this independence day.ons from the battlefield you brought home in terms of your battle against opioid deaths. >> the biggest lesson i learned is every battle is winnable if you take it one step at a time, one year at a time, one city block at a time and one soldier at a time, that is where look at the opioid academic, not something we will be able to attack with a magic bullet or mother of all bombs for this problem, something we have to look at as a problem we solve one veteran at a time. >> we had some numbers in terms of opioid overdose deaths, 42,000, you lost a couple close friends who died of drug-related overdoses so it is personal for you. >> when you lose people in combat it is horrible and tragic but as a soldier you can make sense of that, although things over a 2-year. go of time, almost 20 years, come home and i have an overdose, it is a horrible problem we face today. patty: 1 did to go to med school but then you went back. tell us about your transition. >> i spent 20 years in the army but th

independent expenditure only committees. groups that are spending for and against candidates, but are, in theory, independent from those candidates. and most troubling, nondisclosing nonprofits. a nonprofit can spring up without registering with the irs , and the money can come from anywhere, in fact. since we don't know the source of the money, there is great concern it might not even be coming from domestic sources. cycle in particular, following concerns about russian meddling in 2016, i think it is especially worrisome that we haven't gotten a grip on the secret money flowing into our elections. host: remind our viewers what the rules are for super pac's. guest: they are packs that only run independent expenditures. perhaps they are running tv ads or online ads, advocacy for or against candidates. in many cases, they spring up and go away after the election or a certain amount of time, then they reconstitute themselves under a different name. kind of playing a game of cat with these groups. many are affiliated with the p

and what is more american than declaring your independent independence? right.ng to be nrnths a collective 94% of voters chose clinton or trump. third party candidates only got about 6% collectively. so the two major parties remain dominant, despite vote, claiming that i don't identify with either of them. some managed to win federal elections. recently i spoke with senator angus king, one of two members of congress. i began asking him why he and bernie sanders are the only ones who successfully bucked the official party system and why there aren't more elected independents who chose to caucus with one side or the other. where he told us. >> i think it's the mechanics of our election system, chuck. it's very hard to get on the ballot in many places. it's the whole system is established under the auspices of the two parties. the other piece, though, is, i think it goes to my history the hardest thing for an independent is to convince the voters that you are for real and that it's a viable choice and they're not wasting their vote. and in my case, we had an indepe

every being independence. and what is more american than declaring your independent independence?ctive 94% of voters chose clinton or trump. third party candidates only got about 6% collectively. so the two major parties remain dominant, despite vote, claiming that i don't identify with either of them. but some independents have managed to win federal elections, recently i spoke with senator angus king, one of two members of congress. i began asking him why he and bernie sanders are the only ones who successfully bucked the official party system and why there aren't more elected independents who chose to caucus with one side or the other. here's what he told us. >> i think it's the mechanics of our election system, chuck. it's very hard to get on the ballot in many places. it's the whole system is established under the auspices of the two parties. the other piece, though, is, i think it goes to my history the hardest thing for an independent is to convince the voters that you are for real and that it's a viable choice and they're not wasting their vote. and in my case, we had an i

-- independence." what do we believe? tesco we believe. f.at's it -- that's our believ yet with slavery and fest politics as never before, he had reached a point of wary hopelessness. americans could not move, he says at this point, from their downy seats of inaction. what way to move, want to do? to understand frederick douglass's recurring attacks on the declaration of independence, you first have to understand how much he loved it. adored it. was grateful for it. wherefor a moment -- would the abolitionist cause in the 50 years before the civil war, where would it have been without those creeds? what would they have appealed to? , at least thet preamble of the constitution, which the abolitionists were so fond of pointing to, and in the bill of rights, that's there, too. that bill of rights that we never agree on in america, do we? we will internally disagree about the bill of rights. certainly the second amendment. a bunch of others there, too. where would the abolitionists have turned? they would

it is declaration of independence celebration day. i bet the constitution -- everybody has been talking arabic on the issue and the bill of rights and how wonderful that was that our forefathers did the. the bill of rights was part of the first 10 amendments to the constitution and the states would not have ratified the constitution unless those were that is a local official that went in before the constitution was ratified. i don't know why people can't have an argument without a i don't know why people can't have an argument without pulling a gun but my neighbor tells me about prowlers neighborhood and i am wondering how every time i -- people who don't have jobs are sleeping under the -- excuse under the bridges around here and i see them on tv all over the place. only 3% of people not employed are all under the bridge host: david in clearwater florida, what that noise is the background. who is your elected u.s. representative? caller: elected u.s. representative is -- i want to say charlie i think he is a state representative. it'

