army is great, i love the army. .y words are matched by deeds i'm stealing people from the united states army. [applause] constantine johnson, now my secretary of affairs. florez works directly for me. dr. jennifer mcdonald, my andent white house fellow, army physician. p berger, who i'm sure many of you know. one of my cyber security experts. it is the case that the army and department of homeland security have worked together closely on a number of matters. corps of engineers, the army guard, when it comes to disaster response, for example. i saw this in person in south carolina last week. when it comes to the department of homeland security, i am a native new yorker. i was present on 9/11 in new york city, o in manhattan that day, when i was in the private sector, before my service with the department of defense. i witnessed the tragedy of 9/11, the devastating and tragic terrorist attack. it was out of 9/11 that the department homeland security was born, and my commitment to lead the department of homeland security, and my commitment to the department of homeland security, was born. as ma

i am stealing people from the united states army. lonel tia johnson, united states army, now my assistant secretary for affairs. colonel today brazil, united states army, retired. now my acting assistant secretary for public affairs. rio flores, frank lehan work directly for me. dr. jennifer mcdonald, my current white house fellow and army physician. pete verga, whom i'm sure many in this room know. janette, former united states army one of my cybersecurity experts. it is the case that the army and the department of homeland security work together closely on a number of matters, the army corps of engineers, the army guard when it comes to disaster response, for example. i saw this in person in south carolina last week. when it comes to the department of homeland security, i am a native new yorker. i was present on 9/11 in new york city in manhattan that day when i was back in the private sector before my service for the department of defense. i witnessed the tragedy of 9/11 that devastating and shocking terrorist attack, andand it was

i am stealing people from the united states army. lieutenant colonel cut severe. united states army. now, my acting assistant for public affairs. they were directly for me. combat vets from afghanistan. dr. jennifer mcdonald. is an armywife physician. it is the case that the army and the department of homeland security work together on a number of matters the army corps i engineers and army guard saw this in person at south carolina. when it comes to home and security i am a new yorker. i was present on 9/11 in new york city in manhattan that day. i was back in the private sector , before my service for the department of defense. i witnessed the tragedy of 9/11. the devastating and shocking terrorist attack. it was out of 9/11 that the department of homeland security was born. my commitment to lead the department of homeland security. my commitment, security. it was born that day. as many of you know the department of homeland security is the third-largest department. 22 components. forre responsible counterterrorism, photo security , chief fisheries here, port sec

i'm stealing people from the united states army. lonel johnson, united states army, now my assistant secretary for leg affairs. lew colonel todd brazile, colonel united states army retired. acting assistant secretary of public affairs. mario flores worked directly for me. combat vets from afghanistan. they're jennifer mcdonald, army physician. pete verga, i'm sure many in this room know. janet manfre, former united states army. one of my cybersecurity experts. it is the case that the army and the department of homeland security work together closely on a number of matters. the army core of engineers, the army guard, when it comes to disaster response for example. i saw this in person in south carolina last week. when it comes to the department of homeland security i am a native new yorker. i was present on 9/11 in new york city, in manhattan that day when i was back in the private sector, before my service for the department of defense. i witnessed the tragedy of 9/11, that devastating and shocking terrorist attack and it was out of

surprised in our efforts to figure out post-chattanooga how many stand alone facilities the united states army has in north america. we began with a rough number of 5600. at last count we're up to 8900. because besides the ones you're aware of, recruiting centers, reserve centers, national guard offices we army north have folks embedded with every fema region in the country and our friends in the federal protective service provide protection for most of them although not all of them. some of them are in store fronts. we've got to find a way not only to process and share information but to make sure every single soldier knows what actions he or she needs to take to protect themselves and their families. one of my favorite sayings of the many favorite things people say is when george washington said "when we assume the soldier, we did not set aside the citizen." our soldiers live, operate, take care of their families and commit to their communities. they need to understand where their protection comes from. we could certainly as secretary johnson said yesterday, we can build a secure internet. w

