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KTLK 1130 AM
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"By a very special guest. No. And that is Lieutenant General John Jensen, who was director Army National Guard. He guides the formation, development and implementation of all programs and policies affecting the Army National Guard. Force of nearly 335,000 soldiers and 50 States, Three territories and the District of Columbia. General Jensen welcome back to Memorial Day and Minnesota military radio. Tom Lines. It's great to hear from you again. Uh, quick, be back on the show. I think this is my eight year my eighth consecutive year thing for Thanks for Let me call in and be a small part of this. This year's show. General. I think I had standing orders to make sure I kept room for General Jensen and and General make you politely said absolutely. Let's get him on the show and see how he's doing and Sir. I know you've been out in Washington, D C and director of the gas out of the Army National Guard for almost a year. You were with us last year on Memorial Day Show as your eyes Your reflection on Memorial Day changed Now that you're Taking care of soldiers all over the United States and three territories and the district, Colombia. I don't know that it's really changed. Um, I mean, it's still I mean, much like general manky. Just described 19 call of your death this morning. Said listen to the whole the entire show. You know, we talk about the soldiers and the families that we that we know personally that we had contact with. That that we lost while we served with them. And, you know, every day I get the honor driving past Arlington National Cemetery on Do you know much like driving past the forts now? Cemetery. You know, you drive by and you can't help But remember those soldiers in those families and so I don't think it's changed. It just remains a very personal Uh, holiday for productive, ascetic served. In general, Can you give us just a little input house? How difficult is the pandemic man to deal with all over the United States with the Army National Guard? Yeah, well, I took what? You know what we've experienced is, you know probably What we've seen on on the news is that you know the pandemic had different impacts of different times. Two different Parts of the country and just being able to manage yourself lead ourselves through those those particular stressful moments. And any any region of the country and then obviously the impact that it might have on unreadiness of the Army National Guard because, well, we have done admirable job serving domestically here over the last year year and a half. We continue to meet the requirements overseas as well again. General Manky laid out Minnesota contribution overseas on their sword is not alone in that effort, so just being able to lead ourselves through that, as we continue to prepare soldiers and units toe go in harm's life. Eh, sir? Good morning. Um, in the previous segment, Tom and I talked a little bit about how the Minnesota Guard is doing and you know, I know a couple weeks ago we were together, but Maybe you could articulate for the rest of our listeners What you think or you know, I know for guard nation as a whole Cross of 54. What do you think? The op temple in the business. Is doing to the force. And, you know, I think you articulated pretty positive news. When we talked a couple weeks ago, maybe could share that, sir. Yeah. Games, things showing. I appreciate that. And you know, like all of our society, obviously. There's been stressed to the force stress of the force through the endemic stress on the force to some of the domestic missions that we Had to take on over the last year. Um, but we're resilient force. I think Chaplin went talked about that this morning about the resiliency of our force. And so as as you laid out, Sean We see our retention rate across the country higher this year than it has been In the short term. I think that's an indication of a healthy organization we've already met are in strength mission Nationally. I think that's a sign of a healthy organization. And I think We're all looking out to the horizon here a little bit as we see, you know, potentially the end of the pandemic. Our National Guardsmen. Have been able to administer over 10 million vaccine doses to the to the citizens of this country. And so, um it's been a difficult year year and a half, but I think I think we'd shown our resiliency our ability to meet every mission that our nation is asked us to meet. And to do it professionally. It's just been, You know, I think the highlight of many of our careers is to observe during this very difficult time. General Jensen. Most of the service members that we interview over the years are proud to serve and perform their deployments in the federal missions. But over the course of the last year we've seen Some of general monkeys, airman and soldiers that were thoroughly pleased with the ability to step up and help with the vaccines help with the pandemic. Move things around and help their friends and neighbors. I'm sure you're seeing that across the across the garden across the United States. Well, I'm just used the example here in Washington, D C would know we brought 26,000 National Guardsmen wash in DC in support of Operation Capital Response and when you would go talk to those soldiers in their midst. Role, eventually proud to be here. A immensely proud TOC contribute in in They're their way to ensure that we had a peaceful transition during the inauguration, and then that we maintain a secure environment here. And while that missions come to an end, uh, I know that the soldiers Norman and I thought you were very proud to participate and in that operation Hey, sir. A question for us here is, you know as people, you know, we're starting our summer season as well. And kids will be, uh, more free from school. I know when I was out there a couple weeks when I came through Reagan, it was pretty quiet in Minnesota, and all things are starting to open up more. Um, as far as what's going on. What are you seeing out there? As far as Ah family, maybe from Minnesota coming looking like maybe come out and see some of the sights on the mall, is it? Are things opening up people able to move around or or what's the status in the capital region as far as a pandemic. Yeah, Absolutely. Things are starting that O open up here. I mean, obviously in D. C. We kind of followed her Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia and each one of the three entities have a little bit different rules. But As you know, Shawn. I lived really close to Ah, the Washington Nationals Baseball Stadium. And just, you know, my my litmus test is the number of people I see on the street attending, not baseball games, and that's going up significant like the last two weeks, and so You know the mall's open many of the museum's guarantees he are open, so I would I wouldn't describe it is we're fully open up for business. But we're trending that way and and we're beginning to see a lot more. Visitors come TBC, So I think it's going to be an exciting summer here in Washington, D C Channel Jensen one last question. Are there some ceremony's coming back now for Memorial Day, years, most of that going to be deferred till next year? Yeah. So the president will be over in Arlington National Cemetery in about a half hour to the traditionally re plane of that over there might affect later today. I'm going to go over and I think I'm gonna spend My moment of remember and so great at Arlington, but it's it's still not. A lot of large public events are international cemetery is open for visitors. But no large gatherings yet, and I think we're all waiting for for that signal toe open up and conduct more public ceremonies. And General Jensen. Thanks for bringing that up. This afternoon, we invite all of our listeners and everyone across the United States to observe a national moment of resemblance.
