i can't think of a better place to celebrate armed forces day than here. just two days from now, i'm told, right field will celebrate its 100 birthday and since 1948, air force base has been crucial to the united states security and national defense. in fact, today the research and development and testing that happened here in insurers that on question dominance of the united states air force in the skies across the world. right path, thank you. thanks to all those who are stationed here. 5200 active duty service members and 1900 reservists and today is your day. since 1950, the third saturday in the month of may has been set aside and at the time for all americans to join together to show the profound gratitude that we all feel, each and every day, for the men and women of our armed forces. president trump is proud to continue that tradition this year. in honor of our enforcement day the president issued a proclamation in his words, to pro, salute the bravery of those who defend our nation's peace and security and salute you we do. today in communities lar

the era of budget cuts of the armed forces of the united states is over. [applause] vice president pence: the president's budget increases funding for national defense by $54 billion, provides more than 56,000 new service members and begins to rebuild our navy with eight new battle force ships headed for the sea. president trump is working with the congress to make the strongest fighting force in history stronger still. and with renewed american strength, your commander-in-chief is once again reaffirming america's role as leader of the free world. while we must always work and hope and pray for peace, the best way to ensure peace is for our adversaries and our enemies to know that america is prepared to lead and fight and win any contest, any struggle, anywhere on behalf of freedom. [applause] vice president pence: now you, the class of 2017 will be instruments of american policy. today you leave the brigade of midshipmen to join the vanguard of freedom. your mission is more important now than ever. the mission of the united states navy is multifaceted. yo

the head of the venezuelan government, with maduro, who is acting and delivering orders to the armed forces of a political party. what we don't want is an army force with political colours, which is part or belongs to a political party. that's the real problem. we want independent institutional and democratic army force. that's the core of the problem. we are calling for an army force, not for opposition. we are calling for an army force to respond to democratic institutions in venezuela, not political parties. the one who has colour with political parties has been maduro. all right. a very simple question for you, yes or no. are you asking for the armed forces on the streets, policing the demonstrations, and of course sometimes opening fire, we have seen that, are you asking those armed forces to refuse to follow orders? absolutely. i think that to fight against human rights, it has to be called, in order to operate in the consciousness of each guardian that it's breaking the human rights of the venezuelans. and there is no way that you, steve, can justify that an undemocratic government c

opening fire, we have seen that, are you asking those armed forces to refuse to follow orders? fight against human rights, it has to be called, in order to operate in the consciousness of each guardian that it's breaking the human rights of the venezuelans. and there is no way that you, steve, can justify that an undemocratic government can make such a demonstration of violence against the people, when people are demonstrating in a very pacific way, just for asking for elections in venezuela. there is no proportion of people, a people who is young people demonstrating for a peaceful solution, which is owed, and repression from the government, against their human rights. even putting people under the jurisdiction of the military, which is against the constitution, is against human rights. so we have to ask for consciousness, for fighting for our human rights in venezuela, and not for repression. well, the problem you have is that you have a track record, and of course maduro and the people in the government constantly refer to it. you're known as someone who supported the attemp

each of these children have lost a parent serving in the armed forces.he six—year—old son of fusilier lee rigby, murdered by extremists in london four years ago. it is a chance for the parents to meet each other and to know that you're in a safe environment, you can ask advice of the other parents, they've been through similar things and at different points gone through the same things you have, the questions, the explanations of what has happened. it is a fantastic opportunity. they met prince harry who was demonstrating plate spinning. the royalsjoined in, posing for pictures and entertaining the crowd, all of it with a serious message. we, as a family, we as a nation, will never forget about the sacrifices every single one of you made. this event brings together three of the issues they take an interest in, young people, the armed forces, and bereavement. for a few hours, those wider carers could be put to one side. now with all of the day sport here is catherine. saracens have sealed back to back rugby champions cup titles, by beating clermont auverg

