u.s. air force central command, director of the joint staff, and most recently, vice chief of staff of the air force. -- theyend to give him recommended him to serve as the next chief of staff. in each of these positions, he has led with the courage and commitment of the compat tested pilot combat tested that he is. from his experience and his combined forces, dave developed a deep knowledge of a region where the u.s. air force is now carrying out the vast majority of strikes against isil. it was also during that tour that he advanced integrated air missile defense in the arabian gulf, working closely with nations who today are critical partners in the counter isil campaign. force chief as air of staff, his extensive political and military experience will be to our great benefit as the continued to accelerate our efforts to deal isil a lasting defeat. as director of the joint staff and as vice chief of staff, he has demonstrated timeb skill during a when our need for global power has only incu increased. he has helped to expertly manage competing demands on the air force's fighter squadron

u.s. air force b-52 bomber crashed in guam. this happened yesterday at a u.s. air force base. the bomber aborted take-off and crashed shortly after. all seven people onboard were able to get out safely and unhurt. that crash is under investigation. >>> san mateo sheriff's deputies are investigating a homicide. keith green disappeared last month leaving his wallet and his car at home. his cell phone was found in golden gate park the next day. they found his body in a field off highway 101. detectives are not saying how green was killed. >>> california law makers are going to consider sweeping new measures to limit the sale of guns in california. senate senators are scheduled to vote on several gun control bills. one would outlaw the sale of certain kinds of assault rifles. the speculation law makers are taking up that measure now to stave off a november ballot measure pushed by gavin newsom. steph chuang will have an update for us in about an hour. >>> sharks tie the series 1-1. puck drops at 6:00 at the shark pang. >> at oracle areason's. after a disappointing game one, doves

u.s. air force bases.eeing the wear and tear up close and learning that half of the planes can't fly. national security correspondent jennifer griffin saw the issue firsthand. this is remarkable. >> we visited the bomber in south dakota and found a shocking amount of wear and tear. out of 20 b1bombers, only nine that could fly. they are doing work and civilians who used to do it were fired under receipt -- recent budget cuts. this squad returned from the middle east. >> the first jet i worked on had this happened hours. and now the planes are pushing over 10000. not only the personnel, but the aircraft are tired. >> air men are tired and they are burned out. we deploy over and over again and worked hard as you can be working to get our plane in the air and training down. we are burned out. >> and we visited an f-16 squadron in south carolina. when they arrived in the middle east, they were missing 41 parts. they are short a part they go to the desert in arizona to the boneyard and strips the planes of part

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u.s. air force academy. >>> donald trump tipicking up a key endorsement from a former gop leader. former president's nominee bob dole said he will support donald trump for president. this coming after several key gop leaders distanced themselves from the presumptive nominee. dole also said he will attend the republican national convention this summer so as to help "unite the party." meanwhile, jeb bush says, no can do when it comes to supporting truv, bush announced his decision on facebook. the comments after the 41st and 43rd president, father and brother, said they would not attend this summer. another rival, lindy grahasey g won't vote for trump and speaker ryan say he's not quite ready to endorse the presumptive nominee. tomorrow on "meet the press," only chuck todd is sitting down with trump for an exclusive interview. at 10:30 right after "news4 toda today". >>> the time now, 9:03. >>> police asking for your help identifying people who attended a party where a young man was mobbed, beaten and stabbed to death. look at this photo showing people police say they would like to

u.s. air force captain at creech air force base. the epicenter of president obama's secretive military drone operations. the air force doesn't want us to use will's last name, but did allow us to see him train some of the 2,500 other airmen here. >> ready to launch left missile. >> reporter: they control drones launched thousands of miles away overseas. you're so involved in what's going on, that you feel like you're in the airplane flying the mission. you're there. >> one key difference. >> you're not. >> reporter: using high-powered drone cameras, and electronics, operators often keep watch over u.s. troops on the battlefield. we've asked the pilot of a predator drone flying above us right now to zoom in on me so we could a and it is pretty clear. drone operators also gather intelligence, sometimes spying on terror suspects before killing them with an exotic array of onboard bombs and missiles. will talked us through drone videos declassified for nbc news of successful strikes on isis. this is a hot weapon sticking out of a window

