the marines, navy, and coast guard. they are working with us to celebrate the tradition and recognize persons in uniform. we're doing something very special that i continue to credit the general 4. we wanted to make sure fleet week touches all the citizens of san francisco. we have found a way to do that. one of the most important things we are doing in our city is getting better prepared for the next disaster. as we do that, we recognize the military is the expert. in recognizing their expertise and humanitarian assistance around the world, we can built upon all of that. it should not surprise you that the theme this of fleet week hae evolved into disaster preparedness. it is not if. it is when. it is prudent for us to make sure that fleet week addsin the serious work of relationship building and exercises, anticipation of information sharing, and movement of personnel and supplies, and practice those things with all of our different departments. i want to thank you, general, for leading that effort. i want to thank th

for each other and this dispute across the service but it's it's very specific for marines marines regard each other as brothers and sisters and we mean it i know i may not personally know corporal olson but i know his story i know what he had to eat when he went to iraq i know what it is walk to work with like and i know how it feels to have rockets and mortars flying at you just like corporal olsen does we lot of people say that marines are unusually broken down and then rebuilt to the marines and a lot of us look at that as as the start of a new life so corporal olson started his life the that same way that i started my we are similar things basically we will always share a bond together whether we're active or not and to see what happened to my brother . and i do use that word almost as literally as i can. see what happens to him just surprised me i couldn't believe it and i immediately felt that bond again and you know one of my own was injured and then not being there and you know both of you served two tours in iraq and yet the injury. that scott wilson sustained did not happen and

they are marines, period. their actions reflected the finest atributes of the leather neck fighting spirit and blazed the trail for generations of african-americans in the marine corps. the special recognition that congress has already afforded to first african-american servicemen of the navy, army and air force is long overdue the montford point marines. the distinguished record of these african-americans advanced the cause of civil rights and contributed to president truman's decision to order the desegregation of the armed forces in 1948. mr. speaker, the montford point marines service and sacrifice reflects great credit upon themselves and upholds the highest traditions of the marine corps. i urge all of my colleagues to honor the montford point marines by voting for this bill, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. jones: mr. speaker, in addition to what mr. clay was saying, i want the house to k

we drew the marine corps down. we put a thousand more marines into marine special operations. they are sitting about 2600 go to about 3600. we're going to go from cyber warfare from where we were about another 600 cyber. back to mar sock. i visit them. i was with them last month in afghanistan. will see them, spent things getting within. running around helmand. they are just, the report card is very, very strong. very high marks. but i'm very please with them. tell you, they are the ultimate economy of force organization. and by that for everybody, i mean instead of taking an infantry battalion of 900 marines and running them on the field somewhere, or up in a zone, the trend for marines, special operations arenas. its seals and rangers and navy, i mean the green berets. because we worked together. that you put small teams of these guys in and they can occupy space and have an awful lot of effect which allows the general purpose forces to do the other things on the battlefield. and face the enemy. i am very pleased with marsoc. i feel like a proud father of those guys spent i

gentil former sergeant in the united states marine corps. and a lot of what those protesters on our occupy wall street are frustrated and angry about is a system that no longer works that's harming the economy making it difficult for both veterans and regular people people with college degrees to find jobs it is a system many say is broken well earlier i spoke to peter joseph about this he is the founder of the man he has been also very critical of the mainstream media's coverage of the occupy movement so i asked him to lay things out for me and tell me what his biggest problems are with it here's his take. well needless to say the mainstream media is doing what it always does best and that's maintaining the status quo it's not far fetched understanding to see that the values that are perpetuated by the system are so seeded with wealth generation and the corporations that run this country obviously to do the best they can to make sure the public is not aware of the growing crisis that this economic system is creating across the board so i wa

white marines trained at lejuene, while black marines weren't even allowed on the base unless guidedcer. no black officers existed. >> we didn't have any officers to protect us. we got kicked. we got slapped. we couldn't do anything except say "yes sir" and accept it. >> reporter: inspiration to those serving in their footsteps. and while most of the 19,000 montford point marines have passed away, their honor lives on. >> semper if i. >> reporter: semper fi. always faithful, the motto of the marines. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >> and we all honor them. thank you for watching. check us out at abcnews.com. and we'll see you here tomorrow night. good night.

