confederate flag is the second most ubiquitous symbol of its kind in america, the first being the united states flag. the confederate flag can be found all over the world meaning whatever people have to choose -- choose it to mean. people have a right to bring it here. they have a right to display it. some of us might wish it is folded and put in museums as an historical relic, as a representation of another time. the problem with it is is that it has always carried a politics with it. it has always carried a racial politics. i know there are thousands of people who will say, all that flag represents is the honoring and respect of their ancestors. that's entirely true in their own minds. the trouble is, that flag represents -- not just because it was part of the confederacy which was a slave holders republic fighting to preserve human slavery, but the confederate flag was revived in the 1950's and 1960's to resist the civil rights movement. as long as we have a politics of race, we will have a politics about that flag. it is a human right to waive any flag you want, but you should only waive it know

the north and south and confederate flag and the united states flag.nd then there are two dead soldiers that rested his feet, and they represent everyone who died during the civil war. quite a lot of symbolism. there is a gentleman kind of hidden in the background. with a top hat. there is discussion that might have been abraham lincoln. that was on the northern side. but he would not have been president at that time since this was all prior to the civil war. maybe some foreshadowing in there. and of course, he included a tornado and a prairie fire in the painting as well, which says he represented the death and destruction associated with war the coming storms of war, and also the natural disasters we face in our state. there is just a lot of symbolism in there. when you look off to the side, he includes our state bird. it little bird and prairie seem to the left as you are looking straight ahead to the tragedy going on in front of you. some people say he was a martyr and some say he was a terrorist. here he is, our famous painting, and people can com

. >> a rally is underway in morgan hill to mark five years since the united states flag controversy onin is a line of people holding american flags in front of live oak high school. a group called the gilroy morgan hill patriots organized the demonstration staged out there every day of this year when the school ordered students to cover up the american flag t showers or go home. they band the shirts five years ago after 30 fights between latino and white students on cinco de mayo. a federal judge later upheld the school's decision and the united states supreme court refused to hear the appeal. >> tone, the warriors hope to go 2-30 battling grizzlies in game two. before the game a special pre-game ceremony is held honoring steph curry who was voted the nba mvp and then the warriors will try to remain focused on beating memphis after winning the opener on sunday. tip-off is at 7:30 at the arena. >> here are some of the pictures you have been sending in showing your warriors pride. use # dubson7. we will feature fan pictures on air and at abc7news.com. >> coming up at look a dramatic resc

line of duty by providing their family of the deceased individual at their request that the united states flag be flown over our capitol. it would would contain the expression of sympathy of the family of the individual who passed away signed by the speaker of the house and the individual representatives here in congress. this measure authored allows our house to express its gratitude in recognition for an individual who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of public service. many in our country put their lives on the line every day to serve others. they are the firefighters who charge into burning buildings in order to save a life or property police officers and other law enforcement officers who respond to incidents through their actions and shield others from harm. they are the memmings of rescue squads and ambulance crews who spent hours perfecting life-saving skills and the public safety officers, and dispatch the communication lines to accomplish other safety services for our community. our nation is blessed to have individuals who answer the call to dedicate their lives serving other

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meanwhile quite warm summer-like for you for the east coast of the united states. 26 in new york and 29 degrees in u.s. capital. red flag warning posted for the northeast coast of the united states. so watch out for fire. finally over in europe severe weather is happening over the western corner of the iberian peninsula and also western portions of france. there's a chance for tornadoes, thunderstorms and large hail and this system will likely move up to the north affecting much of the british isles by tuesday. mostly dry for the south and temperatures are quite warm for this time of year. nearly 30 degrees for you in rome and 26 for athens on monday. here's your extended forecast. >>> one more story ahead. a traditional festival held once every four years has resumed in iwate prefecture in northern japan. it's being held for the first time in eight years due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. the festival was held at a shrine on sunday to pray for good harvest and abundant hauls at the shipping port. the 2011 event was cancelled after the disaster hit northeastern japan. children dressed in colorful costumes paraded t

