the bedford boys.han bedford on the day. and these were amazing men who felt that they could in fact eradicate evil from europe. they put their hands up and went and fought and it is an amazing story of american courage and it's an amazing story of heroism. and that's why i always spend the day in bedford. last year i happened to be in normandy but otherwise i'm in bedford to honor these amazing men who stand for everything that is good about america. >> martha: you are so right and looked up the list, the hobart brothers, bedford hobart is buried here and i will go find his tomb but his brother's body was not found and his mother left her brother here so that her s son's could be here together and just one of the amazing stories that we have here. governor, thank you so much, to see you soon. governor glenn youngkin from virginia, thank you. >> if i could add that his brother will be buried there. >> martha: i read that. is a remarkable story from a governor can't think of so much for sharing it with

after that, we will take you out to bedford virginia, the home of the bedford boys, as they were knownthe tournament from that small community in southwest virginia who were killed on d-day, and that is where the national d-day memorial is, a ceremony there set to begin at 11:00 a.m. eastern. lawrence, st. paul, minnesota, good morning. thanks for waiting. caller: good morning. two quick comments. after my uncle perished, i found out that he participated in the battle of the bulge. i was talking to my mother about it, and i said boy, i would have loved to have talked to my brother about him about it, and she looked at me and said no, he would never talk about it. i eventually talked to my cousin, and she said the same thing, he would never talk about it. here is a book recommendation for people looking into the d eaths of world war ii and normandy. there's a book called "d-day through german eyes," that's the name of the book it i cannot pronounce the german guy's name that wrote it, but i will tell you it is not for the faint of heart. it is very descriptive in terms of the brutality,

that is bedford.th of virginia and my fellow americans, that is the united states of america. [applause] the bedford boys defined us as a nation of patriots, a nation of liberators, a nation of heroes that day. and to the heroes here, today, your courage is our call. you are the reason that we say our pledge of allegiance loudly, that we sing our national anthem boldly and that we honor our flag daily. you, you are the reason that our best days are ahead of us. you stand for everything that is good in america. [applause] today and though the words are holy inadequate, may we say thank you to four heroes, may we say thank you to your families and may we never forget the courage that it took in order to demonstrate what america is all about. [applause] we are a nation built on rock. we are built on rock because heroes cross the normandy sand. we will now and forever be the american house built on rock, not on sand, where we are the land and the home to the free and the brave. may god bless the commonwea

somebody from bedford had died.day we have instant communications but back te men 6 families didn't find out for more than a month. today a bedford greens drug storis the tribute center. the people will never to have ka number ofhese soldiers and to have known misbogus to me sure the national d-day memorial became a reality you to visit. god bless you and m bss the unid states of america. i yield back. >> i recognize mr. ldermilk from georgia. mr. loudermilk: thank you, madam speaker and i thanky good friend fro abama for participating in this moment.y e been to the beaches of normandy and stood on omaha beach on the 75th anniversary. i was one of those selected to represen the united states there. and i stood on the beach alonehinking of the sand and at that sand inding on, held the d.n.a. of americant dao preserve liberty for all of us and to stop oppression and aggressi. it wasspecially meaningful to me because my father, was oneosn d-day. medic in the united states army. no that day. no single service fough the

the town of bedford paid a heavy price. this small community learned 19 men had died in the d-day landing, the country's highest total in proportion to its population. we will never repay their sacrifices but we want to honor those brave souls who died that day and express our sincere and everlasting gratitude to their relatives. france has not forgotten. anyone who has traveled to normandy knows that the memories of the war are still vivid. the normandy american cemetery in colleville-sur-mer is the final resting place of 9,388 american soldiers who lost their lives during operation overlord. president biden was there today with french president emmanuel macron. dozens of american veterans returned to normandy to take part in the commemoration. many of those who madehe journey in the past two days were more than 100 years old. throes of people gand waving fl. the atmosphere was extremely emotional as both veterans and local residents of all ages were deeply moved by the significance of the moment. we are privileged to be h

