wilkie's family. president donald trump: thank you to vice president pence, mattis,y of defense johnny isakson, -- johnny, you have been working hard. thank you very much. we are thrilled to be here for the swearing-in of our new secretary of veterans affairs, a very, very important position. robert wilkie. i want to congratulate you. fantastic. my administration has been focused on serving the men and women who make freedom possible, veterans. they deserve only the best and they will have it under robert wilkie. i have no doubt. the three of us have no doubts. robert is join today by his beloved wife of 28 years, julie. inc. you, julie. his son adam. his sister dana. nephew in. sister-in-law carla. and brother-in-law stephen and his wife susan. thank you for being here. we are proud of him. anybody not proud? let me know now. [laughter] president trump: robert wilkie is the proud son of an army veteran. raisedimately of us are on the base of fort briggs, north carolina. a great place. on his daily wa

wilkie. i wanted to ask you something. i have, will not say the name of the newspaper. but i'm going to have the person reporting the story called me up. i spent probably 15 minutes, maybe as much is 20 minutes on the phone with him to talk about you. somehow, that insight was -- and much of your recent work history was not at all reported. mr. chair, without objection, i would like to submit an article that actually provides context written in 2002 that provides context for a statement that was asserted in the "washington post". i think it was out of context. >> without objection. >> there something else i want to ask you. and this may require that you have an incredible sense of history and a great memory. hopefully you will remember this. it was a recommendation in the nda a couple of years ago. at the time you are my senior advisor. and the specific amendment was related to providing same-sex spouses with veterans and social security benefits. you recall how you recommended the vote on th

wilkie. when you agree to take this job, whether any conditions attached? >> no, sir. no commissions. >> would have the economy to a fighter and deputies to carry out your vision at the va? >> yes, sir. >> are you empowered to do what you believe is best for veterans even if it has a disagreement with the president? you might guess, sir. i senator tillis noted, and i have been privileged to work for some of the most high-powered people in this town. dr. rice, dr. terry gates, general mattis comment they pay me for their opinion and they give them to them. >> is a mention in my statement, the secretary recently directed the independent inspector general to act as a subordinate. i can go through his direct quote, but do you think that is appropriate? the inspector general coming from the military life, the inspector general is an integral part of any military organization. i'm not familiar since i left va with all the particulars are talking about, but the ig is a partner, is not subordinate to

jillian: senate to confirm wilki e. exactly needs to be fixed at the agency at this point? here now veteran and radio talk show host kathy barnett, thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you for having me. rob: progress has been made at the va over the last couple of years. >> it has. rob: still more work to be done. >> many issues plaguing the democratic party -- the va department, chief among them egregious wait times, time and time again this is the number one issue that they have in their mind, it became a scandal back in 2014 when we heard story after story of veterans going into the va with mild, relatively mild issues but because of extended wait times those issues ballooned into life-threatening issues and we did see improvement under former va dr. david shulkin where he was able to reduce from 611,000 veterans who were waiting more than 125 days down to 86. jillian: why do you think it's a problem that seems to be unable to get resolved? >> bureaucracy. one of the things when i knew i was coming in here i pu

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in november 1940 roosevelt defeated his excellent republican opponent, wendell wilkie, and became the first american president to serve a third term in the white house. after the election he was bone tired from all the campaigning and speeches and in fact, he was so tired that many people in washington and around the country feared that he really was unengaged in the terrible world crisis. fortunately, roosevelt was surrounded by a brilliant team of advisors, secretary of war henry stimson, secretary of the navy frank knox, army chief of staff general george marshall and mabel chief of operations admiral stark. they admitted that it could be trying to work with their commander-in-chief and in november 1940 stimson wrote in his diary that the presidents mind did not seem to follow consecutive chain of thought and he seemed to have around from idea to idea and stimson said it was like chasing a beam of sunshine around a bacon. but, the simpson, quartet understood the need for a clearly focused strategic plan in a formal statement of priority and goals so that the army and navy chiefs an

rob: wilkie served in u.s.al reserve before becoming officer in air force, president trump picked wilkie after first choice jackson with drew nomination, he will replace shilkin who was fired earlier this year. president trump's supreme court nominee one step close the other nomination, turning more than 100-page questionnaire to committee, published writings and court filings, senate republicans are hope to go seat kavanaugh on the courts by the time term begins in october in the next session, he would replace anthony kennedy who will officially retire from the high court at the end of the month. jillian: incredible sunday for golf fans at the british open, tiger woods making great strides in comeback but falling short of 15th major win, tiger and classic sunday head shirt finishing 6 after holding full possession of the lead at one point yesterday but the day really belong today playing partner francesco mulinari, take a look. italian whipping first major shooting 8 under par. first major must be so exciting.

