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>> not in georgia. ten states have legislation in place to demand drug testing. 22 states are considering this. but given this ruling -- this came from the agriculture department, not a court in this case, in the case of georgia it's the agriculture department that is saying you can't do that. it's a part of the administration that's saying don't do it. >> stuart varney, before we go, -p 0 years ago today -- 70 years ago today your father was? >> yes, he was at normandy. he was in the royal navy. he was a mine sweeper. they swept the english channel before the armada came over. he went right t...

Way all right. a mistake was made here. >> according to the filipino coast guard the uss guardian entered national park january 17th. when officials told the ship the reef was off limits, it allegedly radioed back, quote: take your complaint to the u.s. embassy. minutes later it ran aground. >> the incident made headlines in the philippines. sparking protests in spite of the u.s. apology because the reef is a national treasure. >> it is uncharacteristic. we train our commanding officer and he trains his crew to be extremely professional. >> initially the state sustained minor damage but delays...

A great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ okay, a quick note for those of you who may share my news obsession with the 240-foot long navy mine sweeper that got stuck on a coral reef on a world heritage site. coral reef off the coast of the philippines. woo covered that ship when it first got stuck. we covered that ship when they tried to tow it off the reef, which did not work. we covered the ship when the...

Okay, fair warning. i am obsessed with this story. this is the uss guardian stuck off the coast of the philippines. a giant ship being stuck on something is never a good thing. but this one happened to get stuck specifically on a unesco world heritage site, embedding its rudders in the middle of a national park in the philippines. early on once we got stuck on it, the plan was to tow the reef off at high tide. that did not work. in fact, the mine sweeper only got more stuck. ultimately the navy had to give up the ship. navy agreed for the first time in 40 years to scrap the ship. this $277 mil...

Okay, fair warning. i am obsessed with this story. this is the uss guardian stuck off the coast of the philippines. a giant ship being stuck on something is never a good thing. but this one happened to get stuck specifically on a unesco world heritage site, embedding its rudders in the middle of a national park in the philippines. early on once we got stuck on it, the plan was to tow the reef off at high tide. that did not work. in fact, the mine sweeper only got more stuck. ultimately the navy had to give up the ship. navy agreed for the first time in 40 years to scrap the ship. this $277 mil...