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TITLED "FRONT BURNER: AL QAEDA'S ATTACK ON THE USS COLE." >> KIRK LIPPOLD, WHY DID YOU TAKE THE BLAME FOR 9/11? >> I DO NOT THINK I TOOK THE BLAME, BUT...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THAT I BORE SOME RESPONSE ABILITY. IT WAS MY JOB YEARS AGO WHEN I RAISED
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
MY RIGHT HAND TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. THAT MEANT DEFENDANT MY NATION. WHEN OUR COUNTRY WAS ATTACKED, I WAS ON ACTIVE DUTY AT THE TIME. I WAS FAMILIAR...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
YOU ATTACK BUILDINGS OR EMBASSIES, WHETHER IT IS THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, THE EMBASSIES IN AFRICA, THOSE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
ARE THINGS THAT REPRESENT U.S. INTERESTS. WHEN YOU ATTACK A WARSHIP, THAT IS DIFFERENT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DEFENSE U.S. CITIZENS AND OUR INTEREST...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
YOU WERE COMMANDING BOMBED? >> OCTOBER 12, 2000. >> WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES? >> WE HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN FOR ABOUT
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6.5 WEEKS.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
WE HAD BEEN HELD BACK UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE MINUTE. CONSEQUENTLY, WE HAD TO GO AT A HIGH-SPEED TRANSIT, 30 MILES PER HOUR, AT DOUBLE THE NORMAL SPEED....
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Lamb, Brian - Host
DID ASK THIS QUESTION. WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN YEMEN? >> OUR NATION HAD MADE A DECISION A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE THE USS COLE EVER PULLED
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
INTO THAT PORT, TO DO ENGAGEMENT. WE HAD DECIDED THAT YEMEN WAS A GOOD PORT FOR NAVY SHIPS TO PULL INTO. IT WAS A WAY THAT WE COULD INTRODUCE MONEY INTO...
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OF HONOR FOR HIS ACTIONS ON IWO JIMA IN WORLD
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
WAR II. >> HOW OLD WAS THE SHIP? >> SHE HAD BEEN COMMISSIONED IN THE NAVY, IN JUNE 1996.
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A FAIRLY NEW DESTROYER,
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
MODERN EQUIPMENT. SHE HAD ALREADY MADE ONE DEPLOYMENT AND HAD COME BACK TO THE UNITED STATES. A TRAINING CYCLE OF ABOUT 16 MONTHS. >> HOW LONG HAD YOU...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
IN COMMAND OF THE SHIP FOR ABOUT 15 MONTHS. I WAS COMMANDER IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY. >>
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
EXPLAIN HOW A MAN OR A WOMAN CAN BE A COMMANDER, BUT STILL BE THE CAPTAIN. >> IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER YOU WORE A
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Lamb, Brian - Host
LIEUTENANT OR WHETHER YOU ARE IN 80
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
CAPT. -- A NAVY CAPTAIN, YOU EARNED THAT HONOR READ TITLE OF CAPT.. >> HOW BIG IS THIS -- THE HONORARY TITLE OF CAPT.. >> HOW BIG IS THIS SHIP? >> 8,400...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
HOW MANY SAILORS? >>
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IT
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IS ABOUT 25 OFFICERS AND ABOUT 275
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ENLISTED. WE WERE ABLE BUT SHY OF 300. >> HOW
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
MANY WERE KILLED? >> THERE WERE 17 KILLED AND 37 WOUNDED. >> EXACTLY
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WHAT HAPPENED? >>
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
WE HAD PULLED INTO THE REFUELING THAT MORNING AROUND 9:30.
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WE WERE RIGHT SIDE TO
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THAT PIER. I TURNED THE SHIP AROUND IN CASE WE HAD TO GET UNDER WAY IN A HURRY. AT ABOUT 10:30, WE STARTED REFUELING THE SHIP. DURING THE COURSE OF OPERATIONS...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
INTUITIVELY, I KNEW WE WOULD HAVE INJURIES. THE FIRST THING
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Lamb, Brian - Host
I DID -- I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE GOING TO BE BOARDED.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
I WENT BACK INTO MY CABIN, ALL LOCKED THE SAFE FOR I KEPT THE KEYS TO THE WEAPONS. I PULLED OUT A 9 MILLIMETER, LOADED IT, GRABBED TWO CLIPS OF AMMUNITION....
