CNN CNN Newsroom December 6, 2014 17:02:00
They lost the element of surprise at the last minute and that's when the bullets began firing. one terrorist ran inside the compound and shot the hostages. a u.s. medical team spent an entire hour on the ground trying to save somers and corky. one died on a u.s. ship, the other died on the way to the ship. what are u.s. officials saying about the timing of this rescue mission? >> reporter: this was a direct authorization by president obama himself, made here yesterday at the white house, and he explains a bit why he made such a risky move, really pinning it on that 72-hour deadline that was gi...