union and confederate armies during the civil war. now on booktv. he reports on the impact that each navy made during the war, from union naval support of numerous battles, including vicksburg and new orleans to the confederates use of naval mines and the militaristic deployment of a submarine. it's a little under an hour. >> good evening, everyone. last time we met here on this very stage to talk about the civil war, jim, you are looking to finishing touches on your new book. you are preparing your publication as well. now i have to do this the way they do it on the talk shows. now, james mcpherson "war on the waters" and craig, the civil war at sea, very handsomely done, are both out. that's good because we get to resume our -- we barely scratched the surface. let's get right to it because we spoke for an hour last time, we got to about january 1862. so i will assume you all know about 1861, and get to something that jim pointed out. that was rather interesting. is that 150 years ago this month, besides all the other things that were going on, the realization that lincoln had promulgate

anywhere near the amount of time dealing with the navy that he did with the army because the squeaky wheel gets the grease. and in the case of the union was the army, the navy was wheeled and efficient from the beginning. lincoln also had the good sense to recognize the fox as a can-do. they become assistant secretary of the navy and although he was one of these people who didn't want the army to get any of the credit for the navy and let the army ruin it they said we want to take charleston on bye ourselves which of course they never did. but fox was a go get kind of guy and he recognized that and became the equivalent of what we would call the chief of the naval operations today. and lincoln actually twisted some strange and twisted some wires to get him appointed to that position which hadn't existed before in the united states government assistant secretary of the navy. >> but they were called the dutch clerk for years but the idea of having an assistant secretary would be the point of that? does nothing for them to do and the job of the chief clerk had already been promised elsewhere and lincoln was told -- >> your assessment of

>> guest: well, roughly 150,000 southern slaves fought in the union army or navy during the war. about 185,000 african-americans in all, and about 80% of them were from the south. there is talk about african-american slaves fighting for confederacy. there's no evidence for this. there are some slaves who end up in the confederate army taken by their owners as basically body servants. by the very end of the war, there was the discussion about whether this confederacy in order to preserve its rebellion, and to enhance its military capacities ought to try to enlist slaves. the recognition, by anybody who thought about it was that you couldn't do that without abolishing slavery. at the very end of the war, the confederate congress does pass an emancipation bill that provides for enlistment, but no guarantee of emancipation, but the war ended really before it could go into effect. the only other case is the louisiana native guards, a -- a regimen of free people of color in new orleans, who initially support the confederacy, but as soon as the union army moves into new orleans, they sw

>> roughly 150,000 southern slaves fought in the union army or navy during the war. about 185,000 african-americans and all and about 80% of them were from the south. there is talk about african-american slaves fighting for the confederacy there is no evidence of this whole taken by their owners by the very end of the war there is a discussion about whether the confederacy in order to preserve its rebellion and to enhance its military capacities of to try to enlist slaves. the recognition by anybody that thought about it is that you couldn't do that without abolishing slavery that the very end of the war. the confederate congress does have an emancipation bill provides an enlistment but no guarantee of emancipation but the war ended before it could go into effect. the only other case is the louisiana native guards regiment of free people of color in new orleans who initially set for the confederacy that as soon as the union army moves and it invades the side, so i know there is talk about this as an ex able of the loyal to what i've never seen evidence that is compel

theice in the county say stole cash of the navy federal credit union this morning. the robertbers still money thats traceable. they were arrested in southeast. police are still looking for at least one of the suspects. still no cost it for a fire through a mall in maryland. the blaze started in one and it spread to two adjacent businesses. .o one was hurt --prepares on a broader woke .roken water main they wrap their prepares around 6 p.m. this evening. it happened on telegraph road. the road was closed for most of the day, but the intersection is open again. written much two more days until christmas. pretty much two more days until christmas. travelers are being slowed down by the wind. first, richard reeve is live at and look at how things are going. it is pretty quiet right now. earlier today there were high for incoming flights. the people on them or not the only ones dealing with this. all of that luggage and its 93 million people are this holiday weekend. all of the customer service representatives -- a miss from the midwest storms is causing a ripple .ffect

