the course of gum sign a petition for the referendum on locating a u.s. army base in our country. through our bad guy is scum going to get off during the prayers of their courage changed. under the by the way i'm ivan martin uro's yeah when noticed your hate for ice and i hate for ice they're treacherous for us out. there knowing we have to form and soon i know. these communist losers are protesting against the radar. through you know the american army liberated us three times. world war one and world war two hundred and reagan out arm the soviets and you losers the americans and english sold us out in thirty eight shut up sold us out sold us out since you're careful i have witnesses france and england sold us out to the us instead of kneeling before america and worshipping it over to close the us. what were you doing when the soviets put in their rockets. through your country as terrorists oh no. there's a lot of discussions going on these aren't easy agreements to put in place but it was always in your profile going to schools but i feel optimistic to hold up well to miss that w

and it was just my choice. >> reporter: u.s. armyanger sergeant first class leroy petry, nation's newest living recipient of the medal of honor. back to you, ann, in new york. >> thank you so much. that's our broadcast for this tuesday evening. for brian williams and from all of us here at nbc news, thank you and good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> pst right now at 6:00, see how a company is take being a stand against aids. >>> plus, getting tough on students who cut class. >>> and the vote today that will leave the wallets of california's college students a little lighter. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. thanks for joining

major nadal hasan opened fire at the u.s. army base in texas in 2009, killing 13 soldiers and wounding another 30. the army says he'll be tried in military court. he was shot by police and paralyzed during the shooting. >>> here in new york the fate of dominique strauss-kahn remains in limbo. his lawyers met yesterday with prosecutors who have yet to drop the charges he sexually assaulted a hotel maid. they say strauss-kahn won't take a plea deal. >>> there's been a deadly grizzly bear attack in yellowstone national park in wyoming. a couple was hiking yesterday morning when they surprised a mother bear and her cubs. the bear killed the man, his wife suffered minor injuries and managed to call 911. >> this is the first time that there has been a bear caused human fatality in yellowstone in 25 years. >> it is the third bear attack in the yellowstone area in just over a year. >>> just ahead on the "morning news" a new gender gap in the search for jobs. >>> and a crackling assault from the heavens lighting up the stormy night sky. >>

inside congress" that's sunday night, 7:00, 6:00 central. >>> now, to a developing story about a u.s. army soldier under arrest tonight accused of plotting to attack fellow service members outside ft. hood in texas. the same army post that, of course, was the scene of that awful attack back in 2009. this time disaster was averted, the fbi says, because a man saw something and said something. we get details tonight from our justice correspondent pete williams in washington. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, law enforcement officials say an army private, who wanted out of the service because he's a muslim, plotted this attack, saying he wanted to get even with the military for the fighting in iraq and afghanistan. investigators say his targets were fellow soldiers at the army's sprawling ft. hood. texas police revealed today they arrested naser jason abdo yesterday at a motel near ft. hood. in his room, atf agents found enough explosives to make at least two timebombs. the police chief called abdo very dangerous. >> i can tell you that we would probably be here today giving you a diffe

the u.s. army came of crawling across the western plains of america and they gave the american indians exactly nothing for the land and the concept of actually owning the land was completely alien to the indians the idea of owning the grand canyon for example was a concept that was completely alien to their culture similarly in greece the idea of securitizing in trading the acropolis is an alien concept they don't understand it they're being slaughtered by this army of banks toure's who are going to securitize everything and all the commissions from trading all of this of course will be done off balance sheet in the in the shadow banking system in the dark pools will get nothing they'll get absolutely nothing. but the other thing about this is remember you're dealing with con men bank stress here so are these private equity alleged private equity dealers who met with greek government officials are they just straw man and some sort of con are they acting as like market makers you know how you often

new leader actually bring a different strategy but it's an insight and lawrence wilkerson retired u.s. army colonel and former chief of staff to colin powell. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so. easy to understand it and then you glimpse something else and here's some other part of it and realize that everything is ok if you don't know i'm trying hard because the big picture. and yet though. fuck fuck fuck. fuck. yeah we are going to. lead i think either one hundred twelve. whenever the governor says her safe to graduate with freedom. well after a year in charge general david petraeus has now officially handed over control of the afghan war general john allen because of the rampant violence in just the last few days. after the assassination of army of cars or his half brother last week on sunday night john muhammad caught another karzai ally former governor from the south of the country was killed in his home two afghans out of a group of thirty three who had been kidnapped last week or beheaded and western afghanistan allegedly for supporting the afghan government the polic

