>> we did get that platoon the next day. a young e 5, ernie savage, took over and put a ring of steel all around that platoon that night. his whole chachb command was killed or wounded and he survived with the help of the medic. they survived and we were able to get up to them the next day and get them out of there. >> one thing that i wanted to get across to this audience is we never should have a draft again. the draft did nothing except change the place where some of our guys went to jail. the local chair for the judge could tell a young man you either go in the army or go to jail and we had the largest stock aids we've ever had. and you don't gain anything by having a draft. you don't get equity. and when you talk about it -- we've got some of the finest young men in your military today, and they are doing a great job when they are allowed to do it. but a draft is a terrible way to try to solve a problem that can't be solved in any manner, shape, or form like that. i was drafted -- i didn't have to go. but if i had to go

battalion, 69th armor and he was a member of a reaction force moving to aid other elements of the platoonwhich was in heavy contact with a battalion-sized north vietnamese force. specialist johnson path tank through a track, and he became immobilized. realizing he can do no more as a driver, he climbed out armed only with a pistol. despite intense hostile fire, specialist johnson killed enemy soldiers before he expended ammunition. returning to his tank through a heavy volume of fire, he obtained a submachine gun with which to continue his fight against the advancing enemy. he engaged in extremely close combat when the last of his ammunition was expended. he killed an enemy soldier with the stock end of his machine gun. now weaponless, he ignored the and many -- enemy file -- fire around here -- around him he , climbed into his platoon sergeants tank, executed test excavated a wounded soldier and returned to his carrier. he returns to the same tank and fired the main gun until it jammed. specialist johnson again left the tank and armed only with a pistol gave several north vietnamese troo

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his army airborne platoon was on patrol at the ca ty river when he and his men came under heavy fire.john was shot four times. >> i heard guys say i was done "colone is dead, leave him alone." >> reporter: you heard people saying that? >> oh, yeah, absolutely. i was put in a body bag, toe tagged, and taken to the morgue. >> he came inaise d.o.a.. >> reporter: lieutenant curtis washington was an officer at the battalion aid station and worked at the morgue. it was a job he took so seriously, that just to make sure he never sent a live soldier home in a box, on his own, he used to open up each body bag and take a pen to the feet. >> this is what we'd do. this is his foot, and i'd go. >> reporter: he was testing the plantar reflex. >> would do it twice. and i did that, and he went, "unh." and i did it again. "unh." and i said, wow. >> reporter: and that is how john colone came back from the dead. which john says is a mixed blessing. >> he lost his life. he lost his life. he lost his life. he lost his life. >> reporter: eight soldiers, about a third of his platoon, died that day. >> i sti

. >> sebastian junger documented the harrowing ordeal that jesse's platoon went through in the award-winningtaries "restrepo" and "korengal." >> it truly is, i guess you'd say, hell, to be quite honest. >> jesse's mission was to be the gunner on the third gun truck that would be over-watching a number of, uh, paratroopers that were gonna be clearing a village. >> my buddy started to step out of the truck and... >> a command-detonated ied blew up jesse's vehicle. >> before we knew it, i mean, we were mid-sentence. i was wakin' up on the bottom of a mountain. i would have to yell up for help in between the -- the gun bursts because i was completely immobile. um, my legs were shredded. >> his paratrooper, uh -- uh, platoon mates fought to him, secured him, performed life-saving measures. >> as they carried me to the bird, the last thing i saw was kind of like the mountains. and i went -- i went dark. >> back home, jesse's mother got the horrifying phone call. >> they shared with me that he had been hurt and was, um... they were patching me through to the surgeon. and, uh, he explained jesse's i

he lost his life. >> reporter: eight soldiers, about a third of his platoon, died that day. >> i stillwonder, why me? >> reporter: even today you keep asking that? >> absolutely. diy did you survive? >> reporter: it is a hopelessly rhetorical question. but as we walk through the cemetery where he would have been buried, john shared what may be part of the reason. >> so that's when i thought let's do something. >> reporter: a few years ago, he started sending flowers on memorial day to the graves of all the men who died in that battle. later, he expanded to everyone mao died in his battalion during the whole war, more than $8,000 worth of flowers for 160 graves. and now he's calling on you to join him, to adopt a veteran's grave on memorial day. an one day a year we're asking somebody to do something. da reporter: to clean it up and lay some flowers, so that eventually, every vietnam veteran can be rightfully remembered. >> i hope i'm around here to witness that. maybe that will answer that question, "why?" >> reporter: certainly something to live for. steve hartman, "on the road," in p

