ty carter volunteers to deliver more. carter did not think of himself as a great athlete, and this 100 meter sprint, starting at the barracks, would be a matter of life and death. >> i got to the door and the -- there was bullets impacting the concrete wall in front of me and also the dirt in front of me. and i didn't realize it right then, but i took a step back, not because i was afraid or anything, but because man, i've got to hit this at a running start. >> carter is, kind of like for lack of a better words, a robot. he gathered up as much ammo as he could and he took off. >> and i can see explosions going off and impacts. the more impacts i saw, the faster i ran. >> had you ever seen anything like that? had you ever seen that kind of fire coming in? >> no. it wasn't just the seeing, it was the hearing. there was so much incoming fire, and outgoing fire that there was no break in any type of explosion or sound. >> three men are in the humvee that carter is trying to reach. sergeant bradley larson, specialist steffen ma

the urge to serve others at whatever cost. >> reporter: while eight soldiers died in the battle ty cartern't done fighting. >> with much of the out post on fire, the flames bearing down on the station with so many wounded inside ty stepped out one last time exposing himself to enemy fire grabbed a chainsaw, cut down a burning tree, saved the aids station and helped to rally his troop as they fought yard by yard. >> reporter: they pushed the enemy back and retook their camp. ty carter didn't speak at the ceremony. but last month, when the honor was announced, his father mark in antioch was extremely proud. >> not too many dads get to experience this where their son or daughter survives -- and then he gets recognized. [ crying ] >> the president also credited sergeant carter for acknowledging his struggle with post-traumatic stress and for helping other troops with their recovery. carter spoke after the ceremony about soldiers suffering with ptsd. >> know that they are not damaged. they are simply burdened with living when others did not. know that they -- we are not defeated. never defeate

staff sergeant ty carter. by many distinguished guest and we welcome you all. today i want to focus on our most distinguished guests. more than 40 members of ty's family. your parents, mark, paula and step mom, barbara. your wife, shannon. who you call the ceo of your family. you're a wise man. i've got the same arrangement. your beautiful children. 14-year-old jaden. 8-year-old madison. and her new dress. and she was telling me about her new room as we walked over here. and 9-month-old sierra for whom we will try to make this brief. because we don't know how long the cheerios will last. before they came, ty said he was hoping to take his children around washington to show them the sights and history. but jaden, madison, if you want to know what makes our country truly great, if you want to know what a true american hero looks like, you don't have to look too far. you just have to look at your dad. today he is the sight we've come to see. your dad inspires us just like all those big monuments and memorials do.

specialist ty m. carters army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity. specialist ty m. carter distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a scout with bravo troop, third squadron, fourth infantry division during combat operations against an armed enemy in kamdesh district, afghanistan, on october 3rd, 2009. on that morning, specialist carter and his comrades awakened to an attack of an estimated 300 enemy fighters occupying the high ground on all four sides of combat outpost keating. employing concentrated fire from rifles, rocket propelled grenades, anti-aircraft machine guns, mortars and small arms fire. specialist carter reinforced a forward battle position, ran twice through a 100 meter gauntlet of enemy fire to resupply ammunition and voluntarily remain there to defend the isolated position. armed with only an m-4 carbing rifle, specialist carter placed accurate, deadly fire on the enemy, beating back the assault force and presenting the position from being overrun ov

specialist ty m. cartertates army, for conspicuous gallantry and insprepdty at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. specialist ty m. carter distinguished himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a scout with the 61st cavalry regiment, fourth infantry division during combat operations against an armed enemy in afghanistan on october 3rd, 2009. on that morning, specialist carter and his comrades awakened to an attack of an estimated 300 enemy fighters occupying the high ground on all four sides of combat outpost keating, employing concentrated fire from recoilist rifles, rocket propelled grenades, anti-aircraft machine guns, mortars and small arms fire. specialist carter re-enforced a forward battle position, ran twice through a 100-meter gauntlet of enemy fire to resupply ammunition and voluntarily remain there to defend the isolated position. armed with only an m-4 rifle, specialist carter placed accurate, deadly fire on the enemy, beating back th

cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. >> while eight soldiers died in the battle, ty carter wasn't done fighting. >> with most of the outpost on fire, with so many wounded inside, ty stepped out one last time, exposing himself to enemy fire. grabbed a chain saw, cut down a burning tree, saved the station and helped to rally his troops as they fought. >> they pushed the enemy back and retook their camp. ty carter didn't speak of the ceremony, but last month when the honor was announced, his father, mark in antioch was extremely proud. >> not too many guys get to experience this or their sons or daughters survive and then get recognized. >> allen martin, kpix5. >> the president also credited sergeant carter for acknowledging his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and for helping other troops with their recovery. carter spoke after the ceremony about soldiers suffering with ptsd. >> know that they are not damaged. they are simply living when others did not. know that they, we, are not defeated. never defeated. we are resilient and will emerge stronger over time. >> we

a big day for ty carter. missed it, some big-time names turning out for last night's mtv video awards. justin timberlake, katy perry. also there, jason collins. the very first openly gay nba player. >> just before i came out my grandmother told me she was afraid i would encounter the same prejudice and bigotry she experienced growing up in the south, but i2ru knew that hati someone for their sexual orientation is the same thing as hating them for the color of their skin and the only way things change is when you stand up for what you believe in. >> he's been a powerful messenger and he appeared before mcle more and ryan lewis performed same love which won the same video with a social message. >>> much anticipated event, yes, the reunion of boy band nsync. ♪ bye-bye bye >> all right. didn't know they still got the moves, still got the rhythm, the vibe. that's right, they got together in honor of mr. justin timberlake who received the michael jackson video vanguard award. of course, this didn't receive any awa

army says carter ran into heavy enemy fire six times, killing insurgents resupplying ammo, treating the wounded and saving the lives of three soldiers pinned down by enemy gunfire. >> ty would later say we weren't going to surrender. we were going to fight to the last round. >> reporter: staff sergeant carter was also recognized here for another battle, a battle against post-traumatic stress. >> take the time to learn about the invisible wounds of war. >> reporter: stefan macer of virginia was one of eight soldiers killed in outpost keating. carter says his voice still haunts him to this day. >> i will hear his plea for help the rest of my life. >> reporter: staff sergeant carter says he wants his medal of honor to serve as an example to all troops in need of counseling and therapy to overcome combat related stress. >> i promise the mothers, the fathers, and spouses of my fallen brothers that i will strive to live up to the responsibility this medal carries. >> reporter: and while the label hero is easily given these days, it would be hard to argue it is not rightly put on staff sergeant ty carter. >> and congratulations to the staff sergeant of course. >> true americ

specialist ty m. carter united states army for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of dutiy. specialist ty m. carter distinguished himself by gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty serving asa a scout with bravo troop third squadron, 61sticaleralry third brigade team during combat operations against an armed misdemeanor on october 3rd, 2009. on that morning special carter and his camrades awakened to an attack of 300 fighters on all four sides of out post keating, employing concentrated fire from rockle propelled brenade, machine gun, mortars and small arms fire. carter reenforcedda a forward battle position and rab twice through a gauntlet of enemy fire to resupply ammunition and rey mained there to defend the isolated position. armaed with only an m-4 caribbean rifle he placed accurate deadliy fire on the enemy and preventing the position from being over run over the course of several hours. with complete disregard for his own safety and in s

and ty carter receives the medal of honor after the most desperate battle of the afghan war. >> i thought to myself that if i were ever going to run so hard to where my lungs lit on fire and my chest explode exploded fy heart going out this would be that day. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. secretary of state john kerry said today the evidence is screaming at us that chemical weapons were used in syria and he said president obama believes there must be accountability. it is the latest sign that the administration is preparing a military strike against the assad regime. kerry said that he had looked again at the pictures that we all saw last week of the victims of the attack-- many of them children-- and he can't get them out of his head. here is some of what have the secretary had to say. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. it defies any code of morality. let me be clear: the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemi

ty carter on one side, hero risking his own life. on the other side, you have miley cyrus gyrating, doing the twerking, whatever that is. and the other idiot surfer dude taking food stamps, there's a growing divide in the country where america is in decline. our culture is in free fall right now, and half the country is falling off the edge. people like cyrus and the surfer dude are obvious examples of that decline. >> there was an article in salon that came out yesterday by a horrible professor from virginia, whose name escapes me. you should not support the troops or say support the troops, he says it actually hurts the country. why is that? you know, i think they're just not grateful, they don't understand what it's like to sacrifice. everyone had a stake in the battle that we were fighting. and there's lots of professors who have that attitude unfortunately these days. he does, but he doesn't realize that supporting the troops at a public university or private university, you shouldn't say support the troops, right? people like t