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THE DEFENSIVE PERIMETER -- I SAW THAT
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
HE WAS REESTABLISHING THE DEFENSIVE PERIMETER ARE RON SHIPP. YOU COULD TELL THERE WAS AN ATTACK. THE EXPLOSION HAD BLOWN METAL INTO THE SHIP, NOTHING...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
ARE SEEING A VERY DEDICATED AND FOCUSED ENEMY. THEY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO FURTHER THEIR IDEOLOGY, TO TRY
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
TO GET -- YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT OSAMA BIN LADEN'S ENTIRE DECLARATION OF WAR SAD. HE WANTED ALL U.S. FORCES OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST. >> I WANT TO JUMP...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
BEEN BRIEFED UP AT THE CIA. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A FORMER COMMANDING OFFICER. I HAD DRIVEN UP
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKWAY, ARRIVED AT THE OLD HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. IT WAS LIKE A MOVIE SET. 16-INCH GRANT AND THE FLOOR, TO THE LEFT IS THE SINGLE...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
RECORD BRIEFING. >> WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
FOR YOU IN THE NAVY? >> I HAD A CHANGE OF COMMAND ON THE USS COLE.
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Lamb, Brian - Host
I HAD ATTENDED THE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. THE OFFICE WAS CALLED THE UNITED NATIONS AND MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS. WE WERE DEALING WITH A LOT OF INTERNATIONAL...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
TRACK. >> YOU WERE STILL A COMMANDER? >> I WAS STILL A COMMANDER. >> YOU HAVE BEEN IN
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THE NAVY FOR HOW LONG? BUT
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A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS. -- >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS. YOU HAVE A CAREER, YOU HAVE POTENTIAL. I FELT VERY PRIVILEGED TO BE WORKING FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. THAT...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THEY NEEDED TO
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
DEVELOP A STRATEGY AND POLICY. WE KNOW WE WILL INSERT FORCES INTO AFGHANISTAN. WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO CAPTURE PEOPLE. IT FIRST BECAME OK, WHEN WE GO...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
BOYS REPORT, IT IS CALLED FOR ATTACKS ON U.S. FORCES. -- VOICE REPORT, IT IS CODE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
FOR ATTACK ON U.S. FORCES. >> YOU ARE STILL A COMMANDER, YOU GRADUATED FROM THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN WHAT YEAR? >> 1981. >>
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Lamb, Brian - Host
WHEN DOES SOMEONE YOU HAS BEEN IN THE NAVY FOR 20
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YEARS EXPECT TO GET PROMOTED? >>
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Lamb, Brian - Host
NORMALLY, I WAS A DUE COURSE OFFICER. I WAS NEVER SELECTED EARLY FOR PROMOTION. I EXPECTED TO BE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
LOOKED AT SOME TIME AROUND THE 22 OR 23-YEAR POINT. EVERYTHING LOOKED TO BE ON TRACK FOR THAT. >> LET ME RUN A PIECE OF RECORDED VIDEO WITH SENATOR JOHN...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THE CASE, THE REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE OFFICER WAS CLEAR, PRECISE AND THE
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PROFESSIONAL. WELL DONE. THE REPORT FOUND THAT INSTRUCTIONS, THE DIRECTIVES, AND ORDERS HAD BEEN VIOLATED. THE REPORT STATED THAT FAILURE OF THE COMMANDING...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
IS OBVIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT YOU. I DO NOT WANT TO GET TOO FAR IN THE WEEDS. IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE LANGUAGE, BUT WHAT IS GOING ON? >> WHAT YOU...
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
FACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A POLITICAL AGENDA. THE AREA UNFORTUNATE. WHEN HE FAILS TO MENTION, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 63 MEASURES, HALF OF THEM DID NOT EVEN...
