one man, henry johnson, was the first african-americans to receive any medal on the american side during the war, and he received one, and they were one of the most highly decorated units in the war. another aspect of their history was their band leader, james reese europe, and he created a band out of musicians of the 369th, and they were really credited with bringing jazz to the people of france. he also had an incredible feeling for how music would affect the soldiers in entertaining them as well as the civilians. of course, the commander of the american expeditionary forces was general john j.pershing, who during his earlier career, especially in the west, did command african-americans troops. we're going to step over and look at his headquarters flag which flew over his headquarters in france. general john j. pershing was from a little town in missouri not far from the national world war i museum and memorial, and this was his headquarters flag. in 1918, a society of wellsly college awarded him an honor, making him a member of a society. this was important to him because his wife fr

henry johnson, tom scotto, we appreciate your time.were grateful for what you heard yesterday. >> i just -- can we have 30 seconds. >> we have a few seconds left. you want the last word? >> okay, i just want to say i'm doing this interview but abc has acted very irresponsible in their actions on putting on victims, so-called victims knowing that they're telling lies and i think it's very irresponsible of abc to do that. >> all right, tom, we appreciate you. we gave you the final word there and we should should point out we will be talking to the goldman family coming up. a lot of people had great interest in this story from really all perspective. >> for many years. >>> coming up next as tributes pour in for linkin park's lead singer, new details this morning about his private battle. the ford summer sales event is in full swing. mulch. brick pavers. fence posts. concrete. we're good. and wood for my castle. we got it. and a slide, and a drawbridge. take on summer right with ford, america's best-selling brand. now with summer's hottest

henry johnson believes the robbery was a setup and visited him at lovelock prison. >> is he countingthis? hopeful? >> yes, he is. very hopeful. >> reporter: you can watch more of this abc news exclusive tonight on "20/20." that airs a the 10:00 p.m. right here on abc 7 and i should note o.j. simpson's parole hearing will be next thursday july 20th. he will not attend in person and instead there will be a videoconference. i'm jessica castro, abc7 news. >>> dramatic images emerged from florida showing a home swallowed up by a massive sinkhole and we're learning work was done to mitigate those dangers only a couple years ago. property records show the previous owner had stabilization work done back in year 2014. >> the home sold in 2015. building inspectors declared ten nearby homes unsafe including one right next door that that sinkhole. >> and when you come back and see your house also starting to crumble, what do you feel? >> ah -- i can't describe that. it was -- >> as we see, towards this lake, we are expecting it to continue to grow. >> right now, that hole and you can see it here

henry johnson, has visited him throughout his confinement.cribe his fall from grace? >> o.j. simpson being in that prison, coming from an 8,000-square-foot mansion on top of rockingham. that's a very humiliating place to be. >> reporter: his cell, like this one at lovelock, is 90 square feet, with the standard issue bunk bed, toilet, sink, and 13-inch tv. >> two people live in a cell. you have a little desk area, some shelves. some of them have hot plates. >> his first years at lovelock were really difficult. he kept to himself. he didn't really socialize. but after a while, he kind of acclimated to life behind bars. >> reporter: david ng, a reporter for the "l.a. times," spoke to former inmates about simpson's daily routine. >> he gets up early in the morning. he likes cold cereal for breakfast. after that, he goes to work. his job is in the prison gym. >> reporter: simpson describing that work in a 2013 parole hearing. >> i help supervise the activities in the gym. i start each day disinfecting the workout equipment in the gym, mopping floo

henry johnson has visited him in prison. when did you see o.j. last?s. >> is he counting on this? is he hopeful. >> yes, he is. very hopeful. >> do you think he's prepared possibly not to be paroled? >> yeah, i think he is. he has to be. he's a realist. >> reporter: this morning we're getting details about that hearing. officials tell us o.j. will appear in front of the board via video conference and a decision could likely come that very same day. now, people closely watching this case say it's possible he will, indeed, be paroled. some don't know he was actually already paroled on some of those charges a few years ago and the word we get, david and amy, is that he's been a model prisoner at lovelock. >> as you heard he's prepared not to be paroled? us in case. in the meantime, you talked to these men part of this robbery. they've got some pretty strong feelings, anger in it. >> anger but interestingly some say they don't want to see o.j. again but feel he has served the time for this particular crime and most of released but what they think about him

presidents have kept a holdover from the previous administration was a guy named henry holler who was a swiss born guy served from johnsonreagan. there was a reagan chef, there was walter scheiber came in with the clintons and served until the end of the first term of george w. bush and an assistant chef who came in under the clinton administration, got elevated white house executive chef and she has been there ever since. >> is very food budget? >> if there is. the interesting thing, before you get to truman, presidents had to pay out of their own pockets. truman eventually gets a budget. if you order food on air force one, the presidential yacht, they get billed against that account. it is not a free-for-all in terms of food. there is a budget that gets allocated by congress for that. that goes into the food story. to give more history than you ever wanted to know, the creation of the white house mess is a reflection of this because after the white house is renovated in the 1950s there was more need for staff because of the installation of air conditioning and truman was not going to get more money from congress for st

johnson: this meet something called to order. pursuant to notice, the committee meets to consideration of nominations of claire and grady to be the secretary of management and henry concerner to be the special council, office of special council.

