. >> he's basically captain america deployments iraq afghanistan. even delta force. he's the elite the army can churn out. rocket attacks iraq afghanistan haunts him to this day. >> father and son came outside down the side of a road dad had an ak in his hand. dad reyes his ak up and i ended up killing his dad. then the kid starts reaching down i remember telling myself you know don't do it. and the kid grabs the gun. i'm like don't point it. and the kid starts to raise it up and i shot him and killed him. >> jeff knows it was him or them. knows if he hadn't taken that shot it would have meant the lives of him or his team. that doesn't really matter to him. >> a lot of that resulted in me self medicateing i ended up >> my life was over. at that point it was a very dark time in my life i was coming off of meth i had lost everything my family is around the verge of a divorce been taken away from my kids. >> just not saying he shouldn't are v been taught. he's saying that this was a sign of something bigger. he's saying that this should have been taken into account en s

have done a good job in iraq and maybe we started to do the job by 2007-2008 but we going without proper planning and prepared for what we were doing. the job in nish÷÷÷÷ afghanistane only place in iraq, two major nationbuilding operations, and move on to another. >> what about afghanistan accused >> i argue in the book and i believe this firmly that in late 2001-2000 to the people of afghanistan had a history in the 60s and 70s. nation any of us want to live in but a functioning nationstate, wanted to go back to the negotiation process and we took our eyes off the ball, diver resources to iraq and we will rue that decision. >> host: any place else in the world the us is nationbuilding? >> we are in libya, we served a long serving dictator, qaddafi, for decades, we have been working closely along with our allies, a traditional counsel made of various rebel forces so we are part of this process. >> then we are involved in nationbuilding doesn't mean military occupation, we are part of this process and if nationbuilding failed in libya our military operation will have been a failure because if a new qaddafi arrives we have wasted ÷ our time and access. if we can con

game on heinz field honoring veterans from the nation's five most recent wars, world war ii, iraq/afghanistan. would you do it in. >> no. >> also high in the sky, social media frustrated by delays and ticket prices. >> with the rush about to kick in, an airline has a new system they hope set passengers' minds at ease about their luggage. >> reporter: with heavy holiday from this baggage tag. it looks normal. inside, there's something special. >> oh, there it is. >> that black dot there is a computer chip. >> reporter: that chip carrying your bag information sending a radio signal allowing delta airlines and passengers to track bags on an app on their phone. >> bag loaded in honolulu and automatically zooms in. >> reporter: from check-in to conveyor belt, pick up the little chip is read by a reader underneath here. when you get the green light, it extends the message your bag's on board. >> reporter: each mishandled bag costs an airline $100, a cost passed on to fliers. >> it's a game changer and it's going to drive the industry. >> reporter: delta believes it's $50 million system will cut the

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the scenes, helping support combat troops on the ground in iraq, afghanistan. a little over 50 troops left tonight.- for some and their families, it their first deployment..to the ti spend 9 months helping make sure everything from the mail to personell and equipment and supplies runs smoothly.. tonights' s send off certainly emotional, the soliders marched off theier mission with pride, in their ability and mission..family members also proud, sharing in their loved one's commitment and courage..and say learning to certainly emotional..many of the soliders and their families, celebrated thanksgiving and birthdays a little early..but christmas..they say.. will have to wait.. we are told the next several weeks will be busy as bragg soldiers come and go from midl deployments. including steve the 1st tsc solider's you traveled with and reported n this this past summer..they should be back before christmas.. we are told the next several weeks will be busy as bragg soldiers come and go from middle east deployments. including steve the 1st tsc soliders you traveled wi

