a war that secretary of defense lloyd austin, as general austin, fought in just as he did in iraq. >>the -- at the greatest stage in our history in terms of, you know, being able to watch our troops in action, and watch the things that they will do for each other, the sacrifices they make for this country and for each other. >> 20 years of memories about america's troops from his own tours as a frontline commander. >> i will tell you, despite the fact that we can make great movies and write a lot of books, you can't adequate ly describe the things that i've seen over this 20-year period, what these young people will do for each other, what they'll do for their country, is absolutely amazing. >> make no mistake, lloyd austin does not want to talk about himself. on this memorial day, he wants america to know what he knows. >> you know, these troops deploy because, you know, in support of their country. but when a fight starts they fight for each other and they'll do anything for each other. and some of the things i've seen in terms of young people putting themselves in harm's way, to pr

this memorial day, the nation ending the longest war in afghanistan, a war that defense secretary lloyd austinht in iraq. >> i have a front row seat. i'm probably at the greatest stage in our history in terms of, you know, being able to watch our troops in action and watch the things that they will do for each other, the sacrifices they make for the country and each other. >> reporter: 20 years of memories about america's troops from his own tours as a front line commander. >> i will tell you despite the fact that we can make great movies and write a lot of books, you can't adequately describe the things that i've seen over this 20-year period and what these young people will do for each other, what they're do for their country is absolutely amazing. >> reporter: make no mistake, lloyd austin does not want to talk about himself. on this memorial day, he wants america to know what he knows. >> these troops deploy in support of their country, but when they fight, they fight for each other, and they deal anything for each other. some of the things i've seen in terms of young people putting themse

a war that secretary of defense lloyd austin, as general austin, fought in, just as he did in iraq. >reatest stage in our history in terms of, you know, being able to watch our troops in action, and watch the things that they will do for each other, sacrifices they make for this country, and for each other. >> 20 years of memories about america's troops, from his own tours, as a front line commander. >> i will tell you, despite the fact that we can make great movies and write a lot of books, you can't adequately describe the things that i've seen over this 20-year period, what these young people will do for each other, what they'll do for their country, is absolutely amazing. >> reporter: make no mistake, lloyd austin does not want to talk about himself. on this memorial day, he wants america to know what he knows. >> you know, these troops deploy because, in support of their country, but when a fight starts, they fight for each other. and they'll do anything for each other. and some of the things i've seen in terms of young people putting themselves in harm's way, to protect their sq

on this memorial day, defense secretary lloyd austin is overseeing the end of 20 years of war in afghanistan0 american troops died, 20,000 wounded. austin is promising the u.s. will help those afghans who no longer feel safe from the taliban after years of helping the u.s. >> we care a lot about them and we're going to do everything we can for those that want to come out to help them relocate. >> the white house hasn't yet publicly agreed, but after combat tours in afghanistan and iraq, austin pulls no punches about the duty to ensure everyone is looked after. it was never more clear than on what austin says was his worst day ever, commanding troops in the early days on the front line in iraq. >> all of our chemical attack alarms went off. got a call on the radio about the same time one of my helicopters had disappeared off the screen. i was listening to the radio as i heard a pilot report being engaged by heavy aircraft weapon, that it was tough for him to try to evade the engagement. turned out that was one of our weapons with a patriot that engaged them. i lost the helicopter to another i

are coming not just from the secretary of state not just from the white house but also from the lloyd austin the defense secretary who not only have we heard in support of palestinians but again as has historically been the case the united states also expressing support for israel in fact the words that the defense secretary used was ironclad support for israel from the united states but it's clear that there is a concern that this continues to escalate versus the deescalation the united states is looking for as a result the secretary of state also announcing a short time ago that he will be sending the deputy assistant secretary of state for israel and palestinian stein affairs to go and meet with israeli and palestinian leaders in order to try and bring the 2 sides to some sort of agreement to to deescalate and bring down the temperature of what we're seeing right now to get a sense of the story that has been caught on the hope here in that its policy towards israel and the palestinian territories was not fully formed. there's no question that this has not been a priority for the 1st few m

