at the podium with the secretary of the air force, debra lee james. she's going to introduce president obama live coverage here on c-span. >> you have big challenges on the horizon. not only combating violence, extremist or organizations like iso, but you also faced the situation in the south china sea, a resurgent russia, ongoing korea, from iran, north but he reappeared class of 2016. soon you're going to be confronting the challenges head on. and you will be entrusted to carry out the nations well with our most precious resource. that is not equipment, that is america's sons and daughters. i have no doubt, i've no doubt that you are ready. as you graduate, you must leave. so aim high airmen, aim high. now it is my distinct honor and privilege to welcome our commander-in-chief, the president of the united states, president barack obama. [applause] >> hello air force. [applause] president obama: thank you so much. thank you. it is wonderful to be back. at the united states air force academy. thank you secretary james for your service to our air force

. >>> plus, we talk with air force secretary debra lee james as we take you to the warrior games forthwest airlines, joins us in the studio. that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ,,,,,, i'm michelle griego. and i'm kenny choi. >>> good morning. it's june 22. you can't really tell you about this is the bay bridge. where is the bridge? we'll find out soon. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. guess the fog is rolling in on this wednesday morning. good morning. >> you have to put your hands together and applaud the return of the marine layer because that will cool everyone down from 102 yesterday in brentwood, down to about the low 90s. yeah! i'm feeling it. all right. there you have it. the return of the precious marine layer which we usually refer to as "june gloom" in the bay area. you see clouds stacked up next to the coast temperatures today coming down as a result. 60s beaches, 60s, 70s bayside, low 90s inland. here's gianna. >> good morning. we start off with roadw

. >>> plus, we talk with air force secretary debra lee james as we take you to the warrior games forthwest airlines, joins us in the studio. that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >>> a big fire tears through an apartment building with children inside, the way rescuers were able to get the family out safely and how they are doing right now. >>> plus we will show you number of people who are still without power, right now a day after storms left a trail of destruction down the shore. >>> a place in philadelphia where a september 11th memorial may be built, if it gets approval this morning. >>> good morning, today is wednesday, june 22nd i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm brooke thomas. we will get to the morning's stories in a moment but first lets check on the forecast with the katie on the road and then meisha. >> we have construction out there. good news is, it is nice, and 18th and vine but we are looking good out

on newsmakers is the air force secretary debra lee james. questions -- h today.eciate your time i want to begin with the comments of the president last thursday at the air force graduation ceremony. he said,? "when you look at the world , guided by clear eyed assessment and based on assessment, facts, and judgment" -- was that a reference to donald trump? sec. james: i took the president's words literally. facts, evidence, and what is going on today. he pointed out we are prosperous nation. we are, in the eyes of the world, those who always wish to emulate us in other countries.

on newsmakers is the air force secretary debra lee james. questions -- h today.eciate your time i want to begin with the comments of the president last thursday at the air force graduation ceremony. he said,? "when you look at the world , guided by clear eyed assessment and based on assessment, facts, and judgment" -- was that a reference to donald trump? sec. james: i took the president's words literally. facts, evidence, and what is going on today. he pointed out we are prosperous nation. we are, in the eyes of the world, those who always wish to emulate us in other countries. that has been my experience as we have traveled. we have challenges and need to remain focused. steve: he did make references to isolationism. was that a reference to the donald trump campaign and the republican likely nominee? sec. james: he did not mention donald trump, or anyone in particular. that is why i took him word for word. presidents throughout the years have counseled we need to be an engaged united states on the world front. isolationism is not a good ch

