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The brigade located at fort hood. >> i was looking forward to fort hood even though i knew nothing about it. >> stratton was 18 years old and his wish was coming true. his unit was scheduled to deploy to afghanistan. >> i was excited, couldnt wait to go. loed to go -- loved going to ge extra gear. i brought a perfect swing for my m 16 so it would be easier to carry. we were getting ready to deploy. quit worrying about it and hope for the best. >> by early november 2009 staff sergeant manning and...

Go. >> reporter: six months after joining and with the rank of private second class, straton was assigned to the 36th engineering brigade, located at fort hood. >> i was really looking forward to going to fort hood, even though i knew nothing about it -- like i know now. >> reporter: he was 18 years old and his wish was coming true. his unit was scheduled to deploy to afghanistan. >> i was right excited. couldnt wait to go. loved going to get the extra gear and everything, learn how to use it. b...

Go. >> reporter: six months after joining and with the rank of private second class, straton was assigned to the 36th engineering brigade, located at fort hood. >> i was really looking forward to going to fort hood, even though i knew nothing about it -- like i know now. >> reporter: he was 18 years old and his wish was coming true. his unit was scheduled to deploy to afghanistan. >> i was right excited. couldnt wait to go. loved going to get the extra gear and everything, learn how to use it. b...

A man if they do the same job? >> isnt it remarkable? equal pay for equal work in the year 2012, about 49 years after the equal pay act passed but has been -- but has failed to be enforced. all these years and still women are making an average of 77 cents for every dollar that a man earns. it will take us 45 years at this pace to get equity in the workplace when it comes to our paycheck. >> you see, the problem with this is it doesnt matter what the subject is, does it? the pay fairness act, stu...

>> youre driving impaired, under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. >> for the sake of covering up a minor mishap, five careers have been ruined. >> integrity. thats involved in every criminal investigation no matter how big or how small. writing reports, swearing under oath, is part of their job. and they have just jeopardized every case that they have ever been a part of. >> all charges against alexandra have been dropped, and, once again, the dash cam has done its job. helping to keep it...

Good morning. >> reporter: good morning, martha. this new wage went into effect on march 1st. business owners say this new minimum is bad for business. >> for a town of less than 100,000 people, we are going to be paying the highest minimum wage in the entire states united states of america. >> reporter: santa fe now requires private businesses to pay $10.29 an hour. >> i think the impetus has been to put a better floor under the low-wage workers. >> reporter: this southwestern artists mecca has...

>> youre driving impaired, under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. >> for the sake of covering up a minor mishap, five careers have been ruined. >> integrity. thats involved in every criminal investigation no matter how big or how small. writing reports, swearing under oath, is part of their job. and they have just jeopardized every case that they have ever been a part of. >> all charges against alexandra have been dropped, and, once again, the dash cam has done its job. helping to keep it...

>> you go girl. >> she was a few months from her college graduation, a degree in marketing. as far as she knew her whole lifetime was spread out ahead of her. >> swing again. up one. >> got the video camera out. >> couldnt wait to get out of school. couldnt wait to be able to make money. couldnt wait to kind of go off into the world and do her thing. just very ambitious. >> jim and jenny. >> oh. >> jenny, turn around. oh, man. >> they buried her or what was left of her after the fire in this gar...

Especially mike huckabee, nobody hit him back. hes got a street fighter this time and you throw punches at newt gingerich, be prepared to get knocked on your tail. >> shepard: he gets knocked on his tail and newt gingerich is the nominee, democrats are ecstatic. >> they can be ecstatic. i was involved with ronald reagan when jimmy carter couldnt wait to run against him. the country wants change, newt gingerich will give them change. >> shepard: you heard what dick cheney said. do not underestima...

Not want to be disciplined more severely. >> youre driving impaired, under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. >> for the sake of covering up a minor mishap, five careers have been ruined. >> integrity. thats involved in every criminal investigation no matter how big or how small. writing reports, swearing under oath, is part of their job. and they have just jeopardized every case that they have ever been a part of. >> all charges against alexandra have been dropped, and, once again, the das...