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>> her hard work got her an a plus on the project. the tree has to come down by october 1st. we will speak with elisha and her father at 6:52 eastern. >> this year marks 70 years since the end of world war ii. today some of the veterans are fighting a new battle the chance to honor their fallen comrades by reopening a war memorial shut down for decades. fox and friends weekend co host anna kooiman had a chance to visit two of the heros and hear their story. ee oo ee>> meet the real life band of brothers. each went to serve their countries in spite of world war ii. >> i knew i was going to go into the navy. >> he was doing the patriotic duty. >> world war ii is over.
>> do you want my credentials? >> yes. >> well, i fly a lot. i have flown a lot. let's put it that way. i sit in the exit row which is the emergency exit. if something should happen, i am going to help you out the door so i'm an unofficial member of the flight crew. i have never felony -- flown 777. actually triple 7 we call it now. >> those credentials are stellar? >> i have experienced turbulence. i have seen meteors fly not guilty sky just zooming by. i'm a big fan of the plane airplane, twilight zone, gilligan's island. i watch the miracle manhattan. >> now we know your expertise. what happened to the jet elisha? >> what happened was, anderson? can i call you anderson? can i speak in a british accent. >> according to my sources, bill, and studying the transponder and the data as well, i think this plane took off as usual from kuala
>> do you want my credentials? >> yes. >> well, i fly a lot. i have flown a lot. let's put it that way. i sit in the exit row which is the emergency exit. if something should happen, i am going to help you out the door so i'm an unofficial member of the flight crew. i have never felony -- flown 777. actually triple 7 we call it now. >> those credentials are stellar? >> i have experienced turbulence. i have seen meteors fly not guilty sky just zooming by. i'm a big fan of the plane airplane, twilight zone, gilligan's island. i watch the miracle manhattan. >> now we know your expertise. what happened to the jet elisha? >> what happened was, anderson? can i call you anderson? can i speak in a british accent. >> according to my sources, bill, and studying the transponder and the data as well, i think this plane took off as usual from kuala
now come out herself after the conviction and said she would prefer the death penalty. which, as elisha said, may just be her way of avoiding a lifetime in prison, which would be the last thing she would want. thank you both very much indeed. i want to bring in vinny politan, host of "in session," and hln's "making it in america." vinny, we've reached the crashing point of this extraordinary case. what is your reaction to what happened in court today. >> first i want to react to what gus just said, completely mischaracterizing the evidence and the verdict rendered by eight men and four women today in maricopa county. they dismissed this allegation that she snapped. premeditated murder, a plan that was hatched in why reeka, california, days beforehand, weeks beforehand, in the way she got the gun, got the gas cans and made her way to mesa in the middle of the night and covered it up and forged an alibi.
once the fight started, again, i think she snapped and lost it, like they say she did. so -- >> let me bring in elisha. because i can see you shaking your head, elisha. you clearly don't agree with this. what is your reaction? >> yes, yes, yes. i do not agree with what gus has to say. i don't appreciate his comments at all. he did not abuse jodi arias. and i want that to be clear. he did not abuse anyone. he was the kindest man that you will ever meet. and it is a tragedy that he is gone. >> and elisha, do you think she should get the death penalty? >> you know, i have forgiven her a long time ago. and, you know, whether i -- think she deserves the death penalty or not, isn't up to me. i think solitary confinement actually would be worse for her. because she likes the spotlight. you know. either way, she did it.
and once the murder start -- once the fight started, again, i think she snapped and lost it, like they say she did. so -- >> let me bring in elisha. because i can see you shaking your head, elisha. you clearly don't agree with this. what is your reaction? >> yes, yes, yes. i do not agree with what gus has to say. i don't appreciate his comments at all. he did not abuse jodi arias. and i want that to be clear. he did not abuse anyone. he was the kindest man that you will ever meet. and it is a tragedy that he is gone. >> and elisha, do you think she should get the death penalty? >> you know, i have forgiven her a long time ago. and, you know, whether i -- think she deserves the death penalty or not, isn't up to me. i think solitary confinement actually would be worse for her. because she likes the spotlight. you know. either way, she did it. she murdered my friend. we can't bring him back. and it is a true tragedy,
but i also understand the things that he did. he wasn't this pure virginess guy they portrayed him to be. and the combination of the two together -- >> that doesn't matter. >> became a star-cross problem. again, not a reason for him to die. i have said that, okay? but i don't think she deserves to die either. i think she is -- should be found guilty. she was. but i don't believe she should be getting the death penalty. >> well, they -- if i may jump in. the irony, of course, is she has now come out herself after the conviction and said she would prefer the death penalty. which, as elisha said, may just be her way of avoiding a lifetime in prison, which would be the last thing she would want. thank you both very much indeed. i want to bring in vinny politan, host of "in session," and hln's "making it in america." vinny, we've reached the crashing point of this extraordinary case. what is your reaction to what happened in court today. >> first i want to react to what gus just said, completely mischaracterizing the evidence and the verdict rendered by
>> well, here's what you've got to look at. obviously, she did something horrific, no question. i think at some point she realizes, oh, my god, i have done something horrific, and what do i do now? if you go back in her past history, she was a nice girl, lived with a guy, took care of his son. there was no past criminal records, nothing. all of a sudden she meets travis and everything goes south for both parties. there's no winner in this. it's completely tragic. he did not deserve to die. i agree with that. but i also understand the things that he did. he wasn't this pure virginess guy they portrayed him to be. and the combination of the two together -- >> that doesn't matter. >> became a star-cross problem. again, not a reason for him to die. i have said that, okay? but i don't think she deserves to die either. i think she is -- should be found guilty. she was. but i don't believe she should be getting the death penalty. >> well, they -- if i may jump in. the irony, of course, is she has now come out herself after the conviction and said she would prefer the death penalty. which, as elisha said, may just be her way of avoiding a