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>> shepard: this is studio b. its the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. north koreas rockets put on high alert and ready to strike. a word from the countrys state-run media in an increasingly nasty war of words. the experts believe thats probably just bluster, they say the country is years away from attacking the united states. still they say they put the military on top combat position. and the state-run media put out new pictures of kim jong-un looking at things just like his d...

>> what about that? as i said, there are men who cannot qualify. that has never been a point. mostly because it is how it was related to how the american ment uses the draft. every man that was drafted was drafted for a combat position and there were other positions that became available. but there was never a discussion about are all men qualified for combat now there is a discussion about whether women are qualified for combat positions. but in 2003 there was no discussion about deploying wome...

A -- i support this decision and i think that woman are are fully qualified to carry out that mission but i want to see the same physical standards and requirements. >> what about that? as i said, there are men who cannot qualify. that has never been a point. mostly because it is how it was related to how the american ment uses the draft. every man that was drafted was drafted for a combat position and there were other positions that became available. but there was never a discussion about are a...

For certain assignments that women can do based on physical ability? >> well, i think there are physical limits for everyone in a combat position. i dont think thats particularly different. >> if i can interrupt you, it is. theres a reason why there are no women in the nfl. theres a reason why there are no women in major league baseball. theres a reason why there are no women in, you know, most male-centered professional sports. there is a difference physically between men and women. can we stil...

Two guns used in the operation were found at the scene of the 2010 fatal shooting of border patrol asht brian perry. bob dole is expected to be released from the hospital today. he was admitted to walter reed medical center yesterday for what is being described as a routine procedure. the 1996 republican presidential nominee and the 1996 republican vice presidential nominee has been hospitalized multiple times in recent years including for a leg infection in 2009. fighting for rights for u.s...

Troops however he needs -- he or she needs to use them in a difficult situation. and certainly combat is a difficult situation. >> you know, let me ask you -- and im going to ask you more about combat and women in these wars. but, for you, how close did you ever get to a combat position? were you ever close to it? >> i never really was in the normal context, when you think of combat, you think of troops out fighting each other. i was stationed in vietnam during the vietnam war. i was in saigon, ...

Cattle. and also a role in the standoff. >> in my mind, theres no doubt so many people showed up to support you. i would argue that the media coverage and myself that weve given in this case played a part in this bus none of it made sense. >> well, sean, dont break your arm patting yourself on the back for all the wrong reasons. heres what sean hannity played a part in. this is a picture of a sniper aiming his rifle at federal agents on saturday. i think hannity emboldened these type of people t...