house passed legislation to build on the successes of the affordable care act and to expand american access to critical care. what a thought. president trump refuses to lead, he should at the least stop actively trying to sabotage the health care upon which millions are more dependent than ever. today our message is simple. americans'ing life-saving care because we cannot overcome this public health crisis without access to quality care. thank you for listening. stay safe. god bless. ♪ await the remarks for the fourth of july celebration. [cheers and applause] we are live at the white house.

♪ corps] [rat-a-tat military drumming] [applause] [airplanes overhead]

>> ladies and gentlemen, from the united states army golden knights, please welcome sergeant first class ryan reese. it is truly an honor to be here this evening. i would like to direct your attention overhead to the beatable sky behind us. our just dashed to the beautiful sky behind us and our distinctive bum body air -- but aircraft.mbardier the team leader is looking out the door the aircraft and the jumpers are out in the smokies on. we now have members of the army golden knights rapidly approaching speeds of 120 mile-per-hour. the initial part of the formation is the base.

it forms quickly as the jumpers use their hands, arms, legs and shoulders to safely complete the formation. they now separate and perform our maneuver. thees and gentlemen, highflying black and gold of your very own united states army parachute team, the golden knights. [applause] the aerial demonstration you are seeing tonight is designed to showcase the maneuverability of the human body, as it flies through the air, and while under canopy. these jumpers are performing three separate maneuvers for you this evening. one, was a mass formation we witnessed. ewo will be a side by sid canopy formation. three, the 1200 square-foot drop flag. jumpers performing this evening

are sergeant first class trey kollek. sergeant first class chad riddlebaugh. staff sergeant morgan george. and sergeant first class ryan or mark. -- orourke. and the difficult 1200 square-foot drop flag maneuver, the team leader of the demonstration team, flying the predominantly lack and gold canopy, sergeant first class roman grijalva. gold.k and [applause] at 1000 feet these jumpers can hear you very well. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, now our national anthem. drumming] ♪ oh, say can you see, by the

dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, or the ramparts we the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. in the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there. star-spangledr banner yet wave, free, andand of the the brave. ♪

♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [explosions firing] [applause] pres. trump: wow, are you

having a good time? members ofcongress, my cabinet and my fellow americans, the first lady and i are delighted to welcome you to the second annual salute to america. [applause] on this wonderful day, we celebrate our history, our our greatr heritage, american flag, and our freedom. everyone.of july to [applause] i want to thank that u.s. army golden knights for that truly inspiring display, true medicine talent. -- tremendous talent. the golden knights and the armed

forces, you have earned the internal gratitude of our entire nation. 44 years ago in philadelphia, the 56 signers of our declaration of independence pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to boldly proclaim this eternal truth, that we are all made equal by god. [applause] to the courage of those 1776, then july4, american republic stands today as the greatest, most exceptional, and most virtuous nation in the history of the world. factories haver revolutionized industries and lifted millions into prosperity.

our artists, architects and engineers have inspired the globe with transcendent works of beauty. american heroes defeated the fascists,hroned the toppled the communists, saved american values, upheld american principles. terroristsdown the to the ends of the earth. ofare now in the process defeating our left, radicals, people who in many instances have no clue. [applause] scientists,s, doctors and researchers have improved the lives of billions

and billions of people all around the world. plantede astronauts, the american flag on the moon. and america will be the first nation to land on mars. [applause] today areans living the heirs of this magnificent legacy. descendents of the most daring and courageous people ever to walk on the face of the earth. we inherit their towering confidence, unwavering enthusiasm, their unbridled ambition, and their unrelenting optimism. this is the untamed spirit that built this glorious nation. and this is the spirit that

burns brightly within the soul of every american. that is why we pay tribute to generations of american heroes, whose names are on our monuments and memorials and in the pages of history and in the hearts of a very grateful people. allow anyone to erase our history, to indoctrinate our children or trample on our freedoms. [applause] we will safeguard our values. traditions, customs, and believes. we will-- beliefs. we will teach our children to cherish and adore our country so they can build our future together.

