my book is about this very famous unit the very beginning of world war ii actually before pearl harbor present roosevelt secretly authorized to send american pilots and these planes to help the chinese who were fighting against the japanese. and i telling this story through the lens of the men and some women who were a part of that unit led by the man from the backwoods of louisiana and those who sign up for this unit for a sense of adventure. they find themselves in training at a remote based in burma and then pearl harbor happens then they are on the wrong side of the world and they quickly become the first american pilots against the japanese after the devastating attack in pearl harbor and they quickly become one of the most iconic images in american history. hollywood recognizes a good story when they see it in with the john wayne movie based on their story and they quickly became the most famous americans of world war ii. what i wanted to do with this book that was coming out of my graduate work in oxford was to write the true story of this unit. so i got to meet the last survivo

we have an air pace at dutch harbor, another good place for an air base. if you are trying to think about where japan might go, you might think, is going to go to the north. hawaii, patrol is possible only from tenders. the northeast of hawaii that at that point, the airplane did not have the range to cover. the most likely naval action is north, and rules out the island as a proper base, but does say midway could be turned into a decent base. it has the american line to a,aii, hawaii to us really -- to australia, and [inaudible] this is to promote the u.s. navy, u.s. ships, bases of men as of january 1938. my father did not join the navy, but he likes that. 1940, japan had been shaped tremendously by what happened in europe in 1939. as you all know, fiddler and hitlermade a pact -- stalin made a pact, and this gave a green light for hitler to attack poland. britain declared war, france declared war, italy stayed out for a while, and we have a war in europe. the same faced with involvement they were faced with in 1914 -- which side are you on? japan made a

it is at the bottom of pearl harbor luckily the carriers were out there is a few submarines. he takes command not on one of those gorgeous battleships in his service white uniform but in a set of khakis watching bodies being pulled out of the smoking hole. that is resiliency squares his shoulder with people like macarthur and methodically and slowly he takes apart the japanese empire. that is the arizona folks. if you have not been to pearl harbor and gone to the temple of the navy, go. see the arizona. that is the start of world war ii. that is missouri. that is the ship upon which the surrender document was signed. this is the beginning and the end of the second world war. what happened in the middle chester happened in the middle. it's a great story of resilience and through that hole. he never raises his voice he does not engage his ego. this is the kind of admiral you want. jump forward and wrap it up with a few more. next this admiral had a big personality and huge eyebrows and someone who was deep selected chief of naval operations and innovator but not of technology d

he also allegedly had ties to the american yacht harbor. neither company is named as a defendant in the lawsuit. a harbor employee told us this boat with the letters lsj is used t ferry workers and supplies to and from little st. james. according to local media outlet, epstein also donated money to local government officials in the u.s. virgin islands and donated dozens of computers to be given away at schools. was he known on the island as someone who was philanthropic or donated to charitable causes? >> i can't comment fully on that, but definitely i do not think he was regarded as an upstanding member of the community. it was public message to he was a registered sex offender. >> reporter: george, who took office just months before epstein's death by suicide last year is now suing epstein's estate, alleging he continued his sex trafficking operation here until at least 2018. for one alleged victim we spoke to on the condition of anonymity, the lawsuit is a bit late in the game. >> to me it's sort of last-minute, and there is victims i th

they landed around the bend in provincetown harbor but knew they could not settle there. so they spent a month looking for a place to settle. i'm not saying that this happened because the rations were a gallon of your day, but they were between two of the greatest harbors, new york and boston and they went in circles until they found a place to settle, plymouth. they had to drink beer, because they cannot drink water. he way you drink water, they drink beer. if there's any possible thing that might have needed to do with a clear head, that was difficult for them. [laughter] that is not the point of this paragraph. for bradford, the pilgrim story was parallel to the biblical story of exodus. new world israelites had with gods help finally found their canon. bradford's view of history, like many of his companions on the mayflower, was entirely shaped by his knowledge of the king james bible old testament that was completed a few years earlier. every seat was the red the. every voyage was the voyage of the israelites. every hardship was biblical. whatever happened to the pil

