colonel macgregor well as a retired u.s. army colonel are you happy the country's security will be in safe hands if he gets his way oh absolutely no question about it particularly regarding senator hagel why. well there are a number of things first of all hago has been a very effective and strong critic of the interventions over the last several years and the mismanagement of our policies and the squandering of blood and treasure on missions that make no sense strategically for the united states asked for years that's what subset large numbers of people who have supported bad decisions the decision to intervene and then occupy iraq and then to transform the initial operation in afghanistan into a nation building mission being right those were disasters and i think that's one of the reasons that people on the hill not a lot but some are unhappy with his appointment it signals a sea change in american foreign policy where we are now going to exercise restraint with regard to the use of american military power and i think we're seei

also ahead in the program here on our alleged u.s. army we could hear bradley manning gets one hundred twelve days off of his eventual sentence but could still face life imprisonment. but we were court on how sound british families are paying the price for the country's failure to counter the rising number of dog attacks that and more just ahead. more belt tightening is looming for the u.k. as parliament moves a step further to cal benefits a new bill seeks to limit an increase in welfare spanning to one percent a year and could see the most vulnerable being hit hardest it also comes against a backdrop of a stare the measures britain introduced as it struggles to heal its ailing economy is laura smith reports. members of parliament have voted in favor of this bill which would have a one percent cap on benefits welfare benefits ministers say this cap is needed because the states handouts have been rising twice as fast as pay as in work pay in recent years this bill will now go through to further reading so it's not passed yet but we can exp

the private bradley manning accused of sharing classified u.s. army files was the whistle blowing web site we leaks will get one hundred twelve days cut from these events will sentence the victory for he's a fan steam comes after john drooled death manning's nine months in quantico amounted to pre trial punishment and was excessively harsh retired colonel morris davis told us the military is just trying to spare its blushes. i think the government here is overplayed their hand if you recall when the wiki leaks documents were going to come out it reminded me of the y2k scare everybody kind of braced and expected the worst and then when it came out not much happened and i think the government really overplayed this i'm not aware of there being anything more than embarrassment that has been caused by the wiki leaks documents if there's been any operations that have been compromised or any individuals harmed i'm not aware of it but it certainly seems at this point this is more of a case of embarrassment than actual harm it seems to be that there are good

the u.s. army, marine corps, and other modern military's including the french have to deal with the threat today is absolutely unsurprising but i don't mean to suggest that absolutely nothing has changed over the course of the last 5,000 years. there have, in fact, been some significant changes. the biggest one has to do with the power of public opinion and propaganda. and this was something that was demonstrated in our very own war of independence. now, when we think of the american war of independence we tend to think of battles lexington and concord where the yankees slithered on their bellies and shot at the red coats from behind trees and rocks in ways that the red cuts considered to be ungentlemanly and not quite cricket. now, these were, no doubt, effective tactics, but in the end what is striking to me about studying the american revolution is the extent to which it was decided not so much by what happened on the battlefield but what actually happened in the house of parliament, in the comm

again was slipped into the news during the holiday season not very many americans noticed it but u.s. army teams will be deploying to as many as thirty five african nations early next year for training programs and other operations as part of any creased pentagon role in africa the move would see small teams of u.s. troops dispatched to countries with groups allegedly linked to al qaida such as libya sudan algeria and needs well i think it was confucius famously donald rumsfeld should be in jail for war crimes and quote well who's the biggest player in iraq right now iraq's oil business oh china right so. there's just no pretty well this twenty first century but china is tapping their resources but they're paying tied to the empire to the united states is the u.s. that controls that so that the u.s. is very happy for china to have the oil as long as they pay their share to rome in dollars yeah which are quickly losing their value which they accumulated by selling americans hundreds of trillions of dollars with a wal-mart so the team sent to africa our u.s. brigade that has the capable. to

the u.s. army corps of engineers assessed 60% of the levies. a thousand were minimally acceptable and 121 were okay. a panel reamed a national effort to -- recommended a national effort to repair levies but congress hasn't acted on it. >>> a lot of people around the bay area saw a great sight. we have that picture here for you. this was a fire ball, which is a meteor that explodes. ktvu spoke with a physicist and he said it was one of the brightest he has seen. this was sent to us by one of our ktvu viewers. >>> bay area officials are issuing another spare the air alert. it is the sixth this year. third day in a row for that ban. it also applies to the burning of solid fuel in fire places unless it is your only source of heat. this extends through midnight friday. >>> you can see the haze in the air. let's check in with bill martin. >> warmer today. temperatures mid-60s. upper 60s in the peninsula today. temperatures warmed up from yesterday and a couple days ago. over night lows remain cold. where is the rain? not in the five-day forecast. the

