Destroyer hms racecourse as part of force 63. Whilst on the ship, he witnessed a kamikaze attack on hms squirrel. Once the crew were rescued, the ship had to be scuttled in order to preserve darkness as it was a glowing blaze. Thank you, dad, for what you and your fellow sailors helped to achieve whilst serving, and thank you for finally sharing your experiences with me before you passed away seven years ago. I will make sure that your grandchildren will always acknowledge what you and your comrades did, by reminding them worse things happen at sea. Very shortly, we will hear the fly past of five Royal Air Force aircraft from the second world war. And of course, we rememberjust how vital those aircraft were, because they helped to turn the tide of the war in the far east. Men who previously would have been encircled, trapped by the japanese, without supplies of ammunition, food or medicine, could now wait, could stand and fight. And have supplies dropped for them. And here we see now,
Main lesson is to be prepared. Olga and cecil had never been to the site where the cypress freeway collapsed. Her husband carmen smith was trapped in his car for four hours. She said the people that first came to help were the people that live here. The people without uniform. I started to think [ inaudible ]. Reporter her husband suffered a broken back. He died earlier this year. Dozens gathered to remember what it was like 25 years ago when the freeway collapsed, killing 42 people. But others were saved by the west Oakland Community and first responders. David byrnes can never forget the aftershock. Its pitch black, youve got sights and sounds of vehicles crushed and the aftershock would hit and you would take a deep breath and collect yourself and go okay, im still alive. Reporter dr. James betz was a young surgeon who performed an amputation under the collapsed deck to save a 6yearold boy. The area in that part of the cypress structure was about four and a half feet tall from the b
Bombs would be intended to be used in sochi itself or on planes and who is behind this . Reporter the logic is tested and they want to get the explosive color on to an aircraft and use it on board the plane rather than take it off the plane and get it through the ring of steel, particularly in an area where explosives are easy to come by. Given the frequency of blasts across the Southern Region and areas further away where im standing now. Do we know who is behind this . No. The suggestions are they may have links to the extremist groups here. The caucuses and emirates said they will threat tone engulf the flames. With vladamir putin and the key is how credible they are. The impact they will have on american tourists. Not just the tourists, but the athletes with the headlines each day. Cnn talked to some of them about the possible fears as they arrived into sochi. Heres what they told us. Welcome to sochi. What do you think . So far, so good. Just landed. Are you . Yes, of course. Its
Fire killing three, wounding 16 others before killing himself. Authorities are down playing terrorism although they have not ruled anything out until the investigation is complete. Here is what we have con if i wered. 34yearold Army Specialist ivan lopez went from one building at the Texas Army Post to a second firing a semiautomatic pistol. It took about 15 minutes for officers to respond to the gunfire. A female Police Officer confronted lopez in a parking lot. He reached under the jacket, grabbed a pistol, put it to his head and ended his life. Lopez served in iraq in 2011. As far as we know he served no combat. He was evaluated for posttraumatic stress but had not been diagnosed. We just got more details from Army Secretary john mchugh. He was undergoing a variety of treatment and diagnoses for Mental Health conditions ranging from depression to anxiety to some sleep disturbance. He was prescribed a number of drugs to address those including ambien. He was seen just last month by a
And flood watchers are up for millions of people in the central and southern United States. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Take a look at a massive cloud wall closing in on kansas city. Part of a very Severe Weather system. Its one of three major stories that were following this hour. Theres breaks news in the deadly shooting rampage in ft. Hood, texas, and a major turn, potentially in the search for flight 370. As Officials Say they are about to hold and im quoting them now a big News Conference. Thats coming up. Our reporters are standing by with the kind of special coverage that only cnn can deliver. Lets begin in ft. Hood, texas, where pamela brown is on the scene for us with the very latest. Pamela . Wolf, at this hour, were learning that sources from the fbi and Army Investigators are being looking at lopezs cell phone and computer and interviewing witnesses. Investigators are still trying to figure out the why, why did lopez open fire on his fellow soldiers . He t