the marine corps marathon is one of them. there will be thousands of people running through parts of northern virginia int virginia to get to the finish line. you may be able to hear the music behind me. really good music at the starting line. there's a few marine theres now making sure that everything is set up and ready to go. when things start to kick off we'll see a spectacular fly over and getting people pumped and ready to start the race. it's going to be a spectacular race. >> it's going to be amazing. it's been simpler with the metro opening up at 6:00. that makes it easy for our runners to get here to the start line and focus on running the race and also lets the marines do what they do best, organize, set up and execute. >> so you'll have obviously about 30,000 people registered to participate in the marathon, in the 10k in all the e what do you expect? folks coming to this race for the first time to watch, what are they going to see when they watch these runners today? >> the runners need you. so if you're listenin

the merchant marines had been destroyed. >> they developed and modernized the merchant marine. it would promote u.s. commerce and in times of war serve as a naval auxillary. >> shipyards were the answer. valued at only a million and a half dollars each liberty ships were 440 feet long and could carry 10,000 tons of cargo at 11 knots. bernard was a native new yorker when he first set eyes on the liberty ship. >> there are thousands of these ships put together in very short order. 2,708. the fastest liberty wads built. >> sleek lines. >> it wasn't sleek. they called it the ugly du duckling. they rowed and they pitched depending on the seas. sometimes it would come down and you hope whoever was welding didn't do it on a monday morning as they did it some other day during the week. >> on september 27th, 1941, the first liberty ship was launched from the shipyard in baltimore. f.d.r. declared it liberty day. >> this is a memorable day in the history of american shipbuilding. today from dawn to dark, 14 ships are being laun ch launchen tennessee the atlantic and the pacific. >> less

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so this morning there's a little bit of a marine layer. i call it -- [ laughter ] >> we have not seen that in a long time! you can see that fog here in our sutro tower camera facing east. so there it is. that's a sign of our onshore winds that are arriving and that means cooler conditions. you probably felt it out there. temperatures cooler than yesterday. so we're dropping about five to 10 degrees in many areas. onshore flow is why we have that little bit of a marine layer and why our temperatures are on the downward slope. i'll explain how cool we are going to get and track the rain coming up. >>> right now, we are tracking some overnight roadwork. this is along northbound 87 between santa clara and 880. it looks like they just picked that up because our yellow sensors just turned to green. so that's good news there. no delays as you head northbound on 87. we are tracking a few cars backing up over at the bay bridge toll plaza. nothing major. you have about a 10-minute ride from the maze into san francisco. michelle. >>> a new set of wil

to let these runners of their united states marine corps. david, megan. >> one of those 10k runners is sean casey. >> susan hogan as well. she is out there. >> representing news 4. it's great to see as we continue to follow this 42nd marathon. >> we do, indeed. we have been following it all morning but what does that mean for the roads? that's a pig question for a lot of folks. derrick ward is in georgetown right now. how does it look? >> it's all quite here now. there's not a lot of traffic. see the section of m street and wisconsin, they have been using a bus and a snowplow to direct the traffic away from the course and to separate the traffic from the runners. now most of the runners are gone. take a look on the other side on the bus. this is the scene now. people are able to cross the street clearly and you see the clean up crews coming down to make sure that this course is clear once they reopen. now we have a map blacks th blocks in place. there's still people on the course. some of the walkers and folks doing it as a matter of princip

i got out of the marine corps and had had applied. i think as the boss said to me up in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you for new jobs with us that we finally just decided to turn the letters off and give you a staff job somewhere. and i ended up coming to austin, texas. and i worked on the american statesman here. that was the very beginning of my career. and upi had a unique set up. where we had a contract to be their staff. so of course i got to know austin and the people here and i really grew very fond of austin. at the beginning i thought what a great gig, as we used to say to hook on to a lucky break like that. and so that's where i began my career here, in austin. but that was right at the beginning of june -- july of 1963 i came on board and of course as we all know the kennedy assassination happened in november. and of course i got involved with that right away because i had walked into the office at noon time and i was reading the a-wire when the first dispatches, eight bells went off on the ticker. and

