u.s. air force and i will see it in the next edition that said. you know there's one thing that i still can't understand i said i don't want to good mood but i have this one question. for you that you had everything they respect and that you gave them all up in the senate to go your way but look forward . it was a wait and he tried to restrain himself but look. anyway. if it really puts me off that i have such a father. whose one small but very great secret that i have to live with. when the crisis leaves us traces everywhere. close rooms become the norm. children pay for the mistakes of adults. by working in a tobacco field. they are the ones who come back home last. so his games are just in their memories. with the economic ups and downs in the final months they belong to the old sang night and the rest that life. will be if briefly on all things. react to situations i have read the reports. are true and know i will leave them to the state department to comment on your latter point of the month to say it is secure a car is on the docket no god.

u.s. air force and i will see you in the next edition or so. it is one thing that i still can't understand it and i don't want to ruin your good mood but i have this one question. doing this all for you that you had everything. respect authority that you gave them all up in the senate to go your way but what for. it was a latent form he tried to restrain himself but look it will burst out anyway. if it really puts me off that i have such a father. it was one small but very great secret that i have to live with. when the crisis leaves us traces everywhere and. empty classrooms become the norm. children pay for the mistakes of adults. by working in a tobacco field or in a café. they are the ones who come back call him last. so his games are just in their memories. right on the scene. first for you and i were being put. on a reporter's twitter. and instagram. to be in the. wrong. tensions run high in central kiev as thousands protest against the ukrainian president's decision to definitively reject an association agreement with the e.u. . the tens

u.s. air force lieutenant colonel i first asked her how important is the decision coming out of lawyer jurga and would it likely pass. i don't know how important it is it's more of a in many ways it's more of a show kind of a show on the part of karzai to show that the people are with them or at least he's hoping i don't think that the loya jirga jirga or the parliament is going to be very happy with the lack of immunity you know the immunity of the american soldiers they're not going to like that much in the way that iraq did not like that in fact that was the cause of our troops leaving on time as it were from iraq so as a u.s. military air force veteran how important is an unity for troops well from an american perspective it's incredibly important ok we mistakes happen and the things that the habit of war the habit of urban warfare in particular the use of drones this is not something that it's a can of worms really we don't want our people exposed we work very hard and have for decades to protect our people from when they're deployed around the world to protect them from the legal syste

u.s. air force lieutenant colonel current. miss could cost welcome to r.t. it's good to have you with us the afghan president has said this support he supports the park at the same time saying there's little trust between him and u.s. officials why why is that why the discrepancy well i think he's actually proclaiming that there's little trust you have to remember we put karzai in the united states government in place to karzai as president about twelve years ago so he is our man there's a great deal of trust and i think the only thing karzai is afraid of is the withdrawal of his protection at the point that american troops leave afghanistan karzai must go with them if you want to remain a viable part. do you think the tribal leaders will approve the deal i think that they won't approve it as written number one and i also don't think the parliament which also must approve the deal will approve it as written and of course you've reported this is what we remember from iraq that was the sticking point in iraq was jurisdiction over abuses in criminal acts conduc

u.s. air force drone pilot it's really great to have you in our studio today now you're retired phone operator and now a consultant you have said in one of your interviews i've heard that the time it took you to get from your home to work to your box from which you're actually carrying out the missions that was just enough time to put on your game mask game face what exactly does that mean. it's the transition from from. i guess what you would consider civilian life to to the military life and in particular for predator pilots because you are living in a civilian atmosphere and not surrounded constantly by the military by the wartime mentality it's an important transition. but did you at any point experience some sort of cognitive dissonance i mean one minute you're living a normal life the next you're killing of the enemy and probably civilians as we at the screen of a battlefield. if there was any of that it was going back to you know the way it was being able to put it aside as you went back to civilian life and you know one of the most vocal drone critics is brandon bryant and you probably

