right now following chattanooga to honor the fallen the five service members that were killed there and everyone is looking to the president to see why have they not lowered the flag to half staff. he s said to speak today in pittsburgh at the va convention there and the white house can t explain why the flags weren t lowered to half staff. this is josh earnest say he has no idea why? following newtown following the boston bombing, the massacre at ft. hood the president ordered flags half staff, there s questions that the white house hasn t done the same following the chattanooga shootings. i don t have more information about the status of the flag over the white house. look for him to do it today in from front of the vfw as well as talk about predatory lending. five days ft. hood, the flags were put down five days and four days after the naval ship yard
screening today, but it doesn t mean it s right, and it doesn t mean we can t improve it. we have to constantly evaluate this. this is something that we are going to have to deal with for a very long period of time. and that s the consequence of 13 years of war. the 2009 massacre at ft. hood prompted changes in security at u.s. military bases. but as our reporter tells us, there s no sure method to prevent tragedy from striking again. reporter: for more than a decade, ft. hood has carried the burtd and anguish of wars across the world. but the violence at home has once again struck at home. this retired colonel knows all too well. in november 2009 she was at ft. hood when major knee dal hassan launched his attack. there was tremendous sorrow
to 20 degrees above normal even all the way in through thursday so this heat is here to stay and unfortunately that means for these poor children very tough start to the school week. thanks so much for the update, indra. we heard very emotional testimony from survivors and family members who were left behind following the 2009 massacre at ft. hood. army major nidal hasan is facing the death penalty. witnesses told the military court how hasan s actions turned their lives upside down. ed lavender has more from texas. reporter: this was the immediate aftermath of athe ft. hood massacre, emergency crews scrambled to save lives but the real impact of that horrific day is only now coming into full view. the jury in the trial of nidal hasan is hearing emotional testimony from a dozen witnesses including relatives of those killed and victims who survived. staff sergeant patrick zeigler was shot four times, once in the
a military jury begins the sentencing phase for u.s. army major nidal hasan. he could face death for the 2009 massacre at ft. hood, texas. hasan, who represented himself, admitted in court that he did indeed kill the 13 people and wounded 32 others at ft. hood. the beginning of a new life for 11-year-old sarah murnaghan. her second lung transplant appears to be a success. she is breathing without an oxygen machine. her case inspired new national policy. the under-12 rule gives children priority when lungs on adult transplant lists become available. for the second weekend in a row, the butler won the butler won at the box office. earnings for the civil rights drama have doubled the costs to make it. it was inspired by the real-life african-american man who served eight presidents in the white house. the issue of violence, kids, and video games back front and
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