is it unannounced for the troops or do they know?>> this troops don't know but this has been planned for a little while. he just doesn't pick up and so someplace. the timing couldn't be better because the white house has been taking a great deal of flak over the va mess. this may demonstrate to the troops that the chain of command really cares about them and their contribution. this has been under planning for at least a little while before he went over. >> talk about that. put this in perspective, jack. i had on california representative john garamendi. he said you have the president and he's there and bringing up the morale of the troops serving, but you've got 40 years of looking at dealing with issues of the va system. those seem to be -- and charlie juxtaposed those two concepts right there. >> we had large percentage of the american public and during the second world war we had more than 20 million veterans. the whole system of taking care of veterans resonated before every household had participated. it's a very small number o

. >>> president obama made an unannounced trip to afghanistan today to visit american troops as they near the end of their mission in that country, while back home his administration is increasingly being consumed by the v.a. scandal. here is nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: with the scandal over widespread misconduct at veterans hospitals mounting at home, president obama secretly flew into afghanistan's bagram airfield today, surprising the troops currently serving. >> i'm here on a single mission, and that is to thank you for extraordinary service. >> reporter: mr. obama spoke before an enthusiastic crowd, punctuating the moment with a poignant reminder. >> i saw a picture of the twin towers in the operation room nearby. so i know you don't forget. >> reporter: this is the president's fourth trip to afghanistan, and it comes at a pivotal moment. the u.s. is preparing to officially end combat operations in afghanistan at the end of 2014, but the key question, how many of the more than 30,000 troops will remain after that. today a hint. >> once afghanistan has sworn in its new pre

and an unannounced stop at the graffiti-covered section of the concrete separation wall. and praying at the wall that they say makes them prisoners but israel insists is necessary for their security. that's why claire fought her way through the crowds to see the pope. carrying a poster asking him to save her house, which is surrounded by the wall. what do you see when you look out the windows? >> i see only walls and cameras and israeli towers. >> reporter: but perhaps the biggest surprise came during the mass in the square. when francis invited abbas and israeli president to come to the vatican to pray for peace. they accepted. it's not just the divide between the palestinians and the slaelys that concerns the pope, but a divide within christianity itself. he prayed with the leader of orthodox christians on the site where christ was crucified, the latest act of unity between two churches once separated for 900 years. >> anne thompson from jerusalem. >>> now to stories making news this morning. >>> the white house may have outed the cia's top officer in kabul. according t

. >> president obama made an unannounced visit to afghanistan. flew into the airfield today surprising thousands of u.s. troops stationed there. this is the fourth trip that comes at a pivotal moment. president obama hinted that some may wind up staying. >> with that bilateral security greemt, assuming it is signed, we can plan for a limited military presence in afghanistan beyond 2014. >> the president did not explain what he meant by limited. but he did meet with his top commanders today before returning to washington. >> there's a nationwide man hunt in belgium for a lone gunman who went on a shooting spree yesterday. three people were killed in the shooting. a belgian was also critically hurt. >> what we can say at this stage is that the camera images showed us what we have to do with one order that he was alone, probably. that he was prepared and that he was armed. >> officials say the shootings had the hallmarks of an antise mettic attack. >> the polls are closed in ukraine and the votes have begun chlts if the results are confirmed, tomorr

and later, remarks by president obama who just returned from an unannounced trip visiting troops in afghanistan. ... >> president obama has arrived for today's observance. in the honorable chuck hagel, secretary of defense. the 18th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. theutive director of national military cemetery. commanding general of the united states army military oestreich of washington. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please ,tand for the introduction invocation, and national anthem. , majorand chaplain general jeffrey buchanan, commanding general, united states army. executive director of the army national ella terry cemetery. chairman, joint chiefs of staff. the honorable chuck hagel, secretary of defense. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, chaplain raynor. let us join together in prayer. god, we ask your presence be upon us this day. a day in which we as a nation come together on this hallowed ground to honor those brave men and women who gave all they had for the service of our nation and our

