own their fields, and reap for themselves the fruit of the
it divides vietnam into north and south. turns over the north to the communists. and marks the end of french colonial rule. the agreement also provides the machinery for bringing true peace to vietnam if the communists act in good faith. this is a bright victory for the communist world and there are smiles. but not on the faces of the more than 1 million vietnamese who desert their homes and flee southward rather than live under a communist regime. in 1954, vietnam is divided at the 17th...
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two miles south of the demilitarized zone at the narrow top of south vietnam, 12 miles inland from the south china sea. it is a desolate hilltop collection of guns and bunkers looking north across the dmz into north vietnam. its crucial importance lies in the fact it's on a main infiltration route into the south. the loss of con thien could help open the way for the estimated 35,000 communist troops now massed in the dmz area. its loss would block the construction of that electronic barrier along the dmz. to seal off south vietnam from the north. but more than that its loss would give the north vietnamese that one big elusive propaganda victory they've been searching for at such a cost in lives. they would prize a victory of con thien as a victory, a miniature replica of their victory over the french in 1954. it is vulnerable. it is the least defensible because it is so close to north vietnamese territory. the enemy artillery, 100 big guns, plus mortars and rockets can pound con thien around the clock with devastating effects. and our ground troops cannot go into north vietnam to knock
two miles south of the demilitarized zone at the narrow top of south vietnam, 12 miles inland from the south china sea. it is a desolate hilltop collection of guns and bunkers looking north across the dmz into north vietnam. its crucial importance lies in the fact it's on a main infiltration route into the south. the loss of con thien could help open the way for the estimated 35,000 communist troops now massed in the dmz area. its loss would block the construction of that electronic barrier...
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and this, of course, spills over and allows cambodia and so on and south vietnam, the fighting in north vietnam as well particularly on the air side of it. a lot of this is conventional. again, it's not all. that's not the whole thing. it's only part of the picture. and you also have to keep in mind that the cold war context of what is going on here, because we don't -- when we think about vietnam, we don't automatically think about this being a coalitional war. we sometimes even overlook the south vietnamese role in it. some of the literature, for example. you almost think there's no south vietnamese army there when you're reading the book that there's pretty substantial south vietnamese forces. you've got on the communist side in particular, the coalitional aspect is very important for their success. you know, ho chi minh says that himself. so you've got support from communist china and from the soviet union as well. so keep that in mind here when we look at this war because you have these various different aspects of it. and you've got to deal with the various different aspects, thes
and this, of course, spills over and allows cambodia and so on and south vietnam, the fighting in north vietnam as well particularly on the air side of it. a lot of this is conventional. again, it's not all. that's not the whole thing. it's only part of the picture. and you also have to keep in mind that the cold war context of what is going on here, because we don't -- when we think about vietnam, we don't automatically think about this being a coalitional war. we sometimes even overlook the...
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if only in 65 he had said given the breakdown of the administration and south vietnam, we have done our best, we always said that it was up to those boys to fight their own of war and they can't do it and we are writing off, nothing would have collapsed media cambodia or laos they were going to go sooner or later in the way the rest of the world would have survived. in fact the rest of the world would agree a sigh of relief because it was clear to a lot of people we were getting into the radical, but that wasn't his sense of it. his sense of you have to do just enough so there wouldn't be attention on it and he could get his domestic program test. >> in hindsight and congressional leaders like mike mansfield who comes up a lot in europe and senator fulbright who were the hawks and where the doves, the major players? >> mansfield toward kennedy or early on that it was a lost cause, and this was partial to hear from mansfield because he had been one of the catholics with kennedy who had helped to install him in office and he had been quite a backer of this man that he went over in 61 and
if only in 65 he had said given the breakdown of the administration and south vietnam, we have done our best, we always said that it was up to those boys to fight their own of war and they can't do it and we are writing off, nothing would have collapsed media cambodia or laos they were going to go sooner or later in the way the rest of the world would have survived. in fact the rest of the world would agree a sigh of relief because it was clear to a lot of people we were getting into the...
