indianapolis. thank you to the entire indiana delegation, indiana governor eric holcomb and secretary of the navy and brigadier general goodwin for your efforts to make this event possible. thank you as well to leader mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer and kevin mccarthy for helping to ensure that this virtual ceremony would be such a wonderful success. and thank you to honorary captain captain toby and all those joining online to recognize and pay tribute to the american heroes of the uss indianapolis. ladies and gentlemen, at this time, please stand as you are able for the presentation of the colors and the national anthem. >> march, march, march. hold. present arms. seeh say can you by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming glaree rockets red airbombs bursting in nightroof through the thereur flag was still o say does that star-spangled waver yet o

indianapolis. thank you to the entire indiana delegation, indiana governor eric whole come, and secretary of the navy breath way, for your efforts to make this even possible. thank you as well to leader mitch mcconnell, leader chuck schumer and leader kevin mccarthy to helping to ensure that this virtual ceremony would be such a wonderful success. and thank you to all of those joining online to recognize and pay tribute to the american heroes of the uss indianapolis. ladies and gentlemen, at this time, please stand as you are able for the presentation of the colors and the national anthem. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> let us pray. dear lord, we ask your blessing today for the survivors of the uss indianapolis, their family members, friends and members of the legacy organization at this virtual reunion. ever since the first reunion on july 30th and 31st of 1960, which was organized by giles mccoy and 15 survivors, these men have gathered to remember and to give thanks. they know that it's important to reflect on the sa

may god bless the crew of the "uss indianapolis."a and the city of indianapolis and may god bless the united states of america. >> the "uss indianapolis" named after the state capital of indiana and her crew showed encourage beyond measure and service to our nation and to the cause of freedom and liberty. commissioned in 1932, the "uss indianapolis" was active in the pacific theater of world war ii and saw action in many of the major battles fought in the pacific. she and her crew played an important role in helping secure victory over japan. unbeknownst to the crew, the cargo contained on the ship, enriched uranium, would bring japan to surrender and save the lives of countless american soldiers. sadly, shortly after making it delivery, the "uss indianapolis" was hit and sunk by a japanese to torpedo. about 300 men were trapped inside the ship and lost their lives when the ship went down. 900 men escaped and went into the water where hundreds died over the next four days before help arrived. of the 1,196 men who served aboard the "u

today, just eight "as you see indianapoli indianapolis" veterans remain.ables them to now take their rightful place in the pantheon of american heroes, whose exceptional valor and service have immeasurably strengthened our nation. in accepting the award, they bring luster to it as their service brings luster to the united states of america. on behalf of the united states congress and a grateful nation, i'm pleased to present this congressional gold medal to the crew of the "as you see indianapolis" in recognition of the perseveres, bravery and service. this will be proudly displayed at the indiana war museum, where it will continue to educate and inspire generations of patriotic americans. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> 75 years ago the indianapolis plunged into the depths of the pacific ocean when it was struck by two japanese torpedos. that sinking is not what thrust the indianapolis into the annals of history. what we memorialize here today is the accomplishments of the crew, not the fact that they were sunk. they struggled for almost five days in the water jus

indianapolis.t's new? what are you going to do that's different? one of the things i like to say is there have been worthy books about indianapolis. the first was the 1959 by richard newcomb. he was the first journalist to realize this was first of all a horrible tragedy, really a bookend to pearl harbor in terms of one began the war and the other ended the war. second, he was the first to ay,lize that captain mcv the skipper of indianapolis had , suffered a grave injustice. that triggered the survivors reunion. the first time they got together in indianapolis, the city, was in 1960. 30 years or so later, another reporter, an iron chinned journalist of the old school wrote another book. you have to remember that archives and records continue to be classified. some things had been declassified by the time he wrote his book, but not everything, including the ultra program, which was the most highly classified intelligence program of the war. there remain things that were not revealed, and i'm going t

now it is more of the indianapolis crew reunion. more of the lost at sea families came and they all had letters. with myny road trips husband going all over the country, interviewing, reading letters, looking at this information. the on that, it was spending time in the archives, going beyond just the story itself. everyone had mentioned what other ships were in the water at that time? they still had their war damage reports. they had their ship logs and deck logs and those ships were not sunk at the end of world war ii, so the records existed. we would go into those and say what do they see at this time. what was the temperature over here. it was one step by one step by one step and we would be just before a deadline, every time, and someone would call or we would find a record and it would be a game changer. it would be friday afternoon at 4:00 and we would get a call from the son of the prosecuting -- in thef mcvay book is due monday morning at 8:00. he is in d.c. and we are in san diego. but he's here. so we said bill, can you g

