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another veteran equally honorable service is an injustice to all veterans.ly believe that the veterans lost in the beirut derricks -- barracks or in benghazi were any less of a sacrifice than those lost in fallujah or in case on vietnam? if our nations and institutions simply recognize my generation of veterans as deserving and the honor and distinction of being recognized as an american veteran, as were previous veterans by more popular hostilities that came before us. it is likely we would never come into existence. as vietnam veterans, we we fought for the veterans on the disease is and abnormalities of agent orange. we are ecstatic with the passage of the pact act. the most comprehensive bill to address the health of veterans of toxic exposures. we know this to be true. the willingness of our young men and women are likely to serve in any war is directly proportional to having received the veterans in the past and today are treated and appreciated by the nation. we have come along way, much remains to be done the future of our nation's dependent on the y

of veterans day.speak, vietnam veterans speak, come home. today we recognize 19 million living veterans of soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardians, marine, coast guard to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude for the freedoms we have as a nation. we remember and honor our heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of liberty and justice. and we honor their spouses, parents, survivors, many of whom are with us here today. to our comrades who remain missing in action, we remain true to our solemn promise to bring you home. may god bless you and your families. we have come a long way when the vietnam vets added start. as members, chapters work toward in their communities and with their legislators to ensure that all veterans received the respect and gratitude that they so rightly deserved. we have lived up to our finding principal, never again will one generation of veterans abandon another. we are especially proud to see that our fight to change the public perception of vietnam veterans is paid off

i'm a physician and i'm a veteran. and a female veteran. and i'm somewhat confused by some of what i'm hearing here today. so if i understand correctly, the va feels that it has to make a rule that violates law, that is been passed by members of congress who the public feels is the body that makes lives because the urgency of the dobbs decision and the potential for state laws restricting abortions for a lifesaving emergency care of women. so exactly how many states prohibit abortions in the life of the mother? >> congresswoman, the concern is -- >> exactly how many states prohibit abortions for saving the life of the mother? i'm assuming you research this because that's the reason for you rule? >> it's not just permissiveness, congresswoman. it's their practicality. it's giving women the care that they need in the states. >> you also said that these are lifesaving procedures. in wet trimester of pregnancy through these lifesaving procedures conducted for the 10 to 20, women female veterans that contacted? he >> is certainly very. this all

navy veteran and board member of veterans in journalism. [applause] this my summer prison biden sign the pact act, i will provide disability for veterans suffering service related injuries and illness tied to a exposure and other pollutants while serving in the persian gulf and post-9/11 conflict. radiation exposure for those who served during the 1960's and 1970's among others. this new law prompted an unprecedented surge in disability claims. as military times boarded come the dashboard, -- reported, new claims. texas some struggling with 140,000 backlog claims. our guest today, dennis mcdonough, has promised to aggressively hire processors to handle the influx of claims, 20% increase over the number of claims filed this time last year. and has instituted an automatic system to cut processing times. the new provision means many more veterans will seek care of the v.a. medical facilities. where a shortage of medical practitioners lead to a long way for medical procedures. secretary mcdonough called hiring was a top priority and would have

i want to wish the veterans a gracious veterans day. it is not a day we like to remember, especially the war. we came home with it. most of us still have it. [laughter] that is all i have to say. god bless you. host: steve in oregon, also a veteran. caller: yeah. another vietnam vet from oregon. i was a marine rifleman over there. i wish the last guy -- you cannot buy a gun before you have live fire training. evidently the firefights with the viet cong did not count there. i don't know. don't what ptsd thinking about the far lefties have done here in oregon. not exactly a happy veterans day with that. host: veterans day brings back memories you try to forget? caller: i got knocked out and lost some hearing over there. i did not quite get what you said. host: i was saying veterans day brings about memories you would rather forget, it sounds like. caller: well, i don't know. i am 75. this has been my life and i don't know what parts to start taking out. anyway, yeah, a salute to the far lefties of oregon. you really put a slap in the face