they called it the parity rule and it contributed to a neglect of our armed forces at a critical time of mounting threats around the globe. thanks to president trump's strong leadership, national defense is now coming first. and we were able to increase defense spending with the largest investment in years without requiring an additional increase in domestic spending putting an additional burden on taxpayers. that's real progress for taxpayers and our military. [ applause ] friends, the president's only begun to fight. president trump and the budget that will be considered this fall has proposed one of the largest increases in defense spending since the days of president ronald reagan. under his leadership i know the strongest fighting force in the history of the world will be stronger still. and i want to promise you, president trump will not rest and will not relent until we at least give our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guard the resources they need to accomplish their mission, defend our nation and come home safe. that's our pledge to all of you. [ applause ] pres

it has already been uncomfortable for people to see the armed forces.en very interesting talking to, there was an interview this morning with david blu nkett interview this morning with david blunkett talking about when he was home secretary and there was a similarly elevated terror threat and suddenly there were tanks outside heathrow and he decided it was just an unhealthy thing to be showing and that if you were going to use the armed forces you had to do it quite su btly armed forces you had to do it quite subtly or is not to frighten people too much because... some will be reassured. we do not want to get used to it. we are not subject to whatever they know about the security issues so they are responding to it. it looks alarming. how little play on the election day in two weeks, looking at the exit poll, we will be hearing who has one. i wonder whether they will have to bring in security to protect polling booths and if you are voting and there is a guy with a gun outside how does that make you feel? the election entered the news again today throu

police have been supported by the armed forces.me minister was one of reassurance but remained in —— remaining vigilant. the suggestion today is that more control is being taken and there is no need for panic. meanwhile, police investigating the manchester bombing have made two further arrests, and raided more properties in the city. it means 11 people are now in custody in relation to monday's attack. homes in the moss side area have been evacuated. 0n the line from moss side in manchester is our news correspondent dan johnson. this is the latest seem to be searched by police in manchester this morning and there are a huge number of officers here in moss side, south of the city centre. they we re side, south of the city centre. they were here a couple of hours ago and told local residents they needed to evacuate people from their homes because there was some sort of threat they had to deal with urgency. there is also an army bomb disposal team at work. we understand they are busy in one of the properties further down the road. qui

each of these children have lost the parent serving in the armed forces.r lee rigby, murdered by extremists in london, four years ago. he was with his mother, rebecca. it is a chance for the parents to meet each other and to just... know that you're in a safe environment. you can ask advice of the other parents. they've been through similar things and at different points gone through the same things you have, the questions, the explanations of what has happened... yeah, it's a fantastic opportunity for both the parents and children. they met prince harry who was demonstrating plate spinning. the royalsjoined in, posing for pictures and entertaining the crowd, all of it with a serious message. we, as a family, we as a nation, and we up and down the country will never, ever, everforget about the sacrifices every single one of you made. this event brings together three of the issues they take an interest in, young people, the armed forces, and bereavement. and for a few hours, on the grounds of buckingham palace, those wider carers could be put to one side. n

, they were well-resourced, canadian armed forces were well-looked after. only way to do it conduct a very thorough defense policy review. we have done that we did it in one year because we wanted to get action as quickly as possible. more importantly we consulted our closest allies. obviously the u.s. had significant input into our defense policy. interoperability between our forces is extremely important. we conduct operations overseas. as much as when we're, for us to be strong in canada, for canadians we have to be secure in north america and we have taken that into account, making sure that the canadian armed forces and our people are well-resourced and we looked out 20 years. more importantly we took the advice from our allies as well to get the costing down properly where we actually did, had multiple companies review our costing process to making sure we had the number. more importantly we had, it has been approved, funding has been approved by the cabinet. so moving forward it will provide sustainable and predictable funding for the military for 20

