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Now, people start saying its a trifecta. its really a superfecta. the top four. and the confluence of all of them erodes trust in government. it erodes trust in the president. and a time when the president needs to be working on immigration reform, on debt reduction, on the fiscal situation, on all the international issues, this has got to be a major distraction and we dont know yet where things are going to lead. so the irs matter is something that everybody in america can relate to. you know, ...

Feed, you know, enemy fire with every charge and you jump and respond. on the other hand, you do need to deal with this. how do you figure out that balance? youve been there. >> you figure out the balance is the president has to focus on his agenda. but he also has to deal with the people around him so that everybody understands that the arrogance of power has no place in this white house in any white house. that the politics of destruction and demonization that come from a campaign have to stop...

Survived really owe their lives to father kapaun. >> reporter: ultimately, with his health failing, the chinese guards ordered father kapaun to what the prisoners called the death house. >> he said, dont cry for me, im going where ive always wanted to go. >> i think hes the finest man i ever knew. and i get all choked up just thinking about him. >> even before being awarded the medal of honor today, the pastor had already been awarded the bronze star for walking through enemy fire to drag wounde...

Forces viciously attacked the elements he calmly walked through withering enemy fire in order to offer aid and rescue through no mans land. they found thims surrounded by the enemy. facing annihilation, the able-bodied men were ordered to evacuation, however, chaplain kapaun fully aware of his certain capture left to stay behind with the wounded. after the enemies succeeded in breaking through the defense in the early morning hours of november 2nd, chaplain kapaun continually made rounds as hand...

Friendly element, chat lynn kapaun calmly walked through enemy fire in order to provide aid to the wounded in no-mans land. though they repelled the assault they found themselves surrounded by enemy. the able-bodied men were ordered to evacuate. however, chaplain kapaun ehe elected to stay behind with the wounded. in the early morning hours of november 2nd, he made round and hand-to-hand combat ensued. at chinese communist forces approached the american position, chaplain kapaun noticed a wounde...

Foxholes under enemy fire, refusing to leave the field of battle, to instead care for the wounded, he was captured and died in captivity at a chinese hospital. as the senate moves forward with the fracture tuesday debate over gun control. senators are crafting a bipartisan immigration proposal that they hope will face less opposition in congress once that plan is finally unveiled next week. joining me to talk about it "u.s.a. todays" immigration reporter and the national editor of the cook pol...

The base of it now. with enemy fire getting closer special forces are exposed as they move along the banks of the river. a soldier reloads, preparing for another assault. >> move it. >> reporter: we run towards the compound where insurgents staged one of their attack. >> pushing down this way, lets go. >> reporter: they quickly secure the area, not knowing whats behind these walls. >> somebody looking back that way? >> no. >> reporter: movement inside has everyone on high alert. >> somebody just...

Was an ied in this area with a number of associates. weve come into the open field and taking fire and we dont know where the enemy is but theres a taliban stronghold at the base of it now. with enemy fire getting closer special forces are exposed as they move along the banks of the river. a soldier reloads, preparing for another assault. >> move it. >> reporter: we run towards the compound where insurgents staged one of their attack. >> pushing down this way, lets go. >> reporter: they quickly ...

>> reporter: their only cover in this valley, low lying ditches and vast undergrowth. >> all right. this is what were going to do. were going to keep continuing up this [ bleep ] riverbed until we get to the left side. flank it with us. >> lets roll. >> reporter: for a brief moment they pause. special forces operator targets the enemy firing position with a 40 millimeter grenade launcher. but the fire fight wages on. we got intelligence that there was an ied in this area with a number of associa...

Weve come into these open fields and taking fire and we dont know where the enemy is but we know that theres a taliban stronghold at the base of this. with enemy fire getting closer special forces are exposed as they move along the banks of the river. a soldier reloads, preparing for another assault. >> move it! >> reporter: we run towards the compound where insurgents staged one of their attacks. >> pushing down this way, lets go. >> reporter: they quickly secure the area, not knowing whats beh...