treasure island childcare master lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navyextend the term. item number 12. resolution approving and authorizing the treasure island development authority to enter into a modification of the cooperative agreement with the u.s. navy to extend the cooperative agreement from october 1, 2011, to september 30, 2012. item number 13. andresolution approving the twenty third amendment to the treasure island event venues master lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navy to extend the term. item number 14. resolution approving the thirty- fifth amendment to the treasure island land and structures master lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navy to extend the term. item number 15 -- item number 15. resolution approving the fifteenth amendment to the treasure island marina master lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navy to extend the term. that is the list. supervisor chu: thank you very much. we have call items 10 through 15. >> chairman, super

item 16, approving the seventh amendment for the development of the authority of the u.s. navy. in 17 with the cooperative modification, the resolution approving the treasure island event, with the treasure island development authority. item 19 is a resolution approving the 35th amendment with the lease between the treasure island development authority and the u.s. navy. this is extending the term. >> same house, same call? these resolutions are adopted. >> the resolution approving the public safety realignment plan. >> same house, same call? >> the resolution approving the execution and delivery, not to exceed 100 million with the refunding certificates of participation, for the refunding bonds by the redevelopment agency. >> this resolution is adopted. item 23? >> the airport commission to extend funding from they transportation security administration from the airport team program. >> the same house, same call? we call items number 24 through 28? >> this is implementing amendment no. 5 to the memorandum of understanding between the city and the firefighters local by extending

there will be six u.s. navyhips that will be coming in as early as the middle of next week but certainly for the parade of ships on saturday. october 8, i believe that is, and they consist of an aircraft carrier, an amphibious assault ship, a guided missile cruiser, the uss antietam, guided missile destroyer, and a mine counter mission ship, whatever that is. and then the u.s. says guadalupe, which is a replenishment oiler. we are looking forward to seeing more than 9000 sailors, marines, and coast guard marine and women who will participate, and there will be a number of great events that began as early as next thursday. i am going to go through them very quickly. the first is the senior leadership seminar, which is the seminar that will have its second run this coming year, organized by a retired general of the u.s. marine corps. the purpose of that seminar is to bring together senior navy, marine corps, and coast guard leaders to interact with their counterparts in preparation for humanitarian aid and/or disa

former u.s. navy commander zoey dunning came out 12 years ago. she was the only active openly gay member. >> i no longer have to be a spoking person for those who are serving. they can speak out for themselves on behalf of themselves. they can tell their personal stories. >> reporter: some of those personal stories and pictures were shared for the first time at 12:01 this morning posted online by active gay and lesbian military members. gay and lesbian vets talked to us about serving under don't ask don't tell. >> it's a soul killer, it's hard to face. >> it makes you a little paranoid. >> reporter: retired general keith kerr served from 1954 to 1995. >> today i think society has changed. you know practically every tv show has a gay character on it. >> reporter: u.s. navy petty officer joseph rocha was discharged in 2007 under don't ask don't tell. he now hopes to rejoin the military at the marine candidate school. >> i've been asked why i would want to go back in and i referred to it as it's sort of like a religious calling. >> reporter: rocha s

former u.s. navy commander zoe dunning came out 18 years ago, she was the nation's only active openly gay service member. >> what's so exciting about this morning when i woke up is knowing that i no longer have to be a spokesperson for those who are serving. they can speak out for themselves, they can tell their personal stories. >> reporter: gay and lesbian vets talked to us about the pain of serving under don't ask don't tell. >> it's a soul killer, and it's really hard to take. >> today i think society has changed. you know practically every tv show has a gay character on it. >> reporter: u.s. navy petty officer joseph rocha was discharged in 2007 under don't ask don't tell. he now hopes to rejoin the military at the marine officer school. >> i was asked why i would want to go back in. i referred to it as religious calling. >> reporter: for now rocha and other veterans are celebrating what they hope will be another era in the u.s. military. david stevenson. >>> leon panetta celebrateed the repeal o