brian: what year did you join the marine corps and why?rman: i thought about it, i was probably a sophomore in high school. whoever did the advertising was looking for me. i think back there it was a dragon with the marine in dress blues. brian: where were you? sherman: buffalo, new york. i was smart enough to go to school but i did not think that was for me. i wanted to get out of buffalo and see the world. uniforms, but i wanted to be a military police officer. i'm not sure why i have that fixation early on. feltted to do that, and i the marine corps was the path because of the reputation of the discipline. , myined on my 17th birthday mother had to sign the papers for me to even talk to the recruiter. i was pretty certain the young age this is what i wanted to do. brian: what year was that? joined boot0, i camp right after high school. brian: what was your experience in the marine corps like? sherman: i grew up in a single parent household, my mother was the father figure and the mother figure, but the marine corps became that father fi

the marine corps marathon. we will continue our talk, tell you what you need to know right after this. ♪ cnarrator: ed gillespie and i wants to endis ad. a woman's right to choose. charge of a woman's personal decisions, not women and their doctors. as governor, ed gillespie says, i would like to see abortion be banned. if ed gillespie would like to see abortion banned, i would like to see i would like to see i would like to see that ed gillespie never becomes governor. >>> welcome back. talking about the marine corps marathon, 22.6 miles and a 10k run on sunday as well. >> 10k starts at the same time as the marathon and it is back at the national mile. >> tell us about the blue mile, laura. >> the blue mile is at m there will be 238 service members honored on that mile. when the runners run through it they will experience a different atmosphere. the chitter chatter going on the race course ends, it is just silent. it is footsteps. you will see people saluting the posters, you will see people kneeling in front

he's not lobbying for you. >>> marine corps marathon. and signs. we're talking of course about julie. >> she is live out there for us. how is it going? >> it is awesome out here. still hundreds of runners. coming across the key bridge and i got, well, a couple of runners to stop right now and say hi to me. tell me your name and tell me about this race. >> we love this race. it's amazing. doing it for my fallen brothers and sisters. >> i'm always amazed by people like you who not only are running 26 miles but carrying a flag doing it as well. what are you hoping to communicate through this race today. >> well, i do it because my brothers and sisters can't. overseas deployed. we're still fighting a w them as well. we honor our fallen, our brothers and sisters, the gold star moms, dads, kids, everybody and all the way around. >> you're a real tribute to everybody. we won't hold you up anymore. good luck to both of you. >> let's take a look now as we see those guys head off across the key bridge and some of the runners earlier today still a lot of ener

so he was surprised when highlands of marin expected him to pay. robert: so, then they say, "oh, no, you owe us." i mean, they were really nasty. and we were totally blown away because we thought, like, you know, "oh, yeah, the check's in the mail, this, that and the other." definitely not that we owe you money. chris: highlands of marin was charging robert standard cleaning and paint touchup fees. but the biggest charge was $724 to replace the carpet. robert: and that was because the carpet was trashed. chris: robert says highlands of marin showed him these pictures of the carpet it took after he moved out. most of it looks clean, but there are a few small stains. robert argued that those were there when he moved in, and he says highlands of marin later produced this signed inventory and condition form, dated september 2015. this is where robert would document any damage to the apartment, like stained carpet, when he moved in. there aren't any notes on the form, meaning everything was clean at move in, and any damage found at move out would be rob

the bullets tragically struck a young marine gunner in the throat.gain, mike rushed to help as he wrapped a cloth around the marine's neck. the engine of the helicopter failed. and the aircraft crashed less than a mile from where it had taken off. mike was thrown off the aircraft before it hit the ground but he raced back to the crash site and pulled one man after another out of the smoking and smoldering helicopter as it spewed jet fuel from its tanks. finally, another helicopter rescued them and by the time they reached the base, mike was covered in blood. he refused treatment until all of his men had been cared for first. in every action during those four days, mike valiantly fought for the life of his comrades even if it meant the end of his own life. mike, you will -- i mean, i have to say, you really -- your will to endure, your love for your fellow soldier, your devotion to your country inspires us all. i have to tell you that is something. nations are formed out of the strength and patriotism that lives in the hearts of our great heroes. mike

