>> first so i don't get in trouble, it is baltimore city and not baltimore county. >> apologies, my faultaughter] >> but tonat's point, baltimore city like districts that serve large numbers of young people coming from high poverty neighborhoods always had a challenge and a focus on chronic absenteeism, similar to the pattern outlined, he went from hovering around 30%, we started around the third of students not coming and we got close to 70%. i have other urban colleagues who got over 70%, closer to three quarters of young people coming out of the pandemic being chronically absent. in baltimore city what that means is we know young people who are not chronically absent are twice as likely to be proficient in reading and language skills. we know young people that are not chronically absent are three times as likely to be proficient in mathematics. so when we use the term that showing up counts, it does count. even controlling for everything else, just being at school and coming regularly means you are more likely to be on grade level. what that looks like an baltimore city, even at our yo

of baltimore city public schools for almost a take now at this point. and we have jenee henrywood, a author herself of a recent book how communities can design thriving learning environments. we'll have nat mall cuss, senior fellow -- nat malkus at the american enterprise institute down the street. he's been doing yeoman's work in creating data on student absences and analyzing that data. we'll see some of that data in a few minutes. a couple of quick housekeeping notes before i hand off to jenny. first, after we hear from the panelists we'll have a good 15 to 20 minutes of audience "q&a." if you are here we'll have microphones around. if you are not but watching us live, please feel free to either email your questions to events @brookings.edu. we'll be checking that email account. or on x using hash tag -- tagovailoa dishe engagement app. if you can here you can tweet us. forethose of you here in person right after the panel we'll have a reception and copies of jenny and rebecca's book available. i think you have a couple of authors happy to sign that

not only did they reopen the store in annapolis, they have now expanded to baltimore city. and as the founder of the salvadoran committee of anne arundel county and as a member of the salvadoran came per of commerce, she is not just a successful entrepreneur, she's a community anchor for immigrant communities all across our state. and under the tax reform plan that i have presented to both the house and the senate, small business owners like lilliana will be eligible for both a corporate tax cut and an income tax cut. and lilliana is just one of the countless middle class marylanders who will benefit from our plan. and i'm thankful that she's here today, and i'd like her to please stand so she can be recognized. thank you so much, lilliana, for all you do. [applause] lilliana's story remind us in order to manage the crisis that we are in, we need to be able to invest in our greatest strength as marylanders. and that's our people. this year, let us rededicate ourselves to helping more marylanders become active participants in a growing economy instead of being weighed down b

but people understand the momentum we are having is big. ♪ david: the biggest city in the state is baltimorewhy is it so important to you? gov. moore: it's our state's largest city. if your state's largest city isn't thriving your state cannot thrive, that's just a mathematical equation. the only way this will be maryland's decade is if it is baltimore's time. that's what we focused on extending the oriole's lease. why we focus on keeping the preakness in maryland for generations. why we invested in the convention center, while we focused on housing and getting rid of vacant housing. the reason we focused on violent crime and now baltimore's having amongst the most precipitous drop anywhere in the country when it comes to homicides, nonfatal shootings, carjackings, and auto theft. if baltimore is thriving, your state will thrive. david: let's talk about your background, which is unusual. where were you born? gov. moore: i was born in maryland. in takoma park, maryland. david: your parents did what? gov. moore: my father was a radio journalist. my mother was his assistant. david: your father

before i became an fbi agent, i was a baltimore city cop. we had crime scenes like in a house, in an apartment. you know, on the street. but not 845 square miles that we had in lockerbie. newsreader: the wreckage of pan am flight 103 scattered across the scottish countryside. newsreader 2: hundreds of police are involved in the searching, many of them volunteers from all over scotland. phil: i got the call immediately. my acting supervisor told me they'd already made arrangements for me to be assigned over to new scotland yard. i had worked murder investigations, but not of this scale. i mean, you're talking about 270 people murdered... ..at the same time. nothing can prepare you for that. teams of investigators from the british and us governments, boeing aircraft and pan am are attempting to find the clues. it was an attack on america, 'cause it was an american plane. and, at that time, it was the worst terrorist act against the united states. bruce: a large amount of middle eastern terrorism in the 1980s was geared towards the united state