armed forces which will allow the police to increase the numberof will allow the police to increase theon patrol in key locations. you might also see military personnel deployed at certain event, such as concerts and sports matches, helping the police to keep the public safe. in all circumstances, members of the armed forces who are deployed in this way will be under the command of police officers. precisely how the military and armed police officers will be deployed, is an operational decision, for police commanders, and assistant commissioner mark rowley of the metropolitan police will be making a statement giving further details at new scotland yard later this evening. in the coming days and weeks, there will be, of course be me vents hosted up and down the country. the police will work with the organisers and hosts to come to a judgment about how they can go ahead, while making sure the people who attend them are safe and secure. i do not wa nt them are safe and secure. i do not want the public to feel unduly alarmed. we have faced a serious terrorist threat in our country for many

more than eight hundred children and teenagers, who'd lost a parent while serving in the armed forcesarty at buckingham palace. they were welcomed by the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. among them, was the widow and son of the fusilier lee rigby, who was killed in a terror attack in 2013. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it's a very large garden accustomed to formal events like garden parties but it's the perfect place for a children's party which is exactly what was happening at buckingham palace this afternoon. a hundred children have been invited to the palace by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry for a very special reason. each of these children have lost the pa rent each of these children have lost the parent serving in the armed forces. one of them was jack rigby, the six—year—old son of fusilier rigby rigby, murdered by extremists in london four years ago —— fusilier rigby. it isa it is a chance to know that you're ina set it is a chance to know that you're in a set environment, you can ask advice of the other parents, they've

onjust one more down payment a debt of honor and gratitude that we owe to the families of our armed forces. we are grateful you are here at the white house today. we hope you leave here today with your hearts full of the assurance that the american people are grateful for those who serve in uniform, and just as grateful for the families who stand by your side. thank you all very much. god bless you, and god bless he's wonderful kids who did such a great job today. wonderful bless these kids who did such a great job today. thanks, everybody. more ice cream is available. so thank you all very much. thank you, sweetheart. thanks for coming. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> abigail. it.me on, you can do [laughter] >> thank you. >> tonight on q&a, the comparisons between donald trump and andrew jackson. our guest on his book. >> i do not think he represents the positive values that jackson represented. he certainly represents some of

may all the shots just make one final feeling in these public times, her majesty's armed forces are properly funded, equipped and house to defend and protect the people of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. >> once again, can i pay tribute to the work my honorable friend has done representing 34 years to different constituencies but one of the themes have been his passionate championing of armed forces and consideration for our armed forces and on 8 june people have a clear choice between the right honorable gentlemen who refuses to defend our country and the conservative government that will continue to support our armed forces. >> why is she running scared. may i suggest -- and welfare, she can see the consequences of 7 years of policies with policeing, and if that is possible she has any investment in reelection >> i have been in televised debates week in and week out. across all parts of this country, conservative government talks about housing, twice the number of bills under conservatives built under labor through the national health service, record funding, pens

more down payment on a debt of honor and debt of gratitude that we owed to the families of our armed forces. we are grateful that you are here at the white house today. we hope you leave here today with your hearts full of the assurance that the american people are grateful for those who serve in uniform, and just families whoor the stand by their side. thank you all very much. god bless you, and god bless these wonderful kids. [laughter] vice president pence: who did such a great job today. [applause] vice president pence: good job, everybody. you did a good job. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] vice president pence: thanks, everybody. .ore ice cream available thank you all very much. thank you, sweetheart. thanks for coming. >> and on this memorial day, president trump speaking shortly at arlington national cemetery and laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. you are watching coverage on this memorial day on c-span.

