and that started the korean war. korean war is very much a water shed in some ways. mainly because it's the first united nations war. immediately after the war starts, couple days after the war starts, the united states -- united nations security council meets, votes to help the republic of korea. and asks it's members to contribute forces under the overall command of the american officer. u.s. president harry trueman designates doug last mcarthur has that officer and created u.n. commands. and on july 14, 1950, mcarthur raises the u.n. flag, similar to this, a larger version. atop his headquarters building at the dye yaiichi building. this is the first u.n. war, first u.n. mission for the security council and makes it something of a water shed. by the time the korean war is over in 1953 or the korean war is signed in 1953. the united states, australia, new zealand, the netherlands, greece, belgium, the philippines for the first time as an independent nation. thailand, colombia, south africa, luxe umberg, india, norway, and combat unites or medical unites to the unite

during the cold war he would say the rebuilding of japan with china and then after the korean war broke out the conflict in korea this is where the cold war will be won or lost. >> is very interesting, i wonder if you took a minute to talk a little bit about the strength of your book is when you talk about the personality of these two people. and you see it in a balanced way so you don't see one of these guys is a hero and you have two very strong personalities coming together. one of the quotes you had is to know mac is to love him or hate him, you can't just hate him. there seems to be this classic -- can you talk about how this affects the story? >> one of the things that attracted me to the story was that there are these two distinctive personalities but they're very different type. macarthur is this character is larger-than-life and he sits on top of a mountain or throne, he became de facto japan, he was aloof, aloof, he was one who people gave him advice but he never gave his hand to anybody else. he was a lone figure. and that was his personality style that was his administrative

another brother volunteered for the marines and fought in the korean war. as a kid my older brother and was old enough to follow in their footsteps. the vietnam war started heating up in the mid 60s and i kind of felt that was my opportunity to prove myself and go off to war and come back and be able to stand with my brothers and drink beer with them as an equal. i think most people tell you it's not what you imagined it would be like. vietnam was a different world. it was a special universe with it's own rules and had it's own vocabulary after serving a year in vietnam. they called the jet liner. they referred to it as the freedom burn because they felt they had been locked up for a year. they referred to america, their home as the world. and such a strange place not of this planet. they also said that gravity didn't exist in vietnam. stayed on the ground because the whole country sucked. but because of my older brothers. because my mom and dad who came from the family in japan were born in america. and one of the things i'm most proud of having lost everyt

another brother volunteered for the marines and fought in the korean war. as a kid, my older brothers were my heroes and i could not wait until i was old enough to follow in their footsteps. when the vietnam war started heating up in the 1960's, i felt that was my opportunity to prove myself, to go off to war and come back and be able to stand with my brothers and drink beer with them as an equal. most people who have experienced combat would say it is not what you imagined it would be like. the number is a different world, it was a separate universe with its own heroes and villains. it had its own vocabulary. after serving a year in vietnam, they called the jetliner that would take them home, you refer to it as the freedom bird, because they felt they had been locked up for a year. they referred to america as their home. in counterpoint, vietnam was such a strange place that was not of this planet. gravity did not exist in vietnam. you stayed on the ground because the whole country sucked. [laughter] >> again, because of my older brothers, because of my mom

the united states then they would be on the receiving end of the soviets. >> is seems that the korean war and truman have more control as opposed to these unconditional surrender. is a with the eighth samples of the limited war? >> share. it was a limited war the war with mexico in the 1840's some people said they used to take all of mexico the war in spain but the unconditional surrender aspect was a little over a drawn to say it was not a political decision to utterly destroy a the not c. ritchie because world war i ended with the cease-fire and the german government still remains but it was not defeated by the allied forces would and the reason was to prevent what happened when they said we did not lose that where we word be trade by the jews and that is why he was willing to take on the jews that we would fight and destroyed but that was the glue that held them together but i would add the war in the pacific does not end in conditional surrender and that was a huge deal that americans word sufficiently leary of war but also realized it was small potatoes compared to germany. there was

