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, ellen garrison. ellen garrison, his granddaughter, is born in this house in 1823, and she comes of age during a time when anti-slavery and evolution are in their infancy but growing strong. she learns quite a bit about social activism from a very young age. she takes these early lessons she learned during her childhood in concord and builds them into a life dedicated to teaching and activism. we know she moved in to boston when she was about 18 years old. later on, we find her in newport, rhode island, where she is teaching at a private school. it's during that time she writes for the american missionary association requesting their sponsorship to become a teacher, teaching the children of freed slaves. she begins teaching in a school .or freedom children of color she teaches in 1865 through 1868. she moves to virginia and teaches in another school and moves back to maryland to continue her work teaching. during that time, almost 100 of .er letters survive in these letters, she emphasizes her dedicat
, ellen garrison. ellen garrison, his granddaughter, is born in this house in 1823, and she comes of age during a time when anti-slavery and evolution are in their infancy but growing strong. she learns quite a bit about social activism from a very young age. she takes these early lessons she learned during her childhood in concord and builds them into a life dedicated to teaching and activism. we know she moved in to boston when she was about 18 years old. later on, we find her in newport,...
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garrison says this about the constitution, and therefore i will believe -- the opposite of garrison. >> i think still today, that thate sort of speech makes us think and emotionally it makes it feel. it is a very powerful speech. remains sothink it al relevant today? 115 years since frederick douglass delivered this speech. you can feel it in the crowd. why is that? >> i think for a couple of reasons. this speech, and if you do not mind my mentioning, there is another speech year before he died called lessons of the hour, why the negro is linched? and i do perform that speech, also. it will make you think of today. some of the things that he is saying. and i think there are so many parallels to today and so many things in the atmosphere. if it were 15-20 years ago, i do not think we would feel the heat of the speech the way that we do today in 2017, because of some of the events that have taken place in the last 3-4 years. that throughout the course of time, and throughout the decades, because there is still these elements in thisountry, we relate to fourth of july speech because it
garrison says this about the constitution, and therefore i will believe -- the opposite of garrison. >> i think still today, that thate sort of speech makes us think and emotionally it makes it feel. it is a very powerful speech. remains sothink it al relevant today? 115 years since frederick douglass delivered this speech. you can feel it in the crowd. why is that? >> i think for a couple of reasons. this speech, and if you do not mind my mentioning, there is another speech year...
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jack garrison and his wife susan lived here until 1837. doesn'tsmall house, it have a lot of living states, is public quite busy. nevernd his first wife had any children but jack and susan had several children. they all lived together in this house, side-by-side for more than 10 years. the robbins house has two rooms. on one side of the house is where the garrisons live, on the other side of the house is where the robbins lit. since the side of the house is so small, it is clear they had a lot of close contact. it is remarkable that barely 40 years after the end of the american revolution, the children of a former enslaved men were able to purchase a house and property and conquer. susan robbins mary's jack garrison. he is a runaway slave from new jersey. the two of them built a family and a light from themselves where they had children that grow into adulthood. some of the more important children with her sons. 's born in this house in 1843 and comes of age during a time when anti-slavery and abolitionist movements were in their infancy s
jack garrison and his wife susan lived here until 1837. doesn'tsmall house, it have a lot of living states, is public quite busy. nevernd his first wife had any children but jack and susan had several children. they all lived together in this house, side-by-side for more than 10 years. the robbins house has two rooms. on one side of the house is where the garrisons live, on the other side of the house is where the robbins lit. since the side of the house is so small, it is clear they had a lot...
