i'm vago muradian. the u.s. army is increasingly relying on soldierings to shape what it buys and we'll get an update on the latest network integration evaluation. but, first, the joint strike fighter program is under more scrutiny than ever, facing budget pressure and tough questions from nearly all of the program's nine partner nations, conceived nearly two decades ago as a stealthy super sonic jet, available in three versions and packed with unprecedented sensors, jsf was going to feature groundbreaking technology at an affordable price, thanks to vast production quantities spread across many nations. but development has slipped, four years behind schedule, costs have soared and top pentagon officials dialed back on the initial production quantities and have threatened to eliminate the marine corps straight takeoff and vertical landing version unless performance improves over the coming year. despite the criticism, jsf appears to be delivering. the planeperformed admirably in recent flight tests, including th

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he says leaders from the hell's angels and vagos had just agreed on a truce when a vagos member startedargument. another vagos member pulled the trigger. >>> the incident began with some sort of fight. when deputies arrived they found victor straton with multiple stab wounds. investigators say traton and carter knew each other. carter is being held on $1 million bail. >>> the chp's maximum enforcemented period started yesterday. it will end on sunday. that is nearly 6% more than the year before. this year the chp is also checking to make sure drivers and passengers are buckled up as well. >>> some holiday travelers who waited until today to get to their destinations found clear sailing but for others it was a lot of waiting. jade hernandez surveyed the travel on trains, planes and automobiles. >> reporter: some travelers expected huge lines. >> i came here an hour early. i'm still extremely early. i guess i'm just going to wait. >> reporter: but some of the delays came on the tarmac. minor visibility issues slowed traffic. most delays seen on this board were less than an hour and a half

one vagos member could not keep his mouth shut and provoked the fight. it was another vagos member that is suspected of pulling the trigger. >>> also ahead, officials make a decision on three american students detained in egypt. >> it feels threatening to have people watching you. >>> and the author of the harry potter's series speaks out about who she says would just not leave her alone. ok, you guys wanted a space for entertaining your friends, so, open your eyes and check out your new living room! [ gasps ] honey, the tv's over there! yep, we got you the new at&t u-verse wireless receiver so you can put your tv pretty much anywhere you want. and that stand... anywhere? like, we can put it over there? and that coffee... or we could t it on the patio for watching the game with the guys. or in the kitchen? but, these curtains are... i can't believe you moved the tv. it's like a whole new living room. it actually is a whole new living room. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver, only from at&t. now get u-verse with dvr at the lowest price ever. at&

america's secret war against terrorists in africa, the ceo >>> welcome to "this week in defense news," i'm vago muradian. what's next for defense spending and can european companies break into a shrinking u.s. defense market? we'll talk to sean o'keefe, a former pentagon comptroller and nasa add administrator who now heads the north american arm of e.a.d.s. plus we'll talk to the chief of army programs about the hard budget choices he faces as defense spending drops. but, first, a glimpse inside america's secret war against al- qaida in the horn of africa. after a six-month investigation, army times senior writer shawn nailer has pieced together a fascinating portrait of the battle against al-qaida leaders who took refuge in africa after being forced from afghanistan and pakistan. this secret war which has included unmanned u.s. aircraft to track and kill terrorists predates by years president obama's public noinsment last month that he had deployed 100 troops to uganda to root out a terrorist leader there. shawn's multi-part series can be found in all of military times newspapers as well as de

he says leaders from the hell's angels and vagos had just agreed on a truce when a vagos member started an argument. another vagos member pulled the trigger. >>> the incident began with some sort of fight. when deputies arrived they found victor straton with multiple stab wounds. investigators say traton and carter knew each other. carter is being held on $1 million bail. >>> the chp's maximum enforcemented period started yesterday. it will end on sunday. that is nearly 6% more than the year before. this year the chp is also checking to make sure drivers and passengers are buckled up as well. >>> some holiday travelers who waited until today to get to their destinations found clear sailing but for others it was a lot of waiting. jade hernandez surveyed the travel on trains, planes and automobiles. >> reporter: some travelers expected huge lines. >> i came here an hour early. i'm still extremely early. i guess i'm just going to wait. >> reporter: but some of the delays came on the tarmac. minor visibility issues slowed traffic. most delays seen on this board were less than an hour and a

i'm vago muradian. i hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend. when congress failed to craft a deficit reduction deal last week, the clock began tick engine a high stakes political battle over how much and how fast defense spending will be cut. the budget control act of 2011 calls for an automatic cut of close to $600 billion. but the cuts aren't required until ganch 2013. what happens between now and then portends major changes to force structure, strategy and future programs, whether or not the mandatory cuts come to fruition, all this as the pentagon works its 2013 budget request that is to be submit to congress in february. can dod afford to lose $600 billion on top of $450 billion in cuts, already ordered by the president? can deeper defense cuts be averted? if not, what tradeoffs must be made and what programs could be threaten? here to discuss these questions and more is rick maze, the congressional editor of the military times newspapers, david bettertoe of the center of international studies, todd harrison of the center for strategic and

jet throw pettigrew of san jose was shot four times in the back by a member of the vagos another biker gang. he was being taunted by ava guess member petty through punched -- pettigrew punched him in the face. the murder was not an assassination or declaration of war. the vagos member who started the fight has been kicked out of the club he belonged to in l.a.. >>> according to the san jose mercury news eight new charter schools opened this year in santa clara county with 1600 students five more approved to open in august another 20 are up for consideration. district officials say attitudes are changing about charter schools because the schools have had success with low income students. the charter schools are public but not governed by the district or the state. >>> winter storm that blew through the bay area brought a little snow and mostly slush to the sierra. a lot of people decided to spend thanksgiving on the slopes despite the less than ideal conditions. >> reporter: these are the crazy folks that for whatever reason love stuff like this. when mother nature brought rain instead

piensan que son hippies, vagos, pero en realidad es gente que tiene mucha conciencia acerca de esta gran hasta ha perdido su trabajo. esos movimientos que la voz a un solo principio: estados unidos estÁ dejando de ser la naciÓn de las oportunidades. los ricos se hacen mÁs ricos y los pobres mÁs pobres. >> pero no tienen lÍderes, no tienen una lista de exigencias. entiendo todo esto pero en quÉ termina eso? >> eso es parte del problema. tienen que formularla manera de pasar de la indignaciÓn a la acciÓn polÍtica. >> siento que es difÍcil definirlo porque enfrentar un reto muy importante. las condiciones climÁticaspresentan con la llegada del invierno y este podrÍa ser en waterloo del movimineto. falta un lÍder y falta cohesiÓn. pero que las redes no necesariamente cohesionar reforma definitiva a todos estos grupos mundiales que quieren hacer escuchar su voz. >> pero esa falta de lÍder lo hace imprevisible. le estÁ dando la fuerza de un movimiento popular que obviamente va a tener que definir cÓmo va a impactar en el proceso electoral del prÓximo aÑo. >> cuanto afecta las elecciones? >> la