[applause] >> the honorable marco rubio.se] >> i was impressed with senator blumenthal spanish, he basically said that he saved a bunch of money on his car insurance. [applause] [laughter] very good spanish. i want to thank him for the opportunity to work on this important issue. this moment has been years in the making, and many years overdue. from the outset, as a member of the u.s. congress, i wish we could argue with this metal sooner. it is my hope that the borinqueneers and those that are departed and missing in action will know at last that their service has received the ultimate tribute from a grateful nation. over the years, even in the shadow of unequal treatment, your regiment never faltered to prove just how valuable it is to the cause of freedom. my favorite example was operation, when the borinqueneers were attacked with playing the role of the enemy aggressors in a military exercise. they were able to halt the group of more than 32,000 american troops. our army commanders wisely deployed them into the heart of

we honor you and we thank you. all of us in leadership positions are showing to girls around this country that with hard work, they can achieve anything. no dream is too big, no goal to far-fetched. what i believe as a lawmaker is what i believe as a mother of two young girls. we should not be defined by where we come from. but empowered but wait -- by what we can become. let's focus on a bright future for every american, especially women to live courageously, follow their hearts, see potential, believe in ourselves, and be risktakers. you all have made a difference in the world and left a mark so every american can feel safe and secure in their lives in the future. -- and the future. and where women can keep making history for years to come. thank you very much. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, brigadier general wilma l. vaught, united states air force. [applause] brigadier gen. vaught: it is a privilege indeed to be here today to be representing the veterans, the women veterans who have served our country. and

of course we honor those who did not come home including one hero we honor posthumously today, iii.antobert wilson he gave his life when two men opened fired at a video game store where he was buying a birthday present for his son. do his family who is here, his grandmother, his brother and sister, please know how deeply sorry we are for your loss. how grateful we are for sergeant wilson's service. we also honor the more than 35 who have given their lives in a line of duty this year. one of them, an officer in virginia and ashley murray was taken from us on her very first shift. i've seen the sacrifice when i joined some of you at the national law enforcement memorial not far from here. we read the names carved on these walls and we grieve with the families who carry the fallen in their hearts forever. we have been moved deeply by the -- of their anguish but also by the pride those loved ones lived. in those moments, we are reminded of our enduring obligation as citizens that they sacrifice so much for that we do right by them. and their families. medals and ceremonies like today are i

we honor posthumously. he gave his life when two men opened fired at a video game store where he was buying a birthday present for his son. do his family who is here, his grandmother, his brother and sister, please know how deeply sorry we are for your loss. how grateful we are for sergeant wilson service. we also honor the more than 35 who have given their lives in a line of duty this year. one of them, an officer in wasinia and ashley murray taken from us on her very first shift. sacrifice when i joined some of you at the national law enforcement officers memorial not far from here. we read the names carved on these walls and we grieve with the families who carry the fallen in their hearts forever. we have been moved deeply by the english. h.t also -- anguis but also by their pride. in those moments, we are reminded of our enduring obligation as citizens that they sacrifice so much for that we do right by them. and their families. medals and ceremonies like today are important, but these are not enough to

of course, we honor those who didn't come home including, one hero we honor posthumously today, sergeantert wilson iii. he gave his life when two men opened fire at a video game store where sergeant wilson was buying his son a birthday present. to his family who's here, his grandmother constance, his brother and sister, please know how deeply sorry we are for your loss, how grateful we are for sergeant wilson's service. we also honor the more than 35 who have given their lives in the line of duty so far this year. one of them, an officer in virginia named ashley marie gwinden, was taken from us on her very first shift. i've seen the sacrifice when i joined some of you at the national law enforcement officers memorial not far from here. we read the names carved on these walls and we grieve with the families who carry the fallen in their hearts forever. we've been moved deeply by their anguish. but also by their pride in the lives their loved ones lived. and in those moments we're reminded of our enduring obligation as citizens that they sacrificed so much for that we do right by them. and

