he was a warrior that landed at utah beach in normandy. he was wounded and aborted two bronze -- awarded two bronze stars and a purple heart. he now great -- joins the studyst generation whose love of country carried us through difficult seasons. he will be deeply missed. i yield back. >> thank you, very much, congressman hultgren for leader michael. .- leader michel i know mr. royer. >> the gentleman from peoria. maybe not exactly pure yet, but -- peoria. mr. speaker, we rise to honor one of the most decent, patriotic americans with whom i have ever served in any legislative body. i have a great honor of being bob michel's friend, the great honor of being his colleague, and the great honor of believing that what bob michael represented in this congress was the best of us. the most decent of us, the most considerate of us, and deeply committed to his country. and respectful of those with whom he served. perhaps differing with them, but nevertheless, deeply respectful of his colleagues. he and tip o'neill were good friends, and they could a

in the normandy vetera ns to go there.wn to than 500 and we are losing them regularly, obviously because of age. but some of us will still be there, paying tribute to everybody in the navy, army, airforce, merchant navy and various other people that we will be tracing to go on the memorial. in addition to that, the d—day museum at portsmouth will have the computerised staff because, you know, every great in normandy has got the name of the person who has been killed and with the computerisation they will be able to press the button and find out exactly where their relatives or friend or whatever is buried. such an important tribute and it is wonderful that it has got the go—ahead. unveiled on the 75th anniversary. thank you for sparing the time. thank you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's 7:26 now for a look at the newspapers. edwina currie is here to tell us what's caught their eye. a quick dasha of the front pages. the secret summit. the ex— pm attending secret meetings at the white house to discuss working

memorial will be built in honour of the thousands of british soldiers and sailors killed on the normandy. and in boxing, tony bellew, upsets the odds by beating david haye, in a thrilling heavyweight contest in london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has rounded on what he's described .he . he wants to increase fiscal discipline. increase fiscal discipline. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show before delivering the budget on wednesday he has argued that although the economy has proven to be robust, there's still a need for fiscal discipline as the country prepares for brexit. with me now is our political correspondent susana mendonca... he put great emphasis on skills training and one submitted on the same basis as academic training. we know that the government is very focused upon improving productivity and making sure we have the workforce needed after we brexit from the european union to be able to do thejobs. from the european union to be able to do the jobs. that is one of issues he talks about. you mention about the reserves in the tank. he

thank you., i suspect it won't be as peaceful as that seen from normandy tomorrow. closer to home, more than enough weather this weekend. for some, the stuff of christmas cards! you weren't alone there, it was like this widely in the midlands and towards wales. the other way, a pot of gold at the end of clacton pier. if you are anywhere near this own of continuous rain and cloud, the chance of some winter in is still in the mix, as this weather front gradually sinks towards the near continent. just notice how these isobars come together across these isobars come together across the south—west part of wales for the next few hours. we have had gusts of 60 mph and this sort of thing will be had until low—pressure clears to the near continent. a peppering of showers in northern and eastern parts. attach a frost, sky is clear in northern ireland. in parts of wales as well. the elephant in the room, another band of weather in the south—west. showers from the word go in northern scotland. a cool start of the day but no great weather problems to report. a decent start of th

memorial is to be built in honour of the thousands of british soldiers and sailors killed on the normandyand in boxing, tony bellew, upsets the odds by beating david haye, in a thrilling heavyweight contest in london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has rounded on what he's described as "voices calling for massive borrowing to fund huge spending sprees". writing in the sunday times — before delivering the budget on wednesday — he has argued that although the economy has proven to be robust, there's still a need for fiscal discipline as the country prepares for brexit. with me now is our news correspondent susana mendonca. what is heard —— what is he actually saying? people who say he should be spending more and not careful enough. we know he is aware of what the potential impact of brexit may be. in his autumn statement last week he talked about having a pot of money aside in preparation for that. what is said in this article is that britain has been remarkably resilient thus far but we can't be complacent and we should not be reckless and should bas

the memorial will be built in normandy at the site of some of the fiercest fighting in 1944. million towards it. robert hall reports. this is it. they are on the beach. it was the largest operation of its kind ever mounted. injune 1994 it was the largest operation of its kind ever mounted. injune1994 —— 1944, members of the british armed forces lost their lives as they fought alongside their allies to gaina fought alongside their allies to gain a foothold in occupied europe. in the 70 years since the landings, vetera ns in the 70 years since the landings, veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the fallen. but there is no permanent memorial to the friends they lost. injune memorial to the friends they lost. in june 2014, the memorial to the friends they lost. injune 2014, the normandy veterans association of to watch their lowered for the last time on the seafront above sword beach as their numbers dwindled, the decision has been taken to disband. but individuals continue to make the journey. george batts was 18 when he landed on old beach. the secretary of

