was grateful the house passed the 63rd annual national defense authorization act, led by chairman mike rogers and speaker kevin mccarthy. this is legislation that advances national security with peace through strength, supporting service members, veterans, and their families. congress has the duty to support the armed forces of america as a primary function of the federal government, to provide for the common defense, which we cannot do for ourselves. it provides in it particular bill promoting missions of the savannah river site for nuclear capability and deterrence, advancing the defense research projects at universities across the country, increase of service member pay by 5.2%, support national guard operations with border deployment. as a 31-year veteran and father of four sons that served overseas in the military, i'm committed to working for the security of our country, its service members and their families. in conclusion, god bless our troops who successfully protected america for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving from the afghanistan safe haven to america with

diane first at the high-level, commercial strength and national security, diane worked for chairman mike rogers. the very first if i'm not mistaken the very first u.s. government entity that publicly stated they constitute a security threat. so like me, diane has worked on the part on the security side and also the commercial communication side of things. so a very high-level question how do you see that relationship, commercial, strength and national security do you see those as to bifurcated things were together overlapping? >> they definitely connected and the concept of economic security and national security is well agreed on between all parties. i think there's some concepts in washington, d.c. that get used often and that's one of them. the race to 5g often used. i think we need to start peeling back the onion a little bit more and discuss that means. what does it mean for economic, u.s. and economic power to underpin national security and why it is important that the u.s. dollar as the reserve currency for the world? it's because it puts us in a position where we are able to lead. it al

mike rogers said as much, so did i, we have a strong bipartisan bill and kevin mccarthy is allowing it to be hijacked. who have an agenda. driving trans people out of the military and women to serve in the military. and simply a right-wing quote-unquote anti-right agenda. i hope we get a conference report and kevin mccarthy stands up and chooses a different path, but i can't say i'm sure of that. >> let's see what happens in the coming months, congressman, ranking member, thank you. >>> as one report puts it, a federal judge is about to shape the course of the 2024 presidential election and perhaps the fate of the country. what could be the most important decision in the mar-a-lago documents case and it could come today. >>> emails shared with cnn raise more questions whether migrants are being pushed into the water. >>> and breaking news, officials say a man who crossed the border into north korea is believed to be a u.s. soldier. we have new reporting coming in. at morgan stanley, old school hard work meets bold new thinking. ♪ partneringng to unlock new ideas, to create new legacies

have worked with this effort with ranking member roger wicker and i think human traffic chairman mike rogersfor his support. together we will make sure the d.o.d. spends its money wisely and provides for its service members and insulations -- installations like redstone arsenal in north alabama and huntsville, alabama. mr. speaker, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from alabama reserves. the gentleman to from washington is recognized. mr. smith: i would inquire, do you have more speakers? i continue to reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from alabama. mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague from arkansas, mr. hill. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. hill: i thank the chairman of the committee and the ranking member for their strong work in crafting this national defense authorization bill. i'm always proud to support the defense of this nation and the airmen and women at little rock air force base and members of the air national guard. this legislation comes at an important time, protecting us from a rapidly expanding chi

steve bannon, mike flynn, roger stone, bernard kerik, boris epshteyn, reedy giuliani, and some were using oath keepers as secret security. what do umake of this war room piece of the investigation? >> this ain't my parents' republican party. i was raised by two republicans who told me about the values of ronald reagan. i didn't agree with them, obviously, but they were rooted in principles. when you listen, you know, to bannon and stone, it's a party of violence. it's a party of chaos. it's a party of grievances and a party that's trying to win through substraction, by taking away your rights, by taking away your freedom and your votes. that's what they're going to run the same playbook in 2024, but joy, your viewers should rest assured that the people who support that, that number is shrinking. and that since donald trump was elected in 2016, we won in '18, '20, beat expectations in '22, won the wisconsin supreme court just recently, won in jacksonville, florida. we're on a winning streak because people want competence and community over chaos. so i'm confident we're in the right directi

mike rogers. mr. rogers: i'd like to ask my friend, does he believe his amendment is intended to impact uniform personnel who work in these offices? it is not? that is what i was hoping to hear. i yield back. mr. norman: this is not about taking away anyone's career. the brave men and women who serve in our military do it because they're family. the whole point of this bill -- this amendment is to get the recruiting where it needs to be work 30 -- we're 30% down. as of today, we have spent $1.4 billion on an equity action plan that nobody has any idea where that money is going. it's high time we cut it out and then get back to what the military is supposed to do which is protect this nation. and as eli crane said who has been on the front lines this country is in trouble. this country has other nations that want to do harm to us. and by limb nateing this -- by eliminating this we'll take the first step and hopefully get safety back at the forefront. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the ge

