for the u.s. army chief of staff needs to be a statesman and an organizer of armies and much else besides, but he also primarily needs to be america's chief military strategist. there is no more important duty for chief of staff dan to -- fan n to formulate the strategy by which america wins its wars. did marshall fall down on that area? as churchill, lord alan brooke makes it clear in his diaries and general montgomery says that -- make it clear that they did. all three believe he was not a good strategist because he incidentally advocated a return to german occupied northwest europe and they wanted to land there. so who was right? in my lecture, i will speak briefly about what everyone, including churchill and brooke and monty, except that marshall was superb that -- creating a massive army at scratch, dealing with the congress and the president, sacking no less than 16 individual commanders and so want. and then concentrate on the major question, the only question hanging over his reputation, which

marshall u.s. army chief of staff in 1939. next, professor andrew roberts discusses marshall's role in america's world war ii victories. he argued general marshall's skills as a strategist transformed the u.s. army despite opposition from president roosevelt and winston churchill. the new york historical society hosted this event. t is just over 50 minutes. >> we are so very pleased to welcome back andrew roberts, the distinguished fellow at the new york historical society. professor roberts is a fellow of the royal historical society in london and a recipient of the 2016 bradley p

the u.s. army. and remember, he was a homosexual person himself. but his idea was to make sure that we prevent those gay men from mentally collapsing, having a breakdown, suffering from shellshocked, by allowing them to serve in the military. why don't we make sure that we weed them out, so they do not have to expose themselves to the dangerous situations that might not be good for their fragile mental status. or maybe putting them into the institution. [indiscernible] professor wake: even though it started to change afterward, why don't we institute a prevention system. and in his mind, it was to eliminate people from getting into the army. of course my did it prevent all the gay males from getting into the army -- no. was it more likely for the gay men to get into the army and get psychologically broken down, not necessarily. conveyed the sense that there was enthusiasm among the psychiatrists that we know how to prevent, so let us do that. that is when the war started and encouraged psychiatrist

by the time i arrive in berlin in the early 1980s as young u.s. army intelligence officer, the red army has 20 divisions facing the west. it is the height of the cold war and berlin is a hotbed of intelligence activity, now called the spy capital of the world. all sorts of intelligence activity on both sides of the berlin wall are being employed and i was given the job of leading intelligence collection missions into east berlin where we went into the east in teams of two to spy on the soviets. in the book i share a little bit about the teams that did this work, the risk and dangers that came with the job including car chases, detentions, aggressive actions on the parts of the soviets and east germans who were targeting us constantly. stasi archive researchers were even able to come up with photos of my operations, of stasi agents surveilling me and my teams. those pictures are also in theos book. incredibly while i was working in east berlin, my cousin cordula, who by then had become, had been swept up in the intense world of east german sports, had b

she was the first woman to serve as u.s. army general counsel. then sarsour versus trump. >> this is an important time for many community's desk communities. this is an opportunity for us to say we will protect the most marginalized amongst us. amy: palestinian-american activist linda sarsour and other prominent muslim americans sue donald trump over the muslim ban. we will speak with her and trita parsi of the national iranian american council. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president donald trump fired acting attorney general sally yates on monday night just hours after she announced the justice department would not defend trump's executive order banning temporarily all refugees as well as citizens from seven muslim-majority nations. iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria, and yemen. yates had written a memo saying -- "i'm not convinced the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am i convinced that the executive order i

basically, the mission was abandoned. 1847, when the mexican-american war started, the u.s. army is added mission san diego for the first time in 1848. they started occupying the mission until about 1858. during the occupation, they used the mission church as stables for their horses, and residents for the soldiers. after that, they left san diego mission church for the newtown area. the church fell into ruins. it got to the point that only the facade, probably a portion of the convent was standing. maybe a portion of the base of the bell fry. everything else had basically collapsed. in 1931, a team of architects to engineers started determine what the mission church of 1813 looked like, and what we see today is their concept of what the mission must've looked like in 1813. int church was dedicated 1981 by representative of san diego. this weekend, we are featuring the history of san diego, california. together with our charter spectrum and cable partners. learn more about san diego and the other stops on our cities tour at www.c-span.org/ citiestour. american history tv on c-spa

