mary johnson was a nun who spent 20 years in mother teresa's missionaries of charity order. she resigned and is a married atheist and writer live in the southwest. we spoke with her about her fascinating and daring book, "an unquenchable thirst" >> on the one hand we were trying to help the poor. we were feeding them, sheltering them, comforting them. but on the other, mother teresa understood that suffering was what brought a person close to god. and she felt like the poor were closer to god because they were suffering more. >> mary johnson joined the order to help the poor of calcutta, india. instead her time was riff inwith inner conflict. mother teresa taught nuns not just to abstain from sex but avoid touching anyone for any reason whenever possible >> we were having poor, two sets of clothes. washed one everyday hoped it dried. obedience we never had any say. chastity was extreme. we could write our families once a month. we had to cutoff all relationships with friends we had. we were not allowed to talk to one sister alone. >> nuns were only allowed to visit families

. >> 88-year-old mary bell johnson finds this very unusual. >> yes, it's very unusual. and i think it's wonderful. >> the levinson is an investor in calico. google declined an interview however, experts hope they will delve into issues of the pending life such as seeners running out of money and providing more years of assisted living. >> it's unclear whether google will use it's resources on to way to building better quality of life. and if that becomes one of their goals. i think who better than to work on that? >> the director of the san jose center for healthy ageing and multi cull trap l populations raised concern as as google mines data. mary bell hopes daily exercise lidz leedz to long life. >> i do that seven minutes. >> you must be healthy. >> well, i have been, yes. >> and you want to stay that way? >> i do. >> hopefully, she will. >> is it fair to kick people out of a jury pool because they're gay? that is the question between the heart of a battle over two firms at odds over a aids drug. >> america's cup drama stretches into another day. why who what could h

. >> 88-year-old mary bell johnson finds this very unusual. >> yes, it's very unusual. and i think it's wonderful. >> the levinson is an investor in calico. google declined an interview however, experts hope they will delve into issues of the pending life such as seeners running out of money and providing more years of assisted living. >> it's unclear whether google will use it's resources on to way to building better quality of life. and if that becomes one of their goals. i think who better than to work on that? >> the director of the san jose center for healthy ageing and multi cull trap l populations raised concern as as google mines data. mary bell hopes daily exercise lidz leedz to long life. >> i do that seven minutes. >> you must be healthy. >> well, i have been, yes. >> and you want to stay that way? >> i do. >> hopefully, she will. >> is it fair to kick people out of a jury pool because they're gay? that is the question between the heart of a battle over two firms at odds over a aids drug. >> america's cup drama stretches into another day. why who what could h

john roger johnson. mary francis knight. frank edwin kohler. vishnu pandit.. gerald eugene read. ♪nd richard michael rigdell. ♪ ♪ almighty father, strong to save, whose arm hath bound the restless wave, who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep its own appointed limits keep: o hear us when we cry to thee ♪or those in peril on the sea. ♪ [taps] ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord he is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored he has loosed the wrathful lightning of his terrible swift sword ♪ truth is marching on cracks on the next "washington journal," we discussed the debate over the federal budget. then, jay hancock talks about the health care law's impact on full and part-time employees. and we speak with washington times investigative reporter. is all on washington journal, live on c-span. the senate hears a committee on human trafficking taking place discuss measures they can take to stop trafficking. that

mary and take rea johnson died alone august 30. this is written by her daughter.olent life, we celebrate her passing from this earth and hope she lives in the after life reliving each gesture of violence that she delivered on her children. >> and this is real? >> this is real. she later came out and said they want to support people that have been abused as children. >> it's a sad story because it's really a story of child abuse. and on a much lighter note? >> yes, lots of friends coming over to your house parking in your parking space. they don't want to turn the front of houses in to parking lots in pittsburgh, so you get a ticket if you park in your own driveway or trefriends park in r driveway. they do this in san francisco. i hate it, too. >> we have to go. "way too early" starts right now. >>> putin ends it by questioning the one thing i liked about obama's syria speech. putin writes, i would rather disagree with a case he made on american exceptionalism stating that the united states policy is what makes america different. it's what makes us exceptional. it

