u.s. air force academy. he showed up on the academy's opening day in 1955 and would be the first air force cadet in history to take the oath of allegiance. the academy proved an arduous challenge for him. it was not easy. as his roommate said, he was hanging on by a thread academically. nobody was tested more than he was, but he was at the very top in his character and in honor. that's what his roommate said. after he finally made it to where you are sitting today. he volunteers to go to vietnam. and he proved to be one of the best pilots america had. he was amazing. he was incredible. after nearly a year of intense action, he was scheduled to return home. he was very excited. but he asked to lead one more mission. on that day, his plane was struck by enemy fire. and he made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. he now rests on these precious grounds, and his fighting spirit lives in each and every one of you. great fighting spirit. [applause] the heroes and legends of any cash of every generation have alwa

u.s. air force and fought in the korean war. in 1955 colonel pogue became a ember of the thunderbirds, the air force elite arrow batics team and -- aerobatics team. in 1966, colonel pogue became an astronaut and served on the support crews for apollo 7, 11, and 14 missions. the pilot of record setting american missions in space, pogue was one of the few astronauts to ever go on strike while on orbit to demand more time to contemplate the universe. colonel pogue and the three-man crew he was a part of flew the longest and last manned mission aboard skylab from november 16,

ortega served with the air repair squadron as part of the u.s.-army air forcese worked in airplane maintenance. mr. wilbur williams served with the uss jeffers where he participated in the invasions of sicily, southern france and other fronts in the .acific . mr. francis pope enlisted into at 17 years old. he was assigned to the uss ticonderoga. here honoring his good friend. away this year at 99 years old. we are grateful that his family is also here with us today. mr. bill spurrier served with the 397 bomber group bomb squadron in the european theater of operations. linden landed at omaha beach three weeks after d-day where he was injured. later he was captured and held as a german pow. theirving coxe served with five 99th bomber squadron in the european theater of operations. served with the u.s. army and landed on utah beach on d-day and took part in the battle of northern france. halstead was a air me -- army air forces pilot and dropped in the 82nd airborne paratroopers on d-day. mr. lawrence served as a petty officer second class in the u.s. navy and was

u.s. air force b. 26 bombing missions over north korea all but one or 2 most of missions we flew at night our favorite target was trains we were in and i trains you know but sometimes the one would almost hit the engine. and actually if we drop net napalm on the engine you know to try and discourage them i guess it was the you could feel old napalm go off on january the 13th 952 after 53 night bombing missions the next plane was shot down and he bailed out over north korean territory and landed in the parachute spilled and i found a corner of a rice paddy. and it was snowy there were quite a bit of snow on the ground and i saw a dark spot over there on the corner and so i thought well that's a good place for me to be but in less than an hour kenneth enoch was captured by north korean and chinese soldiers it was the morning but this 27th birthday they marched me down a house and i had a place to sit. and they had a guard there and they handed me a piece of paper in english. said. don't worry about it and all that which they're going to send and anyway you know they don't want to trouble fo

u.s. air force general in charge of combined operations just moments ago at the pentagon, he made it clear that this global hawk drone was flying 20 miles from iranian -- the spot where the surface-to-air missile was fired. it is outside of iranian territory according to the u.s. military and that is significant and why the president will feel the need to respond. >> harris: the present of the united states moments ago in the oval office on this topic, watch. >> fortunately the drone was unarmed, there was no man in it, it was over international waters, clearly over international waters but we didn't have a man or woman and in it. it would've made a big difference, let me tell you. i have a feeling, i may be wrong and i may be right. i have a feeling that it was a mistake. i can tell you. >> harris: there was the president talking about the specificity of how this could've happened and may be a mistake but he said, if this had been unmanned drone, a very different situation. i wingspan larger than a 737, some people who are watching may wonder, how could it have been manned at this point,

u.s. air force jet aircraft fly into north cor, landed at the air field there which is a major air base and had been the scene of numerous missile launches, by the way. and there we met with the north koreans. this is u.s. sovereign tee flying into north korea, that is united nations command and un command representatives aboard to have a conversation, have a meeting. to show that the relationship can change and was changing and kpa released 55 boxes of remains. we think that that's somewhere between 100 and 190 different people in those 55 boxes. but they fell under the un flag and brought them back under the un flag. the moral of the story is when north korea feel that there is some foundation of mutual respect and conversation and a that they see a change of relationship, they will move in the direction that they say they are going to move. not going to move in the direction you want them to move necessarily. but the direction they say they are going to move. and i happen to hold out the view because of that experience of that north korea will move toward denuclearization because they sa

