both the air force and the navy. >> right. >> it's all department of defense money. >> we'll be back with general >>> we're back with general mark welsh. the 20th chief of staff of the united states air force. sir, i want to start off. your job is to live 20 years in the future. to make decisions today that meaningfully shape the force of the future. what does the air force of the future need to look like? >> it needs to be flexible. it needs to be adaptive. it needs to be responsive. we need to be able to move information quickly. we need to be able to link data between multiple platforms, shooters and sensors. we need to be able to travel long distances. we need to be able to travel at altitudes where we operate relatively freely. above commercial traffic. above lower level threat systems and we need to be able to operate in both contested and uncontested environments. >> again you know you mentioned contested environments. and earlier we mentioned the pivot. let's talk about the asia pivot. what does that mean more broadly? does it mean that there needs to be fundamental cultural changes within the air force? to deal with the theater that's not only vast, it's culturally more

i want to wish 65th birthday to the united states air force. i will be back next week with the same time until then, have great week. . >>> crowd sourcing medical research. can social media and personal genetics be the search for cures? i'm steve usdin. welcome to "biocentury this week"." >>> your trusted source for biotechnology information and analysis, "biocentury this week." >>> genetics came first. transforming how we view life. then came social media which is transforming our social lives. now silicon valley is trying to combine them turning jennette igs and social media into a crowd sourcing engine to drill down into the roots of disease. the idea is to obtain genetic samples from large numbers of people, some with the disease and many who don't have it. then researchers can look for genetic factors that may be important in causing the disorder or that protect against it. to test the

i served in the united states air force. i served a total of 16 years. i was deployed 13 times. on my second deployment four bombs hit my vehicle. and at 19 years old, that was the first time i ever saw somebody die. coming back, i was raging. i started having pretty horrible nightmares. i would wake up in middle of the night sweats. i started drinking a lot. i felt worthless. i guess i never recognized it in myself. eventually, one day i just walked into the va hospital and said i'd like to see somebody. don't suffer alone. you've got to find that link with somebody that will make you let it go. it all starts with going to the va. there's a whole community of veterans that just want to help you out. it's for the guys who couldn't come back, you owe it to them to live well. because they're not here with their families. >>> good morning. lots of low clouds. a little stronger sea breeze. still lower 80s or 90s. >>> 33,000 people in 17 villages are being told to leave their homes. the volcano erupted near ann toga early yesterday afternoon. covering the area with smoke and ash. the

and the smallest tactical fighter force in the history of the modern united states air force. >> john boehner says this report confirmed that the president's sequester is a serious threat to our national security and must be replaced. the house passed the bill in may that replaces the president's dangerous defense sequester with common sense spending cuts and reforms, protecting our troops and reducing our deficit by another $243 billion. but the white house wants to make sure that if the sequester takes effect at the end of the year and there is blame going around, it isn't just directed at democrats. >> sequester was designed to be bad policy, to be onerus and it's important to remember that democrats and republicans voted in majorities in both houses of congress in support of this. >> the top democrat on the house armed services committee, adam smith, says he is ready to work with republicans to pass a balanced solution to this sequester, but part of the balance that he talks about is new revenue, which is going to be at the center of some intense arguments between now and the end

in my direction, elements of the 82nd airborne division, as well as key units of the united states air forcensive positions in saudi arabia. and sadham hu srksz sein never believed we were going to fight. i am convinced he would have taken over saudi arabia. the war was over. there's nobody early on we thought possible. i think for his something known as a "just war". and this kwuz a just war. ironically, the way the military conducted itself with such efficiency and honor, some of the critics back then, pre-war critics, rescinded their krit similar. but if it hasndn't worked out, wouldn't have been at peace. maybe thrown out of office. the toughest decision the president makes when he has to send somebody else's son or daughter these days into combat. into war. so i decided we use force. it was a big decision. a major decision, whether to kick him out of kuwait. >> what did you say to the families of the lost levels? >> haert broken. i still feel it. any time somebody loses a loved one, the burden for the loss of that loif was right on the shoulder in the responsibility of the president. yo

