were used to train for the air drop into normandy. he made his jump into normandy on d-day as part of "operation overload." a week later he was the first , noncommissioned officer in his battalion to receive the battlefield commission in normandy. he was transferred to command, third platoon of easy company, later known as the famed "band of brothers" which he led until the end of the war, including the battle of the bulge. at the battle of the bulge, he went along with another soldier and took out a german tank with a bazooka. in hbo's "band of brothers" he was played by joseph may. as the war was indian, -- ending, he witnessed the evils of the concentration camps, where the germans imprisoned the jewish people. he is a hero and a liberator. emmanuel "manny" mandel sits in the middle.

he headed to normandy and d-day. >> and i said, "i'll see you soon," and away i went and never saw her again. >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, and mind, that's really what she was. >> yes, i'm here. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet and for the first time in more than 70 ye

was heading to france thomas was among the paratroopers parachuting into normandy as part of that d day invasion fast forward several decades and to run son found thomas allowed the couple to reconnect through skype is getting closer and i really am anticipating meeting another soldier for whom the action will be thomas is forward to most is seeing to run smile and quote giving her a squeeze. that's great and has been had this really is a seventy plus years while

interrupted when he was deployed to normandy to fight in world war two after the war he returned to the u.s. and invited her to join him but she misunderstood his letter and thought he was already married so she refused his invitation and it went their separate ways and married other people thomas eventually became a widower and she eventually divorced they reconnected on scrap after more than 70 years--on skype >>:and i will say good morning back to you what would she do if i could give you a squeeze? oh i would love it

he headed to normandy and d-day. >> and i said, "i'll see you soon," and away i went and never saw her again. >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, and unobtainable, because in my mind, that's really what she was. >> yes, i'm here. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked the first time in more than 70 years, the two talked to each other again via skype. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? >> i do. >> oh, my goodness. ( laughs ) oh, thomas. >> reporter: joyce morris, now 88 and divorced, lives in australia. >> the only one big problem is i can't take you in my arms and give you a scweed! ( laughs ). >> oh, here we are. >> reporter: problem solved.

a special ceremony was held to he stormed the beaches of normandy in world war ii and fought in korea, vietnam and the dominion republic. he has volunteered as a guide and a historian. now he is 92 and continues to volunteer and will continue to do so as long as he can physically do so. >> to storm the beach in normandy and talk about it? can you imagine? >> and he is still relating to history that he saw firsthand, that is so fascinating. >> ever since the 50th anniversary is when i started for the first time, to be a young kid over there and to get off the boat with a backpack so heavy you could drown and if you are lucky enough to get to the beach, you've got people trying to kill you at the top of the beach. no wonder it is only young people who can do that. they are the only ones that know little enough to think they can survive that. amazing. >> i thought we were going to do this at the end. >> you never know. it is the lottery. >> it is your birthday. we wanted to wish you happy birthday. we have to celebrate with a cake. >> happy birthday. so we didn't put any candles because

it has also been suggested that regular meetings of the normandy format will continue. next month there is one scheduled and the four parties are keen for this to continue with the hope, perhaps, they are able to unfreeze this frozen ceasefire agreement that you've referred to >>> for now, thank you very much. one other side note on the conflict, the international body that is charged with establishing who is responsible for chemical attacks in syria says its investigating five potential cases. the group has identified four where chlorine gas was allegedly used against rebel-held areas and one involving mustard gas. the analysis is to be begun next month >>> pope francis has landed in mexico at the start of a five-day visit. he was welcomed by huge crowds. the second largest population of catholics is here second to brazil. on saturday he celebrates mass in the capital of mexico city. our correspondent has more from there. >> reporter: thousands have come out here in mexico city to watch the pope. he has come from the talks in cu cubea. he will be given the key to the c

