the lead nation was germany. germany was the godfather. however, germany wanted to build the police. just as there were being built by another country therefore it is different country. at that time the police could arrest violators. that's why the police building of the force did not go very well. 2009 we saw that there was more interested in investment. that actually helped. that actually started to draw serious attention. who says the what you have today has many, many problems facing the police. the major question is what is going to be? it is going to become a problem of law enforcement to protect the population or a security force to protect the state? unfortunately with the upsurge of violence in 2006 there was a rush. that continued today. there was not the kind of force that would resolve the best forms of fighting insurgency. protect the population. by itself it becomes an asset. when i was looking at the challenges facing today in afghanistan i counted to ten and stopped. the first one was the number. they say 850, 700,000. it w

are the key to understanding the key to the national front. once a hive of coal mining activity, the town is now struggling. as the constituency of marie le pen, 33% voted for the national front. there's no eu flag but re-french ones. >> the eu has france in a headlock. it has lost its radiance and has nothing to say. we want to restore france to its former glory. >> the national front mayor took up office in march and locals are mystified at europe's apprise over the french vote. >> more and more people are on welfare. they don't have jobs and they don't have money. who should i vote for, the left or the right? i don't trust any of them anymore. >> even if the national front is far right, it's not like he used to be. >> but what is behind the party that has captured the imagination of the french people with such arguments? and now, he travels through france warning people away from the national front all stop >> i thought we could serve as a genuine counterweight to the e you. the national front is the only party that can affect change in fra

within the justice department the national security division or nsd focuses on cyber threats to national security. those posed by terrorists or nation states. our approach to these threats is deeply rooted in our division's history and our success in the cyber arena builds upon a solid foundation. nsd was created in response to the grave threat of terrorism. after the devastating attacks of september 11th, it became clear ha the justice department needed to reorganize to tackle terrorism and other national security threats more effectively. we needed a single division to integrate the work of prosecutors and law enforcement officials with intelligence attorneys and the intelligence community. so in 2006 congress created the department's first you litigating section in half a century -- nsd. nsd works closely with partners through the government to make sewer we leverage all available tools to combat the terrorism threat. we have prove nn that context that the criminal justice system is a vital part of the counter terrorism strategy. just this week, abu hamzai al masri was convicted in ne

and the nation. last night i joined with my community at ucsb to honor those we lost. together we have taken the first steps toward making sense of the senseless. but it will be a long journey. we have many questions and over the weeks and months ahead, perhaps more will be posed than we can answer. but we will work through it together. and while we all struggle to make sense of this tragedy, i want to thank you, my colleagues, and the communities across the nation for your prayers, your kind words and your support. this act was fueled by hate, but in the wake of this tragedy, we as a nation have shown that in a dark time we do not walk alone. we do not grieve alone. so we will not have to heal alone. day we remember the victims, , david wang, ames katherine cooper, christopher ss michaels martinez and veronica wise. we send our deepest sympathies to their families and to their friends. we lend support to the injured. and we pledge to stand with the santa barbara community and all those touched by vi

the national institutes of health and the fda, the department of energy, nasa. so all of these are agencies that could do the kind of risk capital discovery that, perhaps, our private sector could not undertake. i have been troubled, and that many of my colleagues on both side of the aisle. are we burning and innovation deficit? yes, we have to focus on our budget deficit, but are becoming so austere we could be tapping -- capping of future growth. we invited this distinguished panel the talk about the innovation budgets cannot be running in innovation deficit and where are the best places that we can make wise and prudent use of taxpayer dollars. we want to hear from our expert witnesses. and then feel they have adequacy for research and development? do we have a pipeline to really help our young people get the education that they need to be able to pursue scientific careers or are we so smart and are found in that young scientists don't even have a crack at getting those research grants that might come up with new refreshen breakers. this is not do one subcomm

national deficit or the debt. right now the crime victims fund is more than $10 billion sitting in the account, waiting to reach the hands of our nation's victims of crime. however, budgetary rules that make no sense whatsoever in my opinion are preventing this critical fund from serving our nation's crime victims. the underlying bill caps the crime victim's fund to $770 million. that's what's in the bill. leaving billions of dollars for the government to use to offset for other federal spending. this is wrong. it's immoral. it's what our taxpayers don't like about the system here in washington. thankfully, there is a solution. congressman judge poe, my good friend, and i introduced legislation, which would create a lock box for the fund because the fund contains no taxpayer dollars, it should not be considered as a part of the budget. without this legislation, congress will continue to place artificially low caps on the fund which only denies and delays necessary services for victims of crime. congressman poe and

