so in a lot of ways, chuck kettles is america. the dozens of american soldiers he saved in vietnam half a century ago, chuck is the reason they lived and came home and had children and grandchildren. entire family trees made possible by the actions of this one man. we are honored to be joined not only by ann, but also eight of chuck and ann's ten children, and three of their grandchildren. it's the kettles family reunion here in the white house. we're also honored to be joined by chuck's brothers in arms from vietnam. and some of chuck's newest comrades, members of the medals of honor society. may 15th, 1967, started as a hot monday morning. soldiers from the 101st airborne were battled hundreds of heavily armed north vietnamese in a rural riverbed. our men were outnumbered. they needed support fast. helicopters to get the wounded out and bring more soldiers into the fight. chuck kettles was a hero pilot. and just as he volunteered for active duty, on this morning, he volunteered his hueys, even though he knew the danger. they cal

chuck kettles was a helio pilot. st as he volunteered for active duty, on this morning, he volunteered his hueys even though he knew the danger. they call this place chuck valley for a reason. above the riverbed rose a 1,500-foot tall hill and the enemy was dug into an extensive series of tunnels and bunkers, the ideal spot for an ambush. chuck jumped into the cockpit and took off. around 9:00 a.m., his company of hueys approached the landing zone and looked down. they should have seen a stand of green trees. instead, they saw a solid wall of green enemy tracers coming right at them. none of them had ever seen fire that intense. soldiers in the helios were hit and killed before they could even leap off. but under withering fire, chuck landed his chopper and kept it there exposed so the wounded could get on and so that he could fly them back to base. a second time chuck went back into the valley. he dropped off more soldiers and supplies. picked up more wounded. once more, machine gun bullets and mortar rounds came scr

let's give one more round of applause to mister chuck kettles. [applause] >> that is vietnam veteran lieutenant colonel charles kettles there receiving the medal of honor from president clinton, you can hear the applause there. touching ceremony. there you go. john, overview. jon: a ceremony like that and a story like that reminds you what's right about america. let's get back to our discussion of the first joint interview involving donald trump and his newly announced running mate mike pence comedy governor of indiana. joining us, alan colmes and tammy bruce is with us from new york, radio talkshow host and fox news contributor. there was kind of an awkward moment in the interview when leslie stahl pointed outthat donald trump has suggested pointed to withering criticism about her vote in support of the iraq war , leslie stahl pointed out that pence voted for it as well, here's that moment. >> i don't care. >> what you mean you don't care that he voted? >> it's a long time ago. he voted that way and they were also misled, a lot of information. i

lieutenant colonel chuck kettles.] [applause] >> the president of the united states of america authorized by an act of congress march 3, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to you major charles s. kettles united states army. major chuck kettles has served as flight commander 176 aviation company airmobile flight 14 combat aviation battalion america a division republic of vietnam on 15 may, 1967 major kettles upon learning an airborne unit suffered casualties during an intense firefight immediately volunteered to lead the fight of six uh-1 delta helicopters to carry reinforcements to the battle to evacuate wounded personnel. enemy small-arms automatic weapons and mortar fire inflicted heavy damage to the helicopters. however major catalyst refused to the refused to the pardon to all helicopters were loaded to capacity. he then returned to the battlefield with full knowledge of the intense enemy fire awaiting his arrival to bring more and reinforcements landing in the midst of enemy mortar and au

so in a lot of ways, chuck kettles is america. and to the dozens of american soldiers he saved in vietnam half a century ago, chuck is the reason they lived and came home and had children and grandchildren. entire family trees made possible by the actions of this one man. we are honored to be joined not only by ann, but also eight of chuck and ann's ten children, and three of their grandchildren. it's the kettles family reunion here in the white house. we're also honored to be joined by chuck's brothers in arms from vietnam. and some of chuck's newest comrades, members of the medals of honor society. may 15th, 1967, started as a hot monday morning. soldiers from the 101st airborne were battled hundreds of heavily armed north vietnamese in a rural riverbed. our men were outnumbered. they needed support fast. helicopters to get the wounded out and bring more soldiers into the fight. chuck kettles was a hero pilot. and just as he volunteered for active duty, on this morning, he volunteered his hueys, even though he knew the danger. th

