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i knew patton after that time. we used to say hello and all that sort of thing. >> tell me about the harvard hospital unit, the unit you went to in france, when you were there. >> well, one -- i found out very early in the business that if i got in touch with organizations like hospitals and medical units and that, that i had a good chance of staying there. but if i went and wanted to get involved with a military unit, no, they didn't want any of that. that wasn't a good enough shot for that, i guess. and also they didn't want women getting mixed in with the units if at all possible. so, i just let them do the fighting. i went around and tried to write the interesting side lights of the war. i started to tell you something about -- what was it we were talking about? >> the harvard hospital unit. >> oh, the harvard hospital unit. i and had -- oh, i remember now. i had made contact with a great many hospitals and field units.
i knew patton after that time. we used to say hello and all that sort of thing. >> tell me about the harvard hospital unit, the unit you went to in france, when you were there. >> well, one -- i found out very early in the business that if i got in touch with organizations like hospitals and medical units and that, that i had a good chance of staying there. but if i went and wanted to get involved with a military unit, no, they didn't want any of that. that wasn't a good enough shot...
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general caldwell, general patton, we reached out.o comment because of this new pending inspector general review. the pentagon says the problems have been fixed at the hospital, but congress is holding hearings to try to determine what really happened here. >> i know you'll be watching to see what comes of the rue vevie. barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you. >>> next up, a billboard showing how you can beet a breathalyzer. why one group livid. the medicare debate continues in washington... ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the facts. ♪ washington may not like straight talk, but i do. [ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the facts and make your voice heard on medicare and social security at earnedasay.org. >>> to want tell about you this new product that has m.a.d.d
general caldwell, general patton, we reached out.o comment because of this new pending inspector general review. the pentagon says the problems have been fixed at the hospital, but congress is holding hearings to try to determine what really happened here. >> i know you'll be watching to see what comes of the rue vevie. barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you. >>> next up, a billboard showing how you can beet a breathalyzer. why one group livid. the medicare debate continues in...
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but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put thatequest this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have several who stepped forward and said yb yes, this is the case. >> geller says he want the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leaderships' response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> both caldwell and patton declined to comment. but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barbara
but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put thatequest this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have...
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george patton, general patton who was great.econciliation everybody who today serves in the united states military. we owe them an enormous amount. this is their day. as much as anybody else's. thank you very much. [ applause ] all right. thank you for your service. all right. now coming up, barbecue bonanza with a chef at one of the most delicious restaurants in town. dinosaur barbecue. one of sus going in the dunk tank later this hour. you have don't want to miss that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with the capital one cash rewards card you get a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except her. no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking, wood splintering ] ha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? ♪ what's in your...your... ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: hello, america. welcome back to our fourth of july special here on "the five." [ applause ] today is one of those holidays w
george patton, general patton who was great.econciliation everybody who today serves in the united states military. we owe them an enormous amount. this is their day. as much as anybody else's. thank you very much. [ applause ] all right. thank you for your service. all right. now coming up, barbecue bonanza with a chef at one of the most delicious restaurants in town. dinosaur barbecue. one of sus going in the dunk tank later this hour. you have don't want to miss that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with...
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george patton, general patton who was great.onciliation everybody who today serves in the united states military. we owe them an enormous amount. this is their day. as much as anybody else's. thank you very much. [ applause ] all right. thank you for your service. all right. now coming up, barbecue bonanza with a chef at one of the most delicious restaurants in town. dinosaur barbecue. one of sus going in the dunk tank later this hour. you have don't want to miss that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ lord, you got no reason ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ i find myself at the wrong place ♪ [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express. ♪ it says a lot about you. ♪ in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. guts. glory. ram. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if youbank doesn't let you talk to a real perso24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: hello, america. welcome back to our fourth of july special here on "the five." [ applause ] today is one of those holidays when everyone is
george patton, general patton who was great.onciliation everybody who today serves in the united states military. we owe them an enormous amount. this is their day. as much as anybody else's. thank you very much. [ applause ] all right. thank you for your service. all right. now coming up, barbecue bonanza with a chef at one of the most delicious restaurants in town. dinosaur barbecue. one of sus going in the dunk tank later this hour. you have don't want to miss that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪...
