mark attended the united states military academy at west point.duated in 1986, receiving a ommission in the infantry. soon, he earned his tab ranger tab and fought with the famed 101st airborne division in the gulf war. he was awarded the bronze star and the combat infantryman badge for his service. brave guy. they all told me he was a brave guy. i knew that anyway. in total, mark served in our nations military for 21 years. he completed his final active-duty assignment right here at the pentagon on the army staff and then returned six years later as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for negotiations policy. over his career, mark has advanced our national security in a variety of other government and private sector roles. he has worked in both houses of congress, advising lawmakers. i can see he had some talent because he won was it 98 to what? no, you got 90, right? can you believe this? i dont believe it. i heard a ninety. ninety to eight, right? president trump: i dont know. i havent heard that sound in a long time, mark. president trum

mark attended the united states military academy at west point. the infantry. soon he earned his ranger tab and fought with the famed 101st airborne division in the gulf war. he was awarded the bronze star and the combat infantry badge for his service. brave guy. they all told me he was a brave guy. i knew that any way. in total mark served for 21 years in military. he completed his final act of duty assignment right here at the pentagon on the army staff and returned six years later as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for negotiations policy. mark has advanced our national security in a variety of other government and private sector goals. he's worked in both houses of congress advising lawmakers. i can see he had talent because he won. i heard a 90. 90-8, right? i don't know. i haven't heard that sound in a long time, mark. now i'm worried. 90-8. wow. he served as vice president of ratheon. in 2017, mark was sworn in as secretary of the united states army. a position in which he earned universal admiration and respect. tremendous respec

the brave men and women of the united states military.heering and a $6 million row over this bust of king tutankhamun has come to a head. the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that muslim children in china's xinjiang region are being systematically separated from their families and placed in secure state schools. official documents reveal large numbers of boarding schools have been built, housing children as young as two. critics of china's government say it is a deliberate policy targeting children from the minority uighur population, to cut them off from their own communities. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has this exclusive report. in account after account, gathered in a meeting hall in istanbul, muslims from xinjiang speak again and again of the immeasurable grief of separation from their children. who is looking after the children? back home, china has been sweeping xinjiang's uighurs, kazakhs and other minorities, who have their own languages and culture, into giant camps, where they are taught chinese and to love the com

the brave men and women of the united states military.ering and as we gear up for this weekend's final, we'll be asking if the women's world cup has become a game—changer for sponsorship and equal pay. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8am in the morning in xinjiang in the far west of china, where the bbc has uncovered disturbing evidence that muslim children are being systematically separated from theirfamilies. official documents show that large numbers of state boarding schools have been built to house children as young as two. china correspondent john sudworth has more. it's long been known that the mass incarceration of hundreds of thousands of adults in that part of china is likely to have an effect on wider society and on children in particular. our investigation quantifies it. we looked at publicly available government documents on the internet and we carried out dozens of interviews with families based overseas. wh

many of the people in this room are old enough to remember a war that the united states stopped, not because the united states military forces were losing but because the civilians finally said that it's it. we're not going to support this war any more. that's what had to happen in the united states. lee's army came closest, three times, especially in the summer of '64 to accomplishing that. not so resources are always a problem. the united states does have more of everything that on the confederates do, davis is always presented as loser, what a loser, and he's very easy not to like. he reminds me of woodrow wilson. very easy not to like. they would say, well, what do you think about that? i think a. i think be. i think i'm right. don't talk about a anymore. confederates, it's quite an astonishing performance in gearing up with what is a fairly substantial wartime economy by the end of the war. there's a form of -- a phrase that a woman named louise hill used in the 19130 s. state socialism in the confederacy that's present in the united states. state industries in the confederacy. the confederate government becomes

, our people, and the heroes that proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the united states military. together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. debra: china is sticking to its demand that the u.s. lift all tariffs as a condition for any trade deal. last month, president trump and xi jinping agreed to restart talks. no plans for negotiations have been announced. deutsche bank's cuts may go deeper than just equity and rate. the board is set to decide on a sweeping overhaul this weekend, eyeing around 20,000 job cuts. it may entirely shut its u.s. equities unit and will reportedly start informing staff on monday. a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled southern california the strongest quake in 20 years. buildings in los angeles shook after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit around 170 miles from l.a. many were hurt and two house fires were reported in the town near the epicenter. los angeles international airport says operations were running as normal. last night's boston pops fireworks spectacular is one of the largest and oldest public fourth of j

