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"outfront" tonight, chris lawrence covering this at the pentagon. he said he was forced to stand naked in front of guards. they tried to poke some holes in that today. did they succeed? >> in some ways, erin, very much so. they got manning to admit the guards never actually ordered him to drop the blanket that was covering his body. let's back up. manning had made a crack because they had placed so many restrictions on him in confinement that if he really wanted to kill himself he could hang himself by his underwear. the guards took that seriously and that night he was stripped naked, except for a blanket. when he got up the next morning, he had to stand at parade rest. now manning had to admit today that he inferred from what the guard said that he had to drop that blanket to stand at parade rest and he admitted today they never actually said that. and, in fact, manning said that in later days, and in subsequent days, the guards always put his clothes on his food tray and he was given plenty of time to get dressed before standing. >> so one questio

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chris lawrence is at the pentagon right now with home run on this mission. first of all, i think, chris, a lot of people didn't even know there was a doctor who had been kidnapped and needed rescuing. what's the story behind this? >> and that's not all that unusual. a lot of times, they will not publicize a kidnapping while they are still sorting out the particulars or trying to ascertain whether they might launch a rescue mission. it often does more harm than good to put it out there and put the details out there. so that's not all that unusual. in this case, the doctor was working for morning star. a non-profit agency. he was with two local afghan, i believe at least one of them was a doctor as well, and they were coming back from a rural medical clinic east of kabul when armed men basically stopped their vehicle and kidnapped them. they then took them to a camp about 50 miles from the pakistani border and over the next few days, their charity had some sporadic contact with the kidnappers and we're told by a local tribal leader that the family of one of th

chris lawrence who has reported on this story. what specifically do federal agents expect robert hoffman of doing? >> they say in the indictment that he tried to give a secret document to someone that detailed how to track u.s. submarines. this document basically not only youpt lined the procedures you would use to go about doing that, but the actual technology that you would need to track u.s. submarines. it's very serious because u.s. navy officials often tell us where surface ships and carriers are located around the world at any particular moment. they almost never discuss where the subs are. that is classified information. now, the indictment says that hoffman thought he was giving this to a russian intelligence agent. actually what he was doing is handing it over to an fbi agent working an undercover sting. these are very serious charges. he could face life in prison. >> when you think about what other information he may have had access to, how long this could have been happening or whether it happened before, what's his bac

chris lawrence is following this at the pentagon. chris, if you can tell us a little bit about the launch. it might seem surprising, but was it really surprising given the history we have with these leaders? >> reporter: it was only a surprise, ashley, that it happened last night. they knew this was going to take place, but when north korea asked to extend the launch window to the end of the year, most thought it would come next week at the earliest. i just spoke with a u.s. official who confirms that the object that north korea launched is still in orbit right now, and they're doing their final calculations to determine whether or not it was, indeed, a satellite as north korea claimed. but bottom line, their rocket did go through all three stages, which is a significant jump in technology for them. >> so does this, chris, tell us much about how close north korea is from being able to launch long-range missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads? >> great question. the official i spoke with says he still believes that is some yea

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chris lawrence, what's going on? >> between our sources and satellite images, we know fuel trucks are on the launch site, rocket stages are being assembled, and that north korea's launch window opens 5:00 sunday, a little less than 48 hours from now. we also know the u.s. navy is in the process moving up to four ships into position. mostly to monitor the launch. but if fragments veer off course, they would be in position to defend some of our allies in the region. also due to that concern, japan is also mobilizing a couple patriot missile batteries, only in the event it has to shoot down fragments that veer over japanese territory. right now, from what we know, we expect the launch to follow the sameath mostly as its failed launch in april. in that case, take a look. it would fly south, not east over japan. if it works, the first stage of the rocket would fall somewhere off the coast of south korea. the second stage of the rocket would fall in the philippines or near the philippines. a satellite is light weight compa

to chris lawrence our pentagon correspondent, chris, the u.s. officials do they have any doubts that this is for real? >> reporter: don f they did, those doubts are quickly disappearing. i just got off the phone with a u.s. official who confirmed to me that the on object north korea put into space is still? or bit and the officials are going through final calculations to confirm whether it was indeed a satellite, as north korea claimed. regardless of that, it is confirmed that north korea did successfully go through three stages of this rocket, which is a jump in technology for them. this is the type of rocket that has the range to hit areas in alaska or u.s. bases in hawaii. so there is, you know, some concern over this success by north korea, don. >> so chris, how worried are pentagon officials again about the successful launch? you said there is some success with this but how worried are they about it? >> there are still some ways to go, don. they're worried down the road about north korea marrying its nuclear weapons with this missile techno

