u.s. embassy. >>> and white house humor. president obama tries for laughs at the expense of mitt romney at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> we also both have degrees from harvard. i have one. he has two. what a snob. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 30, 2012. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. it was one year ago this week, u.s. special forces raided osama bin laden secret compound in pakistan and killed the al qaeda leader. al qaeda is weaker but remain a threat to americans and u.s. interests and the raid has become a political issue in this year's presidential campaign. tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. this anniversary is quickly becoming a controversial campaign issue. this as americans are warned to be on guard while officials track down leads. the fbi and homeland security department warns, americans need to be on alert ahead of wednesday's one-year anniversary of os

u.s. embassy. the best we can hope for is to negotiate safe passage to the airport and exit from the country. >> reporter: now there may be some incentive on both sides for a quiet resolution. not only is it a presidential election year here in the u.s., but china's communist party is also expecting a leadership transition around the same time. jeff. >> jeff: whit johnson, thank you. here in new york city, one firefighter described the scene as horrific. seven people were killed today when a minifan plunged more than 50 feet off a highway overpass. it happened near the city's famed bronx zoo. here's terrell brown. >> reporter: the accident happened shortly afternoon. police say a van carrying seven people, all from the same family, bounced off the median of the bronx river parkway, crossed three lanes of traffic, flew over a guardrail and plummeted more than 50 feet. the van landed in a wooded area of the bronx zoo that is never open to the public and far from any animal exhibits. it's a storage ar

u.s. embassy in beijing. if he is there, it comes at an awkward time for the u.s., with secretary of state hillary clinton due to arrive next week. >> when we see reports of lawyers, artists or others who are detained or disappeared, the united states speaks out both publicly and privately. >> reporter: there's a huge scandal involving the purging of a rising political star, amid accusations of krupg and murder. chen's dash for freedom is another blow for them. ian williams, nbc news, bangkok. >>> back to this country now and a dramatic end tonight for an all-out man hunt for a fugitive hiding out in the mountains east of seattle. a man is suspected of killing his family, a trail that led them to an elaborate underground bunker in the woods. we get the report now from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: this is the underground bunker where police say a well trained survivalist was holed up, heavily armed with rifles, bullet proof vests, gas masks and a generator. investigators say peter keller spent eight years build

u.s. embassy? well, my guess is that the united statesmen wants to avoid situation in which the chinese are forced to back down, so if they don't admit that they are holding the individual inside the embassy and they have to make negotiation with the chinese and certain steps are taken, it never appears as if the united states has forced china to back down. this is all about chinese dignity in the face of what i hope will be a strong stand by the united states on behalf of this individual who we should remember is not really a disside dissident. not even an opponent of the communist party but declares him elf a member of the communist party but wants to change the practices and policies of the chinese membership. >> the u.s. doesn't want to embarrass china but wants to protect human rights and wants to protect chen so how does it do that? >> without knowing some of the details, it's difficult to determine because we don't really know what he wants. every indication is that the dissident mr. chen do

u.s. embassy said u.s. embassy was put on lock down. they did hear gunfire and explosions in the area but that all u.s. embassy staff are accounted for at this hour. candy. >> thank you so much for that update. joining us now by phone from kabul is lieutenant colonel jimmy cumming, spokesman for the international assistant security force in afghanistan. thank you for joining us. what can you deed our information about what's going on there? >> there have been several attacks throughout okay but and a few of the places in afghanistan. our initial reports indicate that insurgents took up positions in unoccupied buildings outside of the green zone. the attacks as reported earlier, the u.s., german, british embassies and other afghan facilities took indirect and direct fire but, again, this is from outside the green zone. so they did not breach the green zone at all. the afghan security forces responded to the attack very quickly. we're getting unconfirmed reports they have captured a number of the attackers and possibly a planner of today'

u.s. embassy? >> well, we spoke to several activists, and told us he was under the care of the u.s. embassy, the protection of u.s. embassy. now whether that means he's actually in the building itself isn't clear. it's also not clear what demands, if he indeed is at the american embassy, will be making. he did release a video a few days ago when he called the premier to protect his family because he was worried about reprizals. it does appear that authorities are tracking down on those closest to him. >> thank you very much. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines. reports from syria say at least eight people have been killed and many more wounded in a northern city. two suicide bombs were detonated near state intelligence buildings. the british prime minister david cameron has said the killing of a british aide worker in pakistan was shocking and mercy less. he was found dead in the outskirts of a town on sunday. he had been abducted in january. australia is officially free of the drought for the first time in over a decade because of extra rainfall. last yea