of the united states army, the so-called pride of our nation remarks. they fight not for the lust of conquest, they fight to end conquest. they fight to liberate and let justice arise and tolerance and goodwill among all people. they urine but for the end of yearn but for the end of battle they returned to , the haven of home. i said to general martins, how about that? he said look up again -- what are you thinking and what really occurs to you? i thought of john f. kennedy's inspirational words at american university about the inherent nature of armed conflict and international tension. kennedy, in june 1963 -- these words i gave in the hope that is going to answer his profound question -- our most basic of linkbasic comic -- common is that we all inhabit planet and breathe the same air and cherish our children's future, and we are are all mortal. general martins says what really occurs to you when you look at the afghan sky. i said i give up, what are you thinking? someone stole our tent. [laughter] the army is great. the army's family to me. some of

go: the challenge that you have is, the united states army does not have a lot of forces in europe.verything we are doing is in a nato context. of some ofabout one ththe thihings that you are ande alliance is doing to try to counter the russians and to counteterbalance tm, and to you need to put a far larger concentrations of force much closer to the russian border in the event that the russians try to do something to immediately be able to mobilize and deter them? >> right after russia possis invasion of the ukraine last march, and their illegal annexation of crimea, the president dispatched paratroopers out of our one 73rd to assure those alleys that the united states is es that the- alli united states is committed. the rest of the alliance has begun to leanorward. you saw that at the summit in september of las year, all 28 , they a all agree that the use of force to change, internationally recognizeded the southern border of a european country, ukraine, is unacceptable in the 21st ceury. i am seeing a unity in the alliance i have not seen before. the eu is sticking before -- stic

united states . embarrassingst defeats for the united states army. confusion was in the ranks. the great james monroe, great guy, but not on this day. he was secretary of state, and played general, and misplaced his troops. .eamsters were hired the president of the united states, himself, james madison actually showed up with two pistols strapped to his belt. in the moments before the battle, he almost wound up in a it, and almostto .ot captured by the british within about two hours, the american army was in full retreat. the president was galloping away. there was a standby the united states marine corps, a small number of sailors, but eventually they were overwhelmed. later that night, the british went into washington, d.c. hours before the british went into washington, d.c., two the declaration of independence, the constitution of the united states. if you think about it, documents -- if you could say a document is sacred, i don't know if you can, but if you could, the declaration of independence is probably one of those documents. they put it in a linen bag, and got out of t

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen the troops representing today's armed forces are the united states armyolonel timothy j.hj. holton. the platoon sergeant is sergeant first class gary gordon. the next element on line is the united states marine honor guard led by captain jason rolls and the platoon sergeant is sergeant leo jingress. the colors have been one of the most important elements of a military unit. at the center is an armed forced color guard baring the national color and the service flags of the army, marine corps, navy, air force and coast guard. following is an element from the navy honor guard led by lieutenant william maston. the petty officer is patrick sullivan. the next element on line is comprised of members from the united states air force honor guard led by first lieutenant kenda gusme. following is an element of the united states coast guard honor guard led by lieutenant junior grade edward gaylord and petty officer mike kaiser. the last element on line dressed in the continental musicians uniform is the old guard fife and drum corps. during the american revolution, m

within the last six months, he just retired, he said that in terms of the readiness level of the united states army the army readiness level today is worse than it has been any time in the history of the united states army. that goes back to hundred years. the air force chief of staff has announced that we are now operating the air force with fewer aircraft, older aircraft than any other time in our history since the air force was set up. of course that was right after world war ii. all of the chiefs, the current crop as well as some that just retired, within the last year we had a testimony congress that given the current state of affairs, of readiness and so forth, they are not capable, in a crisis a crisis probably of being able to execute the national strategy that the military is called upon to do. militaries in terrible shape, we have not had a budget prepared the normal way where you look at the threats around the world, you decide what you need to meet those threats, you meet the budget, go through the process of the white house. now we have a thing called the sequester. this is a result of

that is the quality and character of people in today's noted states army -- united states army, which i find remarkable and is the thing i miss the most about public mevice, which is why part of is pleased to be back in public service. i have the job of secretary of homeland security. perhaps the army general officer i got to know best was prettier general mark martin's -- was brigadier general mark martins. he is our chief prosecutor at guantanamo bay and the military commission system. i got to know him as an advisor. i spent time with him in afghanistan when he was dealing with the tame it matters in afghanistan. 2011,ted a base in greeted by mark. he showed me around the base, nighttime fell. we were about to hit the sack after a long day. brigadier general mark martins , finished first in his class at betterint, i am told grades than the president of united states at the harvard law review, he asked me what i thought was a very profound and deep question. he said sir, look up toward the sky. the night sky, what occurs to you? stars above.at the it was a clear night. wondered what

