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here to help us get navy, a u.s. navy doctor. after all, he keeps our navy in shape. but first, this woman had eczema. she was overweight and they basically called her the witch in high school because she was so -- well, the picture speaks a thousand words. one day she took control of her life and changed how she ate. we're going to hear her story in a second. and this woman also changed her life by changing how she ate. i know, you think you don't have anything in common with the second woman but you do with the first, right? but what if i told you these two women are the same person? and her name is hieidi albert son. i know this is a very personal story for you. take us back to the beginning. you were in high school and they called you the witch. why? >> i was not looking like this when i was in high school. i had a bad habit with eating and my parents were divorced. i don't know exactly what, you know, got me to eat but i definitely ate my feelings away, i think, and i was fat as a result. >> not just fat. you had eczema. >> i didn't know about what food to eat so

missing u.s. navy veteran has been located. there are a lot he questions but happy to have him back. >> friends of the missing navy veteran were optimistic. >> it's a good feeling. >> this team is used to finding people, but not always safe. this time they got news they're hoping for.. >> i don't know how to say so relieved. and so thankful. >> his father says he got the call from police as he was driving and looking for his sovenlt he had seen the broadcast. and was moved to call to report he's okay. >> the news brings a happy toned a mission that began on christmas day. word spread quickly.. >> i served in u.s. navy and marines you don't leave someone behind. >> details are foggy and he'd been brought there by friends who were concerned he wasn't acting like himself. >> he has been found safe. and i -- what else can you say? >> merry christmas. >> wonderful present. >> will's dad asked for time alone after hearing the good news but not before giving a word of thanks. >> this would not have happened if you had not jumped nchl

missing u.s. navy veteran has been located. there are a lot he questions but happy to have him back. >> friends of the missing navy veteran were optimistic. >> it's a good feeling. >> this team is used to finding people, but not always safe. this time they got news they're hoping for.. >> i don't know how to say so relieved. and so thankful. >> his father says he got the call from police as he was driving and looking for his sovenlt he had seen the broadcast. and was moved to call to report he's okay. >> the news brings a happy toned a mission that began on christmas day. word spread quickly.. >> i served in u.s. navy and marines you don't leave someone behind. >> details are foggy and he'd been brought there by friends who were concerned he wasn't acting like himself. >> he has been found safe. and i -- what else can you say? >> merry christmas. >> wonderful present. >> will's dad asked for time alone after hearing the good news but not before giving a word of thanks. >> this would not have happened if you had not jumped nchl

the chinese navy vessels sent a healing morning in order the u.s. ip to stop and ordered the ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser ignored leading to a chinese active aggression. a chinese tank landing ship sailed into the path and stopped , forcing the navy vessel to abruptly changed course to avoid a potentially catastrophic collision. this type of incident was actually predicted weeks ago by senior pentagon officials and joint chiifs chairman martin dempsey after china announced an expansion of its air defense on, and expansion that even the united states and our biggest rally in the region, japan, recognizes. the president's apartment of defense in analogy only that this today and occurred. just a little over a week after it was leaked by a name navy officials familiar with the event. turning now to northern asia, the brutality of north korea on full display after the government of kim jong and released images of the dictators uncle being dragged out of pyongyang in chains. the former number two man in north korea was reportedly executed by hi

>> call me. >> reporter: officials with the u.s. navy that once had a base on treasure island, and others have concerns about health problems that may have resulted from living in a contaminated area. >> it's possible these things are being ingested, and touching our skin. i need this clarification. >> everything that we're doing is about assuring the land here, but getting the land cleaned, so no one has anything to worry about in the future. >> reporter: the director called the project challenging and complex. that would take years to complete. he tells me more public meetings will be held as they are needed. reporting live here on treasure island, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it is back to the bargaining table for b.a.r.t. and two of its biggest unions. the most recent trouble centers around b.a.r.t.'s contention that a paid family leave provision was mistakenly in a contract package, which was ratified by union members last month. the unions have refuted b.a.r.t.'s decision that it was mistakenly included. >>> bill martin is