story tonight. >> back in private first class daniel hunt died in a fierce firefight during the korean war. for 65 years his family waited for him to come home. today he did. delta airlines flight. on a- >> from what i have been told the korean government was looking for their own people, their own soldiers and they discovered the bones and they were able to return them to >> daniel hunt was one of 17 children from a small town in michigan. some relatives relocated to arizona. dna and his remains matched samples given by two of daniel's brothers. >> his two brothers had their dna tested in 2003 and they -- and how they say 99.9% insure, they are -- gozollian percent sure this is him. we were fortunate. >> there were a lot of people on military honor guard, city of phoenix first responders, daniel's loved ones. people on board the airplane recording it all on cell phones. >> family members overcome by the show of appreciation from so many people in this very solemn ceremony here at sky harbor. >> i think it's fabulous. just fabulous. >> what about it did you like? >> well, it was just a cha

yeah, right there. >> it seems like the korean war in truman are in example of control. [inaudible] were there other instances prior to the war where we have these examples of limited war? >> sure. i would say pretty much every war since world war ii was a limited war so the war of 1812 ended in a failing. united states, the united states did not take all of mexico. award in spain the united states never invaded spain and in fact in conditional surrender aspect of world war ii was a little bit over john because it wasn't a political decision. a political position was to utterly destroy the nazi regime and the reason for this was world war i fought another war that ended in a limited fashion and it was a cease-fire, an armistice and the german government still remain. it was quickly overthrown in a revolution but it wasn't defeated by the allied forces and the reason for the policy of unconditional surrender for germany was to prevent what happened during the 1920s and the 1930s when adolf hitler said we didn't lose that war, we were betrayed and he he was betrayed by the

was influenced by my family, my father, a korean war veteran and self-made businessman. i spent a little time in law school as an intern with congressman ortiz from the south texas district 27 at the time. these were all positive influences in my life to make me take this plunge. >> what about that internship? i had a loty young, of fun. i think that is one of the things internships should always keep in mind and learn the legislative process. i was in law school at the time so it was a great complement to my legal career. it was my first time in washington, actually. i was 26 years old, that was a long time ago. .t was a great experience i always recommend that to folks that want to learn about government it is a great opportunity available. >> you were a high school dropout, how come? >> i was in the perfect kid, that is for sure. that didn't normally happen it went through tough times. upearned a lot growing sometimes making the wrong decisions. education was always very important part of the education that came from my household. went back to school and earned a ged

a korean war veteran, a self-made businessman. when i was in law school, i spent a little time here as an intern for a representative from a self testatrix -- a south texas district. internship?t that what did you learn during that time? rep. gonzalez: i was very young and had a lot of fun. i think that is one of the things i was trying to keep in mind. the legislative process, i was in law school at the time. it was a great compliment to my legal career and my legal education at the time. it was my first time in washington, actually. i was 26 years older 27 years old. a long time ago. .t was a great experience i always recommend that two young folks that want to learn government. it is a great opportunity that is available. >> you were a high school dropout. how come? rep. gonzalez: i wasn't the perfect kid, that is for sure. i went through tough times as a young man. i learned a lot growing up. sometimes making wrong decisions , education was always a very important part of the education that came from more than my household. i

a korean war veteran. a self-made businessman. when i was in law school, i spent time here as an intern with congressman ortiz from a south texas district, the 27th at the time. these were all positive influences in my life. >> what about that internship? rep.-elect fernandez: i was young and i had a lot of fun. i think that is what interns should keep in mind, enjoy themselves while they learn the legislative process. i was in law school at the time so it was a great complement to my legal education at the time. it was my first time in washington actually. 27 years -- that was a long time ago. it was a great experience. i always recommend that to young folks that want to learn about government. it is a great opportunity that is available. >> you were a high school dropout. how come? rep.-elect fernandez: i was not the perfect kid, that is for sure. otherwise, that would not have normally happened. i went through tough times as a young man and learned a lot growing up. sometimes, making wrong decisions. but education is always a v