defense he had supported democrats president johnson when he started deploying a limited missile defense in the united states. but he and secretary of state henry understood that if you wanted to stop the arms race both u.s. and russia were racing to deploy thowtion of nuclear weapon miss the 70s you have to put a cap on defense. because as long as you proliferated defenses, the other sides obvious and cheapest most effective answer was to proliferate offense oive weapon. that's the way you handle a defense. this has been true since castles and catapults this is the way observance and defense work. so in 1972 when they wanted to -- limit strict arm and limitation they agreed to abm treaty antiballistic missile treaty that capped defenses each side to deploy and that logic held. that logic helped reign in the cold war and, in fact, when neither side the russia and united states has been deploying defense its, in fact, since ronald reagan day when he not only limited but starting cutting weapons nationals have been coming down steadily. steadily like i say we are there about 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world used to be 66,000. so in the world w

johnson: this meet something called to order. pursuant to notice, the committee meets to consideration of nominations of claire and grady to be the secretary of management and henry concerner to be the special council, office of special council. ms. castor: thank you, mr. chairman. i will place in the record a brief opening statement that i had for this markup. i'm pleased to support both of these nominees. mr. johnson: we are meeting to consider the undersecretary for intelligence and analysis for the u.s. department of homeland security. and admiral to be assistant secretary of transportation administration, t.s.a., u.s. department of homeland security. these are two incredibly important positions, particularly at this point in time, with all the threats we face to our transportation sector. as well as across the globe and the threats to our homeland. so the secretary -- the undersecretary for intelligence analysis, the department of homeland security, is responsible for leading the department of homeland security's office of intelligence and analysis. and also serves as the department's chief intelligence officer. in these roles the undersecretary is responsib

johnson's rationale also. fourth-grade this country defeat the united states. -- third-rate country defeat the united states. everyone are members this image, -- members this image, right? that evening, henry kissinger called up an old friend from the academic circles, and said we should have never been there. true, but you got there a little late, henry. this guy said this in 1952. military of american assistance in indochina can conquer an enemy which is everywhere and at the same time nowhere. an enemy of the people, which has a sympathy and covert support of the people. 35 years old. foreign policy visionary, and there has not been anybody like him in the white house and i do not think there will be. [applause] >> set up here on the site. -- a table here on the side. >> ok. >> thank you. [applause] >> [indiscernible] ok, the right back. -- be right back. [indiscernible conversations] >> all right, we are ready to get started again. oliver stone, the hollywood producer and director received an academy award for best director for his war drama "the tune," which received the best atoon," award -- "plsto which received the best picture award. "wallher movies include "natural born and the m

on this particular night, henry johnson, one of the greater , was there when these germans attacked the listen post. approximately 24 germans attacked. johnson fought them off. he shot and swung his rifle around and defeated the 24 germans, all of them wounded or killed. he had 21 wounds in his body, but refused to die. when we finally got out there in the morning and track their bodies back, both lived through it. most all of them are gone today. i'm 75 years old, and i was only 17 then, so those guys who were 25 or 30 are here to contradict what i'm telling you. -- aren't here to contradict what i'm telling you. announcer: watch the hour-long documentary "men and bronze," monday on "real america" here on "american history tv." announcer: on "lectures in history," iowa state university professor ruth mcdonald looks at the history of nutritional standards and government dietary guidelines. she describes the shift from to promotingsease optimal health during the 20th century and the recommendation of a daily allowance at the outset of world war ii, and more recent updates that helped lay

on this particular night, henry johnson, who was one of heroesater theories -- when the germans attacked them listen post. approximately 24 germans attacked. almostslugged immediately and johnson fought them off. around, he he swung do for it -- he defeated the 24 germans. ,e had 21 wounds in his body but he refused to die. we finally got out there in the morning and drag their bodies back. they were not dead and both lived. the side effect, today they are both gone. i could say almost anything because most all of them are gone. i am 75 years old and i was only's evan tien then. amre are not many -- and i -- i was only 17 then. there are not many guys who can contradict what i tell you. ch monday at 8:00 and 11:00 eastern here on american history tv. join american history tv on 6,an3 this thursday, july for a live program from the new museum of the american revolution in philadelphia. we'll be joined by top museum staff to learn about their artifacts and exhibits, and they will field your questions on the american revolution. next, we learn about artifacts discovered during the construct