. >>> my guest tonight, khizr khan and ghazala khan. this is "hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. my special guests tonight are khizr and ghazala khan whose son gave his life in iraq to save his fellow american soldiers. these two u.s. citizens have been the target this weekend of the republican presidential candidate, donald trump. they are here to respond and give their testimony on what america means to them. with the sacrifice of their son, a captain in the united states army, means to those who loved him and cherish his memory. with his wife by his side last week, mr. khan delivered a powerful speech on the final night of the democratic convention in philadelphia. this is what he said directly that night to the republican presidential nominee. >> let me ask you, have you even read the united states constitution? i will gladly lend you my copy. you have sacrificed nothing and no one. >> trump later called khan's son a hero but questioned khan's right to speak out against him saying mr. khan who has never met me has no right to stand in front o

khan. this is the type of exchange, if i've been listening to you correctly, you would like to see donald trump stop engaging in? >> that's right. i think this story would go away if he would stop talking about it, just stop digging the hole deeper, move on and talk about something else. i think this father, khan, spoke on thursday of the democratic convention. i was on set with you on friday. and it was certainly part of the story. we spent a lot of time discussing it, but spent a lot more time talking about hillary, possibly even just as much time talking about chelsea. it wasn't the story coming out of thursday night, but trump keeps making it the story. the real damage that he's doing by doing this is not only the denunciations from other republicans, but it's the fact that we aren't talking about hillary clinton getting four pa noek owes "the washington post" for fibbing about national security. that would be the story today if he didn't just keep digging on this story. >> and her and

khan last thursday. >> mr. khan, i was crying because i felt his pain. i felt his pain and his words. i felt more than anything the pain of his wife that in silence just like all of us we endured this silence that's here for a lifetime. u yo know being patriot ek is like mr. khan like his wife h d holding a flag, holding the u.s. constitution this values because this is what america is about. it's about creating unity. not dividing. who else does donald trump want to duh provide. he wants to divide the families of the fallen. he hasn't had enough to bully the whole world. he needs to go after us. he's a total disgrace. trump, look at me, look right in me. you don't know what it is to lose anybody so do not speak for the military. we fought very hard to bring the troops home and take care of them. you have sacrificed nothing. a mexican that you want to send over a wall. you know what? you're the biggest racist this country has ever had had and i'm demanding you step down as the gop nominee. >> i don't mean to interrupt. thank you for your thoughts. you're

khan's son. you know, as far as i'm concerned, he's a hero. >> you talked about border security as a way to prevent terrorists from getting into the united states. >> it's a very big subject. border security is very big. when you have radical islamic terrorists probably all over the place, we're allowing them to come in by the thousands and thousands. i think that's what bothered mr. khan more than anything else. >> this controversy seems to follow the trump campaign. including governor mike pence who has a son serving in the marines. at a rally overnight, a military mom condemned donald trump's criticism of the khan family. the mother's question drew boos from the crowd. pence did not address trump's criticism of the khan family. he praised the questioner and her son and the khans. >> my question for you, mr. pence, time and time against, trump disrespected our armed forces and veterans. his disrespect for mr. khan and his family is an example of that. will there ever be a point in time when you

khan. her son is currently serving in the military. captain burn will tell us what she thought about mike pence's response. >>> major general paul eden's father who was killed in action in vietnam. howard stuart are analyzing what polls are showing convention bounce for hillary clinton. i laugh, i sneeze... there goes my sensitive bladder. sound familiar? then you'll love this. incredible protection in a pad this thin. i didn't think it would work, but it does. it's called always discreet watch this. this super absorbent core turns liquid to gel, for incredible protection that's surprisingly thin. so i know i'm wearing it, but no one else will. always discreet for bladder leaks takbbq trophies:hese best cracked pepper sauce... most ribs eaten while calf roping... >>yep, greatness deserves recognition. you got any trophies, cowboy? ♪ whoomp there it is uh, yeah... well, uh, well there's this one. >>best insurance mobile app? yeah, two years in a row. >>well i'll be... does that thing just fo