memorial will be built in honour of the thousands of british soldiers and sailors killed on the normandyes. and in boxing, tony bellew, upsets the odds by beating david haye, in a thrilling heavyweight contest in london. and the dateline panel analyses donald trump's claim the us economy is booming and asks about those contacts with russia? that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said he wants to maintain fiscal discipline and reduce borrowing in his budget on wednesday. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show he argued that "there needs to be reserves in the tank". but the shadow chancellor said that if the economy grew at a faster rate, more money should be invested in public services. susana mendonca said he has made it clear he doesn't want to go on any spending spree. wants to go on any spending spree. wants to make sure there is enough money to make sure there is enough money to give him the flexibility in dealing with any uncertainty with brexit. when people ask him to spend more on social care, there was n

injune, 2014, the normandy veterans association gathered to watch their standard lowered for the lasted, the decision has been taken to disband. but individuals continue to make the journey. george batt was 18 when he landed on gold beach. the secretary of the normandy veterans association he campaigned for a single monument all british casualties on d—day. now veterans have been told the government will contribute £20 million towards a new memorial. it will be erected in one of the french seaside towns that saw fierce fighting and it will bear the names of british soldiers, sailors and air crew, but also allied troops who landed with them. the hope is that further funds can be raised towards an interpretation centre, telling the d—day story to future generations. surviving veterans are delighted their campaign has been rewarded. they and the government want the memorial to be completed in time for the 75th anniversary of the landings, injune, 2019. the energy company sse has apologised after some customers were quoted tens of thousands of pounds for a day's gas and electricity. this

in the 70 years since the landings, george and his fellow veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the falling, to remember the fallen, but there is no single memorial to the friends they lost. injune 2014, with just 500 members left, the normandy veterans association was disbanded but george batts campaigned for a memorial and now the government have backed that call. it is early days, but one possible designer is liam o'connor, the man behind this moving tribute to the cruiser bomber command. it will be in one of the seaside towns that saw heavy fighting it will be in one of the french seaside towns that saw heavy fighting and george is delighted. it means everything. we have come back and lived our lives, but our friends and colleagues who were left behind, have had nothing. the hope is the memorial can be completed in time for the 75th anniversary of the landings in june 2019. let's get the latest weather. mixed bag of weather across the uk for the second part of the weekend. scotland and northern ireland farewell with good spells of sunshine. a lot of cloud across

in the 70 years since the landings, george and his fellow veterans have returned to the normandy beachesnjune 2014, with just 500 members left, the normandy veterans association was disbanded but george batts campaigned for a memorial and now the government have backed that call. it is early days, but one possible designer is liam o'connor, the man behind this moving tribute to the cruiser bomber command. it will be in one of the seaside towns that saw heavy fighting it will be in one of the french seaside towns that saw heavy fighting and george is delighted. it means everything. we have come back and lived our lives, but our friends and colleagues who were left behind, have had nothing.

in the 70 years since the landings, george and his fellow veterans have returned to the normandy beachesune 2014, with just 500 members left, the normandy veterans association was disbanded but george batts campaigned for a memorial and now the government have backed that call. it is early days, but one possible designer is liam 0'connor, the man behind this moving tribute to the cruiser bomber command. it will be in one of the french seaside towns that saw heavy fighting and george is delighted. it means everything. we have come back and lived our lives, but our friends and colleagues who were left behind, have had nothing. the hope is the memorial can be completed in time for the 75th anniversary of the landings in june 2019. now, let's get the latest on the weather prospects. good evening. we saw a mixed bag of weather across the uk through the day. the best sunny spells were in scotland and northern ireland but in england and wales persistent rain, lots of showers are further south. it is drifting further east overnight. it will still be dull and damp in eastern counties by the end o

in the 70 years since the landings, veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the fallenbeen told the government will contribute £20 million towards a new memorial. it will be erected in one of the french seaside towns that saw fierce fighting. on each beach, there was roughly 1,200 on each beach that were killed, plus god knows how many wounded, and seriously. so you can imagine the sights on those beaches. it was horrific. it was frightening. but, at the same time, all we young lads of 18, we virtually grew up overnight. but, thank goodness, at last, there will be an incredible memorial for them. surviving veterans are delighted their campaign has been rewarded. they and the government want the memorial to be completed in time for the 75th anniversary of the landings, injune 2019. robert hall, bbc news. in a south african township close to cape town, a local psychology graduate has started taking the fight against mental illness to the streets — in a brightly coloured van. andreas mphunga believes that too many young people have undiagnosed mental issues and lack access

