daughter out of school because he believed i would learn more about america at the town halls he held. imagine the veteran of four and government whose wisdom and courage were sought by distinguished men, with his eyes shining as happiness as he gave his blessing for his daughter's marriage. i lifted all. i note -- i lived it all. i know what defines him. i got to see it every day. john mccain was not defined by prison, why the navy, by the senate, by the republican party or any one of the deeds in his life. john mccain was defined i love -- by love. several of you have crossed swords with him or found yourselves on the receiving ends of his famous temper or doing their best at this moment to stay stone face. you know if john mccain were here, he would be using some word he learned in the navy while my mother jabbed him in embarrassment. he would stop talking but he would keep grinning. she was the only one who could do that. on their first day, when he did not know what sort of woman she was, he recited a poem about a prospector who welcomes his cremation as the only way to get

create an immigrant movement in the united states of america, and in the democratic caucus and the democratic party, and in many areas and places, economic, business spaces, educational spaces, and in this political space that is the congress of the united states, a genuine support and the majority for immigration reform. i have done, now that, now let me elected president that will implement immigration reform. secondly, the tragedy of puerto rico. there was always something special about the birthplace of your parents, just something. i wasn't born in puerto rico but my mom and dad were, and it has always held a special place in my heart and the hearts of my children. and i saw the devastation. i saw the terrible, poor, miserable, lame response of the federal government, the richest, most powerful, most technologically advanced nation in the world. and now we know thousands of people die from hurricane maria, and still the suffering continues. hundreds of thousands of people have fled the island with no opportunity of returning. so i will, after my daughter's election to the chic

united states of america. i request protocol to escort his excellency. >> on behalf of the general assembly, i have the honor to welcome to the united nations, his excellency donald trump, president of the united states of america. and to invite him to address the assembly. you have the floor, sir. president trump: madam president, mr. secretary general, world leaders, ambassadors, and distinguished delegates. ne year ago i stood before you for the first time in this grand hall. facing ed the threats our world and i presented a vision to achieve a brighter uture for all of humanity. today i share before the general assembly to share with you the extraordinary progress we have made. in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any you administration in the history f our country. so true. [laughter] president trump: didn't expect that reaction but that's ok. [applause] america's economy is booming like never before. since my election we have added $10 trillion in wealth, and the stock market is at an all-time high. in history. and jobless claims are at

give people an understanding of america . [applause] >> thank you very much. >> we are pleased to be joined on our set by fox and friends cohost an author brian kilmeade. brian kilmeade's third book is "andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans".dri should say third history book. just coming out on paperback. mr. kilmer- - what was the war 1812 about? >> arwe thought we were being disrespected in trade. they were trying to say they were british subjects and one of none of our merchant ships were safe. the british never felt they really lost the revolutionary war. they weren't getting out of middle america. they were radicalizing in america's of you a lot of the indian tribes. arming them and harassing them, stopping americans from moving westward. so there was a sense that we needed to get our pride back. it pushed madison into taking on britain in my view from some of my research, the view was they are so busy fighting napoleon. they won't want a war with us. they will realize what we want to have a quick end. man, did they want a war with us. they were powerful on the ground an

revolutionary war. to get out america america's you are definitely in so to push to have a quick end to it. those around then you will not fight them there but after the hear me for some but those battles did not have to happen to see old victory for america. i'm a member going to the white house is where the british were the white house that has ever to the ground and in but that even with those documents that we have. instead you will be separated so i thought how did we do this?ho what do we do that actually failed? then the more i research so to go from the american revolution to the civil war. >> then more of 1812. >> but to celebrate so we could afford this. within two and every fighter it is really cap we are on the ground in the world and the fact that in all military to quantify me with proof how do you know that they will go for the old victory? i was to meet bill jackson's journey. >> do you have a question? what the mountain and specific -- pacific time zone. >> here is a man from the revolutionary war. and then to be taken as prisoner in the revolutionary war. at 14 or 15 year