. >> i think this is the u.s. army band, major. >> that is.the army staff element right there and members of the u.s. army field band right behind him. >> when you say staff of element, what does that mean? >> the commander's staff, staffer in charge of personnel, intelligence operations, communications functions. it would be a staff of four marching right behind the commander and troops. in d.c. and ey're the musical ambassadors of our army. founded in 1946. really supposed to take the military music back to the grassroots of america. >> they're based here in d.c.? >> yes. >> they get to sleep in their own beds tonight. ♪ ♪ jtsd >> there are military representatives in that reviewing stand? >> there are. we just saw the chief of s other service chiefs in attendance today as well. >> also the military contingents from out of town. i just thought about that. they all have to have a place to stay, all the police, the law enforcement volunteers from out of town. where do all those people go? >> they do. it's a tremendous operation in terms of siz

during 1847 when the mexican-american war started, the u.s. army visited mission san diego for the first time. in 1840 eight, they started occupying the mission until about the year 1858. during that occupation, they used the mission church as stable for their horses and as residence for the soldiers. after the military left san diego mission church for the newtown area, the church fell , and it got to the ,oint that only the facade probably a portion of the convent, was standing. belfry, and everything else had basically collapsed. in 1930 one, a team of architects and engineers studied historical archives to determine what the mission church of 1813 looked like and what we see today is their concept of what the mission must have looked like in 1813, and that church in 1930 one by a representative from the vatican in san diego. narrator: this weekend, we are featuring the history of san diego, california. together with our charter spectrum and cox communication cable partners. learn more about san diego and the other stops on our cities tour at ww

some women were insulted and attacked by a mop, resulting in over 200 injuries and called for the u.s. army to subdue the crowd. american history tv attended the celebration of the event and interviewed disappearance -- participants. it was organized by the sorority. day march 3, 1913, they participated in the suffrage march for women to get the right to vote, even before african-americans. women who were social activists in their own date and time. as undergraduate students, they had to get a chaperone to leave camp this. 100 years ago, we did not have freedom movement. was the onlyheta african-american organizations that participated in the original suffrage march. >> i'm the presiding bishop of the ame church in the state of texas. my grandmother was one of the 22 founders of alta sigma theta sorority. at howard university she was a student. she really believed in communities service. that is what our purpose is to read this is just an exciting day for us to trace the footsteps of our founders. this is a great day for our family to be able to walk the same path that our grandmother walke

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the u.s. armyisted the early releases of certain war criminals already, and when it came to the convicts, the army was not so quick to forgive and forget. after all, it was general mcauliffe, the man in charge of the american prisoners. he had been surrounded by the german army in 1944 at the stone -- at bastogne and refused to surrender. the anticipated next clemency board was established in august of 1955. the board was now responsible for reviewing parole applications of the remaining hard-core war criminals and landsberg. composed of three germans, one country, theied american number was state department officer edward plit. he also served on the impact board. the major crisis erected in late 1955 when sept dietrich was released. he originally had been sentenced to death for his role in the malady massacre. it was called a serious error and called for a senate investigation of u.s. war crimes policies. by november 1955, the american legion's national commander called for the resignation of the

it cannot the list in the u.s. army. s the chevy colorado hydrogen powered vehicle designed for sale and covert operations. with named kevin syntax of the tank army research and development. the covert special forces. tell me about this. feel so i'll let her car without any noise. >> the opportunity to drive very quietly. electric motors are high torque off-road capability. the acoustic and thermal signatures are something we are interested in this vehicle should provide the soldiers very stealth operations. >> the season and a concept you will put through hard-core field testing. >> will be taking deliveries in april and we will have it for 12 months. having the guys driving the vehicle and what they didn't like and didn't like and how it helps them perform their job better. >> you'll still have to get the hydrogen to their vehicles. is that something you thought about yet for and develop all you test this? >> will be holding hydrogen workshop in january. we'll discuss how to handle it in battlefield or logistically the