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FUTURE? >> HE WOULD
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PLAY A ROLE TWO YEARS
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Lamb, Brian - Host
LATER ARE TO THE ATTACK. IN JANUARY OF 2002, I WOULD BE SELECTED FOR A PROMOTION.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
MY NAME WOULD BE SUPPORTED THE MY ENTIRE CHAIN OF COMMAND. EVEN THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND PRESIDENT BUSH. WHAT A LOT OF AMERICANS DO NOT KNOW, EVERY...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
IN MY JUDGMENT, THIS COMMANDING
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
OFFICER WAS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I JUDGED HIM. AS YOU SAID IN YOUR STATEMENT, I FOUND SOME THINGS I THINK HE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT...
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THAT WAS MADE. ALL I EVER ASKED FOR IN THAT INVESTIGATION
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IS THAT YOU VIEW THAT ACCOUNTABILITY DETERMINATION AND HOW MY SHIP PERFORMED BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE ATTACK. I THINK THE ADMIRAL IS ABSOLUTELY...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
HAD BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME OF THE FAMILIES THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WAS BEING
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
PROMOTED. IT WAS CLEARLY A POLITICAL DECISION. HE WAS UP FOR ELECTION THAT FALL AND DID NOT WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD. >> HE IS NO LONGER IN THE SENATE....
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Lamb, Brian - Host
YEAR WAS THAT? >> 2006. >> WHY DID YOU WANT TO MEET WITH
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THEM? >> I BURK TO THE CHAIN OF
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COMMAND AND GIVEN THE NAVY AND THE
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TRY
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Lamb, Brian - Host
TO PUSH MY NAME FORWARD SO THAT
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IT COULD RECEIVE THE CONSENT OF THE SENATE. I FINALLY REACHED A POINT WHERE IT WAS CLEAR THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO PUT THE POLITICAL STAKE IN THE GROUND....
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Lamb, Brian - Host
DID NOT APPROVE OF YOUR PROMOTION GOING FORWARD. >> YOU WILL HAVE TO ASK ADMIRAL MOLLEN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. HE DID A COMPLETE REVERSAL TO WHAT THE...
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
OF COMMAND HAD SUPPORTED, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT. HE FELT HE KNEW BETTER, BUT THE REASONS ARE STILL A MYSTERY. >> WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? >>
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Lamb, Brian - Host
IT BELONGS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT AND CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE MILITARY.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IT IS NOT THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AND IT IS NOT THE CHAIRMAN. THEY CAN PROVIDE ADVICE, BUT IT IS NOT THERE BOARD. >> YOU SAY THAT YOU WANT TO TALK...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
TO ALLOW MY CHAIN OF COMMAND AS MUCH LATITUDE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THIS ISSUE. >> WHAT HAPPENED? >> I WOULD SIT DOWN WITH THE CENTER AT ONE OF THE MEETING ROOMS. WE WOULD SPEND
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Lamb, Brian - Host
ABOUT 24 MINUTES
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
TOGETHER. ULTIMATELY, HE WOULD BE UNMOVED AND REFUSED TO DO IT UNLESS THE NAVY WAS WILLING TO PUT UP WITH A FULL SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HEARING,...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
POLITICIANS IN THIS TOWN OF LOVE THE THEATRICS THAT GO ALONG WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WHEN I WALKED IN, IT WAS A TABLE SET UP
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
WITH MICROPHONES. WE ARE GOING TO RECORD THIS. WHERE ARE YOUR PEOPLE? WHERE IS YOUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS PERSON? WHERE IS YOUR ATTORNEY? I LOOKED AT THE STAFF...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
DISCUSSION ABOUT SENATOR WARNER. I WANTED THAT BUT TO
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
HONOR MY CREW. IT IS MY GROUP THAT ARE THE TRUE HEROES. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SPRANG INTO ACTION THAT MORNING. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT SAVED THE SHIP...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. >>
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
YOU ALSO REPORT THAT HE MET WITH EACH OF THE PEOPLE THAT IT LOST THEIR LIVES OR WERE INJURED. YOU WENT TO THEIR FAMILIES.
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Lamb, Brian - Host
ONE FAMILY WOULD NOT SEE YOU. >> THAT IS TRUE. THERE WERE STILL ANGRY. THEY STILL LOOKED AT ME AS BEING THE COMMANDING OFFICER AND BEING RESPONSIBLE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
FOR HAVING THE ATTACK OCCURRED. I REACHED OUT TO THAT FAMILY. OVER TIME, THAT OFFER STANDS FOR MY LIFETIME, I HAVE TALKED WITH THE PARENTS, I HAVE TALKED...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING THAT I SAT DOWN, PICKED UP THE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
PHONE BANK, AND BEGAN TO CALL ALL OF THE FAMILIES. MAKE SURE THEY RECEIVE THE INVESTIGATION. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. MANY OF THEM WERE CURIOUS AS TO WHY...
