. >> the couple raised two children in this modest house, yes, the one with an american flag in the yardnnebago in the drive way. merle bought it in the convenient store in red bud, illinois. like the rest of us, he watched the drawing friday night. >> i turned to my wife and i said, we won. and she looked at me funny. and i said, no, we won. and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours. >> they told only about five people, mostly their immediate family. not even their pastor knew. >> they were in church every sunday. just like everybody else. >> i figured the quieter, the better. first, this guy got 150 calls congratulating them. >> i didn't win. i didn't win. >> and just this week, someone bought a dozen cameros. that had to be the winner, right? it was the names no one mentioned, the ones lives in plain sight. we met two of the neighbors on a walk. >> you guys walk by their house on their daily walk. >> one day i walked by here and he acted funny, like he didn't want to talk to me. and i thought what is up with merle. >> reporter: what do you think of this? >> i

. >> reporter: it was an american flag the astronauts planted. president nixon called them on the phone. >> all the people on this earth are truly one. >> reporter: after only 2-1/2 hours on another world, armstrong and aldrine packed up 50 moon rocks and prepared to go home. could they reconnect with the spacecraft? collins orbiting overhead the columbia gave the eagle a 50/50% chance of successfully lifting off and reconnecting with the columbia. >> you're clear for take off. >> roger. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: but everything worked, the astronauts headed for the beautiful blue haven called earth, as we held our breath. they splashed down safely. san francisco like other cities across the country blew horns and rang bells. >> our guys came back safely. >> i think it's great that they're back on earth alive. >> just beautiful, it's really beautiful. >> reporter: the three astronauts were heros at home and everywhere. for that brief transcending moment it seemed there was nothing human beings couldn't accomplish. no challenge that american

los angeles police department had come in and out riot gear and set up a line and somebody had an american flag and instantly the cloud, everybody grabbed a piece and started tugging on it. >> the lie yachts were bloody and costly. more than 50 people killed and a lot of damage. >> we weren't taking control of the city and that message got out to everybody and everybody decided it's a free for all. >> one year later the four officers were charged in federal court on civil rights charges. king was awarding more than 2 3- million dollars in his lawsuit against the city but most valuable he says is the lessons learned. >> aye learned how to forgive so i can be able to move on. >> melissa crop 4 news. >> authorities say the driver lost control in a turn pipe, crossed lanes of traffic, went through a guard well, and plunged 50 feet. >>> we're learning nor about deadly tent collapse missouri. one person is deeded and 17 others were hurt in the disaster outside of st. louis sports bar. the cause is believed to be the wicked but city inspectors say the tent passed an inspection early why they can poop

once more the philippines were under an american flag. then suddenly and swiftly, the war against japan was brought to a close. the principal architect of the pacific victory, coordinated by the greatest general of the war, macarthur was the natural choice as supreme commander to enforce the surrender terms. aboard the battleship missouri, a celebration was to take place, one which reflected the understanding the solder, to honor a great soldier. >> it is my earnest hope that indeed the hope of all mankind that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world founded upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance, and justice. let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that god will preserve it always. these proceedings are closed. >> now began one of the strangest occupations of any land by any conquerer. an idealist with firm convictions on the way democracy can be presented to

someone got an american flag. everyone grab a piece of that american flag and started pulling on it. >> the reds were bloody and costly. more than 50 people killed and $1 billion in damage. >> we were taking control of the city and i think that message got out to everyone. they saw what was happening. they decided. >> the officers were tried in federal court on civil rights charges. two were found guilty. the other two were acquitted. king was awarded more than $2 million in his lawsuit. most valuable he says is the lesson learned. >> it is how to forgive so i can move on. >> 114 students were honored tonight at the carson scholars fund ceremony. funded by dr. benjamin carson and his wife. recognizing students with high academic achievement. the students from grade 4-11 received $1,000 college scholarships. >> the main thing to what the students to take away is the understanding that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you in life is you. >> gerry sandusky was on hand tonight. he received the so

an american flag as national anthem began. >> on the dot. on the dot. >> with that two f 18s with a piece of music running one minute and 40 seconds. planes use computers to turn at just the right moment. and they then arrive right on time. a perfect strike on this, the first of many days we hope they'll score. how fast were plains going? about 10 miles and if you're feeling sorry for pilots because they didn't get to see the game. they drove here and they saw a doozy. >> thank you very much. we hope everybody enjoy hd game. this is cute there are fans sending us pictures. check this out. this puppy is a fan. right? we want to see your team pride. send us your photos or e mail us. >> that is wonderful about having baseball back. fortunately not a rain out today. >> partly sunny skies out there. showers just in time for games to get under way. there are hours out there and there is a a view from san jose. they're seeing some cloud cover, still. there is a possibility of showers. there is blue canyon starting to pick up snow. there is a snowfa