i went back to work with the u.s. army as a d.o.d. contractor and my sister used to work for one of the biggest u.s. companies and we still have our only brother overseas is still there. he is in jordan waiting for his wife. she is in asylum status now. she has not been granted yet and she's been interviewed for like three years. we didn't see her and now we don't know what the situation will be. the kids are crying about their father and if is unfair what is happening. >> susan, did you and family members work with the u.s. abroad expecting in return you would have certain protections and eventual relocation to the u.s. and that certain kind of protection as a result of working with the u.s.? >> actually, when i was worked with the u.s. authority, there was no promise for us that we would be taken to the united states. so we sacrificed ourselves without any return at that time just because we believed in the ideology of the americans and american government. and we wanted the freedom and the liberty that we've seen in the people who c

next, u.s. army command and general staff college history professor john kuehn on his book. this 50 minute illustrated presentation is a part of a two-day symposium hosted by the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. >> it is my pleasure to kuehn.uce dr. john he has served as a professor of military history inlet north, kansas. after retiring from the navy in 2004 and earning his phd in 2007,

the u.s. army band, purging's own and the u.s. d peaceful transfer of power. stephen hayes is editor-in-chief of the weekly standard. mercedes schlapp, columnist for "the washington times" and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. charles, i don't know if it translates over the airwaves but you kind of get goosebumps when you're standing here. >> the solemnity of the occasion, starting with the laying of the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington and then of course if you say, seeing the gathering, looking up to lincoln, understanding the majesty of the office and of the transition is very inspiring. i am afraid this speech came up a little short. it seemed to me the last campaign speech and tomorrow he will have to be a presidential speech. i'm sure it will be. this is kind of a very short, quick victory lap. i think the inaugural speech, the unity message which i assume will be sort of animating it, it's very important given the fact that the democrats appear to have declared war even before the game has begun

a u.s. armyveteran is income the after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. the british—born great—grandmother was one of those killed. many people have been killed in a bomb blast in northern syria. it is thought islamic state are to blame, they are not part of the ceasefire. rain rooney has scored his 249th goal, matching bobby charlton's previous ritual. —— previous record. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the sun's deputy head of sport, martin lipton, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. tomorrow's front pages: the observer says the prime minister is under pressure this weekend to announce an emergency nhs rescue plan to parliament. writing in the sunday telegraph, theresa may says the government has a duty to step in and tackle injustice. the sunday times leads with britain's former ambassador to the eu, ivan rogers, meeting with david cameron before christmas to warn

hamid.hammed i used to be undercover for the u.s. army when they were in iraq from 2003 until 2013. during that. of time, my life and families risk.we were at a real we were threatened so many times and on the brink to be killed and we got threatened so many times by those terrorists and they were trying to track us down and find out our faces and houses to kill us. i applied for the refugee because i know the united states is a great country and after two years of applying for the program i was granted family and id my safer.ch better and thanks to the america people who actually helped and thank you for everybody who supported us and every person that helped us. i appreciate every person. i got help from people i never met before. people who you never met before -- some of our soldiers. >> i cannot find words to thank everybody. familylp me more than my back in iraq. thanks a lot. fromw we are going to hear a resident of the bronx who was just united with his children and grandchildren who just came, having been granted refugee status. >> i would like to thank you for and also i w

i used to be undercover for the u.s. army when they were in iraq for 10 years straight, starting from 2003 until 2013. time, myat period of life, my family's lives, we were in a real risk. we were threatened so minute times and we were on the brink to be killed. we got threatened so many times by those terrorists, and they were trying to track us down and trying to find our houses just to come and kill us. actually i applied for refugee ask for myself and my family as well. and actually give a hand to the people who need it. after two years of applying for i was granted the asylum hit me and my family and my wife and kids. and now i feel much better and safer now it's in the united states. thank you for everybody supporting us. cws, -- ization, the the first help i received in the united states. i'm really -- i really appreciate every person. i even get help from people i never met before. >> you help people you have never met before, some of our soldiers. >> they help me even more than my family back in iraq. thank you every