you know what happened in pearl harbor? did you see pearl harbor happen?arbor? injapan itself, the response to all this has been furious. carlos ghosn's one—sided criticism of the japanese justice system was completely unacceptable, said the japanese justice minister. but the basic reason carlos ghosn escaped from japan was sitting on the front row — his wife, carol, rarely taking her eyes off him. he had only seen herfor two hours in his nine months of detention. "i had to be with her", he said. john simpson, bbc news, beirut. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. it is great to be back on newsday, my first show in the new decade! i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. we will be looking at how tentions in the middle east are causing concern to oil tankers making their way through the persian gulf. rico, it's great to have you back! hgppy rico, it's great to have you back! happy new year to you. before we go, i have to remind our viewers of the story dominating the news here, just in the last few hours, prince harry and his wife

you know what happened in pearl harbor? did you see pearl harbor happen?tself, the response to all this has been furious. carlos ghosn's one—sided criticism of the japanese justice system was completely unacceptable, said the japanese justice minister. but the basic reason carlos ghosn escaped from japan was sitting on the front row — his wife, carol, rarely taking her eyes off him. he had only seen herfor two hours in his nine months of detention. "i had to be with her," he said. john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the canadian singer, justin bieber, has confirmed that he's been diagnosed with lyme disease. there had been speculation on social media that he had a drug problem after he was photographed looking unwell with blotches on his skin. lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by ticks. in a post on instagram, bieber said it had been a rough couple of years, but he hoped the right treatment would help him recover from the disease. 40 a0 tourists have been rescued from a glacier on iceland, when they got caught ina glacier on iceland, when they got c

what happened in pearl harbor, did you see pearl harbor?ing me how i didn't notice? you're telling me, you're asking me howl didn't notice? mostly he wa nted howl didn't notice? mostly he wanted to attack the japanese legal system. which had kept him in solitary confinement for more than a year, questioned aggressively week after week in order to get a confession from him. just about all criminal trials in japan depend confession from him. just about all criminal trials injapan depend on getting people to confess. criminal trials injapan depend on getting people to confessm criminal trials injapan depend on getting people to confess. it will getting people to confess. it will get worse for you if you don't just confess. the prosecutor told me repeatedly. carlos ghosn's basic case is that it was the victim of what he calls a conspiracy, that top people in japan what he calls a conspiracy, that top people injapan wanted to stop nissan being swallowed up by a foreign concern. how high up in the japanese system does that conspiracy go? does it

you know what happened in pearl harbor? did you see pearl harbor happen? injapan itself, the response to all this has been furious. carlos ghosn's one—sided criticism of the japanese justice system was completely unacceptable, said the japanese justice minister. but the basic reason carlos ghosn escaped from japan was sitting on the front row — his wife, carol, rarely taking her eyes off him. he had only seen herfor two hours in his nine months of detention. "i had to be with her," he said. john simpson, bbc news, beirut. in australia temperatures are expected to soar again later this week as the bushfire crisis continues. (map at least 25 people have died since september and almost 2,000 homes have been destroyed. the eastern and southern sides of the country have been the worst—affected — and many animals have also been killed in the fires. clive myrie sent this from the town of mogo in new south wales preparations well under way, sadly, again for more intense bushfires because temperatures are likely to rise across the south—east of australia to a0 degr

you know what happened in pearl harbor? did you see pearl harbor happen?ned in pearl harbor? injapan itself, the response to all this has been furious. carlos ghosn's one—sided criticism of the japanese justice system was completely unacceptable, said the japanese justice minister. but the basic reason carlos ghosn escaped from japan was sitting on the front row — his wife, carol, rarely taking her eyes off him. he had only seen herfor two hours in his nine months of detention. "i had to be with her," he said. john simpson, bbc news, beirut. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: with temperatures expected to peak again in australia, authorities issue fresh warnings and advise people in so—called ‘danger zones' to evacuate. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts

the harbor was massively expanded as were the shipyards hamburg became a gateway to the world. while sailing ships used to need 2 months to cross the atlantic by the late 19th century modern steamships made the journey in just 2 weeks. a growing number of migrants were now arriving from eastern europe and the balkans to hamburg america shipping line built a camp for them on the outskirts of the city passengers had to endure a 14 day quarantine this prevented the outbreak of diseases on board the ships which could cause people to be turned back in new york. passengers traveling 1st class had their belongings packed securely in trunks their tickets cost $4.00 times the price of the lowest class ticket but this is where the ship operators made their profit passengers were crammed into bunks. rooms with no windows. emigration became a huge moneymaker ships took passengers west and loaded up with cargo for the return journey. 2 for many migrants it meant saying farewell for ever and a departure to the unknown. thanks to growing competition among shipping lines even 3rd class passeng