together we will fight for the american dream. and we will defend, protect and america. in 1492, columbus discovered america. jobs are coming back to work like never before. the power of tariffs imposed on have enabled us to make trade deals where there were none, tens of billions of paid by the same countries. hit bynd then, we got the virus.

progress,de a lot of our strategy is moving along well. we have learned a lot. we have learned how to put out the flame. we have made ventilators where -- by the tens of thousands, to the point that we have far more than we need, and we are now distribute in them too many countries -- to many countries as a gesture of goodwill. likewise, testing. virus now we have tested almost 40 million people. -- s doing, we showcases 99% of which are

harmless results, that no other country can show because no other country has been testing that we have, not in terms of the numbers. we, like everything else, have become the manufacturer on record for ventilators. we have the most testing anywhere in the world. and we are producing gowns and masks and surgical equipment in forcountry, where here to it was almost exclusively made in foreign lands, in particular, where, ironically, this virus and others came from. tospread all over the world 189 countries.

and china, with respect to wellies we are now doing and are in deep testing on vaccines and treatments and therapeutics. i want to send our thanks to the scientists and researchers around the country, and even around the world. they are at the forefront of our historic effort to rapidly develop and deliver life-saving treatments and, ultimately, a vaccine. nation'sleashing our scientific brilliance. and we will likely have a therapeutic and/or vaccine solution before the end of the year. [applause] grateful to be joined this evening by

americans. battling on the front lines to kill the virus, i want to say america thanks you. please stand. [applause] thank you very much. people. thesent are great and brilliant people. and brave people. [applause] liftingment is based on all citizens to reach their fullest god-given potential. never forget we are one family. and when nation. this rich heritage belongs to everyone, young and old, first-generation, american, we want to go from first generation to 10th generation, it matters we are are american,

from the usa. [applause] tos great heritage belongs those of every background and of every walk of life, no matter our race, color, religion or america. and one we put america first. we will not allow anyone to divide our citizens by race or background. we will not allow them to foment hate. distrust, we will hold fast and true to the sacred loyalties that link us all as neighbors, as americans, and is patriots in every age. there have boys been those who seek to lie about the past in order to gain power in the present -- there have always

been those who seek to lie about the past in order to gain power in the present. those who lie about our history or want us to be ashamed of who we are not interested in justice or healing, their goal is demolition, our goal is not to country on greatest earth, what we have built, the united states of america, to build a future. for every family is safe. where every child is surrounded by love. where every community has equal opportunity. and every citizen enjoys great and everlasting dignity. is not a burden to be cast away, not a miraculous foundation that will lift us to the next great summit of human

endeavor, this incredible story of progress is the story of each generation picking up where the last finished links by time, fate, and the bonds of our affection. those who would sever those bonds would cut us from the wisdom, courage, love and devotion, that gave us everything we are today. and everything we strive for. tomorrow, we cannot let that happen. we will not throw away our heroes, we will honor them and we will prove worthy of their sacrifice. [applause] whome also say to the media

label opponents as racist, who condemn citizens who offer a defense of american unity. that is what our people are doing. we want a clear and faithful history andmerican unity. these charges, [indiscernible] have even their lives for america. people more principled than you.

the young men who raise the flag at a wargame a, and most --the young men who raised the flag at and those in the civil war who perished, and in .ther wars, their memory fought and we will not let the legacy be tarnished. the more you lie, the more you slander, the more you try to do the moredivide -- tr divide,to demean and the more we will tell the truth.

andore you lie, demean, collude, the more credibility you lose. we want to bring the country together. taskpen media makes this an easy one. country united, what we all want -- what do we all want? education, law and justice,fety, equal liberty,- religious faith, family, happy and safe communities, great jobs. and we want to be respected by the rest of the world.

