saying i was fort bragg soldier. i went through basic training at fort benning. a point of pride for every soldier that i know. not only is this a manufactured issue, it's a massive waste of taxpayer time and money for the military right now. it's one more bit of evidence that this pentagon is focused on all the wrong things rather than focused on war fighting and defending this great nation and making our enemies afraid of starting wars. >> harris: it was north of $6 million to ching this -- change this name. that's a lot of cash. >> i don't have a number yet. i'm hearing it's costing a lot more than that. it's costing the local communities. you have businesses, the fort benning, fort bragg barbershop or tourist sites. they're all having to rebrand many of them were opposed to it. the bigger issue is, when does this stop? you alluded to that. are we going to t tear down the jefferson memorial? you had world war ii generals who may not be slave holders but they presided over segregated military. when does this end? we've got to take a stand. it's not an issue. wh

can speak to older generations who say, yeah, i was also at fort bragg.l of a sudden this demarcation line going forward that you won't have that connection to soldiers who, i don't know, i was at liberty. oh, liberty, which one is liberty? >> right. i think that's right, will. i think it does potentially do that. i mean, i understand the reasoning behind it. and, you know, one of the suggestions that was made by james buckston the jr., the -- he was the president of the local chapter of the naacp in fayetteville, he said, look, let's name this after edward s. bragg who was a union general, a successful lawmaker: let's keep the name the same. didn't hear that. instead hay went with the awe-inspiring name of liberty. and what this tells me is these are politicians and senior officers who were no more invested in this than the politicized move that it was. what i wore aaren't -- worry about is the mental health of our veterans as we turn the page on a 20-year war and now another aspect of their identity that they're trying to figure out as they move forward

they're proud of where t they served, saying that i was a fort bragg soldier. as part of the specialt brag forces or the airborneg . i went through basic trainingng. at fort benning is a point of pride for every soldier that i know. is not only is this a manufactured issue, it's a massivsue waste of taxpayere time and money for the military right now. and it's one more bit ofthat evidence that this pentagon t is focused on all the wrong things rather than focus on a re warrior spirit and wharfieis and defending this great nation and making our enemies deathly afraid of starting any wars. >> well, look, i was lookingrt down because it was north of six million dollars to change this nam e. i mean, that's - a lot of cash . i'm certain that we could have t spent that on other things. i t so i don't have a number yet, but i'm hearing it's costing a heck of a lot more than that. but but harris, it's also costing the local communities, right? i mean, you have businessecommut s, the fort benning, fort bragg barbershop or or tourist sites or what have you . right. and th

both want to restore the name fort bragg if elected president.he north carolina army post renamed fort liberty but braxton bragg was a confederate general. pence's pledge drew cheers from the crowd of the north carolina republican convention in greensboro just like the desantis comments on friday night. both oppose the renaming as political correctness. >>> we learned today of the death of a mathematics genius who mailed terror across the country for nearly 20 years. ted kazcynski known as the unabomber, was found unresponsive this morning in his north carolina prison cell. he was serving life behind bars for a series of bombings, explosives he both shipped and delivered that killed three people and injured dozens of others. a marathon manhunt ended with his arrest at a montana shack in 1996. ted kazcynski was 81 years old. >>> and tonight, a pivotal moment on the front lines of the war in ukraine. there's confirmation that the country's long expected counteroffensive to push russian troops out of the country is under way. cbs' debora patta is in

fort bragg is fort liberty.about this. congressman molton, let me go to you first. do you welcome this? do you think it's finally good for the country to move on from having military bases named after confederate civil war figures? >> yes, absolutely. i mean, look, i think it's long overdue. i think it's widely embraced. when you look at how careful this bipartisan group of experts has come together to make recommendations, how careful they've been about really renaming these bases after real true heroes. true heroes to our country, not people who fought against our country, but true heroes who have made our country better and stronger. there's a lot of enthusiasm about the new names of these bases even though there are, of course, some people nostalgic for the old ones. this change is long overdue. there's a lot of support from the military itself. and so it's -- it's heartening and encouraging to see it finally come to pass. >> congressman waltz, what did you think of that? >> you know, look, seth and i work t

