but puckett knew the fight was not nearly over. established a defensive perimeter, then went to coordinate the artillery support. that he was sure they would need. while he was there, to load up the ammunition and grenades, the basics, shortly after the return, the first onslaught began, mortars followed by ground assault from the entire chinese battalion. buckets' rangers were outnumbered almost 10-1. during the fight, puckett abandoned the relative safety of his foxhole, moving from man-to-man, encouraging them in the fight. checking that the perimeter was holding. he took a grenade fragment in his left thigh. but puckett refused to be evacuated. he was a ranger. he led his men from the front. over the course of the next several hours, for more waves of assault came. each [speaking foreign language] >> today, all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during the korean war. and to thank the families of those who gave the last full measure of devotion

lieutenant puckett news -- lieutenant puckett knew something was not quite right. there were 25,000 chinese troops in the area, outnumbering u.s. and korean forces 3:2. colonel ralph puckett thought the numbers didn't align with the basic military doctrine. he believed in the fundamentals. it was how he trained his men. it's how he hand-picked them. chose them from the ranks of cokes and clerks and mechanics, to the first ranger company since world war ii. physical conditioning, tactical training, working as a team. get the basics right, then build from there. lieutenant puckett also volunteered for the army corps, to fight in world war ii. he volunteered to go to korea. instead of the safer posting in japan. he volunteered for the new ranger company. then he prayed, dear god, don't let me get a bunch of guys, good guys killed, when he was chosen to command that company. so, on the morning of november 25, 1950, mounted on the decks of the tanks, 51 of puckett's rangers and then korean enlisted soldiers set out to take hill to a five. to make their charge, they had

may you bless colonel ralph puckett.s he joins a pantheon of heroes that have established themselves through bravery. may his leadership and legacy be a waypoint for us to follow. keep us all strong in spirit and give our leaders wisdom as they serve our nation's people. bless and protect our armed forces as they preserve our precious freedoms. keep the lamp of liberty burning bright on the united states of america, our allies around the world as well. i ask these things in your blessed and holy name. amen. pres. biden: come up and say hi. don't fall. [laughter] [indistinct speaking] >> it is an honor. thank you. [applause] pres. biden: maybe if there's time. maybe the general can say hi. all right. ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, or preview a president biden schedule and the week ahead at the white house with white house reporter mary a parker. then political news of the day wit

puckett jr.courageous warrior, husband, father and friend who for 70 years has led the way from his actions with the rangers on hill 205, while defending the freedom of the people of korea, and throughout his life, ralph has continued to serve the army and ranger regiment as an example of leadership of character and commitment for others to follow. lord, thank you for colonel puckett, a servant leader whose actions exemplify the prestige, honor and highest decor of the ranger regiment. in the crucible conflict he selflessly put his comrade's lives before his own. today he accepts his highest -- may his words of encouragement spoken to many over the years continue to ring true. be proud, but never satisfied. bless ralph, his loving and devoted wife of 68 years, jean, family, fellow rangers, comrades and others today in spirit. lord, let ralph's life, legacy in this very medal that is placed around his neck inspire us all in challenging times to lead the way, we thank you for the blessings of freed

of course, colonel puckett developed a dangerous hobby.recounted in his book of challenging himself to run in front of speeding cars when he was 4 years old. self-preservation was never a primary concern of the colonel. when the rangers finally reached the top of hill 205, they found it abandoned. puckett knew the fight wasn't nearly over. s his men created a defensive perimeter. while he was there, load up the ammunition and grenades, basics. shortly after return, the first onslaught began. the rangers were outnumbered almost ten to one. during the fight, puckett abandoned the relative safety of his fox hole, moving from man to man, encouraging them in the fight, checking that the perimeter was holding. he took a grenade fragment in his left thigh. he refused to be evacuated. he was a ranger. he led his men from the front. over the course of the next several hours, four more waves of assault came. each time, he made his rounds passing out extra ammo and extra encouragement to rally his men. each time, he was able to call in artillery supp