former u.s. navy commander zoe dunning came out 18 years ago, she was the nation's only active openly gay service member. >> what's so exciting about this morning when i woke up is knowing that i no longer have to be a spokesperson for those who are serving. they can speak out for themselves, they can tell their personal stories. >> reporter: gay and lesbian vets talked to us about the pain of serving under don't ask don't tell. >> it's a soul killer, and it's really hard to take. >> today i think society has changed. you know practically every tv show has a gay character on it. >> reporter: u.s. navy petty officer joseph rocha was discharged in 2007 under don't ask don't tell. he now hopes to rejoin the military at the marine officer school. >> i was asked why i would want to go back in. i referred to it as religious calling. >> reporter: for now rocha and other veterans are celebrating what they hope will be another era in the u.s. military. david stevenson. >>> leon panetta celebrateed the repeal o

the f-18 jet which has been in use by the u.s. navy since 2002 was developed by u.s. manufacturer boeing. and the eurofighter model was develop theed by four european countries. this fighter jet was employed by alternate during military operations in libya this year. in making their choice, the ministry plans to assess how japanese companies can be involved in the jet's production and maintenance as well as developing capabilities and establishing prices. the ministry plans to decide by the end of november. the new jets will replace the f-4 fighter jet. one of the self defense forces three combat planes. the model pro-introduced 40 years ago will be decommissioned in a few years. >>> u.s. and european fighter jet makers are competing fiercely to win the contract to sell their products to japan. the companies believe japan's decision will affect their ability to sell to brazil, turkey and other emerging economies. these nations are planning to introduce large number of fighter jets in the near future. we have a report from washington. >> yeerp peen makers are selling t

. >> the u.s. navy in japan, giving a speech to former japan soldiers in tokyo. in the audience, he has made it his quest to fiend his friend's photos. they were with the japanese naviship. after seeing action in the south pacific, the ship was sank in april of 1945. however, since the most military secret at the time, the fleet was extremely rare. u.s. commander was visiting a friend, so t.o. search for the photographs. >> it was a truly impressive ship. i mean, certainly one of the most powerful ships in the world in its time. i wish him great luck and great success. >> the photograph he is looking for were taken by man who died four years ago. he was photographer for the japanese navy and took many photos. this is where he was stationed in the final stages of the war. with concern of the photos, he buried them at the war's end. he returned receive ra times after the war but failed it find his buried treasure. he decided it tick his friend's mission over. in july -- he came in search of the photos. he is accompanied by former soldiers and family members of the

he was born in 1922 in colorado, he was a proud u.s. navy combat veteran of world war ii and served from north africa to or canola. he was featured in the "san francisco chronicle." the library of congress was making an effort to get their recollections of veterans to the collection. he is quoted as saying, "we were a part of history/ . it is not neat and clean like in the movies. it is long periods of boredom followed by short periods of actual terror. people did not understand what a horrible experience work can be." he wrote on his computer which is now part of the project. he was a retired vice president by -- of bank of america. he was married for 67 years. he and his wife lived by example and mentored couples. their advice was basic. have fun, left, and do not take things seriously. there were adored by the young adult group and those they mentored and gave new meaning -- meaning to the phrase, young at heart. he is survived by his loving daughter who was a great grammar school teacher of mine a number of years ago. her husband and the

. >> u.s. navy petty officer joseph was discharged in 2007 under don't ask, don't tell. he now hopes to rejoin the military at the marine officer candidate school. >> i have been asked why i would want to go back in and i refer to it as, it is sort of like a religious calling. >> he is awaiting a military board's ruling on whether he'll be able to enlist. he and other veterans are celebrating what they hope will be a new era in the u.s. military. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> now to reno where the death toll climbed to 11 following last friday's crash in the world war ii era plane during the reno air races. this new video of the crash surfaced today. it was taken by spectator and provides the clearest view yet of the moment of impact. officials today confirmed the death of a 71-year-old woman from kansas and used dna to identify a 50-year-old man from texas. in addition to the 11 deaths, more than 70 people were hurt. it is likely the pilot blacked out before the crash from excessive gravitational force. >> organizers told us they expect more