john roger johnson. mary francis knight. frank edwin kohler. vishnu keshan pandit.chael ridgell. [ bell tolls ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ taps ] ♪ [ taps ] ♪ [ taps ] >>> we're watching live coverage of the navy yard memorial. the event is just concluding. you can see president obama going row to row, person to person, hugging and consoling the family members of the victims who were lost. of course, this event was to honor the 12 victims who were killed in last week's mass shooting. it was a memorial service for the fallen who were killed in that senseless act of violence. we did hear remarks from the president, very strong remarks from the president, calling for gun control and offering his condolences to the families of those lost in this shooting. daniel hernandez, who unfortunately has firsthand experience with this terrible issue of gun violence. more than two years ago, he was an intern in gabby giffords congressional office and he was in tucson the day gabby giffords was shot and six others were killed. also with us today, someone else with firsthand experience, shot four

john roger johnson. mary francis knight. frank kohler. vishnu pandit. kenneth bernard proctor.is memorial service as our nation comes together to mourn and bless the souls of the victims of the senseless violence that played out last monday at the washington naval yard. the president and first lady are there and dignitaries on hand to speak who are quietly leaving this memorial service. alongside me watching this is father jonathan morris. at one point the president got pretty political in his 20 minutes of speaking but this was a lot of scripture today and you say that there were some words that people needed to hear. >>guest: it is surprising but also refreshing to see that in moments of tragedy, i wish not only in moments of tragedy but at least in moments of tragedy in our country we are able to express and we do so very publicly faith and religion. the faith of the president. the faith of some of the military men and women. the reason why we do that unashamebly we talk of hope, there is no hope if this is no eternal life and everyone recognizes they trying to give home to

john roger johnson. mary francis knight. frank edwin kohler. vishnu pandit.d michael rigal. >> on the next washington journal, president of the committee for the responsible budget. then jay hancock of kitzer health news talks about the law's impact on fulltime and part-time employees. a look at how taxpayers' dollars are being spent by members of congress and travels overseas with "washington times" investigative reporter, philip schwarz. all that plus calls, e-mails, tweets live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this is a garden she originally designed when she was president of prospect house. when ellen wilson is in the white house, she brings the white house gardiner back here to this garden and says to the white house gardiner, let's re-create the rose section of this garden at the white house. this becomes the famous rose garden at the white house. ellen tragically doesn't live to see the rose garden completed, however. she's dying in the summer of 1914, she's wheeled out to the space outside in her wheelchair and she watches as the gardiner works but

funeral services were held for mary knight and cathy gaard, john johnson and frank kohler and a second d.c. police officer was shot while trying to take down aaron alexises -- the officer was shot in the vest and the other officer is recovering at medicine star washington hospital center. >> virginia governor mcdonnell says the focus of tragedies shouldn't just focus on gun laws. five of the 12 were from virginia. one of the guns came from a virginia gun store. today on radio mcdonnell was asked if he plans to take action. >> we certainly will do a full review of various laws in virginia especially again our mental health laws. i think that really needs to be the focus in saul many of these shootings -- so many of these shootings. the shooter had significant mental health problems. the governor does not i think adding waiting period to the gun buying process would solve any problems. >> what could be a huge medical breakthrough. the latest on a universal flu shot. >> how burger king is making one of its items healthier. >> and sue, another beautiful day outside. will it continue? >> we

talking about michael arnold, sylvia frasier, kathy gaarde, kenneth bernard proctor, mary knight, john roger johnsonfrank kohler, vishnu pandit martin bodrog, richard marshall ridgell, arthur daniels, and gerald read. twelve victims just randomly, we think, shot at by the shotgun from the fourth floor as described to us yesterday by the eyewitness, fourth floor down into the atrium down to the footed court. i want to ask you, chuck, the white house has been significantly off point, it seems to me, the president coming out after this event with brief remarks about it, but then going into his criticisms of the republicans over the economy on the fifth anniversary of the lehman failure. it doesn't seem as though they have got their footing here, first on syria, now on this. >> andrea, i can tell you, i think they wish they had yesterday back. they are not saying it but you can feel it. you know how you can tell in these situation, if they had to do it again, the way it went down yesterday isn't the way it is. nationals, just brought it up, washington nationals wearing navy hats today. >> i saw harper t

