This National Disgrace . And the recalls, more in just three weeks, some so many in such a short time span . Good afternoon, everybody, im jake tapper, we have breaking news right now, cnn learn that had about 80 troops are deployed to the african country of chad to help find the Nigerian School girls who were kidnapped by the radical islamist terrorist group, boko haram. President obama said these troops will support the operation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance surveillance around nigeria and the surrounding area. The force will remain in chad until the force resolving the situation is no longer required. Joining me is rear admiral kirby, thank you for joining us. Explain exactly what the forces will be doing, how will it work . Well, jake, thank you for having me. These folks will be there mainly to support the aircraft that will be flown out of chad to conduct these reconnaissance flights out of nigeria and chad. These are folks to maintain the aircraft, and the data and imagery that comes off the aircraft. But theyre support personnel. Because they have to be armed for their own security that called on the president to help. Why chad and nigeria, not cameroon . Well, we have a great relationship with them. Chad is a great location in the area in which were going to be looking in. Roughly about the area of west virginia. And it doesnt just include nigeria but other countries. And so just geographically, chad is a great location to do this from. How long do we expect the forces to stay and help in the search . And do we have any idea when this mission will start . They have already started deploying to chad. They are already there. All 80 are there, sir . Well, i dont know about all 80. You know, were just working our way through this, jake, so ill have to get to you on the exact numbers that are already there. But it is about 80 total. And they will be there until they are no longer required. The president has made this a priority. He has made it clear that well do this, consistent with that direction. And does the pentagon have any idea where the girls were . Last time we spoke they had no idea. Well, jake i wish i could tell you better news, we have no idea where they are, we still believe they have been broken up into smaller groups and dispersed. And some of them have moved again, unfortunately. And that is again another reason why were putting these extra personnel in chad and will continue to work with them. I want to show you what the general said just a short time ago. The search for the kidnapped girls is ongoing. The nigerians are in the lead. Were continuing to lend our unique assets and capability to assist in the search. She said this before the announcement from president obama to congress that these troops had been deployed. Is she referring to this aid . These individuals helping with the drones or is she referring to even more beyond that . Well, i think right now, you know, i wouldnt speak for jen, but i think were talking about these 80. Were talking about the dozen or so that we did deploy as part of an Interagency Team down to the ba embassy there, nabujah, and that is just these folks. As always with these things, you said in troops to deploy some drones and some troops to protect them. And then two years later you have five army bases and 100,000 soldiers deployed. How is the pentagon guarding against Something Like that happening . Well, it is not about guarding against that happening. We follow orders. We execute the decisions that are made by the leaders that we report to. And the mission right now is really centered on two things, jake. One is doing a gap analysis, what we call in the pentagon a gap analysis. Helping the nigerians figure out what requirements they might need. And that is what the small team which is working in the embassy, which is what the smaller team in the agency is all about. The second track, the second focus is isr, surveillance and reconnaissance flights to try to help the nigerians find these girls. And that is the track that is supportive of the 80 folks that are going into chad. And i would also add, just to remind your viewers, these 80 folks going to chad are maintenance personnel. They operate the aircraft, to keep it flying, theyre security personnel to protect the aircraft and the personnel that are there and other support personnel. These are not combat infantry troops, these are troops there to support the reconnaissance mission. Lastly, admiral kirby, given the Drone Operators out of new mexico and place like that operating drones on the other side of the world, why is it necessary to deploy 40 u. S. Troops and 40 support personnel to chad. Why cant this be done remotely . Well, because the aircraft. Yes, youre right, these things are often remotely piloted from as far away as back in the United States. That is actually true. The actual operators of the aircraft. The aircraft itself, this is expensive gear and equipment. We want to make sure we protect it and maintain it. It is still a piece of machinery that is going to need support. Rear admiral jonathan kirby, thank you for joining us. Thank you. And vlad, what kind of enemy is the u. S. Facing in these nigerian people . Tell us more about boko haram. Reporter hey, jake, boko haram is a terrorist agency that really became militant in 