warfare detection system with them that did not work it had a bunch of false positives a lot of u.s. army soldiers throwing on their chemical warfare protection equipment when they didn't need to because they thought there was an incoming attack from saddam's forces the marines took canaries. when you start a force of resources it forces them to be very very smart and how they spend their money well we'll see we'll see if they actually had any success in terms of making you'll get smart with their money but of course there are a lot of jobs and a lot of money for congress that's right they care to about thank so much for joining thank you so much for having me. it's how we have our fireside friday and then we kick off the weekend with a happy hour fox news believe the media is being unfair in the coverage of the hacking scandal in the u.k. and the a.c.l.u. in federal government are battling over top secret documents concerning afghan economy that in just a month. include only one military mechanisms to do the work to bring justice or. i have every right to know what my government should d

will a new leader actually bring a different strategy but it's meant lawrence wilkerson retired u.s. army colonel and former chief of staff to colin powell. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so cool please if you understand it and then you did something else here's some other part of it and realize that everything is ok if you don't know i'm charged because a big picture. where we are the elite and yet though. fuck fuck fuck. fuck. let's not forget that we live in apartheid right. i think. even funny well. whenever the government says they're keep you safe get ready because your freedom. well after a year in charge general david petraeus has now officially handed over control of the afghan war general john allen but could the rampant violence in just the last few days be a bad sign after the assassination of hamid karzai as half brother last week on sunday night john muhammad caught another karzai ally and former governor from the south of the country was killed in his home two afghans out of a group of thirty three who had been kidnapped last week or beheaded in western afg

leader actually bring a different strategy look at some insight from lawrence wilkerson retired u.s. army colonel and former chief of staff to colin powell. wealthy british soil. from time to. market. why don't was really happening to the global economy with mike stronger no holds barred look at the global financial headlines. as you report. well after a year in charge general david petraeus has now officially handed over control of the afghan war to daniel john allen but could the rampant violence in just the last few days be a bad sign after the assassination of amin karzai as half brother last week on sunday night john muhammad got another karzai ally and former governor from the south of the country was killed in his home two afghans out of a group of thirty three who had been kidnapped last week or beheaded in western afghanistan allegedly for supporting the afghan government the police chief in kandahar and three other officers were killed by a roadside bomb in the south and today three nato soldiers were killed by a bomb in eastern afghanistan as well as one in the south and yet on

and why the hell is this project still on here to discuss this with me is not the zeller former u.s. army captain thanks so much for being here tonight thanks for having me now i know this is something that you're riled up about a need it really angry because it's alvin a huge waste of money and it is tell me exactly what's wrong with this thing why didn't it work show the army. when they actually make a new vehicle has an entire office of people that i wedged lee will sit down to write the basic requirements and i have four wheels and several combustion engine minimal amount of margaret cetera and then it says ok once you've built the thing it has to be able to survive certain types of explosions go up and down hills at certain degrees and cetera but all of a ship and then they go in they build a few prototypes and they put it through its paces well what they found out after the initial testing of all the prototypes is that none of them actually meet all the exposure. stipulated by the armor and that the weight ratio that would be required to do it made the vehicle to have it for transpo

army. here's abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. military must deal with a horrible thought. one of its own soldiers was apparently planning to kill his comrades in cold blood. a nightmare scenario again. army private naser abdo, who the army says was obsessed with the ft. hood massacre, was allegedly on his way there to resurrect the day of carnage. >> we have interviewed him and we have the information that leads us to believe that milita military personnel was targeted. i can tell you that we probably would be here today giving you t been stopped. >> reporter: the plot to bomb a restaurant frequented by soldiers and to shoot any survivors. and if it was true he was targeting ft. hood, the warning signs were there. his life has been unraveling publicly. he was charged with having child pornography on his computer at ft. campbell in kentucky. he was facing court-martial. and abdo was struggling with his role as soldier. he wanted out of the military, because he apparently had issues with killing muslims in the afghanistan war. last

the person become sign a petition for the referendum on locating a u.s. army base in our country. through our bad guy is going to get off during the prayers of their courage. changed. by the way i'm ivan martin you're us you haven't noticed because hate for ice i hate for ice they're treacherous for south. korea we had a performance and i know you. hate these communist losers are protesting against the radar. you know the american army liberated us three times. world war one and world war two and reagan out arm the soviets and you'd losers the americans and english sold us out in thirty eight shut up sold us out sold us out here are careful i have witnesses france and england sold us out not the us instead of kneeling before america and worshipping it. what were you doing when the soviets put in their rockets. oh. i. that. there was a lot of discussions going on these aren't easy agreements to put in place i thought i was in there for the i wouldn't disclose all feel optimistic to hold out on the well to miss that we will get this job as a prime minister seminar in a couple words

