they came to remember 23-year- old marine lance corporal, nile cody sears, their friend and their hero an amazing person inside and out. beautiful soul, so much energy. and the kindness person anyone could have ever known. >> earlier in the day, the mood was a lot more somber. [ trumpet sounding ] >> the 23-year-old was layed to rest in arlington national cemetery. he died last month after stepping on an explosive during a dangerous operation in afghanistan. hundreds of those who knew him came to say their good-byes and pay tribute to a young life cut short by war. >> the power of seeing so many people behind us while we were walking behind the casket drew me out and realize just how much he touched me as an individual. >> deep roots in the area, living at the district and arlington. he went to wilson high school and took piano lessons since he was six years old. >> we all love him so much and we're going to miss him dearly. and he will never be forgotten. >> lance corporal, cody sears family says he was supposed to return from war last october. he received the news during his birthday

daniel peterson is lance corporal peterson. he lost both legs while on a second tour in afghanistan almost two years ago. >> when i was in the hospital, this was not in my future.

please welcome lance corporal byron acevedo to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i am nervous.ughter] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. have a great fourth of july. congratulations to our newest citizens. ♪ ♪ [laughter] [laughter]

. >> when an improvised explosion device killed 19-year-old lance corporal josh corral. he had been at the front every day searching with a metal detector to avoid ieds. >> it happened and he was there to protect us all the way to the end. >> his family was number one on his list, no matter what, family will be there and he said that no matter what, i'll take care of you guys and we'll be there for each other. >> reporter: chachi was all got family and all about fun. halloween night he was brave on all fronts except the paranormal, so when the marines started telling ghost stories. >> i don't remember what the song was. just to block it out. that was probably my favorite memory. >> there's one last memory that's hit chachi's family very hard. just two day bfrs he died, the 19-year-old called and exprisz -- they created the semper fi foundation, dead dated to helping severely injured marines and the families of fallen heroes. >> he was all about being more -- we could been more proud, my family and i. >> and as for these marines, they say they're likely headed back to afg

the lance corporal died during combat operations on june 22. he was based at a camp in north carolina and was 21 years old. his services at 4 1:00 this afternoon. >> police are looking out what caused an suv to slam into a pole. we do not know of ander -- any injuries at this moment. >> president obama taking a break from the campaign trail today. he will remain at the white house. >> he plans on discussing his plan to expand bush era tax cuts for middle-class taxpayers. he will also talk about job initiatives. president obama called for lawmakers to retain decade old tax rates for households earning less than $250,000. and to let taxes rise for those earning more. today on the hill, the house will vote to repeal president obama's health-care law. republicans called the law a threat to the economic recovery. all the boat is expected to pass in the house it is expected to die in the senate. >> to business news, living social may be hiring more d.c. workers. >> if you are not a fan of metro, you have a good reason. let's go to linda bell. >> good

lance corporal e.g. mills iii killed by conducting operations in afghanistan.will include the american flag been lowered to half staff. this starts tomorrow morning. the city of david berg, maryland has rescheduled its -- in gaithersburg, itsland has rescheduled july 4 fireworks. it will be held one week from at the fairgrounds. gates open at 5:00 p.m.. the fireworks show will follow 9:25. >> a big honor for brian as his fraternity present him with an award. annual award is given to a leak baseball player who best exemplifies character to philanthropy and promise on the field. of thehe first member the honor.o receive a tremendous honor. is four-o'clock 56 and 78 degrees. >> still had, just when you had seen it all on- line, a ahh, now that's a clean mouth. i wish i could keep it this way. [ dr. rahmany ] you see, even after a dental cleaning... to grow back. plaque quickly starts but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works

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daniel peterson is lance corporal peterson. lost both legs while on a second tour in afghanistan almost two years ago. >> when i was in the hospital, this was not in my future. >> reporter: for months, we followed the progress of volunteers building the wounded marine a home to return to from the battlefield. sub scouts laid his lawn. >> he fought for our country. and that's something we should all care about. >> reporter: others welcomed peterson to the neighborhood by roofing, landscaping for feeding other volunteers. >> this is a great reward for him. and i want to be a part of that. >> reporter: inside, everything is designed for peterson's needs. with wider doorways and hallways, lower countertops. pull-outcabinets. and his favorite part, the user-friendly bathroom. >> the shower, it's huge. it's like a shower you see at the gym. >> reporter: all this won't cost him a penny, thanks to a group called homes for our troops. >> it's paid in full with their injuries. >> reporter: so, the key transferred hands to the new homeown

