national tour to tout the package, and making big promises for the days ahead. over the next ten days, we will reach two goals. two giant goals. the first, 100 million shots in people s arms will have been completed within the next ten days. and 100 million checks in people s pockets in the next 100 days. shots in arms and money in pockets. that s important. the american rescue plan is already doing what it was designed to do make a difference in people s everyday lives. for some americans, the relief was immediate, with checks hitting their bank accounts over the weekend. but challenges remain to ensure that aid is properly implemented for americans. for them, this aid could not some soon enough. but try and tell that to the big banks, some of which are holding the checks, even though the funds have already been deposited. and others could face check cashing fees, and the irs is cranking out the stimulus checks, which causes delays in tax refunds. joining me now, the o
to exactly what i was trained to do. before they give us a weapon, that is what we are. they wear us out, beat us to death, that is when they put something in our hands, it becomes muscle memory. this is what the enemy doesn t understand. we start going faster when they wear us out. because the more chaos and pain we get, the more comfortable. the more you hone in. that is when it starts to get more comfortable. everything slows down, the faster it gets, the more comfortable we are. pete: i want to throw the word alone out there. you talk about brotherhood and camaraderie, at some level, at some moment, each one of you had been alone, even though your brothers were there, but it was you. i never felt alone. even in moments where i was alone was wounded, i knew that my men were going to have my back. the only time i felt alone was when i was alone. i was afraid. that would make you a blubbering mess, i buried myself, had to get in my head and tell myself what i was and i was i
we are going to miss you so much. oh, my goodness. jam-packed half hour of hi-jinx and surprises and all sort of good stuff. so many things have happened behind the scenes and other parts of the show you haven t seen yet. i can t believe there is more coming. it has all happened according to me and i need to stop being a blubbering mess and come up with coherent sentences. no. you ve earned it. be a blubbering mess. oh, my gosh. thank you for everything. i really appreciate it. i m going to miss you guys so much but i m really excited about the next chapter. you are going to be a fantastic stay at home mama before you come back and take over the anchor desk. should we get to some news? let s get started. good morning to all of you. we begin with a high-profile appearance for the embattled v.a. secretary. eric shinseki is expected to outline his plans for fixing the v.a. hospital crisis. it comes as he faces growing pressure to step down. here s abc s jonathan karl.
we are going to miss you so much. oh, my goodness. jam-packed half hour of hi-jinx and surprises and all sort of good stuff. so many things have happened behind the scenes and other parts of the show you haven t seen yet. i can t believe there is more coming. it has all happened according to me and i need to stop being a blubbering mess and come up with coherent sentences. no, be a blubbering mess. oh, my gosh. thank you for everything. i really appreciate it. i m going to miss you guys so much but i m really excited about the next chapter. you are going to be a fantastic stay at home mama before you come back and take over the anchor desk. should we get to some news? let s get started. we begin with a high-profile appearance for the embattled v.a. secretary. eric shinseki is expected to outline his plans for fixing the v.a. hospital crisis. it comes as he faces growing pressure to step down. here s abc s jonathan karl. reporter: castro s husband ralph, a vietnam
it was part eulogy and then part sort of accidental pep rally because the audience kept cheering. at first, it seemed as though it was disconcerting to the president how he would say a victim s name and they would cheer which was an unusual response but then the president sort of got his arms around it half way through. still, i had the box of tissues next to me. i mean, i was sort of a blubbering mess through it because of all of the stuff that he was saying about those who had been killed. it was so emotional. i was impressed, frankly, of the president and first lady kept it together because there were so many moments when other people would have been crying. like for example, when you had mark kelly, the husband of congresswoman giffords hug daniel hernandez who held his wife s hand after she was shot. and head. keeping her alive. right. great point. and also, i was thinking more of the ambulance staying with her the entire time and kept squeezing back and forth to let her k