this son of illinois landed at normandy. he was wounded and awarded two bronze stars and purple heart among other recognitions and joins fellow members of the greatest generation whose steady love of country carried us through difficult seasons. i wish his family peace and hope during his time of mourning. he will be deeply missed. i yield back. mr. lahood: thank you for those wonderful words. i yield as much as he would consume to the minority whip, mr. hoyer. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman from peoria, but bradley. mr. speaker, we rise tore honor one of the most decent, patriotic americans with whom i have ever served in any legislative body. i had the great honor of being bob michel's friend. great honor of being his colleague. and the great honor of believing that what bob michel represented in this congress was the best of us. the most decent of us. the most krt of us. and deeply committed to his country. and respectful of those with whom he served. perhaps differing with them, but nevertheless, deeply respectful of h

memorial is to be built in honour of the thousands of british soldiers and sailors killed on the normandyeaches. in sport, in the all british heavyweight clash, underdog tony bellew reads david haye with an 11 round stoppage in london. —— beats. and sarah keith lucas has the weather. it isa it is a windy day to come, with spells of rain at times, but an improving picture in scotland and northern ireland. a full forecast in about 15 minutes. there's growing pressure this morning on the prime minister to safeguard the rights of more than three million eu citizens living and working in the uk. at the moment there's no guarantee they'll be allowed to stay after brexit. but a cross—party committee of mps has called on theresa may to clarify their position, rather than waiting for the european union to decide what will happen to british people living on the continent. among the group of ten conservatives, the prominent leave campaigner michael gove. let's speak to our political correspondent, susana mendonca. talk us through this report. it is interesting, given all we've heard this week, espec

the government is to contribute £21 million towards the monument — near the beaches on which the normandy they're on the beach. it was the largest operation of its kind ever mounted. in june 1944, an estimated 21,000 members of the british armed forces and merchant navy lost their lives as they fought alongside their allies to gain a foothold in occupied europe. in the 70 years since the landings, veterans have returned to the normandy beaches to remember the fallen. but there is no permanent memorial to the friends they lost. now veterans have been told the government will contribute £20 million towards a new memorial. it will be erected in one of the french seaside towns that saw fierce fighting. on each beach there was roughly 1,200 on each beach were killed, plus god knows how many wounded, and seriously. so you can imagine the sights that it was, on those beaches. it was horrific, it was frightening. but, at the same time, all we young lads of 18 — we virtually grew up overnight. but, you know, thank goodness at last there will be an incredible memorial for them. surviving veterans a

it would be like meeting someone today who landed at omaha be in norm -- beach in normandy. this was a place of honor. this was something that people would hold in high esteem. in united states history, the morethree battles with medal of honor winners. his is a very hallowed ground onare back at a symposium abraham lincoln. up next is a discussion on how lincoln is viewed by contemporary americans. this is live on c-span3.

memorial is to be built in honour of the thousands of british soldiers and sailors killed on the normandyeaches. good morning. in sport... in the all—british heavyweight clash — underdog tony bellew beats an injured david haye with an 11th round stoppage in london. nojeremy clarkson. no chris evans. so, are matt leblanc, chris harris and rory reid the men to steer top gear in the right direction? before nine we'll look ahead to the start of the new series. and sarah has the weather for us. it isa it is a windy day to come today with spells of rain at times. there's growing pressure this morning on the prime minister to safeguard the rights of more than three million eu citizens living and working in the uk. at the moment there's no guarantee they'll be allowed to stay after brexit. but a cross—party committee of mps has called on theresa may to clarify their position, rather than waiting for the european union to decide what will happen to british people living on the continent. among the group are ten conservatives, including the prominent leave campaigner, michael gove. explain what it

it was replicated on a french priest in normandy. and attacks in a minnesota shopping mall last year. the third edition advised supporters to carry out lone actor attacks, praising the best dale attack and the attack at ohio university. recently, a video showing how to build a shrapnel-filled i.e. dna i.e.d. was disseminated. more than 100 links to this video were posted across 29 platforms in one hour. organized on telegram, distributed on twitter, and the video was hosted on youtube, archive, and google dry. part of the terrorist ecosystem used by daesh to ensure their propaganda has maximum impact. 24 hours after the video release, despite best efforts, half of the links were still active. we should not be full by daesh's ability to distribution propaganda or that daesh's ability to produce propaganda will decrease as military losses mount. according to research the u.k. government has undertaken, the daesh has been degraded and defeated and their infrastructure compromised but it's unofficial brand ambassadors have become promine

