i thank you for your service, on behalf of the people of south vietnam. i also learned that if i had a son, i would never name him victor charles. [laughter] thank you very much. [applause] >> that was very, very interesting. we have some questions. in the first is about the role the united states played in vietnam. do you think the united states was right to go to war in vietnam? >> yes i do. 20/20, buts always if you look at what was going on after world war ii, the chinese had gone communist, and had a tight to korea. o korea. the fact that we were the only superpower after world war ii, all plays into the fact. evolved,ics of the war and east-west confrontation into an insurgency, into a full-blown war, and a last-minute evacuation. but by the late 50's and early 60's, i think we did the right thing by intervening in vietnam. the earlyieve that intervention with advisers probably961 and 1965 should have been that way, rather than sending 550,000 american combat troops. >> good questions, have you gone back to vietnam? mr. pham: i did go back to vietna

. ♪ five northern provinces of south vietnam are called the eye-core. of peasants protection from the vietcong. an example of interservice resulted when a call was received to lift out a large group of refugees who were caught in the middle of a fierce firefight between the marines and the viet cong forces. they run for assistance. it is your job, the job of the marines, to bring these people to camps with the republic of viet cong will provide for the immediate needs -- food, medical care, shelter, and start them on the road to a fee. -- start them on the road to a new life. >> you can see our -- you can see our upcoming schedule. >>, done a list roy harris, jr. talks about his book, "pulitzer's gold: behind the prize for public service journalism." he exported history of the annual prize, which has been awarded for stories included little rock schools to reports of misconduct by catholic priest in 2003. mr. harris oi

five northern provinces of south vietnam are called the eye corp because the south the enemies operates. there, hundreds of peasants freely seek allied protection from the viet cong. an example of inner service cooperation is shown by the you -- use of army helicopter resulted when a call was received to lift out a large group of refugees who were caught in the middle of a fierce firefight between the marines and the viet cong forces. they have hidden during the fighting, now during a lull they run for assistance. it is your job, the job of the marines to bring these people to collection centers, where the government of the republic of vietnam provide for their immediate needs, food, medical care, shelter. it will start them off on a road to a new life. why do these refugees leave? why do they run the risk of getting killed by the vc to come out and meet you? the answer is simple, they have seen too much. a village head man and his family, shot to death. a schoolteacher beheaded. their rice, stolen at gunpoint. a young man kidnapped. such is the viet cong liberation. such as ho chi minh

nor is it our desire to abandon the hope of a free and democratic south vietnam. johnson are in my prayers and thoughts today. and every day. love, pat. ps, i enjoyed talking to everyone last night. thank you. >> tonight, it is a tremendous honor for me to speak to, as we come together to honor our vietnam veterans, it particularly those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives by fighting for freedom and democracy in vietnam. year around this time, on april 30, the vietnamese american communities commemorate an honor the fallen soldiers. we also remember and mourn the loss of millions of lives in vietnam, who died seeking freedom. today, on behalf of the vietnamese american community, have to express my deepest gratitude for the sacrifices made by america during the vietnam war. 58,000 brave american soldiers and their families made the ultimate sacrifice. we should allow vietnamese american communities to survive and migrate to this great country. vietnam was, south a fortress of freedom and democracy, safeguarding against the expansion of communism in ind

the five northern provinces of south vietnam are called the high core because the solving enemiess -- there. an example of inter-service cooperation shown by the use of army helicopters resulted when a call was received to lift out a large group of refugees who were caught in the middle of a fierce firefight between the marines and the viet cong forces. they have hidden during the fighting. now they run for assistance. it is your job, the job of the marines, to bring these people to collection centers where the government of the republic of the vietnam will provide for their immediate needs, food, medical care, shelter, and start them off on the road to a . -- two a spirit >> interested in american history tv -- visit our website, where you can look at the schedule, or watch a recent program. >> history professor and author elizabeth schmidt talked about how war influenced africa during the cold war. she talks about how colonial powers dealt with these countries as they gained independence. she talks about tensions within the u.s. government over how to respond to africa's decolonizat

