it is a special honor to be here not only my co-author the hardest working of our partnership, a mark salter we have been together many years. and our daughter samantha. [applause] and then you put your finger on the hardest part. with the different context with the different kinds to put it in the context of some degree for example, joseph martin joined the connecticut it militia and nearly starved to death. and dave geography of this experience. in den to be subject to all kinds of violations that was the best profession around me. it was almost mutiny and to know how many years you have to wait before a pension? the last one michael monsoor was the navy seal highly trained, highly capable highly motivated to the point where he sacrificed his lives to save the lives of his fellow seal members. between those two is really remarkable. and then with the afghan conflict when you read this story not only of her courage but capabilities 20 percent of the casualties of anybody that was wounded they've lived. so now 90 percent better wounded are saved when you read of the trading and the capabilit

i also want to acknowledge mark salter your co-author and friend. could you stand? [applause] senator mccain your book published today properly on veterans day profiles 13 soldiers from 13 wars from the revolutionary war to iraq. among all of the millions who served in the military how did you select those 13 to be the subjects representing each war? what criteria did you use? how did you do it? >> will thank you my rent and could i just say thank you to the press club for hosting this event and by the way after i lost running for president i slept like a baby. [laughter] sleep two hours, wake up and cry, sleep two hours. i'm very happy to be here with you and i'm especially honored not only to have my co-author and really the hardest working of our partnership sub, mark salter here and we have been together for many years and also mary rose and her dadar samantha are here who we write about their experience in the gulf war. gulf war. i'm honored you are here and thank you for your service to our country especially on veterans day. [applause] would you please stand

personal history of america at war" the authors are senator john mccain and his longtime collaborator mark saltersat down today with the arizona republican to talk about the book, and also about what to expect from the new republican senate majority. senator mccain, thank you for joining us. in your latest book you decided to write about 13 soldiers, not yourself, and from the revolutionary war to our latest enterprises in afghanistan and iraq. is there a line of similar later between all of those? >> i think there is a similar later in that, no matter where they came from or what their gender or race was, that they were dedicated to serving the country, sometimes with honor and integrity and sometimes maybe not so much, but with courage. they served with courage, and i think they epito mizeed many aspects of that particular conflict. in other words, plum martin who was in the revolutionary war at 15 literally almost starved to death. >> ifill: and died in poverty. yes, and without a pension. actually, took him 30 years for a pension, but compare that with mike monsieur who is a man who sacrifice

pete salter, mark's father. fought in korea. surrounded by the chinese and brave native-american greg cloud was tied to a tree to help others escape. ordinary people who did extraordinary things. some of them not really likeable characters but they all exhibited bravery and commitment. by the way to all of our veterans, happy veterans day. i'm glad we celebrate our veterans so much as we do today. martha: thank you for your service on this veterans day. senator john mccain. always a pleasure. bill: well-done, senator, thanks. 21 past. watch here. this is someone's driveway. a massive sinkhole swallowed up the family car. the investigators say the danger there is far from over. >>> after a national outcry over treatment of our veterans we sit down with the new leader of the va on this veterans day. how he plans to revamp the massive agency. >> we're going to get it done. we'll reorg size the department. toke discuss on great outcomes for veterans. we're going to get it done. [ male announcer ] approaching medicare eligibility? do

mark salter, his dad is in here. my one problem with the book -- no john mccain reference after so much honorable duty. senator john mccain, always a pleasure to get your perspective on "new day," appreciate it michaela, over to you. >>> let's give awe look at your headlines right now. there is not a single known case of ebola in the united states this morning. new york city doctor craig spencer being discharged from hospital today. health officials say he's infection-free, no longer a threat to public safety. dr. spencer contracted the virus while treating victims in guinea. >>> concerns of another major palestinian uprising are growing, following a rash of deadly attacks against israelis. the latest victim, a woman stabbed to death at a west bank bus stop monday. the scene of that attack is near where three israeli teenagers were kidnapped and killed by palestinians in june. earlier monday, an israeli soldier was stabbed and killed in tel aviv. >>> violent crime nationwide has hit a 36-year low. that's according to

>> i think pete salter, mark salter wrote it with me in the winnie bay go, the chinese surrou surrounded he could stop the enemy, the chinese from wiping out the whole unit, and the last thing pete salter heard when he was headed down the hill to safety was the sound of mitch l mitchell's automatic weapon terribly wounded tied to a tree holding off the chinese as they escaped. the beginning of the korean war most people forget was a debacle. they drove us down to a small area- >> yeah, corner. >> reservoir, a very very close deal and pete salter fought all the way through it. and another favorite, leo, a pal of mine, fantastic aviation skills. joseph martin, 15 years, joined the revolutionary army, continental army, almost starved to death, never thanked for his service. remarkable story. >> did you know him, too? >> i only go back to the cool inch administration. the spanish american revolution. >> barnicle asked that because they were drinking buddies. >> he did. the book is "13 soldiers," senator john mccain, no better person to put his name on that. >> good luck and we are hoping as

john mccain and mark salter helped you with the book. >> substantially. >> senator -- >> what a great the world would be different. >> thank you for what you're doing. >>> coming up straight ahead, look at this, a propeller slicing through a plane cabin after had already landed. how this happened straight ahead. >>> plus, leaving your car in the hands of an auto repairman can make you feel helpless. but kurt the cyber guy is putting the power back in your hands. >> he's mr. goodwrench. ♪ ♪ >>> good morning. it's time for your news by the numbers. once a day, that's how many times a child is hospitalized because of laundry detergent pods. this comes from a brand-new report showing they are much more dangerous than first thought. next, 2500 bucks. that's the opening bid for this creepy osama bin laden doll. it's one of only three in the world made by the c.i.a. to hand out to kids in the middle east to stop them from joining al-qaeda. finally, 207 miles per hour. a man riding a rocket powered bicycle breaks his own speed record, covering a quarter mile in fewer than 7 seconds and leavin