pat tillman, senior is pat tillman's father, near los angeles. the compelling story about the death of pat tillman in 2004 and the controversy followed it opens this week. here's a clip. >> the top secret internal communique, known as a p-4 people mothers sent just seven days after pat's death and a full month before the family learned of the frat transside. >> the p-4 memo states they must warn the president about this because they will be giving speeches and that they shouldn't be embarrassed if, if the circumstances of pat's death become public. . >> the p-4 memo clearly showed that while america was being told the valorous account of pat's death, the entire chain of command not only knew it was a lie but urgently concerned about the implication should the truth get out. >> larry: an extraordinary documentary and open around the country the end of this week. mary tillman's in mountain view, california, patrick tillman is here. they are divorce bud they are quite friendly and they share a common tran dirk the death of their son. that's been mor

jessica lynch and pat tillman both worked because... we could see our hollywood stories reflected. >> military productions. >> act exactly. that was blond girl, a female rambo. >> rose: from west virginia. >> and he saw this. pat saw this even before the reporting on it. he saw it as the operation was going down because he said why are they bringing in so many troops? it's not commensurate with the operation. and he said to one of his platoon mates in our film, he said this stinks and if i die they're going to do this to me, too. >> rose: the immediate response and account of his death was? >> a scene out of a john wayne movie. tillman's platoon was set upon on all sides by taliban... by a taliban ambush. till man ran out ahead of his entire platoon up a hill shouting "let's take it to the enemy." coincidentally, that was one of the talking points around the war at that time, let's take the fight to the enemy. and according to this account he echoed that sentiment. it's preposterous. and that he single-handedly saved the lives of his pla

military and because of the negative effect it could have on recru recruiting. >> pat tillman loved theeven more. >> reporter: "the tillman story" is his mother's work to uncover his death. >> joining us exclusively from colorado, is author "boots on the ground by dusk." good to have you with us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> now, i know there's also a now -- coinciding with the release of this documentary on friday, the paperback edition of your book is coming outg with a new foreword with new information. what is in that foreword you want to get out? >> well, there's some information in there about stanley mcchrystal. the book has always had this information in it. i wrote the book, came out in 2008, and i indicate that mcchrystal was involved in, you know, orchestrating -- i think, orchestrating the cover-up. he falsified the silver star. he was very aware that pat was killed by friendlies. and then when he was going to be promoted to the head commander in afghanistan, i had contacted president obama, i e-mailed him and written a letter and contacted members of congress

tonight why hundreds are turning out to honor san jose's pat tillman. >>> first up for grabs. more than $8 million from the state of california to get you into the home of your dreams. good evening, i'm tom sinkovitz. >> and i'm lisa kim. the house of your dreams with the state paying part of the tab up front. san jose is trying to take advantage of voter-approved funds to spur home ownership. but like every good deal, timing is everything. our vicky nguyen is live in downtown san jose with details of that plan and why the next 24 hours are critical. vicky. >> reporter: well, lisa, the city of san jose is set to vote tomorrow to approve a plan that would free up funds for 99 first-time homebuyers here in san jose. the buyers would be buying in designated building like the 88 here, high-density buildings. the idea, the more people who own homes, the more money they spend. more businesses, more jobs and a bigger tax break that would increase city services for everyone. >> this is still one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. they could get up to 20% of the sale

the tillman story it's a documentary looking into the death of the football star and soldier pat tillman and it opens today he's perhaps the only recognizable name in the u.s. war in iraq a name that the bush administration trying to use to sell a hero story to garner more support for their unpopular war the now we all know that tillman was killed by friendly fire and the military and the civilian leadership all trying to cover it up so support for the seemingly endless war in afghanistan continues to do until we can assume that the release of this documentary isn't exactly going to help so now we have to look at how america will fight its wars in the future it looks like in order to do that's they're turning to the past to the cold war days of focusing heavily on covert operations something that will call a shadow war out of the public's eye never really confirmed by the government or the military and yet in the name of defeating al qaeda turns out the u.s. has currently increased both military and intelligence operations and roughly a dozen countries from north africa to pakistan to fo