this is defense secretary lloyd austin taking the podium now. >> mr. president, dr.uished members, gold star families, my fellow veterans, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for joining us on this solemn day in this solemn place. we come together to remember and to renew our sense of common purpose, and to reach out to those who have long mourned and to those who newly grieve. mr. president in thinking about joining you here today i reflected on a meeting i held a few days ago with some of our gold star and surviving families. one of them was a wife of a marine reservist. they have three children. her husband, chris, was killed by a suicide bomber on april 8th, 2019 in afghanistan. the first thing she said in our meeting was simply "i'm going to try not to cry." these told us that e she told him god forest bid something happens to you, but if it does, where do you want me to bury you. he tolder her i don't care, i just want to be near you. today he is in section 60 alongside so many brothers and sisters in arms that made the ultimate sacrifice in this longest of america

having lloyd austin at the pentagon is like handing control of the entire u.s.itary to the editorial page of "the new york times." the single scariest risk our soldiers faces the possibility they may have to serve alongside americans who didn't vote for joe biden. >> if confirmed, i will fight hard to stamp out sexual assault and to read our ranks of racists and extremists did the job of the department of defense is to keep america safe from our enemies, but we can't do that if some of those enemies lie within our own ranks. >> tucker: he is a joke and ar mediocrity and of course he was confirmed by the senate as if he was impressive, but he's not and the results are entirely predictable. puts a finer point on what exactly is happening at the pentagon under lloyd austin. austin has hired an activist called bishop garrison is the head of the military's vast ts diversity and inclusion apparatus. a group of offices that has nothing to do with fighting wars.ilil just spend 5 minutes googling bishop garrison. he announced anyone who supports donald trump, tens of mil

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more monday on memorial day, lloyd austin talks about his time on the battlefield.e of the best days he had and one of the very worst, and the courage he saw from u.s. troops. >> barbara, we will look forward to that exclusive interview that you got. and thank you very much for sharing it here with us first. >> thanks. >>> this just into cnn. the cdc putting out new guidance for summer camps. parents, you will want to hear this. >>> plus, the department of homeland security is warning the city of tulsa that it may be the target of white supremacists and it prepares to mark 100 years since a race massacre. >>> and we'll talk to the man who used to run the pentagon unit tasked with looking into ufo sightings. a government report is set to be released as early as next week. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a short list of quality candidates from our resume database. claim your seventy five dollar credit, when you post your first job at indeed.com/home. - grammarly bus

defense secretary lloyd austin attended the ceremony, where 100 cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants off to the class of 2021! straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," apple's tim cook is in the hot seat in an epic battle in court. taking on tesla, ford electrifies the f-150. and later, local boy makes good. a cubs fan gets his dream job at wrigley field. >> diaz: apple is accused of monopolizing its app store, and the epic battle has reached federal court. cbs technology reporter dan patterson has more. >> are you feeling confident about this case today? >> reporter: one of america's most powerful c.e.o.s arrived at federal court in oakland to defend how the nation's most valuable company runs its app store. it was apple c.e.o. tim cook's first time in court testifying, and the biggest moment in the anti-trust court battle with epic games, the creator of "fortnite." in the lawsuit, epic charges apple is an illegal monopoly, controlling access to its iphone operating system, and gouging developers with up to 30% commission on sales. last year, epic tried to get around that, and "for

>> defense secretary lloyd austin testifies today before a house appropriations subcommittee. on the pentagon 2022 budget request. watch live on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> washington journal continues. host: we want to continue our conversation on election audits and particularly georgia and arizona, enjoining us is jennifer morrell from salt lake city. to her for being with us. guest: great to be here. host: your recent piece in "washington post," with the headline "i watched the gop arizona election audit. it was worse than you think." what did you see and why was it worse than you think? guest: we conduct elections, recounts, audits, you and accordance with state laws and statutes. i have come to expect some pretty typical things even though we have 50 states doing election slightly differently. recounts and audits usually follow a similar pattern. the most stark thing was walking out onto that floor and seen those spinning, colored conveyor wheels, a ballot. normally when we leave you a ballot, whether auditing or recountin