it says eight immigrants signed the declaration of independence. she also wrote our nation must not lose -- give me your tired, poor, and huddled masses yearning to breathe free. >>> hundreds of thousands of people in the nation's capital operated independence day. they got to see parades along with a concert and a huge firework show. earlier today in washington, president trump delivered his independence day message showing gratitude to veterans and those currently serving in the military. >> let us never forget that our freedom has been earned through the blood and sweat and sacrifice of these were great american heroes. >>> president trump celebrated at the white house with military families. >>> with check on some of the weather across the country. it has been hot in the mid section. we will go back a few hours. across much of the country it was warm and in time. these guys are under a heat concerned. there is a lot of humidity in washington. it is still 81 degrees in washington dc and it is one am. it is 90 in phoenix. that will continue throu

lady liberty, the next target on independence day.he protester scaled the steps as a protest lady liberty, a protester scale lady liberty, a protester scale the statue o of liberty is a protest to donald trump. will this backfire on democrats? we have latebreaking details, the massive law enforcement response. the president taking game and the organization of petroleum exporting countries. as americans hit the road. we reportrt this broadcast, som unbelievable heroes. and keeping america safe, strong, proud and mighty. and fox news at night.on i met henry in for shannon bream. the trump administration does not stop for anything. and >> on twitter, firing up a demand to opec writing, quote, they are driving prices is the united states depends members with very little money. and the salaries were asked to increase their oil production up to 2 million barrels due to the turmoil in iran and venezuela. and saudi arabia and other opec members to provide more oil, to prevent oil prices from skyrocketing. the focus wasn't on oil. >> thank you

jillian: happy independence day.want to abandon ice. we are not abandoning ice. and we are not abandoning our law enforcement protest outside of customs immigrations enforcement office turned violent. >> president trump has interviewed seven candidates to be the candidate for the supreme court. >> we will have another great one we will announce on monday. >> anti-trump text. >> melania trump surprising our nation's heroes eating with soldiers and families at walter reed. >> main reason i'm proud to be an american is the opportunity t

of independence. the talk about the views and interpretations of w eb the voice, frederick douglas and thomas jefferson as well as the perspective of 18th-century african-american and women. the american antiquarian society and the freedoms way heritage association cohosted this event. it's about one hour and 40 minutes. >>> good evening. my name is alan dunlap. on the president of american antiquarian society appeared is my great pleasure to welcome you all to antiquarian hall. which is bit of a construction site and process. but we are very pleased that we could get the chaos out of the way in order to have tonight program. it's titled holding of these truths, panel discussion about the declaration of independence. tonight our program is being filmed by c-span and later during question-and-answer period, we will bring the microphone here to the file and if you have questions and we encourage those questions. we will ask you to come to the aisle. it's important so both we and -- in the room can hear

we are working on the declaration of independence. this is a picture of me explaining to people what a syllogism is. it is a kind of argument. you have a premise and conclusion that a traditional example is socrates. i like to use bill gates. the example goes, socrates, bill gates, human beings. all human beings are mortal. therefore bill gates, even bill gates, will die. the premise, the conclusion. a syllogism actually matters for finishing part of the declaration. i will come back to that. this is us in class. this group of students, who are taught in chicago on the south side in a course on humanities, the odyssey project, whose purpose was to get people who had fallen out of the educational system a chance to start over. the course was ambitious because it was taking a group of students, many of whom did not have a high school degree, and was saying, we will give these students the same quality of education as during the day we are giving to the university of chicago undergraduates. the university undergraduates have come from th

the continental congress voted for independence on july 2.one would remember that day as a national holiday. but they hadn't crafted a document explaining the move. sound familiar? >> we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it. >> so they wrote it up, gave it an edit and printed it july 4, 1776. most signed the document on august 2, 1776. there were, however, some stragglers signing in september and october. the public didn't see the document until january 1777. chad pergram, fox news. >> now you know the rest of the story. coming up, we'll take you on board one of the navy's newest boats. we'll have a live report as we think of those in the military that defend our freedom on this independence day. my day starts well before i'm in the kitchen. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to shave my a1c. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, d

