tavis: what condition was your leg in, and what happened at walter reed?basically, the shot went through the back of my thigh, came in, shattered my femur, and, actually, the bullet is still stuck in there at this point, and i have a rod replacing my whole femur, because it was shattered, so they took it out and replaced in with a rod, and i have a screw in my hip. and all of that was done in germany and at walter reed. right now, i am pretty good. i can walk on my own. i walk with a limp, but it is getting better. hopefully, in the next couple of months, i will be able to lightly jog. tavis: two questions, and i will let you go. number one, you will not be on the front line of duty in termsn you -- the thing that you wanted to get in the first place. is that your home? would you like to get back out there again, even after this incident? >> i do not mind being out there. it was just one incident. it just happened one time. you know, it could happen again, and it may not. to me, i enjoyed being out there be a is a great experience. to me, it was a great ex

. >> i spent time at walter reed. it's a heroic place. you see things that leave you with a sobering opinion, these men and women coming back with horrible injuries and yet they're survivors and smiling and getting back into the community. you have the injuries, the ptsd issues and suicide rate go up. do you believe as the man who once led or u military that the government of the united states and the people of the united states understand the 10-20-year 30 year commitment. >> i don't think they were sa saysive enough to the fact that the soldiers coming back, youngsters who would have died during an earlier war are not going to require just hospital care and a little bit of transition but they're going to require life-long care. at the memorial day concert on the lawn, we celebrated one of these soldiers who was grievous injured in the head and he's going to require custodial care from his mom and sister for the rest of his life and the rest of their lives, and i'm not sure we ever prepared ourselves for that kind of intense demand on ou

the walter reed army medical center in washington, d.c. where we sat down for a meal with two servicemen and discussed the horrors of war and what the fourth of july means to them. stay with us. ♪ (male announcer) all we know, all in once place-- the ever-efficient accord, only from honda. as we get older, our bodies become... less able to absorb calcium. he recommended citracal. it's a different kind of calcium. calcium citrate. with vitamin d... for unsurpassed absorption, to nourish your bones. >>> as you know, every week we sit down for imeal to try and better understand your concerns. this july 4th weekend we wanted to focus on service. with a big deadline in iraq and a new escalation in afghanistan, we settled on a remarkable place close to home here at the nation's capital and to visit the walter reed army medical center. i'll pull up the campus right here. you see it right here. to visit the walter reed army medical center is to see the horror of war these veterans in while chairs and the remarkable currently of men and women who f

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driving a stolen vehicle when he ran through a red light at the intersection of columbia pike and walter reed drive, striking a car. the driver of the second car was taken to hospital with critical injuries. the investigation into what caused the deadly helicopter crashed in western maryland continues this morning. it went down late thursday night in washington county. we spoke with the victims and have the latest about what might have gone wrong. >> it was supposed to be a fun night, but it turned tragic. three aviation professionals were giving helicopter rides at an event to raise money for troubled youths. can felix is described as her husband says as the ultimate gift. the mother was also a pta president, and she found time to feed the homeless on thanksgiving day. most recently she won a prize for a free helicopter ride to yet another charity event. >> i tried to convince her to drive. it was 30 miles. i was very worried about her flying a helicopter. >> the ntsb is trying to figure what went wrong, when this commercial helicopter burst into flames near hagerstown. 39-year-old george tu

walter reed played host to a wheelchair basketball tournament this week. the wounded warriors battled teams from the national rehabilitation hospital and d.c. parks and recreation. we go court side. >> this is our first annual wheelchair basketball tournament. >> we have walter reed in bethesda versus the local wheelchair basketball team. >> i hope my -- i hurt my back in '06 and i've been here ever since. >> i like to think of it as the olympics on steroids. >> i love it. we're missing legs and limbs and yet we still find ways to do the same things they do. >> in we try to push our -- we try to push ourselves as much as psible in order to be these elite athletes that we are. if you were to get in and play, you would see this is difficult for you to play it and many times more difficult for say like basketball because you have a wheelchair rather than your legs to think about. and when they come out to do this, they show their ability and people go oh, isn't that cute and they're like no, get out there and kick butt. >> it feels wonderful. it feels like my

