there was a jumping off place next -- sicily. we got to sicily. they would not let us get off the boat because they had moved it up to -- laverno, italy. and that's where our tanks met up with them. there we went up to -- up to, uh, the city of piza. is where we first saw the leaning tower of pisa. up --here we went that's where we met up with the 442 japanese outfit. and we kind of spearheaded them for a while up until we got to -- in italy. from there, we went on up through the amounts to genoa. genoa.ere we stayed in we return to the ashes up again. to -- a town on the seashore. and that's where we, the war ended offor us. can'ther places i remember now. i'm 98 years old. so a lot of places i just cannot have it in my mind right now. thei can tell you about tank, tough. that tanks stayed in our lives for 3.5 years we nursemaided that tank. i can tell you it's an a-4 and it carried three machine-gunned, one 37 millimeter gun. and the par behind it was a twin cadillac engine. the power behind it was a twin cadillac engine. back, you had this gene

so they made an emergency on the at -- sicily southeastern peninsula in sicily, which had just been -- the sicily invasion had just happened three weeks earlier on july 10. so, the biritish had just taken that area. they landed at an airstrip that british spitfire unit had taken over. you can a magic, they'd been in the plane for 10-12 hours. they had seen planes with men they knew blowing up around them. lowjumping out of planes at altitude on fire. it was really just unspeakable carnage that they witnessed and experienced. and the bombardier, this beautiful soul from oakland, california, guy by the name of john mcdonough and i hope to ta lk more about him later, but john was climbed out of the aircraft and was physically ill. hanging on the nose whee for the better part of anl hour. of the cis because one rew members that was on that raid, he left shortly afterward. crewther men also left the there were so traumatized by it they took themselves off-line status. this one eyewitness that describes this to me continued on flying status, but it was just something that, it's really hard

. >> okay, international vacations, this isn't just for a family, you love sicily. >> sicily in italy. it's so gorgeous. it's incredible. half the price of other destinations in italy. >> why is that sf. >> there are small family-runned hotels and your money is going to go a lot further. so much to do there. there are ancient runs. a volcano you can like. beautiful food. it's just an all-around winner. >> it's an island, you're going to see beautiful. >> absolutely beautiful vista. it's paradise. if you go to rome, so pricey, you say, consider making it a pit stop. >> i say sicily is your pit stop in italy. >>> an unexpected travel spot in 2016. >> drum roll please -- >> everyone is buzzing about right now is detroit, america's great comeback city, they're a huge comeback story. there's so much going on right now, fashion companies moving in. distilleries moving in chic hotels. i think detroit is the place to put on your road map for 2016. >> you know help them get the economy continue to thrive, that's great, everybody wins. great information. really great tips. thank you so much, ag

pretty well cleaned up, we had beaten the germans there, and were ready to invade the just-invaded sicily, this displeased stalin to no end. he thought we were frittering away allied forces on sidetracks attacking theo be mainland europe and nazis directly. he was sending a threat, when are you going to act on the western front. this was rough. we had not decided. late one evening, i was on duty alone. door suddenly opened and in came roosevelt, churchill, our chiefs of staff and the british chief of staff. all had had dinner upstairs, a very convivial dinner, and they came in and settle down to business. what are we going to say to uncle joe as they commonly referred to joseph stalin. they couldn't agree on an answer because at that point, britain and the united states had not agreed on what the next steps were going to be. general marshall was insistent on the earliest possible attack across the channel to normandy or someplace -- normandy itself had not yet been decided on. the british were adamant that we are not yet ready, we meeting the allies. we don't yet have control of the air,

well cleaned up, we had beaten the germans there and were ready to invade -- and had just invaded sicily and intended to move on to the mainland italy next, this displeased stalin no end. he thought we were frittering away allied forces and strength in side tracks. we ought to be attacking the mainland europe and not nazi germany directly. so, in effect, he was demanding an answer. when are you going to act on the western front? well, this was rough. we had not decided. so, late one evening, i was on duty alone. i had the night watch that night. and the front door, the map room door suddenly opened and in came roosevelt, churchill, our chiefs of staff and the british chiefs of staff, all of whom had had dinner upstairs, a very convivial dinner, as one could tell from their laughter and their behavior, but they came in and settled down to business, what are we going to say to uncle joe, as they commonly referred to joseph stalin. they couldn't agree on an answer because at that point, britain and the united states had not agreed on what the next steps were going to be. general marshall, t