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chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >> all right, chris. >>> are you worried air fares might rise with fewer airlines taking to the skies? what a report found that just might surprise you. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of it for us is that there isn't anything on the schedule. some big changes are coming to the "x factor." record executive l.a. reid sayses he's not coming back for another season. a.j. hammer of "showbiz tonight" is in new york. >> "the x factor" has had a few shakeups in the past year. judge l.a. reid is leaving after the season wraps up. they're in the second season. this was confirmed by a spokesperson for epic records where reid is the chairman and ceo. we're told he made the decision so he could concentrate on his responsibilities with the record labels. obviously a pretty big job and keeps him busy so the label teld us reid really needs to turn his full attention to his day job. now the show ha

chris lawrence there. what do you know, chris? >> right now, officials say that object that north korea put into orbit, monitoring it, analyzing it, but they confirm it is in orbit. why is that important? the same technology you would use to put into orbit is the same technology you use to develop long-range ballistic missiles, the u.s. condemned this act. they are worried about the marriage of north korea's nuclear weapons with this long-range missile technology. this is the type of missile that if it was successful, as it appears to be, could reach parts of the united states, alaska, u.s. military bases in hawaii. but a u.s. efficiently i spoke with who used to work on north north korea for the defense department told me, there are still areas in which north korea has not made it as far as they would need to in terms of getting an accurate rocket, in terms of getting heat shielding, and in terms of making a nuclear war head signal enough to fit on the end of that missile. but the real danger is what it may do with this technolog

chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >>> ambassador susan rice meets with president obama today after making a stunning announcement. she's out of the running to succeed outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton. few republicans criticized her over statements she made after the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. the attack known to be terror killed the u.s. ambassador to america, chris stevens. she made television interviews and said it appeared to come from an andy islam film. >> the mall outside portland where a gunman killed two people on tuesday, a third person krit ukly hurt. the gunman jacob roberts took his own life. his motive is still not clear. roberts' aunt raised him after his mother died and calls herself his mom. she says he lost his way after an injury. >> jake was going to be a warrior. he was going to be a hero. and he was going to join the marines. and then he broke his foot and he couldn't be a marine because he got five pins in his foot. so he couldn't be a marine anymorement and then he lost purpose. he lost, like -- that is what he was going to do. >> there will

chris lawrence is at the pentagon. >> we're getting better and new information about that north korean launch. u.s. officials now saying that the satellite that north korea put into space is now in polar orbit. norad has been monitoring it with its space sensors. remember, they tried a rocket launch earlier this year back in april. they did not have much success. this is the first time they have seen all three stages of that rocket launch work and be able to put a satellite into orbit. it sounds very benign, putting a satellite into orbit is not something that you would think of that has military connotations. but the same technology that you use to put a satellite into orbit is really the same kind of technology that you would use to build a long range nuclear missile. >> and the timing appears to have been some kind of surprise to u.s. officials. how worried is the pentagon right now after this launch? >> well, one official that i spoke with said it is a step up in north korea's cape ability. and this has been condemned all around from south korea and japan all the way up to the whit

our chris lawrence found out the ar-15 model is the most popular rifle in america. >> reporter: the ar-15 has always been a top seller at this virginia gun shop. but chuck says since friday's shooting, sales have been surging. >> people want to get them before the government imposes any restrictions and they're buying them up in record numbers right now. >> reporter: we weren't in the store for five minutes before customers started calling for guns and ammo. >> those magazines are selling fast. in anticipation of possible ban on magazines. >> reporter: and he can't keep enough of the ar-15. >> but we do have in stock in the store three other guns that are of the same quality as the bushmaster. >> reporter: how many rounds can this fire per second? >> how fast can you pull the trigger? >> reporter: the ar-15 is semiautomatic, one bullet per trigger pull. average clip carries 30 rounds. it's a variation of the military's m-16. it looks tough, ominous. police say adam lanza used an ar-15 in connecticut. it was also used to kill 12 people in a colorado movie theater this summer. who buys t

chris lawrence is standing by for us at the pentagon on this really large house cleaning. and, chris, you know, the chief of staff general mark wells said if we're going to get serious like sexual assault, we have to basically get serious about an environment that could lead to sexual harassment. what is going on over there? >> yeah, basically, this is unprecedented. starting today, air force commands and supervisors in every work space, every public space, are going to be going through and inspecting it, scrubbing them for pictures, inappropriate pictures, scantily clad women on calendars, photos, even briefing slides that were shown in some training. they're going to be going through and trying to get rid of all of that. in fact, the air farce chief of staff said, quote, quite frankly if we ve 20% of our people who don't feel that they are fully respected and valued, then that's just not the air force we want to be. basically saying that a lot of women felt that they had to go along to get along, that there were jokes being told, photos out there that made them extremely

