gary sinise foundation. we hear about the gary sinise foundation, but it has a lot of aspects.hat is the gary sinise foundation? >> there are a lot of steps that led to the creation of the foundation. the military in my family, on my side of the family, i've got my grandfather served in world war i, 100 years ago in france during the battle of argon. then he had three sons. two of my dad's older brothers both served in world war ii. one was a navigator in a b-17 bomber in europe the other on a ship in the pacific. my dad served in the navy. i met my wife, married her, her two bothers served in vietnam. sister was in the army. her sister married a vietnam veteran who was a combat medic in the army. they had a son who served two deployments in afghanistan. lots of veterans around me. that's where the veteran work began. then i got involved with vietnam veterans and supporting them in the 80s. played the guy in the 90s. after september 11th, those seeds have been planted for supporting the men and women deploying to iraq and afghanistan. i just raised my hand. went out for the uso

mark levin is up next with guest actor gary sinise. i truly appreciate all your support in the year we've been doing the show and see you next sunday when "the next revolution" will be televised. . mark: hello, america. i'm mark levin. this is "life, liberty & levin." i have a wonderful guest tonight. gary sinise, how are you, my friend? >> i'm good, mark, thanks for having me. mark: haven't seen you in five, six years. >> it's been awhile. mark: i wanted to bring you out here, memorial day is not that far from now, and you do this magnificent program every year except for last year when your daughter had a baby. that is the national memorial day concert. i don't miss it. there are other things i want to get into, and your acting career. to me, you are kind of unusual for hollywood. you are an exceptional patriot. you are a super patriot. you are involved in veterans' activities. you are involved in so many veterans activities, i can't keep count of them. i was studying this over the weekend just so you know. over the last weekend. let

on flag day last month, the gary sinise foundation presented their new home. >> i just want to say auick thank you to everybody who came out, participated in the project, prayed for us come with us along the way. from the bottom of my heart, thank you. >> on this independence day, major eric burket and his family raised the flag outside their new home in central pennsylvania, story of resilience and the generosity of americans were giving back to those who have served the nation. in washington, jennifer griffin. fox news. >> jon: that is great to see. up next, how the trump administration is working to change obamacare. fox 2 in san francisco. two men have accepted a plea bargain in the oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people in 2016. the deal means that the men charged will finish their jail time in three years and will knock on trial. seattle, scientists searching the seafloor of washington state think they have found remnants of a meteor that lit up the skies there in march. nasa's curator of cosmic dust says that the fragments will undergo an examination to confirm they came

their six children given a fully furnished wheelchair accessible smart phone be for them by the gary sinise. the keys to the home come on an ipad which allows him to control spaces he previously could not reach giving his independence back, donations from jcpenney, ge, among others, made it possible. >> pretty much overwhelmed. >> reporter: the foundation started by gary sinise best known for his role as lieut. stan in forest gump providing the >> thinking about the logistics of these crutches and all that. >> a master archer shortly after the crash began competing as a paralympic in, competed at this game and won numerous gold medals for archery. now he has his own lab in his basement, a story of resilience and the generosity of americans giving back to those who served this nation. todd: a 104-year-old world war ii veteran steals the show at a minor-league baseball game. >> world war ii! jillian: hello. that is frank anderson throwing out the first pitch before the independence day game, one of the first major sergeants in general patent's army. todd: great job there. jillian: it can be t

mark levin is up next with guest actor gary sinise.all your support in the year we've been doing the show and see you next sunday when "the next revolution" will be televised. . mark: hello, america. i'm mark levin. this is "life, liberty & levin." i have a wonderful guest tonight. gary sinise, how are you, my friend? >> i'm good, mark, thanks for having me. mark: haven't seen you in five, six years. >> it's been awhile. mark: i wanted to bring you out here, memorial day is not that far from now, and you do this magnificent program every year except for last year when your daughter had a

an marine got a n home fr actor gary sinise and on of the only two marines that >> and he his wife and a ailly furnished wheelch accessiblemart home built for them by the gary si'sse foundation. best known for his role as lieutant dan in forrest gump. >> that's nice. >> good for him. >> all right. a long fight over shorts ends in victory for drivers in france. the paris public transit authority has given drivers the right to wear shorts during heat waves. >> it comes afterea ys long battle over the issue. e themployees however must be infoed by the city when it's okay. it's oey between and september. >> did i ever tell you down south back inhe old day you couldn't wear shorts to schl and we only had one air hool.tioner in the buildingscn >> wow. >> and then they eventually went to shorts. >> how m wy miles did you have alk to school. >> they eventually had to walked into the buildingyou because they knew how the ladiesy would be. >> tal p-paw wisdom. good morning, mike. >> hey, guys, good morning. all through high school i couldn't wear shorts, either. sn't allowed. >> thank you mike.

