after serving in the united states army, bill cunningham was the city attorney, the public defender for the kentucky state penitentiary, and commonwealth's attorney for the 56 judicial district. he then served on the bench as a circuit judge for 15 years before his election to the kentucky supreme court in 2006. as an avid writer, bill cunningham documented important parts of kentucky's history in his books. through his writings and life as a concerned citizen, he sought improved race relations and minority representation on juries. justice cunningham evidently passed his passion for public service on to his son, congressman joe cunningham of south carolina. i am proud to o serve alongside congressman cunningham and look forward to working with him to promote bipartisan legislation in the 116th congress. as justice cunningham begins the next phase of his life, i join with the people of western kentucky to express our gratitude for his lifetime of public service to the commonwealth of kentucky. i yield back the balance of my time. he speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: the gent

sherman and alert -- theyer were at the very top of the united states army command. o obscurity to even international fame. i got just a bit of bonus material here for you. it's not in my book. why soon. but i think this graphically ofustrates the trajectories their careers. this is fremont and mcclellan in 1861. is sherman and grant in 1865. you know the old adage. behind every great man, there's woman. but how exactly does that work? not-so-greatt the men of history and the women behind them? even now, it seems to me, more than mere coincidence, that when i found these two matching sets i found two sets of wives who shared some important characteristics too. today i'll only be able to talk about a few of those shared characteristics. early on, i realized that none of the wives lived in one place during the war. and that some of them had traveled widely, even in the south. a longtime map lover, i decided began their travels and i with rough distance calculations on my computer with mapquest. i then wisely, as you can see from that, hired a professional cartographer,

wasr the 34-year-old general in chief of the united states army in the middle of the civil war. the mcclellan's were prominent on the party scene in the summer -- in the winter of 1862. even as the white house, congress and newspapers fumed at his delays in confronting the enemy. in lincoln's phrase, mcclellan ows.the sl in fact he had serious mental problems. mcclellan's daily letters to nelly revealed that he was often diluted, always paranoid and narcissistic in the extreme. nelly said her husband's disdain for lincoln and his cabinet in her letters. mcclellan had his own problems to be sure but she begged him on in tirades against his civilian and military superiors. nelly might have realized that she married a complex and proud young man but she couldn't have imagined the consequences to the nation of her unquestioning support for his worked worldview. she had joined her husband at his home on h street in washington in 1861 when he took command of all union forces. when mcclellan finally moved his army south in april 1862 nelly begin traveling north to new york and connecti

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. i was doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one. >> reporter: it's a rever fa de than 24 hours ago apologized for appearing in the picture. >> that photo and the racist and person i am today.s itot reflect i am deeply sorry. >> reporter: today he eluded to other actions in his past saying in 1984 he won a dance contest where he wore dark shoe polish on his face as part of a michael jackson contest. >> i didn't find it as unacceptable at that time. i have learned since in talking to my friend. the picture, though that is in the yearbook with the black facing and the member of the kkk is just horrific. >> reporter: despite his defiance, a long list of people calling for him to step down. >> thank you so much, guys. epve office, the 39-year-old lieutenant governor justin fairfax >> nancy pelosi calling for the list of democrats calling him to step down saying it is racist. i join my colleagues in virginia calling on him t

united states military. >> sure and i agree with what heather is saying. i would argue that there is no better institution in the united states of america than the army navy or marines in preparing young people for the future. we teachea loyalty, duty, management, leadership, we provide valuable skills, my concern is much like heathericides the propensity to serve is on the steep decline, and then ability to serve being qualified is as well. more troubling i tend to find because the army has learned a comprehensive overhaul of our recruiting apparatus so more recruiters on the streets, overhauling our websites and social media campaign and everything. we launched a 22-city campaign where we go to 22 of america's largest cities and what we're finding is many locales and you've written about this as well, schools are not letting our recruiters in. counselors are not presenting an opportunity for a chance to serve your country. the only path to success is college, and that there are no other pathso and we need to do a pert job in our school systems and states and cities to present the military as a great path to the future. whether you serve 20 years or 3 ye