a good april 2014 is when the arlington national cemetery went on to the national register. my organization, the national trust for historic preservation, couldn't be more pleased with that result. host: some have been critical about the oversight and preservation tactics at that arlington cemetery. y? what has been happening? guest: i think from the perspective of some family members who came to find their veteran, perhaps a great uncle or grandfather, there were some administrative difficulties in finding the graves of particular veterans. that causes great upset. there also was in the last five or six years, a controversy related to the appropriate preservation of the tomb of the unknown soldiers. i will say that the listing on the national register of historic places, while it is a technical process of research and documentation, what it does in the end is create a planning tool. that means that 150 years from , the caretakers of arlington cemetery will be taking care of it as a historic place, not just as a burial ground. for example, one of the principles of historic p

this is one of the largest memorial day events in the nation. it draws 2500 people. >>> memorial day observances brought out hundreds of people. that centered around the flag pole which has a special plaque bearing the names of residents who died in combat. they urged people to remember the sacrifices. >>> this memorial day the nation honors those who gave their lives for their country. sadly for many who survived the loss of their comrades scared them deeply. ktvu's john fowler looks at the burden for some that the nation says still has not addressed. >> reporter: in san francisco memorial day means trying not to remember. >> a lot of intense things happened. >> reporter: vietnam. >> he was in the bush. >> reporter: or the trauma of comrades dead. >> hear voices. >> reporter: 1-4 are veterans. they served hot dogs and beans. but they know for many here today is no picnic. >> the traumas of modden warfare -- modern warfare you understand people are dealing with that trauma. >> sobering statistics today among post 9/11 veterans. 47% served with s

from the united nations security council. is not available given the russian attitude to matters. so i don't have any new announcement to make about that. become cal solution has more distant since the geneva talks earlier this year were not successful. brahinmi andute to the work he has done or he last year and a half so he has made every effort and when the ry clear geneva talks broke up earlier this year that it was the regime to discuss a transitional government which end of onsible for the those talks. the at that time coalition were to put forward plans for a transitional government drawn from opposition and from regime. the regime have refused to do it. a political solution more distant. our message today and actions we on today and the actions we will decide on in the further meetings that will from today will demonstrate for the regime there mechanicpolitical solution. think there doesn't have to be one but there will. t is not possible for them to conquer the whole of the people of syria militarily given the shed an

within the justice department the national security division or nsd focuses on cyber threats to national security. those posed by terrorists or nation states. our approach to these threats is deeply rooted in our division's history and our success in the cyber arena builds upon a solid foundation. nsd was created in response to the grave threat of terrorism. after the devastating attacks of september 11th, it became clear ha the justice department needed to reorganize to tackle terrorism and other national security threats more effectively. we needed a single division to integrate the work of prosecutors and law enforcement officials with intelligence attorneys and the intelligence community. so in 2006 congress created the department's first you litigating section in half a century -- nsd. nsd works closely with partners through the government to make sewer we leverage all available tools to combat the terrorism threat. we have prove nn that context that the criminal justice system is a vital part of the counter terrorism strategy. just this week, abu hamzai al masri was convicted in ne

on the same day the national of con combles appears on face the nation saying the ben sdmree attacks were anything but spontaneous. >> september 17th. >> they tell fox there was no protests and the attacks were not spontaneous they said adding the libyan attack was planned it had nothing to do with the movie. >> september 18th he appears on the david letterman show his story is starting to shift. he says the video sparked muslim outrage which terrorists exploited to attack and kill ambassador stevens. >> we have a video released by somebody who lives here sort of a shadowy character this caused great offense in much of the muslim world, but what happened was extremists and terrorists used this as an excuse to attack a variety of the embassies to the conflict in libya. >> september 19th capitol hill the head of the national counter-terrorism center testifies before congress and plainly states what many now suspect. >> they were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy. >> september 20th. >> i think it is self evident what happened in benghazi with the terrorist attack

the following sense that the nationalist of their nation as a nation among nations, each of which have a stake in the destiny. it was sometimes put in the metaphor of a choir. the course of humanity only works if everybody sings her life. if we don't contribute our part, we can't make the great harmony that is a human harmony. so far from 19 of our nation necessarily against other nations, it is esteemed and special. it may even be from my point of view better. but it is not necessarily opposed to other nations. indeed as i say companies developing nations to make history work. they make the point that this form of nationalism is central. he makes the point in the early 20th century and he is against it. he thinks that this is a problem. he's part of the 20th century form of german nationalism, which is not so keen. the 20th century german and could be any type. you have to understand the philosophical, social contacts is one in which it could be an old. it was the natural way of thinking. but he was combined with a growing sense. i am not defending this view. my view is the understand

