the west to expand. he wanted territory in latin america to go to the caribbean and central america to expand. to expand their plantation and they weren't taking -- was interesting is that this was happening in the united states. slavery was living at the time that we began to really saw this dwindle in the americas. i mean and had emancipated slaves in the 1830s, france had emancipated slaves in the caribbean in 1840s. and so united states and cuba and brazil that was really still you know pushing for slavery and went it was really driving. >> in the middle of the civil war, abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation in 1863. >> 1863. >> any effect? yes. one of the things interesting is that because african and american slings still interested, so invested in freedom that as soon as the forces arrived in south carolina in 1861, basically and they go behind and believing that this is an army of liberation. of course it was not. you know these were not armies of liberation but this is during the american revolution and the working team 12. anytime scott forrest came down to fight what

>> it began in the americas at the time of discovery. they were already organized in their own societies and trading systems and so there were very few. there was ivory, gold, spices. those were the kind of things that initially were traded between europe and africa. but also at the same moment began to discover the americas and decided that the wealth is a cultural pursuit the desire or the need of the labor so that the tanning they begi began to e for people who could now be used in these colonial sites where the agrarian economy was being developed into the labor-intensive crops and then of course later cotton was introduced and became a basis between the americas, africa and europe and they were pushed into the trade. >> was their slavery in europe? >> there was slavery in every place. they were similar to the slave societies. there were so many in that part of the world at the time. one of the interesting things it does encourage globalization trade around the world with these goods from africa, europe and asia and the americas. >>

>> guest: it began in the americas. at the time of discovery really, of european discoveries of africa. and so when we had the portuguese arrived on the west coast of africa in 1450 or so, and beginning trade relations with africans who are already organized in their own society, their own government, their own trading system. and so the first things that they traded actually were not slates for the most part. very few slaves. and so what they're looking for mostly where which is an things that were exotic. so ivory, gold, spices. those were the kinds of things that initially were traded between europe and africa. but as europe also at the same moment begin to quote-unquote discover the americas and to decide the well in those americas to a certain extent late in agricultural pursuits and with these agricultural pursuits, the desire or the need for labor was very keen. and so at the same time that europeans were trading for ivory and gold, they begin to also trade for people who could now be used in these colonial sites

the west, they wanted to expand. they wanted territory in latin america and the caribbean and central america to expand. excuse me, to expand their plantations. and they were taking any prisoners. slavery was there key to fame and fortune and that's what they wanted to maintain. what's interesting is that this was happening in the united states. slavery was booming at the time that itbegan to dwindle in the americas . britain had emancipated slaves in the 1830s. france had emancipated its slaves in the caribbean in the 1840s. so it was the united states and cuba and brazil that was really still pushing for slavery and what slavery was driving in these places. >> the middle of the civil war, abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, 1863? >> 1863.>> and the effect? >> it did have some effect. one of the things that's interesting is because africans in the american slave trade are so invested in freedom that as soon as the union forces arrive in virginia, in south carolina in 1861, they flee. they flee and they go behind virginia lines. leaving that this is an army of liberation. of course it

as most of you know, america first was the organizational america inement in the 1930's led by charlesergh and others to get america out of war two. lindbergh was anti-semitic and pro-german, and isolationist and a nationalist. the hero of the skies was also somebody that wanted to keep out of america those that did not look like him, people who are not "real americans." president trump adopted this moniker and it should concern all of us as jews and as americans. the echoes of isolationism, building the wall, fear of people not like us, are too loud for comfort. the president, as the campaign, understood that there were people hurting in america. families that lost jobs through technology and trade, buffeted by rapid change. first,"er was "america but the answer lies elsewhere. even if some are underemployed and try to take care of kids on incomes stagnated in the recession. the answer for these families is better top training, real trade adjustment assistance, a college loan system that works, and the embracing of the future economy. it is not america first in a retreat from the worl

in many ways it was a precursor to the confederate states of america. they set up this independent loan star republic in 1836 to 1845. the hallmark of independent texas was slave trade, particularly from the city of galveston, which you may know is not only the home of jack johnson, the heavyweight champion of the world circa 1910, etc. but also barry white. >> [laughter] professor horne: who of course lived in los angeles for quite a while. but texas is a slave traded republic. the loan star flag can be found off the coast of brazil. it can be found off the coast of africa during this period. texas is under so much pressure, not only by our folk in north thatca, but by the british they decide to join the united states because they don't feel they can survive an independent slave trading public. they joined the united states to protect themselves from abolitionist london and our fury and anger. in any case with regard to cuba you should know that with regard to our folk, people like frederick douglas, martin ofaney, are on the forefront objecting to u.s.

