that is a national hero. book award, choi harjo, an acclaimed writer, performer and her vote include the newest conflict resolution for holy bean and her memoir for creative nonfiction is the recipient for the academy and a guggenheim fellowship. she's worked on a musical and the second by more.reative the university of tennessee, knoxville. it gives me great pleasure to introduce joy. [applause] >> what a celebration. first come i wish to introduce us are loved judges for this year's national book award an incredible group of judges then they include mark then, jericho brown, katie ford aintree svenson. [applause] rainmakers of stories and readers of literature on each other until they navigate the brokenhearted this country. poetry is true telling.e the concise art of conscience and the word magic of history and prophecy. we absolutely need poetry as we. move forward. poetry carries the spirit of the people and is necessary to tour with the transition andthis transformation. this award acknowledges the acco

service to our nation.ve renewed my confidence in the future of our country. from all walks of life and across generations, i have heard people telling their stories, i saw tears and laughter, sorrow and joy. i am reminded of the stories my father would tell me about his war experiences as an enlisted man stationed aboard the uss lexington, and aircraft carrier harbor just pearl days before the attack. my dad and so many of the greatest generation are no longer with us, but we can still hear their stories of duty, honor, and encourage. their ghosts walk among us. their spirits speak to us. protect this house, this we will defend. and we are fortunate indeed to listen and learn from living world war ii veterans. including president bush, , and thedole and akaka tuskegee airmen and so many others who are with us today or watching the broadcast across america. what we hear is that the future belongs to the brief. our country is both defined by her storied past and invigorated by her balanced future. we rise to

the director of the national guard and the head of the california national guard testified on capitol hill recently about that issue. republican congressman joe heck chaired the hearing. >> go ahead and call the military personnel subcommittee of the house of armed services committee to order. i want to welcome everyone to the subcommittee's hearing on the california national guard bonus repayments issue. we're here today to hear from the california national guard, the national guard bureau and the office of the secretary of defense on an issue that we must get right. in fairness to not only the california guardsmen that this affected but for all service members going forward. compensation whether it is a bonus for a service agreement or regular pay is an obligation to our servicemembers and their families, that they should not have to worry about. i find it unacceptable that we would place the additional burden of years of concern about the legitimacy of a bonus payment or a student loan repayment on those who volunteer to serve. the armed services committee has taken action in the 2

california national guard, california national guard member appointed by the california national guard activated when appointed to that position. as we look at the way these cases are set up, making a recommendation with regard to limited number of cases, 50% or something, california national guard looked at that. when we look at these things we have enforcement discretion. we don't have to say the auditor did this and before we get to the point of establishing the debt we determine if it is in our interest to establish the debt or not. we look at other states, smaller numbers and lower error rates, some of the other states where you had eight cases only two center for recruitment or only 3% for recruitment or 40 cases only 5%. they make those judgments. what california did and it was within their discretion and given they said they had another review of 91%, i can't say it is wrong to do this but they not only referred all the cases for recruitment but also said we would do 100% review of everybody else, not only refer recruitment to those cases but go to the rest of the universe whic

we're here today to hear from the california national guard, the national guard bureau, and the office of the secretary of defense on an issue that we must get right. in fairness to not only the california guardsmen that this affected, but all service-members going forward. compensation, whether a bonus or service agreement or regular pay is an obligation to our service-members and their families that they should not have to worry about. i find it unacceptable we would place additional burden of years of concern about the legitimacy of a student loan repayment on those who volunteered to serve. the armed services committee has taken action in the 2017 national defense authorization act to address the issue and the subcommittee is taking every opportunity to review and zutsz the way forward so we can end a wide spread problem in the future. the purpose today is gain an understanding from those involved on why it happened and what we can do to prevent it going forward. before i introduce our panel, let me offer congresswoman davis an opportunity to make opening remarks. >> thank you, mr.

