on sunday afternoon, at 4:30, an iraq and afghanistan war veterans talks about theodore roosevelt's citizenship in a republic address and offers his revisions for americans that i. about me, oris not roosevelt or where he is on the political spectrum. it is a call to action. it is meant to inspire, motivate, and remind americans of every generation what makes america special. that is worth fighting for. some of us carry a rifle, and many still do. if

. >> we'll be talking with an iraq war vet, the subject of a new documentary about the war wounds that aren't always easy to see. all of it begins right now. >>> hello, i'm gregg jarrett in for shep. a third-party candidate has entered the race for the white house. he says he thinks he has chance because surveys show the major party front-runners are two of the most disliked and distrusted politicians in the country. former new mexico governor gary johnson won the libertarian nomination for president yesterday at the party's convention? orlando, florida, johnson was a republican when he was governor. he was also the libertarian presidential nominee in 2012 and won less than one percent of the vote. this time around, take a look at this. a recent fox news poll showing johnson getting 10% in a matchup against donald trump and hillary clinton. that poll has trump beating clinton by three points but without johnson in the race the survey shows trump winning by the same margin. gary johnson's running mate is another former republican governor, william wells of massachusetts. johnson told fo

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he is an iraq war veteran. >>> from our south jersey bureau, a lacrosse team hit the playing field in of a fallen new jersey state trooper. the camden county lacrosse girls team dedicated yesterday's game to sean cullen. he died in march after a car hit him when responding to an accident. >>> the phillies kick off a program that plants trees when players knock one out of the park. yesterday students at s.j. meyers recreation center helped plant a tree. part of the home runs for trees initiative. here's how it works. for every home run a phillies' player hits at citizens bank park, a tree will be planted in city neighborhoods. >>> well, the trees and the grass already on the ground at citizens bank park getting their much-needed rainfall today. a little bit of steady rain on the way for tomorrow. the weekend we'll finally see the clouds take a break. your neighborhood forecast just ahead. jessica boyington is working the first alert traffic center, watching the roads this morning. how's it going so far? >> bill, we have tons of construction out there. you might want to pay attention if

chairman, and i know you are an iraq war veteran. i think it is incredibly important to spend time talking about the facts associated with the implications of bringing 100 detainees into the united states. first, i want to say i do agree with president obama in closing guantanamo would be in the best interest of the united states. this was a broadly-shared views from senior officials and national security officials in both parties in 2007, 2008, and 2009. george w. bush wrote about the necessity of closing guantanamo. there were a host of other high-ranking officials that agreed with the necessity of closing it. colon powell reiterated this year just how necessary it was. i want to go and express my sincere disappointment that you would so casually impugned the integrity of our military officers and men and women serving in the pentagon that they would be presenting what there is not their full judgment to this at the restoration. it is in the national security interest of the united states in closing guantanamo. i think you all an a

. >> as an iraq vet myself it is tough to watch him use the same talking points. what he should do is say you gave up on the surge. i hope he latches on to that. that would be the right way to go. >> they will say he was always in support of the iraq war. just a couple things according to people from bushes neither have a choice to endorse trump or being -- or be involved in anyway. i thought that would be interesting. >> thanks tom. >> chanel holds a fashion show in cuba. alley you said it was a bad idea and this is from instyle magazine for review. yhe -- she wore a red dress and a black beret a supermodel of the gorilla leader. >> the furthest then from a gorilla leader. is she married to tom brady? >> that's what i heard. >> i don't know who i dismyself more. i have a lot to think about. tom, you don't don't know what the per capital income is in cuba. i believe it is bees 20 a month. >> how about sending food? that would have been better. ors about. >> free vaccinations. >> very true. joanne you said art is about self-expression. you said fashion is about art

as an iraq war veteran of this generation and now in this role, it's the korean war generation and thee sure when my generation came home, we were welcomed with open arms, and we owe you a debt of gratitude for welcoming us home and making us feel like brothers. thank you so very much, every single one of you. [applause] as speaker ryan said, it could have been easy to look down. it could have been easy to turn your back. it could have been easy to put that uniform away and not serve anymore. but every single one of you showed what it means to be an american soldier. to be a soldier for life. that when you wore the cloth of our country, the love of our nation is stamped in your heart forever. and you continue to serve. you continue to be civic assets to our community, all over the world. when speaker ryan told that story about the colonel over there with the penicillin, our soldiers, we're quiet professionals. let me tell you something, you saved that boy's life. wherever an american soldier goes in this world, we make a positive difference. in your generation, in my generation, and it

