united states. and nearly 20 million still walk among us today. and as we speak, a new generation of american veterans is being forged across the wider world. as i look out today, it's a humbling sight. i see heroes from the second world war, korea, vietnam, and more recently from iraq and afghanist afghanistan, and many more who have watched in times of peace. yesterday, in da nang, vietnam, our president commemorated the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war and met with some of the heroes who fought that war on the very soil where they fought. as the president said yesterday, we salute our brave vietnam veterans and recall the sacrifices they made for our freedom, and for our nation's strength. some 9 million americans served in those jungles and more than

58,000 fell in defense of freedom. their names now enshrined on a black granite wall not far from here. to all of our vietnam veterans gathered here in the midst of this 50th anniversary, i say thank you, and welcome home. [applaus [applause] >> i'm told that one of those veterans has come to this ceremony almost every year and almost always introduced as he was today, but i don't think his story has ever been told. and i hope he won't mind too much if i tell it today. 36 years ago this march, a first lieutenant in the united states army, 1st battalion, 97 artillery, awoke at dawn to a

massive north vietnamese attack on a hill top outpost. he and his brothers were heavily outnumbered, it took just minutes for the enemy to break through their defenses and the fighting very quickly became hand-to-hand. history records in that moment that that young 1st lieutenant rallied his brother to stand their ground. ordered air and artillery strikes from a dangerously exposed position for four straight hours. as the situation worsened, he personally directed the withdrawal and provided cover fire and to ensure his brother's safety, and to inflict maximum damage on the enemy, he actually called in an artillery strike on his own position. wounded and unable to escape himself, he managed to evade detection for eight long days until he was rescued when american forces retook the outpost. for his conspicuous gallantry,

at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty he received, of course, the medal of honor. so would you join me today in thanking a true american hero, medal of honor recipient, 1st lieutenant brian thacker. [applause] [applause]. [applause] >> our nation owes a debt to our veterans. as i said, it's a debt we can never fully repay. but on this veterans day, we rededicate ourselves to

accomplishing just that. now, i can assure you since the outset of this administration, president trump has fought tirelessly to fulfill the words of our nation's 16th president, to care for him who shall have born the battle. working with secretary shulkin we've made the department of veterinary affairs more accountable. let me be clear. veterans benefits are not entitlements, they are earned. they are the ongoing compensation for services rendered in the uniform of the united states of america. [applause] and under president donald trump, we're keeping the promises that we've made to men and women who served in our armed forces. this president has already expanded the veterans choice program by more than $2 billion to give our heroes access to real-time, high quality health care and because not all wounds of war are visible, we've

improved veterans access to mental health care services and given greater access to telemedicine to our veterans. and signed the va and whistleblower protection act to assure that our veterans receive the highest level of service and taken to end the pattern of neglect and mistreatment at the va. we've already fired or suspended over 1500 va employees for negligent behavior. [applaus [applause] > >> i want to assure you, we will not rest or relent until all america's great veterans receive the care they so richly deserve. [applaus [applause] >> beyond health care, president trump has also signed legislation to expand the post

9/11 g.i. bill and eliminate the 15-year benefits so they can pursue an education of their choosing and glad to report that veteran unemployment has already fallen nearly 40% since president trump was elected. it's lower today than any point since the year 2000. and we're just getting started. [applaus [applause] >> you know, today, our veterans continue to serve our nation in careers ranging from business to education, from law enforcement to public service. and it seems wherever they go, their lives are characterized by that same sense of duty, and the courage and selflessness forged during their years in our armed forces. you know, earlier this woeek, i heard the remarkable story of

one such veteran and i thought i'd share it with you today. on wednesday, karen and i traveled to sutherland springs, texas to meet the families and the victims of the worst attack on a place of worship in american history. at brook army medical center we stood at the bedside of a retired u.s. marine corps gunnery sergeant named juan maceas. we spoke to his family as he lay before us recovering from his injuries. but it was from another member of the church that we learned of that veteran's extraordinary courage last sunday. julie workman, a registered nurse, was also wounded in the first baptist church that day. but no sooner had the attacker left than she began to treat the wounded. seeing what lay before her

though, julie told me, she was momentarily overcome. and that's when gunny stepped. in despite having five bullet wounds, she told me that gunny sat up, looked her in the eye and said, you were born for this. keep your wits about you. do your job. she said that's all she needed to hear. heroism outlives the uniform. and her actions and his courage undoubtedly saved lives that day. that's an american veteran. [applause] on this veterans day, we honor those who served with tributes and promises kept, but

as our veterans understand better than most, we also honor their service by ensuring that the men and women served in our armed forces today have the resources and support they need to defend this nation in this day. our veterans will be glad to know that president trump has already taken decisive action to make the military stronger, and this president has signed for more spending in military in a decade and before it's out the most on the national defense since the days of ronald reagan. [applause] >> and under president donald trump, i'll make you a promise, we're going to rebuild our military. we're going to restore the arsenal of democracy and we will once again give our soldiers, sailo sailors, airmen, marines and coast guardsmen, the resources and training they need to

accomplish their mission and come home safe. that's our promise to all of you. [applaus [applause] >> as i close, let me say, again, how deeply humbling it is for me to stand before so many heroes. for, you see, i'm, as secretary shulkin told you, i'm the son of a soldier and i'm the proud father of a united states marine, but my life never took me into the uniform of the united states. i've never experienced the cost of war on the battlefield or had to endure the hardship of time away from home and family that can come with service, even in peace time, but i've seen enough to know the burden our veterans

be bear. as often times a burden that lives far beyond your time in uniform. 64 years ago my dad served in combat in korea. 2nd lieutenant edward j pence was in the u.s. army. 45th infantry, he fought in the battle of old baldy and pork chop hill and earned a bronze star for his courage under fire. the truth is, i learned most of that after i grew up. 'cause dad never talked about the war. and that medal stayed in his dresser drawer. a few years after he died, i was visiting a cousin that he grew up with on the streets of chicago. and he told me that the war had

changed my dad. when i asked him how, he said, you know, before the war your dad was the most happy-go-lucky guy i ever met. but he said, after he came back, he was different. and then he said words i'll never forget, he said, and i quote, i don't think your dad ever got over the guilt of coming home. i don't think your dad ever got over the guilt of coming home. you know, in those words, in a insta instant, i understood every unfinished sentence, every far away look on my father's face

whenever the war came up. if he talked about it at all, he talked about the guys he served with. guys who didn't get to come home to marry their sweetheart, raise a house full of kids, live their dreams and see their children's children. that's when i understood the quiet cost of freedom. and the burden so many of our veterans bear in their hearts. so to all of our veterans looking on, know this, we're with you. you do know the carry that burden alone. as a nation, we stand ready to help you shoulder that load with the compassion, support, and prayers of the american people.