terrible is how this 97-year-old sergeant from staten island remembers feeling approaching normandy on d-day. >> the water came up to here and stopped and the water was blood red. i said to myself, wow, and that's where we're heading. >> reporter: he proudly served in the all black 369th infanty, the harlem hell fighters. and he credited his survival to his guardian angel, a tiny dog named trixie who wouldn't leave his side. trixie went everywhere with william. the devoted dog even wounded by shrapnel. >> the soldiers were so upset. >> reporter: to delores her father's story always felt like a page turner. so she turned it into one, writing a book about his time in world war ii. he returned to staten island and the love of his life. they've been married 73 years. he keeps busy by proudly sharing his story the schools. and he shares with us the secret for staying so sharp. >> they always tell me have some greens, have some vegetables. i said they look pretty, no thanks. give me another hershey bar. [ laughter ]. >> reporter: and that's an order. >> that man deserves quite a salute for h

(laughter) - oui, oui, (speaking french) normandy, campia, ah versailles. oh, merci monsieur, merci. (laughter) well i'll be darned. oh oh! - whaddaya see mary, whaddaya see, whaddaya see? - promise you won't get mad, jack. - no, no, what is it? - well your roof is only half shingled and rochester fell asleep. (laughter) - asleep, why i, now cut that out! give me those glasses. come on, let's look over here. - okay. - [frenchman] monsieur, if you wish to leave we are about to descend. - (speaking french) de camion a ordures. - (speaking french) - [frenchman] pardon monsieur. (speaking french) camion a ordures. - oui, oui. - oh, it's an honor to meet you (laughs). - what are you laughing at? can i help if i've got fans all over the world? - oh come on jack, the elevator's waiting. - okay, first i wanna drop off these films. - monsieur, mademoiselle, comment allez-vous. puis-je vous aider? - i'd like to know what this is. - pardon mademoiselle? - i would like to know what this is. - je regret anfilmon je ne comprends pas. - mary, never mind, i'll, i'll find s

we know also that all sides in the normandy format want to continue with this. they have arranged a meeting in march and hoping that similar meetings can be held throughout the course of the year and certainly here we can expect to hear much about the situation in ewe contain crane, both in terms of the statements from the relevant speakers and also questions and answer where clearly there are many questions that need to be posed to all sigh sides about how, indeed, they intend to unfreeze the frozen ceasefire that some have called the situation ukraine as being at the moment >>> thank you for that. pope francis has landed in mexico at the start of a five-day visit. he was welcomed by huge crowds in mexico city. mexico has the world's second largist catholic population after brazil. he has a busy schedule which begins today, saturday, when he celebrates mass in the capital. our correspondent is there. >> reporter: thousands have come out here to watch the pope pass through the city after he landed here. he is coming from those talks in cuba that he held with the

he also talked about the normandy format in which the governments come together to find progress, to try to find common ground, a way forward. we know that the format which met this morning, nothing tangible came out of that. we also heard from john kerry about the commitment to nato which the american government seize as being central to its policy in europe and how the american government was going to increase four-fold its investment about a combat brigade >>> can i just jump in so that we can go back to john kerry and listen. >> we welcome the announcement of countries in europe that have decided to join this fight. we are going to defeat d.a.e.s.h. i have no doubt about it. even as we do that, there's a lot of work that we have to do on a measure abable - in a measurable manner. first and foremost, we are going after their fighters. our coalition has launched more than 10,000 air strikes. we, the united states, and france, a couple of other countries, have put special forces on the ground in iraq and syria in order to better enable a number of operations whilst also providing in

hudson leroy funk was part of the 83rd infantry division and fought in normandy france he return to the united states and later died when he was 55 years old. well recently his family in medford, new jersey got a phone call, a man using a metal dectector in normandy named glynn nightingale found a night tin with his initials on it. they were able to trace it back to funk. he traveled traveled to america to return it to funk's family. >> 70 some years later my brother jimmy gets a phone call that this fella doug up this mess kit. so we were very happy. >> emotional. nightingale is spending time in america with his wife. they're actually returning several art facts that he found in france to families all across the country. >>> the anthem of the seas is crewed on after the ill fated veigh courage but one passenger who was on the ship that was tossed and battered by a storm is not forgiving and forgetting. the new battle that's brewing. >>> a few people in our area may have bought cars from this guy. he's under arrest tonight. the tricky and illegal business tactics he's accused of of usin

