throughout this service the united states flag that stands prominently at the center of the nationals stood at half-staff in mournful acknowledgment of these losses. former p.o.w. retired brigadier general rhonda corn hamm has performed the duty of raising the flag to full staff. this honors the service of medical staff and echos the role that the famous nurse clara barton played in raising a flag on this spot in august of 1865. in conclusion i want to thank the military representatives for supporting this event. i also want to thank the public for their continual support of our national parks. we are pleased to consider this our first skren tenial event. across the country our 408 sites will be celebrating all year long. we invite you to join us and find your park. we also hope that one of the parks that you find will be andersonville. thank you. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ >> you're watching american history tf on c-span3, our coverage of the ceremonies in andersonville, georgia at the site of the andersonville prison. earlier today we got a chance to talk with an historian on the topic. you

because he could not envision living in the united states, the one who ended up in canada with john breckenridge, who looked across at the united states flag aid he still solidly good fight, pillage, and destroy, return, though, to lead this movement, and the root of the lost cause for him, he said clearly "lost nearly everything but honor, and that should be religiously guarded." southern historical society papers also became a voice for the x confederates. of thethem wrote origins late war by robert m c hunter. jubal early also rushes to print in 1866 has ruminants as of the last year of the civil war, a great overview account of and -- a few of my friends have different feelings of pope sheridan, what he was coming out without a time. components were robert e. lee, stonewall jackson. 1870,obert e. lee died in the elevation of him. ist people did not realize one gentleman whose star fell was james long street with the elevation of robert e. lee because a lot of the writings in the formation of lost cause is written by second court jackson or second court leaders. they do not understand that the economy between robert e. lee and longstree

throughout the service, the united states flag stands prominently at the center of the national cemeterys set at half staff in mournfully knowledge meant of these losses. retired brew deal general robert corner him has performed the duty of raising the flag to full staff. his honors the service of medical staff throughout american military history, and echoes the role at the famous nurse clara barton played in raising a flag on the spot in august of 1865. conclusion, i want to thank the military representatives for supporting this event. i also want to thank the public for their continual support in our national parks. we are pleased to consider this our first centennial event for andersonville national historic site. day will mark the 100 earth of the founding of the national park service, and across the country, our 408 sites will be celebrating all year long. , andvite you to join us find your part. we also hopes that one of the parks you find will be andersonville. thank you. [applause] [indiscernible] ♪ >> you are watching american history tv on c-span3. our coverage of ceremonies i

overpowered them and took dozens of american homgs. -- hostages. >> the iranians burned the united states flagernment saying they would stay until the u.s. sends the deposed shah back to iran. >> what i remember, this was the second day, was that the provisional government of dr. bosergon, the prime minister, essentially the people we dealt with had resigned. at that point i remember thinking we are definitely in the soup because there was no one to talk to. there was no government for our government to talk to. >> in tehran it is tuesday morning. the hostages at the american embassy more than 60 of them have spent another night. their ninth as prisoners of the iranian captors. and today president carter made his first public response to their ordeal. >> i am ordering that we discontinue purchasing of any oil from iran for delivery to this country. >> high administration officials believe that through today's action they have removed a bargaining tool that can no longer be used in dealing with the hostages. other officials say candidly that today's announcement was intended to dampen the outra

mr sellars: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it god,s, one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> march. mark. forward. march. mr sellars: please, be seated. we now turn our attention to the arrival of the ceremonial casket escorted by georgia state bagpiper, deputies from the sheriff's office, and members of the united states army, navy, and marines. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] >> ♪ [pipes playing] mr. sellars: you may be seated. now like to invite to the podium reverend frederick buckner, inner and director at calvary and piscopo church. -- calvary episcopal church. he will open our service with an invocation. amen. mr. sellars: thank you, reverend. for the prisoners at andersonville, prayers provided comfort, community, and sometimes even solutions. the story of providence springs is an ongoing testament to man's belief in greater things. prisoners also believed in the power of words, whether through letters from home or their own reflections. here to