>> my first job, i was assigned to a platoon, bravo platoon, seal team 2.e went to the range, and we were shooting navy qualifications. and i was a pretty good shot. and i did so well, my boss said, "well, this new guy's a good shooter. let's send him to sniper school." so, during that first -- they called it a work-up, which is the training cycle a platoon does before it deploys. they sent me to camp atterbury, indiana, for naval special warfare scout sniper school, and i became a sniper. >> and soon, the boy from butte, montana, who one year before had been delivering taco pizzas, was a navy seal sniper. coming up next on "the man who killed usama bin laden"... >> the world trade center tower number one is on fire. the whole outside of the building -- there was just a huge explosion. >> we said the words "usama bin laden" within 30 seconds. go ahead... leave the competition behind. lexus gs 350 and 200 turbo. there's no going back. trugreen presents the yardley's. ♪ ♪ sfx: leaf blower dad! sorry. this is more than a lawn. this is a trugreen lawn. live lif

once sergeant kaufman's platoon rejoined their company, they found the enemy had taken ground and pinned down they were in a draw. without hesitation, sergeant kaufman again charged the enemy lines, firing his rifle, throwing grenades, using his bayonet and seizing an unmanned machine gun. because of his fast thinking and fearlessness, the enemy fled and the company regained their position. it was for these actions and conspicuous gallantly and intrepid above and beyond the call, he was awarded the medal of honor by president harry s. truman. as mentioned in his citation it was mentioned, the dauntless sbreeped leadership were directly response for the success of his company, reflecting distinct upon himself. and upholding thess teeminged traditions of the military -- esteemed traditions of the military service. tragically, though, sergeant kaufman received this incredible honor posthumously. he was killed in action on february 10, 1951, and was laid to rest in portland, oregon. i strongly agree that we should honor his heroism by renaming the v.a. clinic in his honor. i want to thank th

. >> reporter: starting long before romashay's platoon arrived.routinely fired down on keating from the heights. >> on average, get hilt three to four times a week. >> reporter: what was the purpose of the attacks? >> testing us to see what our battle plans were, how we would react, what our response times were. >> reporter: there were 52 american soldiers at the camp and six main fighting positions. the attack at 5:59 on the morning of october 3, 2009. >> it wasn't uncommon to get shot at that time in the morning. kind of look a wake-up call. most mornings. >> reporter: this morning was different. it was all recorded by the taliban. the taliban opened up on the six main fighting positions pinning them down so they could not return fire. keating sent out its first call for help, three minutes after the attack began. fire coming from everywhere. we need something. soldiers not pinned down had to pull back from the perimeter to a cluster of buildings at the center of camp which they called the alamo position. >> the call came out. we were still goin

both me, his fellow platoon mates, my men, my fellow green berets that nearly died looking for him wereutraged. it shows how tone deaf this white house can be to how military members think and feel. they take words like that, served with honor and distinction, very seriously. >> frankly, the white house probably should have made no statement whatsoever. >> leon panetta told us he was dismayed by how the white house handled the bergdahl case. >> i don't mind, obviously, the effort at negotiations, but you don't just walk in and say, oh yeah, we'll give you five bad guys. these are individuals who killed in many cases our own soldiers. what assurance do we have that they're not going to wind up blowing up american innocents? >> demoralizing? >> incredibly demoralizing and to the men and women in uniform, as well. when you're out there in harm's way and your commander in chief releases the taliban's top five draft picks, it sends a bad message to the troops and the afghan allies to be serving alongside and encouraging. >> how has this new vision of the u.s. military playing out across the

"tootsie, "driving miss daisy," "platoon," "the color purple." oh, my gosh! >> oh, my gosh. >> really? >> yeah. >> here are the years. let's go. >> oh, wow! oh, my gosh. >> 1989, just put "color purple." i have no idea. >> i don't either. >> 1980, put "platoon." '85, put "tootsie." '82, "blues brother." >> '86? >> just go -- >> no 1980s was not "driving miss daisy." yeah, hurry, switch that one. '86, "driving miss daisy." 1980, "blues brother." hurry, you've got to get all the -- all the way out. there you go. >> ahh! ahhh! ahhh! >> that was hard. >> that looks really hard. >> that's a tough one. >> yeah. >> i am not confident about any of this. >> yeah, i'm not either. let's take a look. >> ahhh. >> you have one -- >> that is the one we had to switch. >> that was a really, really tough. >> that was really hard. i'm sorry about that. >> i am so sorry. about that. >> that was really hard. >> brooke and brianna, come on down. >> very hard! >> i really -- >> oh, that's so -- >> yeah! i liked how alisyn just started screaming at the end. just groanin

