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Authority down to his combat commanders. i don't think you would have seen this approved under the obama administration. >> dana: we haven't had a chance to talk about what the green berets are doing there. we know we just lost one of the green berets over the weekend. what is the range of responsibility that the green berets have in that area. >> they are unique in special operations forces in that they specialize in training and then combat advising local national either guerrillas or in this case the national afghan army. so of course you have your counter terrorism forces that are unilater...

We have breaking news out of southern afghanistan involving u.s. troops. let's get right to cnn's chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. what are you learning? >> the deadly fire fight involving u.s. special operations forces, a joint operation with afghan commandos, this was in marja, during that fire fight i was told one u.s. soldier was killed in that action. other casualties as well. after the fire fight a u.s. medevac helicopter landed at the site. while it was on the ground, it was hit by mortar fire, mortar shells nearby. there was concern it damaged the rotors, but it was ...

Given the kwoecordinates. i don't think the united states is going to go public of where we got the coordinates. >> i agree with bob. there were probably no forward air controllers but there are reports that there were u.s. special operations forces with the afghan commandos who were under fire and called in the strikes. it could have been something as little as tragic as confusing the do not strike area. >> thank you again. we will continue to follow this as more information comes out. up next, the case for and against arming teachers in the classroom. plaque psoriasis...

Afghan commandos, loaded into helicopters and headed in the darkness to a remote mountain top location in eastern afghanistan. down below, taliban fighters were holding dilip joseph, a relief worker and father of four from colorado, kidnapped, leaving a rural medical clinic just days before. the hard charging s.e.a.l. team moved in quickly to a group of huts where joseph was being held. gunfire broke out. joseph was rescued but the young navy s.e.a.l. took a bullet to the head. the decision to go in so quickly was made by the top commander in afghanistan, general john allen, who thought joseph...

Good morning. all eyes will be on the stock market tomorrow after the s&ps announcement friday night of the unpresented downed grade of america's credit rating. the ratings agency called the outlook negative signaling another downgrade is possible in the next 12 to 18 months. officials at the white house and treasury department are critical of the move claiming it was overly political and based on faulty accounting. but this weekend the nation is coming to grips with another story, the horrific loss of u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. saturday, insurgents shot down american helicopter killing 30 ...