. >> this is the bergen county fire academy in northern new jersey. it's a giant, state-of-the-art complex for training firefighters. >> they do 52 three-hour lessons, and they're taught everything from how to carry hose and how to attach the nozzles and how to put out fires, how to search buildings, and things like that. >> while many of the participants are adults, the program is also open to teens 16 or older, and it's not just for guys. >> i joined this program because i wanted to become a volunteer firefighter because my dad was and so was my grandpa, so it's kind of in the family. >> but things have sure changed since her grandfather fought fires. firefighters today use a lot of special equipment. >> this station here, students will demonstrate how to do an in-service check of their air pack to make sure it's functioning properly and they have enough air in it, and then they will demonstrate how to properly put it on their back, as well as their facepiece, and breathe air through it. >> and it's important because if it's damaged, it might fail wh

and we will be taking your questions in written form on the index cards that were passed out as you came in. our interviewer, dr. jennifer bergen will select the questions and read them for mr. ford's response. been at the conclusion of the question and answer period we will have a book signing and the book signing table is here at the foot of the stage to my left. as you have probably noticed mr. ford's book is available for purchase at the entrance of the auditorium. finally please note no video recording, audio recording or photography is permitted during two nights event and please also take a moment to turn off phones and other electronic devices. it is my pleasure now to introduce jennifer bergen who will introduce tonight's speaker. dr. bergen is a visiting scholar at the university of california san diego and she has also taught at the university of san diego and at harvard university where she earned her ph.d. in english and american literature. she is active as an author and editor in a wide variety of genre's end is also a producer of independent films. her latest book titled call and response, the key debates and af

the bright u.s. bulbs out there. thank you, peter bergenof secretary of defense. we're going to talk about, on vausely u.s.-pakistan relations and whether our officials might be talking too much right now. >>> ahead, herman cain talks about joining forces with stephen colbert and endorsing newt gingrich. you're watching "early start." people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>> it is thend of "early start." i'm ashleigh banfield. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. soledad o'brien is next. good morning to you. >> good morning to both of you. weekend is over. we are starting monday. and our "starting point" this morning issing looking at mitt romney who is on a roll in the state of florida. double digit leads in two new polls. the question, of course, is what is happening with the women? is it the women in those polls swinging the sunshine state in we'll look at that in mo

and welcome to the sports on christmas day here in moscow and these are the top stories joined killers live reports throughout bergenon walls of must replace and around public schools for tottenham but will there be a shortage as it were in the dying minutes of twenty four by a cup third round ties while staying put not to deny a report that england striker wayne rooney is to be sold in the january transfer window. and dagestan take a trip to the caucasus martial arts school where the first note in chinese a conflict was raised. first of all where bedding in the walls will have to do it all again after a new doors and andrews and sure there will be at least one replay in the third round of the f.a. cup the gritty middle and dobby was the first of twenty six times taking place this saturday so is there a giant killing among the other twenty five some selected schools are now on the screen as we go into the dying minutes swanzy a response away from the championship everton host fifty a time left to nowhere to the top is followed while from charlton in the london darby clint dempsey there with the country tony previous

the north at 7 miles an hour. childrens hospital reporting right now. 26 degrees and in maryland, they had a high today in frost bergen only 23 degrees. temperatures below freezing north and west of the sea. -- west of d.c. the core of the cold air across the upper northeast -- a look at burlington. caribou, maine at 0 degrees. but the temperature change compared to yesterday, we are pretty much the same. but tomorrow morning will be cold. the skies had cleared out nicely. looking at just a few clouds across western pennsylvania which will dissipate as they move through the overnight hours. we have some changes on the way tomorrow. look as we move through the day as the clouds increase from the west. by about 7:00, notice of the pink beginning to develop which could indicate the potential for sleep across the area. by 11:00 tomorrow night, we could be looking at a winter rebecs before everything changes over to all grain. -- to a wintery mix. daytime highs tomorrow between ford degrees and 45 degrees. the winter weather will arrive late in the day, but look at the temperatures -- increasing into the weekend. >> you sa