u.s. air force. by then the war ground to a stalemate and. american military chiefs had already dropped thousands of tons of napalm and were considering a nuclear strike. but the people of maton village claimed to have been the victims of a very different weapon my own. he go below. me he told me he would he. still couldn't. you could put in their. food they may kiss me good luck incidents he. calmly i would have you would have been there. to me will have a day so. you didn't book me can you tell me you don't have or do you need to get the why will you take it in the. long call. if you get some day i. don't know i know a lot of this. could be home since you. according to the villages within days many of them fell sick and began to die the symptoms apparently consistent with bubonic plague a disease with no recent history in korea. they're already killing your own one. on one of the people who. ordered a 100 more normal for parking people from people who didn't know what part of what i thought would hold on i'm sure as hell don't last long. th

u.s. air force on march the 23rd 19522 months after he was captured and one week before he made his written confession. and after the war the u.s. military imposed a top secret classification on all documents relating to biological warfare in the far east. many of the flight records for korea have never been released. you saw you know the danger. it is never come up with a lot going on in a committee someone you. wish is used in the. old order new car i know a lot of fun out there it's the helmet if you use a sage brush that developed in the last. pull not nicholas until now they go and he's headed to the court and i says no juanita just look around. washington remembers the korean war very differently to pyongyang. the united states still on as its military men and women as heroes who fought on behalf of the free world to hold back the march of international communism and yet when we asked both the department of defense and the state department for filmed interviews to discuss the allegations of america's biological warfare program both refused. they also declined to respond to 10 specific

u.s. army air forces as a test pilot. he served in the pacific theater of operations. served as a rifle marksman with the u.s. marine corps. he served in the pacific theater of operations, where he took part in saipan, okinawa campaigns. [applause] >> mr. david wallman served with the 412 air service group. he assisted with flight operations on d-day. [applause] >> mr. stan welch served with the 397th bomber group, 598th bomb squadron in the european theater of operations. [applause] >> mr. ortega served with an air repair squadron where he worked on airplane maintenance. [applause] >> mr. wilbur williams served with the u.s. navy on the uss doran and uss jeffers. with the jeffers, he participated in the invasions of sicily and southern france and swept mines in the pacific. [applause] >> mr. blair served as a corporal with the u.s. army in germany. [applause] >> mr. francis oakes enlisted into the u.s. navy in 1944 at 17 years old. [applause] >> he was assigned to the uss to condor roca as a 20 ner. today, he's here honoring his good friend, mr. george krukowski, who p

u.s. air force and fought in the korean war. in 1955 colonel pogue became a ember of the thunderbirds, the air force elite arrow batics team and -- aerobatics team. in 1966, colonel pogue became an astronaut and served on the support crews for apollo 7, 11, and 14 missions. the pilot of record setting american missions in space, pogue was one of the few astronauts to ever go on strike while on orbit to demand more time to contemplate the universe. colonel pogue and the three-man crew he was a part of flew the longest and last manned mission aboard skylab from november 16, 1973, to february 8, 1974. astronautoen garriott was born in enid, oklahoma. he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering at the university of oklahoma and masters and doctorial degrees electrical engineering from stanford. he was with the u.s. navy from 1953 to 1956 and was stationed aboard several u.s. destroyers at sea. he was selected as a scientist astronaut by nasa in june, 1965, and then completed a 53-week course in flight training at williams air force

u.s. air force central command. i am prepared to give a statement, but i won't be answering questions at this ti time. the u.s. navy on our recent mission in the vicinity of recent maritime attacks. when it was shot down. this was an unprovoked attack on the u.s. surveillance asset that had not violated iranian airspace at any time during its mission. this attack is an attempt to disrupt our ability to monitor the area, and the free flow of commerce. iranian reports that this aircraft was shot down over iran are categorically false. the aircraft was over the strait of hormuz and fell into international waters. at the time of the intercept, it was operating at high altitude, approximately 34 kilometers from the nearest point of landing on the iranian coast. this dangerous and escalatory attack was irresponsible and occurred and the vicinity of established recorders between dubai and muscat, possibly endangering innocent civilians. thank you. >> yeah, will have this available for download. >> why were there no questio

u.s. army air forces.f the ninth infantry division and took part in the invasion of -- 29th infantry division and took part in the invasion of normandy. [applause] waltrip served with -- four 40th bomb squad room 440th bomb squadron. [applause] served with powell squadron and the european theater of operations -- in the european theater of operations. served with the 598th bomb squadron in the european theater of operations. [applause] >> mr. charles lawrence wheeler served as a captain in the u.s. army air forces as a test pilot. he served in the pacific theater of operations. [applause] se -- served as a marksman with u.s. marine corps. [applause] he served in the pacific theater of operations, where he took part in okinawa campaigns. [applause] david wallman served with the 412 air service group. he served with flight operations on d-day. [applause] welch served with -- 598th bomb squadron bomb squadron. [applause] >> mr. ortega worked on airplane maintenance. [applause] williams served with the u.s. na