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. madam clerk are there any communications? >> yes, we rin receipt of a muneication from the oufs of supervisorgeny kim dated may 18, stating the supervisor will be out of town and request the members exz koos her from the meeting today >> is there a motion to exkoos supervisor kim. without objection supervisor kim is excused. colleagues are there changes to the april 15 minutes? seeing none. those minutes will be approved unanimously after public comment. madam clerk can you please read the consent agenda >> item 1-7 are considered routine. if a member objects a item may be removed and considered separately >> madam clerk can you please call the roll >> items 1-7 farrell, aye. kim is excused. marb, aye. tang, aye. wiener, aye. yee, aye. avalos, aye. breed, aye. compose, aye. christensen, aye. cohen aye. >> these items are passed >> item 8 is a resolution tew prove a report of assessment cost submitted by public work

i pledge of allegiance, to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you everyone. madam clerk, are there any communications. >> today we have communication dated yesterday from supervisor john avalos. stated he will not be in attendance today and request to be accused. >> is there a motion to excuse avalos. without objection, supervisor avalos is excused from today's meeting. madam clerk, are there any changes to the agenda? >> i have no changes. >> can you please rate the consent agenda. >> items 1 through 12 comprised consent calen der. >> supervisor campos. >> thank you, i like to remove item 10. >> okay. seeing no other names on the roster, please call the roll on remaining items. >> supervisor campos. >> aye. >> supervisor christensen? >> aye. >> supervisor cohen. >> aye. >> supervisor farrell. >> aye. >> supervisor kim >> aye. >> supervisor tang. >> aye. >> supervisor breed. >> aye. >> these items are passed unanimously. madam clerk read item number ten. >> it's an or

. >> well, june 14th is flag day in the united states, and that's because in 1777 the continental congressd that's when they accepted the first-ever american flag. >> the declaration of independence and the constitution were also written in pennsylvania. despite these contributions to our federal system pennsylvanians did not want any government to have unlimited powers over their state. so, emblazoned across their state flag for all to see is the motto, "virtue, liberty, and independence." and here's another influence pennsylvania had on colonial america. when william penn drafted the state's first constitution, he included religious freedom for all. that provision became the model for one of our nation's most precious rights. with "flag facts," i'm harry. >> car crashes are the number-one killers of teens. that's why the national road safety foundation wants you to keep your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road, and your mind on driving. [ school bell rings ] >> all right, guys, so, guess what. the dance is this saturday. >> are you going? >> yes. let's all go together. >> oh, that

can you join me in the pledge ofa liege ance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you very much ladies and gentlemen. okay colleagues are any communication snz >> i have no communications madam president >> call oogs are there changes to the march 31 board meeting minutes? seeing none is there a motion to aprove the minutes after public comment? motioned by supervisor mar and second by supervisor kim. those meeting can be aproveed without objection after public comment. madam clerk can you read the consent ajebda jrfxz since there flow items i'll read item one which is a ordinance to settle the lawsuit filed by kimberley [inaudible] 1 twiv thousand in california superior court >> can you please call the roll >> supervisor christensen, aye. cohone t aye. farrell, aye. kim, aye. mar, aye. tank, aye. wiener, aye. yee, aye. avalos, aye. breed, aye. compose, aye. there are 11 eye aye's the ordinance passed >> ordinance to planning and police code

> we were very disappointed because we feel like our patriotism and our respect for the flag and the united statesion was violated that day. we wanted them to stand up for it and they chose not to, so that's why i'm here today. reporter: the students drove past the common straiters on -- demonstrators on their way in. >> they just want to come in and go to school. none of the students here now were here then. reporter: police did reroute traffic for students as a safety precaution. the principal says there is no racial tension at the school. with that said, the group demonstrating outside the gates refuses to let go and accept what happened in the past. . >>> first it was the naming of the royal baby making headlines, today, it's the naming of the baby falcons. judges chose the names, hunter, buzo and sky. they have been living on that building since 2007 when a biologist installed a next box for them there. >>> a dire warning from cal fire. >> we're coming off of the driest and hottest year on record. >> how cal fire is using every available resource to keep the bay area from burning, and concern

flag. >> of the united states of america. >> from -- >> okay. to the republic for which it stands.ion under god. >> for liberty and justice for all. >> can you say it? >> not that i can't say it i don't pledge al league against. am i lacking patriotism? >> i would say so. >> do you know the name of the national anthem? ♪ oh say can you see ♪ >> ♪ by the dawn's early night ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ ♪ we are so gladly steamy. >> life ks lip bert liberty and... >> justice. >> happiness on the spiritual platform not on the material platform. >> you remember which country we declared independence from? >> philadelphia? >> zero. >> never know what answers you are going to get with watters' world. >> it is about 10 minutes to the top of the hour. riders rescued from a roller-coaster. what left families stuck dozens of feet in the air for more than half an hour. >> what had a tennis star so fired up that had nothing to do with the match. >> let's check in with clayton morris to see what's happening on "fox & friends." >> in about 12 minutes we are honoring the fallen today. the air f

