excepted to navy flight school. she was the navy's first female helicopter pilot. between 1975 and 1978 she was a plaintiff in a lawsuit that successfully challenges you restrictions on women flying and serving about -- aboard noncombat ships. she has remained politically active throughout her life. next to her is colonel martha makes sally. - mcsally. as an a-10 thunderbolt pilot, she was the first american woman to fly into combat. she completed multiple deployments associated with operations. she was the first woman in u.s. history to command a combat aviation unit during active combat areas in recognition of her leadership, she received a bronze star and air medals. she continues to have illustrious military ends now post military career. ask to her is karen, a retired lieutenant from the canadian forces. -- i'm sorry, a lieutenant commander. the canadian structure is difficult for me. following her service in the canadian forces, she has become a defense on their behalf. she has written several books about women in the canadian forces. she has completed her phd dissertation, "

on medicare for the ability to choose health care services. >>> the former navy s.e.a.l. shot and killed at a gun range is laid to rest. more than 7,000 people attended the service for chris kyle near dallas. his wife told mourners he was a devoted husband and friend who will never be forgotten. >>> the u.s. has another honor recipient, president obama presented the medal to clint bravesier, his son got in on the action with his proud dad there. >>> and conflicts reports show he shot osama bin laden. he tells esquire magazine he was denied health coverage after the service. and the navy told him reportedly you're out of coverage, go blank yourself. they tell the stars and stripes that veterans are eligible for free health care through the v.a. >>> an american hound, a bichon and the best of the sporting groups will be picked tonight. >>> we'll see what the mood is like on the street today ahead of the president's state of the union address. apple ceo fred cook will have are a front row seat. cook has a big speech of his own at a tech conference where he'll likely be bombarded with

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decided to cancel about $200 million worth of maintenance contracts. i believe what the navy has said, if we go along with the sequester and the continuing resolution build, i think that one of the reasons that happens, as i have read, it is less visible, and also considered to be the most reversible. in other words, you can skip the maintenance because you can always make it up when it came time to deploy for the gulf war, because they have skipped maintenance after maintenance, it could not deploy. they rushed and then finally, they decided that they would just decommissioned decommission the carrier. still adding about 15 years of life. which is cheaper than decommissioning of because of all of the lack of maintenance that has taken place. so it seems to me, and maybe i will direct us to the navy, because the numbers matter in the navy. obviously it is a lot of great people. we have half as many chips as we had 30 years ago. some people say that that is okay because they are technologically advanced we don't need as many. which i am sure that that is true in part. but it does seem like

navy says the strike groups will not be ready for scheduled appointments later this year. resulting in an indefinite extension of the truman and eisenhower deployments, with the resulting negative impact on morale. by the end of the summer, the department of defense says he will be unable to pay its tri-care bills. they will be in a position of having to deny service to military members and families and retirees. there are bipartisan solutions for the continuing resolution problem and the sequester threat. we cannot afford to look the other way and pretend there isn't a huge and looming problem. the year-long sequestration will undermine the national defense. the danger of the international situation is highlighted again as of yesterday when north korea had a very provocative nuclear test. we cannot allow these actions, these sequestration is to occur in the middle of this kind of a world. it will create a huge and unconscionable problem for our men and women in uniform and their families, and it is incumbent upon congress and the president find a solution together. senator inhofe?

issued an emergency bulletin to regional airports warning the former navy reservist may have flight training. >> that was nbc's miguel almaguer reporting. >>> president obama will be putting the final touches on his state of the union speech to be delivered tomorrow night. he's expected to explain his agenda for the next four years and lay the groundwork for the big budget battle with congress. brian mooar has a preview. >> reporter: the economy, jobs, and the middle class are expected to be center stage tuesday night as president obama delivers his fourth state of the union address. foreshadowing his second-term agenda, the president will be trying to take the high ground from republicans in the fight over budget cuts. >> they rather ask more from the vast majority of americans and put our recovery at risk than close even a single tax loophole that benefits the wealthy. >> reporter: the president and democrats are demanding what they see as a fair balance. >> so what we do need is more revenue and more cuts. what i would like to see is in the big, balanced, bold proposal. >> report

