shaking off his wound specialist kyle white noticed one of his comrades lying wounded nearby. without hesitation specialist white exposed himself to any fire in order to reach the soldier and provide medical aid. after applying it to nick it specialist white move to an injured marine providing aid and comfort until the marines succumbed to his wounds. specialist white returns to the soldier and discovered he had been wounded again. applying his own belt as an additional 20 kids specialist white was able to stem the flow of blood and save the soldier's life. noticing that his and the other soldier's radios were inoperative specialist white exposed himself to any fire yet again in order to secure a radio from a deceased comrade. he then provided information and updates to friendly forces allowing precision air strikes to stifle the enemy's attack and ultimately permitting medical evacuation aircraft to rescue him, his fellow soldiers, marines and afghan army soldiers. specialist kyle white, extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty in keeping with t

medal of honor is bestowed on kyle white. e know god, it is dearness that gives everything its value. by honoring sergeant white we honor the men who fought that day. we may live worthy of honor, devotion and courage that we recognize today. pray all of this in your holy name, amen. >> good afternoon everybody. welcome to the white house. it has been said that true courage is a perfect sense -- sensibility and measure of danger and willingness to incur it. for more than 12 years, the men and women of armed forces know the dangers comes. but, year after year, tour after tour, they have displayed a selfless willingness to incur it by stepping forward, by volunteering by serving and sacrificing greatly to keep us all safe. today our troops are coming home. by the end of this year our war in afghanistan will be over. we'll welcome home this generation. the 9/11 generation that proven itself to be one of america's greatest generation. today we pay tribute to a soldier who encourage that generation. the man when the twin towers felt

specialist kyle j. white, extraordinary heroism, and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and request great credit upon himself, company c, second battalion airborne 503rd, 173rd airborne brigade and the united states army. [ applause ] >> let us pray. god's grace and mercy and protection, we commit ourselves. inspired by the actions of sergeant kyle white, strengthened by divine providence, we go our way in peace. it would be good courage, we hold fast to that which is good unto no evil, no one evil for evil. rather that we would be strengthened in the sane-hearted and we support the weak. we help the wounded and honor all persons. the blessing of god be with us this day, we pray if his holy name, amen. >> amen. >> that concludes the ceremony, but not the celebration. i hear the food here is pretty good, and the drinks are free. who gave a big shout on that? i heard somebody. i hope all of you enjoy the hospitality of the white house. i

awarded the medal of honor tuesday to army sergeant kyle white.a awarded the medal of honor tuesday to army sergeant kyle white. in 2007 white risked his life in afghanistan to save fellow soldiers. david martin spoke with him. >> reporter: this is kyle white, then just 20 years old. minutes after this picture was taken, his unit was ambushed. >> i remember firing where i thought the enemy was just as quickly as i could pull the trigger, and as soon as i went to load another magazine into my weapon, it was just lights out. >> lights out. what happened? >> an rpg had hit right behind my head, on the rock face just behind my head and knocked me out. >> reporter: white and kain schilling were trapped in a kill zone. >> trapped pretty narrow. once i was straight up, straight down, there was nowhere i could go. >> reporter: some of the soldiers scrambled down the cliff but four americans before still on the trail and some were hit. >> i saw blood on his upper right arm and knew he had been shot. >> reporter: after applying a tourniquet white ran throug

specialist kyle j. white, united states army. specialist kyle j. white distinguished himself by acts of gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a radio telephone operator with company c, 2 battalion airborne 03rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne brigade during combat operations against an armed enemy in afghanistan on november 9, 2007. on that day specialist white and his comrades were returning to the outpost with village he woulders. as the soldiers traversed a narrow path, pinned against a steep mountain face, they were completely exposed to enemy fire. you have specialist white exposed himself to enemy fire to reach the soldier and provide medical aid. after applying a tourniquet specialist white moved to an injured marine to provide aid and comfort until the marine succumbed to his wounds. specialist white returned to the soldier and discovered that he had been wounded again. using his own belt specialist. white was able to stem the flow of blood and save the

