sacrifice themselves on the basic principle that we should live free. while the cause is the same everyone has a different reason for serving. maybe they are following in their father s footsteps or felt a calling after the terrorists tore down the twin towers. for me it was a patriotic parade or a series of them in a small town. motherly day and fourth of july parades in a tiny town in southern minnesota where my parents grew up. the whole town lined up on the tree sign side of the main street waiting for the veterans to walk by and when they came older vets and younger vets, crowd clapped and saluted. the reverence that town had for the veterans made me say, wow, those men really did something special. something bigger than this town. something bigger than themselves. these men were willing to put on a uniform and face danger for me, a kid they never met. it was just a handful of veterans, from one town. but every town in america gave men like that. out of sheer patriotism
has found that the death of 51 year old makram ali, who died at the scene of the terror attack outside finsbury park mosque, was a result of multiple injuries. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first, a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we‘ll be speaking to structural engineers about the investigation into cladding used on high rise buildings, which is thought to have contributed to the scale of the devastation at grenfell tower. we‘ll have a special report from manchester, one month on from the deadly bomb attack at an ariana grande concert. and we‘ll look at a survey conducted by the bbc, which has found that more than half of fruit and salad growers say they could be short of migrant workers to harvest their crops. that‘s all ahead on bbc news. to stay with us. hello and welcome to sportsday. i‘m mike bushell. the headlines tonight: crystal palace are about to go dutch for their new manager. pipped by a nose. big orange holds o
Independence day. not everybody gets that. and so, yes, and then the next day on the fifth, you know, you look at what you can do better to continue to move things forward and bring your community together, and be a better human being. you know, guys, i m proud to call you friends. i ve gotten to know both of you over the last decade. aaron knew me when i looked a little prettier and still had legs. listen, we sat here and talked today and we didn t even talk about the stories in the book. we talked about your gratitude. we talked about how you want to keep helping others, and as exceptional as the two of you are, that s a common thread among american veterans, and you guys just represent it absolutely well. thank you both for coming here and talking with me and happy independence day. i appreciate it. that s what the book is all about. great job. thanks, aaron. coming up, how a powerful friendship helped benjamin hall survive his greatest challenge.
In a plane crash. he was 40 years old. halladay was piloting a small single aircraft and crashed in shallow water off the coast of florida tuesday. he was the only person on board the two-seater plane. they received no distress calls. halladay retired in 2013 after 16 stellar seasons with the toronto blue jays and philadelphia phillies. two cy young awards. the only no-hitter in postseason game. they released a statement saying the organization is grief-stricken by the loss. one of the franchises greatest and respected players. a better human being. impossible to express what he meant to the franchise. i grew up with him and played against him in little league and in high school. here is our little league team photo. roy is in the top road, second
Lost a great player but such a better human being. we will miss you boy. roy halladay was 40 years old he leaves behind a wife and two sons. ainsley: only 40 years old. brian: while the nation grieves the deadliest mass shooting in texas history. some using their platform to demand nor gun control but is stripping away basic rights of guns the best solution? ainsley: here to weigh in on this is fox news contributor tomi lahren. thanks for joining us. thanks for having me as always. ainsley: i know it s early out there. tell us what you think of what the media is trying to make of this. more gun control. it wouldn t have worked in this situation. no. the answer is never to take away the rights of law abiding americans. that is never going to be the answer. that is never going to be the solution. all you are going to do is cause a bigger divide in