the murder of navy s.e.a.l. chris crime. former president george h.b. bush out and about. and governor chris christie gets back at all those fat jokes made at his expense. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, february 5th, 2013. >>> and a very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. before you head out, you might want to pad your wallet, gas prices up again. $3.52 that pats the highest ever for february. 17 cents from just last week, a spike of 22 cents since early joon. drivers in states like new york and california are feeling the pinch more than others. prices there are approaching $4 a gallon and that is making for extra pain at the pump. >> these higher gas prices generally affect the way i budget my money, where i choose to live and how i choose to spend my early time. >> more about the distance i'm driving. >>> a weak dollar and a decline in the number of oil refineries have been blamed for the increase. some analysts predict it will be less brutal than 2012 when the average household spent $3,000. >>> thanks to a daring

navy in the '60s, but he earned awards including the vietnam service medal. friday, police towed away the school bus from the crime scene. it had been there since tuesday afternoon when police say dykes boarded it as it was stopped, demanded a few children, and then shot and killed the bus driver when he wouldn't hand them over. since then, dykes has been holed up in an underground bunker nearby with a 5-year-old boy named ethan with asbupergeasper syndrome. officials have lowered medicine and coloring books for ethan through the pipe. the bus driver has been called a hero, and the funeral will be scheduled for later today. residents are hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution. lester? >> gabe gutierrez for us this morning. thank you. >>> and clint van zandt is a former fbi profiler and nbc news analyst. nice to have you here. >> hi, lester. good to be here. >> we understand this man has a television. so i have to be mindful -- we have to be mindful, we don't know what he's watching this hour. with that in mind, what are the options here? the fact that things are stable, is

inspection. the pentagon immediately grounded all f-35s even though the navy and marine corps use different versions. the engine is being sent to the manufacturer to figure out how that happened. if you have an f-35, don't fly it today. sort of wait. >>> boeing is hoping to get its 787 dreamliners flying as soon as possible. the company's executives met on friday with the faa to talk about the ongoing battery issues that grounded that 787 dreamliner fleet in the first place. boeing is proposing a fix for the batteries even though they still don't know what caused them to overheat. the faa says it is reviewing the proposal very closely. >>> so you can now add microsoft to the list of companies that says it's been hacked. a small u.n. of computers were infected -- small number of computers were intected with malware. it's similar to the ones that plagued apple, facebook, and twitter. doesn't appear that customers' information is affected. >>> dangerous flooding in australia has killed at least two people. look at the pictures. many drivers left stranded because of the rising waters

morning. new information for police show that the iraq war veteran charged with killing the navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle and a second man had been taken to a mental hospital twice in the past five months. ruth is also said to have told authorities he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. >>> secretary of state john kerry joked about the pressure following hillary clinton and the former condoleezza rice. >> can a man actually run the state department? i don't know. as the saying goes, i have big heels to fill. >>> former president george h.w. bush is said to be feeling great, and he went out to dinner saturday night at a restaurant in houston. his first night out since being released from the hospital. he had a martini and stayed for two hours. all right. >>> a couple in arkansas are enjoying the profits from a whopper of a fishing trip, shall we say. lottery officials say the couple bought two lottery tickets, both winners. one ticket for $50,000 was bought on the way to fishing. the second ticket bought on the way home was a $1 million jackpot. now that's a fishing story. >>> i

took shape seren dip tusly. >> you answered an ad. >> an artist with the u.s. navy. being an artist i answered and ended up in a motel room on the outskirts of denver in an interview with this kind of shady guy who put a bottle of jim beam up on the table and said, son, this is not the navy. so that was the beginning. >> three decades later, the veil of secrecy is lifted. mendez tells his story for the first time with a new book and film. >> this year in hollywood has been a big year for the cia. >> yes. >> do you feel like they get the essence of what the cia does right? >> mostly movies about the cia, they have the cia guy a deranged assassin. what we're hoping is we're going to start a new trend and make the cia guys loveable. i'm the first loveable spy. >> this retired spy now lives in the blue ridge mountains of maryland trading the art of deception for a different kind of art. he now paints full time. his wife is a photographer, a spy, too. >> i was at cia for 27 years. i worked in the office of technical service where tony worked. if you needed very special photography camera

