>> memorial observances getting under way in our nation's capital. a live look at the world war ii memorial. dozens of veterans are laying wreaths at the memorial. a bell ringing out for each and every one of those wreaths being laid. we'll have live coverage of today's memorial day events thro program. tragedy to tell you about this memorial day. at least 8 people are missing after powerful storms caused

flash floods in oklahoma and texas. forecasters warn it is not over yet. i'm gregg jared in for bill hemmer in america's newsroom. >> at least three people are dead after a firefighter was swept away. 2,000 people were forced to leave everything behind. now heart breaking stories as people are searching for their loved ones. >> i'm look for my mother. she is 91 years old and she lives by herself. i heard about the seriousness of the flash flood. i couldn't get her on the phone so i came down here to check on her. >> have you been able to find her? >> no. >> reporter: we have

wide-spread flooding in texas and home thanks to the historic rains we have been receiving. kimberly texas the blanco river crested more than triple its flood stage much 13 feet. the raging waters washing away up to 400 homes and members of two separate families currently missing in kimberly according to authorities on the ground. residents describing how quickly the water moved into their homes. >> i went to bet 12:30 1:00. heard the power go out wasn't worried about that. but then there were strange noises downstairs. there was an inch water. i woke my father up. trying to figure out how bad it

was going to be. >> reporter: at least 1,000 people have been evacuated from the san marco. two people hospitalized after a tornado hit the rockport apartment complex. city leaders working to get the displaced residents into a shelter. take a look at these aerial pictures from creek county, oklahoma. rising floodwaters inundated roads and farms there. a man died after being swept away by a swift currents. a firefighters also killed trying to carry out a rescue operation in high water. to make matters even worse. even more rain this the forecast for this entire region today in an area that is already as you can see from those pictures

completely saturated. >> reporter: incredible pictures of that wide spread damage. heather: some amazing video. this is a rescue near austin, texas. a kayaker's life jacket is the only thing stopping him from being swept away. bystanders becoming heroes, pulling the kayaker to shore. once he made it back to the land he was take to the hospital. he's expected to make a full recovery after all that. isis is advancing through iraq as baghdad launches a counter offensive in an effort to regain territory near ramadi. ash carter is speaking out for

the first time with tough words for iraqi forces. >> the iraqi forces showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. yet they had failed to fight necessity withdrew from the fight. that says to me and i think to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis to fight isil and defend themselves. heather: some tough words from secretary carter. how can we base our strategy against isil on iraqi forces? >> reporter: precisely. that's the question on the minds of a lot of people, especially capitol hill. from the white house perspective, it's yes that's

exactly what we want. we should let the iraqis do the heavy lifting with the americans coming in and providing assistance. but given what's happening with ramadi and elsewhere there are a lot of people on the hill who really believe it's time to rethink that strategy. >> we need a robust strategy and more troops on the ground and forward air controllers. 75% of those combat missions return to base without having fired a weapon because we don't have somebody on the ground who can identify a moving target. >> reporter: ground troops. that's what the senator said. but what he didn't do is talk about a specific number. we don't know what more would mean to john mccain. heather: white house officials are ruling out ground troops in iraq. >> reporter: that's right.

i asked josh earnest that very question. wouldn't 10,000 troops make a difference on the ground? and he made the pivot talking about 150,000 ground troops. he said the white house will reject at every chance the idea of more troops. >> the president based on his judgment and the country's experience in the last invasion of iraq does not believe that's in the best interests of the united states of america. the best way to approach this situation is to take the fight to isil in their own country. >> reporter: there it is. let the iraqis handle the fight themselves. the fight will rest in the hand of the folks who call iraq home. >> we'll talk about the strategy and whether it's working or not throughout the show. thank you so much, kevin cork.

>> tense moments on capitol hill. capital police detonating a pressure cooker found inside a suspicious car parked close to the capital dome. the bomb squad was called in and they safety detonated the device. police determined the object was not a threat. the owner of the car charged with driving with a revoked license. the boston marathon terrorists used pressure cookers like that to build the bombs that killed three and injured 200 in 2013. heather: in new orleans officers investigating after an officer was found shot dead in his car. police say he was working overtime to guard a public housing construction site.

gregg: dozens of world war ii veteran paying tribute to the half a million americans who lost their lives in that struggle. ceremony getting underway just a few moments ago. leland vittert is there. what are today events planned? >> reporter: it's a full weekend in washington for memorial day weekend. you have two focuses. one is remembering those who died and giving thanks to those who served. we are two hours away from the traditional wreath laying from the tomb of the unknown in arlington. all around washington you are seeing share moanies and interaction between veterans and the public.

