of "dateline extra." i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. dateline" i'm craig melvin thank you for watching on this memorial day, dangerous and deadly weather striking different parts of the nation during the overnight and early morning hours. we will have the latest. >> while you were sleeping, president trump was meeting in japan with prime minister abe about trade, north korean missiles, and more. >> survival story. new details on a woman who was rescued after 17 days in a remote hawaiian forest. >> and it was a race for the ages. one of the most exciting indy 500s in recent memory. >> and on this memorial day, we will meet a veteran with a life-saving mission to help others readjust to civilian life.

msnbc live starts right now. good morning, thanks for joining us on this memorial day day. extreme weather striking on this holiday weekend. six people have been killed and dozens more injured after deadly storms slammed through parts of the central united states. in oklahoma, an ef-3 tornado tore through el rino leaving a trail of debris in its wake more than 100 miles wade a second twister spawned in tulsa, over 80 miles an hour. we have more from kfor. >> reporter: take a look at this debris already piling up after an ef-3 tornado whip ripped through el reno oklahoma. we know the storm hit late saturday night and residents tell us they did not even see it coming. here is the motel that was hit. the second story collapse. behind it, a trailer park where people say they were clinging to

their lives and one man said it was a sound he never wanted to hear again. the mayor of el reno, fourth generation, who said his town has been through it before, surviving tornadoes and have to put their boot straps on and rebuild. what we know right now, power screens are here on the scene trying to restore power and go through what damage they can. and search and rescue crews confirming for us today that everyone has been accounted for, two people confirmed dead, 29 sent to the hospital ranging from critical conditions to minor injuries, several fighting for their lives. >> thanks for that update. nbc meteorologist janessa web is tracking the storm. >> we are in the heat of severe weather season. right now we are definitely seeing this bow echo, this is textbook, making its way across kansas and also sustained wind gusts, getting reports of 70 miles an hour, across oklahoma city. so unfortunately, this severe

weather threat, many people want to be outside, across the planes, and, plains and southern plains today, we have 26 million for the upper midwest with the damaging straight line winds. that's the hazard for the afternoon. along with these heavier downpours, torrential rain, producing one to two inches of rain per hour. now, this is extended here for the next 36 hours. two of the central plains in kansas city tomorrow afternoon, and another 37 million at risk, for the severe storms. >> a rough day ahead. thank you. now to breaking news out of japan where half a world away, president trump held formal talks with prime minister abe. moments later the two leaders addressed trade negotiations, north korea and during a joint press conference. and nbc's halle jackson is traveling with the president. notable comments were made about north korea's recent missile

tests. >> reporter: yes, let's start there, because president trump essentially brushed off those missile tests recently by north korea. saying that it doesn't matter basically, when asked if he believes that those violated u.n. security council resolution. that was a direct contradiction to the opinion of the man standing next to him, jam niece prime minister shinzo abe, and a contradiction to what we already heard from president trump's only national security adviser john bolton, the president said in essence said publicly that some of his advisers thought it was a violation but he himself felt it didn't matter that perhaps it was simply a matter for kim jong-un to get his attention. also notably on a topic of north korea, president trump believes that denuclearization could still be possible but in no rush to get to a deal and apparently has no regrets about his tweet that seemed to side with the north korean dictator against the potential 2020 rival joe biden. >> kim jong-un made a statement

that joe biden is a low iq individual. he probably is. based on his record. i think i agree with him on that. but i can tell you that joe biden was a disaster, his administration, with president obama, they were basically a disaster. >> president trump of course not shying away from that tweet in which he said something similar about joe biden while he is by the way standing on the world stage here in japan. as for trade, that was another big topic of conversation between these two leaders. we didn't expect news about a deal, and we didn't get news about a deal. instead the two leaders have agreed to keep up talking and maybe accelerate the pace of those talks but president trump has made clear that he will wait until after this summer's parliamentary elections here in japan, giving prime minister abe a little bit of breathing room, before those negotiations happen. so that's sort of the policy highlights. as for the personality or personal highlights, this trip is of course all about relationships and that includes the one between trumps and japan's royal family, you have

