i got is considering increasing prices at the commissary so our troops are all on food stamps and many people chalk it up to the horrible economy since the two thousand and eight crash but come on we all know war is recession proof according to the taxpayers protection alliance there are about seven billion dollars worth of earmarks in the latest appropriations bill for things like today that the pentagon doesn't even want the us defense budget is in the hundreds of billions of dollars with billions going straight to defense contractors to build crap that we don't even want or need so for all the war that the us makes the guys in the so it's get rich while the guys in the cammo get food stamps and the rest of the world gets covered in blood forget the food stamps i've lost my appetite tonight let's talk about that side by allowing me on twitter at the resident. that's going to do it for now for more of the stories we covered go to our youtube channel youtube dot com slash r t america and our web site r t v dot com slash usa and follow me on twitter at liz wall for now have a great nigh

total revenue that the commissaries brought in, $184 million came from food stamps. that figure, $104 million is double the military food stamp figure from four years ago and quadruple what the food stamp total was for 2007. the key issue involves the overall u.s. economy and lack of opportunities for young military spouses. new soldiers with a spouse earn $20,000, yet the frequent relocations and disruptions make it hard for a spouse to work and bring in a supplementary income. just two years ago in 2012 the unemployment rate was 30% for young spouses and members of the u.s. military. spouses between the ages 18 to 24 and again that unemployment rate was 30%. another military group picked up the pace for food stamps is retired personnel. those who joined the military after 9/11 but since has retired contributes to the elevated food stamp figures at the dod commissaries. as the food stamp usag continuet the lower scale food stamp usage will level out. >> one lyon and six tigers were killed. going north dallas. >> this is where big cats go when their owners realize lyo

. >> i don't like the commissaries. the enlisted soldiers who work so damn hard for us and put their lives on the line but frankly. >> i'm not saying it's nothing to them, i'm saying the cut in the commissary is $1.4 billion. >> i realize it's not a big number. >> they're doing it. 40% more they will pay for food, medical care, schooling, housing, all the things that make a married military force and about 45% of them are married today the ones i cover overseas, 45%. 8% when i came in the marine corps in 1961, now 41. what you are doing is flushing out of the military very finished and staff nco's and junior officers whose family say that's at this have got to go. >> colonel, nice to see you sir. >> great to be with you. thank you, greta. >> our political examiner susan ferrechio john mccormick and the national journal ron foreignray. what kind of reception is it going to get. >> first following colonel north is following babe ruth. i feel in a bad position here. >> he would probably agree with that. >> i can understand

starbucks, all you can drink, so i have been very surprised about the commissary. >> i will out her. she loves chicken mcnuggets from mcdonald's. oh, she is still here. >> a live look at the radar. it's dry, but we are tracking the system. we have have more on the timing in about 45 seconds. we can't shake the humidity. it is coming with the subtropical flow. we do have cloud cover, but you can see that water is glassy across the bay. it is a mid to high level that we will see increase more throughout the weekend. let's get right to it. future cast. you can see how it will play out. by tomorrow morning we will be expecting drizzle up the coastline. but as far as rain, we will wait until 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, it will push into the peninsula. so far it looks like sunday is the best part of your weekend. this will not compare to what we had at all last weekend. trace amounts to maybe close to a quarter of an inch through the bay area. even in some of the hills, we may eke out about a half-inch. >> i don't want to be too much of a downer here. >> we will see totals from 2 to 4 inches. maybe a

liz: i am liz claman, the last hour of trading, gathering salt from the tables in the commissary. the winter freeze has already turned some southern cities into a virtual ghost towns. it is not killing off stocks today. one reason for that is we got some unexpectedly strong trade data out of china where both imports and exports for the country grew more than 10% each. big farm equipment maker deere and co. whose fortunes depend on china reporting strong quarterly profits both earnings per share and revenue beating street expectations for deer as the company raised prices and improved productivity. things are going well for this company but diaz says it expects demand for farm equipment to fall this year. what does that do for the stock? look it shares of deere and co. down 3/4% or 65 points. there's some air coming out of the tires. dr pepper's snapple group, earnings per share will be higher than what wall street anticipated. they are trying to figure out a way to stop the decline in u.s. soda consumption. uns coca-cola too. that is the trend that is happening here. shares are up

trash bags we get every day and the tampons i get at the commissary. >> and what about the highlighter? >> i got that from field day. >> what were you doing with a highlighter in the tampon? >> i had no idea it was in there. >> was it like this when you -- >> the way that the body of this writeup is, it's making it sound like mr. roundtree found an assembled sex toy. i'm asking for a dismissal on this. >> the hearings officer, sergeant gooch, places a call to the officer who wrote the disciplinary report. >> officer roundtree, you confiscated the items that she had, the highlighter and things of that? >> right. >> okay. when you collected the evidence on this, was this intact? >> the first time we saw her it was entact. when we went back in there, the rubber glove was taken off and i got everything and broke it down. >> may i ask you why you didn't collect the evidence when you first saw it? i mean -- >> we weren't looking for that. what we was looking for was tobacco or tobacco products when we came across that. >> so it was your assumption that this was a sexual toy? >> yes. yes, it