he was being treated for heart problems when doctors at walter reed army medical center decided to operate on a leg that had open sores. his law firm says it is part is fine and he will be out of the hospital for his july 22 birthday. >>> next, and "politico playbook," a new summer movie is getting a lot of buzz. plus, what was president obama caught looking at? >> after beautiful weather, will rain spoiled your weekend plans? >>> more on the hostage situation in leesburg. pamela brown has the details. >> two elderly people in their eighties have been held by the armed robber cents two o'clock. earlier today, there were reports of gunfire, but there is no reason to believe there are any injuries. swat team members and the snipers are surrounding the house. we're told they will not make any sudden moves unless it is necessary. crisis negotiators are in contact with the suspect hoping to reach a paceful resolution. this unfold it this afternoon when the suspect robbed a bowl jewelry store and fled on foot -- robbed a local jewelry store and fled on foot, then chose a house at random to hide

arlington county intersection was closed part of the evening after a serious crash at columbia pike and walter reed drive, sending one of the vehicles into a storefront. one of the vehicles was t-bond after running a red light. one vehicle rolled onto its side. one person was taken to hospital. >>> president obama and the police officer at the controversial rest of the harvard professor are talking things out, and this is less than 48 hours after he said the police department acted stupidly. caroline lyders has more with what mr. obama as saying. >> president obama did not exactly apologize, but he said he regrets his language, talking about the heated national debate. president obama placed calls to both the prof., henry gates jr., and a man who are arrested him, sergeant james crowley. two days after saying that the police acted stupidly. >> to the extent my choice of words did not eliminate but rather contributed to a new media frenzy, that was unfortunate. >> and appeared that the actions helped calm the standoff that seem to be pitting of the cambridge police department against the president.

this is from the walter reed army medical center. the grasses are in the moderate range and everything else is in the low range. notice the pen will rotation with the area of low pressure. that will give us a northwesterly flow. normally, this time of year, we get the north -- southwesterly flow. that is why we have been running below average. by the weekend, we will see a little spike in the temperature and it will feel more like summer. police cloudy skies today, an isolated showers possibly, highs in the mid to upper 80's and down near 60 tonight and tomorrow, some patchy clouds and noticeably less humid. it is not that humid today but it gets better by tomorrow. that continues into thursday. we are looking great into the weekend where we go back into humidity. >> that is something to look forward to. >> it feels great outside so enjoy it. >> august will be tough. still ahead, the never ending cavity were for children. -- cavity >>> there are new federal safety standards and that reducing salmonella and e. coli outbreaks. a food s

after undergoing surgery. 85-year-old former senator and presidential candidate was admitted to walter reed army medical center last week. doctors found he had an elevated heart rate and open sores on legs that needed treatment. in a statement dole said he hopes to be out of the hospital in time for his birthday july 22. >> well supposed to be a hot weekend but are storms on the way as well? >> well, lets check in with meteorologist jessica starr. to find that out. >> all right. checking in. we could see a couple of showers and storms late in the afternoon hours saturday into sunday. overnight tonight, dealing with a beautiful night. 74 at the inner harbour. winds out of the south at 3 miles per hour. and the humidity is up a bit at 68 percent. that's what we will notice overnight tonight. and for the daytime saturday. deal with sunshine again for the daytime tomorrow. and start to feel more muggy out there tomorrow. as we have a cold front off to the west. fired up showers and storms in the ohio valley. earlier today. in heat of the day. those are weakened a bit. and they could fire back u

. >> walt he read -- walter reed playing host to a basketball medical center.ional rehabilitation and d.c. parks and rec. here we are court side. >> this is our first annual basketball tournament. >> i hope my -- [ inaudible ] and i've been here ever since. >> i like to think of it as the olympics on steroids. >> it's an adaptive sport, not an easier sport. >> we're missing legs and limbs and still we find ways to do the things they do. we'll try to push ourselves as much as possible in order to be the elite athlete we are. >> if you would get in and play and see this is difficult for you and in many times for difficult for say like basketball because you have a wheelchair rather than your legs to think about. so when they come out to do this, they'll show their abilities and some people go oh, isn't that cute. no, they're out there kicking butt. >> it feels wonderful. it feels like my whole world has changed. and it's a whole different -- a whole different world being involved in this -- these type of eventbecause everybody else is the same as you. >> what a g