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"Chicken sandwich, No hugs and now the classic chicken sandwich. Two for just five bucks. Price and participation may very limited time only. Kevin Brennan. WBZ traffic on the freeze. Kevin will talk to you in just about 10 minutes. So nice to see a little bit of frightening The Boston skyline right now we do have some sunshine North Adam, just seeing some fog. Pittsfield. You're seeing some snow. So we do have a very chilly forecast. Although no big storms insight, maybe just some snow flurries today and tomorrow. On some sunshine tomorrow as well. It's gonna be cold and clearing tonight. It's 1 45 live local and fiercely independent. This is WBC news radio. I'm good afternoon on Lori Kirby. Here are the five things you need to know. At 1 45 it's official President Jo Bodied and Vice President Pamela Harris are sworn in and the heavily guarded nation's capital High security in Boston, as local and federal officials prepare for any potential armed demonstrations. So far, no report of any problems and to Massachusetts residents are facing charges for their alleged roles in the deadly U. S. Capitol riot two weeks To go today. Advisers Cove in 19 vaccine appears to be effective against the highly contagious UK variant of the virus that's now been detected in Massachusetts back to our top story, the inauguration of the 46, president of the United States in his inaugural address in the wind. Resident Bottom call today. A victory for democracy he extended and all of branch across the political aisle. All those who did not support us. Let me say this. Here me out as we move forward..
WNYC 93.9 FM
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"Guard has been supporting every inauguration since 18 61. In the last couple of inaugurations. We've gone to what we call guard Nation to bring in guardsman from other states and territories. So for this one way, have off 54 national guards here and support As of this morning, we have 21,000 Guardsmen on the ground. Walker says the city will witness three times the number of National Guard troops typically seen on Inauguration Day. The FBI has arrested a rural New Mexico County commissioner for his alleged role in the U. S. Capitol Riot. NPR's Kirk Siegler says quite Griffin founded the far right group Cowboys for Trump. Griffin was arrested Sunday in Washington, D C on the charge of breaching the U. S Capitol. He had posted videos to Facebook with alarming language, including one where he suggested that blood could be running out of the building. Last week, During a county commission meeting in New Mexico, Griffin repeated a baseless right wing conspiracy that China stole the election from President Trump. And then listed the guns he planned to bring to D. C. I've got a 3 57 Henry Lever action and I've got in the trunk of my car and I've got a 3 57 single action that I'll have underneath. The front seat on my right side. Court documents noted the fact that Griffin plan to bring firearms to the inauguration Kirk Siegler NPR news, calling this a time of peril, but also a time of tremendous possibilities. Head of the end of the Legal Defense and Educational Fund, says the organization wants a new generation of civil rights lawyers in the south and now it has a $40 million gift from an anonymous donor to put them through law school. As NPR's Carrie Johnson. LDF president, Caroline Eiffel says the scholarships will focus on the place where most of the LDS cases originate. The South is a critical region in this country for civil rights activism. It is still the region where a majority of black people live. The program is named after two LDF alumni late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman to be a federal judge. Scholarships will cover tuition, room and board and other training. In return, applicants agree to spend at least eight years working on civil rights cases in the South, Eiffel says they're likely to handle voting rights disparities and housing and education and other cases. Carrie Johnson NPR NEWS Washington This is NPR news. This is W. N. Y. C in New York on Shawn Carlson, a Staten Island man is the latest person to be arrested on charges related to the violent mob action at the U. S Capitol earlier this month. Law enforcement sources say. The 20 year old is or was a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Live streamed the riot. The other New York men were also arrested over the weekend. 26 year old Brandon Fellows was arrested Saturday he had posted a video of himself with his feet on the senator's desk. 25 year old Edward Jacob Lang of Newburgh also posted videos of his own participation, according to New York Times, including one he had captioned arrest me. Well, the FBI did just that on Saturday. New York City's former transportation commissioner is going to Washington. W M I. C Stephen Nessen reports Polly Trucking, Berg will be the new deputy secretary of transportation. Trajtenberg left the BOT back in November to serve on President elect Biden's transition team now shall work alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buddha Judge In a tweet. She says she wants to focus on safe, equitable and environmentally sustainable transportation, which she hopes will both create jobs and lift the economy. New