. >> i met with some special advisories that are united states personnel in uganda and central african republic and sudan and uganda adding a great bit of ability to troops over there. >> we are currently working with the defense department, the state department and other agencies to try and figure out what we can do and how we can be more effective and we're going to continue to work with the state department and others in an effort to provide and focus on this issue. >> it may take time. you have to understand in an area where he is thought to be was a densely vegetative, hard to know roads and telephone poles. there are no lights at night. he separated himself from a lot of his followers. >> they're getting very, very close. >> president obama and our u.s. soldiers in the field aren't the only americans determined to help stop the lra. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008 captioning performed by vitac

military people but an ongoing situation and one in which exposure of our diplomatic personnel and for that matter united states contractors who are not diplomatic personnel but are in those countries because of nation building ideas how to reconstruct an economy that might support a democracy. you can't revitalize policy in this hearing but is there a way how we move given these circumstances and really how much building we should be doing or how do we even secure what we have? >> well, senator, you ask two very important questions. with respect to iraq, you know, the planning for what we are doing now really began several years ago in the prior administration it set the date for withdrawal. is set the date and frame work through strategic frame work agreement with our relationship with iraq and we planned to fulfill what we considered to be national expectations. we are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our staff and our contractors in iraq. we constantly monitor on the ground security conditions but there's never a guarantee of safety. all staff to are deployed to iraq are certainly aware of th

. >> on my trip two weeks ago, i met with some of the special advisers that are united states personnel nrnl u dan da advising the republic of sudan and uganda. they're adding a great bit of ability to the troops over there. we are currently working with the defense department and state department, other agencies to try to figure out what we can do and how we can be more effective and we're going to continue to work with the state department and others in an effort to provide the focus on this issue. >> it may take time. you have to understand the area where he is thought to be is a densely venltative foal and. there are no roads. there are no it poles. there are no lights at night. he's separated himself from a lot of his followers. so tracking him is difficult. >> they're getting very, very close. hopefully this will be the year. >> president obama, congress and our u.s. soldiers in the field aren't the only americans determined to help stop the lra. the cony 2012 cane has inspired millions of young people to get involved in a humanitarian cause for the first time. >> things that i he

a lot to get to, including the ugly photographs of united states military personnel apparently posing with the bodies of dead insurgents. we'll get reaction from inside the united states government to that. plus on a much lighter note, jon stewart judges the comedy chops of president obama versus mitt romney. in a kind of last comic commanding as they call it, "the daily show," we'll tell you what jon had to say. >>> first the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock. with about six and a half months until election day on november 6, it's obviously very, very early in the race to be looking at poll numbers as predictors. but a survey of all the numbers over the last week, since rick santorum left the republican race especially shows we're in for a tight election. latest "new york times"/cbs poll has president obama and mitt romney in a dead heat, 46-46. 42% of registered voters had a favorable view of the president. according to "the new york times" poll. only 29% see romney in a favorable light and another 15% say they don't know enough about him, a potential area where he can make up

justified basis for the united states army colonel who traveled all over afghanistan last year he was in a special position he interviewed two hundred fifty united states military personnel and then he published his report and then his report was in large part leaked a couple of months ago and basically he said everything we are told is not true so it's in that context of all of systematic this information but i think the publication of these photographs actually tells people something they are systematically excluded from hearing. you are to live here in moscow with the twenty four hours a day still ahead in the program the pressure on the peace plan what reduces the opposition of internationally brokered ceasefire in syria they have been on that story just a few minutes for you here r.t. plus. the piece of information thought dissolves during america's no mirrored. vigil here is called over seven hundred bills as the bridge delayed details in the business in fifteen minutes. one. hundred. years. we have five in forty acres and nineteen ninety three and this side it would be a great place to find myself a home and retire. there she is what we call it our new neighbor ne

