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barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> our thanks to barbara. eight minutes past the hour. defense secretary leon panetta gets fired up in his final days on the job, warning that we are on the brink of the most serious readiness crisis faced by the armed services in more than a decade, unless congress takes action to stop across the board military budget cuts from taking effect on march 1st. >> this is not a game. this is reality. these steps would seriously damage a fragile american economy and they would degrade our ability to respond to crisis precisely at a time of rising instability across the globe. >> even as budget cuts loom, the u.s. air force just renewed its nascar partnership with richard petty motor sports number 43 car. nascar says the air force will be the primary sponsor for two races and an associate sponsor all season long. >>> president obama is expected to open up on his faith this morning as religious and community leaders gather for the 61st annual national prayer breakfast. that's in a few hours from now. it will be the president's first remarks to th
barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> our thanks to barbara. eight minutes past the hour. defense secretary leon panetta gets fired up in his final days on the job, warning that we are on the brink of the most serious readiness crisis faced by the armed services in more than a decade, unless congress takes action to stop across the board military budget cuts from taking effect on march 1st. >> this is not a game. this is reality. these steps would seriously damage a fragile american...
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our pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me by phone. barbara, you've been dicking into this. what more do you know? >> this sad story emerged late last night, randi. the pentagon is trying to assemble what they can at this point about the service record of chris kyle and the man taken into custody, 25 years old. he was caught by police in texas after a brief pursuit, has been arraigned on two counts of capital murder. another man was shot along with chris kyle at this shooting range. the initial reports are that the men had gathered there and they were helping this former marine learn to shoot again. chris kyle had been very involved in helping veterans with posttraumatic stress. so there is a belief that the marine -- the suspect may have been involved with posttraumatic stress. i have to tell you, i think all of that still remains under investigation as to exactly what transpired. throughout the navy s.e.a.l. community, special operations forces, really, they are remembering a man who in their mind, their world truly was a legend for what he militarily accomplished during t
our pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins me by phone. barbara, you've been dicking into this. what more do you know? >> this sad story emerged late last night, randi. the pentagon is trying to assemble what they can at this point about the service record of chris kyle and the man taken into custody, 25 years old. he was caught by police in texas after a brief pursuit, has been arraigned on two counts of capital murder. another man was shot along with chris kyle at this shooting...
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a former navy lieutenant, barbara starr reported he did military security on iraqi oil platforms, he has the rifle marksmanship ribbon and is a former lapd officer. this is one hell of a manhunt. >> it is. and the most dangerous thing about this man is his mind set. he knows what law enforcement's plan is, he knows their tactics, he kboes their strengths and weaknesses. so he will know when to strike. and with that marksmanship ability, he could take out police officers from hundreds of yards away. and this is like a cles game, only with deadly consequences. >> doesn't this go both ways? he knows their tactics, but they also know his as well. >> yeah. there is no human being more dangerous than a police officer that has military background, that has weaponry -- the experience in weaponry that he has. it's difficult, because they are hunting him. but he's hunting them. they will never know where he'll show up. he has that advantage over law enforcement. >> in the code of blue, isn't this considered the ultimate betrayal? it goes without saying. but take me inside the force in terms of
a former navy lieutenant, barbara starr reported he did military security on iraqi oil platforms, he has the rifle marksmanship ribbon and is a former lapd officer. this is one hell of a manhunt. >> it is. and the most dangerous thing about this man is his mind set. he knows what law enforcement's plan is, he knows their tactics, he kboes their strengths and weaknesses. so he will know when to strike. and with that marksmanship ability, he could take out police officers from hundreds of...
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barbara starr at the pentagon. dana, i understand 15 republicans voting with the democrats to move forward on the official vote for hagel as defense secretary. how did it break down? what do we know? >> reporter: after all of the division, all of the debate, all of the delay, this was a pretty bipartisan vote to stop this filibuster and to allow the haguele nomination to go through. 71-27. that's right. 71-27. it wasn't even close to move this along. and we believe actually maybe more towards 18 republicans. we're trying to get the final breakdown. we can report that the final confirmation vote will happen in about two hours plus, 4:30 eastern. three hours, i should say. by the end of the day, chuck hagel, according to the vote, will be officially confirmed by the senate as the next defense secretary, after a lot of partisan division and pretty ugly back and forth about him and about his positions and it's gotten personal. >> and i want to bring in barbara starr at the pentagon. obviously there are some things he's
barbara starr at the pentagon. dana, i understand 15 republicans voting with the democrats to move forward on the official vote for hagel as defense secretary. how did it break down? what do we know? >> reporter: after all of the division, all of the debate, all of the delay, this was a pretty bipartisan vote to stop this filibuster and to allow the haguele nomination to go through. 71-27. that's right. 71-27. it wasn't even close to move this along. and we believe actually maybe more...
