the president mentioned earlier, for the role of so many italians in the history of the united states of americarom christopher columbus onward as well as the appreciation and the gratefulness for the sacrifice of young men and women of the united states whom in these next few days we will remember for having liberated italy. we're very, very proud of what our fighters did because they fought against fascism, they went out in the mountains, and they struggled, they fought but this would not have been possible without the sacrifices and the commitment of the american army young men and women who didn't even know italy who died for my grandfather, my father my grandchildren, and my children. this is why during these days of celebration in italy, i will be sure -- this is the 70th year of the liberation i will go to the american cemetery in order to honor all of the american people, and i would like to thank you, dear president on behalf of all of italians. we spoke quite a bit, and spoke about a number of topics, and i'm quite anxious to talk with president obama about everything that has to do wi

the congress has more trust to these really prime minister then to the president of the united states of america. however, the framework is agreed. the u.s. has -- the united states of america would be committed to implement it. domestic issues is something americans have to resolve with themselves. it has nothing to do with iranians. the iranians would not care about the domestic situation of the united states of america. juan: ambassador, i want to ask about another aspect of this issue. in recent months, the key leaders in saudi arabia, which obviously considers iran a chief enemy in the region, have raised the possibility of saudi arabia itself would begin to seek atomic bomb. and sing it as a counterweight to what they perceive as iran's move in that direction. could you talk about that and is that -- or those just threats on the part of saudi arabia? >> i think the deal is done with iran. saudi arabia is going to have a nuclear program like this deal, that would be fine because this is the right of every member of nonproliferation treaty to have peaceful nuclear technology for civilian pur

explained that under our constitution there are two ways that something becomes a law in the united states of america. either you have a treaty signed by the president ratified by two thirds of the senate, or you have a law that passes both houses of congress and is signed into law by the president. if you do neither of those, it ain't a law. [applause] senator cruz: now iran's foreign minister responded and said, you do not understand. under international law, a head of state has the authority to find his nation forever and -- to bind his nation forever and in perpetuity on any issue he wishes. if someone in iran disagrees with the edicts of the supreme leader, they will take you and shoot you. but one of the great blessings of the united states of america is we don't have a supreme leader in this nation. [applause] senator cruz: when they asked if i regretted if i signed the letter, my response was that i said my only regret is that i did not make my signature bigger. so the ayatollah can read it without his reading glasses. i am so grateful to be back with each and every one of you. it was 58 year

under our constitution there are two ways and two ways only something becomes a law in the united states of america. either you have a treaty signed by the president that is ratified by two thirds of the senate or you have a law that passes both houses of congress and signed into law by the president. if you do neither of those it ain't a law. now iran's foreign minister responded and said, no no, you do not understand. under international law, a head of state has the authority to bind his nation forever and in perpetuity on any issue he wishes. you know what in the nation of iran that's correct. if someone in iran disagrees of the supreme leader they'll take you and shoot you. but one of the great blessings of the united states of america, is we don't have a supreme leader in this nation. and so on msnbc when they asked if i regretted signing the letter my response was, my only regret is like john hancock that i didn't make my signature bigger. so the ayatollah can read it without his reading glasses. you know, i'm so grateful to be back with each and every one of you. it was 58 years ago that my

and i want to remind people that whenever they lose faith in the united states of america, or just the shear decency of people , think of the oklahoma city bombing. think of the magnificent performance of this country, not just of the people on the scene. but of the support this country directed toward its fellow citizens in a time of difficulty. and of the many prayers and expressions of good will and condolence from around the world as people rallied in the face of what was unspeakable act of terror. we had our moment of tragedy, but we have had 20 years of triumph since then. that triumph's not just the try um of the of the -- triumph of the people of oklahoma city, but it's an american triumph and human triumph of enormous dimensions and great consequence . mr. lucas: thank you, congressman cole. i certainly want to acknowledge congressman mullin and congressman bridenstine. now, mr. speaker, i would like to yield to conclude to congressman russell, who has the responsibility of representing that site in the fifth district of oklahoma to conclude with a few comments. congressman ru

. >> the starting salary for teachers in the united states of america is about $35,000. whereas the starting salary for pilots is $22,000 or $24,000. so if we accept the notion that teachers are underpaid, then pilots are way underpaid. >> reporter: especially when you consider the average pilot spends tens of thousands of dollars in training before they start making any money. >> i think that the industry will have to find a way to make the the transition from starting to be a professional pilot to being that experienced pilot a little bit easier. you know maybe increasing pay. having some more incentives to continue with the program. otherwise, people are going to lose motivation. >> reporter: alina machado,

jamie: 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 just as for all. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you for the sacrifices you've made.