the marine corps marathon. the marine corps marathon kids soon. you can see the start line right there. the little runners range in ages from 5 to 12 years old. the kids course is a one-mile loop at arlington. tough to get kids up early. sometimes they're waking mom and dad up early, too. six separate waves. the first kicks off at 9:30 this morning, a little under an hour from now. chuck bell was out there, too. he is emceeing the event. >> energy is always really good. every year, the marine corps marathon attracts runners from all walks of life. >> i was at reagan national last night. a bunch of people coming in for the race. whether it is their first marathon or maybe 42nd -- can you imagine -- every runner has their own story. mark segraves takes us through a few of the unique journeys. >> reporter: al richmond, former marine, is retired and living in northern virginia. he'll be wearing bib 42 on sunday morning because he' running his 42nd marine corps marathon. he's the last person known as the groundpounders, to have run every single marine

depends on the needs of the marine corps. when i was a drill instructor, we undertook a concerted effort to keep recruits, not drop as many recruits. it was probably about 10% of the platoon level. if you have a 60 man platoon, you will lose 6-10, something ike that, but in some cases, had one kid who was really overweight but was really determined, and i decided to keep him. by the time he graduated six months later, i did not recognize him. that is the real roi. you want to see somebody really appreciate the change and transformation. while some instructors were quick to get rid of the weak ones, i tried to hold onto the ones i thought had heart. brian: when did you leave the marine corps? sherman: 2002. brian: what happened in 2001? where was your accident? sherman: it was in 2002, at camp pendleton. february 20. the day began pretty neat. i was training for the los angeles marathon, and we were in california on the base with an olympic medalist the day i got in the crash that paralyzed me. we were training with the pendle

and the sailors and marines know it and they love san francisco for that."but few peoplewill drop five thousand dollars to help feed troopslike the andersons did."it's a drop in a bucket compared to what our service men and women do for us." ( marty ) and again kron four is your fleet week station... if you want to avoid the crowds kron4 will bring you today"s blue angels performance live on our air... the show starts at 2:00 p.m. (marty) the blue angels are not the only ones flying through the air. more than a dozen professional wrestlers were flying across the ring as they helped irvington high school in fremont raise money for its sports program. the event happened last night in front of hundreds of fans. the biggest star was a legend from the w-w-e... bret "the hitman" hart. before the matches.. he and many other wrestlers took pictures and signed autographs with fans.

i'm not aware of that. >> marines. >> in the marines the victims are never flagged. i'll need to go back and get into details as far as who has access to those records. i believe there is again commander review, in order to -- i need to go back and get clarification as to who has access to those records. >> i'd like to follow-up on that, does that mean for all of you, for example someone is the subject of a credible sexual assault allegation, there's nothing done for example with security clearance? >> that may be -- sir in navy that's different issue all together. >> what would be assigned or -- >> you're talking about as they're a subject as an ongoing investigation? >> yes. >> for navy it will be atypical for a subject to be moved anyway. that doesn't mean that they wouldn't have necessarily their clearance suspended or down armoured if they carry weapons, those thing are up to command. >> if their file is not flagged, allow is all this information exchanged and how is this accomplished? >> the individual is in the unit they were in when the accusation's made -- >

it is marine corps marathon weekend for many of you. we'll break down everything you need to know to get around this 26.2 mile route. exciting weekend every time. >> it is. you're going to need a lot of water because it is going to be warmer than they like it for race day. >> they usually like a crisp, cool run. >> shed the gloves and the la r layers along the >> we'll check in. >> it'll still be good. >> welcome in on this saturday, the october -- the 21st october. >> already the 21st. i feel we were just saying that october had just started. >> lauryn ricketts, not feeling like october 21st as we start out this morning. >> definitely not. yesterday, temperatures were in the mid to upper 70s. today will be in the mid to upper 70s. our average temperature for this time of year is in the 60s. again, we are doing a little better, but we are beginning to ha get the temperatures in the 60s for the beginning of the next work week. beautiful morning out there. it's clear out there right now. we're going to continue to have clear zskies as we