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u.s. air force academy as ll always tracking. wusa9's first alert weather. dc's most accurate. >> you know, i love when it is nice out and i can talk to you and be happy and say it won't rain. >> it has been quite a stretch. we saw a great deal of sun. it was really a decent afternoon. >> a blue sky. >> we haven't been able to find that sky for a while. let's start with the three degree guarantee. today's forecast high temperature was 67 degrees. topper and i were on that yesterday. today's was 67 degrees. we call that a bulls eye in the ole weather department. tomorrow, my three degree temperature is 70. not too shabby. the northwesterly flow continues. a little lightning and down toward dc. also further off to the south and east across charles. and southern prince george's and saint mary's. if you are traveling south and east of dc the next couple of hours, watch out for some wet roads. we are tracking showers with a little bit of lightning and thunder here. just south of wheeling west virginia. south of morgan town. this is tracking more between harrisonb

u.s. air force thunderbirds will touchdown at joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst. they're in town for the power in the pines air show this weekend. >>> it's 4:23. you're about to meet a miracle pit bull. he's resting and recovering after someone shot him and left him for dead. ahead in our next half hour, hear why cumberland county animal investigators are so baffled by the crime. >>> plus, they already won a national title and got a parade through center city. find out about another honor happening today for the villanova wildcats. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> 26 minutes past 4:00 right now. 57 degrees outside. demolition is under way on one of three long-time eyesores at the gateway to ocean city. crews are taking down an abandoned exxon gas station. the site will be redeveloped. the city is also in talks to buy the third gas station. >>> today philadelphia city council will honor the national champion villanova wildcats. coach jay wright and team members will be at city hall later this morni

u.s. air force and naval air is a respectable ground air, and i think that this combined operation, obviously, has been talked about for a long time. whether it's really the pre-cursor to a full assault on mosul remains to be seen. it may be a strategic decision. obviously baghdad government forces are now attempting to surround fallujah so this could be a way of trying to open two fronts against isis in iraq. similarly in syria, the so-called moderate opposition has also, with american assistance, to be sure, has also been attacking isis but not with such good results. >> well, as we mentioned, the u.s.-led coalition is providing what the military is describing as advise and assist operations. i'm not sure i know what that means. what does that entail, and should the u.s. actually be doing more to try to retake mosul? >> well, in theory what it means is that we're not taking the lead, that these operations are not being led by u.s. combat units, but as i think and anyone familiar with what's actually happening on the ground will tell you, american service members are right up in the front li

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u.s. air force won't be able to afford the fighter jets it needs. e air force maintained 1900 aircraft and the pentagon's latest report shows it is not in the budget. the number of deaths will continue to erode until it reaches its lowest levels in 2031. >> what are people so angry abo about>> what are you angry about? >> i am angry because i can't find work. >> thanks, obama. >> these taxes, every time i am getting my check i get half of my check taken away by the government. i should keep my money. >> are you angry? >> what are you angry about? >> that nobody is talking the vets in the campaign. >> what are you angry about? >> hillary should be president but i think trump is going to win it. >> i am not voting for donald trump. >> i am angry about the illegal immigration problem in this country. >> i am as mad as hell. i can't take this any more. >> how do you think i would handle prison? >> you couldnwouldn't like it a is 80. how row doing? >> what are you angry about? i said what are you angry about? what are you angry about? >> i like noise from

u.s. military planes. the women air force service pilots or wasps went overlooked for too long so you along with the bipartisan group made sure their service was celebrated. i'm proud to stand with you six years later as we continue our commitment to honoring and supporting our women veterans. it is because of those women like the wasps, like the brigadier general and so many of you here today that michelle and i started our joining forces initiative in the first lace. -- place. michelle and i talked back on election night in 2008 about how the two of us could work together to serve those courageous americans the way they have served each and every one of us. together, the first lady and i traveled all across the country starting the dialogue with service members and their loved ones. to hear what kinds of support were needed and what kinds of advocacy could make the greatest difference. what we heard during those conversations was very similar from what we hear today from all american families. they want to ensure that their