this was replicated in the heinous murder of a french police in normandy. attacks in the minnesota shopping mall last year. the third edition advised its supporters to carry a vehicle based loan attacks praising the attack in nice and replicated in berlin and here in the united states at ohio state university. recently, scene showing how to build a shrapnel filled i ed in the kitchen was disseminated. while than 100 links to this video were posted across 29 platforms in one hour. this was organized on telegram, distributed on twitter and the video was host are new to in google drive. part of a terrorist ecosystem used by da'esh to show that they have maximum impact. twenty-four hours after the videos release, despite best efforts half of the links were still active. we should not be fooled by da'esh ability to produce propaganda for their ability -- is a military losses mount. their infrastructure has been compromised on the ground, it's unofficial brand ambassadors have become prominent distributors of its propaganda. these create their own material which

this was replicated in the hani heinous murder of a police officer in normandy and attacks in the minnesota shopping mall last year. the third edition advised its supporters to carry out vehicle-based lone actor attacks praising the bastille attack in nice and replicated in berlin. and also here in the united states at ohio state university. recently, a scene showing how to build a shrapnel filled i.e.d. in a kitchen was disseminated. more than 100 links to this video were posted across 29 platforms within one hour. it was distributed on twitter and the video was hosted on youtube, archive, send vid, and google drive. part of the terrorists' eco system used by daesh to insure their propaganda has maximum impact. 24 hours after the video's release, despite best efforts, half of these links were still active. we should not be fooled by daesh's ability to produce and distribute propaganda or their ability to produce propaganda will decrease as its military losses mount. according to research, the uk government has undertaken, daesh have been degraded and defeated, and their infrastructure com

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and in that capacity we landed on the beaches of normandy. france was occupied by the germans.y to move the war forward and to get rid of the war was to defeat the germans. i sailed from lands end at the tip of england across to omaha beach, which was still... had been cleared by the time i got there a bit. but there were many soldiers in american uniform still lying in the sea face down. there were many armoured vehicles still in the water and we had to push on from there into france and defeat them. there was heavy artillery all the way. many battles all the way. and it was only when we got into the german occupied, and germany itself, that we began to encounter possible war crimes. as nazi atrocities were uncovered you were transferred to a newly—created war crimes branch of the army to gather evidence of nazi brutality and apprehend the war criminals. you entered the death camps, like buchenwald for instance, and you described how you sourcing from hell. describe to us what you saw. i can describe it vividly because the recollection is very strong in my mind but at the same

counterpart tender dole, he was a man who had far bigger debate.en i guess when you have landed on normandyen wounded by machine gun fire you gain a perspective that does not come any other way. you know what a real fight looks like. politics,rama and the it is all more manageable. readingfirst started about politics, we picture a certain kind of individual. time reality will teach us a little different, the man and the ideal are often close. the gentleman from illinois created respect, by title. he was a man of courage. he was a man of personal kindness, a friend be looked up to. and then we looked up to an hour he gave honor all that to america we are grateful for all that he meant to us. [applause] >> former united states secretary of state. of course it is tradition to refer to members of congress as the honorable. in my case is particularly appropriate, they called him the honorable bob michael because it was a simple fact. he was a most honorable man. the words duty, honor and function were not catchphrases for him. they were a prescription to everything he did. he was a masterful leg

i guess when you've landed at normandy, led a platoon in combat, wounded by machine gunfire in the battle't come any other way. you know what a real fight looks like, what a real loss looks like and politics are all a little bit more manageable. when we're young and we first start brereading about politicse picture a certain kind of individual to serve in congress. maybe in time, reality teaches us a little differently. in this case, the man and ideal were awfully close. for the gentleman from illinois commanded respect well beyond anything required by title. he was a man of courage. rekt tude and personal kindness. a friend we looked up to and were happy to have in our lives. we honor bob for all that he gave to america and we're grateful for all that he meant to us. [ applause ] >> former united states secretary of state, honorable jim baker. >>> of course it is traditional to refer to members of congress as the honorable. and bob michel's case it was particularly appropriate when people called him the honorable bob michel. because it was a simple fact. he was a most hon aorable man. th

