[background chatter] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I am jim knotts, the president and ceo of the veterans vietnam fund, and i will be the master of ceremonies today. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the annual veterans day ceremony at the wall. Before we begin the formal program, i would like to recognize all of the goldstar family members we have with us today. The mothers, fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces,. Ephews, and sons and daughters all of those who have experienced the loss of a loved one and no all too well the sacrifices that our military families make. Waitinglly, to those for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing, thank you for joining us. [applause] jim knotts i would also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers. They are in the yellow jackets. And the staff from the Memorial Fund that they do all year round. They truly put everything they have to making the experience of every visitor at the wall as meaningful as it can be
[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Im the ceo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. I will be your master of ceremonies today. It is my pleasure to be the first to welcome you to the veterans day ceremony at the wall. Before we begin the formal program, i would like to the gold starof family members we have with us here today. Fathers, wives, siblings, spouses, nieces, nephews, and sons and daughters in touch. All of those who experienced the loss of a loved one and know all too well of the sacrifices that our military families make. To those still waiting for the return of their loved ones who are listed as missing. Thank you for joining us. [applause] id also like to take a moment to thank the wall volunteers, they are the folks you see in the Yellow Jackets and hats. Of the Vietnam Veter
Today a few things regarding north korea, one was in reference to what seemed like he was referring to kim jongun when he asked in a tweet, doesnt this guy have anything better to do with his life . Then a follow up tweet urging china to do more. Otherwise, besides his tweets, the president has been silent on the issue. All right, mola lenghi with the latest from the white house, thanks. As for what the president is doing today, he and fufrps lady, melania, hosted a picnic for military families at the white house, to celebrate the 4th of july. They also made a visit to the Trump National golf club in sterling, virginia. Tomorrow the president will embark on his second foreign trip since taking office, a fourday tour to poland and g20 summit in germany. A live look at San Francisco for you right now, fog is in the forecast for the bay areas biggest Fireworks Show and you see it there starting to creep in through the golden gate. Kpix 5 reporter joe vazquez at the pier, the threat of fog
Works, we will talk more specifically about the storms, and what to expect as we head in the rest of the week coming up in your full forecast in just a few minutes. We will see you then. Annual fourth of july party on the parkway kicks off at noon and it has been a fun packed afternoon for visitors. Eyewitness news reports leash a nieves has been on the parkway all day and shes with us now, tell us what comes next, alycia . Reporter well, jessica, in just a little while we can look forward to major performances, music legends and then big fire works show at 9 30 but all day long it has been nothing but fun for several who come here every year, and for some like myself hoff been here, come here for the first time. Party on the parkway. Happy fourth of july. Reporter for many in the region it is a tradition on the fourth of july. Always coming out here with family, enjoying music, festivities. Reporter for some others like myself, it is a new experience, navigating the five blocks of fun
Works, we will talk more specifically about the storms, and what to expect as we head in the rest of the week coming up in your full forecast in just a few minutes. We will see you then. Annual fourth of july party on the parkway kicks off at noon and it has been a fun packed afternoon for visitors. Eyewitness news reports leash a nieves has been on the parkway all day and shes with us now, tell us what comes next, alycia . Reporter well, jessica, in just a little while we can look forward to major performances, music legends and then big fire works show at 9 30 but all day long it has been nothing but fun for several who come here every year, and for some like myself hoff been here, come here for the first time. Party on the parkway. Happy fourth of july. Reporter for many in the region it is a tradition on the fourth of july. Always coming out here with family, enjoying music, festivities. Reporter for some others like myself, it is a new experience, navigating the five blocks of fun