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Well talk with one of the nations top disease fighting doctors. And pink and sheryl crow are just two of the women speaking out about the lack of female representation at this years grammys. The outcry after the Recording Academy president said female artists have to step up to win more awards. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This committee voted to put the president s personal interests above the national interest. Republicans vote to releas...

Cadet, has vietnam war service, his years teaching at military colleges, and the time when Newt Gingrich audited his class. The interview is produced by the west point center for oral history. Its an hour and 40 minutes. Good afternoon. Today is 13, november, 2015 and i am in the center for oral history with mr. Kenneth g. Carlson. How are you, sir . I am fine, thank you. Sir, could you please spell your last name for us carlson. Youre not the only carlson in your class, are you . I am not the o...

Kenneth r. Carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g. Carlson. I was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in the door the first time. They said kenneth carlson, you just youve already signed in. I said i really have not. And they said oh, my gosh, theres two of them, kenn...

Colonel siry, thank you no your time. It was a pleasure, thank you. Lets take a look at some of the interviews in the collection at the west point center for oral history. This is stephen, he served as a helicopter pilot during the vietnam war. Its april 11th, 2016. Im in savannah, georgia, with steve dara, major retired from the u. S. Army. My first name is stephen, stephen and my last name is darrah, darrah. Lets provide a framework for this decision this afternoon. Take us from your Early Chi...

Today is 13, november, 2015 and i am in the center for oral history with mr. Kenneth g. Carlson. How are you, sir . I am fine, thank you. Sir, could you please spell your last name for us carlson. Youre not the only carlson in your class, are you . I am not the only carlson in my class. Theres another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, hes kenneth r. Carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g. Carlson. I was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The d...

Stephen darrah, major retired from the u. S. Army and steve, start off by spelling your full name. Stephen and darrah. Provide a framework for our here this afternoon. Take us from your early through west t up point into the army and through career. My we will come back and look at more detail. I was borned a raised Providence Rhode island 1943. Providence from country day and went to the military academy in july of 1961. While at the military academy, i Academic Department on a daytoday basis. ...

I was born and raised in providence, rhode island, 1943. I graduated from Providence Country Day School and went to the military academy in july of 1961. And while at the military academy, i fought the Academic Department on a daytoday basis. Played a little squash, played a little tennis, and was delighted to finally graduate, and i was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the infantry. I went to Airborne Ranger school, as did most of my classmates at the time. I was assigned to the first of ...

Moments from tragedy. 2 San Mateo County sheriffs deputy hailed as hero tonight. They pulled a machine to safety seconds before the train crashed right that the car. It happened at north merry avenue in sunnyvale just after 6 30 tonight. And thats where lillian is live with the story. Lillian . The video really tells a story. Those 2 deputy saved the mans life with only seconds to spare. Witness posted this video on you tube. Shows the deputy escorting the driver away from his vehicle which cras...

Hailed as hero tonight. They pulled a machine to safety seconds before the train crashed right that the car. It happened at north merry avenue in sunnyvale just after 6 30 tonight. And thats where lillian is live with the story. Lillian . The video really tells a story. Those 2 deputy saved the mans life with only seconds to spare. Witness posted this video on you tube. Shows the deputy escorting the driver away from his vehicle which crashed in a crossing arm moments before. But as the 2 are wa...

Then pulls him to safety discuss before train klaidz that the car. This is what we are trend to do. Right place at the rate time. The deputy in the video and partner was on the track. Waving to the oncoming train to slow down. The precious seconds electrically made all the difference. Neighbor saw it mangled car as it was being taken away. By looking at the car do you think he would have survived if he were in the car. Gosh no. No. I mean there was barely any formation of the car that was smashe...