we should all want the same thing -- how could be any different than those things? the more bitter you become, we appeal to love and patriotism. we rise above your hate to build a better future for every child in our great country, to celebrate america's majestic inheritance. i signed an executive order to , the nationalent guard and of american heroes -- the national garden of american heroes, and outdoor garden that will feature statues of americans. we will honor extraordinary citizens from every community and every place, and from every , great men nation

and great women, people we can look up to forever, families will be able to walk among the statues of titans and we have already selected the first 30 andcies and 30 legends white we start with a man who has been very -- who to or three years ago, and especially five or six years ago, people would to disturb his legacy would have been impossible, george washington. thomas ross. alexander

franklin.benjamin [applause] madison.s. james dolley madison. frederick douglass. [applause] abraham lincoln. [applause] harriet tubman. [applause] harriet beecher stone. -- stowe. joshua lawrence chamberlain. clara barton. daniel boone. davy crockett. [applause] henry clay susan b anthony. booker t. washington. wright, whowilbur

are looking down and you are going to see some planes like you have never seen before because we built them better than anyone in the world,, the greatest air force the greatest fighters, the greatest everything, you're going to be seeing something, i just wonder what orville and wilbur would have been thinking if they ever got to see that, but they are looking, they are checking it out right now along with us. amelia earhart. [applause] athlete no matter where he went he was the best athlete, jackie robinson. patton. patton, general he did not know how to lose. general douglas macarthur. audie murphy.- the great billy graham.

king.rtin luther [applause] president ronald reagan. [applause] christa mcauliffe. .nd antonin scalia a a few of the people we will be naming and things are subject to change but once we make that decision, those great names are going to be up there and not coming down. they have just been an incredible group. and we are going to do this in a very democratic way, frankly. we are going to take names and suggestions and have committees and pick the greatest people this country has ever known. the most respected people, the people that helped us the most and the people we can look up to and that our children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren can look up

to into the future and they can say, isn't america a tremendous place? so thank you, that will be very exciting. the patriots who built our country were not balance, -- not they were heroes whose courageous deeds improved the earth beyond measure. the beauty and glory of our constitutional system is that it gives the tools to fight injustice, to heal division and to continue the work of our founding fathers by expanding and growing the blessings of america. if you believe injustice, if you believe in freedom, if you believe in peace, you must cherish the principles of our founding, and the text of our constitution. as our founding in our , a foundation upon

which progress is achieved. that is why our country is so strong. despite terrible things that happen over the generation. a number ofening heroes who risked their lives to uphold these values, and to keep our communities and our country safe, we are joined by the outstanding law enforcement officers who have been able to fight on the front lines protecting our cities, many of them facing assaults. moved to be joined by the of a fallen officer, 38 year veteran of the st. louis police department, killed last

month and the city he devoted his life to defending. [applause] the american people will always support law enforcement and nobody embodies that better than david. thank you very much. please. [applause]

[cheering] and hes looking down now is so proud of you and he loves you so much, and thank you for being here. a great man, a great men. -- man. finally, tonight we will salute the greatness and loyalty and valor of men and women who have defended our independence for amazings, we honor the men and women of the united states military. [applause] never in history has the nation used so much power to advance so battlefields across the world's are marked with gravestones of young patriots who spent their final valiant moments on this earth to secure liberty and peace. -- battlefields across the world

and here at home. the military heroes who fought and died to make us free, these are great people, here is indeed --great heroes indeed. immortalize for coming generations. our country even stronger long into the future. in a few moments we will bear witness to awesome aircraft, representing every major military conflict over the last 75 years. offe plans, once launched massive aircraft carriers, and the fiercest battles of world war ii, they raced through the alley,f korea's mig they carried american warriors

into the fields of vietnam, a victory that was swift and sweeping in operation desert storm. a lot of you were involved in that. that was a quick one. [applause] to they have gone on dangerous missions all around the world to take out enemy terrorists and bring our soldiers home safely. killed,now, we have this last year, the two leading alrorists of the last years, suleimani. we worked to rebuild the armed forces of the united states. invested,ion we have