chuck kettles. [applause]. [applause]. ♪

david martin spent some time with him. >> reporter: the pilots in chuck kettle's helicopter bat all oncalled because only a chump would fly into a landing zone so exposed to enemy fire. >> we had eight helicopters in this operation. and all of themot >> reporter: kettles was trying to rescue american soldiers trapped by a north vietnamese ambush. and his helo was riddled by 29 rounds. >> it was losing fuel am you could see the fuel gage, went down. >> reporter: ketels switched helos and led another mission into chump valley. he greets any suggestion it was too risky with a mixture of contempt and disbelief. >> every question to help to go and extract the last 44 men, i guess i volunteered. i mean that's what the war was about. >> reporter: don long was one of the 44. >> what were your chances of getting out of there? >> none at all. >> reporter: all he could do was hide from the enemy and pray for the sound of helos. >> it was definitely quiet. >> reporter: what broke the silence. >> them coming bab back, the whop whop. >> you hear that whop whop whop in the distance and your blood flow, and

. >> the pilots in chuck kettle's helicopter bat all oncalled it chump valley because only a chump would fly into a landing zone so exposed to enemy fire. >> this is the cbs evening captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. tonight from the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. >> pelley: not long after the gaffe el came down-- the gavel came down the hammer fell on anti-trump forces trying to change the rules here. the party establishment ended the effort to prevent a trump nomination on the first ballot. it was chaotic for a time. some delegates shouted words to the podium that we can't use on tv. so tomorrow night this convention is expected to name donald j. trump of new york, businessman and television personality, the republican candidate for president of the united states. but he's not waiting for that. trump will address the delegates tonight, three days before his acceptance speech. major garrett leads us off tonight with what may be the end of the republican stop trump movement. >> this convention will come to order. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: the pilots in chuck kettle's helicopter battalion called it "chump valley," because only a chump would fly into a landing zone so exposed to enemy fire. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. >> pelley: this is our western edition. >> pelley: donald trump has arrived in cleveland where tomorrow this convention will nominate him as the republican candidate for president of the united states. in an unprecedented move, he will come to this arena tonight, the first night of the convention to speak to the delegates. earlier today not long after the gavel came down, the hammer fell on anti-trump forces trying to change the rules here. the party establishment ended the effort to prevent a first ballot nomination. it was chaotic for a time. and some delegates shouted words to the podium we can't use on tv. major garrett leads us off tonight with what may be the end of the republican stop trump movement. >> this convention will come to order. >> when order swiftl

with all due respect to john wayne. [ laughter ] he couldn't do what chuck kettles did. from formation, took a steep, sharp, descending turn back toward the valley. this time, with no aerial or artillery support. a lone helicopter heading back in. chuck's huey was the only target for the enemy to attack, and they did. tracers lit up the sky once more. chuck came in so hot that his chopper bounced for several hundred feet before coming to a stop. as soon as he landed, a mortar round shattered his windshield, another hit the main rotor blade. shrapnel tore through the cockpit, and chuck's chair. and still, those eight soldiers started to sprint to the huey, running through the firestorm, chased by bullets. chuck's hilo, now badly damaged, was caring 13 souls and with 600 pounds over limit. it felt, he said, like flying a two-and-a-half ton truck. he couldn't hover long enough to take off. but the cool customer that he is, he says he saw his shattered windshield and thought, that's pretty good air conditioning. [ laughter ] the cabin filled with black smoke, as chuck hopped

. >> reporter: the pilots in chuck kettle's helicopter battalion called it "chump valley," because only a chump