if the unfunded mandates information and transparency by lessening the independence of independent regulatory agencies and by strengthening the influence of the private sector to be regulated in the federal rulemaking process does in fact spur economic growth, we should hold the policy accountable. during the obama administration, a time when president obama's critics believed that overregulation was inhibiting the economy from growing and stunting recovery after the great recession, quarterly growth contradicted them. quarterly growth of real g.d.p. was at least 5% once and over 4% 11 times. in fact, in 2014 when congress last considered but did not enact this bill, and the pposed hob-nailed booted government, g.d.p. grew at an annual rate of 2.6%. the provisions of h.r. 50 would make it harder for federal agencies to safeguard air and water quality. the safety of food and consumer products, and the health and welfare of all americans. all in the name of spurring economic growth. therefore, as follows -- if it fails to spur that promised economic growth and to achieve an average annual growt

the declaration of independence jefferson's political masterpiece became a milestone in human history the original draft contained a demand for the abolition of slavery. but after congress deleted this passage jefferson the pioneer of liberty left the problem to be dealt with by future generations. this contradiction probably troubled him for the rest of his life especially as it was slaves who built the cello the architectural symbol of human dignity and freedom i am an enthusiastic on the subject of the arts but it is an enthusiasm of which i am not ashamed as its object is to improve the taste of my countryman to increase their reputation to reconcile to them the respect of the world. as a work of art to monticello is a kind of aesthetic declaration of independence intended to demonstrate america's autonomy to britain and the rest of the world. jefferson called monta chalo his essay and architecture with his vision of a new style of architecture for america jefferson created an aesthetic model which occupies an important place in american architectural history. the formal language

. ♪ happy independence day.t is wednesday, the fourth of july, 2018, 242nd anniversary of america's founding. on this morning's washington journal, we will touch on topics including the american dream, challenges racing america's system of government, and what it takes to become an american citizen. but we will start the program this hour by taking a look at a out, sayingt is that americans are losing faith in democracy, and ask you what you think. we will also look at other polls and surveys on what the americans are thinking about their country on this fourth of july weekend. your face and democracy -- where does it -- your faith in democracy -- where does it stand? .emocrats, (202) 748-8000 republicans, (202) 748-8001. and for independents and all others, (202) 748-8002. we welcome tweets. send us a tweet at @cspanwj or go on facebook at facebook.com/cspan. let's start with a pull from the democracy project, a bipartisan effort of the george w. bush institute freedom house and the pen biden center. their surv

we've already seen some of the independent and independent candidates already who won the elections they've ordered he announced their support for the p.d.i. some of them are already on route to islamabad normally the trend in pakistan and that no matter which party comes out on top the independents normally get advocate towards them so he's quite confident they really have a big chunk of those. independent candidates who won the election that really put him in a strong position he's got. allies apart which have bagged a few key ten dead and if you poured that can lead to a good date and have a comfortable position right now where doherty they're mulling a while who will be the foreign minister we're told. by have the candidate who won from this. need to be the new finance minister and obviously why all this is going on the accountability chord mr. if ordered to appear before the accord so the accountability process also continuing because iran has said from day one has them fitted ready to go off the record option and of course many of the buggers dani politicians have been implicated in m

jillian: happy independence day. rob: enjoy it, see you later. >> democrats say we want to abandon ice. we are not abandoning ice. and we are not abandoning our law enforcement protest outside of customs immigrations enforcement office turned violent. >> president trump has interviewed seven candidates to be the candidate for the supreme court. >> we will have another great one we will announce on monday. >> anti-trump text. >> melania trump surprising our nation's heroes eating with soldiers and families at walter reed. >> main reason i'm proud to be an american is the opportunity to grow as a person. >> let us renew the pledge of bonds and loyalty that unite us together as americans. >> step-by-step, we are making america great again ♪ we're an american man ♪ we're coming to your town ♪ we're an american band. abby: live shot of the u.s. monterey in norfolk, virginia. we are celebrating america. we celebrate america every day on this show. but now we have a perfect reason to look like this. abby: yeah. pete: uninte