all made in the usa. we have never had anywhere near that it equipment and power we have now. anywhere these aircraft have flown, they have reigned down the thunder -- raineed down thunder and fiercely defended every square inch of american sovereignty. and there still frames, broad rings -- wings and roaring engines we see america's soaring spirit and undying resolve. throughout our history our country has been tested and tried, but we have always taught victoryry -- fought to whenever our way of life has been threatened. our ancestors have responded. with the same resounding answer. azul's first patriots who fought for independence -- as those

first patriots who fought for independence. we are americans and we do not back down, given or give up, and we will never yell defense of our nation, we love our nation never yieldense -- defense of our nation. we honor the glories of the founding fathers in the heroes of today, who keep us safe, strong and proud. and to keep us free. happy july 4 to all. our country is in great shape. many good things are going to happen, next year will be one of the greatest years we have had. i want to thank our men and women, they are so good, of the

national park service, air traffic control, and the united states military, god bless you, god bless our heroes, god bless america. and now, let the flyovers begin. thank you very much. [applause] whistles] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome world-renowned airshow announcer robert ryder as he walks us through our salute of airpower from world war ii to the future. please enjoy. i am honored to be your narrator foreign aerial review to celebrate our independence day. willlyovers tonight showcase airpower across time. look at the screens and look above. ♪

weresenting world war ii, were brought into world war ii by the bombing of pearl harbor, approaching first, two important thelanes known as c 47s military designation for the douglas d.c. three, the airliner that change the way america carrying 28c3, paratroopers they were also involved in the d-day invasion. over 1000 and that operation on june 6, 1944. 10,000 of these aircraft were built. ♪ music]ry tribute as a move from heritage to horizons, continuing in world war ii, one of those famous aircraft of all time in the center of this formation, the boeing b-17 bomber. built, flying daring

daylight raids over europe, bombing military and industrial targets in nazi held europe. on the wings the escort fighters, among the most well-known aircraft of all time, the north american aviation 51 mustang.-- p51 they were flown by the famed tuskegee airmen. -- thee airman flew tuskegee airmen flute 15,000 sorties in north africa and europe, earning the name, by request. the engine a liquid cooled rolls-royce design and power belt merlin engines power all those aircraft. ♪ of the 15,000 p51's built

between 1945 -- 1941-1945, 160 remain flyable today. truman calledarry the mustang the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane and existence. -- in existence. a the beginning of the war, great deal of our effort went to our allies in europe who are being overrun by nazi germany. 47's we saw were not only active in the european did her, but along with -- european theater, but along with the naval count of them -- neighbor counterpart were key to the campaigns and while canal and germany to support forces. 47srtant was the use of c

to haul urgently needed personnel and supplies including fuel and munitions in all theaters of the war. the c 47 flew hump missions over the himalayas from india to china, leading to the many of the tactics that would be used frome berlin airlift, 1948-1949. as the war in europe wound down, that p 51 mustang became more common. with the capture of iwo jima it was used as the bomber escort during boeing super fortress missions. our fighting men and women were being pounded by the japanese at every turn in the pacific. they and those at home needed a more based. president roosevelt put his military planners at work on an japan,us plan to bomb which had not been attacked on its own soil in 2000 years. depending on who's account to

read, a general from the army air force and lt. col. doolittle hatched a plan, that the general initially laughed out but after a while thought it might work, to involve types of military hardware never intended to work together. 1942, four months after pearl harbor two of these 25 that normally took a third about mile to take off were launched from the u.s. aircraft carrier hornet italy only 467-- hornet, and feet. the damage that these airplanes did to the japanese homeland was minimal but their feeling of invisibility was broken, and it was a strategic turning point in the war and remains to this day the air mission against wish all other air missions have been