of the air force legislative liaison and command of the air force largest in 15 you know, the fourth tactical fighter wing. he has a bachelor of science in aeronautical engineer from united statescademy. i think i've heard of them somewhere. are today out west? and a masters of science in aerospace engineering from the university of michigan. would you welcome general jay old with false? -- general mcfalls? up at the expense i did not that part was happy because i have the easy part here. it's really an honor and privilege to introduce our keynote speaker today, and for our company that cheney was just talking the, the national security partners, to be affiliated and cosponsor with this very prestigious and influential organization, the potomac institute for policy studies. as our tagline states you behind, we are difference makers. national security partners have been supporting many of the organizations that represent in the room as a look around the audience year for separatist. but today i'm jamie says say something nice about dennis bartko whom i've known and our team has support for five years or so. so let me go without. as the nsa directors special assistant for cyber,

air power every day. representing a hollow force unable to support the current defense strategic guidance, united states air force and our sister services comprise premier fighting force on the planet. and our air force leadership team is fully committed to ensuring we do our part to remain the world's greatest air and space force for the future. and you mr. chairman. i look forward to your questio questions. >> thanks. >> thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. thanks for your efforts to highlight the impact of sequestration an attempt to halt its implementation. much has been said about how sequestration will affect both the budget and the strategy. for the marine corps we would express similar challenges. we would suffer a significant degradation in readiness, we be unable to properly support our military strategy. we would incur costs and schedule delays across our investment account and will be unable to properly maintain our infrastructure. we maintain readiness by bouncing the allocation resources across our pillars of readiness to remain ready we have to retain high quality people.

force down to the smallest air force we hav had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. should not be doing this at a me when we see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of america has had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lostis life and the message we are sending is we are not going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a life. those are my friends still in uniform. those are my relatives still in uniform. now, i did not have the ability to be selected to be on the supersubcommittee maybe because i've only been here a

has worked on so many issues of importance over the years -- defense, with a focus on the united states air force and missile communities, helping to start the air force caucus, veterans' health, united nations reform, cuba travel, immigration and gun rights, to name a few. she is now my senior legislative assistant, a title and post she has earned with her hard work and determination to make a difference. as my senior legislative assistant, she has been a captain in the legislative office and she has always made herself available to help guide and direct our efforts as a legislative team. she is also there to provide some good advice on the issues that are coming up and how we can best focus our efforts to obtain the results we're working together to achieve. now she and her husband are packing up and moving to sheridan, wyoming, where wendy grew up. they will be running a business there and providing some good jobs to the community and some support to the local economy. it's a restaurant so they will be providing some good food to the people of the area, too. although we're sorry to see them go

you saw the libyan ambassador to the united states at that ceremony at andrews air force base. so the worst thing to do would be to walk away from libya and the libyan people, especially after the united states invested such an effort in trying to liberate libya, so those who would want to walk away would be walking away from important american interests in the region. now, that's not to say that in places like egypt and elsewhere we shouldn't have a very serious conversation and make it clear that egypt and others have to protect american personnel. in the case of libya and benghazi, it was clear this was an effort by elements of al qaeda to take advantage of the situation and the last thing we should do is be retreating rather than again asserting our interest in the region. >> as you were speaking, sir, we are looking at pictures live from cairo where fires have been lit and protests continue for the fourth consecutive day. as you know, the republican nominee for president offered a somewhat premature and political attack on the president, even before we knew the full extent

force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about hallowing out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when we see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of america has had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lost his life and the message we are sending is we are not going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a life. those are my friends still in uniform. those are my relatives still in uniform. now, i did not have the ability to be selected to be on the supersubcommittee maybe because i've only been

