first, those air strikes and now troops can you talk us through the scale of the operation . missy will milky sources told us in recent weeks that would be to build up about 3000 you gotten in troops near the border, at least in congress, preparing for this operation, midnight side of commented on the number of troops that are actually involved. now, tuesday afternoon, you saw video soldiers entering on foot just in the last few hours we seen video of military vehicles heading into the congo as well. but with regard to the scale, we don't know any more than that. but we do know a bit about how the adf has responded to these military operations in the past. the communities army is to feed them several times before. busy the abs, 10, he lay ambushes in those thick forests that you've mentioned, which can be very dangerous, un troops to see them, tons in a new entry at the heat, in the fall of cold, in in bloody ambushes. then the other thing that the adf sensitive is off to being attacked is to retaliate again on protected parts of the civilian population, villages and so on, specially ar

we collect them throughout the event and will missy possum to our guests. we also engage our online audience join the conversation on twitter. by following at scowcroft center and using the hashtag for defense. with that, missy, lovely pass to you. >> thanks, fred. i think we were going to be watching a trial and then we'll get back to the generals. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm general arnold punaro. i'm a retired marine corps major general. and the author of a book entitled the ever shrinking fighting force. we face in this country, the most existential threats we've seen in our lifetime, particularly from china. this book is written really for the citizens of the united states of america to understand that if we're going to preserve our way of life and preserve our freedoms, we've got to have a strong military. we've got to get more bang for the buck further dollars were spending, so that we can compete with the chinese, who now purchasing power is greater than the united states of america. their military has grown very powerful. we are spending more than we've ever spen

>> i'm going to let arnold answer that first and then i will comment. >> okay. >> so, missy, as you you -- hit the bull's-eye. you chair -- , you chair the finance committee, you he had a thing to say, don't solve a problem for people before they know they have won. one of the problems we have right now is, people in congress and in the public and even the media, they don't realize the huge ticking time bombs that are getting ready to explode in the pentagon. that's why my book is all about. let me give you a couple of examples. i think if we were able to get this point through -- let's take the one -- if you add in 1.3 million active duty, 880,000 members of the reserve, 750,000 defense civilians, 750,000 defense contractors, not the ones building the weapons but the ones who support functions every day in the pentagon -- and then you look at the fact that we have 2.4 million retirees, 1 million more retirees and seven more on active duty. the health care badges has 10 million beneficiaries, of which 5.6 are retirees. so 60% of the d.o.d.'s health care budget are supporting people that

z a at denials allegations a but moving whole moving forward or the speaker hud missy had the following to say one we will met any step taken by the parliament without consultation with the high council of state will fail whether it's related to the roadmap for the adoption of laws or any attempt to change the executive authority. so we've reached out our hands to build consensus. the libyans are sick and tired of the parliament of the high council of state. there's a huge appetite, a to, to vote and to up to vote in a who they want the who they want to lead them. so what we're seeing now is many calling for parliamentary elections to take place are followed by constitutional referendum. and then they say they can vote for president a who they believe will move the country forward. we're gonna have to wait and see for the weeks and months ahead. a how the situation developed here in louisville, israeli government is approved a plan to double the number of jewish settlers in the occupied colon heights. the announcement was made during a cabinet meeting which endorsed a $300000000.00 plan for the sacraments

we will start with this week's publishing industry news. missy angel is the new president for the last -- just joins a long group of women who have joined publishing houses. including dana kennedy, lisa lucas at pantheon, and adrian vaughan at bloomsbury usa. in other news, borders reports that french legislation is taking aim at amazon shipping costs of customers in the country. french law prohibits discounting the price of new books. amazon charges one cent to get around that, and the new legislation would set a minimum delivery fee. the french minister of culture said, quote, this law is necessary to regulate the distorted competition with online book sales and prevent the inevitable monopoly that will emerge if the status quo persists. amazon argues that the law will hurt customers in rural areas of friends. in other news, performing artist salons has started a library of rare books by black writers and artists. the saint here on library collection, named after salon just studio, contains 50 books that are available on the first term, first s