. >> coming up thursday, janet yellen and lloyd austin testify on the president's 2022 budget request. on c-span2, the senate returns at 10:00 a.m. eastern to continue work on a science and technology research bill. senators will vote to take up legislation passed by the house that would create an independent commission to investigate the january 6 u.s. capitol attack. on c-span3, executives from the largest banks testify at a house financial service committee at noon eastern. >> on sunday, june 6, our guest on in-depth. >> the fall of saigon inflicted humiliation on the planets most powerful nation. on the evening of the 29th of april, fugitives ascended to a rooftop helicopter to secure the place of symbolic images. for all my generation, the struggle was among the foremost experiences of our careers. i was one of those who flew out of the u.s. embassy on that terrified day. >> his most recent book is "operation pedestal." other books include "catastrophe: 1914." and "overlord." join the conversation with your phone calls, texts and tweets on "in-depth" with matt hastings. tune in o

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an attack on the nuclear plant an attack on the iranian side his vessel in the red sea and yet lloyd austin biden's pentagon was he's been in israel declaring is his absolute support for the israeli government. yes that's right i think what we're seeing is in fact there's something of a division within israel about what to do about this netanyahu has been stuck along on one track on iran by 20 years saying iran is only a few months away or 2 years away at most from a nuclear weapon and he's his policy is basically been one of containment compay forever containment not just containment but forever. and that policy is not work and has to be working and israeli officials have started to question it and for the 1st time we've heard explicit public pushback from senior security and intelligence officials saying you know actually we'd like to go back and j.c. and what's more we want to go back and we suggest we go back without adding anything to it no questions including missiles or other aspects into the negotiation. j p p o if we want to go back to that israel was safer at that time than it is

attack on an advance nuclear plant an attack on the iranian sub his vessel in the red sea and yet lloyd austin biden's pentagon boss he's been in israel declaring. his absolute support for the israeli government. yes that's right i think what we're seeing is in fact as something of a division within israel about what to do about this netanyahu has been stuck on on one track on iran by 20 years saying iran is only a few months away or 2 years away at most from a nuclear weapon and he's his policy is basically been one of containment compay forever containment not just containment but forever. that policy is not working and hasn't been working and israeli officials have started to question it and for the 1st time we've heard explicit public pushback from senior security and intelligence officials saying you know actually we'd like to go back to the.

now in terms of the public statements what we're hearing from the administration specifically lloyd austin the secretary of defense is that the united states has communicated to israel that there is an ironclad support from the united states for its right to defend itself it also is saying that it condemns the attacks rocket attacks by hamas into israel from gaza but there are also statements of support for the palestinians coming from the bible of ministration namely from the secretary of state saying that we believe that the palestinians and israelis equally deserve to live in safety and security they again are very concerned about the fact that they and this was communicated by the white house press secretary about 24 hours ago. a vixens that took place in occupied east jerusalem have not been helpful they have articulated this of the white house press secretary saying there was a candid conversation about this with israel and again because these conversations have not resulted in the deescalation of violence that this administration is seeking it is now dispatching a high level officia

jerusalem gaza and elsewhere so this comes on the heels of a statement by the secretary of defense lloyd austin who has conveyed to his counterpart that the united states believes and israel has the united states ironclad support when it comes to israel's what the united state calls legitimate right to defend itself and its people they are condemning the launch of rockets by hamas and they're really iterating the importance of restoring calm but the question that many have been asking here in the united states even members of the president's own democratic party is do palestinians also have that right to defense that the united states government the by the administration continues to reiterate that israel has that right of self-defense and this is still an open and unanswered question so we're watching very carefully to see what more might come out of this white house joe biden the u.s. president did not speak on this when he appeared before reporters in the last hour but there is a white house briefing coming up the press secretary will be talking we'll be watching carefully to see what more s

