, media, entrepreneur, podcast host, social media manager and the youngest daughter of reverend al sharptonhy jordan's sharpton and she currently serves as the director of the national action network. put your hands together for ashley start -- ashley sharpton. ashley: peace and power, i will share the microphone with our lead rep. >> let us go, clap it up. >> good morning. good afternoon. i would first like to thank rev. al sharpton and martin luther king the third for convening the -- this march, and allowing me to host space and speak my truth. in quoting the late great dr. king, he said that laws are passed in a crisis mood after a birmingham or a selma, no substantial fervor survives the formal signing of legislation. our birmingham and selma was last year. during a global pandemic when the whole world had stopped but the disease and cancer known as white supremacy was still slithering and killing off of people. and instead of a worldwide demonstration leading to legislation to combat this the d -- the disease, we stacked bml -- we've had bml -- blm on streets. instead of institutions

al sharpton: no justice. >> no peace. rev. al sharpton: no justice. >> no peace. rev. peace. rev. al sharpton: what do we want? >> peace. reverend al sharpton: when do we want it? >> now. rev. al sharpton: when do we want it? >> now. rev. al sharpton: many came for the march, some waited for this rally. over 20,000 people came through the streets of washington with us today. in the sweltering heat, you can judge by the numbers by the blocks. some fainted, we had to send buses back. you stayed. as we made this point, let me first celebrate the partnership that we have had with the drum major institute and march on washington. thank you to the king family. and the march on family, give them a big hand. [applause] let me say a few things and we will bring out closing speakers. first and foremost, 21 years ago, martin luther king the third was the president of sclc. we came to washington. we came with his mother, the wife, widow, copilot of the movement with dr. king. she would not speak that day. she introduced he and i. every year we have found our way back to washington

susan: the next one i wanted to focus on is al sharpton.ou look at the c-span library, there are literally hundreds of videos covering him over the course of his career. he is in front of cameras frequently, in the public sphere. the one we chose is quite recent, august 28, 2020. the national action network rally at the lincoln memorial in the wake of george floyd's killing and the protests that ensued. let's watch. [video clip] rev. al sharpton: they keep telling me about how it is a shame that black parents have to have the conversation with our children. how we have to explain, if a cop stops you, don't reach for the glove compartment. don't talk back. the conversation. well, we have had the conversation for decades. it is time we have a conversation with america. we need to have a conversation about your racism, about your bigotry, about your hate, about how you would put your knee on our neck while we cry for our lives. we need a new conversation. [applause] susan: al sharpton, you write, is different from some of the other people that

my brother, my friend, my president, al sharpton. esident of the national action network. [applause] ♪ >> i am not reverend sharpton. [laughter] you know, it is hot. on my way here today, i saw unhoused people living in the parks not far from here. and what i felt was rage. and what i feel every day is rage. i feel rage right now that they are trying to take our votes away. that they are trying to take your votes away. they are trying to take our power away. and that is, for me, what moves me in this movement, is to summon that rage and use it. but there is someone who i am introducing next, who reminds me that the other thing you have to carry with you is love. in order to achieve dr. king's beloved community, you need love. and she is the embodiment of this. i want to introduce andrea king. [applause] ♪ ms. king: hello, d.c. good afternoon. my name is andrea waters king. i am the president of the drum major institute, which was founded in 1969. on martin luther king jr.'s vision of a world free of poverty and violence. but i will fo

host: i want to focus on al sharpton.f you look in our library, there are hundreds of videos of us covering him over the course of his career. he is in front of the cameras frequently. the one we chose is quite recent. national action network which is his organization what -- library . let's watch. >> they keep telling me about how it will change. that black parents have to have these conversations. how we have to explain that if a cop stops you, don't reach for the glove compartment. don't talk back. the conversation. we have had the conversation for decades. it is time we have a conversation with america. we need to have a conversation about your racism. about your bigotry about your hate. about how you would put your knee on our neck while we cry for our lives. we need a new confrontation. host: you say he is different from some of the other people you profiled because he grew up wanting to be what he was: a minister where others had an arc of their lifetime of change. what are his accomplishments? what start with that

