patriot awards will showcase powerful examples of patriotism that deserve to be celebrated, please join me now, in welcoming our first precenter the of the night, country music super star, john rich. [applause] >> hey, guys, thanks pete, it is honor to present award for veteran service, a veteran may be someone you pass to the street, they might work in a factory or own a restaurant in your hometown, they are the backbone of our communities, they are reason that we walk free in this country today. [applause] the sacrifices and legacy they leave will stand for generations to come. 10 years after one of the worst days in american history, mission barbecue, opened its doors to remind everyone what make our country break, it is the heroes, am i right? our heroes. every day they proudly serve one of my favorite things in the world, being a texan, barbecue, baby, they honor those who have served. at 1200 hours every one rises and stands as one to honor our great country. ♪ >> join us in honoring our country as we do every day at noon with the singing of our national can them. canoanthem.>>

you look at name, patriot, what is a patriot? someone that vigorously defends their country, the patriot awards is shining a spotlight on people who did defend our country, with our military veterans and first responders, then we have every day heroes. you know, maybe a little boy with flags or a restaurant, a mission barbecue in south florida, i have eaten there, they play the national a anthem every day at noon, it is a chance for them to shine, and get praise and acknowledgment that maybe they don't get every day. that is what we're trying to put back into society. abby: you mentioned that little boy sills flags, 14 years old, charlie heck, we have a clip from his story. >> a lot of people have fought and died for our country, in combat, and flying the american flag is a good way to respect them. >> not a lot of people were flying american flags. we're trying to get people to hang or fly more american flags outside their houses to inspire patriotism and say thank you to people who give back. >> how do you inspire people to put

we've been talking about patriot down here at the fox news patriot awards, it was 44 years ago, two men were born, luttrell brothers, marcus, morgan, who served the nation proudly as navy seals. i got a text from marcus a minute ago. he loved the show last night. ainsley: marcus, morgan, happy birthday. you're the most patriotic twins out there. we're so glad you're born. brian: texas is proud they were there. >> proud and safer. we filmed modern warriors at marcus's ranch. amazing men. ainsley: they do so much for others. steve: pete stole his thunder a moment ago. legendary lou holtz is up next. sandra is on the streets of st. petersburg. david: tammy bruce is coming to the couch. there she is. ♪. (alarm beeping) welcome to our busy world. where we all want more energy. but with less carbon footprint. can we have both? at bp, we're working every day to make energy that's cleaner and better. and we see possibilities everywhere. to make energy that's cleaner and better. a peaceful night sleep without only imagine... frequent heartburn waking him up. now that dream is a reality. nexium

patriot, the ultimate patriot. you are going to meet many of those people. it is fox nation. we have a lot of people we know and love with us that you will see on the show starting in 15 minutes and we will have with us diamond and silk, tommy laren, and lawrence jones. because last night we took over the happy theater near the harbor in st. petersburg, rented the whole place and chris the camera guy, at great expense, we have flown into st. petersburg a replica of the kirby couch as seen in midtown manhattan every day of the year. the fox nation patriot awards postgame show live on "fox and friends" starts in 15 minutes on the channel you trust for your kirby couch news from florida, we will be right back. what are you doing back there, junior? since we're obviously lost, i'm rescheduling my xfinity customer service appointment. ah, relax. i got this. which gps are you using anyway? a little something called instinct. been using it for years. yeah, that's what i'm afraid of. he knows exactly where we're going. my

a final word about the importance of being a patriot and how they can be a patriot in their own way, not necessarily being able to do the great things you have been able to do. >> i would define being a patriot is somebody that works for others in your community and family and their country and help other people to experience their own version of the american dream and that is what i am doing now. heather: your service does not end. thank you for joining us. that is the point of the patriot awards and we will have more in the years ahead. thank you for your service. we will be right back. the ups and downs of frequent mood swings can plunge you into deep, depressive lows. (crying) take you to uncontrollable highs. (muffled arguing) or, make you feel both at once. overwhelmed by bipolar i symptoms? ask about vraylar. some medications only treat the lows or the highs. vraylar effectively treats depression, acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar i. full-spectrum relief of all symptoms. with just one pill, once a day. elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis have an increased

