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05. he was kind of a soldiers soldier is what his guys told me. one of his guys came up to me and said they would have followed ian into hell to kick the devil in the nuts, if he said so. thats the kind of guy he was. he really served his men, served his country, but at the same time he had a smile on his face and really boosted the morale of his guys. >> you can also learn more about the other brave men and women who have paid the ultimate price in iraq and afghanistan by heading to our website...

He showed cnn employee surveys from the texas city site from 04 and 05, complaints to management about corners being cut and dangerous conditions being ignored. what stood out to you? >> the rank-and-file, the people working the plants had been begging for safety, at so many different levels for so long. it was all on deaf ears. >> reporter: in one survey a worker said quit waiting for known possible unit disaster to happen before correcting the problem a nother stated this company deliberately ...

Exxon valdez spill every five days. thad allen said moments ago he believes its more towards the 30 to 35,000, but it could be up to 60,000. the problem is these are all flow estimates. just looking at that live camera that continues to spew and gush oil into the gulf they are trying to extrapolate exactly how much is flowing out there. it is imprecise and its not something that they are going to be able to nail down, however the relief wells are supposed to stop it by the first two weeks of aug...

>> geraldo: continuing our live special report on joran the ripper. lets go to aruba where craig has found a witness who claims jorans father did help him bury natalee holloway. >> geraldo, some of the information that came from that failed fbi sting on joran van der sloot was that he had his father help him in the coverup of natalees death. im with an eyewitness who says that he saw joran the night that natalee disappeared. jay, tell me what you saw? >> well, it was 4:05 in the morning and from...

>> geraldo: continuing our live special report on joran the ripper. lets go to aruba where craig has found a witness who claims jorans father did help him bury natalee holloway. >> geraldo, some of the information that came from that failed fbi sting on joran van der sloot was that he had his father help him in the coverup of natalees death. im with an eyewitness who says that he saw joran the night that natalee disappeared. jay, tell me what you saw? >> well, it was 4:05 in the morning and from...

>> geraldo: continuing our live special report on joran the ripper. lets go to aruba where craig has found a witness who claims jorans father did help him bury natalee holloway. >> geraldo, some of the information that came from that failed fbi sting on joran van der sloot was that he had his father help him in the coverup of natalees death. im with an eyewitness who says that he saw joran the night that natalee disappeared. jay, tell me what you saw? >> well, it was 4:05 in the morning and from...

President obama will be making remarks today at the service. youre looking at capitol hill actually is where theyre having this event in about 30 minutes from now, and this is to honor police officers who have died in the line of duty. a worthy cause there that the president is going to be paying tribute to at about 11:05 eastern. we will bring that to you live when it happens. its time to get a quick check of the weather. theres a lot going on today. bonnie schneider is in for reynolds wolf. ...

Live picture from the national peace officers service. president obama will be making remarks at the service in less than an hour. he will talk at 11:05 eastern and we, of course, will bring that to you live. but first weve got some severe weather i think we need to talk about. >> thats right. >> bonnie, you said severe weather in texas? >> thats right, kate and jim. were looking at a really stormy one for texas and louisiana. these are severe thunderstorms, meaning we have winds that are stro...

Mean, thats great. >> reporter: jack is set to graduate in the fall of 2011. so whats he planning next? grad school, of course. >> the best time of my life. >> reporter: fredricka whitfield, cnn, atlanta. and you are looking right now at live pictures from the national peace officers memorial service at the u.s. capitol. president obama i believe hes actually walking out right now and he will be speaking at this service. i dont know if hes speaking now or just walking in to attend the service ...

In the korengal valley. 1/5. amazing. but it did -- you know the last time id been in a afghanistan was in 05, before that it was 2001 when the u.s. toppled the taliban. and i remember walking down the street in kabul getting hugged by afghans because i was american. thats changed. that goodwill has really diminished and the wars gone on too long, too many mistakes were made and the afghans are now i think souring a little bit, and that -- so ive seen that transition, and thats a very, very pain...