fayetteville is an old town, steeped in revolutionary and civil war history. smack in the middle of the bible belt. but now, cargo planes buzz in and out of pope air force base. all past the confines of the city sprawls the immense ft. bragg, home of david shannon. his house was here, a few blocks off-base. the major, his wife joan, and their four children. it was july, 2002. like a sauna that night, so hot and humid. and then a light rain that cooled it down again. david and joan watched a movie on tv, fell asleep. and then -- >> i don't even remember hearing the first shot. i remember something woke me up. >> and then you heard a shot? >> and i know whatever woke me up, i know my ears were already ringing. and i turned the light on. and i see that he's shot. you know, it shocks you. never, ever forget that image. that's burned in my brain forever, no matter how much i try to -- here is the person i love. he's dying. [ sirens ] >> and by the time the police and the ambulance wailed up to the door, it was too late. david shannon, just 40, was dead. all it took

three blocksol was away from the fayetteville ba hospital. -- fayetteville v.a. hospital. adam is here. he is playing hooky from his internship at the space center. my daughter megan is not with us. she is in her first day as an internet the smithsonian. the bible i will take my oath on reminds me of the 100th anniversary of the and of the war to end all wars. it was a bible taken into battle by my wife's grandfather, who had probably never ventured beyond three or four counties in north or south carolina but by the time he was 18 he was marching into the cauldron. on another part of that battlefield was a young captain of field artillery, my great father, who left a small town mississippilaw in to join the all-american division which, by the way had a relaxed and soldier. a farmer from tennessee by way of north carolina who would not only earn the medal of honor but go on to become the great hero of that war. those ordinary americans called upon to do extraordinary things. it is their descendents for whom i am honored to serve, millions of ordinary americans who answered

we have known each other since we were youngsters growing up in fayetteville and as you know mr. chairman she is a very strong georgia connection. her grandmother was from folkestone georgia. that's the real swamp. >> that's right. in 2006 and 22007. [inaudible] >> distinguish members of the committee on veterans affairs, this is the third time i have appeared in the confirmation chair. i mentioned how long have known my wife and of aspects of our in those early years is that our high school was about three blocks away from the fayetteville veterans hospital. every day on our way to from high school we would see a sign outside the veterans hospital that says that the price of freedom is visible here. : : they came home after an arm spending a year in the army hospital. that experience was on my mind when he was asked to come to va. as acting secretary i visited five va hospitals in eight week weeks, met with the combined leadership of our three major va components, benefits and visit our claims processing center as the treatment court. it was clear to me that the veterans populat

we have known each other since we were youngsters growing up in fayetteville and as you know she has a very strong georgia connection. her grandmother was from georgi georgia, but just as in 2006 and 2017, she is with me and nothing that i would have achieved would've been possible without her. mr. chairman, distinguished members of the committee on veterans affairs, this is the third time i have appeared in the confirmation share. i mentioned how long have no my wife, and one of the aspects of our relationship in those early years is that our high school was about three blocks away from the fayetteville veterans hospital. every day on our way to and from high school we would see a sign outside the veterans hospital that says that the price of freedom is visible here. i am humbled today not only by the confidence placed in me by the president of united states and the support of our veterans service organizations, but to be introduced by senator tell us. having grown up in the military world, he exemplifies what all of us from that world strive to be and that is servant leader. as the

russia went forward that they could actually do something if at all the rules went for sides mikey fayetteville the nashville shooting a last minute drop goal for the defense generally and it wasn't until the penalty that he sent the mc a change and people really thought they had a chance that had been the ments i can see it applied really well up until that point. rushed over to school depends and say how much a sense that every time spying won't upset county or do so many wishes around that stadium and i think it might have gotten and i can see as a result for you guys having to write you touch the ball and my friends are safe in that gang was the hey i haven't you been largely acts of the gang so bad you could argue he wasn't as wound up or a shot but when i saw one it when the first funny thing is me saying they began to believe and then you know usually know and see that said russia has this is what people talk about home support by and it it gives the team a little bit extra days even if it's not during the ninety minutes they'll be some point where the crowd get behind the same and that