we believe in the concept of america should as well. the american jewish committee was founded in 1906 to prevent the infringement of civil and religious rights of jews and to alleviate the consequences of persecution. rights,eveloped, human equality for -- as as ajc develop, if fought against immigration restrictions of the 1920's, equality for all americans in the 1950's, a boycott of israel in the 70's, and in the 1990's, began a diplomatic engagement and support to the nato intervention and coal for so -- in kosovo. in a 21st century, opened a transatlantic institute in brussels. helped raise money for the items of the south asian tsunami and hurricane katrina, and advocated for energy independence and green policies. i could go on about all that ajc done to engage in the world. clearly ajc leaves that the -- beliefs that the united states and its people are a force for global people. ajc has never been an america first organization nor should our country b. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you. >> you have an extra 30 seconds. >> t

the middle class? in short, how do we get a better deal for america? i want to thank leader schumer and leader pelosi and all the democrats, and all of you, and people we have been hearing from around the country, to bring us together, to focus on that question. because people need to know not only what we're fighting against, they need to know what we are fighting for in the united states congress. [applause] sen. graham: hollen -- hollen: and our democratic senators and house members have been traveling to every part and every corner of their states and their districts, they've been listening to the american people from cities to suburbs to rural areas, and we're all hearing the same thing. that too many americans are feeling squeezed between flat or sinking paychecks on the one hand and rising costs and prices on the other. too many people are working harder than ever but feel like they are on a treadmill or falling behind. that is what brings us together today. it is not enough to identify the problem, not enough to simply analyze and empathize. we

thousands of people are gathered for the wawa welcome america july 4th celebration. onight's concert to the fireworks northbound 10 has your all access pass. and nobody has a better birds eye view of the festivities than nbc 10 live in sky force 10. what are you seeing? >> reporter: rosemary and denise. we're keeping a close eye on what, for many, will be the highlight of the evening. check it out. these are folks putting the final touches on those fireworks. right the front steps of the top of the rocky steps at the philadelphia museum of art. now if we can pan out a little bit, you can see how the crowd has been growing. there's the stage and the crowd on the parkway all the way until 10:00 tonight. the party on the parkway building since it opened up at about noon. of course, many of those folks awaiting the concert at 7:00. just less than an hour away. and following that the fireworks at 9:30 to 10:00. if you saw they're getting set up for that. happy fourth of july. back to you in the studio. >>> so the main road that runs right through -- was shut down this morn

. >> so essential to the success of the middle class, is financial stability in america's working families. and essential to that are bigger paychecks to create demand to inject the man into the economy, to help create jobs and grow the economy for everybody. >> disconnection between financial stability, a strong middle-class and our democracy is a very direct one. and i want to recognize that in this great state of virginia. >> that is whytoday , democrats are unveiling an ambitious, aggressive new economic agenda and a bold new promise to american families. >> from the heartland, these senators from the heartland to the suburbs, to the cities, democrats are offering better deals. jobs, better wages, better students. a better deal is founded on strong values. and strong values still buy fresh ideas. >> in the house it has been through many months in the engagement and arecautious to the leadership of our people , our cochair sherry cousteau from illinois, senator cellini of rhode island and zachary of the state of new york. >> but the leadership of our d triple c chairman ben rulon, i thi

for the wawa welcome america concert just wrapped up. orchestra will do their sound check next and the fourth of july concert featuring mary j blige kicks off at 7:00. nbc 10 is taking you across the area for the festivities from center city to the suburbs to shorter. there are parades, fireworks, and of course, plenty of food. we have you covered tonight. >> yeah. we're bringing you live team coverage. nbc 10 meteorologist glen "hurricane" schwartz has your fireworks forecast for tonight. ted greenberg is in ocean county where the state is open for business. and randy takes us to the festivities in upper marion. we start with tim furlong on the ben franklin parkway. he has the vip pass to the wawa welcome america. things are ramping up there. yeah. there's a couple of clouds coming through that i'm not thrilled about. here is the deal. when it the concert kicks off we had mandy gonzalez from "hamilton" performing out here. warming up awhile ago. this is the view you'll see. can you see some of of the view there? our cable is a little jam