join us for a ceremony at the world war ii memorial followed by remembrance ceremony in bedford, virginia. stay with us as we commemorate da a look back at special programs. watch c-span all day coverage marking the 80th anniversary at 6:30 a.m. eastern on thursday on the c-span networks. ♪ the house will be in order. >> c-span 45 years of covering congress. we have been your primary source for capitol hill taking you to where policy is debated with the support of american cable companies. 45 years and counting powered by cable. >>z dent biden announci h executive order on order security and the department of justice. he urges congress toassí8 >> ago after weeks of intense negotiations, taking the necessary steps to secure our border. extremely cynical political move, complete this service to the american people who are looking to us to fix the border. i'm joined by a bipartisan grouw enforcement officials who live and work along the southern order. they know the is not a political issue. share to do something about it. you do not have time self i'm using -- so'm using executive authority

field, there are 9386 who did not. 33 pairs of brothers, a father and his son. 11 young men from tiny bedford, virginia, and corporal frank elliott killed near these bluffs by a german shell on d-day. there was a father's we never knew. the uncles. we never met, the friends who never returned. the heroes we can never repay. they gave us our world. and those simple sounds of freedom we here today are their voices speaking to us across the years at this place, let us honor all the americans who lost their lives in world war two. let us remember as well that over 40 million human beings from every side perished. soldiers on the field of battle. -- in the ghettos and death camps. civilians ravaged by shellfire and famine. may god give rest to all their souls. 50 years later, for the different world we live in. germany, japan and italy, liberated by our victory, now stand among our closest allies and the staunchest defenders of freedom. russia, decimated during the war and frozen afterward and coming ism and cold war has been reborn in democracy. and as freedom reigns from prague to kiev. the libe

are 9,386 who did not, 33 pairs of brothers, a father and his son. 11 men from tiny bedford, virginiaand corporal frank elliot, killed near these bluffs by a german shell on d-day. they were the fathers we never knew, the uncles we never met, the friends who never returned, the heroes we can never repay. they gave us our world. and those simple sounds of freedom we hear today are their voices speaking to us across the years. at this place, let us honor all the americans who lost their lives in world war ii. let us remember, as well, that over 40 million human beings from every side perished, soldiers on the field of battle, jews in the ghettos and death. -- death camps, civilians ravaged by shell fire and famine. may god give rest to all their souls. years later, what a different 50 world we live in. ■:germany, japan, and italy, liberated by our victory, now stand among our closest allies and the staunchest defenders of freedom. russia, decimated during the war and frozen afterward in communism and cold war, has bee8 reborn in democracy. and as freedom rings from prague to kiev, the l

this is important our situation in new bedford. european companies doing business in our cityhose inclination is to go to the in, so we want to make sure everyone gets plugged in. they have helped us retain 88 jobs through the cohorts in our ty since 2013. response has beenrestudents places where i do my christmas stopping -- shopping, more than i care to admit. certain vitality, opened the doors to efforts that would not have happened. it is a big deal. a value they provide individual st is $15,000, but it is free so that is why you should pay attention. it over to you, darrell. tchell. i will be quick. how to build an inclusive economy is what we have been doing for 20 years. we do it through a course called the et, where we train minority and women owned businesses. we are based in boston massachusetts home of the world champion boston celtics. not much clapping. ok. oh.uld know. that is the wealth gap between white, black, and brown households widening every year. three to $5 trillion, that is how much the economy can expect to

joining us. >>> still ahead, wall street pro carol roth along with political commentator sarah a bedfordbate, house democrats reportedly already plotting resistance plans and a new house task force to battle against a trump white house in anticipation of a trump victory in november. are hay basically conceding finish they basis conceding they think trump will win? but first, we've got to check in with dagen and sean. what have you got coming up on "the bomb line" -- the bottom line"? if. sean: as we see the tajikistan migrants coming across the southern border, they're fully vetted, and now they have ties to isis. we have a man who's been on this from the very beginning, senator ron johnson from the great state of wisconsin is going to be here. dagen: yeah, how soon does another 9/11 happen under the democrats' policies? sam brown, republican, and he is the nominee for senate running in the fine state of nevada. we will speak to him. and then george camel from ramsey solutions. biden's bingo boondoggle trying to lure older voters. that falls flat when we talk to him about the fact that p