asking for a citation to be read and to award colonel puckett, ralph puckett jr. with the medal of honor. >> the president of the united states of america authorized by acts of congress march 3rd, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to first lieutenant ralph puckett, jr., united states army for gallantry in the risk of life beyond the call of duty. first lieutenant ralph puckett jr. distinguished himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty serving as commander of the u.s. army ranger company during the period of 25 november, 1950 through 26 november, 1950 in korea. as the unit commence the daylight attack, small arms fire against the advancing force. first lieutenant puckett exposed himself to the deadly enemy fire. leading from the tank, shouted words of encouragement to his men and began to lead the rangers in the attack. almost immediately, enemy fire threat and the success of the attack by pinning down one platoon. leaving the safety of his position with full knowledge of the danger, first lieutenant puckett intention

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seriously wounded, his men low on ammunition, puckett ordered them to retreat and to leave him in the foxhole. they refused, dragging him to safety. merle simpson was there. >> i think he understood that we would all be killed if we didn't get out of there. >> reporter: today with the south korean president also looking on, ralph puckett accepted the award not for himself but for his soldiers >> is your dad a hero? >> he's my hero. he's my family's hero. and i think he's a national hero. >> reporter: courtney kube, nbc news, washington >>> up next for us tonight, what's behind a new wave of anti-semitic attacks >>> the nypd has made a hate crime arrest in the beating of a jewish man in times square, one of more than 2,000 anti-semitic incidents across the country just this year we get more from stephanie gosk >> reporter: last night in times square police say a jewish man was the victim of an alleged hate crime. this video appears to show the moment 29-year-old joseph borgen was attacked. >> i'm surrounded by a whole mob, crowd of people they proceeded to, you know, obviously assault

but puckett refused to be evacuated. he was a ranger. he led his men from the front. over the course of the next several hours, for more waves of assault came. each [speaking foreign language] >> today, all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during the korean war. and to thank the families of those who gave the last full measure of devotion no matter what we do or say, it will never be enough. to say how grateful we are for their ultimate sacrifice. [speaking foreign language] >> recognizing freedom is not free. [speaking foreign language] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the color guard for the republic of korea and the united states of america, followed by the national anthem. [speaking foreign language] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [national anthem playing] ♪ ♪ >> please remain standing for the invocation. [speaking foreign language] >> would you bout with me please? -- bow with me please? gracious heavenly father, we come to you with faithful hearts on the special day and in this special place to commemorate the end of one journey and the beginning of a

puckett exposed himself to the deadly enemy fire.eaping from the tank he shouted encouragement to his men and began to lead the rangers in the attack. almost immediately enemy fire threatened the success of the attack by pinning down one platoon. leaving the safety of his position with knowledge of the danger first lieutenant puckett ran across an open area three times to draw enemy fire, thereby allowing the rangers to locate and destroy enemy positions and seize hill 205. during the night the enemy launched a counterattack that lasted quadro hours. the rangers were motivated by the courageous example exhibited by first lieutenant puckett. five human attacks by the enemy element will repulsed. during the first attack first lieutenant puckett was injured by grenade fragments but refused evacuation and continued to direct artillery support. he repeatedly abandon positions of relative safety to make his way from foxhole to foxhole to check the company's perimeter and distribute emanation among the rangers -- ammunition among the ranger

i know you know colonel puckett. about his actions during the korean war. >> he is a remarkable man. he is a legend. there was a huge crowd today at ft. benning, georgia watching this ceremony. puckett was a young kid in the early days of the korean war with massive chinese and intervention. he was asked to form this ranger company in japan. 60 volunteers. they fought for essentially three days. finally overrun and colonel puckett, then first lieutenant puckett, mangled multiple wounds and mortar. he pulled off the hill. three rangers grabbed him and drug him down the hill so he survived it. he went on and was awarded the distinguish service cross for that action in korea. military's second highest award for valor. in vietnam, as commander, he was awarded the distinguished service cross by president lyndon johnson. five purple hearts. and married to his wife for 68 years and spent the rest of their life supporting the infantry community at ft. benning. we love the guy. >> can you tell us more about his service after