the brave men and women of the united states military. together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told. the story of america. debra china is: sticking to its demand the u.s. lift all tariffs as a condition for any trade deal. some you officials -- u.s. officials have said they will stay even after a deal to enforce it. the president agreed last month to restart talks. no plans for face-to-face negotiations have been announced. british special forces seized a supertanker off to -- gibraltar carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of sanctions. iran declared illegal, summoning the british and basinger to explain the action. madrid is considering a plane -- complaint over the seizure in waters spain considers its own. earthquake in 20 years has rattled southern california. buildings in los angeles shook after the 6.4 magnitude quake hit around 170 miles from l.a. multiple injuries and two house fires were reported in a town or the epicenter. los angeles international airport, saying operations were running as normal. greece

military strength. it doubles down on our commitment to serving and protecting the american people by enhancing the united states defense capabilities and ensuring our courageous troops have the resources they need to deter, fight, and win. it wasn't that long ago, mr. speaker, that our military was in the midst of a readiness crisis. it would be irresponsible, in my strong opinion, to retreat ack to that point. this deal helps us prevent that. the legislation averts a $71 billion cut to defense that would have taken place early next year absent an agreement. mr. speaker, i'm a 30-year veteran of the arkansas national guard. one deployment under my belt. i chair the board of visitors at the united states military academy at west point, and i recognize the rise of the threat facing us around the also understand the devastation a sequester would cause. it's not something that we can allow to happen, and i've seen the numbers floating around about what congress is about to do. et me be clear, mr. speaker. the sequestered numbers that would have taken place if this congress didn't act were never going to happen. any

this is a sign of support from the administration as well as united states to broadcast just how strong and powerful united states military and economy has become. democrats are saying it is a giant waste of taxpayer money. the washington post reporting this will cost 2.5 million additional dollars for the national park service to hold this. just for an illustration, typically the mall is flanked with souvenir stores, make america great again hats, there is already a small gathering of trump supporters here to take it in. this is something the president has wanted, this is something the president is getting. david: i suspect there might be a few cameras that will shoot some video that might be used in campaign commercial. they are putting this together on short notice. logistics are pretty elaborate. you have the blue angels, you have tanks, are we sure they can pull this off? kevin: we will have to wait and see. in addition to all of the theatrics happening on the national mall, the president is also using this as an opportunity to have politicians, showcase hiss, to administration. last fourth of july, when rob rosenste

mark attended the united states military academy at west point. graduated in 1986, receiving a commission in the infantry. cap, he earned his ranger and fought with the famed 101st airborne division in the gulf war. he was awarded the bronze star and the combat infantry badge or his service. upgrade guide, they all told me he was a brave guy. i knew that anyway. guy, they all told me he was a brave guy. i knew that anyway. andompleted his service returned years later as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for negotiations policy. , mark hasareer advanced our national security in a variety of other government and private sector roles. he has worked in both houses of congress, advising. i can see they have some talent what's?won 98, -- what? 90, can you believe it? 90-8. can you believe that? i have not heard that in a long time, now i am worried. wow. he served as vice president of raytheon. along the way, he earned a masters degree at harvard, jfk, and a phd at george washington. in 2017, mark was sworn in as secretary of the united's army,

. ♪ >> shepard: of the five sisters all serving in the united states military.ers from utah, they all now serve in the not to mike army, navy or the navy. jennifer griffin reporting live. >> they could have formed a basketball team but this family of five sisters felt the call to serve after 9/11 and all five sisters are now serving in various branches. their parents or ballroom dances. they met at the university of utah and taught their daughters to think for themselves. >> we mentor each other and we ask questions. we vent together. you hear the words, the rockets red glare and it ends and it's just -- america's great. >> their oldest sister deployed to iraq in 2003 at the start of the war. some of her sisters took a little coaxing. >> i wasn't a very physically inclined person. i still struggle with throwing grenades. >> the middle sister is headed out on deployment this month and one is expecting her first baby. >> shepard: what do we know about the number number of womn serving in the military overall? >> numbers have been pretty steady for years. there is

finally, i have a deep sense of personal humility and fully recognize the complexity of the united states military and the world security situation, and i know that i do not know all the answers. therefore, i will be anticipate to a wide variety of expert opinions in order to form my best military advice. in closing, if confirmed, it would be my honor to survey long -- serve alongside these remarkable men and women as the 20th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i thank you again for the opportunity to appear before you and look forward to your questions. >> thank you, general milley. i think what we'll do, senator reed and i feel we can start with five minute questions and we are going to try to adhere to that time frame because we have a lot of interest here as you can see by the presence of these people. i've got three things i want to make sure that we get out at the very beginning of this meeting. first of all, i wish the entire country could read this article from "the economist." i know you've seen it and we've talked about it in the office, but in that article it reports that china's mi

