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Is impressive. sorry, i had to share that. >> i love it cant wait to see it today. will: yeah, we watching that on fox nation. and then as you mentioned watching the three of us from nashville on new years eve. but we start this morning with this. so the pentagon is being pressed on if they will help the more than 60,000 interpreters, who remain in afghanistan. jennifer griffin pressed the dod press secretary john kirby on the 60,000 allies left behind. >> 60,000 afghan interpreters who had appl...

This means an estimated $25.6 billion will be paid to about one million service members, the DoD said.

Mandate. do you see the pentagon doing the same? >> no, i do not in terms of the mandatory vaccine no. it is a valid military medical requirement and signs has proven it makes you more safe against this virus. if you want a strong national defense and troops protected. it goes from body armor to a vaccine that you get in your arm. >> dana: you have family still serving. >> my son is an active duty sailor in the navy and my son-in-law is as well. >> bill: you are welcome to come back any time. we...

The United States’ next national defense strategy will seek to address a broad array of threats through increased work with allies.

Administration. pat cell also really interesting because he was a senior defense department official on the day of the january 6th attack. to my knowledge, hes the first person from d.o.d. who has engaged with the committee. it is totally possible in the 400 people that liz cheney said they have spoken to are d.o.d. personnel but patel is the first one that we know about it. the question is, why did it take the d.o.d. so long to get the national guard to the capitol. he will likely be asked that...

Impossible the reconcile. somebody is lying about why the d.o.d. didnt get the national guard to capitol hill sooner. thats just based on all the paperwork -- all the document that i have looked at, all the people who i have spoken to. its going to be a challenge for the select committee to sort through just this controversy within the d.o.d. about why that building wasnt secured on an earlier time line. it is going to be a challenge. but the fact that kash patel is cooperating is significant be...

Dod sort of model. pandemics are a threat to the country. instead of litigating all these decisions about masks and vaccines and boosters, if they were all sort of codified in some way through a dod-type approach, it might make a big difference. >> finally, you interviewed president bidens new drug czar, dr. gupta today just as the u.s. marks this hideous record, 100,000 overdose deaths during the pandemic. tell us what he had to say to you. >> i think theres two things that jumped out. one sthe...

A new bill to fund the military included many provisions aimed at countering China, but excluded or watered down several others.

Matthews writes that generals charles flynn who happens to be michael flynns brother, and lieutenant general repeatedly misrepresented, under stated or misled the house oversight committee and the defense departments inspector general. the memo also says these two generals misled congress about the guards ability to respond to the insurrection. nbc news has reached out to both generals for comment. they have not responding. notably, however, a u.s. army spokespersons tells nbc news the following...

D.o.d. investigators. it would be interesting to know how an army spokesman knows that to be true. we also learned today that justice department has sued texas over republican drawn voting maps. doj sued alleges that new congressional and state house maps disenfranchise latinos and other minorities in violation of the federal voting rights act. meanwhile, the president hours away from a critical meeting with russian president vladimir putin. they are going to hold a video conference tomorrow. th...