the president, the first lady overnight, your time, meeting with the new emperor of japan, and the president becomes the first world leader to have had that introduction after the ascension to the throne earlier this month. back to you. >> halle jackson, thank you so much for that. to an incredible story of survival. after a hiker who went missing for nearly three weeks was found alive. the 35-year-old had fallen 20 feet off a cliff during a hike in the forest and spotted clinged to life with a fractured leg. molly hunter has her remarkable story. >> reporter: amanda is out of the hospital back at home resting with her family and we are getting new details about her extraordinary survival. >> this was the moment amanda eller will never forget, after being lost for 17 days in the maui forest. >> there she goes. >> i have the most gratitude and respect and appreciation, i can't even put it into words for the people that have helped me. >> one of her rescuers former

special ops, described what it was like finding amanda in the forest. >> with ten minutes of fuel in the last run, they looked down and suddenly noticed something. >> we looked at the same time and double take, coming out of the woodwork like a mirage. >> everybody started kicking their feet and banging on the chonner and making the chopper vibrate. we found her, we found her, we found her. >> the 35-year-old yoga instructor, suffered a fractured leg and severe sunburn and a skin infection and show stayed hydrated with river water and eating fresh fruit. el ler describing her harrowing two weeks alone sleeping in mud or the den of a wild bore and fell 20 feet off a steep cliff. >> i felt in my life that my daughter was alive. i am human and i had those moments of despair. >> amanda's father john calls

her rescue remarkable. >> her physical strength, her conditioning, her mental strength as much more than anything, if anybody could survive that, it was her. >> it just warms my heart just to see the power of prayer and the power of love, when everybody combines their efforts. it is incredible. >> reporter: and tomorrow night, right here on the island, there will be a huge celebration to thank the community that rallied together to bring her home. >> an amazing story. molly, thank you. well, one of the all time greats of football has died. bart starr who played for the packers for 16 seasons, the first quarterback in history to win five championships, and he was in the ice bowl game, using the quarterback to rush into the end zone to score the winning touchdown against the dallas cowboys. his health had been failing after a stroke in 2014. he was 85 years old.

pope francis condemns abortion. the pontiff compared it to hiring a hitman and never acceptable even when instances when the unborn is likely sick or likely to die. he stressed that abortion is not a religious issue but a human one and the pontiff's remarks come as a wave of anti-aburg laws sweep the u.s. in oklahoma, winning another battle in the opioid crisis, this time, from drug maker teva, who agreed to pay $85 million, settling a lawsuit over its alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis. the israeli-based pharmaceutical company one of the biggest makers of generic drugs and the second company to settle with oklahoma. back in march, purdue pharma, the maker of oxycontin agreed with a segment with the state. a policy shift in the way liver transplants are handled,

dr. john tore ess breaks it down for us. >> reporter: miles king never wanted to move away from new york city. his home and a place he loves. >> i can't imagine another place i would want to leave. >> he was desperately and seriously ill from a rare autoimmune disease needed a liver transplant. more than 13,000 patients are on the waiting list for a liver, a third living in new york, california, and texas. his doctors told him to find a state with a shorter wait list. so he moved to north carolina. where he ultimately received a transplant. >> you are going to go to where you think your life can be saved. you're kind of in survival mode. >> for three decades, organs have been distributed locally, limited to specific area, but some experts say that roej nal system is out of date. >> when the old system was designed, there were fewer people waiting and fewer transplant centers and fewer transplant patients and the plans among the different parts of the country wasn't as critical of an issue. >> unos, the united network of

organizingen sharing recently announced a mayor overhaul, expanding the area in which a liver could be donated to 500 nautical miles. >> we believe that where you live shouldn't determine your likelihood of getting a transplant. >> but in a major development, 14 leading transplant centers sued saying the new system unfairly penalizes rural patients. >> our area was really about two-thirds of tennessee. previously. and now, it will be this whole area. >> dr. seth carr, director of vanderbilt's transplant center says the new distribution center will deliver too many to urban patients. >> shouldn't the liver go to the sickest person who needs it. >> and who is the sickest person? >> that is determined by lab tests but the doctor's patients also suffer from other factors, poverty and lack of care, that could increase their risk of death. >> and the problem is, that the way the score is calculated, it does not accurately reflect poor and rural patients.