. >> ralph puckett showed his men how to be a leader. >> if you made a mistake under ralph puckett, youu do a lot of pushups, too? >> i did my share. >> reporter: on a frigid november day in 1950, puckett's men followed him without question as he led his ranger company on a daylight attack to seize hill 205 in korea. >> puckett missed his life by running across the area to draw fire. he did it once, he did it again. it took three runs intentionally exposing himself to the enemy. >> reporter: seriously wounded and low on ammunition, puckett ordered a retreat and for his men to leave him behind in the foxhole. they refused, dragging him to safety. >> when i asked him if he was scared, he said, yes, you would be crazy not to be scared. your life is in danger, your men's lives are in danger, but he said you have to have the courage to go beyond your fear and that's what he did. >> reporter: 70 years later, at the presidents of two grateful nations thanked him, ralph puckett accepted the award not for himself, but for his soldiers. insisting on standing on his own two feet, but accepting a h

while we wait for that event to begin, here is president biden awarding the medal of honor to ralph puckettor his service during the korean war.

white house today, president biden awarded the medal of honor to retired army ranger colonel ralph puckett for his service during the korean war. south korean president moon attended the ceremony and spoke about service. the 94-year-old the first to receive a medal of honor from president biden. we will show you the full event later, but here is a short portion. pres. biden: so now, it is my great honor to ask for the citation to be read and award the honor. >> the president of the united states of america, authorized by an act of congress, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor, united states army, for gallantry and risk of his life above the call of duty. he distinguished himself by accident gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as commander during 25 november, 1950 through 26 november, 1950 in korea. as his unit commenced an attack on hill 205, he directed mortar, machine-gun, and small arms fire. he mounted a tank, exposing himself to deadly enemy fire. leaping from the tank, he shouted words of encouragement. almost immediately, enemy fire threatene

the 94 year old puckett let it capture and defense mission during the korean war against a syriza ofhinese attacks. because today we are hosting a true american hero and awarding an honor that is long over due for more than 70 years overdue. i'm incredibly proud to give colonel ralph. it's act of valor, the full recognition they have always deserved. the white house announced he was the recipient of the award on wednesday, saying puckett showed quote, acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond intrepid. excuse me above and beyond. the call of duty are coming up on ktvu news at 6 30. we'll have a closer look at bart's south. the extension plans why future riders will have to descend deep underground toe board trades and coming up a little bit later in sports. the local bay area golfers who punched their ticket to play this weekend in the pg in a pga championship, also ahead, a ups driver to the rescue how one man stepped up and helped in the elderly woman who fell. polid killed a man after he pointed a gun at them. it happened at about 9 30 last night at the stoneman apartment

puckett is 94 now.day's ceremony, the presidents flanked him for photographs and said the honor was long overdue. in britainthe government is now reviewing oversight of the bbc after a scathing report on its 1995 interview with princess diana. in it, she laid bare her troubled marriage to prince charles. the inquiry found journalist martin bashir lied to get the interview, and that the bbc covered up the misconduct. diana's eldest son, prince william, said thursday that the interview helped lead to her death two years later in an auto wreck, pursued by paparazzi. >> the interview was a major contribution to making my parents' relationship worse, and has since hurt countless hers. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc's failures contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. >> nawaz: in the wake of the report, the bbc haissued an apology to the royal family. back in this country, shareholders in tribune publishing voted on se