defense secretary lloyd austin spoke with this counterpart in the philippines secretary dilfer in there in sana to discuss the situation austin proposed measures to deepen defense cooperation but many here believe this will prove difficult unless the visiting forces agreement is fully restored dogon al-jazeera manila. right let's get some analysis from dr graham on webb he's the adjunct fellow at the us rajaratnam school of international studies he joins us from singapore graeme great to see you there again in singapore give me your thoughts on the top line on the story the united states says there's 3000 ships in this region what's your reading of that my reading is that there's this assessment by the united states to transcend sri is an accurate one are there has been a quiet expansion of china's maritime in the shar all over the last decade alone this is not a new concept for the chinese military in particular the people's liberation army midi which feels this capable it's a concerted attempt by the chinese military to try and create a force multiplier sorts over the wide expanse of

then signatory lloyd austin and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff. after that, the energy secretary testifying on the budget for her department. later, the organ transplant waitlist. members of the facebook oversight board spoke with ask -- axios to pull the -- uphold the ban on president trump. this is 30 minutes. >> hi, and welcome to this axios special event. welcome to our audiences from facebook, twitter, linkedin, and axios.com. you can join the conversation by using the #axiosevents. over the next 30 minutes, i'll be joined by my colleagues as we explore the facebook oversight board's decision around donald trump's indefinite suspension. president donald trump's suspension. joining us vice-president of the cato institute, welcome, john. >> thanks for having me, sara. critics are saying you kicked the can. what's the point of having a board if you're not going to have a clearcut call. >> the decision about donald trump and facebook. our role at facebook is to access and oversight. you look at the facebook content moderation, what it leaves up,

last week or us defense secretary lloyd austin, spoke with his counterparts in the philippines, secretary dill, fiddler and zanna to discuss the situation. often proposed measures to deepen defense cooperation. but many here believe this will prove difficult unless the visiting force. this agreement is fully restored. jamaila in dog. 8 in our 0 manila . right, let's get some analysis from dr. graham own web. he's the adjunct fellow at the right direction. i'm school of international studies. he joins us from singapore, graham, great to see you there. again in singapore. give me your thoughts on the top line on the story. the united states says this 3000 ships in this region. what you're reading of that, my reading is that this assessment by the united states trans, centrally, is not true at one that has been a quiet expansion of china's maritime militia over the last decade alone. this is not a new concept fall. the chinese military in particular, the people's liberation army, navy rich field. this capability is a contract at a time by the chinese military to prior create a force multiply

defense secretary lloyd austin says the withdrawal of contractors from afghanistan is underway. pentagon deploys airpower to detect forces as they leave the region. >> there has been debate whether contractors stay in afghanistan, 17,000 americans, the afghan security forces, it is also pulling out of the country and that led to major criticism. >> a complete pullout of afghanistan, important to remember why we went there. the taliban and allowed our qaeda to operate with impunity. >> the situation is not looking better. 80 and 20 television attacks per day in the country and capturing more territory over the last week. and >> and we expected this to be a challenge. >> they deployed for airpower over the next few days. heavy bombers and fighter jets. there is great fear over the days and months, >> there is something interesting here, anthony blinken, it is a warning. >> the us stand in solidarity with the growing russian aggression. and military troops along the border. >> >> partners do as well. a couple weeks ago we looked for russia to cease aggressive actions. >> russia pul

under lloyd austin's leadership, the american assisted counterattack by the iraqis against the atomic -- islamic state, general soleimani was all over the battlefield. one day an american bomb landed close to general soleimani. he complained we were trying to get him. i do not member if it was general austen or some other american general expand health we could have -- how we could have got you anytime. it was clearly a coincidence. you asked an important question. my guess is that while much of the iranian behavior appears the same in the region, for example, are writing -- iranian behavior on the ground in syria. the advisors to hezbollah, which custom soleimani -- soleimani agreed to fight in syria. iranian terrorist support throughout the region, iranian support to quote -- to i rock. -- two iraq. this is a result of soleimani's personal relationships. personal leadership is at the center of many of these countries capabilities. when custom soleimani -- when soleimani was killed by the missile strike, we took out the single most important during the region. now, ishmael connie, hi

