they left old armenia and went for refuge.eppo now people are leaving syria for the very thing. to spain or other places. that 100so pertinent years later the same thing is happening. charlie: how much did you know? christian: almost nothing. it is stunning almost no one knows anything. that is just how vendors. -- just horrendous. 1.5 million people died. you think of the lack of consequences provoked the other genocides we have had to witness since. charlie: definition of a genocide? >> it is an attempt by a group, a government or group to exterminate either a nation, tribe, religious sect, or organization. charlie: how many have there been in the last -- >> one committed by the germans in the movie is the first genocide of the 21st century. there were the armenians, then the holocaust. the slaughter of ukrainians, currentlyrwanda, and guatemala. they are pushing the situation of the yazidis in northern iraq to be recognized as a genocide. the yazidi is a separate sect, but the christians were also presented. -- also persecuted. but their systematic slaughter by isis, they wan

i was honored to visit armenia this past year to meet with its people and leaders. i was truly humbled to visit the armenian genocide memorial. we have seen religious and civic leaders from all around the world recognize the armenian genocide and ensure that this tragedy is never, ever forgotten. i am very disappointed and saddened that another year has passed without the president of the united states or the congress recognizing the events of the 1915 genocide. we cannot move forward free of genocide without recognizing the first genocide of the 20th century. so i ask my colleagues to please join me in recognizing the lives of 1.5 million victims and their families. it is always said now is not right time because of our relationship with turningy. as they become, this contry, less democratic as a result of recent elections. i reject that view. if we do not recognize the genocide now, then when? i stand with armenians all over the world to say [speaking a foreign language] we will not forget. on a similar matter, mr. speaker, i also rise to recognize the service and

paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victims of mass killings in armeniand kissed her way through the crowds today, mr macron had onlookers behind cordons, only the press allowed near. political gloves are off for both candidates, this is the fight of their professional life. they need to win voters outside their true traditional support base to make it to the top. or it? translation: i plan to abstain. i don't like either candidate. i will vote for macron even if i don't want him as a president, but i want him more than marine le pen. and france's political establishment, including its current president, has urged all voters, to do the same. translation: the far right would deeply divide france. it would stigmatise some of our fellow citizens because of its origins. it would undermine the religion and republic. aware of her party's divisive reputation, marine le pen had a surprise announcement tonight. she said she was stepping aside as president of the national front to run for president of all of france. emmanuel macron still has a race to win. this is

they left old armenia and went to syria, aleppo for refuge.om syria leave and go to other countries for that same thing. they can go to spain or other places. it seems so pertinent for that reason, that 100 years later the same thing is happening. charlie: how much did you know? christian: almost nothing. it is embarrassing to say, but i knew almost nothing. it is stunning almost no one knows anything. that is just horrendous. 1.5 million people died. and i did not know anything about that. you think of the lack of consequences provoked the other genocides we have had to witness in the centuries since. charlie: what is the definition of a genocide? terry: it is an attempt by a group, a government or group to exterminate either a nation, tribe, religious sect, or organization. a systematic attempt. charlie: how many have there been in the last -- namibiahere was one in committed by the germans in the first genocide of the 20th century. there were the armenians, then the holocaust. the slaughter of ukrainians, that was during stalin's war. cambo

armenia, the same thing. they stole the wealth of the armenians, it was financial. massive asset transfer. in all of these gen sides you see the same thing. they put it into the international system. that's a vulnerability we don't go after. that's the next frontier. >> christian bale, i have become something of a student you have to study to play, that's dick cheney. how do you get ready for that? he's sort of an interesting guy. he's one of my best heroes. >> look at that, spiting image. amazing. >> you can do any accent. i'm sure you do. >> we are trying to decide, do we make a film about dick cheney or lon cheney? >> get the real pad guy. anyway. i wish you well with that character. it will be a lot of fun playing the villain. it always is. thank you, sir. >> thank you so much. >> the movie is called "the promise." oscar, great guy. thank you. >> and he's becoming a dad. >> congratulations, that's another role that's interesting. that's the real one. when we return, let me finish tonight with trump watch. are you watching "hardball." where the action is. >> dona

