there was artillery at -- and the lz slips me. it's probably in the book. >> still at falcon. >> yeah, yeah, right. >> tell me about that night. >> i guess about -- the hour slips me, but we were getting these intermittent radio calls from -- we initially thought it was probably the north vietnamese who probably captured some of our equipment and they were using our radios to try to get us out of our relatively secure position back into the ambush area. but we were getting this -- one radio call was fairly consistent, and it was from -- the call sign of that was ghost 46. if you get an opportunity to interview john jeanerette, that would be -- because his experience is one that i cannot imagine. i cannot imagine how -- what that must have been like. but at any rate, we got these calls. i was convinced that there were people still left in the ambush site, and that we needed to do something to try to get support for them or get them out. and at some point, we decided we needed to go. so i basically made the decision i was going to ta

that was the lz x-ray trees about 260 feet tall surrounded. and it was less than just a little short of the size of a football field the area was. >> so it was very tight? >> very tight. and very confining because you had to have some skill, had to have a lot of skill to get in and out of there successfully without damaging the aircraft, against obstacles. >> was fear a part of your day? >> absolutely. but, controlled fear, if you made -- if you don't, it will devour you. and again, go back to i can't change things. >> right. >> and another thing i had, i didn't expect to survive, because i had been in a tremendous battle before, and who am i to say i'm the chosen one and i will be spared. but i'll tell you, two things in the situation of combat. you need some skills, and you need some luck. it's like playing texas hold 'em. >> mm-hmm. >> and i do that. i play texas hold 'em, as well. but both of those are involved, and i think they equally -- they play an equal part, possibly. but the skill is a must if you're going to successfully dprumpltyss

and what are you feeling when you're coming in to this -- to the lz x-ray and you're really getting hit with it? >> training. the only difference in a training mission and a combat mission is a combat mission, add bullets. remind yourself that you can't change what is going on about you at that particular time. and i always have the mind-set that it is more honorable to let the enemy kill you than to kill yourself. and if you -- if you get carried away with this fear,

he's right in terms of the tone. >> lz, i don't know if the voter gets that nuance.t they may be too smart for their own good because if you're -- >> no, they are too smart, period. they're too smart, period. see, the problem is truth is not on barack obama or anyone making that argument's side. you want to say that bain capital is some vulture capitalist in society, vampire capitalist. whatever negative adjective you can put on it, that they suck the profits out and lay off employees. why has bain been in business since 1987? no one would fund an operation like that. >> he's running for president of the united states, not ceo of the united states. if his goal was to make it a clean machine and make as much money as possible, great. here's the thing, if you're laying off people you still need to take care of those people that don't have jobs. so you can have a net growth, sure, but you still have to be concerned about the individuals who don't have jobs. that's what being president of the united states does. if he wants to be a ceo that's fantastic but he wants to be

>> for the first part of it, it was fairly clear because of the initial walkout was, again, part of lz x-ray. as we moved further -- let me get my directions. as we moved further north, the elephant grass became more prevalent, so that became an issue in terms of visibility. but other than that relatively flat. i think when we went back in '93 and looked at it, it looked more like north georgia woods than we imagined with the elephant grass added. so the visibility was really limited, and at least a portion of it. of course, the closer we got to albany, there were these -- the terrain that sticks out in everybody's minds are these enormous ant hills, which still don't know how, why, where, whatever. but they became part of the terrain. but again, i would imagine that visibility probably no more than 100 meters either to the right or left or even to the front. so i think eyes were pretty closed. >> did that worry you? do you remember being concerned about that? >> every day that i was in vietnam, i was concerned. and not so much concerned about me, but concerned about the welfare of tho

the first gay president. look, for anyone, and that would include both lz and myself who supports gay marriage, this is a goodmoment and the president deserves a round of applause. i don't think we should canonize him or carve out on a place on mt. rushmore just yet. he did adopt the dick cheney position that he's personally for it but he won't fight for it or advocate for it by any meaningful measure. >> at least not this time. at least not this time. >> that's right. >> because you can always evolve. >> right. >> right, right. we can -- i don't know how this evolution thing works. we'll have to see about that. >> you can -- >> there's a joke in there. i'm not going to go there. >> he has already taken steps. he instructed his department of justice not to defend the defense of marriage act, and he called it unconstitutional, so you can say that he has already made steps prior to this announcement in terms of supporting marriage equality in a policy sort of way. >> okay. rand paul talking about this on friday. listen. >> the president, you know, recently weighed in on marriage, and, you know, he said that his