in the 1990's, the united states air force, through its manpower reductions and through its prioritization of effort, brought about by the downsizing of the military after desert storm, did not continue with the robust effort it had for decades before its human systems integration -- >> and you relied on contractors, correct? >> excuse me? >> you relied on contractors? >> in many cases. flight medicine and aviation physiology, research and development atrophies significantly during those years. at a time when the airplane was going into a different environment that we talked about earlier, the people that would have normally done the testing and the evaluation and all of the things we do to learn about those new environments were no longer in the military, no longer in our civilian work force. one of the recommendations is that the air force re-energize its efforts with respect to human systems integration so that we will better understand some of the interactions that we are now learning about and actually with the help of the navy and with nasa know more about today than we did a year ag

force down to the smallest air force we have had in modern history when we created the united states air force. it cuts nontactical fire squadrons. if you talk to any of our service chiefs, if you listen to the chairman of the joint chiefs, he talks about halling out this force. we should not be doing this at a time when w see what is happening in the world right now, when the united states of americhas had a sovereign piece of its territory attack, we have had an ambassador who has lost his life and the message we are sending is we are t going to do nothing. this bill says we have passed a plan out of the house. the senate, if you don't like our plan, come up with your own plan. mr. president, you are our commander in chief, come up with a plan. you know, one of the things you learn as a young officer, if you ever get in a firefight, if you get in an ambush, to do nothing means losing a life. those are my friends still in uniform. those are my relatives still in uniform. now, i did not have the ability to be selected to be on the supersubcommittee maybe because i've only been here a

my name is ed, and i joined the united states air force in 1966.me -- to go to vietnam. it changes you. what you have to do is make sure it changes you for the better and not for the worse. i was really very worried that the troops coming back from iraq and afghanistan were going to get ignored. my friends and i decided we were going to step up. for the last 8.5 years, i have been making sure that when these folks come home, not only are they welcomed, but they are taken care of. we focused on the critically injured soldiers coming back. when the soldier starts getting better and starts to think about leaving the hospital for the first time, we like to be the guys who take them out for a steak dinner. they go out into society and be successful. we start to talk to them about what is that spirit we take care of little things, big things, little things that come up. we help them with reza mais, interviewing skills, meeting up with mentors, and we know what they are going through. i feel so privileged to have the opportunity to meet these folks. >> th

smallest navy since 1915 and the smallest tactical fighter force, in the history of the modern united states air forcear and we're still involved around the world, obviously in iraq and afghanistan. could we continue our current commitments, at those levels, do you think? >> at some point it becomes difficult. i -- it is hard to add to what the good colonel said. these are across-the-board cuts, and, you can reform it, you do not need to chop it. this is on top of the $16 trillion in debt we're going to eventually have to pay back at some point. and, then you see series of things coming from washington, right now, that show we don't have our fiscal house in order, which, ultimately, our military is underpinned by a strong economy. and, if we are chopping our defense department, without reforming it, and, oh, by the way, what is the biggest driver of our debt and deficit, entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid and social security we have not actually been willing to reform. >> alisyn: pete, of concerned veterans for america, thanks for coming out. >> thank you. >> alisyn: mayor bloomberg is bu

he's been a united states air force intelligence worker, a professor, an author, a minist minister, anda college president. don was born in 1909. what was going on in 1909? well, that year president taft was inaugurated as the 27th president. the u.s. army received its first delivery from the wright brothers. congress passed the homestead act which resulted in a large influx of settlers all across the west, including my state of montana. don graduated from baylor university in 1933 with a degree in speech. although he earned his master's and doctoral degrees from northwestern university, don's heart remained at baylor. he wears a baylor workout suit every monday, wednesday and friday when he exercises at the billings ymca. remember, don's 102 years old. during world war ii, don served in the air force as an intelligence officer in the philippines. after the peace treaty was signed, he was stationed in tokyo. he worked just a couple buildings down from general douglas macarthur. after the war, don embarked on his career in academics. he served at hour payne university as a professor ther