you were there for us, now we are here for you. president trump said this morning in his words, america's veterans are this country's greatest national treasure. he said you're the best role models for our youngest citizens, a constant reminder of all that's good, decent and brave. and to you i say, no truer words were spoken. this is the land of the free because it's still of the home of the brave and you, our veterans, are our brave. [applaus [applause] >> you stepped forward.

you counted our lives more important than yours and we thank god, who as the psalm says, trained your hand for war and advance against the troop, but also brought you home safe, to your loved ones and a grateful nation. and in his proclamation for this veterans day, president trump called upon every american to recognize the fortitude and sacrifice of our veterans, but let me add one challenge, especially to my fellow countrymen who did not serve in the armed forces of the united states, before this day is out, at home or at work, on a street corner or over a back yard fence, whether they came home in the last week or in the last

century, find a veteran, extend your hand, and say those words they never asked to hear, but deserve to hear every day, to my fellow americans, i say, find a veteran today and say thank you for your service. thank them for their courage. thank them for your freedom. and thank them for doing their part to preserve this last, best hope of earth, for ourselves, and our posterity. to our veterans, on behalf of the president of the united states, and a grateful nation, i say thank you for your service. may god bless you and your

families. may god bless all those who this day wear the uniform and stand ready. and may god continue to bless the united states of america. [applaus [applause] >> at times a slightly emotional, certainly a very personal speech from vice-president mark pence at arlington national cemetery, marking veterans day, himself the son after korean war vet to received the bronze star for valor, the father of a young marine, second lieutenant currently in flight training as we're still watching some of the pictures, liz, coming from arlington cemetery. what i thought the vice-president alluded to that was interesting, the support of america's veteran especially in the wake on the war on terror has truly become a nonpartisan

issue and that wasn't always the case and we heard the vice-president harken back to the vietnam war and the reception they got when they came back and somehow in that time, america figured out how to separate the war and the veterans themselves and fulfilling the promise in arlington. ♪ ♪ to the oceans white with foam ♪ ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ ♪ god bless america, my home sweet home ♪ ♪ god bless america land that i

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just listened to "god bless america". that's mike pence as he spoke to a group at arlington national cemetery. and he talked about his father, and addressing world war ii, vietnam, and youngest from iraq and afghanistan. and he was addressing vets issues from the fact that unemployment is lower in that demographic and talked about the post 9/11 g.i. bill and he was also weaving in personal stories, like you said, he has family, not only his father, but his son serving the country, so, for the moment we've run out of time. we'll take a quick break when we come back we have a lot more and bring you back to arlington and get your latest headlines. stay with us. when you think of saving money,

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>> president trump and russian president vladimir putin crossing paths at a summit this vietnam. the two world leaders had several brief exchanges, and accusations that russian meddled in the election and the ongoing

crisis in syria. amy kellogg has more. we had rumors of a formal meeting, but that didn't take place, correct? >> that's correct, elizabeth. it didn't happen and president putin, somewhat tongue in cheek said that the person who messed this up would be punished. he apparently, elizabeth, merely wanted it to happen of course, it would have made him look very good, but relations are at a low point and ultimately why this tete-a-tete didn't come off. president trump reportedly told reporters that he and president putin have a very good feeling between them and a good relationship, even though, quote, we don't know each other very well. trump said that at their few brief encounters at this summit and this vietnam he did ask putin about election meddling which the russian leader denied. he said that he thinks that putin is insulted by this and it's not good for united states

nor the crisis that trump thinks could be mitigated if moscow and washington were working together. trump said, quote, having a good relationship with russia is a great, great thing and this artificial democratic hit job gets in the way it gets in the way and that's a shame because people will die because of it. it's a pure hit job and it's artificially induced and it's a shame, but anyway. trump blames the whole collusion story on the democrats. ranking member adam schiff put out a response to this. today president trump said he would accept vladimir putin's denial over our intelligence agencies and he lamented that even raising the issue was insulting to putin. despite the existence of a formal meeting or bilateral meeting or an aside in the room, the u.s. and russia did put out

a joint statement today on syria, basically it put out some points of accord there, one of which being that they will continue lines of communication in syria so that their military don't have any incidents and also, a reaffirmation of the belief on both sides that the syrian conflict ultimately does need to be resolved in a diplomatic way. elizabeth, back to you. elizabeth: all right, amy with the latest from hanoi. leland has more. leland: let's bring in eric chang from the heritage foundation and spent a lot of time researching asia. every word a u.s. president says is parsed so closely and watched by foreign leaders. he's on this trip and we heard what he said on air force one on reporters about believing vladimir putin, really in the face of this overwhelming evidence from the u.s. intelligent committee and community. what does that translate to to

the leaders he's meeting with? >> well, i think as you said, the president's statements are carefully parsed. when we look at, for example, what he said in china about i don't blame the chinese. if you cut it right there it sounds, oh, great. but goes on to say that the chinese are still engaged in theft of intellectual property. and in his speech at apec we look at at that. and what he said with vladimir putin on the plane, what he said was, okay, he had said this, i'm not going to push him on this, it would be difficult for president to president to start saying, you know, i think you're lying. i think if he said something like that, we would have an enormous diplomatic brouhaha that would be fairly catastrophic. leland: fair point, especially considering they didn't have a meeting. that's one thing that everybody was bringing up, whether or not they would have a formal meeting and would have said on the side that they were pulled away.