.: they said today that people who served with the u.s. army will also be hired first. >> j.r.: they and expressed concern over tromp's order including several techniques- gas tax yvette >> j.r.: apple is open open to everyone. apple would not exist without immigration. it >> j.r.: next howl a veteran who is now visually impaired. we will take you to lake tahoe area >> reporter: a lot of sunshine around the bay area today but looking off the coastline we will have wuther when we come back. >> j.r.: he is a finalist this year for about pro football. >> j.r.: we go from a 49ers story to a raiders fan. >> reporter: a lot of sunshine. we are going to see some stormy klaus. bass-call notes. >> reporter: you can see that storm system off the coast. mild temperatures today. a chance of rain on the way. tomorrow lots of sunshine. >> reporter: in san francisco high as 67 degrees brigit 65 in sunnyvale, 68 degrees in campbell. temperatures to 66 in hayward, and in the north bay you will find some sign. in napa valley 63 degrees. >> reporter: by wednesday

former u.s. army helicopter pilot. we're following up all the grilling that went on on capitol hill today. four different donald trump cabinet posts up for grabs in what was sort of a consistent theme to go over not just their background but sometimes things having nothing to do with their area of expertise. i'll explain because this guy on the left dealt with it first hand. asmy family tree,ing i discovered a woman named marianne gaspard... it was her french name. then she came to louisiana as a slave. i became curious where in africa she was from. so i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. the ancestry dna results were really specific. they told me all of these places in west africa. i feel really proud of my lineage, and i feel really proud of my ancestry. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story, get started for free at ancestry.com >> we commit today that any replacement plan for the affordable care act will not in any way contribute to our deficit or our debt. >> i commit to

and much of the world. >>> roughly 3,500 u.s. army troops began entering poland last week. polish general said he's confident both troops will be able to carry out missions through joint exercises. next month u.s. units will fan out from powe laland and other nations. russia's presidential spokesperson said on thursday that these actions threaten russian interests and security. >>> people in northern japan are digging out and weather officials say more of the country will be affected. robert speta joins us now. some serious concerns and authorities have issued warnings. what's the latest? >> much of central and northern japan were continuing to see the heavy snow come down out here across much of the western okkaido extending through central areas. this cold siberian air spilling over the sea of japan. 74 centimeters in a 24 hour period. seen in western areas of fukushima prefecture. of course, around niigata we're seeing similar totals. i'll show you video we have coming out of niigata. that's where we're talking about this morning. everybody has their shovel out. we're see

from iraq, a city an interpreter for the u.s. army when they were in iraq from 10 years great from 2003 until 2013. during that time, my life, my family's life, we were at a real risk. threatened 70 times and i would say that we were on the brink to be killed and we got threatened 70 times by those terrorists and they were trying to track us down and find out our faces and houses to just come over to kill us. they knew their lives were in real jeopardy, a lot of people, just because they worked for the americans. i applied for the refugee program because i know the united states is a great country and actually get behind the people that are in need. after two years of applying for the program, i was granted the asylum status in the united states. me and my family and all the kids and i feel much better. much safer than -- much safer in the united date. thanks to the american people who helped us a lot and thank you for everybody who supported us. that helped us with all the possible assistance and help of the moment we arrived in the

members of the u.s. army band were selected as stanton because they have the same general appearance and appropriate height. their role is to play the part to help pull off a flawless inauguration friday. at the capital, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. our website has everything you need to know about the inauguration, from those road closures and restrictions to the official programs and much more. just head over to wjla.com. it was a bright and sunny and kind of chilly morning for the rehearsals, than the clouds rolled in. meteorologist josh knight has a first look at your forecast. today. josh: exactly. after yesterday, such a 180 that even though we were in the mid 40's, it still will that much better. i'm going to show you what it looked like as he went throughout the day with our weatherbug. we did have all of that sun earlier today, then around 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon is when the clouds really started to move in. we are going to watch for a few more showers to head our way. temperature wise we are doing a

