Aboard Air Force One En Route Queens, New York 4:26 P.M. EST MR. BATES:  How are y’all? Q    Hi. MR. BATES:  Happy Thanksgiving. Q    Happy Thanksgiving. MR. BATES:  I have a few things at the top. We are on our way to Staten Island, where the president and the first lady will attend a Friendsgiving event at U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York.  This event is part of the first lady’s Joining Force[s] initiative to support military families and is hosted by the Robert Irvin [Irvine] Foundation.