while on active duty in the united states air force he served in many key senior assignments to include directer of -- the deputy directedder of the air force and commander of the air force's largest f-15 unit, the fourth tactical fighter wing. .. that and combined with his experience serving on capitol hill within congressman dahna legislative staff followed by his store with the private sector at bell atlantic verizon communications, this makes and of very well-rounded and diversify person for this job. even before that there's never really know and love one will remember his musical inclination's playing drums for is high-school rock-and-roll band, the royal flush. when they get to some of the questions you and ask what that means. he's a martial arts black belt, and devoted role of model enthusiast and overall fascinating guy. as you can see, i've been on this along time. dennis has got to be in the top 3-5 of the inspirational leaders with whom i've worked for my several careers. he is the epitome of a great business leaders and that you may have read, and he is surely the level fi

it is a very surreal thing to think about pilot been in an air force base in the united states over the drones are being run by the cia they are, they can be outside of virginia and they are in an air-conditioned room. they are sitting in an ergonomic chair and they are looking for hours and hours on end at a scene in a place that they may never have been to. don't sleep the language, don't know the closer. and they are hovering over people's homes for days at a time, sometimes weeks at a time and they are the ones that price the kill button. studies have been done that show that these pilot are oftentimes having the same kind of trauma that soldiers on the battlefield have because they've been asked to do something but i think our brains are nowhere to do and that is to kill people remotely during the day and then go home in the evening to their families, where they are supposed to be loving fathers, and loving husbands come integrated members of their community, a part of their church group. this is very hard for some of these pilots to do. there's another problem the pilots talk abou

i joined the united states air force in 1956. i volunteered to go to vietnam.y understand what it meant to go to a war zone. it changes you fairly dramatically. what you have to do is make sure it changes you for the bet sxr not for the worse. i was really worried that the troops coming back from iraq and afghanistan were going to get ignored and myself and several of my friends, being vietnam guys, we decided we were going to step up. so for the last eight and a half years, i have been making sure that when these folks come home, not only are they welcomed, but that they're taken care of. we focused with the critically injured soldiers coming back to walter reed in bethesda. when a soldier starts getting better and starts thinking about leaving the hospital for the first time, we like to be the guys to take them out for a steak dinner. it's good to see they can go out in society with their wounds and injuries and be successful. we start to talk to them about what's next. we take care of little things, big things, we take care of it. we help them with their res

lawsuit filed in san francisco today against the current and former united states defense secretaries and the secretary of the army and air force. they claim the high ranking officials knew about at assault problem in the military and didn't do enough to prosecute the attackers or stop revenge. him all endured strikingly similar patterns of revenge and harassment for having reported. >> the treatment of rape victims in the military is so humiliating many would rather die. >> reporter: an estimates it's thousand sexual assaults but only 3200 cases were reported and less than 800 prosecuted. that's why a congresswoman is pushing the stop act. it would pull prosecution out of the military chain of command and into independent panel. >> they will get a fair revalue. they won't have the conflict of interest overlay that happens with many of these cases. >> reporter: now the stop act remains in committee so for now the handling of military sexual saw assault cases remains in house. live in alameda. >> and we have posted a topee of the lawsuit on the website. you can read the charges for yourself. just look for the court document. >>

united states. >> the coffins were unloaded from an aircraft at andrews air force base just outside washington. president barack obama, secretary of state hillary clinton, and defense secretary leon panetta were on hand to honor the men. in his comments, president obama praised the men's commitment and dedication and said that the sacrifice would never be forgotten. >> we turn right now to our top story, and that is the fact that there is this violence in sudan. we are joined now by a journalist in sudan, who joins me on the line from khartoum -- actually, i'm just hearing from our producer that we do not have that interview. we will move onto another story. anti-western violence has also exploded in tunisia. the country's official news agency said two protesters were killed and dozens wounded when islamist demonstrators stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital tunis. witnesses say a group of protesters managed to briefly into the embassy compound before police and soldiers could secure the area. hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators continued to clash with security forces. there are also rep

