because of the loss of roe v. wade. i would be incapable of doing this job if i were not glass half full. i am hopeful. yes, it is definitely disheartening to think that so much of the population does not think we will ever have a woman president. i will be looking forward to the day when they have to say that they were wrong. me as well, danielle campoamor. we have a lot more coming up. our second hour starts right now. our second hour starts right now. hi everybody, i m yasmin again. if you are just joining us, thank you for sticking with us. we are thankful for that. we are following breaking news from israel. the idf is releasing new video which it claims shows hamas has been using al-shifa hospital as a command center to carry out attacks. we re going to have a live report in just a moment. we are also tracking the latest on a potential hostage deal in israel. officials are stressing the fragile state of the proposal. some of the outstanding areas of disagreement a
12 members of National Guard removed from inauguration duty
Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton and Paul Sonne, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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WASHINGTON - A dozen members of the National Guard have been removed from inauguration duty as the federal government screens troops involved for security concerns, senior U.S. defense officials said Tuesday, one day before President-elect Joe Biden is set to take over as commander in chief.
The troops include at least two with possible sympathies for anti-government groups, said two U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. Ten were removed for reasons that defense officials declined to detail but said did not involve extremism.
the experience because they love this family because they give so much to those who have helped them in public service. i think anybody who works for a president has the special experience, as you all do, that s really a transcendent experience. i think it was mary kate who mentioned in an earlier segment that at the houston funeral for barbara bush, she was struck by all these volunteers. that s a huge undertaking to take these on. the military district of washington does a lot, but you need all hands on deck. here in washington, people dropped everything and flew from around the country, who had worked for president bush, to be volunteers at this funeral. stuff tickets into enveloped so they can get to church. how many people we gathered. beyond that, to david s point, this family changed the arc of so many of our lives. we met in the white house. but so many, and i think someone referenced that in the eulogies yesterday and the tributes. he changed the life of america. and was
the national cathedral, every single minute was planned, scripted, rehearsed. you have to think that this was in the works for decades. by the way, credit to the army s military district of washington. they were responsible for planning and playing out what was a 20 page script for this funeral. all the way down to the anthems and hymns, to the number of ruffles and flourishes. that preceded hail to the chief, 16 of them played today. 21 gun salute, three of them rang out. and then the funeral bell. you heard it ringing time after time when the coffin reached the steps of the cathedral. it rang 41 times. just the incredible military display. it makes you so proud as an american to watch this today. it was really something. dana: indeed. it was flawless from a military standpoint, the staff that worked on it and the family that