. >> on 12 news a korean war veteran makes his way home with full military honors and we are there as friends and family gave him a is allowed. >>> avondale middle school, students gathered this morning to try to break a world record for the longest high five chain and they were joined by volunteers. a judge was on site to monitor happy to report the longest continuous high five chain record was broken. 3,743, the old record was 2,711. congratulations to them. >> that is kind of cool. >> it is. especially since it was cold in the morning. -- [ talking at the same time ] >>> tonight, double disaster -- a rising death toll as wildfires, then tornadoes explode across the south. new threats, new warnings as a big part of the country gets hit with wild extremes. >>> no charges in a fatal police shooting that sparked days of protests. why prosecutors say the officer in using deadly force. >>> frantic final words from the pilot of that doomed jetliner, repeatedly telling air traffic control his plane was rapidly running out of fuel. how could this have happened? >>> art of the deal? donald t

next on american history tv, we hear from two silver star recipients from the vietnam war and the korean warthe silver star is the third highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the u.s. armed forces. this 45 minute talk is part of the three-day conference hosted by the american veterans center. >> our next panel is titled "american valor, legends and trailblazers." we are to have as our moderator jonathan allies, a journalist at

military vet, flew in world war two, korean war, fighter jet pilot. john was first american to orbit the earth, in 1962. thirty-six years later he will and john glenn also served 24 years in the u.s. senate, what a life. representing his home state of ohio. funeral plans have not been announced just yet, wow. what a man. >>> there is a $20,000 reward this morning for information leading to police to a hit and run driver who struck a 12 year-old and kept going. >> it happened outside a delaware daze care and that is where lauren johnson is. hi there, lauren. >> reporter: hi there, mike. they are offering $20,000 and they released this new surveillance video hoping that someone will recognize car in that video that hit this midst will school student. lets look at his picture. seventh grader, brian richard is his name recovering from some press i serious injuries after police say drive hit him and never stop. he was trying to cross the street with the friend. the boy is expect to be okay but he has a long road to least coverry. check out new video of the

glenn flew 149 combat missions in world war two and the korean war would later serve in congress for 24 years.. and in 20-12 president obama awarded him the presidential medal of freedom. nasa tweeting out a tribute today - saying "godspeed, john glenn." house speaker paul ryan releasing a statement saying, "john glenn was an american hero...may his memory live on every time we look up at the stars." glenn was surrounded by family at ohio state university's wexner we have much more on the life and accomplishments of john glenn on our website. just go to fox 6 now dot com. continuing our coverage of a deadly night in milwaukee. four people are now dead... one is hospitalized. all-- from unrelated shootings. our angelica sanchez has a break down of the overnight gunfire. screaming and gunfire--- thats what police say a neighbor appleton and florist. when police arrived they discovered a 38-year-old woman and 36-year-old man both from milwaukee with gunshot wounds. both died at the scene. an 11-year old and 16-year old were discovered hiding in a room. they are not suspects and were not

some relatives relocated to his family says the south korean government was looking for its own war dead and discovered his bones in returned them to hawaii for testing. dna in daniel's remains matched samples given by two of daniel's brothers. >> the chaplain said the best. he says daniels looking down and saying this is all for me. i am finally coming home. and that's how we feel. 18 to her. and it's like a child coming home. >> daniel hunt will be buried on friday with full military honors at the national memorial cemetery of arizona. steve krafft, "fox 10 news". >>> new at 6:00, a number of combat veterans and other americans suffer from ptsd and an estimated 22 veterans take their own lives each day because of it. now some mental health relief may come in the form of ma. the new york times reporting the fda approved a clinical trial of the partiy drug known as ecstasy to alleviate symptoms. fox 10's kristy siefkin is live with more this is kind of controversial. >> it certainly is. just like using marijuana to treat medical conditions, everybody doesn't agree with it and this is yet

glenn flew 149 combat missions in world war two and the korean war before becoming a test pilot. after leaving nasa, he spent the next decade as a businessman. but in senate seat from ohio and served for twenty- four years. in 1984, he ran for president.astronaut john glenn: "with the nomination of my party i firmly believe i can beat ronald reagan." john glenn never gave up on his dream of one day returning to space. he got to be as he often called it a "willing guinea pig" once again. at the age of 77 he flew on a nine day space shuttle mission. in 2012, president obama awarded medal of freedom. nasa tweeting about glenn's death... saying: "we are saddened by the loss of senator john glenn -- the first american to orbit earth. a true american hero. godspeed john glenn. ad astra." -- which is a latin phrase for "to the stars." more changes are coming to the milwaukee skyline... up next.... the new office tower b-mo harris is planning to build -- and when it's expected to be complete. plus... controversy surrounding two of president-e trump's recent cabinet introducing the reuben