missy on their 1st. well, i should have been will millo jerry so watching the game there on television, we got it on the screen here as well. but the way the fans watch football could be about to change forever. al jazeera is in fact leading the way in developing new technology here at the our cap to enhance the viewing experience for fans at home and in the stadiums. once again, andy richardson reports, ah, this is a trial match with the difference. technology is being judged rather than play is al jazeera is one of the broadcasters leading a project aimed at pushing the limits of the viewing experience. where at the dawn of a whole new a, the global rollout of 5 g broadband networks is one of the keys to making this will work. what is the possibility of 5 g to revolutionize how remote production, how broadcast production from events like this are being done? can we be more mobile? we can see someone running with their camera along the field that's getting content over 5 g and being live streams to our applications to our t. v. 's. for one nights only parents watching their children at this game in doh

denials allegations a but moving whole moving forward or the speaker hug. missy had the following to say, we're not and we will marry any state taken by parliament without consultation for my council of state of eden will july and august. whether it's related to the right man before the adoption of lawson, or any attempt to change the exec aside authority. so and reach out i help you build, consider along the libyans are sick and tired of the parliament of the high council of state. there's a huge appetite, a to, to vote and to up to vote in a who they want the who they want to lead them. so what we're seeing now is many calling for parliamentary elections to take place are followed by constitutional referendum. and then they say they can vote for president a who they believe will move the country forward. we're gonna have to wait and see for the weeks and months ahead. a how the situation developed here in louisville. l . saudi led coalition in yemen. his accuser whose ease of using sala airport to launch ballistic missiles and a press conference coalition spokesman turkey r malik. he said that saudi arabia h

that will mean moody's closing on a phenol is the missy does with the feel, but it one little sure school to lift and you if you love in 5th brawler meant, they'll know that i shall too much got us. caveat of foot owners thought molina is more like animal into glass on thin ice under than the wolf. mm. it's hard to imagine the cruelty of these force expulsion after 8 centuries leaving the peninsula only to be expelled over night. i wondered if some of them digging their heels and stay these got me thinking about my own family. my mother used to say that her father had our books. he was from on maria in the south of spain. and the story goes that the r upstair were deported to valencia. oh, i never mind now. i never knew my grandfather. so it was time to ask my grandmother about him. he passed away when still a young man and i know that talking about him still brings great sadness to my grandmother. but i had to ask and i want to be no media in madison, but i have the um, could been yakima like this. yeah. when, when run, what no matter we're gonna do this good. when i get to without inter

. >> will: to your point janet evans, missy franklin, katie ledecky somebody has to step up and say this is not right this ♪ right. mrs. wagner i would love to get new on this. i mentioned what the ncaa rules are about hormonal treatment and different states, high school level have different laws. what should the laws be when it comes to this? >> they are simple, the law should be that biological women compete against biological women. and the ncaa policy doesn't require the university of pennsylvania to deny a fair playing field to women. it doesn't require that at all. in fact, what it is doing is prioritizing activists over women athletes and by denying them a fair playing field they are refusing, again, to recognize legitimate biological distinctions and that hurts women and girls the most. >> will: you know, and i think many are guided by empathy. but prioritizing empathizing with one individual over the hundreds, the thousands of madisons out there that have trained their entire life. >> we have selective in where you apply your empathy. by the way it's the end of women's sports. m