this is a big part of their campaigns and identity but veterans don't usually run on that many veteransssues or military issues. it's another line in the resume. quite a few campaigns talked about v.a. care and access. the pact act, the toxic exposure legislation was a key point in a lot of materials. for the most part they are running on the economy and public safety, the same issues we are seeing other candidates run on. it's a matter of getting to tell people i also served. that's an experience line that shows unqualified to be in office. host: how many one their seats? -- won their seats? guest: we are looking at 94 veterans at the start of next year. that would be the biggest we have seen since 2017. the first time we saw a substantial increase since 2017 as well. a good sign some messages are resonating. this younger generation of veterans, the war veterans are starting to come into their own and take a position in congress with their issues and experience. host: is that 94 total including incumbents or just new members who are veterans? guest: that is 94 total. incumbents andy ve

the veterans advisory board. bedford county veterans.ll other organizations here with us today. we ask that you stand if you're able for the playing of taps. please remain standing as our guests depart. ♪ >> you are dismissed. lisa gentlemen, that concludes our ceremony. thank you for coming. it is a fantastic crowd, today. [inaudible] >> outgoing liz cheney will talk about her work in the u.s. house and the future of the publican party. hosted by the university of chicago institute all ethics, are like coverage begins at 30 on c-span and on our free mobile video app, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> a looat the governor's race is in the 2022 midterm electis. late last night, the associated pressecred the winner of the oregon government race. she will replace kate brown. she is now one of two women, along with maura healey in massachusetts who will become the country'first openly lesbian governors. thengovernors race, katie hobbs has a 27,000 vote lead republican kari lake. about 82% of the votes have been counted in the grand can

verizon corporation veterans advisory board. bedford county veterans. all other organizations here with us today. we ask that you stand if you are able for the playing of taps. please remain standing as our guests and national park honor guard depart. ♪ ["taps" being performed] ♪ >> honor guard that concludes our ceremony. thank you all for coming. a fantastic crowd today. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022]

i am a physician, i am a veteran, a female veteran. i am somewhat confused by some what i'm hearing here today if i understand this correctly, the va feels it has to make a rule that violates law, that has been passed by members of congress who the public feels is the body that makes laws because the urgency of the dobbs decision and the potential for state laws restricting abortions for a life saving emergency care of women. so exactly how many states prohibit abortions in the life of the mother? >> congresswoman, the concern -- >> exactly how many states prohibit abortions for saving the life of a mother? i am assuming you research this since that is the reason for your rule. >> it is not just premium -- >> so you don't know the answer to that question, would that be fair to say? thank you! >> that is what as concern. >> you also said that these are lifesaving procedures. in what trimester of pregnancy are these lifesaving procedures conducted? for the 10 to 20 female veterans that contact is? you >> certainly various, congresswoman.

incumbents andy veterans and -- and veterans and sitting members who did not have races this year. it is not a huge number. it is a good portion of what congress is, but it was as high as 200 in the mid-90's. about 400 in the 1970's. that's a reflection of the demographics of veterans in our society for the volunteer military in the 1970's. almost 75% of congress was a veteran. the military. as we shifted away from that, as a smaller portion of america has served and lived the military life we have seen the numbers slowly drift down. guest: you see more women elected since those years, etc. guest: this will be the larger class of women's veterans we've had in congress. only seven, but it's been a steady uptick in recent years. we have five incumbents. three just one reelection. -- won reelection. two new female veterans are coming in. those are more viewpoints we have not seen in the past. we have been male veterans with military expense. now women are moving into some of those jobs that used to be closed. issues like sexual harassment, sexual assault. talking about what it's like

a veteran. your thoughts on this veterans day?ler: good morning and thank you for taking my call. i served from 1952 to 1956. i had a very bad experience with the v.a. in 2003 is when i applied to benefits and discovered that there was a means test that was signed into law by mr. bush and if you made over a certain amount of money or if you had a certain amount in the bank, and it was not very much, you had to pay co-pays with your doctor visits at the v.a.. i fought them for seven years over that and i finally gave up. i guarantee you my wife and i, bless her heart, we have an income of less than $30,000 a year. i do not know what it takes to be a full-fledged veteran and get benefits. i finally gave up and went with medicare. when i reach 65. i am 87 now. we get along without it. i had a wonderful experience in the navy. i do not regret a day of it. i met some very wonderful people. most of them are gone now. it was good. host: bob in jacksonville, texas on this veterans day. thanks to all of you who watched this morning and a b