u.s. air force b52 on the island of qualm, all seven crew members made it out safely when the plane caught fire on take off at anderson air force base. it was about to begin a training mission. the crew was from north dakota a and officials say there was in danger to the area and fuel spills are under control. >>> all right. lets get the latest on the forecast. katie, we saw a lit built of rain and some late evening, one or two drops where you are like is it raining. >> yes, it was. >> yes, basically we're done in the city. but you want to necessity whether that was a bird or rain drop? i know exactly what you are talking about. but thankfully brooke, this is all getting out of have have here right now. we are finding spotty showers across central and southern new jersey and kent county, in delaware. we see, what i'm talking about here. the it is so light. the brunt of is what still out there is out to sea at this point. you can see back edge of cloud cover here too. that is starting to roll in our area so with time, with every passing hour basically we not only dry out but we will clear o

u.s. air force are in desperate need of repair, fox news discovered only half can fly.have been around decades. >> the first jet i worked on 20 years ago had 1,000 flight hours on it. now we're looking at some of the airplanes pushing over 10,000. >> we need to play over and over again and you work as hard as you have to be worked to get these things in the air. these airmen are starting to get burnt out. >> the big news is fox news reports the air force is short 700 pilots and 4,000 aircraft mechanics and the military often has to look around. >>> the tsa is experiencing turbulence. last night they dealt with long lines some say it took an hour to get through security. more than 3,000 checked bags missed the flight. they're where of the problem and working with airports and airlines to deal with it. >> recent events across the world confirm the continued need for vigilance when it comes to aviation security. >> congress approved the tsa request to redirect $34 million in funding. >> coming up has the obama administration gone too far. >> it mandated the public schools

u.s. air force academy graduation. >>> and grads are getting ready at george washington university. cory booker is the keynote speaker. some 25,000 people will descend on the national mall for the event, so expect traffic delays. and we want to con grat lgratul the graduates. here is a look at shf tome of t photos that we did got in. keep sending us them so we can recognize you. be sure to use the #grads of washington. and your picture may end up right here. >> congrats to everybody. >>> time is 6:06 on this sunday morning. a live look at the capital wheel at national harbor. sun starting to come out. it's a little brisk outside. tom is tracking the most comfortable side to get outside and how you can plan ahead for the workweek. >>> torrential rain leads to flooding. listen to all that rain. downpours creating ponds right about in the middle of the street. morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> people in houston are bracing for more rain after this. as many as 3 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours last night pr

air force memorial where a wreath-laying ceremony was held. >> one of the first events held here at the united states air force memorial in arlington. ♪ ♪ suzanne: the u.sr force band brass quintet set the mood. it included the presentation of the colors, a ceremonial wreath-laying and remarks from current and retired members of the air force about the meaning of the holiday. >> a lot of folks think of memorial dayas barbecue day. it's the first day that swimming pools open. that is not what memorial day day is about. it's about those that made the ultimate sacrifice. to protect our country and died for our country. suzanne: they remember the airmen who died in service to the country. since last memorial day. in arlington, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. michelle: wrapping up this afternoon the memorial day parade. we aired it in the entirety on the sister station abc7 newschannel8. thousands lined up for the parade route. this is the largest parade of its kind for this holiday. turning to the we rain to the east. we are still fine. it's gorgeous out there. meteorologist steve rudin is keeping a close eye. glad it held up for the parade. steve: absolutely.

