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a deadly storm, ten soldiers are struck by lightning at a u.s. army base. >>> plus, as triple-digit temperatures take their toll, the prediction about your electric bill prompting homeowners to cut back as much as possible. >>> breaking overnight, new details about the evidence that could be revealed at tonight's primetime hearing of the january 6th committee. what the outtakes from a speech president trump reported on january 7th, the day after the capitol riot, reveal. >>> and one mother's painful decision. >> your first instinct is as a parent is to protect your child. >> why she decided to call police on her own son fearing he might attack his school. >>> plus, a decision from nasa on the next mission to the moon. >>> the pizza deliveryman who ran into a burning building to save five kids gets a reward he never saw coming. >>> and don't try this at home. the tire change that set a world record. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm christie ileto in for andrew. >>> we begin with that deadly lightning strike at the u.

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>> i'm going to be be a judge advocate in the u.s. armyinally fulfilling a dream that i've had since i was in high school. i couldn't go to west point back in 2001 because i was undocumented. and now i'm going to finally be a judge advocate general in the u.s. army and continue to serve our country and support our communities. >> cesar vargas, you took your mom to so many events when you became a lawyer and now you're progressing through your career. please say hello to her. she's an inspiration to many of us. >> well, she's watching and she always watches you in english and spanish. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> cesar, thank you. >>> coming up, the mississippi abortion clinic at the center of the supreme court decision to overturn roe vs. wade closes. it's closing its doors today for good. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." good good you're wrap their arms around us, could we put little handles on our jackets? -denied. -can you imagine? i want a new nickname. can you guys start calling me watchin no, bryan. -denied. -how abou

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president biden is saying the united states will have permanent u.s. army base in poland.i assume this would be a nightmare scenario for russia. vladimir: i would like to say this would not be to my mind the nightmare scenario because yes, you are right that dynamics have changed, but because this is a military conflict basically. the ground realities are not just in the military books. so i think russia is ready for that. what is more important actually that whatever the outcome of this russia-ukrainian conflict could be, i am not sure that in this cold war which will be prolonged, that in this new cold war, i am not sure the west will be the victorious side. not just like in the post-soviet union. hashem: if sweden and finland join nato, then the end alliance -- alliance will have a border with russia. this could in itself be the beginning of a seismic geopolitical shift that would see russia grappling with the presence of the western troops on the border. theresa: let me pick up on the previous point that my colleague stated that this is a new cold war. we must remember

. >>> in washington today, president biden will award the medal of honor to four u.s. army soldiers. >> they're being honored for their heroism in vietnam. they include specialist dwight birdwell, who took enemy fire to his face and torso but still managed to get his commander to safety and disrupt the enemy assault. he'll be the first native american awarded for service in any conflict since 1973. then there's specialist dennis fujii. he'll also be honored. he survived a crash landing in his medical helicopter but still managed to administer first aid to soldiers. and major john duffy was wounded twice during an ambush, but he refused to be evacuated until the enemy could be subdued. >> each of those awards are appreciated. they're recognizing your endeavors, your duty that you've done, and the pride you have in your uniform that you've earned in combat. so you recognize people and appreciate that, and so you're proud. >> what a way to celebrate the fourth, save my fellow servicemen. i did it twice, went into a enemy village at night, couldn't see. the only light was illum

the u.s. army has 2000 abrams tanks in service and they are all built by general dynamics.ot to see the abrams up close and watch it muscle through a course at speeds above 33 miles per hour. soldiers 18 and older complete a three week training course. i meet the age requirement, but i think i will stick to the family car. let's go through the major divisions you have at general dynamics. one is marine systems. before you became the ceo you were the head of marine systems. there are 68 submarines. do we need a lot more submarines or are we replacing the ones we have or do we need more than 68? phebe: i personally think the more submarines the better. while people may be skeptical of my view even where i sit, from international security view american underwater supremacy is important to our national security. the more submarines we can put underwater, the better we can put text dara assets overseas. david: it takes a -- protect our assets overseas. david: does it take a long time to build a submarine? phebe: it takes about 70 months to build. it is replacing the ohio class a