mention was this the united states army colonel who traveled all over afghanistan last year he was in a special position he interviewed two hundred fifty united states military personnel from the rank of private out of the rank of general and being in the position of colonel he was pretty precise in the position to do that kind of thing and then he published his report and then his report was in large part leaked problem months ago and basically he said everything we are told is not true nothing we are told is true you cannot believe anything you are told so it's in that context of systematic this information that i think the publication of these photographs actually tells people something that they are systematically just looted from hearing just very briefly you said this this whole issue of the developments in the past to question the presence of u.s. military personnel there and indeed other international forces will afghanistan then be a better place once those combat troops leave body in the twenty fourteen just briefly your thoughts for the future no but i think it's a necessary precondition but no there's no there's no guarantee that it won't do deteriorate or

this case and i think this has to do with the balance of power in the united states especially pressuring commercial and personnel in the world but these are not. in this case i think the technical aspect of being a state or not is not really that important anyway if they could be for example or any other state submit the petition on behalf of palestine like any of the states or any country in the world then the truth through. how do you see the future of the palestinian quest for full u.n. recognition. i think this has to be pushed through to think it is very clear that there is a conflict here it is not going to go away from the world stage until palestinians have their freedom we have been on their occupation. because ng for sixty three years and is top lawyer in congressional law. that we the palestinians have the right to self-determination like any other people. i think this is coming. no matter how much you know the states and israel standing alone against the will of the international community with all major powers even china russia or the european union everybody is saying it's time for a palestinian st

. >> my trip to ugonda two weeks ago i met with a special letter visors in the united states personnelg central african republic building the troops over there we are working in the defense to prove that in the state department and other agencies to try to figure out what we can do and how we can be more effective and we are going to continue to work in the state department and others in an effort to provide and focus on this issue. >> we have to understand the area where he is thought to be as -- there are no roads or telephone poles. >> they are getting very close. >> president obama, congress and soldiers on the field aren't the only americans to turn to help stop the lra. the coming 2012 campaign inspires millions of young people to get involved in this humanitarian cause for the first time. >> things i heard about the kony and across america is taking the time to watch and learn and share information about kony. >> i'm proud of the people in america that are compassionate about the short-run. with to help to the [inaudible] >> for justice and we can all work to make the world a be

the misconduct policy, second though it is legal in colombia it is illegal in the united states secret service personnel are to follow u.s. law no matter what. they brought people into this facility, housing u.s. officials who knows they could have been tied to a drug cartel or terrorist group that may seem like blowing it out of proportion but they are not supposed to take the list most of all they embarrassed the president, the white house was frankly hoping he would go down to the colombia for the weekened, attend this summit, come back and focus on the economy he goes down has a troubling weekend with the latin american leaders and then has to handle this. >>> and chairman of the house oversight committee is saying he will hold an enquiry. >> not only him but house homeland security committee, senate committees that have jurisdiction as well there will have to be some public airing of all this and say look have you fixed the problem will there be a problem in the future again in future. then we have to hear from these 11 guys most live in this washington area. isa said, there are wheeled up parties,

united states. nhk world's charmaine deogracias reports. >> reporter: some u.s. troops and military personnelre taking part in 12 days of war games. the exercises kicked off on monday and are designed to strengthen ties and improve joint military capabilities to protect philippine borders. the drills include landing practice on the western island in the south china sea. in addition it the bilateral naval exercises, the capital manila will host an earthquake simulation with six southern nations, including japan, for the first time. >> this will undoubtedly constitute -- or contribute to the nations in the region having increased level of trust and cooperation to ensure regional stability. >> we continue to work together for a secure and stable asia-pacific region. >> reporter: this year's exercises have been marked by political tension. following a naval standoff between the philippines and china. on tuesday last week, a philippine navy ship and chinese surveillance vessels faced each arth the disputed scarborough shoal off the philippine island of luzon. diplomatic efforts have failed to reso