that is an honor that is not accorded to the president.lthough he occupies the honored position formerly held by blackjack pershing and formerly held by george marshall, general westmoreland, their brilliant commander cannot wear that blue ribbon. it goes to a very select and special group of men. and you are a part of that group. so to you and your families, on behalf of all of the people of this country and the free world who you have sought to protect and whose freedom you have tried to ensure, we say we thank you and we are grateful to you. and we are proud of the honor that the congress has authorized be conferred upon you. i hope and i believe that your been inwill not have vain. and as long as americans love their liberty and revere their freedom, they owe very special debt to you men that where that blue-ribbon. i will have a reception line and i hope to thank each of you who have gone through this. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> to watch more from the lyndon b. johnson the and him war visit our website, c-span.org/history. you can also find ou

today, we honor charles keating the fourth. seven children, a californian with an infectious wit and was always ready to help someone get through to time. when his siblings ran around the house, his parents would yell out, watch that baby safety mark. what she realizes she was raising a marine. as a teenager, he signed up. three days later on monday morning, the marines came to pick him up. that was 10 years ago. one morning this march, the marine knocked on his mother's door again. on his fifth tour, he gave his life while protecting the marines under his command. putting others before himself was what louis did best. he chose to live in the barracks with his buddies even though he could've lived in a house off base. he volunteered for friends who needed a date night. he just under promotion to mentor his fellow marines. when they brought louis home, hundreds of strangers lined the freeway overpasses of southern california to salute him. today, we salute staff sergeant louis carden. [applause] joshua wheeler's sister says he w

i put the question back to the honorable lady. our housing bill needs at every high-value properties sold will mean to new affordable homes in london. so why is that the labour party in the other place i've opposing the wanted more houses, more affordable housing and homeownership is at the truth. they talk a good game, but at the end of the day they are the enemies of aspiration. [shouting] >> thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. joining military aspirations in afghanistan can the british forces have live inside a server does who constantly put themselves in harm i had i saw just how brave these interpreters wear. does the prime minister the prime minister agreed the disdain in our country is honored our country's honor that we've abandoned a large number of them to be threatened by the taliban. some have been murdered, others have had to flee homes in fear of their life. we owe a huge debt of gratitude to my must provide safety here. >> what i say to my honorable friend as we debated and discussed in the coalition government and a

>> certainly i wish my honorable friends' candidates well. if you want to have well-run services at a good cost and keep taxes down, it's right to vote conservative right across the country. but the point he makes about hamas is important. we should be clear about who they are. they are a terrorist group who believe in killing jews. that's why whatever the right honorable gentleman says about combatting anti-semitism in the labor party will mean nothing until he withdraws the remark that they were his friends. he needs to do it and should do it today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i join the prime minister in congratulating leicester city on their amazing achievement. i hope it's not an indication he's going to support another football team, or is he going to stick with the two he's got already. later today, mr. speaker, commemorations begin for holocaust memorial day in israel. i hope there is agreement right across all parts of this house in sending our best wishes to those commemorating the occasion and sending a very clear statement that ant

david cameron: my honorable friend raises a very important issue.al group of down's syndrome parents came to my constituency surgery on friday and made all these arguments to me. as a constituency mp, i am taking this up with the department of health to make sure that all the right processes are followed. there are moral and ethical issues that need to be considered in these cases, but on the other hand we also have to respect the view that women want to have screening and testing about the health of their children, and we should be in favour of maximum transparency, on the basis that it is optional rather than mandatory, but it is part of routine care. so the health secretary is going to have to find a way through this, but, above all, we must make sure we go about it in the right way. alex cunningham: nifco uk manufactures components for ford and nissan cars and employs hundreds of people, including many from my constituency. i am sure the prime minister knows of the need for us all to get behind our manufacturing industry, but does he agree with

