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senators on both sides of the aisle hammered defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen on whether gadhafi should be a target. and as far as arming and training the rebels gates told congress someone else, not the u.s. can do that. here's how it all played out on the airwaves today. >> as of early this morning, nato pursued command of the entire military mission over libya. >> the pressure on gadhafi is intense. the people around him are realizing the days of this regime are numbered. >> clearly, a lot of people across libya that are ready to rise up against this guy. >> the biggest development of this uprising so far and that's the defection of moussa koussa. this is a huge loss to the regime. i don't know how goat out of there but he is a storehouse of intelligence. >> we cannot afford to assume that time is on our side against gadhafi. >> i'm worried that we may have started something that we're -- that nato is not going to be in a position to finish. >> there are a number of different alternative outcomes here. only one of which is some sort of proto democracy. i think

defense secretary robert gates told soldiers in iraq might delay their paychecks. >> i hope this thing doesn't happen because i know it will be an inconvenience for a lot of troops. >> reporter: government workers around the country are concerned for their jobs. >> there is such a high anxiety among federal employees. >> a shutdown means farm loans would be halted along the mine inspections. even the annual cherry blossom parade set for this weekend would be cancelled. as talks continue here through the night, the government is still set to shut down in fewer than 24 hours. the president wants to be able to tell the american people that a shutdown was avertebraed and he wants to do that early in the day. >> not many hours until morning. thank you very much. >>> now it's not just the 800,000 federal employees who will be affected, but also people who work in and enjoy our national parks. here in the bay area, that includes alcatraz. national parks will be closed. that means no tours. 3700 tickets for saturday have already been sold. one couple from oregon feels pretty lucky that they we

robert gates actually pleaded with terry jones, the pastor, not to do this, because it would be putting american lives at risk. >> he did preside over the burning. we are not showing the video. it is very inflammatory. we see no reason to show it. you have to ask the question -- why on earth? what were they thinking? >> i think they think it proves their point. indeed, terry jones issued a statement saying it proves that islam is a religion of violence. i have heard interviews with him, the man who actually did burnett, and they are saying they want to prove islam does react in this way and it is about putting the karan on trial. an argument with the karan is not just -- with the koran is that it says uses is not the son of god, and that is their fundamental objection to it i think they revel in the publicity. >> this has been picked up in other countries as well. >> yes, there have been demonstrations. they have not, as far as i know, turned violent. there were demonstrations in pakistan. people can see this on youtube. that is how it went around the world. >> what is the reaction toda

in a move aimed at helping rebel fighters, according to defense secretary robert gates, this is the first time the unmanned aircraft will be used for conflict since the conflict began. mike lullen said air strikes have degraded gadhafi ground forces up on 40%, but he conceded the battle is moving toward a stalemate. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in new york, a security camera was rolling when a 78-year-old woman fell victim to a brazen thief. the unsuspecting victim was walking with her husband when the suspect sneaked up behind and grabbed her purse. fortunately, the fall only caused some minor injuries. no arrest has been made. >>> in pennsylvania, fire companies arrived on the scene of a blaze inside a high school undergoing renovations. the school was empty at the time the fire erupted and luckily no one was hurt. authorities are now investigating the cause and they say they're focusing on an air-conditioning unit. >>> in kentucky, it was a reversal of roles for several firefighters. the company was en route to a call when their truck drift

he is said to point the current cia director to replace robert gates as defense secretary. gates plans to retire this year. david petraeus will become the head of the cia. an official announcement is expected on thursday. this will require senate confirmation. the white house has released a detailed birth certificate for president obama in a bid to silence critics to maintain that he was born abroad. obama had initially released a short form of the document during the 2008 campaign but there was claims that persisted that he was actually born in kenya. obama told reporters that he was taking the steps to put the issue to rest and let washington get back to the serious issues facing the country. u.s. politics and birth certificates. i hope we can put that aside for a while. let's talk about something more important like money. >> exactly. >ben bernanke held a news conference and answered questions on monetary policy. this has long been at this as is usual for the european central bank but this was never part of the u.s. fed pause culture until now. >> the world's most powerf