and i think in this kind of negotiating context, you would want to see the united states united states of america put its foot down. it doesn't mean to go to war but negotiate differently. i don't care if the president calls it violent extremism or, you know, mixed salad. i don't care. that is how governments operate anyway. it is a whole bunch of things we're supposed to agree to. it is in the nature of democratic government to euphemisms for controversial issues. i don't care what he calls it. what i care about is the policy outcomes. if our president picks up the phone and calls the kingdom of saudi arabia about a gentleman who is going to get a thousand lashes and he ends up being lashed, then i think that at the most powerful country in the world, we are being taken for a ride. these negotiations about whether iran is going to have a bomb or not, again, i will leave that to the experts. but the way it's going i feel like we're just giving too much. and a lot of people think it is just this president. i'm actually pessimistic. i don't know if it is just this president. it could be the next an

before you today as the candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidentcy of the united states of america. [applause] i am not the candidate of black america, although i am black and proud. [applause] i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and am equally proud of that. [applause] i am not the candidate of any political fatcats or special interests. [applause] i stand here now without endorsement from many big-name politicians or celebrities or any other prop, i do not intend to offer to you the tired things , cliches that have been accepted part of our political life. i am the candidate of the people of america. [applause] we have looked in vain to the nixon administration for the courage, the spirit, the character, and the words to lift us, to bring out the best ins, -- in us, to rekindle in each of us the faith in the american dream. yet all that we have received in return, another smooth exercise in political manipulation, deceit and deception callousness and indifference to our individual problems, and the disgusting, divisive politics pi

>> this is the start of a cause, a cause to elect rand paul the next united states of america. >> i knewand paul had some unconventional ideas, but electing him the next united states of america is probably, i think, -- i think it's -- we get the point, though. let's hear from the man himself. senator rand paul! >> we will have williams to lead us in our pledge. >> right now we have to do the pledge first. how else do you smoke out the traitors? >> we do the pledge. but now, the kentuckian, rand paul! >> stevenson will now give the invocation i want to introralph alvarado. >> please welcome. >> please welcome lauren bottler. >> you are in for a real treat. >> i asked her 0 to come up and sing the national anthem. >> ♪ ♪ in the home of the and the home of the free! ♪ ♪ >> oh (bleep) that kid has pipes. >> that was amazing. i have to tell you this president thing doesn't work out, rand paul has a future as the next producer of thesc lkg abou show, this guy came armed with four separate video packages, one on internet privacy, there was one on urban poverty, 30 minutes into the show i wante

that is unacceptable when it comes to the security of the united states of america and of the world. and that's why -- [ applause ] and that's why i say to you that as we return to the united states senate, i believe this is one of the more important security issues that i will work on on your behalf because without security, we cannot have prosperity. without security, we cannot have freedom. and it is the number one responsibility of our government to ensure our freedom and prosperity. so i take this responsibility very seriously. it's not just that we are unfortunately in a position where we can negotiate over the scope of their capability rather than ending their capability, but it's also what's been left off the table in this agreement. iran is sponsoring terrorism around the world. they're sponsoring the houthis in yemen that are destabilizing that country and hurting our interest. they're sponsoring groups like hezbollah that terrorize individuals. they are sponsoring the murderous assad regime. and yet, none of that is being discussed in these negotiations. iran is building an

this is a public official secretary of state of the united states of america at a time in which confidencen the integrity of our system is always at stake. it is simply a deal that should not have occurred. mark: i want to talk about the iran nuclear devotions. would you describe the clintons and their dealings with the foundation as secretary of state as corrupt, careless, or something else? fmr. senator lugar: i would be inclined to say careless but careless after they were warned. i cited the initial hearings for her nomination, the floor debate . these issues were raised then. they were not afterthoughts. that is why it seems to me from the beginning they were forewarned that there were some of us who felt that ethically, it was not good judgment, quite apart from statecraft. mark: you have been encouraging the nuclear negotiations with iran. i wonder what your message would be to fellow republicans who said no deal stuck with this government will be a good idea. fmr. senator lugar: i would say that barack obama is president of the united states. he ought to be doing the very best he c