. >> a historic day at the white house forearmy sargeant ty carter president obama presented him medalamerica's highest military award n 2009 carter risked his life to save an injured soldier and reply ammunition to outnumbed comrades. carter dedicated the honor to fallenvq!y comrades and familie. >> i dedicate this to mothers, fathers and spouses of my fallen brothers i will strive to live up to the responsibility that this carries. >> sargeant carter is the second survivor of the fire fight. killing eight americans he received medal of honor this year. carter's father, mark lives in antioch where laura anthony is this afternoon. laura, must be beyond proud. >> ty carter attended junior college here where his father lived for a decade. and made this community proud to be called one of their own. >> this is huge so we're really proud. >> neighbors remember well the day mark carter learned his son was going to receive the medal. >> he couldn't run out here fast enough to tell us good news, it brings tears to your eyes. >> carter's dad living here 12 years, ty carter attended loss mado n

. >>> american hero ty carter receives our highest honor. we'll tell you his incredible story of bravery. >>> plus, president obama's likely nominee for new fed head. >>> a major dogfighting ring busted. >>> and marking 50 years since this man and his message changed the world. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, august 27th. >>> very good morning. i'm richard lui. secretary of state john kerry saying the evidence is clear and the amount of human suffering undeniable. >> it defies any code of morality. let me be clear. the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. >> the u.n. is getting closer to confirming whether the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people. nbc's ayman moyheldin is live in cairo for us on this tuesday. we're hearing syria's foreign minister saying the u.n. inspector's second trip to the alleged site has been delayed. there is that and then the question of a tim

once again, had a hard time fitting in. >> ty carter wasn't a sociable person. >> reporter: then sergeant remembers carter as too serious. >> we had a platoon, you know, full of guys that were on the lighter side of life, obviously, liked to joke around. carter really never got involved. he didn't like it, thought it was immature, childish, you know, a lot of guys didn't really make friends with carter. carter really didn't make friends with a lot of guys. >> reporter: carter would eventually make a few good friends. but those friendships would be short-lived. combat outpost keating was about to be attacked. carter and his fellow soldiers would have their character tested in ways they could never have imagined. we will have much more on staff sergeant ty carter later tonight in a special documentary presentation. jake tappers reports "an unlikely hero" that will air at 10:00 p.m. eastern and then at 10:00 p.m. pacific. the president gave a medal in april for a different sergeant for actions during the same battle form the last time one battle resulted in two living service members being a

such is the case of army staff sergeant ty carter.will be receiving the medal of honor for his heroic actions in afghanistan. he was a calvary scout there in the 4th infantry division. and a report of his action states that on october 3, 2009, at combat outpost keating, carter risked his life to deliver ammunition and medical aid to members of his troop involved in a fierce firefight with more than 300 taliban insurgents. the taliban opened fire with rocket propelled grenades and gunfire killing eight soldiers and wounding 25. it was described as one of the bloodiest battles of the afghan war. and carter received wounds as he helped save lives. in fact he also risked his life to pull specialist steven mace to safety who was wounded by gun fire and he says all the heroic acts are immeasurable, simply stepping out of the door was an act of courage in itself. you can see the impacts of the bullets, you could smell the smoke of the rocket propelled grena grenades. the white house ceremony will take place this afternoon. a proud nation tha

. >> reporter: more than 40 members of army staff sergeant ty carter's family filled the room but theresident had a message for the two oldest carter children. >> if you want to in what a true american hero looks like, then you don't have to look too far. you just have to look at your dad. >> reporter: in this video, recorded by the taliban, it was an ambush at command outpost keating. on october 3, 2009, u.s. troops were outnumbered by hundreds of taliban fighters. ty carter risked his life to save an injured soldier and resupply ammunition to soldiers trapped in a humvee. >> it was chaos. the blizzard of bullets and steel into which ty ran not once or twice or even a few times, but perhaps ten times. and in doing so, he displayed the essence of true heroism, not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. >> reporter: while eight soldiers died in the battle, ty carter wasn't done fighting. >> with much of the out post on fire the flames bearing down on the aid station with so many wounded inside, ty stepped out one last time exposin

