militia tried to assassinate the head of libya s new army. days ago, they rocketed the airport where the secretary plane landed. consolidated the competing militia is a top priority for the fledgling libyan government. here the protestant similartary where 13 u.s. sailors were buried in 1804, the defense secretary laid a wreath. the sailors were on board the intrepid, a naval vessel led by thomas jefferson to put an end to the pirate raid to affect the u.s. trips in the mediterranean. the ships blew up, bodies float aid shore and bodies dragged through the street of tripoli. 207 years ago. the cemetery has been maintained since then. the move to get remains repatriateed gained steam in congress. the authorization bill has a provision to require the defense secretary to study the possibility of returning these
secretary s plane landed, consolidating the competing militia and armed tribe to get a top priority for the fledgling libyan government. here at the protestant cemetery where 13 u.s. sailors were buried in 1804. the defense secretary lay a wreath. the american sailors were on board the intrepid, a naval vessel sent by thomas jeff everyson to put an end to the pirate raid of coursing the ships in the medtrarian. the ships blew up, bodies were dragged ashore and through the street of tripoli 207 years ago. the cemetery has been maintained since then. but to get the remains repatriateed has gained steam in congress. the new defense authorization bill has a provision in it that would require the defense secretary of studying possibility of returning them home. now 13 u.s. sailors are
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matter, penn state university. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. but first, a stunning new shift in the republican race for the presidency. our new polls shows gingrich gained 14 points since october. that puts him in a virtual tie for the lead with mitt romney. herm yan can dropped 11 points. that puts him in a battle for third place right now with rick perry. ron paul and michele bachmann follow with jon huntsman and rick santorum rounding out the field. herman cain s plunge comes as he struggled with allegations of sexual harassment going back pour than a decade. now herman cain s wife is speaking out, but she isn t the only one. cnn s joe john says tracking the latest developments for us. and there have been many joe, what s the late snef. with herman cain losing status in the polls, the latest person to talk about the sexual harassment controversy happens to be a man. it is a case in the court of public opinion where proof, illusive. herman cain says
all share. reporter: the most pressing issue is water. people say, water s the next oil. it isn t the next oil. it s irreplaceable. we are using water faster than it than it becomes available. this is why water tables are falling. reporter: 18 countries are overpumping, including china, india and the united states. saudi arabia wanted to be self-sufficient in wheat but will soon stop growing the crop because it has depleted an underground water source. when it comes to food, the world s moved to a more affluent meat based diet increases pressure on the land. rising food prices add to food insecurity. probably the biggest hurdle is the fact that tonight at the dinner table there will be 219,000 people who are not there last night and tomorrow night there will be another 219,000 people. reporter: it took until 1804 to reach 1 billion people. and more than another century to hit the 2 billion mark. then population growth exploded. the most recent billion people added in just