johnson. and a last-second hail mary by rg3 is -- watch it, watch it -- does he get it? no, deflected. check this out. right there in the end zone. lions on top, 27-20. >>> more upsets on sunday. the packers lose the ball. it has been picked up by cincinnati, then dropped, but cincy's terence newman takes it 60 yards for a td. the bengals beat the packers, 34-30 and the giants blanked by the panthers, 38-0. cam newton showing no mercy and eli manning -- get this -- he was sacked a dozen times. >>> here is something you don't see every day. after the titans get a touchdown late in the fourth to edge over the chargers, a failed lateral attempt turns philip rivers into yes, folks, a soccer player, as he kicked the ball, flags fly. the titans win, 20-17. >>> in baseball, mariano rivera gets a rousing send-off at home in the bronx complete with, yep, that is metallica performing his entrance music "enter the sandman" live. the all-time leader in saves retires at the end of the season. now, rivera made a relief appearance at the top of the eighth. the fly ball, check this out, the fly ball i

johnson. and a last-second hail mary by rg-3 is -- does it make it? well, nobody, it does not. deflected in the end zone, leaving washington winless. lions on top. 27-20. >>> there were more upsets on sunday. the packers lose the ball, picked up by cincinnati. but cincy's terence newman takes it 58 yards for a t.d. >>> and the giants blanked by the panthers. 38-0. cam newton showing no mercy. and eli manning was sacked a whopping seven times. >>> here's something you don't see every day. after the titans get a touchdown late in the fourth to edge over the chargers, a failed lateral attempt turns philip rivers into, check this out -- what's he about to do? kick the ball? he's a soccer player now. the flags fly and the titans win, 20-17. >>> in baseball, mariano rivera gets a rousing sendoff in the bronx. complete with metallica right there, performing his entrance music, "enter sandman." the all-time leader in saves retired at the end of the season. rivera made a relief appearance in the top of the eighth. the fly ball is caught. but the yanks lose to san francisco, 2-1. >>> and

johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. and we are learning more about the victims including this woman, mary knight who worked as an information yard and her brother lives in livermore. they shared their grief with south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian tonight. >> we were totally unprepared for and it came as quite a shock to us. >> her family in live more can't believe what has happened so par away. the 51-year-old was working in building 197 on the fourth floor when aaron alexis started shooting. mary was one of the last five victims to be identified. >> it is a great loss to my whole family. i think sthee was the core of -- i think she was the core of our family and we lost her. >> the reason mary was at the navy yard was her company, navy c systems was headquartered there. she was an it specialist for five years and recently got a promotion. >> i was so proud of her. she always went for her goals. >> another major milestone was reached just last month when mary's oldest daughter got married. candice feels for her cousins. >> it is horrible. i want even imagine what they are feeling. i want to take them in my arms and hold

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funeral was held for john johnson, frank kohler, kathleen guard and mary knight, a memorial for kohler is being held in pennsylvania and memorials for guard and knight will be held in virginia -- >> council members want the city to stay open if the federal government shuts down and one council member is ready to go shale -- jail if he has to. we'll breakdown their plans next. >> hi, laura. >> do you seem to be asking would -- where do i put my keys? coming up the new app that will help you track down your missing stuff in seconds. >> plus if you like singing in the shower we have the new high-tech device that will have you hitting the right notes as you rinse away. the next great thing you decide. coming up. >> sue. >> do not let my husband see that app. we'll never hear the end of it at palka central. what a beautiful day. we climbed to the 70s after our chilliest night since may 26. it's chilly out there tonight. we have a couple tweaks to the forecast. especially as we get closer to the weekend. i'll detail that at 10:00. >>  i was honored to serve as g

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just a few weeks ago, mary delorenzo knight was getting ready for the wedding of her daughter. and 72, j.j. johnsonould have spent his retirement giving his signature bear hugs. but he loved work just too much. vishnu pandit raised a family. served the navy with pride for 25 years. and michael arnold, won't get to finish the beloved airplane he was building. or hug his kids again. and through the grief, one of his relatives asked a reporter, how can you get up in the morning and go to work and have that happen? how do bad things like that happen to good people? bill weir, abc news, new york. >>> and stay with abc news for the very latest on the navy yard shooting rampage. new details coming up on "good morning america." >>> moving to our other big story this morning. the death toll of those destructive colorado floods has been revised to six this morning. officials expect that number to go up again. search and rescue crews are still on the move, plucking more people to safety. even going door-to-door checking for victims. meanwhile, more residents in the hard-hit areas are returning to their homes

johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. and we are learning more about the victims including this woman, mary knight who worked as an information technology contractor at the navy yard and her brother lives in livermore. they shared their grief with south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian tonight. >> we were totally unprepared for and it came as quite a shock to us. >> her family in live more can't believe what has happened so par away. the 51-year-old was working in building 197 on the fourth floor when aaron alexis started shooting. mary was one of the last five victims to be identified. >> it is a great loss to my whole family. i think sthee was the core of -- i think she was the core of our family and we lost her. >> the reason mary was at the navy yard was her company, navy c systems was headquartered there. she was an it specialist for five years and recently got a promotion. >> i was so proud of her. she always went for her goals. >> another major milestone was reached just last month when mary's oldest daughter got married. candice feels for her cousins. >> it is horrible. i want even imagine what they are feeling. i want

johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. and we are learning more about the victims including this woman, mary knight who worked as an informationechnology contractor at the navy yard and her brother lives in livermore. they shared their grief with south bay reporter lisa amin gulezian tonight. >> we were totally unprepared for and it came as quite a shock to us. >> her family in live more can't believe what has happened so par away. the 51-year-old was working in building 197 on the fourth floor when aaron alexis started shooting. mary was one of the last five victims to be identified. >> it is a great loss to my whole family. i think sthee was the core of -- i think she was the core of our family and we lost her. >> the reason mary was at the navy yard was her company, navy c systems was headquartered there. she was an it specialist for five years and recently got a promotion. >> i was so proud of her. she always went for her goals. >> another major milestone was reached just last month when mary's oldest daughter got married. candice feels for her cousins. >> it is horrible. i want even imagine what they are feeling. i want t

michael arnold, sylvia frasier, kathy gaarde, john johnson, frank kohler, kenneth proctor, vishnu pandit, arthur daniels, marynight, gerald read, martin bodrog, richard michael. a lot of people are now looking for answers, guys. >> thank you very much, eamon. >>> u.s. military installation should be one of the most secure in the country. now it's raising security questions, including how contractors get security clearance. >> reporter: the white house says in the aftermath of navy yard rampage, security policies have moved to the front of the director of national intelligence and omb. there are over 4.9 million government employees and contractors with those clearances. >> dni is currently undertaking a review of security clearance policy for certain contractors. and i can tell you that at the president's direction, omb is examining standards for contractors and employees across federal agencies. >> reporter: so, how did navy yard gunman aaron alexis, who had two gun-related brushes with the law in texas and seattle and mental health issues, get a security clearance to gain him access to a military facility i

and also killed john roger johnson, 46-year-old kenneth proctor and vishnu pandit. and mary francis knight. 58-year-old gerald read, martin bodrog and richard ridgeal and a grandfather of nine who installed office furniture who was shot in the back while trying to flee. >> he didn't have to shoot my husband. i love my husband. >> i'll never forget him. >> reporter: federal sources tell us that he brought his gun to the gun range sunday night. inside the navy yard we are told there's a mix of shock and anger that someone would attack this tight knit community and in a place they felt so secure. >> rick, thank you. >>> let's take a deeper look at the shooter. national security correspondent jennifer griffin with exclusive military records and information about the history, hard times and warning signs of the former navy reservist alexis. >> reporter: a report from the newwort, rhode island, police report that alexis said he was hearing voices in his head days before he went on a shooting rampage. quote, he first heard them talking through a wall while at the residents inn at m

mary "blowing in the wind" there. the media ignores the racists in the democratic party. two georgia senators. it was lyndon johnsonho had to twist arms from the democrats. the media ignored that. they allowed the democrats of today to paint republicans as racists when it is the other way around. >> i'll let ellen speak next before she hits you. >> there were no republicans up there. the washington small media, the hill news and politico. quoted taylor branch and mr. cain. those guys did not ignore the other side. the mainstream media did. >> i think it was kind of striking and several commentators pointed it out. there were no black republicans out to speak. how could you have such a one sided event in a unifying moment for the country? it was a real miss for the organizers. >> it leads to the charge that, you know, if you are a black democrat, you are part of the party. if you are a black conservative, you're not. >> what we saw this year was the use of the horrible term "uncle tom." we hear it more. we hear more about you speak on black-on-black crime and if you speak out, you are a traitor. i did a story on thi

