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Defense on guam, they have ships in the region that can defend. so you see several -- what you begin to see are several scenarios and preparedness for those scenarios that has been unfolding for some time. all of that missile defense has been in place for a while because of the continuing threat, ready to shoot down if north korea were to fire. and there are aircraft and other missile ships in the region. so what officials here are saying is they are always ready to go. they don't have to raise the alert level. they don't have to raise the readiness level at this point, for now, as we stand he...

Transgender, he is now banning that. the pentagon is working to figure out what that means and how that is implemented. given that, i'm wondering if you support the president's move to ban transgender members of the military. >> i want to see more information about how many are serving in the military right now -- >> roughly 7,000 based on our estimates. >> 7,000 based on your estimates? >> 7,000 people. >> let's see what the statistics actually bring forth for us when we start to see what the military's going to develop for the new policy. but in the end, the military in this country, we ough...

Former green beret who served three tours of duty in afghanistan. a lot to get to, the president talk a little bit about what he is asking for. just to put it in context for our viewers, $54 billion sounds like a lot of money, but those people out there it may say we need more money. what goes through your head when you hear that? >> i think it has to come down to where is that money going to be spent? we've had a lot of cuts obviously over the last few years. there is a lot of waste that occurs obviously within the defense department, so we need to get a handle on that, but most importantly, ...

Despite the fact they are impacted by the shutdown, meaning they're not getting their paychecks. the security, is it fair to describe it as as usual despite what's going on with the shutdown? >> there have been some entrances that were closed down since the government shutdown. but the capitol police have been manning their posts, and their readiness level is, from what i can tell through our last few days here, is at the same level it always has been. >> congresswoman gabbert, i know you and your staffers are inside. we're going to get more information. thank you for getting on with us. kelly...

Played out this string, and he might just decide to do what he originally seemed to be intending to do. >> well, also mike, and gloria, there is a logistical time table in the terms of readiness on the part of the u.s. we have to talk about. they tell us the high readiness level has to be as assessed in the next couple of weeks, the u.s. can't maintain the readiness level for that length of time. the destroyers need to be switched out. this official asked how long can you stay in a three-point stance. what about that, mike? >> look, it is quite possible -- when really faced with it, if the rus...