give him a hand. >> well, the reverend al sharpton there.m as the president of the national action network doing what he does best. he was preaching there to that crowd. he was reviewing milestones in history. he was offering stories and anecdotes to make his points, but he's also saying that they will not give up as we would never expect him to do, but clearly energizing that crowd there at the national action network rally. there at the rally is my colleague, nbc's trymaine lee. i have to tell you, it was the marquee moment listening to the reverend do his thing. what about the action -- oh, aim he sorry. i understand he may not be ready to go and hooked up. we will get to him in a moment as i bring in msnbc analyst and chair. eddie glaude, i was wondering if you had to fail a student, three years later, a younger sibling of somebody because you thought the paper they presented was so much like the previous one. i was like, oh, i wonder. >> well, not so much that specific example, but i have encountered plagiarism over the course of my car

among those participating in the rally were reverend al sharpton, representatives terri sewell, mondaire jones, joyce beatty and naacp president derek johnson, martin luther king the third and washington dc -- washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowser. the rally coincides with the anniversary of the march on washington led by martin luther king junior.

phil rucker, the reverend al sharpton, texas state representative diego bernal. thank you to all of you for spending some time with us. >>> when we return, congresswoman cori bush, who is spearheading the fight to extend the eviction moratorium and keep 11 million americans from getting kicked out of their homes, she will join us from the capitol steps after a quick break. don't go anywhere. don't go anywhere. please ple. ♪ i never needed anyone. ♪ front desk. yes, hello... i'm so... please hold. ♪ those days are done. ♪ i got you. ♪ all by yourself. ♪ go with us and find millions of flexible options. all in our app. expedia. it matters who you travel with.

rev al sharpton, errin haines, thank you for being part of our coverage today. when we come back, republicans in arizona are finally getting ready to release their report-ish on that phony ballot audit in the state's largest county. and today the so-called audit is getting blasted by officials from both sides of the aisle. arizona secretary of state is our next guest. >>> plus, the viral video of the tennessee dad whose 5-year-old kid understands something way too many grown-ups in american and gop governors do not, that masks are for protecting people in our communities from covid. >>> and the history of the american presidency told through the stories of the best friends of american presidents. the author of the new book "first friends" will join us later in the hour. >>> "deadline: white house" continues after a quick break. don't go anywhere. go anywhere. the financial watch out that gives you the options

so we heard from a long list of speakers culminating with reverend al sharpton who was the sponsor of this particular event, the march on washington for voting rights. what he said was that the day and the location were all very intentional. let's take a listen. >> we decided not to go to lincoln memorial but to go where you could see over our heads the capitol building of the united states. the reason you needed to see that building is because in that building the senators will decide whether to continue the segregationist filibuster or whether they're going to give the people of the country the right to vote with no prohibition. that building is the target of our social justice movement. >> reporter: reverend al sharpton connected the filibuster to seg degree gagsist segregationist policy. he said today with a peaceful marching you saw a resurrection of dr. king's mission to have a more equitable america. even though dr. king 58 years ago today spoke of a dream, so many people are still dream in. today they want to put pressure on congress and make some noise and tell them they're n

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there's al sharpton talk about systemic racism police brutality that authentic african-american roots coming to the main that is grown up in the white house with a white grand parents, white mother, and the least black state in america pretty comes to los angeles and all he knows about black cultures what he is seen on the jeffersons that had to be incredibly intimidating. because he looks like he should belong but that is not his culture. in fact that is why he rides and says he is from kenya. at that stage in his life he still wanted to seem exotic and not african-american. he wanted to see make it internationalist. once jesse jackson lays the hammer down he's forever intimidated by these three people. as michelle obama she is the one who says who has the nerve to get on people magazine and totally turn this to 180 degrees because she knows no one is going to fact checker. his book, a promise land i find this strange and disappointing is that he doubles down in 2008 when i broke the story or introduce the thesis of the unrepentant errors had helped a barack obama fashion his memoir