>> so the old regional distribution system is back in play, for now. a brewing battle over the best way to save lives. dr. john tores, nbc news. turning now to the 2020 race for the white house, nbc's frances rivera joins us with a unique look of the growing field of growing democratic fields. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. when president trump entered the white house, he broke with one tradition. having a presidential the pet by his side. presidents dating back nearly 130 years have brought canine companions and executive felines into the west wing. now, many of the 2020 contenders are hoping to bring that custom back. so instead of analyzing the horse race, we thought we would take a look at the puppy primary. >> i'm john hickenlooper, this is my faithful dog sky and i'm running for president. >> this is his first campaign. he is eight months old. and i hope this goes well. >> bailey has just been just as busy as elizabeth warren on the

campaign trail, waiting in long lines to get a picture with the golden retriever. >> the first dogs in south bend, indiana, rescue dogs taken in by pete buttigieg and his husband. and a one-eyed puddle describing the one dog. and has a weight prog. and it is scary that armistice, ate the family turtle. the former vice president used to give the kids stuffed dog versions of champ and now a dog named major adopted from the humane society society. president obama fulfilled a promise to his daughters by bringing dogs to the white house. >> he did get a bump during the time bo joined the first

quarter. and they can help a president in times of war or scandal. the next dog could be eric swalwell's penny. or this pair of brothers adopted together. or the la bra doodle who will bring her shooting skills to the white house. >> so with the way the 2020 race is going we could see this pack grow even more. at a campaign stock cory booker said he would like to get a dog if he is elected so great seeing these candidates with their furry little friends right next to them. >> that was a great piece, frances, thank you so much. nbc's first-ever indy 500 broadcast was packed with excitement. actors matt damon and christian bale were on hand to wave the green flag and get the 103rd ind yaptan race running. >> they had a .02 of a second

victory. it is the first time the frenchman won since 1914. and the indy 500 not the only major sporting event. we saw established tennis stars push through the first round at the open. roger federer advanced in straight sets but in the 22nd go-around venus williams fell in the first round. kevin claimed the first pga winner but his caddy was the real winner. a dodge challenger was given as a thank you for 11 years of service and loyalty. the two had made the deal in advance and he was happy to make good on it, celebrating, as he sunk the winning shot and it was predicted on instagram a week ago, and now that is foresight. plenty more to come on this memorial day.

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has a national appeal. >> the popular traveling exhibit is on loan from the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland. organized by presidential administrations, from eisenhower, to trump. >> it focuses on the music of the time. through every president and what was going on at that time. >> this is the tour's first stop that includes the trump administration. do you remember this make america great dress designed by andre soriano, he is seeing it in the museum for the first time. it was worn to the grammys in 2017, and it created such an uproar. >> i didn't know that they were going to do that. but because of this gown, i lost, we lost friends from 25 years, because of this gown. >> it is made of a trump campaign flag and curators added it to the exhibit because it was worn as the grammys. >> i didn't know there was a stigma like that. i designed from my heart. >> overall this louder than words exhibition books at

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so if you like the heat and humidity, it is going to continue from the deep south to the south this afternoon. look at the records across atlanta. 95 degrees. so that heat index, that bubble of warm air there, if you like it, it is in place. >> i'm turning my air conditioner on. thanks, janessa. on this memorial day, we want to tell about a little known program at the department of veterans affairs, readjusting to civilian life. dave guiterrez has the story ♪ oh, say can you see. >> u.s. navy veteran david baird is good at expressing himself and at listening. >> i started my career on submarines, a so sonarman. >> it serves him well at the vet center, and the mission, to help combat veterans struggling with ptsd and other combat issues and

they do lots of talk therapy. they also arrange activities, trips, and with treats. >> relax. >> volunteer missions. they come in, and they find that camaraderie, that they have been missing. >> the vet center is part of the federal government's v.a., 300 vet centers nationwide. a program that views mental health problems as national emotional reactions to combat experiences, readjustment counseling. >> getting back to living, that's what readjustment is, getting back to living. >> it is clear that dave baird is making a big difference. >> dave baird was our counselor and life saver. >> he provided the center free bereavement counseling after their son was killed in afghanistan. >> it was a lifeline. >> listening to their interview, he tears up. >> vietnam veteran bob credits him for saving his life from suicide. >> i wouldn't be here. >> it absolutely is life or

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on this memorial day, dangerous and deadly weather striking different parts of the nation during the overnight and early morning hours. we will have the latest. >> while you were sleeping. president trump was meeting in japan with prime minister abe about trade, north korean missiles and more. >> survival story. new details on a woman who was rescued after 17 days in a remote hawaiian forest. >> and it was a race for the ages, one of the most exciting indy 500s in recent memory. and on this memorial day, we will meet a veteran with a life-saving mission to help others readjust to civilian life. msnbc live starts right now.

