. hello. i'm brianna keilar with pamela brown in washington. we're waiting on president biden to speak. any moment he's expected to announce major u.s. investments in asia as he's promoting workers rights globally. but we're going to begin the hour with breaking news coming out of the israeli hamas war. israel saying they've located another body of a hostage. >> the body was located near al shifa hospital, which defense forces raided yesterday. they're claiming hamas was using tunnels beneath it as a command center. let's get to nic robertson. nic, what do you know about the hostage found dead by the idf? >> reporter: she was a 65-year-old lady, grandmother, wife. the idf isn't giving any details of the condition of her body or the condition of the structure that she was in, so we don't understand at the moment how she may have died, the circumstance specifically of her body, but we are being told her body was discovered in a structure close it's connected to the idf operation at the al shifa hospital. obviously the families of all the hostages are desperate to get information and knowledge about their loved ones, and there's been a concern among many of them that because of israel's heavy bombardment and because hamas has been using potentially some of the hostages as effectively human shields, there's always that worry some could be killed in the ongoing idf military operations. that's not proved that that's what's happened here, but that's been a concern. hamas in their own propaganda says they're trying to play on the psychological emotions of israelis has claimed that a number of hostages have died over the past few weeks and they blame it on israel's bombing. >> no, it is awful. nic, also tell us about what's going on in southern gaza, what this means. >> it really seems to account that df does intend to move south of the sort of demarcation line that they advised gazans to get south of and get away from the north of gaza. it does appear as if it goes south of that line now and conduct military operations because they dropped leaflets over, which is perhaps the biggest population center in the south of the gaza strip. now, obviously it has much denser population because so many hundreds of thousands of people have moved from the north, and the leaflets are telling people to move toward known safe places south of the gaza strip. israel has been designating an area, relatively small area close to the mediterranean sea on the western -- southwestern side of gaza as a humanitarian zone. it's not clear if any international aide agencies will provide assistance in that zone. they can barely move around because they don't have enough fuel. so quite the location that the idf would like the civilians to move to , and what security the find isn't clear. it indicates the idf intends to go there. >> all right, nic robertson, thanks so much. let's talk about this further with cnn analyst kim dozier. first, the idf saying the soldiers near the al shifa hospital have found the body of an israeli hostage from october 7th, what does this mean? what questions does it raise for you? >> the most horrible news that the grandmother didn't survive. but it proves the claims that the area under the al shifa hospital and around had been used by hamas to possibly hold hostages. the idf has reported to us that they found a laptop with information on it related to the hostages. israeli media have reported that's included photos of them. and the search continues within the hospital compound itself to find proof of this underground operation center that israel and the white house have said exists, and further bolstering that are the reports that back in the '80s israel actually built -- when israel was in control of the area, built a bunker, a bomb shelter underneath the hospital, so i guess that's what they're looking for. one israeli official tells me they have found signs that hamas had tried to erase that it had been there. >> but they have released video showing military equipment, but as you point out, the raid is still ongoing. we have a report coming in signal intelligence has been picked up between hamas militants talking about a command hub underneath that hospital, but so far we have yet to see the concrete proof that it exists. so does that tell you while they have found this intelligence and military equipment they're looking for the concrete proof that, yes, there is all of this underneath the hospital? >> it could be very easy. it could simply be that the entrances to what they're looking for have been collapsed by hamas. israel has been doing the same thing. when it finds a tunnel structure, rather than sending troops into it it sends explosive is to it and maps whatever got exploded. israel and the u.s. have for years have been working on technology to map the tunnel system that hamas has been using. it's bragged about a tunnel system runs all over gaza. that also explains why you see israel moving to another location because they say they're going to root out hamas. hamas is everywhere in gaza. so they're not going to just do northern gaza. >> they're beyond gaza, right? but, yes, they're everywhere. to follow up on what you said, what is the importance of releasing evidence showing that, yes, there was a command hub underneath this hospital? >> right now one of the ways that israel has tried to deflect