we'll uncover the truth with pat tillman sr. those stories and a lot more at the top of the hour. now become to "larry king." >> larry: we have a call. let's take it. sudberry, ontario. hello. >> caller: hello? >> larry: go ahead. >> caller: i just wanted to ask chelsea who out there makes you laugh? >> who makes me laugh? not people that are trying to, usually. my friends make my laugh, but there's always people that aren't trying to be funny, like david hasselhoff or paula abdul. >> larry: why do you i get a lot of humor out of things that aren't meant to be keep mentioning him? >> it's the first thing that pops up in my mind. humorous. >> larry: you see things funny? >> i think a lot of people would take them more serious. >> larry: is humor a turn-on? if a man is funny? >> yeah, absolutely. i like a man that can keep up with and be quick and go back and forth. tlas there's something very -- >> larry: do you think you're intimidating to date? you're on television, you're pretty, you do stand-up, you think it's hard for a guy to come forward and ask you out? >> yeah, probably. i

. >>> six years after his death, the controversial death of pat tillman is hitting theaters in a new documentary. the army ranger's parents spoke to larry king about his killing and how the military initially >> because they weren't shortfalls. they weren't missteps or errors. 2 in order for them to use pat's death for propaganda purposes. >> the story details how the family struggled to up cover that tillman died at the hands of his fellow soldiers. >>> for apple lovers on a budget, there is a device that can apparently change your i pod touch to an iphone. and for cheap. the 22-year-old creator says he thought iphones were too expensive. so he invented what he calls the apple peel. just like a regular cover, it slips on to your phone. and here's the difference. this cover comes with a battery, a dot connector and a sim card. you get that for $57. compared to the $500 you'd spend on an iphone. right now the apple peel is available only in china. but reports say it should be coming to the u.s. this week. >> amazing what they always come up with. >>> jeff, let's come up with an app fo

. >> pat tillman was the most famous enlisted man in the military. >> he thought that going into afghanistan was the right thing to do. >> times like this you stop and think. >> the san jose native was killed in afghanistan, as you may remember. the documentary now narrated by josh brolin tells the story of the firestorm that erupted after his death when the military initially told his family he died from enemy fire. the documentary is being held as both riveting and engaging. the tillman family did not attend that premiere in los angeles. >>> well, her story sounds like a tragic movie itself. but it was very real in 1989. when a sonoma father on a rampage massacred his wife and young daughters. only a 3-year-old girl survived. now 20 years later, already an inspiring survivor, that girl is out to show millions she's also an american idol. traci grant has her emotional story. >> that is so great. i'm just so proud of you. >> yeah. i knew you could do it. >> reporter: she's a dog groomer now, but there's one thing her friends have been pushing her to do for years. pursue her singing career. h

know when they hear about soldiers going a wall they hear about cover ups of soldier's death like pat tillman it's like the real stories don't get people all riled up an angry and yet they focus all of their attention on video games they feel like it's just a way to divert from the reality of the situation no and i think that that point right there is my main issue is when you take something that is so real and make it into a video game people aren't able to you know fully understand what's going on i mean when we had you know world war two going on here at home our way of being a part of the war effort and feeling the war was to have victory gardens or to ration sugar and now i guess if you want to feel like part of the war go be the enemy i don't get it but nobody cares about the war these days that's what i'm feeling like it's only takes a video game to get people to actually start talking about it i just don't understand there's so many other games out there that are violent these days we have there are games called muslim massacre you know you can't say that religious persecution isn't s