he talked about the confirmation of secretary robert wilkie to the va. there were nine no votes among democrats. this is the first time since this became a cabinet-level position, anyone voted no, is that correct? what does that say about the politicalization going on in the country? >> it shows you the far left that is in control right now in many parts of the democratic party are putting resistance over results. the secretary is immensely qualified for this. he actually led all of the personnel planning at the pentagon before coming over here. he knows what our troops need while they're in uniform and then once they have left and are continuing in our care as veterans and he is remarkably qualified. it is unfortunate democrats can't see past it. adam: he is a son of an infantryman who was wounded during vietnam. he understands what it is like families dealing with va on that basis and even jon tester voted yes for his appointment. what will happen in the states where president trump won by huge margins but democrats and republicans running for the sena

the incident happened tuesday morning on wilkie way. kron four's philippe djegal spoke to neighbors in that area who are especially concerned... because it's the second time something like this has happened in the past two weeks. (philippe)nats- a knock at the door goes unanswered. but the man knocking doesn't go away.cory zwerling/neighbor- "it's a little frightening." just after 11-30 tuesday morning... a woman on the 4000 block of wilkie way in palo alto walked into her living room after ignoring the door... she was terrified to see the man standing inside her house. she yelled and he ran away without taking any stuff. palo alto police believe he got in through an unlocked sliding back door.cory zwerling/neighbor- "we sort of know who are neighbors are and we sort of watch out for each other a little bit, and we gotta probably do that a little bit more." police did use a canine to search the area for the suspect but he got away.no name/neighbor- "before, we just never locked anything, you know, now i do -- i have kids by

wilkie he has dedicated his life to serving his country with honor and pride.perience in the department of defense. built bridges across the aisle, he has alienated some people and explains why nine democrats voted against his nomination yesterday including many considering presidential runs. cory booker, kamala harris, elizabeth warren and bernie sanders. the white house tells us today the president will focus his remarks on a totally positive message of the pro-defense, pro-veteran, pro-america but the most important part of his visit in kansas city today comes probably not at the vfw convention but at a fundraiser that he will be attending afterwards for josh hawley, the attorney general of missouri trying to inseat claire mccaskill from missouri's senate seat. hawley is a strong candidate running in a state where there trump won in 2016. here he is on "fox & friends" this morning. >> claire mccaskill won't support him on any issue or meet with judge brett kavanaugh. >> one thing to keep in mind missouri's reputation as a bellwether state. it voted for winne

they confirmed robert wilkie by a vote of9. 86- wilkie served in the air force and navy, a former aistant secretary of defense under president george w. bush ander brieflyd as acting v.a. secretary earlier this year afterhe president fired david shulkin. >>> just in the last 20 minut we learned a man shot in north d.c. this afternoon has died. it happened just blocks where thatd10-year-irl was gunned down last week, gunfire erupted at 53rd and east capital. no rest in that case or the murder of 10-year-old mckayia. wils >> i feel sad. >> reporter: pamela riley sometimes feels like a prisone in their house. she lives on 53ndrd street she's tired of gun violence. >> the reason feel sad is because it's going on too often. innocent people, you know, a getting killed. >> reporter: just today on her block, two men opened fire killing a menear this red jeep. it happened just five blocks away fromhe the 10-year-old was shot and killed. >> reporter: are you oncerned about your safety? >> all time. i like to sit on my search. >> reporter: investigators collected shell casings and questioned people