the president mentioned earlier, for the role of so many italians in the history of the united states of america from christopher columbus onward, as well as the appreciation and the gratefulness for the sacrifice of young men and women of the united states whom in these next few days, we will remember for having liberated italy. we're very, very proud of what our fighters, our partisans did, because they fought against fascism. they went out in the mountains and they struggled, they fought, but this would not have been possible without the sacrificend at commitment of the american army. young men and women who didn't even know italy, who died for my grandfather, for my father, my family and children. this is why during these days of celebration in italy, i will be sure -- this is the 70th year after the liberation, i will go to a place that i love particularly which is the american cemetery in order to honor all of the american people and i would like to thank you, dear president, on behalf of all italians. we spoke quite a bit and we spoke about a number of topics and i'm quite anxious to talk

lynch to be the attorney general of the united states of america. that office is a part of the president's cabinet but it also is an office that is the chief law officer for america and it the top official in our government is required to adhere to the law, even to the point of telling the president "no" if he gets it in his head, as presidents sometimes do, to do something that violates the law. -- as corporate lawyers do for the c.e.o. of corporations. mr. president, you can't do this. this is wrong. don't do this. and at some point attorney generals have been none to resign before they would carry out policies that violate the law. so we are deeply concerned in this country about the president's executive amnesty the unlawfulness of it, the breadth of it the arrogance of it to the point that it's a direct assault on congressional power and legitimacy direct attack on laws passed by the peoples' representatives and we've got a big problem. ms. lynch has said, flat-out, that she supports those policies and is committed to defending them in court aga

the united states of america. [applause] i will be honest i did not appreciate that as a child especially the second everyone i knew was but it was was he was trying to you teach me and for the children and grandchildren for truck why is that so important? >> we have educational opportunities for every child knows should have the chance and it is not a true professional. >> gore you can save been taking money to a private school but is the rate they're trapped but but we want our children to do better. we have a moral imperative of the definition of the american dream to work hard and do better. we're also a self-governing republic will have to teach the next generation to think for themselves to make decisions to from the next generation of leaders my refund public education in the first place. to stand in the way of school choice. it is sent complicated but it boils down is to order forcing those follow the school they should follow the child. [applause] and percent of our children are in its charter schools dou

we have got to focus on this and as a matter of fact, the fbi director said that they have investigations in every single state in the united states of americaated to islamic terrorism and associations with isis. >> you know, i do not -- i mean, of course, all law abiding citizens of this country don't understand how anyone could possibly want to join isis. i just can't figure out, i have got to tell you the women who want to go over there and be treated like that. you know, that's the -- i don't get the women. >> see, that's the problem, greta, in that we are not delegitimizes that ideology. we are not meeting them on the information operations battlefield and attacking them and eroding the support that they are trying to establish here in the united states of america. that's the foremost thing you have to do is to destroy that ideology. and then you start to take away his means by which he can find weapons and material and individuals that want to go and be part of that organization support. >> good for the fbi because it's so easy to make a car bomb. colonel west i want to talk to you more disturbing news tonight. $30 million to free 300

. >> we will elect our next great president of the united states of america, and it will not be hillary rodham clinton. >> reporter: one central theme for hillary, a chance to make history. >> don't you someday want to see a woman president of the united states of america? >> reporter: her daughter chelsea is on the cover of the upcoming issue of "elle" magazine, talking up the importance of electing a female president. and in a new bloomberg poll 83 percent say the fact that hillary clinton would be the first woman elected president would not matter much in how they decide to vote. and jon joins us now. this clinton announcement seems to be overshadowing another big name about to join the ranks this week? >> marco rubio is about to have his big speech monday planned before all of this. but his supporters are not worried about this. in fact, one of his friends tweeted out, anybody who thinks a hillary video is going to overshadow a rubio speech has not seen a clinton video or rubio speech. he's ready and will be one of the major candidates. >>> good to see you tonight. and overseas a so

so she could she up high can grow up to become the chief law enforcement officer of the united states of america we can do anything. [applause] >> we can improve our criminal justice system with strength and fairness for the protection of the victims and rights of all. we can restore trust in our laws and in those of us who enforce them. we can protect the most vul vulnerable among us from the scourge of modern day slavery. we can protect the growing cyber world and give those in our care frotection from terrorism and the security of their civil liberties. my friend we will do this as we have accomplished all things great and small working together, moving forward and using justice as our compass. i cannot wait to begin that journey with all of you i am hear to say. i want to thank you for all being here today. not just here in this room. but in my life over the years. thank you all so much. and i look forward to working with you as we make real the manifestation of this department of justice. thank you. >> america has a new top law enforcement officer and there she is. lynch has been confirmed