an iraq war veteran written a best-selling book that creates humor and healing for many vets. is carter evans. >> reporter: why did you want to become a marine? >> it wasn't so much i wanted to be a marine as much as go to iraq. and i wanted to experience something crazy. and so -- for me it was look what's the quickest way i can get to iraq. that is join the marine corps. >> reporter: was there a point where you said, uh o., what have i gotten myself into? >> as soon as i got off the bus on the yellow footprints and dude screaming mine face, i was like what did i do? this is a terrible idea. >> reporter: you may not recognize him, but military men and women around the world no the characters he created. >> appreciate what you do. it make is my day. >> reporter: in his comic strip terminal lands. >> thank you so much, max. >> reporter: he has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media and for some his message and his drawings have left a permanent mark. like the title of his comic strip, max is a terminal lance, which means he only achieved the row rank of lance corpor

joining us in moments, sergeant bartlett, an iraq war veteran, badly wounded by an iranian-made roadside bomb in iraq, and carl h higbe, former s.e.a.l. and trump supporter. we begin in the newsroom with the latest details. >> just today, donald trump said on social media the event back in january raised almost $6 million for military vets. also today, trump turned around and told "the washington post" he never promised he'd raise $6 million, saying, quote, i didn't say 6. but then trump was reminded of this. watch. >> we just cracked, the sign was just given, we just cracked $6 million, right. 6 million. >> still, the presumptive gop nominee blames the media, posting on twitter, quoting, amazingly with all the money i have raised for the vets, i've got nothing but bad publicity from the dishonest and disgusting media. the media is trying to track down the money. trump's own people are the ones talking dollar amounts. his general counsel told cnn the event back in january raised $4 million or $5 million. last week, campaign manager corey lewandowski said the number was $4.5 million, incl

. >> an iraq war veteran gets ready to graduate from uc berkley this weekend, the unique way he's helpingife. this saturday, thousands of students at u-c berkeley will get their diplomas. ==raj/2shot== among them -- a marine veteran -- wh >>> okay. this saturday thousands of students at uc berkl will get their diplomas. >> among them, a marine veteran who survived a tour in iraq. we spoke to him about his new mission and how his battle didn't end when he returned home from war. >> then these rounds were inside of here blew up in my face. >> reporter: brian vargas says this ammunition box saved his life. he he keeps the lock to his gun safe inside along with pictures of his wife and the rounds that nearly killed him. >> life doesn't end with one bullet. >> reporter: he says the timeline of what happened on a rooftop back in iraq in 2007 is hazy. he and two other marines were on security watch when a sniper opened fire. >> i felt like what it's like to be gone and to give up if i really, really wanted to. >> reporter: he was shot several times, and during the gun battle, his ammunition expl

he was an iraq war veteran and former state attorney general battled brain cancer.old. dignitaries will be in ft. washington, montgomery county. among them, undersecretary and former congressman patrick murphy. a local remodeling company will also make a multimillion dollar donation for a houseth project in ft. washington. >>> i'm katy zachry. happy memorial day. if you're making up at the shore, get ready for wet roads out there. this is a live look right outside the widewoodldwoods, th garden state parkway, very quiet toll plaza. other shots i'm seeing extra traffic headed northbound on the parkway, potentially leaving the shore early because of the rain we're expecting later today. this is 95 near the philadelphia international airport where you can see ponding has bled into the roadway there. no issues to report on this stretch. i'm following a crash from the northeast extension southbound. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> tracking showers, especially at the shore. look at ocean city, new jersey. a dreary, rainy start to the day. and ther

