they love to come. >> two years ago, there was a scandal at walter reed. revealed that out patients were in housing infested with mice and mold and were getting lost in the bureaucracy. >> it was very painful. >> carly bowland took command later and said the problems have been fixed. as walter reed celebrates its first 100 years, one thing above all drives the staff. the courage of the warriors recovering from their wounds. >> i see the tests. these guys are passing. then they'll turn around and go, hi ma'am. i'll go, carry on, carry on. they are what we come to work for every day. they're the ones that create the memories that we will have here forever. >> walter reed shuts its doors in september of 2011 as part of the pentagon's base closing program. but when it combines operations with bethesda hospital it will keep the name, walter reed. and that's it for today. have a great week. and we'll see you next sunday. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're

i've been cared for at walter reed for the last 20 to 25 years. all of our military facilities are under pressure now because of the demands with the wars in afghanistan and iraq, so you have to take that into account. and there's a merger taking place now between the bethesda naval hospital and walter reed, so it's going to be one combined new medical facility. >> larry: but as we're encouraging men over what age? >> well, i'll let the doctors say it. i think it's over 40 that you better start. >> larry: do the psa test because it's an indicator. >> it's controversial. some people say, well, maybe it's not a good intekater, but i knew it was -- i found it was a good indicator because i was always high. because i was always high, i religiously had digital exams. >> larry: thanks, colin. >> thanks. >> larry: coming up next, the manufacturinger of the dodgers, joe torre, tells us how he struck out cancer. >> larry: many of them have been brave enough to talk about it publicly on this program, and we're showing you some of those clips tonight. here n

as walter reed celebrates the 100 years. one thing drives the staff. i so it. they will turn around and go hi, ma'am and i will go carry on. we work for them every day and they create the mem rows we'll treasure forever. >> walter reed shuts its door in 2011 as part of the base-closing program. but when it combines the operations in bethesa it will keep the name of walter reed. we'll see you next on fox news sunday.

landing on the grounds of walter reed medical center. he was the first double amputee to ever enlist in the army. -- to reenlist in the army. he got up under his own power. he says it is not about his disability. it is all about his ability. an inspiration to wounded soldiers around the world. jumping moments ago. just a phenomenal site. martha: that was great. back to the other big story we're following. they are angry and they are demanding answers what is really in this health care bill. how is it going to be paid for? why some of them feel washington is not listening. that is what these people are yelling about and firing back about. they are worried about a government health option. they say that -- the white house is telling its side. you better do your homework and you better expect to face some of these crowns. james rosen join us live from washington. >> good afternoon. whether it is driven by genuine passionate, overflow crowd nymex, or simple hooliganism, the anchor erupting at healthcare town halls marks an unmistakable pheno

sufridas en irak y afganistan hoy fueron afueron agazados con un emotivo acto en el hospital militar walter reed..claudia uceda estuvo en el lugar y nos trae su informe... luis alberto se recupera en el hospital walteer reed porque perdio casi la mitad de su cuerpo mientras combatia en irak... " pusieron una bomba que no vi y esa bomba se llevo mis piernas, me llevo un brazo , soy sordo, no puedo oler ,me rompio todos los huesos de la cara..." pero hoy,su recuperacion fue distinta y mas amena, gracias a un dia festivo ... donde una serie de actividades le robo mas de una sonrisa a varios soldados.... "nosotros los soldados que estamos en teraa todo el dia, estamos haciendo ejercicio , tratando de recuperarnos ..ahora tenemos tiempo para la familia , ahora tenemos tiempo para jugar..." militares se reunieron con sus familias, ninos jugaron, papas y mamas comieron... este paracaidista mostro su habilidades aun sin piernas...la musica de este rapero mexicano mando un mensaje de agradecimiento y deseo

an incredible sight over walter reed medical center. >> a double amputee jumping out of a plane carrying a flag and a message for soldiers. we'll be right back.  >>> talk about determination. a tragic military sky diving accident took his legs and the life of his friends, but not his drive. >> the former golden night soldier is still inspiring others. >> reporter: dana bowman jumps from a plane hitting his mark. >> it was awesome. >> reporter: he lost both of his legs in a military sky diving accident back in 1994 that claimed the life of his sky diving partner. he was brought to waller reed for treatment and has never forgotten those to make him whole again. every year walter reed helps more than $150,000 people from all branches of the military. >> the message is for the old, young, new, disabled, physically challenged and especially our wounded soldiers, no matter what happens to you, you can still continue on. >> reporter: a quadruple amputee was injured by a roadside bomb. he said he was inspired by the jump. >> you can't give up. we show people. my motto is it's not to di