measured. our armyst plane in air force inventory in world war 40 was the 99 foot long, 1 feet wingspan of the boeing super fortress. it pushed the bounds of technology with a pressurized crew compartment, and a radically advanced analog fire control system that allowed one gunner and a fire control officer to direct for remote machine gun tourette's. -- turrets. it would have the greatest impact of any aircraft in the pacific theater. 1929, a b-29, dropped a bomb as did another three days later leading to the on of the war in the pacific

august 14, 1945. of the 4000 b-29's built, you are seeing one of only two flying today. war inand gentlemen, the europe and the pacific from heritage to horizon. [drumming] the conflictr, between the people's republic of korea and the republic of korea reached proportions in 1950, when north korea supplied by the soviet union invaded the south. theunited nations with united states as a principal participant joined the war on the side of the south korea and that people's republic came to aid. air warfare was a large factor in korea, it was the first jet war. piston engine aircraft were still used in a great weight during the korean conflict, and

as we see that b-29 flying off to the sides, in a moment we will see an airplane known as the a 26 invader, initially designed to replace three other twin engine world war ii airplanes. it was so good it serves ably in world war ii, korea and vietnam. ♪ it flew the first and last combat missions in the korean conflict, and as a light bomber and attack aircraft, invaders tivoli bond convoys and trains but also engaged make fighters. the 218 cylinder pratt & whitney radial engines with 2000 horsepower each gave the invader the capability of carrying munitions at 350 mile-per-hour. we built what was then the fastest single engine aircraft ever built, the f4u

corsair, the batwing bird as it was known, it achieved a forward h, with its 2000 00 pratt & whitney radial engine. atanese soldiers dubbed wessling death because of the sound it made during ground attack missions. ♪ it ran up and 11-1 aerial and remained in production longer than any other piston driven fighter with the last one coming off the production line in late 1952. ♪ [triumphant horns] in that year, i'm read captain -- a marine captain shot down a make 15 jet and was awarded the 15 jet and -- a mig

was awarded the silver star. by companiesuilt including the including the goodyear tire and rubber company of ohio. beginning of the conflict, our lockheed shooting outclassed byally the russian mig. we rushed into production a swept wing fighter called the f-86 sabre jet. it racked up a better 10-1 ratio, but sadly the have hat we had hoped to flying here this evening came up with a mechanical problem and here.able to be coming through on the screens now from the right, you can see douglas invader, the light

bomber. in the picture with it, you can bird on that ing corsair with the huge engine and propeller and then from -51 to f-51 as the new designation of the young united air force that served conflict. korean let's listen. [dr [drums] >> moving on to vietnam, the pitted the communist vietnam t of north against south vietnam. during the war, the united helicopter in n conflict as never before. it truly became the helicopter war. you will remember the tv mash about the

mobile surgical hospitals during conflict.n they were transported with a canopy helicopter, it ecame indecember pensable greatly increasing the survivability of wounded oldiers on the battlefield by airlifting them to the mass units. in 1965, the army began testing developing new techniques to enhance future war fighting capabilities. helicopter tactics developed in evolvinge adapting and concept, air ew mobility. huey, an estimated 11,000 took for almost 19 years. hey flew slick troop carriers, gunship missions and attacks and

medical evaluation. the ones we see flying today are from the first helicopter base andrews.int last december, they celebrated their 50th anniversary. coming through after that, u.h.1, these m the are the cobras, the first helicopter designed from the an attack be helicopter and following that, c.h.47 chinook with an incredible capability to 22,750 pounds underneath the aircraft. that this airplane was first thought of and it was 1948 that boeing designers in this ekend came up with incredible design of an airplane

that has now been flying for the air force for 68 years. ability to go over 8,000 miles at speeds of per hour, this, ladies and gentlemen, one of the air force's bomber 2 strato ies, the b-5 fortress. dropping tens of thousands of bombs during the vietnam known as the as the big ugly fat fellow, remain in service today and is expected to remain so until 2040. told that grandfathers,

