Hello a speaker of the house. It is my pri hello, as speaker of the house it is my privilege to welcome you all to the celebration of awe inspiring courage and resilience. Today we gather virtually to bestow congresss highest honor, the congressional gold medal, on nearly 3000 american heroes merrills marauders. Let us salute the family and friends who have continued to tell the story of these brave warriors, and advocated for the recognition they deserve. Thank you to the u. S. Army leaders joining us today, including secretary of the Army Christine mormoth and army chief of staff general james mcconnell. Let us recognize the members of congress who worked to make this momentous event possible, including the late senator Johnny Isaacson, who showed his Great Respect for our veterans through his the leadership of Veterans Affairs committee. A champion of marauders legacy and former congressman, peter cain, also ever voice for our nations veterans. Finally, thank you to all of those joi
hello, everyone. i m kate bolduan. at this hour, we are in the home stretch. today is the final day of campaigning before voters start getting counted. candidates across the country are out in force as they should be of course. getting final face time with voters and their final opportunity to lock in any waiving votes. the mood understandably tense with so many razor tight races and so much on the line. republicans are growing increasingly confident they ll make major gains in congress and in governor s mansions across the country. the current and former presidents back on the trail again to try to boost turnout. president biden will be campaigning for democratic candidates in maryland today. former president trump will be in ohio for a rally for the republican senate candidate there. and another sign of justice how focused in voters are on this midterm, more than 40 million americans in 47 states have already cast their ballots in early voting. and when all of the votes are
hello, thank you so much for joining us. i m ana cabrera in new york. it s almost half time for the biden presidency. after tomorrow, it could be a whole different game on capitol hill. the strategy, the players, about to be put to the test. so far more than 41 million votes have already been cast in this midterm election. we are on top of all the critical matchups. let s start in nevada. gary tuchman is in clark county for us. a county that s poised to decide a key senate race that could decide which party controls the senate. and gary, snort cortez masto is considered one of the most vulnerable democratic senators up for re-election. can dems afford to lose her seat? reporter: well, that s right. you know, in this dynamic state with a population double over the last 25 years and tripled over the last 35 years, there are three high-profile races. but as you said, there s one that s above them all, the u.s. senate race. the democratic incumbent, catherine cortez masto, is c
Please welcome the speaker of the house of representatives. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based in his words on the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom tolerance, and justice. We know that world failed to emerge, especially in asia. And within a few years america was called upon to lead the free world against communist tyranny. President kennedy would later call this the long, twilight struggle. This struggle led us, first, to korea in the early 50s. Later it led us to vietnam, a country few americans at that time had ever heard of. Today, we g
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] john boehner thank you. Ladies and gentlemen distinguished guests, welcome to the United States capitol. In a few weeks americans will mark 70 years since the end of world war ii. When that war concluded on the deck of the battleship missouri, General Macarthur spoke of his great hope that the carnage of that war would be a foundation for a future based in his words on the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom tolerance, and justice. We know that world failed to emerge, especially in asia. And within a few years america was called upon to lead the free world against communist tyranny. President kennedy would later call this the long, twilight struggle. This struggle led us, first, to korea in the early 50s. Later it led us to vietnam, a country few americans at that time had ever heard of. Today, we gather to celebrate the vietnam commemoration and t