and a place to have with this general and then would become a retired commanding general of the u.s. army material command. could to have you here. your thoughts from your perspective what this means for first the army itself in the country. >> well, good evening, lou. first, i think it is a great decision. it is a good decision. the timing is right, and that think this decision now runs policy with the current realities on today's battlefield . lou: the realities include a more technologically oriented military, but still the requirements for special operations, special forces, infantry. in your judgment and commander as a leader of tens of thousands , do you believe that women will have soon of role in such elements of our army and other branches? >> i believe this policy is the way -- and as the chairman and the sec staff laid out, that there is an assessment phase and a revision of the current military operation specialties with every visit. the standards, the requirements for each one of those military operational specialties. and by doing so they will ensure that those women and men

. >>> a medical miracle story of a u.s. army veteran who lost all four of his limbs and underwent a roarkable translate procedure. six weeks ago brendan marrocc received new arms. >> now, i can move this. this arm is pretty much no movement at all. not yet. >> marrocco said he's getting a second chance and his goal is to compete in sports but most of all drive his car. >>> and new york city mayor bloomberg has high praise for joe biden. he said you know, joe biden, you can say what you want but he's got a set of -- >>> the dow rising 72 points yesterday. the s&p and nasdaq were mixed. overseas trading saw a boost. nikkei shot up 270 points while the hang seng climbed 156. it's a busy morning on wall street. we'll see if amazon stock continues to rise. also keep an eye on chesapeake today the energy company got news, aubreay mcclendon is stepping down and will leave the april 1st. >> lots of eyes will be on research in motion when the blackberry 10 is released at 10:00 this morning. >>> investors could be digesting some grim econ

. >> these two structures were build in 1943 by the u.s. army.o, these were spotting positions for the big post artillery gun batteries. the stations would work together. say win here and one at fort funston. using telescopes, they named a ship and target. and the two different sightings allowed them to trianglely position the ship at sea. >> so it was a lookout, essentially >> it was a lookout. >> i doubt if we saw a japanese ship today -- >> it would probably say toyota on the side of it. >> they are really fun. if shows you what can you do in 60 seconds. >> the pri sidot maps. people -- presidio maps. people keep forgetting that the army was a major presence. before the city was functioning, the army was functioning. and there are maps from the 1800's that show the farmhouses in the valley, the eureka valley, and mission district that were done by the army. so the army is its own resource for the history of the city before there was a building department. they would have everything. you could find out what was the original house in an area. ag

a medical miracle story of a u.s. army veteran who lost all four of his limbs and underwent a remarkable transplant procedure. six weeks ago brendan received a new pair of arms. >> now, i can move my elbow. i can rotate a little bit. this arm is pretty much not much movement at all, not yet. >> the very driven man said he's getting a second chance and his goal is to some day compete again in sports but mostle all he just wants to drive his car. >>> new york city michael bloomberg had some high praise for vice president joe biden telling politico quote, you know joe biden, you can joke about him all you want but he's got a set of -- yeah and he says what he believes and he forced the focus on gay marriage. end quote. high praise. the dow is approaching 14 k after rising 72 yesterday. the s&p and nasdaq were mixed. overseas trading saw it boost. the nikkei shot up 247 points while the hang seng climbed 166 to fin injury today. it's a busy day ahead on wall street. this morning we'll see if amazon stock don't rise. i want sho

the u.s. army corps of engineers found 326 levees that cover 2,000 miles unacceptable.that people and property are at risk. the study came about after hurricane katrina. it includes weakened walls, animal holes, decaying pipes and homes built close to levees. here in california, voters approved a $5 billion bond to go towards flood prevention. officials however say they still need about $12 billion more to finish. right now in east palo alto the creek is low but again there are sandbags stacked and officials have also put updates around the levee to prevent people from getting near it because they say the situation is still unsay. live in east palo alto, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >>> all boeing 787 dreamliner jets are grounded indefinitely because of safety concerns. just hours ago are air safety authorities in europe, japan and india have joined the grounding of the planes following a series of incidents involving the aircraft in recent days. yesterday the federal aviation administration says the 787s should be grounded until the risk of battery fires is resolved. for

