today specialist fujii, we remember and we celebrate how many people you helped.to thank you and your wife, who cannot be here today, and your brother, for all your family has done for this nation. we will forever honor your commitment to your crew, your allies come in your country. april 14, 1972. the battle of support base charlie. the loan american on the base serving as senior advisor to the army of the republic of vietnam was major john duffy. they called him dusty cyanide. that was the call name. the battalion command post had been destroyed. major duffy had already been twice wounded and refused evacuation. efforts to resupply the base failed. sp charlie was surrounded by a battalion. for hours american gunships took airstrikes on enemy positions. major duffy repeatedly exposed himself to danger to direct the gunship fire and keep the battalion from being overrun. even called in one strike extremely close to his own position in order to drive back the advancing attack. when he was doing it again he again refused evacuation. he worked side-by-side to organiz

today specialist 5 fujii, we remember and we celebrate how many people you helped.to thank you and your wife ray who couldn't be with you today and your brother edwin for all your family has done for this nation. we will forever honor your commitment to your crew, your allies and to your country. april 14, 1972, the battle of fire support base charley, loan lone american on the base was major john duffy. they called him dusty cyanide. that was his call name. in those days leading up to april 14th, the battalion command post had been destroyed. major duffy had already been twice wounded, refusing evacuation. efforts to resupply the base had failed. fsb charlie was surrounded by the battalion-sized element. for hours american gun ships guided by dusty cyanide took air strikes on enemy positions. major duffy repeatedly exposed himself to danger in order to direct the gun ship's fire and keep the battalion from being overrun. he even called in one strike, extreme danger close to his own position in order to drive back the advancing attack. when he was wounded again, he

fujii insisted his crew be evacuated before him.ued for days, receiving a hero's welcome when he got back home to hawaii. the president praising his humility. >> specialist fujii downplayed his own contributions, simply saying, quote, "i like my job. i like to help other people who need help out there." >> major john j. duffy of new york was at fire support base charlie when it came under enemy fire in 1972. he stayed behind with the wounded, arranging for their rescue. duffy already honored with 64 awards and decorations -- wearing some of those at the white house today as he earned one more. >> each of those awards are appreciated. so, you're proud. >> staff sergeant edward n. kaneshiro from hawaii never did make it back home. a father of five, he was a squad leader when his unit came under heavy fire. sergeant kaneshiro saving the lives of his platoon. he would die in combat less than three months later. his son john going into the army, just like dad. and today, he accepted the medal of honor on his behalf. >> i didn't have that

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, two dramatic rescues from situations that seemed nearly impossible to survive. the first in stamford, connecticut. a 28-year-old woman trapped underneath this bus. >> are you okay? >> anybody got a jack? >> the driver just came out screaming. people on the bus screaming. >> reporter: police say as the woman crossed the street, the bus driver hit her, rolling over her body, pinning her underneath. horrified witnesses tried to calm her down. >> it was horrible. she just -- we didn't know if she was going to make it. >> reporter: the woman was conscious and speaking with firefighters, who arrived minutes later and knew the only way to help was to lift the 27,000-pound bus using high-pressure air bags. >> lifting up. >> reporter: something they routinely train for. >> we basically only lifted that bus a couple inches. she got her arms out from underneath her. >> reporter: firefighters were able to pull the woman out. she suffered only minor injuries. and not far away in ridgefield park, new jersey -- [ siren ] >> come on! >> reporter: a

then there's specialist dennis fujii. he'll also be honored. he survived a crash landing in his medical helicopter but still managed to administer first aid to soldiers. and major john duffy was wounded twice during an ambush, but he refused to be evacuated until the enemy could be subdued. >> each of those awards are appreciated. they're recognizing your endeavors, your duty that you've done, and the pride you have in your uniform that you've earned in combat. so you recognize people and appreciate that, and so you're proud. >> what a way to celebrate the fourth, save my fellow servicemen. i did it twice, went into a enemy village at night, couldn't see. the only light was illumination from the enemy fire and air fire. and it just makes me feel good that i was able to save people. but it also brings honor to the cherokee people. >> staff sergeant edward kaneshiro will also be honored. he cleared the way for his platoon to withdraw from a village during an attack. heroes, all of them, and well deserved. >>> coming up, the future of democracy. >

