secretary of state hillary clinton and leon panetta traveled. i went and they joined me for an exclusive joint interview. we talked about some of the biggest global challenges as well as politics right here in the u.s. >> madam secretary, mr. secretary, thank you for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> let's talk about afghan san. $2 billion a week in u.s. tax dollars being spent to maintain the assistance of the afghan people. is this money well spent right now, a hundred billion dollars a year for another two and a half years. >> first of all, wolf, we are in a transition. as we do, the afghan security forces are stepping up to protect their own people. as we saw over the weekend with the horrible attacks, luckily they were not successful. that was because the afghan security forces which are our soldiers and others of the nato alliance have been training and mentoring. so, i think that if you look, as we do, at the progress that has been made on the security side but also in other indicators, health and education and the economy, there is defi

and on june 2nd, 2009, he ordered leon panetta -- gave the following written order, and i quote. "in order to ensure that we have expended every effort, i direct you to provide me within 30 days a detailed operational plan for locating and bringing to justice osama bin laden." it was the president's highest priority for the cia. then he made one of the most courageous decisions i've seen the president make in my lifetime and i would argue in a long time. he authorized a very high-risk mission to capture or kill osama bin laden even though -- and i was one of six people who for four months or so were the only one who is knew about the possibility of his location -- even though at the end of the day there was no better, as you know, general, than a 50/50 chance bin laden was present in the compound. but despite that reservation, and i might add the rezer vagss of almost every one of his -- the only full-throated support for moving when we did was from leon panetta, the director of cia, myself included. president obama said afterwards when he made the decision, this was a very diffi

you have met leon panetta. you have met a veteran of this program. even a congressman who's a veteran of this program. put all this together. i know you have things to what to say about the week. can you tell us other things you've learned about the week, about people you've met, about watching famous people? >> i'm from kansas city. the best part of my week, last night at dinner we are sitting across the table. we tend to not stay too political at our dinner conversations. we were arguing. we are different as far as our views go. we are talking about the deficit must leave. we were talking about how we had different ideas on how to go about that. it got pretty heated. i was standing up on occasion. >> where your hands? >> i grab my napkin occasionally. i cannot look at him anymore. at the end of it, he stood up. he gave me an "i love you." we have different views but it will not be the end of the world. i think that is something that needs to be more present in our political system. >> what side are you on? >> on one of the big issues is that we see

you have met leon panetta. you have met a veteran of this program. even if congress man who's a veteran of this program. put all this together. i know you have things to what to say about the week. can you tell us other things you've learned about the week, about people you've met, about watching famous people? >> i'm from kansas city. the best part of my week, last night at dinner we are sitting across the table. we tend to not stay too political at our dinner conversations. we were arguing. we are different as far as our views go. we are talking about the deficit must leave. we were talking about how we had different ideas on how to go about that. it got pretty heated. i was standing up on occasion. >> where your hands? >> i grab my napkin occasionally. i cannot look at him anymore. at the end of it, he stood up. he gave me an "i love you." we have different views but it will not be the end of the world. i think that is something that needs to be more present in our political system. >> was either you on? -- what side are you on? >> on one of the b

billl friiay bin 4x panetta plane surely nobooy expects leon panetta to hop on a greyhhund bus or lumber on to an aattrk train to head home.but the secretary is not sparing the pentagon -- no, makeethat the taxpayer - any expense when it comes ttaveeing from washington to his ranch in northern california. panetta usually makes the ten hour round trip flight in a "c-37" &p-- not the fanciest, executive, military plane in the sky,,buu ii is certaiily nnt cheeppto operate.panetta's associated press costs 32,000 doolars. that s one round trip flight betweenncalifornii and washington.and accordingg to thh aa- -- panetta has &pflown hhme 27 times since laa july. if aal of the operatiin panetta's weekend tripp total about 860 thousand dollars. theory cutting its bbdget by -3 about one billion dollars a week. earlier this year, panetta talked about what he characteriied as a 'tuuning point.'sounn on panetta on turniig point[sot in 2:06-2:11 ]trt=10"congress has mandaaed y law that we pavings. so, clearly we are at a turnnng point."now to be fair --panetta must travel on military planes becauueet

