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as an army we have to be prepared for those possibilities. as a seven the previous color, i have been called on to do a lot of things i never thought i would have to do in the military. you always think about how could you have better prepared for that with time and facilities. that is what we are trying to achieve here. provide our soldiers the best chances of not only surviving, but thriving in combat. everything we do at this location is designed to increase our soldier survivability. i have no idea what the future is going to hold and we spent a lot of time talking about what the threat could be. as soon as you decide what the threat could be will never fight , and an asymmetric warfare way our enemy will say the u.s. is not prepared for that and that is where we need to draw the men. we need to be prepared for a broad spectrum of operations and that is what we are trying to do. host: we've heard a lot of people interesting concern. is there concern about the training you do here, do you think? guest: when people see what is available in t
as an army we have to be prepared for those possibilities. as a seven the previous color, i have been called on to do a lot of things i never thought i would have to do in the military. you always think about how could you have better prepared for that with time and facilities. that is what we are trying to achieve here. provide our soldiers the best chances of not only surviving, but thriving in combat. everything we do at this location is designed to increase our soldier survivability. i have...
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stoked by the bitterness and brutality of the war, the confederatesy saw the brute yankee army as an armyeir brute force. he says to his troops yankee victory was won of overwhelming lings numbers and resources. and confederates saw the yankee army c of mercenaries, hogs, and northern industrial machine, not a favorable light in other words. yankees saw the common soldiers ocracy as. men who had in effect been dukes of a slave holding aristocracy. they have to grapple with the differences as they encounter pro each other. >> there's a very prominent presence here in 2015 and in 1865. >> yes. they are a vital part of all of this. regimens of the usrtc are here when lee tries to breakthrough the traps laid and foiling lee's plan andfo linking up in north carolina with joe's army. for troops in the army that ent of participation in the campaign looms large as a great moment of pride and earnings of the rightsumber to ses session. >> we have a numplg calls r guest. waiting. a history professor at the university of virginia and s go t joining us here to talk about this let's go to sid in denve
stoked by the bitterness and brutality of the war, the confederatesy saw the brute yankee army as an armyeir brute force. he says to his troops yankee victory was won of overwhelming lings numbers and resources. and confederates saw the yankee army c of mercenaries, hogs, and northern industrial machine, not a favorable light in other words. yankees saw the common soldiers ocracy as. men who had in effect been dukes of a slave holding aristocracy. they have to grapple with the differences as...
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the red cross setting up shelters as an army of sandbaggers prepares for the worst. amy, this holiday weekend people in america's heartland will have their eye on the sky. with rivers already out of their banks, any more rainfall could mean disaster. amy? >> phillip, thanks for the latest. and rob is here now. the weekend forecast, you may be holding an umbrella over that barbecue? >> record levels over the next couple of days. flood watches, wichita falls could see another six inches same for oklahoma city. and add severe threat into that mix. tomorrow into tornado alley, and expanding into the each. and saturday freeze warnings in the morning, but then sunshine in the afternoon. >>> and we move on to an encounter between a driver and police officers. one officer prodding him with the tazser and pepper spray. but the driver was experiencing a medical emergency. and tonight, the police officer is off the force. david kerley has the story. >> can you see his other hand? put your hands up right now. >> reporter: a driver has already hit another car. >> hands up both of
the red cross setting up shelters as an army of sandbaggers prepares for the worst. amy, this holiday weekend people in america's heartland will have their eye on the sky. with rivers already out of their banks, any more rainfall could mean disaster. amy? >> phillip, thanks for the latest. and rob is here now. the weekend forecast, you may be holding an umbrella over that barbecue? >> record levels over the next couple of days. flood watches, wichita falls could see another six...
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the shia groups are mobilizing as an army base 30 kilometers east of ramadi the capital of the mainly sunni anbar province. the iraqi government called them after the soldiers fled the city. in the last 22 hours they stepped aur raids in the area carrying out 19 strikes near the city. iran, which backs the shia militia, will help the iraqi government to confront isil if it's asked. isil fighters advance east from ramadi towards the base where the shia militias are gathering. we have more details from baghdad. >> reporter: the deployment of shia militias is a controversial decision. a shia force entering the sunni heartland. there are many who are warning that this could cause tensions the possibility of clashes between the sunni tribes and the shia militias. at the end of the day, what it means is that the government has to rely on this force because its regular forces are too weak which shows how the militias are stronger than the states in iraq. sunni influential leaders are warnings against this and asking to be armed and they want to take this fight up by themselves. in the interi
the shia groups are mobilizing as an army base 30 kilometers east of ramadi the capital of the mainly sunni anbar province. the iraqi government called them after the soldiers fled the city. in the last 22 hours they stepped aur raids in the area carrying out 19 strikes near the city. iran, which backs the shia militia, will help the iraqi government to confront isil if it's asked. isil fighters advance east from ramadi towards the base where the shia militias are gathering. we have more...
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it serves a secondary role as an army training center. host: these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would encounter. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would encounter. host: give us a feel of what we will find. this is an embassy behind us but we have some other structures as well. guest: what we do see is the place is designed to be able to change to adapt to whatever environment our soldiers might be in. there is a six story building out there that might be and never see one day and maybe a hotel on another and eight warehouse on another. we can change the settings to meet the kind of environment our soldiers are going
it serves a secondary role as an army training center. host: these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would...