it marks the final withdrawal of combat troops from south vietnam in 1973. proposal to officially designate march 29 to commemorate our vietnam vets, was introduced in 2011 and has yet to get through congress. many feel official recognition is long overdue for the troops who returned without welcome or recognition. for years, "welcome home" has been an expression used by vietnam veterans to one another. welcome home to all our veterans. >> announcer: starting right now on "this week with george stephanopoulos," trump's terrible week. the billionaire front-runner down big in wisconsin after seeing his top adviser arrested, sparking a firestorm over abortion and getting slammed on his foreign policy. >> i'm not sure which is worse, dealing with the party people or dealing with the press. >> announcer: now, is trump more vulnerable than ever? and could a wisconsin loss make a convention clash inevitable? the republican party chair and trump rival john kasich are both here. >>> plus, fed up and feuding. >> i'm also a democrat. that's kind of important. >> secreta

, the tet holiday, usually there was a cessation of hostilities, more than 100 cities all over south vietnam quickly fell. you have seen these images. it was footage like this that turned finally a great part of the american public against the war. ♪ the u.s. marines fought house to house to retake the city. a vicious 3 1/2-week-long battle. eventually, artillery and air support were called in. the city was saved. and, of course, largely destroyed in the saving. the civilian population caught in the cross fire were equally devastated. the north vietnamese to their enduring shame had while controlling the city rounded up anyone seen as a potential enemy and either disappeared them away to unknown prisons or killed them outright. most notoriously when they massacred almost 3,000 people, rolling them, many of them still alive in mass graves in and around hue. duk knows full well the horrors and heartbreak of that time. in his memoir, "where the ashes are: the odyssey of an american family," he captures the terror of a nine-year-old boy, the son of a high ranking south vietnamese civil servant c

he was infantry advisor to south vietnam's 33rd ranger about a tailon. on december 29, 1964, sergeant ennett's unit was airlifted to benjia, a vietnam overrun by the viet cong. he was met about a firefight and a selfless man, he called off two separate helicopter pilots who attempted to rescue him by refusing to put their lives in danger to save his. with his unit overrun by viet cong, sergeant bennett was captured. sergeant bennett demonstrated his courage and tenacity by participating in hunger strikes and attempting three times to escape captivity. tragically, following his third attempt, sergeant bennett was executed, becoming the first american p.o.w. to be put to death during the vietnam war. sergeant bennett was posthumously awarded a silver star for his heroic actions in addition to receiving a prisoner of war medal, army good conduct medal and a purple heart. mr. speaker, we should pass this bill to commemorate the great sacrifices sergeant harold george bennett made for his country as he selflessly and repeated low put the lives of others before

vietnam is demanding china move an oil rig, which is in a disputed section of the south china sea. vietnam's foreign ministry spokesperson announced on sunday that the chinese rig was transferred into waters near the gulf tonkan. jurisdiction remains unclear. china had also moved the same rig to waters clo se by in january. stating it wants plans for drilling to be stopped, and the rig to be removed immediately. the rig also caused tension in 2014, when china placed it near the disputed perisal in the south china sea. china claims virtually all of the resource rich china sea, also have rival claims to certain areas. vietnam's new prime minister phuc who was sworn in on thursday, completing a national leadership change, the communist country goes through every five years. >> translator: before the flag of the mother land, before the assembly in front of the people of vietnam, i swear to give my utmost loyalty to the community, to the people, and the constitution of the socialist republic of vietnam. >> phuc is 61 years old and was former deputy prime minister. parliament approved him

. >> vietnam is demanding china move an oil rig in a disputed part of the south china sea. vietnam's foreign ministry spokesperson says they have confirmed the chinese rig was transferred into waters off the coast of northern vietnam. it is not clear who has jurisdiction over the area. the ministry has launched a protest in hanoi saying it wanting plans for drilling to be stopped and the rig to be removed immediately. china had also moved the rig to nearby waters in january. and the rig caused tension in 2014 when china placed it near the disputed paracel islands in the south china say. the moveauaused a diplplomatic stand off and tense moments at sea when vessels from both countries collided. china claims virtually all of the resource-rich soh h china sea, but vietnam and other parties have rival claims to certain areas. >>> prosecutors in taiwan have indicted five people for professional negligence in the alleged shoddy construction of a condominium complex. it toppled when an earthquake hit southern taiwan in february. the quake killed 117 people. 115 of them in the build

