Senate Passes Funding Bill; Supreme Court Hears Series of Cases | NTD Good Morning (Nov. 11)

Welcome to NTD. Good morning. >> Here are today's top stories. A historic government shutdown on track to end by tomorrow. A handful of Democrat senators broke ranks last night, leaving others furious and calling for their leader to step down. President Trump warns the economy could face trillions in losses if the Supreme Court strikes down his emergency tariff powers. And the president asks the US Supreme Court to review a $5 million judgment against him. His lawyers argue the ruling in writer Eugene Carol's sexual assault and defamation suit needs to be re-examined. Some of the families of Camp Mystic victims sue the camp's operators. How they argue the camp failed to protect their children as flood waters swept through Texas in July. An Arctic blast continues making its way east, bringing freezing cold temperatures and inches of snow. And today is Veterans Day with the annual parade on New York City's iconic Fifth A and the solemn tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We'll be speaking with an Army veteran and a former Navy Seal to learn about what this day means to them and what advice they have for the next generation. This is NTV Good Morning live from our global headquarters in New York City. Here are Stephanie Aox and Carrie Dust. >> Good morning. Thank you for joining us. >> Today is Tuesday, November 11th. This is NTD. Good morning. And this morning, of course, we are celebrating Veterans Day. >> That's right. Every day in my view should be Veterans Day. But if you ever needed an excuse to go and hug and thank a veteran, today is that day. And a lot's happening today. Isn't that right? >> For sure. Military parades and um parades to celebrate the military all around the country. Of course, we're here in New York City and there are about 20,000 people expected to come out today for that. >> Amazing. The nation's largest, right? And between veterans, which make up about what 18 million active duty and reserves, we're talking about 20 million people today that we're honoring. >> That's it. and they've been going through a lot lately. Uh, of course with the shutdown of veterans have been continuing to be paid uh for benefits, but active military members. That was a concern for a while, but the Trump administration did make sure through various maneuvers that they were paid. And this is what we'll be talking about next. The longest government shutdown in history nearing its end after 41 days. Senators late last night approved a bipartisan deal, but not without push back from the left flank. NTD's Molina Weiss joins us now this morning. Molina, tell us about this bipartisan deal. Hi, good morning Steph and Carrie. The deal was made in the final hour on Sunday. We spoke about this a bit yesterday. Democrats that were part of the dealmaking process with Republican leaders in the White House said it became clear over time that the Democrats all or nothing strategy wasn't going to be effective. So, Senator Tim Kaine, one of those Democrats who flipped last minute that we saw um in that vote on Monday, as well as the final vote last night, um noted that he and a few others repeatedly voted with their leadership strategy to keep the government closed to force Republicans on an Obamacare deal, but eventually they realized that after 40 days, Republicans wouldn't cave on this front. So, in the end, you had seven Democrats and one independent who caucuses with Democrats who voted for the deal. Now, what's in it? So, it reopens the government. Um, of course that's the biggest thing of this uh deal, but also it funds four aspects of government fully through the end of uh fiscal year 2026. Those aspects are military construction, veterans affairs, like you just mentioned, the agriculture department, which includes food stamps like we've heard so much about over the past uh few weeks that this shutdown has lasted, and it also funds the legislative branch. Um, now it also patches funding for the rest of the government through the end of January, requiring a vote on Obamacare in December, which is what Democrats pushed for. Now, because that vote has does not have a guaranteed outcome, it's unclear how Republicans will vote on it, if they'll make any major reforms um to the Obamacare program by that time that can actually get through both chambers and become the law of the land. Well, because of that, uh, you know, not being able to guarantee that, progressives and most Democrats were very upset with those who voted for this bill. Listen to one of them, Senator Jeff Mkeley. >> A deal to end our leverage, uh, which produces simply some vote in the future that won't actually be a bill that has a chance of getting out of the Senate, let alone through the the House. And that undercut our effort for sure to produce a healthcare win. Now Steph, some Democrats in the House and the Senate are calling for the Democrat leader uh Schumer to be replaced as he comes up on a tough election next year. Now on the healthc care front, leadership on the Senate side has promised that bipartisan talks with regards to Obamacare will continue. Republicans are looking to make reforms to this program and other aspects of the health care system more broadly. Listen to some ideas put on the table offered by Dr. and Senator Roger Marshall. We're sending $150 billion dollars a year to big insurance companies. Let's take that $150 billion. Let's give a part of that uh to consumers, to patients, and and set up better HSAs for them. Give them more choices out there. Uh let's expand community health centers where people can get access to more primary care as well. >> Another part of this deal protects against massive a massive slash of the federal workforce that President Trump was actually eyeing when the shutdown started. The plan originally was to totally fire some of those furled workers after the shutdown was over, but Trump said that he'd abide by this deal, which keeps those federal workers um you know, on the job at least until February. Um he described the deal as very good and one that he will adhere to. Steph, >> so Molina, we we still have at least a day to go before the House will come back and vote completely to end the shutdown. Flight delays have gotten pretty bad this week. Any update on that front? Yes, staff. That depends on how quickly air traffic controllers returned to work. As we know, around 2,000 flights were delayed on Monday. That these flight delays could go on um until Wednesday when the House is expected to ultimately pass this bill and then Trump um quickly will sign it afterward. Now, Trump warned on Monday that all air traffic controllers must get back to work. He said anyone who doesn't will be substantially docked. Now, he's also trying to entice uh people, you know, in that department for uh adhering to good behavior in the future. He proposed a $10,000 bonus to those who didn't take any time off during the government shutdown. Now, also another interesting piece about these flights is that it played quite a bit into the politics here in Washington DC. Senator Dick Durban, who is one Democrat who flipped his vote last minute and he's actually among leadership notably, said that he thinks the slowing