safest cities the ,n the united states of america safe not because of walls but in spite of walls. treat eachuse we other with dignity and respect. that is the way we make our country safe. spanish] here in the largest by national community in the western hemisphere. 2.5 million people from two countries speaking two languages with two cultures and histories, who come together, joined by the rio grande river, forming something far greater and more powerful than the sum of our parts. we have so much to give, so much to show the rest of the country, and we are doing it right now. [crowd chanting "beto"] here, the city that has been one of the safest in the united states of america for 20 years, long before a wall was built in 2008, in fact a little less safe when that wall was built. we can show the rest of the country that walls do not make us safer. to takequire us someone's property, their house, their farm, their ranch to build a wall at the el paso is not the outlier in the cities of the border. if you look at mcallen, san diego, all points in between, the u.s. cities of the u.s

here, in one of the safest cities in the united states of america. cheering] safe not because of walls but in spite of walls. secure because we treat one another with dignity and respect. that is the way that we make our communities and our country safe. [speaking in spanish] here, in the largest binational community in the western peopleere, 2.5 million from two countries speaking to languages with two cultures and ies, not separated by the rio grande river, forming something far greater and more powerful than the sum of people parts.sum of our we have so much to give, so much to show the rest of the country, and we're doing it right now. [crowd cheering] here, --urke: [crowd chanting] a city thate: here, has been one of the safest in the united states of america for 20 years and counting, safe, long before a wall was built here in 2008. in fact, a little less safe after that wall was built, we can show the rest of the country. we make our stand here together .onight walls do not make us safer. walls require us to take someone's property, their house

america. this is moment that could change it all. the berlin wall falling here tonight. "trish regan primetime" starts now. [♪] the vice president of the united statesing into bogota, colombia to meet with leaders of the lima group, including the president of colombia and the it rim president, the man the united states of america and most of of the free world recognizes as the president of venezuela, juan guaido. both juan guaido and vice president mike pence met with families, venezuelans today living in exile here in colombia. i was in the room and it got very emotional with some women sobbing. they are desperate they said to go home. they waited long enough and they are so hopeful for change. but it's challenging. and nicolas maduro has really not made things any easier. over the weekend we learned five people have died. hundreds have been injured in all kinds of skirmishes along the border. specifically on the venezuela-colombia border. that's where we are seeing these violent outbreaks. as nicolas maduro prevents this'-needed food and medicine from getting to his people. he's refusing them that opportunity of humanitarian aid, not just from the

peace and security in the middle east, i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america. president donald trump. two years ago president trump made his first overseas trip as president of the united states, when he traveled to the middle east. there the president convened a historic gathering of leaders from 50 nations. across the region. at what was the arab islamic american summit. as president trump said at the time, in his word, the birth place of civilization is waiting to begin a new renaissance. he challenged to us work together, to meet, as he said, history's great test, to conquer extremism and vanquish the forces of terrorism. and i'm here today on the president's behalf, standing before another unprecedented gathering of leaders for more than -- from more than 50 nations to say that the united states of america stands ready to work with all those gathered here to answer this great challenge and seize our shared destiny of peace. we each come from different nations and cultures. our people speak different languages. they hold fast to different faiths. from the

and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. u can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want ♪ i saw her today at the reception a glass of wine in her hand ♪ ♪ i knew she was going to meet ♪r connections ♪ you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want ♪ ♪ you can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find ♪ >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. >> and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear ll of us soon. >> the newest book "the presidents" noted historians rated america's best and worst chief executives providing insight to the lives of 44 american presidents. true stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians. explore the life events that shaped our leaders, challenges they faced, and legacies they have left behind. published by public affairs c-span's "the presidents" will be on shelves april 23 but you can preorder your copy as a hard c

and god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. heering and applause] ♪ ["you can't always get want" by the rolling stones plays] ♪ >> ♪ i saw her today at the reception a glass of wine in her hand i knew she was going to meet her connections you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want but if you try , you might find you get what you need! ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> and the people who knocked these buildings down. c-span's newest book, "the presidents," noted historians rank america's best and worst chief executives. true stories gathered by interviews with noted presidential historians. explore the life events that shaped our leaders, challenges they faced, and the legacie