. >> strong words from robert gates. defending the scope of the administration military actions. joint chief of staff, mike mullan addressed the concern over the opposition whose make- up is not known by the u.s. >> to discus our plans f any, regarding arming the rebels. they seem to be getting their butt's whipped. >> we certainly are looking at options for not doing it to do it it. >> reporter: as the debate raged so did the fighting in libya. in washington secretary gates insisted that it is in america's interest to intersraoepb. >> gadhafi unrestrained could of had a negative affect on the democratic revolutions that are taking place across the region. >> some members of congress say they are concerned not only about america's involvement but the level of the president's military commitment in the region. >> i hope that this is not the start of a third conflict. especially in a region where we have other strategic interests. >> reporter: in washington, megan cloritie. >>> san francisco officialing unveiled transit plans to accommodate the crowds for the 2013 america's cup. th

defense secretary robert gates says there will be no ground troops in the as long as he is on the job. guay to sketch out a largely limited role for the country's military. he also said that some other country could train the rebels trying to oust muammar gaddafi. fighting between rebels and muammar gaddafi's troops continues. >> their attacks failed and hours later, rebels are forced to retreat. despite almost two weeks of u.n.-backed air strikes, the gaddafi regime is far from won. the u.s. defense secretary said his military would not provide rebels with training. >> in terms of providing the training, in terms ofroviding assistance to them,ç frankly, there are many countries that can do that. that is not a unique capability for the u.s. and as far as i'm concerned, somebody else should do that. >> nato, which has taken over formal command of the military operations, has rejected the idea of arming the rebels. its mission has been limited to infrastructure and ground troops. it says it will continue enforcing a u.n. arms in barbaro. >> nato will fully implement parts of the u.n. s

robert gates lead with jerry jones, said he was putting american lives at risk. >> we are not showing the video. it is very inflammatory. we see no reason to show it. you have to ask the question -- why on earth? what were they thinking? they should have known. >> i think they think it proves their point. indeed, terry jones issued a statement, saying is on is a religion of violence. i have heard interviews with him and the man who actually did burn its, and they are saying they want to prove that islam does react in this way. it is about putting the koran on trial. their argument with the koran is not just about the violence, but simply because it says jesus is not the son of god and that is a fundamental objection to it. i think they revel in the publicity. >> mark, it has been picked up in other countries as well? >> yes, there have been demonstrations. they have not, as far as i know, turned violent. it was picked up in pakistan by the media in their country. you can see it on youtube. that is how it went round the world. >> what is the reaction today? >> president obama has issue

robert gates lead with jerry jones, said he was putting american lives at risk. >> we are not showing the video. it is very inflammatory. we see no reason to show it. you have to ask the question -- why on earth? what were they thinking? they should have known. >> i think they think it proves their point. indeed, terry jones issued a statement, saying is on is a religion of violence. i have heard interviews with him and the man who actually did burn its, and they are saying they want to prove that islam does react in this way. it is about putting the koran on trial. their argument with the koran is not just about the violence, but simply because it says jesus is not the son of god and that is a fundamental objection to it. i think they revel in the publicity. >> mark, it has been picked up in other countries as well? >> yes, there have been demonstrations. they have not, as far as i know, turned violent. it was picked up in pakistan by the media in their country. you can see it on youtube. that is how it went round the world. >> what is the reaction today? >> president obama has issue

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gates and joint chief admiral mullen argued forcefully against supplying u.s. arms, suggesting that job should be left to some other country. the white house has said repeatedly, it has not ruled out arming libya's opposition. >>> meanwhile, libyan state tv is quoting gadhafi saying he is not the one who should resign, but rather the western leaders who have decimated his military. yesterday, his regime suffered its second high-profile defection in as many days after a former foreign minister and u.n. general assembly president fled tripoli. >>> exactly three weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, there are new signs this morning that japan is facing a long-term nuclear crisis. for the first time, officials have detected radiation exceeding government safety limits in ground water under the fukushima plant. according to the facilities operators, drinking supplies have not been affected. giant concrete pumps are being airlifted from the united states to japan to help cool down nuclear reactors. >>> in another grim twist, officials say radiation concer

