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and what it means for secretary shinseki. >> they tried to stop him but it was too late. this morning how elliot rodger's parents tried to stop their son's murderous rampage and how the teen was able to convince police he wasn't a threat. >> this top prospect hit his very first home run. >> back at the track. it is gone! the first home run of the season. >> but there's a twist. you won't believe who was there to catch it at the time. so who is he? and why did that -- why was that so special? we'll find out. "fox & friends" begins right now. ♪ ♪ >> the 48th and 6th "fox & friends" plaza feeling certainly patriotic this memorial day. the west point band playing "god bless america" there. >> they will be performing all morning long in honor of memorial day. today we're going to be honoring our veterans and troops and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. send us your memorial day pictures. we know you've been to parades, you've been having kids hold the flags. there was a festival on our street, streets all blocked off and kids showing their patriotism. >> the unofficial kickoff to summer but today we're honoring the true meaning of memorial day. yesterday on our after the show-show we had the navy band playing. our whole crowd on the plaza was singing "god bless america." it was great. >> that is the best way because you can cover bad voices. >> now i can tkpwelt it -- now i can belt it out. >> in about an hour president obama returns to washington after that surprise visit to troops serving in afghanistan. the president promised them the care they deserved even as the v.a. scandal back here at home continues to grow. we're live in washington with the latest on this. >> reporter: good morning. the president paid tribute to the troops amid a scandal over veterans' health care and also laid the groundwork for an announcement on afghanistan troop levels. president obama slipped into baghram airfield under cover of darkness for a four-hour memorial day visit with the troops. he told the assembly he just happened to be in the neighborhood. but in fact the timing is significant for two reasons. first, because the president is expected to announce this week how many troops would remain in afghanistan once the newly elected president of that country signs an agreement with the u.s. which is expected, the u.s. will probably have 5,000 to 10,000 troops remaining on the ground. the timing also significant because of this, here at home the veterans affairs, the veterans administration is under fire for falsifying appointment lists to coverup delays in care. the president did not address the controversy directly but did say this. >> taking care of our wounded warriors, our veterans, helping our waor waors and veterans isn't just a promise. it's a sacred obligation. >> the president due in washington soon. he goes to arlington national cemetery for the traditional laying of a wreath on the tomb of the unknowns. back to you. >> thanks. steve centani live in washington. you heard the president alluding to taking care of our nation's veterans, that it's a sacred obligation. but this comes amid the v.a. scandal and calls further for secretary shinseki to step down. yesterday we heard from a big voice in all of this, general martin dempsey basically saying it's time for him to go. he needs to be held accountable. harsh words from the joint chief. listen. >> it is outrageous. if the allegations actually are documented and proven -- and i suspect some of them will be -- got to be held accountable. i think eric shinseki made it clear they would be held accountable. >> including him? >> of course. at some point the chief executive, the chairman, whoever it is, has to take responsibility for the entire organization and its performance. >> we have the highest-ranking military official breaking away from the president saying there needs to be some sort of accountability and these scandals not just rocking phoenix, arizona, where we first learned of the alleged secret waiting lists where 40 heroes were left to die but now plaguing half of the states in the united states. not good timing this weekend. >> calling for accountability but not just anybody. also saying if it gets to the highest level, the highest person is eric shinseki and he would be the person ultimately who needs to take responsibility. >> we heard from a number of of persons on the show, high ranking military members and colonel ralph peters said he is not the guy you need to get rid of. he is the guy who will see the v.a. through this phu did id mess -- muddies mess. really congress needs to be held accountable. they hold the purse strings. yesterday we had 14 bills sitting on harry reid's desk right now but they had many years to hold them accountable and they haven't. leave shinseki alone, they say. >> colonel ralph peters said blaming shinseki is like blaming your doctor for cancer. it is something that has been going on for decades. the root of the problem is not shinseki. it is the bureaucracy. >> it is a problem that has been ongoing for 50 years. it is not a new thing. he's been in control of this for four to six years. this is getting to a different point. we're having our military vets especially this weekend saying this is a problem. a lot of local grass roots efforts are saying something has to be done. >> if the administration is not going to do anything about it, been sort of quiet on this, the president didn't address it, he made passing mention of their health yesterday in afghanistan. a lot of talk about if the congress isn't doing anything, the president, where is eric holder, the head of the department of justice? and senator blumenthal saying we need to have a d.o.j. investigation on what exactly is unfolding at the v.a. listen. >> i believe that the department of justice has to be involved. i've urged secretary shinseki privately and in fact publicly to request and involve the department of justice. we're talking now about evidence, credible and specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing across the country in more than 30 places. the inspector general of the veterans administration has only 165 investigators, plainly more resources are needed. only the department of justice and the f.b.i. have the resources, the expertise and the authority to do a prompt and effective criminal investigation of the secret waiting lists, potential destruction of documents, falsification of records; in effect, the cooking of books and covering up that may have occurred. >> key word there was "criminal." it's not just somebody being incapable of doing the job, so they should be removed from the job. maybe somebody needs to go to jail for this. >> people died. the department of justice has done lesser investigation on smaller things. people didn't die. 40 individuals we know of that passed away because they were on these secret waiting lists, couldn't get the care they needed. so people died as a result of this. >> we haven't heard directly from holder about any plans. they're monitoring, i'm sure they're waiting for the investigation to go through. we haven't heard anything from him about concrete plans. >> or are they biding their time and hoping this blows over like all the other phony scandals. >> a lot more on this through out the three hours this morning as "fox & friends" chugs along. >> they tried to stop the massacre. elliot rodger's parents were reportedly frantically searching for their son as he hurt and killed students at the university of santa barbara. this morning we're learning about the victims, including the one brutally stabbed at rodger's apartment. >> reporter: i'm standing outside the sorority house where the gunman elliot rodger killed two of his victims. veronica rice and casey cooper just behind me over here. the police late last night releasing details of the three house mates whom rodger stabbed viciously at the apartment complex a few yards away from where we're standing now. it's also emerged that rodger's family frantically drove up the 18-minute journey from woodland hills to isla vista after that saw that video posted on-line by rodgers in which he announced his pending murder spree. they were too late to get here on time. by the time they got here seven people were dead. a.t.f. searched the home of elliot rodger yesterday. his parents were separated. his father was a director on "the hunger games." we understand from one of his neighbors that rodger was aloof. he tried to push away anyone who got close to him. when it appeared on the news that it was elliot rodger who committed the crime, the neighbor said it wasn't a surprise at all. the community in shock today. one final update on the 13 injured, everybody now is off the danger list. >> good news finally there. >> we have other stories making headlines. heather nauert is here. good morning, heather. >> good morning to you. it is a busy morning so let me get to what is going on. a desperate search in colorado taking place for those missing in a massive mudslide. the search is set to resume at sunrise. the mudslide stretching four miles long and as deep as 250 feet. it happened last night in a remote area in the western part of colorado. no homes damaged but three people are missing. wao*epl watch the story as it develops. >> strong winds fueling a massive wildfire in the state of alaska. people living southwest of anchorage are fleeing their homes. so far this fire burned 240 square miles. >> a wildfire near oak creek canyon is 25% contained, 21 square miles burned since last week. >> pope francis beginning the last leg of his tour through the middle east. he is calling tensions between israel and the palestinians increasingly unacceptable. he even went as far to invite the israeli and palestinian president to a meeting at the vatican and they both accepted. earlier this morning the pontiff prayed at the western wall in jerusalem and later today he'll hold mass at the site where the last supper is believed to have taken. your 2014 indy 500 champion, brian hunter ray. >> here comes -- he won't get there. hunter-reay wins the indianapolis 500. >> he is the first american to take on the the checkered flag since 2006. after the race he says the big win is still sinking in. >> a dream has comes true today. i'm a proud american boy, that's for sure. >> that's great. we want to hear more from him live right here on "fox & friends." that's coming up at 7:30. fantastic to see him rockin' the flag like that. >> coming up here on the show amid the v.a. scandal, a new plan will let vets seek private health but will it work? our next guest is a doctor and a vet here with a unique plan that could change veterans' care forever. >> no time to react. it's the high-speed reaction crash all caught on camera and wait until you hear how it ends. >> in honor of memorial day, here is west point band. ♪ (announcer) from the company that invented litter, comes litter re-invented. 