NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 11)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump marking Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. He's honoring those who served in America's armed forces. He's highlighting the latest efforts to improve veterans' livelihoods. Jack Bradley at the White House. Singapore-based global company with nearly empty corporate headquarters raising questions about whether the company is a potential front for the Chinese communist regime. And the Secretary of Homeland Security says there are no changes to deportation efforts. Jason Blair with the latest comments from Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says major changes are ahead for his Make America Healthy Again agenda. He says new White House leadership could help move some of his biggest priorities forward. And lawmakers on Capitol Hill zooming in on sports gambling on college campuses. Witnesses say it's a growing public health issue and it needs to be addressed. Jason Perry has the details. This is NTD Evening News live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here's Kerry Dunst. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. It is Veterans Day and we honor the men and women who have served in America's armed forces. President Trump held a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. And it is Washington correspondent Jack Bradley now joins us from the White House. Jack, what's the president's message today? Hey, good evening and happy Veterans Day, Kerry. Well, President Trump's using this ceremony to honor veterans, recognize their sacrifices, and highlight what his administration's doing to support those who serve. Take a look. On Veterans Day, we reaffirm our undying gratitude to every patriot who has answered the call of duty. This Veterans Day, the White House honoring all Americans who've served in the military. President Trump, joined by Vice President J.D. Vance and V.A. Secretary Doug Collins, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery, paying tribute to the veterans we give thanks to for our freedoms. We pay tribute to all of those who have won the wars and worn the uniform The president also discussing the administration's actions in Venezuela, saying it's led to more freedom, a prosperous economy, and stopping adversaries like China and Russia from gaining a presence in the region. And China left when I called them, gotta leave. And Russia left when I called them, they were all nibbling at the edges, said you gotta leave, they left. And for Iran... America did not start a war with Iran. Iran has been waging war on America since 1979. This should have been taken care of a long time ago. Somebody fought back. All of us fought back. We fought back. The administration also highlighting progress at the Department of Veterans Affairs, pointing to more than 3 million disability claims and cutting the backlog by over 70 percent, along with 47 new health care facilities opened. To put on the uniform of the United States of America and say, don't send my neighbor, send me. That is the greatest monument to America. It's you all. It's the fact that you served. I'm tired in a country where I see we're giving veterans this, we're giving veterans that, and haven't we give them enough? We do not give our veterans anything. They have earned everything that they have gotten. During his remarks, the president also giving a special shout out to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. That applause comes just one day after a failed effort in the House to advance articles of impeachment against him. And he's done a fantastic job, and he loves you, and he protects you. And President Trump issuing a Veterans Day proclamation here at the White House, pledging to continue supporting veterans' health care, education opportunities, and employment, saying that the White House is committed to giving veterans what they've earned. Kerry? All right, thank you for all those updates, Jack. And House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu led a bipartisan Veterans Day tribute today. The moment comes after yesterday's GOP leadership elections, where Congressman Jim Jordan won House Minority Leader in the new Congress. And today's Fiona Gee reports. A moment of unity on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as House Republicans and Democrats gather to remember and thank the nation's veterans. When our freedom and liberty were under threat, they didn't ask what it would cost them. They simply said the words from Scripture in Isaiah 6, 8, Here I am, Lord, send me. Because of their courage and because of their selflessness and sacrifice, we are able to stand here in the greatest nation and enjoy the freedoms that so many around the world can only dream of. And we must never forget that. We have a sacred responsibility to... Pursue peace, and we have a sacred responsibility to end forever reckless wars. We have a sacred responsibility to stand up for the health, safety, and economic well-being of veterans. Many fought and died protecting American values like liberty and justice for all. We will always fight to ensure that no veteran is left behind. In a fitting move for the day, the House passed the Take Care of America's Veterans Act. According to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, the act expands affordability, increases VA benefits, and improves health care access for disabled veterans and Gold Star families. Republicans are now preparing to push forward their agenda in this lame duck session. The House Freedom Caucus is urging Republicans to unite before descending into the minority. We should cut spending another trillion dollars over the next 10 years, given the size of our budget deficits. We do need to lock President Trump's border security policies into law, banning sanctuary cities, which, of course, are now going to be on the rise under Democrat rule in many jurisdictions. Other items on the agenda include passing federal voter ID requirements and preventing year-end omnibuses. GOP lawmakers also react to Congressman Jim Jordan taking over as House Minority Leader. Leader Jordan is a conservative, there's no question about it. He is a superb communicator, that's exactly what we need. For Democrats, debate still continues around leadership elections. On Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders said he would not support Chuck Schumer as Senate Majority Leader. But in my view, the time is now for change, and I will not be supporting Chuck. To be re-elected as the Democratic leader. Senator Chuck Schumer has not expressed any intentions of stepping aside. The upper chamber of Congress is out for the rest of this week and will return next week. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Gee, NTD News. And Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is cutting through red tape to make the VA faster and more responsive so veterans get the benefits that they deserve. Tune in to hear from the secretary himself in an exclusive interview on Capitol Report with Steve Lance at 7 p.m. Eastern. And we have breaking news. At least one person is dead. Nine others have been injured after a building partially collapsed in Brooklyn this evening. And the New York City Fire Department says it happened just after 4 p.m. Eastern. A three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Ave collapsed into an open construction site at 2625 Bedford Ave. Footage shows rooms inside the building being completely exposed. Officials say two of the injured are in critical condition. One is still trapped under the rubble. This is a developing story, and we will have further updates as they come in. And Senate Republicans are racing to confirm President Trump's judicial nominees before the Democrats take control of the chamber in January. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced four district court nominees this week. They still need confirmation by the full Senate. Meanwhile, President Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Judge Lee Rodofsky to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He's replacing him with Arkansas Supreme Court Justice J. Cody Hyland. That's after opposition from two Republican senators. Republicans are pushing to fill as many of these judicial vacancies as possible before they lose their majority. Federal judges serve lifetime appointments, meaning those confirmed now could shape major legal decisions for decades to come. And DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen says that there are zero changes to the Trump administration's immigration policy. Mullen says ICE has been averaging thousands of deportations a day. NTD correspondent Jason Blair has more. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen confirms deportations haven't slowed down and the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda hasn't changed. We're still going after the worst of the worst and amnesty will never be on the table. This is following President Trump's statement on Monday after he was asked about a comment he made on 60 Minutes. You told 60 Minutes that... You felt that your deportation policy may have gone too far. But then you named the architect of that policy, Stephen Miller, to be your chief of staff. Have you told him that you want changes to the deportation policy? No, we have a very strong deportation policy. There's no amnesty. We focus on the worst of the worst. We want to get the murderers out. We've gotten most of them out. Mullins says the department is averaging 3,600 deportations a day with 3.5 million people waiting for their court cases to be heard. And ICE has placed a detainer on a man deported twice who was accused of trying to rush a cockpit of a United Airlines flight and claiming he had a bomb. This guy may come back two or three times in the past. But times have changed. Once he gets deported, there's no cakewalk anymore coming across that border. I mean, in the last 18 months, not one single illegal alien has been released from the border. The DHS says Ronnie Alexander Gomez Alberto, a Honduran national, made the threat Monday night on a flight from Newark to New Orleans. The plane landed safely, and he was booked in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on state charges, including terrorizing. The FBI says federal prosecutors will decide whether he'll face federal charges. Jason Blair, NTD News. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has more support now to move forward with his Make America Healthy Again agenda. At a recent event, Kennedy said the administration is now in a better position to push ahead with major health reforms that he's been trying to get done. NTD's Christina Corona has the details. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says major MAHA reforms are moving forward under President Trump. At the MAHA event in Washington, Kennedy credited former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for helping advance reforms. We got those things done because we had support in the White House. And Susie was the author of that support. I'm very grateful to her for her leadership. There were things that we didn't get done. And that was very frustrating to me. And they And they are very, very important things. Kennedy says he wants to shift the focus toward preventing chronic disease and addressing what he sees as the root causes of poor health. Among the changes already made, Kennedy pointed to updated dietary guidelines, a new food pyramid, and efforts to remove mercury from dental fillings on Native American reservations. The administration says it is now working on additional changes targeting food quality and children's health. We have in final review a definition of ultra-processed foods, which I know all of you have heard about, to strengthen research and guide healthier food policies. And we're advancing school lunch rule that puts the dietary guidelines into practice and brings healthier meals to children. Kennedy says political opposition, including from Republican senators, previously slowed his efforts. But with new White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller in place, he believes things could change. The Senate no longer has any leverage over me. And, you know, and that's a big deal. And then we have Steve Miller and who's a friend of our movement. And I don't think anything is going to get in our way now. Kennedy says the administration is just getting started with two years left