the administration's chief defender is robert gates, who warned against going in the first place. >> i think we have considered the possibility of this being a stalemate. it's hard for me to imagine circumstances in which we would be content to deal or tolerate a government that still had gaddafi at its head. gwen: that's a nice goal but what is the u.s. or anybody else willing to do about that? >> this is the war they're dare not speak about. we know, almost everyone knows what the u.s., france wants, is gaddafi out of power. but nobody's willing to say that. we're funnling money. we have c.i.a. operatives who have been on the ground for several weeks. so as this detective was playing out in washington, there were already cia personnel on the ground in libya. we already have a no-fly zone, which has grown to be a zone that attacks ground vehicles and clusters of troops. we're heavily involved but we can't yet say publicly what we're trying to do, even even though it's clear to everyone what that is. gwen: watching him in these hearings, he doesn't seem enthusiastic about his role. y

cia director leon paw net tau -- pineta will replace robert gates as the secretary of defense who is retiring june 30th. the 72-year-old pineta inherits two wars and increasing pressure to trim the pentagon's $670 billion budget. >>> general david petraeus will become the cia director when pineta leaves, but it will not be until fall. he will likely retire from the army before taking the civilian cabinet position. the president will announce this new lineup tomorrow. >>> a new first today for federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he held a news conference to assure americans that gas prices will not keep climbing. >> our view is it is gas prices will not continue to rise at the recent pace. as they stabilize or even come down if the situation stabilizes in the middle east, that will provide relief on the inflation front. we will have to watch it carefully. >> this is the first time in the fed's 98-year history that a chairman has held a news conference. bernanke says the fed plans to keep interest rates at record lows for an extended period. >>> apple ceo steve jobs is denying that

defense secretary robert gates talks to reporters about military operations in libya. former governor jerry johnson launches his presidential campaign. a discussion about the occupational safety and health administration. coming up next, we take you to new orleans or a discussion about the current state of the news industry. it was part of the 25th annual tennessee williams new orleans literary festival. panelists include republican strategist mary matalin and columnist and the dickinson. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> let me introduce the panel. amy dickinson is the author of the best swelling memo. she is a syndicated columnist. her column has 22 million liters a day. that is a lot of readers. she is also a panelist on npr. for those of you familiar with our, you will understand when i say that her voice is often someone's engineering machine. -- answering machine. [laughter] mary matalin is a political consultant doing work with the republican party. she has been an assistant to george w. bush and counselor or vice president dick cheney. she is president of a r

gates makes his long-planned exit. general david petraeus who is commanding the wars in iran and afghanistan will replace panetta in the cia in the fall. >>> well, cap'n crunch could be canned if the government gets its way. guidelines released today would restrict the future marketing of unhealthy foods to kids. any ads aimed at children between 2 and 17 years old would be restricted to foods low in fat, sugar and sodium, and that contains certain healthy ingredients. if companies sign onto the guidelines those colorful cartoon characters pitching the sugary cereals would go away and the regulations would be phased in over five years. >>> are they getting any sleep? in just ten hours to the royal wedding vows how are they dealing with the nerves and how does anyone deal with the last- minute jitters? dr. kim on facing the wedding day stress. >>> i think it makes sense to avoid paying extra for something you're not going to use. >> and putting the brakes on pricey insurance premiums. how you may be able to pay as you g

he will replace robert gates who is retiring this summer. general david patraeus is to become the head of c.i.a. patraeus is currently the top commander in afghanistan. >>> well, the government wants food companies to limit the types of food they market to young people. today new voluntary guidelines are being introduced for companies in an effort to fight childhood obesity. companies are being asked not to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if those foods are high in fat, sugars and or sodium. >>> well, the royal wedding is tomorrow. and one pizza chain has created a unique snack for your viewing party. this is the will and kate pizza created by papa john's pizza chain. it was designed and made by their food artist. she's known for mixing food and art to create unique pizzas. the money generated will go to the couple's charity. of course you can watch all the royal wedding excitement right here on ktvu channel 2. you do have to get up even earlier because our coverage begins at 2:00 a.m. >>> all right. , sal, coming up on 5:00. we'l

defense secretary robert gates has already said he plans to leave this summer. his replacement: c.i.a. director leon panetta. he, in turn, will be replaced by david petreaus, the top u.s. general in afghanistan. and taking his job running the war there will be general john allen, currently number two at u.s. central command. one of the main u.s. goals in afghanistan is to build up the afghan army so americans can leave, but, today, an afghan military pilot suddenly turned on a group of u.s. trainers at kabul airport in what can only be described as a massacre. more now from david martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: it happened at kabul airport where the u.s. trains the afghan air force. a veteran afghan pilot did what not even the blood-thirstiest taliban fighter has ever done: gunned down nine americans at once. according to u.s. officials, the pilot, identified as ahmad gul, simply walked into a room in the afghan command center and started shooting, killing eight american service men and one u.s. contractor. five afghans were injured, most of them hurt while

