finally this half hour, our look back on this week s headlines. for a hot week in the middle of the summer, the news was certainly moving pretty quickly. it s all wrapped up now in our friday rewind. you just slammed my head into the ground. do you not even care about that? the death of ms. bland was a tragic incident not one of criminal intent or a criminal act. this investigation is still being treated just as it would be a murder investigation. i m still just at a loss for words, honestly about this whole process how this switching lanes with no signal turned into all of this. i have decided to run for president of the united states. do you owe john mccain an apology? no, not at all. what could john mccain have done not to be captured? well, i do say this. people that fought hard and weren t captured and went
mccain was captured and held as a p.o.w. for more than five years. speaking to abc s martha raddatz, trump doubled down. what could john mccain have done not to be captured? well, i do say this, people that fought hard and weren t captured and went through a lot, they get no credit. nobody even talks about them. they re, like, forgotten. writing in this morning s usa today, trump says he doesn t need to be lectured by the other republican candidates, many of whom he says are failed politicians. flooding taking a toll on california. interstate 10 shut down near the arizona border after heavy rain washed out a bridge. one person injured when a truck fell into the water. on the other side, though, the joshua tree national forest, the wild storm dropped as much as 4 inches of rain. homes were flooded with water and mud. also heavy rain and flooding further south in san diego. padres and angels home games washed out. that hasn t happened in anaheim in some 20 years. over the bor
pilot and prisoner of war of not doing enough for veterans. do you owe john mccain an apology? no, not at all. jurisdiction sunday on abc s this week, martha raddatz talked with trump by phone, questioning him about the attacks. you say you prefer those who weren t captured. what could john mccain have done not to be captured? we, i do say this. people that fought hard and weren t captured and went through a lot, they get no credit. nobody talks about them. they re, like forgotten. reporter: mccain spent nearly 5 1/2 years as a p.o.w. during the vietnam war, shot down on his 23rd bombing mission and surviving crippling torture. trump s fellow republican presidential candidates and democratic opponents were quick to criticize. donald trump owes every american veteran, and in particular john mccain an apology. there is nothing funny about the hate he is spewing. reporter: mccain himself isn t commenting. u.s. military veterans weighed in. you ve got to walk a mile in
on abc s this week, he was pressed to explain his attack on the decorated arizona republican. what could john mccain have done not to be captured?? well, i do say this. people that fought hard and weren t captured and went through a lot, they get no credit. nobody talks about them. they re like forgotten. reporter: mccain, a former navy fighter pilot, was shot down in a bombing mission over vietnam, imprisoned and tortured over nearly 5 1/2 years. trump, who got five deferments during vietnam, never served in the military. he insulted every veteran, certainly every veteran who was a p.o.w. reporter: mccain hasn t commented, but nearly every republican presidential candidate swiftly condemned trump. some, including his hometown newspaper, now wondering whether he sunk his own campaign. i m certainly not pulling out. i m leading in many states. you still think this will help you in the polls? i believe that i will do far more for veterans than john mccain has done. repo