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Course, hes the young man whose body was not found for 48 hours. the big question, also, how is it that rescue forces did not come into the area for over an hour. how are they sent on a mission with no medevac and no rescue forces readily available to help them. these are all the questions the pentagon is supposed to be answering. but let me underscore something, what we learned a few minutes ago is were getting a briefing, were getting the summary, we will be able to ask questions. after seven ...

The way to the site to see who they can rescue and what the state of the helicopter is. there are no reports at this hour it was hostile fire. but again, these are very initial reports about what has happened. of course, this helicopter was flying alongside another. they always fly in pairs. theyll be talking to other crew about what they may have seen. was there any indication of hostile fire. this has just happened in the last couple of hours. details are very sketchy now. again, u.s. military...

Rescued by helicopters. so clearly within research of rescue forces. still, of course, the search goes on. they were not able to rescue or recover three on board the plane and the work goes on to try and find them and rescue or recover them. those families, of course, facing an agonizing thanksgiving holiday, waiting for word about what has happened to their loved ones, jim. >> no question. the tempo of operations in the pacific is particularly high now. you have additional aircraft resources. y...

But this is -- biblical catastrophe? you bet. this now requires high-volume, continuous, 24 hours a day capability rescue power, pure and simple. so that means you have to have helicopters with infrared sensors. you have to be able to scan wide areas, see who is out there, get to them quickly. you cant have elderly people sitting for 24 hours, you know, with their feet in the water at a nursing home. the problem is this. the floodwaters still rising in some areas. these helicopters, and theres m...

Significant manner. they will have their own helicopters, their own rescue forces. if they run into trouble. so at the end of the day, that could put another 200 troops into the arena, even as an additional 50 special operations forces are scheduled to arrive in northern syria. it is a brush-up in the u.s. effort. but officials are telling us, it could still be weeks before troops arrive, what units will go and exactly how they will operate. allison, christine. >> barbara, thank you. there is ...

Killed in action. >> were good at intelligence, mobility, were good at surprise. we have the long reach that no one else has and it puts everybody on notice in syria that you dont know at night who is going to be coming in the window. and thats the sensation that we want all of isils leadership and followers to have. >> reporter: the new forceful number just dozens of commandos but they will have significant backup. helicopters to get to their targets, rescue forces if they run into trouble. pot...

Sensation that we want all of isils leadership and followers to have. >> reporter: the new force will number just dozens of command doughs. but they will have massive backup. helicopters to get to their targets. rescue forces if they run into trouble. potentially, some 200 troops in all, officials say. all of this, as a separate group of 50 special operations forces are to aprive at any time in northern syria to assist an tie isis forces there. the chairman of the joint chiefs underscoring, the ...

To fight isis? >> wolf, indeed. defense secretary ash carter has been facing withering criticism on capitol hill for president obamas anti-isis strategy. today he unveiled some new plans but will it be enough to deflect that criticism? hundreds of u.s. special operations and support forces heading to dangerous ground in iraq and syria. >> these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. this force will also be in a po...

In mali with guns and grenades forced hostages to quote the koran to win their freedom. thats what one rescued hostage tells troops who ended the bloody siege. moments ago the united states state department reported its all over. now two al qaeda shaw shoots claimed they teamed up to attack in the former french colony a week after the isis massacre in paris. >> rescue forces stormed the lobby of the radisson blu hotel, going floor-to-floor, stepping around bodies and racing survivors to a nearby...

Central time last evening is when radio contact was lost according to the other aircraft participating in the training mission. i wanted to also be clear that there was no incident, if you will, between the two helicopters. that the second helicopter recovered and all of those personnel, the aircraft itself have been safely recovered and found. >> so where is the investigation right now? >> we have a pretty good scale of rescue forces. i mentioned the coast guard. some county as well as our own ...