air force academy 2018 commencement speaker. secretary mattis previously served as a marine corps general and led central command. the family was held at the air force's academy falcon stadium outside of colorado springs. [applause] [applause] thank you. thank you very much. what a great day at the foot of the rocky mountains that reach up to the horizons and remind us there are unlimited horizons for those here sometimes held against their will, but will grant them emancipation. secretary wilson, thank you for the introduction. friend,goldstein, old to life, for inviting me out here forced dish to spend the day with you. i do have my three-hour speech and my 12-minute speech. i am trying to figure out which one to give, but as i look at the deadly looks on the faces of the graduates, i decided to go with the short version. congratulations to all of you cadets and to your families, the ones that have provided support to you as you pursue this great honor you are gaining her today, the graduation certificate that gives proof that

air force. it is going to be such an adventure that many others will and the you, what you have done. today, you follow in the footsteps of air force academy giants like our own secretary of wilson,force, secretary certainly general goldstein who i've served alongside, with great respect for his leadership. others,back to several from the first class in 1959. these were two of the leaders who led our nation with charge into space. of course, there is the indomitable lance she's on -- sijion receiving the medal of honor only a few short years after graduation. remembern, we have to it is because of the debt of creation -- dedication of your superioritymerica's strikes back to world war ii. the war that proved you can hold your line for your country. where the doolittle raid proved following pearl harbor that a stunned nation had airman who would come back swinging, keeping alive the spirit of resistance as our nation mobilized. thatre the same air force flew against the toughest possible oppositi

force or it -- air force. three decades, the armed forces have operated in a state of constant readiness. they deter aggression from north korea, they ensure navigation on the south side of the china sea, in europe, they stand forward against russia, they fight extremism and terrorism in iraq and syria. the air force is a critical element of each theater and many others. like its companion services, the air force operates in an environment that is global and scope and whose challenges are increasingly complex and demanding and lethal. today i must not only address counter insurance he and cap -- counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, but also conflict against significant powers. to prepare the air force for the battles of the future, our 24th secretary of the air force has outlined five priorities. cost-effective modernization, innovation, development of exceptional leadership, and the strengthening of alliances. that last priority is our focus this afternoon. in the world i just described the need for allies

an air force special operations unit for poor performance. did you know this guy at all? did you know anything about him? >> anderson: at the time, we didn't know anything. we... he showed up a couple days before the mission, so he was getting caught up on everything our previous air force controller had planned out. >> whitaker: half a mile away from anderson's group was army medic brandon branch and two green beret weapons sergeants: jason mcdonald, at 28, a veteran army ranger, and 24-year-old scott studenmund, the grandson of a u.s. senator who continued a family tradition of service by becoming a green beret. >> branch: once we got down in this area, there was like a small ditch that actually kind of ran down through here. >> whitaker: just before 8:00 in the evening, suddenly taliban fighters began shooting down into the ditch where brandon branch was with sergeants studenmund and mcdonald. >> branch: and then it just broke loose at that point. >> whitaker: captain anderson watched as the fire-fight erupted a half mile away. >> anderson

air force. for the past two years, congress has written a blank check fort army, providing end strength, increases not requested as part of the budget. we cannot continue this behavior. whether we agree the services need an increase or not is important for congress to understand what the long-term plans are. so we can have informed debate and make educated decisions about our military. i'd like to understand how the services would sustain this growth pattern over the next five years in an are a where finding quality applicants is becoming more and more difficult. congress must also understand how increased end strength will apply to the force. fill current gps and increase units in capabilities. i yield back. >> we will give each witness the opportunity to present his or her testimony and each memoranda opportunity to question the witnesses for five minutes. we would also respectfully remind the witnesses to summarize to the greatest extent possible the high points of your written testimony in f