u.s. embassy. he is a campaigner for rights and has opposed forced abortions. this is what happened when christian bale tried to visit him last year. >> why can i not visit him? >> reporter: last week, in what seemed like a hollywood thriller, he scaled a wall and escaped. after bei he was driven to beijing by a supporter. after a car chase, activists say he was taken in by the u.s. a senior white house aide spoke about the difficult balancing act. >> i think in all interests, the president tries to balance our commitment to human rights. we're going to make sure we do this in the appropriate way. >> reporter: a u.s. rights campaigner says a deal to get him asylum could happen in a day or so. experts say getting him out of china would likely be difficult. >> if the chinese want to play it down, we may reach an agreement for him to leave the country. if not, this could fester and become a big issue. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton leaves for china late tonight in what would have been a challenging trip even before the crisis. rob? sunny? >> abc's

u.s. embassy in order that he might seek asylum politically. white house has not confirmed and has not denied for that matter the fact that the dissident is now under u.s. protection. the president spoke today about china and its human rights abuses but he stayed noticeably quiet about the diplomatic standoff. later tonight secretary of state clinton is headed to china where she may face some angry chinese officials. "the fox report's" chief correspondent jonathan hunt is here with more on this. the administration officials seem very sensitive about this issue out at least they did today. extraordinarily striking just how determined administration officials seemed to avoid talking about this specific case in any detail today whatsoever. from the state department spokeswoman to the secretary of state hillary clinton herself to president obama who happened to be holding a previously scheduled news conference alongside the japanese prime minister today. he refused point blank to talk about the dissident case and instead talked in generalities abou

u.s. embassy. though this has not been confirmed by washington or beijing. >> our reliable source shared with us he was in the u.s. diplomatic protection. >> reporter: there's no sign of extra security at the u.s. embassy in beijing. if he is there, it comes at an awkward time for the u.s. with secretary of state hillary clinton due to visit next week. she referred to his plight in a speech last year. >> when we see reports of lawyer, artists an others who are detained or disappeared, united states speaks out both publicly and privately. >> reporter: it also comes as china's leadership is embroiled in a huge scandal involving the purging of a rising political star amid accusations of corruption and murder. chen's dash for freedom is another challenge for them and for the u.s. administration eager to gain chinese support on global issues from north korea to iran. >> back in this country, a dramatic end to an all out man hunt for a fugitive hiding out in the mountains east of seattle. police have bee

u.s. embassy in beijing. his as-yet-unconfirmed presence at the embassy would likely complicate prealations with china just as secretary of state hillary clinton is set to travel there. >> reporter: the u.s. embassy in beijing could be protecting this man,. he fled house arrest last week. neither the u.s. nor the chinese government will confirm if he is in u.s. custody. he was imprisoned after opposing a program forcing women to undergo abortions to conform to china's one-child policy. to keep him silent, authorities kept the outspoken lawyer under house arrest, along with his wife and six-year-old daughter. security forces barred visitors and subjected chen and his wife to regular beatings. after plotting for months, chen made his great escape last sunday. under the cover-up of darkness, the blind 40-year-old lawyer waited until the guards were changing shifts. he then scaled a high wall and made his way to meet an accomplice. froot village in shandong, a network afterrist helped him elude police 300 miles to

u.s. embassy. prevented from leaving until the first waive of attacks was over. let's start tonight then with craig's experience. >> at this juncture we don't know who. >> another large explosion. very significant explosion. >> they must have some cars planted in the area or they could have bau sgluk kbazooka's. we haven't seen any american military presence. machine gun bursts coming from the four star hotel this white building in the distance. numerous explosions. at least 8 explosions have occurred in the past 10 minutes. notice in the green here. shots fired. suicide attacks. two more explosions. >> the attacks spread mthrough out the city. attacks occurring through out the city. looks like there might be gun fire coming from there. saw smoke rising from one of the explosions. smoke rising also from behind this wire. any yoinjuries any casualties running through the square trying to find out where the attacksers are. three more large explosions. this is very significant. this is first major att