the united states plans to increase the size of the deployment to 2,500 personnel. the infantry has no heavy equipment, but the country will also bring in artillery and armored vehicles over the next five or six years. the u.s. military also plans to make greater use of australian naval and air force bases to boost bilateral defense cooperation. >>> people around the world have praised mayan nar fyanmar for t of its recent by-elections. now officials in the united states are suggesting they could offer the prize they have their eyes on. a state department official is indicating that the u.s. is planning to lift economic sanctions. pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi won a seat in myanmar's parliament. a national league for democracy party says it took most of the seats it contested. >> we are prepared to match positive steps of reform in burma with steps of our own. >> but state department spokesperson victoria nuland did not give further details. the u.s. government has imposed economic and other sanctions on myanmar for years. the measures include a ban on inves

the united states plans to increase the size of the deployment to 2,500 personnel. the infantry has no heavy equipment, but the country will also bring in artillery and armored vehicles over the next five or six years. the u.s. military also plans to make greater use of australian naval and air force bases to boost bilateral defense cooperation. >>> well, stock investors are usually encouraged by monetary easing. that's because more financial products are traded. but central bankers in the united states have hinted that further easing may not be necessary for the country's economy to stabilize. ai uchida from the business team has more on what they have to say. >> the federal reserve meets every six weeks or so. they release their minutes a few weeks after that. well, this time it shows only a minority of u.s. -- the policymakers at the fed want extra credit easing, despite concerns over joblessness and the nation's economic outlook. now that is according to minutes of last month's meeting of the u.s. central bank. the federal reserve on tuesday released the minutes

united states business interest and travelers, promote democracy and assist in combatting terrorism. we're asking them to achieve these united states foreign policy goals and enumerable others in a global environment that's increasingly dangerous for diplomatic personnel. we are very grateful for their willingness to serve their country and grateful for your willingness to serve our country and we greet you again and look forward to your testimony. thank you, chairman. >> thank you, senator luger. madame secretary, the floor is yours. we welcome your comments. >> thank you very much. i appreciate senator kerry, ranking member lugar, members of the committee to be here once again to have this opportunity. i want to thank you for the support that this committee has given to the state department and usaid over the last three quite consequential and unpredictable years. i'm especially grateful for the very kind words about our diplomats and development experts who are serving around the world, some in very difficult circumstances. you have seen the world transforming right before your eyes from arab revolutions to the rise of new economic powers to a more dispersed but still dangerous al qaeda and terrorist network and in this time only the united states

tonight, the united states secret service in the midst of the embarrassing scandal involving prostitution overseas has put out guidelines and internal reminder of how personnel should behave when they're on the road. while we should emp fuicize the secret service personnel at the start of the scandal are not the people who surround the president, still, for this agency to give out these instructions regarding life on the road for people whose bottom line job sdwrpgz for the president and others will find shocking. kristen welker is with us from the white house. good evening. >> brian, good evening. late this afternoon, the secret service released a list of what it's calling 11 new enhanced standards of conduct. they go into effect immediately and come two weeks after the scandal in colombia. they were be briefed before every trip. foreign nationals are prohibited from hotel rooms. secret service personnel are also prohibited from patronizing nonreputable establishments. alcohol can only be consumed in moderate amounts. >>> and the laws of the united states will now apply to the secret service while abroad. if tlir they're assigned to a country where prostitu

basis for being the united states army colonel who traveled all over afghanistan last year he was in a special position he interviewed two hundred fifteen ited states military personnel and then he published his report and then his report was in large part leaked problem of the sago and basically he said everything we are told is not true so it's in the context of of systematic this information but i think the publication of these photographs actually tells people something that they are systematically excluded from hearing. it's good to have you with us here in our in the program still to come for you this hour. the orthodox church leads a service that's been dubbed in defense of the faith joining us from cathedral very shortly. starting with southern yemen let's get to the r.t. world update now and violent clashes have erupted between troops and militants linked to al qaeda twelve insurgents and seven soldiers have been killed the fighting occurred in the south where the yemeni government is trying to regain parts of the country lost to militants government forces or lost control due to turmoil elsewhere in the country last year before the eventual departure of dic