by the way, this evolving thing is nonsense. it's moving that way but not there yet, lzte that the country is actually open and ready for marriage equality. the politicians are falling behind the american people at this point. >> we have to leave it there. >> i don't think president obama thinks he can get elected on that message. >> thank you both so much. >>> public libraries in broward county, florida, cannot handle the heat and the hot new novel "fifty shades of grey." so they pulled the book from the shelves and it has many, many, many women angry! >>> plus. >> gentlemen. >> what are you prepared to do? >> "ironman." captain america and thor and you have a new box office championship. avenge avengers "are breaking the box office records. showbiz is coming your way next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ >>> move over "hunger games." a new number one movie in town called the "avengers." a b

the direction. what exactly are you going to do? >> thanks, lz will, cory booker, by the way in the truth about bain capital, the subjects of our no talking point subject at the bottom of the hour. >>> the super moon tonight. wait for it. there it is right there. the super eclipse, man, that is a beautiful picture, isn't it? been a long time since we've seen one of these and it's not done yet, all right so we're tracking it for you next. >>> all right, there it is, take a look, it's the solar eclipse, bonnie schneider is tracking it for us. how much longer will we be able to see it. >> for the next couple of hour, live picture out of san francisco. another place to track it is in qui albuquerque, new mexico. we are tracking it. you'll see it as far as lubbock, texas, the weather for visibility in the u.s. has been great to take a look at the eclipse. i'll talk more bit and show you where else you can track it throughout the evening. don? >> so excited. same technology we use to track santa claus. appreciate it, bonnie. >>> tropical storm alberto

lz, is he the first gay president?you know, it's a provocative cover, but i have no idea what they are supposed to mean by that headline. if they are saying as far as a president supporting gay rights, ford supported gay rights. if they mean actual gay presidents, historians are pegging washington and lincoln. the cover is provocative. >> i think i get it. i haven't read the article. i haven't read the "newsweek" article yet because it hasn't been released. i think i get what they mean. we call bill clinton the first black president. >> you might call him that. >> that's what people say. judging what andrew sullivan said about gay kids who are bullied, because of what president obama said, i think that's what that cover means. will? >> well, first, lz, i would say that's the first i have heard of george washington and abraham lincoln. rumors have been flying about james bu can nan for about 1r50 years. but, look, for anyone and that would include lz and myself who supports gay marriage this is a good symbolic moment. i

the studies vary. 20-30% of men who will experience actually symptoms from abnormally low testosterone. for most guys it just goes down naturally over time. kind of dwind lz. >> okay. so the good news is it will stop when you die? [ laughing ] >> my question is if i sit on the couch on weekends for three out of a time and watch hgtv, is that a sign of anything? >> just being you. and we're sorry for your wife. [ laughing ] >> exactly. >>> remember last week we talked about the solar flairs and the sun spots. here is the deal. some scientists say the world could be heading for what's called a solar minimum, which is the opposite. and that could send the planet into a new ice age. >> we don't wont that. >> researchers say the current increase in sun activity with solar flairs and storms could be followed by the minimum period which could lead to the cooling of the planet. the research comes from the german research center for geoscience. >> what is the time frame? >> in the next five years? >> really. >> really. >> climate is a little trickier than a lot of people think. >> oh, man. >> i thought you were going to say we would all be gone. >> no. let's take

romney is the first recession proof presidential candidate. welcome to you both for joining us lzi didn't know i was left leaning. thank you for clearing that up for me. >> you are. >> you're in the middle. >> how do you -- i don't know. i'm just -- i'm the transparency morning. if i got it wrong, you tell me, lz. >> it's all right. >> lz i was talking to some random people over the weekend. all of them say where is this big, bold economic plan from these two men running for president? why aren't we seeing a plan? >> well, it's simple. there isn't a plan. what i mean by that there is no silver bullet. our problems are complicated and it takes a complicated conversation and that can't package in a 30-second campaign ad. there is not a single thing that is going to fix what is going on. so that's why you don't hear it. you hear things are easley digestible which are the social issues. >> voters seem to be angry about that, will. i already got a hundred comments on my facebook page what lz says, they don't have a plan. but we want to see a plan. >> no. we don't. lz is kind of right.