it's a focus here at the world war i memorial. a lot of veterans, especially the world war ii veterans to share their story. something that won't happen over the coming decade. getting those story told and having the younger folk understand the sacrifices that went into keeping us free. gregg: what are some of the other events? >> reporter: you have a full weekend saturday at the world war ii memorial. you had a lot of school children. a lot of tour bus came through. senator bob dole was here to share personal stories. rolling thunder sunday, that started as a bike rally a vietnam veterans it's grown into a quarter million bikers

coming from around the country they have come from the pentagon to the lincoln memorial to remember those who have fallen and the p.o.w.s overseas. heat are * still to come ben carson officially wins the leadership straw poll. but the results might not tell the whole story. the unofficial winner could be scott walker. gregg: a major omission in hillary clinton's benghazi emails. did they ignore the growing crisis in libya. heather: the city of cleveland is bracing for a controversial visitor in the way of the acquittal of an officer in the shooting of a black couple. >> we are going to help you in this process. but if things turn violent as we stated in the beginning we'll take action to preserve safety in the city.

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heather: one major topic missing in the hillary clinton missing benghazi emails. virtually no mention of security problems leading in the up to the terror attacks despite warnings from ambassador chris stevens. byron york writes, during this

time the threats were ever present, but none seemed to penetrate hillary clinton's carefully constructed email world. thank you for joining us. as you point out there were warnings about benghazi security in the emails more than a year before he attack and a brief mention months before, about 7 months before. but more troubling to you is there seems to be very little concern at all or emails showing concern or conversation about the ever present violence in libya. how do you explain that? >> the benghazi attack was september 11, 2012. and the months leading in the up to that there had been an increasing level of violence in libya, attack after attack including bombing in june that blew a hole in the wall of the united states compound.

an investigation from the state department listed 20 incidents. august 16 christopher stevens the u.s. ambassador write an urgent diebility state department saying the security situation is bad. we could notwithstand a coordinated attack were it to happen here. and the attack comes september 11. what's striking is none of this stuff is mentioned in the hillary clinton emails. it's really the biggest issue -- libya is a big issue for secretary clinton at that time. she is proud much her role in overthrowing moammar qaddafi. it's interesting or oddity's not mentioned. heather: hillary clinton gave the state department 55,000 emails she said pertain to her work as secretary of state. only messages relating to the

2012 report on benghazi were released to the department. the personal ones. the 296 emails had been turned over to the house benghazi committee. why not the state department to begin with. >> that's secretary clinton's decision. she kept a secret system and she decided what to give the state department and what not to give the state department. then she destroyed everything on her system including the backups. there are a few possibilities for the absence of libya security in these emails. some republicans suspect she didn't turn everything over. that there were emails relevant to libya. she said she did turn everything

over. the second possibility maybe she have much for this issue. possible. but we do know she went through 60,000-plus emails, so she was an email user. the last possibility is there is not a lot of concern shown for the security situation in libya at the time. in has got to be some reason this rather pressing issue is not present in those emails. heather: what about the day of the attack. >> obviously she showed a lot of concern once it started happening. but there is one email much earlier in the day before it happened almost 6:00 a.m. she sent her closest aide asking to get a copy of a documentary movie made by a french celebrity

documentary maker. that's the only mention of libya on that dayment in attacks began. mrs. clinton and her lawyers say there are no more. so that's her answer. clearly republicans are suspicious about that. i think what republicans will have to do is find alternate paths to these emails. perhaps people who received them if they exist. people who received them through another channel. but if they can't' find an alternate path, i think they are pretty much stuck. heather: byron york, thank you for joining us. glenn: the french open a fan rushing the course trying to get a selfie with roger federer. veterans speaking candidly as part of a new program to fight post traumatic stress disorder.

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were ejected from a taxi when it hit a guardrail and threw them out of the car. gregg: as we pay tribute to our fallen heroes we are taking a look at a groundbreaking program. we are covering a program that's not often discussed openly. >> reporter: 22 veterans a day commit suicide. there are a number of programs trying to combat that. here in southern california a program is very successful in helping vets.

helping men and women who serve our country get back to living an everyday life. jacob returned home from war with ptsd and a sense of hopelessness and tried to end his life. >> when i came home, people didn't understand what i had been through. not being able to explain that is frustrating. at the same time i'm losing friends. they are coming home in boxes. how do i find my fit back in society after i just experienced what i have in war. >> reporter: the intense 5-day course uses a a whom is particular approach -- hughess a holistic

approach to healing. the malibu, california based program boasts a 100% success rate. for this vet who struggled with survivor's guilt. >> when you come home you don't know how to live, how to survive. my family got their son back. my brother got his brother back. >> reporter: he hopes more of our brave men and women can follow in his footsteps. >> every time i see a news story of another service member who took their life. i wish they could get a chance to get here. >> reporter: some of the men and come been who have gone through the program have come back as mentors.

this is one of the many programs this one is one of the most successful ones helping these men and women getting back into society. gregg: that's great to hear. adam thanks. heather: secretary ash carter blasting the iraqi army for its lack of defense. is it time for a plan b with regard to the islamic state. >> there is no strategy. meanwhile the president of the united states is saying the biggest enemy we have is climate change.