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he was asked if the garrison residents fines will be reconsidered. he said they'll have to appeal. paying the $500 fine. >> yeah it's not fair. >> the clock is ticking if fines aren't paid within 30 days the city will then add a late fee. and interest. the frustrated people of garrison circle call this system flawed. >> foam i could get another citation because somebody decided to put my address in the reporting form. and then i could spend a lot of time doing in over and over and over again. >> because in started with the city council we called all ten members and the mayor. we heard back from one who said the automatic fines were not part of the council's intent. he says they'll look it into it next week and so will we. if you have a skplanlt call us or online at nbcbayarea.com. okay now i'm a little ticked off. >> what does the city do with all the of the fines what do they do with the money. >> that seems on the surface very unfair that's a report by chris. kari hall what do you got it's friday night. >> friday and it's going to be a hot weekend. that's what we'll be talking ab
he was asked if the garrison residents fines will be reconsidered. he said they'll have to appeal. paying the $500 fine. >> yeah it's not fair. >> the clock is ticking if fines aren't paid within 30 days the city will then add a late fee. and interest. the frustrated people of garrison circle call this system flawed. >> foam i could get another citation because somebody decided to put my address in the reporting form. and then i could spend a lot of time doing in over and over...
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we also seconds if the garrison residents fine would be reconsidered.ppealed but first paying the $500 fine upfront. the frustrated people of garrison circle call this system flawed. >> tomorrow i could get another citation because somebody decided to put my a dress in the reporting forum. and then i could spend a lot of time doing this over and over and over again. >> reporter: because this started with the city council, we called all ten members and the mayor. we heard back from one who said the automatic fines were not part of the council's intent. he said they'll look into next week, and so will we. if you have a consumer complaint call us nbc bay area/responds. >> we'll be right back. >>> taking a trip to space just got a lot easier-thinks to a silicon valley tech skrient. googles well-known street view has left earth. our scott budman shows us how instead of cruising through the neighborhood, you can explore the international space stations. >> reporter: the international space station is home to elite astronauts who do experiments in a gravity-fr
we also seconds if the garrison residents fine would be reconsidered.ppealed but first paying the $500 fine upfront. the frustrated people of garrison circle call this system flawed. >> tomorrow i could get another citation because somebody decided to put my a dress in the reporting forum. and then i could spend a lot of time doing this over and over and over again. >> reporter: because this started with the city council, we called all ten members and the mayor. we heard back from...
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garrison at a park bench in washington. x, he said in the fall of 1963, i was working on kennedy's withdrawal plan from vietnam. that was a 1000 man withdrawal at the end of the year, and all of the other advisors come back by 1955. there was a serious problem -- 1965. there was a serious problem with what he was saying, that it was a violation. dana halen was a historian who wrote a wonderful book, where he studied seven years of news stories on the vietnam war. he came to the conclusion that this is the way the mainstream media works. , thisve inside the circle is conventional wisdom, the accepted story. even if it is false, because lyndon johnson lied his eyes out about the gulf of tonkin, but they reported it as if it was true. it was the accepted story by the reporters. and then he said outside that, you have an area of debate. he said something like the invasion of cambodia would be something -- get the two talking heads, left, right, whatever, whether thek about cambodian invasion was good or not. but he said -- and
garrison at a park bench in washington. x, he said in the fall of 1963, i was working on kennedy's withdrawal plan from vietnam. that was a 1000 man withdrawal at the end of the year, and all of the other advisors come back by 1955. there was a serious problem -- 1965. there was a serious problem with what he was saying, that it was a violation. dana halen was a historian who wrote a wonderful book, where he studied seven years of news stories on the vietnam war. he came to the conclusion that...