flag. they are undocumented. they don't have a country. the laws of the united states are clear: if you're one of those people, you have to leave. leave for at least ten years and then apply to come back in. i didn't think that was fair. i introduced the dream act. in fact, i had the support of the senior senator from utah as my cosponsor when i first introduced it. but we couldn't pass it and make it the law of the land. so the day came when i appealed to the president of the united states my former colleague from the senate, the state of illinois a sponsor of the dream act. i appealed to the president to give these young people a chance. he took his power as president and issued an executive order and that executive order said that if these young people would come forward pay a substantial fee for processing show that they had no serious criminal record and show that they were -- had come to the united states years before, they'd be given a chance to stay without fear of deportation. it is called daca. the president waited and challenged congress to do something abou

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states america.blic for which it stands, one nation, under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> the honorable speaker of the house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 28 a rule to of the rules of house of representatives come the clerk proceeds the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 6, 2015 at 9:00 -- 9:18 a.m. the senate concurrent resolution 11, side sincerely, karen house. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2 a.m. world 2 a.m. world to of the rules of the u.s. house of the natives the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 7, 2015 at 11:50 a.m. -- that the senate passed 11:24. the honorable speaker, house representatives, sir pursuant to the permission granted in clause to a of rule to the rules of the u.s. house rep and additives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 7, 2015 at 4:26 p.m. -- that the senate passed with amendments hr 1

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty >> please stay on the stage with me. >> i've asked -- i've asked kyle carpenter to stay on stage with me for just a minute. corporal carpenter, for your service to our country and on behalf of the people of south carolina and a grateful nation, i would like to present you with a flag flown over the united states capitol in your honor as a token of appreciation for your service. [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, a national hero, kyle carpenter. [ applause ] now, if you'll please remain standing for our national anthem sung by anderson resident and miss midland's 2015, miss tory sizemore. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed ♪ ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ thru the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪

the cops and i tell them that since we were kids, we've been pledging allegiance to the flag of the united states putting it on our hearts, to the republic for which it stands. jake: i've met a few cops that are on our side. nicole: the police themselves, we're all on the same side. jake: there's a lot of people in here trying to protect policemen's pensions and other government supported pensions. nicole: and i--i mean whenever i'm with cops, i always try to ask them to like really delve into themselves and evaluate-- do you really feel happy about what you're doing right now? like, is this really the job you signed up for, to like--do i look like a threat? ray: minority officers, they're the ones that are showing me support. you know, the little nods of the head, a little wink. they can't come up and shake my hand, but they are showing me support. and i realize why that is. 'cause the minorities of the police department have suffered. they relate to suffering more so than the white officers. subsequently, they're more behind me because they realize this is all about injustice. jake: the police

flag, the battle of iwo jima helped your -- helped secure three airfields and provided the united states with an important staging area for the much-anticipated invasion of the japanese homeland. it is a testament to the ferocity of the fighting on you will jim a that more than 25,000 -- on iwo jima that more than 25,000 marines were wounded and 19,000 soldiers from the japanese were killed. initially designed as a carrier-based fighter, the pilot set are back in the fuselage and his view was restricted because of the motor the propeller, and a huge fuel tank, making landings extremely challenging's on the deck of a carrier. early models went to land-based marine pilots, who put the speed and armament to effective use in dogfights and ground support. eventually pilots shot down 11,000 japanese aircraft for every corsair lost. by the beginning of 1945, marine corps pilots were flying low-level missions with palms -- with bombs, rockets, and napalm. the japanese called this airplane "whistling death." some of you remember the black sheep squadron, led by patty boyington. he was older than