. >> they took great care reform. >> every year, walter reed helps more than 150,000 active and retiredsonnel from all branches of the military. he wants his peerless flight to serve as a message of hope. >> the messages for the old, the young, the new, the disabled, especially or wounded soldiers. no matter what happens to you, you can still continue on. >> a quadruple amputee was injured in iraq on easter sunday by a roadside bomb. he said he was inspired by the jump. >> i want to do it myself. it would be amazing to be able to do that. >> you cannot give up. it is not the disability. we have to give back. we are only given one chance in life. we have to make the best of it. >> bowman says he has done 3000 jumps since he lost his legs. he is planning for daring jump in 18 months, going up so high that he will be jumping from "the edge of space." shepard: 3000 jobs since he lost his legs. >> since 1994. shepard: amazing. great story. have a good weekend. while non-members of england's great train robbery gang -- one member of england's great train robbery gang is free tonight, but he c

. >> and the message this american hero was delivering to walter reed medical center, when fox 45 news at 10:00 continues. you do not want to miss this story. stay with us. . >> well, we ended the work week on a beauty sunny note. pleasant conditions out there for today. and low humidity was the key. current right now at the inner harbour. checking in at 77 degrees. clear skies. those winds are currently calm. and the dewpoint is at 57 degrees. very low, very comfortable. and enjoy it. because by tomorrow evening, that is when things will be changing with the humidity and the do you want as moisture is going to be increasing as we go. sky watch regional right now. dry sweep across the radar. zooming out, light rain showers trying to make the way over the mountains. this is associated with the warm front that will be moving into our area starting tomorrow. these rain showers will dissipate but we will see clouds from the warm front assist it inches closer to us for the daytime for tomorrow. see what we are looking for. couple more clouds and a little warmer for tomorrow. mega heat makes

specialists were flown from walter reed.rom his hospital room, senator ken de speaks to you now. >> well, i'm coming along now. the doctors estimate that i'll be out of the hospital around christmastime. i'm planning on thanksgiving. i haven't mentioned that to them yet but i plan to in the next few days. >> well-wishers wait outside a boston hospital to greet a man who made good a promise of six months ago to recover from a broken back in time for christmas. senator edwa senator edward m. kennedy leaves new england baptist hospital to spend the holidays with the kennedy clan. >> edward kennedy stops in greece for an unofficial visit. mr. kennedy expressed pleasure at the opportunity to visit this seat of western culture and spent every moment at the shrine that mothered democracy. from here, he went on to warsaw to continue his private fact-finding tour. it's the season for congressional junkets. south vietnam rev few ji camps are visited by a legislative party that includes senator edward m. kennedy of massachusetts. the t

they determined that he would be able to travel to walter reed.ntly. brian: they were unable to save him. >> correct. apparently, the blood loss cause cardiac arrest and the cardiac arrest caused some rain damage. it was subsequently the rain death that determined the end result. steve: not only are you faced with the prospect of making funeral plans, but also you decided to go ahead and donate his kidneys, pancreas, heart, tissue, to total strangers? >> yes. steve: that is what he wanted. >> that is what he wanted. i honored his wishes. brian: if you would stick around because right now, we are going to take a timeout. we're going to meet the woman who got your son's heart. first, we would like to check in tobill hemmer. what do you have planned at top of the hour? bill: it is a wonderful story you were telling down there. we have a great show coming up here. russian submarines off the coast of georgia? a 14-year-old stock on a roller coaster for four hours. is the white house changing course on health care? we will talk about that live. see you

coming into walter reed for organizational day for the army, they took great care of me like they're doing for our soldiers today. >> bowman, himself, did his rehab at walter reed. >>> jen genxers remembering the man -- >> 59-year-old john hughes, director of films like "16 candles." >> he set such a standard for what high school was going to be like. when i was watching those movies at 10 years old. when i got to high school i was like, this is it? >> you remember "the breakfast club." ♪ don't you forget about me >> what was your favorite movie? >> bueller. >> bueller. >> bueller. >> bueller. >> bueller. >> bueller. >> "bueller's day off" was the best movie in the '80s. no doubt. ♪ >> and hewho's not a ferris bueller person? >>> moving on to the punch line, courtesy of jimmy fallon, still having one with bill clinton's rescue tour to north korea. >> you heard it was an amazing story he brought back the two journalists. north korea, it turns out they were offered a meeting with al gore with exchange for the journalists but kim jong-il wanted to meet with bill clinton instead. al gore