live in a socialist america. 42%. despite the fact that if you read your karl marx, socialism is the way point, the transition point to communism. it is not an end in and of itself. communism is perhaps the most destructive ideology the world has seen. hitler was evil. according to left-wing historians, you can read the details that the black book of communism, the ideology of socialism and communism cost the lives of more than 100 million souls. just the footnotes are shocking. stalin kills 8 million ukrainians by starving them to death. we have the khmer rouge killed 30% of the population. this is socialism. this is communism. we have to remind ourselves what the stakes are and how history tends to repeat itself and how we have people who will always come to undermine us. let me share another story, it is fresh. you do not have to go back in time. yesterday, i had the honor to host a national radio show i was guest hosting. i do not know how these guys got paid to do this. you talk for three hours and pick up a paycheck. it is great. i had lots of fun, it was going quickly, and the

liberty, a rickety biplane made of wood and fabric, the one aircraft america managed to produce for colonel billy mitchell's attack. back in washington and army captain named have arnold had been promoted to colonel to monitor the production of those planes. what he learned was how not to mobilize and equip an air force. after the war, america retreated across is protected oceans and demobilized. there was no stomach in america for large standing military forces. arnold went back to being a captain and got posted out west, demonstrating airpower by doing things like racing carrier pigeons to deliver messages. another veteran of the first world war was a second lieutenant named stuart simonton who got out and went into industry. two short decades later darkness descended again over europe and asia. in the second world war the light of its people and its industry and chose again to confront evil. by then general have arnold was in charge of building american air power. stuart simonton was one of the leading industrialists who would build the equipment needed by this new force. and aft

patriotism, principles and courage that characterize his magnificent life of service to america and to so many noble causes greater than himself. god many speed my friend. may angels sing you to your eternal home. [ applause ] >> reflections from a close friend joe lieberman. now we'll hear from former secretary of state dr. henry kissinger. 95 years old, henry kissinger. his watch just a bit shorter. >>> our country has had the good fortune that at times of national trial a few great personalities have emerged to remind us of our essential unity and inspire us to fulfill our sustaining values. john mccain was one of those gifts of destiny. april 1973.for the first time in and at a white house reinterception for prisoners returned from captivity in vietnam. he had been much on my mind during the negotiations to end the vietnam war. partly also because his father then commander in chief of the pacific command when briefing the president answered references to his son by saying only i pray for him. in the mccain's family, national service was its own reward. they did not allow for special t

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international development administrator mark green talks about his recent trip to latin america and what u.s. aid is doing to provide humanitarian aid and promote democracy within the region. the council of the americas hosted this event. >>> ladies and gentlemen, good morning. >> you can do better than that. good morning. >> good morning. >> there we go. my pastor does that all of the time. you can do better than that. welcome. welcome to the council of the americas for our conversation with mark green, the administrator of the u.s. agency for international development. we appreciate that you have all chosen to join us for this session today during a very important time in latin america. our high-level audience this morning is still with ambassadors and other senior government officials, private sector representatives and there may even be one or two u.s. aid contractors in the audience, as well. we also welcome c-span and other media outlets and appreciate your interest in covering the program today. for those of you inclined to clooif tweet this and encourage that, make sure you'

decline of what robbe jones called majority white christian america, although if you look at the demographics of course, the numbers still show that our religious minorities are quite small in number. for almost a decade the inclusive america project has examined this issue, and this year, we released a report entitled "plurlimp in perral" which has spsk resemblances for civil society at the community and state level. the book includes contributions by eboo patel, by john and by our panelist's colleague -- recommends are specifically targeted on strategies for allyship, resilience, and education for youth and religious diversity in schools, youth service organizations, and other places where young people congregate. this summer in aspen, we guarded a group of curriculum providers, and funders to see if we can facility partnerships to important bridging work in mobile communities. i'm so pleased to welcome ebe, earl and surey to the institute today. division laid out in eboo, book is constructive and it's a conversation we all need to be a part of. how do we accomplish polarizeiti

work with china instead of opposing china because america is china if you don't mind we're going to go through all three of those adams step by step but we'll start with trump. you mentioned w t o he wants to pull america out of the w here he was skeptical of their concessions from the very beginning when he became president if that actually happens if america is out of there and ization what would that mean for w t o and for the global economy here actually are some good news for you the good news is the rest of the world won't carry on with w t o. with or without the united states and just a few days ago i had a conversation with mr pascal lamy the former head of the world biggio for many years and he said kishore the wu can carry on without the united states and the unitas is surprisingly will pay a price if it leaves the deputy oh so this is where i think the united states should think very carefully because at the end of the day if you want to curb some of the unfair trade and economic practices of china and some of them are unfair clearly then he used to do you to change china