you know what happened in pearl harbor? did you see pearl harbor happen? all this has been furious. carlos ghosn‘s one—sided criticism of the japanese justice system was completely unacceptable, said the japanese justice minister. but the basic reason carlos ghosn escaped from japan was sitting on the front row, his wife, carol, rarely taking her eyes off him. he had only seen herfor two hours in his nine months of detention. "i had to be with her", he said. john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be "impossible" to reach a comprehensive post—brexit trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister — ursula von der leyen said if the deadline was not extended, certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. in australia, temperatures are expected to soar again later this week as australia's bushfire crisis continues. at least 25 people have died since september and almost

you know what happened in pearl harbor? did you see pearl harbor happen? all this has been furious. carlos ghosn's one—sided criticism of the japanese justice system was completely unacceptable, said the japanese justice minister. but the basic reason carlos ghosn escaped from japan was sitting on the front row — his wife, carol, rarely taking her eyes off him. he had only seen herfor two hours in his nine months of detention. "i had to be with her", he said. john simpson, bbc news, beirut. the new president of the european commission says it will be impossible to reach a comprehensive post—brexit trade deal with the uk by the end of this year. speaking just before a meeting with the prime minister, ursula von der leyen, said, if the deadline was not extended certain areas of the talks would need to be prioritised. borisjohnson has insisted a comprehensive deal is possible in the timeframe. sir keir starmer has won the backing of the uk's largest trade union to become the next labour leader. unison, said mr starmer was best placed to unite the party and re

cut off areas the military vessels will be able to evacuate up to 1000 people at a time from the harbor in the toria to see journey to one of the designated ever creation ports takes around 17 hours this means that the mass evacuations will go on well into the weekend when the weather conditions are forecast to worsen again. the winds are expected to be very strong back to food plus degree temperatures and we've got a lot of 4 in the last guy that we've agreed to time. residents are taking the warnings seriously. and for a bit odd sight anybody die it's tied to sky demise and i had parents tied to scared just. just. over 2 days put your lot that reason is now. just get out and god when you say that for new just not you're not meant to be they just. smoke is too sick for helicopters to fly in and help with ever accusations those wanting to leave will now make their way to the ports. well journalist rebecca am a has been monitoring the situation says that many people have been leaving tourist towns in australia southeast ahead of expected catastrophic conditions this coming weekend. all r

just wait until you hear about trump and pearl harbor.hear at trump and pearl harbor >>> two of our favorite friends of this show, "washington post" reporters have an extraordinary new book coming out next week. i'm not going to sleep until it comes out. the title is the best one so far "a very stable genius." it's trump's self description. it relies on hundreds of hours of interviews with more than 200 sources and there's so much packed inside. much of it previously unreported. from the his complaint that the constitution is a foreign language, that's a quote. his clash with rex tillerson. who's against that? donald trump. ashley parker described that passage this way. quote, it's just so unfair that american companies aren't allowed to pay bribes to get business overseas, trump says. quote, we're going to change all that. the president, they go to explain, was frustrated, because it restricted his industry buddies or executives from paying off foreign governments in far away lands. and first, we're going to "washington post" reporter, a

manhattan in the harbor they were welcomed by a goddess of the modern age holding high a promise anyone seeking to better their fortunes here would find freedom and security. this principle shapes the united states to this day freedom is paramount it stands above everything even justice this idea continues to distinguish the united states. it's from the democracies of the so-called old world. that. the statue of liberty is a symbol of this principle a gift from france that was shipped across the atlantic in 1905 she was intended as a beacon to the world a bearer of hope for all who had left europe behind. the 1st visual depictions of america by europeans showed adventurers searching for a route to india which is why they called the people they encountered indeed. the europeans were interested in money and power and a crucial factor in that power was religion. when christopher columbus set sail from europe in 1492 he flew the flags of catholic spain. he was sent to find a new western sea passage to asia and lay the foundations for the spread of christianity there. the caribbean was a lau