. >> president obama has made an unannounced visit to the biggest base in afghanistan. he said he will pull his forces out by the end of the year. the president faces criticism at home, growing, and sharp, over his foreign-policy. >> the eu elections and some initial results are coming in. we are getting some turnout results, what can you tell less? -- tell us? acrossr turnout differs the eu, but we have had some surprising figures. turnout has been higher in big countries like germany and france, and in germany for example we are at 48% which means it is higher than both in 2009 and in 2004. there are countries where only one in five people actually cast their ballot. it differs very much from country to country. i think the analysis will take a long time. is it because it'll are pro-europe, is it because they have used their vote to actually send a signal of protest? that will be discussed this evening. two frontout the contenders for the office of residence of the commission -- president of the commission? is lookingoment it like the conservatives are going to be the

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president obama made an unannounced stop today to visit the bagram air base. it marks president obama's fourth trip to the country. this time.he addressed the country's involvement in afghanistan.promising that america's longest war will close at the end of the year. the president says the war is at a pivotal moment. with afghan forces taking over responsibility for the security of their country. but he also made it clear the u-s will likely maintain a limited role in afghanistan even after its combat mission ends this year. country music star brad paisley traveled aboard air force one with the president this weekend. he performed for some of the 32,000 americans serving in afghanistan at a major rally. if you are looking for a way to honor our veterans tomorrow. here are some events around the bay area. in san francisco mayor ed lee and senator mark leno will speak followed by a parade. it starts at ten-thirty a-m in golden gate park. mill valley will be holding a parade. it starts in old mill park at ten-thirty a-m. san jose will have a service with a milita

it was unannounced. everybody trying to get around the city ended up charging toward the train. >> i would run as far away from that as i possibly could. >> if this is to get on the train what does the train look like? >> a mess. >> a can of sardines. they can't walk on their own because of the force of the crowd being pushed. this is so dangerous. >> you see people climbing on the hand rail of the escalator. you see people literally jumping over each other. at one point you see that a woman is almost unconscious and looks like one of the workers is trying to help carry her out. >> it make mess have a panic attack. >> like the worst mosh pit you've ever seen. >> getting a pizza by drone. >> will it work? >> it has to work. >> find out if this method of delivery will take off. and we'll try to explain the mystery behind -- >> demon dog . >>> when a fights at a school cameras start rolling. usually the fight between students, adults come in to try to break the fight up. in this fight caught on camera in so

he just walked into a classroom, unannounced, they put it on the professor, like hey, your professoranted to do something nice. he has no idea what is going on. he wasn't in on it. >> who would like a chipotle burrito. >> did not go as planned. and then the second plan didn't go as planned. but they made it work. got a good video out of it and a bunch of people got a burrito. >>> this has got to be one of those life flashing before your eyes moments. video shot by lyle greg. you see the elephants coming out of the woods, coming on to the road in full view now, which is great. but watch. you can hear the elephants, see the ears flapping. we know that's a sign of aggression and you hear the guy screaming and yelling and banging on stuff and creating a commotion to get them to turn back. you see how they had this coordinated offensive, basically, right in sync, just, like, get out of here. that's what you go there for. you watch this kind of action, you want to see. >> i want to see that action from further away in a more secure vehicle with a top and maybe a roll bar in case they run u

. >> the president is back in the united states after making an unannounced visit to afghanistan surprising 3,000 troops at bagram and offered solemn remembrances for those lost comrades and talked about the coming transition saying for many of you, this will be your last tour in afghanistan. as we mentioned there are ceremonies an the bay area this morning in honor of america's war dead this memorial day including an event at the presidio dating back 1 1/2 centuries. amy hollyfield is at the presidio. amy to. >> the ceremony got started and the band played "the national anthem." it is a beautiful day. we doubt that have the usual fog we have not morning at this time of year. look at the turnout: a lot of people here and all seats are taken and people are standing in the cemetery to watch the ceremony. this cemetery has more than 35,000 graves and each grave has been decorated with aing in. it is usually boy scouts would spend the week placing the flags at the tombstones but this year the girl scouts joined in and helped. this ceremony is one of the largest in the nation. they expect about