are maryland department of natural resources, local authorities from prince george's county, baltimore city, baltimore county, charles county. i mean, these are some of the first people to. arrive at the scene. and not only do we owe a huge debt of gratitude to our first responders for the work that they did, it's important to know that we are keeping the families, you know, in. >> our prayers for. >> this. >> for this horrific. >> horrific accident. >> but also we have to keep these first responders. >> in our. >> minds as well, because they are going to be dealing with the images that they saw that that as they were the first ones on the scene, they'll be dealing with these images for for the remainder of their life as well. >> yeah. but what's your view of elon musk getting involved in terms of what this looks like from the aviation safety perspective that has become such a central focus because of that collision? >> well, you know, i think making sure that we that people can go from from one place to another safely has got to be the number one priority. you know, we're putting a lot of

so it's the southwest of baltimore city. really unique district in terms of the natural world that we have, particularly in anne arundel county. also provides quite a bit of a risk and a threat in terms of sea level rise. which we have seen in annapolis. extreme flooding in the northern part of the district. it's an incredibly diverse district. historic district. one i very much love. >> talk to us about your continuing education about all these issues. how do you learn your way to be an effective legislator? >> knowing that i can't be the expert on everything. i have to be an inch deep and a mile wide. i love policy. i'm a policy wonk. this is a different set of policies. i'm learning federal. spend a lot of time what -- with people who are smarter than i am. our wonderful staff in congress. spending time with folks in the district to our experts. i got lobbied on a social security change today. it's appreciating that i can't know everything but i know and i will learn who i can go to into i can trust to be fair actors who

the baltimore city paper. and the real news network. her writings have appeared in numerous publications, including essence the washington post and, the baltimore magazine. please join me in welcoming tamara linear and lisa snowdon mccray to the print library. good, everybody, i know that we are in a very, very unstable times. and i think one of the best things that we can do, the antidote getting in front of each other and honoring stories like the one we're going to hear tonight. so i really appreciate all coming out and i appreciate you coming to join us tonight in baltimore and happy publication day. so we'll start with a little while. visual aid and then we'll go into some conversation. then you guys can ask some questions. okay, so this is a powerpoint that was created for when give a presentation and. actually, my daughter did the graphics and i want to give a shout out. my daughter, shanelle lanier, who is a phenomenal graphics person. and so when i the reason why i created this was there's so many events that i talk about in the

the plaintiffs, including the city of baltimore and education groups, argue the orders are unconstitutional oakland demanding democratic lawmakers do more to oppose president trump. protesters directing their attention tonight to h

the plaintiffs, including the city of baltimore and education groups, argue the orders are unconstitutional. tonight, hundreds protesting in the city of oakland demanding democratic lawmakers do more to oppose president trump. protesters directing their attention tonight to house minority leader hakeem jeffries from new york. he was in oakland tonight for a public event in honor of black history month. ktvu amberleigh joins us live in oakland tonight after talking with protesters. amber. >> greg. protesters are demanding that lawmakers do more to stop the trump administration from harming vulnerable communities. and they say that the congressman says despite a majority in both houses of republicans, that democratic lawmakers will fight to get things done. >> donald trump is not a king, and we will never bend the knee. >> house minority leader hakeem jeffries spoke at the henry j. kaiser center for the arts in oakland on friday night. he addressed an audience of 1400. >> the flood of extremism that the parade of horribles represents, both who they are and an intentional strategy to try to di

heavy snow for the twin cities, the great lakes, flooding and tornado threats from louisiana right up to pennsylvania. and then snow and ice in the northeast tomorrow. baltimore, philadelphia, new york city. tonight, the dangerous conditions in the west. l.a. county getting a half a foot of rain from this. mud and rocks rushing onto the pacific coast highway, sweeping an l.a. firefighter and his vehicle right off the road and into the water there. the firefighter did survive. look at him right there. meteorologist lee goldberg has the forecast. he'll time it out as the storm hilts tonight and to believe. matt gutman with the images already coming in tonight. >> reporter: tonight, that powerful winter storm now sweeping east after unleashing flooding rain, devastating mudslides, even a tornado on southern california. multiple mudslides hitting the same communities ravaged by the deadly wildfires. this wall of muddy water blast blasting through malibu, trapping a firefighter inside his vehicle, sweeping it off the road and into the ocean. >> you all right? >> get out, get out. >> was he in the vehicle? >> reporter: you can see he makes it out with only minor in

