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Uh, they are a little tight. like, too tight? might just need to break 'em in a little bit. you don't want 'em too loose. for those who were born to ride there's progressive. with 24/7 roadside assistance. -okay. think i'm gonna wear these home. -excellent choice. last thing before we go tonight, today marks 75 years of marriage for former president jimmy carter and rosalyn carter. they met when he was a midshipman, and they are the longest married first couple in american history. "the washington post" says they

Waiver. how are you feeling about that? >> hey, thank you for having me tonight, don. it's definitely been tough the past couple weeks dealing with the decision and being so close to accomplishing one of your childhood dreams and having it taken away from you. you know. i thought i was going to have the chance to do both, plaso it been kind of tough dealing with my emotions these past two weeks. >> the acting secretary of the navy is defending his decision to deny your request. take a look at this. >> i looked at this case. i looked at the significant investment the taxpayers make in every mid...

>> one marine told us that a military history training session was replaced with mandatory training on police brutality, white privilege, and systemic racism a midshipman at the naval academy classmates are calling america a fundamentally racist place. an airmen told us their unit was forced into a racist exercise called a privilege walk. >> there is things like white privilege walks. so take two steps forward if you are white. a step back if you are black. tell me how that's inclusive? tell me how that doesn't create divisions be with our military? >> austin, who was born in alabama and is th...

Navy said every midshipman attends on the same terms and each has the same responsibility to serve. exceptions to that commitment to serve of have been rightly rare. victor told me that he hopes things kind of change for this. won't help for him but he hopes there's a new policy that's fair and clear for all military members because he doesn't want to have someone else go through what he's going through right now, just having his dreams of playing in the nfl crushed. >> andy scholes, thank you. just into cnn, progressive democrats are warning that even if president biden can negotiate a bipa...

He went undrafted but signed as a free agent with the tampa bay bucks and participated in the rookie camp with the navy's permission but kinly requested to delay his service so he could live out his childhood dream of playing in the nfl but that request has been denied. kinly says he was also denied the chance to appeal and was not given a reason why. a policy directive allows for graduates pursuing a career in professional sports to delay their service if approved. kinly says he understands his service commitment but also deserves an opportunity to live out one of his lifelong dreams. the nav...