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u.s. army corps of engineers is expected to open the floodgates on the morganza spillway. the plan is to slowly divert floodwaters away from baton rouge and new orleans. the spillway has not been opened in nearly 40 years. the move will flood other areas in south central louisiana. and this map right here you're about to see it, it says it all. areas in yellow could get up to 20 feet of water and green up to 15 feet. we'll have live coverage of a briefing by the u.s. army corps of engineers at 2:00 eastern time. in areas like morgan city, louisiana, could get disastrous flooding. m...

And they're feeling vindicated right now. they're able to point the finger and say, why didn't pakistani officials know more? if they didn't know more, why not? if they did, why didn't they do something about it? that's a discussion that's not just happening at the higher levels here, but it's also now seeping through to the public here as well. they are looking at it and saying, well, if pakistan really isn't helping this situation, how can we rely on them and why should there be this focus from the united states on a so-called af-pak solution? also the death of bin laden, asks these question...

Felt had been lost in previous years when the focus was shifted from al qaeda and afghanistan to bin laden and iraq. one thing that, you know, that is always important to remember and bears repeat, because i think that a lot of americans don't realize is that more than 100,000 troops have been withdrawn under this president from iraq. that has freed up, and again, part of the refocus of our attention on the af-pak region, and making that our principle goal, and the defeat of al qaeda that. will continue, and no question that the case has to be continued to be made, but we are under no illusion...

Jones in florida. it hasn't actually been in the middle east. i think extreme islamism, jihadism is much more present in the so-called af-pak theater, afghanistan and pakistan, than it is in some of the rest of the middle east. >> what worries me and i assume worries you as well, for ten years the u.s., its coalition of partners have spent hundreds of millions of dollars -- billions of dollars in afghanistan. they've lost a lot of lives trying to help the people in afghanistan. hamid karzai depends on the united states for his support. but then he goes and seemingly ignores the u.s. which rais...

Burnson, a former cia agent who fought in the early stages of the war. he's also a republican running for the new york senate. gary, good to hear from you. thank you for being with us right now. answer any one of those questions that you care to. is the cost of this war worth it? should we still be there and what is the goal of this war supposed to be? >> the first thing is i'm running for the u.s. senate against chuck schumer. we need to establish security in afghanistan because it impacts on the entire region and the world. you have 24 militant organizations operating along the afghan bush p...