>> all the commissary goes in one box. we both eithat out of it.e doesn't have a lot of things going for him that i have. it's hard for him to stay on the right path. >> one thing that he does have -- is an abundance of tattoos. >> i got these hand from my dad. that's my mom's name. in the heart. honor my mother. honor my father. and then i got the south side down. my neighborhood. over here, money bags. na naked girls. everybody likes naked girls. money. all clowns. ain't too much meaning. >> don't you got $100. >> i do. >> where is that? >> that's crazy, bro. >> i got $100 bill tattooed on my penis. >> oh. >> so what do you tell the girls about that, man? >> that's money to blow. >> the imagery on his body only tells part of his story. the pictures he keeps tucked in a photo album that tell the best. >> how often do you look at that? >> every day. >> he hasn't seen his son, 3-year-old robbie iii in two years. he had a contentious relationship with his son any mother. >> since i came back to prison. me and her got into it. came back to prison. i a

we try to cook for ourselves with stuff that we get from the commissary. made the burritos from hell. it's the best we can do with what we have here. there's like beef stew, chili beans, beans, rice. and a bunch of spices and stuff like that. and some cheese, of course. >> my dad always asked me what will we eat for the evening and i tell them mystery meat, because you never know what we're eating here. of course there's a menu but when you go, it doesn't look like what's on the menu. >> you've got chef boy r.j. >> we've become micro masters after a while and no open flame or anything but after trial and error, here we are. >> i don't know but i'm smelling some chicken. >> that's black beans. >> i was hoping for watermelon, collard greens, something. >> the hazards of neighbors and short walls. >> well, i'm in the santa fe level ii murph. which is just a minimum restrict unit, which is, you've got more movement than the level iiis. with me it's kind of hard because i got two kids by myself. my kids will ask me what i do to get in here. and i don't know if t

. >> reporter: what does the trust want where the commissary and sporting goods store is located? t iconic sites anywhere in the world. so whatever is going to be there is certainly going to be something that will happen sometime from now. reporting live for ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00, a 3-year-old girl found dead. her mother and boyfriend both under arrest. tonight, new details about a police visit to their home just days before. >> we checked the child, talked to her, made sure she's okay. >> 2 investigates the warning signs that may have been overlooked. >> a campus crime allegedly fueled by hate. when did officials find out, and did anyone take it seriously? we're going through a university finding following accusations of a hate crime inside a dorm room. >> could cutting back on water use now hurt you in the long run? the concerns for some customers as we go deeper into the caught. draught. >>> a north bay mother and her boyfriend are now behind bars accused in the death of the mother's 3-year-old daughter. tonight we're learning more about how the suspects were cau

sergeant daniels leads him out to the hallway so they can talk out of view of other inmates. >> you're out now, tell me what happened? >> i've been a target for commissary for a guy who came out of nowhere. i slammed the door and he bitch slapped me. >> he has no doubt who's behind the assault, attempted theft of his commissary goods. >> there's a ton of them in here. heartless felons. >> they've been harsing you -- how come you didn't tell nobody? >> i didn't think it would do any good. >> snitches. we don't believe that. this is your life, we have to keep you safe. no sense of you staying in the pod being assaulted because you don't want to be what they call a snitch. this is the guy here? >> he identifies members of the heartless felons he says have targeted them. >> leave him in the bull pen until we find a place for him. i'm not locking him up but moving him off the pod for his own safety. these three he identified, we have to investigate them as well. >> tell them to pack those guys up. >> you in the family? >> you know you're going to lockup, right? >> the alleged attacker is 23-year-old delvon mitchell. the two inmates he identified as ring lead

military members might find themselves stretching their dollars because subsidies for things like the commissary housing could go away as a result of all of this. the big question, would america be as safe? we're not fighting two wars, the pentagon argues that budget's got to be smaller but they say if the sequester cuts don't go away they may have to make more cuts and that hagel admits could endanger the country. >> thank you very much. one to watch. >> the winter olympics in sochi are over, so it's back to class for san jose's star, figure skater. >> christie smith live in san jose where polina edmunds is going to hit the books in a few hours. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and scott. while we were watching her skate amazed by her talent and cheering her on, polina was keeping up with her studies. she took her homework with her. she will probably turn it in as she heads back to class today at archbishop middy high school. the figure skater tweeted out a photo saying that she loved the half filled flight but also that it took her 23 hours to get home from sochi back to s