this is a piece of a united states flag that had to be retired, you know, sometimes they get old, torndon't want them flying. what this is, it is an actual star. red cross wants to you put tonight your pocket and know you are an american and you are part of what is happening here. i have to say, you park a bunch of bikes next to me, i cannot ignore it. i have to say hi. how are you doing. >> how are you today. >> you can shake my hand. >> i was going to wear my harley shirt but i don't look good when i run into you guys. what do you come out what are you here to support. >> we are here to support our troops, our first responders, anybody -- >> that is on the front line and taking care of us. >> we don't accept any money, we just do it on our other terms. >> do you accept us. >> yes, do i. >> do you accept hugs. >> that is fantastic. >> 6:11. >> one of the men hailed as a hero for stopping an attack in france ace tacked in california that guy right there? there were three heroes on the train. >> that is right. >> one of them from callus stab. what investigators are focusing on in this s

unit. they wear red coats instead of the blue. the corps is led by drum major james hague. to the rear are the 56 state and territorial flagsaptain brandon wright. the sergeant is sergeant first cl class joseph brown. marching in on the joint staff is army captain alexander triplet, marine captain brian lander, air force captain con, lautoms. the commander of troops for today's ceremony is colonel johnny k. davis. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. ♪ ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the advancing of the colors and remain standing for the singing of the united states national anthem. ♪ ♪ o 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 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 ♪ ♪ oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave? ♪ [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, plea

it is not the best of the united states, should a flag like this beyond government-owned property? individual, we cannot do much but as taxpayers, do we have to see this in our state capitol on a regular basis? 1970is from 1962 until four, when they finally agree, after years of opposition, of boycotts by the end of late cp, by theauto workers -- naacp, by the auto workers union, who forced the state of south carolina to move it next to a monument of a confederate soldier on the graves. it then raises the level of protest and anger about this inected to the shooting at emmanuel am church. shooters image is most often shown with the stars and bars, i think it raises again, this flag, this representation of the south, is associated not with just heritage but with going back to a previous time to a belief of racial inferiority and racial supremacy and doing whatever is necessary to allow white supremacy to stay in the war front. i think for african-americans and for others around the country, that was the final straw. it said, in fact, this image representation does not stand for anyth

banner, white, and blue of the united states of america, and the black and white flag that honors our pows fly ase-by-side together today we commemorate a nation, and a war, the change our nation. these flags honor the men of men andville and the women in the audience today who have suffered being a prisoner of war on foreign land. in vietnam, korea, cambodia, and so many places. it teaches the army much about our enemy, and the world, much of our nation's values. what we have undoubtedly learned from the disaster at andersonville is the humane treatment of pows to finds are national identity and reiterates our army values by ensuring that dignity and respect is paid to all enemy combatant. we have also learned how precious freedom is. cost.reedom always has a the cost is paid by men and women, men and women who are willing to endure torture, knowledge or should loneliness, despair, and even death in the .ursuit of freedom history tends to remember the dates. it remembers the battles of the victories. victories.e are some places on the battlefield where dates and battles, winners and

regulators are weighing in on potential roadblocks, saying that foreign investment in the united states is flaggings. we spoke to the chief executive, trying to dig into what these concerns are and what the technical solutions they are trying to find. he didn't really have anything else -- have a listen. >> the deal is facing some as we work and delay through regulatory issues that were voiced in the united states. this is a confidential process -- i wish i could tell more but that is not possible. towards afocused closing of the deal. they were already meant to be close to -- they wanted to close in october. remember, it has more units to go and they still say that sales orcess, whether it is an ipo disposal, is on track to complete by the first half of next year. morgan stanley is saying that u.s. concerns have no major negative. they had a lot of appetite in market when they were looking for a buyer in the ongoing sale is on track, that i think it has shaken investor confidence. jonathan: more on this story throughout the morning. stay with us. next up, running you through everything you need to