>> call me. >> reporter: officials with the u.s. navy that once had a base on treasure island, and others have concerns about health problems that may have resulted from living in a contaminated area. >> it's possible these things are being ingested, and touching our skin. i need this clarification. >> everything that we're doing is about assuring the land here, but getting the land cleaned, so no one has anything to worry about in the future. >> reporter: the director called the project challenging and complex. that would take years to complete. he tells me more public meetings will be held as they are needed. reporting live here on treasure island, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it is back to the bargaining table for b.a.r.t. and two of its biggest unions. the most recent trouble centers around b.a.r.t.'s contention that a paid family leave provision was mistakenly in a contract package, which was ratified by union members last month. the unions have refuted b.a.r.t.'s decision that it was mistakenly included. >>> bill martin is

in the 90s it was the u.s. navy to get them to do the basic soil testing.s the navy was a road black block and along came in an attorney who summoned a team of lawyers out to california for a meeting and greeted them with a line of questions that devastated the navy's position. within weeks caltrans was granted the go head. help me to join in recognizing jerry. jerry would i stand up (clapping) >> in closing my father worked on this bridge as carpeters 22. my parents were here to celebrate the opening in 1936. the bridge cost 77 million the program was $0.25. in the program you'll find some interesting statistics by one strange point is when the bookends war paid off the bridge was supposed to be free so i'm assuming it has not been paid off. the earthquake in 1939 is it shouldn't have taken that long to go forward on projects. let's be more coffin responsive to the public's needs as in 1936. thank you and enjoy your new bridge (clapping) >> don't worry we're in the home stretch only 27 speakers to go. i want to acknowledge more folks in the audience. there

. >> people like fabian, u.s. navy. away since may. >> i want to see what happened. >> in is the uso. stars and stripes are tucked in christmas trees. 24,000 plus servicemen have come through this year, all looking to take a breath, the relax. everywhere i go i look for the uso. the first place i go. free food, a place to knock out for a while. before they walk into this center these men and women must walk through the terminals. the uniform very visible. >> people do notice, some people don't. i've gotten compliments, thank you for your service. >> spencer says he grew up in the sacramento area not having much. he's been saving up for this two week leave. today i'll be proposing to her. i'm thinking proposing over pier 39. >> one of many special stories, a room not known by many but a welcome sight to many more. >> the uso opened the doors in 1966, a spokesman said it was the first uso in the country to open at an airport. >>> oakland school children got a surprise on the last day of class before the holidays [singing]

. >>> the u.s. navylans on increasing the use of sonar test over the next five years, a controversial practice that could disturb whales and dolphins. the navy's own estimate says said the activity could kill 155 whales and dolphins off the hawaiian and southern california coast. the process has been criticized by environmentalists and biologists. navy officials say it's vital to national security that sailors receive sonar training in a real life condition. >>> still ahead at 5:00, the call for help from a south bay charity, trying to make this christmas merrier for families. >>> we have another "spare the air" day on deck for tomorrow. leigh glaser has to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> a south bay charity that provides food and toys to struggling families in santa clara county needs a boost. they're in desperate need of toy in order t

. >>> the u.s. navyes people who live on treasure island as they are about to be forced out of their homes. the community meeting to address concerns about contamination. >> we're here for you at ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. thank you for joining us. have a good night. n? ñ (gasps) did you see it? does she know? this is the last thing she needs today. no! busy day at the dunphy compound. we have a wedding tonight, and this afternoon, claire is debating duane bailey in the race for town council. (lowered voice) and now the "weekly saver" says that some voters find claire-- quote-- "angry and unlikable." to those voters, i say, "wait till she sees this." no one can mention it to her. we can't have some unscientific poll shaking claire's confidence. phil... what poll? too late. she knows. who told her? what is this, a witch hunt? oh, my god. i have to go. well, i just don't think it's a big deal. i mean, how many people read the "weekly..."

