Admiral why do you refer to yourself as the accidental admiral . [laughter] what a great question. You can choose to hear a particular course you will lose ultimately in a different direction. And then to be in charge of all activity and with the commander of us Pacific Command position for senior admiral. My boss, a wonderful boss, secretary gates called to say forget about the pacific we will send you to nato i bk the first and only admiral to be the supreme allied commander and it was an accidenthe. That the navy was an accident as a career . Soet somewhat. That my father had kernel of marines growing up in that environment and going to Quantico High School thinking it would be them marine corps everybody goes out on a cruise going on a cruise are in san diego. Late in the day on the peer and the sun was setting looking out on all that ocean and i just wanted to be a sailor. I told my dad and mom they were hoping it would be a marine that years later my dad said that came out okay.
Mediterranean and urges europe to unite and stand up to its. Wildfires destroy entire communities on the west coast of the u. S. And leave several states scrambling to control the spreading blazes. And in school the turnaround just falls to the saw in game 7 in the n. B. A. Playoffs the defending champions beating the Boston Celtics level semifinal series of 3 games of. Thanks for joining us thousands of refugees are searching for a shelter on the greek island of less suppose after being forced to spend the night out in the open fire swept through the countrys main camp on tuesday nights ships are being sent in by the greek government to provide accommodation johnson rubble this begins our coverage. This was one of europes largest refugee camps morea on the greek island of lesbos fires have torn through tents and dilapidated structures they were thought to have been deliberately lit by people fed up with that desperate existence compounded by corona fires they are out there. Today part
Begin to recede in sudan but there is no relief for the people affected Waterborne Diseases have become the new threats. Fellow firefighters are battling a major blaze in the lebanese capital at the site of last months port explosion the fire started at a destroyed a warehouse which was storing oil and tires at least 200. 00 people died and more than 6000. 00 were injured when a stockpile of Ammonium Nitrate exploded in the port last month the red cross says the fire hit where food aid is being stored as it was a reports from beirut. Another fire at the port another scare for residents of the lebanese capital port employee ran away in fear. It was here a little over a month ago that a massive explosion tore through neighborhoods across beirut killing at least 100. 00 people on. Memories of then still fresh now those living close by left their homes as the fire spread. Their westpac. A small. Half an hour later the army released this statement it said a warehouse where oil tires were st
Youll move ultimately in a different direction. More prosaically it comes from a period in my career when i was a four star admiral, fish issuing the u. S. Sorry command and charge of all military activities south of the out and i was very hopeful of going pacific next as a commander of u. S. Pacific command. Which is a very traditional position for a senior admiral. My boss, wonderful boss, secretary defense robert gates, bob gates, said, stavridis. Were going to send you to nato. I was the first and thus far the only admiral to be spree supreme am lied commander in nato and just an accident of timing and faith and secretary gate decision. So from the nato perspective i was at the dental admiral who became the supreme allied expired but the navy was an accident as well, one it, as a career . Guest somewhat. So, lets go way back. I grew up in a marine corps family. My father, george stavridis, proud colonel of marines, fought in korea and vietnam. I grew up in that environment, and so
The unrest in america the result of race or class tension find out next and were back in an hours time when can all take you through the mornings global News Headlines back then. Hello and welcome to crossfire all things are considered im Peter Labelle this spiral down word depending on who you believe in the media this is the unrest in america is the result of systematic racism this explains protests and rioting but it does it the commanding heights controlling the Financial System the media and the Business World are loath to admit it its the. Kaname stupid for them race always trumps class. To discuss this and more im joined by my guest Jason Nichols in l. The good city is a professor of africanamerican studies and in new york we crossed to Margaret Kimberly she is the editor and senior columnist at the black gender report as well as the author of the book prejudicial black america and the president s all right process rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and