the international censure of this action is there's a legitimate military objective, and under the laws of war, if there was truly a military command center underneath the al shifa hospital, that negates the area being a medical center and therefore off limits for military operations. that still doesn't relieve israel from the responsibility of trying to protect civilians as it us go through this. >> what kind of limb has president biden gone on with regard to absolute intelligence? >> when you hear absolutely, you're like, show me. it's not just the handful or dozens or so of weapons or single laptop they've shown the media so far. they've really got to show something that looks to the world like a place that hamas was controlling and running this operation. >> kim, as you see this expansion possibly into the south, is that what you think with the leaflet drop? certainly it raises questions about more collateral damage. these palestinians were moving out of the north. ultimately where do they go? there's so little space. what does it say about the strategy and how they're prioritizing the elimination of hamas and the recovery of hostages? >> it has felt that eliminating hamas it's more important to the current israeli government the way some of these attacks and the bunker busters that they've been using seem to be dropped without reference to the fact that hostages might be hiding there. we don't know. but with this leaflet drop, this is preparing the battle grouchltd r ground, it was done several days before. they're trying to do it to give the civilians time to get out of the way. where they go, we really don't know. >> really at this uncertain time, so many questions up in the air. kim, we appreciate you helping us wade through them. thank you so much. now let's go to san francisco where we're about to hear from president biden at the asian pacific economic cooperation summit. this is happening one day after the kind of tense certainly high-stakes sit-down with president xi. >> absolutely. biden and xi vowed to come out of the meeting. there are signs they can cooperate and compete amid the rising tensions, but the tensions were on full display after the summit when biden described xi as a dictator for the second time this year, provoking quite the response from china. >> yes, but maybe he is a dictator, but maybe in the world of diplomacy, not the time to say it. you've got to choose your time and your place. let's go to mj lee who was at the aipac. lots around this. what can we be hearing from president biden shortly? >> reporter: well, pam and brianna, now that the xi summit is behind us, the president is really focused today on this apec summit takes place any time now. we should hear him making remarks to a group of ceos, and the white house says there should be new announcements made about investments that the united states is making in some of these apec countries. this coming on the heels of the biden/xi summit is in contrast, really, because it really represents the ongoing efforts the biden administration has been making over the years to really try to nurture and strengthen these alliances that they have with a number of asian and indo-pacific nations. and u.s. officials have said they're doing everything to try to contain china and remain competitive with beijing. at the same time we are seeing this huge effort to try to ease tensions between u.s. and china, we are also seeing on this parallel track the biden administration continuing to make these efforts to remain competitive with china, and we have been told before the summit by u.s. officials that this is something that chinese officials have been sensitive to, cognizant of, basically this reality of a changing competitive landscape. >> yeah. xi made it clear in his comments yesterday that he did not at least want to view the relationship with the u.s. as competitive. he viewed that as a potential source of conflict. so the question now after this meeting and as we await president biden to take the podium there, what comes next besides the potential exchange of pandas from china? >> reporter: so i do think this is worth talking about because is there sort of a better issue for diplomacy than pandas? in all seriousness, though, a lot of attention being given to the comments that president xi made yesterday when he seemed to suggest that it was very possible that china may send additional pandas to the united states. if you are a panda fan, you will know that last month, three of the pandas that were housed in the washington, d.c., zoo, they were sent back to china, and now there are only four pandas that remain in the united states. this is what xi said about pandas. he said they were envoys of friendships between the chinese and american people, and the white house today taking these questions seriously. they said, look, we would welcome that development were that to happen, were beijing to decide to send additional pandas to the united states. white house spokesman john kirby saying at the same time we respect the sovereign decision to remove some of those pandas earlier this year. >> look, diplomacy takes all forms. sometimes it's in zoo animals. pandas are popular, but they're also a barometer. they're definitely worth talking about. mj lee live for us in san francisco. thank you so much. we're standing by for these