it commemorates the armenia genocide that took place more than 100 years ago. the banner was paid for by members of the armenian community. it will stay up through the month of april. >>> traffic alert for drivers on i-80 in vallejo. caltrans crews are making emergency pavement repairs. this is on the eastbound side. the three left lanes are closed. the work set so continue until 2:00 this afternoon. commuters are giving the newest bart station mixed reviews. the warm spring station in south fremont opened nine business days ago. several say they were surprised to find out they have to transfer once they get to the fremont station if it's during off peak hours. >> i was disappointed to see they weren't bringing it down one more station. it adds 50 minutes to my commute time. >> this is better than going to fremont. >> many are giving the location a thumbs up. it's convenient because it's both to 680 and 880. >>> president trump's supreme court nominee neil gorsuch faces his first big vote today and republicans and democrats are still very much at odds. craig bo

and they left old armenia and wt to syria to aleppo for rev geuj and today people from syria leave and go to other countries for that same thing, they could go to spain or other places. and it just t just seems so pertinent for that reason, that a hundred years later the same thing seems to unfortunately happen. >> how much did you know, christian about. >> i knew almost nothing, it is embarrassing to say, i knew almost nothing t is stunning. i found that many people know almost nothing it is like the great unknown genocide. thanked is just horrendous. 1.5 million people died and i didn't know anything about that. and you have to think that the lack of quenszs to-- consequences to this genocide may well have provoked the other genocides we have had to witness in the century since. >> rose: right. >> it is that infamous stiement by adolf hitler when he was marshaling his generals to go into poland and ordering them to show no mercy. he said who after all remembers the armenians. and that was reported by admiral canaries who subsequently was executed for trying to assassinate hitler. so

paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victims of mass killings in armeniaile his rival hug and kissed her way through the crowds today, mr. macron had onlookers behind the core is only to press were allowed near. political gloves are off for both candidates. this is the fight of their professional lives. they need to win voters outside their traditional support base to make it to the top. who can pull it off? i plan to abstain this man told us. i don't like either of the candidates. >> for the second round, i will vote for macron, even if i don't want him as a president. i want him more than marine le pen. reporter: and france's political establishment, including its current president, has urged all voters to do the same. right would deeply divided france. it was stigmatized fill out fellow citizens because of their religions are backgrounds. it would undermine liberty and the republic. reporter: aware of her party's divisive reputation, marine le pen had a surprise announcement tonight. said she was stepping aside as president of the national front to run

who becomes involved in a love triangle with the woman he loves and oscar isaac as horrors of the armenia. movie, moving experience, as it brought often untold story to light. >> story you want it to be entertaining but very education as well, i always love to use that word important, because it makes films sound like it will be boring, but there is an importance. >> it is not easy, all this change. >> and unforgettable, catherine ex-wife who becomes jealous when rosario maris her husband, begins terrifying chain every events to take back her place in the family life. dels by the the two women facing off, a lot of love behind the scenes between catherine and rosario. >> it was so free being on the scene, two women who get that, are going to have my back, and i had their back, and we, you know, build each other up. and we all benefit from that. and we had such a fun time. >> for entertainment tonight, i'm nancy odel, now, back to you in the studio. >> looks a little violent, don't you think? >> not into those kind of movies? then i have nightmares. i would rather go see like a disney or co

paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victims of mass killings in armenia near. political gloves are off for both candidates, this is the fight of their professional life. they need to win voters outside their traditional support base to make it to the top. who can pull it off? translation: i plan to abstain. i don‘t like either candidate. i will vote for macron even if i don't want him as a president, but i want him more than marine le pen. and france‘s political establishment, including its current president, has urged all voters, to do the same. translation: the far right would deeply divide france. it would stigmatise some of our fellow citizens because of their origins or religion. it would undermine the religion and republic. aware of her party‘s divisive reputation, marine le pen had a surprise announcement tonight. she said she was stepping aside as president of the national front to run for president of all of france. emmanuel macron still has a race to win. this is an all—or—nothing campaign for both candidates and in true french style, this promi

he just got back from armenia. he joins us live from hollywood next.zard pay. nothing but sympathy for both of you. good morning. another brutal attack against christians. what will be the response this time? syria's been put on notice so then what next? also, in one decision has america announced to the world that it is back? we'll debate that today in a moment. this is a warship steaming toward the peninsula. we will get to all of them at the top of the hour in about ten minutes on this monday morng the things they love to do most on these balloons. travel with my daughter. roller derby. ♪ now give up half of 'em. do i have to? this is a tough financial choice we could face when we retire. but, if we start saving even just 1% more of our annual income... we could keep doing all the things we love. prudential. bring your challenges. you need one of these. you wouldn't put up with an umbrella that covers you part way, so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. tell you what, i'll give it to you f

