it is walter cronkite.he made his famous declaration, after having gone and seeing the devastation, and coming back and saying, i'm just not sure that this is a war we can win. i had many people in my facebook group and other places say, that was for them the turning point. i'm wondering if you have thoughts or comments on walter cronkite's. bob: i know little something about that. it certainly was a turning point for lyndon johnson. johnson did not, contrary to what a lot of historians have written, johnson did not see that documentary were walter made the statement. but his press secretary did. and he came in the next morning and briefed johnson on what walker had said. johnson said, if i have what -- lost walter cronkite, i've lost the american people. he had a complete change of mind. he was being pressed for more troops, he decided, he finally concluded it was not going to work. i talked to george christian about it. i knew him well and when i wrote a book, i interviewed him for it. he said it had a tr

when i was a young reporter i wanted to work for cbs because walter cronkite was my hero and then i wanted to be the moderator of face the nation and i did it for 24 years. maybe it's because i just love the news but at the time i thought every job i ever had was the best job in the world. i'll be honest i'm going to miss being in the middle of things but the one thing i will never forget is the trust you placed in me and how nice you were to have me as a guest in your home over so many years. that meant the world to me. and it always will. >> our best wishes to him and i should also note bob schieffer is a man my father once described as his toughest competition on sunday morning. he'll do great in whatever he wants to do. we loved watching you. let's turn to business in the key economic data investors will be watching this week. we are joined live from london. what's on tap for the week? set us up? what should we look for in these markets? >> first week of the month, we always look at the payroll data. seeing over 200,000 jobs created. unemployment at 5.4%. interesting to see if the u.s.

. >> whenl i was a young reporter i wanted to work for cbs because walter cronkite was my hero. >> shiverreaffected on both sides of the aisle for his fairness and no-nonsense style. >> i try to remember the news is not about the noose cast ter but about those who make it and those affected by it. >> the 78-year-old said he'll probably still watch his old show on sunday mornings. >> i'll be honest i'm going to miss being in the middle of things but the one thing i will never forget is the trust you faced in me and how nice you were to have me as a guest in your home over so many years. meant the world to me. >> that's it for us today as i say good-bye for the last time as moderator of "face the nation." >> craig boswell cbs news washington. >>> starting next sunday john dickerson takes over as the new host of "face the nation" here on cbs. >>> when we return one woman's trash. how a woman dropped off a rare apple computer at a recycling center worth hundreds of thousands. >>> and later an inspiring run. meet the grandmother who broke a marathon record. new flonase allergy relief nasal spr

walter cronkite was my here glow reported on bolt sides of the aisle for his fairness, no-nonsense style. >> i try to remember the news is not about the newscaster it is about the people who make it and those who are affected by it. >> seventy-eight year old saidel probably still watch his old show on sunday morning, i'll be honest, i'm going to miss being in the milled of things, the one thing i will never forget, is the trust you place in the me how nice you were to have me as a guest in your home over so many years. that men the world to me. >> that's if for us today as i say good-bye for this last time as moderate err of "face the nation". craig boswell. >> and starting this sunday, sunday,cbs news political reporter john dickerson will be the new host of "face the nation". watch it here on cbs-3 every sunday morning at 10:30. what a wonderful career. he'll watch every weekend you know he is, and will be involved in a little something, i'm sure. >> i love he did bring his entire staff up there. >> all about team effort. >> still ahead walking out the door, katie and justin tracking t

he is the 2015 recipient of the walter cronkite award for excellence in journalist from the cronkiteented the award for the first 25 years. the dean said monday quote, for the past 40 years, charlie rose has asked the tough questions that impact people around the world. we are thrilled to honor him. charlie will accept the award in october. congratulations. >> thank you. quickly, the fact that it's named after walter means a lot to me. a lot of people they could have chosen. there are men who love journalism more than i do. >> the word excellence really does do charlie justice. congratulations. >> we should get out of here. stay tuned for the cbs evening skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is someone talking? ♪ skippy!! ♪ ♪ yippee!! ♪ i'm bored. hashtag bored. skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! (vo) made with the funnest peanuts ever! skippy. yippee!! ♪ 0 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you want it ♪ ♪ go out and get it ♪ >> a doctor's exclusive. >> i regretted not starting a family sooner. >> you are young, is this something you want to do now? >> nose job, boob job, chin implants.