major beau biden, an iraq war veteran and former state attorney general battled brain cancer. he was 46 years old. >>> today at 1:00 dignitaries will be in fort washington, montgomery county, to honor fallen heroes. among them, patrick murphy. a local remodeling company will make a multi-million dollar donation to a housing project for veterans in fort washington. >>> the weather out there today also affecting the roads. "nbc 10" first alert traffic reporter katy zachry has been very busy today even though there hasn't been a lot of volume. >> there hasn't been a lot of volume, but earlier we saw a lot of ponding on the roadways. that's dissipated. this is what we're dealing with down at the jersey shore. a lot of drivers, a lot of shore goers making an early exit from the shore. garden state parkway headed northbound where right now it is at a standstill at summer's point at the great egg toll plaza. this extends for miles on the parkway. look at all of the red we have on the map here. average speeds, 15 miles an hour. so pack your patience, it's going to be a long ride to ge

some of the people that you will see in the documentary are an iraq war veteran who sustained traumaticin injuries during the war. he was treated at the national intrepid center of excellence, which is at walter reed which treats service members who suffer from post-traumatic stressis brain injury. and he use the labyrinth there as a form of healing. >> a lot of different reasons for it. >> yeah. >> the national cathedral is spotlighted in your film. >> yes. >> let's take a look and listen to what they say. >> our mission is to be a spiritual home for the nation. and a labyrinth is really meditation practice that anyone can enter and engage with and find meaning in. >> now, your film is going to premiere soon, tell us about that. >> yes, i'm very excited. the film will premiere on tuesday may 31st a:00st at 7:30. at washington national cathedral. and it's free and open to the public. and there will be a labyrinth walk prior to the 7:30 p.m. screening at 6:30 p.m. it's part of the cathedral's monthly labyrinth walk open to the public. >> so better get there early, huh? >> that's right. >

of him but he is somebody who writes for the "national review" a conservative publication and he's an iraq war veteran and constitutional lawyer. he is somebody who they insist will have a lot of financial backing, a lot of resources, but again, not exactly a barn burner when it comes to a brand name, somebody who can genuinely compete against a donald trump and a hillary clinton. >> no question to say the least, dana bash. thanks very much. >>> developing tonight, insight into donald trump's controversial university a. judge in a lawsuit alleging fraud by the business just released nearly 400 pages from the trump university playbooks followed by step by step pinches convincing people to sign up for the quite pricey program. trump fought hard to keep sealed. drew griffin is out front tonight. >> jim, the playbooks just released after being unsealed by this judge on friday basically instructed trump university employe employees, sales people on everything from how to set up a room for a class and how to pitch perspective clients and the sales material is interesting. it shows what the lawsu

we took lots of risks and vietnam, but not the kinds of risks that people have in afghanistan an iraq. >> let me ask you -- >> let me -- vietnam was a civil war compared to this kind of thing. >> what you mean by that? >> there were no suicide bombers, cars been blown up. people were too -- in saigon, the years i covered the war, too civilized. >> civilize for who? >> both sides. ompared to what is going on. >> i started to ask you about your interviewing style -- most of your stuff is not war-related. is that your choice? >> yes. largely my choice. i like doing stories that no one else is doing. so i like, in terms of prime-time television, so i do a lot of stories that would come under a rather broad umbrella of the arts. >> i want to show a segment of you -- i know that as a big thing. >> almost 20 years ago we broadcast one of the most controversial stories in our 44 years on the air. it was called "yes, but is it rt?" i was accused of being a philistine, somebody lacking the ability to appreciate the hallenging nature of contemporary art like these floating basketballs or another

i had a vision of an iraq man i knew who had no fingernails. and then it goes on at length about this man who used to come into your office in iraq, who had been tortured and all his fingernails taken off, and holiday every time he saw your baby -- how every time you saw your baby and it's incredible. like you started saying, you met these people, stayed close to them and wrote horrific things. so what draws you -- i mean, syria right now is just about the most dangerous place on earth. we have all lost friends there. are you going to go back? >> well, i feel very committed to it, and i also feel that last week after the hospital was bombed, the attacks on medical workers, i find absolutely horrific. and so i feel the need, and it's not -- it's interesting because i do have friends who i would say are addicted to war and clearly are taked. the like the adrenaline. like the fact they're taken out of their ordinary, boring day-to-day lives where we have to pay bills and drive kids to school they good into a war zone where you very much live in the