i think about my grandfathers in armenia who when the turkish military decided to con script christiansnew they couldn't stay in their country. >> and you were so moved as you were talking there. what are you afraid will happen if you do not engage in civil disobedience? >> i fear that this administration will feel normal to people. i fear that people will become complacent. they will sit back on their sofa and will let egregious acts go by. they will let the "muslim ban" continue. they will allow the gutting of the epa. they will allow all of these things that we have fought for decades to fight for. women's right for reproductive rights and reproductive justice. i team like all of those things we can lose unless we are out on the streets doing these things and demanding that we're not. they see that they work. nonviolent direct action is the basis for how we have the human rights that we had in this country and many of our other rights happen because people took to the streets and were willing to take that risk. >> it's funny. if feels like we've gone back in so many ways. we're going

i love it go ahead and chose armenia. see if they that will do i. it's positive.illiam but you vnld ma a promise to another woman. >> one man, two women? >> he gets lured. i play a young man from a small village in armenia w constant ta noble to learn modern medicine and bring it back to the individualage. once he arrives in the big city of con stay ta noble. >> is christian's girlfriend. >> right. >> one of the things relevant to now is how important the press is. the fact that the free press is so functional in coming. >> thank you for coming and for that too. >> the promise is in theaters tomorrow. you can find more for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ at bp's cooper river plant, employees take safety personally - down to each

in armenia when they offer you food, you have to eat it.hey would welcome you and food is very important for them. >> in every armenian community we feel like we're a "smallville"age and they come together to put on something like this. what i find really interesting about san francisco is the blends of armenia that come together. once they are here, the way people work together at any age, including our grandmothers, our grandfathers, skewering the meat, it's fun to see. fun to see everybody get together. >> we call it subarek. it's a cheese turn over if you want. we make the dough from scratch. we boil it like you do for la san i can't. >> the amount of love and karin fused in these foods is tremendous. they come in every day to prepare, cook and bake bread, all in preparation for this big festival. >> nobody says no. when you come them, they have to come tomorrow for the feast. >> what a treat it is to taste a delicious recipe, all made from scratch and passed down through generations. it really makes you appreciate the little things. >>

woodrow wilson responded to the crisis by sending food to armenia, one of the first examples of international humanitarian relief. one can think of america's role in international humanitarian relief today, and this is a precursor to that. the armenian people were very grateful. a group of armenian people went to the united states, raising money for charities. here in 1917, just after we entered the war, they presented this painting. it depicts the artist's niece, holding the armenian national flower, which symbolizes hope. thus, the title of the work, hope in french. it shows the role of america in bringing humanitarian relief and being a player on the international stage. another gift we have in the home are three plates, these gold hand-painted plates, a gift to president wilson from the king and queen of belgium, who wilson visited in europe. there is indicated by coming in the fall of 1919. this was the first trip by reigning monarchs to america. british king and queens had not visited the united states, but the belgian king came and presented president wilson with 15 plates, in a lacque

paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victims of mass killings in armeniaissed her way through the crowds today, mr macron had onlookers behind cordons, only the press allowed near. political gloves are off for both candidates, this is the fight of their professional life. they need to win voters outside their true traditional support base to make it to the top. who can pull it off? translation: i plan to abstain. i don‘t like either candidate. translation: i plan to abstain. i don't like either candidate.” translation: i plan to abstain. i don't like either candidate. i will vote for macron even if i don't want him asa vote for macron even if i don't want him as a president, but i want him more than marine le pen. and france‘s political establishment, including its current president, has urged all voters, to do the same. translation: the far right would deeply divide france. it would stigmatise some of our fellow citizens because of its origins. it would undermine the religion and republic. aware of her party's divisive reputation, marine le pen had a surp

i think about my grandfathers in armenia who when the turkish military decided to con script christiansnew they couldn't stay in their country. >> and you were so moved as you were talking there. what are you afraid will happen if you do not engage in civil disobedience? >> i fear that this administration will feel normal to people. i fear that people will become complacent. they will sit back on their sofa and will let egregious acts go by. they will let the "muslim ban" continue. they will allow the gutting of the epa. they will allow all of these things that we have fought for decades to fight for. women's right for reproductive rights and reproductive justice. i team like all of those things we can lose unless we are out on the streets doing these things and demanding that we're not. they see that they work. nonviolent direct action is the basis for how we have the human rights that we had in this country and many of our other rights happen because people took to the streets and were willing to take that risk. >> it's funny. if feels like we've gone back in so many ways. we're going