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the red cross setting up shelters as an army of sandbaggers prepares for the worst. amy, this holiday weekend people in america's heartland will have their eye on the sky. with rivers already out of their banks, any more rainfall could mean disaster. amy? >> phillip, thanks for the latest. and rob marciano is here now. the weekend forecast, you may be holding an umbrella over that barbecue? >> unfortunately for that river, it's forecast to go to near-record levels. flood watches up through missouri. we're going to see more rain. wichita falls could see another six inches. same for oklahoma city. houston, heavy rain on sunday. and add severe threat into that mix. tomorrow, into tornado alley, and expanding into the east. in the northeast, cold air pouring in. five to 15 degrees below average. freeze warnings and frost advisories in the morning. but then should be a pleasant weekend. >> thanks, rob. >>> and we move on to an encounter between a driver and police officers. the driver failing to respond after a hit and run accident. one officer prodding him with the taser
the red cross setting up shelters as an army of sandbaggers prepares for the worst. amy, this holiday weekend people in america's heartland will have their eye on the sky. with rivers already out of their banks, any more rainfall could mean disaster. amy? >> phillip, thanks for the latest. and rob marciano is here now. the weekend forecast, you may be holding an umbrella over that barbecue? >> unfortunately for that river, it's forecast to go to near-record levels. flood watches up...
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. >> reporter: according to several security forces, a force made up of conventional army units, as well as an army unit, has prevented isis from reaching and gaining more territory in anwr province. now, this force does require additional support if they are going to continue to attempt to push isis back towards its stronghold in ramadi. at this stage, the iraqi government has no choice but to use these unconventional forces at disposal. what is painfully clear is the iraqi security forces are not capable of taking on isis at this stage. this is over the fall of ramadi and forced the u.s. to reassess its strategy when it comes to iraq. the government is finding itself in a very complicated situation when it comes to taking on isis, having to navigate the various, different dynamics and tensions that exist on the ground here and the broader political arena. at this stage, this country cannot afford to see more fall to isis. if it does, the terrorist organization will potentially pose a real threat to the capitol. arwa damon, cnn. >>> in the united states, the state of ohio arrested at least th
. >> reporter: according to several security forces, a force made up of conventional army units, as well as an army unit, has prevented isis from reaching and gaining more territory in anwr province. now, this force does require additional support if they are going to continue to attempt to push isis back towards its stronghold in ramadi. at this stage, the iraqi government has no choice but to use these unconventional forces at disposal. what is painfully clear is the iraqi security...
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it serves a secondary role as an army training center. host: these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would encounter. host: give us a feel of what we will find. this is an embassy behind us but we have some other structures as well. guest: what we do see is the place is designed to be able to change to adapt to whatever environment our soldiers might be in. there is a six story building out there that might be and never see one day and maybe a hotel on another and eight warehouse on another. we can change the settings to meet the kind of environment our soldiers are going to face. we are trying to provide a place that can a variety of training areas so we ge
it serves a secondary role as an army training center. host: these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would...
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rebels say they booby trapped a building used as an army post. dozens of soldiers were injured. there has been heavy fighting in the area >>> 55 inmates and 12 police men have been killed during a prison break in diyala prove gyms. -- province. more than 50 inmates are missing. police are searching for them. the prison holds around 300 inmates >>> the w.h.o. or the world health organisation declared liberia ebola free. now this is a country hardest hit by the outbreak in december 2013. health officials warn against complacency as new cases are reports elsewhere in the region. >> reporter: these students are the picture of health as liberia is declared ebola free. the virus has not been seen in this country for 42 days, twice the incubation period. >> i lost my father to the deadly ebola virus. now i see my country getting back to normal. i'm happy i'll see my friends play, joke, shake hands. things i have not been able to do for six months. >> the people in neighbouring guinea and sierra leone are still dealing with ebola. the world health organisation says both countries report
rebels say they booby trapped a building used as an army post. dozens of soldiers were injured. there has been heavy fighting in the area >>> 55 inmates and 12 police men have been killed during a prison break in diyala prove gyms. -- province. more than 50 inmates are missing. police are searching for them. the prison holds around 300 inmates >>> the w.h.o. or the world health organisation declared liberia ebola free. now this is a country hardest hit by the outbreak in...
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civilians have been caught in the crossfire, more specifically this day in sanaa, an enormous explosion as an army base was hit by multiple airstrikes, it seems, setting off munitions stored inside it. residents reporting the noise of shells whizzing in the sky around, hitting residential areas. police say 26 people by the first count died in that explosion. over 140 injured. and real fears that while often you can see ahead of a cease-fire violence escalates as the two sides try to establish facts on the ground they're going to have to live with in the days and weeks ahead in which the violence stops. we may be seeing so much intensity here that it could be hard to suddenly turn it off when 11:00 on tuesday strikes in the evening there. many concerns, too, about how much humanitarian aid can be flooded in in that short, five-day potential window if it lasts that long. the runway of sanaa damaged and the key ports in which aid could be delivered often conflict zones themselves. of course one remaining question being, so many groups fighting here are not unified. the houthis have fractured elements
civilians have been caught in the crossfire, more specifically this day in sanaa, an enormous explosion as an army base was hit by multiple airstrikes, it seems, setting off munitions stored inside it. residents reporting the noise of shells whizzing in the sky around, hitting residential areas. police say 26 people by the first count died in that explosion. over 140 injured. and real fears that while often you can see ahead of a cease-fire violence escalates as the two sides try to establish...