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our next guest says he's seen the inefficiency he at the v.a. firsthand. dr. jeffrey woodmire joins us. nice to see you. your history with the v.a. is deep? >> my general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship were at the richmond v.a. in richmond, vi spent from july of 1996 to july of 1997, i took care of the vascular surgery patients at that hospital. >> problems developing even then? >> it was heartbreaking at times to see patients in clinic and 4:00 would roll around and people who had driven maybe many miles for their appointment and we had to say sorry, clinic's closed, because that's the way that hospital -- >> 4 p.m. you guys are out of there, unbelievable. >> not because we didn't want to. that's the way it works. >> the news this weekend, secretary shinseki opening up the roles a little bit and allowing some patients to seek private health care. is this the solution? >> it's interesting. last week you guide had marcus luttrell on and they asked him what do you think should happen? he said i think sherbd give him an insurance card. >> you have a plan. explain your plan. >> i think veterans who return who have a service-related health care issue need to be given a gold, platinum, the most valuable metal card that is an insurance card that says everything is paid for, there is no co-pay. thank you for your deductible. thank you for your service, sir or ma'am. it is the least we can do. that is the least we can do and we're not doing it. these are people who put on their uniform and carried out their mission with the expectation that if anything happened, they would be taken care of. i think we've embarrassingly failed on that. obviously this was a lot of political or public pressure put on them and thanks in part by the attention you guys put on it. their solution is let them see the private doctors. i say if it's good for the people who are really struggling right now because they haven't been able to get in, let it be for all of them. >> a platinum insurance card. we'll ask our viewers that question this morning. i think that is a wonderful idea and a wonderful solution. dr. jeffrey widmyer, i hope you come back and hear how this program unfolds. political correctness run amok. one government agency said they won't grade their employees' work anymore because that could be considered discrimination. memorial day isn't just about the barbecues or parades. how much do you really know about this special day? 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>> i think you all are going to get every question right. >> somehow i ended up with two sets of answers. >> before we get into the trivia, why is it so important for us to understand the reason behind some of these holidays? >> this is what our organization, learn our history, is dedicated to. mike huckabee and i, our cofounder, believe it is a terrible thing children aren't learning about the incredible contributions our military and veterans made to giving us our freedom and the sacrifices they have done. we created a film, an animated film about the history of the armed forces. for memorial day we're giving away for free a free militarydvd.com. >> put us to the test on this memorial day. you guys can play along at home. you don't have paddles at home but you can try. >> when was the first memorial day? a, 1776. b, 1812. c, 1868. d, 1945. >> i meant to say c. >> you're all right. you're all winners. it was may 5, 1868. a union general named john logan declared in commemoration of all those who died during the civil war, there would be a day where the graves of fallen soldiers would be decorated with flowers. the first major celebration took place may 30 of that year at arlington national cemetery. everyone has the first one right. that was number 2. what did memorial day used to be called? victory day, armed forces day? decoration day? two of you were paying attention at the last answer. sorry, clayton. as i said, it was decoration day. i gave a hint. >> my producers were talking in my ear the whole time. i'm so sorry. >> number three, how many soldiers have given their lives in american history? a, 200,000. b, 500,000. c, 700,000. d, 1.3 million. >> no idea. >> you all underestimated. it is 1.3 million people have sacrificed their lives to give all of us our freedom. unbelievable. more than half of them during the civil war. >> that is why this education is so important. >> thanks, brad. coming up here on the show, this top prospect just hit his very first home run but there is a twist. you won't believe who was there to catch that ball. >> a team pilot making sure our veterans' families are never forgotten. an event you've never seen, and we are live there next. mine was earned in korea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. 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>> it's a great opportunity for us to represent the military, represent the armed forces. not just the army, navy, air force, marines, but the whole armed forces. >> do you feel the pressure when someone throws out a song title for you and you have to go back in your rolodex. what's the toughest one to play like that? >> i don't think any of them -- i'm trying to compare -- or one stands out against the rest. >> on your alarm clock at home, do you have reveille? that the song that wakes you up? >> yes, sir. irving berlin kind of haunts me. >> is it your alarm? >> it is my alarm. then i come into the band building and someone is actually playing it. it never stops. >> you're going to be playing for us on the after-the-show show? >> yes. >> a lot of people trying to go outside. here's your temperatures. looking warmer across the east coast. today is going to be the warmer day of the year in parts of the northeast. we're going to deal with severe weather across parts of texas. we need the rain desperately. we're going to get it. by tomorrow it inches off towards the east. east texas and eventually that lower mississippi valley getting in on this. take a quick look across the region for your forecast today. the northeast, we'll see a few showers in new england throughout the day today but overall things are going to be looking very nice. down to the southeast, more rain across much of texas into oklahoma. beneficial rain. >> anna, we'll turn it back to you inside. >> thanks so much. the candy man cane. ukraine's billionaire candy tycoon declaring victory in the country's election. the population there one million but zero votes were cast. poroshenko wants to work with russia while drawing closer ties with the european union. >> a fourth person died as a result of the shooting at the museum in belgium. video showing the man behind the attack. you can see him walk to the entrance and start firing. the suspect is still on the loose. police believe he acted alone. maybe they didn't want to hurt feelings. the consumer finance protection bureau getting rid of performance reviews khraeupg they are too dis -- claiming they are too discrimanatory. the company says there are too much disparities between ages and races of employees. some say this ultimately punishes top performers. >> caught on camera. a terrifying moment a motorcycle crashes into a rider's window. take a look. the driver riding behind the two motorcycles on a track in pennsylvania. when one of the men speeding in front loses control and falls off of his bike. the motorcycle going airborne and right into the glass. both guys suffered some bumps and bruises, but we wouldn't be sharing this video with you if anybody passed away. pretty amazing to walk away from that. >> you want to talk some sports? >> this is going to hurt. let me start with the phillies story. as a phillies fan this really hurts but as baseball fan it ij a little bit of history. l.a. dodgers ace dodge beckett throwing his first career no striking out six phillies on his way to the no-no. beckett breaking superstition talking to teammates while only in the sixth inning. the dodgers would win 6-0. red sox in the middle of their longest losing streak in 20 years and they're not happy. a brawl breaking out between the sox and raves. three players would be ejected. rays 8-5. the red sox, their tenth straight loss. how about this for a little early father's day? watch this. >> the first home run of the season for gregor. >> the man who caught that ball? conrad's dad, the father. when conrad his his first home run of the season, dad was in the outfield and caught the ball. amazing. >> wow. >> the dad has probably been with the kid long enough, knows exactly where he hits the ball. >> we are celebrating our nation's heroes this memorial day with a golf tournament. >> the folds of honor foundation provided more than 5,000 scholarships to children of military members killed or injured while serving in the military. joining us from the patriot cup in tulsa, oklahoma is former f-16 fighter pilot and founder of folds of honor and a friend of mine, major dan rooney. >> good morning, guys. >> tell us about folds of honor. >> my life changed seven years ago. i returned from my second tour of duty from iraq and ended up on a commercial airline flight unbeknownst to me with two brothers, corporal brad buckman. the identical twin brother was bringing him home from iraq. i sat on the right-hand side of the airplane and despite having seen terrible things, i had never seen the other side of war. i watched the bucklands on the darkest night of their lives. the thing that got me was his four-year-old son sat right down on the ramp as that american draped coffin came down. folds of honor was then born. i was with jacob, his son last night at our gala. we have been going strong ever since, pushed through almost 8,000 recipients -- not to correct you, anna, but almost 8,000 recipients represented in all 50 states for spouses and kids. >> how did this get so big now? >> there is no doubt for me. god has his hand on this mission. what we're doing in these families. and thanks to great folks like you on fox to spread this message of these families being left behind on the field of battle and lots of folks supporting, like the event today. >> major, something big happened last night. tell us about it. >> something big. we were able to award ricker faller with the buckland patriot award at the gala. we're going to have all those guys out here today playing on the patriot cup. there is a huge list of celebrities from p.g.a. tour players like ricky and woodland. we've got kid rock in the house. bob, by the way, and it is going to be an awesome day to celebrate god and country and the real meaning of memorial day. that is the ethos of this event, the patriot cup. >> for more information and to check out this big event, go to foldsohonor.org to contribute. major, great to see you. enjoy the day. it is going to be a great one. >> everybody out there. god bless. we'll see you next hour. >> we're going to be hearing from some of the recipients of those scholarships in a bit. >> coming up on the show, a brewing business in danger of going flat thanks to big government getting in the way. >> mothers to be need to hear this. the one thing doctors say you should be doing to make sure your baby develops the right way. >> first more from the west point band. here they are playing "i'll be seeing you." ♪ ♪ ♪ you've reached the age where you've learned a thing or two. this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? 