retailers are one of the largest employers in america today. in fact, a stunning one in four american jobs depend on the retail industry. the national retail federation slogan really sums it up best. retail means jobs, and the best days for american retailers are up ahead. i promise you that. [applause] now, i'd like to take a moment to recognize all the retail champions who are with us here today. especially danny reynolds from stevensons in elk d. hart, indiana. congratulations to the five finalists. one will be the champion of the year announced later today. let's give all the champions a round of applause. it's important to celebrate the difference that each one of you make. in businesses large and small across this country. beyond the numbers, beyond the jobs is something i would say is even more important. that is growing up in a smalltown in southern indiana i know that retailers like all of you gathered here are simply a fixture in the lives of literally every american family. we walkthrough your doors to get christmas and birthday prese

the american people. how to get a better deal for america. i'm pleased to turn this over to a good friend of mine, a specific member of congress from new mexico, who heads up the democratic congressional campaign committee, ben ray. >>. >> i'll tell you, it's great to be with everyone today, good afternoon. we have friends from both sides of the capital, from all over america gathered today at the welcoming of great friends here in virginia, senator warner, thanks for hosting us to bring us together in berryville as well. >>. >> like so many others across the country, the family story is rooted in hard work and public service and each generation doing better than the last. like that side of the family, my grandfather was a union labor on the manhattan project , my mom with a union corridor and a soldier who served in world war ii. all while my grandmother's raising a family. my mom worked at a local school district. my father was a union ironworker before he entered public service. boning up on a small farm in new mexico we didn't have much mo

of the united states of america. [applause] it lies in the hearts of men and women who put on the uniform of law enforcement at every level in the united states of america. [applause] our teachers, our public servants. but i truly do believe that the strength of america also lies in the courage and in the hearts of men and women who get up every day, put their feet on the floor, and make a small business work. [applause] so i want to encourage you on. let your voice be heard. but also have faith. have faith that there are better days ahead for america. that what we've begun to see in the recovery of the american spirit and the rebound of the american economy is really just the beginning. and under president donald trump, with your help, i know the best days for america and for american small business are yet to come. lastly, i have that other kind of faith. this is a challenging time. in the wider world. the been a challenging time -- it's been a challenging time for businesses. but help is on the way. and hope always

america great again. thank you very much. god bless you all and god lest the united states of america. [applause] [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the senate confirming president trump's picked for deputy defense secretary, the second-highest sibling position in the pentagon. the boat was 92 to seven. senators senators are holding their weekly party luncheon meetings right now. republican leader mitch mcconnell said he wants to repeal the law first. we will have those remarks in just a moment. president trump tweeting his support for the plan saying quote as i said let obamacare failed and then come together and do a great health care pla. stay tuned. the president called on republicans to elect more republican members of congress but only small majority of republicans in the house and senate did more victories this year since democrats told the abstract. no votes. we are following today's party meetings and let live coverage if possible and you can find more video of today's events on c-span.org. >> this coming friday deputy white house press

the idea of america first nationalism. who could be against that? his salesman skills was able to distinguish himself from what bannon and what trump would consider the globalist pro free trade, hawkish, orthodox republicanism that characterized the views of the other 16 candidates more or less in the gop election. and what trump did and bannon certainly helped this was to practice a kind of political arbitrage, he understood that the policies being offered and pushed by the republican matter leaders no longer met the needs of the party's white working class, increasingly rural and isolationist base, and took advantage of that in a way that exposed just how vulnerable the republican party really was. >> what's striking to me about it is that there's a few slogans about american elections, people often say the taller candidate often wins, but the other one is that the more optimistic candidate wins. but in bannon's view of the world, it's a very dark view of the word, a western decline, you're surrounded, you're fighting to preserve the soul of ameri