he says several months of rehab in germany and at walter reed medical center and a stubborn will helped him back on his feet. although he lives with nerve pain every day, he says it's a small price to pay for walking. >>> a small michigan church got an unexpected windfall after someone dropped a winning lotto ticket in the offering plate. get this, the ticket is worth $70,000. the member who donate it had wants to remain anonymous and says the gift is her way of thanking the church for supporting her after a serious car wreck and has left the pastor in shock. >> folks just don't do that. i don't care how well you know someone, i'm not sure i would have done that. >> people at my church have just been so wonderful to me. i really couldn't have made it through the last four years if it wasn't for them. i probably wouldn't even be here. >> apparently the unchecked lottery ticket was in the woman's purse for several months. she discover it had as she prepared to move to florida. the church may use the money for mission work in africa. >>> cash for clunkers is causing a cash flow problem for

washington post" investigation two years ago, veterans might still be dealing with the horrors at walter reed hospital and "the philadelphia inquirer" uncovered corruption by a big state senator up there which just resulted in 137 count conviction in federal court. bob, who's going to do the dirty work, catch the bad guys? >> i still think it will be the newspapers. they'll find those business models that work, thatctually make money. but the issue here is not just getting -- vegging the priests and the a-- investigating the priests and the abuse and neglted veterans and so forth, but kind of establishes the moral authority of the newspaper. chris: what if the globe is gone? we've seen a rocky mountain paper, seattle, what happens when a town lacks a broad sheet with some clout? >> somebody will come along and do it. there's this outfit, i don't know the name, in san diego, calirnia, that all online, they do serious investigations. they cover the daley story. and they pay living wages to journalists. chris: will online do it? will your operation? >> absolutely. it's a question of resources an

he was flown home to walter reed but died there april 18th.e made clear his intention to be i an organ donor. >> that's something he and i felt strongly about that we wanted to do. >> reporter: his mother was allowed to designate a recipient if she knew someone in need on the waiting list. she did. a ose friend of a cousin had been waiting for through months. against long odds she turned out to be a good match. two days after ben's death judy had ben's heart. >> jill, in her absolute darkest hour chose life. i have a heart of a 21-year-old army ranger beating strongly with me. i go up to people and ask to see their drivers license. i say it's time to be one. i'll witness. no one denies someone who had a heart transplant. it's working very well. i get one a day. >> you think it's really cool. he cared a lot about people. helping his friends any way he could at the drop of a hat. i know he's looking down, i know he is. >> corporal coppo donated his other organs as well. that's "world news" for charlie gibson. that's "world news" for charlie gibs

reporter: the first-ever amputtee in estonia's military engle was able to get her prosetic leg at walter reed ar medical center in washingtond.c. toda she's back on activeuty onhe same base ere estonian soldiers traid the du in afghanistan. a combat missionade more urgent by russia's invasionf georgia, another former soviet republic last year. >> for example,if russia is going attack us, nobody knows when it's going to happen. it happens beforend it can happen, ke in georgia. who stopped them? body. only ameri. >> repter: so while estonian soldiers tin to fight the taliban, they, too know they need allies and partners to hold on to their independence. >> we now know we need to work our own land. >> repter: lieutenant will be back in afghanist in may, weing the flag has faer's neration and his country's leaders cod only dream would fly over a freeestonia when they were his age in esnia, i'm dajihaliwal reporting for orldfocus." >> t battle to break free of the soviet union reached a critic point in estonia. and yesterda estonians thuani thuanians. on aust 24rd, more than 2 million people holdi

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he was flown home to walter reed brand-new died there july 18 and he made clear his intention to be anmething he and i both felt strongly about. >> his mother, jill steven son was allowed to designate a recipient if she knew somebody in need who was to be waiting list. she did. a close friend of a cousin had been waiting for three months. along long odds judy turned out to be a good match and two days after ben's death judy had his heart. >> in her absolute darkest hour she chose life. i have the heart of a 20-year-old army ranger beating strongly in me and go up to people and ask to see their driver's license and if they are not a donor, i say it's time to be one sign right here i'll witness and no one denies someone who just had a heart transplant so it's working well. >> he would think that it's really cool. i know he's looking down with pride. i know he is. >> what a fire. you know? >> and the fact now that that woman is carrying on this idea of really pushing other people to do the same. >> absolutely. touching. inspiring. >> this tuesday morning, 5:56 and a lot more to come in th

