the afghan national police. and corresponding also about the afghan local police and other elements that could provide security. now, sir, i guess i would turn it around and say if we had a recommendation from general allen saying the numbers should be different, i would want to hear that from general allen and would want to bring that forward to the secretary of defense and then forward to the whousz. we have a lot of analysis behind the current assessment. it's based on not just an assessment of what the situation is in afghanistan and where it may go, but on a pretty good in-depth analysis of past counterinsurgency efforts. so, i don't expect there's going to be a large delta. if there were, i would feel obligated to ask general allen for his assessment and take it forward. >> i hope you would feel obligated to come to us as well? general allen, do you have a comment? >> i am satisfied with the 352 number. as we have seen, this year's campaign unfold, we believe that the partnership relationship that we have now with isaf and the emerging ansf, ultimately our drawdown as they continue to grow to their full su

we have 99 sights that have been approved ultimately for the location of the afghan local police and we are well on the way, we are over 50% of that in terms of the creation of the local police. most of those, the vast majority of those support the campaign. many of those village stability locations we began operations in them months ago. that progress is continuing. we are using our operators to be the core element for the creation of the platform to create the community mobilization to ultimately embrace their own security, to be the trainers and ultimately the trainers. as time goes on, it is our intention to use afghan special operators ultimately to, just as we are in other areas, to transition our special operators out of there and move them on to other areas where they will continue the mission. >> thank you. mr. larson? >> thank you, mr. chairman. dr. miller, probably couldn't have been in that chair, in that position, i was sitting down here at that time, 2002 and '03 and the military at the time was telling us in afghanistan we needed to train 70,000 folks in afghanistan. we

. >> talk a little bit more about the afghan local police. you shared with us last fall that your plans and hopes there and the alp seemed to offer an opportunity as well. >> it is i think a substantial contribution to the security of afghanistan. the alp does a number of things for the campaign. the fist is that it provides the opportunity for afghans to defend themselves. they're not malicious. they're not individuals that are hired apart from a local population then inserted into that population. our special operate or thes will go to a village or to a town. they'll spend some time living with that population. they'll ultimately, in conversation with the leadership of that population, they'll determine that they seek to be basically mobilized as a community to defend themselves. when they make that decision, and it's their decision, when they make that decision, then we begin to recruit the afghan local police. the individuals of any particular garrison are vetted by the local elders, they're vetted, of course, through a police record. they

because are the local police there and they have been criticized by the family of trayvon martin obviously, the attorney for that family. but are the local police still investigating this or because the fbi and justice department are investigating because there's going to be a grand jury have they taken over the investigation? do we know? >> the investigation itself is relatively over in terms of what the police are doing, but it's still open in case something else comes up or someone else comes forward to give them more information. they're still leaving it open in that respect. but they're turning everything over to the state's attorney and that state's attorney is looking at it and they're calling a grand jury in april to look over the evidence they have to decide if they're going to come out with any charges with anyone involved in this case. >> all right, david mattingly, appreciate the news update. >>> pressure has been building obviously on the local police for days. the questions as david mentioned centered on how fully did police in florida investigate george zimmerman and his cla

pressure is building on the local police there for days. the questions center on how full dli police in sanford, florida, investigate george zimmerman and his claim of self-defense in accordance with florida's deadly force law or did they just take his word on it? his family says the cops are covering up, the family -- >> they're actually trying to sweep our son's death under the rug. treyvon was a person. you know, he wasn't just a statistic. he was loved by his family. he was loved by his friends. >> they, the family, the protesters tonight, the naacp and others believe the police took george zimmerman's claim at face value and left it at that. now recall that sanford police chief said before florida and the justice department launched their own investigations, we don't have anything to dispute his claim of self-defense. why wasn't zimmerman tested for drugs or alcohol where the dead teenager was tested. what if anything did police know about george zimmerman's long record of phoning nuisances or suspicious people or his arrest with scuffl

