president reagan, nancy reagan, john hinckley. we tell the story all the way through. we through.we don't do a lot of policy. host: of course it was when he walked and took a walk, it wasn't the policy was the strength, the courage, his convictions, it is a belief in protecting america as first and foremost. it set a great deal about the man, do not believe that? guest: yes i think we covered that with his interactions with hatcher, gorbachev, the ultimate success of his policies toward the soviet union. i think we made that quite clear that the way he structured his administration and he was very successful in the foreign policy realm, he was extremely successful on the domestic front. you can buy the two and you have a great president. host: truly great resident. relationship with market catcher, let's touch touch on that. you have some great stuff in here. it was not always smooth sailing with her,. guest: we got the transcript from the reagan thatcher phone call and thatcher was furious. and she had a right to be. there are some things that about ronald reagan that were not no

after would-be assassin john hinckley fired toward reagan outside a washington hotel, agent parr shoved president into a limousine. when parr realized reagan had been shot in the chest, he ordered the limo to drive to george washington hospital. parr had also served on president carter's security detail. parr later became a minister. he was 85. >> that's it for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org - this couch is for people who want to feel better and improve the quality of their lives. asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. you are not stuck with the brain you have. you can make it be

. >> i don't know how much time we have, but we have interesting points about john hinckley. and there are so many places in this book where you said that there are 17 things that could happen if only all of them did and it was up to the last-minute. >> ted kennedy on his list. >> he was delusional. and jodie foster, the actors, that she would somehow respond to him. and hinckley train himself. he planned everything else. and he should never be allowed out. >> and we have attempted to call him an offer talk about that. >> people were concerned. it was heartbreaking. >> the pain is tremendous. and her son was alone. and he did what he did. and forgiveness is paramount. >> it's interesting that morning, you write about the morning and it was a fluke. >> and he was even uncertain. >> even at the last minute he thought that he would kill himself in front of jodie. >> delusional, lunatics, those that want to kill someone and the opportunity presents itself. .. >> >> he took a walk it was the courage and the convictions and his believed to protect america first and foremost,. day y

he moved reagan out of the path of john hinckley. nancy reagan called him one of the finest to serve the couple try. jerry parr was 85. >>> and major league baseball, the mets over the dodgers. the first game of the national league division series. 3-1. key to the win, the 13th strikeouts by jake degrom. >>> the white house was a house of a different color overnight. glow. one of many landmarks lit up for >> pretty. sheinelle, thanks. >>> i spent time in south carolina this week in my home state. it is a long time for people can get their lives back to normal. more word of rain. >> more rain today. they are still dealing with flooding. rivers and creeks take a long time to recede. with more rain on the way, and a bit of a coastal system setting up, we could see coastal flooding. the governor has not issued any mandatory evacuations, but she said people living along the coast should be mindful more flooding is possible. here is the frontal system that is moving to the southeast. western parts of the state deal with the heavy rain this

it's a new look how that failed assassination attempt by john hinckley dramatically transformed the reagann ways that we never knew before. and after only three weeks on shelves it is already number one on "the new york times" best-seller list with over 400,000 copies sold. congratulations, bill. >> thank you, andrea. tan tant great book. what. >> what surprised you most writing this book? >> ronald reagan's courage. he came that close to die, 70 years old. two weeks later coming out in his jam mys with nancy and waving, cracking wise. everybody going he was okay. but he wasn't. he was not okay it was kept from american public. he had his good days. on bad days, ronald reagan wouldn't go down to work. he stayed up in afternoon residence watching soap operas. on good days he was brilliant as president can be. he had to fight throughpsycholo, this tremendous injury hinckley brought to him in a way totally secret. no one saw it. that is why martin dugard and i decided to write the book so you know exactly what he went through. harris: it was fascinating. i stayed up to read it. >> that is nic

in charge of reagan's secret service protection detail back in 1981 on march 30th of that year john hinckleyhot president ronald reagan as he left the washington hilton hotel. par the man in the tan raincoat there pushed reagan into awaiting limousine. he told the driver to get into the hospital -- get him to the hospital immediately. doctors later said any delay would have been fatal. >>> still ahead on fox 29, a celebration of life. local medical professionals reunited with the children whose lives they helped to save. >>> plus, a thrilling way to honor fallen police officers. the event that helps their children realize their dreams. that's neck. dave? >> great weather for all outdoor events today. just a little windy but that wind dies down and now the temperatures will really drop overnight tonight. hit a high of 66 degrees. we're at 64 right now. 30s in a few suburbs tomorrow morning. look at those numbers in the forecast coming up. ♪ ♪ >>> thrilling site today outside of a sports complex in south philadelphia but it wasn't eagles or phillies game capturing the attention of the audience

par quickly moved reagan out of the path of gunman john hinckley and made the decision to head to the hospital. former first lady nancy reagan calls him one of the finest agents to serve the country, and her true hero. jerry par was 85. >>> in major league baseball, it was the mets over the dodgers in the first game of their national league division series. in this match-up, the mets topped the dodgers 3-1. key to the win, the 13th strikeout thrown by mets' starting pitcher jake degran in his post season debdebut. >>> the white house overnight was bathed in a pink glow. one of many buildings and landmarks being lit up for breast cancer awareness month. absolutely beautiful, isn't it? >> pretty. thanks. >>> spent time in south carolina this week, my home state. it is going to be a long time before folks there are able to get their lives back to normal. and now word of more rain. >> more rain likely today. they're still dealing with flooding. the rivers, creeks, they take a long time to recede. and you see homes are still under water. and with more rain on the way and a little bit of a

