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-- >> the risk of a disaster is certainly a very high one in a combat environment like this. >> reporter: both planes were flying october 17th at hundreds of miles an hour. the russian fighter crossed less than half a mile in front of the u.s. surveillance aircraft. the two sides spoke about the incident. the u.s. says the russian pilot didn't even know the u.s. plane was there. the u.s. and russia previously agreed they would keep a distance of three miles between aircraft and an altitude separation of 3,000 feet. that bubble is now violated about every ten days by the russians, according to ...

Collision in the middle of the night. but mixed messages from the u.s. military. >> i don't think that it was perceived to be a danger. >> the u.s. believes it wasn't a deliberate provocation by moscow. but even if it is just bad navigation. >> the risk of a zaster is certainly a very high one in a combat environment like this. >> both planes were flying on october 17th at hundreds of miles an hour. the russian fighter crossed less than half a mile in front of a u.s. surveillance aircraft. the two sides spoke about the incident. the u.s. says the russian pilot didn't even know the u.s. plane w...

Ambassador to the united nations on fox said it's a good sign to see the u.s. on the offensive when it comes to dismantling the terror network. >> the need to defeat isis remains is strong or stronger than it's ever been. i think what we've got here is a clear example of americans doing what they do when they need to do it in combat environment. >> over the weekend his body was brought back to the u.s. arriving at dover air force base on saturday afternoon where both wheeler's family and secretary carter were there waiting. >> our thoughts and prayers to his family, okay. thank you so much. >>...

Of what matters is the american public who needs to understand we have 3500 soldiers in iraq now. they're there to train, advise and assist. we have these individuals under fire. we lost another american hero in afghanistan. master sergeant mckenna under fire in a train, advise and assist role. if the american people don't understand that, you know, white house definitions and president obama definitions aside, our soldiers are in great risk, they are in a combat environment, regardless of what the lawyers say, they are in a combat environment, if the american people don't understand that, i w...

>> no. watching the tape i think it's a clear case in texas they have clarity around do you know right from wrong opposed to insanity defense so i think the guy that i watched on the tape seemed like somebody that would know right from wrong and knew what he was doing that way. >> jurors were interviewed on abc's "good morning america" and some thought that eddie ray rout routh would use ptsd as an excuse. >> understanding someone in a combat environment and knowing this guy claimed to seeing combat but we now know he never was in combat so post traumatic stress is a crutch and it is a guy suf...