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Thats because i -- i started becoming religious just before i left and, you know, there from what i heard, islamicly that is all allowed. >> your family have made an appeal for you to come home. they are pleading with the british government to allow you to come home. do you have a message for your family. >> just keep trying to get me back. i really dont want to stay here. >> the council on foreign relations, author of "ashleys war" shes also visited syria five times since the summer of 2017 so,...

Meeting that hes thinking of tax credits to mitigate the cuts in medicaid. hes very concerned about cuts to mental health care and substance abuse programs that fall under the medicaid program in his home state of ohio. >> mike vic vi -- viqueira. lets bring in the panel. yamiche alcindor, kevin barrett, founding executive editor dense 1, gail le mond author of "ashleys war" and msnbc contribute nick confessore. nick, let me start with you. my apologies to all of you if i have to cut you off and...

Maybe advise for donald trump. i want to bring in the senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and author of "ashleys war, the untold story of the team of women soldiers on the special ops battlefield" and with us white house correspondent michelle kosinski joining us from tampa. michelle, how much do you think this speech is about obamas legacy on national security? >> he wants to cover all those bases that you mentioned, to talk about the threats that america has faced in the eight ye...

The seals as a seal, you were a man. >> yes. >> but you knew internally that inside you were a woman. did you think about this, that women -- that you wouldnt have been allowed to serve as a woman? >> thats a thought all the time. even right now, as a transgender person precluded from many things, theres over 50 states in our country right now that i could walk into my job and be fired on the spot, today. so im still fighting for equality for many people. this is one great step for all of us. >>...

As soon as the jury reaches the decision well bring that to you live right here on msnbc. always a pleasure to see you ronan. developing news in the fight against isis were getting reports from an iraqi official a few moments ago that isis militants have seized the main government compound in ramadi. at the same time, the terror group released an audio recording believed to be the voice of their leader abu bakr al baghdadi. it seems designed to do two things -- one rally his troops and remind ...

Him some time ago? >> the messaging is effective. theyve been very good at that. talk to u.s. officials charged with countering that messaging and theyll tell you about the real challenge of countering the appeal of that call to action. so i think it doesnt necessarily matter of its final impact whether its audio or video. its a call to action for people who are ready o to listen. >> gayle, lets talk about "ashleys war." your book is about a little-known program that recruited women for the war ...

In afghanistan in 2010. their story told in the new book "ashleys war." >> and over -- >> reporter: under the cover of darkness elite special operations forces choppered out to a front line draw in sand. ever changing the mission, neutralize the enemy and minimize collateral damage. in 2010 special forces put out a call to the entire army the national guard and reserves looking for new team members. the band of brothers were looking for sisters. >> this was a pilot program while the combat ban w...

War." >> male special operations couldnt enter willing compounds and rooms. a lot of information and security that wasnt being getting done because there werent women there, female soldiers to interact with the women in the house. >> reporter: loopholes where women actually get to the front lines not necessarily as quote/unquote, front line soldiers? they can be military police. they can be doctors, nurses, ss but this was specifically special operations? >> this team of women out every night al...

Done. i dont think shes going to succeed in putting marco rubio in a box but the next question for her, how do you do it? her own party wasnt willing to go along with george w. bush or frankly president obama. if theres one policy problem that has been a failure of both president bushs years and president obamas years its the task of doing something about illegal immigration and doing nothing is probably not a possibility for either party. >> the book is "madam president: a novel." third in a se...

Down by one traffic cop with a service pistol. shep? >> johnathan hunt on scene. jonathan thank you. were learning more today about the first women going into combat zones although they are still banned from combat. the idea was that they could form relationships with men that men could not. it tells the story of one unit and the first member to die in action first lieutenant ashley white. its called "ashleys war." the author is gale and she joins us now. its nice to see you. thank you. >> gre...