the fayetteville va medical center greatly impacted a number of families and a very, very negative way. former pathologist was found to be impaired, westermann did. all his cases are under review, by a third party. i'm pleased to hear that the initial response is being met with positive reports from veterans. the call center handling patients, inquiries and all that is working well. we appreciate the concerted effort of the team on the ground. i think it really was a model as how he responded so we appreciate that very much. i see dr. clancy here. she has been personally involved in very, very good job. i guess the thing that that i would like to follow-up with, i'd like to know if i have your personal commitment that you keep a close eye on the situatn as it continues to unfold to ensure timely notifications continue to remain a priority, veterans receive timely follow-up care should they need or request it and the independent reviews are handled expeditiously while maintaining the integrity of the review process. >> yes, sir. senator boozman, i will follow up by referring back to som

weather conditions are making things a little more fayettevilleable for fires to get a handle on thisey are in the middle of a shift change at base camp here, and they will give an update on the progress around 7:00 this morning. almost 33,000 acres have already burned and it is only 2% contained at last word. this was taken overnight, burning through steep and rugged terrain, areas that are sometimes too steep for hand crews and bulldozers. firefighters did their best yesterday to establish fire lines while dealing with shifting winds and

weather conditions are making things a little more fayettevilleable for fires to get a handle on this. they are in the middle of a shift change at base camp here, and they will give an update on the progress around 7:00 this morning. almost 33,000 acres have already burned and it is only 2% contained at last word. this was taken overnight, burning through steep and rugged terrain, areas that are sometimes too steep for hand crews and bulldozers. firefighters did their best yesterday to establish fire lines while dealing with shifting winds and triple-digit temperatures. the fire started around 2:00 saturday afternoon near county road 63 and highway 16. it's an area that's not burned in more than a decade, so there's plenty of fire fuel. some people have chosen to stay, despite knowing how quickly things can change. >> if you can't smell the smoke, you're usually okay. now the wind changes, coming from the south. >> does that concern you? >> yeah. everything to the south there, if it drops this side of the hill, it will come sweeping up here. >> reporter: last word, about 100 homes and

(vicki) this house in fayetteville north carolina looks harmless. it's actually a licensed family child care home. but now the daycare is at the center of a massive drug bust. that after police discovered more than 300 pounds of marijuana, cocaine and six firearms inside. officers also seized more than 70- thousand dollars in cash. a couple who ran the daycare are now in custody. they are facing several drug=related charges. a third suspect was also arrested. investigators says there's no indication children had access to or were exposed to drugs at the home daycare. (grant) the summer is synonmous with pool time...and because of that..drownings can be a frequent problem. a phoenix father is hoping to change that with his new invention. it will soon hit the market ...here it is. it's a drone device which he says will act like an extra set of eyes. it sits in the middle of the pool and floats around. there are dual cameras on the top and bottom...that rotate around. and can also alert parents to danger.

president obama's era, and has said the director of the consumer financial protection bureau should be fayetteville for any reason by the president, giving the president more control over those agencies. hashe trump administration pushed ahead with plans to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion in chinese products by releasing a list of targets. this is an escalation of the trade were between the world's two largest economies. >> the details are this is a list of about 200 items. we are talking about a 10% duty being proposed on $200 billion worth of chinese goods ranging from electronics to tech, clothing, leather goods. this is for the u.s. side about ip theft and forced transfer. they said they are willing to talk to the chinese, but they are focused on trying to change the behavior of china when it comes to technology transfers and what they see as intellectual property threat -- that and this is punishment for that. >> he give us a sense of the reaction from china. >> pretty strident. totally unacceptable and they accuse the u.s. of bullying and promise to retaliate, as they always have