the pentagon budget proposal proposes -- it will also cut subsidies for military commissaries. d it will eliminate the air -- a-10 attack aircraft. on facebook -- you can reach out to us on facebook.com/cspan. first call comes from gainesville, virginia. caller: good morning. i have a comment. the u.s. economy is coming out of a deep recession. whens $1.2 trillion president obama took over, it is now town to $200 billion. it is way past due be cut paramilitary to a comfortable level. they will continue to fight and we will be wasting money cutting -- wasting money doing their wars for them. the time we focus on infrastructure program with the same money and hope that the republicans can come on board and support president obama's programs. thank you so much. host: more details of the pageant on -- of the pentagon budget request. officials acknowledged that budget cuts will pose greater risks on the armed forces if they are some again, ordered to carry around -- carry out large-scale military action. there would be a larger number of casualties. our next call comes from new orlea

. >> she left out one thing, the nbc commissary. were all so excited about that. >> i have been there many times. >> thank you, janell. that was great. >> we'll be seeing her throughout the olympics. you can get some specialized, customized e-mails by signing up for our olympics newsletter. if you want to know about the games, this is where you neat to go, nbcbayarea.com and click on the sign up for sochi news button, which is the top of that page. >>> we're tracking rain across the bay area. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us with the details. >> it's widespread coverage from the north bay to the south bay. with our drought conditions in place, roadways still remain dangerously slick at this hour. one of the most dangerous corridors over the next couple of hours will be highway 101 and interstate 280 and widespread rainfall back here across the east bay, including livermore and on the 680 corridor. i want to take you outside to that live skycam a network. you can see rain tonight. in the east bay, that's where the toll plaza

and coincidentally, we ran into each other at the nbc commissary that's our version of the cafeteria, our dining hall. let's show you some pictures of the food. it will make your mouth water. a san diego catering company is putting the food together, behind the scenes they are feeding the nbc employees, the olympic gathering. and they brought over 40 shipping containers of food and set up a dozen kitchens in the coastal and mountain clusters. they are doing a great job. i'm really satisfied. the seafood is fresh. they have a salad bar, a sume bar but what's killing me is the dessert bar. i normally don't eat desserts but i have been packing it in, if you know what i mean. very rich desserts. they also have ice cream. the list goes on. lots of variety. we had mexican the other night. oh, my goodness, i could eat in this dining hall forever, kris. >> janelle, i think you earned every calorie you had running back and forth from all the different venues and we certainly appreciate. we know we like to see you out there. thanks, janelle. >>> just outside olympic park there is an amusement p

maybe not to the enlisted men, but it did include commissaries, and cuts to commissary. of consequences, and republicans and democrats who support it have a lot to answer for, if they don't want their troops to have to use food stamps. >> they get rid of that, that would be one thing. ia think we need these high-priced planes with two engines? >> we're not talking about that. >> of course, we're not talking about that, because you don't want to talk about the military industrial complex. >> i want to talk about it all, but people here, they're not joining the military to be the 1%. they're doing it out of passion and heart and love for this country. and we should reward their patriotism, their dedication, and the sacrifice of their sure they can provide for their families the basic necessities of life that the rest of us enjoy. >> absolutely. the budget, and the defense department could handle a decrease in the pay. greg? >> if this is evidence of the obama recovery, could you imagine what the obama recession would look like? we would be eating snakes. >> all i can say i

the cut subsidies to commissaries for veterans that will be a tough hall. t housing allowances. get rit of the a-10 thunder bolts. cut the number of ships. tell lockheed not to make anymore of the u-2 high altitude planes. we're cutting manpower down to pre-world war ii. are you comfortable with this? >> absolutely not. this is national security. it's all being if you will, on the alternatives. this president cannot take on mandatory spending. all we have done in the congress and this president is basically cut discretionary spending. we can't testify the 3/4 of the budget piles that are mandatory. we talked about chapo guzman. the coast guard now is pulling back. all that stuff that we pushed the borders out to stop coming into the united states now is pulling back to the u.s. borders. that's one example of many that will impact our homeland security and national security. >> unbelievable. the people that fight the wars and willingness too serve we're hurting most with pension pay, raises, things of that nature. i'm sure admirals were fall on the sword for

usually, the girls that have commissary, they know that i don't get a whole lot, so they'll offer me ips, crackers, pops, sometimes for soap, sometimes for shampoo, whatever i need at the time. but basically, this is my hustle. i love to do it. and all the girls say that i'm right on point when i do it. >> as a sentenced inmate, griffin is in the minority at louisville metro. >> all right, you're on the money. >> that's pretty awesome. >> all right. >> next. >> thank you. who's next? >> next! >> most others here are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. brian sauer has been here for the past 15 months, facing charges of burglary and fleeing or evading police, to which he has pled not guilty. because of several prior convictions, he now faces a sentence as high as 25 years to life if he's found guilty. >> sophisticated? eloquent, articulate. >> he says, if nothing else, jail has helped his vocabulary. >> i got tired of going to courts and stuff and the judges and the prosecutors using words that i was oblivious to, so i would go back to my ce