. >>> american hero, ty carter received our highest honor. we'll tell you his incredible story of bravery. >>> plus, president obama's likely nominee for new fed head. a major dog fighting ring busted and marking 50 years since this man and his message changed the world. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm betty nguyen. secretary of state john kerry says the evidence is clear. the man mouth human suffering undeniable. >> it defies any code of morality. let me be clear, the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral on sce obscenity. >> ayman mohyeldin is live in cairo. >> reporter: the u.n. inspection team will head back out into the eastern part of damascus where they completed their first day yesterday. now as we were talking about it earlier, they did meet with eye witnesses, interview some of the patients that were being treated for alleged chemical weapons symptoms. they were also able to collect samples from in and around the area. it's not yet clear whethe

yet, his mother remains beyond grateful for carter's courage. >> ty gave my son peace.fort. he gave -- he allowed stephan to have the thoughts that he would be coming home to us. coming home to his family. >> in all, 8 soldiers were killed in the battle and 25 were injured. ty carter who president obama called as tough as they come plans on staying in the army and going around the bases talking to soldiers about post-traumatic stress which he still occasionally struggles with jon? >> jon: and, dan, ty carter is the second living soldier to receive the medal of honor from the cop keating battle. that's workers at the department of veterans affairs received millions of dollars in performance bonuses for performances that reportedly involved avoiding certain claims that according to the "the washington post." as we reported our nation's heros have had to wait longer than ever in recent years to receive compensation. to give you a sense of how sirius the backlog of claims is at the department of affairs. as of november defending bonuses saying they are well scerved and work

the battle was still not over, ty carter returned to the fight. he stepped out one last time, exposing himself to enemy fire, grabbed a chainsaw, cut down a aiding tree, saved the station and help to rally his troops as they fought yard by yard. they pushed the enemy back, and our soldiers retook their camp. now, ty says this award is not mine alone. it was one team in one fight, and everybody did what we could do to keep each other alive. some of these men are with us again, and i have to repeat this because they are among the most highly decorated units of this entire war. 37 army commendation medals. 27 purple hearts. 18 bronze stars for their valor. that -- silver stars for their gallantry. soldiers, please stand. [applause] [applause] today, we also remember once more the eight extraordinary soldiers who gave their last full measure of devotion, some of whom spent their final moments trying to rescue ty and the others in that humvee, and we stand with their families remind us how far the heartbreak ripples -- five wives, widows and honor thei

they were able to hold out for a long time, in part because of staff sergeant ty carter, who made itonally resupply that humvee with fresh ammunition. he ran back and forth between the humvee and a supply room three times, dodging explosions and gunfire. he also provided covering fire so his fellow soldiers could try to make a run for it and escape. and when some of them did not escape, when their bodies were lost in the dust and in the smoke, staff sergeant carter and a fellow soldier defended that trapped humvee for hours until the smoke cleared and they could see what was around them, including their fellow soldiers who had been wounded or killed. >> and if you're left with just one image from that day, let it be this. ty carter bending over, picking up stephen mace, cradling him in his arms, and carrying him through all those bullets and getting him back to that humvee. and then ty stepped out again, recovering a radio, finally making contact with the rest of the troop, and they came up with a plan. as clint bromecher and his team provided cover, these three soldiers made their e

another 25 wounded but would have been much, much worse had is not been for the heroic efforts of ty carter was reading the account this morning. it was rivetting. you interview ty. what is he like? >> i found ty carter to be incredibly honest and incredibly pummel. still handed by what he could not do that -- haunted by what he could not do that day and wouldn't wish the medal of honor on anyone because of what it means they have to go through. and he suffers from ptsd, and the talks about hoping to take away the lingering sigma that ptsd has and shuns the hero label. >> we all train the same. we all do the same thing and we all fought extremely hard and brave that day, and for me to be put up like that, it's very uncomfortable. >> carter is now just ones of 78 living recipients of the medal of honor, and five from the war in afghanistan. elite company. trace? >> trace: he is a great one. dan springer, live in seattle. thank you. >>> switching gears now. donald trump is fighting back against claims his trump university was a scam. new york's attorney general filed the $40 million lawsuit o