fort bragg is fort bragg, no one cared about braxton the bragg being a confederate general.e, then why not change it to matthew ridgeway or jim gavin who were commanders of the 8 2nd airborne acquisition in combat. -- division in combat. it shows the misguided priorities of the progressive left. will: yeah, that seems to be the key, the priorities. this is in the same conversation you and i are talking about the march forward for china, and this is where we are marching forward. colonel allen west, always great to talk to to you. >> thanks, will. god bless. will: take care. still ahead, the role of religion in the 2024 presidential election. i spoke with vivek ramaswamy who says he believes in god and that it will impact the way he governs if elected. that's coming up. >>> but first, we're live from the tunnel to towers tower climb new york city. let's check in with rick reichmuth who is at 1 world trade center this morning. hey, rick. rick: hey, guys. i just found our fox team. this is rebecca. you put all this together. i know you don't want to be on camera. how much have

i also saw vietnam, through the eyes of classmates at fort sill, fort bragg. classmates who sometimes, when called to the principal's office, were not going for a doctor's appointment. they were going because there was a chance that there was bad news from southeast asia in april of 1975. one of my classmates, denise johnson, father master sergeant denning johnson of harnett county, carolina, was air force medic. president ford, through his secretary of, defense don rumsfeld, had ordered the evacuation of all of the orphanages in saigon in anticipation of the north vietnamese advance into that beleaguered city. sergeant johnson volunteered to help rescue those children. but sadly the c-5 that he a crew member of. with 174 young helpless children crashed at the end of the runway at tan salute air base. a little 40 years later, i was able take the niece to touch her father's name on the vietnam memorial a memorial that is there of what you all did and what you sacrificed. i also remember at that time, after my father recovered his wounds and was a senior officer

fort bragg in north carolina is the latest military base to be renamed. it's now camp liberty.ip the names of confederate generals from its facilities. but as david martin reports, some southern communities think the defense department is going too far. >> what was galling is that we would still in this day and age have names of bases that represented traitors who fought against their country for the purpose of slavery. >> reporter: retired lieutenant general tom bostick is a member of the commission charged with renaming army bases named in honor of confederate generals. >> what do you say to the next question is what took so long? >> i wonder myself what took so long. >> here in rural southern virginia change comes very slowly. we don't always embrace change. >> reporter: billy colburn is the former mayor of blackstone, virginia, the town nearest fort pickett, named after general george pickett, who led the famous last charge of the confederates at the battle of gettysburg. >> there are many people i talk to, many of them are dear friends of mine, that are strongly opposed to

north carolina fort bragg is officially renamed fort liberty. will: retiring the name and flag and following the push to drop the names of confederate leaders of military installations. pete: talk about receiverring the connection between previous generations and this generation and i served at bragg, you served at bragg. what's liberty? so unnecessary. i'll keep reading the headlines. rachel: part of the plan is to erase and rename. pete: fort bragg forever. gerber needs your help searching for the next adorable face to put on jars of the baby food. what's wrong with that face? company is accepting photo submission through next saturday. the winner get as $25,000 prize and a new twist, gerber asking parents to send in throw back baby photos. we here have our own submission. a picture of me as a baby. rachel: it's too white for gerber. will: zero percent chance you're the next bernards healthcarer baby. pete: zero percent chance, yes. that will definitely not win. rachel: i'll have to send in one of my kids. will: president biden might have forg

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most of us will remember it as fort bragg as the special operations command.nd griff, you mentioned the prescribery allegations against the former president and nancy claims it's worse than reported. >> it's very credible and legitimate, i would not brush it off like the fbi has. it corroborates what we've seen in other places, the document talks not just 5 million, but $10 million going to the biden family and half going to hunter biden and the other half going to joe biden. >> florida governor ron desantis, also in north carolina, says if he's elected president he's going to switch the name back from fort liberty back to fort bragg. griff: lucas tomlinson on the lawn of the white house. thank you. and shannon bream has an exclusive interview with turning to former president biden and u.s. attorney william barr and francis suarez. and you don't want to miss that. and media buzz, howie kurtz' discussing the polarizing reaction to trump's indictment. set your dvd or check your local listings for time and cha channel. ♪ . jacqui: attorneys for bryan kohberger, t

fort bragg in north carolina will be known as fort liberty.rate figures that are now being rebranded. the other eight are taking on the names of notable american heroes, many of them women and people of color. but fort liberty will be the only one named after an american value. it was a suggestion from a gold star mom who said that name will honor those who served them, past, present and future. >> the thousands and thousands of soldiers who could overwhelm before and the legacy that they've built but it is also the thousands and thousands yet to come and with a name like liberty, you're honoring all of them. >> now fort bragg was named for a confederate general braxton bragg with a losing record on the battlefield. and coming up next, for the renaming will be fort polk in louisiana ab named after sergeant william jenny johnson and he was from one of the all black regiments known as the hell fighters from har lem. and that is it for us on "inside politics". >>> and tonight at 8:00 p.m., jake tapper will moderate a town hall with former south c