i love it go ahead and chose armenia. see if they that will do i. it's positive.er woman. >> one man, two women? >> he gets lured. i play a young man from a small village in armenia who goes to constant ta noble to learn modern medicine and bring it back to the individualage. once he arrives in the big city of con stay ta noble. >> is christian's girlfriend. >> right. >> one of the things relevant to now is how important the press is. the fact that the free press is so functional in coming. >> thank you for coming and for that too. >> the promise is in theaters tomorrow. you can find ♪ ♪ ♪ la vie est belle. la vie est belle. the eau de parfum, lancôme. customize your free 7-piece gift. available now at boscov's. >>> good morning, everyone i'm jan carabao. opening statements, are expected this morning, in the trial of a camden county man accused of a murder of his own son. prosecutors say, david creato killed his son three-year old brandon creato back in 2015 and placed his body in cooper river park. authorities say, three hours after david creato reported him miss

i love it go ahead and chose armenia. see if they that will do i. it's positive.m but you vnld ma a promise to another woman. >> one man, two women? >> he gets lured. i play a young man from a small village in armenia who goes to constant ta noble to learn modern medicine and bring it back to the individualage. once he arrives in the big city of con stay ta noble. >> is christian's girlfriend. >> right. >> one of the things relevant to now is how important the press is. the fact that the free press is so functional in coming. >> thank you for coming and for that too. >> the promise is in theaters tomorrow. you can find mor,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ♪ hey, bud. you need some help? no, i'm good. come on, moe. i have to go. (vo) we always trusted our subaru impreza would be there for him someday. ok. that's it. (vo) we just didn't think someday would come so fast. see ya later, moe. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru impreza. the longest-lasting vehicle in its class. more than a car, it's a subaru. 4-20. here's a live look at golden gate p >>> good morning, it's 8:55.

think but it seems like more and more, the epa is spoken of so derisively and even regulations -- armeniahad an earthquake, everything fell to the ground. we need to regulations especially on industries -- i don't want to lose my water, don't want to lose my house for my property. that is something we can do something about but we keep taking money from people who need to watch what is being done. >> we don't support no regulations. we support sensible reasonable regulations and that is what we are working toward. let me answer the lady's question. show respect. >> i can make it really brief. i am concerned about the immediacy, west texas blue up because no one was inspecting to see how much fertilizer was in their plant and in alabama, pipes broke. i'm not against all pipes, chemical companies in west virginia, there is a whole town that can never have freshwater again because of a chemical spill. i am concerned how much we have cut from regulations overseeing what we are doing which i'm not against the business but we are not watching to keep -- i want my wanted to stay clean. >> all ri

armenia had an earthquake and everything fell to the ground. i think we need some regulations especially in industries. i don't want to lose my water. i don't want to lose my house or my property so i think that's something we can do something about easley do we keep taking money away from the people who need to watch what's being done. [applause] >> we go support no regulations. we support sensible reasonable regulations and that's what we are working toward. let me answer the lady's question. show respect. you can't hear it? >> basically everyone is talking about climate change but i'm also concerned about the immediacy of like west texas blew up because nobody without inspecting how much fertilizer they have in their plans are we also have happened in alabama have types appropriate or not against all pipes and i'm not against chemical companies. in west virginia there's a whole area of town that will never have good water again because of their chemical spill. i'm concerned about how much we have cut from regulation overseeing what we are do

who becomes involved in a love triangle with the woman he loves, and oscar isaac as horrors of the armeniaenocide is around them, movie zoo was moving i -- moving experience. >> film obviously you want it to be entertaining, but very educational, as well, real education for me to make t i always love to use that word important, because it makes films sound like it will be boring, but there is an importance. (movie clip). >> and in unforgettable, catherine hagel ex-wife who becomes jealous when rosario maris her husband, begins terrifying chain of events to take back her place in her family's life. despite the plot of two women facing off, a lot of love behind the scenes between catherine rosario and denise. >> so freeing to be on the set with denise and rosario, two women who get that, and are going to have my back, and i had their back, and we, you know, build each other up. we all benefit from that. and we had such a fun time. >> for entertainment tonight, nancy odel, now, back to you in the studio. >> well, it is philadelphia's chance to shine in the national spotlight. still ahead in o

