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>> heres what it does. it says the dod can help protect our borders for the drug corridors, build fencing, build walls, provide lighting -- neil: you can allocate money appropriated to other areas and shift them to these areas. many tell me you cant do that. nancy pelosi is already on record saying dont even try that. >> but the supreme courts are on the executive branchs side of this because they have what they call chevron deference that says if its ambiguous, the executive branch gets to inte...

Shutdown. 50,000 coast guard employees, among those federal workers who will miss their second paycheck tomorrow and now rely on food pantries and other emergency resources. joining me is retired reared an initial carey thomas, the ceo of coast guard mutual assistance. first, people should understand, this is the only military branch which is not covered under the shutdown. everybody else was except but the coast guard because its under homeland, not dod. they have not been paid. >> thats right,...

>> yes, it really does. this is something of a bombshell, i think. for months, the defense intelligence agency and the dod have been trying to spin this story as, well, it is just about advanced aerospace weapon threats, but now we have this document which shows quite clearly what they were looking into. it is nothing to do with airplanes. it is, as you say, antigravity, invisibility cloaking,la wormhole, and warp drives, some of this is about space travel. >> tucker: these ideas are derived fro...

Are real. >> yes, it really does. this is something of a bombshell, i think. for months the defense intelligence agency and the dod have been trying to spin this story as well, it is just about advanced aerospace weapon threats, but now we have this document which shows quite clearly what they were looking into. it is nothing to do with airplanes. it is as you say, antigravity, invisibility cloaking, wormhole and work drives, some of this is about space travel. >> tucker: these ideas are derived...

Salaries. you tell me what you would do if your family needed security, financially, and youre not getting it. >> coast guards also hurting. the only branch of the military affected by the shutdown because the dod is funded. the head of the coast guard says its" unacceptable his members are being forced to work without pay." >> were five plus weeks into this government lapse and pay. you as members of the armed forces should not be expected to shoulder this men. i find it unacceptable coast guar...

Decision between living authenticately and continuing to serve their country. i also know people that were thinking about enlisting that wont have that opportunity now. >> how do you even begin to make that decision? >> you know, this is something that every person who decides that they want to live an authentic life, its different for each of us and its something that we weigh and now thats one more thing that a person has to weigh whether or not they want to live their most authentic life or w...

The trash heap of victory where it belongs. this transgender ban can now take effect. i have gotten a statement from the pentagon via our correspondent barbara starr. the pentagon pushing back on this a little bit and drawing a distinction. it says we treat all transgender persons with respect and dignity. d.o.d.s proposed policy is not a ban on service. president trump took to twitter in a hasty manner to announce this transgender ban. it took military officials by surprise and then in 2018 the...

While it is victory to keep the policy in order, it keeps the lower courts the ability to continue to discuss the policy. the court allowed the administration to enforce its policy barring certain transgender people from joining or staying in the military. majority including brett kavanaugh joining the request to lift injunctions issued by lower court federal judges. the liberal justices, ginsberg, cagan said they would keep the policy in place, allow the injunctions to stay, thereby blocking th...

Back in 2017, president trump announced the government would not allow trans-gender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u.s. military. lucas tomlinson reporting live from the pentagon. what is the reaction there? >> shep, the pentagon is pleased with the supreme courts split 5-4 decision earlier today. in a state, a pentagon spokesperson said "its critical that dod be permitted to implement personnel policies that they determine to ensure the most lethal and combative fighting force in t...

Read the documents of discovery, which impact the way our country functions. read things about the constitution. the constitution is based on an indigenous perspective of democracy. and that democracy had space for trans people and had space for lgbt people. until we as a society start really having these deep conversations and looking at ourselves and thinking about where these ideas come from, were going to keep having this infighting and this devaluation of other human beings. >> let me read ...