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the first is the celebrated incident in the movie, patton, i'm sure you're familiar with it,y george c. scott, playing patton, lectures his underling, and says, courage, always courage, quoting frederick the great. a very controversial moment in world war ii history. the reason patton wanted the raid to move forward is he had reporters ready to go and he didn't want to be embarrassed and pull back. that's why there was the great tug of war. later, covered the great push up the boot of italy. he was on the beachhead at answerow for two months, and then covered the liberation of rome. andy rooney of stars and e & stripes earned an air medal for going on five combat raids over the reich. ladder earned bronze star he never told anybody about for his coverage of the siege in normandie after d date, and he stood shoulder to shoulder, all covers the first army in that amazing battle. he was among the first into paris. sadly he didn't get his story out because 7-eleven wait circumstances bute was the first journalist on then scene until the bridge fell. among the first american correspondent
the first is the celebrated incident in the movie, patton, i'm sure you're familiar with it,y george c. scott, playing patton, lectures his underling, and says, courage, always courage, quoting frederick the great. a very controversial moment in world war ii history. the reason patton wanted the raid to move forward is he had reporters ready to go and he didn't want to be embarrassed and pull back. that's why there was the great tug of war. later, covered the great push up the boot of italy. he...
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. >> sure, but the character of eisen howser different than the character of patton. >> rose: pattonm thinking about. >> right. so bruce springsteen is deeply influenced by elvis, by dylan but also by black bands even though he comes to not have a black audience, to his frustration, but sam and dave, all those soul bands he loved. and he's influenced by a place. what makes him interesting early on is that he has a kind of geographical particularity. he has as bury park, that's the music scene. he's not new york, he's not filly, he's asbury park which was a very fertile musical ground a little bit behind both cities because of where it is but it has ferris wheels and geology. >> rose: he understood performance and the audience are a part of it. >> and energy. some performers, like bob dylan, were... or miles davis, are so great and their image is so powerful they can literally turn their backs to the audience. >> rose: miles did it. >> miles did it, dylan does it. a number of them. and get away with it to such a degree that they're still either respected or loved or both. bruce spring
. >> sure, but the character of eisen howser different than the character of patton. >> rose: pattonm thinking about. >> right. so bruce springsteen is deeply influenced by elvis, by dylan but also by black bands even though he comes to not have a black audience, to his frustration, but sam and dave, all those soul bands he loved. and he's influenced by a place. what makes him interesting early on is that he has a kind of geographical particularity. he has as bury park, that's...
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cg damian patton/ fundador de banjo "i realized that when i open up my social network my friend was inban por el avion.. damian coloco su ubicacion en su facebook.. y su amigo en su cuenta de twitter....pero la informacion de su localizacion nunca se cruzo.. lo que les impidio verse . a raiz de esto surgio una idea que ahora es utilizada por mas de 2 millones de personas.. --se trata de banjo.. el nuevo punto de encuentro de las redes sociales.. cg rodrigo lopez / director de diseÑo de banjo "mirar digamos el mundo entero con los ojos de las redes sociales que tu puedas a un lugar determinado en cualquier parte del mundo y ver lo que esta pasando mediante lo que la gente pone en las redes sociales pero con geo localización es decir el lugar donde estén localizados --esta aplicacin basicamente le permite seguir las publicaciones de sus amigos en diferentes redes.. y ver el lugar en el que se encuentran. --informacion que solo se comparte si usted asi lo quiere.. "por ejemplo si tu en facebook quieres que tus amigos vean lo que pones, banjo respeta eso -y si no pudo viajar a londres a ve
cg damian patton/ fundador de banjo "i realized that when i open up my social network my friend was inban por el avion.. damian coloco su ubicacion en su facebook.. y su amigo en su cuenta de twitter....pero la informacion de su localizacion nunca se cruzo.. lo que les impidio verse . a raiz de esto surgio una idea que ahora es utilizada por mas de 2 millones de personas.. --se trata de banjo.. el nuevo punto de encuentro de las redes sociales.. cg rodrigo lopez / director de diseÑo de...