u.s. air force to. and pilot it's really great to have you in our studio today now you're retired drone operator and now a consultant you have said in one of your interviews i've heard that the time it took you to get from your home to work to your box from which you're actually carrying out the missions that was just enough time to put on your game mask game face what exactly does that mean. it's the transition from from. i guess what you would consider civilian life to to the military life and in particular for predator pilots because you were living in a civilian atmosphere and not surrounded constantly by the military by the wartime mentality it's an important transition but did you at any point experienced some sort of cognitive dissonance i mean when when it you're living a normal life the next you're killing of the enemy and probably civilians as we at the screen of a battlefield. if there was any of that it was going back to you know the way it was being able to put it aside as you went back to

air force. they're planning u.s. military is planning to get this air field up and running on a 24-hour basis by tonight. that would be the first time. that would be a big help in terms of getting relief in here. then the concern is and the difficulty is getting it from the airport out to some of these areas, even getting it a few blocks, though, would be a huge improvement. because as you're about to see, a couple blocks from here there is just nothing but misery. >> in tacloban, the misery is beyond meaning. this is your home? >> yes. this was my house. >> the first, she says, our house was one of the first to come down. julian sought shelter from the storm surge in this bus with her husband and six children. she survived. they were swept away. >> and has anyone come to help you? >> no. >> i really want to see them, she says, even if it's just their bodies. she has found the body of her husband and shows us the bodies of three of her children. she's covered the kids as best she can. now she searches for her three ot

u.s. air force lieutenant colonel broke the 23- year-old woman outside of the beach bar six months ago in crystal city. prosecutors say he then asked if she liked it. well, his attorney says it was all an accident. that everyone was drunk. that may be his hands brushed against her buttox, but nothing was intentional. then the defense attorney turned the tables and said after the incident, it was the woman who beat up on the lieutenant colonel repeatedly punching him while holding her cell phone. the air force lieutenant colonel gained attention at a time when sexual abuse was highlighted. plus, headed the air force sex assault prevention and response team. ray martin was bar tending at freddie's back in may. ran outside to tend to the lieutenant colonel. >> try to see what the injuries were and then asked that same employee to call an ambulance. my personal gut feeling is it was an accident. that it was innocent. >> and then -- >> it escalated out of control. >> now he was originally charged with misdemeanor sexual battery, but a few months ago, it was dropped to a regular assault and bat

u.s. air force academy cadets. joining us now for the interview tonight is scott heinz. heinz was a distinguished graduate of the air force academy in 1992. by his senior year, he was commanding a third of the cadet force. he was gay, and of course he had to be closeted. the air force academy referred him as a cadet to ted haggard's new life church in colorado springs, for him to undergo therapy designed to turn him into a straight man. it didn't take. mr. heinz is now a city council member in rancho mirage california. mr. heinz, thank you for being with us. >> thank you, rachel. thanks for having me. >> i've got to ask your, let me ask you, if anything about having been there as a gay cadet strikes you wrong? if any of that doesn't resonate with you in terms of your experience. and also your reaction to this news about the counseling program. >> well, i think you're very accurate in painting what is really a decades-long history. and the academy has been working very hard, particularly in the last five to six years, to really overcome this culture that's really developed

u.s. air force said that there were no explosions inside the base itself and no reports of injuries or damageim of responsibility here but look at the timing. these explosions came a week after the new u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy visited that baines days after joe biden was in japan. what the police are suggesting right now this could have been carried out by an you will extra leftist japanese guerrilla grew who is opposed to the japanese military alliance. >> carl, i know there have been protests there in the past to have that air base closed. thank you for bringing us the latest. >>> iran is taking the first step towards abiding by the nuclear agreement it reached with the west last weekend. they are inviting inspects from the international atomic energy agency to visit a heavy water production plant on december 8th. a reactor under construction is on the same site. heavy water is used in some reactors to control that nuclear activity. >>> coming up, a disturbing trend sweeping the nation. teenagers trying to knock out total strangers with a single sucker punch. now it looks like it ha

