we only use a percent of what the rest of the nation is doing. so we are being very careful in how care is provided. this gets into more of what you're interested in. i took the top 10% of the most efficient health care spending areas in the nation. these are cost adjusted and risk adjusted, as i mentioned earlier. i highlighted for you come in red, all of the california regions. if you go to the left, he was seized on that you like. san francisco, san josÉ, san mateo. we see a lot of san francisco, east bay, northern california as the most efficient hospital referral region in the country, when you equalize the cost and look at it on a per-capita basis. the presentation would not be complete unless i did not reemphasize, as others have, wages are a huge component of hospital costs. they represent probably the fastest growing component of cost. so hospital wages have grown at a growth rate of almost 8% over this 2002-2008 period of time, compared to the other factors like supplies, purchased services, depreciation, and interest. i do think we are

today on "face the nation," it is the worst disaster since katrina. the death toll from the tornadoes that roared across the south is nearing 350 people. we'll talk to the alabama fwof nor robert bentley, new reports from libya that nato air strikes may have killed moammar qaddafi's son and three of his grandchildren. we'll bring in senator john mccain of the armed services committee for the latest on that and presidential politics. is the donald trying to play the race card and is the president trying to make trump the face of the republican party? >> no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter like did we fake the moon landing? >> schieffer: it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from washington, bob schieffer. good morning again. the more we know about these tornadoes that roared across the south, the wor

redistributed through the purchase and sale of oil. opec nation's currently at $110 a barrel have over $120 trillion of value in the ground. $120 trillion of value in the ground. compare that to the entire market cap of the new york stock exchange. which includes as you know all the major companies. that equals $45 trillion. 120 versus 45. let's add euronext. $20 trillion. add london, $4 trillion. add hong kong, $3 trillion. all those western can't list and asian can't list market exchanging add up to 105 trillion value in opec. you see where the value of money, and you see where the transfer of wealth is headed. it's headed to those who have the hydrocarbons and in the united states of america which has more hydrocarbon than it will ever need, the wealth sits in the ground untouched. during the recent round of high prices, the obama administration said basically the same thing that the bush administration said some years ago, three years ago. well, we're talking to our opec friends to see if they would increase production. it's not a solution for t

the hour? >> i think it's national security geraldo. he normally doesn't do domestic even as tragic as they are. this president has ner do never this. i don't know of any president in the last 20-years or 30 years that has done it on a sunday night. it could have something to do with what's going on in libya. i think it may very well be that or it could be in seyrisyria. we don't know. with colonel qaddafi being in the house it's a storm shadow missile. >> the rights. the rights got him. that's looking at the bomb damage assessment you saw one bomb in there it could have been someone else's. >> not ours. >> initially i thought it might have been a predator or a reaper. what i saw in the bomb damage assessment is much too large. >> please, ladies and gentlemen forgive my rampant speculations, but this does bring to mind when ambassador bremer in iraq called that lye news conference and started it with the words, we got him, meaning they had captured sadam hussein in the rabbit hole up there north of baghdad, if qaddafi is dead what does t

since fiscal year 2004, and the purpose for the account is to provide the army national guard, the air national guard and reserve components of army, navy, marine corp. access funding to meet adtional equipment needs that are not provided in the base budget request while overall funding levels for national guard and reserve forces have increased substantially since 2004, the additional funding provided through this account has been a critical reurce for the reserves to maintain and to improve combat readiness, and we all know where these troops have been. they have been in combat. this year, the committee received testimony on the importance of this account from reserve component senior leaders including general jackson schultz of the army reserve, the air force reserve, and major general raymond carpenter of the national guard. all stated thissing the was an absolute essential element to their abity to preserve combat readiness. chairman proposed fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization agent provides $225 million for that account. by comparison in fiscal year 2010 and 2011, th

