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Affected by the fort hood massacre are entitled to the benefits they are accorded under military law and the defense authorization act. in my view, i looked at legislation. i looked at the memorandum sent to sean manning which in my mind is an outrage and absolute injustice and the president could remedy it today. the folks who were murdered the folks who were injured and maimed forever their survivors should not be penalized by a political decision that refuses to recognize the potency of islamic terrorism, or that we had a terror attack at a military base that probably could have been preven...

With the foreign terrorist before the attack. so the stipulations have actually changed. and today they will get their due in part, at least. >> here's the problem. at least in sergeant shawn manning's case, he'll be joining us. you get the purple heart, manning's been shot, shot six times, still got ptsd but nowhere in this package does it offer combat benefits for service members permanently disabled in attacks inspired or motivated by foreign terrorist organization. and because of that in practical terms he could be losing back pay as well as about $800 a month. so you've got good news and ...

Fire officials saying single building there, every single one has some sort of damage. with up to 20 buildings destroyed. and in rachell, illinois, a tornado nearly leveling a restaurant trapping a dozen customers and employees. crews were able to get everyone out safely. no one was seriously injured. the defense department finally acknowledged the deadly shooting at ft. hood five years ago was an act of terror. not workplace violence as originally designated. this morning nearly 50 victims are honored with purple hearts, but not all of them are getting combat benefits. fox news's chief inte...

Atmosphere. that is going to be one of the big tests for this as well as the launch aboard system and whether the parachutes fully deploy in the pacific where it is going to land after this four and a half hour flight. >> when is it coming back? we is it going to land -- when is it going to land in the ocean? >> it is going to be 600 miles off the baja peninsula off san diego. >> we'll probably show it to you live. thank you very much. we've got headlines. >> that will be exciting so stay tuned for that. we begin with our look at headlines at this hour. victims of the 2009 fort hood shooting m...

>> we are not here today for us. we are here today for those soldiers to get back combat status. get the combat benefits, the medical help that they need. that's why we're here today. but let's be ready. ♪ let's do our homework. ♪ let's look out for each other. let's look both ways before crossing. ♪ let's remember what's important. let's be optimistic. but just in case -- let's be ready. let'go places, safely.