united states of america. >> at this incredibly somber ceremony at andrews air force base today, remarks from both secretary of state hillary clinton and president obama at a time when both mr. obama and mrs. clinton as head of the state department, when they have to do things like addressing the nation while also managing in a hands-on way what is an ongoing and significant crisis for the country. protests at u.s. embassies grew and spread today. in egypt, in iraq, in india, in bangladesh, in turkey, in pakistan, in kuwait, in syria, where you might think they'd have loaother things on their minds. afghanistan, malaysia, nigeria, in lebanon where a kentucky fried chicken restaurant was torched. in tunisia where the u.s. embassy compound was breached by protesters but no personnel were hurt in tunisia. in qatar, bahrain, in sudan. here's richard engel reporting for nbc. >> reporter: u.s. diplomatic outposts now appear to be easy targets. in yemen for the second day, furious protesters tried to storm the embassy in sanaa, burning american flags, as riot police fire water cannons. gunshots can be heard. why? b

united states of america. >> at this incredibly somber ceremony at andrews air force base today, remarks from both secretary of state hillary clinton and president obama at a time when both mr. obama and mrs. clinton as head of the state department, when they have to do things like addressing the nation while also managing in a hands-on way what is an ongoing and significant crisis for the country. protests at u.s. embassies grew and spread today. in egypt, in iraq, in india, in bangladesh, in turkey, in pakistan, in kuwait, in syria, where you might think they'd have other things on their minds. afghanistan, malaysia, nigeria, in lebanon where a kentucky fried chicken restaurant was torched. in tunisia where the u.s. embassy compound was breached by protesters but no personnel were hurt in tunisia. in qatar, bahrain, in sudan. here's richard engel reporting for nbc. >> reporter: u.s. diplomatic outposts now appear to be easy targets. in yemen for the second day, furious protesters tried to storm the embassy in sanaa, burning american flags, as riot police fire water cannons. gunshots can be heard. why? beca

state clinton's remarks. this does mark the return of the murdered diplomat and the three others to andrews air force base and the place of their birth in the unitedtates. we're going to leave you with this. a tragic incident in libya. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> let us pause for a moment of silence. let us pray. gracious god, on behalf of a grateful nation and in the presence of greeieving family members, friends, and colleagues, we welcome home for the final time ambassador chris stevens, mr. sean smith, mr. glen doherty, and mr. tyrone woods. we give you thanks for the lives and the selfless service of these men who wanted nothing more than to make a difference in the lives of other people. to bring justice and freedom to others who possessed in their hearts not only character and resolve, but courage and good will. we mourn their loss. bless the memories of these men through those who knew and loved them, especially their families for whom we ask your comfort, your divine care, and your peace in this difficult time. on this occasion, we continue to pray for our nation and its leaders. we ask your blessing on all who serve, military and civilian. we pray for our

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united states is already strong in pakistan where u.s. air strikes targeting suspected militants regularly cause civilian casualties. >>> in egypt, several hundred demonstrators clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in cairo. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> authorities remain on alert ahead of possible demonstrations after the friday prayers. >>> japan's prime minister wants to change how his citizens power their homes and businesses. yoshihiko noda unveiled his long-awaited energy policy. it calls for the country to phase out nuclear power in the coming decades. the plan reflects the feelings of many japanese following last year's accident at the fukushima plant. but big business says the policy is problematic. nhk world's chia yamagishi has the details. >> reporter: government ministers have spent months talking to each other, to experts, and to the public to figure out the role nuclear power should play in japan. in the end, prime minister yoshihiko noda's administration has decided to work towards a nuclear-free society. >> translator: step by step we've come to face difficult challenges. but we can no longer afford to postpone a solution. >> reporter: the