>> i would argue that it depends on the next messaging who we are as a nation. >> armed humanitarian. >> this sends a signal that for instance if we are talking about parts of the developing world we think an important principal of civilian control is the military yet it's the military people who are doing at. is this something interesting about who we are. and especially when it comes to operating places like this we adopt a little bit of a fortress america mind set and i talk a lot and part of the force protection and the military, and inevitably sometimes that ends up putting because the risk and some of the situations putting barriers between you and the people you're reaching out to help. >> you mentioned greg martin's and three cups of tea and you were also referencing thomas barnett. who is he? >> thomas barnett in a lot of ways is the guide is best known for the briefing called the pentagon new map. in early 2000, he was the kind of guy that captured the zeitgeist of the department of defense and he had a couple of famous briefings, a powerpoint briefing he would deliver to th

in 2002, i was the national director of an education fund. i move from the san francisco beria to washington to do civil rights work. i did that for three years and i serve on the national board of the aclu. i am not representing either organization today. during my tenure, i trained 7000 law enforcement officials, including the fbi, the joint task force, and others. we did some of this work under the department justices community relations service. when a train on the issues, a key factor was trust between me as a trainer and the law enforcement officials that were there to learn about how to culturally, competently work with our communities. there were specifics mentioned in the presentation. within the muslim community, the case in l.a., the muslim public affairs council and many others worked with the fbi for a year on that one case. it reduced and eliminated funds that have been built over the years. if i decide to move to san francisco, we don't want what happened to a 16-room boy after 9/11 when he was taking a picture in maryland, hour

the critical infrastructure of our nation is vulnerable. the cyberintrusions that could damage vital national resources and put lives at risk. indeed introduce introducer stolen confidential information, intellectual property and substantial amounts of money. at the department of justice we see cybercrime on the rise. the criminal syndicates operating around the globe with increasing sophistication to steal from innocent americans. even more alarming these intrusions might be creating future access points for which criminal actors and other adversaries can compromise critical systems during a crisis or for other nefarious purposes. president obama has stated publicly that cyberthreats represent one of the great challenges to the economic and national security of the country. indeed given the scope of the problem as you have heard and as you know the president has made this a significant priority for the administration. over the past few years, all of the agencies before you have made great rockers in confronting these. the justice department

it is not the case throughout the rest of the nation and not in parts of the mountains.ou see that north-south orientation. well, the cold is on the back end. and i would say cool. we have to make it relative. these are current temperatures. we will see a 15 to 20 degree on top of this. take the surface map and you have the issues here. in parts of montana. but behind it, it leaves clear, skies for lost angeles and not a whole lot of rain. you have to add a little bit. now we look at the forecast. yes, you expect showers with 66 in medford. 74 and sunshine. and phoenix has 86 with the sun. we will go somewhere that doesn't have sun. salt lake city 57 and we will go into a little bit of la. i think better than the heat advisories. >> all right. thank you so much. >> well private companies seeking profits are rush iing io space. your early morning business h d headlines are straight ahead. record holiday proceeds. >> unbelievable finish at the indy 500. surprising final lap from dale ea earnhardt junior. you are watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "ea

i promise the nation will never forget. today, here at fort campbell, i had the privilege of meeting the extraordinary special ops who created that challenge. it's a privilege for me to say to you and on behalf of the rest of the world. job well done. [applause] >> the success is a man's secrecy. i will say this. like all of you, they could have chosen a life offese. like you, they chose to serve in a time of war, knowing they are going to harm's way. they practice tirelessly for this mission. when i gaft order, they were ready. in recent days, the whole world has learned how ready they were. discerning credit for the greatest military operation in history. so does every person that ware is a uniform. the foinest military the world has ever known. that includes you, the men and women of the 101st. [applause] . you've been on the front lines of the fight for nearly ten years. you were there in the early days driving the taliban and pushing al qaeda. overtime, you went back in some cases a second, third and fourth time. when t

people were waving flags and the singing the national anthem. at one point, there was an impromptu moment of silence. almost 3000 people were killed by the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001, brought another small crowd of four outside the home of president bush to bush. the crowd waved or flax -- waved flags and held it signs thanking president bush co. on sunday, president obama called president bush to deliver the news. the maryland political delegation is reacting to the news. 11 news spoke to congressman dutch ruppersberger at home about the death. . >> the coverage last night into this morning, the word ricocheting or around the world that the man who really is the founder of al qaeda and the face of evil in the modern world was in fact killed, taken off the battlefield, and has already been buried at sea as a. we watched this scene, ch uck todd, our chief white house correspondent, is standing by. >> this is the first opportunity the president will have to react to what americans have been reacting as we were running last night and th