mike rogers. mr. rogers: i'd like to ask my friend, does he believe his amendment is intended to impact uniform personnel who work in these offices? it is not? that is what i was hoping to hear. i yield back. mr. norman: this is not about taking away anyone's career. the brave men and women who serve in our military do it because they're family. the whole point of this bill -- this amendment is to get the recruiting where it needs to be work 30 -- we're 30% down. as of today, we have spent $1.4 billion on an equity action plan that nobody has any idea where that money is going. it's high time we cut it out and then get back to what the military is supposed to do which is protect this nation. and as eli crane said who has been on the front lines this country is in trouble. this country has other nations that want to do harm to us. and by limb nateing this -- by eliminating this we'll take the first step and hopefully get safety back at the forefront. i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the ge

speaker, i want to thank chairman mike rogers for his leadership, for including language to improve the safety of u.s. service members in the ndaa. my provision would establish a new joint safety council, requirements for each military branch to develop a plan to identify corrective and preventive actions following major accidents and mishaps. mr. calvert: earlier this year i introduced a bill that includes a similar mandate. my effort to help with transparency is motivated by the tragic death of my constituent, f-16 pilot, first lieutenant david smits whose call sign was s.r. he was killed during a training exercise when his ejection seat malfunctioned. again, i thank chairman rogers for including this language in the bill and working to protect our men and women in uniform and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >

roger. >> mike: is fearless reliant surprised her owner by attempting to leap from a dinghy to a sailboate learned her cat can swim. firefighters in illinois surprise kids with a fun way to cool off in the summer heat by spring water from the fire engine at a park in east moline. highs are forecasted to get up to 90 degrees. nazem is releasing an image from the james would space telescope to celebrate the first anniversary of its debut. oneness astrophysicist told the washington post that the telescope which was created to look deeper into space and further back in time than ever before is working better than they could have hoped for. if you have a viral video to share, hit us up @foxnewsnight on social media. tsa officials say it has been a record-setting year for gun interceptions. alexis mcalpine shows us white more and more firearms are showing up at airport checkpoints. >> alexis: airports across the country seeing a big spike in the number of guns confiscated at tsa checkpoints. the agency says most people don't realize it until they try and go through security. >> the vast majorit

him in real life, people like buzz aldrin, oprah winfrey, fred trump was a member, mike bloomberg, elizabeth holmes, rogeriles. he's getting these associations. he's somebody who his biographers agree has this anger that he didn't become a rich lawyer. he's now essentially traded this hallowed position for access to wealth, privilege and money. it doesn't surprise me he wants to make those people happy and his rulings do make them happy. >> well, as the saying goes, it's a small club and you ain't in it. you know, i don't think we know for sure what the nature -- you know what i'm saying, to what extent this has affected any decisions he's actually made before the court. it's certainly the case he's been given access to asserting that certain lifestyle from people he wouldn't be able to afford on his own. it's a questionable thing to do even if nobody has ever slipped you an envelope of money. >> adam, there's a really big push that congress has to stop this and put an end to the perception that the court is thoroughly corrupt. congress has been called to investigate. you have 90 progressive organizations

santa rosa mayor natalie rogers, north bay congressman mike tompson will take part in today's groundbreaking:30 -- correction, 1:30 this afternoon on fountaingrove parkway and stagecoach road. >>> and the women's world cup now in full swing. earlier this morning, spain dismantled costa rica 3-0. later today, the two-time defending champs will take the field. that would be team usa taking on vietnam. the u.s. squad is looking to make history. they could be the first team ever to win three straight world cup titles. 14 team members are playing in their first world cup. ten players have ties to the bay area and northern california. the team, led by former cal bear alex morgan. >> looking to make history, that would be great with what you said with the three-peat, but this team, that's in the back of our minds. it's real just winning each game. >> it's obviously incredible what this team has done, and all we hope to do is kind of continue on that legacy and, you know, push the boundaries and be even better. >> the best way to cheer the team is of course with a lot of other fans. san jose's paypa