ovrwell fo d ideon wonder's my son jimmy choo is the corps at age 18 and served a year in iraq as a lance corporals now at eaa. aiouow, the marines are part of the navy depart in peace side. it's the men's department. so i don't tell a jokearound him anymore th theuse o what he has written a remarkable book and it is about leadership and the world continues to cry out for leadership. toin anc aca leadership is conspicuous by its absence. as the people in the middle east and taliban and al qaeda believed that the unitedtas is ithdwing,it cief leadership. and one of the same as stories that be in it though is the taliban prisoners being interrogated by an american officer and he sys --the wan ys'vtt e the . ry ieresng commentary on the lack of american leadership. i hink we articutes the examples of the ldership of roe reisner and the names that so many of us remember who inspired us and inspired us to the degree that we were able to do things th we otherwe wod not have been le t o thirpion that is what lee is all about your thoughts with his life has been all about the mass of this book is all abou

lance corporal eugene mills died last week while in afghanistan. he was 21 years old. services are being held this morning at 11 at grace church in fulton. he will be buried at arlington national cemetery at a laterdate. >>> historic world war ii ship is now under water. the uss mohawk sank off the coast of florida and it's the first ship dedicated to all vet apartments. on -- veterans. on board is a treasure map. there's also a case of aged caribbean rum and the first divers to find them get to actually keep them. >>> korean soldier gets a home from her community in ohio. she has been serving her country for the last decade and spent several years overseas she was in afghanistan as a contractor. in the outpouring of community support brought her to tears. >> i just immediately started to cry. i am just overwhelmed. it's very special. very special. >> just not knowing, not knowing where she was what she was doing. i didn't like it. >> she says for the first time in her life she has no plans and says she is actually okay with that. >>> 5:34 right now. drug maker glaxo s

marine corps lance corporal hunter h.d. hogan. lance corporal hogan was killed in action while supporting combat operations in afghanistan on june 23, 2012. lance corporal hogan cultivated a desire to serve our nation at an early age and followed in his father's footsteps when he enlisted in the marine corps on october 26, 2009. he, like so many young marines, could have pursued other students outside of the military, but he instead chose to take an oath of service to our great country. he was rightfully proud of that oath and remained faithful to the commission -- mission and to his brothers in arms. the hogan family laid their marine to rest in york, nebraska, on july 6, 2012. lance corporal hogan served with honor and valor, having been awarded the purple heart, the combat action ribbon, the c-service deployment ribbon, the afghanistan campaign medal, the global war on terrorism service medal and the national defense service medal. hunter is mourned by his wife brittany, his father, mother, grandparents and so many others. i kn

lance corporate mills eii. army major mulkie and private first class p. stevens.uld name every one of them but remember them every day. >> kimberly: absolutely. >> bob: dana, how about you? >> dana: earlier this year, picked up a book at the airport called "you know when the men are gone." it was written about life at fort hood during a deployment and it talks mostly about the women who are behind, the wives who are staying home, taking care of the children to keep the family together. to me, that struck me. what we ask of the military is incredible. what we ask of the spouses is just as important. to me, those are the ones that come to mind. >> bob: greg? >> greg: a tie. inventer of imodium. it had food poisoning this morning. the young man who bought me the beers. which are going to carry me through the special. it's the fourth of july. you to drink cheap beer on the fourth of july. >> dana: out of a bag. >> greg: out of a bag. >> bob: i have three quick heroes. first hero is franklin dell nore rez volt. as a liberal i congratulate him. i hope everybody pays att

from southwest suburban lagrange addley it will dead soldier afghanistan >> 24 year-old marine lance corporalhome it was hard to get around. >> doors are small bathroom was not acceptable. i was stretching all of the walls and everything to much bad not injured and afghanistan almost one year ago on patrol stepped onied lost both legs is coming home got easier. >> just great to see the product what they have done help me out >> nonprofit building together heroes at home a program joined forces to complete the fremont revitalization of the house included an elevator wrap wider doorways kitchen renovation and a wheelchair accessible bathroom worth about $40,000 with volunteer labor $10,000. >> we feel we have to help these veterans to get settled again. >> receiving treatment mother cannot wait to have home to stay >> makes life so much easier for josh while keeping his dignity and making life easy >> home is one place he knows he will be comfortable down my family and friends at the community has been unbelievable with fund-raisers and other stuff to help out. to help make my life easier >> he