followed by a remembrance in bedford. and for the rest of the day stay with us as we continue to commemorate d-day with a look at past presidential speeches and other special programs. watch c-span's all day coverage marking the 80th anniversary of d-day, starting at 6:30 a.m. eastern thursday on the c-span networks. >> next, president biden announces an executive order that bars migrants who enter the u.s. unlawfully from seeking asylum and also discusses administrative actions taken through homeland security and the department of justice. and urges congress to pass border security legislation. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon. i've come here today to do what republicans in congress refuse toaae the necessary steps to secure our border. four months ago after weeks of intense negotiation between my staff and democrats and republicans, we came to a clear, clear bipartisan deal with the strongest border security agreement in decades, but then republicans in congress, not all of them, walked away from it. why? bec

ow remembrance ceremony at the d-day memorial in bedford, virginia at 11 a.m. eastern.the day, stay with us as we continue to commemorate d-day with a look back at past presidential speeches and other special programs. watch c-span's all day coveragef d-day starting live at 6:30 a.m. eastern on thursday on the c-span networks. ♪♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more, including midco. ♪♪ midco supports c-span as a blic service,long with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> the senate is coming in to work on a few of president biden's nominations, an including a vote on christopher hanson to serve another five-year term and continue as the chair of the nuclear regulatory commission and lawmakers are considering a couple of nominations to the d.c. superior court. live now to the floor of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. .... the presiding offir: the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer.

we will now hear from mayor bedford and on the issue of helping minority and small business growth.es. i will send it over to you. i am here to introduce the ceo of which is a national nonprofit who commissioned to us have attempted to do which is■zo cultivate inclusive growth, particularly among minority owned businesses. is a hard thing in many cities. we barriers, access to capita■l,o networks and many other barriers. and so, attempts to fill the gap and they have been doing it about 10 years. they do it through a variety of means, but they have been effective at plugging into our entrepreneurship, our existing prog.they provide essentially a six-month course on entrepreneurship ttthrough the e sophisticated. plan, and how to manage a balance■,just as imptantly, thee working with us closely in the relevant city agencies to bring their cohorts into the broader networks ofusinesses that they want to work with. this is especially important and are somewhat unique with the offshore wind industry launching in new bedford. youpean companies coming over to do business in the city a whos

before the landing in omaha, sergeant earl parker of bedford, virginia.proudly passed around a picture of danny, the newborn daughter. he had never held. he told the fellows, if i could see this daughter of mine, i wouldn't mind dying. sergeant parker's remembered here at the garden of the missing, and he is remembered back home by a wom■#an in her sixties who proudly shows a picture of her handsome, smiling, young dad. all who are buried and named in this place are held in the loving memory of america. we pray in the peace of the cemetery that they have reached the far shore of god's mercy. and we still look with pride on the men of d-day, on those who served and went on. it is a strange turn of history that called on young men from the prairiereets of america to n ocean and throw back the marching mechanized evils of fascism. and those young men did it. you did it. that difficult. summers reached then past and 60 years of living. now has come a time of reflection with thoughts of another horizon and the hope of reunion with the boys. you knew. i want ea

before the landing in omaha, sergeant earl parker of bedford, virginia proudly pasar picture of danny, the newborn daughter he had never held. he told the fellows, if i could see this daughter of mine, i wouldn't mind dying. sergeant parker is remembered here at the garden of the missing. and he is remembered back home by a woman in her 60s, who proudly shows a picture of her handsome, smiling, young dad. all who are buried and named in this place are held in the loving memory of america. we pray in the peace of this cemetery that they have reached the far shore of god's mercy. and we still look with pride on the men of d-day, on those who served and went on. it is a strange turn of history that called on young men from the prairie towns and city streets of america to cross an ocean and throw back the marching, mechanizedvi fascism. and those young men did it. you did it. [applause] that difficult summit was reached, then passed, in 60 years of living. now has come a time of reflection, with thoughts of another horizon, and the hope of reunion with the boys you knew. i want each of yo