all and this is the critical question of who will fill the void that will be left by the united states of america is it and other regional forest like russia iran turkey or other allies france and britain so it's a critical question why because the united states of america in two thousand and eight operated a similar ways that all will result was this you knew that it was the world was filled first by iran and second by isis to enemies or the enemies or the united states of america secretary second question was which is related to the first first one is this was the goal when consistent with the declared american strategy yesterday in the state of the union address president obama said like laid out his strategy in the mideast saying that iran is a major threat and the leading. terrorist region so the question now is will this unilateral withdrawal will be to the advantage of iran. similarly to what happened in two thousand and eight and this is why i do believe the major allies of. washington are very concerned was a. sudden decision. that is an important question today to. washington to build a

but it doesn't change much in terms of the national debt in the united states of america. t it starts the camel's nose under the tent of social control in the united states of america. and then the team gets its nose farther under the tent and pretty soon has control of everybody. trish: it happened in venezuela. that's a good political science case study. they basically controlled the population through voter intip days. and giving people just enough to get by. and it has not ended well. >> it has not. although i admire your coverage have much. i'm not optimistic of bribing mr. maduro and his friend to leave. i don't think there has ever been a marxist dictator who has left by being bribed. what we are going to do to get rid of this guy, i don't know. trish: you are giving him more credit than perhaps he's due. he lined his pockets. >> i think he's also crazy. trish: they all are. the left still insisting president trump's historic tax cuts only benefit those on the top. then how do you explain today's stellar jobs report. a jobs report in which we saw 304,000 new jobs add

. >> it is in this spirit that today i announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> thompson: u.s. envoy stephen biegun arrived in south korea today ahead of tomorrow'sne pld meeting with north korean officials. diplomats from all three nations are expected to work on arrangements for a second summit between president donald trump anjonorth korean leader kim ng u.n. officials say there willuce discussionlearization and what progress has been made since the singapore summit last june president trump said last week e that he may reveal the dd location for the second summit during his state of the union speech on tuesday. pope francis made history tod,

and god bless the united states of america. k you very much. ♪ i saw her today at the reception handss of wine in her you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find you get what you need ♪ ♪ i saw her today at the reception a glass of wine in her hand i knew she was going to meet her connections you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want you can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find you get what you need is what is coming up today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. former obama administration secretary jack lew joins us to talk about the impact of sanctions. at 12:15 a form on the u.s. land to withdraw from afghanistan. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] week at a clock p.m. eastern on c-span, we look at the political careers of the four political leaders using c-span archi

i am proud to be here with you in the united states of america as your first lady. many of you in the room know what it feels like to be blessed with freedom after living under the oppression of socialism and communism. in venezuela, the people are on the brink of reclaiming their own liberty. today, we must let the venezuelan people hear us as one voice tonight. there is hope. we are free, and we pray together loudly and proudly that soon, the people of venezuela will be free, as well. [applause] my husband is here today because

of the green new deal legislation. it's still being worked on, so there's no final text yet. "together america we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united statesf america". (ken) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senator cory democratic new jersey crowded --little more yet. left. progressive energize the progressive left. (catherine) that was jason carroll reporting. there's no specific date set for the introduction of the green new deal legislation. it's still being worked on, so there's no final text yet. "together america we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". (ken) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senator cory booker announced today he is running. he released a video that shows him walking through his newark new jersey neighborhood. booker announced his candidacy on the first day of black history month and mentions the discrimination his family faced when he was growing up. at 49-years-old, booker is one of the youngest candidates from the senate. he is also unmarried an

america we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". rant) the pool of (grant) tuesday. tuesday. monday and levels on lower snow bring even showers could bring even lower snow levels on monday and tuesday. "together america we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". (grant) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senator cory booker announced today he is running. he released a video that shows him walking through his newark new jersey neighborhood... where he used to be the mayor. booker announced his candidacy on the first day of black history month and mentions the discrimination his family faced when he was growing up. at 49-years-old, booker is one of the youngest candidates from the senate. the stanford alum is vegan.... he's not married. today booker spoke to a crowd in newark after he announced his candidacy. he talked about his reasons for runinng. sen. cory booker/(d) presidential candidate: people in america are losing faith t

