i i mean, this is a my marine corps. it's not your marine corps. it's not his marine corps. it's hard marine corps. i had one guy say don't overstate my marines. they are not yours. they belonged to the united states. he's right. they are your marines. our marines. not mine. the only thing is mine is if we screw up. [laughing] i've had a couple of those, but that's mine. you ask me, , that's why tell te sergeants, okay, if we screw up, that's mine. i advocate for you and i would rather advocate about all the great stuff you are doing, so help me out. help me out to the best of your ability. but i appreciate the opportunity. thanks. >> thanks. thanks to the atlantic council. general neller, thank you, everybody. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> tonight on c-span2's booktv in prime time starting at 8 p.m. eastern a discussion on immigration

it is not my marine corps, your marine corps. it is our marine corps. say "myon't ever marines." they are our marines. the only time it is mine is if we screw up. [laughter] general neller: i have had a couple of those. that's mine. that's what i tell the sergeants. if we screw up, that's mine. i advocate for you. i would rather advocate about all the great stuff you are doing. so help me out. help me out to the best of your ability. but i appreciate the opportunity. thanks. >> thank you. thank you to the atlantic council. thank you, everybody. general neller: i'm running late. >> thank you very much. [indiscernible conversation] c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. friday morning, radio talkshow hosts from around the u.s. share their thoughts on the direction of the country. be sure to watch live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. join the discussion. monday on "landmark cases," griswold v. connecticut, where griswold of planned parenthood challenged a kinetic get -- a connecticut law banning the use of birth control. the statut

it shows another marine giving comfort to a badly wounded marine. the marine goes into shock and in front of my camera, he transitions from life to death. in the process, he is there reciting the lord's prayer. one of the marines went outside, cut the radio off the dead radio operator. brought it inside. we were low on ammunition. we had the enemy on at least three sides. we needed help. the radio would receive but not transmit. the navy corpsmen fire is a -- fires a round into the radio, so when we are overrun and killed, the enemy can't make use of it. he said he was going for -- this navy corpsmen said he was going for help, and he left out through the back. 10, 15 minutes later, he returned with a fire team. they saved us. with the fire team was a priest. the priest was giving last rites to any and all of us, wounded or not. that is how bad hue was. the priest, within a matter of hours, a day, was captured and executed with a single bullet to the head. throughout my career, photography took me everywhere. it gave me an access to people and place

wing and mighty marines.hank you. this is beautiful. this is great. and we are here today to celebrate your incredible achievements. so relax, be at ease, and let's have a good time for a couple of minutes. okay? and thank you for being here, darrell. i want to thank you both. you lead the third marine wing and miramar excellence and honor this core has been honored. all throughout the world they talk about you. i want to thank you all the sailors and coast guards man who traveled here today from the stations all across the san diego region. i have a message for you straight from the heart of the american people. and you know what that is? we support you. we thank you. we love you. and we will always have your back, like you have yours. thank you. [ applause ] and very importantly, most important important, to all of the military spouses and family members here today, we know that you really serve, too. in many cases you are the real boss in the family, right, we know that. so thank you. none of this would be

trump: all of you know the truth of the famous saying, once a marine, always a marine.ow, i have to say, the army, air force, navy, coast guard, you are great too. you know, we have a couple of them scattered. but i'm with you all the time. today i was with those marines -- i tell you. today gave a speech at because guard academy, it was so great. between annapolis, west point, air force academy. we have done them all and we are doing them. soon.l see you guys today, i hate to say it -- congratulations. i'm proud to say we have several really tough marines serving within our administration. natalie john kelly, but defense secretary. now, did anyone ever hear of mad dog mattis? no. he is doing a great job. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. joe" dunford.ing you know fighting joe. and our new director of the secret service and veteran of the third marine aircraft wing, general texts. you know general? you know him? a i call him. big general texts. thank you. our administration is stacked with marines, because marines are the kind of people you want at your side. trust

