two days ahead of two important primaries. could we be talking game changer here? we are live on the campaign trail. but first, new reaction from the top u.s. diplomat in afghanistan to a surge of deadly anti-american protest. could i yous erupt chaos erupting for another day. this grenade attack was at a nato base. the anger sparked after nato admitted that troops reportedly accidentally burned korans. steve, what details do we have of this latest attack? heather, this time seven u.s. trainees were wounded. this latest incident taking place on the northern province. when the protesters lobbed grenades at a u.s. base after a demonstration that turned violent, two afghans were killed in the violence. now this is day six of violent protests across afghanistan in
controllers caught sleeping on the job in just the last two months and today the government is outlining new scheduling rules. will they really make a difference, though? steve sen torrey wit centanni t in washington. major scheduling changes for the 15,000 air traffic controllers and said on fox news sunday he was angry about the recent rash of napping incidents. i have been in the job two and a half years and i don t know when i have ever been madder. i m outraged about this and i want the flying public to know we are doing everything we can 24/7 to correct the problem. here are the main points of the new rules phased in over the next few days. there have to be a minimum of nine hours of rest between schedules, between shifts for those air traffic controllers. there won t be any swapping of shifts allowed unless the nine hour rule is observed. right now, controllers often juggle schedules to get a
this place has seen dramatic security change. development has come. not the case across the board in afghanistan but there have been successes in a moment, we ll show you that. you will hear the interview with general david petraeus before he heads back to washington to give a progress report to congress. jennifer griffin is traveling with robert gates as he travels here in afghanistan as well. all of that in a moment. but first, check in with shannon bream in the washington bureau for the top headlines of the day. thank you, bret. shannon: president obama ended a two-year ban on guantanamo bay and it will come two days ahead of congressional hearing about the danger of american radicalized by the terrorist groups some call the hearing a witch hunt. president obama warned muammar gaddafi lieutenant that they would be held accountable. nevada republican senator john enson will not run for re-election next year. he is embroiled in ethics investigation stemming from extramar
this place has seen dramatic security change. development has come. not the case across the board in afghanistan but there have been successes in a moment, we ll show you that. you will hear the interview with general david petraeus before he heads back to washington to give a progress report to congress. jennifer griffin is traveling with robert gates as he travels here in afghanistan as well. all of that in a moment. but first, check in with shannon bream in the washington bureau for the top headlines of the day. thank you, bret. shannon: president obama ended a two-year ban on guantanamo bay and it will come two days ahead of congressional hearing about the danger of american radicalized by the terrorist groups some call the hearing a witch hunt. president obama warned muammar gaddafi lieutenant that they would be held accountable. nevada republican senator john enson will not run for re-election next year. he is embroiled in ethics investigation stemming from extramar
consistent theme. chief political correspondent carl cameron takes a look at how things shook out. when the first post 2010 election votes began, senate majority leader harry reid refused to allow a vote on a bipartisan proposal to ban spending earmarks launched by okin republican tom coburn. there are certain people who have grown up on pork. they oink whenever they go back to the district and they talk about what they have done. the next chance to ban earmarks comes after thanksgiving. and there is mounting democratic interest. fox news has learned the two democratic co-sponsors mark of colorado and claire mccass skill of missouri have received inquiries in backing the ban. over in the house more democratic division. a third of democrats voted to postpone their leadership elections arguing that nancy pelosi should be replaced as their leader for aligning house democrats too closely with the obama administration s liberal agenda. i think the greatest failing in this