okay, god bless america. your book modelled the verse. if my people called by my name shall humble themselves and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will i hear from heaven and heal their lapd. there is a bunch of stuff that has to happen before the healing.  >> you go through the verses and scriptures recollects god lays out revival is not complicated. the term is hijacked. but if you humble and pray and if you will seek my face. and then if you will turn. if you will turn from your wicked ways, and turn your focus back on me. then i will hear from heaven and forgive your sins and heal your land. that might be a marriage or relationship with family members and but hopefully it will have a ripple affect. >> thank you very much for being here bob. >> christian rock star news boys with a title track to the hottest movies are coming up next, you don't want to miss it. >> thank you. they're a kristyap rock band from australia. there is six album asks their latest son "god is not dead" is and dean kane. >> three little words.

god bless america by todd starns our colleague here and joins us. this is the book right here. ica and you have a chapter in which you call up the clear and present dangerous and that has to do with religion in the military. >> i document how president obama has declared war on the soldiers. the soldiers underwent diversity seminars that were taught that catholicism and christianitys were to be extremist religiouses like hamas and others. our soldiers are told to hide their faith in christ. one soldier was talked to because he had a bible on his desk and people were afraid in the military that might offend other soldiers. so he had to remove the bible from his desk. >> do you think these are isolated incidents or there is a broader action? >> i think this is abs -- absolutely widespread. and the v.a. hospitals, last christmas, they refused to accept christmas cards from a grade school because they had the words "merry christmas." and we told about what happened at a v.a. hospital in augusta, and they could not sing christmas carols within an ear shot of the patient. they were gi

god bless you. god bless america. >> attendees attend between $1,000 and b, -- $32,000 to hear the speech which was briefly interrupted by a ledge -- heckler. many protests wanted the keystone xl pipeline project stopped from canada to the gulf coast. he has delayed the decision. >> before leaving the bay area he will stop at the wal-mart in mountain view to talk about energy efficiency but not everyone is pleased with the president for choosing wal-mart the ama daetz explains. >> we are ready. the employees have been busy preparing for a visit from the president. there is an american flag made from flowers. the natural tribute is fitting because this store has completed an energy efficient retrofit. they are so proud to host the president and hear his vision for a clean energy future. not everyone is enthusiastic. >> i am upset that president obama doesn't take the time to talk to us and find out what is going on in the store and how we are treated and what we go through each day. >> pamela has been a protest for three years and wants to call for more respect and better wages. a good paycheck for

god bless america, there is a certain type of commonsense pragmatism out there. the last thing we need to do, and every speaker has alluded to it, we're not going to get these policies until we change the way our campaigns are funded. we have to take our democracy back. [applause] the only people more unpopular than members of congress of people who put them there, the big-money campaign donors. overwhelmingly, people believe that we need big changes in our campaign finance system, and that number is on the rise. it is our time. public is with us. we need to organize, we need to nominate candidates who will support this agenda, and we will win. it won't take a long time. in fact, it could take just six months. let's grab back the selection. -- this election. [applause] [applause] >> thank you, it is a thrill to be here again. i like that you are packed into a small room so i can see everybody. i appreciate that. jared, thank you for the impact you have had in making such a difference. i love listening to thea who gets trade just about better than anybody in this

[cheers and applause] you.less god bless america.hank you. ♪ your suitcase it's rolling down those tracks you don't know where you're nowg but you know you won't be back well, darling upon my chest we'll take can carry reste'll leave the well, big wheels fieldsrough sun rides through meet me a land of dreams ♪ ♪ i will provide for you stand by your side companion nowd for this part of the ride ♪ >> some news today from the naacp which has chosen a new cornellt, williambrooks. during a meeting last night in naacp'sderdale, the board of directors voted mr. brooks to serve as the organization's 18th president and c.e.o. and some details about him today in "usa today." mr. brooks lives in annandale, jersey with his wife and two sons. he's currently the executive jerseyr of the new institute for social justice and he's an ordained minister. he'll be taking over from interim president lorraine miller who's been serving after benjamin stepped down last year. brooks will begin his new role july at an naacp board meeting in las vegas. >> c-sp