i have come all the way from armenia to hear you. if you believe that. [laughter] i want you to know that we are allies. so you know you're not alone. we are small but we do feel excited by the news of this transformation in washington d.c.. i have to say that i was not necessarily a high school junior in the days but i was a very young child listening to radio in europe and the voice of america which is funded by ronald reagan in those days in the 80s. i was waiting for the moment to see the americans smashing the wall and find liberated 400 million eastern european spirit in you have done that. and inarticulate show that we are grateful that america has done tremendous things for the people and the freedom in that part of the world. so thank you very much for that. one question, do you think that there is an element of moral sort of era that is in mrs. hillary clinton's comments that made her blind to the reality of the electoral process and forth and is that detrimental to her transport did you learn anything from barack obama? that is the question. t

armenia had an earthquake and everything fell to the ground. i really think we need some regulations. especially on industries -- i do not want to lose my water or my house or my property. i think that is something we can do something about easily but we keep taking money away from those that need to watch what we are doing what's being done. rep. palmer: we do not support no regulations. we support sensible, reasonable regulations. that is what we are working towards. let me answer the lady's question. show respect. you cannot hear it? >> i can make it brief. basically, everyone is concerned about climate change but i'm also concerned about immediacy -- west texas blew up because no one was out inspecting how much fertilizer they had in their plant. we also had an alabama a pipe that broke. i am not against all pipes or chemical companies. in west virginia, there is a whole town that can never have freshwater again because of a chemical spill. i am concerned about how much we have cut from regulations overseeing what we are doing. i'm not agai

in armenia, it was the same thing. they stole the wealth of the armenians.just a political move. it was also a financial one. a massive asset transfer. in all of these genocides, you see the same thing. people steal the wealth of those that are victimized and they put it in the international financial system. that's a vulnerability of those people and we don't go after it. i think that's the next frontier. >> oscar, i'm familiar a little bit like we all were with hoe tale rwanda, which pointed to the actual genocide that was going on in rwanda. and i was thinking this is different than shooting at the other guy across a field or something or from a trench to another trench. you're shooting at another people and trying to kill them because they are that other people, not because they're warriors. >> yeah, and you hear -- it's unfortunate that you hear a lot of similar kind of word usage nowadays. the thing that turkey did at the time, it said, now it's turkey for the turks. and they decided that these ethnic minorities were the enemy. they were others. they w

the osc reports -- god knows i've followed a lot of osc press conferences when i was living in armenia. bad. elections were really yet what's they said yesterday, i was taken aback. i have never heard them sound this harsh before. imagining the president are to -- the president feels grateful to trump, i'm puzzled why president trump would give him that, being that he knows of desperate he was for that stamp of legitimacy. you would have thought that the united states would have leveraged that. so what happens next? thin wethe majority is can't talk about stable situations. my colleagues described why this means he will continue to instrumental eyes foreign policy, which is ill for the u.s., turkish relationship, and the u.s. the relationship. it also means that to deflect attention away from always big question marks about the legitimacy of the election, why he lost istanbul, he may embark on some crazy adventures. he may decide that it's time tax lobby out in northern syria. kurdistan.into iraqi we simply don't know. really, despite all the adversity, with all my colleagues, the most

irregularities, i think osc report and god knows i follow a lot of osc press conferences when i was living in armenia and those elections were really bad and what they said yesterday i was really taken aback. i had never heard them this har b before. image that president erdogan is feeling grateful to president trump. i'm pulzled why president trump would give him that how desperate he was for stamp of legitimacy and you would have thought the united states would have leveraged that. what happens next? because it's so thin this majority, we can't really talk about a stable situation. my colleagues described why. this in turn that erdogan will continue to instrumentallize and also means that in order to deflect attention away from all of these questions marks, why he lost istanbul, et cetera, he may embark on some crazy adventures, he may decide that it's time to attack northern syria or maybe dive into in iraqi kurdistan. we simply don't know. i think that the good news is really that, you know, despite all of the adversity, with all of my colleagues, the most articulate journalists who could have, y

god knows i have followed a lot conferences when i was living in armenia, and those elections were really bad and what theyh said yesterday, ia wasr quite taken aback. i have never heard them this harsh before. i imagine president or the one oganeeling -- president erd is feeling grateful to president trump. i am surprised president trump would give that to him knowing how desperate he was for that stamp of legitimacy and you would think the united states would have leveraged that. so what happens next? erdoganturn means that will continue to fundamental lies the policy. means in order to deflect attention away to all of questions about the legitimacy of the questions, why he lost and etc. he may go on some crazy adventures. he may decide it is time to divek in northern syria or into kurdistan. we simply do not know. i think the good news is really that despite all of the adversity, with all my colleagues, the most articulate journalist who could have put forward the case most effectively against this referendum in jail -- thousands of kurdish politicians and jail, the fact that the gover