taking office today he gave the nation's highest military award to the retired army colonel, ralph puckette white house calls conspicuous gallantry during his service in the korean war. in november of 1950, hundreds of chinese soldiers attacked colonel puckett's unit during a daytime mission. he risked his life by running across an open area not once but three times to draw enemy fire his bravery allowed rarpgz to seize a key military position. colonel puckett would go on to serve again in vietnam during his 29-year career he received a distinguished service cross, five purple hearts, two silver stars and two bronze stars. >>> the smithsonian's national zoo reopened today the zoo shut down in november for covid. there's one group of furry friends getting most of the buzz, the giant pandas, obviously. this exhibit has been closed to the public since the very start of the pandemic 14 months ago. over that time, a new panda entered the world. it arrived just last august. 20 people or so will be allowed under the new rules to see the pandas at one time, so the new panda shouldn't be overwhelme

the two presidents will present that to colonel ralph puckett jr., 94 years young. he will receive that medal of honor today at the white house from those two presidents. >> peter, we have richard engel joining us from gaza. situations can be difficult. richard, can you update us? >> we will give it a shot. the communications have been dicey. here in gazan, the cease-fire is holding. there haven't been any rockets fired. but there is a lot of damage and anger. i have talked to people, people holding funerals, people going back to their homes to see what they can salvage. a lot of people going on the street because they had been inside for the last several days surveying the damage. there is significant damage. entire buildings have been brought down and many more evidence of specific shots in which individual apartments were damaged but the rest of the building is intact. in many cases, in talking to families, said these israel strikes weren't as precise as israel likes to make them. there was a professor killed along with his family. there is anger that there was a

puckett is now 94 years old. award acknowledges his actions in november, 1950 when he risked his life three times running into an open area to distract chinese forces attacking his platoon. he mentioned he was surprised to be selected as a medal of honor recipient but glad it acknowledges his ranger comrades. star theater, california's great america is getting ready to reopen. it will start welcoming back visitors tomorrow at restricted capacity. justin andrews has been out there all morning, giving us a sneak peek and justin, we've got to ask you what are you up to now, my friend? >> already, so we are up to this. i'm going to be giving a picture at about 20 minutes but i want to walk you through some of the changes that you are going to see here first of all this is a patriot so if you decide to get on this ride there's going to be one person every other seat you are also required to wear a mask. look at some of the video we shot before, when you come to this you are going to have to wear a mask, you have to re

. >> army ranger colonel ralph puckett earned the highest military honor for his heroic actions in 1950. he risked his life running into an open area to distract chinese forces attacking his platoon. and he did it. three times. >>> still to come, the new undersea senses revealing just how many great whites are lurking off the area shores. plus like people are already complaining about a bart station that hasn't even been built yet. >> i think that the reaction is symbolic of unfamiliarity. >>> that molly line on the move, the bay area county that just gained on >>> tonight bart is saying that it is set to new pandemic ridership records this week, first on tuesday, then again ev already grinding riders years ago the plans put the new underground stop in san jose. 86 feet below the surface, renderings show multiple escalators, high-speed elevators and of course stairways but some people think it is just too deep. the closest example in bay area is arts and market station. writers took vta to task on twitter, with some pretty snarky comments about taking a journey to the center of the eart

army colonel ralph puckett received the award during a ceremony today for his lifesaving actions during the korean war. >>> time for a check of the weather with meteorologist mary lee. the weekend looks pretty good. >> we are looking at warmer temperatures and sunshine as we look to the weekend. right now in high def doppler, we have quiet conditions. i want to show you in the sierra, i am tracking that activity. you can see the snow in parts of the sierra and over the lake tahoe area. watch out if you plan to head to the mountain passes today bay. here is the conservatory live camera with mostly sunny skies out there. as we look to san francisco, you can see the sun, as well. temperatures are a little bit warmer compared to yesterday at this time. 68 in concord, 68 in livermore, san jose 65 and santa rosa, you're coming in at 68 degrees. currently, we are looking at breezy conditions. the ocean breeze is kicking in for us but not as strong as yesterday or the day before. 22 mile per hour winds out of the west at sfo, 17 at oakland, fairfield, you are coming in with 20 mile per hour win