arlington county police say they stole cash from navy federal credit union this morning. police say the robbers likely stole money that was traceable. the suspects crossed into the district and were arrested. >> fire raged through a strip mall in maryland overnight. firefighters say the blaze started in one building and then the flames spread to two other businesses. no one was hurt but it caused $100,000 in damage. investigators don't know what caused the fire. >> to the latest on the elementary school shootings. the last of the victims of the connecticut school were buried today. as richard reports at the same time the tragedy is pushing gun reform to the top of the national agenda. >> flags across connecticut will return to full staff after sundown tonight. after the funeral services for the last three children. 7-year-old was laid to rest in newtown today. the 6 yeered loved to play the piano. and emily was funeral was held in utah. the tragedy shooting of 20 children and six adults has triggered action to promote gun control. today, gun owners cashed in their weapons

navy federal credit union.  >>> we're back with admiral jon greenert, the chief of naval operations. sir, i want to take you to some cultural issues in this segment. foremost the suicide rate. the navy suicide rate is lower than the army's or even the air force but 54 sailors have taken their lives this year which is the highest since you started keeping records on it in 2001. what's the cause and what are you doing about it? >> i don't know the cause. if i did, trust me, i would do everything i could about it. but what we're doing about it is one thing we do know, sailors need resiliency. they need stress relief. sailors need to be cared for by other sailors. in other words, you need to care for them. what i do know is this, those who consider taking their lives say if somebody had not said something to me, i would have taken my life. so we're looking at it and we'll continue to do it and we need to find out what makes people that distraught. but the bottom line, we need to make our folks resilient. to feel that they can reach out and there's no stigma in not feeling right. it's ok

navy federal credit union. >>> one of the most important tools in iraq and afghanistan have been army and marine snipers who have become integral to virtually every operation. part scout, part guardian angel, part avenger, these sharp shooters are in such high demand the military is increasing numbers as quickly as possible. arch a dozen years of war, snipers are complaining their equipment is not good enough. dan lamothe recently returned from being im bedded with marine snipers in afghanistan. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> you reported scout snipers are frustrated with their capabilities of ammunition. what's the problem? >> they took me out for a journalist a pretty unique mission. kind of an overnight sniper mission. and their gripe is they have several rifles to choose from, and that they're sort of capability gaps in between them. 50 caliber rifle, the m-107 reaches out to 2,000-meter, 2,000 yards but not nearly as accurate. and the m-40, the kind of the typical 762 caliber rifle they have, it is accurate, but they can really only reach someone and actually

navy federal credit union. >>> gridlock in washington may seem like business as usual today but it hasn't always been that way. throughout the 1960's and '70s during one of the most turn you leapt periods in american history bipartisan senates drove sweeping reform to civil rights and social programs while challenging the executive branch over the vietnam war and ultimately moving to impeach president nixon over the watergate scandal. our next guest ira shapiro is the author of "the last great senate:courage and statesmanship in tames of crisis." welcome to the program. >> nice to be here. >> why do you call it the last great senate? >> well, because from the early 'sick through about 1980 we had a senate that was in the forefront of everything that was going on in the country, and accomplished a great deal. the senate of humphrey, muskee, baker, ted kennedy, many other great americans. and we haven't had a senate like that for the last 30 years. i don't mean it's the last great senate we'll ever have, but we haven't had one since. >> why the decline, do you think, from that caliber of po

is amazing with the love that i found ♪ ♪ suspects are in custody took bait money from s navy federal credit union d with wintry weather you ight run into delays at area irports. forecast. local good morning. esterday at this time we had 30 and 40 ng up to hour.an morning hardly a flutter it is cold. out there. lm overhead a big from what we've been days. the past couple of 45-50. ay a little sleet and rain. 40-45. christmas day a nice day. wednesday.on ♪ jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way! ♪ ♪ oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! ♪ ♪ jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way! ♪ ♪ oh what fun it is to ride oh what fun it is to ride oh what fun it is to ride oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh what fun it is to ride oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! ♪ >>> a little holiday music from the boys and girls choir alumni ensemble from harlem. right here on "gma." what you can't tell is they're very funny when they're not singing. good morning, america. i'm dan harris. >> i'm bianna. sunday, december 23rd. can we make a new rule? can they come every weekend? the snow i