baltimore right now on behalf of a really diverse coalition, the american association of university professors, the national association of professionals in higher education, restaurant workers in america, and the city of baltimore. we already have that court challenge moving. the promise i will make to those asking, will we challenge, what is the challenge going to become of the promise i make to you is that if this administration and when this administration takes actions undermining the rights of people in this country, we will do everything in our power to ensure there are swift legal responses in court. we are building support with communities across the country in order to do that. host: donald is in south bend, indiana, on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: i have no problem with government finding agencies and everything. i have no problem with that. that is what i think they should do. but i think congress should do this. i do not think someone like elon musk has contracts with the government should be messing around with my personal data in treasury. that scares me. one more thing. i know this may sound kind of kooky, but this is what i am scared about elon musk. he is doing som

baltimore. >> charm city. >> yeah. exactly. >> right. >> yeah. >> if i went down to towson and i started and i went into, like a bar, and i just started talking about how. >> the fed data says this, and. >> i'm going to get punched in. >> the face. >> i believe that, right? >> yeah. >> because if i tell the dockworkers that may hang out in baltimore what their life is like based on federal reserve data, they're going to remove me from the premises in an unfriendly manner. >> okay. >> does the fed recognize that sometimes the data doesn't match up with. >> real life? >> well, i think one thing that's very clear is that you can't go out and say inflation is down when you still have the prices at levels they are. yeah, i think there's a misunderstanding of, of sort of like what does that mean. right. inflation can come down but the price level doesn't have to come down. and, and unless you're wages have gone up enough to cover those higher prices, you're hurting. and i think that's a key thing because if you look at the c

federal judge today in baltimore hearing arguments over whether to stop the president's push to end dei programs across the government including education and workplace programs. the citye and pro-dei order, order that funding authorized by congress and cannot be unilaterally mixed by the black pen of president trump. the judge said is he not in a bogs to rule today but will move as quickly as he can. meanwhile a federal judge here in washington heard argue. s from the justice department and lgbtq groups for a second day in a row over the president's direct tia to stop transgender people from enlienlisting and serving in the military a order on freezing the soared expecting next month after the pentagon releases report complying with the president's executive order program coming be has already funded and could get an order from the supreme court at any time special counsel hampton dellinger. is he fighting to keep his job overseeing the agency that protects federal whistleblowers. he says he was fired last week without cause who the president can fire and under what circumstances, bret? >> david, thank you. >> the president's pick to run the labor department took some

speech rights and issued an injunction while a lawsuit proceeds, the plaintiffs including the city of baltimores unconstitutional and infringes on congress's authority over federal spending. a federal judge in manhattan has upheld a ban on the department of government efficiency accessing treasury department data, displayed conflicting release, this judge issued a need for cyber security training for doge members. the ban may be lifted if the treasury confirms by march 24th that the training has been completed. 19 democratic states attorney general called for stricter limits on doge handling treasury payments. the white house and ukraine are making significant strides on an agreement, this follows tension between president trump and ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy . the ukrainian leader initially resisted the proposal because it did not include u.s. security guarantees however, the retired lieutenant general, keith kellogg's visit to ukraine did spark discussions, the country is working on a draft agreement between the two countries. the trump national security adviser believes volodym

the plaintiffs, including the city of baltimore and education groups, argued the orders are unconstitutional. president trump has fired the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. air force general charles cq brown, jr. trump's defense secretary, pete hegseth, took aim at brown back in november, questioning on a podcast whether brown got the job because he was black. brown is a history making fighter pilot with more than 3000 flight hours and command experience at all levels. his 16 months in the job have been consumed by the war in ukraine and the expanded conflict in the middle east. trump says he is nominating air force lieutenant general dan raisin cain to be the next chairman. >> beer week is underway in the bay area, and while many breweries are ready to serve up a pint, many are also keeping an eye on trump's tariffs and their effects on alcoholic beverages. they say the trump's trump administration's tariffs on aluminum are likely to increase their canning costs, and the brewers say they may have to raise their beer prices to make up for those rising costs. >> it's a passion industry.