admitted to walter reed army medical center in bethesda.ast week his office release aid statement saying he underwent surgery for open sores on his left leg. dole hopes to be out of the hospital by his birthday, 22nd. he'll be turning 85. president barack obama and pope benedict xvi meeti for the da.datoi first lady, michelle obama made an appearance. nd the pope and the president exchanged gifts. the pope giving the president a copy of aan vaticumoc dent on bioethics. it explains the church's opposition to using embryos for stem cell research. the president gave the pope a stole that had been placed on the remans ins of a american th become a saint. >>> mr. obama's first trip to sub-saharan africa. the first family received a boisterous welcome. the obamas plan to visit an ocean front fort once used to ship slaves to the americas. still to come, bear sightings not unusual this team of year. except when they appear outside of a grocery store. one man shares his story of losing 400 pounds. he did it in two years. and veronica is back with mo

i wonder if anybody was on his shoulder when he walked in to walter reed hospital and he walked along the aisle and the rose in the hospital room. this was in the midst of the iraqi war. doctors and nurses stopped, and soldiers who have lost limbs stopped and were in essence moved and touched as jackson was. so don't tell me what an american story was about. it was the salt of the earth when this family took the talent god gave them and made it into a miraculous and wonderful story for america. i come today for you to recognize that the flag flies and the people who arse speaking have spoken to the people. they recognize and speak. those of us an elected office, we respond to the people. michael fought for the tolerance of all people. i am reminded, although i speak in the towns of all faiths, that michael fought the good fight. he was someone who understood. the lord is our shepherd, and we shall not want. michael jackson, you get to know his story. if hospital needed a bed, he would get a bed. michael never stopped giving and he touched those because the king stopped and said i care

he got the idea after his whole team visited the walter reed army medical center. bob dupuy helped get the entire league involved. he personally understands the importance of supporting veterans. he fought in the very unpopular vietnam war. >> you didn't talk about having served. you know, there was an embarrassment factor, and it was difficult adjusting. >> reporter: bob says adjusting may be even more difficult for soldiers today. >> i think as technology has become more advanced. i think as things have started to move more rapidly and to be out of the mainstream for a significant period of time makes it even more difficult for the young people now to get readjusted than it did for us coming back 40 years ago. >> reporter: bob has suggestions for kids who want to help soldiers but can't donate money to the cause. >> write a letter, write a letter to your congressman or woman, write a letter to companies and say hire these veterans as they return. i would ask them to go to the website and read about the experiences and see if they know people who might be in a pos

. >>> former senator bob dol is in walter reed army medical center, recovering from leg surgery tonight. he had complained of an elevated heart rate. doctors say his heart is fine, but he needs treatment for sores on his legs. bob dole turns 86 this month. >>> at a cemetery near chicago today, thousands of family members showed up. they want answers out the desecration of burial plots. four workers are charged with grave robbing, allegedly digging up bodies, casting them aside and then selling the cemetery plots again. now a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of people with relatives buried at the burr oak cemetery. here's barbara pinto. >> reporter: a growing crowd of grieving and angry family members came today, all searching for information about their loved ones. >> i want to know where dr. seph hall is. i want to know where eli ya hall is. i want to know where my family is. >> people are upset. >>hey sold them. >> reporter: for the past four years, authorities allege a handful of workers here orchestrated an unspeakable scam, digging up 300 graf sites, and dumping the bodies in an un

in fact, he's been at walter reed since last week. dole, seen here on the d-day anniversary last month, had some open sores on his left leg that required surgery, a skin graft is planned for monday. dole says it's been painful but he hopes to be out of the hospital by july 22, the day he turns 86. still ahead, how a ball player and a young fan brought each other very good luck. steve hartman's "assignment america" is next. nnnnnnnn medication to lower your bad cholesterol but your good cholesterol and triglycerides are still out of line? then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. statin to lower bad cholesterol, along with diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides and raise good cholesterol to help improve all three cholesterol numbers. trilipix has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or stroke more than a statin alone. trilipix is not for everyone, including people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, or nursing women. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and

four days later, he was frferred an army hospital in germany to walter reed. while en route the soldier's injuries worsened and the plane was diverted to nova scotia. it was there he passed away. this soldier grew up with divorced parents. his father is a constituent of mine. his mother is a constituent of the distinguished ranking republican on the armed service committee. when his family and friends in phoenix organized a memorial service for him, his father asked the casualty affairs officer assigned to him if the army would pay for him to attend the memorial service. he was told, no, it not an authorized expense. the army cannot pay for such a plane ticket. my officer was contacted and we were able to work out a plane ticket for the father to attend the memorial service. but only after considerable frustration and pain. this amendment would make travel to a single memorial service an authorized support it is supported by the gold star mothers. mr. president, our troops and veterans have earned every benefit and every paycheck they get from our country. eve