i think the lse reported and i followed a lot of press conferences when i was living in armenia and those were really bad, yet what they said yesterday i was quite taken aback. i've never heard something as harsh before. i'm imagining the president said three ceiling and tents are grateful for president trump. i'm very troubled as to why president trump would give him back, being that he knows how to desperate he was for that stamp of legitimacy and you would've thought the united states would of leverage that. so what happens next, we can't really talk about a stable situation. my colleagues described why. this in turn means he was instrumental lies more in policy which is the turkish relationship in the u.s. e.u. relationship. and in order to deflect attention away from all of these big question marks and why he last istanbul, et cetera, he may embark on some crazy adventures. he may decide that it's time to attack northern syria are maybe diving to singe our in iraqi kurdistan. we simply don't know. but the good news is really despite all the are city, with all my colleagues, the journ

>> looking back at -- >> and you are ambassador to armenia. >> formerly with the state department. >> you did have the russian desk of course. >> and i knew mr. putin in st. petersburg. looking at the post-soviet space, are we not in washington as analysts possibly guilty of a huge misinterpretation of what is going on since that great empire started to collapse? as it collapsed, different agendas in. the armenians versus -- [inaudible] the georgians against the others, the moldovans with their dispute with others. and now the mother of all frozen or simmering conflicts, namely ukraine. aren't we looking at the words of the soviet succession? aren't these domestic disputes basically, with no threat intended to the west? and my real question is this for steven pifer. and i have to remind you, steve, that you have repeatedly forgotten that the first violation of border since world war ii was not ukraine but rather turkey in 1974, and thats just a piece of mine. but -- beef up mike or how do you determine the fact that in donetsk today there's a joint control commission with a flag offic

and for them, the film is just one part of a much larger social campaign obviously focused by the armenianjustice people don't know about it and no con consequences for it and may have led to other genocides throughout the country. >> yes. >> also, to reach out, help, everybody on a global level. it is wonderfully al tree is i can. >> certainly is. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you. >> yes, thank you. >>> here is a odd thing about it, it is going to get a lot of publicity, sue, because the kardashians of commodore barry out, say they really want all of us to go see it. >> because they're air main yan, this. >> they want the message out. as much as i, you know, a.m. bothered by the cards ash wraps, i'm thankful now that a lot of people will know about the film, because of them. one way to use your celebrity for good. >> and slower was there, the premiere. >> all right. owning, well, we will be hearing a lot more about that undoubtedly, and about when you walk out the door and say brr, little colder out there. yes, four's out there, bus stop buddy, jacket on, will you need the umbrella? well

capitol hill and a national day of prayer and has conducted pastoral conferences in america, peru and armenia. pastor sloan says that one of his greatest joys is to pastor from the center of the room because his desire to lead his congregation by walking through life together with them. serving as the guest chaplain is an incredible honor. i am thankful for pastor sloan's ministry, and i'm so pleased that he could be here to offer an invocation, asking god to guide and bless the efforts of congress and america's leaders. and with that, i yield back. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday the administration introduced a plan to serve as the guideline for modernizing and simplifying america's tax code. this process is long overdue and it's a priority that's shared by the republican house, senate and the administration. by bringing down tax rates for individuals, we can help ease the burden on middle-class families, and by lowering taxes for american businesses both small and large, we can foster job creation here at home by making our

i'm out there talking about this, i just got back from armenia.ow. >> isn't that a weird feeling? my 14-year-old is taller than me now. >> i have to reach to hug him. >> will he go into acting, do you think? >> he's looking at colleges, thinking of different kinds of things, if he wants to go to college, great. i think he does. if he wants to be an actor, great. i encourage him to do whatever he wants to do. >> that's a good dad. >> i have seen the trailer for this movie, the cast -- >> it's a heck of a cast. >> it looks like a terrific film. >> go see it this weekend if you get a chance, to. go see it tomorrow. all the money made from this film goes to charity, too. which i have never heard of that. i have never heard of that before in my life. it's amazing. go check it out. >> we were talking about "people's most beautiful." they revealed vul ya rjulia rob on the cover. >> she tells you where she keeps her famous valentino dress that she wore when she won the oscar for "erin brokovich." it's under her bed. her husband refers to a heritage collec