but first, let's look at the winter weather advisories from kansas city to kalamazoo, michigan, baltimore, and even portland, maine. a lot of states going to be impacted by this storm. we've seen ice in parts of the midwest, now it's going to be filling in. look what happens from say toledo over to cleveland by midnight. and then, it picks up in those higher elevations of the blue ridge or allegheny mountains. that's where the ice storm warning is in place. new york, a burst of snow to start. then, a wintry mix and then a transition to rain. so, it's not going to look like a lot by the time it's said and done, but the mess on the roads will be already complete. boston staying on the frozen side of it. here's what it leaves behind. i think anybody down to louisburg, west virginia, has a chance of power outages. >> david: all right, be careful, everyone. ginger, thank you. >>> now to the white house, and what they're saying tonight after president trump last night suggested the u.s. would take over gaza, and that some 2 million palestinians should leave. he said, we should find them a nice

northeast and then probably that mix, that slushy, awful mess across places like new york city down towards baltimoreime we're said and done with this, we'll see some spots and this will be out of here by tomorrow, but some spots that will get maybe 6 to 12 inches of snow. it's going to be a bulls eye here across eastern upstate new york and central new england swath and notice to the south side of this we've got that icing. i will tell you, anita, this is setting up for an active pattern this week, a series of storms that are going to cut across the country and by the time we get to the end of the week, beneficial rain, maybe too much in southern california, definitely northern california rain. central part with some rain and series of snowstorms across the northern tiers. something for everybody, it's going to cause a lot of problems for travel. anita: no kidding, something for everyone, indeed. 81 in new orleans. >> that's nice. anita: got it love it. well, love is in the forecast ahead of valentine's day. the new way your taste in music could lead you to your perfect match. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> well, america

. >> the city of baltimore is suing the trump administration over its efforts to eliminate dei programss, and dei has been used as a guise from trump and maga world for eliminating basically large swaths of the federal government. it was also used, as, i would just call it, a slur around the bridge collapse in your state. as you're watching this, what is your reaction to what you're seeing them do with dei? >> yeah, my reaction is we focus on excellence and the reason that we want to make sure that we have a table that is big enough, that everybody has a voice and everybody has a say, is because it's the best way to be able to make sure you're covering down your blind spots. it's the best way of understanding what opportunities that you have a chance to capture, that you might not have thought of yourself. it's important because you want to have a multitude of perspectives that are around the table. and that's why i think having a. diverse body and really putting a lens on social equity, why that does matter in terms of being able to produce, i think about our cabinet in the state of ma

days as patrick mahomes in the kansas city chiefs look to win a third consecutive championship phase in saquon barkley in the philadelphia eagles we are former baltimoreens had coach insuperable champion brian billing coming up and joining us, joining the conversation on boarding long we have on ski group founder and president john lonski and former new york city minority leader job or valley. "mornings with maria" is live right now. >> is time for the hot topic of hour despite senate democrats holding a 30 over protest president trump's cabinet picked for the office of management and budget route spoken for along party lines the votes will be sworn in this morning he will play a pivotal role in reducing spending and reallocating funds alongside elon musk's doge. democrats taking the fight to the courts the federal judge the midi the agencies access to the treasury department payment system after three union groups filed a lawsuit, another judge temporarily delaying president trump's federal employee buyout deadline that deadline is extended until monday it was supposed to end last night those who take the deal will receive pay benefits through septem

big cities like new york, d.c., baltimore on the northern side of this.ng south and places across virginia including virginia beach and over to norfolk, you're talking 8 to 12 inches of snow, closer to the atlantic with the influence off the atlantic, it's a heavier, dense snow so we'll watch this closely and we're going to see some ice this morning from oklahoma city to little rock before that all switches back to snow and again most of this will miss the big states to the northeast. it is a mid-atlantic storm through the day tomorrow. maria: all right, craig. thanks very much. we'll be following that. craig herrera. stay with us. big hour coming up. the 8:00 a.m., lee zeldin is with me live. you're watching "mornings with maria" live on fox business. stay with us. ♪ with the chase mobile app, things move a little more smoothly. ♪ deposit checks easily and send money quickly. ♪ that's convenience from chase. as your host, i have some rules. two flush maximum per bathroom visit. no games. no fun. there's a great barbeque outside. but don't touch that. mea