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[ male announcer ] shake the outdoors indoors with new bounce bursts. welcome back. 44 minutes past the hour. some quick headlines. floyd mayweather's next fight isn't until september but the undefeated boxer getting an unexpected tuneup last night. mayweather and rapper t.i. getting into it at a restaurant in las vegas. chairs and fists went flying. the brawl reportedly over the rapper's wife who had been hanging out with mayweather. a new report says pregnant women, they should be taking iodine supplements. essential for baby's brain development. but most of the country's processed food no longer contains iodized salt. >> he wants to grow his business but the government says not so tpafplt next week -- fast. a restaurateur in north carolina can't sell his beer due to the law on the state's book. what can he do? here is the restaurateur. marty, thanks for getting up. it sounds like a crazy thing -fplgt you're a small business owner, you own a few restaurants, you operate a brewery and now you can't sell your beer in your restaurant. >> exactly right. >> how did this happen. i imagine this is limiting your growth as a small business owner in a big way. >> it is. we found out about this interpretation of the regulation last week on monday, and we've been trying to work through it with state lawmakers. >> what are your options? i assume one, you're going to try to get this law repealed. this is an old prohibition law. what else would you have to do if you can't get that repealed to be able to keep your business growing? >> it is. right now we can sell our beer in our brewery, but we could not sell it at our restaurants that are just across the street maybe 200 feet away. we can sell it to any other restaurant on the feet and sell up to 50,000 kegs to anyone in the state but not to our own restaurant amazingly. >> why is this law on the books in the first place? >> it is an old prohibition-era law. the idea was to keep brewers from having too much power. but that hasn't quite worked out that well because anheuser-busch has 50% of the market. >> you're talking about big brewers like anheuser-busch. now you're a small prueher trying to become a little bit -- a small brewer trying to become a little bit bigger. the difference is extreme. >> one anheuser-busch facility makes 20,000 barrels of beer a day. we'll make 2,000 in a year. >> what are the chances of your being able to change this law? >> i feel good about it. we have a great state legislature right now, very business friendly. i believe they will do what is in the best interest of restaurateurs across the state. the north carolina restaurant lodging association is advocating for change. that represents 11% of our workforce in the state. >> what does this do to even your employees? as a small business owner, you employ a number of employees. is this going to limit that, one of those things that trickles down to affect a lot of people in your community? >> that is exactly right. this actually is preventing us from growing our business, our restaurant side of the business. we planned to add another 400 jobs this year with new restaurants we planned to be opening. now we're having to decide if this law is going to stop us from doing that in the state, do we have to go to another state. it would be a shame because i'm a native north carolina lynnan. >> you would love to be able to grow your business in the state you know and love and have support from. thank you, marty, for getting up this morning. best of luck to you. keep us apprised. coming up, you might remember these, but the younger generation sure doesn't. >> hello. >> it is not a touch-screen. kids' hill har kwrus reaction to old -- hilarious reactions to old-school computers. our nation's heroes struggling to make ends meet. how one group is making sure no vet is left behind. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. good morning, everyone. today as we honor our military heros who made the ultimate sacrifice, we can't forget those still fighting here at home. ainsley earhart visit add special organization lending a helping hand. good morning. >> good morning. extremely special organization called operation home front. it provides free temporary house to go military families across the country. and they do it without any government funding. i had an opportunity to meet two of the families that are living in one of the villages in san antonio. the guerreros are one of many families with a free home away from home thanks to operation home front which operates temporary housing for military families who are struggling to make ends meet. >> every single one of the veterans dealing with some kind pts issue i'd say probably 20, 25% have some form of traumatic brain injury. >> reporter: sergeant daniel guerrero suffers from all of that. he was deployed three times, twice to iraq and once to afghanistan where he was shot. >> when i first got the call, i knew something was wrong. >> it was a lot worse than we anticipated. they were unsure of what would happen. >> reporter: he was rushed to the medical center. his wife immediately packed up their children and headed to san antonio, texas. that was one year ago. since then daniel has had 13 surgeries and all the while they're still paying that mortgage on their house in idaho. >> if nobody would have told us about this place, i don't know what we would have done. >> reporter: there are three operation home front villages around the country. the one here in san antonio houses 27 families. the guerreros live next door to the sanchez family. dad, steven, was deployed four times. after afghanistan, he had to retire because of ptsd. >> they took my gun away and my walking around aimlessly on medicine. i was a zombie at home. >> reporter: they rely didn't have a home. he, his wife and five children were homeless. >> it was almost a 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[ sparkle ] sweet. good morning. it is monday, the 26th of may, 2014. memorial day. i'm anna kooiman in for elisabeth hasselbeck. the president returning from a surprise trip to afghanistan where he told the troops he has their back. >> helping our wounded warriors and veterans heal isn't just a promise, it's sacred obligation. >> this morning, the nation's highest ranking military officer breaking from the president and demanding more accountability at the v.a. so what does this mean for secretary eric shinseki? >> new revelations about the college campus shooting rampage. what we know about the moments just before that killing spree. now how his parents tried to stop him before it all happened. indy 500 finishes with an ending fit for hollywood. and this morning, the winning driver has done his country proud. >> a dream has come true today and i'm a proud american boy, that's for sure. >> ryan hunter ray joins us to reflect on all the incredible moments. "fox & friends" hour two begins right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the horns, string, the stripes, we're feeling very patriotic this memorial day and we hope you are, too. that is the song "band of brothers" being performed by west point. >> by the west point band. they were playing music all morning long out on the plaza. please come down. we're cook up some stuff, honoring our troops this morning here on "fox & friends." we're all in for brian, elisabeth and steve this morning. >> everybody is out there enjoying memorial day. we assume you're out there with your family doing something to honor our fallen heros and decorating some of the graves with flowers. if you are out there doing something fun, send us your pictures. >> also on facebook and twitter. >> facebook is bouncing up there. just moments ago, president obama arriving at andrews air force base after a surprise visit to the troops serving in afghanistan. the president promised them the care they deserve as v.a. scandal here at home continues to grow. steve has the latest on this trip and the touchdown moments ago. >> reporter: good morning. the president back now after paying tribute to the troops over in afghanistan. amid that scandal over veterans health care. he also laid the ground work while he was there for an announcement on afghanistan troop level later this week. president obama slipped into bagram air field under cover of darkness for a four hour memorial day visit. he told them he happened to be in the area. the timing is significant for two reasons. first, because the president is expected to announce this week how many troops will remain in afghanistan once the newly-elected president of that country signs an agreement with the u.s. it will probably be around 5 to 10,000 troops on the ground. the timing also significant because here at home, the veterans administration is under fire for falsifying appointment lists at its medical centers to cover up delays in care. the president didn't address the controversy directly, but he did say this. >> we're going to stay strong by taking care of our wounded warrior, our veterans 'cause helping our wounded warriors isn't just a promise, it's an obligation. >> reporter: he hosts a military family's breakfast at the white house, then goes to arlington national cemetery where that traditional laying of the wreath on the tomb of the unknown. back to you in new york. >> steve live for us. thank you very much. as the president goes for his memorial day activities today, that cloud of the v.a. scandal hovering above every move he makes on this memorial day. yesterday some surprising words from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark dempsey who has been the first break from the administration to come out swinging really against secretary shinseki, saying he needs to be held accountable and probably needs to go. listen. >> it is outrageous. if the allegations actually are documented and proven. i suspect some of them will be. they got to be held accountable. i think rick shinseki made it clear they will be held accountable. at some point the chief executive, the chairman, whoever it is, has to take responsibility for the entire organization and its performance. >> that's the first person to say shinseki poely is the guy who needs to take responsibility for this if they find the allegations to be true. >> meanwhile, not a single senate democrat who has called fort resignation of secretary shinseki. however, there are just huge chorus that seems to be getting louder and louder and louder from veteran support groups calling for him to step down. yet we also had colonel ralph peters on the show yesterday who said basically that if you are blaming eric shinseki for all the problems in the v.a., it's like blaming your doctor for the cancer that you have. this is the problem that has been systemic for decades and he is the man to fix it and he needs to stay in place. >> and the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, one of the members was on our show yesterday, or two days ago, general casey, who also supports eric shinseki and says he's -- if there is one person that can lead us out of this mess, it is him, he's a decorated war hero. however, if he's been there through all of this, we saw that report back in december. we knew some of these problems existed for many, many years, and seems like nothing had been done. up until this weekend, privatizing, taking some of those people who are on the roll, turning them over to private health care and private hospitals, that was a move we saw this weekend finally from secretary shinseki. >> we know the problem is that deep that it takes maybe a longer period or is it possible that you can't even get out of this problem that we're in and that's why a lot of people are calling for privatization of the v.a. this weekend, yesterday on fox news sunday, derek bennett, with iraq and afghanistan vets of america, he spoke about his concept of this. take a listen what he had to say. >> i think it's going to be extremely helpful, but also a step that could have been put in place years ago. the idea of a public-private partnership in providing veterans or anyone really the access to private health care that is paid for by the government when the capacity isn't there in the v.a. is a no brainer to me. >> why are we surprised that the government that runs the post office badly and runs amtrak badly can't run a health care system, delivering a post-guard from a to b or a passenger from point a to point b is a lot simpler than delivering health care. so we shouldn't be surprised by this. >> i said general casey was the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. army chief of staff. my apologies. we had a guest earlier. he served in the v.a., and he said why don't we give our veterans a platinum insurance card. it gives them health care wherever they want. they can take to the private sector, go to private hospitals. they don't have to wait in line. he said when i worked at the veterans affairs hospitals back in 1996 and 1997 when 4:00 p.m. would come around and you had people waiting in waiting rooms to get in, 4:00 p.m., i'm