home of the third marine aircraft wing, and the mighty miramar marines. thank you very much. this is beautiful. [cheers] we are here to celebrate your incredible achievement. relax, be at ease, and let's have a good time for a couple of minutes. thank you for being here, darrell. you, i, i want to thank salute you both. you are tremendous, the job you have done. you lead the third marine aircraft wing, and i miramar marines with the excellence and honor for which this court is admired all throughout the world they talk about you. i want to thank all of the incredible soldiers, sailors, airmen, and coast guardsmen who travel here today from the stations all across the san diego region. i have a message for you straight from the heart of the american people. we know what that is, support you, we thank you, we love you, and we will all was have your back like you have hours. thank you. [applause] and very importantly, most important, to all of the military spouses and family members here today, we know that you really serve too. are the boss, you in the family. we know that. non

the battalion commander came and said you okay, marine? i said i'm not a marine. i'm a corpsman.oday you're a marine. >> more on the road to war in >>. [ gun shots ] >> oliver: after starlight many >>> after starlite there would be many more battles. ia drang, khe sanh, hamburger hill. broadcast to the world, it was the first living room war, and before the end it would drive lbj from office, divide the nation, and scar yet another presidency. >> i want to end this war. >> in 1973, the last u.s. combat troops left vietnam. that february, everett alvarez was released. he chronicled his eight and a half years of brutal captivity in the book "chained eagle." south vietnam fell to the north vietnamese in 1975, but ho chi minh wouldn't live to see the victory. he died in 1969. billy waugh retired in 1972. his total time in vietnam seven and a half years. he wrote about life as a warrior in his book "hunting the jackal." >> when i used to drink with my special forces boys, we would say man, how stupid could we have been? we could have ended that thing so easily. and you know it's true.

it shows the marine giving comfort to a badly wounded marine. marine goes into shock and in front of my camera he transitions from life to death. in the process he is there reciting the lord's prayer. one of the marines cut the radio off the dead radio operator. ammunition, we had the enemy on at least three sides. we needed help. the radio would receive the not transmit. when we are overrun and kill the hemy can't make use of it. left out through the back. 10-15 minutes later he returned with a fire team. the priest was giving last rites to any and all of this, wounded or not. priests within a matter of hours, a day, was captured and executed with a single bullet to the head. it gave me an access to people it would not have been after a series of photographs in 1968 that ran life magazine and launched my career. for decades i went everywhere. i had access to a life that a few people have. i had realized how critical images had been. i began to wonder what is it like for those who can't see images? and i set out to develop a means people canind

to the marine .orps air station colorguard [applause] i also have some marines from my staff, to includeain. nice job. i can tell you that everyone of these museums -- marines here today is happy to celebrate one of the nation's greatest presidents. i didn't have to tell any one of them to be here. i promise you that. [applause] as i did last year, i would like to take a moment to honor and acknowledge the 41st lady, nancy reagan here the support she provided to president reagan was indescribable. i'm told you had to be there to appreciate the influence and support and the love that the two of them exhibited. what itne corps means to step up. we strive as military couples to emulate the partnership that ronald and nancy brought to the table. phenomenaln set a example for all military spouses, taking on her role, which rendered her husband's all the more impactful. a round of applause for all of the contributions nancy reagan made to this nation. president reagan and first lady reagan loved california, especially camp pendleton. today, as i speak, there are over 31,000 marines deployed to

we have marines from camp pendleton supporting today's ceremony.ould to get a special thanks ,o first marine division band the color guard, and the security and emergency services battalion who are doing the honor details today. [applause] i also have some marines from my stack here to include the chaplain. i can tell you every one of these marines is proud to be here to celebrate one of the nation's greatest presidents. i did not have to tell any of them to be here. i can promise you that. [applause] year, i would like to honor and a knowledge the 40th first lady, nancy reagan. the support she provided to president reagan was well indescribable. i'm told you really had to be there to appreciate the influence and support that the love -- and the love that the two of them exhibited for each other. military -- we strive as military couples to emulate the partnership and team like -- and teammate- approach. she took on her role as first lady with tenacity that rendered her husband service all the more impactful. a round of applause please for the incr