south china sea for the first time. kamran bay is one of the closely guarded bases. hand in its maritime dispute with china. nhk world has more. >> reporter: japan federal defense are in the bay in vietnam on the south china sea. japan's first port call at the bay is aimed at the current china increasing military activities in the area. it is home to several russian built ship crafts. the natural harbor was turned into a base by the united states during the vietnam war. the russian military occupied it until 2002. vietnam opened a major newport facility here in march, said to include two the first of exercise will be held. >> we made a port call in vietnam and we plan to conduct drills with the vietnamese navy to promote friendly ties. >> translator: there is no room to criticize any bilateral cooperation as long as it's normal. but if it targeting a third country, it won't serve peace and stability in the region and if it affects china, we oppose it as a matter of course. >> china has claimed small-i islands and port facilities. it claims almost all of the south china sea as its own. several countries including the philippines and vietnam have claims within the same area. the u.s. has

the major economic powers in that region, including, among others, china, japan, south korea, indonesia, singapore, vietnam washington later this week, but decided to cut my trip short in order to share with you two developments of major significance to all americans. first, i'm pleased to report that this meeting has led to dramatic progress towards the resolution of a variety of contentious issues in such areas as trade, environmental protection, and national security. second--and this i truly regret to say-- we are now at war with vietnam. the former was the end result of more than two years of painstaking negotiations among our partners in the region. the latter was just-- i don't know. heh.

japan, vietnam, the entire south china sea. we need to see more from japan. japan's prime minister has been trying to step up and take more responsibility. we need to back prime minister abe up. when we p pull out and don't show leadership, that's when isis comes. when we pull out our troops in the middle east, that's what happens. >> and you're not talking about russia. rich, the fact is, russia has a lot of interest all over the world right now from the middle east back to their own areas. we remember what they did to ukraine and these flyovers were really disturbing, were they not? >> yeah, they were very disturbing and steve just nails it as he always does. the collapse of oil and gas prices around the world is has dealt a devastating blow to russia's economy and they're trying to either distract us or become terror torly acquisitional. we have to spend better in our defense spending. we spend a trillion dollars on an f-35 next generation fighter jet and nobody likes it. why can't we get elon musk and jeff besos to design this jet. >> that's not a bad ide

south china sea. basically boxing us out. heather: and in vietnam and taiwan, they can test the same island. >> all these islands in the south china sea are contested by china, taiwan, vietnam, the philippines and china is also trying to take islands away from indonesia which generally was not thought to be a participant in all of this turbulence but nonetheless china is broadening the controversy by becoming much more expensive.heather: these two military moves in question which is the most significant and which should we be concerned about the most? both of them? >> absolutely both of them because what china is doing is not only in the paracel's but militarizing them and we got to remember that the chinese president told our present last september when he was in washington that china would not be militarizing these islands but that's exactly what it's been doing with these new control radars and also with the jets. heather: and carter's visit at coming at the same time is significant. >> absolutelybecause he had planned to visit india, china and t

self-defense destroyers have arrived in vietnam as part of a training course for high ranking self-defense officers. it comes as china expands its activity in the disputed south china sea. >> translator: we want to strengthen relations while understanding the present situation in vietnam. >> this is the first visit by japanese destroyers to the bay in southern vietnam. it's their most important base and visits by foreign military vessels have been strictly limited. in 2014 a confrontation between vietnam and china broke out over installation of an oil rig near the paracel islands. vietnam claims them as their own. two ships collided escalating the situation. todaday vietnam is becoming increasingly frustrated as china continues to build up reeves and islands while adding slight and radarr installalation. vietnam is thought to be putting pressure on china by bolstering defense capability in cooperation with japan. >> translator: there is no room for criticizing any bilateral cooperatation if it's normal bu china will oppose any cooperation if it confronts a third country, china inn particular. >>> the japanese government stresses the freedom of navigation in t

