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today, friday november 10, 2023, war rages. the night sky over gaza lights up. explosions reverberating in the distance. we are live right now in the region, tracking the latest on the ground. and do not open. letters containing a suspicious powder sent to election workers in multiple states across the country. the urgent warning from the fbi. on a mission, as america observes veterans day. how one vet is trying to help others get the mental health support they deserve. and in and out. more and more restaurants are opening more and more drive thrus. how some of your favorite chains are trying to make fast food even faster. we begin this hour with the israel-hamas war, as the bombardment of the gaza strip intensifies. we're watching it in real time. this video shows the gaza skyline from southern israel. you can see heavy activity in gaza. explosions can also be heard in

the distance. northern gaza is accusing israel of launching a number of strikes here hospitals. the video on the right side of the screen right there, you can see a tank, was posted on social media. it shows two israel tanks near one of those medical facilities, as israel's military tightens its grip on gaza city. as a result of these blasts, the united nations says at least 50,000 people have left northern gaza and headed south since yesterday after israel issued evacuation orders. israel is carrying out daily four-hour humanitarian pauses in northern gaza. start right now with nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin, who is in jerusalem for us. erin, let's start with these dramatic pictures we're seeing. what do we know about what's going on right now? >> reporter: well, sam, we've been watching some of the most intense activity over the city of gaza since the war began. we can hear on that feed explosions in the distance. and this comes, as palestinians

on the ground inside the city have told us that israeli forces are pushing farther and farther into the heart of the city, with heavy bombardment reported in the areas of any number of hospitals. our team here -- i just got off the phone with dr. marwan absa at that with al shifa hospital. al shifa hospital is the largest hospital in gaza. tens of thousands of palestinians are there seeking shelter. this doctor telling us that since 2:00 in the morning, there has been intense bombing. he's saying that they bombed shifa hospital four times through the day. five people have died. more than 40 injured. three of them are children. and then this doctor says maybe 20 of the injured are also children. he said that, quote, i'm hearing the shooting outside, the bombardment of the tanks outside. we're also hearing clashes outside of the al quds hospital

in another section of the city. the palestinian red crescent reporting that there has been sniper fire opening up on that hospital, killing at least one palestinian civilian and injuring dozens more. now, the israeli military was asked about their activity during today's briefing. an israeli military spokesman saying, quote, the idf does not attack hospitals. if we see hamas terrorists shooting from hospitals, we do what needs to be done. we are aware of the sensitivity of hospitals, so we do it carefully and slowly. sam? >> and erin, as we're seeing this renewed activity, hospitals under duress, we have to ask you also about all the coming efforts, today a humanitarian pause from the israeli military. what are these pauses effectively doing? are they having the intended effect of getting aid into gaza? >> reporter: well, the purpose of these pauses is not only to get aid into northern gaza but

also to get as many palestinians as possible out. according to the united nations, tens of thousands of palestinians has evacuated via this humanitarian corridor that has been opened up by the israeli military. they expanded that corridor today from four hours to six hours, also opening up a second corridor along the coastline. and the purpose of that is for that evacuation so that the israeli military says it can concentrate most of the fighting in the northern section of gaza, which is exactly what we're seeing play out now. that being said, humanitarian community is calling the fair full ceasefire. they're saying what we're watching unfold in gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe that a four-hour, six-hour pause is simply not enough. sam? >> perhaps not enough time for critical evacuations there. erin mclaughlin, thank you so much. domestically right now, law enforcement is searching for

whoever sent threatening letters, some of them laced with fentanyl, to election offices across the country this week. authorities are investigating suspicious envelopes sent to six different states that includes the likes of battlegrounds like georgia and nevada. the latest of threats faced by election workers in this heated political climate, to put it mildly. ken dilanian is following all of it and join us. what do we know about the letters and, i guess, the nature of these threats? >> sam, the fbi and the u.s. postal service are investigating this, and they're trying to get their arms around that as we speak. one letter read something to the effect of, end elections now. what election officials are saying is, this is domestic terrorism, plain and simple. they're pretty angry about it. and they hope the fbi and the postal inspectors can solve this pretty quickly. they're also pretty alarmed because fentanyl is ubiquitous in the united states, and it's