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning as the summer travel season heats up, passenger frustrations hitting a boiling point. >> everybody was standing around, and no bags were coming. >> reporter: pat armellini lost her bags nearly two weeks ago, returning to florida from paris. >> every day that i check, it says that it is being traced and to check back later. and i've been doing that now every day for 13 days. >> reporter: london's heathrow airport unable to keep up with the flood of suitcases. thousands piling up. delta now making the rare move of chartering a jet like this one just to deliver bags stranded in europe back to their owners in the u.s. the big problem, airport staffing levels haven't kept up with the massive surge in post-pandemic travel. >> the u.s. dropped its testing requirement, which now has inspired millions of americans to travel back to europe. and they simply don't have the staff. >> now limiting the number of daily passengers coming through. amsterdam's airport making a similar move. that's where amy frank and her husband lost their luggage ea

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, a discarded coffee cup at the philadelphia airport has helped solve a 46-year-old cold case murder. >> the arrest of david sinopoli marks the beginning of the court process, and we hope that it brings some sense of relief to the victim's loved ones. >> reporter: 68-year-old david sinopoli has been arrested for the death of lindy sue biechler, who was 19 when she was found stabbed in her lancaster, pennsylvania, apartment. at the time of the murder in 1975, a potential suspect's dna was taken from the crime scene, but an arrest was never made. in the 1990s when genetic genealogy emerged, that dna was analyzed, but still no arrest and no leads. the dna database found only very distant relatives of the suspect dating back to the 1600s. >> investigative genetic genealogy like this should be treated only as a lead generator. a tip. it's a highly scientific tip but a tip just the same. >> reporter: famed genetic genealogist cece moore researched those very distant relatives and their immigration history. she determined the suspect's family

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, a funeral home's casket confusion has led to a new jersey family filing suit for $50 million. >> the last memory of her was very painful and disturbing and horrible. >> reporter: 93-year-old kyung ja kim was to be laid to rest last november in a traditional open casket korean funeral. at the church service in leonia, her daughter says she recognized the clothes but not the person in the coffin. >> when she opened the casket, i told them she's -- this is not my mom. >> reporter: but she says the funeral home director assured her work was done to make her mother look younger. then at the cemetery as kim's casket was being lowered, chaos. >> the casket is directed to come up out of the grave, and the staffers whisk the casket away into a hearse, and off they go. >> reporter: the family says that's because employees from the funeral home realized their mistake and tried to correct it before the wrong person was put in the wrong grave. the family claims the funeral home later admitted their mistake, that the bodies were not properly ta

abc's andrea fujii has more. >> reporter: this morning, as an australian tennis star is about to compete in one of the most important matches of his life, he's facing an accusation that could land him in jail. >> game, set, match, kyrgios. >> reporter: nick kyrgios, the so-called bad boy of tennis, has advanced to wimbledon's quarterfinals, only the second time in his career. but his ex-girlfriend is now accusing him of assault over an incident back in december. his attorney saying, "the allegations are not considered as fact by the court, and mr. kyrgios is not considered charged with an offense until the first appearance." this just the latest controversy for the 27-year-old. his exchange with a reporter this week went viral after he was asked why he disregarded wimbledon's dress code by wearing red shoes on the court. >> why, then, would you step onto centre court with bright red trainers on and do an interview in a red cap? >> because i do what i want. >> so you're above the rules? >> no. i'm not above the rules. >> so what is it? they don't apply to you? >> um, i just like wearing m