it is time for a renewed nation—to—nation relationship with first nations people.itutionally guaranteed rights of first nations in canada are not an inconvenience, but a sacred obligation. he set up an inquiry into the murdered and missing women. he promised new resources for mental health services. but it'll take an extraordinary effort to undo the damage of centuries. do you think that the condition of the roughly 1.4 million people of first nations, indigenous people of canada, do you think the condition they live in country represents canada's shame? absolutely. it's third world conditions for way too many first nations, inuit and metis. it's unacceptable. is that down to pure racism? i think that the policies that have got us there were definitely racist. yes. the original deal in this country was to share this land fairly. that's what the original treaties were about. i'm very struck by your frankness, your honesty. i'm just wondering how on earth you are going to deliver. well, the good thing is that the prime minister put it in the mandate letters of all th

monument national park service. miss laura joss, regional director, pacific west region, national parks service. >> hawaii, naval service group middle pacific arriving. >>> united states pacific command arriving. ♪ ♪ >>> please be seated. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is customary on december 7th that we observe a moment of silence at 0755 to commemorate the beginning of the attacks on pearl harbor. at 0755 you will hear "uss halsey" sound the ship's whistle. please join me at that time in bowing our heads for a moment of silence to remember those who courageously fought and those who died here on december 7th, 1941. completing the moment of silence will be f-22 raptors from 199th and 19th fighter squadrons known as the hawaiian raptors executing a missing man flyover formation from just beyond the arizona memorial and continuing over ford island in honor of those who gave their lives in the defense of their country here 75 years ago today. you may see one aircraft pull away from formation and into the clouds to honor

if you actually have a national popular vote, you would need a national recount system and national oversight. you cannot leave it to the secretaries of state and that will require congressional oversight whether or not the compact strictly speak being requires congressional oversight on your pecans to tuition and professor rakove thinks it doesn't matter they be that it doesn't. i'm of the constitution as a practical matter the system will not work without congressional oversight because they tried again but it also subways. they may not participate in recount. they may not be helpful. they may come in and out as professor keyssar mentioned. you need oversight and i say that to you all with due respect is one of two people whose brainchild, the national popular vote interstate compact was emerged from two ideas in infinitely of dean and professor robert bennett at the northwestern law school inures truly back in 2001 and way back when i saw the promise that it but there are these technical problems in the system will amount work without the congressional oversight which will require national

nation. if you do not believe america was somehow a christian nation, or you may expand it to a judeo-christian nation. you are in the minority. you are not in the mainstream. the idea that americans believe they were living in a christian ation, i don't mean to say whether or not they were right. i don't mean to suggest they were interpreting the constitution or the founding documents correctly. this is sort of a historical fact of a life and culture in american history from roughly 1789, the passing of the ratification of the constitution, until the 1980's. when people thought about themselves living in a christian nation, or in some cases aspiring to live in a christian nation, they often don't mean the same thing. of the six and seven pictures you see up there, each one of these people in their own unique way articulated the idea that america was somehow a christian nation. let's take the first person up there. he talked to specifically about acial inequality, racial justice, the judeo-ch

nation. i'm proud to lead this team and represent the millions of uniformed service members who are serving around the world. and i look forward to answering your questions, thank you. >> thank you, general becker. from the d.c. national guard, please welcome major general earl schwartz. major general schwartz: good morning, the d.c. national guard has been involved in presidential inaugurations since 1861. and we have done several of these activities here in the nation's capital. we are currently receiving support from four other state so we'll have just short of 8,000 guardsmen on the streets of washington supporting our local authorities and our federal agencies. we look forward to having a peaceful transition of power on the 20th of january. just 36 days away. they will continue to work with the states and interagency partners to make sure that we have a peaceful transition of power. thank you very much and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you, sir. the deputy commander for join

if you actually have a national popular vote, you are going to need a national recount system, a national oversight, you can't leave it to the secretaries of state of the different states and that is going to require congressional oversight. whether or not the compact strictly speaking requires congressional oversight under the compact clause of the constitution and professor ray cove things it does and i have heard maybe it doesn't. i'm actually on the constitutional issue i think with professor ray cove, if i weren't as a practical matter the system will not work without congressional over site. because states that are not in the compact may try to game it in all sorts of ways, they may not participate in recounts they may not be helpful, they may come in and out, as professor mentioned. so you are going to need national over sight in order to -- i say that to you all with due respect as one -- actually who is brainchild, the national popular vote interstate compact was. it emerged from two ideas independently of dean and professor robert bennett at the northwestern law school and yours