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it serves a secondary role as an army training center. : these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would encounter. host: give us a feel of what we will find. this is an embassy behind us but we have some other structures as well. guest: what we do see is the place is designed to be able to change to adapt to whatever environment our soldiers might be in. there is a six story building out there that might be and never see one day and maybe a hotel on another and eight warehouse on another. we can change the settings to meet the kind of environment our soldiers are going to face. we are trying to provide a place that can a variety of training areas so we get th
it serves a secondary role as an army training center. : these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would...
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one of the military patrolling the american south as an army of occupation for very long. in the end, congressional republicans placed their confidence for what they believed was the transformative powers of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. northern republicans hoped that with the right to vote african-americans would soon be able to protect themselves. to defend their own rights. without the aid of the federal army. they believed white politicians hoping to gain election would have to campaign for black votes and as a result, give the freed men and women a fair shake. and if somehow a reactionary white majority gained control of a southern state legislature african-americans could turn to the federal courts and the 14 amendment to overturn laws or practices that replicated the black codes. the republicans' confidence was tested because military reconstruction did not last very long. although biracial republican government turned on to power in some southern -- held on to power in some southern states longer than others. by 1877, most had collapsed, undone by myriad fac
one of the military patrolling the american south as an army of occupation for very long. in the end, congressional republicans placed their confidence for what they believed was the transformative powers of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. northern republicans hoped that with the right to vote african-americans would soon be able to protect themselves. to defend their own rights. without the aid of the federal army. they believed white politicians hoping to gain election would have to...
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serious thing about the way the iraqis see the british and american incursion on what they saw as an armyccupation. >> the chap was then hauled off. you can clearly hear him yelling as he was being beaten up in the room next door. it would have done bush some credit if he would have said, leave him alone. >> the event sparks controversy for al zaidi when he's jailed for nine months for his crime. the public then throws something unexpected at the 29-year-old journalist. their support. protesting all around the world for his release. >> he's been released now, and he's being treated as a hero. >>> for all of you politicians out there, whether you find a shoe, custard, eggs, or pie flying at your head, we have just one piece of advice for you. >> duck. >>> coming up -- politics gets personal in prague. >> something was going to happen if you put these two alpha males in the same room together. >> and southern charm flies out the window in the alabama state senate. >> he called me a son of a bitch. okay? where i grew up, that's somebody talking bad about your mother. right now, verizon is of
serious thing about the way the iraqis see the british and american incursion on what they saw as an armyccupation. >> the chap was then hauled off. you can clearly hear him yelling as he was being beaten up in the room next door. it would have done bush some credit if he would have said, leave him alone. >> the event sparks controversy for al zaidi when he's jailed for nine months for his crime. the public then throws something unexpected at the 29-year-old journalist. their...
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served six years as an army infantry officer, including a deployment to afghanistan. that place will mean something if you look it up. i had the privilege of spending time there at a different time. john provides an incredible experience. the sort of infran triantry unit in a daily grind fight. we're happy to have him. he's a member of the maryland national guard and has worked as a national security intern focused on human rights complaints and security policy. beth. we're joined by mary beth bruggeman. i should have asked you how to pronounce your last name. >> you got it. host: graduated in 1999 and commissioned to the marine corps. she had a deployment to iraq. she was combat arms. is a combat engineer. after trang sigssitioning from active duty, she developed robots to marines. she's the executive director for the mission continues. any student of policy management at georgetown university. i will start by turning to dr. mckinsey and asking her to replace me at the podium. if you could tell us about this question, what did you find is you are researching this boo
served six years as an army infantry officer, including a deployment to afghanistan. that place will mean something if you look it up. i had the privilege of spending time there at a different time. john provides an incredible experience. the sort of infran triantry unit in a daily grind fight. we're happy to have him. he's a member of the maryland national guard and has worked as a national security intern focused on human rights complaints and security policy. beth. we're joined by mary beth...
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in the interview, he describes as an interrogator of the u.s. army, he describes hitler as a driver and hitler's final days. we first asked for the oral history collection -- first explore the oral history collection. leslie swift: my name is leslie swift, and i represent the oral history collection. this branch is intended to collect similar types of media together, so audio and visual media, and of course, oral history. interview or:er: how long has oral histories been collected by the museum? leslie swift: these have been collected since 1989 in preparation of opening the museum, and we have also gotten oral histories from other museums. interviewer: what was the point of this project? leslie swift: this came into being and to illustrate the point of the museum, which opened in 1993, so it was to tell personal stories of experience with the holocaust for the museum visitor. interviewer: how did you persuade people to recall such painful memories? leslie swift: it is a delicate issue, we have a volunteer and staff trained in dealing with the delica
in the interview, he describes as an interrogator of the u.s. army, he describes hitler as a driver and hitler's final days. we first asked for the oral history collection -- first explore the oral history collection. leslie swift: my name is leslie swift, and i represent the oral history collection. this branch is intended to collect similar types of media together, so audio and visual media, and of course, oral history. interview or:er: how long has oral histories been collected by the...