now, one face that will be familiar there this afternoon is that of zoe dunning a retired u.s. navy commander. and she has been at the helm of this fight against "don't ask, don't tell." she served openly as a gay naval officer for 13 years and i spoke with her and her partner pam gray earlier and told this me that it's been a really long struggle and that today really feels somewhat surreal. >> it feels very gratifying, very celebratory. i feel like it's a milestone for our country and so it's -- like i can't believe it's actually here. it's like i have to pinch myself. >> today is probably going to start the healing process for a lot of people out there that have been kicked out and i think it's going to start the process with us, as well. we're going to start process today of healing and that we're being recognized. >> now, "don't ask, don't tell" was overturned after about nine months ago when president obama repealed an act that was surrounded by political debate and by controversy. now, since "don't ask, don't tell" was put into effect in 1993, more than 13,000 active servicem

helicopter, killing 30 special forces and u.s. navy seals. that was about 5 miles from where this explosion took place, just an hour's drive from the capital. capital is secure. the outskirts are different. even 10 years after the invasion, afghanistan is not a safe place. it is quite dangerous. host: we are talking with patrick quinn of the associated press. nearly 80 american soldiers wounded in the attack. where is the taliban primarily located? are they training for these types of suicide missions? guest: the taliban are over -- are all over afghanistan. they are concentrated in the kandahar. and in the east, in pakistan. the insurgents are training, getting them weapons, maintaining safe havens just across the border in pakistan, in these lawless, tribal areas. most of the ruling council is also located in pakistan. basically, they are rearming and training in a place where the united states has no troop presence. united states and the international coalition depends on pakistanis to deal with some of these insurgents. that relationship

organizations in so puberty this country it's a one way trip on behalf of the united states and the u.s. navy often says well if cuba doesn't make this move then the relations will continue bad bill richardson visit to cuba was unannounced he i think has portrayed it in a way that's not quite reflecting reality so you don't think because he says they have and have and invited him you don't that's not the case i don't know that that's true but i do know that alan gross was receiving good treatment in cuba he was allowed to see his wife for five days. on the beach they released him from prison to see his wife for five days and yet two wives of the cuban have been denied visas to visit their husbands on a regular basis they've been denied the warmth and comfort of their husbands so you're saying that it's a double standard when it comes to treatment and you certainly don't hear that talk about it or seems like they're you're saying that there's a disingenuous way of reporting on this issue in the united states that's very one sided against the coverage that we actually brought out i just need a

u.s. navy brass band that is starting off the ceremony as we await the dig natarries to arrive. phase of the memorial. it should be starting any minute now. today's event will include remarks from former presidents clinton and bush. and followed by the unveiling of the wall of names . we want to show you that long white wall behind me. you can see the wall covered up with tarp and those are 40 80 foot slaps was markle each engraved with the passengers and crew members that fought back against the hijackerce to stop the plane from hitting the intended target in washington d.c.. vice-president biden will do the honors of the unveil countdown. tomorrow president obama and first lady will be here for the public annual memorial service that starts in morning. sarah mcglafhlin is singing today as the ceremony gets urnway and we'll bring you all of the action. >> and special ceremony. we'll continue to monitor all of the even in shanksville throughout the day . we'll update you as more information becomes available and events continue . turning to other news. the president unveiled the

u.s. navy hospital coreman james layton was 22 years old when he died this month. he was with a group of marines when he was ambushed. marine sergeant dakota myer who received the medal of honor today found layton's body draped over the marine the body of water he tried to save. >> he looked me in the eye and said, i let him down. i didn't bring him back alive. i said no you didn't. it's what happened, i said you brought james back so we could honor him and bury him with the honor he deserves. >>> myer wanted layton and the three other servicemen who's bodies he retrieved at great risk to himself that day to each have their own ceremony today. but layton's parents didn't mention their son's purple heart or gold star or his dream of one day having his own music studio. instead they spoke of dakota myer. >> thank you so much for bringing home my son. and letting us bury him and get him -- give us all the peace that we needed. in order to go on. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> myer is just the third person to serve in the iraq war afghanistan wars