i'm al sharpton. i'm going to do what i did all my life.n and mean what i say. watch the show because you will soon learn at this hour if "politics nation" is not on your television, your television really isn't on. >> and, rev, as you would say, i gotcha. i had to do that. i had to do it. rev, happy anniversary. congratulations on ten years, and i gotcha. y'all have a wonderful -- >> you got me. thank you. >> all right, big brother, rev. state representative jasmine crockett and reverend al sharpton. don't miss this weekend's politics nation tenth anniversary special sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern. it is going to be amazing. tonight's absolute worst is straight ahead. don't go anywhere. dashboard before we board... and you have thinkorswim mobile- -so i can finish analyzing the risk on this position. you two are all set. choose the app that fits your investing style. ♪♪ as someone who resembles someone else... i appreciate that liberty mutual knows everyone's unique. that's why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you n

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al sharpton. live coverage begins at noon eastern on c-span. watch online at c-span.org. announcer: president biden welcomes the new israeli prime minister to the white house. the two leaders spoke to reporters in the oval office. this is so about 15 minutes. >> is a delight to have the prime minister here. i know you'll want to know what has happened this morning. let me begin by acknowledging the bravery and sacrifice that our military makes every single day. the loss of americans and marines, sailors and army personnel, it was tragic as i said yesterday. the prime minister and i have talked about it as he is a military man, gone to war, lost a friend. losing a son, a daughter, husband, wife is like being sucked into a big black hole in the middle of your chest and i don't think there is any way out. my heart goes out to all of those who we have lost. the mission they perform is dangerous. now, it comes with a significant loss of american personnel. they continue to evacuate folks out of that region out of the airport. they evacuated more than 12,000 additional people o

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al sharpton. live coverage begins on c-span. watch online at c-span.org. announcer: this year marks the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks read join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and pennsylvania beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern saturday, september 11 on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen all the c-span radio app. following yesterday's attack at the kabul airport, house minority leader kevin mccarthy is calling on speaker nancy pelosi to bring the house back into session to address u.s. efforts in afghanistan. his news conference from earlier today is about 20 minutes. rep. mccarthy: -- two soldiers lost their lives. one navy medic was killed. 18 other servicemembers were seriously injured. it was the deadliest day for a military in more than a decade. dozens of afghans were also killed or wounded, including innocent children. to the new 13 gold star families, my message to you is this -- your loved ones died as heroes. we will always honor their memories and we pray you will know peace. those who died knew there was the th

al sharpton is line, so is bill de blasio. they are both planning to run for governor we read.ou see how this works? andrew cuomo was an awful governor. it pains us to raise any voice in his defense. it was a vicious partisan, he was a thug, but if we are being honest, he was not completely insane. it wasn't totally untethered from reality.ne he acknowledged some limits to constitutional government. he wasn't, say, letitia james. he wasn't al sharpton, he wasn't even, pause and catch a breath there because it's so horrifying, he wasn't even bill de, blasio. the most reckless and incompetent human being ever to hold elected office, a man who single-handedly discredits the idea of self-government. these people, just being honest, are worse than andrew cuomo. but because someone sat in andrew cuomo's lap, they may soon run the state of new york. just so you know it's actually going on here. just a kelly's host of the jesse kelly show and he joins us tonight. i feel guilty effectively defending andrew cuomo, something i've never done, hope never to do. i'm not actually defending hi

i'm al sharpton. i'm going to do what i want all my life.what i mean and mean what i say. >> watch the show, because you will soon learn at this hour if "politicsnation" is not on your television, your television really isn't on. >> a decade later, i haven't strayed from that promise. i'm not done yet. and i hope you aren't either. so make sure you tune in for tomorrow night's special anniversary edition of "politicsnation" where i'll be joined by some esteemed guests, including former attorney general eric holder, chair of the democratic caucus, hakeem jeffries, and civil rights attorney benjamin crump, with a few more surprises. we'll be right back. - your mom's got to go! - she's family. she's using my old spice moisturize with shea butter and she's wearing my robe. mom: ahem ahem ahem we're out. [peaceful music plays] [soft cymbal crash] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ what makes new salonpas arthritis gel so good for arthritis pain? salonpas contains the most prescribed topical pain relief ingredient. it's clinically proven, reduces inflammation and comes