would like to see, not just veterans day but every day, hired, such of those coming ba from iraq afghanistan cody say they need more help in his generation dead. >> as marcus albright's, the annual veterans day parade was held as hundreds give thanks to those who served as it made its way through downtown streets. you can see the mayor and other officials honored theer veteran in a ceremony at city hall, som other veterans say you're glad a day of remembrance, to take care of our brother veterans. makes you feel good to voluntee to do this. to be heard to take care of the enter on of them just makes us feel good.keke they lit up city hall graham today to thank veterans.y veterans affairs says the agency is still s the ring from its scandal, va secretary says that they worked hard to reform an agency rock after a reported pattern o negligence in the treatment of us military veterans in 2014.4.t in an interview today robert mcdonald said that his goal is to continue to change the agenc in an effort to help more of those who have fought for our inscription read here lies a soldier known to god,

that is not even where it was in the height of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it is way below where the burden was during the cold war. it certainly is affordable if the nation decid jill: welcome back to "defense news." donald trump has spoken about a significant buildup in the u.s. military which experts estimate could cost as much as $180 billion. joe asked what kind of obstacles his administration might have to overcome to make that a reality. obstacles. the first is he made other proposals that will be expensive, particularly his tax cut proposals. doing a defense buildup at the same time you're trying to cut taxes will have a major effect on the deficit. to do either, you will need to waive or eliminate the caps from the budget control act. clinton also proposed doing that, so there is a lot of sentiment in the congress to there will be some run in with the fiscal hawks who will be reluctant to let the deficit run. i think as this plays out in the trump administration, we will have the david stockman moment. people may remember in 1983 when reagan had a v

arlingtonton journal national cemetery, iraq and afghanistan war veterans. ambassadorestinian talks about ending the conflict with israel. the new york post reporting the clintons are making plans to pass their political dynasty to the next generation i having chelsea clinton run for congress in new york's 17th the district when the incumbent decides to retire. the 79 euros congresswoman his district includes the clintons home has not announced her retirement and declined to comment on the story. some news on president-elect with, went on an interview wall street journal, said he would modify his campaign promise to repeal obama care and keep some of its more popular provisions, including the ban on discrimination for pre-existing conditions, and letting children stay on their parents health insurance plan until the age of 26. the trumped transition team has already announced governor chris christie has been replaced by vice president-elect mike pence as head of the transition. this comes after the conviction of two of christie's former associates,- related

i got to talk to a lot of people on a trips to afghanistan and iraq. i think we need to take care of arthur verrilli wounded soldiers and every body, ptsd and the issues and we do not address those correctly. i do not think the military addresses tbi. i interviewed someone it in iraq, a national guardsman, he allegedly had been, he had been 07 different tors and was in 4 different ied's pre-we need to look at the symptoms. i am stepping back a little bit. president-elect, i would hope that his cabinet selections that he picks some veterans. to be the new secretary of the v.a. secretaries i had where secretary peaks. it offers a unique perspective on what needs to be done. the procurement issues in the v.a. in the job opportunities needed to be explored and worked on. said there wass tremendous opportunity. i think it is. host: we will leave it there. i am sorry. guest 2: the tremendous opportunity that exists when you leave uniform, a lot and the nonprofit around. organizations outside of the the a to help the -- of the v.a. to have the transition. one

thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me, wolf. >> you served in iraq and afghanistan as well. you didn't support donald trump, but today you came out with this statement. let me read a sentence or two from the statement that you put out. i applaud our president-elect donald trump and look forward to working with his administration in agrees, as a country we must look at this election as an opportunity to rally together, to move our country forward. you have been in disagreement with trump's international stances on several issues. as you know, he has vowed to diminish the u.s. commitment to nato unless the allies pay a lot more. wants to rip up nafta. if he does these kinds of things, will you support him? >> well, you know, look, i will be very supportive of donald trump in areas where i agree. but just as i was elected to do, to represent the 16th district of illinois, i will no matter who is president, stand strong for what i think is a strong u.s. foreign policy, strong commitment to nato, pushing back against russian encroachment in europe and elsewhere, solving the situa

rieckhoff, author of chasing ghost a soldier's right, founder and executive director of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america, he served in the u.s. army in iraq from april 2003 to february 2004. also here daniel anfang, he served in the marines in fallujah in 2004, currently holds the rank of sergeant. david myers also served in the marine corps as a first lieutenant. i am pleased to have all of them here to talk about iraq as they see it, the war as they see it, the issues that they see and what those of us at home ought to know about the soldiers in iraq and the war that they are engaged in and what their own feelings and their own understanding of mission is, so i welcome all of you. >> thank you. let me, paul, begin with you. tell me, what ought we know from your perspective about the men and women who are fighting the war? >> well, they're fantastic. i think they're really doing our country so proud in so many different ways. they are without a doubt the final force we've ever fielded. they're educated, dynamic, passionate, they're really trying to do their best every day, but they'