air force. they're planning u.s. planning to get this air field up and running on a 24-hour basis by tonight. that would be the first time. that would be a big help in terms of getting relief in here. then the concern is and the difficulty is getting it from the airport out to some of these areas, even getting it a few blocks, though, would be a huge improvement. because as you're about to see, a couple blocks from here there is just nothing but misery. >> in tacloban, the misery is beyond meaning. >> this is your home? >> yes. this was my house. >> the first, she says, our house was one of the first to come down. she sought shelter from the storm surge in this bus with her husband and six children. she survived. they were swept away. >> and has anyone come to help you? >> no. >> i really want to see them, she says, even if it's just their bodies. she has found the body of her husband and shows us the bodies of three of her children. she's covered the kids as best she can. now she searches for her three other children

u.s. air force and the marines, things have picked upnd i thinkhey can hands say say, thank god for the u.s. militar or things wouldn't be gettingone at all. back to you. >> and within the hour, several doctors, nurses and other medical personne are planning to leave the bay area for the philippines. rural areas the.o workn some the same team also volunteered in hay tie. we'llave their story coming up at 11:00. >>> next at 6:00 your fare may be larger the next tim you need a ride. >>> an a fran lamark, this one right there will be undergoing se major renovations. wel tell you what the crews are going to doing to that 80-year-old tower. >>right now we're seeing a cool and breezy area. but we're watching some changes ahead going fromhe clear high to a storm system offshor that will bringus chance ofain coming back to the west coast as we get back toward the workweek. we'll talk about the timing o that and fit's going to impact your weekend plans whewe come back. >>> new at 6:00, the popular de sharing is requiring user to pay a minimum fare for their rides. the coany sgests an amount they sho

u.s. air force launched a rocket into orbit tuesday carrying 29 satellites. one of the satellites on board was actually designed and built by high school students. >>> a new study featured by the american heart association revealed today's kids run a mile 90 seconds slower than their parents did. in fact, heart-related fitness in children has declined 5% per decade since the '70s. >>> frank schaffer was convicted of breaking church law for officiating his son's same-sex marriage. schafer could have been defrocked but instead was given a 30-day suspension. he said it was a matter of conscience, i simply cannot discriminate against god's beloved children. >>> two hikers rescued after realizing they were not dressed warm enough for freezing temperatures. a search and rescue team made quick work of the situation air lifting the hikers to safety, giving them one heck of a ride. >>> now for a look at all things money. a water slide promises to be the world's tallest and fastest. mega blaster will stand over 130 feet in the air and will propel riders at speeds surpa

u.s. air force rolled out its predator drone in the "90s. it was a surveillance vehicle. uring the wores in iraq and afghanistan the u.s. military armed the predators. they conduct drone strikes in pakistan and yemen. they require fixed land bases and cooperation on an aircraft carrier at sea - rules are different. >> you don't need to ask permission. you bring american firepower within range of many countries on earth, and do it matter of factly without permission from any other government. >> it's one reason the u.s. navy is determined to perfect its drone technology. it's cheeper, risks fewer lives and allows the u.s. navy to operate with autonomy. >> it allows dull, dirty and dangerous mission sets that afford themselves to unmanned capabilities aptly. >> it's the future of u.s. high-tech warfare. the military hopes it will be fully operating in three years. >>>. >>> and the navy hopes to have a new group by 2020. >>> the sun of oklahoma senator james hinn love is dead. 51 perry enlough crashed five miles north of the airport. witnesses say the plane plunged and spiral

u.s. air force bands and thank them for their service.kah, we remember the story of a small and brave band of maccabees rising up to liberate their people, to rebuild their temple, to light the eternal flame. the story of hanukkah is a timeless one. it's a story of right over might, of people fighting for freedom, of the struggle that continues today as people strive to celebrate their faith. it's a story of miracles, the america love the oil that lasted eight days and the merkel's that we experience everyday, the miracle of a baby's smile, of a child's discovery, the marital of falling in love, of doing everything in your power for your family, of devoting yourself to the service of your community, your country. jews all over the world will light candles to celebrate the first night of hanukkah, the festival of lights. but here in the united states, this is a special year. for the first time in more than 100 years, the first day of hanukkah falls on thanksgiving. that gives us even more reasons to count our blessings, to remember the con

