tonight, crowds of people lining up to welcome the panda yaya back to china after 20 years in the united states. will ripley about why this is about much more than a panda. reporter: in china, a hero s welcome for yaya the panda after the end of a 16-hour flight from memphis to shanghai. crowds gathered outside the airport, trying to catch just a glimpse of yaya s crate, her first moments back on chinese soil. she ll spend the next month in quarantine at the shanghai zoo, where a media feeding frenzy is in full swing. many chinese have been looking forward to yaya s return. reporter: this geriatric giant panda is a household name in china for all the wrong reasons. when yaya s panda playmate died of heart disease in february, pictures of yaya with scraggly
ask a bladder specialist if axonics therapy is right for you and to discuss potential risks. results and experiences may vary. your life is waiting! norah: the ncaa men s basketball tournament is in the history books, and so is the university of connecticut. after the huskies won their fifh national national title. cbs s jan crawford takes a look at the sports latest dynasty. uconn huskies! reporter: late today, a hero s welcome on the uconn campus, soaking in the celebration, a memorable night. the huskies have their dreams come true. reporter: uconn s dream came with total dominance. double-digit wins in every game of the ncaa tournament.
3,000 per week. there were nights we had 400 people sleeping here. reporter: migration flows won t slow down. el paso is considering a processing shelter to alleviate stressed shelters. what does this say about where we re going? i really believe this is the new world we ll be speexperienc, and it s not going to be a temporary situation. reporter: u.s. customs and border protection stopped migrants 240,000 times last month. that number has gone up month by month and raises serious concerns among authorities as temperatures climb into the triple digits. priscilla alvarez, cnn, el paso, texas. at arlington national cemetery, a hero s sendoff for a military trailblazer. four military planes flying over arlington national cemetery as a final goodbye to a brigadier
d day 78 years ago. this is the nbc newsroom in new york. this is a momentous hour in world history. this is the invasion of hitler s europe. today, a hero s welcome for the greatest generation. walter stowe doctored his birth certificate to join the military when he was 15 years old. how do you feel to be here, sir? humbled and astonished and grateful. hitler had occupied for years. the cost to liberate europe was steep. as depicted in the movie saving private ryan .
no. reporter: they should not japan preparing for an olympic celebration with the scars of a nuclear accident still fresh, homes people have never forgotten, a disaster the world will never forget. keir simmons, nbc news, fukushima, japan. hard to imagine they are still feeling the impact there. up next, a hero s welcome. back to school