host: lloyd austin, defense secretary.ormer army general out lighting the president's budget plan for the military. the question we are asking come of the balance between defense and nondefense spending. this is from dan on facebook, "the right balance is when you spend less than you take in as revenue. -- take in as revenue." caller: good morning. host: good. caller: hiroshima, nagasaki, beijing. host: we will leave it there. jay from washington, d.c. good morning. caller: good to hear you back -- good to see you back. my comment to these people calling in talking about a hot war with china don't realize that if we got into a hot war with china, this economy would go to hell. even though those iphones and people -- made in china. i think a hot war with china would be the worst case scenario. host: from the new york times and the wall street journal, a breakdown of the numbers from the president's spending proposal. 8.2 trillion dollars total by 2031. the president's fiscal plan by next year's $6 trillion, $1.5 trillion in

meantime we'll go to liz patton as an advocate of constitutions and the question here is from lloyd austin[inaudible] and surprised to find nixon opposed an constitution for the ottoman empire as early as 1820 and he was influenced by the federal constitution tof the economist: so constitutions as inherent means of warding off more democratic and nationalistic tendencies. [inaudible] did this figure into your research? >> know and this is one of more of the things that i leave out but rhetoric is part of a trend in many treuropean monopolist states early because what can you do in these earlier decades? by means of the soil he has instituted his own constitutions allover the place . you can't run against that so what many european conservatives say is okay, what we do is accept this device but we will make it part of our own -- [inaudible] that's what many of the germans did and they still see constitutions very much about. [inaudible]. they keep the electorate small and they may make a few concessions but these are modest documents. these are very volatile documents and nefarious. >> we c

the defense secretary lloyd austin reached out to his israeli counterpart to talk about the situation there. but right now the administration is really taking this all-hands-on-deck approach as they are trying to urge deescalation in the region. >> for more than a decade u.s. ambassador dennis ross played a leading role in shaping america's involvement in the middle east peace process. >> we've seen the middle east is imposing itself once again. you can ignore the middle east, but it doesn't ignore you. the administration at this point also has to think through how it's going to try to manage things. the reality that the administration is now going to be thinking through how it manages its position, what diplomacy is going to look like, that also relates to country in the region, who are thinking, okay, how can we effect that? i cite egypt because it's important not only in terms of brokering a crease fire, but egypt also has an interest in reminding the biden administration that the u.s. has an interest in egypt and this is one example of why that interest is quite real. a lot of wha

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defense secretary lloyd austin. >> we don't have a plan to shoot the rocket down.opefully in the ocean or someplace like that. >> reporter: the enormous chinese long 5b rocket launched on april 29th, one of ten more china has planned with ambitions to build it own space station. this rocket somehow ended up in orbit around the earth, and no one knows exactly where it could end up. it's still a mystery. its orbit coffers a large portion of -- covers a large portion of the planet, so there is a threat it could hit an inhabited area. chinese authorities say most of the rocket will likely burn up in space, but concern is mounting over this out of control rocket. former nasa administrator jim bridenstine says china should take responsibility for any damage related to this. >> certainly, this is not good behavior, and it needs to be changed. ultimately what's going to have to happen is if there are damages from this, whatever nation-state where the damages happen to take place, they need to be challenging, you know, china to make sure that they're paying, you know, the d