>> i do think robert wilkie is going to be easily confirmed.t v.a. secretary nominee to not receive unanimous vote. that's not a reflection of robert wilkie you have people like bernie sanders play political games. he already said he wouldn't support robert wilkie vote against him in committee. not because he doesn't like robert wilkie he is making a statement against trump. that's unfortunate. todd: if he is confirmed what does he need to do to turn the v.a. around? >> i think it's important to point out over the last year and a half president trump has been able to pass a lot of laws that languish under the previous administration. laws that fix the gi bill that increase choice for veterans. make it easier to fire bad va employees. all these laws need to be properly implemented. robert wilkie has to get in there and ensure all these great bills president trump signed into law are properly implemented and executed so the v.a. can better care for our veterans. todd: dan, we will eagerly await the vote. thank you for joining us and we appreciate

secretary, robert wilkie, he's going to be fantastic, who was just confirmed by the senate last nights, actually, that voted against him were all of the people super left that are running against me in two and a half years. every one of them. if you want to know who's running, just take a look at wilkie's score, because every single one of 'em, there'll be probably quite a few more, but in the senate that was it. but what a great vote, and he's going to do a fantastic job. there's been nothing more important to me. thank you. [applause] thank you. i also want to thank our acting v.a. secretary peter o'rourke for doing such a fantastic job in the meantime, holding down the fort until wilkie got approved. and peter is going to be joining the whole team, and they are doing numbers and they are doing the job with choice and with all of the other things that we've gotten approved. they're doing some job for our vets. it was a very important commitment that i made to you during the campaign, and we're fulfilling that commitment. several terrific members of congress are here today as well, g

the senate is set to consider )robert wilkie )s ) nomination this afternoon. wilkie earned high praise from most members of the veterans ) affairs committee in hearings last month, including several democrats. a follow up now.... "the pathway home" at the yountville veterans hospital will (not ( re-open. "the pathway home" stayed closed after the deadly shooting there in march. and now the non-profit says it will end its lease next month. back in march, an army vetern who had been treated for p-t- s-d at the pathway home - shot and killed three workers. the non-profit treated more than 500 veterans since it was founded a decade ago. some sad news for sports fans... former raiders head coach tony sparano died unexpectedly. he was only 56 years old. no word yet on the cause of death. he was working for the minnesota vikings at that team )s offensive coordinator. he was the intermin head coach in oakland in 20-14. still ahead and new this morning... elon musk says his fight about a unicorn - is over. the resolution he says he )s reached. also coming up: a brush f

wilkie not only demonstrated he has experience and leadership from the va. he also spoke in depth how he shares the president's vision to put veterans first. senators isaacson and tester, the committee chairman and ranking member respectively expressed their support. the white house expects the senate to move quickly to confirm robert wilkie as next va secretary upon his return. with that i will take your questions. reporter: sarah? call on me before my husband. >> i did for the record. >> reporter: [inaudible] >> i will not commit to that, i will say i take a question. >> you got it. maybe two. i think this is a big moment. reporter: president tweet about it? the whole dynamic. i digress. during the campaign the president said i am pro-life. i will be appointing pro-life judges. is the president still committed to appointing pro-life judges? >> as the president said last week he will not talk to judges about specific cases. he is looking for individuals that have the intellect, right temperament, that will uphold the constitution. >> senator susan collins w

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wilkie is already on the defensive. he has promised to oppose the efforts.ther problem is the work force. va employs more than 377,000 people with an additional 4,000 working outside the country. former secretary said there are about 45,000 job vacancies. this is a massive organization. joining us now is melissa, the chief policy. good morning. >> good morning. >>. >> you have interacted with him several times. do you think he's up to the task? is. >> i think he's highly intelligent. he's very thoughtful in his connection and wanting tone sure veterans are taken care of but he certainly has his hands full. >> vacancy, a lot of workers, budget short fall. but if you're an american veteran, a what's your biggest problem with the va now? >> it's access to care. va mission act that supposed to help resolve that, sun set the controversial choice program as you outlined earlier, that's something that our veterans tell us is their biggest challenge, getting va care, getting into the system. that's one of the biggest challenges he needs to reduce along with the suic