. >> you know, the thing that i find interesting -- >> go ahe is, lz, and then alice. >> i really doubtedhat romney wanted to have this kind of discussion. >> about religion. >> about religion, especially religion. herman cain talked about what influence did sitting under jeremiah wright for 20 years have on the president? i'm thinking romney was 31 before the mormons allowed black people to serve as leadership in his church. i don't think he wants to have that conversation. >> alice, go ahead. this is something, alice, i don't think mitt romney wants to wade into the religion pool, especially with mormonism and all of that. go ahead. >> it's not even that issue at all. what we're talking about is people already know about reverend wright. they know what he said about president obama sitting in his church 20 years during some of the most influential time when he shaped his mindset and they got past that. it was not a factor in 2008. and to dean's point, this is not going to be about reverend wright or the social issues. as dean said, this is going to be a reflection of president obama's r

the things that we have accomplished. i mean -- >> there is hypocrisy there. there is hypocrisy there. >> there has been lzblic sector. the republicans have cut a lot of state and local jobs, manufacturing jobs are up. 11 good, strong quarters. mitt romney is not going to win by talking down the economy and hoping the economy tanks. >> the reputation rate is disaster. 1963 levels, donna. that is not something to stand up, gosh, i'm proud of it. we have fewer people working. >> we're coming out of a deep recession, that requires all hands on deck, a balanced solution to the problem and what we're having is a one-way conversation. >> it's difficult to talk -- it's difficult to talk, in the context of a campaign, about how realities of a capitalistic economy works. in 2001, the ipod is invented. ten years later, tower records -- remember records? they're gone. that's a good thing. now borders is gone in large margin because of amazon and kindle. do we want to repeal amazon and kindle? this is the way world works. there is turning and friction and job losses and net job creation. >> and, you know, it doesn't f

the football. here's my conversation now with cnn contributors will cain and lz granderson. >> let's talk about spikingll. speaking of spiking the football, president obama said there would be no celebrating the death of osama bin laden but republicans say he's doing just that. i want to you listen to this ad by an outside group. here it is. >> i can report. i directed leon panetta. i was briefed. i met repeatedly. i determined at my direction. i called president zardari. i as commander in chief -- >> okay, will, what's wrong with >> yes, sir. >> -- taking credit? >> well, okay, so specifically how you phrase that, don, what's wrong with taking credit? first of all, he deserves credit, right. he did make a call here that resulted in the death of osama bin laden, which someone i think everyone in the united states celebrates. not everyone, but the majority of people i would guess. so -- but then you're asking me what's wrong with taking it and cloaking yourself in it and using the first person over and over and over. the issue is it becomes unseemly. phil jackson doesn't go to the podium after he wins t

the new york stock exchange. >>> dan noyen back tonight with more of his exclusiveeeee conversationonon withh eliana lz in c caracas,, venezuela. >> tonight we are hearing from eliana and her husband. >> dying to be able to reunite and repair and rebuild. >> i asked the question we all want to know, is she coming back to san francisco? >> plus firefighters battle a fire on a nuclear attack submarine. and then late other "nightline." >> carolyn and dan, coming up next on "night line" an extreme boarding school for teens desperate to drop the weight. we follow three high schoolers in a battle to save their own lives. >>> tonight san francisco's suspended ross mercurima and his wife are firing back from those who are trying to remove him from office. >> they gave interviews to the i team and dan noyes and he is here tonight with the story. dan? >> dan and carolyn, it was a case lopez did not want to pursue, and her husband says should not be an issue for his job as san francisco sheriff. tonight we hear from them both about the terrible impact the scandal is having on their family. >> when i met lopez in her hometown

lz arsenal. they briefed president lee myung-bak on the cost estimates this week. military officials say the money will pay for the deployment of hundreds of new cruise and ballistic missiles. it will include this missile. the weapon has a top range of 1500 kilometers. the decision to buy more hardware follows north korea's failed launch last month of what its regime called a rocket designed to carry a satellite. most countries considered it a missile. south korean military leaders have set a range limit for ballistic missiles of 300 kilometers in agreement with the united states. some people in the country want that reach to be extended. >>> a new poll suggests the state of the u.s. economy will be the issue for voters when they decide between barack obama and his republican challenger mitt romney in this fall's presidential election. the survey says one-third of americans feel their lives have worsened since the democratic incumbent took office. pollsters working for abc news and "the washington post" spoke to 1,000 people across the country twenl between may 17t