i wonder if anybody was on his shoulder when he walked into walter reed hospital and he walked along the aisles and the rows in the hospital room. this was in the midst of the iraq war. doctors stopped and nurses stopped. individual soldiers who had lost limbs stopped and were, in essence, moved and touched as michael was, by his desire to come and thank them for their sacrifice. so don't tell me what an american story is all about. it is the salt of the earth when this family took the talent that god had given them and made it into a miraculous and wonderful story for america. i come today for you to recognize that the flag flies and the people who have spoken have spoken to the people. they recognize and they speak and those of us who serve in elected office, we respond to the people. michael fought for the tolerance of all people. in fact, i am reminded, although i speak in the tongues of all faith, that michael fought a good fight. he was someone who understood and, i hope, mr. and mrs. jackson and family will know, the lord is our shepard and we shall not want. michael jackson,

the pollen count, walter reed, mold spores. with the showers and storms, they are in the high range with mold. the temperatures still continuing below average, but we are making up some ground the next six, seven days with temperatures in the upper 80's. na82 leesburg, 83 gaithersburg d la plata. even the normally blistering hot spots to the south and west, really not that hot. the cool trend continues across most of the country, the temperatures in the 70's. look at these numbers, 90 degrees in new orleans, 94 dallas, that is actually cooler than normal. and a lot of the mid-atlantic, great legs, the heat is building. the wind will turn to the southwest, which will turn up the heat and humidity. it will feel more like the middle of august. that heat and humidity will make it feel more than we have had, partly sunny, one or two thunderstorms percolating up through the atmosphere. the cold front moving in will be the story on sunday. hot and humid tomorrow, the cold front sunday afternoon, partly sunny until the front arrives. a

he was admitted to walter reed army medical center in bethesda last week.his office released a statement saying he underwent surgery for open sores on his left leg. he has a skin graft on hiseft leg. mr. dole is 85 years old. >>> a memorial for michael jackson turned into a celebration of his life and hometown in gary, indiana last night. thousands of people gathered to sing h songs and dance to his music as they remembered michael jackson and gary as the place where the king of pop got his start. >> this is where he came from. >> the world. >> reporter: thousands packed the u.s. steel yard stadium to pay tribute to gary's own michael jackson. it's the place where a kid became a king. >> i think he's here. >> means a lot just to say good-bye to him to see where he started out. >> i'm very honored to see people from all over come here. >> this is the closest thing that he with could do. we love michael and we're here for him, really. >> reporter: to get everyone involve in this memorial, a souvenir ticket, a white glove to wear on the right hand and invited

the law firm says that his heart is fine but doctors at walter reed operated on dole's left leg whichas open sores. they planned a skin graph for today. dole was the gop presidential nominee in 1996. he says he hopes to leave the hospital in time for his 86th birthday on july 22nd. >>> the rarely seen leader of north korea reportedly has a life threatening cancer. that's the word from a south korean medical report. he was diagnosed last summer around the same time he reportedly had a stroke. south korea's government says it can't confirm the report about cancer but kim jong-il's health has been the focus of speculation. he looked frail during a rare public appearance recently. >>> there's much more still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," live pictures from nasaight now as the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" get ready to liftoff once again but will it happen this time? >>> also, how shopping at one type of store could have an impact on your credit for years to come. some important information every consumer needs to know. >>> this is chris gordon. today metro begins enforcing a zero tole

christopher bentley was driving a stolen vehicle when he ran through it read like a columbia pike and walter reednd car was taken to hospital with critical injuries. if you plan to ride the blue line this weekend, listen up. passengers traveling between the stadium armory and addison road seat pleasant should at 30 minutes to the trip. the trains will share the track until midnight sunday. let's get another check on the weather here. >> temperatures are mainly in the 50's, but we are going to the 70's. mid-60's out west from winchester. dew points are generally in the upper 50' to load-60's. all warm afternoon forecast today, perhaps someone would call it hot. luckily not to humid. a lot of sunshine, becoming partly cloudy by midafternoon. as the cool front drops in, scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. next week, summer is here. it will be a seat, warm, and humid, and you will feel an increase in humidity next week. there will be a chance of thunderstorms eveha tt >>> you for wating. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- you sure like na

