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>> he spent four months in iraq, but not in a combat role, but the 34-year-old was a military truck driver. the u.s. army said he was on medicine for anxiwhoety and depression. he had a self-reported injury. listening to the chilling sequence of events as they unfolded. >> it is believed he walked into a unit building, opened fire, got into a vehicle, fired from a vehicle, got out of the vehicle, into another vehicle, opened

Gregg: well the pentagon is now testing a new program now that women have the same opportunities to serve in combat as men. military commanders are turning to science to find the best soldier for the job. jonathan serrie live in our atlanta bureau with more. jonathan? >> hi, gregg. well the army wants to develop an objective test, given at the recruit phase to determine whether a soldier has the physical capabilities of serving in a combat role. the timing of this is important because the milita...

Petition seeking to block an extradition request from the united states. defense secretary chuck hagel is laying out a plan to reshape the military after 13 years of war. >> it would cut the number of u.s. soldiers but increase funding for special ops and cyber warfare. abcs karen travers has more details from washington. good morning, karen. >> good morning, john. good morning, marci. the u.s. is no longer fighting a war in with iraq. and the military is also transitioning out of a combat rol...

Think thats okay then its tough to argue that you cant lower them for women. youre saying its okay for a 35-year-old to meet lower standards than an 18-year-old its tough to argue its not fair for women. >> would the argument be the younger you are the more likely youre in a combat role. >> i think they just figured in for old guys like me. its really not that significant. the standard is still much lower for women. >> up and running. its a really good point. i think that we did the test where y...

Battalion. i might start one at san mateo. >> what did do you in the army? >> how was the boy scouts? >> i wasnt even in the boy scouts. i did nothing when i was growing up. is this the end of the women or the end of bans like this? >> i think its probably closer to the latter. a lot of testosterone at the table and a lot of it coming from lori. you have different physical fitness standards for men and women. thats already a problem. then do the standards properly align with the ability to perfo...

Battalion. i might start one at san mateo. >> what did do you in the army? >> how was the boy scouts? >> i wasnt even in the boy scouts. i did nothing when i was growing up. is this the end of the women or the end of bans like this? >> i think its probably closer to the latter. a lot of testosterone at the table and a lot of it coming from lori. you have different physical fitness standards for men and women. thats already a problem. then do the standards properly align with the ability to perfo...

Think thats okay then its tough to argue that you cant lower them for women. youre saying its okay for a 35-year-old to meet lower standards than an 18-year-old its tough to argue its not fair for women. >> would the argument be the younger you are the more likely youre in a combat role. >> i think they just figured in for old guys like me. its really not that significant. the standard is still much lower for women. >> up and running. its a really good point. i think that we did the test where y...

Alzheimers disease. hear what happened when patients took the antioxidant every day and what the lead researcher is saying about the findings. plus, a setback for women trying to land a combat role in the u.s. marines mandatory physical requirements for females now being delayed. well tell you why and what effect that could have on the battlefield. a powerful blast of arctic weather is about to sweep its way across the u.s. and its headed for tens of millions of people who were already hit b...

Columnist conservative said paul ryan and john boehner have to own up to the veteran cuts because its their idea an its wrong. its absolutely wrong and youre seeing members of congress, republicans in tough swing districts like mike fitzpatrick in bucks county trying to do the cya. i voted to cut them and not right now. i didnt want to shut down the government but i voted to do it. >> i may have done it anyway, right? >> exactly, karen. >> when we have the kinds of policy conversations, i have s...

Release. a confession usually follows some kind of pardon. in this case with this new young leader, its uncertain where they are going to go next. >> one complicating factor, is it not, his war record apparently did involve training partisans. that has at least been one of the issues the north koreans are now pointing to, he had this role in the war that was not straight combat role. he was working mostly covertly. >> that seems like an excuse. i think we have seen areas of cooperation in the la...