the pope also visited the national holocaust museum, a memorial of the jews murdered in world war ii. later he'll hold talks with two chief rabbis and the president and prime minister of israel. they have accepted the pope's invitation to meet at the vatican next month to pray for peace. this is francis's first self-selected visit. his visit last summer to brazil was selected by pope benedict. marlie? >> adriana diaz in jerusalem. thanks so much. >>> still to come, what might cause the price of beer to bubble other. and in sports, it comes down to a matter of inches. ♪ ♪ i think the stars might be hanging ♪ ♪ just a little more high ♪ ♪ come on, love ♪ a new day is calling, and it feels so right ♪ [ female announcer ] with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts, skim milk and cocoa, there's a whole lot of happy in every jar of nutella. spread the happy. and in sports, it comes down to and it feels like your lifeate revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications b

and concerted action at the united nations. we will work over the coming weeks to implement these commitments. including to increase humanitarian assistance and we will work together, we will intensify how closely we work together, given the deepening crisis in syria. because we are all determined to respond to it. so that is what we have been doing this morning. and secretary kerry i know is coming down to speak to you shortly. and there's time for a few questions. >> thank you, foreign secretary. it's pretty grim time in syria as you said. the crisis there is deepening. peace talks haven't worked. president assad has regained territory. he's holding elections. the opposition, different groups are fighting each other. they seem weakened. gone are the days when you can say not just assad, moscow, but he will go. is it time to reassess your strategy based on the likely survival of his regime? and if i might a second question on ukraine. can you be a bit more clear about what it is russia has to do or not do in order to avoid dee

. >> translation: today the national army launched a battle to defend the nation - the people and the lives of our officers who are being assassinated. this is not a coup against the state, and we are not seeking power or authority, or hindering the course of democracy. the blood of libyans is sacred and we don't want them to resort to arms. terrorists wanted there to be a battle. let it be an honourable one. >> reporter: the central government accused khalifa haftar of staging a coup. >> translation: the acts carried out in benghazi by army officers constitution violation of state sovereignty. an arrest warrant was issued. an order has been handed down to stand up to attempts by subversive forces. it targets military jet fighters flying over the skies of benghazi. >> the caretaker government is weak, struggling to rein in powerful millish areas. rival militias act with impunity. hours after the attack on the general national congress, the sound of fighting and explosions could be heard in tripoli. this could indicate that libya is heading towards more chaos, violence and infighting.

the high price of oil and the soaring price at the pump have been at the top of the national conversation for months now. >> with global energy demapped on the rise and u.s. dependence on foreign oil at an all-time high, george w. bush turns america's looming energy crisis into a central issue for the presidential campaign. >> we got a potential crisis in the energy markets, because we have had no energy plan. and it's -- to me, that's the -- that -- that's possible problem for the next administration. >> when it's clear that he will be the republican nominee and with energy taking center stage in the campaign, bush taps dick cheney, a man with deep experience in both politics and the oil industry, to be his running mate. >> i believe you're looking at the next vice president of the united states. >> the two running mates make the case that the clinton administration did not know how to handle the issue of oil, but a george w. bush administration would. >> those gasoline prices are going up. you know why? there has been no energy plan. >> the fact we don't have an energy policy out there

one of the national embarrassments is the level, high-level of homelessness among veterans. vietnam vets living on the streets. since shinseki has been an office, we have reduced that by 24%. also, as a result of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, we have seen an increase of folks coming into the v.a. no one denies there are problems. but if you talk to the average veteran who is in the v.a. we held a hearing last week. the largest veterans organizations in america. the question is when you guys get into the system -- it is good quality health care. is getting ways better. there are problems and i have chris is in motion techie -- and i have criticisms of shinseki. i hope we will be with that. i do not think he should resign. >> you can watch all the interview with vermont senator bernie sanders tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and again at 6:00 pm eastern. next, officials with the fbi and homeland security department testify about cyber security threats facing the u.s.. this is a joint hearing held by on terrorismmittee and cyber security. this is a little less than one hour. >> good

