in arlington. it is a captivating poem brought to you by gary sinise." [video clip] >> it has been over 100 years since the first unknown soldier was back and. in arlington. it has stood as a symbol to the world of the honor america bestows on people who serve in all branches of the military. our love for those servicemen and servicewomen have been captured in the words of a poem written by bob martin entitled "in arlington" which recognizes their service and our love and honor for our fallen heroes. ♪ >> in arlington, white roses grow. headstones mock them, row on row. the honored dead, and in the sky, the mourning doves in seven sly to grieve the known who lie below. we are the dead, the ones you know. we lived, felt dawn, the sunsetted go -- in the sunset go. loved and were loved and now we lie in arlington. while in the tomb of marble below arrests the unknown. fresh soil below, in honored lori there he lies. do not break faith with those who died, our roses bloom as falling snow in arlington

on behalf of the dedicated men and women who serve here, welcome to arlington national cemetery. i would like to extend a warm welcome to the 46th president of the united states, president joe biden. thank you, mr. president for being here today. and our first lady, jill biden, welcome. the secretary of defense, the honorable lloyd austin. dennis mcdonough and his wife. the secretary of the army. chief of staff joe mcconville. and his wife maria, welcome. the national commander of the jewish war veterans. thank you. for being a veteran service organizations host and your participation in this important national observance. all dignitaries and families and everyone watching from across our great nation, thank you for being with us today. the cemetery is beautiful this time of year. it is fitting that we once again recognize our veterans on these hallowed grounds. today is a celebration of honor, duty, patriotism. arlington national cemetery is a solemn place surrounded by over 400,000 soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, coast guar men, and of families who have proudly served our n

thank you to all of our veterans and families and once again, welcome arlington national cemetery. i will be followed by the national commander of the jewish war veterans. thank you. [applause] >> president biden, secretary mcdonough, director aguilera, distinguished guests. my fellow veterans, ladies and gentlemen. on veterans day at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause for a few reef moments to honor and pay tribute. he said the willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any way shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation. let us remember treated and appreciated. engraved on the korean war memorial is a symbol but powerful phrase, freedom is not free. the freedoms we enjoy today were made possible by the more than 19 million living veterans and countless others who served in the defense of our country. the symbols of america and freedom are interlocked. they are present here today. the flags flying, the white grave markers, and all of us, the veterans and ser

in arlington. it is a captivating poem brought to you by gary sinise." [video clip] >> it has been over 100 years since the first unknown soldier was back and. in arlington. it has stood as a symbol to the world of the honor america bestows on people who serve in all branches of the military. our love for those servicemen and servicewomen have been captured in the words of a poem written by bob martin entitled "in arlington" which recognizes their service and our love and honor for our fallen heroes. ♪ >> in arlington, white roses grow. headstones mock them, row on row. the honored dead, and in the sky, the mourning doves in seven sly to grieve the known who lie below. we are the dead, the ones you know. we lived, felt dawn, the sunsetted go -- in the sunset go. loved and were loved and now we lie in arlington. while in the tomb of marble below arrests the unknown. fresh soil below, in honored lori there he lies. do not break faith with those who died, our roses bloom as falling snow in arlington

. >> thursday morning, president biden speaks at arlington national cemetery in a veteran days ceremony to honor those who served our nation. watch full coverage on c-span now our new video app or on c-span. on thursday the nasa spacex dragon crew arrived at the international space station. cooking is expected at 7:10 eastern. our live coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. online at c-span.org. or watch full coverage on c-span now our new video app. >> president biden gives a speech at the port of baltimore on the recently passed infrastructure bill. he jut lines how the bill will impact manufacturing including the global supply chain. president biden plans to sign the legislation monday. these comments run about 25 minutes. our president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] pres. biden: thank you. we used to have an expression when i serve in the senate. when i wanted to make some statement that was personal, i said, a point of personal privilege. when you are talking about working on the water, my family is originally from baltimore, came in the early 1800s. the entir

