i guess that would be tommy franks, planning out their campaign on the calendar, as you noticed that every day this is still something needed. it really says something about the american army in the beginning of the war. it's very often silly focused, very tactically and operationally excellent. and they did know a lot about counterinsurgency. so the idea that you go out and kill and capture insurgent terrorist operatives and it would be rates after raids after raids, and not a lot of thought putting into the other aspects of counterinsurgency that we eventually became very good at but not in 2003. we were there now and things were spiraling downward, although not rapidly. what were we going to do? that was a good question. i don't think we have a good answer to it. we lacked a strategy to guide the way forward, and down at the troop level and outlined brigade commander lacked the concept that drove operations in a uniform and coherent manner. and we lacked enough resources, certainly lacked troops on the ground. even with these headwinds, there were some good things that were done.

more than 1,000 major leaguers have had their years saved by what is now known as tommy john surgery. frankday. he was 88. all aretha franklin ever wanted was a little respect, and president obama tried his best to give it to her last night at a white house event honoring the women of soul. but he tripped over his tongue as he was spelling the most famous word from her most famous song. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t? meant to her ( laughter ). >> pelley: so he spelled it wrong just a little bit, just a little bit. in a moment, meet this man's best friend, fine and feathered. steve hartman "on the road" coming next. coming next this is a map of the pressure points on my feet. i have flat feet. i learned where the stress was at the dr.scholl's foot mapping center. then i got my number, which matched the custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support. find a walmart with a foot mapping center at drscholls.com. i'm a believer. [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart

this is american generals in iraq, i guess that would be tommy franks, planning out their campaign on the calendar. as you notice, every day says "kill something and eat it." but it really says something about the american army in the beginning of the war. it was very offensively focused, it was very tactically and operationally excellent. and it didn't know a lot about -- it did know a lot about counterinsurgency. so the idea that you'd go out and kill and capture operatives and raids after raids after raids and not a lot of thought putting into the other aspects of counterinsurgency that we eventually became very good at, but not in 2003. so what, so we were there now, and things were spiraling downward although not rapidly. what were we going to do? well, that was a good question, and i don't think we had a good answer to it. we lacked a strategy to guide the way forward, and down at the troop level -- i know, i was a brigade commander. in that first year we lacked an operational concept that drove operations of each unit in iraq in a uniform and coherent manner. and we lacked enou

even be playing baseball anymore if not for the career saving procedure called tommy john's surgery. invented by dr. frank. the process replaces the tendon in the pitching arm with another tendon from a different part of the body. the doctor died yesterday at the age of 88. but i'm joined by tommy john. tommy, you blew out your pitching arm in 1974. at the time, what was the prognosis you got about whether you would ever pitch in the majors again? >> well, dr. job told me, he said you really don't need the surgery, but i can 100% guaranty if you do not have it, you'll never pitch major league baseball again. i said okay, if i have the surgery, what are my chances? he said you probably won't pitch again. i said give me numbers. he said 2%, 3%. i know 2% out of 100 is much better than 0 out of 100. so i said let's get it done now. here is the reason why dr. job was a genius. he said no, tommy, we can't do the surgery until these six doctors and their schedules line up to where we can be in the operating room together. why? he said, because i don't know what i'm doing and i need as many skilled surgeons as i

frank job you might never know the name tommy john. in 1974 dr. e a groundbreaking surgery on john, the pitcher. it saved his career. now it's become common throughout baseball. last year he was acknowledged at the baseball hall of fame. dr. frank job died yesterday at the age of 88. >>> well, the white house continued its music series with a tribute to the women of soul. but president obama flubbed a signature song of one of the performers. >> when aretha first told us what r-s-p-e-c-t meant to her -- >> oopsy. the queen of soul aretha franklin picked it up from there. she closed out the night with her rendition of "amazing grace." picked it up from there and picked it up with "amazing grace." ...for all day relief. "start your engines" but you can do it. stay active... get outdoors... eat healthy... and choose colgate total®. it does more than protect, it actually helps improve mouth health. [ male announcer ] it fights germs for 12 hours, in 24 hours starts to fortify enamel, and in 4 weeks helps improve gum health. you can do it with colgate to

