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Force with just their personal rifles. yet despite this forces were able to mount a counter attack and kill 20 isis militants. early on one of their vehicle was disabled. the u.s. force was split in two. they lost communication with one another. adding to the confusion of this battle. ask we are told that one of the groups that was separated had the u.s. casualties in it. a lot of yugs here in this very intense fire fight in this remote part of niger. >> what about the timeline on sergeant la da...

Terms of numbers was far superior to the group of green berets and other special american soldiers, special forces as well as the niger yen counterparts. now, when they split up it appears that several of the american soldiers had to get out of their vehicles to try and out flank the attacking force to try and change the nature of the engagement. and its believed that those three american soldiers killed were in that one area that was separated later, obviously, more than 48 hours later, sergean...

President trump responding just moments ago to the widow of sergeant la david johnson on twitter. he writes, i had a very respectful conversation with the widow of sergeant la david johnson and spoke his name from the beginning without hesitation. this comes as the family of 29-year-old army staff sergeant dustin wright who was killed in that ambush in niger is also speaking out about their calls with the president and what sergeant wright was fighting for. dustin wrights brother, william wright...

Being a salesman. hes trying to negotiate. >> robert, peter, garrett haake on capitol hill, thank you very much. we are taking a look at right now the prime minister of singapore is pulling up to the white house. you can see president trump there is waiting for prime minister li to arrive. the two men scheduled to meet today and were scheduled to hear from them later on today. we will bring you anything new coming out of the white house as we get it. but for now, lets talk more in-depth about pr...

>> 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...

National defense service medal, the army service rib upon. he had a special forces tab. and theres the youngest, sergeant la david johnson from miami gardens. he was 25 going from private to sergeant in just three years. he married his childhood sweetheart, who is now pregnant with their third child, who will now never get to meet their dad. e the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...and lower your a1c. wow. jardiance can cause se...

Days. pentagon officials pushing back on any notion that sergeant la david johnson was left behind. they insisted a major search and rescue mission was launched. cnns chief national security correspondent jim sciutto joins me now. jim, they were asked about when was the white house notified about the mission and it went bad. what did they have to say? >> they didnt give a clear answer just as they did not provide clarity to the circumstances whether you call it left behind or not, it took 48 hou...

To cooperate or approve or support requests by the military for additional equipment and medical support to troops in niger. the state department flat-out says no to the question of was any of that support denied to these troops. they say that didnt happen. but theyre not being so quick to answer the questions over, well, what was there bushback? h were any of these concerns, if there were any, elevated to the level of secretary tillerson? >> fredricka. >> all right. thank you so much. of course...

But it hurts anyways. and i was, it made me cry because i was very angry at the tone of his voice and how he said it. he couldnt remember my husbands name. the only way he remembered my husbands name because he told me he had my husband report in front of him. and thats when he actually said la david. >> this morning, president trump took issue with that last comment from myeshia johnson tweeting "i had a very respectful conversation with the widow of sergeant la david johnson and spoke his name...

The public record, mostly stars and stripes in local news from where these men lived. sergeant la david johnson, one of the men who was killed from miami gardens, florida. hes got a wife who is expecting a baby and a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old. he was so devoted to his wife, he tattooed her name on his chest. this is an american hero. there is only 1% who defend us, including your brother. god bless him. we need to hear their stories. not whether barack obama was better than him. thats whats s...