the national police agency puts the number of deaths at 14,949. by prefecture, 8,941 have been confirmed dead in miyagi. 4,400 in iwate and 1,544 in fukushima. the number of people who remain unaccounted for has fallen to 9,880 from a peak of 17,600 in late march. some people were counted twice. while others became evacuees. in fukushima prefecture where the troubled nuclear power plant is located, the number of missing has fallen to 600 after briefly approaching 6,000 in confusion during evacuation. meanwhile, japan's weather officials say the number of aftershocks is declining gradually. but the officials warn of a possibility of strong aftershocks, especially in eastern japan. during the past two months, there were nearly 450 aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or stronger including 2 powerful jolts of magnitude 7.1 and 7. >>> an nhk survey revealed the hardships faced by people in the hardest-hit prefectures. 435 people across the three prefectures took part in the poll. more than 450,000 people were living in shelters just after the quake, but the n

it included a seven gun salute, the national anthem, and a routine by the color guard.75,000 veterans in the state are hispanic. >>> elephants would be unlikely cleanup helpers today in the devastated city of joplin, missouri. >> the piccadilly circus was supposed to be putting on a show today but much of the city is in ruins after the deadly twister came through. the may 22nd tornado killed more than 130 people pay 29 remain missing tonight. >>> gasoline prices are taking a big bite out of american paychecks. that means there's less money to spend on things such as food and clothes. prices are about $1 higher than one year ago. in san jose and oakland that seem gallon costs $4.03 compared to $3.05 last year. >>> it looks like comedies and sequels rule movie screens all around the nation. >> a hangover part two took in an estimated $136 million followed by kung fu panda part two and the fourth installment of pirates of the caribbean. >>> starting tomorrow the golden gate bridge may be getting more congestion. it is the narrow paths running alongside the bridge for bikes

i met with the transition national council. the finance minister is a he an economics professor from the university of washington. one of the members was in qaddafi's prison for 31 years. these are not al qaeda. they're people who wanted to rise up against a brutal and oppressive dictator. finally, i went to a hospital in benghazi. a ship had come from misrata with wounded. i saw these young men dying, wounded, dying, before my eyes. we should be doing whatever we can within reason to prevent further massacres which are taking place in misrata as we speak. >> schieffer: let me just ask you to give me your assessment of american leadership at this point and president obama. >> well, look, i respect the president. sometimes, it's very inappropriate for me to second- guess. obviously, i lost to him in the presidential election. but american leadership is vital in the world. there's no country like america. we should be leading, we should not be following. we should not be behind. we should be saying, look, we're going to help the e

mr chairman of the national transitional council see a few words about the situation in the conflict region at the moment was the humanitarian situation there. thank god we've managed to provide subsistence in the liberated regions and do our utmost to assist our brothers living in the eastern regions who are exposed to them apartments and who are now under siege we try to avoid it by the humanitarian organizations and the international community transferring provisions to the foundation organization by the contact group we're making desperate attempts but we're not sure we will succeed because we do not make promises regarding the frozen assets which could have been used for the benefit of the libyan people whoever we are managing to provide if not the minimum then at least some of the necessary things i must say that the situation there is unstable the militants do not have enough weapons to stand against gadhafi strip story put a modern arms and are well trained terrorists soldiers and only have right unlimited possibilities we have not received anything that can provide for a min

the national teacher of the year. the teaching title is another feather in the state's education cap. >> reporter: three years in a row marylandmous school system took the top title from education week magazine. number one in the nation. now another honor. michelle shearer is the national teacher of the year. >> a tremendous honor to be the teacher of the year in the state with the number one public school system in the nation. i have worked all 14 years of my career in maryland. >> reporter: she teached chemistry at urbana high school. she won the teacher of the year in october and became a finest for the national teacher of the year in january. >> i have always believed since chemistry is everywhere, it's for everyone, i believe we need to reach out and include our stutants with special needs and include our youngest girl. >> reporter: the next step now, a visit to the white house. >> everywhere i travel and speak, i am representing tens of thousands of teacher who worked tirelessly throughout the state, every day.