they want the crosses replaced with non-denominational symbols like an american flag. >>> sometimes it's where you're headed and about where you have been. a man with a troubled past found a way to turn his life around. as beth parker reports, this coming weekend, his dream will come true. >> reporter: one 10 sat -- step at a time. chris is running from his past. >> and i don't want to go back where i came from. >> reporter: he faced 49 years in prison for a violent crime. >> i want to set an example for people on the inside and that is because i get tired of seeing the same people come back over and over and over again. >> reporter: he took steps, light really, to make sure he would be different. on the inside, as he calls it, he began to run on the dirt track. >> it was kind of, in my mind back then, that i would love to run boston. >> reporter: that is boston as in the boston marathon. chris got out early for good behava job and hooked up with a non-profit called back on my feet. they team up for early morning runs. >> homeless people, people out of prison aretioned and -- that, you k

they had set up airline and someone had an american flag and instantly, everyone grab a piece of thatmerican flag and a started tugging on it. >> more than 50 people were killed and $1 billion in damage. one year later, the four officers were tried in federal court on civil- rights charges, there are two found guilty and two were acquitted. rodney king was awarded more than $3 million but most valuable he says, is the lesson learned. >> cash is king, wal-mart is letting people buy on line without credit cards. that is coming out. in >>gabe: facebook is making sure its 900 million users are protected from malicious url, spam, fishing and viruses. this means, going forward we should all feel safer on facebook. this is a great thing for facebook users and a good pr for facebook. women's rights activists are demanding that facebook to appoint women to their board. women represent 50 percent of the user base yet there are no women on the board of directors. in apple is, we now have a date for the annual summer show in san francisco. >> taxing while bicycling could soon be banned. a bill up

but he is struggling to held up an american flag that 00 been invented yet. it would be coming in 1777. there are many people in the boat who inspired some debunking. there is that interesting figure bending over an oar in the long red shirt just behind the flag. and i got a letter from a radical feminist debunker. and i had speculated in my book as to whether that was a woman. it might well have been a woman. there were many women in these armies. general howe kept records and 10% of his armies were women on the ration. and it was probably something like that number at least in the later stages of the war for the american army. but the feminist said about that person, yes, it is a woman. and look again. she's the only person in the boat who is actually rowing. there's some interesting things that are going on here. just a word about george washington. this was a man who came from a very special part of america. it was called the northern neck of virginia. it was the land between the potomac rivers. it extended a very great distance. and yet was largely owned

he is struggling to hold up an american flag that hadn't been invented yet. it would be coming in 1777. there are, many people in the boat, who have, inspired some debung id debunking. the interesting figure, bending over an oar in a long red shirt in the foreground behind the flag. and i got a letter from a radical feminist debunker. i had speculated in my, book as to whether that was a woman. and it might well have been a woman. there were many women in these armies. general howell kept records. 10% of -- of his armies were, army were women on the ration. it was probably something like that number in the, at least in the later stages of the war for the american -- the american army. but, the feminist said, about that person -- yes it is a woman. look again. she is the only person in the boat who is actually rowing that's -- and -- there are some interesting things that are going on here. just a word about george washington. this was a man who came from a very special part of america. called the northern deck of virginia. it was the land between the -- potoma

. >> penn, did you and teller burn an american flag or was that an illusion? >> it actually was an illusion. we burned flash paper. >> bill, -- >>> thank you, andy, penn, tucker, am bees deer. that -- ambassador, that does it for me. news. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight, actress ashley judd attacking rick santorum over abortion. >> you're grown man running for president and i'm just a woman wh

. >> penn, did you and teller burn an american flag or was that an illusion? >> it actually was an illusion. we burned flash paper. >> bill, -- >>> thank you, andy, penn,

got to tell you, there were not many dry eyes in sight as sergeant beecher's casket, draped in an american flagund out that sergeant michael beecher had died on a motor vehicle at ft. brag. deployed four times, received multiple awards and decorations, but even though he didn't die in battle, he was serving his country. while we are all busy with our own lives, there are so many military families whose worlds are changed each and every day and i just wanted to take this moment right now to say thank you. >>> this is what's trending today, as a man shoots kate middleton. what happened, what is the paper saying? >> here's the sun newspaper, a big popular daily paper, the headline is smirking gun. wielding a gun, pointing it at a paparazzi photographer who is undoubtedly pursuing them for pictures. they're all smirking or smiling about it as well, obviously something they found jolley good fun wielding this handgun in the french capital. i have spoke on the lawyers, certainly they say the person wielding the gun could face very serious charges for threatening with a firearm. it's not clear whether