this is. from berlin tonight in the us bill cosby the man once known as america's dad is now branded a violent sexual predator the left court headed straight to jail after a judge sentenced the former t.v. star to between three and ten years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman also coming u.s. president takes america first to the united nations rejecting globalism and calling on world leaders to give iran the cold shoulder we'll have analysis of his address to the u.n. general assembly and germany's catholic church apologizes after a new report. begins children by priests germany's leading cardinal says the perpetrators must be brought to justice. i'm good to have you with us from america's down sexual predator tonight us comedian and former t.v. star bill cosby is in prison where he's been ordered to serve between three and ten years for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman the judge today declared to be a violent sexual predator which means he'll be subject to monitoring for the rest of his life he is the first celebrity to be locked up since the downfall of media

stager master ceremonies. [applause] >> hello, values voter of america. hillary clinton calls you deplorable and unredeemable. [applause] i see you have gotten over that. joe biden just called you the dredge of society. ironically in a speech about tolerance. at monday nights grammy awards you were compared to crackheads, but i have a different take on it. unlike democrat senator cory booker from new jersey you are spartacus. [applause] all right, now stop results in for some scintillating announcements we need to get some housekeeping things out of the way and then witt got absolute dynamite program for you this morning. we have been single locus but like you special thanks to our major sponsors and cosponsors of this, the 13th annual values voter summit barely read the names and then when i finish would just get one loud applause for everybody, okay? that would include fc our action, american association association action american values, family research council, christian healthcare ministry come united and first-time sponsor inspire investing also we are pleased to welcome ba

a project called inclusive america project concerned about the rise of islam phobia and growth of religious polarization. we began to study best practices and relationship of religion in the united states with concerns, interface aspect of it, that is the relationship between different branches of religion and also devised between people of faith and what some have called-- a term i'm starting to use which we heard this summer at aspen. religious polarization is the dna of the united states, not only embodied in the first amendment guaranteed to create exercise another establishment of anyone say, but is in the writing of the founders of the republic including george washington and thomas jefferson. quoting from eboo patel's new book in the us is the signature part of our constitutional system that people from different religious communities receive equal treatment under the law and in government policy. we see this in washington's promise quoted all possess like liberty of conscious and immunities and citizenship. it's enshrined in the virginia intellect ration of religious freed

education secretary arnie duncan discusses successes and failures of schools in america. as we wrap up our prime time programming at 11:00 p.m. with phyllis' reflection on her work in the feminist movement. that all happens tonight on c-span twos book tv, 48 hours of nonfiction author and books every weekend, television for serious readers and a reminder this week is full schedule is available on our website, book tv.org. >> good afternoon. delighted to see you all here this afternoon at the history stage of the 2018 national book festival. welcome. i am the director of publishing at the library of congress. before we welcome our next speaker i would like to ask you to take a moment and spend it with the device in your pocket or on your wrist, whether it is your phone or your watch for your camera, anything that makes noise. if you could take a minute and ask it to be silent, that would be terrific for all of us here. thank you. you may not know that the manuscript division in the library of congress has the official papers on 23 us presidents. the andrew jackson collection alone includes

voters of america doing? [applause] toit is my privilege introduce to you our next speaker this morning. do you know who it is? he is well known for stating that he is a christian, a conservative, and a republican in that order. [applause] >> let me say this, in the 20 years that i have known mike pence, i know this to be true. from the defining characteristics, he has served the citizens of indiana and now the united states since he was elected to congress in 2001. it came after two unsuccessful attempts, i know someone else who did not succeed the first time. i first met mike pence when he was hosting the mike pence show in indianapolis where he described himself as rush limbaugh on decaf. [laughter] >> i was a state legislator from louisiana that was asked you to find before the indiana legislature on some profamily policy. i remember the interview because he had an early morning show and for some reason he was coming to -- he wanted me to come into the studio rather than call in by home -- by phone. i allowed him to pick his time slot i am a forgiving person. he quickly became a lea