as you know, the afghan local police program is one component of the platform or operation which really kind of looks at security governance and then economic development. and the afghan local police are part of that security aspect at the village level linking the village to the district and then the district and the province and the province to the central government. >> thank you. general, regarding -- i also had the opportunity as a result of my military duty to actually go to the detainee facility and actually participate in a -- in a board, so-called board,, to determine whether that detainee should be released. it was not dissimilar to our drug boards and other types of boards that seem to be in concert with everything that i've been taught as a jag, and i found it fascinating and i also found it a little bit troubling especially troubling, potentially troubling, i should say, because the strategic partnership agreement with the afghan government is absolutely important. something we need to get signed and implemented right away because it puts to bed the notion that we're packin

always involving the local police authority. again, this is designed to be a visible deterrent. >> what is being done to be more open about how to manage the no-fly list and how can it manage cute and better catch threats without being in lay e violation to civil liberties. >> it is based on intelligence that has been some other component to u.s. government or to our foreign counterparts to provide that to the u.s. government. if you are no a no-fly list, there is information about you that you are a potential threat to aviation. that's a reason for denying you the privilege of flying. that being said, there others who are not in that status, but who receive additional scrutiny because of the derogatory information about thechlt the only people that there is information about from a credible source are on the list. the lack of transparency gets to the point of revealing that information. in some instances, you heard the old adage that the government needs to protect sources and the collection of the information and some that is t

agencies to work with the fbi without sacrificing local control, local police, local oversight. it's my honor to speak among some a strong community voices and support the safe san francisco civil rights ordinance to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of every individual in our community and work to provide alternatives to policies that disproportionately target people of color, emigrants, and other marginalized community members. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm from the grocer's association in san francisco. i stand with you in full support of the safe civil-rights ordinance. we urge you to add your vocal support to the growing coalition behind this legislation. as representatives of a robust neighborhood grocers association consisting of 450 members, we continue to advocate for and organize the community of minority-on businesses that play a crucial role in neighborhood stabilization. this legislation goes a long way toward reaffirming the city's previous commitments to the civil rights for all san francisco residents as

i really would ask you both because you're both very much involved in the afghan local police and their support by our special operations and our general purpose forces. so first, general, what is your response to the criticisms that we read of the afghan local police program and then admiral, i'd like to ask you the same question. >> as you know, chairman that, program is under the governor's command. they're not on their own out there. they have u.s. special forces as advisors living alongside them. it is interesting that doing all these months of difficulty with this insider threat, as we called it, where we've had some of our troops attacked, not one of these troops living out of the very edges in small -- very edges of the battlefield in small groups has been attacked. we find that those forces are ethical. we keep a close watch on them. if we get any indication of unethical behavior, violent behavior taking advantage of their position, it's investigated immediately. and we keep a very close watch on it. >> admiral? >> yes, sir. as you know, general allen investigated some of these

the afghan local police? the government pshgs in fact. maybe sure they can stand up and have a chance anding successful in pushing things forward, and then as a follow-on to that, as you're looking at conditions on the ground. wrap will you be considering as far as capabilities of the afghan national security force, the capabilities of the enemy, as you plan for the drawdown of our troops? >> the process of transition, as you know, occurs across several different tranches. and in each one of those tranches before they are announced, we go to significant levels of detail. of planning both on the isef side but also in partnership with the afghan coordinator for transition. the doctor, who has done magnificent work in the process of leading transition, but also very significantly, we spend a great deal of time with the director of national security, engineer, with the minister of defense and with mohammedie, minister of interior and look very, very carefully at the areas transitioning to ensure that the anst elements within those areas have

the afghan local police program is one component of the village stability platform or operation which looks at security, governance and economic development. the afghan local police are part of a security aspect at the village level linking the village to the district and district to the province and the province to the central government and the program is working well. >> thank you. i had the opportunity as a result of my military duty to actually go to the detainee facility and participate a so-called board to determine whether the detainee should be released who is not dissimilar to our drug lords and other types of lords who seem to be in concert with everything on have been taught at the jag. i found it troubling to the girl potentially troubling because the strategic partnership agreement with the afghan government is in port. something we need to get signed and implemented right away. it puts to bed we're packing airbags and leaving. the transfer of detainee's to afghan custody presents real concerns for me. they don't have the capacity at this point based -- to assume the sec

