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Never forget the profound sacrifices made in our name. >> the president also paid tribute to the nations oldest living veteran. hes 107 years old. his name, richard oberton. as president obama noted there are thousands of heroes who never made it back from war and their stories often go untold. the world war ii massacre of an all black unit at the hands of nazi soldiers is one of those stories. it took place in a small belgium town near the german border during the battle of the bulge in 1944. t...

Game six of the world series is tonight. and getting to boston for the game turned out to be a travel nightmare for the cardinals. mechanical problems kept the red birds plane on the ground and the players stranded on the tarmac for more than seven hours last night. the team finally boarded a new plane and arrived in boston shortly after 11:00 p.m. fans are paying big bucks to see the red sox and big papi potentially make history. standing room only tickets are going for close to 1,000 bucks. th...

Its that time of day, ive been hearing about it all morning. the bulls are playing. >> im so excited. >> nba season up and running, lebron james and the heat got things started. andy scholes joins us with the "bleacher report." >> beating my bulls. thats okay, derick looked good. >> its about lebron and the heat. before they begin their quest for a three -peat, they celebrated, the heat raising the banner into the rafters and receiving their rings. 242 diamonds in this years ring. in championshi...

Break goes left on a scoop of his own to score there. and then in the fourth, james slamming the door with a jump shot. the heat looking good, 107-95 in that opener. a giant 15 foot statue for a guy achbt basketball. larry bird. it was revealed at pacer stadium before the game. may have helped them win. orlando oladipo driving, but indiana beat the magic 97-87. big wave surfer almost drowned in waves off portugal as high as 70 feet. she had to be rescued on a jet ski ski and later resuscitated. ...

>> absolutely. you know, i know at least 107 of us signed a letter months ago to the president that said, dont cut social security or medicare as we figure out these budget issues we need to. you know, i sit on the budget committee. paul ryans budget is the same recycled stuff hes put out there, thats not realistic. we cant even pass appropriation bills, based on their ideas, theyre so unrealistic. its like sasquatch economics. its something you want to believe in, but its just not real. and tha...

I dont even know if that fact checks. "the program is not about to go broke, so take it easy on social security." that sounds pretty strong to me. is that in line with your thinking? >> absolutely. you know, i know at least 107 of us signed a letter months ago to the president that said, dont cut social security or medicare as we figure out these budget issues we need to. you know, i sit on the budget committee. paul ryans budget is the same recycled stuff hes put out there, thats not realistic....

You know, i know at least 107 of us signed a letter months ago to the president that said, dont cut social security or medicare as we figure out these budget issues we need to. you know, i sit on the budget committee. paul ryans budget is the same recycled stuff hes put out there, thats not realistic. we cant even pass appropriation bills, based on their ideas, theyre so unrealistic. its like sasquatch economics. its something you want to believe in, but its just not real. and thats why they can...

>> outside the los angeles criminal courthouse jacksons international stardom took center stage. inside courtroom 107 a jury of seven men and five women took their seats. hlns ryan smith was watching. >> this is the death of michael jackson. and its not just that hes a famous star. its that someone lost their son. you know, their brother, their father. >> district attorney david walgren laid out the prosecutions case. >> michael jackson trusted his life to the medical skills of conrad murray. th...

Doctor, would go on trial. >> if seats become available, youre on standby. >> outside the los angeles criminal courthouse jacksons international stardom took center stage. inside courtroom 107 a jury of seven men and five women took their seats. hlns ryan smith was watching. >> this is the death of michael jackson. and its not just that hes a famous star. its that someone lost their son. you know, their brother, their father. >> district attorney david walgren laid out the prosecutions case. >> ...

I live in missoula, montana, and im a professional kayaker. >> hes traveled the globe tackling rapid after churning rapid. >> what ive fallen in love with is the extreme side of kayaking. big drops and waterfalls. >> tyler paddled over his first waterfall at the age of 15, and has never looked back. >> i would say as an extreme kayaker ive probably run 100, 150-plus waterfalls. ive kind of lost count over the years. >> in september 2007, tyler came across alexandra falls in canadas northwest ter...