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Humvee and hide there? and neither one of us could remember why we didnt. but had we got into the humvee, we wouldnt have then got the pictures. >> we tried to cross an open stretch of road, we came under attack. theres incoming fire right now. >> fortunately, the crew and the soldiers make it back to the command post, but as they return, the men get the news they had been dreading, one member of their company, sergeant john penich, was killed in the incident. >> they were devastated. they were ...

Redden edwards gets a little too close to the action. >> there was a group of soldiers who were just returning from a trip. and then suddenly these gunshots rang out. so i went up on to the top of the actual command post. i wanted to get a full, what we call sequence of him firing. the first shot i got was on his right hand side where the shell casings were coming out. so i basically got too close to the weapon and was hit by the shell casing. that will learn me not to get in the way of that. >>...

Modern day armageddon. >> this is the fbi command post. we have a fire at the compound in mt. carmel. the entire compound is going up right now. >> it was an epic debacle in united states law enforcement history. a deadly shootout followed by a 51-day siege that ended with more than 70 people dead in a raging inferno. all caught on live television with the whole world watching. two questions rise from the ashes of this american tragedy. who shot first and who started the fire? >> it began innoce...

Lets zoom through some of the top stories. relief workers have finally managed to reach the islands following cyclone pam. the storm left behind widespread devastation in the pacific island nation. aid organizers have struggled to deliver supplies. the u.n. puts the death toll at 11, but officials fear it could go higher as they start to search the islands. here in the u.s. next hour well be watching the secret service director go before lawmakers. hes there to testify about the budget. but he...

Scene late yesterday morning, we were pretty much searching in the blind just basically out on the surface. we were also responding to reports of debris working up on the north side of the bay, and we had assets on that side here and responding to any responses or calls of debris or human remains that were washing up on the site. we were gathering those and bringing them pack to my location where we had a staging area operation set up to handle that kind of stuff. at approximately 9:00 a.m. yest...

Out where we are going. i would ask you to keep our service members and family in our thoughts and prayers. that concludes our comments. i will be glad to answer any questions you might have. >> [ inaudible ] any type of training they were doing? >> well we were supporting the marine corp and so that is really about the extent that i know. we were doing lift operations for them. i would refer you back to the marine corp for any details on the specifics of the missions or the training missions th...

Passengers recovered. bringing the total to 39. a lot to cover. first the report from the main command post in jakarta. orter: the plane just spotted two bodies. >> two bodies. >> reporter: two more bodies says the commander, but he wont know for sure until the ship reaches coordinates and picks them up. he is the head of indonesias search-and-rescue, public face in the recovery. the man calling the shots, a lifelong military officer. trained for restraint and completing the mission.

Source of revenue for isis gener n e million a day. >> the sll-sries provide fue operations. money to finance their continued attacks throughout iraq and syria. >> reporter: the pentagon released these before aafr ptoeris were struck. >> these rerie operable rig we didnt them but you c be pump anything out, petro >> reporter said it wants to keem of that inre a that down the road it coud used by the moderat opposition. while the attentionsfus an the air strikes in syria, th aerial as well. on we...

But with incredible toughness and resolve, resubsequently took control of the observation post and returned fire on the enemy. as the enemy drew nearer, sergeant pitts threw grenades, holding them after the pin was pulled and the safety lever was released to allow a nearly immediate detonation on the hostile forces. unable to stand on his own and near death because of the severity of his wounds and blood loss, sergeant pitts continued to lay suppressive fire until a two-man reinforcement team ar...

In radio situation reports and conveyed information that the command post used to provide in direct fire support. sergeant pitts courage, steadfast commitment to the defense of his unit prevented the enemy from overrunning the observation post and capturing fallen american soldiers and ultimately prevented the enemy from gaining fortified positions on higher ground from which to attack wanat vehicle patrol base. sergeant ryan m. pitts extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the c...