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would be used to educate volunteers that would reach out to two hundred 40 communist in the south of vietnam. -- 240 communes in the south if vietnam. that is where most of this would go. >> we will have to leave it there. from the vietnam red cross, to win in us. thank you so much for joining us on bbc. a judge in the united states sentences of four former police officers for shooting six under residences in new orleans in 2005. -- for shooting six unarmed residents in new orleans in 2005. the colleague who helped them hide evidence was also jailed. china has been ordered to shut down on a live web cams. he has lived under it for the past year. he told the stadium -- the bbc that he installed cameras to encourage transparency. 80 years ago, greece was a dissenter of for the accident. that seems a long time ago. >> the greek athletic federation has suspended all domestic sporting activities. there is no money to pay coaches and staff. unless budget cuts are reversed, a dissipation in the olympics could be a race. -- participation in the olympics could be erased. >> staff unpaid, training gro
would be used to educate volunteers that would reach out to two hundred 40 communist in the south of vietnam. -- 240 communes in the south if vietnam. that is where most of this would go. >> we will have to leave it there. from the vietnam red cross, to win in us. thank you so much for joining us on bbc. a judge in the united states sentences of four former police officers for shooting six under residences in new orleans in 2005. -- for shooting six unarmed residents in new orleans in...
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vietnam protect. michigan state university created the south vietnamese government. the department of economics at michigan state set up the tax structure, the whole treasury, economic bureaus. and the msu school of police administration created south vietnam security forces and dr. turner as director of the police apparatus helped train personal bodyguards. the msu vietnam project was the largest technical assistance program up to that point undertaken by an american university. indeed, before the project, president deun had been enrolled at michigan state as a graduate student. well, i just had to talk to ralph about this. he invites us up to the big house. we go in. there are knickknacks in that house like you wouldn't believe. ivory, jade, silks from every place around the planet where michigan state university trains security forces. i will not go into the politics of some of those countries where he helped train security. well, he was holding forth and a very entertaining gentleman. i finally had to ask the question that had been burning in my mind. 22-year-old
vietnam protect. michigan state university created the south vietnamese government. the department of economics at michigan state set up the tax structure, the whole treasury, economic bureaus. and the msu school of police administration created south vietnam security forces and dr. turner as director of the police apparatus helped train personal bodyguards. the msu vietnam project was the largest technical assistance program up to that point undertaken by an american university. indeed, before...
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gaining a congressional support for his society, lbj hoped to contain the deteriorating situation in south vietnam without mobilizing the nation for war. without provoking a larger conflict. this measured essentially political approach and also reflected theories of limited war currently among academic defense. they produced according to drey a balancing act that failed completely to take into account the unyielding, unremitting determination to prevail of the north vietnamese. johnson and mcnamara violated what many consider the first rule of war. the strategy and they managed the process of escalation and sending and receiving of nuanced signals that was fundamental to the escalation and in fact, drey observes a momentum of its own. that mara feared but was unable to check. in his handling of the signals, they were supposed to either intimidate or entice them into negotiating a settlement and was often marked by the role. individual still counts. that's how they explain the repetition 40 years later of this same experience by simply the fact of another texan in the white house and another slicke
gaining a congressional support for his society, lbj hoped to contain the deteriorating situation in south vietnam without mobilizing the nation for war. without provoking a larger conflict. this measured essentially political approach and also reflected theories of limited war currently among academic defense. they produced according to drey a balancing act that failed completely to take into account the unyielding, unremitting determination to prevail of the north vietnamese. johnson and...