u.s. air force retiring as a colonel with six deployments to the middle east including iraq and afghanistan, she holds the distinction of being the first female to fly an attack plane. mcsally currently serves on the armed services and homeland security. "war stories" sat down with her in a park in tucson. >> 30,000 have flown in. we know of 250 americans and about 5,000 or so are from western countries. isis took over territory and declared a caliphate in june of '14. they own territory about the size of indiana. in addition areas in libya and other ungoverned spaces that they're trying to continue to expand to. >> isis has all be erased the borders between iraq and syria that were drawn up after world war i by a british diplomat. >> the thrust of the strategy has got to be cutting off their heads. we've got to to cut off their heads figuratively. >> up next, general joe dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff joins us to lay out a path of victory. you'll also meet a very brave man who's running an underground man who's running an underground family road trip! fun! check engine. not

u.s. air force graduation in colorado springs. >> all right. well coming up it's quite the talker. getting a steamy burger while sitting in a hot steam room. i know it's a real things unfortunately. find out what fast food shape is doing this. >> we've got a criminal in the district. swiping packages off people's front doors. if you can recognize this guy, well you can help police capture him. we'll tell you the details coming up ♪ ♪ take any day, and squeeze some magic into it. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. well, if you're a potential to be this morning you want to listen very closely because we're talking about mastering. there is a way. mastering morning sickness something that comes along with territory for being pregnant for some women. >> joining us gynecologist lisa masterson former co-host you probably remember the doctors. we love having you here this morning. >> big fan. >> i'm thrilled to be here. >> thank you store topping by. >> they say and having gone through this every pregnancy is different. millions of women suffer. i hate to use the word suffer but really it is suffer ran

u.s. air force academy. >>> looks like donald trump picked up an endorsement from a key gop leader.states senator and presidential nominee bob dole will support trump for president, after several key gop leaders distanced themselves from the presumptive nominee. dole says he will attend the republican national convention this summer to help unite the part do, when it comes to supporting trump. he announced this decision on facebook. the comments after the 41st and 43rd president, jebsaid they wo not attend, and lindsey graham and paul ryan said they would not vote for donald trump. sitting down exclusively with chuck todd. >>> and people attending a party where a young man was mobbed, beaten and stabbed to death. a photo showing people that police say they would like to speak with about the attack that took place at a house party on auction road in herndon the night of april 23rd. news 4 was first to report that 21-year-old was attacked by 10 to 15 people at that party. the george mason university student was kicked, later stabbed. rather than calling 911, his friends took him back

u.s. air force-trained pilot by 1959. returned to vietnam, served the entire war until 1975. he amassed over 7500 hours of flight time, mostly in combat. returned to the united states as part of a commander school in 1966. by the time he stepped off the plane in 1992, it'd been 17 years since we last saw him, 35 years ago tonight. from april 22, 1975, until may 17, 1992. when i last saw dad, he was 40 years old, tall, loud, cocky, proud. when i saw him again when he walked off the plane he was an , old man. the weather, the prison, he was hunched over. he walked off the plane, and we looked at him and said, what are we going to do? what do you say to her father your father after you have not seen him for 17 years? then he smiled, and we ran toward him. and he had a spark in his eyes that told me that the communists had not broken him, his spirit was still there. knowing that the reunion would be brief because i was about to board for my second summer vacation in the persian gulf. the marine corps is great. they say captain pham, you have not seen your dad in 17 years, we will

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u.s. air force academy graduation to deliver the commencement speech there. >>> well, congress wants to knowow many of your calls and e-mails are being monitored by the government. the house judiciary xletity has asked the top intelligence official to concrete numbers on that surveillance. the act is hent to target foreigners. officials are trying to ease concerns saying any communications collected are incidental to the targeting foreigners. >> and there could be help on the way for the long security lines at the airport. yes, three of biggest airports on the east coast are asking the tsa for help. we're talking about jfk, newark liberty international and laguardia airports. wait times have gone up so bad in recent months that shorts have taken notice of the number of missed flights and connections. the port authority is considering applying for the t schl a screening partnership program to help with passenger screening at those area airports. >>> maryland drivers license and i.d. cards are getting a make over. tomorrow the mva is unveiling the totally redesigned cards. there hachbt been an