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cg damian patton/ fundador de banjo "i realized that when i open up my social network my friend was inbos esperaban por el avion.. damian coloco su ubicacion en su facebook.. y su amigo en su cuenta de twitter....pero la informacion de su localizacion nunca se cruzo.. lo que les impidio verse . a raiz de esto surgio una idea que ahora es utilizada por mas de 2 millones de personas.. --se trata de banjo.. el nuevo punto de encuentro de las redes sociales.. cg rodrigo lopez / director de diseÑo de banjo "mirar terminado las resialese tu puedr cualquier parte del mundo y cazión es decir el lugars des s donde estén localizados --esta licacin basicamente le s publicaciones de sus amigos lo se coarte si usted asi lo ene iere.. "rjemplo si tu en cebook quieres que tus amigos vean lo que pones, banjo respeta si no pudo viaj londres aver l ieres que tus amigos vean lo no pudo viajar a eso -y ndres a ver las ede hacerlo por telemundo o njo le permite verlas desde su cede puedes entrar a losueta pae estadios y ve rlo qu el agente lo puede-esta diponible en 10 iy scarg atis en su telefono droid o
cg damian patton/ fundador de banjo "i realized that when i open up my social network my friend was inbos esperaban por el avion.. damian coloco su ubicacion en su facebook.. y su amigo en su cuenta de twitter....pero la informacion de su localizacion nunca se cruzo.. lo que les impidio verse . a raiz de esto surgio una idea que ahora es utilizada por mas de 2 millones de personas.. --se trata de banjo.. el nuevo punto de encuentro de las redes sociales.. cg rodrigo lopez / director de...
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patton, uh oh, gets out of the jam, the shift was on and it worked. leave the bags full and the os break their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win. >>> robert griffin, iii ready to get itt itty -- getting it goin. he has all his contract money fully guaranteed and just over $13 million will be his signing bonus. >> sweet. >> yeah, skins have an option for a third year. getting him in before training camp was crucial, although hold outs will be more rare because of this new rookie wage scale, regardless of the reason, rg-3 is here and his teammates know how important it is to have qb 1 in camp on time so there's no excuses and the expectations will be high. training camp starts one week from half an hour from now. >> your signing bonus the same kind of >>> you know how important it is to have your dog, two owners always hoped they got their stolen pets back. they were stolen, but they never thought it would happen. five years after allie and bamma disappeared, they turned up in an animal control shelter in georgia, the shelter discovered that one o
patton, uh oh, gets out of the jam, the shift was on and it worked. leave the bags full and the os break their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win. >>> robert griffin, iii ready to get itt itty -- getting it goin. he has all his contract money fully guaranteed and just over $13 million will be his signing bonus. >> sweet. >> yeah, skins have an option for a third year. getting him in before training camp was crucial, although hold outs will be more rare because of this...
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his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patton ordered a delay out of concernuld embarrass the obama white house. >> and hen he said but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election, and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >>congressman jason chaffetz's oversight committee is investigating the allegations. >> it didn't just come from one high-ranking military official on the ground or two. we have several of them who have stepped forward that said, yes, indeed this is the case. >> reporter: geller says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> barbara starr joins me live now. barbara, i'm not sure which is worse, the unbearable suffering or the fact that the u.s. has pumped millions and millions into this hospital. i get it. it's been ten years that we've been at war in this country, but this is absolutely -- it's -- it defies logic. what is happening in terms of congress being held
his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patton ordered a delay out of concernuld embarrass the obama white house. >> and hen he said but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election, and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >>congressman jason chaffetz's oversight committee is investigating the allegations. >> it didn't just come from one high-ranking military official on...