. >>> more than 50 current and former u.s. navyailors say radiation from the fukushima nuclear disaster in japan have made them sick. that's according to lawyers who are going after the utility company that ran the power plant. of course the story is in march of 2011, a deadly earthquake some tsunami triggered a meltdown at the plant on the east coast of japan. expert says the disaster released dangerous levels of radiation into the air and the ocean. the lawyers claim the sailors were aboard the uss ronald reagan aircraft carrier when it sailed into a plumb plume of the mission, the people in the lawsuit claim some sailors have gotten cancer and some have gone blind because radiation contaminated their water supply. >> hit me like a ton of bricks. like 60% power to my right side. >> representatives for the utility company have previously refused to comment on such accusations and not coming forward now. >> lea is a navy va. what's the late is in this case now? >> more and more people are joining the case. i covered this a year ago

united states naval special warfare, u.s. navy seals.iddle that thing is 14 karat gold plated and makes this book also very special. what is inside really is so. what is remarkable. greg mathison joins me now. i was looking through this book and struck right away by the photos that i feel like i've always seen sort of as the photo ops that the government has given us and then everything else that took me into the layers about the navy seals. what don't people know about them that you got and you put in this book? >> well, my colleague and i worked on this for six years. we got behind the scenes to see things people don't see around the world. the seals wanted to put this out to show all of naval special warfare not just the seals and it goes in depth like no other book has done before. >> so the access that you got is crazy. i want to just draw everyone's attention to this picture of zacarias moussaoui the 20th hijacker when he was led off to the super max. there you are in what i could only have imagined was a top-secret operation. i do

one is the number of female four-star admirals in the u.s. navy. ichelle howard for a fourth star. the senate confirms her, howard would be the first woman and first african-american to serve as the navy's second in command. negative 27 is the temperature in saranac lake, new york, overnight. the coldest temperature in the country. new york! in madison, wisconsin, it was so icy a boeing 737 slid off the runway into a snowbank. luckily, nobody was hurt. the so-called alberta clipper is still dutching snow in the northeast. 250 flights have been canceled. ouch. and finally, one. nirvana made it into the rock and roll hall of fame on its first nomination. how about that? tom seaver-esque. they'll be inducted in april along with kiss, peter gabriel, hall and oates, linda ronstadt and cat stevens. a big no for our friend at yes. but don't forget it's sort of like jack morris. you're starting to get a good enough percentage, i think you'll eventually get into the hall. craig biggio knows he'll get there. so will yes. next up, a deep dive into the future o

place where he earned three purple hearts, a silver star, and a bronze star as a young man in the u.s. navy during the vietnam war. the secretary went back to vietnam for a boat trip designed to highlight the effects of climate change. while there kerry told the vietnamese prime minister it was a good thing they didn't meet 45 years ago when they were fighting on opposing sides in the military. >>> china has launched a roving vehicle on the moon. china's space program has randly accelerated in recent years. there is intense interest in the mission to conduct lunar experiments. while they are behind the u.s. in terms of technology after all the first americans walked on the moon back in 1969, one space expert today said if china decides to make space exploration a national priority, the way president kennedy did in the u.s. over 50 years ago, if china becomes the first nation to for example land on an asteroid, it could serve to motivate the u.s. to get back in the game in a big way. >>> another break. when we come back, making a difference for american military families at just this time of

base, which was a precision-like mortar attack, walked in, which killed the two former u.s. navy seals and gravely injured a diplomatic service agent - blown off a perch. >> we'll listen to some sound from the "the times" david fitzpatrick who wrote the story and talked on "meet the press" on sunday. >> i talked to some people i believe to be the perpetrators. it's obvious from them and people around them that they are purely local people. there's no chance this was an al-qaeda attack, if, by al-qaeda you mean the organization founded by osama bin laden. >> that's the issue which has been raised over and over by republicans mostly. which is the definition of core al qaeda. they insisted it was an attack carried out by core al qaeda. fitzpatrick's report suggests other you. what do you think? >> that sounds right to me. part of it is and i am sure it will be agreed that part of what is driving this, by focussing on al-qaeda, the organization, we miss what is the context on the the ground, which is that libya doesn't have a strong government, guns are everywhere and a lot of people