when you say months before the air force one statement. that statement was -- i'm going off the top of my mind, somewhere around april 5th now you are saying months before. you are not specifically saying when. but you are saying post-election or are you not 100% sure? >> well, so look. i think as with much of the reporting that we've been doing over the last 15 month it is is an iterative process. i want to be clear on not going further. there's a lot we don't know t. is not clear, you know, we are not clear in terms of the sourcing that we have and exactly when he learned of the payment. we know it was well before the air force incident, you know, but my sense it may have been long before that. i don't want to go beyond what we know. the at time he denied it, he knew before. >> when we say months, he knew a long time before, it could have been before or after the election. you are not trying to weigh in on the about or post-election. just that he knew before he said he didn't. >> right. rudy giuliani addressed some of the question about

when you say months before the air force one statement, that air force one statement was -- i'm going off the top of my mind, i believe somewhere around april 5th. now you're saying months before, which means -- but you're not specifically saying when, but you are saying postelection or are you not 100% sure? >> well, so, look, i think as with much of the reporting that we've all been doing over the last 15 months, this is a process right, and i want to be clear on not going further that we do know. there's a lot of thing we don't know, it is not clear. i mean, you know we are not clear in terms of the sourcing that we have, exactly when he learned of the payment but we know it was well before the air force one incident, you know. my sense is that it may have been well long before that but i don't want to go beyond what we know. >> i'm just trying to make sure, when you say months so we understand the reporting fully. what you're saying is he knew a long time before. and it could have been before the election or maybe after the election. you're not trying to weigh in on post or before

and that is the "no" on air force one. the "no" refers to "no" at the time the payment occurred. so, i think she's saying that, in 2018, trump knew, but he was answering as if it were 2016 when he didn't know. ( laughter ) let me respond to that not as current stephen colbert but as the stephen from before i saw that clip: "i could not have a lower opinion of kellyanne conway." ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) that's true now. of course, stormy daniels isn't the only legal trouble that trump's in.

then the air force official shrugged his shoulders. maybe they are not ready. >> when people have been hostage in north korea they have their prerogative to wait a little while. there is two components to this. we heard from the secretary of state that these men are supposed to be in terribly health. we know from the pool that traveled -- >> we can see that, pardon. the president of the united states is now walking out. we have a live picture, you see the first lady, vice president, karen pence as well as mike mom pio. capompeo. can you see them? >> we can. these folks do well, always smiling. there are broad, broad smiles on everyone's face here as they are walking out. they are now some shouting questions from the white house pool which the president i don't think is going to walk over and talk to us. we'll take a second to see if he does. he's not. he's walking up to the plane. the door is now open. and we just saw a couple of folks walk out. it doesn't appear any of these are the security folks who just walked out. now we await the

we have got three of my colleagues from the air force. christina and cody, cadets and sergeant bradley. where are you? there you are. let us see, how many do we have from west point? about six or eight? 10? seven. ok. and the naval academy? eight or 10? 20. how many? 20? ok. seven and 20. and how about some of the other schools? >> vmi, sir. >> how many from vni? we have 10, 12, seven, and three. so it is about equal. [laughter] i'm going to change what i normally do. i normally tell a story about a rescue. one of the great stories of all time. and if you are interested, which i hope you are, because it is a very inspiring story. >> [a tone] >> must be a marine. [laughter] that reminds me, my marine friend bill is not here but he normally is. i always get it mixed up after all of these years. is the navy a part of the marines? >> the other way, sir. >> well, bill is always telling me that the marines represent the men's department of the navy. is that what you said? [laughter] you will like this one. i had a chance to fly one of these mar

air force? >> we coordinate with our partners in the air force a lot. we have a terrific partnership on both ranges. here we are at the 30th space wing. incredible hosts. the air force base is a wonderful place. when working a mission at vandenberg, i probably meet at least weekly. you will hear from the wing commander in just a little bit. his team is amazing. the level of support they provide for both the air force missions, obviously, but for other missions like the science missions and for commercial missions as well. there is a tremendous amount of coordination at my level, at the nasa headquarters level to the air force and pentagon level -- so, it is a great partnership. >> wonderful. a couple folks were asking -- what factors are determining the launch going from california instead of florida? and why aren't launches from the west coast to the planets as common as launches from the east coast? >> when nasa puts out a request for a proposal, we make an effort to match the vehicle to the performance required of the spacecraft. as i mentioned, the