if you want to know who's running, just take a look at wilkie's score.l be probably quite a few more, but in the senate, that was it. what a great vote. he's going to do a fantastic job. there's been nothing more important to me. thank you. thank you. i also want to thank our acting va secretary peter o'rourke for doing such a fantastic job in the meantime, holding down the fort until wilkie got approved. peter is going to be joining the whole team. they are doing numbers, and they are doing a job with choice and with all of the other things we've gotten approved. they're doing some job for our vets. it was a very important commitment that i made to you during the campaign, and we're fulfilling that commitment. several terrific members of congress are here today as well, great friends of mine. they've helped me so much. we're joined by kevin yoder from kansas. incredible guy. kevin, what an incredible guy. and members of missouri's congressional delegation, vicky hartzler. along with your attorney general, hopefully your new senator to be, josh holly. we

also live on c-span2 the senate gambling in 3:00 eastern considering the nomination ofrobert wilkie to be secretary of veterans affairs and they will vote 5:30 . >> .. jim right inside will be marking the 60th anniversary of vanessa later in the day of the sentry would hear from you in a better nikki haley in israel's ambassador to the us at. they're attending the summit of the 70th anniversary of israel's independence on c-span3. waiting for this discussion on combating violent extremism to get underway. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> great group on a monday morning. thank you for coming. the great event today and i know we got people still trickling in but before we start i have a few comments. first, welcome to the center for strategic and international studies. my name is seth jones, director of the transnational threats project

the news with wilkie, how do you feel about thes this knowing that this is the agency that's been miredcontroversy and there's been a lot of controversy about how it should go. should follow a private sector or a mixture and absorb more private ways of doing business? >> first of all i think robert wilkie was an outstanding choice to be secretary and i'm glad he got confirmed. this is someone who served in uniform himself. he has family members who were wounded and he's worked in veteran policy most of his life but i think it's a good choice. he's bought into the trump reform agenda and he will make sure it's properly executed. i agree with where president trump wants to take the va print i believe there should be better integration with the private sector. veterans need to have choice meaning they can take their benefits in the private sector if that's what they want to do and it supported by 90% of veterans. unfortunately we have some people who don't want to see that happening but again at the end of the day i think that's where the va needs to go and it needs to be integrated with t

if you want to know who is running, just take a look at wilkie's score. will probably be more of them but in the senate, that was it. he will do a fantastic job and there's nothing more important than me. thank you. i also want to thank and peter will be joining the whole team, and they are doing a job with choice and all the other things that we have gotten approved. it's a very important commitment that i made to you during the campaign, and several terrific members of congress are here today as well. great friends of mine and, we are enjoying them so much. kevin yoder from kansas, what an incredible guy. and members of the congressional delegation, vickie hartzler, billy long, jason smith, along with your state's attorney general. hopefully, we need him so badly, hopefully your new senator to be, josh holly. we need him badly. in fact, josh, do me a favor and come up there for a second. this guy is a special man. come here, josh. come here. [applause] >> it's an incredible honor to be here today, thanks to all of you for your service and what you mean

wilkie's family. president donald trump: thank you to vice president pence, mattis,y of defense chairman

we have a book coming in september called the improbable wendell wilkie, which is this really revisionist biography about the 1940 presidential candidate where lewis says he has to be regarded as one of the most transformation political figures of the 20th century and this is all indiana-based. host: as well as it should be. what else do you have coming out this fall? guest: in july we have coming out the prison letters of nelson mandela, most of them unpublished. very historic event. former president obama speaking in south africa and we are publishing a book that shows winnie mandela nelson and letters with a gripping narrative of a hugely courageous irritant and that comes out in july. that's getting very significant attention. mary beer who you have covered before, the historian from cambridge is coming out with how do we look at arch, which is taking art around the world and it is a pocket size tour of the art world which is very much, i think, in line with your readers. egg book again for your kind of reader max booth who used to be quite a neocon and has written a book on the corro

wilkie's family. thankent donald trump: you to vice president pence, secretary of defense, chairman johnny isakson, -- johnny, you

can wilkie overhaul embattled agency? that is the question to ask.e. he is now the secretary. these first moves raising eyebrows for some folks. is he bringing his own leadership team from the pentagon where he was before, or is this a turn towards the status quo? >> i think it is important to point out there hasn't been an official announcement yesterday of any changes. this is reports in "the new york times" and "washington post" at this point. so things could change. things could change as we're talking right now. i would say this. i think the team in place in the va right now has generally done a great job advancing the president's agenda reforming fixing va. at tame same we supported robert wilkie to be the va secretary. i think he is competent leader. in conjunction with the white house to build a strong, united team to protect the president's agenda. the bottom line, the swamp, establishment here in d.c. will come after that agenda because they have really done a good job shaking things up at the va so far. we can't have any infighting at va l