remarks. we're told they will happen at any moment, so bear with us here. also following west virginia senator joe manchin, he's not ruling out leaving the democratic party as we are weighing -- we are not. i don't have an announcement to make, do you, pam? >> i don't. >> he's weighing a presidential run. plus it's one of the busiest days of the year. it's starbucks, yet thousands of workers are on strike. we'll have more on what they're demanding. and an arrest has been made after a jewish man died afafter dueleling protests in calilifor. we'll haveve more details s com up. all right. you're looking there at a live picture in san francisco. you see the presidential seal. we're awaiting president biden. he has been speaking to ceos at this apec summit, and we're going to be hearing remarks from him any time soon or very soon, we're told, but this can also expand. as we know it's supposed to be here very soon. i want to bring kim dozier back in. this is coming on the heels of him saying that the chinese president -- and this following their meeting yesterday -- is a dictator. now, that's true, but maybe, you know, in the world of diplomacy you don't say it or you choose your time of when to say it. he's trying to restore relations. explain that to us. yes, he's speaking the truth. what's the matter with speaking the truth in this instance? >> oh, my gosh, i can imagine the secretary of state, the other officials, the press officials were like, phew, we got through that and then he says that and they're all screaming, use your inside voice. yes, he said it out loud, which interestingly the chinese foreign office said it was the wrong thing to say, but the chinese media have been pretty quiet about it. the state controlled chinese media. it seems like they don't want to make a big deal about this. they're trying to keep it positive. they also know president biden's facing a tough election year where he's likely to face criticism from republicans about getting too close to china at a time when china is a major vote getter for most in the national security world. so maybe xi is going to give him a pass on this because it also fits in with that, hey, we're allowing each nation to be who they are, competitors, but not fighting each other. >> right. xi jinping says the architect is big enough to operate the two countries. here we see president biden going up to the podium. let's listen the what he has to say. >> good morning. please, have a seat. welcome to san francisco. this is about as big as my state. this is a city synonymous with innovation, breaking barriers, where collaboration and coming together have always been keyed on locking our potential. it's a city that has been shaped by centuries of deep ties to the asian pacific region by contributions of people of asian and pacific islander heritage. so san francisco is a natural place to gather together and collaborate for the 2023 apec summit and ceo summit and all the events that are taking place this week. i want to talk -- i want to thank everyone who's made this week possible, especially those serving, the apec secretary, the apec advisory council and so many others. today, 21 apec economies make up more than 60%, more than 60% of the global gdp. for almost half the global trade the asian pacific is projected to be the largest contributor of global growth over the next 30 years, so the vision we pursue for the economic future of our region will be bound far beyond the asian pacific. the choices we make are going to matter as hyperbole suggests for the entire world. it's up to us to honor the dynasties of our people the spirit youism of our people and unleash the potential, the unlimited potential of our partnerships in order to realize the future will benefit the people, not only in the asian pacific region but the whole world. i mean that sincerely. people everywhere. the future of prosperity is shared and is inclusive. our workers are empowered and rights are respected. our economies are sustainable and resilient, and the bridges that connect our people open a golden gate of opportunity to create lives of hope. it's lives of hope that -- it's just hope. you know, it's been my approach here in the united states and the moment my administration took office for building an economy from the middle out, bottom up. trickle-down economy worked okay some times but not a lot trickled down at my dad's kitchen table. but when the middle class does well, the poor have a chance, and the wealthy still does very well because what happens is the poor have a ladder up. middle class and wealthy still do well. folks, we're already seeing the results. the last quarter, the american economy grew 4.9%, the highest growth rate in two years. more people in the united states -- [ applause ] >> because many of you sitting there as ceos. let's give credit where it's due. more people in the united states are in the workforce today than any time in american history. unemployment has been under 4% for 21 straight months. inflation has come down by 65%. more to do. we now have the lowest inflation of any -- lowest inflation rate of any advanced economy in the world. meanwhile, medium household growth has gone down since the pandemic. i acknowledge there's a disconnect between the numbers and how people feel about their place in the world right now. we can deal with the