secretary nominee robert wilke. mr. wilke has been twice confirmed by the senate, most recently last fall by unanimous consent for his current position as under secretary for personnel and readiness at the department of defense. during the hearing mr. wilke not only demonstrated he has the leadership and experience to lead the v.a., he also spoke in depth about how he shares the president's vision to put veterans first. senators isaacson and testor, the committee chairman and ranking member respectively, have expressed their support. the white house expects the senate to move quickly to confirm robert wilke as the next v.a. secretary upon his return. with that i will take your questions. >> sarah, you call on me before my husband? >> it's a tough battle. i did. yeah. record, let the record show. >> ok. >> i will say i'll take a question. >> you got it. >> i think this is a big moment. so i had to give it to -- yeah. >> if the president would tweet about it then it changes the whole dynamic. i digress. during the campaig

robert wilke. i want to congratulate you. fantastic. my administration has been focused on serving the men and women who make freedom possible, are great veterans. they deserve only the best and they will have it under robert wilkie. i have no doubt. the three of us have no doubts. robert is join today by his beloved wife of 28 years, julie. inc. you, julie. his son adam. his sister dana. nephew in. sister-in-law carla. and brother-in-law stephen and his wife susan. thank you for being here. we are proud of him. anybody not proud? let me know now. [laughter] he is the proud son of an army veteran, an artillery officer raised on for briggs north carolina. a great place. school withto high a woman who is now his wife, he hospital, which bore the inscription, the price of freedom is visible here. it made a big impact. it was a prize robert saw firsthand the reason father, who is gravely injured in combat during the vietnam war. robert went on to serve as an officer in both the air force and the navy. then the assistant secretary of defense

. >>> last night, the senate overwhelmingly confirmed robert wilke. wilke served in the ampbsnd the navy. he serves as acting v.a. secretary after the president fired the secretary earlier this year. 14 somethi >>> something want wrong. the deolishing. that building was 12 stories high. >>> still ahead, a debate moment that got a lot of people talking today. >> what brought laughs from his opponent and the crowd. >>> plus, a story that a thought ofhear. they may be harming and real. you're going to be steamy out this. this. temperures out s.i like these yogurt bi (phone buzzing) and i like these yogurt bites. (chuckling) ahh... ooh! (giggle, phone buzzing) apparently i... like them more than i like my phone. ere... ah... oh, hello! ah, i missed it. it's my mother-in-law. i'll call her back. don't tell her i told you that award-winning little journey >>> welcome back. we are in weather alert after days of heavy rain erofloaernd flooding, more rain will join us in a moment. >>> right now, we want to go to a moment that isoing viral from the u.s. senate

. >>> the senate will vote to confirm robert wilke as the next ancretary of vet affairs.ilke has beenct aing as secretary since march. the first choice wro dr. ie wckson. hehdraw his nam after accusations of drinking on the job and improperl prescribing medicati medication. the i-team has done several interviews on the office of titeran affairs. >>> voters are l president trump feel about the job he is doing. >> the majority of americans disapprovesf president trum handling of russia and immigio immigration. tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with a deeperook the poll numbers. >> yes, on the economy. o on russia and some other issues, but the president's overall job approval setting, just a one-point change from last month. e of the big takeaways here, 51%. a slight majority disagrees with how president trump is handling the relationship with half of the people were skl before hiseeng with vladimir putin, half after. the other thing you mentioned, how the president is handling, reuniting wi the family. less than one-third approve of how the president is dealing

that's robert wilke on the defense former department official. he takes over america's largest government agency. the v.a. has tens of thous eds ofloyees and hundreds of thousands of patnt and tens of llions to manage. not a lot said by mr. wilke and the president did not answer questions at the end. robert wilke taking over immediately. at the live desk, i'm could the macfarlane. now back to you. >> a surpriseisit by former president barack obama and vice president joe biden at a local bakery. a bakery is a nonprofit thans business fellowship program for disabled vets and their the program director said obama and biden met with some of theo fe there as well. >> i wonder what pastries they ordered. yeah, i'm sure that poem are thinking little bit more than that. amelia is joing us now. >> rain has i moved and we'll deal with rain moving in a around midnight mostly dry conditions. same tomorrow as we startdrff early on and then maybe a rumble of thunder increased. take a look outside. the yellow is moderate range and oranges and wins and this, of