Ñwkó jon: and active duty u.s. armying of wanting to copy the fort hood shooter apparently was stopped just in time. naser jason adbo admits planning an attack similar to the one on the texas base that occurred in 2009. 13 people died in that attack. the soldier taken into custody yesterday. they found a bomb stuffed ph a backpack and weapons in his hotel room following a tip they got from the same gun store where a pistol used in the 2009 attack was purchased. let's talk about it with peter brooks, he's a former cia officer and heritage fellow, a graduate of the naval academy. peter, so many strange aspects to this case. we can say, you know, great, investigators put the pieces together, and thank god for that alert clerk at the gun shop who noticed this guy acting oddly and turned him in, and yet, you know, absent one of those connections in the chain this could have been a terrible event all over again. >> yeah, i mean clearly, jon, he was a l orbs ne wolf. they are not necessarily associating with other khrab ra tor

. >>> president obama will award the medal of honor to u.s. army sergeant first class leroy petrie, only the second living recipient of the medal for actions in iraq or afghanistan. >>> and tonight, at baseball's all-star game in phoenix, immigrant rights advocates are asking people to wear white ribbons protesting arizona's controversial immigration laws. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today show," the latest details on the case of a hollywood producer charged with murdering his wife during their cancun vacation last year. >>> and grammy-winning artist, colbie callait performs next. >>> i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station, have

. >> after you got in the u.s. army me things like, "step off [ bleep ]" >> reporter: police asked us to withhold his name and not show his face. >> you do not remember being in the face? >> getting i remember being at all. >> reporter: he attended the party wearing a towel. >> exerted to use the restroom and while i was inside someone was pushing it over. >> reporter: that led to the punch captured on camera. >> it makes me sick. you can see him clench his fists while before he strikes. can see it watching him. >> reporter: he suffered a concussion and underwent surgery for broken eyes are good eyes are good for you believes he was attacked because it is actually pretty and not because he was new. >> if you do not like on tuesday days, do not come to pride. >> reporter: investigators are asking anyone with information on this assault to causing when police. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an internship going for northern california women had one safety deposit box to store items and another with money. joseph

the game being played in germany near the u.s. army base. the u.s. players had to salute for the servicemembers in attendance. lauren cheney dishes to rapino. carli lloyd with the good foot work. u.s. wins 3-0 and clinches a spot in the quarterfinals. first they meet sweden on wednesday. >>> a very ungiants-like start in tonight's game in detroit. sandoval had already hit a two- run homer in the first and then crawford against sheerser with a pair of runners aboard. crawford out of the reach of casper wells. it's a five-run 1st inning for the giants and got a run in the third for a 6-0 lead. that's the good news. the play in the midwest this time of year you're subject to rain delays. they have been waiting for an hour to get going again. barry zito the pitcher with the 6-0 lead. >>> the as tonight hosting arizona once again. we'll have it all tonight at 10:00 on sports wrap. see you then. >> thank you. >>> well, coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, it was certainly hot today. but is it expected to sizzle tomorrow? the advisory you need to know about

the gop does not yet have the votes needed to pass it. >>> and a u.s. armyis caught with weapons and admits plotting to attack ft. hood, texas. 13 people were killed in the 2009 attack on that base. >>> a remarkable survivor story from a new york pilot this morning. he's resting comfortably in michigan after a gruelling ordeal in the icy waters of lake huron. randall pinkston has his story. >> reporter: 42-year-old michael trapp was pulled from lake huron after treading water for 18 hours with no life jacket. >> i was waving my arms and by the grace of god they slowed down. i about started crying when they slowed down. >> reporter: the pilot was flying his cessna from upstate wisconsin tuesday when his engine began sputtering. he went down 29 miles from the michigan shore. >> now i got my shoes on, my pants on, the seas are like ten feet. every like eight, ten seconds i'm getting doused by water, dragging me down six feet every time a wave goes by. >> reporter: he is not a strong swimmer but survived the night with nothing to hold on to, to keep him afloat.