the country, a real president, talking to the american people about their sons going to battle in normandy. trying to liberate europe and praying with them about the dangers they face. even saying things like, we may be thrown back a couple times. we don't know if it will work the first time. here we are praying we can liberate europe and end the threat to the united states. mothers and fathers have to believe in a president. when they send their kids into battle. an uphill battle like it was liberating europe from the nazis, what do you have a president like this to do. how is a president that says things that are off the wall. not just out of right field or left field, completely off the wall? how does that build that trust? >> post iraq war. >> i guess that wasn't really a question, it was a statement. >> post iraq war, the country is skeptical when a president presents evidence about a threat to america. and so i think president obama did a good job of restoring that trust, but we will be challenged. whether it's from iran or north korea or some other adversary, we will be challenged u

guy and, again, that would be the equivalent of two clerks talking at the start of the normandy invasion where political warfare is concerned. we know the rest. we know what happened starting with an e-mail from john podesta. >> it is. it's remarkable. of anything, you look back on questions you have, i think the most vital question is why comey felt the need to send a letter to capitol hill about e-mails involving hillary clinton a week before the election, but didn't tell us they were investigating donald trump's campaign and its relationship with russia. that, which i think clearly has enormous national importance, more so than hillary's e-mails. that is a question we still should have resolved. >> thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> we are switching away to watch judge gorsuch and his wife come in the hearing room. senators are taking their positions up around the desk. we see a former not kelly ayotte who has been shepherding the judge up on capitol hill. they usually make the rounds, as many of the 100 senators as they can. certainly the senators on the judiciary committee in t

a promise that hit the beaches of normandy. a covenant that split the skies over berlin.ise was made. a solemn oath that liberated seoul. a sacred trust that defended khe sanh. a pact that dug in in da nang. a contract that weathered tet. a promise was made. a pledge that stormed the desert in iraq. a bond that patrolled door-to-door in fallujah. an iou that braved ieds in kandahar. a promise was made. to america's veterans. a promise we all must keep. dav fights for all veterans and their families so they get the health care, financial benefits and support they earned. if your'e a veteran who needs help, or you'd like to help us keep the promise, visit dav.org. we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. for example, thyme. it's part of our 100% veggie diet and helps support their immune system. products no antibiotics ever. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's monday, march 27th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." president trump is moving past the health care collapse but not before some finger-pointing as he goes after repub

for now, they're making the best of their ual a promise that hit the beaches of normandy. over berlin. a vow that captured iwo jima. a promise was made. a solemn oath that liberated seoul. a sacred trust that defended khe sanh. a pact that dug in in da nang. a contract that weathered tet. a promise was made. a pledge that stormed the desert in iraq. a bond that patrolled door-to-door in fallujah. an iou that braved ieds in kandahar. a promise was made. to america's veterans. a promise we all must keep. dav fights for all veterans and their families so they get the health care, financial benefits and support they earned. if your'e a veteran who needs help, or you'd like to help us keep the promise, >>> iraqi troops, backed by the u.s. military, are tightening the noose around isis in the city of mosul. holly williams is covering the battle . >> reporter: isis fighters snipe at iraqi forces pushing into mosul's old city. one of the extremist's last strongholds. [ explosions ] 350 yards from the frontline this week, we were with general al jaberi, as he called in helicopter g

bob michael joined the united states army at the height of world war ii, landing on the beaches of normandy and fighting across europe through the battle of the bulge, earning two bronze stars,

we remember them swarming ashore on the beaches at iwo jima and normandy. america first met them with charles lindbergh and walt disney and the first boy and girl scouts that america ever had. these were team players and good kids, smart kids -- a little unlike the lost generation bad kids of just a couple of decades before. they felt their major brush with history and with heroism when young, and coming out of the war they felt a huge generational slingshot, which energized them and the country. they have since then held the presidency of the united states longer than any other generation in our history, from presidents kennedy through bush, and they also upon entering elderhood found themselves attacked by the boom generation and have since then separated into a senior citizen community. we never before used the term "senior citizen" widely until we associated that kind of busy, optimistic, upbeat atmosphere with this generation in elderhood. of course, over the past two decades, america has funneled an enormous amount of resources into health care and re

