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That? >> jon, that is one of the things that concerns me most. every new secretary of defense, be they republican or democrat i think historically always mean well and talk to these think tank experts who never served a day in the military who tell them we can win a war basically with air power and special forces that we don't need that grunt on the ground but history tells us every time we need the grunt on the ground to win the war, to finish the job. that's what we saw in iraq. that's why the surge worked. because we got that grunt on the ground to finish the job. so that, the cut in the ar...

It happened in utah. the officers all in the hospital at this hour where we're waiting for an update on their conditions. that single suspect also hurt remains in police custody. this all went down late last night at a home in the town of ogden north of salt lake city. details coming in. we'll update you as soon as we have more info. president obama will announce billions of dollars in cuts in defense spending today. he'll make the announcement at the defense department today. the first time a president has addressed reporters in the pentagon briefing room. it's creating a more realistic milit...

Pentagon. the first time any president has addressed reporters in the briefing room. the administration says it's creating a more realistic military and investing more in air and sea power and eliminating ground troops. they say his budget is bloated and the u.s. can still be strong with fewer forces. it amounts to $489 billion in cuts overt next ten years. the german man accused of setting 52 fires across l.a., so wobbly in court, he needed the help of deputies to stand up. his arraignment postponed until january 24, his bail set at $2 million. it's believed within on an arson rampage becau...

Congress doesn't act this year. let me tell you the significance of that. right now with what the obama administration is doing, it means that we can no longer fight two military regional conflicts simultaneously. with these $489 billion in cuts we could probably fight one war. if congress doesn't act on the sequester and we don't restore those cuts i don't see how we can fight one war successfully. jon: the president promised in his opening remarks in the pentagon we would be able to take whatever challenges lie ahead. let me get your reaction on the other side. >> yes, our military will be l...

President obama meantime will announce billions of dollars in cuts to defense spending today. he'll make the announcement at the pentagon, the first time any president has addressed reporters in the pentagon briefing room. administration says it's creating a more realistic military by eliminating tens of thousands of ground troops and investing more in air and sea power. officials familiar with the plan say the pentagon's budget is way too bloated and the u.s. can still be strong with fewer forces. the strategy amounts to $489 billion in cuts that will take place over the next 10 years. sorry,...