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Chain of communications to the forward air controller and ultimate tly to the aircraft munitions, extremely slow to get to the point of impact. >> colonel jacobs, thanks for that insight. and well certainly be following this investigation as well. up next -- donald trump weighs in on the gun reform debate. plus, this was the scene in myrtle beach, south carolina, overnight as that southeast continues to deal with catastrophic flooding and torrential rains. stay with us for more. our cosmetic...

On the ground for the air power. the people that call on the strikes. i spent a year as a air controller. we dont need to have people on the ground. if we use air power appropriately we can hit city, open highways, in a lot of places with our real time intelligence. so the one thing i do to the want to do -- and its a close call -- is turn iraq over to iran completely. i think we need to s isis group trying to sweep across into iraq. clearly -- and its a close call -- until maliki gets his act t...

On the ground for the air power. the people that call on the strikes. i spent a year as a air controller. we dont need to have people on the ground. if we use air power appropriately we can hit city, open highways, in a lot of places with our real time intelligence. so the one thing i do to the want to do -- and its a close call -- is turn iraq over to iran completely. i think we need to stop this isis group trying to sweep across into iraq. clearly -- and its a close call -- until maliki gets h...

Or used air power? this is not the movie here. this was a surprise attack. whatever you think the reason was for it, the overwhelmed the defenses in its place and the few people protecting the ambassador calling in jets showers away to have precision target bombs and somehow laser guided by some former air controller that -- >> richard, i keep hearing that. that is the democratic talking point. >> its not a talking point. it is reality. >> i hear it every day and it is a talking point. let me as...

That made margaret thatcher in the mind of the british people, that victory, that decisive action made her much the way that the air controller made ronald reagan in the missile crisis. after the missile crisis, you saw jack kennedy who was this young president in a much, much different light. and the british people saw margaret thatcher that way. she was in office, i think, eight years after the falklands and she won three elections. >> pat, always nice to see you. thank you, sir. >> always a p...

That made margaret thatcher in the mind of the british people, that victory, that decisive action made her much the way that the air controller made ronald reagan in the missile crisis. after the missile crisis, you saw jack kennedy who was this young president in a much, much different light. and the british people saw margaret thatcher that way. she was in office, i think, eight years after the falklands and she won three elections. >> pat, always nice to see you. thank you, sir. >> always a p...

President obama. they told me the racial barriers they broke during world war ii paving way for african-american i have a aviators paved the way for election. one of the airmen, colonel, luke wet they ares was buried. he was one of the pioneers. after the war he became the first black traffic air controller with the faa in memphis, tennessee. despite his success during the war he and other airmen faced discrimination at home. subject to jim crow laws inside and outside the military. they provide...

not to waste their time on a symbolic vote due to happen very soon. im woft blitzer here in "the situation room." >> rupert murdoch says this is the most humble day of his life. a titan of news business, he was called on the carpet before the british parliament today over the phone hacking scandal that shocked and afalled the world. along with a son and former chief executive, murdoch was hammered with questions about alleged crimes that brought down his popular tabloid, "the news of t...

Bluff. the faa fires a third traffic air controller in seattle, washington, the controller fell asleep on the job twice. the electric chevrolet volt and nissan leaf both earned top scores in crash tests by the insurance highway of safety. one reason, the batteries of both plug-ins are very heavy, giving these small cars the weight of a much larger mid-size sedan. china, forecast to overtake the u.s. as the largest economy much sooner than they thought. according to the international moneta...

During times of inflation. so it continues to be one of my big worries about this economy. i think were going to have healthy job growth in the next six months but i worry the prices are rising. you remember we talked about last week, its squeezing peoples paychecks because you cant buy as much with paychecks if prices rise. jenna: thats never a good morning. -- good thing. thank you very much, steve moore. >> great to be with you. rick: coming up, the faa cracking down, firing two air controlle...