basis for believe the united states army colonel who traveled all over afghanistan last year he was in a special position he interviewed two hundred fifty night is states military personnel and then he published his report and then his report was in large part leaked a couple of months ago and basically he said everything we are told is not true so it's in that context of systematic this information that i think the publication of these photographs actually tells people something they are systematically excluded from hearing. you're with r t it's good to have you with us today and still to come for you this hour. the head of the orthodox church leads a service that's been dubbed in defense of the joint goes main cathedral very shortly. now with next month's presidential election in egypt creeping ever closer tens of thousands are joining protests to call for the end of military rule that's been running the country since the toppling of president mubarak a year ago is losing support on a daily basis as artists are for. in egypt's the cost of democracy has not been an easy one another journey which still president that full last year compared to take naser by the military

tells personnel: "you are expected to always conduct yourselves in a manner that reflects credit on you, the secret service, the department of homeland security and-- most importantly-- the united states government and the citizens that we serve." this new code of conduct is effective immediately and requires ethics training for traveling personnel. bans bringing foreign nationals into hotel rooms and lays down new rules on alcohol. it may only be consumed in moderate amounts while off duty on assignment and no less than ten hours before a shift starts. the previous limit was six hours. personnel may not consume alcohol at the president's hotel while the president is staying there. the new rules now specifically prohibit patronization of "non-reputable establishments" like strip clubs. in addition, two senior "self" supervisors will chaperon all support teams who travel in advance of the president in planes that carry the president's vehicles and communications equipment. the memo also states that u.s. law shall apply to all secret service personnel while abroad and, bob, they're also holding a new ethics class next week and over 100 employees are required to attend. >> schieffer: doe

with respect to the secret service personnel is no different than what i expect out of my delegation that's sitting here. we're representing the people of the united states. >> days before the president's arrival the agents allegedly brought prostitutes into their hotel rooms for a night of partying. 11 agents are suspend along with five military personnel. members of congress say they'll launch an additional investigation and may use polygraph tests. >>> the biggest issue at the summit was cuba. outside protestors were furious that cuba was left out of this year's summit of the americas. inside the meeting ended on a sour note when the u.s. and canada refused to support cuba's entry next time against the wishes of dozens of other nations. tonight president obama said he welcomes moves towards democracy in cuba but that the communist nation still lacks basic human rights. >>> and it's a final countdown of the tax deadline just around the corner and procrastinators are rushing to meet the deadline. this was the h&r block on van nuys avenue in san francisco this morning, about 20 people filing into that small office. this year everyone has an extra two day

respect to the secret service personnel is no different than what i expect a out of my delegation that is sitting here. we are representing the people of the united states. >> to government sources said that agents for relieved of duty in return home. do not forget, taxes are due tomorrow. you have until tuesday, april 17th to get your return of postmarked and on its way. if deadlines cannot fall on a weekend. today it's a holiday and washington d.c., severe taxes in the mail. buffs for erica is here with all look at our web of forecast. it looks like a great week is in store. >>erica: this week, nothing but sunshine and warmer temperatures home, finally on our with this season and rushed here it as we check help the day planner at looks like by 9:00 pilosi sunshine and low clouds of with temperatures similar to what they are right now. afar the temperatures will stay in the 60s for most of us. check out saturday, of which to keep it in the upper seventies for some of our inland spots. in the traffic center we are not looking at any hot spots. a quiet morning at the bay bridge. traffic is moving well coming off of the upper deck. on the san mateo bridge

united states and put them into a media company. viacom sounds good. (laughter) i'll use my controlling interest to make some personnelanges on their mtv network property comedy central. (laughter) then i will blimp crush your home. >> jon: what? >> and then i'll have you murdered. >> jon: what? >> what? blub, blub, blub,ky can't hear you over my stationary blimp. >> jon: hodgeman, that's illegal. >> jon, it doesn't matter what washington democrat throws at us, we'll swat it away. when all else fails i'll divert it to what we rich people call the last refuge of scoundrels, charity. (laughter) i'd reroute my millions through my nationwide met work of animal shelters. >> jon: at least there it does some good. >> jon: yes, good. for me. see i convert my taxable income into gold then grind it up into flakes and put them in the suspension of pure cinnamon this naps which i then feed to retired greyhounds. >> jon: you're giving greyhounds goldschlager? >> well, they're retired. they don't need to be in racing shape anymore. >> jon: so it's not shelters for animals. >> no, no, the animals are the shelters. (laughter) for my