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barbara starr at the pentagon. also thanks to mike brooks. next hour los angeles police will hold a conference updating us on the hunt for chris dorner. we will bring thaw live. we are talking 1:00 eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. >>> let's turn to developments out of iran. developments involving the u.s. drone program. iran says it cracked the code on a drone, that it captured more than a year ago back in 2011, senior international correspondent nick robinson with us live from london. details on that. nick, iran releasing that footage, some of it on the ground. some of it aerial. it says it's from the spy plane. if this is true, it's obviously embarrassing. but what does it mean? >> reporter: well, we don't know if it is true. the pentagon is not commenting so far. what the iranians have are pictures, black and white images of the united states, various areas in the united states. and also what they claim is the u.s. base in afghanistan, you can see these drone like structures, that we have become familiar with, seeing them in afghanistan, where
barbara starr at the pentagon. also thanks to mike brooks. next hour los angeles police will hold a conference updating us on the hunt for chris dorner. we will bring thaw live. we are talking 1:00 eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. >>> let's turn to developments out of iran. developments involving the u.s. drone program. iran says it cracked the code on a drone, that it captured more than a year ago back in 2011, senior international correspondent nick robinson with us live from london....
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however, our pentagon correspondent barbara starr tells us the suspect is a former marine himself who left the service in 2010 after four years. he served in "operation iraqi freedom" for 12 months from 2007 to 2008 and in haiti after the earthquake and received ten medals, including several for his service in iraq. >> terribly tragic. thank you, susan candiotti in new york. >>> chris kyle was well known to millions of americans. he was the author of the best-selling book "american sniper" and he appeared in the nba reality show "stars earned stripes." nick valencia joins us now. what can you tell us about kyle? >> chris kyle grew up in east texas and big affinity for horses and grew up handling guns for a young age. he went on to be a profific sniper for the navy s.e.a.l.s. he chronicled this in his book "the american sniper." he became infamous among iraqi insurgence. he had killed more than 150 insurgents and, as you mentioned, his legacy lived far beyond the service community. he was known to millions of americans. in a recent interview with conan o'brien, he talked about his time
however, our pentagon correspondent barbara starr tells us the suspect is a former marine himself who left the service in 2010 after four years. he served in "operation iraqi freedom" for 12 months from 2007 to 2008 and in haiti after the earthquake and received ten medals, including several for his service in iraq. >> terribly tragic. thank you, susan candiotti in new york. >>> chris kyle was well known to millions of americans. he was the author of the best-selling...
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. >>> let's get to fran townsend, and pentagon correspondent barbara starr. fran, you heard ivan describe a whole host of people who credibly could be responsible for this. obviously the embassy has been the focus of attacks in the past and focus on protecting the embassy, described in a secure area surrounded by other stre ministries. does any of this surprise you? >> that there would be an attack is not surprising given the geopolitics you discussed this morning with the panel, particularly with syria and iran. the fact that someone was brazen enough to launch this attack against the u.s. embassy to be fair, in fairness to the state department, the security worked exactly as it was supposed to have. it's an outer perimeter, initially where you're screened. looks like the blast was contained as the building was designed to do, tragic anyone was killed but the security worked the way it is supposed to work but it tacks a certain amount of organization, skill and moxie to launch it against a heavily fortified u.s. embassy and that's not an accident. that sugge
. >>> let's get to fran townsend, and pentagon correspondent barbara starr. fran, you heard ivan describe a whole host of people who credibly could be responsible for this. obviously the embassy has been the focus of attacks in the past and focus on protecting the embassy, described in a secure area surrounded by other stre ministries. does any of this surprise you? >> that there would be an attack is not surprising given the geopolitics you discussed this morning with the panel,...
