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Looks like blood. and then the u.s. and kurdish commandos are searching this prison. a large isis flag on the wall. makeshift prison cells. its a terrifying place where you can imagine these people, these hostages, they said theyve been told they were going to be executed the very same day that they got released. so an unusual piece of footage, one that you wouldnt have been released, im sure, by u.s. officials. in this case released by kurdish officials. and it will for some call into question ...

Residence there at the u.s. embassy there in paris. we are watching all three of them get ready to face the media. something they never expected to be doing 48 hours ago when they were embarking on this journey together, traveling there to paris. kelly, as i keep you here to join in our coverage of this media availability, i also want to bring in colonel jack jacobs, a man who knows all too well about heroism, having served with dignity in the army. ke colonel, when you talk about what they did,...

Something. thank god they were there to do it. so its really been an extraordinary reaction across europe, i think. and the world. >> yeah. >> alex, i did want to mention a little bit about the medical training that spencer stone had. his dad told us he was actually a trained paramedic, had intermediate training as a paramedic, and was, therefore, able to deal with that trauma wound with an artery wound. >> he knew exactly what he was looking for. he talked about plugging it up with two fingers....

Analyst jack jacobs. colonel jack, thank you for joining us back here on "taking the hill." >> hi, patrick. >> colonel, what inspired him to begin painting these flag memorials? >> well, i think hes just a dedicated patriotic person who grew up in a relatively conservative area of new york city, out in staten island. he didnt serve himself, but hes got a lot of relatives who did serve. and i think he missed -- he feels strongly about having missed the opportunity to serve. and hes a great artist...

>> its hard to believe hes gotten this far so far. hes been through 39 states. and he expects to finish up on or about veterans day. and his whole plan is -- he knows exactly where hes going. knows exactly which states and which vfws and so on. hes organized it. drives all over the place in his van filled with paints. i think you saw the back of it. he sleeps in that van often when he cant find someplace else to sleep. and hes eventually going to wind up at arlington national cemetery, on or abo...

Area there. that was not the case in chattanooga. there were no flight restriction restrictions restrictions. im also hearing some reaction from senator bob corker who said that my prayers are with those affected by the on going situation in southeast tennessee. also one of senator corkers aides confirms it is over. active shooter situation is over. the information that we had gotten based on a tweet from the chattanooga police department as well. so the situation going on there but at least som...

Unusual that in many cases the wives dont really have an operational role in the activities of the terrorist organization, but it appears in this case that she does have an operational role and certainly some knowledge of those activities. so debriefing her could be very significant. >> i believe she was allegedly in charge of human trafficking for the group. you heard rid ofs report in which we learned the special ops forces went deep into the heart of isis territory. how much of a surprise mig...

For oil and gas operations that helped fund the organization. government officials described scenes of hand-to-hand copmbat against a dozen isis fighterers yesterday remarkably leaving no u.s. soldiers killed or injured. how is a raid like this carries out? colonel jack jay cobs joins us to take us through the mechanics of this. thanks for taking a few minutes. start by setting the scene. tell us where this is playing out this is in the east not damascus which i cant point to because i dont have...

Significant blow to isis and it is a reminder that the united states will never waver in denying safe haven to terrorists who threaten our citizens and friends and allies. the president is expressing his gratitude to the u.s. personnel who carried out the mission and iraqi authorities. they supported this mission. the next step, melissa u.s. forces are hoping the wife and other intel they may have collected from the raid will help them lead to other members of isis. melissa, back to you. >> nbc ...

Given authorization. this is a setback at a time you havent heard much about drone strikes especially in pakistan. theyve come out of news. the obama administration likes it that way. this brings it back in the news in a big way. >> colonel jack the military and cia have shared responsibility for this program. cia has a more extensive program now on counter terror. what does this do to the work force and whole drone strategy? >> well we focus heavily on using this as a means to get to terrorists...