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Again, this does add up. this is a back door solyndra. you are finding a way to pass money to some of these companies who would not be able to make it otherwise. thats part of the issue here. dod does have some great energy programs, something called star tides. looking how we can sustain ourselves. northern command has something called spiders how qui maintain military facilities during difficult times regarding energy. these are all investments in how we can do things better and get through di...

though, new terror concerns as we approach the first anniversary of the daring raid that led to the death of osama bin laden. there is no credible information suggesting al qaeda or its allies are planning attacks tied to the anniversary. but the concerns are real enough that president obama reviewed the threat picture just this morning with this top national security advisers. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is here with the details. what is the biggest threat intel official...

aspirational, not specifically in the works. as for the home grown extremists, those already right here in the united states, the intelligence estimates say this date, this anniversary so to speak may hold some value to them, but they dont think it is enough to make them accelerate their plots. in other words, if they got some plat and theyre on a timetable, theyre not going to scrap their timetable just to make this deadline. >> okay. chris lawrence in the piers morgan. appreciate it....

Work it out with north korea. >> shepard: to say that they have game planned all of this would be an understatement. the if and then possibilities. one would assume now, if this has failed and we are waiting for a firm confirmation, jennifer, but if it has, we can expect statements from secretary of state clinton and others to come pretty quickly and some decision on what to do next. >> well, i think so. i think you wont hear initially from secretary of state clinton or from the white house. we ...

Operations over iraq. having served as nato commander, sandy is well-known to our allies. having served on the joint staff, he is known and trusted here at the white house. most recently as head of northern command, saepbld has been responsible for the defense of our homeland and states and communities in times of crisis, such as the recent tornados and the floods along the mississippi. he supported our mexican partners and the fight against the cartels and our japanese allies in response to the...

Adviser to the president. cnns ed henry is at the white house. tell us what you know about this guy. >> reporter: well, thats right. hes a west point grad, and somebody who is very highly respected, because hes been helping to oversee both the wars in iraq and afghanistan and the president, were told, to expect him to make at least two more personnel announcements, as well. hes going to name a vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff as well, admiral james winfeld. hes been in charge of the no...

development of alternative fuels. his warning to arab oil producer comes amid a chilling prediction. goldman sachs says gas will reach $5 a gallon this summer. and remembering the sacrifice s at arlington nationl cemetery. this morning, president obama takes part in ceremonies there, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. lets talk politics now. presidential candidates, those who have declared, and those likely to, are reaching out to voters on this memoria...

>> i would go on the offensive. i would go on the attack. weve been playing defense for too long, waiting for it all to come to the shoreline. mobilize northern command out of colorado. i would tell them to send men and equipment from the army, navy and air force. to get command control in that gulf so admiral allen has command control. the effect of losing this battle and having that amount of oil come ashore could be equivalent beyond from the ramifications of the war in afghanistan and iraq. ...

Alan. find this oil and kill it. >> youre treating this like it is a battle? >> absolutely. and to -- for the people of the gulf, this is their life. its just like an enemy force invading the gulf, taking over our shore line. we have to treat this like a war if we want to get it fixed. >> youre saying theres an inherent problem with bp being responsible for the cleanup? >> absolutely. its like getting mugged and having the burglar determine what your compensation is. the government needs to dete...

>> youre saying theres an inherent problem with bp being responsible for the cleanup? >> absolutely. its like getting mugged and having the burglar determine what your compensation is. the government needs to determine that. >> whats the first thing you would do, immediately, within an hour, to change the way this cleanup -- >> i would go on the offense, i would go on the attack. weve been playing defense for too long. i would mobilize northern command out of colorado. i would tell them to send ...