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with all due respect to john wayne, he could not do what chuck kettles did. leon: he is credited with saving the lives of 40 soldiers. four members of his own unit. steve: coming up tomorrow at nats park. tomorrow we have isolated thundershowers in the afternoon and early evening. wednesday, the most beautiful day of the upcoming week. looks fantastic. warm and nice temperatures. thursday, near 90 degrees. the showers remain well to the south as they move across extreme southern maryland. inside the capital beltway will stay dry under partly cloudy skies. further to the south, montrose looking at moderate rains, colonial beach finally beginning to dry out. once this moves through, the area will be dry the rest of the night. the temperatures have fallen into the 70's and 60's out to the west. and stanton and elkins, upper 60's. the forecast overnight, 68 to 75. lingering storms end. partly cloudy and humid. the winds out of the west at five. tomorrow looks good during the morning. grab the sunglasses. also, grab the umbrella. even though we will not see a trem

. >> reporter: the pilots in chuck kettles's helicopter bet italian called it chump because only a chumpxposed to enemy fire. >> we had eight helicopters in this operation, all of them got hit. >> reporter: kettle was trying to rescue american soldiers trapped by a vietnamese ambush. >> you could see the fuel gauge went down. >> reporter: kettle switched heel lows and led another mission back into chump valley. it was a mystery of contempt and disbelieve. >> they questioned the help to go extract the last 44 men. i guess i volunteered. i mean, that's what the war was about. >> reporter: don was one of the 44. what were your chances of getting out of there? >> none probably. >> reporter: all you could do is pray for the sound of heel lows. >> it was definitely quiet. >> reporter: what both the silence? >> men coming back. your blood flows and you say they're coming back. >> reporter: on his way out of chump valley for what he thought was the last time, kettles received a radio call from headquarters. >> there were eight troops who had not gotten out of the riverbed, that were still there.

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with all due respect to john wayne -- [laughter] >>> -- he couldn't do what chuck kettles did. >> a numberterans kettles res can queued were at the white house for today's emotional ceremony. president obama to aoment to thank them for their service as well. >> ♪ >> big talkers and we start with the powerful viral picture that speaks volumes. it's a photo of kids dressed in parts of a police uniform on their knees with the caption, praying their father and all police officers return home safely. this was posted by the indianapolis metro police department on facebook and many on sociamea are saying that this image captures the heartbreak and tension in america after recent violence against law enforcement officers as well as police involved shootings. from dallas to baton rouge police families are mourning the losses of their loved ones killed in the line of duty. this image putting a very personal face to this violence. it has been shared about 5,000 times in less than 24 hours. >>> and speaking of our brave men and women in uniform, check out this viral video of firefighters training in a

chuck kettles. [applause]. [applause]. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight in book tv in primetime, a focus on military history. will hear from others and historians about famous military figures and battles from the civil war to world war ii., a look at general macarthur's relationship with fdr during world war ii. >> [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] >> good morning and welcome to the roosevelt presidential library. we're glad to have you today and we're very happy about our annual reading festival and this wonderful turnout as well. especially on her 75th anniversary which we are celebrating on june 30. i think president roosevelt would be quite pleased to see everyone and to see this turnout and to know that his library, as he intended would be used for research and scholarship to continue to explore the issues of his era and especially how they still have an impact today on our political and social life. now i'm going to speak for just a moment about how this works. many of you alre

chuck flew them to safety. couldn't make this up. >> afterward, kettles said the whole mission was worth it because he helped get4 men out of there. and that is all for "news4 this week." i'm carol maloney. we leave you with some of the wild scenes from the republican national convention. thank you for joining us. we're going to have hopefully a great week. >> congratulations, dad, we love you! ♪ they steal moments from my life. bad headaches. that's why i use excedrin. it starts to relieve migraine pain in just 30 minutes. and it works on sensitivity to light, sound, even nausea, all of it. it works fast, and lasts for hours. excedrin specializes in treating migraines. which is why moments lost to migraines are moments gained with excedrin. #1 neurologist recommended. [heartbeat] with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella adds a smile to any morning. nutella - spread the happy! >> announcer: news 4 today starts now. >>> right now on news 4 today, extreme heat and dangerously warm temperatures. storm team 4 is tracking how you can plan for the hot