>> good morning, and thanks for joining us on this memorial day. i'm dara brown. extreme weather striking on this holiday weekend. six people have been killed, and dozens more injured, after deadly storms slammed through parts of the central united states. in oklahoma, an ef-3 tornado tore through el reno leaving a trail of debris in its wake more than 100 miles wide. a second twister spawned in tulsa, with speeds over 80 miles an hour. we have more from our affiliate kfor, in el reno with the latest. >> reporter: take a look at this debris already piling up after an ef-3 tornado ripped through el reno oklahoma, we know the storm hit late saturday night and residents tell us they did not even see it coming. as we take a walk over here, here is the motel that was severely hit. the second story, collapsed. behind it, a trailer park. where people say they were clinging to their lives. one man said it was a sound that

he never wanted to hear again. we also spoke with the mayor of el reno a fourth generation, and said his town has been through this before, surviving tornadoes and have to put their boot straps on and rebuild. what we know right now, power crews are on the screen trying to restore power and to go through what damage they have and search and rescue crews confirming to us today that everyone has been accounted for, two people were confirmed dead, 29 sent to the hospital, ranging from critical condition to minor injuries, and several fighting for their lives. darra? >> thanks for the update. nbc meteorologist janessa webb is tracking the storm. >> it has been a tough weekend here, and we are in the heat of severe weather season. right now, we are definitely seeing this bow echo. this is textbook. making its way across kansas and also sustained wind gusts getting reports of 70 miles an

hour across oklahoma city. unfortunately, the severe weather threat, many people want to be outside, across the plains, and southern plains today, but we still have 26 million for the upper midwest, with these damaging straight line winds. that's really going to be the hazard throughout the afternoon. along with these heavier downpours, torrential rain, producing one to two inches of rain per hour. now, this is extended here for the next 36 hours. to the central plains. and kansas city tomorrow afternoon. and another 37 million at risk for these severe storms. dara? >> a rough day ahead. thank you. now we turn to breaking news out of japan, where half a world away, president trump held formal talks with prime minister abe. moments ago the two leaders addressed trade negotiations, north korea, and during a joint press conference, halle jackson is traveling with the president, and notable comments were made about north korea's recent missile tests.

>> reporter: yes, let's start there, because president trump essentially brushed off those missile tests recently by north korea. saying that it doesn't matter, basically, when asked if he believed that those violated u.n. security council res lulgss lusions. that was a direct contradiction to the man standing next to him japanese prime minister abe and a contradiction to what we heard from president trump's own national security adviser john bolton, the president in essence said publicly he believed that some of his advisers thought it was a violation, but he himself felt it didn't matter, that perhaps it was simply a way for kim jong-un to get his attention. also notably on a topic of north korea, president trump insisted that he did believe that denuclearization could still be possible, but added he is in no rush to get to a deal. he also apparently has no regrets about list tweet that seemed to side with the north korean dictator against the potential 2020 rival, joe biden. here's what the president had to say on that. >> kim jong-un made a statement

that joe biden is a low iq individual, and he probably is. based on his record. i think i agree with him on that. but i can tell you that joe biden was a disaster, his administration, with president obama, they were basically a disaster. >> reporter: president trump of course not shying away from that tweet, in which he said something similar about joe biden while he by the way is standing on the world stage here now in japan. as for trade, another big topic of conversation between these two leaders. we didn't expect news about a deal and we didn't get news about a deal, instead the two leaders have agreed to keep up talking and maybe accelerate the pace of those talks but president trump has made lear that he will wait until after this summer's parliamentary elections here in japan, giving prime minister abe a little bit of breathing room before those negotiations happen. that's the highlights. as for the personality highlights, this trip is all about relationships and that includes the ones between the

