we get ready for the vice president mike pence, the second lady as well as the defense secretary mark esperhonoring so many who have sacrificed for all of us for our freedom this morning. as we mark memorial day together with our audience. >> sandra: that's right, mike pence and mark esper will be leading their wreath laying ceremony there at arlington national cemetery as you saw colors just a moment ago, we will be seeing the president and the first lady a short time after expected around 10:00 a.m. eastern time, and while this memorial day has looked so different to so many, and we are remembering in so many different ways, this is a traditional ceremony that we can all take in here, streaming live in many ways, carrying it here on the fox news channel, such an important moment for this country to stop and remember those who have served and paid the biggest sacrifice. >> ed: these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation under god should have a new birth of freedom, and you think about this morning in particular as we mark on "fox & friends" this morning more than 98,000 america

also expecting defense secretary mark esper. also expected to head to fort mchenry in baltimore at noon for a flag raising ceremony, and perhaps remarks as well. a troop review is also on the schedule. the defense secretary expected to be at the fort mchenry ceremony today, bringing those events to you on the c-span networks today, this memorial day. part of the reopening process we've been talking about this morning throughout our program has also involved figuring out how to reopen, specifically for this memorial day weekend. for more on that, i want to turn to john best, contributor with the lehigh valley live.com website. the story you recently wrote last week, "memorial day parade in a time of social distancing -- slate belt township finds a way." john best joining us by phone. how's the township -- how has the township in pennsylvania found a way? guest: good morning. nice to be with you. parades are tradition on memorial day as a way to remember our fallen shoulders. upper mountain bethel township has decided to come up w

. >> next, defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley on how the pentagon is dealing with the coronavirus. they were asked about the origins of the virus, military testing capability, and china's response to the pandemic. >> good afternoon, everyone.

earlier today, defense secretary mark esper discussed the role of the military during the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it has had on recruitment, training and personal safety. this is in our. -- an hour. >> good morning, everyone listening around the world. i like the foreign policy program. to host the honored secretary of defense, mark esper, who after being willduced by my boss, offer some remarks on how covid-19 is affecting the american armed forces.

mark esper. secretary esper was the 27th secretary of defense. he had served as the acting secretary in june and july of that year also served as secretary of the army to the summer of 2019. secretary esper is no stranger to service. he is a west point graduate and upon graduation was in the infantry. upon completion of ranger training, he served in the 101st airborne division and participated in the 1991 gulf war with the cherished screaming angles. -- eagles. he retired from the u.s. army in on7 after spending 10 years active duty. for much of the decade that followed, secretary esper continued his service. the former senate majority secretary forthe defense under george w. bush. she would go on to a distinguished career in the defense industry, most recently serving as vice president of relations for raytheon. honored. especially given the ongoing crisis. one of the most important roles. we had think -- we are thankful for all that you do to keep us safe. making this key priorities for our defense. this is an issue of significance. secretaryay

bidenord, ohio, joe delivering remarks to columbia law school regiments and secretary of defense mark esper to enable academy in -- the naval academy in annapolis. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. saturday morning beginning at of theastern, coverage rescheduled launch of the crew dragon. liftoff is 3:22 p.m. eastern as bob go to doug and the international space station. listen on the free c-span radio app. in his new book talking to strangers, author malcolm gladwell to -- details about why he will make inaccurate judgments. >> step out of the car. >> i am going to drag you out of year. >> drag me out of my own car. >> she is imprisoned for resisting arrest and then she hangs herself in herself. a tragic and unexpected result. the whole, that exchange we saw, which goes on and on and on, we that small snippet of it, was the kind of -- when i first saw that online, that is when i realized what i wanted to write about. if you break that exchange down moment i moment you see multiple by moment, -- moment you see multi

deborah birx, mike dewine, nancy pelosi, joe biden, and mark esper. president trump's statement on recent chinese actions dealing with hong kong. the minnesota governor on the violence in minneapolis, st. paul after the death of an african-american man being arrested by police. morning, beginning at 11:00 eastern, c-span has live coverage of the rescheduled launch of the spacex crew dragon. liftoff is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. eastern as nasa astronauts launched to the international space station. watch live on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. on monday, three democrats vying for the party nomination to take on senate majority leader mitch mcconnell join a special edition of kentucky educational televisions kentucky tonight program. the candidates will discuss their campaign platforms and why they are running. what coverage on c-span. >> white house coronavirus response court nader dr. deborah birx held a graduating class at her alma mater to stay true to their moral values. she stressed the need to be data-driven an

