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Im not making this up. do you know what the solution was? do you know, erin? she knows. take the clocks out of the lobby so nobody could see the clock. that was it. you dont have watches or a cell phone? while were at the post office, by the way, the u.s. postal service will start process of closing additional 2,000 branchs operating in a deficit now, but they have to lobby congress to allow it to change the law so it can close the most unprofitable post offices. the law currently allows the pos...

Years. >> that is james spader. >> do we have james spader in the green room so we can trot him in here. >> send in who you think brian and steve look like. >> what women. >> what women celebrities do brian and i look like and what male celebrities do alisyn look like. >> what other male celebrities. >> aside from -- man, we are asking for trouble with this one. >> indeed we are. in the meantime, lets get right to your news. here are your headlines. there is no sign today on wall street that tod...

Systems every day, youve heard reports of maybe local terrorists being involved. what do you know about that? >> that was one word that was being put out, terrorism was suggested as a possibility. were not talking about al-qaeda. were talking about maoist rebels, active in the heartland of india. we talked to a journalist there familiar with the indian train system and the problems there and the problems mostly are maintenance problems, terrorism pretty much has been discounted now, bad maintena...

>> 65,000 and $3.8 trillion, one is this number of flights reportedly taken off over the e past six years that shouldnt have because of maintenance problems. the other, is the price tag for the presidents new badge whiudh doesnt spend a dime on airplane upkeep and you say that is a deadly mistake. >> yes. and is an industry that has been in a death spiral for a long time and is a weird industry. look at american airlines, this largest airline in the world, if you dont count northwest delta, huge...

The hottest political topics up on capitol hill. so these are the kind of issues that they have to go through. but i can tell you, the feeling here in the pentagon is that dont ask, dont tell, whether its in six months, nine months, or two years, is going to be repealed. >> all right. jim miklaszewski reporting for us from the pentagon. thanks very much. lets move to todays reads and clicks. in the front page of the "usa today," this is frightening. a look at maintenance problems on thousands ...

Bridge. on the freeway. the ems asap. looks like they are already starting to show up. >> reporter: the derailment left three people dead. it is unclear if their bodies are still in the medical records, 72 victims were treated, two listed in serious condition, a baby on the train escaped unhurt and many survivors praising by standards who rushed in to help. and to help save lives. donald trump is expressing his condolences and saying this accident shows why are soon to be submitted infrastructur...

Survival stories. for instance, a baby on the train escaped unhurt and many of the praising the by standers who rushed in to help. one had training as eagle scout. another neurosurgeon. dozens of volunteers from a nearby military base responded and helped save lives. president trump is expressing his condolences and saying the accident, quote, shows more than ever why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly. though the associated press is reporting this derailment h...

Four-star general last week on mornings with maria on the business network and he had stunning things to say about the readiness of our aircraft in the navy as well as the army where the fleet is the oldest its been in decades and he questions whether or not $54 billion is enough. listen to general jack keane with me last week. >> to give you a sense of how dramatic it is, 50 to 75% of our aircraft are not able to fly because of maintenance problems. maria: wow. 50 to 75%? >> depending on the se...

Do you know what the solution was? do you know, erin? she knows. take the clocks out of the lobby so nobody could see the clock. that was it. you dont have watches or a cell phone? while were at the post office, by the way, the u.s. postal service will start process of closing additional 2,000 branchs operating in a deficit now, but they have to lobby congress to allow it to change the law so it can close the most unprofitable post offices. the law currently allows the postal service to close po...

The taliban has called news organizations, including a call here at nbc news in kabul, to claim responsibility for the attack. they say they shot the helicopter down. the taliban often does that, claims responsibility for things that turn out to be accidents. and indeed, most of the helicopter crashes here have turned out to be accidents. maintenance problems, the incredible amount of dust in the air. this is the deadliest year for coalition forces. after todays crash, 525 coalition forces have ...