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harmik garrison.. "keep it safe." .para frenar el comportamiento erratico del sujeto.oficial liliana preciado- dpto de policia de los angeles "pero se les pide... persecucion." una vez interceptado, el hombre corrio hacia esta vivienda, donde se cree vive con su madre. sot oficial liliana.. "no hay ningn crimen. estn bien.." sot oficial liliana "no tenemos ninguna informacin de nadie que el estaba armado." pero lo que desato la persecucion, es aun un misterio. "el tiene problemas de drogas, en el hospital no lo han ayudado." blanca / ms --el conductor fue identificado por familiares como rigoberto --el conductor fue identificado por familiares como rigoberto uribe, de 52 años. blanca ---es tiempo de conocer las condiciones del trfico en la baha. cesar --- pasamos con gabriela dellan y la informacin --- gabriela -- la policia de contra costa publico esta fotografia en su -- la policia de contra costa publico esta fotografia en su pagina de twitter .. con el mensaje " espero que la sesion de snap chat haya valido la pena.. por lo menos tendra una buena vista mientras esp
harmik garrison.. "keep it safe." .para frenar el comportamiento erratico del sujeto.oficial liliana preciado- dpto de policia de los angeles "pero se les pide... persecucion." una vez interceptado, el hombre corrio hacia esta vivienda, donde se cree vive con su madre. sot oficial liliana.. "no hay ningn crimen. estn bien.." sot oficial liliana "no tenemos ninguna informacin de nadie que el estaba armado." pero lo que desato la persecucion, es aun un...
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southbound delays are significant in stafford county. 610 garrison wrote, a long stretch of delays.urther down toward fredericksburg, a big mess with separate work zones through fredericksburg with two lanes blocked with bridge repairs. that is all from the shopping center. -- traffic center. , a transgender woman hit by a car, why police think this may be a hate crime. a construction worker stuck in a atm with nond an phone, how he got the word out to people. people going bananas over this lawsuit, how is selfie caused a lawyer to sue on behalf of this monkey. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier
southbound delays are significant in stafford county. 610 garrison wrote, a long stretch of delays.urther down toward fredericksburg, a big mess with separate work zones through fredericksburg with two lanes blocked with bridge repairs. that is all from the shopping center. -- traffic center. , a transgender woman hit by a car, why police think this may be a hate crime. a construction worker stuck in a atm with nond an phone, how he got the word out to people. people going bananas over this...
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so charlene franks called sandy garrison, raven's boss at the time of janet's death.on told the jury raven knew he was about to lose his job. >> he looked at me with a little smile and said, "you got my pink slip, boss?" no, we're going to wait until the end of the month for this. >> charlene franks' point was looming unemployment and mounting debt could have driven raven to kill. she then showed the jury janet's life insurance policy. the payout was $500,000. the beneficiary was raven abaroa. >> the only way he could afford to live his lifestyle was to get that insurance policy. >> but another piece of this puzzle was about to be presented in court. second wife, vanessa pond. it turns out vanessa and raven were not a match made in heaven. >> i was way too naive. way too naive. >> vanessa traveled from salt lake city to durham to testify. not for the defense. but for the prosecution. >> do you solemnly swear -- >> she told the jury how the storybook romance with raven ended almost as quickly as it began. >> did you all argue a lot? >> yeah. >> at one point, vanessa sa
so charlene franks called sandy garrison, raven's boss at the time of janet's death.on told the jury raven knew he was about to lose his job. >> he looked at me with a little smile and said, "you got my pink slip, boss?" no, we're going to wait until the end of the month for this. >> charlene franks' point was looming unemployment and mounting debt could have driven raven to kill. she then showed the jury janet's life insurance policy. the payout was $500,000. the...
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president of china she's in pain started the day with a trip inspection at the people's liberation army garrison in hong kong. former british colony was returned to china two decades ago. the military has kept a pretty low profile he. was only on show for special occasions. city itself was also being dressed up for the twentieth anniversary. with light shows and performances planned. strong development in the future is one of the key messages being pushed by the central government. in nineteen ninety seven hong kong was handed back to the mainland. along with guarantees of an independent judiciary free press and freedom of expression. yes this would be part of china. but under the banner of one country two systems it'd be a region with special privileges. a failure to introduce promised democratic elections behold calls lita. brought hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets three years ago paralyzing the cbd. and more demonstrations of plans for this weekend tamoxifen pings historic visit. it would be a mistake to think that the bulk of the city's descent. now revolves around indepen
president of china she's in pain started the day with a trip inspection at the people's liberation army garrison in hong kong. former british colony was returned to china two decades ago. the military has kept a pretty low profile he. was only on show for special occasions. city itself was also being dressed up for the twentieth anniversary. with light shows and performances planned. strong development in the future is one of the key messages being pushed by the central government. in nineteen...