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. >> reporter: michael is an iraq and afghanistan veteran who is doing stand up thanks he and other members took classes over the past six weeks. >> this is the nation's first stand up comedy class exclusive for veterans. >> reporter: he fought in iraq in 200 approximate and afghanistan in 2005. he was shot five times that year and spent two years at walter reed national military medical center. he is retired and now says comedy is therapeutic for ptsd. when you are able to look at a funny, how can it make me and others laugh, it's therapeutic that way. >> reporter: now it's his moment. >> when i do this, i'm doing air quotes, you see, i'm missing my middle finger. so this is not, apostrophe, end quote. >> reporter: at the washington, d.c. improv comedy theater. >> nkt fact, you know, i wouldn't be here today if it wasn't from a little help above. two apache gunships just came in. >> reporter: they liked him. >> hilarious. made his experience relatable, something that i didn't feel awkward laughing about. >> i want to keep following the comedy thing. i want to she how far i can take it. >>

>> well, listen, the generals under barack obama made level recommendation in iraq and afghanistan, i'melling you for a fact he has never accepted a single one of those force-level recommendations, that's why we pulled out of iraq in 2011 and that's why we have serious problems in afghanistan and he has never permitted our generals to put together a campaign plan to defeat isis. jenna: what we are seeing is to what the generals are advising president obama to do? >> absolutely. we've ham-strung the use of military power to defeat isis and as i said, we have no strategy or plan to deal with the much large e global jihad. jenna: do you think donald trump will have it? >> i think he will. he understands we have a problem. he knows it's not right. he may not know what it is to do and i don't think he needs to know that. most presidents who come into office do not have a lot of foreign policy xerps. a president we would give a lot of credit to, ronald reagan, but surrounded himself by people who did and it's his judgment that we are looking for, the ability to make tough decisions an he has

sea, some of the aggression that's been involved in the balance ti baltics with russia, syria, iraq, afghanistan, all of those things are very important. also, we have a president who, let's face it, approaches things with an exclamation point. i mean, when he does it, he does it in a big way. and i think what might be good is someone to complement that and to be able to pragmatically go about making things happen in the kind of way that furts o furthers our country's national interest. i can't imagine a greater privilege than advancing our country's national interest around the world. i know numbers of people will be interested in that. as you know, as top diplomat, the top diplomat, if they are successful, then they're doing everything they can in ensuring the men and women in uniform that we love and respect so much are less likely to be involved in kinetic activity where their lives are at stake. it's a very important job, economically, national security wise and every other way. >> senator corker, thank you very much. we'll be right back. [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette. and her new bus

sergeant ketchum was a veteran of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> senator ernst corrected some serious typos. >> errors will happen. things will be overlooked so we want to make sure that those are corrected while we can do it. it is never too late to say thank you to a veteran. >> some of those awards include the air medal and the combat medical badge. helped rick son earned his silver star treating wounded comrades under heavy enemy fire. didn't think about it when you did it you know it was something you >> didn't think about it when you did it. theres an opportunity then for a dialog about a really important part of his life and for dialogue about a really important part of his life and even though he was very young as a medic service was significant whether people could see it or not. >> henderickson decided he wanted the corrected certificates to pass on it his children and grandchildren to help understand the history of the war and what happened. he worked for two years to get the medals fixed before ever reaching out to senator ernst. >>> as a thank you to veterans, man

