the marines of monfort. . not just for their pioneering role in breaking down the color barrier in the u.s. marine corpsfor their courage and their sacrifice amid the indignity of racial discrimination. in particular i would like to recognize six marines from my home state of kentucky who i understand are here today. edward church hill, thomas clark, senior, james foreman, luther goodwin, albert jones. for volunteering to defend our nation in world war ii, all men we recognize today secured a permanent place of honor in our national memory. for doing so, in the face of mistreatment and injustice, we owe them a greater measure of respect and gratitude. they are among the greatest of the greatest generation. the nearly 20,000 marines to train that monfort point, between the years of 1942 and 1949 trained in difficult conditions. instead of standard derricks like the ones are white counterparts slut then, the living quarters at monfort opint were more like overcrowded hats. a single stove supplied heat for more than 40 men. most just brushed these things aside. as 1 cent, we were so gung-ho and patriotic,

the marine corp. moto. the marine corp. dragged its feet in notifying those who lived here about the contamination and the possible health consequences. >> it's their responsibility to let these people know they may have been expoedsed. >> yes, sir. >> 100% of people who could be exposed. that would be very difficult. >> so jerry and mike decided it was up for them to do what the marine corp. couldn't or wouldn't, get the word out. >> get these people notified and they need to turn on the television and news and tell what happened. >> you might think the military would be eager to help the vets and thard families who lived at the base and are now sick. you would be wrong. the battle for health care has been going on for years as have the lawsuits. >> this is that my treasure box that i have of him. >> marry fresh water. >> this is the suit he was wearing the day he died in my arms at 2 minutes past 12, knew year's eve. this is what i have left of my son. have you ever had a son born without a cranium? he would be 30 years o

now, let's talk about the marine corps. under the initial reductions that are likely to happen, the marine corps is going to be reduced at this point by 20,000. if sequestration goes forward the marine corps will face, according to the assistant come can't, an additional 18,000 in reduction in our marine co-but here's the thing that keeps me up at night. the assistant come can't for the marine corps came before the readiness subcommittee. i asked him about the impacts of sequestration, and he said this. sequestration would render the marines incapable of conducting a single major contingency operation. think about it, our marine corps. that to me is a shocking statement and one that cries out for us on a bipartisan basis to resolve this issue. and if the department of defense chooses to protect manpower accounts when the army and marine corps would have to cut even more deeply than into training, maintenance and modernization funds which, of course, would have a negative impact on industry, which we're going to talk about in

the lawsuits are over, the plane is surviving, there's no threat to the marine corps that they're goingiminate the v-22, it's part of their arsenal now, but this is what happened. a marine corps press release, july 27 of the year 2000, states, and i quote for the record, unfortunately the pilots' drive to accomplish that mission appears to have been the fatal factor. mr. speaker, the official jagman investigation that i made reference to, colonel morgan, colonel radish and major stackhouse, this is what they said in the jagman. during this investigation we found nothing that we would care to -- characterize as negligence, deliberate pilot error or maintenance/material failure. mr. speaker, if the marine corps after the jagman report came out would have released a press statement that would have said, after we have reviewed this jagman report, it is now our determination because of the jagman report that colonel john brow and major brooks grube were not at fault -- gruber were not at fault for this accident. mr. speaker, at the time of this accident this issue of vortex ring state was no

equally proud to serve along the navy and the marine corps we formed an especially close bond with thearines during world war ii's pacific fights. the coast guard's only medal of honor recipient, douglas monroe, was killed at the canal. he positioned his landing craft between enemy fire and evacuating marines, sacrificing his life to save 500 others. now, the coast guard did not play a significant role in the battle of midway, but one of our coast card cutters did contribute to the recovery of survivors following the battle. today, taney sits in baltimore harbor, the last ship afloat that saw action in the attack on pearl harbor. but i want to tell you about another veteran of world war ii who holds the distinction of being present both at pearl harbor and at midway. he is retired marine corps aviator major albert rocelli, one of the veterans who connor us with their presence here today. you see, major drocelli is an extended member of our coast guard family. his son nick, a coast guard veteran, is serving as a civilian here with us in d.c. now, as a young enlisted marine major droceli

