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Welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me. >> glenn: we disagree on stuff. >> absolutely. >> glenn: you dont need to say it like that. we disagree on things and you are a liberal democrat. >> i am. >> glenn: youre not a shill for the g.o.p. or anything else. >> no. >> glenn: you got in and what have you found? >> we were asked to, i had offered support for the ethnic studies originally. and sent a letter of support for the program to the school board member. who is a friend of mine. i s...

Welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me. >> glenn: we disagree on stuff. >> absolutely. >> glenn: you dont need to say it like that. we disagree on things and you are a liberal democrat. >> i am. >> glenn: youre not a shill for the g.o.p. or anything else. >> no. >> glenn: you got in and what have you found? >> we were asked to, i had offered support for the ethnic studies originally. and sent a letter of support for the program to the school board member. who is a friend of mine. i s...

>> i would say yes and no because he had a peculiar upbringing. as you know, his father and mother divorced when he was young. the mother then remarried and had four kids by the next husband. his father died, his biological father died when he was 10 in 1967, and he was really in a sense a fatherless child, but he grew up with all of his siblings and i guess altogether he had 51 sublings. hard to get individual attention when you have got 51 siblings. they were raised in a strict islamic code wi...

Miss this day. >> its an honor. im humbled to be a part of it. >> reporter: his devotion to the s.e.a.l.s is expected to mean something special to sailors. >> he was taking care of his teammates. thats what will really resonate with the ships crew. >> reporter: for murphys parents seeing their sons name on the ships stern was overwhelming. >> started to cry. i started to shake. and it -- it hit both of us. you know, just right in the heart. just kind of, mom, dad, im still here. and im still lea...

Was no question, osama was in charge. >> thats the mosque we used to pray. yes. >> reporter: five times every day, devout muslims turn towards the holy city of mecca to pray. osama was always among them. >> for him, it was a must. >> reporter: it is something of a mystery why this son of a wealthy family was drawn to such rigid religious belief. over time, batarfi saw his best friend become even more of a fundamentalist, striving to live according to his ultra-strict interpretation of the holy k...

Medal of honor on behalf of their son in 2007, the nations highest award for valor. and now a 500 foot long five story high navy destroyer is named the "uss michael murphy." the ships dedication comes during the same week another elite s.e.a.l. team killed osama bin laden. >> this was payback time without a doubt. >> reporter: and air force surgeon who recovered murphys body in the mountains said he could not miss the day. >> its quite an honor. >> reporter: lieutenant murphys pride and devotion...

Wealthy family was drawn to such rigid religious belief. over time, batarfi saw his best friend become even more of a fundamentalist, striving to live according to his ultra-strict interpretation of the holy koran. >> no pictures, no music. and after that, no tv, unless theres news. >> reporter: osamas religious devotion went beyond living a simple pious life. he had begun to believe it was his duty to prepare to one day fight for and defend islam. osamas training ground, the desolate saudi dese...

The holy city of mecca to pray. osama was always among them. >> for him, it was a must. >> reporter: it is something of a mystery why this son of a wealthy family was drawn to such rigid religious beliefs. over time, batarfi saw his best friend become even more of a fundamentalist, striving to live according to his ultra-strict interpretation of the holy koran. >> no pictures, no music. and after that, no tv, unless theres news. >> reporter: osamas religious devotion went beyond living a simple ...

Osama was always among them. >> for him, it was a must. >> reporter: it is something of a mystery why this son of a wealthy family was drawn to such rigid religious belief. over time, batarfi saw his best friend become even more of a fundamentalist, striving to live according to his ultra-strict interpretation of the holy koran. >> no pictures, no music. and after that, no tv, unless theres news. >> reporter: osamas religious devotion went beyond living a simple pious life. he had begun to belie...

>> for him, it was a must. >> reporter: it is something of a mystery why this son of a wealthy family was drawn to such rigid religious belief. over time, batarfi saw his best friend become even more of a fundamentalist, striving to live according to his ultra-strict interpretation of the holy koran. >> no pictures, no music. and after that, no tv, unless theres news. >> reporter: osamas religious devotion went beyond living a simple pious life. he had begun to believe it was his duty to prepare...