u.s. eager to fight the nazis, he too joined the army.spoke four languages, they dispatched him to camp ritchie, where strenuous classroom instruction was coupled with strenuous field exercises. >> they were long and demanding exercises and close combat training. how to kill a sentry from behind. i thought i'm never going to do that. but i was shown how to do it. >> so physical combat training as well as intelligence. >> you swing it around the neck from behind and then pull. >> reporter: among the unusual sights at ritchie, a team of u.s. soldiers dressed in german uniforms. the ritchie boys trained for war against these fake germans with fake german tanks made out of wod. another unusual sight? towering over recruits frank leavitt, a world war i veteran and pro wrestling star at the time, was among the instructors. training was designed to be as realistic as possible. the ritchie boys practiced street fighting in life-size replicas of german villages and questioned mock civilians in full-scale german homes. some of the prisoners were ac

military is having particularly the u.s. army. recruitment is down in all four branches. what is going on and tell us the scope of the problem for the military. guest: this is the worst year the military has had in recruiting since 1973 when the draft was done away with. they had some hiccups, they miss their goals some years. this year all services are having a hard time in the army will miss their goal by tens of thousands of soldiers. the labor market, it is hard to hire people. there are many other contorting causes as well. host: the new york times cover this last week, with few able, and fewer willing it is difficult to find recruits. finding the pandemic, tight labor market and demographic shifts, the armed forces may fall short of enlistment quotas this year. how do they set there quotas each year? guest: they have models based on their size of service based on what they can reach. that was 485,000 active-duty soldiers. they set their models in how many soldiers they needed to recruit. ever since then, they have been struggling. every year they have revised those

but thanks to the great partnership that the national parks service has developed with the u.s. army, they have also have been very invested in the story and agast to the injustice and there is a military push right now on the department of defense to have the navy over turn the conviction and exonerate the men. i think it's important for you to be aware of that. this is the closest that we have ever been. chicago has been working on this for many years and i think it's coming in the next couple of years. i think the men may be exonerated and when that happens, not if, i think it's going to be even more important to treasure island as they are right there on board recognizing this history and honoring those men in the appropriate manner. >> thank you very much, kelly. is there any public comment? >> i have some. >> go ahead. >> i want to say the presentations were very detailed and i'm very appreciative. i like the way that we are seeing the vision of the design and connecting the points. the question i had about that part, is it possible to do etching on the concrete on the wall, fo

attacks, on september 11, an american president arrived in the middle east for a visit without the u.s. army conducting large-scale military operations in the region, but we are absolutely ready and maintain all possibilities uses our forces to suppress terrorist threats. wherever we found them, in general, during the visit, biden did everything to demonstrate the middle east. the united states is not going to leave, even if what circumstances. i will be very clear the us will remain in the middle east we will be active in the region as the world becomes more competitive and the challenges we face become more and more complex it only becomes clearer how connected american interests are. with the middle east, we will not leave and we will not leave russia to china or iran, a vacuum that they could use, but the main interest of the states is not even in holding someone back the number one task to keep their economy growing inflation, already now it directly threatens the well-being of millions of americans, the head of the us treasury admitted that if it is not possible to bring it down, ameri

. ♪♪ >> the world's first general-purpose electronic computer called any act was top-secret u.s. army during world war ii that weighed 30 tons and took a 1800 square feet. sunday night on q&a, kathy and governance expert at american university college of law and author of proving ground talks about six american women who programmed her efforts to get their work known to the larger public. >> of visionary of any act he works to build together, they were the team that left the construction and building the who were the women and what are they doing in the pictures? i wanted to know because if they did something technical i wanted to know because i could use the role models. i took the photograph to my professor, he sent me to the cofounder of the computer history museum and she told me they were models but they weren't in the captions because they were just posed, models. i didn't think that was right and i went looking for the people in the pictures and i found them and they want models, all six of the original programmers were young women hired during world war ii. >> cap interval, pr

. >> the world's first general-purpose electronic computer called eniac was a top-secret u.s. army project during world war ii. it weighed 30 tons and took up 1800 ft.2. sunday. sunday night on q&a kathy kleiman and internet governance expert at american university college of law and the author of "proving ground" talks about the six american women who programmed eniac and her efforts to get their work known to the larger public. >> john was a visionary of eniac and he worked with jay to build a together they were the team that led the construction and building but who were the women and what are they doing in the pictures? i wanted to know because if they did something technical i really wanted to know because i could use some role models at that point and i took the photograph to my professor. he sent me to the cofounder of the computer history museum and she told me they were models. and that they weren't in the caption because they were just post, they were just models. i didn't think that was right and i went looking for the people in the pictures and i found them and they wer