look at that marine layer hovering over the bay.beautiful sight because it does mean cool conditions, humidity levels are on the rise. they are very high this morning. it's impacting some visibility down across the coast. you can see it further in even santa rosa and petaluma impact by the marine layer. full saturation humidity. 100% for oakland airport, petaluma and santa rosa. so we will welcome that because that will help firefighting efforts. it's an onshore flow helping keep our temperatures cool, as well. mid-60s to low 70s across the most of the area. >>> expect major delays along southbound 880. this is all due to an accident we're tracking as you are getting on the 2 past the toll plaza with the san mateo bridge in the redheading to foster city. >> thank you. >>> thank you for watching kpix 5 news this morning. your next local update is 7:26. "cbs this morning" is next. have a great day, everyone. ♪[ music ]

if we are the only two left in the marine corps, i am going to fix the marine corps." problem,very challenge, to rebuild our military after what happened after the vietnam conflict. brian: senator mccain, thank you for your time. look back to the vietnam war continues on veterans day askend, november 11 and 12, we devote 48 hours to the vietnam war, including live coverage from the veterans memorial, footage from 1967, reflections by vietnam veterans, and antiwar demonstrators, and a call-in with historians taking your questions. the vietnam war, 50 years later, on american history tv, only on c-span3. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, and every day with news policy issues that impact you. coming

but a lot of marines enjoyed their boot camp experience. i was no different in that. >> host: your grandmother has a colorful language. did that rub off on you? she never was embarrassed to use those words around you. did you say anything about it? >> guest: my son is too young to show evidence of how foul my language is. i definitely try to cut back on the language relative to my grandma because she loved a dramatic and well-placed f word. you go from mama's house to the us marine corps, the phrase cursed like a sailor doesn't come from nowhere and the marine corps is part of the department of the navy and i definitely had to scale back my language to operate in polite society. it is ingrained in me and i don't always succeed. >> you get their basic training and go to iraq where you are afraid you will come back in one piece or not sure you would survive. >> anyone about to deploy to iraq is worried they will come back in one piece. the thing is, i had the military occupation specialty where we lost some people do to combat deaths and comb

i'm not aware of that. >> the marines, the victims are never flagged. i will need to go back and get into the details as far as who has access to those records it i believe there is command to , an commander review in order, i will need to go back and get clarification as to who has access to those records. >> if i could follow up on that. does that mean for all of you that it for example, so it is e subject of a credible sexual assault allegation, there's nothing done, for example, with security clearance? >> in the navy that's a different issue altogether. >> wouldn't that the fact where they would be assigned? >> well, you're talking about as they are a subject of an ongoing investigation? so in navy it would be a typical for a subject to be moved anyway other than within the same chain of command as i mention before from a squadron to a wing level. that doesn't mean they would necessarily have their clearance suspended or they would be down armored if they carry a weapon. postings up to demand from operational perspective, outside the personal realm

the bicyclists were riding in a charity event for marin county bicycle coalition.authorities say the four bicyclists were hit by a blue dodge ram truck... it immediately took off. c-h-p says one person was airlifted to the hospital in critical-condition. the other three were taken to the hospital with less severe injuries. authorities say nearly 1,000 bicyclists ride in the jensie gran fondo of marin event each year. they are still looking for the driver of the pickup truck. (justine) in the east bay police are investigating a shooting on an oakland highway this evening. at around 7:30, a family was traveling in a white dodge avenger on westbound state highway 24west of 51st street. a vehicle then pulled up alongside the avengerand shot once at it before speeding away. the car was hithowevernone of the people inside were injured. the suspect vehicle is described as a gray sedan information about people inside the car is unknown tonight. (jr stone) the florida nursing home where 12 patients died during hurricane irma is laying off its two hundred and 45 employees. t