. >>> meanwhile, defense secretary robert gates is on his way to the middle east for a tour of u.s. military operations there. tom brokaw is in the region tonight doing some reporting for a primetime special to air at a later date. tonight tom's in baghdad, where the u.s. has expended so much blood and treasure and where there's been a real spike in violence in recent weeks. and tom, it's true, it has fallen from the news because of everything going on elsewhere in the region. >> reporter: brian, it has been a violent week here in iraq. in baghdad alone on monday there were three ied explosions. north of baghdad gunmen stormed a home and killed six people. a police officer was shot at a security checkpoint. and over the weekend two more american soldiers were killed, presumably by enemy fire. american forces are scheduled to leave this country by the end of the year, but this week the american ambassador said that the embassy staff will more than double, from about 8,000 personnel to about 20,000. so iraq is a reminder of just how difficult it is to establish a democracy in this par

defense secretary roberts gates and joint chief admiral mullen argued forcefully against supplying u.s. arms. the white house has said repeatedly, it has not ruled out arming libya's opposition. libyan state tv is quoting gadhafi saying he is not the one who should resign, but rather the western leaders who have decimated his military. after a former foreign minister and u.n. general assembly president fled tripoli. >>> three weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, there are new signs this morning that japan is facing a long-term nuclear crisis. for the first time, officials have detected radiation exceeding government safety limits underneath the groundwater in the fukushima plant. according to officials, drinking water has not been affected. pumps are being air lifted from the u.s. to japan to help cool down reactors. >>> officials say radiation concerns are hampering efforts to recover the bodies of some 1,000 victims of the disaster lying within the leaking plant's evacuation zone. >>> back here at home, federal workers wonder whether a budget stalemate will put them out

. >> early on in this mission we heard from the president and secretary of defense robert gates that this mission would just take place over a series of days, not weeks. now it's weeks, not months. and i think any time a president goes out with this kind of prediction, that kind of prediction comes back to haunt presidencies. we're seen it over and over again. and i think what we're experiencing now is mission creep. and it's mission creep because initially it started as sort of a convoluted policy for humanitarian reasons, and now we have a full-on aerial to ground assault rather than strictly a no-fly zone. they talked early on about gaddafi must go. you can't have a successful end game to this mission unless gaddafi goes because there are two worst case scenarios. one is moammar gaddafi hangs on to power and welcomes end tredged in power. now we have a stalemate and engaged over the long haul. the second worst case scenario is that gaddafi does go, you go ate a power vacuum in libya to be filled by god knows what. we don't go know how it will end but over the last four years the m

. >>> defense secretary robert gates is in day two of what is expected to be his last official visit to iraq before stepping down. gates met with the iraqi president yesterday, and is in talks with regional leaders today. speaking to u.s. troops yesterday, gates discussed gays in the military, saying the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" will have little impact. >>> a possible friendly fire incident in libya has raised tensions between anti-gadhafi rebels and nato. at least five rebels were killed yesterday near the strategic oil port of brega in what a rebel commander described as a likely nato mistake. nato did not acknowledge responsibility, but described the situation as unclear and fluid. >>> the american general who was in charge of the libyan mission before nato took over says u.s. ground troops may be needed to finish the job. but general carter hamm told congress putting american boots on the ground in libya would not be the, quote, ideal circumstance. >>> funerals will be held today for some of the victims of yesterday's massacre at an elementary school in brazil. security

