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the pentagon says allies have conducted a total of 43 air strikes in syria to date and more than 200 in iraq. this may be the overwhelming victory the uk parliament handed to prime minister david cameron with a vote in support of british participation in air strikes in iraq that went 524 to 43. note that those strikes are in iraq, not syria. belgium and denmark announced their intense to provide military support as well. more strikes are expected after the u.s. and arab allies spent a second day bombing oil refineries controlled by isis in syria. it's a busy day on "the reid report." coming up, we'll update on you the fire that canceled hundreds of flights in chicago. plus, my very own exit interview today with attorney general eric holder. let's start with the military action by isis and bring in colonel jack jacobs, u.s. military analyst and medal of honor recipient. and indira, contributor with bloomberg news. colonel, i want to start with you.

we're starting to get dribs and drabs of information about the number of strikes we're conducting in iraq, the number we're conducting in syria. what do you make of the fact there is so much more action taking place inside iraq. >> well, i don't think 43 strikes is -- that's not a very big number. there are going to be lots more to come. what happens when you strike areas is that the people start to scatter and that turns up other targets. are you can't do that with ammunition supply points. i think you'll find an increase in the number of strikes. there's going to be a lot more activity in the day to come. >> i got that upside down. so much more action in syria. you have more actual strikes taking place by us in syria, fewer in iraq. to you now, indira, what the british are agreeing to do is specifically focus on iraq. it's been difficult to get the british parliament to go along with the idea of participating in syria where, again, isis really is located. >> well, actually the british

parliament overwhelmingly voted just two hours ago to support british military action. and, you know, this would have been a difficult vote even as much as a month ago when the british public, only 37% of them, were supporting joining a military campaign against isis. but today we see that number 20 points higher over 57% of the british public. a lot of this is because they feel it very close to home. remember, those horrible videos with the beheadings and the person who was doing the beheading, or at least narrating the video, had a strong british accent. our fbi director said yesterday they believe they have identified who that person is, who has been known in the media as jihadi john. they haven't revealed his identity. and two british hostages beheaded on tape and another one whose life is in dpaanger. it's not exactly a a rerun of the iraq war which many people in britain have a lot of remorse about. tony blair joining george w. bush in that came pain. >> colonel, it seems like the

reaction in great britain is very reactionary. can you talk a little more about whether or not the forces being proportional to the threat. you have with the french, a french tourist beheading in algeria. now you have france sort of on the spot to do more. you have great britain as indira just explained being the -- the public being exer sized by the fact you have a british accent in the person appearing in the beheading video as well as one of the victims. is the west employing enough force here to react to what we're seeing happen from isis? >> what's really needed are forces on the ground. you heard general dempsey say exactly that. i think we're going to provide as much logistical support, air strikes and all that, command and control, all that, as much as required. i mean, weave got lot of munition-guided missiles, tomahawk missiles. in the enthe people on the ground -- a force on the ground is what is needed. the west is not going to provide that. you heard general dempsey say

quite properly it has to come from that region. we're instrumental in providing it by training people but make no mistake about it, it's not ready. 5,000 is not the right number. one reason they said it's going to take a long while. >> let's talk about sort of the -- you could say the shoe that hasn't dropped now. you now have the west in a limited way, limiting what britain wants to do to iraq. you have the united states conducting these actions in syria and iraq. you have arab allies now joining in the uae and other countries in the region joining in. what about turkey? turkey is a major player. it's a major regional entry point to get into the region. and particularly as this needs to expand into syria. right now wall street journal is reporting the scope of that country's role will depend on their security concerns whether the u.s. will broaden the narrowly focused campaign against the islamic state to

include pressures against syrian president bashar al assad. talk about the dilemma trying to get turkey involved. >> turkey is not the missing link but the critical link that's not been there. they're an important nato ally, u.s. ally but they've been reluctant in coming out frontally against isis. they hostages in erbil, who were just freed last week. that frees up turkey's hand a bit to do more. turkey has from the beginning of this anti-assad uprising in next door syria, they have been supporting opposition groups trying to bring down bashar al assad and some of those are radical islamist groups. turkey never supported isis but money and weapons flow to different groups. a lot of movement group to group. it's critical we get turkey on board to stem the flow of foreign fighters to close the

