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As a forward observer, one of the most dangerous jobs in the army. he received two bronze stars. jake parker served with hood in afghanistan. ar putting your life on the line on a regular basis was not orything new for hoodie. >> reporter: hoods dream was to be a golden knight. he didnt make the team on his first try, but his persistence and personality paid off. d a veterans day celebration last year, hood said he was proud to serve. >> its such an honor. its very humbling. i probably never wou...

Canister and lighter fluid. a metro nashville police spokesman don aaron. >> there is a great possibility that he intended on using this propane canister as some type of an explosive. >> reporter: two minutes after being alerted to the attack,na officer jonathan frith was onnf the scene and confronted montano. >> i got a job to do. i have to save lives. if i have to, i have to go in there and engage the target. >> reporter: the 29-year-old montano fired his pellet gun several times before he was...

Rick perry, rick santorum and lindsey graham will commiserate and hold their own debate watch party. >> pelley: weve learned that a key military unit that cost u.s. taxpayers millions was routed in syria in its first contact with the enemy. both the cost and the stakes are high. the obama administration is depending on u.s.-trained syrians and iraqis to roll back the islamic extremist group isis, which has dismembered both countries despite daily u.s. air strikes. one pentagon official described...

Heinz maibaum dug out smoldering tree roots while collette harmon roped off dead trees. >> its tedious. its tedious.th the most important thing is the fire goes out and everyone goes home safe and the town is safe as well. >> reporter: this work is a whole lot more dangerous than it looks. a lot of these trees are hollowed out and fall downnd without warning. firefighters call them "widow makers."nd the wild and wicked rocky fire burned 109 square miles and destroyed 43 homes. it was a fire fuel...

>> reporter: some of theat mandatory evacuation orders were lifted today so some people areg going back to their homes, butgh firefighters still have quite a bit of work to do, scott. s they say they will be putting out hot spots until at least monday. >> pelley: ben tracy in the part of california thats already burned up. ben, thanks. tonight too much rain is on ai collision course with taiwan. this is typhoon soudelor churning the pacific with gusts of 120 miles per hour.he it could drop 20 in...

>> look at the size of that. >> reporter: vacationers near bass lake were forced to flee as white smoke billowed in the air nearby. the fast-moving fire erupted without warning in the dry sierra mountains southeast ofamen sacramento. >> the flames when they crested the ridge there were 500 feet tall. >> reporter: the willow fire began burning in dense forest saturday afternoon, quickly doubling in size by sunday evening. matt kubiak has lived in the area for decades. >> everything else i can rep...

>> reporter: ethiopian journalist edom kassaye and zelalem kibret were released from prison just before president obamas visit here after charges of inciting terrorism and violence were mysteriously dropped. were you abused in prison? >> yes. >> reporter: you can say how? >> slapped. beaten. >> reporter: the two wrote for aor blog critical of ethiopias one- party government. four of their colleagues remain in jail. have you written anything as you were before since you were released. >> im afrai...

This 60 mile section of the border. the increased number of air strikes will give cover to so- called moderate rebels as they fight isis, but its not clear which or how many rebels will be protected. some of whom are linked to al qaeda. americas $500 million plan to train and equip moderate syrian rebels has so far only yielded around 60 fighters. turkey hopes the safe zone will encourage some syrian refugees to return home. nearly two million syrians have fled to turkey since the countrys civl ...

Mistake. so you know what? they are going to pay for your mistake right now. >> drill instructor monsaurat ponse sees his job as a task master. hes been here for ten years. most of the jails drill instructors have been through a special three-week boot camp with the u.s. marine corps. >> what little i can provide them here, a little structure, give them an opportunity, just that one thought at that one time before they make that fatal mistake of either getting high, picking up a gun, or violatin...

Mistake. so you know what? they are going to pay for your mistake right now. >> drill instructor monsaurat ponse sees his job as a task master. hes been here for ten years. most of the jails drill instructors have been through a special three-week boot camp with the u.s. marine corps. >> what little i can provide them here, a little structure, give them an opportunity, just that one thought at that one time before they make that fatal mistake of either getting high, picking up a gun, or violatin...