the country. at street level, and we start in north bergen, new jersey.e want to show you some pictures just in to cnn. this is from our affiliate abc. four-alarm fire there in north bergen, new jersey. we've been following the flames bursting through the windows. you can see the firefighters are on the ground, a couple stretchers coming out of that building. some heavy smoke. we will continue watching that four-alarm fire in north bergen, new jersey. >>> we have six items that will cost you more in 2012. airfare hikes on ticket prices as airlines cut more routes. if you like meat and fish, you'll pay more. that cup of joe will cost you more, too. starbuck's has already raised prices. and gas should go up, though there's a chance they could actually go down. stamps go up to 45 cents. clothes are higher due to transportation and raw materials. >>> assemblyman tom amiano pulled the bill today that would have allowed kids to play on teams for their ability rather than their biological sex. for example, a boy would have been able to try out for a gi s girls'

the tesla offices and there were no injuries reported. >>> happening right now, a fire gutting an apartment complex in north bergen, new jersey, a three-story building going up in flames. yes, just a massive blaze ripping through this complex. so far, no word on any injuries or the particular cause of this fire. >> let's hope they get that under control. >> good luck with that. >> yeah, no kidding. >>> is it just me or does it seem like we have the same forecast over and over? it starts off really cold, it warms up. >> and gets really nice. it's so interesting. we went from near-record lows this morning and we are on our way to near-record highs. unbelievable. spare the air day. you can see the haze from this picture. temperatures are climbing under that sunshine. 60 degrees almost now in livermore. and it's only 11:09. as we head throughout the next couple of hours, the climb is really on. we had to wait for a lot of that cold, frigid air to mix out. it has done so. near-record highs for today. we'll see the same setup as we head through tomorrow. the rest of the week stays dry, hazy and mild afternoons. the weekend is when things get inte

the next question. we have to get to everybody. >> my name is peter bergen. i am an investigative reporter. i do not write content, i do not right product. i do news reporting. i do not write material to put ads around. there are some assumptions coming from this gathering that i find troubling. many years ago, upton sinclair wrote a classical study of journalism. he said that the advertising model does not work. clearly, it does work, but the main thing that is missing from what everyone has been talking about so far is the consumer. when i read long form of journalism, which i write, i print it out. when i mounted an investigation of the region's last year of california, i collected about $7,000 from individuals and parlayed it into six print journeys, seven weeklies. got a lot of national coverage. it made some difference in people's lives, but i did not take a dime from any corporation. ok? so let's talk about how we go back to the model where people who need investigation, news -- because my duty is not to reflect corporations. let us not be proud that we are moving forward because we

the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. >>> attack happened in bergen county, as a rabbi, his wife, and five children were sleeping inside. one of the fire bombs was thrown through a bedroom window. fortunately, nobody was hurt. detectives found several other explosive devices, including other fire bombs and aerosol cans. none had been lit. >>> dramatic new video is released of the tsunami that hit japan. this is video from a helicopter. you can see the water rushing into the port, in taking homes with it. that tsunami was the result of an 8.9 earthquake that struck off the coast of northeastern japan. dramatic video. wow. >>> washington, d.c.'s public transit system is in hot water, following the release of dozens of shocking collisions and close call, all caught on videotape. brian todd has details and the video. >> reporter: brace yourself. on the right side of your screen, you're about to see a pedestrian get hit by a bus. [ car honking ] >> oh, no! oh, no. >> reporter: the pedestrian, we're told, wasn't seriously injured. here, a bus slams into an suv, stopped