marine corps. what's going to be left? d.c. that guy over there? he's my driver. if he and i are the only two left in the marine corps, if that's what it takes, i'm going to fix the marine corps. so it was a very big problem or challenge to rebuild our military after what happened, after the vietnam conflict. >> senator mccain, thank you for your time. >> our look back to the vietnam war continues on veterans day weekend november 11 and 12th as we devote 48 hours to the vietnam war including live coverage from the vietnam veterans memorial, footage from 1967, reflections by vietnam veterans and antiwar demonstrators, and a live call-in with historians taking your questions. the vietnam war, 50 50 years l, on american history tv, only on c-span3. >> coming up saturday night hillary clinton, amazon ceo jeff bezos and billie jean king will attend the human rights campaign dinner. live coverage begins at 7 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can watch online at c-span.org or listen with a free c-span radio app

they make every effort to move the marine out of there and into a location that would not assist them in moving forward. >> one is pretty simple question i didn't hear specific mention and apparently ties into the retention rate but in this questionnaire being done i heard it said it's not supposed affect the creator of the person being transferred. question about whether the person feels they've affected their career long the way? >> i can't break that out. >> in general i have a question that says folks that experience sexual assault in the past year and the question is, did you take any active steps to separate or did you think about separating. that information is in the workplace survey and i can provide that back. >> one of the criteria we heard. >> by the way, i want to thank you all for coming here. it would be important to know retention rates may reflect whether they think their career was hurt but it also might reflect the nature of the sexual assault it seemed to me to tie whether they think their career has been affected would be important for the expedited transfer reque

marine corps. it was a very big problem, challenge to rebuild our military after what happened after the vietnam conflict. brian: senator mccain, thank you [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] \[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org\] >> are look back to the vietnam war continues on veterans weekend. we will have live coverage from 1967,morial, footage from reflections from vietnam veterans. historians will take your questions or did the vietnam war, if years later on american history tv. only on c-span3. q&a, -- eek on >> i was behind him. it looked like he was going to fall to the ground. being. human i grabbed him by the arm to make sure he didn't fall. separatedful of being from them and being left behind. somebody pulled my hair and somebody body slammed me from the other direction. protest on campus last march after a lecture by charles murray. watch her sunday night on c-span'

nly two i are the o left in the marine corps, if that's what it takes, i'm going to fix the marine corps. , was a very big problem challenge to rebuild our military after what happened the vietnam conflict. brian: senator mccain, thank you for your time. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> legislative work will get under way at 4:30 eastern today. calendar.on the including one dealing with the smuggling of the drug, fents nil -- fentanyl. the security of cuba's airports. al thursday we do expect the house to work on the 2018 republican budget resolution and tax

he and i are the only two left in the marine corps, if that's what it went -- takes, i will fix the marine corps. andas a very big problem intentionally collects our look back at the vietnam war continues in veterans day weekend from november 11 and 12, as we devote 48 hours to the vietnam war, including live coverage from the vietnam veterans memorial. footage from 1967. life: -- and a live look. war, 15 years later, on american history tv, only on c-span3. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal, live every day, with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, we are diverting preprogrammed to a -- devoting our program to a discussion about sexual harassment. feldblum will join us to discuss workplace sexual harassment. another guest will discuss private sector efforts to discuss the problem. another guest will discuss sexual harassment and self prevention education programs. he sure to watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. >> today, president trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency -- eme

he saved the marine's life. the helicopter carrying sergeant rose crashed several hundred meters from the extraction point. further jurring sergeant rose and the personnel on board. despite his numerous wounds from the past three days, sergeant rose continued to pull and carry unconscious and wounded personnel out of the burning wreckage and continuing to administer aid to the wounded until another extraction helicopter arrived. sergeant rose's extraordinary heroism and selflessness was critical to saving numerous lives over that four-daytime period. his actions are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the first special forces and the united states army. [applause] >> eternal god, we ask for your blessings, the blessings of this day to remain with us as we go forward. may we go forth in peace empowered to serve with greater courage and strengthened to overcome the challenges of our service of our call. given to serve all in need. and we ask all this in