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geller says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that pattonordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason chaffetz's house oversight subcommittee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation, but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. it didn't come from just two. we have several of them who have stepped forward and said, yes, this was, indeed, the case. >> reporter: gellor says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response. and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> both caldwell and patton declined to comment, but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a d.o.d. investigation into the hospital, but that began after the 2010 elec
geller says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that pattonordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason chaffetz's house oversight subcommittee is investigating the general's alleged behavior....
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patton says: "so it'ss employees ydrated and rested because it is very difficult working conditions..of storms sweeping ttrough parts of the country... down trees and knockinggdown rooftops in tennessee... &ptten back to tte choking heat.....n milwaukee...aad chicago...where the burning temps buckled this road. meecury maa have led to the rise in patients seeking care. mos says: "ss a lot of peeple with asthma, lot of people pith diabetes, heart failure...whose disease has becauss of the heat."(on cam tag)reichmuth sayss "the record-breaking heat that has bbked the nation's midsection for several ays is slowly moving into the mid-atlantic stttes and northeast...and is expected to continue through the weekend. in new york, i'm meeeorologist rick reichmuth, fox news." ww want to welcome back a man whh has been a requent visitor on our nnwscasts over the past week. bge's spokesperron rob gould joins - the question everyone wants answered is when will everyone be back up and running? running? question 1: what probllms have you 3 queetion 1: what problems have you faced in getting everyone
patton says: "so it'ss employees ydrated and rested because it is very difficult working conditions..of storms sweeping ttrough parts of the country... down trees and knockinggdown rooftops in tennessee... &ptten back to tte choking heat.....n milwaukee...aad chicago...where the burning temps buckled this road. meecury maa have led to the rise in patients seeking care. mos says: "ss a lot of peeple with asthma, lot of people pith diabetes, heart failure...whose disease has becauss...
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. >> we are monitoring the big stories of the day -- a punishment at patton state and the suspected gunman and the movie massacre. >> and a new scandal surrounding d.c. mayor vincent gray. the investigation, coming up. >> first, let's get the latest on the weather. >> some good news this evening if you have outdoor plants. rain will not be an issue around the region. the storms can, heavy showers and storms in southeastern pennsylvania -- more between stanton and richmond but in the metro quarter, it has cleared out. tomorrow is a different story. this is the way it looks over montgomery college. temperatures in the upper 80s. berkeley springs at 86 degrees. the two. is up there but it's not terribly uncomfortable. it will get muddy later tonight when temperatures drop to the '70s. partly sunny and muggy in the morning. hot and humid it through the day and it will feel warmer. been a strong cold front could produce thunderstorms. going to be nice. heat and humidity back on thursday friday and saturday. things calmed down a bit by sunday and monday. when you need more information, our on li
. >> we are monitoring the big stories of the day -- a punishment at patton state and the suspected gunman and the movie massacre. >> and a new scandal surrounding d.c. mayor vincent gray. the investigation, coming up. >> first, let's get the latest on the weather. >> some good news this evening if you have outdoor plants. rain will not be an issue around the region. the storms can, heavy showers and storms in southeastern pennsylvania -- more between stanton and...
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her that he moved to the mediterranean theater ragrtnt o codo of celebrated incident in the movie patton. i'm sure you are familiar with leesiudngiaeorge c. t ota a lways courage quoting frederick the great. very controversial moments. the recent patton wanted that commando raid tom owrdi hd rtre o nddiatb rrd put a iy e as the great tug-of-war with truscott. homer bigartltr ed tw ohech tazi veth ieatio andy rooney of the "stars and stripes earned a medal for going on five cob raid netol noba e grspec nnd ted where he stood shoulder to shoulder with two other guys. they were all covering the firt iatmazibt asngrt oucaexatr circumstances. purdue is the first correspondent on recap the ch a fro tgt hesongrsl icorspn i awl death camp at who controlled and off the labor camp, just an amazing wod war iicrr kd,j2,2 arden tapg. it is living at "the new yorker" flood the storm troopers across france in 1940. heas a grencfaly t ovibio h lopaan a noaf, brilliantly. con christ great water service adversaries, robably bro he ochr. literally its first day can mistake in the eropean theater all the wa
her that he moved to the mediterranean theater ragrtnt o codo of celebrated incident in the movie patton. i'm sure you are familiar with leesiudngiaeorge c. t ota a lways courage quoting frederick the great. very controversial moments. the recent patton wanted that commando raid tom owrdi hd rtre o nddiatb rrd put a iy e as the great tug-of-war with truscott. homer bigartltr ed tw ohech tazi veth ieatio andy rooney of the "stars and stripes earned a medal for going on five cob raid netol...