. >> the budget proposal would also trim the housing aallowance, reduce commissary subsidies and put a cap on pay races at 1%. >>> -- raises at 1%. >>> the city of denver is making mounds of cash after recreational marijuana became legal. now the mile high city stands to make an additional $200 million if it hosts the 2016 republican national convention. the city's bid proposes the pepsi center as the main site to hold speeches and the nominating process. the city's convention center and coors field, home of the colorado rockies would host other convention events. the rnc is expected to pick a convention location this summer. >>> in california, a rare illness is causing some children to become paralyzed. as wendy gillette reports, doctors are having a tough time identifying just what the illness is. >> reporter: sophia jarvis seems like a normal healthy 4- year-old girl until you notice her left arm which she has nicknamed lefty. >> lefty is my favorite arm. >> reporter: sophia's left arm is paralyzed. researchers say she's one of as many as 25 children in california who have develope

. >> hitting their salaries, their pensions, where they get their groceries at the commissary in terms of subsidies for that. this is something that those who sacrifice time and time again for our safety and the safety of others globally are now the ones needing the most defense in our own nation. where's the pen? is it out of ink? where's the phone? is it out of service? that's what i want to know today. >> good point. big chops coming to the department of defense. >> unless congress stops it. >> do you think it's all good? look, we need a leaner, smarter military, no doubt about it. but it just seems so indiscriminate. then if the sequester kicks in in another year or two, just take another machete and even more money. >> here's the facebook question, as dick cheney refers to, and you're going to hear from dick cheney who was on hannity last night. here's the question of the day. with two land wars coming to a close, is this the right time to cut back our defense again? go to our facebook page, weigh in. we'll read it out loud, we promise. >> in the meantime heather is back with us o

this is according to new data coming out from the defense commissary agency. effects like this? >> side effects may include dry mouth, insomnia, sexual side effects, diarrhea, sleepiness. >> today the f.d.a. will announce a study to decide whether or not those ads are be shortened. there is a lot of evidence that people are ignoring those warnings. >>> listen to this. some travelers blog, some keep diary. this guy, 59 years old. is keeping track of his trips around the world on his back. he has a world map tattooed on his back. he is slowly coloring it in with each country he visits. he's a retired attorney. he's been traveling for eight years. he's spending more than ?- he's been to more than 60 countries so far. what do you think of that? those are your headlines. that's something else. >> it sure is. >> yeah. i think a picture is a little easier. photo album. >> see you later. >> thanks. >>> we have a picture of maria outside because she has been tracking this snow storm that's happening out there. hey, maria. >> good morning. it's above average snowfall se

year, i am concerned that he has put forward starting a debate around some of the pay, retirements, tri-care, commissariesand what is so challenging about that, it would appear that if somehow they are getting singled out ahead of the rest of us and we have not been willing to take on the more major entitlement reforms that i think the country desperately needs. from a virginia standpoint. even if they are not taking major cuts this year when the dreaded sequestration comes back in fiscal year 16, all of these things will be up for grabs. it reinforces the issue that i think is the most important issue we have to still grapple with. we have continued to kick the can on the need for the grand bargain or the gang of six or simpson bowles. frankly, we haven't done that yet and we will see with sequestration cuts coming back in place that if we don't do that, such is the jerk on the ciccone in nature which will do to our defense. >> is it realistic that anything else will come out of this debate over the defense budget when you are looking at midterm elections. >> i think the budget will change clearly, those

. >> the limits on the pay raises all together and cut subsidies to the commissaries and raise nonurgentlfare spending. but reduce food stamps? are you kidding? reduce disability payments? no way. reduce any kind of welfare at all, that's an outrage. they're totally happy to stick it to the troops. it's weird. >> let us know what you think about that. also reach us on twitter. democrats are still in denial about the damage that obamacare is doing. listen. >> there is absolutely no evidence and every economist will tell you that if there is any job loss related to the affordable care act. >> we found an economist who said kathleen sebelius is dead wrong. guess what? he used to run the cbo. douglas holt joins us next to talk about it. >>> and it's a simple sign, welcoming home a soldier father. . so what's wrong with that? according to one homeowner's association, everything. you won't believe the fight one military family is facing today. . . tell your doctor if you have had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, have symptoms such as fever fatigue, cough, or sores. you should not star

i had to do a certain amount of hours in the commissary. here we go. my spatula. this is the suit i wore at my wedding. >> is it really? >> and this is the greatest thing i've ever worn it for. >> while he has logged plenty of hours behind a fake news desk talking to fake guests, seth admits he's nervous about the real thing. >> you've had good guests and bad guests over your career. i want you to help me practice, be the worst guest you could possibly do. >> i think i can do that. >> great. all right. here we go. all right. so tell me, savannah -- >> it's savanauh. >> okay. i heard you went on vacation. >> mm-hmm. >> where did you go? >> hawaii. >> how was it? >> it was good. great. >> i thought these questions would have longer answers. oh, i was told you have a very funny story about a birthday party. >> no, you heard wrong. i don't. >> okay. well, that's great, i think that's our time, thank you very much savanauh. >> it's savannah guthrie. come on, we're the same network. thank you very much, that was great. i don't think it's ever going to get wor

