raft. the tiny raft had 48 holes. the men patched as best they could. on the 33rd day of their ordeal, sergeant francis mcnamara died. his raft mates slipped his body overboard and waited for their time to come. but on the 47th day, the raft was lifted high on a wave. and the men saw land. before we could land on one of the deserted islands a japanese patrol boat saw us, picked us up. we couldn t stand up. two days there and they put us on a ship and said you are going to an island. we considered it an execution island. all prisoners are sent there for
mission in this notoriously faulty b-24. the motor goes out, and i tucked down low and held on. i knew this was it, i m dead. reporter: louie and two crew mates survived, but one was badly wounded. attacked by sharks and japanese fighter planes, starving, sick and wasting away, the trio would drift 2,000 miles on a pair of flimsy life rafts. the tail gunner, he panicked. he started screaming, we re all going to die. reporter: in time that tail gunner, francis mcnamara, would redeem himself. but on the 33rd day at sea, mcnamara died. louie was rescued by the japanese only to be sent to the most hellish p.o.w. camps in the pacific. back home louie, the olympic hero, was officially declared death, but over the next two years he would live through
planes. and it s not just this that s the latest worry that could slow things down at airports. good morning, everyone, i m gregg jarrett right here in america s newsroom. great to be with you, i m jamie colby, i m in for martha maccallum. mother nature also could complicate plans for travelers too. a storm is expected to make travel so messy in the midwest and also deliver white christmas to parts of the south. greg greg mike tobin, why is this alert coming now? reporter: well, the tsa wasn t specific, but as you mentioned, it has to do with these insulated cups. they believe someone may be trying to hide explosives in the cups and get them onboard the aircraft. if you take one through security, you subject yourself to additional security measures. in english that translate toss a hassle, a delay. leave the insulated cup at home. when you get to grandmother s house, she ll have a thermos. grandmother are good like that. gregg: mother nature is not cooperating at all wi