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i'm excited to honor mr.avid zimmerman who is from the inner sunset neighborhood and he owns black [inaudible] which i'm sure many of you hide out from time to time. he's the owner of blackthorn sports bar that provides a prime location to enjoy sporting events and cheer on many of our bay area teams. it hosts trivia night, karaoke and a pool league every wook. it's a wonderful place to hang out and showcase your flents. david is a native san franciscan. his father is a retired judge of northern california. his mother was deputy public defender here in the city of -- county of san francisco. grace. public service seems to clearly run in his family. for the past four years david has served as president of the inner sunset merchants association. he's been working hard with the community to create a green benefits district for the inner sunset which will provide additional resources to maintain and improve parks. sidewalks and open space? the neighborhood. david works with the inner sunset park neighbors. each y

i put the question back to the honorable lady. our housing bill needs at every high-value properties sold will mean to new affordable homes in london. so why is that the labour party in the other place i've opposing the wanted more houses, more affordable housing and homeownership is at the truth. they talk a good game, but at the end of the day they are the enemies of aspiration. [shouting] >> thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. joining military aspirations in afghanistan can the british forces have live inside a server does who constantly put themselves in harm i had i saw just how brave these interpreters wear. does the prime minister the prime minister agreed the disdain in our country is honored our country's honor that we've abandoned a large number of them to be threatened by the taliban. some have been murdered, others have had to flee homes in fear of their life. we owe a huge debt of gratitude to my must provide safety here. >> what i say to my honorable friend as we debated and discussed in the coalition government and a

i put the question back to the honorable lady. bill needs at every high-value properties sold will mean to new affordable homes in london. so why is that the labour party in the other place i've opposing the wanted more houses, more affordable housing and homeownership is at the truth. they talk a good game, but at the end of the day they are the enemies of aspiration. [shouting] >> thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. joining military aspirations in afghanistan can the british forces have live inside a server does who constantly put themselves in harm i had i saw just how brave these interpreters wear. does the prime minister the prime minister agreed the disdain in our country is honored our country's honor that we've abandoned a large number of them to be threatened by the taliban. some have been murdered, others have had to flee homes in fear of their life. we owe a huge debt of gratitude to my must provide safety here. >> what i say to my honorable friend as we debated and discussed in the coalition government and announced in

thank you tonight for this great honor. thank you.] >> thank you, congressman lewis, for those very stiring remarks. this is a very proud night for the holocaust museum. you inspire us all and you remind us that what we do matters. thank you all for coming. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by ational captioning institute] >> i helped both countries with their constitutions, being sort of

this is great honor for me. i have been involved with the city for such a long time, but before i get to that i like to thank larry [inaudible] for doing something for a friend of mine back in new jersey. i think it was a wonderful gesture he goes back, that he read a letter that renee and i happened to write. did a very very good job. just like to thank him because he didn't have >> student to do that but if he didn't i would probably get on him. i like to thank him for that and also like to thank pam for escorted him there to make sure he got there. very much so. when you have a city like this, i didn't come out here until 1958. you didn't know anything about me at the time, because it was something strange, it is [inaudible] city and joe was my [inaudible] when i came out here. nobody know that, but i did. the thing that i never seen a picture oaf and when joe hit his last home run in 1951 we played a game in new york and he had a grand slam. i'm out there clapping for him. you don't do that when you play the

i'm excited to honor mr.avid zimmerman who is from the inner sunset neighborhood and he owns black [inaudible] which i'm sure many of you hide out from time to time. he's the owner of blackthorn sports bar that provides a prime location to enjoy sporting events and cheer on many of our bay area teams. it hosts trivia night, karaoke and a pool league every wook. it's a wonderful place to hang out and showcase your flents. david is a native san franciscan. his father is a retired judge of northern california. his mother was deputy public defender here in the city of -- county of san francisco. grace. public service seems to clearly run in his family. for the past four years david has served as president of the inner sunset merchants association. he's been working hard with the community to create a green benefits district for the inner sunset which will provide additional resources to maintain and improve parks. sidewalks and open space? the neighborhood. david works with the inner sunset park neighbors. each y

his sacrifice by naming a post office in his honor. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. lawrence: i would like to yield two minutes to the sponsor of this bill, mr. ashford. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ashford: i thank my colleague and thank the chairman of the committee and rank -- and ranking member for helping us get this legislation through today. i would also thank my fellow nebraska congressman, congressman fortenberry and congressman smith, for their co-sponsorship of this important legislation. today i stand with a heavy heart and great pride to honor the life and legacy of omaha native caleb nelson. on october 1, 2011, petty officer nelson gave his life in service to his country when he was killed on a combat patrol by an explosive device that struck his vehicle in afghanistan. his selfless and courageous service to our country will never be forgotten, though we cannot repay the ultimate sacrifice that petty officer nelson made, his legacy