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well, i'm not the same as an army private but we have a role you may not realize. so we meet with kids in schools and we try to do as much outreach as we can in underrepresented districts in the country because we can't target protected classes but we can go to different congressional districts and say, you know this is possible. we have a cadet from compton, california, who was homeless and the captain of the chess team and i went up and talked to him today when the tusk key gee airmen performed with us, and he was playing piano by ear and he's the wing open boxing championship. he was homeless, an african-american kid an american success story. so we know there are kids throughout like that who have the grit and capability and we try to let them know. but i was here for the black engineer of the year awards and talked to kids from middle schools in d.c. and i tried to say what i did. what did you fly? and i said big heavy jets. like c-130s. >> no, bigger than that with jets. but they only knew two kinds of military aircraft because that's what was in their game. 1
well, i'm not the same as an army private but we have a role you may not realize. so we meet with kids in schools and we try to do as much outreach as we can in underrepresented districts in the country because we can't target protected classes but we can go to different congressional districts and say, you know this is possible. we have a cadet from compton, california, who was homeless and the captain of the chess team and i went up and talked to him today when the tusk key gee airmen...
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isis as we see it today, as a group that operates an army insurgency, as the terror group, will exist for around a decade from now. five years to a decade. as the group that exists and has some kind of -- in iraq and syria and beyond, it will continue to operates, become a global kind of inspiration for jihadis and actually won of the fascinating things about isis today is people don't see that there is an emergency school that has an established is it hasn't been established yet, it doesn't have ideologues who are very well-established. they have not legacy of jihad, egypt, syria until today. and ideologues and ideas and books and so on. would because of that i don't see isis disappear anytime soon at least in that sense. as an insurgency i think if i am optimistic probably five years. >> thank you for that very interesting presentation. yesterday i had lunch with the indonesian ambassador to the u.s. who reminded me that indonesia is the largest muslim country in the world, it has 250 million people more or less 80% of whom are muslim, many senior members of the government are musli
isis as we see it today, as a group that operates an army insurgency, as the terror group, will exist for around a decade from now. five years to a decade. as the group that exists and has some kind of -- in iraq and syria and beyond, it will continue to operates, become a global kind of inspiration for jihadis and actually won of the fascinating things about isis today is people don't see that there is an emergency school that has an established is it hasn't been established yet, it doesn't...
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as far as an invading army coming in and taking over baghdad, i personally don't think that's going ton even though they say 75 miles away the distance in baghdad are not the same as a distance in america. 75 miles is different there than it is here in america. >> okay. so i'll ask you this question. do you think iraqi forces have the will to fight isis? >> that's a loaded question. it's not my specialty. i know that everyone i know in baghdad, iraqis would defend their home turf. i know when at one point when i was at work and my staff came in and they were talking about how militias were asking for people to come and volunteer and they were quite eager to sort of either join the experience or defend their home turf. please remember that baghdad is not anbar province. and the composition of shia to sunni is different in baghdad. >> right. i understand. so if you could look into your crystal ball what do you envision for the future of iraq? >> i wish i knew. that's what everyone is talking about and trying to understand. i mean we all hope that there will be peace there at some point b
as far as an invading army coming in and taking over baghdad, i personally don't think that's going ton even though they say 75 miles away the distance in baghdad are not the same as a distance in america. 75 miles is different there than it is here in america. >> okay. so i'll ask you this question. do you think iraqi forces have the will to fight isis? >> that's a loaded question. it's not my specialty. i know that everyone i know in baghdad, iraqis would defend their home turf. i...
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army's officers military necessity will determine which are non-essential. they will be separated as they can be spared. our women's army corps has not been forgotten. it is anegral part of our armed forces and a priority for release among its members will be determined just as in the rest of the army. treating the corps as a separate group. credit will be given for the women's auxiliary army corps. however, soldiers whose husbands have been separated from the army will be discharged upon application. you have seen how the worldwide readjustments in the army will take place. the surplus men from all overseas theaters and the continental united states will be reassembled under their respective commands in the united states surplus pools. there will be some reduction in the ground forces. there will be somewhat less reduction in the service forces. there will be practically no immediate reduction in the air forces. as replacements sbecome available from the ground forces and new inductees, the air forces and service forces will separate a share of men proportionate with the ground forces. you also know wherever possible, the men to be returned to civilian life
army's officers military necessity will determine which are non-essential. they will be separated as they can be spared. our women's army corps has not been forgotten. it is anegral part of our armed forces and a priority for release among its members will be determined just as in the rest of the army. treating the corps as a separate group. credit will be given for the women's auxiliary army corps. however, soldiers whose husbands have been separated from the army will be discharged upon...
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served six years as an army infantry officer, including a combat deployment to afghanistan. if that place and name don't mean anything to you perhaps it will. look it up. i had the privilege of spending time there at a different time. john provides an incredible experience. that sort of infantry unit in a daily grind fight. high intensity and that's a perspective that's needed in this conversation. we're happy to have him. he's a member of the maryland national guard and has worked as a national security intern, focused on human rights complaints and security policy. we're joined by mary beth brigamen. i should have asked you how to pronounce your last name. >> you got it. >> graduated in 1999 and commissioned to the marine corps. she had a deployment to iraq as a company commander. she was combat arms. is a combat engineer. after transitioning from duty, she developed robots to marines. she's the executive director for the southeast region of the mission continues. this is a great panel. i'm going to start it by turning to dr. mckenzie and asking her to replace me at the po
served six years as an army infantry officer, including a combat deployment to afghanistan. if that place and name don't mean anything to you perhaps it will. look it up. i had the privilege of spending time there at a different time. john provides an incredible experience. that sort of infantry unit in a daily grind fight. high intensity and that's a perspective that's needed in this conversation. we're happy to have him. he's a member of the maryland national guard and has worked as a...