out of the marine corps. he said, did a guy, this is my driver. if he and i are the only two left in the marine corps, that is what it takes. i'm going to fix the marine corps. it was a very big problem, a challenge to rebuild our military after what happened after the vietnam conflict. brian: senator mccain, thank you for your time. announcer: this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. eastern,t 8:00 p.m. louise out for as on the 1943 -- suit riots.he 1943 -- zoot suiters were viewed as public enemy. as un-american. announcer: sunday at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts. projectlave houses explores the green hill plantation. >> this site has the original slaveowner here was very active in the slave trade. one of the things he decided to put in his yard is a slave auction block and auctioneers stand. >> you can feel the power of this place. ehat auction block is a hug part of why it is so powerful. this was the last place men, women and children would be with their families. thatis ground zero for experien

i had a marine from iowa and a marine from st. john's, vermont. marines from massachusetts and alabama, california and texas. a marine from a gated community outside of park city, utah. a marine from inner city new york. we came together with remarkably different backgrounds, different religious beliefs, different political beliefs but at the end of the day we were able to set aside those differences to do what's right for america and why is that? i think it's because we had a common mission and i think that's what america needs today. america needs a mission. we need a mission that brings us all together to rise above the divisive politics of today because we're all on the same team at the end of the day. we're all on team america. so let's make it our mission in this age of automation to ensure that every american, no matter where you live, in middle america or silicon valley, you have a role to play in the new economy, the economy of the future. and let's show that we don't just respect americans who have college degrees, we respect americans w

rings -- marines and soldiers are draftees. they are not there because they volunteer. .hey are 18-year-old kids i have seen those pictures. they are just beautiful. he would come back very happy and restored from that experience. very that she was very -- he was very cognizant that the north presence. valued my there are some his stories we could tell. they offered me a chance to be released. our court of conduct says the -- i knew i ied was being released. easiesto was not the thing to say. i do not need to bounce around. three years after i had refused i wasmas eve in vietnam in solitary confinement. every cell had a loudspeaker in it. they were playing christmas music. i still remember that one of the songs was i will be home for christmas. that was a bit nostalgic. same guy who was the leader of all the camps told me about a that he is still love to go to. many years later i demanded a visit to create -- visit to. truly social. that was the only time he did that. he would give me cigarettes and he would tell me about the i

its the jensie gran fondo of marin. it is a benefit for the marin county bicycle coalition. if there's a single most important priority in our work it's safety." authorities say nearly 1,000 bicyclists ride in the jensie gran fondo of marin event each year. they are still looking for the driver of the pickup truck. (justine) a rohnert park man faces 25-years to life if convicted of just 1 of the 8 armed robberies he is accused of in marin and sonoma counties. police say 51- year-old william hodges admitted to the recent string of robberies that date back to august. he is accused of robbing a tanning salon in windsor. a bakery in cotati. a tanning salon in petaluma. a nail salon in rohnert park. and a beauty supply store in santa rosa. hodges was arrested monday. he is being held on 2- million dollars bail. his arraignment is on wednesday. in the south bay - a music teacher is in jail tonight accused of extorting sex from his student for years. kron 4's ella sogomonian is in san jose at dartmouth middle school where he was arrested. sot: ella sogomonian, san jose// "samuel kn

is on for the marine corps marathon. now less than 10 hours away.ught up with some of the newest runners to the race earlier today. stranger to hitting the pavement. >> this is my 16th marine corps marry thon and 118th marathon. reporter: number one was back when she was 50. she admits it was something completely new to her. >> my husband said did you know how long the marry thon is? i said about two or three miles. and he said, if i was you i would be read more about it and start running. reporter: the now 66-year-old says she hasn't stopped and opening her tomorrow to a marine from florida. >> first marry thon ever and we will hold hands through the finish. reporter: he's not the only marine running the 26.2 for the first time. >> i knew this would be for me for a marathon that this would be the added mow vegas running the marine corps marathon what it would take to get through this. reporter: crews on saturday kicking it into high gear to get ready for the big day. >> throughout the day you'll see marines moving things. and contractors. getting e