each of these children have lost the parent serving in the armed forces.lee rigby, murdered by extremists in london four years ago. it is a chance to know that you're in a safe environment, you can ask advice of the other parents, they've been through similar things and at different points gone through the same things you have, the questions, the explanations... it is a fantastic opportunity. they met prince harry who was demonstrating plate spinning. the royalsjoined in, posing for pictures and entertaining the crowd, all of it with a serious message. we, as a family and the nation, will never forget about the sacrifices everyone of you made. this event brings together three of the issues they take an interest in, young people, the armed forces, and bereavement. for a few hours, those wider carers could be put to one side. this is bbc news. the headlines. nhs england says most of the health service at trusts affected by the cyber attack are working normally again. the labour leader jeremy corbyn denies senior members of his party are admitting defeat alre

general -- lloyd -- also americans don't know we have approximately over 800 canadian armed forces in the u.s. serving and norad is a large component of that. so norad modernization, we need to now take to the next level. it's not just aerospace awareness, we need to look at the multifaceted approach. we look at maritime and underwater as well. we need to look at what unique innovation and technology we need to put, what keep of command structure is needed, what type of integration is needed as well so those are the conversations we look forward to having and as we come close to the 60th anniversary of the norad commitment as well. >> i want to underscore for the non-military folks in the room, binational command, that's unique, that means you have american service personnel sometimes serving under a canadian leader and vice versa. do you ever get pushback on that? >> not at all. we're very proud of this binational command. for example, the commander is always going to be from the u.s., the deputy commander is going to be canadian. general robinson is proud of the fact she has two bos

she retired from the armed forces kpoul after having serves for 15 years. the last four of those were chief judge. previously he served in various capacities in the white house before becoming a judge. and most recently he has law reform from yale. and i hope you'll take a look at united states wilcox at which a soldier was prosecuted for posting other things on his aol profile where a speech talking about social intolerance. professor van landingham is a professor at the law school. 20 years of that time was spent as a judge advocate. she followed her services with the department head of law and assistant professor of law at the u.s. air force academy. she also served as a visiting professor at stetson universe and has written quite extensively on this subject. and i highly recommend you take a look at her publications she's been highly criticized of the police force handling on the marine corp scandal, and has commented the commander step down. they can do that either by relieving the commandant of his command and by assuring those that abuse the women in

a nation remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the armed forces. >>> and rainyther meanwhile did not dampen the fun as thousands of people in our area turned out for parades. >>> a teenager shot in the leg overnight. coming up who police are now searching for. >>> but the big story on "action news" is the memorial day holiday. memorial day isn't about beach trips and cookouts but remembering and honoring our fallen heroes. the reminders of the true mean of the holiday across the nation including virginia where president trump marked memorial day at arlington national cemetery. abc's megan hughes is live in washington, d.c. tonight with a look at some of today's somber events. megan. >> reporter: rick, good afternoon. that's right, president trump dap staying on script out of the political fray while he was interacting with grieving

he has been fighting to give our armed forces the resources and support they need to accomplish their mission and come home safe. the president's leadership was on full display at the end of last week. you didn't notice that president trump actually managed to sign into law legislation that in the balance of this fiscal year will increase defense spending by $21 billion. [applause] this is the biggest investment in military readiness in nearly a decade. we are just getting started. this was a victory for the american people and for our national security. it was also a victory of policy. requiredhas actually that any increase in funding for military spending should be matched with an increase in spending in other areas of government. it was in many ways like congress kind of health military thereng in advance until could be more spending on more government programs. they called it the parity role. it came at a critical time of mounting threats around the globe, but no longer. thanks to president trump strong leadership, national defense is now coming first. we were able to increase def

the police to increase number of armed forces in key locations. see military personnel at concerts and sports matches helping the police to keep the public safe. in all circumstances, members of the armed forces who are deployed in this way will be under the command of police officers. precisely how the military and armed services are deployed is an operational decision for police commanders and the assistant commissioner and the metropolitan police will be making a statement giving further details at new scotland's yard later this evening. in the coming days and weeks, there will be many events hosted up and down the country. the police will work with the organizers and hosts of these events to come to a judgment about how they can go ahead while making sure the people that attend them are safe and secure. i do not want the public to feel unduly alarmed. we have faced a serious terrorist threat in our country for many years and the operational response i outlined is a proportionate and sensible response to the threat our security experts judge we

