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Mark the passing of a true aviation pioneer, rosemary mariner, first woman to fly fighter jets for the u.s. navy. not only did she have the right stuff, she punched through the gender barrier at close to mock 2 and never looked back. >> awesome. retired navy captain rosemary mariner died last week, she was 65 years old, after a long battle with ovarian cancer and to honor her and her singular achievement, the navy sanctioned another aviation first. take a look at that. an all female flyover. ear...

Rosemary mariner, stacy utep and also with her jo ellen usland, the first naval helicopter pilot from the 1970s. in the background, as you can see, we have naval aviation pioneers, plus the women from the flyover. so i love the team spirit, ladies, that you have there with you. what a day. stacy, can you start and just tell me, i have always lost my breath at missing man formations. i cant imagine what it was like to be in first ever missing woman formation, or to witness it in the crowd. tell u...

Did you all just come together to do this? did you know of one another? >> some of them i had worked with before and met where and some i actually met over the last couple of days as we did the planning for the event. >> how about that? i understand you were the lead pilot in the formation. tell us how that works. >> so im the weapons systems officer. i sat in the back seat of the lead aircraft. but we basically work all the timing to make sure everything worked out great, so that we -- everyone...

1993 when the combat exclusion was lifted, i was 15 years old, and i didnt quite have an idea of how big of an impact that policy change would make, and obviously captain mariner and her contemporaries have a lot to do with that decision and if you look at the female aviators that took part in the flyover today, we all have multiple combat deployments and all because of women like captain mariner and joellen here and the other contemporaries that paved the way for us and broken down the barriers...

If you look at the female aviators that took part in the flyover today, we all have multiple combat deployments and it is all because of women like captain mariner and joellen here and contemporaries that paved the way for us and broke down those barriers. >> yeah, i want to talk with you. i asked stacy about this. what was it like for you to witness this all female flyover there, to honor your comrade and your colleague in the navy? >> well, today could not have gone any more perfectly. the wea...

Mission. what are we sending in troops to do? physically remove maduro from power and fight the venezuela security forces? its unclear what they will be sent to venezuela to do. for all those reasons the president can keep this on his private table in the "situation room" but to take it out of his public talking points. >> thank you. coming up, the president preparing to address the nation on tuesday about a border wall and congress and the majority of americans dont support. can he still deli...

Racist photo featuring one man in black face and another in kkk guard. on friday night he apologized for appearing in the 1984 medical yearbook photo. northam did admit to a black face all appearing in a dance contest is michael jackson. both virginias us senators are among those calling for him to step down. special order for an american hero. u.s. navy honoring the legacy of captain rosemary mariner with the first ever all-female flyover at her funeral in tennessee. mariner was the first fem...

They say illegal joint activity has been a headache for law enforcement. and right now, the no-fly zone extends one mile from mercedes-benz stadium. but during the game that will extend outward to 30 miles. so leave your drones at home. if you live within 30 miles of the stadium, do not fly it either. arthel: q the flyover again! do it again! [laughter] reporter: i have tried that! ive tried to q8 and it never works -- i have tried to cue it and it never works! my photographer rocks! arthel: tha...

You have the opportunity, please come out and attend, we dont leave veterans behind. jake tapper and ted cruz echoed the call to action. >> the result so many people showed up to walkers burial yesterday that cars were backed up on to a nearby highway. you can see long in the dance there. the ceremony started late to allow everyone to attend. >> it was just a testament to the bond that we share as having served, whether army, air force, navy, marine corps, coast guard, didnt matter, we all share...

Unable to reach joseph walkers family or friends, walker died in november, he was in the air force during the vietnam war. the central texas state veterans cemetery put out a facebook request if you have the opportunity please come out and attend, we do not leave veterans behind. jake tapper and senator ted cruz among those who echoed the action. >> so many showed up cars were backed you up on to the highway. the ceremony started late to allow everyone to attend. >> it was just a testament to th...