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to regain territory. defense secretary ash carter saying iraqi troops are coming up way short. >> the iraqi forced showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. yet they failed to fight they withdrew from the fight. that says to me and to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis to fight is i will rsh -- to fight isil and defend themselves. airstrikes are effective but nothing we do can substitute for the iraqi force's will to fight. they are the ones who have to

beat isil. gregg: joining us is lieutenant colonel bill gowan. always a pleasure to see you. it turns out iraqi forces vastly outnumbered the isis forces, yet the iraqi forces cut and run. that prompted ash carter's statement they don't have the will to fight. is he right? >> i'm not sure he's right. it's disheartening to see them run. but let's look at the shiite militias who are also iraqis who are supported by the iranians. they were key in taking back the city of tikrit and they have 3,000 of them moving to take back the city of ramadi. i think the difference is leadership. absolute lack of leadership on the part of the iraqi army. once u.s. forces left he

decimated the officers and senior ncos who knew what to do on the battlefield. he wiped them out and sent them home and put in a bunch of his buddies and friend and relatives to run the iraqi army. gregg: what about lack of leadership on the part of america? a week ago the pentagon said this. the coalition in iraqi security forces strategy to defeat and dismantle isis is clear and on track. it's working they claim. days late era maddy fell. kren come said this, we are -- centcom said this. we have a strategy and momentum will be on our side. the same day the white house said there is no new strategy needed here.

what's your reaction to that? >> senator mccain says it right every time he says it. if you are strategy is to run 10 or 20 airstrikes now and then. if our strategy is to wait until they have the sunni back on their side, we are talking about things that will take years to accomplish anything meaningful. in the meantime though we might have nominal success against isis. i think this administration's strategy is to sit it out. hope for the best and wait for a new administration to come in and pick up the pieces and do something with it. we all wish we were winning. i was in iraq many times. we all have the utmost respect for american men and women. i know iraqis who were engaged in the fight alongside us. a better strategy would mean having iraqis who know how to call in close air support.

nothing beats having an american with you or being able to call in an effective air trike to support you when you are in trouble. i think the strategy is to sit this one out as best we can and wait for somebody new to come in. gregg: if we are missing pieces that means decisions are not being made properly. what about the commander-in-chief, the president. ambassador john bolton was here and he said the president doesn't understand the terrorist threat and he's in denial. what about it? >> he absolutely is in denial. ambassador bolton is right. it's not only iraq and isis, it's other places where we are letting it make its way along carefully without any big plan to really go after those who are coming after us, gregg. in the long term the united states will pay a penalty.

>> thank you for being with us this memorial day and as always. thank you for your service. heather: on this are getting a unique look at one of the military's most grueling and intense competitions. >> he came home and said i want to join the marine. my first thought was no, you don't. his response to me was why not. he was signed up to do the recon challenge. he and his friend mark came in

second. >> i have been running for staff sergeant caleb immediately since he passed away in 2013. it's a bonding experience. you will never close an event like that, especially when it's not on the battlefield. here it's in your backyard it's at home. i'll run for him until i retire.

[♪] >> he's an amazing person. he always had a smile and a sense of humor and the most giving heart. he could make you smile no matter what. >> in a lot of ways it's keeping the brotherhood alive. knowing your name will never be forgotten. we have guys running for guys in vietnam. their names would never be up there if we didn't have young

marines who put them on their backs and carried them up the mountain. a lot of people think reconnaissance has died and we are not relevant anymore. but we are strong and thriving. we are still here and not going anywhere. gregg: that store crane video curty of the u.s. marines. they have our respect and greated a mishation. heather: it brings to mind the saying "freedom is not free." gregg: let's switch over to sports. roger federer is speaking out about the selfive incidents. why the tennis champ says he's very unhappy about it. heather: the results from the straw pole in oklahoma. there is a question about who really won. >> there is a reason we take a

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heather: tennis champ roger federer says he's not happy about an incident where a fan ran out on the court and tried to snap a selfie with him. >> today on center court where you would think this is a place where nobody can come on and nothing happen, that's where you do your job that's where you want to feel safe. i'm not happy by the. but nothing happened, so i'm relieved. but it wasn't a nice situation. heather: it reminded many of the 1993 attack against superstar

monica selus. it almost certainly crippled her career. >> once ban for all we need a commander-in-chief in this country who will tell it like it is radical islamic terrorism is a threat to us all and we are going to do something to stop it. gregg: scott walker bringing them to their feet at the southern leadership conference. the former managing director of the congressional campaign committee and ceo of new blue strategies. thanks for being with us. katie, straw polls are an