. >>> massive protests by h of anti-government activists in iraq haveluded an occupation of iraq's parliament building it ended sunday as they peacefully exited the so-called green zone. this came shortly after iraq's prime minister ordered the arrest of demonstrators who sparked a state of emergency. roads to and from baghdad have also been reopened. the iraqi prime minister appeared in public, flanked by heavy security. this is viewed as an encouraging sign to u.s. officials. the protests started after a popular shiite cleric called on supporters to pressure the u.s.-backed government to introduce reforms. there is some fear that the turmoil could hamper the continued fight against isis. >>> on the fifth anniversary of the raid that killed osama bin laden, cia director john brennan spoke exclusively to nbc's chuck todd. he was asked about the 28 pages of the congressional investigation and how that may indicate saudi arabia's potential role in the 9/11 attacks. here's what he had to say. >> i think of things that's accurate and inquiry and those 28 pages or so and followed through on the in

>> i think it is worth reminding ourselves that daesh is an evolution from al qaeda in iraq, which was an insurgency and a terrorist organization. it will almost certainly revert to some of those roots. it clearly has the virtual dimension, which can be sustained irrespective of its numerical and geographic strength, and there needs to be no dilution to the international effort to continue to identify and effete it in the internet space -- defeat it in the internet space. were it becomes displaced, need to continue to reinforce the strategy of hardening regional neighbors in terms of their ability to be able to addle this sort of low-level and flow of uncertainty -- ebb and flow of uncertainty. >> of course, the success we are having on the ground in iraq and in syria does put pressure on daesh and their ability to engineer and launch external attacks. it could be when they're feeling squeezed come under pressure, there is an argument at which point they resort to it, and there is an argument equally they find it harder to incorporate, as well. they don't have the freedom and time or s

an aumf. and we were denied that opportunity. we're re-engaged in iraq. we've asked, we asked before we did that, let's have an aumf. and we were denied that opportunity. we've been denied and denied and denied and denied. and so all we're saying is that we ought to do our job. the president submitted an aumf to congress. he did his job. you don't like it, i don't like what he submitted either, but he did his job. he doesn't control what we do here. we decide what to do. the foreign affairs committee two years ago could have taken this issue up. they didn't. they're not taking it up now. and here we are two years into these latest conflicts and nothing. it is shameful. come on. we all ought to come together, even if we disagree on what our strategy should be, and debate this. we have no trouble sending our young men and women into harm's way, but yet when it comes to doing our job, all of a sudden we have 1,000 excuses why we can't do. it that's unacceptable. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from washington, mr. kilmer. the speaker pro temp

military's central command and she got an inside look at military operations inside iraq right now. are iraqi forces up to the job? >> reporter: it depends what the job is. right now they are very busy defending bagdad, getting ready for an attack against mozul. you have troops trying to fight isis. the question is can all of these forces that the u.s. is training and equipping really get the job done. iraqi forces moving in on falluja trying to take back a crucial city from isis's grip. fears isis could use civilians as human shields. >> we have security safe outlets to let displaced faemmilies get out of the city. >> reporter: thousands remain trapped complicating the battle. the top u.s. commander running the war against isis is watching carefully for the stress on the iraqi military as it struggles on multiple fronts. >> they're having to make decisions in terms of where the forces are going and where the priorities are. >> reporter: trouble brewing in bagdad. suicide attacks are a constant problem raising questions about security inside the green zone where the u.s. embassy and

. >>> and there's been a reunion of a different sort for an iraq war veteran.y reservist brad van cleef had to leave his kitten behind when his tour ended. the cat, by the way, is known as mr. meowgi. great name, right? the spca and operation baghdad pups made that reunion possible although it took the cat nearly two months to make it to his new home in southern california. >> can he catch a fly with chopsticks in that is the question. another ani turn out so well for a hiker in alaskaing. > attacked bid a bear that bit right into his head. >> it happened so fast, the hiker apparently had no choice but to stand his ground and fight back. abc's aditi roy has more. >> reporter: a miracle in the wild. after an alaskan man comes face-to-face with a full-grown brown bear. >> it was like looking the devil right in the face. >> reporter: kenny steck encountered the predator while he was filling up water bottles during a hiking trip with family in southeastern alaska. the experienced outdoorsman said he had left his bear repellent back at camp when the massive animal c