>> he is responsible for some of the busiest air space any where in the united states of america. the things he said to me is i have guys on my team that have peoples lives in their hand. it is one of the most important jobs with incredible stress. i don't want them to worry about paying their bills. i don't want them to were orry t anything else except for their jobs. 800,000 employees and their families were all effected in a negative way. there is a human story there. every one of those 800,000 people is a story. some peep they were fine. had to weather the storm. others i heard about people selling their cars, trying to auction things off just to have enough cash to pay their rent or pay for medical bills. this is a human thing. in america we can't say when democrats disagree with republicans this happened throughout our history we don't shut down the government. >> you have been pretty clear that you're okay with more money for a physical barrier as part of a comprehensive border security package. people are really hung up on the world wall. are you confident that this biparti

. >> i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. >> reporter: the silence was deafening. that's because president trump has split with america's closest allies on nearly every issue. nato, the inf treaty, climate change, free trade. house speaker nancy pelosi leading a congressional delegation here. >> the vice president is an articulate spokesperson for his point of view which is, i think, on the subject of iran, completely wrong. he did not get much response to it here, i'm happy to say. >> reporter: is the trump foreign policy creating a breach between the united states and our closest ground. i do think that it would be important though before pulling out of syria orinternational - nuclear treaty, that he would consult with our allies. >> reporter: unlike mike pence, germany's chancellor angela

it's about the possible and likely harm to the united states of america and our democracy. i have a serious es of question hope will connect more of these dots. is it your testimony that mr. trump had advanced knowledge of the russia wikileaks release of the dnc's e-mails? >> i cannot answer that in a yes or no. he had advanced notice that there was going to be a dump of e-mails. but at no time did i hear the specificity of what those e-mails were going to be. >> but you do testify today that he had advanced knowledge of their imminent release? >> that is what i had stated in my testimony. >> and that he cheered that outcome? >> yes, ma'am. >> did mr. trump likely share this information with his daughter, ivanka, son don jr.? >> i'm not aware of that. >> were they still involved in the russian tower deal? >> the company was involved in the deal. >> if his daughter and son are involved in the russian trump tower deal, is it possible the whole family is conflicted or compromised with a foreign adversary in the months before the election? >> yes. >> based on your experience wit

of that little girl. knows one home. and that's our state. and nly knows one home, that's the united states of america.cheers] >> walt whitman, the great wrote these once words. america singing the very carols i hear. for whitman, those were the mechanics, the carpenters, the masons, the shoe makers, and those carols are still being sung today. now also the songs of our sisters and brothers, a horus of different faiths, creeds, and ways of life. out of many, one. a motto, than america. of our e north star democracy. t is the north star of our effort. you to join this campaign. it is a home grown one. i don't know if you can even see our number because of the snow, amy at can text is this. i have great. -- grit. i have family, friends, neighbors. i have all of you who are willing to come out in the middle of winter. all of you who took the time to watch this from home. all of you who are willing to stand up and say people matter. i am asking you not to look down and not to look away anymore. i am asking you to look up. look at each other. look at the future before us. let us rise to the occasion and mee

today he said hey, i'm really worried about fighting foreign wars and let's focus on the united states of americai mean, we have to understand that the interest of the united states of america are best protected by force projection. you got to get out there and have those alliances like nato and have the tight regional alliances that help you not only predict but project power against those who are against the united states of america. russia, china, north korea, places like that. unless you do that, it doesn't do you any good to sit behind shutters in the united states of america. donald trump apparently nobody briefed him on that apparently. >> your information, you have been informative and frightening at the same time, both of you. thank you very much. we'll be right back. >> sure. is that for me? mhm aaaah! nooooo... nooooo... nooooo... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent than the leading ordinary brand. [son loudly clears throat] sigh [mom and dad laugh] bounty, the quicker picker upper. >>> "new york times" reports that while then-candid