trumps and japan's royal family. you had the president, the first lady, overnight, your time, meeting with the new emperor of japan, the president now becomes the first world leader to have had that introduction, after the ascension to the throne earlier this month. back to you. >> halle jackson, thank you so much for that. to an incredible story of survival, after a hiker who went missing for nearly three weeks was found alive. the 35-year-old had fallen 20 feet off a cliff during a hike in the maui forest and suffered a fractured leg but was spotted clinging to life. nbc's molly hunter has her remarkable story. >> reporter: good morning to you. amanda is back at home from the hospital resting at home with her family and we are getting new details about her extraordinary survival. >> this is the moment amanda eller will never forget after being lost for 17 days in the maui forest. >> i have the most gratitude and respect and appreciation. i can't even put it into words for the people that have helped

me. >> one of her rescuer, former special ops army ranger javier looks at the first time they spotted her. >> i'm looking for any sign of movement. >> they had ten minutes of fuel on their last run and they looked down. >> and it was like a mirage. everybody started kicking their feet and banging on the chopper and making the chopper vibrate and everybody was saying we found her, we found her, we found her. >> reporter: the 35-year-old yoga instructor suffered a fracture, a skin infection and sunburn and she stayed alive with river water and eating fresh fruit. eller describing the harrowing two weeks alone sleeping in the wild mud or in the den of a wild boar. and fell 20 feet off a steep cliff. >> i felt in my heart that my daughter was alive. i am human, i had those moments

of despair. >> amanda's father john calls her rescue remarkable. >> her physical strength. her conditioning. her mental strength probably as much if more than anything and if anybody could survive that, it was her. >> it just warms my heart just to see the power of prayer and the power of love, when everybody combines their efforts. it is incredible. >> and tomorrow night, right here on the island, there will be a huge celebration to thank the community that rallied together to bring her home. >> an amazing story. molly, thank you. well, one of the all-time greats of football has died, bart starr who played for the green bay packer force 16 seasons, the first quarterback in history to win five nfl championship, the hall of famer was immortalized in the 1967 game known as the ice bowl, using the quarterback sneak to rush into the end zone, to score the running touchdown against the dallas cowboys. his health had been failing after a stroke in 2014. bart starr was 85 years old.

pope francis condemns abortion, the pontiff compared it to hiring a hitman. saying the procedure was never acceptable, and even in instances when the unborn child is gravely sick or likely to die. frances made the comments at an anti-abortion conference at the vatican this weekend. stressing that abortion isn't a religious issue, but a human one. the pontiff's remarks come as a wave of anti-abortion laws sweep the u.s. in oklahoma, winning another battle in the opioid crisis, this time, from drug maker teva, who agreed to pay $85 million, settling a lawsuit over its alleged role in fueling the opioid crisis. the israeli based pharmaceutical company one of the biggest makers of generic drugs and the second company to settle with oklahoma. back in march, the maker of oxycontin, perdue pharma agreed to a $270 million settlement with the state. a growing battle over a growing life and death procedure in a policy shift over the way

liver transplants are handled. >> miles never wanted to move away from new york city. his home, and a place he loves. >> i can't imagine another place i would want to live. >> but cane, desperate and seriously ill from a rare you a autoimmune disease needed a liver transplant. his doctors told him to find a state with a shorter wait list. so he moved to north carolina. where he ultimately received the transplant. >> you're going to go to where you think your life can be saved. you're kind of in survival mode. >> for three decades, organs have been distributed locally, limited to specific areas, but some experts say that regional system is out of date. >> when the old system was designed, there were fewer people waiting, fewer transplant centers, fewer transplants, fewer patients, and the balance, among different parts of the country wasn't really as critical an issue. >> uno s, the united network of

organ sharing recently launched a major overhaul expanding the area in which a liver could be donated to 500 nautical miles. >> we believe that where you live shouldn't determine your likelihood of getting a transplant. >> but in a major development, 14 leading transplant centers sued, saying the new system unfairly penalizes rural patients. >> our area was really about two-thirds of tennessee previously and now it will be this whole area. >> dr. seth carp, director of vanderbilt's transplant system says the new system will funnel too many livers to local patients. >> shouldn't the liver go to the sickest american who needs it? >> the question then is who is the sickest person. >> and that is determined by lab tests but dr. carp patients suffer from other factor, poverty and lack of care, that can increase their risk of death. >> and the problem is that the way the score is calculated, it does not accurately reflect poor