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john served six years on active duty as an army infantry officer including a combat deployment to afghanistan's korengal valley. and if that place and name doesn't mean anything to you, perhaps it will if you look it up. i also had the privilege of spending a year in the korengal valley myself at a different time. so john provides i think an incredible experience. that sort of archetypal infantry unity in a daily grind close fight, very high intensity in the number of cases. and i think that's a perspective that's needed in this conversation. so we're happy to have him. he's currently still a member of the maryland national guard and he works -- has worked as a national security intern at human rights first focused on human rights complaints, counterterrorism, and security partnership polts. we're also joined by mary beth bruggeman. i'm sorry, i should have asked you how to pronounce -- >> you got it. >> she served on active duty for eight years clag deployment to iraq as a company commander during the 2003 invasion in the combat arms. as a xwrat engineer. after transitioning from active duty s
john served six years on active duty as an army infantry officer including a combat deployment to afghanistan's korengal valley. and if that place and name doesn't mean anything to you, perhaps it will if you look it up. i also had the privilege of spending a year in the korengal valley myself at a different time. so john provides i think an incredible experience. that sort of archetypal infantry unity in a daily grind close fight, very high intensity in the number of cases. and i think that's...
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an understanding with authorities as long as things remained calm. in the wake of all of the recent violence, though there are raids here nearly every day. this is an operation by the armyeral police, and what we're seeing here is an increased coordination of efforts between various security forces as they try to take back control of the state. there's even more attention on the issue with elections less than a month away. the whole state is being closely watched. >> translator: this is the result of security strategy that is corrupt to the bone. corruption is behind the security failure. >> reporter: complicit politicians are part of the problem is clear, less clear if that will change soon. >>> and before you go let's just remind you where you can go if you want to each updated with the news around the clock. aljazeera.com. you can see our front page there with all of the news. >>> crews race to protect california's coastline after an oil compels the -- governor to declare a state of emergency. >>> and isil takes control of an ancient strategic town in syria, and now the u.s. is willing to send iraq more weapons to stop the group's advance. ♪
an understanding with authorities as long as things remained calm. in the wake of all of the recent violence, though there are raids here nearly every day. this is an operation by the armyeral police, and what we're seeing here is an increased coordination of efforts between various security forces as they try to take back control of the state. there's even more attention on the issue with elections less than a month away. the whole state is being closely watched. >> translator: this is...
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he did journey} with his church he joined the army, as a combat medic he fulfilled his dream of helping people. he loved his job. in april, anuniform fired at a group of american soldiers. an army corporal john dawson became the first servicemember to give his life in this new mission to train the afghan forces. the words on his dog tag were those in scripture. greater love has no one other than this, then to lay down your life for your friends. the americans rest beneath these beautiful hills, and in sacred ground across our country and around the world, they are why our nation indoors. -- endures. each simple stone marker arranged in military precision signify the cost of our freedom. it is a debt we can never repay. but it is a debt we will never stop trying to fully repaid. -- repay, by remaining a nation worthy of their sacrifice, by living our own lives the way the pollen lived there, a testament that greater love has no one other than this led to lay down your life or your friends. we are so grateful for them. we are so grateful. for the families of our fallen. may god bless our fallen heroes and their families, and a
he did journey} with his church he joined the army, as a combat medic he fulfilled his dream of helping people. he loved his job. in april, anuniform fired at a group of american soldiers. an army corporal john dawson became the first servicemember to give his life in this new mission to train the afghan forces. the words on his dog tag were those in scripture. greater love has no one other than this, then to lay down your life for your friends. the americans rest beneath these beautiful hills,...
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it serves a secondary role as an army training center. host: these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would encounter.
it serves a secondary role as an army training center. host: these buildings are life-sized in realistic, but they are fake and a sense and used for training? guest: exactly. the army has always looked at the need to have a diverse place to train. in the past we had training areas that were simple concrete buildings but they did not provide the text sure that you need to get that our soldiers -- soldiers need today. the buildings of glass, windows, doors, all the things that a soldier would...
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that includes an army base as well as tanks and a missile launchers. officials are concerned that this could give the militants the football that they need to begin assaulting the entire region. a potential new candidate for the 2016 election -- a source close to ohio governor john kasich said the republican is very likely to run for president, but the source cautions that a decision would likely be a few weeks away. he recently ramped up his activities, making media appearances, spending time in south carolina and new hampshire, and establishing a political committee. pope francis canonized four new orleans in a ceremony in saint peter's square. among those were two 19th-century palestinian nuns. palestinian president mahood abbas among the thousands in attendance. the ceremony took place days after the vatican recognized palestinian statehood. a volcanic mystery. what scientists have noticed in one of the country's most famous critters and why it has been concern. we are also on stormwatch. devon's tracking kellye: a question on scientists' minds --
that includes an army base as well as tanks and a missile launchers. officials are concerned that this could give the militants the football that they need to begin assaulting the entire region. a potential new candidate for the 2016 election -- a source close to ohio governor john kasich said the republican is very likely to run for president, but the source cautions that a decision would likely be a few weeks away. he recently ramped up his activities, making media appearances, spending time...