what was parallel to this was the flag used by the army of northern virginia under the lee,rship of robert e. this one, but was not carried by all units. each state that had a unit often have their own flags, so this flag while it was used by the army of northern virginia because lee was the leader of the confederate troops, got a lot more currency, but was still not the official flag of the south. it was created by one of lee's generals, peer bow regard -- eauregard. he did it because of the confusion on the battlefield that i talked about before. for those of you who are younger, what you should know there are no cell phones and general ifas a you're trying to follow the battle and figure out where to move your troops, you did it by looking at the flags. who is carrying the flag, where are my troops, how do i locate them. his argument was that the flags were so similar that it was confusing as to which troops were which, so he decided to come up with a new flag that was clear in terms of distinction to federal troops. -- confederate troops. it is known as the traditional stars and bars, a red background , a blue saint andrews cross with stars i

tom: part of defending and protecting is the united states showing a flag in the south china sea. s ago as well. what is the appropriate way for the united states or nato and the west to show the flag versus china? anders: the situation in the south china sea is really a matter of concern because this is about one of the fundamental principles in our global economy, namely keeping sea .anes open so i think it is important to demonstrate that we cannot assertivenessnese in the south china sea, and their attempts to control free, open, global sea lanes. it is important to demonstrate a firm stance so that china realizes that the only way forward for china is constructive cooperation within the current international system. tom: one final question, sir -- you started out your politics in the trenches of the danish parliament. what should the danish parliament or any parliament of europe do, given the scale of refugees and economic migrants that you see today? anders: as regarding europe, i you -- doubt that many wide solution must be found. it is not sustainable to suspect a few europ

mr sellars: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it god,s, one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> march. mark. forward. march. mr sellars: please, be seated. we now turn our attention to the arrival of the ceremonial casket escorted by georgia state bagpiper, deputies from the sheriff's office, and members of the united states army, navy, and marines. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] >> ♪ [pipes playing] mr. sellars: you may be seated. now like to invite to the podium reverend frederick buckner, inner and director at calvary and piscopo church. -- calvary episcopal church. he will open our service with an invocation. amen. mr. sellars: thank you, reverend. for the prisoners at andersonville, prayers provided comfort, community, and sometimes even solutions. the story of providence springs is an ongoing testament to man's belief in greater things. prisoners also believed in the power of words, whether through letters from home or their own reflections. here to

. >> reporter: raised for the first time at the united nations, the flag of the state of palestine, followingision by the u.n. general assembly, observer states, there are two, palestine, and the holy see, are now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attended by the president and the u.n. secretary general. >> i sincerely hope that a successful peace process will soon yield a day when we unfold the palestinian flag in its proper place, among the family of nations, as a sovereign member state of the united nations. [ applause ] >> reporter: however, the political process to lead to that day is dead locked. in his speech to the general assembly, president abbas put all of the blame on the israelis. he said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence in jerusalem, which was caused by israeli incursions around the al aqsa mosque. and he said since israel was not abiding by the oslo accord, he would not either. >> translator: they leave us no choice but to insist we will not be the only ones who abide by these agreements. we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements,

united nations. the flag of the state of palestine following a decision by the u.n.eneral assembly observer states, there are two, pallet stein and the holy see i hope a success for a peace processes will soon yield when we unfurl the palestinian flag in its proper place among the family of nations as a sovereign member state of the united nations (applause.) >> in his speech to the general assembly president abbas put all of the blame otisitsis. he said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence which he said was caused by israeli incursions around the mosque and told the chamber as israel had not been abiding by the oslo accord signed 22 years ago, he, now, wouldn't do so either. they leave us know choice but to insist we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of these agreements while israel could not wutsly violates them. we therefore declare that we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements and israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupying power. >> is this the bombshell he said he would drop or an independen

independence, i say to my people everywhere, raise the palestinian flag high because it is a symbol of our identity. >> neither israel nor the united statesttended the ceremony. thedecisions to allow palestinian flag to fly alongside the un's 193 permanent members was taken as a general assembly vote earlier this month. >> the symbolism of rating your flag at the united nation reflects the commitment of the palestinian authority to pursue the long-held dream of the palestinian people for their own state. used hisr, abbas general assembly speech to accuse israel of not committing to the oslo accords, giving palestinian people the right to limited self-governance. he says the palestinian authority will not remain committed to the agreements if israel continues to violate it. a message israel called deceitful, saying it encourages incitement and lawlessness in the middle east. afghan officials say the army has retaken control of most of the city of kunduz. that strategic spot in northern afghanistan was seized by the taliban on monday. the interior ministry now says an operation to take back the city is under way but that it could take days.

