it was getting pretty tense. finally powell came up with a solution. to bob hope, our four-star hero. and that was the kind of skill he had. he was just he was just a great guy, great sense of humor. wonderful person to work with. that s fantastic. kourtney, at the pentagon now, what is general powell s legacy there? pete alluded to the idea that if you re going in, you re doing it with overwhelming force, the pottery barn rule which is a good rule in all of life. but what is the modern impact of general powell on the modern pentagon? so there s two main things that i ve been hearing about today since we ve got the news that colin powell passed away. one is his legacy as a trail blazer in the military. you know, we ve heard he was the first african american chairman of the joint chiefs. he was also the youngest at the time at just 52 when he got his fourth star and took over as chairman. but beyond that, even before that, he blazed a trail for
i m mistaken, reference something in an interview, i think it was the ap on a flight overseas but this is the first time in this kind of setting he s facing questions from members of congress who may not want to pull punches exactly so he did speak to the associated press and the wall street journal on a trip, but all he really said was his actions were just, and that he was going to talk more about them on the hill and that s what we re waiting for tomorrow it will be the first time we ve heard from him on camera as well both of those interviews were in print. good point. kourtney, you re going to have a busy 24 hours. thank you for being with us. up next, the national epidemic of drug overdoses spiking during the pandemic in one city where overdoses are claiming more lives than covid ja we are joined live on the fight to save lives.
this will be first time since the deadly end of the military mission in afghanistan that we ll see milley and austin appearing on the hill. milley is expected to face questions about his actions during the final days of the trump administration, including a call with china over fears the former president could spark an armed conflict joining me from the pentagon is kou kourtney kubi. what are you hearing from your sources at the pentagon about how general milley is preparing for this and what we might hear tomorrow first, afghanistan. the withdrawal from there. one of the big stories, one of the big line of questioning they re expecting to get is on that drone strike that killed 10 afghan civilians the pentagon has now acknowledged that they struck the wrong target and ten innocent afghan civilians were
results in the potential for enforcement is firmly committed to the safety and welfare of all these tornadoes to develop. and as we note with the clouds those in its custody. the use of restrictive housing there, a lot of rain as well. in i.c.e. detention facilities and there has been some flooding here. flash flooding today. water rescues taking place in is exceedingly rare but at times the state. the authorities say at this necessary to ensure the safety point, though, with the of staff and individuals in the tornadoes, with the flash facil floods, have have been no serious injuries, but today once again, all eyes on the skies and facility. the fear of potential more danger here. solitary conconfifinement was u oh, boy. first. kerry sanders, thanks. is this still happening? i know you ll stay on it for us. has it gotten better? to the pentagon now. according to ellen gallagher, it is still happening. military reporter kourtney kubi. we spoke with one detainee who lawmakers ar
this comes how does that happen? does the pentagon have any explanation why, first of all, why this happened in the first place. again, we had the tragedy repeated last night. of course. last week we heard about the uss fitzgerald , we heard the investigation from the details. these ships have tremendously advanced navigation systems. it seeming amazing to us. in the case of the fitzgerald, it was a confluence of tragic mistakes and sometimes just circumstances. in this case the mccain, of course, we don t know yet. i ll say the straits of malacca is a busy waterway. thank you so much, kourtney. we greatly appreciate it. let s bring in member of the armed services and foreign relations committee, tim kaine, democratic senator of virginia. senator, thank you for being