u.s. embassy. the u.s. state department has refused to comment. peace plan for syria is on the brink of collapse. they say damascus have failed to live up to their promises. the edition of the spanish paper sank exhaustion is the reason for calling it a day. his assistant will take over. and the international herald tribune with the striking image of the space shuttle enterprise, making its last trip before becoming a museum exhibit. the paper describing the flight over the skies of manhattan. this is bbc news. these are the headlines. the jailed former prime minister of ukraine shows injuries that she says are the result of a referee the buyer prison guards. one of china's most prominent human rights activists, chen guangcheng, has managed to escape from house arrest. the question for the death of an mi officer, it would have been impossible for him to lock himself inside a bag. the body of williams was discovered in his bath in august. our security correspondent reports. >> williams, the intelligence officer found in the back. tracing his final

u.s. embassy did come under attack and the british and the germans. our colleague, geraldo rivera was in the u.s. embassy at the time of the attack and they said that the attack felt very familiar. take a lich. >> pretty similar, at this stage to the one in september. high-profile... questionable effectiveness. i think this is done more for the splash than a serious attempt to -- carry out a military operation. but again, we will have to see. >> reporter: and you can see more on "geraldo at large" tonight. but back to events on the ground here. we understand that a lot of the attackers dressed themselves as women in blue burqas. so it's tricky to be detected. however, with the fight on the ground being we are not entirely sure, the stakes of the situation. we know that the u.s. embassy remains in lockdown. so the events are still unfolding here very much? >> jamie: streaming live from kabul. thank you. eric? >> eric: to the campaign trail and bumps in the road for president obama. the president's current trip to columbia -- well, it's not exactly goin

u.s. embassy in beijing. >>> terrible toll. an suv careens out of control plunging over a guardrail, taking the lives of three generations of one family. >>> apple's slice. the ruchest company in the world pays one of the lowest tax rates in america. how do they get away with it? >>> also this morning, nerd prom. the white house correspondents hold their annual dinner. look who they get to bring as the dates. >>> good monday morning, everyone. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin. paula faris son assignment. >>> high level talks between the u.s. and china could soon resolve the drama with chinese dissident when hua cheng. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: the u.s. will not say whether the dissident is under protection. if he is, it would be the first time since the tiananmen square situation. a blind chinese activist, chen wong chang was possibly in u.s. embassy. he is a campaign ir for rights and has opposed forced abortions. this is what happened when christian bale tried to visit hymn last week. >> why can i not visit him? >

u.s. embassy. prevented from leaving until the first waive of attacks was over. let's start tonight then with craig's experience. >> at this juncture we don't know who. >> another large explosion. very significant explosion. >> they must have some cars planted in the area or they could have bau sgluk kbazooka's. we haven't seen any american military presence. machine gun bursts coming from the four star hotel this white building in the distance. numerous explosions. at least 8 explosions have occurred in the past 10 minutes. notice in the green here. shots fired. suicide attacks. two more explosions. >> the attacks spread mthrough out the city. attacks occurring through out the city. looks like there might be gun fire coming from there. saw smoke rising from one of the explosions. smoke rising also from behind this wire. any yoinjuries any casualties running through the square trying to find out where the attacksers are. three more large explosions. this is very significant. this is first major att

u.s. embassy has been tighlipped.hey wouldn't say if they'd grant asylum and they chose the words carefully. >> i am aware of the press reports but i won't make a statement on the issue. i without like to emphasize that every time i meet with china, the issue of human rights comes up. >> mr. chung deserves the admiration and respect for the worknd the great personal sacrifice speaking out against china continued pctice of the forced abortion and sterilizations. its cause should be our cause. late today, clinton was cautious. >> i'm not going to address the specific case at this time. >> constructive relationship is to talk about those areas we don't agr including human right >> more on this with the panel. thank you. two suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosi in syria. the government blames what it calls armed terrorist. >> pakistan is sending mixed signals after the first u.s. drone site since parliament demanded they stop. >>> back in country the man that led the unit that used controversial method to get

u.s. embassy. disabled in china, he is blind and known for forced abortions as a result of china's one child policy. and reports indicate he managed to evade guards surrounding his home in the middle of the night. all of this happening days before top u.s. officials, including secretary of state hillary clinton are set to arrive in china. today, counterterrorism advisor says the president wants to strike quote, the appropriate balance in handle the situation and would not say whether chin was under u.s. protection. and mitt romney says the united states should do everything it can to protect chin and confront china's human rights violation. and fox news radio reporter bil mar cuss, you've been joining us now from sang high, you're with us. >> yes, good morning, harris. >> my first question, in the u.s. embassy, do we know and why are we not getting confirmation? >> part of that's diplomacy and as you say the state department will confirm or deny it and when you're dealing with china maintaining the

