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Hominem. the vitriol weve seen over the last couple of presidential elections was exacerbated and made way more manifest during the trump and clinton campaigns. the reality is hatred is much more the norm in our political discourse than the exception. and i think all of us across the nation are seeing this sort of residue of that, and still really the life of that, in terms of our political discourse. >> i want to talk with you, all of you, but tom first, about the animosity, the lack of politic...

A lot to be anxious about living in afghanistan, but that he had no thoughts about leaving. >> tom knew what it was like to live in afghanistan long term. tom knew the risks of that kind of a trek through that kind of terrain. but i dont think there was any fear in tom. >> reporter: the christian relief organization for whom tom worked has denied the taliban claim that the group was targeted because they were trying to convert afghans from islam. it was strictly medical aid the group said, eye c...

Pyongyang. >> the bodies of ten medical workers have been recovered and returned back to kabul. they were stopped by the taliban, then taken into some nearby woods, lined up and shot. the british foreign office confirms dr. karen woo is among the dead. the u.s. embassy in kabul is working on positively identifying the americans that were killed. we do know that one of those who died in the ambush was dr. tom little, an optometrist who lived and worked in afghanistan for much of his adult life....

Quarter million afghans with eye care and eye care problems, about 2,000 cataract surgeries which were costing only about $50 apiece. extraordinary care in a country that didnt really have access to that kind of care, certainly in the remote areas where dr. tom worked. >> this is a senseless tragedy. >> sad story. >> thank you. tonight crews expect to begin the final step in permanently sealing the blownout well in the gulf of mexico. drilling could commence on the last leg of the relief well ...