u.s. air force and decided to come home and not really tell anyone. >> that's so sweet.t.here's so much love to go around. a lot of catching up to do. a lot of laughing to do. >> yeah. you can tell everyone is just super happy to have their little homey back and they'll be able to spend a lot of time together, at least until he has to go back. >> oh my gosh! ♪ >>> it's the most famous intersection at "right this minute." >> oh, yeah. >> yes. this particular intersection the two-way stop at four-way intersection in north carolina that as we know is a magnet for disaster. over the years we have seen many video just like these -- >> stop, stop, stop! stop, stop, stop! >> t-bone after t-bone cars rolling, ending up in the fields. >> oh, no! ♪ >> no! >> gosh. >> well, i hate to tell you this, but i got a newby. >> tell me they're doing something this time. >> there's a stop sign at every corner. >> yes. after years of david bruce contacting the north carolina department of transportation and then us as well showing the videos, we have been calling them as well. many statements

u.s. air force at that time may have influenced grandpa when he subsequently designed the astronauts clothing and equipment ralph has a good collection of that old air force equipment hair. during his time at nasa grandpa designed the astronauts communications helmet affectionately known as the snoopy cap it's easy to see how the influence for that came from the aviators flying helmet i always had. like this my lame and it was easier to have a headset. than face. so how much some smaller complaint. was apparently when grandpa was working on the gemini project they were the astronauts kept complaining devices kept slipping and so grandpa said to somebody oh just get an aviator's cap and they can wear that underneath their helmet and that will keep the comms device in place maybe we touched that device to the heart. and i hadn't really realized that it was so literally exactly like that but he wasn't just like all let's get this hat that i remember from the war and see if we can put together he literally was i'll just do what i did during the war that makes sense as that's really cool well also

if this goes well, the air force will be happy and this could bode well for spacex for years to come. they will take for more launches going forward. it is important for the u.sx is designed for reuse. manus: let's see where this goes and the value of spacex is increasing more and more. thank you. to jerusalem now, we have the u.s. national security advisor john bolton holding a press conference. he has had talks with his israeli and russian counterparts. benjamin netanyahu currently speaking. let's take a listen. disturbing curbing iranian regional clout. >> with both leaders and both countries. as i have said many times, israel's relations with the u.s. has reached new heights under president trump's leadership. israel is grateful that our friendship with russia has gotten stronger, stronger than ever in recent years. i had an opportunity to meet past two of you these days including just now and the last few minutes. to discuss the important bilateral issues but especially the challenge of how to bring security and stability in our immediate region. based on our discussions, i believe there is a wider basis for cooperation between the three of us than many

u.s. air force has been very humiliating for the image of the u.s. military as well as for donald trump himself who likes to project an image of a strong arm leader and i think donald trump is trying to rebuild that image essentially by saying that you know we could hit the reins very hard but we decided not to do so because of so-called humanitarian reasons in reality i think the trump administration understands that any such strike would be actually responded by the rain as well in this would lead to essentially into war. and the fact that this drawn whether it was shot down over international waters or iranian waters regardless of that we have to remember that this was a spy or a surveillance drone and i'm pretty sure it wasn't taking pictures of the fish in the persian gulf it was taking pictures of us troops in the u.a.e. in navy so what the americans are doing is essentially they are provoking you and i think this is very dangerous. they doing iranian national security official. told us the country has never attacked anyone but is ready to repe

u.s. air force has been very humiliating for the image of the u.s. military as well as for donald trump himself who likes to project an image of the strong arm leader and i think donald trump is trying to rebuild that image essentially by saying that you know we could hit the reins very hard but we decided not to do so because of so-called humanitarian reasons in reality i think the trumpet ministration understands that any such strikes would be actually responded by the ukrainians as well in this would be essentially into war what do you think is the likelihood of an attack coming in the future even though it was cancelled at the last minute as trump says right now do you think that in the future we can see this happening. well i mean to be frank the predicament we're in right now is bound to get worse in the following weeks let's not forget that how this mess all started it started when the trumpet ministration decided to withdraw from the nuclear deal and to put so much pressure on iran both economically as well as militarily like every few weeks

u.s. air force at that time may have influenced grandpa when he subsequently designed the astronauts clothing and equipment ralph has a good collection of that old air force equipment hair. during his time at nasa grandpa designed the astronauts communications helmet affectionately known as the snoopy cap it's easy to see how the influence for that came from the aviators flying helmet i always had. like this my leg and it was easier to have a headset their face. so how much some smaller complaint. was apparently when grandpa was working on the gemini projects they were the astronauts kept complaining that devices kept slipping and so grandpa said to somebody just get in aviators cap and they can wear that underneath their helmet and that will keep the comms device in place maybe we touched that device to the hat. and i had to really realize that it was so literally exactly like that but he wasn't just like all let's get this hat that i remember from the war and see if we can put together he literally was i'll just do what i did during the war that makes sense as that's really cool well also s

