this is the u.s.s. constitution. it marks the early settling of the city back in 1630.pure fun across the street, an ice rink sits in the shadows of the massachusetts state house. you can see where the la alternatives were hung for the midnight ride of paul a veer where the decision was made to host the boston tea party. the burial ground is in the middle of downtown boston, only 2,000 vizzable gravestones. >> i often spend a significant portion of my tours here at the burial ground because so many famous american patriots are buried here. >> john hancock was the first governor of massachusetts. >> tim is a tour guide for the freedom trail foundation. he says heel you'll find ben franklin's family and the foot stone of paul revere's grave. >> an aebb chents hebrew tradition. >> there is even what is left of mother goose, really, the mother goose. the freedom trail is over two miles and you can pay for a tour or walk it yourself and these what these raven fans decided to do. >> there is not many cities outside of baltimore that has as much history as ours and boston has

. >> the u.s.s. guardian, completely stuck on one of the world's most diverse coral reefs. initially, the americans wanted to save the ship and remove it intact but they now say the best and safest strategy is to break it into pieces. the main priority is to minimize the risk of further damage. something the philippine officials have been quick to point out. >> our first goal is to remove that and make sure there is no more damage. >> the reef is a united nation'' world heritage site in the middle of the sea. one of the best diving spots in the world. marine species congregate around the coral. sharks, turtles, and man to raise our of frequent visitors. the world wildlife fund believe that this has caused extensive damage. "from what we have seen, the damage spans over 1600 square meters. so, the research we have conducted has proven that it produces about 200 metric tons of seafood per square kilometer. the destruction of a single square kilometer will greatly impaired the productivity. >> the government has asked the americans to explain how the ship ended up of course in

soviet occupiers and then all of a sudden we end up with nine eleven and the terrorist attacks on the u.s.s. cole and the east african embassies and the whole war on terrorism as a result of that blowback i mean the cia well history of cia and interventions is a disaster ok paul no memory i think that's going to fall in line did not take up doesn't understand all right lawrence go ahead i think what jacob doesn't understand is that if you destroy the cia they will i mean they being the political structure and the political leadership of the united states will in fact recreate it and it doesn't matter if it's even if it's a libertarian government and some fantastic away you will create this because of the nature of the nation state world we live it i mean look what happened you know after if i may and after the russian revolution i mean you had a rather vicious kind of intelligence secret kind of thing going on under this song called the czech but later bolsheviks do away with it no they just restructured recreated it and it's the that's the case with almost every country in this on this pla

now our web site r t dot com has got some very good news for star trek fans the u.s.s. enterprise space ship may soon become a reality discover how america plans to build a colony in space to go where no man has gone before. a city. completely without law enforcement after the entire police force resigns find out why. the u.k. government charitable enterprises abroad are reportedly doing nothing to help the world's poor study by center right think tank says billions of pounds in taxpayers' money being spent part of a government p.r. campaign earlier my colleague bill dog talked to r.t. or smith about where exactly this cash is ending up. we give you three quite stark examples the first is the example of british aid to ethiopia which totals three hundred million pounds evidence studies b.b.c. investigation shows that in fact it wasn't used to help poor people it was used by the ethiopian government to cement a corrupt hold on power the u.k. government refused saying that the money doesn't even go through the government but according to human rights watch they say it does

she's the sponsor for the u.s.s. cole and i want to welcome you, lee perry, here this morning and thank you for all you've done and supporting your husband and his marvelous career. thank you, ms. perry. (applause) >> our speaker this morning, the former secretary of defense william perry, i first met when he was the deputy secretary of defense, and he and mrs. perry came to korea where i was the c5j5 and i was assigned to escort them around. and i had a lot of those kinds of duties while i was assigned to korea. but it was the most pleasant experience i had and i say that honestly, to get to know these two people. and he then became our secretary of defense. and many of us that have served thought that he was one of the best secretary of defenses we've ever had.

as the u.s.s. enterprise space ship from star trek may soon become a reality discover how america plans to build its own colony in space to go where no man has gone this. china has often been accused of human rights violations in tibet and the oppression of its descent distinct culture but in her attempts to counter that beijing has invested billions of dollars building schools and roads in the region. to hear how people in tibet feel towards china. dasha of the communist party of china a slogan so widespread in tibet it's even displayed on taxis here everything is an ambiguous mix of modern technology and tradition communism and religion. six his son is a buddhist monk but ten years ago this elderly man joined the communist bangalore do i knew that the party is breathing new life into our nation and the margins your time in the capital where shops and businesses sit beneath the monasteries on the hills this is quite a normal scene for us every day believers gather in the city center to pray right

