american troops? the strikes that we have taken in the past have definitely had an impact on degrading and disrupting the activities of some of these groups. clearly they have decided to keep conducting those attacks and now it s had lethal consequences for american troops and so we will weigh an additional set of options before us, the president will make his decision to respond appropriately. the attacks need to stop. does the president have all the legal authority he believes he needs to respond to these attacks? yes. what is the legal basis? constitution, commander in chief, self-defense of our troops. president has the authority to take the action he needs to protect our troops and our facilities overseas under article 2. thanks. the president faces a great deal of political pressure here at home with the republicans, for example, calling for direct strikes on iran. does the president feel that pressure and how much does that pressure weigh on his decision-ma
the san antonio police headquarters on sunday evening, even walking inside for about 20 seconds. four hours later, while the detective was writing a traffic ticket to another driver, officials say the suspect walked up to his police cruiser and fired twice. the san antonio detective was one of four law enforcement officials gunned down in three states over a 24-hour period this weekend. we ll have more on that coming up in the next half hour. tsunami warnings in japan have been lifted after a massive earthquake hit off the coast near fukushima. the 7.4 quake hit just before 6:00 alabama and triggered evacuations. small tsunami waves were documented but no major damage has been reported. some areas may still sea slight sea level changes and there have been a handful of nonserious injuries reported. fukushima was the site of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 19,000 people and caused a nuclear power plant to suffer
for suzanne malveaux. we are focusing on protests in california, politics and the economy right here at home. straight to it. the mother of baseball hall of famer cal ripken has been found unharmed. ripken seen here with ex-administration, bush administration officials condoleezza rice and karen hughes gained fame as a shortstop with the baltimore orioles. well, the aberdeen police department says that his mother was abducted yesterday after a man with a gun forced her into a car. earlier this morning, ms. ripken was located in her car close to the home, and she was examined by paramedics, and she is not injured. she is resting now with family members. we will get more on this crime from joe johns in d.c. very bizarre. how did this happen? for sure, fred. a strange story developing here. vai ripken is the mother of one of the most famous baseball players ever. police confirming that she was abducted from her home at gunpoint early yesterday morning and police say reports in
taken to the hospital with nonserious injuries. you thought flying coach was bad. delta is rolling out a new fare called basic economy. under this option, travelers will get the lowest ticket prices. however, there are no refunds. no changes or advance seat assignments. right now, basic economy will only be available on flights between detroit and orlando, tampa, ft. myers and ft. lauderdale as well. talk about flying off the handle. the tsa screener at j.f.k. airport, that is, arrested after she hurled a cup of hot coffee at an american airlines pilot. she was apparently upset after the pilot told her to tone down a profanity laced conversation. another screener told the pilot to mind his own business and she tossed her coffee at him. mr. kilmeade? brian, come on in. oh, great. where are you brian? hi, everybody. welcome out. talking to jennie finch here, legendary athlete and aut
literally backed them into a wall. two officers decided to use their pepper spray. many of the students rubbing their eyes. two taken to the hospital with nonserious injuries. the man who posted a movie like poster warning of a new attack in new york city by al-qaida may be using the image to try to recruit home grown terrorists. terrorism experts also say it s likely part of a new strategy to try to reach a younger audience. i don t know what that will do. authorities say the man they believe posted the taunts is a committed jihadist from egypt. the nypd and f.b.i. both say there is no credible threat to new york at this time. meanwhile, u.s. marines went one on one with the wwe and came out on top. they successfully got the company to kick wrestler randy orton out of the upcoming marine home front movie. he actually served in the marines but got a bad conduct discharge in 1999 after going