Vandalizing a nightclub, and he displayed psychotic behavior. It was shocking that he was able to get and retain a security clearance. Reporter but alexis retained the clearance because by regulation it was up to him to selfreport his crimes to his superiors. Otherwise, his clearance would not be automatically reevaluated until it expired after ten years. Army specialist ricky elder is a similar case. After he got his clearance he was charged with two assaults, a dui hitandrun and aggravated battery. It took five years to suspend his clearance after which, during a briefing, he killed his commander and himself. How do you assess the National Security clearance process as it exists today . I think its elaborate and woefully insufficient. Reporter former deputy secretary of defense john hamre says people with clearances should be monitored continuously for signs of Mental Illness or criminal behavior. Once youre in youre in. Once youre in youre in. We should be turning this thing upside
We are a cape girardo along the Mighty Mississippi in the fire boats. We are on the mississippi. Monster monday became part of terrible tuesday. We didnt land here until about two hours ago. So we have taken too many hits with the punchy stick. It should make for a fun show. I thought that happened yesterday. Al, we will check in with you in a bit. The republicans running for president. Gearing up for the debate showdown in milwaukee tonight and all eight on the main stage have things to prove to voters. We have this covered with nbcs peter alexander. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. You said it with eight candidates on the main stage. Four on the undercard and three on the sidelines all together. We expect to hear more from the candidates. Among the biggest questions, donald trump and how does jeb bush handle the pressure . And for the republicans, poses another test. Ben carson facing scrutiny over his life story. Will carsons rivals or the tonight . His c
Along the Mighty Mississippi. Thats a big river. Al, where are you . We are a cape girardo along the Mighty Mississippi in the fire boats. We are on the mississippi. Monster monday became part of terrible tuesday. We didnt land here until about two hours ago. So we have taken too many hits with the punchy stick. It should make for a fun show. I thought that happened yesterday. Al, we will check in with you in a bit. The republicans running for president. Gearing up for the debate showdown in milwaukee tonight and all eight on the main stage have things to prove to voters. We have this covered with nbcs Peter Alexander. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. You said it with eight candidates on the main stage. Four on the undercard and three on the sidelines all together. We expect to hear more from the candidates. Among the biggest questions, will ben carson need to fend off donald trump and how does jeb bush handle the pressure . And for the republicans, poses an
Now and forevermore. Narrator if animals are our best friends, shouldnt we be theirs . Visit your local shelter, adopt a pet. Youll be in my heart no matter what. Cbs cares. If you were a hippie in the 60s, you need to know. Its the dawning of the age of aquarius. Yeah, and Something Else thats cool. What . Osteoporosis is preventable. All osteos preventable . Right on if you dig your bones, protect them. All cbs cares in the race for president the top eight republican candidates will meet tomorrow night for their fourth debate, and a poll out today puts ben carson just slightly ahead of donald trump in south carolina, an early primary state. Marco rubio is in third place. Hillary clinton is far ahead on the democratic side, which is forcing a change in tone from her competitors. And nancy cordes has that. Reporter in concord, New Hampshire today Hillary Clinton filed her papers to run in the nations first primary, a race thats growing sharper by the day. That is not hillarys clintons
And homestretch. Rokerthon 2 hits the final phase. E. 38 states checked off the list so far. Utah, colorado, new mexico, arizona, the four corners kentucky. And were here at the Honey Island Swamp in slidell, louisiana. 12 m me go putting al on track to make weathercasting history today, thursday, november 12th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. I hope al is feeling strong this morning. Hes got 38 states down and a g Weather Forecast to talk about. His energy has been great throughout the week. Its been fun to watch. Although someone with inside morning. Hmm . That person clearly was right. Well check in with al in a check. Also, today, the weather is our top story. Damaging winds sweeping east after a rough wednesday for tens of millions of people. Nbcs ron mott is in chicago this morning, hawaii, ron. How are you . Reporter good