. >> the communist forces rolled into saigon about 3 1/2 hours at the end o dramatic american evacuationpture in one evening's broadcast 30 years of a subcontinented war. in vietnam, we've finally reached the end of the tunnel and there is no light there. what is there, perhaps, was best said by president ford. a war that is finished. >> the vietnam war produced a million unwritten stories of human misery and human misery. in all, over 11 million refugee. the united states spent more than $350 billion from vietnam. and it may end up being much higher than that. >> the other loss, we also know. and when we do, it's as if it were some kind of index or score. many of whom will never recover. so, when some future politician for some reason feels the need to drag this country into a war, he mite come out here to arlington to make his announcement. if he can attract public support speaking from a place like this, then his reasons for starting a new war would have to be good ones. >> the time has come to say no more. >> well, i'm not a crook. ♪ > tonight, television takes a look at itself. >> w

forces some of them riding in russian-made tanks, some in captured american jeeps, rolled into saigon aboutf the dramatic american evacuation of u.s. nationals and many south vietnamese. >> there's no way to capture in one evening's broadcast the suffering and the grief of 30 years of a subcontinent at war. there's no way to capture the suffering and grief of our own nation from the most divisive conflict since our own civil war. in vietnam, we've finally reached the end of the tunnel, and there is no light there. what is there perhaps was best said by president ford, a war that is finished. >> the vietnam war produced a million unwritten stories of human misery and human dignity. in all, the war in the south produced over 11 million refugees. 430,000 civilians died in the war, according to an american estimate, along with 254,000 south vietnamese soldiers. the united states has spent more than $350 billion on vietnam, and it may end up being much higher than that. >> the other loss we also know about, even though we don't talk about it very much, and, when we do, it's as if it were some so

saigon fell. their special report was 7382 days in vietnam. this was this huge, retrospective report about the war, about all that had been lost there. at the end of this nbc news special report, david brinkley ends it with what is basically a commentary from him on what was lost and what future presidents should learn from that experience.

saigon road in mcclain. >>> coming up, two brothers killed in a crash. tonight, what we are just learning about the young victims and the help for their friends who are still coming to grips with this tragedy. >>> the fire ripped through a popular tourist december at this point nation, as crews from our area arrived to help fight the flames. >>> i'm taking on the kids and so far i am winning! this is awesome! we are going to do a backyard weather right now, the weather also awesome. going to talk about that coming up. if you've got weekend maps shall don't want to miss this >>> a huge fire destroyed four buildings in the historic area of hampers ferry, west virginia today. fire departments from maryland and west virginia helped fight those flames this morning it happened on high street, a popular tourist december at this point nation. those buildings there date back to the 1800s. they have shops and apartments in them. no word yet on what caused that fire. harpers ferry, of course is a national monument where abolitionist followers of john brown tried to spark an armed revolt among slaves durin

saigon fell. their special report was 7382 days in vietnam. this was this huge, retrospective report about the war, about all that had been lost there. at the end of this nbc news special report, david brinkley ends it with what is basically a commentary from him on what was lost and what future presidents should learn from that experience. watch how he does it. i'm going to play the end of it here. what he says here, and the way he articulates it, is part of the point. the real point he makes is made visually. just look at this. >> the united states did not lose the war. it never really tried to win it. instead, trying to help south vietnam to win it and found it could not or would not do it. though the u.s. did not lose the war, it did lose a great deal. the money, we know about. the inflation, we still live with. the social discords in this country are still to be seen. the other loss, we also know about. even though we don't talk about it very much. when we do, it is as if it were some kind of index or score. 56,000 lives, plus about 150,000 seriously wounded. many of whom will never r

saigon fell. their special report was 7382 days in vietnam. this was this huge, retrospective report about had been lost there. at the end of this nbc news special report, david brinkley ends it with what is basically a

about tam's family. the school and business becoming the bed rock of their american dream. tam earned his am ba at cal state. he is a leader in the little saigonmunity. formerly serving as the president of the chamber of commerce. he and his wife are passing on the same values of working hard and character development to their three children. it's a legacy that will honor his parents and the america they love and call home. >> highmy parents who didn't speak english well and were not highly educated and had lost everything not only financially but lost their country. to come to a new place and not know with what the future had in store with two very young children it's unbelievable to me. >> for tam and his family the american dream is very real. and they are very dedicated. to helping others pursue their goals beyond the dream. >> tam and chrisseen i have so much respect for you. what a great story. >>> you said it best. the american dream, right there. on the fourth of july. >>> thank you, happy fourth. >> a top isis leader is killed by a u.s. drone strike in syria. we'll talk arewith a retire td navy captain about what that means. >>> team