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Hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people who werent captured, okay . I hate to tell you. Do you agree with that . Hes a war hero because he was captured, okay . And i believe perhaps hes a war hero, but right now he said some very bad things about a a lot of people. Stuart that comment, as you might imagine, did not go down very well. He is answering his critics in an op to you would in the usa today. Heres one of the quotes. John mccain has could his own constituents who want a secure border crazies no one including the Republican National committee criticize the senator for thos...

Right there, burning up to the edge of the building. Chopper 5 spotted a helicopter water drop on to a home. Hoping to prevent further damage. At one point, we even spotted an animal running through the blackened hillside, trying to escape the flames. The fire burned for more than an hour and a half. White smoke filling the sky. Red retar dant can be seen on the hillside there. No word on how it all got started. A live look now, this is chopper 5 overhead. The fire was contained in the last half hour. The flames completely knocked down. But a lot of scarred territory down there. Still some hot...

President is arrested and accused of accepting bribes. The hottest year on record as calls heat up for a global deal on Climate Change. People in burundi are voting in a controversial president ial election. One person died in violence leading up to the poll. The elections being boycott by several opposition leading parties. The u. N. , e. U. And African Union have all said they wont recognize the results. They urge the president not to go ahead with the vote, but he refused to back down. These are pictures of him casting a ballot. Theres been months of violence since he announced he was stayi...

More on here and now. One righteous man samuel battle and the shattering of the color line in new york is a new book that tells the courageous story of the first black new York City Police officer. Now, samuel battle broke the color barrier on the police force, enduring hostility on the job and on city streets. Joining us today pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of one righteous man, arthur browne. Thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. Thank you for having me, sandra. I appreciate it. This book really is a walkthrough history, through new york city history, in a lot ...

His early years were years of great rambunctious as. He was a big young man. When he was born it was recorded he was 15 and a half pounds and the largest child born in the vicinity. Later on in life he would sam was born march and so i live large. That was true. When samuel battle was 16 he left his family for the north on his own and he heard stories about the glories of new york city about the Brooklyn Bridge and has seen family members that dont a Trucking Company a horse drawn moving company in brookline and they seem to rule the world to him so he set his sights of leaving the south to he...