to deliver on its MAHA promises. Christina Corona and NTD News. And the White House is warning Democrats against launching investigations into the Trump administration when they take control of Congress in January. White House counsel Will Scharf sending a letter to incoming House Oversight Chairman Robert Garcia today. Scharf says congressional investigations must serve a legislative purpose, not be used for criminal prosecution, adding, quote, the administration will not be extorted and it will not be cowed. He also warns that unlawful subpoenas could trigger further investigations. In response to Scharf's letter, Garcia says Congress has broad constitutional authority to conduct oversight and it will not be intimidated. Democrats have vowed to investigate the administration over immigration policies, the war with Iran, and alleged executive overreach. They've also named several current and former administration officials that they want to question. President Trump has defended his team after the midterms. He accuses Democrats of using threats of investigation and impeachment as a form of extortion. And trade is in focus ahead of a high-stakes summit. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. and Chinese economies are out of balance. And that's days before President Trump meets China's Xi Jinping in Shenzhen. For decades, the American economy has grown too dependent on foreign supply, while China's has become increasingly reliant on foreign demand. In other words, the United States must produce more of what we consume while China must consume more of what it produces. Working together, we can strengthen both of our economies without perpetuating imbalances between them. Bessent was speaking yesterday at an event marking 60 years of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. He said the U.S. goal is to reduce risk, not cut ties. He also pointed to a new U.S.-China dialogue on artificial intelligence, including the testing of advanced models. Days earlier, Bessent pressed Beijing to fully carry out its trade commitments, including on rare earth minerals and purchases of U.S. farm goods. The current trade truce Expires in January. And security is ramping up for a top cabinet official. Staying with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his family, they've had to move out of their home onto a military base following threats from Iran. An administration official told Fox News Digital the threats went beyond an advanced stage and said Tehran is going after the architect of the U.S. sanctions strategy. Treasury Department says Besant will not be deterred. Meanwhile, oil prices rose about 1% today after Iran's security chief said no enriched nuclear material would leave the country. Washington says nuclear issues must be part of any talks to end the war. And we have some exciting news to share. NTD's award-winning documentary, Shen Yun Unbroken, the battle beyond the stage, is coming to a theater near you. Critics are calling it a coming-of-age story meets political thriller. The film follows two young American brothers chasing their dreams with Shen Yun, which is a New York-based dance company. But behind the curtain, a much bigger battle is unfolding, as a foreign regime targets them with bomb threats, intimidation, and even a bribery plot uncovered by the FBI. NTD is partnering with Fathom Entertainment to bring the film to hundreds of theaters across America. Here's executive producer Steve Lance. I think this film is really made for the big screen. It's a powerful story and the visuals are incredible. You get a completely different experience seeing it in a theater and I'm excited for audiences to experience that. We have something extra special for moviegoers. 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We're going to drill down into why it matters to you, keeping an eye on the biggest threats abroad, and how you can stay safe here at home. And remember, news can be fun. At the end of the day, there's more that unites us than divides us. Welcome back to NTD Evening News. I'm Kerry Dunst. Megaspeed International, the Singapore-based company at the center of the NVIDIA Chinese spy scandal, is sitting practically empty, and it's raising questions about whether it's a front for the Chinese communist regime. The suspicion comes after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair with one of Megaspeed's former leaders, Alice Huang. Megaspeed has been one of NVIDIA's biggest foreign customers for the past three years, and it began as an offshoot of a China-based gaming firm, and then it grew into a massive tech company after gaining access to those restricted NVIDIA AI computer chips. According to recent published reports, Megaspeed listed a newspaper vendor as the director of its Australian subsidiary, and one of its Malaysia offices is just a dilapidated storefront while While another office was tucked into a shopping mall. U.S. investigators now say that Alice Huang used her contacts in the industry and a series of these shell companies to gain access to 240,000 of these chips, which are banned for export to China. And Chinese intelligence operations often go beyond cyber attacks and stolen data. One tactic used, as we were just hearing about, personal relationships to gain access to powerful figures like Huang. It's known as the honey trap. NTD's Arlene Richards explained how it works and how it could be targeted. Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, an American multinational semiconductor and technology company, is believed to be the latest target of a Chinese intelligence scheme. The scheme leverages personal connections to gain access to influential figures, obtain targeted information, or exert influence. This key intelligence tactic is called honeypot or honey trap. The way it works is the sophisticated operation often begins with long-term identification and surveillance of potential targets such as politicians, tech company leaders, and U.S. contractors. Operatives then use social media, community activities, fundraising, and conferences to establish connections. An attractive young woman lures the target with sex or romantic relationship, then blackmails him to achieve intelligence or political goals. Huang admitted to having an affair, but he didn't provide her with any information. A New York Times report says U.S. intelligence identified her as Alice Huang, a former executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-registered artificial intelligence company and a major customer of NVIDIA's sophisticated semiconductors. It's believed she's been working for China's premier intelligence agency. An intelligence expert says this type of scheme has been going on for years. As far back as 2000 that I can remember, in the 1980s, in fact, Katrina Lung and the FBI senior agent, Jim Smith, Thank a French senior colonel for their external intelligence service, the DGSE, Henry Magnon, he was recruited by a lover in Beijing. This latest plot follows years of warnings about Beijing's espionage operations on U.S. soil. Jensen Huang is the latest target, but there have been others. you. One of the most high-profile honey trap cases involves Christine Fang, or Fang Fang, a suspected Chinese operative who entered the United States as a college student in the early 2010s and later had a sexual relationship with former representative Eric Swalwell. As a congressman, Swalwell had access to sensitive information. He never admitted to sharing any of it with Fang. In 2012, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel passed classified military information to an unidentified 27-year-old Chinese woman who was doing graduate studies in the United States. Experts say it's hard to guard against honey trap efforts as they are concealed within seemingly legitimate personal relationships or commercial transactions. And it makes establishing sufficient evidence for prosecution difficult. Arlene Richards, NTD News. Artificial intelligence in the classroom. Google says schools and educators will be able to turn off AI tools for K-12 student accounts, but Google search will then also have to be disabled. NTD's David Lam reports. Google is implementing new controls for AI in school, but students could lose out on its search engine if schools don't enable AI for students. The issue comes as certain schools are concerned with artificial intelligence being used in the classroom, wanting to limit screen time. Google says its new guided learning AI function is built into search, which will allow students to, quote, see prompts to help them think critically and work through the concepts without going directly to the answer. I think it's a good thing. I mean, you know, first of all, I think it's kind of inevitable. So I think it's just a matter of how people use it. The new policy could change how students and teachers utilize one of the largest providers of technology. Tens of millions of students use Google's Chromebook laptops, sometimes starting as early as kindergarten. As a matter of fact, they do. We still work with computers, but they do as much as possible to use it so that we cannot use AI to cheat. It's like paying someone to do laps for you if you want to become an Olympic runner. This year, various school districts, including New York City and Los Angeles public schools, banned generative AI tools for many or all of their students. Just this month, Google said its products that use AI, such as Gemini Assistant and Google Search, We'll be off by default for student accounts until school administrators enable them. The tech company said it will share more on the changes with schools in the coming months. David Lam, NTD News. Coming up in honor of Veterans Day, we're going to welcome retired Colonel and Bronze Star recipient Robert Maness for insights on what the day means to him. And thousands gather in New York City for the nation's largest Veterans Day parade honoring the men and women who served our country. A special tribute to the heroes of 9-11 after the break. I'm so glad you ladies are here. You each have your own rooms. Thank you. Get settled in. I'll call you for dinner. Adopting teen sisters, it's a lot. Girls, you're going to be late. You want breakfast? No, thanks. We're good. They're always in their own world, twice the work. Twice the surprises. Just try it. But if you think of it that way, they're also twice as fulfilling. Is it okay to call you mom? Welcome back to NTD Evening News. I'm Cary Dunst. Today, we continue to celebrate Veterans Day and are honored to welcome Rob Maness, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, as well as a former wing and squadron commander. He's also the author of the book, What You Can Do About It. Thank you so much for joining us, Colonel Maness. Happy Veterans Day, first off, and thank you for your service. In a blog post today, you wrote about your experience after 9-11 in which you were awarded the Bronze Star. Could you share that experience of yours, of that particular deployment with our audience today? Well, thanks, Kerry. I appreciate it. And happy Veterans Day to all my brothers and sisters. And thank you to your families who supported you and continue to support all of us. That's what makes the mission happen. And, you know, Kerry, the article I wrote today was really focused on the men and women in maintenance that run fuels and load bombs and fix electronics and all the things that make a B-1 bomber. Get to the target safely, effectively accomplish its mission and then get back home to be able to be turned around and do it again. And, you know, in that particular mission I was describing, I thought they all should have had bronze stars for combat leadership. But unfortunately, that's not the way it works out. We were tasked on very short notice to move three aircraft over 8,000 miles in less than 24 hours and begin. Continuous operations, 24 hours a day that ended up lasting about two weeks with just three aircraft and five air crews and about 50 maintenance personnel. I And that I liken to the equivalent of a maximum effort bomber operation from World War II don't without the anti-aircraft fire and those kind of things. But it's still physically and mentally taxing, especially for the bomb loaders and the fuels personnel, which are moving unbelievable amounts of gas. know. And weapons and loading them and loading it up and then doing it again every time a bomber comes back. And it was an incredible operation. You know, At the end of it, my crew