the term brainwashing comes from american pows from the korean war.ary. i hope they will take this up as a cause. i think they will. what should they do? can they put pressure directly on china which pepes for a lot of north korea. certainly a sponsor state. why can't they go to the chinese and say make this happen? >> well, i think they could. china can play a major role in helping us with north korea in general. they haven't done anything. everyone says china leverage they do. they haven't used it because there is tension with the american chinese relationship. i think the fact that president-elect trump is coming in. a gesture of good will by the north koreans with the new trump administration. i think would be very welcome. and the trump organization, the trans -- they are interested. but they are not in yet. so it's an uncomfortable transition period. >> yeah. >> not uncomfortable. but the obama team is still on board. they are white house is involved. but, you know, it's one of those periods where coming before christmas we should try to get ott

. >> the year 1955, the korean war just wrapped up and a young man named tom was serving over seas ince and lift he has fiance juanita back home. that girlfriend drove to washington dc and took this photo right there to send to him. now all these years later her granddaughter is repeating that voyage. >> on any given day thousands of people come to the tomb of the unknown soldier. they all have stories but today is one making. >> angela rose traveled all the way from tennessee to recreate this photo of her grandmother. >> she would send him a picture every week. this is her favorite one. she said she looked the prettiest in this one. >> rose said her grandmother passed away and now this is about reconnecting. >> she would be mad at me for not wearing heels because it's a special occasion. sorry, granny. >> eventually it was time. security makes the same exact photo impossible, we were able to get her up where she got an up close opportunity to recreate history. rose was emotional. >> when i saw this view and i thought this is exactly where she was i remember her talking about how scar

in the korean war, his co-pilot was baseball legend ted williams. >> as the astronaut prepares for karen: after years as a test pilot, glenn was selected in 1959 to be one of nasa's original seven mercury astronauts. he became the first american to orbit the earth. >> oh, that view is tremendous. karen: despite technical problems aboard friendship 7, glenn made three orbits and landed safely. an appearance before congress and a ticker-tape parade followed. he became, quite simply, an american hero. >> and i'm certainly glad to see that pride in our country and accomplishments are not a thing karen: in 1964, glenn left the space program for politics. after two failed u.s. senate bids, glenn won a seat in 1974. >> and litoff of discovery with the crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. karen: in 1998, the 77-year-old glenn returned to space after 36 years. he'll be remembered as a pioneer, a leader, and a man who seemed happiest when he was serving his country. for john glenn, it was an amazing ride. karen traverse, abc news, washington. >> house speaker paul ryan released th

lubeyell died at the age of 23 during the korean war 64 years ago. a volunteer with purple hearts united says they are able to track down his daughter and return that medal to her. >>> a woman that has been searching for her mother for decades finds a clue on facebook. why she believes she could be in northern california. >>> seth curry spent his day off of the court helping dozens of families in the east bay. >>> thousands of college football fans from utah and indiana are arriving in the bay area ahead of tomorrow's foster farms bowl game. 35,000 people are expected to attend which is about half the capacity of levi's. >> maureen naylor met notable fans of both teams that flew in and have more on the bowl game excitement. >> at the san jose airport this afternoon a direct flight from salt lake city delivered a lot of university of utah football fans. >> what was it like on the plane? >> a lot of red shirts. >> this woman arrived wearing her utah necklace and matching earrings. >> when we moved back to utah we had football season ticket business a h