you are looking at right now -- at age 59 who has given -- over 35 years of service to the united states armyi have taken care of thousands of sick children and have had over 12 years of public service to the commonwealth of virginia. the man you are looking at and talking to right now is not who i was in my early 20s. >> northam said he would do everything he could to regain virginia's trust. he still insists he will not resign. >>> in the meantime virginia's lieutenant governor who would be next in line to take northam's place is also facing scrutiny. two women are accusing justin fairfax of sexual assault. this morning they released a statement deciding to slow down that process and review the alleged offenses. key staffers have resigned. >>> a police chase in antioch came to an abrupt end when the truck they were chasing ended up in a man's living room. it happened just before midnight last night as police cars chase a white pick up through town. finally vincent tran's house where he was asleep on a sofa. >> i heard a sound -- just a boom like that. i thought somebody shooting. the cop kn

as a young man, enlisting in the united states army in the second world war. as a member of congress, it often meant going toe-to-toe with the opposite political party. on occasion, it meant going toe-to-toe with his own political party. sometimes when necessary, it meant get in the faces of his own friends. i can't tell you how many times over the 25 years we served together he chastised me about smoking. but you always knew where you stood with mr. dingell. i remember when i became chairman of the education and workforce committee in 2001, the first thing i did after i got elected was to find john in his usual place on the house floor and sat down and said, what do i do now? [laughter] mr. boehner: but he was always there with advice. if you go back and look at some of the speeches that john gave during his final years in congress, a few themes came up repeatedly. time and again he spoke of goodness, of kindness, of decency, of friendship. by the time his career of public service had reached its apex, these were the things that john had come to value above a

i am very happy where we've come and it's an exciting time in the united states army. >> i will build right off of what mark said because there was no difference in baselining where we started in the united states navy. i will preface it by saying something that some of you already heard, when people ask me, what was your biggest surprise when you took over as secretary of the navy, having hung around the hoop here with the defense business board and the executive panel, i thought i knew or had a pretty good insight as to the readiness issues at hand. i was nowhere near close. secretary spencer: we had flown the wings off the planes. we had sailed the bottoms off the ships and stretched our sailors and marines to the nth degree. with the 17-raa, ladies and gentlemen, the foundation for readiness has been set. what we're looking at right now in the united states navy is everyone understands they have the resources. this is all being done now to the mantra of urgency. we have money. we have plans. we cannot buy time. and that is the biggest stressing point that we have right now. we are

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. i was doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one. >> reporter: it's a reversal for the virginia democrat who less than 24 hours ago apologized for appearing in the picture. >> that photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today. i am deeply sorry. >> reporter: today, northam alluded to other actions in his past. saying in 1984 he won a dance contest where he wore dark shoe polish on his face as part of a michael jackson costume. >> i didn't personally find it as unacceptable at that time. i have learned since, again, in talking to my friend seth. the picture, though, in the evms yearbook with the blackfacing and the member of the kkk is just horrific. >> reporter: despite northam's defiance, a long list of people now calling for him to step down. virginia's legislative black caucus, the state's democratic party, democratic candidates for president and the democratic na

united states military. >> sure, look, i agree with what heather is saying. i would argue that there's no better institution in the united states of america than the army, navy, air force or marines preparing young people for the future. we teach loyalty, we teach service, honor, duty, management, leadership. we provide valuable skills, my concern is the propensity to serve is on the steep decline and the ability to serve and being qualified it as well. what's more troubling is i tend to find that the army has launched a com pprehensive and more recruiters on the streets and social media and everything and we also launched a 22-city campaign where we go to 22 of america's largest cities and what we find is many locals and we've written about this, as well and we're finding that schools are not letting our recruiters in and more counselors are presenting as an opportunity and a chance to serve your country. it's considered the only path of success is college and that there are no other paths, and i just think that we need to do a better job across our states and cities to present the american military and whether or not you serve 30 years, 20 years or three ye

. >> one of the most moving things i've had in the recent years my students and i in the united states army in what had finally tracked down the name of this person and what an experience it was to see this unknown individual walk out of the pages of history especially as a pair of trooper that have dropped so this has changed the way that i feel about the story in that village and i'm wondering in the research that three o the threeu have done extraordinary books have you developed a relationship in those books in the course of your research with any one figure that emerged from the pages for you? >> i lived for 15 years with dwight eisenhower. [applause] not quite the history some of us on the panel have but i feel general eisenhower is somebody i lived with every day doing research for these three book. recognizing his foibles and flaws and shortcomings. seeing that he is limited as a tactician and doesn't see a battlefield as napoleon does. it doesn't matter that's not his job his job is to be the supreme commander ocommander of the gret martial enterprise and he's quite early in th on