gamers take on the character of the u.s. army captain willard, who is on a secret mission to assassinate renegade colonel .urtz francis ford coppola is developing this interactive psychological videogame based on his epic vietnam war film and he is asking the public to contribute $900,000 for its production. vietnameseinto the -- i dove into the vietnamese war without parachutes and i am joined now by daredevils, a team who wants to make an interactive version that puts you in the middle of the vietnam war. you are the -- you are captain willard. it's about not getting killed route than being a killer. anchor: gruesome images, but we will see. anchor: think very much indeed. don't go away, i will be back with the top stories. xaxaks 01/27/17 01/27/17 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from park city, utah, this is democracy now! trump: much of the media is very dishonest. honestly, itit is fake news. they make things up. amy: donald trump continues his attack on the media as his top bannon callsephen the opposition

number four, u.s. army all american team each team going for field goal. ball. >> is that okay. >> it's legal, yes if you time it right. dolphins tried to you today and were hilariously off sides and for touchdown and u.s. army all. one or the troops. there you go. give them a souvenir. >> maybe the nfl will fine him for sglat so many fines. >> that's why i love high school. >> number three, louisville women at duke started second half and cardinals impound and scored on wide on basket. >> where is everybody. >> and you go for the oldest trick in the book. what a goof. >> and here's what happened. they duped duke by sending players to opposite basket his team would be depending and duke fell for it not realizing they should be going the other way. >> what? >> is that a thing? >> that is a thing. because you inbound on opposite side in women's game it's different but amazing trick. >> yeah. >> love it. >> if playing by the rules why not. >> duke got a three point lead. >> and no score fourth and goal. trayvon all over him. one handed catch. reach as around,

those measures are now proscribed but the u.s. army field manual. and someone took mine. i was going to bring it. but it might have written by osama bin laden because it is so soft on what happens. i guess the bottom line of it all is, since we've now defined it, they know what we went do and we're not going to break the law. none of these leaders will do that. but i point out to you, if someone knew there was going to be a nuclear attack on the united states and someone had a detainee, what measures would we take to get that information in time to save the lives of millions of americans? >> neil: when this issue was coming up for a debate, colonel, senator mccain said the president can write how many executive orders he wants. this would stand up, this nontorture position in a court of law. again, you distinguish here between water boarding and other things that congress later added on. i assume that isn't like a worldwide view or what? >> look, there's a lot of people that know that coercive interrogation works. it's been proven to. going back to world war i when there'

i used to be an interpreter for the u.s. army when they were in straight fromars 2003 until 2013. during a period of time, my life, my family's life, we were at real risk. we have been threatened to many times, and i would say that we were on the brink to be killed , and we got threatened so many times by those terrorists, and they were trying to track us down or trying to find out our places and our houses to kill us. know -- working for the americans. actually, i applied for the ask forprogram just to asylum for myself and my family as well, because i know the united states is a great country, and actually a gift for the people were really in need for it, and actually, i feel really now, after two years of applying for that program, i was status ine asylum the united states. me and my family, my wife, and our kids, and now, i feel much better, sees me, much better and safer now in the united states. thanks to the america people who actually helped us, and think you actually for everybody who supported us. the organization, and every person that actually helped us. all the possib

let's now bring in retired u.s. army brigadier mark kemet. brigadier general, these are individuals you know very well. these are nationals that have decided to do something very dangerous for themselves. when you heard darweesh say what he said, what came to your mind? >> well, listen, i just got back from baghdad two days ago. and we need to understand that these people that have helped us out, these contractors, but more importantly, the translators who fought side by side our troops for so many year have gone through an extreme vetsing process to get over here in the first place. they deserve to be in the united states. they've earned the right to come over here. and i'm saddened to see that we're having this program that is going to deny them for at least some period of time the ability to come here. >> he had served the united states as an interpreter for ten years. and yet, he came to the microphones and was resiliencl to his situation and you see the one member of congress taken to tears? >> i was sad to seat representatives there bec