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barbara starr a cnn pentagon correspondent, chris johnson is senior adviser at the center for strategic international studies. he was a former senior china analyst at the cia. chris, let me start with you. the ceo of namdia said that they had had enough. >> we felt that tolerance in the private sector, that it's just shrinking. people are sick and frustrated with how much i.p. we've lost to chinese hackers. we felt it was just a natural timing. >> chris, sounds like u.s. corporations have had enough. >> yes, i think that's definitely true. i mean, what's telling about the report that has just come out is the pervasiveness of this espionage by the chinese. and especially the role of the chinese military in economic espionage. you know, it's presumed, of course, that an opposition force, military force might enghaj probgauge in probes of national security information, looking for national security information. this economic espionage by the chinese military is a stark revelation, and it demonstrates that it's the entire force of the chinese government that is involved in this process. >>
barbara starr a cnn pentagon correspondent, chris johnson is senior adviser at the center for strategic international studies. he was a former senior china analyst at the cia. chris, let me start with you. the ceo of namdia said that they had had enough. >> we felt that tolerance in the private sector, that it's just shrinking. people are sick and frustrated with how much i.p. we've lost to chinese hackers. we felt it was just a natural timing. >> chris, sounds like u.s....
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barbara starr, explain to us why is he leaving and, of course, there is a shadow -- a great deal of service, very respected man but a shadow in the last part of his career. >> well, there is, suzanne. john allen, united states marine corps, four star general, the recently departed commander of the war in afghanistan rotating out of that job, he was supposed to go to become the military chief at nato headquarters. but that was put on hold when the inspector general of the pentagon began investigating what was called potentially inappropriate e-mails that he wrote to a woman named jill kelly, the woman caught up in the paula broadwell/david petraeus scandal late last year. jill kelly called an fbi friend saying she was receiving disturbing e-mails. turned out to be from paula broadwell. but at the same time, general allen apparently writing jill kelly also potentially inappropriate e-mails. it must be said, allen was cleared of any wrongdoing in that matter several weeks ago. but he came back to the united states and it was very well known inside military circles he was thinking about retirin
barbara starr, explain to us why is he leaving and, of course, there is a shadow -- a great deal of service, very respected man but a shadow in the last part of his career. >> well, there is, suzanne. john allen, united states marine corps, four star general, the recently departed commander of the war in afghanistan rotating out of that job, he was supposed to go to become the military chief at nato headquarters. but that was put on hold when the inspector general of the pentagon began...
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our pentagon correspondent barbara starr's got the details. barbara, what's going on? >> you know, wolf, here in washington, nothing can be more sensitive than pay for america's armed forces, but the troops are looking at being caught right in the middle of it all. >> thank you, sir. >> reporter: the troops usually are happy to see defense secretary panetta, smiles and handshakes all around. but days before he leaves office, panetta has bad news. he's proposing less money in their paycheck next year. panetta, a savvy washington operative in budget politics, is leaving it to congress to figure out how not to cut pay and keep thousands of defense employees on the job. >> we will furlough as many as 800,000 dod civilians around the country for up to 22 days. they could face a 20% cut in their salary. don't think that's going to impact on our economy? >> reporter: the recommendation to slow the military pay raise will put troops in the middle of that political fight between congress and the president over spending. >> he should be looking out for soldiers, sailors, airmen,
our pentagon correspondent barbara starr's got the details. barbara, what's going on? >> you know, wolf, here in washington, nothing can be more sensitive than pay for america's armed forces, but the troops are looking at being caught right in the middle of it all. >> thank you, sir. >> reporter: the troops usually are happy to see defense secretary panetta, smiles and handshakes all around. but days before he leaves office, panetta has bad news. he's proposing less money in...
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let's bring in barbara starr. live at the pentagon. this test is wore i sor woresom. >> one of the biggest problems right now is whether or not north korea really has achieved a miniaturid bomb. they say they set off a smaller, more lethal explosive, if you will. miniaturization is key. that means they could possibly put a small war head on a missile sooner than expected and deliver it to a target. now the cia, pentagon, all has to look at this to determine what they set off and essentially now work backward. if it was a miniaturized bomb, what did it take north korea to get there? where did they get the technology, the engineering, the expertise, the money to do it? they will look at what it would have taken north korea to achieve what they say they achieved and try to figure out how they did it and who might have helped them. zoraida. >> has theyou say there. there has been of skepticism in where this program is right now. >> the u.s. has been skeptical for years. in december, they successfully launched a long-range ballistic missile
let's bring in barbara starr. live at the pentagon. this test is wore i sor woresom. >> one of the biggest problems right now is whether or not north korea really has achieved a miniaturid bomb. they say they set off a smaller, more lethal explosive, if you will. miniaturization is key. that means they could possibly put a small war head on a missile sooner than expected and deliver it to a target. now the cia, pentagon, all has to look at this to determine what they set off and...