president trump, i can promise you, the armed forces of the united states of america working with ourllies in the region in iraq and afghanistan, we will not rest, we will not relent until we hunt down and destroy isis at its source. [applause] v.p. pence: because of the action of president donald trump isis is already on the run. progress in mosul is tangible. the fight goes on. i would say to each of you, persevere in prayer for those who wear the uniform and are in this fight. carry them in your prayers. i was at walter reed hospital not too long ago with one of our servicemembers who had been injured in mosul. like all of our courageous men and women, the only thing he wanted to do was get better and get back in the fight. carry them in your prayers. fervent prayernd of a righteous people. we ask yourself to avail yourselves of the opportunity to remember the armed forces because they fight for our freedom across the world. rest assured, anywhere terrorists strikes, america stands with those who are targeted for their beliefs. is committed to protecting people of faith. it will no

there is a lot of way to raise an armed forces. this is a way to create unity and a tense of purpose in a culture that has been uncertain this was their work. it is not until april 1917 that wilson says we are fighting this war. not a hundred percent sure the country is unified and these public acts of performing patriotism becomes a way to unify the community behind the men who are going into the fight these battles. so what happens in terms of how you raise your army, how you advertise a support for the military, these are going to become public practices that see we replicated again and again in the 21st century. that makes this a story about how the modern military changes in the 21st century and the relationship between civilian society and the war time society changes. why are we doing this? i outlined a huge mount of public mobilization. creating the military, all of the public resources and communities resources that have to go into the raising and supporting that force, all the ways the physical landscape changes with all

today is memorial day for remembrance of the men and women while serving in the nation's armed forcesis morning, c-span cameras were at the national all in d.c.ngton ec -- washington we visited the veterans memorial and the world war ii memorial.

our true heroes # armed forces day.ing a trip to wright-patterson air force base. he promised to help rebuild the military which republicans say was left weekend by spending cuts during the obama administration for the vice president also with service members and families and offered thanks on behalf of the president. >> we also recognize that you do not in many cases served alone. and so, allow me to take a moment to say thank you to the family members who serve beside you, stand behind you. let's give thanks to the families of our armed forces. especially those that are with us today. [applause] >> the truth is while our service members and lists, it is a family that serves.isn't it? the family that makes the sacrifices. and now today that the family members are here. spouses, children, grandchildren. you have the gratitude of our commander-in-chief and every american.>> it is so truth, this families that serve not just the soldier. earlier this monday vice president delivered a commencement address at grove city coll

arm -- fort stewart army base. hunter army air field. kings bay naval base. and moody air force base. the service provided by our nation's armed services is invaluable. throughout our history, millions have paid the ultimate price for freedom. they have given their lives in order to save ours. i ask that you please keep these brave and women in your prayers. not only on memorial day, but every day. it's an honor to represent a state and a district with such a strong tie to our nation's defense. i ask that you pray for our troops. i ask that you pray for our nation. god bless each and every one of you, as we observe this great memorial day. god bless america. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. mr. biggs: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield the floor to my colleague from north ive hudson.epresent mr. hudson: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, i rise today because this week is all america week. the annual celebration of the 82nd airborne division's mission and the paratroopers who serve to uphold it. based in my district, in fort bragg, north carolina, the 82nd airborne division is the

that the threat level has been raised, but also the fact that there has been authorisation for armed forcesd to free up more armed police officers. there is a natural reaction among the public which would be one of increased concern, particularly in light of the magnitude of the events in manchester. i think what the government is trying to do is to reassure and to keep the country as safe as possible. thank you very much. i promised you that we would hear from much. i promised you that we would hearfrom new much. i promised you that we would hear from new scotland yard this evening. we need more detail on how this operation is now going to u nfold this operation is now going to unfold and where the soldiers will be put and how that will affect policing around the country. let's hear from the assistant commissioner for specialist operations in the metropolitan police. the investigation at the moment is a massive investigation and quite fast moving and we are making good progress. colleagues have been discussing it in the course of the day, the public will be or where of the arrest that has