(grant) a daycare in fayetteville north carolina is at the center of a massive drug bust...after policeiscovered more than 300 pounds of marijuana, cocaine and six firearms inside. officers also seized more than 70-thousand dollars in cash. a couple who ran the daycare are now in custody. they are facing several drug=related charges. a third suspect was also arrested. investigators says there's no indication children had access to or were exposed to drugs at the home daycare.daycare.the home to drugs at were exposed access to or were exposed to drugs at the home daycare. (vicki)president trump capped off the weekend with a tweet that caught the attention of world leaders around the globe - a late-night threat aimed at iran.the president warned of severe consequences if iran threatened the u-s. karin caifa (prono: kay-fuh) has the story, from washington white house press secretary sarah sanders says the president isn't to blame for escalating political tension with iran. sarah sanders: "he was responding to comments made from them and he's going to continue to focus on the safety and sec

host thost jay in fayetteville, north carolina. uninsured a. morning. >> caller: yes, good morning. all.to be able to talk to thank you, miss julia, for standing in and answering the questions. everyonented to let know out there that if people they evendown before think about and do some research medicare and see what the laws are and i believe would be able to do more. america. is with people think you got to do is ask and you get. but i believe that we have a the system is of the sos we must abide by and many that don't want to abide by those laws they think you are to do everything they want. need to sitcans, we it over like they would tell you. if you got something to talk it down so you don't forget it. then, that is the way the american people should do. before they go and ask about thations and things of mature, i believe they should sit down and think about it along with their juvenile and their parents i believe all of them should sit together. >> host: advice on make health care decisions? anything you want to pick up on. pretty good advice. he is always useful to write do

at the heat. 106 in dallas and 94 in fayetteville. 106 in dallas and heat index over 110 in many lations down there. that heat is not going to be able to come our way. the reap, we've got high pressure sitting off the coast. that area of high pressure going to block anything from moving to the east. what does that mean? well, it just draws up moisture from the south, and we see very stonditions all of next week. now, it's not going to rain the enti time, but we're predict a lot of rainfall. two to four inches of rain all of next week and that starts again next weekend. we'll talk about that, too. the next couple of days. first off tomrow on your friday, beautiful. 88 degrees. a last great day bore things start to take a downhill trend. warm with low humidity once daain. now, sat and sunday. 80 degrees on saturday and a ch% ce of showers east. not a washout either day unday.ay or temperature around 83 there. however, if you're headed to the beaches, oh, look at this. 78 tomorrow. beautiful beach day. 76 on saturday and 77 on sunday and wind weain and 30-mile-per-hour winds right there alo

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. >>> police in fayetteville, north carolina made a big drug and weapons bust, and the locations includedat the time of the raid. a postal worker and the owner of the child care facility were among those arrested. >>> chick-fil-a provides delivery service, but usually not like this. >> a texas woman gave birth inside a san antonio restaurant. falen griffin welcomed her baby in the chick-fil-a bathroom. she's getting free chick-fil-a for life, a job guaranteed when she's 14. and the owners are already planning her first birthday party. >> just go post up in the chick-fil-a. >> there you go. who knew it was that easy. the family was driving to the hospital. they were dropping their older kids off with their friends when they realized they're not going to make it to the hospital. the chick-fil-a was actually closed but luckily someone heard her knocking and let her in. welcome to the world, grace lynn. >>> coming up, do we have another clue from will? >> it doesn't matter if it's a sunday or not. i have the scoop. we're celebrating a very, very special occasion and we have sweet treats just

set fire to abandoned homes and wooded areas over a two-year period in robeson county south of fayetteville dollars were wasted responding to the fires. >>> an investigation by tennessee health officials found e. coli in well water. it caused about 500 people to get sick at a zip line attraction. the state contacted multiple people who visited the zip line company in gatlinburg between june and july. they believe well water distributed in jugs is to blame. advanced tests will show if it is contagious. >>> fda approves freeze-dried blood supply for troops. the freeze-dried plasma does not need to go through tests, making it readily available. >>> serena williams at wimbledon won the first set but lost the last two. she is seeking her next world title. congratulations to her. >> she makes motherhood something else entirely. i'm still waiting to lose my baby weight. making us all look bad is what's happening. >> she's amazing. >>> a reveal of ancient rome in history. >> the ancient city of pompeii was buried in volcanic ash years ago. its mystery has made it popular with tourists. now archeolo

