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forjoining me. around the world and across the uk, let's have a look now at some of the news. for the first time in us history three branches of the armed forces don't have a senate confirmed leader. the navy, army and marine corps are without because a republican senator continues to block military nominations over abortion rights. senator tommy tuberville of alabama says the pentagon is using government funds improperly by paying the travel costs for service members who want to terminate a pregnancy. a hospital official in ethiopia's amhara region says at least 26 were killed in a suspected air strike on sunday. it follows reports an ethiopian army drone attacked protesters in the town of finote selam, killing 70 civilians. the state—appointed ethiopian human rights commission says it's received credible reports of strikes and shelling in the town. japan is bracing for an incoming typhoon expected to make landfall in southern part of honshu island on tuesday.
my daughter says the family doesn't have electricity at the moment, is eating very poorly or eating rice and pastor and because of the lack of electricity, the fresh produce in the house is spoiling. —— pastor. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other news now. for the first time in us history, three branches of the armed forces don't have a senate confirmed leader. the navy, army and marine corps are without because a republican senator continues to block military nominations over abortion rights. senator tommy tuberville of alabama says the pentagon is using government funds improperly — by paying the travel costs for service members who want to terminate a pregnancy. a hospital official in ethiopia's amhara region says at least 26 were killed in a suspected air strike on sunday. it follows reports an ethiopian army drone attacked protesters in the town of finote selam, killing 70 civilians. the state—appointed ethiopian human rights commission says it's received credible reports of strikes and shelling in the town.
spreading out sales helps people budget for the holiday season but i'm not buying that. >> bill: i'm not, either. in december we get our tree and send you a picture and you'll love it. had a real one last year. that was a step up for me. the navy says joining the army and marine corps as military branch without leaders now. austin said it is the first time in u.s. history after alabama senator tommy tuberville is protesting a defense department policy that gives support to service members seeking abortions if they cross state lines. may not be solved probably until the month of september. >> dana: the members when they get back decide they need to have a vote or that or will schumer start calling these guys up one-by-one, the military men and women to see if they can get it done that way? he doesn't want to waste valuable floor time. d.o.d. is not budging.
far stronger reasons than hunter and crooked joe. maga, make america great again. rachel: can you unpack that for me, what he means? why is he saying bring in jack smith -- will: he's being sarcastic. joey: i think he's drawing the contrast between who's going after him and why -- rachel: i got ya. joey: bring in something with the ferocity that smith has come after me on. will: right. the 2024 presidential candidates are on the campaign trail. here's what they had to say. >> on the face of it, one would think that's actually a good step forward. i am deeply skeptical of an administration that has systematically lied and tried to hide the facts from the public that i think in reality this is more likely just a fig leaf to provide air cover. if. >> to be honest with you, i can't relate to what his son was doing when he was vice president. when i was vice president, my son was flying an f-35 in the marine corps defending this country. but i think it's about time that we saw the employment of a
the destruction of lahaina, it will shock you. it does appear like a bomb and fire went off, if i may. all the buildings will have to be rebuilt, it will be a new rebuild of lahaina. largest national disaster our state has seen. >> alexandria: airlines serving maui added more flights. empty planes are being sent in to assist and fire crews are assisting with search and rescue effort. national guard has been mobilized at the direction of president biden, all resources have been ordered and marine corps have provided helicopters supporting search and rescue. here is the president. >> president biden: we are working to fight the fire and evacuate residents and tourists.
vice president, also gop presidential candidate, he's reacting at the iowa state fair to the news. an to be honest with you i can't relate to what his son was doing when he was vice president. when i was vice president and my son was flying an f-35 for the marine corps defending this country. but i think it's about time that we saw the appoint of a special counsel to get to the bottom of not only what hunter biden was doing, but the biden family was doing. the american people deserve answers. >> sandra: new reaction from the iowa state fair. kevin mccarthy saying the action by biden's doj cannot be used to obstruct congressional investigations. and the point of jason smith, or whitewash the biden family corruption. sweetheart deal could not get approved, how could he be trusted as special counsel. house republicans will pursue the facts for the american people. the rep that just joined us a
>> a crime against humanity. a crime against -- responsible for misdeed. >> he wants those who are responsible for this held responsible for their misdeeds. and while many veterans already benefited this past year from the p.a.c.t. act, many lawsuits brought by lejeune veterans like eddie are proceeding at a crawl through the courts and increasingly becoming wrongful death claims. among them, corporal daniel thomas clark who died from kidney cancer and lung cancer in february at just 63 years old. clark served in the marine corps for eight years straight out of high school. then in early may, shelby jean hunter, a former civilian employee at lejeune who served as the base housing clerk and
over there. and let's face it, this is hurting military readiness. it is hurting military families. they can't move because of these holds. you mentioned the marine corps and the joint chiefs, it's also the u.s. navy, our first female chief and naval operations, none of this makes any sense, coach, and you ought to know better, and frankly, joe, every time i is interacted with members up on the hill, they parked the social issues at the door. that's what we want them to. last thought on this, senator tuberville, how are you going to feel when senator left wing two years from now says, oh, i'm not going to confirm anybody until the pentagon walks away from fossil fuels, for example. this is a nuclear weapon you're using, and it is not making sense, and it's hurting the american military.
comes to military issues. >> it's a two-fer for tommy. not only is he hurting our military readiness, he's making women think twice about joining the military. >> so the commandant of the united states marine corps for the first time in 120 years. he installed 300 military promotions since february, and now the army, like the marine corps do not have confirmed leaders for the first time in american history. the united states army thinks that tommy tuberville and republicans in the united states senate who are letting this happen, the united states army no longer has a confirmed leader joining the marines for the first time in 150 years. let's bring in supreme allied commander, james stavridis, a chief international analyst. i can tell you, whenever i would go to the pentagon, and there were debates going on in the
pentagon plan to fly service members to blue state to access abortion services in the name of military readiness, we were told. senator tuberville, a former football coach, decided to mount a goal line stand, using his position on armed forces committee, he blocked 300 of biden nominees from various posts and the marine corps and army are without a senate confirmed commander. despite attacks, the alabama senator stood his ground and dug his heels in to protect the military from rot of progressive politics. he joins me now. sr., couldn't this be over if the pentagon backed down from a radical position on abortion services and how does that have