nats world war two d-day invasion on the day huddlston's company a stormed the beaches of normandy, he wasn't with them. he'd suffered a broken ankle just prior to the attack that changed the course of the war. :33-39 "he said if i had a broken my ankle two weeks before that, i'd probably lost my life right there on that beach that morning with all them boys from bedford that did get killed." of course bedford lost more men per capita than any other community in the united states that morning. and key says about missing it throughout his life. but once healed, he re- joined his company, where he recognized no one because 90-percent had been casualties on the beaches of normandy. he was later wounded in germany and sent back to england. today you can see see allen's name along with the rest of the soldiers from bedford who made significant contributions to the war effort with the bronze statue called "homage." key says the loss of huddleston, the last bedford boy is a marker in time he hoped would never come. "i would always have a short prayer with them and i say alan i already asked g

. >> reporter: four months have after landing in normandy land mine blew off most of his legs. then a snipper shot him in the head and hand. funk died in 1974, for the most part his story remained shelved in the scrap book. >> after he passed a away you never thought about the the war and things like that. >> reporter: then something unexpected and incredible happened. buried on a farm in normandy, france british world war two artifact hunters glenn night even gale and andrew found part of the gi kit with a clear inscription. hlf for hudson leroy funk. the kittles had part of his serial numbers which helped men find fun k family in roxborough. now they are here in the u.s. and plan to bring the funconfirm their father kit as part of the commemoration for eighty-third infantry division. >> he gave up so much for this country, it is just so nice that people are remembering him. >> reporter: funkes plan to have reunion tonight but declined to allow our camera there. they expect when they hold that mess kit to feel a new connection with their father. i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitn

research. >> it took until just after the w year, to tlly fine proof he w b company 330, and he was normandy. >> reporter: offering the funk's a rinder of tir father, no longer alive to sharehis moment. >> this is just a ago this we're ing ba and ally finding out what happened with our father. >> reporter: christie lleto for channel six a "action news". >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, the president unveilsis plan r closing excuse me e prison at guantanamo bay. wh he would do with the the tor suspects still there. >>> and it is spring training today ry howard talks abt his situation, andor t season ahead. cecily. >>> the storm is sparking tornado across the de sou will bng us heavy weather tomorrow night. we will he details on the timing and what to eect behind the system in the full accu weather seven day forecast. > sharrieilliams ins us tonight with a quietly gwing trendn philadelphia's night life. >> that is right jim. club sce getting e silent ement. we will ke you upide the hot new pties where there is no music blaring from speakers and everyone is wearing hdphones. >>> thos

. >> reporter: roxborough native lost both of his legs and left behind this on a farm in normandy. >> unaudible. >> 3,000 bullets we pulled out. >> reporter: glenn nightinggale pulled out the mess kit. >> we saw the initials. and we did a lot of research. >> it took until just after the new year, to actually fine proof he was in b company, 330, and he was in normandy. >> reporter: offering the funk's a reminder of their father, no longer alive to share this moment. >> this is just amaze ago this we're going back and really finding out what happened with our father. >> reporter: christie lleto for channel six a "action news". >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, the president unveils his plan for closing, excuse me, the prison at guantanamo bay. what he would do with the the terror suspects still there. >>> and it is spring training today ryan howard talks about his situation, and for the season ahead. cecily. >>> the storm is sparking tornado across the deep south will bring us heavy weather tomorrow night. we will have details on the timing and what to expect behind the system

forces their brief romance was interrupted when he was deployed to normandy to fight in world war two after the war he returned to the u.s. and invited her to join him but she misunderstood his letter and thought he was already married so she refused his invitation and it went their separate ways and married other people thomas eventually became a widower and she eventually divorced they reconnected on scrap after more than 70 years--on skype >>:and i will say good morning back to you what would she do if i could give you a squeeze? oh i would love it >> reporter :a crowd funding group got together to make that dream actually happen a couple of that first met just before d-day jus--met again just in time for v-day valentines day >> j.r. :even the hospitals get into the holiday spirit for valentine's day. check out these february babies.all dressed up for their birthdays. newborns at pennsylvania's washington hospital were decked out in red hats and tucked into little envelopes made just for them. volunteers from the american heart association knit the hats for all the babies born this

