questions about vietnam are obvious.t would have happened to the great society if johnson hadn'tpresident in 1963? my next guest tries to answer some of those questions in his book "if kennedy lived." i'm joined by the author of this book, jeff greenfield. you've done this before. you enjoy doing this. >> i do, although i think this is the last one. >> this is the penultimate one? >> i've already started work on a novel where i get to make it all up. >> what if spiro agnew had become president? let's start with the vietnam question. because i want to get to the vietnam question, but i want to make you respond to it after you hear this bite from president kennedy on vietnam at the end of 1962. >> i would hope this would be settled because we want to see a stable government there, carrying on a struggle to maintain its national independen independence. we believe strongly in that. we're not going to withdraw from that effort. my opinion for us to withdraw from that effort would mean a collapse not only of south vietnam but

it could probably aim for vietnam or hainan early next week. we go into saturday, the most heavy rain should be confined to the eastern part of luzon and from sunday, the western part could be battered by extremely heavy rain and rain could linger for several days across the western parts. not just rain but also we're seeing some quite strong winds. about 200 kilometers per hour gusts are likely to hit luzon. now, not just the storm, we have another heavy rainmaker back behind it. this is a tropical storm at this moment. right now a minimal tropical storm but it could intensify to a strong typhoon. and then move up towards the north. we'll keep you posted on the storm's progress. now across the bay of bengal, we have another powerful storm. this is a very severe cyclonic storm at this moment. and it's lingering across this location. but it could reach the northeast coast of india over the weekend and across odessa, you could be hit by about 250 millimeters of rain from saturday morning into sunday. and this area is really prone to coastal flood

nuclear technology to vietnam. secretary of state kerr re and the vietnamese foreign minister signed off on the deal. it will allow u.s. firms to enter vietnam's rapidly growing market for nuclear power. they promised they will not enrich or reprocess nuclear fuel. they predict that by 2030, vietnam's nuclear power market will grow to $50 billion. >>> the people in charge of fukushima daiichi say they've detected nuclear material outside the port. they found cesium in a sample of ocean water. they took the sample from a monitoring point about a kilometer off the coast. this is the first timeworkers have detected radio active material in that area. tepco officials say they measured 1.4 becquerels per liter of cesium in the sample. they say the level is lower than the safety standard for drinking water set by the world health organization, 10 becquerels per liter. they did not detect cesium in another sample taken on thursday. workers started checking the water in that area in august after they found contaminated gro

looking to the east of vietnam, we see a massive cloud. from its rotation that it has, it's a tropical system. it's working towards the west, and will continue to do so as we head through the next couple of days. it's not moving particularly quickly, but it is moving steadily and going to be a strong storm by the time it makes landfall. this is what we are expecting - sustained winds of 160kph , with, of course gusts of wind on top of that. when it makes landfall it will cause problems with the speed of winds and the rain will cause problems. for the central parts of vietnam, it will be wet and incredibly windy as we head through the next few days. that's not the only storm. we have another making its way to the north. you can see there a well-defined eye. that is now going to work towards the north-east. we don't expect it to make direct landfall in japan, it will skirt close to the south-east corner. that means for some of us it will get very, very wet. there's a risk that we could get flooding, perhaps landslides, but not the worst that

in cuba at the bay of pigs to give it to suit the air support that it needed when he failed in the vietnam to really carry through a a much more in gauged process with a view of the me he said non-combat advisors but not combat people so if this was going on that he was fighting and this is known now this is all come out now not when the film came behind the scenes tremendous civil war. and fifty years later right now if irrefutable evidence came out that implicated the u.s. government or ellen. the government and his assassination how do you think the american people would react what you're asking me if it came out now i think we've reached a sort of a because of kennedy's death that we went back in time i think we had a backlash of conservatism ronald reagan and all the presidents i mentioned in those clips that they they brought us to a place for far more to the right than we were when kennedy was alive this is a shame and but this is a bit american military intelligence policy security policy that has built up since world war two look the soviets disappeared in one thousand nine hundre

