badly. some of these officers have their hands really close to the nuclear buttons. you would hope their conduct would be as polished as their shoes but lately, that s hardly been the case. it was on its face, disturbing, even shocking news. two military officials in charge of the nation s nuclear arsenal, sacked within days of each other. major general michael carey, the two star general responsible for the air force s land-based nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, fired after misbehavior on a business trip involving alcohol, a source tells cnn. and in a separate case, vice admiral tim giardina was released as the second in command of u.s. nuclear forces amid allegations including counterfeit gambling chips. there can be no tolerance at all for the world of handling and employing nuclear weapons systems. the readiness has to be at the very highest levels. you have to select only the very, very best. these are just the latest in a recent rash of firings in the
force nuclear missiles, fired in scandals involving gambling and booze. will they be the last, as the pentagon tries to clean up its ranks. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we begin of course with this same national lead. happy holiday. here in washington it s not just columbus day, apparently it s also opposite day. after weeks of hoping and praying that members of congress and the white house would sit down and actually talk to each other, the fact that they are not talking right now is somehow being perceived as a good sign. the white house decided to postpone a critical meeting with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders that was supposed to start about an hour ago. that is to give the senate more time to work out a deal that would hopefully reopen the government and save the country from possible default. under the deal, senate republicans would agree to fund the government through january. the debt ceiling would increase through feb
leader mitch mcconnell. right now, the senate convenes, and these two huge players, mcconnell and reid, are expected to speak. we re watching very closely. we ve been reporting this meeting, reid and mcconnell s office, the talking that s taking place, and what these two say could indicate the face of the country, really, at this point in time. fast-moving story. dana bash has been all over it. she s our chief congressional correspondent. i understand reid has been back in mcconnell s office. tell me, is this a good sign heading into this white house meeting in 60 minutes? it sure seems like a good sign. i just came to talk to you from standing outside of mcconnell s office which is kind of on the other side of the capitol, we expect both of them to leave there soon to speak publicly on the senate floor. but as reid was walking into mcconnell s office, ted barrett saw he was holding a piece of paper, which is a good sign, and he said we re going over the deal. the question
0 arizona state university and retired pianist from london decided to bring classical music to the masses. the performance took place inside maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio s infamous tent city jail. that will do it for me. the lead with jake tapper starts now. so it s a three-day weekend for some people and an unwanted and as of now unpaid 14-day weekend for many furloughed federal workers. happy columbus day. i m jake tapper. this is the lead. the national lead. the white house meeting with top members of congress has been postponed. are they making progress in negotiations or are they stocking up on water and foodstuffs and heading to their bunkers? the money lead. just three days until uncle sam bangs his head on the debt ceiling. are lewders in washington gambling with your life savings and retirement? president obama s former economic boy wonder is here to weigh in. and the buried lead. generals in charge of all air force nuclear missiles, fired in scandals involving
investigators still don t know what caused the boat to burst into flames. it s now been pulled away from the scene on the river thames as an investigation gets underway. abc news, london. in the u.s., a deadly incident at a church in louisiana. 53-year-old church deacon woodrow karey is charged with murder after allegedly shooting the church s pastor while he was preaching to the congregation. he fled the church after the incident on friday night but later surrendered to police. he has no criminal history but is being held on $1 million bond. one of the navy s top officials is in the middle of a gambling scandal. vice admiral tim giardina is the number-two man in charge of all u.s. nuclear forces. he is suspended indefinitely from his job as naval investigators look into the possibility that he was using counterfeit poker chips at a casino in iowa. he has not been arrested or charged. now a consumer alert about prepared salads that could be tainted with listeria. 19,000 pounds of