defense secretary robert gates would agree he's now resorting to scolding allies for getting ready to abandon the war i mean while hillary clinton says the u.s. is losing when it comes to broadcasting its message abroad on state funded t.v. stations unfortunately we are paying a big price for it even though the u.s. is spent one billion dollars alone to broadcast its message to the arab world where it's at war through the state news network. the network has locked in just half a percent of you worship with reign over all showing perhaps you can't sell a war welcome to new day unless you have a buyer lauren mr r t igor and that's three can portugal has requested a bailout from the e.u. is rescue funds in another blow to europe's economy the country's call falls those from greece and ireland or to those prime minister says the appeal for financial aid was an option of last resort so while in the u.s. president barack obama has held an urgent round of talks with top congressman to agree on a budget if no deal is struck the government will be shut down the friday night as democrats and re

defense secretary robert gates, who plans to leave this summer, will be replaced as the top man at the pentagon by current cia director leon panetta. panetta will be replaced by the top u.s. general in afghanistan, david petraeus. general john allen will take petraeus' place. >>> it was an unprecedented move. the president of the united states producing a detailed birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. the president says it's time to move on. but the issue is still not resolved for some so-called birthers. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. susan, so what's at issue now? >> good morning, betty. well, there still are critics out there that are calling this long form birth certificate a fake so the issue is not going away just yet. the president showed clear frustration at the distraction this has really been from more important issues. but he was also able to joke about it. >> my name is barack obama. i was born in hawaii. >> reporter: the president poked fun at the issue at a new york fund-raiser last night. >> no one checked my i.d. on the way in.

defense secretary robert gates announced their deployment yesterday. >> the president has said that where we have some unique capabilities, he is willing to use those, and, in fact, he has approved the use of armed predators, and i think that today may, in fact, have been their first mission. >> gates said once again, president obama is firmly against sending u.s. ground troops to libya. >>> the seesaw battle for libya continues to focus on the rebel-held city of misrata. witnesses say rebels are slowly driving snipers out of taller buildings in the city center. but gadhafi forces are bombarding misrata with mortars and rockets. at least 20 people have been killed in just the last three days. elsewhere, rebels gained control of a libyan border crossing in tunisia. >>> in syria, weeks of anti-government protests may be nearing a climax. protest leaders plan the biggest demonstrations yet, after friday prayers in damascus and other cities. and government troops are deploying against them. a protest march thursday in the of daraw was allowed to go on peacefully but in the past five weeks at

gates who has nothing to lose on his way to final retirement should admit it loud and clear the first lesson in regime ease that nato and without american brains bronze he's nothing but a dog and pony show especially when push comes to show whether in afghanistan believe. what else where. well as well as exclusive analysis of the military operation in libya we're offering exclusive video as well. people seemed pretty much of a rebel stronghold and. thousands gathered on friday turn one of victims of nature's warnings and these images from a video service that's the name implies there's no charge upon a link to the page which you see on the internet access to the presence of clips on the web site of course. it will be the longest and most ambitious on the sea pipeline in the world but it's complete stream will deliver gas from russia to countries across europe roxy's never went to sing first time construction is progressing. might look like common in middle of a monkey building site but behind me is a key point one of the most vicious engineering projects undertaken anywhere in the wor

. >>> defense secretary robert gates is in iraq this morning. his first visit there this year. gates flew to baghdad yesterday from saudi arabia. he is scheduled to meet with prime minister nuri al maliki today to discuss the final withdrawal of u.s. troops. most are expected to leave iraq in late summer or early fall. >>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi made a direct and very personal appeal to president obama to end the allied strikes. in the letter to the president, gadhafi wrote, you will always remain my son. you are a man who has enough courage to annul a wrong and mistaken action. and libya should be left to the libyans. responding to the letter, secretary of state hillary clinton said gadhafi needs to withdraw his forces, and that there needs to be a decision about his departure. the former congressman curt weldon arrived in libya yesterday at gadhafi's invitation. weldon says he is on a private mission to get the libyan leader to step down. >> i came here, you know, because i want to do something positive. and want to help my government, whom i fully support, get out of