chief and senior maintenance noncommissioned officer, Mike Miller, who has unfortunately passed away from cancer over the last few years, he was actually lifting me out of my ejection seat and helping me get back into it. I was so tired. And everybody was like that. But we couldn't have done it without these enlisted men and women that worked so hard, almost with no sleep, for two weeks. And when I went to see the fuels folks in the middle of the night when I landed from the last mission, they were all there. They usually wear white coveralls, but they looked like coal miners. Their skin was coated with the jet fuel, and their coveralls were mostly very dark, almost black. But they were all there, and they were all grateful. That the commanding officer had come to speak to them about this incredibly important mission where we were going after one of the top two high-value targets of Al-Qaeda. Well, in typical humble fashion, you've given all the credit to all of your team members. Tell us a little bit more about what it was like for you. You mentioned pushing through exhaustion. Tell us about that operation for you. Well, you know, we learned that the mission comes first, and our families learned that, too. And keep in mind, we were already on a combat deployment flying off of an atoll down in the very south Indian Ocean, very far away. And we ended up with half of our force, and myself included, up on the Arabian Peninsula to conduct this mission on no notice. So our families are backing us up at home. There was some turmoil because word inevitably got out since they weren't in communication with a lot of the air crew members. And that was probably the biggest challenge is managing expectations amongst my air crews. You know, but and they're human beings. So they have families at home. Eventually, one of my co-pilots didn't want to go fly because his son had asthma. And we got the doctor and his wife and he on a conference call to talk through the issue. where he was able to get comfortable and go fly a combat mission that he needed to fly and focus on and not worry about his child. That's the kind of things that the folks that support combat operations do. And that's why I give them all the credit because, you know, the pictures always show the air crews and their great looking flying gear and their awesome aircraft. You've seen the B-1 bomber recently in Epic Fury. So that's the pictures that always show. But the Huge numbers of men and women behind that very rarely get pointed out for the credit, and I just think about them every day. My dad was an NCO, I was an NCO, and I'm grateful for their service. Well, just to get behind the scenes there and get that view, and you talk about how their outfits were completely covered in soot. They were working through exhaustion. And you also write about what it was like to see them rejoin their families after the deployment. Can you describe that? Yeah, it's just sheer joy. You know, all of the stress falls away on both sides. Both sides, when that hug goes over, I'm sorry, I just had a little accident in the studio here. You were recreating the hug. It's all good. It's all great. Yeah, exactly right. When that hug happens and you see, like I did, you see maybe some of the pictures that were taken of me. I'm holding a baby. That's my fifth child who I left when he And he was only two months old to go on that deployment. So he was over six months old. Almost eight months old when I got back, and all the stress falls away, even for us old men, so to speak, even though I was just in my 40s, I was still the old man. Our families are excited about that, and there's a little baby right there, William, and that's when you know that. It's all worth it because, you know, we don't fight and die for what's in front of us. We're on the battlefield. We fight and die for whoever's to our left and our right and what's behind us. And when you come home, that's what you've been fighting for to protect and make sure they have an America that goes on into their future. So inspiring. And I want to. Highlight a rare moment of bipartisanship, focusing on what's important when the Democratic leaders went on to the steps today of the Congress, and they had some unity. And it's nice to be able to lift above the politics of the day and just talk about what's important about veterans and their service. So I'd like for you now to speak to kids out there who may be deciding if military service is right for them. Well, what I want them to know is that we have fantastic military leadership that works very hard to take care of our forces, and we have fantastic training that if you decide to join the United States Armed Forces, the training you're going to get in your chosen field is going to be exceptional, and there is nothing better than it, bar none. And by the time you get Where you have to go to a combat mission because you have volunteered to do that and take up the flag of the United States of America in her defense, you will be more than ready both to get to the mission objective and get back home to do it again or to celebrate the accomplishment of the mission. And there is nothing better than that. I had more responsibility as a 19-year-old sergeant in the United States Air Force as a bomb disposal technician. and a team leader than I had for several years after I graduated from college, even as a second and first lieutenant in the United States Air Force from a leadership and managing men and women perspective. And you do not get those kinds of opportunities normally very often in any other field. And it's worth it. Our country is worth it. And I recommend that everybody take a very serious look, and I recommend all Americans join the United States Armed Forces, at least for one enlistment or one term as an officer, so that everybody has an understanding of what's being done, why it's important, and we can all get behind it and support it. Absolutely. And some of the absolute most employable people, as you point out, a 19-year-old having more responsibility and weight on their shoulders is going to look at civilian work and be more than confident in leadership roles once they get back to civilian life. And Colonel Maness, as we finish off, I just want to get your message to