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why the marines? we are the first to fight and the first to get out there making the sacrifice for the country. >> we reached out to the marine corps trying to get an explanation for the change in the program but so far we have not heard back from the marine corps. i'm john schriffen, news4. >>> you can't be picky if you are heading out to a pumpkin patch this weekend. all the rain in september is bad news for the pumpkin crop. some have had to bring in pumpkins from out of state this year. but business owners say there is pleasant request to go around. but they will not be as big as the ones from last year. >>> this is totally cool just check this out. hot wheels tracks. casey and his sons built this thing in their home in richardson texas. it features loops and boosters. it goes through every room of the house and out the front door, down the street for an -- look at this. it took six months to build. it takes the car three minutes to complete the track. the video was put on youtube and helped raise

marine reaction was predictable. one division commander called in the most unpardonable thing that saigon did and said that marines viewed it with shock and astonishment. westmoreland soon held a press conference in which he denied that any loss of confidence in marine leadership had been his reason for placing the new headquarters over them. westmoreland also cabled marine general cushman to say there has been extensive backgrounding here in saigon with the various news bureau chiefs to point out that establish of mac v forward carried no stigma whatsoever with respect to the marines, that it was merely a normal military practice and that it was only temporary. unfortunately, only the temporary was true. the other denials were false as evidenced not only by general david soften's eyewitness account, but also by a lengthy and anguished cable westmoreland had sent contemporaneously to general earl wheeler, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. as you perhaps appreciated, he began, the military professionalism of the

it ended up being a bit of a role changer for women in the marine corps, the way the marine corps wastilizing its women. i did not know that. i made a joke earlier, if you're ever confused about the extent you might be expecting some sort of greater change, if cnn, fox news, the associate press are behind you, solid chance that you are. it's also -- in early 2000 i deployed to helmand province, afghanistan, with my unit. i was to communicate an officer. that's essentially a gas station for the air wing. a vital job for the initial entry of bring forces into afghanistan but not something i had originally thought was going to throw me on foot patrol. in that capacity my squadron had also asked me to be intelligence officer. noticing i suppose i had those inherent qualities. [laughter] so when i arrived in country i did all of my turn of with existing unit which was a special-purpose, sort of holding ground for the marine corps so that larger bring brigade could get on deck. so the units there had a lot of interesting gadget of the infrastructure of the base and thinks we would be taking

the commandant of the marines says he wants every marine from private to general the history of the marines who fought enemy overseas and racism and segregation in their country. i want every marine and every american to know that history. semper fi, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. jones: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. clay: mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from ohio, mr. ryan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. mr. ryan: thank you, i would like to thank the gentleman and the gentlelady from florida for making this recognition. and the gentleman from north carolina for all of his leadership in the house on this issue and a variety of others. and just rise here to say i want to be in support of not overwhelm this resolution but the eventual awarding of the congressional gold medal to the montford point marines. i think this is a great

white marines trained at camp lejeune, while black marines weren't even allowed on the base unless guidedcer. no black officers existed. >> we didn't have any officers to protect us. we got kicked. we got slapped. we couldn't do anything but just say "yes, sir" and to accept it. >> reporter: inspiration to those serving in their footsteps. and though most of the 19,000 montford point marines have passed away, now their honor lives on. >> semper fi. >> semper fi. >> semper fi. >> semper fi. >> reporter: semper fi. always faithful, the motto of all marines. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >> and we all honor them. thank you for watching. check us out at abcnews.com. and we'll see you here tomorrow night. good night. >>> right now in oakland hundreds of occupy protesters are taking a stand and clashing with police after early morning sweep lands dozens in jail. >> hello san francisco. >> president obama's campaign cameo. a million dollar stoppover to refuel his free election bid. >> this is an outrage. it's in the dark of night take waig people's right to peacefully asem snbl. >> two encam

he is a marine, not a marine veteran or former marine, a marine. we appreciate so much you being here today. the director of legislative programs, mr. davis, this is also your first time as a witness before the subcommittee. welcome. council member david, you are recognized for your opening remarks. >> i note this is your first time testifying before the subcommittee, so we are glad to have you. thank you all. i look forward to hearing your comments on potential reforms to the military retirement system. we all know the concerns about the current state of our nation's economy. the discussions on the condition and the future military retirement are once again being raised, no surprise. such discussions are not new. during previous economic downturns, focus has turned to the sustainability and affordability of our military retirement programs. for the most part, the current military retirement program was established over 60 years ago, so it is valid, no matter how difficult, difficult knowing the nature of the service and the sacrifice of the men an