. >> raised for the first time at the united nations, the flag of the state of palestine following aision by the u.n. general assembly, observer states, there are two, palestine and holy see real allowed to fly flags. thet it was a tended by abbas and the u.n. secterian general. >> i hope success for peace process will yield when we unfurl the palestinian flag in its proper place among the family of nations as a sovereign member state of the united nations [applause.] >> however, the political process to lead to that day is deadlocked. in his speech to the general assembly, president abbas put the blame otisisis. he said he needed to raise the alarm about recent vie lenses in jerusalem he said was caused by israeli incursions around the mosque and he told the chamber that, as israel had not been ape biding by the oslo accord, he won't do so either. >> they leave us know choice but to insist that well not remain only ones committed to the implement of this while israel violates them. we declared we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements and that israel must assume all of its

united nations. the flag of the state of palestine. following a decision bite u.n.ssembly observer states, there are two, palestine and the holy sea, are now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attended by palestinian president mahmoud abbas, and the u.n. secretary general. >> i sincerely hope that a successful peace process will soon yield. a day you when we unfurl the palestinian flag in its proper place among the family of nations as a sovereign member state of the united nations. >> reporter: however, the political process to lead to that day is deadlocked. in his speech to the general assembly, president abbas put all the blame on the israelis. he said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence in jerusalem which he said was caused by israeli incursions around the al-aqsa mosque and told the chamber as israel had not been abiding by the o oslo accord signed 22 years ago, he would now not do so either. >> translator: they leave us no choice but to insist we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of these agreement

>>reporter: raised for the first time at the united nations, the flag of the state of palestine following a decision by the u.n. general assembly observer states, there are two, palestine, and the holy city, are now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attended by the president of palestine and the u.n. secretary general. >> i sincerely hope that a successful peace process will soon heal. among the family of nations as a sovereign member state of the united nations. >> however, the political process to lead to that day is deadlocked. in his speech the president put all the blame on the israelis. he said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence in jerusalem which he says was caused by israelis and told the chamber that israel has not been abiding by the oslow accords and he would not do so either. >> they leave us no choice but to insist that we will not remain the only ones committed to these agreements while israel continuously violates them. we therefore declare that we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements and that israel must assume all of its resp

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. >> reporter: raised for the first time at the united nations, the flag of the state of palestine, followingion by the u.n. general assembly observer states, there are two, palestine and the holy sea, are now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attended by tal stun vinnie president mahmoud abbas and the u.n. secretary general. >> i sincerely hope that a successful peace process will soon yield a day when we inform the -- unfurlal palestinian plaque in its proper place among the family of nations as a soften member state of the united nations. president abbas put all the blame on the israel is and said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence which he says was caused by israeli incursions and told the james bertha israel has not been abiding by the is oslo accord they will not either. >> translator: we will not be the only one following these, while israel vie let's them. we therefore declare that we cannot be bounds by these agreements and israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupied power. >> reporter: is this the bombshell that president abbas s

. >>> the main campus of the united states of mississippi has stopped flying the state flag. that includes the confederate battle emblem. that is seen as a reminder of slavery and segregation. in 1962 the school known as ole miss -- state leaders prevented james meredith for entering the school for a week. and then he was escorted on to campus by u.s. marshalls. >>> the little girl who symbolized some of the pain of the vietnam war is on a journey of healing. this is kim fook. she appears terrified and trying to run away. the burns covered a third of her body and she still survived but she still carries those scars from 30 erasion. she's been in pain ever since and now a miami doctor is donating her services to fix the scars and nerve damage. >> i thought i have no more scar, no more pain when i'm in heaven. this is heaven on earth for me. i cannot wait. >> why are you crying? >> so happy. >> her first laser treatment took place under the watchful eye on the man who took that historic photo of her running down the street. the two have stayed in touch all of this time and he's