black caucus called on the justice department to step in and conduct the investigation that the local policee so far refused to do. joining me now, congressional black caucus member, congresswoman corrine brown who represents the district where trayvon martin was killed and former united states attorney from new york, dan french. congresswoman brown, do you have the support of governor rick scott and others in the -- in florida for this kind of investigation? >> no. i have the support of the mayor of sanford, florida. and i have talked with him. i spent five hours with him and the city councilwoman and the mayor will be here tomorrow. and we have a meeting with the united states justice department. >> in washington? >> in washington. >> the mayor's coming up here for that? >> that's correct. >> has the governor said anything about that? >> i have not talked with the governor. >> dan french, you're a former prosecutor. the facts as you hear them presented so far -- >> if you kill them, you can face life in prison. the justice department has the authority to investigate those cases in the inte

the local police chief in thee trayvon marrin case has stepped down, temporarily.and a ssate attorrey has been assigned to the case, in which a floriia teen was fatally explains... outcry for an arrest onninues... s some suggest race played a role in tte shooting. arrest zimmeeman noww arrrst conttnues in the trayvoo g cry martin case.neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman fatally shot the teen in sanford, lorida last month. zimmerman told police it was self-defense.thursday, thousandd turned out at a rally - calling for zimmerman's arress..nd atta piami-area higg school, some students walked out durrng lunch. they too demanded justice.also thhrsday --the cityys police chiif announced he's stepping down temporarily. it is apparent ttat my involvement in this matter is overshadowing the process. martin's father said the move means nothing.we want aa arrest, we want a conviction and we want him sentenced for the murder of our son.thee florida governor announced thht he's appointing a state aatorney tooinvestigate tte teen'' death.with regards to the facts, we donnt know pnything.

heed, the local police department -- ahead, the local police department shooting down speculation about a quota system. >>> also, how the opponent could get involve -- the pope could get involved in the case of a foreign man locked up in prison. >>> the talented maryland governor martin o'malley displayed his talent at the white house. >>> 6:41. weather & traffic on the 1s and problems with each. weatherwise, mist, fog, and clammy conditions. there's a real dampness to the air. you'll probably feel wet and uncomfortable. fog out, there sun comes up at 7:09. by 9:00 a.m., fog should be lifting, upper 50s to low 60s. sunshine today, near 70 by noontime. later this afternoon, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, could have a brief shower, maybe a pop-up thunderstorm later. danella? >>> follow breaking news on the beltway in college park. two-car crash approaching route 1. and you are jammed. delays right now starting as you pass route 50. are you slow approaching the accident. kenilworth, speeds moving a little better. i know to you it looks jammed, but they are moving. before they were hardly moving. looks

the local police directed them to the fbi where lily was identified as a victim of human trafficking.went to police asking them to find her, they refused, saying she had left voluntarily. panicked about being exposed, lily's former oppressor pressured the indonesian embassy to get lily out of the u.s. >> he had run to the consulate and said i will pay her what i owe her here in the consulate on the condition that i see her ticket going back to indonesia and that she does not speak to anyone. so i thought, well, i don't think that's acceptable. that's basically a form of blackmail. >> if you're a diplomat and you do have diplomatic immunity, there's very little the u.s. government can do to criminally prosecute you or for us to gather forms of recovery. >> human rights attorney cindy l liou says workers like lily suffer extreme abuse if their employer happens to be a diplomat, because special circumstances shield them from any kind of u.s. prosecution. it's called diplomatic immunity. and it means that high-ranking foreign diplomats who work inside the united states cannot be arrested