has been denied bail. >>> i am putting myself forward as a candidate for president of the united states of americad states. >> senator rand paul launched his presidential campaign. >> too often when republicans have won, we have squandered our victory. that's not who i am. >> paul's world view could be a stumbling block with the waning of the republican party. >> i will do whatever it takes to defend america from these haters of mankind. >> they lack a focus on foreign policy. i think they are afraid of him for a lot of other reasons he wants to expand the party. >> we have to return to our populous roots. i like cruz and paul. >> you can't like all of them. >> today begins the journey to take america back. >> well he

liberty lovers everywhere, that i'm putting myself forward as a candidate for president of the united states of america. [applauding] >> my plan, my plan includes economic freedom zones to allow impoverished areas like detroit, eastern kentucky, to prosper by leaving more money in the pockets of the people who live there. >> no power outage. new faces jumping in the ring. wall street stock looking for a third straight day of games. first time we see that in seven weeks. helping to lift investor spirits, $4.8 billion for a deal in the package business. fedex ceo says the strong dollar, a lot of ceos are complaining about actually helped himth a better deal. see, ceos are figuring out how to deal with the strong greenback. a lot going into it. let's start the "countdown." ♪ we begin with breaking news. the fbi is now on the case of that massive power outage that simultaneously shut off massive swabs of our capitol. widespread power outages hit capitol hill both inside and outside the beltway at 1:00 p.m. eastern. peter barnes has the latest on the d.c. power ownoutage affecting the department of homeland

. >> this is the start of a cause, a cause to elect rand pauls the next united states of america. >> nd paul had some un conventionconventional ideas. but electing him the next united states of america is i think -- >> it happens. you're live. what can you do? >> that's the start, though. you want to get the start right. >> it's hard sometimes. got to get jon stewart right. what are we going to do 2016 without him? >> the new guy will be okay. >> we'll give him a shot. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> we're working on several developing stories on this friday april 10. a large trenton causes significant damage in the midwest leaving one person dead, the same system is heading our way. >>> a firefighter is injured battling a house fire in philadelphia overnight. the video is just coming into the newsroom. >>> tragic new developments always rescuers pull four people out of the water the car had plunged into a harbor in southern california. >> good morning we made it to friday. friday april 10. let's go over t

of america. not just the united states of america. material from northern canada. central america. of all of the americas through the collection. his name was thomas gilcrease. he was born in 1890 in robe line, louisiana. as an infant, his family rose a kid -- relocated to indian territory because his mother was a quarter creek indian. one of the acts of congress that brought the family to indian territory was the dawes act. it essentially allotted land to people on the different nations' roles. they received an allotment of 160 acres. this allotment ended up sitting on top of one of the most productive oilfields in american history at the time. they drilled for oil about 20 miles south of tulsa. for a while, tom gilcrease is a young man, and he is a millionaire. and the united states at the time, the automobile is becoming a primary means of transportation. and then his business activities as a young man produced the wealth that allowed him to become the collector that he will become, to collect the art the anthropological, archaeological material, and the archival material. i thi

washington and i got my staff together and said, listen, we are going to write a budget for the united states of america. they said, there is only five of us. i said we are overstaffed, but i , think we can do it. we put together a budget for the united states of america. in that year, president bush had a budget, the democrats had a budget, the black caucus had a budget and john kasich had a budget. the vote on that budget that year was 405-30. i had the 30. so i walked back to my office and my staff was pretty upset. they had put lots of time into it. i looked at them and said i don't know what you are all down about. we had 29 other people who think we know how to run the united states of america. we are just getting started. for the next 10 years of my life i dedicated myself to getting to , a balanced budget. the same way i served on armed services, i committed myself to streamlining the pentagon, to get the services to work together and i was involved in some historic changes in the law. in 1993, i jumped over seven people more senior than me because i had, every year, i kept introducing budgets.

