evidence. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. russia s military said to be divided tonight over ukraine s stunning military offensive, retaking thousands of square miles from moscow s forces, which are now on the defensive in eastern and southern ukraine. cnn s senior international correspondent matthew chance has the latest for us. matthew, cnn s reporting that putin himself is giving directions to generals on the battlefield as russia s military appears increasingly divided on how to proceed with this war. tell us more of what you re learning. reporter: that s right, wolf. tonight another illustration of just how much intelligence u.s. authorities have, the u.s. intelligence has, on the thinking of what s going on inside the russian command structure. they re talking about intercepts that they ve sort of made available to cnn. we re reporting on that. about how there are disagreements on the
Opportunity to stand up and fight for the values that we know to be absolutely absolutely fundamental to american democracy. Ms. Brawner representative elect, thank you very much for talking to cspan. Rep. Elect jayapal thank you so much. General jack bergman. You are here for orientation week. How has it been going . Great meeting all of the staffers who will be doing all the organizational work. Talk about your military career. When did you begin it and talk about moving through the ranks . I joined thean marine corps through an officer flightte program, did training and flew helicopters in vietnam and then got out from active duty, but i stayed in the reserves. While i was a reservist for the 1880s and 1990s, i flew airplanes for Northwest Airlines and started a couple of Small Businesses in the medical equipment arena. Byoved up through the ranks just doing what good marines and other Service People do, taking on tough missions and getting them done. You were commander of the marin
Honor recipient. And im honored to welcome and senator capito, both of us are welcoming you which is woodys legacy still here. And thank you. But were going to respect his wishes and his wishes basically were all veterans and their families and to pay respects to the nations last living world war ii medal of honor recipient. Its been 77 years since Woody Williams quieted those machine guns on the sands of iwo jima. While hes now sadly gone, the ie zeals i lived by are not. The love of his family, faith, and friends and service to country above all. George wattton patton once said its foolish to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank god that such men lived. He lived every day as if he were give given a Second Chance and we are you a all so much better for t. Boy, did woody live for a long time. His grandson casey passed along his recipe for a long life. I hope i got all this right. He would say when asked, its brags, Apple Cider Vinegar and it has to have the mother and you kno
Mr. Manchin mr. President , i rise today to speak on a life and legacy of my dear friend, the last surviving world war ii medal of honor recipient, West Virginian, and one of the last greatest generation Woody Williams of West Virginia. Before i begin today, i want to recognize members of woodys family who is here today with us in the gallery, recognizing all of them. I want to say thank you. Thank you for being here and thank you for sharing woody all those years with me and shellie and all of our West Virginians. Were here to respect his wishes honoring all veterans and their families and to pay respects to our nations last living world war ii medal of honor recipient. And to the family, i want to say this. Youre the legacy he was most proud of, all of you. And im honored to welcome and senator capito, both of us are welcoming you which is woodys legacy still here. And thank you. But were going to respect his wishes and his wishes basically were all veterans and their families and to
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