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Have to be engaged. as a soldier, i will tell you, that answer is unacceptable. we have to bring our troops home from afghanistan. we are in a place in afghanistan where we have lost so many lives. weve spent so much money, money that is coming out of every one of our pockets, money that should be going into communities here at home, meeting the needs of the people here at home. we are no better off in afghanistan today then we were in this war began. >> tucker: all obvious points. none of which...

Become clear 2 1/2 years in is that donald trumps two most dangerous allies are bill barr, the current attorney general, and mitch mcconnell, who makes into policy everything that donald trump tweets with his little thumbs. i think its a bigger problem. right? just than what donald trump says and does. is that hes got enablers in congress. i think theres sort of this idea that senators and obviously democrats elect more senators than -- or nominate more senators. but i think that the senators ar...

Dangerous allies are bill barr, attorney general, and mitch mcconnell who makes into policy everything that donald trump tweets with his little thumbs. so i think that its a bigger problem, right, than what donald trump says and does. he has enablers in congress. i think there is sort of this idea that senators and obviously democrats elect more senators or nominate more senators. but i think that the senators are showing themselves as very well suited for sort of addressing some of these struct...

Vis-a-vis what youre talking about now? >> immensely. every single day i was confro confronted with the high human cost of war. >> gabbard wants to end u.s. overseas efforts at regime change. for instance, she opposes the u.s. arming of syrian rebels. she wants to put more money toward health care, a green economy and social programs by clawing back trillions of dollars from defense spending. >> im just imagining the pushback from all the lobbyists and all the industries that are out there that ...

Oahu on the north shore. its about a 35-mile drive northwest from honolulu. firefighters say as soon as they got there, it was already engulfed in flames. heres what the fire chief had to say. >> in my 40 years as a firefighter here in hawaii, this is the most tragic aircraft incident that we had. >> and that quote was tweeted out and congress member and presidential candidate gabbert kweeted that saying my aloha and prayers are with the loved ones of those who lose lives were lo in this terribl...

This loving care we have for each other, and for our country, there is no challenge that we cannot overcome. im here today asking you to join me. visit tulsi2020.com, stand with me as we join hands to bend the arc of history away from war and toward peace. and a bright future. with opportunity and justice and equality for every single american. thank you so much for being here. thank you for having us. aloha. nice to see you. >> congresswoman tulsi gabbard with an aloha wrapping up her seven min...

Started bawling. >> reporter: we are getting our first look at the waterfall from the air where amanda was found on friday. you can see it off in the distance there. it gives you a sense of just how lucky she was. and last night, an emotional reunion with the searchers who helped bring amanda home. >> im just a girl that got lost in the woods and you guys showed up hard, like, this is true aloha. >> reporter: and david, amanda says she saw numerous helicopters flying over, but they didnt see her...

Watch. >> i didnt know what i was going to do. the only thing i could do is trust. i had nothing else to do by. i didnt have a compass, a phone, a shirt. >> her friend that spotted her from the helicopter says the moment will live in the depths of his soul. he can only describe it as magic. >> shepard: how far from her car did she venture? >> about 4 1/2 miles. the reason she didnt take her cell phone, wallet or shirt, she was planning to go for a short run. but she stopped to rest and got lost....

About me and said, another missing person, no big deal. so im just like an extreme -- im sitting from the standpoint of being in extreme gratitude for everybody caring so much to pull together and take time out of their own life to re-dedicate their focus of their own life towards me, whethe they knew me or not. and that sense of pulling together, that sense of community, that sense of like, ohanna and family that we talk so much about here and that true aloha. thats -- i dont know if anybody wi...

Commercial flights. the transportation and security administration updating gains to permit an fda approved pediatric epilepsy drug containing cannabis. a tsa official says airport screening is primarily sfoefocu on security and threat but if anything illegal is detected during the screening they will report to law enforcement. the hiker rescued after 17 days in a forest in maui making her first public appearance since the ordeal. amanda eller sitting a wheelchair because of leg injuries. she ...