expect to see the chairman of the joint chiefs general joseph dunford. he has been invited by the president to attend. other senior officers on expected to attend, as well. but the big issue, of course, is the u.s. military wants to stay out of partisan politics. and if president trump's remarks veer into those partisan politics, expect to see those senior officers stay very quiet and not react. they do not want to be part of a political event. so when people arrive on the national mall july 4th, what will they see in president trump's salute to america? there will be a flyover, some of the latest military aircraft, air force f-22s and f-35s. the plane that is used as air force one. the new marine one helicopter, the b-2 stealth bomber. there's also going to be a very small number of armored vehicles on the ground. dave, michelle? >> barbara, thank you. >>> the president's big fourth of july bash will have a party crasher, though. the infamous 20-foot-tall balloon depicting the president as a baby in diapers. the national parks service issued a permit to

the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald trump says the united states should not pay for this that it should be an international military force but that does present the potential for conflict with iran after all it was only weeks ago when the united states almost launched an air strike on iran that's according to president trump who says we were within 10 minutes of a conflict in that region meanwhile brian hook the u.s. special representative for iran policy spoke to al jazeera this is what he had to say about sanctions we have taken iran to new lows in revenue and they're feeling it and they're hurting and their proxies are hurting and we want to deny this regime the revenue that it needs to export revolution to run an expansionist foreign policy th

the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer a military forces.

coalition the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald trump says the united states should not pay for this that it should be an international military force but that does present the potential for conflict with iran after all it was only weeks ago when the united states almost launched an air strike on iran that's according to president trump who says we were within 10 minutes of a conflict in that region meanwhile brian hooke the u.s. special representative for iran policy spoke to al jazeera this is what he had to say about sanctions we have taken iran to new lows in revenue and they're feeling it and they're hurting and their proxies are hurting and we want to deny this regime the revenue that it needs to export revolution to run an expansionist foreign policy t

the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald trump says the united states should not pay for this that it should be an international military force but that does present the potential for conflict with iran after all it was only weeks ago when the united states almost launched an air strike on iran that's according to president trump who says we were within 10 minutes of a conflict in that region meanwhile brian hook the u.s. special representative for iran policy spoke to al jazeera this is what he had to say about sanctions we have taken iran to new lows in revenue and they're feeling it and they're hurting and their proxies are hurting and we want to deny this regime the revenue that it needs to export revolution to run an expansionist foreign policy th

expressed optimism of doubt efforts to bring the long-running conflict in afghanistan general joseph dunfordays that they are engaging in a fairly robust dialogue with the tiban interlock. they have refused to negotiate directly with the government into a lot and are continuing to attack during the negotiations. freak weather conditions in the the tour de france. a massive storm forced riders to shelter in a tunnel. now, for decades, the united states and the u.k. have eoyed a special relationship. that was put under strain when e british ambassador to washington was forced to resign after leaked diplomatic cables showed he did not think too highly of the u.s. president. but after the elecjoon of boris son, all may be forgiven. thenrump boasted that the new prime minister was "britain's trump. and the two talked today. >> the members of the pacific war counsel. reporter: the special relationship has often turns on personal relationsetween the leaders of washington and westminster. churchill and roosevelt formed a close wartime alliance. and thatcher were like ideological newlyweds. bush and

it's not even in its infancy it is pre embryonic it's really just an idea at this stage general joseph dunfordis the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he says the u.s. is engaging with a number of countries to see if it can formulate.

an international military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off iran and yemen general joseph dunford says washington is engaging with a number of countries to perfect at the force that says iran's revolutionary guard issues a new threat against u.s. bases and aircraft carriers within range of its missiles america has several military bases in the gulf and they moved a strike group to the region in recent weeks the commander warned that aroused missiles would destroy u.s. aircraft carriers if they make a mistake tensions between iran and the u.s. have been escalating. and this comes as french president emanuel macross top diplomatic advice. has flown to tehran for 2 days as part of an urgent effort to try to deescalate those tensions e.u. countries that signed the nuclear deal live issued a statement calling for an urgent meeting after tehran's decision to increase its uranium enrichment france germany britain and the e.u. expressed deep concern that iran is pursuing activities inconsistent with its commitments under the deal they called on tehran to fully comply with the agreement ch

it's not even in its infancy it is pre embryonic it's really just an idea at this stage general joseph dunford is the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he says the u.s. is engaging with a number of countries to see if it can formulate this coalition and over the next couple of week it's going it plans to identify which countries have the quote political will to go through with it and then after that is specific countries would offer different military capabilities perhaps through nato and they would have to weave together some kind of multinational unit in order to police the strait of hormuz now they say all they want to do is to protect the shipping lanes president trump said he didn't want to pay for this unilaterally so that may be why this is happening with multiple countries but this does present an opportunity for conflict remember that president trump says he was 10 minutes away from ordering an air strike on iran says he actually had had that plan moved forward and had to call it off and then of course there was the multiple attack

the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer military forces for that operation president donald trump says the united states should not pay for this that it should be an international military force but that does present the potential for conflict with iran after all it was only weeks ago when the united states almost launched an air strike on iran that's according to president trump who says we were within 10 minutes of a conflict in that region meanwhile brian hook the u.s. special representative for iran policy spoke to al jazeera this is what he had to say about sanctions we have taken iran to new lows in revenue and they're feeling it and they're hurting and their proxies are hurting and we want to deny this regime the revenue that it needs to export revolution to run an expansionist foreign policy th

know the united states is developing a military coalition to police the strait of hormuz general joseph dunford the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the u.s. is working with a number of nations to identify who has in his words the political will to join in this coalition and offer a military forces for that operation president donald trump says the united states should not pay for this that it should be an international military force but that does present the potential for conflict with iran after all it was only weeks ago when the united states almost launched an air strike on iran that's according to president trump who says we were within 10 minutes of a conflict in that region meanwhile brian hook the u.s. special representative for iran policy spoke to al jazeera this is what he had to say we sometimes have disagreements over tactics but no one supports iran's expansionist revolutionary foreign policy they want iran to pull back to its own borders and to stop arming hezbollah to stop arming the huth these to stop supplying funding an

