Be sure to watch cspans washington journal on sunday morning. Join the discussion. Announcer a congressional Gold Medal Ceremony was held wednesday to honor the u. S. Armys 65th infantry regimen known as the borinqueneers. They were the last segregated unit of the u. S. Military. The ceremony was held at the u. S. Capitol. It is just over an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, the honorable paul ryan. [applause] speaker ryan good afternoon. Good afternoon, everybody. Its great to see you here. I want to welcome all of you to the u. S. Capitol. We are here today to honor the 65th infantry regiment of the u. S. Army. [applause] or, as we prefer to say, the borinqueneers. [cheering] isnt that cool . Amen. Puerto rico became a part of the United States in 1898. And soon after, congress created a special unit of puerto rican soldiers. They went on to fight for our country valiantly, in both world wars and in korea. But throughout their serv
Employees responsible for the spill. It wasnt 14 truckloads but 12 truckloads spilled into the creek. Game wardens say the cement isnt toxic to people but its not good for the wildlife obviously. Live in oakland, im da lin, kpix 5. That creek feeds into lake merritt. Game wardens say the drought prevented the cement from being washed into the lake. The water level at the creek is very low right now. Sfo is doing damage control after it was ranked the Worst Airport in the country for security problems, 37 breaches in sfo in the past 10 years. Four of those involve the fence. Six incidents came from the waters of the San Francisco bay including boats and windsurfers coming near buoys. 16 cases where Homeless People from a nearby shelter. Airport spokesman doug yagel says the high number doesnt tell the story. I say we share the most information on perimeter issues of any airport. Call it a perimeter incident, a breach. We view its as a violation of our access control. We investigate it.
Customers pocket. Pg e say it is deeply sorry for the event of the san bruno explosion. It was especially emotional for those who lost loved ones. Two lost three family members that morning. I dropped my son off at school, told him i loved him, and said i would see him that night. I never dreamt that that day would end up being the most horrific day of my daughters and my life. If it hadnt been for the plans my daughter and i made because it was her birthday and i was late going to a meeting for work, my entire family and i would have perished. I have no confidence in the infrastructure underground, those who operate it and i would have to say the cpuc who acted with indifference also in the last five years in how they dealt with the situation. You can hear the emotion in her voice so many years later. One commissioner mike florio recused himself because of the emails that came out showing private communication between him and pg e officials. Before they all voted unanimously on things
This morning, secrets of star wars. Were going behind the scenes hearing from the people creating a galley far, far away. The miss interest of the lightsaber now revealed. The force is with you only on gma. Majestic music to get us started on this thursday morning. Good morning america. A lot to get to including the Boston Marathon bombing verdict. Bostons biggest newspaper the globe saying he should not be put to death and the bombers mother speaking out. The jury unanimous on 30 counts of murder. Will they be unanimous on the Death Penalty . Well begin with that Severe Weather in the midwest. Millions affected by tornado, hail, flash floods our extreme weather team tracking it all. Gio benitez in missouri. Good morning gio. Reporter george good morning to you. The skies are starting to light up again with that dangerous lightning. Look behind me. 70 00 70mileperhour winds ripped part of this roof off. Seeing damage like this all across the country. Tornado on the ground. Reporter ove
That put a neighborhood on head. A church falls victim to crooks, the message for the people behind the crime that is creating quite the inconvenience. Developing right now in iraq, the u. S. Military launched four new air strikes against the militant group isis. U. S. Central demand says todays strikes were spread out and took out armored cars and truck that was firing on civilian. President obama authorized the strikes to protect personnel in Northern Iraq and admitted the operation could take months. We will protect our american citizens in iraq, whether they are diplomats or civilians or military. If these terrorists threaten our facilities or our personnel, we will take action to protect our people. Theres no end in sight to the air strikes and now were getting the perspective of those in the middle of it. Thousands displaced by militant attacks say the u. S. May be their only hope. This is keir simmons. Reporter desperation of a mounting refuge, people grasp from aid from a kurdi