private first-class james mccluen after 48 hours of battle.from a north vietnamese soldier he killed. >> worst 48 hours of of my life getting an award for it. receiving medal of honor for actions at u.n. i yon hill. >> i knew we were in trouble immediately. going to have casualties. >> reporter: an all around athlete, mccluen had been drafted sent to vietnam as a combat medic. >> i held, 18, 19, 20-year-old men in my arms and heard they last words and saw them take their last breath. >> reporter: 13 americans lost their lives, but mccluen saved ten men. it began with a 75 yard dash across open ground to a soldier who had just gone down. >> i went through the cross fire. slid in next to him. like sliding into second base. i said are you hit? >> some body tell you to get him? >> no, sir. saw him go down. i jumped up went and got him. that's my job. >> but you were running into a cross fire. >> that's secondary. primary is getting into the perimeter. >> reporter: end of the first day, he was hit by his commander told him to get on a medevac helic

specialist five james mccluen received the military's highest honor for putting his life on the line,ng wounded himself, he saved the lives of ten u.s. soldiers and cared or others over two days. he says the honor from the president is a tribute to all of his men. >> these guys here, to be in this setting, you know, as opposed to being in the rice paddies and jungles of vietnam and not knowing from one minute to the next what the fate of your life is, this is -- you couldn't get much better than this. >> president trump said his devotion to duty earned him this honor to stand among legends. >>> engineers at berkeley are bringing voices back to life with an extraordinary technology. it allows them to not only hear sound but to see it. eric thomas explains. >> reporter: you're listening to a voice and a language that could have vanished from the face of the earth. it belongs to a native american. he wandered out of the wilderness in the early 1900s and was believed to be the last survivor of a northern california people known as the yahi. ishi was studied by researchers in the bay area

specialist five james mccluen received the military's highest honor for putting his life on the line,ite being wounded himself, he saved the lives of ten u.s. soldiers and cared or others over two days. he says the honor from the president is a tribute to all of his men. >> these guys here, to be in this setting, you know, as opposed to being in the rice paddies and jungles of vietnam and not knowing from one minute to the next what the fate of your life is, this is -- you couldn't get much better than this. >> president trump said his devotion to duty earned him this honor to stand among legends. >>> engineers at berkeley are bringing voices back to life with an extraordinary technology. it allows them to not only hear sound but to see it. eric thomas explains. >> reporter: you're listening to a voice and a language that could have vanished from the face of the earth. it belongs to a native american. he wandered out of the wilderness in the early 1900s and was believed to be the last survivor of a northern california people known as the yahi. ishi was studied by researchers in the ba

first time in office awarded the highest military honor to a hero of the vietnam war, james mccluen whoespite his serious injured entered the kill zone and bravely rescued 12 wounded comrades. >> kept going back. he went back in nine times to rescue people. >> that is a great american hero. we remind you last week was american heroes week, it's unfortunate there was so much chaos in the white house we had to cover we didn't get to give that week more focus, nor the white house. >> lee zellden of new york, house foreign affairs and financial services committees, good to see you. >> good to see both of you. your colleague in the congress, senator jeff flake has released a book and op-ed about what conservatives and republicans should do right now in the face of donald trump and a lot of it says -- i'm para phrasing here, that republicans need to start calling out donald trump and need to be honest about the damage he's doing. he originally talked about donald trump jr.'s meeting, called it a condy meant on a nothing burger and changed your views a little bit. now we have evidence -- we ha

specialist 5, james c. mccluen. many of you watched as i gave jim the medal.e courageously saved the lives of his fellow soldiers in vietnam. his story is now enshrined forever. earlier this morning the former marine named woody williams lead everyone here in the pledge of allegiance. hank you, woody. president trump: woody received a medal of honor from president harry truman for his actions in iwo jima. we honor you and salute you and iwo jima. thank you for what you've done for all of us. thank you, woody. we must protect them with their put, sweat, tears, and bravery. all across the country mericans of every kind are coming together with one simple goal. make america great again. the stock market reached yet another all time in history. all time high today. boosting at the retirement savings, hope any, of everybody oosting at the retirement in the room. have you all been helped? i think so. unemployment is at a 16-year low. don't forget. i'll never forget the millions and millions of people out there that want jobs that don't register on the unemployment r

specialist 5, james c. mccluen.gave jim the medal. he courageously saved the lives of his fellow soldiers in vietnam. his story is now enshrined forever. earlier this morning, a former marine named woody williams let lead everyone-- here in the pledge of allegiance. thank you, woody. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting usa] president trump: woody received a medal of honor from president harry truman for his actions in iwo jima. he is the last surviving marine who received a medal of honor in world war ii. tonight, we honor you and salute you and done you for all you have for all of us. thank you, woody. [applause] president trump: we must protect the birthright of freedom that patriots like these men have earned for us with their blood, sweat, tears and bravery. all across the country, americans of every kind of coming together with one simple goal. make america great again. [applause] president trump: the stock market reached yet another all time in history. all time high today. boosting the retirement savings, h

james mccluen mouthed thank you as the president placed the medal around his neck during the white housef his company. >> you hear his story it's just unbelievable and inspiring. >> beautiful. >>> olympic news to share this morning. los angeles reached an agreement monday to host the 2028 summer games. ceding the 2024 games to paris. mayor eric garcetti called it a historic day for los angeles and the united states. earlier this month, the international olympic committee took the unusual step of awarding the 2024 and 2028 games simultaneously. but it wasn't until now that we learned which city would go first. the deal will make l.a. a three-time olympic hosting the games in 1984. an ioc vote is set for september. >>> now, it's time for "hoda's morning boost." >> are you ready? the people you want at your wedding are the ones that bring joy to your life. that's why this schoolteacher invited her entire class to be at her wedding party. 20 kindergarten and first grade students. they walked down the aisle wearing white. she says the kids are a huge part of who she is. she wanted them to be