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although my favorite classroom was in the class of 1984 staring timothy van patton. >> what about the movie class? you can't spell class without ass and the tour de force about a cougar. >> how about the hotties on "saved by the bell"? screech? >> okay, i will see you "saved by the bell" and say" welcome back carter." welcome back carter because it feels like you never left. >> forget "welcome back carter" and how about" room 222" because it was easy to remember. >> let's talk about rooms. let's talk "227" which was the place to be with marla gibbs and her family. it is "227" on saturdays on nbc. >> when you say "227" as gambler i will wheel those numbers tomorrow. >> that ended oddly. >> and yet importantly. >> i have to go back before we move on to the richest points. these kids #r* finks. the kids in the research were finks. they told them it was too easy when they should have said it was too hard. that's the lesson i learned. >> they are snitches. those are the kids in world war ii are like -- you don't want to get pulled over. it is in the trunk. >> thank you. from grades to guns
although my favorite classroom was in the class of 1984 staring timothy van patton. >> what about the movie class? you can't spell class without ass and the tour de force about a cougar. >> how about the hotties on "saved by the bell"? screech? >> okay, i will see you "saved by the bell" and say" welcome back carter." welcome back carter because it feels like you never left. >> forget "welcome back carter" and how about" room...
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and my grandfather was in patton's army. when he came back, he was able to study on the g.i. bill. they were able to buy their first home with some help from the fha. america gave them that opportunity. didn't give them a handout, but gave them that chance. and when my mom, a single mom, was raising two kids and trying to get her education, there were grants and loans available. and she could instill a love of learning in me and my sister and we had a chance to get a great education. and you look at michelle's family. you know, her dad was what was called a stationary engineer at a water filtration plant in chicago. blue collar worker. even though he had m.s. he'd have to wake up an hour earlier to get up and get dressed and get to the job. but he never missed a day of work. and michelle's mom, she stayed at home raising the kids and then later became a secretary. they never had a lot, but they had a chance to give their kids this great education. and so my whole life and michelle's whole life was an example of this american dream. this idea that if you work hard and you can find a
and my grandfather was in patton's army. when he came back, he was able to study on the g.i. bill. they were able to buy their first home with some help from the fha. america gave them that opportunity. didn't give them a handout, but gave them that chance. and when my mom, a single mom, was raising two kids and trying to get her education, there were grants and loans available. and she could instill a love of learning in me and my sister and we had a chance to get a great education. and you...
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today the settlement comes after a month's long patton squabble between the two internet icons. four facebook the deal ends a potential distraction, less than two months after they went public. facebook is investing in more than 6,000 mi. long fiber optic cable running from malaysia to south korea and japan. the $450 million asian-pacific gateway cable is designed to reduce the country's reliance on singapore as an internet hub. it will also increase in activity speeds in north america. >> roberta, we have arrived at the weekend? >> i can tell it you are already relaxing. i notice, she has her shoes off ... >> don't tell! >> it was a pristine day in the bay area, a relaxing weekend, highs streaming from 65 degrees in san fransisco to nearly 90 in fairfield, and concord. 80 degrees in santa rosa and the same story to the south in san jose. currently we are looking at people heading into the city of san fransisco and also making tracks into the north bay. stratus remains offshore, 65 in severance his car at this hour and still in the mid 80s in redwood city as well as in livermore
today the settlement comes after a month's long patton squabble between the two internet icons. four facebook the deal ends a potential distraction, less than two months after they went public. facebook is investing in more than 6,000 mi. long fiber optic cable running from malaysia to south korea and japan. the $450 million asian-pacific gateway cable is designed to reduce the country's reliance on singapore as an internet hub. it will also increase in activity speeds in north america....
