America sweet america god done head his grace on me he crowned thy good with broth befo brotherhood waking up with a true classic song. You are watching fox and first on this memorial day. I am Heather Nauert in for Heather Childers today. Thank you for those veterans who fought for our country. We honor you today. Steve secentani has a previe of the events happening today. Its a tribute on wheels to the veterans who didnt make it home. The annual Rolling Thunder rally here for memorial day as usual. They have honored the falling heros and those missing in action. They came from all over the country to ride for freedom. This ride attributes to prisoners of war and missing warriors. Riders are speaking out for those who arrive back home and using medical care. These people put their lives on the country. It is important to bring all of our veterans home. These are heros who died for our right to be free. It is a busy day in dc with the president hosting a breakfast at 9 15 a. M. Then
And a 19yearold found dead with multiple stab wounds inside the gunmans apartment along with another man. The three men students at the university of california Santa Barbara were rogers first victims before taking off in his black bmw to this Sorority House. I saw a gunshot wound to her abdomen and her side and one through her head. Reporter this is where police shot Katherine Cooper, killed right in the front yard. Less than two blocks away, roger opens fire again at the deli mart, according to officials, killing a 20yearold student. Video captured customers diving and scrambling for cover. Ill never have another child. Hes gone. Reporter cnn spoke to chriss father who blames the government for a lack of gun control. I cant tell you how angry i am. Its just awful. No parent should have to go through this. No parent, to have a kid die, my kid died because nobody respo responded to what happened at sanny hook. Those parents lost little kids. Its bad enough i lost my 20yearold, but i ha
Others could not . Good morning, everyone. Great to see you this morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is monday, may 26th, memorial day and 5 00 a. M. In the east. Glad to see you this morning. Lets begin in southern california, where there are new developments as investigators try to piece together what led this 22yearold to go on a deadly rampage around Santa Barbara, killing six people and wounding more than a dozen before turning the gun on himself. Now, a friend of Elliott Rogers family tells cnn rogers parents went on a desperate hunt for their son just as he was opening fire, seemingly at random. He had just sent his 137page manifesto to his parents by email detailing his problems with women and how often he felt slighted. His mother found his video on youtube, calling for retribution, but they couldnt find him in time. It was already too late. Police now believe rogers had been working on his plan for months. Officers had visited him weeks ag
Child to die in a hot car including how hot it needed to be. We will have much more on the disturbing detail and the emotional funeral ahead. The man believed to be a terrorist ring leader who played a big part in the deadly benghazi attack is on american soil. He is khatala. He has been questioned by the fbi. First stop the federal courthouse in washington, d. C. A tight security motorcade delivered him there this morning, First Priority to read him the charges. We are learning more about a fathers emotional jailhouse call to his sons funeral today. His wife spoke up defending her husband saying he is a wonderful daddy. Justin ross harris accused of murder for leaving his toddler in a scorching hot car. Harris claims the whole thing was an accident. Our National Reporter was inside the church for the Memorial Service held in tuscaloosa, alabama. The father called into the funeral from jail, spoke to mourners by speaker phone. What exactly did he say . Reporter he thanked them for thei
A report says at least 1700 veterans in one hospital were never scheduled for an appointment. They were just not on the list. Bullying by managers. You know, the question i asked myself is him resigning going to get us to the bottom of the problem . The real issue is the president that should be held accountable. In a couple of minutes we will talk live with a veteran in phoen phoenix. We have mccains response as well here. Now that this disease thought to be nearlier rad kated in the United States is making an alarming return. A new report today shows 288 cases of measles this year. And its just may. Compare that to ten years ago when the cdc says there were only 7 million cases of measles in the u. S. For the entire year. The disease is easily preventable with a childhood vaccine but nearly half of these cases are people who never got that shot. Complicating the problem is that measles have been so rare for so long that most doctors have ner never treated a case. Students joined what