if you actually have a national popular vote, you are going to need a national recounts system. you cannot leave it to the secretaries of state of the different states. that will require can national oversight -- congressional oversight. whether or not a compact stiffly speaking requires congressional oversight under the compact laws of the constitution -- and the onfessor thinks it does -- the constitutional issue, i with him. as a practical matter, the system will not work without congressional oversight. in thethat are not compact may try to game it and also took ways. they may not participate in recounts. they may come in and out. you are going to need national oversight in order to make it seem -- and i say it to you all with all due respect as one of two people whose brainchild the national popular vote interstate compact was. this emerged from two ideas independently of dean and professor robert benny and here's truly -- robert bennett and yours truly. there are these technical problems. the system will not work without congressional oversight, which will require national

of our nation. before the nation had been formed, people of england and holland had settled in the east and southeast. and brought from africa negroes settled them mainly in the south. people of france had settled in the south and midwest. and people of spain had settled in the southwest. but after the nation was formed, more people came. people from north and central europe, especially from ireland, germany, and the scandinavian countries came to america in the early 1800s to the midwest. people immigrating to america, becoming americans. asia, many from china and japan in the late 1800's and early 1900's to the far west. the people of the world, in america. but there was movement and shifting of peoples, and intermixing. so the south became not just the home of english and the negroes and the french, but the home of these and other americans. and the the midwest was not a land for only northern europeans to cultivate, and only for the french to farm, but a home for all americans. for the people we

how honored we are as employees in the national parks service, your national park service, to be thehis hallowed memorial and the internationally historic landscape that surrounds it. thank you and aloha. [applause] >> thank you, miss joss. ladies and gentlemen, it is now my pleasure to introduce our navy co-host rear admiral john fuller. he oversees two installations, the joint base pearl harbor hickam and pacific missile range facility, as well as all home ported surface ships here in pearl harbor, hawaii. please welcome commander navy region hawaii and naval surface group pacific rear admiral john fuller. [applause] admiral fuller: on behalf of united states navy i join our national park service partners and welcome everyone to this historic commemoration. to our most honored guests, pearl harbor survivors and other world war ii veterans, thank you for honoring us with your participation in today's ceremony. we are holding the day's events for you. our objective and theme is honoring the past and inspiring the future. we remember your lost ship mates. we salute your service and yo

even amid national clients -- national crisis and national understand theto what joins us together.ion that claims greatness must be willing to look within itself and pay the price for standing up for high ideals. the gold stars behind me representing the more than 400,000 american deaths in the course of world war ii are a sobering reminder of how costly this can be. and the national park service is extremely proud to be the steward of this memorial. and to this legacy. i can promise you we will be here every day, watching over this, taking care of it, protecting it, and passing on to futures generations of america. and for citizens around the world who visit us. a memorial that we preserve here. it is our birthright as a nation purchased at an unimaginable cost. withhen we will care for all the reverence it demands. thank you for being with us. >> we have some special recognitions of the guests we have here today. we have a privilege of being -- of the executive root -- of the executive leadership. would you please stand to be recognized? a very special group of americans are here

my expect would be through the national guard bureau but we'd have to check that. >> they national guard indicated they feel since they're in close proximity to them that they'd like to pursue providing that counsel -- >> it would be my expectation in the normal course of events it would be the california national guard that would counsel california national guard soldiers but we'll have to check that for you. >> all right. when the general was kind of running through those that were prosecuted and pending cases, most of them from the u.s. attorney, when he referenced the court martials, seven of them, six officers, one enlisted, i guess, he made the statement that both because of lack of evidence and just the ucmj itself prevented them from pursuing court-martials of those individuals. what would have to be changed in the ucmj in order to allow the military justice system to work? >> the military justice system has the same presumption of innocence that the civilian justice system does. so we have the same issues of proof that we have in the civilian justice system and often there are c

for the united nations. more than that, you have an important job to do and informing the world about our work, where we make progress and when we fall short. i deeply believe in your mission. i have been saying you are connecting the world. a connector between the united nations and the world. at a time when governments across the world are harassing journalists, cracking down on press freedom, i have worked hard to be your allies and defender. the fight for freedom of the press is everybody's fight. i have a brief today to allow maximum time for questions. let me make three points. first, syria remains a gaping hole in the conscious. it has become a synonym for hell. as i told the council three days ago, we have collectively failed the people of syria. peace will only prevail when it is accompanied by compassion, justice and accountability for the abominable crimes we have seen. second, i am closely following the deteriorating situation in south sudan. this week marks the third anniversary of the fighting.

