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Nobody knows who is under the sheet. that way no one can come to his aid because he was a well known individual in the area. but there is so much going on and so much chaos that it really didnt draw a huge amount of attention. introductions were very brief, but these are units that we had no experience with. so our trust with them was actually fairly low. so things that are going through our mind as were grabbing him, is this a suicide bomber? is it going to be someone thats going to detonate an...

Actively searching in the -- and the coast guard has multiple assets on scene because we dont know -- it was very dark when the explosion happened. we dont know if someone was able to get off board with the flotation device prior to us arriving on scene. so there still could be people out there. we are actively searching. but unfortunately the more time that goes by the more difficult its going to be to locate survivors. >> can you just describe what that sort of search entails since we know mos...

Everyone was concerned, we could lose the vice president. cant lose many more of these, not a joke. this guy climbed down a ravine, carried this guy on his back under fire and the general wanted me to pin a silver star on him. i got up there and my word is a biden, he stood at attention. i dont want the thing, do not turn it on me, do not do that. he died. he died. >> reporter: washington post notes biden got the time period, the location, the heroic act, the type of metal, the military branch, ...

Operating base i went to and the separate one where i went to the streets where a young man pulled a person from a burning hum v. joining us now from "time" magazine. what has the reaction been. this isnt about just mixing up a story. the facts have come out showing the exact opposite of what he said. >> what is most interesting to me is how this whole thing has played into trumps hands in terms of the messaging hes putting out. i interviewed trump in june with some colleagues. at that time, he ...

That will argue we shouldnt be there. we shouldnt be fighting if foreign wars. we have no business being there. was there a way to remove u.s. troops or remove our presence or downgrade our presence there without setting off his generals? >> i dont really think so. we are already at 2000 troops in syria, right? it is downgrading that troop level anymore. so i think it is hard to talk about for so many reasons. it is a humanitarian disaster. there has been very little reprieve. so any which way i...

Mission in syria to not just the elimination of the islamic states caliphate which means getting rid of the territory, but people who keep going into the back and forth whether they are defeated are not are now in insurgency. probably for the next ten or 20 years. you will never eradicate the islamic state if you are looking to get every single fighter. but if you are looking to counterbalance iran and syria, never getting away of the assad regime, so now we will stay and counterbalance iran and...

Up on the u.s.-mexico border. an autopsy has been schedule. late today the homeland security department announced tell investigate. the girls death is provoking new concerns about the presidents immigration policy at the border. jonathan hunt as the story from los angeles. >> its heart wrenching. >> the homeland security secretary said the guatemala girl was in among people who illegally crossed the border to the u.s. the group was found by a team of 4 agency at 9:59 p.m. on december 6th and hel...

Guatemalan girl was in a tkpwroupl of 163 people illegally crossing the border into the u.s. according to a timeline provided by custom and border protection officials. the group was found by a team of agents. they were held at a operating base near the border, while being interviewed. the group had access to water, food and rest rooms. nearly eight hours later around 5:00 a.m. on the seventh the girl who had according to cbp officials showing no signs of illness was put on the bus for a 95-mile...

Talk about what it is like to be given this honor. >> reporter: thanks for having me. it was huge, when they offered, it was a huge moment in my life and my recovery. when i first lost my leg i thought i would never heal or people would look at me differently. when somebody presented me this opportunity to empower myself and show other people to embrace their differences and feel they were beautiful i jumped up. jillian: for people who dont know your story tell everyone what happened and how you...

Nervous when members of congress came through. we could say hi to them, hows the food, and thats it. but talking to the boys, who 13 to 17, some were really small but 13 to 17 age boys are a certain type of kid, theyre boys, not very verbally necessarily, some more willing to talk and smile back. some looked really distant. what that worker was able to do to talk to jessica is what i wanted to do. as a mom you wanted to ask them questions, how are you? wheres your mom? whens the last time you sa...