today, the senate voted 86-9 to confirm robert wilkie as secretary of veterans affairs.kie is 55 years old. he served as assistant secretary of defense under president george w. bush. we turn now to the tour boat tragedy in missouri. today the boat was turned over i federal investigators. one issue being looked at is whether the operators violated coast guard rules by setting off as thunderstorms rolled in. omar villafranca is at table rock lake near branson. >> reporter: divers at table rock lake only needed a few hours to lift this submerged duck boat out of 80 feet of water. four days after a storm sank the boat and killed 17 people on board. >> oh, no. >> it's going under. >> i saw someone struggling. i went up to push up their feet so they could get help, but the waves were too big. i couldn't get back to save that person. >> reporter: loren smith was one of 14 survivors pulled from the water, but her brother and father didn't make it. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: smith says the captain never told the passengers to start taking safety precautions. >> water started f

wilkie said you have an insight into what works and what we need to fix the rate. have commitment and evil show what is necessary and what is lacking for quite some time so i look to working with you in your new capacity and i wish you well. >> we have a couple more questions for you. i have a few and so does senator tester. in your position, with major accomplishments are you proudest of as the secretary of defense and how does that prepare you for your take on the veterans administration? >> first of all, extraordinarily proud someone of this stature happened to serve. i'm very proud of the office of undersecretary defense proposal now readiness is now a place many people want to work. i mentioned walking for post and transformative leadership and i think that has begun to happen. in terms of accomplishments, and fleeing the exceptional family member for 132,000 military families who have children with exceptional needs, autism, mental health issues, cerebral palsy etc. with, getting them trained the reform of the defense health agency so that we no longer have t

robert wilkie who was sworn in yesterday as the new secretary of veterans affairs.ll consolidate, strengthen community care programs into single program to remove overlap and expand eligibility for family caregivers in a program that chiefly benefits veterans of all wars. he wants to give veterans access to walk-in care at other hospitals. provide flexibility which they can do so he will spell it out minutes from now. we're back minutes from now. only about 80% of your part b medicare costs, which means you may have to pay for the rest. that's where medicare supplement insurance comes in: to help pay for some of what medicare doesn't. learn how an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by united healthcare insurance company might be the right choice for you. a free decision guide is a great place to start. call today to request yours. so what makes an aarp medicare supplement plan unique? well, these are the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp and that's because they meet aarp's high standards of quality and service. you're also getting the gre

wilkie is currently the head of military personnel at the defense department.he has said he opposes privatizing the v-a health care system, an issue shulkin said led to his firing by the president. (grant)also new at 6.a brush fire erupted in southern california around 1 pm this afternoon... and within an hour grew to 45 acres. its burning in the pico canyon area of stevenson ranch in los angeles county. the forward progress of the fire was stopped at around 90 acres... and at last check the fire was 35 percent contained. (jrstone) coming up... the public pays tribute to a cal fire employee... who lost his life battling the wildfire near yosemite. (grant) and east bay congresswoman barbara lee is trying to do something in congress that no black woman has ever done before. (jrstone) and... the latest on the fast moving fire in milpitas that forced several evacuations and burned at least one building. you know when you're at ross shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to scho

this woman lives about a half mile away from wilkie way, on curtner avenue... where two-weeks ago police say another woman caught a man rummaging through her apartment. he too got away, but police released a sketch of what he looked like. investigators are looking into whether or not he is the same person involved in tuesday's incident.no name/neighbor- "if you see some, anything suspicious, you know, call the cops, or just don't open and try to lock everything up." police describe tuesdays suspect as a hispanic man between 17 and 21-years old... as tall as 5-11, weighing 150 pounds... last seen wearing a gray baseball hat. we spoke with the mayor who says she can't imagine these crimes happening in what is usually an uneventful neighborhood. in palo alto, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) a little girl who was diagnosed with a life threatening heart condition... now has a new heart. (ken) her successful pediatric heart transplant surgery marks the first for a children's hospital group here in the bay area.. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. sot

