harry truman will do america proud. to the families of those crewmen here today, we appreciate your commitment too. your loved ones on the harry s truman will never be sent into harm's way without clear purpose and superior preparation. as secretary cohen has made clear, the readiness of our military will remain a top priority. today and into the future our forces will be fully capable of meeting our commitments around the world. we have done much to meet these readiness goals, but we must. -- we must do more. as member of congress here keenly appreciate, congress is the vital partner in this effort. this year with bipartisan conditional support, we provide emergency funding for our military operations in bosnia, in southwest asia, and thus are able to meet critical readiness needs. but congress as yet has not approved the funding we need on the same terms for the crucial operations in fiscal year 1999, which begins only nine weeks from now. if we are to remain fully prepared it is imperative that , congress act. a month ago, the defense department sent a request to congress to transfer $1 billion from lower priority programs to

this is harry s. trumanut that at intersection there's an ambulance, serious critical injuries involved the dump truck on its side. let's move over from sky fox take look at our maps and tell you that exact intersection. white hse completely at harry s. truman drive you saw the big scene from sky fox. just outside the beltway again in upper marlboro prince george's county. 295 southbound crash blocks the right lane at pennsylvania avenue. significant delays building from riverdale park all the way down to pennsylvania avenue about a 30 minute delay. metro is on time. more traffic in a few. steve and allison. >> erin thanks very much. ahead at 8:00 o'clock this morning what's real until your soft drink. >> one of those things you might not want to focus on. how it tastes. >> new study testing the ice machines at three popular fast food chains and we've got the& results coming up. >> why do you think this is going to be really bad. >> what's lurking in there may shock you. perhaps that word lurk. >> lurk is ne

state and share that this program is in partnership with the truman library institute and the harry s truman institute and museum. one of 13 presidential libraries of the national archive. together with the federal partner, the truman library institute, which was founded by harry s truman draws on his legacy to enrich the public to understanding the history and democracy. a think we are doing a pretty good job tonight in the education. we will start with our first question. >> dr. faulkner of the rest of the panel, thank you. i am a veteran, two times and, 1974 to 1976, then 1987 to 1991. my question is, why in this day and age to not have registrations for women, and when these think it will come? dr. faulkner: what congressional district you live in? [laughter] dr. faulkner: ultimately that is a political question. it just came up for combat rules to women. frankly, for me, fair is fair. we are going to allow women to serve in all branches of the military, then everyone should be eligible for that service. dr. bailey: the supreme court decided that because women could not serve in combat t

truman s. -- pardon me, harry s. truman presidential library and museum.e's been adjunct professor, you may notice his famous accent which is in part why he's moderating our conversation this evening, but as you might know we have experts who are here with concentration in world war i, in vietnam and world war ii. so we're really covering that breadth. normally i have a podium. makes it a little easier. right -- yeah, that would be fantastic, thanks. prior to world war i the united states which makes it small army of volunteers to head into mexico. no one ever expected that they would actually head out to europe. on this 00 years ago six years after the u.s. declared war against germany the congress passed the selective service act giving the u.s. president the power to draft soldiers. by the end fl world war i in november of november of 1918 some 24 million men had registered under the selective service act. some of those arguably not enjoying the full extent of american citizenship. of the almost 4.8 million americans who eventually served in the war, in

his name was captain harry s. truman. harry truman, of course, went on to become the president of the united states, and he often said what he learned during world war i helped him throughout the rest of his career. but one of the interesting things about the .75 besides just being an incredible field piece was that in france, of course, it was pronounced for .75. the dough boys, the american soldiers in world war i they usually pronounced it in their style. so to them the gun was called the sausage pan. the french .75 millimeter gun we have here at the museum was acquired as a gift from the people of france in the 1980s the french ambassador visited the museum and wondered why the museum did not have a .75 which, of course, was their symbol of their actions during the war. it was told they wield 'been looking for a long time for one, was not able to acquire one. he went back to france, found and original .75 millimeter gun, had it restored and shipped to kansas city a gift from the people of france. i have been the curato

police are investigating a serious crash involving two cars and two motorcycles, which collided on harry s truman drive in largo. one person suffered life-threatening injuries. prosecutors say that it was calculated murder, but attorneys say he acted in self-defense. neil was accused of killing his roommates and hiding a body in the attic, the other in the backyard. his defense says the three were involved in a love triangle and neil had to defend himself during a fight. the trial is in its third week. nancy: new video about the double murder that took place here, three men getting out of a car old silver hill road. then they walk out of the screen. the police believe they were anthony douglas. a few seconds later, one of the men walked back to the car and drives in the direction of the shooting. arepolice say they investigating their role in the shooting. alison: outrage in minneapolis over a police shooting that ended with a death of a bride to be. michelle marsh has been following this all night and has the latest. michelle: family and friends are stoned tonight after the -- -- family of frien

