. >>> lewis melendez was tracked down for the murder of shar yees hale. more than 100 times. surveillance of the attack did help lead police to the suspect. >> it was a final -- >>> it was a final good-bye for sergeant robert daykin as they show us the return of this korean war veteran provides at least some closure for his family. >>reporter: it's a homecoming more than 6 decades old. >> we gather to welcome home army sergeant robert daykin who has been separated from his family, his friends, his hometown, his country for 65 years. >> native sergeant daykin severed in the korean war. but in 1950, served in action and never came home. >> he was declared in action -- killed in action. >> but for decades, his family his remains were identified through dna. >> his mother never gave up hope. and that hope has been fulfilled today. [singing] during the ceremony, mourners prayed and held a moment of silence. his teammate from high school reflected. >> the thing that stands in my mind, the nicest kid you ever wanted to see. >> he gave all he had for his country. welcome home bobby.

>> reporter: the mother of the victim ing out when she out the judge was giving lewis melendez bail but in fact he was ordered held without bail. he is accused of stabbing cheris cherise hill earlier this month she was attacked outside a worcester gas station. he is charged with murder . hit hard than ever . >>> the point is isil leaders cannot hide and our next message to them is simple. you are next. >> anchor: president obama send a message today that the u.s. led coalition will not stop until the terror group is defeated. today the commander in chief met with top national security and defense officials at the pentagon to talk about strategy. after meeting with his national security team at the pentagon, president obama tried to reassure america and the world that isis is losing ground. >>> in november we dropped more on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. we're also taking out isil leaders, commanders and killers . >> anchor: despite freshure and i didn't sieve the president announced no new strategy. the u.s. led coalition he says is decimating the terror

. >> sara: lewis melendez was arrested on friday for the stabbing death of sharise hill. hill was found lying around murray avenue earlier this month with several stab wounds and brutal attack was caught on surveillance video. >> gene: today marks the third anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school massacre. it actually falls on school day for the first time. adam lanza killed mother at their house and went to the school where he killed twenty-first graders and six adults before killing himself. the school was demolished and 2016 and they will hold a interfaith service to remember the victims. >>> gene: people in sandy hook will unveil a mill board. it overlooked. speaker of the house and boston's police commissioner will be on hand when the billboard is unveiled across from the hynes convention center. >> sara: the supreme judicial court set to decide if a local judge went too far when he ordered a landlord to take a course on islam. justices will take up the case of daisy obey next month. she was convicted of assault after pushing tenant down flight of stairs and