very toxic. so far there have been no reported injuries or ill health effects from this particular set of envelopes. but there is a lot of concern and worry, sam. >> it's, kind of, amazing that there hasn't been a serious effect of this yet, ken. but obviously right now the investigation is underway. and it comes against the backdrop of what happened after the 2020 election and poll workers finding themselves harassed, threatened. what kind of extra security measures are being put in place to protect people who are just trying to run elections? >> it's a great point you're making, sam. after the 2020 election, the fbi formed an election security task force focused on -- because the threats to election workers were growing and growing. and it was based in part on the bogus allegations of fraud made by former president trump and others and a general distrust and mistrust of the election system. some election officials even had to hire personal security details to protect from these threats. now there's the added dimension of the threat from the mail, and the fbi is urging everyone to be careful about opening mail. and there are new procedures

being put in place in election offices across the country to screen mail. just another thing they have to worry about. >> indeed, as the search continues for whoever is behind this. thank you so much. we're very close to a break through right now. the national board of the actors union is set to vote today very soon on the terms of a deal to bring an end to the longest actor strike in the union's history. the 118-day strike brought almost all of hollywood productions to a halt. let's bring in nbc news correspondent dana griffin now, and more with the nuts and bolts of this deal. we know we're closing in hopefully on a vote that will end it. what do we know about what's in this deal? >> reporter: hopefully we'll find out in just a couple of hours when sag-aftra's national board votes on this tentative agreement. some of the fine print we're seeing so far is it includes the largest minimum wage increase in 40 years, a new residual service

for screenings, protections around artificial intelligence, a raise on pension caps, and guardrails around self-taped auditions. and even the amtpt, which represents studios, including our parent company, nbc universal, said in a statement that this agreement represents a new paradigm. and they say they're looking forward to the industry, sam, resuming the work of telling these great stories. >> indeed. it's one thing to get signatures on paper, dana. but once a deal is actually signed, can you talk us through what the logistical challenges are right now of getting movie and tv productions back up and running? >> sam, while hollywood actors and writers are able to get back to work, the long-term damage from these historic strikes is far from over. so many people who supported the industry also missed out on work, including craft services, hair and make-up, and also several crew members, many having to take on two and three additional jobs. so, it will take some time organizing to get productions up and running because many of these productions are scheduled years in advance zpochlt make

sure that the actors and writers are available, it could take several months before those productions resume. >> indeed. so, if you're talking about productions and movies pushed off months from their original dates, what are the broader economic ripple effects? you talk about all the different groups affected, dana, that we could be seeing. >> reporter: the true economic impact may not be known for a while, sam. experts estimate the strikes cost just the california economy more than $6 billion. so, we're going to wait and see the ripple effect. but the happy news for so many actors who have missed out on work, as they are able to finally get back. and i think it's a really, really exciting week for actors and writers. sam? >> it really is. you see all those smiles and cheers. definitely a good day right now at least in hollywood. thank you very much dana griffin. while we are talking dollars and cents, time for today's cnbc money minute. an a.i. startup wants to replace your smartphone with a pen.

and the soccer league joins a major deal. contessa brewer joins us more. >> the palm of your hand could be the newest smartphone. an artificial intelligence startup announced a $700 a.i. pin that allows users to send texts, make calls, and look up information through voice controls. the pin actually attaches to the user's lapel and it's equipped with laser display that turns your palm into a screen. the national league soccer team feature league matches on espn, cbs sports, amazon prime video. the deal is valued at $60 million a year. it will start at the end of this season and run through 2027. amazon and meta announced a program today, where they're testing a feature that lets shoppers buy directly from amazon through ads on instagram and facebook. amazon says customers in the

u.s. will see information including pricing, delivery estimates, and prime eligibility on select amazon ads on those platforms. they're just making it easier and easier for us to spend that money, sam. >> i was going to say, contessa, you're saying on all these platforms where we already think they're listening to what we're saying, now it's going to be pricing on the platforms as well from amazon? >> yeah. makes it easy. makes it very easy. >> one-shop stop. thank you so much, contessa brewer. coming up next, we have a countdown to a shutdown. and this is not a deja vu scenario. scenario. how soon until t governmenthe imagine if you could get ahead of your ibs-c... ♪ by treating it with linzess. then you could start proactively managing your constipation with belly pain, and begin to find yourself a little further away from the symptoms that keep coming back. say yess to linzess. linzess is not a laxative.