. >> i got a platoon that was based medivac'd out of and then my platoon was based and we would pick guys up at j bad if you got blown up or whatever and fly them to badr and get them out. it was in july of 2008. >> yup. >> that was probably my unit. >> that's so crazy. such a small world. >> it's always interesting to talk to somebody who was in the same area at the same time. especially someone who suffered injuries. that's primarily what i was doing when i was there, was crewing the medevac helicopters. guys who have been through a lot, i have a soft spot for. try to help him out best as i can. >> a short time later, classification officers have found a new housing alternative for sobel. >> we have an area for individuals who don't need protective custody. but might not have as much experience with criminals and the criminal lifestyle. based on what he said and the research we've done, i think he would be a good fit for that spot. >> 17. >> two other partners. perfect. >> thank you. >> i thought it was going to be a little bit wider, but that's the way it is. quieter. >> ryan. >>

third of his platoon died that day. >> you still wonder, why me? today you keep asking that? >> absolutely. why did you survive? >> reporter: it is a hopelessly rhetorical question. but as we walk through the cemetery where he would have been buried, john shared what may be part of the reason. >> so that's when i thought, let's do something. >> reporter: a few years ago, he started sending flowers on memorial day to the graves of all of the men who died in that battle. later, he expanded to everyone who died in his battalion during the whole war. more than 8,000 dollars worth of flowers. more 160 graves. and now, he is calling on you to join him. to adopt a veteran's grave. >> one day a year asking somebody to do something. to clean it up and lay some flowers so that's eventually, every vietnam veteran can be rightfully remembered. >> i hope i am around here to witness that. maybe that will answer that question why? >> reporter: certainly. something to live for. you'd do anything to take care of that spot on your lawn. so why not take care of that

his army airborne platoon was on patrol near the river when he and his men came under intense enemy fire broke loose. >> reporter: john was shot four times. >> i heard guys say i was dead. cologne is dead, cologne is dead. leave him alone. >> reporter: you heard people saying that? >> absolutely. i was put in a body bag, toe tagged. taken to the morgue. >> he came in as doa. >> he worked at the morgue. a job he took so seriously. to make sure he never sent a live soldier home in a box, on his own, he used to open each body bag. take a pen to the foot. he was testing the plantar reflex. >> i would do it twice. and i did that. and he went, uh! and i did it again. uh! and i said, wow. >> reporter: and that is how john cologne came back from the dead. which john says is a mixed blessing. >> he lost his life. he lost his life. he lost his life. he lost his life. he lost his life. >> reporter: eight soldiers, a third of his platoon died that day. >> you still wonder, why me? >> reporter: even today you keep asking that? >> absolutely. why did you survive? >> reporter: it is a hopelessly rhetor

for tomorrow's convoy, i've already made arrangements to borrow a platoon from another company. someone is watching over me personally. because i was on the track right behind the one the enemy decided to blow up. and would have been just as good of a target. fortunately, the enemy did not launch a group attack -- a ground attack to go with it. i was very proud of the company again. when the chips are down, they are tremendous. >> this is a letter written to president johnson by a captain of the republic of vietnam army, written from a u.s. training base in alabama on america's 190th birthday. fourth of july, 1966. the honorable lyndon b. johnson, president of united states. the white house. dear mr. president, i am now under training at the u.s. army chemical school and center at fort mcclellan, alabama. i'm indebted and grateful to you for your recent thoughtful speeches, which made me read over and over again u.s. history, and its declaration of independence. again, i found your speech is the spirit of liberty which made america strong and free. i'm confident with the generou

i had one entire platoon on the vehicle at the time. in addition to a three-men forward air control team and four-man crew. the net result was 30 casualties, many from shrapnel but all from burns. just yesterday i had received a fairly large number of replacements and assigned over half of them to this platoon to make up for previous losses. now they are back down to almost nothing again. for tomorrow's convoy, i've already made arrangements to borrow a platoon from another company. someone is watching over me personally because i was on the amtrak right behind the one the enemy decided to blow up and would have been just as good a target. fortunately the enemy doesn't launch a group attack -- a ground attack to go with it. i was very proud of the company again when the chips are down, they are tremendous. >> this is a letter written to president johnson by captain of the republic of vietnam army, in alabama, on america's 190th birthday, july 4th, 1966. fourth of july, 1966, the honorable lyndon b. johnson, president of the united state

his army airborne platoon was on patrol when he and his men came under intense enemy fire. >> all helln was shot four time. >> i heard guys say i was dead. a loan is dead. leave him alone. >> you heard people saying that? >> oh, yeah. was put in a body bag. toe tagged taken to the morgue. >> he came in as a doa. >> lieutenant curtis washington was a officer. worked at the morgue. it was a job he took so seriously that just to make sure he never sent a live soldier home april box on his own he used to open up each body bag take a pen to the feet. >> so i -- he was testing. >> i did that. he went -- i did it again. and he went -- and i said, wow. >> that is how john colone came back from the dead. which job says is a mixed lessing. >> he lost his life. he lost his life. >> eight soldiers, about a third of his platoon died that day. >> he still wonder why me? >> even today you keep asking that? >> absolutesly. why did you survive? >> it is a hopelessly rhetorical question. but as we walked through the cemetery where he would have been buried, john shared what may be part of the reason. >>

soldiers leaving the theater of war ironically lose that closeness when they leave their platoon andtured and they feel less safe than they did in the war zone. >> you also look at israel, where military service is compulsory for most of the population. you say there's a lesson that we can learn there looking at that society as opposed to ours? >> yes. i mean, u.s. has a ptsd rate in its military around 20%, it's extraordinarily high. the israeli military has a ptsd rate of 1%. and israeli psychologists i talk to say two factors there. one is that military service is compulsory and universal. when you come back from the battlefield you're coming back to a community that where a military service is widespread, you're not making it transition from military to civilian life. it's all the same thing. also, the combat is literally at people's door steps. it makes intuitive and moral sense the war makes intuitive and moral sense when you fly soldiers 10,000 miles away, as we do, whatever the other reasons are to going into that decision, it makes it psychologically hard on both soldiers an

he lost s >> eight soldiers, about a third of his platoon died that day. >> he still wonder why me?eep asking that? >> absolutesly. why did you survive? >> it is a hopelessly rhetorical question. but as we walked through the cemetery where he would have been buried, john shared what may be part of the reason. >> that's when i thought, let's do something. >> a few years ago he started sending flowers on memorial day to the graves of all the men who died in that battle. later he expanded to everyone who died in his battalion during the whole war, more than $8o. for san francisco 0 graves knew calling you to adopt a vanderbilt ran's grave on memorial day. >> to clean it up and lay some flowers so that eventually every vietnam veteran can be rightfully remembered. >> i hope i'm arod that. >> maybe that will answer that question, yes. >> certainly something to live for. ♪ >> osgood: next. the monkees. hello! nice to meet you! welcome, welcome! today i'm going to show you the all-new 2016 chevy cruze and ask you what you think. but here's the catch. you can only answer in emojis. what emo

i couldn't recommend your book "red platoon" any higher, sergeant. your service, of course. and thank you for writing the book. >> thank you so much. >> i one correction it's not the congressional medal any longer just a medal of honor. you don't have to write me. bernie goldberg on perhaps the most intense presidential race in generations clinton vs. trump. moments away. why do people count on sunsweet amazin prune juice to stay fit on the inside? it's made only from prunes, nothing else. it's a natural source of fiber and five essential vitamins. amazin prune juice and amazin prune light. from sunsweet, the feel good fruit. test. test. test.w3Ñii] >>> thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly. in the weekdays with bernie segment tonight. let's get to the purveyor of bernard goldberg.com who joins me from miami. were you surprise to do see lester holt, good guy, at the trump tower broadcasting at the trump tower? >> well, surprise. not in the sense of the reason, think was because it was a ploy for ratings. i'm not surprised by that. if you tie