a mentor to the shooter. we call him the shooter, who was with the cia and navy s.e.a.l.s and he's -- he got a call from a very high official in washington. >> absolutely convinced? >> a couple of hours later saying it was your guy. >> this guy says he was the last one to see osama bin laden alive. here is what he says in the interview. i shot him two times in the forehead. the second time as he was going down. he crumpled on the floor in front of his bed. i hit him again. his tongue was out. i watched him take his last breath and i remember, is this the best thing i've ever done or the worst thing i've ever done? >> think about that. this is what you've just done. you've just killed the world's most wanted terrorist and you have to consider, was this bad or was this good? the good was that he felt he was doing this for the people of new york, for the country. for the s.e.a.l.s. and the bad thing, of course, was the security issue among other things. >> he signs up for four more months and then he leaves the s.e.a.l.s four years short of his 20-year pension time. >> right. >> now t

inspection. all f-35s were grounded, even though the marines and navy use different versions. it is being sent to the manufacturer to figure out what happened. if you have an f-35, don't fly it today. >>> boeing hopes to get the dreamliner flying as soon as possible. executives met with the faa to talk about the ongoing battery issues that grounded the fleet in the first place. bowing is proposing a fix for the batteries, even though they don't know what caused them to overheat. the faa is reviewing the proposal closely. >>> microsoft has been hacked. a small number of computers infected with malware. the attack is similar to the recent ones that plagued apple, facebook and twitter. it doesn't appear any customers' information is affected. >>> dangerous flog in australia has killed at least two people. look at the pictures. many drivers left stranded because of rising waters there. >>> nearly four months after superstorm sandy ravaged the northeast. the last of the residents forced out are finally allowed to return home. they are finding they have a lot of work ahead of them. more t

jimmy lee dykes. nbc has confirmed, not only was he in the navy in the '60s, but he earned the vietnam service medal and several other awds. police towed away the school bus from the crime scene, it had been there since tuesday afternoon. dykes boarded it, shot and killed the bus driver when he wouldn't hand over a few children. dykes has been holed up in an underground bunker nearby with a 5-year-old boy named ethan with asperg asperger's syndrome. they have lowered medicine and a coloring book for ethan through the pipe. the visitation for the bus driver, who is being called a hero, charles poland jr. is scheduled for later today. local residents are hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution lester. >> thank you. clint van zandt is a former fbi profiler. >> lester, good to be with you. >> this man has a television, we have to be mindful. we don't know what he's watching at this hour, but with that in mind what are the options here? the fact that things are stable? is that in itself a good sign? >> it really is my background as a hostage negotiator also, i've been in these situatio

shot and killed a former navy seal over the weekend. the u.s. military confirmed eddie ralph served in the marines from 2006 to 2010 and is currently on reserve duty. he's accused of killing 38-year-old chris kyle and another man at a texas gun range saturday night. police believe ralph was unemploy and possibly mentally unstable snooimts my understanding that the suspect may have been suffering from some type of mental illness from being in the military himself. he was a marine for four years. and he may have been suffering from some complications from that. >> kyle was the most lethal sniper in american military history with 160 confirmed kills during his ten years in the u.s. navy. >>> we go to mexico now. developments there as officials confirm that 36 people are dead after an explosion at an oil company headquarters there. the attorney general in mexico says it's still too early to determine whether that blast was due to an attack, an accident or negligence. results from an investigation expected any day now. the panex building is the second largest skyscraper there. >>> police

operations. the navy has already stated that it has pulled an aircraft carrier that was headed for the persian gulf record tippled that back. the navy -- they pulled that back. the army says there will cut back severely on training. according to military leaders, this could have a big impact on them, partly because they are already under situation under the budget control act where they are making a fairly steep cuts in operations. they are trying to deal with the situation overseas in places like afghanistan. host: if congress does nothing, is there a chance that they could pass something in the defense area? guest: it is always possible. that is something house republicans have wanted for some time, to put cuts on domestic spending and protect the defense department. it is also possible that congress could move simply to give agencies more discretion in implementing the cuts and eliminate this aspect where it is across the board,, what the president characterized as a meat cleaver approach. host: more students are coming up. they are with the c-span.org bus. a federal worker is onlin

ptsz. this is an hour. >> host: chris kyle, why did you decide to join the navy? >> guest: i grew up thinking the marines were the against on the block. i always wanted to be one. so i went and tried to become ao marine.nd marine recruiter was out tothene lunch.p mall all o then, all of a sudden you have r the army recruiters, navyrecrui, recruiters are all trying to pick you off think it should come to them. i talked to each one of them. the navy recruiter sold me on beingon a navy s.e.a.l. be a >> host: at the moment that moment you knew you wanted to be a navy s.e.a.l. reign.ourse >> guest: everything he was tellingre me, which, of course, the recruiter built it up wherey it was a born type thing.eat he was telling me that the navy s.e.a.l.s do things that you never hear about. all of these great adventures and you'll be the mostra highly trained person out there and you will be able to have all ofhando these skills shooting and i, thought, all right, if they ares the best, i want to bet. the beo >> host: what was your trainingy right? yo >> guest: it felt like seven months long,