south china sea. but several asean countries, including the philippines and vietnam, also have claims in the area. >>> and that wraps up eye on asia. >>> many people in northeastern japan are still not able to go home five years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident forced them to evacuate. one of them is a filmmaker from where part of the crippled nuclear plant is located. our next story shows how he's struggling to find the best way to represent his hometown. >> reporter: akida has been filming here since 2012. he doesn't want former residents to forget about their hometown. five years after the power plant accident, residents to the area are still restricted. a government survey shows over half of the residents do not intend to return. he's one of those hoping to return. through filming residents, he wants to tell why he feels differently from many of them. onada follows a man using the house he used to live in. the house is in ruins. it hasn't been cleaned up since the disaster. the man has built a new house in the town he evacuated to. he shared with onada his conflicted feelings. >>

south china sea. contested by taiwan and vietnam but occupied by china since the 1950s. the chinese j 11's are comparable to a us air force navy f-18 hornet. but concerns from top officials in washington is that if china's military of these contested islands in the south cha sea continues unchecked, the world will lose control of sea lanes were an estimated $5 trillion in cargo and natural resources pass each year. these new satellite photos also show the newly installed fire control radar system on woody island which makes the chinese surface to air missile launchers deployed in february fully operational now. this is a concern to the us military because it allows china to track us fighter jets, bombers and intelligence gathering aircraft, keeping an eye on china. us defenses officials tell us this morning they are tracking a number of chinese ships in scarborough scholes , 200 miles from manila, the capital of the philippines where defense secretary carter is headed later this week to talk about regional concerns. defense secretary carter waved visiting china on his tr

in 1980 we managed to resettle over 200,000 refugees from south-east asia after the war in vietnam.o we have a long history of providing refugee resettlement in this country even though our country is part of the refugee history >>> a lot of people who helped the united states on the ground in south-east asia did eventually come here, but if we were to compare the number of people who have been able to come legally from afghanistan and iraq, where united states forces were fighting for years, is that a large number? >> i'm not sure whether it's a large number, but i think the good thing is that at least you any iraqi working with the u.s. government is going through a process to come here. i think we managed to bring in quite a large number of iraqis or afghanis. we came up with a separate visa for them >>> there have been complaints that the process is very slow. it's dangerous when they're back in afghanistan and considered collaborators >> i agree with you. we have been asking the administration to expedite the process. some of these folks are working for the u.s. government. so

the vietnam war veteran fighting ptsd finds a way to help others by making sure they are never forgotten. celringn aivearyhisye ..butne ts >>> a south bay institution celebrating an anniversary this year but one with a different mission. >> ten years ago the santa clara chapter alliance on mental health began a program that turned out to be so successful, it is now baseball replicated in other cities. garvin thomas explains the personal route in tonight's bay area proud. >> henry and todd matheson take a stroll in santa clara's natural area. these women grab a cup of coffee.x%m%qm frank as he reco from a stroke. three different pairs, three different activities, more than one thing in common. the first is that each of these people battles a type of mental illness. the second is that they have all found each other thanks to a suggestion made a decade ago by a south bay artist with his own troubled past. >> not how you should do it but my experience and how it worked for me. >> for 20 years after serving vietnam war, he suffered deeply with ptsd. it cost him jobs, relationship, at times it cost him almost everything. >> anger, tears,

south china sea. of course, china has been busy during the past 18 months or so reclaiming land and building artificial islands. this has alarmed countries like vietnam, and philippines, but china claims almost all of the south china sea. china has said, though, that if the g7 foreign ministers discuss what is happening in the south china sea, it is going to create more instability. the united states says what china is doing right now is the source of that instability. i think what we will see, though, is the foreign ministers expressing their concerns in writing but not going out of their way really to condemn china. mainly because many of the countries taking part in this meeting, countries like great an, france, italy, had good trade relations with china at the moment and they don't want to jeopardize those relations >>> thank you for that. before travel to go japan the u.s. secretary of state was in afghanistan for meeting with senior officials. after he left, explosions were heard. egypt and saudi arabia have agreed on a 16 billion dollar investment fund. they've signed a dozen other agreements to improve trade and economic ties between the two