neighbors of 73-year-old john roger johnson say he always had a smile on his face. mary knight was 51 she was an information technology contractor who taught at a local community college. arthur daniels worked as a handyman at the navy yard for 17 years. gerald l. read, 57, worked in managing security risks at the nfl he served during the korean, iraq and afghanistan wars. frank kohler was a senior systems engineer according to the "new york times." he served his community of lexington park, maryland as a form president of the rotary club. the paper also reports 61-year-old vishnu pandit was a marine engineer and naval architect who dedicated 30 years of his life to the navy. kathy gaarde, 62, had been working in washington for 38 years. richard michael ridgell spent 17 years with the maryland state police before resigning in the year 2000 as a corporal. michael arnold designed ships at the navy yard. he was an avid pilot who was working on billing his own plane. sylvia frazier, who was 53, was the second youngest of seven children according to the "washington post." she

. >> john roger johnson worked at the navy yard but was patriarch of a large family. mary frances knight was also a teacher, passing technology expertise to her students. vishnu pandit was the kind of guy you would like to be your neighbor, always lending a lending hand. >> this is a very difficult thing to process. for myself it will take me nears to come to terms with it. >> a major coffee chain is caught in the middle of the gun control debate. starbucks is now asking customers to leave their guns at home. but the company insists it is not an outryan ban. starbucks deferred to local laws that allow some people to bring weapons into stores. >>> the shooting took place just after a month after the n the nn victims. they and others are calling on congress to pass background checks. >> this is a tragic reminder that congress is not doing enough to stop gun violence. we would like to offer our deepest condolences to families who lost loved ones. how many more must die. >> stiff resistence prevent bills from moving forward. >>> a report compared gun-related deaths in countrie

frazier is, 53, kathy gaard, 62, kenneth proctor, 46 is, john roger johnson, 73,ing frank color, 50, vishnu pan dit, 61. arthur daniels 51, mary francis knight, 51, gerald l. read is, 58, martin bodrog is, 54. and richard michael ridgell, 5 2g years old. our deepest condolences to their families and their friends. anncr: expedia is giving away a trip every day. where would you go? woman: 'greece.' woman 2: 'i want to go to bora bora.' man: 'i'd always like to go to china.' anncr: download the expedia app and your next trip could be on us. expedia, find yours. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin dedicated to your eyes, from bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite is uniquely formulated to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. and now there's ocuvite eye + multi. an eye vitamin and multivitamin in one. i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies -- yo

johnson was 73. he leaves his wife and four grown daughters. >> he is such a man of joy. everywhere he goes, he brings joy. >> reporter: there is also 51-year-old mary frances knight, 52-year-old richard ridgell, 50-year-old frank kohler, 5-year-old arthur daniels, who had five children and nine grandchildren, 58-year-old gerald read and 61-year-old employee vishnu pandit. >> he loved the navy and devoted his life to the navy for years. >> the search for those missing has become more desperate as the hours pass in colorado. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for in what's been the worst flooding to hit the boulder area in decades. the death toll has been lowered from eight to six, now classifying two of those reported dead as missing. more today, first responders will be making their way into numerous towns that have been cut off by the waters. nbc meteorologist bill karins, as we look at those picture there is -- >> we'll keep looking at them. >> and hoping there's no more rain. >> no, they're fine. they're dried out. also the denver post, the big newspaper in the city, has 120 aerial images from all over the reason. you sit there clicking an

johnson was 73. he leaves his wife and four grown daughters. >> he's just such a man of joy. everywhere he goes, he brings joy. >> reporter: there is also mary francis knight, frank kohler, arthur daniels who had five children and nine grandchildren, gerald read, and vihnu pandit. >> he loved the navy. he has devoted his life to the navy. >> reporter: tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> and the navy yard shooting is renewing a push for action by lawmakers. gun control advocates including president obama are urging congress to act. >> we do not have a firm enough background check system. it is something that makes us more vulnerable to these kinds of mass shootings. i have now in the wake of newtown initiated a whole range of executive actions. we've put in place every executive action that i proposed right after newtown happened. so i've taken steps that are within my control. the next phase now is for congress to go ahead and move. >> a bipartisan gun reform package failed in april and by all accounts it would fail again today. majority leader harry reid says they don't have 60 votes for the deal crafted by senators joe manchin and pat t