u.s. air force academy's graduation. >>> the time is 9:05. meanwhile grads are getting ready for george washington university commencement this morning. cory booker is the keynote speak speaker. some 25,000 people will descend on the national mall for the event that begins in about half an hour, so expect traffic delays in that region. and we want to remind you that congratulations is in order for all the graduates in and around our region. we're being look at some of the photos that keep sending your pictures so that we can recognize the grads of washington. send them to twitter, instragram or facebook. be sure to use #gradsofwashington and your pic may end up on air or right here on tv. >> remember when you handed in your last final? >> not really. >> i do. >>> well, the rain is gone, but it's a little brisk out. tom is tracking the most comfortable times to get outside and how you can plan ahead for the week ahead. >>> developing right now, torrential rains, we're watching it as it leads to massive flooding. listen to that wall of rain com

u.s. air force crash investigator, also the author of air safety investigators. doctor deal, it's good to have your expertise. where do you start in a situation like this? john, we always start looking at all possibilities and there are four categories to those who are familiar with this. the human error issue, mechanical problem, weather and of course a criminal act and right now it looks like the only thing that is probably off the table is the weather so i know the egyptian government early on has raised the flag over some kind of terrorist connection but until we find the records and find the recorders i think everything except weather still has to be on the table.one other thing that may be very helpful is if there are any sophisticated us warships in that part of the world. their radar has a lot ofreach and could probably see an in-flight breakup from the aircraft, that might provide some clues . jon: the last major incident involving egypt air that crashed in 1999 off of nantucket island. that was blamed by the national transportation safety board on a sui

u.s. air force b-52 crash in guam. the bomber aborted take-off and crashed shortly after. all seven people were able to get out safely and unhurt. >>> as what the the case at home where a concord home burst into flames. everyone got out safely from that house. the they are not sure what sparked the fire. >>> a man was shot and killed in an incorporated area of contra costa county. that shooting happened yesterday afternoon near napa avenue in the rodeo area. sheriff's deputies responded to calls of shots fired. the victim was found later in a hospital where he died. investigators are not releasing the victim's name but asking people with any information to come forward. >>> 5:04. the case surrounding a missing millbrae father is considered a homicide investigation. keith green disappeared last month leaving his wallet and car at home. his cell phone was found in golden gate park the next day. deputies found his body in a field off highway 101. detectives are not saying how he was killed. >> it's been determined as a homicide by evidence found at the scene. i can't go into

u.s. air force thunderbirds will touch down at joint air force base mcguire-dix-lakehurst. they're in town for the air show this weekend. >>> and today, philadelphia city council will honor the national champion villanova wildcats. they'll present the team with a resolution congratulating them on their victory in the ncaa championship final. >>> good morning, everyone. one last check on your first alert traffic right now. we're watching the schuylkill expressway. we've definitely seen better mornings here. this is right around route 1. some big delays here headed westbound. so towards the king of prussia area you're going to see big delays. most of this backup is in place because we had an earlier accident scene headed westbound around waverly road. it is all cleared out of the way now, but there were lanes closed down. the right shoulder, right-hand lane, and only one lane was getting by for quite some time. that's why we're seeing these massive residual delays, including the fact that rush hour is under way. we're at a 34-minute drive time. we were at an hour earlier. ave

air force have two of these aircraft out over the sea. they have a surveillance aircraft as well. we know that the british military have a naval vessel in the area. the u.sir force is contributing several or ryan p 3 surveillance aircraft to the recovery effort. already some debris has been recovered. that is allowing the effort to focus, focus in on a precise area. now, this area is just southeast of where the aircraft disappeared off the radar. it is a little north of where that false debris field was found on thursday. of course this a concern. the debris spotted by the air has to be checked on the ground. that slows down the operation. but that is part of the effort that's under way. the greek air force here putting a lot of effort into this. they're also saying that they're willing to use their air base like this one here, offering it to allies to join the effort to help egyptian authorities discover precisely where this egyptair aircraft went down. >> nic robertson for us there. i spoke earlier with dr. alan deal. he's a former investigator with the u.s. national transportation safety board and the author of "air safety investigators, using science