that's what we are trying to teach the young marines today and marines of all ranks that legacy so thattoday can be better for their actions and understand more clearly what it is they did for not just the wider america, but for the marine corps. >> how many marines were there? >> nearly 20,000. that in and of itself is a dispute, but from 19,186 to nearly 20,000. >> most are now longer with us, but i'm sure their family members are so proud that at this point they are being acknowledged. >> yes. this is an historic moment for america and the marine corps and an historic moment for me as the daughter of a marine to be able to share their story and their struggle with the wider american public. >> absolutely. colonel, as we know, this is a personal journey for you as you pointed out and one of pride being a colonel in the marines. we thank you and salute the marines and certainly those men who as you pointed out were everyday men who decided it was time to fight for their country. what an amazing sacrifice. >> thank you very much. >> coming up on "news nation" -- >> we do this. we take t

the marine reaction was predictable. one division commander called this the most unpardonable thing that saigon did and said marines viewed it with shock and astonishment. westmoreland soo held a press conference in which he denied any loss of confidence in the marine leadership had been his reason for placing the new headquarters over them. westmoreland also cabled marine general cushman to say there had been extensive backgrounding in saigon with various news bureau chiefs to point out it carried no stigma whatsoever with respect to marines and was normal military practice and was only temporary. unfortunately only the temporary was true. the other denials were false as evidenced not only by general davidson's eyewitness account but also by whang the ending which cable westmoreland had sent to general wheeler, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. as you perhaps appreciate, he began, the military professionalism of marines falls far short of the standards that should be demanded by our armed forces. indeed they are br

flag, put it on a pole and got me a marine to carry the marine flag and we both ran 26 miles ago ands just been tradition ever since. >> reporter: that was back in 1987. there are now five men who serve in sergeant steve boseman's color guard and the flags have their stories as well. >> this flag is special to be flown on 9/11 in afghanistan. >> reporter: after winding through the streets in arlington and georgetown heading past the national mall runners moved back to the marine corps war memorial. >> the marines have done so much for us. if it wasn't for them we probably couldn't run this race. >>> a woman is recovering from burns after a house fire in berwin heights in prince george's county. the fire department said the woman was coming out of the house as they pulled up on 58th avenue. she this is fair condition but her two dogs are missing. firefighters believe the fire started in the master bedroom. it's not clear exactly what happened, but investigators believe it was an accident. >>> the main hall at union station back open tonight after part of the ceiling fell friday. the p

marine corps in iraq. in the year he was here he made a lot of friends and they are in shock tonight. >> it's sad to see someone go so young with so much potential. >> reporter: thomas played on howard's baseball team with alonzo. he can't believe the teammate is gone. >> just a cool guy to be around. he cracked jokes all the time. that was my buddy. i just seen him last week. that's the crazy thing about it. and then you get the news today and you will never see him again. >> reporter: along do was shot to death just after midnight on tuesday in mount rainier maryland. the police chief said it was a robbery gone bad. he was a sophomore music major at howard. this is the youtube video of a musical group he founded and wrote songs for. friends say he had it all, good looks, intelligence, talent and ambition tempered with humility and a desire to help others. >> his presence was big in the building. he would walk through smiling. he was hard to miss him. even people he didn't know he would say what's up and

but according to the marine corps website starting october 1st, the marine corps cut that number down$875. >> which only allowed marines to take one class a year. >> this is different from the montgomery gi bill which entitles enlisted soldiers a monthly education stipend after completing the minimum required service. >> the marine corps said they had polled marines and they said they only attend one class per year. >> i definitely feel blind sided because we never got any word of no survey. i don't know what was conducted, when it was sent out. never got an e-mail, phone call, in ig. >> these marines say this new rule will force them to delay their education or dip into their gi bill assistance early, something they hope to use to further their education or use for their family after getting out of the service. >> honestly, a lot of marines are going to start getting out, maybe transferring to the other services. you know, maybe getting out entirely and just using their gi bill and getting a civilian job. >> we feel like we're being targeted. why the marines when we're the first to b