the u.s.s. enterprise space ship from star trek may soon become a reality and discover how america plans to build its own colony in space so that when no man has gone before. i. i. i. i i i i i i. i. i this week a little was robbed it's time to allowing the u.s. military to detain terror suspects indefinitely including americans without charge or trial the national defense authorization act also extends the restrictions on transferring detainees out of gun tournaments. they're trying congressman dennis kucinich things the move is part of a process that undermines democracy right now we're much more of a garrison and garrison plus. a powerful military which keeps asserting itself globally and it doesn't make america safer and frankly doesn't make the world safer we're spending upwards of six hundred billion dollars for an expanded pentagon presence for more war in afghanistan and for proliferation of war in in yemen and somalia and other places we have a lot of problems here at home that we're no

that's what happened when we did not respond in 2000 to the u.s.s. attack, the east african bombings. that's what led to september september 11th. here we all are -- here we are all over again. lou: absolutely. sitting in a luxury hotel. poolside sipping strawberry frap is according to the new york times praying about it. why? lou: thank you for being here. >> much more on developing hostage situation in algeria. the latest developments and the white house response to terrorism throughout the world as we continue. stay with us. lou: the obama economy in tonight's "chalk talk" we take a look at the obama economic failure. anti-gun advocate started as seven democrat, and day distort his campaign ad. he supports the second amendment steven haze of the weekly standard, a former bush special assistant to next. ♪ overmany discounts to thine customs! [old english accent] safe driver, multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare.

the u.s.s. guardian struck the reef yesterday. when attempts to free the ship during high tide failed, a majority of the crew was transferred to another ship for safety reasons. the guardian is a mine sweeper that was heading to the next port of call when the grounding happened. >>> ever wonder how much the white house is worth? according to the latest estimate, it is worth more than $295 million. its value has risen about 7% since president obama moved in back in 2009. to compare, d.c. home prices have risen about 13% in value since then. now, if you are interested in buying the white house, should it ever go up for vale zeal of course the monthly payments would be just over $1 million with a 30-year mortgage. >> there you go. it sound like a deal. >> if you still need a flu vaccine, details about where you can get one for free today. >> she gave out advice in newspapers across the nation for decades. we remember the woman known as dear abby. >>> she was the go-to gal for ad voice on just about everything. pleep friedman phillips

. >> the u.s.s. guardian completely stuck on one of the world's most diverse coral reefs.ricans wanted to save the ship and remove it intact but they now say the best and safest strategy is to break it into pieces. the main priority is to minimize the risk of further damage. something the philippine officials have been quick to point out. >> our first goal is to remove that and make sure there is no more damage. >> the reef is a united nations' world heritage site in the middle of the sea. one of the best diving spots in the world. marine species congregate around the coral. sharks turtles, and man to raise our of frequent visitors. the world wildlife fund believe that this has caused extensive damage. "from what we have seen, the damage spans over 1600 square meters. so the research we have conducted has proven that it produces about 200 metric tons of seafood per square kilometer. the destruction of a single square kilometer will greatly impaired the productivity. >> the government has asked the americans to explain how the ship ended up of course in such an environmenta

the u.s.s. guardian mine sweeper ran ground earlier this month in a marine park in the sea off the philippine coast. the ship was supposed to be lifted off of the reef but the navy now says that the ship is a complete loss and trying to move it would be too much damage or do too much damage to the coral reef. it is expected to take over a month to take that ship apart. >>> storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us now with a look at this windy day we have out there. >> it has been busy last couple of days. we had weird weather. remember on monday morning, we had icing and then tuesday and wednesday we had it in the 70s. now today we have overnight flooding from heavy rain. strong, gusty winds turning coder. feeling like january again. up and down we go. it is a roller coaster ride. we had some photos sent in by viewers of the flood thing morning. this is balancinger cre ee ee er creek. you can post your pictures to weather@nbcwashington.com. this is in montgomery county near brookville. look at

laden, the jihad dis and jaul kwr strongly emboldened when there was no response to the bombing of the u.s.s. there was no response that demonstrated you can not do this to americans. >> what would you have done in benghazi in the aftermath. >> i'm not a general -- >> hang on. you said i went from naught to 60, what's the middle ground between taking action and not taking action. >> you and i both know the guy who was there on the ground, who was putting on his social media line by line at the time line of the attack was in custody in a neighboring country until just a couple of weeks ago. i mean, to do -- >> that's not the question. the question is what do you do after the anas sags. -- assassination? >> you round up the people who are responsible and hold them responsible. >> you don't take military action? >> i'm not a general. >> you make it all sound very easy. i give credit for the president removing america from its position of being the world's policeman. when you have a $16 trillion debt and as there was at one stage, 10% unemployment, americans actually would rather their president