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pentagon correspondent barbara starr and cnn executive editor mr. lister, tim lister. barbara, let me begin with you. we saw this animation video from north korea last week, shows, you know, a launch in a burning american city. i want you to just explain to me north korea's capability, lack thereof of dropping a nuclear bomb on a city like new york. >> well, look, brooke, the real concern right at this minute is whether or not north korea really did what they say they did, which is detonate a device underground that was miniaturized and yet more powerful. miniaturization, making a smaller device with maximum lethality is the key to putting a nuclear weapon on the front end of a missile, a long range ballistic missile, that can then travel thousands of miles and potentially, potentially strike the united states. they did a missile test in december. they did put something up into space, they were successful with that. they have now claimed they have succeeded in miniaturization. if they put those two things together, this, analysts say, moves north korea potentially have
pentagon correspondent barbara starr and cnn executive editor mr. lister, tim lister. barbara, let me begin with you. we saw this animation video from north korea last week, shows, you know, a launch in a burning american city. i want you to just explain to me north korea's capability, lack thereof of dropping a nuclear bomb on a city like new york. >> well, look, brooke, the real concern right at this minute is whether or not north korea really did what they say they did, which is...
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let's bring in our pentecost correspondent barbara starr. a lot of people are concerned, barbara, as you well know he could be tainted because almost all of the republicans will vote against this confirmation. >> reporter: well, that's right, wolf. we do expect, however, as you said within the coming hours to have a new secretary of defense. but chuck hagel is about to plunge into that looming budget crisis which his own military commander says is one of their top worries. the pentagon battle plan is ready for chuck hagel's first hours in office. >> there is too much work to be done, too many priorities on the table, too many issues to be addressed, too many threats looming for a national security to get bogged down in the recent past. >> reporter: cnn has learned one of the first priorities is to meet with defense department civilians. some 800,000 are facing furloughs under forced spending cuts. the new secretary's joint chiefs of staff says the potential $46 billion in cuts is a security nightmare. hagel has little time to lobby congress
let's bring in our pentecost correspondent barbara starr. a lot of people are concerned, barbara, as you well know he could be tainted because almost all of the republicans will vote against this confirmation. >> reporter: well, that's right, wolf. we do expect, however, as you said within the coming hours to have a new secretary of defense. but chuck hagel is about to plunge into that looming budget crisis which his own military commander says is one of their top worries. the pentagon...
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cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr broke the story. tell us more. >> reporter: carol, this is the ultimate many believe in washington budget politics, cnn has learned indeed secretary panetta is recommending what you might think of as an effective pay cut. let me give you two numbers here. this year, 2013, the pay raise for the active duty military force has been 1.7%. that's tied to complex employment calculation, to 1.7% this year panetta now will recommend only 1% pay raise for next year, 2014. several officials have confirmed this to me. they say it is due to what they call budget uncertainty in washington. this is going to put the ball squarely in congress's court as they contemplate sequestration, the budget cuts, everything we have been talking about for weeks now. will congress vote to cut effectively cut military pay while so many troops are still in combat? carol. >> it boggles the mind. it's not like our military troops are making a whole lot of money. since congress can't get its act together -- it's unbelievable. >> report
cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr broke the story. tell us more. >> reporter: carol, this is the ultimate many believe in washington budget politics, cnn has learned indeed secretary panetta is recommending what you might think of as an effective pay cut. let me give you two numbers here. this year, 2013, the pay raise for the active duty military force has been 1.7%. that's tied to complex employment calculation, to 1.7% this year panetta now will recommend only 1% pay raise for...
