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Killed in action in yemen during a nighttime raid. its one of the most dangerous missions that special operations forces are called upon to carry out. >> kyle milliken also served while serving as a military adviser to somali forces. the two navy s.e.a.l.s spent years on secret missions, dangers few knew anything about. congressman scott taylor, a former navy s.e.a.l. sniper knew them. >> its a big tragedy we lost boast those men because they were outstanding heros for our nation. >> cnn has obt...

>> reporter: on tuesday all 70 hostages met the president of the troops who helped rescue them. one paid tribute to american involvement in the rescue mission. but for the kurds, the success of the nighttime raid is bittersweet. they rescued these men, but there was no trace of their own fighters, including these men captured earlier this year and paraded through a town in cages. >> reporter: what has happened to them is unknown, but these iraqis are just happy to be alive and coming to terms wi...

So suggesting perhaps the president not be tone deaf, listen to what all the constituents are saying in congress because this actually had a good measure of support versus some other divisive issues. these subject. the u.s. special forces community is mourning, they lost one of their own in the first combat death in iraq since 2011. 39-year-old sergeant joshua wheeler, a veteran of 14 deployments, was killed while supporting kurdish fighters during a nighttime raid on an isis prison. how could a...

>> reporter: there are other more forward roles under consideration for u.s. forces in iraq. for a number of months u.s. officials have said they have the option -- possibly ground controllers who call in air strikes. that does not has not been made. kashlgs you look at an incident like this, its called a train and assist machine but this is a nighttime raid against a fortified target. the delta force commanders saw their kurdish partners in trouble, they joined the fire fight. under circumstanc...

But in the intense and prolonged battle that ensued when the nighttime raid took place, he was killed which leaves his wife who was captured as a possible source of information instead. special forces taking her with them alive back to iraq when they left syria after that raid. defense department officials say the troops were able to get communications equipment. and the real surprise is maybe this. for all of the chaos for all of the deaths on the isis side not a single u.s. troop was killed or...

By islamist extremists managed to flee his captors during a military raid. the 49-year-old hostage seized one of his captors bladed weapons and attacked a guard and one of his kidnappers. he was shot and wounded during the escape and is being treated in a hospital. and were also learning more now about the woman accused of killing an american teacher in the united arab emirates. authorities there released a video showing the nighttime raid on the womans home. >> reporter: in custody in a drama...

Harness, a vest if you like. they claim that they got the dog during an attempted nighttime raid by u.s. forces in december. >> and this story, israeli authorities have now forced hundreds of palestinian demonstrators from a tent city. this is video of the raid that happened last night. they say two dozen people were injured. israeli officials they say they gave the demonstrators ample warning to evacuate because of a rock-throwing incident earlier in the week. >> those tent cities have been set...

their suv flipped over a guardrail and plunged 60 feet to the ground. susan candiotti is standing by now. do they know what exactly happened, susan? >> reporter: don, they dont, this was a beautiful, sunny sunday afternoon and then something went terribly, terribly wrong. this suv as you mentioned, driven off a bridge. police say it was driven by a woman 45 years old. there was another woman in the car as well as an elderly couple, and three children, ages 5, 15 and 3, all of them wear...

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-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com major new backing and a brewing new controversy for the republican presidential candidate mitt romney. hes picked up one of the most sought-after endorsements of the campaign, but a remark by one of his top aides is now threatening to overshadow it. our national political correspondent jim acosta is with romney who is holding a town hall meeting outside baltimore. jim, what happened? >> reporter: wolf, as you just mentioned mitt romney is about t...