"this is the aircraft carrier u.s.s. lincoln, the second largest in the atlantic fleet. we are accompanied by numerous support vessels. i demand you divert your course 15 degrees to the south, or countermeasures will be taken." "this is a lighthouse. your call." [laughter] i will remain humble and not be too arrogant as i give you some thoughts about terrorism, and what i thought i would do is let you know what we have done at west point. it is the follow on to that with the combating terrorism center at west point, and the second part is to tell you about what we teach cadets with regard to iraq, where i have spent 12 months on three different tours, and talk about afghanistan, where i just came back last summer, spent from the summer of 2010 and the summer of 2011 in afghanistan, and then talk a little bit about the way forward with regard to national security. i will try to leave plenty of time for questions and look forward to your questions at the end. when the world trade towers collapsed on 9/11, it was 45 miles south in new york city. i was teaching a class at th

that carriage, unlike this cadillac, was constructed of timber from the dismantled u.s.s. constitution. can you imagine that? that carriage, obviously being hugely symbolic. very, very exciting moment as the motorcade arrives. >> john: i spent a lot of time in d.c. this year. if i could have unobstructed traffic to drive through like that, i would run for president myself. the only reason jimmy carter started walking is because it was easier to walk through d.c. >> john: he walked -- >> jennifer: he walked the whole parade route. are you there, bill press? >> bill: hi, jennifer. hi, john. >> jennifer: you probably can't see any of this motorcade coverage coming in but the crowds along the route are screaming. unless they're screaming for you, bill. >> bill: well, as i mentioned earlier, when we were talking about this festivity activity, to see the motorcade, i can't see the coverage but i've seen it so many times. to see it leave the white house and then come up, and they drive rather slowly up to the capitol so everybody can get a good glimpse of it. it is majestic, a won

. ♪ back in the u.s.s.ian citizen, he said goodbye to france's taxes and hello. putin himself, dressed in traditional russian garb and celebrated his new life in russia. sandra you've been to russia. >> i have actually, it's a nice place, but i think that would be a major, a major give-up from france, but here is the bottom line. you're going to see more of this. this is guy who makes a lot of money and sees he's giving it to a government that wants to spread the wealth and what is always said about socialism, the problem with socialism, you run out of other peepople's money. and we could see this potentially in the united states, tax the rich and take what people make and put it in a government system and spread it around and the more people are going to want to take their money and take their ball and go home. charles: people work hard. and answer the question, how much is too much. start at 100%, give up 90% of the money, 80%. the guy said last year, 85% of what he said. >> what did you see with russia,

the u.s.s. cole was bombed. we didn't retal sraeut. did a video and said open season on americans, they don't retaliate or respond. then you had september $1th. by doing the name thing again now we are falling into the same trap. although this was not an attack against americans, it was an attack against westerners. bill: the general has a point about how the nature of the al-qaida attacks could be changing now. i want you to explain that, general. do you agree with the point that kt is making there. >> absolutely. we did retaliate in 98. we through some bombs up into afghanistan as a result of the embassy bombings that had absolutely no effect on the al-qaida in afghanistan. but anyway, back to your point, yes, it could be, because the fact of the matter is their strategic objective, bill has been to trite west and specifically the united states out of the region so they can dominate it. and they've in the past most of these attacks have been government-related facilities or forces. economic interests are very strong between the united

they give that a vice with the instructions were to get on the u.s.s. pound aircraft and blow the plan up. now fortunately for ross this terrorist was actually a double agent for another security team. that individual was able to extricate himself and the device out of human improvised that device to a u.s. official which brought the device back here. we analyze the device. fortunately for aviation security worldwide this is a new occurrence. concealment. if you look at the glass in your table, it was not even that wide a little bit longer than that. very small. easily concealable. fortunately this individual, we're very fortunate in that regard. that is the challenge we're dealing with. facing the terrorist group that is innovative in their design, their construction, and the consumer of devices, so that is why security and therefore ordered 50, you don't. but the notion of how we can use that information in an intelligence based wait. what i want to share with you here is how we have changed our one-size-fits-all approach aware of all the threats that