anomaly because they are fractional. really. so you can be like carson and have a terrific norgs this tiny event -- organization in this tiny event. but scott walker did not organize and he came in a close second. he is a kind of frontrunner? >> we can talk about the term frontrunner. we are so far out when it comes to the actual nominee. the term will be applied to many potentially thinking about running for president. scott walker isn't officially in the race and he still came in as a close second to ben carson. but the thing scott walker has going for him. since he came on to the national scene in terms of presidential politics he has been able to stay at the top of people's mind when it comes to who they want to learn more about. one of the biggest criticisms about him maybe he doesn't have

a lot of name recognition. but the benefits of that is he gets to define himself and talk about his record and the positive things he has done rather than having his record defining him. gregg: what was interesting was jeb bush was way down in the polls. he placed sixth. 4.9%. he's the former governor of florida. is the south up for grabs? >> i think that's the biggest takeaway from this weekend the south is up for grabs. there may have been a clear loser. but i will say at the end of the day with three of the main front runners not participating at that level you can't take too much out of these results. i also think ben carson had to do what he had to do to break out of the pack so he got that and accomplished that.

walker coming in second when no one else is even there. gregg: can days running for a second -- running for a second time. but senator ted cruz placed third, 16.6%. impressive? >> very impressive. there are two big takeaways. "a," voters want someone new. they want fresh blood. the republicans have a deep bench this time around and we don't have to do this recycling prong of candidate. it won't be a good run for someone like rick santorum who has been around for a long time who has come in nearly last. republicans have the new blood and that's what voters are focused on. we are talking about the south.

in the republican party there is a battle with social conservatives. and scott walker can pull in all aspects of those types of voters which will be beneficial to them moving forward. gregg: rubio didn't do that well but he also had to be in washington. so he wasn't organized and awasn't there. but in the "new york times," a hillary clinton matchup with marco rubio is a scary thought for democrats. that was the headlines. they said he could suck away from hillary clinton the hispanic vote. there is a comparison of generational and age difference is a disadvantage for her against him. you get 29 electoral votes in florida, are democrats scared of rubio? >> there is a lot of points why they should be. anyone who is an opponent to

hillary clinton we'll have to take seriously and run the best race. heather: could depression be linked to parkinson's. dr. marc siegel joins us. a massive fire destroys an airport hangar.

>> an eye opening study showing aling between two debilitating diseases. new research showing depression increased a person's chance of developing parkinson's. dr. marc siegel is a member of

fox news medical "a" team. one million people in the u.s. diagnosed with parkinson's. 10 million worldwide. what link has the study established between that and depression? >> this is a very, very important study. i want people to know what to look for in parkinson's disease. tremor a stiff gait, problems writing and using your hand and thinking and behaving. parkinson's disease affects a lot of systems in the the body. how do you know that you have it. this amazing study literally looks at everybody in sweden over the age of 50. can you manage that? everybody over the age of 50. they discovered if you had depression and they followed people for 6 years. if you have depression your chances of getting parkinson's

disease is three times what it is if you don't have it. the reason is because of a chemical in the brain called dopamine. people with depression don't have enough dopamine so there is a correlation. it may be an early sign you are going to get parkinson's. it's a risk factor. so do you think that this really will provide hope for people who are dealing with lead us to a cure? >> it's not proof heather. proof would be depression cows parkinson's. i'm not saying that and the authors on the saying that, but it looks like it's an early sign. for people over the age of 50 who may be depressed i might be looking more for it than i would have been before. this study will cow plea to check how people move, to check how stiff they are if they have depression.

maybe i can treat the depression and if they go on to develop the movement problem we would treat that. we need all the early diagnosis we can get. it's not proof but very, very important. heather: what should people be on the lookout for? >> the other thing the study shows severe depression is associated with parkinson's disease. first we are look at why are you depressed. what's happening in your life. is it a chemical problem. if you are having problems speak or walk or moving, look out for parkinson's disease. heather: thank you dr. siegel. gregg: defense secretary ash carter raising concerns about iraq's ability to fight isis as the terrorist group captured you are in territory in iraq and syria. heather: heavy rains sparking

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>> government forces in iraq gearing up to launch attacks against isis after the group takes key towns including ramadi. isis gaining control of the border crossing between iraq and syria. i am heather childers in for martha maccallum. >> and i am greg jarred in for bill hemmer. defense secretary ash carter raising questions about the obama administration strategy to defeat isis saying the iraqis shows no will to fight. those were his words. and new video showing the aftermath of an attack by syria's military targeting a town recently captured by isis. >> jennifer griffin joins us.

