they say the situation is getting worse and they are seeing firsthand how it s affecting the mindset of our military elites. that echoed the sentiment of a pilot who face this emergency and said when i go flying in combat what s more likely to kill me is not getting shot on by enemy fire. it s a failure in my most basic life support system. there s no backup system that automatically detects the problem and switches to emergency oxygen. the navy and marine corps have been open, say they take safety seriously. a navy official tells me it s a complex problem and said naval aviation leaders are engaging and listening to concerns and continue their efforts to correct the issue. a marine corps official tells me experts are working diligently to determine the causes. bret: leah gabriel, thank you. congressional democrats and publicans have reached a deal, making it easier to fire
back into the political fray. trace: i have to ask you, robert, if, indeed, these peace talks go well, what does it mean for the taliban to stop fight increasing do we see them lay down their weapons? what is the definition of that? guest: the taliban are thought one group, made out of many different ethnic subsets. but, what you are essentially seeing is they are taking control over the southern part, and, hopefully trying to run the country from kabul. but the north will not let them do that so several have gotten together and created their political party. most of the afghan military elites are from one of two ethnic groups. so that will not happen. trace: nasa is testing a next generation of manned spay rover putting the new space exploration vehicle through a battery of trial runs.