air force? oure coordinate with partners in the air force a lot. we have a terrific partnership on both ranges. here we are at the 30th space wing. incredible hosts. the air force base is a wonderful place. when working a mission at probably meet at least weekly. you will hear from the wing commander in just a little bit. his team is amazing. the level of support they provide for both the air force missions, obviously, but for other missions like the science missions and for commercial missions as well. there is a tremendous amount of coordination at my level, at the nasa headquarters level to the air force and pentagon level -- so, it is a great partnership. >> wonderful. --ouple folks were asking what factors are determining the launch going from california instead of florida? and why aren't launches from the west coast to the planets as common as launches from the east coast? >> when nasa puts out a request for a proposal, we make an effort to match the vehicle to the performance required of the spacecraft. as i mentioned, the insight spacecraft

air force? >> i will take that. we coordinate with our partners in the air force a lot. we have a terrific partnership on both ranges. here we are at the 30th space wing. incredible hosts. vandenberg air force base is a wonderful place. when working a mission at vandenberg, i probably meet at least weekly, normally weekly contact. you will hear from the wing commander in just a little bit. his team is amazing. the level of support they provide for both air force missions, obviously, but for other missions like the science missions and for commercial missions as well. there is a tremendous amount of coordination at my level, at the nasa headquarters level to the air force and pentagon level -- so, it is a great partnership. >> wonderful. a couple folks were asking -- what factors are determining the launch going from california instead of florida? and why aren't launches from the west coast to the planets as common as launches from the east coast? >> i can take that. when nasa puts out a request for a proposal, we make an effort to match the vehicle to the performance req

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from eglin air force base. he took me to the airport in los angeles to catch a flight over to vietnam. he said -- steve, i am worried about you. i think you are going to go over and try to shoot down a mig and get yourself killed. and i said -- bob, don't worry. i will never see one. we never know, folks. that is what is so exciting. you know what, if we get there and we are not prepared, we won't be able to take advantage of the opportunities. what i am saying to you is prepare yourself every single day and savor and enjoy and appreciate every day. two, three people with dignity and respect. my goodness, if we could just do it. treat othersust the way we want to be treated, wouldn't it be a different world? we would not need any other roles, would we? does anyone know about usaa insurance? do you know who the founder of usaa was? he was the dean when i was a student at the academy. i got to know him well. he flew bombers in world war ii. he retired after 25 years in the military, a brilliant career and ended u

and air force aircraft. the f 18 received a lot of attention due to its problems in this area, it is not the only aircraft to experience such difficulties. the t-45 and t 6 also had issues. in the past, the f 32 went through a similar period. so it is important to keep calling on dod to solve this problem wherever it occurs. the mark also includes appropriate oversight of the f-35 program. first, it requires the secondary of defense provide a detailed cost estimate and schedule for the f-35 program's future upgrade efforts known as c 2d 2. it requires more information on what the dod is doing to make the f-35 more affordable to operate. both issues are just as important to the long-term health of the program as how many aircraft we're producing. the f-35 program is an important one. but no program should be immune from oversight by this committee. i believe the mark appropriately redirects the air force to continue the recap program while the service works to develop a next generation j star capability. in o

i had a brother in the 15th air force, he didn't survive. >> reporter: this man will the family to visit the graves of his father and grandfather. >> i don't want to ever forget about the people who sacrificed their lives for us. >> reporter: but some pay tribute several miles away at the hillside. each of the 4000 crosses is dedicated to the men and women who died in afghanistan and iraq. but the hillside did some private poverty and the -- property, and the owner plans to sell. the owner said it will be up to whoever buys the property as to what they would do with the crosses. >> my son, when he would come home from whatever assignment that he had with the air force, he always came by and he would salute the cross and say those are my brothers and sisters who gave their life. >> reporter: a memorial day vigil is scheduled for right here by the crosses this evening at 7:00 pen. >> i know a lot of people find comfort there, and is there any talk at all about moving it to another location? >> reporter: there hasn't been any talk of that as of yet. the only sort of alternative might be a s