. >> on flag day last month, the gary sinise foundation handed him the keys to a wheelchair accessibleaugust, the foundation will have built and delivered 50 smart homes and plans to build another 10 to 12 each year if they receive enough donations. >> the idea of getting up and move around the house freely. >> how beautiful. >> without thinking about the logistics of should i use a chair or crushes or sit down and choose to stay there the rest of the evening until i make my final move towards the stairs to go to bed. all of that is gone. >> i want to say a thank you to everybody that came out, to everybody that participated in the project, prayed for us, with us along the way. friends, family, friends we made through the adventure. thank you. >> on this independence day, we celebrate major eric burkett and his family as they raise the flag. the story of resilience and the story of those that have given back to those that serve this nation. >> trace: jennifer, i know you reported on major burkett at walter reed in 2014. what has his journey been like since then? >> when i first met maj

. >> but it waetlike laurielf and gary sinise -- >> seth: yeah. >> and all the amazing actors that weret dog buns into the audience. [ laughter ] in some basement theater. >> seth: you -- obviously nick is sort of famously good at building things >> yeah. >> seth: and he's a craftsman. you are not. >> no. >> seth: does he take advante of -- on the show, of the fact that you know very little about crafting? >> yeah. he could say prettmuch anything and he would just -- i would just nod. >> seth: yeah. >> as if know what it -- [ light laughter ] like there is a couple times in it that, it was kind of like a little bit of a living stress dream, were people would say, "well, all you need to do is llst plane this and then i be in good shape." and i would nod as if i knew what everybody is talking about. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> and then i would be afraid people would ask me to do it. ngt, no, i can't make anyt yet. >> seth: the show is called "making it." you guys have a catch phrase that is -- >> yeah. >> seth: very inventive. >> yeah. eth: what is the catch phrase on the television sh

i think it was gary sinise pointed out 150 years ago, the first declaration to pay the most ferocious warrior in the union army said what this committee is not responsible for. we honor all veterans and we order flowers and wreaths place along the graves of union and confederate soldiers. our last statement on that i think they have the last word. and we celebrate veterans. >> thank you. you mentioned condoleezza rice, rumsfeld and matus and said that if you had in fact had any history and the sorts of behaviors this article put forth he would be working for them. is there any doubt that if i believe you had any of the history of behavior you would have a word for me? >> obsolete. >> you will do a great job as secretary. i leaned over and said i have got to make sure i let him know that enjoy the honeymoon because the floggings will begin soon. we need to make sure that we get you in there. you act decisively and have a sense of priority and are bringing resources in that will allow you to accelerate some of the transformation initiatives that you were briefed on. as you mentioned eve

injured veterans and first responders and they plan to build another 10 to 12 per year, do the gary sinise, to move around the home freely. >> beautiful. n without thinking of the logistics of should i use a chair, crutches? i just come in, sit down, choose to stay there until i make my final move towards the stairs to go to bed, you know, all of that is gone. >> i want to say a quick thank you to everyone who came out, to everyone who participate paided in this project, who playe -- wo prayed for us, friends, family, everyone with us through this adventure, thank you for everything that you have done, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. >> we celebrate major eric burkett and his family as they raise the flag outside of their central pennsylvania home, a story of resilience and the generosity of americans who give back to those who have served this nation, mike. >> mike: an awesome story and, jen, happy independence day and thank you for bringing us this story. >> thank you. >> mike: eboni? >> eboni: a deadly heatwave across the country now in its fifth day. >> mike: record-high temper

say it, and i heard on memorial day at this capital at the memorial day concert, i think it was gary sinise who pointed out that 150 years ago the first declaration day, the most ferocious warrior in the union army, a guy named william tecumseh sherman said what this committee is now responsible for, we honor all veterans and we order flowers and reese placed on the greats of both union and confederate soldiers. my last statement of that is i think they have the last word and we celebrate veterans. >> thank you. you mentioned condeleezza rice, gates, rumsfeld and jim mattis and said if you in fact, at any history of the source of behaviors that this article before you would be working for them. is there any doubt that i believe if you had in that behavior you would ever work for me? >> absolutely no doubt. >> you will do a great job as secretary. i leaned over to mike rounds and set of got to make sure i let him know i enjoyed the hyena because the floggings will begin soon. we need to make sure that we get you in there. you act decisively, and you have a sense of priority and to bring the