u.s. navy hospital coreman james layton was 22 years old when he died this month. he was with a group of marines when he was ambushed. marine sergeant dakota myer who received the medal of honor today found layton's body draped over the marine the body of water he tried to save. >> he looked me in the eye and said, i let him down. i didn't bring him back alive. i said no you didn't. it's what happened, i said you brought james back so we could honor him and bury him with the honor he deserves. >>> myer wanted layton and the three other servicemen who's bodies he retrieved at great risk to himself that day to each have their own ceremony today. but layton's parents didn't mention their son's purple heart or gold star or his dream of one day having his own music studio. instead they spoke of dakota myer. >> thank you so much for bringing home my son. and letting us bury him and get him -- give us all the peace that we needed. in order to go on. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> myer is just the third person to serve in the iraq war afghanistan wars

. >> the search for bin laden is long, ten years long, finally ending in his death of the u.s. navyeals. the hunt goes on for pakistan by a man name mullah omar. but it's only a partial hunt because u.s. intelligence officials say they know where he is. they say they've known for years. >> you don't have to look hard in qatar hot bed to find signs of afghan insurgent leader mullah omar might be here. this is an envoy set aflame by the taliban. this one is explicit. one says there's only one cure for america, jihad. it's on a pakistani military lock down but where cnn is told mullah omar is thought to be hiding and has been for years. only one photograph he's long been one of america's most wanted after bin laden, a $10 million bown tip on his head. years ago, the taliban black turbans were everywhere, today it's more discrete. even still, our local camera man found it hard to film here while local leaders voiced huge support for the taliban while in the same breath denied any of them. >> they're in the taliban in qatar. this is false propaganda used to justify rome rogue attacks in

some of the companies are u.s. navy, lawrence-livermore lab and u.s. mint.ifornia unemployment rate is 12.1%. for a full list of companiestant job fair, go to the website abc7news.com. >>> fashion brand left the united states. the famous company got the start right here in san francisco and pioneered socially and environmentally conscious marketing. it was built around the ideals of the local merchant suzie and doug thompkins. they sold clothing originally over north beach massage parlor. >>> two of silicon valley powerful ceos will be back in federal court tomorrow in hopes of handing off multi-million dollar lawsuit. larry ellison and larry page showed up at the federal courthouse in san jose to begin negotiating a settlement with a judge mediating. they claim that the android software infringes on patent and copywrite in the programming system. they met for ten hours monday and told to come back on wednesday. oracle's lawsuit begins october 31 in the two sides can't -- if the two sides can't reach a deal before then. >>> america cup organizers says everyt

you obviously remember when the u.s. navy seals gathered at that intelligence from osama bin laden a compound in pakistan. the 911 information was mentioned and people are concerned, n.y., a washington d.c. and specifically and locally. you mentioned the golden gate bridge and other things going on this weekend. n f l, certainly, nation-wide people are going to be on high alert. as a credible but unconfirmed terror threat. >> vigilance is the order of the day but more information will bring you more information and grant, we know that you were going to bring more information. we will have more information on not. locally, esteban who has not been previously charged has now been charged to with killing her friend. the agreement would be postponed because esteban is seeking medical professionals because of her pregnancy. the judge said the agreement will take place when she is given the all clear from her health officials but they do not know when that will be. the legal prosecution of esteban will be extremely difficult. about

u.s. navypital core man james layton was 22 years old when he died in a remote village in afghanistan. marine sergeant dakota meyer who received the medal of honor today found layton's body draped over. >> he looked me in the eyes and said, i didn't bring him back alive. i said no you didn't. it's what happened, i said you brought james back so we could honor him and bury him with the honor he deserves. >> reporter: meyer wanted layton and the three other servicemen who's body they received at great risk to himself to each have their own ceremony today. but layton's parents did not mention their son's purple heart or his dream of one day having his own music studio, instead they spoke of dakota meyer. >> thank you so much for bringing home our son. and letting us bury him and get him -- give us all the peace that we needed in order to go on. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two days before he was killed, layton was injured by shrapnel was chose to remain on duty. >>> uc berkeley