of that little girl. she only knows one home, and that's our state. she only knows one home and that is the united states of americawalt whitman, the great american poet, wrote these words. "i hear america singing the varied carols i hear." for whitman, those were the songs of the mechanics, the carpenters, the masons, the shoemakers. those carols are still being sung today. they are now also the songs of our sisters and brothers, a chorus of different faiths, races, creeds, and lives. e pluribus unum, out of many, one. it is more than a motto, america. it is the north star of our democracy. it is the north star of our effort. i'm asking you to join this campaign. it is a homegrown one. i don't know if you can even see our numbers because of the snow, but you can text "amy" at 91990. i don't have a political machine. i don't come from money. what i do have is this -- i have grit. i have family, i have friends, i have neighbors, and i have all of you who are willing to come out in the middle of winter, all of you who took the time to watch us today from home, all of you who are willing to stand up and say, people ma

in the united states of america. we'll have fun with that with our next guest in a second. black face scandals continue to humiliate democrats in virginia. the governor and the attorney general both appearing in black face. the number two democrats in virginia has been accused of sexual assault and he's riding it out, too. democrats had a hell of a week. infanticide supporting socialists, all supported by the lying plagiarizing media. trump is going to feast on these people. here with reaction. republican congressman mark meadows. congressman, what did you think about my commentary at the top? >> you are spot on. we can laugh about it, but the american people need to sit up and take notice. the democrat party is shifting to the left, and they are serious about a lot of the

individual by wiki leaks and the russians it's about the possible and likely harm to the united states of america and our democracy i have a series of questions that i hope will connect more of these dots mr cohen is it your testimony that mr trump had advance knowledge of the russian wiki leaks release that the d.n.c. is emails. can't i cannot answer that in a yes or no he had advanced notice that there was going to be a dump of e-mails but no time did i hear the specificity of what those e-mails were going to be but you testified today that he had advance knowledge of their of their intimate imminent release that is whether you had stayed in my testimony and that he chaired that outcome. yes ma'am did mr tranquilly share this information with his daughter ivanka son john jr or jarrett questioner i'm not aware of that was ivanka jarrett or don jr still involved in the in the russian tower deal at that time the company was involved in the deal which meant that the family was involved in the deal if mr trump an order of ankara and sundown jr are involved in the run in the russian trump tower deal

it's about the possible and likely harm to the united states of america and our democracy. i have a series of questions that i hope will connect more of these dots. mr. cohen, is it your testimony that mr. trump had advanced knowledge of the russia wikileaks release of the dnc's e-mails? >> i cannot answer that in a yes or no. he had advanced notice that there was going to be a dump of e-mails, but at no time did i hear the specificity of what those e-mails were going to be. >> but you do testify today that he had advanced knowledge of their imminent release. >> that is what i had stated in my testimony. >> and that he cheered that outcome? >> yes, ma'am. >> did mr. trump likely share this information with his daughter ivanka, son don junior or jared kushner? >> i'm not aware of that. >> was ivanka, jared or don junior still involved in the russian tower deal at that time? >> the company was involved in the deal, which meant that the family was involved in the deal. >> if mr. trump and his daughter ivanka and son donald junior are involved in the russian trump tower deal, is

the most progressive government in the united states of america. we balance budgets, we have the most socially progressive accomplishments of any state in the nation and it is not even close the first big state to pass marriage equality. [applause] fifteen dollars of highest and miniature him wage the most aggressive building agenda in the state. a national agenda for organized labor which is under attack by the administration. and as a friend of the state of new york, the nation leading environmental agenda, the first free college tuition program that new york, the best paid family leave program in the nation. in the leader on gun safety. that is the state of new york. that is what you have done. [applause] what is more remarkable, we match that agenda for social progress with economic progress. it is a state of eight-point to million private sector jobs. that is the highest number of jobs that the state has ever had in its history. that is how many that is. that back. they will unemployment rate was 8.4% when we started it is now down to 3.9% toda

. >> shepard: arizona's biggest border city now threatening to sue the united states of america over a razor wire that the government just ran through its downtown. weave will show you why the mayor says he is worried that kids could get severely hurt. this is in a county that hillary clinton won with 70% of the vote. but the feds say somebody asked them to install this razor wire concertino wire from both sides ahead. we are live border in texas. hundreds of troops on the way because of what the caravan calls migrant caravan activity. reporting begins now. ♪ now, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: our reporting begins in the commonwealth of virginia where another day, another racist revelation involving yet another politician. a new one today. scandals are rocking the capital and the commonwealth's top three democrats are fighting to keep their jobs. the lieutenant governor justin fairfax hiring the same legal team that represented the supreme court justice brett kavanaugh when he also faced a sex assault accusation. this all comes after the lieutenant