the world war ii and the korean war veteran will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery in the spring. jonathan: the man accused of opening fire in what he called was a rescue mission at a pizza restaurant pleaded not guilty. earlier, edgar welch burst in comet ping pong in chevy chase and said he was there to break up a child sex trafficking ring. the ring isn't real. the hearing was a laundry list of charges against him. he faces ten years if convicted. maureen: virginia lawmakers is considering a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. it's the unborn child protection act. it's expected to make the way there is just a few exceptions, including when the mother's life is at risk. jonathan: next for us at 6:00 -- jonathan: that is a deer behind the tree. what the teenager who shot the video did after he put down his phone and what may have lured the deer inside to begin with. maureen: stormwatch7 chief meteorologist doug hill is warning of a wintry mess. when it will arrive and the frigid air we are facing next week coming up. first, veronica johnson has a look at wha

the spanish-american war, the korean war, the vietnam war. others said it wasn't a talk show radical but there was a fine book that was published last spring called america's war for the greater middle east and he tells the story of us picking a fight and desert one if you remember the helicopter that had come to rescue. it is another point of referen reference. he was a very good friend of my grandfather. he would run away to see and my family was in the business and he became the first tanker captain of the first texas tanker of 1910 sailing out of brownsville. by 1930 was the chairman of the board, and texaco as for a lot of other american companies dealing with the journalists all the way through the 30s. texas oil was supplying fuel to the chairman squadrons that were at work in spain. by 1953, he had been part seven of the gulf and saudi arabia and the americans were having trouble with the democratically elected president of this country. but he was threatening to take the oil business back from the british. it had been a british oil a

then, also, strengthening the united nations, a lot of the activities, the response to the korean war, uniting for peace. i won't go through all that. most of the things that i learned in college and then operated under whether in or outside the government were set up at that particular time. there is nobody that i think i can honestly say has mhad a bigger influence that secretary truman. >> who was the secretary of state that got the idea to name this building after harry truman. >> i really thought we fleneedeo do that for all the obvious reasons. the delegation was a great help and we had the most amazing ceremony here in order to commemorate it. i am very proud. if i may say so, when the next people came in, they wanted to erase everything. we had granite. we had the name in granite. >> plus, don't you love the idea that harry truman and dean atchison have their name ns a big way on this building? >> very much so. >> the other thing, we are talking about this a little bit earlier. there was a dinner you were not nice enough to ask me to come and talk at that benjamin franklin mig

before he had already become a decorated war hero for his contribution in world war ii and the korean war as a fighter pilot. after returning from space, he turned to politics, representing his home state of ohio for 24 years in the senate and even running for the democratic presidential nomination in 1984. still dreaming of the stars, glenn had to wait until 1998 to return to space. when he became the world's oldest astronaut. on his desk, glenn's family death, glenn'ss family said, "he has left the earth for the third and final time." molly: we are going to start off here with france. the country's deficit is likely to be bigger than expected. >> yes, some bad news. saying that francois hollande's government will fail. cuts, it wouldg go from 1% gdp from feet to 3% this year. wouldr 4 billion euros need to be saved in order to hit the e.u.'s 3% gdp target next year. candidates spar on spending and taxes. --taper or not to taper analysts are up sussing over whether the european central bank's decision to continue but cut back its quantitative easing program is a prelude to the bond buyin

he says that was how he learned the truth about the korean war-- that north korea had instigated it-- a fact the regime kept from its citizens. >> ( translated ): in north korea, we're taught that it was the u.s. and south korea, who attacked the north. i never had any doubts about this information before. but after listening to the radio, i learned what the north korean government had been telling us about the war was not true. this myth allowed the north to hold the south responsible for the war. >> reporter: what would have happened if you were caught listening to foreign broadcasts? >> ( translated ): you would have been branded as an anti- revolutionary. then, you would be sent to an internment camp, but if you were repeatedly caught, you would be executed. >> reporter: kim heung-kwang knows that risk well. he's also a defector living in south korea. but in the north, he actually worked for a government task force that went door to door confiscating smuggled outside media. >> ( translated ): when we caught these perpetrators, i felt a sense of protecting our nation's morals, and