the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [cheers and applause] vice pres. pence: you know, the president sent me here this morning to deliver a message. but first and foremost, to just say thanks. with the strong support of small business owners like you all across this country, president trump last fall won a historic victory. more counties than any president since ronald reagan, 30 of 50 states, states no republican had actually carried in a generation, and the president and i couldn't be more grateful for the men and women of the nfib who stood with this president all along the way. thank you for your support. [applause] vice pres. pence: and before i go any further, let me give you a quick update on one of the president's top promises and top priorities. as we speak, the president and i are pleased to report here in this building the united states senate is moving forward on legislation to repeal and replace obamacare. [cheers and applause] vice pres. pence: in the coming days with the leadership of our president, the ame

we, therefore, the representatives of the united states of america, for the support of this declarationnt. >> america is unbeatable. >> america is creative. >> america is a work of art. >> america is endless possibility. >> america is other worldly. >> america is optimism. >> america is tolerant. >> america is strong. >> america is cool. >> america is home. >> america is working toward liberty and justice for all. >>> welcome back, everyone. in new york city, america is a beautiful 79 degrees. >> our final of the night, we have one final performance from a m who not only stars in, but also produces "world of dance" and "shades of blue." performing "ni tu ni yo" and joined by gente de zona, once again, jennifer lopez. ♪ ♪ [ singing in spanish ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thank you so much! >> thank you! >> happy fourth of july, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] >>> coming up -- the biggest fireworks display in america lights up the new york city skyline when macy's 4th of july fireworks spectacular continues. live on nbc. better. it's a promise to give our best. when you help our veterans

the speaker. this is a critical issue for america. the constitution says very clearly that congress only congress can declare a war. the 2001y past authorization of use of force. we have republicans and democrats both saying this is something congress must do. host: who are your key republican allies on this issue? guest: walter jones out of north carolina. there are many others. host: talking with john garamendi, democrat of california this morning. robert is in new jersey. line for independents. caller: good morning, representative garamendi. about trump you hisg a scary character and -- it is horrible what has happened. here's my view on it. donald trump is a manifestation 2010,ey in politics since citizens united was the death of the fec. democrats and republicans haven't done anything to curb money in politics. and50 something years old politicians have been talking about this as long as i can remember. and nothing is done. -- i'mapitalism wondering if the democrats are discussing this and trying to turn away from this. guest: act

way the world saw america's birth place. rst trip to the u.s. >> barry manilow song, looks like we made it. i started to hum, looks like we made it. >> reporter: bursting at the scenes. >> i think it is wonderful. the entertainment is great. it is free. >> it is wonderful. it is great. >> new people moving in, more people sending their kids to college here. >> reporter: 25 years later, philadelphia's hosted two party conventions, an nfl draft. >> i think the city of philadelphia is going to love it. >> reporter: and a pope, not to mention an annual tradition, wawa welcome america, a huge concert on the parkway. in '93 -- it was bobby rydell that graced the stage. since then, philadelphia's exploded. >> i gave them a charge to get it done. and with bare bones staffs, they got it done, to the point we now hold the biggest events in the world flawlessly. >> reporter: in philadelphia, keith jones, nbc 10 news. don't miss your chance to win big during the wawa welcome america festivities, our way of saying thank you to all of our

another new species to the americas. the horse was really reintroduced to the americas and people embraced the horses after new mexico's revolt made them more widely acceptable -- widely accessible. and horses then spread northward through the 1700s. mandans probably got there first horses around the years 1740. horses, as you can imagine, that meant more frequent interaction between people than ever before. imagine the great plains in the absence of the horse, the pedestrian era. horses meant more frequent interaction and also hauled or carried much more than dogs or humans ever could. they carried trade items, food, people, tepees. but they also carried a visible cargoes -- news, information and sometimes people infected with microbes. in that equestrian era of the 1700s and 1800s, infectious disease became rampant. smallpox or some other illness afflicted the northern plains people in the 1730s, and among those who suffered were the s ioux, rating and trading -- raiding and trading among the upper missouri villagers ca