what state do you think the royal marines are in now?y are being downscaled in the same way the royal navy is. until you reduce the number of tasks the royal navy is required to do at the same time as preparing for a possible war at the top end, you will see gaps increasingly appearing not only in the royal marines but across a whole range of royal navy activities. the fact of life is that strategy depends on a triad of what the government or people want to do, and what resources are available and what is militarily practical. what is driving the strategy at the moment is as simple as the money available. the tasks that need doing and military practicalities is going by the wayside. as mark laid out, there are fiscal constraints and actually most people think of modern warfare is being fought. the government would like you to think that you have to go through the motions and do cyber, all of this soft stuff but the fact of life is our potential opponents are bringing up their navies with hard edge fighting capabilities but the americans

. >> we had him down here because we have the marine corps marathon. i've run two marathons. i was feeling good about that until chuck told me he's run -- >> 22. >> i've been at the marine corps marathon -- i won't be completing the whole distance. i'm at the start line and run the mile four and cheer people on and people get a picture. i can't do that and run the race. >> you're a veteran now. >> i think next year, i may try and finish the darn thing again. >> i know runners are particular about the weather when they run. how is it looking this weekend? >> super warm. >> last y degrees. we'll be almost that warm again this race day. very unusually mild again. unless you're running 26 miles. >> don't drop it in your hand or your co-worker. >>> as chuck mentioned, we're inching closer to the start of the race. here's a look at the court. you need to plan ahead for the various traffic closures. of course, it's 26.2 miles and takes you through the heart of d.c. we'll be cheering the runners at mile 4. come and join us. the race attracts tens of thousands of runners each year. ge

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he then went into the marines for four years, served iniraq . [applause] and came back, went to ohio state and finished it in two years. then went to yale law school. graduated there as a member of the law journal, worked for a federal judge for a year. he is now in the heinvestment world and based in part in washington dc. >> he is married to a former classmate from yale law school who is here somewhere, maybe on the way, bringing his two month old son. [applause] so if you see a two-month-old son somewhere, that's his son. so halet's start. surely when you started to write this book, in your wildest imagination you could not have thought you were going to write a new york times bestseller or did you? >> i didn't think i would. >> where did the idea for the book come from? >> it started in law school and the genesis was i was interested in some of the concepts and ideas that i wrote about, specifically this question of upward mobility in the united states and at yale we had to write this thesis by the end of our third year in order to graduate

. >>> tens of thousands will run the marine corps marathon this weekend in d.c. and janice park found some remarkable stories emerging already from the race including gold star fathers and mothers doing their best to make sure their son's sacrifices are never forgotten. >> out of the tens of thousands in the crowd, joann and tim will be there sunday, two new york families forever connected first by horror then heroism. this video shows the smoke in iraq in 2008 as lieutenant corporal jordan herder and jonathan yell shot at a suicide bomber. >> he and another marine tried to stop a suicide bomber and it saved the lives of 30 marines and countless iraqi police men and civilians but they both lost their lives. >> the video ends with not much left of the iraqi come up to the door bell they wait another 15 seconds to give you 15 more seconds of your life as you knew it because everything changes after that. >> a year before jordan was killed tim share's son christopher was killed by a sniper in iraq. today both families have made the same choice. >> two choices, mourn

the marine layer is hovering at the coastline. we'll talk about the conditions for the rest of the day and for fleet flee coming up in just -- and for fleet week coming up in just a bit. >>> investigators are hoping that the shooter's girlfriend can have hints as to why he did the las vegas shooting. some people think he didn't act alone. kpix 5's jackie ward is following the investigation under way. >> reporter: good morning. investigators in las vegas continue to comb through the life and hotel room of gunman stephen paddock trying to figure out why he did it sunday. clark county sheriff joseph lombardo says it's hard to imagine one man alone could stockpile so much weaponry. >> you got to make the assumption that he had to have some help at some point. >> reporter: investigators are now hoping paddock's girlfriend can yield some answers. she came back to the u.s. from the philippines tuesday night and met with the fbi for hours of questioning. just before the shooting he sent her to her native country to visit family and wired

