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White firefighters and not to black. the test has very it will to do with fighting fires. >> eric: i had it in the script but we scrolled past it. the complaint says that -- they have to get americans past the examination date, significantly white candidates. it's just like an old argument. >> bob: if unions are giving questions to the firefighters, it's not difficult. >> eric: i'm not sure the way it reads. >> greg: the problem with the story i don't know what the charge is about the test. if they're saying, if the people sue say that the standards are too high, that is scary, because to me t...

Kamikazes. >> reporter: they did so may 3rd, 1945, near okinawa on board the "uss aaron ward." clark's battle station was damage control, fighting fires on deck and helping the wounded. >> i was the only survivor of an eight-man damage control team. i stared at the pilot as he guided his plane right into our ship. >> reporter: single-handedly, he kept the fires from reaching the big guns, saving the ship from exploding. >> we lost over 40 men that day. >> reporter: but while his white comrades received medals for bravery, clark did not. even though the ship's captain strongly felt he deserved ...

this "american morning." good morning. >> zogood morning alina. >> it's early. >> it is early. >> not so early for you. >> always great to have you here. >> carol is off, christine is off. >> that's right. >> we've got you back, which is fantastic. >> we've got a really serious situation going on in texas. >> it's -- it seems to be getting worse although in some parts getting a little more control over it. these raging wildfires we're telling you about sweeping across the country right now. the governor rick perry is describing the disaster as, quote, a monstrous storm of smoke and...

They have a small, temporary triage center, but that's it. it's one of the many challenges they're facing here as they try to recover. they're doing a door-to-door grid search. a lot of obstacles, power lines are down, gas lines are broken and they're fighting fires. and even some of the first responders themselves affected. the fire chief here, his home destroyed last night while he was at his son's graduation. really what struck me the most, carol, is the scope of this. it's not just one neighborhood, block after block, mile after mile of destruction. of cars tossed everywhere, buildings des...

for us, as we pine away for john king's 300th home run. >> carol, can you believe that? he caught that thing, right place, right time, a little bit of talent. >> i got hit in the head with a foul ball once, but never caught one. >> so that explains it! >> exactly! >> i'm kidding, carol, good to see you. >> have a great day, thank you so much. good morning to you. it's the heart of tornado alley. you know what i'm talking about this morning. the devastation in joplin, missouri, is shocking. take a look at why. >> my gosh. oh, my gosh! there it is. >> it was massive. at least 89 peop...