khan.er son is currently serving in the military. captain burn will tell us what she thought about mike pence's response. >>> major general paul eden's father who was killed in action in vietnam. howard stuart are analyzing what polls are showing convention bounce for hillary clinton. esurance does auto insurance a smarter way, which saves money. they offer a claim-free discount. because safe drivers cost less to insure, which saves money. they let you pay your bill electronically, which saves postage, which saves money. they settle claims quickly, which saves time, which saves money. and they offer home and auto insurance, so you can bundle your policies, which saves money. esurance was born online and built to save. and when they save, you save. that's auto and home insurance for the modern world. esurance, an allstate company. click or call. >>> more than a million people watched my conversation friday night with mr. and mrs. khan. you can also watch the interview we did friday night wit

khan's son. as far as i'm concerned, he's a hero. >> you talked about border security to prevent terrorists from getting into the united states. >> border security is very big. you have radical terrorists all over the place. we are allowing them to come in by the thousands. that is what bothered mr. khan more than anything else. >> this controversy seems to follow the trump campaign, including mike pence, who has a son serving in the marines. a self identified military mom condemned trump's criticism of the khan family. you can hear the boos from the crowd. governor pence did not address the criticism, but he handled the moment. he praised her son and also the khans. >> my question, mr. pence, time and time again, trump as disrespected the armed forces and veterans. and disrespect for mr. khan is an example of that. will there ever be a point in time when you are able to look trump in the eye and tell him enough is enough? you have a son in the military. >> it's okay. >> how do you tolerate his d

amy: on sunday, trump responded to khan while on abc, implying that khan's wife, ghazala khan, had not spoken at the convenentn because she was not allowed to as a muslim woman. mr. trump: i saw him. he was, , you know, very emotiol and probably looked like a nice guy to me. at t his-- if y you look wife, she was ststanding there. she a nothing to say. maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to o say. you tell me. amy: on monony, khizr khan replied on cnn. >> we wa to mainin our digngnitand mymyamily's digny, my son'dignitand sacrice. he should listeno amamera, wh ariricand the w wld i is a abog about the r remar, the ck of emphy. anthat is ali wh h toonvey to him traitood leade hasne . earlier i said empathy. amy: later in a broadcast, we will bring you the comments of s, a rare visit as they visit their son's grave in arlington national cemetery. this all comes as gold star families published a letter to manning trump apologize for his statement to the khans. goldstar families are those who have lost center dot or sewer serving g in the u.s. mimilitar. the rudder led -- this comes

khan?e put out a statement overnight where he honored your loss and the sacrifice of your son and that your family has made. he also talked about policy a little bit. this is mike pence, governor of indiana. he said, by suspending immigration from countries that have been compromised by terrorism, we will reduce the likelihood that other american families will face the enduring heartbreak of the khan family. mike pence there talking about policy, i parentally what is now the trump campaign policy where they want to suspend immigration from countries where there are terrorist issues. i'm wondering if you have a response or a comment on what governor pence said. >> i appreciate this statement that governor pence issued. we are very heartened by his remarks about our family. we're grateful for that. as far as the policy and tightening the policy, that is what we need. where already have those measures in place. can we make them better? of course we can make them better. because with the hands

khan on stage to basically attack mr. trump, suggest he doesn't understand the constitution, even wave a pocket copy in front of the cameras. at that point, i would say mr. khan has entered the political fray. he's taken a big punch at donald trump. and hillary clinton, again, politicizing tragedy in the tragic loss of the khans' son. at this point 12 years later, mr. khan has decided to enter the fray, attack mr. trump in a very inappropriate way when, in fact, it's hillary clinton that ignores the first, second and tenth amendments. at that point, i can't blame mr. trump for saying, i'm going to defend my integrity and my understanding of the constitution, so we need to set aside -- >> okay. i take your point. you are saying this was a political convention. he got up at a political partisan event and made a statement. fine. but donald trump's response to that, in part, he talked about captain khan's mother standing on stage next to her husband, and he made -- seemed to imply she wasn't because of her muslim faith being