. >>> the u.s. army corps of engineers had a busy day on the san francisco bay. they sent out two boats to clean up some debris floating on the water following several days of heavy rain and wind. those involvproject say debris in the bay can create a very dangerous situation. >> once there's impact made, folks could fall over, they could lose their footing on board the boat and have personal injury. also, if the piece of debris goes through the props or, you know, makes contacts with the hole, it's going to damage that vessel. >> the u.s. army corps of engineers says the clean-up process is far from over and the crews will be back out on the water tomorrow. >>> let's talk to meteorologist mark tamayo. it's nice to see some sun out there. are we done with the rain for the immediate future? >> there's another batch coming in first thing tomorrow morning. compared to the other ones, it's not going to be as strong. we've been talking a lot about flooding across northern and central california and, of course, the russian river. here's the latest update. it never topp

invited two scholars to provide context and commentary throughout the film which was made by the u.s. army signal corps. "america goes over" is one of many silent films the national archives has restored. this is about an hour. >> welcome to "reel america." let me introduce mitch and allison. theseget started, how are films made at the time? >> it was done by the united states government. it was a combination -- it was a compilation of cameramen -- it was a compilation of footage by cameramen overseas to promote what america did, which was help bring the war to a close. >> it was released after the war was over. how have the propaganda been government ate that point in time? >> this was intended to reassure americans they fought for a just cause. there was quite a bit of backlash against world war i. this is the era where you see america retreat into neutrality, the rejection of the league of nations. this would have given a little bit of a boost of morale. >> where are the films held today? mitchell: the original copies are maintained by the national archives. they are being digitized and

proceedings began for the u.s. army veteran accuse people and wounding six others in fort lauderdale's airport on friday. charges against him could carry the death penalty if he is convicted. craig boswell is at the courthouse in fort lauderdale. >> reporter: 26-year-old esteban santiago was taken to court this morning. he faces a federal judge for the first time since friday's shooting rampage in the fort lauderdale airport. dramatic video from tmz captures the moment the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire. it's not known how tmz obtained the video. he told investigators he stopped shooting when he ran out of ammunition. >> he randomly shot anyone in his path. he didn't select anyone or target anyone. if you walked in his path, you got shot. >> he's gone through a lengthy journey through the federal court system. they'll have to decide if the iraq war veteran is competent to stand intelligence was controlling his mind and he was being forced to watch isis videos. >> people like this shouldn't have firearms period

. >> the service was pro he had seeded by 21 years of president -- 21 career in the u.s. army. it's served in the department of defense office of assessment on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. currentsly served as chairman of the chief of naval operations executive panel and advisory counsel of business executives for national security. >> our other panelist doctor snider, colleague and president of the international planning services incorporated in washington based international trade advisory firm. doctor snider was under secretary of state for security voiceameri of 1980s. pry to being dominated and he served adviser to the u.s. government in several capacity almost endless capacity as understand of military and scientific affairs is i think unparallel in this town. and in think tank world. he served as chairman of the president's general advise kple committee and served on defense science board since 2001. gentlema gentlemen my question to you is, how did this third off set strategy come to be formulated how do we see it shaping up as something that will

for some, there were tears like this iraqi woman who was reunited with her son, a u.s. army ranger, after hours of uncertainty at jfk. >> iranian canadian hannah tahae said she was held for five hours. >> i was born in tehran. they were asking information about that. >> their release comes after federal judges in several states worked through the night issuing edrious rulings hoping portions of president trump's sweeping travel ban. the first lawsuit was filed quickly saturday on behalf of two iraqi men detained at jfk. >> god bless you all. a federal rulings out of ngssachusetts, virginia and washington state also sided with challengers to the executive tider. cbs news justice reporter paula reid. >> the white house could argue that these orders only apply to people who came in that first 24 hours, that chaotic time period immediately after the president's executive action, and that going forward the law should still be applied to anyone else. >> reporter: with the stroke of a pen, president trump implemented the executive order friday. it puts a four month hold on all refu