u.s. air force base of osan just before he left the korean peninsula that he once again raised with kim jong un the possibility of the huge economic potentials of north korea that lie ahead if you agrees to give up nuclear weapons this has been a theme that trump has returned to a number of times incentivizing the north korean leader to give up nuclear weapons believing that that is a main driver for north korea we also heard after he had that meeting that possibly the americans may be prepared to give some relief on sanctions while negotiations take place that is something that the north koreans and to sue a certain degree the south koreans have been calling for that it is a phased phased development moving forward that there is some give and take in these negotiations but as we heard there the most important consequence will be these working level talks to see if they can try to clear some of these nitty gritty details the obstacles that have held up talks in the past i mean there's a lot at stake for the south korean president what role will be playing going forward. i think president moo

u.s. air force central command commander griffin said very clearly that the united states considers this and unprovoked attack on a u.s. surveillance asset even laying out the permit parameter saying that this was surveillance that was conducted they believe the united states in international waters that the nearest point of land to iran was 34 kilometers away so the arguments being made by the united states is that this was unprovoked that they were acting in good faith within the parameters. of international operations the u.s. president there in the oval office now it appears almost playing both hands saying on the one hand that there is a very potential is great for some sort of response saying rather vaguely we will find out but at the same time leaving that space that this could have been an accident that this could have not been the iranian leadership the top commanders but in fact somebody lower down in the actual eyes that perhaps made a mistake in shooting down this drone. or kimberly thanks very much so do stay with us because we have some comments from the u.s. house speaker the

u.s. air force korea. great place, great country. i have toured it all. i've been doing this for a long time now. it's been days. i left japan. i met with every leader. presidents, prime ministers, dictators, i met them all. our country probably has never had a better economy than we have right now. never had. we're doing great. you're fighting. you're a great people. you're fighting and fighting hard. just your presence. as president, i have no great honor to serve as commander in chief of the greatest fighting force of the face of the earth. the united states military. thank you very much. as i met with president moon also. he just called me again. he's so happy and thrilled. we met at the dmz. i gave a speech to a group of guys. now, i'm giving a speech to a big group of people. and a good looking group. we had a productive meeting. i outlined the incredible prosperity that awaits north korea when this whole things gets settled. they've been talking about this for a long time. that's a country with tremendous potential. i have a good relationship with

u.s. air force and with your help, nothing ever, ever will stop the united states of america. >> [cheers andpplause]. >> laura: resounding response. the president stayed to shake hands of over 1,000 cadets. that's a commencement address. up next a special announcement about where we at the "the ingraham angle" will be broadcasting from next week. with instant confirmation... i got it! what? what? l.a. bookers book apartments and vacation homes as easy as hotels. ridin' scooter! ... ... ... ... 145 over 92. 180 over 111. 182 over 100. and i had a heart attack, and cardiac arrest, and then a stroke. narrator: this is what high blood pressure looks like. you might not feel its symptoms, but the results from a heart attack or stroke are far from invisible or silent. my memory is shot. when i woke up, i couldn't speak. i can't button up a shirt. i can't run. i've had to learn to swallow again. that's the only movements that i have. and i'm 33 so i never saw this coming. if i would've followed a treatment plan, i would not be in this situation. had i done this, had i done that. hell i messed up. n

u.s. air force and with your help nothing ever, ever will stop the united states of america. >> [cheers andlause]. >> laura: resounding response. the president stayed to shake hands of over 1,000 cadets. that's a commencement address. up next a special announcement about where we at the "the ingraham angle" will be broadcasting from next week. .. >> finally tonight, you will not want to >> finally tonight you will not want to miss our show next week. we are taking the ingram angle across the pond for specific of broadcasts. monday and tuesday we will be in london for donald trump's official state visit, protests and more trump baby balloons, he just start signing the balloons. we will talk to leaders there and big-name guests you don't want to miss and we will go to the streets to see where the action is and from there we will move on to france, live in normandy for the 75th anniversary of d-day. where i will have an exclusive interview with donald trump following the historic event. that's all the time we have tonight. check out my podcast. download it now, go to apple itunes or podcast on