. >>> this afternoon the city of alameda will announce it has reached an gramm with the u.s. navy the -- the naval base to they for free. the former alameda naval air station has been closed since 1997. they've been planning to redevelop the 918 acre complex since 2000 and has been working with the navy to cleanup the old base. the city has been negotiating with a national lab about building is second campus there. >> 5:34. when you get up, it is still warm out. had the windows rolled down when i was driving in. >> the weather will change over the weekend. >> cooler not only during the afternoon but at night starts today. good morning. sea breeze coming back. right now a lot of clouds at the coast starting to move inland the breeze out of the west at sfo that's bringing in the cooler winds and the fog and the southerly wind brought that fog up from the south as we talked about yesterday. everybody else calm this morning pretty mild with temperatures mainly in the 50s cooler san francisco at 7 because of the wind off the ocean napa 1 concord and san rafael the same as yesterday. bi

. >>> this afternoon the city of alameda will announce it has reached agreement with the u.s. navy to transfer the entire former alameda naval air station to the city for free. the former base now called alameda point has been closed since 1997. alameda has been planning to redevelop the sites -- the change -- recently the city has been negotiating with the national laboratory about building its second campus there. >>> in east bay lawmakers vowing to hold hearings to review the transportation commission's decision to spend nearly 180 million dollars to buy a san francisco office building. the mtc wants to buy and renovate a former postal service building at main and harrison near the foot of the bay bridge. headquarters would move from oakland to that building. the money will come from bridge tolls. >> the money that they got from our jacked up tolls to cross the bridge which was suppose go for retrofiting to be involved in real estate speculation. >> the mtc is the bay area's transportation planning commission kind of the umbrella group. advocates for the disabled oppose the move

. >> reporter: u.s. navyommander, zoe, who retired 18 years ago after coming out, she helped lead the campaign that overturned the 1993 policy. >> one of the reason that i came out was to be a spokesperson for those that can't speak for themselves and today is the first day that they have been able to speak for themselves. >> reporter: bob was forced to retire from the navy after superior's learned that he was gay. >> we've come a long way but we've still got a ways to go. and we still have the benefits issue and transgender hanging out there. >> reporter: he hopes to achieve his long-term dream of bblging a marine officer and experience more great days. >> if it wasn't this day, we would never get there. so today is one of the best days of my life. >> senator barbara boxer applauded the end of don't ask, don't tell. she said today after nearly two decades of discrimination and injustice, the don't ask, don't tell policy has come to an end. when the policy was put into effect it was plain unamerican. i'm so g

after nearly 10 years spent hunting down the man responsible for 9/11, the u.s. navyl.s shot and killed osama bin laden this spring. despite the weakening of al qaeda, a recent review of the 9/11 commission's recommendations found that there are still gaps in our emergency preparedness. and while august 2011 marked the first month without a single u.s. military death in iraq, june was the deadliest month there in nearly three years. as the nation pauses to mark the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 next week, a new msnbc documentary asks, where have the wars, political battles, and heightened security really brought us? >> the nypd operates a separate air unit. we are taken up by detective in a surveillance helicopter. >> over there in the harbor, that's one of our security checks. >> the cameras can see a lot more than the statue of liberty. they can read license plates, see in infrared, and take thermal images so precise, they can pick out a single squirrel in central park. >> this camera can pick up the heat of a lit cigarette about a mile away. >> nbc news chief foreign

