clothing. it was the minister. the man of the cloth, inspiring from the pulpit. burying the faithful periods he officiated over my son. counseling over the troubled. he was so good at understanding how to comfort other people. what if the minister is expected to be not a man of god at all? the minister role? the minister role. he was hiding behind that hat. a stranger in robes, caring got the devils business. i believe he prayed on vulnerable people. laying on hands where he said it. he would right into their bedroom. just who was he? reverend shermer was a small- town methodist preacher in eastern pennsylvania. he was our friend, our confident. just an all-around, good guy. he had seen the fresh young pastor going to an accomplished pastor. all the things he held my friends with the years. he watched his friend raise his family. they sang together many, many times. it seemed like the all-american couple. my mom and dad were people who
he s still making a bad bet that the conviction and the unity among the united states and our allies is partners will break down. he still doesn t understand that our commitment, our values, our freedom is something he could never, never, ever, ever walk away from. it s who we are. [ cheers and applause ] i mean it. it s who we are. it s who we are. throughout this horrific war, the people of lithuania, together with our baltic brethren have been among the most fierce champions of ukraine s right to a future of its own choosing, one that is free because you live so long with freedom denied, many of you who are older know better than anyone who precious the right to determine your own future is, precious to people everywhere, not just in ukraine, belarus, moldova georgia and all the places around the world where people continue to fight to make their voices heard. so my message, my message to all of you tonight is keep it up. keep it going. keep reminding the world of hope, th
five pm eastern. american voices with alicia menendez starts right now. thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello everyone, i m alicia menendez. breaking news as we come on the air tonight. air force one is touching down about an hour ago, the presidents arrival kicking off a week of high stakes talks in lithuania. you are looking at new video of the president in london just moments ago. it really starts tomorrow, where we are told he will take a full day of meetings with a sit down with the prime minister 10 downing street. then it is off to windsor castle for the first face to face meeting with a sitting u.s. president. on the agenda for president biden and king charles, fighting climate change. russia s war on ukraine, putin s aggression will be in the backdrop of the entire summit. the u.s. will send cluster moms to help fight. they are controversial, deadly weapons that weigh heavily on the presidents mind. it was a very difficult decision on my part. i discuss th
as where the republican contenders are campaigning today. good morning. welcome to way too early on this thursday, july 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we re learning new details this morning about the search of former president donald trump s mar-a-lago golf club carried out by federal agents last year after a less redacted version of the search warrant affidavit was made public late yesterday. the newly public portions of of the document reveal that the federal agents investigating trump s connection to classified materials told the judge who signed the search warrant that they were concerned the location of some of the documents were unknown. the affidavit indicates that justice department officials became concerned after viewing security camera video from mar-a-lago that they had obtained from trump s company. the affidavit reveals the video showed a trump employee since identified as aide and former white house valet walt nauta moving
to celebrate july 4th in several key battleground states. we ll show you how the presidential contenders marked the holiday. plus a federal judge orders the biden administration to stop talking with social media companies. what it means for the effort to tamp down misinformation about covid and so much more. and later which of these things is not like the other? looks like the gop needs to brush up on its social studies. how its twitter page mixed up the american flag. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we certainly hope you had a happy and safe july 4th. the white house celebrated america s independence yesterday with a barbecue, a concert, and of course plenty of fireworks. we re turning from a weekend at camp david, president joe biden addressed military members in the crowd who he called the protectors of democracy. you are the backbone, the reality of why we are