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Libya. those planes have blasted a libyan air defense with more than 40 bombs. im joined by msnbc military analyst, retired army colonel jack jacobs. good morning, colonel. >> good morning, alex. >> what do we know of these b-2 bombers, whats the goal of the missions and could our pilots be at risk of enemy fire? >> youre always at risk any time youre over a battle area, youre at risk. but these are very sophisticated aircraft. you see how theyre shaped. they do not reflect radar beams. instead,...

It was ambushed by an enemy raining down rocket propelled grenades and machine gun fire. according to the book "war" within seconds of the ambush starting every single american took a bullet. their medic was shot through the femur. the sergeant walking point was hit eight times. he was walking fourth and was shot in the chest and knocked down his life saved by his body armor. he got back up and weighed in toward enemy fire and pulled two wounded soldiers to safety. he grabbed and threw three han...

Grenades and machine gun fire. according to the book "war" within seconds of the ambush starting every single american took a bullet. their medic was shot through the femur. the sergeant walking point was hit eight times. he was walking fourth and was shot in the chest and knocked down his life saved by his body armor. he got back up and weighed in toward enemy fire and pulled two wounded soldiers to safety. he grabbed and threw three hand grenades. he ran up the trail toward the wounded lead ma...

On october 25th, 2007 in the valley in northeast afghanistan 22-year-old army specialist sal junto was with his platoon when it was ambushed by an enemy raining down rocket propelled grenades and machine gun fire. according to the book "war" within seconds of the ambush starting every single american took a bullet. their medic was shot through the femur. the sergeant walking point was hit eight times. he was walking fourth and was shot in the chest and knocked down his life saved by his body arm...

Long live your dog. purina puppy chow and purina dog chow. >> couple of quick headlines for you right now. a man tries to jump to his death from 39 stories high in new york city but he survived by landing on a dodge charger. the 23-year-old suffered two broken legs and a bruised lung when he hit the car. the cars owner credits the rosary that was inside. tiger woods former mistress is sparking controversy by doing a photo shoot at ground zero. its part of the reality show "celebrity rehab." she ...

Claims, jumped 464,000 americans filed for first time unemployment benefits, a big reverse over last weeks sharp decline. and, a deadly day to report in afghanistan. nato says two american soldiers died in a helicopter crash in the southern province of helmand and a spokesperson says enemy fire has not been ruled out as a possible cause. and a doctors group calling for reversing the increase of c-sections, the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists encouraging women who have had one...

A member of our service fighting in afghanistan in one of the most difficult fighting areas of afghanistan in 2007. the story is he ran into enemy fire, taliban enemy fire and saved at least a hatc half dozen service members. that he should receive this medal of honor. what do you think about this story? >> i dont think we need to speculate whether it will be made or not. it might not be. the process by which someone is decided to be a recipient of this medal is straightforward. it has to be for...

That developing story that we have covering all week long. veterans. hundreds of them. put in the line of danger. no, not by enemy fire but by dirty accidenttal equipment. 1800 veterans may have been exposed to hiv or hepatitis. this isnt the first time this has happened. i spoke to several lawmakers as well as a navy vet who got a certified letter telling her to come in for testing. i asked -- how could this happen? >> there was a moment of alarm, i have to be honest with you. but then dash thi...

Interesting to hear what he says now in american university in just a few minutes. meanwhile, democrats are down to the final four cities to host their 2012 national convention. charlotte, cleveland, minneapolis and st. louis will all get visits from the dnc, by the way. all those cities happen to be, drum roll, please, key swing states. the democratic convention takes place the week of september 3rd in 2012. for the first time since the vietnam war, the white house is concerning a warning f...

Need to be opened and dna samples taken in order to sort of the rash of mistakes at arlington national cemetery. the army inspector general related a whole list of problems that including more than 200 discrepancies between burial maps and remains. the white house may soon award the medal of honor to a living soldier. it is the nations highest honor for valor and the soldier who could receive it ran through a wall of enemy fire during combat in afghanistan in 2007. the army says that act saved...