filling monitor the >> pelley: president obama awarded the medal of honor today to army sergeant kyle whiter risking his life in afghanistan to save fellow americans. the honor comes seven years late because the pentagon lost white's nomination. it's the second time a medal of honor nomination for the afghan war has been misplaced. here is david martin now with an american hero. >> reporter: this is kyle white, then just 20 years old. minutes after this picture was taken, his unit was ambushed. >> i remember firing where i thought the enemy was just as quickly as i could pull the trigger. and as soon as i went to load another magazine into my weapon, it was just lights out. >> reporter: lights out? what happened? >> an rpg had hit the rock face right behind my head and knocked me out. >> reporter: white and kain schilling were trapped in a kill zone. >> the trail was pretty narrow, and one side was straight down and one side was straight up. there was nowhere you could really go. >> reporter: some of the soldiers scrambled down the cliff, but four americans were still on the trail and schil

specialist kyle j. whitetates army. specialist kyle j. white distinguished himself by act of gallantry and -- at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a radio telephone operator with company c, second battalion airborne 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne brigade during combat operations against an armed enemy in afghanistan on november 9, 2007. on that day specialist white and his comrades were returning to bela outpost from assura with village elders as the soldiers traversed a narrow path surrounded by mountainous rocky terrain, they were ambushed by enemy forces from elevated positions. pinned against a steep mountain face, specialist white and his fellow soldiers were completely exposed to enemy fire. specialist white returned fire and was briefly knocked unconscious when a rocket propelled grenade impacted near him. when he regained consciousness, another round impacted near him embedding small pieces of shrapnel in his face. shaking off his wounds, specialist white

specialist kyle j. whiteited states army. specialist kyle j. white distinguished himself by acts of gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, while serving as a radio telephone operator with company c, second battalion airborne, 503rd infantry regiment, 173rd airborne brigade during combat operations against an armed enemy in afghanistan on november 9, 2007. on that day, specialist white and his comrades were returning to an outpost from ashurah with the village elders, as the soldiers traversed a narrow path surrounded by mountainous rocky terrain they were ambushed by enemy forces from elevated positions. pinned against a steep mountain face, specialist white and his fellow soldiers were completely exposed to enemy fire. specialist white returned fire and was briefly knocked unconscious when a rocket propelled grenade impacted near him. when he regained consciousness, another round impacted near him, embedding small pieces of sh rab nell in his face. shaking off his wounds, specia

nbc's jim miklaszewski reports. >> army specialist kyle white on a rugged mountain path in eastern afghanistan. moments before his world exploded in what he called the worst day of his life. >> it just seems like the entire valley. >> reporter: white's platoon came under heavy fire in an enemy ambush. with nowhere to take cover, white himself was immediately wounded and feared the worst. >> i remember thinking at that point, okay, we're not going to make it through this one. >> reporter: specialist kain schilling had been shot twice. white ran through a devastating barrage of fire to get to him. white repeatedly exposed himself to intense enemy fire in an effort to save them. >> i told myself from the beginning of the ambush i was going to die. if it's going to happen, it's just a matter of when, but why not try to do some good and help my guys out until that happens. >> today we pay tribute. >> reporter: at the white house, president obama presented white with the medal of honor. the nation's highest military decoration. there in the east room was his now lifelong friend, cain schilling, who

specialist kyle j. white, extraordinary heroism and selflessness above the call of duty in keeping with the tradition of the military service, and upon the company himself, company "c," 2nd airborne, 173 airborne brigade and the united states army. >> president obama awarding the medal of honor to a remarkable man. an american hero at the white house this afternoon. in watching the news, they're always so stoic. this man earlier today said i'm accepting this on behalf of the men who did not get out alive. >>> it's 3:00 on the east coast. noon on the west coast. i'm shepard smith in new york. and this is "shepard smith reporting." somebody has rammed a truck into a television station in baltimore county police say the guy who was behind the wheel is now in the building. they consider him armed and dangerous. and the circumstances surrounding this are extremely weird. it happened at tv station wmar. the abc station in maryland. basically baltimore. staffers have been tweeting about this situation. we have some

