Her kunchcourage makes a rousing speech. Welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Im errol barnett. And im rosemary church. This is cnn newsroom. And we begin with breaking news in the United States. Former president george h. W. Bush is in a hospital in maine at this hour after falling down and braking a bone in his neck. His spokesman tells cnn that the 91yearold is in very stable condition. The 41st president of the u. S. Fell wednesday morning while at his summer home in kennebunkport. We will keep you updated on the story. We turn to greece where the parliament has approved tough reforms needed to prevent the country going bankrupt. A few other European Countries also need to approve the plan then formal talks can begin between greece and its creditors. Its not yet clear when money will start flowing again in the country. The result comes just days after greeks voted against more austerity measures. As parliament debated, protests outside the building turned viole
airmen and marines, real patriotic americans who i know who are being hurt by an outdated confusing inconsistent approach that s contrary to our value of service and merit. christen beck was deployed 13 times to afghanistan, iraq and bosnia but she was afraid to come out as transgender until after she left the military. anderson cooper has interviewed beck extensively and filed this report in 2013. reporter: christopher todd beck enlisted with the military in 1990 with the dream of joining the u.s. navy seals the unit with a reputation for being the toughest fittest and most secretive forces in the u.s. military. beck realized that dream serving for 20 years with the seals in
he had a reputation for doing the most dangerous and most challenging things. to being the furthest out in the field that you could go. operating in small units at a time. for 20 years, beck served with the s.e.a.l.s all over the world, including iraq and afghanistan. one of his primary jobs, intelligence, he grew a thick beard, earning him the nickname the caveman. he s volunteered for all the hardest assignments. he volunteered for the most difficult missions. on, off, it s real easy. on/off. don t mess with this one here, because this is the sight itself. so be careful of that. then you have a brightness control. beck worked his way up to become a senior chief on his s.e.a.l. team. you can load as many magazines as you want. shoot to your heart s content. but chris beck kept a secret one he felt he couldn t share, even among the men he fought
serving 20 years with the s.e.a.l.s in some of the most dangerous battlefields in the world. serving in iraq and afghanistan. a former navy s.e.a.l. who knew beck said he had a stellar reputation. by the time he retired in 2011, he had a long list of medals and commendations including the bronze star and purple heart. but for 20 years, while fighting for his country, he was fighting an inner battle, a battle over his gender identity. chris beck wanted to live his life openly and honestly as a woman. which is what he started doing when he retired in 2011. chris beck is now kristin beck, she s currently on hormone replacement therapy and feels like she s becoming the person she was always meant to be. it s been a long journey to get to this point. she s written a book about her experience called warrior princess, hoping to help others. the book comes after the u.s.