this from john mccain as president trump is now in vietnam, john mccain knows a thing or two about vietnam, was a guest at the hanoi hilton for a little while. at potus in denang and no mention of human rights. sad. and countries that don't share our values to be a strong advocate for american values, whether it be free speech or human rights. we haven't heard a lot of that from president trump or on his trip to the middle east. thoughts? >> i think this is a shortcoming, i think it would help for the president of the united states to make very clear where we stand on fundamental principles, this is veterans day, what the vice-president said what americans have fought and died for. that being said, there's always the difficulty up to what extent to you want to start bringing up these issues, with countries where you also have other issues at stake. finding that balance is what

presidents are paid for, but one would like to hear the president of the united states be a little more forthright on the issue of human rights. leland: and also that point, what's that going to change. you look at the vietnamese, thank you very much, go fly a kite. last question for you, overarching this entire trip is north korea and the threat of north korea. we haven't heard much from them. they've said that the president was begging for war. no bellicose statements, no nuke tests, no missile tests. is perhaps the president's rhetoric working a little bit containing the north korean threat. >> it would be great if it is. and it's my suspicious that beijing and moscow put the pressure onto north korea saying don't do anything in the middle of the trip especially with all of these summits and meetings. i think the real big question is going to be as the president flies home from asia, is north korea now going to say, well, i held off for the last 12 days

and now all bets are off? >> noteworthy to follow your logic out that russia and china have that kind of control over north korea. that is an important point. we'll get to that in our next interview and also noteworthy, there are three u.s. aircraft battle grounds near north korea, certainly not lost on anybody. dean, always good to see you, thank you, sir. >>. leland: great being with you. liz, what's coming up? >> ahead, we'll take a closer look at the alabama candidate roy moore's pushback on allegations that he had a relationship with a 14-year-old decades ago. many are not buying it. >> i think it's something that somebody waited for an opportune moment to put on the news and across the world. >> and him being a christian i would hate to know that he's guilty of anything like that--

>> a tax bill introduced by republicans in the senate could put a magic tax cut for millions of americans in jeopardy. their proposal breaks significantly with one of those crafted by the house g.o.p. members and one of the key members of the house ways and means committee is ohio congressman, thank you for joining us sir, we appreciate it. >> good afternoon, liz. glad to be here. >> i want to start with a rather broad question before we get into nuances which have already been picked apart between now and thursday, obviously. is the margin of error we're looking at. in senate it's two and in the house it's 24. and if there is anything that happens between now and december, obviously, all eyes are on alabama. that margin of error in the senate could be slighter, it could be just one vote off. what are lawmakers up against right now? >> well, look, number one, we have' got to do this for the american people. we've got make sure we're cutting taxes to are them and at

the same time we've got to get sustained growth and lower the corporate tax rate. that's what americans are looking for. they don't want to us worry about the 21 or two, and they want us to come together and that's important in next couple of months. elizabeth: with that, i want to put a graphic up for some of our viewers at home and breaks down the differences that we're seeing in the house and senate proposals. that being said, a lot of it has deductions being cut in different areas that are different for folks, and i'm curious as to when you look at a graph like this and you see the differences, where is there going to be compromise in the conference? because i don't want to go through the fact that there are seven or four brackets, or mortgages between one and 500. i'm curious to where americans are going to see a compromise? what is the final number looking like on some of the columns? >> here is what i'm hoping we're looking at. i'm a businessman for decades and a c.p.a. when it comes to deductions 70% of americans do not itemize

today. when you double the standard deduction, 95% of americans don't itemize so i was bringing this up in the committee that these deductions, sometimes never even make it to the tax return. so i'm hoping that we're looking at that. i know we both, senate and house, agreed to double standard deduction and that's what's got to be important and i hope we're not bickering on the actual deductions, in many cases we're only talking 5% of americans will have those deductions. elizabeth: i know you're not saying that deductionses aren't important. are you saying that the brackets are more important, that the corporate tax rate is more important? what's going to give? >> welcol, i think the most important thing is lowering taxes for middle americans. and lowering the corporate tax rate. we're not competitive. we have the highest statutory tax rate in the world ab one of the effective highest tax rates in the world, that's why businesses are going overseas. elizabeth: when you talked about tax relief for the middle class

that's where i think there's people who are worried. because we even heard from senator mitch mcconnell it may not see the relief we're seeing, and some may see a tax increase. >> when you go across the spectrum, the majority of middle americans are going to see a tax cut and the opportunity to have more money in their paychecks. there's always going to be one or two issues or individuals that may be outside of the scope of the average, but in the average, i think all deductions and all of the areas, the 15%, the 10%, all of those areas are going to have tax cuts and that's important, making sure that overall, middle americans get that tax break. elizabeth: is it going to be catastrophic if we don't see some type of tax reform, especially for republicans going into 2018? >> i do think that americans are looking for tax reform and a tax break. i think we need this for corporations to be able to grow here in america so i think in the end, republicans, but also

democrats have to be looking at this. this could be catastrophic for both parties, if we can't work together to get something done, that's been my frustration for six and a half years in washington. too much partisanship, we need to work together for the american people and we need this, we need to be able to give them more money so they can actually save some money for college, for things they need. and at the same time, we have to reduce this corporate tax rate because we have to be able to compete in a global marketplace. elizabeth: right, you may have some democratic congressmen who say their voices aren't being heard for obvious reasons, sir, but that being said, we appreciate you joining us and we'll be keeping an eye on what happens this weekend and obviously, if anything happens before thanksgiving. thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, liz. elizabeth: and of course, keep it here on fox news for more on a conversation over tax reform. democratic congressman dan ki

kill killdee will join us tomorrow. and chris wallace will speak exclusively with texas congressman brady and van holland. check your local listings for time and channel, that will be a very, very hotly contested debate. leland: and is america keeping its promise to those who keep us free? >> one of the things again, i'm so happy with with what we're doing with the whole veterans administration. it's a whole different ball game and i'm going to sign a proclamation. [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette.