two hit "indianapolis", one blew the bow mostly off the ship and the second one hit "indianapolis" inid ship. and about 300 of the crew of 1195 men went down where the ship including we believe lieutenant commander henry, the dentist. and about 900 men made it into the water alive. they stayed there for five nights and four days. which we can explain in a moment why that happened. but after those five nights and four day, only 316 men survived. they are rescued beginning on august 2, 1945. and afterwards, the navy had to decide who to pin this on. and what they decide is to court martial the captain, captain mcvey, even though they didn't give him the proper intelligence, even though they didn't give him an escort ship. and one of the things that we did afresh was to examine the primary source documents for the court marshall of captain mcvey. and without 73 years of interpretation. and because of the national archives, we found what we believe is the smoking gun as to why captain mcvey's court martial was rushed ahead. because of the primary sources in the national archives, we found

on the 29th of july. >> when where did you report on the indianapolis?>> caramel can't name the support of the pacific coast. >> san francisco? . >> what's the other one? >> san diego? >> no. it's near san diego. >> corn out oh maybe? . >> no one more. in any case it was there that i reported above aboard ship. unbeknownst to me, our shipment chosen to carry the first atomic bomb through the pacific. >> so you knew absolutely nothing about. >> now we saw these two sailors coming up the dock and slung tween them on a poll was this thing. i said they must have a lot of damage in the pacific a lot of people hurt. looks like iranian flask to me. her we remember that. when it came to the court of inquiry who knew what on the ship. my colleague said he i knew what was he said was radium flask. >> what was your first impression of the in indianapolis when you first report? >> beautiful ship. i had been on several ships before that but that was a beautiful ship. >> can you describe a little bit for me? you had your command. >> command vision sky after vision. i

and both of us were assigned to the indianapolis. but my come patriot had his orders changes so i was the only one, as far as i know, on the indianapolis. >> were you able to go home on leave after graduation or did you go straight to -- >> 30 days. >> your parents must have been proud to see their son -- >> oh, they were. and of course i was thrilled to death. my girlfriend all of this time, we were going to get married and we got married on june 14th. >> while you were home on leave? >> yes. she was 21 and i was 23. and it was a marriage that lasted 73 years. >> what was her name. >> alice souther. >> on june 14th, you said? >> yes, mm-hmm. flag day. >> that is what, five weeks later the ship was sunk. >> right. on 29th of july. >> when and where did you report aboard the indianapolis? >> i reported -- i can't remember the sea port on the pacific coast. >> well in san francisco? >> no, what is the other one? >> san diego. >> no. well, it was near san diego. it's a -- i can't remember the name of it. but it is in san diego. >> coron

tonight, a look at the uss indianapolis.ly 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the "uss indianapolis" in shark infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern, and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >> next on reel america, a thousand cranes, the children of hiroshima. betty jean lifton was inspired to make this 20-minute film while living in hiroshima, japan, and in the summer of 1962 and learning cancer from radiation was continuing to affect atomic bomb survivors and their children. narrated by ms. lifton, it documented the origins of hiroshima's peace park and tells the story of how handmade paper cranes became a symbol of peace and remembrance of the victims of the atomic bombing of the city.

tonight a look at the "uss indianapolis." on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the "uss indianapolis" in shark-infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3., and enjoy history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> 75 years ago this month, the u.s. exploded an atomic bomb over hiroshima, japan. up next, a 1945 newsreel about events leading to the decision to release the bomb. ♪ ♪ >>> following his arrival for the tripartite conference, president truman reviews the veterans second armored division. accompanied by secretary of state burns, mr. truman arrives in berlin where men, tanks and vehicles are lined up for the presidential inspection. on 18th july, the president and mr. burns our guests at soviet headquar

both of us were assigned to the indianapolis. my compatriot [indiscernible] i was the only one that went into active duty as far as i know on the indianapolis. interviewer: were you able to go home on leave after graduation? harlan: 30 days. interviewer: your parents must have been proud to see their son. harlan: they were, and of course, i was thrilled to death. my girlfriend all this time agreed we were going to get married and we got married on june 14. interviewer: while you were home on leave? harlan: yes, she was 21 and i was 23. and it was a marriage that lasted 72 years. interviewer: what was her name? harlan: alice. interviewer: on june 14, you said. harlan: yes, flag day. interviewer: that is what, only five weeks later that the ship was sunk. harlan: right, on the 29th of july. interviewer: when and where did you report aboard the indianapolis? harlan: i cannot name the seaport on the pacific coast. interviewer: in san francisco? harlan: no, what is the other one. interviewer: san diego? harlan: it was near san diego.