they also enjoy a bond with their marines.dstar families have suffered a great loss but they continue to love us. they've gained an additional 250 marines as well. >> can you explain that bond for us? >> they are absolutely our family. there's no other way to describe it. we are connected in everything we do. it's not only an important part that we as marines stay connected to our families, we understand the loss of those goldstar families. there's no way to replace that and it's important for them to understand that we still love them and we are still here for them. if they just pick up the phone, we can help in any way. but usually we are the ones picking up the phone. we call them on mother's day for example. >> this is something we continue to enjoy day in and day out. one of the stories in the book is about a marine that we lost to suicide. we talked about how hard it is to process that, i was just talking to his mom this week. that's one of the most remarkable things, all marines honor everyone. they don't discriminate.

[applause] i have some marines from my staff, and i can tell you every one of these marines here todayd to be here to celebrate one of the nation's greatest presidents. i didn't have to tell any of them to be here, i can promise you that. [applause] as i did last year, i would like to take a moment to honor and acknowledge nancy reagan. you the support she provided president reagan was indescribable. you had to breathe air -- be there to appreciate the support and love they have for each other. we strive as a military, military couples, to emulate the partnership that ron and nancy brought to the table. a phenomenal example was set for all military spouses. a round of applause, for the incredible service and contributions that nancy reagan gave to the nation. the president and first lady reagan loved southern california. at camp pendleton, marines deploy on a moments notice to do the nations bidding. there are more than 30,000 marines deployed to more than 61 countries around the globe. camp pendleton will always be central to the marine corps'ability to satisfy the nation's global com

they marines are the first into battle and the first to fight. marines never give up. never give in, never retrieved, and never, ever surrender. you are faithful to each other, faithful to your mission, and you are always faithful to the country that you love. the usa. and as your commander in chief, just like every president before me, i have no greater comfort than knowing i can have absolute faith in you. in 19181 foreign military aggression threatened our way of life, we called on the marines. marine sergeant dan daly urged his men through those horrible trenches with the courageous battle cry that you all know very well. do you want to live forever? that was the question, that was the cry. in 1945 when we needed somebody to scale the cliffs and plans of flag at iwo jima, we called on the marines. in 1951 setbacks loomed in korea, though we are doing a pretty good job with korea right now. and hopefully something positive will come out of it. hopefully something very positive is going to come out of it. we'll see. and we are prepared for anything, right? we always

wing and mighty marines. thank you. this is beautiful. this is great. and we are here today to celebrate your incredible achievements. so relax, be at ease, and let's have a good time for a couple of minutes. okay? and thank you for being here, darrell. i want to thank you both. you lead the third marine wing and miramar excellence and honor this core has been honored. all throughout the world they talk about you. i want to thank you all the sailors and coast guards man who

went to the marines. the marine recruiter wasn't there.he navy chief said hey. >> step in here. >> joined the navy. >> had you even heard of vietnam? >> i had heard of it when i was in high school. but it was just another country. >> just another country? vietnam's dense jungles, cloud-draped mountains and waterlogged rice paddies are much like its history, complex and dangerous. the viet minh are wanting to spread -- >> this is a professor of history. >> in the mid 19th century, catholic missionaries were being persecuted in vietnam and in china, and this issue was a part of what brought france into involvement in both vietnam and china. ♪ >> the french colony of indochina included vietnam, laos, and cambodia. in the late 1800s and early 20th century, hundreds of french migrated to asia in search of wealth. made second class citizens in their own country, the vietnamese resisted french occupation with violence. at the end of world war i, american president woodrow wilson envisioned a new world forum. ♪ founded at the paris peace conferenc