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coalition forces entrenched themselves in a border garrison or garrison or town called close to the iraqi border and from there the u.s. coalition forces have several times shot at and launched strikes on syria no i'd forces and have also in the last month or so she shot down two syrian drones as you mentioned the u.s. being in syria in the first place with the goal of fighting the islamic state is not seen as a legitimate one by the syrian government statistically who is fighting the islamic state in syria. a very interesting question because if you look at western narratives on who is fighting isis this you rarely ever hear that syrian forces are engaged in battle with this terrorist group and when they do it's often not reported or undermined somehow in the report in fact what's very interesting is just a few months ago a major possibly the major u.k. british security and defer defense analyst firm i.h.s. market. issued a study that showed that in the last twelve months it has been primarily syrian government and allied forces that have been fighting isis they give specific numbers for
coalition forces entrenched themselves in a border garrison or garrison or town called close to the iraqi border and from there the u.s. coalition forces have several times shot at and launched strikes on syria no i'd forces and have also in the last month or so she shot down two syrian drones as you mentioned the u.s. being in syria in the first place with the goal of fighting the islamic state is not seen as a legitimate one by the syrian government statistically who is fighting the islamic...
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and then this soldier may well have been part of garrison of new york and been a reinforcement sent to philadelphia in that winter of 1777, '78. now that same winter, the american army, george washington's army, was encamped about 20 miles west of philadelphia. british army had taken the rebel capital of philadelphia and was, you know, hoping to split off philadelphia and the northern colonies from the southern colonies and end the rebellion. washington's army marches into valley forge. like i said, about 20 miles west. this is actually a pointing. will be very recognizable to people. it's probably one of the most iconic images of the american revolution. it was painted after the civil war. so that's about a century later as a commemorative work. very evocative of the date, december 19th, 1777. as washington's army marches along the golf road into its winter quarters at valley forge. and a couple of the objects i have here would have been witnesses to that winter encampment. the first is a pair of silver camp cups here. if you can see them. and these pass down through the washington --
and then this soldier may well have been part of garrison of new york and been a reinforcement sent to philadelphia in that winter of 1777, '78. now that same winter, the american army, george washington's army, was encamped about 20 miles west of philadelphia. british army had taken the rebel capital of philadelphia and was, you know, hoping to split off philadelphia and the northern colonies from the southern colonies and end the rebellion. washington's army marches into valley forge. like i...
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and indeed they were the first mass base for abolition and people always said that william lloyd garrison was responsible for this. he was really too radical for these religious people and he was an anarchist and a feminist at the same time. that was too far for them so the last base was established by charles and theodore welch who is really the hero of the story. >> essentially evangelicalism became heart and soul of american religion as the country spread west and it becomes impossible to understand the development of our country without understanding the spread of evangelicalism and an increasingly dominant role in heartland america as well as big cities everywhere. in the books you talk about what i consider to be a very fateful difference between southern and northern evangelicalism. it is a word about that? >> well, the south was rather isolated at the time. it was in rural communities very few townsmen much less big cities and it was of course plantations and slaveowners and so forth whereas the north was a good deal more cosmopolitan always. it had catholics and jewish and intell
and indeed they were the first mass base for abolition and people always said that william lloyd garrison was responsible for this. he was really too radical for these religious people and he was an anarchist and a feminist at the same time. that was too far for them so the last base was established by charles and theodore welch who is really the hero of the story. >> essentially evangelicalism became heart and soul of american religion as the country spread west and it becomes impossible...