chuck flew them to safety. couldn't make this up. >> afterward, kettles said the whole mission was worth it because he helped getmen out of there. and that is all for "news4 this week." i'm carol maloney. we leave you with some of the wild scenes from the republican national convention. thank you for joining us. we're going to have hopefully a great week. >> congratulations, dad, we love you! ♪ ♪ with this level of intelligence... ...it's a supercomputer. with this grade of protection... it's a fortress. and with this standard of luxury... it's an oasis. introducing the completely redesigned e-class. it's everything you need it to be... and more. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. - if you've come lookin' for some fun or a chance to be most anyone there's a little shop i know you'll find it on "the chica show" follow me and step inside imagination is your guide pick a costume off you go now you're on "the chica show" cowboys dancers astronauts and much more adventure is a thing we always have in store so join our funny f

kettles' bravery is a great inspiration. >> the instant he got airborne, another mortar tail. a soldier was thrown out of the helicopter hanging onto a skid as chuckto safety. couldn't make this up. >> nothing short of amazing. afterwards, kettles said the whole mission was worth it because if for no other reason, the 44 men had to get out of there. >>> a strange coincidence that wound its way right into a local courtroom. how a judge just sentenced a man for breaking into a local woman's home and wait until you hear how she recognized her attacker. >>> you're watching news4 and we're just getting started. stay with us. >>> right now, storm team 4 in weather alert mode as we track not just the heat but also storms that could pack a big punch. >>> right now the entire area under a severe thunderstorm watch. stay right here. moments away. >>> today a judge sentenced a man for breaking into a woman's home and attacking her. >> police found him because the victim recognized the man from middle school. news4's derrick ward was in the courtroom today and has details on the sentence. >> reporter: 24-year-old dixon has been sentenceded ed td to in jail fo

charles kettles received the nation's highest military award today for repeatedly flying his helicopter into enemy fire. >> to the dozens of soldiers that he saved in vietnam half a century ago, chuckthe reason they lived and came home and had children and grandchildren. entire family trees made possible by the actions of this one man. >> sreenivasan: kettles originally received the distinguished service cross, but the veterans history project campaigned to upgrade it to the medal of honor. that's it from washington for now. i'm hari sreenivasan. >> woodruff: and stay with us all night long for our special pbs newshour-npr coverage of the republican national convention. it all starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and that's the newshour for now. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this p

chuck's battalion called it chump valley, because only a chump would fire into a landing zone so exposed to enemy fire. >> we had eight helicopters in this operation, and all of them got hit. >> reporter: kettles was trying to rescue soldiers trapped in an ambush. and his helo was hit by 29 rounds. he switched helos and led another mission back into chump valley. he dpreets any suggestion it was too risky with a mixture of contempt and disbelief. >> they requested the help to go extract the last 44 men. i guess i volunteered. i mean, that's what the war was about. >> reporter: don long was one of the 44. what was were your chances of getting out of there. >> none at all, probably. >> reporter: all he could do was hide from the enemy and pray for the sound of helos. what broke the silence? >> that whop, whop, whop, in the distance, and your blood flows, and you say they're coming back. >> reporter: he received a radio call from headquarters. >> there were eight troops who had not gotten out of the river bid, were still there. i simply assured them that i would go back in and try to get them out of there. >> reporter: this time he went by himself, the target of all the enemy fire. with eight mor

, but also eight of chuck and ann's ten children, and three -- >> you can hear the president addressing the crowd there today. that award being honored to 86- year-old charles kettleshere in that ceremony at the white house. a helicopter pilot he was back in the vietnam war leading a mission to rescue 80 members of the 101st airborne division ambushed in may of 1967. >> the vast majority of them brought to safety. then he got a call there were still eight americans who needed rescuing. he went in by himself to pick them up. today he is being honored for his heroic actions decades after the fact. certainly a high honor for him, charles kettles this morning at the white house. his beautiful bride, as the president said, is next to him. we will stay on top of that and bring you an update later on "mornings on 2". >>> still to come, remembering the lives of those killed more than 70 years ago in the bay area. in 25 minutes details on the disaster. >>> why a local company is recalling liquid plumber. >>> tesla easy ceo is responding to criticism. >>> familiar names at the mall. pam cook back in the studio with this morning's money business. >> a lot of names people will