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The flames. ., �* , ., �* , the flames. you're right, but that's actually the — the flames. you're right, but that's actually the strangest _ the flames. you're right, but that's actually the strangest part. - actually the strangest part. yesterday we had record wins. it was a warm, dry day. unseasonably warm. it's been dry for months. we've had very little moisture, and that's what created it —— record winds. we woke up this morning to snow, and it's cold outside and it feels like december. so the fires are actually not entirely, but essentially out. they won't grow any more. there ...

>> the first category which is what we are is federally recognized and their primary job is to fight the nation's wars. the second category is the state militias and they support the states, fighting fires, floods, and clearly covid now. if you talk about militias there is this other category of private militias that are private organizations that have nothing to do with the first two categories. >> it's those private organizations that have been keeping lawmakers up at night. paramilitary groups that often refer to themselves as militia but exist in a legal gray zone. where individuals have t...

Leave. anybody with an illness has to go to the medical office and see a doctor. a doctor puts each member on the medic leave. >> there is a sudden spike of people on medic leave. >> several factors involved. during this time of year, there is increase in fires because of the drop in the temperature and heating. so there's been many multiple alarms around the city. fire fighting is a very dangerous business, and our guys give 110% when they're fighting fires. also, there's been an increase in vaccinations with the membership. the city acknowledges that you get covid symptoms when you get the v...

But we never disbanded our official militia. since 1903 it has been organized as part of the u.s. army and can be called up by state governors and the president in times of crisis. it's a militia that has evolved from minutemen animus kets to pilots and supersonic fighter jets and has a name you probably know, the united states national guard. >> we're your neighbors, your school teachers. we come from all walks of life because we're motivated by patriotism and the desire to serve the country. >> i've come to arlington, virginia to talk to the guard's second in command, lieutenant general mark...

Militias, and they support the states, fighting fires, floods, and clearly covid now. if you talk about militias, there's this other category of private militias that are private organizations that have nothing to do with the first two categories. >> it's those private organizations that have been keeping lawmakers up at night. paramilitary groups that often refer to themselves as militia but exist in a legal gray zone, where individuals have the right to bear arms, but as groups, they don't have the legal standing to drill or conduct law enforcement. on january 6th, 2021, members of some of t...