of an initiative called the seychelles marine spatial plan. as a first step, the initiative is carrying out a survey of the underwater ecosystem. sylvanna: we carry out diving activities with the intent of collecting data on coral reefs to ensure that the management of protected areas in the seychelles is effective. reporter: in partnership with the nature conservancy ngo, the seychelles conservation authority is hoping to understand exactly what's happening to the reefs. coral reefs often have trouble regenerating in shallow water because the waves and currents are constantly moving the skeletons of the dead coral around, making it hard for new corals to settle. this has repercussions for the entire ecosystem. sylvanna: mapping the reef, you can see the changes. where you have this long period of time where the temperature is really high and the corals cannot recover, so this has a huge impact on your marine resource on coral reefs. we have started a coral reef restoration project looking at other ways to try to restore coral reefs using the

they marines are the first into battle and the first to fight. marines never give up. never, ever surrender. you are faithful to each other, faithful to your mission, and you are always faithful to the country that you love.

i will say this for the united states marines who were in vietnam, we sent 400,000 marines to vietnam000 were killed or wounded. more total casualties than any other war. i will tell you that everybody -- every war has its down sides, but in terms of serving their country and doing their job, they're the finest people ivan around. >> from my perspective he was a disaster a the key point of my book in october of 1967, we westmoreland was the one pushing the hardest saying this war could be won in battles of attrition. find the enemy and kill them. >> lyndon johnson saying give me numbers that will reinforce that, correct? >> johnson was buying into that even though internally he had no clue how they would win the war. >> your reaction to walter cronkite. he said for it seems now more certain than ever for the bloody experience of vietnam is to end in a stall maemate. this is february of 1968. you're about to graduate from the naval academy and serve our country. how significant was this on the homefront? >> actually, a factual correction, walter cronkite made a different broadcast that

look at cross marin counsel -- look at ross and marin county, one and a third. third. scotts valley an inch and three quarter. after that there hasn't been much for santa rosa, san francisco, alameda, oakland or sfo. they have stayed steady there. that looks to be the pattern for today. we will get the bulk of this moisture. but it will continue to work its way in throughout the day. off and on rain. some will be brief and light. some of it keeps going steady, steady, steady. that's why marin county has been getting the most so far. heavy rain and then just steady and light and continues up to the north as well. we're getting a south breeze or a southeast. that is coming in. the mild air mass, look at the rainfall projections going into the weekend. if fresno can get four and a third, that is a heck of a lot of rain for them. everybody statewide will be in on this. 50 toss 60s on the temps. look for the moisture to continue under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. tomorrow morning, moderate to heavy rain. 60s on the temps. rain will continue on and off into the week

this is according to our media partners at the marin independent journal. they say this is growing in popularity. traffic has increased 13% on this bridge in the past five years. planners have envisioned a lane headed into marin for bikes and pedestrians. now some are saying that should also be used for vehicles. they're already work to go ease the community work. there will be -- opening the

he also was a marine in korea.ndividual who was shot had just killed family members of some of those people -- exactly what we're talking about in terms of just killing people. i'm not sure about the general. i know he was a police chief. maybe he was a general. eddie adams said to me pierce even award for that photograph. -- he received an award for that photograph and when they read this sort of comment about his picture he cried. intention of taking a photograph like that. he was a professional photographer. host: the cut line describes him h -- yourut general and national police. from athens ohio, chester. caller: in reference to that photo, that police chief what he'd done, he killed several people in the village so he was a terrorist. he deserved to be shot. my point is -- host: you knew eddie adams. did he have any sense that this was about to happen? >> eddie adams was great photographer. i think he saw an event and started snapping. magellan makes an excellent point. that's exactly -- the gentleman makes t

marine le pen sneeze is eyeing niecethe pens -- le pen's is eyeing up her aunt's job. mixed forecast then, but the same leader for now. marine le pen was reelected as leader of the congress, the only candidate. >> since last month, the french archipelago has been paralyzed by a general strike. unions are worried about a spike in violence outside of schools. overseas territory minister is now in talks with local officials. far-flung partis of france for more than three weeks. these protesters say the government in paris is letting them down. spike -- of ain a spike in violence and attacks, this woman assaulted outside her front door. >> i was hit by something. i don't know iit was a stone or btle. i lost consciousness. >> they also want more done to stop illegal immigration, saying it puts a strain on publicic serviceses. he roads have been blocked. more protests have been called for a tuesday. >> it is to demonstrate that we will progressively rise up and up until our rights are guaranteed. >> many children stayed away from class on monday. parents are worried about pi