flag. >> to the united states. >> to the united states. >> of america. >> of america. >> to the republic.for which it stands. >> for which it stands. >> one nation. >> one nation. >> under god. >> under god. >> indivisible. >> indivisible. >> with liberty. >> with liberty. >> and justice. >> and justice. >> for all. >> for all. >> nice job. beautiful and some tough words to say for a 2-year-old. the 35-year-old actor and his son shook hands after finishing the pledge. what a little man. he said he tried to post the video on memorial day but he was out of the country promoting his new movmovie. i love seeing that. >> that little sweet jack did a good job. that's how you raise a patriot right there. >> let's go out to maria molina. she is standing by outside with a look at this crazy weather we've got going on. hey, maria. >> good morning. the crazy weather continues. we're talking about more heavy rain that fell yesterday across parts of texas and also across parts of oklahoma. take a look at how much rain fell out there. just within the past two days. some areas seeing more than eight inc

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., may 7 2015. to the senate, under the provisions of rule 1 paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate i hereby appoint the honorable dean heller, a senator from the state of nevada, to perform the duties of the chair. signed orrin g. hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to h.r. 1314. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 58, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 and so forth. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion, we the we, the undersigned senators in in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate h

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it standsr god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ♪ >> ♪ o, say, can you see at the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming >> >> ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ >> ♪ and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> aren't they amazing, ladies and gentlemen? [applause] i would like to share a little story with you. a song i wrote five years ago for governor huckabee. this is the first time i've ever had the opportunity to sing it. when he asked me to come and honor me with this moment, i felt this was the right time for may to sing this song to you. we are in a beautiful hometown of his called hope. in a town called hope, we are a nation that needs to continue hope. i believe this man, who i

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i'll have more to say about the business before the senate later but at this time i'd just like to express my sincere condolences to the entire biden family in their moment of such deep and profound loss. beau biden was known to many as a dedicated public servant a loving father of two and a devoted partner to the woman he loved. hallie. i've known the vice president for many years and i.t. hard to think of anything more important to him than his faith and his family. i hope he will find comfort in the former, as he grieves such a terrible loss. the senate offers its presiding officer and every member of his family our prayers and our sympathy. now, mr. president i ask unanimous consent that the time until 5:00 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form and the senate recess at 5:00 p.m. subject to the call of the chair. the p

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker: without objection. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1732, the regulatory integrity protection act of 2015, introduced by my friend and colleague, chairman bill shuster. enacted in 1972, the clean water act established a federal-state partnership to protect our nation's navigable waterways. the proposed waters of the u.s. role will have no impact on waters historically not under the clean water act's jurisdiction and is needed simply to provide legal clarity. well i agree that the boundaries of the clean water act needs to provide clarity. it creates far more problems than it can solve. rather than cl

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: many of us awoke to terrible news this morning. we're still awaiting more information about what happened outside of philadelphia, but we know this tragedy will touch the lives of many. the senate sends its condolence to the victims those who were injured and their families and loved ones. we also reaffirm our gratitude to the nation's first responders. now, mr. president, on an entirely different matter, it was really quite something to watch president obama's party vote to filibuster his top domestic legislative priority yesterday. that's what we saw right here in the senate. it left pretty much everyone scratching their heads. the democratic leader made clear yesterday that he was not interested in debating -- quote -- the merits of the bill, end quote. in other words he told us that this filibuster is for political reasons o

. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 22, 2015, at 5:15 p.m. that the senate passed senate 1463, that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 2496. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 26, 2015, at 9:54 a.m., that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 2353. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. th

the iranian navy threatened a cargo ship in the straits of hormuz sailing under the flag of the united states. the iranian navy seized another cargo ship in the straits of hormuz sailing under the flag of our ally, the marshal islands. the forei foreign minister of iran accused the united states and our allies of being the biggest danger to the international community. great britain informed a u.n. sanctions panel that iran has an active nuclear procurement network linked to two black-listed firms. and the iranian navy harassed a u.s. war ship and military planes off the coast of yemen. mr. president, these are not events from 1979 or 1983 or 1996. these are in chronological order the aggressive anti-american actions of the islamic republic of iran in the last month. every one of those occurred in the last month. and at least these are the ones we know of that have been covered in the media. this relentless drumbeat of hostility has gone on unabated for 36 years and it makes the legislation before this body, the iran nuclear agreement review act all the more critical. the bill's supporters in

