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Down. >> i do think of fleet week that goes on in the new york city area, and how great of an event that is for all of the sailors and whoever participates in that event. i dont think we should have tanks and nuclear weapons going down pennsylvania avenue. >> allegations of domestic abuse surfaced on wednesday when it was claimed that rob porter verbally and physically harmed his exwives. and they essentially doubled down on their defense of porter. on thursday it was revealed that top officials...

He think its ridiculous, a waste of money. honestly, he believes and i believe him, victories are to be celebrated, and veterans day. the president called for this parade because he had fun in france, liked all the big guns and troops parade in front of him. this really smacks of the president liking the way the north korean leader dictates a little too much. this seems about donald trump and making sure everyone knows he has the biggest button and not about veterans sacrifices. >> what do you t...

But i wouldnt be surprised if the president decided to do the interview anyway. >> would you like him to do it? do you think its in his best interests to do it? >> not speaking as his attorney, but speaking as someone who knows that this is the president of the united states, if he wants to do it, then he should do it. >> also tonight, congressman, the president wants a military parade. do you think thats something the pentagon should be working on in the midst of all the other priorities the mi...

Sequestration, demilitary strength. its on the mend, getting stronger every day. the world knows it. why not show off to our military how proud we are of that. >> steve just told the truth of what this parade is about, showcasing what republicans believe is donald trumps successes. thats very different than fleet week, a longstanding tradition to give the men and women of the navy and marines a break and celebration. >> longstanding parade, christine. longstanding parade. >> its more of a gather...

Funding the department of defense. cost would be a factor. i do think of fleet week that goes on in the new york city area and how great of an event that is for all the sailors and whomever participate in that event. >> not to mention all the fourth of july parades that we have every year. in every municipality around the country. >> and i dont believe that we should have tanks and nuclear weapons going down pennsylvania avenue, as you were just asking during that last segment. if someone had a ...

Angels so far and what theres to look forward to with fleet week there weekend. >> its definitely a stigma attached to mentally health issues. >> tonight youll meet teenagers working to end the stigma of mentally illness. and we are with the warriors in china. where steph curry isnt the only star. what make this man with glasses such a big one icon next to another, the golden gate bridge and the bl angels, it is fleet week and the best is yet to today. im dan ashley. >> im christian sze. you...

>> reporter: tonight, new video of the moment the crowd realized something had gone terribly wrong. listen -- >> that one didnt open. all the way back there. >> reporter: thats 27-year-old navy s.e.a.l. remington peters parachute. >> priority one fall, parachute down. >> his chute didnt open. >> reporter: his chute failing to deploy, sending him plunging into the hudson river. the u.s. coast guard pulled him out, but he did not survive. one witness captured this haunting image of his empty parac...

>> eric: were sad to report on this memorial day weekend that a navy seal fell to his death after his parachute did not open in a fleet week event. it happened near liberty state part in new jersey, across the hudson river from new york city. witnesses say they saw the parachute separate from the seal. one shot video part of the parachute there. navy officials say the seal landed in the hudson river. theyre investigating why the parachute did not open. bryan llenas live in the new york city news...

Yesterday here in new york. his har parachute failed to open during a fleet week demonstration over the hudson river in new jersey. the video of the aftermath there. brian yennis in new york with more on how this happened. hi, brian. >> good afternoon, leland. the u.s. navy parachute team the leapfrogs was conducting a demonstration. four parachuters jumped out of the helicopter, only three landed safely. this video taken from a nearby high-rise shows the falling parachute. the fourth navy seal ...

Half. a tragic accident played out sunday during new yorks fleet week. a navy s.e.a.l. was killed after his parachute apparently malfunctioned during a demonstration near the statue of liberty. authorities say he landed in the hudson river and was immediately taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. eight people including a sheriffs deputy were shot and killed in rural mississippi friday night. the shooting spree began when police responded to a domestic dispute involving 35-yea...