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well, it truly feels like deja vu all over again, as yogi berra might say. we are one week away from a potential government shutdown. the government is going to be running out of money next friday if the congress does not act immediately. republican congressman mike johnson is expected to release his funding plan tomorrow. until then, there is no clear path to avoid a shutdown, certainly not with a democratically controlled senate. nbc news business and data reporter brian cheung joining us now. brian, there's no question that viewers are watching this and thinking, here we go again, more brinksmanship. if it goes over the brink, who is going to be affected beyond just those who work for the government and contractors?

>> bill murray, "groundhog day" essentially, talking about this government shutdown again. we look at the 2019 shutdown, the last time this happened to really illustrate what happened here. 300,000 federal employees were furloughed during that time if they were deemed non-essential. and we saw in the essential jobs like tsa at the airport as well as at the irs, even though those were essential jobs, they had to go to work but they didn't get checks. the estimate of this is the economy lost about $11 billion from the congressional budget office. only $8 billion of that ultimately came back. what it's worth, markets didn't care that much. they went up 10% during that period of time. >> so, brian, just talking about the impact now on gdp certainly and consumer spending being such an important part of that, even if a brief shutdown, a matter of days, what do we think the

impact is going to be on spending, especially with the holidays right around the corner? >> reporter: if you think about it, the deadline being next week, if those paychecks don't come in the week after that, that's going to be the prime shopping season of black friday, shopping season, what have you. the 2019 shutdown was only partial. this would be a full shutdown, in which we could see 900,000 employees get furloughed. if they don't have paychecks coming in, that could end spending. >> no doubt the timing of this is horrible no matter when it happens, if it does. brian cheung, thank you so much. business of drive thrus is getting into high gear, shifting into high gear. the pandemic made them more popular than ever. and rapidly evolving technology is driving restaurants to make big changes to keep up with customer demand. >> reporter: these days it's hold the fries and the human contact. post-pandemic, customers have been flocking to drive thrus

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digital -- >> absolutely. it went from 10 to 12% and has gone up to 60% in some locations. >> reporter: they're not alone. the whole industry is reimagining its business model. chick-fil-a announcing a new location in atlanta with an elevated kitchen and four car lanes underneath for digital and drive thru orders. check out the taco bell defy in brooklyn park, minnesota, where at several drive thru windows, the food goes south of a vertical tube after you scan a qr code. dunkin' brewing up new options, telling nbc news drive thru traffic skyrocketed during the pandemic and remains high. so, they've changed to meet guests on their terms, with innovations like order ahead, loyalty programs, digital menu boards, and drive thru only restaurants to personalize their visits. >> basically what we're seeing is that drive thrus are getting

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teachers, leaders of oakland and the jewish community, they sang a jewish song for peace. they know their muslim brothers are also suffering but is asking the oea not to pick a side and to rescind their resolution which they say is dangerous and inflammatory. the oea posted this on facebook. this morning, two jewish teachers with oakland unified said their union does not speak for them. one said she's been on the vernl of tears recently. parents spoke and are afraid to send their kids to school here. >> i have a hard time understanding why a teachers union or school board thinks

they should be creating resolutions around one of the most complex international conflicts, when global leaders cannot agree on a resolution. >> reporter: last month, the oakland association shared a pro-palestinian statement on instagram. the post called israel a, quote, genocidal apartheid state. it did not mention hamas' october 7 attack, after criticism, the union did take that down. then the union released a new statement saying it was listening to students, families and teachers. it called attention to the loss of life on both sides. the union maintained its support for a cease-fire. then again, this new resolution this week seems to at least partially support those original comments that they had walked back. i have reached out to oea and the school district for comment for a response. still waiting to hear back. bob redell, nbc bay area news. here are other stories.

stanford university testing and emergency system this afternoon. firefighters in san francisco pull off a water rescue. first, san jose police arrested two men in connection to 25 separate incidents involving an alleged organized crime ring. they took a 35-year-old man and a 19-year-old man into custody. police say they were involved in multiple crimes from san jose to livermore. they executed search warrants. both face multiple charges, including armed carjacking, grand theft and armed robbery. firefighters helped with a water rescue in san francisco. rescuers say there was a collapse. it's not clear what caused the collapse. a man ended up in the water. they got him out. he is expected to be okay. heads up if you are in stanford this afternoon. at 3:00 p.m., sirens will sound to test the campus emergency alert system.

