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Admirals. then they pulled more from the reserves. so you have in the army about a 10% overage of what they normally would have. secretary gates is saying hes going to cut about 5% that makes sense if we are getting out of iraq and wittle that headquarters down that is 5% there. >> jamie: we know winds to cut costs and hes been asked to do that this is one way. the first casualty, one is the dismantling of the joint forces command unit. i assume it is one of several that well be hearing about. t...

Defense secretary robert gates is promising big cuts in the pentagons defense budget. of those outlined, 10% cut in spending of contractors who provide sir vis support to the u.s. military and reduction of generals and admirals across the armed forces by 50 over the next two years. he is also planning to close the u.s. militaries joint forces command in norfolk, virginia. so what if the cuts hurt the norfolk community? our correspondent chris lawrence is here and you were down there and checking...

One of the things that robert gates wants to do. now, closing that command, that is a whole different ball game and one that a lot of people are going to fit him on. >> reporter: this is the melting pot of the military where the army and the navy and americans, brits, italians and all learn to fight a war together. >> what we try to do here is to see if we can share our information amongst all of the coalition partners. >> reporter: joint forces command, and with one sentence it went from essent...

The millions affected by some of pakistans worst flooding ever are now bracing for days of more heavy rain. the flooding has left more than 1,200 people dead and one u.n. official says up to 7 million people are in need of food and other basics. making the matters worse, warehouses where relief supplies were stored are now under water. jury selection today in the murder trial of omar khadr, the youngest detainee at guantanamo bay, cuba and last westerner being held there. he pleaded not guilty...

Falsely called the victims spies and proselytizers. secretary gates proposing several cuts to save money, including the elimination of the u.s. joint forces command which has an annual budget of $240 million and is staffed by 2,800 people. honda is recalling 383,000 cars for problems with the ignition mechanism that could cause them to roll away. the 2003 accord and civic sedans as well as element vehicles from 2004 and 2003 are affected. at new yorks kennedy airport, a jet blue flight att...

Coming up, we will be speaking to a passenger who witnessed the meltdown and also ride back on whats called the air train out of jfk with the flight attendant who had the meldown. we are going to be talking to him coming up. developing this morning, defense secretary robert gates taking aim at the pentagons budget and expecting belt tightening. the centerpiece of hiss on tearty plan getting rid of the u.s. joint forces command. thats a move that could cut 3,000 jobs. >> culture of endless mone...

A new test may predict whether you are likely to get alzheimers disease. spinal fluid can reveal certain telltale signs for the disease. biomarkers were found in 90% of patients diagnosed with alzheimers. a move to trim the pentagons $530 billion budget. defense chief robert gates proposing some cuts including getting rid of the u.s. joint forces command. it could mean a loss of up to 3,000 jobs. house members are back in washington this morning to take care of unfinished business. the rare ...

Secretary gates proposing several cuts to save money, including the elimination of the u.s. joint forces command which has an annual budget of $240 million and is staffed by 2,800 people. honda is recalling 383,000 cars for problems with the ignition mechanism that could cause them to roll away. the 2003 accord and civic sedans as well as element vehicles from 2004 and 2003 are affected. at new yorks kennedy airport, a jet blue flight attendant allegedly went berserk in a big way. it happene...

Defense secretary robert gates wants to get some -- wants to see, rather, belt tightening at the pentagon. the center diagram piece of his budget plan -- getting rid of the u.s. joint forces command. a move that could cut 3,000 jobs. barbara starr joins us live from the pentagon with this mornings security watch. obviously this morning the question involved here is will that jeopardize our nations security? >> well, probably not, to be honest. the joint forces command is one of these pieces of p...

Military components, virginias joint forces command. the cut involves thousands of jobs. the virginia governor calls the plan extremely short-sighted. voters in four states head to the polls today and the results of todays primary should provide a good measurement of voter discontent ahead of the midterm elections coming this november. george stephanopoulos has a preview. >> in colorado theres a bipartisan backlash against the establishment. both senate nominations are up for grabs with party ...