troops are involved in active combat situations in iraq, afghanistan and syria. still five people on trump's short list, mostly current and former senators, for secretary of defense, and even more under consideration for secretary of state. among them rudy giuliani, newt gingrich and former treasury secretary hen hery paulson. i'm joined by a former master sergeant with army spep rations and cnn's military analyst retired lieutenant colonel rick francona. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. jason, it is imperative for trump to put together a top notched experienced defense team because this is what's happening this morning in aleppo, syria. a children's hospital was hit by bombs. six children now being sheltered by doctors, they're huddling in the basement. they're cowering in fear. the syrian air force under the direction of syria's president bashar al assad is behind this bombing. assad said just yesterday he hopes trump will be an ally. listen. >> whether he can do, or live up to his promises, or not. that's how we're very cautious

through the most recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. the bandit flight team also conducted a fly over and more than one-hundred veterans took to the road in their motorcycles. a big celebration in wake forest. residents came out for the grand re-opening of the rogers road bridge. the road officially reopened earlier this week.. to the delight of drivers.. who spent months.. navigating detours.. and clogging up other roads. today's celebration included adults, including face painting, a dj, and live music. tomorrow---fayett eville street in downtown raleigh---will turn into a massive feast---to help victim's of hurricane matthew. the "sunday supper" table will stretch from martin street to the state capitol. it will seat one- thousand people. while it's sold out--you can still participate. go downtown tomorrow from 11:30 to four. you can enjoy live music.. and food trucks. to the north carolina disaster relief fund for hurricane matthew. staying in downtown raleigh---this time--next saturday---you'll be able to ice skate there once again

mother was allowed to come back from serving in kuwait to surprise him..she's served 3 tours in iraq and afghanistan..a championship team delivering cheers and chills..thank you all for your service ((jon tritsch)) >>> thats all for sports. more news coming up. /// "now, live...this is 8 there is a place where magic will fill you with wonder ((demetria obilor)) >>> a trip to the everglades turned into a dangerous close encounter. two men were hunting ducks of the men. the bite left a 10-inch gash on his thigh. ((roberto gautier, victim's friend: "we loaded our stuff in the kayaks and got in the water and we were probably in hip-deep water and he must have startled the alligator or something. he bit him." )) ((demetria obilor)) >> the victim was airlifted to broward health medical center and is expected to be fine./// ((demetria obilor)) >>> it's been an incredible and historic season for the dallas cowboys. and a family of die-hard fans are team to a whole new level. they decked out their new mexico home with an entire cowboys theme. and on gameday the olivias celebrate every touchdown by blowing th

paramedic with ptsd gets help from a four legged friend even we he is helping nine years in iraq and afghanistan. he was diagnosed with ptsd after his first tour. she ride was long in the ambulance. star gives him peace of mind. >> as military that we are trained to do is watch our back or our partners back, going away from that mentality is difficult. by having her by my side i don't have to feel like something is going on because she is always watching behind me. >> an active service member donated star after he was deployed and that is how the two teamed up. >>> the country music association is suffering controversy, one performance is getting talk online. dixie chicks for her hit song daddy lessons brought the house down. the cma removed all posts of the collaboration from its website after racist country music fans flooded calling beyonce the n-word and country music is supposed to be for white people. tmz remains the country music only after the celebrity contacted them about giving in to racist comments. >>> coming to the big mac, mcdonald's launching two versions to the signature sands,

we have folks killed in iraq and afghanistan an they don't want to be forgotten.m and their families and remember especially around holiday time we are a nation at war. >> that's really important reminder and the losses last week were just awful, of course. >> absolutely. >> thanksgiving morning, in fact. thank you, paul. it's always good to talk to you. >> appreciate you always. >>> more ahead right here on "andrea mitchell reports." my belly pain and constipation? they keep telling me "drink more water." "exercise more." i know that. "try laxatives..." i know. believe me. it's like i've. tried. everything! my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know that. tell me something i don't know. (vo) linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation, or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children under 6 and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you