is a zero tolerance for sexual assault across the air force. authorities are making sure all of the alleged victims in this case are now taken care of. the psychiatrist, they say, is a civilian contractor who worked for the air force. >>> the public outcry is growing. santa clara city councilman dominic caserta is facing pressure to resign over accusations of sexual harassment. among the people who want him out is the mayor. today the number of police complaints jumped from four to nine. a coalition of community groups also along with alleged current and former victims demanding that this campaign billboard be taken down. caserta is running for county supervisor. >> we should not be able to revictimize his victims every single time they pass this. >> eight other girls besides me filed a police complaint, and i think this is very serious. >> serious enough that the santa clara mayor says his behavior is unacceptable. >>> elon musk is setting the record straight about a tesla crash over the weekend. the model s slammed into the back of a fire tru

she asked him about it on air force one. in fact, she sitting where you aron nan yesterday asking the president that exact question on air force one. we played the tape. the president said no. he said flatly, no, i did not know about the payment. now he's telling us to go back and look at what he said. we'll roll the tape again, he's still going to say no because that's what happened, peter. i think that's a piece of the puzzle that the president is looking to sort of reshape, obviously. i'm also struck by john kelly speaking with reporters. i could probably count on one hand the number of times that he's spoken, peter, on the record, on camera to reporters. and clearly a sign that he's looking to get this train based on my reporterining back on tra >> reporter: what we just saw there was remarkable. i can't name -- and i've covered the white house for the last six years, the last time we saw a president stop before boarding air force one and gather up the pool of reporters an let it rip. >> he's done it a couple of times, p

president trump saying go back and look at what he said on air force one. we pulled the transcript. it was 30 days ago. when asked, he said he didn't know about the payment to stormy daniels and he didn't know where michael cohen got the money. did he clarify any of this today? >> not at all, david. the white house maintains when he made that statement you're talking about on air force one he didn't know at the time the money had gone to stormy daniels. this is despite the fact he had started making the payment shortly after the inauguration and the money came from his own accounts. the president said today he would release a timeline soon. we're waiting. >> we'll stay tuned for that. >> the other major development, cecelia, the president was also asked if he was willing to sit down with the special counsel robert mueller. here's what he said. >> i would say this -- i would love to speak. nobody wants to speak more than me. against my lawyers -- i have to find we're going to be treated fairly. everybody sees it now. it's a pure witch hunt. >> cecelia, president trump once again sayi

air force talking about they have a toll of drone warfare. they're not stances not only enough they cannot be a partner broker they have taken the seeds of not any out. of the solution they throw in this region to what is the listeners extremists in this region have been to think since and bravado them edition is a decision that actions more than any time before moderates and god of war people like me have been destroyed but it was such actions such fascism such opt out of sight being exhausted by israel and israel getting away with it i think this is opening the gates of hell in this region. in twenty four. you know bloody revolution to the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing move on a. revolution is always spontaneous or is it the way he. put the. school in the middle of the former ukrainian president recalls the events of twenty forty and. those who took. even that stood over five billion dollars to assist ukraine in these another call it will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic.

private air force studio that only the air force had access to and they filmed some twenty thousand different films most of which we've not actually seen there are actually archive footage that i fell in and been put in different videos that i've made that show what they were doing and what they were doing was actually selling a lot of propaganda through using big hollywood stars at the time for example jimmy stewart's actually in some of the laurel canyon the film footage the air forces lookout mountain studio atop laurel canyon was officially shut down in one nine hundred sixty s. there are some some connections for example the david allen has made in his book where scenes inside the canyon where you points out that a lot of the hollywood scene a lot of the music scene especially the precursor to the hippie revolution which you totals the world kenya seen most of those families jim morrison's dad was actually an admiral he was involved in the gulf talking false flag incident frank zappa's family actually worked at a bio warfare lout frank zappa grew up at the edgewood arsenal where his fath