get your copy today at c-span.org/landmarkcases. ♪ ♪ >> the association of the united states army heldual meeting here in washington, d.c. recently. it included a panel discussion with military and local law enforcement officials to discuss interagency cooperation, information sharing and training efforts to prepare for and to counter threats of violent extremism against military personnel and facilities. this is about an hour. >> morning, everybody. i'm dom lauren, and i have the pleasure of introducing the subject and moderating today's panel. i'd like to thank general sullivan and my good friend guy swann for inviting me to do so this year, but more importantly, for including these homeland sessions in this year's program. defense support of civil authority and countering the violet extremist threat to the nation are increasingly important elements of today's military environment. and it's fitting that we have a meaningful discussion on this topic. i had the honor of moderating last year's first-ever panel on homeland security issues here at ausa, and i'm pleased to see that this ye

vago: at the associationon of united states army's recent meeting and tradeshow in washington, we met with this is an secretary othe army for acquisitition, logistics and technology. she oversees a workfororce of 37000 and $20 billion worth of annualew equipme acquisition , modernization and research and devepment. the services could be derailed by funding uncertainty. i asked her to explain the impacts >>. i cacan tell you continued resoluon the way it is situated come we can only spend as much money as we had last year. last year's budget. if you think a development togram -- we are supposed develop. you can't because you are limited by private year's budgdget. -- the prior year plus budget. the schedule will stretch out. you willll go into proroduction later, bring capabilities later. it will impact most of our major programs. apache helicopters. we can buy have as many helicopters because of the ceiling. ch 47 helicopters, black hawk helicopters come all will be impacted. it could impact our multi-year. you are negotiating the best deal possible with the government. if you break i

. ♪ >> the united states army presents the big picture.n official report produced for the armed forces and the american people. now to show you part of the big picture, here is sar jent stuart queen. >> buy og rafies of our leaders whose lives have played a part in the fabric of our history. today the big picture brings you another story in which the army and the nation take particular pride. the story of eisenhower, the soldier. as narrated by raymond massey. >> the time is june, 1945. >> the turn to his homeland. the european phase of the greatest war america ever fought is over. and part of the warmth with which the people of abilene, kansas, greet general dwight d. eisenhower reflects the deep joy of a nation approaching peace again. some of it is the kind of welcome any hometown might give a favorite son who has done a good job. but more than anything else, it is a tribute. a gratitude felt in every corner of the allied world, no less than in abilene. towards a man who stewarded the crusade to its victory. it was a crusade with many b

the spokesman said it'll take a in the meantime state melissa long with united states army and national guard people are guarding the site because the blimp carries very high end radar equipment. >> for these we have been able to remove and some of the more difficult pieces. >> reporter: the unmanned blimp was still being tested. it was anchored by an inch thick tether designed to with stand hurricanes. several months ago a captain said there was a one in a million chance of it breaking wednesday was just an average day. cbs news. >>> the >>the blimp knocked out power lines in pennsylvania but tonight the lights back on most. >>> house of representatives has a new leader tonight. paul ryan held the speaker gavel for the first time. republicans elected him because he is viewed as someone who can unite their fractured party. it was one of the first issues he tackled from the speaker's a's >> the house is broken. we are not solving problems. we are adding to them. i am not interested inlaying blame. we are not settling scores. we are wiping the slate is clean. >> yes, freedom makes all thi

presenting the wreath on behalf of the united states army, staff sergeant and command sergeant phillip the united states nay have, logistics specialist third class justin logan, hospitalman second class demont cole. presenting a wreath on behalf of the united states marine corps, sergeant darius dubose and corporal hannah sherbernack. presenting a wreath on behalf of civilian, national park service deputy regional director sherry fields and maddie and michael sella sellars. thank you. we would also like to acknowledge the additional wreaths that have been placed here today from descend dent organizations and the ex-prisoners of war. [ applause ] now it is my great pleasure to introduce our keynote speaker, sergeant may jr. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ]\ jr. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ] jr. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ]j jr. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ]o jr. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ]r jr. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ]jr. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ]r. of the army, daniel dailey. [ applause ]. of the army

