Quite an interesting person. Adm. Mcraven thank you for the invitation to join you today, this is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii Fighter Pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane. Because at the time when we entered the war, we did not have plans to take on the german messersmith, so the british loaned us spitfires. But my grandfather also served in world war i and in world war ii. He was an army surgeon. My dad, later in life as i was getting ready to join the service, he said i remember what got me in the service. It was when i was a young boy, i saw the soldiers heading off to france in world war i board the trains in his small town. He said there was such a sense of pride, there was son such a sense of duty and patriotism that it was infectious. In addition to obviously watching his father, that really spurred him to join the military and then i g
Today, this is terrific. I certainly enjoy spending time with you and the students of the iop. You are right, i came by it naturally. My father was a world war ii Fighter Pilot. Flew spitfires, actually, which was a british airplane, because at the time when we entered the war, americans did not have planes to take on the german messerschmit, so the british loaned us spitfires. But my grandfather also served in world war i and in world war ii. He was an army surgeon. My dad, later in life as i was getting ready to join the service, he said, i remember what got me in the service. It was when i was a young boy, i saw the soldiers heading off to france in world war i board the trains in his small town. He said, there was such a sense of pride, there was such a sense of duty and patriotism that it was infectious. That is in addition to obviously watching his father, that really spurred him to join the military and then i grew up as an air force brat and loved my time in the military famili
A surging number of sick people hoping to be tested. Plus german football is abuzz ahead of one of the years most anticipated clashes well preview this weekends top of the table bonus playing a match between by an endorsement but its being held in an empty stadium during the countrys partial lockdown. Welcome to the program joe biden is edging closer to the white house as final votes are being counted 3 days after the u. S. Election the democratic challenger is narrowly ahead in key states which have yet to declare their results lets look at those now so it hasnt changed for a while we have joe biden still at 264 Electoral College votes to Donald Trumps 214 thats according. To Associated Press and remember to 70 thats that magic number to win the presidency whats still up for grabs well for example pennsylvania would be the big prize to table 20 electoral votes joe bidens lead there is currently growing 220000 votes with 98 percent of that vote counted and then we move down to georgia
Dead after the strongest typhoon this year rips through the philippines. And georgias opposition parties and their supporters refused to recognize the result of a parliamentary election saying it was stolen. Good have you with us welcome to the program its all down to the battleground states ahead of tuesdays u. S. President ial election donald trump is on a world win blitz of 5 of them and is now on his way to florida earlier in georgia he painted more gloomy pictures of what a biden presidency could look like. Joe biden is promising to postpone the vaccine delay therapies and turn america into a prison say lock it down locking you in your home while letting again key for another far left rioters look letting auntie for and keep his bad news you do know that right there is let them roam free you cant go to church right you cant go to your schools well joe bidens been focusing on pennsylvania trump won the all important swing state by less than half a percent in 20 sixteens election bi
In pennsylvania a state that will be vital to victory. I money in fade this is al jazeera life and also coming up. Nearly a 1000000 people are displaced and at least 10 dead after typhoon goni rips through the philippines. Opposition parties in georgia have refused to recognize the results of this weekends parliamentary election. And celebrating a milestone 200 miles above us marking 2 decades of travels to the International Space station. Its all down to the battleground states ahead of tuesdays u. S. President ial election donald trump is about to hold a rally in georgia hes been on a well when blitz of 5 different states. Iowa he painted more gloomy pictures of what a biden presidency could look like the terrorist plan would outlaw American Energy would at least economic bizzare for iowa wisconsin pennsylvania michigan and every other state in america your energy costs would go up at a level that youve never seen he wants to raise your taxes and you know him he has no clue hes shot