food, toys and medicine to the boy. >>> the man suspected of killing a former navy seal was an iraq war veteran. eddie ralph served in the marine corps from 2006 to 2010 and is currently on reserve duty. he's accused of killing 38-year-old chris kyle and another man at a ex tex gun range saturday night. police say they arrested ralph a short time later and that his time in the military may have contributed to the deadly shooting. >> it's my understanding that the suspect may have been suffering from some type of mental illness from being in the military himself. i understand he was a marine for four years and may have been suffering from some complications from that. >> kyle was the most lethal sniper in american military history with 160 confirmed kills during his ten years in the u.s. navy. >> the funeral for former mayor of new york city ed koch will be held today. members of the israeli consul general, mayor bloomberg and president bill clinton are scheduled to speak. a new york city subway station will also be renamed in his honor. starting today the east 77th street and lexing

family will pay respects to the former navy seal who came to be known as america's most lethal sniep every. thousands expected to attend the memorial service at cowboy stadium in dallas for chris kyle. kyle, who also wrote the best selling book "american sniper" was killed at a texas gun range. he was 38 years old. >>> it was a chilly sunday service for members of the a local congregation. after thieves got away with the heating system. members of the church in arnold maryland say someone ripped off the heating pump about two weeks ago. police are still looking for the suspects. in the meantime, the kmur is waiting on word from the insurance company while the congregation tries to raise money. >> we're making due. it was a tragic loss to us. for us for the church and also for the community. >> in the meantime, an emergency heat system keeps key parts of the church warm enough to use. officials estimate it will take tens of thousands of dollars to replace the pumps. >>> 13 before the top of the hour now. joe paterno's family is making another push to clear the late football coach's na

developments surrounding the death of a former navy seal. what we're learning about the suspected killer. >> the penalties drivers in virginia could soon be facing if they're caught texting and driving. >> is that my wedding dress? >> from the funny to the tearjerker, the best and worst of this year's super bowl ads. >>> it is 4:36 now. a chance of snow on the horizon. the changes you can expect in the forecast next with your weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> all eyes are now on to new jersey for super bowl xlviii. already. yesterday before super bowl xlvii, louisiana governor bobby jindal and new jersey governor chris christie met to pass the torch from the big easy to the garden state. he gave christy mardi gras masks and a themed football. next game will be played at met life stadium and first open air bowl to be played in a cold weather climate. it will be interesting to see which teams make it. >> i think it was 27 degrees super bowl time in new york. it will be interesting, you're right. >> get all bundled up. >> i wouldn't want to sit in the audience. watch it on tv. let's check

drastic call by the pentagon this morning ahead of what could be huge budget cuts next month. the navy will reduce the number of aircraft carriers in the strategic persian gulf from two to one. that decision comes just one day before the "uss harry truman" was supposed to leave norfolk for the gulf. two carrier groups have been stationed in the region for the majority of the past two years because of rising tensions with iran. >>> this morning, president obama will speak at the national prayer breakfast at the washington hilton in northwest d.c. the president will meet with religious and community leaders from across the nation taking part in the 61st annual prayer breakfast. that national prayer breakfast has been held every year since 1953. after that, the president will head to leesburg, virginia. he will lay out his second-term agenda at the house democratic issues conference that's going on at the lansdowne resort. vice president biden spoke it the group yesterday. he said the world has changed since 1994 when congress passed an assault weapons ban. many blamed that vote for costing de

ability to choose health care services. >>> the former navy s.e.a.l. shot and killed at a gun range earlier this month is laid to rest. nearly 7,000 people attended the service for chris kyle near dallas at cowboy stadium. his widow told mourners he was a devoted husband, father and friend who will never be forgotten. >>> the u.s. has another honor recipient, president obama presented the medal to staff sergeant to clint romesha. for bravery during a 2009 attack in afghanistan. even his young son got in on the action with his proud dad there. >>> and an american foxhound, white bichon frise are moving forward at westminster dog show. the best of the sporting, working and terrier groups will be picked tonight. >>> we'll see what the mood is like on the street tonight ahead of the president's state of the union address. apple's ceo tim cook will have a front row seat, sitting in the first lady's box this morning. he has a tech conference of his own. >>> british bark barclays is slashing 3700 jobs from its corporate and investment arms. on the earnings deck keep an eye on michael kors.