the senator's daughter, among others, taking aim at president trump. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> president trump respond later by tweeting, make america great again. plus, pressure points. president trump claims if democrats win back congress they'll overturn everything that we've done and they will do it quickly and violently. >> i hope there won't be violence. >> and warns he could step in the mueller investigation. >> i will get involved if i have to. >> this amid signs the white house is not prepared for what may be coming. my guests this morning, republican senator dan sullivan of alaska and democratic senator amy clobishire of minnesota. florida republicans pick a die-hard trump supporter. >> i was able to talk to the president. i want to thank him for his support. >> democrats choose an unapologetic socialist. this morning i will talk to democratic nominee andrew gillum. amy walter, national ed for to the cook political report. mark deibovick. kimberly atkins, chief washington correspondent for the bos

you to describe, where was america in the late 1930's on the eve of world war ii and where was radio? prof. byrnes: that is an important point in our history. because it is in the late 1930's that the u.s. for the first time had national media. you had four different radio networks, mutual, nbc blue, nbc red, and cbs. and that meant that basically anyone anywhere in america could hear the same thing. and that simply had never happened before in any political debate that the u.s. had engaged in, that you had national media that everyone in theory had access to. by 1939 or 1940, about 75% or so of the american people had radios. that was over 90% in urban areas. even people who do not have and their own radios probably knew somebody who did, and they could gather to listen to radio programming. it was the first time in so american history that you could reach everyone at once. steve: president franklin d. roosevelt died in 1945. if you travel to hyde park and take the tour, the historians will say president roosevelt never thought television was going to take off. he thought the radio

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the united states of america. and in the democratic caucus and in the democratic party and in many areas and spaces. economic business spaces, educational spaces, but most importantly in this political spores a genuine support and a majority for immigration reform. >> join us for our conversations with congressman bill schuster and luis gutierrez saturday at 10 pm eastern on c-span and c-span .org. and listen on the free c-span radio app. last weekend, vice president mike pence spoke at the 2018 boater summit in washington dc. during the speech, he responded to president obama's recent comments about economic growth under president trump and he talked about trump's foreign- policy initiative. this is 40 minutes. [ music ] >>> well, good morning. how is your morning going so far? well, let me tell you how hard the valued voters of america are doing? well, it is my privilege to introduce to you our next speaker this morning. do you know who it is? well, he is well known for stating that he is a christian, a conservative and a republican , in that order. [ applause ] and let me say th

dangerous weapons. we cannot allow a regime that chance death to america and that threatens israel with annihilation to possess the means to deliver a nuclear warhead. to any city on earth. just can't do it. we ask all nations to isolate iran's regime. as long as its aggression continues. and we ask all nations to support iran's people as they struggle to reclaim. their religious and righteous destiny. this year we also took another significant step forward in the middle east in recognition of every severin state. to determine its own capital i move the u.s. embassy in israel to jerusalem. the united states is committed to a future of peace and stability in the region including peace between the israelis and the palestinians. that aim is advanced. not harm by acknowledging the obvious facts. america's policy of principled realism means we will not be held hostage to old dog. discredited idea elegies and so-called experts who have been proven wrong over the years time. and time again. this is true not only in matters of peace. but in matters of prosperity. we believe that trade must be f

public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. air force secretary heather wilson spoke at the annual conference hosted by the air force association. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> doing something for a purpose . we gather here as airmen deeply committed to the defense of our country. thank you for your continued service to us all and, of course, larry spencer, thank you for your leadership of afa. it has been quite a year since the last afa conference. i want to publicly thank our en, chief goldstein and his wife, dawn. thank you for your good advice, your sense of purpose and sense of humor and to our master chief of the air force, chief wright and his wife, tanya, this guy keeps fixing things and you're a role model for all of us, chief, but i'm not going to be volunteering to be tased. [laughter] >> doing something for a purpose. sometimes, it'

of mine. a leader who i promise you has been fighting every day for the values that make america great. i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] v.p. pence: it really is great to be back. the last time i addressed the summit was in september of 2016. i wanted to come by today to say thank you. thank you for electing a president and majorities in the congress that have move this country forward to a more and on behalfion of my little family, thank for the honor you have afforded me to serve as your vice resident. [applause] v.p. pence: it's hard to believe it's been just two years since value voters delivered a great victory for the american people. i think there's only one way you can describe the last two years. it's been two years of action, two years of results, two years of promises made and promises kept. and we are just getting started. since election-- day job creators have already , created more than 4 million good paying jobs across this country, jobless claims have not been this low in nearly 50 years