the u.s. military commissions at guantanamo bay. this is an hour and a half. >> thank you for coming. i'm peter bergen. i run the national securities program here. we're really delighted -- "delighted" probably not the right verb, but happy to have this distinguished panel to discuss we called the panel guantanamo forever? because that's the main question at hand whether or not guantanamo will close and how might that happen? to begin, we'll have congressman moran who is serving his 11th term as u.s. representative from virginia's 8th district, a member of the senior appropriations committee, a key critic of divisions in the national defense authorization act and a great act of political courage, congressman from virginia voted against the authorization of the act because of the provisions related to the military detention of terrorism suspects. we also have from the united kingdom, andy worthington as he's probably done more work to basically explain who exactly is in guantanamo more than any other journalist than i'm aware of, and then we also have colonel morris davis, chief prosecutor in the militar

the hearing is scheduled for later this afternoon. >>> a maryland soldier killed overseas will be buried today. army specialist ronald bergenunior was killed in kunar province in afghanistan by a roadside bomb december 11th. he will be remembered in a funeral service in woodsboro. he will be laid to rest friday at arlington national cemetery. >>> newstime 6:48. today there will be sentencing for a truck driver who killed a stevenson university professor and seriously injured her son. the crash happened in august 2010. outside of cleveland, ohio. corrine redmond standing by with the latest on what is expected to come out of court. >> reporter: ed slattery has been on a long and emotional road after that horrific truck accident that left his wife dead, two sons injured, one wheelchair-bound now. he's even taken the fight all the way to capitol hill to try to get laws passed on how long truck drivers should stay on the road. driver fatigue led to the deadly crash, that is why susan slattery was killed. the driver behind the the wheel who was driving a triple trailer at the time of the crash accused of falling asleep at the whe

they were just out of the blue, they would call a network, security guy and there's a we are calling from bergenunty, new jersey, to let you know that your network has been hijacked by some of the and they would routinely be dismissed as someone breaking on them or someone showing off, but in time people realize that they were right. and they were offering this information were free. so andre his philosophy is its gonna like if if you see someone house on fire, do you charge them to inform them that the house is on fire? he thinks not. so he knocks on door and he says hey, your houses on fire. so he does this out of the goodness of his heart. andre and i and richard talk a lot about that, kind of that model of saying hey, what's the right thing to do. they strong, shadow sturdy -- at the end of day we do these takedowns. the goal is to get can reach out to that end customer and tried to clean them up and let them know hey, there's some things you need to be doing in order to be a good his. >> a couple times you've talked about, the takedowns but is your group engaged in sort of widescale disaffe

. >> thank you are coming to the new america foundation. i am peter bergenational securities program here. we are really delighted -- delighted is probably not the right verb, but we are happy to have this very distinguished panel to discuss what we call that panel pamela guantÁnamo forever? since that is obviously the main question at hand is when and if one time and that will close and how might that have been? to begin will have congressman moran who is serving his 11th term as u.s. representative from virginia's eighth district. he's a senior member of the appropriations committee. he has been a key critic of provisions of the national defense authorization act in a great actor or political courage, commerce and from virginia's voted against the authorization of this action because of the provisions that relate to the military detention of terrorism suspects. we also have from the united kingdom andy worthing 10 who is the author of "the guantanamo files." and he has done work to basically explain it exactly as in guantÁnamo than almost any other journal

well there's a middle class in moscow and the world's now there's a visible middle class in many russian cities and not just moscow st petersburg you katherine bergen and so on and so forth so i think if if there were real jobs that exist for a professional middle class in other cities we would see some distribution but what's really interesting about what's happening here is there was an expectation of people would move to the suburbs where it became possible but hasn't happened instead people by their doctors are a second allow second home and they say keep their they keep living in the city and going to the doctor and that's a very distinctive russian pattern i think on the scale that happens here and you think this will this will sink for through for another couple of generations it all is certainly for at least one russian seem to like living that way you know you will which is strange because because the russians are. no rich not rich or that the that the brits americans but they have two houses that's not science and so they have six television sets instead of three he did not acknowledge that everybody gets out everything that they are for