fujii put themselves in harm's way for their units. and the son of staff sergeant edward n. kaneshiro received the award on his behalf. he was shot and killed in battle. >>> wall street traders back in action after the holiday and stocks managed to bounce back from some pretty steep early losses. the dow fell 186 points but that's a lot better than the 700 it lost earlier in the day. the nasdaq gained 194. the s&p up 6. >>> the wife of wnba star brittney griner tells cbs news she will not be quiet any more. this after the white house received a letter from griner in which she is plead being the president to get her and other detainees in russia home. reporter michael george has the latest. >> reporter: the wife of wnba star brittney griner says it breaks her heart to hear the contents of a letter the basketball player wrote to president biden. according to a representative, griner, who was represented in russia in february on charges of possessing cannabis oil, wrote in part, i'm terrified i might be here forever. >> she doesn't say words like that lightly. that means she tr

president recognize specialist 5th class dwight birdwell major john duffy, specialist 5th class dennis fujiiosthumously awarded a medal of honor to staff sergeant edward can a my weather time now as we get a live look outside on this. >> tuesday, the golden gate bridge. there was little cloud cover been some really cool clouds in the sky the past couple days. yeah, aka fog. >> yeah. this the to you know those. yeah. we have some cumulus out there. so yeah, claude monet yeah, we we could use the humidity in any form. it feels like a why write about the palm trees. but yeah, looking good out there around the bay area. all that humidity in the atmosphere, of course, keeping the fire danger down. you've got some of the puffy clouds moving through right now, the golden gate bridge more that on the ways we're going to see is a lot of clouds overnight tonight is going to think again, as we will see plenty of fog, more drill temperatures today at 70 degrees a little bit above the average in san francisco. 74 in oakland, 81 degrees in san jose. 82 in livermore 80 in concord and 76 degrees in santa ro

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. >> reporter: dennis fujii went into laos to rescue south vietnamese troops.he summed it up with one of the great statements to have the war. >> i like my job. i like to help other people who need help. >> reporter: dwight birdwell emerged from this tank wounded but alive to fight a vietcong attack. >> he emerged only to crawl back on the other side and keep fighting. >> reporter: that's what it takes to earn the nation's highest honor. >> i didn't want to die, i wanted to do my job. if i didn't do this, everybody would perish. >> reporter: david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," wnba player brittney griner's wife speaks out about the behind the scenes efforts to free griner from a russian prison. and an explosive california wildfire threatens several homes and buildings. hat. it's easier to be an innovator. so you can do more incredible things. [whistling] [sfx: stomach gurgling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ pepto bismol coats

. >> i'm andrea fujii in for andrew. >>> we begin with breaking news. japanese broadcaster nhk is reporting that former prime minister shinzo abe has died after being shot in broad daylight during a campaign speech. >> the shocking attack happening in japan, a nation with virtually no gun violence. abe's death was announced moments ago on national tv in japan. >> the gunman was taken into custody as authorities try to determine a motive. this morning, shinzo abe, the former prime minister of japan, shot in broad daylight in western japan. around 11:30 a.m. local time, abe was giving a campaign speech near a train station in the city of nara when a male assailant reportedly shot him from behind with what appeared to be a homemade firearm. witnesses reported hearing two shots at least. [ speaking foreign language ] in this video abe can be seen giving a speech. a plume of smoke can be seen from behind the former prime minister. >> translator: after the second shot, we could see the gunpowder and a lot of white smoke. after the second shot, mr. abe collaps

abc's andrea fujii reports on how authorities were able to track her down. >> reporter: this morning,the run for 43 days, the woman accused of murdering a professional cyclist caught in what's been described as a violent love triangle has been captured in costa rica. >> she entered their country under a fraudulent name with a fraudulent document. >> reporter: kaitlin armstrong is accused of killing moriah wilson romantically linked to colin strickland. surveillance video showed armstrong's suv outside the house that night. two days later police questioned armstrong but did not arrest her. speaking out not long after the murder, armstrong's father defended his daughter. >> i know her. i know how she thinks, and i know what she believes, and i know that she just would not do something like this. >> reporter: but one day after authorities issued a warrant for armstrong's arrest, she vanished. >> once we were able to determine through an interview with a confidential source that she -- that armstrong was dropped off at the newark international airport, that's really kind of where we hit a