>> also here an admission from u.s. navy. dozens of whales and dolphins could die as a result of new sonar. >> and how small bay area businesses are keeping up with competitors with same-day delivery. >>> a judge in washington says government collection of telephone records is probably un-constitutional. the nsa has been collecting phone data for years and this program revealed by edward snowden and today, the judge said two men are likely to win the case. to give the government a chance to appeal the president will meet with the chief executives of apple, yahoo and twitter about internet surveillance and health care. >> a lawsuit challenging a government decision to allow u.s. nafo to intensify it's use of sonar in the pacific the navy admits it is likely to result in deaths of dozens of whales and dolphins. will travel in a different direction or beach themselves the navy insists sailors need more training and have been granted to step up the use in atlantic and gulf of mexico >> chilling allegations about the sign language

and that is that china is seeking to control, first, deny the u.s. navy access to, and then later, to actually exert control over its nare sea, the east china sea, the south china sea and the yellow change and they're pushing us back to the first island change and the longer term goal is the second island chain which is as far back as guam. >> randy, how dangerous do you think this is ultimately? >> i think there are a i think the near term danger is the operating environment there carries a lot more risks. a chance for accident. miscalculation. because the chinese have basically announced a way in which it is uncertain how they will enforce or whether they can enforce it and that adds immediate risk. the think the longer term risk, are the chinese on a campaign to salami slice their way out to greater and greater control to the first island chain as bonnie mentioned and this is a step in that direction and i think this challenge has to be mitt head-on. >> vice president biden was in china and had a four-hour meeting and a lot of it is kept private what t

. >> friends and family asking for help as they try to find a missing u.s. navy veteran who checked out of the hospital last week and hasn't been heard from since the 30-year-old goes by the anymore name will. since thanksgiving, he had been in san francisco visiting friends. he volunteers with returning veterans and disaster survivors the family says that work may have taken a lot out of him because he wasn't acting like himself. they say after doctors determined it's okay to release him, he dropped off the grid. >> this is not n -- indictive of how he normally contracts this is out of character. >> they say if you see will they'd like to you call the police department. >> an important hearing to determine the determine the future of city college. >> the city attorney wants an injunction that will stop accreditation from being taken away. sergio? >> this is a hearing that was scheduled for an hour on the court docket but stretched on for full day in front of the court judge. before the hearing started members of the california teacher federation rallied members

reputation as the world's top infantry weapon remains unchallenged you go to school for r t now former u.s. navy and cia officer michael flowers says that after more than six decades the kalashnikov rifle still stands up to its modern equivalence when the power of the weapon is as you have said and it's robustness in its simplicity i have field stripped and fired every modern weapon in the european and american arsenals and the easiest one to love the forty seven you just pop the cover pop the spring pop the rod comes a bolt and there it is it's the easiest modern weapon to strip short of an old bolt action rifle it is amazing anyone can shoot and. it has been embraced by oppressed peoples everywhere and to learn more about the history changing weapon stay tuned for our documentary later on r.t. as we take a tour of the factory were the gun is put together. now the former vice president of south sudan has now d.d. an armed rebellion his study may negotiate with the government and that's according to the u.s. special envoy there who is working frantically to prevent the country from falling apart

and former u.s. navy cia officer michael of law is says that after more than six decades of the coalition of rivals still stands up to its modern equivalents. when the power of the weapon is as you have certain it's robustness and its simplicity. field strip and fired every modern weapon in the european and american arsenals and the easiest one to love is the forty seven or you just pop the cover pop the spring pop the rod comes a bolt and there it is it's the easiest modern weapon to strip short of a low rifle it is amazing anyone can shooter and. it has been embraced by oppressed peoples everywhere. and to learn more about the history changing weapons stay tuned for our documentary as it would take a toll defunct tree where they gonna split to get there the former vice president of south sudan who's now leading an armed rebellion has said he may negotiate with a government that's according to the u.s. special envoy that who is working frantically to prevent the country from falling apart on a situation

