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which a churs. this will be the hottest ever. medford, a good chance on wednesday. salem. as we head through thourz, portland, organize porpg this is a first order climate station. we have a longer period of record there. 107 is the all-time record high. we have chance on thursday. if we don't do it thursday, we could do it on friday. the pacific northwest is the place to watch. one more for you here. an army medic who richked his life to save fellow soldiers during the vietnam war has become the first medal of honor recipient under president trump. almost 50 years ago, jim mccloughan saved ten members of his plat toon despite being wounded himself. peter alexander has his story. >> reporter: nearly 50 years later for jim mccloughan, the
and/or wounded in that action. so, actually i worked on more than just the 10 men that i went out after, too. and many of them, who made it back in themselves, too. were in bad shape. but yes, i have reconnected with 20 of those men. and then reconnected them with eve other. so the old medic is still doing his job of taking care of his men. ainsley: will they be at the ceremony on july 31st? >> oh, absolutely. i wouldn't be there without them. as a matter of fact, they are more excited than i am, i think. steve: that is wonderful. after you came back from vietnam you went on to -- you were a teacher for many, many years. you are now retired. we are so proud that the president will recognize you, jim mccloughan for what you are an american hero. >> my wife hates it when i say this. i'm not a hero.