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woman who claims to have had an inappropriate relationship with him back in the 1970's. >> they're bringing it up because it's political, it's a directive tactic in this campaign and involves a 14-year-old girl which i would have never had any contact with, nothing, with her mother or any courthouse or anywhere else would i have done that. leland: jonathan easeley. he says it's a smear job ahead of an election of allegations 40 years ago. still though, republicans in washington seem to be in panic mode over this. >> they can't cut ties quickly enough. we saw the national senator yeahle committee, revoke its fund raising. mitt romney, john mccain, some establishment folks

unequivocally saying he has to drop out of the race. leland: pulling their endorsement. this does sort of lay bare this schism and reach that this was the insurgent candidate who won despite president trump endorsing somebody else, steve bannon in the middle of this. here is steve bannon yesterday on stage. >> i think it's going to be some pretty interesting stories about how that information got dropped and who paid for it, and who weaponized it. leland: does this work, does this sort of counter narrative attack the media defense work? >> well, it's working so far, in so far as it's buffered moore from dropping out of the race. he has people defending him. steve bannon, what you might call the breitbart wing of the party instrumental of helping him defeat luther strange and-- >> it's not just that wing of the party. you've got a number of alabama

republicans many coming out and defending him. they say this is 40 years ago. one person saying we should prosecute the folks who made these allegations. you've got a number of pastors lining up behind him. is this simply so long as you're of my party you can do no wrong or is there something in washington we don't understand about alabama? >> certainly these allegations are treated differently in alabama and republicans down there are circling the wagons. they don't like being told by the media or washington republicans who they can elect or who, if their candidate should be dropping out of the race. we've heard the most strenuous defenses not only bannon and breitbart wing, but out of republicans in alabama and you have to consider him still the favorite with the allegations. polls have tightened down there, but it's a strong possibility-- >> what an uphill battle for any kind of democrat, even with these allegations and four weeks is a long time. where does this go from here? article 1, section 5 of the

constitution otherwise known as the rule book here in washington. two-thirds of either legislative chamber can expel one of their own members. are there any republicans who are saying, even if roy moore is eexhibit will -- elected we're going to turn around and throw him out or have they gotten there? >> yes, they've gotten there. it was mentioned, may be the first person. leland: he's a congressman, he doesn't have much say in the senate. >> you're hearing it from republicans. there's a few ways it could go. moore could win and be expelled and he might win and time might heal the wounds and republicans might find that they like that seat. it doesn't look like moore is going to drop out. a write-in campaign, but that's sure to end in disaster. leland: the republicans, we saw the math didn't work out on health care and now facing the math on tax reform.

jonathan, steve bannon was right about one thing for sure, there's going to be a lot more stories about this coming up the next four weeks. you'll be there to cover them. thank you, sir. >> my pleasure. leland: liz. elizabeth: coming up, as the country prepares to mark one week tomorrow since the horrific church shootings in texas, friends and family members remembering many of the victims who have strong ties to the military this veterans day. casey stegall is in sutherland springs with a preview. >> elizabeth, out of the 26 people who lost their lives one week ago, nearly half of them had ties to the u.s. air force. we will take you to a very special veterans day celebration that took on a whole new meeting with america's news headquarters continues next. our disciplined approach remains. global markets may be uncertain... but you can feel confident in our investment experience around the world. call us or your advisor... t. rowe price. invest with confidence.

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>> veterans day taking on a very significant meaning this year in sutherland springs, texas. nearly half of the shooting victims at the church last sunday this ties to the air force and those were military backgrounds were given a full military salute today. casey stegall has the latest. hi, casey. >> good to see you. boy, talk about a powerful moment this morning that took place not far from the roadside memorial that is set up here on

the perimeter of the church grounds, the ceremony happening just around the corner at the town's community center where there was that full military salute on this veterans day, with an honor guard present, not only remembering all who have served, but a special tribute to the victims of this unthinkable crime who did have military ties. this, as the small sleepy town of sutherland springs, begins the long process of burying their friends and loved ones, 26 of them including eight children. richard and theresa rodriguez, 64 and 66 years old, recently retired and were very active at the first baptist church. funeral services for the couple will be held today in a neighboring town. according to the obit rare i the wear had 17 grandchildren, three grown children and 11 siblings. the heartache here is palpable as strangers stop by the

memorial site to drop off cards, balloons, flowers, and to pray. this morning, we saw a large catholic youth group show up and their priest led them in prayer. >> a tragedy like this reminds me that we need to stick together and that's the only way we can overcome these things. >> tomorrow, more funerals are planned and the church will also hold a sunday worship service at a temporary location exactly one week since this deadly shooting. elizabeth. elizabeth: wow, casey, it's just gut-wrenching. thank you so much, we appreciate it. we'll be back with so much more after the break. stay with us. the ld your teeth be? ld your teeth be? invisalign clear aligners can shape your smile up to 50% faster. don't let anything slow you down. visit invisalign.com alright, i brought in high protein to help get us moving. ...and help you feel more strength and energy

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leland: president trump has a little chat with russian's president vladimir putin in the sideline of a major economic summit. we are live in vietnam and what the two had to say each other including about the russian election hacking. liz: he had improper relationship with a 14-year-old girl decades ago. we are going to go live to alabama. leland: as we remember the millions of veterans that have served our country today with major events across the country, we will take a closer look at states of the care and well-being of those we owe so much to.

