billion in cuts to the current year s budget. president obama says those kind of cuts will endanger the recovery and he s threatening to veto the bill. a standoff could lead to the government running out of money by the first week in march. now to the nation s highest civilian honor awarded to 15 amazing people from all walks of life. the recipients of this year s presidential medal of freedom range from a poet to a past president recognized for significant contribution to world peace, culture and other major endeavors. karen travers is joining us now from washington. good morning, karen. reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. president obama said that the 15 medal of freedom winners represent the best of who we are and who we aspire to be. this year s medal of freedom winners come from different backgrounds, experiences and generations. but president obama said they all share one important thing this year s medal of freedom recipients reveal the best of who we are and who w
reporter: neighbors are on guard, but his victims don t intend to file police reports. no, we haven t, because we know where to go. i think those are for playing hockey. reporter: they go to jean and jim coleman s home. dusty belongs to them. in the past three years they figure he s stolen about 600 items. and he s not choosy. he ll take anything that s not locked down. towels, gloves, shoes, socks, little toys, children s toys. reporter: this pair of shoes, which he took in two trips. even people s personal items. whities. we had some black ones, too. reporter: he especially likes bathing suits drying outside. he stole kelly s bikini bottom. and then came back about ten minutes later and took the top home. so, yeah, we know him very well. reporter: dusty s m.o. is always the same. he leaves home at night and returns with his loot in the
when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of john lewis will come to mind. reporter: a survivor of the holocaust. she has taught the world that it is often in our most hopeless moments that we discover the extent of our strength and the depth of our love. reporter: a former president. his humility and decency reflects the very best of the american spirit. reporter: and st. louis cardinal great stan musial, the first big leaguer to make six figures. even more shocking, he asked for a pay cut when he didn t perform up to his own expectations. reporter: there were emotional moments as mr. obama described the extraordinary life of poet maya angelou. she has inspired countless others who have known injustice and misfortune in their own lives. reporter: and a few light-hearted moments as well. president obama pointed out for all the money warren buffett has made in his lifetime, he s just as well known for giving back to others. and his modesty
michael elias couldn t continue. it s too much. i m done. reporter: why don t we you want to take a break. yeah, i m done. reporter: his mother, nancy, shared an audio recording from one of the last times she heard her granddaughter s voice. hello, jade? i miss you. oh, grandma loves you so much and grandma misses you every day. okay. i love you. i love you, too. bye-bye. reporter: abby boudreau, abc news, washington. it s such an interesting topic so rarely covered. abby will be on world news with a follow-up to the investigation. she ll actually be in japan as well. feel bad for those fathers. we ll see how it works out in part two. coming up next in lighter news, billy ray cyrus explains what ruined his relationship with his daughter miley. a star of modern family who admits she feels naked without any makeup. stay tuned for the skinny. she still looks beautiful.
having a daughter go to new zealand and then the stuff with the plane, makes you wonder what s going on with the planes. reporter: united insists it is not technically grounding its 757s, but it will cycle every single one of the jets through a maintenance check to ensure these key computer changes were done correctly. what does all this mean for passengers? well, if you re booked on one of these united 757s there s a good chance your flight will be delayed and possibly even canceled. it is an inconvenience in that my husband will be waiting for us, because he s already down there for work. and i m not sure how we re going to get there now. reporter: the checks take up to an hour and a half for every aircraft. lisa stark, abc news, washington. u.s. and mexican investigators say there is no motive yet for a deadly attack on two american law enforcement agents. they were driving along a highway in northern mexico when they were stopped at a roadblock. that is when gunmen who may