. >>> the wawa welcome america festivities continues today. another fireworks display lit up the sky last night, choreogra choreographed to songs from music icons from our area. in university city, a rainy evening for the night market philadelphia. that didn't stop people from showing up. the market features different kinds of food and gave patrons a chance to explore the neighborhood. now let's look at some of the events happening today. looking live at the philadelphia museum of art where you can pay what you wish to get in today. admission is free for military members. you can also have brunch with the founding fathers today, ben franklin will make appearances at restaurants across philadelphia as part of the stoli red, white and brunch event. the brunches are from 10:00 to noon. go to our website for a full list of the locations. >>> and the dream ship will make another appearance today, the hot air balloon designed by the children of military members is visiting several sites. this afternoon it will be at aikens oval. it raises support for

the media like? do you make made in america or made in the usa, steve? at do you like, made in america or made the in usa? huh? either way. they are so quiet all of a sudden. [laughter] you make your decision. i think specifically made in the usa was what they had. made in the usa, but either is great, or both. i mean you could really go both although i think we'll like to settle. what do you mike, mike? >> i like made in america. that is what i always thought. make america great again you have to make it in america. i like that. >> very good. are you going to show me some things? you want to start, michael? i think they will show some of the product. >> yeah, okay. this is mypillow. i have over 1500 employees now. i'm very proud that every part, even the cotton, is grown in the usa. and my call center is right outside of my door. i think that is another thing, having all them employed here. everyone has a passion, it is like a family. when you have everybody employed here. i'll tell you, the businesses, i had a thing once where i heard a snowmobile compa

it works so much that the 90% of america, everybody else is in the top 10%. the upper-middle-class, the middle class, the working class, working poor and the poor together dot 70% of all the income growth enough time period. the rich do better but 70% come here's the thing when you look at the data it is all the way everybody did their. the pie got bigger and everybody got more to meet. we were not perfect, not by any stretch. the gap was there from the first time we measured where african-americans held firmly at the bottom but here's the deal. america was so committed just into basic notion of opportunity that we made changes in the civil rights era in the 1960s and 1970s the black-and-white wealth gap shrank by 30%. so it wasn't by any stretch, but we were on a road and then we have 1980, ronald reagan, trickle-down economics, deregulate, turn the banks loose and do whatever they want to do. stop enforcing or slow down and forcing the antitrust law. and the stuff about taxes, cut taxes for those at the top and when you cut for those at the top, all of thos

amazon eats up whole foods as the new masters of the universe plunder america unlike our old moguls the new masters don't promise greater prosperity but a world where most people are to be satisfied by a state provided basic income and occasional gig work so here you have amazon who is using its inflated stock price that got that way by being able to bully its way into a number of different markets and competitively under price the competition to put them out of business before raising prices here they want to get into the food business and when this announcement was made a lot of the food the supermarket stocks crashed even wal-mart had to pull back because you're taking a business model jeff bezos offering food at below cost to get more people on the prime amazon prime or some other service and he's already said or there's already been talk about getting rid of cashiers getting rid of a lot of jobs delivering food by drone using these whole foods stores as socially drone launching present warehouses to really enjoy near the food market in america but just like to actually drivers truc

the time. democracies are not perfect. america is not perfect. one of the hardest moments for me was abu ghraib in iraq because it was a stain on one of the greatest institutions. the fact that we have men and women to defend us at the front lines of freedom is an extraordinary gift. a few people acting badly can suspend a cloud on the commitment of the men and women who do the right thing. i also say when something like that happens and we had a riot in the streets about a shooting war we don't respond quite as we would like i would say to people abroad that is why america is a good example. i didn't think the constitution would be the perfect work. so in perfection is a part of the human condition. the fact that the united states has been struggling with our imperfections ever since our birth defect of slavery we were born within in perfection and a constitution that is counted as three fifths of a man but somehow i would take the oath of office to that same constitution and i would be sworn in by a jewish woman supreme court justice and you wou

god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> as senate republicans work on a health care law replacement milk, the wall street journal is reporting two major associations representing insurance companies are opposed to an amendment from texas senator ted cruz peer his proposal would allow insurance companies to sell any kind of plan as long as they sell one that fits the requirements set by the affordable care act. the blue cross blue shield association and america's health insurance plan called the amendment unworkable and warned it would undermine protections for those with pre-existing medical conditions, increased premiums, and end coverage for people now enrolled in the individual market. you can read more at wsj.com. the senate will try to move forward with the new version of the health care replacement law next week. we spoke with a capitol hill reporter about where the law lies with republicans. >> where is the health care lock ? >> we could see in extended voting session throughout the week with a final vot