dozens of volunteers converge in weymouth to pack and wrap around 500 care packages destined for iraq, afghanistan and wherever else troops are stationed. the packages contain treats, letters written by school kids. >>> the 133 edition of the game yesterday as yale took on harvard. we'll tell you who came on top. that's headed your way coming up in sports. ? happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? um, shouldn't it be "spokes-crayon?" can somebody turn on the a/c? i'm melting here. ?air marker spraayer!!!? chemistry, baby! the holidays just got more surprising. you can find these great gifts and more in the crayola aisle. aaaaaah! are hate crimes in the rise in the u.s.? we take a look at the numbers to see exactly who is being targeted. >> another ivy league school suspending student athletes. the a university wrestling team, why they sent racially charged and crude messages. >> and a west coast trip for the pats as they face off against the 49ers in san francisco, all you need to know before today ace game coming up -- today's game coming up. . >>> good morning, everybody. it is 5:30 in

>> i have seen general flynn in iraq, afghanistan, washington at the dia. i don't know the general flynn who has been tweeting. the most intelligent intelligent officers we have had. he and stan mccrystal together created the killing machine that took down al qaeda in iraq. they did it in an amazing way, leveraging big data. they would take down a terrorist leader, take his computer and cell phone and pour it into a computer, find links and do one raid and another and another. i don't know mike flynn but that mike flynn is a serious, intelligent guy. >> qualified? >> the old mike i don't know the new mike flynn. >> yeah. i would say the new mike flynn is deeply worrying. that's who we have seen for the last year. someone who has attacked muslims as awe group, someone who has tweeted also from the alt right, basically things that seem racist on their face. and also, in a more disturbing level, we found out that he is actually as a lobbyist been getting security briefings. entities, foreign companies that are linked to foreign governments and has been receivi

we had boots in the truck that came from the actual military personnel that were killed in iraq or afghanistan that the family had donated to us and those are priceless. >> reporter: the truck owner told us she thinks her car is totaled because many of its parts were thrown at deputies. jeff todd, cbs4 news. shooting off the 16th street mall. happened after lunch yesterday on champa street. it started with a fight in the parking lot. somebody pulled a gun, killing two men and badly hurricane gustav another -- hurting another. >> there's police officers on this street. you walk up, there's a bus kind of off to the side stopped, empty as we officers and an impact team assigned to this particular area to help combat crime were able to get into the area quickly. >> witnesses also saw two of the suspects hop on an rtd bus. police stopped that bus and took a man and woman off. they arrested a 20-year-old stephen wily. the woman has been released. >>> we're getting a look at video of a denver bank robbery. bask on south colorado. it shows two men getting out of a gold dodge sedan. one hops the counte

the pacific since 1898 when the united states took the philippines, guam, hawaii and now iraq and be afghanistan as an extension of a century-long american campaign. that's why i needed to turn to nonfiction. i couldn't say those kinds of things in a novel. >> go back to that for one second. one of the sort of contextual questions i had for you is whether your experience writing the novel did anything to reform your sense of the vietnam war in any way. >> well, definitely so because i wrote the novel to criticize everybody. so there's something for everybody just like in this novel, because it criticizes a communist, it criticizes south vietnamese, it criticizes the americans. the theme of the novel is sympathy for the sympathizer. and i took away with that is the easiest thing to do is sympathize only with our own side. and the virtue of the flaw of my character that he sympathizes with everybody which makes him a great spy and is also going to lead to his downfall as well. and that's what i learned from writing the novel. if there's any hope for peace and reconciliation and things like that, i

iraq. it's simply a matter of resources of capacity. in afghanistan, we do what we can. in iraq, we do what we must. had the bush administration limited its efforts to winning the war fin afghanistan and defeating al qaeda and focusing on that effort for its entire time in office, we would now be discussing the successful application of american power in the post-cold war world. sadly, we are not. the bush administration could have husbanded american power in other ways as well. primarily by not creating more enemies than it had to. by listing iraq, iran and north korea as enemies in the famous axis of evil speech, the administration basically put those regimes on notice that their time was numbered and they were in our crosshairs. the problem was is the administration only destroyed one of those regimes. the other two, iran and new yor korea made a beeline for the nuclear threshold. north korea crossed the threshold in 2006. iran was getting there until the nuclear agreement, which i'm sure max will talk more about coming up. in the case of iran, it also armed, trained,