got his orders that he was heading to france thomas was among the paratroopers parachuting into normandy as part of that d day invasion fast forward several decades and to run son found thomas allowed the couple to reconnect through skype is getting closer and i really am anticipating meeting another soldier for whom the action will be thomas is forward to most is seeing to run smile and quote giving her a squeeze. that's great and has been had this really is a seventy plus years while i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract.

the brief romance was interrupted when norwood was deployed to normandy. they reconnected online. people donated money and not to pay for the trip. she misunderstood his letter. they track each other down after love was certainly an air today. dozens of couples tied the knot. around 50 brides and grooms took part in a ceremony with the backdrop of the leading garden. some merit to renew their vows and some -- one couple things to do this every sillier for the rest of their lives. i think everyone that has married she can -- should come and do this every year. it's just a special day for people who are in love. it has been going on for a decade now. it's bigger every year. it means sweet sales are some bay area stores. there's a shift in the most popular gifts you last year the and 80% of those flower sales were today or yesterday. it's much more than a yearly tradition. we actually get our old ladies of flowers every week. the average american spends more than $140 of the holiday. the lighting and the fans learned about this heart today. they walked through the portable exhibit. i

he headed to normandy and d-day. >> i said i'll see you soon. and, away i went. and never saw her again. >> reporter: they swapped letters after the war, but communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, unobtainable. because in my mind thahas really what she was. >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet. and for the first time in more than 70 years, the twowoalked to each other again via skyky. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? ha-ha. joycmorris, 88 and divorced >> t t only one big probleleis is i can't take you in my arms and give you a squeeze. >> oh, yeah. >> repororr: problem solved. thomas landed yesterday in adelaide, australia. >> give me the squeeze. >> to find some body who loves you and you love them, it would rather be special wouldn't it? >> americans and brits have always had a special relationship. mark strassmann, cbs news, norfolk, virginia. >>> and that's the overnight news for

would enjoy embrace like this was back in london before the now ninety three year old parachute into normandy as part of the d day invasion. so the barrel room since then that you have lived separate lives and have been separated by oceans. we told you the long lost lovers reconnected over skype a few months ago a great surprise and active and was issued in seeing me again. this story touched viewers around the world in the business of bringing people together. air new zealand donated the plane tickets to get norwood and his son across the globe for the re union the and at least for the next two weeks this could be and they've lived happily ever after fairytale ending putting the virginia beach that back in the arms of the one who got away you this to me the most hopeful thing that could happen to me goes well we have a wonderful format norwood son steve has been sending us photos and videos of the journey and the reed union of course we can't wait to see the romance of that valentine's day date we post website for you all to see and it's really just so amazing to finally see this reunion one

indiscernible] >> reporter: their brief romance was interrupted when thomas was transferred to nor normandy to fight in world war ii. he invited morris to join him but she misunderstood his already married. she refused his invitation and went their separate ways. they married other people. thomas became a widower and morris got divorced. one of their sons found them online and they reconnected after 70 years. >> and i say good morning to you every morning. and i'll say i miss you. [laughter] >> and i'll say good morning back to you. you broke my heart. [laughter] >> what would you do if i could give you a squeeze. >> oh, it would be lovely. >> reporter: a crowd funding campaign raised enough run to make that actually happen. this week, thomas made the journey from virginia to adelaide. >> you're still [indiscernible] >> let me give you a squeeze. first met just before d-day, reuniting seven days later just in time for "v" or valentine's day. >> you're the best thing that could have happened to me. >> whitney: wow. how special is that? >> will: that is adorable. >> whitney: their connection

