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Training but this is many bases train active base shooter scenario seeing this play out on fort hood again. i spoke with the fbi special agent who also served in the navy he talked to me how this active shooter scenario is handled. now, law enforcement officers on base, they have base security. sometimes their military police officers. sometimes theyre hired contractors. but they are all law enforcement officers. and they have all been through law enforcement training changed since the columbine...

Have you been getting your own reports about this? >> i have, both from my staffer on the ground and in touch with the facilities folks and been able to talk with them. then im chairman of the homeland security appropriations. im also getting dhs reports. >> are you satisfied with the speed of the investigation thats going on there now? >> well, yeah. the lady that spoke earlier is right. there are procedures that have to be followed by the army, and they do a very good job of it, but everything...

Try to eliminate the threat that active shooter as quickly as possible and then clear the rooms. now, in a situation on a military base, in some ways its a bit safer and thats because they do have the base security. it isnt s. enclosed location where they can tell people to shelter in place. and they do often have alarm systems to alert people of a problem. in this case warning alarms were sounded because of the scenario. now, the challenge is that if you have someone who is wearing a uniform, t...

>> well, yeah. the lady that spoke earlier is right. there are procedures that have to be followed by the army, and they do a very good job of it, but everything takes some time. i think general millie is going to come on some time now and give us a full report. >> have you been involved in discussion since the last shooting at ft. hood about base security, particularly at ft. hood and exactly what the procedures should be at the gates? >> ive had briefings on it by the staff at ft. hood and the...

Second, this issue of ptsd, but a third about base security, and that same report i reference referenced talking to clint they did amp the nadal shooting, jack, because of budget restrain some recommendationing are not fully implemented. thats according to a pennell repopennell -- pentagon report released last month. cited the navy yard shooting. three of these shootings since september. how much is a budget problem? >> very little of it, actually. the biggest positive effect of the last inciden...

Better solution than punishing everybody else. we want to give you new details about the washington yard shooting. secretary ray mavis -- and the entire processing surrounding naval security clearances. this comes amid growing controversy about the way the shooting itself was handled by base security. and were learning about mysterious phrases etched on the shooters gun. pamela brown is live in washington with more on the investigation. good morning, pamela. >> reporter: good morning to you, c...

Weapons raising a lot of red flags as chuck hagel, the defense secretary, acknowledged yesterday, and heres what he had to say. >> where there are gaps, we will close them. where there are inadequacies, we will address them. and where there is failures, we will correct them. we owe the victims, their families and all our people nothing less. >> reporter: hagel has ordered the review of base security and clearance procedures at u.s. military bases around the world. bill? bill: theres something we...

That would obviously bringarea. we dont know if authorities are going to want that just yet. >> got to be a concern. peter, thank you. well talk to you back in a few minutes from now. in the meantime joining me on the phone is jesse jane duff. a 20 year veteran marine corps vet. gunnery sergeant experienced in base security. good to have you with us this morning. welcome. >> thank you so much for having me. >> what is your take on this, on the security that would exist at a base like this and ho...

Been released. and this is still considered an active shooting because that shooter has not been taken into custody but is simply cornered, chris. >> do we know if theyre getting people out of the building at this point, mik? >> reporter: im sure that its been -- its been two hours since the shooting began. i would imagine that building is pretty much emptied at this point. like i said, the scene was described as chaotic. once the bullets started flying, those not involved in security sought cov...

is diana magnay. >> reporter: the death toll has been revised downward and now theyre searching the island to try to find out what kind of ammunition he used and what the chronology of events on the island was. as you say, breivik himself is starting his period of solitary confinement. he hasnt seen his son since he was 16 years old. was horrified to hear the news. lets listen to what he said. >> translator: no, ill never have more contact with him in my darkest moment. i think rather ...