that's right it was our god given right to invade vietnam and iraq. belgrade. destroyed gadhafi. and now we have to help the syrians even if it means helping al qaeda the president told us and have been telling us for years let us be proud of the two and a half million young americans who served in vietnam who served with honor and distinction and one of the most better prizes in the history of nations the american people have a genius for splendid unselfish action. and into the hands of america god has placed the destinies of afflicted humanity america has a responsibility to stand with our allies when they are trying to save innocent lives and preserve peace freedom and stability in europe. that is what we are doing in kosovo the qualities of courage and compassion that we strive for in america also determine our conduct abroad. the american flag stands for more than our power and our interests. ultimately this is not about who occupies this office at any given time it's about who we are as a country. we as a country invaded iraq in two thousand and three we were looking for we

that's right it was our god given right to invade vietnam and iraq. belgrade. destroyed gadhafi. and now we have to help the syrians even if it means helping al qaeda the president told us and have been telling us for years let us be proud of the two and a half million young americans who served in vietnam who served with honor and distinction and one of the most better prizes in the history of missions the american people have a genius for splendid and unselfish action. and into the hands of america god has placed the destinies of afflicted humanity america has a responsibility to stand with our allies when they are trying to save innocent lives and preserve peace freedom and stability in europe. that is what we are doing in kosovo the qualities the courage and compassion that we strive for in america also determine our conduct abroad. the american flag stands for more than our power and our interests. ultimately this is not about who occupies this office at any given time it's about who we are as a country. so . we as a country invaded iraq in two thousand and three we were loo

they forced france to give up colonial rule over vietnam. the government had celebrations to mark the victory. especially in 2004, the 50th anniversary of the battle. the government invited him to return to the site of the battle. state-run television aired a special program. >> translator: we the vietnamese people must build our lives on the foundation of the battle of dien ben hu. >> last saturday at noon they reported that he had died. the government plans to hold a two-day state funeral from saturday, that will be live on tv and radio. the communist party says such victories are its own achievement. economic reforms are creating new loyalties, but the government apparently expects the funeral of demonstrate a one-party rule. nhk world, hanoi. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin in bangkok. >>> a court in japan has ruled against a group that repeatedly targeted a korean school in kyoto with hate speech. it ordered the group to be banned from the area. the organization that manages the school filed a complaint with the kyoto district court.

we have strong typhoon that hit central vietnam on monday afternoon. as strong tie on the status which is now weak ng but look at the video coming from the district to show you the situation here. strong typhoon made landfall in season tral vietnam on monday afternoon, the most powerful typhoon to hit the country since 2006. three chinese fishing boats sank before landfall and many are missing. the winds have uprooted trees and damaged billboards and blown house roofs off. the authorities closed schools in five provinces and 61,000 fishing boats have taken shelt and the storm is moving away from vietnam but the stormy weather will be continuing across the indochina peninsula as the system weakness into a remnant but for now the tropical storm storm status is remaining at the speed of 30 kilometers per hour so it won't accumulate in enough ter over the path of the system. however, it is surging a lot of moisture, again, and enhancing the southwestern monsoon flow in the western seaboards so 100 millimeters or more could be found in localized areas on to

vietnam is experiencing rapid motorization. its sole refinery has been in operation for four years but meets only about a third of the nation's fuel needs. >>> engineers with russia's biggest company have seen riches in the waters off the far east. crews with gas problems have started work at a natural gas field. engineers with the state affiliated oil firm have launched production on a new field in the sakhalin project. they believe there are 1.4 trillion meters of gas below the surface, most of it in this latest block. president vladimir putin ordered people in charge to speed up production. managers plan to ship to asian countries. the project is essential to enhancing russia's position in the global energy market. gas from the project will be transported through pipelines to that city. several japanese firms are expected to join the project. >>> and now, for a look at the latest market figures. >>> robert speta joins us again with the latest in world weather. >> we are continuing to watch our typhoon out here, typhoon franc