border, to crack down on smuggling of oil that isis is selling illegally out over the border. they'll be a key player. i watched the turkish foreign minister give a press conference at the u.n. and he's not willing to commit military what role turkey will play if any. >> it continues to be a conundr conundrum. thank you both. let's get to breaking news. some flights have finally resumed in and out of chicago's o'hare and midway airports. they were at a virtual standstill after authorities say a contract employee of the faa apparently initially intentionally set a fire this morning at a nearby traffic control center in aurora, illinois. more than 850 flights have been canceled and the ripple effect spread fast across the country. nbc's kevin tibbles is standing by at chicago's o'hare international airport and nbc's tom costello is in washington, d.c. you cover the aviation industry. tell us now how unprecedented is

a situation like this. >> it certainly is. there are certainly times when there are going to be mass pieces of the american air space that are deserted because of a nor'easter or because of a hurricane or something like that. what we've seen today on flight radar 24 is a virtual elimination of air traffic in and around of chicago because chicago's center was down. that is the key aviation/air traffic control center that controls high altitude flights through chicago air space. it is now very, and i emphasize very slowly starting to come back. but that facility is still not up and running at 100% capacity. we think it's still diminished capacity as well. >> nbc's tom costello, thank you very much. let's turn to nbc's kevin tibbles live at o'hare international airport. what's the latest there, kevin? >> reporter: well, just picking up on what tom was talking about, you know, o'hare is now considered the busiest airport in the world. but you would never know it by looking at the skies today.

here on the ground, on the other hand, it is a different story because inside the terminals, i'm outside american right now, it is absolute pandemonium. you could be standing number 2 or 300 in a line trying to rebook your flight to go to a we hadding this weekend, as some people have said, to visit your relatives, there are not a lot of activity taking place. only low-flying flights are coming in. for example, from nearby indianapolis, because they're flying under 10,000 feet. they are handled by a different air traffic control center. but the longer flights, they're just trickling out. american airlines said later this morning -- or late this morning, only about ten flights had taken off all day. that doesn't sound like the world's busiest airport. >> tom costello, i think you had one more point you wanted to make about the situation. tom? >> yes. 5:42 a.m. central time, when this fire was reported at the air traffic control center

there, when firefighters responded, they found somebody who had apparently a self-inflicted wound. we believe he may have tried to slice his wrist. we believe that that same individual is the one who apparently set multiple fires inside this air traffic control center. he is, as we mentioned, a contract employee. so, this is now an fbi investigation, an arson investigation and an aurora police department investigation. all of those agencies are emphasizing to us that this is not a case of terrorism. that, for some reason, the suspect may have had a vendetta of sorts against the faa and, perhaps, even against government employees. and for whatever reason, he decided to take it out by shutting down this critical link and the air traffic control system in chicago, but the ripple effect this is going to have and is having across the country is profound. it's not just o'hare. it's not just midway. it is nationwide from new york city to san francisco, all points in between, and the latest count i have right now is that we're talking about more

than 1,000 flights canceled or delayed at o'hare and about 400 at mid way. nothing to speak of is moving right now in that area. back to you. >> wow. nbc's tom costello and kevin tibbles, thank you very much. we'll keep you updated on this story. coming up, i'll talk to a congressman who's pushing speaker john boehner to call congress back to washington immediately to debate and to vote on whether the u.s. should be bombing syria. but first, my interview with attorney general eric holder about ferguson, why he's leaving and continuity at the doj. >> my departure is not going to have any impact on the civil rights issue that has been the life of this president. what would happen... if energy could come from anything? or if power could go anywhere? or if light could seek out the dark?

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the day after announcing his plans to resign, eric holder is having a busy day today. he's expected any minute now in scranton, pennsylvania, where he'll complete his goal of visiting all 893 of the doj district offices. just here this morning holder was here in d.c. speaking at black caucus brain trust panel. that's where i got a chance to speak with him. why the announcement now? and here's what he said. >> we had accomplished a lot. and i was satisfied with the progress we made and also satisfied with the fact that things still need to be worked on are in place and on track. it was just time. talked to the president, people at the white house and the determination we made is add good day to make the decision. >> no significance to the election? >> no. that decision was made irrespective of the midterms. >> let's talk about one thing you put in place, that is in place, that is the justice department's investigation in