this is the tenth annual zoo lights at the national zoo. i want to show you what it's going to be like tonight. tonight's weather probably the best for zoo lights you'll have for the next couple weeks. temperatures have been in the 50s today. now dropping into the 40s. by 11:00 tonight, dropping down to 41 degrees. so, again, a nice cool night tonight. next couple of days, well, it doesn't just get cool, it gets downright cold. coming up in just a few minutes, we'll talk about how cold things get and how long that cold air >> all right. >>> a hidden danger blamed for this local house fire and tonight a woman is sharing her story of loss hoping it will save lives this holiday season. >>> some haunting images from inside a warehouse in california. investigators there are uncovering new clues that would cause that deadly fire. >>> and the date that will live in infamy. new reaction from survivors as our nation marks the 75th >>> the search for victims ended now as new developments begin to surface in the wake of that deadly fire in a warehouse

with the national parks service at the world war ii memorial on national mall. the keynote speaker is allen hauerton who served as a rifleman and messenger and company communications sergeant with the u.s. army's 84th infantry division. the 55-minute program begin with flag presentations zoo r to over a dozen world war ii veterans in attendance. . [applause] >> before we do now as we call off each crirn, they will stand and we'll have old glory, the flag that's been taken around the world, presented to each one of them and they'll be saluted for their service. presenting the flags is a father and son team, jason atiri from the national defense . iversity and his son r. garnett h. hammond. mr. hammond enlisted in the u.s. army reserves officers training corps while attending howard university, as an army soldier, he served in the you apparent theater in world war ii serving in england, france, and germany and was a tech 5 sergeant and served as a mail clerk until receiving an honorable discharge in 1946. after the war, mr. hammond worked as the united states nati

the national park service thanks you for your service to our nation and we share in your mission to ensure the legacy and sacrifices of world war ii veterans are not forgotten. also with us this morning are about 30 veterans of world war ii, including seven survivors of the attack on pearl harbor 75 years ago. a third of these veterans join commemorativea honor flight. welcome to all of you. [applause] >> welcome to your memorial. your presence here today reminds us not only of the solemn chapter of the american story, but also inspires us with your great courage come resolve, and commitment. story that we think helps define our nation. privilege to welcome all of our platform and guests, including vice president elect mike pence. thank you for being with us. senator mccain, the congresswoman, maritime administrator. commander pumphrey. and mr. roosevelt, thank you for being with us. moment tothank a thank the staff and the volunteers of the national park service who maintain this memorial and educate the 4 million visitors who come here every year. many of you know the national park servi

monument national park service. miss laura jos, regional director, pacific west region, national parks service. >> hawaii, naval service group middle pacific arriving. >>> united states pacific command arriving. >>> please be seated. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is customary on december 7th that we observe a moment of silence at 0755 to commemorate the beginning of the attacks on pearl harbor. at 0755 you will hear "uss halsey" sound the ship's whistle. please join me at that time in bowing our heads for a moment of silence to remember those who courageously fought and those who died here on december 7th, 1941. completing the moment of silence will be f-22 raptors from 199th and 19th fighter squadrons known as the hawaiian raptors executing a missing man flyover formation from just beyond the arizona memorial and continuing overford island in honor of those who gave their lives in the defense of their country here 75 years ago today. you may see one aircraft pull away from formation and into the clouds to honor the l