governor kathy hochul has called a meeting of key city leaders in manhattan today as she considers whether to remove adams from office. >>> "the baltimore" says an apparent leader of a cult-like group called the zizians, linked to killings in three states, was arrested in maryland. jack lasoto was arrested along with two others. they face multiple charges including trespassing and possession of a handgun and a vehicle. the zizians have been tied to the killing of a u.s. border patrol agent last month in vermont and five other murders. >>> and the associated press says pope francis has a complex respiratory tract infection according to the vatican. the 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to a hospital in rome on friday with bronchitis. the pope is suffering from a respiratory tract infection that will require more time in the hospital and more targeted drug treatment. when he was a young man, francis had part of one lung remove after a pulmonary infection. >>> coming up ahead, downhill daredevils. a little lava couldn't stop skiers from getting in a run. where voquezna can kick some acid, heal erosive esophagitis, also known as erosive gerd

baltimore right now on behalf of a really diverse coalition, the american association of university professors, the national association of professionals in higher education, restaurant workers in america, and the cityore. we already have that court challenge moving. the promise i will make to those asking, will we challenge, what is the challenge going to become of the promise i make to you is that if this administration and when this administration takes actions undermining the rights of people in this country, we will do everything in our power to ensure there are swift legal responses in court. we are building support with communities across the country in order to do that. host: donald is in south bend, indiana, on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: i have no problem with government finding agencies and everything. i have no problem with that. that is what i think they should do. but i think congress should do this. i do not think someone like elon musk has contracts with the government should be messing around with my personal data in treasury. that scares me. one more thing. i know this may sound kind of kooky, but this is what i am scared about elon musk. he is doing something. wh

baltimore right now on behalf of a really diverse coalition, the american association of university professors, the national association of professionals in higher education, restaurant workers in america, and the cityore. we already have that court challenge moving. the promise i will make to those asking, will we challenge, what is the challenge going to become of the promise i make to you is that if this administration and when this administration takes actions undermining the rights of people in this country, we will do everything in our power to ensure there are swift legal responses in court. we are building support with communities across the country in order to do that. host: donald is in south bend, indiana, on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: i have no problem with government finding agencies and everything. i have no problem with that. that is what i think they should do. but i think congress should do this. i do not think someone like elon musk has contracts with the government should be messing around with my personal data in treasury. that scares me. one more thing. i know this may sound kind of kooky, but this is what i am scared about elon musk. he is doing something. wh

when pressed to deliver addresses in baltimore, wilmington and philadelphia, where 20,000 people, half the city's population, thronged, the cobbled streets, shouting, long live the father of his people. and a laurel wreath fit for a roman emperor was placed on his head. more cheering crowds were waiting for him on the new jersey bank of the delaware river, where he had famously crossed during the war. chris uniformed cavalry and infantry escorted him to trenton between ranks of girls crowned with garlands who strewed flowers before his feet and sang odes of glory. the gazette of the united states proclaimed that washington had become virtually divine. standing upon a scale of eminence, that heavens never before assigned to a mortal. expectations were high. finally, on the morning of april 23rd at elizabeth, new jersey, he was met by a committee of both houses of congress. john jay numerous new york city officials and the uniformed rotunda t of his revolutionary war colleague henry knox, dressed in a blue and puffed suit that recalled his wartime uniform and seated imperiously beneath an awning, h

crime continues to go down in the city of chicago, much like what's happening in baltimore, where brandon scott there, who's doing an incredible job. this is simply an attempt to continue to undermine our message and our movement to ensure that everyday people, their interests and their values are front and center. so this room never been to it? no. have no interest in being in it, and everything is properly logged. and if somebody wants to see what other mayors have received over the years or the things that have been received since i've been mayor, that information is open and public. >> all right. and as you and i and others struggle around keeping dei where it is, i know when we had on martin luther king day our national drive and rally in washington, dc, reverend marshall hatch of new pilgrim church there in chicago, represented chicago well, he spoke at our rally chicago. he always does. >> and he's a proud west sider. we love you. southside, the entire city of chicago. but doctor king was a west sider in the city of chicago where i'm raising my family. but thank you all for your re