columbia pike and walter reed, finding hardly any traffic. one two three cars stopped at a light. fairfax the same situation. this intersection, all of these roads are checking out fine. and finally finish up with a fly of the dulles toll road headed from the green pais past -- greenway past the airport, before the capital beltway. lanes are wide open and drivers are moving at speed. 38 minutes after the 6:00 hour. we'll be right back. whee! happy days are here again. whee! ooh. celebrate summer with giant and enjoy mouthwatering fruits and vegetables at prices you can handle. like sweet cherries, just $1.57 a pound. only at giant. st k, chicken, ribs, and burgers on the grill. people: oh! at giant, you'll find fresh, delicious, quality meats at prices that sizzle. like super g split chicken breast, just 99 cents a pound. only at giant. >>> the living green tip of the day. every day 400 million ink cartridges end up in american land fills. each of these takes one gallon of oil to produce and thousands of years to decompose. many electronics stores and printer companies offer progr

can get treatment at military hospitals including national naval medical center in bethesda and walter reed in northwest. president has a team of doctors and nurses who work right in the white house in what has been described as a minute eurgent care center. >>> health care on the chopping block as the state tries to bring down a big budget deficit. ruck reducks in medicaid payments to hospitals, nursing homes being managed care and other providers are part of a mossive budget cut approved bit state's board of public works. >>> a warping before you head out for your morning jog as a man acttaked a woman at rock creek park and he is apparently still out there. >> this happened on beach drive. matt ackland is working this story. he is joining us live from rock creek park with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this all took place right around 7:00 yesterday morning. this is what police are telling us. they y a jogger was heading down this north part of rock creek park just down this path here when someone jumped out, dragged her back into the wooded area and that is where

the former presidential candidate was admitted to walter reed army medical center last week. his office released a statement saying that dome underwent surgery for open sores on his left leg. the former senator will undergo a skin graft monday of his progress continues at its current base. dole says that the medical attention has been painful but he hopes to be out of the hospital by his birthday july 22nd. he's 85 years old. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," we con to follow the breaking news in leesburg where an armed robbery suspect is holding two people hostage. >> there was more outrage today over a cemetery scheme. police say workers dug up graves and resold them plots. >>> officials in pennsylvania are investigating accusations of racial discrimination against a suburban philadelphia swim club. >> first time in more than a decade the running of the bulls turns deadly in spain. >> we are going to tell you about a bear sighting outside of a virginia grocery store. >> how is the weekend looking? >> something different this weekend. windy and little bit of heat, humidity

and th, of course, he recogniz t crifice that r soldiers give when neheas in washgton bvisiting walter reed symbol of the difficulty and tgedy that occurred with our menand women onhe front lines duri the heightened pt the iraq war. michael was sensitive and caring. he was a living humatarian. >>ou also made a rence to his troubles and his diffulties. let's list to that. >> we know thatpeople are innocentuntil proven oterwise. that is wh the constitution stands for. congrswan, do you think that your resolution may he some resistance in the hse of representatives, especially having heard peter kin in the last 24 hours, republican congressman from new york, talk about michael jacks's trials anthe accusations agnst him involving possible problems with children? do you tnk your resolution may run into trouble because of that? >> lete be very clear. this resolution deals with documented, factualcts of humanitari service that michaeloseph jackson gave throughout his life. i n't know anyone that could reject the uth. and so the resolution only speaks tohe truth of h living testimony of how he help

at the walter reed medical history museum, another place worth going to come and they have some civil war letters of soldiers with a fifth grade education who are writing incredibly beautiful prose, we're having now high-school graduate can write a semi coherent paragraph. [laughter] was a traditional are common to be self-made? >> great question. lincoln and douglass came of age during the heyday of self-made man, the very term was invented by henry clay in 1832. end douglass and lincoln it knowledge and make the point of saying they were lucky in many respects. douglass was lucky to have born in maryland rather than alabama, for example. had he been born in mississippi no way he would have made it. lincoln almost falls off a horse, both were lucky to be born when they were. both because they were born in an age when self-made man was a reality, it was not an all uncommon for men to be born poor and to rise up to peer respectable stations. most men did not start as low as they did and i also were born early enough so that they were older when the civil war broke out. if you wear a ma