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to h.r. 2048. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 87, h.r. 2048, an act to reform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records and so forth and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk for the motion to proceed. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 2048, an act to reform the authorities of the federal government to require the production of certain business records and so forth and for other purposes. signed by 17 senators as follow. mr

polis: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on may 22, 2015, at 9:12 a.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 1690, appointments, board of visitors of the u.s. coast guard academy, commission on care, congressional award board, board of visitors at the u.s. military academy, board of regents of the smithsonian institution, board of visitors at the u.s. air force academy. board of visitors at the u.s. naval academy. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir pursuant to the permission grant

united states maybe will extort it's and british flag commercial ships through hairmass after fired andsed got a cargo ship. one-third of the oil flows through those straights that you're looking at there. why are we protecting shipping from iranian attack as we facilitate an a iranian nuke? steve will joins for that subject and that debate ten minutes from now. all right let's go back to tesla big announcements about for your home. spend $3,010 get 10,000 hours of power. in my humble opinion that is not the battery power game changer that we were expecting. what do you think of the wall street journal -- >> from one money losing business which is electric car business into another taxpayer -- another taxpayer subsidized business. think about this, stuart battery storage gets federal subsidies it gets state subsidy, he's going to eventually produce it in a state in nevada where he built a battery factory with more than a billion dollars of those states. taxpayer subsidies, and ho is beginning to buy this stuff? first of all it is not $3500 after installation it is more like, 6,000 you n

and this is what this flag signifies to other people in the united states.n it's that level of shock. and so the fact that we experience,, you know -- you've got to kind of look at that and see where you're absolutely mortified and just remember that people are mortified by this flag being flown. >> and we probably need to address it more in schools. thank you, stacy. >> okay thank you very much. >> good job, good job. you and the mom in baltimore as well. >> okay thank you very much. >> all right. joining me now is mark lamont hill, cnn political commentator, and ben ferguson. mark does this photo offend you? >> yes, it unsettled me and offends me and conjures a whole history of white supremacy, violence this isn't an abstract and metaphorical thing, violence against black bodies. i understand the confederate flags means different things for different people. and there are people in the south who it just means good old days but the good old days wasn't so good to black people in our nation. it troubles me people still have it. >> i doubt they had as much co

high school principal telling us the students are allowed now to wear flags on their shirts whether it's that of the united states mexico or somewhere else. kris you were out there. you said you heard some students yelling, paraphrasing get over it. it's been five years. that's what they were directing to the people standing out there with the flags right? >> yes. one of the gentlemen you talked with was the father of one of the teens in the lawsuit and he said maybe someday they'll understand because they're teenagers. it was a very respectful scene, though. i will say that. >>> kris, go ahead. >>> 13-year-old girl shot herself accidentally in the leg last night. investigators are questioning one of their fellow officers. that man, a gilroy police officer, is her stepfather. it was his gun. the girl accidently shot herself around 3:00 yesterday afternoon in the family home. though the gun belonged to the officer according to the department spokesman it was not his service weapon. as soon as police arrived they determined there was no public safety issue. >> there are no suspects out standing. we're still trying

flag over mt. suribachi, it helped secure three airfields and provided the united states with an important stagingmeland. it is a testament to the ferocity of the fighting on iwo jima that more than 25,000 u.s. marines were wounded or killed during 35 days of fighting in february or march of 1945. and nearly 19,000 japanese soldiers were killed. the only battle of the war in which u.s. casualties exceeded japanese. it was critical to the american success on iwo jima. initially designed as a carrier-based fighter, the carrier sat far back in the fuselage and his view was restricted because of the 2,000 horse motor and a huge fuel tank making landings extremely challenging on the pitching deck of a carrier. earlier battles went to land-based pilots who put the speed and heavy armament in effective use in dog fights and ground support. eventually they shot down 11 japanese aircraft for every corsair lost. they were flying with bombs rockets and napalm in support of their fellow marines on the beaches and the jungles of the small islands throughout the south pacific, including iwo jima. the japanese c

officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., may 20, 2015. to the senate under the provisions of rule 1 paragraph 3, of the stadged rules of the senate i appoint the honorable prand paul from the common wealth of kentucky to perform the duties of the chair signed orrin hatch, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the house passage of the justice for victims of trafficking act represents a vital ray of hope for the countless victims of modern slavery who need our help. v.i.p.'s' groups and -- victims groups and advocates tells us this human rights legislation would provide support to domestic victims of trafficking. they urge congress to pass it. we can now say that we have passed it. we can now say that hope is on the way for the victims

