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I would like to juxtapose two children. Weve seen the photographs of the babies coming from south of the border. But ive also seen as of late a photograph of a child three years of age born in ukraine, came to this country with his father after his mother died. Grew up in brooklyn. Masters degree from harvard. Serves in the military. Purple heart recipient. There was no way to prognosticate at the time this child sought to enter the United States that he would become the person he is today. No way. One can but only imagine the number of children weve turned away who may have been of great benefit to our country. Immigrants have made america great. Not by themselves, but theyve been a part of the greatness of this country. And when i see the photograph of this baby being separated from a parent, crying, theres just no way to know what weve done when a person is seeking lawful asylum. In my research, i dont find any place where the c ....
Ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this occasion in word of prayer. Almighty god, champion of liberty and the oppressed, hear our prayers. You protect the righteous and bring justice to the flow. We gather today to honor the spirit of a warrior, who remained focused on the lives of his team and what needed to be done. He put the safety of others above his own, ran toward danger, and met it facetoface. Thank you for Master SergeantMatthew Williams, an exemplary of heroism, whose heart and soul were tested in battle, producing the stronger man we honor today. His character were revealed in a moment, and his example inspires us all. God bless matthew, is loving and devoted wife, their son, his extended family and comrades in arms here today. Let matthews life and legacy and this very metal be a reminder for us all to face our fears and find our own moments to sh ....
Court Justice John Roberts who is also the chancellor of the smithsonian were on hand for the ceremony. [applause] david thank you. On behalf of the board of regents of the smithsonian, i would like to welcome everyone here to the installation of the 14th secretary of the smithsonian, lonnie bunch. How many people here are associated with the smithsonian in one form or another, work at the smithsonian on a board or so forth . Ok. How many came to the smithsonian as a child . Ok. How many think the smithsonian is the most unifying organization in washington . [laughter] ok. [applause] so, we can all use a little unification. The nationals do a pretty good job, but nothing, nothing is as good as the smithsonian. [laughter] there is nobody that doesnt like the smithsonian. And that is true because of so much of the work all of you have done. Let me acknowledge the presence of our congressional regents who are here, senator lahe ....
Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States , accompanied by medal of honor recipient Master SergeantMatthew Williams, United States army. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this occasion in word of prayer. Almighty god, champion of liberty and the oppressed, hear our prayers. You protect the righteous and bring justice to the flow. We gather today to honor the spirit of a warrior, who remained focused on the lives of his team and what needed to be done. He put the safety of others above his own, ran toward danger, and met it facetoface. Thank you for Master SergeantMatthew Williams, an exemplary of heroism, whose heart and ....
Structures have been destroyed including 133 homes. Good evening. While the official count of homes lost in the fire has increased so also has the containment and as we mentioned crews have made more progress and reports tonight that the fire is 45 contained and that is a significant increase from 24 hours ago when containment was at 15 . More than 76,000 acres have burned since the fire broke out a week ago. Right now more than 5000 firefighters from across california and other states continue to work to extend containment. Cars screamed into windsor another communities is the widespread Evacuation Order was lifted. City workers in windsor including the mayor greeted returning residents with cheers and welcome home signs and Evacuation Orders were also lifted for geyserville and santa rosa allowing about 100,000 people to return home. We are in downtown windsor. The peop ....