. >>> today, robert wilke will be sworn in as the new veterans affair secretary.e has been acting secretary. pected to shake up the v.a. on his first official day of the job. >> the possibility of a shakeup in rginia's general assembly. it could put the slim house advantage in jeopardy. greghabeeb is stepping down on friday. he wants to focus on his family and career as a lawyer in roanoke. the special election in the republican district, would give democrats a chance to win the seat and for a 50/50 split. in that scenario, the parties would hav to agree to share power. >>> the peace cross the causing some conflict. the monument honors those who fought in world war i. lawmakers are hoping the u.s. supreme court errules a lower court's decisn. texas senator ted cruz and steve scalise fired an argument last night. ey ruled in fav of the humanist association, that says the cross that sits on the public land violates the separati between church and state. >>> new details about a deadly crash on 95. police say a driver was under the influence when he hit and killed a w

the senate is back today at 3:00 eastern to consider the nomination of robert wilke to be the next veterans affairs secretary. a simple majority confirmation vote is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern. as always you can follow the house live on c-span and see the senate live on c-span two. susan: on your screen is jim condos. you're watching c-span's "newsmakers."

the senate is back today at 3:00 eastern to consider the nomination of robert wilke to be the next veterans affairs secretary. a simple majority confirmation vote is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern. as always you can follow the house live on c-span and see the senate live on c-span two. susan: on your screen is jim condos. you're watching c-span's "newsmakers." ndos has been since 2011 vermont secretary of state and just recently in philadelphia was elected president of the national association of secretaries of state. he is here to talk with us about security going into the 2018 midterm elections. let me introduce our two reporters asking questions today. reid wilson for the hill coming back to "newsmakers." nice to see you. eric geller making his first appearance is politico cyber security reporter. as we get started, on your twitter feed is a statement your office released after the summit between mr. putin and president trump and some strong criticism of the president. some of what you said is his words make the secretaries of state job harder and the president has let the viper into th

. >>> the senate will vote to confirm robert wilke as incretary of veteran affairs. has been aas secretary since march. the first choice w dr. ronnie jackson. he withdraw his nam after accusations of drinking on the job and improperly prescribing medicati. the i-team has done several interviews on the office of veteran affairs. >>> voters are letting psident trump know how he is doing. >> the majority of americans pr disapprove oident trump's handling of russia and immigration. tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with a deeper look at the poll numbers. >> reporter: good morning, guys. good morning, angie and aaron. ident's all, the pr overall numbers, steady. on specific issues,rocky, like russia. where 51%, a slight majority of americans in this poll, disapprove. half of thisoll was done before he met with russia's president. and half oit was done after. about a thi agree he's handled the situation well with migrant falies andeparating parents and their children aut four in ten give him high marks in other areas, such as trade. on the economy, the president

the senate is expected to confirm robert wilke as veterans affairs secretary, threaten to shake off ande served in u.s. naval reserve before coming a reserve officer in the officer. president trump nominated wilkie after firing david shelkin earlier this year. rob: incredible sunday for golf fans, tiger woods making great strides in his comeback bid but falling short of 15th major win, tiger you see there in classic sunday red shirt, finished tied for 6, sole possession of the lead, yesterday, it was exciting day, the they belonged to playing partner who was steady eddy, francisco. [cheers and applause] >> brilliant final round. >> not one boggy in final round. that's tough at that course. the italian winning. it was great. julie: brand-new information on duck boat disaster, deadly dangers last year could the tragedy have been prevented. rob: discredited dossier was use today spy on team trump, our next guest ryan says our next guest violated protocol an this all comes back to james comey and his lies ahh... summer is coming. and it's time to get outside. pack in even more adventure wit

in just a few hours, senate veterans affair will vote on president trump's va secretary nominee robert wilkemakers in capitol hill where he promised to help reform department and fix the bureaucratic backlogs and patient wait times. wilke would replace david shalkin who was fired in march. moment you won't forget where girl meets army vet. >> another video where he's danding with her at the wedding. heather: 7-year-old adriÁna overcome as she embraces marco, she was 4 when she was diagnosed with leukemia, the only way to save her was bone marrow transplant, incredibly after served 8 years and during michael signed up to be a don or and he was her perfect match. that's a great story. time now is about 20 minutes until the top of the hour and showdown brewing, president trump confident that his denuclearization deal will be finalized with north korea, but is china interfering? our next guest says despite a possible trade war, the united states is still holding all the chips. an airport outrage, professional athlete demanding answers after tsa spilled his mother's ashes. heather: refusing to ba

