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Starting this Fall, two surveillance blimps will be tested 10,000 feet over the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The Pentagon says it's an attempt to develop a defense for the nation’s capital, but critics say it’s an invasion of privacy

Starting this Fall, two surveillance blimps will be tested 10,000 feet over the Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The Pentagon says it's an attempt to develop a defense for the nation’s capital, but critics say it’s an invasion of privacy. David Martin reports.

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Military police on alert amid Floyd protests

Minneapolis protesters defied an 8 p.m. curfew in a fourth straight night of demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who died at the hands of a white police officer. Military police have been put on alert by the Pentagon. The National Guard is already in the city, providing security for firefighters working Saturday morning to put out fires from the overnight protests. Jeff Pegues reports from the scene.

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Why Ash Carter wouldn't work for Trump

President Obama’s former Defense Secretary Ash Carter is offering a new, inside look at one of the world’s largest and most complex organizations: the Pentagon. It comes amid rising tensions between the U.S. and other nations around the world. Carter shed light on how the Pentagon deals with security threats in his new book, “Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons from a Lifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon.” Carter joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why he wouldn't work for President Trump and the most urgent threats facing the U.S. right now.

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