he was commander of the japanese fleet and mastermind of pearl harbor. women remember tearing went up in the code breaking compound when they found the plane had been shot down. it was a top-secret operation. the american public could not know that was how we knew where his plane was, but code breakers knew, and were very satisfied when they knew that their work led to the sinking of a convoy or the downing of a plane. even as they were having parties and their rare off-hours, they were very serious about their work. with an eye toward d-day, we took over most of the atlantic ocean code breaking from the british. it was necessary to build larger, faster machines that could work the more complex enigma machine being used by the german navy. america had the industrial might to do it. to these big machines were designed and built in dayton, ohio, and transported to washington to break the message is used to direct the movements of the u-boats. it was ultimately women looking at german messages transformed by the enigma machine. they were conjecturing what w

pearl harbor.evice as a deadly weapon. the base gates were shut down to traffic while bomb squads inspected the scene. they say a security officer first smelled marijuana coming from the suspect's car that was not authorized to enter the base. the security guard said he saw the explosive device. they say that they are not sure what the suspects were going to do with the device. of course pearl harbor is home to a naval shipyard where an active u.s. sailor fired on three civilian employees in december. we will keep an eye on this. we will be right back. ♪ >> dana: brand-new fallout from shot down by two missiles and iran. the top diplomats finally conceding the first time irani and slide to four days by claiming the crash was a result of a mechanical failure. national correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with this issue, jennifer. >> dana now what we know through the reconstruction of the incident by the apn "new york times" who pieced together publicly available videos, many shot on

in the movie "pearl harbor.", miller manned a machine gun. >> the irony of this is back in the '40s, preworld war ii, african americans were not allowed to have any jobs where they handled machine guns or any type of lethal force. >> reporter: when the navy, which miller had joined in 1939, awarded medals to those who had fought bravely, it didn't even mention the name doris miller. why wouldn't the navy right from the start at least identify him by name instead of calling him an unknown negro sailor? >> well, see, you'd have to be a negro in 1939 to understand that. >> reporter: four months later, the pittsburg courier, perhaps the leading african american newspaper of the day finally published the name, and the secretary of the navy grudgingly gave him a letter of commendation. >> in his opinion, that's all he warranted. however, others disagreed. the press, black and white press disagreed. the national association for the advancement of colored people disagreed. >> reporter: as recorded on miller's service car

a wicked ripperrer by the harbor. >> wicked ripper by the harbor. >> i think that's as good as it's lived in new england, i can appreciate that one. super bowl viewership is declining, but the cost of ads are going up. $2.7 million for a 30-second spot in 2008 compared to that $5.6 million this year. and that's partly because live sports is still a big draw even though streaming has taken away viewers from other prime time shows. liz, i must say you might be able to relate to this. as a tampa bay bucs fan, i've gotten good at watching the commercials because my team is never in the big game. liz: you know that hurts. as a cleveland browns fan -- >> yeah. liz: -- i feel your with pain. and as a former boston resident working at channel 7, she should have said da-chester for dorchester. grady, thank you very much. "countdown "heading to the super bowl! super bowl liv, we are live in miami, friday, january 3 1s, to preview the big game and the big business of the super bowl. 49ers and chiefs, you gotta join us. live, 3 p.m. eastern on the friday right before the super bowl. we've got a

he would even rk mend the abandoning of fort sumpter in charleston harbor fulfilling an earlier designof strategy that robert e. lee laid out before leaving for richmond. this suggestion of abandoning these forts was the last straw for confederate officials in south carolina including governor pickens who blew his top upon hearing this. and pickens would now join a whole chorus of those begging richmond for a new department commander. now, contrarily to all the problems the confederate high command were having in this theater, those officers and men that were in the ranks, those that were stationed in the trenches, those manning the guns as they say were performing quite well. they were working together to strengthen these defensive positions including a fort known as tower battery. now, as the campaign would begin, general benham's plan would go into action when the invasion of james island began in the early hours of june 2nd, 1862. general wright's division would begin their move to the causeway to johns island. what is supposed to be a day-long movement per general benham's instruc