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i commanded a camp up in the northeast -- northwest section of south vietnam just south of the ashay valley. there was very little advising done. there was the vietnamese counterpart, but he didn't do anything. basically, i was the camp commander. i ran it. i led the patrols. i paid the soldiers. i organized the camp defenses. i did everything up there. >> were there vietnamese? >> there was vietnamese soldiers in the main part and vietnamese advisers, the special forces team were vietnamese. in the camp we had a platoon of chinese that were called numes. that's a very interesting story, by the way. it doesn't fit in with this. >> but you had experienced combat in a jungle environment? >> right. >> so your advisory role is what you were listed as at that time, an advisory effort? >> yeah, true. >> so let's talk about this. you went over as the s-2, the battalion s-2, and you get into country and you set up your base. what was -- tell me a little bit about that s-2 role. that's interesting to me you preceded your command with that. for example, what was the intelligence in that -- >>
i commanded a camp up in the northeast -- northwest section of south vietnam just south of the ashay valley. there was very little advising done. there was the vietnamese counterpart, but he didn't do anything. basically, i was the camp commander. i ran it. i led the patrols. i paid the soldiers. i organized the camp defenses. i did everything up there. >> were there vietnamese? >> there was vietnamese soldiers in the main part and vietnamese advisers, the special forces team were...
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congressional support for his great society, lbj hoped to contain the deteriorating situation in south vietnam without mobilizing the nation for war, without provoking a larger conflict. this measure essentially political approach also reflected theories of limited war currently in vogue among academic defense analysis. they produced, according to drea, a balancing act that failed completely to take into account the unyielding, unremitting determination to prevail of the north vietnamese. johnson and mcnamara then violated what many consider the first rule of war, know your enemy. i would also suggest, just in passing, that drea's argument here begs the comment of, was there a workable strategy, and i'm inclined to agree with secretary brown on this, that there most likely was not. mcnamara prided himself on his ability to manage the process of escalation and sending and receiving of nuanced signals that was fundamental to the strategy escalation. in fact, drea observes, the war gained a momentum of its own, that mcnamara feared but was unable to check. in his handling of the signals that were
congressional support for his great society, lbj hoped to contain the deteriorating situation in south vietnam without mobilizing the nation for war, without provoking a larger conflict. this measure essentially political approach also reflected theories of limited war currently in vogue among academic defense analysis. they produced, according to drea, a balancing act that failed completely to take into account the unyielding, unremitting determination to prevail of the north vietnamese....
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eisenhower left office and richard nixon left office in 1961, there were 600 american advisers in south vietnam. when we arrived back in the white house after a democratic decade, democratic overwhelming control of both houses and to the presidency of the united states, we had 535,000 americans in vietnam. richard nixon said, i'm going to end the war with honor. he did not promise to cut and run. he worked tirelessly. he worked hard. through all that period of time, with demonstrators in the streets against him, he did not start that war. he supported it, but he never said we're going to cut and run. so, all those four years, i'll tell you who is responsible. take a look at the best and brightest who took us in there. take a look at the wise men. take a look at the "new york times" and "washington post" and all the others who cheered america into that war, and suddenly when richard nixon enters the white house, it is nixon's war? he simply wanted to end that war with honor. and in 1973, we had all the p.o.w.s home and the south vietnamese were in control of every provincial capital. he had won
eisenhower left office and richard nixon left office in 1961, there were 600 american advisers in south vietnam. when we arrived back in the white house after a democratic decade, democratic overwhelming control of both houses and to the presidency of the united states, we had 535,000 americans in vietnam. richard nixon said, i'm going to end the war with honor. he did not promise to cut and run. he worked tirelessly. he worked hard. through all that period of time, with demonstrators in the...