ty carter and the soldiers of black knight troop, god bless all our men and women in uniform. god bless the united states of america. >> woodruff: the president also recognized the other soldiers of combat outpost keating, remembering the fallen from that battle and honoring their families. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. the obama administration declared the syrian government did use poison gas on its citizens. secretary of state kerry vowed the u.s. will hold the assad regime accountable, but aides said there's been no decision on military action. and thousands of firefighters labored to extend containment lines around a huge wildfire on the edge of yosemite national park in california. the big blaze threatened the water and power supplies for san francisco. >> woodruff: an editor's note before we go. on friday, in our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict, we incorrectly identified the hometown of army staff sergeant octavio herrara. he is from caldwell, idaho, not iowa. we are sorry for the error. and finally, we re

. >> president obama is about to award staff sergeant ty carter the nation's highest military on at thehite house. originally from antioch, staff sergeant carter is receiving the medal for his courageous actions in afghanistan in october of 2009 when he braved enemy fire a half dozen times to carry injured soldiers to medical ail and deliver ammunition all during a firefight with the taliban. carter is only the 5th living recipient of the medal of honor awarded for service in iraq and afghanistan. he is a father of three. we are waiting for the president to approach the podium. we are streaming the ceremony, live, right now, on our website at abc7news.com. >> we are also following developing news from syria where u.n. people say snipers have spot at their teams several times to inspect the use of chemical weapons on rebel for thes. activists claim 1,300 people were killed last wednesday. syria denies they used the poison but a senior white house official says there is very little doubt. >> happening now in texas, a sentencing phase is underway in the murder trial convicted army psychiat

♪ green giant >>> at the top of the show we talked about president obama awarding staff sergeant ty carteral of honor. if you want to sound smart today you can tell your friends staff sergeant carter is the fifth living recipient to be awarded the medal. 37 army commendation medals, 27 purple hearts, 18 bronze stars and 9 silver stars. >>> let's hit the cooler here. say what you want about sunday's mtv's vmas, they drew more than 10 million viewers. that's a 66% jump from last year's audience. the awards show has been slow in last year. it broke social media records. twitter caused more than 300,000 tweets per minute. that record spurred by miley cyrus and her performance. meanwhile, david letterman caught the performance and wants a little bit of help controlling her tung. >> today they're advertising for people to get help if you suffer from this -- it's not funny. i don't know why i'm laughing. well, you are. >> i shouldn't be laughing. >> oh, no. >> nothing funny about it. this little known affliction here. take a look. >> every day is a struggle and every day you pray for things to ge

ty carter of antioch became the fifth living recipient of the medal of honor.g the ceremony of the white house, he told carter's children, their father's heroism is what makes this country great. >>> surrounded by soaring cliffs, combat outposts was under constant attacks. but in october of 2009, the taliban launched the fiercest attack yet ty carter was jolted from his sleep. >> there was something very pare different. the sound of the gunfire was unstop. >> reporter: the taliban released an avalanche of rockets, mortar and machine gunfire on the 52 americans below. >> the hill, looked like somebody had kicked over an ant hill. >> reporter: carter ran across the battlefield for ammo for soldrs, not once but three times. dodging a torrent of bullets all the way. >> the quicker you're moving, the less chance a sniper or bullet will hit you. >> reporter: carter and his sergeant were wounded and trapped in a humvee. >> we were low on ammo, and everyone around us that was friendly was wounded or dead. >> reporter: stephen mace was seriously wounded, crawling toward

army sergeant ty carter was awarded the medal of honor, the nation's highest military honor for heroism during one of the worst battles in the afghan war. president obama presented carter with the medal yesterday at a ceremony. carter risked his life to bring aid to fellow soldiers. he supplied his comrades with ammunition and gave first aid during an intense day-long battle at a remote base four years ago. >> because you urged -- you've had the urge to serve others, at whatever cost, so many army families could welcome home their own sons. >> the enemy was behind us, all around us. we were cut off, surrounded, out-numbered, outgunned low in ammo. everybody who was friendly or in sight had wounds or dead. >> charter is receiving treatment to recover from posttraumatic stress disorder. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news," going offline. china gets hit by hackers in the biggest cyberattack ever in that country. this is the "cbs morning news." d by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get

