reuniting bj mcnamara's purple heart with his family is a storybook ending after a long

the other thing is over thousand service members are called bj mcnamara.ook long time to figure out who this was. they're able to narrow down to a dozen people were able to find the grandson. that is how this was solved. >> that's awesome. great patriotic american family. thank you very much. the world's largest worship is floating again. the uss constitution made its way to boston harbor making the end of restoration work that started two years ago. the ship it enters drydock about every 20 years for below the waterline repairs. it should reopen for public tours in september. >> mike: will voters feel the burn in 2020? a new report given some clues on bernie sanders particle future. can congressional republicans get away for president trump on healthcare reform? what lawmakers are saying ahead of an expected vote this week. >> if and when that would occur will go back to the drawing board and get a bill up. we will vote to repeal and replace obama care.era, a it's not a question of if, it's a question of when. and with panera catering, more for your event

over a thousand world war ii servicemembers had the name bj mcnamara. the family is incredibly thankful. >> i also served in vietnam. when you come home, you put your medals away and you find of -- and you kind of forget about that stuff and just go on with your life, which is what he did. >> my dad was a very quiet humble man. and having these medals given back to us is great. >> the greatest generation they are. >> the greatest generation indeed. the bronze star medal and the infantry man badge were also lost, both were reissued to the family today. he died in 1975 of colon cancer. we thank him for his service. >> indeed we do. thank you very much. eric: a wonderful tribute. >>> the rising tensions in israel, that's been spreading now to neighboring jordan. what led to a deadly shooting at the israeli embassy in that nation. we will have the details. >>> as the russia investigation heats up with the closed door testimony starting tomorrow, our legal will talk about that, when we come back. what are all these different topped & loaded meals? it's an am

the metal, carried the inscription on the back reading, for military merit, bj mcnamara, december 9,wner for years before putting it in a box at home and forgetting about it. in july they gave the metal to a friend, a former navy corpsman who enlisted tha chuck schumer's office to locate the owner. today, president schumer presented the purple heart to for generation of his family. mcnamara enlisted in 1942, was wounded by nazi artillery fire in italy in 1943 and was a nazi prisoner of war for 472 days. his daughter catherine said the last time anyone recall see the purple heart was 1962 when their mother allowed their cousins to play outside in the south bronx with dad stuff. it is the nations oldest were given to combat veterans. it was -- the family is incredibly thankful. >> also served in vietnam. when you come home you play your metals way. you kinda try to forget about that stuff. just go on with your life which is what he did. >> my dad was very quiet, humble man. having the metal given back to us is great. >> the greatest generation, they are. >> the staff sergeant and infan