sorry, bureaucracy shut down. you got to go home. we can't see you this afternoon. >> in a for profit business, it's very different. the business owners of any sort, even if it's some type of health care, you want to make sure that you turn a profit so you're going to make sure your customers are happy. these veterans in a sense are not really customers to these hospitals. these doctors are not work for the veterans. they're work for the government. >> have you ever been in a post office where it stayed open late just for you? no. >> let me help you mail that package. >> that door is locked while there is still people in line. >> we have other stories making headlines on this memorial day. the search in colorado for those missing in a massive mud slide. set to resume at sunrise. the mud slide stretches four miles long, two miles wide and as deep as 250 feet. it happened yesterday evening in a remote area in the western part of the state. no homes were damaged. but three people are still missing. they tried to stop the massacre. elliott roger's mom and father said they found their son's manifesto moments before he killed six people and hurt 13 others before taking his own life near the university of california-santa barbara. they frantically tried to find him and stop him, but they were too late. friends of roger's who wanted to remain anonymous, also speaking out. >> every single time we invited him outside, there were plenty of girls and just didn't even make an effort to talk to anybody. he was so closed off. >> three more victims have been identified. all stabbed to death. two were roger's roommates. for the second time in two weeks, a bottle bomb was set off in a movie theater in fairfax county, virginia. the incident happened during a late night screening 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what are you experiencing? tell us your story. this is what we heard. >> it's been bad. just getting appointments and scheduled and the waiting time here. he's not getting the care he needs. >> he has no teeth, so he's literally starving to death. >> there have been times i waited two days. >> sometimes it isn't a lack of personnel. it's that the personnel there don't have a sense of urgency? >> absolutely. either you're a number or you are a diagnosis. >> how long have you been waiting? >> two years. >> do you feel like the president cares about this scandal at v.a.? >> negative. >> so the issue is not the care. the issue is the wait time and the barriers to that care? >> yeah, exactly. >> i'm very disappointed. very disappointed. starts at the top and i think it should be replaced. >> buck stops at the president. it comes to the top. if the top doesn't put out the effort, nobody else is going to. >> i've got a nephew that left for boot camp four days ago. what's going to happen when he's 60 or 65 and he can't help himself? who is there for him? >> that was one of the more interesting parts of that, which is it's not the care itself, which is quite good. it's actually getting access to that care. i'm not able to get in. i've been waiting two years. >> we heard three months, four months, six months, waiting for basic appointments for things that they need and they're life or death situations. we heard it time and time again. cancer, things that they need to be seen for to prevent bad outcomes. >> giving veterans a choice to go see a different doctor, privatizing their health care not only is it going to give them access to more doctors, but possibly create a sense of urgency at the v.a.? >> that's right. a little bit of competition we know when you shine that light, it changes incentives for a lot of people of the we heard that from a lot of folks on the street, said that very thing. they talked about carter options, if they had a choice, oftentimes they might choose the v.a. for specialized care. but if they go to someplace more efficient, they might choose that. >> but at many government agencies, it's 4:00 o'clock, out the door. how does that change? >> you heard a couple gentlemen felt like they were treated like a number. they were treated like the problem. why are you trying to come back and get this care? come back five months from now and be grateful for this. these guys are grateful. they're not victims. they just want the v.a. to work. we didn't pick baltimore 'cause it was a terrible v.a. this is an average facility, not under investigation. yet this is still what we heard, which is another demonstration of how system wide this problem is. >> that was really just a general v.a., just a normal -- >> run of the mill v.a. in baltimore. they issued a statement, hey, we're not under investigation. someone said once i get in there it's great, but i'm waiting five months for an appointment. >> what's the story with getting kicked out? >> they sent the v.a. out there to say this is private property, we got to leave. we said no, this is public sidewalk. we can stand right here. they kept going and the police fettered back inside and we kept doing our thing. >> good to know your constitutional rights. public sidewalk. take a hike. coming up, you don't expect to see this in college, a quiet space for napping? why one university thinks it's a -- that was called the library in my days. >> he found 20 bucks in a parking lot and was psyched to buy a new video game. that plan changed the second he saw a soldier. one boy's $20 investment earned a much kinder return. we're going to talk to him. ♪ ♪ with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. ♪ fueling the american spirit. ♪ can you hear it? ♪ no matter when, ♪ no matter where, ♪ marathon will take you there. ♪ honestly, the off-season isn't i've got a lot to do. that's why i got my surface. it's great for watching game film and drawing up plays. it's got onenote, so i can stay on top of my to-do list, which has been absolutely absurd since the big game. with skype, it's just really easy to stay in touch with the kids i work with. alright, russell you are good to go! alright, fellas. alright, russ. back to work! welcome back. 22 minuteses past the hour. new video of oscar pistorius arriving at a psychiatric hospital in south africa where he is expected to undergo a mental health evaluation. the judge at his murder trial ordered that he be observed for 30 days to determine whether his state of mind played a part in the shooting of reeva steenkamp. upping the ante, now offering a $500,000 for any information on the mysterious billionaire owner of the doomed south korea ferry. he's wanted on tax evasion and embezzlement. officials say he failed to say for safety improvement on the ferry that sank last month, leaving 300 people dead. a fourth person has died as a result of the horrific shooting at the jewish museum of belgium. this as chilling new video is released showing the gunman behind the attack. you can see him walk up to the museum entrance and start firing. the suspect is still on the loose. police believe he acted alone. strong winds and dry conditions fueling a massive wildfire in alaska. people living in the peninsula, southwest of anchorage, now fleeing their home. so far it's burned 240 square miles. in northern arizona, fire crews are making some progress. the wildfire near oak creek canyon now 25% contained. 21 square miles have burned since last week. as we continue honoring memorial day, he thought about spending the $20 he found in a parking lot on a video game. but instead, he made a very different investment. one in kindness. in honor of his dad's memory, he wrapped the money in this note and handed it to lieutenant colonel frank daley who was eating lunch at the restaurant. it read, quote, dear soldier, my dad was a soldier. he's in heaven now. i found this $20 in the parking lot when we got here. we like to pay it forward in my family. it's your lucky day. thank you for your service. miles eckard. a gold star kid. major dan rooney and his family join us now from the patriot cup in oklahoma. good morning to the three of you. thanks for being with us. >> good morning, thanks for having us. >> good morning. >> myles, i want to start with you. you're at cracker barrel on february 7 and you find a $20 bill there. what are you thinking? >> i was going to buy a video game. >> then once you walk inside, who did you see? >> frank. >> i see frank. >> he was in his uniform and who did he remind you of? >> my dad. >> he reminded you of your dad. mom, how proud are you of him for deciding to give the $20 to one of our service members rather than buying a video game and spending it on himself? >> i don't expect anything less from any of my kids. super proud of myles. i raised them to appreciate our service members just in general and also to honor their father. proudest mom ever. >> and how do you want myles to remember your husband? >> just the way that i've always taught him to remember him. he was a friend. he was a father. he was loving. he was funny. he was athletic. he was an amazing soldier, just an all around great human being, the kind of man that i want my son to grow up to be. >> yeah. so tragic that he died five weeks after myles was born. major dan rooney, i want to take new here, the founder of folds of honor. you had the opportunity to give out some 8,000 scholarships to kids in similar situations to myles. why is it important to make sure the fallen's children are taken care of? >> i think it speaks for itself on memorial day. there is 1% of our country waking up willing to make the sacrifice. when i saw this story, my dad forwarded me the e-mail about myles' story and what he did and i knew we had to reach out and connect with tiffany and we're very honored to be able to pay it forward and have them here with us to celebrate memorial day. >> tiffany, your story comes from toledo, that's myles stomping ground. i may know the cracker barrel you're talking about. talk about your living memorial. >> what we've been doing since all of this happened with myles, people from all over the world started trying to pay it forward to us and just to continue to put my money where my mouth is and to continue to teach my children what i've always tried to teach them, we have been paying it forward on a grand scale to other veteran programs. most specifically snowball express and we also are paying it forward to folds of honor with a $5,000 check on behalf of our family and the ohio american legion. we've just been given this platform of influence by god and trying to make right choices and trying to continue to teach my kids what i've always tried to teach them and share that with whoever is listening and whoever is watching. >> and how are you going to be spending your memorial day? >> we're going to be here today in oklahoma at the patriot cup, hanging out with all these great people, all these wonderful people who love our service members and love families like ours and wounded warriors and memorial day, it's a day of remembrance for those that have died in the name of god and country and just as a gold star spouse and the mom of two gold star kids, i would have to say to whoever is listening, i would encourage you not to say happy memorial day to anybody that's like us. it's kind of like saying, have a great day, when you're on the way to a funeral home. today is a day of remembrance and i'm glad that we're going to be here with all of these people who know the difference between memorial day and veterans day and who love, love, love our service members. >> yeah. so parents, teach your kids why they're off from school today. it's not just about the parades and barbecues. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> 28 minutes after the hour on this monday morning. the indy 500 finishes with an ending fit for hollywood. this morning the winning driver has done his country proud. >> a dream has come true today and i'm a proud american boy, that's for sure. >> ryan hunter ray joins us live to reflect on all the incredible moments. that's next. and talk about a hot competition, it's our memorial day cookoff and the contestants all military chefs. but who will win? 