i honor my stepfather, who served in the u.s. army., who served and retired from the united states navy. we will never forget the sacrificesf our brave men and women in our military. it is part of our past that we remember -- [cheers and applause] to secure the future of the promise of america. and is thus values that make our country unique and make us the mo powerful force for good on this planet. i believe we are the indispensable nation, and that is the spirit that separates us from those who would give their own life for others from those who sacrificed others, like terrorists, who use little children's lives as human shields. but i think perhaps the valor of our american fighting heroes was never captured better than in the sacrifice made by the sullivan brothers from right here in waterloo. my father told my three brothers and i, when we were little children, this story of the sullivan family, who were like so many other families in the great depression. they were just fortunate to get by. and most of the family worked here in w

. >> you know, it's the u.s. armyso severe storms or some storms. >> i think we're going to have some storms and i think some of the rain could be heavy. i don't think we're going to have widespread severe. don't cancel all your plans but we've been telling you heading into the holiday sunday will be the wettest of the three days. that's tomorrow. we hit a hot high today and went all the way up to 95 degrees. it's pretty quiet right now with nothing going on around the city weatherwise so you're good to go with evening plans. into the eastern panhandle, west virginia, and western maryland we've had some thunderstorms tonight and that's where they are right now. we started at 68. right now the dew point is at 60. it's starting to get stickier out there and it's 81 degrees. here's a look with it. will it rain this holiday weekend? we've been talking about the chances for rain mostly tomorrow and the forecast is pretty much staying on track for that. there's a 50% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. the fireworks displace

the u.s. army general approved the possible death penalty as a result of the shooting. 13 poem were killed and again 32 injured. >>> and pretty soon wedding bells will be ringing in new york. the state law allowing same sex marriage will go into effect july 24th. the mayor michael bloom berk says city office will be open on the 24th and workday hours will be extend until july 29th. applications are available now and couples are urged to apply. >>> fop rail arrangements are set for a man -- funeral arrangements are set for a manwho drown in the magothy river. a sharp unexpected boat turn threw him into the river monday afternoon. >>> ten minutes away from 7. four burn out cars and a fire have baltimore county officers look for arsonist. firefighters found the building burned out. crews found four cars set on fire in the i'm air -- same area. anyone with information is asked to call the number 1-866- 7-lockup. >>> the baltimore streets made his wise and hbo made him a star and the experiences make hi

. >> reporter: true in new york and on this field at the u.s. army garrison. who's going to watch? these 8 and 9-year-olds all have a parent who has done multiple tours in iraq or afghanistan. so guess what they like best about the women's team? >> they don't give up. >> reporter: it's their hallmark says espn analyst judy fuady, a member of the 1999 team. >> to show courage and the will to persevere when everything is against you will be their legacy if they can win this game on sunday. >> reporter: but the americans have already achieved one big victory. they're regarded not just as world class women's players, but world class soccer players, period. >> the women are now being appreciated for their skill as athletes. >> reporter: skills they hope will bring home the cup. nbc news, frankfurt. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

we learned today that he's scheduled to retire soon after 39 years in the u.s. army. here's what makes it different. sergeant major mellinger was drafted to fight in vietnam. back in 1972. while most of those drafted served their two years and then left the service, mellinger stayed on, serving in the army for his entire career. and now, at 58 years old, he is believed to be the last vietnam draftee to retire. >>> and this item today. we wish it were a joke. but a new poll finds many americans aren't quite sure of their independence day facts. for example, when did the united states declare its independence? only 58% of respondents knew it was 1776. and the u.s. gained its independence from which country? 76% correctly said great britain. but 19% were unsure and 5% named some other country. >>> great britain, you know, it's where they play wimbledon. and today it is where novak djokovic fulfilled his boyhood dream and won the men's final. the 24-year-old from serbia beat rafael nadal in four sets. afterward, djokovic called his first wimbledon championship the most sp

. >>> the u.s. army's losing a piece of its history.t active soldier drafted during vietnam is now retiring. commander sergeant major jeffrey mellinger was drafted in 1972. he thought that president nixon had personally written his notification letter. he went on parac3700 parachute. he was also the senior enlisted soldier in iraq and survived 27 roadside bombs. >> amazing career. >> incredible. >>> moving on to sports now, novak djokovic is now the number one ranked men's tennis player in the world. he takes over the top spot from rafael nadal, the man he beat in the men's singles yesterday. >> what a game and what a finish. and then he ate the grass. djokovic was already assured of the number ranking even before he won at the all england club. it's been a stellar year for the 24-year-old serb. winning eight titles so far. >>> a look at the rest of sunday sports highlights. at happened back here across the pond. for that we turn to espn's don bell. >>> the final day of interleague play in baseball. yankees and mets. jose reyes, out wit