u.s. air force's fleet of bombers and fighter jets are in desperate need of repairs. they take the b-1 bomber as an example. fox news discovered only half of them can actually fly. the planes have been around for decades. >> the first jet i worked on 20 years ago had a thousand flight hours on it. now we're looking at some of the planes pushing over 10,000 flight hours. it's not only the personnel that are tired, it's the aircraft that are tired as well. >> we need to fly over and over again and work hard that you have to work to get these things in the air and get our training done. these airmen are starting to get burnt out. >> the air force is short some 700 pilots and 4,000 aircraft mechanics. and the military often has to scrounge around for replacement parts. some of those parts come from retired aircraft that are stored in the arizona desert. >> the tsa is experiencing some turbulence after longer-than-usual wait times across the country. passengers in chicago said it took hours to get through security. a computer issue in phoenix caused more than 3,000 checked

u.s. air force reports a b52 crashed during takeoff at a base in guam during what we're told was a routineng mission, all seven people onboard made it out receively. investigator -- safely. the feds are suing golfer phil mickelson over an insider trading scheme. the complaint from a security and exchanges commission claims mickelson made more than $900,000 off a stock tip. mickelson's lawyers say he didn't do anything wrong and is not facing criminal charges. the news continues right after this. >>> updating fox's top story. investigators from here to france and egypt are focusing on the final moments of egypt air flight 804, trying to explain what sent the plane into the sea. one employee onboard, an employee of proctor and gamble. according to reports another passenger was saudi diplomat and mother in france for her doctor's medical care, one young man was a student at a french military academy returning home to mourn the death of his family. now his family may be mourning him. ashley webster is here. >> well know the makeup of who was onboard the plane. 66 people in total. seven you thr

u.s. air force b-52 bomber on the south pacific island of guam. the plane aborted on takeoff, crashed and caught fire this morning. all seven crew members made it out safely. no one else was hurt. the air force is investigating and taking steps to keep the plane's fuel from contaminating the ground. >> and we have breaking news about one of the world's most famous golfers. the securities and exchange commission named phil mickelson in a complaint involving alleged insider trading. he owed money to a man who received tips and business information about a food company. that man urged mikkelson to trade stock in the food company. the s.e.c. said he made a profit of more than $900,000 the next day. the associated press says attempts to reach him for comment were unsuccessful. >> to decision 2016. donald trump will visit mercer county later today as a favor to chris christie. the presumptive republican presidential nominee will appear with christie at the lawrenceville national guard armory. the event will raise money to help christie pay off debt for

u.s. air force captain at kreech air force base, epicenter of president obama's secretive military drone operationsair force doesn't want us to use will's last name but did allow us to see him train some of the 2,500 other airmen here. >> ready to launch left missile. >> reporter: they control drones launched thousands of miles away overseas, flying them 24/7 in shifts by satellite link. >> when i am flying a mission i am for all intents and purposes there fighting the war. you are so involved in what's going on that you feel like you are in the airplane flying the mission you are there. >> one key difference? >> you're not. >> reporter: using high powered drone cameras and electronics tens of thousands of feet aloft, operators often keep watch over u.s. troops on the battlefield. we have asked the pilot of a predator drone flying above us right now to zoom in on me so we can get a sense of the resolution. and it is pretty clear. but there are other capabilities that government agencies don't want to reveal, like the ability to recognize voices, faces, or even someone's individual gait. all from th

u.s. air force academy or the french air force.lding it for the second and third generation pilot who is going to inherit this plane, and they will be in latin america or in africa or the caribbean, and that pilot may not have all the expertise that a highly trained military pilot does. and we want them to be very comfortable in this plane and not to make a silly mistake. so it's designed not for the creme de la creme of pilots but for the average joe pilot. they really want this plane to be a plane that is very, very difficult to screw up in, in other words, and that's why this track record is so good. >> and although we should note that this pilot had a lot of experience on this plane. he had 6275 hours of flying, including just 2,100 -- over 2,100 on an airbus itself. i just want to ask you when it comes to autopilot, which is where that plane would have been at 37,000 feet. >> surely. >> cruising altitude. what are pilots doing during that time? what do they do? >> reporter: they're supposed to be monitoring, just watching and

