we had a golf course in saigon, which also plays a part in the book. and it was an insane way to fight a war. my have we changed that the years in subsequent wars, in the iraq war, etc.? how we how we leave personnel in the field? yes, i think so. the defeat in vietnam and it really was a political defeat really had a profound effect on the american military. and it led to the establishment of an all professional military and, the end of the draft and as a result, i think the military probably became a better it might not be better for the country because you have a force that's kind of separate from society and not everyone shares in the obligation to defend the united states. obviously in israel, everybody has to serve in the military and long been a proponent for of some kind of national service either served in the military or help people in hospitals or be in the peace corps. i think that would bring people together more than we are today. you mentioned corruption. why are black markets so ubiquitous and seemingly easy to form during like this? i

>> two mps in saigon in 1967 at the height of the war.led to investigate the murder talk in the saigon river. it appears to be a drowning she is an antiwar activists who said she came to vietnam as a piece tourist. her new goal is to help smuggle arms back to her associates in the united states. the mps gradually realize her death is part of a bigger conspiracy. they tried to avert the disaster. >> was ben kincaid? his partner is elijah jackson. normally they are charged with enforcing curfew. and keeping the gis on the straight and narrow and out of the bars after curfew. they get pulled him because the police do not want to invest at this particular incident because it involves an american. oddly enough at the height of their their 20000 american tourists who visited vietnam a year end arere shocked to read that. >> peter you are writing about 50 plus years ago. do you have experience in vietnam? >> yes. i also wanted to write about the antiwar cultural experience. i went to college at dartmouth in the 1960s. and when i was a senior i w

an american tourist named grace waverley whose body is found in the saigon river. and it appears to be a drowning, and she is an antiwar activist who said she came to vietnam ass a piece of tourist. but our real goal is to help smuggle arms back to her associates in the united states, and mps gradually realize that her death is part of a bigger conspiracy, and to try to avert a disaster. >> host: who is ben kincaid? >> guest: ben kincaid is a a lead np, and his partner is elijah jackson. and normally they are charged with enforcing curfew in keeping gis on the straight and narrow and out of the bars after curfew. but they get pulled in because the national police don't want to investigate this particular incident because it involves an american. oddly enough, at the height of the war there were 20,000 american tourists who visited vietnam a year. i was shocked to read that trauma so peter prichard, you're writing about something 50 plus years ago. do you you have experience in vietnam? >> guest: yes. i also wanted to write about the antiwar culture, which i experie

a lot of his meetings in saigon. and he said something that i that i maybe is safe to say for the cameras. but he said people people assumed that because we stayed out of the johnson's peace talks, that somehow we were pro. he said under the nixon period, we were also under political pressure to act in a certain way accorded political timing. i mean, i think a strict reading of the peace agreement was we did abandon our ally after a certain point because it was more important to bring our p.o.w.s home as president nixon did, bring our troops home and end the nation's longest war, which is what it was at the time, which was tearing the country apart at home. i think that that was what we did. i think nixon had no other option, you know, during those first four years, no other at all as a new president. and what nash said to me was, people don't understand. he said we were never to make a deal with april harriman in 68. he said april harriman treated south vietnamese like plantation -- was the term he used. and so ther

saigon. the secretaries are the hardest to talk to. they are loyal, not political. they don't have a personal stake the same way politicians do a lot of time. there was overlap at 85. all four of the major sides. president lyndon johnson, his vice president became the democratic nominee later that year. as we knew him, former vice president richard nixon. the then former and future governor wallace. i think i talked to all of the kids. they are not kids anymore. 85 staffers. pretty much anybody who was still around. i was surprised how many were around in the vast majority are either that somebody cared and wanted to talk to them. a number of them said they've never spoken to anyone or had stories to tell that they have never told before. >> for the record, there are 78 pages of footnotes in this book. it shows you again, the extent of the research itself. with that as the foundation for our talk tonight, let's jump into the first of your most significant conclusions. the first has to do with

