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Fight against isis. retired army lieutenant colonel mitch utterback who served three tours in afghanistan and one in iraq. colonel, we heard about the $110 billion arms deal with the saudis and another $400 billion that will be invested in the two countries. more jobs at each end. what are the military implications of this deal? >> good evening, judge. one of the most important military implications for everybody watching tonight is fewer americans in that part of the world because the saudis purchased more of our equipment, more ships, more tanks, more planes mean more u.s. troops able to be ...

Control but right now it appears to be going in a very reckless manner in what its conduct is portraying for the future and that's got to be stopped. arthel: that secretary of defense james mattis in london yesterday, freezing the accounts of nearly a dozen government agents for its recent missile test. this coming as they prepare for a sixth nuclear tests. mitch utterback is a retired colonel and a former special forces officer. colonel utterback first of all your analysis of defense secretary mattis is. >> hi arthel. although polite and professional that sounded very serious to me. that's on...

On the phone is lunt colonel mitch utterback from the colorado national guard. so, colonel, this must be very frustrating for you, obviously. tell us when you're be able to get flying again? >> well, don, let me tell you. it's not frustrating so much because we have had ground evacuations continue iing today. the national guard has 45 clearance trucks operating in boulder county that can forge feet and feet of water. they've been bringing first responders of people, delivering supplies all day. although the weather kept the helicopters out of the sky so far this morning, the ground rescue ef...

Safe place in lyons. that is where the citizens are being brought to. from there there are buss to transport them to other locations. >> i'm watching these rescues taking place, literally civilians grab be other civilians out of torrents of water that seem to appear out of nowhe nowhere, exactly the definition of flash flooding. can you get in and out of lyons safely or do you need to do this asap because by a certain time it's no go. >> as a matter of fact, the water quite literally ebbs and flows with the cloud burst. right now the water is down a little bit more than it was yesterday. we ha...

Shouldn't be doing it, especially when you consider how deep the water could get. you may not know how deep it gets. that can be a real problem. with this, this is the sort of thing that can cause real problems. >> clearly, the emergency is so obvious from where you're standing and the sky view as well, which is right beside you, george. it's remarkable. the picks are remarkable. george howell reporting live in boulder as the situation becomes more acute in that area. lieutenant colonel mitch utterback is with the colorado national guard. he's on the telephone live with us now to talk a little...