and rural patients. >> so the old regional distribution system is back in play for now a brewing battle over the best way to save lives. drn jochlhn tores, nbc news. we have a look at the unique growing field of democratic candidates. >> when president trump entered the white house, he broke with one tradition, having a presidential pet by his side. presidents dating back nearly 130 years have brought campaign companions and executive felines into the west wing. and now many of the 2020 contenders are hoping to bring that custom back. instead of analyzing the horse race, we thought we would take a look at the puppy primary. >> i'm john hickenlooper, this is my faithful dog sky and i am running for president. >> this is bailey's first campaign. he is eight months old and i hope this goes well. >> bailey has been as busy as

elizabeth warren on the campaign trail, people waiting in long lines to get a picture with the golden retriever. truman and buddy are no strangers to politic, as the first dogs of south bend indiana, rescue dogs taken in by pete buttigieg and his husband, described as one eyed puddle with a weight problem. and o'rourke's scandal, that the scare was that the dog armistice ate the family turtle. thankfully it was in the closet. >> and champ recently got a new friend major, who the biden family adopted from the delaware humane society. >> president obama famously fulfilled a promise to his daughters by bringing bo and sunny to the white house. >> if they say if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. >> the approval rating did get a bump around the time bo joined the first family. >> a george washington

university concluded that dogs can help presidents in times of war or scandal. the next dog to help unleash that power could be eric swalwell's penny or tim ryan's bear and buckeye, and brothers adopted together. or maybe kirsten gillibrand's labra-doodle maple who will bring her shooting skills to the white house. so with the way the 2020 race is going, we could see this pack grow even more, at a campaign stop, cory booker said he would like to get a dog if he is elected. so great seeing these candidates and with their furry little friends next to them. >> that was a great piece, thank you so much, frances. nbc's first-ever indy 500 broadcast was packed with excitement. actors matt damon and christian bale were on hand to wave the green flag and get the 103rd indianapolis 500 running. simon packa simon pagenaud was able to avoid

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well, many of rock and roll's biggest stars addressed the politics of their day in the music me thad made from the eisenhower administration to trump, a new traveling exhibition opening in chicago shows off dozens of rockers taking on the government. lee ann fodder from our nbc chicago affiliate looks at the intersection of rock and politics. >> reporter: the album cover for rod stewart's "a night on the town" and the hat he was wearing, the green army jacket worn by curtis mayfield on stage. the tour jacket worn by ronnie van zant of lynrd skynrd, a sampling of the 176 artifacts that make under the new exhibition louder than word, rock, power and politics. >> we wanted to make sure to bring in another exhibit in,

that has a national appeal. >> this popular traveling exhibit is on loan from the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland. its organized by presidential administrations from eisenhower, to trump. >> it focuses on the music of theand roll hall of fame from cleveland. >> it focuses on the government. it includes the trump administration. do you remember this make america great dress designed by christinian owe soriano. it created such an uproar? >> we lost friends from 25 years because of this gown. >> it's made out of a trump campaign flag and cure rators ad it to the exhibit because it was worn at the grammys. it brings to life and

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and humidity it's going to continue to build from the deep south to the south this afternoon. look at these records across atlanta, going to hit 95 degrees, so that heat index, that bubble of warm air if you like it's in place. >> thank you. on this memorial day, we want to tell you a little known program at the v.a. helping veterans of combat readjust to civilian life. gabe gutierrez has his story. ♪ oh say can you see >> reporter: the veteran is good at expressing himself. >> i was a sew norman in here -- >> reporter: those skills serve him well as a therapist in washington state. the mission to help combat veterans struggling with ptsd and other mental health issues. they do lots of talk therapy.

they also arrange activities -- trips, treats. >> relax. >> volunteer missions. >> they come in and they find that camaraderie that they have been missing. >> reporter: the vet center is part of the v.a. a program that views mental health problems as natural emotional reactions. >> getting back to living that's what readjustment is. getting back to living. >> dave was our counselor and our lifesaver. >> reporter: listening to their interview he tears up. this man creadits dave for savig

his life. charity visit to vietnam war memorial in washington. helping this veteran locate a school classmate. the father of four. >> truly genuinely caring. i'm going to stand right beside you and we're going to look down the path together but they know they're not alone in it and that makes it doable. >> reporter: the care for veterans most effective when it's personal. in washington on this memorial day weekend, the annual rolling thunder fathering of bikers, because of rising costs and logistics it looked like it was going to be the last in more than 30 years. president trump tweeted on sunday that the event will take

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