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khan.t and say, mr. trump, have you read article 5 of the north atlantic treaty? this is common defense of our nations, and we have russia that is obviously in an expansionist mode, and he seems to be a sympathizer more with them than he seems to be with the khans. mark: you know so many people in the navy. i'm wondering what your sense is the breakdown of what percentage are supporting secretary clinton and what are supporting donald trump? >> we are very fortunate to have a nonpolitical military. people currently serving in uniform -- when i was in uniform, we did not express political beliefs -- from the people i have talked to who have retired or left the military, whereas a lot of them are generally considered to tend toward republicans, there are a lot who do not say anything or are actively coming forward, and it is things just like this that raise concerns. i don't think in the history of our democracy that we ever had someone who's actually a threat to our men and women in uniform.

meaning that of khan and the khan parents.uilding his businesses, but paul ryan seems to be drawing a distinction of the sacrifices here. >> i agree with brian. the democrats were trying to bait donald trump. everyone knows donald trump made zachasac sacrifices. in that moment, he compared his sacrifices to the parents who lost their son in a war. the optics of that don't look good. we all know not all sacrifices are equal. donald trump failed to acknowledge that in his response. >> this is where comedians see an opening. monday morning. all of the late night shows will talk about this. john oliver talked about this issue of sacrifices. then he said this about trump. >> obviously the main take away from the two weeks is we may be on the brink of electing such a damaged sociopathic narcissist may beyond his capabilities. i did not think that was a part of the job that someone could be bad at. >> it is obviously harsh from oliver. he is a liberal leaning comedian. it is a taste of what we will see from others later today. >> meg

khan?> i wish his running mate would have the same empathy that he's displaying, or this is just to answer the criticism that they're receiving. i wonder. it really -- every response that comes from that campaign seems so disingenuous that governor pence would say one thing, whereas the candidate for the presidency for the stewardship of this country would say something else. i don't think they're on the same page. the leadership of republican party is saying one thing, but their candidate is saying another thing. >> you have asked leaders supporting trump to be held accountable. are you satisfied with the results? because a lot of them are denouncing his words but then not renouncing their support of him. >> that is amazing, amazing political maneuvering, saying things but not denouncing -- not standing with but not supporting half, more than half of the republican leadership has disassociated, they have nothing to do with their party's presidential candidate. that speaks volume to an ordi

we begin this hour with khizr khan, father of army captain humayun khan.e called out donald trump during the democratic convention. trump has not stopped hitting back since even though he's drawn intense fire from virtually all corners, including prominent republicans. mr. khan joins us once again. again, i appreciate you being with us. when you entered the political arena as you did during the democratic national convention, i assume you knew you would come under some attention yoursef from donald trump, from the surrogates. i want to get your reaction to some of the things we have heard in the last day or two from some of the surrogates. donald trump as we talked about in the last hour gave an interview yesterday saying that perhaps the real reason you are angry is because of his policy to keep terrorists out of the country. somehow i assume suggesting directly that you wouldn't mind having terrorists in the country. you responded to that in our last broadcast. but we also just heard from one of donald trump's surrogates who is i think a liaison to veter

khan's son who is definitely a war hero.sconcerting on why this attack was even lunch at mr. trump considering mr. trump had nothing to do with the iraq war, whereas hillary clinton voted for it and she didn't support the troop surge. then she wanted to go in afghanistan and libya. donald trump has nothing to do with that man's son. mark: what do you think is going on with mr. trump's comments about the debate schedule? the debateook at schedule, to debates are scheduled on nfl nights. i am a fan. that certaing folks may not be watching the debates. we want as many people as possible to watch the debates. you know what happened in the democratic primary. they tried purposefully to put the debates on christmas eve, new year's day -- i'm joking, but something to that effect. we want to make sure the same thing doesn't happen in the presidential debates. mark: do you think he is fully committed to doing three debates regardless of what the dates and up being? >> you would have to ask him personally. that is absolutely what i un