the reaction here amongst these girls to a completely unannounced visit by the governor just shows you they feel their education is. >> we like to come to school because we want to be educated to help, to help our nation. >> reporter: the school girls of maiduguri are the lucky ones. but tonight the hunt for theç missing girls of chibok, taken from this school nearly a month ago, continues. >> woodruff: joining me to discuss the video and the latest efforts to free the girls isç j. peter pham, director of the africa program at the atlantic council. peter pham, welcome back to the program. >> thank you, a pleasure to be with you. >> woodruff: so you follow all this closely. what do you make of the video? >> well, the video is an attempt, i think, by boko haram's leaders, who, extremist as they are, have in the last few years shown their ability to engage strategically, and it's a strategic piece insofar as they recognize the international attention has focused tremendous pressure on the government and they're using the video and the attention the video generates to force the governmen

visit to the middle east, pope francis met with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas and then made an unannounced visit to the barrier israel erected that surrounds much of bethlehem. he invited abbas and shimon peres for a meeting at the vatican next month. both accepted the invitation. the pope will complete his trip with a visit to jerusalem. >>> in brussels flowers were left outside the jewish museum where four were gunned down yesterday. police are investigating it as a hate crime. >>> for much more about today's voting in ukraine, we're joined from kiev by "news hour's" margaret warner who is inside the central election commission there. we heard about poroshenko's win. why is this margin of victory so significant? >> hari, it's huge because the more and more we talk to voters here in ukraine, the more and more there was a groundswell that this country's in such difficult and desperate shape that it needs a new president now. it can't even afford to wait three more weeks to have a runoff. and so i talked to voters who had different emotional voices between the candidates but poroshenko ran

then he made an unannounced stop at a graffiti covered section. israel insists necessary for security. that wall is why clara fought her way through the crowd with bethlehem's major square to see the pope. carrying a poster asking him to save her house, which is surrounded by the wall. >> i see only walls, cameras and tower. >> reporter: but perhaps the biggest surprise came during the mass in the square. when francis invited abass and israeli president perez to the vatican to pray for peace. they accepted. it's not just a divide between the palestinians and israelis that concerns the pope, there is also a divide within christianity itself. he prayed with the leader of orthodox christians on the site where christ was crucified. the latest act of unity between two churches once separated for more than 900 years. >> nbc's ann thompson reporting from jerusalem. >>> other stories making news this morning, the white house may have just outed the cia's top officer in the afghan city of kabul according to report from "the washington post," the officer's

today, an unannounced meeting with booksellers in new york. earlier this week, select pages released and this video. >> at the end of the day, we're only as strong abroad as we are at home. >> reporter: and now a key chapter leaked on the attack on the american consulate in benghazi, the most criticized event of hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state. >> she doesn't want to take responsibility for this issue. >> reporter: nbc news has obtained guidance being sent around prominent clinton supporters on plans to defend clinton. >> if there are any doubts hillary clinton was thinking about not running for president, i think they have been erased. maybe she doesn't run at the end of the day but this is someone who's certainly checking all the boxes to be able to do so. >> reporter: here is what she writes about benghazi, i will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead americans. it's plain wrong and unworthy of our great country. clinton emphatically repeats much of what she told congress last year. >> with all due respec

special message in person to the troops serving in afghanistan at bagram air force base during an unannouncedsit. >> and i keep on saying to every company back home, if you want somebody that knows how to get the job done, hire a vet. hire a vet. hire a vet. [ cheers and applause ] >>> before leaving the country, president obama phoned afghan president hamid karzai. the president praised karzai for the progress being made and for the first successful round of presidential elections. >>> and a major embarrassment for the white house. the top cia officer in afghanistan had his cover blown when his name was put on a list released to reporters. the memo contained the names of people who took part in a briefing with the president during his visit. the white house quickly revised that list without his name. >>> overseas now where it appears ukraine's new president will be billionaire candymaker petro poroshenko. early returns in sunday's election found the tycoon ahead. final results are expected to be released later today. poroshenko has promised to unite the country and end the violent chaos that