the mumford point marine remain. rudy carter is believed to be the last living member of his unit. >> what did the marine corps teach ught me to be a man. because we would never give up. marines are faithful to the end. >> always faithful and finally recognized. >> and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news, all around the world, good night. >> good evening, i am dana king >> i am alan martin to read the oakland mayor doing an abrupt about-face on her 100 blocks anti-crime plan. today she admitted that the city built the highly anticipated strategy around statistics that were plain wrong. >> i do not to all of my own research. i will take full responsibility for the error of using that particular statistic. >> now the city is taking a new spin and for the first time they're releasing specifics on their most problems plagued neighborhoods. linda yee is here with the sudden shift from 100 blocks to 10 hot spots. >> that is correct. the spin now is shifting on the neighborhood hot spots, and not just a 100 block plan although that has not been totally dismissed. the mayor admits that her sta

the montford point marines remain. rudy carr is bieved to be the last living mr of his unit. what did the u.s. marine corpsir? >> taut me to be a man. because we wouldever give up, just like marines. faithful to the end. >> reporter: always faithful fi. byron pitts, cbs news, hampton, virginia. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" evening news forti for all of us at cbs news all around the world, goodht. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in >>> charlie sheen ways. did he really trash another hol room? >>hat t stupid. ca> the new report and his id intew o leave, marriage and addiction. can he clean up his act good. >>> then what you don't know about the woman who could be ann curry's today show replacement. >>> plus, paula deen from size 18 to size erew interview on lose 30g pounds. >>> love on the >> she's magic. emma a

i've spent 14 years in the marine corps trying to execute the marine corps's two missions, winning battles and making marines. as an iva staff member, i don't make soldiers, sailors, airmen or marines, but i do try to make their lives better. the views expressed in this analysis reflect the views of iva and not the marine corps. unemployment is arguably the most pressing issue facing veteran today. while recent statistics may indicate the employment outlook might be getting better for veterans, the situation is still worse than it ought to be. for example, the unemployment rate for veterans nearly 18 to 24 years is nearly double the rate for 18 to 24-year-old civilians. helping veterans create their own jobs is touted as part of the solution. many wonder whether federal contracting laws and goals are being met. there are three main areas to consider. data, outreach, and implementable solutions. i will address outreach first. iva believes that the logical place to begin is through the transition program, also known as tap. because tap is now mandatory for all service members, it is a conven

let's talk about the marine corps. under the initial reductions that are likely to happen, the marine corps is going to be reduced at this point by 20,000. . if sequestration goes forward, they will face an additional 18,000 in reduction in our marine corps. here's the thing that keeps me up at night. the assistant come candidate for the marine corps came before the readiness subcommittee. i asked him about the impacts of sequestration. he said this. sequestration would repder the marines incapable of conducting a single major contingency operation. think about it. our marine corps. that, to me, is a shocking statement and one that cries out for us -- >> we'll go back now to our live coverage of the brookings institution discussion on national defense spending. >> -- a little frustrated by a strange thing that's happening in defense politics today. now, rather than focusing on the very compromise of both -- and i'll say the word -- tax, rather than revenue and entitlement reform that the congress super committee was int

we would do the same with the marine corps. we're at about 202,000 in the marine corps. we would bring them down to 182,000 over the next five years. that's a reduction of about 20,000. again, they would still remain the strongest expeditionary force in the world. they would have 31 infantry battalions, ten artillery battalions and ten air squadrons. new generation bomber that we look forward to in the future. we also have a fleet of 275 strategic air lifters and 318 c-130s along with our refueling tanker capabilities. the navy would retire seven lower priority navy cruisers and the reason they focused on that is because these cruisers have not been upgraded with ballistic missile defense capability. they're old. they need repairs. so that was an area that they decided to try to achieve savings. that would still maintain a force in the navy of 285 ships, 11 carriers, 9 large deck am-phibs, 50 nuclear powered attack submarines and 300 naval ships by 2020. secondly, in rebalancing our global posture to emphasize asia pacific and the middle east, we made clear that we've go

the montford point marines remain. rudy carter is believed to be the last living member of his unit. what did the u.s. marine corpsaught me to be a man. because we would never give up, just like marines. faithful to the end. >> reporter: always faithful and finally recognized. byron pitts, cbs news, hampton, virginia. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> this is 9news now. >> it may end up becoming the supreme court's most historic decision. the high court will rule on the future of healthcare reform. and as bruce leshan reports, we still have no idea what the justices have decided. >> the supreme court may be the one institution in all of washington that simply does not leak. so while the majority of justices seems skeptical at oral arguments of this mandate that every american buy some kind of insurance, we will not know for certain until some time after 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> a wonderful young man. he lost his mom to illness. >> the president has kept a low profile for months on

