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Individuals but we also saw some people being retrieved in baskets. what are the most effective methods being used right now. >> you see one of them right now, hoist operations on the helicopters. depending on the situation ands it is as dire and as hard to get a ground vehicle there, you're seeing one of the most effective methods we're using. if the water allows for us to get our high profile vehicles in there, of course, we have done rescues by the thousands in that manner as well. let me tell you, the national guardsmen, the active duty soldiers, airmen, other folks that you see involved i...

World. they can provide counterterrorism, do counterterrorism strikes and generally have a footprint in southwest asia. you're close to pakistan. you're also close to iran. it gives you opportunities. it gives you assets in the region. now, tonight there's going to be a big focus on just how many additional troops. is it going to be a little bit more, less than 4,000. key things to look at. number one, will there be any contractors, outside military folks that aren't necessarily u.s. citizens. will they be involved in president trump's strategy. and then also, peter alouded to this just what i...

Shadow secretary of state in jird kushner. this is not sustainable in the long run. >> hans nichols, one of the things we heard most on the campaign trail, got the biggest applause from the candidate, trump, was he was going to defeat isis. what do we know about this new administrations's plan to do that? will jared kushner play a role? >> we know little about the official plan that was submitted at the end of february to the white house coming from the pentagon on what's in that plan, a they want to do. we suspect it involves a few more ground troops and a whole of government approach, gettin...

Us at the pentagon the more responsibilities for these civilian casualties is on isis. the u.s. is not going to change their behavior. you hear back and forth have the rules of engagement changed? officials say officially the rules have not changed. but they do say culturally there's been a shift. the ground commanders have more authority, people calling in airstrikes have more authority, and the fight is naturally accelerating, because a, in syria, you're closing in on raqqah, and you're getting into more dense neighborhoods that require close support. >> you're here for general mattis here. ...

The law has changed. it seems to me it's an idea that's come. now to task the ground commanders, commandant of the marine corps and chief of the staff of the army said we've got to figure out a way to do it and do it in a way that does not damage unit cohesion. i'm sure that people will be thoughtful and careful in administering it. >> you think its time has come? >> indeed, it has. the law's been changed. >> the book "known and unknown" a memoir. thank you, donald rumsfeld. >> thank you. >> what political story will be making headlines? [ male announ] for a better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyqu...