look at our nation s military might and a chance to meet the heroes who serve so admirably. i d like to introduce you to one of those heroes right now, 1st lieutenant matthew crimpal, a purple heart recipient for his time in afghanistan. tell me why fleet week is so special. main reason fleet week is so special, we re out here for two reasons really to educate the public on exactly what we do for navy marine corps team. a lot of americans don t really understand it. they think it is a rivalry between the navy and marine corps. and it is an enjoyable rivalry but at the same point we re always out there 24/7, 365 somewhere parked off the side of the coast in order to provide service to america and most people don t know that, like with the recent conflict in libya and that air force pilot who went down, we were part as part after naval marine corps
what? they found another way to spend your money. plus, a dramatic escape for passengers aboard a delta flight. we ll show you what happened in this memorial day weekend, the fleet has arrived in new york. i ll speak to a marine who survived being shot and is headed back to combat in afghanistan. we start with spending cuts on capitol hill. every politician is looking for a way to save a little money, whether it s from medicare or public television or what have you. but funding cuts may not be on the menu when it comes to pet projects. yes, they say they have banned earmarks, but somehow lawmakers are finding a way to keep the money on hand. they re taking it from other projects. so instead of cutting that money from the bottom line, they re funneling it to a little known pentagon fund. senior cnn congressional correspondent dana bash has a look at that. reporter: redstone arsenal in alabama could go et $2.5 million added to a defense bill for unmanned vehicle technolog