daniels, 51- year-old mary knight, 58-year- old gerald mead, 54-year-old martin bo dog full, 52-year-old richard rijo, 53-year-old sylvia fraser, 60 two-year-old kathy guard, john johnson, frank kohler, 46-year-old kenneth proctor, and vishnu pondit. others were injured during the shootout. they are said to be in fair condition. [taps] defense secretary chuck hagel, along with members of the defense department and the navy, had a wreathlaying ceremony and a moment of silence at the navy memorial in d.c. today. >> ♪ by the dawns early light >> the washington nationals baseball team took a moment to honor the victims before beginning a game that was postponed yesterday as a result of the shooting. the stadium is a few blocks away from the navy yard. the team sported patriotic uniforms and hats with remembrance. local law enforcement are trying to piece together the events that led up to the shooting rampage in building 197. namely, who the shooter was and how he was able to enter a secure facility and open fire. for the latest information, we turn now to sam sacks. >> behind me are the gates to the navy yard. there is still a police presence. a few cars have come and gon

johnson, 73 years old. frank kohler, 50 years old. vishnu pandit, 61 years old. arthur daniels, 51 years old. mary francis knight, 51. gerald l. read, 58. martin bod rod, 54 and richard michael ridgell, 52 years old. that is the complete list of the victims here that just came down. we are learning more and more about these victims. more like victims like kathy gaarde, 62 years old pictured here with her 94-year-old mother who she cared for before she passed away last year. gaarde was a daughter, a mother, she was a wife. she loved animals and loved hockey. and as the day goes on, we're going to learn even more about these victims. i'll tell you, i'm standing right outside of national stadium. i want to give you a live look what the scene looks like. the fans are arriving for this game. we just had a moment of silence at nationals park and they paid tribute to these victims that we just named here. the flags are flying at half-staff. we know that the team will be wearing special jerseys, patriotic jerseys to honor these victims. i had a chance to speak to some of these fans walking in through the gates. this game was post phon

mary francis worked in cyber security for a long time and as an adjunct professor in northern virginia. john roger johnson 74th birthday, working as a logistics analyst. johnson was married with four adult daughters. >> my husband was wonderful. wonderful man. he was always happy. always positive. he never had a bad word to say about anybody. loved the world. loved life. loved his space. and just proud to be an american. >> marty was 54 years old, former navy officer, graduated in 1981. he was married for 25 years and the father of three daughters. >> so sad to hear. >> mike, what's the latest on the wounded? how are they doing now? >> three at a local hospital doing well. a woman shot in the head who miraculously did not require surgery is already asking her doctors about getting out of the hospital. a woman wounded in her shoulder had surgery and was described earlier in fair condition, alert and responsive. then there was a police officer shot in his leg. here's the metropolitan police chief on him. >> we have very good prognosis from the doctors. he does have serious injuries to his legs. again, i kno

her name was mary survived and that several people who are part of the military tribunal who called for this execution, they had been president andrew johnsonfor a stay of execution. and he said in a misquote too. he denies tristani said not enough women had been hanging in this war. so she was in fact hanged. i'll play the story about bookie james, rather if henry, alice and william who went to florida after the war. went to florida to start a plantation where he would pay black laborers and create a new perk farm that didn't work out because the great backlash against the free biochemists out. and so i wanted to talk these kinds of stories also partly because i believe history is in david and it's often embodied in people at this particular time who are a side effect confident, confrontational, accentuate, off into the night and you may or may not compromise. that's one of the books that titles and who attend some redefining the american nation and also doing that, i wanted to cleanse myself as much as possible the perceived wisdom. issa things we we know about. but there's number of things we think we know about, particularly me who alwa

loving mothers like mary francis knight, devoted to her daughters, and who had just watched with joy as her older daughter got married. they were doting grandparents like john johnson always smiling, giving bear hugs to his ten grandchildren and who would have welcomed his 11th grandchild this fall. these are not statistics. they are the lives that have been taken from us. this is how far a single act of violence can ripple. a husband has lost his wife. wives have lost their husbands. sons and daughters have lost their moms and their dads. little children have lost their grandparents. hundreds in our communities have lost a neighbor, and thousands here have lost a friend. as has been mentioned for one family, the daniels family, old wounds are opened again. priscilla lost her husband, only 30 years ago another shooting took the life of their son, only 14 years old. i can't believe this is happening again, priscilla says. these families have endured a shattering tragedy. it out to be a shock to all of us as a nation and as a people. it ought to upset us. it ought to lead to some sort of transfer imagination. that's what happens in other countries when they experienc