that independence is crucial. r d c is a blogging conglomerate founded in two thousand and sixteen mostly funded by the dutch government promising an independent alternative voice the collective provides a platform for more than one hundred bloggers in eight cities but with just six percent internet penetration the impact of these bloggers on congolese both inside and outside the city remains low. bar is director. that is just one of the many challenges that remain before the media can play a central role in changing the course of the deer see the future. something has to change in the mainstream media because although we now have the internet and young people use it like never before radio remains the number. one medium radio stations could be big players bringing about change if they were able to choose their own stories independent of political influence i know it's very hard there is so much pressure from both sides but i think they still have a chance to make up for it. and finally a couple of weeks back we t

architectural revolution to parallel the political revolution he set off with his declaration of independence he saw it as a symbol of liberty and self-determination. wanted cello thus became an image of the a static and political ideas of thomas jefferson one of the founding fathers of a young republic and third president of the united states a man of many talents jefferson was also an architect philosopher man of letters astronomer physicist inventor and fama just to mention some of his interests. whether i retired to bed early or late i rise with the sun. a carefully planned daily routine helps jefferson to organize the varied life he led at monticello. it was here that he finally withdrew enterprise. that life weary of the trivialities of politics. here at the place that brought him his deepest satisfactions he was at last able to lead the intellectual life in tune with nature that politics that always denied him. and he and the former president took advantage of a fundamental human right he had accorded to all of humanity in his declaration of independence the pursuit of happiness. posse

be independent. they wanted them to be effective. they did not want them to be directed or misdirected away from the important matters out to the margins of the operations of the department. they wanted ig to be credible. they knew that no one would believe an investigation if the investigation was done by the subject of the investigation, someone investigating themselves, or was conducted by a subordinate inside the organization, or a team player inside the organization. so, they wanted the ig's to stand apart, and they also one of the audits to be the same way. they did not want department grading their own papers. all of those were reasons for it. the third thing they wanted was justice at all costs. even if the world bends because of it, we want justice. living in an unjust world, is not living. there was a dedication to that. sometimes it really wrecks the place. you take out somebody that is essential, a really well-liked person inside the organization, i think the washington post said one time

given their independence break and have been giving each their independence.lared our independence five years before the battle of yorktown. 12 years before we have a constitution. 13 years with her george washington was president. we are free because we said we are free and we declared it and we celebrate the declaration of independence. americans eat. it's scary. abraham lincoln warned about it. america was the last best hope of earth. it is scary, but it's part of democracy. >> we had social media platforms that people can make their voices heard and maybe we are at the wayne that. you look at history, maybe nothing new. doug wead, thank you for joining us. mark twain, elizabeth said, history doesn't repeat accurately, but it rhymes. liz: that is true. thank you so much for joining us. we have much more ahead on the special edition of "america's news hq" pair were broadcast live the marine corps memorial here in arlington. stay with us. nasty nighttime heartburn? try new alka-seltzer pm gummies. the only fast, powerful heartburn relief plus melatonin so you

i would start with independence independence means that you're not going to take instruction from any of the states and we know that in the situation of syria the states have agendas so not taking instruction not acting according to agenda. what does it mean it means that you are doing your work professionally you are looking seeking to receive information from a very key of source not just certain sources what does it mean being impartial it means that you are showing. generally but also showing no bias in favor or against any of that i understand what you're saying you're talking about your methods of work but there are also other considerations that come into that and one of that is funding you are funded so far on the voluntary basis when the one of your main sponsors cames comes out and states the purpose for this mechanism in very stark geopolitical terms i wonder why would you expect for example the syrian state to cooperate with you in good faith i cannot speak for the states the states are taking their responsibility when they speak against say is that whether a state is curr

vice mayor ted hickman has a regular column in the 'independent voice.'e american month'... and has a rainbow logo with a cross through it. hickman says it's a celebration of being healthy heterosexuals. in the column, he used a derogatory term to desribe gay men. many in the l-g-b-t-q community say this column by a government official crosses the line. ( darya ) others on the dixon city council say this column is giving the community a black eye. some have called for hickman to step down. ( james ) in the north bay... a warning after a mopuntain lion was spotted in sebastopol. this is a picture of the big cat. it was seen in a back yard on dutton avenue. police say if you see a mountain lion do not confront it and call the police or sheriff's office. ( darya ) coming up... more than 35 cars in berkeley vandalized... what polic