ferguson, the michael brown case. status of that case and does your decision impact in any way that investigation? >> no. the investigation's ongoing. it's thorough. as i promised the people of ferguson, it will be an independent one. my departure will not have any impact on the progress of that investigation. >> and a lot of african-americans looking at this announcement and being nervous about some of the things you've been working so hard on, voting rights being one of them. talk about the next steps for you, what you plan on doing after this office and whether or not you're going to stay on that issue and is there going to be an impact on those civil rights, those voting rights cases? >> people have to not something. barack obama is still the president of the united states. all right? he and i share a world view. i did the things that he wanted me to do. we are partners. my departure is not going to have any impact on this administration's commitment to the civil rights issue that has been the life of this president. working with the congressional black caucus. we're going to be as strong as we have ever been and my departure will have no impact on

that. >> your next steps? >> i'm not sure. i want to continue the work. the question is how i do it. what organization i might align myself with or what organization i might start. but the work will continue. >> attorney general eric holder, thank you very much. >> and for more on attorney general holder's resignation and the next steps for the justice department and white house, i'm joined by msnbc contributor and washington post opinion writer jonathan capehart. let's start with the speculation right off the back. let's dial back. i think a lot of people's nervousness is about the continuation of those things he's put in place he's so well known for, voting rights and ferguson. doesn't the doj have to find someone to replace him that also has those two things as a priority personally? >> oh, absolutely. that's why -- i mean, the key thing the attorney general said in that interview is, let's not forget barack obama is still president of the united states. the president is not going to put someone in that position who is going to deviate from the

course that he and the attorney general have set. >> let's listen quickly. after that, then there was a voting rights panel i actually moderated -- attorney general holder was head of it. this is what he told people that showed up to a specific panel on voting rights with civil rights people in the room, black caucus members, what he said about whether or not he's slowing down. >> in the meantime there remains, i think, a great deal that needs to be done. i have no intention of letting up. i have no intention of slowing down. >> just as a political matter, does it make more sense for this white house, for president obama, to replace holder before at least coming to some sort of conclusion in ferguson and before coming to some sort of conclusion in those ohio, wisconsin, some of those active voting rights cases? >> that's a very good question. it makes me wonder whether the president already has someone in mind and this person knowing that this person is going to shepherd these things along.

so, there wouldn't be any worries. i am not as concerned as maybe i have the luxury of not being concerned as. of the folks who are worried about ferguson and the voting rights act cases because i just think whoever is going to be in that position is going to be someone who is going to be as forceful as committed as eric holder. >> let's talk about the mechanics of this replacement. there's a lot in walk walk, you and i are walking around, talking to those people and a lot of people are saying, wow, i really hope they plan to get this done in the lame duck and they won't try to string this out until a new congress is seated. what is your reporting? is this something the white house will look to do before january? >> i don't know. i don't think the folks in the white house know just yet. i mean, if you believe what's being said, they haven't come to any -- the president hasn't come to any conclusion as to who that person will be, which means we don't know how far along certain candidates are in the vetting process. >> right. >> but in terms of the people whose names are out there, some

of them are people who have already been vetted by the fbi, and who already have senate confirmati confirmation. >> let's go through some of them. let's get into it. attorney general of california. >> kama harris is someone we have to put into someone different. she's the attorney general of california. she's never been in a senate-confirmed position. but someone else to pay attention to, don verrilli, he's already been confirmed. he's already there at the justice department. to my mind, if the president wanted to send the signal, nothing to see here, everything is fine, then you put don verrilli. >> kathy reumler, someone very close to the president. that's something that eric holder -- attorney general eric holder has going for him in terms of the relationship with the president. that makes her a pretty good -- a pretty good candidate. another person -- >> tony west. >> tony west.

here's what's interesting, tony west was the associate attorney general there, the number three. i might have his placement wrong but he was a high-ranking official and then he left. so, it's curious, why would -- why would he leave and then only to come -- come back? it's a little curious. >> yeah. >> if you're there and you have an inkling the attorney general's going to leave, you hang in especially since we're talking about the last two years. that attorney general's term and the president's term. it's almost like a thankless job. >> it's almost like a thankless job. >> jonathan capehart, i have a google alert on your column because i'm waiting for you to break the news who it's going to be. appreciate you being here. three things for you to know this friday. police say a man suspected of beheading a woman at an oklahoma food processing plant had recently been fired. police say the suspect, 30-year-old nolan was stabbing a second coworker when the ceo of