it will sound for 30 seconds and include a message. anyone near the campus might be able to hear the sirens at that time. don't be alarmed. it's only a test. bright and clear throughout the bay today. it could get warmer this weekend. here is kari hall with our forecast. >> enjoy the sunshine and comfortable weather across the bay area today. we are looking at highs into the upper 60s. about the same for much of the inner bay and the peninsula into san francisco. high temperatures up to about 68 degrees. on veterans day, it looks really nice with a high of 73 expected in santa rosa. warmer for san martin. that continues into sunday as well. more widespread mid 70s. san jose reaching 75. we are expecting changes into next week with the increase of rain chances. i will have more on that in the

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restaurant in long beach, california, thursday. four of them needing advanced life support. investigators saying the public transit bus was struck by the car, which sent both vehicles flying into the restaurant. two people living in an apartment above the restaurant have been forced to relocate. prince harry, elton john, and five other british celebrities are moving forward with their case against the publisher of "the daily mail." they're accusing newspaper to illegal breaches of privacy. the next hearing is scheduled to take place on november 21st. and the number of children whose caregivers are opting them out of routine vaccines has now reached an all-time high. that is according to a new cdc report. the agency says that's leaving hundred of thousands of children unprotected against preventable diseases, things like whooping cough and meelzs. a tote of 40 states saw increases in exemptions.

the ntsb and air traffic controls union are sounding the alarm right now about a series of close calls. there have been at least 23 near misses on runways just this year. that is the highest number in ten years. both groups right now are warning that the next one could be catastrophic. here's tom costello. >> reporter: from a recent midair collision involving two business jets after a pilot took off without clearance to austin, where a controller cleared a fedex plane to land just as a southwest flight was departing. >> words can't adequately describe how close 131 soles claim to dying that day. >> reporter: to boston where a corporate jet crossed in front of a landing jetblue flight. it's been a year of close calls, 23 runway near misses, more in the air. while just 1.3% of all flights, the ntsb chief warns the risk is growing. >> our safety system is showing clear signs of strain that we

cannot ignore. >> reporter: the biggest contributing factors, fatigue and distractions in cockpits and control towers. 77% of them understaffed, leading to mandatory six-day weeks and ten-hour days for controllers. while it will take years to hire and train enough controller, the ceo of delta airlines said on "the today show," the turnover is impacting safety. >> air traffic controllers, add new folks. i think it warrants the continued review of our safety management. >> are you concerned about the impact of that on safety of the airspace? >> absolutely i am worried about safety. >> reporter: congress under pressure from all sides to spend the money for urgent safety upgrades. tom costello, nbc news. president biden and chinese president xi jinping will meet next week in california. now, this is a rarity, especially with tensions rising between the two countries. the white house says the leaders will discuss a, quote, range of regional and global issues. that meeting will happen on the

sidelines of a pacific leaders summit that begins this weekend in san francisco. it will be just the second time during biden's entire presidency the two heads of state will meet face to face. the first time happened just over a year ago at the g20 summit in indonesia. well, a terrifying carjacking in chicago, and all of it captured on camera. a mother and a daughter ambushed by armed criminals in their own driveway. just the latest example of an alarming rise in brazen and violent carjackings across the country. nbc news correspondent maggie vespa joining me now. maggie, you see this video and it seems surreal for lack of a better word. what more can you tell us about what happened here? >> i mean, essentially, sam, you can see it, right? the family saying that the unthinkable happened just steps from their own home. mom and daughter were coming home from volleyball practice at 9:00 on thursday night when the unthinkable happened. that family understandably hugely traumatized. and at the same time, authorities say this specific crime is skyrocketing across the

country. and a quick warning, some of the video you're about to see may be disturbing. [ screaming ] >> reporter: one family's nightmare serving as a warning to drivers everywhere. last thursday night, michelle petford and her 12-year-old daughter returned to their home in chicago, when surveillance cameras caught two armed men, one in a mask, sprinting toward them. [ screaming ] >> i think it went through my head, like, is this -- is this real? is this really happening? [ screaming ] >> reporter: you see them throw michelle down, grab her purse, point their guns at her. at one point, one appearing to hit her. her daughter ran into the house screaming. >> you hear about blood curdling screams, it's just something i'll never forget. >> reporter: jeff petford ran outside to help his wife. that's when he says one of the men put a gun to his head. turns out they wanted one thing.

