sergeant kimberly munley is being called a hero.he is in the hospital recovering from three gunshot wounds. today she told oprah winfrey about that attack. >> was there a moment of confusion or uncertainty? >> yes. the entire incident was very confusing and chaotic. there was many people outside pointing to the direction that this individual was apparently located. as soon as i got out of my vehicle and a run up the hill is when things started getting pretty bad and we started encountering fire. >> i heard reports that he grazed your head, the bullet grazed your head. >> no, ma'am, actually, the first round i took was on my knuckle of my right hand. i did not get a graze to the head. no ma'am. >> you did not? >> police sergeant mark todd was one of the first responders at the scene. their entire interview will be broadcast today on "the oprah winfrey show." the heroic actions of sergeant munley made us think of the role of women in the military. should the u.s. military lift its ban on women in combat, specifically? we get your view

a military spokesman says sur jant kimberly munley is in good condition after last night's surgery. she was injured during the shootout with hasan, but it is not believed to be life threatening. her supervisor initially said that she brought down the suspect, but another officer also fired at him. so the army says that matter is still under investigation. >>> the "uss new york" built with steel from the world trade center is officially in service. the ceremony took place yesterday. people in the crowd said that the ship is a symbol of healing and strength. >> it just represents to me the heartache of september 11th and the resilience of our nation. >> people who survived hurricane katrina built the billion-dollar warship. it will transport up to 700 marines to war zones and humanitarian missions. the "you uss new york" will be open to the public before being returned to its home pork of norfolk, virginia, thursday. >>> police in cleveland have identified three more of the ten bodies foundz in the home of a register sex offender. anthony sowell served 15 years in prison after pleadin

a military spokesman said sergeant kimberly munley is in good condition. she was injured during the shootout with hasan. it is not believed to be life threatening. her supervisor initially said she brought down the suspect, but another officer also fired at him. so the army says that matter is still under investigation. >>> the u.s.s. new york built with steel from the world trade center, is officially in service. the ceremony took place yesterday on the hudson pier. people said the ship is a symbol of healing and strength. >> it just represents to me the heartache of september 11th and the resilience of our nation. >> people who survived hurricane katrina built the billion dollar warship. it will transport up to 700 marines to war zones and humanitarian missions. the u.s.s. new york will be open to the public before returning to its home port of norfolk, virginia, this thursday. >>> take a look at this. this is what hit washington state, the season's first big snow storm. this heavy snowfall shut down several highways and caused problems for drivers, but

a military spokesman says sergeant kimberly munley is in good condition after the surgery last night. she was wounded during the shoot-out, but that's not believed to be life-threatening. her supervisor initially said she brought the gunman down. but now we've learned another officer also fired at him and may have been the one who finally stopped that rampage. the army is still investigating the details of the shooting. >>> millions of christians go to church every week, and some are doing it without ever leaving home. jennifer westhoven introduces us to churches in cyber space. >> thanks, holly. it seems you can do almost anything online these days. what about using your computer to meet with your higher power? a lot more people are doing it. we have a lot more people revisiting the whole concept of what church means and how do age-old rituals like baptism and communion, you who do they work in the virtual world? we wanted to ask these questions. we're going to talk to the pastor of lifechurch.tv to get some insight. craig rochelle, thanks for joining us. let's say it's sunday mornin

a military spokesman says sergeant kimberly munley is in good condition after last night's surgery. she was injured during the shootout with hasan, but it is not believed to be life threatening. her supervisor initially said that she brought down the suspect, but another officer also fired at him so the army says that matter is still under investigation. >>> police in cleveland have identified three more of the ten bodies found you in the home of a registered sex offender. anthony sowell served 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape in 1989. he was arrested two days after police discovered the first bodies in his home last week. authorities have now identified seven victims found in or near sowell's home. the skull of an 11th victim was also found. >>> take a look at this. this is what hit washington state. the season's first big snowstorm. this heavy snowfall shut down several highways and caused problems for drivers. but not everyone was complaining. >> just moved here from texas, and we don't get snow in texas at alled a all. we are planning on coming skiing a