a seasonably cool weather pattern will persist into independence day as a result of a deep marine layer and persistent onshore flow. expect 60s along the coast and widespread 70s inland in the bay area. a warming trend is then expected thursday through the upcoming weekend as high pressure builds toward the region from the desert southwest. ( darya ) a big story we are following... firefighters are making progress on that massive wildfire burning in yolo and napa county... but this morning there are new evacuation orders in napa county. kron 4's will tran is live at the command post in woodland.. will? ( will ) you can see where the fire is burning in yolo county.. and napa county-- near lake berryessa. here is where things stand tonight. the county fire has burned 72- thousand acres. it is now 15 -percent contained. mandatory evacuations are still in place. and 980- structures are still threatened. kron-4's michelle kingston reports from napa, where people say, they are ready to go at a moment's notice. ( will ) two more mandatory evacuations have just been put in place due to the coun

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lady liberty, the next target on independence day.he protester scaled the steps as a protest of president trump. will this latest stunt backfire on democrats? details are next. the massive law-enforcement protest to that. plus, the president is taking aim tonight at the exporting countries. accusing them of doing little but a rising gas prices has americans hit the road for a long holiday weekend. as the fourth of july solutions wrap up on the east, but continue and the rest the country, we will honor some unbelievable heroes. so, grab another cold beverage of your choice. who the president thanks nate for keeping america safe, strong, proud, mighty and free. on that's upbeat note, welcome to fox news at night. i'm in for shannon. as we have learned over and over again. the news does not stop for basically anything. not even the holidays. it is nice to have alison here to recap another busy day in washington. >> the president began his day sharing a fourth of july message on twitter. he fired a demand to opec, riding the monopoly must

independence day on wednesday it should be independence week.messed up it is our one day off is in the middle of the week because if it's at the beginning or the end you get an extra day. not this time. ainsley: based on traffic i think a lot of people have taken the entire week off. steve: they left friday. pete: you are smart take advantage of the strategic july 4th tradition. steve: we know how to party. ainsley: i like the ty, red, ti, red, white, and blue. steve: my tie matches his socks. ainsley: we love our country. a man under arrest after threatening to chop up and kill senator rand paul's family with an ax. pete: okay. kentucky republican says the threat was called into his office, and he no longer feels safe. steve: griff jenkins is live in washington, d.c. put latest in a string of security scares for senator paul. griff? >> good morning, guys. senator paul is thanking the u.s. capital police today for arresting a man who threatened grave violence against him and his family. the threat came into his bowling green's office and law enf

, happy independence day.en shapiro fired back with a history lesson, 56 people signed up, 48 were born in the american colonies, two were born in england, two and islands, two in scotland, one in wales, one in northern ireland. 27 minutes after the top of the hour. in a race against time to rescue the soccer team trapped in thailand crews grambling to pump water from the cave but for more rain rushes in. the latest in the effort to get them out alive. ♪ >> we are now entering day 13 for the 12 children trapped inside an underwater cave as rescue crews team it too dangerous to have been some to safety, they are in a race against time and nature to get them out alive. stephen has been out on the scene in thailand all day and joins us now with the latest. thank you for joining us. we really appreciate it. you just returned from the scene, tell us the latest in terms of conditions. >> conditions on the ground are drying up since we have had so many days of nice weather but they are really working hard on pumping

the one and only party that not only pinoy says is independent is this one the grassroots democratic party set up in twenty fifteen today it's candidates a meeting on the outskirts of phnom penh to talk election strategy. but what i mean how much of america. could you be. saying coma is a party founder and its prime ministerial candidate. and not that general but hang your. the portrait of his party's co-founder is an eerie reminder of just how treacherous cambodian politics can be. in july twenty sixth seen ken lay was shot dead in a phnom penh cafe one of the country's most feelings critics of the ruling party he's widely believed to have been a victim of a political assassination a lot of people tried to convince me to walk because there was no no i know what i'm doing so. for me i have no choice i have to continue with this mission all my life like the people they hope to represent most of the candidates have little money and with the campaign budget coming out of their pockets funds are limited to saying coleman is encouraging party members to be creative like recording policy m