we would do the same with the marine corps. we're at about 202,000 in the marine corps. we would bring them down to 182,000 over the next five years. that's a reduction of about 20,000. again, they would still remain the strongest expeditionary force in the world. they would have 31 infantry battalio battalions, ten artillery battalions and ten air squadrons. we would reduce and streamline the air force's air lift fleet. in addition, the air force would eliminate seven tactical air squadrons but we still would retain a robust force of 54 combat coded fighter squadrons. the current bomber fleet would be maintained. we obviously have the joint strike fighter in production and we're also going to develop a new generation bomber that we look forward to in the future. we also have a fleet of 275 strategic air lifters and 318 c-130s along with our refueling tanker capabilities. the navy would retire seven lower priority navy cruisers and the reason they focused on that is because these cruisers have not been upgraded with ballistic missile defense capability. they're old. they

they have great respect for the history of the marine corps and what the marine corps has done for our country in all the wars. but in this case, we are talking about the marine corps. and all the families want is one paragraph that clearly states that colonel john brow, pilot, was not at fault for the accident that occurred on april 8, 2000 in arizona. all connie gruber wants is the same letter that with her husband's name. this is to certify that co-pilot brooks gruber, major brooks gruber was not at fault for the accident that occurred on april 8, 2000, maranna, arizona. mr. speaker, this is a journey that i will not stop until we clear the names of these two pilots. the facts are on our side. there is so much more that i could say tonight. i have volumes, mr. speaker. i have the tape that jim furman presented in the lawsuit case. i have a copy of that given to me by jim furman. and i have seen the tape from mike wall ace and "60 minutes." and i have heard the tapes from jim schaffer. there were four planes flying that night and he was in the air, these were buddies, he saw the plan

after i left the marine corps i spent twenty two years in the marine corps i spent twenty years in veterans advocacy and many of the veterans who came into me with p.t.s.d. or psychological problems the v.a. has these group therapy they call them vet centers their group therapy centers and they just sit around and talk and they have a clinical psychologist or a clinical social worker that kind of leads the group and most of them that i've ever talked to that have participated in that i found that very rewarding so so so these sort of help each other and this psychology sort of like a like a talk show host like you know get out of the community like you well is that true yeah yeah we're a little good but isn't well it's strange that it's easier for them to be in a group of people who are. whole or like human and it's not better for them to be in a group of just ordinary people have to be know they need to be in a group with those that have a similar circumstance a similar and the condition of the birth to do exactly that how do you tell that to normal life well i think it possibly i quite i

there and across the globe, the navy and marine corps must lead a resurgence of america's incurring maritime. as graduates of the navy academy you've earned much and you've been given much. and now as navy and marine corps officers, we'll ask that you give much of yourselves to service to this country. it is about giving back something this country. that's what service is all about. as secretary of defense i could not be more proud of all of you for choosing to serve this great country. as mentioned, i'm the son of italian immigrants and as a young boy i once asked my dad why did you travel all of that distance, coming to a strange country, no language ability, no money, no skills, why would you do that? my father said that he did it because he and my mother believed they could give their children a better life in america. that is the american dream. it's the dream that we all want for children. to have a better life. and it's that dream that depends on people like you who are willing to serve and to fight for america. a u.s. navy ship captain once wrote that he could think of no greater pri

i was in the marine corps, and a company commander. i did save about seven of my marines by going back into the battle and going forward with those that were knocked down, including my battalion commander. but there is more to that story. it tied in with an golden keys that my brothers gave to me. on the that i was about to go in to the corps. a lot of what transpired in my particular situation is based on those keys, and i am going to share them with you. hopefully some of you can put them in your pocket and maybe use a couple of them. i parents were immigrants could my mother was from italy and my dad was from spain. two of her sons were in world war ii. one fought on iwo jima and one fought in open now. --okinawa. the case they get me as i was departing one evening from a small town in northern arizona real very useful. it all came true. my mother, for example, already had three marines, one in korea and to in world warii --two in world war ii. when i came home, i was devastated, having not been able to climb that ladder all the way