united states president john f. kennedy for a ceremonial welcome on the lawn of the presidential residence. together, the two leaders review the honor guard. it represents all five services of the united states, the armythe navy, the air force, the marine corps, and the united states coast guard. they express their mutual respect. although distant from each other, our countries are as one in our people's desire to maintain independence, to live in freedom, and to look to the future with hope. because his wife is ill, president kennedy has asked his sister, wife of the director of the united states peace corps, to act as official hostess. at our embassy's majesty himself entertains. he meets the chief justice of the united states and many other [video clip] -- leading members of the national government. their majesties meet many friends of the afghan people during their visit to washington and the united states. later, the united states secretary of state hold a formal dinner for their majesties. the white house in washington is both residents and office for the united states chief executive. the two leaders meet several times to talk about matters of common interest to our two countries. economic deve

you will be doing a service to the association for the united states army and divination. so i will finish and now i would like to turn the floor over to the doctor executive vice president for global strategies for. >> there is interaction if it is an army of -- if you can hear a comic afternoon. good afternoon. that's much better. on the importance of mexico from the homeland security is on duty with the very distinguished panel and also the distinguished audience. when you look at a map and we don't have maps to project today we have all seen those maps from the trafficking of south america through central america through the eastern pacific and they all come up and show how the traffickers take drugs and usually the air was stopped at the u.s. border. it continued to los angeles and seattle, dallas, chicago. if these traffickers could take the drugs and pirated merchandise. the problem is we see as a result how closely intertwined the security is of that in mexico. coming through the caribbean and eastern pacific and central america the conversion going through it is s

in one grandhis rifle, which became the standard rifle for infantrymen in the united states army. we also have the in 11 a1 pistol in this case. it was designed by john browning, and it will become the standard issue very popular pistol that will be issued to many u.s. army personnel. in the museum, we tried to build in environmental challenges that the u.s. faced, our forces faced around the world in world war ii . and so, what we have here in the gallery is an environmental treatment that not only shows the rocky desert we will be the battle but also of february 1943, where the united states is unfortunately going to be very, very badly whipped by the germans in the desert. many of our viewers may remember the famous scene in the movie where georgeatton" patton is brought in to try to reorganize american or cyst -- forces to beat the germans. in this case, we have a tricolor french flag. many americans and others do not realize that when we landed in morocco in north africa, the ranch -- the french government .as allied with nazi germany we actually did have to do some withing ag

. >> well, first of all, i'm a family man, we own a house in chelsea, i'm a united states army veteran a cofounder of the louis h. society. it's important to be actively involved in the city, to make sure city cities its course and approve the service. >> in your opinion what are the three most pressing issues facing chelsea residents in the next few years? >> taxes, education and public safety. and we need taxes in order to be able to provide services, if we don't have taxes, we're not going to be to provide services. the education. >> sounds like you're saying more taxes. >> more taxes. you know, we're all going to be hit with a major increase in taxes because of the proximity to boston, what the property values are escalated to. some people have been able to cash in and get a nice piece of change for their property, but people like myself and other residents who are going to be living there if the rest of our lives, it kind of hurts us in regards to the taxestaxes today paying. >> and the other issue you mentioned was. >> education. education in chelsea is very important. right now

i remember his frequently used mantra, the united states army exists to fight and win the nation's warsd while i will remain silent on the responsibilities of my own service, which by the way celebrated its 240th birthday yesterday, i will say that there is no truer statement nor one that has become more relevant than that which general sullivan professed then. fight and win the nation's wars. i've heard general sullivan say that for 20 years now. we've heard the achiechief of s say that yesterday, and add to that statement, in defense of the nation. and make no mistake about it, there's no other army, no other military, no other entity on the planet as capable and competent at doing that as our united states army. but the nature of our nation's wars has changed considerably over the 20 years that have passed since general sullivan first said that to me. it's not as simple as ten soviet divisions coming across the gap anymore. no strategy document no longer addresses how we will fight and win two major theater wars simultaneously while conducting counterinsurgency, peacekeeping, or mili