. >> reporter: army specialist kyle white on a rugged mountain pass in eastern afghanistan, moments before his world exploded in what he calls the worst day of his life. >> it just seemed like the entire valley was there. >> reporter: white's platoon became under heavy fire in an enemy ambush. with no place to take cover, white, himself, was severely injured and feared the worst. >> i remember thinking we're not going to make it through this pun u one. >> reporter: this specialist was seriously wounded. white ran through a barrage of fire to save him. >> came saved my life. >> reporter: who other soldiers were injured. white repeatedly raced through enemy fire to save them. >> you request see the rocks around him, you see sparks fly out. >> reporter: about the third or fourth time, did you ever even think i can't go out there again? >> i told myself at the beginning of the ambush i'm going to die. if it's going to happen, it's a matter of when. why not do some good and help my guys out until it happens. >> reporter: at the white house today, president obama presented whited with medal of h

specialist kyle j. whiteed states army. specialist kyle j. white experienced himself in valiantry while searches as a radio operator with company "c," 2nd battalion airborne, 503rd infantry airborne brigade during combat operation in north afghanistan november 9, 2007. on that day, specialist white and his comrades were returning from bella outpost from ashurah, as the soldiers traversed a narrow path surrounded by mountainous rocky terrain, they were ambushed by enemy forces from an elevated position, pinned against a steep mountain safe. specialist white and his fellow soldiers were completely exposed to enemy fire. specialist white returned fire and was briefly knocked unconscious when a rocket-propelled grenade impacted near him. when he regained consciousness, another round impacted near him, imbedding small pieces of shrapnel in his face. shaking off wounds, specialist white noticed one of his comrades lying wounded nearby. without hesitation, specialist white exposed him to enemy fire in order to reach

kyle j. white united states army. kyle j. white distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of truth while serving as a radio telephone operator with company seed, second battalion airborne infantry, 173rd airborne. specialist wait and his comrades were returning with village as the soldiers traversed a narrow path surrounded by rocky terrain. pinned against a steep mountain face, specialist white and his fellow soldiers were completely exposed to enemy fire. shaking off his wound, specialist white noticed one of his comrades lying wounded nearby. without hesitation, specialist white exposed himself to enemy fire in order to reach the soldier and provide medical aid. after applying a tourniquet, specialist white moved to the marine providing aid and comfort. specialest white returned to the soldier and discovered he had been wounded again. applying his own belt, specialist white was able to stem the blow of blood and save the soldier's life. notice his and other soldier'

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nbc's jim miklaszewski reports. >> reporter: army specialist kyle white at a rugged mountain pass in eastern afghanistan, moments before his world exploded in what he calls the worst day of his life. >> just seemed like the entire valley erupted. >> reporter: white's platoon came under heavy fire in an enemy ambush. with nowhere to take cover, white himself was immediately wounded and feared the worst. >> i remember thinking at that point, i was like, okay, we're not going to make it through this one. >> reporter: specialist cane schilling was shot twice and seriously wounded. white ran through a barrage of live fire to reach him. >> kyle definitely saved my life. >> reporter: two others were wounded and down. white repeatedly exposed himself to intense enemy fire in an effort to save them. >> i told myself from the beginning of the ambush that i was going to die. if it's going to happen, it's just a matter of when, but why not try to do some good and help my guys out until it happens. >> today we pay tribute. >> reporter: at the white house, president obama presented white with the m

to former army sargeant kyle white. afterwards, he spoke of a piece of medal given to him by a survivor. >> this is maybe more precious than the met cal symbol around my membering. on it are the names of six fallen brothers they're my just weeks before the ambush they promised to take care of the other's family if something hud happen to either. >> the highest kourp in the european union is forcing google to amend search results giving internet users more power to conceal unflatering information. saying when users request google remove links the company must do so the court ruling impacts all search injens in europe. >> the castle tell us two hours ago an american was on board making several space walks yesterday, he delivered a graduation address. astronauts expected to land in about an hour and a half. >> wow. glad to get home. >> still head what happens when you mix money and sports? >> coming up, efforts to help bridge the digital divide for san francisco neediest families. >> it's like an amazon for contraband. >>

kyle white set to receive the medal of honor at the white house.te helped with the evacuation of several wounded soldiers during a 2007 taliban ambush. al jazeera will be covering today's ceremony. >>> and coming up on al jazeera america, scientists say the antarctic is melting. and the drought, so bad in parts of brazil, they can't even afford to waste a single drop of water. ♪ >>> we're following breaking news coming out of baltimore. that is wmar tv, a person there has barricaded himself inside the station. the station located in the northern part of baltimore. the man went inside the station after he rammed the building with a dump truck. there is a school towards the left of your screen that has also been evacuated, a small catholic church. the school is on lockdown. >>> two mine yours are head after a coal mining accident in west virginia. that happened last night in a mine in boone county. the two minors were trapped after what is called a ground failure. federal and state officials say the fine has a history of safety violations. >>> there

later today the president is presenting the nation's highest military honor for army sergeant kyle white he's the 7th living recipient to receive the honor for afghanistan. we are covering the ceremony beginning at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. >> we want to thank you for watching al jazeera america. "inside story" is next. reminder for updates throughout the day, go to al jazeera.com where the news continues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week nonstop. >> the world's biggest democracy has come to the end of a month of voting. the scale of india's elections demand words that struggle to contain it's vast size. will indians and the world sues superlatives about the outcome? that's notice story. --that's "inside story": >> hello, i'm ray suarez.

