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Myesha johnson said she doesnt have anything left to say to the president and were told right now, be kate, there are no plans for the administration to reach out to the johnson family again at this time. >> all right. kaitlan, thank you so much. lets turn to the investigation, though. and what exactly happened in the ambush and what exactly the pentagon still does not know. ryan browne is at the pentagon with much more. you heard myesha johnson. she wants answers. what are you hearing right now...

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Killed. lets go to ryan browne at the pentagon. what do you know, ryan? >> reporter: 50 u.s. army rangers and about 40 afghan commandos were inserted via helicopter into the achin district on the border of pakistan. it was an intense gun battle. they came under fire almost immediately. their target, the top isis leader in afghanistan. considered so high value that they launched this large-scale operation. this intense gun battle was also followed by air strikes that estimated about 35 isis fight...

They are trying to determine what happened. you know, military officials talk about the fog of war. these kinds of things can happen in a close quarter fire fight. military looking into it. but they do believe the mission was successful, albeit at a cost. >> obviously our condolences to their families back here at home. ryan browne, thank you from the pentagon. up next, president trump is going to speak in front of the nra. this is the first time for him in his first 99 days as president. as h...

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They were trying to minimize the number of human casualties. >> a show of force. ryan browne, thank you very much. fred, thats an open question going forward. what follows this attack because if it was message sending, the real test is going to be is that message heeded then by the syrian regime and if were already seeing air strikes in the same area, remains an open question. >> whats the strategy? whats the plan? thanks so much, jim. check back with you. meanwhile president trump has no public...

President trump? our story begins from ryan browne. good morning or late evening, ryan. its been a fast-moving developments since about 8:40 eastern time last night. >> thats right, christine. were learning more details about the strike. it was 59 tomahawk cruise missiles launched against this airfield. the pentagon briefed reporters showing some of the evidence that links this airfield to the strikes that involves chemical weapons. that includes tracking data for the air force that took off and...

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He is still under probation for disclosing intelligence information. and robert harward. a former navy s.e.a.l. name in the mix. interesting to see who rises to the top. >> i know there will be a lot of questions. ryan browne in washington. the resignation of michael flynn followed chaos and contradiction at the white house. while the president stayed silent. lets get more from dan merica from washington. a head spinning few hours. at 10:30, there is an event at the white house. maybe he will ...