u.s. embassy if i did not get out by the weekend that i would be raped or killed. these actions devastate the lives of women around the globe. >> i tried to forget what has happened to me and face life. all i could say it is try to be someone in life and you can do it. >> when the day is darkest you can be a star when you fall hardest you find out how strong you are >> we must become foot soldiers of change. >> have had little faith. >> thank you. [applause] >> i will leave you with one last quote from alice paul. she sounded an alarm that has great poignancy and significance today. she said, if we keep on this way, it will be celebrating the 1848 convention without being much further advanced in equal rights than we are. we should not be faced because this is written into the framework of our government. today we are 13 years past her worst fears. i want to impress upon you one thing. add your voice to the chorus, sound by sound, note by note, as we rise up in a symphony of voices and say the quality. and then we also stop violence against women and children. than

u.s. embassy. ultimately it went all the way to the white house. the secret service members were sent home before the president arrived friday. five u.s. military members also assigned to protect the president during the trip, who may have also been involved, have been confined to their quarters in cartegena. prostitution is legal in parts of colombia, but it is a violation of the secret service rules of conduct. in a statement the agency said, "the secret service demands more from its employees and these expectations are met and exceeded every day by the vast majority of our work force." members of congress say they will launch their own investigation. >> my committee, we're going to look into all the details of what happened here, to see whether there should be changes in procedures, to see whether or not something should have been noticed before. >> this is really the biggest scandal in the history of the secret service. >> reporter: ron kessler, who wrote "in the president's secret service" echoed the call for change in the agency. >> there say

u.s. embassy in beijing. no comment. >> it was almost one year ago that a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. bin laden after storming his compound in pakistan. u.s. officials say the al qaeda network has largely been dismantled but threats remain from affiliated terror groups. >>> and finally, a happier story. in kansas, an 8-year-old boy helped stop a burglary. he waw playing video games when a stranger came into his house and grabbed his mom's purse. >> when i seen hiss face, i was like, that's not anybody i have ever seen before. he came in, yanked on it, i yanked back, and he yanked harder. and he ran out the door. >> and then his dad chased after the suspect, the man

u.s. 30bassy in beijing. theas-yet-unconfirmed presence at the embassy would likely complicate u.s. relations with china just as secretary of state hillary clinton is set to travel pree. celia hatton is in beijing, >> reporter: the u.s. embassy in beijing could be protecting this man, chen guangcheng, one of china's famous human rights activist. he fled house arrest last week. hither the u.s. nor the chinese government will confirm if he is in american custody. blind from a childhood illness, chen is a self-taught defense lawyer. he was imprisoned after exposing wprogram forcing women to undergo abortions to conform to china's one-child policy. but chen's real nightmare started after he was released from prison. to keep him silent, authorities kept the outspoken lawyer under house arrest, along with his wife and six-year-old daughter. security forces barred visitors and subjected chen and his wife to regular beatings. after plotting for months, chen made his great escape last sunday. under the cover-up of darkness, s,e blind 40-year-old lawyer waited until the guards were erenging s

just trying to play right into embassy gate twelve thousand u.s. and philippine troops will twelve days of control drills that i know. exercises are taking place in the west and for the pains but tensions of china escalating of a disputed territory in the south china sea. ali's interim president says he's ready to open tours for the rebels and islamists working on the country but insisted on must leave it was assortments that they'll consider a federation within the body rather than a new state world leaders rejected mali has been divided into since rebels the credit dependent homeland that is smart put it on the tree in brussels staged by soldiers angry government providing them with weapons to fight insurgents. for trial against the region brown with anders breivik who's confessed to killing seventy seven people last summer begins on monday bravely expected to deny terrorism and premeditated murder charges for bombing in oslo and a shooting rampage at a youth camp i'm sorry for the story prosecutors that the massacre was carried out in something

