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You are probably the busiest person on the planet. I just wanted to say what an honor it is for us. Secretary esper has been secretary of defense for the past year. He was previously secretary of the army and a very distinguished record of Public Service having served active duty after graduation from west point 10 years and then the reserve for 11 years. We are looking forward to a good conversation. I think you have met the moderator before. He is a mutual friend, dave mccormick, the ceo of bridgewater associates. He also has a distinguished career as undersecretary secretary of the treasury and undersecretary of commerce. Dave and i worked together in the george w. Bush administration in those roles. Dave is also a graduate of west point. Nothing euro secretary esper, but they were at west point at the same point. Dave, i will turn this over to you. Thank you, nick. Secretary esper, thank you for joining us today. It is great t ....
Accounts can help galvanize the stories of world war ii for you as teachers and students head back to the classroom and you can enhance your lessons hopefully and have a more personal understanding of what these gentlemen and their compatriots have gone through. We know the gentleman gentleman sitting here before us, and the other infants, we have a short the other infants, we have a short time. It is amazing they are sitting here with us today. We also want to make sure everyone in the audience has a chance to participate and ask questions of their own that you will find valuable in your classrooms and for your students. When you ask them, i will probably step forward to make sure i can hear you properly, repeat the question so the audience can hear and the cspan audience can hear and our honorees in here as well. Lets introduce our panel. First to my left in a handsome red blazer [laughter] charles mcgee, one of the Tuskegee Airmen ....
Heros with, our veterans of world war ii. And we thank them for joining us this morning. My name is mike hydeck. Im honored to be here with friends of the world war ii memorial. And the foundation. Im the morning anchor at wusa channel 9 here in washington, d. C. And the goal of this discussion is to hopefully share some of their most personal stories from our greatest generation. The thought being their emotional firstperson accounts can help galvanize the stories of world war ii for you as teachers and students head back to the classroom and you can enhance your lessons, hopefully, and had a more personal understanding of what these gentlemen and their come patriots have gone through to make it here today. We know that the gentlemen sitting here in front of us and the is other events we do honoring world war ii veterans, we have a short time to connect with them and understand they made it through one of the most horrific experiences in the world history. Its amazing that theyre sitt ....
And warning of a potential war with iran. The growing Security Threat at home and around the world. New york deploying heavily armed police units, warning the city could be a prime target for an attack. American troops on alert to protect the u. S. Embassy in beirut. Ian pannell there on the ground. Tonights other major headlines the Bank Standoff as we come on the air. Authorities say a gunman holding at least one hostage inside. Heavily armed officers on the scene. The deadly stabbing spree in an american city. One person killed, and several victims rushed to the hospital. The powerful line of storms stretching 1,500 miles, from the gulf coast to new england. Rob marciano with the track. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im whit johnson, in for david tonight. As we come on, President Trump has now addressed the nat ....
Also this morning, the massive firestorm in australia. That country expecting the worst fire conditions yet. Police have been telling us to get out right now. Thousands forced to flee their homes and now america sending in help. Preparing for prison . Actress Lori Loughlin reportedly hiring a prison expert in case she has to serve time if convicted in the College Admissions scandal. How is she preparing . Mysterious sightings. Swarms of drones spotted in the sky. Theyre right here coming. Thats another one. Law enforcement investigating as cowboys suit up for a space invasion. And a new years eve proposal. The first the elation, then the deflation when the ring falls through a grate. How new yorks bravest saved the day. And good morning. We begin with the latest in the highstakes standoff between the u. S. And iran. Heres what we know. Nearly 24 hours after the drone strik ....