more about america at the town halls he held across the country. imagine the elderly veteran of war and government whose wisdom and courage were sought by the most distinguished men of our time. with his eyes shining with happiness as he gave his blessing for his grown daughters marriage. you all have to imagine that. i don't have to because i lived at all. i know who he was. i know what defined him. i got to see it every single day of my blessed life. john mccain is not defined by prison, by the navy, by the senate, by the republican party or by any single one of the deeds in his absolutely extraordinary life. john mccain was defined by love. several of you out there and few have crossed words of them or found yourself on the receiving end of his famous temper, or at a cross to him on anything or right at this moment in your best to stay stonefaced. don't. you know full well if john mccain were in your shoes toda , he will be using some salty what he learned in the navy while my mother jabbed him in the arm in embarrassment. he would look back at her and grumble. and maybe stop talking

administration in the history of our country. america so true. i didn't expect the reaction but that's. the general reception by the audience was rather warm bloods more awkward moments were donald trump stressed that his country would not intervene in other nations affairs and basically said that washington will stop telling other countries what to do we reject the ideology of globalism and we embraced the doctrine of patriotism and almost immediately after that the american president got to doing just that germany will become totally dependent on russian energy if it does not immediately change course. all nations of the world should resist socialism. and the misery that it bring us to everyone. opec. and opec nations are as usual ripping off the rest of the world we want them to start lowering prices and they must contribute substantially to military protection from now on so many countries in the middle east. strongly supported my decision to withdraw the united states from the horrible two thousand and fifteen iran nuclear deal. the issue with iran is perhaps one of the most compl

new america and then about a year ago we were asked to lead new america so we are now independent and growing and stable. >> host: why were you asked to leave new america? >> guest: we were asked to leave new america because we released a statement of applauding and antitrust decision in europe against google. there were a lot of folks within new america who were from google that supported the new america think tank, so they were not happy with the statement and it was pressed upon us that we had to leave. >> host: is google one of those companies that concern you when it comes to the american economy and democracy and concentration of our? >> guest: what you have to understand is with a very wide ranging problem with concentration of power, heard much every sector in the political economy and the united states. has been highly concentrated over the last generation. this is true and retail, true of services, it's true of manufacturing. but the area that gives us most concern is because of the nature of the corporations and the power they have or the platform. this is google, facebook,

a resounding and unmistakable message of change and new direction for america. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> it's been just five days since democrats took control of both houses of congress but already the focus is shifting to the next big political prize, the white house. >> when the election season begins in 2007 the climate is good if you're republican. the war in iraq is very unpopular and many democrats think they can win. >> many democrats announcing intention for '08. >> you had a lot of democratic candidates. chris dodd. joe biden. you think it's going to be mcclinto hillary clinton's time. >> today on her website she made it official. >> i'm not just starting a campaign i'm beginning a conversation. >> after six years as a senator people poll she's got the skills to be president. >> i'm in to to win it with your help. >> she had a lot of experience, her president the popular president, she had all of the money, backers and big names. it looked like a pretty sure bet. >> senator barack obama threw his crowd into the ring today in springfield, illinois. >> one thing you can s

lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served. america does not boast because she has no need to. the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. love defined my father. as a young man, he wondered if he would measure up to his distinguished lineage. i miss him so badly. i want to tell him that he did. dad, i love you. i always have. all that i am, all that i hope, all that i dream is grounded in what you taught me. you loved me, and you showed me what love must be. my father is gone, and my sorrow is immense, but i know his life and i know it was great because it was good. >> some lives are so vivid, it's difficult to imagine them ended. some voices are so vibrant and distinctive, it's hard to think of them stilled. a man who seldom rested is laid to rest. at various points throughout his long career, john confronted policies and practices that he believed were unworthy of his country. to the face of those in authority, john mccain would insist we are better than this. america is better than this. >> john liked being unp