he is the 2015 recipient of the walter cronkite award for excellence in journalist from the cronkitesented the award for the first 25 years. the dean said monday quote, for the past 40 years, charlie rose has asked the tough questions that impact people around the world. we are thrilled to honor him. charlie will accept the award in october. congratulations. >> thank you. quickly, the fact that it's named after walter means a lot to me. a lot of people they could have chosen. there are men who love journalism more than i do. >> the word excellence really does do charlie justice. congratulations. >> we should get out of here. stay tuned for the cbs evening you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. but since he can't... you rely on frontline plus. because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing force to kill fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, preventing a new infestation. its protection lasts a full 30 days. no wonder frontline plus is the #1 choice of vets for their pets and yours. after all, your dog is a lover not a fighter. frontline plus. the vet's #1 choice. >

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. >>> when i was a young reporter i wanted to work for cbs because walter cronkite was his hero. >>>ed to remember that the news is not about the newscaster, it is about the people who make it and those who are affected by it. >> reporter: the 78-year-old says he will probably watch his old show on sunday mornings. >> i'll be hands. i'm going to miss being in the middle of things. the one thing i will never forget is the trust you placed in me and how nice you were to have me as a guest in your home that meant the world to me. that is it for us today as i say goodbye for this last time as moderator of face the nation. craig boswell cbs news. >>> enrique iglasius is recovering after some of his fingers were sliced during a concert in tijuana, mexico. >>> usa entertainment reporter arianna thompson is here with this morning's buzz. >> it is part of the act. he does this every night where he has a drone fly over the crowd. you know musicians like to show how many people came to see them. okay we get it, you sold a lot of tickets. anyway the drone went out in the crowd and some nights he

schieffer has a very funny story about hanging out with walter cronkite and other anchors of that era at a bar. check it out tomorrow on foxnews.com/mediabuzz. >>> coming up next why haven't conservatives done comedy as well as left-wingers. greg gutfeld tries to make the mold. >>> and later, does it matter she's a big fan? >>> the conventional wisdom is only liberals can have successful comedy shows. greg gusfeld is about to challenge that notion with a new program that day abuseebuts tonight. i checked in with him from new york. greg gutfeld, welcome. >> thanks thanks for having me. >> you have been stunningly vague in describing this new program. so asking for a friend are you going to bring on guests and make fun of them? >> no i never do that. i'm a congenial host. i look at a show so it's kind of a cocktail party that you invite people over that you like and you have good-natured fun. maybe play a little yahtzee, some parchisi. maybe a fight breaks out. somebody has to go to the hospital. >> so you'll have drinking on the show? >> non-alcoholic beverage. >> the wrap has always b

. >> walter cronkite news, march 18, 1975. >> according to pentagon sources, the north vietnamese have east of the provincial capital of ban me thuit which fell over the weekend. >> the cease-fire which wasn't a cease-fire involved a lot of bloody combat, and for the first 11 months the south vietnamese fought quite well. but by 1975, it became more and more clear that the north vietnamese were building up a formidable logistical system that portended real danger for the south vietnamese. >> the communists began the first major attack of their offensive. saigon's troops made a stand. it was a vital one. the entire central highlands might be lost, and south vietnam could be cut in two by the north vietnamese and the viet-kong. >> the plan that the north vietnamese conceived would be a two-year plan. what happened was that when attacking the central highlands town of ban my thuit the thieu government lost its composure. >> government troops were secretly ordered by president thieu to pull out of the central provinces. >> the withdrawal became a rout, civilians and soldiers fleeing in pan