marine.i am first lieutenants ke robertith and i am staged -- stationed in camp >> marine was enough but i am biased. [laughter] >> we wish to the best of luck in are glad you learn something. there are many resources today. >> i will give you my card after this. >> we will all give you a card. [applause] >> a couple of months ago, i went with admiral mullen to a meeting similar to this in detroit. then we went to cleveland and then we went to a few other places. everywhere we went, it was businessmen and bankers and organizations and all kinds of people in the audience but there was always one or two if you only open your eyes and as in the back of the room who came because they read about a meeting and they need a job and they need work and people will do what they need to do, veterans will need to do what they need to do and go to any meeting to find that job. mostly as a reminder to me when i said in a large meeting room in washington, real people, real veterans, real mates. we thank you

ended up eating a bit of a roll changer for women in the marine corps and the marine corps utilizinge -- i made the joke earlier, if you are ever confused about the extent you might be affecting some sort of render change, if cnn and fox knows the "associated press" are behind you sell a chance that you are. in early 2000 night i deployed to afghanistan with my unit. i was the communications officer for a marine wing support squadron and that is essentially for a gas station for the airway. vital job to the initial entry of the marine corps and afghanistan but not something i'd originally thought was going to throw me on to put patrol with the 1st battalion. in that capacity my squadron had asked me to be the intelligence officer, noticing i had those inherent qualities. [laughter] when i arrived in the country it was a special purpose which was holding ground for them rink or so larger marine expeditionary brigade could get on that. the units there had a lot of infrastructure that basin things we would be taking over, but i didn't really get that foresight for what would openly beco

the bonhomme richard is an amphibious assault ship designed to carry a flexible mix of marine and navy units all around the world to accomplish a broad spectrum of missions, from humanitarian and disaster relief, all the way to combat missions. it can operate anywhere and can sustain forces either from the air or from the sea. i think it is appropriate to be this avenue. i cannot think of a better place to accomplish these missions. i was asked to get a little history of bonhomme richard. it is a french name. if you wonder why, it was a ship that was donated to the colonial navy when they were fighting in the revolution. the name is in honor of benjamin franklin. , bonhomme richard good man richard. in france, it was captain by john paul jones. it went on the campaign off but the british isles to take the word to the british. it ended in a battle against a top of the ship. the bonhomme richard is not. the bottom line is that they had no right to win. there were sinking. half the crew was dead. the crew did what they had no right to do, and they won that battle through climbing in the y

flag and i got me a marine to carry the marine flag and we both ran 26 miles together and it has beennce. >> that was back in 1987. there are now five men who serve in sergeant steve bozeman's color guard and the flags have their own stories as well. >> with this flag being special, flown on 9-11 in afghanistan. >> reporter: after winding through the streets in arlington and georgetown and heading past of the national mall, runners looped back to the marine corps war memorial. >> the marines have done so much for us. if it wasn't for them, we probably couldn't run this race. >> lauren demarco, fox 5 news. >> congrats to each and every one of them. >>> what a difference a week makes for the redskins. we'll hear from the players. stay with us.  >>> back now with a look at some of the celebrating in st. louis cardinals fans lined the streets to cheer on the champs and their victory parade. this is the cardinals 11th world series championship. peat. >>> back to football. a small bit of good news for redskins fans. the dallas cowboys also lost sunday. they were embarrasse

for strong emotions and support a fellow military officer supporting not only the severely injured marine of the occupy wall street protests as a whole and he is not alone so as those who fight abroad join this fight at home will anything change the factor here for you a third person you are joining us shows that they recognize that this is an american it's not about using the negative stereotypes so now that those who serve in the u.s. military are getting involved with the movement will mainstream media especially fox news finally ditched the protester name calling. and as protests spread and occupy wall street reaches an important junction what's next for the growing crowds . it is thursday october twenty seventh four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine and you are watching r t well our top story this hour outrage and frustration at the latest turn of events in the occupy wall street movement that is apparently resulting in more support in strength and numbers for the movement i'm talking of course about what happened over the past few days in oakland california first on tuesday a very

