serve in a bipartisan group the success of recommended that senators arthur vandenberg and robert wagner should appear there alongside henry clay, daniel webster, john calhoun robert taft who were selected by the special committee back in 1957. that committee interestingly enough was appointed by lyndon johnson and chaired by john f. kennedy. i also heard in recent days that perhaps senator mccain's portrait should join that distinguished group. so it's a further tribute to our colleagues that there's no shortage of good ideas. in order to make sure we realize these intentions i'd i like to put together an official group that can collaborate and bring together ideas from current members, former colleagues, and friends. it will be bipartisan as only benefits john's legacy and come to think of it we probably call it not a committee but a gang. so i'm glad were to form this gain to ensure that a suitable lasting tribute becomes a reality. i've have more details regarding this group to share in coming days after our friend is laid to rest. >> this isthis is a sad time for the senate and our

robert wagner, a teen star at that point, plays one of the rangers. richard boehmer is in it. paul anka. all of these people had great meaning and came out of the teen culture from the 1950's. i think this was more than just marketing the film and making it relevant to young people. it was about building a generational recognition and also starting to show generational dynamics, as if the teens of the 1950's could be led by the father figures of the 1940's. even in "the longest day," it is about connecting to the father figure. in the question of what bits of the stories were told, there is emphasis on the competence of american leaders. and the courage that they show, exposing themselves under fire, and how we can have confidence in this generation going forward. the key decision is to use its veterans, multiple advisors to focus on military to emphasize authenticity of locations in action. amazing things they did was to rebuild the gliders that did not exist anymore. and use them to re-create the landing sequences. from the book, what is retained, there is a multiple perspec

serve in the bipartisan group that successfully recommended that senators arthur vandenburg and robert wagner should appear there alongside henry clay, daniel webster, john calhoun, robert lafalatte, sr., and robert taft who were selected by special committee back in 1957. that committee interestingly enough was appointed by linden johnson and chaired by john f. kennedy. i've also heard in recent days that perhaps senator mccain's portrait should join that distinguished group. so it's a further tribute to our colleague that there's no shortage of good ideas. in order to make sure we realize these intention, i'd like to put together an official group that can elaborate and bring together ideas from current members, former colleagues, and friends. it will be bipartisan as only befits john's legacy, and come to think of it, would probably call it not a committee but a gang. so i'm glad we're able to form this gang to ensure that a suitable, lasting tribute becomes a reality. i'll have more details regarding this group to share in the coming days after our friend is laid to rest. madam president,

wagner has been sanctioned by u.s. treasury for helping pro-russian separatists in ukraine. he was indicted by robert for funding a group accuse of meddling in the 2016 election. >> the group of companies controlled includes many well known to u.s. structures. one of the most famous projects is the troll factory that specialized in propaganda and informational war. >> reporter: they denied links to wagner paramilitaries, and putin always denied targeting journalists. but this isn't the first time a russian journalist investigating wagner died under mysterious circumstances. one that broke a story about wagner's activities falling from his fifth floor apartment in april. at the time, russian officials said they didn't suspect foul play. human rights observers caution the central african republic is racked with so much chaos and violence, it is possible the three russian journalists were targeted more randomly. >> it is a dangerous place to be and it could have been set up as a robbery, it could have been a robbery that went bad and they were killed. >> reporter: the kremlin is strongly suggesting it h

to serve in a bipartisan group the success of recommended that senators arthur vandenberg and robert wagner should appear there alongside henry clay, daniel webster, john calhoun, robert taft who were selected by the special committee back in 1957. that committee interestingly enough was appointed by lyndon johnson and chaired by john f. kennedy. i also heard in recent days that perhaps senator mccain's portrait should join that distinguished group. so it's a further tribute to our colleagues that there's no shortage of good ideas. in order to make sure we realize these intentions i' i like to pt together an official group that can collaborate and bring together ideas from current members, former colleagues, and friends. it will be bipartisan as only benefits john's legacy, and come to think of it, e