♪ ♪ leland: hope you're having a great saturday afternoon. i'm leland vettert. liz: i'm elizabeth pran, thanks for joining us. leland: this time speaking to vladimir putin about russian election meddling in 2016 and in those two other big agenda items that he's on the trips for. live to amy cel ok in vietnam where it's the middle of the night. the president waking up for a few hours, the president had the two main issues on this trip. we heard the focus of trade and getting north korea to get rid of their nuclear weapons and. any progress on either? >> trade deals particularly in china but there's still a long

way to go toward eliminating the trade deficit. he made strong statements about no longer wanting to enter into free trade deals when one side either limits market access or rips off intellectual property or keeps prices low or carries out currency manipulation, but really, we did not get any firm assurances from the chinese leader xi jinping that he would make adjustments to chinese policy. xi is for china, i am for the usa, but we have a great feeling. it remains to be seen what the good vibes and will translate down the road, same as when it comes to north korea, earlier this week in seoul, president trump made a powerful speech comparing prosperity and dynamism with apresentation of the north and this was as a way of enticing korea and trying to

get it to the table. certainly warnings woven and in terms of china making statements to squeeze north korea, we didn't hear anything knew, talked about denuclearization in the korean peninsula but they have said that before, leland. leland: we haven't heard much because of the north koreans because the russians and chinese told them to behave themselves at least in the last couple of days. doesn't seem they had a meeting per se, they ran into each other, any news on whroo they talked about? >> yes, well, as i mentioned before president putin said tong and cheek. they did run into each other several times, they did manage

to issue a statement on syria but basically president trump spoke on air force after the meetings had wrapped up, the sessions at the apec summit and he did say that he did press president putin again about meddling in the u.s. election an president putin denied it and president trump indicated indict he believed president putin on this and said that it's kind -- he believes it's important for russia and the united states to have a good relationship but clearly the situation is at allow between the two countries so it seems that that was what kept them from actually having a bilateral proper sit-down. in any event, president trump said that he really feels he needs president putin's help in putting the squeeze on north korea. he said china is doing a fair bit but if russia were on board, it would all that be much more

fruitful but leland, it is debatable how much pressure and influence russia has on north korea. their trade is considerably less than china's trade with north korea and expert on the subject told me just a short while ago that what is terribly important is the diplomatic angle and would need russia's backing for possible further council resolutions in the united nations because, of course, russia does have all the important veto power. leland: that's certainly something to keep an eye on. amy kellogg, thanks for staying up for us. in the meantime, north korea, they haven't launched a missile test. they don't done a nuclear test, they did take the president to criticize president trump's on state-run tv claiming it worsen tensions with the communist regime. [speaking in native tongue]

leland: president trump called on china and russia to press kim jong un to end nuclear program. they, of course, said no on that one. liz: right. comedian ck said sexual harassment claims made against them are true and admitted he misused his power. comedian is one of the latest embattled hollywood stars to face mounting sexual harassment allegations. let's check in with will carl with the very latest on this

story, hi, will. >> hey, there, liz, ck finding himself in fire storm with sexual allegations in hollywood. in u a statement he said, i said to myself what i did was okay because i never showed a woman my private and i'm watering down his language there without asking first which is also true but what i learned later in life tot when you have power over another person asking them to look at your private isn't a question, it's a pred cament for them. five women accused of ck of exposing and touching himself in front of them and since the story broke a number of entertainment companies have cut ties with the comedian. >> if they don't want to spend millions of dollars to back his movies, too bad louis ck, too bad. so many women couldn't speak your truth because you had the power to do that to them.

after the allegation came out richard tweeted that he was proud of his son, well, that led to a woman accusing richard of exposing himself to her in the 80's. denies that but did say he wasn't the nicest guy back then, paraphrasing and he flirted with a lot of women. speaking with kevin spacey, he's been accused by 15 men of sexual assault or inappropriate behavior. we are also hearing allegations against george, the founder of rolling stones magazine and many more, liz. liz: all right, so will carl with the very latest, thank you so much, appreciate it. for more let's bring in ap film writer. i want to get your take first and foremost to louis ck's, i guess you could say an apology although he didn't necessarily say i'm sorry, i want to get your reaction to his statement that we got yesterday. >> yes, certainly. i think there has been some -- some concern over the fact that he didn't explicitly apologized

in the statement, however, he's one of the first people to actually just come out and say these stories with true. so i think, you know, it's a doubled-edge sword with his statement. liz: with the news of richard, is this the unbelievable cheer quantity of accusations that we are hearing right now, is this because it's been decades of abuse and all coming out now and what's the presopus, why now? >> everyone is attributing to the weinstein effect. it certainly has been having a huge effect in hollywood. right now as we are speaking there are more allegations coming out and it's very hard to keep up with everything, it's a huge reckoning for an industry and a long-time coming for the abuses of women and mistreatment of women. liz: right. more along the lines, a hollywood reporter article featured a number of attorneys that said they're getting calls from not only the accused -- the

accusers but also the accused. i'm sort of curious as to what's next. iim, this is something that we are starting to see the tip of the iceberg of. >> certainly. you know, the advocacy group, women in film actually announced that they are starting a help line which should be up by december 1st where victims can call in and seek legal advice and even the la district attorney has started a sexual harassment crisis task force. so, people are really trying to take proactive next steps to make sure that people feel comfortable coming forward in a safe space. liz: that same article had brought up example of how on agency is really serving as a conduit for some of the big stars? are we going to be hearing more about that? one of the largest, if not the largest talent agency but there are others that we are getting

names. i'm curious if we are going to see those who really aids and abets, if you will. >> certainly, that's a huge question from agencies to publicists, i think we are still seeing the fallout from there. there was the head of wme motion picture group and was put on leave amid allegations. i can't speak to the cia situation but i do know that the ceo of uta did issue a statement very early on in the process sort of just saying that sexual harassment was not tolerated among their employees or their clients and that that would not be -- liz: some of the actor or mega stars, futures show get canceled. we are starting to see responsors back off some of the big names. are we going to be seeing more of that and what is the threshold? >> it's hard to say at this

point and specially the louis ck situation was so swift, i mean, the harvey weinstein fallout took a couple of weeks, kevin spacey's down fall happened over a week and the louis ck situation, everything came down tumbling down within a day which was stunning. these companies are actively distancing themselves from people who have all the multiple allegations. you know, certainly there's still people out there who have been accused by maybe one or two people who haven't had this sort of fallout effect but everyone is just sort of trying to invent the rules as they go. this is a totally unprecedented situation in hollywood. liz: yeah, unprecedented and like you say every name there's a new name and a story, we will keep with it. appreciate it. >> thank you. liz: leland. leland: coming up veterans day, we will show you where those keeping us safe now are stationed around the globe and live to one of the most sacred

memorials for americans who made the ultimately sacrifice for their country. the vice president there at or whether i -- arlington. >> the ceremony is getting under away and we will show other cities across the country that are honoring our veterans today