also any laws in the united states would apply to secret service personnel traveling overseas.home and some other guidelines on alcohol consumpti consumption, and it is allowed with an agent or officer is off duty, but they must not consume alcohol within ten hours of reporting for duty and they are in the protectee's hotel, meaning the president's hotel and no alcohol consumption for those staying in that hoetel an some of those agents were part of the motorcade team, and the military plan that brings in the trips they will now have a second supervisor from the office of the professional responsibility. that's the internal affairs division of the secret service so they're getting a high-ranking chaperone on these trips. >> these rules not only apply to the secret service agents and the uniformed officers. >> anyone under the control of the director of the secret service receives these guidelines and they go into effect immediately for the next time the president leaves the downry. new rules and stand arards of conduct they will be strictly enforced. >> i'll bet they had this a

investigators are back from colombia and proceeding with interviews of the 12 implicated military personnel in the united states. that 12th enlisted man a target of the investigation apparently worked after the white house communications agency which white house taken great pains to point out is part of the military and is not a part of the white house. jenna? jenna: duly noted. we'll continue to watch this story, doug, thank you. >> reporter: okay. jon: the fight over illegal immigration heating up on capitol hill. take a look at the senate judiciary subcommittee, holding a hearing. there is senator shuck schumer of new york. it is about arizona's controversial immigration law which requires police to check immigration status they suspect anyone in the u.s. illegally. the real showdown coming in the supreme court which hearings arguments on the sail law tomorrow. chief washington correspondent james rosen live in our d.c. bureau with more on that. >> reporter: good afternoon. senator schumer. new york democrat who shares the subcommittee and running today's hearing announced moments ago if supreme court uphold

the rules say united states laws will be in effect to all traveling secret service personnel over seas and the new standards ban alcohol consumption within ten hours of reporting for duty. alcohol consumption is not allowed in any hotel where someone being protected by the secret service is staying and now two supervisors will be with the car plane teams that go in ahead of the president with his motorcade. >>> sobering economic data from the government. the gross domestic product, the value of goods and services produced in the united states grew at a rate of nus 2.2% last quarter, below most predictions, down from 3% growth in the last few months of 2011. mark, when you look at the numbers, federal spending is down. state and local government spending is down. consumer spending is up a little bit. when you look at it, what's the biggest flag, the biggest down side? >> weakness in business investment. business investment in commitment and software was up a little bit. i think it's a lack of business confidence, that businesses are so cautious is the missing link. it's the reason why t

united states secret service based here in washington. it confirms there have been allegations of misconduct made against secret service personnel in cartagena, colombia prior to the president's trip. because of this those personnel are being relieved of their assignments, returned to place of duty and are replaced by other secret service personnel. the secret service takes all al ainvestigations of misconduct seriously. this matter has been turned over to the office of professional responsibility. which serves as the the agency's internal affairs component. the personnel changes will not affect the comprehensive security plan that has been prepared in advance of the president's trip. and for those who may not know it, what happens before the president visits a country in a situation like this. secret service agents are sent well in advance. days, weeks to secure the area to make sure they know everywhere the president will be at all times make sure the areas are secure. apparently these allegations, which according to "the washington post," and online report, filed at 9:30 tonight, they quote a federal law enforcement association representa

tonight, the united states secret service in the midst of the embarrassing scandal involving prostitution overseas has put out guidelines and internal reminder of how personnel should behave when they're on the road. while we should emphasis the secret service personnel at the center of this scandal are first wave advance people and not the core agents who travel with and surround the president, still, for this agency, to give out these instructions regarding life on the road for people whose bottom line job description is to protect the life of the president and others, some people will find stunning. kristen welker has been covering the story since the start. she's with us again from the white house. kristen, good evening. >> brian, good evening. late this afternoon, the secret service released a list of what it's calling 11 new enhanced standards of conduct. they go into effect immediately and come two weeks after the scandal in colombia. made headlines here. secret service personnel will now be briefed on these standards before every trip. among the rules, foreign nationals are now prohibited from entering the hotel rooms of secret service personnel excl