khan says empathetic to their loss. i do believe what we have though is a significant problem with radical islamism, and we have to address this problem, and i think that what ever donald trump says this afternoon, and the bigger issue, and we are seeing it in the attacks today in libya to try to set thal situation down, and what we are seeing around europe, and the rise that is the doubling, wolf, of islamic groups around the world is something that we have to pay greater attention to. >> and you have written a whole book about it, and best seller, but if you had a chance to speak to mr. trump today, what would you say to him, and what should he do as far as the family is concerned, because our hearts clearly go out to the family, and you know what it is like. >> yes. >> and you know what it is like to speak to families who have lost a son or daughter in combat, what did he say? >> yes. donald trump has to be honest about the feelings of this f family, and about what has happened to them, and they have given the last t

khan. that would be the distinction. mr. trump was asked about mr. khan. he didn't raise mr. khan. the point mr. trump continues to focus on is, we need to focus on protecting our homeland security. that's the issue. not the tragedy of the khan family. >> parents who lose children, serving in the military, are referred to as gold star parents. we'll take a deeper look when we return. you are watching the "cbs overnight news." let's feed him to the sharks! and take all of his gold! and take all of his gold! ya! and hide it from the crew! ya...? squuuuack, they're all morons anyway! i never said that. they all smell bad too. no! you all smell wonderful! i smell bad! if you're a parrot, you repeat things. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. squuuuack, it's what you do. extraordinary starts here. new k-y intense. a stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. k-y intense. oh, dishwasher, why don't you dry my dishes? oh, he doesn't know any better. you just need to add finish? jet-dry? in the r

khan himself calls trump a man with a black soul. overnight, trump's running mate issued a statement that seems to differ a tone from trump. cnn's christine holmes has the latest from washington. >> reporter: john and christine, donald trump is taking heat from all sides after lashing out at the parents of a fallen american soldier. gold star father khizr khan who while honoring his son at the democratic national convention said donald trump has sacrificed nothing. over the weekend, trump responded. >> i made a lot of sacrifices. i work very, very hard. i created thousands and thousands of jobs. tens of thousands of jobs. when i can employ thousands and thousands of people and take care of their education and take care of so many things. >> reporter: khan hit back on "state of the union" saying he hopes trump's family would teach him empathy. >> this person is totally i incapable of empathy. i want his family to counsel him. he would be a better person if he could become, but he is a black soul. this is totally unfit for the leadersh

sayonara. >> "hardball with chris matthews" is next. >>> my guest tonight, khizr khan and ghazala khan"hardball." good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. my special guests tonight are khizr and ghazala khan whose son gave his life in iraq to save his fellow american soldiers. these two u.s. citizens have been the target this weekend of the republican presidential candidate, donald trump. they are here to respond and give their testimony on what america means to them. with the sacrifice of their son, a captain in the united states

khan and donald trump.ue really is radical jihad-- radical islamic jihad and the risk to the american homeland. that's the issue. >> reporter: even as the controversy continues, trump is scheduled to press on with his swing state tour, with stops in virginia and florida in the coming days. for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: and with me now are khizr and ghazala khan. thank you very much, eboth of you, for being here and condolences to both of you on the loss of your son. >> thank you. >> woodruff: your lives have changed since thursday night, haven't they? >> yes, certainly, for the better. the love and support has just lessened our burdens so very much from all directions, from all levels. there has been just pouring of affection, pouring of condolences and support. it has just been amazing to all over again see the goodness of this society, goodness of this country. >> woodruff: donald trump tweeted this morning, "mr. khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of

the khans. so perhaps and just perhaps i say, he is finally starting to listen to those within his campaign who are saying focus on clinton and move on. facing a bipartisan backlash over his attacks of a family after slain u.s. soldier, trump is not backing down. and neither is the father of the army captain khan who was awarded a purple star for saving comrades in iraq by walking to an explosive car in 2004. >> i again and again ask to get in a room, close the door and set him right. >> trump tweeting today mr. khan who doesn't know me viciously taked me from the stage of the dnc and is now all over tommy thompson v doing the same. nice. the war of words starting after kaiser khan rebuked trump at last week's democratic convention. >> have you sacrificed nothing. and no one. >> trump responding by saying khan's muslim faith might have been the reason she did not speak at the convention. >> i saw him. he was, you know, very emotional and probably looked like a nice guy to me. his wife, if you lo