should be given are poor and should be lifted up from the national level to the european level i think the national governments definitely should have full control over the tax policy and fiscal policy which means social systems pension systems health care systems the things should not be given up in favor of european north or abuse or european institutions why does the e.u. need urgent reform we have to try to change the paradigm of the e.u. itself because for the last fifty years the e.u. has been driven by integration for the wrist for. the idea of a closer union by the idea. of shifting of powers warts from national level to the european level is a good thing with. some deeper analysis of the time seems to be over. what we need some second thoughts what exactly should be executives on the european level and what should be executed on the national level to find out the right balance between the european level and the national level give us an example of how the e.u. is wasting money first of all we have to look because a member of the european parliament we have to look at the expen

the roads. that's difficult to get through congress. host: fawn johnson with national journal, public transportation and other issues. banks for your time. happy memorial day. the president of the united states will make an announcement concerning his choice for the joint chiefs of staff, that's nomination of general martin dempsey. you can see that live. that is scheduled to start at about 10:00 at this morning. and the washington post has photographs of the u.s. soldiers lost in iraq and afghanistan. we leave you with those. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [bell tolling] >> as we just heard, started shortly here on c-span, president of obama women army chief of staff general martin dempsey as his new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. confirmed comedy will replace admiral mike mullen whose second and final term and this fall. we'll take you live to the white house rose garden shortly. until then, let's take a look at u.s. efforts to train the afghan army and police forces from this m

rain hitting our way. >> the nationals in philadelphia. i will take you to tampa for the latest on the caps and the lightning. game 3 as >>> even following the royal wedding of his son william things are staying busy for the man next in line to become king. >> where prince william is in town. >> prince charles' visit this neighborhood which is close to harvard university. people excited to see him. this is coming off the royal wedding a couple days ago. people still had wedding fever. this is prince charles'first official trip since 2007. he arrived at common good city farm in northwest washington and was welcomed by the mayor. he toured the grounds of during a work shift and helped plant a tree. common good is a form and education center that grows food for low-income people. his world in this enjoys gardening, especially in his organic garden at a high growth. >> what did you think? >> i thought oh, my god this is huge. i have to process this. >> divens rehearsed what they would say to prince charles given the chance. >> this is my big ti

president addressed the nation this morning from arlington national cemetery. he thanked the leaders of the pentagon and military families and called on americans to honor their soldiers every day. >>> hackers struck pbs this morning posting a fake story about tupac. it claimed he was alive and living in new zealand. pbs quickly took down the story. >>> on to weather now. changes are in store this week? >> yeah. i wish there were changes. this week looks like last week. clouds, showers and umbrellas will be needed and temperatures below the average. here is innext weather cyst. showers towards eureka. tonight, showers move in to the bay area and we are looking for more light shows for tuesday and wednesday. here is how it looks. number one, right here, tonight and tomorrow. here comes wednesday over here. looks like it has more joyce. again, this does not look like early june. this looks like march. that's how it will feel. this week will be like a march weather pattern. tomorrow, trace amounts to a 10 10th in the santa cruz mountains. here comes this very, ve

what is it that the nation needs? the department of defense. what does the nation need. based on that i have all of these things, how did they do this? and who has the capability? you have your list of a dozen major things, this is what the military should be for the nation -- should be doing for the nation. i look at this, this is off the coast of libya. you have the disaster that took place, and all of these things, i have this nexus of budget reality. this is where i am paying close attention. i do not think that we will be able to do everything that everyone wants in the future. what does the nation want? and who can provide this? what services can be provided and what are we going to pay for. what can we not do? because we cannot afford this? this is so important. this is the important part because if we say that this is important, and we want the department to do this, these things to this degree, and then we lay this on top of fiscal reality, and we say that we can only do this much, we will no longer be able to do this. and whenever we do the real operations aroun

the money that is given to support the national endowment is not government money. people's money. i wish the government would stop referring to it as its own money. it is not. it--it is the people's money. the whole thing about subsidy for the arts in the united states comes down to the fact: do we believe as a society that we should have an aesthetically educated population? now, i have a feeling that an aesthetically educated population is probably better able to vote intelligently than one that is not, 'cause i think the arts are enormously instructive to us on how to live our lives. if whoever is running the government feels that people should not be aesthetically educated, then they will destroy the national endowment, which, you know, even the national endowment-- what, $100 million bucks a year? the per capita support of the arts in the united states from all of the endowments and all of the funds that do it, public and private in this country, is about 1/5 of that happens in some european countries. yeah, we do very, very little for the arts. and even the $1