carolina, to tout the achievements of his administration, he recently wen, the recently-renamed fort bragg. his deputy secretary says biden didn't know the indictment was coming. "the wall street journal" editorial board sounding a lot like governor desantis there saying, quote: in the court of public opinion, the first question will be about two standards of justice. mr. biden had old, classified files stored in his delaware garage next to his sports car. when that news came out, he did not sound too apologetic. as alexis pointed out, governor desantis says if he's elected president, he wants to change the name from fort liberty back to fort bragg. neil: lucas, thank you from the white house. matt whitaker joins us now, the former acting u.s. attorney general. matt, thank you for coming in on a saturday, no less. >> hi, neil. neil: i know where you're coming from and i have heard a lot of others saying sympathetic and loyal to the former president, even those who might personally not be, saying this is a mischaracterization of justice and unfair. having said all of that though, i was remi

fort bragg in north carolina is now called fort liberty. a ceremony today was held on the base to mark the change. it came as part of an initiative by the department of defense to rename nine military bases that bear the names of confederate soldiers. a sold star mother suggested the name. in a statement the base said the name liberty honors the heroism and sacrifices of service members and their families. >>> incredible rescue on mount everest. sherpa guides saved a malaysian climber last month. the a sherpa saw the climber clinging to a rope, shivering in the extremely cold temps. they were in what's called the death zone. rescues there are nearly impossible. the sherpa wrapped the climber in a slipping mat, put him on his back, carried him down 1,900 feet where another sherpa joined this rescue. the climber was flown to malaysia to recover. >>> next, a bay area native is now three wins away from becoming an nba champion. we'll catch up with this guy, aaron gordon. his high school coach at archbish midi.op when i was his age, we had to be

the fort bragg army base in north carolina has officially been renamed to fort liberty. the renaming ceremony took place this morning at the base that was previously named after the confederate general braxton bragg, who reportedly had more than 100 slaves. today's change is part of a department of defense initiative motivated by the 2020 george floyd protest to rename military installations bearing the name of confederate soldiers. arizona will not approve new housing in the phenix area due to concerns about a lack of drinking water. arizona governor katie hobbs released a study analyzing valley groundwater supplies and it showed there simply isn't enough for new housing and developers looking to build housing must now have a plan to use recycled water or bring it in from other sources everywhere in the phenix army, where a new development or new certificate is sought. we will not be able to approve that certificate based solely on groundwater. it's not just an arizona problem . cities across the west, including some here in california, are pumping groundwater faster tha

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cancel all of the public events and kamala harris on and off stage at ncaa event at white house and fort bragg or fort liberty and the president needed some assistance with his exit. >> laura: the poor man was going to stay there the whole time apparently. >> he was going in for the sniff of that little baby. laura, they should attach the rope from the podium to the exit so he can just grab the rope and walk along the lineback to the awaiting car. >> laura: raymond, when you see people's kids in day care and there's like 12 of them lined up and they have like the bridal -- the little rope around them. he needs one of those things to guide them everywhere they go. that's actually a great idea. okay. we're helping out here. thank you for watching the tonies so we didn't have to. california gearing touch take your kids away continuing with this kind of story. if you don't agree with what they want to do with their gender identity. this happened to one mom in chicago and has to tell us what to be here next coming to you. >> laura: if you don't, your kids could get taken away from you. that's at le

. >> liberty north carolina was called fort bragg. being a slave owner, and losing a lot of civil war battles. that contributed to the confederacy's downfall. they want to change the name of the base this month after congress passed a law in 2021 that renamed d.o.d. properties that were named after people who tried to commit sedition against the united states of america by upholding slavery by tearing apart the union. where do i begin. >> it seems like -- the party has bigger problems than to take on new ones. >> it is really unbelievable that you have ron desantis and mike pence and all of the people cheering in the audience, like cheering about a confederate general would tried to kill american troops to uphold slavery. now, they will try to mix that with jefferson and washington and others. and madison who were slave holders. who, actually president of the united states, and created documents that freed more people than on the face of the earth. we could walk through that debate, as we figure out how we balance these two troops tha