have served our nation, taking part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. the president will be speaking this hour to commemorate this veterans day. we'll bring you all of that as it happens throughout the hour. stick with us for that. >>> in a different story, we're keeping a watch on a courtroom in kenosha, wisconsin. new developments in the kyle rittenhouse trial. testimony is getting under way once again today with the defense calling a use of force expert to the stand. this after an explosive day in the courtroom that played out during this show. almost from the very start, as you will recall, kyle rittenhouse as he took the stand, broke down in tears as he testified that he acted in self-defense when he killed two men and wounded another during protests last year. >> atlantis were screaming and i was trying to get to the police. >> why did you try to get to the police? >> because i didn't do anything wrong. i defended myself. >> his testimony was not the only emotional testimony in the courtroom. the judge overseeing all of this ang

one week in arlington -- malik in arlington, texas. caller: i would like to say that the republican is nothing more than a fascist movement. they are comprised of people after the end of the civil war. the only use democracy as an oppressive measure against ethnic minorities. i would like to correct the congresswoman when she said we received a tax cut under president trump. we never received a tax cut. in fact, my taxes were higher under president trump than under president obama. 28.862 on $8,000. she is incorrect when she says it is nothing more than right wing propaganda. host: there is a lot to work with there. go ahead, congresswoman. guest: thank you. i talked earlier about lowering the temperature. when we attack either side or the middle, calling them fascist and giving them a label, that is part of the reason we have this division. i really blame social media for a lot of this. if you have watched the social dilemma on netflix talking about the algorithms for social media where if you are a far right or republican, you get th

hampton roads, to the fields -- coal fields of southwest virginia, to the banks of the james river, to arlington national cemetery -- [applause] this is our virginia to build together and we are going to go to work on day one. there are always those, those that say that hell is too steep to -- hill is too steep to climb, but we are empowered by a righteous conviction and our children's future were strengthened by our collective belief in the virginia promise. let's climb that hill together. let's reinvigorate our future. let's reinvigorate this amazing commonwealth of virginia. [applause] together, together, together, together. we can build a new day. a new day for virginians where, yes, we soar and we never settle. a new day where all virginians, all of us can deserve to look forward, to grabbing, to aspiring, to dreaming and then achieving that great virginia promise. god bless you all. god bless the commonwealth of virginia. and let's go. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ♪ remember the day i sent you free i told you you could always count on me darling from that day on, i made a vow i'll be

hampton roads, to the fields -- coal fields of southwest virginia, to the banks of the james river, to arlington national cemetery -- [applause] this is our virginia to build together and we are going to go to work on day one. there are always those, those that say that hell is too steep to -- hill is too steep to climb, but we are empowered by a righteous conviction and our children's future were strengthened by our collective belief in the virginia promise. let's climb that hill together. let's reinvigorate our future. let's reinvigorate this amazing commonwealth of virginia. [applause] together, together, together, together. we can build a new day. a new day for virginians where, yes, we soar and we never settle. a new day where all virginians, all of us can deserve to look forward, to grabbing, to aspiring, to dreaming and then achieving that great virginia promise. god bless you all. god bless the commonwealth of virginia. and let's go. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ♪ remember the day i sent you free i told you you could always count on me darling from that day on, i made a vow i'll be

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i also served at arlington national cemetery with the old guard of the army, the regiment that guards the tomb of the unknown soldier. honor funerals and ceremonies like the inauguration or joint arrival ceremonies for heads of state. i was just back at the cemetery yesterday. it was veterans day. a very special veterans day. it was the 100th anniversary of the tomb of the unknown soldier. 100 years ago yesterday, the world war i unknown was interred. a couple days ago my wife and i took our six-year-old and five-year-old boy to the tomb because for the first time in 96 years, since it never had a guard of any kind, civilians were able to walk and lay a flower on the tomb to honor those unknowns. we wanted our boys to do that even though they are probably a little young to know what is going on. they are old enough to have the memories and we certainly have the image. if your kids at six and five -- you might be concerned about taking them onto that plaza. we drilled into them they needed to be quiet and respectful, that this was sacred ground, and as we are getting up to the edge of

cnn washington correspondent sunlen serfaty at a polling site in arlington, virginia. sunlen, we know there is a major focus on this. a lot of talk about whether this race has actually is a bellwether for 2022. what were these two candidates saying in their final pitches to voters? >> reporter: well, erica, as you know, this is a very, very close race. and the candidates know that they need people to get out here and vote today. and what we saw from each of the candidates in making their closing arguments was largely them staying true to the core part of their strategy. for democrat terry mcauliffe that was about defining this race, casting youngkin, the republican candidate, as a proxy for donald trump, tieing him to donald trump, even falsely claiming last night on the campaign trail that youngkin was doing an event with trump. that was a reference to a tele town hall that trump dialed into that youngkins wi was not . and for glenn youngkin, his strategy has been to keep trump at arm's length, keep some distance from the former president's endorsement, focusing on lo