>>> the u.s. army corps of engineers was busy today cleaning debris from san francisco bay, two boats, cleaning up tons of debris washed down stream and floating in the water, following several days of heavy rain and wind. those involved in the project say debris in the bay can create a serious environmental problem. it's also a navigational hazard, boats running into it can be badly damaged. all this rain has been a cash cow for some businesses but others, a big headache. >> frank went out and saw how businesses are dealing with this long, wet week. >> reporter: it's been a while, a much-needed break in the clouds from that wet week that was, finally some sunshine. today was time to clean up and catch up and take a deep breath. >> yes. we were getting stir-crazy with the storms and i came outside and enjoy myself. >> reporter: this golf course at rkeley, back open a whole lot greener afbeing shut down three days for swamp-like conditions. it's a pretty tough -- >> there's a total of 11 golfers out the

we have with us afghanistan veteran and former u.s. armylyst and language instructor asal, an iranian american who opposes the ban. johnny, let me start with you. why do you support president trump's travel ban? >> because i want to support my family. i want to support my kids. i want to support my own people, the muslim people, too, live in the united states that want to feel safe. and when their kids go to the school, no one threatens them. i don't want to have that feeling back to me when i'm in iraq, i have my a.k. underneath my head ready to kill people and i don't think this is good feeling to have it again. >> so, johnny, let me just ask you, one of the big debates is the vetting needs to be better. obviously you were vetted. how thorough was the process? >> process can take long time, but you know what? it's worth it because you're coming to united states, the best country in the world. so, the time and the process, i wait for four years, five years to move to the united states. i lost half of my tribe. half of my family, my brother

the associated press news agency reported that a 53 u.s. army vocalist played trump wearing a red tie. marching band members also practiced their path toward the white house. they've had difficulty booking high profile performers. some 7 to 900,000 people are expected to attend. >>> medicare and medicaid save lives and create jobs. don't mess with any of them. >> also on sunday, democrats and activists staged rallies in more than 40 cities calling for the preservation of president obama's health care program. trump has insisted that he will immediately overturn it. >> i have very real concerns. i see my life flashing before my eyes. if you represent the people, represent the people and do what the people need. >> experts say repealing obamacare would mean more than 20 million people would lose their insurance coverage. >>> delegate from dozens of countries say the only way to achieve peace in the israel palestinian conflict is to recognize the two states. the call was meant to be a call to donald trump not to shift the policies in favor of israe

i wear a former -- i'm a veteran myself of the u.s. army second range battalion. so any time a individual, a veteran is perpetrating these crimes crushes all veterans out there. >> and sets up a new stage who you look out for, i'm thinking. world apart and two very different incidences, but the assassination of the russian ambassador in turkey was done by a top turkish security official that since lost his job but was allowed access to the room with a current i.d. and he killed the ambassador. it does start to raise questions as to whether we have to, to your point, closely scrutinize, even though this is by far the exception to the rule i but it does make you think, right? >> oh, it definitely does. i think it also brings into account we don't know, we're still a little bit in the evaluation stage. the mental health capacity of this. that is an area that no one, not law enforcement, not politicians, nobody has a good grasp how to get our armed wraps around this mental health crisis that we have because of the events that take place. >> you know, again, we're gett

one, the support of the u.s. armyand two, the fact that vanderbilt university medical center is an hour drive away, they make that drive every day. >> jon: so you're going to be trying to juggle six kids, four of them brand-new, and cancer treatment. >> yes. >> jon: how do you do that? >> i have no idea actuly. but every day they teach me something different and i learned something more about myself, especially going through this a second time. i just know that we can do it. i have to fight for my kids. because i want to see them longer than just five years from now. >> jon: why do you mention the five years? >> we were given a 50% chance of me living five years from now. because it's come back so quickly. >> jon: that's got to weigh on you. >> it does. but like i said, it would be so easy to sit here and say oh, poor me, for kayla, cancer a second time, now have to go through these treatments. that's not who we are as people. i want to see them grow up and make stupid decisions and tell them hey that was not very sma