>> on the veterans day we pay tribute to those who have sacrificed so much for all of us as a way of showing his appreciation vice president pence and his wife joined several dozen volunteers this morning to help clean the vietnam veterans memorial here in washington before giving a speech at arlington, garrett tenney now as the memorial gets underway. hi, garrett. >> was a great way to start veterans day and, of course, today we honor those who served in military and after leaving here at the vietnam memorial, vice president mike pence headed over to arlington national ceremony where he took part in a

ceremony laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and addressed a crowd of veterans from nearly every major conflict our nation has faced in the last hundred years. >> the bible tells us if you owe debts, pay debts. honor and respect debts, the debt our nation owes is a debt that we will never be able fully repay. >> communities are honoring those who have served including the community of sutherland springs, texas where 25 people were killed attending church a week ago. 12 of the individuals had direct connections to the air force, either serving themselves or family members. other cities big and small are honoring our veterans with parades like those you see here in seattle, in dallas, all across the country, folks taking the day to say thank you to those who have served. today there are roughly

20 million veterans who are alive in our country today and thanks to them, their service and their sacrifices that we have the freedoms we have so, of course, with the rest of the country today we say thank you. leland. >> garrett tenney thank you outside of memorial. elizabeth has more, liz. liz: that's right, the challenges they face coming home can be varied and daunting. the va came under fire per response for veterans needs back in 2014 and while the administration reports improvements of claims, of course, the bureaucracy and staffing hurdles are still surfacing, so joining me now to address these issues is the ceo of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america paul, thank you so much for joining us, paul, we really appreciate it. >> my pleasure, great to be with you, ma'am, and happy veterans day. >> yes, and i do want to talk about some of the challenge that is the va faces and maybe some of those barriers that can be

broken down specially after they were brought to light in 2014. but first and foremost, hon veterans day, what's the biggest challenge, transitioning from military to civilian life, what is it that they face that's so difficult and how can we help? >> it's a disconnected civilian population, we have folks serving in dozens of cities, places around the globe, as you mention 20 million veterans of all generations but most americans of this time period haven't served. we need to make connections, that's why veterans day is so important, time of unity, respect, patriotism and celebration of service. memorial day is about recognizing those we lost, veterans day is about recognizing appreciating those who are alive. i was with a 93-year-old veteran at hick -- hikoshima. veterans are like north star. they can remind us what patriotism is all about. dozens are marching in the

parade here and around the country. time for unity and celebrations and time for civilians to connect with us where our arms are open and we can all be together. liz: you brought an interesting fact in some of the work that we have seen and you said, of course, we need to recognize and improve services specifically for women and also pay a lot of attention to the suicide rate. i mean, this was back in 2014, there was a study that an average 20 veterans are committing suicide every day, that's a staggering statistic even if it -- even if it's lower than 2014, that's unbelievable amount of men and women taking their own lives, what can we do? >> that's right, completely unacceptable. not every veteran is broken or wounded but no one comes home unchanged. veterans are not a charity but investment. now the time to make investment specially in mental care, better health care for women, suicide rate is something veterans have been foe -- focused on for several years. we need help. join us on facebook and twitter

and be part of this movement. it can bring democrats, republicans and everybody together and when it comes to women's care we have a long way to go. 20% of our members are women and they consistently report that they are not properly recognized. we need white house support and we need men and women and all americans to be behind us on that push. liz: before i let you go, paul, i want to ask you what's the biggest challenge facing facing, obviously we talked about bureaucracy that's still there, we talked about claims backlog and the thought and argument to privatize the va but i'm curious about the resources. out of the four bullet points, which one is most important? >> i think they have been to be thrust into 2017. it's outdated bureaucracy that's being dragged forward into present times, technology to culture to staffing, this is the pivotal time, important year of

va's existence to transform it. the fight for privatization and against privatization will be important, changing process will be important but i think we've got to recognize that the va is one of the largest bureaucracies in the government, second only to the pentagon and needs massive reform and we think veterans can be part of that solution. men and women coming home want to fix the va and great leaders rand any problem that americans are facing, veterans will be part of that solution and we are excited to take it on just like we have challenges overseas. liz: you're part of the solution too, paul, thank you for joining us, ceo, if people need more information they can find you on the internet, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, ma'am for the attention, we appreciate it r. >> leland. >> after the break republican candidate roy moore fighting back that he had inappropriate relationships with teen girls decades ago, how the bombshell allegations will impact the final four weeks before the special election in alabama. plus wounded warriors finding a

new outlet for working through problems that they may encounter on the home front as they hit the link. >> i have my weapon which is the club, i have my ball which is my bullet and i have the flag which is my target, so it's like still being in the military, i just don't have a golf ball shooting back at me.