from saigon long been bearcat. the name could play like a july blue card. ben rang and camron bay in vietnam ran one way island and clark field in the philippine run the uss ranger and the uss coral sea on yankee station in the gulf of tonkin and from oh dawn berkeley on not gone from bangkok, thailand thailand. a bob hope christmas special starring. raquel welch barbara mcnair, elaine dunn, madelaine hartog. bell, miss world bill. ernie wilson, that les brown and his band of renown. we knew it was going to be an unusual trip right from the start. les brown was on time at 1005. it was wheels up and out across the pacific 8000 miles to taylor. our first stop was where the men of the age tactic of fighter wing and double as you can see these are dedicated men. you can also see what their to. we didn't have to worry about the sense of humor here. look at this time from one lonely guy who's headed for home in 76 days. hey, y'all. now d all you, all you pooches. what that means for the plate. very big at the bat house. great to be back here at oban. real air tho

only one will not talk to me, that was his personal secretary in saigon. the secretaries are some of the hardest one to talk to because they were so loyal and not political. they do not have a personal stake the same way the politicians do at times. there was little overlap of about 85. i think it is the first book to have cooperation from all major sides. outgoing president lyndon johnson, his vice president, becomes the democratic nominee later that year. we knew him as the former president, richard nixon. and, george wallace. i think that i talked to all of the kids, they are not kids anymore, 85 staffers in all. everyone that is pretty much still around. the vast majority were eager that someone cared and wanted to talk to them because a number of them said they have never spoken to anyone and they had stories to tell. >> for the record, there are 76 pages of footnotes in this book. a little over 300 pages. that shows is the extent of the research that luke did. with that as the foundation for our talk, let's jump into the first of your most significan

is cultural knowledge helped break down barriers, especially in oakland's little saigon neighborhood.they felt like someone was looking out for them. >> reporter: the president of the oakland vietnamese chamber of commerce echoed that sentiment. >> he was one of those officers who would give you his card and this is my cell phone. call me whenever you want. for a community that does not feel represented to receive that , on a sad note to share , they did not stop calling him. >> reporter: he was working undercover and responded to a burglary in progress of a suspected illegal marijuana grow house and he was shot and killed when the suspects tried to get away. police sources tell cbs news bay area at least seven people had been arrested and more arrests are imminent . after the shooting, alameda county district attorney pamela price issued a statement saying her office is ready to prosecute whoever is responsible. >> i have talked to so many people and people are concerned about when the case went through the da. >> reporter: he said the community wants justice for officer tuan le, his

first they supplied the government in saigon with weapons, military equipment, and ammunition, and thenir regular troops. by that time there were already almost 500,000. they bombed cities and villages, destroyed the jungle, killed civilians. residents, the partisans, the north vietnamese units helping them, were well armed with soviet mortars, trouble-free guns, missiles and, of course, kalashnikovs. they attacked the largest cities and centers of the province and inflicted enormous damage on the enemy. moreover, the main thing was the psychological effect. it was after ted’s offensive that the communist forces in washington lost faith in victory. the anti-war movement grew and the united states had to sit down at the negotiating table. this is how this day in history was, what a difficult time you have, the most personal thing, for which there have been prayers all this time, the church is concerned with the human. works to save people, if i'm not mistaken, you have more than 200 trains. i meet people who really help me understand what should be at the center of our agenda today. the

his cultural knowledge breaked down barriers, especially in little saigon neighborhood. >> they felte someone was looking out for them. >> reporter: the president of the vietnamese chamber of commerce echoed that. >> he would give his card, this is my cell phone, call me wherever you want. and, and, for a community that does not feel represented to receive that, i mean, it is on a sad note to share but, they don't, they did not stop calling him. >> reporter: he was working undercover and responded to a burglary in progress of a suspected illegal marijuana grow house. he was shot and killed when the suspects tried to get away. the police sources tell cbs news bay area that at least 7 people have been arrested and more arrests are imminent. after the shooting, alameda county district attorney pamela price issued a statement saying her office is ready to prosecute whoever is responsible. >> i talked to so many people. they are concern about when the case went to the da. >> he says the community wants justice for the officer, his family, for the people of oakland that he served and to en