yeah absolutely patriot ha that's a joke if we look at this man i am equally insulted if we look at someone like susan rice or her who goes out there with the whole benghazi thing if we look at this roving bunch of idiots who continuously undermine democracy and then the media has the nerve to call them patriots look if they believe that they can represent democracy if they believe they can represent us then run for office you're not running for office because you can't win and you prefer instead to stand behind the curtain and manipulate the way the government works the deep state has nothing to do with patriotism it has to do with a naked grab for power and control period end of discussion there not preterists as as a matter of fact it seems to me that that is an insult to patriots everywhere there are more bottom feeders with colleges to bottom feeders. who are bottom feeders and. ok let me let me go to let me go to george you know you know george if the deep state actually had a winning road record had something to be proud of and somehow defended our liberties in our freedoms you know

are many connections with patriots in america. historians describe the events of the early 1780's as an irish revolution whose affects were second in importance only to the winning up american independence. independence was a difference that mattered. henry gratin went out of his way to emphasize that point. this nation is connected with england not only by allegiance to the crown, but by liberty. making island and independent republic was not part of the plan. i want to note the date. there is a reproduction of this painting and the exhibit which points out, november 4, 1770 nine is important. the birthdate of william of orange. this is a protestant event. there are catholics who participate. we estimate a third of their membership are catholic. the irish volunteers are trying to surmount ireland's deadly sectarian history, but they are not succeeding. most protestants want legislative independence, but don't want to sever all ties with britain. britain is guaranteeing their liberties at the end of the day. the protestant charact

, remember, patriotic, not patriotic. most are probably patriots. they don't determine policy. they work in the executive branch and they are to carry out the president's policy. it doesn't matter if they have a military rank or a phd or speak ten languages. if they want a different role, then they should run for office. but today the media was happily allowing the lines to be blurred. >> when that realization hit her, it must've been a horrible feeling. the thing i she had been working for, her area of expertise. this thing that we were doing for the ukrainians allegedly have been taken from her. >> laura: difficult for her? for fiona hill? you would think he was talking about president, not dr. hill. for weeks we've been telling you why this impeachment by hearsay and supposition and feeling is both poisonous and preposterous. today only further illustrated that point. the whole thing should be shut down. it'str ridiculous. shouldn't be brought for vote. the explosive witness wasn't even present for the main action. >>

years —— it is one of many patriotic movies. a film called toilet, a love story, with content closely allied to the government's efforts to improve rural sanitation. what is driving this wave of patriotic songs? many think it is the same right—wing forces that brought the prime minister narendra modi to power. like many industries, it is a lie to whoever is in power at the moment, but it reflects a much deeper right—wing nationalism now, and that connects with a right—wing nationalism that is in the country. it isa nationalism that is in the country. it is a very right—wing nationalist government we have had to be elected recently, and this is deep—rooted. bollywood is very much reflecting that. when the film was being shown in cinemas, audiences came with indian flags, wearing indian flag t—shirts, and they whistled and clapped. their passion for india was polarised and strongly expressed. could films like yours end up driving india and pakistan further apart rather than bringing them together? in the film, it doesn

patriots, as the government's opponents called themselves, just like american patriots, placed much of the blame on britain's 1776 embargo on the irish provisioning trade with america. and ireland, particularly in court, had a very, very flourishing trade with america, very heavily involved in trade with america throughout the 18th century. and the revolutionary war disrupts this. and it creates a lot of economic hardship. invoking the example of their fellow patriots in america, opposition leaders like henry flood and henry gratton initially focused on the embargo. but they eventually called for britain to repeal all the restrictions that limited ireland's access to overseas markets in times of peace as well as war. free-trade became one of their great rallying cries. if i had known that, i would have put a picture in here. there is a picture of the gratin flag in the exhibit downstairs taht you can see. -- that you can see. if you have not seen it already, go check it out. it says, free-trade at the top and legislative rights at the bottom. that is a spoiler, actually. [laughter] dr.