: senate resolution 630, congratulating the navy and the current and former officers and crew of the u.s.s. enterprise on completion of the 26th and final deployment of the vessel. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate proceeds to the measure. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, there being no intervening action or debate, that any related statements be printed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today and when it convenes tomorrow january 3 at 12:00 noon pursuant to the constitution, following the prayer and pledge, following the presentation of certificates of election and swearing in of elected members and the required live quorum, the morning hour be deemed expired the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr

at this hour it is still stuck. 81 crew members are on the u.s.s. guardian. they were on their way to the next port of call. no one is hurt. >> he is set to become the president's new chief of staff. fox news confirming dennis mcdunna will get the post. mcdonough replaces jack lew who has been nominated as treasury secretary. >>steve: president obama unveiled his big gun plan, but our next guest says he's hitting the wrong target. he would know. he's been in charge of enforcing gun laws before. >>brian: that is an owner stuck on ice. what his dog does next will [ female announcer ] caltrate's done even more to move us. because vitamin d3 helps bones absorb calcium, caltrate's double the d. it now has more than any other brand to help maximize calcium absorption. so caltrate women can move the world. campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. make i

just off this pavilion is a virtual experience of going down in the "u.s.s. l you what it's like to be in that submarine, see it on a mission and see what happened to it. >> tom, i know the primary goal and focus of the museum is education. do you get a sense that there is a great thirst for knowledge about the second world war among the younger people who visit that museum? >> reporter: i do, matt. my own personal experience is that the baby boomers who came along after the war, it was not part of their memory, but then all the books that have been written about that time and they realize what their parents went through, first the depression and then the war and how much we owe them. and how much was at stake. and so young people are coming here and learning the magnitude of this war. 50 million people perished in world war ii as fought on six of the seven continence. john keegan says it's the largest event in the history of man kind. so large we're coming to grips with how important it was. >> we urge all of our viewers to get out and visit that important mu

what you can tell us about the americans who were at that complex, jennifer? >> good evening, bill. we have confirmed with u.s.she american who died at the bp complex is frederick of texas. he died of an apparent heart attack when the algerians attempted their rescue. those hostage who were released as a result of the algerian army swift attempt at a rescue, which surprised and even angered some u.s. and british officials praise the algerian military. >> i think they did a fantastic job. i was very impressed with the algerian army. >> i won't feel 100% happy until i'm back in the u.k. >> mark cobb, we understand has also escaped. he escaped with some of his algerian staff. he is safe tonight, bill. >> bill: what is the u.s. government doing to try and help here, jennifer? >> the u.s. government sent a c 130 and c-17 military transport plane to algeria. they took off and were allowed to evacuate some of the wounded. at least a dozen wounded were on board that first flight which left algeria hours ago. we understand that secretary clinton though has offered to the algerians to some counter terrorism help but the

navy ship ran ground off a coral reef off the philippines and new this morning, the navy is troying to take it apart. u.s.sdian is a mine sweeper that got stuck last week. the navy says it is a complete loss but removing it intact would cause more damage to the reef and the ship's hull. there is also the chance that it could break up or sink if crews try to remove it without dismantling it first. >>> in florida, lawyers for the map accused of killing trayvon martin are requesting more time to prepare for trial. attorneys for george zimmerman made the request yesterday saying the trial should be moved from june to november. a pretrial hearing for zimmerman in which he will argue self-defense is scheduled for april. his attorney is also asking the public for more donations for zimmerman to help pay for his legal fees. >>> coming up, we have speed cameras, we have red light cameras. >> today begins another crackdown on the roads that could get you a $100 ticket in the district. what to watch out for coming up. man, they're always in our pockets. >> all right, tucker barnes. we've got rain showers moving out.

the popular audience to montell to people who get their history from television. and so that's what we're trying to challenge. americans don't know much history. an issue from last year, americans are actually worse. u.s.s school seniors were worse and understanding is true that they are math and science. they bemoan the fact that there we cannot and science, but only 12 percent of high-school seniors showed proficiency in u.s. history. 12 percent. the amazing thing was that the report also said that only 2 percent actually could explain what brown versus board of education was about, even though the answer was implicit in the question. so our kids don't know much history. a lot of what they know is wrong. and the great historians, the way this book is based upon the work of great historians. you are mentioned than air. a lot of great historians are doing some of that kind of work. we have a big sweep. we are able to couple this with the documentary, it will to make it more dramatic. >> macon a primer. an honest basic tact. history 101. i have to say, when you read these history books, it is not coherent. there is no pattern. we don't see what we're talking about, this empire. we don't understand how th

one of the pivotal moments of his career in the 1970's, he was in his first term as mayor, u.s.s. he had opened up and ryeland committee thought about whether he should run and not come and he wound up ultimately being outmaneuvered by john chafee who went on to a legendary senate career. a lot of people feel that was a real turning point is if he got not a province then he would have gotten out of the place that breeds corruption and ultimately drag to down. not takes uses stability, and got to washington where you can be a showman on the national stage. remember, he spoke at the republican national convention in 1976 and again in 1980. he actually went out. it was funny, will for the 1980 election he went out and met with ronald reagan. he pitched themselves as the potential running mate for reagan. and while he was out there he went to palm springs and visited gerald ford who had been good friends with them when he was president. and he was there, he also got invited to have dinner at frank sinatra soused. and it so having dinner at frank sinatra's, and if he tells the story, h