verizon corporation veterans advisory board. bedford county veterans.ll other organizations here with us today. we ask that you stand if you are able for the playing of taps. please remain standing as our guests and national park honor guard depart. ♪ ["taps" being performed] ♪ >> honor guard that concludes our ceremony. thank you all for coming. a fantastic crowd today. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. every day, we are taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we will discuss policy issues that impact you saturday morning, george phoebe, director of grand strategy at the quincy institute and former director of cia russia analysis discusses recent developments in russia's invasion of ukraine. in our spotlight on podcast segment, a talk about the podcast, the purple principal. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern sat

we have just returned with a delegation of the ukrainian veterans fund together with veterans of thenited states of america, and we observed a very interesting situation there when a private museum, for example, we go in and we see what is cost for general for everyone for children for students and my doctor that is for military and veterans and to our veterans the fact that they are ukrainians and not veterans of the american army provided these discounts on entry. of every person, of every entrepreneur, about the understanding that his business works thanks to the fact that this veteran was personally at the front, he spent his health time there, he lost relationships with his relatives and received certain psychological injuries. and actually this should be manifested in the free will of each person in you know that ukraine has to pay back for what the military is doing for us now, but i, lesya, mentioned this story with minibuses there or there with some buses. i would really hate for the consequences of the story to be about what in us there that ours feathers boil down to the f

he lives in the dominican republic, working on a career of writing for veterans veterans. next, we have dr. raymond. raymond, author of elite souls portraits of valor in iraq and afghanistan. dr. raymond is a former british diplomat and an adjunct professor in the department of social sciences at the united states military academy. he also serves as an adjunct fellow at the pell center for international relations and public policy in newport, rhode island. and as professor emeritus of government and history at the state university in new york at stoneridge. during his diplomatic career, dr. raymond worked on political military issues for netto international trade policy and u.s.-u.k. relations. he was honored by her majesty queen elizabeth. the second with the order of the british empire and by a chief of staff of the united states army with the outstanding civilian service medal and we are also honored to have lieutenant colonel robert foley, u.s. army retired author of standing tall leadership lessons and the life of a soldier. general foley graduated in 1963 from the un

veterans day to all the veterans out there. this is a day we remember their service and sacrifice in defense of our nation. you know, one thing that really came home to me when i was researching and reading the material that i used for only the strong is sometimes the wars that we fought, especially since world war ii have seemed inconclusive or maybe public opinion sorrowed on them. but every veteran, who served at all of those wars deserves our deepest respect and gratitude and remembrance. you know, one thing i point out in only the strong is that over two thirds of vietnam veterans were volunteers like my father's. even many of the con scripts did so willingly, they didn't resist. they didn't burn their draft cards. they went out and fought for their country in a time of need. or consider the battle of mogadishu which most americans remember from the iconic movie or book black hawk counsel. for those veterans who fought mowingmogadishu that was their y that was their okinawa. we should not only thank them for their service

to help veterans. that's all i could say. also i know my veterans ain't here but i would like to thank them also because if it wasn't for them i wouldn't be here period, so also the story i was going to say about why i went into the army instead of the navy. me and my dad was talking and you need to go into the navy. dad there's no women in the navy. but there's women on the ship. i'm not sitting on no ship for six months and there ain't no women there. when you pull into port you can go see a woman. i'm on base and there's a woman there but he was my inspiration and the reason why i went into the military and this is why i proudly serve the u.s. army and why i am very ecstatic they much everybody suggest and working with this program. thank you. [applause] >> congratulations again kenyan. thank you supervisor stefani. supervisor preston. >> thank you president walton and thank you supervisor mar and supervisor stefani for your words and for putting all this together today, very much appreciate it. col

to be a veteran. is to have truly the true cost of freedom. and to have worn it for all of us. is a debt. always be remembered. >> the white house is also increasing support for the hidden helpers coalition. the program helps children who live with wounded service members. closer to home in pleasanton retirement living facility paid tribute to its veterans. >> by showcasing some of their memorabilia organizers at stoneridge creek set up a a big table filled with all kinds of uniforms and medals and photos, swords, all that belonging to veterans now living at the facility 135 of them live there. they've served in world war 2, some of the korean war, the vietnam war, some of them talked about their time in servicr today. >> it very hard for me to good use it. should we pay with 48 fellows? >> i just think that it allowed me be proud of the country when it was all done. and the older i get the more proud am when i was in lots of places. a 42 days on troop ships who one of the least favorable parts of my

