u.s. marines are actually operating in iran right now and i said i had not heard of the report and i didn't intend to read the article in the new yorker if i gave you this article right now walked it over would you look at it i don't think so honestly congressman because i don't i don't have time to read much fiction. we have teams inside iran and these include joint special operation forces most elite commando unit it has been given executive authority by the president as many as 12 countries to go in and kill we're talking about high value targets. they're operating now and they go into countries outside of the war zone side of afghanistan and outside of iraq without telling the american cia station chief for the american ambassador they go in sterile and they kill people. we have to work sort of the dark side if you will spend time in the shadows. a lot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly without any discussion methods that are available to our intelligence agencies. the doctrine that has endured from bush to obama is that the world is a battlefield and that the un

u.s. marines are actually operating in iran right now and i said i had not heard of the report and i didn't intend to read the article in the new yorker if i gave you this article right now walked it over would you look at it i don't think so honestly congressman because i don't i don't have time to read much fiction. we have teams inside iran and these include joint special operation forces most elite commando unit it has been given executive authority by the president as many as 12 countries to go in and kill we're talking about high value targets. they're operating now and they go into countries outside of the war zone side of afghanistan and outside of iraq without telling the american cia station chief for the american ambassador they go in sterile and they kill people. we have to work sort of the dark side if you will spend time in the shadows. a lot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly without any discussion using sources and methods that are available to our intelligence agencies. the doctrine that has endured from bush to obama is that the world is a battlefie

u.s. marines are actually operating in iran right now and i said i had not heard of the report and i didn't intend to read the article in the new yorker if i gave you this article right now walked it over would you look at it i don't think so honestly congressman because i don't i don't have time to read much fiction. we have teams inside iran and these include joint special operation forces most elite commando unit it has been given executive authority by the president as many as 12 countries to go in and kill we're talking about high value targets. they're operating now and they go into countries outside of the war zone side of afghanistan and outside of iraq without telling the american cia station chief for the american ambassador they go in sterile and they kill people. we have to work sort of the dark side if you will spend time in the shadows. a lot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly without any discussion using sources and methods that are available to our intelligence agencies. the doctrine that has endured from bush to obama is that the world is a battlefie

district.ops ce sculptures, the tribal delegates buried in the congressional cemetery, and the u.s. marinepp has information about ira hayes, the native american who helped raise the u.s. flag on iwo jima. elizabeth rule, the assistant director at the at&t center for indigenous politics and policy at george washington university, came up with the concept. she said native american stories are too often erased from washington's history. the goal is to eventually add new tours, and possibly partner with tribes. that's it for this edition of "matter of fact." we'll see you next week. ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ new sichuan hot chicken. for a heart breaking limited time only at panda express. ♪ robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. we start with a celebration of one of the biggest and most important asian american support and advocacy groups around, acci, asian americans for comm

just venezuela i mean look at iran as nowhere to chuck a chewing gum wrapper without hitting the u.s. marine on the news which come to think of it they could well use is an excuse to invade iran a few months ago trump even sent more troops to the region just in case they left an empty spot at which iran could through a chewing gum wrapper and china or for the faint of heart. one gets the impression that there are more u.s. troops around in china than there are u.s. troops left in the united states but don't have the map for you for america that isn't enough the us needs to develop alternative operating the cations the pentagon will continue to develop new concepts build a distributed and resilient force posture and field new capabilities to counter these threats honestly the drug metaphor seems remarkably apt the pentagon recently boasted that it has luke asians in more than 160 countries after some sort of military presence in 84 percent of the countries on this planet and yet not enough they just need more crave more. amid the ongoing trade war between the united states and china many batt

u.s. marines. in fact, it's such a problem that the british army is doing research on how to prevent it. an army cardiologist. >> standing for prolonged periods puts you at risk. sding heat and that can further it. >> reporter: talk about adding eaat. take a look at this uniform. warm trousers. a heavy, snug jacket done all the way up. and to top it all off, when are you going to put that on? oh, all right. that's bear fur. frankly, it's a wonder this doesn't happen more often. so how do these soldiers prepare? >> hydrate. wiggle your toes, eat your scoff in the morning and you're fun. >> reporter: translation: drink lots of water, eat your breakfast, and, that's right, wiggle your toes. as keeps the blood flowing and it doesn't show. the army's research suggests ngting up to four times more ellt than normal also helps, and so does exercising in the heat, which could be good advice for all kinds of people. >> like policemen, people who are exposed to lots of heat like firefighters, or people just on packed commuter trains, packed buses that don't have seats. >> reporter: if the army work