. >> in a few hours robert wilkie will be sworn in veterans affairs, wilkie to restructure leadership in an eferlt to start fixing long wait times and improving patient care in hospitals nationwide. >> time now 8 minutes until the top of the hour, americans being followed by a team of armed undercover air marshals, bret who has hunted america's most enemies says this is a good thing and praising the secret government program. jillian: yoga, sunshine, the maximum security jailhousing cold-blooded killers that's going holistic. yep, thanks guys. i think he might need some support. yes start them off right. with the school supplies they need at low prices all summer long. save $200 on this dell laptop at office depot officemax. a hotel can make or break a trip. and at expedia, we don't think you should be rushed into booking one. that's why we created expedia's add-on advantage. now after booking your flight, you unlock discounts on select hotels right until the day you leave. ♪ add-on advantage. discounted hotel rates when you add on to your trip. only when you book with expedia. >> wel

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this woman lives about a half mile away from wilkie way, on curtner avenue...re two-weeks ago police say another woman caught a man rummaging through her apartment. he too got police released a sketch of what he looked like. investigators are looking into whether or not he is the same person involved in tuesday's incident.no name/neighbor- "if you see some, anything suspicious, you know, call the cops, or just don't open and try to lock everything up." police describe tuesdays suspect as a hispanic man between 17 and 21-years old... as tall as 5-11, weighing 150 pounds... last seen wearing a gray baseball hat. we spoke with the mayor who says she can't imagine these crimes happening in what is uneventful neighborhood. in palo alto, philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) we now know the name of the east bay worker who fell 12-feet... down a cement mixer in union city. joel canela was flown to u-c davis after the accident. a co-worker tells kron-4 that canela's condition has worsened because of all of the dust he breathed in. the accident happened around four y

robert wilkie won the overwhelming majority vote for final approval.rd, marking the first time in the veteran's history a senator has rejected a nominee. senator bernie sanders solely voted against wilkie in a move more in trump's desire to privatize veterans health care than the nominee, himself the final vote could come as early as next week. >>> all right, let's get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. surfers dlierkts hurricane chris will provide -- delight, hurricane chris will provide swells all summer long? >> they will be in the water, no one else should. it's leading to a category 2. a well defined eye. you worry about it heading towards land. so it's not. we don't have to worry about that at all. with ein ed to worry about the beaches and the swells. >> that will be about it with chris. we will get severe weather out of this. we have a cold front that will head from canada down into minnesota, fargo, that's the latest this afternoon. you will welcome the rain, it will be very hot before that. tomorrow we take that front

in portofino, enjoying an ocean dip and getting a little shopping done with 15-year-old son james wilkie> also in portoino, jennifer aniston taking a break from shooting her new netflix movie "murder mystery" with adam sandler. adam brought his family along on location and soaked up some sun while his co-star kept hydrated poolside. and showed off some toned abs in a bright blue bikini. >> listen, this is vacation goals, everyone still ahead here -- >> ryan reynolds tells "e.t." the real story how he got brad pitt and celine dion to join "deadpool 2." >>> plus, where we just spotted brad at work with leonardo dicaprio. >>> and "mamma mia" sequel is a hit. >>> closed captioning provided by -- ♪ >>> that is leonardo dicaprio and brad pitt on the l.a. set of their upcoming quentin tarantino film "once upon a time in hollywood." >> as many of you know, brad makes a cameo in deadpool 2. ryan told me the real deal on how it all came about. >> don't call it a comeback, >> i was told all he wants is a cup of coffee. and i said like a franchise or just one individl coffee. and i was told one indi

this robert wilkie, pretty positive, he's a savvy washington political operative.sure he's a good man. they'll give him the benefit of the doubt. but he's got his hands full. i have personally felt over the years that the va, if you get into it, it's incredibly good health care. but there's national guard reserve troops all over the country who aren't near va facilities. i've wanted an option for our veterans to either go to the va or to civilian medicine like i do as a military retiree. so i hope that's on the table and not discounted unilaterally by the political debate. >> paul rykoff, what would be the problem of doing a voucher system? because there are geographic limits, as the general points out, on retired military around the country having access. >> it's generally too costly, it doesn't work, and most veterans don't want it. it's a great concept but the execution is questionable. the question is can we pull this off when the va is already overwhelmed. we don't know. it would be the great privatizing experiment. veterans organizations have universally expo