in indonesia, the united states forced to close all diplomatic areas. shouts of death to america filling the aircoffins draped and american flags were burned. in malaysia, u.s. citizens told to stay away from the american embassy. this development tonight. the libyan government admitted they will be of little help in the search for the killers of ambassador chris stevens. a surprised expression of empathy and comprehension from president obama who said he understands why the muslim world has erupted in the demonstrations marked by all out american hatred. >> the natural protest that are because of the video were used as an excuse by extremists to see if they can also directly harm u.s. interests. lou: also surprising president obama declining to cease the opportunity to champion the americans right to free speech or address the relationship between the united states and the muslim world. we take all of that up here tonight with former u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton and robert maginnis and douglas holtz-eakin joins us and the author of the book ed klein. the obama administratio

air force one. we were not told where we would land until the time came. there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake, the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time the president had gotten off the air force base nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing he said when he got onto the teleconference is i am coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group of barbaric terrorists democracy, our rule of law, our strength and willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day at least a primary run off day in manhattan for those who would succeed the mayor. that has been canceled. >> it was the hardest thing i was trying to do to try to maintain composure. i am not trying to be macho or anything i felt that if i broke down and cried which i thought i was going to do many times it wouldn't help anybody at home to process what was happening. i said a silent prayer and tried to keep going. >> i hate to wonder how many of you

united states. president obama, vice president biden secretary of state hillary clinton among the many dignitaries who attended the ceremony at andrews air force base in maryland. >> four americans, four patriots, they loved this country and they chose to serve it and served it well. they had a mission and they believed in it. they knew the danger and they accepted it. >> president obama vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths. >>> a morning that began with friday prayers turned into a day with americans under assault on several continents fires burning, tear gas flowing, bullets flying around u.s. embassies. protesters are outraged by the attacks on september 11th and perhaps this anti-muslim movie. either way today the filmmaker is hiring lawyers. we have the latest from cairo. >> reporter: angry crowds with violent anti-american protests across the middle east and beyond. in tunisia at least two people killed and dozens injured during a protest outside the u.s. embassy. in sudan thousands of protesters gathered outside the u.s. mission there clashing with police. witnesses report police opened fire on some protesters who

united states is already strong in pakistan where u.s. air strikes targeting suspected militants regularly cause civilian casualties. >>> in egypt, several hundred demonstrators clashed with security forces near the u.s. embassy in cairo. police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. >> authorities remain on alert ahead of possible demonstrations after the friday prayers. >>> japan's prime minister wants to change how his citizens power their homes and businesses. yoshihiko noda unveiled his long-awaited energy policy. it calls for the country to phase out nuclear power in the coming decades. the plan reflects the feelings of many japanese following last year's accident at the fukushima plant. but big business says the policy is problematic. nhk world's yam has the details. >> reporter: government ministers have spent months talking to each other, to experts, and to the public to figure out the role nuclear power should play in japan. prime minister noda has decided to work towards a nuclear-free society. >> translator: step by step we've come to face difficult challenges. but, we can no longer afford to postpone a solution. >> reporter: the new energy policy calls for japan to be nuclear

air force one. we were not told where we would land until the time came. there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake, the united states hunt down and and ph those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time that the president had gotten off air force base, nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing he said on the teleconference was, i'm coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group ofbar baric terrorists, that our democracy, that our rule of law and our strength and willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day, at least a primary runoff day in manhattan, for those who would succeed the mayor. that has been cancelled. >> the hardest thing i have ever had to do to try to maintain composure. i am not trying to sound macho, but i figured if i break down and cry -- which i was very close to doing a couple of times that day, it is not going to help anybody at home process the information that we are trying to bring them. so i just -- i said a little silent pr

air force one. we were not told where we would land until the time came. there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake, the united states will hunt down and and ph those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time that the president had gotten off air force base, nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing he said on the teleconference was, i'm coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group ofbar baric terrorists, that our democracy, that our rule of law and our strength and willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day, at least a primary runoff day in manhattan, for those who would succeed the mayor. that has been cancelled. >> the hardest thing i have ever had to do to try to maintain composure. i am not trying to sound macho, but i figured if i break down and cry -- which i was very close to doing a couple of times that day, it is not going to help anybody at home process the information that we are trying to bring them. so i just -- i said a little silen