do republicans want to sponsor the 2024 equivalent of saigon 1975? what a line. do republicans want to sponsor the 2024 equivalent of saigon 1975? mr.trump may think a ukraine defeat will help him, but don't be so sure. as president he would inherit an emboldened putin. >> i do hear leaders saying their governments are beginning to hedge against the possibility that donald trump could be reelected president. it's a very difficult and painful problem for them to think about. one thing i think people are beginning to focus on is how do you sustain ukraine against the russian invasion if the united states begins to pull back from the coalition of support. it's crucial for europe that vladimir putin not win the battle. europe's future other the next several decades will be entirely different if putin rolls to victory, and i think, not another invasion towards kyiv to try to take the whole country. that's the first thing. i hear people talking more and more about how ukraine can defend what it has. the idea that ukraine will be able to expel the russians

first they supplied the government in saigon with weapons, military equipment, and ammunition, and then time there were already almost 500,000. they bombed cities and villages, destroyed jungles, and killed civilians. the partisans who helped to them, the north vietnamese units were well armed with soviet mortars, trouble-free guns, missiles and, of course, kalashnikovs. they attacked the largest cities and centers of the province and inflicted enormous damage on the enemy, with the main effect being the psychological effect. it was after the ted offensive that communist forces in washington lost faith in victory, the anti-war movement grew and the united states had to sit down at the negotiating table. this is what this day in history was like. we will tell you everything about the elections in russia in detail, it’s not difficult to understand them, it’s important, it’s honestly convenient, where to find out everything about the elections , the situation has become tense, my grandfather can’t find the leaflet, they brought it yesterday, answer, child, this is your work , open your lap

his cultural knowledge helped break down barriers, especially in oakland little saigon neighborhood.felt like someone is looking out for them. >> reporter: dr. jennifer , the vietnamese chamber of commerce, echoed that sentiment. >> officer was one of those officers were he would give you his card, this is my cell phone, call me whenever you want. and for a community that doesn't feel represented to receive that , i mean, it's on a sad note to share, you know, but they didn't stop calling him. >> reporter: le was working undercover and was responding to a call of a suspected marijuana grow house. he was shot and killed when the suspects try to get away. police sources tell cbs news bay area elise seven people have been arrested in more rest are imminent . after the shooting, alameda county district attorney, pamela price, issued a statement saying her office is ready to prosecute whoever is responsible. >> i talked to so many people, people are concerned about the case went through the d.a. >> reporter: the community wants justice, for officer le, his family, for the people of oaklan

. >> reporter: le's family shared he was born in sigh saigon, vietnam, he settled in oakland with hismother where he became a police officer in february of 2020. >> even though i am his big brother he watched over me and the family like the bigger brother, making sure we get to our car safely. >> good girl. ♪. >> reporter: family members said he loved his two dogs and always in a pair of crocks if he was not working and loved to be out biking and hiking, but more than coming he loved his wife, sara. they were high school sweethearts that met at oakland high and got married in 2018 >> we want to thank sara for being his person for all of these years, for accepting and loving him as much as we do. and for bringing out the best in him. >> reporter: at the end of the service le's wife sara and his mother were presented with flags and badges, tribute to remember the life of an officer taken too soon. >> i know it was not how it was supposed to end. you can rest easy, you can given us hope, you have given us love, you held the line. you are a true hero. just know we have the watch from here

do republicans want to sponsor the 2024 equivalent of saigon 1975? mr.e so sure. as president, you would inherent an emboldened mr. putin with nato allies in panic and adversaries around the world, and think the u.s. is really in retreat. david ignatius, your thoughts? >> joe, first, i do hear european leaders and ambassadors here in washington saying that their governments are beginning to hedge against the possibility that donald trump could be reelected president. it's a very difficult and painful problem for them to think about. one thing i think people are beginning to focus on is how do you sustain ukraine, against the russian invasion, if the united states begins to pull back from the coalition of support? it's crucial for europe that vladimir putin not win this battle. europe's future over the next several decades will be different, entirely different, if putin rules on to victory, and i think it would put another invasion toward kyiv to try to take the whole country. so that's the first thing. i hear people talking more and more about how ukrain