khan, and the truth is not only did donald trump not attack mr. khan, he praised him.said this was a nice man who seems like a nice man. the attacking came from mr. khan, who viciously, heinously, for no reason said -- and i quote -- that donald trump had sacrificed nothing. not only was that an unnecessary, ugly, toxic insult in what could have been a beautiful speech about his son's heroism, but mr. khan insulted most americans when he said that because he's saying someone who is a parent like mr. trump, who's raised five wonderful children, can do that without any sacrifice. what about school teachers? what about firefighters? all of these people sacrifice daily for this nation, and he's saying essentially that unless you've lost a child in war, you have sacrificed nothing. it was really a shameful speech. >> our director of intelligence james clapper, director comey, cia director brennan, our assistant fbi director steinbeck. general john allen and committee chair mccaul all said, like belgium, like germany, like paris, like europe in general, that isis and radical

khan and the last conversation with her son. the reporting from the ground as we're hearing from hallie jackson and also that vfw statement about how this is going to play out with voters. as a veteran, how do you think they are going to look at this information, look at the candidate and how that's going to impact them come november about whether or not they want to vote and trust donald trump? >> you got me a little emotional looking roigt at this thing. and i wish you hadn't played that before this interview. but what i'm shocked about is what's taking place in this country. with donald trump almost getting away with almost anything he says. hooim reminded of the time where a a few months ago where he stood up giving a speech and said i can stand in the middle of new york city and shoot someone and i'd probably still get votes. so i thought about that when this incident took place because metaphorically speaking, this is exactly what has happened. you have blacks that have been maligned. you have mexicans that have been malig

khan?> there was something really disturbing and almost sinister in the way that he questioned why she was standing silently next to her husband during his remarks. it was almost like he was stoking fear and ignorance of islam by implying that she was silent because her husband would not let her speak or because of her faith. has made it clear repeatedly in recent days that her family, her culture, her religion has never stopped her from speaking. i think anyone who saw those remarks as the evening and saw the presentation and attribute to their son would understand why a grieving mother, a mother of -- a gold star mother would just frankly not be able to speak before millions of people. it is really disturbing that mr. so low.uld sink amy: to blame it on her religion, that she wasn't maybe a loud to speak. >> correct. correct. amy: i want to turn back to a brief exchange between donald trump and one of his supporters earlier this month. i think it was last month. during a town hall in new

khan. but his sacrifice, meaning khan's son, is his own. he was not forced to serve. man behind that letter joins us now. chris mark served as a u.s. marine and navy officer. he was also a scout and a sniper who deployed overseas. and howie kurtz is here too. he's been following the media aspect of this. great to see you both. it's an interesting point because mr. khan wanted to know if donald trump had sacrificed, and trump came out and said, you know, i've sacrificed plenty. i'm worked hard, and, man, did he get hit for answering the question that was posed. go ahead. >> yeah. so i thought it was a bit exploitive of him to say that and simply being there and forgive me for saying this, but kind of bringing his son, who by all accounts is a true american hero. i mean nobody is ever disputing that. into this, you know, political debate, you know, there are only two criteria to be president in the united states, to be a u.s. citizen and 35 years old. so i take exception with the fact when people say what have you sacrificed? the fact whether or not you have or have not

khan took it one step further.s of the republican party disavow these statements and come down even harder on donald trump saying they separate themselves from him. what do you think needs to happen here? >> i think it's absolutely necessary that the republican party, in mr. khan's word, faces a moral imperative to say this is not who we are. this is not who america is. and i do appreciate comments like senator mccain's that indicate that that's not part of a proud republican tradition. the fact of the matter is that we have to honor them. the military leaders also are concerned that someone not in the white house and create more gold star families. we have to have someone who is competent who has the judgment knowing when to commit american troops, american blood and treasure and when not to. >> there's also a statement by a member of congress who has served his country admirably in the air force both in iraq and afghanistan. he call nid comments against people who have serve d and certainly the families deeply di

