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Veterans group want an apology the from cbs. they got it. >> we want to apologize to veterans particularly those who served in vietnam as well as to their families and any viewers who were offended by the broadcast. >> part of previous weeks episode was filmed where an american b-52 was shot down. veterans groups said use being wreckage in a prop in a television show was offensive. the head of the american legion has accepted cbs apology. >> you have to look at this, ford and its marketing partn...

Veterans. particularly those who served in vietnam, as well as to their family, and any viewers who were offended by the broadcast. >> part of the previous weeks episode was filmed where an american b-52 was shot down during the vietnam war. veterans groups said using the wreckage as a prop was offensive. the head of the american legion has accepted cbs apology. also trending this morning, a battle royale. the reptile versus the resource officer. a seven-foot gator got a bit too close to i mid...

War. and competitors also had to memorize a propaganda song during the show. this was in front of a portrait of ho chi minh. you can understand why the veterans groups were really upset. the national commander for the veterans of foreign wars wrote cbs saying, the b-52 scene was unnecessary to the shows plot, which speaks volumes about the producers who think theyre in charge when they are not. but now the vfw has released another statement thanking cbs for at apology and seem to be ready to let...

Outraged when the episode was shown. the network has offered a full apology. just before its latest broadcast of the show sunday night, running a billboard saying parts of the episode were insensitive to a group very important to us our nations veterans. cbs points out its done a lot of work on behalf of veterans. joe davis, spokesman for the veterans of foreign wars, says he doesnt believe the shows producers have much of an institutional knowledge of vietnam. >> so the history of vietnam for u...

>>. >> greta: bob beck sl on fire. he delivered a blistering comment about a recent episode of the amazing controversy and what bob said. >> watch the performance of patriotic -- reveal the words of celebrated celebrity. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> now they make their way to the b-52 memory the site of a wreckage aj of b-52 shot down by the vietnam war. >> cbs is idiotic and stupid. to put something like that on tv. it had to go through somebody

Yeah, great stuff. >> megyn: got to pay forward. trace, thanks. its been three years to the day since barack obama signed the health care law and only a few months until it fully takes effect. today well look at claims that big parts of the system will not be ready when that day comes and what does that mean for you? and kellys court takes up the case of a single mom fired on charges of gross misconduct for selling girl scout cookies at work, have you ever done this for your kid? think again. pl...

Old enough to have been around during the vietnam war. the idea they would put something like that on and to go to a memorial where americans died why didnt they stop at the hanoi hilton where they put everybody in prison. someone owes 800,000 plus americans an apology and ought to get on the air and say it in prime time or apologize for it or ought to get out of the business of doing stuff. >> megyn: and the disrespect and demeaning of the memories of those four p.o.w.s and the two mia soldiers...

Notoriously slow driver. he would go 10 miles-an-hour, look at all the mirrors, drive them crazy. when they would say anything, he would respond, if it is not supersonic it is just transportation. it was a paradox in him. the fame, the glory was because he walked on the moon but as i said earlier, walking was not what he considered to be a big deal. the great pride he took what he did at andrews air force base, the right stuff experimental pilot. he flew over 200 experimental aircraft, including...

The second longest war in american history, the longest, of course, is afghanistan which still goes on more than 1,800 americans have lost their lives serving and the if is the noting he is trying to wind that down down. >>trace: thank you, ed, from the white house. and now the host of "war stories," oliver north, retired marine correspondence loot lot. you have fought with very dear friends die for your country. just your initial thoughts, sir. >>guest: very powerful and great kudos who put it ...

Crossing the street in new york city. the 64-year-old is known for his role in laverne and shirley. an erie find in maine the b-52 bomber crashed nearly 52 years ago. he stumbled upon it while he was hunting. the only visible damage on the head rest. the unarmed b-52 went down in 1963. >> 44 minutes after the hour now. eating organic is supposed to make people feel good. theres a study out that says eating organic can make you act like a jerk. dr. dale archer. explain this research. (laughter) >...