former army sergeant kyle white was awarded the medal for his actions while serving in afghanistan on november 9, 2007. he's a seventh living recipient to be awarded the honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. this is 20 minutes. >> almighty god who are words may cradle but never contained. we are blessed to honor and -- and american soldier, actions were witnessed to the depth of his love and depth of his honor. the medal of honor is bestowed kyl white. we know god, it is dearness that gives everything its value. by honoring sergeant white we honor the men who fought that day. we may live hy

president obama awarded kyle white the maddal for his efforts in afghanistan. white put himself in the line of fire several times to save one soldier's life and help another wounded soldier. his friend, shawn longein of walnut creek was one of those people killed in the attack. white says he's been honoring a prom his he made to his friend to look after his family. >>> it's time for the oldest consecutively run foot race in the world. this weekend the city hosts the 103rd beta -- bay to breakers. tara moriarty is live about some changes to the event this year. >> reporter: good afternoon. security obviously is going to be beefed up, up 20%. that's because of what happened during the boston marathon last year. also, there will be no bags, backpacks or containers of any kind allowed unless they are cleared by security and are a certain size requirement and this year, something new, an hour later the race will start, rather than 8:00, 7:00 in the morning, it will be at 8:00. now, we do want to mention that safety will be the big push this year. that's basically wha

the medal of honor is stowed upon sergeant kyle white. his story deeply inspires our nation. ur devotion to one another. it gives everything its value. , weonoring sergeant white also honor the memories of the man who ought that they. -- thought that day. we increase our faith and renew our hope. we pray all this in your holy amen. >> amen. >> good afternoon, everybody. month's be seated. to the white

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. >>> in a special white house ceremony president obama awarded the medal of honor to kyle white for his heroic acts in afghanistan. during an ambush by taliban fighters, white risked his own life to save his fellow soldiers. he dodged enemy fire to drag them to safety. white says the award belongs to his platoon. he is only the seventh living recipient of the top military award for valor in iraq or afghanistan. >>> well, we've already heard about that heat wave in the west. but here's how the forecast is shaping up elsewhere across the nation. stormy conditions all day from the gulf coast, stretching north to the great lakes. but dry everywhere else. >> scorching, summer-like temperatures throughout the west, reaching into the 90s in some spots. 80s along the mid-atlantic coast. mostly 50s and 60s in the northern tier. >>> all right. coming up -- justin bieber in trouble once again. breaking details on the attempted robbery investigation involving the pop star. >>> plus, swept away. a bouncy house flies into the air with children onboard. an update on their condition and the dramatic

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president obama awards the medal of honor to kyle white tuesday. sergeant white was cited for heroic actions in an ambush in 2007 when he saved a comrade's life and made sure other soldiers were safely evacuated. sergeant white said he will never forget the soldiers killed in that attack. >> the opening of the 9/11 museum at ground zero in new york city. we'll be there live for the dedication ceremony nearly 13 years after the attack on the world trade center. >> thanks for joining us this morning. >> the news continues in two minutes, including the very latest on that race to rescue those miners trapped in turkey, 232 already reported dead. >> a reminder to have a great morning and we will see you right back here at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. >> i'm joe berlinger this is the system i'd like to think of this show as a watch dog about the system... to make sure justice is being served. with our personal liberties taken away from us, it better be done the right way. is justice really for all? . >>> this is al jazeera. >> hello. welcome to the newshou