it was replicated on a french priest in normandy. and i attacks in a minnesota shopping mall last year. the third edition advised supporters to carry out lone actor attacks, praising the best deal dale attack that we best deal dale attack and the attack at ohio university. recently, a video showing how to dnad a shrapnel-filled i.e. kitchen was disseminated. more than 100 links to this video were posted across 29 platforms in one hour. organize on telegram, distributed up in twitter, and the video was hosted on youtube, dry.ve, and google part of the terrorist ecosystem used by daesh to ensure their impact.da has maximum 24 hours after the video release, despite best efforts, half of the links were still active. we should not be full by daesh's ability to distribution propaganda or that daesh's ability to produce propaganda lossescrease as military mount. according to research the u.k. government has undertaken, the daesh has been degraded and defeated and their infrastructure compromised but it's unofficial brand ambassadors have be

just a few months later, charles was in the second wave at omaha beach in normandy where he was wounded while storming the beaches. mr. wenstrup: after recovering and being sent back to his unit, charles was wounded by shrapnel and shot again during combat. he credits his survival to jofpblet while his courage earned him three purple hearts, charles refers to his service during world war ii with deep humility that defined the greatest generation. he said we were there to do the job and we did it. and i came back. our country can never repay charles for his service and sacrifice, but we can stand as a grateful nation to honor his life and legacy with our deepest respect. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, helen, and the rest of the family. truly it's men and women like charles whom we can credit for the gift of freedom that we're able to pass along to our children and grandchildren. they protected and preserved that gift with their very lives. for that we remain eternally grateful. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose do

to paraphrase one of your former wartime leaders, as descendants of allow domain and normandy and iwoal relationship between our countries is not a historic artefact. it is a source of strength today between our two nations, committed to standing together in defence of our freedoms and it is demonstrated daily in our military to military interactions, such as you noted, and across a host of domains, never taking the special relationship for granted at any time. in fact, our relationship grows in strength with the commitments we make and the threats we share in trying times. sir michael and ijust finished a highly productive meeting that he summarised, one in which we shared a mutual appreciation for the security challenges that we jointly face as strong members of the nato alliance. in that regard i point to britain's leadership in the european reassurance initiative, providing a formidable reinforcements of our celtic allies. with our shared history and values and shared commitments we will always stand together with our british allies, bound by inseparable ties of friendship. thank

his unit land the at normandy just dsfterhe allied forces stormed the beaches on d-day and wt o to follow the allies as they marched through europe. warren was promoted to first sergeant while serving in europe and received several awards and commendations including two bronze stars, the superior unit award and the combat medal passage of the i am so thankful for his service alongside so many others in the greatest generation, as they risked their lives in the defense of freedom. even after he left the service, warren spent the rest of his life giving back to his community and advocating for causes that he believed in. after returning home from the war, he attended the university of arkansas and earned a bachelor's degree in business. in his professional life, he was vice president and general manager of the darryl thomas company in haven'tburn, arkansas. still he found time to participate in numerous organizations within the community. he was an active member of the church for decades. and served on the methodist health and rehabilitation board for 41 years. additionally, warren served o

michael landed in normandy on the fourth day of the d-day invasion of europe and fought his way across france and belgium to the battle of the bulge. he was wounded in action and was discharged after earning two bronze stars, a purple heart, and four battle stars. when we talk about the greatest generation, bob michael was a shining example of the greatest generation. bob michael would return to peoria, illinois, after the war to complete his business administration degree at bradley university he joined the cappella choir there where he would meet the love of his life, corrine woodruff. it was immediately after graduation that michael's path into politics started after the then-president of peoria university amoched -- approached him about a candidate running for congress. after interviewing, the on his hired michael staff. michael ultimately succeeded him. that led him to rise to house leadership and serve a stint as minority whip and eventually minority leader for 14 years. throughout his rise in leadership, bob michael remained growned to his district, never forgetting where he cam

recalls her too, like bob piper, who recalls her morale boosting voice as he went off to fight in normandy came through clear and with it was the story as she sang. it gave you hope of coming home. and it gave you hope of coming home. the bracing winds of the channel didn't deter those like bob from saluting dame vera above the cliffs she sang into immortality. dame vera herself described reaching 100 as an incredible adventure of song, dance and friendship. and adventures she continues to share with a grateful nation. well, dame vera herself is spending the day quietly at her home in sussex, sir paul mccartney said in tribute that she was like family. duncan, many thanks. duncan kennedy. time for a look at the weather — here's john hammond. lemmy dangle the carrot, next week looks good but before that happens brace yourself it doesn't look that. ,,, , . l and brace yourself it doesn't look that. ll , l l and it will brace yourself it doesn't look thatl lll l l l and it will feel brace yourself it doesn't look thatl lll l l ll and it will feel like winter pretty and it will feel like winte