crushes mobile himes and crushed piles of metal. and he greeted people in naples and met with victims. so much of the city out of power but other parts of the southwest even worse, across the state more than 2 million people out of power but an army out here on the streets hailing from 30 states and canada working around the clock to get this state up and running. we are proud of the job that everybody around has done. thank you all, thank you very much. a quick trip after just three hours on the ground president trump is wheels up and heading back to washington. molly hunter channel 6 action news. meanwhile, a criminal investigation is now underway near ft. lauderdale after eight deaths at a nursing home following the hurricane s impact. the initial investigation determined that the facility s air conditioning system stopped working after a transformer failed and portable units were brought in the building was dangerously hot and nursing homes officials say they were
well, if that doesn t get you going, you have a pretty serious problem. secretary mattis, secretary morethy, and so many distinguished guests. thank you for joining us. if you will allow me to recognize a few distinguished guests. we are blessed to have several former chiefs of staff s of the army. if you would, let us thank you for your long service. [applause] i will pick on one of that group of four. some of you may have met general sullivan before. a bit of a relationship with the association with united states army and some of you may have heard great personal news. general sullivan is engaged to be married. [applause] he said that second best would be if the red sox would get back on track. we will see how that turns out. we are also honored to have a number of former sergeants of the army. please [applause] a special thanks this morning to major general mike howard, commanding general of the district of washington, and the men and women of the men and women ban
annual meeting of the association of the association of the united dates army. you know him. he is well-known and is known internationally. the privilege of serving alongside of him, and you can define our keynote speaker with one word, and i would choose patriot. his veryhat he is at core. they do s and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of ladieshe honorable and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense, the honorable james mattis.. [applause] thank you.attis: take you very much, ladies and gentlemen. thank you, general. is an absolute delight to be here with you all, and i do appreciate being invited to something like this. i probably could find no place in washington, d.c., today to be more in-home back with you. secretary mccarthy, it meeting in those uncertain days after afghanistan, and we served for many years after that. thank you for coming back, sir. it is a pleasure to serve with you once again. general millie, we served together. we have known e
you know him, he is well known us, internationally, and i had the privilege of serving alongside him. that he ask me to define him with one word, i would simply choose patriot. that is what he is. at his very core. and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense, the honorable jim mattis. [applause] thank you. i can find no place near washington dc that i find a place so much like home than being here with you. those very concerned days after 9/11 in afghanistan, we served together for many years after that as well. sir, you for coming back it is a pleasure to serve with you once again. , we have searched together and we know each other. you have thers, dna of iwo jima in your veins you bleed white and blue. aly,eant major d besides deciding to go on the obstacle course this morning, the army 10 minor yesterday, i think it was just your warm up for this morning. in the tradition of army ncos where you lead from upfront cos,tradition of army n where you lead from up
very core. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the secretary of defense and the honorable jim mattis. [applause] thank you. thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen. thank you, general. he s an old friend of many years and it s an absolute delight to be here with you all. i do appreciate being invited to something like this. i can we found no place in washington dc today that i feel more at home then here amongst all of you. acting secretary mccarthy, we first met each other in those very uncertain days after 911 in afghanistan and we served together for many years after that. thank you for coming back to the colors, sir, it s a pleasure to serve with you once again. general millie, we have served together, we know each other over many years, you have the dna of he was you must in your veins and you bleed red white and blue and the army could not be in better hands right now. sergeant major daily, besides deciding to go out on the obstacle course this morning that army ten m