thinking about this generation of veterans that come home and need a job. ordinary americans are holding their own parades. welcome home love florida and tucson and new england coastal ports smith new hampshire. the pentagon, for reasons that i do not start to understand, still say they do not want new york city to hold a parade. new york city is where we ve always done this. new york did throw one ticker tape parade for the new york giants and at their parade the football parade, we met the willis family.
thinking about this generation of veterans that come home and need a job. ordinary americans are holding their own parades. welcome home love florida and tucson and new england coastal ports smith new hampshire. the pentagon, for reasons that i do not start to understand, still say they do not want new york city to hold a parade. new york city is where we ve always done this. new york did throw one ticker tape parade for the new york giants and at their parade the football parade, we met the willis family. they brought a picture of her
says they do not want new york city to hold a parade. to mark the end of the iraq war and welcome home the troops. and new york city is where we have always done this sort of thing as a nation. and new york did throw one ticker tape parade this year, for the super bowl champion new york giants, and their parade, the football parade, we met the willis family. mom glenda with her grandson josiah, they had brought with them a picture of army staff sergeant dan o willis, glenda s son, a huge giants fan. sergeant willis had sent a message from afghanistan before the game. i m staff sergeant daniel willis originally from brooklyn new york and i want to say hi to my family back in brooklyn and go big blue. his mom told us that she promised him she would go to the parade if the giants won and she would bring his picture. well the giants won, new york held the parade and she held the promise. and she told us it would be compassionate to have a parade
for veterans like her son and her daughter in new york. tonight, as yet, there is still no parade in the works. for new york city. to welcome home the troops and mark the end of the iraq war. but i can tell you that sergeant willis is home from iraq and afghanistan and he and his family are here tonight with us watching this show in this very room. so welcome home, sergeant willis. look you re on tv! it is really cool to have you guys here and it is the best new thing in our world today. weekends with alex witt starts now. the final match-up. both candidates gearing up for their last debate before the election. they re talking foreign policy. but should they be talking about the economy? live reports ahead. early voting. many ballots already cast. where do we stand? we will talk with an expert in the field. new unemployment numbers, they fell in 41 states and swing states either dropped or held steady. so what are the political implications? office politics is our