mayor natalie rogers and mike thompson will attend today's groundbreaking. air quality. these areas shaded in orange will be under a heat advisory extended through 11:00 p.m. sunday. temperatures are well above average with concord and livermore headed for 100 degrees today. we'll see a high of 94 in santa rosa and san francisco in the low 70s. we'll have more comfortable air in the forecast returning as we go toward the middle of next week. scott. >> thanks. more local news updates coming ♪ when i chase tequila, baby, i still see you ♪ >>> sing it. all right, it is 8:30. it is a friday morning the 21st day of july, 2023 y'all, it might be raining and it might be raining a little harder than we thought, but we have dan and shay in the house and we're so excited >> they are the biggest duo in country music. a new album on the way, plus they're taking their act to "the voice" as our first ever double team >> they have a double chair? >> yeah. >> can't wait to hear about that we'll catch up with the guys in just a moment. first, a quick check of the weather. an

eastman, kerik, mike flynn, there are a number of people they're working on they are sort of investigation into these bogus theories of election fraud in the strategy for january six. roger was there. he had security, as did mike flynn, from the oath keepers and the proud boys. it was always an assumption that he, that's ban, and that others were sort of the connection between the white house and those extremist groups. we didn't get that kind of cooperation and could not establish that length, but that is precisely why, the special counsel, i think, is interested in the activity at the war room. special counsel has totals we didn't have, that getting additional information about what occurred there. looking for that connection between but sort of head of this conspiracy to disrupt the joint session, the former president, and some folks who were on the ground. >> okay. perry and tim, thank you so much for being with us. and a programming note, one of the key january six committee witnesses has a big revelation about jack smith's grand jury. hear from sarah matthews, former trump white house deputy press secretary, tomorrow at one. here on alex witt reports. our next stor

john eastman, i think mike flynn, there are a number of people there working on the investigations into these bogus theories of election fraud, and the strategy for january six. roger was there. he had security, as did mike flynn, from the oath keepers to the proud boys. there is always an assumption that he, that bannon, that others were sort of, the connection between the white house and those extremist groups. we didn't get that kind of cooperation, and could not establish that link. that is precisely why the special counsel's interested and the activity that is in the war room. >> sarah, do you know if anyone inside the white house, on an around january six, with any connection or communication to the so-called war room at the world or hotel? >> that wasn't something that i was involved with, or anyone on our team, to my knowledge. i think that that will be something crucial that the special counsel is looking to given that it seems that there may or may not have been communication with those kinds of far-right extremist groups. >> do you think that there might be a connection that you know of because there really wasn't a line of communication between the war

roger federal, his record phase wimbledon cycles. but this championship ends with the question, just how many more mike carlos outcries with lawrence smith's. i'll just air the headlines now and i'll just seat weighs sweeping across large parts of the world. china has observed its highest ever temperature. $51.00 degrees celsius, more rec codes are set to be broken in the us and europe. we're climate invoice for the us and china in beijing for talks on emissions reductions. a plan to come to me sign emissions is expected to be a key part of the tax between john kerry and it's you want sauce creating the president has ordered an oil. i don't effort to deal with an often mazda of heavy rain across the country. that's including designating effect to there is a special disaster designed, 5 days of torrential rain and lance nights of killed at least $39.00 people. to this in your opinion, have announced a new deal that we'll see the sides work together on migration on the economy. the 5 part time includes cracking down on criminal networks that run the human trafficking. we will work this tanisha on an anti smuggling operational partnership . w

roger a. not a fish. one senator who won't be getting briefings much longer is california senator and woman disappointed that magic mike didn't do any card tricks, dianne feinstein. yesterday, feinstein, who is 89, announced that she would not seek re-election in 2024. well, yeah. she's almost 90. she shouldn't be running for senate. she should be running for president. go get 'em, joe! [cheers and applause] i will take it any way i can get it. feinstein has built quite a legacy. she's the longest-serving female u.s. senator in history. [applause] it's an amazing achievement. i am being told we actually have footage of feinstein reflecting on her first day in the senate. >> it's been 84 years. >> stephen: and her heart will go on. her announcement comes after years of speculation she might retire, with many insiders worried about her memory. and it did not help that yesterday, after her office announced her retirement, she was asked about it, and said this. >> oh, no, i'm not announcing anything. >> stephen: wait a second! she announced her retirement and then backtracked? either she's having memory problems or she's s