for bin laden of course was long almost ten years long, finally ending in his death at the hand of u.s. navys.e.a.l.s. but the hunt goes on in pakistan for a man named muaomar. but it's only a partial hunt, because u.s. intelligence officials say they know where he is. they actually say they've known for years. nic walsh has more. >> reporter: you don't have to look hard in south pakistan's militant hot bed to find signs that afghan insurgent leader mullah omar might be here. this is a nato field convoy ambushed and set aflame by the taliban days ago. further into town, the signs get more explicit. this one says "there's only one cure for america, jihad". kreta is on pakistani military lockdown but still it's where a u.s. official told cnn moumar is thought to be hiding and has been for years. only once photographed, he's long been america's most wanted after bin laden, a $10 million bounty still on his head. years ago the taliban's black turbans were everywhere. today it's more discreet. even so, our local cameraman found it hard to film here while local leaders give support to the taliban

it became a college textbook in several schools and it could be found in every vessel in the u.s. navy because it was required to be there by regulation he was already something of an accomplished author although the book itself was pretty boring and then there was alice his wife. and this is really the heart of the story here. she was a cousin of one of his harvard classmates and he first met her at her home outside of boston in 1878 when he was a junior in college. alice was a member of the wealthy banking family in the boston area. she was quite a beauty. a relative described her as having golden hair and dove gray eyes. she stood her 5'7" which only made her an inch of theodore roosevelt. she was so bright and entereteck that her family called her sunshine. they was quite athletic. she won tennis tournaments and she was literate. she and theodore roosevelt had matching taste in literature and they liked the same poets including longfellow and who wrote his favorite poem. and he pursued her for well over a year. she kept encouraging him and discouraging him. and at times he disparag

jack hayes spent 30 years in the u.s. navy, graduate of bowling green, and studied at the u.s. naval academy, and now director of national weather service. jim frye wanted to follow up on the callers point. we are talking about a changing jet stream. is that a factor? are we seeing jet streams that have changed? >> host: i would say our focus on prediction, i can't say that i've seen that myself. that's, i think, a subtle question that i would look to the researcher. every year we see a variation from the previous year where you have patterns where the jet stream will dip further south, bringing colder weather into the southern part of the country and alternative years, you'll see it further north and warmer than normal. it's difficult for me to say that. steve, i do have to say and correct you on navy. my air force friends would give me a hard time. >> host: i apologize. u.s. air force. i misread that. studied at the u.s. naval academy. u.s. air force for 30 years. thank you for ya correction. my fault. jack hayes, 28 years in the u.s. air force. >> caller: yes, first of all,

. >> some of america's most elite soldiers, becoming a u.s. navy seal doesn't happen overnight. of grueling training prepare would-be seals for the most dangerous situations that any soldier may face. now, there is one retired marine who helps troops along the way before they join the seals historic ranks julie banderas is in our newsroom with more. >> hi arthel. they help launch seal candidates into a long arduous journey leading to some of the most dangerous combat situations american soldiers must face. for the past 22 years. alan has volunteered two to three days a week to prepare the elite soldiers of tomorrow. for him, it's a second call to duty to train men and women who are devoted to their country and will some day become veterans just like him one day. >> this is my way of giving back no longer wearing the uniform. my way of serving the country serving them. >> he got choked up there. every time he talked about it, he is so humbled by how grateful these men are to him. he also serve them a hard dose of reality though. this training facility in connecticut, the future s

she is a retired u.s. navy commander who until her retirement four years ago was the only gay service member -- openly gay service member serving the country. >> the "don't ask, don't tell" is erased from the record books, no longer law. servicemembers can show up to work and not worry that this is the day they are going to lose their career. it's rewarding for all of the hundreds and hundreds of servicemembers and veterans and people who worked to change this policy. >> reporter: now, since "don't ask, don't tell" was put into effect in 1993, over 13,000 active service members were forced out. now that that policy has been repealed, they will be allowed to reenlist. and at this point, about 97% of the service has been trained in the new policy. and while the military has been accepting applications of openly gay recruits for several weeks now, today will be the first day that they can process those applications and starten to list them into the military. >> thank you. >>> are you enjoying the weather? >> oh, m