the shootings shocked the nation. many have called it the moment the war came home. and for 44 years survivors of the kent state tragedy have asked the simple question, how could this have happened? ♪ >> no more war! >> the time has come for the finest government in the united states of america. >> the national guard and other law enforcers are harassed by rock throwers and name calling, and at kent state in ohio, four students were killed. >> leave this area immediately. leave this area immediately ♪ tin soldiers and nixon coming ♪ ♪ we're finally on our own ♪ this summer i hear the drumming ♪ ♪ four dead in ohio ♪ got to get down to it ♪ soldiers are gunning us down ♪ should have been gone long ago ♪ >> they're not going to take over campus. ♪ what if you knew her and found her dead on the ground ♪ ♪ how can you run when you know ♪ >> when the smoke clears, the guardsmen have fired 61 shots, four students, two of them bystanders, are dead. nine are wounded. >> and i pledge to you tonight that the first priority foreign policy objective

said he was forced to act. >> translator: today the national army launched a national battle to defend our nation, the people, and the lives of our officers who are being assassinated. this is not a coo against the state and we are not seeking power or authority and we are not hindering the course of democracy. the blood is sacred and do not want to go to arms and they want a battle so let it be an honorable one. reporter: tripoli was accused of staging. >> translator: the acts carried out in benghazi constitute violations of the sovereignty and represent a coo and an arrest warrant was issued by the military chief pros kiter and an order handed down to stand up to any forces and directly target any military jet fighter flying over the skies of benghazi. >> reporter: the government is weak and struggles to reign in powerful malitia and unable to restore law an order with the malit malitia's order. >> reporter: retired general took part in a 1969 coo that brought gaddafi to power and he was the military staff at one point and he led a disastrous operation in 1987 where 600 soldiers were

and this year is this idea the nations the disciples chose to do. two suspended d and now reading and reflecting over the torah ferry tragedy is that of marking this very special occasion in the religion our cottage in the smaller the lanterns according to ms campbell welcomed thousands of people including lawmaker is celebrities and business leaders tuesday who came to celebrate today's two thousand five hundred fifty three pace. but the subject at the hour long ceremony was dedicated to the victims of the military tried to be the most venerable touching my face is here focused on controlling those affected by the falcons held up very encouraging people to cooperate an athlete with them to create a free society venerable causing the headaches were the order of korean buddhism is the largest of them in the nation calling everyone in attendance and thirteen korea is in deep grief the tragicwas caused by a lack of responsibility among adults and an absence of common sense. i urge all readers to serve and fully committed to serving society and i myself

dock in the ethernet of the national climate assessment. one of the most inspiring things to me had i done on the first panel i would have answered the question of what gives me most help, the astonishing connections that are already established across the u.s. in organizations of like kind working together that i had no way of knowing about other than the water world that i work in. to turn that to a question, i am thinking of the loading dock more as you to your fellow organizations and perhaps your organization's or back to the federal government because i think we all have a lot to offered the federal government in terms of information. can you think about what within the sphere of your own influence what works with sharing information and what the federal government can do to help you with better interconnections? >> i work for the federal government for a lifetime ended it is an interesting need to work from the top down and the bottom up and one of the most wonderful things about this assessment is we put the stake holders right at t

it seems to mark a move toward the warming ties between the two nations. pope francis has said that while he is in favor of celibacy for priests, the rule is not dogma and that the door is always open to change. the pope made similar comments in the past but it was the first time doing so since becoming pontiff. he also gave an impromptu press conference on the plane back from his trip from israel where he talked about the child sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the catholic church. >> taking advantage of the flight back from jerusalem, pope francis held an hour-long press conference aboard the plane and announced his first meeting with victims of sexual abuse and says he would show zero tolerance for priests who abuse children. the significant step forward in the efforts to respond to the far-reaching child abuse scandal. sex crimes are horrible crimes. i make a comparison. it is like a satanic mass. june, thereys of to eight mass with six , ande who have been abused after that, they will have a meeting with me. >> the question of priestly celibacy was

via the national science foundation. let me first say i appreciate the national science foundation's mission and its work. the national science foundation uarantees grants and funds have been instrumental in chemistry, physics a and other areas. but the bureaucracy begins to grow and proper oversight of the grant process begins to wane. in 2011, senator tom coburn released a publication titled national science foundation under the microscope. in that document he outlined a litany of wasteful, superfluous, and seemingly idiotic studies, some of which i'll outline here. there was a study on human reaction to popular baby names. there was a $580,000 grant to study racial preferencing in online data. there was grants to study how rumors were started. there have been grants awarded to a certain panel in which the national science foundation has granted $60 million. one of the pam's study covered how much housework a man creates for his wife in his household. there was a grant to show the relationship between a researcher and

