michelle and i are very much looking forward to hosting the chancellor and professor sauer at tonight's'll have the privilege of presenting angela with the medal of freedom. as i said earlier, germany is one of our strongest allies. we see our partnership in the drive of our workers and businesses who sustain the largest trade relationships in the world. we see it in the students and teachers, the scientists and researchers who are unlocking new innovations, including the clean, renewable energy sources that we need to combat climate change and create the industries of the future. we see our partnership in the courage of our service members who stand shoulder to shoulder in afghanistan -- where germans serve under americans and americans serve under germans. chancellor merkel, i want to thank you and the german people for your strong commitment to this vital mission, and our hearts go out to the wounded warriors and all the families, american and german and others, whose loved ones have given their lives to keep us safe. we remember and honor them all. we see our partnership in the skil

michelle and i are honored to welcome you as we host chancellor merkel, professor sauer and the german leader during my presidency. [applause] angela, you and the german people have always shown me warmth in my visits to germany. i think of your gracious hospitality. we thought we would reciprocate with a little dinner in our rose garden. now, it's customary at these dinners to celebrate the values that bind nations. tonight, we want to do something different. we want to pay tribute to an extraordinary leader who embodies these values and who has inspired millions around the world, including me. that's my friend, chancellor merkel. more than five decades ago, in 1957, the first german chancellor ever to address our congress, conrad adenaur, spoke of his people's will of freedom and the millions of his countrymen forced to live behind an iron curtain and one of those millions in a small east germantown was a young girl named angela. she remembers when the wall went up and how everyone in her church was crying, told by the communists that she couldn't pursue her love of languages, she ex

faces several charges after threatening a woman with arrest and trying to run her off the road. 0 on sauer, woman -- on saturday, police say the woman reported this and he drove into her head-on swerving at the last minute to avoid hitting her. >>> this morning the investigation continues into a flighten discovery that forced the evacuation of mendocino beach. yesterday, bomb squad was called in to keep fuse a device. it may have been an unexploded depth charge. those were commonly used used during world war ii to attack submarines. the beach is expected to reopen this morning. >>> well, the first phase of a major improvement project in yosemite's lake starts this summer. a new ecologically friendly trail had been built. reportedly it will minimize damage. the conservancy is providing $850,000 for the initial improves -- improvements. in the future, enhancements will include better parking and new picnic areas. >>> swimmers in dublin are joining swimmers from all over the world trying to break a record for the world's largest swimming less oop. now, this is video from last year when the re

michelle and i are very much looking forward to hosting the chancellor and professor sauer at tonight's state dinner, where i'll have the privilege of presenting angela with the medal of freedom. as i said earlier, germany is one of our strongest allies. we see our partnership in the drive of our workers and businesses who sustain the largest trade relationships in the world. we see it in the students and teachers, the scientists and researchers who are unlocking new innovations, including the clean, renewable energy sources that we need to combat climate change and create the industries of the future. we see our partnership in the courage of our service members who stand shoulder to shoulder in afghanistan -- where germans serve under americans and americans serve under germans. chancellor merkel, i want to thank you and the german people for your strong commitment to this vital mission, and our hearts go out to the wounded warriors and all the families, american and german and others, whose loved ones have given their lives to keep us safe. we remember and honor them all. we see our p