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. >> he served in the u.s. army, driving trucks. his vehicle was the target of a roadside bomb outside of baghdad. he lost all four limbs and at first it regained some mobility using prosthetic arms and legs. last month's transplants took 40 hours to complete. >> i suspect that he will be using his hands for just about everything as soon as we let him start trying to do more and more. right now, we are holding him back at this point so he can let all this tissues heal. >> an inspiring story at a time when a whole new generation of wounded soldiers is coming. what message does he have for others? >> do not give up hope. life always is better when you are live, be stubborn. be stubborn, do it anyway, work your off to do it. >> he will be working this car next and who was to doubt him? what's hot on the heels of a group of american senators, president obama has rolled out his own plan for dealing with america pause immigration problem. speaking in las vegas, he said that immigration reform must include a pathway to citizenship for the

the u.s. army corps of engineers says hundreds of levies across the country are in danger of failing and in the nation's capital they include the anacostia naval air station levy and the 17th street levy. the corps is in the process of rebuilding the 17th street levy and hopes to have that project done soon. >>> regardless of whether a flood or any other disaster hits, virginia wants to be sure you're ready. so the commonwealth is launching its own mobile app, the ready virginia app. it gives info on emergency planning and preparedness complete with maps of red cross shelters, hurricane evacuation routes and a family emergency plan you can customize. >>> breaking news, guilty on all counts, that is the verdict in the case of d.c. cop richmond phillips. he was accused of shooting to death the mother of his child and leaving a young daughter to die inside a hot car. just minutes ago phillips was found guilty of first degree murder in the deaths of both wanetta wright and 1-year-old jalen. prosecutors

louis, the u.s. army corps of engineers is dredging and blasting the river bottom to help keep shipping lanes open. everything from oil to cement to chemicals, to 60% of u.s. grain exports moved down this river. >> it's a major artery to the gulf coast, no doubt. all the exports go down this river to the center gulf. >> reporter: and this artery is clogged. >> it is clogged up. >> reporter: a typical tow boat moves 15 loaded barges. it would take six locomotives pulling 216 rail cars, or 1,050 tractor-trailers to move the same amount of goods. so it's clear how vital the river is to the nation's commerce. operators say if the mississippi doesn't get any precipitation in the next few days, it's going to be too shallow for tow boats to operate, bringing shipping to a standstill. george foster, who runs tugs up and down the mississippi has already tied up some of his fleet. >> we're predicting to go another two feet lower than we are right now. >> reporter: shippers want the army corps of engineers to tempor

the full hour a real american hero who served our great nation more than three decades in the u.s. army, four-star general stanley mcchrystal, and his 30-plus years began following his graduation from west point in 1976 and the years that followed rose through the ranks and openly became the highest ranking military officer in afghanistan as commander of u.s. forces and the international security assistance force. now, few americans have dedicated more time to this country and general mcchrystal served throughout six generals and i will ask each and every president, including president obama, and the unexpected moment came in the wake of an interview with rolling stone, magazine in which the general and his staff appeared to criticize vice-president biden and other white house officials. later tonight we will revisit that highly controversial interview and set the record straight the events surrounding his activity duty. first we welcome the studio audience author of the brand new memoir "my share of the task" retired u.s. army general stanley mcchrystal. [applause] >> it's an honor to

a u.s. army judge ruled today that the soldier in the wikileaks case was treated too roughly in the first nine months after his arrest. but the judge refused to dismiss the charges against private first class bradley manning. instead, she reduced his potential life sentence by 112 days. manning was arrested in 2010, accused of leaking thousands of classified documents. he was kept in a cell with no windows-- and sometimes, with no clothing-- at a marine corps brig. his court-martial begins in march. the u.s. may not leave any troops in afghanistan for training duties after combat forces leave at the end of 2014. deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said so publicly today. u.s. and afghan officials are at odds over legal immunity for u.s. troops who stay behind. also today, nato announced an afghan soldier shot and killed a british soldier on monday in helmand province. six other britons were wounded. the u.n.'s world food program warned today that one million people in syria are going hung

. >>> an inspiring milestone for a u.s. army veteran who had a double arm trance plant. branden will work six hours a day in rehab to regain use of his new arms and hands. the 26-year-old new yorker lost all four limbs in an explosion in iraq in 2009. back in december, a big team of surgeons at johns hopkins hospital attached his new arms. six weeks out from the surgery, brenden wheeled himself in to a room full of reporters. >> i feel like i'm getting a second chance to start over after i got hurt. so i'm excited. excited for the future and where i can go with it. >> he has big plans. he wants to drive a car again and eventually complete a marathon using an arm bike. quite an inspiration, that young man. >>> so wow! what a wild ride this week. >> it has been a wild ride. last week we were talking about temperatures we haven't seen in years and now we're talking about temperatures we haven't seen in years but this time on the opposite side of the spectrum. last week it was a cold week and this week temperatures were warm because of that guy right there. all the sunshine

