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>> let me switch gears here and talk about a new book which is revealing some -- somewhat shocking information about an alleged close call with china, according to excerpts that have been released from the book "peril." general mark milly called his chinese counterpart twice this to assure him or reassure him that the u.s. was not going to attack china. so is a chair of armed service who has had interactions with milly, how do you interpret this? >> its very straightforward. and im a huge fan of...

Joint chiefs of staff there are regular time he tries to reach out to military leaders in china and elsewhere to try to make sure that we calm nerves. and second, given what happened on january 6th, given, you know, post election controversy we all saw as trump supporters desperately tried to have him cling onto power it wasnt just china. all across the globe people were looking at this and going, you guys okay? whats going on over there, and whats that going to mean, okay? i dont think there wa...

Contested legit mesmatch youd have questions about who the security forces are going to be loyal to when everything breaks down. its something weve seen in country after country throughout history. thats what were looking at here. its a little hard to communicate how close we appear to be to it. none of this is theoretical. remember general mark milly apparently feared the president and his acolytes might use the military. we managed to just barely dodge it but there was a very clear plan. and t...

Breaking news about what is happening in government the final months of the trump administration. on two occasions, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milly called his chinese counterpart to assure thim that the united states would not carry out a strike on china. now this revelation comes from the soon to be published book "peril" by "washington post" reporters bob woodward and robert costa which is based upon interviews with more than 200 people and is set to be released on...

When the pentagon was attacked and the moment flight 93 crashed into a field in pennsylvania. >> it is truly an honor to be with all of you at this field of honor. >> reporter: along with vice president kamala harris, president george w. bush who served as commander in chief in 2001 helped lead a memorial at that site. >> the 33 passengers and 7 crew of flight 93 could have been any group of citizens selected by fate. in a sense they stood in for us all. the terrorists soon discovered that a ran...

Welcome back, we turn now to new questions and new developments from the biden administration. they are anxiously awaiting what previous presidents said no to but which president biden promised. a batch of confidential documents related to the september 11 attacks. some suspect they will show a link to the attacks and leaders in saudi arabia. at the same time the administration is gearing up for the hearing about the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan and what that might mean for national sec...

Im not sure the question he was asked that prompted that, but to hear the chairman of the joint chiefs speak of those terms its rare. >> its incredibly rare. he pointed outright at the end there he is a professional soldier. he knows his official sort of function is as an advisor to the president and follows the orders hes given. its incredibly rare for him to talk about his emotions, the pain and anger. he referenced that in the opening statement what he thought about the situation hes looking ...

>> so seth, i want to play again what general mark milly said about the taliban. here he is. >> we dont know what the future of the taliban is, but i can tell you from personal experience that this is a ruthless group from the past and whether or not they change remains to be seen. >> i mean, the big incentive, seth, for then to change is that their currency is creatored and they need the world to see them as legitimate to have an economy. international lead is half of the economy of afghanistan...

Very dangerous situation and the problem you have and i should add, as well, by the way, u.s. forces also firing up to try to scatter the crowd, also firing off volleys of tear gas to try to prevent these chaotic scenes from getting any worse. and the fear really becomes, kate, if this continues, you have a scenario where its like a powder keg and one small thing can happen and it could turn into a very serious problem, indeed. >> were showing some video of exactly, yeah, powder keg, what you ki...

Months. >> well do it responsibly, deliberately and responseibly ad do it in full coordination with partners. our military investigation will conclude august 31st. the draw down proceeding in a secure and orderly way prioritizing the safety of troops as they depart. there is no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the united states from afghanistan. it is not at all comfortable. >> we know administration was caught by surprise. biden himself admitted it tw...