vietnam and china. one problem in the south china sea is china. e philippines don't want to lose control of island they think are theirs. oil and gas and other minerals under the ocean. the real fact is china is using military force to gain more control over more territory that puts its hands around the necks of the economies of japan, taiwan and south korea because all the oil that comes from the middle east to those countries goes through the south china sea. stuart: after world war ii, the pacific was total control by the american navy. is there not room to get up a little bit of control to the expanding power of china? can i make a legitimate case for the portion of the lake. >> what they are doing is try to deny others access to it. they have believed in keeping freedom of navigation to the open seas. this is a direct challenge at a time when our navy is weaker than that of time when barack obama has a few months left in office. they will take advantage of this. they don't know will be elected in november, but they know their man in the white

vietnam soon. >> translator: port calls and goodwill exercises have long been customary in navigating the south china sea. >> admiral takei says they have no plans to join the u.s. operation. >>> south korea's defense ministry says north korea fired three surface to air missiles toward the sea of japan last week, instead of just one, as initially reported. ministry officials had said a short range missile was fired from an eastern province, and landed in the sea of japan. but a spokesperson for the joint chiefs of staff says north korea fired two more missiles immediately after. he says the other missiles disappeared from radars several seconds after they were fired. he said the ministry didn't give all the details of last friday's launch, because the missiles were only surface to air, which aren't banned by the u.n. >>> myanmar's foreign minister met with her counterpart on tuesday. chinese foreign minister has taken the lead by visiting myanmar after the transfer of power. she was sworn in as foreign minister last week, but barred by the constitution. she has pledged to run the government in her wo

let us to tell the history of the vietnam war in a perspective that most americans have never heard of before which is how their own allies and south vietnamese experience this. giving us the communist perspective on it and when he writes in the united states is giving us theirthe view point of how the vietnamese see american culture which is not necessarily in a positive light. as they think about what white culture looks like, but i think the topic has been hard to exhaust for me which is why had to write a nonfiction book about it, nothing ever dies, vietnam and the memory of work, much larger context, 100 years of american war waged in the pacific since 1898, puerto rico, guam, hawaii, iraq and afghanistan as an extension of a century of armed american campaign which is why neededi needed to turn the nonfiction. i cannot say those things in a novel. >> question i have for you is whether your experience writing the novel that anything to reform your sense of the vietnam war in any way. >> definitely so. i wrote the novel to criticize everybody. there is something for everybody to dislike. he criticizes the communists, south viet

south here as well. it is likely one of the hottest times of the year here across the philippines, all through thailand into cambodia and vietnam. you have an ongoing drought, with the storm moving across china, it could bring some precipitati precipitation, good news for those of you there on saturday into sunday. that's a look at the weather in east asia. here is an extended outlook around the world. >>> we have breaking news this hour. south korea news agency says north korea's attempt to launch a ballistic missile has failed. they say the medium range missile was fired from the country's east early friday morning. south korea's defense ministry officials say they're gathering information. once again, news agency in south korea says the attempt by north korea to launch a ballistic missile has failed. they say the medium range missile was filed, that's in north korea east, early friday morning. south korea defense officials say they're gathering information, and we'll keep you updated on the story and on the situation in other parts of the world, including northeastern japan, where a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck. we'll be

they asked about aggression in the south china sea and sanctions against north korea and human rights issues in vietnam and burma. this is just under two hours.

south china sea. they claim the fas scility is f maritime safety. they reported on tuesday that the officials held a completion ceremony in the spratly islands. nations including the philippines and vietnam have aims over the reef. >> translator: the lighthouse is for securing ship safety, freedom, and convenience in the waters. it will provide commercial and trade benefits for countries in the region. >> in october, china announced the completion of two other lighthouses on two other reefs in the area. the country claims most of the sea, and has built airfields and ports on islands and reeves it has reclaimed. that has raised tension in the area. later that month, a u.s. navy ship sailed within 12 nautical miles to challenge china's claims. >>> civic group have added plaques in seoul. referred to as comfort women. it has been a thorny issue. the group members added five plaques. they have messages calling for people not to forget the issue. a differecivic japan as long de its removal. last december, japan and south korea agreed to settle the comfort women issue. seoul said it would try to remove with relevant organizations. but civic group members have refused to take it away. the lates