u.s. air force band. the hanukkah celebration continues for eight days and nights. >>> and tonight, there was also a lighting of the large menora in union square. it is named after bill who paid for construction in 1975, every since then, the lights cast a glow on the square. >>> so, what did you forget? the cranberries, butter, pumpkin pie? the registers were ringing up storm in san jose. it's the same all over the bay area thanksgiving shoppers picking up the last few odds and ends for tomorrow's gut- busting meal. some were just getting started. >> what started your strategy before thanksgiving? >> we are always last minute, to be honest with you. it always turns out great. >> many grocery stores were also planning to be open tomorrow for the extreme procrastinators. >> the turkey is not cooked yet and shoppers are lined up to catch a deal. andrea is in pleasant hill. andrea. >> reporter: take a look behind me, you can see the tents lined up and it sure seems like christmas is coming just a little bit

u.s. air force during the day, the red army, the battle of berlin. he collapsed in the middle of it from exhaustion and hunger. he had fleas in his case. he was particularly frightened. he had fleas and lice or vice versa but he was nursed back to some kind of health by a german prostitute and ended up in a misplaced persons camp and back in the summer of 1940. he went back only to be sold -- told by senior members because the initiation and 41 had gone on the underground. they had to do the whole thing over again. there were those that suffered far worse than my father who suddenly were forced to jump around like frogs and so on. i said to my father, how is it possible you could have put up with this nonsense after all you've experienced? he said it's the way it was and also we thought that was normal. that's the key word because i think there was yearning for some guided normality to go back to the world before the war. to him it represented the normal world. now he is still alive. he is 90. he is not a particularly traumatized man. he is a particu

u.s. air force is at the airport, but around us is devastation. moment, -- at the moment, they are just begging for someone to help them. half a dozen countries are delivering badly needed aid to the philippines. the international relief efforts trying to get to where they need to go. >> a broken pipe is the only source of water in this neighborhood of tacloban. the water looks fresh and clean but a typhoon survivors cannot be sure if it is drinkable. it is very difficult because we are getting our water from an underground pipe. we do not know if it is safe. we need to boil it, but at least we have something. >> water is a priority from the humanitarian teams that have begun arriving in the philippines. among the first to emerge were belgian aid workers, their cargo including water purification systems. >> we are in a hurry to get to tacloban in order to set up our medical post and water purification station, which will bring some relief to the affected population. destroyedhoon has vital infrastructure, making it difficult to improve those areas

u.s. air force band there were those hot lot teas and donuts for all who braved the cold. >> and one luckyturkey is avoiding the dinner plate thanks to the president. today, president obama pardoned a bird named popcorn. popcorn is a fairly hefty fellow at 38-pounds. instead of spending a few hours in the oven, he will spend the days in leesburg. >> good for him. >> very good for him. this thanksgiving, more and more people in our area are in need of a hot meal so today, thousands of those meals were dished out at the convention center. >> it was part of safeway's feast for sharing, deborah not only reports the story, but is helping out. >> okay. we're going to make sure. >> not so fast. the woman in the purple next to me is our 11:00 p.m. producer. today, we were just two of thousands volunteering to help feed more people than ever. in they came, more than ever before, people who to eat and people who came to serve. >> i buy desert, you know, going through desperate situations. i don't understand what they're going through. >> i can call this the choreography of a good meal. turkey and po

u.s. air force to join in in the celebration. >> we want to thank you for watching al jazeera america.echno is next, and as always, for updates throughout the day, all you have to do is go to aljazeera.com, happy thanksgiving to you and yours, and happy hanukkah as well. >> dadu, southern pakistan, just >> dadu, southern pakistan, just a few months ago. a few months ago. a man is caught burning papers a man is caught burning papers to keep warm. someone says they to keep warm. someone says they include pages of the quran - an include pages of the quran - an act of blasphemy. act of blasphemy.