we give you the profile of john hinckley. exactly like lee harvey oswald? >> are you kidding me? he should never see the light of day again. he drained himself to be an assassin, he wanted to kill people. >> can i ask you about reagan as a president. there's two types, the presidents who want to make all the decisions themselves and the ones who like to surround themselves with really smart people. >> reagan was the latter. he brought all his guys from california. he was successful two-term washington that came to washington. but rag-two obsessions, the free market economy, a lot like what's going on now to what was going on in the 198o. and two, to bring down the obsession with communism. bringing down the offensiest union him balk this of others, and certainly took their mind, but it was a brutal fight for him to recover and that story has never been told. and it is told in "killing reagan". >> so far you've treated more people than han balance. >> is that right? >> yes. >> who's next? >> i'm not going to make it gut tld alone i'm going to do a book on the and the fatalities th

he was just feet away from reagan when john hinckley jr. fired on him back in 1981. parr grabbed the president and shoved him inside of a waiting limousine and jumped on top of him. nancy reagan said, jerry parr was one of my true heroes. without jerry looking out for ronnie i would have certainly lost my best friend. he was 85 years of age. >>> walmart is hosting what's being called america's biggest health fair. more than 4400 stores across the country will take part from noon until 4 p.m. free blood glucose, blood pressure, vision screenings will be available. more than 10,000 licensed pharmacists will offer immunizations at select ores. >>> finally one flight attendant is on a quest to make the skies just a little bit friendlier. for more than a year now taylor t tippit has been leaving empowering messages for passengers to discover on their seats. messages such as remember your courage and be the reason someone feels loved. here's a little message just for you. >> for me or for dan? >> never look a mad dog in the eye. >> oh. that's some useful advice. >> that is

turns out that jerry parr was the agent who pushed president reagan inside that limousine after john hinckley fired those shots. the limousine initially headed to the white house, but after the president complained of some chest pains and parr noticed some blood on the president's mouth, he immediately ordered the motorcade to go straight to george washington hospital. it turns out that mr. reagan was, as we know, hit in the chest and bleeding internally severely. doctors said later any delay would have cost the president his life. jerry parr retired four years after this. he died yesterday of congestive heart failure. he was 85 years old. in a statement, former first lady nancy reagan called parr, quote, one of my true heroes. we thank and salute jerry parr, and of course, all the agents who have followed. >>> three people charged in the death of a college student while in police custody. and the incident is all caught on camera. so was the force justified? our legal panel debates. plus, decades after fighting to save freedom in world war ii, these aircraft are taking flight once again over

parr was just feet away from reagan when john hinckley jr. opened fire on the president outside of the washington hilton hotel back in 1981. parr grabbed the president and shoved him inside of a waiting limousine and then jumped on top of him. nancy reagan put out a statement overnight basically saying, said, "jerry parr was one of my true heroes. without jerry looking out for ronnie, i would have certainly lost my best friend." parr was 85 years of age. >>> walmart is hosting what's being called america's biggest health fair. more than 4400 stores across the country will take part from noon until 4:00 p.m. free blood glucose, blood pressure, vision screenings will be available. also more than 10,000 licensed pharmacists will offer immunizations at select stores. >>> and finally, one flight attendant is on a quest to make the skies just a little bit friendlier. for more than a year now, taylor tippit, that's her name who works for american airlines, has been leaving empowering messages for passengers to discover on their seats, messages such

. >> oh -- >> gunshots from john hinckley jr. ringing out as president reagan left a speech at the washington hilton. agent jerry parr pushed the president into his limousine and jumped on top of him. when parr saw blood on the president's mouth and mr. reagan complained of chest pain, parr realized he was struck ordered the limb seen to the hospital where mr. reagan underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to the chest. he died yesterday of congestive heart failure at the age 85. we thank and salute him and all the agents who followed. >>> and coming up, the white house starting talks with russia about the intensifying military conflict syria. but can the two countries share the skies safely as they operate in the same war zone? >>> and congressman paul ryan. you know he hasn't wanted to step up to the house speakership before. he's put family first. now with kevin mccarthy out, it could be different. coming up, more on will he, or won't he? next. >>> plus a surfer waiting for a wave is attacked by a shark and authorities say fello

the secret service agent who saved ronald reagan from an assassination attempt at the hands of john hinckleyge of 85. it was march 30th, 1981, when parr shoved president reagan into the limousine after shots were fired in front of the washington hilton, wounding another agent, a d.c. police officer and nearly killing press secretary james brady. the president's car was returning to the white house when parr spotted blood and redirected it to george washington hospital, realizing the president had been injured. doctors say that split second decision likely saved reagan's life as any delay would have been fatal. reagan reportedly apologized the next morning for complaining the agent had jumped on top of him to protect him from any further gunfire. parr retired from the secret service in 1985. he went on to become an ordained minister. he is survived by his wife, three daughters and countless admirers. in a statement, nancy reagan called parr quote, one of my true heroes. metabolism in a dog's brain begins to change. (ray) i'd like to see her go back to her more you know social side. she litera