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hannity's radio show yesterday roy moore did not rule out the possibility that he may have dated girls in late teens while 30's but he said he couldn't remember such encounters but he planned out denied any involvement with a girl under the age of consent and he says allegations reported in the washington post of initiating sexual contact with a 14-year-old are flat out untrue and politically motivated, listen. >> there will be facts to show in this situation that this was a democrat and maybe even the establishment republican effort to undermine this campaign because they don't want to hear the truth in washington and they don't want to hear the truth about god and about the constitution. >> moore says he has no intention to drop out of the race, he told hannity, if you step aside for any allegation, then you might as well not run because when you run, you're going to get allegations. elizabeth.

liz: well, you know, people are really asking how does this affect the campaign going forward. we still have until mid-december before folks head to the polls. >> that's right. december 12th, some republicans in washington, some republicans in the senate are already calling for him to drop out of the campaign, but former trump adviser steve bannon who spoke at the military college in charleston, take a listen. >> until i see additional evidence on judge moore, i'm standing with him. >> according to filings with the federal election commission, nrsc, republican party senate campaign wing is no longer listed as fundraising agreement with moore and top officials with republican national committee have been in talks with the white house and are still trying to decide whether to end a similar arrangement with the candidate. back in alabama, moore had a speaking engagement.

he was the keynote speaker at veterans event at a local public library, he was greeted outside with protestors, he did not respond to questions from reporters, liz. liz: we haven't heard this last of this. john twhean the latest, jonathan, thank you so much, leland has more. leland: former missouri gop chairman john hancock and available near you 1120am. a fine, fine place. john, good to see you as always. >> good to be with you leland. leland: chris writing think of todd aikan, imploded over his comments about rape and abortion, is that where we are at right now or is it too soon to say that? >> well, it's a little different. todd aikan said something

stupid. there was a time where republicans weren't divided on the issue of pedophelia. i have worked with a ton of candidates that get accused of number of things, when yourself falsely accuse you aggressive go out and answer any question from any media that wants to ask it and you get the truth out and you put your timelines together, you go out and aggressively defend yourself, that's not happening here. roy moore is going to selected media outlets to tell his story but he's not answering all questions. i think he needs to go. leland: turn this around, though, in the way -- roy moore is saying, look, after these have been brought up after 40 years, it's impossible to defend yourself after 40 years. you've got allegations on one side, there's no evidence either way on the other side, he says this is nothing more than a left-wing media attack. that's an argument that republicans have you used a long time. you yourself have made the

argument that the washington post and others are not fair to republicans, why this allegation means that this candidate needs to go? >> well, look, it's either true or it's not. he either did this to a 14-year-old girl or he didn't, the he didn't, he should be aggressively defending himself. he should be answering all questions, he would want to face his accuser in a situation like this and i'm not seeing those kinds of things. leland: moore would say i can't get a fair shake from the media. i can't go out and face the washington post or other kinds of reporters because they're biased against me, this is fake news they are making up. that argument doesn't seem to swim with you. >> it doesn't. you know, you've got to face people. he needs to be talking to the press in alabama, and people are ultimately going to have to make a judgment about this man and when they go to the polls and if they -- if he's not credible and not believable on his

denouncement of this thing he's going to lose. leland: we have seen some republicans though in alabama say then even if this was true and that he maybe dated a girl but didn't have a sexual relationship with her, it would be okay, there's some standing by him no matter what. this has turn intoed a real distraction of the republicans in so many ways. this weekend we've got ivanka trump up in maine with susan collins talking tack reform. susan collins being one of the republican senators that made health care difficult to pull off. the roy moore creates a math problem in the senate, callers into your radio show, which are they more concerned on this, roy moore, tax reform, tax reform not getting done, obama care, where are there concerns? >> well, there's a lot of concerns and i think, you know, the republican party is going to have to deliver on tax reform going into the mid-term

elections and i think the great concern out there is if there's no ability to demonstrate that republicans can govern the country. we couldn't quite get the repeal of obamacare, we've got to get tax reform done, it'll help the economy, it's good for the american people and it'll help our showing in the 2018 midterms. leland: i grez you would agree if tax reform isn't done, it'll show the showing in the 2016 elections? >> no question about it. leland: john, i appreciate your thoughts, good to see you and we look forward you on the radio. kmox. >> go cardinals. leland: there you go. liz, only a couple of months until pictures and catchers report? >> definitely less than 10 days, closer to 90. it's coming up, don't worry. ly remind you. leland: i'm sure you will, we look forward to it. liz: after the break u.s. troops are all over the world defending freedom, what they're fighting

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>> this president has already signed spending and before he gets out largest national defense since the days of ronald reagan. leland: vice president pence this morning at arlington making a veterans day with a promise to those currently in uniform, his son among them that their country will give them the funding they need to keep us safe. brian, editor at politico joining us now. brian, good to see you. for a while specially during the cold war, military funding was nonpartisan. then you went through the 1990's specially into the 2000's with the iraq war, military funding and the sequester became a partisan issue. are we back now to a agreement that this needs to happen to

give our military a lot more money? >> i think we are. i'm not sure if there was much disagreement even over the sequester and caps on spending. there's a large segment of republicans and democrats in the house and senate who believe that the military is overstressed. the military needs more money and that there's a lot of bills coming to replace aging equipment. i think there is agreement. leland: pretty stunning when you had one of the more senior senators, somebody who has enormous amount of security knowledge and experience not even know the places that american troops were in harm's way. so that says a lot. this graphic of military mishaps in 2017, the military calls them mishaps, although ships running into each other, planes crashing among other things, all relating and resulting in u.s. service deaths. everyone will say the military is overstretched. we are dealing with equipment that's older than the people who are either flying them or

driving them. how bad is it? is humpty dumpty falling off the wall or has fallen the wall? >> there are clearly cracks and clearly strains and are starting to show. we have been at war for 17 years. the military has been at war, i don't know if the country feels that it's been at war. less than 1% of the population which makes the military, all volunteers, a guard, professional warrior class has been at it for years. leland: the equipment has been at it for years too. >> longer than many of them have been alive. the cracks are starting to show, mishaps, maybe not they're not directly related to readiness problems as they call them but there are second and third quarter of pushing the equipment, pushing the people over and go over again, eventually something has to give. leland: we heard from naval operations and part of that was

because sailers were overstretched. it brings up a larger question. if an airline had four or five crashes in a year, they'd be getting a new ceo. if a crew ship company had two or three boats run into things and run into ground and other ships, they'd be getting a new ceo. is senior military working -- worried that at some point they are going to be facing some really tough questions if these kinds of mishaps, accidents continue? >> i mean, i think so. but, you know, let's not forget that there are military crashes at training deaths every year. leland: more dying in training death than in combat. >> right, but the idea that there are never plane crashes, that happens all of the time. do i think the numbers are higher, the concern is higher. in the end, you know, the constitution gives congress the role to raise armies and the congress really hasn't dealt with this issue.