>> well, i think he has recognized initially that the khans -- the me motions the khans felt and i think he has stated clearly that their son was a true hero. but the deeper story that hasn't come out yet is the fact that he was operating in a combat zone, under restrictive rules of engagement set by a politician. so when the taxicab approached his position, he wasn't authorized to fire 50 caliber grounds into the grill to stop it. he had to go out there to try to flag them down. and i think what you will see is under a hillary clinton administration, more of the same. getting us into wars where we have to fight with restrictive rules of engagement. i was there during the same period that the khans' son was killed. and mr. trump has made it clear that war will be the last resort in his administration, but if we have to fight, we'll fight to win. and we won't, you know, constrain our soldiers to restrictive rules of game. to give an upper hand. >> admiral, both captain khan and sergeant baker were killed in 2004. mike pence voted for the iraq war. i know that you want to talk strategy and

viciously attacked -- >> but tripling down on his comments about the gold star parents of captain khan. >> i think when you're, you know -- when you're spoken to that way, you're allowed to say something bad. >> leaving some to ask, this time has he gone too far? >>> plus, looking for love. >> all i want is for you to be happy. >> he didn't get chosen for "the bachelorette." how about dating snapchat style? can the latest online sensation crack the $2 billion industry? >> cheers to that. >> first the "nightline 5." >> mobility is very important to i don't. i use etrade mobile. it suit miz mobile lifestyle. the it keeps my investments fully mobile. even when i'm on the move. >> sign up at etrade.com and get up to $600. >>> tired of redosing antacids? try duo fusion. two in one heartburn relief. the antacid goes to work in seconds and the acid reducer lasts up to 12 hours in one chewable tablet. try new duo fusion from the makers of zantac. >> number one in just 60 seconds. >>> good even. thank you for joining us. it was a heartfelt indictment delivered by a father still grieving the los

they would not make a specific link to the khan situation, but of course we know that kazir khan held up his own pocket constitution. so it leaves for others to infer what paul ryan was trying to say. he has been vocal about protecting the rights of all persons, not being in support of the ban donald trump has talked about. and so this is a not so subtle form of protest from the speaker of the house. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> john podesta joins me now, fresh back from the bus trip, hope you both survived, sort of. >> hope you got a little rest after the road trip, andrea. >> oh sure, sure, of course we did. now, first of all, you've got a bump. you know, and everything is very, very intangible in politics, but is this mostly because of her speech or because of what donald trump has been doing the last few days? what is your take? >> well look, i think we had a very good convention. we don't put attach into any one poll. we never have, we never will, but we had a good convention, i think really laid out the fight she's fought, the individual people whose lives she's

navy captain humayun khan before his death in 1997. take a listen. >> i have the same rights as he does, and he had been abusing, disrespecting women, judges, all decent americans, and he had been so abusive of them. i exercise exactly same rights that again proves his ignorance, and he wants to have one set of rights for himself, and he wants to have another set of rights for others. no. somebody should tell him that there is equal dignity, equal protection of law in the country, and that why that constitution came to play, and i keep that in my pocket, becau i cherish this document, and wish that somebody would read it to him, and certain fundamentally values that are enshrined in this document. this candidate's unpatriotic maligning of the leadership, and it continues. look at how he spoke about mitt romney, and how he spoke to senator mccain, and this is consistent, and this is a proof of his ignorance and arrogance, and i again and again ask his advisers to get in a room, and close the door and set him right if you need or if he w

these are comparable sacrifices is what brought on the wrath of khan. that's just one storyline to come out of george's interview with trump. there was also an entirely different controversy that had to do with the apparent bromance between trump and russian leader vladimir putin. >> what exactly is your relationship with vladimir putin? >> i have no relationship with putin. >> reporter: trump told george one thing -- >> do you have a relationship with vladimir putin? and i can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here today. he's probably very interested in what you and i are saying today and i'm sure he's going to be seeing it in some form. but i do have a relationship with him. >> reporter: putin has had nice things to say about trump. calling him bright and talented last year at his press conference. >> i don't think i've ever met him. i never met him, i don't think i've m >> i think so. >> reporter: and yet -- >> i was in moscow and they treat med so great. putin sent me a present, a beautiful present with a beautiful note. i spok