marin municipal water district is at 80% of capacity.ng lakes mean no drop is wasted. >> one -- the lakes spill into each other. and alpine spills into kent lake. >> reporter: as good as it looks noise it is not like last year. >> this year we are 28 inches of rain but because of surplus oflast year we are doing all right but we need more water. >> reporter: an inch fell here in february. when 8 would be typical. this month, 7 inches. but the month is not over. still time to catch up and the lakes are stocked up too. this college student home on spring break is enjoying the mountains he grow up on happy -- grew up on happy to see it lush. >> i have been coming up here since i was 7 or 8, and high school i was up here three times week it's so beautiful. >> reporter: ktvu fox 2 news. >>> there's a down side to the rain. people on the roads are feeling the worst of it. the morning commute, evening commute could be tough. the rain causes certainly some dangerous driving conditions. not everyone takes the necessary steps to slow down and don'

other side of a fighting marine.ouble. it's painful. the marines are the first into battle and the first to fight. marines never give up, never give in, never retreat, and never ever surrender. you are faithful to each other, faithful to your mission, and you are always faithful to the country that you love,

he also was a marine in korea.ividual who was shot had just killed family members of some of those people -- exactly what we're talking about in terms of just killing people. i'm not sure about the general. i know he was a police chief. maybe he was a general. eddie adams said to me pierce even award for that photograph. -- he received an award for that photograph and when they read this sort of comment about his picture he cried. intention of taking a photograph like that. he was a professional photographer. host: the cut line describes him h -- yourut general and national police. from athens ohio, chester. caller: in reference to that photo, that police chief what he'd done, he killed several people in the village so he was a terrorist. he deserved to be shot. my point is -- host: you knew eddie adams. did he have any sense that this was about to happen? >> eddie adams was great photographer. i think he saw an event and started snapping. magellan makes an excellent point. that's exactly -- the gentleman makes the

the marine corps is building an advisory group and we are heading that direction but we took marines and sailors who were essentially out of the conventional force and did training to bring them to be able to conduct this. in some cases we make way too mu ch of this. if you are going to be an intelligence advisor, you need to be a really good intelligence officer. you need to know your trade, you need to know the processes we theand a lot of interactions you have with your partners are common sense. the afghans, we easily strike, cause andtroke common build rapport. a lot of the soft skills, you talk about advising, we make too much of it. it does not require a great deal of specialization. the marines and sailors and soldiers we worked with in afghanistan, they took to this easily and really performed well and produced amazing effects. was there an increase levels --increaseders level of interpreters? brig. gen. turner: a lot of our interpreters run under a contract. a mix of afghan local hires or some of the higher end u.s. citizens cleared for high-level classifications nad --and

and marine veteran, former u.s.ator james webb, who's the author of ten books, including his memoir, "i heard my country calling." gentlemen, thank you both for being with us. >> thank you. >> coming up later this morning, british prime minister theresa may appears before the house of commons liaison committee. she'll be taking member questions about domestic and foreign policy issues. live coverage starts at 11:30 eastern this morning. >>> on c-span this week in primetime, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, perspectives on gun control from the march for our lives rally. wednesday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, former white house communications director anthony scaramucci is interviewed by democratic political consultant bob schrum. >> when he got the job, just like building a condominium or just like building a golf course or just like developing a television show, he said, olympian, i've got this job, i've got to go down to the swamp, i've got to drain the swamp, i've got to hire people that understand the swamp, and i think w