, no chance. america is such a great country. within a year, i was president of the american enterprise institute. you never know what life has in store for you. this is my 10th year as host of this event, and it's also my last. as many of you know, a few months ago i announced this is the last year of my presidency of aei. over the past 10 years, i given over 1000 public speeches, in service of our mission traveling all over this great country, talking about dignity and human potential, and gathering support for the magnificent work of aei scholars. who are, just like you, dedicated to principles of a free government and free society and the believe that america's values are a gift to the world. what a privilege it's been. when i first began this job, i was extremely nervous about speaking in public. i hadn't done it that much. it was something i needed to get better at. somebody give me a piece of advice. they told me to read a book, not a lofty piece of literature that our scholars produced, but rather a book on self-improvement. it's a famous book by dale carnegie, how to

willingness of iran and in your speech to the general assembly yesterday to welcome america back to the nego gating table if it except u.n. security council resolution two two three one which indorse the nuclear deal that resolution included language barring iran from launching ballistic missiles. capable of carrying nuclear weapons excuse me it used police in the me the sure. the question is here are you signaling that iran is willing if the united states on earth than to clear it all to cut back on iran's but list stick missile program. down was with the cheese even on them which i was just curious concerned there's nothing you know such a thing goes on a sergeant's. we. it's very clear what the issue has been and what has been discussed if somebody wants to. decided not to stand by its promises then that's their decision just keep your eyes clear of twenty to thirty one is illusionist. every lead want to clear one therefore what exists is that the united states has made a mistake if they want to. return to their original status. is their decision one day they will return sooner o

contributors to the book "historians on hamilton: how a blockbuster musical is restaging america's past" set out to answer the question -- how historically accurate is the play? the panel of historians also discuss the popularity of the topic and how the musical is being used in classrooms. this is about 80 minutes. >> it is my great pleasure and privilege to welcome you this evening to the home topic of the american revolution institute. -- thistiful evidence beautiful edifice has been home to the society of cincinnati for many years. we have a really special presentation for you this evening we are sure you will enjoy. i want to say a little bit about the american revolution institute for we launch in. basically, the institute was founded to educate society on the ideas and principles of the american revolution and the impact those ideas and principles have had on modern society, recognizing that the american revolution was really the catalyst and laid the foundation for western society's individual freedoms as we understand them today. probably in that context, the most significant e

america. i'm mark levin. this is "life, liberty & levin." i have a great guest. shelby steele. how are you, sir? >> i'm good. mark: great honor to see you. >> thanks for having me. mark: a fan of yours for years and years and years, first time we're meeting. >> it's mutual. mark: thank you. you are author, columnist, you've done documentary films, you're a senior fellow at stanford's hoover institution, you specialize in the study of race relation, multiculturalism, affirmative action, you were born in chicago, january 1, 1946. your father was a truck driver, met your mother ruth as a social worker working for the congress of racial equality. you hold a ph.d. in english from the university of utah, ma in socialology from southern illinois university. ba from koch college. latest book is great book too, shame, how america's past sins have polarized our country. you are a pretty courageous man in my view. you write things beautifully. your logic is outstanding. >> well, thank you. mark: and some people consider it controversial. i consider it common sense. you wrote a few months ago,

america doing? -- is my privilege to introduce you -- introduce to you the next speaker this morning. he is well known for stating he is a christian, a conservative, and a republican in that order. in the 20 years i have known mike pence, i have known that to be true. from those defining characteristics he has served nowcitizens of indiana and the united states of america since he was elected to congress in 2001. came after two unsuccessful attempts in 1988 and 1990. i first met mike pence in 1998 when he was the host of the mike pence show in indianapolis. he describes himself as rush limbaugh. i was a state legislator from louisiana. he had an early morning show and for some reason he wanted me to come into the studio raven: by phone. i am a forgiving person. he quickly became a leader in congress and served as the chair of the republican study committee. later as part of the leadership team. after arriving a few years after he did we reconnected. as i stand before you today i honestly cannot think of someone who would come alongside president donald trump and serve him with more h

>> on your screen is wye opening senator mike enzi about rural health care in america. waiting for more members to show up and democratic members and the ranking member on this sub committee is bernie sanders of vermont should get under way shortly. we'll use this opportunity to remind you of our coverage on c-span3 thursday morning of the senate judiciary hearing to hear about the sexual allegation sexual assault allegations and our coverage live thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> i'll open this roundtable on subcommittee rhyma subcommittee primary hearing and when senator sanders is here we'll give him an opportunity for an opening statement. >> and the experiences and costs and looking for solutions. one of the things i was appreciated by my people in wye onlying is when they complain to people they usually have some idea of how to solve it. sometimes they don't work and sometimes they're an excellent idea and sometimes they're in between there where there's an idea that just needs to be a little bit to see if it will work. i thank everybody for cominged it for this roundtable.

