Bystander and a party ends with pepper spray and arrest. Thanks for joining us, im erika gonzalez. We begin with a terrifying scene in springfield. Two crashes and a bystander injured. It started at lunchtime at a Jewelry Store in brookfield plaza. The suspect got into a shootout with police. Darcy spencer joins us with the search for the suspect and condition of the victim. Darcy . Reporter erica, police wrapped up here a short time ago. We were able to get closer to the Jewelry Store where this unfolded this afternoon. A bit of good news this evening by police that innocent bystander who was shot is expected to survive. Tonight, police are searching for the gunman. The hold up happened here at dubai jewelers i shopping center. It was crowded on a rainy saturday afternoon. This mans mother heard the shots between police and the robber. The first time she heard four pops, pop, pop, pop, pop. The second time she heard at least six to seven shots, pop, pop, pop, seven times. Reporter an
Seals . Thats a great question. You would think its a young mans game but ive met a great number who are still in active duty or in the midtolate 30s. Off and on the wanted to about 20 years to get their pension to one of the things i discovered in writing eyes on the target a Record Number of early retirement, people leaving after 16 years, after 12 years. Its because they sense they are becoming more politically correct. There are alqaeda prisoners who pressed charges who turn out to be false when youre later exxon we at trial. But the trial has been going on for your nap before the exonoree. Once they found not guilty, the case of the seal team 10 captured the alqaeda leader at fallujah whos responsible for hanging the four american bodies off a bridge in fallujah, that infamous atrocity that was seen around the world, the cameras five years later they capture the guy behind it. It was a flawless operation to deter demand without firing a shot. It reads like a thriller, the chapter
Mind. You must fight confusion, you must fight fear. And this was when theres great physical fatigue and when theres great mental fatigue, your mind gets worn out. The ability to persevere through that mental fog is another test. And thirdly, to dominate your spirit, to drive your will, to constantly go forward. To be able to do those three things at the same time, there are individuals who can do one or the other or the third one. To really do all three is really extraordinary. And this culture that creates these unique people is under threat as our politically correct Defense Department begins to change what is culturallily allowed under this unique set of commandos is changing as well. And that was interesting to me, so thats why i wrote this book. Host are there women . Guest not yet. Although the Defense Department is certainly looking at this. There are former seals who have had a sex change operation, so some would say there are women now. But seals are unusual outliers. I mean,
Governments but that state governments were better providers of services. So they enacted in, believe it or not, 1969 or 70, i forget, something called general revenue sharing. In which this was an appropriation in the federal budget and where the money was allocated to states in accordance with population. And in accordance with certain demographic statistics that clearly were a reflection of need. That program evanesced in subsequent years, frankly, because there was no constituency that was for it. People at every local level liked it, but the education lobby, the construction lobby, the union lobbies, everybody had their own shtick. And maybe it cant work in the kind of political system we have in this country. What do i believe should be an answer . I think above all the federal governments got to put more money into infrastructure. You know, rich was just in boston recently with the head of the u. S. Chamber of commerce, and there are not very many, if any, issues that they would
What what makes a seal get through all of these levels of training and makes them a real standout in combat is they are able to choose three things at the same time which no one else can really do. They dominate their bodies. They control their bodies and fight to physical exhaustion and week is one of the things they do an underwater Demolition School that forces them to deal to do that. They go almost a week without sleep. Second it dominates your mind is must fight confusion and you must fight fear. There is great physical fatigue and great mental fatigue your mind gets worn out. The ability to persevere through that mental fog is another test and thirdly to dominate your spirit, to drive your will to constantly go forward. To be a will to do those three things at the same time. There are individuals who can do one or the other for the third one. To do all three is really extraordinary. This culture of unique people is under threat as our politically correct Defense Department begin