you may remember civilian police officer sergeant kimberly m munley. she shot the ft. hood gunman. she's appearing on oprah today. the recent article on slate.com says the best way to on more her heroism one to drop the ban on women in combat. it prevents them from infantry positions and being assigned medics to combat units. there are 10,000 female personnel in iraq, 4,000 more in afghanistan. what they're doing is driving trucks, treating the wounded, shooting when attacked. more than 100 though have given their lives in iraq and another 15 have died in afghanistan. this article says the no combat policy pretends that women can't take such risks without harming overall military performance. do you believe that to be true? steve is joining us from louisville. do you think that that's true? why or why not? >> caller: i think women should be able to serve equally, as their male counter parts. there's a lot of women out there that could easily tear me apart in hand-to-hand combat. i'm sure they can handle a weapon a lot better than i can. but yet, because i'm male, if i so desire to

this is kimberly munley. but kimberly is a civilian police officer who shot the ft.ood gunman four times. ft. hood's commanding general says she is a trained active first responder who acted quickly after she just happened to encounter the gunman. the officer was wounded herself in an exchange of gun fire with the gunman. so this is a photo that we just got. she is obviously on the left there. and it just happens to be a photo where she must have been attending a concert with dirks bentley. >>> the son of a florida prison inmate said he never had a reason to be proud of his dad until now. his father was among a group of inmates who rushed to help a prison guard after another inmate attacked him. the inmate had the 64 yeerd guard in a chokehold. >> proud. real proud. finally did something good. >> really? >> something to be proud of him about. >> seeing him struggle, it's been hard, but this is something that's good. hopefully it will change things up. give him a second chance. >> that's touching to hear. the jail said that the guard ken moon was not seriously hurt an

and our hero, police officer kimberly munley. family members call her a tough lady. without her, who knows how many would have been killed. we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. want to start with elmo, the uncle of an injured soldier. elmo, tell us about yesterday. when did you find out what had happened to your nephew and what was going on at ft. hood? >> well, i was working at a part-time job and i happened to look at the internet and noticed there was an incident occurring at ft. hood, texas. i've got a nephew that is a member of the army that is stationed at ft. hood. i immediately tried to call him. wasn't able to get through to him. so then i tried my sister. that would be his mother. we finally made contact, found out nathan was indeed one of the ones injured but he was going to be okay. >> do you know his story, elmo? >> yes, i do. i got a chance to talk to him for the first time this morning around 11:00. come to find out that he was in the medical facility being prepared for predeployment vaccinations. he said that there was -- it's a cubicle style office

army brass credit sergeant kimberly munley, of course for taking down the gunman after being shot threeengaged the shooter after munley brought him down. she has problems with her logs, and to her hand, as well. >>> moving on here, heavy rain from what's left of tropical storm ida is battering the mid atlantic now. this is video we jut received from affiliate waby in the norfolk area. the governor has declared a state of emergency, and coastal flood warnings. the storm moved out of georgia but not before flooding several neighborhoods. some were reporting flooding back in september. >>> our money expert clark howard serves in the georgia state guard. did you know that? he's always thinking about how to help people get the most from their money. he and our robin meade from "morning express" headed to georg georgia's ft. benning to give the troops some financial tips, including how to invest toward the end of their careers. >> this is colonel hallboyer, she is retiring from the reserve about five years from retirement, okay? and she has a question about coming up on retirement. >> good af

army breaks sergeant kimberly munley taking down the gunman. eant mark todd who arrived at the scene at the same time tells abc's good morning america he engaged the shooter after munley had been wounded. >> he shot and we shot. we secured him and saved his life. the immediate action is to secure him before we can treat any wounded. we have to make sure we secure the subject. once he's secured, all the medics jumped in and started lifesaving measures. >> todd was not hurt. munley is in the hospital with gunshot wounds to her leg and also her hand. >>> right now former president george w. bush is speaking at southern methodist university in dallas. his wife laura is there. they unveil the vision for the bush institute, the think tank for early next year, speaking to a large audience at mcfarland auditorium, the president reflected on his legacy. >> laura and i will be forever thankful -- >> the bush institute will be housed in the same building as the presidential library and museum. it will be funded with private money raised by the bush foundat