david with the taliban americans longest ever war drags on 8 teen years later why let's ask former u.s. marine and pentagon and state department official matthew hoh now a senior fellow with the center for international policy he was part of the iraqi occupation and resigned from the government over the escalation of the war in afghanistan when his critical resignation letter was published he was shunned by official washington now he's trying to help other whistleblowers send us a certified peer support specialist for mental health and substance abuse disorder he's helping veterans to matthew welcome talk about your personal struggle i holland thank you for having me on well my struggle is not that much different than . other veterans whether have been veterans of this war veterans of the vietnam war veterans of world wars it's really the same for veterans of any conflict throughout history. you're inundated with p.t.s.d. you have issues with depression you have issues with substance abuse what's different for i think my generation of veterans is that many of us have. traumatic brain injury wh

u.s. marines here at the airport. they have joined in on the u.s. response to this massive relief effort. and this is also where many of the seriously injure d have bee airlifted and loaded into ambulances. and we have seen those emotional reunions over and over again today. these families now together as they begin the process of recovery. david? >> all right, marcus moore, powerful reporting from you. calm and steady as we go. and we appreciate it. >>> president trump, meanwhile, in the oval office today, talking about the hurricane as it now moves up the u.s. coast, and it was the map he held up in the white house that led to immediate questions. many asking if one of the early tracks of the hurricane had been altered, that extra loop to the left there, had it been drawn on? and if so, why? the president was asked that later today, and here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: in the oval office today, president trump showed off this old map of dorian's forecast path, insisting he was right when he warned alabama wa

he retired from the u.s. marine corps in april of this year after more than 38 years of service to the nation. so, join me in thanking vince for his service. a career intelligence officer, vince served as the 20th director of the intelligence agency where he was the first african-american, the first jamaican american, and the first marine to hold the position of director dia. general stewart earned degrees in national strategic studies from the naval war college and war strategies from the defense university. please join me in welcoming former director, good friend of industry and my friend, vince stewart to the stage. over to you, vince. >> all right. i don't usually let folks waffle on about my career like this, but since this is chuck's last time, i let him get away with that a little bit. thank you all for joining us this afternoon. we've got a distinguished panel here this afternoon. if you don't know them, you're in the wrong place. i'm not going to ask them to do an introduction, tell you who they are and whe

but he's also a u.s. marine combat veteran. tommy, thank you for being here. for your service. this issue of a grid has long been one that bothered me. but the president trump has recently i believe in the past 6 months issues an executive order about the grid. can you tell us what that is? >> absolutely. i want your viewers to understand that nothing i ever did in uniform will pale in comparison to the service of those who keep the lights on in our country. in two years president trump accomplished more than any other president has in two decades at emt has been declassified. i am talk about electromagnetic pulse. it can be catastrophic on our infrastructures. the president issued an executive order too take the grid seriously but it's only as good as the execution of that order. judge jeanine: we have a result cannized grid in this -- we have a vulcanized grid. >> the military is just as dependent on the civilian grid as the civilians. the president's executive order inspired people, including people in the military to take this and run with it. there is an

i i was in the u.s. marinecerned, answerable to all of you in this room how we did our operations, for the spending of your money, the combat we went through, and i really had a love affair with the u.s. constitution. i even enjoy reading the dog gone thing, re-reading it again and find great things in it that you think you read it ten times hundred times and find something else that is great and it's really the idea this is so precious that it probably can't even be taught to you how precious. you have to almost sense it as you read it and think of these young and old guys sitting there, starting with the declaration, and when they signed that, they know they're signing their lives on the line. if king george catches them, they're dead. that's all there is to it. that's the way kings did it and for us to have this today, this experiment seems so precious to me, that i will commit whatever i can to help young people become the leaders they want to be i. he don't care every in business or diocese or small town o

when the u.s. marinerived in melbourne after six month of heavy fighting, they were welcomed with bans plane waltzing matilda pillard or than semi five years later, the division still plays waltzing matilda whenever they should come. its true we have been in a lot of battles. that aogether to realize praise of peace. disparity that comes from our enterprise and free markets in the world, are great societies in education, liberal democracy and a commitment to fill human counsel. -- to fill human potential. this is important in our work together that would withstand the frontiers of subnet science and technology declaration. ago and theears launch of apollo 11 incontact and the honeysuckle project. and most famous of images of all time that enthralled and inspired humanity. inspired has no doubt a man from adelaide he was here tonight who launched the endeavor 30 years later. on we have to do this again your presidency. as generations spoke of the republic and the commonwealth to live up as free nations. to