u.s. air force reserve. a long history in national defense. including under secretary james mattis. undersecretary of defense, and served during the bush 43 administration. thank you very much for being with us today. it's particularly timely because next week the congress' big mission which is now law will be rolling into effect on june 6. we're also about to celebrate the 75th anniversary of d-day. timely visit, thank you. let me introduce the reporters who will be asking questions. leon shane, deputy editor of military times, and nicki wet lane is stars and stripes reporter. as we start would you please give us a brief synopsis of what this big new law, you called it a transformative time for the veterans administration. >> the first part of mission act comes into effect on june 6. and what that does is it opens choice. ure on if the v.a. cannot provide a medical service that a a veteran requires within a specified amount of time and also if that veteran has to travel a certain distance by give the veteran the option of going into the private sector to get that care. the thing th

u.s. air force he joins us live now from washington 1st of all how do you explain president trump's decision to order a strike and then to pull back i see it as a process failure within the interagency process i think the president is perfectly it's a perfectly legitimate for him to make sure that the response to the shooting down of the drone is proportional but that but that that calculation about about casualties was something that he needed to make before making his decision not after making his decision but what does that reveal then about internal deliberations that might have taken place i mean from your experience what is your sense about this would president trump have been advised then not to proceed with strikes or did he really just change his mind. well just as you mentioned you know we have an unfortunate change in pentagon leadership so. it's not certain to me you know whether the principals got together to discuss in the situation room you know how to respond or whether this was something you know where. the principals met with out the president and then perhaps john bolton b

u.s. air force reconnaissance plan was flying the u.s. rnational air space when the russian fighter came up alongside and intercepted it. now this interaction was deemed safe by the u.s. military. but that may be small comfort. just last we can we saw the russian warship out in the pacific made a sudden sharp turn towards a u.s. naviship almost causing a collision. there was an unsafe intercept between a russian appear u.s. aircraft over the mediterranean days before that incident out in the pacific. the u.s. has been intercepting russian aircraft off the coast of alaska. the concern, wolf, is when the interactions happen no one can be exactly certain what the russians may be planning, growing concern that there could be a miscalculation and an absolute disaster in the sea or in the air. no one wants to see that happen, wolf. >> upon another sensitive issue, kann obtained i understand barbara internal pentagon memos emphasizing in part the military does not do politics. what have you learned? >> this is something acting defense secretary p

air force command. i hear they are very tough. are they tough? yeah. that's great. to all of the service members from u.s. forces korea, today, i am here to tell you that 330 million american hearts beat with gratitude for yourselfless service. we are also joined by many amazing military spouses and families. they keep you going. you wouldn't be the same without them, right? sometimes we don't like to admit it. it is so true. right there. he's pointing. that's right. americans are forever grateful. with us today, master sergent cole and his wife jamie waterbury. where are you? good looking group. they met when jamie was also in the air force. jamie served on active duty in the air force for four years and then joined her husband on six different assignments in three different countries. jamie recently earned the life-time achievement award for 4,000 hours of volunteer work. that is incredible. jamie, you embody the greatness of american military families and we want to thank you. give her a big hand. thank you, jamie. this afternoon, we are delighted to be joined by hundreds of brave airman and women from

u.s. air force strike squadron. russia's deputy foreign minister says the trump administration is trying to instigate a war. >> we are very prepared. let me tell you, we are very prepared. >> he tells "time" magazine, those said it would be a question mark on whether he would do so to protect international oil supplies. pompeo will continue offering evidence showing iran's responsibility for attacks on to some are successful and next they have an impact. >> the u.s. has released these photos. iranian sailors living in unexploded mind from tankers. they call u.s. tank is a high level of evidence and president trump agrees with that assessment, though downplayed the tanker taxing "so far it's been very minor." iran's organizations that it's on track to exceed limits and stockpiled uranium. >> they are counting on iran to continue to comply and if not there will be consequences. >> benjamin chalot netanyahu is a strident opponent. >> the international community will have to implement immediately the preset sanctions me

u.s. air force that keeps the air free throughout the world.doesn't want to risk an escalation with a country that wants that so he can look like a victim. trish: they wanted this. they want to look like we are the bad guy and we are attacking them. no, no, that drone is in our air space. not international. and we have the maps to show it wasn't in international air space. this is thought out by them. they are trying to engage us. they figure he'll be easy to engage. he's not that easy. >> they know he's tough, trish. that's why they are in a tough spot. i think we hold the cards here. waiting and picking the right spot is the way to do it. getting under the table and saying do you want to play this way? we'll play this way. trish: accusations of anti-semitism staff questioning the allegiance of jewish americans. >> this country says it's okay for people to push for allegiance to foreign countries. trish: now the congresswoman is defending alexandria ocasio-cortez's concentration camp comments. disgusting. irresponsible comments from her. unbel

