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Believe that, you know, there werent people just missed who had the virus that we were trying to screen for with the only tools that were then available. >> reporter: for omar palmer, passenger operations would be his last assignment. he went home april 1 after being exposed at the airport and died one month later at 40 years old. now williams wonders what could have been done to save him. >> to know that so much was known at the highest levels of government, and that that information was not sh...

>> let him think that. hes gonna think wrong for the rest of his life. >> reporter: madison is hoping to live out the rest of his life as a free man. he finished high school, and has joined the army to help pay for college. hes even considering becoming a criminal attorney. youre ready to go back in a courtroom? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: maybe not wearing handcuffs. >> yeah. i want to find that kid whos put in the odd predicament that i was put in, who doesnt know what to do, that doesnt know ho...

Came to the forefront. nojustice, no peace! black lives matter protests erupted in the uk after a black man, george floyd, was killed by police in america. we are not learning or growing from our past mistakes. we consistently put things under the rug and then move on and start something new. at the same time, there was concern that covid was disproportionately hitting those from ethnic minorities. protest lead to tensions over how we represent the countrys past... this was how the churchill sta...

May, marking 75 years since ve day. at 11 oclock they led the national tributes at the balmoral war memorial in scotland. this was the start of a unique year of remembrance, with all major events cancelled. something recognised by the queen in her ve day address. instead, we remember from the queen in her ve day address. instead, we rememberfrom our homes and doorsteps. but our streets are not empty, they are filled with the love and care that we have for each other. and, when i look at our coun...

Hearing everything and just overtook me and i just kind of broke down, but i said when i get there im going to salute them, pray for them and i cried. i had to cry, but i did do all of those things that i promised i would do. they will never be forgotten as long as jack gutman is alive. is it worth it? i will tell you this from the bottom of my heart, you young people, ive watched you and my children, seeing what you have done and i say this: we serve one of the greatest countries in the world, ...

Beautiful church still standing and it had parachutes all over it but no people in it. and i always talk about that church. >> it was very sad, but it was necessary and it means at the end of the war will eventually be coming. >> saving the world -- d-day is very, very important to me on that. >> and of course we have to remember all the sailors and soldiers that died there. it was amazing the courage they showed and kept on going. >> love and live and be happy for each day, god bless america. >...

And treasure this memory. i really well. its just wonderful meeting you. talking with you. >> okay. thank you. im sorry what happened. >> martha: we boarded an early morning flight from guam. about an hour later, iwo jima came slowly into view. passengers craned their next to get a look, the caves carved into the rock and the black sand beaches. upon landing at the veterans descended the stairs and set foot on the island once again, they were greeted by the commandant of the marine corps, all sa...

In the prayer he wrote. it was sent home to massachusetts along with his i.d. bracelet from his sweetheart dot. the reunion in the memories that serve us are a mixed blessing. >> i just dont want to -- you dont get over. it will take me a couple of days to get over. harry was the closest friend i had in the whole marine corps the whole three years. and i was kind of mad that he had left me. >> flashbacks about once or twice a month, sometimes scary wife, maybe end up on the floor out of bed. >> ...

He was wearing [indiscernible] on his neck when it happened and im sure he went to heaven. he was a great kid. >> martha: 75 years have passed since the last days of world war ii. lives have been lived, children and grandchildren born, but when the men of iwo jima reflect, they still wonder sometimes why they were spared and others were not. >> why me? i dont have the answer to that. ♪ i was just a regular marine doing a regular job for which the marine corps trained me. in circumstances came ...

Or call now. your donation will make a real difference. >> live from americas newsroom court is the coronavirus pandemic is overwhelming homeless shelters, social distancing for shelters to cut capacity and winter weather is increasing demand. making matters worse a moratorium is set to expire for housing advocates predicting this could cost 23 million americans to lose their housing. many americans traveling for the holidays despite advice from public health officials. 1 million travelers pasto...