will workm is one of several patriotically movies. another focuses on a space expedition, one on a love story with content closely aligned to the government ‘s effort to improve rural sanitation. what is driving this? many think it is the same right—wing focus that brought the render marjorie to the prime ministership. the sash motive. render marjorie to the prime ministership. the sash motivem reflects a much deeper nationalism right now and it is connected to a much deeper right wing nationalism. —— modi. this is deep rooted and we have patriotism and hollywood is reflecting that. when this film was shown, audiences came with indian flags, wearing indian flag t—shirt and whistled and clapped. the passion was polarised and forcefully expressed. isn't that a danger that films like his could drive india and pakistan further apart rather than bringing them together? pakistan further apart rather than bringing them together7m pakistan further apart rather than bringing them together? it never says anything bad about the pakista

so it is important, but you're right, you know, we all thought the patriots were the patriots back in the day. yes? >> thank you very much for a very enlightening talk. you know, the links between ireland and america. of course, it could have been an element of, you know, divide and rule trying to divide tactics and then of course the fact of trying to fend off the french. that made a big difference. the point i want to come to is this is the experience of legislative independence in ireland was deeply unsatisfactory, because it was legislative independence. now quite apart from it just being a protestant parliament only and a protestant elite didn't include dissenters from ulster, there was no executive independence. london kept complete control of the executive, and they relied on powers of patronage to keep a majority on site. and the executive was not actually responsible or accountable at the parliament. now, i mean, it did have its points. at the time of the 1921 treaty negotiations, churchill had at his side a rather pedanticid idealogue and he pointed out the freedom conceded

he himself is a patriot. that is very much his interpretation of the event of the charlston ballroom. this is the british doing this, he uses the verbs suggesting it is women being acted upon. i think when you pull back the layers of that and think about what is happening in the cities, we will never know for sure what women were voluntary participants, if they were forced, or if it was circumstances. the best way to survive in the city. we will not know that for sure. what we can know by looking at the letter is the way in which this incident was interpreted and portrayed more broadly the way american men felt threatened the society had built within their households. in the back? you very much for this wonderful talk. i have to confess, when i was writing my keynote for last night, i had read lauren's wonderful article, and one of the things that struck me particularly as i was pulling together the images for my own powerpoint is what a masculine commissionarlisle and the irish volunteers, even more in makin

to disregard the family and the rule for the patriot home invaded the patriot woman killed her own doorstep. she is being murdered. for the war fought and won no longer invading armies in the home. no longer would women be forced to porter soldiers. or watch their home burned to the ground. wallace is imagining this image in a way that novels another cultural discourse is served as a tool to reinforce ideas about the private production of the home. so with this in mind. i want to return to this image of clifton. and think about it in the new context. from 19th century depiction of the battle. it does indeed gesture to rebels of violence and destruction that many urban dwellers encounter in their household during the war. and like many other depictions of wartime homes this image the violence of war and the vulnerability of american households. it is occupied by british soldiers. protected by men obscured by smoke. horses flew the scenes. underscores its precarious. there's no visual signs of damage. a handful of soldiers approach to the door but most of the men are tucked away in the shadow

oh beautiful for patriot dream, that sees beyond the years. that is what he was doing when he testified, just like that what he was doing when he was surfing our nation and iraq. and when he was wounded in iraq. and when he is done as a member of our national security team as part of the work is done in this administration. same beyond the years. part of the dream of a patriot is thinking about what your actions and that the impact of your actions on future generations. so we need to make sure that we are very clear about where we stay on on his character, and his commitment to the country and on his courage in coming forward. cspan his washington journal live everyday with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up thursday morning, the impeachment inquiry and next week's first public hearing will discuss it with casey burkett, senior fellow with the institute his governance project. in heritage foundation deputy director was joined with friends of the earth president, eric to talk about the u.s. effort to leave the climate agreement.