this is the first time the they can has been lit on veterans day. >>> this veterans day, we want to takeime to highlight the work done all year to help those who have served our country. shawn chitnis shows us how one nonprofit is helping veterans suffering from serious challenges like ptsd and depression by giving rescue animals a second chance in the process. >> i would be dead if it wasn't for my horses and my dogs. >> reporter: samantha works every day to give her fellow veterans and some other four-related friends second chances. >> when you struggle with depression and struggle with ptsd, really, you have to find that freedom. permit an army veteran who became suicidal after more than 10 years in the service, she felt alone and needed to figure out what her identity would be without the military. >> it gives me a reason to get up every morning and do something. >> reporter: as part of the team that wiley's wrist, she is saving docs from kill shelters and training them to be service pets for veterans. >> when he rescue a dog, they have loyalty to you that you are never going to be a

you received different veterans recognitions with our dvd veterans banner program. earlier this morning before the parade, there was a pancake breakfast for veterans and the community. there were events along with the good food, including a battle between two high school bands. well in washington, d c. this veterans day holds extra special meeting. it marks the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the vietnam veterans memorial foxes. caroline shively has more now on how the nation's heroes were honored today in our nation's capital. fred miller was a medic in the mekong delta in 1968. 54 years later, he stands at the vietnam veterans memorial, photographing the names of the men in the ninth infantry. he couldn't save a lot of things. you take me back to those times. and i feel sad that maybe i made it and they didn't ah, some people gave their life uh and i survived, you know, maybe it should have been the other way around. while miller served in vietnam, his parents kept a map marking the spots where they learned from the news. his division was fighting. 37 years

care of our veterans.ey come home and they give their bodies to our country. >> will: as you said, they paid the big price but you begin to pay it back immediately. if they unfortunately qualify. what a wonderful organization as always. it is great that you help support this organization. frank, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> will: you can donate at t to t.org. is it too little, too late? a potential shift of power in congress, congressman brian mast here to react. plus, one of the most inspirational scenes, that is a staple in philadelphia. ♪ ♪ here, frank is saying he is incredible. sylvester stallone, everybody likes sylvester stallone, and "rocky" entering the ring with a new role and something you will want to see. the slide coming up. ♪ ♪ hi, i'm jason and i've lost 202 pounds on golo. being a veteran, the transition from the military into civilian life causes a lot of stress. i ate a lot for stress. golo and release has helped me with managing that stress and allowing me to focus on los

as millennial veterans , that's what rehab. >> she doesn't look like what people would affect a veteran to look like. when you can see that face and know you can do it too. >> reporter: vets and tech help them secure jobs and fund new companies. it offers them a fresh start , and sometimes a second chance. >> this one veteran, who literally lived out of his car, we took some of our courses at tech he is making a six character income now. >> reporter: it is a mission that is personal. >> the feeling of accomplishment. every veteran is my family. >> reporter: i mentioned two jobs. she also serves as the president of veterans affairs commission for the city of san francisco which he advises local leaders on issues important to our local vets. impressive work. we salute her for all of her help for veterans. >> so inspiring. >>> speaking of veterans day, let's take a live look out at mount diablo where the beacon has just been lit for the first time on veterans day. local veterans lit it up remotely just moments ago, we hope, from the devil veterans memorial building. it will stay lit throug

veterans day.nk there is any show that is -- gives greater tribute to veterans. did you see our lineup? >> will: it's a great lineup today. brian is incredibly excited. >> brian: why? >> will: in about two and a half hours from now sylvester stallone will be here when i say here right over there. >> brian: right over here. >> ainsley: sitting next to you. >> brian: that's the way the format is. >> will: very exciting for all of us fans of first blood, rocky, ran bow. >> brian: unbelievable. live in studio. tulsa king. i watched two episodes last night it's awesome. the length of his career he has had a hit movie in six decades is he going for seven. we have something else for veterans today to help combat veteran homelessness and the various crises oftentimes they go through when they get out of their service. we have a theme. it's make camo your cause campaign. we want -- we are going to donate with every purchase of our camo gear a donation will go to u.s. vets.org/fox forward. >> will: camo hats