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charles patton of appalachian power. good morning to you.ou're calling this a major historical disaster. but as far as power restoration, where do you stand right now? >> initially at the peak of the storm, we had approximately 336,000 customers out here in west virginia and that number is now down to 187,000. >> down to 187. in the d.c. area, pepco, one of the main utility company, very much so, bearing the brunt of the blame. system is not efficient, systems haven't been overhauled. in west virginia and virginia, you all are faring better it was compared to the 2009 blizzard. i understand the systems were overhauled. do you see an improvement from '09? >> actually, this storm was twice the damage of the '09 storm. >> twice? >> yes, the '09 storm across our system, we had 222,000 outages for this storm, 570,000 outages across our entire system. and if you look at it over the first 48 hours, we were actually a little bit quicker on the last storm with restoration. but that was largely because of the ability to stage crews. we knew that storm
charles patton of appalachian power. good morning to you.ou're calling this a major historical disaster. but as far as power restoration, where do you stand right now? >> initially at the peak of the storm, we had approximately 336,000 customers out here in west virginia and that number is now down to 187,000. >> down to 187. in the d.c. area, pepco, one of the main utility company, very much so, bearing the brunt of the blame. system is not efficient, systems haven't been...
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geller says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patton ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason chaffetz house oversight subcommittee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> it's a very serious allegation. but it didn't just come from one high ranking military official on the ground, didn't come from just two, we have several of them who have stepped forward and said, yes, this was indeed the case. >> reporter: geller says he wants the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leadership's response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> barbara starr's here with us in "the situation room" right now. so this investigation in the house of representatives is ongoing right now. what do they hope to achieve? >> well, also ongoing in the pentagon, wolf, and
geller says caldwell was angry his staff wanted the inspector general to investigate and that patton ordered a delay out of concern it would embarrass the obama white house. >> and then he said, but we don't want to put that request in right now because there's an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> reporter: congressman jason chaffetz house oversight subcommittee is investigating the general's alleged behavior....
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withoverstatthn llon wd iv e ftmre fs dial f meit history, documents from general patton, general macarthur general eisenhower from the 20thentury. obviy olleion ke w worp o wagthoen rtss tme down the command line or just a bit and give voice to some lieutenants, soe cat dance, said majors, some that e not so well knon r co morcoc lu ins florida today we might call these counterinsurgency operations or cification, but what he tried to dof crse was encouraged him to remove in relocate the dierrrtooi rtcoctthmi rs e d we t rs ie st i guess, perhaps the most expansive of stability civilian military language. this one bog me down fetes elts i. er i nepters with speeches from presidents, congressmen, politicians, particularly the casthat declared wars. we also include commissioned studies n orag thrv te rd century. so there's a couple documents that relate to it and of course the gates commsio in 1971 and w susfivl cu ie e i s eanteory a conscription-based recruitmt process to an all volunteer force, the one we know today. hsnrmou imp t urndogy h taro aoi in s 80 we've seen the percentage perfec
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my grandfather fought in p patton's army and my grandmother worked on a bomber assembly line and whengot, when my grandfather got back from the war, my mother had just been born, he was able to get a college education on the gi bill. and they were in their first house with a help of the fha. and then i was raised by a single mother and the help of my grandparents, but despite e fact that we never had a lot of money, they were ableç to sende to a great school and i was able to get a wonderful education and i met this beautiful woman who -- who just because i was persistent, finally gave up and gave in and decided to marry me. but the reason that she was able to get a great education, and michelle's dad, he workeded as what was called the stationary engineer. a blue collar, worked at a pumping station and her mom stayed at home looking after her and her brother and then worked as a secretary, but somehow, her and her brother were able to get a great education, so our family story was all about this basic idea in america that if you work hard, you can make it if you try. here in this co
my grandfather fought in p patton's army and my grandmother worked on a bomber assembly line and whengot, when my grandfather got back from the war, my mother had just been born, he was able to get a college education on the gi bill. and they were in their first house with a help of the fha. and then i was raised by a single mother and the help of my grandparents, but despite e fact that we never had a lot of money, they were ableç to sende to a great school and i was able to get a wonderful...