. >> reporter: he was born in saigon, vietnam, and immigrated to the u.s. with his mother when he was 7 years old. they settled in oakland where he became a police officer in february of 2020. >> even though i'm his big brother, he always watched over me and my family like the bigger brother, walking us to our cars, making sure we get in safely. >> reporter: family members said he loved his two dogs, was always in a pair of crocs if he wasn't working, and loved being outside hiking or mountain biking. but they said more than anything, he loved his wife, sarah. they were high school sweethearts who met as students at oakland high and got married in 2018. >> we want to thank sarah for being his person for all these years. for accepting and loving him as much as we do. for bringing out the best in him. >> reporter: at end of the service, police chief darren allison presented le's wife, sarah, and his mother with flags and badges. a traditional tribute to remember the life of an officer taken too soon. >> i know this was not how it was suppose to end, but you c

. >> reporter: le's family shared he was born in saigon, vietnam, immigrated to the u.s. with his mother when he was 7 years old. they settled in oakland where he later became a police officer in february of 2020. >> even though i'm his big brother, he always watched over me and my family like the bigger brother, walking us to our cars, making sure we will get in safely. >> reporter: family members said they loved the two dogs, always in a pair of crocs if he wasn't working, and loved being outside. but they said more than anything, he loved his wife, sarah. they were high school sweethearts who met as students in oakland high and got married in 2018. >> we want to thank sarah for being their person all these years, for accepting, loving him as much as we do. for bringing out the best in him. >> reporter: at the end of the service, le's wife and his mother were presented with flags and badges. a tribute to remember the life of an officer taken too soon. >> i know this was not how it was suppose to end. but you can rest easy. you've given us hope. you've given us love. you

a traditional dragon dance made its way through clinton park as part of the oakland little saigon lunar year festival. there were also singers. laney college was also at today's event to tell people about new free and low cost educational opportunities in oakland. >> this is now our second year at laney college and throughout the peralta colleges to do our free college promotion, which essentially says to california residents, apply for financial aid, take a minimum of six units, and we'll be here to support you. >> laney college offers students free lunch on campus support with technology and transportation cost. bischoff says since the free college program began, minority student enrollment has increased, including a 12% boost in asian american enrollment. >> justin timberlake bringing his forget tomorrow world tour to san jose. it's his first tour in five years. he will perform at the sap center on may sixth. fan club tickets go on sale tomorrow with presale tickets on tuesday. general ticket sales begin friday, february 2nd. tim blake is releasing his new album called everything i t

we used to talk the follow of mosul and saigon and now we're talking about the fall of hospitals.e're talk about the fall of al shifa and al nas rah hospital. those should be unequivocally safe and protected under international law. we know that. what gaza will look like is an even worse apocalyptic scene than we have witnessed to date. >> it is very, very stark in the terms that you put, it especially the story about that 1-year-old. no one will get that how the of their head, and i've been seeing the pictures, we all see them. it is devastating and devastating for the families who have hostages there who have no idea if they will ever ever be able to leave. thank you, dr. jilani for the work that you've done to try to take care of patients and for coming on trying to plain it all. >> thank you. >> john? >> new reporting on the federal review of the uvalde school shooting response. we're standing by to hear frfro attorney g general m merrick gad any mimin. >>> so back-to-back brutal winter storms blamed for the deaths of at least 40 people across nine states. more than two dozen