. >>> today, robert wilke will be sworn in as the new veterans affair secretary. been serving as acting secretary since march. een expected to shake up the v.a. on his first official day on the job. >>> georgia congressman john lewis is back home this morning, the thisfter a stay at a hospital. he checked into after saturday, after a flight to atlanta. a spokesman says doctors gave him a clean bill of health. >>> this morning the archdiocese is reacting to the resignation of theodore mccarrick. he is accused of sa ually abusinenage boy nearly 50 years ago. the archdiocese of washington issued a statement. the statement reads in part -- for archdiocese of washington has encouraged survivors of sexual abuse would offer assistance to survivors of abuse in hopes of bringing healing to those who were harmed. you can read the entire statement from the archdiocese in our nbc washington app. in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick's cardinal title before his church title. mccarrick has denied the oulegations. >>> new details abt the 17-year-old boy foun

robert wilke will be sworn in as the new veterans affairsse etary.ilke has been serving as acting secretary since march. he has been expected to shake up the v.a. on his first official day on the job. >>> a resignation could put the slim house advantage in jeopardy. greg habeeb is stepping down on friday. he wan to focus on his family and career as a lawyer in roanoke. the special election in the republican district, would give democrats a chance to win the seat and force a 50/50 split. in that scenario, the parties would have to agree to share power. >>> the peace cross the causing some conflict. the monument honors those who fought in world war i. lawmakers are hoping the u.s. supreme court overrules a lower court's decision. texas senator ted cruz and stevi scalisd an argument last night.fa they ruled ir of the humanist association, that says the cross that sits on the public land violates the separation between church and state. >>> this fire in prince george's county happened on friday. this f was the scem chopper 4's view. the flames ripped thr

robert wilke who is waiting in the wings at the pentagon, a top personnel official himself, is said toot know anything about these moves who were done by the acting team in power now, led by peter o'rourke, the acting secretary. >> the va as you know has long been troubled, underfunded, understaffed. doesn't such a staff shakeup exacerbate those problems? >> well, there's a long history even in the trump era of turmoil at va, so trump's first va se t secretary who was an obama hold over was fired eventually, ousted in large part by conflicts he had with this group of trump loyalists now in power. then we had ronnie jackson, the presidential physician who trump wanted to be secretary who was forced to withdraw amid misconduct allegations, and the agency has 360,000 people, and it has always struggled to give veterans timely benefits and to give them timely health care. and what's really troubling to a lot of people and now on capitol hill is that even after shulkin was fired, there was a big brain drain at the agency, lots of qualified people left because they were just concerned about

the appearance comes on the heels of the bipartisan confirmation of robert wilke, secretary of veteran affairs just yesterday. the president is expected to talk about ways to improve the va and the strategy to fight terror abroad. we are going to bring that to you live just as soon as it happens. in the president tweeting this has he landed in kansas city. i am very confirmed that they will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming election based on the fact that no president has ever been tougher on russia than me. they will be pushing very hard for the democrats, they definitely don't want trump. did you like that? i do that with dramatic input. what's your take on that one? the russian's goal is not necessarily to elect one party or the other, as tickets fighting with each other as they've been very successful with. for the past two years. i think he's just throwing that out there to say i'm concerned about progression meddling in by the way they want to elect democrats because of a strong record on russia. if you look at the number of sanctions, not the tweeting order

robert wilke has officially been confirmed as next secretary of veterans affairs as he is prepared toresident trump's bid to overhaul the agency. the senate confirmed him yesterday in an 86-9 vote. he is the first va secretary to fail to receive unanimous senate confirmation. in a statement the president applauded the decision. he is expected to be sworn into office quickly and white house officials said he could join the president today at the veterans of foreign wars national convention in kansas city. wilke is the third pick for va secretary in 18 months, being tapped for the job after the former va secretary was fired due to ethics questions. dr. ronnie jackson withdrew after workplace misconduct allegations. >>> hundreds of parents separated from their children may have lost their right to reunification according to the trump administration. as many as 463 migrant parents who were separated from their children at the u.s./mexico border may not be eligible to be reunited with their children because they've been deported according to justice department court filings yesterday. the

