went missing in action overseas over the years with richard you know were of the american veterans of foreign wars organization. hello again to welcome to spotlight the into the show our team and al green all of them today my guest on the show is richard norton a veteran say warrigal's on tell its last victim is there are thousands of soldiers america sent overseas are still missing but hope dies last and families are p.o.w.'s and m.i.a. still waiting for their beloved to return home in america the veterans of foreign wars are those ration deal with problems all the servicemen including assistance with searches of the missing how was it going on and are we sharing experience let's ask the commander in chief of the americans veterans of foreign wars on those asian richard good morning to. both russia and the u.s. to continent conflicts across the world world war two the vietnam war and various military operations in all parts of the goalpost both countries thousands of missing soldiers after the iron could foul joins russia u.s. commission on prisoners of war and missing in action was created its p

still waiting for their beloved to return home in america the veterans of foreign wars of innovation deal with problems of the servicemen including assistance with searches of the missing how was it going on and always sharing experience let's ask the commander in chief how the americans veterans of foreign wars are richard good morning to. both russia and the u.s. to caught in a number of conflicts across the world world war two the vietnam war and various military operations in all parts of the globe cost both countries thousands of missing soldiers after the iron curtain fell joins russia u.s. commission on the prisoners of war and missing in action was created its primary objective is to clarify the fate of both russian and american servicemen missing military conflicts in the past and the present. home is no i welcome to the show thank you. thank you very much for being with us thank you al so great to be here thank you very much great to how you are first of all our learned to ask you about the room the veterans of foreign wars association your association playing in what you c

of jobs and in the. spotlight program at this time i suggest is the vietnam war veteran it neuer so much for the thousands of american soldiers that never returned from foreign conflicts to stay. hello again and welcome to start like the infamy shall i say i'll bring all of them today my guest on the show richard norton veteran say war goes on until its last victim is very thousands of soldiers america sent overseas are still missing but hope dies last and families are p.o.w.'s in m.i.a. still waiting for their beloved to return home in america the veterans of foreign wars are going to ration deal with problems of the servicemen including assistance with searches of the missing how is it going on and how we sharing experience let's ask the commander in chief how the america's veterans of foreign wars all know they shouldn't richard the north. both russia and the master card in a number of conflicts across the world world war two the vietnam war and various military operations in all parts of the globe cost both countries thousands of missing soldiers after the iron curtain battle joins russia u.s. commission on prisoners of war and missing in action was crea

. >>> veterans of foreign wars issue will call to action for veterans benefits. are urging the 2 million members of the group to contact their lawmakers. the benefits of being targeted by a deficit-cutting super committee charged with slashing $1.20 trillion out of the federal budget. >>> some occupy wall street protesters in new york city have taken their fight to the manhattan district attorney's office. they want prosecutors to investigate an alleged police attack on a protester last friday there. an officer was caught on tape punching a man. the man's lawyer tells the new york times that prosecutors say they are investigating the incident. >>> dozens of exotic animals are on the loose in ohio. lions, tigers, and perhaps wolves bears all escaped the animal preserve. the owners were found dead and all the animal cage doors open. it's not clear how the man died. police shot and killed some of the animals and are warning people to stay inside. can you imagine? >> my goodness. that is scary. >>> 59 degrees. >> coming up, another couple gets the boot from "dancing

jonathan landay covered the speech dick cheney gave in august two thousand and two to the veterans of foreign wars many of us are. quire nuclear weapons. that was based on absolutely nothing. it was pulled out of thin air there was absolutely no intelligence no evidence whatsoever for that assertion landi and more and began writing about faulty intelligence about how there was no link between iraq and al-qaeda about failed policies that series of stories. of people in the pentagon trying to shut me out of travel with the secretary of defense i was not allowed to have not been allowed. to trip pentagon trip since. that three years. the chill by white house correspondent. he had been trying to get on the vice president's plane in early two thousand and four there were some things that the vice president did like that we wrote. there was no. it's my belief that a lot of journalists did not ask hard questions. of this administration's policies particularly in the run up to the war. because they were afraid of losing access and having happen to them what happened to me and has happened to others an exa

political correctness still rules because the houston national memorial ladies and the veterans of foreign warsdistrict 4 had to resign from their positions in order to be able to say god and jesus. in other words, they can't represent those organizations and say the words god and jesus anymore. they have to be private citizens to do it. so pc still rules in this particular area. >> bill: we got to put an end to this. >> this is an example, though, of secularism being pushed back because at the end of the day -- >> bill: the good guys win on the mosque thing 'cause that's never going to get done. the culture warriors. when we come back, megyn cycley wewent to missouri to interview the parents of a missing baby girl. the suspicion grows that they the suspicion grows that they may be involved in her the suspicion grows that they may be involved in her ♪ we're centurylink... a new kind of broadband company committed to providing honest, personal service from real people... 5-year price-lock guarantees... consistently fast speeds... and more ways to customize your technology. ♪ but thieves can stea