why is the defense secretary's admission significant? >> reporter: well it is significant because it means the current strategy to defeat isis that consist of no boots on the ground and partnering with locals will not work. it is a huge admission this memorial day. >> the iraqi forces just showed no will to fight is what happened. they were not outnumbered. they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. and yet they failed to fight. >> reporter: in fact several thousand iraq forces were overtaken by just 150 isis members who used vehicle bombs to scare them away. there was confusion about the weather and the impact of the airstrike and the shiites in the

iraq army don't have the will to fight toe to toe. >> we need more troops on the ground. just referring to airstrikes did you know 75 percent of the combat missions return to base without someone firing a weapon because no one is on the ground to identify the target. >> reporter: after millions in taxpayer money and training the iraq military is an army on paper only. they have sent forces in to fight in ramadi and at a key oil base. >> were the u.s. iraqi trained forces among those that fled the ramadi fight? >> reporter: iraq's special unit was there which was trained by the military, despite obama saying otherwise in an interview

afr ramadi fell. he said none of the iraq troops that fled ramadi were trained by the u.s. military. quote there is no doubt there was a tactical setback, although ramadi had been vulnerable for a long time because these are not forces we trained. the united states has trained all of iraq special forces at one time one official told us. heather? >> jennifer griffin, live for us thank you. daniel halper is here. editor of the weekly standard online. good to see daniel. when the president of the united states pulled out american troops did he miscalculate and misread the iraqis? >> it appears he did miscalculate and misread the iraqis saying they would be able to defend themselves having the strategy and forces in place to

do so. with secretary carter's admission of having no will to fight seems to have fallen by the way side. now the question is is obama willing to fight? he said he wants to degrade and destroy isis but he is not doing anything to achieve that goal. that is what we are looking at. >> you probably heard jennifer griffin talking about the president's interview with the atlantic magazine that raised eyebrows. the president said quote i don't think we are loosing at one point. if i can borrow a line here if you have to publically persuade people you are not loosing, you are probably loosing. what do you think? >> the whole administration is in denial and not able to face the fact of we are not gaining ground but loosing ground and

allies are gaining ground in iraq and syria and we are not stopping them. he is not seeing the facts as they and and compel a strategy to reverse the course. >> is he uninformed? he is telling the atlantic we didn't train any of the troops in ramadi. that is not close to being true. is this a guy who doesn't have a firm grip on what is going on which could be a problem since he is commander and chief. >> we don't know what information he is being given but we have to wonder if the circle around him is telling him information he wants to hear rather than as it is. rather they are giving him news that reinforces the obama narrative rather than we made mistakes because they don't have

the will to fight but we need to win this and degrade and destroy isis. >> is there much of an appetite -- john mccain said he need 10,000 more troops and he said that is non-combat american troops. these are special-ops forces on the ground to help targeting airstrikes. they would be additional advisors and trainers and train iraqi's with anti-tank and vehicle weaponry. >> there is another going to be an appetite if the commander and chief will not make the case. the question is will he decide his goal is degrade and destroy and now he needs to figure out how to achieve that. we have a stated goal in mind

and we are doing nothing to achieve that goal which sets us up for immediate defeat. if he is not able to think in terms of victory that is very bad and he laid the groundwork for defeat. >> daniel halper thank you. >> thank you and i want to thank those who have served and given it all for us to live in freedom. >> absolutely. we agree as well. thank you. in a fox news alert, severe weather in a plains states this holiday weekend. a news conference is underway in hayes county texas, near austin where officials confirmed 12 people are missing. the entire region is dealing with flooding including dallas holes completely under water. this is incredible video of a

tornado and lightning in kansas. not yet clear if this twister caused damage. but it is scary to look at. maria is live in the weather center with what we can expect moving forward. >> we are talking about more severe weather across the state of texas and the city of austin suffering from devastating flash flooding and severe weather. they are currently under a tornado watch. so severe weather underway right now. we have a severe thunderstorms watch for lubbock and san angelo. we have the storm system moving eastward and above that is warm humid air and storms fired up and there is rotation with the storms today so that is why we have the concern for tornados. multiple severe thunderstorms warnings in effect. the greatest risk is shaded in red including dallas parts of north central texas eastern texas and southeastern parts of

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an explosion sparking a massive fire at an airport hanger near houston. harris county firefighters rushed to the scene. damage is estimated at more thebethan a million dollars. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. no one was injured. the obama administration says they plan to degrade and destroy isis and the president insist we are quote not loosing the battle with the terrorist. but with isis advancing in key areas there is fears among republicans and democrats that the administration's strategy is

stuck in neutral. >> we need a strategy. there is no strategy. anybody that says there is i would like to hear what it is. >> i would say we are not winning but we are not loosing. we are seeing an ebb and flow and a stalemate. >> chuck nash is here retired colonel, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure heather. >> we have heard descriptions like stalemate, stuck in neutral, tactical setback. how would you describe the strategy of the obama administration? >> doing enough to appear like we are doing something and at the time time allowing the shit shitte to ground it up. >> what should he do different?