medals to the late staff sergeant edward can shero specialist 5 dwight birdwell specialist 5 dennis fujiior john duffy. and he recounted how each of them risk their lives to save fellow service members during the vietnam war. more than 50 years ago. but time is not to manage their astonishing bravery. >> they're self the system putting the lives of others ahead of their own and the gratitude and we as a nation owes them. >> the president says the recognition is not only well deserved but also long overdue. >> we're setting the record straight. were upgrading the awards of 4 soldiers to perform acts of incredible heroism. >> president biden says congress helped make this moment happen by ordering interview of historic actions by asian americans, native americans and pacific islanders who served in the vietnam war to make sure all our country's heroes are acknowledged ensure that united states. >> lives up to our promises. through those who give their best for our country will always always give our best to you. >> president biden also took a moment to honor woody williams, a veteran who di

abc's andrea fujii has the details. >> reporter: this morning, a department of defense contractor anding held without bail in hawaii suspecte. authorities arrested 66-year-old walter primrose for identity theft last week. he's accused of living for nearly 30 years under the name of a dead texas infant named bobby fort. his wife, gwynn morrison also accused of illegally changing her name to a deceased texas child, julie montague. charging documents say the couple agreed to assume the identities of deceased american born infants and have been fully living in these fraudulently assumed identities since 1987. prosecutors allege the couple obtained social security cards, driver's licenses and passports and primrose got a job with the u.s. coast guard in 1994 earning him a secret level security clearance when he joined the department of defense in hawaii. when searching the couple's oahu home authorities say they found old pictures of them in russian kgb uniforms apparently taken in the 1980s. morrison's attorney claiming the picture was a joke. >> my client wants everyone to know that she

. >> reporter: dennis fujii went into laos to rescue south vietnamese troops.ed up 17 hours of combat with one of the great understatements of the war. >> i like my job. i like to help other people who need help out there. >> reporter: dwight birdwell emerged from this tank wounded but alive to fight off a vietcong attack. >> he was ordered to load on to the medevac helicopter. this he complied, this i find amazing, only to crawl off the other side and keep on fighting. >> reporter: that's what it takes to earn the nation's highest honor. >> i didn't want to die, but i wanted to do my job. that's more important. if i didn't do this, everybody was going the perish. >> reporter: david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> still ahead, wnba player brittney griner's wife speaks out behind the scenes aboutreri russian prison. >>> and an explosive california wildfire threatens several homes and buildings. >>> the u.s. says it will continue to use diplomatic channels to seek the release of basketball player brittney griner. griner sent a letter to president biden asking

here's abc's andrea fujii with the new hunt for murder hornets. >> reporter: this morning, searchingspecies that is responsible for killing honeybees. trapping season has started in washington state. the only place in the u.s. where the asian giant hornet otherwise known as murder hornet has been detected. the state is now deploying 1,000 traps, testing new protective suits, training entomologists and even using drones as it tries to eradicate the bug that is mainly found in whatcom county. the state has destroyed four nests. so far this season none have been caught. >> no news is good news, right? no news can be good news. we would love to not find any hornets and not find any nests. >> reporter: the asian giant hornets are nicknamed murder hornets because they can kill an entire honeybee hive in a matter of hours. honeybees are essential in pollinating crops, which washington state agriculture relies on. >> the faster we find them, the faster we can remove a nest. and we get to a nest early enough, nothing from the nest will be able to row produce. >> reporter: a murder hornet stin