[applause] i was a marine with 1/1 weapons company, 81st platoon out in camp pendleton, california. rah. audience: rah! i joined a few months after september 11th, feeling like i think most people in the country did at the time, filled with a sense of patriotism and retribution and the desire to do something, that coupled with the fact that i wasn't doing anything. i was 17, just graduated from high school that past summer, living in the back room of my parents' house paying rent in the small town i was raised in northern indiana called mishawaka. i could spell that later for people who are interested. mishawaka is many good things, but cultural hub of the world it is not, so my only exposure to theater and film was limited to the plays i did in high school and--and blockbuster video, may she rest in peace. i was serious enough about acting that i auditioned for julliard when i was a senior in high school, didn't get in, determined college wasn't for me, and applied nowhere else, which was a genius move, so... this was my world going into september 2001. so after the 11th and feelin

he climbed into his platoon executed test, excavated a wounded soldier and returned to his carrier.rns to the same tank and fired the main gun until it jammed. specialist johnson again left the tank and armed only with a pistol gave several north vietnamese troops, fighting his way through devastating fire and remounting the immobilizer tank. asremained totally exposed he engaged with the externally mounted machine gun. specialist johnson's conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life is in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflects great credit on himself and the united states army. the president of the united states of america authorized by acts of congress march 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of the congress the medal of honor to wetzel,st iv jerry g united states army for an sticky with gallantry and risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. jerry g wetzel, 103rd helicopter company, distinguished himself near the republic of vietnam. january 8, 1968, he was serving as a door gunner on a helicopter which was part of an insertion force trappe

piano music] [explosion] [folk guitar strumming] ♪ it was back in 1942, ♪ i was a member of a good platoon the wrong kind of music to be allowed in the republic." there's an old arab proverb-- "when the king puts the poet on his payroll, he cuts off the tongue of the poet," and when people ask me, "can songs really change people's minds?" and i say i can't prove a darn thing. all i know is that the people in power think so 'cause they keep songs off the radio and off the television that they think are dangerous for the people to hear. especially during the vietnam war, my song, "waist deep in the big muddy" [plucking banjo strings] ♪ waist deep in the big muddy, ♪ the big fool says to push on. ♪ it didn't mention president johnson by name, it didn't mention vietnam, but everybody knew what i was singing about. ♪ the captain told us to ford the river. ♪ ♪ that's how we all begun. ♪ we were knee deep in the big muddy. ♪ ♪ the big fool said to push on. ♪ it was a song which was inspired by seeing a photograph showing american troops wading through, waist deep in the water of the mekong delta

he was a infantry platoon leader in afghanistan and remembers seeing vast fields of colorful almost beautiful, but over there the drug trade helped fun the taliban. back home it destroys the lives of those he serves. >> when they see the really wild looking and cool looking, but, you know, down here you actually see, you know, the end result and it is horrible. >> reporter: matt lynch says he enjoys the new life saving opportunity that comes with the little red box he carries but he knows too well narcan and his quick use of it is only a temporary answer for the drug user if we're there and we can help we will do our best but at the end of the day you have to want to help yourself. >> reporter: toward that end upper darby police are offering to connect addicts with drug treatment programs if they come in the police station looking for help. so far, since captain johnson, says few have taken them up on the offer. again, cops with those little red boxes can only do so much. in the news room, i'm bruce gordon for fox 29 news. >>> he was a young father with everything to live for until heroin too

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. >> starting long before romesha's platoon arrived the taliban routinely fired down from keating. >>was the purpose of those attacks? >> they were testing us to see what our battle plans were, how we would react, what our response times were. >> there were 52 american soldiers at the camp and six main fighting positions. the attack came at 5:59 in the morning of october 3rd, 009. >> it wasn't uncommon to get shot at at that time in the morning. it was kind of like a wake-up call most mornings. >> but this morning was different. it was all recorded by the taliban. the taliban had opened up on the six main fighting positions, pinning them down so they could not return fire. keating sent out its first call for help three minutes after the attack began. fire coming from everywhere. we need something. soldiers not pinned down had to pull back from the perimeter to a cluster of buildings at the center of camp which they called the alamo position. >> the call came out that we were still going to what we called the alamo position. >> that doesn't sound good. >> no. >> what did you think when