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. >> i want to bring in barbara starr at the pentagon. what is he talking about when he says no good options? what do they look like? >> reporter: suzanne, no good option says anywhere in the military. let's run through a couple of them. they are talking about furloughs for 800,000 civilians working for the defense department in the army,army, cutting back on training, readiness of combat brigades, cutting back on operations for the navy, as they try and operate around the world and in the air force, reducing all critical flying hours for pilots. so the bottom line, less readiness across the board, suzanne. >> we understand military pay raise limit what does that mean for folks in the military? >> what we have learned today is that secretary panetta is going to recommend a 1% pay raise for next year. but that is less than it is supposed to be by all accounts. according to the way they calculate these things, it should have been at least 1.7% we're told, that's what the pay rate was this year. that's about $130 a year difference for some j
. >> i want to bring in barbara starr at the pentagon. what is he talking about when he says no good options? what do they look like? >> reporter: suzanne, no good option says anywhere in the military. let's run through a couple of them. they are talking about furloughs for 800,000 civilians working for the defense department in the army,army, cutting back on training, readiness of combat brigades, cutting back on operations for the navy, as they try and operate around the world and...
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here is barbara starr. >> reporter: inste steven spielberg's "lincoln" a tired and embattled president goes through the battlefield. but daniel day-lewis says that some of the soldiers were not acting. two years after losing his legs in an ied explosion in afghanistan, joey jones was one of the three veterans cast in the film. >> as a georgia boy, you are intimidated by hollywood. >> reporter: spielberg who is a long time supporter of veterans wanted real life amputees for this critical scene where lincoln visits the hospital. >> before they shot the scene, steven spielberg came in, and i got the image that hi was placing the veterans closest to the veterans. >> reporter: he shot three scenes, but you only see him in this one. watch again, his only one line. >> john. >> the president is going to come in and we will film him coming in to greet you like he did back in the war. >> reporter: just six seconds, but it left an impression. >> i have had dinner with the current president, president obama, and when daniel walked into the room, i got more of a feeling of respect for the president
here is barbara starr. >> reporter: inste steven spielberg's "lincoln" a tired and embattled president goes through the battlefield. but daniel day-lewis says that some of the soldiers were not acting. two years after losing his legs in an ied explosion in afghanistan, joey jones was one of the three veterans cast in the film. >> as a georgia boy, you are intimidated by hollywood. >> reporter: spielberg who is a long time supporter of veterans wanted real life...
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lots to talk about with barbara starr who's following all these developments for us this morning from the pentagon. barbara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. all about spice and drones this morning, isn't it? well, this video has not yet been confirmed as the genuine article by the administration, the pentagon or the cia but it's getting a lot of attention. if you look at it, it's perhaps not so compelling itself, but there's plenty to try and figure out. let's get to that in a minute. but i want you first to listen to -- we translated some of the voice on the tape describing what you're looking at. have a listen. >> translator: this air craft has had many flights in countries around iran. in operations that have taken place in pakistan, this aircraft has provided guidance. >> reporter: so a claim there of u.s. spying on iran and that's really what this is all about. if this is the genuine article, the key question for u.s. intelligence agencies will be what technology now is actually in iranian hands, what do they know and what are they planning to do with it. >> all
lots to talk about with barbara starr who's following all these developments for us this morning from the pentagon. barbara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. all about spice and drones this morning, isn't it? well, this video has not yet been confirmed as the genuine article by the administration, the pentagon or the cia but it's getting a lot of attention. if you look at it, it's perhaps not so compelling itself, but there's plenty to try and figure out. let's get to...
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. >> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. defense secretary leon panetta was to be home in california in retirement, but now that congress will not deal with the chuck hagel nomination for another ten days, panetta still is on the job. he will travel to brussels for a nato summit to talk about afghanistan and other security issues. when the summit is over on friday, the big question, does he come back to the pentagon or does he try once again to go home to california? >> i'm poppy harlow in new york and while the markets are closed monday for the presidents' day holiday, but when they reopen tuesday, we will get key earnings and economic reports. the latest existing home sales numbers will come out wednesday that will help us see if the housing recovery is continuing because existing home sales account for about 90% of the overall housing market. on the earnings front, we will hear from walmart and marriott and all eyes will be on dell as the computermaker reports its quarterly numbers. founder michael dell has made a $24 bil
. >> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. defense secretary leon panetta was to be home in california in retirement, but now that congress will not deal with the chuck hagel nomination for another ten days, panetta still is on the job. he will travel to brussels for a nato summit to talk about afghanistan and other security issues. when the summit is over on friday, the big question, does he come back to the pentagon or does he try once again to go home to california? >> i'm poppy...