that's bring back sarah bedford and richard fowler. putting a spotlight on the division in the democratic party over the israel/hamas war. >> that's right. that's one of the biggest take aways from this loss. there are parts about the jamaal bowman primary that might not be replicable across other districts like if bowman became a national embarrassment after he pulled the fire alarm on capitol hill and was particularly vocal against israel but there is perhaps a playbook here for centrist democrats interested in unseating far left candidates that highlights the divisions within the party and suggests potentially voters are fed up with progressive politics that are on the fringes of public opinion and politicians like bowman who spent more time becoming a national celebrity representing the actual constituents of the district. ashley: listening to bowman after his defeat, he' is not taking responsibility, was very tone deaf to those in the district, he blamed the aipac super pac for using dark money to brainwash the voters, statements

just from the small town of bedford,■a virginia.ade left private pickett, and he was gravely wounded. so wounded again, he chose to return. he didn't care. he had to be here. he was then wounded a third time and laid unconscious for 12 days. they thought he was gone. they thought he had no chance. russell pickett is the last known survivor of the legendary company, a. and today, believe it or not, he has returned once more to these shores to be with his comrade. it's private pickett. you honor us all with your presence. ■tough guy. by the fourth week of august, liberated. some were landed here, pushed all the way to the center of some threw open the gates of nazi concentration camps to liberate -- who had suffered the bottomless horrors of the holocaust. and some warriors fell on other of battle, returning to rest on this soil for eternity. before place was consecrated to history, the land was owned by a french farmer, a member of the french resistance. these were great people. these were strong and tough people. his terrified wife.

they'd lost 19 just from small town of bedford, virginia, alone.ore long, a grenade left private pickett again gravely wounded. so badly wounded. again, he chose to return. he didn't care. he had to be here. he was then wounded a third time and laid unconscious for 12 days. they thought he was gone. they thought he had no chance. russell pickett is the last known survivor of the legendary company a. and, today, believe it or not, he has returned once more to these shores to be with his comrades. private pickett, you honor us all with your presence. [applause] tough guy. by the fourth week of august, paris was liberated. [applause] some who landed here pushed all the way to the center of germany. some threw open the gates of nazi concentration camps to liberate jews who had suffered the bottomless horrors of the holocaust. and some warriors fell on other fields of battle, returning to rest on this soil for eternity. before this place was consecrated to history, the land was owned by a french farmer, a member of the french resistance. these were grea

folks who are in bedford, one of the bedford boys, obviously from who they've done it a quality to figurelied air on d-day. it's incredible work they've determined as of right now. we know 4426 deaths on d-day, 2509 were americans. so it's quite a price paid, but of course not what eisenhower would have originally feared. so d-day, in the larger sense, only the beginning. first step in that long, bloody process of defeating nazi germany doesn't guarantee allied victory, but it's a real in world war two and in history as a whole. it makes victory highly likely for united states. as i mentioned, it's the beginning of world leadership. the campaign in northwest europe and of course, the cold war that's followed is going to be very muchso it's a kind of semil moment. i think if we're looking at it as american historians, it's the beginning of the end of world watwo in europe, but it's the beginning of. a new internationalist militarily world leading u.s. one committed to shedding its own blood for the security of europe. we'd already seen in world war one. we're going to see a pretty seriousl

. >> thank you both for sharing we will now hear from mayor mitchell of new bedford and on the issue of helping minority and small business growth. something that the council has been working on for several years obviously has a real economic impact in our cities. i will send it over to you. >> thank you, madam chair. we will get right to it. i am here to int of interise, which i nonprofit mission is to do something so many of us have attempted to cultivate inclusive growth particularly among minority owned businesses. it is a hard thing in many we know the barriers, access to >> barriers, access towe attempt to fill the gap and we been doing that for 10 years means. plugging into our entrepreneurship programs to provide essentially a six-month on runs through the basics. plan etc. and just importantly theyreorking closely with us to bring cohorts into a broad network of businesses that they want to wothis is important now in our situation city whose inclination is to go to the people who are plugged in, want to make sure everyone gets plugged in. they have helped us retain 88 jobsgh

