encountering discrimination and hard knocks along the way. i heard the racial remarks and racial slurs. i fought a lot. i fought because i had to, not because i wanted to. reporter: last night in boston, the bruins retired o ree s number, 22. and today, o ree watched as the house unanimously voted to award him the congressional gold medal, its highest civilian honor. o ree flourished in minor league hockey, winning two scoring titles over a more-than-20-year career. amazingly, he did it all blind in his right eye, the result of an on-ice accident before he turned pro. i lost 95% vision in my right eye. reporter: o ree said he learned to compensate and ignored his limited vision, just as he ignored the racial taunts. you know, i was just another hockey player. reporter: not just another player. o ree has spent the last 25 years bringing hockey to children in communities of color. you can be the first in anything. but you have to believe in yourself, and you have to set
your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines, and if you re pregnant or planning to be. otezla. show more of you. shannon: finally tonight a special report salute. update to story we telling you about a few days ago. president biden signed a bill to award congressional cold medal in recognition of extraordinary to hockey, inclusion and recreational opportunity. this is the nation s highest civilian honor. o re first black player in the hockey lead when he made debut with the boston bruins in 1958. the bruins retired his number 22. there are calls for the national hockey league to retire his number league-ed with an honor reserved for wayne gretzky s number 99. congrats. tomorrow on special report. a former high ranking military
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday was conferred with Bhutan highest civilian award, adding to the long list of awards already in the feather of his cap.
israel. join trip to israel. joining me now is general jack keane, a retired four-star army yen and a presidential medical of freedom recipient, the highest civilian honor. the memorial day weekend with, sir, we thank you for your service. general, it s good to see you. it s great seeing you, maria. maria: so what is your take on all of this? the ceasefire in place, does it last? what are your thoughts about all of the money is sent to the palestinian authority? have we changed course entirely in the middle east? well, we re beginning to, and i said that when the biden administration calm came in, while it looked like they were going the move in the right direction about china, wasn t sure about russia, but i was convinced they had a strategic plan for the middle east, and that is unfolding right before our eyes because they re failing to recognize something that
israel. join trip to israel. joining me now is general jack keane, a retired four-star army yen and a presidential medical of freedom recipient, the highest civilian honor. the memorial day weekend with, sir, we thank you for your service. general, it s good to see you. it s great seeing you, maria. maria: so what is your take on all of this? the ceasefire in place, does it last? what are your thoughts about all of the money is sent to the palestinian authority? have we changed course entirely in the middle east? well, we re beginning to, and i said that when the biden administration calm came in, while it looked like they were going the move in the right direction about china, wasn t sure about russia, but i was convinced they had a strategic plan for the middle east, and that is unfolding right before our eyes because they re failing to recognize something that