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the former presidents immunity claims in the 2020 election case . what does this mean for the trials start date? plus israel says it is expanding its offensive in gaza tonight, as a new cnn investigation uncovers where israel has been dropping massive 2000 pound bombs. new concerns about american paul wheeling as he reveals a prison official that is targeting him inside that dangerous russian labor camp. how worried is his family about his safety? his sister is my guest. lets go out ...

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Former New York Mets catcher John Stearns, a four-time MLB All-Star, died Thursday at the age of 71. Stearns played for the Mets from 1975 through 1984 after...

Which is unbelievable. all at his own cost. >> flaps up. touchdown. >> by his side for most of these trips, his buddy and co-pilot >> its been so rewarding. we made so many friends, so many we have lost, but so many we stayed in contact with >> john, you are the man that changed my life. >> one of the patients was elaine when she didnt have th resources, they flew her from north carolina to cancer treatments in philadelphia now cancer free, she says she will never forget captain billings kindnes...

Senator mccain was held captive. he met mccain there. the two remained friends, he worked with mccain during his 2000 presidential run and joins us now. we appreciate you taking the time for us today. >> thank you for having me, erica. >> i know you said the first time you saw and met john mccain in that hanoi prison you had the sense he may become a politician someday, in a very positive sense of the word. what was it about him at that moment that gave you that thought? >> well, that was my spe...

Tough situation there with the beatings, the torture for years, the deprivation, the hunger, the conditions were tough and we recognized that we were going to make it but we had to stick together. we had to be a cohesive group. we had to work together to reach a common goal and that was to return home with our dignity and honor. at the end we emerged each individual with our values strengthened with our beliefs, with our faith and good and country. our faith in the american people. and we were c...

So john was -- if he was with us today he would be reminiscing about a lot of this on his 82nd birthday. >> everett alvarez, we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you. a lot of discussion about whether the future for jeff sessions as attorney general, his role in that job, could his days be numbered? we have a good idea about what the president wants to do about it. now senate republicans sending mixed messages about whether their one time colleague should in fact be fired....

But the fact that he had this on his mind was revealing of john. i spoke to john a few months before i got this invitation to be an honorary pallbearer and that was the last time i spoke to him because it was very difficult. i recall that his words were to the effect that -- you and i have been together through a lot and then his voice started to crack and it was difficult for me and i will never forget the sense of that conversation and the meaning that it had with respect to the bonds we had o...

For the track program, so i remember when i first kind of met john and worked with him and talked about what his goals were. you know, he was kind of in spiral that most vettens are in before they come here to track. in the military you have a purpose. you know why youre moving forward. each day you have structure. you know where youre supposed to be and when youre supposed to be there. and in the civilian world, you dont have that. >> you go into the military. your job is your identity. >> but ...

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