one of those people by the way is alexander bonny man who was who won the congressional medal of honor in the battle of sorrow and in doing so he lost his life and he was buried in one of these temporary cemeteries and never found lieutenant alexander bonnie min was one of four congressional medal of honor winners which also included first lieutenant hawkins william bordelon and the only survivor of the battle colonel david chu. bonnie minh and many other brave men were on leon's mind when he paid his respects at the marine monument which has been placed in a parking lot away from the litter on the beaches. as a fitting tribute to the many missing in action and still lost on this tiny stretch of coral leon pieces respects to a special marine soames lies here he came to the coast watchers memorial a beautiful war and to those guys who gave their lives. in defense of their country and ours too by the way and the brits the the australians of rusal of theirs are no more allies here but soames is not he lives here or somewhere we're i'm standing and then unmarked grave and like our governme

for the first time since the vietnam war a living american soldier has been awarded the congressional medal of honor. how he braved bullets to save a friend from the taliban and why he says the nation's highest honor isn't just for him. an environmental disaster. a world sports event and politician helped shape the top words of 2010. this year's memorable lingo coming up. >>> for the first time since the vietnam war a living american soldier has been awarded the medal of honor. the story of savatore giunta. >> reporter: savatore giunta says the medal is too big for one man. >> this is big. i can't take this for myself. i'm going to think about them and where it happens, i'll be thinking about them and when it's done i'll be thinking about them. >> reporter: it happened in october, 2007. that day like nearly everyday in the afghanistan valley across the pakistani border his unit faced heavy fire. he earned the honor of a nation and praise of a president that day. >> i'm going off script here for a second and just say i really like this guy. [ laughter ] >> reporter: this is the scene a day earlier as

the army staff sergeant was given the congressional medal of honor. person won the medal of honor, because you do not win it. you received it -- for extraordinary and heroic duty. he received his because he ran into two different torrents of bullets being fired by taliban and afghanistan as he was going to retrieve his fellow soldier, a sergeant in the army. he ran into the wall of pulitzer -- bullets to get the wounded body of his colleague, put him on his back, and carry him back to safety. unfortunately, sgt brennan did not survive. for this action, the staff sergeant received the congressional medal of honor, and when he was awarded it, he proved to all of us why he deserved it, because he said he would forgo any recognition if he could get the life of his fallen soldiers back, that their lives, their existence was so much more important than any metal that could be draped around his neck. it was not lost on me that in that message is the message that we are here to affirm common -- to a firm, that we honor him, reward him, hold him up as an examp

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as for the other recipients, the congressional medal of honor society says at least three of them wereous enemy combatants. last week in pensacola, i met a medal of honor recipient, 88-year-old thomas hudner, recognized for heroism during the korean war. he crashed his aircraft in hostile territory in an attempt to save a squadron mate, the first african-american aviator, who had been shot down. he didn't kill anyone and couldn't even save jesse brown, who perished in the wreck. but he showed extraordinary valor in his attempt to rescue him. and after all, that's what it's all about, isn't it? extraordinary valor. >>> happy friday to you. thanks so much for joining us on "american morning." >> glad you're with us. >>> i want to get you caught up this morning. the natalee holloway case heating up yet again. there's a new exclusive tape of her mother face-to-face with the long-time suspect in her disappearance, joran van der sloot, pleading with him once and for all for the truth saying i can't close th

as for the other recipients, the congressional medal of honor society says at least three of them weree for the deaths of numerous enemy combatants. last week in pensacola, i met a medal of honor recipient, 88-year-old thomas hudner, recognized for heroism during the korean war. he crashed his aircraft in hostile territory in an attempt to save a squadron mate, the first african-american aviator, who had been shot down. he didn't kill anyone and couldn't even save jesse brown, who perished in the wreck. but he showed extraordinary valor in his attempt to rescue him. and after all, that's what it's all about, isn't it? extraordinary valor. coming up in our next hour, an honest effort to trim the budget or a political stunt? we're talking about earmarks. political pork. there's a growing chorus in washington to ban them, but the ban many are clamoring for would be voluntary. we're keeping them honest receiving the bronze star, that was definitely one of my proudest moments. i graduated from west point, then i did a tour of duty in iraq. when i was transitioning from active duty, i went t