culp says it's a work ethic developed as montford port marines. >> the marine corps made a man out of me. >> reporter: but it was a painful journey. at the height of world war ii, culp and mitchell were among the first blacks in the marine corps and immediately segregated from white marines. 20,000 recruits went through boot camp at montford point, built specifically for blacks, little more than a mosquito, snake infested swamp. >> what was that like? >> it was hell, really. the water was terrible. smelled. >> it's where they trained, ate and slept, without ever seeing a white marine. once out of boot camp, mitchell became a target for racial taunts. when he refused to step to the back of the line, he took a beating. >> but in the heat of battle in the pacific, that racial divide disappeared. >> when you're being shot at over there, the bullets, they don't have no color on them really. you become very close. >> reporter: the montford port marines had joined a marine corps that really didn't want them. to fight for their country that had denied them their civil rights. when the war had

and so, it's a real good place to be in the marine corps. >> during his fifth year in the marines, burdenk a medical discharge when he was diagnosed with schizoprenoform, a mental disorder defined by mental spells and delusions. >> i hallucinate and i disappear from work, a whole bunch of things i thought was going on inside my head. i decided to go out and go back to my family and just take things easy. >> six months after leaving the military, burden was arrested after he crashed his car into security gates at tampa international airport. >> i thought people were chasing me. i thought people were trying to kill me, so that explains it all running to the gate. i was trying to get away. >> burden admits taking four ecstasy tablets that night and prosecutors say he had almost 300 tablets in his glove box. >> decided to take those pills and that's when it went all downhill from there. >> burden is charged with drug trafficking, driving under the influence, and now, attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. he's pled not guilty and is awaiting a hearing to determine if he is mentally fi

fewer than 300 of the mumford point marines remain and rudy carter is believed to be the last living member of his unit. what did the u.s. marine corpsyou, sir? >> taught me to be a man, because we would never give up. we were just like marines. faithful to the end. >> reporter: always faithful and finally recognized. byron pitts, cbs news, hampton, virginia. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the battle against that massive wildfire in colorado springs. a live update from the scene. >>> actress rose burn stops by studio 57. that and more a little later on "cbs this morning." >>> that will do it for the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care, everybody. have a great day. captioning funded by cbs -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> with his political future on the line, ross mirkarimi takes the stand. we have a letter his wife wrote in his defense. >>> a bay area mayor actually put

i think the difference in the marine corps standard style is you're dealing with marines. on the civilian side you don't have that benefit, but by the same token, you have an open sheet to work with. >> if you were to take something out of the marine corps, out of navy seals, out of the culture that really america has a tremendous degree of respect for, has a -- it sits in an aspirational model in this country, what are the tidbits that we could do better at in civilian life? >> i think the number one thing is this whole concept of in the military you lead by example. you're out in front of your people, they see you constantly. we're social creatures, and i think nick does a good job of identifying that in his book. so we tend to look at who our leaders are, we tend to evaluate them, and we tend to follow mostly their model, if nothing else. and if you see in today's society, quite often some of our leaders don't exemplify that model. they don't really show us the way they want us to act. it's sort of do as i say, not as i do. i think the other thing is that in the militar

two presidents who personally had the front command of troops during his tenure, and then, also, as a former marine, our belief is that the c commandant of the marine corps' house, not far from the existing white house, still today, was not burned because of the british respect for how the u.s. marines fought in the battle. any comments? >> those are two very good question, but i have to correct the -- he described himself as a former marine. once a marine always a marine. i learned the hard way. addressed somebody as former marine. it's quite correct to say that james madison was the first president on the battlefield to face incoming enemy fire. at the battle he was in the knot of cabinet secretaries and rockets passed over them, only then did they ride out of range. a lot of people, including the national parks service, keep repeating in their literature that abraham lincoln was the first in fort stephens, as the confederates approached washington during the civil war. lincoln did face enemy fire. in fact, he almost got killed, he was so reckless, but he was not the first. james madison is the first president to face incoming enemy fire. >> what about

the army, navy, marine corps and air force implemented the repeal with focus on respect and individual dignity. as secretary of defense, i'm very proud of how we implemented repeal. going forward, i remain committed to removing as many barriers as possible to make america's military a model of equal opportunity. to ensure all who are qualified can serve in america's military and to give every man and woman in uniform the opportunity to rise to their highest potential. diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and during pride month and every month, let's celebrate our rich diversity and renew our enduring commitment to equality for all. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to honorable j. johnson general council for the department of defense. >> thank you all very much. can everybody hear me in the back? i look around this standing room only crowd, and i'm sorry we didn't sell tickets. thank you for being here. this afternoon i want to share with you some insights on the process that led to the repeal of the don't ask, don't tell law in december 2010. the implementati