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>> this happen earlier in the valley, when the confederates, when stonewall jackson capture the garrison at harpers ferry. he also captured several hundred like refugees who made their way to the union lines. a number of women's diaries comment on this, that these men had been recaptured by confederates. they made their way to harpers ferry, which was controlled by united states military forces and they were returned to slavery when harpers ferry fell to stonewall jackson in mid-september. >> the bigger impact came the year before, during the invasion of pennsylvania by lee's armie. one of the first things they did was roundup african-american people and ship them back to richmond. of spending a lot of their time and energy as they first come into pennsylvania, to kidnap people into slavery and chased them through wheatfields -- and chase them through wheatfields. >> the scale is very different. there was -- there just weren't the percentage. >> the war had been going on for a long time, and it was easy to get to union lines from virginia. orre was a great quotation rather a letter from
>> this happen earlier in the valley, when the confederates, when stonewall jackson capture the garrison at harpers ferry. he also captured several hundred like refugees who made their way to the union lines. a number of women's diaries comment on this, that these men had been recaptured by confederates. they made their way to harpers ferry, which was controlled by united states military forces and they were returned to slavery when harpers ferry fell to stonewall jackson in...
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the residents here on garrison circle are frustrated with the process.y are required to pay it up front and then contest it. >> it is infuriating. find myself guilty of something i didn't do. my $500 is gone and i have no recourse. >> reporter: emergency relief is possible. that topic is a discussion on how to tweak the firework law. if you have a consumer complaint, call us at 888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/respond. >> one thing we can agree on, is be very careful with your fireworks. >> yes. even though it is summer, temperatures warm up. insult to injury so to speak. live look at our doppler radar. if you are heading up towards lake tahoe, we could get that activity tonight. keeping parts of the bay area from getting into the 90s and one hundreds. san francisco in the 60s right now. inland, a few spots where it is warm tonight. currently 96 degrees in walnut creek. this fog will stay in place and give you a cooler breeze. a comfortable morning for us on friday. san francisco gets fog and drizzle back in 54. and patchy clouds for the north bay. all are
the residents here on garrison circle are frustrated with the process.y are required to pay it up front and then contest it. >> it is infuriating. find myself guilty of something i didn't do. my $500 is gone and i have no recourse. >> reporter: emergency relief is possible. that topic is a discussion on how to tweak the firework law. if you have a consumer complaint, call us at 888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/respond. >> one thing we can agree on, is be very careful with your...
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. >> reporter: owen garrison served on the u.s.s. months ray in the pacific. several years he has been sharing his at times painful memories as a tour guide at the museum. >> they are trapped and can't get out. i don't talk in front of people, but this place has been a god send for me. >> reporter: the museum is run entirely by volunteers, most of them veterans. owen volunteered florence his wife of 63 years to the cause as well. >> we go everywhere together. >> their commitment is just beyond believe. their enthusiasm is real and purposeful. >> we lost three ships with 75% of their crews on board. >> owen said his speech, freedom is not free. a lot of guys never came back. >> reporter: for decades owen never talked about the war not even to his wife. but at the millville airport he found his calling. >> it's been fantastic, they have not shut me up since. sharing his story helped he'll the wounds of war. >> it was the best therapy, nothing else could compare to the therapy. >> here's a look at what's happening in and around the area this holiday week. if you'
. >> reporter: owen garrison served on the u.s.s. months ray in the pacific. several years he has been sharing his at times painful memories as a tour guide at the museum. >> they are trapped and can't get out. i don't talk in front of people, but this place has been a god send for me. >> reporter: the museum is run entirely by volunteers, most of them veterans. owen volunteered florence his wife of 63 years to the cause as well. >> we go everywhere together. >>...