i strongly agree that we should honor his heroism by renaming the v.a. clinic in his honor. i want to thank the veterans add hoc committee, the memorial committee, the wasko county committee and thank the entire oregon congressional delegation and the mauve veterans affairs for your support. family like to thank his from the dalles. i'm proud to help honor loren kaufman by renaming this center in his honor so he can continue to be an inspiration for the community and the country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. brown: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. miller: i have no more requests for time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida has no more requests. the gentlewoman is recognized to close debate for the minority. ms. brown: yes, sir. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues in joining me by supporting h.r. 1762 as amended and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. t

>> the honorable gentleman is right about this. the positive news is that the deadline yesterday was met by a number of serious inquiries of interest into buying all of torture and that is good news. we need to work intensively with parker, with those bars to get the list down to those who are really seriously intended to bid for the business buddies right it's a short timetable. he asked what we're doing. we are talking intensively to make sure they do everything they can to make sure this is a serious sales process. >> prime minister made a very important announcement with regard to refugee children. but time is of the essence because of a peculiar vulnerability, children without the guidance and protection of the families. could the prime minister is an indication to the house how quickly he expects to have those arrangements in place? >> i'm very grateful to my right over front do spoken passionately about this issue. idles any reason why there needs to be a long delay. we need to hurry out conversations with local councils bec

>> i don't share the honorable gentleman spheres at all. i fully support it. >> mckinney. >> sent memorandums on the trade unions bills. it's clearly impinges. does the minister not now agree it was subject to legislative motions and what actions will the government take to ensure that civil servant do not arrive in the future. >> mr. speaker, the honorable ladies just not to date on all of this. >> mr. speaker, what the relegation of labor or, with the minister agree that now we've accepted members live in the default position. >> the honorable lady makes a very good point. i pay handsome tribute to the outstanding -- mr. speaker, let the prime minister she's a moderate sensible conservatives. she turned the skies of scotland blew with the rather pleasing tinge of pink at the edges. >> wayne david. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the act still speaks to his social partnership on the democratic will of the people of scotland and wales. the government says it believes in mutual respect to the central government and many more but the immediate dis

it honors it today. and thank god. >> even as the president launched the plans of the and are priced demonstrate their fighting proficiency, he stressed the search for peace seeking out a neutral corner in the world where men might reason together. the united states follows the dream of peace, so we include even the season or search. boardroom could be a conference room. seeutral ship on a neutral would be as good a meeting place as any. so long as who would come to lead, so long as both met halfway. so long as one did not insist that the other walk on water and work america alone. >> after spending a night at sea, the president worked his way back across the country. saluting the men of the air force at both mcconnell and langley. >> our spirit is sharp. our cause is just. and it is backed by strength. your strength. -- our cause will succeed. >> the president ended his germany in yorktown, virginia. it was here in 1781 out of the fires of last crucial battle the young nation asserted her independence o

thank you tonight for this great honor. thank you.ressman lewis, for those very stiring remarks. this is a very proud night for the holocaust museum. you inspire us all and you remind us that what we do matters. thank you all for coming. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] announcer: monday on the communicators. michael o reilly about issues like net neutrality. he also comments on the political divide within the fcc. he is joined by the communications daily executive editor. >> we should take the most impressive, leftists approach to policymaking. direction of the policy becomes the first goal rather than any consideration of collegiality or development. you wind up with the scenario like we have today with agreeing. announcer: watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> this year, first lady michelle obama was the commencement speaker for jackson state university. in her speech, she discussed the school's segregated pas