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: mr. president we've all heard the legal maxim justice laid is justice denied and it's really applicable what's going on in the senate today. here in this body justice is being delayed by the republican majority. the republicans in the senate refusal to heed their constitutional duty in providing the advice and consent on judicial nominations as injustice to the american people. so far this year the senate has confirmed two judicial nominations. just two. this has been in more than four months. by contrast, in 2007, my first year as majority leader, during the bush administration we had already confirmed 16 nominations. if the republican majority keeps up their current trend of ignoring judicial nominees, by the end of this year we will have confirmed five for the entire year. the last time the senate confirmed so few judicial nominations

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i was glad to see our democratic friends accept our path forward on trade yesterday. under our plan, the senate will avoid the poison pills that have been floated in favor of the very type of bipartisan approach we have been advocating all along. it follows the regular order. it allows senators to express themselves without endangering more american trade jobs for the people we represent. so this is good news. it's good news for bipartisanship it's good news for a new congress that's getting back to work. and it's good news for america's middle class. the people we represent deserve the kind of good jobs we could secure by knocking down unfair trade barriers. one estimate shows that trade agreements with europe and the pacific could support as many as 1.4 million additional jobs here in our country. in kentucky, they could suppo

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mcminimum wage a glad the senate vote. mr. mcconnell: i'm glad the senate voted yesterday to take another step forward on important trade legislation that is before us. this bill represents an opportunity for republicans and democrats to stand together for the middle class. so i hope our friends across the aisle will allow us to seize this opportunity and i'm optimistic. we all know that trade is important for american workers and american jobs. and we all know that by passing this legislation, we can show we're serious about advancing new opportunities for bigger american paybacks -- paychecks better american jobs, and a stronger american economy. now, we want to process as many amendments as we can. the republican and democratic bill managers, senator hatch and senator wyden have done a great job managing this bill in a bipartisan spirit th

these are the people that seized the tigers which is flagged under united states security agreements,resident was talking to the coast guard graduates about global climate change. if you were giving the commencement speech what would your topic have been? >> i would talk about the five aspects of leadership. that is courage,b confidence, commitment conviction and character. i would talk about my experiences being a young second lieutenant and being in charge of a platoon and being in combat. i would give them my experiences having worn the uniform standing before them. >> and how much you respect their decision to serve. >> absolutely. >> thank you very much. >> go army. >> go army strong. >> army strong. >>> all right. meanwhile. >>> after the deadly biker gang shootout. one professor has a message, you can't handle gun ownership. >>> so long brady bunch, hello the affair. are modern tv shows prtrivalizi marriage? looks like it. ♪ >>> well no more brady bunch on tv. no more partridge family like shows. are the new tv shows on tv right now. trivializi trivializing marriage. >> we're n

united states died in the line of duty. islamic state militants waged a fierce battle in iraq today, in the end raising their black flag overgovernment compound in the city of ramadi. government forces fought from trenches in the streets, but were forced to withdraw from the compound after three near- simultaneous attacks. other parts of the city are also under islamic state control. at least ten police were killed during the attacks. in burundi, the government said it has restored order after wednesday's attempted military coup fizzled. the president returned to the capital today where he was met by crowds of supporters celebrating in the streets. government forces arrested some of the members behind the failed coup. but there was still the possibility of renewed clashes as protestors vowed to revive demonstrations against the president, whose bid for a third term they call unconstitutional. police in mozambique have seized nearly 1.3 tons of ivory and rhino horns. they were found at the home of a chinese national on the outskirts of the capital of maputo, he was arrested tuesday. the cache included 340 elephant tusks and

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it standsnation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: under the previous order the leadership time is reserved. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader of the senate. mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not, sir. mr. mcconnell: i took a trip up to boston this weekend to address the kennedy institute. it was really a unique experience. i was there in a full-scale representation of the senate chamber to discuss how the real senate is beginning to get back to work. i explained how committees are working again so senators can have more of a stake in the legislative process. i explained how we're allowing more open floor debate, more amendment opportunities so senators can better represent the voices of their constituents. and i explained how we're getting the fundamentals back on track like passing a budget. that doesn't mean we've ironed out all the senate's challenges, but it does mean a