colonel puckett after 70 years rather than mail it to you, i would have walked it to you. >> reporter: jake, as there are questions about what the shift of the democratic policy will look like when it comes to the policy towards israel the white house was asked if they are going to let that $735 million arms steel israel proceed, and the white house press secretary jen psaki said yes. the there are no plans to change their security assistance to israel at this time. jake? >> thanks so much. with a cease-fire taking hold, it's now time to assess the damage. first we go to gaza which is in complete shambles. aerial video showing just some of the wreckage. entire buildings reduced to rubble and families left without homes, displaced and now dealing with the additional buffered attempting to rebuild their lives. cnn's ben wedeman joins us now for instance side gaza, and, ben, tell us what you're seeing there. just how bad is the damage from this conflict? >> the damage is severe. we were in areas where bombs were dropped in the middle of roads creating massive craters that broke sewage pi

this is colonel puckett. he is a legend among rangers. he is being recognized. he and his group of rangers were tasked with taking a hill. they were -- this was the middle of winter. it was freezing cold. they were out and they were exposed. what they didn't know was the 60 or so rangers and a couple of korean soldiers, they were facing hundreds of chinese military. they were being bombarded by artillery, by small arms fire as they were trying to take and to hold onto this hill. ralph puckett, time after time, put himself in danger, exposing himself to enemy fire to draw them out so that the u.s. could fire on them. after hours and hours of this relentless battle, he sat in a fox hole wounded three times by grenade and mortar fire. he told his men, we have to go. retreat. said, leave me behind. save yourselves and leave me. his men were so dedicated to him that they wouldn't. they dragged him to safety. today, we will see him and his family and notably one of the men there with him, a retired master sergeant who served with him that day, will be there to watch h

marking his visit by awarding his first veteran, retired army ranger clark colonel ralph puckett was given the nation's highest military honor. it was for his heroic actions during the korean war in november of 1950. he risked his life three times, running into an open area to distract chinese force was that had been attacking his platoon. >> today we are hosting a true american hero. and awarding and honor that is long overdue. korea is sometimes called the forgotten war but those men who were there under lieutenant pockets command, they will never forget his bravery. >> also the joint press conference with the south korean president where he talked about tensions with north korea. >>> coming up, much like the mars rover, a new robots will soon make the moon home. what nasa says it will do that no human has done before. >>> several dating apps are exploring the world of dating in a post-pandemic world. the people using the app is exploring them. the apps are partnered with the white house to offer premium content to those who are vaccinated. users will be able to filter potential ma

the nation's most prestigious military decoration will go to 94-year-old colonel ralph puckett jr.ry 70 years ago in the korean war. at the age of 23, he ran across an open area three times while under attack to allow his team to locate and destroy enemy positions. and he continued to guide his rangers despite getting injured by grenade fragments. >> i was surprised that i was selected to be awarded the medal, but i certainly felt that my rangers deserved recognition and that kind of award for what they had done. >> today's ceremony will be small, attended by family, military leaders, and close personal friends. one of the four surviving soldiers from the battle is expected to be there, as well. >>> we told you about them, and now they are here in full force. after 17 years below ground, trillions of cicadas have started to emerge in at least 15 states. the noisy yet harmless red-eyed bugs have popped up in this northern virginia neighborhood. and you'll find them on the menu at a restaurant near washington, d.c. the chef makes tacos and burritos featuring sauteed cicadas topped wi

a true american hero, ralph puckett junior, and i want to thank you again, mr. president, for joining us. i don't know that there has ever been an award of the medal of honor with the head of state of the country where the war was one. -- was won. it meant a great deal to me, to my family, and to our country. today is a reminder of the sacrifice that binds korea in the united states together. it is a commitment to expanding cooperation and shaping our shared future in accordance with the democratic values that have made our nation strong and agile and highly competitive. the republic of korea and the united states are both nations built on innovation and we must both meet the challenges facing us today and look to what is possible for tomorrow. a partnership is grounded on our ironclad commitment to shared security. our alliance has long been the linchpin of peace, security, prosperity, and the recent growing more prominent in us being together. i was grateful our nations were able to quickly conclude a new cost-sharing agreement for forces in korea in march, wh