u.s. air force officer >> he said, we'll take you to the air force base and we'll fly you to a safe locationt'd you say >> well, i said, you know, i actually lied and said georgia was my fiance. i said my fiance i zealand citizen. >> can i bring her along >> yes and he said i'm sorry, we can s only offer thito u.s. citizens at this stage, and i can't leave her behind >> zack and georgia were 200le minorth of fukushima and as the days passed, they began to feel the danger from the radiation at least where they were was subsiding so they stayedhe even helped with t cleanup and then about a month later, funny how these things go, zack and georgia got another shock. another one of those life-changing developmts zack told his parents about it during one of their regular sunday phone calls >> and he said, have you checked your email yet ani said no. l said why don't you guysook at your email together and so i said, oh, zack, what now? >> after all the worry and dread they'd eerienced over their son's time in japan, zack branham's parents weren't quite prepared for the next bit of news >> we opened

u.s. air force says the drone was on, quote, a surveillance mission following recent attacks on oil tankers. tehran's claim it was over their airspace was false adding that the attack was a dangerous and escalating step by iran. >> iran made a big mistake. this drone was in international waters clearly. we have it all documented science i havicly, not just words. they made a very bad mistake. >> iran's un ambassador sent a letter to the secretary council condemning the u.s. drone operation as, quote, a dangerous and provocative act calling it a play ant reaction to interpreter national law and they have all appropriate rights to take measures and is determined to vigorously defend its land, sea and air. >> joining us from qatar, richard engel. thank you for talking to us this morning. the situation is getting quite tense there, to say the least. the big question is what happens next? >> reporter: there is some relief in this part of the world this morning that this didn't happen. i think people woke up with surprise reading "the new york times" which cited multiple officials. the attack had

u.s. air force plane with one man aboard went missing today not far from the soviet border in the rugged mountainsrn turkey. >> to a stunned and startled audience, khrushchev announced that an american u-2 spy plane had been shot down in the soviet union. >> khrushchev made the wreckage a public exhibition. to the soviet union, this wreckage was a national cause. national outrage over the violation of soviet boundaries. >> and so, out comes the cover story. >> the department has been informed by the nasa, a u-2 weather research plane piloted by a civilian has been missing since may 1. >> eisenhower had said, no, that didn't happen, et cetera, et cetera. he had been drawn into a trap. by khrushchev. >> the soviet leader was able to show not only that they shot down the plane but they had the pilot. >> francis gary powers, an ordinary man, caught up in extraordinary circumstances, and in a way magnified by them. >> i realize that i have committed a grave crime, and i realize that i must be punished for it. >> the evidence of espionage, currency presumably for the spy to buy his way to freedom. and t

u.s. air force members and injured a number of people. that of course, when president obama brought you on, he said he would value your advice and counsel in matters of foreign affairs, and even military issues. i wonder what you think about the iran situation now, especially given what you know having been the director of the fbi. should we be worried about an attack in the u.s.? james: iran is a bad actor. i don't have current information, but i knew their history going back to my involvement with that case at the saudi arabia airbase. they sponsor terrorists. they have an entirely different way of thinking about the world than we do, so they are a constant threat. when i was director of the fbi, they were one of the top threats in cyber and terrorism, and i'm sure they remain that way. matt: did it surprise you when the president pulled out of the nuclear accord? many leaders in europe are constantly looking for a way to keep that intact. did you see that as director of the fbi, iran acting in full faith with the agreement? james: it r

committee, it would be a role but i would have in the future with the commander of air force space command and the commander of u.sace command. sen. cramer:. all right so as it pertains to space force, then, a year from now, as it is in the current -- me first, andlet in all sincerity, think this committee for all the work you have done on this. you have put a lot of time and effort into getting this right. i fully am supportive of a space force. i think we need to elevate the organize, train, equip to a forc e level. i have not seen the bill. i have seen the summary of the bill, the press summary of the bill. confirmed, iou, if look forward to working very closely with the committee and with my leadership to make sure that we get this right for our nation. sen. cramer: it would be hard to ask for more than that. with that cannot yield back, and thank you both for your willingness to serve. back, andat, i yield thank you both for your willingness to serve. chair inhofe: we're going to call this meeting to a close, but we may want some comments. we thank you both for the time you spent. you have done a great job, a

air to bring you the confrontation between the u.s. and iran over iran's shootdown this week of a u.s. air forceveillance drone that iran claimed violated its air space. a claim the u.s. denies. last night president trump called off a planned retaliatory strike at the last minute. just a few minutes ago, he explained that decision in an exclusive interview with chuck todd for this week's "meet the press." >> had you green light something or did you say, if we do this, i'll do this what was the order you gave? >> nothing is green lighted until the very end because things change. >> you never gave a final order? >> no. but we had something ready to go subject to my approval they came in, they came in about a half hour before and said, we're about ready to go. i said, i want a better -- >> were planes in the air? >> no, we're about ready to go no, but they would have been pretty soon. and things would have happened to a point where you wouldn't turn back or couldn't turn back they came and said, sir, we're ready to go. we'd like to a decision. i said, i want to know something before you go. i said,