. >> reporter: when david the heard about the disappearance of the united states army specialist kelly bordeaux, he knew he had to get involved. >> she's one of ours that protected us. so i felt the need to protect her. and you're thinking you can help find this person. that's what you're good at, do it. >> reporter: afterall, a newly minted private investigator -- >> got any weapons on you? >> reporter: makes his living as a full-time bounty huntinger. how many criminals have you captured? >> over 500. >> reporter: and he decided on his own to take on kelly's case. >> kelly -- >> reporter: he did not the tell the police or kelly's mother about his secret investigation. >> very determined young woman. she wasn't just a nobody. she was my youngest child. my baby. >> reporter: after months of searching, it was his investigation that led to finding kelly. >> i said, baby girl, you're going home. you're going home, baby girl. it was a good feeling. >> troy roberts joins us live from the 48 hours news room. troy, why did he feel so strongly about taking on the case? >> reporter: he was watc

reporter: brian once proud to wear the country's yawn form as a staff sergeant in the united states army became shamed of the >> absolutely. >> that is filt and shame that i would live with for the rest of high life. today, cannot a lot of the consume pe. i look back now. i say like how could i have been irresponsible? i had multiple people i was in charge of took their lives main hands daily and a i was, i was a complete nightmare. complete mess. reporter: brian battled addicts for much of his life. in 2007 when the national guard regiment was sent to iraq, he found when it came to being addicted to drugs on active duty, he was not alone. >> it is a lot biger than people think. >> you want to feel fear all did a i long. you don't want the pest. if you find a substance or way to take that away, it makes it that much easier to do. >> when pry kin returned throm the deployment. the addiction spiraled out of control. he hit rock pot tom, was sleeping her on the greenway in boston at night. he was and i out of treatment dozens of times. even had to be revived with narcan twice. >> i was in a

it represents all five services of the united states, the army, the navy, the air force, mat reason corps the united states coast guard. his majesty and the president express their mutual respect. although distant from each other, our countries are as one. ♪ visitors of state call for dinners of state. because his wife is ill, president kennedy has asked for his sister, eunice shriver, director of the peace corps, to act as official hostess. at our embassy, his majesty himself entertains. he meets the chief justice of the united states and many other leading members of the national government. their majesties meet many friends of the afghan people during their visit to washington and to the united states. later the united states secretary of state and mrs. dean rusk hold a formal dinner for their majesties. official washington pays its respects to afghan royalty. the white house in washington is both residence and office for the united states chief executive. the two leaders meet several times to talk about matters of common interest to our two countries. economic development and social p

escorted by georgia state bagpiper, deputies from the sheriff's office, and members of the united states army, navy, and marines. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] >> ♪ [pipes playing] mr. sellars: you may be seated. now like to invite to the podium reverend frederick buckner, inner and director at calvary and piscopo church. -- calvary episcopal church. he will open our service with an invocation. amen. mr. sellars: thank you, reverend. for the prisoners at andersonville, prayers provided comfort, community, and sometimes even solutions. the story of providence springs is an ongoing testament to man's belief in greater things. prisoners also believed in the power of words, whether through letters from home or their own reflections. here to share his own words, i would like to introduce mitchum. -- mr. mitchum. >> what an honor it is to be here. 2015. at andersonville isry prayer once prayed here still in the air. but there is also that old whine of astonishment, caught in the throes, so who are we to have gathered here? even in praise, even humbled by the blood of our inherita

he said in terms of the readiness level of the united states army that the army readiness level todayis worse than it has been at any time in the history of the united states. that goes back 200 years. the air force chief of staff has announced that we are now operating air force with fewer aircraft and older aircraft than any other time in our history since air force was set up in a that was after world war ii. all of the chiefs as well as some of them -- retired giving testimony in congress that given the current state of affairs the readiness and so forth that they are not capable in a crisis probably of being able to execute the national strategy. the military is in terrible shape. we have not had budget prepared a normal way where you look at threats around the world and decide what you need to meet those threats and put together a budget. it goes through the process in the white house. now we have to think about the sequestered. this is a result of the budget act of 2011 and what it does, it was adopted and it was so egregious in terms of its impact it was meant to impose so muc

theas called the friends of missing men of the united states army. wherewas a waiting office she met with hundreds of people over the course of a year. thousands of people over the course of 2-3 years. she found a way to locate and identify with detective work where were these missing men. what battle where they in as they fell? at this time, she lost her job as a copyist at the patent office. it was kind of insulting. nobody thanked her for all the work she had done. but you must see how resilient she was. whatever slights she suffered, she always kept her eye on the larger cause. that she ran add, on manic energy at the battlefield. suffered deep depressions. in a way she was alone in the world, but really not. she made the world her own. the missing soldiers period of her life, she met a young man who not only survived andersonville, but he had saved a secret desk register. to thethe aide commandant who kept records and stole the records. he wanted the world to know what had happened here. it was obviously a fate worse than death to be a andersonv