it made landfall in central vietnam monday afternoon.t's the most powerful typhoon to hit the country since 2006. three chinese fishing boats sank before landfall, and dozens of people are still missing. the destructive winds have uprooted trees, damaged billboards, and blown house roofs off. authorities closed schools in five provinces, 61,000 fishing boats have taken shelter. the storm is now moving away from vietnam, but the stormy weather will be continuing crass the indochina peninsula as the system weakens into a remnant low. for now, tropical storm status is still remaining, even over land masses. it's moving at the speed of 30 kilometers per hour, so it's not going to be accumulating enough water over the -- over the path of the system. however, it is surging a lot of moisture again and enhancing the southwestern monsoonal flow in the western seaboard as well as the eastern seaboards yet again. 100 millimeters or 150, even more could be found in local i'ded areas on top of the -- localized areas on top of the well saturated and l

military during the vietnam war and with these two important dates in mind activists from all over the world of chosen this saturday october twelfth to hold the second official march against monsanto two months ago does not only responsible for the production of agent orange but now it's overtaking the global food supply with genetically modified seeds the march against this model of the corporation is an international event set to take place in over four hundred cities across fifty countries so to talk more about this massive rally and where a demonstration is taking place near you i was joined earlier by nick burnaby activist an organizer with march against month santo i first asked him why the movement against monsanto is gaining so much traction around the world. well i think it's because it's such a broad it's such a broad movement you know there's so many different people from different backgrounds it's not one of these left right issues it's really people from all all all places all you know poor and rich all over the world it affects all of us so i think that's why there's so m

and, of course, japan, singapore, vietnam and australia. should point out, there are disenting voices in a lot of those countries. south korea, by the way, is also considering joining the partnership, but, of course, negotiations are being held blind closed doors in secrecy. the white house has barred members of congress from discussing specific terms of the deal. but some members of congress are speaking out. congresswoman louise slaughter of new york put out a press release highlighting the massive trade deficit with south korea. as of august, the trade deficit with south korea was over $14 billion. congresswoman slaughter also wrote a letter to president obama, saying, i am increasingly concerned our trade negotiators are making the same mistakes made in previous trade agreements. now, these agreements, she says, have decimated american manufacturing jobs and companies. amen to that, and the numbers are there to back it up. she is absolutely spot-on. since nafta was passed in 1994, it's estimated that 5 million manufacturing jobs in this

park police kicked out visitors at the vietnam wall. miriam carey led police on this high-speed chase through the nation's capitol she allegedly made disturbing and dilutional statements to police in stamford, connecticut. she told police she was a prophet. >> capitol police hit by the fast deploying barricade moments after she passed through. >> one big question is how miriam carey was able to get past these barriers. >> a hurricane watch is in affect for most of the region. some officials have expressed concern they may have trouble getting had help to the stricken areas because of the shutdown. >> >> the dates add up to 68, which is how long mary lived before she died. >>> now to our top story at seven. we have new information about the woman killed by police after she rammed a barricade at the white house and then injured two officers leading them on

war he says it wasn't even during the vietnam war and here in this. salt's whom american military veterans well david i understand you're probably can use that what i meant which was not that i was actually alive during the vietnam war but just that i remember seeing those images when i was younger posters books magazines and throughout the media sphere and i'm not sure why it automatically follows why i'm a disgrace to veterans but ok and from yesterday's show about the energy crisis we face someone on you tube named james alexander fish said the role sounds have proven the existence of a biotech oil and obvious still screeching about the oil running out w.t.f. james once again you seem to be you can other confuse troll i'm not screeching about oil running out i'm talking about it bro and all i'm saying is that we should be concerned about polluting destructive fossil fuels are and that we should be seeking alternatives but he had such a stick up as that he continued trying to discredit me by saying quote abby needs to bone up on her english she use