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eastern time this morning after an unannounced trip to afghanistan where he visited with troops there. using the country for less than four hours, his fourth trip to afghanistan since becoming president. his second in the last two years. we will go to robert in illinois. robert, when did you serve? can you hear me? early 1972 until late 81. i was meant to make it a career but i ended up getting -- my career ended because of a physical disability that happened to me while i was serving. i was on my way to vietnam when my orders were changed. that was when nixon said he was pulling troops out. i stayed here in the states, but has from a family that served in the military. i am sorry i am nervous her to come from a family that is military. my father is buried at arlington. i want to say to my fellow veterans, that we can blame president obama and general shinseki who do deserve blame, but the real blame belongs to the congress and the senate. right now, as a republican the gamesdon't like that republican are playing using this as a political football. say that asto somebody who did not a

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we haved a video of the rally with the president making this unannounced spot. he promised that america's longest road will close at the end of the year. he says it is at a pivotal moment with afghan forces taking over security responsibility but the u.s. will remain in a limited role even after the combat mission ends this year. >> with that bilateral security agreement, we can sign for a military presence in beyond 2014 because we want to preserve the gains and we will make afghanistan can never be used to launch an attack against our country. >> and brad paisley traveled aboard air force with the president and performed for the 3000 americans at the rally yesterday. >>> if you are looking for a way to honor the men and women while serving in the armed forces. here is the memorial events. in san francisconer mark leno will speak at a parade followed with the mayor and mill valley having a parade in old mill park at 10:30 as well and san jose will have a service with military aircraft flyover at 11:00 a.m. in oak memorial and in walnut creek a service at 10:00

president obama making an unannounced stop to visit the air base.t marks president obama's fourth trip to the country, and this time, he addressed the country's involvement in the country promising that the war will end at the end of the year. the president says the war is at a pivotal movement. he made it clear the u.s. will maintain a limited role even after the combat mission ends this year. >> and with that bilateral agreement, we can plan for a limited campaign after 2014 because we want to preserve the games you have helped to win and we are going to make sure that afghanistan can never again, ever be used to launch an attack against our country. >> he looks good in that leather bomber jacket. well, you can also see that brad paisley traveled aboard air force 1 this weekend. he performed for more than 3000 troops this weekend. >>> motorcycles rolling through the streets at the nation's capital yesterday. thousands upon thousands participated in the ride and cruised around the washingtond area. it's a memorial day tradition. it's to raise aware

celebrating memorial day with a few thousand soldiers at bagram air base, during his unannounced trip the president thanked the troops telling them that he was in awe of their conduct during what has become america's longest war. ♪ >> i'm here on a single mission and that is to thank you for your extraordinary service. i thank you as your commander in chief because you inspire me. your willingness to serve, to step forward at a time of war and say, send me, is the reason the united states stays strong and free. through this long war you never wavered in your belief that people deserve to live free from fear. over here and back home. our flag will always be there because the freedom and liberty it represents to the world will always be defended by patriots like you. >> president obama did not meet with afghan president hamid karzai while in afghanistan but he did tell reporters that the two spoke to each other on the phone for about 20 minutes. tomorrow the president will lay out a broader foreign policy vision during his west point commencement speech as the country shift as way from

obama and his unannounced visit yesterday talked about caring for our veterans when they return home. here is what he had to say. helping our wanted warriors and veterans heal is not just a problem -- a promise, it is a sacred obligation. will return to civilian life and we want to make sure that you can enjoy the american dream that you helped to defend with the transition assistance to help you again the next chapter of your life. that will keep america strong. the credentials and licenses to help you find a job worthy of your incredible skills, that will keep america strong. making sure the g.i. bill is in place in delivering for you the kind of education you have earned. that will keep america strong. yesterdaynt obama making that surprise visit talking about caring for our veterans. what next for the president? >> they have these investigations going on. in a few weeks the chief will issue his report. some of this, we will see what folks on the hill do. there's a lot of answers and questions. when the audit comes out that is where people will say is this a time of reflection for