. >> at the conclusion of the ceremony, the president invited a lance corporal to lead the pledge of allegiance. >> shortages of critical prescription drugs prescribed to cancer patients. it has been a serious and continuing problem for hospitals and health-care providers across the country. congressional investigators say one possible reason could be saved pharmacies. jake has stage for cancer. he was suddenly informed the drug he needed was not available. >> when they tell meet the drug was not available and i would not be able to do my chemo that day, i was shocked. how could this be happening in the united states of america? >> ltc was buying the same drug, supposedly to fill prescriptions. but when north carolina regulators and expansion, that found no records, no equipment. -- when regulators did an inspection. congressman elijah cummings and his investigators say it is a state pharmacy set up to thwart the drug shortage. >> this is simply about greed. people wanting to make a quick buck at the expense of sick american people. >> investigators say records show the pharmacy is b

>>when the 24 year-old marine lance corporal returned to his family is lagrange, it was hard to get aroundging around scratching the walls ... >>he was injured and afghanistan one year ago while on patrol he slept on and i eat the losing both legs coming home now just got a lot easier >>it is great to see the fruits of their labor that helped me so much ... the nonprofit sears heroes at home put together a retrofitted home that is handicapped friendly with a wheelchair accessible bathroom the project was worth $40,000 and with the contributions they did it for 10,000 ... >>we need to help these veterans get resettled ... >>joshes at walter reed receiving treatment and his mother cannot wait for him to get back home ... >>it is restoring his dignity and making his life all lot easier >>family friends and the community have been unbelievable helping me to make my life easier >>he is headed to bethesda for more treatment tomorrow he will be finished by this spring to return to a comfortable home and decide what to do next in his life lunchbreak is next. we're learning how to make two light me

lance corporate mills eii. army major mulkie and private first class p. stevens. every one of them but remember them every day. >> kimberly: absolutely. >> bob: dana, how about you? >> dana: earlier this year, picked up a book at the airport called "you know when the men are gone." it was written about life at fort hood during a deployment and it talks mostly about the women who are behind, the wives who are staying home, taking care of the children to keep the family together. to me, that struck me. what we ask of the military is incredible. what we ask of the spouses is just as important. to me, those are the ones that come to mind. >> bob: greg? >> greg: a tie. inventer of imodium. it had food poisoning this morning. the young man who bought me the beers. which are going to carry me through the special. it's the fourth of july. you to drink cheap beer on the fourth of july. >> dana: out of a bag. >> greg: out of a bag. >> bob: i have three quick heroes. first hero is franklin dell nore rez volt. as a liberal i congratulate him. i hope everybody pays attention.

your husband is a lance corporal of camp lejeune and the marine corps and you're here today winning ard and opportunity for an internship here at news corporation. congratulations. what do you think? >> thank you so much. oh, gosh, i feel like this is an excellent opportunity really for me to expand my journalism career. i'm so excited to be here in new york. >> and you obviously have an understanding in the marine corps and the afghanistan experience baseed on your husband but you wrote an incredible piece that helped you win this award about sandstorms in the desert and hail storms and you described really in excruciating detail what the marines go through. >> uh-huh. >> what was that experience like reporting that story and what did you learn about the strength of our men and women overseas? >> i feel like the process, the process of reporting this wasn't so much as it wasn't as difficult as i thought it would be. the guys that i spoke to, they were very willing to open up to me and that might be because i am a military wife myself. so they understood that i know what things are go

please welcome lance corporal byron acevedo to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i am nervous.] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. have a great fourth of july. congratulations to our newest citizens. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ erica the beautiful] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [america the beautiful] ♪ [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ >> thank you, everybody. [applause] >> this is to focus on results that we want. that can spark jobs, innovation, and expand opportunity and guarantee our competitiveness, it can put america back on top. >> you can talk about goals all you want but we have put a stop signs, we have put up stop lights, and none of it ever changes the behavior of congress. >> i have lost total control of the committee and went to have two pitchers of beer with my chief of staff and i told him to give us a tax bill of 25%. he said