of flights. He said for whatever reason contributed substantially. We're coming up on the holidays, it's something that people see, touch, and feel. And he said if you ask me to name one thing that caused our Democratic friends to agree, it's those flights. So that played a big part in getting Democrats to uh join with Republicans in order to get this bill across the finish line and reopen the government. Seth. >> Yeah, it'll be very interesting to see more details on what really flipped the switch, but that's a great insight to start with. Thank you so much for the update. NTD congressional correspondent Molina Weiss Cup. >> So interesting about the flights. I think even when they went to vote on Sunday, they were waiting on a senator whose flight was delayed and they couldn't even complete the vote. I think that was John Cororsine who was flying in from Texas. >> It's affecting everybody now. Now, the Federal Aviation Administration is cutting flight capacity nationwide, even as Congress moves closer to end that government shutdown. And President Trump is saying the administration's working to modernize the US air traffic control system. >> Yeah, sure. It'll be much better than normal because we're buying the most sophisticated avionics and, you know, technology for our control towers. Says we're in final bids of getting the finest system anywhere in the world. I've analyzed it. Sean Duffy has been working really hard on it, doing a fantastic job, by the way. And over the next two or three weeks, we'll be handing out the finest air traffic control system anywhere in the world. All the towers will be be equipped. They >> starting today. The FAA says flights across the country will be reduced by 6%. The cuts follow a 4% reduction last Friday with plans to increase to 10% by the end of the week. and air traffic controllers are set to miss a second paycheck today. And the staffing shortage has already caused thousands of flight cancellations nationwide. >> Meanwhile, President Trump this morning warned of significant economic and national security consequences if the Supreme Court were to rule against his global tariffs. >> And Daniel Monahan has more on that and what Trump says on the deal to end the government shutdown. A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans last night to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government. The funding compromise will now go to the House where GOP leaders are hopeful it could pass as soon as tomorrow. >> President Trump was asked earlier if he approves of the deal. >> If it's a deal I heard about, that's certainly, you know, they want to change the deal a little bit, but I would say so. I think based on everything I'm hearing, they haven't changed anything and we have support from enough Democrats and we're going to be opening up our country. >> The bill as amended is passed. >> Trump says the agreement will prevent money going to illegal immigrants. >> We're not going to be giving $1.5 trillion to people that came in from jails and from uh you know the gangs and drug dealers and all of these others that uh they wanted to be given healthcare which would have hurt our healthare system. Trump also commented on tariffs, saying the potential unwind of the tariffs would involve numbers in excess of $3 trillion. The real numbers are trillions of dollars have been taken in or gotten in terms of investment from the tariffs. >> The president says it would quote truly become devastating to the future of our country, possibly nonsustainable. The Supreme Court case marks a critical test of the legality of Trump's global tariffs. The president's administration justified the tariffs under emergency powers, citing economic and national security considerations. Trump has proposed passing on some of the tariff revenue to the American people. >> We're going to issue a dividend to uh our middle income people and lower income people of about $2,000 and we're going to use the remaining tariffs to lower our debt. We're going to be lowering our debt, which is a national security thing. He also credited the tariffs for contributing to what he described as declines in inflation, particularly in food and energy prices. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to allow its National Guard deployment in Illinois, saying federal immigration agents can't handle enforcement on their own. In a new filing, Solicitor General John Sawyer urges extraordinary deference to the president and cites a section of federal law which allows a president to call up the guard when he is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States. Illinois and Chicago are challenging the move, accusing the administration of misinterpreting the statue. Lower courts have blocked the deployment, saying Trump hasn't met the legal threshold. The administration says the National Guard is needed to protect federal immigration facilities amid clashes with protesters and for crime prevention. Daniel Monahan, NTD News. And President Trump is marking Veterans Day today with a new proclamation honoring America's service members. In the proclamation, the president wrote, "The story of America is written with the courage, honor, and dedicated service of our veterans." Continuing, he said, "Through their sacrifice, the fires of freedom burned brightly, our republic secured, and our way of life made possible." >> Yeah, very beautiful. And he pledged to continue improvements to the Department of Veteran Affairs, highlighting the opening of 16 new clinics, efforts to reduce benefits, backlogs, and new programs aimed at housing 6,000 homeless veterans. >> President Trump will lay a wreath and deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time in honor of Veterans Day. He called upon federal, state, and local officials to all display the flag of the United States and to participate in patriotic activities in their communities. And joining us now to chat about Veterans Day is Kervin Oaken. He is former lead intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coordinator for the US Army. And he's also the host of the This Week Explained podcast. Kervin, great to see you. And happy Veterans Day first and foremost. What's on your mind today as we honor our veterans? >> Yeah, thank you so much for for having me on. It's a special day for me. I was just telling uh some of my co-workers today. It is one of my favorite uh holidays half-heartedly saying because you have to thank me for my service. Uh but jokes aside, I think it is an important day. Uh this country was built on veterans. Our first president was a veteran. Um and in one of the greatest wars ever fought for the the freedom of this country. And I think we all as veterans take that on each during each conflict that it is not about where we are fighting or who we are fighting against. It is who we are fighting for. And and as I say now I'm out of uniform now, but as I always say, I raised my right hand October 16th of 2001 to uphold the Constitution and fight against enemies domestic and abroad. And I've never dropped that oath uh throughout my career. And it's so great to continue to serve in a different capacity with so many other service members and my brothers and sisters in arms still. >> And Kervin, you mentioned of