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it is a very controversial moment in the world where we asked should we even patton if we move forward-- we had reporters ready to go, and he didn't want to be embarrassed and pull it back. i was there was the greatest tug-of-war. homer bigart leader covered the great push up the bull of italy. he was on the beachhead for two months. then he helped with the liberation of rome. a.j. liebling later earned a bronze star that he never told anyone about for his rediscovery of the great siege at saint lo in on me after today. he stood shoulder to shoulder with the two other guys i wrote about. they were all part of the first part of that battle. sadly, he did not get his story out because he passed away early. but he was the first correspondent on the scene when we captured the bridge at the rind intact. he was also among the first american correspondent visited the death camp at buchenwald. just an amazing world war ii career. just 23 or 234 years old at the time it was happening. then there was a reported a flood -- a.j. liebling was a great francophile come he got to cover the liberation
it is a very controversial moment in the world where we asked should we even patton if we move forward-- we had reporters ready to go, and he didn't want to be embarrassed and pull it back. i was there was the greatest tug-of-war. homer bigart leader covered the great push up the bull of italy. he was on the beachhead for two months. then he helped with the liberation of rome. a.j. liebling later earned a bronze star that he never told anyone about for his rediscovery of the great siege at...
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grandparents were part of that world war ii great depression generation, and my grandfather fought in patton's army and my grandmother worked on a bomber assembly line and when my grandfather came back, at that point my mom had been born, he was able to go to college because of the g.i. bill. and they were able to buy their first home with some help from the fha. then my mother, she was a single mom, my dad left before i even remembered him, but she was still able to give me and my sister this unbelievable education, because of scholarships and grants and the fact that she was willing to work hard so that she could work and go to school at the same time and raise two kids, and then i think about michelle's family. her dad, he was a blue collar worker, worked at the water filtration plant in chicago, and even though he had m.s., he -- by the time i met him, he couldn't really walk. he had to use two canes and he would have to wake up an hour early, earlier than everybody else, to get to work just to put on his clothes and get ready for work. but he never missed a day's work. and michelle's mom,
grandparents were part of that world war ii great depression generation, and my grandfather fought in patton's army and my grandmother worked on a bomber assembly line and when my grandfather came back, at that point my mom had been born, he was able to go to college because of the g.i. bill. and they were able to buy their first home with some help from the fha. then my mother, she was a single mom, my dad left before i even remembered him, but she was still able to give me and my sister this...
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i'd think about my grandfather who thought in patton's army in world war ii.y grandmother working on a bomber assembly line while he was gone. and when he came back, he was rewarded with a chance to go to college on the gi bill. they were able to buy their first home with an fha loan. and i think about the journey that they had traveled and everything that that greatest generation had done to build america. or i meet a middle class couple, and i think about michelle's parents, especially her dad who had multiple sclerosis, so by the time i met him, he could barely walk. had to use two canes. had to wake up an hour earlier than everybody else to get to work because that's how long it took to get him dressed but would not miss a day of work. i think about michelle's mom who ended up working as a secretary for most of her life and how despite the fact that they never had a lot, they were able to give michelle and michelle's brother the best education possible. and how remarkable that was, this country we live in. then i'd meet a single mom and i'd think about my
i'd think about my grandfather who thought in patton's army in world war ii.y grandmother working on a bomber assembly line while he was gone. and when he came back, he was rewarded with a chance to go to college on the gi bill. they were able to buy their first home with an fha loan. and i think about the journey that they had traveled and everything that that greatest generation had done to build america. or i meet a middle class couple, and i think about michelle's parents, especially her...