and have american patriotism and the greeks have wreaked patriotism and belgians have belgian patriotism and i was treated as a failure to understand what really mattered about america. i was struck in your book that maybe would defend obama more than those on the right. the nationalist appreciates the nationalism of other nations. >> the greeks do love their country and if i were greek i would love my country but i'm an american and we are the best of all nations. that doesn't mean they can't have their patriotism and we shouldn't honor it. we haven't talked much about foreign policy. this is a key element of american policy in the 20th century was buttressing free independent and hopefully over time democratic nationstates. the one reason i think we have enjoyed, knock on wood a relative period of great piece in the last 50 years internationally is the success of establishing that norm which has cut against wars of territorial aggrandizement and created a more distinct sense of borders in a greater sense of legitimacy around the nation-state. one last point on this people say the natio

collection of telephone metadata however while there is still an inordinate level of support for the patriot act on capitol hill many are questioning by congress is being asked to reauthorize and fund the call detail records or c.v.r. program that was closed down by the n.s.a. this august due to poor performance senator dianne feinstein of california question that. despite this the administration is asking congress to permanently authorize this program now it's really not clear to me why a program with limited intelligence value and clear compliance problems should be reauthorized and national security agency official susan moore and explains the brilliant and as they position and this is decision to suspend the c.v.r. program does not mean that congress should allow the c.v.r. to expire rather that decision shows that the executive branch is a responsible steward of the authority congress affords it as technology changes our adversaries trade craft and communication habits continue to evolve and adapt in light of this dynamic environment and i say supports reauthorization of the c.d.r. prov

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aleutian to be passed as quickly as possible now the patriot act was 1st passed one month after $911.00 and it was presented as legislation that would enhance national security by helping the government conduct surveillance of terrorist suspects in foreign countries however as the american civil liberties union has noted the patriot act also made it easier for the government to spy on ordinary americans by expanding the authority to monitor phone and e-mail communication collect bank and credit reporting records and track the activity of innocent americans on the internet now the inclusion of the patriot act extension is one that the overwhelming majority of the members in congress are not talking about because they're focusing on the impeachment inquiry but independent congressman justin amash revealed that he actually tried to stop it this week he wrote on twitter quote i endured use an amendment to strip the patriot act extension from the spending bill it has no business in there and just like g.o.p. leaders daimler zwolle of my amendment out of order neither party protect your right

best-selling author and patriot -- navy seal eric brents. fedex ceo and marine veteran fred smith and a great anonymous -- made ourmade out event such a great success today for the united war veterans council. we are fortunate to be joined today by our commander-in-chief, president donald j. trump. and the first lady, melania trump. the first sitting president to attend the veterans day parade, which speaks volumes to his commitment to you, our veterans, and active duty military. there is truly no greater supporter of the united states armed forces then our 45th president. always had ahas special relationship with the military. and specifically with the new york city veterans day parade. over 25 years ago, donald trump he is continued that special relationship by making veterans affairs a priority since the moment he was sworn in as president of the united states. the men and women of our military put their lives on the line every day while on aft -- while on active duty. billy their own family and friends at home. understands the sacrifice

and have american patriotism, and the greeks have great patriotism in the belgium have belgium patriotism and that was made and that was treated as a failure to understand what really matter to american. ", maybe you would defend obama more than most of the right in staying that. and that a nationalist actually appreciates the nationalisms of other nations. the one i say conservatives is it too hard on bump up that. the grace to love their country. if i were great, i would love my country. but i'm an american, who i say it's also objectively true, with the best of all nations. that doesn't mean they can't have their patriotism and we shouldn't honor it. we haven't talked much about foreign policies. but this is obviously like a key element the consensus of american policy and again the 20th century was the thing for your free independent and hopefully over time, small democratic nations see. and one reason i say we've enjoyed to knock and would, a relative. of the last 50 years and internationally, is the success of establishing that norm. which has cut against wars of territorial of a gr