course that you enlisted in 2001 and that was a very interesting time, right? A changing of from the Cold War concern where we everybody kind of had a moment of exhale and then we saw that there was a new very real threat to our country. So, as you reflect on your time in the army, what are some of the things that stick out for you? >> Yeah, I think uh one of the the big things is and and the reason that I continue uh to serve alongside service members is that camaraderie, right? So, it's the that feeling of family and brotherhood that you get on a dayto-day basis. No matter how uh how bad a day may be or what struggles you may be going through, I can always rely on the person to the right and the left of me. And you can't always say that in in other industries, right? Uh a lot of my brothers and sisters in arms have left and gone to corporate work and and have uh not felt the same. And so I think that's one of the big things is that even after 15 years that that I did in uniform and and 20 plus years in the intelligence community, I still feel that brotherhood. I can still call uh some of the first people I ever met when I shipped off to basic training and we can still have conversations. Uh so that's that's what 24 years ago and we still have those conversations and we are still a brotherhood and we still fight for the freedoms of this country. Oh, that's so great to hear, Kervin. And if you could give your self advice or to the next generation having this hindsight that you have now, what might you offer somebody who's on the fence on if the military is for them? Um, and it's it's certainly fine if it's not, right? But what what type of advice would you give to somebody to figure out if that's the right career path? And what what might you have done maybe just a little bit differently had you known what you know today? Well, personally, I would have had a different mindset every time. Uh, so from the moment I I signed up uh throughout my years until my first deployment in Iraq in 2004, I continued to say, you know, I this is my only enlistment. This is my only deployment. And and subsequently, I was proven incorrect throughout the years as I continued to go. So, uh, don't focus on the here and now. Uh, focus on on the future. and um and and a great quote that has always stuck with me all the way through basic training, through my advanced individual training, through uh through the Defense Language Institute for Arabic, which is a uh has a uh a 7% pass rate. Um it's one of the toughest courses you can go through in the military. It was never give up. Never ever give up. and and you should always feel that way. If you don't believe that the the military is for you, that's fine. But if you don't think you can get through it, you've already you've already failed in your mind. So never give up. And as we gone through past wars and possibly a future conflict with a uh a great power, I will say to the country, to the United States, to future presidents, never give up. Never ever give up. >> Yeah. So true that the mind really is is the most powerful thing, right? And and the attitude that you take into your work, whether in the service or whatever you do, whether you're a family person, having that positive mindset and that belief. Now, with with veterans, not all is rosy, right? There is PTSD epidemic, suicide rates, uh unacceptable. So, what would you like the general public to know that maybe they misunderstand about veterans so that there can be better harmony between the veteran community and the civilian community? >> Yeah. First and foremost, uh I I'll tell civilians who have not interacted with military people. Maybe this uh this day today is the first time you've interacted with someone in the military. Our humor can be quite dark. That is not because we feel that way. That is because that's how we process certain things. You're very uh astute in uh bringing up PTSD. And look, we went through a 20-year global war on terrorism. We have individuals who've suffered uh many many tragic things. The worst and the most tragic uh thing is that you left people behind. That you were not the one whose life was taken. it was your your battle buddy or your wingman whose life was taken. Um, and you carry that with you just like uh a survivor of an air crash feels that uh every every day they feel that pain and that struggle. I will say uh first of all to my brothers and sisters in arms, you are you are seen. You are heard. If you are struggling, call reach out. Uh if you know me and you're seeing this and you're having struggles, you know, you know my social media, you know my number, reach out and call. It is more, it does more to service members to talk about what went on, uh to talk about our struggles than it does to just sit and dwell on it. I will tell you that as someone who, you know, had to be had to be ripped from that with uh with loved ones and family members and who still to this day will receive phone calls that are tragic. Um and and thinking, could I have just said something? Could I have made that phone call? So, for those struggling, reach out. And for those who know of someone who may be struggling, please reach out. Please say something. Please call. Uh just have a conversation. that that is the best thing that can happen especially today. >> Well, incredibly gracious. We appreciate you joining us on this Veterans Day. Kervin Oaken, host of the This Week Explained podcast. And on behalf of all of us at NTD, we do thank you for your service. Thanks, Kervin. >> Thank you so much. Stay safe out there. And as America's men and women are in uniform or honored and commemorated today, we welcome a Navy veteran with a personal story, one of many defined by courage, compassion, and heroic persistence. After his service, Kirk Ael went on to found Overwatch Mission Critical, and he joins us here today. Kirk, thank you so much for your service. >> Thank you so much. Good morning. Thank you for having me. >> Good morning and happy Veterans Day. What does it mean to you this this day? >> Yeah, it's a great question. You know, I was blessed. I was born and raised in a home where almost every man in my lineage was military. And the pattern that I saw was there's two different types of people that join the military. Those that truly want to go out and do something that's greater than themselves. They want to be a part of something significant. And those that are just addicted to reinventing themselves. And either way, no one does a better job than Uncle Sam at rewriting the Constitution of a human being. So, I I think that Veterans Day is a day for me to pause, reflect on the 1 half of 1% of the US population that served in the military and served in uniform. And I agree with what you just said about President Trump. The history and the legacy of this great nation is forged and written in the blood of veterans. So, Veterans Day for me is a very important day, not just for my my family, but also for my business. >> Certainly. Tell us about um your transition. I I do want to look at your time in the military, but you've gone on to continue serving um in another important capacity. >> Yeah. Every one of us that join the military, we don't do it to make money. We do it to make a difference. And one of the