even -- did not say death to the united states of america. would bury you in terms of communism. nobody has ever said death to the united states of america. this guy is saying it. we're negotiating with him. we're giving him basically carte blanche to develop a nuclear weapon. what on earth is going on? >> you know what i wonder about too, ben whatever the markets do when the deal is examined. i mean normally the short response is they go up. greece staves off bankruptcy. and cobbles together a deal that keeps the bill hounds away. the markets generally like that. but then they reassess as they have been lately and say well they're still in deep doodoo. i'm wondering if the same will apply to if we cobble something with iran. people are relieved to see something. then they look at the fine print and realize not much. >> there's nothing more meaningless than one or two days on the stock market. there's nothing more meaningless than those meanings in terms of the future of the united states. we're not concerned about a few days or a few weeks m

for the role of so many italians in the history of the united states of america from christopher columbus onward as well as the appreciation and the gratefulness for the sacrifice of young men and women of the united states whom in these next few days we will remember for having liberated italy. we're very very proud of what our fighters are partisans did because they fight against fascism. they went out in the mountains, they struggled, they fought. this would not have been possible without the sacrifice and the commitment of the american army. young men and women who didn't even know italy, who died for my grandfather, for my father my family and my children. that's that is why in celebration in italy, i will be sure -- this is the 70th day after the liberation. i'll go to a place i love particularly which is the american cemetery in order to honor all the american people. i would like to thank you dear president on behalf of all italians. we spoke quite a bit and spoke about a number of topics. i'm quite anxious to talk with president obama about everything that has to do with the econ

shirley chisholm: i stand before you today as a democratic candidate for the presidency of the united states of america. [applause] i am not the candidate of black america, although i am black and proud. [applause] i am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although i am a woman and am equally proud of that. i am not the candidate of any political fatcats or special interests. [applause] i say here now without endorsement from many big-name politicians or celebrities or any other prop, i do not intend to offer to you the tired things that have two long been part of our political life. i am the candidate of the people of america. fellow americans, we have looked in vain to the nixon administration for the courage the spirit, the character, and the words to lift us, to bring out the best ins, to rekindle in each of us the faith in the american dream. yet all that we have received in return, and exercise and political manipulation, deceit and deception, callousness and indifference to our individual problems, and the disgusting divisive politics pitting the young against the old, labo

what the president mentioned earlier for the role of so many italians in the history of the united states of america. from christopher columbus onward as well as the appreciation and the gratefulness for the sacrifice of young men and women of the united states who in these next few days we will remember for having liberated italy. we are very proud of what are partisans did because they fought against fascism and went out in the mountains and struggled and fought. this would not have been possible without the sacrifice and commitment of the american army. young men and women who didn't even know italy who died for my grand father my father my family and children. this is why during the celebrating days in italy i will be sure this is the 70th year after the liberation and i will go to a place i love particularly which is the american cemetery at [foreign word] in order to honor all of the american people and i would like to thank you, dear president, on behalf of all italians. we spoke quite a bit and about a number of topics i am anxious to talk to president obama about the economy. if you look fr

an attorney general who will uphold her oath to the constitution and to the people of the united states of america. i yield the floor. ms. klobuchar: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: i come to the floor of the senate today to urge my colleagues to vote in favor of confirming loretta lynch as attorney general. i disagree with my colleague from texas. i serve on the judiciary committee, as does he. i listened to her questions. i asked her questions. i listened to her answers. in my view, she has passed her senatorial interview. she has picked up support from several republicans. she answered questions for eight responses to 900 written questions. and what i would like to most focus on today is the claims that i just heard from the senator from texas that she is somehow lawless. ok. let's look through the facts here. she has earned the support of members of both parties. do the republicans that support her for this position think she is lawless? i don't think so. she has earned the support of top law enforcement groups and 25 former u.s. attorneys from

god bless the united states of america. rk: the president of the united states, speaking from the white house rose garden this afternoon, that speech lasting a little less than half an hour. the president discussing that framework reached today on a nuclear deal with iran, those marathon talks taking place in switzerland. the president said that the deal is not based on trust it is based on unprecedented verification. the president said we have an historic opportunity, we being the united states of america, to reach a peaceful nuclear deal with iran, something that other administrations have been trying now for the past 12 or so years. again, the president speaking at the white house rose garden. let's get some reaction now. my colleagues still standing by. bloomberg's chief washington correspondent peter cook is at the white house. also in washington, mark halperin, the coanchor of bloomberg's "with all due respect." peter, let me start with you. the president saying this deal would cut off a pathway to iran making a nuclea

of confederation. it made the states supreme over the federal government. it was ratified in 1781. it granted the united states of americawer over foreign affairs, war, and a post office. that was it. if congress wanted mope which, of course it needed, it had to requisition it from the states. so every year, congress would adopt a budget. and tell each state how much their share would be. often, the money never arrived. so congress had no power over commerce, no power of revenue no, taxation, and certainly no power to create as it would later a 100 square mile federal territory over which the united states congress had exclusive jurisdiction. in 1783 congress consisted of the 13 states each delegation could have as many members up to seven as it could pay for. but only one vote. it took seven votes to do anything and nine votes to do anything that cost money. consequently didn't get too much done. so immediately there were attempts to amend it to strength it to give congress the power tore have a tariff or imep post duty. like all revolutions when the articles of confederation were first written, everybody's on the same