but he's also a u.s. marine combat veteran. tommy, thank you for being here. for your service. this issue of a grid has long been one that bothered me. but the president trump has recently i believe in the past 6 months issues an executive order about the grid. can you tell us what that is? >> absolutely. i want your viewers to understand that nothing i ever did in uniform will pale in comparison to the service of those who keep the lights on in our country. in two years president trump accomplished more than any other president has in two decades at emt has been declassified. i am talk about electromagnetic pulse. it can be catastrophic on our infrastructures. the president issued an executive order too take the grid seriously but it's only as good as the execution of that order. judge jeanine: we have a result cannized grid in this -- we have a vulcanized grid. >> the military is just as dependent on the civilian grid as the civilians. the president's executive order inspired people, including people in the military to take this and run with it. there is an

u.s. marines earned their nicknames "devil dogs", fighting in defense of the allied cause.he tree disappeared from the grounds shortly after. the reason being it needed to go through quarantine, just like anything else. funny story, it was actually planted in an enormous tarp so none of the actual roots of the tree hit the ground. so it is currently, to the best of my knowledge, still at quarantine at the department of agriculture. as soon as it's cleared it will will be coming back. [laughter] jonathan: oh, i'm sorry. >> that's all right. for the vegetable garden that michelle obama was promoting, has it expanded and is much of it organic? and are you really promoting heirloom varieties? jonathan: to the best of my knowledge, it is about the same size, but is being maintained at the same standards. i do believe a lot, if not all of it, is organic, but that is -- i am not 100% sure. that is up to the discretion of the first lady. heirloom varieties, yes, they are not the sole focus, but i know that, during the obama administration there was a strong focus on growing some of

when the u.s. marineved in melbourne after six months of heavy fighting, they were welcomed rendition of "waltzing the tilde." the first division still plays waltzing matilda whenever they ship out. it is true, mr. president, we've been in a lot of battles, but we've also stood together to realize the dividend of peace. prosperity that comes from our embrace of enterprise and free markets and the rule of law, our great immigration societies, education, level democracy and commitment to the fulfillment of human potential. this has been importantly included in our work together to expand the frontiers of science, technologies, and exploration, to reach into space as we first did together 50 years ago when you launched and we kept apollo 11 in contact through the honeysuckle project and have been the most famous images of all time to an enthralled and inspired humanity. events that no doubt inspired a young andy thomas who is with us tonight to launch into space on the endeavor almost 30 years later. this ag

this will be lost when much of the baby comes concrete runways for bombers at camp schwab the huge u.s. marine base behind this fence. it was in 2014. a link to the new governor to kishi for naca who won by a landslide don't want to show you stopping the new base at home no. this was election night outside the american base camp schwall are still missing. i do i do yes i was. god. was. there somebody. for me and i'm not that it's nice. that you got that right there but i did have was some action should not happen if i get what but thank god. i did. i sign off a hit. on ha ha i was. 88 that was why was i. thank you thank ye thank you you celebration of the victory was bittersweet. the government in tokyo resented this unprecedented challenge to its authority a. the issue is now in the japanese courts. japan's prime minister shinzo abbey has also made clear that with the backing of his powerful patron america he wants to reawaken japanese nationalism and reclaim its military. while we were filming this ceremony outside the base on a day when people paid respect to that apartheid loved ones giant

the mac the u.s. marinesoldier in the video, the 18-year-old is a recent graduate of the same school, a military spokesperson said they are proud of the marine for responding to what appeared to be a dangerous situation but added his taxes could be improved.>>> eddie money died today following a battle with cancer. she left behind a career as a new york city police officer to become one of the biggest rock stars of the 70s and 80s, his hits include 2 tickets to paradise, baby hold on and take me home tonight. his musical career began right here in the bay area in the mid- 70s under the guidance of the late bill graham. chris jackson was our guest last hour. let's talk about how he started out in the bay area at these local clubs and then hendy prom the stones and a day on the green at the oakland coliseum. >> he made his home in the bay area he recently revealed he had been diagnosed with stage or esophageal cancer.>>> sean livingston announced his retirement from pro basketball today. the veteran point guar