community considered him one of their own, and officer is comfortable in west oakland as he was in little saigon, he was able to be having his big smile, his language, ability and understanding of our culture. >> so we're able to bridge the gap. >> officer tuan lay really exemplified what that looks like to be a public servant for our communities. >> some older asians who have come to the u.s. tend to distrust the police, lay acted as a liaison was very instrumental in bridging that divide between our asian community and the oakland police department. >> lay was once honored for saving a life, but even before he joined the police department, the oakland high graduate had already had deep connections to the community. >> so he's been very much a part of serving this oakland community, and he's ultimately given his life in service to this community here in oakland. >> lay was 36. he's the first oakland police officer to be killed in the line of duty. since four officers were shot dead on a single day in 2009. there will be a public memorial for officer tuan lay at 10 a.m. wednesday at three crosse

west oakland for the past 2 years, city leaders say lay would often work in the chinatown and little saigon communities. and work with an asian officer helped build trust between those communities and the oakland police department. lay is the 54th oakland police officer killed in the line of duty. >> police are looking for the group of people who broke into a clothing store in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning at footprint in the city sunset district. this is surveillance video showing those 3 suspects breaking into the store and then running off with thousands of dollars in merchandise. anyone with information on this is asked to contact police bay area, air quality officials are once again investigating the chevron refinery in richmond after several complaints related to a firing last week. >> residents say the flaring left a bad odor. this comes after officials have already given the refinery several violation notices in november for a flaring event. then. it's going to cost you a little bit more to ride bart in the new year starting today, but raised its prices by 5.5%. >> fo

oakland police say lei was born in saigon, vietnam, before later moving to oakland and being naturalized on september 11th, 2001. he was a four year veteran of the department and mostrillionecently, served as the community resource officer in west oakland. >> but i want to remind people, you know, the men and women in uniforms and every time when they leave home, they may say goodbye. i'll see you later that. see you later may not happen. so i think we really need to support our, you know, police department and thanking the men and women you know, in uniform, protecting all of us. >> this was the memorial for him set up inside of the oakland federal building, where he worked security before joining the police department. and during today's memorial, we are expecting to hear from california attorney general rob bonta, as well as the oakland interim police chief, darren allison, and a few members of officer lei's family live in castro valley. lena howland abc seven news lena thank you again. >> the memorial will be held at three crosses church in castro valley. you can watch the entire cer

an officer is comfortable in west oakland, as he was in little saigon. >> he was able to be having his big smile, his language, ability and understanding of our culture so we're able to bridge the gap. >> officer tuan lay really exemplified what that looks like to be a public servant for our communities. >> some older asians who have come to the u.s. tend to distrust the police. lay acted as a liaison, was very instrumental in bridging that divide between our asian community and the oakland police department. lay was once honored for saving a life, but even before he joined the police department, the oakland high graduate had already had deep connections to the community. >> so he's been very much a part of serving this oakland community, and he's ultimately given his life in service to this community here in oakland. >> lay was 36. he's the first oakland police officer to be killed in the line of duty. since four officers were shot dead on a single day in 2009. in . there will be a public memorial for officer tuan lay at 10 a.m. wednesday at three crosses church in castro valley in oa

now, officer lei was born 36 years ago in saigon and became a naturalized u.s. citizen in 2001. he graduated from the oakland police academy in 2020, and served as a community resource officer in west oakland . now, on the day he was killed, he was working undercover and in plainclothes when he was shot and killed. now it has been overcast and drizzling throughout the morning. i do see the, uh, officers on horseback that ali mentioned. now, if weather permits, after this memorial service, there will be a helicopter flyover with one of the aircraft peeling off in what's known as a missing man formation, symbolizing the officer lost and leaving his colleagues and loved ones behind. so again, right now we are awaiting, uh, other processions of police officers. the horses are coming as we speak for this memorial service for officer tuan lei. start set to start in about an hour from now. that's live here in castro valley. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> henry. thank you. and we have special uninterrupted coverage of the memorial service at 10:00. you can see it on ktvu.com as well.