we are doing this with the walter reed army medical center. we have put several people on that trial this year. and it is a really good trial for women because we're hoping this will prevent recurrence of positive breast cancer they tend to be one type that recur and can be obnoxious for a long period of time. with are working on that and excited about it. >> i like that word obnoxious and that's what cancer is obnoxious. how would you raise the money. >> last year we raised 37,000 from the auction. it was great. and we have used it to -- for programs for transportation to get people to their radiation that can't get to the radiation. we have a driver, joe. an we have -- we use it for a variety of other programs. we do have a lot of charity care and we use it partly for the charity care as well. >> the game is about making women aware of the importance of early detection and from a patient's standpoint, from a doctor's standpoint early detection can make a difference in treatment options as well as the quality and longevity of your life, right

he was brought to walter reed for treatment, and thanks them.elps more than 150,000 active and retired personnel from all branches of the military. he wants that flight to as a message. >> the message is for the young, the old, the new, the disabled, especially the woded soldiers. no matter what happens to you if you're a civilian or military, you can still continue on. >> reporter: army pirate first class moroco, he was injured in iraq on easter sunday by a roadside bomb. he says he was inspired by bowman. >> i want to do it myself, and if i can, i will -- i -- >> you know you can't give up. we show pple, the idea is not the disability, it is the ability to give back. we're only given one chance in life and i tell you we have to do the best of it. >> reporter: bowman is training for another adventure, which he says will happen in 18 months, where he will sky dive. in washington, fox 5 news. >>did you know there is a rap war going on in northern virginia. remember the arlington rap? well back in june we introduced you to the local comedian behin

this is waat the walter reed celebration.-- had a couple of hands from redskins. >> we have linked it up. this is awesome. thank you. >> thank you. >> howard will be back at noon with j.c. hayward. and we will be back tomorrow morning. see ya. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, alright, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet, and phone for only $79.99 a month for 6 months. plus a free multi-room dvr for three months. record shows in one room--watch in another. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v and get fios tv - ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction by j.d. power and associates. america's top rated internet--now even faster, and crystal clear phone service. all for just $79.99 a month for 6 months. plus, for a limited time, a free multi-room dvr for 3 months. that's an overall

her condition is being evaluated at an army base in germany and will be thrown to walter reed medicalin washington earlier this week. the armored vehicle she was in was struck by an explosive. >>> it has been nearly eight years since the u.s. invaded afghanistan and the number of soldiers there has swelled. as we report, so has the number of soldiers and marines killed in action. >> reporter: august, 2009 is the deadliest month yet for u.s. forces in afghanistan. a record 46 soldiers died this month, including an american soldier who was killed friday by a roadside bomb. more than 50,000 u.s. troops are in afghanistan battling the taliban. the top u.s. military officer admits the situation is deteriorating. >> the taliban insurgency has gotten better, more sophisticated. their tactics, just in my recent visits in talking with our troops certainly indicate that. >> the military will give a better assessment in the coming weeks. it's not clear whether more troop also be requested, but what is clear is the dwindling public support of the nearly eight-year war. a recent "washington post"-

officers handed out flyers along columbia pike and walter reed drive last night. a week ago they say christopher bentley fleeing police in a stolen car ran a red light and smashed into a ford explorer. >> the victim explorer flipped several times, landing where i'm standing. ejecting the driver. the driver landed on the entrance of the dooay and bounced off. >> police caught bentley a block after he bailed the car. police are hoping to speak to a young woman spotted on surveillance camera who witnessed the whole thing. they say police are investigating a deadly shooting involving one of their own. officials say a special police haficer opened fire in columbia heights lastht n igter getting into a confrontion with someone. that person died. the shooting happened on 14th and girard streets across the street from the proposed barack obama park. we now know what brought down a helicopter near hagerstown. federal investigators say the helicopter struck an unmarked steel wire about 70 feet off the ground. an employee also says the weather was "miserable" that night and

he was sent to walter reed army medical center where the full extent of his injuries still seem to elude doctors. some thought he was experiencing combat stress, one of his colleagues tells cnn. but it finally became clear, ray was a soldier with a serious traumatic brain jew. brain injury. >> this happens when a soldier is exposed to multiple blasts. and their brain physically changes. >> at that senate 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. and he stuttered terribly. >> reporter: in his written testimony to congress, ray said even when he was finally sent to brooke army million center in texas "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 assign ad caseworker. ray got massive amounts of therapy. he seemed to improve. on july 15th he lost his battle. he died alone in his car her