president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, has awarded the distinguished service medal, first oak leaf cluster, to general earl g. wheeler, united states armyceptionally meritorious service and duty of great responsibility. general wheeler's deep professional competence -- >> the country's senior military spokesman during the war in vietnam was general earl g. wheeler, who was now entering an unprecedented fifth year as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >> in the united states of america. pres. johnson: his president's high regard for him has been forged in the fires of crisis, and hardened in the day-to-day exercise of awesome responsibilities. his vision has been clear and his counsel has been wise. he has served his nation with a soldier's skill and a patriot's devotion. the mark of that service is written large on the shield of america's defense. the might of its power, the effectiveness of its military forces and the efficiency of their management. and for us all, the days of the future are brighter with the hope of peace. more confident the preservation of freedom. safer with the assurance of our security. because earl wheeler wa

united states military. >> sure. look, i agree with what heather is saying. i would argue that there's no better institution in the united states of america than the army, navy, air force or marines in preparing young people for the future. we teach loyalty, we teach service, we teach honor, duty, management, leadership, we provide valuable skills. my concern is much like heather said, is the propensity to serve is on the steep decline and the ability to serve being qualified is as well. more troubling is i tend to find because the army has launched a comprehensive overall of our recruiting apparatus, more recruiters on the streets, overhauling our websites, social media campaign, everything, but we also launched a 22-city campaign where we go to 22 of america's largest cities. many locales, and i think you've written about this as well, we're finding that the schools are not letting our recruiters in or counselors are not even presenting as an opportunity the chance to serve your country. it's considered -- the only path to success is college and there are no other paths. i think we need to do a better job across america and our school districts and states a

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. i knew where i was going upon graduation from medical school. i was doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one. and so this was the first time -- yesterday evening was the first time i saw this photo. it was shocking and it was horrific. >> reporter: how do you account for the way you were listed in the yearbook in 1981, "coonman"? >> my main nickname was goose, because when my voice would change, it would change an octave. there were two individuals, as best i recollect they were a year ahead of me, they called me "coomman." i don't know their motives or intent. i know who they are. that was the extent of it. this ended up in the yearbook and i regret that. >> reporter: the entire democratic establishment is calling for your resignation, saying it's justin fairfax who deserves to stand where you're standing now. what's your response to that? >> you know, i think we have done a great job over the last year. we've worke

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. tions out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook nor did i buy one. >> northam acknowledged he did wear black face when he dressed up as michael jackson in 1984, to compete in a dance contest. >>> the pentagon announced sunday it will deploy more than 3700 additional u.s. forces to the u.s.-mexico border and will provide support for custom and border protection and raises the number of active forces there to 4400 and the caravan of asylum seekers headed to the u.s. border and it is expected to last 90 days. >>> the pope heading to the arab emirates and hopes to talk about the restriction of religious freedom. the pope is the first pontiff to set foot on the arabian peninsula. >>> we begin with "empire" star, jussie smollett speaking out since his alleged attack in chicago. good morning. >> good morning. jussie smollett is opening up and sharing new details about the alleged attack, the actor and singer performing for a sold out crowd in los angeles as qu

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. i knew where i was going upon graduation from medical school. i was doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one. this is the first time -- yesterday evening was the first time i saw this photo. ng and it was terrific. >> how do you account for your nickname, one of your nicknames when you were their? >> my nickname was actually goose. individuals, at the mi they were a year ahead of me. they called me coon man. i do not know their motives of -- or intent. it ended up in the yearbook and i regret that. >> you have the entire democratic establishment calling for your resignation. what is your response to that? >> you know, i think we have done a great job over the last year. we have worked on a lot of the challenges that i just outlined. this has hurt a lot of people. it has hurt a lot of people in our party. i suspect it has hurt people in the opposing party, and it has hurt virginians. want to assure everybody, number o

it is a monument to the united states' army tenth mountain division.t world war ii then came home and created the modern ski industry. our sunday spotlight. >> reporter: on the slopes of vail colorado colorful parkas. soldiers on skis. while it may feel like time to cue the bond sound track. this is not 007. a real-life with an monumental i am impact and culture. >> reporter: these days there are renewed focus in the armed forces to be mountain ready and tensions with russia and north korea. instead of desert fatigue, whielt whites are usually the way to go. >> we use it go over our combat uniform to blend in with different elements. >> we'll give you a better chance with putting on some white. >> reporter: he invited me to see just what it takes to be a skiing skiing soldiers. >> we got essentially a carpet here on the bottom. >> reporter: where we are going, there is no chair lifts. skiing is not just going down but getting up the mountains. >> seems like such a good idea at the time. >> reporter: what are dangers out here? >> not only in this enviro