. >> a united states army helicopter brought yasser arafat to the united nations, flying him in fromport because of threats against his life. >> arafat's coming to the u.n. was huge because he was a terrorist. i mean, he was behind munich. so for somebody that would kidnap and murder israeli athletes, coming to the u.n., it was a surprise to us. >> to many people in that room, he was a terrorist. but to an equal number of people, he was a freedom fighter. >> in the 1970s, this kind of rhetoric made perfect sense. people could identify with arafat, and they could see israel as the oppressor. >> while the palestinians hadn't by 1974 got the palestinian liberation that they were seeking, they'd certainly put themselves on the agenda at a very high level indeed, and this had happened fast. >> in a historic vote today, the united nations general assembly supported the palestinian claim to statehood. and a second resolution also passed that would give the palestinian liberation organization a formal place at the u.n. as an observer. >> when the plo were given observers status, it seemed to

>> that helped me to be motivateed to stay in the united states army and continue to serve in bosnia and the last words on 17 and 18. operation iraqi freedom. and operation enduring freedom. >> the final two holes are par5s, long in golf speak. they commemorate our nation's two longest wars. iraq and afghanistan. >> in those wars combined west point graduates ha 95 men and two women and 5000 soldiers. those two markers are two of the first monuments to those wars. >> whether it was soldiers that served with us or our classmates or those who we knew and served on the soccer team. over 4000 that died in iraq. >> reading the markers add time to a round of golf. here that is expected and acceptable. >> no course marshal will hustle people a long. >> you get a lot of different aspects. a great outing with buddies or with the company or friends and family and also a tour of history and doing it in a national land mark here in west point academy. >> this course rich in history and historical markers is open to the public. >> the fact that west point has been a place chosen to honor the curr

he is a major general in the united states army. his uncle had fought for the confederacy. he knew general gordon. he had been inspired to become a soldier by the example of the confederates and the example of the confederate army, the confederate veterans he knew. in 1941, he had been sent to the philippines to be chief of artillery for general macarthur. in the philippines his first wife was lafayette mclaw's daughter. he actually has the silver in a bank vault in the bank of manila, where it survives the war. it is still part of the family to this day. an interesting footnote for you. general king in late march and early april of 1942 is commander of the forces, 76,000 americans and filipinos holding the peninsula at the mouth of manila bay. they are down to rations. they have 25% combat effective at this point. combat effective being somebody who can get out of a foxhole, walk 125 yards, and fire a shot. that's the definition of combat effective. it is early april. japanese launch their last attack. after several days of fighting on april 6, the last american lines have

not only for his fellow soldiers but for the united states army in the country.higher or finer calling than that. reporter: today they presented him with a special certificate, a crystal award, and even a rolex watch for the timeless efforts they say he spent serving his country. >> it was an honor. >> to him it is not anything special but to wes we definitely want to recognize him as a hero. reporter: while painful for all the honors, he told us the true credit goes to the team at icorp that taught him how to be a leader and his entire army team, some of whom never made it home. >> i am not a hero. i was just doing my job. it sounds cliche, but that is the latest. alison: wow. jonathan: so nice they took the time to recognize him. and the high school gets a look up to him. that is a real hero. alison: and he is so humble. jonathan: i love it when they say "i'm just doing my job." alison: switching gears. cd lead to the president being impeached? that is on tonight's "scandal" scoop. jonathan: alison: the question tonight is impeachment on the horizon? >> time fo