the reasons. we have brought peace and prosperity to america, economic growth is undeniable. the atlanta federal reserve estimated in the fourth quarter economic growth will hit 4.6%. unemployment is below 4%, economic growth above 4%, consumer confidence at the highest level in a long time. the jobless claims, i hope i got that right. the economy is undoubtably roaring, and to the military, to look out for things like funding border security with more work to do. and safety and security and prosperity and the contrast with the democratic message moving further left. you see that tuesday, the energy on the democratic party about abolishing ice, the all about socialized medicine, government health care plan, doubling taxes, bankrupting medicare on day one or both. their agenda, and the economic growth. peace and prosperity, versus poverty and insecurity. we have the right candidates, recruiting has been -- we did a great job recruiting candidates, she recruited 120 email candidates. great matchups, and record amounts of money and warmed up our campaign machine, we won eight of the

us from worldwide chaos. i think america appreciated that about him. he was america's first cool president. >> in 1963, kennedy's life was tragically cut short. but the jfk mystique lives on. >> he was frozen in time, like amber. that's what we now have is this idea of him as very cool because he never got past that. >> kennedy's cool defined the start of the 1960s. as the turbulent decade wore on, his mythology wasn't the last to be shaped by violence. by violen. . so you barely have to lift a finger. or a wing. tripadvisor. now i know you're thinking, "i don't want to hear about insurance." cause let's be honest, nobody likes dealing with insurance, right? which is why esurance hired me, dennis quaid, as their spokesperson because apparently, i'm highly likable. i like dennis quaid. awww. and they want me to let you know that, cue overdramatic music, they're on a mission to make insurance painless. excuse me, you dropped this. they know it's confusing. i literally have no idea what i'm getting, dennis quaid. that's why they're making it simple, man in cafe. and they know it's e

, democracy, and america's role in the world. he spoke at the eisenhower national historic site in gettysburg, pennsylvania. this is 40 minutes. host: welcome, everyone. we are at the eisenhower national historic site at gettysburg, pennsylvania. we have a complete program of world war i reenactors and soldiers, reenactment programs , as well as speakers. our next speaker is will englund. will is a veteran moscow correspondent for "the baltimore sun" and "the washington post." he is a winner of the pulitzer prize for investigative reporting as well. currently, he is a foreign desk editor at "the washington post." he will be taking leave this fall to teach at princeton. he lives in baltimore with his wife, who is also a journalist. while in moscow, he became interested in the year 1917, the year the united states entered the war and the year the russians left the war. and he wrote about the 1917 year and how it changed the world as well as how it changed world war i. he is going to talk about woodrow wilson and how he was going to make the world safe for democracy by leading the uni

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: figures from america's political elite — including three former presidents — pay tribute to us senator john mccain at a memorial service in washington. for all our differences, for all of the times we sparred, i never tried to hide, and i thinkjohn came to understand, the long—standing admiration that i had for him. there's a heavy police presence in chemnitz in germany at a march by thousands of far—right demonstrators. violence flared in the city after the death of a german—cuban man, blamed on immigrants. anger and condemnation as the us says it is stopping funding the un agency that helps palestinian refugees. also in the progamme: britain's queen visits the oldest highland games in scotland to open a new visitors‘ centre named after her son, prince charles. hello and welcome to world news today. former us presidents barack obama and george w bush have led tributes at a service for senatorjohn mccain at washington's national cathedral. the vietnam war hero, who was one of america's most high—profile politicians, died a

surprisingly good. at least to me. surprisingly good. >>> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> powerful eulogies for the great john mccain had the his daughter along with former presidents, i their not so subtle statements about the current commander and chief. >>> plus, the trump administration ending aid for palestinian refugees. israel operations the united states, the eu urging it to reconsider. >>> and in a rare move, the saudi coalition admits that mistakes were made in last month's deadly air strike rare strike killing dozens of children in yemen. more details on that story ahead. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell, the cnn "newsroom" starts right now. >>> around the world good day to you at 4:01 on the u.s. east coast. four days of memorial services nund the late senator john mccain will be laid to rest in the coming hours. on saturday there were displays of unity, friends, family, colleagues, many people ca