. >> next, defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley on how the pentagon is dealing with the coronavirus. they were asked about the origins of the virus, military testing capability, and china's response to the pandemic. respon. >> good afternoon, everyone. the seats are starting to fill up. good. i want to begin by expressing my gratitude to the more than 62,000 service members on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus, including over

we are joined for today's ceremony by secretary of defense, mark esper. ary of the interior, david bernhardt. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley. congressman, andy harris, and a number of servicemembers and veterans of the armed forces. the dignity and devotion of the american military is unrivaled anywhere in history and anywhere in the world. in recent months, our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. once more, the men and women of the united states military have answered the call to duty and raced into danger. tens of thousands of servicemembers and national guardsmen are on the front lines of our war against this terrible virus, karen for patients, -- caring for patients, delivering critical supplies, and working night and day to safeguard our citizens. as one nation, we mourn alongside every single family that has lost love ones, including the families of our great veterans. together, we will vanquish the virus, and america will rise from this crisis to new and greater h

. >> mark esper address the graduating cap -- class of the u.s. naval academy. he talked about chinese and russian threats. the prerecorded address was played as part of the formal to mention of more than 1000 graduating cadets into the navy and marine corps. >> good afternoon. it's great to be here. to thank the united states naval academy for inviting me to participate in this year's commencement. thank you for your invitation. thank you all for being here. thank you for the kind introduction and for your leadership. has trainedon that and prepared our country's leaders for over 170 years. to the friends and family sitting in today, especially the parents, thank you for your support and sacrifice over years in anticipation of this moment. in many ways, you've earned this as much is your sons and daughters. the nation thanks you for sharing them with us. courtly, the united states naval academy class of 2020, congratulations and bravo. today, you join the ranks of commission officers in the finest and strongest naval force in human history, the greatest the wor

secretary of defense markest per to the naval academy in -- mark esper to the naval academy. watch class of 020 commencement speeches friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> virginia governor ralph nor tham gave an update to the -- northam on the pannek democratic and reopening of the the state's beaches. govern northam: good afternoon. i understand a lot of you view this on tv and online as well. we appreciate everybody tuning. in today i want to start on a somber note. yesterday the united states reached a sad milestone.

we'll see footage, photographs and hear from world war ii veterans, defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley. ♪ ♪ >>> hello. i'm honored to host this v-e day commemorati commemoration. this day ended over five years of brutal fighting. president harry truman called it a solemn but glorious hour. celebrations erupted all over the united states. americans gathered together to express a range of emotions. their euphoria that friends and family would be coming home and their grief for those who would never come home again. for a moment the world celebrated a hope of peace. >> i wish that franklin d. roosevelt lived to see this day. [ gunfire ] >> general ieisenhower informs e they have surrendered. >> the war came to an end on may 8, 1945. >> the flags of freedom fly all over europe. the power of our people to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved in the pacific war as it was proved in europe. >> to those watching from home who fought for global peace 75 years ago, whether you wore a uniform, built a plane or grew vegetables, we want

mark esper. esper was sworn in as the 22nd secretary of defense on 2019.0 323, he served as a secretary of the toy from november 20, 2017 the summer of 2019. he is no stranger to service. he is a 1986 west point graduate and upon graduation he was commissioned in the infantry and that makes at least two infantrymen on this call. in the 101st airborne thesion and participated in cherishedwar with the screaming eagles. he commanded a rifle company in the airborne battalion combat team in italy and retired from the u.s. army in 2007 after spending 10 years on active duty and 11 years with the guard and reserve. for much of the following decade he continued his service in and around the government. hagel, bill frist and as the deputy secretary of defense under george w. bush. he would then go to a distinguished career in the defense industry most recently serving as the vice president of government relations. us we are soall of honored to host you in this crucial conversation. yours is one of the most