. >> yesterday the president delivered a special message in afghanistan during an unannounced visit. >> by the end of this year, our combat mission will be over. america's war in afghanistan will come to a responsible end. >> gunmen have shut down the airport in eastern ukraine, the day after the country chose a candy tycoon as its next president. >> in alaska a blaze is forcing thousands of structures to be evacuated. >> called strike three and a no-hitter! josh beckett history on a memorial day weekend. >> and reeling in a very rare fish. >> a 99-year-old woman has graduated from college 75 years after a $5 transcript fee kept her from getting her diploma. >> here comes castroneves. hunter-re hunter-reay wins the indianapolis 500! >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm anthony mason with margaret brennan. good morning. happy memorial day. >> happy memorial day to you. >> charlie rose and norah o'donnell are off. >> we now know all the names of the six people killed by elliot rodgers. authorities are at the home looking for clues and going through lengthy youtube videos and a length

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he's making an unannounced visit to crimea. what is the read from the u.s.nd european officials about president clinton's shifting tone this week? >> it has been hot and cold, sometimes within the same day. this is the same russian leader who in the middle of the week said, i support elections, and i'm calling on the separatists to not go ahead with their vote for this sunday for independence. the next day he was testing nuclear ballistic missiles. the way the u.s. and european leaders that i have really a see it is cynical ploy on his part to try to divide the alliance and try to ward off sanctions, have plausible deniability to say, i was not involved in those separatist votes, and a way to affect markets. the sanctions have been hitting hard. this is a way to put out positive talk. we saw some russian markets were up. >> does this mean that sanctions are working? what else are the u.s. and europe trying to do to keep president putin's ambitions in ukraine at bay? government the u.s. and certain european countries who support sanctions say this is a perfec

president obama and an unannounced trip this memorial day weekend to afghanistan, his fourth visit to that country since taking office years ago and it comes at a time of great importance to our military as we prepare to end our combat role in afghanistan by the end of this year. the president met with several top generals and our ambassador about our presence there going over. the administration hinting there could be official word about our troop levels. one person he didn't meet with was the outstanding president harzai. he did call him we were told. wendell is at the white house tonight and the secret service is getting pretty good of sneaking in and out with the president in tow. >> folk have said they have gotten good at putting together a motorcade that doesn't really look one. 13 hours later he was in afghanistan addressing some of the 33,000 u.s. service men and women who are still in afghanistan most of whom will come home by the end of the year. >> by the end of this year, the transition will be complete and after gans will take full responsibility for their security and ou

after a memorial day weekend in which president obama made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, first visit in two years, met with troops. today he went to the rose garden, outlined a game plan for what will be this war's end, kind of. the plan announced would reduce u.s. presence to 9800 noncombat troops by 2015, from august 2010 to 2011, there were 100,000 troops in afghanistan. there are currently 32,000 troops there now. the president wants to draw it down to 9800 by 2015. the plan is to reduce that by half by the end of 2015. this negotiated plan, the bilateral security agreement must be approved by the afghanistan government. president obama and afghanistan's current president karzai notably didn't meet during this weekend's visit. but both candidates now vying for karzai's job indicated they would probably sign that agreement. with regard to noncombat troops starting in 2015, the taliban and others decide whether a troop is a combat troop, depending whether they're shooting at those troops. we can call them noncombat troops. we will have nearly 10,000 in 2015, in a war the amer

for one thing he might think about going out to these facilities unannounced and see what's going on. that he hasn't been there for a long time, for him to leave washington and go out and see what the problem is and he assured me it could be a lot better if they fired some of the people. every time you have someone doing something dirty, whether it's creating a false waiting list or whatever. probably others knew about it and didn't say anything. and sitting rht next to him. >> i think you're exactly right. it was interesting because sh shinseki because ' said that you can't steve these bonuses anymore because of those wait lists and how many patients you actually see. but i want to ask you this because of your lawyer back ground. a lot of talk about criminal wrong doing here. is that going to be easy or tough to prove? >> well, the first thing you do, can you con sevene a grand jury. so the first thing you do is a very agree investigation. 40 people died as a result of this waiting list in phoenix. that could be something called murder or manslaughter, i don't know, depending on what