2009 when their leader, Yousef Mohammed was killed by the police. In the last several years they have killed thousands in nigeria. Mostly in the northeast, but they struck here in the capital, and in the central town of jost just yesterday, they have hacked people to death, burned people alive in their homes. This group has attacked mosqus,s churches, police barracks, just in the last month alone theyre responsible for 1500 deaths. There were twin blast s leaving 118 people dead, and the attack bears the hallmarks of boko haram. How are the people on the ground dealing with this crisis . Well, this attack sort of highlights the reign of terror that people in nigeria have been living under. The people of nigeria are trying to get the government to stop the flow of violence. We report on these attacks nearly every week. Bombings, fire bombs of peoples homes. School attacks, as you know, jake, this horrific attack where on april 18th, the boko haram kidnapped 276 girls and six weeks later were still unable to find these girls which is why i think you see the United States starting to step in along with other countries. France, china, all part of an interagency operation and a regional plan to try to bring these girls home. Stay safe, my friend. Coming up, the president promising accountability. The veterans hospitals are being looked at. He is against the killing of u. S. 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And that any nominee who rubber stamps and grants such power to a president is not worthy of being placed one step away from the supreme court. Now senator pauls stance demands some contacts, in 2011, a handful of American Drones handled by pilots thousands of miles away crossed into yemen, one of the People Killed in the raid was Anwar Alawlaki. He defied the attempt of the underwear bomber, he was also an american citizen, born in new mexico. And his death at the hands of the u. S. Government without permission from a judge or congress has been deeply controversial ever since. Senator rand paul joins me now. Senator paul, thank you for joining us. You stood today specifically against the appointment of david barren to the u. S. Court of appeals. Answer me this, how was Anwar Alawlaki anything but an enemy of the United States. I am not arguing that he was not an enemy. I am arguing, though, that there was a difference between an accusation and a conviction. And in our country, even if you are a terrible person, if you are a rapist, you are accused, then given a chance to confront your accusers. The burden is on the government. There has to be a burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt. These are very important points, you get a lawyer, your day in court. These are the most back fundamental things that we grant to the most despicable of people and crimes. So i think it is a dangerous and slippery slope to allow american s overseas to not allow a trial, just to have an accusation. Well, the american government, just to play devils advocate, they would argue they have the right to kill. Someone who has its sworn purpose of killing the people of the United States is basically doing the same thing. And this would be true if he were holding arms and shooting at our soldiers. He would get due process, and i have no problems of anybody killing him in a field of battle. But that is really not the circumstances. He may have been a plotter, probably in all likelihood who was a plotter. But i would do for people who commit treason, is try them for treason. If they dont return home, provide them with a lawyer. And i think we would have much better justification to say this is part of the american tradition if we have a trial, a lawyer and a judgment from a jury and not so much a secret judgment by one branch of government. Due process involves having a lawyer. It involves a trial. And you cant really say that you have given due process or that youre really you know, giving due deference to a lot of the things that really are what america standing for. Do you have any doubt that Anwar Alawlaki was part of the team that would have set the underwear bomber on that flight to kill as Many Americans as possible . I think the evidence looks pretty convincing. So im not holding him up as a great paragon. But what i would say is in a trial, what would happen is you would be able to contest your accusers. Confront your accusers. This is a fundamental tradition that came out of maybe a thousand years of jurisprudence, to have a lawyer and have your day in court. So when we decide in secret by the government one branch, based on one group, that is not consistent with the bill of rights. The bill says you have to have presentment of an indictment and shall get due process, no one shall have their life, liberty or freedom taken away from them without a trial. So this does go against our tradition. We should be careful because of our fear or hatred often justifiably, what were fighting so much for is for the bill of rights. If we give up our bill of rights in our pursuit of terrorists i think really we will have mistaken what we have fought for. Thank you so much, senator rand paul. And coming up, a tornado heading towards the Denver International airport. Well get the latest on the Tornado Warning there coming up next. 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