. >> reporter: general joseph dunford and mark esper and other senior military leaders are expected totend. 900 troops from the washington, d.c. national guard are being activated for security duties. that's triple the number routinely deployed for the holiday. >> we'll have planes going overhead. the best fighter jets in the world and other planes, too. we'll have tanks stationed outside. >> reporter: two tanks and two armored vehicles have been brought to washington. but each tank weighs 60 tons. it's not clear if they can be parked near the 97-year-old lincoln memorial, without damaging the area. there will be a flyover of the f-22 and the f-35, the air force's latest fighter jet. and the plane used as air force one and the new marine one presidential helicopter. the cost for all of this, nobody knows. the republican national committee is distributing reserve tickets for v.i.p. friends and family and members of the military. >> reporter: july 4th is a holiday, to celebrate our independence as a country and freedoms as a country. we've done it for decades without it being tied to the

it's not even in its infancy it is pre embryonic it's really just an idea at this stage general joseph dunford is the highest ranking u.s. military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and he says the u.s. is engaging with a number of countries to see if it can formulate this coalition and over the next couple of week it's going it plans to identify which countries have the quote political will to go through with it and then after that is specific countries would offer different military capabilities perhaps through nato and they would have to weave together some kind of multinational unit in order to police the strait of hormuz now they say all they want to do is to protect the shipping lanes president trump said he didn't want to pay for this unilaterally so that may be why this is happening with multiple countries but this does present an opportunity for conflict remember that president trump says he was 10 minutes away from ordering an air strike on iran says he actually had had that plan moved forward and had to call it off and then of course there was the multiple attack

. >> woodruff: if confirmed, lley would succeed gener joseph dunford as chair of the joint chiefs. the nominee for vice chair of the joint chiefs, air force general john hyten, is facing allegations of sexual misconduct. the associated pressts that a senior female officer exsays hyten made unwantedl advances, and tried to derail her career when she refused him. the air force has found insufficient evidence to take any action. but it is unclear if the nomination will move forward. tropical storm "barry" formed off louisiana today, and forced evacuations of up to 10,000 people. the slow-moving storm could hit land as a hurricane south of nen oron saturday, dumping up to 15 inches of rain. louisiana's governor john bel edwards said today he does not expect flood waters to top levees. but w orleans mayor latoya cantrell warned the city's pumping system could be overwhelme >> we cannot pumthour way out of water levels and the waterfalls that are excted to hit the city of new orleans. we need you to understand this and again be prepared to shelter in place. >> woodruff: the storm could s

come on this is such an early stage process that is really just an idea at this point general joseph dunford the highest ranking military official is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in the u.s. says that the u.s. is working to form a coalition it says over the next couple of weeks it will see which countries have what he calls the political will to join in this coalition to protect the strait of hormuz with their military forces then they will identify the various military forces that each country will contribute and it's a valid point that they would actually assemble this force and put them in the strait of hormuz president trump has said the u.s. should not pay for it alone and that might be why this is a multinational project in the same way that he approaches nato he's very concerned about what the u.s. is spending on these projects by putting the u.s. and other militaries in the strait puts them in potential conflict with forces in iran after all president trump said the united states was 10 minutes away from launching an air strike on iran after iran struck a u.s. global haw

. >> reporter: acting defense secretary mark esper and general joseph dunford are among the military officials that will attend but cnn learned that some military chiefs have expressed reservations about politicizing the july fourth celebration. concerned about the tanks and armored vehicles on display. and while the overall cost of the event has not been released, today the president defiended the plans tweeting, the cost of our great salute to america tomorrow will be very little compared to what it is worth. we own the planes, we have the pilots, the airport is right next door, all we need is the fuel. we own the tanks and all. but that tweet is misleading. as many of the aircraft involved in the ceremony are flying in from around the country. 35 fighter jets from california. a b-2 stealth bomber from missouri. apache helicopters from kentucky. and the blew angels from florida. all burning costly fuel to get to washington. >> we're going to have planes going overhead, the best fighter jets in the world and other planes too. >> reporter: and the president's checklist ignores additi

. >> general joseph dunford wsh chairman of the joint chiefs acting defense secretary mark he is per and other senior military leaders are now expected to attend. 900 troops from the washington, d.c. national guard are activated for security duties. that's triple the number routinely deployed for the holiday. >> we're going to have planes going overhead. the best fighter jets in the world and other planes too. we're going to have some tanks stationed outside. >> two m-1 tanks and two armor vehicles have been wraut to washington. but each take weighs 60 tons. it's not clear if they could be parked near the 97-year-old lincoln memoryual without damaging the area. there will be a flyover of the f-22 and f-35, the air force's latest fieer jet. also the plane used at air force 1 and even the new marine 1 presidential helicopter. the cost for all of this, nobody knows. the republican national committee is distributing reserve tickets for vips friends and family and members of the military. >> july 4th is a wholiday to th celebrate our independence and freedoms as a country. we have done fo