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0 so, we continue to see that being added. did that help? >> yeah. >> toni. >> what steps are being taken to make sure that the entire 82nd airbornes immediate response that youre sending to poland, that theyre staying away from any harms way, in case theres an invasion? will there location be pretty much central poland and nowhere near the border? >> ill let the commander talk about where hes going to put the troops, tony. theyre sent over there for a range of contingencies. theyre multi-missio...

Basically, the turks are trying to get into. >> theyll get to -- theyre going to get there fairly quickly. they have artillery and air and the kurds do not have artillery and air. in the interim, whats happened is that those isis soldiers and supporters who are in containment areas have escaped. >> were five days into this, and yes, so you have the military forces from turkey who are making their way south as well as west. into syria right now. do you get a sense that they have people who are th...

A manhunt is underway for an escaped prisoner in texas. 44-year-old cedric marks is a professional mma fighter with multiple murder charges pending. police say he escaped a private prisoner transport today in conroe, texas, 40 miles north of houston and is considered extremely dangerous. cnn correspondent kaylee hartung is here with more on this intense search. kaylee, what do we know? >> reporter: fred, canine supports and ground units are on the lookout now for cedric marks trying to take this...

Now. how was he captured? >> reporter: it took air support and ground units to find cedric marks after this nine-hour man hunt. he escaped from this transport van as it was parking in mcdonalds. one of the drivers was near the vehicle. he took off on foot but as it turns out he cant get very far. he was discovered in the backyard of a home in the neighborhood of that mcdonalds. listen to a recount of his comapt from the man who lived next door to that home. >> i heard police running and screamin...

Issue of women serving in combat has been romanticized, especially from people who oppose it. they act as though suddenly the infantry and special operations are going to have 50% of women serving in the ranks and that is not true. the percentage is going to be absolutely small. we are talking, one, two, three 45. it is all that will make it or even want to try out. this is and suddenly, there will be a split 50/50, men and women serving in these grounds. >> martha: heather, what is your respons...

It took four trucks and numerous ground units to contain the fires, but thanks to the marines and firefighters, no major injuries. they are all heroes. thanks for watching tonight, i am shannon bream from washington. we will see you tomorrow. ♪ tell me about it. you know, its made me think, im closer to my retirement days than i am my college days. hm. im thinking... will i have enough? should i change something? well, youre asking the right questions. i just want to know, am i gonna be okay? ...

>> the sheriff department, fire, ems, allied agencies, volunteers performance perfectly as they carried out their duty to isolate and bring this incident to a close, they perform at the top of the game. >> midnight heroes, marines and firefighters, and public housing complex on fire. 3 marines stationed nearby showed up and got residents out of the burning building. and numerous ground units to contain the fire but thanks to the marines and firefighters, and they are all heroes. see you tomorrow...

At the kearn county sheriffs office, the air support team of deputies mcadoo and nelson. >> we got our gear together that we needed to conduct the hoist rescue, pulled the helicopter out, took off and started heading out there. >> as we were going out there, the first ground units arrived on scene and actually confirmed that they had six people stuck in three different trees. >> when they reached the scene, mcadoo and nelson are surprised at how swollen the river is. >> stuff thats usually dry l...

Deputies mcadoo and nelson. >> we got our gear together that we needed to conduct the hoist rescue, pulled the helicopter out, took off and started heading out there. >> as we were going out there, the first ground units arrived on scene and actually confirmed that they had six people stuck in three different trees. >> when they reached the scene, mcadoo and nelson are surprised at how swollen the river is. >> stuff thats usually dry land was underwater. >> it was shocking to see the peril that ...

>> i saw people gathering on the shore, they were looking and im sure that they had called the rescue team. >> two teams are called. the ground rescue volunteers and at the kearn county sheriffs office, the air support team of deputies mcadoo and nelson. >> we got our gear together that we needed to conduct the hoist rescue, pulled the helicopter out, took off and started heading out there. >> as we were going out there, the first ground units arrived on scene and actually confirmed that they ha...