the beautiful" and "god bless america," but the anthony's flag-based. it is symbolism. and that kind of symbolism is important in an ideationall y-based regime. there are unique elements in the way the culture and. around the regime. >> the way it forms into a larger sense of american pluralism -- not yielding your religion or your racial or ethnic identity, that sort of thing, is a part of what is unique about us. i would say that yes, the creed operates -- an italian-american is not an italian. but then again, and italian-american is not a wasp or other kind of american. there is an interplay between the things that hold us together, the things that we have to agree to come and pluralism that we nevertheless maintained. it is one thing if you can make a concept of multiculturalism intelligible. pluralism assumes a kind of creedal unum we are talking about and presumes assimilation. some degree of assimilation to the general culture is sine qua non for there to be pluralism. >> questions comments? sir, down here, yeah. >> thank you. excellent panel. t

morgan apologizing to the world for the stupidity of america the stupidity of politicians in washington and for once i agree with jamie diamond on this this is a very stupid policy it's like america committing economic suicide it's similar to bragg's it in a lot of ways breaks it is economic suicide for great britain this type of sanctions imposition is economic suicide for america because they're pushing germany into the arms of russia and germany is the centerpiece of nato and they will disintegrate and america's hope to control ukraine with genetically modified seeds which of course russia is vietnam lee against it is going to go up in smoke this is stupid it the policy of morons why because the deep state in america wants to keep feathering their nests by warring all over the world killing innocent civilians dollars trump hopefully will stand up to this veto this ridiculous stupid initiative and we can talk about something a little bit more constructive and this is the last gasp of the neo cons in america hopefully they'll be squashed are otherwise i really feel that the american ec

how panel is on the -- shall we think about america's patriotism? i am going to get out of the way and let our very distinguished panelists who need no introduction and whose biographies you have come up to speak and maybe i will make a comment or two or ask a question or two and then we will take questions from all of you. will bee speakers diana, jim, and bill. is of loyola university, maryland. studded with leon when she was in graduate school at the university of chicago, was the co-author of the 2011 book that amy organized and amy and leon and diane co-authored. what's it was probably we hail" and it is accompanied by i excellent website that recommend for any american holiday or just for understanding america in general. wonderful readings and it is wonderful to look at. after diana, we will hear from jim caesar. but certainly -- well yes, a student of leon -- not a direct student of leon but leon. and influenced by jim caesar, gary byrd professor of politics university of virginia, distinguished in enough american politics and the american re

the crowds are celebrating america's birthday. excitement. >>> the budget battle is over in new jersey. parks and beaches back open in time for the holiday. >>> face first. a battle of a different kind leaves a delicious mess for these kids. >>> free, fun, food, and fireworks. it's the fourth of july. nbc 10 has you covered on the prefestivities around our area. wawa welcome america attracting thousands to the ben franklin parkway as we take a live look here. >>> from the shore to the city everywhere in between. nbc 10 is keeping you in the know. good evening. thank you for being with us on this independence day. i'm rosemary conners. >> and keith jones and deanna are along the ben franklin parkway. they're in the middle of the action for wawa welcome america and nbc 10 sydney long at the jersey shore as thousands celebrate the holiday there. and nbc 10 meteorologist glen "hurricane" schwartz has your fireworks forecast. keith, we start with you. >> reporter: i'm bouncing to the song. i like it. the sound chick is going on behind u

only the united states of america can make a ship like this. like her in the world today. we have witnessed a magic moment, but an intricate mass of steel and cable suddenly can become a living thing with a unique personality. were spoken over 42 years ago by then-president gerald r. ford as he delivered his keynote address at the commissioning ceremony for u.s. estimates. .ow fitting it -- u.s. s nimitz how fitting it is that the man is recognized today as the namesake for our great ship and the force -- first in the ford class. [applause] much has been said about the class of technology aboard. inhnology that like nimitz 1975 exists nowhere else. afford it incorporates flexibility in the carrier platform to accommodate future systems and technologies. to ensure that the navy is ready to conduct and sustain combat incidents to operations at sea for decades to come. yet, as groundbreaking as this technology is, it will never supersede the quality of the sailor who operates it or it -- operates it. the sailors aboard today are among our nation's