. >> joining us is debra lee james. thank you for being with us. tom and richard.want to begin with the comments of the president last thursday at the air force graduation ceremony. he said when you look at the world guided by clear i assessment based on assessment, fact, and judgment, was at a clear reference to donald trump? >> i took him and his word literally, that is facts and evidence and what's really going on today. on the one hand he added out that we are a prosperous nation, that we are in the eyes of the , those who always wished you in the late us, those in other countries and that certainly has been my experience as we have traveled around, but we still have some challenges and we need to remain focused on those challenges. couple ofmake a references to isolationism and donald trump has talked about that. >> he didn't mention donald trump or anyone in particular. that's why i took him word for word. i think there have been presidents throughout the years you have counsel that we have to be an engaged united states on the world front, that isolationism

here is a little bit of that interview with the airport secretary debra lee james talking about it women should be required to register for selective service. womenmy opinion, i think should register for the selective service. i see no reason not to. this is a timely debate and reasonable people have differences of opinion. there are people who say, we don't need a selective service approach at all. it has been years since the draft. literally, my vote as an american, my opinion, is that women, we should have a selective service. it is an insurance policy for the united states and women should register. >> any sense of what congress will do? >> it is early days in too close to call. it is in play in both houses of congress. we will have to wait a bit longer and see how it goes. >> i would like to follow up on another policy -- you spoke that you believe transgender troops should serve openly in the military. that policy has been in development inside the pentagon. can you tell us when you will expect that policy will be approved, and then withdraw? >> i think the review on the transgende

. ♪ >> next, newsmakers with air force secretary debra lee james.how tocussion combat al qaeda and isis. after that an islamic scholar discusses religious freedom and sedition ship in the united states. thus and citizenship in the united states. >> joining us is therefore secretary deborah lee james. thank you for being here with us. joining us is tom vanden brook and richard lardner who covers defense and foreign defense issues. we appreciate your time and questions. the comments of the president last thursday at the air force graduation ceremony. he said "when you look at the world guided by clear eyed assessment and based on assessment, fax, and judgment." was that a reference to donald trump? sec. james: i took the president's words literally. and what is going on today. he pointed out we are prosperous nation. we are, in the eyes of the world, those who always wish to emulate us in other countries. that has been my experience as we have traveled. we have challenges and need to remain focused. steve: he did make references to isolationism. was t

he is introduced by air force secretary debra lee james. >> thank you so much, general johnson, mr. president, general welsh, distinguished faculty and community leaders who are with us today, and most importantly to the mighty mighty class of 2016. i can't hear you. that is more like it. isn't it cool, mr. president, when they do that? i love that part. as your other speakers have said, i too, could not imagine a more beautiful day to be sitting at the base of the rockies celebrating four years of hard work, and rigorous training, and looking forward to what our graduates will add to our service in the years ahead. we are so honored to be joined by our commander and chief, president barack obama. in just a few shorts moment i am going to yield the podium to him. but first, i just have a few things to say and i am going to direct myself now to the class of 2016! all right. let's rewind, if you will with me, four years ago when you were sitting on the front third of your chair and hoping not to get asked scofepld's quote. you made it through cadet raining because of team work. team w

this week,ers air force secretary debra lee james is on to talk about the air force increasing in size with women, transgender people, and more. [video clip] >> in my opinion, i think women should register for the selected service. i see no reason not to. this is a timely debate. people have differences of opinion. perhaps there are those who say we don't need a selective approach at all because it has been years since the draft. my opinion as an american is that we should have selective service. it is an insurance policy for the united states and i think that women should register just as young men should register. >> any sense as to what congress should do? >> it is too close to call. we will just have to wait longer es.see how it go >> you have spoken about how transgender troops should be able to serve openly. that policy has been in development in the pentagon. do you know when that will be approved and the ban withdrawn? >> i think the review on the transgender policies should be complete in the next few months. these are somewhat complex issues. by the way, i'm certain that the

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our guest is air force secretary debra lee james who talks about recent events in the south china sea. she also shares her thoughts on air force operations and the debate over whether women should register for the selective service. watch the interview sunday 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> citizens have got to feel that their vote matters, that their voice matters and whether they cannot spare a single cents for a person writing for office or whether they can write a big check that their struggles can be listened to and followed up. >> wisconsin senator baldwin talks about political history. >> helped shepherd the change whereby -- whereby senators with not appointed by the legislatures but demanded elections, so i guess those -- i don't know if it was the first but the idea that it wasn't going to be the party bosses who made the decision of who the nominees were in smoke filled back rooms but rather the people that were, you know, going get a chance to vote in free and fair elections. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> former ashley staff sergeant sa