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His record is so extraordinary the air force has zero in evidence the record that would warrant him under dont ask, dont tell. the case the colonel just referred to was decided in 2008 by the ninth circuit. prior to the case, the burden was on the service member to show that his remaining in the air force was not a detriment to morale, good order, and cohesion of the unit. now, after whit, the burden is on the air force to come forward with air force and to meet its heavy burden of proof to show...

Bit for that, but beyond that, theyve been very supportive and professional the entire time. >> when you described the compromise to your integrity by adhering to existing military policy, when you describe what its been like to essentially be -- to be at west point with this policy in place in the military, why did that become unsustainable or unbearable for you? why did you feel that you had to resign? what drove the timing for you? >> well, whits interesting because your first two years at we...

Whit who has a consulting firm to head up that plan. >> just because you cant see it on the surface doesnt mean its not underneath. michelle franzen, thank you. flash flooding swatched southern and central plains friday and more showers on the way today. downpours caused flooding across south dakota, including this spring creek where a dramatic rescue was caught on camera. the water swept a driver off the road and rescuers used a ladder to try to pluck that man from the dangerous current. mean...

Time for a scaleback in the cleaning efforts, which i cant believe comes as welcome news to residents on the gulf coast. whats the reasoning behind that? >> reporter: well, certainly theres some anxiety when those words are expressed because many of the fishermen, of course, throughout the last few months have been earning a paycheck from bp out on the waters, searching for oil, some skimmers and boats. that scaleback is coming because theyre not able to find a lot of oil on the surface since th...

That is personally disappointing to me. >> chris: mr. nungesser, do you feel, forget the question of the president actually coming down to visit, do you feel the federal government is acting more quickly, more effectively now in dealing with the problems that you folks have on the ground there? >> well, in the last two weeks, james lee whit came aboard working with bp and we have seen a great difference in the response. the crews are now staying out on the water not spending two hours going back...

That is personally disappointing to me. >> chris: mr. nungesser, do you feel, forget the question of the president actually coming down to visit, do you feel the federal government is acting more quickly, more effectively now in dealing with the problems that you folks have on the ground there? >> well, in the last two weeks, james lee whit came aboard working with bp and we have seen a great difference in the response. the crews are now staying out on the water not spending two hours going back...

Ahead of his primary that is going to be so difficult. >> okay. lets turn to a lighter topic, somewhat lighter, britains queen. she spoke at the united nations today. it has been quite a while since she has done that more than 50 years to be exact. lets listen first to what she said back in 1957, when she was still a very young woman. >> time has, in fact, made the task of the united nations more difficult than it seemed when the terms of the charter were agreed at san francisco 12 years ago. >>...

Palestinians. he sent a tweet, he sent a bunch of tweets. one said he met with the palestinian prime minister today. i believe he is dedicated to a genuine peace settlement but many on stickles remain. another tweet he said, visited palestinian national security forces operations camp, very ump press sive operation. and then senator mccain sent pictures, first of the meeting, then visiting with the palestinian security forces. why would he pick today, of all days, i guess i should ask you, whit,...

Maybe its not pc, but the outfit? you cant -- you cant look at the queen without commenting, floral? did it surprise you? >> yes, you know, if anyone can pull it off it is the queen of england. many of to us wouldnt, but she can. go ahead. >> the other thing i found striking is both, we didnt see it but both baek back then and this day, she carried her pocketbook with her as she gave the speech. it is remarkable what is amazing, im sure 60 years ago, she never thought there would be an of a a ...

The news again, bp oil that number bumped up. will the number drop back down? weve had the conversation before a lot of the numbers on the economy are beginning to turn around and look upward. people arent feeling it yet. when people start feeling it i think the number will move. >> you wouldnt argue with the fact that this is about independent voters and disappointed independent voters who, you know, gave their votes to barack obama, and now feel like hes not coming through for them in the ways...