it at the time when the iraq war was really going bad and i was really worried about soldiers at walter reed, guys were coming back. and i felt that there was more and more i wanted to learn about walt whitman. and i discovered that, not that i discovered it, but i stumbled upon the fact that he had a brother who was an ordinary soldier who had written probably hundreds of letters to walk into their mother. and walled wrote his brother, many hundreds of letters. so there was a body of correspondence and opened the door into the family that was a great and exciting discovery for me. so i suddenly felt that, although widman has been written about, there was this great potential story about this family, this family and during this war and experiencing it in many different ways. his brother george whitman was not just an ordinary soldier. he was an extremely capable and indeed fierce soldier. walt was described by a friend as a great tender mother man. george, who adored walt. they were very, very close. george was a very ardent soldier, a very effective soldier, a killer. his letters to the mot

i woke up three weeks later at walter reed and didn't know what happened. >> reporter: what happenedas crouch fell through a roof down seven stories while providing security in baghdad. he suffered severe injuries including to his brain and spinal cord. he also lost both of his legs. >> okay, let's go -- >> reporter: now home for our troops is helping crouch. the nonprofit group builds new or remodeled existing homes for seriously injured vets. while the organization may start the project, it's the soldier's neighbors that make it happen. even donating the land and the labor. >> we get everything from people that want to donate telephones on up to building materials, you name it. >> reporter: each home is specially constructed. once finished, crouch will have an elevator-wide house and shower to get a wheelchair in. getting here has been a long journey for crouch. his mother, maryland afeeling much of his pain has been with him all the way. now she's celebrating with her son. >> we're so excited for him to have this opportunity. it's going to make life so much easier. >> reporter: th

he was flown home to walter reed but died there july 18th.he made clear his intention to be an organ donor. >> that's something he and i always felt strongly about that we wanted to do. >> his mother jill stevenson was allowed to designate a recipient if she knew someone in need who was on the a waiting list already. she did, a close friend of a cousin had been waiting for three months. against odds judy was a good match and two days after ben's death judy had his heart. >> jill, in her absolute darkest hour, she chose life. i have the heart of a 21-year-old army ranger beating very strongly in me. i go up to people and ask to see their driver's license and if they are not a donor i say it's time to be one, sign here, i'll witness. and no one denies someone who has just had a heart transplant so it's working very well. i get one a day. >> he thought it was cool, he cared a lot about people, helping friends anyway he could, at the drop of a hat, i know he's looking down with pride, i know he is. >> corporal copp also donated the rest of his or

you get sick, go downstairs to the doctor, go to walter reed hospital. it's all government run. the question is, who's going to choose? my question is why can't we, given the successes of this national health care system, why can't we let more americans make their own choices? the truth is, not very many people will actually choose a public option. senator frist talked about the medicare part d which has been very successful. only 6% choose the public option there. but to have the public option, if you can't get into an insurance company, if they cut you off as unfortunately so many of them do, if you get sick, if you move, if you lose your job the public option is always there. a wonderful thing about medicare is they don't charge you any differently whether you're healthy or sick. that's the way the health insurance system should run. >> larry: hold on. let me let senator frist respond. we'll be back right away. >> okay. >> larry: senator frist, is governor dean right? have a lot of these federal programs worked? >> larry, he said medicare. overall it's worked pretty well. it'

so look at congress, and go down stairs to see the doctor with no fee or walter reed hospital. so i think the question is what can't people have what people over 65 choose to have it? this is giving people choices again. right now we're stock in this monopoly. the health stocks went up today when the market was going down 200 points. why? because they could make more and more money. well, that money has to come from some place, and it comes from the pockets of americans who are buying health insurance. so it's simply a better way of getting efficiency for health care. >> secretary risch, do you agree that you can't really have anything that passes for health care reform without a strong public option as part of it? >> well, first of all, the public option is on life support right now after this weekend. i think it's very clear we're sending out signals of retreat. on the public option. and why the retreat? i think largely because the insurance industry and a lot of other industries in the health insurance-related complex, including drug and pharmaceutical generally and medical