he was inducted into the u.s. army.e first went to boot camp in el paso, texas, and then sent to supply handling school for the quarter master corps in fort lee, virginia. after completing this training, he was sent to korea where he was assigned to the 564th quarter master company. on june 23, 1958, mr. martinez was discharged from active duty and transferred to the army reserves at fort hood, texas, where he served as a medic until his final discharge on september 4, 1962. after his honorable discharge, he returned home to houston, and re-engaged with his local community. mr. martinez was -- went on to graduate from houston community college as a licensed vocational nurse in 1967. he obtained a bachelor of general studies degree from the university of houston downtown college. mr. martinez put his education degree to use as an associate teacher at crockett elementary. mr. martinez was known for his collaboration with fellow members of the league of united latin american citizens to organize a gala for president john f

president biden awarded the medal of honor to for u.s. army soldiers who fought in the vietnam war. had been decorated for their valor, but had their awards upgraded to the nation's highest military honor. president recognize specialist 5th class dwight birdwell major john duffy, specialist 5th class dennis fujii and the posthumously awarded a medal of honor to staff sergeant edward can a my weather time now as we get a live look outside on this. >> tuesday, the golden gate bridge. there was little cloud cover been some really cool clouds in the sky the past couple days. yeah, aka fog. >> yeah. this the to you know those. yeah. we have some cumulus out there. so yeah, claude monet yeah, we we could use the humidity in any form. it feels like a why write about the palm trees. but yeah, looking good out there around the bay area. all that humidity in the atmosphere, of course, keeping the fire danger down. you've got some of the puffy clouds moving through right now, the golden gate bridge more that on the ways we're going to see is a lot of clouds overnight tonight is going to think

[explosion] the u.s. army000 abrams tanks in service, and they are all built by general dynamics. i got to see the abrams up close. [metal clanking] sounds pretty solid to me. and watched it muscle through a course at speeds above 43 miles an hour. to operate, soldiers 18 and older complete a six-week training course. i meet the age requirement, but i think i will stick to the family car. [engine revving] let's go through the major divisions you have at general dynamics. so, one is the marine systems. now you, before you became ceo, you were the head of marine systems, is that correct? phebe: mmm hmm. david: i think i have got it right. there are 68 submarines now in the entire u.s. navy fleet. do we really need a lot more submarines or are we just kind of replacing the ones we have? do we need more than 68? i think that is the number we have. phebe: i personally believe that the more submarines, the better. and while people may be jaundiced or skeptical of my view given where i sit, i think from a national se

military is having particularly the u.s. army.

five seconds of summer and the u.s. army field band and soldiers chorus, all across the musical spectrum they got it done and not dealing with fog. here is a look at the fireworks spectacular in the nation's spectacular. incredible display over the national mall in washington, d.c. like so many firework shows this year it is the first since before the pandemic. and back here at home, this is a live look at oakland. you can look out there. all night looking at san francisco, oakland, some shows going on, a lot of illegal shows going on. this is a live one going off at this late hour. we have to remind everyone, police and firefighters will have a long night, don't make it more difficult on them than it needs to be. fireworks, wherever you are going, just driving home, i will be heading home, we will be seeing [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starrin

bridge, by the way, about the control, when you already mentioned, and near the kakhovka hpp, the u.s. armyio electronic station combat repellent-1 but in lazurny, which, by the way, is more than 100 km from the position currently occupied by the armed forces, they destroyed such an interesting exhibit, what is the name of the flight, how did we overcome this distance, considering that only uh hmm the missiles that are used can be used , er, high-mars, which are up to 80 km, and we have only just begun to receive them. well, let's not forget that our army has the point um missile, which, by the way, is considered highly accurate in soviet times, especially. it has a range of 120 km. that is, we is something get it, but according to the nature of the damage to this instance, i personally had the impression that it was an aviation impression, that is, it was either from an airplane or from a rotorcraft, or a missile of the air and ground system, well , this complex was hit, our aviation works, by the way, eh, as the operational command of the general staff informs, eh, hm, the command of the

it was a time of segregation in the u.s. army and the building was reassigned in 1942 as the black officers club for the seventh engineering training group. the consulting parties were adamantly opposed to demolition of one of the last remaining world war ii era black officers clubs. working together, and occupant was identified and it was determined the building would be converted into a classroom, meeting, and social face. the marrow would be preserved and repairs would be made to the 1940s stone work built by german prisoners of war. it was built in 21 at one and began in 2018, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in august of 2018. the quilting projects used for the section 106 process advocate for finding a compatible use. building 20 101 illustrates how historic properties have assets to an installations mission as well as a venue to tell a cultural history and support the larger national significance of the african american military experience. it's preservation and continued u.s. will provide countless opportunities to tell