in this nation. that makes people and asian americans and muslims, were they or would it be a nation that's sad but we really want in terms of making america great again would be to go back to the good old days. and if you ask, really point what are those good days. and so you get this straight the urge for policies so you have white access this is a white rage election. >> give someone advice of port donald trump, to give an immediate assumption about that? >> yes. that assumption is race and racism was driving that boat. here is a man whose every third rail, and american body politic. his voters did not move away. for instance, this is a man who said my favorite book in the bible is two corinthians. this is a man who violates the basic tenant of christianity, which is to recognize and asked for forgiveness. and evangelical state. we talk about this election about economic anxiety, except for his voters make over $70,000 a year and there's a recent study that says they take african-americans 228 yea

funding to the united nations. we'll have more on israeli settlements and the vote at the united nations after headlines. meanwhile, in the west bank, israeli forces fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets to disperse a protest of palestinians on friday ahead of christmas celebrations in bethlehem, where christians believe jesus was born. the crackdown came as palestinians -- many dressed as santa claus -- approached israel's massive separation barrier. protesters were demanding unrestricted access to jerusalem. they currently must apply for permits to travel to the city, which borders bethlehem to t the north. president obama on friday signed the national defense authorization act, or ndaa, providing nearly $619 billion for war and military spending. the measure passed both houses of congress with a veto-proof majority and will bring troops a modest pay raise while increasing the number of active duty soldiers to more than 1.3 million. the ndaa also restricts transfers from the guantanamo prison guaranteein

on behalf of the national archives of kansas city and the national world war i museum in memorial, is joined me in thanking dr. george nash. [applause] >> you're watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. c-span's student documentary contest is in full swing and this year we are asking students to tell us what is the most important issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017? joining me is actually, she is a former winner for her documentary "help for homeless heroes." tell me about your documentary. >> my partner and i produced a documentary where we cover issues of homelessness on the city's -- streets of orange, california. these people are on the streets, not having family or anyone to care for them was not ok. we decided we were going to talk about this issue within our community and we decided to make a documentary. i incurred all seniors in high school, even juniors, even mill schoolers tomiddle use this platf

entire nation. i am proud to lead this team and represent the millions of uniformed service members who are serving around the world. i look forward to answering your questions, thank you. >> thank you very much, general becker. please welcome major general earle schwartz. >> good morning. let me add my welcome to district of columbia national guard armory. where our headquarters is located. the d.c. national guard has been involved in presidential inaugurations since 1861. we have done several of these in the nations capital. we are currently receiving support from over 4 40 states which is short of 8000 guardsmen on the streets of washington supporting our local authorities and our federal agencies. we look forward to having a peaceful transition of power on the 20th of january just 36 days away, it will continue to work with our partners to make sure that we have a peaceful transition of power. thanthank you very much, and i k forward to your questions. >> thank you, sir. the deputy deputy comman

. -- and town across this nation. in the years that follow, in my trips to visit soldiers in afghanistan and iraq, i saw the sacrifices of the new greatest generation, who just like jack said, stepped up. and did what needed to be done. so i say with conviction tonight, the american people today, despite all the failings of our national government, the american people today are every bit as strong and patriotic and generous and selfless and resilient and freedom-loving as they have ever been throughout the great history of this great nation. [applause] and our nation deserves leaders of our party and this movement who believe in the american people with an unshakeable faith. and faith is my final point. because we are not in this alone. the bible says we are the spirit of the lord is there's liberty. when we hold the banner of liberty high, when we take up the cause of freedom at home and abroad, i believe with all of my heart we make his cause on this earth our very own and we do not fight alone. so my fellow conserv

on occasion weaver had visits the aryan nation's compound. the atf offered weaver a deal if he would agree to inform on the people in the compound in exchange, he would receive a light penalty for his alleged offenses. for his part, weaver refused the offer, that began a protracted and costly investigation. finally, on august 21st, 1992 six u.s. marshalls drove out to ruby ridge. during that incident, a marshall shot and killed the family's pet dog, and this set off an exchange of gunfire deputy marshall big deegan was shot and killed by kevin harris. he was a friend of the weavers and he had been living on their property at that time. other marshalls fired back, and sammy was kill ed once a federa agent was killed, automatically the fbi assumes responsibility of the situation once again, the hostage rescue team was deployed. the next day, an fbi sniper shot and killed vicky weaver as she held her infant daughter now, at the trial, randy weaver and kevin harris were acquitted of the most serious charges. weaver was convicted of a mininger wea