merchant marine a-- museum, at the u.s. merchant marine academy in long island, new york. it will be there displayed in honor of our american merchant mariners. franklin radios sed -- president roosevelt said that the merchant marines had delivered the goods when and where needed in err theater of operations a-- every theater of operations, across every ocean, in the biggest, most difficult and dangerous transportation job ever undertaken. indeed, the merchant marines suffered the highest per capita casualty rate than any other branch of the u.s. armed forces during world war ii. as said earlier, one out of every 26 american casualties in world war ii were merchant mariners. an estimated 8,300 american mariners lost their lives. another 1,2 hub american mariners were -- 1,200 american mariners were wounded during their war time service. regrettably, regrettably the merchant mariners were not granted veteran status until 1988, when congress finally came around to recognize the need for this. awarding the congressional gold medal, as our bill does, would finally give merchan

u.s. marines., it's such a problem, that the british army is doing research on how to prevent it. major ian parsons is an army cardiologist. >> standing for long periods of time still puts you at increase risk. add heat and that's further risk. >> reporter: talk about heat, look at this uniform. woollen trousers. a heavy, snug jacket all the way up. and to top it off -- when are you going to put that on? all right. that's bear fur. frankly, it's a wonder this doesn't happen more often. so, how do these soldiers prepare? >> we hydrate. >> reporter: translation, drink lots of water, eat your breakfast and, yes, that's right, wiggle your toes. it keeps the blood flowing and it doesn't show. the army's research suggests that eating four-times more salt than normal also helps. and so does exercising in the heat, which could be good advice for all kinds of people. >> policemen, people exposed to lots of heat, like firefighters. or people just on packed commuter trains, packed buses, that don't have seats

but one who is also a u.s. marine veteran with service in afghanistan, iraq, africa and latin america. thank you for being here and thank you for your service. this issue of the grid has long been one that's bothered me and for a while it went off the grid, so to speak. but president trump has recently, i believe in the last six months, issued an executive order about the grid. can you tell us what that is? >> absolutely, judge. and i appreciate you mentioning my service. i do want your viewers to understand, though, that nothing that i ever did in yuan quorum p form or that i will ever do be pale in the service of those who keep the lights on in this country. that's what's incredible about the leadership of president trump. in two years, judge, he accomplished more than any other president had in the two decades that emp has been declassified. what i'm talking about is electromagnetic pulse. it could be cat graphic if the nation's grid. and so the president issued an executive order in march that directed the federal

a retired u.s. marine. who decided not to evacuate. here's why.re six senior citizen ladies on his block and this marine has one noble mission. he's not leaving these women behind. we're hearing a lot of neighbors helping neighbors stories. even before dorian hits. >> the worst of mother nature and the best of human nature in the situations. thank you. we continue to bring you the latest on hurricane dorian throughout the show. we're getting new details about the texas shooter obtained his gun despite failing a background check. those details next. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're aller

so a u.s. marine can't have a cigar, i think that's super un-american.re is an overreaction here amongst americans about the actual health hazards here. there are 8 million vapors and that's dangerous because nicotine is not safe. it's not as dangerous to cigarettes. there are 8 million of them and all of these who have gone to the hospital have been linked to this cannabis. they are buying them on the black market and those are dangerous. >> melissa: capri, what do you think? >> capri: i happen to be of the civil libertarian camp when it comes to adults making choices on what they want to ingest, whether they are smoking cigarettes or eating hostess products, i don't want to call it hostess but, general snack foods. you know what you are putting into yourself. i think that we don't want to overstep and over regulate what individual adults are going to consume here. and that someone -- there's this battle cry to ban vaping because six people died and no one is doing anything about guns. i'm not necessarily agreeing with that, but that's where we are comi

does not believe that another war in the middle east makes any sense whatsoever >> the father of a u.s. marinefor your service senator tim kaine, thank you very much, sir >>> and today washington has lost a legendary journalist, cokie roberts of abc news and national public radio. cokie was literally raised in the halls of congress where her father was the majority leader, hale boggs she was a mentor, a role model, and a friend to fellow journalists like myself. she was a graduate of wellesley college, a first among equals, juggling many roles with unfailing kindness to those of us always trying to emulate her. cokie and her husband, "new york times" journalist steve roberts, were married in their bethesda home with president lyndon johnson attending their wedding. she was the breakout star of "this week with david brinkley." on the roundtable every sunday morning in what became appointment television cokie covered 22 national conventions and every presidential debate during her long tenure, more than 40 years as a journalist. her colleague george stephanopoulos said today he was on the phone

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