in september of 1960, the party, the communist party of north vietnam, held its third party congress in hanoi. that congress called for the creation of a front organization to undertake the subversion of south vietnam. three months after, the national liberation front was established to provide a political facade for the conduct of an active guerrilla war. beginning in 1960, the regime began to infiltrate into south vietnam. in the intervening time, these men had been trained in the arts of sabotage and subversion. now they were ordered to , conscript young men from the villages by force or persuasion and to form cadres around which guerrilla units could be built. all of this was documented by the legal committee. that body, established to supervise the vietnam cease-fire is composed of indian, polish, , and canadian members. the legal committee reported in 1962, there is evidence to show that arms, munitions and other , supplies have been sent from the zone in the north to the zone in the south with the objective of supporting, organizing and carrying out hostile activities including

there has been speculation he might have gone to paris to renew secret peace talks with north vietnamnamese position began to change a few weeks before the 1972 election. they knew nixon was unpredictable. so if we get this mad man reelected, as it looks like he's going to be, and he doesn't have to worry about reelections ever again, what the hell is he going to do to us from now on? so on october 8th in paris, the north vietnamese presented a proposal which was the first time after three or four years of endless negotiations dropped their political requirement that w overthrow the saigon government. i remember stepping outside in a break, and kissinger and i were in the garden in paris and we shook hands and we said, we've done it. >> we believe that peace is at hand. there will be a return of all american prisoners within 60 days after the agreement comes into force. >> now with the election just 12 days away, the nixon administration says peace is at hand. it might appear that someone has pulled a rug out from under mcgovern. >> the president thinks that we've knocked mcgovern out

the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnampported the south. >> it's what becomes known as the domino theory. if south vietnam falls, then all the rest of southeast asia laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started up, they believed that they so expertly micro managed the cuban missile crisis that they can do the same in the southeast asian nation 10,000 miles away. the north vietnamese were very different from the soviets and khrushchev. and the attempt to resolve the vietnamese crisis through controlled escalation simply didn't work. >> the government of south vietnam has been overthrown by a military coup. >> if we are at all involved i hope we don't have another bay of pigs on our hands. >> are we winning the war in south vietnam? >> winning? no, we're losing it. >> kennedy says to one of his pr

nixon 4 what was called the mat man strategy with north vietnam. mad man and use nuclear weapons against them and that would give the united states leverage at the table. it didn't work. the downside of unreliability is that then your allies can't depend on you. you are unpredictable. it's not in a world of alliances that kept us from having a world war since 1945. these alliances that he wants to dismantle are the centerpieces of our security and predent on predictability and the opposite of what trump is talking about. >> here was a big point. the first trump said he would not address a two-state solution, but in the academy he said i support a two-state solution on israel. there is a lack of clairility on the issue. >> he doesn't know the details and had to be reminded that the position he is supposed to take is a two-state solution. he would not get anything done on the air of israeli conflict, but worse is all of the other things that would deteriorate if he moved in the direction that he was indicating where he wants to cut saudi arabia loose

. >>> vietnam veterans gathered on the capital grounds to remember people missing from the war in southeast asia. they're part of north carolina vietnam veterans' incorporated. they met on the first saturday of every month for the past 28 years. they call out the names of those unaccounted for. they say they started 28 years ago with 65 names and are now down to 39. >>> raleigh's mayor will give the state of the city tomorrow. it will take place at the it will start at 12:30. the doors open at 11:30. the event is open to the public and is free. we'll have more on what mcfarland discusses tomorrow night on cbs north carolina news. >>> still ahead in this newscast, it is a reunion seven decades in the making. still to come, we'll show you how cooling reconnected two families. >>> plus, it is not jurassic park, but dinosaurs are invading raleigh. we'll tell you where you need to head to get this unique experience. >> and outside this morning, temperatures are pretty close to 40 degrees in southern pines and fayetteville. on our way up into the 50s this afternoon with warmer weather i'll b >>> welcome back to cbs north ca

they're part of the north carolina vietnam veterans, incorporated group. they have met on the first saturday of every month for the past 28 years. they call out the names of those unaccounted for. they say they started 28 years ago with 65 names and are now down to 39. >>> raleigh's mayor will give the state of the city tomorrow. it will take place at the raleigh convention center and start at 12:30. the door also open at 11:30. the event is free and open to the public and we'll have more on what was discussed tomorrow night an cbs north carolina news. >>> still to come in this newscast, it is not jurassic park, but the dinosaurs are invading raleigh. we'll tell you where you need to go to head to this unique experience. >>> and outside this morning, we're still locked under some clouds, but we are seeing some breaks in those clouds. sunshine is in your forecast for today. i'll have a [ female announcer ] most of the time it's easy to know which option is better. other times, not so much. so it's good to know that mazola corn oil has 4 times more cholester