vietnam. they are comparable to a u.s. air force f-15. the u.s. satellites are concerned if the land grab in the south china sea continues unchecked, china will dominate control of sea lanes where an estimated $5 trillion in cargo and natural resources pass each year. >> in my opinion, china is clearly militaryizing the south china sea. and you have to believe in the flat earth to think otherwise. >> these new photos so a newly installed fire control radar system on woody silent which makes chinese surface to air missile launches in february fully operational now according to u.s. defense officials. this allows china to track fighter jets, bombers and intelligence gathering. the officials tell us they are tracking a number chinese ships a few hundred miles further south than scarborough shoal. just 200 miles from the middle of the capital of the philippines where the defense secretary carter is headed this week. ash carter scrapped a planned trip on this trip to asia amid rising tensions over the south china sea. he will be finalizing an agreement stationing u.s. troops in the philippines for the firs

i am african american, born in the south and went to school in , new york. i am a vietnam veteran. i am retired and have watched the political landscape morph into what it is today. to me, hillary clinton represents the establishment. even to some degree, senator cruz does now that he's got all these establishment republicans aligning behind him. i don't think anything is going to change going forward if either hillary or senator cruz is elected. in order for the system to change, i think you have to have a different direction. i know people are not saying he is presidential material but he , has the capability of putting people around him that know what's going on in the world. change the course of action, the political direction with respect to foreign policy has been the same. host: we hear your point, john. nothing is going to change if you like these politicians. guest: i think there is a great difference between what hillary clinton will do and what ted cruz would do as president. donald trump though is an interesting case with whether he's presidential or not. he has said in

vietnam. they are comparable to a u.s. air force f-15. the u.s. satellites are concerned if the land grab in the south china sea continues unchecked, china will dominate control of sea lanes where an estimated $5 trillion in cargo and natural resources pass each year. >> in my opinion, china is clearly militaryizing the south china sea. and you have to believe in the flat earth to think otherwise. >> these new photos so a newly installed fire control radar system on woody silent which makes chinese surface to air missile launches in february fully operational now according to u.s. defense officials. this allows china to track fighter jets, bombers and intelligence gathering. the officials tell us they are hundred miles further se ships south than scarborough shoal. just 200 miles from the middle of the capital of the philippines where the defense secretary carter is headed this week. ash carter scrapped a planned trip on this trip to asia amid rising tensions over the south china sea. he will be finalizing an agreement stationing u.s. troops in the philippines for the first time since closing the soon

a vietnam war veteran fighting ptsd finds a way to help others by making sure they're anywhere forgotten. >>> and good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. a few isolated 70s in the south bay, 72 in santa theresa and 71 in san martin. we're tracking a warmer trend. when 80s return in a few minutes. >>> well they have won the biggest titles in their sport, but members. u.s. women's soccer team say they have yet to earn equal pay. that's why five of the players filed a federal complaint citing wage discrimination. nbc bay area's kim yonenaka tells us more. >> jess, women's rights advocates say the move extends far beyond the soccer field, possibly changing the landscape for women in the workforce. they've won the world cup three times. three-peated the olympic games, bringing home gold each time. but today the victory that these soccer players are looking for is one that reaches far beyond the soccer field into the battle of gender pay equality. >> we continue to be told we should be grateful just to have the opportunity to play professional soccer and to get paid for doing it. and in this day and age, you know, it's about equality. it's about equal rights. it's about eq

south korea, australia. it is also a line of communication to emerging friends india and vietnam.o, the presence of the fleet, the seventh fleet, in the china sea, which has been continuous since 1950, is a difference in the kind of things you are talking about when japan was fortifying islands out in the pacific and no one went near them. we have made a practice is world war ii of going near those places that are of interest to us, even if they are 10,000 miles away. parenthetically that is one of the things that drives the large, robust, fully-capable ships we build because they have to be able to go out and stay out there for 6, 7, 8, nine months in the kind of weather david was talking about to do , their jobs. that is different from operations in international waters, different from the assertions of freedom of navigation in which we assert things are international waters that the local things are not. in waters that are incontestably international, we operate. we operate forward and we have since then and that seems to do the job for presence, crises, and war fighting. the p