. >> the budget proposal would also trim the housing allowance for families living on base, reduce commissary and put a cap on pay raises at 1 %. >>> while the defense department is proposing cuts, president obama is calling for a 1% pay raise for federal workers and members of the military. the increase is in his 2015 federal budget which will be released next week. >>> a battle is becausing over whether to expand -- battling over whether to command medicaid. the virginia chamber of commerce says it would be good for the commonwealth's economy but the senate isn't looking at the plan's long-term consequences. >>> the state health exchange ar

. >> the budget proposal would also trim the housing allowance for families living on base, reduce commissary subsidies and put a cap on pay raises at 1 %. >>> while the defense department is proposing cuts, president obama is calling for a 1% pay raise for federal workers and members of the military. the increase is in his 2015 federal budget which will be released next week. >>> a battle is becausing over whether to expand -- battling over whether to command medicaid. the virginia chamber of commerce says it would be good for the commonwealth's economy but the senate isn't looking at the plan's long-term consequences. >>> the state health exchange in maryland has been a technical mess since it was launched in october. so now maryland state officials are cutting ties with the compthany at built the website. the new firm that will manage it is called omtum qssi. >>> virginia's attorney general has filed a notice of appeal in virginia's same-sex marriage case. it's a procedural move by mark herring who is trying to expedite the case through the appellate court. earlier this month the judge rul

. >>> trim the housing allow wans, reduce commissary subsidies and put a cap on pay raises at 1%. >> ukrainian president remains on the run tonight. the country's acting government issued an arrest warrant for him today. he's accused of mass murder and the death of protesters. the country has been in chaos since violent protests escalated in the past week and with i yanukovych out, they are not sure. >>> served in the house under 11 presidents over nearly 60 years. the democrat was a tireless champion of detroit's auto industry. there is speculation that his wife, an autoindustry executive might run to fill her husband's seat. >> one of hollywood's most successful comedy makers has died. >> the actor, writer, director was behind some of the highest grossing comedies of all time. including ghost busters. also include national lampoon's animal house, which helped launch his career. he had been ill for years and suffered complications. harold ramis was 69. >>> you think our metro system is bad? just wait until you see how it compares to other systems across the u.s. deborah brings us tha

the army to its smallest size since world war ii. cut, baseenefits closures, retiring something to get weapons and aircraft, and even saving on subsidies from monetary commissaries. can buyes and veterans anything from groceries to electronics at a discount. >> the pressure will be back on progress as those veterans march on congressill -- as those veterans march on capitol hill. reporting live from the pentagon, abc 7 news. >> those cuts were proposed by secretary hagel and would reduce -- army size to 400 and 9000 449,000. metro's long-awaited silver line delayed again. there's no timetable on when it will be ready. the veteran television -- metropolitan airport authority says the criteria has not been met for them to take control of the new tracks. they're not received occupancy certificates, leading groups, troubles with the automatic train control, elevators, and escalators. once metro does take a joke, it will still be up to three months before the train start to run. >> breaking news from arlington, police confirmed a mother struck by a dump truck while loading her child into a minified has died -- minivan has died. 39-year-old jennifer lawson was putting

. >> since cash is banned in prison, the payout typically comes as commissary goods which inmates purchaseom debit accounts funded by friend and family. >> this is my fifth cup of coffee today. i'm about to start sweating profusely. >> colin mccaffrey is the type of new inmate that could be the prime target for predatory extortionists. >> whenever they give you, they want something back, want you to do favors for them, so that's how you get caught up in it. that's how you get into fights, because they expect something from you. yeah, whether it is sexual or not, it happens. i have to remind myself every day. this is prison. people are doing a lot of time. >> mccaffrey is known by other inmates in his general population housing dorm as jit, short for jitterbug, prison slang for a young, naive inmate. >> smile for the camera, baby face. look over here. tell me how you living. >> i come from a good family. where i went wrong, i can't tell you right now. i am thinking about it now where did i go wrong. shame is all i can think about. i am ashamed. can't show that in here. >> why not? >> they e