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flag stands for that. what is it here, in these early days of the young united states, that these vessels could evenopped at the wi will, though we were neutral? the flag was not getting any respect. this is what was going through people's minds. maybe wes a drumbeat -- should declare war against the british. i don't know we have any vietnam era veterans, we probably have a few. back, it was a contentious era of american history, but historians say that 1812, the people were more divided than the vietnam area. there were many americans who bitterly opposed the united states going to war in 1812. ?he question is why why shouldn't we have declared war? one was there were some, not all, but some senators and congressmen who were hotheads. it is thethings like, destiny of these united states to expand all the way to california, have everything in mexico, take over all of canada, and have everything on the side of the atlantic. a lot of them were like this is just a land grab, not about free trade. interestingly enough, francis got key, was one of those people. there were others who opposed the war of 1812 becau

. >>> the palestinian flag is now flying outside the united nations head quarters in new york. typically only the flags of member statessplay, and the palestinian authority has nonmember observer status. palestinians see the move as a symbolic step toward cementing their place in the international community. meanwhile, the group's president addressed the general assembly saying the palestinian authority would no longer honor the peace agreements with israel. >> israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu is expected to respond when he gets his turn on the u.n. stage thursday. he also said he will discuss the iran nuclear deal. for more, let's bring in oren lieberman. how are the israelis responding to the palestinian flag being raised at the u.n. and the fact that mthey have publically abandoned. >> reporter: it's simply a ceremony and they've called for direct negotiations. that's been their criticism of the flag raising from the beginning. they were one of eight states including the united states to vote against the flag raising at the united nations. as for what he said, he made a powerful statement. the question is

their governments recently approved admission of palestine and member state in the united nations and have approved raising of its flag at u.n. plaza in new york. the united states simply can not continue to be blind to the fact that it is staring them in the face. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much, imad. we'll hear from tom who will make comments on situation and some of the various comments he heard on the panel. >> thank you very much. those were four very well-crafted presentations and mine won't be because my job is to listen and tell you what i heard and comment on what i heard. so, what i heard from both ambassador arekat and dr. zogby is that they are, not very confident that the political process can be revived by this administration or even possibly by the next one. that is of course disappointing. i recall work written by william kwant many years ago where he talked about the possibilities for making progress in the first year, second year, third year, et cetera, of any administration and basically concluded that the 8th year was basically the best chance for making progress because you

united nations in new york or the palestinian flag was raised for the first time. earlier this month, the yuan general sibley passed a motion to raise the palestinian flag. the united states and israel voted against the motion, along with six other countries. forty-five countries abstained. earlier on wednesday, palestinian president mahmoud abbas announced in his address to the u.n. general assembly that the palestinian authority was no longer bound by peace agreements known as the oslo accords with israel. >> here we declare that as long as israel refuses to commit to the agreement signed with us at which renders as an authority without real powers, and as long as israel refuses to cease settlement activities and are released before the group of palestinian prisoners in accordance with our agreements, israel leaves us no choice but to insist that we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of these agreements, while israel continuously violates them. we therefore declare that we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements. israel must assume that fully all of its responsibilities as an occupying power, because the status quo cannot continue and

flag. low ghana wins -- joey logano wins. the united states team was up by one stroke over the international team. on the 18th, a poor chip. you can see the devastation. bill haas wins it for team usa. 15.5 to 14.5. the patriots winning. stephanie: i' m even more of a fan when they are playing the cowboys. beautiful day for football, whatever you want to do today. hayley: tomorrow even better if you like warmth. it goes downhill after that. stephanie: thank you so much. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its people want change, they want reform, they want to see something done, but just carping about it and whining about it and making speeches about it doesn't get it done. nobody has shaken up the system more than i have. i've always been unorthodox in this and against the grain. but you know what? i know how to get it done. new day independent media committee, inc. is responsible for the content