of the korean war. we are honored by their presence. [applause] i want to make special mention of one of them -- the congressional medal all honor recipient. give him an extraordinary round of applause. [applause] it is an enormous honor to be here. i have no greater pleasure -- i have no greater privilege then serving as the commander in chief of one of the finest military is the world has ever known. on this veterans day, there is no place i would rather be than right here with u.s. forces korea. we had the eighth army in the house. [applause] we have the u.s. navy forces korea. [applause] we have just about every marine in south korea is here today. [applause] happy birthday, marines, by the way. we have a whole lot of civilians, too. we are very proud of you. [applause] it is good to see some spouses and family members in the audience. [applause] you bear the burden of your loved ones service. an empty chair at the dinner table or another holiday where mom or dad or someplace far away. i want you to know that this nation recognizes the sacrifices of family as well. we are grateful for your service as well. on this day, we honor every

staff sergeant genta who is the first living member to receive the congressional metal of -- medal of honor. he received that on november 16th. tight a story if you -- quite a story if you didn't hear of him rescuing many of his service members there. some of them died. but a heroic story. we have a shortened week because of the thanks giving holiday. there is optimism overseas because of europe because of ireland asking for an emergency bail out loan that is sending optimism around the world with stocks opening higher. asia opening higher. we'll get you those numbers in a minute. >>> and we'll smile and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us. monday november 22nd i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. >>> a man who police say sexually assaulted a young girl in her bedroom in berkeley is on the run this morning. it happened early saturday morning on evelyn avenue. tara moriarty is in berkeley with more on where police think this suspect is heading. good morning. >> reporter: good measuring. a state-wide man hunt is under way for a berkeley man that sexually assaulted

. >>> we're back now at 8:37 with the first living recipient of the congressional medal of honor sinceere at the pentagon, inducted into the hall of heroes. can you even sum up the emotions of this week, sergeant? >> it's been awesome and exciting and fun and crazy and nerve-racking and -- >> emotional. >> emotional and great, but it's also reminding me of a lot of the things that people have given for the united states. and all of those words, i guess i would have more words if i had a dictionary, it's been a lot. >> colonel jack jacobs who works for us at nbc and another recipient of the medal of honor told us some things, he said you will very quickly realize with this honor that you are no longer just you, that the medal of honor is heavy to wear for a reason, it comes with great weight. do you thi do you understand what he's talking about? >> i am beginning to understand exactly what he's talking about. this isn't for me. i am the one wearing it, but this is for so many people who didn't come back from iraq or afghanistan and from all the wars in the past and all the unsung heroes

when you about courage and modern life and a guy like murphy in world war ii, congressional medal of honor winner and he was there in the thick of battle and firing machine guns in the face of the enemy he was a soldier. you think about battles like okinawa where the forces came face-to-face with a terrible and a tough enemy, but we have been maybe given short shrift to the general, haven't we? i mean, was that an important quality that makes these men great generals? start with sherman. >> we have been talking about several of these having transformed moment and really for sherman his moment in the war relates to the battlefield courage it really was the point at which things turned around for sherman and he was able to start applying his genius in a way that was helpful. you could talk about forsyth, too and part of the problem is his foresight would work against him. he was smart and would assume or think in his mind that his enemy knew everything about his situation, and then he would assume his enemy would make the best possible move and that scared the daylights out of him and he say

think about courage in modern-day life, you think a guy like on the murphy, world war ii, congressional medal of honorwinner. he was there jumping off banks and financial guns directly in the face of the any. he was a soldier you think about battles like iwo jima and okinawa where our forces can face-to-face with terrible and tough enemy. but we been given may be short shrift of these general, the personal courage and moral courage, haven't we? was an important quality that makes these men great generals? stephen, start with sherman. >> we've been talking about several of these men had a transformative moment. and really for sherman, he is transformed moment in the were i think relates to battlefield courage. it really was the point at which i think they turn around for sherman and he was able to apply his genius in the way that was helpful. talk about foresight. shermans part of was his foresight would work against them. he was more. you would assume party would tend to think his mind that his enemy knew everything about his situation, and then he would assume his enemy would make the best possible m