vietnam. today sailors are police in charlotte north out whether officers used excessive force. the new video - that surfaced repeatedly punching a man in the the man was wanted for hit-and-run. in the video you can see seven police officers and a state trooper surrounding him. it appears one officer strikes the man with his fist several times. this video has some witnesses outraged. officers say the man resisted when they tried to put him in handcuffs. the police department )s internal affairs is now investigating what happened - and interviewing witnesses to determine whether excessive force was used. new at 5 - residents in one hampton community hope the demolition of a historic building will help change their community. newschannel 3 s brian hill spent the day talking to residents about what they hope to see once the dust clears. since 2013, construction crews have been cleaning up the now closed lincoln park apartment complex. sot-lamar )memories, memories, memories. i was out there .... basketball court. memories out there. kids growing up. but for some residents, memories

served his country in the united states army in the long national nightmare that was the vietnam war. this northdent says he's actually scene the marker here for years but either because it was covered with debris or had been recently flipped over he'd never noticed the inscription. what did you think when for the first time you saw that this was a military marker? >> i felt really, um, like i had to do something about it because my family served in marines and the army and the navy. >> reporter: he says once he and others realized it was a veteran's marker they took pictures and posted them on social media. smith called fox 29 seeking he help. >> it's a tombstone. >> reporter: when we arrived, neighbors quickly gathered around the stone wondering allowed how it could have ended up near west 67th and side den ham. a few feet from the front of a neighborhood market. >> it kept gone like yelling out to me to -- to do something about it, upping, like to talk to somebody or to find writ belongs to or where it needs to go to or where it needs to go back to. >> reporter: just few blocks away on arise

served his country in the united states army in the long national nightmare that was the vietnam war. this northays he's actually scene the marker here for years but either because it was covered with debris or had been recently flipped over he'd never noticed the inscription. >> what did you think when you for the first time you saw that this was a military marker? >> i felt really, um, like i had to do something about it because my family served in the marines and the army and the navy. >> reporter: he says once he and others realized it was a veteran's marker they took pictures and posted them on social medial smith called fox 29 seeking help. >> it's a tombstone. >> reporter: when we arrived neighbors quickly gathered around the stone wondering allowed how it could have en end near west 67th and side den ham a few feet from the front of a neighborhood mark. >> it kept yelling out to me to do something about it. like to talk to somebody or to find where it belongs to or where it needs to go to or where it needs to go back to. >> reporter: just a few blocks away on arise with philadelphia's sk

tonight at 10:00 fox 29 reports on the grave marker of a vietnam veterans toed aside in a north philadelphiaeighborhood. residents of the community contacted us after they got frustrated the veterans gravestone had been forgotten near a dumpster. jeff cole and fox 29 met concerned residents ahead tonight how they worked to have the stone moved to an appropriate location, where it is now and what's being done to contact the proper authorities that's fox 29 reports tonight at 10:00. >>> more and more states confirming the zika virus. new concern tonight about how that virus is spreading. >>> plus surveillance cameras role as thieves drive car after car right off a dealership lot. this may look frantic but authorities say it took lots of careful planning. >> the style and grace of figure skaters always impressive but one man from money county is taking it even further. what he's overcome to wow people on the ice. ♪ >>> terror strike in pakistan on easter sunday left at least 70 people dead and hundreds more injured. this is the aftermath in a park where the bombing happened yesterday afternoon.

north wall the national museum of american history. directly across the street is jubilee.sexual unbelievable. that was from the vietnam exodus.litical leaders. sanchez,t to loretta does that mirror what is going on in orange county? 1996,s a big landmark, the demographics are changing to be increasingly latino. you had a latino candidate that was very charismatic. the immigration issue was shifting, right there. proposition 187 was approved by voters in 1994. this came from orange county, and this is very important, because it attempted to take all social benefits, public benefits, away from people in the country without proper documentation, including excluding them from going to school. that was challenged in court as unconstitutional. eventually, it was the key in turning people against republicans in greater numbers. >> i think the clinton presidency had something to do with it. when orange county became more culturally diverse, that made a difference. hispanic community is very burgeoning, active, and embraces a lot of the local history. i think it has helped become politically diverse. >> i always tell my republican pal

vietnam war. >>a forgiveness. today video was released showing him apologizing to north korea. take a look. >> i'm praying to the heavens so that i may be returned home to my family. >> he said he wanted the barner as a trophy. however many people are skeptical about his prepared confession. they believe the college student was coerced. >> there is some sad news tonight from the world of hollywood. actor george kennedy has died. kennedy won an oscar for in coolhand luke. his grandson says he died yesterday in boise, idaho. >>> coming up, a big pay day for a man who spnt prison for a crime that he did not commit. >> and complaints about a dangerous intersection following this terrible crash that killed a teenager and his parents over the weekend. >> and have you noticed how cramped airline seats have gotten? a push to get you more space, that's coming up. when it comes to the things you love, you want more. love romance? get lost in every embrace. into sports? follow every pitch, every play and every win. change t