earlier this month, i commemorated veterans day at arlington national cemetery. on that solemn day, we lay a wreath and renew our oath. but keeping faith with american veterans requires much more than laying wreaths or making more oaths. it requires acts. that's what you've done today -- all of you -- acts. that's why i'm so proud to sign these bills. may god bless you. and may god protect our troops and their families. and now i'd like to invite the folks to the stage as i sign the first bill. thank you very much. thank you. good to see you. ok. i tell y'all, i only have one pen. [laughter] you are all going to get a pen. i only have one with me today. i couldn't figure out how to get 50 of them up here today, but thank you. all right. congratulations. all right. here we go. government accountability office study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the secretary of veterans affairs. [laughter] well, sort of. [applause] ok. thank you, thank you, thank you, everybody. my mother will say, you're doing g

completed the voyage from an unidentified battlefield in france over the rough atlantic sees, here to arlington national cemetery. he lay under the capitol rotunda for two days on the same plank that held the body of lincoln as 90,000 americans paid respects. he was then escorted from the capital that capitol by the president, the chief justice of the supreme court, and medal of honor recipients all walking without parallel to give honor to the american servicemen or. the generations of americans who risked all, gave all for the cause of freedom to commemorate in the words of a member of congress who proposed the legislation creating the memorial, "an american warrior who typifies the soul of america." veterans are the soul of america. it is why our veterans have always been willing to put themselves on the line. the first unknown lies now with his veteran -- brethren. those who picked up the metal of honor and made it their burden. today, 100 years later, we keep a sacred watch over their graves. generations of elite sentinels pledging eternal vigilance. wheat late reits to renew our oath's. -

aren't any longer unknowns it doesn't matter because this is a place where america pays its respects at arlington to all of those who serve, including the fallen and american military families. as people pay their respects at the tomb today, i want to let people know they will see the inscription and see these words, "here rests in honored glory an american soldier known yet to go god." where there are unknowns at this s site, they couldn't identify anybody, again, pre dna. it doesn't matter because what we know is this is hollowed ground. this is where america has paid its respects through decades of conflict right up until today. the next ceremony will be tomorrow on veterans day. we will see a full honors procession, essentially trying to evoke the memories of the 1921 procession when the first remains unknown were laid to rest at arlington. the public will be invited to attend the procession, to stand on the sidelines at a special location and watch it pass by. we're seeing so many people here in washington today take the opportunity to stop and pay those respects. jim, erica. >> that's great

. >> this morning, president biden speaks at arlington national cemetery in a veterans day ceremony to honor those who served our nation. watch live coverage starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on >> coming

. >>> also ahead, the president and first lady at arlington national cemetery. they'll be arriving there soon to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier as we pause to thank the veterans who have served and who are current ly veterans who serve this country. >> it is veterans day. please stay with us. more from the nation's capital coming up. at t-mobile for business, unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. whether it's ensuring food arrives as fresh as when it departs... being first on the scene when every second counts... or teaching biology without a lab. we are the leader in 5g and a partner who delivers exceptional customer support and 5g included in every plan. so, you get it all, without trade-offs. unconventional thinking, it's better for business. michelob ultra organic seltzer. two flavors bursting onto the scene. they'll make quite a splash. now in watermelon strawberry. and black cherry. as real as it tastes. >>> i'm kate bolduan. thanks for joining us. on this veterans day we are follow

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she's in arlington outside a polling station. big day today, sunlen. >> reporter: certainly is, brianna. the polls are now open here in virginia. we saw the very first voter go in and cast their ballot in arlington, virginia, a suburb just outside of washington, d.c. this is an extremely, extremely tight race, so every single vote today is going to have a real impact on the outcome. the candidates, the campaigns each know that, and that is why we've seen this frantic, last-minute dash, both candidates on the hunt for votes, trying to motivate people to come out today and cast their ballot in person. that went late into the evening last night for poetboth candida. we did see democratic terry mcauliffe not deviate whatsoever from the central part of his campaign strategy, which is to tie republican glenn youngkin to the former president, and he argued, falsely claimed last night in his campaign event, he said that glenn youngkin was doing an event with the former president. >> guess how glenn youngkin is finishing his campaign? he