second part as well. we still have work to do, but our model for growing is drawing real results for all americans, significant black unemployment, et cetera. the strength of our economy is driving growth and spurring investment throughout our region. again because many of you sitting in front of me made those judgments. as drawing investments for the united states especially the asia-pacific economy, since the start of my administration, they have invested over $200 billion in the united states. these are historic investments creating millions of dollars of good-paying jobs, $14 million just since we came to office. all across america industries are going to shape the condition of this globe. electric batteries, hydrogen hubs and other emerging technologies. i've long said it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. never. [ applause ] >> no, i mean it. think about it. it's never been a good bet. and we're proving it once more. my message to all of you here today is, leaders of the government and industry, you can count on the united states. we're delivering on our promises, and we're doubling down on our progress. we'll soon be -- we'll soon be your strong and steady partner as we continue working together to realize asia and pacific region is free and open, prosperous and secure, resilient and connected. by the way, twice since i've been present, i've had the leaders of the asia and pacific islands come to meet in the united states. they're all part of it. i thought when i left the g20 and vietnam desperately wanted to see me and raise the relationship, brought me back when i stood in front of that monument to john mccain, all my days growing up, i never thought that would ever occur. today i'd like to talk a little bit about the work we've done and the region to get there and how we're going to go about seeing this going forward. i've said for a long time, the united states is a pacific power. i had a brief discussion yesterday with president xi. he asked why -- he had asked me before. i reminded him why we are so engaged the pacific. i said it's because we're a pacific nation. because of us, there's been peace and security, allowing you to grow. he didn't disagree. i thought it was a very good straightforward meeting. we aren't going anywhere. for decades america's commitment to the region has been a springboard of growth, transformative growth. i'm sure the flow of congress has lifted millions of people out of poverty. today that relationship goes both ways. the united states remains vital to the future of the region, and the region is more vital than ever to the united states of america. this has been my administration's outlook from day one, and we have clearly laid out hour pacific strategy. we've delivered across the board including when it comes to our shared economic agenda. united states has deep ties with our fellow apec economies. more than 60% of u.s. exports go to fellow apec economies. robust two-way investment between the united states and apec countries supports good jobs and good opportunities all across the region. american businesses are significantly recommended here in this auditorium. are the largest source for directed economists. in fact, if we take juuse the u.s. companies recommended here at this summit and look at their new investments in the apec economy for the entire year, they total more than $250 billion so far. investments announced today from companies like amazon, united, delta, microsoft, to make sure our region is more inclusive and interconnected. investments announced today from companies like boeing, apple, flexport, pepsico lla or pepsi company i should say should make investments more green and more renewable. companies like visa, look, they make up -- they make our region more resilient. they make it more secure. here in this world, this world renowned, hub of innovation, leading tech companies like an antropic -- and i'm going to mispronounce -- i'm not going to even try. it's better not to try -- not miss pronounce than try and mispronounce. the point is small and medium-sized businesses are getting into the action as well. all the announcements translate into a real country and real outcomes that matter to people's lives. they're proof that a strong a dynamic american economy is an engine of growth, economic growth innovation throughout the entire region, and they're a testament to the fact that american investment and american ingenuity are in high demand all across the region because when you do business with the united states and our companies, you know what you're getting, high standards, fair practices, protections for workers, world-class ideas and innovation, and a commit management to deal with the environment finally. it's quality guaranteed. look, this is how we've been able to mobilize billions in investment including major new announcements this morning for a partnership for globalism and infrastructure investment. we also work closely to deepen our bilateral cooperation with partners throughout the region, especially on impacts for economic success. for example, in september when i traveled to vietnam as i mentioned earlier to mark a historic new phase in our partnership with our countries, we committed to work together to strengthen the semi-conduction supply chain with indiana ja, japan, republic, south korea, and