while stationed at fort bragg in north carolina, specialist martinez went camping in the outer banks with seven of his fellow soldiers. on may 22, 2020, he disappeared. seven soldiers camping with him failed to report him missing. they failed to provide information that could lead to solving his murder. instead, they claimed that he was suicidal. however, a week later when his head surfaced, specialist roman martinez was found washed ashore. only his head. he was only 21 years old. old enough to order a beer for himself. he had the rest of his life ahead of him. a life he chose to begin by self-less -- selfless serving his country. his family deserves the truth and as the mother of an air force veteran i will never forget that awful feeling of waking up every day and not knowing whether your son will every come home. our military makes -- makes a sacred commitment to never leave a service member behind. and it is their moral obligation to inform families if their loved one is killed. it is an impossible, unthinkable conversation, a conversation that i fear every single day during my

army is designated one of the largest military installations in the world, and as of this morning, fort braggty and a branch-wise push to change the names that held confederate leaders. had been named after general braxton bragg. >>> today, there is a move to b the student loan program relief and block that program. and biden is planning to veto that bill. >>> and now, a man in the texas was arrested after a five-day manhunt, and now, we will play what austin authorities told us what he told them. >> he said he is prepared to kill again and he is looking forward to it. >> and now, ed lavandera back to it. and tell us more what you are picking up now. >> it is breathtaking story that is starting to unravel system of the details. what the investigator is there alluding to, he was found with a zip ties and duct tape and more, and when an investigator with the austin police department received a phone call, and the first words on the line is i'm raul mesa and i believe you are looking for me, and in a 14 minute phone call, mesa goes on the outline how he was involved in a murder of a man who was

army is redesignating one of the largest army installations this hour, fort bragg is now fort libertythere was a foush rename th-- w a push to rename them. and now, a new tropical storm is forming outside of florida. it is said to remain offshore, but some areas are boarding up windows to prepare. >>> and some apps like venmo and cash apps, the money may not be safe. the apps will allow you the store it without immediately transferring it into the bank, and they are not insured, and you could lose your money for good. put it this way, the popular digital payment apps are used for substitute for bank or credit union accounts, but they lack the same protections that the money is say. >> not fdic ip sured and i never thought of it that way. >>> a texas cheerleader is breaking her silence. she and her friends were in the parking lot of a grocery store, and opened up the door to the wrong car. but that patron got out of the car and shot her three times. she spoke on "good morning america." >> my spleen was shattered and my stomach has two holes in it, and my die graph had two holes in it,

political correctness in the hallways of the pentagon and north carolina will once again be home to fort bragg[applause] [cheers and applause] we will champion lower taxes. we will rollback regulations and get back to repealing to regulations for every new one put on the books. we will and the spending spree that is driving inflation and the cost of living and harming americans. you throw around a lot of these numbers. the inflation that has been the result of this administration's runaway spending, unnecessary covid spending the day they came into office, $2 trillion that lit the pilot light on the worst inflation in 40 years is hurting american families. i was at a gas station in indiana. a couple of reporters were there, we were talking about gas prices. a woman pulled in, she had two little ones in the backseat. i walked up to her and i said how are you holding up with a high gas prices? she said we are doing fine. then she said we only have to go to the food bank once a week now. i looked at her and i said are you out of work? she said no, my husband has a good job. i'm just home now with

administration's historic economic recovery by visiting the rename forward liberty formerly known as fort braggntil earlier this month. the 82nd airborne division in joint special operations command. he'll state the president did not want to talk about the second trump indictment. >> mr. president, are you concerned about the trump indictment? >> have you spoken to attorney general merrick garland? >> i haven't spoken to him at all. >> moving overseas, the white house appeared to backtrack on a story about china building a spy base in cuba. white house official telling fox it's been there for years. china conducted in a great of its intelligence collection facilities in cuba in 2019. all documented in the intelligence record, and issue this administration inherited. of course the u.s. has been in cuba a few years and 125 years ago today u.s. marines first captured guantÁnamo bay and u.s. military has been there ever since. jon: lucas thomason live at the white house, thanks. americans weighing in on how they view the latest indictment of donald trump and new developments in the biden probe. fox