the country and the iranian foreign minister joe as that is thing this is a circus by the united states of america so what we're seeing now is a is a mountain turns and ask a nation of the rhetoric between the iranian government on one hand and the attendees particularly the united states of america israel and the polish government here are some are also expecting there to be a discussion around israel and palestine but the palestinians are also and as well as other he is i believe. yes the reason why the policy is decided to walk are not only that the us are the muslim delegations and either to pull out or to send low level delegation to lodge a protest against what is happening here got words there the son in law of president donald trump. is going to brief. today in warsaw about his peace plan for the middle east i have to remind of viewers in the past that there were some leaks that these peace plan could deny the policy is to right to establish an independent state with east jerusalem as its capital this was cardinal for the palestinians and also the right for the palestinian refugees to retu

she arrived in the united states, that one of her grandsons would be a member of the united states congress, and the other would be candidacy for president of the united states of america. [applause] >> but that is america for you. cans a place where dreams come true. , a country that has propelled families from places all over the world to greater and greater opportunity and success. i am running for president because i want to make sure that the opportunities that were available for me are available for every american in this first century. i am running because of believe we need new leadership, new -- and and a believe because today it is clear that we are in danger of dropping that baton. because in to many ways, we're going backward instead of forward. the thing is, though, that if we want to move forward, it takes more than just rhetoric, it takes more than just political talking points, it will take vision. and the political will to make that vision possible. my vision for the country is the 21st century, america will be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest, and the most prosperous nation on earth. a few years ago when i was mayor of san antonio, i found my

i just want to say, may god continue to bless the united states of america. may god be with you as you go on to your day-to-day struggles and challenges and celebrations, and may god bless the united states of america. thank you all so much. [ applause ]may god continue to bless the united states of america, may god be with you as you go on to your day to day troubles and challenges and celebrations, may god bless the united states of america. thank you all so much. >> [ applause ] >> >> pleasure thank you. thank you. >>> hello everyone and welcome to the heritage foundation. i am the deputy director of the center for legal and judicial studies and before i came to the heritage foundation i worked forward for senator warren hatch author of the religious freedom restoration act. i came to washington 30 years ago just a few months before the supreme court heard arguments in a case titled employment division versus smith. following the decision in that case our organization help launch the coalition for the free exercise of religion and when he signed it into law

america, we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america. ense of common purpose, to focus on the common pain that we have all over this country. we can do better and i'm going to be in it to try to show folks when we come together, when we stand together bhrx we wor when we wok together there is nothing we can't do. >> bret: cory booker throwing his hand in the ring 2020 this is not the chris christie show he was the former newark governor. he waded in about circumstances. >> is he either going to win going away or is he going to flame out. there won't be an inbetween. the approach he is taking is he is going to rides above the fray. is he going to be talking about love and peace and uniting the country again. the question in my mind will be is the democratic party ready to have a happy warrior? i think he may have done every single show that there is, period. we're back with the panel. all right. morgan, cory booker adding his name to this growing list. >> so i agree with the governor there are two things that struck me in the announcement,

so we are here today, proud to be here in the well of the congress of the united states of america, but we understand that we didn't get here by ourselves and we are proud to celebrate black history, but we're also proud to acknowledge that black history includes the history of a lot of persons who were associated with our efforts to acquire our freedom, our liberties, and the opportunities that we enjoy today. madam speaker, i thank you very much for the time and i proudly yield back the time, such that you may continue with the business of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the alance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. green: i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. . those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands nd president trump and north korea's kim xiong un start the summit talks. watch the u.s.-north korea summit le

today,n this spirit that i announce my candidacy for president of the united states of america. -- >> i willk bring this soldier's principle to the white house, restoring the values of dignity, honor, and respect to the presidency, and, above all else, love for our people and love for our country. so i ask you to join me. join me in putting this spirit, this spirit of service above self at the forefront, and to stand up against the forces of greed and corruption. [cheers and applause] the road ahead will not be easy. the battles will be tough, the obstacles great. but i know that when we stand united by our love for our people and for our country, there is no obstacle we cannot overcome. there is no battle that we cannot win. john f. kennedy once said, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." we must heed this call to action today. at a time in our history where it is so badly needed. we must stand up. we must fight for the soul of our country. stand up against bought and paid for politicians who kowtow to special interests, selling their votes