. >> in testimony earlier today here in washington by the defense secretary, leon panetta on capitol hill before house committee, the topic, of course, dominating the headlines, no easy answer no, silver bullet. welcome. i'll steve scully. cnn puts it this way, the international sense of urgency over the syrian crisis growing today with secretary of state clinton calling for an arms embargo as well as other tough u.n. security council steps against the assad regime. she suggests moving quickly to a chapter 6 resolution including travel and financial sanctions as well as the arms embargo. more on this story coming up in just a moment. meanwhile on capitol hill republicans in the house of representatives ignoring a white house veto threat on mostly party line votes. the house approving a $46 billion tax cut for most employers, the measure though success viewed as dead on arrival in the u.s. senate. republicans say it would give companies more money to hire workers, democrats say that many of the benefits would go the wealthy and they point out that companies would not actually have to

leon panetta says that keeping the mission a secret was critical to its success. >> if you can imagine, there were a couple of tense moments going to the operation. just the fact of having those helicopters 1 150 miles into pakistan and the concern over whether or not there would be tested. >> he was the head of the central intelligence agency at the time of the raid. we're learning new details about some of the rule changes that are affecting the secret service. the agency will no sign chaperones on some trips to and forcing a code of conduct to curb excessive drinking and prevent agents from visiting questionable establishments. today was national take back day. more than 5000 locations participated for people to safely dispose of a prescription medication. >> a little spring cleaning for your medicine cabinet. at the university of maryland, nearly 30 pounds of on used, and wanted and expired prescription drugs were collected. -- nearly 30,000 pounds of unused unwanted, and expired prescription drugs were collected. students in the area could drop off the drugs no questions asked. th

was from leon panetta, the director of the cia. myself included. president obama said afterward when he made the decision that this is a very difficult decision. it included an enormous risk. add so much confidence of them to carry out the mission that of the risks were outweighed by the us by our man. -- of finally getting our man. does anybody doubts had the mission failed it would have written the beginning of the end of the president's term in office? this guy has a backbone like a ramrod. for real. on this debt issue, we know what president obama did. we cannot say for certain what governor romney would have done. we can say that unlike governor romney comment they felt like it earth to get been lavin. -- osama bin laden. i said before osama bin laden is dead. thanks to president obama and general motors is alive. you have to ask yourself why governor romney them present, could he have used the same slogan? -- in reverse? people of going to make that judgment. it is a legitimate thing. look. on a few core issues, there's no real difference bet

you have met leon panetta. you met the head of nasa and susan collins,you have met a veteran of this program. put all this together based on what to have observed and you have things you want to say about the wayeven a congressman who's a to. veteran of this program. put all this together. i know you have things to what to say about the week. can you tell us other things you've learned about the week, about people you've met, about watching famous people? >> i'm from kansas city. the best part of my week, last night at dinner we are sitting across the table. we tend to not stay too political at our dinner conversations. we were arguing. we are different as far as our views go. we are talking about the deficit must leave. -- mostly. we were talking about how we had different ideas on how to go about that. it got pretty heated. i was standing up on occasion. >> where your hands? -- where were your hands? >> i grab my napkin occasionally. i cannot look at him anymore. at the end of it, he stood up. he gave me an "

but this week the pentagon's top man, leon panetta announced a new crackdown. the main change as far as we can tell accusations will be investigated by senior officers. not just unit commanders. the pentagon says last year alone, last year, 19,000 sexual assaults in one year, most of them went unreported and unpunished. there is more to that. we spoke with several former service women, and this one story we found was typical. she was a marine, who reported an attack by a fellow marine but instead of finding help, she was drummed out by the military. doing the right thing was in 21-year-old stephanie schroeder's blood. >> i joined after 9-11, i thought it was the right thing to do. i come from a military family and i have a great sense of honor and patriotism toward the country. >> six months she was training at a base in virginia. one saturday she decided to blow off steam with fellow marines. >> we went out to dinner, i got up to go to the rest room, and my attacker followed me and forced his way in the bathroom. i went to pull the door shut, and he grabbed it

