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Today is deadline day for thousands of u.s. soldiers all active duty members of the army must get their covid vaccine by today or face consequences that include being discharged. the air force just announced on monday that 27 airmen have been dismissed for refusing to get the shot. they are the first dismissals in the u.s. military over the vaccine mandate. nbc's kourtney joins me from the pentagon with more on where things stand. kourtney, what can we expect to hear today? >> reporter: as you mentioned, today is the deadline for the army. we don't anticipate getting their final numbers for ho...

>> i'm sorry to interrupt. but can you talk about why that is happening? were estimates bad? problems with how they're being fabricated? what's going on? i'll have to get back with you on that, ma'am. >> the virginia class subs were produced in early 2004. the navy hoped to increase them by doubling the number of torpedos and missiles to 65 from current 37 and deploy hypersonic weapons which are known for their ability to patrol for months at a time as they stalk adversaries at sea and on land. the part shortage represent as readiness issue according to lawmakers.sandra? >> sandra: thanks, jen...

Jennifer griffin has more. >> the testimonies that we've heard today are heart breaking in terms of the impact on the health of the families and children of the nation's 1. 2 million service members and represent as major readiness issue. these photos are from mcdill air force base in tampa and lockland air force base in texas. the families testified and blamed birth defects and diseases on the conditions. >> i was there with a cadet as she held her new baby and we stood under a collapsing moldy ceiling in camp lejeune. there were horrible stories about electrical outlets

Deck. given the news in the last week, even. it would be a mistake to get rid of these people, sometimes serving for 19 years. that's a valuable asset for the military. >> speak to the readiness issue. >> well you know, i think when people hear the story, they assume everyone is going to have surgery. but not everyone will opt for surgery. some people, most of them will either have had surgery already or maybe won't be ready for surgery. like i said the down time can be as little as two weeks to six weeks. so i don't see that as a major readiness issue given my experience as a flight surgeon i...

Strategist. i talked to an old friend of mine who has been in the military for 21 years. he did say there are some legitimate people on the ground who would say there are readiness issue. but i look at the world through the issue of politics, i'm a political strategist. these issues around transgender rights, the transgender bathroom issue from the last election, this is at the core of what i think is the defining moment in our politics, the massive chasm that's opened up between urban and rural america. the outrage from urban america is what we're hearing. and what you're hearing privately fr...