your federal veterans on this day. We're with you. You know, my friends, if you are struggling, reach out to your brother or sister. Don't let yourself be alone in your struggles. All the Veterans Crisis Line, it's available and very obvious on the VA.gov website. Call one of your compatriots or your old commanders. We're all, thank God, due to social media, this is one of the good things about it. A lot of us are very connected. I was reviewing some of the folks that used to fly in my squadron when I was a commander, posts on Facebook just before I came on here. And I'm always amazed at how I'm still able to be connected with these folks because of social media. So just reach out and never forget, you're not alone. What you did was very valuable, the most valuable thing that we can do for our country. Your family supports you. We support each other, and we're not going to leave you behind. So make sure you let somebody know if you're struggling. Well, such an important message on such an important day. Colonel Rob Maness, thank you so much for joining us today. Thank you very much, Gary. And Veterans Day is the time for the nation to come together and honor those who have served and sacrificed for our country. Ceremonies took place all across the country, and in New York City today was the largest parade. NTD's Nikki Bonney brings us more. This year we celebrate 250 years of service to our country and at the largest parade in the country here in New York City for Veterans Day everybody is saying thank you. Thank you for your service! I'm very proud. I'm a veteran. I serve my country, and I feel proud of it. It's the 107th Veterans Day Parade in New York City, and with an estimated 20,000 people marching down 5th Avenue, it's also the nation's largest Veterans Day Parade. It's hard for me because I served in peacetime. And a lot of service members that are, you know, came back that deserve more thanks than I do. But for veterans, service is about more than just showing up. It's also about the values they carry with them. The unselfishness. You know, we have a thing in the Marine Corps we call Semper Mi. That means you're about yourself. And that's a bad name. And Semper Fi, always faithful, and that's what we live by. A unique participant of the parade each year is the Tianguo Marching Band, made up entirely of Falun Gong practitioners. Falun Gong is a spiritual practice centered on the principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. Facing religious persecution in communist China, many practitioners came to the U.S. in search of freedom. They really appreciate all the freedoms and human rights that are in the United States and the veterans are people that helped to make that happen so it's a really special parade for us to honor them and also show awareness to the persecution and the lack of those rights that are inside China. Earlier in the day, the 9-11 Memorial held its annual Salute to Service ceremony at Ground Zero. It honors veterans whose military service was shaped by the attacks and conflicts that followed 9-11. We are the land of the free because we are also the home of the brave. Niko Bonney, NTD News, New York. And just a little further down the coast in Washington, D.C., thousands of veterans and their families are gathering on the National Mall to honor those who have served our country. NTD's Sam Wong was out there with them to talk to veterans about what the day means to them. Have a look. What does Veterans Day mean to you? This is a day we take to honor the great sacrifices that were made. We need... A lot of it was by people that never got to see the fruit of their labor, but they did that for us. It's sacred and it should be cherished always. Acknowledging my service and acknowledging my elder's service and acknowledging that the youngsters have their time coming. I really enjoy getting together with all his brothers and sisters like we do every November, every Veterans Day we're here. I flew medevac and I flew wounded in and out. We talk about freedom isn't free, and what does that phrase mean to you? The people that have died protecting it. Look over here, look at the names on the wall, look at the names over there at the Lincoln Memorial, 4 million, the Korean War Memorial, the World War II Memorial, and the Desert Storm Memorial that they just put up. These are all for the people who died. See that anchor? That was a chief I respected greatly who's no longer here. But I am. That's what it means to me. It means a lot to me. My uncle fought in the First World War in the Meuse-Argonne. My other uncle, his brother. Fort in the Second World War, he didn't come back home. He got killed while he was there. And I'm a black man, and there's one bus I salute. I don't give a damn where I'm at. His name is General George Washington. That man went above and beyond the call of duty. This United States of America would not even be here had it not been for him to do what he had to do. And he owned slaves. If you can send a message to our fallen heroes, what would it be? To our fallen heroes, you are not forgotten. How do you put that into words? Thank you. Just doesn't seem like enough. Next, lawmakers on Capitol Hill warning that sports gambling has been rapidly increasing on college campuses across the country. Witnesses say it's a growing public health issue and it needs to be addressed. NTD's Jason Perry has more. This is a public health crisis unfolding on campuses across America. A House subcommittee on Wednesday warning that sports gambling has increased significantly on college campuses since the Supreme Court allowed states to legalize it in 2018. Gambling addiction is tied to depression, anxiety, financial ruin, and in the worst cases, suicide. According to a 2023 NCAA survey, about 67% of students living on campus are bettors and tend to bet at a higher frequency. Another survey from 2022 shows one in five students have used financial aid to bet. A witness explains that a gambling problem is harder to identify than alcohol or drugs because it leaves no physical signs. Gambling is fundamentally different. It's invisible. There's no blood test. There's no brain scan. You can't smell it or see it in somebody's eyes. And so our approach does need to be