>> dana: secretary lloyd austin said no plans to mandate that members of the military get the coronavirusgon has been hesitant to release exact numbers on vaccination rates. in february officials said more than from washington >> yesterday afternoon defense secretary lloyd austin encouraged more service members to roll up their sleeves and get the vaccine like he did. >> i think armed with the right information, accurate information, troops will make good choices. and so our plan currently is to continue on the path that we're on. we are using about 80% of the vaccines that we've been provided. >> ceo blue star families dedicated to helping military families spoke about the challenges getting the right information to military families. >> we did our original survey to see how military families were doing and surprised to find there was a great deal of concern. majority of military family members and service members were reluctant to get the vaccine and even larger number didn't feel comfortable with the idea giving it to their children. >> the pentagon turns its focus to deterring russia

this afternoon, the committee will receive testimony from the honorable lloyd austin, secretary of defense, and general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs. i welcome you to the subcommittee. this is the 19th and final hearing before we start writing the spending bill we appreciate your time and attention. i hope this is the last hearing we will hold on webex. president biden's budget request proposes $715 billion, $11 billion more than the active level. in his last year in office, president trump requested an $800 million increase. six years ago, the deity received $506 billion, which means the department's budget has increased $144 billion in the last six years. no matter how much we provide the armed forces, some will always argue it is not enough. there will always be new and increasingly expensive technologies to develop. other countries will be pursuing programs that are strategically advantageous to them. unlike other committees, the job of appropriators is to see the full picture. as much attention to the top line for defense, we do not consider the defense number in a vacuum

wednesday, president joe biden said isrl haaed a right to defend itself, whi penletagon chief lloyd austin said the un ed states has ironclad support for israel. the u.s.ro pvides 3.8 billion dollars in nonmilitary fding to israel. this is secretary of state antony blinken.>> we strongly condemned the rocket attacks coming out of gaza that are targeting innocent cilians.vi israel has a right to defendig itself. palestiniaavns hste a right to live in safety and security. amy: the united states has ockebld the united nations security council from issuing a resolution about the crisis. violence is spreading across israel with jewh ismobs attacking palestinians and mixed jewish and arab communities. extremist settlers were filmed attacking palestinian on chops tel aviv suburb. ultranationalist israelis dragging man a they believed to be an heir from his car and beating him mercilessly. some stlers were filmed on televisionha cnting "death to ar s." afterr headlines, we wilesspend the rest of the hour on the violence in israel and palestine. india reported more than 360,000 new coronavirus case

and today the defense secretary, lloyd austin, reached out to the families of the fallen. >> for theoved ones of those who have fallen, let me simply say, we know the depth of your sacrifice. but we can never truly know the depth of your loss. what we can do is honor the memory of those you lost by caring for those who mourn them and by seeking to perfect our union and defend our democracy. >> since the start of the civil war, more than 1.2 million people have been killed in service to this country. now, this is the first memorial day for president biden as commander in chief. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. vice president harris and secretary austin also participated. nearly 5,000 unknown soldiers are bury add the cemetery. in a speech the president reflected on the meaning of the day and the personal toll he feels on memorial day. let's go to cnn's white house correspondent arlette. the president speeblgz so personal about this because it is personal. what did he say today? >> it really is, victor. president biden reflected not ju

. >>> let's listen into defense secretary lloyd austin speaking this memorial day. >> when some of ourd surviving families, one of them was shannon slutman, the wife of a marine reservist. they have three children. her husband chris was killed by a suicide bomber on april 8th, 2019, in bagram, afghanistan. the first thing that she said in our meeting was simply, i'm going to try not to cry. and she told us that before her husband left on one of his deployments, she sat him down and said, god forbid something happens to you, but if it does, where do you want me to bury you? and he told her, i don't care. i just want to be near you. and today staff sergeant chris slutman rests here in arlington in section 60, alongside so many of his brothers and sisters in arms who made the ultimate sacrifice in action in this longest of american wars. our gold star and surviving families wage a fight that goes on long after the funerals, and it is our sacred duty to do more to ease the burden that they shoulder on memorial day and every day. because for as long as america has sent our sons and daughter