defense secretary robert gates said today the unmanned planes used extensively in pakistan and afghanistan will now target the forces of moammar qaddafi. on the ground, libyan rebels claimed a big victory today, taking control of a post on the tunisian border, forcing government solders to flee. but further east, they're still being pounded by qaddafi's army in misurata. allen pizzey got a firsthand look at that city under siege. >> reporter: to move through the battlefront areas of misurata, you have to make your way among backyards, alleyways and broken homes. it's never exactly clear where the lines are, where qaddafi's snipers are hiding. young men with small arms and no real training against an enemy with heavy weapons. as dull as things are here, the rebels are winning merely by hanging on. no one here expects qaddafi's forces to show any mercy if they take control of this city, which means surrender is not an option. it's win or die. and dying is easy to do here. the main hospital has been evacuated. triage is now done in a innocent the grounds of a private one in a slightly safer a

gates as defense secretary contributor wayne madsen says president obama is making a team which shares his long term military vision. one of the people being replaces our u.s. ambassador to afghanistan former general carl icahn barry who we know has. had a cool relationship with the obama white house and also a cool relationship with petraeus looks like president obama is basically cleaning house of anyone who might question his very aggressive foreign policy secretary defense gates has been somewhat reluctant to commit u.s. ground forces or even u.s. special forces personnel on limited bases in the libyan khan conflict so what we're seeing now is obama warning to put leon panetta who is basically a former democratic congressman he was chief of staff to president clinton he's basically a democratic party hack although he has had had served his term at the cia as a director and the other issue of course is making general david petraeus the director of the cia replace saying mr panetta and we all know that petraeus the author of the guy who came up with this whole surge in iraq in afghan

secretary of defense robert gates injected some humor into an otherwise glum situation, talking to u.s. soldiers in iraq about the possibility they won't get paid. >> you know, as a historian, it always occurred to me that the smart thing for government was always to pay the guys with guns first. >> smith: just so you know, the commander-in-chief and members of congress will continue to get paid because their pay is authorized by a different law. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the latest on the negotiations. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. both sides said today talks had taken a turn in the wrong direction, and in a very troubling development, neither side could seem to agree on what the sticking points even are. >> but i am not as nearly as optimistic. >> in fact, i think we were closer to a number last night than we were this morning. >> reporter: as the first furlough notices went out on capitol hill, democrats accused republicans today of holding up the spending deal over unrelated matters like abortion. >> this is no longer about the budget def

. >>> secretary of defense robert gates will discuss troop withdrawals in meetings in iraq today. it's his third trip to the region in a month. yesterday, he was in saudi arabia. iraqi officials insist they can handle their own security when u.s. troops leave at the end of the year. gates would like some troops to stay for training and embassy security. >>> and in california, a navy fighter jet has crashed near fresno, killing the two-man crew. the f-18 superhornet went down in a farm field about half a mile from the air base. officials there have not identified the victims or speculated on what caused the crash. >>> a deadly shooting at an alabama community college was solved when the shooter returned to the scene and confessed. police say the suspect calmly walked up to journalists in the blood-stained parking lot and told them he was the killer. thomas franklin was quickly arrested and now charged with murder. a 63-year-old woman was killed in the attack, which police say was the result of a domestic dispute. >>> one of president obama's long-time friends has been arrested in a

gates in the late summer. and general david petraeus, now the top commander for the u.s. in afghanistan, will return to the u.s. to head the cia in the fall. >>> and, now here in london, the city has been transformed into a kind of wedding command center. electrified by a secret rehearsal with the bride and groom tonight. and nick watt has been tracking the action. he's at methodist hall right now. nick? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, kate and william have just been and gone. they were here at this 1,000-year-old abbey for their final rehearsal. they slipped into the abbey through a side door. post-rehearsal, the paparazzi caught a very happy bride and groom driving away. in 36 hours, they'll be back with 2 billion people watching, doing this for real. this afternoon, this was the scene outside kate's hotel. is the wedding dress in there? there's kate's dad. what's in his bag? kate at the wheel. is that the wedding hairdo? kate taking a box out of the trunk. what's inside? meanwhile, last minute rehea

