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Six months. they were not expecting trouble. they went to see some local leaders and pay their respects and visit with them. and they were ambushed. it was very unexpected. so there is always, whenever theres death of a service member like this, theres whats called a line of service investigation. and now theres this more formal one thats also ongoing, which is looking at the very basic facts of what happened here, everything from who was actually there when the gun fire and the rpgs started com...

Democrat congresswoman totally fabricated what i said to the wife of a soldier who died in account, and i have proof, sad. but despite backing up the basics of her account, kelly went on to attack the congresswoman, who first met sergeant johnson when he took part in a minute forring program she had founded. >> it stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. absolutely stuns me. lets not let this be the last thing thats held sacred in our society. a young man, ...

Would be briefing us. we have a long friendship, and well hopefully get all the details. >> do you think the administration has been forthcoming up to this point about what happened there? >> of course not. >> in plain english thats a former pow in the middle of key mow 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 j...

Its unfortunate the phone call took place on the way to the airport to pick up the body. >> we will never forget the image we saw yesterday of, you know, johnsons pregnant widow, grieving and sobbing over his cass wet. we a -- casket. we are seeing that now. these men under 40 years old, its their story and their lives and their memory is being lost in what is very much a political debate. >> well, and some people have said we should not the politicize our loved ones lives, but for me i wanted t...

Who? >> especially when you hear this report, colonel, that la david johnson may have been left behind. give us some sense of context how that happens. we know the motto no man left behind. what can happen in situations like this? what do you have? >> chris, a firefight is something unlike anything else in human experience. its scary. its hot. its dangerous. theres screaming. theres blood. it is a terrible event. and i can see how in this confusion someone can be separated. now, this happens. th...

>> i have -- ive said it before and i truly, genuinely feel that hearing from the president at this point or at any point, honestly, im kind of neutral on it. its not really going to, you know, go either way for me as far as making me feel better. i feel that it would be an honor to receive a phone call from the president to, you know, have him set aside a few minutes just to call me and express his gratitude toward jonathans sacrifice for our nation. but at this point, i mean, ive had such a ph...

Secretary mattis is saying dont jump to any conclusions the troops didnt try. i dont think we are. i think the problem is right now we dont yet know the answer. >> barbara, stay with us. ill bring in admiral john kirby along with colonel warren. if nobody is questioning the dedication of the troops and trying to locate the body of sergeant la david johnson, why is the defense secretary likely character rising that as such and warning people not to question do you think? >> it sounds to me and st...

But once they had recovered sergeant johnson then its time to explain whats going on. three types of explanations lacking, why do we have forces in africa in the first place? operationally the second level, did these forces have the support they needed? did they have the medevac, the intelligence, the logistics, et cetera? and the tactical questions which are what happened on the ground that fateful day? it may be longer until that information comes out. theres massive confusion in the case of a...

The limb see the limb mow sooen to meet the body at the airport. i heard what he said because the the phone was on speaker. he said, well, i guess he knew what he signed up for but i guess it still hurts. theres no reason for the president to be so insensitive, not only to the family of this soldier, but the rhetoric is disrespectful to the family of every soldier that has paid the ultimate price for our freedom and our community is livid, because this was our hero. >> the family of sergeant la ...

Without a doubt the white house is going to be pressed on this issue here in the next hour. >> well be watching with you. caitlin collins at the white house. joining me now michael weiss, coauthor of "isis inside the army of terror" and steve warren, spokesman for secretary of defense james mattis. you have heard colonel that senator john mccain is not happy and feels like hes not getting the information he needs. when you look at that, how do you think the administration is handling this? >> we...