the world has heard. >> mr. crump, in your dealings with the police, with the local police, do you think they have investigated this? do you think they have taken this seriously? >> i don't. i don't, anderson. i think from day one they didn't. and those 911 tapes tell a big part of the story. but it doesn't tell the whole story. for instance, they get to the scene, treyvon is dead on the ground. and they don't even run a background check on the person who killed him. but number one, if it was treyvon martin who was the trigger man, they would have arrested him day one, hour one on the spot. he would still be in jail right now. >> you have no doubt if it was treyvon martin who had shot a white person that treyvon martin would be in jail. that if it was any african-american who had shot a white person, a suspect would be in jail. >> absolutely. they could say self-defense all they want. they would still be arrested and put in jail. one other point, anderson. and that is if treyvon martin was white, don't you think they would have ran a background check of george zimmerman no matter what he said? >> mr. martin, let me

the rally. it may well change because there are investigations underway, not only at a local police level in the chief of police in the city of florida where the killing happened has had a vote of no- confidence past against him tonight by the police commissioner. that is non-binding. does not mean he will lose his job, but pressure is building on him at a local level. there is now a statewide investigation. the case will go before a grand jury and also the department of justice at the national level is looking into this case as well. >> now, one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year will open and thousands of cinema around the world on friday with the release of "the hunger games." it is the adaptation of an american teen novel. talking movies tom burke reports. >> "the hunger games" is about to open in 60 countries. fans have been camping out, hoping to meet the stars of the selma. >> this is so exciting. i cannot wait. >> i bought the tickets the minute they went on sale. i am counting down. >> the hunger games is set in a post o'clock collected edition of north america, where childre

the mill bray police department. it's aimed to save the city $1.7 million in the first year. the 14 sworn officers will still serve the area. >> i think i would prefer to have the local police department but, if -- we don't have the funds and the city coffers then it makes sense to turn it over to another one. >> all services previously done at the police station will remain will with the exception of vehicle maintenance. >>> under two days until super tuesday and the latest polls show the race is still anybody's game. last poll showed it's a toss up in ohio and tonight a new poll in tennessee shows almost the same results there. santorum 34%, romney 30%, both states and santorum had a substantial lead in polls taken two weeks ago. today all the candidates did some last minute campaigning. >> the gop front runner went to georgia where served up pancakes. he ignored his rivals and attacked the president. >> he has been in office for three years, he -- i'm still waiting to see what his job plans. how he will make america more competitive, put us back to work. >> reporter: georgia offers the most delegates and it's gingrich territory. the former house speaker served the

a case that may well have been relegated to an embarrassing little corner of the local police blotter. except for the fact that russell co-founded invisible children. a group that produced the video, "kony 2012" that went viral last week. ironically, he enlisted stars, including justin bieber, ryan seacrest and oprah, who tweeted their endorsements to their millions of fans. now, because he was so successful generating buzz, his arrest is that much more embarrassing. it's international news. today, invisible children seemed to blame russell's breakdown on the intense exposure he generated. noting, the past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, jason especially. >> we live in a world where any controversy gets magnified. any negative gets magnified. people i call the feedback society. >> 15 bombs hit this tiny village. >> reporter: both men have been trying to focus the world's attention on africa. clooney's cause is the humanitarian crisis in darfur. russell's a rogue resistance group in uganda. both in the news today because of these separate arrests. >> stars ha

specifically, the local police station to determine if they received misinformation had what their findingsould be. we finally got it in november of 2011. there were also issues during that time for the other permanent that we discussed earlier. this was all during that time when occupy sf was in the area. they were trying to clean the area and handle a more compelling situation. there were certain delays and built in to the sperm that. for that, i will apologize. >> my question was going to be, until you showed us the communique, and there were nothing's -- there was nothing in a brief periof. that memo on the overhead, i didn't see it in the brief. i'm talking about the police one. it was more of a statement, i didn't see it. the department did not receive a brief from the appellant and chile did not know what the discussion would be. >> i read it while you were doing it. i am just saying that to me, it was a very telling them all. -- memo. president garcia: what is the difference between bakery, waterfront, and darren's? what is the difference in the way they operate, between the waterfr

