They both say that they want that. They have both backed billions of dollars for it in the past. But for some reason now its a big problem. Much further south of the border today another story is playing out. The beginning of the end of the dictatorship of nicholas nis maduro who oversaw the death of democracy in his country and drove it into the ground, no food, no medicine, and, if you spoke up to complain, you were likely to be thrown in prison. Today President Trump announcing that the United States would no longer recognize maduro as venezuelas president one day after Vice President mike pence released a video to the venezuela people. The United States supports the courageous decision by juan guaido, the president of your National Assembly to assert that bodys constitutional powers, declare maduro a usurper and call for the establishment of a transitional government. Back in october the Vice President made this claim about the origins and potential backers of the growing migrant c
A seminal place in your life. It is a life thats been dedicated to the proposition that these democratic institutions, global institution, diplomacy were important pillars for our country. Whats the state of American Foreign policy now . Deeply challenged. Deeply challenged. To the point of being dangerous to our country. President trump has isolated america and taken us backwards in terms of institutions that were structured ever since world war ii to bring the world together today without any demonstration of how it will make america safer, why we need to do this. This false presumption that, quote, america first. Every president puts america first. But they dont do it in the same way that donald trump has where hes breaking things apart without any alternative that makes us safer. So in fact, the values that are contained within the United Nations and the city council and of the efforts weve made are the values that have helped us create a world in which far less violence is taking
Quote, off the bench. This is unfolding as congress is, yes, in recess. But the impeachment inquiry very much continues. Two more witnesses are expected to testify behind closed doors on capitol hill this week. And breaking overnight, the Trump Administration has ordered u. S. Troops to abandon their allies, withdrawing from Northern Syria, clearing the way for an invasion by turkey. Why is this notable . The kurds there, they did the hard work of fighting against isis there, now basically left behind. Lets begin with lauren foxx on capitol hill. Tell us what we know about the second whistleblower and whats described as direct knowledge of these efforts by this administration to connect aid and political favors to ukraine. Reporter thats right. A very Significant Development over the weekend with the second whistleblower. We know this person is a member of the intelligence community. We know that they spoke with the Inspector General of the intelligence community. But we dont know a to
are anxious to find so they re cooperative in all of. this very much so. with world war ii congress didn t give did to the department of defense until 2010. so we are playing catch up, again, developing the historical references, the research with which to be able to pursue certain cases. bret: two years after their remains were exhumed, officials were able to positively identify the three men killed on board the landing craft. one of them, and this is a great story, emporia, kansas, 19 years old, he will be buried on veterans day 2024, which would have been his 100th birthday. bret: wow. that s amazing. sergeant john hair wick. so, for that town and that family though are coming out? en masse. bret: corporal wolf was buried hometown in april. a memorial service will be held for tech hart wick in kansas at a later date. bret: many from world war ii are already buried overseas in cemeteries. what often happens after those
during the d-day invasion and thought to be missing in actiont year. tonight, we take a look at their stories and honor their sacrifice. [explosion] bret: nearly 73,000 u.s. troops landed in normandy on june 6th, 1944, more than 2500 were killed or were missing in action. [gunfire. bret: defense prisoner of war missing in action accounting agency has since identified seven of those missing soldiers. three were named in the last year. bret: are there still others yet to be identified. hundreds. the case of those three soldiers they were part of a landing craft on june 6th. bret: army corporal julius wolf. army sergeant john herrick and army hart wick were all part of the 149th engineer battalion on d-day. they boarded the same landing aircraft headed for omaha beach. the soldiers would never make it to battle. the vessel struck a mine as it was hit by artillery fire.