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We've been seeking for some time. >> and ashley's war. the remarkable story of one woman breaking the brass ceiling on the front lines in afghanistan. >> she told me it's all about family family, god, country. that's what it's about. i was very proud. very proud of her. good day everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. italian authorities say they've busted an al qaeda terrorist cell network with arrest of 1 people in seven provinces. alleged to have been financing al qaeda in pakistan. two arrested are believed to be former body guards for owe osama bin laden. the u.s. and cia investiga...

Healing process will be slow. she has been through a tremendous horrific ordeal. i'm very proud of her and i love her very much. she is surrounded by the love of her family, friends, and community. >> the sheriff, in the meantime, not releasing details about what happened during hannah's abduction. the first-ever woman has taken command of the u.s. air force academy. michelle johnson was welcomed yesterday during a ceremony. the changes of breakthrough what is called the brass ceiling in the military. russian officials say gay athletes competing at the sochi olympic games will not face dis...

Japanese americans and african-americans in world war ii or women in combat, we've benefited as a nation. this is a good thing because they have a better pool, a bigger pool of people who want to do this. it's going to help women in the services. it's not just combat time. it's command time of a combat unit, alex. it's being a battalion commander of a combat unit, brigade commander, division commander. you won't get command of a division like the first armored division, first infantry division unless you have command time as a brigade commander. right now the only ones who can do that are the ...

Support roles that put them right in the middle of conflicts where the new front line is wherever the next ied or mortar attack or suicide bomb happens to b and while the u.s. military's old policy discriminated against the women as the casualties can attest, the attackers did not. 283,000 women have been deployed to iraq and afghanistan since 2001, and since then, more than 800 women have been wounded and more than 130 killed in those conflicts. so the pentagon's announcement was not only welcomed, but long overdue, and more importantly, it also shatters what has been a nearly impenetrable br...

Could have an opportunity to talk to you about women in combat. lucky we got you early to speak about senator feinstein's asa assault weapons ban. but the pentagon is going to make this change is lift the ban on women in combat. this move will open up 238,000 jobs that were previously off limits to women, as we know from the facts, 152 women have died in the iraq and afghanistan wars. women now currently make up 15% of the military ranks. yet, there's still a large resistance to breaking the brass ceiling, to putting women on the front lines. what's your reaction to this? >> it's great news. y...