good evening. we begin with breaking news. pictures just coming in from the west coast. a military jet engulfed in flames at the end of a runway at point mugu navalir station. that's just up the coast from los angeles, south of santa barbara. the plane is a military version of the old boeing 707. a public information officer telling affiliate ktla the plane was being operated by a contractor called omega. according to the affiliate kabc, it crashed on what appears to be an aborted takeoff. there are skid marks nearby. we don't know went wrong or if weather played a role. there are high winds in the area right now. we know the crew of three managed to escape with minor injuries. we'll bring your more details as we learn more throughout the hour. now tonight, we begin keeping them honest, with a statement so outrageous it would be laughable except it concerns and tries to gloss over systematic killings by the regime in syria.