air force drone operator turned whistleblower is the guest on sophie and. welcome to sophie and co and sophie shevardnadze the u.s. military is relying more and more on drone warfare look at this modern weaponry doing more harm than good brendan right into a forward grown operator in the u.s. military is with me today to share his experience. modern warfare can be found in mountain passes down near urban streets but their craft firing missiles over afghanistan can now be guided remotely from a base in nevada you know darkroom by computer screens or by a pilot in the skies what plays in the mind of a drawer operator before he hits the button is it easier to fly to the enemy thousands of miles away instead of face to face should those who engage in war be distanced from its dangers and consequences. brendon bryant who served in the u.s. air force as a drone operator welcome to our show it's really great to have you with us brenda hi. hey thank you for having me right out both obama and trump haven't raced drone warfare with strikes in somalia and yemen tripli

private air force studio that only the air force had access to and they filmed some twenty thousand different films most of which we've not actually seen there are actually archive footage that i felt have been put in different videos that i've made that show what they were doing and what they were doing was actually selling a lot of propaganda through using big hollywood stars at the time for example jimmy stewart's actually in some of the laurel canyon the film footage the air forces lookout mountain studio atop laurel canyon was officially shut down in one nine hundred sixty s. there are some some connections for example the david allen has made in his book where scenes inside the canyon where you points out that a lot of the hollywood scene a lot of the music scene especially the precursor to the hippie revolution which you totals the world kenya seen most of those families jim morrison's dad was actually an admiral who was involved in the gulf talking false flag incident frank zappa's family actually worked at a bio warfare lout frank zappa grew up at the edgewood arsenal his father was

air force. and at f.e. warren while this visiting pentagon official was there they actually staged a demonstration for him for how a missile security force squadron would force their way into a nuclear missile silo and retake it if some hostile power ever managed to get inside and try to commandeer one. very dramatic. the a.p. reports today that the actual squadron that demonstrated for the deputy defense secretary and reporters back in the day that commando break-in, retaking the missile silo thing that they demonstrated, that exact squadron that showed off for the deputy defense secretary, that squadron, those were the actual guys, these same people who we now know were all taking acid. 14 airmen disciplined in the lsd and live nuclear weapons scandal that broke today in the associated press. six of them are convicted at courts-martial. and how are you feeling about your nuclear security now? f.e. warren, where everybody was taking acid, that's one of the three nuclear missile sites that we've got in the

force base. where president trump has been meeting them as mentioned and will have more of course on the developments regarding north korea and the upcoming summit planned there let's recap what's happened so far three american prisoners released by north korea have landed and there's air force base where president trump greeted them that's what you've been watching live here on d w the prisoner release coming during that build up to expect a historic summit tween north korea and nine states the trio including a christian missionary and two men arrested while teaching at the foreign funded. university of science and technology. now these three spent one to two years in north korea prisons were led any state or tiffany's person. described their release as quote very exciting and as a gesture of goodwill on behalf of north korea. let's move on to some other news now on a day after president trump pulled the u.s. out of the iran nuclear accord tensions are rising on the front line that separates isr

the president on air force one, the first time he spoke about this case said he didn't know anything about it, that michael cohen handled it and any questions about it they would have to ask michael cohen. there's rudy giuliani tonight saying not only that the president reimbursed michael cohen but he also issued a blanket statement saying that donald trump knew that michael cohen was always handling these kinds of things for donald trump. >> lawrence, i'm familiar with the air force one statement, you had me on the night that they were made. we now find out that they are completely false, absolute lies about a very serious matter. you know, again, i don't know what to say. i mean, this is clear as day at this point what happened here. this is no minor issue. this is no situation where somebody will say or should say well, this is no big deal. the president of the united states and the people that are closest to him should not be lying to the american people about matters that are this significant. they just shouldn't. >> i want to take you to -- >> and that's before we even get to t

air force discussing their rise and use of drones by the u.s. military and the dangers implications of long distance warfare and that's it for this edition of sets and costs the next time. summit or no summit that's the question north korea's threat of a no show and signal for on june twelfth is a reminder to washington that north korea will not merely cave to american demands if there's going to be an agreement it's going to take time and patience. ten people have been killed and ten others injured after a student i will fire at a texas high school witnesses describe scenes of panic. you hear. israelis don't they just been scared i don't know what to do you know mark everything shut up my heart started beating real fast i didn't know what to do. the russian spies surrogate's propound is just a challenge from possible in the ukraine ten weeks after he was poisoned by nerve agent. and russian president vladimir putin hosts a meeting with german chancellor angela merkel would be a wrong nuclear deal at the top of the agenda however. it's not all a

