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Information they need on their specific training event or all the time they want to plan but they have to lead. they have to make decisions. >> it is so interesting we talked in the break, what is the harder? no, leadership component is hardest. why is that so important? we know these will be future leaders. >> warfare continues to get more complex. we give the cadets, basic things they need, military skills, tactics they need. but what we try to do, emerse them in an environment that replicates current and future warfare. for example, we use drones like you see in ukraine. but at the end of t...

Protections for 21 and under buyers means there is a pause for any 18 to 21-year-old going to a store to try to guy bye an ar-15, like the uvalde shooter, and the chance for intervention. we're talking about billions of new dollars for mental health, a lot going to underserved communities. that'll save lives, too. this is a compromise, but it is a difference maker. it is a substantial compromise that is going to stop a lot of suicides, a lot of homicides, and save a lot of lives in this country. i'm really proud of it. i'm proud of my negotiating partners for coming to the table and getting th...

There's mounting pressure on a group of democratic and republican senators to hold together the bipartisan framework deal that they made on gun violence legislation. can the idea that they hammered out be translated into actual legislation, maintaining the support of all ten republicans senators so they can make it across the finish line? this morning the lead democrat in the talks, connecticut senator chris murphy, sounded this note of optimism. >> there's a reason why we haven't passed any anti-gun legislation in 30 years. this is difficult. the fact is we reached a compromise over the weeke...

I come from a red state, born and raised in missouri, but making sure that our senators in missouri, everyone who's at the federal level is recognizing, whether it's missouri, alabama, michigan, we've got mayors from every state of the union who are saying things need to change. that's why we're not giving up hope ever because as we look at homicide records in our city, as we look at officers who are under attack, we can say things like if you really back the blue, then you back responsible gun legislation. and that's the message we have to get across. if you want to protect our children, then...