. >>> finally, a u.s. army veteran is showing a remarkable sense of determination after losing all four limbs in the iraq war. with the help of modern science and a team of top dream doctors, the young soldier has been given a second chance. >> reporter: brandon wheeled himself into a packed news conference in baltimore. what's remarkable, he did it with a pair of arms he received just six weeks ago in a double transplant operation. >> i never really accepted the fact that i didn't have arms. so now that i have them again, it's almost like it never happened. >> reporter: as an army private in iraq, he lost both his legs and arms to a roadside bomb. the military's first quadruple amputee to survive. he considered himself lucky. >> i was still alive so that's all that mattered to me at the time. >> reporter: for four years he suffered through the excruciating pain of therapy at walter reid hospital. >> anything that touches them or pushes on them hurts real bad. >> reporter: driven he mastered his artificial limb

youngest i've ever heard of being actually diagnosed with prostate cancer was a 29-year-old male in the u.s. army. >> is testicular cancer more common in younger men than is prostate cancer? >> well, yes, certainly that's the most common tumor in young men. men between the ages of 15-35. however, you know, we don't know what the incidence of very tiny cancers are in other organs of the body. >> is that a neglected disease? or condition? meaning that not enough attention is paid to it whether by budgetary funding as a matter of public policy or the recognition of its existence and the continued enhanced treatment of it? >> prostate cancer? >> no. >> testicular cancer? no there are only 3 to 4,000 cases of it in the united states. >> how many prostate cancer? >> 180,000 per year. >> what are the lifetime odds of getting it for prostate cancer for a male, of course? >> it's about one in six. i mean, to put it in perspective, a man who is diagnosed with prostate cancer about every three minutes in the united states. >> and if a man it going to die of cancer after the age of 50 or in mid life, this is

focusing on u.s. army experience in iraq. >> i thought that the military was not at already. i thought there was no chance that women would be allowed to serve in comb battle arms jobs. in of my lifetime. i served alongside men who still didn't think we belonged in the military at all. >> reporter: women make up 14% of the 1.4 million active military personnel. >> if there are women not capable off comb poli accomplis they shouldn't be in the situation where they would put fellow soldiers at risk. >> reporter: military chiefs must report back to defense secretary panetta to explain how they will implement the policy. live outside the pentagon. shomari stone, news 4. >> up next on news 4 -- a clegs of metal, wheels, flying paper. why this dramatic crash could have been a lot worse if it happened just a few feet away. >> plus a tangled web of lies tonight. how redskins players, fell victim to a woman with a fake online identity. >> arrested before he met his victim. what this virginia man is accused of doing that landed him behind bars. >> live picture from fort >>> video captu

the most amazing story that we saw, hands down, involves a courageous young u.s. army sergeant severely wounded in

the most amazing story that we saw, hands down, involves a courageous young u.s. army sergeant severely wounded in iraq and the amazing surgery that gave him arms-- two real human arms. the operation on 26-year-old sergeant brendan marrocco of new york was performed in december but today, we got our first look at the results. david martin has the story. >> reporter: when brendan marrocco moved his arms today, he made medical history. >> i feel like i'm getting a second chance to start over after i got hurt. >> reporter: he was gesturing with transplanted arms-- not prosthetic arms, but real arms from an anonymous donor who had died. >> it feels amazing. it's something that i was waiting for for a long time, and now that it finally happened i... i really don't know what to say because it's just such a big thing for my life and it's... it's just fantastic. >> reporter: amazing and fantastic because brendan marrocco was the first quadruple amputee from america's wars to survive-- just barely, as he told us when we first met him nearly three years ago. >> i died three time

the key characteristics of the u.s. army in world war ii was to learn. marshall famously said in a meeting once, yes he said to a british officerofficer, our troops make a lot of mistakes but i on my chores they don't repeat them. [laughter] >> wasn't that the testimony of german officers after the war is that they found the americans were learning more quickly? >> i'm a little suspect of the german officers. i would probably say you guys are great. [laughter] >> one great observation in the section on world war ii is this incredible speed with which this is playing out which i think bears repeating for this audience because it's dramatic. we like to think today we live in the twitter age where moving at at the speed of like when it comes to our new cycle but the truth is there military isn't necessarily moving at that fasba though. just the pace and scale of the change that marshall was overseeing. >> it is striking that by the time we began fighting effectively in iraq, we had been there longer than we thought. it was about four years before we actuall