u.s. air force band and grammy winning vilist mir miri benari. it was a celebration that will hopefully last until the next convergence of thanksgiving and hanukkah, with i is only 79,000 years from now. good luck witnessing that. >>> a pizza hut manager in indiana decided to close shop for the thanksgiving holiday and it cost him his job. tony rohr, a pizza hut employee for ten years, was fired after refusing to open his restaurant on thanksgiving. more and more businesses as you know decided to stay open today. this is the first year roer was asked to keep his pizza hut open on thanksgiving. the story has a happy ending. words of rohr's firing spread across the internet causing pizza hut to respond on facebook saying he has been rehired by the store owner. >> cleanup efforts have uncovered more incredible video of this month's deadly tornadoes. in indiana, surveillance video shows the tornado's destructive power as it tore through a middle school, smashing windows and even causing part of a roof to collapse. damage is substantial. school offici

u.s. air force band taking part in that celebration. >>> it's looking like black friday already. now there is a chance of bargains. major retailers opening their doors today to kick off the holiday shopping season on one y early. for information on news around the world go to www.aljazeera.com. until then, happy thanksgiving, and happe happy hanukkah. >> it's thanksgiving, and perhaps you're washing counsel your turkey and stuffing with a nice handcrafted american beer. millions are enjoying flavors and styles made by the industry on the rise here. i'm ray suarez. the american craft brewing is ththe "inside story." >> there is little known american industry boiling with growth, creating jobs and frothing with potential. we're talking about american craft beer. not in more than a hundred years has there been as many production breweries as there are today. as consumers search for new flavors, coor's and budweiser, the handmade beers brewed across the country are generating billions of dollars in retail sales. now comes word that a kansas city icon boulevard brewing has been sold t

u.s. air force captain.he finds the attention on this soldier's lipstick shade looks sad. >> the nature of these people, the character of the people. >> congresswoman jackie spore also lashed out today. she tweeted, another example that the u.s. army just doesn't get it. it debates if a pretty girl should be used in pamphlets. they say using an average looking person in an ad makes some sense. >> you don't want somebody who is sending the wrong message and say the military is a place for glamorous people. >> the colonel whose comments set off the firestorm also happens to be a woman. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> the search is on for a medical crew who were on a learjet that went down. the coast guard recovered two bodies. the plane was on a medical flight bound from mexico just after takeoff from fort lauderdale. the pilot radioed air traffic control to report engine failure. >>> we are continuing to track the storm that is moving through the bay area right now. while it is bringing much needed rain it

u.s. air force today in kabul working with afghan airmen. >> i think they're on fair feet. a little bit nervous about taking their first few steps without us, but i think they can do it. >> reporter: but most afghan troops don't want americans to leave. >> we need some more strong support from international community, especially from the u.s. >> reporter: but why not just leave? the afghan government would likely collapse. afghanistan could again become a haven for terrorists. but after so many years, would a force of 7,000 make a difference? iraq stands as a warning. there was no agreement there when the u.s. left and the civil war could come back with a vengeance. an afghan agreement could stop a repeat of that, not ending the war in 2014, just changing it. afghans will vote this week on the deal. after that it's up to the u.s. to do it or not. brian? >> richard engel with us from kabul tonight. richard, thank you. >>> and there was a worrisome piece of news from that region earlier today. word from beirut that at least 23 people were killed by a pair of suicide bombers w