the marine corps became a father figure. i loved the discipline. i loved how hard it was because it felt like something i needed to earn and i took a lot of pride and difficulty i endured to get that uniform, to get that title. but it filled a hole for me in my life and i think to this day i owe a lot to who i am of that early experience of embracing the corps to embody me from the drill instructors and a lot of my judgment today, a lot of my views on life began in those days through those people. brian: you mentioned drill instructors, they have somewhat of a reputation as being tough guys. you ended up being one. >> that's right. brian: what year in your marine corps time were you a drill instructor? >> i graduated from boot camp in 1990 and i went back to paris island. so seven years later i would go back and it was a choice i made. i was a sergeant in the marine corps and you had to decide whether you would do the recruiter option or drill instructor or marine security guard and that is to give you diversity in your career. i said i want to go

remember, these marines and soldiers were draftees. they were not there because they volunteered. mainly 18 and 19-year-old kids. i have seen those pictures. they are just beautiful. he would come back very happy and restored from that experience. cognizant of the valuede north vietnamese my presence. as you know, there are so many stories we could tell. they offered me the chance to be released. but our code of conduct says sick and injured and by order of capture. i knew what they were offering the release -- the release -- mean release. if my name have been smith? easy. no was not three years after i refused, on a cold christmas eve in hanoi, i was in solitary confinement. every cell had a loudspeaker in it. they were playing christmas music. that one of the songs was "i'll be home for shore.as" sung by dinah that was a bit nostalgic. the same guy that was the leader of all the camps came into my cell. to make a very long story short, he told me about an island ho chi minh used to love to go to which many years later i demanded a visit to and went to. the most importantly, at t

and it wraps up at the finish line marine corps war memorial. arlington as well as d.c. throughout georgetown as well as you make your a a way out on sunday morning. 395 some construction by king street but no major delays in either direction. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. and coming up on fox5 news morning, we're learning moral about the deadly ambush of u.s. soldiers in africa and what the soldiers were doing there in the first place. >> pentagon says u.s. troops did not leave any soldier behind. details >> as we head to break, here is a live look across the d.c. region. time now is 4:57. mid-50's. fox5 news morning back right after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> right now at 5:00 a major step forward for president donald trump's promise of massive tax cuts and

. >>> keep in mind the marine corps marathon is on sunday. the race will force drivers to take alternate routes through d.c., parts of northern virginia. more on the closures at 6:30, you can get more on the nbc washington app. >>> we're learning more about the people killed and critically wounded in the deadly workplace shooting in maryland. >>> there are two shooting victims still in the hospital. enoch sosa and jose gillen are in critical condition. they're the only ones who survived the was this man. he lived in arlington and commuted two hours every day to get to work. the family says he often raised concerns about the hostile mood of the gunman. >> he would come home and mentioned that he had a rough day at work with this person. tragic, but this happened to my family. you know, it had to be him. >> investigators say the suspect radee prince also shot and injured someone in delaware before he was captured. he's being held in delaware on more than a $2 million bail. >>> developing this morning, the senate passes a $4 trillion budget. >>

>> the marine core marathon is a very busy weekend in washington. tomorrow is howard university homecoming parade and football game. the parade starts at 10:00 a.m. on georgia avenue. the game against morgan state kicks off at 1:00. the art festival kicks off events with children and family tomorrow. >> dc united getting set playing their last game at rfk stadium. tomorrow's practice will be opened to the public. parking is the game starts at 4:00 in the afternoon. two celebrities will be honored in dc over the weekend. tom hanks will be presented of the record of achievement award of national awareness of history. >> this sunday, i will be down at the kennedy center thousands on david letterman receiving for american humor. that show is broadcast on pbs, november 20th. >>> former redskins helped cut the ribbon on the new turf field. tonight we show you how much has changed in a year. >> reporter: look at him go, northwestern football benson bj, turf field. >> reporter: we talked to him about it before the game. >> i feel great. >> reporter: washing