oh beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years. that's what these patriots are doing trying to understand and to liberate about what their actions should be now that will help america to see beyond the years. that is part of the dream of the patriot and these individuals have demonstrated that. they have a care and concern about our institutions, our government are democracy our constitution and of course a concern about what their actions mean for the future. over the past week the house committee leading the impeachment in inquiry regarding president trump said my view abuse of power has publicly released the first full transcripts from several other interviews from state officials transcripts explain in rich detail how the president employed rudy giuliani his personal attorney to manage a shadow diplomacy agenda focused on personal vendettas and unfounded and that's an understatement unfounded conspiracy theories in ukraine. ambassador vindman -- yavanovitch discussed the threatening behavior because of her disagreement with mr.

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it's a totally patriotic, a apolitical day, but politics is everywhere today. you didn't sign up because of it, but it's a reality, and it affects your service. when you look at impeachment, resistance, the president and how democrats and others view him, are these people feeling this way that we're on the vernal of a civil war, are they -- verge of a civil war, are they right? >> what's crazy to me is just the identity politics in all of it, right? we're casting judgment on someone that is affiliated with a different political spectrum and just going after them for the sake of whatever entertainment, you know? for me it's ooh like how do we have patriotism on september 12th without the tragedy of september 11th? that's what this country needs to go back to and understand we all get along a lot more than we think we do. i've served with every color, race, sexual orientation, and we came together as brother and sisters. and i think there's a beautiful takeaway in that. the american public needs to go back to that rather than saying you're liberal, i'm conservati

it's a totally patriotic, a apolitical day, but politics is everywhere today. you didn't sign up because of it, but it's a reality, and it affects your service. when you look at impeachment, resistance, the president and how democrats and others view him, are these people feeling this way that we're on the vernal of a civil war, are they -- verge of a civil war, are they right? >> what's crazy to me is just the identity politics in all of it, right? we're casting judgment on someone that is affiliated with a different political spectrum and just going after them for the sake of whatever entertainment, you know? for me it's ooh like how do we have patriotism on september 12th without the tragedy of september 11th? that's what this country needs to go back to and understand we all get along a lot more than we think we do. i've served with every color, race, sexual orientation, and we came together as brother and sisters. and i think there's a beautiful takeaway in that. the american public needs to go back to that rather than saying you're liberal, i'm conservati

as the patriots got their first loss, the dolphins got their first win. miami quarterback ryan fitzpatrick finding some of that old fitz magic with three touchdowns. the dolphins win a game to beat the jets 26-18 now to kansas city the chiefs star quarterback patrick mahomes he's still out with a knee injury but the ground game getting th damian williams taking it all the way to the house nfl so far this year. minnesota would take the lead on a dagger throw from kirk cousins to matt moore.s ft on the clock the chiefs, underdogs at home, win the game on this kick here. 44 yards 26-23. up to seattle where russell wilson put up another mvp-level performance. the seahawks star quarterback threw for five touchdowns in a nail-biter against the buccaneers with a shootout seattle would miss a field goal. they would have won the game instead they send it into overtime didn't matter in the end seahawks still win it 40-34. >>> still ahead, fighting to protect the mental health of our veterans a whistle-blower speaks out about the v.a. >> and franchise terminated. th

it is not the new england patriots. the ravens beat the pats 37-20, on sunday night, led by lamar jackson. baltimore rushed four, more than 200 yards against new england. the biggest play may have come here on defense. a 70-yard fumble return for a touchdown by marlon mhumphrey. the only undefeated team standing is the niners. >>> the nationals will visit the white house today. at last one player will not be there. the story, next. >>> officials in northern california asking for the public's health looking for escaped murder suspects. the two were being held on unrelated murder charges. details on how the pair escaped weren't released. but authorities say they are investigating. deputies say the men should be considered stageous. >>> some awe-inspiring aerial fire video from southern california this morning. the footage tweeted out by the ventura county fire department showed what it was like to fight a fire at night. it requires special training, skills and technology. this is the maria fire, that is covering 75,000 ac