leon panetta likes to sleep in his own bed he makes regular trips from washington d.c. to his home in monterey using the military jets. we learn to nice just how many trips he's taken and to get to is paying for it? sharon chan follows the money. degrees defense secretary leon panetta is expensive commutes' parks and green is hometown. >>> and think it's ridiculous especially right now and we're trillions of dollars in debt when he travels from the pentagon to his home because the government $32,000 each round trip he has gunwale of 27 times in eight months that reimburses the pentagon more than $600 a trip that cost the coach fare. records show he paid $17,000 and all. taxpayers pay the rest of to $860,000. i like him, and i think that's ridiculous though that i've been out pockets he could fly home he usually flies into monterey and in friday night and return to the pentagon's sunday nights a pentagon spokesman says the government has required the defense secretary to fly military plane for all travel personal or professional. that is because of the secure communicati

leon panetta says officials in pyongyang may be getting more than that. china may have provided north korea with mobile missile technology. >> i'm sure there's been help coming from china. i don't know the exact extent of that. we have to deal with it in another context in terms of the sensitivity of that information. >> panetta said the potential threat from north korea would be increased if it had mobile capability for long-range ballistic missiles. north korean military leaders put what appeared to be a long-range ballistic missile on display. they say it's the same as a special purpose vehicle developed by a chinese company. an online version of the magazine says if the vehicle was chinese made, china may have violated u.n. sanctions. foreign ministry spokesperson said china strictly follows security council resolutions and says chinese leaders enforce laws to enforce laws against weapons of mass destructions. >>> analysts reflected for a week before putting a satellite into spate. north koreans say they finished analyzing the launch and are determine

here in washington, leon panetta reiterated that the u.s. -- >> our approach must keep options on the table. while recognizing the limitations of military force. we must be prepared to take whatever action is required. >> for more on what those options might be, i am joined from new york by former state department adviser. richard, when you listen to the defense secretary, interpret what he is sent for us. is the u.s. starting to think that it will have to get involved? >> there is not a lot devon busy as them. the reason that -- a lot of enthusiasm. it is hard to design and operation where the likely benefits would outweigh the likely cost. the united states has to think hard about potential crisis in both north korea as well as iran. a highly discretionary intervention in syria is not something leon panetta or barack obama are hankering for right now. >> you have suggested that bashar al-assad is not somebody that is going to cave. he will not go by a forceful sanctions, and there will have to be something else, isn't there? >> either that or he may be there for quite some time. as

secretary of defense leon panetta weighed in on this fee- for-service scandal last night in his visit to colombia. but the number of agents accused in the scandal has gone up. >> as defense secretary leon panetta arrived in bogota for previously scheduled meetings with colombian officials, a senior u.s. defense officials said the number of american military personnel being investigated in the prostitution scandal has risen to 12 and that security clearances have been polls. >> my biggest concern is the issue of security. and what could possibly have been jeopardized by virtue of this kind of behavior. >> of the pentagon said the latest target is an army soldier who worked for the white house communications agency, where military personnel set up and maintain equipment. meantime, the white house announced it had done its own investigation and cleared its staffers. >> there is no indication that and -- that any member of the white house advance team engaged in any improper conduct or behavior. the meantime, a source says the colombian police have been very helpful to the u.s. investigat

but leon panetta said officials in pyongyang may be getting more than that. the u.s. defense secretary says china may have provided north korea with mobile missile technology. >> i'm sure there's been some help coming from china. i don't know the exact extent of that. i think we'd have to deal with it in another context in terms of the sensitivity of that information. panetta said the potential threat from north korea would be increased if it had mobile capability for long-range ballistic mispims north korean military leaders put what appeared to be a long-range ballistic missile on public display for the first time last sunday at a parade in pyongyang. authorities say the vehicle that carried it is the same as a special purpose vehicle developed by a chinese company. the truck is also used as a launch pad. >>> an online version of the magazine jane'sefense weekly says if the vehicle was chinese made, china may have violated u.n. sanctions. foreign ministry spokesman said china strictly follows security council resolutions, and he said chinese leaders enforce tlus con