good night and god bless america! [cheers and applause] [ yelling ] >> may 22, 2014. from comedy central's worldview headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. (cheers and applause) ♪ >> jon: hey, welcome to "the daily show"! i'm jon stewart! my guest tonight, drew barrymore. but we begin with the department of veterans affairs and the seemingly unending problems with providing timely medical care with some hospitals going so far as to actively cover up the problem. a situation best summed up thusly -- >> (bleep)! >> jon: that sounds right. by the way, no one is more upset about this than thy i don't understand of the republican senate. >> the v.a. issue is an embarrassment and the president's response is an emapartment. >> he needs to treat these stories at least as seriously as the obamacare web site fiasco. >> jon: oh, takes the v.a., turns it into obam obamacare! yes, these republican senators have always stood up for our veterans! when they think it can help them slam the president. slightly different when they think no one's watching. >

god bless you. god bless america. >> attendees attend between $1,000 and b, -- $32,000 to hear the speech which waserrupted by a ledge -- heckler. many protests wanted the keystone xl pipeline project stopped from canada to the gulf coast. he has delayed the decision. >> before leaving the bay area he will stop at the wal-mart in mountain view to talk about energy efficiency but not everyone is pleased with the president for choosing wal-mart the ama daetz explains. >> we are ready. the employees have been busy

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yay, god bless america three times. just that. that was subsidized by the state of new york. i know people thing about, you know, they call it social welfare and taxpayers' money to help the poor. yeah. it's not my fault i was born into poverty. >> and it worked for you. >> it worked. and it gave me a fighting chance. yes, i was a child of poverty. i was a child of the system. when i we want to go live back with my family in brooklip, i was a child of welfare. i was a child, you know, of this or that. and certain policies allowed me to better myself because i wanted better and i knew i was better, you know, and it's not like we are like, oh, poor me. can i have a handout? no. can you just help me a little bit and i will do the hard work. >> that's what i mean about policy. it's fantastic. >> do you think there are enough social safety nets today and those same things for children that height be in similar situations? or do you think that's somewhat being disassembled? >> it has somewhat been disassembled. i mean here we are in a group home upstate new york right next to the i

okay, god bless america.called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my faith and turn from their wicked ways, then will i hear from heaven and heal their land. it's like there's a whole bunch of stuff that has to happen before the land gets healed, right? >> it sounds like you are the guy that wrote the foreword to the book, and it's very descriptive verses. reviefle is not complicated. the term has not been hijacked a lot. if you'll humble yourself, if you pray, if you'll seek my faith, if you'll turn from your wicked ways, turn your focus back on me, then i'll hear from heaven, then i'll forgive your sins and then i'll heal your land. that could be a marnl, a relationship with family members, hopefully the ripple effect will be there. >> bork thank you very much for to happen. >> christian rock stores news boys are coming up next. you don't want to miss it. >> thank you. you. ♪ [ female announcer ] there's a gap out there. ♪ that's keeping you apart from the healthcare you deserve. ♪ but if

god bless them and god bless america.e were trapped way down inside a dark hole, and after a while we saw the small beam of light about 30 feet above us. it was sunlight, and it had broken through the smoke, and even though it only lasted for a little while, it was enough to let us know there was an opening. it turned out the rescue workers could see it, too. they finally came towards us. they could not believe we had survived and we had broken out on our own. they continued to look for other suppliers. they had 14 of us trapped in a stairwell, tried to stay alive, searching for a way out. miraculously, we survived. once we got out we saw complete devastation. the whole trade center was gone. all you could see were huge pieces of twisted steel and fires everywhere, nd workers, never giving up on finding people. after our rescue, many of us he joined the rescue and recovery teams at ground zero to do for others what had been done for us. we had to. we had come together at ground zero to help each other out. there was a rea