and between iraq and afghanistan according to various estimates we spent $4-6 trillion. and think how i'm just setting aside the loss of life -- >> cost, yeah. >> yeah, the vast human cost. think about what $4-6 trillion could do. and what do -- we invested that in misery. we did not invest that money in anything that would make the world a better place or a safer place. it's far from it now. and those are the kinds of errors of understanding that i think have had such dismal results for us and for the region. >> i, i wonder if you had been, you know, sort of offering advice outside of the iraq war which certainly is one of the more controversial decisions, are there other things that you would have said from not understanding culturally what is happening, not having a sense of what the west's role has been? certainly not to take responsibility off of the other side, but what would you, what would you have suggested beyond that? what are some things that we should have known as we tried to combat and contain? >> well, you know, right after 9/11, you know, one of the hero

all you have to do is look at what is happening in syria, iraq, afghanistan, europe, south china sea,nd the persian gulf not to mention north korea. foreign policy under barack obama has been a chaotic failure. our enemies do not, do not fear us. if hillary clinton is elected president, there is really no reason for optimism. she supported the failure of obamacare. she has veered sharply left in her social beliefs. now, she doesn't even oppose partial birth abortion on the day a baby would be born. as for the economy, mrs. clinton is a tax and spend liberal. and that policy has not stimulated growth for 8 long years in this country. now, on the other side there is donald trump. completely untested in geo politics. mr. trump has made big promises that he will return prosperity to the u.s.a. and regain a leadership role for america and the world. that will not be easy. and mr. trump has no track record, no achievements to bolster his rhetoric. instead he has a checkered business record. although, to be fair, he has overcome big set backs to build a very powerful business brand. mr. trum

. >> he had done multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. and, you know, it was just something that really heavily affected him. >> reporter: emily decided something had to be done. >> that's the start line. many ak. >> and then they'll go all of the way around. >> 30 people taking a step forward where breaking the stigma. encourages to others to step out. >> it was just terrible to lose him. so this would be very good. >> reporter: there's still time to sign up for the race it you're interested. we have all of the information right now >> great opportunity to show veterans how much you care. >>> the border patrol is showing up in new technology. create a digital border wall with mexico. six massive air ships patrol the border nearly 246 this -- 24/7. and they can since a drone that might be carrying drugs to drop very close. just to try to break up their profile. if once is the ship. sos something. usually testimony can get on the grown within three minutes. >>> and getting your kids to chores may be astringe. there are new apps that reward

serve the country, and the event had an exhibit where they profiled arizonans who died in iraq and afghanistan as vehicles, and even a replica of the u.s.s. arizona which was sunk in pearl harbor in 1941, as you know. one woman says the people in the armed services have a special bond. >> it's hard on the body, but the friendships and the camaraderie, i definitely made lifelong friends through the military. i know i can always reach out to other veterans, and they will understand what i'm going through at all times. stick resort arena showed the names and photos of veterans who were registered on the honor walk website. >>> scientists are turning their attention to the sky for this, the record breaking super moon! >> dun dun dun! >> right now the moon is not only the biggest and brightest of the year. we are mocking it, but it is fantastic. it will be the largest super moon since 1948, for crying out loud. nasa says appear up to brighter. >> anytime tonight or tomorrow night, take a look outside. the moon won't be this close to earth for another 18 years, but the indians will win a world serie