i spoke with leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton. they sat down with me for an exclusive interview in brussels. listen. >> madam secretary, mr. secretary, thank you for being with us. >> we are glad to be with you. >> let's talk about afghanistan. $2 billion a week in u.s. taxpayer dollars being spent to maintain the troop level and the existence to the afghan people. is this money well spent right now? $100 billion a year for another two and a half years? >> well, first of all, wolf, we are in a transition and as we transition, the afghan security forces are stepping up to protect their own people and as we saw over the weekend with those deplorable attacks luckily, they were not successful and that was because the afghan security forces which our soldiers and others of the nato alliance have been training and mentoring. so i think that if you look as we do at the progress that has been made on the security side and other indicators and health, education and the economy there is definite progress. that doesn't mean it is going to be

can you interpret what leon panetta is saying? is the u.s. starting to think it will have to get involved in some form of military engagement with syria? >> there is not a lot of enthusiasm for it, as you heard in his voice. the reasons are twofold. first of all, it is hard to design and operation where the likely benefits would outweigh the likely costs. secondly, the united states has to think hard about potential crises in north korea and iran. a highly discretionary intervention in syria is not something that barack obama is hankering for right now. >> in the court of public opinion, there will have to be something else, is there not? "maybe there for quite some time. -- >> heat may be there for quite some time. you have to quit and opposition. right now, you have something disorganized. you have to create a serious political opposition that will start talking publicly about why there is a future for syria in which all people, including those who support bashar al- assad, have reasons to move away from him, which would be inclusive and no

defense minister tanaka and leon panetta went over the details of their joint action plan. tanaka and pennate spoke tuesday over the phone. they agreed the launch violate u.n. security council resolutions that demand north korea halt its missile development. tanaka updated panetta on how his ministry is preparing. he's ordered self-defense forces to intercept any part of the missile that could fall on to japanese territory. panetta stressed the need to show the japan/u.s. alliance is strong. they also agreed the self-defense forces and the u.s. military will share information on the upcoming launch. >> translator: we will watch how the diplomatic efforts work. however, i told secretary panetta if north korea does go ahead with the launch, japan will take appropriate measures. the secretary said he understands our stance. >> some details on the appropriate measures tanaka is referring to. self-defense force personnel are on the ground in the country's southern most pretectu urure okinawa. and they brought some heavy equipment with them. pac-3 interceptor missiles. the first

. >>> defense secretary leon panetta says the u.s. is preparing potential military options in syria. but testifying before congress, he said diplomatic, not militariers for trying to push assad aside. he temperatured along side jen martin dempsey, chairman of the joints chief of staff for an hour and 45 minutes. >> we will come to order. i was just informed that first votes could happen between 10:10 and 10:25. secretary has a hard time at 12:30. so we're going to be as expeditious as we possibly can here. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. the house armed as much as committees meets today to receive testimony on the security situation in syria from the secretary of defense, the honorable leon panetta and chairman of staff martin dempsey, form perp gentlemen, thank you for your distinguished service to our nation and thank you for being here today. the syrian conflict is in its second year and the situation sun certain and dire. as we continue a cease sfooir in place coming on the heels of horrifying violence at the hands of the assa

secretary of defense t honorable leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general dempsey. gentlemen, thank you for your distinguished service to our nation and thank you for being here today. the syrian conflict is now in its second year and the situation remains both uncertain and dire. as we convene a tenuous cease-fire is in place. it comes on the heels of horrifying violence at the hands of the assad regime, yet even though assad has committed to the cease-fire, reports indicate that he continues to inflict violence on the syrian people. president assad's crack down has been ruthless including human rights violations, killings, use of force against noncombatant civilians including children and interference with the provision of medical aid and humanitarian assistance. to date the united nations estimates the death toll from the crisis at 9,000. while other estimates put the death toll as high as 12,000. just over a year ago in the midst of the arab spring the syrian people peacefully took to the streets calling for the opportunity to elect their leadership through a f