. >> the brief romance was interrupted when thomas was deployed to normandy. he returned to the u.s. and invited morris to join him. she understood the letter and thought she was married. they married other people. thomas became a widower and morris got divorced. last year one of her sons found thoms on as on line and reconnected on skype skype after 70 years. [inaudible] >> i say good morning to you every morning. >> i would say. >> we have missed you you. >> you broke my heart. i will say good morning back to you. >> i don't believe that for >> what would you do if i could give you a squeeze? >> it would be lovely. >> a crowd funding campaign makes that to happen. >> this is what thomas did. >> a couple that first met just before d- day and reushgs nighted seven day it is later for v. or valentine's day. i've been watching, cnn. they waited a long time. hopefully we are turning drewer. travel and we would see snow in the morning and better by tuesday. canned can pass >> we have to admit it, this one stings a bit. pantherses came up short in the big game. it

they will begin serving may 13 and will replace the winchester based group known as task force normandy, contacting task force operations in qutar. >>> happy friday to you. you have made it to the end of the work week with the clouds we saw early this morning are long gone. i want to take you out to visible satellite. you notice the darkness across the heart of virginia. that equal sunshine. wall-to-wall sunshine. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 39 in lynchburg. 43 in danville. 39 in roanoke. 42 in brookneal. still 27 in hot springs. it is cool and definitely breezy. look at your sustained wind speeds of the northwest at 40 miles an hour in lynchburg. over 20 miles per hour in roanoke. it will be sunny and beautiful, but breezy and brisk. high today, 47 in lynchburg. 49 in danville. 46 in roanoke. 41 in blacksburg. your weekend forecast coming up.>>> mixed news from today's unimportant report. the country's unemployment rate dropped to 2008, 4.9 percent. hiring is also slowing down. the u.s. economy added 151,000 jobs in january. economists surveyed by cnn projected the economy would c

separated for decades reunited in time for valentine's day a local veteran who parachute on the normandy beach on d day celebrates this the day with the woman he dated more than seventy years ago a look at some of the images from their date and later on sunday sport special qualifying day for the daytona five hundred brian smith talks to the youngest driver ever to win the pole not have more on the snow that we can expect for the monday morning commute and when temperatures . on this very cold valentine's day snow is starting to fall this eveng and we will look for snow as we go through the overnight hours into the morning commute on monday. the good news a lot of schools are any clothes tomorrow but we do have a few more schools schools that are being closed or delayed the running of the bottom of your screen will have that here as we go throughout the newscast noticeable take a look at the radar we are looking at snow starting to fill and it's been slow going over the past couple of hours because the lower part of the atmosphere still pretty dry and while we're not seeing the snowflake

but their brief romance was interrupted - when thomas was deployed to normandy to fight in world war ii. after the war, he returned to the u.s. and invited morris to join him. but she misunderstood his letter and thought he was already married - so she refused his invitation and they went their separate ways. they married other people. thomas eventually became a widower. morris got divorced. last year, one of her sons found thomas reconnected on skype after more than 70 years. "i have your picture framed on my bureau and i say good morning to you every morning. and say i've missed you to that photo " "and i will say good morning back to you." "you broke my heart" "i'm not sure that's true." "what would you do if i could give you a squeeze?" "that would be lovely." a crowd funding campaign raised enough money to make that actually happen. this week thomas made the journey from virginiaiato adelaide. "well you're still vertical. hello!" a couple that first met just before d-day.. reuniting seven decades later . just in time for v- . or valentine's day. "it's about the most wonderful iv

he was not able to join the rest of his unit on the beaches of normandy on june sixth, 19-44 because he broke his ankle during training two weeks before. tonight on wsls 10 at 11 .. we'll and friend .. robert key. crews in botetourt county now have one of two historic slave quarters on the back of a flat-bed truck ready to be moved. protestors were on the site of the greenfield plantation this morning. they tell us they were concerned the county might be moving the building to a new location without letting them know. protestors say they want to be there when it happens to show the county people oppose the decision. roblyn brand, protester: "for the last week or two i've actually had my hat, my gloves, and my boots in my car so i could just take off whenever i'm told they're moving them, and that's what i've done today." the man organizing the protest says he submitted new information to the court yesterday highlighting the structures on the state and national historic registers. liniel gregory, protest organizer: "these things are just like monuments or tombstones if you will to tho