national president of the marine association, chief officer and dr. james everhart united states marine corps. the past national president of the montford point marine association, our united states retiree. [ cheers and applause ] and joe carpenter, lieutenant colonel retired united states marine corps. [ cheers and applause ] i would like to personally thank the officers and staff of the

the others as second lieutenants in the marine corps. >> still ahead, we have a lot come.o >> a look forecast. come.o >> a look this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this yeyear. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >> a little bit more humid tomorrow. today was a treat. possibly touched yesterday across maryland. the national weather service out a final report over couple of days. nothing right now, and we will keep you updated. , 75ide, partly cloudy skies degrees. it has now cooled down to 66. there it is. george washington university, 65 degrees. a hike inas it for western maryland. temperatures outside at this mid-50's.ng in the 67 in quantico. 58 over in pittsburgh. temperatures are cool and comforta

the job. >> right. >> you can't be a marine in the marine corps unless you are actually a marine in the marine corps. eepd you are a marine in the marine corps. >> right. that's a good analogy. the trajectory of wamu is such that it was incredible how they transitioned from a bank and the -- in the span of 15 years, you would go into a branch, speak to someone, to this gee began particular clearing-house that was just sucking in mortgages and spitting them out. the customer was somewhere over there like trying to get someone on the phone and, you know, it was just a complete transition. >> again, congrats. again, special book of -- not just because of the tale but because it is rare you get a true peek with the intimacies here that are here from somebody with kristin's -- kirsten's credentials at "the journal." >> thank you so much. >> coming up on "hardball," elizabeth warren playing "hardball" with chris. first, joel is not just a numbers minute. a collection of memorable moments. ♪ stay with us. what's in your energy drink? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggie

they are the men and women of the united states navy and marine corps. many of the officers who command these forces started their careers here -- at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis, maryland. >> it's a very special type of person that chooses the naval academy. it's an unbelievable education, it is free, you do get a job when you leave, but there is that element of commitment to the country and also an element of self-discipline. >> i love the atmosphere. i love being around all the history. the naval academy's been around since 1845, and the tradition is astounding. it's great being a part of that. >> i think the naval academy offers a very unique opportunity to discover yourself, to grow as a leader, and to basically live and learn with the best and brightest, i think, in our nation. >> we're trying to find the horizontal distance as a function of the number of pumps to the squirt gun. today, we're doing a reverse-engineering experiment. as you can see, they've got these squirt guns. so, they're gonna pump it a few times, put some water in it, and

i told orson, when i graduated from the naval academy i tried to get into the marine corps, but my parents were married. i always give a little bit of a chuckle. [laughter] that used to go over well for a long time, and then i wonder upon wonder, my son, jimmy, joins the marine corps at age 18 and served a year and iraq and as a lance corporal he is now at texas a&m. he said, you know, dad, the marines are part of the navy department's. he said it is the men's department. so i don't tell the joke around him anymore that i used to. lee has written a remarkable book. it is about leaders. the world continues to cry out for american leadership. as we watch thousands of people being slaughtered today in the absence of american leadership, conspicuous by its absence. as the people in the middle east and the tell a man believed that the united states is withdrawing , it cries out for leadership. and, you know, one of the famous stories that may be anecdotal, a prisoner is being interrogated by an american officer. the taliban and says, we have to a -- you have the watches, we have the time. a ver

you know, it's just something that isn't in -- and i've been in the marine corps for 14 years. you know, and that's something that just doesn't enter my mind. but i think employers have to understand that there's a sacrifice associated with the wars that have been fought and that, you know, while tax incentives or direct stipends -- you know, if those are the carrots that we come to understand are the best solutions and that we can afford to do, you know, that would be great, but it's also a matter of the country's shared sacrifice. >> it's a moral obligation. >> yes, sir. it's a moral obligation. the reserveists that i took over, you know, a lot of them, as mr. daywalt said, lost their jobs before we left. oh, hard economic times. your job's gone. you know, we don't -- and under userra if the job disappears you don't have to find another position. so employers understanding that this is part of the shared sacrifice. and hopefully as afghanistan winds down this becomes less and less of a problem. but as senator mccaskill pointed out, with the unprecedented use and the army force