if you want to have a place where you kind of realize the sacrifice that service members make, go to arlington cemetery, where you hit cross after cross after cross, fields of crosses, and the tomb of the unknown soldier there to remind everyone of the sacrifices the men and women in uniform have made throughout our history to keep us a free nation. host: james kittfie ♪ >> c-span's "washington journal ." everyday, we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and discuss policy issues that impact you. friday morning, boston university's school of public health team discusses his book on the covid-19 pandemic and preventing another worldwide health crisis. then, trunk load carriers association's dave heller on vaccine mandates and the trucking industry. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning on c-span, or on c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook >> h head of centers for medicare and medicaid service will discuss childrens healthcare challenges. friday on drrch span. online at c-span.org or full coverage on c-sp

. >> this morning, president biden speaks at arlington national cemetery in a veterans day ceremony to honor those who served our nation. watch live coverage starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or wash full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. today, the nasa-space x dragon crew arrives at the international space station, docking as expected at 7:10 p.m. eastern followed by the hatch opening, and finally, the crew opening. live coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online and c-span.org or watch full coverage on c-span now. >> president biden gives a speech at the port of baltimore on the recently passed infrastructure built. he outlines how the bill will impact manufacturing, including the global supply chain. president biden plans to sign the legislation monday. these comments run about 25 minutes. our president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] pres. biden: thank you. we used to have an expression when i serve in the senate. when i wanted to make som

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first let's go to sunlen serfaty in arlington. sunlen? >> reporter: polls are open here in virginia, voting got started about two hours ago. and here at this polling location in arlington, virginia, which is a suburb just outside of d.c., we are seeing a steady stream of people coming in and out, not super long lines, but the director here tells me they have already had 150 people in just two hours vote already. and a lot of people are also coming in and dropping their mail-in vote at this official ballot drop box over here among the 1.1 million virginians who have already cast votes in the early voting. today, talking to voters as they come out, it is very clear there is a lot of passion in this race and that likely will compel people to come out and vote today, talked with one man a short time ago, he is an independent, but he leans republican. he sat out in the race in 2020, he did not want to vote for trump, he tells me he also didn't want to vote for biden, but he tells me he felt compelled to vote today. he said because he's talking

arlington at 95%. so you are looking at the places that you know are the deepest blue where the democrats are going to get 60%, 70% or more they're in. we come down here. another example about margin. youngkin winning chester county. margins matter. so winning in the suburbs in the central part of the state more conservative. traditionally the parties that ran under trump, youngkin is losing. you say, oh, that's terrible. you see that margin right there. but then you go back in time and a little bit more. >> and one of the things that's interesting while we talk about all of this, the exit polls indicated the economy was one of the most important issues. and terry mcauliffe thought he was a pro jobs governor when he was governor before, but he ran in a way, a democrat was saying to me earlier, terry mcauliffe ran as an incumbent, right? and glenn youngkin ran as an agent of change. >> this is a change year. >> right? in terms of economics being the most important issue, inflation, gas prices, home heat

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. >> that they are, cnn washington correspondent, all of these developments for us, from arlington, virginia, so the concessions statement went out. do we know he has spoken this morning? >> well, we are told that the two men have not spoken directly on the phone, yet they say that mcauliffe reached out before this concession went out. they were not able to detect. certainly notable as you say that this concession formally came out just a few minutes ago, acknowledging they came up short, congratulates glenn youngkin saying i hope virginians will wish the best for him and his family. certainly this is a big gut punch for them. we had mcauliffe yesterday acknowledging overnight, really, they overestimated youngkin, in the end if race for them shifted in the final weeks, in the final months of the campaign. glenn youngkin was able to rally supporters to get out to the polls over state and local issues, most notably resignations, that's something the governor elect last night acknowledged in his victory speech. >> on day one, we're going to work. we're going to restore excellence in our schools