it was just himself in front of an american flag. a different kind of speech.t that that was a pivotal moment. i think the -- i think some republicans are like can we move on. >> greg: the other thing, america doesn't want to hear rick santorum saying it's halftime. it's like you just watch the titanic and they're saying oh, that is part one. no, it's -- we're tired. you should be tired, too. it's time to go. >> andrea: you used to live in pennsylvania. we both lived in allentown. this is what i don't understand about rick santorum. talking out of both sides of his mouth. saying it's halftime but then saying pennsylvania is a must win. a lot of folks are saying he is not going to win pennsylvania. why would he have conflicting messages? >> greg: i think he is like the guy, when you throw a party at your house and the guy that won't leave and he is sitting there while you're cleaning? >> dana: oh, yes. >> greg: i hate that. he keeps talking. >> dana: you not making eye contact anymore? >> greg: exactly. just let me clean. >> juan: generally i agree with what you

the laughter we will remember ♪ >> of course we would have a man colony on the moon that flew an american flagt obama once said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. ♪ so it's the laughter we will remember ♪ whenever we remember the way we were ♪ ♪ the way we were >> our day after the vote go-too guy, is it the laughter you'll remember, jonathan, or will you choose to forget all this? is there anything in this that will carry into the presidential election? >> i think lit be known as the clown car primary. we had one back in '88, they called them the serve dwarves that year. we'll remember this for the laughs mostly. where it's very relevant for the campaign is that a lot of what mitt romney said in these primaries is etch-a-sketched in stone now. and because of his reputation as a flip-flopper, he can't go back and erase all of -- >> give me some examples. what are a couple things that are really burned in? >> a couple of things that relate to major voting groups, women and latinos. if he says something like i want to get rid of planned parenthood, there's millions of s

there's an american flag in the background. what are your thoughts on the website and what he has to say on it? >> well, i say this, anderson. if the situation was reversed, trayvon martin would have been arrested day one, hour one. george zimmerman has been free for 42 days and i think very simply put, we believe he should have been arrested and put into jail. and then if he bonded out, he could do whatever he wanted to do. but this situation with this website now and everything is a luxury that trayvon martin doesn't have and we believe he never would have had. and it's one of those things that his parents want george zimmerman to have his day in court. they are good people. and they want everything to be fair. but in being fair, they think that george zimmerman, the killer of their son, should be arrested just as if it was reversed, mr. cooper. >> two sources told wftb today they think george zimmerman will be arrested this week. have you been given any indication to back that up? >> well, miss corey has said that her and he

angeles police department had come out in full riot gear, and set up a line, and somebody got an american flagtantly the crowd, everybody grabbed a piece of that american flag and started tugging on it. as they tipped over the kiosk and threw a piece of burning flag, i think, into it, one of the people in the crowd happened to be wearing a t-shirt with a huge peace sign on it and he threw his arms up in victory as the kiosk was knocked over. >> we headed off it -- through out of four corners eof the intersection were on fire. i put my tripod up in the middle of the street and started shooting images of the burning buildings all around. while i did that one little kid started doing figure-eights on a bicycle in front of the flames like nothing was around him. >> we shot the firemen a little. when he looked around for the kid he was gone. i've always wondered, who was that kid? what was his story? where is he now? >> kind of a standoff, if you will. this electronics store, and the owners and i think some of his friends were trying to stave off all of the looters. we hear this pop, pop, pop. and

it's really, for me just watching as the 747 taxied up, i don't know if you noticed there was an american flagng flown out of the cockpit of the 747. this is truly something that only our country is ever able to do successfully, to fly reusable spacecraft in space, multiple times and it says something for ame american in zbfgenuity. we're in a lull with the ability to get people off the planet. that will change, we have smart people working on it. i'm optimistic about the future. >> i want to remine everybody as we look at the enterprise and talk about combined travel of columbia, challenger, discovery, endeavour, atlantis, the shuttle miles that have been flown, it's mind-blowing to think the travel that has been accumulated, 542,398,868. the total earth orbits. 21,152. you talk about the fact this was the first world's first reusable spacecraft, to carry humans in orbit. while they knew they wanted to make it to be reusable, as you point out, it wasn't to be maybe used as much as they were. >> well the original plan was each vehicle would fly 100 flights. and discovery has flown the most fli