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. >> okay, international vacations, this isn't just for a family, you love sicily. >> sicily in italy. it's so gorgeous. it's incredible. half the price of other >> why is that sf. >> there are small family-runned hotels and your money is going to go a lot further. so much to do there. there are ancient runs. a volcano you can like. beautiful food. it's just an all-around winner. >> it's an island, you're going to see beautiful. >> absolutely beautiful vista. it's paradise. >> i love that. if you go to rome, so pricey, you say, consider making it a pit stop. >> i say sicily is your in italy. >>> an unexpected travel spot in 2016. >> drum roll please -- >> everyone is buzzing about right now is detroit, america's great comeback city, they're a huge comeback story. there's so much going on right distilleries moving in chic hotels. i think detroit is the place to put on your road map for 2016. >> you know help them get the economy continue to thrive, that's great, everybody wins. great information. really great tips. thank you so much, again, for being with us. >> thank you. >>> coming u

the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistleblowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches at grand slam events... including wimbledon. more than a dozen players who have ranked in the top 50 in recent years were named in the report. sot - mark phillips whistleblower - there was a core of about 6 to 10 players who were the core group of the evidence that we had dug up. pro tennis official say they take the issue seriously, and the sport's tennis integrity unit always follows up. sport's tennis integrity unit always follows up. an action news update now louis to los angeles this year. you can now place a deposit on season tickets to watch them at the los angeles coliseum. the $100 deposit will allow fans to buy up to 8 season tickets. but be advised- the deposit does not guarantee seat availability. we've posted a link on our website.. ktnv.com. now let's take a look at today's 'now trending'-- a wedding picture is going viral.. but it doesn't include the groom. valerie parrott suffers from panic disorders and migraines, so her service dog, bella, helps her by

the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistleblowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches at grand slam events, including wimbledon. serena williams and novak djokovic - the top two players in the world asked about it just hours ago at the austrailan open. djokovic called it a "crime in sport" but admits people close to him were approached about him throwing a first round match in russia in 2007. he says he dropped out of the tournament instead and that it makes him feel terrible to be linked to this type of thing. and doesn't want to be linked to this kind of thing. williams says she doesn't know anything about it..... "when i'm playing i play very hard and every player i play seems to play hard." among the players implicated in the reports, more than a dozen who have ranked in the top 50 in recent years, including 8 players scheduled to play in the 2016 australian open. mark phillips, whistleblower: 10 players who were the core group of the evidence that we had dug up. another player who was banned for life, told the bbc how bookies offered him tens of tho

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betting syndicates in russia, northern italy and sicily are involved. >> as an athlete, i do everything i can to be not only great but historic, and, you know, if that's going on, i don't know about it. >> all right. crazy stuff there. i do believe it certainly has happened and i don't think tennis is really the only sport. that's just another subject for >> immediately when the steelers game against denver was over on news 6, e-mails flying out. here's what we said on friday night. >> go broncos. >> count it, steelers will win. >> will the patriots beat the chiefs? no. >> tom, you're smiling. you were 2-0. i said the steelers would win the super bowl. dust this thing off. >> over the weekend, it was a wild weekend and then this weekend it's going to be a wild one. broncos, 3:05, afc championship game here on news 6. over the weekend, celebrities competed at the diamond resorts invitational. marty fish won $100,000. and i'll have the former bears

they say betting syndicates in russia, northern italy, and sicily made hundreds of thousands of euros betting on games which investigators thought were fixed, three of which were at wimbledon. said 28idential report players should be investigated, including the grand slam title holder. but the bbc and buzz fade -- buzz feed -- >> there is widespread concern among the gambling industry and police forces who say they are ignoring us and not doing enough to get to the bottom of disturbing evidence. >> tennis authorities introduced a anticorruption bill in 2009. the bbc and buzz feed say over the last decade 15 players ranked in the top 50 were among those repeatedly flagged to authorities. around half are set to play in the australian open, which begins this monday. genie: polish president andre duda is in brussels for talks with the former polish prime minister. this after the european union launched an unprecedented probe into poland's new conservative government. critics say they would limit judicial independence and media freedom rolling back both of those things. here is more from e

the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistleblowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches at grand slam events, including wimbledon. serena williams and novak djokovic - the top two players in the world asked about it just hours ago at the austrailan open. djokovic called it a "crime in sport" but admits people close to him were approached about him throwing a first round match in tournament instead and that it makes him feel terrible to be linked to this type of thing. and doesn't want to be linked to this kind of thing. williams says she doesn't know anything about it..... "when i'm playing i play very hard and every player i play seems to play hard." among the players implicated in the reports, more than a dozen who have ranked in the top 50 in recent years, including 8 players scheduled to play in the 2016 australian open. mark phillips, whistleblower: there was a core of about 6 to 10 players who were the core group of the evidence that we had dug up. another player who was group of the evidence that we had dug up. another player who was banned for life