now some are raising doubts whether state investigators can do a better job than the local police. ere's the suspect's brother sounding skeptical in an exclusive conversation with our piers morgan. >> ms. corey's investigation has been compromised. some details have been leaked, and that's why we can talk as a family more about now what george told us was the truth. this fantasy or this mythology of that he chased a person is just absolutely false. >> joining me now is florida attorney general pam bundy. general pbundy, you appointed te special prosecutor. when you hear the brother questioning her credibility, how much does this public debate from both sides undermine the sb integrity of the investigation or public trust of the investigation? >> it completely undermines the integrity of the investigation. you know what we care about is justice for trayvon's family right now and for both sides. and what's happening, john, is, just to let you know what happened, was originally i spoke with the local prosecutor on the case. and he believed that he should just -- the appearance, based o

this is the scene from canada last night. 1000 people through beer bottles and bricks at police and firefighters. the local police chief says they have not seen this kind of violence in more than 30 years. the violence lasted all night long. some did not leave the streets until 11:00 this morning. >> if you are outside at all last night, you would understand why so many people were out celebrating. another mild night in baltimore. >> more of the same as what to expect for the workweek. our temperatures that we have had. we are in mid march. the normal height is 54 degrees. we are in the evening hours. the mechanism behind this street that we have had in the past week. this is the warm air from the subtropical regions drifting to our region. out west, it is opposite. cold and stormy. we will talk about the forecasted a couple of minutes. . >> two people left after -- two people are injured after an accident. alcohol might have played a role. two people were found unconscious and unresponsive. neither one was wearing a helmet when the older of the two lost control of an atv. one man was shot around 2:30. the

maybe one of the reasons why the local police in stanford, florida did not arrest him immediately. they have confessed that they have pretty much dropped the ball here. things are heating up and there are a number of investigations moving forward. >> a civil rights leader speaking to me from earlier. we talk to our correspondent who was at the rally. what was the mood like? >> i would say that it was sad, inspirational, and hopeful. >> how many people -- we heard there was tens of thousands of people. how many people do you think that there was? >> i would say definitely tens of thousands. we cannot see the end of it. >> how what do you think the situation is being dealt with? do you think that bill lee temporarily stepping down will appease protesters? >> absolutely not, this is the beginning. people will continue to organize and continue to fight back and demand justice. >> what do you hope will happen next? what are you hoping for ? >> i hope that this will come. i think that if they appeal this law, i think that they are going to learn from this. i hope it will be more conscious

. >> the local police are working with the secret service to track down these folks in addition to the small purchases, police say the same counter fitters bought large items in virginia and west virginia, only to return the merchandise at stores here in maryland. >>> would you have ever thought of doing such a thing at age 9? listen to this. city police arrested a bunch of elementary school children that went on a violent spree of beating up other children. it happened where police say they had to go to the children's school and took them out in handcuffs. three of them, 9-year-old girls and an 8-year-old boy are charged with assault. christian schaffer is working on the story tonight and bring you more tonight on abc2 news at 11:00. >>> developing tonight, baltimore police are asking for your help after one a woman was attacked in her own bed. the woman was sleeping in her home on frisbee in north baltimore and told police the man came in and attacked her. the man was wearing golf-type gloves and a homemade mask. anyone with information is asked to call city police. >>> down to glen

because they have spoken several times so far being very clear to lay the blame at the foot of the local police saying that if the roles were reversed, and it had been a white teenager who was killed, then there would have been a much more swift investigation and someone would have been arrested and put in jail. with this protest held in new york tonight, we have seen the anger and the outrage over the deaths of the 17-year-old in florida several weeks ago, spread nationwide. >> john zimmerman has not been charged. is there a chance that that situation could change after this rally? >> well, it won't change as a result of the rally. it may well change because there are investigations under way not only at a local police level in sanford where i should say the chief of police in that city in florida where the killing happened has had a vote of no confidence passed against him tonight. by the police commissioners. now, that's nonbinding and doesn't mean he will lose his job but certainly pressure is building on him at a local level. there is also now a statewide investigation. the case will go be