but there is a larger aspect to the fall in respect for america. according to a recent pew research center study of 37 countries, people around the world increasingly believe that they can make do without america. trump's presidency has made the u.s. something worse than feared or derided. it is becoming irrelevant. the most fascinating finding of the pew survey was not that trump is deeply unpopular. 22% approval compared to obama's 64% at the end of his presidency. that was to be expected. but that there are now alternatives. on the questions of confidence in various leaders to do the right thing regarding world affairs, xi jinping and vladimir putin got slightly higher marks than trump. but angela merkel got almost twice as much support as trump. even in the united states more respondents expressed confidence in the german chancellor than trump. this says a lot about trump, but it says as much about merkel's reputation and how far germany has come since 1945. trump has managed to do something that fear of putin could not. he has unified europe. f

great again with the jobs market i do want to say crucial to the way the reason why america is so not great is their health care system and i'm hoping that twenty seventeen is the when we see the solution h.c.a. the care that is not a solution to the bottle of obamacare we live in north carolina the second highest rates of obamacare in terms of how much the premiums cost they've just blue cross blue shield is the only provider there they've asked for a twenty three percent increase for twenty eighteen so ridiculous. unacceptable these are unacceptable sort of premium rises every single year for the last twenty thirty years americans have to say boss the they have to say stuff that the rest of the world has the solution it's out there you just have to look outside the us turn off em as i b c turn off fox news turn on r.g. turn on foreign news look at what's going on there and get your passport and travel lucian to the health care situation here get some perspective. ending is actually an idea first illusion so what do you think about obamacare in the last forty five seconds h

know the president this is merely business as usual for him is this a winning strategy for the president america and the world. florey used to be a professional hockey player won a stanley cup and the moment the girl who was living the dream but who sits in a dark side. time i was fourteen to sixteen i was raped one hundred fifty times by a coal mine i was more us in a dark room and so you know every time i close my eyes. i can sleep after many years of silence he speaks up and unites without a thing so you are going on trial. walking in from now or walking to the victor walk it's to create awareness and promote healing around the subject child sexual abuse this type of behavior is absolutely example because of the sentences that are handed down to the justice system. we have video from well i'm to introduce to you today we have the owner of talking to nicolas maduro the president of venezuela mr president thank you for coming venezuela is going through a very tough time right now in a few days the elections the national constitutional assembly will take place it's polarized the country both pol

now let's go to the fourth of july. wawa welcome america, the parade, i'll be out there, 84 degrees. the temperature. we'll see high of 88 in the afternoon. and it will be humid on our tuesday. concert time, temperature could see a spot thunderstorm develop. this is returning to the computer models. now starting to bring it back in. we have to have that watchful eye on a possible storm developing. looks more dry by 10:00 p.m. at 78 the forecast temperature fireworks. let's look at your ten day on ten. low 90s, sunday, monday. not looking like a heat wave. 80s on the fourth of july. we drop with an east flow. wednesday at 86. thursday, 85. we bring back the chance of scattered thunderstorms thursday, friday, possibly into saturday. >>> president trump takes to twitter to respond to his critics to say he needs to stop tweeting. he admits his social media presence is not presidential. we'll explain next. . >>> the history of welcome america, we take you back in time to show you the early years of this patriotic festival and some of the interna

the moral argument is this. america is an idea appeared in this life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are universal and are good for us and it can't be good for us and not for them. so we are at our best when they leave from power and principles. the principle that no man, woman or child should have to live in the direst of poverty and worst of circumstances because we are also a compassionate nation that actually believes as many problems as we have, we have been given an extraordinary bounty. if you go to some of the places in the world, i don't care how bad it looks in the united states of america. it is much, much worse. how do you turn a blind eye to those children playing in the dirt in haiti and how do you turn a blind eye to an ebola pandemic in liberia? we are too good to be that way. and so, the moral argument is, you know, i am christian and i have been told that what you do for the least of my brothers come you do for me. whatever your tradition in an endeavor that influence comes from compassion, ameri