military during the vietnam war and with these two important dates in mind activists from all over the world of chosen this saturday october twelfth to hold the second official march against monsanto two months ago does not only responsible for the production of agent orange but now it's overtaking the global food supply with genetically modified seeds the march against this model of the corporation is an international event set to take place in over four hundred cities across fifty countries so to talk more about this massive rally and where a demonstration is taking place near you i was joined earlier by nick burnaby activist an organizer with march against month santo i first asked him why the movement against monsanto is gaining so much traction around the world. well i think it's because it's such a broad it's such a broad movement you know there's so many different people from different backgrounds it's not one of these left right issues it's really people from all all all places all you know poor and rich all over the world it affects all of us so i think that's why there's so m

199 others and damaging about 220,000 homes main low in central vietnam. they are warning that rain could continue through mid-october. tokyo electric power company officials said they failed to investigate how much water a tank on a line of water can hold. >> we have to confess that another leak happened. we are very sorry for this. >> about 430 leaders of highly radioactive wastewater leaked from the top of a tank on wednesday. >> they agreed to revise their defense cooperation guidelines for the first time in 17 years. japan's defense and foreign ministers and septuplets secretaries of defense and state held talks in tokyo and signed off on the agreement. the american said their pleased that leaders in to go kro are re-examining whether japanese forces should be allowed to help an ally under attack and glad the japanese are drafting a new national security strategy. the leaders agreed to revise their defense cooperation guidelines to keep their alliance credible in a changing security environment. chinese forms are increasingly active at sea and north k

this year, he's visited vietnam, thailand, and indonesia in january. myanmar in may and malaysia, singapore and the philippines in july. next week, abe will visit indonesia again for apec. as well as brunei for the asean meetings. he's also scheduled to visit cambodia and laos by the end of december, which means abe would have visited every asean member country in the course of this year. u.s. president barack obama has suffered a setback on the diplomatic front. a consequence of the partial shutdown of the u.s. government. amid a congressional budget standoff. that led obama to cancel his visit to malaysia, the philippines, indonesia and brunei. he'll be represented instead by secretary of state john kerry. it's a blow to an administration that has given more attention to the asia-pacific region to keep china's growing military presence in check. >> the united states engagement in the region is a process, it's not an event. you know, i mean, of course, it would be wonderful to have the president of the united states participate in a forum like apec th

innational mourning vietnam over a war hero. he was a unique entry in the pantheon of generals. editor wrote his treaties on war when he was a mere 16 years old. the general was not a trained soldier, he was a communist car raid. >> it is indispensable to mobilize and organize the entire people. >> their mobilization was against the colonial french. the vietnamese communists were so good at it the americans following on in the 1960s try to match it with their own hearts and minds doctrine. the central combination of the army, politics, social action, propaganda, and coercion can be seen today in places like lebanon, where hezbollah has great power compared to the peaceable efforts of rivals. the general realized having stood the people up, the french would spread forces across the country. >> the enemy found himself face- to-face with a contradiction. without scattering forces, it was impossible for him to occupy the invaded territory. in scattering resources, he put himself in danger. >> that left him concentrated against the french, famously in 1954, where they were defeated.

. >> with the victory, we put vietnam on the map that created the conditions for victory over americawhich led to an independent united vietnam and building a stronger and wealthier country. >>> his victories came at a cost. many were killed and his opponents opposed him of being too ready to incur heavy losses of life to achieve victory. his career took him into politics, but he stepped down as deputy prime minister in 1991. he remained active here meeting his fellow communist revolutionary fiddle castro and former foes like one time u.s. defense secretary, robert mcnamara. in recent years he was too sick to appear in public but he will forever be remembered as a national hero, the man who took on and defeated two of the most advanced armies in the world. al jazeera. well, sport coming up, the teenager who got the english primary out of jail. >> wanted: dead or alive. i am stephanie skowan and i will tell you why malaysia has launched add nationwide rat hunt. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm >>> a film just out says how dictator in chile was brought down by p

