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the national flood insurance program, which is set to expire tomorrow at midnight. we ll see the squaring in of brenda jones. she won a special election in michigan s 13th congressional district. live congress on c-span. live coverage on c-span. the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor hill jr. the chaplain: our father, our god, we beseech you this morning to grant unto this house abundant wisdom such as we read of in the epistle of james, a wisdom that is first pure and peaceable, gentle. open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits. without uncertainty or insin ter insincerity. may such be the foundation on which decision is made. we pray for the health, wholeness and peace to be upon each and every esteemed member, their spouses, their family, and the dedicated dedicated staffs who underfwird them. may these become opportunities for greater blessing as together we seek your will for this, our beloved nat ....
we are taking phone calls to hear your thoughts. attnam veterans, call in (202) 748-8000. members of the unum nonveterans ilies, (202) 748-8001 members of vietnam veterans families, (202) 748-8001. all others, (202) 748-8002. us onreciate you joining this memorial day as we focus on the vietnam war, and those who served. our question for our viewers, what is the legacy of the vietnam war? we will put the numbers on the screen. one of the reasons we are focusing on the unum, on , just days after president obama visiting the unum vietnam. conflicts throughout human history, we learn once more a bitter truth. that war, the matter what our intentions may be, bring brings suffering. you remember some 3 million vietnamese soldiers on both sides who lost their lives. our memorial wall in washington, you can touch the americans who5 give her lives in the conflict. gave their lives in the conflict. in both our countries, our veterans and families of the fallen still ach ....
wild ride. a crash-filled indy 500 after a dangerous week on the track. drivers colliding just seconds in. cars ripped to shreds. even an accident on pit road. and the winner of the indianapolis 500 is juan pablo montoya. and the heart-pounding end to the greatest spectacle in racing. and good morning, america. from all of us on this memorial day, we want to join in honoring our troops this morning. those who have sacrificed everything for our country. that s right. in fact, we want to take a live look there at arlington national cemetery. president obama will be there later this morning laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and bob woodruff will be here. but we begin with the flooding in the south. thousands forced to evacuate. dozens rescued from raging waters and abc s phillip mena is in one of the hardest hit areas, wimberley, texas. good morning. reporter: where i m standing was completely submerged. floodwaters were this high and rushed w ....
ben stiller has died. this morning her rise of stardom as tributes pour in. and breaking barriers, the sound and gender. we are taking to the skies with the iconic first ever female pilot as we honor those who currently serve our country and those who gave their lives today memorial day, monday, may 25th, 2015. and welcome to today on this monday morning. it is memorial day 2015. i m willie geist. i m tamron hall along with chanel jones. guess who we have with us? men and women on the plaza. yes, we do. keeping fantastic company this morning. get out to say hello to them a little bit later. we ll pay tribute throughout the morning. let s get to the top story. the damaging and deadly flooding in the south. the images coming out of texas and oklahoma are just unreal. entire neighborhoods submerged. crews using boats and helicopters to make rescues. gabe gutierrez is in hard-hit texas. good morning. residents are bracing for more rain. so far there have been ....
stiller has died. this morning tributes breaking in. breaking barriers. both sound and gender. we are taking to the skies with the iconic blue angels first-ever female pilot as we honor those who currently serve our country and those who gave their lives for it. today, monday may 25th 2015. announcer: from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to today on this monday morning. it is memorial day 2015. i m willie geist. and i m tamron hall along with she ned jones and dylan dreyer. we have men and women on the plaza keeping everyone company. we ll say hello to them later. first let s get to today s top story. that damaging and deadly flooding in the south. the images coming out of texas and oklahoma are just unreal. entire neighborhoods submerged. crews using boats and helicopters to use rescues. gabe gutierrez is in hard-hit texas. gabe good morning. reporter: willie good morning ....