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>> reporter: kelly lamenting that the deaths of american soldiers are being politicized while delving into poll texas themselves and ignoring the presidents role in the controversy. >> it stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. absolutely stuns me. and i thought at least that was sack red. >> reporter: for wilson, this is personal. the congresswoman was riding with johnsons widow to pick up her husbands casket when the president reached out. the call was o...

Like this it is about the most difficult thing you can imagine. theres no perfect way to make that phone call. >> well a rare and highly personal moment in the white house. chief of staff john kelly defending president trumps handling of a condolence call made to an army widow. >> and two former presidents from opposite sides of the political spec trump both warning in -- compelled president trump to power. it was an extraordinary day in politics. good morning, welcome to "early start." im dave ...

>> reporter: the deadly ambush in this remote african village happened more than two weeks ago. but tonight, the pentagon is still not providing a full and cogent narrative of how four american soldiers died after being attacked by an overwhelming force of more than 50 militants. officials said the full investigation, only announced today, is still ongoing. >> subsaharan africa is a very difficult place to operate. so, we will -- well investigate this. well have conclusions and those conclusions...

Our servicemen and women do. not for any other reason than they love this country. i do appreciate your time. >> sean: general kelly talking about his own son, talking about people like sergeant johnson. when we come back, the president weighs in heavily on the uranium one rush of cover-up. we have so much breaking news tonight. thats next as we continue from vegas. liberty did what? yeah, liberty mutual 24-hour roadside assistance helped him to fix his flat so he could get home safely. my dad s...

We have a long friendship and well hopefully get all the details. >> do you feel the administration has been forthcoming up to this point about what happened there? >> of course not. >> in plain english thats a former p.o.w. in the middle of chemo and it doesnt seem like he has a lot of time for delays. senator john mccain is not satisfied with the white house explanation about what led to the deaths of four u.s. service members in niger on october 4th. sergeant la david johnsons body was not re...

Support. they were armed. they didnt end up dropping their munitions. we dont know if they just flew over and scattered these islamic extremists that a tacking the americans. somewhere in the chaos of battle, the term you keep hearing in the pentagon is separated. la david johnson was separated from the other troops. the other forces there. theres an evacuation at first, some french helicopters come in, they evacuate the wounded. and then the dead -- remember, there are three american dead. they...

Was surrounded by the best men on this earth, his friends. thats what the president tried to say to four families the other day. >> reporter: the president did tell the widow of sergeant la david johnson that her husband knew what he was signing up for. but the presidents message, and how it was delivered, did not sit well with sergeant johnsons mother, who told "the washington post," "president trump did disrespect my son, and my daughter, and also me and my husband." and democratic florida con...

Now without husbands, fathers, sons. >> no, this is way beyond the pale. this young man is being buried tomorrow. the funeral is tomorrow. anyone -- >> sergeant johnson? >> yes, sergeant johnson. anyone can understand if the general had misremembered -- >> sure. >> or cited what happened. particularly when hes talking about his son. but shouldnt he have the same decency for this widow who is dealing with preparing to go and see for the first time the coffin that her husband in in. thats where th...

Bludgeon president trump. sergeant la david johnson laid down his life for his country, hes a hero. instead of honoring his sacrifice and family and trying to comfort his heart broken in grieving family, what do we have? the left-wing ideological mainstream media, frederica wilson using the dead body of an american soldier as a pawn in their sick and twisted political gain to take down the president. just look at some -- this is a tiny sampling of the many shameful ways the liberal mainstream me...

La david johnson, sergeant johnson as his mother raised him like a son. they were there. the phone call as i understand was on speaker, which sounded -- the president of the united states called, its an occasion, its a moment. and they were appalled at what they heard. rightly or wrongly, they were, and it wasnt intended to deepen mrs. johnsons grief, the widow, but clearly it did. and he didnt -- general kelly didnt seem to quite understand that entire story. >> by the way, myesha johnson, we s...