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Beginnings of it. the president has not been introduced. can we listen in a little bit to what were hearing at the ceremony? ♪ and the home of the brave >> okay. we are listening to the ceremony at ft. hood, texas, where the president is expected to speak very shortly. i am joined by colonel jack jacobs with me on set as we await the president. colonel, i mean, these times are obviously difficult for all americans but especially difficult for the military community. >> yeah. military communiti...

Came from a close knit family. he enlisted at 18. he deployed once to kuwait and twice to iraq and provided logistical support to ft. bragg and hawaii. he earned numerous decorations including the combat action badge and on april 2 he was tragically just months away from a well earned retirement. and he is survived by his son, his parents, his sisters and a brother who are here today with us. sergeant timothy owens was from epingham, a small town in central illinois. he liked baseball and footba...

Time to make the call. 800-501-6000 comcast business. built for business. there are still many questions regarding the fort hood shooting. and once again were evaluating the way in which we care for our returning veterans and the struggle with ptsd. last night i shared with you the fact that one in five veterans has symptoms of a mental health disorder or cognitive impairment. one in six veterans who served in iraq or afghanistan suffers from substance abuse. i was talking about this today on ...

Al qaeda and al qaeda-linked terror groups. hes charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorists. if convicted, he could face 15 years in prison. federal prosecutors say 9/11 mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed should not be allowed to testify in abu ghaiths murder trial. mohammed says abu ghaith had no role in planning military operations. arguments on admitting his testimony are scheduled for today. a sentencing hearing expected to continue today at ft. bragg for army brigad...

To some of the provisions, including recognizing israel as a jewish state. at ft. bragg today, a former top army general expected to admit to some charges in his sexual assault court-martial. defense lawyers say that brigadier general jeffrey sinclair has agreed to a plea deal with the army dropping the most serious counts against him and will not require him to register as a sex offender. sinclair had been accused by a female captain of forcing her to commit sex acts, but there were questions...

Investigations are meant for foreign governments or even press leaks. but not directed against the senate. >> jeff zellany, abc news, the capitol. an extraordinary military legal drama is expected to unfold today inside a courtroom at ft. bragg. army general jeffrey sinclaire will admit to having an improper relationship with two junior officers. committing adultery and other charges. general sinclaire still faces trial on sexual assault charges which could land him in prison for life. sinclai...

Government. these counter intelligence investigations are meant for foreign governments or even press leaks. but not directed against the senate. >> jeff zellany, abc news, the capitol. an extraordinary military legal drama is expected to unfold today inside a courtroom at ft. bragg. army general jeffrey sinclaire will admit to having an improper relationship with two junior officers. committing adultery and other charges. general sinclaire still faces trial on sexual assault charges which cou...

Five things to your "new day." number one, a cornoner has released a death certificate for a young girl declared brain-dead. the judge ruled the hospital can take the 13-year-old girl off a ventilator at 5:00 p.m. tuesday. number 2, members of an honor guard from ft. bragg were seriously hurt when a van hit a tractor trailer loaded with logs. rescue teams cut away part of the van to save some of the soldiers. five are in critical condition. police cited the vans driver for failure to yield. ...

They might involve vehicles that look like this. keep your guard up. thats all you can do. they are trying to step up in africa and the horn of africa. they did already have an operation there. the s.e.a.l.s traditionally trained the yemeni counterterrorism forces. if its horn of africa, its probably a naval s.e.a.l. operation. but the u.s. armys delta force, which is based at ft. bragg, got a new assignment roughly a year ago to start tracking al qaeda in north africa so that as al qaeda starts...

Where programs from head start to student loans are already closed or rapidly running out of funds. joining me ceo of the national math and science initiative and former secretary of education under former president george w. bush. great to see you again. thanks for being part of education nation, part of what weve been talking about all week here. what is the impact so far? we know some 7,000 head start kids were shut out. that wonderful couple in houston was putting up the money to try to supp...