>> the gulf arabs seeing us taking iran's side striking a deal and supporting the efforts of the iranian-backed government in baghdad. from the iranian point of view we are involved too much in the region where they don't want us. they see themselves as the dominant power and we have been supporting the regime in the gulf, saudi arabia and uae. if you look at it from isis' position the iranians are heretics and the saudi arabia are too close loosing their religious zeal and not following the religion accurately and they are not in favor. and the leader of isis as far as he is concerned, he is taking the religion back to his roots. he and his people are the true believers and everybody else better get out of the way. >> it sounds like there is a

choice of a lot of evils. what is the best avenue? >> that is the problem, heather, that is average person in iraq and syria has flight. if you are part of the moderate, secular society, the sunni and anbar province are scared to death of the militia coming in. the militia is loyal to the iranian-backed aspect of this coming into the villages and killing young men because they are part of isis. and isis comes in killing the young men because they are supporting the government. these people are caught in a horrible situation caught between the sonni abatta --

sunni and shiites. >> they will understand the lives of americans lost at home in the battle of ramadi back in 2006. 70 americans killed during that. the whole anbar province which is where ramadi is a thousand americans lost their lives. did those families affected say ramadi does matter. this is what one mother said who lost her son: she said his blood is still in the soil and forever will be. what do you think of the comments coming from the administration referring to this as not a big deal? >> it is tragic. it is absolutely tragic. i think we better start looking beyond and into the future about what is being done. the reason why our enemies and

tyrants in general don't normally strike a democracy is because the democracy tends to be strong. we had street credit if you will. once you start to weaken that you entice our enemies to miscalculate and make a mistake and that draws us maybe into a combat situation with more lives lost. once you get that creditability, it is easier to maintain it far easier to maintain it than it is to rebuild it. unfortunately this is a multi generation rebuilding stage to rebuild our creditability in the world. between now and then i am afraid more young americans will die to get that creditability rebuild. >> thank you so much for joining us and thank you for your service as well, kevin. >> released video of a deadly

plane crashed. the moments before the flight crashed that killed four people. >> and we follow two brothers on the relay for the fallen.

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welcome back. newly released video of a deadly plane crash in atlanta earlier this month with an officer's dashcam capturing the firearm moments -- final moments. you can see the plane rushing out of sight. four people including the family dog, remember killed in that crash. the investigation could take up to a year according to the ntsb. marking memorial day by

helping military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. the 500 for the fallen relay is wrapping up after crossing several states over several days with each leg passing a memorial for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. brian is live with more. >> reporter: when soldiers sacrifice their lives for the country they leaves families without a mother or father and one foundation is making sure their children get the chance to live out their dreams. >> my father passed away when i was six -- two and my mom was six months pregnant with him.

>> reporter: this run helps raise money for the children of falling patriots foundation that pays for college for children who lost a parent in the line of duty. >> there are about 20,000 kids who lost a parent in the line of duty over the last 30 years. we plug the gap between the aid they get from the government and the cost of college which is about $35,000 for four years and one student. >> reporter: the relay started in concord, massachusetts with runners handing off dog tag and the american flag. the brothers running to spread awareness. >> college is expenses no matter if you have one or two parents. but loosing the father or mother makes it significantly harder to go to school. >> reporter: they hope to help other families while honoring their dad. >> we would appreciate the men we have grown up to be. >> reporter: the run ends in

arlington virginia today. the organization has helped 500 kids go to school. and families and supporters running in honor of kelan dunn and others. and the massive protest that happened after the acquittal of a cleveland police officer. >> this is a moment that will define us as a city and define us as a people. >> at this time calmer heads have to prevail.

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action network speaking out against the acquit oltal of a cleveland police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black couple after a car chase. civil rights leaders calling for peaceful protest and change. michael brelo was acquitted by a judge sparking demonstrations with 71 people arrested and the fbi and justice apartment and u.s. attorney's office plan to investigate the case. aaron erlich is here and nicole devoid is here who is a criminal defense attorney. the judge acquits this one police officer among the 13. there are two aspects to this. self defense and causation. let's talk about self defense. nicole a 137 shots were fired at police by the car, but all of the cops except one stopped and

that cop, brelo, jumps on top of the car and begins firing 15 rounds. how is that self defense? >> well it is self defense because this officer was under the belief that the gunshots were coming from the vehicle. he had good reason to believe that. these two folks engaged the police in a very long and dangerous police chase sometimes at over a hundred miles per hour. and then he hears constant gunfire gunfiregun fp firing. this turned out not to be as what he thought it was but it doesn't mean he perceived it correctly at the time. that is what the trial is about. >> aaron, every other cop among the 13 perceived the true situation to the extent the couple were not firing from the car at the moment. they stopped firing except for brelo.

