virginia. and we have lift off for the mission. never get tired of hearing that. so it s heading straight to the international space station. it s carrying food and science samples and new gym clothes for the crew. they say it s a new type of clothing resistant to bacteria and odor. like it. right now, the space station is about 300 miles above australia. and it may be the biggest stage in sports. the finals of the world cup, argentina is taking on germany in the last game of the tournament and the global tv audience expected to be more than a billion people. bryan is live from jack dempsey s sports bar in new york city with all the cheering fans. hey, bryan. reporter: hi, arthel. that s right. welcome to jack dempseys. this is really the scene all
reporter: troops all over the world protecting us and the uniform, every part of it, made in america. and to get into those uniforms, our troops, far more fit than most of us, even their gym clothes, t-shirts made here, shorts made here, but something afoot about their sneakers. the only part made overseas. many wondering why is the federal government spending millions in taxpayer dollars on sneakers made someplace else? could we find sneakers made here? didn t take long. so, this is the sneaker lab. reporter: new balance, among the companies making sneakers in america. if it says made in the usa, that means 100%. reporter: if we could find them, what about washington? we called the pentagon and they tell us the department of defense has heard from several u.s. shoe manufacturers saying they could produce a 100% american-made shoe. the pentagon adding, we re evaluating their proposals. on capitol hill some law make others both sides of the aisles say it s a no-brainer. we fou
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