u.s. army air forces. the film details the planning, training and combat operations and after battle summaries of airborne forces, with an emphasis on more than 500 gliders dropped behind enemy lines on the morning of june 6. >> ladies and gentlemen, the picture we are about to see -- in rapid detail these operations gliders in the invasion. you will not soon forget this picture, he may then begin to recognize what you do with your own hand. -- the territory, and here -- followed by and speaking for the interchange commandÃbut the job is not yet done -- in the past worked very hard but now you must work even harder. thank you. >> this is the story of the op ration that began the is called on the continent of europe >> this command will transport and resupply glider elements of the 82nd and 100 first airborne division and will be repaired to transfer elements of the british first airborne division as the record the u.s. first airborne division will last approximately 30 minutes on the morning of d-day to as

u.s. air force f-22 fighters had to escort russian planes as they intercepted them off the coast of alaska. the russians have been engaging, there is no question, in, you know, pinging at the u.s. military operations, if you will, and the u.s. military very much pushing back, very much making the case that the russians in these instances are not following international maritime and air rules of the road, if you will. that there are very well established practices for operating safely at sea and in the air and they say the russians are not doing that. jim? >> these are dangerous, near collisions, just takes one mistake and lives are at risk. barbara starr, thanks very much. let's get analysis now. retired rear admiral and cnn military analyst john kirby. you look at this, admiral kirby, this is no accident. this is an intentional move by this russian -- >> no question about it. you have a ship in restricted maneuvering, recovering helicopters, there is a limited amount of things she can do to maneuver. the russian destroyer was making a run at her at a high late rate of speed. she would hav

u.s. air force base in kqatar, the lieutenant general said there are q4 global drone ha had not violated iranian air space at any time during its mission, con if i wering firming with craft was over the strait of hormuz b and falling off the iranian coastline. that comes from iranian press today. after attacks on the six tankers as well as a spade of rocket attacks over the last 48 hours as well as international oil insulations in iraq, as you can imagine, tensions are running pretty high in this region certainly folks that identify been speaking to in saudi arabia and the uae seem b to be r worried and all eyes are on what's going to happen next in washington >> thanks. stocks lost a big chunk of their gains after the comment, but we're bouncing back. back to bob pisani on the floor. a busy day there >> very busy and earlier on trade headlines and also on yawn ran headline, both here. take a look at the s&p we did hit the intraday historic 52956 or so. sitting right on that right now. there was a late headline on china u.s. negotiating teams may meet as early as tuesday this has this is the sou

u.s. air force facility. it shows in norma's new airplan hangar.says he wants congress to hold hearings on how much exactly the military knows abou ufos depending they been studying this secretly for decades probably no responsible person in the west that knows more about the subject the nickel always happy to have him on the show. thank you for coming on. any sense of what this object might be hovering over area 51? >> no, it is a fascinating piecn of footage, but unfortunately i is just too indistinct for us t really reach a definitive view on it. i hope that we will be able to get further enhancement and analysis over the next few days and weeks. maybe it will give some answers. of course ufo aficionados they may be it is the real thing. others say no, it's probably ou own secret next-generation aircraft or drone. one of the explanations for the many sightings by u.s. military aircraft of the unidentified objects is it possible that the are american, that there is som part of the military that is testing aircraft the other part of the earth mili

u.s. air force, and later triggering loud sonic booms as the two side boosters successfully touched down uprighttation. it's the world's largest rocket, the first time the u.s. government has allowed a satellite to be launched aboard a previously used rocket experiments included include a new type of propellant for nasa and the cremains of 152 people. for the first time ever, spacex successfully caught the rocket's expensive nose cone. why that matters, the more hardware that spacex can capture and reuse, the more it can drive down launch costs. so a lot was riding on this since a successful launch is expected to mean certification for falcon heavy for future national security missions and this could help cement spacex's position as a go-to launch provider for the military for most of the next decade, jon. of course those types of contracts are very lucrative spacex valued at more than $33 billion, it's almost as great as the valuation of tesla which was about $38 billion. >> and you say cremains, that's cremated remains of 152 people, i didn't know they did that. >>> next, after the break. >> w