honored to host secretary of defense mark esper, who after being introduced by my boss will offer some remarks on how covid-19 is affecting the american armed forces and anything else he would like to begin the conversation with. then i will ask some questions, then we will hear from you

earlier today, defense secretary mark esper discussed the role of the military during the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it has had on recruitment, training and personal safety. this is in our. -- an hour. >> good morning, everyone listening around the world. i like the foreign policy program. to host the honored secretary of defense, mark esper, who after being willduced by my boss, offer some remarks on how covid-19 is affecting the american armed forces. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am the president of the brookings institution. it is my great privilege to welcome you all to today's event. secretary esper was the 27th secretary of defense. he had served as the acting secretary in june and july of that year also served as secretary of the army to the summer of 2019. secretary esper is no stranger to service. he is a west point graduate and upon graduation was in the infantry. upon completion of ranger training, he served in the 101st airborne division and participated in the 1991 gulf war with the cherished screaming angles. -- eagles. he retired from the u.s. army

trump, vice president pence, defense secretary mark esper, and other high-ranking officials are set to attend a memorial day or wreathlaying cemetery at arlington -- wreathlaying ceremony at arlington national cemetery on monday. watch on c-span or c-span.org. >> monday night on the communicators, digital competition and why google has betrayed the internet. google is steering all of this traffic to itself and in a the entireygenating world wide web and stifling innovation and ultimately harming consumers because they are not getting access to the best information. >> watch monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> this week, watch live coverage of the launch of spacex's commercial crew test flight, marking the first launch of u.s. astronauts on u.s. soil since 2011. the countdown clock briefing with nasa's administrator, and wednesday, our live coverage of launch, with liftoff at 4:30 p.m. as astronauts lift off to the international space station. at 11:15 a.m. eastern on c-span two, all day live coverage of the spacex crew dragon as a docks with the international space stat

tony fauci was just saying about the very confident projections from the defense secretary mark esper that he's absolutely confident of a vaccine by the end of the year. fauci said he's optimistic, that they have a lot of shots on goal but they still have to be cautious and everything has to be tested and they have to go through the usual hoops. i'm sure you would agree with that. >> i certainly do. you know, dr. fauci is the world's expert in thinking through how to develop new technology for infectious diseases. he's putting a lot of money into different vats to see if some of these vaccines can get further along in the process and hopefully one can go all the way. frankly, i'm cheering for dr. fauci. >> as he said, no guarantees. thank you very much, dr. sharfstein, for being with us today. happy memorial day to you as well. you've been working so hard for us. >>> up next, the covid-19 emergency talking about working hard, building field hospitals and running test sites. much, congressman jason crow of colorado want to make sure our national guard get the benefits they deserve. con

president trump, vice president pence, defense secretary mark esper, and other high-ranking officials are set to attend the memorial day wreathlaying ceremony at arlington national ceremony. watch live coverage starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, or at c-span.org. >> new york governor andrew cuomo said that for the memorial day hollow makeup -- holiday, the state is considering a maximum 50% capacity at beaches, and that beachgoers should practice social distancing. he outlined other restrictions and took questions on the states approach to reopening. governor cuomo: good morning. it is a pleasure to see you all here today. let's talk about where we are today. first, on the facts. total number of hospitalizations is down. that is good news. the rolling average of hospitalizations is down. that is good news. the intubation's are down. and the new cases are up a little bit on the rolling average, but all part of the decline. so that is all good news. the number of deaths ticked up, which is terrible news, but the overall line is still good. the 109 families that lost loved ones ar

in the military i can say, mark esper, okay, you know mark esper. he is become a very important person in the world of medicine. because his military is going to be distributing -- whether it is therapeutically or whether it is a cures or it is a vaccine. by the way, i have to say, all three are doing unbelievably well. mark and the military are going to be getting now out. he has hundreds of thousands of people that immediately work for us right now. they are fully ready to deploy. they are ready to get the job done. it will be doing it and record business. everything that we've done with the military has been terrific. we've had admirals, we had generals. i remember when crying chuck schumer said we should get the military involved. i said, they are. he said we you should use more of our generals. i said we do. our generals have done a great job, jared, right? we had everybody involved. and they are tremendously talented people. this isn't what they do. they fight. and they are great fighters, and they fight. but, yeah, the minority communities ar