minority party and mike has done an outstanding job and i thank everybody in the process they put together and i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. rogers: i'm going to close. the chair: the gentleman from washington. mr.smith: i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from pennsylvania. ms. houlahan: i will offer a motion to recommit on this bill. i stand with my colleagues who have stood shoulder to shoulder in support of our servicemembers to put this bill together in the last year. i stand with those who are searching in uniform sick and tired politicizing their lives and bodily autonomy. i rise in honor of my grandfather and father who served full distinguished careers in the military and my mom and grandmother who served as military spouses. i rise who grew up and moved across this nation to other countries and raised my own hand and my own child. and i rise for my cousins who served today. i don't need my colleagues to tell me what it is like to be a mom or a child in the military. foy. . .. what i have seen over the floor in the past two days has really saddened me. targeting lgbtqi+ families like my own, targeting libraries, targ

, general mark millie, and the secretary of defense, mike mccord who serves as dod's top financial officer. we will start with you. >> chairman rogers, ranking member smith, distinguished members of the committee, glad to be here to testify in support of the president's budget request. >> protesters take their signs down and removed from the room. the chair knows that the proceedings taking place, in order, i would like to request those in the audience causing this disruption cease their actions immediately. i want to advise the protesters, folks in the audience, if you do this again, we are going to recess and you're going to be removed. you are recognized. >> chairman rogers, ranking member smith covered distinguished members of the committee, to testify in support of the president's budget request in 2024. i am joined by general milley, grateful for his readership. i'm glad to be joined by the comptroller and cfo, mike mccord. a strategy driven budget, with the people's republic of china. $842 billion, it's a 3. 2% increase over fiscal year 2023 and acted and her tone. 4% higher than fiscal year 22 and acted. this will help us na

manufacture of mike, which right, demanding trader wages made the simmering hist for wimbledon cents a quote. as a special guest for the day to the grand slam tournaments. so i'm going to roger federer, keeping a close eye on the action is when he's changing lena mccain. it begins to cycle. this is the fully begin this new solid engine in a palestinian refugee count on the assault by israeli forces. now for nearly 2 days, let's take you to live pictures from the camp where we can see is really with vehicles this on the streets is really forces have been conducting rates in people's homes, along with strikes on the account. first responders are also saying that being presented some beach and critically injured to israel, has destroyed roads in the camp, making it difficult tooth ambulances to even get in. at least 11 palestinians have now been killed, engineering around 4000 refugees had been forced to flee their homes and journalists covering the assaults on jeanine. and i've also been deliberately targeted by is really forces unofficial reports. now, on the days events from jenny, they left when they could taking what they could holding hinds keeps them together and provide

roger williams of texas "the cost of -- of fourth of july cookouts in joe biden's america continues to climb." speaker mccarthy "god bless america." mikeohnson, "as we all enjoy the 247th birthday of our nation let us not forget that independence day should be commemorated first by solemn acts of devotion to god almighty." marcy kaptur said that "hundreds attend a naturalization ceremony for those becoming new u.s. citizens. great honor to participate in an event to recognize those becoming a true part of the great american experiment." "the washington post" in their lead editorial "under the fireworks look for the light. the united states finds itself in a funk as it celebrates its 247th birthday. fewer than four in 10 adults describe themselves as extremely proud to be american. essentially unchanged from last year's record low and down from two decades ago. this is understandable given the un-resenting -- unrelenting pace of worrying headlines. there is a worry about civic cohesion, intense partisanship and for some a sense of hopelessness. july 4 is a day to celebrate among national virtues the capacity for renewal and self improve

roger williams of texas "the cost of -- of fourth of july cookouts in joe biden's america continues to climb." speaker mccarthy "god bless america." mikeohnson, "as we all enjoy the 247th birthday of our nation let us not forget that independence day should be commemorated first by solemn acts of devotion to god almighty." marcy kaptur said that "hundreds attend a naturalization ceremony for those becoming new u.s. citizens. great honor to participate in an event to recognize those becoming a true part of the great american experiment." "the washington post" in their lead editorial "under the fireworks look for the light. the united states finds itself in a funk as it celebrates its 247th birthday. fewer than four in 10 adults describe themselves as extremely proud to be american. essentially unchanged from last year's record low and down from two decades ago. this is understandable given the un-resenting -- unrelenting pace of worrying headlines. there is a worry about civic cohesion, intense partisanship and for some a sense of hopelessness. july 4 is a day to celebrate among national virtues the capacity for renewal and self improve