2009, navy reservist christopher dorner is fired from lapd after the department concludes he lied in a police report. >> then february 1st, an assistant to cnn's anderson cooper received a package from dorner including a gold lapd coin shot with bullet holes. the coin was given to dorner by then police chief bill bratton. >> sunday dorner allegedly killed the assistant basketball coach at cal state fullerton and her fiance who is a public safety officer at usc. >> wednesday an elderly boat ener in san diego is assaulted by a man matching dorner's description. >> on thursday morning, dorner allegedly kills one police officer and injures two others. that happened in riverside county. >>> also thursday morning during the manhunt police shoot an elderly woman and her daughter as they deliver newspapers. the women were apparently inside a truck similar to dorner's. the elderly woman is in intensive care this morning. >>> and thursday a burning truck that may be linked to dorner is found in the big bear area. >> later thursday a car linked to dorner is found in san diego. police are now

of a strategically important chain of islands that could block the chinese navy from the east china sea. they have been a source of daily confrontations on the sea and now in the air between japan and china. you have two new administrations, one in china, one in japan. there is a hardening of positions on both sides. there's the usual diplomatic feelers, but i haven't talked to anyone who takes them marley seriously. and we are -- particularly seriously. and we are one ep3 incident away from potentially a major conflict. do i think it'd be a war? no. on the other hand, the domestic tensions in both countries, i think, mean this would not be very easy to solve. and whoever backs down either before conflict or after conflict is going to lose an enormous amount of credibility and influence in the region. both sides know that, and that's why they are now moving forward to getting much closer to war. the third thing is managing this broader china relationship, and here's where i'll link it back to what dani said and wrap up my comments. this is the long game. i think that despite the mis

of a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. another iraq war veteran is charged in that case. lester holt has the latest on the investigation. lester, good morning. >> willie, good morning. i get to meet and spend time with chris kyle last year for the release of his autobiography. he was the most lethal sniper in u.s. history. he and a friend were gunned down at a shooting range in glenrose, texas. a sad twist of fate for a man who became a hero on the battlefield. america's deadliest military sniper who, over four it tours in iraq, made over 160 confirmed kills, a number chris kyle told me a year ago was not the one he focused on. >> every person i killed, i have a clear conscience of. they were actively trying to harm americans, military or civilians. >> reporter: he and his friend, chad littlefield, were shot to death. the alleged killer, eddie ray ralph, former marine, arrived at the range with the victims. after killing them with a semi automatic handgun at close range, he drove to his sister's house and confess ed to the murders before returning home. >> he was apprehended without any scuffle or

inspection. pentagon officials ordered all 64 jets from the air force, navy, and marine corps grounded until they figure out the cause of the problem. a spokesman for the company that makes the jets says none of the other f-35s have cracks. >>> if you have a plane to catch in the next few week, the sequestration showdown could have an impact on you. we're looking live at capitol hill where lawmakers will return monday. if nothing gets done, transportation officials say furloughs would be likely for tsa agents and air traffic controllers. the national zoo might have to make tough decisions as well if a budget deal isn't reached. it's facing major cuts as part of the sequester, but how much is still up in the air. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: it's not typically what comes to mind when you think about federal agencies, but as part of the smithsonian institution, the national zoo depends on federal money to operate. if congress doesn't come up with a budget deal, the zoo could lose tens of millions of dollars, and that could mean some very painful decisions ahead. two chee

. a funeral was held friday for that driver who died trying to protect the kids on his bus. >>> navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle and a friend at the shooting range. eddie ray routh, 25-year iraq war veteran, is charged with killing chris kyle and chad littlefield over the weekend. authorities say routh may have mental health problems and is on suicide watch. >>> as many as 15 people are being questioned in the disappearance and death of a new york city woman in turkey. turkish police say sarai sierra died from a blow to her head. her body was found saturday near the remnants of an ancient city wall in istanbul. the 33-year-old mother of two was last heard from on january 21st, just before she was supposed to fly home from her solo vacation in turkey. >>> amazing recovery for teen activists malala yousafzai. a video message has been released, showing her speak out for the first time. malala was shot in the head by the taliban last october in her native pakistan. she was oshot for her outspoken advocacy. >> today i can see that i'm alive. i can see you. i can see everyone. and today i c