u.s. air force base there. mr.et to meet with his south korean counterpart president moon jae-in. president trump also tweeted an invitation to kim jong-un, north korea's leader, to meet him at the dmz. demonstrators who both support and oppose president trump have gathered as the president is set to arrive. we'll continue to follow it, of course for you. thank you for being with us this hour. i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. for viewers in the united states, "new day" is next. for viewers around the world, of course, we'll continue to have the news. stay with us. this is rick blomquist. his life is pretty comfortable. then, he laid on a serta and realized his life was only just sorta comfortable. i've been living a lie. (laughs) the serta icomfort hybrid mattress. not just sorta comfortable, serta comfortable. cdc guidance recommends topical pain relievers first... like salonpas patch large. it's powerful, fda-approved to relieve moderate pain for up to 12 hours, yet non-addictive and gentle on the

u.s. air force b. 26 bombing missions over north korea all but one or 2 most missions we flew at night i favorite target was trains we were like trains you know sometimes that one would almost hit the engine. and actually if we drop napalm on the engine you know to try and discourage them i guess it was the you could feel the napalm go off on january the 13th $952.00 after $53.00 night bombing missions the next plane was shot down and he bailed out over north korean territory unleaded and the parachute spilled and i found a corner of a rice paddy. and it was snowy there were quite a bit of snow want to go and i saw a dark spot over there on the corner and so i thought well that's a good place for me to be but in less than an hour kenneth enoch was captured by north korean and chinese soldiers it was the morning at this 27th birthday they mark me down a house and i had a place to sit. and they had a guard there and they handed me a piece of paper in english. said. don't worry about it all that we're going to send any anyway you know they don't want to trouble for awhile least but anyway. so i was.

u.s. air forces here in the region in qatar. he was make iing the case and t put out a map showing where the u.s. military says that the drone went down in the strait of hormuz. during that brief statement, he said that, in fact, the drone had never gone closer than about 21 miles from the coast of iran, which would put it in international waters. iran denying that saying that it strayed into their territorial air space. but the question is is this just a difference between what iran sees as its territorial air space in waters and what the international community does? they frequently see much of that area in the strait of hormuz as belonging to iran. as being their territorial air space and their waters. there was something that president trump said today that i found very interesting when he was saying this could have just been an accident. some sort of a rogue general or miscalculation. that's one of the biggest concerns since we have been in the region for several weeks now, we have heard repeatedly from u.s. military offici

u.s. air force. us live from washington.f all, how do you explain tosident trump's decision order strikes, and then to pull back? >> i see it as a process failure. are within the interagency process. ishink the president perfectly -- it's legitimate for him to make sure that the shooting down of the drone is proportional, but that calculation about casualties was something that he hised to make before making decision, not after making his decision. >> what does that reveal then about internal deliberations that might have taken place from your experience, what is your this?about would president trump have been withed then not to proceed strikes or did he really just mind? his >> well just as you mentioned, you know, we have an unfortunate in pentagon leadership, certain to me whether the principals got together to discuss in the respond oroom how to whether this was something, you the principals met without the president, and then perhaps john bolton briefed him and as your reporting suggested perhaps he just didn't focus on

u.s. air forces inth middle east, who, by phone, delivered a counter. >> this was an unprovoked attacl on a u.s. survce asset that had not violated iranian airspace at any me during its mission. >> schifrin: both sides agreet iran swn an rq-4a drone, whose wingspan is wider than a 737. the u.s. military says this video shows the drone's smoke trail. the he-said, he-said is over the drone's location. e u.s. military released this google map, showing what it said was the sam, or surface to air missile launch site, and u.a.v.r rone location over international waters. iranian foreign minister javad zarif tweeted what appeareto be a hand-drawn map, and said the drone violated iranian airspace, and was shot down inan n territorial waters. >> i think probably iran made a mistak >> schifrin: at the white house, during a meeting with canadian prime minister justin trudeau, riesident trump left open the possibility the was not ordered by iran's senior leadership. >> i find it hard to b it was intentional, if you want to know the truth. it could have been somebody who was loose and stupid that did it

u.s. air force and other branches to better understand what pilots are seeing.y does not believe aliens have been flying around in usair space but he said they do have to investigate all of these reports of unidentified aircraft. wolf? >> they certainly do. all right. good report. thank you very much. >>> coming up, breaking news. president trump says iran made a very big mistake in shooting down a u.s. surveillance drone. , one day you'll tell your grandkids about it. and they'll say, "grandpa just tell us about humpty dumpty". and you'll say, "he broke his pelvis or whatever, now back to my creamy heinz mayonnaise". heinz mayonnaise, unforgettably creamy. it's how we bring real hope to our cancer patients- like viola. when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, her team at ctca created a personalized care plan that treated her cancer and strengthened her spirit. so viola could focus on her future. their future. this is how we inspire hope. this is how we heal. cancer treatment centers of america. appointments available now. cancer treatment centers of america.