martin: all the information feeds in to the joint space operations center, j-spoc for short, at vandenbergthis is the command center for space? >> jay raymond: yes, sir. 24/7, 365 days a year maintaining... >> martin: if a u.s. satellite were attacked, lieutenant general jay raymond would use this phone to alert a chain of command leading to the white house. is an attack on an american satellite an act of war? >> hyten: that's been a line of debate for as long as i've been in this business. >> martin: if there is an attempt to attack or interfere with a u.s. satellite, who makes the decision about what we do about it? >> hyten: that would be the president of the united states. >> martin: and it's not just an anti-satellite weapon they're worried about. there are other dangers, too. >> raymond: today, we track about 23,000 objects. >> martin: how many of them are actually functioning satellites? >> raymond: roughly 1,300 of those are active satellites. the rest are debris. >> martin: junk. >> raymond: yes, sir, junk. >> explorer, this is kowalski reporting visual contact with debris. debris

. >> reporter: marilyn ferris who dragged satellites at vandenberg fair force base was assaulted andhen with a claw hammer. this happened in the middle of this national debate over the death of kate steinle in san francisco. uma: why wasn't he deported. >> reporter: lawmakers and the system set it up so he would not be. unless you are convicted add felony or three serious misdemeanors you are not depeartd. he was pea rested on a felony what he phones charge and drug possession. but the d.a. pled that down because california detriple nammized drug possession. california require as warrant which the feds knew of but didn't file. police charged him with felony sexual assault bit of swawls downguide a misdemeanor and the locals released him under the sanctuary law. police say this is happening all the time because we have 3.5 million illegal immigrants. bill: ferguson, missouri once again on the brink. shots fired repeatedly. the latest from missouri this morning. uma: presidential candidate scott walker says republicans need to stop fighting among themselves and focus on someone else. >