at the way we treat our veterans. absolutely and i think there's foundations like ours and the v, a and other groups that have really streamline their programs and services to help veterans get back on their feet and get back reintegrated back into society to navigate between the different agencies, and it's it can be overwhelming . just finding the help that's there. absolutely and you know, that's that's the hardest part navigating through websites and search engines. and how do i find the group that can help me with my specific needs? because there's a bunch of foundations who they all do work in different spaces. did you have a sort of a brother or sister veteran that you turn to maybe just a couple steps ahead of you. who said hey, look, i know you feel down. i know this feels impossible. tell me about that personal connection. i didn't. i didn't have anybody who are number one because i was number one, but the person i did have was our ceo and founder mike conklin. and he believed in me. he gave me an opportunit

veterans day. the vice president will also deliver remarks at the national veterans day observance at the memorial amphitheater following the wreath laying ceremony our time now 73 happening today, the nation's first lady doctor, joe biden is now hosting a veteran's day breakfast at the white house for former members of the armed forces and their families. biden will announce a new round of funding for a federal program called the hidden helpers coalition, provides emotional and financial help for children who live with wounded service members and veterans. today's the day we honor military veterans. it is, of course, veterans day we expect to see several events happening in the bay area honoring veterans here and around the world. ktvu is james torres is an antibiotic this morning. we're a big annual parade will take place later this morning. good morning, james. good morning to you, dave . not just the parade, but a number of events as well. they will all be surrounding this veterans day memorial

but >> he is proud of what has been accomplished, especially on a day like veterans day. >> what is veterans day mean to you? >> for me, veterans day is really about recognizing the service and sacrifice of the people serving military now and the veterans that came before me to reset stasio kron. 4 news, a nonprofit is preparing to veterans and their spouses for careers in tech for free. >> great program. it's called and power and they have classes and job training in 7 states including programs right here in the bay area. kron four's ella sogomonian. >> joins us live from the newsroom too. explain how this all works. ella well and power encourages military veterans to apply and save their money from their g i bill for higher education opportunities. >> i'm told all they need to qualify as a high school diploma and an interest in tech. it's again, a free course the last 16 weeks. and it's a combination of tech training and certification for careers and it needs cybersecurity and cloud computing. among other things, they also help grads, land jobs, executive director of and power. chris starl

veterans and remembering our veterans is not about two colors. it's not about red or blue. but it's about red, white and blue. and that all mens have fought for all three color, and they have bled one color. it's important for us to remember the poignancy of our segregated fighting units in world war ii, the last war in which we had segregated units. it is fitting that i call on my colleagues join me in passing h.r. 6863. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6863. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6903 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. clip h.r. 7903, a bill to designate the depart

he is a veteran. for some reason most people it is like you know being late is okay or on time is okay but in our mind set being on time is not okay. have you to be early to everything. so you can see that. jimmie can i ask if you as a gay man, did you have challenges being in the military? i know like that whole era of when don't ask don't tell was happening. >> i say when i went in there, it was tough. but i said i made my choice. nobody else. i said if i become out it would be the biggest embarrassment my grant father was navy and brother was vietnam vet republican. i can't do that. i will dot best i can. one thing helped break the ice. will somebody finds out. back then they could beat your ass or the commander will walk up and say you are out we don't want your kind. one experience we did camouflage. we had a drill sergeant. your best friends and times you wanted run the other way when they locked at you. and this one said, we am do camouflage i had the perfect person who will help us out i said,

hello, and happy veterans day. celebrations are happening all across the bay area today, and we check in with kpix 5 's and makovec with the celebrations that just make you feel good. like i want to give a shout out to my dad, who served in vietnam. we have seen people out and about all day to honor veterans. chopper 5 over downtown san jose for the veterans day parade. we see the american flag hanging there, marching bands of course, and they had vehicles brought into her present those used in world war ii. hear some of the sites and sounds of the parade from the ground. a lot of families out there in san jose today, marking the occasion and paying tribute to our veterans of all generations. there was a pancake rockfest and performances in the parade . this was at the marina and the veterans memorial. >> there in san bruno, several turning out to cure performances including a navy band. and a series of speeches thanking those who sacrificed so much for our country. the mt. diablo summit beacon will be lit to honor