and the military i can say, mark esper, okay, you know mark esper, he has become a very important person in the world of medicine because his military is going to be distributing, whether it's therapeutically or whether it's cures or whether it is a vaccine, and by the way, i have to say all three are doing unbelievably well. but mark and military will be getting them out. so he has hundreds of thousands of people he is immediately that work for us right now. they're fully ready to deploy. they're ready to get the job done. they will be doing it at a record business. everything we've done with the military has been terrific. we've had admirals. we've had generals. i remember when crying chuck schumer said we should get the military involved. i said they are. he said we should use one of our generals. i said we do. our generals have done a great job, jared, right? our admirals have done a great -- we had everybody involved and they are tremendously talented people. this isn't what they do, they fight. they're great fighters. and they fight but yeah, the minority communities are really goi

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis.atch class of 2020 commencement speeches, friday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and on-line at c-span.org or listen on the free

. >> next, mark esper talks about that military role during the pandemic. it is hosted by the brookings institution, and this runs one hour. >> good morning, everyone. today we are honored to host who will offer some remarks on how covid-19 is affecting the american armed forces and anything else that he would like to begin with. then i will ask him some questions come and then we will hear from you about your questions. apologies that we may not get to all of your questions, but we willfurther ado, start the program. >> good morning. my name is john allen noon -- john allen. it is my privilege to welcome you all featuring our honored guest, mark esper. as secretary was sworn in the 20 seventh secretary of defense on 20 through july 2019, and it he has served in june and july of that year. he also served as the secretary of the army from 20 november 2017 to the summer of 2019. secretary esper is no stranger to service. he is a 19 86 west point graduate. he was commissioned into the , and upon completion of ranger training, he served in the airborne division

the military, i can say mark esper, you know mark esper, he has become a very important person in the world of medicine because his military will be distributing, whether it is therapeutically, cures or the vaccine. by the way, i have to say, all are doing unbelievably well. all three are doing unbelievably well. mark and the military are going to be getting them out. he has hundreds of thousands of people that work for us right now. they are fully ready to deploy. they are ready to get the jojob done. they will be doing it at a record business. everything we have done with the military has been terrific. we have had admirals, generals. i remember when chuck schumer said we should get the military involved. i said they are up shade he said we should use one of our generals. i said we d our generals have done a great job shared our admirals have done a great job shared we have had everybody involved. they are tremendously talented people. this is what they do, they are great fighters. they fight. but yeah the minority , communities will be well served. i think we will get right back. t

and the military, i can say, mark esper, okay, you know mark esper, these become a very important person in the world of medicine, because his military is going to be distributing, whether it's, uh, therapeutically or whether it's cures or whether it's a vaccine. and by the way, i have to say, all three are doing unbelievably well. but mark and the military are going to be getting them out. so he has hundreds of thousands of people that he is immediately -- that work for us right now, they're fully ready to deploy. they're ready to get the job done. they'll be doing it at a record business. and everything we've done with the military has been terrific. we've had admirals, we've had generals. i remember when crying chuck schumer said we should get the military involved. i said, they are. he said, we should use one of our generals. i said, we do. our generals have done a great job, jared, right? and our admirals have done a -- we have everybody involved and they are tremendously talented people. and this isn't what they do. they fight. they're great fighters and they fight. but, uh, yeah,

we are joined by secretary stephen mnuchin, mark esper, general mark milley, doctor stephen on, director of the national institute of health doctor francis collins, doctor booktv.org doctor fauci, doctor birx. tomorrow we will mark30 days since we released the white house guidelines . we are a safe and phased opening of america, that's what we're doing. it's the opening of america. we have an amazing year next year, a great transition into the fourth quarter. as of this morning almost every state has taken steps to begin reopening and the american people are doing an extraordinary job of continuing to take precautions while at the same time wanting to start and they will be starting to resume their american way of life. we will be reigniting our economic engines. we are going to be takingcare of our most vulnerable which are senior citizens and some others . we are going to be working very, very hard on our senior citizens and our nursing homes and various communities to support those that are struggling in this very difficult time. others don't have the same kind of struggles. for examp