if you have a national popular vote you'll need a national recount southern land and oversight and you cannot leave it to the secretaries of the different states and that's going to require congressional oversight whether or not the compact strictly speaking rekwiers congressional oversight under the clause of the constitution a system will not work without congressional oversight because states that are not in the compact may try to game it in all sorts of ways. they may not participate in recounts. they may not -- they may come in and out as he mentioned so you're going to need national oversight and i say that to you all with due respect as one of two people who actually -- whose brain child that national popular vote interstate compact was. this merged from two ideas independently of dean and professor robert bentley and yours truly in 2001 and when i saw the promise of it but there are these technical problems and the system will not work without congressional oversight which will require national recount possibiliti possibilities. i'm delighted we have them testifying. in 2004 jo

so what museums do is very important to the national cultures and identities and to the national memory you over to alexandra richey to give you a little bit about that. >> thanks very much. thank you. i wanted just to start a little bit, back up a little bit as to why i'm interested in this subject in the first place. there are a lot of reasons, but one of the most important for me was that my great grandfather was a general in the first world war. and after the war was over became one of the founding members of what became the commonwealth war graves commission and was very moved by and determined that the memory of those who had fought and died in first world war shouldn't be forgotten. and he worked with, obviously, many other people, to figure out how to commemorate this terrible event. of course, at the time, it was seen to be the war that ended all wars. it was the great war. and i followed, in a sense, his path through this, through his letters and diaries and some of the other things that they produced, and i always founld it very moving how they were faced with this enormous n

a nation of nations. and ro bermuda jones with his book the end of white christian mesh and finally on sunday december 25th. shall we wake the president. two centuries of disaster management from the oval office. washington journal beginning sunday december 18th at 8:30 a.m. eastern. >> brexit secretary david davis briefed a committee early this morning on the preparations and u.k.'s planned departure from the european union and from london this is about two hours. >> can i first of all welcome you and i'm sure it will be the first of many appearances. we have a lot of ground to cover this afternoon and certainly be helpful and i'm going to kick off following last week's at the bait in the house of commons and the motion that is past the government is going to publish it's plan for the negotiations before article 50 is triggered. when can we expect to see this? as soon as we can chairman, once all the research and policy is complete, i mean the reason for the -- setting the final possible date on the 31st

to define the national heritage for their faith in the nation.s of life and across generations i see tears and laughter and i am reminded of the stories my father would tell me as a militiaman and in aircraft carrier that deploys a few days before the attack. as part of the greatest generation we can still hear their stories of honor and courage as the ghost walks amongst us the spirit speaks to us. and we are fortunate to listen and learn and to the tuskegee airmen and others who are watching the broadcast across america. the future belongs to the brave. our country is defined and invigorated as we rise today to be emboldened friday interrupted service of those who came before us and carried on word of those young men and women who serve today the joint force commander here in the pacific i give you my word that 380,000 civilians in four years that comprise the u.s. pacific command are ready to fight so we may always be great. please remember pearl harbor and the attacks across oahu we remember their response from the sons and daughters who brou

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> tonight on c-span, a look at the life of vice president-elect governor pence. and then senate leader chuck schumer. houseiews with freshman members finishing their first term, starting with congressman steve russell of oklahoma and congressman brad ashford of nebraska. >> next week, washington journal will devote the entire program each day to the key issues facing the new trump administration and congress. weinning monday, december 26 take a look at national security and defense issues, including challenges facing trumps national security team in the years ahead. and a closer look at james madison. issday, december 27, it trade and job issues. examining how congress and the top administration could change it trade law to create or save jobs. 28, energydecember and environmental policy. we discuss how energy and environmental issues could be impacted by congress and the incoming trump administra