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. >> today, at the white house former army sergeant kyle white was the seventh living recipient of the medal of honor and gragses to him and this is what he had to say. >> without the team there could be no medal of honor that is why i wear this medal for my team. my six fallen brothers. they are my heroes. >> good for you, sergeant. you've earned it and congratulations. >> amen. good one. >> yesterday, i talk about my fit bit and having -- i got a badge. well now i've learned about a new product. i don't need it. it's called the quit bit and it looks like a lighter and you look it up to your phone so that every time you light up, it will record it, so that now you will know how many cigarettes you are actually having in a day and if you are trying to quit, you can make cut back a little bit so that you have some measurement. i think it's a really good product. what do you think? i'm just thinking of your health. >> okay. i appreciate that. if you'll get me one, i'll be happy to use it. >> helping you always costs money somehow. >> i know. >>> if you are about to sit down to dinner, yo

today we present our nation's highest military decoration, medal of honor to sergeant kyle j. white. kyl is the second sky soldier to be recognized with the medal of honor for service above and beyond for the call of duty in afghanistan. a lot of vips here, but i would like to acknowledge the most andrtant, kyle's parents his girlfriend. i'm told that back home in washington, when cal wanted to enlist, at first she had set aside that had set his sights on the marines. i'm told there was a difference of opinion. [laughter] i suspect a good family discussion. as commander-in-chief, i cannot take sides in this debate. line is, kyle joined the army. in doing so he carried on his family's proud tradition of service, which found its expression on a november day over six years ago. across afghanistan base , commanders were glued to radios listening as american forces fought back an ambush in the rugged mountains. one commander remembered all of afghanistan was listening was a soldier on the ground, describe what was happening. they knew him by his call sign. charlie 1 6 romeo. we know it w

president obama will award the medal of honor to 27-year-old kyle white in a white house ceremony. he was knocked up conscious by a rocket-protelled grenade -- propelled grenade in 2007. the pentagon says he put himself in the line of enemy fire to save his fellow soldiers. several soldiers tied in the attack including corporal shawn long from walnut creek. >>> authorities in the south bay are warning to protect your pets from coyotes. there's sightings on nicholson, tate west of downtown. there are two reports of small attacks attacked. police say keep your small pets and cats inside. if you have pet food, bring it indoors. >>> information about the new zodiac killer hits the bookstores. it's entitled the most dangerous animal of all. the co father claims his father was the serial killer who terrorized the bay area in the late 1960s and 1970s. he was adopted and say years of research led him to this conclusion. critics say the book is filled with pretty sen sakessal claims but very few specifics about the unsolved serial killings of five people. >>> glitches in san francisco's new

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and president obama today awarded the medal of honor to kyle white, making him only the seventh living servicemember from the wars in iraq and afghanistan to receive our nation's highest military award. he was honored for his heroic actions in afghanistan in 207,130 seconds into a taliban ambush a rocket propelled grenade knocked him unconscious. when he came to, he put himself on the line of fire to help two of his fellow soldiers were seriously wounded. congratulations, sergeant. we will be right back. lou: the federal government wants to seize 1000 texas acres. the bureau of land management up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, right from her computer. [ whirr

and president obama today awarded the medal of honor to kyle white, making him only the seventh living servicemember from the wars in iraq and afghanistan to receive our nation's highest military award. he was honored for his heroic actions in afghanistan in 207,130 seconds into a taliban ambush a rocket propelled grenade knocked him unconscious. when he came to, he put himself on the line of fire to help two of his fellow soldiers were seriously wounded. congratulations, sergeant. we will be right back. lou: the federal government wants to seize 1000 texas acres. the bureau of land management discussion coming up next. ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, right from her computer. [ whirring ] [ train whistle blows ] she makes trains that are friends with trees. ♪ my mom works at ge. ♪ lou: clay aiken today on what has been a hotly contested democratic primary for a congressional aide. his closest rival died yesterday during an accidental fall, described as a freak accident. clay aiken remains a long shot against ren

. >> woodruff: at the white house today, former army sergeant kyle white was awarded the medal of honor, the nation's highest honor for valor. president obama recalled white's bravery in a 2007 battle in afghanistan when his platoon came under surprise attack. >> woodruff: the scene was the white house east room, as the commander in chief pinned the medal of honor on sergeant white, now retired. the president recounted white's gallantry after his platoon was ambushed in afghanistan's nuristan province, in november 2007. >> earlier that afternoon, kyle and the 13 members of his team, along with a squad of afghan soldiers, left an afghan village after meeting with elders. the americans made their way back up a steep hill, single file along a narrow path, a cliff rising to the right and a slope of rocky shale dropping on their left. they knew not to stop, that they had to keep moving. they were headed into an area know as ambush alley. and that's when a single shot rang out. then another. and then an entire canyon erupted with bullets coming from what seemed like every direction. it was as