it is my great honor, as is tradition in the house of representatives when we are honoring people, we fight a flag -- fly a flag over the united states capital to commemorate their great achievement and a -- accomplishment. you are, for history, and especially for american history, what walter cronkite was for so many americans in television. you are the most trusted voice in america. it is such an honor to be with you on this dais and present you this flag that was flown over the united states capital for your outstanding service to your nation that you so eloquently chronicled. mr. mccullough: thank you, sir. [applause] mr. coleman: john, thank you very much. i failed to mention that john is on our board. we rotate republicans and democrats on to our board. we are the only bipartisan group on the hill. [laughter] we hope to rectify that. i would like to introduce and ask to come forward, the democratic leader, nancy pelosi, who in her own right is an historical figure, being the first female speaker of the house of representatives, to say a few congratulatory remarks. [applause] rep

linda johnson rob, the honorable hubert voe, ms. lucy johnson, daughter of linden and lady bird johnson. [ applause ] >> the archive of this library contains thousands of letters to our 36th president, many of which concern the vietnam war. here are two letters from soldiers stationed in vietnam during the height of president johnson's tenure in office which reflect contrasting views of the war held by americans including our troops. dear mr. president here is a picture of a little girl and myself. she has three older sister, two older brothers and a younger brother. they live in a village. their mother was killed by the vc. because of us she is able to smile. it is our duty to keep the smile which portrays so much on her face. there are many more who do not have the freedom smile which she has. it is our duty as americans to bring happiness to those who may never be as free of care as she. to be able to pose with her and have her look so happy gives the idea of the good we are doing here. this is worth fighting for. this is worth d

'm here tonight to honor them. i'm here tonight to honor every . lice officer in this country and i'm here tonight, mr. speaker, to ask people across the nation to go say thank you to the police officers that protect their community, protect their children, protect their homes each and every day. and i'll be there on sunday at the memorial in front of the capitol to be with those families. i've held the widows in my arms as the sheriff. i have held the children who cried. we will be doing it again on sunday. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: i thank the gentleman for yielding. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green, from texas. mr. green: i'm honored tonight to stand here in the u.s. house of representatives to call to the attention of my colleagues and my friends h.r. 5025, a bill that will bring some relief to much suffering in the houston area in the state of texas. but before i get into the bill itself. i i think it appropriate to thank people to help us get to this

thank you. >> tonight, it is a tremendous honor for me to speak to you, as we come together to honor our vietnam veterans, in particularly those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives by fighting for freedom and democracy in vietnam. each year around this time on the vietnamese american april 30, communities commemorate and honor the fallen soldiers. we also remember and mourn the loss of millions of lives in vietnam, who died seeking freedom. today, on behalf of the vietnamese community -- american community, i would like to express my deepest gratitude's for the sacrifices made by america during the vietnam war. 58,000 brave american soldiers and their families made the ultimate sacrifice. we should allow vietnamese american communities to survive and migrate to this great country. 50 years ago, south vietnam was -- stood as a fortress of freedom and democracy, safeguarding against the expansion of communism in indochina. in making their stand against communism, 58,000 americans together with 250,000 south vietnamese lost their lives. north vietnam's rallying cause was to p

>> i will have a look at what my honorable friend says. he makes an important point because some people think if you care about air quality there is no room for any roadbuilding but, of course, stationary traffic is much more polluting than moving traffic and we have to make sure the arteries that serve all our constituencies are open. i've look carefully at what he said but at the same time we should recognize air quality is improving. we want to do more by introducing the clean air program. >> with the united kingdom facing our most momentous decision or a generation at eight weeks time, does the prime minister thinks it make more sense forced to listen to all of our closest friends and allies around the world or to a combination of french passion, nigel and vladimir putin? >> i'm glad he takes the english pronunciation rather than the rather pozzi four and 71 he seems to prefer. [laughter] that is apparently a good thing. obviously, i think we should listen to a friend and her allies but as i look around the world, as i look around the

everybody in this law enforcement family to stop the world and honor those that have gone before, honorames of the and the people whose names are going on tragically. i know two new hampshire police officers were shot in the line of duty today. i hear that they're going to survive. just last week in kansas city. a kansas city detective brad lancaster i think is his name was shot and killed in the line of duty. we live with this danger. we accept that we just want to know that should one of us go down that families are taken care of and the sacrifice cops are starlighting to wonder. they want to pay their mortgages, send their kids to college. some of these officers want to walk their daughter down the aisle one day and that may not happen. but we're willing to do that to protect our community. gosh darn it, it better be worth it. >> why do you think the attorney general -- you said the attorney general and the president, i interpret it to say they don't have you back? >> because this thing has been politicized. this is a political construct. this whole black lives matter there is no dat