different. Another witness explains how easy it is to gamble nowadays. Before mobile sports betting, you had to, you know, make a decision to get in your car, drive to the casino, so there's all these points along the way where you can change your mind, and that has completely been eliminated, and that's my main concern about it, is that it's become frictionless and easy. Individual player prop bets, which bet on a player's stats rather than the game, are driving harassment of student-athletes and raising integrity concerns. There's a possibility your friend or roommate might get into some gambling trouble and might come to you and say, hey, I'm not asking you to throw the whole game. Could you just miss a free throw or two? Some of the witnesses are calling for more education and research funding so schools can screen earlier and connect students to help before a crisis. And they're also calling for an end to sports betting advertisements on campuses. Without those steps, experts say this generation could see the highest rate of gambling addiction in U.S. history. Jason Perry, NTD News. And breaking news out of Mississippi. Democrat Scott Cullum has defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. He's flipped the Senate seat that Republicans have held for decades. Here's Senator Hyde-Smith congratulating Cullum. While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters. I want to congratulate Scott Cullum and wish him well as he takes on the tremendous responsibility of representing our great state. And with 99% of the votes counted, Cologne leads by roughly 4,700 votes. He has received more than 470,000 votes, or 49.2%. Compared with Hyde-Smith's roughly 469,000 votes, she has 48.7%, a very close race. The 43-year-old prosecutor becomes the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi, going all the way back to 1982. Democrats have regained control of the Senate following last week's midterm elections. Cologne wins gives Democrats another seat in the upper chamber. Alaska remains the last uncalled Senate race. We bring you now an update on that Alaska Senate race. It's still uncalled a week after the election, but Democrat Mary Peltola is now ahead by a wider margin. Peltola is now ahead of Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by over 4,200 votes. That's roughly 1.7%, and that's with 84% of the votes now counted. The gap is now bigger than the number of votes going to the independent Dan Sullivan, whom Republicans had said was inserted into the race as a decoy, To confuse voters, Alaska allows 15 days to finish counting the absentee ballots and run through the state's ranked choice system. Peltola's campaign now says that they are confident she will be elected the next senator. Senator Sullivan's campaign has not commented on the latest election results. Meanwhile, in that Mississippi race, as we just shared, Scott Colombe has won that race. He has defeated incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. And he is now flipping a seat that has been held by the Democrats for decades. And we move now to the Russia-Ukraine situation. The U.S. is finalizing the largest prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine since the start of the war. This, as trilateral talks are concluding in Abu Dhabi today. The U.S. delegation is now scheduled to travel to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Putin. And then later, they'll also meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky. NTD's international correspondent, Aaron Pasdar, has the latest. We agreed that we're going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we're going to finalize the numbers tomorrow. Special Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff concluding trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. The meeting between the countries' Special Envoys marked the first such talks in nine months. Now Kushner and Witkoff are set to meet with the country's presidents. Steve and I are going to travel to Moscow tomorrow to... Meet with President Putin to go over what was discussed today and try to make more progress on some of the issues that we discussed because we see some openings and some opportunities there. After that, we're going to fly to Dublin and we're going to be with. President Zelensky to debrief with him. Before the trilateral talks, U.S. officials had said that security guarantees have to be agreed on before dealing with the issue of occupied Ukrainian territory. A senior Russian diplomat on Wednesday saying one solution would be for Moscow to conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states. He proposed three different options. One is a bilateral mutual assistance agreement like those Russia has with Belarus and North Korea. The second would be a political agreement not to help each other's adversaries in the event of aggression, like the pact Moscow has with Iran. And the third option he presented is a bilateral mutual non-aggression pact. Some European politicians oppose any discussion of Europe's overall security architecture, saying a ceasefire must be agreed on first. But US officials have made clear they are open to talk about security guarantees. And in other Russia-related news, Moscow says its ambassador to the United States, Alexander Dorchev, died at age 66. The longtime diplomat served as the ambassador to the U.S. since early 2025. He was known for his harsh condemnation of the West. Russia's foreign minister says Darchev suddenly died in Moscow as he was suffering from an unspecified chronic illness. Arjen Pastar, NTD News. And now for your sports news. We're joined by NPD's Dave Martin. Let's start in college football. I know that the playoff rankings were released. What's the latest? Yeah, well, it was somewhat predictable, I've got to say. The latest was Georgia's number one. We all kind of figured that was going to be. I mean, their number one in the AP poll, as it is. Followed behind them, Utah, Alabama, UCLA, and Notre Dame, rounding out the top five. Now, the Utes and the Bruins, only two unbeaten teams left, but the winner of the loaded SEC probably should get the top spot, and that's why Georgia's first. But I am a little bit baffled about a two-loss Alabama squad sitting at number three