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welcome back to "the reid report." i'm joy reid. moments ago defense secretary chuck hagel and martin dempsey said the strikes against terror targets in iraq and syria continue to be effective even as the coalition continues to build. they reiterated the mission will require more. >> no one is under any illusions, under any illusions, that air strikes alone will destroy isil. they are one element of our broader comprehensive campaign

against isil. a campaign that has diplomatic, economic, intelligence and other military components. >> the u.s.-led coalition continues its attacks against isil/isis in iraq and syria. the pentagon just said that they've conducted more than 40 air strikes in syria and 200 in iraq. back at home, congress has yet to vote on authorizing strikes in syria or iraq. and speaker john boehner said don't expect a vote any time sooner than january. many are wanting to drag congress back to washington to vote. it comes with some irony, the government we part ways with in 1770 had the vote on syria and air strikes that our government has yet to even entertain. the vote was never really in doubt. prime minister cameron got his vote in a landslide but he got that after calling parliament back for a special session to

debate the measure and air strikes in iraq. here's a sample of that debate. >> this is about psychopathic terrorists trying to kill us. we do have to realize, whether we like it or not, they have already declared war on us. >> the last people who should be returning to the scene of the former crimes are britain, france and the united states of america. >> congressman john larson , that's a real debate they had in the british parliament over whether or not they should participate in iraq and syria. they said yes to iraq. no to syria. is that the kind of debate you want to see happening here? >> well, let me applaud the british parliament. this is exactly what should be happening. we owe this to our constituents. more importantly, it's clear we're at war. we owe this to the men and women who wear the uniform of the united states. congress cannot be on leave.

congress cannot put off until after an election what we ask our men and women to do every single day. and so i think the drum beat is only going to get louder for people to come back and make sure we're taking up this issue, make sure all the questions that are out there, that a number of constituents have show the solidarity that comes from open public debate. >> let's start and walk back to the one thing congress actually did. did it as rather, i think a lot of people would say, a subversive way. tucking it into a continuing resolution. the idea of training the free syrian army. let me splay you what general dempsey said about how long it's going to take to train members of the free syrian army. take a listen. >> sure. >> i am confident that we can establish their training if we do it right. we have to do it right. not fast. they have to have military

leaders that bind them together. they have to have a political structure into which they can hook and, therefore, be responsive to. that's going to take some time. >> some time, congressman f that takes a year, a year and a half, is that vote that was taken on the c.r., is that enough for congress to have done or should congress have done more to specifically authorize that kind of a program? >> of course not, joy. and many people, including myself and others within our caucus, and i think it's growing. you see justin amash is also saying, listen, we ought to be back here voting on what are the ramifications of these actions. let me applaud the administration and everything they've been doing in terms of building the allied support we need, first within nato and then, of course, within the arab league. and now from the international perspective. much more needs to be done. and congress should be adhering to its responsibility by stepping up to the plate and also being there, debating these

issues. however you feel about these issues. it's clear that the -- we owe this to the american people. and i can't underscore it enough. we owe it to the men and women who wear the uniform of this country. >> let me play you a member of the other chamber, senator rand paul, giving the president the business over this very issue. and then i'll have a question for on you the other side. >> the constitution says only congress may declare war yet this president has in libya and then this week in syria, committed our sons and daughters to a war that is not authorized by congress. had i been president, i would have called for a joint session of congress. >> congressman, shouldn't rand paul have been giving that speech to john boehner? >> he should have been giving it to john boehner. listen, the senate is perfectly capable. harry reid and john boehner both can call their respective chambers back to congress.

and that is the crux here, joy. the president has carried out his authority. he has been authorized. and whether under the war powers act where some would say the clock is already ticking or whether it was in afghanistan when congress authorized that broadly in interpreted ability of the president to carry out his function or whether it was on the vote on the iraq war itself, in any one of these cases, these are matters that can be legally debated. let's put -- i'm not a lawyer. let's put these legal battles aside and let's talk about what we need to do as a country, especially when we're asking or men and women who wear the u.n. form of this country to go into battle on behalf of our national security. >> i don't think you'd find many who would disagree with you on that. congressman, thank you very much. >> thank you, joy. >> thank you. after the break, martina