>> i don't really remember the first three week, bust i was told i went to germany, then to wa walter reed. >> they said he would never walk again. >> i can walk now so i predict a full recovery. >> lucas received a bronze star. he's also been awarded the purple heart, an american hero. we continue to honor our heroes. our cnn hero of the week is a new york based chemistry teach here found a way to help children in kenya while keeping discarded computers out of america's landfills. he sows the seeds now for prosperity, the students in turn are planting some of their own. >> i was coming from college at night and i see these computers thrown out. i found everything was perfect. my name is jude ndambuki, i recover discarded computers and send them to children in kenya. . >> you can find out more about jude or any of our cnn hero's online at cnn.com/hero, be sure to keep an eye out for the top ten cnn heroes of 2009. you're in the "cnn newsroom." ó@ ♪ ♪ i'm cool like that, i'm cool like that ♪ ♪ i'm cool like that [ female announcer ] there's a smarter, cooler way to get your clothes brillia

and they're the wounded warriors at walter reed and bethesda and across america, for whom the battle is not to fight, but simply to speak, to stand, to walk once more. they're the families that my wife, michelle, has met at bases across the country and the spouses back home doing the parenting of two, the children who wonder when mom and dad may be coming home, the parents who watch their sons and daughters go off to war, and the families who lay a loved one to rest and the pain that lasts a lifetime. to all those who have served america, our forces, your families, our veterans, you have done your duty. you have fulfilled your responsibilities, and now a grateful nation must fulfill ours. and that is what i want to talk about today. first, we have a solemn responsibility to always lead our men and women in uniform wisely. and that starts with a vision of american leadership that recognizes that military power alone cannot be the first or only answer to the threats facing our nation. in recent years, our troops have succeeded in every mission america has given them, from toppling the

. >> i was home on leave from walter reed. i was able to go home. now and then a story about me would be in the newspaper and he might, you know, clip it out and send it to me in the mail along with a nice letter. >> that final reflection there from peter dame on. he is an army mechanic that lost both arms in iraq. kennedy checked in on him regularly, even sending football tickets as a christmas present. >>> we're going to turn now to pakistan and growing violence on the afghan border. today, a deadly suicide attack claiming at least 21 lives. >> now the attack came in the early evening hours of thursday when people were sitting down to breakfast. we're told that a young boy between the ages of 15 and 20 walked into the barracks carrying two jugs of water. he put the water down and then exploded his suicide vest. >> this is the second border attack in as many days. yesterday a nato truck heading to afghanistan was blown up on that very same road. in philadelphia tonight, a standing ovation for michael vick as he took to the field in his first nfl ga

if you get sick, you can go downstairs to the hospital, go to walter reed hospital, that's all government-runon is here, who is going to choose? my question is, why can't we given the successes of this national health care system, why can't we let more americans make their own choices? the truth is, not very many people will actually choose the public option. senator frist talked about the medicare part d. which has been very successful, only 6% choose the public option there, but to have the public option, if you can't get into insurance company, if they cut you off as unfortunately so many of them do if you get sick. if you move, if you lose your job, the public option is always there, another wonderful thing about medicare, they don't charge you any differently whether you're healthy or sick. >> larry: hold on. >> that's the way the health insurance system should be. >> larry: hold on, howard. we'll be back right away. tom. now, i know the catering business but when i walked in here i wasn't sure what i needed. i'm not sure what i need. tom showed me how to use mifi to get my whole team wo

they are the wounded warriors at walter reed and bethesda and across america. for whom the battle is not to fight, but simply to speak, to stand, to walk once more. they are the families that my wife, michelle, has met at bases across the country. the spouses back, during the parenting of two, the children wondering when mom or dad may come on. the parents watched sons and daughters go off to war. the families who lay a loved one to rest, the pain that lasts a lifetime. to all those who have served america, our forces, and for families, our veterans, you have done your duty. you have to fulfill the responsibilities -- you have a fulfill the responsibilities and how grateful nation must fulfill hours. -- now a grateful nation must fulfill ours. we have a solemn responsibility to always lead the men and women of uniform wisely. that starts with a vision of american leadership that recognizes that military power alone cannot be the first or only answer to the threats facing our nation. in recent years, our troops have succeeded in every mission america has given t

they are the wounded warriors at walter reed and bethesda and across america. for whom the battle is not to fight, but simply to speak, to stand, to walk once more. they are the families that my wife, michelle, has met at bases across the country. the spouses back, during the parenting of two, the children wondering when mom or dad may come on. the parents watched sons and daughters go off to war. the families who lay a loved one to rest, the pain that lasts a lifetime. to all those who have served america, our forces, and for families, our veterans, you have done your duty. you have to fulfill the responsibilities -- you have a fulfill the responsibilities and how grateful nation must fulfill hours. -- now a grateful nation must fulfill ours. we have a solemn responsibility to always lead the men and women of uniform wisely. that starts with a vision of american leadership that recognizes that military power alone cannot be the first or only answer to the threats facing our nation. in recent years, our troops have succeeded in every mission america has given t