we also want to warmly welcome the other two distinguished joining leon panetta, martin dempsey. in the 38 years since graduating from west point, he led troops in combat, served as a combatant commander and most recently as the chief of staff of the army. thank you for your service, general. welcome to the committee. we also welcome the department of defense's comptroller, robert hale who is no stranger as well to this committee from his years of service to the congressional budget office. again, welcome back, secretary hale. relative to last year's request, the president's budget calls for a $487 billion reduction in base defense spending over the next decade. this comes on top of already planned spending reduction for the global war on terrorism. the united states remains a nation at war, and our troops remain engaged in a fierce enemy overseas. it's difficult to square this reality with the president's steep reductions in both troop levels and funding levels. the timing of the cuts raises serious concerns that the decisions are being driven by budget airy concerns as opposed

secretary of defense leon panetta he says that the behavior in these pictures is unacceptable and an investigation will be launched he also said that he asked the los angeles times not to publish these photos we should also mention that the investigation is all only coming after the l a times got in touch with the department of defense indicating that they do have these photos this is all coming as nato ministers are meeting in brussels right now to discuss the future of afghanistan after international forces pull out. however now reporting gap as secretary of defense leon panetta portrays the incidents as isolated acts of young people caught in the moment such rhetoric is downplaying the whole trant characteristic of every u.s. led conflict and that's the view of a former army sergeant turned anti-war activist. this congress a needs to change and it needs to stop revolving around a few bad apples or whatever and needs to start being getting real about the fact that these aren't isolated incidents and furthermore it's only a matter of time until they all cried out this is symptomatic

secretary of defense leon panetta he says that if he havior caught in these pictures is unacceptable an investigation will be launched he also said that he asked the los angeles times not to publish these photos we should also mention that the investigation is all only coming out of the l a times got in touch with the department of defense indicating that they do have these photos this is all coming as nato ministers are meeting in brussels right now to discuss the future of afghanistan after international forces pull out. now reporting in from new york secretary of defense leon panetta portrays the incidents as isolated acts of young people caught in a moment such rhetoric as downplaying the whole trans characteristic of every u.s. led conflict that's a view a former army sergeant a target antiwar activist. this conversation he needs to change and it needs to stop revolving around a few bad apples or whatever and needs to start being getting real about the fact that these aren't isolated incidents and furthermore it's only a matter of time until they all cried out this is symptomati

arena for now reporting their secretary of defense leon panetta portrays the incident as isolated ads of young people caught in the moment such rhetoric is downplaying a whole trend characteristic of every u.s. led conflict that's if you're a former army sergeant turned anti-war activist not the sure. this conversation he needs to change and it needs to stop revolving around a few bad apples or whatever it needs to start being really getting real about the fact that these aren't isolated incidents and furthermore it's only a matter of time until they all find out if this is symptomatic of. a long history of war and the types of wars that the u.s. tends to write you know in vietnam we saw a lot more of my physical war trophies being taken my fingers and ears and tongues and things like that. in this war it's photographs instead of taking perhaps things with them and they still do i know of examples and so does the media but you know more so than take you body parts there taking pictures i'll find more comment and it also is on the story on our website are also worth checking out there

it's much more of an insurgency kind of opposition. >> defense secretary leon panetta questioned by congressman rob andrews from new jersey. today's house armed services hearing committee. this is c-span radio's "washington today." >>> we're joined on the phone by marwan, vice president for studies at the carnegie endowment for international peace. he is also the author of "the arab center, the promise of moderation." thanks very much for being with us. >> sure. >> what are the options? what next can the u.s. do with regard to syria and what kind of support is there within the international community? >> it is difficult to see a quick end to this crisis. the options are limited. there is no appetite in the international community for another military intervention. there is a divided opposition in syr syria, and the question of whether to arm the opposition or not is not something that the opposition is united on. some want to be armed. some say that arming the opposition is going to further complicate the issue. and so the united states so far has to keep on trying the diplomatic option at the

