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Scandal of its kind. now the pentagon is scrambling to get to the bottom of it as quickly as it can. in the nuclear weapons business, there is absolutely no room for this kind of thing among the people who have their fingers on the trigger of the u.s. arsenal. it started with a probe into illegal drug possession, but unexpectedly led investigators to an air force cheating scandal. nearly three dozen airmen. some cheated on a proficiency test last august. others apparently knew about the cheating...

Cheating but didnt stop it or report it. all involved have been decertified in restricted from missile crew duty. the cheating was accomplished use text messages. air force secretary deborah lee james. >> this is absolutely unacceptable behavior. and it is completely contrary to our core values in the area force and as everybody here knows, the number one core value for us is integrity. >> there is a long list of scandals involving missile defense personnel. last october an air force major gener...

Completely contrary to our core values in the air force. as everybody here knows the number one core value for us is integrity. >> theres a long list of scandals. just last month, an air force major was fired because he drank too much and got into trouble in russia. and in the nuclear arsenal business where theres no room for error, a little thing like napping on the job is a major security issue. the defense secretary recently visited one of the missle bases. >> how important your work is, how ...

Duty. the cheating involved text messages shared during the exams. heres some of what the air force secretary debra lee james told reporters earlier today. >> this is absolutely unacceptable behavior, and it is completely contrary to our core values in the air force. and as everybody here knows the number one core value for us is integrity. >> and so this is just the latest in a series of scandals involving those watching u.s. nuclear arms. its pretty well documenteds. an air force major with th...

Proficiency test. let me state this a different way. there was cheating that took place with respect to this particular test. some officers did it. others apparently knew about it and it appears that they did nothing or at least not enough to stop it. or to report it. this is absolutely unacceptable behavior and it is completely contrary to our core values in the air force and as everybody here knows, the number one core value is integrity. >> for all of things they are saying there, there is a ...

Think we said this would happen and a&e jumped the gun on this . but that is what great about this country. people have different view points and opinion and this is a family of faith and they stuck by their faith. >> bobbie, the line that sticks out to me, says after consulting with numerous advocacy groups, what do you think that means? >> a couple -- first of all, a couple of the gay advocacy groups right after this, didnt show as much emotion as people had expected. that is one. but this is ...

Think we said this would happen and a&e jumped the gun on this one and there was backlash. but that is what great about this country. people have different view points and opinion and this is a family of faith and they stuck by their faith. >> bobbie, the line that sticks out to me, says after consulting with numerous advocacy groups, what do you think that means? >> a couple -- first of all, a couple of the gay advocacy groups right after this, didnt show as much emotion as people had expected....

Think we said this would happen and a&e jumped the gun on this one and there was backlash. but that is what great about this country. people have different view points and opinion and this is a family of faith and they stuck by their faith. >> bobbie, the line that sticks out to me, says after consulting with numerous advocacy groups, what do you think that means? >> a couple -- first of all, a couple of the gay advocacy groups right after this, didnt show as much emotion as people had expected....

Or politicized by the fact i opened a newspaper at the university of p.a. fa in 1991 to read a lead column about dr. martin luther king saying he was a communist. i was, like, oh, wait a minute, and that he should not be honored at the university of pennsylvania that it was a sham, that the university was playing political correctness to satisfy the multicultural gri bri gads. that strain of thought not only gave birth to ted cruz and his supporters in this contemporary moment but is a core valu...

But what is clear is that if he hadnt landed on somebody his injuries likely would have been significantly worse, gretchen. but both of those people are going to be fine. >> thats amazing. the fancy first may have been the key. trace thanks so much for that report. heartache in the heartland, tornadoes in several states. ahead where folks need to be on the look out for severe weather. taking lessons from the pope. for the republicans? party leaders say they can learn from pope francis to broad...