the wounded warriors at walter reed, bethesda, and across america, for whom the battle is not to fight, but simply to speak, to stand, to walk once more. they are the families that my wife michele hazmat at bases across the country, this does it back home doing the parenting of two, the children one grim when mom or dad will come home. the parents who watch their sons and daughters go off to war. the families who led a loved one to rest. and the pain that last a lifetime. to all those that have served america, our forces, your families, our veterans, you have done your duty. you have fulfilled your responsibilities. now a grateful nation must fulfil hours -- ours, and that is what i want to talk about today. we always have the responsibility to lead our men and women in uniform wisely, and that starts with a vision of american leadership that acknowledges that military power alone cannot be the first or only answer to the threats facing us. in recent years, our troops have succeeded in every mission america has given them, from toppling the taliban to toppling a dictator in iraq. at th

. >> we want to welcome to walter reed -- "washington journal" with author of "bailout nation," barry ritholtz. let me begin with the news of the day, the renomination of ben bernanke. does this surprise you? >> guest: not at all, we have been debating this amongst my colleagues, strategists and economists, a number of people have been scratching their head. i thought from a game-theory approach, the safe bet was to reup with ben bernanke. if anything goes wrong, it's hard to blame the president if you just reappoint somebody who has been widely thought of as doing a good job. on the other hand, if you were to put his own personal in and there were problems down the road, it comes back to the president. so this was a safe, conservative pick. >> last week mr. bernanke met with the president in the oval office and he headed to wyoming to meet with colleagues. do you have any other becomeground on the dynamics that led to this decision? >> guest: not really. it has been closed mouth. a lot of people are wondering why the president hadn't said anything and why it it was going on so long.

he was airlifted off the battlefield and made it halfway around the world to walter reed army medical jill stephenson rushed from minnesota to be at her only son's side as doctors fought an uphill battle. >> he was my hero, and i loved him. >> reporter: ben kopp's heroics didn't end in afghanistan. even in death he kept saving lives. >> i kind of like refer to ben in the third person as my heart now. >> reporter: until last fall, judy meikle was the picture of health. then one day she woke up and couldn't breathe. she was shocked when she got to the hospital. >> there was no choice. there was no way to repair it. i needed a transplant. >> reporter: ben's mom jill heard about judy's plight from her cousin, and jill just knew that ben's sacrifice would be judy's salvation. >> along with my sorrow to bring joy, that's got to be what a miracle feels like. >> i don't think there could be a better tribute and jill's generosity and ben's brave heart than to have his heart keep beating inside me. >> reporter: the two women now closest to ben kopp haven't met yet. judy still isn't able to trav

attorney general robert kennedy, quickly gathered at his bedside and specialists were flown from walter reed hospital. it was announced that a new canvas frame would be used to speed the senator's recovery, eliminating the need for a plaster cast. doctors say that it was a miracle that mr. kennedy survived the crash. >> kennedy did suffer back pain for decades after that crash. and senator edward kennedy's death now being marked today at a global cancer summit in dublin, ireland. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta is at that summit and joining us live to talk about kennedy's battle with cancer. so, sanjay, as we look back over the life of senator kennedy, there have been many health issues if you would and this one, this brain cancer, was one that he was not expected to be able to beat. >> yeah, it is a grim diagnosis. as we've been talking about for sometime now, heidi, as you mentioned, we're here in ireland which is also -- he is irish american and this is the place of his ancestry and also the global cancer summit. whereas you might imagine, heidi, he has had tremendous imp

. >> we want t welcome to walter reed -- "washington journal" with author of "bailout nation," barry ritholtz. let me begin with the news of the day, the renomination of ben bernanke. does thisurprise you? >> guest: not at all, we have be debating this amongst my colleagues, strategists and economis, a number of people have been scratching their head. i thought from a game-theory approach, the safe bet was to reup with ben bernanke. if anything goes wrong, it's hard to blame the president if you just reappoint somebody who has been widely thought of as doing a good job. on the other hand, if you were to put his own personal in and there were problems down the road, it comes back to the president. so this was a safe, conservative pick. >> last week mr. bernanke met with the president in the oval office and he headed to wyoming to meet with colleagues. do you have any other becomeground on the dynamics that led to this decision? >> guest: not really. it has been closed mouth. a lot of people are wondering why the president hadnt said anything and why it it was going on so long. we were