. >> the traditional dragon dance was featured as part of the oakland little saigon lunar new year festival over the weekend. laney college was also there, telling people about new free and low cost educational opportunities in oakland. >> and this is now our second year at laney college and throughout the peralta colleges to do our free college promotion, which essentially says to california residents apply for financial aid, take a minimum of six units, and we'll be here to support you as part of the free college program, laney college offers students free lunch on campus support with technology and even transportation costs across the bay, five wooden dragon statues have made their debut in san francisco. >> it's the first day of a public art project from the chinese chamber of commerce, celebrating the year of the dragon. the statues include the blue and white porcelain heavenly jade ping on rainbow and good luck dragons. they'll remain installed through the city until march 2nd. they'll then be auctioned off after the display coming up at noon. we're just under three weeks away from va

his cultural knowledge helped break down barriers, especially in oakland's little saigon neighborhood. >> they felt like someone was looking out for them. >> reporter: dr. jennifer tran the in president of the oakland vietnamese chamber of commerce echoed that sentiment. >> give his cash. this is my cell phone and call me whenever you want and for a community that doesn't feel represented, to receive that, i mean, it's on a sad note to share you know. but they don't stop -- didn't stop calling him. >> reporter: lee was working undercover and responded to a burglary in progress of a suspected illegal marijuana grow house. he was shot and illed when the suspects tried to get away. police sources tell cbs news bay area at least seven people have been arrested and more arrests are imminent. after the shooting, alameda county district attorney pamela price issued a statement saying her office is ready to prosecute whoever is responsible. >> i have talked to in people, people are very concerned about when the case went through the to ad. >> reporter: chan says the community wants justice fo

not far from saigon , a new deposit of rubies was discovered, which differed significantly in their uniquee whole apartment to take any black rubies that appear in your finger to process, uh-huh, you're crazy, where can i get so much powder? yes, i , i understand everything, it’s just necessary, once the criminal is found, it will be necessary to tie him to a certain place, especially since... these fingers may be in the database, well , you’ll find it, then we’ll check, and so it’s just mischief that’s all, learn to work, call me, then i ’ll have to inform the prosecutor’s office that you are interfering with the investigation of a crime, the matter is under control, call, i can call myself, anyone. young man, no one will do our work for us except us, maybe under the floor, we hid this crap in the zone, it will even reach the underground, but for now we’ll see in the chairs, what do you think? in a chair, comrade bender, have you read 12 chairs, watched a movie, literate, the owner is alone, well, if this happened, then, even though she has nothing to do with it, you need to ask her, meet

officer lay was born 36 years ago in saigon, vietnam, and became a naturalized u.s. citizen in 2001. he graduated from the 183rd oakland police academy in 2020, and served as a community resource officer in west oakland. and just two weeks before he was killed, lay received a department medal for helping to save the life of another officer. today we heard from state attorney general rob bonta, interim oakland police chief darren allison and several relatives of the officer, including a cousin of lay. >> he loved this city and that this city loved him. officer lay was hard working, dependable, driven by a desire to keep his neighbors safe. as chief law enforcement officer to this great state, as a former legislative representative of oakland and a proud member of this community, i can ask for nothing more. >> an officer lay personified what it was to exude a deep compassion for his law enforcement family and the community. he chose to serve. but he wasn't just a compassionate and courageous police officer. he was a devoted and loving husband to his wife, sarah, a loving son to his mot

a traditional dragon dance was part of the oakland little saigon lunar new year festival over the weekende lunar new year officially begins on february 10th. there will be more festivities over the next month across the bay area, including the san francisco chinese new year parade. on february 24th, you can watch that right here on ktvu. five wooden dragon statues have made their debut in san francisco. it's the first day of a public art project from the chinese chamber of commerce to celebrate the year of the dragon. the statutes include the blue and white porcelain, heavenly jade ping in rainbow, good luck dragons. they will remain installed throughout the city until march 2nd. the statues will be auctioned off after they are displayed. all right, we're finishing up here with two pieces of video. >> i really want you to see. so if you haven't been watching all morning, now's the time to look at your tv. a handsome black cat had had enough of being judged at a recent cat show in mesa, arizona. take a look. this was the first show for newcomer ludwig van beethoven. that's the cat's name.