this was an unannounced visit.ks like he'll be here in the next half hour or so. >> thank you very much indeed. let's go to correspondents in moscow and david stern in kiev. just starting with you, did you get the impression there was a deeper, stronger, patriotic further they are year given what has happened in crimea? the last few months? >> well certainly you have this feeling. when you switch on the tv, go out in the street. you see people talking about exactly that. they consider this day as a day of celebration. the central moscow is locked out for the public transport in general. people are are walking about. there's been a marathon. there's been bicycle rides on the main streets. people are really celebrating. there's lots of patriotic flags. the russian flags, moscow flag and also crimean flag i've seen today. >> david, much more low key commemoration in kiev today. how will president putin's arrival in crimea be seen in kiev? >> well that's exactly what people are asking now tim. since he's just arrived w

the president just returned from an unannounced trip to afghanistan to meet with the troops serving there. what was his message when he was on the ground during this visit? >> i think it's a nice contrast to see this very solemn ceremony about to get under way today and he's just getting off a flight, a 14-hour flight from afghanistan from that surprise trip. he spent about four hours on the ground there. he didn't land back in washington until 7:00 this morning. and while he was there, although the time was brief as could be expected for a situation like that, for security and other reasons, he was able to be briefed about operations on the ground and then he was able to give this address to soldiers and he was joking around a couple times saying he just happened to be in the neighborhood. he also said off camera aside from his speech that he was there to bring brad paisley, the country singer over, to have a concert. his mood was relaxed but it was also energetic at times. obviously the president wanted to make a grand gesture. you look at how this is happening. it's memorial day. it's

they had numerous and multiple unannounced visits from osha, a.t.f. and the texas equivalent of the e.p.a. was this a similarity that they were investigating the group or was it collusion? we really don't know. unfortunately our justice department has lost credibility with the american public on investigating the i.r.s. we need to have things be right and things need to look right and we need to have a special counsel. and i would like to conclude with a statement that was made abrahamoff investigation in 2006. the highly political context of the charges may lead some to surmise that political influence may compromise the investigation, because this investigation is vital to restoring the public's faith in government. any appearance of bias, special favor or political consideration would be a further blow to democracy. appointment of a special counsel would ensure that the investigation and the prosecution will proceed without fear or favor and provide the public with full confidence that no one is above the law. signed, barack obama, 2006. and that's

president obama made an unannounced stop today to visit the bagram air base. it marks president obama's this time.he addressed the country's involvement in afghanistan.promising that america's longest war will close at the end of the year. the president says the war is at a pivotal moment. with afghan forces taking over responsibility for the security of their country. but he also made it clear the u- s will likely maintain a limited role in afghanistan even after its combat mission ends this year. > > with that bilateral security as agreement, we can plan for a limited military presence in afghanistan beyond 2014. we do want to preserve the gains that you have helped win. we're going to make sure that afghanistan can never again, ever, be used against a launch of an attack against our country. country music star brad paisley traveled aboard air force one with the president this weekend. he performed for some of the 32,000 americans serving in afghanistan at a major rally. motorcycles will roared through the streets of the nation's capital today. thousands upo

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. >> president obama is back at the white house after making an unannounced visit to the troops in afghanistanomised the soldiers at bagram air force base that america's longest war will come to a close at the end of this year. a major embarrassment for the white house. this morning's "washington post" reports the top u.s. spy in afghanistan had his cover blown when his name was put on a list released to reporters. >>> it appears ukraine's new president will be billionaire candy maker petro poroshenko. exit polls found the tycoon getting nearly 60% of the vote. final results are expected to be released today. petro poroshenko promised to unite the country and end the violent chaos that gripped eastern ukraine. >>> crews in arizona are spending this memorial day trying to get the fire in northern part of the state under control. right now the fire is 25% contained. a lot more work needs to be done before progress is made and a lot depends on the weather. hundreds of people have been forced from their homes as large fires in alaska keep going. the fire south of anchorage is 218 square miles. the

