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Sent an additional $800 million in weapons to the country. that brings down the total value of military support to more than three billion dollars. i believe its three point 25. as president biden prepares asked congress for even more money, can the u.s. afford to keep giving this level of support long term? >> well, the last package that the president has approved is actually really interesting, alex. because it has a lot of weapons and there that were going to have to train the ukrainians on. ...

You need to know to help grow your business. alicia and gene are back with us. hello back to the set now. alicia, lets start with you. you were starting a new initiative to help advise startups which i think is really neat. >> point 25 initiative. >> i think it is great. what is one thing you would advise a growing business or decisionmaker? >> my top tip is to think of every meeting as an opportunity. and i say this because i work with a lot of entrepreneurs and business leaders that go into th...

I think we probably modestly helped contribute to some public understanding of it. but it is a legitimate question, how much more do we keep talking about it? and i hope the conclusion that most people reach is after today, no more. >> all right. and now bob, one more thing, of course. as michael says no more, obviously theres now a new batch of conspiracy theories led by glenn beck and sarah palin. sarah palin tweeted out, dont let the white house distract you with the birth certificate from wh...

To the president or secretary. so who knows what went on in that meeting. you know, general mcchrystal at this point may not even know the outcome of his fate after this meeting with the president. we are starting to hear increasing rumors around this building that the president may not even announce his decision today. that he may put it off at least another day before he announces mcchrystals fate. >> does that lead us to presume everybody in that meeting is weighing in right now? >> that coul...

And at this point 25 of whom are assigned 100% of their time to the gulf cleanup operation and we are bringing you -- bringing in a couple of dozen more as well. we have also been involved from the beginning with bp and with the command on the training that -- workers are going to need. we have been preparing and working with other groups to prepare educational materials and in a variety of languages, engli english, spanish, vietnamese. basically we have been aggressively assuring bp and the con...

Afghanistan. we are coming to talk to general mccaffrey. general mccaffrey was making a point he was surprised, colonel, by the tone of the comments. that incivility. is that part of what the president is deciding here, is this just something thats at the very least indiscreet? and very unfortunate? or is this insubordination? >> well, it is -- i would -- i would fire general mcchrystal, to be honest with you. it indicates a disdain not necessarily for the president of the united states because ...

You read the tea leaves it would suggest that the president already made his decision not to send mcchrystal back to afghanistan. thats only speculation. we are not saying that happened. but, you know, if -- if he is participating in the meeting, that would suggest otherwise. but, again, it is all speculation at this point. >> and andrea, i believe meeting by video conference, special envoy, holbrook, not so nice things said about in the "rolling stone" article. if what im read sing true he has ...

Conclusion of the meeting on his decision of general mcchrystal. one thing, he went into that meeting we were told time and time again the president had not made up his mind. >> we still dont know if he made up his mind. mik, let me go to you. had a brief chance to talk to general mcchrystal. he came and went from the pentagon and what can you tell us at this point in time? >> general mcchrystal arrived here at the pentagon 8:00 this morning. just seconds actually before a scheduled meeting with...