bush on national security and north korea. after that, former first lady north korea on the plight of north korean refugees. later we talk to newly elected representative brian mast of florida. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming wednesday, political reporter and news reporter emily holden will discuss the records of the men donald trump has tapped to lead his epa, energy, and interior department's, as well as the transitions taking place at those agencies. guests will also discuss what will happen to obama era policies such as the clean power plan and drilling restrictions under president-elect donald trump. then an economic policy studies fellow from the heritage foundation and a member of the league of conservation voters government affairs senior vice president will look ahead at environmental policy during the first 100 days of the top administration and beyond. be sure to watch a c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morn

it's fundamental to our national security. a dollar spent on development is worth a lot more than a dollar spent fighting a war. this is -- [ applause ] this is how we prevent conflicts from starting in the first place. this is how we can ensure that peace is lasting. after we've fought. it's how we stop people from falling prey to extremism, because children are going to school and they can think for themselves. and families can feed themselves and aren't desperate, and communities are not ravaged by diseases and countries are not devastated by climate changes. as americans, we have to see the value of empowering civil societies, so that they're outlets for people's frustrations. we have to invest in young people, because the areas that are generating terrorists are typically having a huge youth bulge, which makes them more dangerous. and there are times where we need to help refugees who have escaped the horrors of war, in search of a better life. [ applause ] our military recognizes that these issues of governance and human

this is battery potter. >> site of the nation's first disappearing gun.e artillery pieces hidden underground then lifted by steam power into firing position. >> i can see my breath in here. >> yep. it's like a wine cellar. >> it's wild. >> when they brought in the shells, they actually brought them in on carts, on rails, and this is actually a turntable for those rails. so they had a choice where they could go straight ahead here. you can look and see where the grates are. that's where the chambers, where the steam chambers that the guns went up on. >> the cave-like vault housed and proved the weapons used to keep a young nation safe and growing. >> and what were the guns for? >> they were to defend new york harbor. you can see one of the old carts. >> yeah. >> right here. the wheels to the old carts. in order to carry those shells, they're over 900 pounds. >> and it could lob those things seven miles? despite their intricate design, these disappearing guns saw little to no combat. so they had these impressive guns that could lob shells way out there into

president-elect trump slamming the united nations over the vote, tweeting, the united nations has such great potential but right now, it just a club for people to gettinto get together, talk and have a good time be so sad. about a quarter of u.n. budget, 3 billion dollars comes from the u.s. annually. >> joining me now, former u.s. ambassador to united nations, and senior fellow john bolton. what is your reaction to this? that is where you hedge you hung your hat for a number of years, is it just a place to get together and talk. >> i had fun, defending american interests, probably not other people not so much fun. but, this was a clear abuse of the u.n. to disadvantage israel. obama administration's -- is a reputing a of 50 years of bipartisan american policy it steps in to try to tilt scales in favor of palestinians against israel, and rejects this 50-year-old dock rain called land for peace, that israel gives baxter torrey -- territory it won in wars that were directed against it, it gets peace in exchange. i can't think of a worse way for the obama administration to go out, it will

obama: the character of nations is tested in war, but defined in peace. most one of the horrific chapters in human history, one that took not tens of thousands, but tens of millions of lives with ferocious fighting across this ocean, the united states and japan chose friendship and they chose peace. over the decades, our alliance has made both of nations more successful. it has helped underwrite an international order that has prevented another one for and that has lifted more than a billion people out of extreme poverty. today, the alliance between the united states and japan, bound not only by shared interests but also rooted in common values, stands as the cornerstone of peace and stability in the asia-pacific and a force for progress around the globe. our alliance has never been stronger. in good times and bad, we are there for each other. recall five years ago, when a wall of water bore down on japan and the reactors in fukushima melted. america's men and women in uniform were there to help the japanese friends. across the globe, the united states an

in this nation, everyone deserves to be. for too long the leadership of both political parties have written off large groups of our fellow americans. outreach and honest communication can have enormous positive effects. i've seen it in world policy changes in our state. i've also seen with it the change that goes much deeper than that. i speak of last year's shootings in charleston and the removal of the confederate flag. when i first got word of the shootings, i knew this would be unbearably painful for our state. nine shooting deaths in a church at bible study. a state senator and a leading figure in the local black ministry shot to death. we never imagined something so horrifying. the next morning we captured the killer and immediately became clear that this was the act of a racist.na4x motivated not by mental illness but by pure hate. the first thing we needed to do was lift up those families and celebrate the lives of the victims. i decided to attend each funeral. i met the families. i heard their stories. and through i