u.s. air force rolled out its predator drone, it was built as a surveillance vehicle. ring the war in iraq and afghanistan. the u.s. military armed the predators. today they conduct drone strikes in pakistan and yemen. these operations require fixed land bases and cooperation with host nations on an aircraft carrier at sea the rules are different. >> you don't need to ask permission. you can bring american firepower within range of many countries. and do it very matter of factly without permission from other government. >> it's one reason the u.s. navy is determined to perfect its drone technology. its cheaper, risks fewer military lives and allows the navy to operate with autonomy. >> it allows the dull, dirty and dangerous mission sets that afford themselves to unmanned capabilities. it's the future of u.s. high-tech warfare. the military hopes it will fully operate within the next three years. >>>. >>> now, arg cultsure makes up a -- agriculture makes up a third of out put. weeding farmers away from poppies is an uphill battle. >> agricultural exports in afghanistan

u.s. air force captain. she finds the attention on this soldier's lipstick shade looks sad. >> the nature of these people, the character of the people. today.resswoman jackie spore she tweeted, another example that the u.s. army just doesn't get it. it debates if a pretty girl should be used in pamphlets. they say using an average looking person in an ad makes some sense. >> you don't want somebody who is sending the wrong message and say the military is a place for glamorous people. >> the colonel whose comments set off the firestorm also happens to be a woman. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> the search is on for a medical crew who were on a learjet that went down. the coast guard recovered two bodies. the plane was on a medical flight bound from mexico just after takeoff from fort lauderdale. the pilot radioed air traffic control to report engine failure. >>> we are continuing to track the storm that is moving through the bay area right now. while it is bringing much needed rain it has not brought a lot

u.s. air force personnel who are here on the ground overseeing operations. last night was the first night that c 130 cargo planes were able to happened during nighttime hour. as you can tell it's already made a dips. there's a lot more aid on the ground here at the airport in tacloban. these are actually boxes of medical supplies, looks like they're from germany. these are boxes, pallets full of boxes from usaid from the united states. these are plastic tarps, sheets that can be cut up by families, thousands of them. they can be used for shelter, which is critically important here for the people who have really no shelter from the elements whatsoever. the question is how quickly can this aid be distributed out to the communities that need it most. can it be distributed safely, efficiently, and quickly. that's the big holdup right now. the phillipine government on the local government here, even the federal government is very disorganized. there aren't the capabilities. they don't have trucks, there's a shortage of fuel. so how quickly this aid can get out th

u.s. air force and has been deployed in korea for nine months. riley's grandmother could tell the distance was painful. >> she was pretty sad and after her mom talked to her and said she couldn't come home, she said i want to write a letter to the president, and i was, okay. we can do that. >> because i miss and love her very very very much. and if she can't come, i would be very very very sad, love riley. grade 4. >> reporter: when asked why she wrote the letter riley said. >> because i want my mom to come home. and i haven't seen her since february. i miss her. >> reporter: at that moment, riley's mom walks into the school. >> everyone says they don't know how we do it, but i think it's the families that sacrifice more. they're the ones that have to wait. you know, you try not to think about it too much, so when my mom o told me that i wanted to make it big then for her, it had to be something big. >> reporter: elizabeth cook kpix 5. >> very sweet. well, riley never actually sent her letter to the president. >> she didn't. when her grandmother

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u.s. air force launched a rocket into orbit tuesday carrying 29 satellites. one was actually designed and built by high school students. >>> in russia, two babies that were switched at birth were finally reunited with their parents after 102 days. the mothers had to actually pay for their own dna tests after the hospital denied any wrongdoing. >>> pastor frank schaffer, you'll recall he was convicted of breaking a law for officiating his son's same sex marriage. he was given a 30 day suspension and in a statement he said it's a matter of conscience. i simply come notgod 's childre. >>> and who hikers were rescued after realizing they weren't dressed warm enough for the freezing temperatures. they were air lifted to safety giving one of them a heck of a ride. >>> now a look at all things money for you this morning. a water slide promises to be the world's tallest and fastest. the mega blaster as it's called will stand over 130 feet in the air and will propel riders at speeds surpassing 65 miles per hour. it debut in may, but owners say their greatest challenge