have all randsons flown the b-52 bomber in the course of those 68 years. now to desert storm and iraqi forces 910, under the control of saddam innovated in the mideast. they were overwhelmed by the iraqi republican guard divisions coming months, the united states led a coalition to of iraqi withdrawal forc from kuwait. nly feet above the kuwaity desert, eight apache helicopters airborne division fired the first shots of operation desert storm. apaches destroyed two early radar sites and setting conditions for the beginning of the larger air campaign by the and the navy. the apache still the most

advanced attack helicopter today is commonly referred to as a survive in able to highly contested environments while inflicting maximum damage enemy targets day or night in poor weather conditions. war, the ng in that the60 blackhawk helicopter, army's utility tactical helicopter. can transport an entire 11 person fully equipped battle. over the years, they have been constantly upgraded with more and other gines improvements. here come the heroes. and as they approach, let me tell you about the next coming through, ever since world war i, the first air life of a he average fighter pilot was only three

achieving air superiority as been the goal of military planners, entering service in been considered an ir pupiority fighter, the f-15 eagle, capable of speeds of two the speed of zone, 1875 the single seat f-15c and its younger brother, seat f-15 everyone strike eagle have dominated the any situation with power, maneuverability and a wide variety of weapons. is unmatched, 104 aerial combat victories and losses. the incredible thrust to weight enables it toagle set a number of world records including a time to climb record 98,400 feet, that's 18 1/2

under 2 1/2 minutes. the strike eagle utilizes a crew member and advance member in air onics to become lethal aircraft. at the beginning of the gulf war, flying 100 feet above to take nd, lights out out saddam's early warning radars. we see the apache licopter followed by the u.h.60 blackhawks. and here come the eagles!

i know a lot of you have your don't, up, but if you how about a round of applause for what we have seen thus far? 2001events of september 11, changed the world and forever reshaped history. ur brave servicemen and women are still committed to keeping americans safe today and areoaching in just a moment a few of the many aircraft that in the ved vital roles war on terrorism. modern e father of the helicopter overcome significant aerodynamic and physics challenges in his development of rotary wing flight. without getting into a lot of mine numbing stuff, a phenomenon called retreating blade stall has always limited the speed at which a helicopter can travel. the holy grail would be to develop an aircraft that could vertically butnd be able to fly as fast as a

conventional airplane. 1980's, the aircraft that developed the mass helicopter nd the huey and the cobra experimented with a very use meaning concept called tilt prop in which large loaders would be directly onnected to the engines and rotated vertically for helicopter mode flight and move horizontal position to obtain conventional airplane flight. result is the osprey, an ircraft that can deliver 24 fully equipped troops in the attle space at speeds of over 300 miles an hour and land like an helicopter. its load lifting capability are significant, 9,000 pounds or pounds externally. the pilot of the osprey has to ave his or her left thumb working because if it doesn't, prop an't rotate those

rotors down. he unmistakable sound of the osprey. ♪ ♪ of the team l part fighting the global war on terror is the u.s. coast guard of has the responsibility patrolling and protecting 100,000 miles of u.s. coastline inland waterways, in existence since 1970, the branch of our military, in fact, the entire active duty could o the coast guard fit into nationals park. formation in the m.h.65 e jayhawk and the

dolphin helicopter. has also guard rojected its capabilities beyond our border providing diction in d inter the persian gulf. multimission b1b, along with three and b2 are the legged stool of america's strategic long range bomber force. the b-1 lancer or the bone as it at this 151-foot back to can fold them 78 feet. that, ladies and gentlemen, is the sound of freedom!