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here to put their skills to the test, culinary specialist gary ashkiss, jesse costa, and second class henry ramos, all joining us this. >> no you guys ready to compete? you're already going, right? >> absolutely. >> i'm going to do a taste test and see who has the tastiest food. you guys are going to be donating some of this food, right? >> yes, sir. >> introduce yourself and tell me about how long you've been in the service. >> gary askins, been in the navy for ten years. food is my passion. i've always loved to cook. as far as i can remember, i've cooked. i'm a member of the united states all military culinary arts scene. i'm stationed right now in command carrier strike group 8 out of norfolk, virginia. glad to be in new york city. this is great, fleet week. >> how does the rest of the crew on the ship love your cooking? >> i've got a lot of friends on the ship, i'll say that. >> is that right? >> that's right. i want to taste yours first. tell me what you made and put a finishing touch on. >> yes, sir. i made a grilled shrimp taco with mango habanero, a little cilantro and grilled avocado. >> i'm going to take a bite and make sure i get some of our audience members out here. that's delicious. i'm going to test this, too. you want to try them? i don't want to be the final judge on this. that's wrong. all right. we're down here. introduce yourself. >> henry ramos. >> how long have you been in the service? >> been in 13, 14 years. >> folks love your food, too? >> absolutely. i haven't had one complaint yet. >> what are you making today? >> today we got home made burgers, also a pork slider. >> they're over on the table. >> yes, sir. >> i'll test that. >> go right around here. >> at least i'm burning calories by walking a lot during this. what should i try? what is the best one? >> i'd definitely go with the pork slider there. i got to get awe bun, but if you want to go straight up for that. >> that's delicious. >> thank you. >> thank you. that's delicious. this is going to be a tough competition. as it should be. i don't want to be like some of these segments where i have to -- i don't want to pick a winner. all right. who is our next guest? >> i'm from the united states marine corps. >> what are you making? >> we're working on the sliders with roasted peppers and mayo. >> let me give it a try here. >> not ready yet, sir. >> oh, it's not ready? oh, oh this is like top chef masters when the time is up, we'll come back. time is up, i got to try it. knives down. >> 30 seconds. >> we'll come back here in a second. i'm going to try it. that will give me more time to eat while we go back inside to anna and rick. that way you guys take it over and i'll have some food. 20 seconds. we'll come back out here and i'll give you a final result in just a moment. >> breakfast of champions, clayton. >> working hard. look at this. he's going, he's going. we'll be back in a moment. i'll give you the final results. >> awesome. thanks. it was a second closest finish in indianapolis 500 history. >> checkered flag is in the there! he won't get there. florida's ryan hunter may wins! >> wow. how does it feel to win the greatest spectacle in racing? >> for the first time since 2006, joining us is the champion himself, ryan hunter ray. good morning. how are you? >> good morning. i'm great. it's been a hectic 24 hours to say the least. living on cloud nine at the moment. >> i can imagine. and describe some of the dare devil moves that you had to use to make sure you got around until they waved the white flag. >> yeah. it was a pretty intense battle with helio coming down to the checkered flag. as a driver when you're in a position to win the greatest race in the world, you put it all on the line. it was all instinct. i relied a lot on my experience, but i went for it. helio had a great battle and hats off to him. it was great, clean racing. it was typical verizon indy car racing. >> the fans love to see a close race like that. only in 1992 was there a closer race in the entire history of this. but also helio won it three different times. is there something when you're doing this thinking, that guy is a champ, i've never won this. maybe he has something over me? how do you overcome that mentally? >> absolutely. coming down to the wire there, i knew that i was battling a guy that really figured this place out. he knows how to win here. he's a champion and i knew it was going to be tough to hold him off. there was no master plan, though. i just knew that i need to do keep that 28 dhl indy car up front as long as i could whenever i could. i wasn't trying to be second on the last lap to get a draft. i just wanted to be in the lead. it was right down to it. like you said, second closest finish in indy 500 history. just fantastic to be part of it. as an american kid growing up a fan of this sport, the heros, my heros were the legends of the indy 500. and here we are talking about it, looking out over imf at the moment. it's incredible. >> pinch yourself because you are one of those legends now. you say you remember watching this race in diapers as a kid and your son got to do that yesterday. what's that like for you? >> yeah. having my son there was unreal. he's 17 months old. his name is riden. we debuted the smallest race suit in the world. it was unreal. it was exactly to scale. every logo i had on my suit, he had on his. i'll never forget that. i'll have that up here forever. having my family, friends there, winning with this team and the partners that we have. like i mentioned, dhl, auto nation, united fiber and data. everybody that puts in all the effort into this team and the support to win on the greatest stage of racing. >> i doubt you could see the pictures we had on our screen there, but pictures of your boy and you as you're winning, really, really cute. that's awesome. congratulations. >> thank you so much. thanks for having me on. >> reminds me of those pictures from the super bowl with drew brees. >> clayton, back out to you. how is it looking? >> it was a tough race between first class gary askins, staff sergeant jesse costa from the u.s. marine corps and food service specialist second class henry ramos. what's the vote here? did you like the pork slider? >> i don't think there were any losers. >> shrimp tacos. >> what was your favorite? >> slider. >> see! there were no winners. i wanted to pick a winner. but you were fantastic. thank you so much. there was no winners. they were all delicious. but no losers? >> no, there is no losers when you're eating food. >> you're the winner, clayton. >> that's right. >> two veterans joining forces as film makers to make sure the untold story of american warriors is never forgotten. the unbelievable stories that they want to you hear is coming up. and shouldn't bosses be allowed to know if their employees have a criminal past? well, is that discrimination? ♪ ♪ you've reached the age where you've learned a thing or two. this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? 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here to debate the issue is fox news contributor tamara holder and attorney at law, david schwartz. this is a really interesting debate because i think we on one hand want to give people the benefit of the doubt, that they possibly can reform. but we also want to be able to protect our businesses. tamara, what do you think about this idea? by the way, for all of those 11 states, this is just for state employment. it's not into the private sector, although for hawaii and rhode island, they have put that in for the private sector. >> a lot of private companies are doing this. target, they are going about this themselves, these changes. and i understand that employers have the right to know what somebody's background is. but this is just the initial stage. we are discriminating too many people based on one reason alone that they have a past criminal record. we are the most incarcerating country in the world. 2.2 million people are in prison. we're not even talking about people who have been to prison. people who have been arrested and have probation, they've never been behind the prison walls. >> so you think that this should be across the board, ban the box? that's what this is called? >> yes. i think that people should be given a fair chance to start. then once an employer looks through their record or through the background check, then they can determine if they like the person, then go through the background check. in the very beginning, there is no reason to discriminate and throw somebody's background or application away. >> david, you disagree on that? >> completely. it's discriminatory against business in this country and discriminatory against employers that they have to have the right to know whether or not you've been convicted of a crime or not. that is a basic due diligence of any employer in this country and i agree. we do have too many convicted criminals, but it shouldn't be incumbent upon the business owners and any employer, whether it's the state or private business, to not know immediately -- >> you do know. >> they don't know. i'm a business owner. they don't know. >> i'm a business owner, too. you're misrepresenting the point. the point is when somebody is doing a background check that, is later. this is just about when you're applying for a job, there is a box that says have you been arrested or convicted of a crime? and they're saying take that away so that the employer can look at the entire record or the entire background of somebody as a whole and then go through the background check. >> who is the government to tell business owners or an employer when they can do a background check on a potential employee of that company or that government or that employer? it has everything to do with knowing right away. you can't tell an employer not to be able to have a box on an application on whether or not someone has a conviction or not it's ridiculous. >> this was very easy. i just had to wind it up and go and you went. let us know what you think. this is an interesting debate. is this something people should be able to not have to disclose right away or is it something that private business needs? >> yes, you have to disclose it. >> thank you guys very much. working women can't be good moms? that's what oscar winning actress emma thompson says. area debate. then two veterans joining forces as preliminary make force make sure the story of war heros are never forgotten. hear their story when they join us coming up. ♪ ♪ captain: this is a tip. bellman: thanks, captain obvious. captain: and here's a tip. when you save money on hotel rooms, it's just like saving money on anything else that costs money. like shoes, textiles, foreign investments, spatulas, bounty hunters, javelins... it's not free. you have to fight for this freedom. >> we didn't have ammunition. some of us didn't have weapons. our platoons and our companyies were under strain. >> it was the biggest mess i ever saw in my life and they were armed with everything and i literally to this day think the earth was shaking. >> they were outnumbered, cut off behind enemy lines and facing the impossible. the ma reaps of the chosen reservoir campaign tout in one of the most decorated battles of our military's history but also one of the most forgotten battles. >> now there is chosen documentary. joining us are film makers, iraq war veterans. good morning. >> good morning. >> brian, you say that the two of you are a bit like unicorns because you're a bit of an anomaly. your former combat marines and also had film degrees and decided to put it to good use. decided to live out of your van and interview 186 vets. why was this story the one that you had to tell? >> it's an important story for the marine corps and america in general. 