. >> let me thank the marine corps division band and the color guard for joining us and making this such a very special occasion. let me welcome each and every one of you on behalf of the war memorial opera house board, last that i come for dissipate, and they extend an invitation to each one of you to for this update because this retired member of the united states marine corps, a veteran and his wonderful wife, george n. charles schulz -- george and charlotte shultz. this afternoon, we are doing something that, frankly, should have been done a long time ago. in this city, when the concept of a memorial for veterans what spurs done, they said it would be right here. of course, we have finally, after many, many tries, got this right. in 1936, the construction produced it, and then there was six or seven additional times from the original time, and it does not to work, but finally, about two or three years ago, we got it right. the board of trustees decided in their wisdom to say thank-you to two incredible san franciscans in making the horseshoe circle named in their honor. all of you ha

way, i have a phrase i use i said when i graduated from the naval academy i tried to get in the marine corpst my parents were married that used to go over for a long time and then i wonder of one wonders my son jimmy joins the marine corps at age 18 and served a year in iraq as a lance corporal he's now at texas a&m. the marines are part of the navy department, he said. it's the men's department. [laughter] i don't tell the joke around him anymore but i used to. he has written a remarkable book, and it is about leadership and the world continues to cry out for american leadership as we watch thousands of people being slaughtered in syria today in the absence of american leadership is conspicuous by its absence. as the people in the middle east and the taliban and al qaeda believe that the united it states is withdrawing it cries out for leadership, and one of the famous stories that may be anecdotal taliban prisoner is being interrogated by an american officer and he says you've got the watches, we've got time, very interesting commentary upon the lack of american leadership. i think that le

held professional military view that repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" was not a good idea for the marine corps general amos' personal and public message was, if my leaders give me an order to do this, your united states marine corps will get it done, and get it done smartly. following repeal, general and most, like each of the other chiefs, stepped up and personal delivered messages as part of the education and training of their respective forces. the commandant's message was simple. we will step out smartly to faithfully implement this new law. we will continue to demonstrate to the american people that discipline and fidelity, which have been the hallmarks of the united states marine corps for more than 235 years, will continue well into the future. the marine corps was the first service to complete the education and training of its force. general casey of the army, personally led the first repeal education and training session in the army. for all the four-star generals, as part of the chain teach method of training by which the commander is personally responsible for training their subordi

so we are not going to size the army or the marine corps for long protracted stability operations any longer. we're not going to retain the large rotation forces that we have needed to constantly rotationbury guards. we're not going to maintain it not because we're abandoning coin. we're going to retain that important and hard one, excellence in coin but we don't need bulk of the floor structure. you can't predict the future. no one wants to get in another rock but the point isn't that we're predicting the future. if we did we would mobilize the reserves and rebuild and have to by definition time to do so f. there were another large long counter insurgency war that needed to be fought. that is not poor structure that needs to be retained in being. that isn't what the army or the marine door want. they need to be able to take down that end strength and make investments in creating the full force of the future. that's what we need do do f. we're prohibited from those reductions in army and marine corps it frus states that opportunity to make the transition from the decade they have been

3 news in cleveland, ohio, where an invasion of weather necks kicked off a special week for the marine corps to take over the world's rock 'n' roll capital began with an aerial assault. helicopters and other military aircraft swooped down to kick off the fourth annual marine week. dozens of events are scheduled to show case accomplishments and sacrifices of past and present servicemen. a fitting celebration for the corps and the country they proudly serve. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. it is a warm and muggy start on this tuesday morning. temperatures are ready 70's this morning. some showers south of baltimore. there will arrive within the next 30 minutes or so. i think the rain will pick up in intensity this afternoon. scattered light showers this afternoon. otherwise cloudy and muggy with a high temperature near 82. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> 4:57. 74 degrees on tv hill. the race for the whi

i'm pretty proud of the marine corps. ome and where we are today and to be honest with you. it's -- i don't see the issues. >> what happened to the promises that gay personnel only wanted to serve quietly in the military. now we see a gay pride celebration. next year we are going to see mandatory attendance, we're going to see this at military bases elsewhere. this, again, it's inappropriate. >> this was the first gay pride event at the pentagon. the cia has been hosting a similar gay pride day for 13 years. bret? >> bret: jennifer griffin life at the pentagon. thank you. the federal authorities say two dozen hackers were arrested in a worldwide sting operation targeting illegal trafficking of credit card investigation. two-year operation prevented 200 million on potential losses of hundreds of thousands of compromised credit card. venue change and other signs of perhaps disarray for the democratic national convention. that plus fundraising, the fox all-stars weigh in next. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to wi