army staff sergeant ty carter was with his unit when he came under attack by taliban insurgents in afghanistan in october 2009. the army says during that fierce fire fight, carter ran ammunition to his unit and risked his own life to save fellow soldiers. carter was one of 45 2009 battle. president obama speaking to the audidene eight others were killed. the names of the eight attack are engraved on a steel band carter wears on "jr live tease" also ahead at eight. back after the break on kron 4 news. burglars targeting east bay workers. involving snakes. back in a minute on kron 4 news. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing live tv from southwest. now you can turn your device into your television. try it for free today, only on southwest airlines. on the air. in the air. with live tv. slightly lower after kerry ratcheted up pressure against syria. fraction. six. i have no fan school is starting for kids throughout the bay area. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, at on east bay school kids say summer is better here in alameda. this is it. everyone is dressed up and ready to go. there were a

staff sergeant ty carter.>> with us from indianapolis, republican governor mike pence. here on the set columnist for bloomberg, market carlson, james carville, andy serwer and ed rendell here as well. governor, great to have you with us. >> thanks, joe. >> talk about what you're doing in indiana regarding health care. you believe it can be a blueprint for the rest of the country? >> well, yeah. back in 2008, indiana introduced what we called the healthy indiana plan which is an innovative consumer driven health care plan that allows people just above our traditional medicaid program to have what amounts to individual health savings accounts. it encourages people to participate in preventative medicine. it is extraordinarily popular among the enrollees and we just really believe that this kind of innovation is the natural result of giving states more freedom and more flexibility in a broad range of areas, including health care. it's been a real success here in indiana. >> what's the great innovation and idea fr

staff sergeant ty carter. 12 service members have received the medal of honor for heroism in the iraqnly 5 of those medal of honor recipients are living. seven of them were awarded posthumously. staff sergeant carter today is the fifth living recipient of an iraq or afghanistan-related medal of honor. for he and staff sergeant romecher to have both received the medal for actions in the same battle is exceedingly rare. this has not happened in 40 years. that has not happened since the vietnam war. although eight americans were killed in action at the battle of kamdesh in eastern afghanistan, for his part, staff sergeant carter says he considers that battle to have a ninth fatality. a fellow soldier who committed suicide less than a year after the attack. until he survived that battle staff sergeant carter says he thought that post-traumatic stress disorder was a myth, a made-up excuse. in the wake of the battle, he personally resisted seeking any help for himself, but he did eventually reach out. staff sergeant ty carter is still on active duty in the army, which is a rare thing for a

. >> and staff sergeant ty carter looks to shift the spotlight off him and on to all troops battlinghat story next. where would you go? woman: 'greece.' woman 2: 'i want to go to bora bora.' man: 'i'd always like to go to china.' anncr: download the expedia app and your next trip could be on us. expedia, find yours. it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. cisco. tomorrow starts here. >>> welcome back to "the lead," the buried lead, those stories we think are not getting enough attention. >> they were pinned down in afghanistan but on day day, october 3rd, 2009, sergeant ty carter showed bravery unmatched, killing the enemy and rushing to save an injured comrade in the line of fire. in one of the most remarkable moments in the president's speech toughed on one of the most remarkable aspects of carter himself, his honest, open discussion about his orde

ty carter saved fellow soldiers from the taliban in 2009. >>> because of safety concerns stiewrnts knew i they were in a safe passage. through a a high crime area. for more go to al jazeera.com. we are back. >>> 50 years after the march on washington where it stands on central goals, the right to vote  [music] welcome. in 1963 dr. martin luther king called for racial justice and equality. >> i gave blood on that bridge in alabama. i will not stand by while they take the right to vote away from us. this summer the supreme court struck down and there will be tighter voting laws. >> voting rights is really -- when we look at the right to vote. it is the avenue for which we show we care if we care about criminal justice issues it is a at the ballot we can voice our opinion of issues. it essentially mutes americans to speak on the other issues. >> i heard from a lot of african/americans that they care about, one was the travon martin voter. >> all generations and all demographics. this attack on voting rights we are are seeing across the demographics that care about this issue. inspirationa