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now to our series "generation to generation" which bringing together current leaders for frank conversation about policies and the state of our culture. martina navratilova, and jason collins, first openly gay player in the nba, spoke about the future and history of lbgt athletes. >> my name is jason collins. i am -- i just finished my 13th year in the nba. >> american culture changed on monday and it changed with 12 simple words. i'm a 34-year-old nba center, black and i'm gay. >> last year i became the first active openly gay professional

athlete in the nba. >> now for the first time ever, there's an openly gay athlete in any of the four major professional sports leagues. >> when someone makes the announcement, okay, i could see it. those in my private life knew. >> i'm martina navryty lo marti check lo check low vak ka. i was the first athlete to come out while i was active. the women's locker room, we all knew who was gay and straight and we didn't care. i played with pam shriver, good friend. she's straight, i'm gay. but we just wanted to play doubles together. chris and i were good friends and supported me in private and supported me in public before it was popular to do so. >> this kind of acceptance is

happening quicker than any of us might have thought. >> i'll say something about jason collin. i had a chance to talk to him yesterday. i told him i couldn't be prouder. this is just one more step in this ongoing recognition that we treat everybody fairly. >> before i came out, i was always worried, would today be the day someone figured out i was gay? >> once it was out, i would come out to play a match and everyone was clapping for my opponent. i would come out, some people didn't clap, some people were jeering or whistling or booing. >> that's kind of another reason why i did what i did, to make it easier for the person -- the people, young men and women, who will come after me. >> i heard from some friends who would sit in the stands, what the comments were, and they were not pretty. yeah, i came out about 30 years

too early. >> i'm just trying to, you know, live my life the most honest and authentic way i can. >> sometimes when people ask me, what can i do to help my child, what can i do to help my friend? it's just, tell them you love them. tell them like nothing's changed in our relationship. ♪ >> i knew i could still play. i would still make a living. i was going to be able to play tennis and nobody was going to be able to keep me away from that. it's not a job you can get fired from. so i kind of had that freedom to be myself and not have to pretend or lie or be quiet. >> the ruling striking down a law passed by congress in 1996, the defensive marriage act, known as doma. >> i lived three miles from the supreme court. here i was, a professional athlete in that city, played for the hometown team, and i was quiet. and these cases had a direct

impact on my life, on my happiness. and i was quiet about it. and it was so frustrating. there are a lot of factor that went into my decision to tell the entire world, but i reached a point in my private life where my family and friends already knew, loved and supported me. i wanted to be the one that controlled my story. >> the emotion, the weight of the moment, nearly too much to handle. >> for mike to kiss his boyfriend on -- you know, when that moment happened, you know, that's a great moment for him to share with his loved ones. you know, if someone else has an issue, that's on them. i'm glad it was captured on television. >> one day it won't matter at all. that's the day i'm waiting for. >> because when they see you're proud of who you are, then, okay, all right, there's a respect factor, you know, when you see someone who's proud of

who they are, you respect that. >> so, until that day comes, we'll keep fighting. and people keep making headlines. but every time, a new person comes out, it's less of a big deal. >> two people who have definitely impacted many lives with their courage. coming up, we'll share how you can help others and impact the world. the third annual global citizen concert takes place tomorrow in new york city central park. sting and no doubt were seen here at a sound check a few minutes ago. they are just a few of the headliners. "hello. you can go ahead and put your bag right here." "have a nice flight." ♪ music plays ♪ music plays