sunglasses from claire's boutique. her tankini is from old navy. i love the ruffles because it accentuates the waist and looks adorable. >> she knows how to model already. she's a pro. thank you, jackie and mia. next, ginger harris, electric blog bloggarella. you like the boho chic. this, we're seeing on model marcella. >> from marona larieux. we paired it with jewelry. we also did a ring. to give it the chic angle we paired it with metallic accessories like the vintage bag as well as the mia suit. >> mom and daughter are matching. >> yes. sienna has on ramona larieux as well. >> the maxi dress is still in? >> it works for all body types. >> thank you, ladies. our last fashion blogger is maria -- nice job, sienna. your category is miami style night life. we know it's all about the night life here, right? >> absolutely. >> tell us what your model is wearing. >> the look here is we love color, we love minimalist cut and love to show some skin and we love easy and breezy because it's hot here all the time. she's wearing miami-based designer alexis, part of her spring collection av

iraq as a navy s.e.a.l. and one shot that made him legendary among fellow snipers. >> i saw the sergeant on top of the roof. so the movement had me zoom my scope in on him. he had an rpg, trying to hide and stay out of sight of him. about the time i saw he was getting into attack position and raising the rpg, i decided it was time to take the shot. >> he hit his mark from 2100 yards or 1.2 miles away, an unheard of distance that stunned even him. >> 2100 yards? lucky shot? >> extremely lucky shot. >> most of those he killed never saw him. >> when you are going to war, it is not about being fair. every person i killed, i have a clear conscience of. they were actively trying to harm americans, allies or civilians. >> he told this all in a book he wrote last year. it is so ironic that four tours in iraq, had some very close calls only to lose his life in texas. he leaves behind a wife and two children. i spoke to her at the time and talked about the fear of him being overseas. with a navy s.e.a.l., you don't know what they are doing. we lost a true american hero. >> a terrible mour

overnight for the former cop and navy reservist suspected of killing three people, including a police officer. quis fer dorner's burned-out truck and footprints were found in big bear mountain. dorner, fired for making false statements, has threatened to bring warfare to police and their families. >>> investigation is under way after the e-mail accounts of several bush family members were hacked. the cyber attacker posted family conversations online that were dredge friday the e-mail messes to and from former bush presidents after breaking into the accounts of three other family members and several friends. the hacker also posted several personal photos of the family. >>> california lawmakers are proposing some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. measures unveiled thursday include state bans on assault rifles and high-capacity bullet clips and background checks would apply to purchasing ammunition as well as guns. >>> the federal aviation administration has given boeing the green light to carry out test flights once again of its embattled 787 dreamliners. planes have been grounded

was in the navy between 1980 and 1983 i was on a the ships health and welfare committee. the other people sitting at the desk, officers and such, were surprised. i noticed a lot of the things that we were buying on a navy ship there's a lot of redundancy, so you are may be buying two or its three instead of just one. it's not that we are buying too much, we are spending too much on what we are buying. guest: that is a common problem and i think you are highlighting what we are finding. we are spending too much and not getting much in return. we are trying to figure that out. i would like to add on something 20 said. he said that he was an e2 in the navy in 1989 through 1982. sergeants,ven the whatever rank you are in the military, whatever support staffs, you can make a difference. it just made me think, when i was in afghanistan last time, i ran into two soldiers from the iowa national guard, is sergeant and a lieutenant colonel. i want to tell a little story because it goes back to what the caller was talking about. these guys came in. their job was to manage the fuel depot and o

discharged one week ago today from the navy where he was a reservist. the irony here is he was trained by the lapd but they say his training is still no match. >> that will just make it a little bit more difficult but it's just a matter of time before the elements come together. >> reporter: investigators in san diego say they found another car linked to dorner. they are fingerprinting that truck this morning to make sure it is in fact dorner's. >> no doubt about this one. a bizarre story all of the way around. there are many local connections to it. some of dorner's anger being targeted directly at bill bratton. he's the former l.a. police chief and current oakland police consultant. bratton is on dorner's list. dorner sent a package to anderson cooper at cnn earlier this month and inside that package an lapd coin given to dorner by bratton and a note saying thanks but no thanks, will bratton. that coin was riddled with bullet holes. bratton says he's a target because he signed off on dorner's firing. >> i was the chief of police that signed off on his discharge from the lapd. so in terms of