political correctness still rules because the houston national memorial ladies and the veterans of foreign warsict 4 had to resign from their positions in order to be able to say god and jesus. in other words, they can't represent those organizations and say the words god and jesus anymore. they have to be private citizens to do it. so pc still rules in this particular area. >> bill: we got to put an end to this. >> this is an example, though, of secularism being pushed back because at the end of the day -- >> bill: the good guys win on the mosque thing 'cause that's never going to get done. the culture warriors. when we come back, megyn cycley went to missouri to interview the parents of a missing baby girl. the suspicion grows that they may be involved in her disappearance. miss megyn is next. our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and

of world war ii veterans who had it tougher than they did. people sometimes forget that they were fighting two wars, both foreign and domestic. but i would like to commend the spirit of these brave men, because they guide me in my duties to maintain our government's commitment to fighting our -- fighting for our troops and for helping the troops who protect our freedoms at this time. not only does that mean that we have to today maintain adequate salary and benefit levels for the military, but we've got to keep our promise to our veterans, our armed service retirees and their families. mr. speaker, i want to commend my colleague, corrine brown, who has championed this issue and brought the story of the montford point marines to the attention of our entire nation. i commend the marine corps for their efforts in making sure that our nation doesn't forget. and i urge my colleagues therefore to support h.r. 2447 and to honor the first black marines with the recognition that they deserve and that they have patiently been waiting for. i urge the adoption of this bill and i thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the speak

veterans' deaths are not service connected because they had permanent and total disabilities from their service for the preceding 10 years. the legislation -- has been endorsed by the 2.1 million members of the veterans of foreign wars who believe that allowing a military widow to utilize the v.a. home loan program is the right thing to do. this legislation rightfully gives disabled veterans the peace of mind that their surviving spouses will be able to benefit from the v.a. home loan guarantee after their death. these veterans and their families have sacrificed so that other mace live freely and for that, they deserve to be eligible for this benefit. i thank chairman miller for including h.r. 120 as part of h.r. 2433, and for the great work that the committee is doing on maff of america's veterans. on behalf of our veterans, i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and yield back the balance of my time. mr. miller: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman continues to reserve. the gentleman from california. mr. filner: i would yield to the jeament from north carolina, ms. foxx, i appreciate the provision you put in, but the other provision increases fees for vet raps to buy their homes

nine percent of those people are not distrust of foreign hippies or use not products and where expensive yoga pants these are mothers children and war veterans all of whom are doing everything they can to say that flight. our jobs numbers came out today for the month of september and we've gotten used to now they don't really give us you much hope so the economy added one hundred forty thousand jobs more than economists expected but the official unemployment rate stayed steady at nine point one percent it was barely enough to accommodate population growth even worse real unemployment as measured by the u.s. six such factors in those that are underemployed or discouraged rose from sixteen point two to sixteen point five percent so the bottom line here is that we still have a jobs crisis in this country and it might have something to do with the tens of thousands of people all across the country feeling frustrated and showing it coming out talking to protest the occupy wall street some however argue that their anger is a little misguided and discussed as if he is kind of class conservator who has had to take so much for joining us tonight but

of post september 11 veterans and views of the war. the survey found a third polled say neither wars were worth fighting. 59% say after 10 years of combat america should be focusing less on foreignrs and more on domestic issues. 61% consider themselves more patriotic than other people in the country. >>> amanda knox is waking up in her own bed in seattle this morning for the first time in four years. knox was acquitted of murder in italy and released yesterday. john hendron has the latest. >> reporter: speaking for the first time as a free woman, home from prison, convictions for rape and murder overturned, she seemed at a loss for words. >> what is important for me to say is just thank you to everyone who believed in me. who defended me. who supported my family. >> reporter: it was a homecoming nearly postponed for decades. >> she is overwhelmed to be able to out and try to get back home where she grew up. >> reporter: freedom leaves the family chained to more than a million dollars in legal bills that forced amanda's divorced parents to take out second mortgages and run through credit cards and retirement accounts. there will be offers for movie and book deals. the big questio

a third of veterans said the wars in afghanistan and iraq were not wars worth fighting post 9/11 veterans thing after ten years of combat the country should focus less on foreign affairmore on domestic problems it comes at a time when the obama administration is rethinking military priorities, trying to keep public support for remaining in iraq and afghanistan despite their huge costs. only 21% of veterans surveyed said they felt people understood the toll it has on families left behind. alison. >>> maureen thank you so much. >>> time 21 minutes after 7. more deaths linked to the listeria outbreak. health officials expect more in the coming weeks. >> our nations financial woes creating a stir on capitol hill as president barack obama continues to push hard for his jobs bill. more on this. >>> challenge for the nations youth today 4 h hosting its annual science day. more from chevy chase coming up later on  the best place for a vacation is mississippi. you mean louisiana. florida's where folk's want to be. alabama's got you all beat. no matter which state you choose, everyone agrees the gulf is vacation at it's best. mississippi outdoors,