recognizing the new jersey come back all around the beer but it's not american headquarters in morris county and middlesex county and lt electronics in bergen county. we've begun to turnaround in the space of strong national headwinds prieta plus our country growth is still anemic. there's been no national solution to the debt and deficit problem, no catalyst for growth, no leadership on the economy, the politics of envy of overtaking the imperative of opportunity, our economy suffers while washington politicians in both parties fettle. america's pressures enough strength and leadership around the world deteriorates while our leaders bricker and plame in the last two years new jersey did the same opposite. we achieved results because we did it together. over the last two years we've said let's put aside our differences so that we are able to work together on others. it doesn't mean we didn't shout at each other. it doesn't mean we didn't get angry. you may even recall some of my friends had some very colorful nicknames for me. [laughter] [applause] now that ander is natural, that passion is good. but we have shown that on important issues f

the yeah. his add admits to and tonsils removed, he has ear tubes to breathe easier. >> he can go more hours without being cranky. >> reporter: giving everyone some rest. alison harmelin for cbs news, bergen field, new jersey. >>> pediatricians say any significant changes in a child's behavior, learning capacity or mood swings may also be signs that your child may not be getting a good quality of sleep at night. these are things that we have issues with. >> i have all kinds of sleep issues. >>> coming up the classic dogs dressed up in stylish movie star gowns. >> a facebook group is trying to convince barbie to go bald. coming up. my fashion blog is about my personal style and things that inspire me. i like to think of myself as the voice of real girls. since i post new looks almost every day... i have to shop almost as often. t.j.maxx is great because i can score designer fashion... without spending like there's no tomorrow. that's what it's all about. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. i post for fashionistas... but i'm a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you. >>> it's time for this week's best buys. eat fresh, stay healthy and save some money. che

the world. der pettis north american headquarters in morris county. novo nordisk in middlesex county and lg electronics in bergencounty. we have begun this turnaround in space a strong national headwinds. across our country, growth is still anemic. there's been no solution to our debt and deficit problem, no catalyst for growth, new leadership on the economy. the politics of envy have overtaken the imperative of opportunity. our economy suffers while washington politicians fiddle. america's position of strength and leadership around the world deteriorates other leaders bicker and blame them for the last two years come in new jersey the exact opposite. we achieved results because we did it together. over the last two years, we said let's put aside our differences on some issues that were able to work together among others. now come it doesn't mean they didn't shout at each other. it doesn't mean we didn't get angry. you may recall that even some of my friends has some very comical nicknames for me. [laughter] [applause] now, now that anger is natural. that passion is good. but we have showed that on the important

the world. der pettis north american headquarters in morris county. novo nordisk in middlesex county and lg electronics in bergencounty. we have begun this turnaround in space a strong national headwinds. across our country, growth is still anemic. there's been no solution to our debt and deficit problem, no catalyst for growth, new leadership on the economy. the politics of envy have overtaken the imperative of opportunity. our economy suffers while washington politicians fiddle. america's position of strength and leadership around the world deteriorates other leaders bicker and blame them for the last two years come in new jersey the exact opposite. we achieved results because we did it together. over the last two years, we said let's put aside our differences on some issues that were able to work together among others. now come it doesn't mean they didn't shout at each other. it doesn't mean we didn't get angry. you may recall that even some of my friends has some very comical nicknames for me. [laughter] [applause] now, now that anger is natural. that passion is good. but we have showed that on the important

land, they fight a battle at planes bergen disburse our troops in and they marched into washington and opposed -- unopposed and they burned. imagine how everybody felt. theonly thing that stopped them from burning the whole town is that there was a hurricane on the next day. it helps put helped put out the fires. the hurricane killed more british troops than the americans so after the hurricane, the english troops left and their next place was going to be boston. two weeks later, two weeks latem canada turns around and goes back because the american navy won a big victory on lake champlain at plattsburgh. the american navy. the invasion from canada was dependent on the control of lake champlain. the british had a fleet there. we knew for a long time that they were going to invade and we built of up our fleet there. we had a wonderful commander there named mcdonough but everybody thought the english were going to defeat mcdonough and take plattsburgh and how far they would go then was so dependent on the circumstances and the weather and so on, but they were going to have an easy time of it. madonna stopped it. he defeated the english fleet, only two week