i'm going to turn it every now to reverend al sharpton, and "politics nation." >>> good evening, and welcome to "politics nation." tonight's lead, down to the wire. the two most conspicuous legislative fights over the last two months over infrastructure and voting rates appear to be getting closer to their later rounds, the senate voting this weekend to advance the legislation behind president biden's bipartisan infrastructure plan with a last-minute assist from vice president kamala harris on capitol hill, meeting in solidarity with democratic senators as their majority leader, chuck schumer, reportedly expects his caucus to push to take up voting rights legislation ahead of the senate's rapidly approaching summer recess with an eye on next year's mid terms. what appears to be a budding victory lap for the biden administration, the containment of covid-19, thanks to a vigorous vaccination campaign is now in peril at a crucial time. with the delta variant of the covid-19 virus ravaging the nation, specifically those states where republican governors have demonized if not thenned to p

reverend al sharpton and "politicsnation" begins right now. >>> good evening and welcome to a road edition of "politicsnation." i'm in martha's vineyard. more details on why later in the show. because tonight's lede, waiting to exhale. right now our senate has voted to advance the process on president biden's bipartisan infrastructure proposal. 67 voting yes on progressing the legislation forward. 27 voting no. now comes more debate. this after the vice president made a last-minute visit to capitol hill this afternoon, meeting with democratic senators to show support for the president's plan. and in the house, democrats are pushing their revised version of the voter protection bill named after the late john lewis, hoping to see a vote by early september. of course, the nationwide assault on the vote by state republicans will not abate in that time. case in point, texas, where legislators in the state are also in another special session, the second call by the governor in the past month to pass voter restrictions after state democrats fled the state to protect the vote. but one heavily watc

al sharpton. live coverage is on c-span. you can also watch online at c-span.org. >> this year marks the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and pennsylvania, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern, saturday, september 11 come on c-span, online at c-span.org, for listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> using this is just a community center -- you think this is just ticking unity center? it is -- stay community center? it is way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with community centers. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. e are joined by michael kugelman, the asia program deputy director at the asia center. he focus on afghanistan, asia, and pakistan for the organization. let's begin with the attack at the airport and what does it mean for the future o

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which many see is making it harder for some people to vote. top civil rights figures including al sharpton, attended today marks the 58 down of us, 3 of the most new thinking, junior historic. i have a dream speech. as van lines, i'll see the news hour and a half an hour time. are you there a while now? continues me ah, ah, ah ah, ah, ah, ah, the in the early 960 s l e cohen was an important agent to be as really national intelligence service, most of a fluent speaker of the syrian out of dialect. he was embedded within the upper echelons of damascus. society are trusted by influential syrians and by international diplomats. any tone posed as a syrian businessmen using the name commonwealth target adoption is lastly yard that. so he mode she late curve, let them in. you can whole shut them, you can have machines sitting still among them on the montana. medina. medina, dim and similar yet and you will know what was really cool and who lived in a hotmail, maloney class more alarm labor, sisterly. i say it was you should stifle about the low, low more lovely thermal above the hot watch in it.

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the march would top civil rights figures including al sharpton. saturday marks the 58th anniversary of the martin luther king junior historic. i have a dream speech. rob reynolds is live 1st in washington. what's it been like there robin tell us about ton out. well, there's been a really pretty substantial turn out, especially considering that the weather is just sweltering here in washington, as it often is at this time of year. but mario, i'm, it's kind of emptying out a little bit now. the, the speeches are, are drawing to a close soon, but earlier we did see many, many people chanting and marching through the streets of washington, their primary goal to enact legislation on voting rights named after the late congressman john lewis, who was a hero of the civil rights movement. this in the wake of president trump's false claims about the 2020 election and equally false claims about widespread voter fraud in that election. and the 18th republican dominated states have passed 30 laws that would restrict voting. the restrictions people here say wou