. >> u.s. army stood for freedom. since the founding in 1802. westpoint has provided leaders for that army. >> have passed many of the greatest most fearsome soldiers that lived. >> heush up. hurry up. >> you come from every corner of our country. where. to be prepared for war. >> the work ahead is difficult, the choices we will face are complex. >> in years ahead. >> times. weapon and the issues are now more complicated than ever. >> without freedom, nothing else has value. >> americans are still prepared to pay the price of freedom. >> when we fight, we will only fight to win. >> those shrill voices that would have us believe the defenders of our nation are in how the enemies of peace are false as they are shrill. >> we are americans, our destiny is never written for us, it is written by us. >> the era of self doubt is over, we rediscovered how much there is to love in this blessed land. >> the love of liberty, draws our national heart beat. >> throughout our history when duty called the men and women of westpoint have never failed us, i speak

. >> the world's first general purpose electronics computer was a top secret u.s. army project during world war ii. it weighed 30 tons and took up 1800 square feet. sunday night on q&a, an internet governance expert at american university college of law and the author of proving ground talks about the six american women who programmed it and her efforts to get their work known to the larger public. >> john was the visionary of it and he worked to build it. who were the women and what are they doing in the pictures? i wanted to know because if they did something technical, i really wanted to know. because i could use some role models at that point. i took the photographs to my professor. he sent me to the co-founder of the computer history museum and she told me they were models. and that they weren't in the captions because they were just posed, they were just models. i didn't think that was right. and i went looking for the people in the pictures and i found them. and they weren't the models. all six of the original programmers were young women hired by the army during

. >> u.s. army stood for freedom. since the founding in 1802.nt has provided leaders for that army. >> have passed many of the greatest most fearsome soldiers that lived. >> heush up. hurry up. >> you come from every corner of our

u.s. government and the army efforts. in the years on, he was casting about for a project that would give him that same sense of patriotism, a sense of purpose, it also make him money, and when he came upon was the pacific railroad, it was a national project that was intended to be the second transcontinental line. it was actually called the centennial line. it was supposed to be finished in 1876 to celebrate the nations anniversary. his brother henry believed that if they could pull this off, the northern pacific would be, quote, the grandest achievement of our lives. cook took control of fundraising for the northern pacific and 1870. from the start, it was really a disaster. railroads were and our volatile investments. nobody wanted a piece of it. the u.s. or in europe. koch was determined. he was obstinance. he thought that with enough advertising and promotion, the northern pacific could build its track and be a success. he saw hayden's yellowstone expedition and the nationals park at that yellowstone became as a boom

not bring us any good news about the transfer of a high-mars missile with a range of 300 km to the u.s. armyion, when can this change? from their provision to ukraine, if we talk about the tourists there, what is the exact height there, we from the heads of the pentagon, they believe that now all the targets that need to be destroyed at this stage they are in the zone of damage of 80 km e-e in which factors can be important for pentagonal for the transmission of 500-kilometer missiles, well, it is difficult to consider, you just have to remember that the atacance missile in question is not a new missile, it is actually a missile that was developed at the end of the 80s, and the only advantage is the range, that is, i just - first of all, you repeatedly see that the weapon that is transferred is transferred with a certain algorithm and certain calculations, how it will be used in such a way as to make it the most profitable and efficient, and we must not forget that this all happens together with operation with our kadyshev, our recruits, that is, there is an ideologue and it is decided which

he deserves this. >> reporter: it would take five years of hard work, with both the u.s. army french, to put the pieces together, culminating in this moment. after 77 years this week willie kellerman receiving the purple heart, prisoner of war, and bronze star medals. >> it's like i've been living in the dark all my life and all of the sudden all the lights went on. >> reporter: and on this 4th of july weekend grateful to a nation he served. >> god bless america. >> that smile says it all. an american hero. thanks so much for watching. i'm whit johnson in new york. i'll see you on "gma" in the morning. have a happy and safe fourth of july. good night. >> tonight on abc7 news at 6:00, fears over fireworks. with the drought turning the bay area into what some call a tinder box. the struggle to stop illegal fireworks as crews prepare for the worst. >> don't let them take your freedom. >> california's governor goes on the attack. the one state he's targeting in a new political ad. >> i got to give a man a second chance at life. >> a celebration of life today in the east bay. a wom