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning a pennsylvania man is recovering after police sayre forced to kill his pet snake that was strangling him. >> 28-year-old male with a snake wrapped around his neck. >> reporter: neighbors say the man had many pet snakes including this one in his mekunji township home where a family member found him unconscious and in cardiac arrest wednesday with a 15-foot snake on top of him. >> quite literally the officer looked into the room and the snake was looking up at him. >> reporter: officers say the snake's head was just far enough away where they could shoot it without injuring the man. >> the officers had to make a life or death decision. >> reporter: so they took the shot, and snake released its grip, slithering away, eventually dying. officers then pulled the man to safety. neighbors say they often see the man in his yard holding a snake. it's not clear how many he has in his home. officers now being praised for their quick thinking. >> one of the officers described it as a scene from a horror movie. and that's probably the most appropr

here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, as the summer travel season heats up, passengertions hitting a boiling point. >> everybody was standing around and no bags were coming. >> reporter: pat lost her bags nearly two weeks ago returning to florida from paris. >> every day that i check, it says that it is being traced and to check back later. and i've been doing that now every day for 13 days. >> reporter: london's heathrow airport unable to keep up with ousandling delta now making the rare move of chartering a jet like this one just to deliver bags stranded in europe back to their owners in the u.s. the big problem, airport staffing levels haven't kept up with the massive surge in post-pandemic travel. >> the u.s. dropped its testing requirement which now has inspired millions of americans to travel back to europe and they simply don't have the staff. >> reporter: heathrow now limiting the number of daily passengers coming through. amsterdam's airport is making a similar move where amy frank and her husband lost their luggage earlier this month. >> the airlines haven't

as we saw on the screen, dwight birdwell, john duffy and dennis fujii will be there to receive the medalled in a battle in vietnam. each of them are stringers to one another. they have never met before this. now after today, they will be recognized for their selfless courage and their service to their fellow soldiers, each of them saving lives and making a major difference in their respective battles. today they'll be recognized for that more than five decades after each of them served in combat. they'll always be remembered by the american people for their heroism, jose. >> this is going to happen, courtney, in just a couple minutes, right? >> that's right. 11:15 at the white house. they will all be presented, edward khan shiro left behind a widow and five children, the youngest was only four months old at the time his father was killed. he went on to a life in the military serving in the army. he'll receive his father's medal today. >> four heroes being recognized today. courtney kube, thank you so much. >>> that wraps up the hour from me. i'm jose diaz-balart. you can lulz reach me on

medals to the late staff sergeant edward can shero specialist 5 dwight birdwell specialist 5 dennis fujiid how each of them risk their lives to save fellow service members during the vietnam war. more than 50 years ago. but time is not diminished. are astonishing bravery. >> they're self the system putting the lives of others ahead of own and the gratitude and we as a that the president says the recognition is not only well deserved, but also long overdue. >> we're setting the record straight. were upgrading the awards of 4 soldiers who perform acts of incredible heroism. >> president biden says congress helped make this moment happen by ordering interview of historic actions by asian americans, native americans and pacific islanders who served in the vietnam war to make sure all our country's heroes are acknowledged ensure that united states. >> lives up to our promises. that's for those who give their best for our country will always always people are best to you. >> president biden also took a moment to honor woody williams, a veteran who died last week. he was the last surviving world

include late staff sergeant edward kind of she wrote specialist 5 dwight birdwell specialist 5 dennis fujiihe recognition is not only well deserved, but also long overdue. >> but time is not to manage their astonishing bravery. they're self the system, putting the lives of others ahead of own and the gratitude and we as a nation owes them. >> president biden says congress helped make this moment possible day ordered a review of historic actions by asian american native american and pacific islanders who served in the vietnam war to make sure all our country's heroes are acknowledged. it's time now to check in with newsnation and see what they're working on for tonight. a 4th of july celebration turns deadly for live in highland park, illinois. what we've uncovered behind the alleged shooter's house and why a former classmate says he was always in trouble. tonight on news nation, prime. here's ashley. thanks. tonight on banfield, kaitlin, armstrong, before and after plastic surgery and being captured in costa rica. but how much further did she go to evade the police? >> plus, ish or smartpho