we have to develop in this congress and the national government and national debate a new civility that brings a sense of humility, humor, and the ability to argue issues vigorously but walk out the door and understand that we are all americans, we are all working hard to make america a better place. >> joining us to talk about the vice president-elect is tony cook of "the indianapolis star." how much of that mike pence that we saw in interview 16 years ago is still with us today? how much has he changed in 16 years? tony: in terms of conservative principles, you cannot get much further to the right of mike pence. those are principles that he has stood on and built his brand with over the years. so you really have not seen too much in the way of him varying from those conservative positions that he has espoused since his early days in congress. host: you said to build his brand on conservative issues. issues like abortion, gay marriage, perhaps religious freedom. during his time in congress, how did those views expand? how did he build on that foundation of use? -- views? tony: here in

a look at national security. the question for you today, what are the biggest national security concerns you have headed into the new year. , democrats are numbers 202-74 8-8000 and 8-2000dents, to a two-74 two. if not by phone you can take part by social media. 's our twitter handle. and facebook that calm -- a is able to so deadly mayhem. he writes that in the past few weeks see islamic's date has sustained a string of literary defeats. struggling to maintain its cold on mosul and losing ground in syria. the deadly truck attack in berlin made clear, those losses do not diminish the groups power to inspire mayhem around the world and may even help to fuel it. in the past year, even while under continuous compartment by the american-led coalition, the islamic state has claimed responsibility for attacks. that figure does not include the organization's home terrain and syria and iraq where it has lost 50,000 fighters in the past two years, according to the pentagon's. were carriedttacks -- by assailants who cited

this museum, just to bring it home to the national world war ii museum, which is to be the national d-day museum, was founded by stephen ambrose, my dear friend. collection and others in the same school of thought. some people thought of it as the sian view.d -- ambro the boy scouts versus the nazi youth. ambrose love the to talk about that. even moralistic overtones that oftentimes communicated through , theooks and on television g.i. the difference between right and wrong and did not want to grow up in a world where wrong prevailed. notions and other things he said often times, a squad of 18-year-olds walking weapons destroyed a concord town or village anywhere in the world , those soldiers from other pillage,it meant rape, and wanton destruction. when those 18-year-olds came through with weapons, it meant cigarettes, chewing gum, and rations. there is a very colorful, viewpoint.brosian museums, what you going to do with that? we do not try to interpret that. we have more of a dragnet approach. viewpoint. just the facts, nothing but the facts. we stick to historical narratives based on

but we are going to bring the nation together. we are going to bring the nation together. [applause] donald trump: we are not going to have a divided nation. and i want to applaud the university leadership and students for their response in the attack and their police department really has done a terrific job. it is swift, lifesaving work. they were great people. this horrific thing is you one more reminder that immigration security is now national security. no more games, folks. no more games. [applause] donald trump: a trump administration will always put the safety and security of the american people first. it has not been that way. [applause] donald trump: it hasn't been that way. when i look at trade deals i have been studying the much over the last few weeks, i think they meant to make them good for other nations, or maybe that was the concept, because i say, how can the agreement be so bad? is it possible to be so bad? i believe they meant to make it good, maybe to help the other nations, but they are killing us. are we tired of this? we will change them around, get

in fact, we find increasingly other nations looking to the national lab system here in the u.s.s an exemplar and looking for ways to reproduce it. i've seen that personally in places ranging from brazil where there's an initiative under the council that we've been participating in and also including china which came very explicitly at the u.s. on how to develop the national lab system that they see is so successful here. so the mission of the national laboratories and not to mention the 25,000 scientists and engineers is to perform long-term research and development in the national interest, driven by applications, though, in energy and national security and environmental stewardship. it complements and is fed by academia's more curiosity driven approach and can help to bridge a potential -- in fact, often realized gap between basic research and commercializable innovation. as you, i think, have noted, the national labs being government-owned contractor-operated entities also bring the public sector explicitly into the mix, and open the door to i think a much richer set of publi