lance corporal nile owedy sears will be laid to rest in arlington cemetery this afternoon.attended wilson high school. he is remembered as a talented musician as well. he was only 23 years old. >>> developing at penn state, an internal report into the jerry sandusky scandal will be released today. it was conducted but louis freeh. a letter has surfaced from former coach joe paterno written before his death. in it, he writes the issue is not a football scandal but an academic scandal. >>> two major developments in the hazing diseght of a florida a & m university drum major. robert champion died last november after being beaten by fellow band members. his parents find a lawsuit against the university claiming school officials did not take action to stop the hazing. the school's president announced he will resign effective october 11th. eleven band members face felony hazing charges. two others face misdemeanor counts. they have all needed not guilty. >>> coming up next, more fallout from the 911 problems plaguing parts of northern virginia after last month's storm. >>> later,

today was the funeral for lance corporal codie sears from arlington, 23 years old when killed in afghanistanast month he attended wilson high in the district, studied music at the levine school. the family is asking anyone who wants to send flowers, send a donation to the school. >>> unmanned drones patrolling virginia skies. that is one still closer to a reality. today, todd gilbert and the aclu of virginia announced legislation will be introduced to the 2013 general assembly session. talk of using drones as a surveillance tool by police and the government sparked privacy concerns nationwide. they would be strictly regulated to protect virginians, their civil rights. >>> there is something happening inside a virginia jail that may make life better for awful us. they educating criminals to earn college credit. the judged to give them the skills they need to stay out of trouble and beth parker has more on a look at the new program. >> connected by the railroads. >> reporter: a crisp necktie, shiny shoes. >> the death toll from the civil war, 600,000. >> reporter: a professor lecturing about h

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please welcome lance corporal byron acevedo to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i'm nervous. >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [ applause ] >> thank you, everybody. have a great fourth of july! congratulations to our newest citizens! yea! >> kristen welker still with us. kristen, if you've been to any one of these ceremonies before, share so emotional. they are an absolute event to be at and to experience. it is an american moment. and as you watch that there, close to the white house, close to that room right now, as i was saying earlier, this is something that the president has done on previous july 4ths. >> absolutely, certainly a patriotic way to start the fourth, richard. this is the third naturalization ceremony at the white house. what's interesting about this event, it highlights the built-in benefits of being president in an election year. you get to have some of these moments that are filled with so many symbolism, patriotism, an

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please welcome lance corporal byron acevedo to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. >> i am nervous.edge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. have a great fourth of july. congratulations to our newest citizens. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ >> thank you, everybody. [applause] >> did looks utterly superficial by comparison. bartoli talk to a wide range of people and explore the countryside and wanted to understand what made american stick. he was surprised by a lot of things that he saw. he had read that americans were individualistic, and he actually saw us as much more collectivist. it seems kind of hard for us to imagine that, but he saw the united states as a group of people who liked to form associations, who wanted to always be with other people who were not there. he saw the french as the individualists and the americans as the mo

among the 25, lance corporal born in guatemala came here as a boy after his father received politicalthing. >> reporter: after deployment to afghanistan and with citizenship now under his belt, he's ready for the next chapter in his life. >> i'm going to start my state police process in rhode island. so hopefully, wish me -- they're looking at me right now. if you get my applications. >> reporter: these new citizens were legal residents, but it was this backdrop that president obama used to tout his administration's recent move to protect young illegal immigrants from deportation. >> we're lifting the shadow of deportation from serving -- from deserving young people who were brought to this country as children. >> reporter: and he pressed congress to do more. >> it's why we need -- why america's success demands comprehensive immigration reform. because the lesson of these 236 years is clear. immigration makes america stronger. immigration makes us more prosperous. >> reporter: it's a hot issue in an election year. in a recent cnn orc poll, mitt romney came out just slightly on top of

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dennis miller on lance armstrong denying he is a dope head and a 6-year-old whose parents put him in a celeacious video. we hope you will stay tuned for those reports. building pass, corporateerizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. >> bill: personal story segment tonight. many may remember j.j. walker who hit it big in the tv series good times. he has a book out called dy. in omite. his signature phrase. we spoke a few days ago. in studying your rise from a poor kid to national tv, good times it was interesting to see that you made it on your own. you are an icon, everybody knows good times. >> at least you are not a greeter girl. >> i'm known as the sultan of smooth. >> bill: and you separate then from many african americans who support barack obama. you are not a real big supporter. how did th