thanks for listening, and god bless america. >> coming up next, "the communicators" with verizon executive craig silliman. after that, a discussion about the future of the va after resignation of eric shinseki. and some of the commencement addresses from around the country. speakers include secretary of state john kerry and u.n. ambassador rice samantha powell -- u.n. ambassador ric samantha powell. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. on "ther guest communicators" this week is craig silliman. senior vice president for verizon communications. he has been with the company since 1997. a lawyer by training. our nations largest wireless communications company. also in the broadband business. thank you for being our guest. isning me for questioning paul kirby, senior editor at "tele-communications report." we are delighted to have you with us. week, a group of your peers from various parts of telecommunications were asked about what you thought was the number one policy priority for this ci

not god bless america, god [ muted ] america! >> the reaction was damning.iated at obama's wedding and baptized his children. their connection might have tagged obama as an angry black man, an image his campaign worked hard to avoid. the association threatened to derail everything. but obama seized the chance. to explain his ties to wright, he spoke to a broader, tougher topic -- race in america. >> the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through. >> the fact that he wrote it in about 12 hours speaks volumes to his sincerity. i mean, he really spoke from the heart and i think that came across in the speech. >> it was a gamble, but it worked. you the campaign was back on track. obama went on to clinch the democratic nomination. in the general election that fall, his republican opponent chose not to engage on the race question. >> there was a tremendous debate in the republican party about how to use the reverend wright, for example, as a political weapon in the campa

god bless them and god bless america. [ applause ] >> we were trapped way down inside a dark hole and 30 feet above us. it was sunlight that had broken through the smoke, and even though it only lasted for a little while, it was enough to let us know there was an opening. it turned out the rescue workers could see it, too. they finally came towards us, they couldn't believe we had survived and would walk out on our own. they continued to look for other survivors. there had been 14 of us trapped in the stairwell trying to stay alive and searching for a way out. miraculously, we survived. once we got out, we saw complete devastation. the whole trade center was gone. all you could see were huge pieces of twisted steel and fires everywhere, and workers, never giving up on finding people. after our rescue, many of us joined the rescue and recovery teams at ground zero to do for others what had been done for us. we had to. we had come together at ground zero to help each other out, there was a real sense of caring for one another. this is something we should never forget and never stop doin

god bless. and god bless america and thank you, kathleen sebelius. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, and now that we have had the warm-up, joel mchale. [applause] >> all right, everybody, here we go. i am the last person standing between you and your after party. so in just an hour and 15 minutes, you will be walking out of here, all right wetjen mark i am going to break jay leno's record tonight. here we go. good evening, mr. president, rs paul rand refers to you, another minority relying on the federal government to feed and house his family. i am a big fan of president obama. i think he is one of the all-time great residents. you're actually in the top 50. please explain that the jessica simpson. you are right, that was low. how about the president's performance tonight, everyone? [applause] it is amazing that you can still bring it with fresh, hilarious material and my favorite bit of yours was when you said you'd close the detention center at guantÁnamo bay, that was a classic. that was hilarious, hilarious. still going.

god bless you. and god bless america. thank you. >> white house correspondents' dinner oftened served as a spring board providing a national spotlight for steven colbert or seth meyers this year, joel mchale. . >> all right, everybody. here we go. i am the last person standing between you and your after party. so in just an hour and five minutes you'll be walking out of here, tonight? i'm going to break jay lenno's record, strap in. good evening, mr. president, as paul ryan refers to you yet another inner city minority relying on the federal government to feed and house your family. i'm a big fan of president obama. i think he's one of the all time great presidents. definitely in the top 50. please explain that to jessica simpson. you're right. that was low. all right. how about the president's performance tonight, everyone? it is amazing you can still bring it with fresh, hilarious material and my favorite bit of yours you said you'd close detention facility at guantanamo bay. that was classic and hilarious, hilarious st