the pat tillman story hits close to home. his family is sharing that story in a documentary that accuses the military after high level cover-up. stephanie spoke to audiences a it the premier in los angeles. >> he loved america even more. >> reporter: the tillman story examines the 2004 death of a pro football hero turned army ranger, palt tillman killed by friendly fire in afghanistan t. documentary tells the story of an army cover-up and the family's quest for the truth. >> it's ugly, it's bloody, it's painful. >> reporter: his mother appeared to discuss the film and why top military officials led her family and the country to believe tillman was killed by the enemy. >> i think he was used for propaganda purposes, and i think that is kind of a frightening thing. >> reporter: at the time of the investigation a top army official said quote we as an army failed in our duty to the tillman family. give them the truth, the best we know it as fast as we can. the film was released in select theaters in new york and los angeles inclu

. >>> the pat tillman story touches a special nerve here in the bay area.today moviegoers will be able to see his story told through the eyes of his family in a documentary that accuses the military of a high-level cover-up. >> sandy committed herself to figure out what happened to our son. >> people started asking questions. then the tillman story changes. >> in the film tillman's family accuses the military of using his death as propaganda. tillman was a football star before playing in the nfl. he walked away from millions of dollars to fight for his country in afghanistan where he was killed by friendly fire. "the tillman story" opens in theaters today. scott mcgrew will have a preview of other movies this weekend as well. >>> people in the bay area are launching efforts to hope those in pakistan. donations are being collected from the hudai foundation. a container is already loaded with clothing, fwlblankets and other aid. 20 million people have been effected by the flooding since it started three weeks ago. >>> mexican president felipe calderon says th

. >>> the pat tillman story is one that touches a special nerve in the bay area, now his story is beingrough the eyes of his family in a documentary that accuses the military of a high-level cover-up. last night an advanced screening of the film opened at the museum of modern art in new york city. tillman was a football star at leland high school before playing in the nfl. he walked away from millions to fight for his country in afghanistan where he was killed by friendly fire. the film hits theaters august 20th. >>> tim lincecum will take the mound against the cubs at at&t park tonight. last night, the giants had to put in overtime to put away the cubs. bottom of the 11th, bases loaded, no one out. pat burrell at the plate. look at this one. high and deep. is it far enough? it's a sac fly but it brings the winning run across the plate. the giants survive that one 4-3. it was jerry garcia night last night. garcia died 15 years ago, but band mates sang the national anthem and bill walton was hanging around a little bit as well. garcia's granddaughter got to throw out the ceremonial first

it looks at the life and death of pat tillman. he became the most famous enlistee on the war on terror. his death was surrounded in controversy after the military said he was killed in enemy fire in afghanistan. then later it was determined he was the victim of friendly fire. the producer says it portrays a truthful picture of the tillman family and, quote, "the barrage of government deceit." right now the documentary is only showing in new york and los angeles. >>> the end of the line today for the last of the inmates who broke out of an arizona prison. how he finally got caught. also ahead -- >>> san francisco's golden gate park is the target of vandalism once again. we'll have a live report coming up. >>> the bay area did cool off today. outside tonight we have low clouds and fog pushing into the bay. the cooling trend on track for tomorrow. we might have a surprise in the five-day forecast. i'll have that coming up in just a few minutes. south of laredo, there's a place... so hot, rattlesnakes combust. ♪ but we go, cause ya go

. >> the pat tillman story touches people in the bay area. a football contract to fight for his country in afghanistan where he was ultimately killed by friendly fire. the tillman story opens in theaters today. >>> people that live in the bay area are launching relief efforts for those impacted by floods in pakistan. they are now collecting donations and the group says they have a 40 -foot container already loaded with clothing and ba blan kets and medical supply. united states is boosting aid. 20 million people have been affected by the flooding. more local news in a half hour. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi everybody. we're delighted to welcome you to our program. it's pride day, august 20th. we're getting ready for the big weekend. >> i'm going to spend time with a bunch of girlfriends on a little trip. >> you'll tell us about it on monday. >> yes. how about this? >> i'm going off on a mother/daughter jaunt w

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