gratitude and pride to bestow the medal of on on a second member of this family, staff sergeant ty cartersts, and we welcome your. today, i want to focus on our most distant which guests, more than 40 members of ty's family. your parents, mark, paul and stepmom barbara. your wife, shannon, who you call the ceo of your family. you are a wise man. i got the same arrangement. [laughter] your beautiful children, 14 year-old jaden, eight year old madison, in her new dress, and she was telling a me about her new room as we walked over here. and nine -month-old sierra, for whom we'll try to make this brief, because we don't know how long cheerios will last. before they came, ty said he was hoping to take his children around washington to show them the sights and the history, but jaden, matters, if you want to know what makes our country truly great, if you want to know what a true american looks like, then you don't have to look too far. you just have to look to your debt. because today he is the site we have come to see. your dad in speier says, just like all those big monuments and memorials d

army staff sergeant ty carter is being recognized with the nation's highest military honor for his actions coming right up. >>> good morning. we have a heavy drive time right now coming out of the altamont pass towards the dublin interchange. unfortunately, we're getting word of an accident. it's blocking multiple lanes westbound 580 by the 680 interchange. so the drive time is updating. it's not actually zero. it is more than a half hour between the altamont pass and the dublin interchange. traffic alert has been issued for that accident. also, over to the bay bridge now, it is stacked up into the macarthur maze and the drive time down the eastshore freeway has been slow this morning ever since an earlier crash in emeryville. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> clouds surging onshore overnight. thick enough we have had some drizzle and some heavier drizzle approaching the coastline so roads a little damp in that area. but looking good from our mount vaca cam. just some patchy fog in the distance. delays at sfo of over an hour on arriving flights due to the low cloud cover early on. i thin

ty carter and his fellow soldiers came under attack by taliban fighters.ition to his brothers in arms. took out several taliban fighters himself and risked his life to provide aid to a gravely wounded comrade. 8 soldiers died that day, 22 were injured. >> before he camit came ty saids hoping to take his children around washington to show them the history. but if you want to know what a true american hero looks like you don't have to look too far. you just have to look at your dad. bill: mark carter is ty carter's father. as a father what did that ceremony mean to you? >> that's a tough question. not too many dads have the opportunity to experience something like that. meeting the president, meeting vice president biden and his wife ann. what a tremendous experience. i haven't even brushed shoulders with people who were able to experience that. so this is pretty cool. bill: your son's heroism will be remembered forever. bill: he said i stand here proud to represent the 50 soldiers who faced impossible odds. he said i'm nervous about living with the responsi

staff sergeant ty carter will be at a white house ceremony. he is from antioch. he was in a battle 4 years ago. he doesn't like to take credit, but he will bring attention to post traumatic stress disorder. >>> new zealand has reason to celebrate. they sailed past competitors. they are sailing for the america's cup. kpix5, they are up against stiff competition. >> reporter: an air show and fireworks, but it is just part of the team racing against oracle. new zealand whisked out of the fog against italy. >> we want to bring home the cup. >> reporter: the summer saw and andrew simpson killed and a rudder change. it was tossed out by a sailing jury. bay area sailing fans flocked to watch and defend the races. >> i can't think of a prettier venue. the excitement is there and it is doing a great deal for the sport. >> reporter: the catamarans continued. >> the louis vuitton cup. >> it is hard to say what their strength is. >> reporter: oracle nosed over during a training run on the bay. no one was hurt, but it took months to complete $2 million worth of repairs. they

staff sergeant ty carter will be presented with the medal of honor by president obama. she being honored for actions above and beyond the call of duty by the taliban in afghanistan in 2009. >>> is the u.s. ready to use military force against syria? that's the question hanging over washington and the mideast tonight. abc news reporter chuck see -- sigh evertson has the latest jie. it may force president obama's hand. a chemical weapons attack on women and children in syria with the death toll over 1,000. it may have spurred them to a concession during a visit by the united nations disarmament chief. the assad regime agreed to allow a team inspect the site of the attack. the white house says there is, quote, little doubt a chemical weapon was used. president obama conferred with his national security team on saturday to consider a military response. as u.s. warships in the mediterranean move closer to the syrian coast, some lawmakers are urging the president to use force. >> i hope the president will ask for approval to do something in a way that causes them to understand