marines do small patrols each week. but one of the most difficult jobs in this war without a front is to distinguish friend from foe. each person must be carefully searched and identified. whether vc or turned up by scrutiny or captured in combat they are treated with fairness under the rules of the geneva convention. marines have found that such treatment of ha often cruel enemy frequently results in approvering of information that reveals the whereabouts of an enemy force. in possession of such knowledge marines react quickly and striking force moves out swiftly. as they move in on the enemy's position, they are met by intensive small arms fire, meets with some casualties but the attack is gone to the enemy stronghold. >> and, again, that film from 1967, and narration of jack webb, aswegen our conversation, looking back 50 years ago, 1968, a year in turmoil, special series here on the c-span networks and pleased to welcome former senator jeff webb the tao authorize of i heard my country calling. senator, thanks for be

he was also a marine in korea.he facts of the story is the individual who was just shot killed family members of people and exactly what we are talking about in terms of just killing people. i am not sure that was a general. i know he was a police chief. maybe he was a general. but eddie adams said to me, and i have written about this, that when he -- he received an award for that photograph i think by the dutch, the dutch press organization. and when they read this sort of comment about his picture, he cried because that was -- that was not the intention of making a photograph like that. he was a professional photographer. >> and the cut line describes him as the south vietnamese brigadier general and chief of national police. >> right. >> brigadier general and national police. >> back to your phone calls. from athens, ohio, chester. go ahead, please. >> hello there. yes. in reference to that photo, that police chief, what he had done, he had killed several people in the village. so basically he was a terrorist is

. >> a little bit in marin this morning. >> more than anybody else marin north. >> okay. >> maren north. not just marin, pam. >> marin north. >> okay. >> thank you. >>> our system has gone through give it credit. it held together and i've seensystems like this fall apart. there's some towards sanna -- sant cruz and this is going through rapid -- santa cruz and it's going through rapidly. partly sunny mostly sunny skies but moisture is streaming towards us and it will into the weekend. there's some of the rain holding on santa cruz mountains. but that's all that's left. a quarter of a inch in marin county to a half inch west of santa rosa. 40s and 50s on the temperature. they are held up by cloud covers. and we will have the system clear out rapidly. but look here. there's a awful lot of moisture streaming up. a lot of it looks to take aim towards monterey south but we will deal with it. it looks like saturday could be a ran day. so, we will have more on that coming up later. more than what's showing. 60s on the temps to near 70 for some certainly with more sunshine. 4:01. hello, sal. >>

i was in the first marine division.he mountains that separated us from the other side of the mountain. we used to see players every night. in termsvery bad area of combat in vietnam. i will give one little shadow. thee were not maybe from professional sports world who went to vietnam, one was roger stop back. he volunteered to spend one year. rocky, a great blocking back for the pittsburgh steelers. i don't think he accepted the draft. he may have volunteered. he was wounded, there was a series of in june of 1969. . have always held a regard for him the rules of engagement did become more strict. many times, it was very frustrating, but on the other hand, we are a nation of rules. i need to emphasize this again, because one of the great failings on our side, and this was pointed out -- in a 1969 -- in a 19 x to one, we used 1961, we used artillery and supporting arms tactically. you would set your weapons up and you would have calls at night, but it was random. in the village is where they would see this stuff come out

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allie rasmus is in the middle of it in marin county. what is it like out there now. >> reporter: the rain appears to be coming and going in waves. that heavy rainfall that sal was showing you and traffic shot in oakland. that heavy rainfall may have passed through in the mortgage bay. we are in maren county northbound 101. this is lucky drive the closest exit and this is where they have had problems with flooding in the roadways during the overnight hours. looks like it's a little bit better but the wind has picked up. let's show you video earlier when we saw as far as -- cars and trx going through the -- trucks going through that pooled up water on northbound 101. some cars took it slow and easy going through but others weren't reducing their speed and that as you heard sal mention is dangerous when you have a little bit of water pooled up on the roadway, you can have spinout crashes and hydroplaning as well. through marin county on 101 very low visible. windshield wipers going. again, right now, it appears there's a little stop in the