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. >> 1974, '75, the ford administration is looking to provide more assistance to south vietnam. congress doesn't support that. do you recall what was going on at the time? >> i actually don't recall those votes or that debate. but i don't know that -- it's not any surprise to me that the house decided not to do that. the troops were out. we wanted the war over. the united states -- the posse that the administration was going to work hadn't worked. it was a civil war and we didn't think the u.s. should be playing a role in it anymore. what i do remember vividly was at the very end, there was efforts to give president ford additional powers to -- war making powers to help in the evacuation and there was a big debate in the house about that. i participated in that. at least i remember so vividly, it must have taken place between 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. so that took place in my mind. and those efforts to give him additional war making powers were rejected given the experience of the gulf of tonkin resolution and the president's war making powers unless it was very clear and
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sudanese oil town of headley because there have been expected to know friday when the government of south vietnam to its troops will withdraw from the disputed territory within three days south sudan broke away from the north last year following a long running civil war that claimed the lives of more than one and a half million people. and has begun mourning the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near islamabad international airport rescuers say there is no hope of finding survivors among one hundred twenty seven aboard that hard air jet the boeing seven hundred seventy three seven a route from karachi to islamabad was making his final approach to the airport in stormy weather before it crashed and its second passenger plane crash near islamabad in less than two years. iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki has cold turkey a hostile state of terror in tandem accuse it of trying to establish hegemony in the region that's a response to turkish prime minister erdogan saying he is fanning tensions between iraq shia community terry and raul emerged in iraq in the end of last year when the sh
sudanese oil town of headley because there have been expected to know friday when the government of south vietnam to its troops will withdraw from the disputed territory within three days south sudan broke away from the north last year following a long running civil war that claimed the lives of more than one and a half million people. and has begun mourning the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near islamabad international airport rescuers say there is no hope of finding survivors...
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he flew more than 100 combat missions in north and south vietnam, laos and cambodia and received the distinguished flying cross. he then transitioned to become a test pilot where he tested a variety of ground attack aircraft until his selection as an astronaut candidate in 1980. becoming an astronaut, he traveled to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle between 1986 and 1994, commanding two of the missions. his flights included deployment of the hubble space telescope and the first joint u.s./russian shuttle mission, which featured a cosmonaut as a member of the crew. he came back down to earth and returned to the marine corps in 1997 and served as commanding general of the third marine aircraft wing from 2000 to 2002, retiring from the marine corps in 2003. he was inducted into the u.s. astronaut hall of fame in
he flew more than 100 combat missions in north and south vietnam, laos and cambodia and received the distinguished flying cross. he then transitioned to become a test pilot where he tested a variety of ground attack aircraft until his selection as an astronaut candidate in 1980. becoming an astronaut, he traveled to orbit four times aboard the space shuttle between 1986 and 1994, commanding two of the missions. his flights included deployment of the hubble space telescope and the first joint...
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alerted us to a national broadcast over saigon radio by general zone van min, the last president of south vietnam he translated min's address word by word, peter and i crafted out a bulletin that was
alerted us to a national broadcast over saigon radio by general zone van min, the last president of south vietnam he translated min's address word by word, peter and i crafted out a bulletin that was
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after commanding a swift boat in south vietnam he became a journalist who has covered latin america, served 16 years as a national reporter for the washington post and has written extensively on science and policy issues for a variety of publications in "the new york times," "national geographic," wired and the smithsonian. he is here today to discuss his recent book, friedman's cap, the united states capitol in coming of the civil war. a book that explores one of the most interesting periods in the history of the capital in congress and several of the most interesting personalities that have graced the united states capitol building. so guys, the podium is yours. >> thanks, dawn. can everyone hear me okay? i am pleased to be here and the last time i was here was to ask don for money and the capitol historical society provided me with two very nice grant to help you with the on this book. i came to this project in 1998. i was covering the congress for the "washington post" at that time. it was the middle of president clinton's impeachment troubles. he had troubles with monica lewinsk
after commanding a swift boat in south vietnam he became a journalist who has covered latin america, served 16 years as a national reporter for the washington post and has written extensively on science and policy issues for a variety of publications in "the new york times," "national geographic," wired and the smithsonian. he is here today to discuss his recent book, friedman's cap, the united states capitol in coming of the civil war. a book that explores one of the most...