things that we get to do is we get to be exposed to some of the most advanced weapons, machinery, and technology ever built. If you're in the military, I myself came from the fast attack nuclear submarine community, which sent me to some schools that lent itself to a lot of value as a civilian. The transition into the civilian fleet is challenging. It's unique for everybody. But what the military did was it's also a leadership incubator. So I was I was a a secondhand victim to incredible leadership that comes as a part of the military. And what it did was when I came out of the military, I took that skill set, the leadership training they gave me and the technical knowledge they gave me and I tried to apply it to something here in the civilian fleet. And I happen to discover data centers. And the data center industry is growing faster than every other industry because the growth of every other industry and the data center industry really loves military veterans. >> Not to mention such an important industry, but you're servicing critical industries as well with your business. >> Yeah. Yeah, the type of businesses that we support started with what's called mission critical. And that meant any company that went down that could quantify the loss of time per second by either a loss of a million dollars in revenue or death like an FAA tower as an example. Those are considered mission critical verticals and there's measured again in downtime. If you're from the military, everybody's been trained in mission critical except we don't measure it in downtime. We measure it with our own mortality. So today I get to help guide and lead a lot of people coming out of the military and I get to help them find jobs transition into an industry that they allows them to reinvent themselves for the same purposes they joined the military and that allows them to be a part of something greater than themselves which is serve in an industry that will have a greater impact on humanity since powered flight. >> Incredible. I get such a sense of your your sense of purpose in everything that you've you've done uh through what you've been speaking about. how what talk to me about some of the biggest challenges that you faced in the military and how they shaped you. >> Yeah, you know, it's a completely different altitude and air speed you operate at in the military. We do live with a mission critical mindset that has to do with life and death. So, the way that we directly engage with each other in the military could be abrasive to the civilians. I think that every transitioning veteran will tell you the hardest thing to do is to acclimate into an environment where it was more politically correct. it was more uh soft around the edges. And in the military, we were just about getting things done, execution, supporting the mission, supporting the the command. And and when you come into the civilian fleet, you kind of have to learn how to go a little bit slower pace and you have to be a little less abrasive or a little less direct. But at the end of the day, what you find is that there's an opportunity to apply the skills that you learn in the military. We call it pressure testing. It's training through stress inoculation. And we get to apply that training to the needs of the industry today. And there's no industry that needs this type of talent more than the data center or the mission critical industry as a whole. So it lends itself to a perfect advantage for us transitioning veterans. >> Certainly. And what would be your advice for those um going through that process of transition if if you were to give some advice? >> Yeah, my advice to every transitioning veteran is this. Look for the opportunity in the long term. Play the long term on opportunities. Don't look for the best job that's going to give you the best money right out of the gate. What you want is you want an opportunity to reinvent yourself. And sometimes we have to start at the beginning. So my advice to anybody transitioning out of the military is Google data centers. Google data center careers. Google Overwatch mission critical and find that there are opportunities in which there are people starving for your talent. We are 500,000 people short in this industry. There's 40,000 people coming out of the military every month. Let's merge these people that are transitioning out of the military that want a job of meaningful significance and they're simply just looking to be paid proportionate to their value. Let's align their skill set and the and the experience that they've gained from being active duty in the military and let's align it to an industry that is literally starving to death for that type of talent. So my advice is it's like a soccer game. You don't know what position you want to play. You may want to be in the field. You may want to be in the net. Just get on the game and start learning how to play the game. Get on the field and then move around as you get here. but just get here. We need your talent. >> Incredible. And lastly, as we finish up, any advice you would have for folks who never joined the the military, but who want to have that sense of re um reinventing themselves that you spoke of? >> Yeah. And you know, it's a good question. 43% of my workforce today is military, which means the majority of them are not. The thing that makes them similar to us is they share one mindset that really it codifies the way that we approach everything in the military and that's selflessness. We put others first. If you're a person that wants to reinvent themselves, if you're addicted to change, because I believe that working in an environment with people that are addicted to change can be infectious. If you are that person, and it doesn't matter if you're former military or not, and you want to reinvent yourself, if you're humble, you're hungry, and you're smart, we have a role for you to play. such an inspiring um insights to hear from you today. Thank you so much for your time today and of course for your service and your ongoing service. Kirk Ael, thank you. >> Thank you so much. Happy Veterans Day. >> Happy Veterans Day. >> What a great conversation. You know, one thing we've heard from all of veterans is that veterans are direct because they're used to getting stuff done. And that's what you should love them for. You shouldn't try to change them. You should understand them. >> Great. Great insights also, Carrie. All right, coming up, an arctic blast continues making its way east, bringing freezing cold temperatures and inches of snow. >> And some of the families of the Camp Mystic flood victims are suing the camp's operators. How they say the camp failed to protect their children. We're going to have that more. We'll be right back. And Syria has signed a declaration to join the US-led global coalition to defeat ISIS. That follows President Ahmed al-Shar's meeting with President Trump at the White House yesterday. Talks also focused on expanding economic cooperation, US investment, and easing sanctions. Trump granted a 180day extension of his sanctions waiver, saying he wants Syria to become very successful. The two sides also discussed integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces into the Syrian army to strengthen long-term stability. President Al- Shar