senate voted laay to confirm robert wilkie as secretary of verans' affairs. wilkie previously served as the department's acting secretary the presidt fired his predecessor, andrew shulkin, in march. on wall street, a mixed monday. the dow jones industrial average lost 13 pointso close at 25,044. the nasdaq rose 21 points, and the s & p 500 added five. and copenhagen, denmark is getting a taste of christmas in july. more than 150 santa clauses from around the world are in the city. they're attending the 61st c "world sanus congress", that runs for three days. the lookalikes are braving a heat wave in heavy suits and full beards. still to come on the "newshour," what's behind the president's tweet lashing out at iran.al s new right-wing government aims to stop the tide of migrants. a disorder affecting children whose mothers drink while pregnant. and much more. >> woodruff: the united states and iran ramped up the tough rhetoric towards one another, but where is it all heading? newshour foreign affairs correspondent nick scifirin has the story. >> schifrin: for

veterans affairs secretary nominee robert wilkie testifying at his senate confirmation hearing. >>> executives from t-mobile and sprint testify that a senate hearing looking into the proposed merger. it would form the country's second largest wireless carrier. they talked about how the deal would affect that of element of 5g technology. the merger is awaiting approval from the justice department and federal communications commission. this a senate judiciary subcommittee hearing is two hours and 20 minutes. >>> welcome to this hearing on this subcommittee on antitrust competition policy and consumer rights. before we start, i want to thank our ranking member and for her staff and their outstanding assistance in preparation for this hearing. i want to thank the chairman of the full judiciary committee for his support for this hearing. after senator clover shire and i each have an opportunity to give opening remarks, we will hear from our panel of witnesses. we will be hearing from each one of you. i will introduce each one of you briefly before that happens. then, after each of you has had a cha

wilkie was nominated to replace david shulkin fired in march. watch live coverage of the debate at 3:00 p.m. eastern and the senate confirmation vote at 5:30 p.m. eastern all on c-span2. >>> today nasa administrator jim bridenstein and to two nasa administrators talk about the space program on the 60th anniversary of the agency. from the center for strategic and international studies, live coverage starts at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, online at cspan.org and on the free c-span radio act. >>> supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span, watch any time on cspan.org or listen with the c-span radio app. >>> and now a discussion on russia's interference in the 2016 election. hosted by the atlantic council. this is just over an hour. >>> we had a wonderful session with senator john warner. i run the atlantic council. we put together today's events at the ask of senator warner. senator

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and the vote for veterans affair secretary robert wilkie was confirmed. >>> 463 parents separated from children aged 5 and older have been deported from the united states without their kids. administration officials claim those parents had an opportunity to bring their children with them, but immigrant advocates question if the parents fully understood what was happening. the federal judge ordered all families to be reunited by thursday. the administration says there have been 879 families reunited. nearly doubling the overall total since friday. >>> in portland, the mayor is warning people to leave the facility they have occupied for weeks or face removally police. now is the -- removal by police. now is the time to clear out. >>> thousands of pages of e-mails show interior secretary ryan zinke dismissing tourism benefits and discoveries in favor of shrinking national monuments for logging and energy development. the documents the interior department released this month and were retracted a day later. president trump significantly reduced two of utah's largest national monuments. >>>

today, the senate voted 86-9 to confirm robert wilkie as secretary of veterans of affairs. he served as assistant secretary of defense under george w. bush. >>> we turn now to the tour boat tragedy in missouri. today the boat was turned over to federal investigators. one issue being looked at is whether the operators violated coast guard rules by setting off as thunderstorms rolled in. omar villafranca is at table rock lake near branson. >> reporter: divers at table rock lake only needed a few hours to lift the submerged duck boat out of 80 feet of water. four days after a storm sank the boat and killed 17 people onboard. >> going under. >> i saw someone struggling. i went to push up their feet so they could get help, but the waves were too big. >> reporter: loren smith was one of 14 survivors pulled from the water, but her brother and father didn't make it. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: smith says the captain never told the passengers to start taking safety precautions. >> water started flooding in the boat right before it sank. everybody was in shock. the guy didn't tell u