Here s a quick look at stories making news right now. a man believed to be a member of the afghan local police shot and killed two nato service members today. that makes 47 international service members who have died in so-called green on blue attacks this year. the protests from that anti-muslim film have thousand spread to about 20 countries around the world.have thousand spread to about 20 countries around the world. chicago public schoolteachers are rallying after announcing they have reached an agreement in principal. if the union ratifies the deal, 350,000 students will go back to school monday after a week at home. the values voters summit is taking place in weekend. paul ryan was the main attraction yesterday. and he had some harsh words for the president. take a listen. lately he s been trying out a new tactic.
Today to the chairman of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey, who is in afghanistan, about their concerns about the uptick in the deaths of american forces, the so-called green on blue violence there, and that they are trying to improve the screening. the angel system as well, the buddy system as the buddy syste well as the screening, the intelligence of afghan troops as they become standing up in this transition and american withdrawal. here at the table now is steve mcmahon, democratic strategist and former republican chairman michael steel. the first questions have a lot to do with todd akin, his comments, and the president said rape is rape. how difficult is this for the republican party? since we have been sitting here we hear from the chairman of the campaign committee has told todd akin in no uncertain terms publicly saying take the next 24
Last year, it was up to laesk, and this year, which is not over, there have already been 34 coalition troop deaths in green on blue, or insider attacks in afghanistan. nbc news has learned today that in response to the attacks by afghan security forces on americans, all u.s. military personnel in afghanistan have been ordered to have a fully loaded magazine in their weapons at all times. no matter what else they re doing. the army has also ordered that at any gathering of u.s. military and armed afghan security forces, at least one u.s. soldier will be designated as a guardian angel to stand in a protected space with a loaded weapon ready to respond immediately if there is an attack. the taliban leader, mullah omar, is back enough to take credit for these attacks. that s what the taliban does, whether or not they deserve the
Trend in afghanistan right now. a bad trend. by the associated press s count, there were five coalition troops killed in 2009, five in 2010, last year, it was up to laesk, and this year, which is not over, there have already been 34 coalition troop deaths in green on blue, or insider attacks in afghanistan. nbc news has learned today that in response to the attacks by afghan security forces on americans, all u.s. military personnel in afghanistan have been ordered to have a fully loaded magazine in their weapons at all times. no matter what else they re doing. the army has also ordered that at any gathering of u.s. military and armed afghan security forces, at least one u.s. soldier will be designated as a guardian ange to tand in a protected space with a loaded weapon ready to respond immediately if there is an attack. the taliban leader, remember him? he s apparently back, at least back enough to try to take some degree of credit for these
Battle grounds will be contested closely. thank you. paul ryan released his tax returns. we ll show you how his tax rate compares to golf knee s. the vice presidential candidate is campaigning virginia. the state where he made his big debut last weekend. fox news is there with him. we ll get a live update coming up on the fox report. u.s. troops handed him a gun and he used it to shoot them dead. investigators say a new village police recruit in western afghanistan opened fire on american service members during an inauguration ceremony. police say coalition and afghan forces killed the gunman. it came moments after u.s. forces gave him his training weapon. this is the fifth so-called green on blue attack this week in which afghan security forces killed americans. nine u.s. soldiers died in the attacks. the taliban supreme leader says those attacks are actually part of his group s plan. the chief fox report correspond sent jonathan hunt is live.