according to our media partner the united states army corps of evening nears is seeking information about world war ii ammunition and ordinance that could be on angel island. they published a notice to help determine if there is a threat left by the military remnants from east fair of 10,000 properties identified for clean up and restoring. >> still ahead a new effort to cut down on traffic problems in a bay area community. >> three student were arrested after a violent brawl and the message for the suspects from a school employee. >> the action california can take after a serious health warning on the link between certain meats and cancer. [female announcer] if the most is the staying awake part, day sleep train has your ticket to a better night's sleep. because when brands compete, you save during mattress price wars. save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get interest-free financing until 2018 on tempur-pedic. plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. don't miss mattress price wars at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> daly city, dublin

after graduation, joining the united states army from 2004 to 2007, achieving the rank of specialist and being awarded a national defense service medal. now with two broken legs, his focus on healing and spending time with his family. jean casares, cnn, new york. >> amazing all of them here. as we heard the sheriff say today in the press conference. quick break. we will be right back. things we build and it'sit doesn't even fly.zing we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best they can be. building something better for all of us. ♪ ♪ the beautiful sound of customers making the most of their united flight. power, wi-fi, and streaming entertainment. that's... seize the journey friendly. ♪ >>> i want to take a moment to read some of the memories that the victims's families have from their loved ones. he said he only stood up for people. 34 years old and proud to be a christian, his family said jason

after graduation, joining the united states army from 2004 to 2007, achieving the rank of specialist and being awarded a national defense service metada. now with two broken legs, he's focused on healing and spending time with his family. >> he's going to have to learn to walk again, but he walked away with his life and that's more than so many other people did. >> if you would like to know what you can do to help chris mince and the rest of the community here, as well as their families, go to impact. we're collecting funds for everybody who has been affected by this tragedy, including a go fund me that's being set up for chris and his family. thank you very much for joining us here. i'm john vause. for our viewers in the united states, "this is life with lisa ling." you're watching cnn. ♪ while you're watching this, i'm hacking your company. grabbing your data. stealing your customers' secrets. there's an army of us. relentlessly unpicking your patchwork of security. think you'll spot us? ♪ you haven't so far. the next wave of the internet requires the next wave of security. we're r

following the emancipation ,roclamation, the united states the union army start enlisting african-american men not simply by the thousands, but by the tens of thousands. and this creates a question. it is a cultural change. how do you treat these men? and in the spring of 1860 -- around the same time of 1863, the army, the lincoln administration are struggling with the changing nature of war and they bring in a legal scholar by the name of francis to develop, for the first time, a written law or code of war. they are taking evolving military tradition from 200 years in europe and in the united states, the revolutionary war, and a are codifying it. and to be code is critically important and often overlooked in american history and in world history. copieseva convention entire sections of the code. so the code survives in spirit today and these humanitarian protections for noncombatants, prisoners of war. buried within the code is a very bold statement that in a sense is the first equal rights policy of the united states government. soldiers, regardless of their color, are to be treated equa

sergeant mccarroll of the united states army.e] >> from kuwait completing his fourth tour of duty. he is here to surprise and celebrate his daughter this evening. please stand and welcome sergeant. thank you for your brave service to our country. [cheers] >> we love those videos we hope you do, too. thank you to all those military families out there. shannon bremen. good night. "on the record" is next. >>> trump, the troublemaker that's tonight "on the record." get ready for donald trump mischief and it is at the expense of the democrats debating tonight. donald trump is not going to be on the debate stage in sin city but is he sure going to be there in spirit. he just cannot stop himself. billionaire businessman announcing he will live tweet and post on facebook throughout the entire debate. >> that was good because she gave the casino -- she gave the hotel, it's a beautiful hotel, tallest building in las vegas. she gave it great publicity. in a certain way it was good. >> so when he this were period of protesting and hillary cl

but, you know, as you said it, it takes time and took time for the united states army to get above 15%, 16% at west point. so i mean, this is something they're focusing on and with the leadership of president ghani, the doctor, i see good things forward. >> you have spoken of conditionality, leverage to achieve certain goals that there may be some resistance to. is that a tool in your tool box moving forward? >> yes. >> thank you. i yield back. >> mr. conway. >> thank you for being here. you mentioned about your families and the role they've played. you thanked them. i want to make sure they hear that same thanks and heartfelt admiration for what they've done and steadfast they are and allowing you and your team to do what you do. thank them very much on our behalf. what can we glean from what the taliban did, the tactics and procedures, did they use? and the afghan response, was it all or -- you know, give a grade for that? walk us through that and what kind of advice and assistance did we provide them in that response or was it all organic? >> sir, thanks. thanks for the family piece