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soldiers from south vietnam. the equipment, put it on the her achievement trail. having foreign folks come and train. >> illegal according to u.s. law. terrorist group hamas terrorist activities. >> that i don't know about. >> it's definitely. [laughter] >> he must be right. [laughter] >> he said he has reliable sources. >> i love your buck. i read it covered a cover. >> it's coming out in paperback next week. >> i want our back. >> my dad worked on the youtube. one question i had from your book was from the walls well crass . >> contents of the one. >> i don't want to give away the best part of the book. the language, the alphabet found by the kraft put away because of the concern that the american population would go nuts if they learned the soviets could get that far into the united states with this type of technology. can you describe what must have been a rubber or something? a disk type object. how were they able to get that craft over here? >> well, you might just preface that question by answer to that question by telling about roswell. >> area 51 has alwa
soldiers from south vietnam. the equipment, put it on the her achievement trail. having foreign folks come and train. >> illegal according to u.s. law. terrorist group hamas terrorist activities. >> that i don't know about. >> it's definitely. [laughter] >> he must be right. [laughter] >> he said he has reliable sources. >> i love your buck. i read it covered a cover. >> it's coming out in paperback next week. >> i want our back. >> my dad...
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one is while we denounced the teeter ships supported by the united states including south vietnam, we did not anticipate at the time that there would be a draft for vietnam that johnson would campaign on a promise not to send young men to southeast asia and turn around and send 100,000 in the first year and would escalate to 500,000. that would lead to draft resistance, polarization, further denial of domestic priorities, black uprisings in many cities and more than anything else, to act the possibilities of domestic economic reform. secondly, the assassination of john kennedy. and the time i have, there's little to say except that it was not part of anything that we were taught about history or american politics or social change. it was not in the model that leaders of the assassinated. not once, but again and again and again. in our view, food push the kennedy administration. after we took the statements immediately after it was published in our naÏvetÉ and suits and ties, thinking that the civil rights movement would move the attorney general and president gradually towards reconsi
one is while we denounced the teeter ships supported by the united states including south vietnam, we did not anticipate at the time that there would be a draft for vietnam that johnson would campaign on a promise not to send young men to southeast asia and turn around and send 100,000 in the first year and would escalate to 500,000. that would lead to draft resistance, polarization, further denial of domestic priorities, black uprisings in many cities and more than anything else, to act the...
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so vietnam war in retrospect was unwinnable because of the nature of vietnamese society and south vietnamese government. my own introduction to bob mcnamara happened in february of 1961. i had known packard as department secretary briefly because we had been on a board together. and he offered me the job when i first walked into his office. i said gee, i'm not really ready for that right now. he said, well, you have to take things when they are offered or maybe -- maybe they won't come back to you again. i took that lesson. at the beginning, i think hay saw me as an engineer and looked instead to his systems analysis group with whom he felt an empathy because he had been an operations analyst during world war ii. as a consequence of considerations early on of the nike system and the whole issue of mutual deterrence, he -- turned to the office i ran as part of the office of secretary of defense that -- office of director of defense research and engineering, to play a bigger role in programmed decisions. early on, mcnamara was still learning about issues of grand strategy. for example, i guess
so vietnam war in retrospect was unwinnable because of the nature of vietnamese society and south vietnamese government. my own introduction to bob mcnamara happened in february of 1961. i had known packard as department secretary briefly because we had been on a board together. and he offered me the job when i first walked into his office. i said gee, i'm not really ready for that right now. he said, well, you have to take things when they are offered or maybe -- maybe they won't come back to...
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south china sea. china is pressing is claim on a disputed group of islands, while vietnam's navy flexes some muscle. in bangkok, we have the details. >>> the trouble spot this time is the paracel islands, specks of land in the southern reaches of the south china sea. china says it's proceeding with a plan to build refueling stations on the islands. china and vietnam both claim ownership of the paracels. chinese officials say the project involves construction of a dock and other facilities. they say the dock will allow fishing and tourist boats to refuel in the paracels. vietnam wound up a joint naval exercise with the u.s. navy. the five-day training took place in danang. a port city facing the south china sea. the cooperation is seen as a challenge to china's expansion in the region but some vietnamese people have mixed feelings over enhancing military ties with their former foe. nhk world's akiko ichihara reports from denang. >> reporter: the u.s. navy ships have just arrived to the port of danang. the u.s. and vietnamese navy will have five days naval exchange activities. the u.s. navy's 7th fleet
south china sea. china is pressing is claim on a disputed group of islands, while vietnam's navy flexes some muscle. in bangkok, we have the details. >>> the trouble spot this time is the paracel islands, specks of land in the southern reaches of the south china sea. china says it's proceeding with a plan to build refueling stations on the islands. china and vietnam both claim ownership of the paracels. chinese officials say the project involves construction of a dock and other...