you weren't to africa with al sharpton.ell the "watters' world" audience what that trip was like? >> it was a peace for "esquire." i went with sharp ton to stop the liberian civil war one summer. had the best time ever. really enjoys sharpton's company have much. hard to imagine this have much. "esquire" would never print a story by me and i could never go anywhere with sharpton. but that was a time in america where people's policies weren't everything. not everything was ideological. that's what we lost. i realize that in reading these pieces, i couldn't write most of them now because people wouldn't talk to me now. politics divides us. it's a sad development. obviously politics aren't the most important thing. they never have been and i hope they never are. >> that's why you have alan dershowitz screaming in the bagel store. tucker carlson, "the long slide." check it out. check my book out while you are at it. buy both. >> definitely, especially yours. jesse: joe biden continues to lie to the american people. on friday he

reverend al sharpton, marching side-by-side with thousands, now saying it's up to the president to act in order to secure the right to vote for millions. >> it's what we want to see, people to march all over the country. >> reporter: passing voting rights legislation would require changing the 60-vote rule in the senate, which is a long shot. whit. >> ike, thank you. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. the new setback for crews battling the raging wildfire near lake tahoe. then i learned, my mop could be loaded with bacteria. that means i gotta clean my mop too? ugh. so i got a swiffer wetjet to get a cleaner, clean! i stick on a fresh pad. boom! it's ready to go. the spray breaks down dirt. and the pad absorbs it deep inside. unlike my mop that can spread it around. and wetjet's even safe on wood! all this? buh-bye. it's so simple! i get a cleaner clean every day. try wejet with a money back guarantee. a lot of people think dealing with copd is a walk in the park. if i have something to help me breathe better, everything will be fun and nice. but i stil

making it harder for some people to vote. leading the march with top civil rights figures including al sharpton. saturday marks the 58 anniversary of the martin luther king junior historic. i have a dream speech. won't be house of representatives as passed. a bill that would roll back many of the restrictions imposed by some states, but it's unlikely to pass in the senate. john henry reports from chicago. i beautiful across the us canvassers are going door to door, registering voters in drumming up support for their candidates in the next election . make sure everybody's registered and people vote in chicago, or lena smith members is pounding the pavement to register new voters in the minority neighbourhood. of austin with less than 15 months to go before the 2020 to mid terms voting rights activists are working hard to counter punch a series of state laws. the democrats say amount to voters. suppression, even in illinois state dominated by democrats with one of the highest proportions of registered voters in the us. black neighborhoods indoor conspicuously longer weights than white neighborhoo

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among the speakers, martin luther king the third and reverend al sharpton. live coverage on c-span.ou can also watch online at c-span.org. ♪ >> up next, federal reserve chair discusses the state of the u.s. economy amid the pandemic. his remarks were part of the jackson hole economic policy symposium hosted by the federal reserve bank of kansas city. this is about 20 minutes. >> hello, i am esther george, president of the federal reserve

al sharpton. live coverage is on c-span. you can also watch online at c-span.org. >> this year marks the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and pennsylvania, beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern, saturday, september 11 come on c-span, online at c-span.org, for listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> using this is just a community center -- you think this is just ticking unity center? it is -- stay community center? it is way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with community centers. >> comcast supports c-spa

now i turn it over to reverend al sharpton and "politics nation." >> good evening, and welcome to msnbcs special edition of "politics nation." we start with breaking news. taliban fighters have recaptured kabul, afghanistan's capital city, capping near complete takeover of the country amid reports that the president of afghanistan has left the nation. the u.s. embassy in kabul is in the process of evacuation with military support from u.s. troops. my colleague, richard lui is joining me for the hour. richard, give us the latest on afghanistan and today's top stories. >> as you were saying there, refuse arc lot happening. here's the latest on the momentous breaking news we are following right now, on this sunday. as you mentioned, the president of afghanistan has fled

i'm going to turn it every now to reverend al sharpton, and "politics nation." >>> good evening, andr the last two months over infrastructure and voting rates appear to be getting closer to their later rounds, the senate voting this weekend to advance the legislation behind president biden's bipartisan infrastructure plan with a last-minute assist from vice