they're the wounded warriors at lanceville walter reed and bethesda whom the path is not to fight, to speak, to stand, to walk once more. they're the families that my wife, michelle, has met at bases across the country. the spousess back home doing the parenting of two, the children wonder when mom and dad may be coming home. the parents who watch their sons and daughters go off to war. the families who lay a loved one to rest and the pain that lasts a lifetime. to all those who have served america, our forces, your families, our veterans -- you have done your duty. you have fulfilled your responsibilities. and now a grateful nation must fulfill ours. and that is what i want to talk about today. first, we have a solemn responsibility to always lead our men and women in uniform wisely. that starts with a vision of american leadership that recognizes that military power alone cannot be the first or only answer to the threats facing our nation. in recent years, our troops have succeeded in every mission america has given them. from toppling the taliban to imposing a dictator from iraq. l

example of the priority industry taking over what the government does, there is the situation of walter reed example of when the government takes over something. host: we have a tweet, government plan versus the private people, there is no difference. we have jennifer writing, some republicans named include carrie heely, the governor of massachusetts and also lieutenant governor of the state. john, caller, what on your mind? caller: yes, i am independent and i try to find solutions. i was thinking on the health care cost, i know that some companies do it, to have a surcharge at the force of entry, where canada and mexico, a minimal fee, not to impede traffic at border crossing. but it would assist in the overall cost of health care in our country. i would like to know what you think about that. host: thank you for the call, we have ruth from alabama, a couple more minutes in the open phones and then we have dan balz. good morning, ruth. caller: good morning, i am wringing my hands wondering what to do about medicare going broke and social security going broke. the problem is there is not muc

i am sure you remember horror stories of walter reed hospital. social security, we have this huge debts, so we are going to embark upon more expensive program where we will inshore 40 million people, how could we sustain an even bigger debt if we cannot pay the current one we have? how are things going to be different? >> that is an important question. in terms of the costs we are enduring now, the system we have now is unsustainable. let me just finish. you had a chance to ask your question, so i will have a chance to respond. the system we have now is unsustainable. the question is over the next decade do we run the risk of millions more people losing their health care not because their employers don't want to provide it but because they cannot afford it. it is having a deep impact on our economic competitiveness. it is imperative for us to do health care reform right now. [applause] let me finish this up. i also think with the existing health-care system, the point that making reforms to medicare and medicaid and it bit better -- and wood wast

one of the things that made me so mad, i will never forget when we went to walter reed a few years ago of the initial group that went there and saw our veterans who had come back from iraq sitting for days, sometimes months with nobody to care for them and guide them. that is just not right. so anyway, let me say, i hope you'll take advantage of this, what we call it post-9/11 gi bill. it allows veterans to receive college education benefits. i know that college is not for everybody. some people say, i've had enough education. i'm not going to college. that is fine. but there are people in this room right now who would make a great teacher. who would make a great medical person. who have the compassion, and i am begging you to take advantage of these benefits. as far of -- we have in it -- just listen to me. i beg you, please, please, do not mistake a comma for a period. please. listen to me. you all bring something to the table and a lot of people do not bring. you have been faced with danger. you have been faced with difficult circumstances. and we need your experiences combined with

attorney general robert kennedy quickly gathered at his bedside and specialists were flown from walter reeds announced that a new frame would be used to speed the senator's recovery eliminating the need for a plaster cast. doctors say it was a miracle that mr. kennedy survived the crash. more than any other brand... of pain reliever. tylenol rapid release gels... release medicine fast. so you can stop headaches... and feel better fast. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we continue our special coverage this morning at the death of senator ted kennedy and there is a shot of the entrance way to the kennedy compound in hyannis, a picture we're all familiar with from over the years in coverage unfortunately of the many tragedies that have befallen the kennedy family. this is the latest that he has seccumbed to brain cancer after a 15-month battle. a look across the water that senator kennedy loved so much at the kennedy compound in hyannis port. and fitting to pass along memories from florida senator bill nelson as we look at this picture who said most americans cannot remember a time without te

and between the post office, the $7 billion in debt, the stories of the walter reed hospital, supposed to be the crown jewel, the bad things that happened there, social security, and we had this huge debt. if we're going to embark upon a more expansive and more expensive program, how could we sustain an even bigger debt than we have now if we cannot pay the current debt we have? how are things going to be different? >> that is an important question. first of all, in terms of the cost we are entering now with the health-care system, the system that we have right now is actually and sustainable. -- unsustainable. let me finish. i am would have a chance to respond to your question. the system i believe we have now is really an unsustainable. -- over the next decade to run the risk of more people losing their health scare, -- health care, because employers cannot afford to provide it? it is having a deep impact on our economic competitiveness globally and we cannot sustain that either. i believe it is actually imperative for us to do health care reform, not another year, not an ad in this