says Syria is entering a new era in its relationship with the United States after the fall of the Assad regime. And Washington correspondent Mario has more. For the first time in history, actually, President Trump met with Syria's President Alshara and the first time a Syrian president ever visited the White House. And the White House says that President Trump is meeting with him to push more broadly for peace in the Middle East. And in a major turnaround for Syria, Alshara is pledging to formerly enter enter Syria uh into the US-led anti-ISIS campaign. Here's President Trump uh talking about the meeting after he met with the president. Watch. >> He's a very strong leader. He comes from a very tough place and he's tough guy. Uh I liked him. I get along with him. The president, we have peace now in the Middle East. first time that anyone can remember that and we want to see Syria be successful along with the rest of the Middle East. So, uh I have confidence that he'll be able to do the job. >> Alshara was formerly the leader of the US designated terror group al-Qaeda before breaking ties with the group in 2016. Alshara led the forces that toppled the Assad regime, the totalitarian dictatorship governing Syria last December. And he since vowed to transform Damascus >> and we paved the way for the return of refuge refugees. Accordingly, Syria has transformed from an exporter of crisis to an opportunity for peace for Syria and the region. >> The US says that it sees its support for Alshara, including by lifting all sanctions on Syria as essential to reducing Iran's influence uh in the Middle East and for pres preventing the Islamic State from reforming and reorganizing. Staying with international news, Secretary of State Mark Rubio is set to travel to Canada today to join the group of seven foreign ministers and discuss the Russia Ukraine war among other topics. And international correspondent Arian Pazdar brings us more. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to travel to Canada for a G7 meeting this week. He intends to discuss President Trump's efforts to bring peace to Ukraine and Gaza. Ruby is also expected to talk about security in Haiti and Sudan, maritime security, critical minerals, and global supply chains. The meetings will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Ontario, Canada. G7 members are working to unite behind a plan to counter Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Kief is continuing to seek more weapons from the US while President Trump urges Ukraine to seed territory to Russia in order to end the fighting. Arian Pasar, NTD News. >> And police in India are investigating a car explosion in the country's capital Delhi that killed 13 people. The explosion happened near the historic Red Fort late yesterday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today all those responsible for the blast will be brought to justice. Authorities have not determined the cause of the blast. However, the Delhi police have registered a case under the anti-terrorism law. India's home minister Ahmed Sha said earlier all possibilities are being explored. Relatives awaiting news of their loved ones who may have been injured during the blast gathered outside a hospital today. Some expressed frustration saying they were struggling to find information. Delhi and other Indian cities have been placed on high alert as the investigation continues. >> Coming up, we continue to honor Veterans Day. We're going to speak with a former Navy Seal and we're going to tell you what's open and what's closed as the nation honors its veterans. Plus, some of the best deals on offer for those who have served in the military. Stay with us. We'll be right back. Welcome back to NTD. Good morning. I'm Stephanie Aox. A cancer risk warning has been removed from menopause treatments that use hormone replacement therapy. The FDA says the latest research does not support the warning. NTD correspondent Jason Blair has that story. >> For years, women were told that HRT could cause breast cancer. Blackbox warnings on HRT products discouraged doctors from prescribing and patients from inquiring. >> The Department of Health and Human Services is removing a blackbox warning label for menopause treatments that use hormone replacement therapy or HRT. The warning says that menopause treatments containing estrogen can increase the risk of uterine and breast cancer as well as blood clots. Since 2003, prescriptions and the use of HRT for menopause dropped significantly after the label was applied. >> Before the panic, one in four women used hormone replacement therapy. Today, it's fewer than one in 20. The HHS says that a thorough analysis found that the study used to justify the label was flawed. >> The study was not statistically significant, but it triggered a media frenzy and led to the FDA applying unscientific blackbox warnings to all hormone replacement therapy products in 2003. Just like the medical group think that told us opioids were not addictive for 15 years. like the medical group think that said kids should avoid peanut butter until they're age three to prevent peanut allergies. It turns out it increases the risk of peanut allergies. >> FDA Commissioner Marty McCary says that some studies on menopause hormone therapy have actually shown fewer breast cancer cases. >> Women who took estrogen alone had a 24% reduction in breast cancer. and no clinical trial has ever shown that HRT increases the risk of breast cancer mortality. >> Dr. McCary says that the correction is part of the administration's goal of restoring the public's trust in the health department. >> We believe in evidence, science, patient choices, and restoring the doctor patient relationship. The way that we restore the damaged public trust is by showing some humility. Reporting from Washington DC, Jason Blair, NTD News. >> Thank you, Jason. And next, the Bible on trial in Finland. A major case was recently before the Supreme Court of Finland, and it's expected to set a precedent for free speech and freedom of religion across Europe. >> And DD's Daniel Monahan spoke with a Finnish member of Parliament accused of quote hate speech for publicly expressing her faith-based beliefs on marriage and sexuality. Have a look. Paivi Rasan is a medical doctor, grandmother, and has been a member of parliament for more than 25 years. She served as Finland's minister of the interior from 2011 to 2015. Rasan has faced three separate criminal charges stemming from a 2019 tweet questioning her church's sponsorship of the Helsinki Pride event. The tweet featured a photo of Bible verses describing same-sex relations between men and a 2004 pamphlet discussing Christian teachings on sexuality. According to legal firm ADF International, the prosecution argues her tweet constituted agitation against a minority group under Finland's hate speech laws, which are codified under the section of the criminal code titled war crimes and crimes against humanity. Throughout the investigation, Dr. Rasan has endured more than 13 hours of police interrogation during which she was repeatedly asked to explain her theological understanding of the Bible. >> It was really a surprise to me seven years ago when this started that this could lead to charges and to police