the reason they have freedom is because of the pox americana, because of the united states military, security umbrella. if it had not been for the united states military they'd all be speaking russian. the idea that there's some people who need a little bit of a reminder why they noticed it military underpins all the freedoms that we take for granted in this country. >> mike: final thoughts in terms of 2020 democrats? some talk about fund-raising, some talking about poll numbers. only a few seconds, but briefly who is surgeon, who is dropping, your thoughts? >> very quickly, serially to clearly kamala harris has the momentum. the question becomes what happens to those candidates, do they start jumping out as the funding localizes? >> i think we see a lot of candidates out in iowa tomorrow, there are some new iowa polling suggesting that kamala harris is surging. i think also it's notable the president made a point commenting on her debate performance, which shows you who's who's watching. >> everyone thought this was like a death blow for joe biden. it helped kamala harris but joe bi

one-hour presentation of a 243 year history of the united states, one of the president said brought americans together as one nation to recognize the militaryhistory of each service division, each service branch, brought in the military hardware associated with that, certainly with the flyovers throughout this entire presentation. and any accomplishments throughout american history and the american men and women who accomplish them. everywhere from the lewis and clark expedition, the abolition of the evil of slavery, civil rights. the wright brothers, clara barton, apollo 11. country, r&b, the world series, the super bowl, medicine, d-day, and all the united states is doing currently to keep up in that tradition. here's the president. >> president trump: it is the spirit, daring, and defiance, excellence and adventure, courage and confidence, loyalty and love, that built this country into the most exceptional nation in the history of the world and our nation is stronger today than it ever was before. it is its strongest now. >> that was the general overview of american history, and that was followed by mention or history, detailing of each

think that a gallery is a hero not just to the united states and united states military but to the world because he's over there fighting isis which is an enemy that very few countries are willing to put forth troops and resources to can to fight themselves so he basically is being charged with premeditated murder for an isis fighter in my mind and i'm just a simple man here but that sounds like an oxymoron that you would send a navy seal to go fight isis which is a cancer upon humanity yes or humans but they've made themselves to be monsters and so they should be treated as such and so when you say that you're going to charge someone with premeditated murder of isis in a combat zone little own a navy seal i just think that's complete weak. introductory doesn't make any sense . violence has flared up in tel aviv during a rally in honor of an ethiopian israeli teacher who was shot dead by an off duty police officer. you. know. that i could not look the other. cars and stick to the streets and want to appears to have been a spontaneous demonstration some class with right right police and o

it was less safe to train to be in the military in the united states of america than it was to go into combat because they didn't have the tools they need. planes were falling out of the sky because they didn't have spare parts. we finally started to address that. the last thing we want to do is go back on that success. voting yes or no would agree white deif a no vote would be successful we would have a $71 billion cut to our nation's defense, which is one of our prime constitutional responsibilities. we've got to get back to solving the real problems with deficits. we all know where that's coming from. the mandatory side. we had a bill just in the last congress that would have cut over $800 billion while improving the health care of the people of our country. if there's better ways to go and fix these broken programs, please put those on the table. but we need to go back to that. but in this bill not only does it allow the president to keep rebuilding our military, it actually protects the pro-life gains we may. we made incredible gains. that's why groups like national right to life

and the answer is it comes from united states military forces, appears soonest and stays longest in the mississippi river valley on the lower peninsula of virginia. you chart the progress of the united states armies and you can chart freedom's spread during the civil war. i'm not saying black people don't play a role. of course not. but it doesn't matter how much you want to achieve freedom. you're probably not going to. peter: absolutely not. gary: enslaved people in texas have no chance of achieving freedom because texas is beyond the reach of the united states military. peter: you're also acknowledging if slaves had not taken that step, that they did not want them to take. gary: most of them didn't. not all of them, but most of them. peter: i think were generalizing here. gary: most white northerners didn't give a good god damn. by our standards, they were profoundly racist. there is a book of officers in the western theater. they embraced emancipation as they did in the eastern theater, for the most part, not because they cared about black people, but because it would help restore t