you have an american flag as the backdrop on the website of george zimmerman, here's what he said on sunday, february 26th, i was involved in an life altering event which led me to become the subject of intense media coverage, as a result of the incident and media coverage i have been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family and ultimately, my like life. bill: also asking for donations to help him pay for legal bills. steve harrigan out of miami, good morning to you. does he suggest or does anyone suggest that he will get arrested steve? >> reporter: both sides really trying to interpret the latest moves. on one hand, zimmerman asking for a defense fund but also living expenses. he claims he's had to leave his house and job but his fate is in the hands of one person, florida special prosecutor who said she will not use a grand jury to make the decision. both sides really trying to -- trayvon martin's family say they see it as a positive that, they expect george swimmerman to be expected soon. bill: there are reports of violence in sanford, florida. what do you have o

some burned and stomped on an american flag while others dressed as prisoners from gone tan notice baythe summit, including colombia's president, have also criticized the u.s. for excluding cuba. >>> president obama is urging americans to support the buffett rule ahead of a key vote this week, named after warren buffett who says he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. the plan would require people earning at least $1 million a year, pay at least 30% of their income in taxes. president obama says the country can't afford to keep giving tax cuts to the wealthy. >> this is not just about fairness, it's also about growth. it's about being able to make the investments we need to strengthen our economy and create jobs. and it's about whether we as a country are willing to pay for those investments. >> the senate will take up a vote on the issue tomorrow. many republicans argue the buffett rule would not generate much help for the deficit. >>> president obama is calling on republican mitt romney to release his past tax returns. he says it's important for candidates to be as transparent a

with an american flag backdrop zimmerman writes, i was involved in a life altering event which led me to become the subject of intense media coverage. as a result of the incident, and subsequent media coverage, i have been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family, and ultimately, my entire life. zimmerman also posts a link to donate, and writes, i'm grateful to my friends that have come to my aid. never questioning my integrity or actions. and any funds provided are used only for living expenses and legal defense. >> zimmerman is still a walking man. he's free. >> reporter: after an emotional city council meeting monday night, participants had varying opinions of zimmerman's request for donations. >> everyone is entitled to a defense. >> if i was innocent and i knew i was innocent, i wouldn't be soliciting anything. >> about 50 protesters had a sit-in at the police department on monday, and that forced the city to close down the police station. but then a price. several were invited inside to take a phone call from the special prosecutor, who promised them a thorough

it to, and then that relative ships it to you well, that's not an answer for people who are american citizens who live under the american flag. whenever i ask the commission on the committee, i look at congressman womack. i know that he had a long military career. and when it comes to veterans, we treat everybody equally. and when they go back home, they don't get the same services or the same treatment because they live in a territory and not in a state. so what is under your jurisdiction ha you could do about these kinds of problems? >> well, we'll take a look hat this issue. i know a little bit about it. but we can go after companies that engage in unfair deceptive practices or unfair methods of competition. >> but it might not be deceptive. maybe not hawaii and alaska and not puerto rico. >> right. >> so it's not deceptive and whether there's an increased cost to them. we have brought anti-trust cases and done anti-trust investigations in puerto rico. and i believe we've had some health care matters where there were sort of entrenched companies with very high market shares trying to prevent competitors from coming into t

an open question. although he had served under the american flag for half a century, and had fought in the war of 1812, and the mexican war, under that flag -- a similar record was true of other southern-born officers who chose to go with the confederacy. faragut had been born and raised in tennessee. had married a woman from virginia. after his first wife died, he married another virginia woman, in 1843. when he was not at sea, he lived in norfolk. as the sectional conflict heated up, he said to friends in virginia, god forbid i should ever have to raise my hand against the south. but when abraham lincoln called out the militia after the confederate as tacked fort sumter, faragut express add prufl -- expressed approval of that action. his neighbors told him any one holding that opinion could not continue to live in norfolk. then faragut replied, i can live some where else. he decided to move to new york. he told his wife -- this act of mine may cause years of separation from your family. so you must decide quickly whether you will go north, or remain here. she went with him. as the they prepared to le

i said that when your tour comes to an end, when you see our flag, when you touch down on our soil, you'll be coming home to an americanll forever fight for you just as you fought for us. for me as president it's been a top priority. it's something i worked on as a senator when i served on the veterans affairs committee. it's something i continue to this day. since i took office, we've hired over 200,000 veterans to serve in the federal government. [ applause ] we've made it easier for veterans to access all sorts of employment services. you heard how michelle and jill worked with businesses to secure tens of thousands of jobs for veterans and their families. with support from democrats and republicans we've put in place new tax credits for companies that hire veterans. we want every veteran who wants a job to get a job. that's the goal. those of you who want to pursue a higher education and earn new skills, you deserve that opportunity as well. like general abrams dad, my grandfather, the man who helped raise me, served in patton's army. when he came home, he went to school on the gi bill because america decided that