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sincere in their hatred in what they saw as an invading army.sincere in their hatred of the in abolitionist and the black and t republicans that they blame for heican starting the war.s sincere in their belief they had the best army and the best generals. rmy and they were never shaken in those beliefs all the way up to appomattox and beyond for e so generations. so general grant was right not to doubt their sincerity. gave now, general grant's portrayal of appomattox gave the white south what it most wanted and thought it had certainly earned. respect. the soldiers were not fooled into fighting, they said. we were not traitors, they said, but were sincere believers that we upheld the same ideals that other americans upheld. our own freedom, our own independence, our own rights. they used exactly the same words as the northern counterparts and meant the same thing. as a result, the fighting in the confederates' eyes could be and was divorced from the worst cause for which a people ever fought. they would say that 3/4 of them were not slave holde
sincere in their hatred in what they saw as an invading army.sincere in their hatred of the in abolitionist and the black and t republicans that they blame for heican starting the war.s sincere in their belief they had the best army and the best generals. rmy and they were never shaken in those beliefs all the way up to appomattox and beyond for e so generations. so general grant was right not to doubt their sincerity. gave now, general grant's portrayal of appomattox gave the white south what...
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my father was in the army and i knew i also wanted to serve as a leader. i was an rot dr. college and joined the army full-time in 2004. after four years i was on track to reach the highest levels of command and i had exceptional reviews. from the moment in rotc, when i learned about the duties and responsibilities that a command position required, awaying that position was my goal. in 2008 i took my first command position in oklahoma. and we later moved the unit to korea. throughout my military career, receiving and hearing of inappropriate comments were commandplace and continued into this position as well. one of my senior ranking officers began brushing against me and touching me inappropriately. i reported this to my commander and he told me that it had two choices in the situation. he toll me kyrie move you for cause and end your career right now, or you can find a way to deal with it. the perpetrator was the officer that was responsible for the entire battalion's training and mission readiness evaluation. after reporting this situation this officer began to push all
my father was in the army and i knew i also wanted to serve as a leader. i was an rot dr. college and joined the army full-time in 2004. after four years i was on track to reach the highest levels of command and i had exceptional reviews. from the moment in rotc, when i learned about the duties and responsibilities that a command position required, awaying that position was my goal. in 2008 i took my first command position in oklahoma. and we later moved the unit to korea. throughout my...
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the country is still reeling from that, and the army is viewed as an institution that is supposed to protect and up hold stability. there are many unanswered questions, and people will be wondering why this man, a soldier, loyal to his country was able to turn on his colleagues in this way and turn on his country. >> police in malaysia say they found 139 graves filled with remains of people they think were victims of human trafficking. the bodies were discovered on sunday near the border of thailand. we report from malaysia. >> the police suspect people were held captive here by traffickers who were trying to extort ransom money from their families. children's toys cages to hold prisoners and bullet casings were discovered. >> we have discovered 159 which we believe to be graves. we don't know what is underneath. we also discovered one highly decomposed body and we will also bring that down. we'll conduct postmortem on those that we've found to get to the cause of death. >> around 28 abandoned camps were found along a 50 kilometer stretch of the border. many of the camp occupants are
the country is still reeling from that, and the army is viewed as an institution that is supposed to protect and up hold stability. there are many unanswered questions, and people will be wondering why this man, a soldier, loyal to his country was able to turn on his colleagues in this way and turn on his country. >> police in malaysia say they found 139 graves filled with remains of people they think were victims of human trafficking. the bodies were discovered on sunday near the border...
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. >> the burundi army has been seen as neutral an as been popular in the protests. minutes after the announcement from the army soldiers overpowered the area and said this man was a member of the ruling party's militia. they said he tried to stop the advance of soldiers, but they killed him. a short while area the army and crowds of protesters arrived in the city center. >> the independent radio station that was closed down, now a crowd of protesters are here to protest and cheers. the police here were told to locked door, and protesters forced it open and now the radio is open. now they're outside of the radio buildings where they broadcast and there is a celebration going on. >> protesters and activists are happy with what has happened. the new military rule said that they would restore democracy. the president said he wants to come back. the people don't know if all of this will lead to peaceful elections. malcolm webb, al jazeera. >> simon adams joins us, executive director simon adams. >> it's very interesting to see that there is some level of support in this a
. >> the burundi army has been seen as neutral an as been popular in the protests. minutes after the announcement from the army soldiers overpowered the area and said this man was a member of the ruling party's militia. they said he tried to stop the advance of soldiers, but they killed him. a short while area the army and crowds of protesters arrived in the city center. >> the independent radio station that was closed down, now a crowd of protesters are here to protest and cheers....