this is great honor for me. i have been involved with the city for such a long time, but before i get to that i like to thank larry [inaudible] for doing something for a friend of mine back in new jersey. i think it was a wonderful gesture he goes back, that he read a letter that renee and i happened to write. did a very very good job. just like to thank him because he didn't have >> student to do that but if he didn't i would probably get on him. i like to thank him for that and also like to thank pam for escorted him there to make sure he got there. very much so. when you have a city like this, i didn't come out here until 1958. you didn't know anything about me at the time, because it was something strange, it is [inaudible] city and joe was my [inaudible] when i came out here. nobody know that, but i did. the thing that i never seen a picture oaf and when joe hit his last home run in 1951 we played a game in new york and he had a grand slam. i'm out there clapping for him. you don't do that when you play the

clement: no, your honor. -- mr. francisco: no, your honor. but when you look what the government has done in t. what congress has done, that is the line that congress has drawn. both in the tight 7 exemption where churches -- title 7 exemption where churches and religious organizations like our clients get treated the same. here the government's entire line is drawn from the tax world where the line -- they define those who have to file informational -- >> it doesn't have to. can the government say we are going to treat the church itself also protected. justice ginsburg: religious oriented organizations are protected but not the same level? mr. frisco: i don't think they can do that. i don't think the government can take the position that the little sisters of the poor are any less of a church than a house of worship. >> same with a university? mr. francisco: yes, your honor. because when you look at how congress has drawn the line, universities get the title 7 exemption for religious hiring. churches do. the little sisters -- >> you're answe

francisco: yes, your honor. and the question is, did the governor cross the line into influencing officials to undertake that action and was the jury properly instructed? justice kennedy: can you tell me the posture of the case with reference to under virginia law, the government the governor's authority or lack of authority to tell the university, you will engage in this research or you will not engage? mr. francisco: sure, your honor, he -- justice kennedy: what is the state of the law, and do the parties agree on this point? mr. francisco: your honor, i think that the parties agree that the governor at least had a bully pulpit authority, but he had very little authority to actually direct any university researcher to do anything. and here i think one of the critical there are two critical questions -- one, was the jury told that it even had to find that he tried to do that and here it wasn't, and, two, did he in fact do that. and we would assert that he clearly didn't. justice ginsburg: would it have made a d

. >>> a day to honor the men and women who died serving our country. ♪ philly pops is also honoring menever memorial day concert. today's special concert was free for thousands of men and women who serve and protect us. fox 29's joanne pileggi was right there for it all at the mann center for the performing arts in fairmount park. >> reporter: yes, you got good feeling just being here as the philly pops and the man put on a first ever memorial day concert. and i can tell you, it was a very spirited and emotional musical event. ♪ >> reporter: this is memorial salute, a collaborative concert by the philly pops and mann center for the performing arts. ♪ >> reporter: the concert honoring tradition of service and celebrating all those who have served and sacrificed. >> any time of year that we can honor people our fallen fellow country men who have died for this country any time as a nation we come together and appreciate that is special time. >> reporter: more than 2,000 complimentary tickets were given to veterans active military, police and firefighters and first responders and their fami

i'm honored to be here. i am particularly honored because my bride is with me. we spent quite a bit of time together and we like to have memories together. this is a memory. orenld like to thank dr. for inviting me. i express my deep honor and gratitude to participate in these commencement exercises. it's been quite some years since for jenny and i have been here together. we been here on separate occasions but rarely together. of course we have known dr. larry and mrs. oren for many years. we have been quite close to hillsdale throughout his tenure. we both admire the work that is being done here to educate young man and young women. i was fortunate to have had david morel, a hillsdale graduate, clerk for me. he was an outstanding law clerk and brilliant young man. mass also one of my daily companions. evening asnce last dr. oren mentioned to visit with a young student who attend savanna classical academy in savannah, georgia. what a wonderful idea. as he indicated this is the same inool i attended high school the 1960's. this has been a most difficult term at