for strong emotions and support a fellow military officer supporting not only this severely injured marine but the occupy wall street protests as a whole and he is not alone so as those who fight abroad join this fight at home will anything change the fact that you are cured first to go and join us shows at the record it's but this isn't america it's not about the negative stereotypes so now that those who serve in the u.s. military are getting involved with the movement will mainstream media specifically fox finally ditched the protester name calling. but despite some of the negative reporting from mainstream media the movement continues to spread from coast to coast this as protesters try to clean up america's mess fighting against corporate greed and those in the one percent but how does this movement fix what it says is broken or have peter joseph founder of the guys with his solution. it is thursday october twenty seventh five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for are watching our team our top story this hour outrage and frustration at the latest turn of events in the occupy wall st

marine layer is deepening. that is why the temperatures have come down along with a reversal in the wind z take a look. it's socked in alock the coastline. low clouds have vabsed in towards the bay. as much as 20 degrees cooler here in the bay area, and close to 30 towards monterey bay. winds off the ocean bringing cooler air in. and where we're not seeing that marine influence is our inland areas. that is where it's been sunny and warm and into mid-80s inland like antioch. 82 in livermore, take a look at this, coastal areas dropped quite a bit from ye.d 24 hour change, down 19 degrees in san francisco. down 13 on the peninsula. and we're cool and not done yet. wide spread and there is a cooler day inland and there is marine influence and overnight tonight look forgts to drop down into 50s and we'll see fog and low clouds and patchy drizzle. right along the coastline and there is what is bringing a marine layer. and tomorrow, it will lift low clouds and push it well inland. take a look at computer animation. it

we've put a thousand more marines into marine special operations command. they were sitting at about 2,600; they're going to go to about 3,600. we're going to go from -- cyberwarfare, from where we were, about another 600 in cyber. but back to marsoc, they -- i visit them. i was with them last month in afghanistan. we're going to see them -- we're going to spend thanksgiving with them, running around helmand. they are just -- their report card is very, very strong. very high marks. i'm very pleased with them. i'll tell you what they -- they're -- they are the ultimate economy of force organization -- and by that for everybody, i mean instead of taking an infantry battalion of nine other marines and arraying them on the field somewhere or the marsoc marines, the special operations marines -- and it's more than marsoc -- it's the seals and it's the rangers and it's the navy -- i mean the green berets, because we work together. but you put small teams of these guys in there and they can occupy a space and have an awful lot of effect, which allows the general p

that is something marines don't do. >> it's tough. some of them don't know it when they get here but they remember when they leave. >> they joined the marines to be the marines and we promise them they're going to go fight and be first at flight, right? it's that spirit, of course, is what we want to keep alive. keep well and keep it growing in the wounded warrior reggiemen. >> and you forget about everything. oh, no and get that up ity -- tunnel vision. >> i'm jim mcdonough and a-- i'm a cutting horse trainer. >> reporter: he volunteers his time on help and this is eye blast. you tell them once and they listen. >> reporter: among the cheering, don york. he owns the land, arena and cows. >> did you hear melissa? her story? how she had no confidence and it helped her gain confidence. that is what we were hoping and it happened. beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> the news for the weekend? >> i was going to say you look good doing that on horseback. >> the whole cowboy thing is not me amount lot of years in the south and just didn't -- . >> ne

those who risked their lives for america now part of the uprising marines and others. public in their fight for the occupy wall street let's find out what this means for them. thirty year old gary briggs has served in the national guard for the last two years he's spending his short be cation at occupy wall street you've got some marines. maybe. more the better the guardsman is outraged at the fact that marines are getting attacked at home but. others here believe it won't be long however until the police join the crowds instead of restricting them. but even if this doesn't happen the movement won't be scared away any time soon with marines and other military vets pledging to have the protesters back yet. i don't like it i guess i know. that everybody has banded together and the rope that's being created here you know a sword will cry and if they see a church r.t. he or. well still to come this hour the spot the threat of violence members of the occupy wall street movement refuse to give up on their dreams. right now dreams are possible in america for a lot of people t

