we introduce you to scott ford and what motivated him. he's the team leader and how he came in and how he shaped this unit for this mission and other missions in afghanistan. he was the cornerstone, i think, of this unit. he whipped them into shape. we introduce you to captain kyle walton who was cool under fire, who during the heat of battle tried to keep his men alive. he was doing battlefield calculus in his head, how do i keep my men alive? do i have to roll the wounded off the mountain to save them and fight to the death? these were the decisions that they had to make. but before we could get to the battle, we had to introduce you to them so you would care about the characters so that when they are in battle, you're rooting for them. you have an interest in them. and so the first part of the book was premission. it talks about some of the flaws in the tactical planning, how they raised some of those concerns with commanders who basically told them, look, you have to go, and they accepted it and went on the mission. and then the secon

we introduce you to scott ford and how he is the team leader and how he came in and shaped this unitduring the mission in afghanistan. he was the cornerstone i think of this unit. captain kyle walton who was called on to fire, who during the heat of battle try tried to keep his mental life. the calculus of the battle in his head, if we are overrun by hundreds of fighters do we fight to the death? these were the decisions he had to make but the more we can get to the battle we had to introduce you to them so you would care about the characters. so that when there are battles, you are rooting for them and you have an interest in them. so the first part of the book was the mission and talk about some of the form in the tactical planning, how they raised some of those concerns with commanders that basically said you have to go and you have to accept it. the contact was the battle. imagine climbing a mountain and looking straight up and you are digging with your hands into the soil and into the rock and you are carrying over 60 pounds of equipment on your back plus you have body armor. yo

ford pulled it out in the end, scott, only to be beaten by democrat jimmy carter. >> pelley: nancy, thank you. this sunday will be a year since the the earthquake and tsunami that devastated japan. remember how it felt when you saw these pictures for the first time? civilization swept away by the sea. at least 16,000 people were killed in an instant and even today more than 3,000 are missing. a year is a long time, but not to those people who lived it. we asked bill whitaker to take us back to one town where 3,000 died and more died and more than 500 disappeared. >> reporter: children's laughter as they leave school a delight to most parents. but for months after the tsunami, that sound brought nothing but pain to sayomi shito. her 12-year-old daughter was swept away by the waves. "why are they alive and my child had to had to die" she asked. naomi hiratsuka lost her daughter, too, 12-year-old koharu. she prays at the okawa school where her daughter and 72 other elementary school children died. she comes here everyday, she told us, even though this is a sad place. the students did as they

scott free. >> at one point during the protest, someone threw paint on a ford mustang after the car hit some protesters. nobody was seriously hurt and police detained the driver and passenger of that car. >>> other bay area headlines. a teacher accused of slapping and kicking two special needs preschoolers pleaded not guilty today. prosecutors say alexia abused two boys. she is also accused of denying them food and water. >> a legal ball battle is brewing. the city wants to get rid of two of the four lanes along parts of california avenue. the extra space would make room for wider sidewalks, which the city hopes would draw more shoppers. but business owners filed a lawsuit to stop the plan because they're concerned about traffic congestion. >> one skier critically injured tonight, two others escape unharmed after authorities say they caused an avalanche in the sierra. it happened about 2:00 this afternoon. in the out of bounds area oche the alpine meadows ski resort. chris pickle was there when the injured skier was brought to a hospital. >> this rescue effort took several hours. the injured skier was

ford with just 18% in 1976, the polling right now has mitt romney at 14%. >>> enough of real news. let's huddle up to watch massachusetts republican senator scottlogue comedy about rick santorum at an isn't st. patrick's day roast in boston. >> i see that both newt gingrich and rick santorum now have secret service with them on the campaign trail and in santorum's case i think it's the first time he's ever used protection, so -- yeah, yeah. [ applause ] just saying. >> he got the slow rolling laughter. his comedy was also the monologue comedy of massachusetts native conan o'brien. this is conan on february the 27th. >> as of tomorrow rick santorum will be assigned secret service age agents. did you know that? yeah, this is historic. it's the first time santorum has agreed to use any kind of protection. >> there you go. maybe a little massachusetts sharing there, let's call it that. rick santorum meanwhile, continues his beef with the american porn industry. yesterday on cnn he argued porn causes brain damage in adults and children and he ripped the obama administration on the department of justice for not properly enforces laws on the books to

scott. >> hey, i love ohio. home of smuckers, but i like ft. myers. if it was good enough for edison, fordme. flora hutchinson of maine is 108 years old today with a positive attitude and sees the jar as half full. here is eldora miller, louisville, mississippi 100 years old today. hard work and healthy eating. i like part of that. otto frangenberg is 102. we love him. and irving weinstein is 100 years old today. a world war ii veteran. josephine sorenson is 105. she loves to read novels. that's it. back to new york. >> thank you very much. we have ohio university here. where is this? i haven't heard of this place. i'm kidding, kidding. good luck to the ohio teams in the tournament. when we come back, celebrity looks for spring at prices you when we come back, celebrity looks for spring at prices you can afford. hi. we're spreading the word about new honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. two flavors. in harmony. honey bunches of oats. make your day bunches better. ♪ i know tha

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