and deleda by the name of nathan bedford, forrest nathan bedford for the worst kind of let me say, because it's true. he was one of the greatest cavalry officers who have ever lived in this country already. he was an incredible fighter, but also a vicious son of it. he had achieved great claim and fame for his exploits during the civil war. at the same time getting cheap, great information, particularly around the full pillow, mexico, that he was known for killing off on the black union soldiers on the nathan big 6 horse sleigh to ship the ku klux klan quickly made a name for itself. its goal was to so tara, into the hearts, the black communities in the southern states to that. and they started wearing clothes that would make them look more intimidation. and frank said that the black population of the cell was ignored and superstitious. and as such, they would truly believe the whim maclam road in on the horses and these costumes. the local blocks. truly believe the ghosts or demons had appeared that at the time more than anything else. it was the extreme brutality of the crimes committed

and think about the fact that the bedford boys from bedford, virginia, 19 young men from the same townell. so there are just so many extraordinary stories of intense sacrifice. when ronald reagan said when he looked at the boys of pointe du hoc why did you do it? what caused you to put aside the human nature of self-preservation and risk everything to come across the ocean to save a country and keep it free? and there is tom hanks and steven speilberg and do you know what? they do deserve credit they brought these stories to life. and they made it real for so many americans. and i think revived the interest and the importance of understanding these stories for a lot of americans. and i think that's a significant contribution. >> steve: yeah, with saving private ryan, it was tom hanks took his men behind enemy lines to find private ryan, whose three brothers were killed in combat. and as peter doocy said at the top of this hour, martha, in addition to a number of sets of brothers, there is also a father buried right next to his son. >> martha: that is right. the son of theodore roosevel

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uk>> bedford, massachusetts. >> white plans, new york, the birthplace of the state of new york. >> >>liforni. >> miami beach, florida. >> allentown, pennsylvania. ■cw>> tucson, arizona. >>audible] >> york, pennsylvania. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> can see why these are america's mayors. any questionsy have. whoever asksquestion, you get ao my city. [laughter] >> [inaudible] >>i think one of the most importan there are a lot of different reasons why people fall into homelessness. one of the path -- fastest growing sectors of the un-housed people in the late 60's and 70's whoindustry, no pension, no 401, and they get priced out of the housing market. the other thing is it is a myth that people on the street do not want to leave the street. them housing, they will. we are concerned about a couple threats we face. we are moving into summer and it is exposed to be in r. we often provide shelter during the winter. now we have to think about providing us shelter during the summer= is a supreme court decision that will come out any day called grantsconcerned to cd potentially lead to crimina

you see that's where the famous bedford boys, many of them are killed.f thing happens to them. the gap assault team suffers something on the order of about 50% casualty rates. many of them are blown to pieces because they are carrying live explosives and getting hit. it is just an absolute mess. tanks are getting hit by antitank fire, of course. sinking in the waves of the amphibious tanks that sent 27 out of 32. also you have people from other supporting units, artillery people, engineers, barrage balloons, african-american unit. you have medics and quartermasters mixed together with the white soldiers in some cases for the first time here at omaha beach. you have a guy named waverley woodson. his from the 320, a medic, and he is running this impromptu aid he even performs mp tatian's himself in the course of the day. there's a pending medal of honor case for him because he saved probably dozens of lives that day. he is a microcosm for many medics who are severely challenged that day, too. as this thing develops, just to give you a sense of how it start

most recently talking with pamela last year by phone from bedford women's prison.t exactly do you think you're responsible for when it comes to greg's death? >> i'm responsible for not picking up on the warning signs that were there when bill was becoming more obsessive and unhinged, for not doing something about it, for becoming involved with him in the first place. i was married. i should have been better. and because of my failures, greg, an innocent person, is no longer here. >> she's never looked the camera and the fais face and said, yes, i got my lover, billy flynn, to kill my husband. until she admits responsibility, i would say no one is entitled to have their sentence considered. >> everybody loved greg. he had the prettiest smile. he was a jokester. he loved life. he didn't deserve to be murdered. >> juju: pamela's attorneys point out she's earned multiple graduate degrees, is an or daned minister, and a model inmate. >> she guides over inmates. she helps correctional officers at the facility. she mediates disputes. she literally saved another inmate's l