embassy gate. twelve thousand u.s. and. twelve brazen. brings its assassins are taking place in the western for the us where tensions with china have escalated over disputed territory of the china similar. mali's interim president says he's ready to open talks with rebels and business groups or people on the move in the country and insisted armed groups must leave who've said they consider a form of rationing body rather than a new state which world leaders have rejected has been divided into since refused depending. on what. the trial against norwegian government under braving confessed to killing seventy seven people last summer begins on monday critics are expected to do terrorism very thing the middle charges for bombing in oslo rampage at a youth camp also tried to persuade president of the massacre was turned out in some defense he'd previously been ruled insane but it was overturned last week guilty he could face a maximum of twenty one year sentence. well that's now of course it was all business desk control and then that pressure

u.s. embassy in beijing. no comment. >> it was almost one year ago that a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. bin laden after storming his compound in pakistan. u.s. officials say the al qaeda network has largely been dismantled but threats remain from affiliated terror groups. >>> and finally, a happier story. in kansas, an 8-year-old boy helped stop a burglary. he waw playing video games when a stranger came into his house and grabbed his mom's purse. >> when i seen hiss face, i was like, that's not anybody i have ever seen before. he came in, yanked on it, i yanked back, and he yanked harder. and he ran out the door. >> and then his dad chased after the suspect, the man ran down into a busy highway and was hit by a car. he's now in the hospital. and if you're wondering, that purse didn't have any money in it. >> that will do it for me. cnn newsroom continues at the top of the hour with don lemon. up next, sanjay gupta m.d. >>> more than 30 years ago there was a big push by the doctors and the government to get people to eat less fat. that was to lower the rate heart disease. but along to k

u.s. embassy as it came under attack with the u.s.assador ryan crocker, crocker saying this was a very familiar scene to him. >> it's pretty similar to what we saw in september. high profile, questionable effectiveness. i think this was done more for the splash than the serious attempt to carry out a military operation, but again we'll just have to see. >> reporter: and we'll have to wait and see just how the rest of the fighting season really goes on. the only upside really to this surprise attack which really has caught both the afghans and the international community very much by surprise is those who died. the militants, 11 so far killed, no deaths among the civilians or the afghan security forces, but 23 civilians and police apparently injured. >>> holocaust remembrance today is coming up this week and the holocaust museum is holding days of remembrance all week. the museum will live stream a commemoration in the capitol rotunda thursday morning. >>> wasteful spending taking center stage on capitol hill tomorrow as federal offici

u.s. embassy in the philippines to protest against the exercise i could muster blue and red paint on the embassy gate that many parents are part of the high school of university song suzanne says the u.s. is looking out for its own interest when it comes to south china sea. there are many filipino students and doctors concerned now that these four games represent us playing a big brother role in three key in politics and you know there are many people in philippines we're concerned the government will so old subordinate filipino national interest to u.s. interests so i think that these protests are a sign of a lot of discomfort with the traditional filipino over reliance upon u.s. military muscle american ships have gone back and forth over the pacific. and this is just a little treat i think a lot of it is in your shop for the fact that for a long time america has been running as a pig and now it's not to be used to the ideals before the powers but i think that for the future of world peace i think in the future america will need to you shortly go shooting we're trying to create a framework to

u.s. embassy security team. one embassy staffer, called an embassy van and aid cording to this woman after they got into the car she was vile lengthily thrown out because she's gotten into an argument with brat zillion driver. when she tried to stand up she grabs the handle and the van dragged her along and then rolled over her abdomen. she broke her collarbone, three ribs and punctured a lung and now wants to sue, erin. >> is george zimmerman in jeopardy of going back to jail because of money he raised online? zimmerman raised more than $200,000 on his website and the judge wants to know where it came frp and when. judge ken its lester set zimmerman free on $150,000 bond last week after he and his family claims the volunteer watchman was indigent. the attorney for trayvon martin says it's outrageous and that the bond should are revoked. >> we are emphatically saying that his silence was indication of untruth. >> benjamin crump our guest in a couple minutes. first, defense attorney om'mara joins us. you hear ben

u.s. embassy in the philippines to protest against joint military exercises between the two countries activists through to get into the. u.s. and for the troops will come when they see. their. exercises are taking place in the western. china yes collates a disputed territory in the south china sea. and mali's interim president says these are ready to open talks with the rebels and its lists of both of the country but insisted on groups must leave social groups are considered part of racial group but are going to take on leaders rejected the body has been divided into since rebels declared an independent homeland very disciplined and didn't commit arson or staged by soldiers including the government to provide enough weapons to fight the insurgency. well the countdown to one of the most anticipated shows of the year has begun the world's chief whistleblower julian the sun is hosting his own program right here on our team me comes face to face with the news making the headlines makes his baby want to stay and in the run up shared some insights with our correspondent laura smith and he was coming