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FOR LIFE. EVIDENTLY, YOU
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Unidentified Speaker, -
RETIRE. AND THEN YOU
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Unidentified Speaker, -
GO FIND REAL WORK. >> WHY DID YOU RUN FOR
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
CONGRESS? >> I RAN FOR CONGRESS LAST YEAR IN 2011.
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IRAN BECAUSE --
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
I RAN BECAUSE -- I LOOKED AT THE WAY OUR POLITICAL SITUATION IS GOING IN OUR COUNTRY AND I SAID, I CAN SIT ON THE FRINGES, I CAN TALK ABOUT IT, I CAN...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
FOR CONGRESS IN NORTHERN NEVADA, OR ETHICS
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
CHALLENGED SENATOR WOULD RESIGN. THAT WOULD CAUSE THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT THE CURRENT CONGRESS AND IN THE DISTRICT. THAT TRIGGERED A SPECIAL ELECTION....
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I
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HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A CHALLENGE GOING. -- COIN. I DO
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
NOT REMEMBER WHEN THIS STARTED. MILITARY PEOPLE AND GIVE THESE OUT AND SECRETARIES OF THE NAVY AND ARMY, WHAT IS THIS THING? >> THEY ARE A WAY THAT A...
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
EXCEPTIONAL JOB OR MAY BE A MEDAL IS NOT MERITED. ITAN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THESE COINS AND THE COMMANDER RECOGNIZES THEIR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE. >> WHO...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION OF FINANCE.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IN SOME COMMANDS, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDS. THEY COME RIGHT OUT OF THE COMMANDERS POCKET. >> THE REASON I HELD IT UP, THERE WAS...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
GENERAL TOMMY FRANCS. >> I WOULD NOT SAY I WAS IRRITATED. I WAS JUST ASTOUNDED AT THE FACT THAT HE CAME ABOARD THE SHIP AND WAS TOTALLY
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
DISCONNECTED FROM THE REALITY OF WHAT WE HAD BEEN THROUGH. HE WAS WALKING RUN THE SHIP LIKE IT WAS A GARRISON TO OURUR. HE KEPT WALKING AROUND SAYING,...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
A READINESS ISSUE RIGHT NOW. IF WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT
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THEM AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE ON SCENE WAS A FRENCH MEDICAL TEAM -- SUPPORT THEM AND THE FIRST PEOPLE ON SCENE WAS A FRENCH MEDICAL TEAM. >> THAT SKIPPER...
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AN ABSOLUTELY MIRACULOUS JOB. >> I WOULD HAVE CONCURRED BECAUSE HIS SHIP IS STILL AFLOAT. >> SURPRISE TODAY BE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT? >> I
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AM NOT. HE DID A VERY A GENEROUS -- HE IS A GENEROUS AND KIND MAN.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
HE IS GOOD AT
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
RECOGNIZING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE. THE ONLY THING -- WHEN HE WAS ABOARD THAT MORNING, HE APPEARED TO NOT REALLY -- TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
FOR INSTANCE, YOU SAY THE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF IN YEMEN IT DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT ALL ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AL QAEDA. >> HE...
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
COUNTRY OF YEMEN TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP -- ESPECIALLY IN A PORT TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW THE U.S. MILITARY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND DEFENSE TO MAKE...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO TURN INTO A BLAME GAME.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
WHAT DID YOU GIVE THAT SHIP FOR INTELLIGENCE? EVERYONE WAS GOING TO BE DUCKING AND DODGING ON THIS ONE. IT EVEN TOOK THE GENERAL A COUPLE OF DAYS TO STAND...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
CALLED FRIDAY NIGHT. NOTHING IN YOUR TRAINING EVER PREPARES YOU FOR SITTING IN THE BACK END OF THE SHIP ON A CELL PHONE TALKING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE...