for liberty -- fort the name of braxton bragg.base's new name comes from goldstar mother patty elliott. >> the legacy that they built. it is also the thousands yet to come. with a name like liberty you are honoring all of them. liz: to commission rep says the name change will cost $6 million. still to come, a terrifying scene in india after a train flips over, killing nearly 300 people. demanding a stop to sexual harassment. how part's -- bart's trying t know your glucose level and where it's headed. no fingersticks needed. manage your diabetes with more confidence. freestyle libre 2. try it for free at freestylelibre.us >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> if we had children dying at the rate of gun violence related to cancer or some type of disease, we would turn over every rock to find a cure. liz: free from gun violence. that is the hope of several groups across california, including in the bay area as multiple events call for awareness this weekend. good morning. thank you f

political correctness in the hallways at at the pentagon, and north carolina will once again be home to fort braggchampion lower taxes, extend the historic tax relief a a -- that we passed in the trump-pence regulation that's scheduled to all go away in 2025 if we don't have leadership in the white house and the congress to renew it. we'll roll back regulations and get back to repealing two regulations for every new one that's put on the books. we'll end biden's trillion dollar spending spree that's raised the cost of living, harming everyday americans. i have to tell you, you throw a lot of these numbers around asmen. you and i know -- as congressmen. the inflation that's been a result of this administration's runaway spending, unnecessary covid spending the day they came into office, $2 trillion, that lit the pilot light on the worst inflation in 40il years is hurtg american a families. i was at a gas station in hobart, indiana, i'll never forget it, a couple of reporters were there. we were talking about gasoline prices. ask a woman pulled in, she had two little ones in the backseat. i walked u

born in fort bragg and raised in new york, bo was a beacon of strength and leadership from his youth. whether on the football field or in the rotc program at georgetown university. mr. lawler: as a distinguished officer in the 82nd airborn division, a graduate from the u.s. army ranger school, a battalion commander at fort benning and a faculty member at the national war college, bo exemplified the very best of our nation's values. bo had a propensity for praising others and was reticent to accept credit for his accolades. in bo's eyes there was always something greater than himself. his faith, his family and his commitment to service. a loving father, he spent much of his time with his beloved wife, his cherished children, coaching their sports teams, helping with scouts, and teaching sunday school. he was a husband, a father, a beloved son of ed and patricia, and a brother whose love radiated to those around him. leaving a profound impact. bo will be missed by all and those whose life he touched and by a grateful nation that he served. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the hous

the north carolina air force base, originally named fort bragg, after confederate general, officiallychanged to fort liberty during a ceremony on friday. it's part of the defense departments initiative to make u.s. army more welcoming and inclusive to black service members. some veterans said the re-brand is a small, but important step in the right direction. thanks for watching symone, on this saturday, i'm charles plowing for symone sanders-townsend. simone will be back tomorrow with a come for session with chested buttigieg on his new book, i have something to tell you for young adults. and the right-wing campaign to brand lgbtq books in schools and libraries. politicsnation with reverend al sharpton starts right now. >> tonight, crisis averted. ♪ ♪ ♪ earlier this afternoon, president biden signed a bill putting an end to a dramatic week. that saw the nation just days away from a preventable economic catastrophe. with the debt ceiling showdown settled, and made job numbers far stronger than expected, the president has strengthened his case for reelection going into a 2024 president

the former vp's team is pleased but not surprised by the department's conclusion >>> the army's fort braggd fort liberty it was part of a initiative which came about after the death of george floyd to rename military installations that bore the name of confederate soldiers. >>> a new study warns extreme heat wave and drought due to climate change have the potential to shock the global wheat supply and send prices soaring. the research published today looked at a worst case scenario in which extreme weather hits the wheat crops in the midwestern u.s. and in china scary stuff. carl, melissa. >> bertha, thanks. bertha coombs. >>> after the break, citi says falling jet fuel prices could lead to a massive rally in shares of one airline stock. the price target double where the stock is trading we'll tell you the name when "squawk on the street" returns >>> dow up 600 time for a look at the notes catching our attention we'll start with apple morgan stanley hikes their target to 190 ahead of the monday event where they're expected to reveal their new mixed reality headset. morgan stanley says the