world war ii and korean war fighter pilot, marine colonel, senator, married 73 years. rest in peace. >> i think too often people set their lives by the calendar. else. don't sit on the couch some place. that's my attitude. >> that was from glenn's news conference after completing that mission on the shuttle "discovery." he took his own advice staying active and exposing the decision to scrap the nasa shuttle program. >>> as the nation pauses to honor a true hero, we do the from now until the end of the year, with your eligible american express card, you could get two times the rewards. so support the businesses that make your town a community. the people who make your community, home those insiders, with the inside knowledge, those friends with a welcome smile. and you could get twice the rewards. learn more and enroll online today at americanexpress.com get out... >>> you have met john glenn. >> yeah, about a decade ago on space day. we didn't know he was there. they invited us in and said the senator is here. would you like to talk to him? yeah, sure. he was wonderfu

glenn serving in world war ii and the korean war. he spent 24 years serving as the democratic senator from ohio. john glenn was 95 years old. in a statement today president obama said in part, quote, the last of america's first astronauts has left us, but propelled by their example we know that our future here on earth compel us to reach reaching for the helps. god speed. today we lost a great pioner of air and space in john glenn. he was a hero and inspired generations of future explorers. he will be missed. > let's take another live look the at mgm national harbor. it looks beautiful. look at the bottom. look at all the traffic down there. if you are out mr. , it is old. a bitter blast of artic air is sweeping the law the region. wind chills that may dip in let's talk in with sue palka to get an update of what you can expect when you walk outside. >> a shock to the system. the wind makes the difference. if it weren't windy it wouldn't be so difficult. we have many places down into the low 20s. a quick check of what's going on. we'v

in the korean war, his co-pilot was baseball legend ted williams. >> as the as cannot prepares for spaceflight. >> -- as the astronaut repairs for spaceflight. >> after years as a test pilot, glenn was selected in 1959 to be one of nasa's original seven mercury astronauts. he became the first american to orbit the earth. >> oh, that view is tremendous. >> despite technical problems aboard friendship 7, glenn made three orbits and landed safely. followed. he became, quite simply, an american hero. >> and i'm certainly glad to see that pride in our country and its accomplishments are not a thing of the past. >> in 1964, glenn left the space program for politics. after two failed u.s. senate bids, glenn won a seat in 1974. he became a capitol hill fixture, spearheading policy in the areas of nuclear arms control and foreign affairs. but glenn had his share of political disappointments, including a failed run for the 1984 democratic presidential nomination, and a 1990 senate investigation into his ties to corrupt financier charles keating. glenn was eventually cleared of wrongdoing. after 24 years

he was -- korean war. he was labeled killed in action. his remains were finally recovered after decades of mystery. they are back in the states. his family was there at sky harbor today. will be there. join us that night to hear his story. >>> answers on the tradition of a christmas tree right at the top of camelback mountain. will it continue? >> jon erickson with a reason to be watching the hikers. >> the cacti are the year-round green decorations on camelback. this green decoration is just for the holidays and it's a tradition. here's why abc 15 toto last year. -- to be to -- t -- kim tobin last year. there were questions about whether a new tree would be allowed. ryan just finished a run. he hopes to be able to see a christmas tree next time. >> i think it celebrates the season. what we all like to enjoy and be with family and do that. and if you're hiking with your family and friends you can take a photo and enjoy that as well. and the view. >> the mountain is part of a allowed. but no decorations from here on out due to concerns the

generally seen as a success of nuclear deterrence, although there were some exceptions around the korean war, and the like. then we had the post 9/11 moment where it was question whether classical principles of deterrence even applied dealing with non-nation state actors, suicide terrorism. that brings us to today where it seems we have returned to a third error of classical deterrence considerations, of course, of classical deterrence considerations, of course, defenses in the environment and abilities that distinguish our error from the past, whether the nuclear around, ciber, a and otherwise, but it is helpful -- i find it helpful to look at the historical context and to see the ways in which there are key differences. the key difference with the cold war, where that was a deterrence environment that looked overwhelmingly at one adversary in the soviet union, today, the united states looks at a diversity of deterrence challenges. we are speaking today chiefly about china and russia but there is also a rand, north korea -- -iran, north korea. it seems that diversity requires also a diversi