u.s. air force b52 on the u.s.erritory of qualm, good news all seven crew members escaped wreckage without injury. b52 strat a bomber caught fire and crashed during take off during a training mission. they contain a fuel spill on the runway. >>> protesters set a police koran fire during a anti cop hatred rally. fifteen demonstrators broke out car windows forcing two officers outside and then police say they threw molotov cocktails inside. protesters say police instigated violence during a series of demonstrations against the controversial labor reform. >> well, if you thought it was bad before airport security lines are becoming even longer. airlines are looking for solutions and now congress is getting involved. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at philadelphia international airport this morning with more on these flight frustrations, hi there, justin. >> hi there brooke and jim. fact is flying is just more complicated these days, screening are more involved, more of us are packing carry on bags a

u.s. air force tasked with defending your freedom every day. it is experiencing severe shortages in several key areas at a time of increasing budget strain. national security correspondent jennifer griffin takes a look. >> it was built in the early '80s to drop nuclear bombs during the cold war, now the b-1 bomber is used for close air support in the fight against isis, a mission it was not designed for. >> you put that thing over the battlefield, 10, 12 hours at a time. 50,000 pounds of weapon and it can put a 2,000-pound weapon on a doorknob from 15 miles away in the dark of night in the worst weather. >> only half of the bombers can actually fly. >> we only have 20 a aircraft assigned on station currently. only half are flyable. we're looking at airplanes pushing over 10,000 flight hours,i not only the personnel that are tired, it's the aircraft that are tired as well. >> this master sergeant has overseen maintenance on the bomber for 20 years. >> the jet is breaking more today than it did 20 years ago. >> these airmen are also tired. >> we

u.s. air force saying it hammed on guam. the seven crew members all made it out safely.he bomber was deployed to guam from north dakota as part of military's continuous bomber presence in the pacific. >>> foreign hackers are spying on the presidential campaigns according to u.s. intelligence. james clapper, director of national intelligence, says his agency is now working with the fbi to help campaigns tighten their security. >>> the republican-controlled house passing a $622 million bill to battle the zika virus. the move setting up a challenge with the white house which has been seeking a $1.9 billion to fight the virus. zika which is spread by mosquitos and sexual contact can cause severe birth defects. i'm patricia stark and now back to "hannity." >>> welcome back to "hannity" as we continue for what is now the trump war-room, inside of trump tower, donald trump is with us for the hour. i watched your daughter, ivanka, this morning and she had to say, my dad's not a groper. now this is referring to a "new york times" hit piece. i have in the last three days interview

u.s. air force master sergeant james avery has been deployed for the past seven months. while it is probably pretty clear what is about to happen, violet had no idea that her dad had returned home, and is about to interrupt her lunch. >> keep in mind seven months to a six year-old is a long time. >> daddy. >> yes. >> daddy good daddy. >> when i showed up, she looked stunned, she didn't recognize me right away. >> reporter: while away first graders had been writing james letters and for that he thank them. >> it can ab lot for first grade tours take in so james was nice enough to do questions and answers but is what first thing violet wants to do now that he is home, see a movie? what movie, jungle book, of course. i did have one more question. >> what is the best thing about your dad. >> he protects me. >> reporter: in that she speaks for all of us. the reporting from marlton, alexandria half for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that she does. >> that was one surprised little girl. >> wonderful good hopefully they have a wonderful weekend together. >>> still to come on "eyewi

u.s. air force academy in colorado. that will be his 24th and final commencement address while president. how does that compare to past presidents? pretty much in line with george w. bush, bill clinton, george h.w. bush. back in ronald reagan's presidency he was there for eight years as well. he only did 11. an up tick after he left office when george h.w. bush came in. obama doing about three commencement addresses a year. if you break these down, always interesting. how many were public schools? how many private? most of the places the president has delivered his addresses are public schools. some were high schools. he's delivered some high school commencement addresses in addition to a bunch of colleges as well. and you can see the number one place he goes or the number one type of school is the u.s. military academies. it's the naval academy, military academy at west point, coast guard, air force academy where he'll be in two weeks. two each at all of those. one-third of his commencement addresses military instituti