Yorkers are hoping she'll steer federal assistance to projects that have been stained need by the Trump administration, like congestion, pricing and the Gateway program. Others are hoping she'll forge ahead and find a way to replace the most crumbling sections of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Ah project she began at New York City's D O T. York hospitals have been slow to comply with the new try Sprint transparency rule that went into effect this month. The federal role requires hospitals to publicly disclose what they charge for each service treatments can very depending on which hospital someone visits and what insurance plan they have. But Gotham's supporter Caroline Lewis says So far only the city's public hospital system has made the disclosures while others claim to still be working on it. There is a penalty for not complying of up to $300 a day, but many people are saying that that's not enough, and some are saying that they will need to suffer. Reputational consequences if they don't comply. And maybe that would help. The American Hospital Association says they're still gaps on how to meet the new requirements and that many.
KCRW
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"Has been supporting every inauguration since 18 61. In the last couple of inaugurations. We've gone to what we call guard Nation to bring in guardsman from other states and territories. So for this one way, have off 54 national guards here and support As of this morning, we have 21,000 Guardsmen on the ground. Walker says the city will witness three times the number of National Guard troops typically seen on Inauguration Day. The FBI has arrested a rural New Mexico County commissioner for his alleged role in the U. S. Capitol Riot. NPR's Kirk Siegler says quite Griffin founded the far right group Cowboys for Trump. Griffin was arrested Sunday in Washington, D C on the charge of breaching the U. S Capitol. He had posted videos to Facebook with alarming language, including one where he suggested that blood could be running out of the building. Last week, During a county commission meeting in New Mexico, Griffin repeated a baseless right wing conspiracy that China stole the election from President Trump. And then listed the guns he planned to bring to D. C. I've got a 3 57 Henry Lever action and I've got in the trunk of my car and I've got a 3 57 single action that I'll have underneath. The front seat on my right side. Court documents noted the fact that Griffin plan to bring firearms to the inauguration Kirk Siegler NPR news, calling this a time of peril, but also a time of tremendous possibilities. The head of the end of the Legal Defense and Educational Fund, says the organization wants a new generation of civil rights lawyers in the south and now it has a $40 million gift from an anonymous donor to put them through law school. As NPR's Carrie Johnson LDF president Cheryl An eyeful says the scholarships will focus on the place where most of the LDS cases originate. The South is a critical region in this country for civil rights activism. It is still the region where a majority of black people live. The program is named after two LDF alumni late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman to be a federal judge. Scholarships will cover tuition, room and board and other training. In return, applicants agree to spend at least eight years working on civil rights cases in the South, Eiffel says they're likely to handle voting rights disparities and housing and education and other cases. Carrie Johnson NPR NEWS Washington This is NPR news. Support for NPR comes from NPR stations. Other contributors include I Drive with remote PC, providing remote access to PCs, Max and servers from anywhere, assisting those working from home and also enabling remote assistance for customers at remote PC dot com. You're listening to greater l A on kcrw. The show that connects you to the people and the places of Southern California. Hey there. I'm Steve should take his today. Let's hop in the car and take a quick drive over to Dodger Stadium. Take a look. Over the past year has been a lot more than just the ballpark. It was a covert testing site for more than a million people got tested was a voting center. Ah, holiday lights drive through Show, a socially distance tailgate location where Dodger fans Sat and watched the boys in Blue. Take the World Series. Now it's changing roles again and taking what here at Dodger Stadium has been the largest testing site in the world. And transforming it into the largest vaccine site in America. Ally Mayor Eric Garcetti, announcing their the Dodger Stadium is becoming the largest covert vaccination site. In the country. Friday was day one and they administered 2500 shots Saturday. They administered another 4800. The goal is to reach 12,000 shots every day by the end of this week. KCRW's Kaylie Wells has more on how it's going. When Tianna Herrera got the email from her boss with the information to get a cove in 19 vaccine, she grabbed the first appointment she could find. I want to get it as fast as I can. So it just so happened that Dodger Stadium still had availability. And it was the next day. So my okay, I guess I'm going to Dodge Stadium. She works with developmentally disabled adults, so she counts.