also thanks to the indianapolis warm moral staff who is research staff built the uss indianapolis museum. we also want to invite you have to visit the museum to view this distinguished gold medal in the exhibit where approximately 100,000 visitors will observe it annually. we hope to see you soon. thank you. >> american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. --the largest stone fort announcer: the largest stone fort in the united states sits at the mouth of the chesapeake bay near hampton, virginia. up next, fort monroe casemate museum director robin reed gives us a tour, showcasing the fort's history, from the colonial era, through its completion in 1834 and its role in the civil war. mr. reed: welcome to fort monroe, located here on the very pleasant place we call point comfort. we actually call it old point comfort. that has been that way for a long, long time. it is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. in fact, some would say even longer. some would say even thousands of years. we are inside the casemate museum, aptly named because we are actually i

tonight a look at the "uss indianapolis."july 30th, 1945 two japanese torpedos sunk the "uss indianapolis" in shark-infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. >>> we continue with the bombing of hiroshima, japan, that led to the end of world war ii. coming up a discussion about how film makers tried to document the results of the 1945 bombing before the films were confiscated for decades. you'll see portions of some of the films. then a 1945 war department film documenting the final months of the b-29 super fortress air campaign against japan. that's followed by a discussion about president truman's order of the use of the atomic bomb all part of what you'll see

>> the u.s.s indianapolis. only 12 of us, as i recall, were assigned to capital ships at that time time. and both of us were assigned to the indianapolis. but the man, my compatriot that was supposed to report there had his orders changed so i was the only one that went into active duty as far as i know on the indianapolis. >> were you able to go home on leave after graduation, or did you go straight -- >> 30 days. >> your parents must have been proud to see their son. >> well, they were. and because i was thrilled to death, my girlfriend all of this time, we were going to get married and we got married on june 14th. >> while you were home on leave. >> yes. she was 21 and i was 23. and it was a marriage that lasted 73 years. >> what was her name? >> alice. >> on june 14th, you said? >> yes, mm-hm, flag day. >> so, that's what five -- five weeks later the ship sunk. >> right, 29th of july. >> when and where did you report aboard the indianapolis? >> i reported -- i -- the sea port. >> was it san francisco? >> no

tonight, a look at the "uss indianapolis." on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the "uss indianapolis" in shark infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal. its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >> we continue now with the bombing of hiroshima, japan, that led to the end of world war ii. coming up, a discussion about how filmmakers tried to document the results of the 1945 bombing. before the films were confiscated for decades. you'll see portions of some of the films. then in 1945 war department film documenting the final months of the b-29 super fortress air campaign against japan. that's followed by a discussion about president truman's order of the use of the atomic bomb, all part of what you'll see every weekend during american history tv here on c-sp

tonight, a look at the uss indianapolis. on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedoes sunk the uss indianapolis and sharking fasted waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal. it's some what tonight it eight eastern and enjoy on c-span three. 75 years ago this month, the u.s. exploded and atomic bomb over hiroshima japan. up next, i'm 90 4:45 newsreel an events leading up to the decision to release the bomb. ♪ ♪ follow is arrival for the potsdam conference prison truman reviews. followed by secretary state burns, president truman rides down the autobahn to berlin. where the lineup for the presidential inspection. a 18th of july, president and mr. burns our guests of stalin and molotov its soviet headquarters. premier stalin and manages a request for photographs below the balcony and they go to the villa. formal sessions of the conference get underway with president truman c

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tonight a look at the uss indianapolis, in 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the uss indianapolis in shark-infestedth anniversary, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy it this week and every weekend on c-span3. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this week's c-span's the contender looks at the lives of 14 men who ran for the presidency and lost, but changed political history. watch the contenders this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. starting tonight, 1844 presidential candidate henry clay. ♪ ♪ >> we continue now with the bombing of hiroshima japan that began the end of world war ii. how the atomic bomb evolved both the science and the decision to use it. that's followed by a discussion of how president harry truman came to order the use of the a tommic bomb during world war ii. part of what you will see every weekend during american history tv here on c-span3. ♪ ♪

monday night, a look at the uss indianapolis. two japanese torpedo sunk the uss indianapolis in shark infested waters. crewmembers of 1196 survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch monday night getting at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span 3. . -- into the war quickly. host: richard frank is the author of "downfall: the end of imperial japan." welcome. we just heard, it said pretty definitively the atomic bombs wordwrap to end the war quickly and they did and the war quickly. was this the correct decision to make? did they end the war? the short answer is yes and yes. the ware dropped to end quickly, to save lives, both american and japanese. what we have to get right at the start is to understand the context. there are two basic principles. we have to count the dead and we have to treat the dead as having a common humanity and that means the

tonight, a look at the "uss indianapolis." on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the "uss indianapolis" in shark infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal. its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >> we continue now with the bombing of hiroshima, japan, that led to the end of world war ii. coming up, a discussion about how filmmakers tried to document the results of the 1945 bombing. before the films were