how did the united states of america solve problems? we always solved it by innovation, and climate is a problem you can only true innovator way out of. -- truly innovate your way out of. this is my approach to politics. i consider myself a pragmatic idealist. i am thinking about where the world is going, how these tremendous processes of technological innovation are changing every aspect of our society. our economy, our national security, how we interact with each other as human beings, and i am thinking about how do we update the basic social compact in our society so more of our citizens can drive? that is not what is happening today. last year in our country, 80% of the capital manages venture-capital. went to 50 counties in the united states of america. there are 3100 counties in this country. 50 of them got 80% of the smart money. that is not a country of opportunity. that is a country of birth right. we have to be born in the right city, go to the right school to have a shot. it shouldn't surprise anyone this generation of america

. >> in the united states of america. >> in the united states of america. in politics because we're in the trump era where things that would be comic if they weren't dangerous or had such an impact on people's lives would only be comic. but it is tragic this is happening. the other thing that keeps coming up in the story was that dallas was hired by an outside committee and he entered into the harris campaign. mark harris testified in december that he helped supervise the hiring of dallas. so harris is not that far removed from any of this. although, dallas's stepdaughter, who is also a felofelon, has sa that harris -- >> by the way. >> exactly. was removed from all this. that the facts don't appear that that's the case. i think it's another reminder that u.s. politics right now in this era is degraded. >> all right. suzanne, put on your republican strategist hat. what do republicans do in this situation? >> what they should do is say, you know what, we should have another election and we're not putting up harris because we don't tolerate election fraud und

and the presidents of guatemala, panama, and a venezuela, along with the vice brazil and united states of america. i'll now turn the microphone over to the vice president of columbia. good morning. to each and everyone of you could allow me -- allow me to extend a warm greeting and thank you for your presence today. thank theso like to -- the president of welcome isand also excellently the president of welcome the presidents -- the presence of the u.s. vice president, mr. mike pence. underlineso like to the vice president of brazil. i wish to express the great joining theing here -- as aup as word representative of his people that. i would like to greet him with a show of hands. i would also like to thank the presence here of the vice tableer here at the head ambassador andan also to express my pleasure and gratitude for having with us two great friends of the inter-american system. talking about the secretary-general of the organization of american states, thank you for joining us. as well as the presence of our dear friend, the president of the inter-american bank. thank you for your presence.

valiant and noble and containing communism. >> the time has come for honest government in the united states of american miami richard m. nixon stood before the republican party. and for the second time in his life accepted their nomination for president of the united states. >> we hall begin vietnam. >> nixon was very two-faced about this. >> we all hope in this room that there is a chance that current negotiation may bring an honorable end to that war. >> in public in his acceptance speech at the republican convention said that he would do nothing to interfere with the chances for negotiating peace. >> and we will say nothing during this campaign that might destroy that chance. >> in secret however he did everything he could to make sure that peace talks could not start before election day. because peace talks were the biggest threat to his candidacy. >> that threat is fresh in nixon's mind. just hours before nixon accepted the nomination, lbj had called to congratulate him as the president watched the convention on tv from his texas ranch. >> so mr. preponderatsident, ho you? >> just fine. haven't h

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

this is someone who sr the most powerful law enforcement in united states of america. the subject of multi. lawsuits and his tennier. >> one of the things we want to know is is he willing and committed to doing his job? so if he's committed doing his job, he needs to recuse himself because remember he was on the air talkic for months and months before he got the position the doj that he did not believe a president could be indicted. etc. and also didn't believe that the mueller investigation made a lot of sense. so the question is until we have a perm nnlt attorney jennererge will this attorney general follow the law? >> are you confident a, the president has not interfered with him? there's reporting he berated him after one of the michael cohen filings. and there's questions about whether he has exercised any undue influence down the line, whether that's the mueller probe of the southern district. >> i don't have an ounce of con23dance. i real a don't. i dont know why we wouldx pect he would. one thing about the president is if you attempt to do your job as a member o