he was sent to walter reed army medical center where the full extent of his injury still seemed to allude doctors. some thought he was just experiencing combat stress, one of his colleagues tells cnn. it finally became clear, ray was a soldier with a serious traumatic brain injury. >> this happens when a soldier has multiple -- is exposed to multiple blasts. their brain physically changes. >> at that hearing, his wife, colleen, did most of the talking, explaining the devastation of ray's brain injury. >> he couldn't do simple things, just getting dressed, just feeding himself. he stuttered terribly. >> reporter: in his written testimony to congress, ray said, even when he was finally sent to brook army medical center in texas, quote, i was pretty much on my own for two, three months. ray said the only help he got with his personal needs was from other soldiers. >> when he first arrived, he just sat there in a room. >> reporter: finally, the military assigned a case worker and ray got massive amounts of therapy. he seemed to improve. on july 15th, he lost his battle. he died alone in his c

many times, dogs will accompany the veterans at walter reed during their rehabilitation.dual in florida, he cannot say enough about how much emotional and physical support his dog has provided. megyn: i read not long ago of a veteran of iraq that woulhave ag that would protect him on the subway when people got too close to him. it is amazing. çbill: thank you. what started as political corruption has turned into something much darker. an international black market of human organs. megyn: and imagine waking up one day and hearing reports that you are dead. it happened to one mixed marshall arts fighter. now he is upset because asç it turns out, he is alive and well. he needed everything for college: towels, sheets and then there was the stuff he wanted... like a new microwave. and because of walmart's unbeatable prices, we were able to get it all. ...and then some. set them up for success-- for less. save money. live better. walmart. whether you consider it a cruiser or a clunker, you could turn it into cash. get to your dodge, chrysler, and jeep dealer, and get up to do

supporters are holding a charity game in washington to raise money for the uso and walter reed medical center. >>> the watergate hotel in washington hits the auction block in 15 minutes. it is in foreclosure. watergate was closed in 2007 for renovations that were never done. where burglars broke into the democratic party headquarters that led to president nixon's resignation. >>> the bank bailout program. $700 billion of your money. is it being well spent? this hour on capitol hill we may get troubling answers from the man in charge. neil oversees t.a.r.p., the troubled asset relief program, he says the government isn't doing enough preventing waste and stealing. the latest from capitol hill and congressional correspondent brianna keilar. good morning to you. what is the deal here? these are words people don't want to hear, i imagine. >> a lot of people want to hear it, as well. they want to know where this money is going and what happened with this controversial program. we're going to hear from neil, he is the top cop, the big watch dog when it comes to the bank bailout program and h

. >> i did, i went to walter reed and bethesda and i would go through and visit some of our military. some of them have lost arms and had legs missing. it was a wide variety. in world war ii, you were lucky if you were -- if you survived. by the time viet nam came around, it went so well in emergency medicine that we had more people surviving but you had more people that were coming back with great trauma. we see this now, because i am still involved with some of the people who are at walter reed in bethesda nel -- at bethesda now. because my husband was at vietnam's, they accepted me. i would talk to them and do anything i can to commiserate with them. they were wonderful. they would tell me how they wanted to getthat new leg so they could go back again. they were so patriotic. i would go many times without any publicity, and finally some of the work that out -- some of the word got out, and we did not want these people to feel like they were being used, so we decided to have a surprise party for them at the white house. we invited a lot of them to come, and there was a man who we ha

however, doctors at walter reed operated on dole's left leg which had open sores.ve planned a skin graft for today. dole was the gop presidential nominee in 1996. he says he hopes to leave the hospital in time for his 86th birthday on july 22nd. >>> the vice president's wife will also be going under the knife today. jill biden will have orthopedic surgery to relieve shoulder pain. the outpatient procedure will be performed at a hospital in philadelphia. the white house says the vice president will accompany his wife. the pair will spend today and tuesday at their home in delaware before mr. biden returns to washington tomorrow evening. >> we have breaking news for you right now. the washington nationals have fired manny acta. acta learned of the decision after arriving back in town last night from houston for the all-star break. bench coach jim riggleman is expected to replace him. >> the team finished the first half of the season with the worst record in the league, and the team lost 5-0 in acta's last game as manager. hakem dermish has your sports minute now. >>

