country music legend loretta lynn, ben bradley, former executive editor of the "washington post" and baseball great ernie banks. >>> when we come back here tonight, making a difference. and an extraordinary outpouring after we first told you about the folks helping a lot of young caped crusaders face their fears. >>> finally tonight, a follow-up to a "making a difference" report we brought you last month on an organization called "heart heroes." it provides capes to kids battling forces beyond their control. they've got heart problems. and lifting their spirits goes a long way. after our story, many viewers responded and nbc's kevin tibbles has an update for us tonight. >> oh, look at that. >> reporter: in spite of three open heart surgeries, nothing is going to slow 5-year-old crusader cyrus rixie down. not in his shiny new cape. >> he's been through so much. incredibly strong kid. >> he's had three open heart surgeries. >> reporter: these are heady days in the superhero business. >> we're just plugging away trying to get cape requests out the fastest we can. >> this is her signatur

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clinton, oprah winfrey, bernie banks, ben bradley of the "washington post," country music star loretta lynnusician arturo sandoval and women's rights activist gloria steinem. they will be presented later this year. a pair of by a tigers were presented at the national zoo. today we got our first look at the moms fussed over them. the cubs appear quite healthy and the zoo keepers are excited by their birth because sue mat ran tigers are critically endangered. fewer than 500 live in the wild. ark tress karen black has died, the cause was cancer. black appeared in more than 100 movies including the classic "easy rider." she was nominated for an oscar for her performance in "five easy pieces" and she played a sultry country singer in "nashville." karen black was 74. in country music, cowboy jack clement did it all, working with so many legends as a producer, engineer and songwriter. he died today of liver cancer. ♪ note? >> pelley: clement arranged the horns for johnny cash on "ring of fire." he also helped discover jerry lee lewis and was the first producer to record royors by son. clement help

clinton, loretta lynn, oprah winfrey, and sally ride are among them.ho would you nominate for a presidential medal of freedom? share with us this morning on "washington journal to go (202) 585-3880 four republican, (202) 585-3881 for democrats and (202) 585-3882 for independents. you can also e-mail us or send it via twitter, @cspanwj facebook.com/c-span, or journal@c-span.org is our e-mail address. here is an article from the "hill" newspaper. host: andy 16 recipients for the newest batch of presidential medal of freedom honorees, president oakland the, opera daniel, sally ride, bayard loretta lynn, kahneman,niel patricia ward, arturo sandoval, gloria steinem, ernie banks. post"rmer "washington editor receiving the medal of freedom. it says here 91 years old, who remains a vice president at large at the newspaper. respected for his tenure at the editor from 1968 through 1991 during the paper's heyday. some of the other nominees, other winners this year are the late senator daniel anyway of nouye of- i host: 202 is the area code or who would you nomina

. >>> the presidential medal of freedom recipient include bill clinton, oprah winfrey and loretta lynnee white house announced a list of 16 honorees today for the medal of freedom. >>> form president george bush is back at home after a health scare this week. as you probably heard, he had a stint placed in an artery. the news came as a shock who regard president bush as a model of physical fitness. some health officials are pointing out, there may be some good in the discovery and not just for mr. bush. tom foreman has this week's "american journey." >> reporter: in office and out, george w. bush has been regarded by many as the most fit president ever. mountain biking, swimming, golfing, weightlifting and laboring on his ranch. his annual physicals while in office found him in excellent health with no history of hypertension or diabetes and low to very low corny artery disease. so when physicians inserted a stint to reopen an artery, some people may have been stunned. but not dr. lerner. >> i think it is a case that people should go to their doctors and not assume because they exercise

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country music star loretta lynn. longtime washington post editor ben bradley. dick lugar.m. the last sally ride, the first female astronaut to travel to space. dean smith. later, we're going to hop aboard air force one to get history in today's deep dive. why that first one is rusting, i guess waiting to film "con air 2." the first president to visit russia while in office? here's a hint. russia was still the soviet union. is like hammering. riding against the wind. uphill. every day. we make money on saddles and tubes. but not on bikes. my margins are thinner than these tires. anything that gives me some breathing room makes a difference. membership helps make the most of your cashflow. i'm nelson gutierrez of strictly bicycles and my money works as hard as i do. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. >>> some more first read. if it's friday, it means it's our rundown of all things 2016 because, you know, it's august 2013. hopefuls are busy this weekend, tripping over each other in iowa this weekend. if the state fair's going on, then why not. less than

others include loretta lynn and dean smith. >>> a florida man faces murder charges this morning after police say he killed his wife and then apparently posted a photo of her dead body on facebook. the 31-year-old turned himself in telling him he had shot 26-year-old jennifer alfonzo after she said sheas leaving him. a post on medina's facebook page says i am going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife. the post claims his wife was punching him and he wasn't going to stand for anymore abuse. >>> well, now to wall street and what is moving the markets today. mary thompson is here with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning natalie. well, stocks managed to snap a three day win street. the dow is on track for it's first weekly decline in seven weeks. the turmoil continues at jcpenney. a big investor wants the interim ceo out after less than six months after sales at the retailer continue to decline. and detroit's financial woes are hurting it's neighbors. it declines since they filed for bankruptcy. >>> thank you so much. and dancing with the stars? how about d

broadcaster oprah, gloria steinem and country music legend loretta lynn along with jazz musician andernie banks and dean smith, former basketball coach at the university of north carolina. among others. congratulations to all. >>> happening now, "the situation room" is celebrating eight years on the air. >> you're in "the situation room" where news and information arrive at one place simultaneously. you're in "the situation room." >> that's how it all began exactly eight years ago today, august 8, 2005. we all looked a little bit different when we introduced our urgent hard news format, innovative video wall that's now a staple on tv news as all of you know. it's been a great eight years. i want to thank the staff. all of the viewers in the united states and around the world. we are looking forward to many, many more years bringing the stories that matter most right here in "the situation room." thank you very much for all of the great, great eight years. many more to come. remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter. tweet me @w