just today, trump again criticized khizr khan, posting on twitter, quoting, mr. khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the dnc and is now all over tv doing the same. nice. here's the father responding to that tweet. watch. >> we need to stop fighting with one another. we need a leader that will unite us, not disrespect, not by derogatory remarks. >> trump was also widely criticized for comments he made about the mother, ghazala khan, suggesting that she was not allowed to speak at the democratic national convention. look. >> his wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there. she had nothing to say. she probably -- maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. you tell me, but plenty of people have written that. >> reporter: but in a washington post op-ed, ghazala khan writes, quoting here, walking onto the convention stage with a huge picture of my son behind me, i could hardly control myself. what mother could? donald trump has children whom he loves. does he really need to wonder why i did not speak? and today the vfw re

. >>> army captain khan back in 2004 as our tom brokaw reported. >> captain khan of bristol, virginia, taught swimming to handicapped children while at the university of virginia. he was due to return home last month, but his iraq tour was extended. he died on june 8th. captain khan was 27 years old. >> khan's parents firing back this morning against donald trump, saying donald trump lacks the empathy and character to be president. >> this candidate amazes me in his ignorance. he can get up and malign the entire nation. the vengeance, the communities, the minorities, the judges and yet a private citizen in this political process, in his candidacy for the stewardship of this country. i cannot say what i feel. >> trump responding to that interview, tweeting that the family continues to viciously attack him. of course, this dust-up again after that speech at the dnc last week,ca zero karn said trump had sacrificed nothing and no one. here is how trump is hitting back on that. >> what sacrifice have you made for your country? >> i think i've made a lot of sacrifices, i've worked very, ver

khan's son who is definitely a war hero.disconcerting on why this attack was even lodged at mr. trump, considering mr. trump had nothing to do with the iraq war. hillary clinton voted for it in and she did it -- didn't support the troop surge, and then wanted to go to afghanistan. and the failures in libya. donald trump had nothing to do with that man's son. mark: when you think is going on with mr. trump's comments about the debate schedule? boris: if you look at the schedule, two debates are scheduled. i don't know if you are fans were not. it is worrying that some folks may not be watching the debates. we want as many people as possible to watch the debates. you saw what happened at the democratic primary with the e-mails. they tried to put the debates on christmas eve, new year's day. something to that effect. we want to make sure the same thing doesn't happen in the presidential debate. john: do you think he is fully commissions -- committed to doing three debates that have become the standard for the presidential candi

humayun khan, khan's father spoke today about how trump has clashed with him.spoke at the democratic national convention saying donald trump has sacrificed nothing. he trumped to read the u.s. constitution. trump has responded saying that khan has viciously attacked him but khan told cnn he just did what republican leaders should have done long ago. >> we have been patiently been subjected to the maligning of this candidate for a whole year. enough is enough. every decent republican has said -- i apologize if i am emotional about this. every decent republican has rebuked his behavior yet nobody stood up and said enough, stop it, you will not be our candidate. >> let's begin in columbus, ohio. jeremy diamond, we're waiting and watching for mr. trump how are trump supporters responding? >> well, i've heard different things from trump supporters here so far. some saying he could have been better. others dismissing it out of hand saying it's a media created controversy but one thing is clear, it's not dissuading them from supporting donald trump. this is what we've

captain, humanen khan. republicans cringing, but trump not backing down. >> i can say this, if i was president, his son wouldn't have died, because i wouldn't have been in the war. if i was president then, there would have been no war for iraq, i can tell you that. because i think it's ridiculous, the whole thing. >> amid that controversy, trump now creating a new nickname for his democratic rival after saying bernie sanders' decision to endorse hillary clinton was wrong. >> made a deal with the devil. she's the devil. [ cheers and applause ] >> meantime, more evidence hillary clinton is emerging from her convention with a substantial bounce. our new nbc news survey monkey online poll shows her with an eight-point lead nationally. falling in line with other polls after the dnc and comes as trump is already saying this election will be rigged. so we have a lot to talk about. our political team is here. we want to start with nbc's katy tur in ash burn, virginia, with the trump campaign. katy, day five with th