. >> next, defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley on how the pentagon is dealing with the coronavirus. they were asked about the origins of the virus, military testing capability, and china's response to the pandemic. respon. >> good afternoon, everyone. the seats are starting to fill up. good. i want to begin by expressing my gratitude to the more than 62,000 service members on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus, including over 3500 medical personnel staffing civilian facilities and embedded operations nationwide. tomorrow marks the start of national nurses week. we salute all nurses, military and civilian, who have served and are currently serving. thanks to their efforts, we are encouraged to see the situation improving in several of the most impacted areas. in new york city, the javits center's remaining patients were discharged on friday, indicating stress on hospitals is subsiding. i had a conversation with mayor de blasio last friday. he called to express his thanks for what dod provided his city in a time of need and h

secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches, friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and online at c-span .org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> british prime minister boris johnson testified before a committee hearing on his government's response to the coronavirus pandemic grid and the controversy surrounding his senior advisor who reportedly traveled more than tuna 50 miles across the country while

secretary of defense markest per to the naval academy in -- mark esper to the naval academy. watch class of 020 commencement speeches friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> virginia governor ralph nor tham gave an update to the -- northam on the pannek democratic and reopening of the the state's beaches. govern northam: good afternoon. i understand a lot of you view this on tv and online as well. we appreciate everybody tuning. in today i want to start on a somber note. yesterday the united states reached a sad milestone. more than 100,000 americans have died from covid-19 including 1,338 virginians. they were all individuals with their own stories. and it's important that we remember that these aren't just numbers. they're real people. they are our friends. they are our neighbors. and they are our loved ones. and that is why we work every day to limit the spread of this virus and keep virginia healthy and safe. it's why it is so important that everyone continue to please act responsibly. to reduce the chances of

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches friday at eight eastern on c-span and online@c-span.org or listen on the free c-span app. >> c-span will have live coverage of the spacex crew dragon launch on saturday 11:00 a.m. eastern. the launch is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. spacex crew dragon will be the first manned space to launch from u.s. soil from the final shuttle launch in 2011. the spacecraft was originally scheduled to launch wednesday afternoon from florida's kennedy space center with two nasa astronauts aboard. but the launch was rescheduled to saturday due to weather. watch live coverage on c-span. >> 2020 campaign coverage continues now a south carolina senator lindsey graham has a virtual event held by president trump's reelection campaign. datagram discusses his work on the judiciary committee hosted by laura trump the president's daughter-in-law is 35 minutes. >> good evening everybody welcomed the team trump online i am laura trump senior advisor to president trump's reelec

we are joined for today's ceremony by secretary of defense, mark esper, secretary of interior, david rnhart, general mark millie and a number of service members and veterans of the arm forces. in recent months our nation and our world have engaged a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. once more the men and women of the united states military have answered the call to duty and rai race to danger. tens of thousands of our national guard ms men are on th fro frontline of this terrible virus. as one nation we mourn alongside every single families that have lost loved ones including the families of our great veterans. together we'll vanquish the virus and america will rise from this crisis to new and greater heights. as our brave warriors have shown us from the nation's earliest days in america we are the captains of our own faiths. no obstacles and challenge is a match for this year determination of the american people. this permeates every inch of the hollow soils beneath our feet. this place more than 200 years ago, american patriots stood their ground and prepare a british i

you know we have that worry about i interviewed secretary of defense mark esper 2 weeks ago over the same kind of electronic medium that's the way it happens these days and my last question my last big question was about afghanistan and he made it pretty clear that there has been no decision yet in other words if the taliban completely obstruct a peace process i don't think it is pre-determined that the trumpet ministration would decide to pull all u.s. forces out of afghanistan next year i just don't think that citizens but may for one thing trump hasn't been reelected yet and his chances of being reelected are probably only 5050 secondly the deal is written in such a way as to maintain creative ambiguity if you will to create the possibility of the united states changing its mind later on if it decides for example that the taleban has not been serious about the peace process just a final thought to michael meanwhile violence in the country is getting worse the economy's in shambles and now we have the coronavirus so how much hope is there that this deal will bring a loss to peace t