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. i was doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one. >> reporter: it's a reversal for the virginia democrat who less than 24 hours ago apologized for appearing in the picture. >> that photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today. i am deeply sorry. >> reporter: today northam alluded to other actions in his past saying in 1984 he won a dance contest where he wore dark shoe polish on his face as part of a michael jackson costume. >> i didn't personally find it as unacceptable at that time. i have learned since, again, in talking to my friend seth, the picture, though, that is in the evms yearbook with the blackfacing and the member of the kkk, it's just horrific. >> reporter:! resign! >> reporter: despite northam's de defiance, a long list of people calling for him to step down. virginia's legislative blackhawks, the state's democratic party -- black caucus, the state's

they helped people like ernesto single, a first sergeant of the united states army. he led a group of 72 soldiers and saved many lives during the war. when he emigrated to san francisco from the philippines in 1999, he had no income and no home. with the help of the v. you see, he could get services immediately. they help -- found him a home, got him medical benefits, and assisted him financially to help them get on his feet. most importantly, they welcomed him with open arms. it was a place where he could socialize with other veterans, a place where he could share a meal with other people in the south of market, and a safe place where he belonged. the equity centre has expanded its services to include low-income seniors, families, people with disabilities, immigrants, lgbtq, formerly incarcerated, and homeless individuals. basis these groups their case management, counselling, free legal clinics, health services, and affordable housing. i have the pleasure of celebrating his truck -- the 20 th anniversary last week, along with supervisor safai who was there. they ar

the united states army missed their recruiting target for 2018.ll show you what officials are doing to try to get a younger generation interested in military life coming up. and protecting your privacy online. new accusations that facebook broke the law. and it was no accident: that and facebook's response next. first, we're learning more about the five victims in friday's shooting at a chicago warehouse in illinois. police say the man gunned them down after he was told he was fired. clayton parks, a human resources manager. he graduated from northern illinois university and married with a baby boy. another victim, josh pinckard. his wife says he texted her saying, i love you, i've been shot at work. she later had to tell their children that their father had died. josh was the plant manager. he worked for the company for more than a dozen years. the youngest victim, trevor wenner, an intern there. it was his first day on the job. trevor was 21 years old, getting ready to graduate from northern illinois juice. his uncle described him as a wonderful

unit. >> we conducted an ambush. i conducted an ambush. and over the years with the army and particularly this time the united states army special operations command seems to be intent on doing as characterizing an ambush as murder which in effect says that was the basic mission that army special operators and many regular army, like infantry soldiers have done over the last 15 years, those routine combat actions are now being characterized as murder. >> the army cleared golsteyn of wrong doing back in 2015 but after an interview in 2016, the army decided to reopen the case. he faces the possibility of life behind bars or the death penalty if he's found guilty of premeditated murder. >>> nearly a dozen people rushed to the hospital early this morning after a driver suspected of being on drugs plowed into a crowded sidewalk in fullerton, california. many victims were trapped underneath the driver's truck. witnesses helped rescue workers, lift the pick up off those victims, likely helping to save lives. police say the driver 22-year-old christopher solis is in custody, charged with felony dui. >>> police following new clues in the search for

completed 37 years of public service in december 2003 culminating acting and vice chief of staff in united states army have a career as an infantry paratrooper decorated for valor and spent for military commands where you have trips in iraq, afghanistan, and you advise senior defense officialsy with multipledv official during searh period and provided assistance to david petraeus in december of 2018 you received a ronald reagan peace through strengthward at the reagan library the first military official ever receive that award that's big deal. >> that was quite a humbling experience you get a number of awards when you're in a position like me and you certainly grateful for all of those. but that award really got to me to be frank. i mean, i have tremendous regard for ronald reagan and what he stood for, and what his legacy is, and i'm -- i was honored. >> are you impressed with foreign policy of the current president? president trump? >>ou generally speaking, yes. i do have some difficulties with certain aspects of it but whaing administration truly got right is they set the straw straw strc frame wor

