was determined that their release would endanger u.s. citizens, troops or government personnel abroad. those photos have not yet been publicly released but the judge in this case of the southern district of new york says the government has not been specific enough about all this and has now given the defense department 16 days to appeal his ruling. we will of course keep an eye on this developing story. dozens of world war ii veterans gathering today perhaps for the last time on the pacific island of iwo jima marking 70 years since one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war. the men were flown in from guam and toured the black sand beaches where 70,000 marines invaded deeply dug-in japanese forces in the early early 1945. after 36 days of battle, american forces secured the island and helped turn the tide of the war. navy secretary said the battle eventually brought the two nations together. rising from the inferno of