the fbi, the cia, the dni, the united states military, all said that russia was doing that, and we neededis, he's not just killing democratic bills to protect us from putin's meddling, he is killing marco rubio's bill that simply says if we catch you meddling in our elections and undermining american democracy, we will sanction you. you believe mitch mcconnell even killed that bill? that's not just wrong. that's un-american. >> i'm with you. let's go to -- coming out of trumpland today attacks congressman elijah cummings again. it's eliciting criticism that trump is using a strategy of racial division coming into the 2020 campaign. however, according to "the wall street journal," the president's advisers concede the tweets are necessarily helpful to trump's reelection efforts but said they mark yet another case of the president prioritizing the personal over the presidential. do you think he is doing this surgically saying i'll get this racial number in right now, and next year near the election, oil cool it down, i'll cool my jets. i'll have gotten the people i want behind them, some of

gallagher case just to be clear i think at the gallery is a hero not just to the united states and united states military but to the world because he's over there fighting isis which is an enemy that very few countries are willing to put forth troops and resources to can to fight themselves so he basically is being charged with premeditated murder for an isis fighter in my mind and i'm just a simple man here but that sounds like an oxymoron that you would send a navy seal to go fight isis which is a cancer upon humanity yes there are humans but they've made themselves to be monsters and so they should be treated as such and so when you say that you're going to charge someone with premeditated murder of isis in a combat zone little own a navy seal i just think that's completely contradictory doesn't make any sense the charges themselves don't make sense was there ever an investigation into need as he refused to request to actually question those suspected taliban spies. no that was basically just sidestepped and the command. of their form may issue with the things that i did but never looked internally to

history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the united states militarygether, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. debra: china is sticking to its demand that the u.s. lift all tariffs as a condition for any trade deal. some u.s. officials have insisted that they will stay even after a deal as a means to enforce it. president trump and president xi agreed last month to restart talks. no plans for face-to-face negotiations have been announced. british special forces and seized a supertanker off gibraltar that was carrying iranian oil to syria in violation of u.s. and european sanctions. tehran declared the action illegal. madrid is considering a complaint over the seizure. it happened in waters that spain considers its own. greece has to the polls this sunday. tsipras is struggling to defend four years of austerity and economic upheaval. new democracy leader in the home alone favorite. voters are liking his -- is the favorite. voters are liking is message. last night's boston pops fireworks spectacular is one of the

history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the united states military >> reporter: at thursday's 4th of july party not without its protests, the infamous baby trump blimp and some smaller versions of that making an appearance on the national mall. and near the white houseotestero the flag there was a scuffle around that that were just outside of the zone where the protests were okayed phillip, there you go, there's video of some of the protests there, a picture of setting the fire of the flag of course, the fireworks finale at the end the extended version the fireworks, phillip, it is noted that some portions around that area really obscured by the lingering smoke. really couldn't see the brilliance of the colors from where the fireworks were lit this year. phillip, back to you >> everybody always has that good angle craig boswell joining us from d.c. this morning. thanks, craig. >>> as the debate over immigration rages in this country, there is a new cost being imposed on some undocumented my grants some are getting billed hundreds of thousands of doll

without the cheney amendment we are taking options away from the united states military leaders and ion't understand why we would want to take options away from our military leaders. >> could we get an idea from counsel whether the dental and at interpretation of the amendment is correct? it is not my understanding. >> very awkward here but i don't know if this is a parliamentary thing or just a matter of debate but what exactly does the amendment to? >> the amendment strikes the prohibition on availability of funds for deployment. it is availability of funds, not mandating the funds. >> mister banks is not here. mister wallace. i will say good debate. we are getting to the point we need to wrap it up. >> quickly, mister chairman. i think it is, i would encourage everyone to receive -- i am not sure everyone received the classified briefings on russian nuclear posture and intentions for use but it is completely plausible and idsa likely that the russians could use nuclear weapons in western europe, carrier strike group with the assumption the united states would not launch a high yiel

words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald trump says the united states should not pay for this that it should be an international military force but that does present the potential for conflict with iran after all it was only weeks ago when the united states almost launched an air strike on iran that's according to president trump who says we were within 10 minutes of a conflict in that region meanwhile brian hooke the u.s. special representative for iran policy spoke to al jazeera this is what he had to say about sanctions we have taken iran to new lows in revenue and they're feeling it and they're hurting and their proxies are hurting and we want to deny this regime the revenue that it needs to export revolution to run an expansionist foreign policy that drives a lot of the sectarian violence we see in the middle east so the united states position has not softened meanwhile iran has announced it is violating the nuclear enrichment levels that it agreed to and that multinational agreement from which the u.s. has pulled out so that standoff intensifies a