investigations and interroations and and such a long uh process in in court. In the hearing, prosecutors repeated their argument that Rasanin's words were insulting and that intent is irrelevant and that what matters is how readers interpret the text. >> What I have spoken it has been what Bible teaches about marriage and and send gender and and and sexuality. And I I think that uh God is love and what what he speaks it is out of love and it is also out of love to warn people about that kind of uh deeds that um that would uh hurt themselves and that would danger their salvation to eternal life. The prosecution called for Rasan and Bishop Yuana Pyola to be criminally convicted for incitement against the group and for Rasan's tweet and pamphlet to be censored from the internet. Rasan says it's time now for people to be open about their faith and values >> because the more we are silent about uh about the bas basis of of our faith and about these uh contradictory issues. uh the narrower becomes the space to express our convictions and and our um values. >> Rasan calls on those standing up for freedom to be steadfast. We should not be afraid some difficulties or even persecution in in in this time because we I have seen that God uses these kind of processes in in his own purposes. So >> the doctor and grandmother says when hate speech laws were originally approved in the Finnish Parliament, nobody thought they'd be used to target Christians and the teachings of spiritual books such as the Bible. >> Uh we have long roots of Christianity in Finland. Uh and almost in every home in Finland, we have Bibles. But now we are in situation that these laws are tried uh to to be targeted against uh expressing what Bible teaches for example about marriage. >> Rasan says young people need a strong moral foundation now more than ever. The parliament member says the younger generations are living in ideological confusion >> which is very stressful for young people and I I think that now they would need uh to be told that they are precious. They are created as the image of God but it is the God who deals that what is good for their life and what is bad for their life. A decision on the case from the Supreme Court is expected in spring. Daniel Monahan, NTD News. >> And thanks to Daniel for that report. Now, back in the US, it's Veterans Day. And while government offices are closed, plenty of stores and restaurants are open. >> That's right. And many of them are offering free meals and special discounts to those who've served in the military. >> The US stock market is open for trading, but the bond market and most banks are closed. and UPS and FedEx deliveries are running on schedule today, even as the post offices stay closed and there is no regular mail service. >> Many major retailers, including Walmart, Target, and Home Depot are open with Veterans Day sales and special promotions. >> And restaurants nationwide, are also showing their appreciation by offering free meals, free coffee, and discounts for service members and veterans. The Military Wallet has a list on its website of free meals and discounts establishments are offering this year for our veterans. Up ahead, the days are shorter, nights get colder. Let's add some sunshine to the seasonal blues. Stay tuned. We've got tips and tools for you after this. Welcome back to NTD. Good morning. I'm Carrie Dunst. As we continue to honor Veterans Day, we're now joined by retired Navy Seal Mike Cerelli, who's also chief talent officer at Overwatch Mission Critical. Thank you so much for joining us on this Veterans Day. Of course, thank you for your service. What are your thoughts today on Veterans Day? >> And well, first off, I always say to that, thank you for paying your taxes. Uh it takes a team effort. Uh you know, Veterans Day, uh we often talk about sacrifice, and that is absolutely sacred ground. Uh we we understand that but to me it it signifies continuity. Uh you know Veterans Day shows that there's a long unbroken chain of sacrifice uh people willing to step up. 42 million Americans have worn the uniform and serve this country. Some in a time of war, some during a peace time. But what that shows is that every generation produces men and women that will stand up, raise their right hand, and say, "Here am I. Send me." And that just has to to put a smile on your face. Uh, you know, I I I go back to when I was young and looking at the veterans, the the World War II, Korean, Vietnam veterans, and I held them up on a pedestal and and I always ask myself, do I have what it takes to do what they did? Uh, and that's just one part of it is just the willingness to step up and answer that covenant to our nation that I will serve and protect their freedom. And that's why I I just I thank veterans for for the sacrifice they made the time away from their families overseas on the road. And that is that is why America is truly special. >> Absolutely. Bonds formed over 250 years like links in a chain. Mike, can you share a bit about Overwatch Mission Critical and your role there? Yes, absolutely. So, I'm the chief talent officer at Overwatch Mission Critical. We are a premier incubator for talent to the data center, predominantly the build phase, uh, you know, commissioning and operations. We are 43% veteran and we are wildly proud of that. We have created a culture that basically takes the values and the virtues of the military and we've infused that into a private sector company. Uh we've got a 4.9 glass door rating which speaks to our culture. We're trying to to take veterans who we know uh you know are are some of the most systemoriented uh processoriented uh risk uh tolerant uh humans in the world and we try to give them that purpose out of uniform and the best part of Overwatch is that c culture and they feel like part of a a team again and that's when you leave the military and trust me guys I often say I don't miss the circus but I miss the clowns and I was one of those clowns I miss the men and women to my left and right and the camaraderie camaraderie camaraderie we had and we try to reproduce that within our country while also being part of the fifth industrial revolution that is shaping humanity right now. >> Absolutely. And what a great call out to HR professionals all over. If you want successful leaders, you want successful culture, hire veterans. Now, you are not just any veteran. You're a Navy Seal veteran and they're sort of like the professional athletes of the military. And I know you would be quite humble, but the reality is 85% of potential SEALs do drop out of its famous training program. So, what can you tell us about the SEALs that you're allowed to talk about since for sure we're all very curious? >> Yeah. Well, you know, you said something. Everyone is going to serve in in a capacity and the military will get their pound of flesh one way or the other and people naturally go to the sexy job the the SEAL teams or special operations and it is high-risisk but it was every military occupational specialty every MOS that set us up from for success. The amazing support combat support personnel from intel to admin to to logistics they're the ones that truly set us up to be successful. So, it is a team effort and that's why I I I give accolades to all veterans