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>> some 30,000 fighters are involved in the offensive to take back tikrit, the birth place of former iraqi leader saddam hussein. joining us, our guests. colonel, lets start with you. this offense taking place in tikrit. they are showing advances. we hear theyre taking back this military hospital. do you believe they are really taking on and beating back isis at that point? do you believe it? >> i do. i mean, the numbers are overwhelming. the iraqis have put the required force into the field. 30...

Think the administration is compromising our very national security? >> the kind ever thing you say by secretary hagel he is asleep at the wheel as he appeared to be half asleep during his speech yesterday. the administration is without question, seriously compromising our security, our strategic flexibility and he is basically what these cuts do, the way they arrange, punish the troops in order to protect profits for contractors. and, eric, weve heard a lost fuss about, well army will be cut to...

People were killed when terrorists flew two planes into the world trade center towers back in 2001. another service is happening right now at the pentagon. 184 people were killed in the attack there. defense secretary chuck hagel will speak this hour. president obama was at a separate pentagon service earlier this morning. he spoke to the victims family members telling them the hearts of the nation still ache for all the lives lost that day. a service in shanksville, pennsylvania, commemorated t...

All to increase his political capital in this fight hes having with the republicans in congress. now the republicans have not been shy in condemning the president for taking this pop populist approach in the way hes trying to get his way in the fight. the republicans own strategy is basically the opposite to what the president is doing. they are keeping their side of the argument very firmly within the beltway. they are not out barn storming anybody on this. they are not asking the public to get...

All to increase his political capital in this fight hes having with the republicans in congress. now the republicans have not been shy in condemning the president for taking this pop list approach in the way hes trying to get his way in the fight. the republicans own strategy is basically the opposite to what the president is doing. they are keeping their side of the argument very firmly within the beltway. they are not out barn storming anybody on this. they are not asking the public to get inv...

And i think, you know, both of them are, obviously, skilled debaters. i think the town hall format is one both of them are comfortable in. i think the president did a very good job four years ago in a town hall debate setting. hes comfortable with that direct interchange. the difference here is that the questions of the citizens are going to control the flow of the debate. and so that creates a little more unpredictability. but i expect both of them to be able to handle that pretty well. >> a fl...

ivans, an agent who went missing from his home last week. hes being described as suicidal and could be carrying a handgun. police dont think hes a threat to anyone else but himself, but theyre urging the public not to approach him if they see him. days after revealing that the nations largest bank lost $2 billion in risky investments, jpmorgan has its first casualty. the chief investment officer retiring after more than 30 years. over the weekend ceo jamie dimon gave a mea culpa of h...

Youre totally right also, our ankle monitor system is meant exactly for this kind of scenario. theyre able to keep tracks on you through cell towers, very effectively and there is really no reason not to let him go further afield, especially if it will keep him safer. gregg: shelly zimmerman has finished her testimony via the telephone. the father of george zimmerman will be now testifying and he too will not be on location but via the telephone. back to this affidavit for probable cause. when y...

courageous move. while an attorney for trayvon martins family says the family is trying to have patience. north korea thumbing its nose at the world. any day now could launch this rocket which would violate a u.n. resolution. much of the world sees this as a possible test for a long-range missile that would be capable of reaching the united states. now south korea is warning that the north is trying to provoke an angry international reaction. it says that the north plans to use that ...

who was able to escape from her tormenter after being abused over a three-day period when she was only 8 years old. >> and hope is something thats so critical for patients going through this. >> flrp 583 people who showed up over the weekend for a search, which is an enormous number of people. i think i read you saying this is the largest search since your daughter. >> we sent out 3,000 sergers to locate this young girl. we extended the radius, which was going to be eight miles over a ...