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.saa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> welcome back. time for "what now?!" >> eric cantor may soon face tough questions from lawmakers about a $25,000 donation he made to a group dedicated to ousting incumbents. sam, a veteran they'remaker says anonymously of course, it's a serious breach of trust and sends a signal to the rest of us if we don't fall 100% in line, they will come after you. >> i'm still trying to get a sense of why he did this. it seems like such a roll of the dice. if the donations work, fine, your hand is strengthened. you seem like a real boss and you might be, but -- >> i think he seems like a boss already in his own mind. >> what if it backfires? why would anyone in your caucus trust you after that?
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.saa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> official at the university of maryland college park are investigating after a antisimmsettic vandalism for found on campus. wj la says the vandalism was in an elevator in the biology building, the news was found in a programmer building being renovated now. the university says they are investigating both incidents and they do not tolerate hate or bias in any form. >>> a former track coach at archbishop spalding must register as a sex offender. brian funk entered an alford plea on charges he was sexting with a student. he exchanged nude pictures and pictures with a 17-year-old girl. the relationship was discovered when the girl's father saw the two kissing near a movie theater. >>>
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> the weekend is almost over. that means cnbc's tile her math tyler mathisen has a look. >> the monthly jobs report for april, analysts are already speculating it's not going to be good, with some say the number could even dip into the minus column, and during the week an update on auto sales which should rise, and general motors earnings are expected to fall. >>> we do look at personal income and spending for march. spending spiked the month before because of warmer weather as people got out to the stores. also reports on business activity in the midwest and southwest, and housing vacancies. >>> humana expected to report lower earnings. texas roadhouse grill could serve up higher profit
mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> the weekend is almost over. that means cnbc's tile her math tyler mathisen has a look....
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. here's a chance to create jobs in america. oil sands projects, like kearl, and the keystone pipeline will provide secure and reliable energy to the united states. over the coming years, projects like these could create more than half a million jobs in the us alone. from the canadian border, through the mid west, to the gulf coast. benefiting hundreds of thousands of families throughout the country. this is just what our economy needs right now. are choosing advil®. here's one story. pain doesn't have much of a place in my life. i checked the schedule and it's not on it. [ laughs ] you never know when advil® is needed. well most people only know one side of my life. they see me on stage and t
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.a auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. ♪ join the hunt for big savings... during the petsmart basket of savings event. save up to 40% on hundreds of items and save up to 20% on all furminator® products and reduce shedding by 90%! march 30 through april 8. at petsmart®. >>> more eruptions over the weekend from europe's biggest and boldest volcano, mount et that roared to life spewing lava and ash high up into the air. air traffic was not disrupted. no reports of damage or injuries. >>> wet on i-5 from seattle to portland. rain soaks parts of from duluth to kansas city. i-90 from fargo minneapolis. also wet on i-40 from oklahoma city to little rock and i-10 and 20 from texas east ward. >>> if you're taking to the skirks airport
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.saa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> welcome back. clothes from whitney houston's closet went on auction in beverly hills, fetching $80,000 total. it included items from charlie chaplain. a >>> several of ray charles children are being sue bade foundation the late singer created. the foundation accuses the adult children of sending copy right termination notices to producers claiming they owned the songs which the foundation contends they own them. >>> still an appetite for the hunger games. for a second week in a row the film topped the box office cashing in more than $61 million this weekend that sends the total ticket sales now to $251 million. coming in at number two, this week, the wrath of the titans, followed b
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. the empire state builling is shining light... on a global problem..onday night... the structure was glowing blle in honor of autism month.millions of people worldwwde have been diagnosed with thh disorder.an organization called "autism sseaks" launched an effort 3 years ago... to have iconic buildings lit on april 2nd... world autism awareness day. ((2-shot toss to weether)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 ((traffic reporter ad libs))map fiber map 95 at 695 map liberty 3 3 3 3 p fast food chain... revamped! revamped! burger king is channing it'ssmenu...the famous items .... that are getting a new look! look!. i'm worrred about all voters i want to win them all. all. and mitt romney is pulling out demographic he's having - t
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.surance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> more than 300 male offenders are locked up behind the razor wire fences of pendleton juvenile correctional facility. in today's morning staff meeting, superintendent mike dempsey is concerned about an incident that happened the night before. >> 12 stitches to his mouth, is that what you said? >> yes. >> we had to lock up a couple kids in segregation for battery on offender. they jumped an offender, three of them. >> are you sure that you got the right three people? >> yeah. >> we have no clue of what the motive was. >> with confirmation that an attack occurred, dempsey doesn't waste time ordering the perpetrators locked up. >> place them in segregation. do you have enough information to issue
mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.surance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> more than 300 male offenders are locked up behind the razor wire fences of pendleton juvenile...
