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Former president was paid to speak to a veterans group. not how much the amount. thats not really the big issue for a president. they make a lot of money for public appearances. this is about the event itself. abcs brian ross investigates. ♪ and im proud to be an american ♪ >> reporter: with flags flying and lee greenwood singing -- ♪ at least i know im free ♪ >> reporter: a severely wounded veteran, officer jennifer injured in afghanistan, gets a specially adapted home, thanks to a texa...

Has a swimming pool two black isis flags flying. and its patrolled by isis women who if you dance, smoke, gamble or do anything fun you get executed. >> you though,e know dont get a room near the isis machine. anyway i went on hotels.com to read the reviews. rooms are clean, free wi-fi. down sides are the beheadings. but they do have free continental stonings and the mini bar is actually a bucket and a goat so you can milk it. and they have complimentary lashings when you check in. its wonderful...

Hillary clinton getting a rock star reception. a crowd of a thousand went wild as she arrived at a barnes & noble in manhattan for a book signing for "hard choices."lu]xd some of her fans slept on the sidewalk to be among the first to meet her. in chicago today. now to a major setback for the iraqi government. militants in control of the city of mosul after a stunning swift takeover. iraqi soldiers provided almost no resistance. heres abcs martha raddatz. >> reporter: the sound of all-out war....

Qaeda operatives assemble in the open, flags flying, the u.s. unaware. >> its an unanswerable question, as you say, the u.s. has had a very aggressive drone program in pack can. about 100 drone and missile strikes under president obama. those strikes have killed something like at least 30 of al qaedas top leaders. to see this shows that these guys think that somehow, wherever they are, theyre not being surveyed by american drones or satellites. >> when you look at the video, you can see some of ...

Country that had a government that was aligned against our enemy iran, and had no presence of al qaeda. go into iraq today, it has a government thats aligned with iran and there are al qaeda flags flying over two cities. >> our traditional military there as opposed to the covert forces that go in more surgically and take care of terrorists and groups and that sort of thing. >> i actually saw it as more problematic when its covert, because then the american people have no idea whats going on. you...

>> and hillary clinton said i had to compete with you in the iowa caucuses, and therefore i had to say i was against the iraq surge, purely critical -- >> how does that make you feel? that those that went out and fought for the country -- >> i was outrageous, and i was an advocate for the surge, believing we could change the tide. because it matter, were there, do we end it properly and finish it. or do we see what we see in fallujah, the black flags flying, in afghanistan, were going to see the...

Helen, youve watched him a long time. what do you think? >> i think he is going out of office with all flags flying. certainly his policy, and hes had some big successes. but on the other hand, hell come back tonight and on monday were going to ask him about the special prosecutor. >> happy new year, helen. >> tough all the way through. by the time i was in the white house covering president bush, she became a columnist, more opiniona opinionated, courted controversy as well. in a statement yest...

President since john f. kennedy, is that fair? >> right. >> president bush post-election day funk seems to be hitting his stride again. what do you think? >> i think he is going out of office with all flags flying. foreign policy is his forte, and hes had big successes. but on the other hand, hell come back tonight and on monday well ask him where his notes are for the special prosecutor. you know, this is -- >> happy new year, helen. >> tough all the way through. by the time i was in the white ...

Countrys history. she was the first and only female british prime minister. flags flying today at half staff at buckingham palace, parliament and 10 downing street and queen elizabeth offering a ceremonial funeral at st. pauls cathedral. if you dont know margaret thatcher, what she stood for and how she changed the country. a small sample, in her final speech to parliament back in 1990. >> for the industries we have privatized are now in the top ten british businesses and at the very bottom of t...

♪ born in the usa ♪ i was born in the usa ♪ i was well, finally in this half hour, a holiday check-in with our abc news "made in america" team. weve reported here before that buying gifts made in the u.s. would put so many more americans back to work. >> and the examples of people taking that idea to heart just keep rolling in from across the country as abcs anchor david muir reports. >> what would you like me to bring you for christmas? >> reporter: it was the question that got us think...