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in indianapolis, students had been told they would return to the classroom for in-person teaching. that changed last thursday, when ficials announced that a classwork will be done virtually, at least through early october. to help us understand more about that decision, i am joined by the superintendent of indianapolis public schools, aleesia johnson. superintendent, very nice to have you on the "newshour". help us understanwha what it is that you saw going on in your community that made you said we have to change course? >> sure. thanks for having me. the decision for us came dowto whate saw happening in our community more broadly. we know and unrstand that schools are not in bubbles, we're not in isolation, we are a part o greater community, and we were concerned that we saw the positivity rates in our community going up and not coming down, and we were really concerned about what that meant in terms of the impat would have on our students and families returning to school with a pretty high rate of community spad at this point. >> so you see the virus spreading in your community

in indianapolis, when you talk to people and my sources talk to me, they're gutted.hey're absolutely destroyed that they don't have backup from the mayor, they don't have backup from the city of indianapolis and members th democrats. and they were fine with painting a black lives matter matter sign and the fist, further engaging the idea that people who are supposed to be focused what we're doing about police, how are we treating black people in america have pushed that aside and marxism and communism. leland: since you checked the mayor of indianapolis, if he could come on and respond to tony's thoughts. >> my show, too. leland: well, do both. it two for one. appreciate it. he can have my time fridays on tony katz today. we'll see you, my friend. alicia. alicia: how local lawmakers in california and virginia are dealing with spiking covid numbers. that's coming up. we made ur veterans like liz and mike. an army family who is always at the ready. so when they got a little surprise... two!? ...they didn't panic. they got a bigger car for their soon-to-be-bigger family

indianapolis." on july 30th, 1945, 2 japanese torpedos sunk the "u.s.s.ndianapolis" in shark-infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest d esest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. ♪ >>> c-span has unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app. and be part of the national conversation through c-span's daily "washington journal" program or through our social media feeds. c-span, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> 75 years ago on march 9th and 10th, 1945, nearly 300 u.s. b-29 bombers executed operation meeting house, the fire bombing of tokyo. much

to help m us understae about that decision, i'm joined by the superintendent of indianapolis' public. superintendent com a nice to ha you on the newshour. help us understand what you s going on in yourommunity that made you want to say, we've got to change course. sur thanks for having me. the decision really for usdo cae to what we saw happening in our community more broadly. we kw and understand that schools are not in bubbles, are we are a part of the greater community. we were concerned that we saw the positivity rates in our community going up and not coming down. we are really concerned about what that meant in terms of the impact iwould have on our students and families returning to school with a pretty high adrate of spt this point. william: so you see theirus spreading in your community at levels you did not like and you say, we are not going to be in person, we are going to go virtual. that changes what the teachers have to do. howhe does respond to this change in course? >> we had said in je that we were going to return in person, so our educators were getting but we also

some instances county health departments are taking a bigger role like we've seen in indianapolis. marion county health department have put pretty strict standards in place and it will vary widely from county to county and school district to school district. >> in greenfield central did give families the option of remote or in-person learning and according to folks there a vast majority opted for in-person. is that what you're hearing kind of across the state? >> yes. almost every school district has offered kind of both options to families this year. they are offering, you know, the full-time virtual or the in-person and some cases the in-person is a hybrid options where students are doing virtual learning one day and then in the classroom the next to limit the number of kids in a i'd about. most school districts are offering both and we've seen anywhere from 10% to 20% has kind of been the average of people choosing the virtual option with the majority of families going back. >> yeah. the so what -- what's happening in indiana and other cases i think in mississippi, let's see wha

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host: let's go to deborah, calling from indianapolis, indiana on the independent line. caller: first off, it ain't the president, so it starts at home. you have to go from the house to senate to congress. we have to look at what is going on locally before we can move on. sick -- had some rich, pathetic, worthless, and they don't make money and they for us. anything i am not democratic. i'm red, white and blue. i am the got it patriotic. we need a fix. -- i am patriotic. we need a fix. austin,t's go to calling from tennessee on the republican line. hearr: i am interested to a little bit of conversation about tiktok and its possible banning from our american devices here in the u.s. there has been a lot of pushback on the potential security risks that tiktok could propose to just post to americans. what could be done about that? how can we address tiktok in a way that does not discriminate against the portion of our population that is using it? host: let's go to mark, calling from baker city, oregon on the independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. yeah, i woul

tonight, a look at the uss indianapolis. on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedoes sunk the uss indianapolis and sharking fasted waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal. it's some what tonight it eight eastern and enjoy on c-span three. 75 years ago this month, the u.s.