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president biden awarding his first medal of honor to ralph puckett. away his walker to receive his medal. as first lieutenant he repeatedly risks his life, drawing enemy fire. badly rounded he ordered ranger to leave him behind. they disobeyed. south korea's president attend todaying today's ceremony. >>> the smithsonian zoo re-opening in washington, d.c. today. a limited number of visitors were able to see the pandas. families there saying they are glad to see things re-opening and of course glad to see the pandas. >>> we we come back here tonight, they waited so long for their first hug. who are our persons of the week? janie, check this out. >come here. >>let me see. (chuckles) she looks...kind of like me. yeah. that's because it's your grandma when she was your age. oh wow. that's... that's amazing. oh and she was on the debate team. yeah, that's probably why you're the debate queen. >i'll take that. >>look at that smile. i have the same dimples as her. (laughter) yeah. >same placements and everything. >>unbelievable. isn't it disappointing when y

president biden awarding his first medal of honor to retired colonel ralph puckett jr., a korean warushing away his walker to receive his medal. as first lieutenant he repeatedly risks his life, drawing enemy fire during a fierce battle with chinese forces. badly wounded, he ordered rangers to leave him behind. they disobeyed. carrying him down the hill where he continued to direct the attack. south korea's president attending today's ceremony. >>> and one more welcome image from washington tonight. the smithsonian zoo re-opening today. a limited number of visitors were able to see the pandas. families there saying they are glad to see things re-opening, and of course glad to see the pandas. >>> when we come back here tonight, they waited so long for their first hug. who are our persons of the week? r seen this before? she's so beautiful. janie, check this out. >come here. >>let me see. (chuckles) she looks...kind of like me. yeah. that's because it's your grandma when she was your age. oh wow. that's... that's amazing. oh and she was on the debate team. yeah, that's probably why you

the white house will abort army colonel ralph puckett junior with the medal of honor for actions in 1950. >> severely wounded while fighting on a hilltop, despite his injuries, his rangers were being overrun by the enemy. >> one of those soldiers will be at the white house ceremony today to watching receive the award. carley: a big friday had for him. 9 minutes after the hour, another california recall officially underway. this time controversial district attorney george gascon. we will tell you more about what comes next later in the show. >> mask hypocrisy. after republicans go maskless at a crowded white house event. and she save face? beverly holberg says the rules never seem to apply. like nancy pelosi she joins us live. ♪♪ >> i have to make judgments based on what the vulnerability are. it is not a subjective decision. attending physician said into everybody is vaccinated, wear masks. >> speaker nancy pelosi insists on keeping the house mask mandate and finding lawmakers to break the rules but she's under fire for not covering up at a packed white house event filled with unmasked a

south korean president moon attended the ceremony and spoke about colonel puckett's service. the 94-year-old was the first to receive the medal of honor my president biden. here's a short portion. -- by president biden. here's a short portion. president biden: now, it is my

president biden presented the medal to retired armyerager ralph puckett.platoon during a battle in 1950. long ago, puckett was awarded the distinguished service cross, the nation's second highest award for valor in that battle. >>> olympic gold medalist simone biles returns. during training friday, she handed a quality no woman has ever attempted in competition. that this called a yurchenko double pike. it's a roundoff on to the springboard, a back handspring on to the vault, and it ends with that -- a piked double back flip to the landing. >> god bless you. >> biles pulled it off twice while preparing for the u.s. classic meet in indiana this weekend. this will be the first time biles has competed in more than 18 months. we forget about the covid layoff for all of these olympic hopefuls. >> she made it look so easy. do men do that? it w tough, but i -- >> jeff does -- >> we'll find out. no idea. not my specialty. >>> we have much more news ahead. right now it is about seven minutes after the hour. here's a look at the weather for your weekend. ♪ >>> even