but their brief interrupted - when deployed to normandy to fight in world war ii. misunderstood his letter and thought he was already married - so she refused his invitation and they went their separate ways. they married other people. thomas eventually became a widower morris got divorced. last year, one of her sons found thomas online - and they reconnected on skype after more than 70 years. (joyce) "i have your picture framed on my bureau and i say good morning to you every morning. and say i've missed you to that photo (laughs)" (norwood thomas) "and i will say good morning back to you." (norwood thomas) "you broke my heart" (joyce) "i'm not sure that's true." (norwood thomas) "what would you do squeeze?" (joyce) "that would be lovely." a crowd funding campaign raised enough money to make that actually happen. this week thomas made the journey from virginia to adelaide. (joyce) "well you're still vertical hello!" a couple that first met just before d- day. reuniting seven decades later just in time for v- or valentine's day. (norwood thomas) "it's about the mos

as "taskforce red dragon - they'll be reliveing another virginia national guard unit - taskforce normandy after their year long deployment. battalion commander christopher samulski says qatar is a much more stable part of the middle east. christopher samulski/battali on commander - "i think we will be vigilant. we will anticipate opportunities for which danger will present itself but for the most part we should be secure." they will begin activefederal duty in may. in lynchburg rachel lucas wsls 10. the hill city's economy takes a major hit. today ... genworth financial announced its laying off about 200 employees in lynchburg. we spoke with lynchburg mayor michael gillette about it. in short, he says he's not too worried. while it's serious people are losing their jobs... he's hopeful some will be able to transition and voice of mayor michael gillette/lynchb urg - "certainly we have sympathy for the folks who are going to be a little bit of turmoil here, this is not going to harm lynchburg in any deep way, it's not as though the survival of lynchburg is at stake here but there is no ques

norwood thomas enjoy easter i fell in love before he parachuting into normandy as part of the d day invasion and separated by oceans only seen each other recently for the first time in decades using skype. we were there at the airport today is thomas and his son left for the trip and the union that is seventy years in the making is getting closer and i really am anticipating meeting another soldier for whom the action will be norma tells us he most is looking and quote giving her squeeze the two will reunite the airport in adelaide australia the romantics out there they also will share a valentine's day date course will keep you posted on developments in this love story. just a raw blustery day today across hampton roads even if you are one of the areas that didn't pick up the rain the sleet that still falling out there right now to take a look at live radar showing what's happening in your neck of the woods right now everybody sing the cloudy skies in the blustery conditions for continuing to track the rain with some sleet mixing in across coastal areas of virginia too much of northeastern

. >> the brief romance was interrupted when thomas was deployed to normandy to fight in world war ii. after the war, he returned to the u.s. and invited morris to join him. but she misunderstood his letter and thought he was already married. so they refused his invitation and they went their separate ways. they married other people. thomas eventually became a widower, morris got divorced. last year, one of her sons found reconnected on skype after more than 70 years. >> i say good morning to you every morning. >> i will say -- >> i miss you. ha ha ha. >> i will say good morning back to you. you broke my heart. >> ha ha ha. i don't believe that for a moment. >> what would you do if i could give you a squeeze. >> oh, it would be lovely. ha ha ha. >> a crowd funding campaign raised enough money to make that actually happen. this week thomas made the journey from virginia to adelaide. >> you're still vertical. hello! >> give you a squeeze. >> a couple first met before d-day, reuniting seven decades later just in time for v for valentine's day. >> the most wonderful thing that >> yes. >> i