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. i was doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one. >> reporter: it's a reversal for the virginia democrat who less than 24 hours ago apologized for appearing in the picture. >> that photo and the racist and offensive attitudes it represents does not reflect that person i am today. i am deeply sorry. >> reporter: today northam alluded to other actions in his past saying in 1984 he won a dance contest where he wore dark shoe polish on his face as part of a michael jackson costume. >> i didn't personally find it as unacceptable at that time. i have learned since, again, in talking to my friend seth, the picture, though, that is in the evms yearbook with the blackfacing and the member of the kkk, it's just horrific. >> reporter:! resign! >> reporter: despite northam's defianc defiance, a long list of people calling for him to step down. virginia's legislative blackhawks, the state's democratic party -- black caucus, the stat

. >> you are retired from the united states army reserve? am i correct? >> yeah. i spent a number of years in the reserves. i spent a year in iraq with some of the most patriotic men and women you have met and i have met. >> thank you so much. appreciate you coming into the studio. congressman anthony brown. we will have much more after a break. you know, i used to be good at this. then you turn 40 and everything goes. tell me about it. you know, it's made me think, i'm closer to my retirement days than i am my college days. hm. i'm thinking... will i have enough? should i change something? well, you're asking the right questions. i just want to know, am i gonna be okay? i know people who specialize in "am i going to be okay." i like that. you may need glasses though. yeah. schedule a complimentary goal planning session today with td ameritrade. if your adventure keeps turning into unexpected bathroom trips you may have overactive bladder, or oab. ohhhh... enough already! we need to see a doctor. ask your doctor about myrbetriq® (mirabegron). it treats oab symptom

i was in the united states army while i was in mode cal medical.new where i was going upon graduation from medical school. i was doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one and so this was the first time yesterday evening was the first time i saw this photo. it was shocking and it was horrific. >> how do you account for one of your nicknames listed in the yearbook in 1981, coonman. >>> my main nickname in high school and college was goose. when my voice was changing i would change in octave. there were two individuals that i can recollect, they were ayear ahead of me, that called me coonman. i don't know their motives or intent. i know who they are. that was the extent of that. it ended up in the yearbook and i regret that. >> before you spoke, you had almost the entire democratic establishment calling for your resignation, saying -- what's your response to that? >>> i think we've done a great job over the last year. we worked on a lot of the challenges that i just outlined. this has

and in over the years with the army in particular this time the united states army special operations command seems to be intent on doing is characterizing an ambush as murder. >> sandra: this screen right the decorated green beret charged with murder in the death of a taliban bomb maker speaking out as we learn about a similar case, a navy seal, sean gallagher, facing a war crime charge in the killing of an isis prisoner. his brother joins us ahead with his message. i wanted more from my copd medicine... ...that's why i've got the power of 1-2-3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved 3-in-1 copd treatment. ♪ trelegy. the power of 1-2-3 ♪ trelegy 1-2-3 trelegy with trelegy and the power of 1-2-3, i'm breathing better. trelegy works 3 ways to... ...open airways,... ...keep them open... ...and reduce inflammation... ...for 24 hours of better breathing. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. trelegy is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trel

we are now talking hundreds of millions of dollars to deploy united states army troops, coast guard, whatever, to the border at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars at a time when -- it's crazy. it is really crazy. >> nick confessore, deploys troops to the border despite the fact that border crossings are at a 50 year low. >> the entire problem with this debate from the start, joe, it has been built on exaggerations and lies and not real problems. there is already a wall it southern border for a lot of the border. it possible the borer patrol would look to add a few more miles here and there, improm prove some of the text around the soft border wall. but it not a crisis as we have in the past defined a crisis and the president has created one. i think the answer in the end for a budget shutdown and deal on the wall is going to be the same as it was six months ago, a year ago is that there's some money in there for some form of security on the border and the president can call it a wall or anything else and that is how you get out of this. >> we are sitting here talking about a p