the retired u.s. navy is joining us live right now this morning.ing here today. >> thank you. >>> what a week. now, you sent a large part of your life serving in the military under this policy. what was that like for you? >> well, i mean every single day you weren't sure if that was the day you would lose your career if you got a note saying they wanted to speak to you. you are like oh my gosh somehow they found out or i was turned in. i like it every time you sort of have to lie or, you know, deceive or kind of i'll just get the truth to prevent yourself from coming out here to your co-workers. it just eats away at you. >> it seems difficult. i mean, you know people. you are in bunks with them and everybody is talking about the boyfriend or the husband. i mean do you need to lie at that point? >> i think that at some points early on, yeah, i would make up a boyfriend or lie or join in and then i couldn't do it anymore. i just wanted to be neutral and laugh along, but i became very segregated here mentally in terms of, well, my personal life and my

for bin laden of course was long almost ten years long, finally ending in his death at the hand of u.s. navy. but the hunt goes on in pakistan for a man named muaomar. but it's only a partial hunt, because u.s. intelligence officials say they know where he is. they actually say they've known for years. nic walsh has more. >> reporter: you don't have to look hard in south pakistan's militant hot bed to find signs that afghan insurgent leader muoomar might be here. this is a nato field convoy ambushed and set aflame by the taliban days ago. further into town, the signs get more ex mess it. this one says "there's only one cure for america, jihad". kreta is on pakistani military lockdown but still it's where a u.s. official told cnn moumar is thought to be hiding and has been for years. only once photographed, he's long been america's most wanted after bin laden, a $10 million bounty still on his head. years ago the taliban's black turbans were everywhere. today it's more discreet. even so, our local cameraman found it hard to film here while local leaders give support to the taliban while still

>> i was born in 1960, and the u.s. navy paid for my birth. i was born in the navy. i have been forever grateful. i have two sons in the navy in a small attempt to pay them back. there is nothing like the voice of people when they speak out. we are still elected officials with the consent of the governed. it is the people who speak to get things done. i am here to tell you 2012 is going to be about nothing beyond expanding the see economy and creating jobs. there may be some ancillary issues, but it has got to be about fixing our core, getting us back in the game, getting our country back on its feet, and i believe the discussion leading up to 2012 is going to be a referendum on the things we discussed here. what are you going to do about taxes? what are you going to do about obamacare? what are you going to do about dog-franc? when the people speak in 2012, it is going to be an attention- getter. i can feel it already. that is going to speak to congress and to the bureaucracy, and it is going to say we want to get things done. we want to follow a particular course o

. >> a suicide bomb attack on a u.s. navy warship... >> a ship, a navy ship, was attacked in yemen. >> smith: soufan was only 29 at the time. how soon did you go to yemen? >> same day. >> smith: he was badly needed. how many people in the fbi spoke arabic? >> eight, nine, something like that. >> smith: how many of them were working on al qaeda? >> i don't know. i think maybe i was the only one. >> smith: soufan was made chief investigator for the uss cole investigation, a major assignment. that's soufan there in a meeting with yemen's president, ali abdullah saleh, and fbi director louis freeh. you began the investigation. how do you begin something like that? where do you start? >> you start from the crime scene. you start taking statements from people who were on the ship, or people in the harbor, anybody who saw something. and you start building on that. >> smith: the story of what ali soufan began to uncover in yemen through a series of detailed interrogations is now told in his new book, "the black banners." it follows a

one familiar face at these events will be zoe dunning a retired u.s. navy commander who was at the head of this repeal process and until her retirement four years ago she was the only openly gay service member serving for our country. >> "don't ask, don't tell" is erased from the record books, no longer the law of the land. servicemembers can show up for work and just be themselves and not worry that this is the day that they are going to lose their career. it's personally incredibly rewarding and i know that it's rewarding for all of the hundreds and hundreds of servicemembers and veterans and people who have worked to change this policy. >> reporter: now, since "don't ask, don't tell" was put into effect in 1993, over 13,000 active servicemembers were forced out of the armed services. but now that that policy has been repealed, those individuals will in fact be allowed to reenlist. and the military apparently has trained about 97% of its staff in the new policy and procedures. while the military has been accepting applications for openly gay recruits for