. >> the president presented medal of honor to kyle white for heroism during an ambush in 2007 that killedoldiers he fought through enemy fire and helped with evacuations other wounded comrades. after word he spoke of a piece of a medal given to him of a survivor. >> this is maybe more freshus just than placed around my neck. on it are the names of my six fallen brothers they're my heros. >> one of those names is out of 23-year-old paratrooper. just weeks before the ambush vowed to take care of the others family. white is the tenth recipient of the medal of honor for actions in afghanistan. >> coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 a mystery the piece of history one explorer claims he found. >> plus, an underwater scuba attack. what the diver says saved her life. >> you can see how sunny it is and almost feel how hot it is the heat wave is going to break, coming up. >> traffic is not letting up any time soon. and stuck in the heat and cars this, is a view on the skyway in downtown san francisco. traffic very heavy in both directions. stay with us. more in just a moment. don't. i want you to be kin

kyle white says he expected to die on a cliff in afghanistan. e is a member of a very elite group this morning. the former army sergeant is one of seven men alive to receive the medal of honor for their bravery in iraq an afghanistan. president obama honored him tuesday for risking his life to save other soldiers. david martin spoke with this american hero. >> reporter: he's 27 now but when carl white earned the medal of honor, he was just 20. that's him on a mountain trail in afghanistan moments before his unit was ambushed. >> i remember thinking to myself, i'm not going to make it through this one you know because there's too much fire on the side of the cliff. >> reporter: he was knocked unconscious twice and still has shrapnel lodged in his face. his squad trap oddtown trail and the cliff below it with no cover. white ran from one fallen soldier to another applying tourniquets. >> when i saw him going out there, i absolutely thought he was going to get hit. i was amazed he didn't the amount of fire he was going through. >> kain schilling was

explain >> : president obama awarded the medal of honor today giving it to former army sergeant kyle white for his heroic action in afghanistan as he recovering from a grenade hit to what he said the lives of fellow soldiers under gunfire and helped make sure that other wounded soldiers from the attack were evacuated he is the seventh living recipient of the top military award for his actions in afghanistan what's best friend army corporal from but evans from what creek was one of the soldiers killed during battle to >> : to new records say in remains pretty warmup there at this hour. still in the '80s when the coast 85 in the neck but 80 actually in san mateo 81 in ready-to- wear would say 80 in fremont at this hour will deadbeat warm again tomorrow he did visor means an effect for tomorrow for high temperatures in the '90s even triple digits will have a real week seabury's out there and spread the air alert and affect again for all that they're just hanging on the bay area of the knockout is when will be so, but the door tomorrow morning we'll be able to fill the want 6 is so news to sta

army sergeant kyle white will be awarded the nation's highest honor the medal of honor. the 27-year-old was on "fox & friends" sunday. >> you don't think about what you are doing especially in that moment with that much fire coming in. the your adrenalin is bumping you have a fallen comrade out there who needs your help. >> he survived but six american heros died on that day. we remember them. the time is 11 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up an explosion rocks the house. turns into a ball of claims. but it is what happened before that is really raising questions. >> it is an ugly family affair and it is caught on camera. beyonce's sister kicking and hitting jay-z. what really went down inside that elevator. >> you know all of the studies wi about clock lat and wine making you live longer. turns out they may have been too sweet after all. we will have the bitter truth. ♪ ♪ ♪ have your next burger with a side of awesome. the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. smoking with chantix. for 33 years i chose to keep smoking...

specialist kyle white talked about what the award means to him. >> it is representation of the responsibility we accept as warriors and members of a team. it's a testament to the trust we have in each other and our leaders. because of these reasons, the medal cannot be an individual reward. >> he received the medal for saving a soldier's life and helping to evacuated a shoulderier in eastern afghanistan. he said when the shoulder came too he used a damaged radio tower to call for help and went to assist others. >>> are peace talks in syria hopeless. a look at the future of negotiations and a texas inmate says he should get it delayed because of oklahoma's recent botched execution. back in a (♪) >>> >>> a diplomat in charge of syrian peace talks resigned. united states athoupsed that lakhdar brahimi -- announced that lakhdar brahimi will step down, coming as the head of the syrian national council makes a visit to the white house. mike viqueira joins us. good to see you. who is mr jaaba and who is he meeting with at the white house. >> fully years ago president obama first, after some hesitati