democratic leaders say using the spending bill to sneak through a real authorize ation of the patriot act. and active shortly after 911 the u.s. patriot act was aimed at strengthening national security has been revised a number of times and was all but replaced with a few modifications to become u.s. freedom act in 2015 now the law has long come in for criticism for giving us intelligence a legal tool to spy on citizens the f.b.i. and the n.s.a. can access people's phone calls e-mails and financial records without a court order investigative journalist david lindorff describes the patriot act as questionable and a waste of time you can have your phone tapped when you're not even suspected of anything just because they want to monitor you and see whether they find out something by monitoring you that's not a free country the intelligence that they've been gathering has only possibly stopped one minor terrorist act and even met questionable so all of this law has been a waste of time but it here huge violation of people's freedom and it makes a joke out of the 1st amendment that if peop

as the patriots got their first loss, the dolphins got their first win. miami quarterback ryan fitzpatrick finding some of that old fitz magic, throwing three touchdowns the dolphins cruise past the jets 26-18mes still out with a knee injury. but the ground game got the job done against the vikings running back damian williams taking it all y to the house 91 yards that is the longest in the nfl so farseason moore but then with three seconds left on the clock the chiefs would win the game without their best player 44-yard field goal here to win it 26-23. out to seattle now where russell wilson put up another mvp-level performance. the seahawks star quarterback threw for five touchdowns in a nail-biter against the buccaneers seattle missed a field goal that forced the game into overtime but the seahawks still won it 40-34. >> let's check and see how the week is shaping up weatherwise here's nbc meet joiflt jason sa webb good morning >> we're off to o'a cooler start. the cooler weather taking over the central plains to the east and that's going to be continu

that was thrown into the patriot, where they can do that. the phone carriers were getting worried about getting sued, right to privacy, and so, anyway, take care. jaffer,u said, jamil that this was just data, there was no picking up on keyword information and things like that. guest: that is exactly right. the program we are talking about today, the call data records , metadatas just data or what the caller is talking about is important. states, and if there is an american anywhere in the world, they are required to go to work and get an and an individualized report. are differente authorities allowed, and just last year, we'd reauthorize that authority for collections against foreigners over seeks, called the section 702 program, and that does collect content, targetinghen you are people overseas, the when you're targeting a foreign power. guest: it does not have to have a connection to foreign power. under 702, any foreigner overseas, their conversation with americans can be intercepted without a word as long as the government's purpose is

together, we must safeguard what generations of fearless patriots gave everything to secure. we will protect our liberty, uphold our values, and defend our home. we will ensure that righteous legacy of america's veterans stands as a testament to this nation from now until the end of time. to every veteran here today and all across our land, you are america's greatest living heroes, and we will cherish you now, always, and forever. thank you, god bless our veterans, and god bless america. thank you very much. [applause] pres. trump: thank you very much. >> ladies and gentlemen, at this time, the marine corps honor guard will carry the centennial wreath of the eternal light memorial. after the wreath is placed, there will be a moment of silence, followed by a rifle salute and a playing of taps. please rise, if you are able, and remain standing throughout the ceremony. ♪ ♪ ♪ [gunshots] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the centennial wreath laying and the visit by the commander-in-chief. please remain standing until the official party departs, after which, th

today is the celebration of honor, duty, and patriotism. here at arlington national cemetery, we are surrounded by over 400,000 soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and coast guard men, and their families who have proudly served our nation in peacetime and in more. their headstones are the brick that form the foundation of the city on the hill, that beacon of the hope that is our united states. stories of the service and sacrifice we celebrate today are etched in marble around us to -- from the inscriptions on gravestones to the tomb of the unknown soldier. most important are the patriotism, valor, and fidelity etched in the hearts and souls of our service members come up past, present, and future are -- who are the vanguard of our freedom and liberty. today, as for the past 155 years, arlington national cemetery is honored to serve our veterans and their families at the nation's most sacred shrine. no place but arlington national cemetery could be purchased. each must be earned through honorable service. on behalf of our dedicated men and wo