sof has to offer and in a few short months will conclude 30 years of faithful service to the united states army, united states special operations command and the nation. during his distinguished career, he's husbands wired with his on thel courage battlefield, his moral and physical leadership. he represents everything that is great about this command, most importantly, our people. thanks again for the opportunity to appear before you today. i look forward to your questions. jim and fish tank you, general thomas. gen. nakasone. gen. nakasone: thank you, mr. chairman ranking member reed and , distinguished members of the committee, thank you for your enduring support and the opportunity to testify today about the hard working men and women of the united states cyber command. i'm honored to lead them. i'm also honored to sit alongside these great leaders, assistant secretary of defense west and general tony thomas. 420, my congratulations to you and barb for your steadfast service to our nation. it's been a tremendous journey for you and i've enjoyed our partnership and friendship. my personal be

he married in 1954 and was commissioned in the united states army serving in the signal corps and as an aviator. his service took him around the world. he was stationed across the united states, germany, south korea and greenland and served as a helicopter pilot during the vietnam war. during his time in the army, danny continued his education in general staff school and industrial school. he graduated from the university of georgia with a master in business administration degree. danny rose to the rank of colonel and worked in numerous command positions before finishing his career. after his 26 years of active duty service, he returned to texas and settled in highland village and he spent 20 years . llowing christ's capital he was also involved in his church's neighborhood committees as well as investment, bridge and poker clubs. mr. speaker, danny burke heart's life was dined his service to his family country and jesus christ and will be remembered as a husband, father, grandfather, a veteran, a mentor, selfless servant and a friend. we offer our concxds con dolenses and lift up the

man that you're looking at right now at age 59 who has given over 35 years of service to the united states armyi have taken care of thousands of sick children and have had over 12 years of public service to the commonwealth of virginia, the man you're looking at right now is not who i was in my early 20s. i have learned. i admit to my mistakes. i'm going to improve my life and do better and be in a position where i can help other people. every morning, i get up, if i feel like i'm helping people, that makes me content. >> it's an interesting time for the governor. what i walked away feeling is he so wants to make this rice and i talked to many black people and white neem virginia who say he has a lot of support, if you look at his history, look at what he's done, no one i've talked to believe he's racist, they think it's a stupid thing, but they do not believe he's racist. >> i think what you did is try to broaden the hellens, give us more context. his career includes wor as a pediatric neurologist, visiting the homes of many in crisis. his parents could have sent him to a private all white sch

whereas john dingell was drafted into the united states army at the age of 18 and served honorably. whereas john dingell received both his b.s. and j.d. degrees from georgetown university, and then served in private law practice as a park ranger with the national park service, and as an assistant prosecutor before his election to the house. whereas john dingell was elected to the house following the death of his father in 1955, and was re-elected 29 times. whereas john dingell took up the mantle of advocating for affordable health insurance coverage for the nation's seniors, as championed by his father, and worked to secure the enactment of medicare in 1965, presided over its passage in the house, and was on hand to witness its signing into law by president lyndon johnson. whereas john dingell was a crusader for the environment, helping to author and shepherd to passage the clean air act, the clean water act, the safe drinking water act, the endangered species act, and the national environmental policy act. whereas john dingell fought to make civil rights a part of democrats' platfo

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school. doing rotations out of the state. i had nothing to do with the yearbook, norf the did i buy one. >> it's a reversal for the virginia democrat who less than 24 hours earlier apologized for appearing in the picture. >> i am deeply sorry. t >> at t press conference, northam admitted he did wear black face when he dressed up as michael jackson in 1984 to compete in a dance ntest. >> you said that the competition n san antonio was a dance competition? >> yes. >> and it was that you danced the moon walk? >> thas right. >> are you still able to moon walk? >> my wife says inappropriate ances. >> northam standing his ground as a long list of people arengow satep aside. democrats including 2020 pe presidential ls, the virginia democratic and dpublican parties, the state's formerocratic governors, even president trump weighing in with a tweet calling it unforgivable. but for some of his constituents it's not as cle cut. >> he's an honest, hardworking man who's worke hard for the state for my year

i offer the condolences of the family of alexander conrad united states army. we honor his commitment, service, deadication to duty and dedication to our country. we also honor the sacrifice of our african partners who paid the ultimately price across the continent to bring security, stability, and prosperity to africa. additionally this morning i would like to thank our families, service members and civilian workforce especially those who serve on the continent, oftentimes in remote locations for their professionalism and commitment to africom's mission. 2019 marks the beginning of africom's second decade as a combatant command. as we enter this period, we have adopted our strategy for africa based on updated national guidance which includes the president's 2017 national security strategy, and the 2018 secretary of defense national defense strategy. these documents are shaped the focus of the armed services outlining broad guidance to enhanceanies for high-end combat while structing the combatant commands among other things to strengthen alliances and attract