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barbara starr with the news on the heightened security posture in both california and nevada. barbara, thank you so much. we're juggling that story. we're talking about this inclement weather, this blizzard here happening in new england. 40 million people in the storm's path. we're going to take you to staten island coming up next. >>> all right, let's look at these pictures together. this is our roving crew, this is the boston area. and clearly people are out and about as we are still a couple of hours away from the worst of this blizzard, but reminder again, from duvall patrick, the governor of massachusetts, you have to be off the road, anywhere in the state of massachusetts, by 4:00 eastern today. chad myers with me here, in the cube, where our weather teams work. and you have quite the day cut out for you. >> this is where the pizza boxes are. >> you know this is a serious news story, pizza boxes at cnn. how much snow is on the ground right now? >> milton, vermont, 8 inches. people around niagara falls and buffalo and barry got more than this already. scarborough, maine,
barbara starr with the news on the heightened security posture in both california and nevada. barbara, thank you so much. we're juggling that story. we're talking about this inclement weather, this blizzard here happening in new england. 40 million people in the storm's path. we're going to take you to staten island coming up next. >>> all right, let's look at these pictures together. this is our roving crew, this is the boston area. and clearly people are out and about as we are still...
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barbara starr takes a look at the evil world straight ahead. >> i am ernst. >>> welcome back. lance armstrong is done talking. is he refusing to cooperate with the u.s. anti-doping agency's investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in cycling. usada was hoping he'd provide names of coaches or doctors who helped him in his tour de france winning teams. >>> check your cereal box, kellogg's is recalling three sizes of its special k cereal with red berries because they may contain glass fragments, the 11 ounce, 22 ounce and 32 ounce packages sold at retailers across the country. there have been no reports of injuries but toss it and you can contact the company for a replacement coupon. >>> sunday night's oscar ceremony is going to feature a star-studded celebration of bond, james bond. how did i do? >> good. >> thank you, chris, thank you. without the bad guys where would james bond be? it's the longest running franchise in history without the super villains and exquisitely evil schemes. now a museum exhibit is giving this rogue's gallery its due and cnn's barbara
barbara starr takes a look at the evil world straight ahead. >> i am ernst. >>> welcome back. lance armstrong is done talking. is he refusing to cooperate with the u.s. anti-doping agency's investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in cycling. usada was hoping he'd provide names of coaches or doctors who helped him in his tour de france winning teams. >>> check your cereal box, kellogg's is recalling three sizes of its special k cereal with red berries...
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barbara starr is at the pentagon to break this down for us. do we believe this is going to be a very different situation for the military when we see these cuts start to take effect? >> that is what commanders say, the joint chiefs of staff say, suzanne. defense secretary chuck hagel, his second day on the job, and it may be tomorrow that may be the most defining for his tenure. in fact, hagel now set to meet tomorrow with the joint chiefs of staff in the tank here at the pentagon. that highly secure meeting room to talk about all of this. to get the full rundown on what it will mean for u.s. military readiness if these cuts, as expected, go into effect. $46 billion has to come out of defense spending by the end of september. we have a bit of a look-ahead at what to expect tomorrow. some of it, i think, people will have expected the military to cut. things like, you know, the blue angels, the military aerial demonstration teams, some of the commercials for recruiting, congressional junkets on military aircraft that very rapidly it gets into wh
barbara starr is at the pentagon to break this down for us. do we believe this is going to be a very different situation for the military when we see these cuts start to take effect? >> that is what commanders say, the joint chiefs of staff say, suzanne. defense secretary chuck hagel, his second day on the job, and it may be tomorrow that may be the most defining for his tenure. in fact, hagel now set to meet tomorrow with the joint chiefs of staff in the tank here at the pentagon. that...