that was the president there on air force one saying on air force one that he didn't know about that payment to stormy daniels. the person who doesn't have their facts straight here is the president himself. we can talk about rudy giuliani and sarah sanders and everyone who works in the white house all day long, it is the president who said this, and the president who is changing his story now even though right there being questioned by reporters, he said he didn't want to talk about that. >> look, the reporter who asked him great point, kaitlan, why are you changing your story, is the same reporter that skasked m that question on air force one. >> this all has to do with the michael cohen investigation. in 20 seconds, where is that investigation today? >> well, they're still going through, handing over documents. i think, john and poppy, it is important to think that really everything that the president, everything that rudy giuliani has said, really affects michael cohen. as of right now, there is nothing to indicate the president is facing any kind of charges or would face anythin

the president is on air force one heading to cleveland for a tax roundtable. but did he say anything to

air force records indicate these drug rings operated for months. it's another blow to the reputation of america's nuclear missile corps. tony dokoupil reports. >> reporter: f.e. warren base in wyoming is on the front line of america's nuclear defense, home of land-based nuclear missiles like these filmed by "60 minutes" in 2014, each 20 times more powerful than the bombs that destroyed hiroshima. they're supposed to be on high alert. but in documents obtained by cbs news, details on a drug ring base show some were just high, mostly on a psychedelic drug lsd. i absolutely just loved altering my mind, one airman testified at his court-martial. another said i didn't know if i was going to die that night or not and admitted he would not have been able to perform his duty in case of a nuclear security emergency. between 2015 and 2016 more than a dozen nuclear base personnel were found to have been abusing lsd and other drugs including cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana. none were accused of using lsd on the job. >> people are going to be affected on the jo

force studio in los angeles called lookout mountain movie studios film studios owned by the air force and they got. all the major producers and actors of the two. i'm of the forty's and fifty's we're talking about walt disney and john ford and marilyn monroe and a number of major actors to sign confidentiality agreements they were kinda having top secret clearance in the military ballot the films that they made in lookout mountain studio and they made over nineteen thousand films in that studio this was a private air force studio that only the air force had access to and they filmed some twenty thousand different films most of which we've not actually seen there are actually archive footage that i've felt and been put in different videos that i made that show what they were doing and what they were doing was actually selling a lot of propaganda through using because they were stars at the time for example jimmy stewart's actually in some of the laurel canyon the film footage the air force is lookout mountain studio atop laurel canyon was officially shut down in one nine hundred sixty

force studio in los angeles called lookout mountain movie studios film studios owned by the air force and they got. all the major producers and actors of the. time of the forty's and fifty's we're talking about walt disney and john ford and marilyn monroe and a number of major actors to sign confidentiality agreements they were kinda having top secret clearance in the military ballot the films that they made in lookout mountain studio and they made over nineteen thousand films in that studio this was a private air force studio that only the air force had access to and they filmed some twenty thousand different films most of which we've not actually seen there are actually archive footage that i felt that been put in different videos that i made that show what they were doing and what they were doing was actually selling a lot of propaganda through using big hollywood stars at the time for example jimmy stewart's actually in some of the laurel canyon the film footage the air force's lookout mountain studio atop laurel canyon was officially shut down in one nine hundred sixty s. there a

the air force sent more than 00 air men to walk the entire six-mile route where the grenades were probably lost, according to a statement fwrt local sheriff, but two weeks after it was lost, the box of explosives still have not been found. missing ordinance is a belt of linked grenades from the mk-19 automatic grenade launcher, this ammunition is specific to that launcher and will not operate in any other launching device without catastrophic failure so if you are watching tonight from north dakota and found a green metal crate don't open it. the air force didn't tell the local sheriff until three days after this thing went missing. now they are setting up tip line and offering $5,000 reward and making this public service announcement because any damage to the container could result in an explosion if you locate the box and find it in a damaged state the area should be evacuated immediately. again this is a box of live grenades dropped out of a bumpy truck on a road nobody noticed it. couldn't find it. didn't tell the local cops for three days. now it's been two weeks. uh-oh. and that is t