flags. >> it reminds us how far we have come in the united states. we have an african-american president. >> 150 years later the d.c. government is marking the they by giving city employees and public school students the day off and holding this traditional parade. the day started with a morning prayer service attended by the city's elected officials. a mckinley tech high school drum major -- >> the idea that people walked down the street in chains is something we will never witness again, because we did not go through what they went through. >> but many historians say the challenges of the past still exist for. >> we have the lack of affordable housing homelessness, challenges that our young people must be involved in. >> a massive celebration calls for major road closures. pennsylvania avenue between third and 15th, constitution and other ccross street between seventh street and 12th street promotewill remain closed. there will be a street festival on freedom plaza and capped off by fireworks this evening. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> coming up pippa middleton involved in a

american flag. and there's a moment in time that you never forget. it lasts forever. >> not even 64 years later. you never forget that. >> so proud to be anor the high jump. and you're the first african-american woman to walk away with gold. what was that experience like for you? >> it was fine, fine to have the king to award me the gold medal. >> king george, that's right. >> and i went through and they played the national anthem, it was all over with then. >> there you go. i know you made your mom and dad proud. we talked about that. sammy, you were a diver, also the first asian-american to win gold. did you know you were going to win? >> well, i went up to do my last dive, i thought give me 16 years to tell you i hope i don't blow it. fortunately i did a dive that won the gold medal. the second time in the history that man walked on water, i achieved my gold medal. >> there you go, good answer. all right, and mal, you earned three medals at the 1948 olympic games in the 800 meters race. and how confident were you that you were going to win? >> a few -- a few medals. >> a few medals. just three. >> well, a thousand medals. >> just three

american history tv on c-span3. >>> the old statehouse museum in the history. we met up with a curator on an upcoming exhibit there on civil war flags. >> we're at the facility for the old statehouse museum in little rock, arkansas, so welcome. >> thank you. what do we have behind you? >> this is what we call our mobile storage unit and we have stacks. we have everything from in our collection from an electric chair, two electric chairs, to johnny cash's guitar. so this is where kind of the heart of our collection at any given time, there's less than 2% of things on exhibit, so this is where we keep them, this is a controlled environment of the temperature and humidity and light levels are all controlled to make sure the artifacts are safe. >> and this is one of the electric chairs? >> these are two of the electric chairs. the older one is what they called sparky 1 and 166 inmates were executed in that chair. and this one, only one was executed because lethal injection came in shortly after this one was constructed. so we have a large collection of our prison system and a few years ago, we had an exhibit and called badges, bandits a

an honest reaction. abim welcome back. welcome back. >>gary: what a great home opener. let me talk some serious the giants with 41,000 the american flag the giants. they did everything first less. bryan stow was invited. he and his mother said not right now so they had his son to throw out the first pitch and it was fantastic! pilar threw it out. and the proceedings began with a number emotion. certainly, buster posy the first regular season from his season last may. before you know it, it was off the wall. cobra. one-nothing. and it changed from there. all they needed was at one home run this in giants history. it carried nearly perfect game to the 6th inning. with just a couple of bouts, the opposing pitcher, with a clean piece hit. 17 in a row. and that was it! that was it! and finishing it off. the pittsburgh pirates. with a 28 it. 27 is the regulation. add giving breathing room and down the stretch to read the giants went on opening day at home. five-zero. a love and strike out performances as we said, go to the history books. there has not been an opening date like this format caned. >> as always conscious of it and wanted to pr

flag flying from the rio grande to the north pole. >> i don't think until 1900 that americans realized that canada was here to stay as an independent nation. i tell my students that if quebec ever pulls out of the canadian union, which i do not believe it will happen, in their lifetimes, we may get some canadian provinces, particularly from the west coast. i don't think any of that's going to happen. i think secessionist sentiment, the -- that movement in quebec really piqued in the 1990s. >> thank you. >> this might be a bit outside your province, but i heard on canadian television of which detroit is one of three u.s. cities that receive canadian television, by the way, that canada almost went to war with the united states in the 1840s. do you know anything about that? >> i think the better argument is the 1830s. there were a number of problems on the northern border. you had irish nationalists periodically agitating -- now, that's really in the 1860s. and i don't really know quite how that happened. but it seems to me like you have a bunch of irishmen sitting around a tavern, and after about ten rounds, they decide, let's conque