there, despite being ranked sixth in the AP poll. They're one of three two-loss teams in the top ten. All three are, of course, from the SEC, so a lot of respect is really paid to that conference. In fact, as it stands now, five of the projected 12 teams in the playoffs would be from the SEC, while no other conference would have more than two in. I'll also point out that these rankings before the final one really are not worth that much. And we saw last year the committee consistently had a streak in Notre Dame just ahead of Miami, which they actually lost to in week one, only to flip-flop them for the final one, denying Notre Dame a spot in the playoffs. So you can kind of take these with a grain of salt. Only the last one matters here. You got that, Kerry? Yeah, Notre Dame, didn't they boycott the bowl games after that? They were pretty salty about the bowl. They were not too happy. Although I got to say, the college bowl games are turning into like the NIT of the college basketball world at this point. It's such a disappointment if you have to go from now the playoffs to just a bowl game. I mean, my Kansas team would love to have any kind of bowl game at this point, but if you're Notre Dame, only getting the bowl game is not the same as a playoff, so I'll grant that. And they do take on quite an intense schedule relative. Obviously, the SEC is tough as well, but for some of these teams, they just don't face week in and week out. And clearly, Clearly not coming to the Irish's defense, but there you have it. Absolutely. Listen, the Irish, they had a pretty good schedule last year, too. I mean, they played, like, Texas A&M, but all right, I'll get over that. So this will all be solved, though, because we're going to 24 teams, correct? You know, there'll still be, like, I'm sure there'll still be, like, complaints over who that 24th team is. Look, the NCAA tournament is at 68 teams, and we still get complaints about who that 68th team is, so. Even though everybody knows they're probably not making the least of the Final Four, there's always that. If you're 25th, you know, sorry. Enjoy your bowl game. Let's talk about the NFL. One of the best players in the game, probably, you know, ever. He's going to certainly be considered for the Hall of Fame, Patrick Mahomes. Some good news for him, right? Yeah, he and his wife announced that they are expecting baby number four here. Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, posted some photos of their family on a beach on social media with their three kids, putting their hands on Brittany's stomach with the caption, Another blessing from God, and then there were six. Now, no word on the sex of the baby yet. The baby will probably have plenty of company in the household. Their oldest, Sterling, is five. Bronze turns four at the end of the month while the current youngest, Golden, turns two in January. Now appropriately, their two dogs are named Steel and Silver, which have their own social media account, oddly enough. They've got a lot of followers. I will say that, Kerry. Steel and Silver do? They do. Way more than me, unfortunately. In any case, Mahomes himself really in the news after injuring his elbow last Sunday against the Jets. Still finished the game, though. Even though he's kind of listed as a day-to-day, I'd be very surprised if he misses this Sunday's game against the Falcons. Of course, his family, though, meanwhile, back to them, they're very visible at the Chiefs games. You see them in the pictures there. Always Patrick with his kids after the game. Very nice shot there. Beautiful. And having them back to back to back like that, hopefully they can afford a couple nannies or get a little help around the house. He's got a $400 million contract. He's a part owner of the Kansas City Royals, too. So the guy is doing well for himself. Speaking of the Royals, why don't we move over to baseball? Cy Young winners expected to be announced tonight. What's the latest? Yeah, the latest. No Royals in those, by the way, unfortunately. Qualifying that. It was a segue, Dave. It's just a segue. I appreciate the thought, though. I would have loved it. But anyway, just a few minutes here. The National League and the American League will both announce their Cy Young winners. In the National League, Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski, a very heavy favorite to take home the award, maybe even possibly even a unanimous choice. The 24-year-old, led the majors in ERA, strikeouts, and opponents' batting average. He was also the hardest-throwing starting pitchers in the Major League, hitting 105 at one point on the radar gun. Now, Atlanta's Chris Sale, who won it in 2024, and Philadelphia's Christopher Sanchez, The other two finalists, Sanchez led the league in wins above replacement and had significantly more innings pitched, 207, than Misiorowski. Both, though, are considered long shots to win. In the American League, Yankees ace Cam Schlittler is expected to be a favorite there, a 25-year-old, led the AL in ERA with a 1.95, while going 14-6 with 239 strikeouts. The other two finalists, Dylan Cease of Toronto and Parker Messick of Cleveland, Both enjoyed great seasons as well. For any of these three guys, this would be their first Cy Young Awards. So these are going to be announced in just a few minutes here. And then tomorrow in baseball, we'll have the MVP Awards for both leagues. So it's award week in baseball here. And up in Wisconsin, they're still... Licking their chops over there. Basking in the glory of that. Imagine that. You win the World Series and you also get the Cy Young winner. They are loving baseball at this point. It seems a little bit like what took place in New York City with basketball, right? It's just a long-held drought and then... Sweet victory. That's true, although for Milwaukee, they never had won a title. At least the Knicks won a couple in the 70s. The Brewers, zero. They started around 1970, though. But yeah, you're right, very similar. All right, well, congrats to all those in Milwaukee. And from Dave and I, we want to wish a very special notice to all those veterans out there. Happy Veterans Day. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Cary Dunst. He's Dave Martin. We'll see you soon. Take care.