you received different veterans recognitions with our dvd veterans banner program. earlier this morning before the parade. there was a pancake breakfast for veterans and the community. there are events along with the food, including a battle between two high school bands. more information about is coming out now about twitter's financial stability. two more top executives have left the company one was responsible for content and moderation. security the other was the head of advertising. twitter employees say elon musk, held a company wide meeting yesterday and told the staff to return to the opposite least 40 hours a week. he also warned that the company is rapidly losing money, and it's likely overstaffed even with the recent layoffs and that bankruptcy is possible. we're also learning twitter's relaunch premium service, which grants blue checkmark verification labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month was unavailable this morning. it comes after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts approved by twitter before must took control of t

and supporting our veterans. mike is also the vice chair of the house veterans affairs committee. we signed 25 bipartisan bills to improve life for our care for our veterans and honor those who sacrificed so much. one of those bills is a bill that renames v.a. medical center in san diego and renames of her cap and jennifer marino, an army nurse who died while rendering aid under fire for an injured ranger in afghanistan. a lot of you have into afghanistan. i have been to every part of that godforsaken place. when my helicopter went down, i was with the commander as well as a couple of snipers, and someone who later became secretary of defense and someone who later became secretary of state. they wanted to see where bin laden had escaped through the mountains. the upper corner valley is nothing but rock, straight rock, no vegetation at all. some of you have in there. earlier helicopter went down in a snowstorm. we found a place to land that was an old path. it was lucky we had such great pilots. it was not much beyond 10 feet beyond the width of the blades in the helicopter. we got

is celebrating veterans day at a time when the nation is experiencing one of its lowest monthly veteran unemployment rates on record. the bureau of labor statistics shows that the seasonally adjusted veteran jobless rate was 2.7% in october. experts say the low numbers are due in part to the tight labor market. but they also credit significant efforts in recent years by the federal government and veteran service organizations to providing assistance for former service members. in pleasanton retirement living facility paid tribute to its veterans. organizers at stoneridge creek set up this table filled with items from current veterans living at the facility. there were uniformed and swords hat, medals of achievement and photos of veterans showcasing their service 135 veterans live at that facility. they have served in world war 2, the korean and the vietnam wars. some of them talked with us about their time in service. >> it very hard for me to get used to. should we pay with 48 fellows? >> i just think that it allowed me be proud of the country when it was all done. and the older i get

to be a veteran. is to have truly the true cost of freedom. and to have worn it for all of us. is a debt. always be remembered. >> yet, despite their service and their sacrifice, countless veterans still face a harsh reality. they don't have a place to call home. and this is according to the california research bureau, san francisco has the 6 highest number of homeless veterans kron four's theresa takes a closer look at that problem. and what's being done to try to turn things around. >> for for me, whenever i think about veterans day, i think about all my fellow soldiers the ones i'm responsible for how we can support them. and for the last 13 years, alan wong served in the army reserve. this is one when he was called up to help. first responders when a raging wildfire. >> threatened to burn through south lake tahoe today as a legislative analyst's for san francisco supervisor gordon mar. >> is on a new mission to help struggling veterans. >> as a list of aid for us to more and more, i were talking a

, show support for veterans.your day, take a few snapshots, post them on social media, #honor u.s. vets. raise awareness, and make sure they feel appreciated for what they have done for the country. >> gillian: larry, we have to leave it there. thank you so much. happy veteran's day to you. >> john: such great work they are doing there. >> gillian: amazing, spectacular, and fox news has been an integral part of that. in addition to all the permanent homes, they serve hundreds of thousands of meals, provided overnight accommodations for hundreds of more thousands of veterans, they provided mental health counseling, it's a whole big picture operation, it's phenomenal. >> john: so many great veterans organizations in this country all doing the right thing. and you can help, too, camo for a cause program. as we celebrate veteran's day, we are following an effort to restore a piece of america's military history. a rare amphibious landing craft dating back to world war ii that was discovered at the bottom of california