with respect to the secret service personnel is no different than what i expect out of my delegation that's sitting here. we're representing the people of the united states two u.s. government sources say the agents were relieved of duty and returned home. >>> it's april 15th, but your taxes are not due today. you have until april 17th to get your return post marked and on it's way to uncle sam. here is why. under the tax code, deadlines can't fall on weekends, and monday is emancipation day in washington d.c. >>> an 18-hour attack on the afghan capital has come to an end. the siege began with suicidal assaults on embassies and bases. officials say hakani militants are behind the attack and one person is in custody, but the taliban is claiming they made the attacks. >>> new technology helps us predict the weather and the outcome of an election a little bit better, but what about crime? we look at the future of placing already in place. >> in the movie minority report, tom cruise tacks down would-be criminals in the year 2054. police in santa cruz california are turning sci-fi into reality. they are using algorithm to predict crimes before they happen. >>

my attitude with respect to the secret service personnel is no different than those sitting here. we're representing the people of united statesant to bring in a member of the external advisory board and former homeland adviser to george w. bush. first, prostitutes. i know this is something folks in the intelligence world are made aware of and told to avoid. what do you know about that? >> it's not just prostitutes. alcohol. whenever you're traveling, especially in a security or intelligence job, you're briefed and remined to be very aware of your surroundings. you possess sensitive information that could put the president or protectees in jeopardy. the notion that this may have been according to various reports a lot of alcohol involved, prostitutes, all of which are classic tools that are used by foreign intelligence services to collect information, this goes against over grain of their training against discipline, against the culture of the secret service. >> you mentioned the word culture. we're hearing questions about this culture from congressman darrel issa who heads the goth reform committee. is this an isolated incide

united states military. we now know as many as 21 women, 21, were brought back to a beach side hotel last week by american personnel who were in the country to provide advanced security ahead of president obama's arrival there for an economic summit over the weekend. in all, 11 secret service agents are being investigated for misconduct, including members of an elite sniper team, explosive efforts and two supervisors. up to 12 military personnel also under scrutiny, including an army green beret and marine dog hammers and members of the air force and navy. nbc news has learned the scandal first erupted after one of the prostitutes complained that she'd been underpaid. apparently she was where two agents a night, but they refused to double her asking price. wanting to split that cost instead. local police became involved and the issue was reported to the u.s. embassy. members of congress briefed on the investigation say none of the women involved were minors and there was no sensitive information inside the agent's hotel rooms when the women were there. white house press secretary jay carney says president obama rem

justified basis for the united states army colonel who traveled all over afghanistan last year he was in a special position he interviewed two hundred fifty states military personnel and then he published his report and then his report was in large part leaked a couple of months ago and basically he said everything we are told is not true so it's in the context of all of systematic this information that i think the publication of these photographs actually tells people something that they are systematically excluded from hearing. and china have begun their first joint able exercises there are taking place in the yellow sea near the korean peninsula two dozen vessels and thousands of sailors are involved in the war games both sides exchange experience as they focus on air defense submarine warfare as well as search and rescue tactics the drills will run for six days and this comes as tension on the korean peninsula is ask only with the u.s. shifting more military attention to the asia pacific region washington says it's aiming to counter threats from regional powers like china. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world a massive explosion at