staff sergeant ty carter will be presented with the medal of honor by president obama. she being honored for actions above and beyond the call of duty by the taliban in afghanistan in 2009. >>> is the u.s. ready to use military force against syria? that's the question hanging over washington and the mideast tonight. abc news reporter chuck see -- sigh evertson has the latest jie. it may force president obama's hand. a chemical weapons attack on women and children in syria with the death toll over 1,000. it may have spurred them to a concession during a visit by the united nations disarmament chief. the assad regime agreed to allow a team inspect the site of the attack. the white house says there is, quote, little doubt a chemical weapon was used. president obama conferred with his national security team on saturday to consider a military response. as u.s. warships in the mediterranean move closer to the syrian coast, some lawmakers are urging the president to use force. >> i hope the president will ask for approval to do something in a way that causes them to understand

ty carter was presented with the medal of honor. during a fierce firefight he risked his own life.arter spoke after the ceremony. >> know that a soldier or veteran suffering from post traumatic stress is one of the most passionate men or woman you will meet. they are not damaged, they are burdened with living when others did not. know that they, we are not defeated. never defeated. we will emerge stronger overtime. carter was one of 45 soldiers that survived that battle. eight others were killed. >>> the u.s. state department is postponing a meeting with russia diplomats on syria. the meeting was postponed bus a u.s. review is underway on the use of chemical weapons. >> i'm not certain where this will lead, once the redline has been crossed and chemical weapons have been used i believe the president has to take action. >> john kerry said that evidence strongly indicates chemical weapons were used in syria. on monday a team of inspectors used -- visited one side of attack and faced snipe ir fire. the reported attack killed you hundreds of people and made others sick and moving the u

specialist ty carter is penned down in a disabled hum v with three other troops. >> we all knew thatrter: then they realized the situation is worse than they thought. >> insurgents 30 meters in front of me. >> reporter: in the camp? >> yeah. >> reporter: sergeant justice gaigos trying to help a badly wounded specialist stephen mace. >> bullets were impacting all around him. he turned to fire and he was taken down. the bullets spun him around and he laid on the ground. >> reporter: but mace is still out there, still alive just out of reach. >> that's when i said sergeant larsson mace is arrive. i can get to him. he is right there. i think he looked and says you can't get to him. he said you are no good to him dead. and i knew he was right but it ate me up so bad. i need a break. hold on. >> be sure to watch my special report, an unlikely hero which will air tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and 10:00 p.m. pacific only on cnn. still ahead, jeanne moos. highest in the nation in customer satisfaction... i say "family," because we've been blessed with this honor for 3 years in a row... rest a

through the dust an unlikely hero emerged. 29-year-old army staff sergeant ty carter.>> reporter: >> reporter: hours into the battle the soldiers of black night troop are fighting back. two of them are pinned down in a humvee. >> you're in this humvee and you're sitting ducks. >> yeah. >> you can't leave but you can't stay. what happened? >> it got to the point where a sniper knew where i was at. i would open the window and fire across the river at insurgents and i remember closing the window. as soon as i closed it sparks shot out. the two inch gap i had in my rifle the sniper zeroed in on it and was trying to put a bullet in the vehicle. >> reporter: to make matters worse taliban fighters were inside. >> everyone around us that w friendly was wounded or dead. he was exposed to the enemy. >> he says help me please. sgr jay tapper is joining us from washington. very, very powerful story. tell us how this ends. >> reporter: the story for ty carter is he runs out of the humvee into danger, grabs the specialist and does first aid on him and brings him back to the humvee.

. >> army staff sergeant ty carter is an american hero, still haunted by what he could not do in hisest hour. carter is the fourth living recipient of the congressional medal of honor from the war in afghanistan. i would never wish for someone to receive this medal. in order to receive this medal, your family is pretty much dying around you, everything is getting destroyed. outpost keating in the mountains near the pakistan border attacked by militants. he ran ammunition to fellow soldiers. he killed several of the enemy and he heroically risked his life to give first aid to specialist stephan mace who laid gravely wounded in the open. after slowing the bleeding and burning a tourniquet on his leg he carried him to shelter. after the day long battle as he was going into surgery stephan mayes died. yet his mother remains grateful for cartedder's courage. >> ty gave my son peace. he gave him safety. he gave him he allowed stephan have the thoughts that he would be coming home to us. coming home to his family in all 8 americans died and 25 injured in the battle. one of the deadliest of