for example, in baltimore, we have the highest, like a very strong cop crime rate in my city. and i think that is due to the fact that people are completely lost and so all of that anger and aggression gets pushed out onto the streets and then we're suffering for me even i think back when i was in school and the one university, i remember i used to go on my phone and try to find like an app to look at um to listen to radio stations in a cry just to hear the language. and i remember one night i would just sit in there like almost just cried. just didn't like to know that like this was, this was taken from me. you're sitting now, is this, you have goosebumps everywhere because my great, my great, great grandmother's. these are the song that they would sing. these are the language that they would use. and we don't have them anymore. and it's even hard to explain like how that, that feeling of our identity impacts our hearts. and so when you see us celebrate, and when you see us happy to be indicted even though we know the conditions are great, here the economy is not great. but s

baltimore. multiple vehicles sliding on and off the road. d.c. digging out from half a foot. drivers in atlantic city dealing with a hidden danger. >> potholes. you can't see when they're covered with snow, so, that's what makes it a little bit more dangerous. >> reporter: virginia with that state of emergency in place hit hard. huge trees crashing down onto homes. nearly 200,000 losing power. state police reporting nearly 900 crashes and nearly 90 hurt. thankfully, no fatalities. and david, we're not in the clear just yet. now, a third winter storm is expected to hit friday night before the return of sub-zero temperatures. david? >> david: alex perez in chicago tonight. alex, thank you. let's get right to chief meteorologist lee goldberg from our new york station wabc. hi, lee. >> reporter: hey, david. a dangerous situation unfolding across the south. we have tornado watches out from louisiana to mississippi to alabama. active tornado warning west of hattiesburg. places like meridian all in line for this. the watch goes through this evening. to the north, it's a flood threat into kentucky. snow flyi

can you see the snow, d.c., baltimore, philly, the jersey shore and inch or two expected around new york citying to wind down by tomorrow morning in most areas. and south, where it snowed earlier, richmond and roanoke, they are now getting freezing rain on top of the snowfall. as far as the forecast snow fall totals, we're looking at 5 to 6 inches here in washington. later totals as you go up towards filly and new york city as i mentioned. just at freezing at reagan national where they canceled about 200 flights today. tomorrow about 65 at this point canceled. that's just 4% of their flow tomorrow. today it was about 20%. roads, well, they are snow covered and slushy, the d.c. depadepartment of public works w tons of salt on these roads last night and through today. but, when it snows an inch an hour and the temperatures are below freezing, and you don't have daylight, then you get this. so, again, in the morning, a slushy commute, but temperatures will get above freezing pretty quickly. and whatever falls after midmorning, bret, in this area will be rain and not snow into thursday. the next

city south, in the boston really. it's going to be -- not boston. philly, baltimore, d.c., roanoke, richmond.e here wednesday night and thursday and yet another one next weekend. so stay tuned, hang on the your hats. it's going to be a rollicking winter week from now until next weekend. keep an wry on fox weather, and we'll keep you updated. 4 inches this morning, can't wait to see all the a sledders9 out here in a matter of hours. back to you in new york city. rah. rachel: thanks, mike. you stay warm. charlie: we're here for the rollicking. rachel: i like that. [laughter] rachel: all right. well, president trump is leading the fight against anti-christian bias. the message targeted to pro-life advocates and catholics, next. ichi, ni, san, shi... (1,2,3,4 . . ) ruri never thought she would live out her dream. then one day, she did. you were made to chase your passions. we were made to put them in a package. i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms... ...with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have

logs folder and on the streets of the city sales group of students from failed. randolph is also participating in the blockade of the freezers, says the baltimore, they may say in 2 days, and arrived the notary side on friday evening, where they were welcomed by their colleagues of the notary sobs only. but as it is and thousands of presidents of the city itself, we must say that under february, the 1st it is exactly 2 months since this tragedy written 15 people die than to others are seriously injured. in the fall of the canopy at the railway station, the same date is the notice of the day of the day of the city. the thermal criminal liability for the fall of the canopy is one of the key, the merits of the students who have been blunting colleges and organizing process throughout sylvia for more than 2 months. on the other terms, the governments of survey claims that all students demand 7 the mess and blames the last concert semester. and that's all it is for meddling in the block dates and attempts to be civilized, serve you as a country right? turning attention to side asia were army officials in boxes, none have confirmed, its troops have r