every weekend on c-span three monday night, a look at the uss indianapolis. on july 30, 1945, two japanese torpedoes something uss indianapolis in shark infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crewmembers survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 71st anniversary of the ship sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch monday night beginning at 8:00 eastern, and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter @cspanhistory for information on our schedule, and to keep up with the latest history news. 19 20,ugust 18, tennessee became the 36th and last state needed to ratify the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. on sunday, august 16, at 8:00 a.m. eastern, american history tv and c-span's washington journal mark the 100th anniversary of women suffrage. an all, joins us to take your calls and tweets during a live program, lookin

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this is paul from indianapolis. caller: i was an auditor with the department of defense for 25 years, and this problem continued. one of the biggest reasons for that is that the money goes from congress down to a department like the department of the army and it splits it out, but the army does not spend all of the money down to the subordinates. it gives back a percentage. each level keeps a little bit set back. when it comes the end of the year they have all of these reserves for emergencies that have to be spent. wishowest level has their list and they have not been able to fund those lists. they are ranked by priority. they are justn raining money down the tree, and picking offart their wish list. the best way to solve this is to list so review the wish there's nothing on there that you do not really need. times, i a lot of think the third number was furniture. that has and office not been replaced for 50 years, that is way down on the list. come time at the end of the year when the reserves are being held or di

tonight a look at the "uss indianapolis." on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the "uss indianapolis" in shark-infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3., and enjoy history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> 75 years ago this month, the u.s. exploded an atomic bomb over hiroshima, japan. up next, a 1945 newsreel about events leading to the decision to release the bomb. ♪ ♪

indianapolis. on july 30th, 1945, two japanese torpedos sunk the u.s.s. indianapolis in shark infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship's sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3.

tonight, a look at the uss indianapolis.945, two japanese torpedoes sunk the uss in annapolis and shark infested waters. only 317 out of 1196 crew members survived. they were not rescued for several days. on the 75th anniversary of the ship sinking, congress awarded the entire crew the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. watch tonight, beginning it eight eastern. and enjoy american history tv this weekend every weekend on c-span three. we continue now with the bombing of hiroshima, japan that led to the end of world war ii. next, 1945 universal news rail and how the atomic bomb evolved, both the science

lynn vincent and sarah vladek speak about their book, indianapolis: the true story on the worst see disasterng on this event, the library board, jonathan and the staff who work with us who she mentioned as well. the library is a fantastic institution. we are lucky to have it. look at this awesome auditorium. speaking of great public spaces, this is one. >> libraries and ballparks. two the most important things in the city. >> you have had this incredibly distinguished

indianapolis, we have gotten 49 guns off the streets in two weeks related to gun violence. >> is he trying to make a case for reelection? >> no one wants to see the violence we have seen in our cities where after two years of coming down you have a 650% increase in murders in seattle. the first eight months of total murders surpassing the entire amount in 2019. this is because of the defund the police movement and the drawing down of funds for the officers. no one wants to see this, which is why the president fights against the movement and why he fights for a robust response that has been successful so far. does the president say that americans shouldn't be taking their own weapons and deputizing themselves. or does this white house believe that citizens should stop showing up at cities with guns to protect buildings. >> the white house believes the police should be fully funded, have more police rather than less, do not criticize police. police officers are responsible for taking to the streets and protecting us and when they are called cancers by bill on omar, when they are -- elana oma

in indianapolis, we got 49 guns off the street. no one wants to see the violence we see in our cities. a 650% increase in murders. monthd the first eight total of murders surpassing almost entire amount in 2013. this is because of the defund the police movement. down offor the drawing funds. that is why he is -- that is why he is proud of operation legend so far. what about people deputizing themselves? this one has believes that our police should be fully funded. it is our police officers who are responsible for taking to the streets and protecting us. when they are called cancer by omar,, itman nomar -- is appalling, it is despicable. we need to fund our police officers because they should be the ones out there. >> what is the president position on victims and families and as this is as a result of democrat runn cities? >> i have not spoken to them about that specifically. you are seeing is it is democrat cities where your seeing all of his numbers increase. this is a 33% spike in the 277%. rate to it is appalling. it is democrat