mary francis knight. and we are respecting their request that the media not attend. earlier in the day, we were welcomed outside services for john johnson and as scott broom reports, mourners were encouraged to put aside their anger. >> a good man like this was taken away. a senseless act. >> age 76 was the oldest navy yard shooting victim and to hear the hundreds who turned out to remember him at lutheran church in gaithersburg today, he was also happy. johnson was a career logistics analyst. he loved the job and the people he worked with. he was renowned for giving big bear hugs. >> we loved it. >> johnson was the father of four adult daughters and nine grandchildren. his family insisted there be no ill will toward aaron alexis and his family. mourners imagined johnson would have hugged his killer. >> it's senseless. when you met a guy like john and realize that john would put his arms around that guy. >> no ill will, that's what they said. no ill will. there is strength for us. >> in his remarks, the shootings were a painful reminder that too many people in this world are unraveling and turning to violence. the pastor said america ne

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monday, including john roger johnson, gerald read, sylvia fraser, frank kohler, arthur daniels and richard michael ridgell. now, one of the victims we featured there, marywas in her daughter's wedding very recently. it's important to remember that these were all adults leading very full lives and it's teenagers and young adult children they're being survived by. >> thank you so much. >>> three of the people wounded in yesterday's shooting are said to be doing better today. among the injured, a washington, d.c. police officer who was shot twice in the legs. officer scott williams is a 23-year veteran of the force. earlier today, police chief cathy lanier talked about officer williams and how his character is helping him beat the odds. >> we have a very good prognosis from the doctors. he does have serious injuries to his legs. again, i know the officer and i know his personality. i'm real confident that he not only will walk again but probably will outrun most of us again. >> i'm joined by christopher baughman, chairman of the d.c. police union. first, it's great to hear that officer williams is doing better. tell us about this encounter between the offi

as you pointed out, mary, most people don't realize we went 16 years from the nixon/kennedy debate to the next one. there was no way lindon johnson was going to allow barry gold water get up on stage with him. he said no way and after richard nixon's experience in the 1960 debates with kennedy he also was not interested in debate. it wasn't until jerry ford was appointed president and was running against jimmy carter that there was in fact debates. and it started handled by the league of women voters. four years later most people don't realize that i was at the first debate that was in baltimore. you know who the participants were? ronald reagan and john anderson a congressman from illinois. jimmy carter refused to participate. anderson was invited because the league of women voters said you had to be at 15% at the polls to participate. anderson was 16. jimmy carter said i won't debate if he's in it. anderson fell at 12% at the second poll and carter and reagan began the debate. that began the takeoff point of the debate. in then in 1984 that series of debates had a great deal of controversy with the media because the two candida

marie callender's. it's time to savor. helping a great cause. fred patterson is a coach with special olympics maryland... and deangelo johnson is an athlete. they join us this morning with more about the 2013 special olympics maryland golf tournament. >2. deangelo, how long have you been training and playing golf? >fred you have played on the same team as deangelo and you also sometimes are his caddy. which role do you like best? who is the better golfer? deangelo, who do you think is the better golfer? >you have both been to major national tournaments together in 2009 in lincoln, nebraska and 2011 in prot st. lucia, florida. what is it like to compete on a national stage like that? what is the best part of getting to attend these tournaments? >speaking of big golf weekend, special olympics maryland is hosting the level 2-5 golf championships on sunday at chesapeake bay golf course at rising sun. can you tell us more about how the day will go? >special olympics maryland golf receives a lot of support throughout the year from golf courses and professionals. can you share more about some of those relationships and the benefit to the athletes