"outfront" tonight, chris lawrence. prosecutors tried to poke some holes in that today, did they succeed? >> in some ways, very much so. they got manning to admit they never ordered him to drop the blanket covering his body. manning had made a crack because they had placed so many restrictions on him that if he wanted to kill himself, he could hang himself by his underwear. the guards took that seriously and that night, he was stripped naked except for a blanket. when he got up the next morning, he had to stand at parade rest. now, manning had to admit today that he inferred that he had to drop that blanket. admitted today, they never said that. in fact, manning said in later days, the guards always put his clothes on his food tray and he was given plenty of time to get dressed before standing. >> one question, whether there would be a plea deal. is there a plea deal being talkeded about? >> there is. it's a deal in which manning would plead guilty to some of the lesser char eer charges, bu obviously aiding the enemy. t

clark county district attorney chris lawrence. >> i was really struck by the -- just the abject disrespect and disregard for human life. we saw people being stomped, people being hit with hammers. >> [ bleep ]. >> people being kicked in the head. it was horrific. and it was terrifying. and it terrified me. >> get this. >> [ bleep ]. >> these are kids who are addicted to violence. >> get him! get him! >> and who are fighting for the sake of the high that it brings watching that fight. >> what gets the d.a.'s attention that summer is a horrifying story about tanner hanson and the night he encounters the 311 boys. >> this is where it all started. >> july 18th, 2003. tanner hanson has just wrapped up his junior year in high school and is enjoying all the graduation parties with his friends. on a warm saturday night, tanner drives to this park where he meets his best friend craig. some girls show up and one of them suggests going to a party. another friend winces at the idea, but the group decides to go anyway. that's a decision tanner now wishes he had never made. tanner's friend craig. >> a l

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our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence has been looking into these questions for us. chris, tell us what you can about this extremely deadly weapon. >> first of all, wolf, they're everywhere. i mean, you can literally buy this rifle at nearly 2,000 walmart stores all across the country. there are literally millions of these rifles in homes across america. and surprisingly enough, after what happened in connecticut, that number may be going up. not down. the ar-15 has always been a top seller at this virginia gun shop. but chuck says since friday's shooting, sales have been surging. >> people want to get them before the government imposes any restriction and they're buying them up in record numbers right now. >> reporter: we weren't in the store for five minutes before customers started calling for guns and ammo. >> those magazines are selling fast. in anticipation of the possible ban on magazines. >> reporter: he can't keep enough of the ar-15. >> we do have in stock, in the store, three other guns that are of the same quality as the bushmaster. >> reporter: how many

chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >>> this week, we're looking back at 2012's top stories. cnn's ali velshi and christine romans put together a review of the year's top ten business stories, and you're going to notice a pattern. with only a few exceptions, the year in politics heavily influenced the year in business. >> number ten, apple. the first year without steve jobs and a company that's trying to prove under a new ceo that it can still invent things that we didn't even know we needed that we would buy, faster than anything's ever been sold in personal technology before. number nine, the u.s. stock market. despite all those worries about the fiscal cliff and maybe slower growth in the u.s. economy, the stock market has had a great year. too bad you missed out. the smart money's been in the market. the rest of us have been worried about the fiscal cliff. >> number eight, facebook's ipo. hundreds of millions of people like facebook, but investors did not on its first day as a public company. trading glitches at the nasdaq and questions about the company's ability to make

want to bring in chris lawrence at the pentagon to talk about how this all unfolded. chris. >> reporter: well, basically, suzanne, he thought that he was giving this information over to russian spies when in actuality he was handing it over to undercover fbi agents who had been tracking him. what he allegedly gave them was a document that described the procedures you would use and the specific technology that you would need to do so, so the big question is how would he know all that? he spent more than 20 years in the navy. he worked in the intelligence field. he was a submarine warfare specialist. he had not only a top secret clearance, but also authorizes for what's called special access, which limits the amount of people who can view highly sensitive material. he had that access. he hadn't been out of the navy for more than a year when fbi agents started tracking him and set up this sting and this undercover operation, and that's how they caught him. >> we know if there was any classified information that was actually released? >> reporter: no. there were never act

chris lawrence joining us from the pentagon to talk about where we are in all of this. you've got a report that covers a six-month period, april through the end of september. what does it reveal? >> reporter: well, if you're talking about whether the surge was a success or not, it's very, very tough question to answerer. certainly violence is still high and what this report found, suzanne, is that the taliban is still a very determined enemy, that they plan to still use assassinations, intimidations, improvised explosive devises to continue to recapture some of the ground they have lost over the last couple of years. when you look at what the u.s. has done to train the afghans to take over, there are fewer american casualties because the afghans are in the lead but the afghan casualties are going up. when you look at the number of brigades, afghan brigades, 23 of them in all in the afghan national army, only one of those can really fully operate without some help from nato. when you look big picture compared to ten years ago, you've got maybe 85% of population with read