u.s. embassy. here's stan grant with the latest on the unfolding drama. >> reporter: somewhere behind these walls may well be the answer to china's great guessing game. security at the united states embassy in beijing pounced. i understand we can't take photos, but is chung here at the embassy? >> i don't know whether he is. >> reporter: the blind human rights activist is thought to be es -- chen is indeed here given refuge at the u.s. embassy. >> when chen guangcheng first fled to beijing, we had to keep moving him from one place to another. chen had been under heavy guard for the last three months. chen angered chinese authorities. he had spent more than four years in prison convicted of disrupting traffic and damaging property during demonstrations, since he's released, he's been in lockdown. this is what happened when we tried to visit chen last year, with hollywood actor christian bale. now bale has released a statement he says an innocent family has been horrifically tortured. while it gives

u.s. embassy in the philippines today as you said to protest against these war games why is there so much resentment do you think. right no they're about seventy protesters outside the u.s. and it's the protesting these war games understand the sort of the sort of anger in a historical framework where the philippines previously was the u.s. colony and there were many filipino students and doctors concerned that these were games represent us playing a big brother role in. politics and there are many people would feel he was more concerned is that becoming. subordinate to the people national interest to u.s. interests so i think that these protests are a sign of a lot of discomfort. with the traditional filipino over reliance upon u.s. military muscle now these these drills the mention of taking place there parts of the south china sea that both the philippines and china clay what reaction coming expect from beijing. beijing right now is very concerned with u.s. naval interests for other stuff trying to see which beijing claims for for it for itself there's a lot of natural resources in the

now, where the they targeted so far, three embassies being the u.s., the uk and the german embassies. now this, and also the parliament and the nato bases are all in the same sort of area. so this is like the hub of western official business. and this was you know, a very sophisticated attack. now the main important thing is the taliban have issued a number of statements today. and the most important one being that this is in retaliation to the earlier koran burning. and they said, told nbc news that they deliberately attacked the german, british and u.s. embassies and will continue to do so, and this is just what they call their spring offensive. they are you know, have done, have been a month planning this. and are going to continue with this attack. thomas? >> sohel, tell us yut side kabul, there are reports of turbulence elsewhere throughout afghanistan. >> reporter: yes, in three provinces that surround kabul, very close to kabul, and this all part of this campaign. this offensive. those attacks are related to today's attacks. and the taliban have claimed responsibility for those

the embassy to kate deputy principal of the high school and clean university so she says the u.s. is looking out for its own interests when it comes to the south china sea. there are many filipino students and doctors concerned that these war games represent us playing a big brother role in philippine politics and there are many people in philippines we're concerned that it coming it will so ornate filipino national interests not u.s. interests so i think that if these protests are a sign of a lot of discomfort with the traditional filipino or over reliance on a u.s. military muscle american ships have gone back and forth over the pacific they owned it and it's especially a trait i think a lot of it is inertia and the fact that for a long time america has been running because it is a fake and now it's not so used to be ideal for going to other powers but i think for the future of world peace i think in the future america will need to start negotiating with china and create a framework to share it i said it and i saw trying to see. well look now it's world news in brief for you thi

u.s. embassy has been attacked twice in the last six months and it is that same security personnel who have done heroically in defending the u.s. embassy against both the attacks, both the one this past sunday and the one several months ago. >> that's a new contract. >> it's the same one. >> i thought eodt was terminated. >> eod has been terminated but eod never started. the previous contractor that was involved with a small unit of specific people, those individuals were replaced, the upper-level management, replaced. the company is still there and will be there until the new contractor arrives. >> i didn't realize that. so armor is still there under the bridge contract? >> yes, ma'am. >> okay. and miss crumbly? >> i'd like to support the points raised by my fellow panel members but i also want to note, as under secretary kennedy mentioned, he has a working capital fund that is able to supply a steady stream of resources to support his acquisition and assistance workforce. we too are requesting that for the so if there is a way to go further and have support for that working capital fund a