. >> that was secretary of defense leon panetta speaking just moments ago regarding photos circulating of u.s. soldiers posing with the bodies of dead suicide bombers. maggie, this is part of a longer string of controversies that have arisen around u.s. soldiers posing or desecrating the bodies of militants that we're fight overseas. i guess when is we think about this, what is the collective effect of this on our president's overseas? >> i think it's obviously not a positive thing. i think in terms of certainly the domestic sentiment about the wars it increases weariness among the electorate with wars that have already become unpopular. they're obviously be pretty awful photos. i think this makes it much harder for the u.s. overseas and it makes it much harder and complicates things in terms of the mission. >> i think that the bad thing is, the pictures are despicable and it shouldn't happen. the bad thing is we're talking about this. we're seeing this when there's tens of thousands of men and women fighting every day for our country doing a hero's job, and we need to be paying tribut

they are here at nato headquarters outside brussel and my interview with hillary clinton and leon panetta airs tomorrow in "the situation room". >>> the white house is standing by the director of the secret service despite the prostitution scandal that exploded over the weekend during the president's trip to colombia. let's go to our white house correspondent, brianna keilar who is getting new information. what else is going on? >> reporter: for the moment the director of the secret service is faring well. president obama is standing behind him. jay carney repeated what we heard president obama say in colombia that he is reserving some judgment until the investigation is completed by the secret service, but that president obama will be very angry if these accusations and these allegations prove to be true, but he did defend sullivan. here he is. >> the president has confidence in the director of the secret service. director sullivan acted quickly in response to this incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak into the matter. >> reporter: the other thing to take note of, wolf

defense secretary leon panetta says he regrets how much it cost for his weekend trips to his home in california. he says he is looking for ways to find savings. each trip cost $32,000 of which he pays $630 based on a government formula. he is required to travel on military aircraft so he can stay in secure contact with the white house and with leaders. he says it is healthy to get out of washington to get a different perspective on things. >>> car fire was deliberately set after 2:00 this morning on foothill boulevard. it forced the evacuation of a nearby apartment building. investigators say they have solid evidence an arsonist set the fire. >>> the san jose sharks are back in town and the fans are ready for game three of the playoff series. the rally is revving up. we will have a live report. >> and back in 10 minutes a spring weather forecast to talk about but the pollen will start messing with you, we will have that and the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our

defense secretary leon panetta says members of the military found to be involved will be disciplined >> whether the forces are in colombia or here in this country we expect them to abide by the high standard of behavior. that is a requirement. >> law-enforcement officials say the individuals involved were part of its support team and the president's security was never compromised >> a man suspected of killing 77 people in norway is testifying. he defended his bombing and shooting rampage disqualified today for an on- line statement saying the death penalty is appropriate. >> the friend at the center of the gun foes scandals shares his side of the story. a gas station explosion is all caught on tape. side of the story. a gas station explosion is all caught on tape. thanks. i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter, mix-ins and toppings, come in today and build a stack you'll be proud of. as to endeavor enough for college students one trillion dollars which is more than credit-card debt for crying out loud so what is the story there? its most important tha

. >> leon panetta was the head of aidedntral intelligence -- agency at the time of the raid. still to come, rainy weather. up next, your weekend outlook. attending the white house >> it is one of "the washington biggest nights -- it is one washington's biggest night. celebrities and the political players mix. are lots of parties afterwards that our schedules. d. idea this isave no going on. up by the washington hilton. not pretty outside right now. need youring to umbrella for the next half hour or 45 minutes. looking at a little bit from the showers. 56 degrees. that is it for the daytime high. it is now 54. e winds have settled down. is some good news there. cash burn had 47 degrees. 47 degrees.ad temperatures in the 40's to meddle 60's. look what is going on in the south and west of us. a little bit of a teaser for us. look for the warmer air arriving here by tuesday and wednesday. satellite and radar. here is a batch of showers. high pressure will settle in overhead today and tomorrow. that will bring clearer skies and warmer temperatures. is our futurecast. notice what h

defense secretary leon panetta wants to find ways to save taxpayer money since his trip home cost you $32,000 apiece. the press reports that panetta taken 27 round-trip flights to california on the military equivalent of a gulf stream jet since becoming secretary last july. he is required to travel on military aircraft with specific communications. former advisor tells fox panetta's predecessor robert gates travelled home three times a year. to his home in washington state. >> university of colorado in boulder has high hopes to avert thousands of coming the campus friday to participate in the annual pot smoking event dubbed 4-20. the school has been swamped with pot smokers in years past for this event. officials will close the school to outsiders. trespassers could face hefty jail time. it will also spread fish fertilizer across the quad to make it uninhabitable. it has been said the love of money is the root of all evil. today we heard that the amount of your money that is handled by the general services administration, the gsa, may be at the root of its spending scandal. chief cong

