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29:38Now PlayingThree weeks after the disappearance of retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland, authorities say they have little clues and no video footage from the night he vanished. In this special edition of "Reality Check": NewsNation correspondent Alex Caprariello reports on the ground and speaks to hikers. One hiker expressed frustration at what he feels is a lack of a robust search effort, telling NewsNation, "I feel like I'm the only one out here looking."
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On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
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