elite forces of the u.s. military. u.s. defense officials tell nbc news that female troops will be allowed to train with army rangers in 2015 and with the navy s.e.a.l.s. the following year. earlier this year secretary of defense leon panetta cleared the way for women to serve in combat roles. defense officials are in the process of drawing up a blueprint for putting women in roles. standards for special forces jobs and combat will be the same for men and for women. now to business. according to the financial times, the federal reserve is expected to say they will taper down their $85 million a month bond purchase. any decision by the fed will be dependent on the economic recovery. more on today s business headlines, let s go to jeff cutmore. hey, brian. that is the only story. robin harding wrote that he
step toward joining the elite forces of the u.s. military. u.s. defense officials tell nbc news that female troops will be allowed to train with army rangers in 2015 and with the navy s.e.a.l.s the following year. earlier this year, secretary of defense leon panetta cleared the way for women to serve in combat roles. defense officials are in the process of drawing up a blueprint for incorporating women in those expanded roles. commanders emphasize standards for special forces jobs and combat infantry assignments will remain the same for both men and women. a new study is raising renewed concerns for those of us who are getting far less sleep than we should be. can you tell i am? i can barely talk. according to the research people who sleep less than the recommended seven or eight hours are you kidding me? how about four. exactly. if i m lucky. face a higher risk of harm to
and now, our guest has been to afghanistan many times and lived down the street from osama bin laden and the author of the world s most dangerous places, so help us understood how big a deal this man is. guest: the reason he stands out he is a u.s. citizen. as you know, he was part of the lethal finding that was controversial weapon it was decided he could be taken out by what other means necessary. there are 72 special forces advisors in yemen with a robust covert program for five years. instead of doing it in a covert fashion, they have decided to engage the yemen military, of course, special forces jobs to be part of this so it looks like they are taking care of their problem. what is interesting to me of the story is we have shifted it out