. >> our secretary of defense lloyd austin acknowledging today the afghan military will face significantaliban without u.s. support. the president announced all u.s. troops will be out of country by september 11th putting an end to the nearly 20-yearlong war. a war in afghanistan, something the next guest knows a lot about. cia veteran, robert gates. his latest book, "exercise of power, american failure and a new path forward in the the post cold war" is now out in paper back. it's good to see you once again. let's begin with your opinion of our departure of what the media is fond of calling america's longest war. >> we will two successive presidents, one republican and one democrat, to say it's time to get out of afghanistan. the president gets to chose the least bad option. this is a tough call. the reality is that even with the forces there, the taliban every day is increasing the control they have in the country side in afghanistan. i think a happy ending here is probably the least likely. what will be critical is for the biden administration to ensure that we can continue our financ

secretary of defense lloyd austin says it will be considered.eciate your vulnerability and revealing that you both have dealt with sexual trauma is a big deal because none of us talks about that enough. >> if one person ♪ ♪ >>> they build a pier and pound the ball in and then tore down the pier. the amount of money and energy -- >> see the dolphins. >> are there dolphins? >> yeah. yeah. >> the pastor is the founder of the border church that conducts church services through the u.s. and mexico border wall, and now they are going to bring in the second wall, the 30-foot wall. >> that's the trump wall. >> imagine the deported vets looking at that and thinking you're actually keeping me out. >> i think what is hardest to understand for me, first, you can enlist not being a citizen and also you can serve and somehow i would assume the minute you sign the papers to serve, also here's your papers for u.s. citizenship. but that's not how it works. like all vets they too carry issues that at times run them up against the law, and the difference is after

defense secretary lloyd austin reached out to his israeli counterpart to talk about the situation there. right now the administration is taking this all hands on deck approach as they're trying to urge deescalation in the region. arlette saenz, cnn, the white house. >> ambassador dennis ross a special assistant to former president barack obama and joins me now from bethesda, maryland. thank you so much for joining us. you've written that president biden didn't want to be dragged into an israeli-palestinian issue but he doesn't have a choice. what leverage does he have right now to quell the violence? is talking to the leaders enough? >> well, i think it's a step but i think the bigger issue here is going to be how do you also effect what hamas is doing? and that really depends much more on the ejis. the egyptians are the ones who have both leverage via hamas because they can keep the border with gaza open or closed. they have the history of having brokered cease-fires before between hamas and israel. so i think working closely with the egyptians will be key but i think we also have to t

we actually had even begun sites, i remember very well when under lloyd austin's leadership the american pacific counterattack by the iraqis against the islamic state, he was all over the battlefield providing iranian support to other iraqi elements in the attack as well. they didn't do very well frankly as compared to what we hope the iraqis due to themselves but one day an american bomb landed close to custom suleimani and he complained we were trying to get him and i don't remember whether it was general austin or some other american general who explained how we could have documented time so it wasn't by accident that it was clearly a coincidence. you have an importantquestion . he, my sense is that while much of the iranian behavior appears to look the same e in the region, for example iranian behavior on the ground in syria, the rgc advisors to has a lot which he arranged for has a lot to fight his infantry on the ground. iranian behavior in support of the who these, iranian terrorist support throughout s the region. almost all of this is a direct result of suleimani's personal rela

. >> our secretary of defense, lloyd austin, acknowledging today the afghan military will face significantghting the taliban without u.s. support. the president announced last month all u.s. troops will be out of country by september 11th, putting an end to the nearly 20-year-long war. warren afghanistan is something our next guest knows or two about having it seen it over two different presidential administrations. we are pleased to welcome to this broadcast guy veteran former defense secretary for president bush, robert gates. his latest book exercise of power, american failures, successes and a new path forward in the post cold war war is now out in paperback. mr. secretary, is a pleasure to have you. once again let's begin with your opinion of our departure from what the media is fond of calling, america's longest war? >> brian, we've now have to successive president one republican and one democrat say that it is time to get out of afghanistan. as usual the president gets to choose the least bad option. this is a really tough call, the reality is that even with our forces there the tal

also criticized defense secretary lloyd austin's diversity and inclusion agenda.called hannity. >> there were videos being sent out to every base service member that we were asked to watch and preparation for our extremism down days and discussions on race and which we were taught that the country was evil, that it was founded in 1619 and not 1776 in that whites are inherently evil. >> i didn't hear a thing he said. this guy is so good-looking, it's like looking into a mirror. this guy is planning on going where no man has gone before. sign me up. all right, tyrus. i have been on this planet for many, many years. and when i come across someone that handsome, i don't know if they can be trusted because he may be gliding by on his lustrous hair, his angular jaw, his subtle allure of his eyes. he might be completely incompetent, but he does look like a space force commander, so i trust him on that. [laughter] >> okay, i'm clean a gun. listen, when this story first broke, i do agree with the stuff about the 6,019th stuff, it's kind of ridiculous. maybe talk to africa