u.s. air force in dayton, ohio to honor members of the doolittle raiders. the group of pilots who bombed japan in response to the japanese attack on pearl harbor. their attack is credited with turning the tide in the pacific. there's the three surviving members of the group. they will be toasting comrades with cognac from 1896 the year doolittle was born. >>> now to our signature segment. in depth reports from around the nation and the world. tonight we return to a topic we focused on last weekend the high cost of prescription drugs. something many americans have been complaining about for years. one state has recently passed legislation designed to bring down drug costs. residents of maine can order drugs from maine and from overseas. this has prompted a lawsuit. >> reporter: the battle between the state of maine and the pharmaceutical industry started in portland when the city found a way to cut its health care costs. by the time the battle ends the whole country might feel the effects. if maine wins it could get a lot easier for americans time port cheap

u.s. air force band. it was a celebration that will hopefully last until the next convergence of thanksgiving and hanukkah which will be 79,000 years from now. >>> a pizza hut manager in indiana decided to close shop for the thanksgiving holiday and you know what it did? it cost him his job. tony roor a pizza hut employee for ten years was fired after refusing to open his restaurant on thanksgiving. more and more businesses have decided as you know to stay open today. and this is the first year roor was asked to keep his pizza hut open on thanksgiving. this story does have a happy ending. the word of roar's firing spread across the internet causing pizza hut to respond on facebook saying, he has been rehired by the store owner. all is well. >>> time for your turkey day helping of sports. thanksgiving means family, food and, of course, a full day of football. so plan your meals accordingly. the first course begins at 12:30 eastern with an nfc north battle between green bay and detroit. your second course b

u.s. air force during the day, the red army, the battle of berlin. he was almost shot by be a soviet soldier, he collapsed of exhaustion and hunger -- >> vermin. >> vermin, all that, yes. fleas, in his case. he was particularly frightened. he always said that those who had fleas didn't have lice and vice versa. but he was nursed back to some kind of health by a german prostitute, ended up in a displaced persons camp and then back to holland in the summer of 1940. and went back to university only to be told by senior members of the fraternity that because the initiation in '41 had on underground, they had to do the whole thing over again. [laughter] and there were boys who had suffered far worse than my father who suddenly went forth to jump around like frogs and so on. so i said to my father how is it possible that you could have put up with this nonsense after all you'd exappearanced? he sort of shrugged his shoulder and said, well, it's the way it was. and also we thought that was normal. and i think that's the keyword, because i think they were ye

u.s. air force lieutenant colonel karen cattell skin she says the one key part of the deal the loya jirga council will never agree to. i think that they won't approve it as written number one and i also don't think the parliament which also must approve the deal will approve it as written and of course remember from iraq that was the sticking point in iraq jurisdiction over abuses in criminal acts conducted by american soldiers in the country itself so that's a huge problem it's a it's a sovereignty it's a clear sovereignty issue and it does galvanize people so i don't believe that the loya jirga or the parliament later will approve that aspect of the life here in moscow within twenty four hours a day coming up this hour first steps to freedom some of the failed greenpeace activists so you reunited with their loved ones while the destiny for the rest of the optics. still hangs in the balance a special report on the oil platform storming case just ahead. the first e.u. states are on their way to launching the drone program that's off the leading members of the bloc signed an agreement to i

u.s. air force and has been deployed in korea for nine montds. rye lee's grandmother could tell the distance was painful. >> she was pretty sad, and after her mom talked to her and said she couldn't come home, she told me, "i want to write a letter to the president." and i was, "okay. we can do that." >> because i miss and love her very very very much u and if she can't come, i would be very very very sad. love riley, grade 4. >> when asked why she wrote the letter, riley said >> because i want my mom to come home for my birthday, and i haven't seen her since february. i miss her. >> at that moment, riley's mom walks into the school. >> everyone says it's -- they don't know how that we do it. i think of families that sacrifice more, they're the ones that have to. you try not to think about it too much so when my mom told me that i wanted to make it big then for her. it had to be -- it had to be something big. >> amazing. hard not to get choked up watching that. well, riley never actually sent her letter to the president. when their grandmother to