time since his shocking escape from what he said that's raising eyebrows about the attack on pearl harbor. >>> the headline raising hopes in the fight against cancer. >> we can get rid of cancer and that's the most exciting thing. >> what's behind the steep drop in deaths. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening last night at this time it felt like we might have been witnessing the start of a war when a barrage of iranian missiles rained down on bases housing american troops inside iraq today as if his days of verbal threats never happened, president trump held his fire, the iranians, too, saying they avenged the death of qassem soleimani. there were no casualties in the iranian attack but u.s. officials are revealing how they think american lives were saved richard engel starts our coverage from >> reporter: the u.s. sehousing americanalvo troopsfor the u.s.'s killing of iran's top general. iranian state tv claiming this is the moment the missiles were fired and iran threatened to unleash war across the middle east if the u.s. dared to strike back so th

in pearl harbor. >> he had just finished serving breakfast and was doing laundry. >> reporter: miller was ordered to the bridge to evacuate the ship's captain who lay mortally wounded. what happen next was dramatized by cuba gooding jr. in pearl harbor. against all rules, miller manned a machine gun. >> the irony of this is that back in the 40s, pre-world war ii, african americans were not allowed to have jobs where they handled machine guns or any type of lethal force. >> reporter: when the navy which miller joined in 1939, awarded medals to those who fought bravely, it doesn't even mention the name doris miller. a newspaper finally published the name, and the secretary of the navy grudgingly gave him a letter of commendation. >> in his opinion that's all he warranted, but others disagreed. the black people disagreed. >> reporter: as recorded on miller's service card in the navy archives. >> there you go. >> reporter: president roosevelt stepped in and ordered him awarded the navy cross. >> that was

which are usually named after presidents will be named after an african-american hero from pearl harboral announcement naming the next carrier after dorie miller is taking place today at pearl harbor on martin luther king jr.'s birthday. miller was the first african-american to receive the navy cross for valor. he was sorting laundry aboard the battleship west virginia when it was hit by japanese torpedos and bombs in 1941. he went on deck to carry wounded sailors to safety. he then manned an anti-aircraft machine gun and fired on japanese planes. miller died while serving on a ship that was torpedoed by a japanese submarine the following year. >>> still to come a baby stroller recall. baby trend strollers sold at target and amazon pose a possible danger to children. amazon pose a possible danger to children. e me psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vom

the new container harbor. fishery products are still the island's most important export commodity of greenland also wants to export its raw materials gold titanium rare earths oil and gas a huge treasure sleeping under the ice and the rising temperatures should help lift it the chinese are already here the u.s. is moving in. the old u.s. consulate which was closed in 1953. the americans moved it to their air base in greenland now the consulate is to be reopened the new envoy is already there well look at this house and it's in such a central area in new right next to the parliament and right across from the center where the government sits. it's a great place from for from our perspective to showcase how close the ties between the united states and britain. the u.s. want to participate in the coming upswing in greenland. and. back with anders on his water taxi. to the new airport is to be finished in 3 years time and then tourists from europe and the u.s. can fly directly to new. andras hopes for even more cus

carlos: what happened in pearl harbor -- happened in pearl harbor? you know?so you are asking me how they did notice? john: mostly he wanted to attack the japaneseegal system, which kept him in solitaryr confinemt more than ad year, questione aggressively week afte i week order to get a confession from him. just about all criminal trials in japan depend o tgetting peop confess. carlos: it will get wor d for you if y't just confess, the prosecutor told me repeatedly. john: carlos ghosn's basic case is he was the victim of what he calls the conspiracy, that top people in japan wanted to stop nissan being swallowed up by a foreign concern. hiho up in the japanese system does that conspiracy go? does it go up perhaps to the very t, would you believe? carlos: i don't personally think that the top level was involved, if this is your question. jo: in japa itself, the response was furious "carlos ghosn's one-sided j criticism of tanese justice systemas completely unacceptable," the authorities said. "by skipping bail, he flagrantly disregarded japanese law." but the b

sense from congress they are not going to interfere with the president's commitment with if pearl harbor. again. however, otherwise, they're look, if you are going to commit troops, you need some authorization from congress ecause we are the power that has war power. host: what's the difference between a declaration of war and specific statutory authorization? mind, the eping in constitution does give congress the power to declare war. in our u.s. history we declared war maybe five times, committed nts have troops hundreds of times. o short of a declaration of war, where world war i, world ii, in episodes where we may disagree is this war often congress will write a limited authorization. expansive authorization. 2001 in the wake of the attacks 2002 when the bush and istration wants to go attack in iraq. or historically, just isolated where congress gives the president oftentimes blank open-ended authorizations to wage war so he's not compelled to come or doesn't feel compelled to write whole declarations for war. host: war powers and congress, topic in this segment of the "washington jo