. >>> also, the end of a 20 year war defense secretary and retired general lloyd austin talks exclusivelyents leading u.s. troops in battle. >>> millions of travelers pack highways and airports celebrating new found freedom from coronavirus restrictions. we start with texas.

east, anthony blinken speaking with different counterparts in the area, we know defense secretary lloyd austin spoke with his counterpart in israel and un ambassador linda thomas greenfield addressed a virtual meeting at the united nations and said people that live in the region have a right to safety and security. >> they deprived both communities of the basic right. it is time to end the cycle of violence, the united states calls on hamas and other palestinians in gaza to hold rocket attacks and other provocations. >> yesterday the president was on the phone with the white house with palestinian president and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, readouts indicate the president pressed for stop of violence immediately and this morning the prime minister of israel defended his action against hamas specifically he defended the destruction of this building, you see it right there and how's the associated press and other media organizations in gaza, was leveled by an israeli explosion thankfully evacuated before the israeli struck. >> uc high-rise towers used by hamas over and over agai

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. >>> in his commencement address me as defense secretary lloyd austin told cadets they were circumstancesut that west point had prepared them. graduates were spaced three feet apart and all guests were required to provide a negative covid test or proof of vaccination. >>> in maryland, freshman at u.s. naval academy completed the monument climb today. the first-year students are tasked with climbing a 21 foot obelisk in the annual rite of passage. when they reached the risk dixie cup, that is, half at the top, they replace it with an upperclassman's hat. to make things a little more challenging, and messy, the monument is covered in vegetable shortening. >>> a spectacular seen over the skies of new mexico where virgin atlantic made its first accessible rocket powered flight to the edge of base. it started with a massive drop in the mothership. they achieved a speed of mach 3 after being released and reached an altitude of just over 55 miles before gliding smoothly to a runway landing at spaceport america in las cruces. the goal is to eventually take paying customers and boy, will they pay

defense secretary lloyd austin. >> speaks to the fact that -- for those of us who operate in the space domain it is a requirement there should be a requirement to operate in a safe and thoughtful mode make sure we take those kinds of things into consideration. as we plan and conduct operations -- reporter: faa officials say they're working with norad to track any possible impact this could have on commercial air travel in form of delays and cancelation and federal officials also say the u.s. has no plans to shoot this rocket down. griff. griff: bringing everyone the latest christina thank you very much. molly. molly: now to new york where governor andrew cuomo communication director has resigned days after his vaccine czar quit. this as new york attorney general's office reportedly xangdz its investigation into the governor. here's alex hogan following all of this for us from new york city, of course, with more. alex. reporter: hi molly. new departures from cuomo's administration among them, the communications director who announced that he will resign and will be replaced by a former

the defense secretary lloyd austin reached out to his israeli counterpart to talk about the situation there. but right now the administration is really taking this all hands on deck approach as they are trying to urge de-escalation in the region. arlette saenz, cnn, the white house. >>> we want to show you what was happening inside that building in gaza before it was leveled by an israeli attack. listen to this. so you can see people scooping up their gear, donning body ararmy armor, trying to figure out what can be saved. this is after. the president of the associated press says israel notified them of the strike an hour before it happened. he spoke earlier to cnn. >> our folks are doing their best to report from their locations at home. but also the world's media has been incredibly generous in offering help and support and office space for us to operate on a temporary basis while we seek additional office space. but it is a difficult situation right now. it certainly impairs our ability to report. it doesn't silence us, but it certainly hurts. we have been in that building for 15 y