between the three networks of 19 seconds, one report on cbs. what we are seeing here is the biggest media deliberate ignoring of a story since the story about trayvon martin turned and we discovered that george zimmerman had actually got even beaten up, whereupon the media blanked out on trayvon martin. they ve been blanking all along on the catholic story, to the mainstream media it s just not news when catholics do anything conservative or pro-life, they just don t care. i understand that the media is saying that the big media isn t covering it. talk radio covered it. fox news covered it. a lot of people consume their media on the internet, a lot of the younger people. maybe people turning into the evening news didn t get the story. from the fox news perspective, from the internet perspective it was here. jon: abc didn t cover this
our security here at home. plus, catholic archbishops are taking aim at the white house, suing over the so-called contraceptive mandate. the latest details in a live report, straight ahead for you, this memorial day. [ male announcer ] the inspiring story of how a shipping giant can befriend a forest may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees. take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator. [ man ] you re left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials. and a growing number of lower emissions planes. which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. la la la [ man ] whoops, forgot one. [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. a little bird told me about a band. an old man shared some fish stories.
and we re doing 20 hours and 12 minute walk today in dallas. it is only second year of the local event here in dallas. jon: the money that is raised, because there are fund raise alongwith this, right? do they go to families of wounded veterans? yes, sir. all the money we raise over and above the cost of the 1700 mile relay event go to two primary organizations. the snowball express, a charity for the children of the fallen and tragedy assistance program for survivors which i think you probably know about. i m relatively certain they were in arlington all day today. dallas raises money for a couple of local organizations here in dallas. jon: coleman ruiz, spent 12 years as a navy seal. 1700-mile walk and just a matter of days. thank you for your service and thanks for bringing this out for us. thanks for having me, jon. jon: you bet. jamie: what an incredible example they re setting. beautiful story. thanks, jon. dozens of catholic institutions suing over the
reporter: leon cooper a true american hero. the documentary is narrated by kelsey grammar and pre miers tonight in los angeles. jamie: great story. thank you so much. good to see you, dan. jon: marking 50 years since u.s. troops first went to vietnam, today a look back at the war that divided america. c mon dad! i m here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i g heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilos isn t for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw!
instead on american men and women in uniform and paid the ultimate sacrifice there is a big campaign that they will get back to too many when some of these foreign policies will be front and center, jon. jon: thank you. jamie: we are also keeping an eye on dozens of catholic institutions filing lawsuits now against the obama administration. what they are trying to do is block that mandate for employee contraception coverage. one of the nation s most prominent catholic leaders says the media is largely ignoring the story. plus, we ll focus on the true meaning of memorial day, and it can be lost in the haze of those backyard barbecues and beach parties. coming up we have a touching story of a true american hero. that s next. [ kate ] most women may not be properly absorbing