. >> reporter: the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistle blowers sought to fix mches at grand slam events including wimbledon. sorrenno serena williams and novak djokovic were asked about the report. djokovic called it a crime against sport and admits people close to him were approached about giving him $200,000 to russia in 2007. he says he dropped out of the tournament instead and doesn't want to be lind to this kind of thing. williams says she doesn't know anything about it. telling the assembled media, quote, when i'm playing, i play very hard and every player i play seems to play hard. among the players implicated in the reports, more than a dozen who have ranked in the top 50 in recent years including eight players scheduled to play in the 2016 australian open. >> a group between six and ten players really who were the main focus of the evidence that we had dug up. >> reporter: officials are pro tennis insist they take the issue seriously and that the sport's tennis integrity unit always follows up. david wright, abc news, new york. >> within thehe

january, already 218 deaths on that route, and also deaths in the central mediterranean, libya to sicilybeen picking up rapidly in the last few days. >>> there are calls for the way germany thinks about integrating refugees. al jazeera's dominic kane visited a language class to look at some of the challenges. >> reporter: their struggle to get to germany is over. now the main task is to learn a new language. safely installed in a classroom, these syrians are glad to have left their country's troubles behind. >> translator: i came here to have a peaceful life. it feels good. i have security, and i have the peace i have been longing for, but it was hard to leave home and family. >> reporter: the teacher came to germany herself 12 years ago from dubai. she says her experiences made her want to help these people integrate. but in recent months, things have gotten much tougher. she says the attacks on women in cologne on new years eve has changed everything. >> there were a lot more people, german people that were excited at the thought of having refugees here in the beginning than they are n

north africa was cleaned up, we had been the germans there and were ready to invadedand had just sicily and intended to move onto mainland italy next, stalin thought we were hurrying away allied forces and strength on sidetracks, we should be attacking mainland europe and nazi germany directly. he was demanding an actor, when are you going to act on the western front you -- demanding an answer, when are you going to act on the western front? we haven't decided. i was on duty alone, i had the night watch that night. the map room door suddenly opened and in came roosevelt, churchill, our chiefs of staff, and their chiefs of staff. all of them had been upstairs, a very congenial dinner. they came in to settle business. what are we going to say to "uncle joe," as they commonly referred to just of -- to joseph stalin. britain and the united states had not agreed on what the next step should be. general marshall, taking the lead for our side, was insistent on the earliest possible attack across the channel in normandy -- normandy itself had not yet been decided it on. -- decided on. the briti

so we went sue sis to sicily where the mafia is part of daily life in the streets and in the fields. drive south of palermo. we went to see him because he is leading a farmer revolt against mafia control. his olives are hand combed from the trees on to nets below.meed immediately sent to be pressed. what role does the mafia play in olive oil production here? he told us the agro mafia dilutes the oil and controls prices. he has defied the mob by organizing 200 farmers to skip the mafia middle men and sell their oil directly to distributors. when you organized the farmers the mafia retaliated against you? >> on the day i started the consortium, they burned my car, they burned down part of my home, and i was inside with my wife and my daughter. >> no, he said, it was a message to stay quiet. this is a police image of the man he believes ordered the attack. he is mateo mecino the boss of bosses. many believe heave is hiding out in the town not far from the fields. he built a 41 million dollar olive oil empire. >> it is very difficult to say in any case with olive oil, how many drops in a

the reports point to gambling syndicates in russia and sicily that whistleblowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches at grand slam events? including wimbledon. serena williams and novak djokovic-the top two players in the world asked about it just hours ago at the austrailan open...... djokovic called it a "crime in sport" but admits people close to him were approached about him throwing a first round match in russia in 2007. tournament instead and that it makes him feel terrible to be linked to this type of thing. and doesn't want to be linked to this kind of thing. williams says she doesn't know anything about it..... "when i'm playing i play very hard and every player i play recent years, including 8 s scheduled to play in the 2016 australian open. sot - mark phillips whistleblower - there was a core of about 6 to 10 players who were the core group of the evidece ddug up. matches? but denied he ever agreed. sot - daniel koellerer - banned for life - you cannot believe grand slam singles and doubles winners - sot chris kermode - atp off! and an update on this video that went viral..