the national national infe pattern is developed into the understanding of each other's position. and the plan we have found that it's hugely important to have a natural plan. the first one was published in 2010 and it was a fairly high-level plan. in a subsequent year we had an update and refresh or so that the latest one was published in november of last year. .. from the uk perspective and my involvement in the private sector. so you have heard from judith and a lot of what i am going to say is going to echo what judith has said from the private sectors point of view. but i would like to first is what i mean about talking about the piii. and it also captures the whole spectrum of the alternative deliveries. in my world, the piii is around the long-term contracts which are generally for the public sector infrastructure that define and build and finance and maintain and maybe operate, so it is typically a 20 to 30 year contract for these privately financed. so that is my world of the piii, though i do recognize it is also captures the design and build to operate and maintain the

the amendment prohibits bulk -- under the natural -- under the national security stature. it enhances civil liberty and privacy protections for amicusns by codifying curiae authority with the fisa court for applications involving a novel or significant interpretation of fisa. the amendment adds additional public reporting on additional fly zone warnings and expands additional reports to congress provisionss existing under the act to protect the vacations of americans. this is an important -- this is an appropriate import ties -- appropriate approach i support that will allow the government attacked the company and reflect our fundamental respect for civil liberties. i encourage my colleagues to join me in support of this amendment. the chair recognizes the children from michigan, mr. conyers. >> thank you chairman goodlatte and members of the committee. this manager's, amendment, the sensenbrenner manager's amendment remains by far the most important step taken to roll back they government surveillance of theed states citizen since passage of the foreign intelligence surve

next closest nation in the world. it's not a matter of putting resources. it's a matter of using them the right way. give everybody a health savings account the day they are born, and keep it until the day they die. and you have control over that. you sprain your ankle, you need an extra, go to your s. -- agency. birth control pills? hsa. no hobby lobby issues. very few things are coming out of your catastrophic or breach insurance. the costs of that would plummet. you make it cumulative. in other words, if you don't use it, you don't lose that he keeps a team-leading. if you have a from the time of birth and it's a team-leading each year, the vast majority of people ar aren't using substantl amounts of it well into adulthood, they are acting relating enormous amounts of money. the other kicker is you allow people to shift money within a health savings account within the family. so say the fathers $500 sure, the mother can give $500 out of first, or the sun or the grandmother or anybody in the family. every family bec

. >> today the national army launched a national battle to defend our nation. the people, the lives of our officers who are being assassinated. this is not a coup against the state, and we are not seeking power or authority, and we are not hindering the course of democracy. the blood of libyans is safety. terrorists wanted there to be a battle. so let it be an honourable one. >> the central government in tripoli accused khalifa haftar of staging a coup. >> translation: the acts carried out in benghazi by army officers constitute violations of state sovereignty, relating a coup. an arrest warrant was issued by the chief prosecutor. an order has been handed down stand up to attempts by the force, and to target military jet fighters flying over the skies of benghazi. >> reporter: armed forces are unable to compose law and order. rival militias act with impunity >>> more than the man at the center of the arrest. khalifa haftar - the retired general took part in the 1969 coup bringing muammar gaddafi to power. he was the military chief of staff at one point. he was

nation's capital as the u.s. chamber of commerce is hosting a discussion on the nation's infrastructure. this event is starting the beginning of infrastructure week 2014. it's a series of events that are focusing on the critical need to modernize the country's infrastructure. while we wait for it to get under way here in just a couple of minutes, the u.s. senate will return today at two eastern for general speeches and at 5:30, a vote to advance the energy efficient bill. here's a look at the senate agenda for today and for the rest of the week. >> timothy canna writes for the hill, the house is out next week for another weeklong break, but the senate will be in. thai scheduled a procedural vote on energy legislation, and the headline says it's crunch time on energy efficiency bill. what's the status of that measure? >> well, the status is that on, as you said, they scheduled a vote on monday for that bill. what's mainly holding things up right now and really what might hold up the bill as a whole is that the rep

like and help the nation visualize free african-americans as an essential part of the country. it made it a useful and convenient device for representing the newest sit zeins of the united states. >> host: and you write so profound was the influence of photography on the post bellum american thought that like today's digital technology, early photography shifted to ground on which the production and circulation of knowledge scientific and philosophical set a half century earlier. >> guest: photography made vision a subject itself. it allowed us to see what we thought we knew and to interrogate what we imagined we had known. there was a way in which photography lent itself to what was visible was in fact true. and so it helped to not only reflect the ways in which americans saw the world but also helped to shape the way americans would continue to see the world. and it was a really important technological change in the 19th century for the world frankly but photography took off in the united states in ways that far surpassed any other place is in the world. >> -- >> host: what i