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president obama is on his way back to washington right now after an unannounced visit to afghanistan.ourth trip to that country since taking office. the president told our fighting men and women at the air force base that the combat mission will be over at the end of the year. he also said there will be continue military presence there to help protect gain made in nearly 13 years of fighting. and in california, the suspect in the mass shooting and stabbing at the university of santa bar ra in california. the deputies did not know about the postings on the internet until six people were dead and 13 injured. they visited him last month, they felt then that rodger posed no threat. i'm harris faulkner and now back to a special o'reilly factor. >> air force presented pow medals to airmen nearly 70 years after they were held captive. it happened just a few it happened just weeks ago. >> there are a lot of reasons for why allies were victorious in world war ii. >> the airmen carried out some of the dangerous missions of the war. chance of surviving without the shot down, captured or killed o

military, and i understand your interest to speak on campus, when a couple of students showed up unannouncedffice. is that what happened? >> correct, what we have been hearing from survivors all over the country and at schools across new york is that they're experiencing real similar problems. it should not be the cost of education to have one in five girls be raped before they graduate. so what we're trying to do is make it safe for our students to go to college campuses and not be subjected to rape and sexual assaults. so that is what we're trying to do, flip the incentives so that more colleges not only report the crimes but make a safer line. >> one in five is a staggering number. do you believe this is an authentic epidemic that is happening? or is this a case of historic under-reporting? what is going on? >> well, i'm not sure. but i know that that number is unacceptable. and what i do know from listening to survivors is that not only do they have to be subjected to the worst degrading attacks, these brutal attacks but then they're subjected to a second betrayal. an institutional betra

went door to door, cell to cell and had experiences like walking up at one cell and completely unannounceduoting from shakespeare. had no idea this was coming. that's how shakespeare in the shu was born. >> still doesn't answer the question about the third murder. >> you could look at him as being like -- >> the program has inmates rewrite shakespeare in a way that reflects their own experiences. during our shoot, the group was working on macbeth. a play about ambition, assassination and a warlord's lust for power. >> i take macbeth to the streets. and what he did, he bring to the hoods, to the housing projects, you know, guys that don't got nothing, and he used nobodies, nobody know. >> leon vincent, serving 60 years for murder, read one of his passages to the group. >> you read my eyes like parables. i was pressed for time because of my special preparations for tonight's special feast. >> i really like that not for metaphor that you used. you read my eyes like parables. that's almost something like shakespeare himself would write. so i really like that. >> i'm from the hood, you know, no

. >> president obama is back today from his unannounced visit to afghanistan this weekend. the president talking about a drawdown of troops that will bring the war to a, quote, responsible end later this year. one of his advisers saying it will mark a turning point for the president's foreign policy agenda. it isn't clear yet exactly how that policy will take shape but the president is expected to emphasize some measure of international consensus when large scale military operations are on the table. critics say that approach is too cautious. pete, the a.p. story goes on to say, it all leaves the u.s. behold en to allies who are sometimes less willing to engage. >> that's right. he wants us to be less willing to engage. he's going to try to -- i don't know how to put it political correct. the mistakes going on, his policy is effectively ending wars, yes, less u.s. leadership and international consensus. that makes america's role diminished and others like al qaeda more dangerous. he goes to the troops, talks about ending the war, talks about al qaeda being on its heels. al

now after the unannounced trip to afghanistan to visit our troops. a look at his comments about the future of american forces there. >>> we want to know, who are you remembering this memorial day? let us know on shepard smith's facebook page or tweet us. i'll try to share your comments this hour. stay close. honestly, the off-season isn't really off for me. i've got a lot to do. that's why i got my surface. it's great for watching game film and drawing up plays. it's got onenote, so i can stay on top of my to-do list, which has been absolutely absurd since the big game. with skype, it's just really easy to stay in touch with the kids i work with. alright, russell you are good to go! alright, fellas. alright, russ. back to work! was killed june 28,2005 in afghanistan. my husband's death was the hardest thing i've ever faced. the special operations warrior foundation stepped in to help. now you can help, too. purchase new cherry 5-hour energy now through july thirty-first and a portion of each sale benefits special operations warrior foundation to help

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