that is the ridiculousness of all of this. >> will or lz. either one. >> i fully agree.hink it is hilarious that there is no sense of barrier when it comes to placing blame on things that have gone wrong but anything that goes right has to be measured with a teaspoon. i believe if george w bush. >> last word. my producers are mad at me. >> if president obama cut an ad and said i just killed osama bin laden and it ran for 30 seconds would it be unseemly? >> it would, but that's not happening. >> okay. when is it too much? >> we will talk more. appreciate it. in the meantime, let's talk about a ticking time bomb. that's how must next guest describes the state of young men. >> finding inspiration. here is a preview of the next list. >> many, many businesses have approached me to put these on their roofs, but i only work with those whom i feel truly embrace the concept of wanting to be greener. wanting to raise awareness. >> we hope to be harvesting honey within a month. >> i have wanted bees on the roof and grow honey for years. when the law was finally repealed, i was like

the governor says schools will get 16% in funding but most say they're not counting on that money. here is why. >> because in your argument lz. >> over past year, school districts like oakland unify have had been forced to make cuts to budgets. but in months and again, today, the governor said there will be no more cuts to the k-12 system and this could see an increase in funding. >> schools are going to be looking better if ke get taxes ichl counting on voters to say yes. >> if the measure passes, the education budget could increase from $29.3 kbrinl to $34 billion by the end of 2013. for oakland unified meaning $15 kblinl of additional revenue. something that district hasn't seen in years. but here is why most aren't jumping up and down with joy. aruin with an education add vo sass kasy group. >> school districts can't budget based on ballot passage of a ballot initiative whachl they do is just cut. right sf so it's like you give them a real cut. >> so in oakland this doesn't change anything for next school year, 2012, 2013. they are operating as if the tax measure were to fail. >> this year if the measure sail fails we'll

lz, did romney reporte erers tor with this ad? >> completely tone deaf here. they didn't need to do anything. theon as remarks, you know, they were overanalyzing and second guessing president obama's strategy all to themselveses and to the voters. for romney's campaign to get involved with this, all of a sudden now does exactly what corey booker says and reinvigorates because it was completely tone deaf and typical romney. >> boris, is the issue overblown in this case? >> i think corey booker said what he said on "meet the press," this issue is much more complex than what the bam team is putting out there and that across the spectrum was absolutely wrong. another democrat said private equity is good, not bad. when the economy has been struggling as bad as it has under president obama, his message of, oh, let's look at this and say that it's awful is absolutely incorrect and the american people are seeing through that. that's why you're seeing mitt romney leading no some of the polls over barack obama. >> one of the things i thought he was talking about were these attack ads and now the back and f

the arbiter of what's conservative? do they dislike mitt romney? yeah, they probably do, but you wouldn't show these polls that show these two neck and neck, you wouldn't see poll lzhio and florida that show them neck and neck if there were not a huge swath of conservatives that were not on board with mitt romney. >> do you think that's a board of innocence? or does he look like an empty suit pretending to be a conservative? >> he's trying to close the deal. he's a business guy that's trying to close the deal. when you're trying to close the deal, people come to you and say, you need to agree to this thing to close the deal. okay, i'll do that. you need to say that. okay, i'll do that. he is a business guy that's trying to close the deal, and everybody who ran against him understand that's what he is and they resent the fact they were beaten by that. >> mitt romney taught himself conservati conservatism, he didn't grow up with it, yet in the 1950s, he read about politics, and he got into it, and by the time he ran for president a couple times, he was running his own speeches, he was who he was. do you think romney is like that? a guy who writes his own speeches, h

the only male hormone we have. we've ignored it for years. some have low thyroid, so you treat that. we're lz testosterone level, you can treat it. >> how does it even get low? i didn't know that was possible. >> well-being you know, a lot of people think that testosterone levels as you get older go below normal levels. that's not true. at all ages levels should be normal. some men have low testosterone levels. who are they? men overweight and men with a big belly. bigger belly, lower the level. when i see somebody in my office, i can tell if they have low testosterone in a second. >> what happens when you take replacement therapy? >> it turns out, and this study was amazing. the first time they found it, men lost weight. men come in, they're overweight, tired, they may have diabetes, they're exhausted, low sex drive. they can barely stay awake, much less have sex. >> it is good to be awake when you're having sex. that is good. >> you want to remember that. >> some wonder. >> if you're a man, for sure. but the truth is, when you increase the testosterone levels, you actually feel better, feel