an officer is comfortable in west oakland, as he was in little saigon. >> he was able to be having his big smile, his language ability and understanding of our culture . so we're able to bridge the gap. >> officer tuan lei really exemplified what that looks like to be a public servant for our community. >> reporter some older asians who have come to the u.s. tend to distrust the police. lei acted as a liaison, was very instrumental in bridging that that divide between our asian community and the oakland police department. lei was once honored for saving a life, but even before he joined the police department, the oakland high graduate had already had deep connections to the community. so he's been very much a part of serving this oakland community, and he's ultimately given his life in service to this community here in oakland. lei was 36. he's the first oakland police officer to be killed in the line of duty. since four officers were shot dead on a single day in 2009. there will be a public memorial this coming wednesday at ten in the morning for officer tuan lei at three crosses chur

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that the american public, despite the fact that it had suffered the watched humiliating defeat in saigon in 1975, was prepared peacetime rearmament. if leaders would explain that rearmament was not an end in and of itself. but a tool for a very different objective, which was in his view to end the cold war on american terms. it is -- get alan -- dick allen is famous for having reported that reagan said to him in the late seventies when what he asked reagan, what's your view of the cold war in the soviet union? what do want to see happen? and reagan said, we win. they lose. that comes from dick allen's conversation with reagan. again, i think another heresy in this period of bipartisan consensus about us-soviet relations. third, reagan was of the view that the soviet was so weak at -- the soviet economy was so weak at bottom that it could not sustain a technology race with the united states. that was very different than what intel community was reporting at that very time. and then finally the sole source of legitimacy, the soviet union in eastern europe, in its security belt was its red

his cultural knowledge helped break down barriers, especially in oakland's little saigon neighborhood. >> they felt like someone was looking out for them. >> reporter: dr. jennifer tran is the president of the oakland vietnamese chamber of commerce, and echoed that sentiment. >> officer tuan was one of those officers that would give you his card. this is my cell phone and call me whenever you want and for a community that doesn't feel represented, to receive that, i mean, it's on a sad note to share, you know. but they don't stop -- they didn't stop calling him. >> reporter: le was working undercover and responded to a burglary in progress of a suspected illegal marijuana grow house. he was shot and killed when the suspects tried to get away. police sources tell cbs news bay area at least seven people have been arrested and more arrests are imminent. after the shooting, alameda county district attorney pamela price issued a statement saying her office is ready to prosecute whoever is responsible. >> i have talked to many people, people are very concerned about when the case went throu

oakland police say lei was born in saigon, vietnam, before later moving to oakland and being naturalizedptember 11th, 2001. he was a four year veteran of the department and most recently served as the community resource officer in west oakland . >> but i want to remind people, you know, the men and women in uniforms and every time when they leave home, they may say goodbye, i'll see you later that. see you later may not happen. so i think we really need to uh- supporting our, you know, police department and thanking the men and women you know, in uniform, protecting all of us. >> and this was the memorial for him set up inside of the oakland federal building where he worked. security before joining the police department. during today's memorial, we are expecting to hear from california attorney general rob bonta, as well as the oakland interim police chief, darren allison, and a few of officer lei's relatives live in castro valley. lena howland, abc seven news lena thank you again. >> the memorial will be held at three crosses church in castro valley. you can watch the entire ceremony on

over the weekend, a traditional dragon dance was part of the little saigon lunar new year festival inw year officially begins february 10th, and next month there will be even more festivities around the bay area, including the big san francisco chinese new year parade on february 24th. and by the way, you can watch that parade right here on ktvu. fox two. well five wooden dragon statues have made their debut in san francisco. it's the first day of a public art project from the chinese chamber of commerce, celebrating the year of the dragon. the statues include the blue and white porcelain, heavenly jade ping and a rainbow and good luck dragons. they will remain installed throughout the city until march 2nd. the statues will be auctioned off after they go on display. well for the 65th year, oakland's very popular white elephant sale is coming back. the oakland museum women's board staged is this big event. it is billed as the biggest rummage sale in northern california. now you can come to shop on several days over a five week period. a wide range of items are for sale, including furni