351 or 353,000, but very good analysis in terms of the requirement for the afghan police and of course it is also about the afghan locale and other elements that could provide security. i guess i would turn it around and say that if we had a recommendation from the general allan if we had analysis showing the number should be different i would want to hear that from general allan and bring that forward to the secretary of defense and then to the white house. a lot of analysis behind the current assessment is based on not just an assessment of the situation is afghanistan and where it may go, but on a pretty good in that analysis of past counter insurgency efforts so why don't expect there's going to be a large delta but i put say that if there were i would feel obligated to ask general allen for his assessment and i would feel obligated to take that assessment forward. >> eop would feel obligated to come to us as well. >> i'm satisfied with the 352 members. as we have seen this year's campaign unfolds, we believe that the partnership relationship but we have now with isaf and the emerging ansf come ultimately our drawd

family members say the local police have shown disregard for justice, protesters gathered monday at the courthouse in seminole to demand justice. this weekend, 911 calls were released. you can hear someone yelling for help. a voice analysis will be conducted to see who is yelling for hope. the operator told zimmerman not to follow him. neighbors called 911. when police arrived, he was dead. he was carrying a bag of skittles and an ice tea bottle that he bought from a convenient store. >> there is a whole in my heart for my son. he was a baby. he was my baby. i don't understand why somebody can take his life? >> zimmerman has not been charged. he told police he shot the teen in self defense. now police have no evidence to refute his story. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> we have new information this morning about robert baits, he is the soldier accused in the massacre that left 16 afghanistan civilians dead. he owes 1.5 million dollars from a arbitration ruling that found him guilty of security fraud. he was a stockbroker and it doesn't appear to be his only testimony woe. baits family h

the police know they're working against the clock. surveillance and armed security has been stepped up places of worship. soldiers are told not to wear uniforms outside their base. the identity remains a mystery. the local police speculate they are searching for a man or men related to the far right and with considerable military training. one possible line of inquiry might focus on three paratroopers who were dismissed from a local base with links to far greater extremism. -- far right extremism. >> the murders have led to protests and condemnation from around the world. >> thousands march through the streets of paris in silence. appalled that the killing -- at the killing of innocent children and one of their teachers. there were shot also overseas. >> for me, children are sacred. attacking children, grabbing the hair of a girl and putting a bullet in her brain. that is absolutely not to be tolerated. >> we were shocked and saddened to hear of their horrific attack ave jewish school in france. we stand with the victims of this attack and offer our condolences to their families and their communities. we joined the government of france in condemning this unprovoked and vicious act of violence. >> what i

the aggressor. and that zimmerman targeted martin because martin was black. records show zimmerman made 46 calls to the police in 2011, mostly reporting african- americans. the localpolice said florida law prevented them from arresting zimmerman. florida stand your ground law passed in 2005 states that a person who feels threatened has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force. now washington is involved. the u.s. justice department civil rights division is investigating whether a hate crime has occurred in sanford. >> conducting a thorough independent investigation of the facts and rrounding the dea martin. >> question, is there any evidence to substantiate zimmerman's claim that he acted in self-defense? admonish snell. >> no. at least from everything that i've read so far there's no evidence to either contradict it or to substantiate what he has said. >> what about -- martin putting his hand in here to apparently leave the impression -- simulate he's got a gun? >> we don't know he was doing that. what we do know is trayvon martin was a young child, he was armed with a bag of skittles candy

. >> the local police chief stepped down while a florida prosecutor and the justice department investigate. abc news. >> one more note on this story , in oakland th alan temple baptist church is inviting the family to wear hoodies to services this sunday morning. >>> the state senator introduced a bill that would ban employers that would ask for your social media pass word. it is a practice that is becoming more common and employers have a lot of people to choose from because of the economy and they want to know as much as they can about potential hires. the sites may contain] embarrassing pictures or information you don't want them to have necessarily. facebook, the site where many go does not approve of anyone asking for pass words. >>> spacestation astronauts are taking cover right now. the six astronauts seen in the spacestation earlier today here in these pictures are in a -- are in escape capsules. the space junk is expected to pass closest to the spacestation in about 20 minutes time. this is the third time in 12 years astronauts have had to hide from space junk. it will be a fairly