>> they said, where are the keys, where are the keys. and she's screaming, in my purse, in my purse. >> they weren't leaving without a car? >> no. >> reporter: jeff pointed them to his audi, with the key fob already in side and the then drove off. the scene marking a stunning trend. new fbi data shows while most violent crimes fell last year, carjackings were up 8% from the previous year, with nearly 90% of those carjackings involving a weapon. one fatal flash point in d.c., where investigators say an off-duty federal security officer last month shot and killed a 13-year-old who tried to carjack him. this just weeks after a texas congressman was carjacked near the nation's capitol. >> i looked to the left, somebody had a gun, to the right, somebody had a gun. >> reporter: back in chicago, the petfords are stunned to learn the problem so widespread, are afraid to go in their own backyard. >> you know, home isn't, like, that place of comfort and safety

that it once was. it's just really sad. >> maggie, one of many very unsettling aspects to all of this is police right now say these carjackers apparently are still on the run. so, what are authorities telling people to do if they are put in a dangerous situation like this? >> yeah, so essentially the golden rule with situations like this, sam, is if someone demands your car, if you are indeed carjacked, police say absolutely give it to them. you can recover from being carjacked. you can't recover from the situation quite possibly turning violent. at the same time, they have tips to avoid becoming a target of this increasingly common crime. they say definitely lock your car doors, roll up windows, drive in the center lane. that one was jarring to us, but they say people are getting carjacked when they're stopped at lights, that kind of thing. and of course park in well-lit areas. always be alert no matter where you are, because as this story proves, a carjacking can happen anywhere. >> literally anywhere.

some great tips there. maggie, thank you so much. there have been nearly 600 mass shootings in the u.s. this year alone, which is to say about two a day. that is according to the gun violence archive, which defines a mass shooting as at least four people injured from gunfire. firearms are the focus of tonight's season premiere of "meet the press reports." anne thompson shares three stories from across the country to show how gun violence is evolving. the story yourself focusing on are not necessarily the high profile shootings that have received a lot of coverage. what links them all together? >> sam, what links all these shootings together are their impacts. these acts of violence change people in communities forever with physical and emotional scars that never fully heal. people who were just living, celebrating a holiday, rushing to work, or closing up shop in the case of jessica hone and

katie dunky. >> what is the truth of the morning of may 21st. >> the truth is it was a completely normal light up until it wasn't. >> also in the parking lot that night, russell, a customer helping katie and jessica close, speaking on television for the first time. russell says there was a confrontation between the women and ramirez. he told police ramirez pushed katie, then punched jessica. >> you knocked him down. he gets back up, and what happened? >> he shot katie point blank in the head, and jessica tried to run, and he shot her in the back. and he turned his pistol towards me and started shooting at me while i was running away. >> how many times were you shot? >> i was only shot once through my arm. but he shot at me at least nine or ten times. within 90 seconds, it went from just an argument to a fight to attempted triple murder, but a double homicide. >> there are scars on his elbow where the bullet hit him and on

the shoulder he broke running away and falling. police and paramedics rushed to the scene, but they could not save katie or jessica. imagining jessica's last moment haunts dani. >> jessica was terrified, and it breaks my heart to even try to imagine the fear that she was going through. she probably did think of her child. i know i would. >> sam, what struck me in telling this and the other two stories that you'll see in the show is how much people want to solve the problem of gun violence. they're not willing to throw up their hands and walk away. they believe you can solve this problem, not by banning guns, but by ensuring that responsible people own guns and use guns. and making sure that unresponsible people do not. and we also tell a story of hope in the pursuit of solving this problem, led by a woman who was a victim of a mass shooting and miraculously survived to lead

this effort. there is hope out there. there are solutions. we just are have to talk to each other to get it started, sam. >> so important that we do because this is clearly an issue, anne, that is haunting communities all over the country. >> everywhere. >> thank you so much for that report. you can watch the full "meet the press report" which premieres tonight at 10:30 eastern standard time, streaming on nbc news now. it will also be available on demand on peacock and also on youtube. coming up, on a mission. how one veteran is helping other vets get the mental health support that they deserve. but first, time for today's daily snapshot. here's a story with legs. activists confront the prime minister of norway at the paris peace forum using that, a giant octopus. the prime minister recently voiced his approval for deep sea mining in the arctic, which did mining in the arctic, which did not sit well with the