. >> pelley: today the u.s. navy'sgels soared over new york city, past the building known as one world trade center and other landmarks. the angels had been grounded because of forced budget cuts. this was their way of announcing that they're back. in a moment, newtown families talk about their lives and their mission one year after the shooting. so here's to the bride and... [ coughs ] [ so here's to the bride and... [ coughs ] ounc robitussin dm max now cos in a new liquid-filled capsule. nothing provides more powerful cough relief. robitussin. don't suffer the coughequences. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cash card from capital one, i get 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally someone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day. what's in your wallet? i need your timesheets,

well former our u.s. navy and cia officer michael vos says that after more than six decades the kalashnikov rifle still stands up to its modern equivalents when the power of the weapon is as you have said and it's robustness in its simplicity i have field strength and fire to every modern weapon in the european and american arsenals and the easiest one to love the forty seven you just pop the cover pop the spring pop the rod comes a bolt and there it is it's the easiest modern weapon to strip short an old bolt action rifle it is amazing anyone can shoot and. it has been embraced by oppressed peoples everywhere. to learn more about the history changing weapon stay tuned for our documentary layer on as we take a tour of the factory where the gun is put together. down and out in paris. we find out why more and more people in the city of lights are finding themselves left out in the cold trying to find what shelter they can on the streets . the former vice president of south sudan is now leading an armed rebellion

. >> the range of the capability of the u.s. navyan be traced back in the design, development, modeling, and testing of this facility. >> the price tag, $25 million. >> there could be no doubt that the investment the nation is making here in this facility will pay for itself many times over. >> other nations like brazil and s, butoperate tidal basin' none measure up to this. testing begins in march. in bethesda, i'm kevin lewis. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is abc seven breaking news. >> 80 people are injured, seven seriously, after he ceiling in a theater in london collapse. >> it happened during the height of the performance. this.e know about a first inside say this is busy place. the theater is in the west end. a busy neighborhood around christmastime. it is called the apollo theater in the british capital.

he's a u.s. navy veteran that travels all over. >> he would give anything to you. >> his father says he hasn't been acting like himself. friends brought him to the hospital where he stayed two days. once doctors determined it's okay to release him, friends sea he checked out and disappeared >> we're checking shelters. areas we assume he may be at. and they're putting up flyers around the city. >> he's a great friend i want will home. >> i just want him to know his family loves him. and that we -- nothing else matters, except to know he is okay. >> christmas cheer turned into christmas jeers after disappointed shoppers were without gifts christmas morning. thousands of packages did not make it to their destinations in time yesterday. so apologies and boxes and bags a disappointment for customers, sure. >> reporter: this is what happened. high volume sxf course, weather. snow storms in the mid west and this latest. no word yet from fed-ex. she got flowers. >> i got a call perfect a friend who said he se

a stand up between the u.s. navy ship and chinese warships further raising tensions in the region.ted eight days to m.l. is the event occurred to the american people. i am lou dobbs. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. a chinese naval vessel aggressively confronting the u.s. warship in the south china sea last week causing a tense military standoff that the government has just today acknowledged. the ptagon confirms to fox news tonight that a chinese

he's a u.s. navy veteran that travels all over. >> he would give anything to you. >> his father says he hasn't been acting like himself. friends brought him to the hospital where he stayed two days. once doctors determined it's okay to release him, friends sea he checked out and disappeared >> we're checking shelters. areas we assume he may be at. and they're putting up flyers around the city. >> he's a great friend i want will >> i just want him to know his family loves him. and that we -- nothing else matters, except to know he is okay. >> christmas cheer turned into christmas jeers after disappointed shoppers were without gifts christmas morning. thousands of packages did not make it to their destinations in time yesterday. so today, apologies and boxes and bags a disappointment for customers, sure. >> reporter: this is what happened. high volume sxf course, weather. snow storms in the mid west and this is the latest. no word yet from fed-ex. she got flowers. >> i got a call perfect a friend who sa

>> also here an admission from u.s. navy.ozens of whales and dolphins could die as a result of new sonar. >> and how small bay area businesses are keeping up with competitors with same-day delivery. ♪ ♪ looks like you started to make something. ♪ oh, a green! ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] cheerios. with flavors your heart will love. >>> a judge in washington says government collection of telephone records is probably un-constitutional. the nsa has been collecting phone data for years and this program revealed by edward snowden and today, the judge said two men are likely to win the case. to give the government a chance to appeal the president will meet with the chief executives of apple, yahoo and twitter about internet surveillance and health care. >> a lawsuit challenging a government decision to allow u.s. nafo to intensify it's use of sonar in the pacific ocean. the navy admits it is likely to result in deaths of dozens of whales and dolphins. millions will travel in a different direction or beach themselves the navy insists s