to the national d-day memorial in bedford, virginia. americans around the country today honored the men and women who fought and died for their country. president obama was back on american soil this morning after making a surprise weekend trip to visit service members in afghanistan. at a rally at bagram air field, he thanked some of the almost 33,000 american troops stationed there. and today, under bright sunny skies, the president crossed the potomac river to arlington national cemetery along with the first lady, vice president biden and his wife, and secretary of defense chuck hagel. in a solemn, time-honored tradition, the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. he then spoke before the crowd gathered at the cemetery's amphitheater, leading the nation in commemorating its war dead. >> our hearts ache in their absence. but our hearts are also full, full in knowing that their legacy shines bright in the people that they loved the most. through almost unimaginable loss, these families of the fallen have tapped a courage

ambassador to the united nations to the united nations after russia and china vetoed taking any action in syria. had a frenchsia sponsor draft resolution to defer both sides of the civil war to the international criminal court. the fourth time

these are the highest in the entire nation. the metro areas marked in yellow, are locations with jobless rates that are below the u.s. metro average. generally speaking local areas taking advantage of this country's growing knowledge-based industries like california's silicon valley or looking up at the pacific northwest over here you see a lot of these sections in texas and in florida, and up here in virginia. these are taking advantage of america's energy boom. dallas, fort worth area, oklahoma city and austin metro area which includes san marcos, texas, i'll tell you about that in a second, they were tied with the lowest jobless rates in the country just 3.8% each. now last week we told you that san marcos, texas, is one of the fastest growing cities in the country according to the census bureaus. we wanted to find out how an why with surging population growth also has one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates. we turn now to began yell daniel guerrero, he is the mayor of san marcos. not only mayor, but he is a native of

back in february they cleared the gnc, the general national congress as an illegitimate body and the reasons they gave for the declaration is the mandate of gnc had expired. when you speak to politicians and members of the gnc and they say, no, we are still acting within the constitutional declaration of this country and that the gnc still has the mandate to run the country, prepare it, prepare a draft constitution, if it fails to prepare that constitution then it will go to early elections. nobody took general seriously then. now general came out and said the government is very weak. the gnc is backing extremists and terrorists and these are the words they have to use and that is why he had to act now. when you speak to analysts they will tell you all of that is related to foreign agenda and they are trying to drive libya something like towards egypt to try and stage a military coup so it really depends on you and who you speak to but the situation i would describe it in tripoli as well as benghazi as since and finally when you speak to libya, i went to a coffee shop early this morn

national memorial cemetery of the pacific which is one of the national cemeteries where our veterans are laid to rest. it's unclear exactly why president obama ended up talking with those folks about his grandfather yesterday on the streets of washington but it seemed like people he were talking to had a loved one serving in the military and they were expecting to be at a service for that veteran. i'm guessing from the context. we're just a few days away from the last monday in may, which is memorial day. veterans day is the one in november. that's the happy occasion. a celebration of veterans. memorial day is very somber. it's when we remember veterans who lost their lives in service. every year in days leading up to memorial day, soldiers from the third infantry place flags one by one in front of more than a quarter million grave stones at arlington national cemetery. a flag for each member of the military that's buried there. they do it every day. they call it flags in. this memorial day of course comes in the midst of essentially a national reckoning with how we are failing the m

within the justice department, the national security division cyber, focuses on the threats to our nation's security. our approach to these threats is deeply rooted in our division's history and our success in the cyber arena built upon the solid foundation. was created in response to the great threat of terrorism. after the devastating attacks of september 11 come it became clear that the justice department needed to reorganize to tackle terrorism and other national security threats more effectively. we needed a single division to integrate the work of prosecutors and law enforcement officials with intelligence attorneys and the intelligence community. in 2006, congress created the department first newly giving section in half a century. nsd. we work closely to make sure we leverage all possible tools to combat the terrorist threat. we proved in that context of the criminal justice system is a vital part of our nation's counterterrorism strategy. was this week, someone convicted by a jury in new york. he was involved in an attack on yemen that resulted in the deaths of four hostages and pr