unions. the pentagon reports this navy seal died over the weekend in afghanistan on a mission to free an americanhat's the fox report's top five. on this day in 1972, major league baseball added a spot for the designated hitter. oakland a's owner charlie finley was perhaps the biggest proponent of the d.h. which allowed better hitters to take the pitcher's place in the batting order. he convinced his fellow american league owners to vote in favor of the change. the following spring the yankee slugger ron bloomberg bam the first d.h. to bat in a regular season game. c

union square today on this. >> band, players and coaches for navy and arizona state took to downtown for a co-pep rally two schoolsff tomorrow in the kraft fight hunger bowl. collin cappernick led nevada to victory over boston college. word that he is known for creating the pistol offense. he leaves after 28 seasons. this sports report brought to you by mercedes-benz. >> a real inventor. >> yes. >> thank you so much. >> you've got it. >> join me tonight on cable channel 13, the urge to give doesn't hit just around the holidays but more primal. what researchers found about why we share with others and later at 11:00 enjoy bubbles but stay out of trouble. what to expect as we approach the new year. plus... we have just learned of a tragic ending to the bay rescue we started with tonight. a man and child died. we'll update that for you on breaking news. shame. >> yes. we're going to wrap it up for this edition of abc 7 news at 6:00. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and will see you at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a finance manager originally f

union. iran's rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf. iran undertakes massive navy drills in the strategic a strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got of trouble comes a calling as we report to this short break. so how much does it take to get into russian politics how many hours of hard work and how many patriotic deeds does it take to become one of the people who make the decisions and the world's largest country well i'll tell you how much it takes exactly seven point five million euros russia's federal investigative committee has a stablished that allegedly hey of and constantine should show from faire russia and the commies prospectively promised for a fee to get a businessman on to their party's electoral lists getting him a spot in the lower house of the duma the investigators have forwarded the state duma an official request to strip the two m.p.'s of their parliamentary immunity and you're darn right they better street have their parliamentary immunity stripped i mean what's worse than government corruption some people in the government being so corr

union. iran's a rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf. tehran undertakes massive navy drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got if trouble comes a call and as we report after the short break. a ritual and tickets in imperial russia. the tradition of staging bowls is being revived in our time. but these parties will. sub. i demand satisfaction. and recapping the week's top stories for a final time in two thousand and twelve this is r t live from moscow glad to have you with us egypt's president morsi has made in attempts to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of an investigation into his three top opponents the chief prosecutor is citing allegations that opposition leaders including nobel prize winner mohamed el baradei incited their supporters to topple morsi earlier this week it was announced of the divisive new constitution was approved but since then a two stage referendum the opposition claims that the islam

union square in san francisco. the arizona state sun devils and the navy mid-shipman will face off for the kraft hunger bowl tomorrow. >> there's 35 bowl games in the united states and we're the only bowl that is specifically devoted to a cause named after a cause. >> reporter: take a look at all the people in the crowd. for every person the bowl donates. >> that's a lot of meals for a lot of people who could really use the help. >> reporter: it adds up to 100,000 meals for hungry san franciscans. and it was not lost on the fans. >> it's a way to give back. a way to give back to the city. >> reporter: or the coaches. >> i've never been to a bowl game like this that involves people serving. >> reporter: that sense of service went beyond the bowl game. right after the pep rally, navy allumni and students went to volunteer. >> the good thing is knowing that people get to eat during the christmas season. and knowing that these aren't going to waste either. >> reporter: nothing was wasted here. not the students time or their money. instead their bowl game vacation was spent working toward a good cause. allie rasmus, ktvu

union. coming up iran's rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf to ram undertake massive navy seals in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got if trouble comes calling we're told we're very soon. darcy looks back about twenty twelve as well and how it was for the world's most famous whistleblower went from house arrest in britain to asylum seeker there's a couple of many stories coming up later this hour. and next indeed egypt's president morsi has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of an investigation into his three top opponents the chief prosecutor citing allegations now that opposition leaders including nobel prize winner mohamed el baradei incited their supporters to topple morsi earlier this week it was announced the decisive new constitution divisive rather it was approved by over sixty percent of the gyptian in the two states referendum the opposition claims it is in this draft a document in shrines sharia law