tom: on the political front, the united states will show the flag in the south china sea.the british navy show the flag? is the is clear insident has a strong stand terms of what has historically been chinese territory. maintaining that stance with front, the, on that chinese and not going to waiver. tom: give us an update on the unique relationship of britain and hong kong. where are we now? >> because of the historical link, the cultural exchange and areuse these two countries very open have a very open mindset, it's committed to globalization of policy. i think there is a lot of common ground for cooperation and especially through the hong kong financial center that will develop strong links with the global financial center in london. do you think that they will get down to business and sign things a rex couple of days? >> i think the most important ,hing will be blueprints strategies for cooperation in the next decade. i think the chinese intend to bring investment into the u.k. and they have a lot of surplus savings. that has traditionally gone into u.s. treasuries. 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. [applause] >> thank you, everybody, and welcome to the derry opera house this afternoon for a meet and greet with senator marco rubio. i'm the chairman of the derry republican party, and on behalf of the republican party, i'd like to welcome you to this event today, and we should get a lot of good q&a and discussion in with the senator. i am now going to turn it over to senator birdsell from our district, who will introduce senator rubio. [applause] senator birdsell: thank you. welcome, everyone. thanks for coming. how's everybody doing today? awesome. listen, for those of who you don't know me, my name is regina birdsell, state senator for derry, hampstead, and windham. i'm also proudly a co-chair, one of the co-chairs of senator rubio's committee for new hampshire. and you all prove why new hampshire is such a important part of the primary, because we ask the questions, and we vet our candidates like no one else c

united states of america. and the black and white flag that honors our p.o.w.s and mias fly strong here today side by side.ged our nation forever. these flags mark progress and change in honor of the men of andersonville and for the men and women in the audience today who have suffered the unimaginable hardships of being a prisoner of war in a foreign land. the p.o.w. experience these soldiers suffered here at andersonville, in vietnam, in korea, cambodia and in so many other places teaches the imprisoned much about themselves. teaches the army much about our enemy and teaching the world much about our nation's values. what we

[applause] ♪ >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america.nd to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> the campus of keene state college in keene, new hampshire. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton will hold a town hall meeting. shortly. get underway hillary clinton saying this morning that she is urging congress to extend "outrageous" expected increases in premiums. the ap reports hillary clinton is deeply concerned there will be no cost-of-living increase in social security benefits next year. as a result, some medicare bills are set to increase or many. we might hear more about that in her comments here in keene, new hampshire. >> some of the crowd outside the in keene state keene, new hampshire. you may have seen some of the protesters holding signs as they wait to get into the auditorium. though it looks full inside. hillary clinton's town hall meeting. we want to let you know the former secretary of states will testify thur

. >> reporter: raised for the first time at the united nations, the flag of the state of palestine, following a decision by the u.n. general assembly observer states -- there are two, palestine and the holy see, are now allowed to fly their national flags. the ceremony was attended by palestin-i can't know president abbas and the secretary general. >> i hope a successful peace process will soon yield when we unfurl the palestinian flag in its proper place among the family of nations as a sovereign member stat of the united nations [applause.] >> until his speech to the general assembly, president abbas put the blame otisisi and said he needed to raise the alarm about recent violence caused by what he said was israeli incursions and he told the chamber assisi had not been abiding by the oslo accord signed 22 years ago, he now wouldn't do so either. >> they leave us know choice but to insist that well not remain the only ones commitsed to the implementation of these agreements while israel continuously violates them. we therefore declare we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements and th

carter: 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 berty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition. mr. wilson: ask unanimous consent to permission to address the house for one minute. . the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: the past two weeks in south carolina have been inspiring as i learned and saw spontaneous acts of compassion for flood victims. the thousand-year rain event was at a disstrouse collision of a weather front from the west and caused by hurricane joaquin bypassing the state dumping 11 trillion gallons of water and inundating communities. the volume was equal to filling the rose bowl over 130,000 times. the governor and the national guard backed up by the state guard have continued to lead dedicated personnel. the colonel will be the recovery coordinator. individual heroism acts are daily. there were cited by the stat

you would to men and women in uniform who serve lorca's -- and i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. to the republic for which it marcion's. one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. before we get started of light to recognize one person in particular banks were coming in one moi no matter how practiced there to introduce a famous person one is called on to do the very best to go beyond the simple reading of the impressive resume and. and have spent their lifetime of public service and performed magnificently for american people to introduce any thoughtful way. the challenge that faced the a set down to prepared to write an introduction of vice president cheney and his accomplished a daughter. she knows that quite well. selected to impress upon the audience but one theory holds forth stick with it. and not with the easy way out. . . in all honesty it does not do the man justice. how do you do find someone who has quite literally dedicated his entire life to his country, someone who has faithfully served five presidents and in the process has selfl