. >> korean war. there was an internment from the vietnam war but that soldier was actually identified as michael blassie from the u.s. air force. at the request of his family he was disinterred and reinterred at arlington ceremony. >> that's important to know. the days of the unknown soldier are behind us because of dna identification. there's no such thing as unknown soldier, is that correct? >> that's pretty much correct. with the technology we have, it's a lot easier. one thing to point out about world war i, the first time dog tags were issued to everyone, and there were two disks that included information about the soldier. the idea was, if the soldier was killed and needed to be buried, one was nailed to the coffin and the other kept with the soldier. that helped with identification after the war. but the problem was the technology, type of artillery used in some cases made soldiers unidentifiable, even though the registration service went to great lengths to try and figure out the identities. o

fighter pilot in world war ii, he flew 59 missions according to today's "washington post," and the korean warhe flew 90 missions. and here he is speaking to me in 2005 about his combat experience. >> when you go into this, you don't go into it separately as one person. you go in as a unit and you fight as a unit. you're responsible for the people with you, whether you're in the ground or in the air, and that's just the way it works. marine training is absolutely the best in the world, and you stick with that training when you get into combat. >> that was ed mcmahon and him in the picture. if it weren't enough, he set the transco transconsnentalpede record. in an off interview record i did with glenn this year, he spoke about his role as the first american to orbit the globe. let me read you what he told me. we were at a low ebb in the country and the soviets at that time were claiming they were technically superior to the united states, and they were using that to invite students into the soviet union by the thousands to get training and then held back to their countries. we were determined t

he flew combat missions in world war ii and the korean war.et a transcontinental speed record as a test pilot, and became the first american to orbit earth as an astronaut. he then went into politics and served four terms representing ohio in the u.s. senate, before returning to space as the oldest person to do so. after his retirement, glenn and his wife found in the john glenn institute for public service at ohio state university. len says you need to follow your dreams at whatever age. john glenn, american hero, dead today at the age of 95. >>> new lives begin for a pair of conjoined twins, now separated by bay area doctors. coming up, their successful surgery and the long road ahead. >>> tracking continued showers as we had through today into tomorrow, and into the weekend. the latest computer model is loaded up and ready to go. >>> over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll f

glenn fought in would wars, world war ii and the korean war as fighter pilot. as a test pilot he set a world record. glenn served 24 years in the us senate representing ohio and 1984 he ran for democratic presidential nomination. that did not pan out. but he later returned to space on the shuttle discovery. in 1988, he became the oldest person to head into the final frontier. >>> nasa administrator charles bolden released a statement tonight that reads in part "glenn's extraordinary courage intellect patriotism and humanity were the hallmarks of a life of greatness. his missions have helped make possible everything our space program has since achieved and the human missions to an asteroid and mars that we are striving toward now ". >>> truly an american hero. >>> on your radar tonight a cold night colder nights ahead. meteorologist scott williams is here with your first forecast at 11. >> hi there, lucy. get ready to break out those longjohns and crank the heat. temperatures some of the coldest we've seen across the delaware valley since february. that arctic a

. >> effect with 23 years old korean war in 1952. the metal is little partial list of fellow puerto ricans who died fighting for the u. s. to korea. the list is from a photo date stamped 20 years ago. >> someone cared enough in 1997 to find a monument to take a picture. miguel perez is right here. >> reporter: lenola retreat the metal, airport staff revealed on social media and were amazed how interest took off.>> it has 93,000 people on facebook, our typical posting has a couple thousand that sea there to be is the family and people. it wants to get home.>> reporter: the next up is reviewing security video from around the time the metal was found. private perez had three siblings who would be quite elderly now. or likely the purple heart has been with a younger relative.>> they be someone traveled with for good luck, maybe they'll get it as her uncle looking over them. there has been a lot of speculation and stories. >> reporter: until there are answers the purple heart without a home is locked up waiting for its owner. >> this is i

in the korean war, his co-pilot was baseball legend ted williams. >> as the as cannot prepares for spaceflight. >> -- as the astronaut repairs for spaceflight. >> after years as a test pilot, glenn was selected in 1959 to be one of nasa's original seven mercury astronauts. he became the first american to orbit the earth. >> oh, that view is tremendous. >> despite technical problems aboard friendship 7, glenn made three orbits and landed safely.