union. iran's rolling out of the big guns in the persian gulf tehran undertakes a massive days of navy drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got if it trouble comes calling as we report after this short break. looking at some talks you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can wrong oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strength in canada and the us i come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like alaska and so i felt at home the first blood joke was brought here from australia now it's truly as come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here atoll it wasn't the top off sled dog racing who set the trail ablaze but a nun and for all friends who brought their dia to life. five years ago. built adult kennel in the village kids from the local open h. came around to t

union. iran's rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf right now to run into takes massive navy in the city strait of hormuz to show the world what it's called if trouble comes calling and talk about that in a few minutes and more from the week old as well this europe's money medico round which sold big bailouts savage cuts and countries on the edges the way. he just president morsi has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of an investigation into his three top opponents the chief prosecutor citing allegations that opposition leaders including nobel prize winner mohamed el baradei incites of their supporters to topple morsi but it this week it was announced a divisive new constitution was approved by a sixty percent of egyptians in the two stage referendum the opposition though claims the islamist draft to die. committed slime sheria lord only got a yes vote because of fraud we'll clerks of world affairs contributor for britain's guardian newspape

union. iran's rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf these days to run undertakes a massive navy drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got here if trouble comes calling we're talking about that in a few minutes time plus our team looks back the for the twelve and how it of the world's most famous whistle blower who went from house arrest in britain to asylum seeker. ages president morsi has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition now doing gaijin dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of an investigation into his three top opponents the chief prosecutor citing allegations that opposition leaders including nobel prize winner mohamed el baradei incited their supporters to topple morsi earlier this week it was announced the divisive new constitution was approved by over sixty percent of egyptians in a two stage referendum the opposition claims though the islamist draft a document in streisand's sharia law and only got a yes vote because of fraud we have clark a world af

union is miss representing management proposals. it's the eighth such walk out since negotiations started more than 18 months ago. >>> the navy is in town not sailors from warships but mid- ship men for a game. >> reporter: they were spreading that cheer here at glide and at st. anthony's both teams participating in that bowl. the meal here the chris mall meal was served at around 2:00. here you see the usual, people sheltering from the rain, stopping by glide to get a meal. the need at st. anthony's was substantial. also was the needed help from volunteers. >> reporter: steps off this bus is young men a long way from home. the navy shipman team. >> it's a blessing to be able to serve people. >> reporter: they will help serve some 4,000 meals to the hungry, 20% of whom are veterans themselves. the navy team is in san francisco to play in the -- in the kraft hunger bowl. >> we're here to play some football but this is going to last much ph-fp longer. >> reporter: at glide memorial church, here the navy's opponent the team from arizona state university did their part. >> it's awesome being able to come help people out here. >> report

unions' abilities to collect dues. it's headed for a senate vote. the u.s. navymoving ships into position to monitor a north korean possible rocket launch. the defense department tells cnn's barbara starr that two ships are being moved to an unspecified position to provide reassurance to allies. it's possible two more ships could be sent to the region in the next few days. the taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that wounded afghanistan's intelligence chief today. a senior police official says they targeted the chief as he was leaving a meeting. afghan president karzai told reports he's confident he will cover. a programming note, i will report live from afghanistan next week on the future of the country. >>> it has been 490 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? good news tonight. initial jobless claims fell more than expected down 25,000. now our fourth sfoer "outfront." high times in washington state tonight. voters approved the law last month, but while it is legal to smoke pot, toke up, baby, it's

union's abilities to collect dues. the bill passed the house today. >>> the us navy is moving ships into position to monitor a north koreanrocket launch. the defense department tells barbara starr that two ships are being moved to an unspecified position to provide reassurance to allies. the sources say it's possible two more ships could be sent to the region in the next few days and the taliban has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that wounded afghanistan's intelligence chief. an official says the attacker targeted the chief as he was leaving a meeting. hamid karzai told reporters he's confidence he will recover. i will be reporting live from afghanistan next week on the future of the country. >>> it has been 490 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. good news on jobs. initial jobless claims fell more than expected. down 25,000 and now, our fourth story "outfront." high times in washington state tonight. a new law legalizing recreational use of marijuana went into effect today. while it is legal to smoke pot -- toke up, baby. it's not yet legal to fro or sell it. tonight, his eyes look pretty clear