it's all online i remember reading in two thousand and three that they were already predicting the u.s. navy was predicting conflict with canada if canada dares to think that they have any rights over the north pole or any of the arctic region that is superior to the u.s. claim and recently just a few weeks ago chuck hagel the defense secretary said throughout human history mankind has race to discover the next frontier and time after time discovery has swiftly followed by conflict we cannot erase this history but we can assure that history does not repeat itself in the arctic well he's saying that we're going to take it we're going to see is that our black hawks are around everywhere it's ours don't want to talk about naval intelligence of cars in this case you're talking about people contemplating their mabel you know that's it but you know they're very self obsessed and have delusions of grandeur as if they're going to conquer the north pole and extract all the oil without actually triggering mass extinction across the human race which i got to say at this point is probably not a bad thin

the u.s. navyconfirmed that aircraft have arrived in japan, boosting the ability to hunt submarines and joining us now is national security analyst k.t. mcfarland. and lieutenant colonel ralph peters. thank you both for being here. let me begin, if i may, colonel. these moves to expand the international domain and dominion that has been administered by the japanese for years and years is pure blunt force, is it not? >> yes, they perceive him as weak, the chinese and it's not just them. the north koreans, as you know, forcing to make phony confession on tape ann they know that obama will do nothing. he's thring a bipolar hissy fit. ukrain is going this way and obama turned away from the protesters and did nothing. and the unifying theme of all of these incidents and more is that obama is not only not feared, he is mocked. lou: the unifying team, all of these flareups around the world, i can't remember where there was a time and the obama administration is standing silent on each one of them. >> the

here's video of carry visiting a u.s. navy gunboat that was used during the vietnam war. kerry also making headlines calling north korea's leader " reckless " and " and secure " after recently executing his awful. kerry travels to the philippines later this week. the republicans and uncertainty for a tweet. senator bob roocho from north carolina tweet yesterday, saying the affordable care act has done more damage to the u.s. than the nazis, soviets and more damage to the u.s. than the nazis, soviets and terroris♪ yeah her gift o ♪ i picked it out in a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was the camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday responses on twitter including some who said rucho stepped down. >>james: it might be the most wonderful time of the year but the u.s. postal service says today is the busiest day of the year. the postal service expects to process around 545 million pieces of mail each day during the holiday season for a total of 15 billion pieces of mail between thanksgiving and new year's eve. today however, the service expects more than 600 million pieces of

the u.s. navy deployed several to the japan to increase presence around the disputed islands.loyment for the aircraft which has been in development for nearly a decade. is a look at the game the ing capabilities of p-8. >> in 20 minutes it is "surveillance" with tom kean. the united news in states. we will talk with david stockman arch critic of the federal reserve. on ernanke and particularly chairman yellin presuming she will take over the watch here in 2014. we will have to look at his inughts on the budget debate washington. david kirkpatrick will join us as well. him.ll talk to i don't know if you knew but att miller tried to acquire a bitcoin over the weekend. we will find out if he was successful. to david lk kirkpatrick. and now down 46% from friday. i haven't tried to buy one but i was reading an interesting them basically fraudulent activity or hacking increased threefold the last six months. >> i think i made clear on my skepticism as a medium of exchange for it. there was an important article for bank of america and merrill that and we will advance discussion with

. >> i served in u.s. navy and marines. you don't believe someone behind. >> his dad says he was impressed but someone else he felt he needed to thank. >> you know give media all of the difficulty you want for what they do, but this would not have happened if you had not immediately jumped in, because he won't have seen it or known. >> in san francisco, ab seven news. >> a sixth winter spare the air alert issued for tomorrow, the 21 of the season. >> that means no burning of wood or manufactured logs in your fair place, again. officials say this is going to be the new normal until the weather changes. >> we're live with impact this is having on some businesses. cornell? >> yes. some people are not happy. another spare the dare a behind me. a thick smoggy layer just hanging over the bay today. with a record number of alerts, it's a bad time for those making their living off of a fireplace. >> fire wood is piled high but not a customer in sight. >> they're not buying firewood. we're getting almost no calls >> yefen regular cu

