. >> my name is ralph cooper. i don't know if you remember. when secretary prirnsippi had his veterans homeless advisory committee with robert van kern, the father of standdown. i know pete remembers. our recommendations went to him. and my fellow founder just about what's going on. now and in the future. i want to thank you for being there for us. so that those kinds of recommendations just didn't get skipped over. the homeless veterans advisory committee. we had a direct line to the secretary. that was amazing back then. and the results of it today, god bless you. and may you have a fantastic retirement. regarding the reports, the advisory committees, my belief is that these reports, copies of these reports should go to capitol hill. they go to the secretary because they are advisory to help the secretary and the deputy and the other senior leadership decide, what are the needs of the veteran community? whether it be in the homeless area or whether it be women veterans. whatever is the specific mission purpo purpose. i believe it should go t

secretary,: my name is ralph cooper. know if you remember, but when a secretary had a veterans advisory committee, i know that petri remembers,that pete and we reported directly to the secretary. our recommendations went directly to him. and my fellow founder just spoke eloquently about what is going on and what needs to happen in the future. and i just want to thank you for so thatere for us, those kinds of recommendations don't just get skipped over. the homeless veterans advisory committee, we had a direct line to the secretary bird that was amazing back then. -- direct line to the secretary. amazing back then. god bless you, and may you have a blessed retirement. [applause] tom: regarding the reports of the visor he committees, my belief is these reports, copies of these reports should go to capitol hill. they go to the secretary because they are advisory, to help the secretary and the deputy and the other senior leadership decide what are the needs of the veterans community. the homeless in area, women's veterans, w

. >> secretary, , my name is ralph cooper, and i don't know if you remember, but when secretary principi had his veterans homeless advisory committee with robert fancher and who is -- i know that pete remembers, and we reported directly to the secretary. our recommendation went to him. my fellow founder just spoke eloquently about what's going on and what needs to happen in the future. and i just want to thank you for being there for us so that those kinds of recommendations just didn't get skipped over. the homeless veteran advisory committee, we had -- that was amazing back then, and the result of it are today. god bless you, , and may you hae a fantastic retirement. [applause] >> thank you. regarding the reports, the advisory cmiees, my belief is that these reports, copies of these reports should go to capitol hill. they go to the secretary because they are advisory to help the secretary and the deputy at the other senior leadership beside what are the needs of the veteran community. whether it be in the homeless airy or whether it be in women veterans, whatever is the specific missio

. >> secretary, my name is ralph cooper. and i don't know if you remember, but when secretary francippi had his homeless advisory committee with robyn vankuran, i know that pete remembers. and we reported directly to the secretary. our recommendation went to him. and, you know, my fellow founder spoke eloquently about what is going on and what needs to happen in the future. and i just want to thank you for being there for us so that those kinds of recommendations just didn't get skipped over. i mean, the homeless veterans advisory committee, we had the direct line to the secretary. that was amazing back then. and the results of it are today. god bless you and may you have a fantastic retirement. [ applause ] >> thank you. [ applause ] >> regarding the reports, the advisory committee, my belief is that these reports, copies of these reports should go to capital hill. they go to the secretary because they are advisory to help the secretary and the deputy and the other senior leadership decide, you know, what are the needs of t

. >>> anderson cooper interviewing former fox news military analyst ralph peters. with fox months ago calling it a propaganda machine citing a cozy relationship with president trump and here's his first on camera interview since leaving the network. >> this so-called spygate conspiracy theory, it wasn't just the president pushing the narrative and his allies, it was also fox news. they talk about a witch hunt. i know you believe the witch hunt is actually against robert mueller and it's being led by fox news. >> yes, indeed i do. robert mueller is as noble and i use that word carefully, as noble a public servant as you will find and the assaults upon his character and upon his practices, upon his investigation just betray our fundamental principals. >> in the email that you sent your colleagues at fox news back in march when you told them you weren't renewing your contract, you said and i quote, fox news is assaulting our constitutional order and the rule of law while fostering corrosive and unjustified paranoia among viewers. how much damage do you believe they've

cooper also tweeted, "the cruel policy of tearing children away from their parents requires a strong response. i'm recalling the three members of the north carolina national guard from the border." virginia's governor, ralphnd one helicopter. and massachusetts governor charlie baker rescinded his offer to send helicopters and personnel. new york governor andrew cuomo announced monday the state would not deploy its national guard, calling the administration's treatment of families a moral outrage. meanwhile, cuomo announced yesterday that his state plans to file a multi-agency lawsuit against the trump administration for violating the constitutional rights of immigrant children and their families who have been separated at the border. >> meanwhile, attorney general jeff sessions coming under fire from members of his own church. a group of more than 600 united methodist clergy and members filed a formal complaint against sessions. the charges include child abuse, immorality, racial discrimination. the complaint says sessions advocacy and actions have led to harm against thousands of vulnerable humans. sessions has not publicly responded. and pope francis has weighed in on the trump administration's immigrat