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This is something that comes from the top. it comes from president trump insulting senator mccain through years ago. it comes from general kelly insulting the family of sergeant johnson last year. this is a disgrace, as you said. what sadler ought to do tomorrow morning, she ought to get up, go to arlington national cemetery, go to section 60 and reflect on the service that people have given to this country for people like her and like me and what it means. >> i completely agree. i agree with wh...

But right now, especially when we see these horrific ongoing attacks in syria using chemical weapons, we have to track down everywhere and russia and china in particular can crack down more on north korea. >> tony blinken, thanks so much. tony blinken joining us. up next, there is a brand new video surfacing of sergeant johnson taken days before an ambush killed him and three other u.s. soldiers. plus our own goes undercover once again and exposes the truth about brutal trading routes of mig...

Communications proved difficult, officials tell cnn. >> its a farrakhir conclusion french mirages arrived overhead. >> reporter: one of the most emotional issues, the fate of sergeant la david johnson. his wife is due to deliver a baby this month. the ambush sparked global headlines when his body was not found and recovered from villagers for 48 hours. president trumps phone call to the widow was poorly received. >> that made me cry even more because my husband was an awesome soldier. >> reporte...

The troops had during the battle and how the mission was approved from the beginning. >> the questions include, did the mission of u.s. forces change during the operation? did our forces have adequate intelligence, equipment and training? was there an assessment of threat in the area accurate? >> reporter: a key question, did specific failures result in the 12-man team being attacked by approximately 50 heavily armed isis affiliated fighters and why did it take 48 hours to find the body of serge...

Would people make fun of you a little bit? you can be honest. >> you know, i think people are going to make fun of you just a little bit. >> reporter: do you think people think if youre meditating that youre going to kind of go soft a little bit? >> hey. i would say yes. >> reporter: i get it. i used to worry that meditation would diminish my edge in the hard-charging world of tv news. people who take cholesterol-lowering drugs -- then i had a panic attack, live on "good morning america." but it...

His colleagues, many of whom have embraced meditation. >> im a tiny officer. so, when i show up to scenes, its essential that im calm, my mind is in the right place and im able to talk to people. >> reporter: at a time of tension between officers and the community, they say meditation helps them manage stress on the job and not take it home with them. by the end of our visit, sergeant johnson is convinced. dan harris, abc news, tempe, arizona. >> we thank dan for that report. his book went on sa...

♪ ...and open up a world of possibilities. ♪ save 20% for the holidays at ancestrydna.com. >> you information on death of a soldier in africa now they say he went down fighting. sergeant johnson died in about a with terrorists killing three comrades and taking as many as 18 bullets in the process. for the report he was captured or executed at close range but the dod says that did not happen. his body was recovered two days later he was ambushed by isis terrorist while escorting forces. a com...

Through. what do you think now that they say sergeant johnson was never in enemy hands. he died in the initial firefight? >> it hurts me because la david honored his job. and to be told seven different stories, it really hurts me. >> let me stop you there. in other words, you have already gotten lots of stories from the military, from the commanders. tell us some of the evolution of what they have said to you. >> im going to just tell you the first story that we were told as a family. that la da...

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Improve. his daughter urged people to celebrate the holiday by giving to cancer research. coming up on "new day," allison has tired eyes like myself. thats part of no sleeping and crying after the cnn heroes stories. >> oh, my gosh! it was an inspiring night. christine, we missed you. they give you a new lease on life. i think you will all see a difference in my performance today when you tune in to "new day." look forward to that, number one. number two, we remember the ambush in niger and we...