the former senator and presidential candidate is being treated at washington's walter reed army medical center for what's being described as a serious leg infection. a statement from his office says the 85-year-old is recovering after surgery and hopes to be out of surgery by his birthday on july 22nd. he was initially hospitalized for a rapid heart beat. doctors determined his heart was okay but found open sores on both of his legs. >>> we have brutal heat in much of the southwest. by storms in the upper midwest. chad myers watching it all for us right here in the cnn weather center. >> when do you get to go home? >> today is my last day in atlanta. you tell me how the airlines are looking today. >> so far, fantastic, ali. wichita falls, yesterday, 109 degrees. abilene, 106. that's the heat in the southwest. it is going up to 111 today in phoenix, arizona. so it is going to be certainly a hot one. kansas city as well all the way up to 90. this is where the humidity is as well, back out toward the southwest. vegas, 103. still, that's dry heat so to speak as you walk outside. it isn't qu

dole has been hospitalized over at the walter reed army medical center here in washington, d.c., for's spokesman says the 1996 republican presidential nominee is recovering nicely from today's procedure. we, of course, wish him a very speedy recovery. >>> attention, sports fans. look for president obama in the baseball announcer's booth during tomorrow's all-star game. sportsillustrated.com reporting the president will likely join joe buck and tim mccarver sometime between the third and fifth inning. the president is scheduled to throw out the first pitch of the game at busch stadium in st. louis. >>> remember, for the latest political news anytime, you can always check out cnnpolitics.com. >>> to our viewers, you're in "the situation room." president obama goes one-on-one with anderson cooper in africa. the world will take note of what he says about the war in afghanistan, what's going on in iran, and his plans for the ban on gays serving openly in the united states military. stand by. >>> also, startling new images of north korea's kim jong-il looking gaunt and frail. now there are

he was sent to walter reed army medical center where the full extent of his injuries still seemed tong combat stress, one of his colleagues tells cnn. it finally became clear ray was a soldier with a serious traumatic brain injury. >> this happens when a soldier is exposed to multiple blasts. their brain physically changes. >> reporter: at the hearing, his wife, colleen, did most of the talking, explaining the devastation of ray's brain injury. >> he couldn't do simple things, getting dressed, feeding himself. he stuttered terribly. >> reporter: in his written testimony to congress, ray said, even when he was finally sent to brook army medical center in texas, quote, i was pretty much on my own for two, three months. ray said the only help he got was his personal leave from other soldiers. >> when he first arrived, he just sat there in a room. >> reporter: finally, the military assigned a case worker and ray got massive amounts of therapy. he seemed to improve. on july 15th, he lost his battle. he died alone in his car here at brook, an apparent suicide. there were prescription pills

all of these soldiers at walter reed with no limbs, it is terrible. the money that we are spending here -- god is crying. we need to leave. we cannot keep policing one tried to another tribe. host: any comments for the caller? guest: i think they are calling for a job down, but the province wants to see a responsible draw down. as we see iraqi forces stand up, as tough as the transition will be, we will be able to turn the u.s. presence into a civilian one. indeed, we are withdrawing our military, but doing in a way that leaves stability, and not creating conditions that will produce further bloodshed. i understand your frustration, and for good reason, but the task with have at hand is how to make this work now. how to get our forces back and keep iraq in a stable and developing mood. host: on the republican line from the chicken skin, new york. -- kingston, new york. caller: i do not know who appointed you, but i find you very interesting to listen to. my thing about afghanistan is, if i wanted to be conspiratorial, it seemed that all of our fightin

examples for them, show them that just because you make a lot of money -- just go over here to walter reedspital or go to a base or go to the green zone, where it is safe. i would take my son, my 12-year- old son, to the green zone in baghdad. that was a war that not a body agreed with. we had people in their at% in and i would support them. -- we had people in there that were sent in and i would support them. i did my time in there. wherever the next conflict starts, nobody in this room is powerful enough to stop or start. that is including myself. we have people that are volunteers and are making sure that it does not the one right here in d.c. or in oklahoma or california or hollywood. as long as those people are willing to go out and take care of it on the perimeter for us, the least thing we can do is pass them on the back and shake their hands and say "good job." know what i mean? [applause] back on "courtesy read white and blue," that song, word for word, has nothing to do with kosovo and bosnia. it has nothing to do with iraq or north korea or iran. it tells you in there were for w