ceremony right in this room award ago medal of honor to a veteran of the korean war a true hero ralph pucketter been award of the medal of honor with the head of the state in the country where the award was won it meant a great deal to me and to the family and to our country. but today, not only been an affirmation of our shared his i have of sacrifice that binds public of korea owe -- excuse me and the united states together, it's a commitment to expand and cooperation and shaping our shared future. in accordance with our democratic values that have made our nation strong and agile and highly competitive in the 21st century economies. the republic of korea and the united states are both nations built on innovation and we must both meet the challenges facing us today and look to what is possible for tomorrow. our partnership is grounded on our ironclad commitment to shared security. our alliance has long been the linchpin of peace, security, prosperity and the region growing more prominent and us being together. i was greatful that our two nations were able to quickly conclude a new cost-shar

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reporter: on colonel puckett, why the decision for him to be the first recipient of the medal of honor from the president? jen: clearly, he has an incredible personal story and is part of what the president feels is the greatest generation in history. he has a great deal of support for the sacrifices he made and the incredible story we just heard the president tell at that event and the president thinks it was important to honor him, recognize him as one of the first people, given the service that he paid to the country and the fact he is still a young man but someone we want to recognize while his family can celebrate with him. go ahead. reporter: i want to try a different version of the question, so so i'm wednesday, the readout of the president's call with the prime minister was pretty blunt in saying the president had told the prime minister he expected to see a significant de-escalation that day, wednesday. the cease-fire didn't come until well more than 24 hours later, 36 hours later, 2 a.m. friday local time. was the president concerned and was there any consternation around her

that awarded the medal of honor to a veteran of the korean war, a true american hero, colonel ralph puckett us. it was special. i don't know that there's ever been an award of the medal of honor with the head of state of the country where the award was won. it meant a great deal to me and to the family and to our country. today has not only been affirmation of our shared history of sacrifice that binds the republic of korea and the united states together, it's a commitment to expanding cooperation and shaping our shared future in accordance with our democratic values that have made our nation strong and agile and highly competitive in the 21st century economy. the republic of korea and the united states are both nations built on innovation, and we must both meet the challenges facing us today and look to what is possible for tomorrow. our partnership is grounded on our ironclad commitment to shared security. our alliance has long been the linchpin of peace, security, prosperity and the region growing more prominent and us being together. i was grateful that our two nations were able to quic

president biden participated in the ceremony for awarding a medal of honor to a korean war veteran ralph puckett jr. our two nations will usher in a new future together without a doubt. today's meetings between president biden and myself and between the u.s. and korea will mark another milestone for bilateral cooperation towards a new area. president biden has extended such warm hospitality and i express my deepest gratitude once again. i look forward to our frequent communication and continued close consultation. last but not least, yesterday israel and hamas agreed on a cease fire, which is indeed a relief. i appreciate president biden's hard work and leadership in this regard. thank you. >> thank you. first question, i'm told, is mary ellis parker, abc. >> thank you, mr. president. i appreciate it. what is your message to democrats who want you to be more confrontational with israel and specifically to those that are saying that there should be an end to arms sales? do you recognize that there's been a shift, an evolution in your party, mr. president, in the last 20 years on this issue? i hav

colonel walton puckett jr. based on the rock u.s. alliance rooted in the sacrifices of our heros. our two nation also usher in a new future together without a doubt. today's meeting between president biden and myself and between the u.s. and korea will mark another milestone for bilateral cooperation towards a new era. president biden has extended such warm hospitality and i express my deepest from the tuesday once again. i look forward to our frequent communication and continue close consultation. last, but not least. yesterday israel and hamas agreed on a cease-fire which is, indeed, a relief i appreciate president biden's hard work and leadership in this regard. thank you. >> thank you. well, first question i'm told is mary alice parker of abc? >> thank you, mr. president, i appreciate it. what is your message to democrats who want you to be more confrontational with israel and specifically to those that are saying that there should be an end to arm sales? i mean, do you recognize that there has been a shift, an evolution in your party, mr. president, in the last 20 years on th