the western nations don't accept it. are occupying crimea now and that is part of the bigger of how this gets resolved in the future. >> you also see some of the best intelligence in the world. putin'syou think is in mind? what is the calculus he is operating under? made no secret and has said it publicly over the years that the demise of the soviet union was a terrific mistake. it should not have happened. it was bad for the russian people. i think that is a premise that he truly believes and that is where he starts. >> is he prepared act on it to regain -- when you look at his actions in 2008 in georgia, the actions you taken specifically, as know, and crimea. he has not crossed the eastern ukrainian border, but nonetheless, he is in crimea. you do have a reflect on that reality and we have to be very clear eyed about your question. what is the endgame? where is he going with this? he has made all of those former nervous.ublic stand's moldova, some of the nations that are still connect did on that western european edge

entity to control approximately 30% of the national cable market and at least 40% of the high-speed broadband internet market. it would also dominate 19 of the 20 largest geographic markets in the nation, including new york and los angeles areas where comcast currently is not present. currently comcast owns the nbc television network, 10 owned and operated television stations, the telemundo spanish network, nine cable networks, and nine major metropolitan areas and the motion picture studio universal. not surprisingly, the sheer size and scope of a proposed merger, which would extend well beyond cable television have raised concerns. several consumer groups, including the public knowledge free press, the american antitrust institute, and consumers union have raised concerns about the proposed merger, and i ask unanimous consent to offer a letter from consumers union dated may 7, 2014 for the record. >> without objection. >> neither we nor the competition enforcement agencies should prejudge any deal. there are a number of issues concerning competition and consumer welfare but i woul

the rebalance is part of our nation's strategy for the pacific. it's part of the diplomatic economic political and military rebalance, if you will, and our responsibility is the navy component and it's more than just north korea. it's because of our nation's interests in the pacific and how important the pacific is to the united states, which is a pacific nation as well. >> over the years, we have seen the importance of that region, particularly at a time when there are tensions beyond north korea. there are concerns between japan and its relationship with china and north korea over the waters there about sovereignty. i know that united states is trying to take a little wait and see attitude, but certainly, this is something that you're keeping close watch on. >> of course, we are. i'm in contact with my headquarters even now. but we viewed the actions if you will by the chinese as the state department said yesterday in the south china sea near the parra sail islands, we view that with concern. it increases tensions in the region. >> fleet week is

exits. >> reporter: helicopters flying over the damage in the nation's capitol, at the national cathedral, one of the pinnacles sheered off. >> if you look at the pinnacle of the four corners, you'll see that on the right pinnacle, for instance, the high point of that is off. >> reporter: on that day, at that moment this was the view inside the washington monument, tourists trying to get out of the 555 foot tall building as it was shaking, debris falling on them. afterward this was one of the cracks in the wall of the monument, over 150 of them. the national park service capturing these images, daylight there shining through just one more sign of the damage. the hard part, raring the monument, workers scaling the building to assess the damage. the scaffolding, we watched as it went up. the time lapse of the makeover just beginning, 32 months in all. the rare work was intricate because that monument is made up of three kinds of marble, 36,000 stones. the other time lapse we were all waiting for coming down this spring and this image that i just captured, the monument at dawn. and for touri

today the city will mark the dedication of the national 9/11 memorial museum. we'll hear from families of the victims, survivors of the towers. president obama will be among the speakers, as well. we'll also get a view inside the museum, all that coming up live in just minutes. but we begin with a critical hearing on capitol hill any moment now. va secretary eric shin successy will testify before the veterans affairs. he is personally angered by any adverse consequence that any veteran might experience while in or as a result of our care, and he will point to an independent investigation looking into allegations of cover-ups and secret wait lists. a whistle-blower in phoenix says that list may have led to 40 vets dying while waiting for are care. nbc's luke russert covers capitol hill and what do we expect to hear from eric shinseki today? >> eric

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web site of the national republican congressional committee. "you can become a benghazi watchdog right now," it says, for a minimum suggested donation of $25. at a press conference today, house speaker john boehner sidestepped a trio of questions about the fund-raising effort. >> our focus is on getting the answers to those families who lost their loved ones, period. >> reporter: republicans say they want to examine why the obama white house initially described the benghazi terror attack as a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim video. democrats say that's what early intelligence suggested and that it's already been explored in half a dozen congressional reports. missouri democrat william clay: >> the majority have alleged multiple conspiracy theories, each of which has been dispelled by the facts. >> reporter: the committee is designed to be made up of seven republicans and five democrats and, jeff, while democrats debate whether to even be part of the panel, we're told dozens of republicans are clamoring for a spot on it. >> glor: nancy cor