. >>> and secretary of defense, robert gates, is in iraq today. he's urging iraqi officials to decide soon, whether they want u.s. troops to stay beyond december 31st. that's when the withdrawal is now set to be finished. gates also visited troops at camp liberty. he told them this is likely his last visit to iraq as defense secretary. >>> northern japan has been rocked by a major aftershock. this is the frightening scene at a local tv station as the 7.1 quake hit. at least two people were killed and dozens injured in an area still reeling from the massive earthquake one month ago. five power plants were damaged, leaving most of the residents in the dark. but the nuclear power plant did not appear to be harmed by the latest shaker.rom the firs >>> debris from the first powerful earthquake is on its way to the u.s. west coast. it will move with a powerful current, carrying the remnants of 200,000 destroyed buildings toward washington state, oregon and california. experts say a year from now we'll begin to see things like boats that float easily. th

gates who has nothing to lose and his way to a final retirement should admit it loud and clear the first lesson in regime these that nato and without american brains braun's he's nothing but a dog and pony show especially when push comes to show whether in afghanistan believe. what else where. now to other news making headlines around the world at least twenty three people have been killed in violent clashes in the syrian city there are. government demonstrations continue but this is a security forces were shooting at the testers are straight from the syrian scene and claims nineteen police officers were killed reports of more deaths in other cities have emerged as a wave of rallies from to sweep the country it's an unprecedented challenge revenue presence of. eleven palestinians have been killed by israeli airstrikes in the latest cross border exchange in gaza comes just hours after he knew that from the cease fire cleared by police to move. in the last two days israel has no more than twenty raids and girls are something of that response to the start of this. a new global economy and t

gates. two years ago, with no background in intelligence, he took over as cia in trouble for aggressive interrogations and detention of terrorist suspects. as a former democratic congressman and clinton white house chief of staff, pennetta used his political skills to convince lawmakers to back off threats for congressional investigations. >> we're in a period where we're facing an increasingly dangerous world. >> reporter: but as defense secretary, he will now be responsible for waging an increasingly deadly war in afghanistan. a draw-down in iraq, and budget battles with capitol hill. >> the pentagon will be a new kind of challenge. remember in washington terms, the cia is a relatively small place. in washington, the pentagon dwarves everything else. >> to replace pennetta at the cia, the president has picked general david petraeus, now the top u.s. military commander in afghanistan, who has nearly ten years of experience leading counterterrorism and intelligence operations. >> petraeus ha

defense secretary robert gates would agree he's now resorting to scolding allies for getting ready to abandon the war i mean while hillary clinton says the u.s. is losing when it comes to broadcasting its message abroad on state funded t.v. stations unfortunately we are paying a big price for it even though the u.s. is spent one billion dollars alone to broadcast its message to the arab world where it's at war through the state news network. the network has locked in just half a percent of viewership i asked them or were they know where all showing perhaps you can't sell a war welcome to the new game unless you have a buyer lauren mr archie york. the difference between the p.r. campaign and the reality is striking while he can see that for yourself bite me out our exclusive photo gallery and report from afghanistan on our website that's our dot com. an offshoot of last resort that's how prime minister has described the country's request for a financial bailout from the e.u. analysts say the worst case scenario for the country that's long been predicted may be looming it's estimated th

the press is expected to announce that leon panetta will replace outgoing defense secretary robert gates. gates said he will retire in june. general david petraeus the top commander in iraq will become the director of the cia. >>> now that president obama has provided his full birth certificate, there is an attempt to shift attention to his university records. the white house releasing a copy of the president's original birth certificate showing he was born in honolulu but that's not satisfying everyone. donald trump who pushed for the release of the certificate now wants to see the president's university records. last night in the bay area, senator dianne feinstein was highly critical of trump. >> i -- i think this is really reaching the point of ridiculousness, with all the problems in the world and if mr. trump wants to run for president, why doesn't he talk about what he would do to solve some of these problems instead of -- i think everybody that has ever heard barack obama knows he is a very smart man. >> and the president trying to distance himself and put the issue to rest before

defense secretary robert gates said moammar qaddafi's command centers are legitimate targets, suggesting the longer qaddafi holds out, the more he puts himself at risk. now to the story that has brought us to london, the wedding this week of prince william and kate middleton behind me at westminster abbey. the british culture secretary estimates as many as two billion people around the world will be watching on television. but mark phillips reports only a chosen few will be attending in person. >> reporter: it's probably the most sought-after invitation since noah chose his animals for the ark. but this being a royal event, they don't just send you one of these, they call you first. >> i got phoned up two weeks before, and they said, "john, kate would like to invite you to a wedding. would you like to go?" i said, "what date is it? i'm not sure what i'm doing that day." >> reporter: john runs kate's local pub. a few lucky locals have received the call. the postman, the family butcher. >> we're very, very excited. each day gets closer we get more and more excited. >> reporter: the couple