the u.s. army has completely burned chernobaivka in the last two days. that is, all the warehouses that were already destroyed will be forgiven. but the enemy continues to concentrate and draw up reserves. that's why we see burning fields. that's why we see daily shelling of the city. the fact that the fields are burning now is one problem , the other problem is that when the harvesting of the harvest will begin. in fact, they will start. this is a big risk in general. even the wheat that remained whole and did not burn is also a big risk to collect. this is being prepared, maybe they have to work against the air defense, i don’t know, what else needs to be worked on in order for people to come out in principle, i understand that our farmers are all heroic and they proved it when they sowed wheat, it was not easy either and mine was not bumped into and there was shelling were, but they sowed it now, the question of harvesting is how to prepare for it, if possible briefly, but it is very interesting to find out, well , maybe all the secrets there should n

washington's true trust in ukraine in principle or a secret weapon that is not yet in service with the u.s. armyf is transferred so that we can test it. in real, in a real field, i am fighting against uh, well, from a country that has, after all, no way, but they will advance this air defense in principle and in my opinion look, this is one of the well, simply the most important surprises of this package, which was announced by the minister of defense of ukraine, oleksiy reznikov , and to this same package, 580 phoenix gost drones should be added, which is generally a mystery. that is, even their description consists only of about their characteristics, which do not even allow you to understand, but in fact, what exactly are these eyes for , the question is simply their purpose. that is, there are members of the theory that this is a long-range complex that is capable of surviving in the air for six hours, and it is actually a super electronic kamikaze because, for example , if you compare it with a candle blade if, for example, we make it in polish, then there we are talking about tens of minut

the youngest son enlisted in the u.s. armydreams of being a military lawyer, but ultimately sacrificed himself to serve his fellow soldiers. we all watched as the oldest and darkest forces of hate emerged in new ways, only to meet the strength, goodness and decency of this gold star american family. in november 2016, i invited the khans to the vice president's residence for a reception. a muslim goldstar family at a reception observing a hindu holiday, that is the america we know. that is the america he and i and most of you, i pray to god, believe in. we were parents united by the pain of losing a piece of our souls, and finding a way to live a life worthy of them. after today's ceremony, the medal of freedom will rest next to his son's bronze star and purple heart. and khizr khan, you will continue to carry a copy of the constitution. i imagine it is still in your pocket as a reminder of the charge that has to be kept. [applause] since she was 18 years old, -- when she was 18-year-old when she was 18 years old, sandra lindsa

the u.s. army is easily one of my ten favorite armies. the kiss army is number one. total number of expected soldiers over the next two years. thanks to unprecedented challenges in recruiting. unprecedented. it sounds like the white house. in your face, biden. a little play on words, very little. officials say there will be 10,000 short and it could get worse. it is the biggest shortage of quality men since kat was single. i don't know if that is a compliment. >> kat: it's just true. >> greg: recruiters blame the pandemic, competition from private companies, overall fitness of young people who found serving your country not as appealing as servings of onion rings. the only department that is fully staffed as the one teaching critical race theory. that is a joke but nobody laughed. as the pentagon found in recent years, 76% of 17 to 24-year-olds are either too obese to qualify or have other medical or criminal histories that would make them ineligible to serve without a waiver. to combat this, the military started offering signing bonuses, better pay, lowering enlistm

marine corps and for the white house communication detail that's their navy lieutenant colonel of the u.s. army. >> the last question this evening several viewers have asked this. why did you decide to write the book on camp david and what was one or two things that were fascinated that you learned while you were researching for the book? >> thank you. on the day of command there's a photo of my wife and two daughters ages seven and four and my wife michelle and she hands me this journal and the oeste thing in the journal are scrawled notes from my two daughters saying dear daddy please write stories about the president's. i had never thought of it so after every visit weekend or event i would sit down and write down what happened. i did it after the clinton administration and the inauguration and i put that away in my desk. i never thought i could write a book. over the reunion weekend a lot of the former training officers were there and they were all meeting each other some for the first time and some had known each other for years and i here heard many of them talking about how to capture so

attempted murder and they are saying or the charge was a felony but i want to say also a 43-year-old u.s. army on the he served in iraq and always they had issues. part of what is happening and just putting people back on the screen, easily but not helping people with mental illness as well and not giving them the treatment and care they need instead of -- >> don't incarcerate them. >> maybe it goes the drug use in communities, the spike in its illness but also the cashless bail situation in new york, new york times said republicans are going to jump on this and talk about public safety. >> i could to bogeyman. >> there's no public safety in new york if they let people out right away, if you are a battered woman in your batter is getting out and imprisoned for a day -- >> a final thought on this -- >> his schedule that day, that morning when this happened. >> this is why i want them to use it properly to focus on the release and it assessment where he should have ended up, focus on the issue that matters to people out there not just on let it be i was attacked. as become more the story with ca