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history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the united states military>> reporter: president trump went to the lincoln memorial tonight to put his own twist on july 4th celebrations. >> as we gather this evening in the joy of freedom, we remember that all share a truly extraordinary heritage. together we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told the story of america.ut the military's might on full display. as fighter jets flew over the national mall. and service members performed at the lincoln memorial where military hardware have been parked. mr. trump is the first president to deliver remarks at the national mall on independence day in nearly 70 years. >> i think it's monumental, and i think it's historical. and i think if he's going to say stuff to bring us together, so be it. that's what we're here for. >> reporter: critics say the president is playing politics on a holiday that typically brings americans together. protesters came armed with a balloon depicting him as an angry baby. and a talking robot. >> no collusion. a witch hunt. >> repo

sicily at one point held more than 4000 people in what used to be a housing complex for the united states military the same to head its critics including far right interior minister and the tail salvini who attended its official closure today and i'm joined by a man is safe who's just arrived from the bridges and is at the gates off that refugee center had to close in mini sicily high in india to see you why is this refugee center being closed. well when it was at its peak it had 4000 residents and there were reports of bad conditions over crowding also there was reports of drug trafficking coming out of this place and prostitution so it has been a kind of a symbol for the failure of migration in europe as you said it was one of the largest refugee camps in europe but i talked to some activists who said that salvias issue with the camp was nothing to do with the conditions here that it was more about symbolism he wants to send the message that he stands firmly against migration he gave a talk here today to close down this place for good and he said promise kept so this is a big day for him symboli

history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag, the brave men and women of the united states militaryd applause] pres. trump: we are pleased to have with us vice president mike pence and his wonderful wife karen. [cheers and applause] we are also joined by many hard-working members of congress. acting secretary of defense mark esper, and many other members of my cabinet, and also the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff gerald joe dunford. thank you. thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: lieutenant general of the national guard and distinguished leaders representing each branch of the united states armed forces. the army, navy, air force, coast guard, marines, and very soon, the space force. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: as we govern this evening in the joy of freedom, we remember that all extraordinary heritage. together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. it is the epic tale of a great nation whose people have risked everything for what they know is right and what they know is true. it is the chronicle of brave citize

i am an immigrant, a person of faith, and i serve on active duty in the united states military because i love america. yet throughout my life, i have had people tell me to go back to china or japan or north korea and like many immigrants, when i get that go back insult, it is hurtful. makes me feel like i don't belong leer in this -- i don't belong here in this country. make no mistake, when they tell me to go back to my country, it is a racist insult because it's based on race. i experience that insult because my race happens to be asian. the good news is americans at record high levels support immigrants. we are not going anywhere. america is our home and i will still be standing here long after the occupant of the white house leaves. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will remain all persons in the gallery that you are here as guests of the house and any manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation of the rule of the house. the gentleman from georgia. mr. collins: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee:

for people to try try to recover from from the damage that the soviets inflicted as well as united states military inflicted in the past while it's been 80 years i mean that's pretty crazy i mean 18 years so. we cross now to mid be aware about 40 people have been killed and 80 of those wounded and an asteroid on a my current tension facility near the capital tripoli that's according to a local health official a warning you might find following pictures to stopping to juror where the strike happened is home to several minutes or camps of forces internationally recognized government there is so far no one on who may have carried out the attack opposition general cut if i have to launch an offensive to retake the capital and april according to the wall to health organization since the beginning of the offensive more than 750 people have been killed and over 4000 injured. donald trump has a lashed out at iran after it exceeded the amount of no one red it's allowed to stockpile under the 2015. monitored updated as i have been informed iran has crossed the 300 kilogram limit based on his earlier we had

facilities well into any 14 nao house over 4000 people in a complex that was once used by the united states military. and w.'s is in the nail and i asked him and a short while ago why the authorities have closed the migrant center and what salvini was doing there. well it is unclear why they closed it in fact there was conflicting opinions of course on the one hand it had been underfunded for a long time and it was it became a place of criminality and there was drug bust and prostitution here now that wasn't everything though at one point at its height there was classes people to take classes in different topics so it was on the one hand a place of criminality but on the other hand it could have been an example of how refugee centers could have been run if you can see here the houses were built for american troops and it was a place for american troops families until 2010 so it had a lot of resources so activists say that selby me wanted to close it as a symbol to send to the public that he's taking a hardline stance against immigration now what's so striking about the closure is that when it was an