union's abilities to collect dues. the bill passed the house today. >>> the us navy is moving ships into position to monitor a north korean defense department tells barbara starr that two ships are being moved to an unspecified position to provide reassurance to allies. the sources say it's possible two more ships could be sent to the region in the next few days and the taliban has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that wounded afghanistan's intelligence chief. an official says the attacker targeted the chief as he was leaving a meeting. hamid karzai told reporters he's cnn's barbara starr that two ships are being moved to an unspecified position to provide reassurance to allies. it's possible two more ships could be sent to the region in the next few days. the taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that wounded afghanistan's intelligence chief today. a senior police official says they targeted the chief as he was leaving a meeting. afghan president karzai told reports he's confident he will cover. a programming note, i will report live from afghanistan next week on the future of the country. >>

. >> when union shows power aninfluence of drug use and to get liquor up at work. caught on video. and navy commandetomorrow. the "a team" will assess all of that. silencfrom the president and spear boehner their negotiations. negotiations. stay with us. you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomachcid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gavisco®. to the numbe1 club in the world. nyse euron unlocking e world's potential. lou: defense officials have identified highly decated decorated -- decorat navy seal that was killed over the weekend. 28 year-old from pennsylvania of member of tte eliteeal team six kill in combat during the mission to rescue dr. seph who was adopted by the taliban last wednesday successfully rescued by special operation forces one congressmen pilot at the federal budget and his reco before going on the talk-show. here he is yesterday. >> one of the issues left alone as the mischa who was responsible, how we got her

arizona state sun devil mascot and the marching band along with cheerleaders from navy entertained a huge crowd at union pep rally was designed to get everyone pumped up for the kraft fight hunger bowl at at&t park. some 33,000 tickets have been sold for the game between arizona state and navy. this is the only bowl game devoted to a cause. for every ticket sold, kraft will donate a meal to the san francisco food bank, the glide foundation, and st. anthony's. >>> how would you like to live in one of the top cities for overall health? we will give you the results of a new men's health study and let you know if any bay area cities made that list. >> there's going to be tons of people here this weekend. >> we'll give you a look at one of the top cities to ring in the new year. >> but first, a live look outside. that is the sunol grade. smooth sailing on this last saturday of 2012. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah

. >> when union shows power and influence of drug use and to get liquor up at work. caught on video. and navyific fleet commander tomorrow. the "a team" will assess all of that. silence from the president and speaker boehner of their negotiations. stay with us. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ le announcer ] the mercedesenz winter event is bk, with the perfect vehicle that'sust righfoyou, no matter which list you'r on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announ] leasa 2013 ml350 f $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz deale time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you rlldon't want topay re than you have to. nly citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest pre. and if it findone, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase onli. have a per sparkly y! ok. [ me announcer ] now all youeed is a mic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.m/pricerewind. lou: defense officials have identified highly decorated decorated -- decorated navy seal that was killed over the weekend. 28 year-old from pennsy

union. well more world news on the way including iran the rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf iran undertakes a massive navy drills in the strategic strait of hormuz to show the world what it's got if trouble comes calling. more from aarti recalled today europe's money merry go round with sort of big bailouts which cuts countries on the edge that's all ahead. egypt's president merci has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of an investigation into his three top opponents the chief prosecutor is citing allegations that opposition leaders nobel prize winner ahmed al baradei incited their supporters to topple mercy this week it was announced the divisive new constitution was approved over sixty percent objections and a two stage best friend of the opposition claims it is in this draft a document in sean's shari'a law only got a yes vote because of fraud on the or clark or world affairs contributor for britain's guardian newspaper explain to us why merci doesn't feel