party in the whole issue of nationalism scotland has always been in support there has no truck with violence or disorder in any shape or form and so we do have. you to equally read a part two of the left of center where we want to make scotland the better of our field of police we want to make sure that those who have the most contribute the most so we loot with envy and indeed friendship to scandinavia and to political parties not just national parties but parties of the same to the left of the globe and what about being an inspiration for those left. but again it's for the people of those countries to say what they want to do we would never support a can do in violence in any shape or form clearly if other countries wish to pursue an agenda then they'll get a great deal of sympathy from other suit only violence would not be tolerated in shape or form and we've been elected to mind this one is to pursue clean for independent scotland and the right for the referendum equally we can relate to the government to make scotland the better police and we seek to do that by driving our

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president obama, of course, about to address the nation. we're told a few more details to add to what others have said. bin laden was killed at a mansion in pakistan. this was a human mission. he was shot. the u.s. has the body. as we've talked about the important of the u.s. making sure this was osama bin laden with dna evidence. there is some real joy at the white house, both inside and as you see on the streets of pennsylvania avenue, outside the white house. tourists, washatonians coming together to celebrate the death of this man who cost so many americans their lives. >> and that is a remarkable scene right now. we're looking outside the white house right now. the american flag being whatevered by a crowd. just beginning to gather as they learn the news that osama bin laden has been kil

mayor says the city is not taking any chances. >> we are the nation's capitol. more of a target than anyplace else. >> for the residents and tourists we spoke with some of the possibility of retaliation did not keep them from their normal plan. >> i feel safe here. we were right down here. we see high security of the time. >> i feel safe. if something is going to happen, it is going to happen anywhere. >> sources tell abc seven that in addition to the more than 100 reserve officers, about 100 more police personnel were shifted to patrol duty today. she says her officers are including mosques, the pentagon and other areas as part of a heightened alert. >> as far as security now, i feel as good as i did yesterday or the before. >> the district director of homeland security says there is no credible threat against the district right now. police chief live nearnnear stresses that the high alert is not distracting from regular patrols in the neighborhoods. >>> abc news will have special extended coverage tonight of osama bin laden's death. world news and "9" will both

that's well above the national average. with the federal monies, they hope to improve on that number even more. the additional money is helping families and saving time for detectives. >> the incoming cases or anything that happens this day, 100% of my focus is on cold cases currently opened in the agency. >> overall crime is down 40% in annapolis and that statistic is based over the recent few years. >>> construction is underway on a new visitor contact station in the maryland district of island national sea shore. this is west of ocean city where you can camp on the beach with bonfires and all. the new facility will replace a rup down building that served as the ranger station since the late 1960s. this is the photograph of the beach where you can camp out. the number of lanes leading up to the entrance will be expanded and the new entrance will ease congestion during the summer months. the new station will be largely completed expected to be done by mid-june. >>> in a few hours, baltimore county executive ken kamanetz wil

national security issue. those issues are as essential to the future of this nation as 150 billions in afghanistan. when i look, let's see what the policies are in place when you see some been symbolic gestures. you are not really dealing with mass unemployment, mass incarceration. the social misery is escalating among working people. one was open in 2006, that even if you have the bully pulpit he would be confronting wall street. someone got a reform bill, this is toothless. they're still unregulated. who will implement the rules. those of the kinds of questions that people are concerned with. tortured in various forms. most importantly, the plight of poor children. i don't see that kind of sense of urgency. tavis: did he have to be called a black mascot and a black puppet? many people called the petty for using this. >> i love mascots. i love poppets. he is still a human being. he still cares. he has a wonderful family. to call someone a mascot, that is it put down in terms of the role that they choose to perform. that is not an attack on his community. the same is true. there are the allies that