they have not lifted the budget caps. they talk about doing it. they passed -- they about to pass defense authorization bill that is as the vice president said much larger than before but haven't figured out how to pay for it. it's hard to blame just military leadership. leland: noteworthy what you're saying, there's so many congressmen love saying this, we are going to give you more money, giving giving the more m, though, has become a sticking point. bryan, great conversation, thank you as always. we will look for your reporting in politico, liz. liz: we can all agree that golf is great for relaxation but a new program from the pga is to do more for wounded warriors has helped more than 3500 veterans leave their problems behind. >> this has been the best therapy i've ever done. >> chris lost leg during friendly-fire accident. today the marine corps veteran

assists hope program helping veterans heal with the game of golf. >> integrating back into society but more importantly we are giving them the moment in time. we are allowing them to focus on something other than injury. >> retired army sergeant first class ramon padilla saw toughest wars. >> i had my weapon which was my club, i have my ball which is the bullet, i have the flag which is my target, so it's like still being in the military, i just don't have golf balls shooting back at me. >> there you go. >> we are here for you. the support of the greatest player that has ever played the game. it takes nation to heal our veterans. now it's our turn to fight for you. for every chance for a healthy and successful life. >> fox news caught up at congressional country club outside the nation's capital, the club's rich history dates backs 00 years, presidents coolidge, taft, hoover, wilson and hardin were life-time

members. hosted the u.s. hope three times. >> just by the name, we are patriotic, it's unbelievable to the folks, they come out after being such intense environments, they are trying to relax, if there's something that we can do to just help them along, we are proud to be able to do. >> looks like it's -- >> yeah. >> for six weeks, ten pga professionals at the club volunteer their time and for the players that goes along way. >> this is better than medicine, this is better than counseling for me personally and the other veterans are finding that as well. are-- >> at the pentagon, lucas thompson, fox news. leland: coming up on veterans day, honoring veterans by making sure those fighting in the line of duty have help adjusting at home. we will show you how one group is making that happen ♪ psoriatic arthritis tries to get in my way? watch me.

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liz: for so many american veterans wounded, the battle after they return home. our next guest helps veterans by building handicap homes. joining me now president of

jared alan's home for wounded warriors. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you so much for having us. liz: i want to talk about, we heard programs before where there's been housing available for veterans but you specifically work with the veteran and you build the home specific to their needs. is that what makes you guys unique? >> i believe so. what we do is we build handicap accessible homes for the men and women coming back from iraq and afghanistan and what we try to do is we let the veterans decide where they want to live and then we work together with real estate agents to purchase land and then they also get to design the home with an architect. we feel it's very important that they get to choose where they want to live and where they want to send their kids to school. it's very unique. liz: you have how many active projects open right now and in how many state as cross the nation? >> we have right now currently we have eight active projects in eight different states. liz: so you're working with a number of families and obviously you cater to what that family

needs, that includes the family being the caregiver, so you take that into consideration when you're building the homes? >> absolutely, 100%. think about it when you go to a restaurant, a ball game, a theater, there's always a handicap section. what we try to do is make sure that every square inch of this house is suitable for individual needs. we feel like you really should not be confined to a certain space in your own home. liz: why is it so important for a veteran specially one who is maybe still recovering to have a home, to have a safe place and also to have the ownership aspect, to own their own home. >> well, after the traumatic experience they go through it really helps give them a sense of independence, the men and women that are out there serving our country in the most difficult situations and then to have to come home and then rely on people for help, we believe it gives them that independence where they can fend for

themselves again. liz: as an organization, what do you need today? >> today what we need is continued support from all of our donors and people across the country. you know, we have -- our motto is serving those who serve us, you don't have to wear a uniform to serve your country. and that's what we feel, so these projects can only be built with donations, it takes money to do these projects and we are going to continue to work just as hard to complete these homes as it is for people to donate the funds. liz: before i let you go because there may be warriors that are watching today, how can they contact you, can you go over requirements and obviously the website for both sides, those who want to donate and those who may be seeking assistance? >> sure, www.homesforwounded warriors.com. we have an application website.

post 9/11 combat injury, 10% disabled by the doj, purple heart recipient and in need of a home and injuries including loss of limb, parulis or blindness. also within that website you can find tabs to donate and every penny helps and every penny goes towards building homes for the brave men and women. liz: some things you can buy, some cute apparel as well. alex, thank you so much for joining us. >> absolute, thanks for having us. liz: eight projects in next state, hopefully next time we have double that. >> i look forward to it, thank you. ♪ ♪ leland: coming up, back to arlington as we continue our veterans day salute. ♪ ♪ diabetes can be a daily struggle, even if you're trying your best. along with diet and exercise, once-daily toujeo may help you

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liz: as we say thank you to our veterans today there was a powerful moment for some of the troops who never made it home. the playing of the taps at the tune of the unknown soldier. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ liz: if you watched our air this morning you saw the ceremony, you saw vice president mike pence cleaning the vietnam memorial wall and speak at arlington national cemetery, it's really hard not to be moved by the ceremonies every year and to remember really how much we have to be grateful for the men and women who fight for our country. leland: ceremony and the

stories, we will show you live pictures from vietnam memorial as that ceremony is wrapping up. as the vice president said, if you see a veteran, shake their hand and say thank you and with that we say, thank you. ♪ >> president trump pushing vladimir putin on the issue of russian election interference, but president trump telling reporters that putin strongly denies the allegations and trumps says he believes putin is sincere in doing so. hello and welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm rick. >> and i'm laura ingle. it's time to move past meddling allegations and focus around problems around the world