kathy: brian tivnan, once proud to wear his country's uniform as a staff sergeant in the united states army, became ashamed of the soldier he had become. brian: absolutely. that's guilt and shame that i'll life, but today i can't allow it to consume me. i look back now and i say, how could i have been so irresponsible? i had multiple people that i was in charge of, took their lives in my hands daily, and i was a complete nightmare. complete mess. kathy: brian has battled addiction for much of his life. in 2007 when his national guard regiment was sent to iraq, he found when it came to being addicted to drugs on active duty, he wasn't alone. brian: it's a lot bigger than people think. you don't want to feel fear all day long. you don't want to be depressed all day long so if you find a substance or a way to take all that away, it just makes it that much easier to do. kathy: when brian returned home from his deployment, his addiction spiraled out of control. he hit rock bottom and was sleeping here on the greenway in boston at night. he was in and out of treatment dozens of times and even had

united states and russia. that is a firm commitment the president has made and that's something that we will abide by. >> reporter: speaking at a conference of the association of the united states army here in washington just a little while ago, secretary of defense ash carter asked about russian aggression said, "it looks like it's here to stay." shep, back to you. >> thank you. i want top listen to josh earnest again. listen. >> i think the president was fairly definitive in the news conference that he did 10 or 12 days ago in which he made clear that the conflict in syria would not turn into a proxy war we between the united states and russia. a firm commit the president has made and that's something we will abide by. >> what's a proxy war? a proxy war is when one side has soldiers on the ground and another side has soldiers on the ground and those two fight as a proxy for these two and that's exactly what is happening. play the sound bite again. >> i think the president was fairly definitive in the news conference that he did 10 or 12 days ago in which he made clear that the conflict syria would not turn into a proxy war. >> oh, really? but it is a proxy war. proxy war defined i

some of the finest americans and truest patriots that i have encountered since my time in the united states armyit gives me great confidence that at the level where the rubber meets the road, we have great people trying to get the information to keep us safe. >> i agree 100%. i'm not in a better position to give a grade. i don't believe in that kind. i think they do the best they can under the circumstances. the circumstances under which they function are externally difficult, especially when their successes are things you don't read about. you read about their failures and it's true. under those circumstances my hat is off to them. >> both of you make reference to iran one way or another in your responses. the joint comprehensive plan of action that was reached this summer in geneva between the lead most will observers duly 28 $150 billion windfall for a ron once the sanctions are lifted. -- for iran was the sanctions are lifted. what do you think the likely result of this is going to be, and what steps in your view should be taken by the congress to try to mitigate the damage? i've written on

year, he began two years with the united states army. as it an artist in okinawa. after vietnam, his veteran -- his mentor helped him find a cartooning position on the dayton daily news in 1969. his cartoons became syndicated in 1972. in 1981, he was awarded the pulitzer prize for journalism and in 1994, the award-winning mother goose and grim come extract was bored with the help of his wife mary and. n. marrio his daughter molly is here with us. peters mike -- next to mike peters is and thomas who created animated editorial comments and a blog and sketches for the washington post. she won the pulitzer prize in 2001 for her print cartoons are among the works of the knowledge to buy the poster committee were cartoons of the 2000 campaign in which among other things she depicted the choices as different types of serial -- cereal and different ingredients and affected the role of the legislature in the 2000 presidential campaign. she attended the california institute of the arts and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts specializing in character animation. before beg

my stop lawyer was the top lawyer for the united states army. he is a three star general whose reputation honor and integrity is unassailable. he is the top lawyer for the army. a three star general. so if anyone would understand the rights of reservoirists it would be my chief counsel. i don't care what the democrats say about me, greta, i have been in the courtroom for 16 years. i have heard it before. but i have got women and men downstairs who are professional. they are character-driven. they are former federal prosecutors. former house ethics attorneys. a former three star united states general. i will be damned if i am goods going to let anybody besmirch their reputation. you can say anything you want about me i have signed up for it. do not to the lives of four fellow americans. >> was he fired by the way and if so what was the reason? >> you know, i'm unclear and i want to be respectful of the process. i have heard terminated and i have heard resigned and i have heard it was for a multitude of reasons. i can just tell you. this the very