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been under way for a long time, two iraqi security forces, but five months after elections there is no government in this country so a lot of iraqis are asking how can combat troops pull out and not leave a government behind? contessa? richard, thank you. today marks the first day of the fasting month of ramadan for the muslim world and it is normally a time of celebration and socializing. in our world view today, ramadan in pakistan is marked by flooding and misery and death. the u.s. is providing emergency help for as many as 7 million people hit by the worst flooding in a generation. a navy ship with 19 helicopters and 100 marines is heading toward pakistan s southern coast, expected to begin relief flights as soon as weather permits. about 1,500 people are dead after two weeks of floods. mechanic khan soldiers sealsed more than $1 million of cash, 220 kilos of marijuana and almost two kilos of cocaine in a huge bust in monterrey.
this morning someone was saying were not seen relief flights in san juan. were not using san juan to the degree we were. we wanted to open up support bases and other airports so that commercial flights can come back up in san juan. the problem is the way information is being misrepresented across the board. i don t have time for that. what we have time for is being focused. i wanted to pick up on the question misinformation. some people would say it s not surprising you re having trouble but it s not been reflected in washington. you have a disconnect between statements and claims of great news in washington and as you said understandable but tough situation continuing 11 days after. i want to pick up on this and the president. between september 19, the day
status in the world. so we have complete coverage tonight of the breaking developments. joining us, mark teesen, fellow at the american enterprise institute. and lieutenant colonel ralph peters, and strategic analyst and russia expert. we begin tonight with you, mark. you know, so much of the discussion throughout the day is what can be done. a lot of people throwing up their hands saying really, not much. but you say there are very powerful and very specific things that could be done by president obama right this minute. what are they? there is a very large number of things that are at his disposal short of military example, he could send immediately direct the united states military to send relief flights in kiev like we did in georgia in 2008. the bush administration calculated that russia would be less likely to march if there
toughest crisis since world war ii and it will take determination to go through. up the coast from where we are at the nuclear reactor complex, sea water is being pumped into the reactor. authorities want to cool it down and say it s under control but evacuations continue around the area of the reactors and people are tested for radioactive poisings. this is as the scope of the disaster becomes much clearer up and down the coast too. we saw people struggle to deal with shortages of food, fuel, and power and dealing with aftershocks. a big one felt by this crew this morning and by others here. this also as help continues to come, relief is on the way. 100,000 japanese soldiers committed to try to help the people in the region and the u.s. has committed too. 20 choppers worked relief flights off the uss ronald