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>> another generation ago, there was a campaign against political correctness. it was not people used to call the now call wokeness. one of the targets was canvas politics. i thought it was insane, but it was true. campus politics could get radical, pretty lefty, lots of new ideas. targeting the pentagon? like, it doesnt even stand. whatever talking about? >> they are the least woke people! they are not lefty. when i started covering the pentagon beat in 2014, a veteran, well-known pentagon corr...

Political correctness, p.c. it was what people used to call -- what they now call wokeness. one of the targets was campus politics. even though i thought it was excessive and insane, it was true that campus politics could be pretty radical. targeting the pentagon, it just didnt even scan. like what are we talking about? >> they are the least woke people -- i mean they are the -- they are not lefty. when i first started covering the pentagon beat in 2014, tom ricks, who is this veteran well known...

>> reporter: news made by a film act actor. shanahan said he will start the briefings again but hasnt said when. for now reporters on the pentagon beat have challenges getting information on a timely basis and holding officials to account, making sure that powerful officials have to answer the questions that reporters pose to them. but make no mistake, restrictions are nothing new for reporters, and like always, well just work our way around them. brian? >> barbara, thank you. again, the defense...

Know, the chances of us sending 150,000 troops to two separate wars, they just dont see that on the horizon. they say thats not the way wars going to be fought in the future. and if you really look at this plan, youll notice that a lot of the nuclear deterrent, a lot of the big weapons systems, a lot of the investment in the things like unmanned submarines, you know, drone subs, so to speak, a lot of that is still going forward because they think a lot of the combat in the future is going to be ...

were bringing you the news from "a" to "z." its 5:00 a.m. in the east. six police officers were shot overnight while serving a search warrant in utah. that was drug-related. they are recovering in the hospital this morning. apparently, only one suspect there. >> also in the hospital, right? >> yes, also in the hospital. >> well continue to watch that. also, guess what? some huge announcements coming. pictures like this may not be as voluminous if the government gets its way. presid...