the budget. >> subsidies for military commissaries are expected to get cut which will make buying products for itary families more expensive. they're also looking to trim the growth of tax-free housing allowances for personnel and then also the issue of military pay. >> we must now consider fair and responsible adjustments to our overall military compensation package. for fiscal year 2015 we will recommend a one percent raise in basic pay for military personnel. with the exception of generals and flag officers whose pay will be frozen for one year. >> the budget also proposed that copays for military retirees and relatives of active duty military would go up, as would halve insurance deductibles. >> trimming down is never easy. the whole nation has figured that out. trimmed from sea to shining search. what are the experts and politicians saying? >> former army vice chief of staff says cuts are understandable but that's are disproportionate to the federal budget. he said about accounting the army, cutting into a defiant force that prevents violence from happening. the retiring chairman of the ho

i think i had food poisoning, the last time i'll get takeout from the msnbc commissary. >> there is so much going on over in eastern europe, with domestic politics and even bill o'reilly found himself at the white house yesterday. >> he was speaking with valerie jar rhett inside the white house. heather nauert, good morning to you. >> steve, good to have you back. i'm going to start by telling you what's going on in the ukraine. breaking news coming in overnight. our men taking over two airports in ukraine. officials say the men are russian military and they're calling the move an invasion. this happened in the strategic khrmer region. no violence said to have taken place. the president viktor yanukovych says he will make an announcement today from russia. he hasn't been seen publicly since saturday after he fled the capital. we'll keep you posted. >>> in a few hours from now thousands of documents locked away in the clinton presidential library will be released. the national archives will start uploading all 33,000 pages of withheld documents to his website. that is expected to take a

the increase. but expanded an a reflection eligibility. mean people who didn't qualify now did using food stamps at commissaries. it's not clear who is using it. military stores don't track active duty, younger, enlisted or veterans coming back on the post to use it, which would help you get out how to address the problem. >> you're exactly right. for whatever reason pentagon officials say they don't categorize it in a category. one would assume younger enlist he's, maybe single people who have children. irregardless or regardless, what are the thoughts about the messaging that members of our military are on food stamps? >> yeah, it's not a good message. it's not what we want. it's not what this country should be giving back to those who have given so much. i do think there are ways to address this policy wise. no one with a private in military, talk about problems of military compensation, privates are still not being paid very well for the hard work they do fighting the wars we fight. for retirees, either you do 20 years and get a pension. if you don't, you leave with nothing. i think there are changes you can

the recent senate foreign relations committee hearing for a confirmation of presidential candidates laid there clueless of high rollers, those who mr. obama think will be suitable commissaries them, those who have never been in the countries they represent, don't speak the language and expect no expertise for their possible assignments. the white house choices range from a television soap opera producer to assorted unproven academics. even the least senses of them, senator baucus from montana, frankly told the committee, i am no expert on china. this admission underscores the trouble mr. obama has had in two key postings. china and russia. in china senator baucus will replace gary lach, another crony who earnged the chinese as well as the state department. he served only two years. in russia, ambassador mike mcfall, academic and in charge of the russian recent policy is also headed home after barely two years. given our shameful record in negotiating with putin, perhaps the best choice would be oprah. the gop national committee couldn't resist the invitation of satire and posted a how-to guide entitled, "ambassadors for dummies." among the suggestions, find the country of y

just some of the items that are being reported out of that article as mentioning, one, your salary freezes for general and flag officers. military pay at a 1% rise. they're going to cut commissarydi subsidies. you know what this means? we'll get a lot of flak from both sides. congress members saying what about the bases in our state and how it's going to affect employment? >> absolutely. it's an election year. this never goes over easy. part of the reason that the military was eyed in the initial idea of having a sequester was because it makes it tough for either side to deal with. so in an election year you'll have people, veterans groups are lobbying against this now that it's leaked out. you have thousands and thousands of troops and their fanl lis and how to deal with that. people overseas. won't be easy for either side, especial especially a lot of districts. >> both sides will take a hit is what you're saying. would they work then to overcome this sequester reality? >> they would. they might get -- you know, to look at it in a broader way, there may be ways to deal with finding money elsewhere, putting it towards this budget, giving hagel more flexibility. part of the poi

i said, you have to look at this from the sense of reality, bonuses and reenlistment bonuses and things like that are disappearing. family support, commissaries housing at military bases, shutting it down and opening it up to the communities nearby, they all add to the lack of the incentive, if you will, for the best and brightest of this generation to stay in the armed forces. >> colonel, we thank you for your service and to the men and women serving now. thank you. >>> this father is battling the court as she is being held in the hospital against her parents wishes. we'll talk to the legal representative who represent terry schiavo in that landmark case. that's next. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. with 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day women's 50+. ♪ ♪ ♪ i can't believe your mom has a mom cave! today i have new campbell's chuy spicy chicken quesadilla soup. she gives me chunky before every game. i'm very souperstitious. haha, that's a good one! haha! [ male announcer ] cam