about 160 millimeters in vietnam here in the past 24 hours. you've been looking at flooding out there after typhoon nari came onshore back on monday. still some pretty serious conditions. over toward the americas, one system is moving off to the northeast, another one coming in from the west. this one is actually bringing snowfall in toward the rockies, and the northern plains and western portions of the great lakes. that's going to push through, work its way toward the east. behind it, cold air is ushering in from the north. we'll see temperatures drop down with snow flurries in a few areas. frost advisories as well. and also, it does look like the highs will be dropping going into friday and saturday. chicago, 14. in the single digits, denver just a high of 11. look at miami, partly cloudy skies, 31 on your thursday. over towards europe, we have one storm system down to the balkans. that will bring in rough weather in romania. still could see gusts around this area up to 90 kilometers per hour. up north, we do have another system as well. th

this is a vietnam veterans memorial. 22 veterans commitment suicide every day. it is important that you know your government committed immense atrocities during the vietnam war. we did it every day. it is just important that you know that because some of you are so much younger and that history has been denied. >> first nations activists and onporters stage protests monday marking the 250th anniversary of the well proclamation which recognized the land rights of indigenous people in canada. the protests are part of the idle no more movement which has mobilized people worldwide in support of her and -- indigenous treaty rights and against environmental devastation. a new study has found one in 10 young americans have admitted to carrying out some form of sexual violence. peopledy surveyed between the age of 14 and 21. it found four percent of young americans admitted they had raped or attempted to rape someone. said the results show the urgent need for bystander intervention training in schools to prevent sexual violence. >> today we spend the hour looking at pol

i'm a vietnam veteran and i remember the congressional investigations of the 1970s later disclosed and i was in the intelligence community then some intelligence programs were carried out for domestic clinical purposes without proper legal authorization or oversight having lived through that as part of the intelligence community i can assure they may compete with the intelligence community today is not like that. we operate within a robust framework with strict rules and rigorous oversight involving all

there were 105 in all, john riordon risking his own life, rescued in the last days of the vietnam war. even now, four decades later, when they see him, you know, they know he is the reason they are alive. >> thank you. >> stahl: and they call him "papa." how many grandchildren do you have? >> i keep using the number 105. but the grandchildren, don't ask me.

there have been barricades set up at the vietnam memoriam. a couple hundred protesters came over to the white house, the pedestrian part of pennsylvania avenue, and they carried those barricades over from the world war ii memorial and the vietnam veterans memorial and dumped those barricades out in front of the fence of the north lawn of the white house. and it created a fair lly tall pile of barricades. it was pretty attention-grabbing, you have to say, and at that point u.s. park police came in, some of them in riot gear to separate the protesters from the white house fence. they were putting those dumped barricades together. they're erecting those barricades and lining them up to sort of push the protesters back, and as you can see in some of this video, it got very testy between some of the police officers and the protesters. a little bit of pushing and shoving, but for the most part pretty much everybody remained calm and now things have settled down in front of the white house and sort of the heightened state of alert we were seeing on

fact that people didn't speak out we the sam adams story itself is one of somebody who went through vietnam and did not go public with the these concerns and so it's quite the opposite that the regret comes from not being able to get this important information out about illegal acts restore public safety fraud waste and abuse of the fork over on the table to any person although i'm sure you should receive it that hasn't received the somehow terms of ward yeah a little bit about the some of them what's its relevance or a little bit of the history of reviews or haven't received it because they don't deserve it. we talk about regrets yesterday evening sarah harrison who for wiki leaks played a key role in rescuing it snowden she was asked does she have any regrets she sacrificed a whole lot ok and she know it now me i have regrets. and sam adams had regrets sam adams was an intelligence analyst who entered the cia under john kennedy that the same time i did sam was given the account to count up how many communists were under orms in south vietnam if there were five hundred to six hundred thous