marine corps. the purpose of that seminar is to bring together senior navy, marine corps, and coast guard leaders to interact with their counterparts in preparation for humanitarian aid and/or disaster relief. a couple of you will be joining me, so thank you for that. it is a really great opportunity. it was very well done last year. the second is a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief static display which is annually at marina green and cannot get possibly any bigger than it was last year. the third is the second annual urban search and rescue mission, which is performed -- a mission exercise performed with the san francisco police apart, the fire department, and navy sailors and marines. the fourth is the parade of ships, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. next saturday. the fifth is the battle of the bands at the golden gate park, which is the bands of the navy, marine corps, and coast guard participate in a battle. the sixth is the italian heritage day parade. members of the fleet week will

it has a combination of marines, coasties, and sailors, and i hope you will find a place to put this in the port. >> thank you very much. >> you folks, there has been terrific cooperation and i thank you for all that you have done to make fleet week so successful. >> thank you. it was definitely our honor. this will be prominently displayed nearby office, of course. >> any further comments on fleet week? >> my name is catherine hooper, with the fleet week association. when i was here last year -- here i go. [laughter] i said to watch out, because it would be bigger and better than ever, and it was. the general took a lot of what i was going to say. the amount of time that went into this, the amount of communication, the amount of relationship reform measurement , and the articles of the volunteers -- 75 that we can name, not to mention everyone down in camp pendleton, it was a celebration. when we were writing thank-you letters, we were trying to get at some facts. one of the things that charlotte said, when she was addressing the opening reception, it was one of the hard core things

and ends up at the marine corp war memorial.k about this with -- and joining us live is the maroon corp director. thank you for being with us. >> -- marine corp director. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, laura. >> tell us how this year compares to the past years. and this is the 36th year. >> reporter: it is and every year is special and unique about the marathon to come. the fact that we got 30,000 runners wanting to come to washington, d.c., indian summer and share with the marines to make a statement about their running and that this race is patriotic, $1,500 marines, another 600 sailors and law enforcement. that is one of the safest and most beautiful races we have. it's not about speed but a chance to see all of the bouty that washington, d.c. -- all of the beauty that washington, d.c., has to offer. this year is more special we get to go down independence avenue twice and which gets our runners and spectators to come out and cheer them on, close to the newest monument, the martin luther king memorial. >> is the r

a twenty four year old marine and iraq war veteran scott olsen shot in the head by a police tear gas canister unable to even see his name. a march of solidarity with the oakland protesters in new york leads to ten arrests. protesters slammed into the ground and netted by police earlier in another marine confronts police treatment of protesters in a video now gone viral on the web. i think. you do to risk their lives for america now part of the uprising marines and others who serve the public in their fight for the occupy wall street let's find out what this means for them. joining us. recognize this is an american. negative stereotypes thirty year old gary briggs has served in the national guard for the last two years he's spending his short be cation at occupy wall street got some marines from the. maybe so. more the better the guardsman is outraged at the fact that marines are getting attacked at home but there should be fired up by. others here believe it won't be long however until the police join the crowds instead of restricting them you're going to see a lot of reporters still

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forces in the area, including those of the marine corps and of course the army. westmoreland's chief intelligence officer philip davidson had returned to a visit and brief westmoreland on the situation there. the description of the unprotected installations in the general lack of preparation to withstand heavy concentrations of artillery and mortar fire he said agitated general westmoreland. he turned to his deputy have said something to the effect that he had lost confidence in very general cushman ability to handle the increasingly threatening situation his response was to set not be forwarded to send abrams to take command. during reaction was predict will. one commander called this the most unpardonable thing saigon did and said marine theater was shocked in astonishment. westmoreland on a conference in which he denied that any loss of confidence in marine leadership had been his reason for placing the new headquarters over them. westmoreland also cabled marine general cushman say there has been extent of back room here in saigon with the various news bureau

of fallen marines. marine corps regulations prohibit jewelry except for rings and watches. well, the corps made an exception for a prisoner of war and missing in action bracelets in the 1970s. marines want a similar exception for the killed in action bracelets as well. >>> president obama is about to hammer republicans on jobs. he's going to to speak at a community college in jamestown, north carolina. republican lawmakers blocked the president's jobs bill, but the president now chopped the package into bite-sized pieces. he wants lawmakers to vote on a $35 billion package this week that's supposed to save the jobs of teachers, police and firefighters. this is day two of his three-day bus tour to promote the jobs bill. >>> uh-oh, for the white house, that's right, a tv station in richmond, virginia, is saying that a truck carrying the president's teleprompter, podium and other equipment was stolen on monday. police found the truck in a parking lot at a holiday inn express. no word on the presidential eq