over three years we will reduce by $1 billion the annual nowidies provided, which total $1.4 billion. we are not shutting down commissary's. all commissaries will still get .ree rent and pay no taxes they will be able to continue to provide good deals to service members and retirees. enlistedi am an person, what does that mean for me? at the end of the day? nothing. this is probably the most difficult part of the program going forward. they are talking about trying to redress paying benefits, but a lot of the analysis shows that -- thatgoing to be done this will be nearly impossible. no one in a year like this wants to be seen cutting benefits. secretary hagel is saying that we just need to reign things in, we will not cut pay for anyone. we are just going to reduce subsidies for grocery stores on these bases, but you will still be able to go there. budgetse kinds of solutions are really anathema to people in congress. anything that says that you reduce support for veterans or our troops can be turned into a 32nd advertisement very quickly. this is where secretary gates has the biggest problem, it is very difficult to get

>> reporter: i actually went out to the farmer's market yesterday, ate a bit of russian food. we're working nonstop, i'm eat at commissary, free, all you can eat, 24 hours a day. i haven't had much time to eat but the food there is good. iman joying that. i'm well fed. >> keep your strength up like the athletes. >>> inspiration throughout the game, fun to see ice skaters and skiers but it makes you want to get out on the slopes yourself. >> which you can do because of the snow. >> tahoe, you've got to chains. we are expecting to get dumped on when it comes to the fresh powder. we like to be two steps ahead of the storm. going to take you live to tahoe. brian joins us from squaw valley. how are you guys gearing up for what could be potentially by tuesday 6 feet of powder above 7,000 feet? >> stoked about it. we're getting lifts ready and looking for all of the people coming up. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> what are some of the cool things you have going? you've been making snow steadily all season long. tell me about the half pipe park. >> snowmakers working around the clock to get the mountain ready and keep it thro

but perhaps the most controversial will be slowing the rate of pay increases, trimming housing allowanceness and cutting subsidies to commissariesen there's the $52 billion a year military health care system. hagel is proposing some new ideas to try and get people to take advantage of more low-cost health providers in the military and also to ask retirees to pay just a little bit more for their health care. neither of those ideas is likely to go down very well with congress. >> there's going to be a huge, huge political fight over all of this, there's no doubt about that. barbara, thanks very much. >>> let's discuss with retired army general wesley clark, he's also a former democratic presidential candidate. general clark, thanks very much for coming in. >> thanks, wolf, good to be with you. >> do you think these proposals from chuck hagel make sense? >> i do. i think that given the budget priorities for the country, the fact that you can't raise taxes, the fact that where we are right now is that we're coming out of afghanistan, i think these proposals make sense. we do have to pivot our forces, we have significant increase in

the pfeiffer-year plan would cut up to 90,000 soldiers. it closes bases and cuts some benefits to families, including housing, commissary, and raises some healthfees. defense secretary chuck hagel says he needs to make the cuts now or we'll pay later. >> we will, inevitably, have to either cut into compensation even more deeply and abruptly, or we'll have to deprive our men and women of the training and equipment they need to succeed in battle. this plan balances the need to protect our national security with the need to be realistic about future budget levels. >> the founder of military spouse magazine says, quote, this is essentially the secretary of defense's own version of the sequester. let's just cut it off at the knees and screw whoever it hurts. that's not a very wholistic approach. joining me now is colonel jack jacobs, medal of honor recipient and msnbc analysis and debra blabbert with blue star families. blue star families is also speaking out against the cuts. thank you both for joining us. debra, let me first start with you, because i think you talked to many families on a daily basis. what was the initial reaction to this that pr

over three years we will reduce by $1 billion the annual subsidy provided to military commissaries whichnow total 1.4 billion. are not shutting down commissaries. all commissaries will still get rent and pay no taxes. they will be able to continue to a very good deal to service members and retirees, postage changes, which do not receive direct subsidies. oversea and those in remote locations will continue subsidies.irect and we will simplify and tri-care health insurance program by consolidating plans and adjusting deductibles and copays in ways that encourage members to use the most affordable means of care. treatmentlitary facilities, preferred providers, and generic prescriptions. will ask retirees and some active duty family members to theirlittle more in deductibles and copay. but their benefits will remain generous, as they should. protect the most vulnerable under this plan, medically retired service members, their families and the survivors of service members who die on active duty would not pay the participation fees charged to other retirees. of would pay a smaller share the co

cases to pay for military, as they slash the size of the army in particular, pay will not grow very much. housing allowances will be reduced. commissary more. then even retirees and active duty will be expected to pay a little more for health care, if they can get this past congress. also, he is expected to ask congress for another round of base closings in 2017. >> before we let you go, this is very personal. it's affecting your family, specifically your husband and son. how are you dealing with that? >> reporter: well, i'm more concerned about my son. my husband retired as a navy captain and we are counting -- that navy retirement is a major portion of our retirement plan. for now, it is expected not to change when that kicks in. we'll see if that lasts. i'm more concerned, my son is a midshipman who will be commissioned in the marine corps upon graduation. what's happening with the marines being commissioned right now, it used to be you would be commissioned to go into the basic school and get paid. now what they're being told, they are being commissioned and they may not go to the basic school for six months, nine months, and not