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travis, commander of the alamo garrison.ion company exec bobby livingston steps into the davis home, he locks on to something else. >> this was bonnie parker's pistol coming right from frank hamer, the bounty hunter that hunted down bonnie and clyde. [ gunshots ] i knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our auction house. we had to get this collection. >> though bonnie and clyde last rampaged through the dusty roads and small towns of the south and midwest 80 years ago, livingston knows their story still strikes a chord. >> those images of these young outlaws shooting up the highways of america somehow touches people. >> he groups the bonnie and clyde guns with other notorious artifacts and prepares a video to advertise the sale. [ dramatic music plays ] >> the name of the auction is gangsters, outlaws, and lawmen." >> but there's a problem, one that puts livingston's big event in jeopardy. >> the very first gun that earl davis sends us up is the bonnie parker .38 detective special. and we go to look for the seri
travis, commander of the alamo garrison.ion company exec bobby livingston steps into the davis home, he locks on to something else. >> this was bonnie parker's pistol coming right from frank hamer, the bounty hunter that hunted down bonnie and clyde. [ gunshots ] i knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our auction house. we had to get this collection. >> though bonnie and clyde last rampaged through the dusty roads and small towns of the south and midwest 80 years ago,...
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fox's garrison has the. >>reporter: monday amazon kicks off its annual prime day. the retail joint is promising all its prime members new deals every five minuteses with un limited free shipping. the event begins at 9 p.m. eastern and will go on 30 hours. on tuesday, chik-fil-a will be offering its customers a surprise, but there's a as part of cow appreciation day, all patrons who dress up in cow attire will get a free choice. also on tuesday, the united nations celebrates world population day, established in 1989, the day ames to focus on population issues worldwide. this year's theme will take a closer look at providing safe voluntary planning. in politics this week president trump heads to paris friday to celebrate bass teal day. he'll be joining his counter part ma crohn will the two will celebrate the 100th day of the united states entry into world war one. that's a look at the week ahead, i'm rich dennis, fox news. >> a maryland zoo is hoping for the best after its baby's gir after's health suddenly took a turn for the wos. the latest on the animal's conditi
fox's garrison has the. >>reporter: monday amazon kicks off its annual prime day. the retail joint is promising all its prime members new deals every five minuteses with un limited free shipping. the event begins at 9 p.m. eastern and will go on 30 hours. on tuesday, chik-fil-a will be offering its customers a surprise, but there's a as part of cow appreciation day, all patrons who dress up in cow attire will get a free choice. also on tuesday, the united nations celebrates world...
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he greeted thousands of chinese troops at an army garrison, a display aimed at groups calling for hongg's independence. xi made clear that china is not letting go. >> ( translated ): after 20 years of hong kong's return to the motherland, the practice of "one country, two systems" has gained universally acknowledged success. of course, we have encountered some new situations, new problems and new challenges in the practice. it is not horrible to have problems. the point is to figure out some ways to solve the problems. >> woodruff: the chinese foreign ministry also caused a stir, dismissing the 1997 agreement with britain. a spokesman said it "no longer has any practical significance." there is word that the flow of refugees out of syria has reversed. the u.n. refugee agency reports nearly half a million syrians have returned to their homes this year. most have returned to areas where government forces have regained control after years of fighting. back in this country, a gunman opened fire at a hospital in new york city, killing one doctor and seriously wounding several others, before
he greeted thousands of chinese troops at an army garrison, a display aimed at groups calling for hongg's independence. xi made clear that china is not letting go. >> ( translated ): after 20 years of hong kong's return to the motherland, the practice of "one country, two systems" has gained universally acknowledged success. of course, we have encountered some new situations, new problems and new challenges in the practice. it is not horrible to have problems. the point is to...
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women to keep going over there with a strategy that in order to defend the ana, afghan national army garrison in order to defend itself it has to have permission from somebody in the white house on the national security council staff. i'm exaggerating a bit. but the fact is that if you ask any of these young men and women who have been there and there and there, they will tell you that they can win this fight, but they've got to have both the equipment and the authority to do so. it is not that they're not well-led. they are. it is not that they're not capable. they are. but it is a don't lose strategy, which is epitomized by the former president's speech at westpoint where he said we're going to surge and we're going to increase the number of troops there and we're going to win. and by the way, we're leaving on a certain date. you're mr. baghdady and you hear that, the conclusions you draw are obvious. now, we've got ships that are stuck at the peer, two nuclear submarines that have been sitting at the peer for over a year because a lack of spare parts. 60% of our f-16s are grounded. the lis
women to keep going over there with a strategy that in order to defend the ana, afghan national army garrison in order to defend itself it has to have permission from somebody in the white house on the national security council staff. i'm exaggerating a bit. but the fact is that if you ask any of these young men and women who have been there and there and there, they will tell you that they can win this fight, but they've got to have both the equipment and the authority to do so. it is not that...