they represent 1600 marines and navy coremen. >> these kids are squared away, motivated and often thest in their families to get to college. over 50% of ours are. >> they award ed scholarships fr those wounded or died serving. she was 9 years old when her father died. >> he died doing what he loved, protecting me so we could all be free. >> reporter: he's double majoring in economics. his dad serves in vietnam. >> it allowed me to enjoy college and focus in on academics as well as dealing with friendships. >> reporter: this 23-year-old, a marine sergeant. on thursday, the first living marine in 40 years to receive the medal of honor. >> it's really about those guys. they gave so much. the price paid for this medal is unbelievable. it's for them and their families. >> reporter: he mired a heavy machine gun after they were ambushed. he didn't expect to live. he helped to save 36 lives. as he wears the names of his training mates that died, he's got the matching scholarship of children from injured marines. >> it's the way to go. it's what i feel like i should do. >> reporter: they will

we don't have that kind of expertise in the marine corp.ing to somebody who does this for a living is a great opportunity for us. >> reporter: the relationship goes both ways. later today the will -- the firefighters will learn about ship firefighting, which is an environment different from what they are used to. also onboard they will see the hospital facilities they would use in an earthquake disaster. they are showing those off all weekend that is something fun for to you do. there are a lot of fun activities going on all weekend. they expect a billion people in the city this weekend. of course the blue angels practicing today at 1:00. for a list of all the activities for in weekend go on abc7news.com. have a lot of fun. i'm ready to have fun this is getting heavy. reporting live on treasure island, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> you have to keep your eyes in the practice by the blue angels this afternoon. the shows saturday and sunday and the parade of ships tomorrow morning. a lot going on. >> great to see the sailors and marines walki

are stripped of their main power supply and left out in the cold with see their ranks bolstered by marines and national guard. a conflict of interest germany's nationalist movement takes an increase and we hardline against the country's immigrant population the fears of friends it could cause even deeper social divisions. and the man who robbed millions of people of their life savings back in the one nine hundred ninety s. has come up with another national scheme also again promising ukrainians well beyond their imagination. just after two pm here in the russian capital this is r.t. now our top story it is saturday hundreds of occupy wall street activists will have to battle plummeting temperatures as well as corporate greed without any power supply new york authorities have confiscated generators and a fuel from their capital or about how to fire safety concerns you see cafe not house at least it's now. one here in zuccotti park liberty plaza as it's been dubbed by the occupy wall street movement here the scene of a tense standoff between city officials and protesters early on friday morn

you risk their lives for america now part of the uprising marines and others who serve the u.s. go public in their fight for the occupy wall street cause let's find out what this means for them the fact that more and more military personnel are joining us shows that they recognize that this is an american it's not about hippies in a negative stereotype thirty year old gary briggs has served in the national guard for the last two years he's spending his short vacation at occupy wall street guys marines national guard navy seals. yan more the better the guardsmen is outraged at the fact that marines are getting attacked at home but caught but better should be fired and put up by. others here believe it won't be long however until the police join the crowds instead of restriction that you will see a lot of protesting. and they're going to see that. zero but even if this doesn't happen the movement won't be scared to wait any time soon but marines and other military vets pledging to have the protesters back. everybody has banded together and the rope that's being created here no swo

it ended up being a bit of a game changer in the marine corps and the way the marine corps was usingthat at the time. if you're ever confused about the extent to which you might be affecting greater change, if cnn, fox news and the associated press are behind you, there is a chance that you are. in early 2009, and deployed to afghanistan with my unit. i was a communications officer for a marine squadron. that is essentially a gas station for the air wing. of vital job, but not something i had originally thought was going to throw me on foot patrol with the italians. -- with battalions. when i arrived, i did all my training with the existing unit, which was special purpose. the units there had a lot of doubts about the base and they would be taking over, but i did not really get the foresight about what would become my mission. i met a really dynamic fellow who has been a wall street journal reporter for the beijing desk before coming into the marine corps. he had an interesting perspective of how to address problems that those of us wet behind the ears may be did not have. he had bee