and we have mark adams, the educational director at the harry s truman presidential library and museum. he has been an adjunct professor university of virginia. you might notice his fantastic accent, which is in part why he is moderating our conversation this evening. as you might know, we actually have experts who are here with a concentration in world war i, in vietnam, and world war ii, so we are really covering that brett -- that read -- that breadth. united states relied upon individuals to undertake military service, and the u.s. army used a small army of volunteers to head into mexico. no one actually expected they would had out to europe. 100 years ago, the u.s. congress passed the selective service act, giving the u.s. president power to draft soldiers. by the end of world war i, november of 1918, some 24 million men had registered under the selective service act. some of those arguably not enjoying the full extent of american citizenship. most 4.8 million americans who eventually served in the war, including many women , some 2.8 million men had been drafted. we went from a v

this was on harry s. truman drive before 8:00 last night. this morning, the accident scene is clear. one man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. but the other drivers were not hurt. police are trying to figure out how the >>> today a woman arrested for trying to break on to the white house grounds will be back in court. keppler was arrested july 4th while running along the south fence of white house. it was the second straight year she tried to get on to the grounds. last year's case was dismissed when she agreed to undergo mental health treatment. >>> cyber stalking charges for mccullum. that house member was congresswoman stacey plaskett from the virgin islands. another former colleague faces obstruction of justice charges. >>> lawmakers across our area will be watching a move by leaders in prince george's county today. a move that could give you healthier options when you need a quick snack. this morning, the prince george's county council will decide whether to require at least half of the items in county owned vending machi

white house road at harry s. trumant down right now, overturned dump truck, life-threatening injuries. tweeting about it from @first 4 traffic. >>> beltway looking okay, a little slow inner loop and outer loop and southbound 270 hov lanes near falls road do have a crash blocking those hov lane. eun. >> melissa, thank you. >>> we will check your forecast next. afternoon and equally as hot tomorrow on through the weekend. still watching out for some storms on saturday. >>> we're back at 7:30 thursday morning 20th of july, 2017. good morning to everyone. we've got willie in for matt. hoda is here. we have such a busy news morning. a lot of different topics. we begin with sad news about arizona senator john mccain. he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. this follows the surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye. in a statement from his office, mccain and his family say they are now reviewing treatment options including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. >> president trump is taking

skytrak7 over the scene after 8:00 at the intersection of white house road at harry s. trumanve. energy crews arrived, the truck was wrapped in the power lines. no ord what caused the accident. nancy: a man back at home and is now facing felony aggravated assault and simple assault, which is a misdemeanor and he pled not guilty. michelle: being a cop takes a lot of training. no doubt. nancy: members of the media were given the test and they academy. >> it begins in the classroom where offering a lesson on the risk of the traffic stops. >> i don't know until the stop is over whether or not it's a deadly encounter. >> pretty soon it's time for reporters like myself to suit up and see what it is like to do the job. with the assistance of the fairfax county police members we are simulating a traffic stop where drivers tags are expired. a driver played by an actor not making things easy. >> sorry, sir. you have to put that on hold for a moment. after going through speaking with the driver and writing the citation, the traffic stop simulation is complete. as the training continues y

this was on harry s. truman drive. this morning the accident scene has cleared. one man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. but the other drivers were not hurt. police are trying to figure out how the two cars and the motorcycles collided. >>> today a woman arrested for trying to break on to the white house grounds will be back in court. alicia keppler was arrested july 4th running along the south fence of the white house. it was the second straight year she tried to get on to the grounds. last year the case was dismissed mental health treatment. >>> juan mccullum will be arraigned on cyber stalking charges today. he's accused of posting nude photos from a house member's iphone online. that was stacey plaskett from the virgin islands. another former colleague faces charges for obstruction of justice. >>> lawmakers across the area will be watching a move by leaders in prince george's county today, a move that could give you healthier options when you need a quick snack. the prince george's county council will decide whether to require at least half of

it's a far cry from harry s. truman's, the buck stops here.ho as a hard time, as a businessman, a candidate, a responsibilipresid hard time accepting responsibility for failure. he's trying now on the democrats, suggesting they're obstructionists even though they have no incentive. >> this is intraparty issues. >> right. this is a rebuke from his own party. it's his inability to corral republicans, particularly the most conservative remembpublica. >> i think the risk for the president is he looks like he just wants to sink obamacare. he doesn't sound like someone who wants to fix the system. he's not reassuring the public that yes, you will be covered. he's just really, i mean, i think it's also interesting after he just heard from schumer, how much the republicans, including the president, have lost the messaging battle here. they have been outmessaged. they cannot communicate with the american people about what their plan wants to do, aims to accomplish. all you hear about is how trumpcare kills people and that sticks. >> isn't part of the p

. >> not a lot of people may realize, but on this same day in 1948, president harry s. trumancutive order that desegregated the armed forces. historically, america expands rights, doesn't take them away. during the campaign, the president vowed to be more progressive and supportive of lgbtq rights. remember, he talked about this even at the rnc. what more does the community need from him? >> well, we don't want anything extra. i don't want any extra money, extra rights. i don't want anything extra. i just want what any other american citizen would be offered. dignity and respect. and the ability to serve my country. that's all we're asking for. i don't want anything extra and to people in uniform, yeah, we're upset. a lot of them are calling me, asking me what's going on and i'm still -- we're all blind sided. and i want those folks who are in uniform to understand that there's a lot of people behind you, you know, take it easy. just chill out. we're going to see if we can fix this. easy clarification from a president would be this is talking about recruitment only, and then w