fellow marines. in the early morning hours of april 28, 2010, while deployed in the helmand province, afghanistan, rivers ordered his men to take their positions. however, the marine assigned to stand watch was exhausted. as a patrol leader, rivers was in the required to stand post. but thomas had been reading in the bible about how love isn't an emotion, but it's demonstrated in laying your life down for your friends. rivers told the weary marine, i'll stand post for you. you rest. tragically, while replacing the exhausted marine, rivers activated an improvised explosive device. rivers gave his life for his country and exemplified the attitude in john 15: 13. greater love has no one than this, that he should lay down his life for his friends. this bill pays tribute to corporal rivers' sacrifice. i urge my colleagues to support the bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from missouri. mr. clay: mr. speaker, i y

marin county pat yourselves on the back over three inches.acres as we can catch up, can field to -- to point 75. alameda coming down good, mentor owe over one inch, san francisco .8. kaz a darrow at two inches, san helena 1/four. saratoga .6 a and walnut creek over 1/2. the initial front has gone through now it is a series of rotating systems and there is some intense lines forming and that is what we are getting. some areas will be getting very heavy rain as this is stretching from san ramon into hayward back to the peninsula over to half moon bay so what is kind of weird is palo alto to sunnyvale to union city has not had much, about 1/10 but north of the line there is over one inch. we have off and on rain today with cold air arriving later tonight and that is the best chance for more thunderstorms hail and lower snow levels. all right sal where would you like to start? >>> let's start with the east bay, but we have had trouble everywhere including the north bay and the peninsula but also the south bay although it has stopped raining on 68

first marines because what they did. they took the people that were there and put them together so 1st battalion, first marines were ahead of us and as they made their way into hugh city, we came under a tremendous amount of attacks. small arms mainly. we finally had to get off the trucks, because the fire was coming - coming at us where you couldn't stay congregated. we got in the tich ditch. and we run up the ditch. alongside the road. you never forget the rounds popping over your head. as we are running, my squad leader is in frond. pt radio man, i was the gren add ear, a weapon that shoots like a grenade. not as far as a mortar. but it hit the radio man, and he went flying, and i ran up to him and tried to help him. and another came up. i'm wanting to hand him off because he had been hit in the back of the head and as soon as doc kirkham got to him. i kept going, along with the rest of the unit. they did have to gather up the wounded that we were getting and take back on a truck. so we maded it to the matt v compound

marie look at members voted overwhelmingly to remove his honorary presidency leaving his daughter a marine at the helm of the moves meant to revive the party's fortunes will take a closer look. i'm michelle henery and welcome to the program there are concerns china could be returning to one man rule today the country's lawmakers have passed a series of constitutional amendments that scrapped the presidential term limit and allow the president xi jinping to remain in office and definitely in the presidency had previously been limited to two five year terms the changes also permit she's personal political philosophy to be engraved in the constitution the amendments passed with two no votes and three abstentions among almost three thousand delegates. d.w. corresponded with ts berlinger is in beijing following the congress and new developments mathias we've had a press statement a short while ago can you tell us what was said yeah there is a press conference going on at the moment sham and off the legal affairs committee of parliament is justifying the amendments made to the constitution sayin

i served with the fifth marines, first marine division. to first thehed time first marines because what they did is they took the people and put them together so out the company first battalion at first marines were out of us and as the remaking their way into the city, we came under a tremendous amount of attacks, small arms mainly. we finally had to get off the trucks because the fire was coming at us where we couldn't stay. run upin a dish and we the dish alongside the road. you never will forget those rounds popping up your head as a around you. squad leadersing, is in france. that was an m 79, it was a weapon that she was like a grenade, farther than you can throw one and not as far as a mortar goes. and he went radio flying. i wantrement came up and to hand him off because he had been hit in the back of the head. i get going along with the rest of our units. they came back on a truck. we made it to the compound and got relief from them. we were told we were going to cross the perfume river. you have the south side of hue city. the ot