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Gun cannon salute. we heard taps followed by a 30-second moment of silence. in case youre watching at home, the president is joined by the vice president and defense secretary chuck hagel. earlier this morning, the president hosted a group of veterans here for a breakfast. in that roud was richard overton. at 107 years old, he is the nations oldest living veteran. having served in world war ii. and many of them are over at the ceremony now. the ceremony actually comes at a critical time for the ...

Their anti-valentines day. chinese celebrate by not being in a relationship by buying things. today the biggest sales day is the monday after valentines day, cyber monday. not even half of what chinas angry singles brings in. 4 is the number of candidates in the republican primary to challenge lindsay graham for the republican nomination. the columbia state reported that army veteran and one-time candidate bill conor on the latest to jump into the fray. its coming up on june 10th. he has four pr...

Battles for these people. we should be looking at this from the point of view, is iran going to be a threat to the world, to the region, and how do we prevent that. we can make a deal on nuclear weapons. we cant change the complexion of iran and make it sunni or shia, and we shouldnt get into that battle. the saudis have deep anxieties about iran that go back centuries before its nuclear program. >> fareed zakaria, thank you very much. >> pleasure, wolf. president obama paid tribute to veteran...

Delivering a veterans day address, which were going to bring to you live. we see the first lady just arriving as well as the vice president and dr. biden there on site. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joins me now. peter, whats the schedule of events expected for this morning? >> reporter: thomas, were going to hear from the president a short time after he lays that wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. this, of course, is an annual tradition for this and every president. this presid...

Federal agents finally catch a couple they dubbed modern day bonnie and clyde. emanuel lee williams and his wife cara were arrested friday at their tampa, florida home. cnn affiliate wpmi reports that the couple was wanted for robbing more than a dozen banks across florida and alabama over nearly a year. investigators say the bank surveillance video showing a scar on emanuel williams hand actually helped authorities link the robberies to the couple. president obama invited a very special guest...

The ceremony. overton is thought to be both the nations oldest living vet and the nations oldest surviving world war ii serviceman but he played very coy when asked about his trip to washington. >> the president wanted me to come. im surprised he called. i guess he wanted to talk to me. i dont know. >> you know what he wants to say? >> i dont know. he may want to run me away. i dont know. may want to send me back over there. >> 107 years old. you know what he says his secret to a long life is? a...

>> 107-year-old richard overton, the oldest living veteran. he volunteered in 1942 for an all-black unit. 70 years later, our first black president is saluting him. >> today our message to all those whove ever worn the uniform of this nation is this. we will stand by your side whether youre seven days out or like richard 70 years out. because here in america we take care of our own. >> we will stand by your side. thanks for standing by ours, richard and all veterans out there. and speaking of ou...

Breakfast to honor veterans he will meet with the oldest living world war ii veteran. he will likely walk away from the meeting inspired a man who represents part of americas best generation. rich affidavit overton is believed to be the oldest veteran of the military. at 107 years old he says he still have energy to enjoy his life. when he reflects on the service of de p fending americas freedom he says we didnt go off to play, we went off to fight. he volunteered for service in 1942 and fought ...

Want, too, to see one of the oldest living veterans of world war ii bear witness to a day, to the day he thought may never come. richard overton, this veteran, is 107 years old and were honored hes here today. lets ask richard to stand again because he can stand. [applause] this is how well be judged, not just by how well we care for our

Years young, believed to be the nations oldest veteran, today, he will be celebrating veterans day at the white house. he says he got the surprise when he received a call inviting him to take part in todays festivities t. world war ii veteran says his secret is quote saying out of trouble. i will follow his advice. >> one more indication of being the greatest generation. >> 107 years young, thank you for your service. >> lets talk now about that sensational murder trial, guilty is the verdict fo...