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French gather intelligence. that's the word today from our defense secretary leon pa net attachment france unleashed its air and ground assault on islamic extremists in the nation of mali last week. those militants largely control the country's north. yesterday they took a town in central mali. investigators say many of them do have ties to al qaeda. today secretary panetta warned they could still pose a dangerous threat to the united states. >> the fact is that the war on terrorism continues. >> we have made good progress. we have underline the ability to conduct but the war on terrorism cont...

>> shepard: more information coming out of the clackson center mall. we have multiple reports of at least 60 shots fired. this from witnesses on scene there are multiple reports about how many have been shot. the oregonen newspaper is reporting of two dead and a somewhat chaotic scene there as authorities have now locked down the mall or apparently searching for the suspect in this or the shooter, i should say. we will go back for live breaking developments as they happen. well, syria's president may have gotten the message now about using his chemical weapons. that's the word from defense sec...

Andrew quou he know plans to ask for $30 billion in federal aid to rebuild after sandy. funds would be used for you power grid improvements and fuel upgrades. leon pa net dnetta says the oba administration is close to a decision on troop levels after 2014. and israeli tanks fired in syria for a second day after a motor shell fell into israeli controlled territory. back to "hardball." ♪ welcome back to "hardball." over the past year we've shown you scores of political ads running the gamut from morgan freeman's dulcet tones at the end of the election cycle to the ominous voices warning of n...

Demotion and could lose about a million dollars in retirement benefits. meantime he is serving as a two-star major general, gregg. gregg: any idea when a decision will be made on this? >> reporter: we're told defense secretary leon pa he note at that could make a decision by end of the month t could mean a lower rank for the general. the case brings to mind that lavish conference in las vegas thrown by the general services administration in 2010. that event cost taxpayers more than $800,000. there is no word at this point of any criminal charges against general ward. gregg? gregg: who can forg...

Were the likely source of these leaks. hrat thursda last thursday the defense secretary leon pa net tee and chair of the joint chiefs testified in a closed session. after that at least one republican was satisfied the leaks did not come from the defense department. >> it comes down to their loyalty and their responsible, their duty to do the things they have. and they need to be concerned that when they say things, whether intentionally, or unintentionally, they do have a tendency to put other people at risk. >> reporter: in a recent sign of the escalation between the white house and congress ...