and these types of changes and social changes that we once thought were just limited to urban areas, like tehran, northern tehran, maybe other cities, what i find remarkable is you see these protests throughout the country, women removing their head scarves throughout the country, university students, and we normally would have thought a very conservative areas, tearing down gender barriers, and this really is a nationwide protest, which transcends a lot of socioeconomic divides in the country. there s a video that you shared with us of the ongoing three-day strike, and what it s like to walk through the historic bazaar, and how it sem ty. we ll show you this. what is the significance of what we re seeing here? well, what is really significant is the strikes among the merchants, the bar zar, was
brigadier general, wilma vaugth will receive the presidential medal of freedom. she has repeatedly broken gender barriers as she rose through the ranks. when she retired in 1985, she was one of only seven female generals in all of the armed forces. she and 16 others will receive the presidential medal of freedom at the white house on thursday. a cruise ship on the way to an alaskan glacier had to cut its trip short after hitting a piece of an iceberg. watch this. oh, my god, titanic 2.0. oh, my god. that s a big one. oh, my we hit some iceberg. we hit some ice. oh, my god. love that live reporting, that commentary from passengers. the ship sustained damage. it was determined sea-worthy enough to return to its home port in seattle. fortunately, passengers disembarked. no injuries reported.
the u.s. then lost in a shootout. tonight, another chance for hockey gold as the american women take on bitter rival canada. team usa will be led by captain kendall coyne schofield, breaking gender barriers since she hit the ice. here is kevin tibbles. reporter: she s lightning in a bottle. leaves many of the world s best skaters in the rearview mirror. the olympic gold medallist was the first woman to compete in the nhl s fastest skater competition, and girl, did she fly. so it is exhilarating being a rocket ship. it is. it has always been my strength. i know that i can always get faster. reporter: raised in the chicago suburbs, at the age of three, the local rink became her second home. my first time stepping on ice as a hockey player was here. right here?