god bless them and god bless america. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> thank you. >> we were trapped way beam of light about 30 feet above us. it was sun light and it had broken through the the smoke and even though it only lasted for a little while it was enough to let us know it was an opening. it turned out the rescue workers could see it, too. they finally came towards us, they couldn't believe we had survived and we'd walk out on our own. we continued to look for other survivors. there was 14 of us trapped in a stairwell trying to stay alive and searching for a way out. miraculously, we survived. once we got out we saw complete devastation. the whole trade center was gone. all you could see were huge pieces of twisted steel and fires everywhere, and work withers never giving up on finding people. after our rescue, many of us joined the rescue and recovery teams at ground zero to do for others what had been done for us. we had to. we had come together at ground zero to help each other out. there was a real sense of caring for one another. this is something we should never forget and

. ♪ god bless america >>> it is a special day around this country and emotional for so many people. orial day celebration at great america in santa clara. a 93-year-old world war ii veteran was among those who were honored. military vehicles were also on display. and people got to meet various members of the armed forces. all current and retired military personnel received free admission at great america. >>> today brings new focus to the war and the care of veterans in at least two dozen va hospitals across the united states. here's steve ahandelsman. >> reporter: the commander in chief paid tribute to america's fallen at the tomb of the unknown, and with embattled secretary of veterans affairs, eric shinseki looking on, the president spoke of the scandal. >> we need to do more to keep faith with our veterans and their families and ensure that they get the opportunities that they've earned. >> the va's having problems. and we got to get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: he told the cyclists, biden snapping off selfies of the wounded warriors who say riding together helps them recove

may god bless america's educators and gotta bless us all. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> 25th street itself is not that unusual. similar streets have popped up in other cities, whether beaumont, texas, hells half acre, larry her street in denver, but what makes ogden's ish street somewhat unique the fact that it arose in the middle of a mormon settlement. hand then the one mormon people's party, which was struggling to retain control of the city. and on the other hand you had the railroad which was the city,ic life blood of the which was bringing in nonmormons, which swelled the of the liberal party. and so the railroad, which was the economic life blood, was also leveling the playing field. so you had that irony. thei think in that context, guilty pleasures that were along 25th street were going to be a little bit more taboo than they might have been in other cities. with the hotels and restaurants here at the depot, three blocks east of here, the three blocks inween them began to fill slowly, with boarding houses, houses, and saloons. bordellos

god bless the united states army, and god bless america. >> sergeant kyle white who says the wrist medal wears may even be more precious than the one he just had put around his neck for they contain the names of his six fallen brothers. we'll be right back. you, my friend are a master of diversification. who would have thought three cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small caps and bond funds would go with a merging markets. it's a masterpiece. thanks. clearly you are type e. you made it phil. welcome home. now what's our strategy with the fondue? diversifying your portfolio? e*trade gives you the tools and resources to get it right. are you type e*? i got more advice than i knew what to do with. what i needed was information i could trust on how to take care of me and my baby. luckily, unitedhealthcare has a simple program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get the right care and guidance-before and after the baby is born. simple is good right now. (anncr vo) innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. un

god bless, america.do, wet thing we need to are not going to get these policies until we change the way campaigns are funded. we [applause] have to take democracy back. [applause] the only people more unpopular than members of congress are the people who put them there, the big money campaign donors. people believe we need big changes in the campaign-finance system him and that number is on the rise. that number is on the rise. it is our time. the public is with us. we need to organize, nominate candidates. and we will plan and it will not take a long time. thank you. >> if we do not step up the enforcement side, the enforcement side during the media attention. so if we are going to say the only thing we can rely on to make these universities and colleges do what they should be doing is for them to get a bad story, first of all, that is a lot of the dems. would be a depressing conclusion. so we have to figure out someway is short ofte that waiting for another tragedy to hit the front pages. i would almos