15,000 marines and army soldiers surrounded and cut off. 120,000 chinese soldiers, 20 to 40 degrees below zero. they didn't give up. it's the american fighting spirit. they stuck together, they fought their way out. it was one road in and one road out. in doing so, they rescued 98,000 civilian refugees. a remarkable feat of the american fighting man. >> and antoine, you talk about this being a lost battle, something really forgotten, i had never heard of this battle. what was it like for them to have you bringing their story to light for the first time? >> well, i know for us it was a huge honor because in the marine corps, these men are legends. this battle was taught to every single marine who goes through boot camp or ocs. it's very well-known in the marine corps. and for them, i think that it was just recognition long overdue. our very first time we showed the film in public was a theater 400 people you and thought the yankees had just won the world series. the entire place went crazy at the end and honored these guys in a way that was long overdue. >> i'm a history major, and i had never heard of this battle, sad to say. why is this taught at the marine corps? what specifically about this is so special? >> i think it was the impossible that they did the impossible. there is no way they should have made it out. on paper, even if you tell it out loud, it's impossible. the weapons wouldn't fire because they were frozen, completely outnumbered. and again, we've been to combat, so we know what it's like to see people, the average everyday guy on the street perform feats of super human strength and heroism. these young men and women today doing this. the fact that they did it and they saved so many people in doing so. they didn't just save themselves. they saved the north korean refugees and estimate over a million people are alive today. >> and there are some parallels there. you edited this on your own laptop in your spare bedroom. amaze to go see it come to this. thank you so much. >> and tune in to american hero channel to see it at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. 56 minutes after the hour. she was one of the world's greatest naval weapons for our country in world war ii. now this battleship is inspiring young americans to serve. i hop aboard the uss carolinas and i'll give you a tour next. the west point band performing "taps" in honor of the fallen this morning. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ fancy feast. a medley of love, served daily. but with less ergy, moodiness, i had to do something. i saw mdoctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the onlynderarm low t treaent that can restore t vels to normal in about two weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especlly those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoidt where axirons applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or incased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctorbout all medical conditions and medications. serious side effects could include increased sk of prostate cancer, worsening prostate symptoms, decreased sperm count, ankle, feet or body swelling, enlarged or painful breasts, problems breathing while sleeping and blood clots in the legs. common side effects include skin redness or irritation where applied, increased red blood cell count, common side effects include skin redness headache, diarrhea, vomiting, and increase in psa. ask your doctor about axiron. this and this. whip up this. munch on that. and dine out on this. that's 7 days a week. no tracking. no counting. no measuring. and you'll start losing weight right away with our 2 week simple start plan. so jumpstart your summer and join for free. try meetings, do it online or both. hurry, offer ends june 7th. weight watchers. because it works. i've been using these bounce bursts. they bring outdoor freshness inside, so i guess i forgot i wasn't outside. 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>> that's why we do it. >> it's conveniently on our screen right now. >> send us your memorial day pictures. we know many parades and gatherings have been unfolding all weekend long. so send us your photos on our facebook page and we will share them throughout the show. a lot of people curious about their weather this weekend. is it going to be a washout today? >> we do have some troubles today. look at the weather maps. here is your temperatures as you wake up. really warm. a big warm-up across eastern two-thirds of the country for today. but take a look at what happens across the northeast. we'll still see showers across parts of new england throughout the day, showers around parts of the ohio valley. overall, a much warmer day across much of the northeast. today is really the nicest day of this three-day weekend. to the southeast, we'll put the day in motion. more rain across parts of texas and oklahoma. it's beneficial rain, but it will come with severe weather, so be very careful. make sure you're prepped for that. we'll see a few showers across parts of georgia, carolinas and down to florida, into the northern plains, we will also have a few showers. spotty afternoon showers. day heats up, it's that time of year. across parts of the west, things are look a little better. pacific northwest getting some rain. but deserts and the four corners looking a little better. >> so not terrible. >> not terrible. not great. >> all right. on this memorial day, people across the country are taking time to remember our -- and honor our heros. steve centanni is live with what's happening at the capitol. good morning, steve. >> good morning. the president just arriving back here at the white house after that surprise visit to afghanistan where he paid tribute to the troops amid that scandal over the veterans health care situation and he laid the ground work for an announcement later this week on troop levels in afghanistan of u.s. forces. so the president slipped into bagram air base under cover of darkness for a four-hour memorial day visit with the troops. he told them he happened to be in the neighborhood. actually the timing is significant for two reasons. first, because the president will announce this week, or is expected to announce how many troops might remain in afghanistan if we sign an agreement with the new afghan president once his name is announced officially. the u.s. will probably have five to 10,000 troops on the ground there at that time. the timing also significant because here at home, the veterans administration under fire for falsifying those appointment records to cover up delays in care. the president didn't address that controversy directly, but said that taking care of our wounded warriors is a sacred obligation. and today the president will go to arlington cemetery to lay the wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. he'll also have a breakfast for military families and that memorial day parade begins at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon here in washington, d.c the grand marshall will be lieutenant richard e. cole, who is 98 years old, world war ii veteran. back to you. >> wonderful. thanks, live for us at the white house this morning. speaking of world war ii, it was one of the greatest sea weapons during world war ii. it's hard to believe the uss north carolina was september to the scrap yard -- sent to the scrap yard. >> anna went back to her home state to help out. >> i can't wait for everybody to see. it's unbelievable. $240 million the economic impact from this battleship it's had on the state of north carolina over four years. it's hard to believe there was even a smidgen of a problem getting the funding need to do keep it from the jan yard. watch this. ♪ ♪ >> the first of all the 15 battle ships built for world war ii was the battleship north carolina. she was cutting edge technology, the greatest sea weapon on the planet when she was commissioned in 1941. >> she has seen over 300,000 miles, destroyed 200 enemy aircraft carrier and sank an enemy troop ship. today she still serves a patriotic purpose, inspiring young americans to serve. >> over the year we'll have over 40,000 school children visit the battleship north carolina. >> the uss north carolina has secured state funding to keep the memorial open to tourists on the cape fear river and out of the scrap yard. >> the battleship north carolina could be disposed of and cut up and made into razor blades, but the message and the economic contribution are very important to the citizens of our state. >> the half million dollars allocated by governor mccrory will go toward major repairs, like fixing the watertight body of the ship for the hull. >> 40,000-tons, 99 million pounds of steel goes through the water. >> and as always, typical boat repairs are in the works, too. "fox & friends" helping out getting in on the decking action. fixing the teek. i think i found my calling. how do you like me now? you got time to lean, you got time to clean. >> in the early days, the battleship sold tickets out of a cigar box and of all the zoos, all the aquariums, we're 100% self-sufficient. that translates into over $240 million contribution to the state's economy over the last ten years. >> we're here on vacation, so we thought it would be a great day for the boys' fun and teach them something. >> my dad said we're going on, i was so excited. >> freedom isn't free and somebody has to defend the country. this is what it takes. ♪ ♪ >> totally self-sufficient. the ticket sales and the gift shop is what keeps this thing alive. >> such amazing piece of american history. it was the first newly built ship in 1941 for world war ii. and i got to tour it a couple years ago and it's so amazing to think this is one of the most decorated ships in american history and what it did and the pacific theater of operations during world war ii. so much history. >> yes, tied for most decorated. >> yeah. that's a nice honor to have. >> and your home state. >> yes. quick programming note, 16-hour marathon of war stories with colonel oliver north will begin today at 9:00 a.m. eastern on the "fox business" network. the 16 episodes depict the service and sacrifice of american troops from world war ii all the way through the battle for afghanistan today. the search in colorado for those missing in a massive mudslide about to start up again soon. we're going to tell but that as we go through headlines. it stretches four miles long, two miles wide and as deep as 250 feet. it happened yesterday evening in a remote area in the western part of the state. no homes are damaged, but three people are still missing. a day of mourning and reflection moments ago, officials at the university of california-santa barbara announcing a memorial service tomorrow afternoon to honor those killed in the rampage near its campus. moments before elliott roger set out on his massacre friday night, his mother and hollywood director father reportedly found his disturbing 140-page manifesto. they tried to find him, but it was too late. roger killed six and hurt 13 others before turning the gun on himself. three more victims have been identified, all stabbed to death. two were his roommates. pope francis finishing up his trip through the middle east after calling tensions between israel and the palestinians increasingly unacceptable. the pontiff invited the israeli and palestinian president to meet at the vatican. they both accepted. earlier the pope prayed at the western wall in jerusalem and laid a wreath at israel's holocaust museum. in a few hours, he will hold a mass at the site where the last supper is believed to have taken place. ryan hunter-rhae is your indy 500 champion. >> the final lap of the indianapolis 500, ryan hunter-rhae! here comes castroneves! >> he's the first american to take home the checkered flag since 2006. the race came down right to the wire, the second closest finish in the history of the indy 500. reay says win something a dream come true. but earlier he told us the best part was having his family there with him. >> having my son there was unreal. he's 17 months old, his name is riden. we debuted the smallest race suit in the world. it was unreal. it was exactly to scale. every logo on my suit, he had on his. and i'll never forget that. >> i'll bet his little boy slept in that. he says he's just an american kid living the dream. coming up here, long before he was a senator, jim webb was serving our country as a marine in the vietnam war. now he's written a new book and some wondering, will he run for president in 2016? 