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>> the chief is the chief, so hes in the command mode now. so hes operating out of emergency operations center where all the information comes in all the intelligence that may be gathered. all of the realtime things happening on the street. so hes in that command position now. and if something happens where it need be both he and i would respond at that time. right now, there are people who are responsible for those things. but he is in charge of operating the emergency operations center. >> tha...

On these groups and give them instruction and advice and trying to take command position from his compound but to me he was losing that grip and advising the national and security forces yet doing exactly just that. he was really trying to keep tabs on his franchises. >> whats the purpose of releasing the documents now? >> there are a lot of questions that are unanswered and these answer a lot of questions about who was bin laden. aside from him being the terrorist, militant man, what was he beh...

Said because the military will not actually be in a command position. they will be in a support position. but still, this may mean up to 5,000 national guard men and women will be on the streets of baltimore dont. one of the things we are keeping an eye on is reports of two fires. i dont have a lot of detail yet on exactly whats going on with these two fires. at least one of them is a three alarm fire in east baltimore. most of the protests have been in north and northwest baltimore. but two fir...

Doctors and nurses to make sure they get the treatment they need. >> stay tuned for kate bolduans interview with rick perry. >> hear what he says about the meeting with the president. israel cracking down on one of its own. a police officer seen beating an american teen is now suspended. while thats going on, no signs of tensions easing in the middle east. israel launching air strikes on 322 hamas targets including rocket launchers. a command position of the terrorist group no. sign hamas and ...

Release of bowe bergdahl too high? >> i dont know, michael, the fact is we had to get him out of there. we could not leave him in the hands of this enemy and a year and a half or whatever here were going to probably be in a position to release those guys considering the way the country has gone about holding them, and if thats the case, to use their release, a release of these guys in order to gain our soldier back, well, that was an option that had to be considered. but ive not drawn a conclusi...

Firsty exam? >> 100% is the expectation. perfection is the expectation. theres an amount of pressure involved. >> reporter: experts say different types of pressures can affect the junior and senior officers at nuclear commands. general michael kerry seemed to go off the deep end last year, removed from his post after going on a drinking and woman eisen binge during an official visit to russia. kerry commanded the 20th air force overseeing through nuclear wings. >> that job is extremely stressful...

Removed from his post after he went on a womanizing and drinking binge in russia. >> the job is extremely stressful. any command position is an extremely pressured job because its the air fighting element of the air force. >> the junior officers, the ones deep inside these silos, the people with their hands on the switches face the pressures of staying proficient jeffrey was a nuclear missileer. >> 24 hours or more underground, days where it could go to 48, 72, youre under the ground. theres no ...

Operation and other issues. now lets turn to the pentagon and listen to what was said there just moments ago. >> our guidance is very clear. well give up command position, as we had from the beginning, but give up the command positions and be participants, but not in command. then were going to continue to provide predominantly those capabilities that we have their unique that enable the operations, as well as additional capacity that the coalition may not have that we bring to the fight. an exa...

>> can you explain, after statistic coalition partner takes the lead, can you give us any surge of the left of participati participation? >> it depends on the type of participation s our guidance is very clear. we are going to give up the command position, as we had from the very beginning, help enable the command and kro, but be participants, but not in command. well continue to provide predominantly those capabilities that we have that are unique that enable the operations, as well as addition...

Very close to general mcchrystal. will general petraeus feel comfortable keeping him on or will he make a change in the intelligence structure which is so vital to this counterinsurgency strategy? >> i want to go to capitol hill. dana bash, our senior congressional correspondent is getting reaction. also new information about the confirmation process. the senate armed services committee is going to have to approve general petraeus for this new command position. >> reporter: thats right. i just s...