missy. it back in 1963 when the toner was 1st health. so that will be hoping to end 58 years and waiting for another hour outside. so now to visit, hang through the quotes of finals where the fight the when i'm on it to one, they've also got the top score for this tournament in safety. just theory, who's got 4 goals so far and full of their players have played or do continue to play in egypt too late so they shouldn't or their opponents. a very well known to me is a big team on the world football stage they paid in. well, cut finals 5 times in the past, but they are under cheapest when it comes to waiting titles, the only of the title on the arab cup title that i mentioned in $63.00 was the african couple nations title and 2014. we look at their pregnancy, egypt, well they had a much tougher route through from the pool to finals. they had to come back from going down against children to beat $31.00 in extra time. i've also got a few injuries among that squads and there without some that top european, so like mm hm. it's sela. he wasn't really to havi

missy the way police believe this man has been involved in a series of similar incidents. he was last seen driving a newer gray toyota camry or nissan ultima with tinted windows. >> jury deliberations willtinue tomorrow in the fraud trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes after a 3 month trial. holmes's fate is now in the hands of 8 women and 4 men. they deliberated all day today but did not reach a verdict holmes is accused of defrauding her investors hour. hundreds of millions of dollars. her company theranos failed in 2018 after its technology did not work as advertised if convicted holmes faces up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and conspiracy as well as substantial fines. jurors are set to resume deliberations at 8.30, tomorrow morning. >> a live peek outside on this monday night, december 20th. friday's christmas eve that it is saturday is a christmas. >> here we are. it's go time city hall. there going to be lit up in red and green this week to celebrate the holidays. it has been cool and we have dried out a little bit, there goes read this green to red. wow. back again. so i guess the line. this is our last dry day before a whole run of yeah, we get a littl

missy among any lebanese, that it is on the verge of group c. you met with commander of the armed forces. what is the u.s. willing to make sure they stay viable? >> i agree they are probably the best example of an institution that has trust by everyone. we need to take actions to ensure that they survive. nick: do you believe they will not? >> this is the most dangerous period they have been in, they have a commander who is doing th best he can and they will continue to need help. nick: 30,000 feet on the region and china. do you feel pressure by policymakers who are more focused on china when it comes to the capacities you have? >> we need to be oriented on china as a pacing threat for us. with that in mind, we need to allocate resources conscious of that threat. however, china is a global problem, not just a western pacific problem. china has increasing interest in the region and we are going to see increasing chinese activities in the region as a result. principally economic now, and the long-term it could be military. nick: china has tried to increase its presence even the united arab emirates. what is the im

will go virtual or cancel classes yet again. they cite teacher burn-out and staffing shortages. missy of an eighth grader in fairview, oregon. thank you for your time today. your daughter sophia has adhd and you suffer from a rare form of cancer yourself. what does this mean to the home classroom work/life balance you have been subjected to yet again? >> it is very hard. working in my profession and then having my daughter home trying to help her with school has become almost impossible. my work is very demanding and i have meetings, i have upwards of 60 clients on my caseload and so trying to help my daughter with distance learning when they close the schools or quarantine her for exposure to covid has just become impossible and she is missing out so much. >> dana: you notice in her learning trying to teach hers wasn't working for her. she got the vaccine. 13. she goes back to school but what i thought was remarkable is you say every time there might have been exposed to covid, even if they're vaccinated they get sent home. there is no way for them to improve. the other thing is you

wet, though, which reyna will remind you is going make conditions less than ideal as far as your travels go. >> your view outside a half moon bay is looking a little on the missy side right now. you are seeing some brighter skies out there in the distance. but we still do have some misty spots there right along the coastline. most of that rainfall is now retreated out towards the central valley central coast with snowfall still remaining in the sierra nevada. now current temperatures are some of our most mild of your morning hours we've had so far this week, right now we're in the 40's 50's. so get outside with the jackets ready to go. and later on today. the later you wait the better travel conditions will become as rain is saying it is slick out there. we've had some issues. have a way yet. we have what we do have an accident is in south san francisco to a southbound south. >> westworld boulevard. so we're looking at that as you're traveling. also another one in sunnyvale, one. oh, one southbound north of north. lawrence expressway. as you're traveling from the east bay into the city a little under 15 minutes for your drive time. we had some earlier hot spot