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excuse me -- >> you said on air force one that you didn't know anything about the payments. >> excuse me. excuse me. no, but you have to -- excuse me. you take a look at what i said. you go back and take a look. you'll see what i said. >> you said no when i asked you if you knew about the payment. >> excuse me. you take a look at what i said. >> speaking of taking a look, here is is what the president said on air force one back on april 5th, which "the new york times" referred to in its report tonight. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no, no. >> then why did michael cohen make it if there was no truth to the allegations? >> you'll have to ask michael cohen. michael's my attorney, and you'll have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money to make that payment? >> no, i don't know. >> meanwhile, there is new reporting tonight from "the wall street journal" about michael cohen and how he obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars during the election. the "journal" reports that public records show that cohen, quote, gained access to as much as $77

at the top of the show, you are reporting that prior to that scene on air force one from last month, from april, that before that, donald trump knew about the $130,000 payment. he knew specifically it was going to stormy daniels, and he knew the reason it was going to her, is that correct? >> correct. and, look, when you line up the time lines, that is what everybody assumed had been the case frankly when "the wall street journal" first reported about these payments. you know, i believe it was all the way back in january. you know, the fact that he knew about it was never really in question until he came out publicly and said, i had no idea, which really raised more questions than it did answers because how can you enter into a legal settlement, how can you enter into a binding settlement and a nondisclosure arrangement and have your lawyer make cash payments to somebody without your knowledge of it? so i mean by saying that, both the president and then subsequently rudy giuliani only muddied the waters. so, you know, by our reporting here tonight, it almost just sort of takes us bac

there was -- you know, go talk to my lawyer, michael cohen on air force one. rudy has made a liar out of his client. that's my first initial reaction. >> so, on-john -- so, now what? >> well, now what will be how trump respond to this, how he deals with it. we'll see what kind of relationship trump has are rudy as to how this will be very telling. i don't think lawyers really belong on television talking about what they're doing with their clients. it's very unusual. that looks like one of the shifts they're making in this operation now is to be much more political and much more public. apparently rudy's going to be the face of this. >> okay, mark preston you wanted to jump in? >> yeah, quickly. all through the trump campaign we heard trump saying i release my tacks, i release my taxes, i'll release my tacks once the audit is over. we heard him say 100% i'll sit down for an interview. let me tell you right now, i was fooled. he never had any any any desire to sit down for an interview. we're seeing the legal team take the shift. what we've seen what drum has d

i want to play that exchange on air force one so our viewers can understand what the president was responding to there when he was asked about that $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? why did michael cohen -- >> mike sell my attorney. you'll have to ask michael. >> do you know where he got the money? >> no, i don't know. >> brennan: the president said he also didn't know where the money came from. but now his attorney says it came from president trump. >> i go by the president's tweets here i'm not part of his legal team. i'll go by the president's tweet where he says that this money was through reimbursement through monthly retainers, that's what he was explaining to his tweet. i think the tweets are very important because three in a row that really covered the waterfront of this particular incident, this particular matter the way the president feels about the allegations, the way he feels about the nda being in full force and affect. really the motivation which is that people of wealth, we know people on other networks have paid

air force base in delaware. it is a pillar of our community in the first state, and a pillar of the air force community at large. the dover air force base is home to the 436th and the 512th airlift wings, representing over 4,000 active duty military and civilians. the 436 was recently recognized with the air force outstanding unit award. the award served as recognition of the exemplary work of the entire unit, led by colonel ethan griffin, who will unfortunately soon be leaving dover. along with supporting the missions of the two airlift wings, dover is also home to the charles c. carson center for mortgage wear affairs and carries out the solemn obligation of carry -- caring for our fallen heroes. mr. chair, it is right and fitting that the united states congress recognizes and acknowledges the incredible, important work of the dover air force base. i urge my colleagues to support this en bloc amendment package and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her tim