she wrote specialist 5 dwight birdwell specialist 5 dennis fujii e and major john duffy and he recountedo save fellow service members during the vietnam war. more than 50 years ago. but time is not to manage their astonishing bravery. >> they're self the system putting the lives of others ahead of their own and the gratitude and we as a nation owes them. >> the president says the recognition is not only well deserved but also long overdue. >> we're setting the record straight. were upgrading the awards of 4 soldiers to perform acts of incredible heroism. >> president biden says congress helped make this moment happen by ordering interview of historic actions by asian americans, native americans and pacific islanders who served in the vietnam war to make sure all our country's heroes are acknowledged ensure that united states. >> lives up to our promises. through those who give their best for our country will always always give our best to you. >> president biden also took a moment to honor woody williams, a veteran who died last week. he was the last surviving world war, 2 medal of h >>

medals to the late staff sergeant edward can shero specialist 5 dwight birdwell specialist 5 dennis fujii e and major john duffy. and he recounted how each of them risk their lives to save fellow service members during the vietnam war. more than 50 years ago. but time is not to manage their astonishing bravery. >> they're self the system putting the lives of others ahead of their own and the gratitude and we as a that the president says the recognition is not only well deserved, but also long overdue. >> we're setting the record straight. were upgrading the awards of 4 soldiers to perform acts of incredible heroism. >> president biden says congress helped make this moment happen by ordering interview of historic actions by asian americans, native americans and pacific islanders who served in the vietnam war to make sure all our country's heroes are acknowledged ensure that united states. >> lives up to our promises. through those who give their best for our country will always always give our best to you. >> president biden also took a moment to honor woody williams, a veteran who died la

nearly a hundred years later a community came together to write this wrong abc news reporter andrea fujiihas more. this transfer of land will not reverse and injustice that took place almost a hundred years ago, but it represents a bold step right direction bruce's beach three acres of prime real estate in manhattan beach is now back with its rightful owner descendants of willa and charles bruce who bought the land back in 1912 that was going to everything i could to get it back at the time the bruce's built a resort on the land which became a respite for families, but they faced relentless racism and harassment by white neighbors and the ku klux klan still they refused to leave until 1924 when the city of manhattan beach sees the property from them through eminent domain. it's that empty for decades until the city built a park the county and state eventually took it over but now through the persistence of the bruce family and local leaders. it is my honor to be here to present a certified copy to the family. the deed is back in the family's hands. thank you so much. the bruce is faced le

. >> reporter: dennis fujii went into laos to rescue south vietnamese troops pinned down by the enemyhe great understatements of the war. >> "i like my job. i like to help other people who need help out there." >> reporter: edward kaneshiro was killed in vietnam. his daughter naomi remembers when her mother got the news. >> she never did speak of her father, never. i believe it was the grief was so profound for her. >> reporter: his son john accepted the medal. >> he ordered his men to take cover, and then he advanced alone toward the enemy position, armed with six grenades and his m-16. >> reporter: retired green beret john duffy was the lone american fighting alongside badly outnumbered south vietnam meesz troops. >> we had a total of 471, including myself. >> reporter: how many made it out? >> it was 37. >> reporter: duffy was ordered to leave his south vietnamese troops and save himself. >> they wanted no american casualties if they could prevent them, which made no sense to me. so i advised them i will be the last man out. >> reporter: and now the last man out wears the nation's

. >> and fujii, he's chopper was down in the middle of a fiert and he waved off other rescue helicoptersn duffy risked his life becoming the last person to evacuate and saved one last soldier he became a pulitzer nominated author biden called him the definition of a warrior and poet. >> none of them consider themselves heros none of them all of them say the same thing awe i wasn't a hero. -- >> -- their service absolutely still ahead on "popstart," cue the music. first look at the brand new neil diamond musical. well tell you who is playing the music man. vicki is going to show us how to pull up an a family adventure. (vo) we made a promise to our boy blue- that we would make the healthiet foods possible... with the finest natural ingredients and real meat first. and that's our promise to you and your dog or cat. because when you love them like family you want to feed them like family. you know folgers as a homebrew... but let's hear it for our hometown. one, two, ready, play. ♪ no, no, no, no, no, no, not me! ♪ allow us to reintroduce ourselves, folgers. i guess that's it then, huh? yup