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we'll bring in chris lawrence from the pentagon to talk about what does this mean here? what is the significance of this launch? >> suzanne, basically it puts north korea one step closer to developing a long-range missile that could one day carry a nuclear warhead. they have missiles that conceivably have a range to hit alaska or even u.s. bases in hawaii. u.s. officials i've been speaking with say there's still a gap. in order to try to marry their nuclear program with the missile, even though it was successful in this particular test, because they would still have to try to miniaturize a nuclear warhead to go on top of the missile. they've had no real success with testing a heat shield to get it back into the atmosphere once it leaves, and also working on accuracy issues to be sure that they could actually hit what they were abling at. >> i hear the secretary of defense leon panetta is talking about the concern about this launch. what are the options here that he is suggesting in response to this? >> this is going beyond secretary panetta. this goes up to the white hou

chris lawrence is covering the story from the pentagon. talk about what this rescue miss was all about, and i understand that you also have the identity of the s.e.a.l. who was killed. >> yeah, he we do, suzanne. we just learned that he was petty offer first class nicholas check. he was 28 years old and enlisted in the navy about a year after the aattacks on september 11th. almost immediately he started to train in special warfare operations and started to deploy to iraq and afghanistan where he earned numerous medals. he was from pennsylvania, and again, he was part of that naval special warfare development group, which is commonly known as s.e.a.l. team 6. >> give us a sense of the whole abduction and the rescue mission. what was behind this? >> well, there are conflicting stories. the u.s. forces in afghanistan are saying this is a taliban operation, while some of our afghan sources, some local leaders are saying these were smugglers. either way, this doctor, dr. joseph was working with afghan counterparts. he works for a nonprofit char

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here's cnn's chris lawrence. >> well, wolf, the army could soon be making a decision on its next generation of camouflage. but i've got to tell you, you won't believe where this technology is headed. >> camouflage can be the difference between a soldier getting shot and going home. so lots is riding on the next generation design to outfit troops. it's only been eight years since the army spent $5 billion on m camo that critics say didn't fool anyone. soldiers complained to the point where the army abandoned its one size fits all universal pattern. so they were looking for camouflage they can use everywhere? >> correct. and it didn't work anywhere. >> reporter: guy cramer is one of the designers competing to win the army's next multi-million dollar contract. he showed us the science behind every shape, size, and shade of these pixels. >> you now have your camouflage. we're trying to trick the brain into seeing things that aren't actually there. >> reporter: digital patterns recreate shapes already found in nature, and 3-d layering creates depth and shad dose where none exist. that's today's

our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence, is joining us now with more on this new report. a very tough report. the secrets it reveals. what's in this report, chris? >> well, wolf, we now know that the state department officials knew that radical islamic groups are operating around benghazi and that there'd been a spike in attacks on western targets. they were getting almost no help from the libyan government in helping to secure that mission. so they were relying on some militia members to help guard the perimeter of the compound. by this report, we now know that those militia members simply ran away when the crowd approached. and although investigators can't be entirely sure the speed at which those attackers came through that front gate, it at least raises the possibility that the guards simply left it open. protests erupted across the middle east on september 11th. but despite the obama administration claiming benghazi began as a protest -- >> what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in cairo. this

our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is joining us now with the findings. >> this new report spreads the blame for that attack. blaming intel, state, even the pentagon to some degree, saying there was no plan in place to rescue americans there. a new senate report says the state department should have shut down the benghazi mission before the attack that killed four americans. it chastised officials for relying on local militia to guard the front gate. >> the terrorists essentially walked into the compound, virtually unimpeded. >> senators say the state department missed plenty of red flags. a rocket propelled glen nate hit the red cross in may. a bomb exploded in june. another rpg hit the british ambassador's convoy, prompting the uk to close its mission. senators questioned how much more the state department needed to see before officials realized they didn't have enough security. >> we've got to close this facility because we can't protect american personnel in benghazi. >> reporter: the report also condemned communication failures. like the fact the head of the military's africa

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