we're talking about the need for strategy, the need to set national priorities, and to get the private sector involved in helping finance that states and localities want to get done. >> so if people drop their jaws at the sounds of trillions what about a little treage and figuring out what has to be done right away. aren't there bridges and roads in such bad shape that it is something of an economic necessity to make sure that they've got an useable future? >> there is enormous economic impact of now paying attention to our infrastructure and positive economic impact if we do. think about lost productivity, think about areas that are so congested that the goods can't get to customers who have bought them and chicago has two of the highest road congestion spots, railroad congestion spots in america, but it effects the highways because it's partly congested because they crossroads which means if that's going to be fixed they need tunnels and bridges so that the railroads and the streets don't cross. those are big projects. chicago is partly through funding repairs but they can't go furth

the national unity. >> the signing today is an agreement. i am sending this conflict must be ended peacefully. he didn't leave any room for doubt who was in charge? >> i am the president of south sudan and i will always remain in that position as the president. >> the body language of the two men have two worried. there were no handshakes, no smiles, no reaching out to each other, forcing the ethiopian leader to issue this warning: >> make no mistake that the region and international community will not sit idly by when killings occurs. >> this is an agreement that could ease the hardship of people of south sudan have been facing for the past five months. it's the fears of a looming humanitarian crisis of human rights violations that led to the international community to pile pressure on the leadership in the south sudan conflict to come to an agreement. >> the conflict has left thousands dead and more than 1 million homeless in many parts of the world's newest state. the u.n. has accused both sides of crimes against humanity including mass k

all agree with the united nations having trouble being effective is that the problem with the nation-state is that it's too big to deal with ethnic problems and problems of identity and it's too small to deal with transnational problems like the warming of the environment, the global environment. we don't have a mechanism. but nonetheless the state is proven to almost extraordinarily resilient because down deep i am a closet they pour in which i believe the state is the monopolization of coercive force with an applicable territory. the argument is that what john is asking for if you take the logic of the victorian analysis he would like america to be an entire state. alone because we will do it unilaterally. as you know it's harder for democracies to historically have firepower around the world. so that's sort of the deep paradox of the book which is it sets the principle of morality but then it doesn't have really a mechanism of understanding once you exercise that principle in the end what would the world look like based on that particular understanding of your sons and i will and with w

the national front topped the poll for the first time ever. the story of the election from copenhagen to athens is one of mainstream parties losing out. greg simon mcgregor-wood has the details. >>> populist parties did well. in france, the national front came first, aggressively anti-immigration, anti-e.u. it campaigned on a platform of returning power to france's parliament. >> translation: our people demand a single policy, the policy of the french, for the french with the french. it will no longer be directed outside. subservient to laws which they have not voted for or obeying those that have not committed themselves to universal suf ridge. the uk independence party wants to pull the uk out to top the poll. it was the same message in denmark. in greece, the far left socialist won, where bailouts and e.u. prescribed austerity are unpopular. >> this is an election of discontent. europe has been harassing people, ruinning the lives of thousands. people react. and here they are well organised, also organised left wing. they vote for it. >> re

the national security council. that lasted about a week because there's such an up or from the press. if thewas still unclear press was going to pursue things like the iran-contra activities that were beginning to go on, the war in all salvador had heated up again. the reagan administration was riveting facts -- reinventing fax every day of the week. they would make conclusory statements, deny things that were obvious to journalists on the ground in different countries. often our editors were intimidated. the question became, was a possible to put together large groups of documents, get them declassified or otherwise accumulate them, and keep them in the public domain? we tried it -- it was in a cell you project in washington that -- aclu project in washington that dealt with assignment for salvador ian's. independently use the freedom of information act request things and we had gotten back different or the same documents often rate would get back one with the top half was excluded in the bottom half was there und

director of the national white house drug council policy, "the war onech on drugs." some of you are already weighing .n on our facebook page edward perkins says -- we will get to more of your calls and comments in just callowt. first, nancy with a quick look at the other saturday morning programs, guests and topics, all of which can be heard later today on c-span radio. >> good morning, steve. today, some of the topics on this memorial day weekend include veterans service and health care, today's vote in ukraine, and politics. you can hear rebroadcast of the programs you getting today at 1 as "meet the press was quote is preempted by formula one auto racing. replace today begin at 1 p.m. with "this week your code guests include general martin dempsey, , and former utah republican governor, jon huntsman. at 2 p.m. eastern, fox news sunday with kelly ayotte, derek bennett, and tom day, of bugles across america. pence,ng with mike .ernie sanders, and westmore at 4 p.m., "face the nation," with john thune and richard blumenthal. finkel,zinger and david the author of "tha