regardless of what they did in the military. But the SEAL teams are unique. We do have the highest nutrition rate for a reason. And the best way to describe it is the training is designed to push young men to their mental and physical limits, which few have been pushed uh to before. And it's not rare to have Olympic uh medalists in training that have never truly failed before. So, the training will make you fail. It's designed to make you fail. And the second you fail, the instructors will see it and it's almost like blood in the water. They'll come over and they'll proverbally push you down again. They'll they'll find a way to make you fail over and over and over again to see what is the constitution of who you are as a human being. And it's only when we push people to their mental and physical limits that we see that's where true character emerges. Subsequently, that's also where true learning and growth take place. So that's that's the the design of the training and it works. It was some of the tr toughest training I've ever been through. But what I do remember most is that I was surrounded by great guys like Dr. Johnny Kim who's uh on the is ISS station right now. Uh they, you know, those were the type of men I was surrounded with. And that was the best part of every second I spent in the military. >> Wow. And I love how relatable that is to everybody because everybody's going through some kind of struggle and everybody needs to look to their community to lift them up and not, you know, try to take it on by themselves. Um, but uh, what a great story. Thank you for sharing that. Now, I want you to look back at yourself before you enlisted. Obviously, hindsight's always 2020. What advice do you give yourself and what advice do you give to the next generation who are trying to evaluate if a military career is right for them? Well, I I think arguably we're we're seeing American patriotism and nationalism at a high uh very much thanks to President Trump and the Secretary of War P. Hakes, uh they've already hit their military recruiting numbers for 2026. That's we that's unheard of. So, I think young Americans want to go in. But back to the you know what I what I was talking about about viewing those uh World War II Korean and Vietnam veterans. Uh there was always this just smirk of confidence and they knew what I didn't know. I had to go through it myself is the military and service makes you a different person. I mean arguably and I you know our CEO at Overwatch often says no organ organization changes the constitution of a man or woman in about a three-month period. Um and you come out a different person and and that's why I'm thankful. I couldn't imagine a life without service. It it was the the the highlight of my life without a doubt. Um, everything else is just gravy on top. But, uh, the military will teach you to be a team player. Uh, you'll go through adversity. In fact, shared adversity that creates those bonds that can never be broken. You learn discipline, commitment, honor. Uh, and those are things that are are not in in great supply these days. And that's why veterans go on to do amazing things in government. Uh, a disproportionate amount of Fortune 500 CEOs are former veterans. Uh that's that's what it does. And and if you look at our economy, you know, the economy we know today was built on the back of the greatest generation where one out of two soldiers came home from World War II and started their own businesses. So that is that long unbroken chain of excellence that the military creates. >> I love that, Mike. And just as we finish up in our last 20 seconds, what do you want to say to the non20 million veteran and active service uh duty members uh in honor of Veterans Day? What do you want them to know about veterans? Well, hey, you know what? Go up and make a veteran. If you don't want to, that that's fine, too. Um, you know, it is a life, and I used Isaiah 68. Here am I, send me. Uh, you know, it takes a lot for a human being to raise their right hand in honor of other people and to potentially sacrifice their tomorrow for your today. And so, that's why we owe a debt of gratitude to the young Americans who I I encourage to go serve. It will be the the biggest honor of your life. Go serve. And it takes a lot of good Americans at home to hold down the home front while we're there. And so again, it comes back to a team effort. >> Well, Mike Celli, happy Veterans Day to you. Thank you so much for sharing your insights. Really appreciate it. >> Thank you as well. Happy Veterans Day. >> So inspiring. >> So inspiring and great insights. All right, we're heading to the a break. See you soon. Welcome back to NTD. Good morning. As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, your inner light might be feeling a little like it's dimming. >> That can happen, right? But this fall, there's no reason to stay down there. We've got your back with Dr. Victus Gupta, a psychiatrist with a wellspring of information on the winter blues. >> So, welcome Dr. Gupta. Um let's talk about how daylight changes affect people's mood. >> Of course, thank you so much for having me again. Uh yes, daylight can significantly impact people's moods. Uh a lot of people get impacted by the shorter days and lack of sunlight especially during the winter months. Uh daylight really works with our internal clock in terms of impacting two neurochemicals in our brain. One is melatonin, the other is serotonin. Now you may have heard of serotonin as the happiness chemical or or a or a mood promoting chemical in the brain. So a lowering of the mel uh serotonin levels and upping of the melatonin levels with the with the variations in winter can can play uh you know a big role in people's moods with things like low energy, low motivation, not wanting to do things, feeling more fatigued, those carb cravings, uh maybe putting on some more weight, >> things of that nature. Yeah, there's this natural feeling when it gets a little colder to hibernate a little. You sort of go into that feeling of wanting to like nest, but this has got like the perfect name. It's called SAD, right? Seasonal effective disorder. So, who who's at risk for SAD and and is that is it a real thing or is it just sort of a construct? >> That's that's a good question. So, SAD is actually a real thing. It's a it's a real clinical form of depression. a form of depression that really takes place during the winter months uh with symptoms like low energy, low motivation, uh fatigued uh and you know just kind of not feeling like doing much um and about 5% US adults uh deal with SAD uh seasonal effective disorder and uh you know many people deal with seasonal blues which is a milder variation of SAD which is not a clinical diagnosed condition but it it is a real thing and uh you know the ways to deal with it quite a few actually. Uh you know kind of waking up uh in a certain structured routine, making sure you're exposed to daylight u getting some you know going out uh making sure you're not giving up on your social you know uh events and activities. A lot of folks give up on social events during winters. Uh making sure you're meeting your friends, doing the things you used to do. Uh and obviously exposing yourself to daylight even though that might be a little