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Jonathan dunbar of texas. he died in a roadside bomb blast. it happened in a part of syria thought to be cleared of isis. a british soldier was also attacked. the death is the first u.s. combat death in syria this year. he was a highly decorated soldier with many awards. israeli military warning it could take action against terrorist targets inside the gaza strip. at least 15 palestinians killed in the bloodiest day in gaza since the 2014 war. tensions are at a fever pitch as both sides brace fr...

Mueller now is intense but hes seen worse. >> you forget this is a man that in his early 20s fought in vietnam. i dont think theres anything in washington thats going to give him any type of fear that he faced when he was a young man. >> reporter: mueller grew up in the wealthy philadelphia suburbs and attended ans elite boarding school. a classmate of john kerry. then to princeton. but the combat death of a classmate in vietnam inspired mueller to join the marines. >> he was wounded in combat, ...

Jonathan dunbar of texas. he died in a roadside bomb blast. it happened in a part of syria thought to be cleared of isis. a british soldier was also attacked. the death is the first u.s. combat death in syria this year. he was a highly decorated soldier with many awards. israeli military warning it could take action against terrorist targets inside the gaza strip. at least 15 palestinians killed in the bloodiest day in gaza since the 2014 war. tensions are at a fever pitch as both sides brace fr...

Boarding school. a classmate of john kerry. then to princeton. but the combat death of a classmate in vietnam inspired him to join the marines. >> he was wounded in some bat, shot through the leg, received a bronze star with valor. purple heart and was right back in the fight a couple of weeks later. >> consider myself fortunate to have lived through the war and there were many men such as david who did not. in some sense you feel like youve been given a second lease on life and want to make the...

And attended an elite boarding school. a classmate of john kerry, then to princeton. but the combat death of classmate david hackett in vietnam inspired mueller to join the marine base. >> he was wounded in combat, shot through the leg, received a bronze star with valor, purple heart, and was right back in the fight a couple of weeks later. >> i always did consider myself fortunate to have lived through the war in vietnam and there were many men such as david hackett who did not. and in some sen...

Mueller now as special counsel is intense, but hes seen worse. >> dont forget this is a man in his early 20s fought in vietnam. i dont think theres anything in washington thats going to give him any type of fear that he faced when he was a young man. >> reporter: mueller grew up in the wealthy philadelphia suburbs and attended an elite boarding school. a classmate of john kerry. then to princeton. but the combat death of classmate david hackett in vietnam inspired mueller to join the marines. >>...

Republicans to keep control of the house? >> i think thats a question that republicans are asking themselves. especially since trump ratings are so unpopular. when you look at recent elections with doug jones winning, just turnout among enthusiasm of democrats is skyrocketing and trump supporters arent necessarily coming to the polls. >> thank you. what were learning about the first combat death of 2018? plus, cold continues to ravage the east coast. and now bracing for cold weather. well ha...

You are now a gold star widow. and all of you are a gold star family. you stand in the ranks of those whose family members paid the ultimate price for our country. sergeant ladavid johnson, our hero, paid the ultimate price. >> on this veterans day weekend, i was honored to stand yesterday with florida congresswoman frederica wilson who has been staring down death threats while standing up for the family of ladavid johnson, the u.s. army sergeant whose combat death in niger last month became yet...

It was a concerted effort to keep more people from getting killed unnecessarily. and thats what keeps troops going. the knowledge that your life is valuable. that it is not being wasted. that air support is inbound. he goes on to say, quote, so when we have a commander in chief respond to a combat death with he knew what he signed up for, it tells us a few things. the president has no idea how the military works or what his roles and responsibilities are. more importantly it sends a message to t...

Heroes but in fact to console and con dolly the families and friends of the loved ones. and it was a huge haul and i saw the president personally, president obama go up to each family member and spend several moments with each. this is and the president did regularly. president bush had to do it. they make phone calls, write letters, visit with gold star families. so for president trump today to say that his predecessors did not speak or reach out to those families is a disgraceful and despicabl...