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> for the second time in a week a bird strike forced an emergency landing. a jetblue flight bound for florida returned to an airplane outside new york city last night after two geese reportedly hit the windshield shortly after takeoff. the plane landed safely. 54 passengers were on board. but there were no injuries reported. >>> police are looking for porter stone, a 5-year-old heart patient who was taken from a st. louis hospital by his father without permission. the boy was on the waiting list for a heart transplant. it's feared he's in serious danger because he only has enough medication to last him through this afternoon. he was charged -- or discharged tuesday to be monitored
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.aa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york, mostly sunny, 58. miami, mostly sunny, 85. chicago, turning cloudy, 51. dallas, sunny and 88. los angeles, mostly sunny and 69. >>> now for a check of today's national forecast. a storm system will roll through the northeast. severe storms with high winds and large hail are possible from tennessee into northern alabama this evening. another storm system is possible from the northern plains to western kansas. and there's a threat of tornadoes tonight in the southeastern plains of colorado. >>> in sports, the next nfl superstars went one and two in last night's draft as expected. stanford quarterback andrew
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.a auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> our informers are back with the stocks they say give you big return from your tax refund. dennis, a chilean mining and chemical company. >> it comes from mike pinto. >> and from me because i recommended this. it's a little pricey so wait but i like this stock. >> both like t dupont. >> i like dupont. maybe is grows as slow as paint but they had a record earnings quarter and they're going to take advantage of the billions of people coming into the middle class. >> dennis, she liked her stocks.
mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.a auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> our informers are back with the stocks they say give you big return from your tax refund....
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.saa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >> one of the problems is because he's been indicted for second degree murder, and nothing suggests that, the elements. second degree murder is here, reduced. some saying there'll be riots on the the streets if there's acquittal. if there are riots it will be the prosecutor's fault. because she overcharged and raised expectations, no reasonable jury is going to convict based on the evidence i know of second degree murder. so, this prosecutor not only may have subborn perjury, she may be responsible for riots by raising them to unexpectable levels. >> wow, alan dershowitz, talking about the trayvon martin case. and the photos, showing zimmerman's bloody head. if they had that photo and did
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mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.to insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> take a look at this kramt new video, showing what a pair of seventh graders are being called heroes tonight. jeremy helped bring his school bus safely to a stop before the bus driver suffered a heart attack behind the wheel. he grabbed the wheel, steering the bus out of traffic and removed the keys from the ignition. >> we were hitting curb when the bus of the going straight. i went up, grabbed the wheel, turned it and took the keys out of the ignition. another student stepped in to help while others called 911. an administrator following the bus pulled over and applied cpr to the driver. the driver's condition is not known, but no students were injured. >>> president obama welcomed 30,0
mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003.to insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> take a look at this kramt new video, showing what a pair of seventh graders are being called...