naets when i felt i hit a vest under his clothing. all i could do is just get him away as far as we could. grabbed him by his vest and tried to push him down, throw him. sergeant followed me into this and as i m throwing him down, sergeant mahoney is throwing him down and then it detonated at my feet. he s from bethesda, maryland. he s retired now. when he was in college at university of maryland, he was a standout distance runner there. obviously, that is very important to him. continues to work on that recovery. the president of the united states has already met once with groberg in september, on september 11th of 2012. this will be a second meeting for him and the retired army captain. back to you. joe johns reporting live from the white house. thank you. still to come in the newsroom determining a split second of sound. the lessons investigators learned from a past plane
inside a church to avoid deportation, an undocumented woman is back in her tucson home with her husband and two children. rosa robles has been in the united states illegally for about 25 years. she was granted sanctuary inside the church in 2014 as she faced deportation. her attorney now says she has nothing to worry about after a deal was worked out with immigration officials. good morning. i m carol costello. thank you for joining me. an historic moment set to begin soon at the white house. a retired army captain will be awarded captain groberg for saving lives. reporter: that ceremony scheduled to begin at the white house around 11:15 eastern time.
we ll ask the head of u.s. customs and border protection ahead. handcuffs, shackled, tasered multiple times while in police custody. graphic new video. a man s family demanding answers. plus, he tackled a suicide bomber. he saved countless lives. honestly, above and beyond the call of duty. at this hour, retired army captain receives the nation s highest military honor. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it s a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger. .that sound good? not being on this phone call sounds good. it s not muted. was that you jason? it was geoffrey! it was jason. it could ve been brenda.
members as well as the gold star families who are here today as flo reminds us this medal, in his words, honors them as much as any honors that are bestowed upon him. and on veterans day week that s particularly appropriate. i want to thank all of our service members who are here today, all who could not attend, and i hope you enjoy an outstanding reception. i hear the food is pretty good here. thank you very much, everybody. give captain groberg a big round of applause again. one of the most poignant images you will see. captain florent groberg, retired army captain, choking back tears as he s awarded the military s highest distinction, the medal of honor for tackling a would-be
life. he s the co-author of abandoned in hell. retired army captain william hawk. he s one of the most highly decorated veterans. thank you both. it s great to be on a show i watch every day. let s talk about your story. you re 21. you are in charge of this outpost. you show up your first day, your surrounded by the north vietnamese. you re out numbered 40 to one. i landed on 28 october. there were things that needed to be done. we made preparations to enhance our defenses and start running some saturation patrols. we got him that night. our ambush patrol came in. the lead element followed by the 28th.