. >> the incident resulted in a postponement of coffey's release. >> offender coffey received commissarys, segregation time, which was suspended, and then loss of good time. >> how much time did you lose? >> i only lost a week, but, you know, a week is a week. i regret losing time that i could have spent with my family. and you know what? i apologize. i sincerely apologize, guys. to be honest, i kind of lied to them why i lost a week. because it's kind of hard to tell them the truth. when they see this, they're going to know the truth, but, you know, that's why i apologized, you know. hopefully by then it will have -- everything is smoothed out. there's some people that, they honestly, they don't deserve a second chance. now, i might be one of those people. i don't. because, honestly, i had a second chance. i get released this time, this is my third chance. >>> coming up -- >> every choice, there's a consequence, man. so before you do something, you've got to think, damn, what's the possible consequence that could happen behind this. >> wabash inmates deal with the consequences of their

perhaps the most controversial, trimming housing allowances and cutting subsidies to commissaries. congress is likely to object to all of that. there's the $52 billion a year military health care system. hagel is proposing new measures that would encourage military personnel to use the low cost part of that system and task military retirees to pay just a little bit more for their health care and of course congress is likely to object to all of that. >> we'll here much more from john mccain on this very issue later on in the show. >>> vladimir putin already faces the next big challenge, what to do about neighboring ukraine. the acting president there is delaying the formation of a unity government until thursday. we are joined once again from kiev with the latest. what do we hear now, nick? >> reporter: the issue today really, how does this country get itself back on its feet. it needs $35 billion it says. it has the deputy secretary of state coming here with treasury officials. but that sum of money is simply not going to come as fast as the country wants. they set the decision back

the salaries of generals and admirals. other recommendations include cutting subsidies to commissaries which sell groceries at a discount to military families and a hike in health care premiums, and smaller allowances for troop housing. the pentagon wants to shrink the u.s. army to the smallest force since before world war ii. "the new york times" says the number could drop to 440,000. >>> prosecutors in the united states and mexico are vying this morning to put the world's most-wanted drug lord on trial. joaquin guzman known as el chapo was captured saturday after 13 years on the return. his cartel is believed to have operated in 54 countries around the world. in chicago, he's thought to have controlled 87% of the drug trade. that's where dean reynolds joins us with the story behind this major takedown. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. well now that el chapo guzman is in custody, he may have to wait to find out where he wants to be tried. mexico definitely wants to prosecute him, but so do several u.s. jurisdictions, including chicago, where last year he was named public enemy number one,

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the nation's history. $104 million a year last year, food stamps, these are military commissari commissaries, military poststerans committing suicide every day. >> we should know, patrick, your show taking the hill is tomorrow at 1:00 on msnbc. i want to thank all of our guests, thank you for joining us today, and thank you for joining us at home. tomorrow, an update on the hoboken story we brought you last month, how chris christie's internal investigation is going, if he is asking the same questions of everyone. >>> up next, melissa harris-perry with joy reed, a look at what the role is in the world as demonstrations play out in country after country. things that have changed. we will see you here tomorrow at 8:00. thanks for getting up. ♪ ♪ ♪ (meowright on cue. (laughs) it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with wholesome ingredients and irresistible taste, no wonder it's the only one cats ask for by name. this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll nev

commissary subsidies while raising health care fees. without these cuts, hagel predicted dire consequences. "we will inevitably have to cut compensation more deeply or deprive our men and women of the training and equipment necessary to succeed in battle." hagel says brace for more cuts after this, including another round of base closures in 20-17. facebook founder mark zuckerberg "stole the show" with his keynote address at the mobile world congress in barcelona. the event runs through thursday and gives major tech companies the opportunity to roll out hot new gadgets. facebook recently sealed a deal with what's app. zuckerberg talked about buying the texting and messaging company for around $19 billion dollars. he defended the price tag monday, calling the deal a bargain. also monday-- nokia introduced its first android- powered smartphone. samsung also was a show stopper with it's new galaxy s-5. this new phone from samsung its water resistant, it's got a fingerprint sensor, a heart rate monitor, a slightly larger screen at 5.1 inches measured diagonally. it's got a leather like feel to the back, 16 megapixel camera, a whole laundry list. that was tech journalist marc saltzman.