and it is entitled "god bless america." d god bless todd starnes for joining us and writing the book, host of fox news commentary on fox news radio. his new book is entitled "godless america: real stories from the front lines of the attack on traditional values." it's available tomorrow. great to have you with us. >> thanks a lot, lou. >> this is -- well, congratulations, first of all. >> thank you. >> to organize with the supreme court a decision allowing prayer, this is the u.s. supreme court we're talking about. just to boost your book. >> god bless that vast right wing conspiracy. >> well, it's working for you. >> indeed. look, it's always a good day when the godless bunch gets pushed around by the supreme court, and this is one of those rare wins where the good guys win. >> our religious liberties have been under assault in this country for so long, i would wager that most of the folks watching us right now can't believe what we just said. at least the initial shock of hearing a supreme court decision affirming our righ

i was yay, god bless america. that was subsidized 50 state of new york. people call social welfare and taxpayer's money to help the poor, yeah. it's not my fault i was born into poverty. >> and it worked for you. >> and it worked and it gave me a fighting chance. yes, i was a child of poverty. i was a child of the system. when i went to go live back with my family in brooklyn, i was a child of welfare. i was a child of you know this or that. and certain policies allowed me to better myself because i wanted better. and i knew i was better. you know, and it's not like we're like oh poor pity me, can i have a handout? it's like no if you can just help me a little bit i will do the hard work. that's what i mean, policy was fantastic. >> stephanie sy's interview with rosy ar perez, comes up this weekend on "talk to al jazeera." i think that al jazeera helps connect people in a way they haven't been connected before. it's a new approach to journalism. this is an opportunity for americans to learn something. we need to know what's going on around the world. we n

. ♪ god bless america >> today, firefighters carried the" flag into the museum in lower manhattan. workers found the shredded flag in the wreckage of the world trade center and volunteered worked to piece it together including photos of victims and a fire truck damaged in the attack and steel beams from the twin towers. >>> the iranians jailed for dancing in a viral video are now reportedly free. >>> coming up, the country's president weighs in on that video. ♪ we know we're not the center of your life, but we'll do our best to help you connect to what is. ♪ clap along if you feel like happy is the truth ♪ ♪ because i'm happy ♪ clap along if you know what happiness is to you ♪ >> you may have heard about these young iranians who made that viral video. they are now out of jail but a source close to their family says the video's director is still locked up. that's according to a tweet from iranhumanrights.org. they caught the attention of the police there and the cops arrested them. you see islamic law bans women from dancing in public or appearing outside without their traditional v

god bless america. >> president obama rallies democratic supporters in the south bay at an exclusivefundraiser in san jose's fairmont hotel. protesters greet president obama many against the keystone pipeline president and now he is ready for day two of the visit. the president will visit a wal-mart store in mountain view in a few hours creating some controversy with labor unions. katie marzullo is at the fault in san jose with more on that story. >> president obama has one thing on his agenda: it is not a fundraiser filled with supporters. when he leaves the fairmont hotel this morning and heads to the wal-mart he will be most by professors. when the president is going to the wal-mart in mountain view he will give an energy speech. the wal-mart installed solar panels in 2010 and they say president obama is the first sitting president to visit one of their stores. protests will take advantage of the opportunity. some energy-related protesters. they will talk about greenhouse gas emissions and rally for an increase in the minimum wage. employees are mixed, in say they love their jobs

god bless you all. and god bless america. >> on the campaign trail, bush and cheney zero in on saddam's control of vitalil sources as a potential threat to america's security. >> on the clinton/gore watch, saddam hussein's iraq has become a major supplier of oil to america. this means that one of our worst enemies is gain more and more control over our country's economic future. >> i think if we look for something that could develop, it's the possibility that we might find ourselves without adequate supplies of energy in the future and there would be no quicker way to shut down our economy than that. >> as bush and cheney take office in january 2001, they inherit a country that is thirsty for oil and an enemy sitting of an sea of it. >> iraq is sitting right there in the waterfront. all you got to do is stick a straw in it, pipe it out to the boat, the boat goes around the straits of hormuz and there it is in european markets. >> what it has and what it puts on to the world market makes it a very important player. it was an oilman's mecca or utopia, for sure. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? try al