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>> if i may take 30 seconds, i want to tell you how much i appreciated the seconds you did on the chosen reservoir. when i was secretary of the navy, i was able to name combatants and i named one of them, the chosen, because of the significance of that battle to marines. as i was listening to it, it struck me, one of the things that has made that battle so important to the marine corps is that they not only fought their way out, they brought their wounded and their dead out with them. just had to say that. with respect to the book, i wanted to go back and write about growing up inside the military during the post-world war ii period, the cold war period, and then my own journey into the naval academy and finally into vietnam as an infantry marine and talk about the family side, what it was like for my mother to be 24-year-old woman with four children and having my father constantly deployed off to the berlin air lift and other place places. we all at a certain point in our life want to look back and ask ourselves how did we become who we are? and the example that was set to me by my family during that period and then the challenges that we faced getting ready to go to vietnam are a major part of everything i do today. >> it's amazing how long a career you had, but also the career of your father and the family in the military. your father, there is something you say in the book which i found really powerful and stayed with you for the rest of your life. when your father was graduating and you stood there. >> that's a great moment. >> unbelievable moment in the book. you say -- what did he say to you? i think it's interesting because he's serving those -- he's giving us our freedom, right? but he has this awareness about how great america is when he says this to you. >> and it took him 26 years of night school to get through college. he was so inspired, he broke out of the line and walked across the gymnasium floor at university of omaha. he was stationed there, and stuck the diploma in my face and said you can get anything you want in this country and don't you ever forget it. >> wow. to think that these brave men and women who are serving around the world and giving us our freedom, he had that awareness at that time. >> we have a family with a strong military tradition. my father was the only crew military person. we served in one capacity or another, probably since every war since the revolution. my son, i'm very proud of him, left college and enlisted in the marine corps and served in some of the worst fighting as lance corporal. it's very much a part of our family. >> so having that be so much a part of your family, the stories over the past couple of weeks and the past couple of months at the veteran affairs department have to resonate with you in a way that we might not even understand. we want to play some sound this morning from general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs. he had this to say about the secretary shinseki. take a listen. >> it is outrageous if the allegations actually are documented and proven. i suspect some of them will be. they got to be held accountable. i think that rick shinseki made it very clear they will be held accountable. and then -- at some point, the chief executive, the chairman, whoever it is has to take responsibility for the entire organization and its performance. >> what do you think will happen here, senator? >> i've been working on veterans issues all my adult life. i was the first vietnam veteran to serve as a full committee council on the house committee after i left the marine corps and went to law school. i was on the veterans committee when i was in the senate. proud of the fact we wrote out of my office, the post-9-11 g.i. bill. and it's troubling to me, very troubling to me as a leadership question, even more than a policy question. when i arrived in the senate, there was a 600,000-case backlog of people waiting for their claims to be resolved. when i left, there was a 900,000 case backlog. you got to put your leaders on your problems. that's the one thing that they teach in the marine corps over and over again. if you have a problem, put your good leaders on the problem and fix the problem. >> speaking of good relationship, the rumors are flying. you got a new memoir out. will it be presidential candidate mr. webb? >> well, this is not a political memoir. but i gave myself an entire year where i did no interviews and no op eds and no sorts of things and i'm really glad to be stepping back into the debate. there are so many issues facing our country. >> leaving the door open. will it be webb for president? 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can working mothers not be great moms or mums? here is the ceo of diva moms, liz stern, and mommy blogger, jen singer. good morning. >> good morning. >> did she have a point at all in what she said? >> i think she has a point saying -- the whole year thing is a whole other issue. i think it's very opinionated -- every mother is entitled to their own opinion. for example, i just had my third baby at 40 and i'm taking a few months off this summer. i'm not taking off completely, but just pulling a little back with work. that's what i want to do. i think every mother is entitled to their own opinion. and what i struggle with is she decided to take off when her child was 14 years old for a year. what i would have appreciated more from her is if she actually took that year off probably when the baby was just a baby. to take off now that the baby is 14 for a year, that's a whole other story. but again, i think it goes back to every mother is entitled to their own opinion and how they want to take maternity leave or take that leave of absence from work. everybody has their own opinion. >> so often these celebrities, these singers and ac models speak out, but they don't really have the same life circumstances as the rest of us. for example, emma watson apparently worth 30 million pounds. is she just out of touch? >> listen, if famous actresses are going to talk about motherhood, they should say celebrity motherhood first because what they're going through is completely different from the rest of the world. and i've been a stay at home mom, i've been a a work at home mom and commuting mom and i'm the same mom no matter what i do. we need to raise our children to leave us and there are many different ways to do that. >> i think a lot of moms feel like they have to be mary poppins, ironically, she played mary poppins. she actually said i didn't want to delegate anymore. i enjoyed being a mom. >> again, i think that works for her. i think it works for certain moms. everybody has their own opinion and their own way of being a mother. i think it's really up to the mother and their responsibility of what they think is the right way to do it. i'm not here to judge anybody. i know i'm doing the best i can. i'm a full-time working mom. i have two older and a newborn and i'm working and i'm not complaining. i love what i do. but at the same time, i do know this summer i need to take a little bit of a break 'cause i haven't tape maternity leave at all and i need to just be with the baby and take a little bit of time for myself and for the baby. but that's just for me. again, somebody might look at that and say, she should never take maternity leave or she should take off three or six months. again, everybody is entitled to their own opinion and we're all doing the best we can and we should all support one another, which i think is important. >> because so often there is mommy guilt, whether you're working or not working. i'm giving too much or not too much. >> the mommy war. i think we all have to give each other a break and say we're all doing the best. >> let's declare it over on this memorial day. >> let's do it! >> we really appreciate your time today. >> 27 minutes after the hour. coming up on "fox & friends," no time to react. the high speed chain reaction crash all caught on camera. wait until you hear how it ends. golf is their passion, but they have another one as well. these pros are sinking holes in one for our military heros. major dan rooney is live with rickey fowler and david perry coming up. ♪ ♪ why do i use fast acting advil? because every season i face the combined power and speed of this: fast acting advil gets me back in the game fast. nothing works faster on tough pain. ♪ wake up where the smiles are far behind me ♪ ♪ where troubles melt like lemon drops ♪ ♪ way above the chimney top ♪ that's where you'll find me ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ blue birds fly ♪ birds fly over the rainbow ♪ why then o why can't i ♪ ♪ if happy little blue birds fly beyond the rainbow ♪ ♪ why o why can't i ♪ >> does your voice sound this good at 8:30 in the morning? >> i'm going to invite her and the rest of the band back every morning. >> her voice is unreal. >> carrying down 6th avenue is amazing. we've been showing you some viewer pictures this morning. obviously set to some beautiful music. please keep sending us your memorial day photos and we'll show them during the show. >> we have other stories making headlines. we want to tell you about them. the candy man can. ukraine's billionaire candy tycoon, poroshenko, declaring victory in the country's presidential election. pro-russian separatists smashing ballot box in one city. zero votes were cast. he wants to work with russia to end the conflict in the east while building closer ties with the european union. strong winds and dry conditions fueling a massive wildfire in alaska. people living in the peninsula southwest of anchorage now fleeing. so par it burned 240 square miles. in northern arizona, fire crews are making some progress there. the wildfire near oak creek canyon, now 25% contained. 