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white house communication agency detail that's there, maybe a lieutenant colonel typically of the u.s. army. >> our last question this evening, several viewers have asked this, why did you decide to write the book on camp david? and what was one or two things that were fascinating that you learned while you were researching to write the book? >> thank you. wonderful final question. on the day of change of command, there is a photo of my wife and two daughters with me at the age of seven and four, my wife michelle, she hands me this journal. the first page of the journal is a scrawled a note from the two girls saying, dear daddy, please write stories about the presidents -- so kids will read about. it was humorous. i would've never thought about it. after every visit weekend or event, i would sit down and write down what happened. i did that through the clinton administration. at the end of it i did that for the inauguration of bush and the first eight months. i put that away in my desk and never opened it for 17 years. never thought i could write a book. there was a reunion weekend during o

the u.s. army is cutting back expectation due to recruitment challenges. >> carley: former dod advisor cory mills is here to react. just 50% of the army recruiting goal has been achieved this year, they say they will be 10,000 soldiers short. what do you think about this and why is this happening? >> cory: it is not surprising at all, they already knew their prioritization forcing mandates to purge military leadership that was not loyal to biden and secretary of defense's agenda would have an impact. we used to look at readiness and being properly equipped and now they focus on gender inclusion, equity and critical race theory and what pronouns we use. joe biden is weakening the world stage, whether energy perspective, economic perspective, he is weakening our military. >> todd: while we're doing this, russia video is different. we will roll it on the screen and talk to you about it. the number 10,000 we'll miss by as we look at ominous and serious video with men that are big preparing to go to war

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the first intercontinental low fight missile that could fly around thet world and we announced the u.s. army and rest of the federal governmentor has a gendr policy so we announced there will be certain things we do to make soldiers and accommodations for soldiers. so that isn't a good thing. the reality that was after we lose a couple of skirmishes with thene chinese even nationally -- america is a tough competitor. people will say enough of this nonsense. we don't want that mix of diversity of people flying planes necessarily but like you might have to go to war with the chinese government. so i think the pressure of reality exerts a strong downward to press on fantasy. that's why people stop becomingt children. i suppose that happens in societies as well. we've had it too good for too long. but that is about to change. >> i think i talked about this in terms of death by diversity. hopefully we don't get to the point that bridges are falling down because some engineering professor said that it was a bad thing andh which they did. it said that it was centric and basically recalled the speci

maybe a lieutenant colonel typically in the u.s. army. >> and our last question this evening. several of viewers have asked this. why did you decide to write the book on camp david. and what was one or two things that were just fascinating that you learned while you are researching to write the book? >> thank you. wonderful final question. on the day a change of command, there is a photo of my wife and two daughters. ages seven and four. and she hands me this journal. and the first page of the journal is a scroll of two girls, breonna and ryan saying do daddy, please write stories with the presidents -- someday arkansas will read about them. so it's humorous, i would never thought of it. and so after every visit, weekend or event i would sit down and i just kind of write down what happened. so i did that through the clinton administration, at the end of it, i did for the inauguration of bush. and i put that away and my desk and never opened it for 17 years. never thought i could write a book. there was a reunion weekend during one of the previous encounters at camp david. a lo

this morning, general talked about the recruitment challenges the as military is having legally the u.s. army, recruitment and all of the branches of the military is down and what is going on until is about the problemhe for the military. >> thank you would come in this that were sure the u.s. military had in recruiting ever is enjoy since 1973, when the draft was done away with and i've had some pickups in the mr. goals some years in the is the year where all of the services are having hard time in the army is probably going to miss the recruiting goals by tens of thousands of soldiers in the worst ever in the labor market and everybody, is hard to hire people that is the underlying factor because there's many other contributing causes as well. >> we know that the article in the new york times cover this last week, if you are able and willing to find recruits in the headlights fighting headwinds from the pandemic and tight labor market and demographic shifts in the armed forces may fall further shorter than the investment quotas this year, and they have a decade is enforceable, tell us how t