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overnight. meanwhile, we are just one day away from the third annual global citizen festival set to take place tomorrow in new york central park. check out live pictures of the concert venue in central park on the great lawn. the fest ral is put on by the global poverty project. the group concerts on three main areas, education, vaccinations, sanitation and water. joining me now is my pal, ronan farrow, host of msnbc's "ronan farrow daily." one of the co-hosts of tomorrow's event. all right, we've got jay z, gwynn staffani, the roots -- >> a list of world leaders mingling with those bands. i'm excited about no doubt, prime minister duet the world has been waiting for. >> this is what i love about you. i mention the roots and carrie underwood and singing acts and you bring the real and mention the people who are actually

changing the world. >> it's significant because what we found is actually this group has foster enough infrastructure and social mobilization around these concerts that it can actually move the needle forward on some areas you talked about. this isn't just gave money to poverty. this is do specific targeted actions that are directed at those very discreet goals like education, like sanitation, like vaccines. we know that it works to an extent. they actually had a concert focused on pole low back in 2011. the very next day five world leaders came out and announced more than $100 million for new vaccinations for polio. that's real. >> the audience on the great lawn, they had to do something in order to get there. >> 60,000 people. all of them have actually contributed to some of those targeted actions. it's things like calling on governments. not just individuals to give, which can have a much bigger impact. it's things like pushing for new legislation on some of these fronts. and it's some actual

controversial territory where people need to be speaking out, like the fight for more vaccines around the world. >> and you've had a lot of pressure put on the government of canada to do more in certain areas. does this actually work, this kind of call to action, where you give someone an incentive, a great concert in order for them to push governments to change? does this actually work on the ground? >> look, i think it's worth skepticism. we have to watch closely to see what comes out of this year. i think it's the right approach. you build social mobilization, you get people in the trenches working on this in the tens of thousands. and you get some of the individuals with a profile that you wouldn't necessarily expect engaging on these issues to target governments. no doubt was tweeting at the prime minister of norway. that's a new model. and, you know, what i've been told in my conversations with some of those world leaders is, actually, we're listening. it's not a cure-all. don't know it's the answer to all of these problems. but i think it's a step in the right direction, joy. >> and what would you say to people who say this kind of western do gooderism where we have our celebrities going in and looking at the third world,

quote/unquote, saying, here's what we're going to do for you, that that doesn't foster respect for those cultures and societies that it is imposing a western model. what do you think of that criticism? >> i think that criticism is extremely valid and a platform like this that calls attention to these issues and brings funding to bear on hopefully a large scale, certainly in the past it's been a large scale for these important causes, is a starting point. it's not an end. you're absolutely right. you need solutions that are ground up on the ground in places that are most affected by these challenges for it to follow through and change things. >> when you look at three areas, education, vaccination, sanitation and water s one that struck you as particularly the needle being moved, you see more action, more results than the others? >> the vaccinations conversation is really important for us to be having for you. i'm looking forward to talking to a bunch of experts about that tomorrow and celebrities. the celebrity factor is important here. actually, in this country, this is a rare, politically charged debate that is driven by celebrities. what we know is 6 million kids a year are dying because of lack of access to vaccines.

that's important. i think big voices speaking up on it will be important, too. >> including your own. ronan farrow, i'm really looking forward to tomorrow. you are a part of this tomorrow. you guys can, of course, tune in and watch ronan. thank you so much. congrats. >> impressed with that holder interview. great work. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. see you tomorrow. >> see you there. >> take care. tomorrow, of course, msnbc serves as the broadcast partner for the global citizen festival concert to end extreme poverty featuring jay z, no doubt and a lot more. can you watch the live concert from central park beginning at 3 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. and test your knowledge right now by going to globalcitizen@msnbc.com. that wraps things up for "the reid report" from washington, d.c. i'll be back in new york tomorrow. i will be back here on monday at 2 p.m. eastern. you can be sure to visit us online at thereidreport@msnbc.com. "the cycle" is up next.

who's your favorite act? what's your poison? >> that's a tough one. i love the roots. i love jay z, carrie underwood, no doubt. they're all good, joy. it's hard to pick one. >> yeah, the roots are incredible. >> absolutely. >> what do you have coming up? >> we have a lot going on. we'll be talking about the global citizen festival and i'll be taking a look at how we could potentially win 50 years later the war on poverty. we've also got the latest on the threat from isis. joy, i think we finally have an answer to the question of why people are so nasty on twitter. >> oh. >> you definitely want to -- >> i didn't even know that. >> i have to take that mute button off every so often. i want to read something positive for a change. that's excellent. thank you. looking forward to it. "the cycle" is up next. . nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. really? alka-seltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. (breath of relief) oh, what a relief it is. thanks. anytime. ♪ who's going to do it? who's going to make it happen? discover a new energy source. turn ocean waves into power.

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