the air force honored its fallen.lle: this morning's ceremony at the air force memorial had speeches and music. jonathan: joe biden spent the memorial day honoring his late son army major beau biden. they renamed the headquarters after biden who served as the state attorney general. the vice president and his family were on hand for the dedication service. his son did spend ten years to the national guard deploying to iraq in 2008. beau biden died last year fr shockwaves. they are causing electrocutions in lakes across the country. the waves are coming without warning and sometimes striking with deadly force. it's called electric shock drowning. it originates from a short in the wiring of a dock marina or boat and spreads through the water. one family just lost their youngest daughter in electric shock drowning incident. >> i could have saved her if it had been anything but electrocution in the water. michelle: to keep your family safe, experts say inspect electrical equipment at pools, docks, boats, marinas at least

it honors it today. thank god. ♪ >> even as the president watched the planes of the enterprise demonstrate fighting proficiency, he stressed the search for peace -- seeking out a neutral corner in the world where men might reason together. >> the united states follows the dream of peace, so we include even the seas in our search. for us, the boardroom could be a conference room. a neutral ship on a neutral sea would be as good a meeting place as any. so long as who would come to the meeting, so long as both met halfway. so long as one did not insist that the other walk on water and work a miracle alone. ♪ >> after spending a night at sea, the president worked his way back across the country. saluting the men of the air force at both mcconnell and langley. >> our spirit is sharp. our cause is just. and it is backed by strength. your strength. our cause will succeed. ♪ >> the president ended his journey in yorktown, virginia. it was here in 1781, out of the fires of last crucial battle the young nation ass

>> first of all, let me say what an honor it is for me to be here. and to participate in a conference which is needed to heal wounds of the debates about vietnam. and so i want to congratulate the library for organizing this and providing the opportunity. i'd like to say also that it's sort of symbolic that secretary kerry is coming here tomorrow night. he was walking around with placards outside the white house when i served there. and the point i want to make is we've become good friends in the interval. and he came to my 90th birthday party and made a toast in which he said -- he pointed out what his actions had been then and that it was a pity that we didn't have an opportunity to talk rather than confront each other in that period. in that period he and i have worked together when he was chairman of the foreign relations committee. and i greatly respect his efforts now. and it's very meaningful that this conference would end with a speech by the distinguished leader of america now. now, to answer your question, in the kennedy administration viet

the president honored.e crowds represent theree best of america. >> everything back to normal at the white house after a briefus lockdown. around lunch time someone through a metal object over the fence. that perp was arrested on theon spot a woman was placed in in handcuffs. >>> murder mystery police investigating the death of af woman found inside the laundry room at an apartment building. the victim was discovered early this afternoon in adelphi if you have any information call police. what manyll you things make living here in the nations capital pretty spectacular including all the memorials, monuments us hundreds of world war ii veterans fly into dc to visit the memorial that was built in their >> michigan took an honor flight to dc they invited photo jury last for what turned out to be a very emotional ride. >> world war ii veterans who just landed. gate 15 momentarily. >> will you look at what they did they just did what they had to do. you know we're talking about our world war ii veterans. they we

i'm particularly honored because my bride is with me. and we spent quite a bit of time together, and we like, i think to have memories together. and this is indeed a memory. again, i'd like to thank dr. orion for inviting me. and, again i express my deep honor and gratitude to participate in these commencement exercises. this has been quite some years since virginia and i have been here together. we've been here on separate occasions, but rarely together. of course, we have known dr. larry and mrs. orion, penny for many years as dr. orion has indicated. and we have been quite close to hillsdale throughout his tenure. we both admire the work that is being done here to educate young men and young women. i was fortunate to have had david morel, a hillsdale graduate clerk for me a few years back. he was an outstanding law clerk and a wonderful, brilliant young man. he's also one of my daily mass companions. i also had a chance last evening, as dr. orrin mentioned to visit with the young students who attend the academy in my hometown, savanna