so the giants now a game and a half up in the national league west. same two clubs. m. tomorrow. one of the ought -- authenti "cinema insomnia." it is going to be on the warrior's executive board. he is not going to say get me some coffee, but they will call him and he will help pick the new coach. he brought shaq from orlando to the lakers. knows all his players. he is in his early 70s but still very much involved in the game. jerry west also did some marketing. if you have enough money you can probably get your picture taken with him. his first duties will be find us a coach. >>> a wrestling super star died unexpectedly today. >> the macho man randy savage was in an automobile accident. the report from the florida highway patrol is that savage lost control of his jeep around 9:25 a.m. this morning. savage was a minor league catchers in the 70s for the st. louis cardinals and cincinnati reds before turning to wrestling. he died in an automobile accident at the age of 58. >>> stage 6. tour de california. got to get some food. ever done that, pam? >> it is a cute littl

president obama, of course, about to address the nation. we're told a few more details to add to what others have said. bin laden was killed at a mansion in pakistan. this was a human mission. he was shot. the u.s. has the body. as we've talked about the important of the u.s. making sure this was osama bin laden with dna evidence. there is some real joy at the white house, both inside and as you see on the streets of pennsylvania avenue, outside the white house. tourists, washatonians coming together to celebrate the death of this man who cost so many americans their lives. >> and that is a remarkable scene right now. we're looking outside the white house right now. the american flag being

and the president will honor the nation's war dead. ncluding laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. storms in the midwest created some big problems for holiday travelers. in chicago, more than 450 flights were canceled at o'hare international airport. the gop race for the white house is heating up on this unofficial start of summer. one candidate who has delayered and two who have not are reaching out to voters this memorial day. tim pawlenty already in the fold visits iowa. two potential candidates, michele bachmann and sarah palin. bachmann is in new hampshire and palin on n in gettysburg. any sign of her bus yet, jim? >> reporter: not just yet, carol. she was at the national archives earlier this morning. one of oufr cnn crews was there. apparently at the national archives where you can view the constitution and other historic documents. somebody yelled you should run. she said i'm going to keep fighting. a nonanswer-answer. trying to figure out, as a lot of other republicans are doing right now, trying to figure out what sarah

commission or the commission of the national broadband plan stifling the competition in innovation that has established itself in the internet economy so well yes c c do anything to stop mega corporations from meddling in our internet and screwing us in a huge fees here to offer his take on the issues dan gainor vice president free market fellow the business and media institute could see again and to see you don't need less is. through the resorts and so i heard they were my bosses would prefer through i've ever done that on t.v. deliberately what's wrong with the internet as it was for the last decade wide open the wild west slash you know. if you go back to last decade you actually do find. a graduated policies well and a lot of the other original dial up was based on how much you use i thought it was mostly based on a. lot of nine hundred ninety five a month period one way or not it will go into rural and regional does the work for those people who can i use a growing up in arms in congress or it was when did we get. you know is there some sort of a living for men really approve of y

some raised the hopes and aspiration of a nation unique in all the world.ers set forth the values and ideals on which our republic was based, and to which we would aspire for generations to come. still others honor ordinary americans who, through their courage, dedication, and commitment, made extraordinary contributions to america and the cause of freedom around the world. many left their families and the comfort and security of home to unselfishly answer the call when their nation needed them most, and fought and died for all that we hold dear today. virtually all span the great history of america, commemorating events and individuals of our distant past. one, however, is unique among all the rest, for it represents the defining moment for this generation of americans. >> years from now, i hope they understand that what happened on that terrible day, that an enemy came with airplanes full of innocent people to kill americans in order for us to abandon our great desire to help others realize the blessings of liberty. >> i hosted a breakfast, i believe, at

president obama along with millions of americans honor the nation's fallen heros. >>> cyber combat, the pentagon declares war on computer hackers. >>> and fifth avenue find, surveillance video captures an attack on an elderly woman in new york city. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with paying tribute. across the nation yesterday, communities large and small remember generations of brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice, serving and fighting in our nation's wars. nbc's kurt gregory reports. >> halt! >> a day of remembrance at arlington national cemetery. president obama honoring tens of thousands of americans who gave their lives defending the united states. >> we remember that it is their courage, their unselfishness, their devotion to duty that has sustained this country through all its trials and will sustain us through all the trials to come. [ taps ]. >> reporter: at the vietnam war memorial, a call to americans to think about all those currently paying the ultimate sacrifice. >> i think there's a