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earlier today president biden took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. it is the centennial commemoration. >> you are the very spine of america not just the back bone. you're the spine of this country. and all of us, all of us owe you. so on veterans day, and every day we honor that great debt and recommit ourselves to keeping our sacred obligation as a nation to honor what you've done. >> the site was open to the public this week for the first time in nearly 100 years, allowing americans to personally pay their respects and lay flowers there. in paris vice president kamala harris marked the day alongside the french president emmanuel macron. today the white house announced better health care services for veterans who have been exposed to environmental hazards by burn pits during their service. the secretary for veterans affairs joins me now to talk about the last element. mr. secretary, thank you for being with me. i want to start with the burn pits and this new announcement. for those who don't know what a burn pit is they are open p

we start in arlington, virginia. a huge change in the commonwealth. >> reporter: a huge change, john, a huge swing for republicans here in virginia and a significant blow for democrats. terry mcauliffe making it official a short time ago, officially conceding this race, calling glenn youngkin. we are told the two have not officially connected by the phone yet. mcauliffe lost certainly in part due to his laser-focused strategy on attempting to tie youngkin to former president donald trump. in the end that simply did not work. youngkin was successful on being able to cultivate his own brand outside of president trump at the same time while not alienating trump voters, attracting moderate voters and appealing to the base. in part that was due to him being able to tap into virginia-focused issues, education and parental rights. john, that was a big win and resonated with virginia voters here. >> a fascinating race. we'll be studying it for months and months heading into the next one. let's go to new jersey now and jason

we are live in arlington, virginia. sunday lynn, what happened in virginia? >> reporter: okay. that's exactly the question mr. democrats here in virginia and nationwide, frankly, are asking this morning in the aftermath of the election results here. and certainly notable that in the last hour, democrat terry mcauliffe officially conceding the race, saying in a statement he hopes virginians will join me congratulating glenn youngkin for his win and wishing him the best. this is a significant gut punch for democrats and mcauliffe officials acknowledging that they certainly understatemented youngkin and they said that the race for them just shifted in the end. now for youngkin, he was squarely focused throughout his campaign on the bread and butter state and local issues, issues like education and exit polls really found that that resonated with virginia voters. here's the governor-elect celebrating his victory last night. >> together, together, we will change the trajectory of this commonwealth. and, friends, we are going to start that transformation on day o one. >> now, it's no

let's go to sunlen serfaty, following the results of the election from arlington, virginia. terry mcauliffe has not conceded yet, but the numbers seem to be clear here. do we know when he'll make that call? >> reporter: well, jim, mcauliffe officials tell cnn overnight there is no urgency to do so, but certainly the expectation is that is going to have to be the next step here. and democrats this morning are definitely waking up to this gut punch blow in the governor's race. mcauliffe officials admitting that they just underestimated glenn youngkin in the end and the race for them just shifted in the end. glenn youngkin was able to tap into a series of state and local issues, most notably education. that did resonate among voters last night in exit polls. that's something that the governor-elect gave a nod to in his victory rally last night. >> on day one, we're going to work! we're going to restore excellence in our schools! we're going to start with charter schools and make a down payment and close the gap on giving parents an opportunity to select where their kids go to s

here are some highlights of his visit to arlington national cemetery where he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier on this, his first veterans day as president. >> today we pay homage to the unrelenting bravery and dedication that distinguishes all those who have earned the title of american veteran. it's an honor that not only a small percentage of americans can claim and one that marks those who are able to claim it as brothers and sisters, it's a badge of courage that unites across all ages, regardless of background, because to be a veteran is to have endured and survived challenges most americans will never know. our veterans represent the best of america. you are the very spine of america, not just the backbone, you're the spine of this country. and all of us, all of us, owe you. we lay wreaths, we renew our oath and stand in solemn awe of such fidelity because for us to keep faith with american veterans, we must never forget exactly what was given us, what each of them is willing to put on the line for us. >> on this day and every day, we say to america's veterans, tha

he kept trump at sufficient arms length to appeal to the northern virginia voters, places like arlington and lehman besburg. he didn't alienate maga voters in the southwest. youngkin doubled down on making this race about concrete issues he argued were progressive overreach in public schools, crime, tax breaks, et cetera. by contrast what we saw from mcauliffe was a flat campaign that kind of lacked direction. when you add it all up in an off-year election where democrats have been struggling to articulate a coherent message beyond the fact they're not trump, i think the outcome maybe wasn't too surprising. >> yeah, we were looking on the screen at top issues on both sides. how much do you think the thinking or popularity of the president, president biden as well as the democrats struggled to move the legislative agenda, perhaps has dragged or dragged mcauliffe down here? >> i think it's certainly a challenge for democrats going forward. it's pretty clear that democrats need to look at yesterday's results as a wake up call. virginia in particular is stlukt i have precisely because of its