let me be clear, the era of budget cuts of the armed forces of the united states is over. d applause] the president's budget increases funding for our national defense by $54 billion begins to rebuild our navy with eight new battle force ships headed for the sea. [applause] president trump is working with the congress to make the strongest fighting force in history stronger still. and with renewed american strength your commander-in-chief is once again reaffirming america's role as leader of the free world. while we must always work and hope and pray for peace, the best way to ensure peace is for our adversaries and our enemies to know that america is prepared to lead and fight and win any contest, any struggle, anywhere on behalf of freedom. [applause] now, you, the class of 2017, will be the instruments of american policy. today you leave the brigade of midshipman to join the vanguard of freedom. your mission is more important now than ever. the mission of the united states navy is multi-faceted. you prevent the outbreak of major war and uphold peace and security around t

. >> president donald trump is the best friend the armed forces will ever have. and let me be clear, the era of budget cuts of the armed forces of the united states is over. >> pence received a standing ovation when he was done speaking and after that all 1,027 graduates took the oath of office. honoring the oldest living pearl harbor survivor. this is ray chavez from san diego. he turned 105 in march. the city had a big birthday party for him today. the mayor suggested putting a statue up in his honor. and that is something chavez seems to like. >> oh my goodness. [ laughter ] that's okay with me. very proud of that. >> he was presented with this special giant birthday card. and guess what? you will get to see him in d.c. here today. he will be on the memorial day parade float this monday. >> on average 22 votes a day take their own life. it has gotten a little better. service members are more likely to reach out. there is still progress to be made. that is why we wept on this trek. >> it's the final leg of a grueling script. every day for the past 14 days they

we ask you to avail yourselves to the opportunity of our armed forces. they fight for freedom in the world. rest assured, anywhere terror strikes, america stands with those who are targeted and tormented for their belief whether their christians, silly sunni, shiites or any other faith. it will not end with the elimination of isis or the eradication of terror. under president donald trump, america will continue to condemn persecution of any kind, of any faith, any place. we will stand against it with our ideals and with all our might. the freedom to worship god is at the very heart of who we are. in a real sense, america was founded by people who had the courage to cross the atlantic, motivated come here so they might have that freedom of religion. the truth is, today, for all the prosperity and freedom of faith in america and other free societies, nearly 80% of the human family lives in places where restrictions on religion are high or very high. it's a 5% increase in a single year. too many nations let the mob trample on their rights. more preferred th

there are a lot of ways to raise an armed forces. this is a way to create unity and a sense of purpose in a culture that has been uncertain that this was their war to fight. it's not until april 1917 that wilson says we're fighting this war. not 100% sure the country's unified. and these public acts of patriotism, the sense of performing your patriotism becomes a way to also unify the community behind the men who are going into fight these -- in to fight these battlings. so what happens in terms of how you raise your army, how you advertise support for the military, these are going to become public practices that we see replicated again and again in the 20th century. and in some respects, that makes this story more than just a world war i story, it makes it a story about how the modern military changes in the 20th century and how the relationship between civilians society and the wartime military changes in american society. now, why are we doing all of this? i've outlined a kind of huge amount of public mobilization; creating the mi

in all circumstances members of the armed forces who are deployed in this way will be under the commands. precisely how the military and armed police officers will be deployed is an operational decision for police commanders, and assistant commissioner mark roly of the metropolitan police will make a statement giving further details at new scotland yard later this evening. in the coming days and weeks there will of course be many events hosted up and down the country. the police will work with the organizers and hosts of thieves events to come to a judgment of how they can go ahead while making sure that people who attend them are safe and secure. i do not want the public to feel unduly alarmed. we have faced a serious terrorist threat in our country for many years. as operational responsive just outlined is a proportionate and sensible response to the threat that our security experts judge we face. i ask everybody to be vigilant and cooperate with and support the police as they go about their important work. i want to end by repeating the important message i gave in my statement earlie