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Its unclear when, before or after this footage, the americans here learned one of their own was gunned down. but their mission went on to rescue 70. that first combat death since 2011 in iraq forcing public acknowledgement american commandos were now boots on the ground. >> nick paton walsh, whos joining us now live. nick, what else are you learning about this mission? >> reporter: well, interesting, actually. the pentagon on the record now saying, somebody mentioned in that report that, in fact...

Bit of help will perhaps be the u.s. military, which still has a significant presence in afghanistan. it will have more helicopters and left power to get rescue teams to the area to help medivac people. houses built with mud, brick and unfortunately, they are not tall buildings, not high rises, they do tend to come down when the earth shakes this area. a lot of work will be needed to be done in the coming hours to assess the damage and to get to the people who may have been hurt and get them med...

Im dare a brown with the top stories. new video obtained by nbc news purportedly shows the raid on an isis prison in iraq. the joint effort between u.s. and kurdish commandos freed a number of hostages. one american soldier died in the operation. the city of houston activated emergency operations center tonight as heavy rains continue to fall throughout texas raising the risk of flash floods. parts of the state received upwards of 18 inches of rain. now its back to "lockup." due to mature su...

New strid video, dozens of hostages were freed. this was obtained exclusive by nbc news arab 24. this was apparently taken on helmet cams at a prison in northern iraq on thursday. u.s. and kurdish commandos pulled off that raid. raid in which delta force commando master sergeant joshua wheeler was killed. he was the first american to die in combat operations against isis. still ahead, the breakthroughs michael j. fox said he sees in the future on "back the future" day. and next, why jeb bush...

The first u.s. soldier to die fighting isis in iraq. elizabeth pram has more. >> the brand-new video obtained from news station arab 24 appears to be body cam footage showing the intense withdrawal of approximately 70 hostages, u.s. and kurdish troops stormed the prison after a tip the hostages were on the verge of being murdered. there are a couple of different shots you can see. in one of them you can see an isis flag hanging on the wall. another shows the troops clearing a line of men, some i...

Good day to you, sir. as a soldier, whats your interpretation in terms of the level of resistance they seemed to have faced and how risky this is and the tactics they used? >> operations like this are always risky. you heard the crack of gunfire. that was gunfire coming in. that was from the bad guys, not gunfire going out. its a very risky operation. but the way in which these operations are conducted tries to minimize the risk. they probably landed at a point by helicopter away from the object...

Guns or bombs. its the americans who seem in charge here. the captors relief palpable, u.s. officials saying they faced imminent execution. its unclear when before or after this footage the americans here learned one of their own was gunned down. but their mission went on to rescue 70. that first combat death since 2011 in iraq forcing public acknowledgement american commandos were now boots on the ground. in just the last few hours pentagon has released these startling pictures of what happened...

You see what must surely be one of the kurdish fighters on that mission which was supported by an advise and assist smaller group of u.s. commandos. it doesnt appear to corroborate much of what weve heard. you can see a long stream of what must surely be prisoners emerging. they were in familiar dress. what would potentially be the sunni arabs -- it is a staggering look at how the raids are undergone. at one point, i think i hear an american voice which gives you an idea of how close to the fron...

Hostages in a pre-dawn rescue mission after a tip the hostages were on the vernl of being executed and graves were already prepared. troops with guns drawn are clearing a line of men. you can see there some in blood stained robes with hands above their heads as they get rushed out of the buildings, at times with dark hallways fairly lit to get there. defense secretary ash carter said the raid was not originalaloriginal al ly intended to include commandos. wheeler had multiple deployment to iraq ...

News the footage, first obtained by the arab 24 news agency, is authentic. bullet holes in the walls suggest thered been a gun fight. a voice in arabic from the rescuers yells for the hostages to keep moving. they do. in filthy prison gowns. some appear stained in blood thas a move to safety. the commandos inspect another room with a large isis flag. what sounds like american voices can be heard. and an adjacent hallway is lined with what looked like makeshift accompliceon cells. they moved with...