veterans day, along with the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery, for those planning a visit to washington, the public can actually visit and pay respects at the tomb and a flower ceremony being held today and tomorrow. for those of you watching our headliner today, we are happy to accept your questions, and i will ask as many as time permits. to submit a question, please email headliners@press.org and put veterans in the subject line. for those in the room, we have circulated cards. forever online audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, and we are so happy to have you here. any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. let me begin by introducing the head table. please hold your applause until all of the head table guests are introduced. from my left and you're right, a u.s. navy vietnam veteran and member of the american legion post 20 and member of the national press club. matt quinn, undersecretary memorial affairs at the u.s. department of veteran

veterans day, along with the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery, for those planning a visit to washington, the public can actually visit and pay respects at the tomb and a flower ceremony being held today and tomorrow. for those of you watching our headliner today, we are happy to accept your questions, and i will ask as many as time permits. to submit a question, please email headliners@press.org and put veterans in the subject line. for those in the room, we have circulated cards. forever online audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, and we are so happy to have you here. any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. let me begin by introducing the head table. please hold your applause until all of the head table guests are introduced. from my left and you're right, a u.s. navy vietnam veteran and member of the american legion post 20 and member of the national press club. matt quinn, undersecretary memorial affairs at the u.s. department of veteran

this week, along with the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery, for those planning a visit to washington, the public can actually visit and pay respects at the tomb in a flower ceremony held today and tomorrow. for those of you watching our headliner today, we are happy to accept your questions and i will ask as many as time permits. .org and put veterans in the subject line. for those in the room, we have circulated cards. forever online audience, please be aware that in the audience today are members of the general public, and we are so happy to have you here. any applause or reaction you hear is not necessarily from the working press. let me begin by introducing the head table. please hold your applause until all of the head table guests are introduced. from my left and you're right, a u.s. navy vietnam veteran and member of the american legion post 20 and member of the national press club. matt quinn, undersecretary memorial affairs at the u.s. department of veteran affairs. kevin, a retired u.s. navy captain and headliners

but as we watch that, i want to go to arlington, virginia, to talk about the other major race. cnn's sunland serfaty is there. sunland. >> reporter: john, certainly a big night for republicans here in virginia and a devastating gut punch for democrats. republican glenn youngkin defeating democrat terry mcauliffe to become this commonwealth's next governor and first time notably that a republican has won a state race here in virginia in over a decade. and youngkin did so by building his own brand, a brand that was separate from trump, appealing to moderate republican voters. but doing so without alienating the trump voters and appealing to the base, focusing on state and local issues like education to get him elected. here's the governor elect at his victory rally in virginia. >> on day one, we're going to work. we're going to restore excellence in our schools. we're going to start with 20 charter schools and we are going to make a down payment and close the gap on giving parents an opportunity to select where their kids go to school. friends, we're going to embrace our parents,

this week arlington national cemetery opened the site to visitors for the first time in almost 100 years as part of the tomb's centennial. tomorrow president biden plans to attend the veterans day laying ceremony at the tomb. cnn's coverage continues right now. >>> good morning, i'm erica hill. >> and i'm jim shciutto. breaking overnight, a major blow to former president trump and his continuing push to keep documents relate d to january 6h out of the public eye, out of the hands of investigators. in a scathing rebuke, a federal judge rejected trump's assertion of executive privilege. the judge wrote, quote, presidents are not kings and the plaintiff is not president. trump has already notified the court of his intent to appeal, but an appeal alone will not stop the archives from beginning to hand over records to the house committee. that begins on friday. >> that appeal is not the former president's only plan. president trump indicated he asked for a judicial order to prevent the release of the records as long as he's making arguments in court. that process could potentially

we have all angles covered this morning starting with the polling location in arlington, virginia. good morning. big day there. >> reporter: it certainly is a big day, christine. this race is incredibly tight that has national significance, and national implications going forward. not only for midterms for the next presidential cycle, but certainly how many candidates across the country are approaching their races going forward. and this is something that we saw both candidates in this governor's race, terry mcauliffe, the democratic candidate and glenn youngkin arguing, the national significance for both of their respective parties going forward. now, in the final day of campaigning, last night we saw glenn youngkin crisscrossing the commonwealth of virginia, again receiving the endorsement of former president trump and former president trump also appeared at a telerally for him last night. something that the youngkin campaign certainly kept at arms length someone they have constantly kept at arms length during the duration of this campaign. and youngkin really appearing last nigh

