wickileak, the internet whistleblower site, putting up 400,000 formerly classified files detailing the history of the iraq war. right now wickileaks is promising to publish 15,000 more documents, classified, out of the war in afghanistan. the group, continuing to cause serious concerns about what these leaks mean for u.s. troops around he world, and here at home. jeff morrell is the pentagon spokesman and joins us now. what is the biggest overall concern at the pentagon as you look at this material that wickileaks just put out there? it s between july and now, we now, jon, have about half a million previously classified secret documents now in the public domain. we knew after the afghan leak in july that the taliban and other terrorist organizations were proclaiming publicly they were going to mine this to look for vulnerabilities in how we operate, our intelligence has bared that out, now you ve got even more information that s out there for them to look for patterns in behavior, ho
midterm elections just eight days away. the latest polls show republicans on the verge of major gains on capitol hill. here is the key. independent voters siding with the gop. republicans hold a 5 point lead, 47 to 42% according to the latest politico george washington university battleground poll. jon: republicans hold a 14 point edge among independent voters and that may be the tree. leaders of both parties are predicting victory next week. i think you ll see an unprecedented wave on election day that is going to surprise a lot of people. almost all the polls have been moving for us. we have work to do. what democrats tend to specialize in is the ground game. jenna: president obama kicking off a final week on the campaign trail as democrats fight to retain control of congress. jon: he heads to rhode island where the democratic candidate for governor says the president can, quote, take his endorsement and khof it. frank caprio reacting angrily that he will not getting pr
by this rogue platoon. the evidence includes damning photographs. those who have seen them say they found soldiers hunting with dead afghan. the photos were taken by jailers in iraq s abu ghraib prison. this military directive orders all photos be return to the criminal investigation division at ft. lewis. last week, jeff morrell refused to speculate on the case. i don t want to did anything that could jeopardize the prosecution or their ability of the zests in this case to get a fair trial. for now the army is working hard to contain witnesses and evidence. all in an effort to control the story of a platoon even the army says was out of control. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. after seeing a portion of drew griffin s story, the army released this statement saying,
age to 62. most oil refineries in france have been hit with strikes causing fuel shortages at airports and gas stations. hello, everyone, we begin with the push to get voters out in force for the midterm elections, just 17 days away, president barack obama is expected to speak at any moment now in boston. he wants to help massachusetts governor deval patrick keep his job. we ll bring his comments to you live. dan lothian is standing by in boston traveling with the president, later today, jessica yellin will take you to california for former alaska governor sarah palin s big rally with michael steele. and then later on in this hour, brianna keeler joins us from maryland where another democratic incumbent is battling to keep his job. let s begin in boston where we find dan lothian. we know the president will be speaking momentarily, what is the expectation? well, first of all, i can tell you a large crowd here, i m looking to my right where there s this large line that snak
the military, which had not charged stoner with any crime was threatening to bring charges against him and then offered him a deal as long as he didn t go public. the u.s. army appears to be trying to limit further damage by this rogue platoon. the evidence including damning photographs. those who have seen them tells cnn it shows soldiers posing with dead afghans like hunting trophies, worse than those at abu ghraib prison. this military directive orders all photos be immediately returned to the criminal investigation division at ft. lewis. last week, pentagon spoexman jeff morrell refused to speculate on the case. i don t want to do anything that could in any way jeopardize the prosecution or the ability of the defendants in this case to get a fair trial. reporter: for now the army is working hard to contain witnesses and containest to