21 square miles have burned since last week. and floyd mayweather's next fight isn't until september, but the undefeated boxer getting an unexpected tuna. mayweather and rapper t.i. brawling at a restaurant in las vegas. the fight reportedly broke out over the rapper's wife who had been hanging out with mayweather caught on camera, the terrifying moment a motorcycle crashes into a rider's windshield. watch this. wow. the driver was riding behind the two motorcycles on a pennsylvania track when one of them lost control and fell off the bike. the motorcycle goes airborne and right into the glass. both riders did suffer some bumps and bruises. but if anybody had died in this, we wouldn't have shown the video. that's what you would have thought would have happened. those are your headlines. rick, over to you. >> the folds of honor foundation and patriot golf course are honoring our heros by hosting the patriot cup golf tournament. joining us from oklahoma is former f-16 fighter pilot and founder of folds of honor, major dan rooney, and this time he's with pro golfer rickey fowler and david farrity, former pro golfer. so major, tell me, what's it like to have those two guys with you and what does this mean for you? >> it's an awesome day. it's about god and country, memorial day, those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend our freedom and to have wingmen like these two. >> he's in trouble. >> life's about believer, right? we're certainly blessed to have these guys on our flanks today. >> that's so true. rickey, you won a lot of golf awards over the recent time. but you got a big award last night. tell us about it. >> yeah. for me i have won some cool golf awards and won some tournaments over the years, but last night winning the corporal bucklapped award was probably the most special to me just because of the meaning of it and being given to me by dan and the folds of honor foundation and corporal buckman's son who was able to be there to give it to me. so pretty special. and definitely honor to receive it. >> david, four years ago you became an american citizen. on a holiday like this, what does this mean to you and to be part of this organization? >> it means everything, rick. this is the most important holiday of the year to me. i kind of understand people that enjoy st. patrick's day or valentine's day more than this. anyone that doesn't understand what this day means needs to go and live a few months somewhere else in the world and come back here. they might have a keener appreciation for exactly what this day means. >> yeah. i always think when somebody is newly an american citizen, they have such a different perspective than so many of us who take it for granted growing up here. dan, tell us what is going to be happening today. >> patriot cup today. we have unbelievable professional golfers, like rickey, david is out here, but more importantly, we're sharing this day with the military, the 1% that wake up to defend the other 99% each and every day. we have scholarship recipients, folds of honor will push through 8,000 total scholarship recipients. they're here. we're celebrating god and country with no apologies and we're just blessed to be here on memorial day. i cannot imagine any other place in the world i'd rather be than here today. >> i may have to apologize at some stage. that's a whole different subject. >> how do you get up for a tournament like today's? >> this is just a day where these guys said it best, a day where we can get together and give back to the military. it ends up being a fun day for us, but it's a good day of remembering and actually understanding what this day is all about. like feherty, a day that goes unappreciated for probably most of the u.s. and definitely a special day and i'm happy to be able to be here with dan and the folds of honor foundation to celebrate with them. >> rickey, i would assume that you're going to put on one of those helmets because of dave's teeing off. tell us what they're for. >> you know how we roll. rick's got a lot of hardware and all this kind of stuff. but this is a folds of honor. our ethos comes from the fighter pilot nation. so the award is this fighter pilot helmet which he got last night. word has it that we're going to have to hit a golf shot and we heard that. we said we better put our covers on. this is for rickey. then spalding gets his feeling hurt -- that's his call sign, spalding, which comes from caddyshack. we get to go on an f-16 together. john made feherty his own helmet with the leprechaun with the american flag on this. you're going to mess up your hair a little. >> that's not usually a problem. >> guys, we want you to kick off the patriot cup for us. so take a minute there, get ready, and -- it doesn't fit. are you guys going to kick this off for us? >> we'll hammer it on. >> while you guys are getting ready, i want to tell everybody they can go to foldsofhonor.org and find out information about this amazing organization what, they can do to help support this. anna and clayton, over to you. >> been able to give 8,000 scholarships to kids of the fallen and injured. >> we love them. they do such a great job. police didn't have a hard time looking for evidence for this crime. the one big signal that literally led them to the suspect. you've got to hear this. memorial day isn't just about barbecues and parades. how much do we really know about this special day? we're being put to the test and so are you coming up. >> first the west point band performs on this sunny side of the street in honor of memorial day as we kick off a big golf' vents -- event out there. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you've reached the age where you know how things work. this is the age of knowing what needs to be done. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long- term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to you doctor. what if it were more than something to share? 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>> so many our children aren't recognizing and appreciating the ultimate sacrifice by so many men and women. governor huckabee and i, who started learner history together, think this is so important, we actually made a brand-new film, animated movie for kids all about the history of the armed services teaching them about the bravery and sacrifice. for memorial day, we're giving away for free, free military dvd.com. >> let's get the first question attention here. >> the first question is, how many military veterans are there in the united states? >> veterans. >> a, 7 million. b, 12 million. c, 21 million. or d, 32 million. no one got this one right. it's c, 21 million. >> it's a staggering number. the department of defense is the largest employer in the entire country. next question. what's the official birth place of memorial day? washington, d.c., princeton, new jersey, waterloo new york or bridgewater, connecticut. >> i want to say a, but i feel it's wrong. >> what was a? >> a is washington, d.c. >> what was b is this. >> princeton. >> i'm going to go with princeton. >> c. >> the answer is waterloo, new york. but it's a bit of a controversial answer because the first memorial take was after the civil war. however, there are several cities in the south, columbus, georgia, columbus, mississippi, and 23 others which claim that they are actually the home of the first actual memorial day. >> the home of the pot luck, too? >> there you go. >> i drove through one that said home of memorial day. they're all laying claim to it. >> the last one is, what's the name of the law that permanently moved memorial day from may 30th to the last monday in may? the memorial day dedication act, the affordable care act, uniform monday holiday act or glass eagle act? >> is this supposed to be a trick question? >> it used to be dedication. >> it did. very good. the answer is you're all wrong. it's the uniform monday holiday act, c.w.l house veterans affairs committee, jeff miller. they are both here live next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? 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>> thank you for marking memorial day with us today. thank you for your service on this important issue. you've said over the weekend now that this is only the tip of the iceberg, that what we've been hearing is kind of like kindergarten compared to what we might hear in the future. is there any hope for our veterans going forward? what is your prescription for america on this memorial day? >> i think the first thing we need to do is not scare veterans away from the department of veterans affairs. but the secretary himself has got to take ownership of this issue out here. we have been trying to tell him for months, in fact, over a year now, that his people are not telling him the truth. they've got to come clean and quit protecting the system and the bureaucrats in the system and start protecting and serving the veterans that are out there. >> in terms of serving the veterans out there, americans are looking for the tip of the spear. they're looking for someone to take on their cause. in this box next to me addressed to you is about 1500, 1600 e-mails september by viewers. mostly veterans and their families. they've displayed and demonstrate a history of disrespect and dysfunction at the v.a. veterans are tired. veterans are sick and tired of it. what can be done going forward to ensure that our veterans do not die waiting for care in america? >> first of all, understand i'm sick and tired of it, too. we have a department of veterans affairs that when we send a subpoena to them, they don't answer the subpoena. when we send thousands of questions to them in our oversight responsibility, they don't respond to our questions. they decide to tell us what people they're going to send to testify at our hearing when we, in fact, ask for other witnesses. i would tell the veterans out there, go to your member of congress. if you want to send them to me, the chairman of the house committee on veterans affairs, let us look at what is going on out there because our responsibility and oversight is to make sure that the v.a. is number one, spending the money appropriately. and number two, that they are serving the veterans and not the bureaucrats. >> let me ask you this question knowing full well that you tonight run the v.a. now you're responsible for oversight, overview and trying to get it fixed. people are sick and tired of excuses being made for v.a. secretary shinseki. even now the head of the joint chiefs of staff says he might have to go. how long will congress continue to stand up for v.a. secretary shinseki, even when you say they haven't responded to subpoenas, and i have this evidence here about 15 or 1600 people, dozens of whom may have died because of the v.a.'s imcompetence and disrespect for our veterans? how long do we have to tolerate this, congressman? >> number one, we shouldn't have ever had to tolerate it in the first place. secretary shinseki is the head of the department. he knows that his people have not been serving him well, but this is much bigger, peter, than just the secretary of the v.a. we've received hundreds and hundreds of e-mails from individuals, too, that told us their story. the v.a. wants to focus on one very small area of phoenix and the fact that so far the inspector general says that there have been no deaths that have been attributed to the delays. but they don't want to talk about the fact that in columbia, south carolina, augusta, georgia, they already know that nine veterans died while waiting for colonscopies. >> they don't want to talk about the truth. they only want to obfuscate and that's the way va has operated -- >> i agree. time is over. our time is almost ended. will you do me a favor? will you do a favor for the american people? will you or your staff meet with me this week so we can go through these e-mails and perhaps get some answers? >> peter, i'll be glad to meet with you. i've done the same thing with folks at dennis miller referred to us and i welcome you to come by the office. >> we thank you for your service. you are the tip of the spear and america thanks you today on this memorial day. good to see you. >> thank you. and happy memorial day to all of the people out there today. >> god bless them. back to my friends on the couch here. >> thank you so much. the silver lining is that it's getting a conversation really started. hopefully we'll get good solutions for our vets. >> thank you, peter. we appreciate you getting some answers. one more performance from the west point band live on our plaza on this memorial day. ♪ for spacious skies ♪ for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ ♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. i've been using these bounce bursts. they bring outdoor freshness inside, so i guess i forgot i wasn't outside. 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