defense secretary robert gates and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff will address to the american congress on the didn't there gates said. sister that your position should instead. of going to other countries. twelve days into the u.s. bombing of libya. u.s. congressmen were hoping to finally get some answers but after two hours of questioning the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff they were still confusion about the u.s. is ending i think a policy success would be the removal of the khadafi regime a military mission is a limited one and does not include regime change. who the rebels are we don't have much visibility into and of those who have risen against each element has its own agenda. and whether the us well armed them discuss our plans if you need regarding arming the rebels they seem to be getting better but swept but keep in mind pass the buck and that one difference to the white house but if it was al qaeda decided to bristle in their story it would clearly have a problem with that how long the u.s. will stay a bottom line is no one can predict

defense secretary robert gates would agree he's now resorting to scolding allies for getting ready to abandon the war meanwhile hillary clinton says the u.s. is losing when it comes to broadcasting its message abroad on state funded t.v. stations unfortunately we are paying a big price for it even though the u.s. is spent one billion dollars alone to broadcast its message to the arab world where it's at war through the state news network. the network has locked in just half a percent of viewership. you know with all showing perhaps you can't sell a war welcome to the new game unless you have a buyer lauren mr r.t. your. the difference between a p.r. campaign and there were reality is a striking want you can see that for yourself by checking out our exclusive photo gallery and report from afghanistan our website our team. well check now on the other on the other stories from around the world in ivory coast forces of the oil to get a nationally recognized president alassane ouattara a failed to drive incumbent leader along bought a boat from the presidential palace were and he's holed u

. >>> defense secretary robert gates said if there is a government shutdown, their paychecks may be delayed but they will be paid. gates said to him this seems the smart thing is and i'm quoting now, you pay the guys with the guns first. he also said this will probably be his last trip to iraq. >> i don't know how many trips i've made to iraq. this will probably be my last one. i just wanted to say thank you and tell you that working with you all has been the greatest privilege and honor of my life. >> gates says he plans to step down has defense secretary sometime this year. >>> the departure of secretary gates is not the only thing coming to his team. mike mullen, the head of the joint chiefs of staff is leaving. if that happens, general david petraeus is the top commander in afghanistan and may take over as director of the cia. >>> the city of belle is moving forward in light of a corruption scandal. the fifth former member was not arrested but he did lose his bid for reelection. >>> a new poll of republican voters shows former massachusetts governor mitt romney appears to be the front r

military involvement in libya with defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. our coverage on that region continues with deputy secretary of state james steinberg. >> i could say pretty much what i wanted as mayor and the only person that got in trouble was me. >> the current new york city deputy mayor spent eight years as mayor of indianapolis. today, he has a boss, michael bloomberg, and a different job description. >> i have to try to make the streets a little bit cleaner and a little bit safer and tax dollars go a little bit farther and prove that large cities -- particularly great large cities -- have a really vibrant future and i steer away from things that will detract from that agenda. >> "q&a," tonight at 8:00 on c- span. >> follows c-span on twitter, the fastest way to get programming and scheduling of dates as well as events we cover. you can also join in conversations and tweak question directly to our "washington journal" guests -- tweet questions. get started at twitter.com/c- span. >> "newsmakers" is pleased to welcome

defense secretary robert gates tried to clear up any confusion over military pay. >> the good news is you will get paid. the bad news is you may not get paid on time. >> it's a kick in the teeth. >> this woman's husband was a national guardsman wounded in iraq. she said their finances took a hit when he was deployed and now this. >> you think about your family has a paycheck and health insurance and a place to live and you think it's okay and then all of a sudden it's not okay. and then you wonder what you have been doing all these years. it's a slap in the face. >> frustration and fear are in ample supply in military towns across the country. >> in texas. >> we stand to lose our house or everything if you hold our bay pack for two months or a month or two weeks. it's not right. >> in michigan. >> just because we don't get our paycheck, we still get bills that come. >> in florida. >> i really don't care about afghanistan right now because i'm wondering if my wife and kids are being fed at home. >> back near ft. bragg, richard fontenot is retiring from active duty soon with newfound re