influent. Uh there are other ways that you can cope with it. A lot of people use like artificial lighting. Uh a form of lamp light that you can get exposed to early in the morning for 20 to 30 minutes a day. Um >> is that like red red light therapy or one of these types of things? >> Yeah, it's called a light box. Uh so there's a defined form of therapy like 10,000 lux in terms of brightness. Sitting there for 20 to 30 minutes a day. Uh and getting exposed to that first thing in the morning helps reset your circadian rhythm. >> So naturally fascinating. Yeah. >> Okay. So, a friend recently told me that they don't experience this being affected by the season and the shorter days nearly as much anymore, if at all, now that they've really discovered a strong sense of purpose. And I wonder how much that might play into having a sense of resilience when it comes to these environmental factors that can impact people so much. >> And that that that's a great question. You're getting onto something really profound here. uh sense of purpose actually has been shown to limit uh depression and anxiety even in weathers which are not winters. Uh so having a sense of purpose does play a protective role and uh you know sometimes cultivating that sense of purpose if you don't have one uh through ways of reflecting through kind of mentorship uh through figuring out you know your role models and how you know they overcame adversity and kind of finding some common parallels uh can can go a long way in helping some of these things. Yeah. Now for somebody who may not recognize that they are sad because of you know not just having a bad day but it's actually that they are one of the 5% that that is naturally prone to have a a actual physical reaction to the environment changing. How do they recognize that pattern and then how do they go for some of the solutions that you've already described? >> Great. So a majority of people actually do notice a seasonal variation to their mood. And sometimes when that seasonal variation in the winters does impact their functioning, their social functioning, maybe their mood, they're not feeling like it, they're feeling more irritable, I think that's that's the time when they need to get help from a professional like myself, a psychiatrist or a therapist. There are forms of treatments as we talked about. There is bright light therapy. There is talk therapy like CBT or cognitive behavioral therapy. Then there are other medications like SSRIs uh that can help create uh clear some of that imbalance that the serotonin can have. Um and some of those treatments are all useful. Uh the other piece is social connectedness. >> Kind of making sure your social connectivity is going in the winter months as well kind of can help with with overcoming some of that. >> It's like a similar message to the veterans where they say it's not a show of weakness to ask for help. It's actually a show of strength. So veterans suffering from PTSD frequently and other forms of depression, also people who the 5% which is a very significant number that suffer from this seasonal depression that they should seek help. And it strikes me as um a piece of the puzzle that we haven't yet spoken about is the fact that it happens every year potentially for people who are impacted at a specific time of the year, most of them during winter, but I know there's some kind of reverse SAD that happens in summer, but for whoever it is, if they're affected, they may be affected once a year with this. So is there some way that such a person can really mitigate even the onset of of this condition in the months leading up to it? >> That's a great question. So we do know that certain populations are higher risk, right? Women are higher risk. Younger 18 to 30 age group is higher risk. Folks with history of depression are higher risk. Folks with history of bipolar depression are higher risk. So many of these individuals who fall in these age brackets can certainly uh be a little more cautious getting the extra support from their therapist, their psychiatrist, whosoever they're seeing during these months if they are noticing these patterns. I certainly have quite a few patients who tell me beforehand the winters are coming, what strategies can I use to prevent that seasonal depression. Uh so certainly some of those things they they can uh focus on. The other I think important piece is for the families to be aware and proactively maybe getting that light lamp if needed. Uh talking to to the therapist maybe arranging more sessions during the winter months. Uh so proactively kind of handling this versus you know reactively dealing with it later. >> And there might be some people who uh they're affected by it but maybe not to the point of debilitating depression. Um you mentioned red light therapy, you mentioned working with a therapist. What are some other common things um that people can do to just kind of give them a little bit of edge to to break out of that that cycle of of depression? >> Yeah, so some of those for individuals are known as uh you know we call them seasonal blues. Uh so not really like clinical depression, not seasonal effective disorder but just milder seasonal blues. Uh the form of therapy that we recommend is bright light therapy. >> Um and so that's what we recommend. Some of the other strategies obviously cultivating a sense of purpose uh building that social connectedness making sure they uh maintain their structural routines. What what often happens in winters are people are sleeping in late uh because of the melatonin kicking in and that's triggering more like laziness and sometimes more sleep. So making sure your sleep patterns uh in winters are as close they were before maybe within a 1-hour variation but not like sleeping through the days. Uh maintaining structure having a defined time to wake up, defined time to go to sleep. Um making sure you watch your diet in winters. It's often uh a likely possibility that folks can crave a little more carbs and put on more weight and that in turn leads to less motivation sometimes and less activity. Um, and obviously just kind of having that natural flow of things, understanding that light is at a premium in winters. Making sure you get most of it when you when you can. Um, try to get early morning light as much as possible. Expose your whole body to light because one of the other things that can happen in winters is low vitamin D and that's another player in some of this uh seasonal depression. Gosh, so many ways to attack this, for lack of a better term, but to to approach what is really not just um good mood through the winter season, but good health throughout your life. Thank you so much for your insights today and for helping us all start the the colder months um on a better footing. Dr. Vikas Gupta, good to have you with us today. >> Thank you. Welcome always. And if you have any feedback on the show or have something you'd like to see us cover, make sure you send us an email at good [email protected]. You know, we'd love to see hear from you and see you. That's all we have time for right now. >> Yeah, we would love of course your feedback and for round the clock news coverage, go to ntd.com or use our entity app. Thanks for watching. I'm Carrie Dunst. >> See you soon.