u.s. air force fences every 10 days. standing in a security line waiting to take off your shoes and belts, how vulnerable are our airports. people are sneaking in every twee 10 days. lieutenant colonel ralph peters is here to sound off on that. tower top story donald trump takes the stage in bismarck, north dakota any minute from now for a major policy address. on the very day he had the magic number of 1237 delegates, their in the heart of america's oil and gas he will outline his energy policy. we will bring it to you live. president obama launching into his harshest criticism yet of donald trump. there he is in japan speaking where he said foreign leaders around the world have good reason to be, quote, rattled by donald trump. watch this. >> for good reason. the proposals he has made display ignorance of world affairs or a cavalier attitude or an interest in getting tweets and headlines. trish: they are rattled because trump won't stand for any of the shenanigans we have seen internationally. he will stand up for amer

u.s. air force. national security really seriously, and, you know, the idea that she would have a private e-mail server, it demonstrates someone who thinks that they are outside of the rules and not accountable. it's reckless. and i don't -- the most disappointing part of all of it i don't think she's taken responsibility for it >> you're a supporter of her. are you worried about the controversial? >> i agree with the concerns. the report also stated she was not first person to do this, that this was a consistent thing with other people who held that office. when people are in positions of power they have a responsibility and a duty to make sure that what they do is transparent. and the entire problem with this e-mail server issue is that she's not being transparent. >> you don't think even now. >> no. >> what she said about it. >> no. it's totally -- when somebody doesn't abide by the rules they are not being transparent and the rules are there for at that reason and, yes, she's being held accountab

u.s. air force and now an analyst on mexico's drug war. good to see you. -- how does this information strike you that he would be transferred from what was supposed to be a high-security facility, it is the one that he, you know, escaped from once before, but now he is going to a smaller penitentiary that isn't known to be as secure. >> well, hopefully they're not going to keep him there for very long. of course that raises some questions. what are the mexican government's intentions. are they getting ready to hand him over to the u.s. government. how long will he be there, and of course what story are they going to tell to keep it as undercover, underwraps in the meantime. >> and, could they potentially hold him in juarez, ciudad juarez for a matter of days or months before extradition? >> very good question. the main concern, is this an opportunity for someone to break him out. is there enough time, if they hold him for long enough, for him to come up with a plan to get out of any less secure facility. and that's, of course, the concern for both law enfo

u.s. air force thunder bird are performing at the power in the pines air show this weekend at joint base maguire fort dix lakehurst. they gave our vittoria woodill a chance to break the sound barrier. >> it is a f-16, fighting falcon. in brilliant red, white and blue, it reaches twice the speed of sound, that is 1500 miles per hour. it is flown by best pilots in the united states air force. demonstrating precision, power, and american pride, this plane is the mark of a thunder bird. ambassadors in blue have been in existing since 1953, a team of 120, with six planes and 12 pilots. make that 13. i'm sitting as co pilot for once in a lifetime ride in the clear blue, so lets get briefed with thunderbird number 12 captain sarah a harper. >> today you'll experience, the way the jet will go down runway, and go about 15,000 feet. >> can you hold your breath for ten or 152nd. >> yes, you can. >> for thunderbird number nine major doctor chris. >> we're not breathing for oxygen but for pressure. >> reporter: to combat g force or gravity pressure he showed me how to squeeze and breathe or g strain so i wou

u.s. is providing air support for the conventional iraqi forces. they are also not providing support for this iranian-backed shiite militia. but this is a heavily influenced u.s. operation. there are also troops on the ground helping as they try to retake fallujah. gregg: how long might it take? >> the iraqis struggled to retake tikrit and ramadi. they announced operations then they gone forward and backward. iraqis have a pretty bad track record of retaking these cities. but keep in mind isis is severely diminished in iraq. the number of foreign fight sellers joining the ranks is way, way down from thousands a month down to a couple hundred by most estimates. they have been getting pound for the better part of the year by the u.s. and coalition airstrikes. this will take some time. the bigger issue is fallujah is a sunni-held city and most of these iraqi forces are in fact shiite. so even if isis is driven away and pushed out of fallujah, the sectarian tensions that helped isis gain control of fallujah, they will remain. that's the bigger issue for