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and women to keep going over there with a strategy that in order to defend an afghan national army garrison, in order to defend itself, it has to have permission from somebody in the white house on the national security council staff. i am exaggerating a bit, but the fact is if you ask any of these young men and women who have been there and there and there, they will tell you that they can win this fight, but they have to have the equipment and authority to do so. it is not that they are not well led. they are. it is not that they are not capable. they are. but it is a do not lose strategy, which is epitomized by the former president's speech at west point, where he said, we are going to surge and increase the number of troops there, and we will win, and by the way, we are leaving on a certain day. you are mr. baghdadi and you hear that, i think the conclusions you draw are obvious. we have troops stuck at the pier, two nuclear submarines have been sitting at the pier for a year because of a lack of spare parts. 60% of our f-16s are grounded. it has to do with the budget control act, one o
and women to keep going over there with a strategy that in order to defend an afghan national army garrison, in order to defend itself, it has to have permission from somebody in the white house on the national security council staff. i am exaggerating a bit, but the fact is if you ask any of these young men and women who have been there and there and there, they will tell you that they can win this fight, but they have to have the equipment and authority to do so. it is not that they are not...
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optimistic about his strategic situation, and certainly they are moving to break through to their garrison and the surrounding. >> i appreciate that. the question -- i guess the second question i have is does that compromise our strategy for clearing isis from the euphrates river vallel. >> i'll let him talk about the situation on the ground there. >> can i also ask you, general dunn ford, if you would talk about if you would talk about the con flikz aside, how we're not working with the russians in syria? >> i can, senator. first, without splitting hairs, the media report of us being encircled are not accurate, and we still have freedom of movement outside of the area, and we're snot limited to the euphrates river valley and our commander of the united states central command, if not daily, multiple times each day and so it is not large numbers of forces and pro-regime forces out there, and they have, in fact, moved to the border and they haven't restricted our movement. to that point, our deconfliction mechanism is still allowing us to prosecute the campaign, so -- >> i guess i was not as
optimistic about his strategic situation, and certainly they are moving to break through to their garrison and the surrounding. >> i appreciate that. the question -- i guess the second question i have is does that compromise our strategy for clearing isis from the euphrates river vallel. >> i'll let him talk about the situation on the ground there. >> can i also ask you, general dunn ford, if you would talk about if you would talk about the con flikz aside, how we're not...
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they were a garrison military u.n. deployment that sat and did nothing wednesday -- the tehran compound was attacked, including a woman from my own district who was sexually abused. they just sat there, did nothing. we now, through your great leadership, have a very effective, much more robust mandate. so i want to thank you for that leadership. i know you worked hard on that. on famine -- and you might want to speak to this -- we're concerned, both karen bass and i were in refugee camp's, two of them, and one ibd camp. there are shortages, particularly in uganda. there was a 50% cut in food. and i know there's some $990 million that has been appropriated in the appropriations bill. our hope is that it does not carry over into next year. it needs to be spent now. most of the people in the camps are women or children. they are in desperate need of food security and food aide. i know we are running out of time, but last year we had three of our committees held a hearing on enlisted transfers to rogue states of north kore
they were a garrison military u.n. deployment that sat and did nothing wednesday -- the tehran compound was attacked, including a woman from my own district who was sexually abused. they just sat there, did nothing. we now, through your great leadership, have a very effective, much more robust mandate. so i want to thank you for that leadership. i know you worked hard on that. on famine -- and you might want to speak to this -- we're concerned, both karen bass and i were in refugee camp's, two...