marvin miller breaking the reserve clause and getting free agency for the players and frank jobe for coming up with tommysurgery. those guys changed the face of baseball forever. >> well, thank you, tommy, we really appreciate you being here with us. >> thank you for having me, rachel. >> all right, coming up after the break, we'll have more on the development of the oscar pistorius trial. possibly south africa's most famous athlete, now on trial for murder. stick around. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- and the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. using natural gas this power plant can produce enough energy for about 600,000 homes. generating electricity that's cleaner and reliable, with fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's got 1080p video, three times zoom, and a twenty-megapixel sensor. it's got the brightest display, so i can see what i'm shooting -- even outdoors, and 4 mics that capture incredible sound. plus, it has apps like vine -- and free cloud storage. my new lumia icon is so great

frank jobe, the sports medicine pioneer the first to perform tommy john surgery died thursday in santawas 88 years old. now, the doctor first performed the groundbreaking elbow surgery back in 1974 on tommy john, a dodgers pitcher. he removed a tendon from his forearm to repair his elbow. john went on to pitch for 14 years. several big-name athletes have had the surgery and have jobe to thank. >>> well, tiger woods only made it through ten holes at the cadillac championship on thursday, not because of his bad back, but due to the bad weather. the world number one looked a bit rusty before the severe storms and darkness suspended play. tiger was 2 over par through ten holes, five strokes behind the leaders. he'll have to play 26 holes today, which could be tricky, given his back problems. >>> and of course, clothes make the man, and if you're johnny manziel, it's going to make him a very rich man. johnny football signed a marketing deal with nike yesterday. no financial details yet, but sources say, guys, it's the most lucrative for a rookie in this year's class. johnny manziel, already

frank jobbe. he invented what's known as tommy john surgery in the 1970s.y, including former giants pitcher brian wilson. he had two operations. , the former dodger who played for the giants also had tomny johns surgery. >>> 8:16. some of the most famous female voices in r and b were honored at the white house, but president obama tripped up a little bit when introducing the queen of soul. >> when aretha first told us what rspect? meant to her. >> well, we know what he was trying to say. the president said aretha franklin turned respect into a rallying cry for african- americans, women and anyone else who felt marginalized. >>> a german hiker says he survived by eating flies for almost three weeks when he was lost in the australian outback. he's 26 years old. he was on a 60-mile hike through the wilderness but became stranded on a small patch of grass between two flooded sections of a river. there was an official search for him but turned out nothing. he was finally found by someone driving nearby. he did have some food at first, and kept him going in the b

frank job died yesterday in santa monica at the age of 88. he was an orthopedic surgeon who pioneered tommysurgery. tommy john, it looked like his career was over after he had a serious elbow injury, a ligament in his throwing arm snapped in 1974. but dr. job, this man, took a chance, and performed a ligament transplant, took a ligament from his forearm, put it in his elbow, and a year later, tommy john came back as good as new. in some cases, even better. john pitched 14 more years. more than 1,000 major league players have had that surgery over the years. this doctor you're looking at right now has made such, such a difference, a tribute to him and what a legacy he leaves behind. that's all for us right now at this hour. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts right after this. captain obvious: i'm in a hotel. and a hotel is the perfect place to talk to you about hotels. all-you-can-eat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. the hotel gym is short for gymnasium. the hotel pool is usually filled with water. and the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels.com. it's

frank jobe, a legend in sports medicine passed away. tommyrgery, everyone has heard of this, the ground-breaking procedure now known by that name. he died in california thursday after an undisclosed illness. he was 88 years old. >>> now to minnesota. an amazing rescue with just seconds to spare. a quick-thinking school bus driver smelled smoke then saw it coming out of a heater. he evacuated four kids with disabilities. moments later, smoke and fire just consumed the bus. you can see. he tried to put it out. he tried with an extinguisher. all the kids were just after the scene and taken to school. >> thank you, john. >>> let's go now to south africa. day five of the oscar pistorius murder trial underway right now. on the stand is one of the olympian's ex-girlfriends testifying about their breakup and how he always carried his gun. what will it mean. let's check in with robin at the courthouse. robin? >> reporter: it's actually the lunch break now. of course, this is the final day of the first week of this trial. we haven't just heard a lot ab