fayetteville,in north carolina. lee. things are the same for you, lee? caller: yes.irst of all, i apologize for calling in on the wrong line. i came in late on the show. it has not approved for me. matter of fact, it might get worse, because i am not going to be able to play my house taxes and interest and also my child rate is going to be changing. as far as mr. trump making things 10 times better than what obama did, that is wrong, because he did not have to come from where obama came from. he came on an equal playing .ield if he had come in the same way obama had come, i would like to see what he had done. he probably could not have handled it. that is where he came in, so he is not a great this or that, the is just an average man. host: ok, lee. this piece was written on july "trumpashington post" -- keeps hyping economic numbers that show only mediocre change." this is over the prior 18 months. the light blue is 2012 the 2014, number 2016 to july 18 is the dark blue. sounds impressive. ..4 million jobs added again, president trump is taking while he wasmbers he

let's go to margaret in fayetteville, arkansas, wasn't tough enough?aller: he wasn't tough enough. but my main thought about this is you have a -- you have a russian expert in your area that you used to have on every once in a while whose name is marie he is 88 years old and lives in the d.c. area, and i would love for you to have him on one of your programs, for him to give us his ideas about what to do about russia, because there are a lot of news articles how sick russia is, how sick its people are, and it seems to me that russia is a bear, and, wounded those wounded bears can be very dangerous. however, this might be in opportunity to cut some kind of deal with them off and on over decades. they have wanted to come into nato. they have always been turned down. afterrted the first year stalin's death. in 1954, they wanted to come in. they were not allowed to come into nato, but i would just like to hear more discussion of poor, sick russia who has nukes. it looks like they are a has-been country with nukes, and they will have to do something to deve

i'd also like to thank you for coming to fayetteville.outh showed the good folks that you care. 98000 homes were ravaged through hurricane matthew. 18000 businesses were virtually destroyed. you took the time to come to that small community and say i'm going to stand with you and in the future. i want you to know they received that with deep gratitude and i do. we still have friends -- funds were waiting to have released to our state. we don't seem to have done as good as other states in dispersing it. i'd like to learn how you think we could incentivize workforce or timeline or whatever weigh states to better do that job. it's hard enough on the federal level through fema and all the data you have to collect and everything that must be done but there are people still waiting as a result of what happened here and frankly in our own state. >> a lot of states. >> thank you for your incredible dedication to the people of north carolina. i enjoyed very much being down there with you. the people there obviously enjoyed you being there too. >>

i would also like to thank the gentleman from fayetteville.you showed those down there you care. 98,000 homes were ravaged through hurricane matthew, 18,000 businesses were virtually destroyed and you took the time to come to that small town to say i'm going to stand with you now and in the future. i want you to know they see that with deep gratitude and i do. still, others were waiting to be released from our state to be sent down. you allocated it, we don't seem to be doing as good a job in the state that dispersing it but other states have andthat's our problem . i'd like to know from you any way that you think we can incentivize or enforce or timelines orwhatever , states to better do their job? it's hard enough at the federal level due to fema and everything that must be done but there are people still waiting as a result of what happened here but frankly in their own state. >> first of all, thank you for your incredible dedication to north carolina and i enjoyed very much being there with you and the people there obviously, they enjoyed

he grew up on fort bragg, he is from fayetteville, north carolina. he's done an extraordinary job serving our office and mentoring my staff, working for leaders in the senate, leaders in the house, secretary gates, secretary rumsfeld, tries condoleezza rice and now general mattis. he is going to do an extraordinary job because he understands what it's like to be the son of a veteran, to be a member of the armed services himself -- he served in the air force to this day, the army previously. he has attended the army war college, has a law degree and a keen understanding of how this governing body works. he also has great relationships with people across the spectrum, the political spectrum. he has worked very closely in committee work with the committee staff. he just has an stereoed reputation. he has an extraordinary sense of history. he also understands the intrinsic link between active duty and reservists and ultimately veterans. and i believe he is going to go in, move forward with the transformation, do great things for our veteran whose need th