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Trust me. >> so, let's get to cecilia vega with us live tonight from the white house. and cecilia, the president also spoke today about that ambush that killed four american special ops soldiers in niger, saying for the first time that he did not specifically authorize their mission himself. and cecilia, you asked the president about his phone call with the widow of one of those soldiers, sergeant la david johnson. that widow saying the president didn't seem to know her husband's name. but the president strongly denied that. here's how he answered you. >> i respect her. i respect her family. i...

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Deaths of sour soldiers in niger, and the president also is facing scrutiny how he handled one death in particular. the death of la david johnson. johnson's widow myeshia spoke about his death and that phone call from the president. >> he couldn't remember my husband's name. the only way he remembered my husband's name, because he told me he had my husband's report in front of him. and that's when he actually said la david. i heard him stumbling on trying to remember my husband's name. and that was hurting me the most, because if my husband is out here fighting for our country and he risks his...

It hurts anyways. and it made me cry because i was very angry at the tone of his voice. he couldn't remember my husband's name. the only way her name my husband's name is because he told me he had my husband report in front of him. that's what he actually said la david. i heard him stumbling on trying to remember my husband name. and that's what hurt me the most because if my husband is fighting for our country and he risked his life for our country, why can't you remember his name? and that what made me upset and cry even more because my husband was an awesome soldier. >> sara murray joins me...

>> the house and senate armed services committee will receive classified briefings this morning about niger more than three weeks after the ambush. president tru after hearing the president stumble over her husband's name. >> he couldn't remember my husband's name. the only way he remembered my husband's name is because he told me he had my husband report in front of him and that's when he actually said la david. i heard him stumbling on trying to remember my husband's name. and that what hurted me the most. if my husband is out here fighting for our country and he risks his life for our count...