this beautiful cruiser blew up in havana harbor in the 1898. what a blowup, the nation the united states immediately fell in line with recording it said, the ship was burned up by spanish terrorists. we use that word. so what happened. spanish american war happened. yellow journalism. we launched into this work. a lot of people died. we acquired some colonies. it was not a happy chapter. all things considered. would we salvaged this ship 50 years later, we discovered that the main and doubled up because of an external mine attached to the whole. it blew up because of an internal boiler explosion. the premise of the spanish american war was not right. so, up to you find a picture of the main, you find it on the wall in my office. however i have been in my career. and to keep their to remind me that before we use our temper. before we launch into a war. before we make the big decision. we need to stop, and make sure that we have all of the facts. and i also keep it there to remind me in a matter how well we think we are doing. your ship could blo

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just over their harbor to one of the ports close to melbourne the evacuations are likely to last for days amid the stream weather conditions. australia's sos the eastern coast is no one ever curation zone people have been told to leave as soon as possible as authorities declared a state of emergency. it is imperative that you look after yourself the responsibilities will talk yourselves and your families and you out to those men and women who are fighting as far as keeping such a do exactly what i say military ships an aircraft often deployed to provide humanitarian assistance bringing in much needed food and medical supplies to cut off areas the military vessels will be able to evacuate up to 1000 people at a time from the harbor in the tory to see journey to one of the designated ever kishan ports takes around 17 hours this means that the mass evacuations will go on well into the weekend when weather conditions are forecast to worsen again. the winds are expected to be very strong that the food plus degrees temperatures we've got a lot for in the last guy that we've agreed to time.

back harboring a hidden disease is your neighbor planning on eating your pepperoni don't worry it is got a regulation for everything but according to human rights organizations it's failed miserably to regulate its own behavior and it all started with an apparently innocent bed to boost security and eritrea will launching $20000000.00 euro program to rebuild the roads connecting both countries this will boost straight consolidate stability and have good benefits for the citizens of both countries through the gratian of sustainable growth and jobs so far so good unless of course you're the one put to work on this great collaboration because the chances are you're forced conscript the african nation has compulsory national service that used to last for 18 months but now sees people trapped in over 20 years it's a practice it's been likened by human rights organizations the un and the european parliament to mass in slave meant conscripts compared national service to modern day slavery saying this for torture and other ill treatment which we rest in like basic sanitation and hygiene form

there and are there citizens of the china that they cannot travel to the other side the out from the harbor there is an hour that according to you is are not superior like a curse to our government to start a government pakistan bessie and the local government of china now please don't miss something for us please we want to go back to our countries we want to get our families the are really worried they are does great guy and all that and they are also suffering with us the world health organization has acknowledged the virus is an emergency in china but i stopped short of declaring it a global public health emergency so what now in our studio to discuss this are a zone she's a program associate at the wilson center that's a nonpartisan think tank in washington d.c. and she also has family in ruhani in taipei taiwan journalist william young he's been covering the outbreak for several international news outlets and in cambridge in the u.k. chris smith is a rather just at the university of cambridge who everybody thank you for helping us understand what is going on with the coronavirus chris

. >> reporter: at a ceremony at pearl harbor acting navy secretary thomas modly, officially named the after the son of sharecroppers and the grandson of slaves who served in the segregated navy of world war ii, which did not allow him to handle weapons. >> he was not given the same opportunities that men of a different color were given to serve his country, but on december 7, 1941, he would not be defined by the prejudice of other people. >> reporter: what miller did that day has been dramatized in the movie "pearl harbor," but congresswoman edie bernice johnson, who grew up hearing stories about dorie miller, explained what it meant. >> in the days of real segregation, a black man from my hometown stepped up to help save america. >> reporter: three of miller's nieces were at today's ceremony, one of them, brenda haven, told us what today would mean to his mother. >> she would be so honored to know that someone is caring about her son because she left this world thinking nobody did. >> reporter: the name of the ship won't erase decades of prejudice and cruelty, but modly said it can s