retired u.s. army four star general john shalikashvili died at the age of 75.e first chairman of the joint chiefs of staff not born in this country. he was born in poland. he emigrated to the u.s. as a teenager, settling in peoria. he was a vietnam veteran who served president clinton at the pentagon for four years. >>> we also learned this weekend of the death of nguyen cao ky, a americans of a certain age will remember him as former leader of south vietnam, who served as commander of the air force and prime minister of the regime, backed by the u.s. during the war. he was known for his trademark scarf and mustache. when saigon fell in 1975, he escaped by choppering on to a u.s. warship and settled in the u.s. for a time as a liquor store owner in california. he was 80 years old. >>> up next, it is not your parents' workplace anymore, but where do you draw the line when summer arrives in a decidedly new era. >>> we're going to close here tonight with something of a generational divide. an example of what happens as new generations come up and enter the workfor

u.s. army vet wilson comes here twice a month. >> the community right here they do need food. people are suffering here in the united states. >> reporter: but a critical program where the u.s. department of agriculture buys up excess food from farmers and gives it to food banks has come to a halt. the alameda county community food bank was getting 80,000 pounds of bonus produce from the usda every month until now. >> that's gone to zero. yeah. >> nothing? >> nothing. >> that's no small amount of food. 80,000 fans is the same weight of a fully loaded semi truck like this one. and the shortages could get even worse. lawmakers in washington are considering millions more in cuts to emergency food programs at a time that calls for help to this hot line has hit an all time high. wilson and the agencies that helped him could end up feeling the pinch. surviving on a budget of $25,000 a month making ends meet wouldn't be easy. >> what would you do if you didn't have this? >> i don't know, i couldn't tell you. >> reporter: with 30 to 40 people just like him lining up here every day he kn

. >>> u.s. army is admitting it has a growing problem -- soldiers abusing prescription painkillers.ow the army is fighting back. soldiers are now restricted on how many painkillers they can buy at one time. the army will limit most controlled substances to 30-day prescriptions rather than the previous 60 and 90-day prescriptions that were allowed. soldiers can be discipline fds they're found to still be using drugs six months after a prescription was issued. the army says 87 soldiers were researched for drug abuse treatment in 1999 while 703 referrals were made in 2009. >>> if you own a pet you'll likely agree with this report. pet owners are happier and healthier. that's what psychologists found after doing three experiment looking at the benefit of pet ownership. here it is -- they say pet owners had greater self-esteem, were more physically fit, tended to be less lonely, and were more extroverted than non-pet owners. i would agree. >> okay. >>> apparently everything really is bigger in texas. a couple from longview introduced the world to their baby boy today. he is thought to be

just before, the stage had been strucking, and members of the u.s. army ceremonial band were wrapping up their run through when the storm blew through. >> suddenly the wind came in and the rain, and it was very dark and chaotic for a while. >> reporter: it sent spectators scurrying. >> people were running, and it just came by and swooped right through this area. >> going to the garage. >> it started raining really bad, and i thought to myself, i'm hiding behind this little capitol stand thing, and this really nice lady was like come sit in my car. so we sat in there and waited it out. >> reporter: the capitol police had begun evacuating attendees ahead of the dark clouds in the northern sky. >> you can stay if you want, but i wouldn't suggest it. >> reporter: some were sent to the legislative garage to weather the storm, and not a moment too soon when they had streamed out just moments before, this massive tree branch came crashing down. and then the cleanup began. all in a day's work on this day? yes. before it was all over, some tents came down, and toi

. >> reporter: jim crawford may not look like it, but he's a u.s. army major, part of a program called "afghan hands," designed to mentor government officials. >> hey, how's it going? >> how you been? >> good, good. >> reporter: to break down barriers he wears local clothing and a full beard, like most afghan men. when we visited kandahar earlier this month, crawford was anxious to introduce us to the city's mayor, ghulam haider hamidi. >> there are a lot of good afghans here working, and working very hard and risking their life. he's one of them. so the people here are really lucky to have him as mayor. >> reporter: that luck ran out today. a suicide bomber got into the same corridor as the city hall the mayor had guide us through. on that day he told us he was fatalistic about the dangers he faced. >> reporter: crawford's job means he often takes the same risks as the afghans he works with. while most u.s. soldiers travel around kandahar in heavily armored vehicles, crawford suggested we see the city from an auto-rickshaw. what's it like being a soldie