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florence: a lot of shock as details start to emerge. 16 french soldiers are accused of rape in the central african republic. it is an embarrassing scandal for the french army. the scandal might come as a surprise in france, but in the capital of the central african republic it is "an open secret." it seems like it was not that surprising in bangui. a preliminary investigation was launched in july when the report about these abuses leaked to french authorities. you might wonder how does the french justice system work for soldiers. an article in "huffington post" explains there is no court-martial system. soldiers are tried in civilian court. molly: a quick word about what has been dubbed the fight of the century. florence: tomorrow night floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. the boxing match that has been long-awaited for many years a match already breaking financial records. you can read about it in "the financial times." no sporting event in history can match it dollar for dollar. that out is worth $400 million -- the about is -- the bout is worth between $400 million and $500 million. it has smashed records. pacquiao's shorts worth $2.25 million. mayweath
florence: a lot of shock as details start to emerge. 16 french soldiers are accused of rape in the central african republic. it is an embarrassing scandal for the french army. the scandal might come as a surprise in france, but in the capital of the central african republic it is "an open secret." it seems like it was not that surprising in bangui. a preliminary investigation was launched in july when the report about these abuses leaked to french authorities. you might wonder how...
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an understanding with authorities as long as things remained calm. in the wake of the recent violence, there are raids here nearly every day. >> this was an operation in a upscale neighborhood by the armylice in what we are seeing here, is an increased coordination of efforts between various security forces. as they try to take back control of the state. >> there's even more attention we elections less than a month away. the whole state is being closely watches. >> corruption is behind this security failure. it is long been an open secret in mexico, that accomplice sit poll sixes are part of the problem. less clear if that will change any time soon. where two people have been shot dead in on going demonstrations. protestors have been battling with police for weeks over the president's plans to run for a third term in office. from the capitol reports. women try to protest in the capitol. the police seem determined to stop them and did. the women are against the president's bid for a third term. >> woe need peace and we want to be heard why are you beating us? we don't want people to die because of the selfishness of our leaders. >> the police eventually leave. defeated the women are two
an understanding with authorities as long as things remained calm. in the wake of the recent violence, there are raids here nearly every day. >> this was an operation in a upscale neighborhood by the armylice in what we are seeing here, is an increased coordination of efforts between various security forces. as they try to take back control of the state. >> there's even more attention we elections less than a month away. the whole state is being closely watches. >> corruption...
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both sides, as have been reported, hired an army of people to tell the story. you hired a great number as well. both of you spent millions of dollars on either side. what would you do differently next time around, and what part of this story do you think you did not get right for the shareholders? nelson peltz: i think the shareholders that do work understood the story. i think we could have done perhaps a better job with retail. but, you know, i cannot get into the heads of the index funds. we had our meetings with the index funds, and they all voted the same way, which was sort of surprising. firms alladvisory came out in favor of me getting on the board. so i do not know that we did anything wrong. i think we could have done a little better job, obviously, but if you ask me would i do it again -- yes, i would. ?ould i change a couple things it would be all around the edges. we made a fair profit for our investors. the stock is up. it was up 50%. now it is up 40 5% -- 45% or 40%. the company wants to take credit for all of that. that is wonderful. that is ok,
both sides, as have been reported, hired an army of people to tell the story. you hired a great number as well. both of you spent millions of dollars on either side. what would you do differently next time around, and what part of this story do you think you did not get right for the shareholders? nelson peltz: i think the shareholders that do work understood the story. i think we could have done perhaps a better job with retail. but, you know, i cannot get into the heads of the index funds....
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reputation of the military in tunisia which is respected and held up as an important institution in tunisia especially when the army is tasked with protecting tunisia's borders and there is instability on the border with libya and algeria. the army is supposed to be upheld as an institution that is not supposed to allow these kind of things to happen. >> for the moment, updating us live from tunis on that fatal shooting. >> police in malaysia found 139 graves filled with the remains of people they think were victims of human trafficking. the bodies were discovered on the border with thailand. we have this report. >> police suspect people were held captive here by traffickers trying to extort ransom money from their families. children's toys, cages to hold prisoners and bullet casings have been discovered. the camps abandoned now but police have found mass graves nearby. >> we have discovered 139 which we believe to be graves. we don't know what is underneath. we also discovered one highly decomposed body. we will also bring that down. we will conduct post mother tell on remains we found to get to the cause of death
reputation of the military in tunisia which is respected and held up as an important institution in tunisia especially when the army is tasked with protecting tunisia's borders and there is instability on the border with libya and algeria. the army is supposed to be upheld as an institution that is not supposed to allow these kind of things to happen. >> for the moment, updating us live from tunis on that fatal shooting. >> police in malaysia found 139 graves filled with the remains...
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they highlight items such as a $120 million item to upgrade an army tank that the army doesn't want any more. $4 million on aquatic plant control and $15 million to increa salmon. and earmark is for a special interest and never subject to a full congressionalhearing. bird flu takes a bigger toll on post holdings and that is where begin. the breakfast food company said 20% of the egg supply has been effected and raising concerns it might inflate costs. >>> ralph lauren saw earnings fall as foreign earnings are weighing on the company. they will repurchase $500 million worth of shares falling to $189.18. >>> and j.c. penney reporting a loss much smaller than expected. revenue was below consensus but up guidance and same-store sales. before the close the stock was up almost 2% to $8.71. >> shake shack has revenue surge 7% and same-store sales beat expectations and shares rose 4% to $68.36. >>> and delta and southwest with buybacks. delta planned $6 billion in share dividends and southwest lost a $1.5 billion buy back and ups the dividend to 7.5 cents per share. and southwest was off more t
they highlight items such as a $120 million item to upgrade an army tank that the army doesn't want any more. $4 million on aquatic plant control and $15 million to increa salmon. and earmark is for a special interest and never subject to a full congressionalhearing. bird flu takes a bigger toll on post holdings and that is where begin. the breakfast food company said 20% of the egg supply has been effected and raising concerns it might inflate costs. >>> ralph lauren saw earnings fall...