has a foreign policy team that he feels comfortable with and that he works pretty well with, from mark esperfense to pompeo at state to robert o'brien at the nsc. they seem to have hit their stride. it is a very hard-edged form policy -- foreign policy. as you know, we have pulled out of a deal with iran. there is no new deal insight. -- in sight. there is not much happening in the negotiations with north korea. we have pulled out of the paris climate change cord. i think in a second term, you will see more of the same. francine: what does it mean in general for some of the countries that will be on the backend of trade wars? do you believe that this administration believes trade wars actually work? so far, they seem to have won actually. that farmers sure in midwestern states would think they won. we've had far more bankruptcies than we've had in decades. in the end, the american people are paying the price for these tariffs being put in place. many are still holding still, but how long does that continue? do they blame outside forces rather than the president themselves? i'm not so sure. i

president trump, vice president pence, mark esper, and others attended a memorial day wreathlaying cemetery -- ceremony. this is just over five minutes.

are mark esper address the situation on tuesday. >> the united states government had nothing to do withhat happened in venezuela in the last few days. our view remains that maduro is a brutal corrupt leader who oppress the people of venezuela. they deserve better and we will make the case that he should step aside. rob: the parents of one of the americans described their son as not political, securing his release may be difficult when it comes to securing the freedom of americans abroad. we've seen donald trump successful in north korea but venezuelan is a different playing field. rob: these two leaders hate each other, we appreciate it. jillian: is up in court will hear arguments over american businesses providing birth control to workers, one of many hearings that will be held over the phone because of the pandemic. the case focuses on whether the trump administration to make it easy to opt out of birth control coverage for religious reasons, seen as a direct challenge to the formal correct which mandates coverage for birth control. >> ruth bader ginsburg will hear the oral argument f

he's joined by vice president mike pence and defense secretary mark esper to pay tribute to those who died while serving in the armed forces. presidents do deliver a speech at the grounds in virginia but the coronavirus pandemic has led to changes due to restrictions on gatherings. following his visit to arlington national fair territory. they played tribute at fort mchenry during the war of 1812 american soldiers defended baltimore from attacks from the british. it is here where he ordered recent past fallen military members and honored those on the front lines battling the coronavirus. >> as one nation we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones, including the family's of our great veterans. together we will vanquish the virus in america will rise from this crisis to new and even greater heights. fort mchenry close to the public on march 28th to prevent sick and more people in maryland and killed more than 2100. at the mayor and when preserved in fully host a special memorial day celebration was held in one of the few in- person events this year due to covid-19 a

we've seen the arrivals of secretary of state mike pompeo, the treasury, steve mnuchin and defense, mark esper. we've seen first lady melania trump and second lady karen pence as well. we're expecting the president to lay a wreath there. we're going to keep watching that as it plays out. >>> while we're waiting for the president to arrive, we saw the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff arrive there. courtney, what are we expecting to play out today? >> reporter: what's customary to happen here, the entire delegation is brought in, many of them go outside, they're standing at the tomb of the unknown soldier waiting for the wreath-laying ceremony. the president is ferried off in a different direction. he's greeted by the commanding general omar jones and they take him in and show him some of the artifacts here at the memorial. it's one of the curators is there with the historians who explain exactly what he's seeing. the president is getting a tour right now before he goes outside to conduct this wreath laying. that's what the delay is. that's customary and did not change from previous years d

we are joined for today's ceremony by secretary of defense mark esper, secretary of the interior davidard. congressman andy harris and a number of service members and veterans of the armed forces. the dignity, daring, and devotion of the american military is unrivaled. in recent months of our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. once more the men and women of the united states military have answered the call to duty and raced into danger. tens of thousands of service members and national guardsmen are on the front lines of our war against this terrible virus, caring for patients, delivering critical supplies, and working night and day to safeguard our citizens. as one nation we mourn alongside every single family that is lost loved ones, including the families of our great veterans. together we will vanquish the virus and america will arise from this crisis do new and even greater heights. as our brave warriors have shown us from the nation's earliest days in america, we are the captains of our own face. no obstacle, no challenge, a