. >> let's go now to cnn's sunlen serfaty in arlington virginia, northern virginia, just outside washington, d.c. this is a nail biter here, sunlen. >> reporter: it certainly is, brianna. and the donald trump factor has frankly loomed large in this race. especially today, on election eve with this townhall for glenn youngkin. over the weekend, as you heard there, you saw glenn youngkin try to keep trump again at arm's length, insisting he's not participating in this townhall with trump, insisting he had no part in the planning. all of this plays into the hand and the strategy of democrat terry mcauliffe who tried to cast youngkin as a proxy for donald trump. here he is over the weekend. >> tomorrow we will have a little teleconference. donald trump is finally going to visit here. trump wants to win here so he can announce for president 2024. that's the stakes of this election. he's trying to get himself off the mat. he wants to win here tuesday. and wednesday donald trump announces he's running in 2024. are we going to allow that to go on here? >> no! >> reporter: early voting here in virgi

. >>> this morning president biden is set to observe veteran's day in arlington. over the past two days, the public was allowed to lay flowers at the tomb for the first time in 96 years. >>> all right. president biden once again taking his sales pitch for the bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road hours after new data revealed americans are paying more to shop than they have in 30 years. cnn's daniela diaz live on capitol hill. daniela, is the president explaining how they will address the problems driving prices up? >> reporter: he is. he is trying to visit different parts of the country and tout this $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill he says will ease inflationary pressures and bring the cost of goods down. you know, yesterday he was in baltimore and he cited specific provisions in this newly passed infrastructure deal which he will sign into law on monday. that will aim to address some of the pressure points of inflation. he said specific funding will aid ports like the one he spoke from yesterday in baltimore and will help ease supply chain issu

we're here at an arlington, virginia, polling center. this is a suburb just outside of washington, d.c. we've seen a steady stream of voters coming in, casting their ballots in person in the last five hours. the polling director here at this location says they have seen 360 people come in and cast their vote. that is a marked increase, she says, from years past, and of course you have people also coming in and dropping their mail-in ballotis as well. key for candidates today is getting out the vote in this razor-close race. we have a few minutes ago our first chance to see republican candidate glen youngkin out on the campaign trail today. he visited a polling location at a middle school in chantilly, virginia, about 20 miles from here, and he was projecting confidence. >> we feel pretty darn good, i have to say. i'm happy to take some questions. >> you had a lot of optimism last night. how so getting hit with shots from the other side? >> i've felt this great surge of momentum for the last six to eight weeks. these kitchen table discuss

. >> i've come to arlington, virginia to talk to the guard's second in command, lieutenant general mark sassville. what are the different kinds of militias? >> the first category which is what we are is federally recognized and their primary job is to fight the nation's wars. the second category is the state militias and they support the states, fighting fires, floods, and clearly covid now. if you talk about militias there is this other category of private militias that are private organizations that have nothing to do with the first two categories. >> it's those private organizations that have been keeping lawmakers up at night. paramilitary groups that often refer to themselves as militia but exist in a legal gray zone. where individuals have the right to bear arms but as groups they don't have the legal standing to drill or conduct law enforcement. on january 6, 2021, members of some of those groups crossed a red line. >> all of us here today do not want to see our election victory stolen by a bold and radical left democrats. >> in an attempt to overthrow the presidential election h

. >> reporter: president biden visiting arlington national cemetery to honor america's veterans. >> our veterans represent the best of america. you are the very spine of america. >> reporter: as his white house scrambles behind the scenes to push back on an acute threat to economic recovery and his domestic agenda. >> everything from a gallon of gas and loaf of bread costs more and it is worrisome. >> reporter: now convening regular meetings as inflation hits a three decade high, a window into the policy threat emanating from across the board price increases now driving a clear public messaging shift. >> here to talk about one of the most pressing economic concerns of the american people, and it's real, and that is getting prices down. >> reporter: all part of a frantic effort to address a combination of supply chain bottle necks and post pandemic demand surge, driving a reality largely outside of biden's control. >> today's announcement has the potential to be a game changer. >> reporter: a push to push southern california ports to 24/7 operations easing some pressures, but a record wi