♪ ♪ a few airplanes were so successful that their names passed down to a second generation of aircraft. long o airplanes built on island have that distinction. from world war ii, with the thunderbolt and 30 years later, the fairchild thunderbolt 2, the arthog was built around a very otent seven-barrelled canyon, avenger flying 30 -- firing 30 shells at 4,000 per minute, 65 rounds each second. earned its name tank killer. is now.re since the early days of of

aiation, air crews have wanted more gas without having to land and keep going. early attempts to refuel in guy standing d a on the wing of an airplane while dangling aw overhead hoes. the art of years, aerial refueling or if i may use indelicate phrase passing gas has become defined. there are three different airplanes tasked with this job. c.c.135 stratothe 1,200 passing gas as theons per minute, 25% then only k.p.135, a marvel of modern technology. a car with a cassette

player to a brand new vehicle apple car play. it will have increased capabilities. as we looked at several generations of airplanes in the have been our and i talking about them at air shows the last thingd, that was thought of by military maybe the first thing, how many airplanes would it take to destroy a target. now it's changed. it's how many aircraft, how many can one aircraft destroy. pproaching now one of the most unique aircraft even in service 2003, this is the b-2 following along behind aircraft now the a flying wing, jack

nor northrop's dream, it can carry conventional bombs 500 pounders or even the ordinance d massive penetrator to nuclear weapons, them in nly 20 of existence will continue to serve years to y for many come. now, the f-22 raptor! the raptor's two engines total of 70,000 design f thrust and its allow it to accelerate faster of sound without using the afterburner. it's called the super cruise. incredible

maneuverability, able to do a back flip almost standing still at 3,000 feet or doing a tail slide, no straight going backwards under complete control. and the newest fighter aircraft united states military is the f-35 lightning 2 named world war ii d b-38 lightning. air force, one for the navy, one for the marine and eight partner nations share the planes as well. the give the u.s. and allies to dominate the skies anytime anywhere. agile fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion ununprecedence of situational awareness. display helmet mounted is the most advanced system of its kind, all of the targeting e and information an f-35 pilot needs to complete the mission is on the helmet's visor

and six super sensitive cameras on the outside of the aircraft allow her or him to ook in any direction and have visual acute far greater than the naked eye day or nightch the down on the floor of the cockpit and see right through it. vision, simply astounding. we'll see today two of the b from the united states all over ps, but in flying he f-35s are now over 1,000 pilots and reached initial operating here in the united states. gentlemen, no aerial isplay would be complete without some very good friends

they represent the greatest military jet teams on the face of the earth. station from naval air pensacola, they are the blue the s and they are thunderbirds from air force base in nevada. by commander the kesselring and thunderbirds led by lieutenant caldwell, the fighting falcon has been in service with the united states 1970's.e flying the angels hornets also in service with the united states marine corps since the 1970's as well. to joip with me as we

ait for these aircraft to approach. they have been flying missions country supporting done by so many during this covid crisis. [drums] and pliyue angels they represent the air force as blue.mbassadors in ladies and gentlemen, the thunderbirds and the blue angels! [drumming]

your hands together for the blues and the birds! >> ladies and gentlemen, the resident's own united states marine band and the navy sea chanters will now perform a selection in honor of birthday, "america beautiful." ♪ ♪

oh, beautiful for spacious skies ♪ of grain ♪ waves for purple mountain majesty ♪ the fruited plains ♪ america, america, god shed his

thee ♪on thy good with ♪otherhood ♪from sea to shining sea for patriot ul the that sees beyond years ♪

thine alabaster cities gleam, by human tears ♪ america, god shed his ♪ace on thee thy good with rotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please turn your attention to

the white house. ♪ ♪ ♪ america gentlemen, please "god s in the singing of bless america"! ♪ ♪ god bless america land that i love ♪ ♪stand beside her the light her to from above ♪ from the mountains to the prairies ♪ foam ♪e ocean white with america, my home

sweet home ♪ america, my home sweet home ♪ [cheers and applause] [ stripes forever" ♪

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collaborative spirit within the ilkntific community of this or stature in my life. news, s very encouraging things have moved as fast as they can possibly move. by the have hopefully end of this month two to three drugs e four potential including antibodies that will virus, they are still in advance studies, i cannot comment on which they work or or which settings they work on. or five or ve four six new modalities to treat the virus.atory phase of the announcer: watch tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. next former defense secretary thoughtstes shares his on american leadership in international affairs during an hosted by the chicago council on global affairs. he also talks