Militarily and in the Intelligence Community to meet the challenge of this new enemy and more than anyone i can think of, general mcchrystal has been responsible for shaping the evolution and developing what i call the targeting engine which is what we adopted as the primary method of defending the country. Thank you for being here, great to see you. Thanks for two kind introduction. I thought of you as a nonfiction writer but you have gone into fiction now. You were the commander of special operations in iraq and afghanistan and there have been a rapid evolution. I am familiar from writing blackhawk down the way things were nearly 90s. Can you give us an idea of the overall strategy that has evolved and we will get to specifics but also the tactics you have developed . A group of people did. Thanks. Taking it back a little bit at the end of the vietnam war as america has done at the end of other wars special operations units that are created essentially get gutted or disbanded entirel
What fox you have on the roll of film, television, and video games in this ongoing debate . What responsibility, if any, to those groups have to change or put restrictions on their products . Give us a call on the democratic line. For democrats, 2025853880. For republicans, 2025853881. For independents, 2025853882. And if you are outside the United States, 2025853883. You can catch up with us on all of your favorite social media sites. Or you can email us, journal c span. Org. I want to start with a story from the Washington Times of. Films and videogames get short shrift in gun violence review. Host we want to get your take today on what you think those meaningful solution should be, specifically for the film, television, and video game industry. Were already getting comments on the facebook gave this morning. I want to read a few of those now. Meaningful solution we will take your calls this morning in the first 45 minutes, but first want to play you a segment from the state of the u
Second term, what is next for him, his administration, and the country . That is our focus this morning on this sunday, january 20. Our phone lines are open and the numbers are on your screen. Lets look as some of the Hometown Newspapers from the boston globe from the Arizona Republic this is from the Atlanta Journal constitution why january 20 and white a second ceremony on january 21 . Theres an answer available on the website committee. This is the seventh time in our nations history that the mandated date for an inauguration has fallen on a sunday. The first time was back in 1821. That was president monroes second swearing in and it happened with Zachary Taylor and more recently, president eisenhower and president reagan in their second term had inaugurations fallen on a sunday and the constitution was changed back in the 1930s. Fdr was sworn in on march 4 and congress and the president deems the transition peiord was far too long so it was moved to january 20. We will have live co
Good afternoon. Im ken pritchett. Army private Bradley Manning was acquitted out of the most serious charges he faces. This sentence carried life without a parole. Each of the charges he was convicted of are pushable by ten years up ten years in prison. His sentencing hearing is tomorrow and he admitting giving the documents in 2010. He said, however, he did not believe the information would harm u. S. Troops or threaten national security. Vandals have toppled and east bay radio tower that carries emergency radio, Fire Communications and other crucial signals. Tara moriarty is live in san ramon where she just learned the fbi is now investigating. Tara . Reporter a lot of agencies taking part in this investigation are taking it very seriously. What we understand is that Emergency Communications have been affected along a three mile stretch of bullenjer canyon road down to los trompos state park. Theres no Radio Communication between fire and other agencies but there is a backup system i
Reality set in a bit today in newtown, connecticut, a town that laid two 6yearold boys to rest. Funerals were held for jack pinto and noah poznor. They began at 1 00 toted. Svrss are planned for tuesday. You try to feel their pain, but you cant. You try to find some words that you hope will be adequate knowing that theyll be inadequate. We have begun processing the sxefd analyzing the evidence. Sandy hook elementary could be a crime scene for months. Weve seized it under search warrants, and were going to hold those locations until weve completed our work. School districts across the country have been boosting security. Were going to do our best to secure security statewide. Caring for our children. Its our first job. If we dont get that right, we dont get anything right. Thats how as a society we will be judged. Washington today the United States senate observed a moment of silence for the 20 children and six adults who were murdered here in newtown, connecticut, on friday morning. I