And why their work is important. Abc news correspondent bob woodruff moderated the discussion, its about 50 minutes. Now we have the great treat of hearing from laura bush and Michelle Obama who are friends and have done several of these events together. And they very much wanted to do this one together. To talk about first ladies and the military and their own particular roles and programs that they have promoted. Very wonderfully over the years. And they wanted to do it together because they like doing that. Which is so heartening in these troubled times. But before we hear from them, we are going to hear from a member of the military. Captain william b. Reynolds iii. His family immigrated from guyana. And raised him in a tradition of dedication to service, to Public Service. And instilled that in him from the time of his birth. He took it to heart, went to west point and then was served first in korea and twice in iraq, and on the second deployment in iraq, he was the chief of recon
Of killing a sanantonio Police Officer. Detective Benjamin Marconi a 20yearveteran was gunned down in broad daylight just outside police headquarters. Sot broadcastify verbated ive got an officer down in front of headquarters. butted to i need ems right now. So far police have no motive in the shooting. Theyve released this photo of the suspects car and this surveillance picture of the suspect. Hoping somebody can identify him. In illinois businesses are still cleaning up. After a deadly gas a few are open tonight. But many are still boarded up front windows were destroyed in the explosion wednesday. Investigators say. It happened as utility workers tried to fix a gas leak thankfully people who live nearby say. There hasnt been any looting. Meantime. A very busy weekend. For the trump Transition Team. Yasmin amer reports. The president elect continues to meet with top prospects. To fill key cabinet positions. Reporter pkgas follows nats president elect donald at his private new Jersey
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