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches, friday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and on-line at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >>> next, a conversation on the u.s. china relationship during the coronavirus pandemic. we'll hear from former trump administration national security advisor hr mack master. -- mcmaster. this event forum hosted by the hoover institute was held by video conference. >> for more than a century our mission has been dedicated to generating policy ideas that promote individual, economic and political freedom, private enterprise and representative government. today we bring you our newest on-line virtual series entitled hoover capitol conversations. this series will bring hoover institution fellows together with policymakers for indepth informed discussions examining some of the major policy challenges facing the united states and the world. by bringing together the players in policy development and policy execution, we hope to pull back the cur

defense secretary mark esper and the space force's chief of operations present at the flag to presidente the oval office. tomorrow the space force will be dedicating the launch of an atlas side rocket. the creation of the space force is just one way that the trump administration is trying to secure american dominance in space. remember, president trump directed nassau to return american astronauts to the surface of the moon by 2024 under the artemis program and, just a few weeks of nasa astronauts hitching rides into space on russian rockets, they are poised to become the first to fly on a private company spacecraft. spacex's crew dragon. and this is a huge deal because it is the first time in nearly a decade that nasa has attempted to launch astronauts, american astronauts from u.s. soil. i'm told that it is one of the hottest and hardest tickets to get with members of congress because they all want to go and of course nasa is restricting the amount of people that can go because of the coronavirus. >> dana: i love the event in the oval office, i felt like something momentous was happen

and secretary of defense mark esper to the naval academy in annapolis. watch class of 2020 commencement speeches friday at eight eastern on c-span and online@c-span.org or listen on the free c-span app. >> c-span will have live coverage of the spacex crew dragon launch on saturday 11:00 a.m. eastern. the launch is scheduled for 3:22 p.m. spacex crew dragon will be the first manned space to launch from u.s. soil from the final shuttle launch in 2011. the spacecraft was originally scheduled to launch wednesday afternoon from florida's kennedy space center with two nasa astronauts aboard. but the launch was rescheduled to saturday due to weather. watch live coverage on c-span. >> 2020 campaign coverage continues now a south carolina senator lindsey graham has a virtual event held by president trump's reelection campaign. datagram discusses his work on the judiciary committee hosted by laura trump the president's daughter-in-law is 35 minutes. >> good evening everybody welcomed the team trump online i am laura trump senior advisor to president trump's reelec

so mark esper is involved in this. the dod is already involved in this.the cdc for distribution of vaccines but now that the department of defense is involved, and i'm not sure that we will see that occur within a year. i've never seen in my public-health lifetime this kind of full-court press. >> bill: two more things on that. where do you think we stand as a nation today on that? >> we are not where we need to be but i want to point out a downside about testing which nobody is talking about, and i will go over that quickly. and that's about 70% accurate. there is something out there now called an antigen test, more faster and rapid testing. the key here, bill, is to test areas where there is a lot of virus. if i test you and you are in an area where i already know that your pretest probability is high and you are likely to have it than the results are more accurate. the more likely they accurate the tests are. i think that's a real game changer because as we figure out which antibodies are the most valuable antibodies, we are going to know them. you had

outbreak from the us worship came from a counter drug operation according to defense secretary mark esper, the us this kid is currently docked in san diego to be cleaned after nearly 100 crewmembers tested positive for covid-19. the pentagon chief says the navy hospital ship mercy is expected to leave los angeles soon after bringing relief to hospitals overwhelmed by the virus. >> a miami beach park once again closing up, nearly 9000 people, listen to this, violated facemasks and social distancing guidelines, self point park, the to a south beach, it opened last week after closing for 6 weeks to slow the outbreak of coronavirus. police say park rangers issued 7000 verbal warnings between friday and sunday the majority of which were at self point. >> ohio state lawmaker refusing to wear a face mask in public because they cover the image of god. >> the image and likeness of god, created in the image and likeness of god. when we think of image do we think of a just or legs or arms? we think of the face. i don't want to cover people's faces. that is the image of god right there and i see it i

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