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let's go straight to barbara starr. she's got the latest information. barbara? >> good afternoon, wolf. this attack was relatively contained but no one is resting easy. the suicide bomber struck a perimeter checkpoint at the u.s. embassy in the turkish capital killing himself and a local guard. several u.s. and turkish personnel were struck by flying debris. >> suicide bombing in the perimeter of an embassy is an act of terror. it is a terrorist attack. >> there was chaos in the moments after the attack but this time security measures worked. >> the level of security protection at our facility ensured that there were not significantly more deaths and injuries than there could have been. >> the gated complex includes glass doors, reinforced windows, and a series of checkpoints and metal detectors. >> this is is one of the compounds where we have been making steady security upgrades over the last decade. >> even so, a new embassy compound is being planned. and in the wake of the attack at a small u.s. outpost in benghazi, libya, security at u.s. compounds around t
let's go straight to barbara starr. she's got the latest information. barbara? >> good afternoon, wolf. this attack was relatively contained but no one is resting easy. the suicide bomber struck a perimeter checkpoint at the u.s. embassy in the turkish capital killing himself and a local guard. several u.s. and turkish personnel were struck by flying debris. >> suicide bombing in the perimeter of an embassy is an act of terror. it is a terrorist attack. >> there was chaos in...
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barbara starr is is looking closely at this story. what's the latest, barbara? >> this will be john brennan's first public testimony as an obama administration official. expect to see fireworks at this confirmation hearing. the real question may be how this 25-year cia veteran handles the public spotlight. in a crisis, it's often john brennan giving president obama's 3:00 a.m. wake-up call. >> i'm not sure he's slept in four years. >> there may be even less sleep in brennan is confirmed as the next ci achlt director. >> i will make sure that the cia has tools it needs. >> tools like drones. brennan has helped establish in saudi arabia and the eastern peninsula democrats are demanding answers involved with the ool kwad da. it's one controversy he faces at the confirmation hearing. there's his role i the leaks like the cyberattack on iran's nuclear program and his knowledge of harsh interrogations when he was at the cia during the george w. bush years. >> the american public sen titled to know the details of what it was that -- what was his role in the bush admini
barbara starr is is looking closely at this story. what's the latest, barbara? >> this will be john brennan's first public testimony as an obama administration official. expect to see fireworks at this confirmation hearing. the real question may be how this 25-year cia veteran handles the public spotlight. in a crisis, it's often john brennan giving president obama's 3:00 a.m. wake-up call. >> i'm not sure he's slept in four years. >> there may be even less sleep in brennan is...
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>> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you. and we now can take you out to chicago where president obama is getting started with his remarks. he is in his home city talking about the issue of guns and the economy and let's go ahead and listen to his remarks. it sounds like he's starting to thank some of the v.i.p.s in the audience but let's go ahead and listen. >> attorney general and former seat made of mine when i was in the senate, lisa madigan. tony in the house. and i've got -- i see a lot of clergy here, because if i miss one, i'm in trouble. they are all friends of mine. you know, some people may not know this but obviously this is my old neighborhood. i used to teach right around the corner. this is where michelle and i met, where we fell in love. this is where we raised our daughters in a house just about a mile away from here, less than a mile. and that's really what i've come here to talk about today, raising our kids. >> we love you! >> i love you, too. i love you, too. i'm here to make sure that we talk about and t
>> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you. and we now can take you out to chicago where president obama is getting started with his remarks. he is in his home city talking about the issue of guns and the economy and let's go ahead and listen to his remarks. it sounds like he's starting to thank some of the v.i.p.s in the audience but let's go ahead and listen. >> attorney general and former seat made of mine when i was in the senate, lisa madigan. tony in the house. and i've got...
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our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, has the details on this controversial memo. what's the latest, barbara? >> well, wolf, it is a cold-blooded document. it spells out the government's right to kill you. it was in a cnn interview that president obama defended his right to kill america citizens suspected of terrorist activity. >> there is a legal justification for us to try to stop them from carrying out plots. >> reporter: the case at issue, the 2011 killing of american-born cleric, anwar al awlaki, a senior al qaeda operative in yemen. but other americans are aligned with al qaeda, notably, its communications chief, adam gadahn, who's on the most wanted list. the president insisted every american's legal rights are protected before they might be targeted for a kill. >> they are subject to the protections of the constitution and due process. >> reporter: but in a leaked 2012 justice department memo, the administration spells out the legality of killing americans overseas, who are involved with al qaeda, arguing it, quote, does not require the united states to hav
our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, has the details on this controversial memo. what's the latest, barbara? >> well, wolf, it is a cold-blooded document. it spells out the government's right to kill you. it was in a cnn interview that president obama defended his right to kill america citizens suspected of terrorist activity. >> there is a legal justification for us to try to stop them from carrying out plots. >> reporter: the case at issue, the 2011 killing of...