a clinical psychiatrist at travis air force is >>> thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> a clinical psychologist accused of sexually abusing female wrestlers he was treating for sexual assault. their psychiatrists preyed on them instead of helping them. he was ordered to stand trial. live at the travis air force base with a story you'll see only on nbc bay area. >> reporter: we got ahold of these court documents and they allege that he sexually assaulted a number of victims. it says he was a contract psychiatrist at travis air force base. between dates of 2013 and 2016. the documents allege he was primarily assigned to see military veterans, many of whom suffered from various forms of ptsd post deployment. his clients including victims whom he had been victims of sexual assaults themselves. during their deployment. one person coming forward in 20 final reporting to the solano county da that she was seeing him for sexual assault. the document says he treated her for exposure therapy. she explained exposure therapy was supposed to help her deal with

after telling the american people while on air force one that he did not know about any payment to stormy daniels, tonight, president trump now acknowledging he did reimburse his lawyer for that hush money. the questions now, how long has he known, and was that payment an effort to help him win the election? the president's new attorney, rudy giuliani, and what he said that surprised so many. >> oh, i didn't know he did. >>> also breaking tonight, michael cohen, whose office, home and hotel room were raided. this evening, abc news has now learned the fbi was monitoring cohen's calls, even before the raid. who he was calling, who was calling him? >>> also tonight, the police officer suspended, just hours after this video was made public. the suspect handcuffed and on the ground. the officer kicking him in the head. >>> several states bracing for severe storms as we come on the air, from texas up to the northeast. rob standing by with the new track. >>> the deadly mall shooting late today. images now coming in from the scene. >>> several officers in the hospital tonight after responding to

after telling the american people while on air force one that he did not know about any payment to stormy daniels, tonight, president trump now acknowledging he did reimburse his lawyer for that hush money. the questions now, how long has he known, and was that payment an effort to help him win the election? the president's new attorney, rudy giuliani, and what he said that surprised so many. >> oh, i didn't know he did. >>> also breaking tonight, michael cohen. this evening, abc news has now learned that the fbi was monitoring cohen's calls, even before the raid. who he was calling, who was calling him? >>> also tonight, the police officer suspended, just hours after this video was made public. the suspect handcuffed and on the ground. the officer kicking him in the head. >>> several states bracing for severe storms as we come on the air, from texas up to the northeast. rob standing by with the new track. >>> the deadly mall shooting late today. images now coming in from the scene. >>> several officers in the hospital tonight after responding to a call, the explosion while they were at t

air force tech sergeant john chapman was among the seven u.s. service members killed that day after a series of mistakes on what is now known as robert's ridge. chapman was shot returning to find navy seal neil roberts who slipped and fell out of their helicopter. initially thought to have been fatally injured. chapman was left by the retreating seals but appeared to fight on alone. the air force, which has not received a medal of honor since vietnam, has been pushing to award chapman the nation's highest medal for valor. >> we know now from those predator feeds that john chapman was not dead. he got back up. he kept fighting. he killed additional enemy forces. >> for years former air force secretary debra james pushed for chapman's air force cross to be upgraded. >> he paved the way for a safe -- the safe entry of the reinforcing forces that were coming in to follow-onto the battle. >> new evidence, the result of improved technology and analysis of images fed back from a drone flying above the attack site suggest that chapman fought on for more

blagojevich was eventually fired by trump on the show, but on air force one today, the president said this about him. "he's a democrat. he's not my party. but i thought that he was treated unfairly. he shouldn't have been put in

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all the arrival of those three americans and secretary of state pompei or at andrews air force base as is expected soon we'll bring you that live here on did obviously with us for that massive political changes underway in italy have investors a little bit anxious today well you know that italy is always a bit different people are used to that but now there are many open questions like will there be fresh elections after the loss of those in march ended in a hung parliament followed by two months of political deadlock all will italy but ups get an anti establishment anti euro and anti austerity government right now the chances of a populist government running into lee are looking more likely a prospect that not only alarms investors but also many ordinary italians. phobia cure phoneys day begins very early he sets over two in the morning while the rest of rome sleeps. greengrocer got used to it a long time ago what really. is the state of his country. yes i'm worried because not for me but for my daughter i have a ten year old daughter it was like this now i don't see how i can get bet