before this career, he was in the army for nine years, serving in both iraq and afghanistan. (louis belluomini/paramedi c) "i think the majority of veterans have ptsd to some extent." louis says he was diagnosed with p-t- s-d after his first tour. medicine is what helped him at first. now, it's star. (louis belluomini/paramedi c) "she's woke me up from nightmares in the middle of the night, sometimes two or three times a night. she senses when something's off or something's a little bit not right." louis says one of the other important things star does is protect his personal perimeter. c) "as military, that we're kind of trained to do is always watch our back or our partner's back. going away from that mentality is difficult. and so by having her by my side, i don't always have to feel that something is going on behind me because she is always watching behind me." and while star has helped rescue louis in a sense, she's a rescue too. she belonged to an active-duty member of the military who donated her to canines for warriors after he was deployed. once he decided to get a s

louis is a paramedic but he also served nine years in iraq and afghanistan. doctors diagnosed him with ptsd. his service dog helps him deal with his condition. she even rides in the ambulance. >> as military, what we're trained to do is watch or our partner's back. going away from that is difficult. so by having her by my side i don't always have to feel like something is going on behind me because she's always watching behind me. >> an active service member donated star after he was deployed. >>> taking action the ftc warning seniors about scammers pretending to be law enforcement demanding payment with gift cards. irs, fbi, or local police claiming a loved ones has been caught texting while driving or saying they owe back taxes. the ftc advising anyone who believes they are a victim to contact a gift card company, local police and the ftc consumer health center. >>> if you haven't used uber lately it may look a little bit different. the biggest change? the addition of pricing. uber allows you to split your costs with someone else traveling a similar route.

what kind of outreach are you trying to do with iraq and afghanistan veterans? >> i get asked if i am a vietnam veteran, and i am not, but the reason this job is so important to me is that i grew up hearing how our vietnam veterans were not treated well, and i knew respect and support i received was completely different. my mission is to never let another generation go to war without that respect. when i talk to veterans or chapters of the veterans groups, they are not talking about what they are doing for veterans. they are talking about continuing to pay a forward. -- pay forward. the wallace special to all veterans. this is the only place on the mall where -- wall is special to all veterans. this is the only place on the mall where they come and leave items and remembrances to those who have served. jill: in our money minute, jeanette mac explains an ira conversion and the benefits for investors. completely understand how an ira works, they just know they have one, which is great. converting a traditional tool can be a smart tax move that can save you money i

overseas true spread across iraq and afghanistan and the best they could to ave a normal holiday of fighting the war against isis. >> i am safe and well. i wish my family members a happy thanksgiving and happy holidays. i will see you soon. >> reporter: president obama offered a message of unity after acknowledging this was a divisive residential election pick >> we focus on the candidate we support instead of some of the ideals that we share. a few short weeks later, differences we're still one people . >> reporter: donald trump adding his voice in a video. >> it is my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country. >> reporter: a different kind of healing prayer across the southeast. thousands of firefighters spent thanksgiving battling huge firefighters -- fire -- fires in sevel >>> as you mentioned in that report, it is a contentious -- it was a contentious presidential election . >> yes, i agree so how do you keep piece of the dinner table? coming up we will have strategies and keeping politics out of your thanksgiving get- together. >>>

syria and iraq will be unresolved. afghanistan will be in turmoil. some of our key allies, egypt , very unsettled, turkey, very unsettled. russia is making inroads into the region, not just in syria but with turkey through making initiatives with regard to egypt, even talking about basis. -- bases in cyprus. the balance of power is changing. trump is concerned about the iran deal. he has to be careful on how to handle that because of the balance of power in the region is at play. many of our allies are nervous and don't know where he will go. china is rising, being assertive in the south and east china sea and he needs to deal with that. north korea will test him. kim jong un on is a wildcard and extremely dangerous, another problem. i think the key to counterbalance is stressful and we have not mentioned global warming, a mass effect two -- a massive threat he discounts altogether. i think the key is rebuilding alliances and reimagining them for the 21st century. i think we have to see whether they ascribe to the unilateral policies of the dick chen