but leon panetta confirmed what we saw. this is not who her and certainly not who we represent. >> a fort bragg soldier who disappeared five days ago now. police and the military are combing this area near a bar in fayetteville, north carolina. that's where kelly bordeaux was last seen on saturday. an army official said bordeaux had been drinking and got a ride home from a bar employee who is not considered a suspect. it's all tied up between obama and mitt romney. a new poll shows them neck and neck. you have this really now looking towards november, 6 1/2 months towards election day. cnn averaged four national polls. you see the numbers, 47% for the president. 45% back romney. and in about half an hour. people waiting to see the president here. going to talk about federal job training in the community college there. the wives of british german ambassadors to the united nations, in it they asked syria's first lady to stop your husband and stop being a bystander. >> she talked about peace many, many times. we think she shou

was it the secretary of defense leon panetta? >> i did not talk to leon but louie was talking to panetta. >> and he said they would not let the plane take off if you were on it? >> and the chairman of the subcommittee was on it and that's me. when i said that's okay, louie, i'll look into going commercial, which are there commercial flights from dubai -- i got a call from hillary. >> hillary clinton the secretary of state. >> hillary clinton. to be fair, we didn't have time to work out the details. >> what did the secretary of state say to you? >> she basically said that she'd been through many -- a lot of mine crises there in afghanistan with the burning of the korans and our soldiers urinating on these dead bodies and one of them going crazy and killing civilians. she just felt that another mini crisis which might erupt because karzai hated me so much, he might create a crisis and she thought it might be disruptive to go our work done. >> so it costs american taxpayers $2 billion every week, $100 billion a year so she would all

. >>> just this week, secretary of defense leon panetta announced new policy to combat sexual assaults in the military. zero tolerance is the mention. >> but ground zero for battling the growing problem may start at the nation's most prestigious military academies. >> reports of sexual assaults at the academies rose by nearly 60% in the past year. and, out of the 65 cases record reported, only one resulted in court-martial. >> that's why two young women say they're coming forward. in a lawsuit filed this week, they say they were raped in their first year at the academies. tonight they speak to keira phillips for the first time. >> reporter: west point. the naval academy. the air force academy. prestigious military institutions tasked with training future officers ethically, spiritually, and morally. but for these high school honor students, their experience would be far different. >> i remember him turning off the lights and me asking, what are you doing? >> in the middle of the night, i did come to and he was on top of me. >> reporter: carly marquette and annie kenz yore say they were

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. >> defense secretary leon panetta apologized, saying the incident is under investigation. >> i know that young people sometimes caught up in the moment make some very foolish decisions. i am not excusing that behavior, but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people. the pictures were reportedly taken two years ago, but they come amid several recent high- profile scandals involving u.s. forces in afghanistan. in january, a video showed u.s. troops urinating on taliban corpses. in march, staff sgt robert bayless was charged in the massacre of 70 afghan villagers -- staff sgt robert bales. >> i think the majority of american people believe these borough show how poorly things are going and why we need to -- believe these photos show how poorly things are going and what we need to leave. nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 news. >> right now we have more on the breaking news we first brought you during the 5:00 hour. more problems near the old court subway station. skyteam 11 has been over the scene. what is the update? what is happening right now? >> this is train 7, t

. >> defense secretary leon panetta is condemning fed does that appear to show american soldiers posing with the bodies of dead afghan insurgents. "the los angeles times"posted the picture today. it shows members of the army posing with the body of a suicide bomber. he said it violates what he calls our core values. >> this is not who we are. it is not who we represent. >> secretary panetta also said in the investigation is under way. he urged the los angeles times not to publish the photos because insurgents could use them to incite violence. another step in the crackdown against inappropriate comment on -- conduct on metro buses. he is pitching legislation to give police added arrest powers for a sexual misconduct. computers like the idea. >> essentially this legislation would give metro the poet -- metro police the authority to arrest people with indecent exposure. >> metro is stepping up efforts to stop something a lot of passengers say is a far too common problem during their commutes -- indecent exposure. >> when they do that you look the other way and try to hurry the other direc