>> [laughter] >> and with one and honoree congressional medal of honor. first, there is something that he wants you to know and berber star brings this incredible story. >> the entire time frame lasted between 2 minutes, three minutes. and then 5, 6 live times i do not know. >> with those two, three minutes, army staff sgt one from a self-described mediocre soldier to a hero. and he was walking along the bridge line with other members of his unit assigned to protect other soldiers as they were walking back to the base. >> and a single shot ran out and people got under cover. it is not just one, too, it is perhaps more than 10 people and they're not that far away. >> and it seems like your world is exploding. and our pg, and we looked and it was along the entire site. >> hit eight times with a man in front. walking point as the military says, josh brennan of mcfarland, wisconsin. he spoke to is dead, mike only a few days before. >> he volunteered for that mission that day. >> and was down, severely wounded. >> and right into the race of the television fire

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republic of korea veterans of the korean war who are here and we are greatly honored by your presence. [applause] i want to make special mention of one of them, congressional medalt, hector camparana, jr, give him a round of applause. [applause] it is an enormous honor to be here. as president of the united states, i have no greater privilege than serving as commander in chief of the finest military that the world has ever known. [applause] i will miss the veterans day. there is no place i would rather be than right here with u.s. forces in korea. we have the eighth army in the house. [applause] we've got members of the seventh air force. [applause] we've got u.s. navy forces, korea. [applause] we've got just about every marine and south korea here today. [applause] [laughter] happy birthday, marines, by the way. [applause] e've got a whole lot of dod civilians, too. we are very proud of you. [applause] it is good to see some spouses and family members in the audience. you bear the burden of your loved ones service in ways that are often immeasurable. an empty chair at the dinner table, or another holiday where mom and dad are some place far away. i just wanted

of the korean war. we are honored by their presence. [applaus i want to make special mention of onef them -- the congressional medal all honor recipient. him an extraordinary round of applause. [applause] it is an enormous honor to be here. i have no greater pleasure i have no greater privilege then serving as the commander in chief of one of the finest military is the world has ever known. on this veterans day, there is no place i would rather be than right here with u.s. forces korea. we had the eighth army in the house. [applause] we have the u.s. navy forces korea. [applause] we have just about every marine in south korea is here today. [applause] happy birthday, marines, by the way. we have a whole lot of civilians, too. we are very proud of you. [applause] it is good to see some spouses and family members in the audience. [applause] you bear the burden of your loved ones service. an empty chair at the dinner table or another holiday where mom or dad or someplace far away. i want you to know that this nation recognizes the sacrifis of family as well. we are grateful for your service as well. on this day, we honor every man and wom

of bomber pilots created from the t tuskegee airmen. >> tuskegee airmen faced war overseas but faced racial prejudice dills at home. however, they rose above it and they were honored with the congressional gold medal. we thank them and all veterans for their service. >> he looks to be in great shape. >> all of them, 91, one 83. the youngster. they had to pass the test by 100% in those days. they really set a great standard. >> we'll be right back. stay with >> all new. marie osmond's first interview since the tragic death of her son. >> i knew something was wrong. oprah: had he tried to kill himself before? >> and her emotional >> today on oprah marie osmond's first interview since the loss of her son. we know fast food can be bad for your health. now the danger found in the paper that's used to wrap it up. and the reason officials in michigan are happy to get some of california's inmates. we'll have those stories and more later at 5:00. >> with these warm temperatures, you might think it's 4th of july instead of veterans day. >> say little confusing. have to run the furnace at night and then the afternoon almost want to open the windows. if you're a photographer, you couldn't ask for better weath

congressional black caucus expressed speculation ahead of the caucus. the group wants to know what kind of power cliburn would wield. >>> president obama today awarded the nation's highest military honor the medal of honor to staff sergeant junta. he charged ahead under fire to rescue a mortally wounded soldier who was being dragged away by taliban fighters. junta says he would give the medal of honor back in a second to have his two friends back that died in the fire fight. >>> why a sample of every california baby's dna is taken and stored and how the genetic material is shared. >>> also ahead, she is wearing princess diana's engagement ring with a royal wedding in the works, but is that intimidating? >>> if you were born many california in the past 30 years, chances are the state has a card stored with your dna on it taken right after birth. now some are saying this not only violates privacy rights but also patient and parental rights. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler has tonight's special report. >> reporter: what's all the fuss about? a few drops of baby's blood dabbed on a card. it's mandatory newborn screening for 77 serious genetic diseases. >> left untreated can lead to ear

