and it s national security, all of these things that have an interrelated nature. and so we talk about this point of simply a disaster. we think of a disaster as something that just happens and has no impact and socioeconomics don t factor in this and all of these other things. that s not true. as i pointed out in my piece, the earthquake that hit haiti was .01 of the strength of the earthquake that hit off the coast of japan but killed 15 times more people. it has everything to do with where resources are allocated. and so what happens in 2005 is a replay of what happened in 1965, there s a replay of what happened with the great flood of 1927. with those same sorts of vulnerable populations, the same questions about the levees, the same sorts of people who wind up being disproportionately displaced and impacted. the same degree of bureaucratic ineptitude and racism in high places that allows this to
most surprising thing is just to see a river reorient from where it was. reporter: very few people who are hit hard by this disaster have flood insurance, bill? bill: that s an amazing sight behind you, really takes your breath away. folks there getting some special help. who s doing that? reporter: they are. we re talking about team rubicon. they have arrived here on the ground in colorado. this is an extraordinary team that was formed by two former marines. back in 2010 after the earthquake that hit haiti, they ve been to places like where hurricane sandy hit. of they ute the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to quickly deploy emergency response teams. the teams go in and identify areas within disaster zones that demonstrate the greatest need for help. they have medical specialists with an array of trauma expertise. they travel all over the world, and now they re here in colorado.
and fired for being too hot? she was working in a show room for women s lingerie where they sold thongs. hear from the woman being called a distraction. all right, we re so glad you re with us. this is a holiday weekend, of course, memorial day. so it s so much more than the unofficial start of summer. it s a time we take to remember america s military men and women who aren t with us anymore, those who died while serving our country. i ve invited kim here, a military spouse and a mom in a military family. you re about to find out why i invited her. kim, welcome tonight. thanks for having us. and our focus tonight is a delicate one. the rising number of men and women in uniform who commit suicide. last year, 278 people just in the army, active duty, national guard and reserves killed themselves, way up from a few years ago. a few months ago, this man you re about to see, general dana petard, he s now a two-star general, the commander of one of the army s biggest bas
tie. and fired for being too hot? she was working in a show room for women s lingerie where they sold thongs. hear from the woman being called a distraction. all right, we re so glad you re with us. this is a holiday weekend, of course, memorial day. so it s so much more than the unofficial start of summer. it s a time we take to remember america s military men and women who aren t with us anymore, those who died while serving our country. i ve invited kim here, a military spouse and a mom in a military family. you re about to find out why i invited her. kim, welcome tonight. thanks for having us. and our focus tonight is a delicate one. the rising number of men and women in uniform who commit suicide. last year, 278 people just in the army, active duty, national guard and reserves killed themselves, way up from a few years ago. a few months ago, this man you re about to see, general dana petard, he s now a two-star general, the commander of one of the army s bigges
started. seeker of truth and justice. must look good in spandex or a tie. classified double-secret super powers provided upon hire. and fi . and fired for being too hot? she was working in a show room for women s lingerie where they sold thongs. hear from the woman being called a distraction. all right, we re so glad you re with us. this is a holiday weekend, of course, memorial day. so it s so much more than the unofficial start of summer. it s a time we take to remember america s military men and women who aren t with us anymore, those who died while serving our country. so i ve invited kim ruacho to join me here tonight, a military spouse and a mom in a military family. you re about to find out why i invited her. kim, welcome tonight. thanks for having us. and our focus tonight is a really delicate one, the rising number of men and women in uniform who commit suicide. last year alone, the pentagon says 278 people just in the army, active of duty, national gua