i'm with disabled american veterans.ring if you had a quick minute to thank america's veterans for their service. the sacrifices force. oh, sure. absolutely. sure. all right. well, come on in here. >> i'm just going to hit record on this. i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. i can't even think of the words to say about how grateful i am as much how you guys how much how much we appreciate. but most importantly, i want to thank you for your courage and bravery. wow. thank you. someone here who'd like to say something to you, because you guys are awesome. someone has something they want to say to you. miss. >> how's it going? oh, it's so i will let you know how much you appreciate it, how much you appreciate just for honors for everything you've done. >> thank for myself. thank you for everybody. i get to live every day, you know, in peace because of, you know, a lot of people. >> thank. but we want to take the time to thank you honestly for giving back . and when you get to dht, you are supporting vetera

november 11th veterans day. veterans day . take a moment if you know any veterans to reach out right call text. think of them today. it's a good good reminder for all of us. paulson it is cold out there this morning. i brought out the tights and the boots and the coat and it's cold. it is cold. we have a lot of high clouds coming over so, but it's still in the thirties here for many, so it'll be another cold morning and little bit of patchy fog out there. saw some yesterday from about penn grove to santa rosa and sonoma county airport. is also reporting some right now, so a lot of cloud cover coming in. but finally friday forecast cold morning patchy fog lot of high clouds fifties and sixties on the temps and temperatures still below average should be mid sixties were really fifties or very low sixties. alright ali rasmus is here dark and early, but she's ready to rock. good morning. happy friday. good morning, steve. happy friday to you. hopefully we have some light traffic out there. as the morning goes on, we are going to s

day was every day for 80-year-old navy veteran kenneth jary., he used to visit this veterans park in mahtomedi, minnesota, just about every morning until his mobility scooter broke. >> that was my life. >> reporter: so once the scooter broke down you could not get to the memorial. >> no, no. i was very sad, depressed. depression. >> reporter: and then all that changed. >> all that changed. >> reporter: it changed after he met a stranger in a coffee shop. her name is amanda kline. >> every moment you're talking with him you feel like he cares about you, and you want to know more about him. it's just contagious. >> reporter: and she says you can't help but help him. so after she heard about the broken scooter, amanda started an online fund-raiser, and within days... >> oh, my goodness! >> reporter: ...kenney got a brand-new one. >> here we go! they presented me that scooter. oh, my goodness! i'll never forget it till the day i die. oh! >> reporter: and not just one scooter, but a second, super- snazzy one. kenney was set. but donations kept pouri

. >>> today, is veterans day . ceremonies and parades across the bay area are honoring our nations servicemen and women . for the first time, the beacon on top of mount diablo is shining and honor of veterans day . chopper 5 capturing the moment it was wished on around 4:45 this afternoon . local veterans flipped the switch to light the big and from the danville veterans memorial building. look at that. it will stay lit through sunday. >>> this they also brings to mind a tough reality for many of our nations veterans. there are hundreds of homeless veterans on the streets of san francisco. they make up 8% of the city's in-house population. a nonprofit called swords to plowshares is trying to change that with housing projects like this. they have been helping veterans since 1974 . they are about to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the city's first-ever housing development for homeless developments. lauren toms introduces us to a former veteran who is dedicating his time to uplift his federal heroes in lead. >> repo

vets is largest nonprofit in the country to serve veterans and veterans at risk.ices, we do support and outreach for veterans in our care. reason why we exist is to make sure that we do our part to work with our community partners to eliminate veterans homelessness. griff: how bad cliff is the problem. here in washington every now and then you see veterans, i'm a vet, i was in the marines, the army, it brakes your heart to see that. >> it does, we are doing a lot. veterans homes has decreased by 11% here in district of colombia. roughly 300 veterans that are currently on the streets in washington, d.c. but we are doing a great job with working with the va and again our local community partners to make sure we eliminate veteran homelessness by giving veterans the resources that they need to maintain independence in the community. griff: this is nationwide. you have senators from california to washington. what would you encounter this challenge, what is the hardest part, what is the most pressing need obviously other than shelter for them? >> well, you hit the nail