missed last wednesday in the midst of a busy news day, the confirmation for va secretary nominee robert wilke. twice confirmed by the senate, last fall by consent for the current position as undersecretary for personnel and readiness at the department of defense. during the hearing, he not only demonstrated the leadership and experience to lead the va he also spoke in depth about how he shares the president's vision to put veterans first. senators the committee chairman and ranking member expressed support. the white house expects the senate to move quickly to confirm him upon return. with that, i'll take your questions. kyra? >> sarah, did you just call on me before my husband? >> tough battle, yeah. i did for the record. let the record show. >> "gma" live instead of "fox & friends." i'll say i'll take a question. >> you got it. >> me, too. >> this is a big moment. so -- i had to give it to the other side. >> understood. >> now if the president would tweet about it, it changes the whole dynamic. all right. i digress. during the campaign the president said i'm pro life and anointing pro life

robert wilke was sworn in in the past hour as the new head of the va, but he's expected to shake thingston post" reports that he plans to reassign several high-ranking political appointees. "the post" says wilke wants to form his own leadership team and address lawmakers' concerns. the va has become highly politicized. this comes after a lengthy leadership shuffle, not scuffle, you could call it a scuffle but it's really a shuffle on the va. now it will be on him to establish some stability. we'll be right back with more "mtp daily." oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? (vo) and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? (vo) a two-year study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, or death. oh! no increased risk? ♪ ozempic®! ♪ ozempic® s

. >>> and the senate has confirmed, pentagon official robert wilke to head up the va affairs.ions and squabbling about the role of private care for veterans and white house dr. ronny jackson withdrew his name as claims of misconduct surfaced. >>> victims in the vegas massacre are outraged. mgm resorts international, which owns the hotel where the gunman fired from is suing about a thousand victims. the company is seeking a preemptive ruling to avoid liability for the attack the victims say being sued makes them feel as helpless as they felt during last october's shootings. >> it enrages me to think that this company can just try to skip out on their responsibilities and their liability. . >> i'm disgusted. in fact, i've already lost my son and now they want to sue me. >> while many of the victims say they will continue their legal battle against the hotel company for as long as it takes. mgm resorts international says the case belongs in federal court, because resolving each individual lawsuit on its own would take years. >>> the residents of brooklyn, iowa, are holding out ho

robert wilke said he was humbled as he was sworn in as the new veteran of affairs.sisting he would not privatize the va and he replaces david shulkin who was fired amid ethics charges and over the role of private care of veterans. >>> the foreman fema head resigned after an internal investigation of his behavior. it found he had improper relationships with subordinates and creating a toxic work environment he is supposed to have given preferential treatment to his fraternity brothers because he said he cod trust them. >>> nunez is hiring independent investigators to look into the claims against him. >> reporter: the wife of media titan and cbs ceo les moonves speaking out about the allegations leveled at her husband. >> some of you may have been aware of what went on in my life. i issued the one and ever statement i will make on twitter. i will stand by that statement, today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: in the tweet, jen says, leslie is a good man and a loving father, devoted husband...he has always been a kind, decent and moral human being. i fully support my h

the senate is expected to confirm pentagon official robert wilke as new secretary of veteran affairsdent trump's third pick for the position in 18 months. if confirmed he will be tasked with bringing stability to an agency that has struggled to get veterans timely treatment. wilke promises to, quote, shake up complacency at the va have p ployees and provide more care from providers. >>> the yosemite fire has reached 6,000 acres. the flames have reached two miles in the park. it has caused evacuation of several rural towns and closed yosemite. a heat wave is forecast with record-breaking high temperatures this week. >>> and ritz crackers products are being recalled over salmonella concerns. they are pulling 16 varieties of its ritz cracker sandwiches and ritz bitz. they may be contaminated with salmonella. they are sold in the u.s., puerto rico and the virgin islands. so far no illnesses have been reported. >>> a teen survivor of the duck boat crash in missouri is talking about her experience. loren smith swam out of the sinking boat to safety. her father, steve, a 50-year-old church

host: with you think about the new veterans affairs secretary just confirmed, robert loki? -- wilkeller: i think he will probably do a good job but as long as he is an advocate for the veterans and will be able to oversee and handle that large federal institution. rick, a farmer this morning. sam from hornsby, tennessee. caller: this is not the first time this has ever happened. anybody on food stamps or senior citizens remember government cheese. the government bought that -- the dairy farmers excess cheese. i was in a factory that had five pounds -- five pound bags of padded notebook couple of years ago. and tankerailcars cars full of cooking oil. they put it in one gallon and five gallon cans. the government pay for it anyway shipped overseas. placeso often there is a soy flour and -- chickpeas, it is shipped to the u.s. host: we are having this conversation about trade disputes with trading partners around the world. the white house is opening its doors today. the president of the european , jean-claude juncker, will meet with president trump and an attempt to overcome the diffe