the pacific since 1898 when the united states took the philippines, guam, hawaii and now iraq and be afghanistan as an extension of a century-long american campaign. that's why i needed to turn to nonfiction. i couldn't say those kinds of things in a novel. >> go back to that for one second. one of the sort of contextual questions i had for you is whether your experience writing the novel did anything to reform your sense of the vietnam war in any way. >> well, definitely so because i wrote the novel to criticize everybody. so there's something for everybody just like in this novel, because it criticizes a communist, it criticizes south vietnamese, it criticizes the americans. the theme of the novel is sympathy for the sympathizer. and i took away with that is the easiest thing to do is sympathize only with our own side. and the virtue of the flaw of my character that he sympathizes with everybody which makes him a great spy and is also going to lead to his downfall as well. and that's what i learned from writing the novel. if there's any hope for peace and reconciliation and things like that, i

i have covered him in iraq, afghanistan and elsewhere. of course at the cia. he pleaded guilty. he was involved in mishandling the classified materials. democrats loyal to hillary clinton really rejected the comparison that david petraeus was somehow less guilty than the accusations against her mishandling of classified materials on the private server. a retired general and this president isn't going back to george marshall but certainly colin powell. you covered donald trump. he likes the generals. by the way, during the campaign said a lot of critical things. but these are the trump favorite generals, not the generals he was anonymously disparaging during the campaign. >> and not all of them. when you talk about mattis or petraeus. we saw mike flynn. they aren't just loyalists coming in, being considered for the positions. petraeus is interesting. it is not just state. that's the leading position he's being looked at for. perhaps director of national intelligence. perhaps another role open in the cabinet or the administration. this will be their first substantial face to face

we first met them two years ago and john served three tours in iraq and afghanistan and came back withs and physical injuries. melissa was part of a small group of spouse that the first lady met with that shared how difficult it was to support their veterans in the militaries. a wounded warriors and going through treatment. they have to leave their jobs sometimes and melissa talked about how different john was and what he was going through. that little conversation led to the d.o.d. creating spousal networks across all their military folks, medical facilities after seeing the first lady and how important that was to spouses to get together. first lady and prince harry saw john and melissa a year later. john had gotten used art therapy and become a spectacular sculptor. she commissioned a piece to give to the president from john. because art through his tdi he discovered this talent. and i got to see them this past august at a castle's game when jpmorgan chase gave him the keys to a home. >> that's amazing. >> and that just shows you an sector step up, leadership from the white house, h

i was in iraq and afghanistan. i swore in residents who came from the region who were fighting for the united states. i hope the president will make it clear early on that the vast majority of muslims are loyal to america and we ought to root out together those others. >> and i want to statistic you about one other person here. jeff sessions. picked for attorney general. you have known him a long time. he's being criticized by a lot of people, including chuck schumer for comments he made in the past using the "n" word. joking about the kkk. you know him. what is your view on who he is now? >> there are all kind of allegations about comments 30 years ago which i have no knowledge about. i can tell you, dealing with him, particularly when he was a senator, i didn't always agree with him but i found senator sessions to be knowledgeable, smart, willing to engage and willing to listen. and people i know who actually were closer to him really willing to vouch for him for being someone whose not carrying any kind of racia

fighting to get access to medical mayor -- for medical marijuana one in five vets the wars in iraq and afghanistan suffer from ptsd. the case is in front of a court of appeals. they voted against adding it to the list of approved conditions that will be allowed to be treated by medical marijuana. marijuana helped ease his anxiety. >> it is help me with my ptsd. the state has not deemed it a viable option. with medical marijuana. >> denver city and county leaders are gathering to come up with ways to make denver mmre sustainable. the second annual sustainable denver summit. 500 leaders are participating to create a move -- a roadmap mayor michael hancock will be there in the sum it happens all day at the sheraton downtown. >> 539 in new numbers show international student enrollment is growing. institute of international education finds more than 11,000 international students studied at cu boulder csu and du during the 2015, 2016 school year that the 5% for china sent the most students followed by india, saudi arabia, south korea and kuwait. >> subaru hits the road -- wrote to remember other drivers