sitting before you to receive your approval. martha: colon powell in 2001 reflecting on his past to become the first black secretary state. a trail that he blazed as national security adviser. his family announced his death from covid-related complications. he had cancer as well. he was 84. he played a major role in u.s. politics for decades. many wanted him to be a presidential candidate. instead, he was president bush s secretary of state. eight months before september 11th. back then, the country was focused on the pressing war on terror. centers in iraq, afghanistan. today we learn of frightening advances in chinese military technology. a very important issue for the country to face and to think about and to be ready for. we ll talk about that in a few minutes. first, karl rove served with colon powell in the bush administration. he s pays tribute and talks about their relationship. first, jennifer griffin with a look back. hi, jennifer. hi, martha. known for his inte
post that we re reliving china s sputnik moment. that it has an advanced technology here that is so unusual that people are starting to say where did they come up with this low missile technology that completely defies what we thought they were able to come up with on their own? the big question right now, is it whether this hypersonic missile that can fly in a low orbit, just the fact that they have it but we had no idea that they were anywhere close to it. let s get the read right now from lieutenant colonel vandy davis on the significance of this. danny, looking at this and our surprise that they have, even though china is backing away from talk that they have it, but they clearly have something. what do you make of it? yeah, i m a little puzzled at why everybody is acting like this is some sort of surprise, this is not a sputnik moment. the russians were the first one in to space. at the very best, china is third in line here. they re just trying to catch up. russia al
Husband. i wrote an essay, a chapter of this book. i think it s going to be a beautiful christmas gift. it s available for pre-order now. that s the story for today. good to see everybody. the story goes on, as you know. i ll see you back here today. your world starts right now. neil: do any of you over a certain age remember this image? sputnik, october 1957. then soviet union stuns the world announcing that it had launched a satellite into space. that adding insult to injury, for american pride a few years later, indicating that it had launched the first human being into space. don t look now. but we have had another sputnik moment on a financial times story that was, well, put in perspective by the new york
There is someone else with something to be very thankful for this holiday. the connecticut doctor, william pettit whose first wife and two daughters were brutally murdered in a case that gained nationwide attention. this is the first picture released of his baby boy, william iii, born over the weekend. pettit calls his son a beautiful christmas gift and will tell him about his sisters who he knows are smiling down on him. still ahead, we check in on soaring tensions with china after a direct challenge by u.s. warplanes. and the president pardoned a turkey named popcorn. will he be feasting on another bird this thanksgiving? stand by to find out what s on the menu at the white house. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who s coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track.