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building in new york will light up to honor veterans as well as the wounded warrior project's 20th anniversary. and on that note, joining us now is michael winnington. he is the ceo of the wounded warrior process. antoinette, i want to start with you. if you can walk us through your story and why this is important to you personally. >> thank you, sam. mental health has been a very important issue to me for many reasons. the invisible wounds of war were not recognized at first as being an injury. they are hard to overcome. i will say, my mental health, after returning home from iraq, was not good. i had a very hard time acclimating back to being a civilian. but the stigma behind asking for help preventing me, for more than a decade, of actually recovering and finding resources that would allow me to live a life that i had pre-military.

so, i think of my brothers and administers that also experienced anything like ptsd or anxiety. and, you know, it's just something that i'm glad, as a society, that it's now not as taboo to ask for help. >> first of all, antoinette, thank you for sharing your story. it takes a lot of personal strength to do that on a platform like this and to stand up for those who are looking for resources and need help. on that note, mike, you have a view of this issue from a broad national scale. what challenges do veterans face when it comes to receiving the resources that antoinette just describe snd. >> sam, i'll tell you, the resources are largely there. but, as antoinette said, if you don't have a physical injury, sometimes, you know, veterans that come back from war zones feel like they're either undeserving or they don't need help. and it's not until they reach a point in their life where they're realizing they're not reaching their full potential that they'll reach out either to the department of veterans affairs or the organization of

the wounded warriors project and ask for help. that's why i'm so proud of antoinette. personal courage. he she asked for help. and she encouraged her brothers and sisters to come with her. tomorrow we're celebrating. we're making those social connections that help each of them know that they're not alone in their recovery. sometimes it takes years. sometimes it's brain injuries. and we inspire everyone that's watching the show. if you know a veteran that needs help, connect them to the help. the stigma is coming down, i believe, over the last ten years. more folks are asking for help now and deserve that help and earned that help. >> and it's the solidarity too, the idea that you're going through this, that other people

are as well, to share in the connection and the obstacles you face, is a sense of strength you can face. antoinette, i would like to ask you that. is that part of it? how you decided to not just say, you know what? i got this, i'm fine. what inspired you to recognize the state of what you were dealing with and to take action? >> so, i realized that i just wasn't myself. i wasn't the same person that i left, that i came back to. and i think the missing link for my personal recovery was having those connections with like-minded individuals that also served. camaraderie in the military is something that is very sacred to us, and we take it -- we don't take it slightly, having our brothers and sisters' backs. so, you know, clinically i was taken care of by the v.a., but there was just one thing missing, what i found with wounded warrior project, was this army, for lack of a better term, of service members who

understood me and loved me when i couldn't love myself. and many have become my best friends, life long friends. we have each other's back no matter what. >> a life long friendship and connection no doubt. and also trying to understand the scale of the issue, because we had a graphic that was displayed a little while ago. mike, three in four of the population that's connected with the wounded warrior project, which you told me was 200,000 servicemen and women, that's a big number. you're talking about roughly 150,000 people that are living with either ptsd or anxiety? >> that's right, sam. every year we survey our population of wounded service members, and we ask them, how are they doing? how are they doing financially? what's going on in their lives? what was their experience in combat? and where might we help? when we get those survey results, we turn to see where we spend, those that support us with donor dollars, how we support those with greatest need. over the last few years in particular, as the physical

wounds that have healed, in iraq '06 to '09, lately the needs have been more in the brain health and the mental health arena. so, that's where we poured the majority of our resources into connecting warriors with each other, as antoinette said, that sense of cohesion and that sense of tribe, if you will, and then help them heal the invisible wounds of war. and at the end of that, thrive in their community, get a job, and contribute like they did when they were in uniform. >> i would just say talking about it, having the conversations. it's not just the resources. it's actually connecting with people too. michael and antoinette, thank you so much for your time. if you or someone you know is my husband and i have never been more active. shingles doesn't care. i go to spin classes with my coworkers. good for you, shingles doesn't care. because no matter how healthy you feel, your risk of shingles sharply increases after age 50. but shingrix protects. proven over 90% effective,

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