Up next on a second look, remembering the tet offensive and the turning of the tide on american turning opinion about the war in vietnam. Plus the fall of saigone, a bay area reporter remembers. And they headed back to the land of their birth 30 years later. All straight ahead on a second look. Good evening and welcome to a second look. Im julie haener. This month vietnamese communities around the world including here in the bay area will mark the Lunar New Year with a celebration called tet. In 1968, tet took on another meaning as forces from North Vietnam took advantage of a seize fire to spring surprise attacks. It became known as the tet offensive. The coordinated attack resulted in heavy military losses for the north but gave them a huge psychological victory beginning a shift in Public Opinion here in the United States against the war. Heres ktvus George Watson with a look back at the tet offensive and San Francisco that same year. In 1968 it became painfully obvious that vietnam
And of irony can save him when he hears the most powerful nation of the world speaking of aggression as it drops thousands of bombs on a poor, weak nation more than 8,000 miles away from its shores. At this point, i should make it clear that while i have tried in these last few minutes to give a voice to the voiceless in vietnam and to understand the arguments of those who are called enemy, i am as deeply concerned about our own troops there as anything else, for it occurs to me that what we are submitting them to in vietnam is not simply the brutalizing process that goes on in any war where armies face each other and seek to destroy. We are adding cynicism to the process of death, for they must know after the short period there that none of the things we claim to be fighting for are really involved. Before long, they must know that their government has sent them into a struggle among vietnamese, and the more sophisticated surely realize that we are on the side of the wealthy and the s
And of irony can save him when he hears the most powerful nation of the world speaking of aggression as it drops thousands of bombs on a poor, weak nation more than 8,000 miles away from its shores. At this point, i should make it clear that while i have tried in these last few minutes to give a voice to the voiceless in vietnam and to understand the arguments of those who are called enemy, i am as deeply concerned about our own troops there as anything else, for it occurs to me that what we are submitting them to in vietnam is not simply the brutalizing process that goes on in any war where armies face each other and seek to destroy. We are adding cynicism to the process of death, for they must know after the short period there that none of the things we claim to be fighting for are really involved. Before long, they must know that their government has sent them into a struggle among vietnamese, and the more sophisticated surely realize that we are on the side of the wealthy and the s
Four years after making history by becoming the first africanamerican president , barack obama kicks off the second term on Martin Luther king day. Today and Inauguration Day special. We will air highlights from last ides peace ball including naacp president benjamin jealous. The challenge for our country is never to see the day when a person of color would be president , nor the challenge for our country was to ensure that it would be safe for it to i hae happen again and again. Well also hear from the legendary poet son the sanchez, ralph nader, sweet honey and the rock, and angela davis. Let me say this time around we cannot subordinate our aspirations and our hopes to president ial agenda. We will look at big money behind the inauguration. Four years ago president obama refused to accept corporate donations, but this year exxonmobil, at t, christoph are among the biggest backers of todays festivities. Microsoft are among the biggest backers of todays festivities. This is democracy
male announcer live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. First, we want to start in the weather center. This is the third in a series of storms to hit the bay area. The winds have toppled a truck on the Richmond San Rafael bridge and slowed air traffic at sfo janu arasu tracking it all for us this morning. Oakland, alameda are getting slammed. All of this also going towards oakland. It is continuing to press southeast, montero, burlingame the southbay not quite as intense but it is going to pick up. And more details coming up on my next report. Now, back to isabel new this morning, strong winds are to blame for this accident on the Richmond San Rafael bridge. The big rig was heading east along the bridge to get you more news we will have a live report coming up later with mike pelton. Also later, the latest on the Power Outages. 18,000 utility in the sonoma, particularly in santa rosa. Elsewhere in the north bay, 6400 experiencing powd Power Outages and also 2200 peop