again, you have to be in imminent fear of bodily harm for self defense. how can that be? >> the judge said the evidence was not conclusive with regard to it being officer brelo that fired the shots that caused the death. >> that is causation. but do you agree with the judge that officer brelo was entitled to fire the gun on self defense? >> i would agree. i think there was an imminent danger. the officer went on record saying he feared for his life. >> but all of the other cops stopped firing? >> those two individuals might have been dead from all of the shots >> all of the more reason you are not in imminent fear. everybody thinks they are dead. >> but the only way to arrest a criminal who is harmed is to

continue shooting. they can't approach the car until making sure the individuals are not a threat. >> the judge is ruling narrowly there is no causal link between the shots fired by brelo and the death of the two individuals. take a listen to the judge. >> the state didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that michael brelo knowingly caused the death of the two because the essential element of causation wasn't proved for both counts. i find the defendant not guilty of counts one and two as indicted >> did the judge get it right? if you cannot tell it is the defendant's bullets that killed him you cannot charge him. >> that is right. this is a difficult case for someone in the public eye but the judge made the right

decision. in order to be responsible for the death the truth has to be that his shots caused the death of these individuals and no medical examiner could make that determination. >> the feds are jumping in aaron. prosecutors in the state can't appeal double jeopardy but it isn't double jeopardy if the feds file a civil rights case against the defendant. >> unlikely. >> they did with the rodney king and other cases. >> if you are going to bring federal right charges you need to establish the officer intended to violate these individual's civil rights. given the circumstances where you have a hundred police pursuing this car because they believe not just the individuals

were armed but firing shots at the police officers this is nothing to do with civil rights. this is arresting a criminal. >> others might disagree and the law said it can be proven not expressed. >> you have to prove intent? >> they proved it in the king case. and none of the officers were yelling racial words. >> recently they have not been able to and chosen not to because the burden is so high. it is unlikely. >> we will wait and see. nicole and erin thank you. >> thank you. a day for americans to honor the fallen and remember their sacrifice. the u.s. marine core is sharing the emotional story of lance corporal keland dunn one of 185 soldiers from virginia, killed in the war of terror. >> it was a quite day and a visit no parent, no spouse no

faly would ever want to experience. being the point man being that person out front, he was inclined to fight till the very last breath. >> and absolute. >> run for the falling is running to remember all of the virginians who gave their life

during the war on terror. running for four days 250 miles, stopping each mile to honor an individual by name. >> he laughed. he smiled all of the time regardless of the situation. that was his mission; to make you feel better. we can never allow our fallen to be forgotten. >> mile 14. we were good friends in combat. it is important we honor them and never forget their names and keep their legacies alive. coming out and seeing the family today is really why i do this. the emotion that they have and

just to see that people still remember. >> when others chose to run or walk or do anything take up any moment of their busy schedule to say they remember they have no idea what kind of thanks they are getting. >> officer dunn, february 18th 2010, united states marine core. >> hand absolute. ready. two. >> the pain the sweat, the tears -- they represent all of the things that our heroes lived and died for. something like that that we as americans can never forget. look at them.

they are doing it for you. this is all for you. and for that there is no greater honor. and today as we talk about ramadi and the situation in iraq they continue to do it and give their lives. sfwl and our thanks to the united states marines for that story. a day of tradition at arlington national cemetery. the president taking part laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and hilary clinton's e-mail revealing a wealth of details about how she handled benghazi but leaving just as many questions unanswered.

>> it was a big weekend for car racing. the winner won 15 years ago as well. he worked his way back after his car was injured. and carl edward squeezing the fuel for the last drop for the win at the coca-cola 600. edwards took the win in the final moments at the charlotte motor speedway. the names of the fallen officers on the wind shield of all of those cars during the coca-cola 600 so that was a great thing for them to do. another news the first batch of hilary clinton's e-mails dumped over the holiday weekend. enough to link at lingering trouble for the obama administration and hilary

clinton's presidential campaign. we have michael bassell here who is executive director of the new york state democratic party and con contributor and denny is here as well who is a fox news con tributer. what about the timing of this? dump the e-mails on a friday holiday weekend, does that tell you someone is concerned that will affect the campaign in some way? >> i think there are significant concerns and the level of trust with everything going on under the clinton umbrella. we know the clinton's play by their own rules. hilary clinton has misled americans and put our national security at risk because the fbi has classified some of the e-mailed information. what the is he trying to hide?