. >>> now at 6:00, celebrating independence day. sunny skies and hot parades. clouds and rain for the fireworks tonight? >>> is it you or someone you know is taking metro to the national mall tonight, we'll tell you why y could run into some delays. id>>> neweo of the children trapped in the cave in thailand. the clock is ticking on rescue efforts as they face complicationings. >>> news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. s.> first to that breaking n a live picture of the statue of liberty right now. police are trying to reach a protester thereho climbed on to the pedestal of the statue during a protest of president trump's immigratiopolicy. she was part of a group called se and resist new york. >> the group organized a protest with banners today that read "abo rsh i.c.e."erring to the immigratio and customs enforcement agency. says this woman was part of the protest but tookio this a on her own. was not part of their plan. >> she seems to be moving away from police. we're going to keep monitoring this situaon and bring you updates throughout the hour. >>> her

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this doesn't compromise their independence. on the contrary, it gives ig's insight into current agency priorities and activities and allows for ig's to be proactive in flagging issues a common to their attention. rather than waiting for problems to develop and claiming credit for investigating them later. congress has a role to play. it needs to support ig's and the council to sink in. they need to engage ig's more in informal ways outside the public hearing process and use the ig's work when they develop their oversight plans. and ig's converter engage congress by making themselves and their staff more publicly accessible. and the ig's are evolving as an institution do we found council of ig's otherwise known as -- has made great progress since its inception ten years ago. the focus on crosscutting issues that spend department and agency lines is welcome and will continue to grow as a government tackles difficult policy choices across departmental jurisdictions. we endorse them a dedicated funding stream and in our report we r

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independents, (202) 748-8002.f you want to post your thoughts about the stories and more on twitter, you can do so at @cspanwj, and you can also post on our facebook page at facebook.com/cspan. the hearing with peter struck , a joint took place hearing looking at actions he did not only with his personal texts, but his views on the clinton email investigation. the hill reporting, saying peter thursday was viewed as a key to exposing systematic from top officials against donald trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. the house judiciary and house oversight and government reform ran close to 10 hours, with republicans unleashing on was, from the beginning, a rancorous, partisan cage match. peterpoke with strzok as to why he was kicked off the investigation, but here is a bit of that exchange. [video clip] my question is, if you were kicked off when you read the text, shouldn't you have been kicked off when you wrote them? >> not at all. >> well, it wasn't the discovery of your text, mr. strzok, it was the exist

independent line.aller: my name is bernard. when i called, i heard about prewitt resigning yesterday, -- t, he had such a good job and i wanted to know why he would want to resign and why did he not give 60 days, to let the american people know he was resigning? you know, someone should get up there, the next day and say i want to resign from the top job -- host: ok that is bernard in maryland. the washington post goes on to write this morning "it was in the early month of the trump administration when other members were struggling to recruit deputies and navigate departments, scott pruitt was already unraveling federal restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions and toxic waste discharge from coal-fired power plants. he declined to been a commonly used pesticide linked to potential neurological damage in fetuses, that the agency had previously proposed. he pushed the president to announce u.s. withdrawal from the paris climate accord. he questioned the science of climate change and also the overwhelming

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i would start with independence independence means that you're not going to take instruction from any of the states and we know that in the situation of syria state of agenda so not taking instruction not acting according to agenda of what does it mean it means that you are doing your work professionally you are looking seeking to receive information from a very key of source not just certain sources what does it mean being impartial it means that you are showing genuinely but also showing no bias in favor or against any of that to say what.

for democrats (202) 748-8000, for republicans (202) 748-8001, and independents and all others for independents202) 748-8002. brett kavanaugh worked at the -- in the george w. bush administration, the former president weighing in with the statement about brett kavanaugh. sing president trump has made an outstanding decision in nominating judge brett kavanaugh . brilliant jurist who will faithfully apply the constitution and the laws throughout his 12 years on the d.c. circuit judge is a fine , and the man of highest -- and a man of the highest integrity. that is from george w. bush. members of the senate weighing in. onmay see judge kavanagh capitol hill as early as today. here's tim scott, republican of south carolina saying now more than ever we need a supreme court justice that will uphold freeze each, written -- free speech, and religious liberty. him inforward to meeting learning more about him through this confirmation process. , inur republican line chicago. caller: good morning. i have to say, this is the last straw for me from this moment on, i could not any more republican candidates