south china sea. white house is concerned they will create an air defense between pending the outcome of a case brought by the philippines. taiwan and vietnam with a stakes in the island chain. indian police officials say they have detained five people in connection with the collapse. they want to know what caused the bridge to fall on a busy street. workers clearing the rubble do not expect to find survivors. the sole surviving suspect could be extradited to france. salah abdeslam was arrested in brussels. his lawyer says he's willing to cooperate with the french authorities. the transfer could take place in 10 games. 130 people were called to the front-runner, caught on camera having a heated exchange with the green piece activists. the issue is they have taken money from the fossil fuel industry. >> were you tackling climate change... >>> so the activist - she wrote this: line loan bernie sanders signed bernie sanders signed a pledge to reject fossil fuel money. >> hillary clinton's campaign and pacts supporting here have more than $4 million. former senator client's home turf senator held a rally after 24 hours. david shuster reports. >

and mid-60s downtown and 64 in south san francisco, and 65, and sausalito is 64 and upper 50s along the north bay coast and 71 to 76 through the vietnams east bay shore upper 60s to low 70s and 74 to 80 inland east bay. at the game tonight, it will be breezy, 61 at 7:05 at at the coe. still warmest on saturday and sunday and then the cooling hits the coast on monday and then the rest of us next week. >> we have breaking news from philadelphia right now, the f.a.a. has issued a ground stop at philadelphia international airport after a plane made an emergency landing. in was smoke in the cockpit. according to reports on social media, it looked like it is an american eagle plane with no word on the cause. no one was injured. right now planes not thatting off or landing -- not taking off or happening in philadelphia so heads up. we will monitor the story. >> dub nation you is another chance to get your happens on tickets to the when conference semifinals. warriors insiders can buy tickets starting this morning at 10:00 a.m. with seas on to the general public at 2:00 p.m., and we could know tonight who the dubs are laying in the next round.

vietnam's former police minister as president. >>> in the philippines, a presidential candidate is vowing to take on beijing over the disputed islands in the southhina sea. rodriguez teter has seen him compared to donald trump. >> reporter: rolrigo du puerte had never been known to play nice. the 71-year-old mayor who loves his big bikes is not otherous for using death squads to take out criminals in his city. now, he is vowing to take on one of the world's super powers: china. >> what will they do but listen very carefully because i will do it. i will bring the flag. philippines and go to their airport and the plant the filipino flag. >> do it. >> i would be happy to go. >> china and the philippines have been at heavy odds over who owns this string of islands in the south china sea. >> if elected president, he says he will first try to negotiate with the asian rival. if talks break down, he vows to reclaim the islands, himself. >> i will not sacrifice the lives of the soldiers in the armed of the philippines. i would rather go there and they can waste me if they want. he is the most outrageous and the most coreful and most interesting character

south dakota, good morning. caller: good morning. veteran fromed vietnamand i do not think it is right the way we are giving money away. host: to whom? caller: all these different countries, all these terrorist countries like saudi arabia, how about that one? .nd iran, same thing when it comes time for our raises, we don't get any raises. host: thanks for the call. dean is next from kentucky. good morning. caller: i am calling about the and ourour country, grandkids are going to pay it because [indiscernible] 20 trillion, it will be a burden. i do think we need to pay our fair share [indiscernible] host: thank you. tom burke says cheney and reagan says the deficit does not matter, quiet now? the republican concern, make the debt not matter. that is what the viewer says. good morning on the republican line. caller: good morning. it seems incredible to me that we are facing this enormous that, but we are taking in all kinds of people from other countries and even with the illegals that are here, it just -- two and two is five instead of four, we really need

they asked about aggression in the south china sea and sanctions against north korea and human rights issues in vietnam and burma. this is just under two hours. >>> some of the world's most danger flash points are inash as our closest alleal. we are welcome mr. blinken to the committee. america is a pacific power and we must act like one. we've had a role in shaping policy toward asia and we took the lead imposing sufficient sanctions on north korea, on highlighting hume ran rights in southeast asia and strengthening our alliance in the nation. since the north korea january nuclear test, its fourth, kim jong-un belligerence has only increased. this rogue regime poses a direct threat to the united states. and last weekend the regime launched a missile from a submari submarine. reports are that another nuclear test could be on the horizon. this year the president signed into law for sanctions this committee pushed to aggressively target north korea's cash. this strong bipartisan measure authored by myself and mr. engel helped the administration get a sweeping u.n. security council sanctions resolution th