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Exploded. oh, my goodness, into flames. >> wow. >> after an out of control car smashed into them. the attendant is expected to be okay and the driver, amazingly, was not injured. in tucson, arizona, plans have been announced for a permanent memorial to honor the victims of the shooting rampage that nearly claimed the life of then-congresswoman gabrielle giffords. jarod lee loughner killed six people, injuring three. her successor was among the wounded. he said the memorial will remind the worl...

Explosion at the boston marathon, im told. >> a 26 mile 383 yard marathon and it was wrapping up when you look at these devastating pictures right at the finish line, these are pictures that were shot just moments ago. >> reporter: double bombings at the finish line of the boston marathon on april 15th. three people were killed, 264 others were wound ed. and days later a police officer would be killed. another wounded. within four days one suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev shot and killed by police. th...

Federal judges. well have to wait and see what happens next. time for a quick check of the head lines. a top russian diplomat said the year deadline for removing syrias toxic weapons will not be met. there are concerns about interference. police in louisiana searching for clues after a man killed four dead and three wounded and killed himself. in denver, the recreational sell of marijuana and handing out more than 40 so far and allowing owners of medical pot shops to sell to everyone 21 an...

My wife held my hand and we made a decision to amputate my leg. god bless the united states of america. >> amen to that. [ applause ] >> major give me a chance to serve be enlisted as a non commissioned officer to give scholarships to the fallen and the wounded and i thank my wife and my two girls for being there every step of the way. and major rooney and knowing and understanding that as ground pounders we cant leave each other behind. >> i see you every time you hear that story it is not like...

Basics you have been away out of the job market for ten years. >> sam was involved in an ied explosion. that is the signature of this war. brain injury activity. it is christmas and jesus christ came to give of himself for others and was willing to die on that cross for others. this is an interesting parallel for us today. sam was willing to serve for our country and it is the time to give. so why dont we give to the most n noble cause for our country. so well said. i know you do a lot of work w...

We have more now about those four u.s. troops injured on saturday when they tried to be part of an effort to evacuate kit americans. we now know that the four injured were part of a navy seal team that had gone in. their aircraft came under fire as they were attempting to land. the most seriously injured navy s.e.a.l., his injuries were so severe, there was concern whether he would make it. he has. he was bleeding out. they put that aircraft flew 500 miles after it was hit backing to uganda. the...

About it? >> we do. what we do know now is the four troops that were hurt were all u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. they had done gone on this mission to try and evacuate americans and they were going to provide security as the americans moved to the aircraft to be flown out of this very particular troubled region that they were going into. they all were shot from the ground while they were sitting in their aircraft flying in. shot in the legs and the thighs so what we understand from that is these bullets ...

Hearing? >> brianna, after four uss troops were intoedly wouldnt the in an evacuation attempt, this time the pentagon is taking no chances. if the orders come, this time they will go with significant combat power. as the wounded are brought out from the fighting in south sudan, the u.n. is racing against time to provide safety for 40,000 people being sheltered in its compounds. the fee -- more attacks from rebels are coming. >> weve been reinforcing the base. we have been literally digging and r...

Aircraft with 46 heavily armed troops on board were fired on. four u.s. troops were wounded, one seriously and rushed to surgery. >> its always a very tenuous skigs situation when you are flying into a relatively unknown very hostile environment. the rebels probably have whats, you know, is probably soviet former soviet union-type weaponry. those ak-47s are out there. >> reporter: all three u.s. aircraft sustained damage, but they were able to fly with the wounded 500 miles from south sudan to a...

Military officials are telling us three u.s. military aircraft came under fire when they attempted to make this landing in south sudan. they were all v-22 aircraft. they were going into a place called bor to try and evacuate americans working for the united nations. this is the very heart of the violence that is wracking south sue done. thousands of civilians are trying to escape. u.s. citizens trying to get out. the military was going in to get them out when the aircraft approached the landing ...