and two children. his wife talked about the fear of him being overseas and with a navy s.e.a.l. you don't know what they're doing. it's very secretive business. we lost a true american hero. >> our hearts go out the to them. >>> in turkey, police are reportedly questioning 15 people in connection with the killing of a new york city woman there. our chief foreign correspondent is live in istanbul. >>> what police are saying is the 33-year-old won sarai sierra came for a two-week holiday. it was her first trip outside the united states. she was supposed to come with a girlfriend. the girlfriend backed out. during the trip she was in regular contact with her family. no indication that anything was going wrong. then on january 21st, the day she was supposed to be leaving, she disappeared. she never arrived at the airport. her rented apartment where she was staying here still had her things in it. a closed-circuit television camera showed her walking alone. and then she was gone for two weeks. no one had any idea what happened to her. last night police found her body dumped here the pala

. brilliant marketing. the dress isn't my favorite but i did love -- it was navy. navy was the new black last night. it was a truly stunning silhouette on her. i wouldn't have said this is a look of less. it definitely gave her a look of more. >> it was puffy and sparkly. >> she totally wins the oscar. >> she was my favorite. >> everyone fell in love with her if they weren't already. i love that she called her look armani jr. >> the puppy purse, new look of the seen. i think we'll see a lot moving forward. >> reese witherspoon looked stunning. she said her little girl helped to pick out the dress. >> she was adorable. and the shape on the red carpet as well. >> 20 seconds or so for the guys. facial hair is the new black. >> facial hair is the new accessory for the night for the guys on the red carpet. >> they were distinguished. i loved the three-piece tuxedos. stylish moment for them and they all looked really sharp. >> if you had to give a grade overall to the red carpet? >> eh. >> i give it a b plus. >> what about you? you're not going to get off the hook. >> a b. >> okay. tough criti

officer, navy veteran and college football player become the most wanted man in california? the manifesto that appeared on his facebook page with the heading last resort, the former lapd officer blames the department for his actions. i've lost everything because the lapd took my name and new i was innocent. he claims he was fired as ret retaliati retaliation, claiming an officer kicked this man while in custody. >> it is not going to happen. >> reporter: officers uttered racist remarks and laughed about grisly crime photos, all kept secret. the enemy combatants in l.a. are not the citizens and suspects. that's the police officers. he named several members of law enforcement calling them, quote, high value targets. i never had the opportunity to have a family of my own. i'm terminating yours. police say he has already carried out that threat by murdering monica quan, daughter of former lapd captain randall quan, who represented dorner at the time. the attacks will stop when the department states the truth about my innocence, publicly, he writes. dorner also thanked several collea

began around 4:00 p.m. on sunday. the coast guard, navy and air national guard are all searching the waters. so far there's been no sign of the family or the boat. >>> 4:36. funeral service will be held today for former 49er executive. today's funeral is at 10:30 in redwood city. he started working with the 49ers when it was founded back in 1946. working his way up from equipment manager to president and eventually part owner of the franchise. the san francisco native died on february 17th at the age of 92. >> big-time for the franchise. 4:36. let's check in with christina loren to check things out. temperatures keep on going up. nice. >> we're getting an early taste of spring before winter returns next week. enjoy it while it lasts. i want to point off that we had gusty winds overnight through the east bay hills right at the coast. winds are starting to drop off. speeds are coming down significantly at this hour. they're going to pick right back up again as we head throughout the second half of the day you'll notice that building breeze. temperatures are chilly to start. it's not to

california ski community overnight for the former los angeles cop and navy reservist suspected of killing three people, including a police officer. christopher dorner's burned-out truck and footprints were found thursday in southern california's big bear mountain. dorner, fired for making false statements, is taking revenge. >>> touching off a social media blizzard. people are tweeting about everything from their first snowflake sightings to canceled sporting events and their hopes for a snow day, excuse me, off from school. transportation websites are also buzzing as commuters try to find out if their trains and buses are running. got my voice back. >>> this video might show the worst wedding proposal ever gives new meaning to falling in love. take a look. >> bobby, the ring. >> oh, my god! >> are you kidding me? split screen replay shows the young lady's stunned reaction here. we predict never a dull moment in that marriage, that's for sure. >>> and given their treatment to ky, the hitchhiker. >> two women are trying to help him. that guy could snap a woman's neck like a pencil