if he couldn't get to lennon, he would have attempted to kill walter cronkite, johnny carson, georgey onassis or marlon brando. any of these people were his potential targets after lennon. lennon was his first choice. >> even though, chapman's agenda included a wild scheme to kill scott while the actor was on stage at a broadway show. >> the defendant said he had front row seats, and his plan was to stand up in the middle of the show and fire into the body of george c. scott. it wasn't a complete plan because he went to the gun store to buy bullets to have ammunition for his gun, he was told, you cannot buy bullets for your gun. >> after two weeks in new york, chapman flies back to hawaii. he reveals to his wife he's obsessed with john lennon and plans to kill him. she convinces chapman to make an appointment with a psychologist but didn't keep it. in early december, chapman flies back to new york, stopping over in atlanta to procure 38 high caliber bullets. (kids laughing) he's flying ok guys, pause the movie we're going to watch the rest in the toyota camry. hit play again ehhh. wh

ryan hill, a reporter at arizona state university's walter cronkite school of journalism takes an in-depthat the controversy. >> reporter: the grand canyon is one of the world's most protected places for a reason. >> it's my time with god. as you're heading down and the sun is just starting to peak out and the shadows are across these beautiful creations, it's magnificent. >> reporter: millions come every year to marvel at one of the seven natural wonders of the world which remains unchanged since the late 1800's, when it first came under federal protection. >> this is a pristine, still after all these years, a pristine outdoors backcountry experience. national parks really were america's best idea and this is a fine example of that. >> reporter: but deep in a remote corner of the navajo nation in northern arizona there is a part of the canyon that few people ever see-- the confluence, where the colorado and the little colorado rivers meet, a place considered sacred to navajos who have deep ties to the land. >> two rivers, they come together, they make life, that's where life originated. t

and he said brian williams wanted to be walter cronkite. that's great. nothing wrong with that. can't be both at the same time. they play by two different sets of rules. an entertainer can make stuff up, simply to be entertaining but a journalist can't. that's why brian williams is in this situation. so i guess i would have to say, brian, i'm going to try to find something else for you because the situation just can't go on like this. >> all right. so try to find him another job we would work that out. going to make $10 million doing something else. by the way bill, i think the ratings would go up if they put him back in the anchor chair. >> they lost about it 2 million viewers since he has been out of there. >> right. >> and i don't think just temporarily. i think americans -- the american people love a second chance story. if he came on, not only with a sincere apology but chance story. if he came on not only with a sincere apology but with some kind of explanation for this kind of craziness, i think from a business point of view he would do well. but you still can't do it bec

this final show schieffer briefly retraced his career, recalled getting to work with his hero walter cronkiteas well. take a listen. >> i'll be honest i will miss being in the middle of things t. one thing i will never forget is the trust you played in me and how nice you were to have me as a guest in your home over so many years. >> that meant the world to me and it always will. thank you. >> and that was by all accounts true and certainly working with cronkite was amazing, but working for you meant everything to him. everybody knew that that worked with him, the responsibility he took very seriously. we wish him many happy years without make-up. >> that's really nice. let's get now to "inside politics" on "new day" with john king. >> happy monday to you. i want to wish you god's speed. he is a gentleman. he will have some time here in walk. some time in texas. good for him. he will have some fun. he won't disappear. a busy day inside politics the patriot acts parts have expired. let's go with robert kosta of the washington post. this is rand paul's moment. let's leave it to the experts to w

when i was a young reporter i wanted to work for cbs because walter cronkite was my hero and i got ahance do that. and after i was here a while, i wanted to be the moderator of "face the nation." and i got to do that and did it for 24 years. maybe it's because i just love the news, but at the time, i thought every job i ever had was the best job in the world. i'll be honest i'm going to miss being in the middle of things but the one thing i will never forget is the trust you placed in me and how nice you were to have me as a guest in your home over so many years. that meant the world to me. and it always will. thank you. >> bob schieffer yesterday as he retires from cbs news after nearly half a century. 24 of those years he also moderated "face the nation." and i want to talk about it with al hunt. al is this washingtonin washington right now. bob is a giant and there are fewer and fewer giants roaming the media worlds and he's one we'll miss. >> we'll miss him terribly. he is a chieffer just did it well. i have no idea what bob schieffer's politics are, i don't think most do and it