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HE SAID, YOU ARE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
DOING A GREAT JOB KEEPING THE SHIP AFLOAT. THE MIDDLE EAST WAS STARTING TO UNRAVEL A LITTLE BIT. WE HAD THE ATTACK AT THE EMBASSY. YOU HAD BE -- THERE...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
HOW ABOUT PRESIDENT BUSH GAS / /H? >>
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH CAME INTO PORT, THE ADMINISTRATION BASICALLY LOOKED AT IT, DEPUTY SECRETARY
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
OF DEFENSE SAID, THE INFORMATION IS STALE. THEY HAD AN ATTITUDE OF, WE ARE FORWARD LOOKING NOT BACKWARD ACTING. CONSEQUENTLY, THE USS COLE BECAME A --...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
OF THAT. THERE WERE SHIPS THERE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SHOWS UP. WHETHER FOR THAT EVENT? >> THAT WAS A MEMORIAL CEREMONY THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER...
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WOUN DED WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT. >> YOU ARE FRUSTRATED WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT -- YOU WANTED MORE THAN THAT. THERE WAS A MEETING THAT WAS HELD WITH
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Lamb, Brian - Host
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILIES. WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? >> THAT HAPPENED IN JANUARY, 2001, BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS A MEETING HELD WERE ALL THE FAMILIES...
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| 00:42:10 |
Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THEY HAD THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ATLANTIC FLEET AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DIRECTOR. THEY BASICALLY GAVE A BRIEFING ON WHERE...
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| 00:42:49 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
OFFICE. THAT MEETING WAS TRIGGERED BY HIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DECISIONS TO CLOSE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
GUANTANAMO BAY, SUSPEND MILITARY COMMISSIONS. >> USA IN ORDER TO GET THE MET -- YOU SAY IN ORDER TO GET THE FAMILY MEMBERS THERE, THEY ENDED UP GOING...
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| 00:43:09 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
LIST. >> WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTED TO MEET, HE INITIALLY WANTED TO MEET WITH HIS 9/11 FAMILY MEMBERS.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, WHEN HE SIGNED THOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, NOT ONCE BEFORE HE DID THOSE DID HE EVER CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, JUSTICE, OR...
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AFTER THE IT -- SHE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
LEFT ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO. >> AFTER THE EXPLOSION, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO GET
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Unidentified Speaker, -
COLE BACK IN ACTIVE DUTY? >> OF
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| 00:44:53 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
15 MONTHS -- ABOUT 15 MONTHS. UNTIL SHE SAILED AWAY FROM THE YARD AT THE HUNTINGTON EAGLE SHIPYARD
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IN MISSISSIPPI IN APRIL OF 2002. IT WAS ABOUT A 15-MONTH REBUILD. $250 MILLION. >> GO BACK TO THIS BOOK. WHAT SCORES DID YOU SETTLE IN
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THIS BOOK? >> I DID NOT WANT TO SETTLE ANY SCORE. BAD BOOK
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IS TRULY ABOUT THE HEROIC EFFORTS -- A BAD BOOK IS TRULY ABOUT THE HEROIC EFFORTS THEY MADE. THE FACT THAT WE LOST A SHIP THAT FIRST DAY ONCE, ALMOST...
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| 00:46:31 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
OFFICE AND ANNOUNCED THE PITY PARTY WAS OVER. EVERYTHING WAS ORDERED DISPOSED OF BY THE END OF THE DAY. >> I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I HEARD THAT. I HEARD IT...
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| 00:46:51 |
Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THE COMMANDING OFFICER. WHEN I HEARD THAT HAD HAPPENED, WHAT BOTHERED ME MOST IS THAT HE WAS CLEARLY RECEIVING GUIDANCE PRESSURE FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF...
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| 00:47:48 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
NAVY, ONCE HE WAS IN COMMAND, IT IS YOUR
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
SHIP. ONCE YOU RELINQUISH COMMAND, IT IS NO LONGER YOUR SHIP. THOSE ARE HIS DECISIONS TO MAKE. HE DID WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS BEST AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER....
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| 00:48:25 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
A COMBINATION OF PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING IN THE GALLEY AREA, DOWN IN
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| 00:48:32 |
Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THE GENERAL WORKSHOP WHERE WE DO A LOT OF REPAIR WORK. THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION, WHEN IT CAME INTO THE SHIP, LITERALLY TOOK THE DECK OF THE GALLEY...