like, people, what korean war? did we ever occupy the philippines? so putting the box set together was kind of a situation of reclaiming these hidden histories of very positive, and pro what i call multicultural visions of this history of american cinema, which is usually again very white white- washed. >> reporter: how revolutionary was it at that time that these films were actually able to get made and seen? >> you've got to remember it was incredible that african- americans saw themselves on the screen. usually most portrayals of african-americans in the larger white culture were meant to be very derogatory. so by reclaiming that space in the culture you could show positive images of black people outside of the white context. >> reporter: miller says mainstream movies portrayed african-americans-- often by whites in black face-- as unintelligent and bumbling, or evil, dangerous villains. by contrast, in the african- american-made race films, black characters often were heroic, intelligent, and romantic. teachers, detectives, pilots, cowboys-- role

glenn would fly nearly 150 missions during world war ii and the korean war.is experience and skill caught nasa's attention. the fledgling agency picked him as one of the first 7 astronauts in the u.s. space program the mercury 7. the world watched as glenn circled the globe three times in the friendship 7 capsule. >> roger, we are programming to roll. >> reporter: the flight transformed him into a national hero complete with a ticker- tape parade. he then ran for senate from his home state of ohio winning on his third try. during his four terms in the senate, glenn, a democrat, chaired the powerful governmental affairs committee. after retiring from capitol hill, glenn made history again become the oldest person ever in space. at the age of 77, glenn joined the crew of the space shuttle discovery to research the aging process. >> you have older people here on earth with some of the frailties of old age. that's the purpose of why i'm here. >> reporter: glenn's other great love besides space was his wife annie. the childhood sweethearts were married for more th

mexican war, right the war against the indians in the 19th century, the spanish-american war, the korean war, the vietnam war, our choice. and yes, when there is a very fine book actually that again other people have said this, i'm not a talkshow radical, but there's a very, very fine book that was published last sprague by a guy named andrew and it was called america's were for the greater middle east. he tells the story of our picking that fight in 1980, jimmy carter, desert one, if you remember the heller copper that had come to rescue iranian. and that book is marvelous and goes into very specific detail. i also had a guy godfather, another point of reference when my godfather was a very good friend of my grandfather and he was a norwegian and he ran away to see, my family was in the texas oil business, texaco, not standard oil and the reaper became the first tanker captain of the first texas tanker 1910 ceiling on brownsville texas and by 1930 he was chairman of the board of texaco. and texaco was, as was a lot of other american companies, dealing with the germans all the way through th

. >>> he was a fighter pilot in world war two and the korean war, his next job took him into outer space. today the nation is mourning the passing of john glenn, we look at the remarkable life he lived. >> reporter: he was the first american to orbit the earth as part of nasa's great seven group. we look back on his mark on human history. john glenn will be remembered for his many roles in american history. he was a warrior in battle, our first astronaut to orbit the earth and one of the best representatives on capitol hill. >> i have a sense of deja vous. >> reporter: he was born in ohio and after the japanese attacked pearl harbor he became a marine corps pilot. he served in world war two, flying 59 successful missions. five years later he flew over north korea. after serving in korea he attended test pilot school. here he gained recognition by setting the transcontinental spreed record. but the late 1950s, the united states manned space program was starting and he was selected as one of the seven astronauts for project mercury. he became the first american to orbit the earth. after a

ourselves in a demilitarized zone and we are grateful to american and korean troops to stand guard on the last rampart of the cold war. but we also defend ourselves by taking the side of the north korean people. they deserve better than brutality and tyranny. they deserve to determine their own future. that would bring real peace to the korean peninsula. the only true and lasting peace, ace founded on human freedom. thank you all for coming. god bless. [applause] >> please welcome the human rights and security nexus panel, moderated by michael gerson, columnist for "the washington post." michael: good morning. i'm honored to be with you at this forum on freedom in north korea, and to be with this distinguished panel area -- distinguished panel. there is a portion of president's second inaugural address that leads, we are led a common sense to one conclusion. the survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. the best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. america's vital interests and deepest beliefs are now one. north korea is really