meet the remarkable 8-year-old overcoming incredible odds. the first of its kind surgery giving him new hands and a new life. wait until you hear the one thing he says he is fighting for right now. my fight song and good morning, america. let s get right to that breaking news in the war on terror. mullah omar, chief ally of osama bin laden, forced underground when u.s. forces invaded afghanistan. a $10 million bounty on his head now confirmed dead. abc s chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the details coming in right now and, brian, this man right at the top of the world s most wanted list. reporter: that s right, george. good morning. the reports of the death of the one-eyed taliban leader came in the last few minutes to abc news from officials on the afghanistan government. a report u.s. officials have been hoping to hear for more than a decade. the government spokesman told us mullah omar was killed in a u.s. air strike more than two years ago
the battle of mobile bay in august of 1864, and the leadership roles of union rear admiral david farragut and confederate admiral franklin buchanan. it closed one of the last major ports. the victory, coupled with the gave a boost to president abraham lincoln s bid for reelection just a couple of months later. the mariners museum host this 45 minute event. [applause] john: there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where to opposing forces me to and where they seldom rest. the battle of mobile bay is actually the story of a contest between the two highest ranking naval officers in the civil war, and franklint buchanan. if you think of two opposing wills, that is what you have the battle of mobile bay. first, i want to talk about who these characters are. start with franklin buchanan, since he was on one of our ironclads here in hampton roads. franklin buchanan was born on seven on september 17, 1800 in baltimore, maryland. his father was founder of the maryland me
victory and closed one of the confederacy s last major ports. the victory, coupled with the fall of atlanta gave a boost to president abraham lincoln s bid for reelection just a couple of months later. the mariners museum host this 45 minute event. [applause] john: there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where two opposing forces me to and where they seldom rest. the battle of mobile bay is actually the story of a contest between the two highest ranking naval officers in the civil war, david farragut and franklin buchanan. if you think of two opposing wills, that is what you have happening at the battle of mobile bay. first, i want to talk about who these characters are. first let s start with franklin buchanan, since he was on one of our ironclads here in hampton roads. franklin buchanan was born on september 17, 1800 in baltimore, maryland. his father was founder of the maryland medical society and his grandfather was a signer of the declaration of independence
first let s start with franklin buchanan, since he was on one of our ironclads here in hampton roads. franklin buchanan was born on september 17, 1800 in baltimore, maryland. his father the was founder of the maryland medical society and his grandfather was a signer of the declaration of independence. so he comes from a well-heeled family. he will become a mid-shipment at age 15 in 1815 and will serve with distinction by 1844. he will be promoted to captain, and he will be named the first superintendent of the united states naval academy in annapolis. he is the founder in many ways of that school. in 1847 he will resign from that post so he can serve actively in the mexican war, which again he does with distinction, gaining the attention of flag officer matthew galbreith perry. perry will assign buchanan as flag captain and commander of perry s flagship when he takes his fleet to open japan. it is said buchanan was the first naval officer to step foot in japan. let me tell yo
program devoted to providing local communities with resources to counter extremism in the homeland. in the last days of the obama $10nistration,dhs announced million of grants to reflect this preference. with the trump administration the reevaluation of these grants have taken place. dhs is now trying to recalibrate cve toward law enforcement. a range of police department have had their cve budgets increased. projects seem to have been sidelined. that is one of the topics we but thereuss today, is much else that needs to be addressed. who are the best partners to work with? should there be a strict criteria for engagement between partners? do all extreme ideologies need to be tackled as part of cve? what lessons can be learned from european countries? how do we measure success? we should answer these questions soon because there has been more talk about cve than action. we have a truly stellar panel today to address these questions. i m speaking first speaking first will be