struggle. the annual military parade noticeably scaled down. victory day celebrates the soviet union s triumph over nazi germany and russia usually flexes its military might. this year it was only one tank from world war ii and no flyovers of fighter jets, bombers in his speech, accuse the west of unleashi war agains the russian mother land. it comes days after a mysterious drone attack on the kremlin hours before putin s speech russia launched cruise missiles at ukraine s capital. let s bring in matthew chance to start us out. as someone who covered all things putin and moscow so closely, what was your take? well, i think you re right, poppy. definitely much smaller than we have seen in years past. i think 8,000 troops this year. 12,000 last year, for instance. there was no military flyover. usually that s a spectacular highlight of this kind of victory day parade. there was an intercontinental ballistic missile as the centerpiece of the parade. russia underlining it is
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quote, a lawnsman. that s what i do. mowing a lawn is one of the great feelings i have in life. he says it helps me clear his mind and think of new plays, feel good about what he accomplishes, neither makes money or saves money. then harbaugh going deep and nostalgic with this reflection, it makes me sad sometimes when i drive around ann arbor and it used to be kids mowing the lawns, i was out that kid out mowing lawns earning money, now it s a truck and crew at every house. if you weren t a super important celebrity tv anchor news woman, what would you be doing? i m going to answer that question but i do know someone who loves mowing lawns and he is sitting to my left. i don t want to be like jim harbaugh, but i agree, it s fulfilling. you do. stop it. what would i be? my husband and i played this game at a lunch this weekend, julia child. i love to cook, she lived in paris and she had a great marriage. all important things in life. can i come back tomorrow? you can come