singapore, we created innovations that will transform the future. we deeped our relationship with our partnership with the philippines and others. renewed our relationship with other bodies. and when we offered to host apec two years ago, we committed to modernizing this institution, to make it easier for us to work together as we take on the challenges of a new era, and there are many challenges. we're going to see more changes in the next ten years than we've seen in the last 50 years. that brings me back to the summit, where do we go from here. the world is fundamentally different than it was 30 years ago at the first annual apec leaders meeting at blake island in washington state. the questions we must answer today are not about how much we trade but about how we build resilience, lift up working people, reduce carbon emissions, and set up our economies to succeed over the long run, how to deliver growth from the bottom up and middle out so no one gets left behind. the idea behind this economic framework partnership among 14 diverse and dynamic nations all committed to tackling certain issues like pandemic response, vulnerable supply chains, climate change, natural disasters, which we've learned can gravely impact our economies. we announced the framework in may of 2022. later today we're launching an important new tool to support sustainable economic growth and create a race to the top, not the bottom. there are tangible commitments negotiated in record time that are going to deliver meaningful outcomes to make supply chains more resilient. we'll still take energy tran transmission and fight corruption. for example, the new agreement w will allow us to better monitor the supply chain challenge before they become the kind of full-scale disruption we saw during the covid-19 pandemic. and to ensure we're better prepared to shift and adapt when disruptions do occur, and they will, i know you all know better than i, our work is note yet done, this framework will be a platform for ongoing cooperation. we will continue working, better facilitate high standard trade, and advance workers rates with strong enforcement of labor standards, and at every step, we have upheld our commitment to unions, each of the framework includes strong pro-labor outcomes that will benefit workers of all economies. it's critical to build a stronger, fair, more resilient economy for families across the asian pacific. this week my administration has launched our new global labor strategy to ensure that workers rights are at the centerpiece for economic strategy internationally as well as domestically. it's a primary concern to me. last week in illinois, if you congratulated the uaw on their record contract, the contract can lead to thousands of new jobs, billions of dollars to keep american auto-owners troungly competitive and enter into partnerships with the most highly skilled and dedicated than never in the world. folks, i asked the labor to do a study. when labor does well, what does that do to people -- all the nonlabor folks around the country? everyplace benefits. >> we're hearing from president biden speaking at the apec summit in san francisco, really focusing on the u.s. economy and u.s. investment and asian companies. i want to bring in cnn global analyst kim dozier. what are your takeaways, i'm curious on the big meeting with china, how china would view this speech from the president today? >> yesterday it was about building bridges, we're talking to each other today, but the message was also, we are competitors and that's okay, and today president biden is throwing down the gauntlet and saying and now we compete because he's essentially vying for business in china's backyard. china is the major trading partner for most of these countries gathered here today, and this is in an era where china is suffering post-covid where they're saying we can't just rely on china for all of our manufacturing. we have to rely on other shores to buy or make our products and biden is saying, here is our plan to lay it out to make it possible and to basically eat china's lunch. >> it's interesting, too, because you had president xi having that dinner with american business leaders last night, tim cook, elon musk, trying to court u.s. investment back to china after its loss on foreign investment. thanks so much, kim dozier. we do have breaking news now. the jury has found the man accused of attacking paul pelosi, of course, nancy pelosi's husband at the time of this attack -- she was speaker pelosi. he's been found guilty on both counts here. let's get to cnn's veronica miracle. she's live outside of the courthouse where all of this is p haing. also with us cnn analyst jennifer rodgers. veronica, first to you here, tell us the very latest. >> reporter: well, this decision came down exactly 24 hours after the jury started deliberating, finding him guilty on both of those charges, and he now faces 50 years in prison, 20 years and 30 years for both charges respect fivly if he's convicted for miss his full potential sentence. one includes one immediate assault on a family member and the attempted kidnapping of a federal official. david depape appearing motionless in court. there were a lot of biggs moments throughout the trial including paul pelosi taking the stand and saying it was the first time he was speaking about that very