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i also look forward to, as president, restoring the name of fort bragg to our great military base in fayetteville, north carolina, and thank the people that have served there and are proud of their service there. it is an iconic name and iconic base, and we will not let political correctness run amok in north carolina. look, we all know this country is going in the wrong direction. we see it every day. we can feel it. we see the open border. we see the inflation. we see cities hollowed out with violent crime. we see an administration trying to kneecap our own domestic energy production. we see the weaponization of federal agencies. we see woke ideology run amok across all these institutions. we have seen the federal government attempts to impose biomedical security restrictions in the name of covid mitigation. and of course, tragically, we saw the loss of 13 american service members in afghanistan due to joe biden's gross dereliction of duty. now, there's a lot of people that are pessimistic about the country's future. i was a blue-collar kid growing up. my parents were working-class

kamala harris got and off stage at an ncaa event today at the white house, but at fort bragg or fort liberty, rather, last week, the president needed some assistance with his exit. >> >> oh, the poor man. he was going to stay there the whole time. apparently, he he was going in for the snip for that little baby. but, you know, laura, they really should attach a rope from the podium to exit so he can just grab the rope and walk along the line back to the raven. >> i'm waiting for raven. you when you see people with kids in daycare and there's like 12 of them lined up and this sitting at me like they all bridle. they have a little rope around them. he means one of those things that he like guide them everywhere they go. >> that's actually a great idea . >> okay, well, we've we're helping out here to help. you are. you're helpful, raymond. thank you for watching the tony. so we didn't have to. all right. california is gearing up to take your kids away, continuing on this kind of story. if you don't agree with what they want to do with their gender identity. yes, i'm serious. now, this a

starting today, the army's largest base, fort bragg, will now be known as fort liberty, the north carolina base has officially given up the name of it's unpopular confederate namesake. opting instead to honor or one of the founding principles of this country. that is our show for tonight. now it's time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. good evening ali. >> there was a great story about little changes, not that little, that do happen. >> they are smart but they all meaningful. >> they're meaningful. >> i think that's why you see a lot of tension in this country. because the progress happens in small steps, but it's happening. in palpable ways. >> it's happening. this evening was interesting, the speech by president biden, the address from the white house. i thought what was interesting about it was the quiet normalcy. the idea that the lack of superlatives, there isn't punditry all over the place. twitter is not -- it could be a tree falling in the woods. the president of the united states gives an important address. >> first of all. >> and it's okay. >> and said nice thing

starting today, the army's largest base, fort bragg, will now be known as fort liberty, the north carolinaame of it's unpopular confederate namesake. opting instead to honor or one of the founding principles of this country. that is our show for tonight. now it's time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. good evening ali. >> there was

north carolina's fort bragg is under a new name.argest military installation has been named for to liberty. officials held a renaming ceremony yesterday morning. it is part of an initiative to rename nine military bases that carry the names of confederate soldiers. forte liberty formerly held the name of roxanne greg, military leader who received scrutiny on his poor performance and hot temper. the new name comes from gold mother patty elliott. >> thousands of soldiers had come before the legacy that they built, but it is also thousands and thousands yet to come. with a name like liberty, you are honoring all of them. liz: a commission report says changes to the installation will cost over $6 million. 6:42. the sun is starting to come up here. frances: we are seeing some blue skies, but not right here, as we look live with a sequel on the flagpole. winds are light and temperatures warming up. the warming trend continues through the weekend with sunshine, except that the beaches. and then we have a chance of rain in the accuweather 7

one of america's biggest military bases has a new name, fort bragg. rth carolina army post is now fort liberty. the name change is part of a department of defense initiative to rename military installations that had been named after confederate soldiers. other army bases are being renamed for black soldiers, us presidents and trailblazing women for liberty is the only one not renamed after a person, but after an american value. the welcome to fort liberty. the center of the universe. the united states of america's strategic platform to respond to anything anywhere in the world and to ensure the liberty of all of our fellow citizens. as you look around this group, across this installation, this community, you will know that we are ready to ensure liberty for all of our citizens, anywhere. the renaming comes as there have also been ongoing efforts to remove confederate monuments across the us. coming up on ktvu news at 630. tensions rise in north hollywood over a lesson in elementary school about the existence of gay parents. the scuffle outside the camp

his worked in the army's 82nd airborne division at fort bragg led him to pursue a degree in criminal justice when he then applied to help homeless and marginalized people. he created two programs for the atlanta rotary club to help inner city youth learn about the camaraderie of the military and his work with the golden isles rotary helped homeless veterans find home. he helped create affordable housing in atlanta. starling's service to our country and his impact on our state will continue to be felt for years to come and we mourn his loss immensely. madam speaker, i rise today to congratulate the glen academy boy's and girl's golf team on their recent wins. both teams took a big league day one and never looked back. after day one they had to fight through harsh weather conditions that plagued the rest of the tournament, but even that could not derail their efforts. the glena academy boy's shot an impressive score of 91 overall to secure their first win since 2011. and the girls had a score of 480. these impressive scores and the fact this is the second championship in a row for the