we did not have an from saigon.e an order liquor withdrawal because they believed that since the afghan army could fight the after ofaliban for five to six months, that they could. champ was not true. of course, there was a disorderly withdrawal and then we have the attacks on the other side saying somehow we should comb influence afghanistan and taken our weapons back from the d to continue holding them but do it all with no american casualties so we left. we now have very limited power at all. we care more about the afgha people and the alban -- taliban. certainly on behalf of the afghan people who are women. we can threat on the cut off aid. the taliban may not care. we could bomb taliban military targets but i think that's absurd and the u.s. is not in a mood to do that. we can tell them they'll be made a pariah in the international community but they have no and rush air will be very happy to do business with the taliban. we have seen our aid interrupted because -- or might be interrupted because we know it's b

we did not have an orderly withdrawal from saigon. our military complex told us we would have an orderly withdrawal because they believed since the afghan army could fight the caliban successfully 3 to 6 months, that they would, which is absurd to think the average grunt in the afghan army is going to lay down his life while the leaders of the country and those most connected to the united states are trying desperately to leave afghanistan. of course there was a disorderly withdrawal, then we have the attacks from the other side saying we should have gone through afghanistan, and enormous country and taken our weapons back from the people who wanted to continue holding them but do it all with no american casualties so we left. we now have, and failed to acknowledge that we have very limited power at all. we care more about the afghan peoples in the caliban, certainly of the half of the afghan people who are women. we can threatened to cut off aid. the caliban may not care at all. we could bond caliban military targets but i think that

this traditional dragon dance was part of the oakland little saigon lunar new year festival over the. the lunar new year officially begins february 10th. there will be more festivities over the next month across the bay, including the san francisco chinese new year parade that is february 24th. and as we do every year, we'll bring it to you live here on ktvu. five wooden dragon statues have made their debut in san francisco. it's the first day of a public art project from the chinese chamber of commerce to celebrate the year of the dragon. the statues include the blue and white porcelain, heavenly jade, ping and rainbow, and good luck dragons. they'll remain installed throughout the city until march 2nd. they'll then be auctioned off after the display today. >> well, the 40 niners, as you know, are headed to the super bowl. the thrilling third quarter turnaround that quieted the detroit lions fans. and we'll tell you how quarterback brock purdy silenced his doubters. as we tell you what players are saying about that big victory. plus it's let's go nine. >> whoa. >> this is unreal to

an officer is comfortable in west oakland, as he was in little saigon. >> he was able to be having hisge ability and understanding of our culture so he was able to bridge the gap . >> officer tuan lay really exemplified what that looks like to be a public servant for our communities. >> some older asians who have come to the u.s. tend to distrust the police. lay acted as a liaison was very instrumental in bridging that divide between within our asian community and the oakland police department. >> lay was once honored for saving a life, but even before he joined the police department, the oakland high graduate had already had deep connections to the community. >> so he's been very much a part of serving this oakland community, and he's ultimately given his life in service to this community here in oakland. lay was 36. he's the first oakland police officer to be killed in the line of duty. since four officers were shot dead on a single day in 2009. there will be a public memorial for officer tuan lay at 10 a.m. wednesday at three crosses church in castro valley in oakland. henry lee ktv

challenges in creating this cultural district when we compare ourselves to chinatown, japantown or little saigon there's little communities there that act as place makers. when you enter into little philippines, you're like where are the businesses, and that's one of the challenges we're trying to solve. >> undercover love wouldn't be possible without the help of the mayor and all of our community partnerships out there. it costs approximately $60,000 for every event. undiscovered is a great tool for the cultural district to bring awareness by bringing the best parts of our culture which is food, music, the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to di