president, i started reading a book last night called "red platoon." it's a brand new book written by a man who won a medal of honor talking about a remote -- outpost in afghanistan. i know, we know what sacrifices a red platoon made and men and women who have fought in the new wars in iraq and afghanistan, so we know they deserve better than just rushing through this bill. hard-working taxpayers deserve better. the one thing we can all agree is that americans must have a strong, strong military with the capability to defend america's national security interests around the world and protect us here at home. there's no dispute about that. democrats believe we must take care of our middle class also and we must know the security of all americans depends not only on the pentagon, bombs and bullets, but also on other national security interests, f.b.i., department of homeland security, drug enforcement administration, and the when especial that comes through this legislation -- help that comes through this legislation through local police departments and f

a few days later, one of his platoon mates sent charlie's parents a letter from iraq.ved a lot of lives today, it said. that bigs with signature smile on his hands and face as always. he was full of a low half but was also a ferocious warrior. today, we honor charles keating the fourth. was the sixth of seven children, a californian with an infectious wit and was always ready to help someone get through to time. when his siblings ran around the house, his parents would yell out, watch that baby safety mark. what she realizes she was raising a marine. as a teenager, he signed up. three days later on monday morning, the marines came to pick him up. that was 10 years ago. one morning this march, the marine knocked on his mother store again. his fifth tour, he gave his life while protecting the marines under his command. putting others before himself was what we did best -- louis did best. he chose to live in the barracks with his buddies even though he could've lived in a house off base. he volunteered for friends who needed a date night. just under promotion to mentor hi

. >> reporter: whiting is the president of mosquito platoon. he says spring is always busy, add the threat of zika to the list, a wet spring and warmer winter -- >> the natural conditions this year are perfect for breeding mosquitos. >> reporter: inspect your yard. remember the three ts. tip it. toss it. or turn it. any standing water, even if it's in a bottle cap. because believe it or not, whiting says it's enough water to breed thousands of mosquitos over a season. >> pregnant women should take every precaution that they can. by spraying your yard, you're helping, you know, avoid mosquito bites. >> reporter: in turn, he says lowering the threat of the zeke to virus. keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> and i know we're not quite finished with the wet weather just yet. it was such a soggy messy wet weekend. today was a little more of the same. the heat is going to build in a few days it is going to be very hot. right now we're dealing with more rain. sheena parveen with the very latest for us. >> yes, jacqueline. we have a few more showers in the fo

platoon sergeant in union storm and i'm a democrat. i would just want to let the listeners know where i'm coming from. leo, what percentage of the goes to ion actually soldier and sailor pay? also in that budget if you the amount escribe of generals. heavy t be a little top in terms of brass when it comes to pay. in this budget how much really goes to the proliferation manufacturing. our number one export from this take is the selling of weapons to other countries which is really making the world a more dangerous case. i'm all ears. you. ess >> thanks for those questions. a lot to unpack there. both the senate and house versions of this bill include down ge to start cutting on as you call it the top heavy four stars there. i believe the senate version has a reduction of 25% of the general's and admirals in the the house version had a similar number. i don't think it's the exact same. at this idea ng that the military infrastructure top he amount of people up and the staff they carry has gotten too big and needs to be pulled back down.

announcer: a veteran of the battle of the bulge squirrels away enough old military gear to supply a platoon in boxes, gun cabinets, closets. >> they couldn't even get access to their master bathroom, it was so clogged with stuff. >> it was one of those finds you get once in a lifetime. >> announcer: uniforms, weapons, plus plenty of surprises. >> this is worth $50,000?! does it work? >> announcer: and what's up with this bullet-riddled log? >> it was usually wrapped in a blanket in a bathtub. >> in a bathtub? >> in a bathtub. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ]

we'll speak to his former platoon mate in the 8:00 hour of fox and friends.t will be interesting. >> yeah. >> prioritizing illegal immigrants over u. s. citizens. the obama administration spending millions of dollars to help young refugees find summer jobs. the new summer opportunity project is shelling out $21 million on a variety of programs in 11 communities nationwide. now the refugee students will receive summer job work experience. tutoring lessons and support in finding part time jobs. >> almost ten minutes now to the top of the hour and the race for running mates. what should donald trump and hillary clinton be looking for in a vice president. >> why our next guest says clinton should be eyeing up john kasich. stay with us. >>> welcome back. a horrifying case of mistacken identity. frantic 911 calls revealing the struggle between three armed home invaders and a father determined to protect his father at that home. >> please my husband is bleeding badly. they came in my house. and one of them down inside of the house. >> do you have kids in the house.