u.s. air force bagpipes slowly emerging across the lawn near the site with a slow and the somber bagpipesypes the testis lee mansion about 65 yards from where the president is to be interred. ♪ it was just a couple of weeks ago on armistice day the president was here to pay tribute to the unknown soldiers and feared dead of the war in the tomb of the unknown soldier not too distant from the spot. two weeks ago today. the irish guard. there an a salute. ♪ ♪ said bagpipes stop us the cast -- the casket is drawn very close to use the grave site. while the season goes on. [jets overhead] to receive it airplanes and 20 fighter aircraft is there a salute to overhead to to of hundred feet. 400 miles per hour. while the kennedy family now is shown to their places. and the flag is arranged by the casket bearers. [jets overhead] overhead airforce on the presidential aircraft. . .

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u.s. air force captain. finds the attention on this soldier's lipstick shade looks sad. >> the nature of these people, the character of the people. >> congresswoman jackie spore also lashed out today. she tweeted, another example that the u.s. army just doesn't get it. it debates if a pretty girl should be used in pamphlets. they say using an average looking person in an ad makes some sense. >> you don't want somebody who is sending the wrong message and say the military is a place for glamorous people. >> the colonel whose comments set off the firestorm also happens to be a woman. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >>> the search is on for a medical crew who were on a learjet that went down. the coast guard recovered two bodies. the plane was on a medical flight bound from mexico just after takeoff from fort lauderdale. the pilot radioed air traffic control to report engine failure. >>> we are continuing to track the storm that is moving through the bay area right now. while it is bringing much snow just yet.ha

u.s. air force called out washington politicians monday for praising veterans while doing nothing to stop the brutal food stamp cuts that went into effect earlier this month he told usa today in a lot of ways it's a joyous day if we all remember to honor people but in some ways it's a sad day because soldiers and veterans don't really get honored the way they should be just like the way it is right now how many vets might have to do without food stamps because of what's going on with the government right now the program is huge to a lot of these families i mean here it gets them through and it may or may not be there who knows because government is not very functional at this point as we all know. well said maybe it's time you gave congress what are your favorite famous talks the bad c.b.s. sixty minutes correspondent lara logan finds herself embroiled in controversy this week after she was forced to retract a misleading story about the september eleventh two thousand and twelve attack on the u.s. special mission at the ghazi but the real battle here is logan's of lawyers c.b.s. after con

statement, the air force told us he was hired for his background in leadership development and analytical skills. this would not be the first time that the physical proximity of the u.s. air force academy and focus on the family led, i think, to the conservative movement. pleading over into this very specific and very important part of the u.s. military. in the broader picture, even without infiltrating the united states military at levels like this, the social conservative and specifically the anti-gay parts of the conservative movement, they're kind of feeling their oats right now. the belt way commentary has people who talk about politics for a living keep saying that the republican party is changing on this issue, that republican politics should sometime soon start to be embarrassed or at least get elector rally shy about -- that surely represents the party past and not it's future. that conversation is happening in the press and it's happening in the beltway, by that is not the way conservative politicians are behaving, not at all. this weekend one of the republican parties main stream 2016 presidential hopeful, one that's supposed to be popular with the kids an

u.s., 374th air wing. a spokesman for the u.s. air forceair base itself and no reports of damage or injuries. the incident came a week after u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy visit the yokata base. joe biden is scheduled to visit japan next week. japanese and u.s. navies are currently conducting joint exercises. there have been similar incidents in the past, most recently notice september is, previously ultraleftist japanese guerrilla groups have claimed responsibility. such actions are more political protest against u.s.-japanese military cooperation than a serious strike to cause destruction or death. karl penhaul, japan. >> imagine millions of american children living in refugee camps without school and far away from family. that is a reality for an entire generation you have syrian children. that's next on "around the world." ♪ the more i remember this place, the more i want to go back. a city so diverse it makes you feel there's never enough time to enjoy it. a place where something is always happening and yet sometimes it feels like ti