>> what about the fbi classifying one of the e-mails? >> it is one of the 350,000. we know the facts of the story haven't changed. we know there was a private server. there is no bombshell information coming out and when the e-mails were sent back and forth it was sensitive information but not classified. this is being done in retro retrospect. i think the american people have had enough of the story and moved on. >> what about the things not mentioned in the program? i talked to york and you can see in the e-mails released she was warned about security concerns and knew about the increase of violence in benghazi. why this lack of concern in the e-mails? >> to your point i don't think

there was a lack of concern. it shows there was regular conversation with her senior policy aids about what was going on in benghazi. she was certainly quite circum about the information that was going back and forth. >> but listen you mention there is no bombshell hillary destroyed documents and how many e-mails? >> we don't know that she destroyed e-mails. >> we don't have access to them. congress subpoena the woman to get the information and nothing has been done. americans are not tired of the story. >> she said she wants the state department to release the e-mails quicker than they have been. from her perspective there is nothing to hide. >> you make a good point. the information she wants out there is the information she did not destroy.

what about the server itself? why thought turn that over? >> i don't know they why haven't turned it over. i guess they came to the belief there was nothing wrong about having the private server. everyone talked to about the issue said it didn't seem anything untoward with having the separate server. >> she has full control on everything going on. there is a huge level of trust when it comes to hilary clinton. >> everything we have seen leads us to believe there is no bombshell revelation about her role in benghazi. >> interesting you are saying what we have seen so far. the honesty issue is dropping. the overall voters the latest

numbers, her dishonesty rate jumped to 42 percent from 36 percent. do you think that will continue to unravel for her the >> you know i think some of these negative stories will have an impact but we are a year and change away from the election and there is no opponent among republicans yet. once you see a republican opponent and american voters comparing and contrasting you will see the difference. >> significant mistrust and this person is running for president. >> it will not have a significant impact on the campaign. >> we will see if that is true. it brings together hundreds wounded veterans each year. we are talking about the ride to

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a terrifying sight at a memorial day weekend event. a veteran sky diver coming in for a landing when the wind carries him off course into power lines. luckily the skydiver suffered non-life threatening injuries flashing a thumbs up sign before head to the hospital. he is now recovering at home. hundreds of wounded veterans honoring those who sacrificed their lives for our country embarked on a five-day journey

360 mile ride from washington, d.c. to virginia beach. and joining me now is john warden the president and founder of ride to recovery. thank you for being here and talk to us about the event. >> ride to recovery is a ground-breaking veterans program that saves lives by restoring hope and purpose. it is a way for life. it is a tremendous program for rehabilitation and recovery of veterans not just from the post-9/11 area but vietnam as well. >> and united health care is your presenting sponsor. this is dependent on the generosity of americans. >> yes. ride to recovery is a 501-c3 so we depend on donations from individuals and corporations to

make the organization possible. we have had support from people all over. it is going to be important to realize these guys who have been injured from 9/11 will need lifetime care. they were injured at 20-25 and for the next 40-50 years we'll be taking care of them and the government can't do it by itself. >> do we not do enough as a country to help the veterans who need our help? >> we need to do more. the va scandal is an issue of how the government tries hard but can't do it. as american people we have the wear with all and i know we care once the wars are out of the headlines people get on with their lives and are not paying as close attention as they need to, so it is important we realize these young guys will need a lot of help. we have to stick around for 40-50 years to make it happen

and be there for them. >> while we were talking we have been showing wonderful pictures of people participating in the ride. maybe we can show more. tell us about the folks out there involved in the ride. >> these guys are tremendous. we have 200 riders that are riding now making our way to virginia beach. we have everything from injured navy seals injured army rangers, injured infantry that served in vietnam, we have half a dozen vietnam vets riding with us. we have the 9/11 generation. these guys constantly prove to me and everyone in the organization that anything is possible. it isn't what people tell you it is what you decide for yourself. >> it is a tremendous mental and physical challenge, isn't it? >> it really is. that is part of what makes our program special.

when you am on the ride and ride with these guys who have been suffering ptsd or traumatic brain injury or physical injury and we get the guys back in the game alive and show them a path forward. we have a few riders on the ride. this is our eighth memorial day challenge. they started with the program and now they are coming back and you can see how much progress they made from being back. they went from out to in. >> john warden founder of ride to recovery thank you for being with us and best of luck to you and everyone involved. >> and just remember, today is memorial day, the day we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country and can't be here to enjoy what a great day in america it is. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. a large crowd and beautiful day at arlington national semp

cemetery. we are waiting for the arrival of the president for the laying of the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

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we help them fight the good fight. cvs health, because health is everything. gregg: and that's going to do it for us this memorial day. "happening now" begins now. jon: and we begin with a fox news alert as the nation pauses on this memorial day to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. i'm jon scott. patti ann: and i'm patti ann brown in for jenna lee. let's take a live look at arlington national cemetery outside washington where we are awaiting president obama who will lay a wreath at the time of the unknowns. today's remembrance comes as there are new questions surrounding the iraqi military a centerpiece in the u.s. fight to stop isis. a harsh assessment from defense secretary ash carter who questioned the iraqi military's willingness to fight for their country after isis captured ramadi last week. listen.