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| 00:49:14 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE. I DO NOT REALLY KNOW. A NUMBER OF THEM ARE STILL GETTING TREATMENT THROUGH
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THE V. A NUMBER OF THEM RETIRED WITH DISABILITIES. THAT IS PART OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, THE NATION...
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| 00:49:50 |
Lamb, Brian - Host
WOMEN ON THIS SHIP. >> ABSOLUTELY. THAT MORNING, I DID NOT HAVE MEN AND WOMEN. I AM SAILORS. EACH OF THEM PERFORMED AT THE
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| 00:49:59 |
Lippold, Kirk - Commander
ANOMALY -- PHENOMENA ALLY. I HAVE SAILORS AND OFFICERS AND THEY WILL ALL GET TREATED FAIR AND SQUARE. WE HAD A MISSION TO DO. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
IT WAS GOING TO BE FOR THE FAMILIES TO DEAL WITH THE TRAGEDY. MONTHS HAD GONE BY WITH NO WORD AS FAMILIES WAITED IN SILENCE. >> THEY WERE STILL WORKING...
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
WHEN 9/11 OCCURRED, WE GOT PUT ON THE BACK BURNER. 9/11 BECAME THE PRIORITY. THE IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE REMAINS BECAME THE PRIORITY. COLE WAS RELEGATED...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
FOR A TRIBUNAL -- AS WE TALK, HE IS DUE FOR A TRIBUNAL. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? >> AS PART OF THE PROCESS WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, WHILE THEY WANTED...
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION, THE GUY YOU WERE SPEAKING OF, AND HE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO GUANTANAMO BAY. HE IS WAITING FOR A MILITARY COMMISSION TO BE CONDUCTED....
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Lamb, Brian - Host
LOT OF DIFFERENT EVIDENCE. >> WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO HIM? >>
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
I THINK HE SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY. >> WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT HE WILL? >>
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Lamb, Brian - Host
I THINK IT IS TERRIBLY GOOD.
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IF WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THE POLITICAL WILLPOWER TO DO IT. HE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO DEATH. WE ARE AT WAR. THIS IS NOT THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY REALIZE THAT WHAT IS...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
TO MAKE A LIVING? >> MOST OF WHAT I DO NOW, I TALKED TO GROUPS ABOUT
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Lamb, Brian - Host
USS COLE. I SERVE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
ON THE BOARD OF MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED. I AM ON THE BOARD OF ADVISERS FOR A STARTUP COMPANY. HALO DEFENSE SYSTEMS OUT OF MASSACHUSETTS. IT LOOKS LIKE...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
FOR WELL OVER 10 YEARS. >> HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED? DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN? >>
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
I HAVE NOT BEEN MARRIED AND I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN. >>
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Lamb, Brian - Host
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? HE SAID THE
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
ATTACK ON COLE
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Lamb, Brian - Host
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED HOW THE NAVY VIEWED FORCED PROTECTION. WHAT HAS CHANGED? >> WHAT YOU ARE SEEING NOW IS THE NAVY HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB IN DOING...
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THERE -- THAT ARE OUT THERE. THEY HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH A LOT MORE PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING. ONE OF THE FOREST PROTECTION MEASURES IS...
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Lamb, Brian - Host
THEY KILLED AND DELI? >> AND STANLEY. THEY WERE VAPORIZED -- WERE THEY KILLED INSTANTLY? >> INSTANTLY.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
THEY WERE VAPORIZED. >>
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
IT WAS A COMBINATION OF A PLASTIC EXPLOSIVE.
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WITH TNT. >>
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
THE TITLE OF THE BOOK IS " FRONT BURNER." OUR GUEST HAS BEEN KIRK
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Lamb, Brian - Host
LIPPOLD. >> I WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE OF MY CHALLENGE COINS. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE THIS STORY OF SOME GREAT
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Lippold, Kirk - Commander
HEROES. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE] [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2012] >> FOR A DVD COPY OF THIS...
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FREE TRANSCRIPT OR TO GIVE US YOUR COMMENTS, VISIT US AT -- >> TONIGHT,
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.