congressional black caucus expressed speculation ahead of the caucus. the group wants to know what kind of power cliburn would wield. >>> president obama today awarded the nation's highest military honor the medal of honor to staff sergeant junta. he charged ahead under fire to rescue a mortally wounded soldier who was being dragged away by taliban fighters. junta says he would give the medal of honor back in a second to have his two friends back that died in the fire fight. >>> why a sample of every california baby's dna is taken and stored and how the genetic material >>> if you were born many california in the past 30 years, chances are the state has a card stored with your dna on it taken right after birth. now some are saying this not only violates privacy rights but also patient and parental rights. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler has tonight's special report. >> reporter: what's all the fuss about? a few drops of baby's blood dabbed on a card. it's mandatory newborn screening for 77 serious genetic diseases. >> left untreated can lead to early death or severe impairment of quality of life . this is really important because it allows us to make a diagnosis early. >> reporter:

of escorting planes during the car. >> congress presented the air men with a congressional gold medal in 2007. it recognized that the tuskeegee air men are heroes and legends to be honored and remembered and made history by serving their country. and this country is better for their service. >> and well, tonight the ♪ ♪ came in last night at half past 10:00 ♪ ♪ that baby of mine wouldn't let me in ♪ ♪ so move it on over ♪ move it on over ♪ move it on over ♪ move it on over ♪ move over, little dog, 'cause the big dog's movin' in ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a dog & a chevy, what else do you need? ♪ >>> salvation army in antioch put out an urgent appeal for thanksgiving food hoping to distribute 150 turkeys but so far only have seven on hand. to find out how to help turn to our end hunger now page. >> and we'll be starting our own annual turkey tally here next week. and don't wait until then if you can help out. >> absolutely not. spencer christian is here with the accuweather update for us. >> i keep looking at that calendar. says november. this is hard to believe. 70 in oakland. there is a high of 6 in half moon bay. here is the time lapse view in emeryville watching sunset t

honor other foundations and individuals as well. this is only one of many we should recognize, just as i'm honoring arnold palmer we gave the congressional gold medal, i hope you're here to celebrate when we have the gold mel we'll present under your leadership we'll do late own next year, because it won't happen now. mr. chaffetz: reclaiming my time. i feel like, mr. speaker, that this is a colossal waste of time to recognize sports heroes. that's a separate subject. last week, i voted against joe paterno, for goodness sake, one of the great football coaches, chi chi rodriguez accomplished great feats, no doubt in my mind about that, but i feel like the floor of the house of representatives is being used for members' own personal benefits to move forward their own foundation and that's the concern. there are thousands, as you just agreed to, thousands of foundations who do great work, who inspire kids and youth and do -- that's part of what make this is country such a great country. but the only reason this bill is moving forward today, the reason it's coming to the floor of the house is we have 13 members of congress who serve on the board of dir

medal of honor to a serviceman who served in afghanistan. again that's live at 2:00 p.m. eastern. also here on c-span2. and later more live programing with a congressionale safety of air cargo. that homeland security committee event gets underway at 3:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. a look at the u.s. capitol here and some news from this morning. according to the associated press, a house ethics panel has found democratic representative charles wrangle of new york guilty on 11 counts of breaking house rules. next the full ethics committee will conduct a hearing on the appropriate punishment for the former chairman of the ways and means committee. the committee will then make a recommendation to the house. possible punishments include a house vote deploring mr. wrangle's conduct, a fine and denial of privileges. the 80-year-old congressman was charged with 13 counts of financial and fund-raising wrongdoing. the senate is out today but the house gavels in a little over an hour at 2:00 p.m. eastern. 20 bills and resolutions are on the calendar. you can watch the house live on our companion network, c-span. earlier today senate democrats and republicans ch

medal of honor to a serviceman what served in afghanistan. that will be live at 2:00 pm eastern also here on c-span2. and still later more live programming with a congressional hearing looking at the safety of air cargo. that homeland security committee event will get underway at 3:15 eastern. again, we'll have it live here on c-span2. >> see what people are watching on the c-span video library. with the most recent videos, most watched videos and most shared. it's right on our home page. you can also click our special 2010 election analysis tab to view our continuing coverage of the midterm elections. watch what you want, when you want. >> the bipartisan policy center's national security preparedness group sponsored a conference last month on domestic intelligence and u.s. terrorism threat. that discussion focused on the challenge of integrating domestic intelligence services into the fbi and other services. key points were raised about finding a balance between american civil liberties and domestic intelligence gathering. this next portion will show michael chertoff. it's under 90 minutes. >> john gannon is part of the intelligence services. i should also