union. well more world news on the way there including iran the rolling out the big guns in the persian gulf tehran undertakes a massive navy seals the strategic strait of hormuz show the world what it's got in trouble comes calling. the series looking back at twenty twelve we focus on the year in syria what it's meant for its people and the president to fail to bring peace to the country that's all ahead. egypt's president of mercy has made an attempt to ease political tensions in the country calling on the opposition to engage in dialogue but his offer was met with skepticism since it came shortly after the launch of investigation into his three top opponents and chief prosecutor is citing allegations that opposition leaders including nobel prize winner mohamed el baradei incited their supporters to topple merci only this week it was announced the divisive new constitution was approved by over sixty percent of egyptians to stage a referendum that was initially claims that is in this draft document in shrines sharia law only got a yes votes because of fraud only a clerk a world affairs contributor for britain's guardian ne

unions got a better deal but were they the ones that saved it. major publications say the war on christmas is over. too bad nobody told the navy.s a tremendous. they do it in europe that could get a lot of kids out of hot water. they have the number two country hit in the country. that's on this thursday on "fox & friends" starting in 12 minutes. take effect in january. >> the number of americans on food stamps is up 39 percent since president obama took office. should cutting that program be part of the discussion about the to 47.7 million. >> it is a guaranteed thing. it's an entitlement program. that means if you meet the income qualifications the government must give you the money whether the government has any money to give you or not. if they don't they have to borrow it. >> that's right spending on food stamps which hit nearly $75 billion in fiscal year 2012 is currently nonnegotiable. it is exempt from sequestration should it quick in. it is not on the table as part of the efforts to negotiate closing the growing gap between revenue and spending. the u.s. department of agriculture which administers the program said quot

navy will hold the thrill from 6 days. they will deploy ships and submarines and also test fire missiles. ainsley? >> brace yourselves. a hpotential strike by unionrs might stark another recession. diane macedo has the story for us. >> business groups and state officials are calling on president obama to use emergency powers to avoid a coast wide shut down warning that could cost billions of dollars. weeks after a western complex rauz crippled by a strike. that strike is estimated to have cost the u.s. 1 billion a day. this new phonings strike could effect more than 14,000 workers. together they handle 97 percent and could show supply chain across the entire country. the big issue is the labor dispute between the association which represent staff workers and maritime alliance. the talks between the two broke down december 18th and the union could strike if they can't reach an agreement before the latest contracts expire on december 29th. both sides get to agree on wages the sticking point is container royalties payments to union workers based on cargo rates. they want to cap the royalties at last year's level saying they morphed into a huge expen

republican governors that have been doing all of this teacher bashing and union bhashing and cutbacks and you know, now they want them to be navy the budget for that, i guess. thanks to people like rick scott. >> stephanie: we talked about these six teachers, made the ultimate sacrifice for the kids. okay. another silver lining we were saying. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] again, we can't get rid of the first amendment. we can't get rid of the second amendment. however, there are things that might help. this is voluntary discovery channel. american guns canceled. as hollywood wrestles with links to gun violence. part of what we've been talking about. we all have to put our sacred cows on the table and look at them. discovery channel's popular -- that's, by the way canceling a hit show? that takes -- that you don't have to hear about. it is about a family of gunmakers, american guns came under intense scrutiny in the wake of the massacre in connecticut. people who were flooding the show's facebook page calling for its cancellation. melissa was saying yesterday this is on us now. we can do this. clearly, a lot of republicans other

unionized. >> poppy harlow in michigan, thank you. >>> we have a look at some of the other stories making news. >> the u.s. navy warships into position to monitor a possible launch. they are guided missile destroyers. the navy won't reveal their act locations. images reveal north carolina appears to be working towards a launch later this month. >>> the attorney for george zimmerman who is charged with killing trayvon martin refuses to say he won't go that route to avoid a murder trial. >> no. i wouldn't plea somebody who is innocent to anything. so i think the answer is easily no. >> zimmerman is suing nbc for defamation. the network edited his 911 call to make him sound racist. nbc says there was no intent to portray him unfairly. three employees were fired over that. >>> john mcafee faces extradition again. he was rushed to the hospital in guatemala city yesterday after learning that his bid for asylum was declined. he's wanted for questioning in the murder of his neighbor. >>> he once ran for president of the united states of south carolina. now stephen colbert for senate? someone has already created a twitt

unions and president obama. >>> the rescue of an american doctor held captive by the taliban comes with a cost. a member of the elite navy.a.l. team six is killed in the operation. >>> and apple adrift. some users of apple's much-maligned maps program end