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Speaking out and importantly still looking for answers about what happened to her husband. >> joining us now, republican congressman steve russell of oklahoma. also, we should know, an iraq war combat veteran. congressman, thank you so much for being with us. i know you didnt get a chance to hear myeshia johnson this morning. among other things, she said the presidents tone made her very upskp upset and that the president didnt remember her name. but she also said shes not getting answers to bas...

Important to the country overall. >> bill: interesting interview there. general david petraeus on sunday when asked about the controversy about this phone call to the widow of a fallen soldier. david bossie, former deputy campaign manager for donald trump and fox news contributor. welcome back here. i just wonder where this conversation is getting us? if anywhere when you are trying to think what is in the heart of any human being. >> its really hard. the old adage of no good deed goes unpunishe...

Star widow, the widow of sergeant la david johnson. kasie? >> thanks so much. i know you have a busy day there. well let you go. i do want to show everybody a little bit more of that conversation that myesha johnson had this morning where she talked about exactly how she felt about president trump and what she would say to him. take a look. >> i dont know how he got killed, where he got killed or anything. i dont know that part. they never told me. thats what ive been trying to find out since da...

Point. and people share with you what they felt. i think what congresswoman wilson did was give the family voice where the family could not at that time, so broken as they were, could not speak publicly. >> any moment we will hear from sergeant johnsons wife, from his widow. she is speaking out this morning. we will play all of that for everyone momentarily. congresswoman lee, congresswoman add always, thank you for your perspective. >> good to be with you, alisyn. >> good to be with you, too. >...

President gets criticized if he does make the call. does make the call you happen to have someone in the car who goes to press. this person is someone -- this member of congress is someone who has said that the president has a brain disorder, hes crazy, that hes cold hearted, they -- you know hes a racist, calling for the presidents impeachment, the list goes on before this started. >> i would say i dont think there are a lot of clean hands in where this has gone, extent the one person with clea...

Ver veteran, who saved 60 people in four days of live action in vietnam in 1970. back to you. >> all right. joe johns for us at the white house. thanks so much. i want to go to the pentagon. cnns ryan brown is there. and ryan, just heart-wrenching comments from myeshia johnson. among others things, she says she hasnt been allowed to see the body of her husband. whats being done to answer her questio questions? >> well, theres an ongoing investigation being launched by u.s. africa command which o...

Nancy pelosi which the president suggested he was interested in doing at one point. >> sandra: here is what the president said talking about daca and building the wall when he sat down with maria bartiromo airing this morning. >> we all working on daca and see if we can get something with daca. we have to build the wall. look at what is happening in mexico. we have to build a wall. i would like to do something with daca and we are negotiating right now with the democrats. well see if we can come...

Armed services, intel committee including the foreign affairs committee. >> are you satisfied in terms of these inquiries youre talking about, potential inquiries, are you satisfied the administration is committed to transparency here? >> oh, sure. i think the administration will be committed to transparency. these green berets had evidently been there some time, conducted many sorties and somehow or another this one went sideways in a terrible, horrible way. >> let me ask you, too, about the pr...

To remember my husbands name, and that will hurt me the most because if my husband is out here fighting for our country and he risked his life for our country, why cant you remember his name? and that is what made me upset and cry even more because my husband was an awesome soldier. >> instead of any answers to what happened in the niger ambush earlier this month and why sergeant johnsons body was separated from the other troops and left behind for 48 hour, the president is continuing his feud ...

She serves on the local level, the state level. now in congress. he for him to try to demean her character and her integrity in this way is absolutely unacceptable. >> so congresswoman leave, if chief of staff john kelly said my memory failed me, sorry is, thats enough? >> first of all, let me offer good morning. let me offer my sympathy to the families of sergeants john john, johnson, wright, and black, they are the most important in all of this. there is room for apologies from all in the admi...