just a few weeks ago, mary delorenzo knight was getting ready for the wedding of her daughter. at 72, j.j. johnsonork too much. coming from india as a young man, vishnu pandit raised a family, served the navy with pride 25 years and michael arnold won't get to finish the beloved plane he was building or hug his kids again. through the grief, one of his relatives asked a reporter how can you get up in the morning, go to work and have that happen? how do bad things like that happen to good people? bill weir, abc news, new york. >>> our coverage of the navy yard shooting rampage continues on "american this morning" and "good morning america." for latest on the victims and the investigation, stay with abc news. >>> a frantic search underway for a georgia teenager kidnapped during a shocking home invasion in the middle of the night. police say two men pried open the back door of a house in a atlanta suburb and abducted 14-year-old ayvani perez and shot the family dog after the mother said she didn't have money in the house. >> i want to tell her that i love her and hope she comes home because she knows

year-old ken knit proctor. 73-year-old john roger johnson. 50-year-old frank kohler. 61-year-old vishnu pandit. 51-year-old arthur daniels. 51-year-old maryyear-old martin bodrog. 52-year-old richard michael ridgell. president obama has ordered flags to remain at half stuff until sunset on friday. this morning defense secretary chuck hagel and other military officials laid a wreath at the navy memorial in honor of those killed. [ trumpet playing ] ♪ >> amazing stories of survival are also coming out of washington right now as those who lived through monday's shooting rampage relive the terror. >> we heard some more rapid fire. then it got quiet again. then we heard some activity, like i said, outside the door. again, we didn't know who was running up and down the hallway. so we just hunkered down and just waited. we saw blood spots on the ground. don't know who it was. >> i'm terrified. i'm stressed. i'm tired, you know. just listening to the ringing of gunshots and ambulances and fire trucks and helicopters. i've never experienced this before. >> one of our employees close by heard the word "shooter." there was another employee who is so

mothers -- like mary francis knight, devoted to her daughters, and who had just recently watched with joy as her older daughter got married. they were doting grandparents -- like john johnson, always smiling, giving bear hugs to his 10 grandchildren, and who would have welcomed his 11th grandchild this fall. these are not statistics. they are the lives that have been taken from us. this is how far a single act of violence can ripple. a husband has lost his wife. wives have lost their husbands. sons and daughters have lost their moms and their dads. little children have lost their grandparents. hundreds in our communities have lost a neighbor, and thousands here have lost a friend. as has been mentioned, for one family, the daniels family, old wounds are ripped open again. priscilla has lost arthur, her husband of 30 years. only a few years ago, as mayor gray indicated, another shooting took the life of their son, just 14 years old. "i can't believe this is happening again," priscilla says. so these families have endured a shattering tragedy. it ought to be a shock to us all as a nation and as a people. it ought to obsess us. it ought to lead to some sort of transformation.

mothers, like mary francis knight, devoted to her daughters and who had just recently watched with joy as their older daughter got married . they were doting grandparents, like john johnsonys smiling. giving bear hugs to 10 grandchildren and who would have welcomed his 11th grandchild this fall. these are not statistics. they are the lives that have been taken from us. this is how far a single act of violence can ripple. a husband has lost his wife. wives have lost their husbands. sons and daughters have lost their moms and their dads. little children have lost their grandparents. hundreds in our communities have lost a neighbor and thousands here have lost a friend. as has been mentioned for one family, the daniels family, old wounds are ripped open again. y cilia -- pricilla lost arthur, her husband, and only a few years ago, another shooting took the life of their son, just 14 years old. i can't believe this is appening again, pricilla said. these families have endured a shattering tragedy. if ought to be a shock to all of s as a nation and as a people. it ought to upset us. it ought to lead to some sort of transformation. that's what happened in other countries when

john roger johnson. mary francis knight. frank edwin kohler. vishnu pandit.th bernard proctor. gerald eugene read. ♪nd richard michael rigdell. almighty father, strong to save, whose arm hath bound the restless wave, who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep its own appointed limits keep o hear us when we cry to thee ♪or those in peril on the sea. [taps] ♪ [chorus sings the battle hymn of the republic] his truth is marching on. amen. amen. ♪ she talks about her role within the agricultural department and her duties as chair of the council of inspector general on integrity and efficiency. after that, "washington journal their co-later in the day that two: 30 eastern, live on capitol hill for a homeland security meeting on human trafficking. >> this week on q&a, phyllis fong, and the chair of the objectivity and efficiency. >> phyllis fong, what's an inspector general? >> an inspector general is a public official whose responsibility it is to review the operations of that inspector general's agency, to make sure that programs are delivered effectively and with integrit