WNYC 93.9 FM
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"Been supporting every inauguration since 18 61. In the last couple of inaugurations. We've gone to what we call guard Nation to bring in guardsman from other states and territories. So for this one way, have off 54 national guards here and support As of this morning, we have 21,000 Guardsmen on the ground. Walker says. The city will witness three times. The number of National Guard troops typically seen on Inauguration Day says most are already in place 48 hours before. Joe Biden, sworn in as president in Kamila Harris make history as the first woman, First African American or first South Asian to be sworn in as vice president of the United States. Button is tapping a pair of veteran regulators oversee two key financial agencies. NPR's Barbara Sprint says their selection is a signal the incoming by administration will be tough on oversight. Why did will nominate Gerry Ginzler to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and Rohit Chopra to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Their selection is a triumph for progressives who have pushed for more aggressive oversight of the financial industry. Chandler is a top financial regulator known for taking on big banks and trading houses after the Dodd frank financial reforms enacted following the 2000 and eight financial crisis, Chopra is the commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission and an ally of Senator Elizabeth Warren. He previously served as assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It's expected a top focus of his would be student loans. Both nominees are subject to Senate confirmation. Barbara Sprint NPR news More than 12 million Covert 19 vaccines have been given to people and 31 million doses have been passed out a health officials MPR's Allison Aubrey reports new vaccination size will open across the country. The pace of vaccinations is picking up as more sites ramp up, including stadiums and pharmacies. President elect Biden's plan is also calling for the use of mobile clinics and federally qualified health centers. Joshua Sharfstein of Johns Hopkins University, says the strategy may help efforts to vaccinate people in hard to reach communities. And Sharfstein says more vaccine supply will be needed. It will be fantastic if there are additional vaccines that are found to be safe and effective. Dr. Anthony Fauci and an interview on NBC said two additional vaccines the one does from Johnson and Johnson. And the AstraZeneca vaccine will likely be evaluated by the FDA in the next couple of weeks. Allison Aubrey NPR news This is NPR. And this is a W N. Y. C from Brooklyn. I'm Shawn Carlson. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says President elect Biden's rescue plan will mean $50 billion for New York. Rumor says that funding will be critical to keep vital services available money for our businesses money for our unemployed workers. Money for mass transit. Money for food feeding people money for keeping people in their homes and something greatly missing in the last plan was direct aid. To our state and local government. But it has also agreed to direct FEMA to reimburse state local governments for many costs related to the pandemic. New York state's deficit had been projected at more than $60 billion over the next four years. New Jersey's attorney general, says he's limiting the use of canine dogs during arrest as part of police reform in the state. Speaking on the Brian Lehrer Show today, Gerbier Gray Wall said the move is an acknowledgement of the long history of dogs being used as a weapon to enforce white supremacy. We know from those images from civil rights protest how dogs were used to terrorize black communities and black residents and how they were used to intimidate black presidents. And we also know from recent experiences how violent That dog bite can be and how dangerous it can be. Great ball says the dogs will still service contraband detectors and to sniff.
KCRW
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"Been supporting every inauguration since 18 61 in the last couple of inaugurations. We've gone to what we call guard Nation. Bring in guardsman from other states and territories. So for this one way, have off 54 national guards here and support As of this morning, we have 21,000 Guardsmen on the ground. Walker says. The city will witness three times. The number of National Guard troops typically seen on Inauguration Day says most are already in place 48 hours before. Joe Biden, sworn in as president in Kamila Harris make history as the first woman, First African American or first South Asian to be sworn in as vice president of the United States. Button is tapping a pair of veteran regulators oversee two key financial agencies. NPR's Barbara Sprint says their selection is a signal the incoming by administration will be tough on oversight. Biden will nominate Gerry Gambler to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and Rohit Chopra to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Their selection is a triumph for progressives who have pushed for more aggressive oversight of the financial industry. Chancellor is a top financial regulator known for taking on big banks and trading houses after the Dodd frank financial reforms enacted following the 2000 and eight financial crisis, Chopra is the commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission in an ally of Senator Elizabeth Warren. He previously served as assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It's expected a top focus of his would be student loans. Both nominees are subject to Senate confirmation. Barbara Sprint NPR news More than 12 million Covert 19 vaccines have been given to people and 31 million doses have been passed out a health officials MPR's Allison Aubrey reports new vaccination size will open across the country. The pace of vaccinations is picking up as more sites ramp up, including stadiums and pharmacies. President elect Biden's plan is also calling for the use of mobile clinics and federally qualified health centers. Joshua Sharfstein of Johns Hopkins University, says the strategy may help efforts to vaccinate people in hard to reach communities, and Sharfstein says more vaccine supply will be needed..