during a shooting at a mother's day parade in new orleans gunshots rang out this morning at the u.s. navy yard in washington d.c. killing several people and injuring many others rich wealthy tell these are clearly should've seen somebody die in front of you here where you work at is more of a relationship but you talking to her you realize just how fragile life is we begin with breaking news out of los angeles international airport here they are an employee of theirs let's killed by the gunman according to airport police here a tree down the gunman eventually shot him and took him into custody. good evening and welcome to guns in our town very special debate that will explore an issue that affects us all the role of guns in american society. i'm abby martin i'll be your moderator for tonight's debate the panel joining me now live is investigative journalist band director of new yorkers against gun violence leah gun barrett for more and are a lobbyist and president of the independent firearms association richard feldman and former presidential candidate for the green party joel stein thank

in 2007, aaron alexis joined the u.s. navy, as with other servicemembers he a background check was performed and he was granted a low level security clearance. after a discharge from the navy to thousand 11, alexis was hired by defense contractor that confirmed he possessed the balance security clearance. this marked him as a test for the individual -- trustworthy individual. it was provided with an id card his accessthorized to several buildings, including building 197 at the washington navy yard. shortly before 8:00 a.m. on november -- october 16, aaron alexis drove to the red -- front gate of the washington navy yard and displayed his access card. he was admitted by security, parked his car, and walked to building 197. hele entering that nothing encountered to additional security layers, a turnstile that required a that a -- a valid access card, and a security guard. toortunately these were prevent unauthorized access, not to screen for weapons. wereeople working there trustworthy because they had security clearances, and h

joining us now, congressman paul brown to serve as a medical officer in the u.s. navyas practiced general medicine for most of his career and is, of course, now i congressman. president and citizens united foundation. good to have you both here. the president, congressman, makes it clear. he understands there have been a few little problems to nobody is not going to put up with anybody repealing abortion aside. your reaction? >> the problem is obamacare in itself. all of the things that you just mentioned and are just a reflection, just symptoms of a law that is totally flawed. we must repeal it, replace it. and there are solutions. in fact to my patient option act would put patients and not charge of their own health care decisions. they can keep their doctor. a mom who has a sick child can go to the doctor and she and the doctor could decide what kind of treaent that that child, sick child needs to have. also, mom, take caref her sick mother and father, elderly parents will have the peace of mind that she will know that her parents can get good, quality health care b

. >> lawsuit filed in hawaii today challenging a government decision to allow the u.s. navyintensify its use of sonar in the pacific ocean. that decision was made over the objections of environmental groups who say sonar can confuse, injury, even kill marin mammal. they are highly sensitive to under water noise. navy said impact is negligible but will result in the death of dozens of whales and dolphins. millions will suffer temporary hearing loss. millions more will change their behavior by swimming into different direction or even beaching themselves. they might be so traumatized by this. this the is an issue that the i team first exposed many years ago and followed ever since. now the navy insists the sailors need more sonar training. they have already been granted permission to step up sonar use in the atlantic and the gulf of mexico so now the pacific may next. >> still to come at 9:00. look at how safe the luggage will be on the next flight. could this happen to you? what you can could to prevent it and protect music: jingle bells shop your way members can ring in the

"the u.s. navy is telling us three shots were fired. tell us an active shooter is still inside that building." former navy reservist aaron alexis, a military contractor, gunned down 12 people before police shot and killed him. >> number nine: the mysterious death of 17- year-old kendrick johnson. "i've got some questions about the kendrick johnson case." "i'm not going to discuss that with you." "why not, sir?" "because our case is closed." his body. found upside down in a rolled-up wrestling mat in the high school gym last january. local authorities ruled it an accident. kendrick's parents believe he was murdered. now federal authorities are investigating. "we are kendrick johnson. that's my child. and we're going to fight until it's all over." >> number eight: oscar pistorius. the "blade runner". a double amputee. beloved south african olympic athlete. indicted on charges of murder in august for the shooting of his model girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. he admits he shot her on valentine's day. but says it was an accident. his trial start