president obama presented the nation's highest military honour to army sergeant kyle white in recognition of his courageous actions whilst serving in afghanistan. he saved a soldier's life and helped others escape. the headlines are >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the top stories - residents forced out of their neighbourhoods by wildfire in the san diego area are allowed to start returning home. authorities lifted all evacuation orders. the fire spread to 800 acres fed by hot and windy weather in southern california. >>> taking a live look at turkey. more than 200 are dead following a blast and fire in a coal mine. hundreds were trapped. most victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning. rescue teams have been pumping oxygen into the mine to keep survivors alive. >>> the nigerian government is ready to negotiate with boko haram amid criticism over how goodluck jonathan's government is handling the abduction of 270 girls. boko haram may be willing to release the girls in a prisoner swap. >> i'm determined to be great, to make the team and i have every confidenc

the president presented the medal of honor to former army sergeant kyle white. 2007 white fought throughother soldier and evacuate wounded comrade caught in ambush that killed 6 americans in afghanistan. afterward he spoke of piece of medal given to him by one survivor. >> this is maybe even more precious than the medal symbol placed around my neck. . on it are the names of my 6 fallen brothers. they are my hero. >> one of those names is that of 23-year-old para trooper shawn of walnut creek. he and white close friends who just weeks before the ambush vowed to take care of other family. if something should ever happen to either of them. >> well from europe tonight landmark ruling that could affect what pops up when you google someone. highest court today says people have the trite ask google and the other big search engine as well to stop displaying link contain outdated incorrect information about them. man from spain complained long settled debt came up when the name was searched. the ruling applies throughout europe but it is unmostly clear how it will affect internet search in the un

. >> a high honor for army sergeant, kyle white. >>> now back to our top story.turkey dealing with its worst mining accident in two decades. look at these live pictures outside. where they're awaiting new miners being pulled from the mine, waiting by the moment for some news. we'll continue the story throughout evening and the headlines are coming up with richelle. welcome to al jazeera america i'm richelle carey here are tonight's top stories a un-turkey mine explosion an explosion in a coal mine in western turkey has killed more than 150 workers hundreds more are still unaccounted for and scores are injured the blast started a fire undergound rescuers are trying to pump air into the mine to keep any survivors alive >>> and in nigeria , the u-s is now involved in the search to find more than 270 school girls that the radical group boko haram kidnapped last month the pentagon says it's flying surveillance aircraft over remote areas of the country as part of the growing international search effort there >>> the u-n envoy who was in charge of trying to end syria's

kyle white received the medal of honor for putting himself in the line of enemy fire several times tollow soldiers. six american service members died in that attack. including white's friend, walnut creek native sean longenor. white says he wears a bracelet to commemorate his fellow brothers. >> this is more than a medal just placed around my neck. honored with the names of my six fallen brothers. they are my heros. >> reporter: longerman's family also attended the ceremony including his wife and daughter he never met. white says he promised longeman he would take care of his family. >>> some books are too boring while other reads are too racy. >> reporter: a shakespeare place, the declaration of independence and a book on recommendation of insulation? not everyone is a fan. >> there are good and bad. >> reporter: hrar >> reporter: -- larson says the books include very boring material. >> recommended levels of insulation is something that might put a 14-year-old to sleep during class. >> they should be prepared to read the kinds of rigorous texts we're all faced with. not just in our

afterwards kyle white talked about what the award means to him. >> the representation of the responsibility we accept as warriors and members of a team. it's the testament of the trust that we have in each other and our leaders. because of these reasons the medal cannot be an individual award. >> white received the medal of honor for saving a solar's life and evacuating other soldiers' during an ambush in afghanistan. white said he was not unconscious. when he came too he use adaged radio to call for help and then went to assist other wounded comrades. wow. >>> six months until the midterm congressional elections, and one lobbying groups is threatening to make life very difficult for anyone who plans to block immigration reform. david? >> reporter: the u.s. chamber of congress has spent months urging congress to pass immigration reform. now tom donahue, president and ceo, is ratcheting up the pressure. in a talk in washington he threatened republicans who don't act on a bipartisan bill that has already cleared the senate. >> we're absolutely crazy if we don't take advantage of having passed