. >> bedford, massachusetts. >> white plans, new york, the birthplace of the state of new york.red lucas, kansas city as well. youngstown, ohio. >> rochester hills michigan. >> santa monica, california. >> miami beach florida. >> allentown pennsylvania. >>ucson, arizona. >> [inaudible] >> york, pennsylvania. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> now you can see why these are america's mayors. with that being said, we can takens the press may have. whoever asks us the first question, you get a free trip to my city. [laughter] >> [inaudible] thank you very much. i think one of the most important lessons is that there are a lot of different reasons why people fall into homelessness. one of the path -- fastest growing sectors of the un-housed communities are senior citizens pe late 60's and 70's who worked in the service industry, no pension, no 401(k), and they get priced out of the housing market. the other thing is it is a myth that people on the street do not want to leave the street. if you offer them housing, they will. we are concerned about a couple of threats we face. we are moving

more than the populations of pennsylvania counties from miffland, perry, juniata, fulton, and bedford counties combined crossed last month. our and protectingden has systematically destroyed the border security in place by president trump. by end mexico policy, by instituting procedures to last for mass asylum and allowing those were suspected connections to terrorism to e i country, president biden has put every american familysk. pennsylvania families ar)■a no american can afford the costs and the risks of an it is time to pass legislation that fully funds our border patrol. personnel, the tools, and the training they need to confront the crisis that continues to this dayv< at thank you.rn border. mr. speaker, as adversaries like russia continue to forge new relationships, and asorists continue to attackur ships in the middle east, it has become so clear that president biden's weak and ineffective foreign policy has failed the americanpl the inability to stop chinese-l bidn has shown time and time again that he is not able to do the work that is required of the commander in chief. w

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yesterday was a cool day for the east midlands, just 1a in bedford and lincoln, but today it is seven and wales, we have almost got clear blue skies with us, and that is how it will stay for the rest of the day. meanwhile for northern ireland, more in the way of cloud, bright enough but we end the day with a few patches of rain, and a slightly cooler feel. 20 degrees in aberdeen, still warm in the hazy sunshine here, top temperatures probably reaching 23 degrees or so in southern parts of england and wales. warm in that strong june sun. high levels of uv around as well, so if you're out for any length of time, it might be worth using some sun cream. overnight it does turn quite cloudy, cloud keeping temperatures from falling, so for the vast majority we will see temperature is holding up into double figures. tomorrow much cloudier, certainly to start off with, occasional spots of drizzle around, clear whether working into scotland with just a few showers running into the far north of scotland, and through the day we will start to see a bit of this cloud breaking across parts of the ea

followed by a remembrancery at the d-day memorial in bedford, virginia.e continue to commemorate d-day back at past presidential speeches and other special programs. watch c-span's all-day coverage marking the 80th anniversary of d-day starting at 6:30 a.m. eastern on seat -- on thursday on the c-span network. c-span has been delivering unfiltered congressional coverage for 45 years. here is a highlight from key moments. >> to my colleagues, friends, and most especially my wife and family, i have hurt you all bus. i was prepared to lead our narrow majority as speaker and i believe i had it in me to do a fine job. but i cannot do the job or be the kind of leader be under curt circumstances. so i must set the example that i hope president clinton will follow. i will not stand for speaker of the house on january 6, but rather i shall remain as a backbencher in the congress that i so dearly love for approximately six months until the hundred sixth congress, whereupon i shall vacate my seat as my governor calls a special election to take my place. >> c-span. p

. >> laura: chris bedford is joining me now.ation need to make this about trump, is it working? >> not so far. it worked 1st time when it is joe biden who had not been in the lime light for years and american people were willing to buy that donald trump who had been fighting was someone they could put behind and things get back to it. this is a strange election. you can't lie to voters. people know what it is like to have four years of donald trump and four years of joe biden. voters go to the grocery store and that will not wor for them. >> laura: he's lying about inflation, which is staggering. he was pressed about price surges and said wage increases exceeded cost of inflation, talking about prices pre-covid prices which are not the same and went to to blame corporation for ripping off. cumulative inflation outpaced wage growth, salient point. that is devastating, it is one or two in top concerns. >> it is not working for the white house. they are telling folks, there are jobs getting hired. unless you are an immigrant, you a