the world, who have, through their governments, palestine as aed member state of the united have approved the raising of its flagat the u.n. plaza in new york. the united states cannot continue to be blind to the fact it is staring them in the face. thank you very much. [applause] ms. fahmy: thank you very much. now we will hear from tom mattair, who will make comments on the situation in various comments he has heard from the panel. thank you very much. those were four very well-crafted presentations. mine won't be. [laughter] my job is to listen and to tell you what i heard and comment on what i heard. bothhat i heard from areikat and dr. zogby is they are not confident this piece process can be revived by this and this -- administration or the next one. that is disappointing. agomember a work many years when he talked about the the secondes in year, third-year, etc., of any administration and the eighth year is the best chance for making progress because you had less difficulty overcoming pressure, at least in panelists, these two that opportunity will not be seized by this administration. i understand why. a

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. chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted of the rules of the u.s. house, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on october 1, 2015 at 5:11 p.m., that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 1624, signed sincerely karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4, rule 1, the following enrolled bills were signed on thursday, october 1, 2015. to define h.r. 1020, stem education to include computer science and support existing stem education programs at the national science foundation, h.r. 2617, to amend the fair minimum wage act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to american samoa. the speaker pro tempore: the house lays before the house a further communication. the clerk: house of representatives, sir, pursuant

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. mr. mcconnell: i understand there's a bill at the desk due a second reading. the presiding officer: the cloarclerk will read the title e bill port second time. the clerk: a bill to amend the fair labor standards act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements. mr. mcconnell: ford place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i would object to further proceedings. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. mcconnell: now, madam president, last week senators voted overwhelmingly to advance legislation that will help protect the privacy of their constituents. experts say the tools and the bipartisan cybersecurity bill the senate voted to advance can help prevent future attacks through the sharing of information between the public and private sectors. the legislation's voluntary inf

flag this summer, support increased. richard rose that strong opinions about the sconce of confederate veterans. >> what they celebrate is treason against the united statesamerica and those people who weigh that obnoxious flag apparently are not patriots. >> in july, charged emotions were on display, the k.k.k. making an appearance. >> are you with the k.k.k.? >> i am with the k.k.k. and i'm very proud to stand up for my heritage. if these people knew what the hell they were talking about, they would nope that the k.k.k. was started by six confederate soldiers. >> what does the flag even to you? >> it means my heritage. i had four fathers that died for this flag. >> the k.k.k. means hate. >> no, it does not. where do you get this at? there have been more white people killed by blacks. does that mean every black person is hate? >> no matter the emotions, the governor approved the king monument plan and before the end of this year, the details will be made public, paid for by parking revenue and entrance fees to the park that surrounds the mountain. robert ray, al jazeera, atlanta. >> some iphone users in china are having trouble using one app, the news ap

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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: props the gentleman from ohio rise? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 7 of rule 20, i move a call of the house. the speaker: under clause 7-b of rule 20, the chair confers recognition for that purpose. without objection, the call of the house is ordered. members will record their presence by electronic device. >> a special day in the u.s. house, electing a new speaker today. the outgoing house speaker initiated the roll call for members to come to the floor and begin the process of electing a new speaker, who is likely to be paul ryan, from janesville, wisconsin. his pastor in janesville opened up the morning session with the prayer this morning. speaker boehner gaveled the house in. live coverage on c-span. a bit different look from the different angles. we have our cameras in the chamber in addition to the cameras from the house. this call, the quorum, the same kind of thing, it will last a half hour,

. >>> 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. >> please be seated. we now turn our attention to the arrival of the ceremonial casket executed by georgia state bag piper dan bray, deputies from the hall county georgia sheriff's office and members of the united states army, navy and marines. [ bagpipe music ]. [ bagpipe music ]. [ bagpipe music ]. [ bagpipe music ]. [ bagpipe music ]. [ bagpipe music ]. [ bagpipe music ]. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