we bring wounded warriors up from the hospitals, walter reed, for a wonderful weekend of adaptive water what's more important is community involvement. the entire community of breezy point and rockaways turns up for these young people. >> rick: what we do today. >> adaptive water skiing, kayaking we have a pool set up on the beach they can try scuba and also then adaptive sailing. >> rick: wounded warriors astride with adaptive sports usa and you are one of the founding members. tell us about your history and how it impacts soldiers coming back from the war on terror. >> disabled sports usa. we are jocks that's where we partner with the wounded warrior project. we got our beginning in the vietnam war. i lost my leg and yet not become involved back in 1969. so now what we can do with the help of wounded warrior and help with the support of the public, much better than i can did not, we can get these guys acted in sports year-round. we try to get them out twice a month getting them to believe in themselves again through achievement in sports, then they learn they can do many other things.

the 85-year-old republican now is recovering over at the walter reed army national center here in washingtonors found open sores on both of dole's legs, performed several procedures on the left one. in a statement, the 1996 republican presidential nominee said he's recovering nicely and hopes to be out of the hospital by his 86th birthday on july 22nd. we wish him, of course, a speedy, speedy recovery. >>> new friction between the alaska governor, sarah palin, and her teenage daughter's former fiance. levi johnston says palin is quitting her job this month, he says, to cash in on her fame. johnston says he heard the governor several times earlier this year say how nice it would be to take advantage of lucrative offers including a book deal and a reality show. palin's spokeswoman says johnston is working on a piece of fiction while honing his acting skills. remember, for the latest political news anytime, you can always check out cnnpolitics.com. the stimulus package money is being spent in states across the country including in ohio. we asked cnn's jim acosta to go there to find out how the

you don't have to go there, just go over to walter reed hospital or go by a base or go to the green zone where it's safe. i would take my son, my 12-year-old son to the green zone in baghdad. and that was a war that not everybody agreed with. i didn't understand it. but at the same time we had people in there that are our elected officials sent in. i'll support them. i supports bosnia. i didn't support the war but supported the troops and did my time in there, also. wherever the next conflict starts, nobody in this room is powerful enough to stop it or start it. including myself. but we have people that are volunteers and are making sure that it doesn't go on right here in d.c. or in oklahoma or california and hollywood. so as long as those people are willing to go out and take care of it out on the perimeter for us, the least we can do is walk up and pat them on the bat and shake their hand and say good job. you know what i mean? [applause] >> back on "courtesy of the red, white and blue" that song word for word has nothing to do with kosovo and bosnia and has nothing to do with iraq or

also do get treatment at the medical hospitals around washington, the naval center in bethesda and walter reed. there are some additional perks, you know, as president obama noted during his press conference the other day. he has a doctor following an 24/7. members of congress cannot quite get that, but they do have some perks that are above and beyond just the health insurance plan, and that is what makes it a little bit more special. in terms of extending what they get across the country, you know, that is to be determined, obviously. it is important to have a sense of what members of congress get not just because is interesting, but also because lawmakers are talking about setting standards in places, looking at what members of congress get. so it is an important issue to understand. host: finally, let me ask you about the news from yesterday, the story that you posted online, and it is also in "usa today." when asked about the arbitrary deadline in august, and the president saying, "that is okay, i just want people to keep working on it come to know what does that tell you about the deadli

today, chairman skelton would be here today to handle this motion but for the fact that he is at walter reed hospital visiting a constituent who has been injured in service to the country in iraq or afghanistan. and i would like unanimous consentle to permit me to enter into the record the statement of chairman skelton on this matter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's request will be covered by general leave. mr. marshall: mr. speaker, the n.c.o., noncommissioned officer, is offer described as the backbone of the army. the n.c.o. is also described as the eyes and ears of the commander. i was an n.c.o. in vietnam myself. a little bit young compared to the n.c.o.'s we have today. too wet behind the ears to be a good n.c.o. because a really good n.c.o. is not just backbone and eyes and ears. a really good n.c.o. is a teacher, a leader, almost a father or mother to the young soldiers that work in the unit that that n.c.o. is in charge of. n.c.o.'s not only train those soldiers, guide those soldiers, try to instill in those soldiers a real spirit of what it's like to be a sorlede, what it'

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