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A soldier gets creative with a surprise for his family disguising himself as the high school polar bear mascot. the army specialist never saw it coming. >> he had no idea what was going on for a few seconds. it was amazing. they had no idea i was out here in that uniform or anything. >> specialist justin may was gone for 11 months including 9 months that he spent in afghanistan. his father knew he was back in america but had no idea he'd arrive in their hometown. >> they're getting creative. getting better and better. >> one guy dressed up in a football uniform yesterday. i was here walking do...

Which was black music, and we embraced it and we regurgitated it and sent it back in the form of the beatles. ♪ we got that get out of this place ♪ >> so as we sit here, we're in this place. you're very familiar with this place. we're in the apollo. you would play here and the cops would show up. >> yeah. we got through from monday to i think thursday. and the police showed up and says we're going to shut you down, or the unions are going to shut us down because of police pressure. because we were drawing the young white kids to 125th street from down manhattan. >> they didn't want that? >...

start." nice to have you with us. i'm ashleigh banfield >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. here in the east. let's get started. attorney eric holder to be held in contempt in congress. yesterday the members of the government oversight and reform committee voted along party lines to recommend citing him for contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents from the botched fast and furious gun operation, documents that are now off limits to republicans, and everyone else, because the president has invoked executive privilege to keep all of those documents now under wra...

Death prompted the spontaneous decision. they were right outside of the white house and in times square. like along seattle's freedom bridge. outside of former president bush's home in dallas. the most pointed celebrations were at ground zero in down manhattan and we go there live. i imagine you've been talking to a lot of people coming down there? >> reporter: people gathered here spontaneously. ground zero is a solemn place. for the first time since those attacks almost ten years ago this has become a place of celebration and joy. hundred of people gathered here last night for an impromptu c...