so you've got the u.s. army band and a platoon from every service that is a part of our gets to go first. what is up with that? >> they get the honor of both leading the parade and being first in line as well. >> can you tell us who is standing next to the president, between the president and vice president? >> that is major general bradley a. becker, the commanding general of the military district of washington and serves with the joint task force of the national capitol region. that is the chief guards and probably the oldest army and military element in our force. but that was george washington hand-selected his guards when he became president and they represent those today. >> the replica of the original uniforms? >> they are. those are the colonial uniforms. >> these men and women, forgive my ignorance. do you audition for this? how do you march there today? >> you consider audition to an extent. these are members of the ceremonial and the joint service honor guards here in the mili so several of them have

manning at the time of the leak of 700,000 classified documents while an intelligence officer in the u.s. armyw york times reminds us in this editorial that it was obama's overly aggressive justice department that actually gave manning that sentence. nevertheless, they hail this decision to grant clemency and say now it is time to show the same leniency to edward snowden. molly: tomorrow is the now -- the of donald trump inauguration of donald trump it many are wondering what the future first lady will be wearing. >> what and who are granola does the designers have decided not to dress her, like tom ford. but it appears, at least according to "elle" that ralph lauren and karl lagerfeld are working on outfits for melania trump. we know that ralph lauren tress hillary clinton the election with her famous pant suits. the decision of who dresses her is important because it sets the tone for the first lady. we know michelle obama likes up-and-coming designers. fashion pendants are wondering what kind of tone melania trump will set. molly: thank you for that at for more, you can head to our website,

. >> u.s. army general that leads d.y. national guard said thanks and no thanks to trump administration. schwartz was to be removed from friday. and schwartz spent months planning for inauguration day classified as national special scorety event. he will be able to see office troops but is upset he will not be able to welcome them back. bringing deer walker will assume command of the d.c. national guard. "fox5" is your station for politics. use the 5@630 and look for our little show next at 6:30. >> in her own words bernice king remembers her father civil right icon dr. king king jr.. what will go down in history as greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our >> as a nation honors martin bernice tweeted a picture yesterday with simple caption happy birthday dad, i miss you. bernice king sat down with fox's kelly twriingt share her thoughts on father's legacy. >> willard ipt continental hotel in d.c. is where king conditioning jr. put finishes touches on famous "i have a dream" speech. it's where i sat down wit

. >> reporter: he faces charges for sexual assault on a child and for stealing 16 guns from a u.s. armyolice released this wanted poster showing morales has multiple distinct tattoos. he climbed a basketball hoop to get to a roof top and cut through a fence. >>> now to an american airlines jet which is undergoing what is described as a thorough maintenance inspection after the third fume-related incident in months. eight flight attendants were treated in orlando for headaches. there were odor issues in the cabin. >>> don't wait any longer to get your in several southern states, in iowa, and a few other places. there's also been a flu-related death reported in southern california. it takes about two weeks for the flu to take effect. experts say the dazele vaccine doesn't work very well. >>> for the second time in less than two weeks, a child was saved while dangling from a ski lift. this happened on monday with the snow coming down at utah's sundance mountain resort. a similar incident took place there before christmas. if this case, the young boy's backpack got stuck in the chair. they

manning, chelsea manning leaked over 75,000 documents and diplomatic cables while working for the u.s. army. these included details of prisoner abuse, confidential information, videos showing helicopters indiscriminately firing at civilians. manning was charged with treason and espionage and sentenced to 35 years, the longest punishment ever for a leaked conviction in the u.s. julian assange tweeted his thanks for those who campaign for manning but made no mention whether he now plans to surrender. wikileaks said assange would agree to u.s. extradition it obama grants manning clemency. manning was one of 209 people that's on their sentences commuted. but that did not extend to edward snowden. he has leaked thousands of documents to the present since 2013, nonetheless, thanked obama for manning's commutation from russia, where he has been living. >> just to update you on the performance u.s. intelligence he hasdward snowden, been given the greenlight to stay in russia for a further three years. that is according to his lawyer who also said he has every legal basis to receive full russian cit