their brief romance end when thomas went to normandy. after the war he returned to the u.s. and invited morris to join him but there was misunderstanding and both went their separate ways. last year his son found morris online and they reconnected on skype. >> what would you if i could give you a squeeze? >> it would be lovely. >> a crowd funding campaign raised money to fly thomas from virginia to australia. they're together in time for the day, valentine's day. >>> in the spirit of valentine's day, a high school senior in utah brought a smile to every girl's face in his school by buying each of them flowers, all 800 of them. he works as a grocery store and saved money to buy the flower. he asked for permission from the school's principal to deliver them. >> around 800 flours out there. i don't think a girl should be left out on valentine's day. >> the flowers cost $500. hayden started the tradition his freshman year and says he's not doing it to get dates. he already has a girlfriend. she says the thinks his valentine's tradition is sweet. >>> in or of black history month

this is at the fort bragg soldier support center on normandy drive on post. barbara: it is 5:13 and 35 degrees. a crime alert in orange county. john: the new piece of evidence authorities want you to see that could help them solve a rash of break-ins. barbara: the florida winners of forw john: good morning. 5:16 and 35 degrees much these are the headlines. governor mccrory calling for a special legislative session today to approve new congressional voting maps after the last maps were declared unconstitutional. the state is under a federal court order to produce a new map by friday. still unclear if it will be used to decide who will be on the raleigh police say they don't suspect foul play in the death of a man found dead south of downtown raleigh tuesday night. he was found behind a homeless shelter on south wilmington street. outgunned, outranked and in hostile territory duke upset carolina in the latest tobacco showdown. the blue devils were down most of the game but came from behind in the final minutes to win 74-73. it is their fourth straight victory o

allen suffered a broken ankle that kept him from the beaches of normandy on d day. ; he said if i hadn't broke my ankle 2 weeks before d day i would have lost my life on the beach. ; reporter: allen was devastated when he rejoined company a and didn't recognize anyone. ; when he told me that i could made me want to cry with him. ; reporter: in the 70 years that robert knew allen he said he was nothing but a class act. ; all the years i knew allen man. he was a nice gentleman all the time. i tried to ask god every morning to give him strength to get through every day. me. i shall miss him greatly. ; reporter: in a statement the president of the national d day memorial told us that they are very saddened by allen's passing and his contributions to the war effort will not be forgotten. ; anchor: he was so well respect respected and loved. ; reporter: he was. two coneys or two burgers, and two tots and two drinks. -yeah. -it's like i'm seeing double. speaking of double. look. (yells) you guys wanna hang out sometime? oh, man. i think i nailed it. now two can eat for $9.99 all month long. ene

incredible story here in norwood thomas courted oyster end and fell in love before the parachute into normandy as part of the d day invasion. they've been separated by decades and oceans only see each other for the first time recently over skype for all you romantics out there the re union is seventy years in the making comes with a valentine's day date. it's like first date jitters all over again. more than seventy years after their actual first date. i know that as time gets shorter again a little more anticipatory and when i eventually get to i really don't know what my feeling will be the us and butterflies in your stomach problem with building a racing heart problem. we've told you of their fairytale whirlwind romance which ended in heartbreak. norwood was an american paratrooper serving in the one hundred first airborne in war torn england he fell in love with joyce the seventeen year old soon to be nursing student the two were forced to park when norwood left for france even so the now ninety three year old closes his eyes and can still picture his young love you beautiful girl. they ca

after thomas returned from normandy she wrote joyce morris asking her to join him in the u.s. she thought he was already married and declined the more than 70 years later they reconnected on skype. a widower. >> you broke my heart. >> i don't believe that for a moment. >> what would you do if i could give you a squeeze? >> oh, it would be lovely. >> thanks to a crowd funding campaign, norwood made the journey from virginia to australia to see her rekindling their love, look at that, just before valentine's day. >>> now the most accurate action weather. >> good night to go in for a squeeze to stay warm. >> that would be lovely. >> that is a great story. that is cool. >> yeah. >> it's going to get cold again. >> no. actually we're -- >> no? >> we're headed in a different direction. >> yeah. >> how about that? we look outside. we have sunny skies. we started off with frost and sunshine. started warming up a bit. mid to upper 60s. we're still below normal but we're headed in the right direction. titan doppler radar is rain free. we actually had two front that's will be coming in o