disturbing, very intense and traumatic evening for him outside of speaking to investigators at his bedside. and, of course, the prosecutors -- he said he never watched any of the videos or listen to any of the 911 calls because he did not want to relive the trauma. then on the flip side david depape took the stand and talked about his remorse. he feared for paul pelosi's life after the attack and didn't know he was alive up tim he was charged with attempted murder in his estate case. obviously a lot of very intense moments. next will be his sentencing and then the state trial will begin. we expect it to begin at the end of this month where he's facing attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, and a lot of other charges. back to you. >> veronica, if you can stand by for us, i want to bring in jennifer for legal analysis of this, just your reaction that he's been found guilty of these charges. >> it's not a surprise. everyone knows what happened here. the police responded before he actually struck the blow. there was video that we've seen. so there wasn't much history about the facts here. and the defense really wasn't anything like i didn't do it. it was a technical defense about whether the defendant understood that he was interfering with paul pelosi because he was nancy pelosi's spouse and he was trying to interfere with the actions of a federal official. i'm not surprised that ultimately the jury didn't buy that and found him guilty. the question is how severe will the sentence be. and, of course, he has another upcoming trial on the state side. so that could actually result in a higher sentence because it's an attempted murder where the federal charges were attempted kidnapping and assault on the spouse of a federal official. >> yeah. that's set for trial later this month. i want to go back to veronica miracle because we're just getting a statement in from the family, right? >> reporter: that's right. as spokesperson for speaker nancy pelosi saying speaker pelosi and her family are indeed grateful for the outpouring of prayers and warm wishes for mr. pelosi and so many across the country during this particular time. the pelosi family is very proud of their pop who demonstrated extraordinary composure after the attack and was in court this week. thankfully mr. pelosi continues to make progress in his recovery. he did speak about his recovery when he took the stand saying he is still under going physical therapy, he had to relearn how to walk. he had con stability headaches and $spells throughout the last year and he still gets them. so it's been a very slow process. he had to have his hand reconstructed. he's had stitches on his arm. he said he's taking things slow and it's been very traumatic and very difficult. >> so traumatic, especially with the age. jennifer, this is also a bigger issue. this speaks to, i think, also sort of a narrative and demonizing of public officials that someone like depape, who honestly is not unique, might seize on. this isn't particularly a legal question, but perhaps this legal outcome may raise some maybe second thoughts for some people about the kind of rhetoric that is out there because nancy pelosi, who was the original target here, has long been on the receiving end of so much of d demonizing language from her political opponents. >> yeah, i wish we could say it would. as you know, in the wake of this visual attack, you had members of -- former president trump and his followers kind of making fun of it and making light of it and making jokes about the fact that he had been viciously attacked. so it perhaps will be a deterrent for those people who actually might themselves do this sort of thing. they might see this and say, well, gee, if i do what the formerer president suggested, i might get in trouble for it, but whether it stops politicians from stopping this activity, we have seen in this very case it didn't and it won't. >> that is a sad state of affairs for sure. jennifer, thank veronica, thank you for the 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running for public office. retired -- former army colonel planning to run as a democrat for an open congressional seat in virginia. vinman and his twin brother gained national recognition in 2019 during former president trump's first impeachment after raising concerns about trump's phone call with ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, when trump wanted dirt on his then 2020 presidential rival, joe biden, to come from ukraine. and eugene vinman is joining us now in studio. thank you for being with us. >> great to see you again. >> first, tell us how you came to this decision that this is what you wanted to do. >> i came to this decision for 25 years i spent in the army, i was apolitical. and i served under republican and democrat presidents. and i was happy in that service. but the 2020 election, donald trump obviously was of significant concern. there were personal costs associated with serving in the trump administration. and i became very much interested in safeguarding democracy. i think democracy is on the ballot. i only retired about a year ago, so i stayed completely out of politics during that period of time. but now that democracy is on the ballot again in 2024, and trump is on the ballot, it's important, i think, that you have somebody like trump that is a