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>> jeanne: the u.s. government has invited these people on military bases to train them and live in our country. >> melissa: its interesting that we put ourselves in this position we want to train sort of allies, it goes back and forth. but you then bring people over and have something like this happen. im with you, i dont really understand the opposite argument why you dont let people who are volunteering to risk their lives, to secure our freedom carry the weapons theyve been trained to use on...

Wow. seahawks grab first place and jaguars win spoiling the raiders final home game in oakland, by the way, before they move to las vegas next year. and giants quarterback eli manning gets cheered on after what is likely his final home start before hes to retire. win over the dolphins. dozens of navy pilots demanding the right to be armed on bases after the deadly attack in pensacola, a former army special forces member jim hanson says theres no reason not to have

Pilots making a plea for better security at military bases. drafted a letter to members of congress demanding to be allowed to carry firearms while on base. this comes after a saudi national shot and killed three people at a naval base in pensacola, florida. "it is reprehensible that a military installation, be at the mercy of off-base civilian law enforcement when faced with an immediate threat to their lives. mark esper was asked about this over the weekend, here it is. >> we are looking at th...

Reprehensible of civilian life enforcement whose physical fitness and training falls short of the standard service members, so what is your take on this? >> i think its absurd for military bases to essentially be gun free zones, it would be hard to find a place where more people are trained to properly use firearms, to give you an idea how silly it is, when i was stationed at fort lewis parent i could carry a concealed arm on base, i dont think that makes sense at all. you add additional trainin...

He was a hero he went and notified after being shot, the first responders. and directed them where to go. but, like most restrictive gun laws, this allowed the bad guy to have a weapon and prevented the good guys from having a weapon. i think it needs to be looked at and, of course, we need to have the training that goes with having firearms on bases. but if someone is standing watch, steve, they ought to be armed and be able to do something if they find something that is going on. steve: joshua...

Green light law last week. steve? steve: all right, ainsley, thank you very much. dozen of navy pilots pleading with lawmakers in washington and top military brass to allow them to carry guns on bases. the letter obtained exclusively by fox news come after two deadly shootings in naval bases at the last month alone. pilots wrote, quote: on base security is often provided by contracted civilians whose physical fitness requirements are specialized training fall far short of the standard service me...

Are in a life or death situation. >> harris: i feel like i want to throw this out there, you have a family member who was part of law enforcement, too, this isnt to say that they cant do to d to do it on 20% of law enforcements former military and that country. you are right there, rather than waiting for someone, that is the argument here. >> jeanne: i think the military needs to do a better job of vetting who is coming over into these basis. i think the program is important but i think the vet...

President is handling this. >> it is important. at a time american history where there are politician who is are willing to repeat putins talking point and say ukraine interfered with the 2016 election when thats absolutely false, i can tell you. it is refreshing to have an fbi director who tells the truth which is no. there is no bases that says the ukrainians interfered. it was the russians that interfered. we should be forcing mcconnell to put this protection legislation on the floor so we ca...

Fade and evaporate as they often do. so we come back to you on the substance. two articles, is that enough? >> so there is two different questions. is it enough politically? and i think i would obviously defer to nancy pelosis judgment about what she thinks will get the most votes in the house, what she thinks will be easiest to defend for her front line members, if they are making decisions on these bases, then i think shes the expert. then there is the question of justice. has donald trump com...

Candidates. our qualification criteria is extremely low and reflects where we are in the race. i met at the debate drama and ongoing union debate. they say they hope to reach an agreement before the debate on thursday. also former new york city mayor michael bloomberg opened his first campaign office. doubling down on his strategy of skipping the early voting state. and also an interesting side note since bloombergs self financing his campaign he doesnt meet the existing dnc debate qualification...