he headed to normandy and d-day. >> i said i'll see you later and never did. >> reporter: communication broke down. they married other people. thomas, now a widower, always remembered the girl who got away. >> i had placed her on a pedestal, untouched, pure, and mind, that is really what she was. >> yes, i'm here! >> reporter: last year, out of the blue, joyce's son tracked him down on the internet. and for the first time in more than 70 years, the two talked to each other again via skype. >> i still dream of you. >> you do? >> i do. >> oh, my! >> reporter: joyce morris, now 88 and divorced, lives in australia. >> the only one big problem is i can't take you in my arms and give you a squeeze! >> oh! >> reporter: problem solved. thomas landed in adolaid, australia. >> give me a squeeze. >> to find somebody who loves you, you love them, would rather be special, wouldn't it? >> reporter: americans and brits have always had a special relationship. mark strassmann, cbs news, norfolk, virginia. >> what a sweet story. news on "cbs this morning," we will have the first look on inside the tsa's

is long brace like this was back in london before the noun ninety three year old parachute into normandy as part of the d day invasion. well since then the two have lived separate lives and have been separated by oceans now norwood and his son will be in australia for the next two weeks and united states lord valor will have more on the much anticipated reunion including photos taken by norwood son who helped make all of this happening. alright the navy is working to streamline its mail system they want to make sure transferring sailors get their mail faster. currently a command has to keep the transfer information a card filing system and re address all the mail by hand the new online maybe postal directory system will kick in next month. a warning for anyone looking for jobs online elisa williams is a nursing student in charlotte north carolina. she thought she found a good job on craigslist but it turned out to be a scam. williams thought he was hired by a company called integrated would be a financial assistant five they feared i was going to be shopping for her foster home fifty fiv

been having health problems huddleston was injured in training and did not storm the beaches of normandy on d-day with the rest of the bedford boys. he rejoined company a two months later. tonight at eleven on wdbj7, we'll hear from some who knew him well and you'll meet a veteran who lives in bedford and served with huddleston back in the 40's. new at six - it's cold outside but steam is coming out of this locomotive. the famed 611 is back on the rails, why it's heading to north carolina. plus it's ash wednesday. beginning of lent. (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because the more you know, the more likely you are... (dog whimpering) the mighty 611 has fire inside her once again and she'll be away from her home for about the next two months. tomorrow morning a crew will leave roanoke before

leave for australia on sunday norwood court enjoys durant and fell in love before he parachute into normandy as part of the d day invasion since then they've been separated by decades and oceans for all you romantics out there the re union seventy years in the making comes with a valentine's day date. i really don't know it's gonna be when the meter homeowner for seventy years and i don't know appears in this park there or if there's not that we talked in or what about what's going through his mind ahead of this much anticipated reunion and what sweet gestures his plan for his long lost love to hear more from our conversation with a bat who says. somehow he doesn't consider himself a romantic that part of the story all new at six laura geller thirteen years now. how sweet is that not a super bowl fifty is this bringing back a flood of memories for one local former nfl player roger brown takes us down memory lane. and speaking of the super bowl colonial williamsburg released its super bowl ad today will give you a sneak peek and fresh off a heated debate last night the latest poll numbers on

the brief romance was interrupted when thomas was deployed to normandy to fight in world war iiye, afterward she returned to the united states and invited her to join join him that she misunderstoodjo and thought that he was already married so she refused his invitation and they went their separate ways. >> the east got married he eventually became a widower and> she became divorced from last last year when of her sons, thomas online and they reconnected after more than 70 you broke my heart, what would you do if i could give you a squeeze?tt >> at crowd-funding i crowd-funding campaign raise that money to make that happen, this weekfu ey thomas made the journey from virginia to england . they first met just before d-day and reuniting seven decades later just in time for valentine's dayus. ivan watson, cnn. prius has been crashing the tonight at 10:00 o'clock for your chance to win tickets to see and five it became later >> tour was exploding their nsuperable especially for fans of doritosos is a giveaway $50,000 to the winners of three different weightst. >> amos windy text-only category --