. >> before the confirmation of robert wilke, peter o'rourke testified before the house veterans affairs committee on workforce morale, whistleblower training, staff vacancies and va employee performance. this is about 2 1/2 hours. >> good morning. the committee will come to order. welcome. thankal you a thank you all for joining us on the implementation of the department of veterans affairs accountable and whistle bs blower protection act of 2017. last year's enactment of this legislation was years of work by members of this committee and also the reforms to the federal civil service system. this law put in place to provide the secretary the tools he or she needs to protect whistle blowers and hold poor performing employees accountable. i said time and time again that the vast majority of the va employees are good, hard-working men and women who take the va's core mission to heart. but before this law, the bad actions of a few tanlted the good names of many for far too long. the drafting of this legislation did not happen in a vacuum. ideas to improve the legislation were received from

there was a poor part -- a report that robert wilke has been nominated as the secretary of veteran affairsas been delivering on president trump's promise -- he won approval on a ,ibe -- bipartisan vote securing the backing of many democrats after insisting at his confirmation hearing that he would not privatize the government second largest department. respite fromnt of the sharp political divisions engulfing president trump's other nominee before the congressional midterm election. that's a place yesterday and you can see more on our website. president has to kansas city today, for an event at the veterans of foreign wars. that will be asked 12:30 on c-span3 if you want to check it out there. go to our website for more information. if you were to read the pages of the kansas city star in their editorial pages, they talk about veterans and their future under this president. and the president should take this opportunity to take something he's not known for, and that is to listen, really listen, to some of the heroes who be on hand to hear him. they will surely have something to say about t

the previous the a secretary david shulkin, and what are your thoughts on a new the a secretary, robert wilkecaller: what i know of the just got thethat position, what i have read, he seems to be a very good man. , will be honest, under shulkin i know there was controversy, but i myself in the group that i belonged to, the vietnam combat veterans organization, we are that the lastnt two years, things have changed with the v.a. like humanted more beings, like you go to a private doctor. there have been our stories, i have heard, with treatment, even courtesy, when you go in for an in the last 10, 12 years, and i experienced it myself also. believe that president trump and the administration that he has put together has put veterans as one of his top priorities, and i am very pleased. host: steve, thanks for the call this morning. wilkie, confirmed on monday by a vote of 86-9. the know" from democratic senators cory booker of new jersey, kamala harris, and diane einstein of california, kirsten gillibran of new york, elizabeth warren, widen and jeff merkley -- and bernie sanders of vermont. e wi

the confirmation for president trump's pick to head up the va is scheduled for tomorrow evening, robert wilkensas city to speak at the vfw national convention. the event includes a four-day health fair for all veteran service members and their families, and the president of the european commission is expected to be at the white house on wednesday. she will talk to president trump about security and counter terrorism. abby: and some millennials outraged after a minor league baseball team hosted a millennial night complete with selfie stations, napping, and participation ribbons. griff: to that outrage the team tweeted offended, feel free to fight your battles in real life and visit us at river walk stadium and any millennials that actually come, by during office hours during the game submits a valid complain in person may get a free ticket or two. pete: here with more vice president of fan engagement for the montgomery biscuits michael murphy. michael, to you i tip my proverbial hat. great idea. where does the idea come from and how did millennial night go? >> thanks for having me. millennial

president, on another note, today we'll vote on the nomination of robert wilke to be secretary of veterans affairs. mr. wilke brings to this position a firsthand understanding of the mental and physical demands of military life. the son of an army commander wounded in cambodia during the vietnam war, he said his farmer's recovery was at the forefront of his mind when he was offered the position at the veterans administration. he himself is an air force reserve officer who spent three decades helping to shape military policy. in fact, he started out his career in this very chamber and worked most recently for our friend from north carolina, senator tillis. he holds a law degree and multiple masters' degrees, but he's had real-world experience as the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness as assistant secretary of defense and as senior director of the national security counsel. those are positions of great responsibility and great importance. my home state of texas is home to one in 12 veterans. so having a well-functioning veterans administration is crucial to my state. mr.