of veterans believe the wars in iraq and afghanistan were not worth fighting. the survey was conned by the pew research center. -- 59% say after 10 years of combat america should be focusing less on foreignmore on domestic issue. 61% of the veterans consider themselves more patriotic than other people in the country. >>> amanda knox is waking up this morning in her seattle bed after spending four years in an italian prison. the 24-year-old american was whisked home after appeals court threw out her con in the if i tall stabbing of her roommate amid doubts over the evidence. overwhelmed and emotional knox thanked everyone who helped win her freedom. >> just thank you to everyone who believed in me. me. who supported my family. -- my family is the most important thing to me now. i want to go be with them. >> prosecutors insist knox was among three people who kill 21-year-old meredith kercher. they plan to appeal to the italian supreme court. >>> in arizona one person dead following a highway pile-up police are blaming on a blinding dust storm. dozens of vehicles collided on a freeway that runs between tucson and phoenix yesterday. 15 people were hurt. the dust storm reduced visibility to n

third of them say the wars in iraq and afghanistan were not worth fighting for, the research poll says the majority of 9/11 veterans think after ten years of fighting they should focus less on foreign affairs and more on domestic problems. >> holly is with a group of young scientists good morning. >> reporter: good morning i love being around kids that are super smart and that is exactly what i am doing this morning as we are live, in chevy chase where they are taking part in the national 4 h youth science day, these kids are in the process of building wind turbines will they work? we will find out later more importantly why a day like this is so important for our country's future all live later on fox morning news ♪[ music ] >>> love this song. here is today's trivia question which 1977 r rated hit movie was later rereleased with a pg rating after 7 minutes of footage was removed? was it saturday night fever, close encounters of the third kind, smoky and the bandit or the five. the answer in a bit  [ female announcer ] once you taste new fiber one 80 calories... ...with its sweet honey taste, 40% daily value of fiber... ...and 80 calories per serving... ...you may want

veterans of the post nine eleven military believes the wars in iraq and afghanistan were not worth fighting and a majority think after ten years of combat america should be focusing less on foreign affairs and war on its own problems those are both according to a survey by pew research center and here in studio to talk about why all of this is iraq a bet michael prysner thanks for being here we usually see you in l.a. nice to have you in d.c. but here are occupying the capitol with many other racket afghanistan war veterans and of thousands of people from all over the country actually will sense that's why you're here and since that's what's going on this week in d.c. and it is the tenth anniversary of the war in afghanistan with arguably no end in sight do you think that this kind of protest will be heard by top brass and by the president but i think it will i think they're very much hearing us especially the occupation going on at wall street and they're hearing us here and you know not only is this something that you know will have an effect on ending the war but really it's the only thing that will bring an end to the war i mean washington has signaled quite clearly and we'v

veterans at this hour as a matter of fact. and we've got the anniversary of the afghanistan war tomorrow. i wanted to ask you about what romney said in a major foreigny announcement or pronounce. me ment in the new hampshire debate. he was in favor of withdrawing from afghanistan but not any faster or not against the advice of the generals, which created a big stir, people like danny plet ka said, wait a minute we thought he was a mainstream republican, is he saying withdraw right away? is he saying he would listen to the general's advice? what is your interpretation of his position on the afghanistan war? >> first, andrea, thank you for letting me visit with you. we're excited about tomorrow's opportunity for governor romney to layout his foreign policy and the need for the 21st century to be an american century. in afghanistan he's been critical of the president's rapid drawdown, the fact that the president didn't follow the advice of any of his generals, the fact that his cia director testified that he didn't agree with the direction he went. so president obama has not done helped finish the job, governor romney thinks the job has to be finished.

war veteran fighter pilot who shot down a number of aircraft in korea. >> he always claimed to have been a cia operative. >> he was also in the french foreign legion. >> in addition to claiming he had two or three ph.d.s, he spoke a half dozen languages fluently. >> he claimed to be part of the operation in the bay of pigs. >> he claimed to have been responsible for the assassination of shea guevara. >> he also claimed to have gotten court-martialed for flying under bridges. >> he was very good at convincing people about anything. he could tell stories where you couldn't follow up or track it. you really didn't feel like you needed to. >> kleasen fit into the texan community. he was an avid hunter and he joined local church groups becoming a baptized mormon. but it wasn't long before cracks began to appear in the new arrival's story. in december 1973 kleasen was arrested for buffalo rustling and jailed. but undeterred the mormon community rallied around. >> our philosophy, our beliefs in our church is when someone is baptized into the church, then they're all our responsibility. so, you know, robert showed up he needed help, and we gave it to him. >>

veterans. one-third of those who served in afghanistan and iraq now say the wars were not worth fighting. and a majority says the u.s. should focus less on foreign affairs and more on domestic issues. >>> and in texas, a man who served 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, is finally a free man this morning. dna evidence cleared 57-year-old michael morton of his wife's murder. during an emotional statement, morton thanked god he had not been eligible for the death penalty there. and given the scene that we covered in perugia, and the scene that played out in the pacific northwest, that resonates particularly. >> i remember someone telling us in italy, amanda knox is lucky they don't have the death penalty here. >> good for him. >>> sam, what have we got this morning? >> good morning. let's get to the boards. we are talking about drier air in the east, for the mid-atlantic and new england. and dry air is good because 5 1/2 inches of rain to 5 1/2 inches of rain north of boston yesterday. it split between what's warm and cold. new york city will get to 70 degrees today. but watch out tonight. really cold air, even though it's dry air,