god bless america and continue to bless the veteran who was served america. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from florida. >> i would add another statistic to those my colleague from florida just said. there have been 23, at least 23 preventable deaths in the department of veterans' affairs. mr. miller: i yield one minute to my friend, the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman from colorado, mr. coffman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: i rise in strong support of h.r. 4031 because i failures t systemic of the v.a. exist far beyond the issue of appointment wait times. my subcommittee on v.a. oversight and investigations continues to uncover countless fail youfers leadership at the v.a. this lack of leadership is the driving force behind the unacceptable delays and cost overruns and major v.a. construction projects. the tremendous backlog of veterans disability claims and the horrendous patient care practices that have resulted in preventable patient deaths. the individuals with r

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the last best hope of mankind and i tear up at the marine's hymn and "god bless america" but militaryve the budget of the peace corp. a plat this time when america i standing the world in tatters after the iraq war and the latest spy scandal we need to do more to win hearts and minds with so much the developing world under the age of 30, when we still have a chance. it is said that the chinese are waging a war of influence with concrete, not bombs. they're developing impoverished countries to their gain, mostly economic. let's match that. not for profit but for peace. what better way than to do that than the peace corp. as the great steve clemens said in the atlanta uk, we should thank the peace corp for keeping america engaged in real people's lives abroad and not just engaged with arms' buyers and oil sellers. so let's get that peace corp budget up to a billion and something that has the work its volunteers do every single year. that does it for "the cycle." "now" aalex wagner starts now and i'll be here to talk benghazi. >>> the seats have been filled. let the benghazi circumstance

god bless you. god bless america. thank you. [applause] ♪ >> on the next "washington journal" michelle diggles looks at hispanic voters and understanding their priorities and how to attract them to their side. then former u.s. ambassador to nigeria john campbell on the recent abduction of nigerian girls and then gina raft of the christian science monitor. plus your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> you can now take c-span with you wherever you go with our free c-span radio app for your smart phone or tablet. listen to all three c-span tv channels or c-span radio any time. there is a schedule of each of our networks so you can tune in whenever you want. take c-span with you wherever you go. download your free app online or your android, iphone or blackberry. there are head of the commodities trading commission were on capitol hill yesterday to talk about how their agencies police the financial markets. they requested funding of $1.7 billion in its 2015 budge

america's workers. thank you for listening. and, in honor of memorial day, let me simply take this moment to say -- god bless the united states of america and all who have served and fallen in our name. >> coming up next, "the communicators" with fred vogelstein. after that, a security hearing on cyber security threats is starting at 8:00, corporate executives from microsoft and general motors delivering some of this year's commencement addresses. >> c-span, created by cable companies 35 years ago and brought as a public service by your provider. >> dogfight is the name of the book. "dogfight: how apple and google went to war and started a ," fred vogelstein is the author and joins us from san francisco. how and when did apple get started? has been around for almost as long as silicon valley has. apple got started in the late 1970's when steve wozniak and steve jobs started the company in a steve jobs' garage. 19 -- the mid 1980's, it was the hottest company in all of technology if not the world. one of the things that people -- i remember that many people have forgotten is the iconic super bowl ad that aired right before apple

god bless them and god bless america. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. saw this small beam of light about 30 feet above us. it was sunlight. it had broken through the smoke. and even though it only lasted for a little while, it was enough to let us know there was an opening. it turned out the rescue workers could see it too. they finally came towards us. they couldn't believe we had survived and would walk out on our own. they continued to look for other survivors. there had been 14 of us trapped in the stairwell, trying to stay alive and searching for a way out. miraculously, we survived. once we got out, we saw complete devastation. the whole trade center was gone. all you could see were huge pieces of twisted steel and fires everywhere. and workers never giving up on finding people. after our rescue, many of us joined the rescue and recovery teams at ground zero to do for others what had been done for us. we had to. we had come together at ground zero to help each other out. there was a real sense of caring for one another. this is something we should