host of politics nation and president of national action network, reverend al sharpton and cofounder of punch bowl news anna palmer. >>> jonathan lemire governor desantis and president biden have been in a bit of a back and forth here, governor desantis thinks he's scoring political points in the confrontation with the commander in chief. >> president biden has certainly changed his rhetoric in the last week or two about the pandemic in two different areas. first of all he put it as a pandemic of the unvaccinated now. and he is -- he and the administration officials are really focussing on getting more shots into the arms of people alt this point hesitant or flatout refusing to get the vaccine and they're squarely blamed for the rise in cases across the country. the other target, republican governors, particularly desantis, who have stood in the way of mask mandates, questioned guidelines from the cdc, slow to doll out federal relief funds, including the eviction moratorium which came to a head this week. and that biden has said that they are obstacles to the nation recovering from t

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the reverend al sharpton is here, host of msnbc's "politics nation." also joining us, erin haines, msnbc contributor, and jasmine crockett is back. all three of you are to be commended. you're all on the front lines of pushing for and/or covering this fight. i wonder if i can start with you, representative crockett. are you satisfied that whether you go back or not now that you have handed the baton to a democratic senate that understands the stakes? >> first of all, it's good to see you nicolle. i am satisfied that we have fought harder than anyone thought that we could fight, that we have accomplished more than anyone thought that we could accomplish. if you want to know if our job is done, i don't. i think we have to keep the pressure on. if you read that article and they were talking about progressive members, i'm sure you can guess what side i'm on. i want to continue to push them. we know there will be a recess today. we know they won't be working over the weekend. we know they will potentially be working next week. as long as they are in session

. >> welcome to "politic nation," i am al sharpton. i am going to say what i mean and mean what i say. watch the show because you will soon learn at this hour, if politics nation is not on your television, your television is really not on. >> amen, it has been ten years of "politics nation," congratulations, how does it feel? >> it feels -- it is hard to believe it has been ten years, ten-year anniversary that i have been on msnbc and on "politics nation," i remember when i started, you were a kid in grade school. we have been here a decade, watching you grow, look at you. i am very appreciative to msnbc and others because they never censored me and we have done everything on the air and try to be as honest as you could and i appreciate you recognizing that. >> yes, sir, well, you have been on and in tuned and i think viewers know and people who follow the issues know, voice the issues that you were ahead on. call it whatever you want to call it, getting the attention or rating and eric garner, i remember watching him on that program.

refined and everything, so aside from the long introduction in which you mention how much you like al sharptonstories, correct? >> is, but they are framed by a reported piece i did, which is the beginning of the book on simon & schuster which published it which is one of the biggest publishers in the world and the long defender of their freedom of speech, the free flow of ideas, dissent, the ability to disagree which has become one of the leading forces of censorship in the country, killing books because the democratic party doesn't like the book so to write the introduction, to write this chapter i interviewed the head of the company and the new head of who was hired after the george floyd riots, but literally not one day of experience in the publishing business. i asked them, one way just like it one of the biggest publishers in the world, how did you get to be censored, how did this happen? i thought they were pretty honest about their role in it. it was nauseating if i'm going to be totally blunt with you, but it was certainly informative. kk so, tucker, i first came to know you when you a

al sharpton, live coverage begins at noon eastern on c-span. you can also watch online at c-span.org. >> state department spokesman ned pryce provided an update on evacuation efforts in afghanistan. following the suicide bombing that took the lives of 13 u.s. service members. he spoke with reporters for about an hour. price: good afternoon. before we moved to today, let me just say a few more words about yesterday. this is sentiments you heard in the secretary, but i think it is one that bears repeating. in most u.s. embassies around the world, the first american you see upon entry in the last upon exit is a u.s. marine. wherever the secretary travels, there's one group he always meets with, and that is the marine security guards. they are constant sentries, there are partners around the world. it is not an overstatement to say that we could not conduct our work globally were it not for our marine counterparts in the u.s. military. yesterday's news was wrenching. it was wrenching for every american, but especially felt many people here. the dea