criminal, is a fraudster, and then you have somebody that has integrity and service and values. >> how do you distinguish yourself as a candidate to be more than -- obviously, this pro-democracy stance is very key to your platform, but how do you distinguish yourself as being something other than a foil to trump? >> sure, so i think again, my career of service, the fact that i have been a prosecutor, i have been an adviser, i have worked in the white house so i have been in the building where important events have occurred. i have advised on those events to the national security adviser. it's critical experience. it's also judgment. at the national level. in addition, i have since retiring spent a great deal of time in ukraine helping investigate war crimes. i'm very much interested in accountability and rule of law. as an immigrant to this country, i came here with my family and we made lives basically from nothing. my dad had $759 in his pocket when we landed here, and we were less than 5 years old. i believe strongly in the american dream. i think my values and my record will speak for themselves. and i will undoubtedly be a foil and i think donald trump and maga extremists will come after me hard. but i think i also represent values and really even in just a short few hours since i announced my run, there's been enormous, enormous groundswell of support around the country and in virginia. thousands upon thousands of small dollar donors. >> how many would you say? >> over 6,000 so far. >> you know how much money you have raised since the announcement? >> a lot of money, a lot of support, so i'll leave it at that. >> ukraine aid, you're a huge proponent of it. you believe very much in what the u.s. is doing to support ukraine. some support from the american public is waning. if you were a member of congress, what would you do to try to convince your republican colleagues to support aid for ukraine, knowing that for many of them, it's not that they don't actually personally support the idea. it's that it's politically unpalatable to their constituents and they don't feel they can go there. >> i think my job is going to be much easier after 2024, because i think that the democrats have a great record, the president has a great record. very proud of what he's done in the last few days, how strong he's been with president xi. in fact, very reaganesque in directly confronting. >> you think it will be easier because democrats will take back the house. >> i think the democrats will have a great year. the economy is doing great, and the majority of republicans are very -- there's only a small cluster of maga extremists that are -- that would sacrifice national security and our values. the democrats or the republicans, my apologies, even a majority of republicans would support ukraine aid and israel for that matter. we can't support our allies because the house is so dysfunctional. it's the chaos caucus in the house. >> will your brother campaign for you? >> my twin brother and i have been through thick and thin. i tell people, even though we're at 48 years old y have known him for 49 years. i'll let you figure out. so he's backing me 100%. just like i backed him during the impeachment. and my family is behind me. >> did alex have any concerns about you doing this? >> he told me not to screw up. but he said that in jest. i think he knows that i'm doing this for the right reasons. this is, again, about democracy, and it's also about the voters of the virginia seventh congressional district. there are local issues, important issues like women's rights. i'm a father of a 13-year-old girl. i'm concerned she has the same rights her mother enjoyed. i'm concerned about infrastructure. i have done the commute up i-95 for quite a long time. i-95 needs to get fixed. i'm very concerned about schools being fully funded. and safe. a few weeks ago, i got a message from the school saying it was not quite a lockdown, but there was an incident. and the same thought that goes through every parent's mind nowadays is what's going on in the school? >> we can't help but jump to conclusions. you say one of the things you're going to focus on is preserving the nonpolitical nature of the military. right or wrong, you stood up for what you thought was correct. you have been politicized as a member of the military who was working at the white house. how do you focus on preserving that when you have been pulled into that role? >> i think the critical component here is we have seen the results of politicization of the military for alex and i a few years ago and how it's translated to the hold that tommy tuberville, seriously damaging our national security, has on the dominations for senior officers. so the key there is the department of the military, those in uniform, need to follow their values. not read political tea leaves, not try to gauge what the response will be from the right or left. think about what the values are, stick to those values, defend those values. that's how you prevent the military from being politicized. >> great to have you. thank you so much for being here, and we'll be following your race. we are following breaking news. the special counsel investigating joe biden's handling of classified material, it's not expected to bring charges. we'll be looking into this. we'll have new details next on cnn news central.