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broad street is closed to regular vehicular traffic, but it is bustling with activity, as you can see behind me. an army of police and production crew putting the finishing touches on the race route, which starts right here broad and west fisher avenue. you can see them moving some signs into place. you can see the barricade, the flashing lights et cetera. a warm-up area for participants is set up over at central high school, which is nearby. after a one-hour pre-race stretch and knee bend well 40,000 runners are expected to run right down broad street. the starting gun goes off 8:00 this morning. this is the 36th year for a race that running experts say is the fastest ten-mile course in the country. it culminates inside the old philadelphia navy yard in south philadelphia. in between, neighborhoods and people of philadelphia. there are plenty of dos and don'ts for runners and for spectators. you can go to our website, nbc10.com, and check that out before you come out to watch the race in person. if you don't come out in person you can sit right in front of your tv the best spot if the house on nbc 10.
broad street is closed to regular vehicular traffic, but it is bustling with activity, as you can see behind me. an army of police and production crew putting the finishing touches on the race route, which starts right here broad and west fisher avenue. you can see them moving some signs into place. you can see the barricade, the flashing lights et cetera. a warm-up area for participants is set up over at central high school, which is nearby. after a one-hour pre-race stretch and knee bend well...
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the problem is there's an army of unemployers, and there's a lot of offer for few jobs. >> reporter: he got a call from an employment agency asjazeera was filming. he has an interview. he has no idea what it's form. something unemployment mill jobs don't have. >> the u.n. secretary general urged countries to deal with the crisis in the region. ban ki-moon said saving the lives of people stranded at sea. thousands of asylum seekers from myanmar and bangladesh tried to reach indonesia and malaysia by boats. as growing anger, the president is under pressure with tens of thousands of people marching and calling for his resignation. he sacked several ministers. adam raney reports now from guatemala city. >> elizabeth santos says her husband paid the highest price because of corruption in guatemala. anticorruption investigators say the security agency switched to a new dialysis drug provider after officials accepted 2.5 million in bribes. >> they reacted to the new drug as if it was poison and died two months after starting the treatment. >> he didn't feel good when he gave the new treatment. it wasn't good. he had stomach pains, w
the problem is there's an army of unemployers, and there's a lot of offer for few jobs. >> reporter: he got a call from an employment agency asjazeera was filming. he has an interview. he has no idea what it's form. something unemployment mill jobs don't have. >> the u.n. secretary general urged countries to deal with the crisis in the region. ban ki-moon said saving the lives of people stranded at sea. thousands of asylum seekers from myanmar and bangladesh tried to reach indonesia...
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the problem is based on an army of employers, there is a lot of offer for very few jobs. >> as luck would have it, david gave a call from an employment agencies since al jazeera called. it is giving him hope, something millions of others don't have. nadim barber, al jazeera. >> ireland is the only country that has brought the gay marriage issue to vote. >>> widening corruption scandals scandals. adam rainey reports from guatemala city. >> elisabeth santos says her husband paid the highest price for corruption in the country. the social security agency swished to a different reaction drug. jorge died two months after starting the new treatment. >> he didn't feel well when they gave him the new treatment. it wasn't good. he had stomach pain, nauseous and had diarrhea. >> reporter: the case is one of two corruption scandle battering president otto perez. tens of thousands of gawt malns are calling for perez to resign. lucy had to wait 24 hours to be seen after getting sick trt drugs. >> this is the saddest thing. they are dying and didn't do anything for us. she says doctors didn't didn't ev
the problem is based on an army of employers, there is a lot of offer for very few jobs. >> as luck would have it, david gave a call from an employment agencies since al jazeera called. it is giving him hope, something millions of others don't have. nadim barber, al jazeera. >> ireland is the only country that has brought the gay marriage issue to vote. >>> widening corruption scandals scandals. adam rainey reports from guatemala city. >> elisabeth santos says her...
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he joined the army and as a combat medic he fulfilled his dream of helping people. he loved his job. in april anttacker wearing an afghan uniform fired at a group of american soldiers and army corporal john dawson became the first american service member to give his life to this new mission to train afghan forces. the words on john's dog tag were those of scripture, greater love has no other than this than to lay down your life for your friends. the americans who rest beneath these beautiful hills and in sacred ground across our country and around the world, they're why our nation endures. each simple stone marker arranged in perfect military precision signify the cost of our blessings. it is a debt we can never fully repay. but it is a debt we will never stop trying to fully repay. by remaining a nation worthy of their sacrifice, by living our own lives the way the fallen lived theirs a testament that greater love has no other than this than to lay down your life for your friends. we are so grateful for them. we are so grateful for the families of our fallen. may god bless our fallen heroes and
he joined the army and as a combat medic he fulfilled his dream of helping people. he loved his job. in april anttacker wearing an afghan uniform fired at a group of american soldiers and army corporal john dawson became the first american service member to give his life to this new mission to train afghan forces. the words on john's dog tag were those of scripture, greater love has no other than this than to lay down your life for your friends. the americans who rest beneath these beautiful...