>> inr has a long history of being independent actor. in providing independent analysis. many times were dating back to the vietnam war being at odds with the counterparts in the ic. it's an environment where you can have those discussions. you can see that competing views are represented weather in the daily briefs or through the national intelligence. there's always an opportunity to provide competing views. should i be confirmed i don't believe my role will be getting consensus for the position we may take on, but ensuring it is represented and heard in those documents that are shared. >> i think that is why we're here. when i was in a leadership position i asked my stuff i want it well staff, coordinated opinion by the staff. as we know, with lessons from 9/11 we had different departments and agencies providing information to the white house and they had to sorted out and that didn't work good. the obligation to make sure there's a focused recommendation both the executive branch is when i take seriously i will do my hardest to deliver. >> thank you mr. chairman. firs

people who have talked about fed independence, who understands the value of independence. i don't think there's an issue of the people he has appointed bowing to his whims. >> he is not an orthodoxed politician or republican, as we've found. >> really? >> in any way, we've found. >> you don't say. >> thanks, bob >>> our nextguest is urging th president to reconsider and how businesses in his state are being hurt and what he wants the president to do about it it's not about quantity. it's about quality. no trendy stuff. i want etfs backed by research. is it built for the long-term? my reputation depends on it. flexshares etfs are designed and managed around investor objectives. so you can advise with confidence. before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. go to flexshares.com for a prospectus containing this information. read it carefully. is it to carry cargo... greatness of an suv? or to carry on a legacy? its show of strength... or its sign of intelligence? in crossing harsh terrain... or breaking new ground? this is the time

let's look at the independent online, looking at the independent online, looking at meat and dairy companiesiggest polluters. this feature looks at why they're likely to go in that direction and also why many organisations and companies are being secretive about their image and is. they don't want to draw attention to themselves. the independent has always been good at this kind of thing —— their emissions. when pollution is a major problem throughout the world whatever you think about climate change —— pollution is. dairy and meat companies are probably greater contributors to emissions than the oil industry, frightening. looking at china, the us, the eu, canada, brazil, argentina, new zealand. at china, the us, the eu, canada, brazil, argentina, new zealandm is widespread. the developing world, the across—the—board. is widespread. the developing world, the across-the-board. but the two countries that care the least are china and the us. the us are better. the chinese authorities would say they care deeply. and in the us they would argue they care deeply. have you been to pittsburgh in penn

so it's like grassroots media yes when there is no independent media and you have to find out if you have to find a way out or what. it's not only the main political opposition party that's been destroyed in the lead up to the election the independent media has been decimated to the alleged new weapon taxation. last september after twenty four years in operation one of the country's most fearless news papers the cambodia day was forced to shut down when it received a tax bill all six point three million dollars its final headline pulls no punches. the cambodian dailies for many douglas steele and owner publisher deborah christmas steal a current leaving in tokyo. back in cambodia they both face criminal charges for tax evasion carrying a prison sentence of up to six years they chose essentially a number that was unpayable and were very hardline about that yeah steel vehemently denies evading tax but concedes the company may have owed the department some money the whole country is coming into the tax system most businesses are still not register you're going from a zero percent compli

so it's like grassroots media yes when there is no independent media you have to find out if you have to find a way out or what. it's not only the main political opposition party that's been destroyed in the lead up to the election the independent media has been decimated to the alleged new weapon taxation. last september after twenty four years in operation one of the country's most fearless newspapers the cambodia day was forced to shut down when it received a tax bill all six point three million dollars its final headline pulls no punches. the cambodian dailies for many douglas steel and a new publisher deborah christmas steal a current leaving in tokyo. back in cambodia they both face criminal charges for tax evasion carrying a prison sentence of up to six years they chose essentially a number that was unpayable and were very hardline about that yeah steel vehemently denies evading tax but concedes the company may have owed the department some money the whole country is coming into the tax system most businesses are still not register you're going from a zero percent compliance to

happy independence day to you. and a claimant. new poll shows a drop in the number of americans who consider themselves extremely proud to be 147% of adults say they are extremely proud to be americans, that they record low in the 18 year history of asking. one in ten people say they are only a little or not at all proud. 2003 was a record year for patriotism with 70% of americans saying they were proud. up next, bret baier with a heroes story. beyond our borders tonight. british police confirm that for the second time in four months, two people are in critical condition after being exposed to a military grade nerve agent developed in the soviet union. they say that tests confirm what residents feared, a man and woman in their 40s have been poisoned with the same toxins and almost killed a former russian spy and his daughter. it still not clear if the dew cases are connected. several republican lawmakers asking russia not to meddle in the midterm election in november if it wants to improve ties with the u.s. the senators were in m