fort bragg was renamed for liberty today.he north carolina-based was originally named in 1918 after a slave-owning confederate general. soldiers gathered for the ceremony. for liberty will still be home to the army's 82nd airborne division. the name change is the most prominent yet in a pentagon initiative to drop confederate titles. churchill downs announced today will temporarily suspend race operations in the wake of 12 recent horse deaths. the famed track said it will evaluate safety measures and the track surface. no single factor has been identified as a potential cause of death. and this year's scripps national spelling bee champion is dev shah, an eighth grader from new york. >> p-s-a-m-m-o-p-h-i-l-e, psammophile. >> that is correct. >> the title comes with $50,000 in cash and prizes. still come, multiple attacks inside russia raise questions about the next phase of the war in ukraine. jonathan capehart and gabriel abernathy weigh in on the week's headlines. >> this is "the pbs newshour," from w eta studios in washing

of the united states, biden also visiting the recently-renamed fort liberty, formerly known as fort braggint special operations command. while in the tarheel state, president biden said he did not want to talk about the second trump indictment. >> reporter: prime minister, are you concern about the trump indictment? >> i have no comment. >> reporter: president biden, have you spoken to attorney general merrick garland yet? >> i have not spoken to him, i have no comment on what happened. >> reporter: we've also learned the white house has now appeared to backtrack on the story about china building a spy base on the island of cuba. a white house official now tells fox it's been there for years, arthel. quote, china conducted an upgrade of its intelligence collection facilities, plural, in cuba in 2019. this is well documented in the intelligence report. this is an issue that this administration if inherited. and, of course, the united states has been in cuba for years, in fact, 125 years ago today, arthel, u.s. marines first captured guantanamo bay and, of course, the u.s. military has been

. >> this is a major military base, like imagine fort bragg or something in the united states.oronezh is a good size town. there should have been deployed from moscow all sorts of defenses here, for some reason, they were not. the bigger question, why would he have stopped? >> they're controlling the military operations in ukraine, and they're castigating them to some degree. we talked about how prigozhin spent months railing on two military leaders in particular, what do we know about them? >> well, let's take a look at mr. shoigu and gerasimov here. so excuse me, this is what you have, really a contrast between two guys. you have gerasimov who's been around essentially forever, this guy has come up through the military, the closest thing that i think the russians have as a true military leader who has come up through the ranks. you talk to american and other western senior military officials and they'll say they can talk to a guy like this, speak the same language. shoigu on the other hand has never had, this is his first military experience. you might say, okay, our secretar

it had been fort bragg since 1918. soldiers gathered for the ceremony at the north carolina base.ding general said there was no shortage of ideas about disposing of the old symbols and signs. lt. gen. donahue: this is the united states army, we received a lot of specificity of what to do with that. everything was collected up, every monument and everything, and that will go to the center of military history. geoff: fort liberty will still be home to the army's 82nd airborne division. its name change is the most prominent yet in a pentagon initiative to drop confederate titles. on wall street -- stocks jumped after the strong jobs report eased worries about a recession. the dow jones industrial average gained 700 points -- 2% -- to close at 33,726. the nasdaq rose 1%. the s&p 500 was up nearly 1.5%. and this year's national spelling champion is dev shah, an eighth grader from florida. the 14-year-old took the title at the scripps national spelling bee in washington last night. his winning word was psammophile, an organism that thrives in sandy areas. >> psammophile. dev: p-s-a-m-m-

>> i have not seen what happened but this is what i said with respect to fort bragg.is a civil base in this -- i did not know. but they are changing it for political correctness reasons. i do not believe in doing it for political correctness reasons. and that is how i -- how we will roll on it. the thing is, you learn from history, you do not erase the history. it is what it is. i think that is a much better way, but i think what has happened is there has been a movement to say we really need to be civil. but then they will take abraham lincoln off of the statue in boston. they will take teddy roosevelt down in new york city. they will remove george washington's names from schools in san francisco. that is not i think what i want to see. you can look at anybody and find flaws, but at the end of the day we had people that did great things for the country. we would not be where we were in less we had the people like washington and thomas jefferson and bees people -- these people. i do not want to erase that but i do not -- i'm not in a position to say i am so much bette