army corps of engineers. they can be tasked to build barriers. >> tucker: well, i thought they were for flood control. >> they have all sort of missions inside the united states. but army forces are engineers. brigades of engineers that can be put to work on the border and build barriers. he doesn't need special permission. he has the constitutional authority to act as the commander-in-chief. he doesn't need any help from congress at all. so this is a national emergency. let there be no doubt about it. >> tucker: you are confusing me. i live here. it was my understanding that the point of the u.s. army forces was to guarantee the sovereignty of countries we will never visit and candid -- can't spell. sovereignty for lebanon for example. is that not the case? >> good news, we have thousands of soldiers, sergeants, lieutenants, captains, lieutenant colonels, majors who guard and secured other people's borders so they know exactly how to do this. all we are trying to do is defend our own border. when you defend it, you defend it. if someone tries to cross the border illegally, you stop them. once you stop them, you can biometrically tag them so you have them in

i offer sincere condolences to the family of alexander comrade united states army. we honor his dedication to our country and commitment. we also honor the sacrifice of our african partner who bring security stability and prosperity to africa. additionally, would like to thank our families, servicemembers and civilian workforce, especially those who serve on the continent often times in remote locations i thought it was a commitment to the mission. 2019 marks the beginning of africom second decade as a combat command as we enter this period we've adapt to the strategy for africa based on updated national guidance which includes the president's 2017 national security strategy and the 2018 secretary of defense national defense strategy. these documents are shaped the focus of the armed services outlining broad guidance to enhance readiness for high-end combat and combatant commands among other things to strengthen alliances and attract new partners. the recently released u.s. strategy towards africa, the department of defense strategy for africa and the national strat

i was in the united states army while i was in medical school.s going upon graduation from medical school, i was doing rotations out of the state, i had nothing to do with the preparation of the yearbook, nor did i buy one and so this was the first time yesterday even was the first time i saw this photo. it was shocking and it was horrific. >> how do you account for one of your nicknames listed in the vmi yearbook, coonman? >> my main nickname in high school was goose. when my voice was changing i would change an octave. they were two individuals that called me coonman. i don't know their moatives or intent. it ended up in the yearbook and i regret that. >> before you spoke you had almost the entire democratic establishment calling for your resignationisati resignation saying its justin fairfax that deserves to stand where you're standing. what's your response to that? >> i think we have done a great job over the last year. we've worked on a lot of the challenges that i just outlined. this has hurt a lot of people. it's hurt a lot of people in ou

just two nights ago, sitting right about there, was my sister-in-law whose brother was a united states army veteran and a good friend of mine that one day messed his knee up he had surgery, next thing you know he was addicted to painkillers, opioids, opioids led to heroin, heroin, unable to come off heroin, led to him committing suicide three years ago. that is a real problem. , if we weretoday is able to redouse a small percentage of the drug a small per crenage of the murders thombing sexual assaults, only a small per creptage, my question is, would a border structure still not be worth it? to me that's a very commonsense question. how much does it need to be reduce before it's relevant to all of us. our next speaker this afternoon is a solid new member, former district attorney from the state of mississippi, already serving on foreign affairs and homeland security, certainly my privilege to introduce and hear from representative michael guest. mr. guest: i want to thank the gentleman for yielding. as a former district attorney i have seen firsthand how damaging markets and synthetic drug

i am honored to be joined today by the centcom senior enlisted leader united states army command sergeant major bill thetford who has been with me my entire tour at centcom and for five years before that. he is the most experienced soldier in our outfit and his support and steady leadership helped us navigate treacherous waters over the years. he is a representative of the people we have across this command and indeed throughout the armed forces of our nation. command sergeant major thetford and his wife allie will retire after 38 years of service and our nation owes them an incredible debt of gratitude. we could not have been served better. there is no other region in the world as dynamic, hopeful, challenging and dangerous as the centcom area of responsibility. made up of the areas we typically refer to as the levant, the middle east, and central and south asia. it is an area of great contrast and contradiction. it is an area of rich in history, culture and resources, but also an area pulsing with sectarianism, violence, poor governance, corruption, disenfranchisement, profound human su