what is it that the nation needs? the department of defense. what does the nation need. based on that i have all of these things, how did they do this? and who has the capability? you have your list of a dozen major things, this is what the military should be for the nation -- should be doing for the nation. i look at this, this is off the coast of libya. you have the disaster that took place, and all of these things, i have this nexus of budget reality. this is where i am paying close attention. i do not think that we will be able to do everything that everyone wants in the future. what does the nation want? and who can provide this? what services can be provided and what are we going to pay for. what can we not do? because we cannot afford this? this is so important. this is the important part because if we say that this is important, and we want the department to do this, these things to this degree, and then we lay this on top of fiscal reality, and we say that we can only do this much, we will no longer be able to do this. and whenever we do the real operations aroun

the top i think, spending and the national debt. senator santorum, you say that republicans should refuse to raise the debt limit unless they can -- democrats, agree to take out all funding for obama care. is ending or blocking or defunding obama health care reform more penitentiary -- more important than keeping the country from default? and also, how do you defend your plan on medicare to turn it into a voucher system, not 10 years from now as paul ryan suggests, but right away for seniors whoa are already in the program? >> well, what i would say is that we are in a critical time in our country with debt. and we have a program that is going to explode the debt even further. and more important than debt, what obama care does is shift this fundamental belief of our founders that our country was created to make sure that people are free. that's what exactly america is about. it's about keeping people free and giving them the ability to provide for themselves. what obama care does, it creates a broad-based entitlement for every living

states are represented in the european union the only nation states that are represented in the united nations countries such as we can see in cyprus most of you know small of them scots and the all have representation of the european union. they can vote them out of fundamental to scotland even for example in fishing when they thought we would have any relevance to them so we have to be a need to be represented so that we can argue and speak for what matters for scotland the european union and so we can also go to the united nations and stand up for what's right and also make clear which wars are not in her name do you think that you would also massively get a seat in the un and representation in brussels well all international law sure was that we would. see dealt with in terms of european union representation for germany once the former east cutely east generally became part of the generally historical precedents and of what i know so we thank you for recognizing that the people of scotland wish to become an independent nation it will be recognised by governments so to

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the president spoke to the nation only after dna evidence confirmed it was bin laden. his body was buried at sea. >> officials calculated the worst thing was to have a shrine to terrorism and osama bin line. they wanted to respect the muslim burial tradition. they did within 24 hours. >> the streets surrounding the white house became filled with those celebrating the news. today white house officials announced they had decapitated the head of the snake. there has been criticism of the decision to bury his body so quickly at sea. white house officials say they are considering releasing photographs and other evidence to prove that it was osama bin laden killed yesterday in pakistan. reporting live at the white house, rebecca cooper for abc 7 news. >>> people flocked to ground zero to celebrate the death of osama bin laden. more than 3000 people died in the terror attacks. families of 9/11 victims and first responders were those at the sight of blood was once the world trade center. >>> people across the area are gathered to talk about his death and remember the attacks on

we're the only nation in the developed world that doesn't consider health care a place equal right and i don't think i'd consider most of the nation most of the nations in europe or canada slave states rand paul is just afraid that we will actually but he will actually have to do his job healing people and that's very very of. the last decade in american can be defined by three words war on terror it's a definition that's been advanced by both our politicians and our media and while we've been so focused on this war on terror it's a vivid imagery of a smoldering world trade center the bearded anti-christ of solomon law and our soldiers and desert camel patrolling across the middle east is another war that's been completely forgotten and that's a wall street's war on america we're only three years removed from one of the worst financial catastrophes in the history of this nation but since you are right it's down since it went down right smack dab in the middle of the war on terror it was on george w. bush's watch it's been ignored. nine eleven nearly killed or did kill actually nearly t

on the national level give us an example of how the e.u. is wasting money first of all we have to look at because a member of the european parliament we have to look at the expenses of the european parliament itself and there is a very good example a very simple example why the european parliament should have two seats one in brussels and the other one in strasbourg it costs additional almost three hundred million of euros per year if you have to move once in a six week from brussels so let's have only one seat and we can give and we can show by practical example so the people of europe that we are able to save the taxpayers money how is the european union hurting business we can see a lot of legal acts that have been adopted by the european parliament prepared by the european commission that in fact not helping very much to a business environment in the european union not very business friendly so say and we would like to remove at least some of them we would like to have a liberal free market not a market which is bound by a never ending