. >> my name is noelle amtu shahid and i am from the united states of america. >> reporter: this is the woman the fbi says wanted to attack the united states of america. in this online video, she seems hardly threatening, praising a homeless shelter that once took her in. >> it was a turning point in my life. >> reporter: but the fbi said she had a secret life at her home in this new york city neighborhood. and today, abc news discovered she apparently was part of a social media pipeline for young american muslim women. >> women are recruiting women. and once it's clear someone is a potential recruit, it goes on to more private communication channels. >> reporter: after her arrest last week with a friend both on terror charges, others in that female online community sent warnings that the fbi was onto the woman they called sis. "hey did you hear sis got picked up by the kufar," one wrote? "not her," said another. "uh-huh," was the response. "delete her from your phone." her own husband at home in new york seems baffled, describing her as a devoted mother of their two children, with pict

of the united states? >> it should not only be to the president of the united states of america, but the united states of america> i think this also gives democrats the signal it's okay to oppose the president. no, the president needs his party right now. this is a historic opportunity. robert greenwald, i think the republicans never thought it would get this close. now that it's there, they are scrambling being time. i think your work is very profound and to the point that it could evolve to that. rhetoric gets carried away and people start believing this stuff. how much of a push do you think the president has to make on this at this point with this backdrop? >> i think he's going to have to make a significant push. the military complex is so strong around war issues that the president of the united states is the underdog when he is trying to make a deal that would provide a safer iran, an iran without nuclear weapons. that's quite an extraordinary thought, ed. again, we need to talk a pause. think of the number of lives. over 300,000 people killed in those wars. how many families would give anything to have t

of the united states. earlier tonight, the president left jamaica en route to panama for the summit of the americas.hat summit, he will meet a lot of different national leaders, including, probably, this guy, raul castro, the president of cuba. this will be the first meeting between president obama and raul castro since the u.s. started normalizing relations at the end of last year. and on the eve of that meeting, we got sort of an amazing new poll out of cuba. you've never heard that phrase before, a new poll out of cuba. this is believed to be the first independent poll of cubans in decades, and it shows, not to put too fine a point on it, but they are really psyched! look at those results. really psyched about reestablishing ties with the u.s. 97% of cubans say they think normalizing relations with the u.s. will be good for cuba. 97. and when it comes to political leaders, this is interesting, 44% of cubans say they have a favorable opinionover fidel castro. 44%. the approval rate for brother raul is slightly higher, 47%. when asked about president obama, though, 80% of cubans say they have a fav

this is a deal between iran the united states of america, and the major powers in the world including some of our closest allies. if congress kills this deal not based on expert analysis and without offering any reasonable alternative, then the united states will be blamed for the failure of diplomacy, international unity will collapse and the path to conflict will widen. the people understand this. they understand instinctively the words of president kennedy who faced down the far greater threat of communism and said let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate. the american people remember that at the height of the cold war, presidents like nixon and reagan struck historic arms control agreements with the soviet union. a far more dangerous adversary. despite the fact that that adversary not only threatened to destroy our country and our way of life but had the means to do so. they did not end all threats but they made our world safer. a good deal with iran will do the same. today i'd like to express my thanks to our international partners for their steadfast

the important thing is that the united states of america recognized the restored government of virginia in wheeling as the legitimate government of virginia. by the way, that brings up an important point. this is the only city in our nation that can say it was the capitol of two different states. w450e8ing gaf birth to a brand new state. to one of the greatest experiments in mesh history, in american politics. and so it's incredibly important story. it's important not just for wheeling and not just for west virginia. this is an important story for our nation's history because it is unprecedented. it has to do with the terrible tragedy of the american civil war. it teaches when you're presented with those opportunityings, you have to take them. >> we're here on the second floor of west virginia independence hall. we're proud to be the showcase and repository for all of our state's surviving civil war battle flags. now, these flags are the real deal. they were in actual civil war battles carried by our west virginia troops. we have 12 flags from our union troops. and we do have one captur