united states marine corps. commandant in the culmination of a 40-year distinguished career in active duty. under his lich, the marine corps grew to personnel which he was responsible for organizing, equipping, and training and known for bringing in next-generation weapon systems into the marine corps. lastly, general px kelly, the 28th commandant on the u.s. marine corps and the co-chairman of the leadership council. and general kelly's extraordinarily distinguished 37-year military career which ended in 1987. he commanded the marine corps organizations at every echelon through many platoon, division, and also served as a member of the joint chiefs. gentlemen, all four of you have been leaders all your lives. and we're particularly honored to continue to be leaders, taking up the future national security of our country in a new way. following the opening remarks which will come in the form of responses to questions, these four individuals -- distinguished individuals have graciously agreed to take questions from the audience. as moderator, i will begin by asking some questions of our panelists before turning it over to our conference cente

personnel and agents. they are asking if there was any threat to the united states or the president. we are learning that the agents have taken lie detector tests. >>> a michigan woman who won a million dollar lottery pled not guilty to fraud charges. there she is holding that check. manned aclayton is her name. she is also good of collecting thousands of dollars in food stamp benefits after she hit the jackpot. clayton apparently told the reporter she thought it was just fine to keep getting welfare checks because she didn't have a job. state officials have now cut her benefits and she faces up for four years in the slammer if she is convicted. tough lesson there. >> the courts will sort that one out. >>> more verbal jabs in the race for the white house. coming up next, mitt romney continues to slam president obama. >> we'll see how they're doing in the latest polls. >>> we've got clouds moving in and maybe some showers in the forecast. we need them. i'll let you know w julie wright will have a look at your traffic. she'll let you know when you arrive at work coming up after the bre

with respect to the secret service personnel is no different than what i expect out of my delegates that are sitting here. we're representing the people of the united statesmark: government services say the agents were relieved of duty and return home. a quick break as the kron4 news continues until 10:00 p.m.. flickr is a live look at the roof camera in san francisco. roof camera in san francisco. you're the best mom ever. thank you, sweetie. oh... ♪ ♪ >>mark: the justice department has added more prosecutors as they're trying to evict it wasn't clemens' of lying to congress for. he told lawmakers that he had never used performance enhancing drugs. jury selection in a new trial is set to begin today. a judge declared a mistrial on the second day of testimony last july after this second happened jurors at that had been ruled inadmissible. >>darya: janet nepal italiano is said to visit san jose state university and will deliver remarks on cyber security and expanding the cyber security work force. >> they tell a bad attack embassies, government buildings and nato bases in afghanistan early today. 36 insurgents were killed. eight police officers and three c

prostitution scandal, now includes a 12th member of the united states military the pentagon suspended security clearances of all military personnel implicated and the secret service has also taken action against 12 employees, all this as congress widens its investigation, joining us with more inside virginia, democratic congressman, gerry connelly. good morning sir. >>> good morning. >>> just your reaction as a lawmaker to someone who goes to work every day inside washington s now, this scandal and also the gsa scandal, what is your opinion your reaction to all of this. >> well, i guess you can't always account for you know, bad judgment, i think both of them reflect badly on the individuals, i think the management of both organizations have take on the correct action, and i think congress wants to get to the bottom of making sure, that this is an isolated incident in both cases and not a culture, that takes foregranted taxpayer money. >> that does, sir, seem to be the issue at hand here is this, as you alluded to, business as usual or as we've said in reports just an abboar ration something almost 12, as of this point, people on

united states on south korea to deter north korea's provocation. >>> emergency officials in japan are showing for the first time how they're prepared for chemical terrorist attacks. ground self-defense forces personnel granted nhk access to their annual training program for police, firefighters and coast guard officers. the gsdf chemical school is in saitama, north of tokyo. some 40 police officers, firefighters and coast guard members from across the nation took part in the training session. they put on protective gear and masks, detected chemicals using equipment or special equipment and clean contaminated vehicles. japanese authorities learned to prepare for the worst in 1995, members of the aum shinrikyo religious cult released deadly sarin gas in tokyo's subway system during the morning rush hour. 13 people died, 6,300 others became sick. >> translator: at the time i watched news coverage of the sarin gas attack on television. if another incident happens, i will use the knowledge and techniques i've acquired during this training session. >> trainers at the gsdf chemical school say their program can help strengthen cooperation between defense forces, police, firefighters and the coast guard. >>>