god bless them and god bless america. down inside a dark old, and after a while we saw the small beam of light about 30 feet above us. and it hadight, broken through the smoke, and even though it only lasted for a little while, it was enough to let us know there was an opening. workersd out the rescue could see it, too. they finally came towards us. they could not believe we had survived and we had broken out on our own. they continued to look for other suppliers. aey had 14 of us trapped in stairwell, tried to stay alive, searching for a way out. miraculously, we survived. once we got out we sell complete devastation. the whole trade center was gone. all you could see were huge pieces of twisted steel and fires everywhere. and workers, never giving up on finding people. after our rescue, many of us he joined the rescue and recovery teams at ground zero to do for others what had been done for us. we had to. we had come together at ground zero to help each other out. there was a real sense of caring for one another. this i

god bless them and god bless america. [applause] [applause] >> thank you.s. it was some light that had broken through the smoke. even though it only lasted for little while, it was enough to let us know. we -- it turned out the rescue workers could see it. they could not believe. they continued to look for other survivors. fourteen of those trapped in a stairwell trying to stay alive and searching for ways out. miraculously we survived. once we got out we saw complete devastation. the old trade center was gone. all you could see were huge pieces of twisted steel everywhere. workers never giving up on finding people. after our rescue many of us joined the rescue and recovery teams at ground zero to do for others what had been done for us we had to. we had come together at ground zero to help each other out. there was a real sense of caring for one another. this is something we should never forget and never stop doing. thank you. [applause] >> manny rodriquez, and i am a member of teamsters local 282. i worked a ground zero in heavy construction for nine mont

our whole crowd on the plaza was singing "god bless america."was great. >> that is the best way because you can cover bad voices. >> now i can tkpwelt it -- now i can belt it out. >> in about an hour president obama returns to washington after that surprise visit to troops serving in afghanistan. the president promised them the care they deserved even as the v.a. scandal back here at home continues to grow. we're live in washington with the latest on this. >> reporter: good morning. the president paid tribute to the troops amid a scandal over veterans' health care and also laid the groundwork for an announcement on afghanistan troop levels. president obama slipped into baghram airfield under cover of darkness for a four-hour memorial day visit with the troops. he told the assembly he just happened to be in the neighborhood. but in fact the timing is significant for two reasons. first, because the president is expected to announce this week how many troops would remain in afghanistan once the newly elected president of that country signs an agree

may god bless you, and may your courage inspire and sustain us always. and may god continue to bless the united states of americath that, i'd like to have the citation read. >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to specialist kyle j. white, united states army. specialist kyle j. white distinguished himself by acts of gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, while serving as a radio telephone operator with company c, second battalion airborne, 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne brigade during combat operations against an armed enemy in afghanistan on november 9, 2007. on that day, specialist white and his comrades were returning to an outpost from ashurah with the village elders, as the soldiers traversed a narrow path surrounded by mountainous rocky terrain they were ambushed by enemy forces from elevated positions. pinned against a steep mountain face, specialist white and his fellow soldiers were completely exposed to enemy fire. specialist white returned fire and was

god bless them and god bless america.applause] >> we were trapped way down after a dark hole and while, we saw the small beam of light, about 30 feet above us. it was sunlight that it broken through the smoke, and even it only lasted for a little while, it was enough to let us know there was an opening. it under out the rescue workers could see it, too. finally came towards us, they couldn't believe we had out ond and could walk our own. they continued to look for other survivors. 14 of us trapped in the stairwell trying to stay out., searching for a way miraculously we survived. we saw complete devastation. the whole trade center was gone. all you could see were huge pieces of twisted steel, fires everywhere. and workers, never giving up on people. after our rescue, many of us the rescue and recovery teams at ground zero to do for done forat had been us. we had to. had come together at ground zero to help each other out. a real sense of caring for one another. this is something we should never forget and never stop doing

god bless you. god bless america. thank you. [applause]