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Missing soldier, we made the decision to make sure that all of the resources were available. >> sergeant johnsons body was discovered two years later by nigerian forces and returned to u.s. troops. he said that the troops are not allowed to accompany local forces if they expect enemy contact. the special forces unit that was ambushed had only been in niger for a few weeks. >> thank you for that update. we appreciate it. kimberly, your thoughts? its because of the, first of all, in terms of the w...

Of internal critics, people that admire sarah huckabee standers but think that she made a hugely -- >> i can believe both of those things, we have seen the effect of the presidents words and actions on his own white house, we heard bob corker today say there have been times that folks in the white house have called him to try and intervene, when the president was about to do or say something that was off the rails, so we have seen that happen consistently. sarah huckabee sanders is the spokesper...

Militarily, and what were doing. but i didnt know there was a thousand troops in niger. >> we get different stories of what actually happened. we had some stories that said our soldiers actually engaged in a battle that actually pursued them. we had others that said no, they actually attacked us. >> americans should know what is going on in niger. >> yes. >> should know what caused the deaths of four brave young americans. one of the fights im having right now with the administration is that arm...

Did the mission of u.s. forces change during the operation? did our forces have adequate intelligence, equipment, and training? was there a pre-mission assessment of the threat in the area accurate? did u.s. force -- how did u.s. forces become separated during the engagement, specifically sergeant johnson, and why did it take time to find and recover sergeant johnson? >> now, the four men that were lost, you just saw their faces on your screen. everybody saying that they support these families, ...

Happened in niger? >> mr. president any questions on the ambush? >> is there anything more youd like to say -- >> those last questions that the president walked away from, those where the reporter mentionmentio mentioned mrs. johnson those reflected where the president has steered the conversation too rather than talking about what happened in niger. hes not just refusing to discuss the ambush and the four soldiers that were lost. hes chosen instead to volunteer false information how he and othe...

Your words, your tweeting thats causing this to rise the way it is. >> i also just kept thinking about -- i kept thinking about the intensity of ms. johnsons words about the name, that he couldnt seem to remember the name that maybe shes recalling that in a way through the refracted through the presidential brief. >> sure. >> but lets say thats the case. thats like the most basic thing in the universe. its also something mark knoller long time white house correspondent said has been a problem no...

Long war against these shadowy forces. so nobody wants to be part of trying to get a hold of that and owning that. it is much safer to let the pentagon do what it does best. >> so, then, does that make it more controversial? is there controversy around niger that we should all be focused on? >> theres controversy, unfortunately, and this is the hard politics of the situation. theres controversy when something like this, a disaster like this, happens and then we as the public are forced to sort o...

These things appropriately. and on top of that, of course, you have a president who cant help but brag on himself and say i did it better than obama and other presidents where i made calls and they didnt and of course they did. you have the white house scrambling to make the president a truth material when in fact he isnt in this case and it makes a bureaucratic problem become a real political problem. not to mention the personal problem it is for mrs. johnson who felt heard by the president of ...

Is it she has not been able to see her husbands body if she wants to. and he had to answer that -- and again, i think he tried to answer it as sensitively and with as much emotional reticence as you can have around this incredibly fraught and personal issue. he suggested that while protocol might sometimes suggest that family members would be cautioned against looking at their loved ones remains in a case like this he said ultimately it is up to the family and so the implication of general dunfo...

From "voice of america" and nbc news we have our first disturbing key insight as to how that day unfolded and why. joining me is courtney cuebe. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> can you tell us where the story came from. youre not naming sources obviously. when you tell us the theory that investigators are leading toward, how hard are they leaning on that? >> its been a rumor, candidly, since a couple of days after the attack and after sergeant johnsons was found. there w...