they have not gained an inch in iraq. they've conducted these raids, and almost every case the raiders are wiped out or nearly wiped out. so yes, you're going to see, it's a war. so they're going to fight. but this does not mean that they are gaining strength. it does not mean that something has gone wrong. what this means is there is an enemy in iraq that has to be defeated. and this is is what the iraqis are working on right now. >> colonel, just one if i could please we're talking about the apaches, but you said they have not yet employed the apaches in an offensive role is there such a thing as a defensive role. basically are the apaches flying missions now? >> apache helicopters have been here since day one, nearly two years. they have flown missions escorting vips who commit et cetera. so that is not change. >> feel sort. >> i want to ask a separate question not exactly tied but were tight about the commander in syria that was killed in the explosion and i'm trying to find out what your assessment is of that on hezb

laura: the conflicts in syria and iraq have sparked an unprecedented level of refugees.that has come to the united nations to host its first ever humanitarian summit. it took place today in istanbul. turkey's president said it was time for western rich nations to pull their weight in a crisis. reporter: let's commit to leaving -- >> let's commit to leaving no man, no woman, and no child behind. reporter: hollywood heavyweights lend their star power to the first world humanitarian summit atistanbul, aimed coordinating a better response to what the u.s. described as the worst humanitarian crisis -- u.n.rld war ii described as the worst unitary crisis since world war ii. it takes up more than 80% of humanitarian funding. this requires greater political will. reporter: lobbying world leaders for international relief, host country turkey has taken in nearly 2.7 million refugees since the start of the syrian civil war at a cost of almost 9 billion euros. ankara is hoping the summit will prove a turning point in the crisis. >> current system unfortunately has shortcomings, comp

mark: american -- an american servicemen killed in iraq has been identified as an navy seal. he was killed during an attack by the islamic state outside the city of mosul. it was the third death of an american servicemember in iraq since the us-led coalition wants to -- launched its campaign in the summer of 2014. the united nations security council has unanimously approved a resolution demanding medical personnel, hospitals, and facilities be protected against violence and attacks. the resolution was drafted by five councilmembers. new zealand, spain, japan, and worldwide. .- uruguay >> something is deeply wrong. tolanations ring hollow parents burying their children and communities pushing the clause to collapse. mark: the international head of doctors without borders criticized counsel, saying that four of the five permanent members have to varying degrees coalitionsated with associated with a tax on health structures over the past year. nearly all the detroit public schools are closed again as mass teacher sickout overpay continue for a second day. the district is project

iraq have ended. those protests included an occupation of iraq's parliament building. it ended sunday as they peacefully exited the so-called green zone. this came shortly after iraq's prime minister ordered the arrest of demonstrators who sparked a state of emergency. roads to and from baghdad have also been reopened. as the protests waned, the iraqi prime minister appeared in public flanked by heavy security. and this was viewed as an encouraging sign to u.s. officials. the protests started after a popular shiite cleric called on supporters to pressure the u.s.-backed government to introduce reforms. there is some fear, though, that the turmoil could hamper the continued fight against isis. >>> on the fifth anniversary of the raid that killed osama bin laden, cia director john brennan spoke exclusively to nbc's chuck todd on "meet the press." he was asked about the 28 pages of a congressional investigation may indicate saudi arabia's potential role in the 9/11 attacks. here's what he had to say. >> i think there's a combination of things that are accurate and inaccur

katty: for more on the increasing violence in iraq i an army officer who served 2 tours in iraq and who on the security council for the obama administration. when you got back in march, the deterioration seems to have deteriorated. what is going on? >> islamic state has 2 purposes. the first is practical. they are losing in the countryside in anbar and mosul. they're trying to get the iraqis to pull their front-line troops to baghdad to secure the city. it has a propaganda value. we have not seen the islamic state doing attacks because they were worried about building the islamic state. now the state is collapsing, they have to keep the propaganda going. to maintain relevance, they attack baghdad. katty: specifically targeting shiite members of the community to drive a wedge between sunnis and shiites? they seem to be succeeding. >> after the end of the day they are genocidal. katty: the white house said it is time for the iraqi governments to work effectively for all iraqis. the political consequences of the breakdown of the iraqi government. they do not seem to be doing it. the sunnis

our team first met him in a hospital in iraq as part of our series, wounds of war. now he's celebrating anmemory of fallen friends. our longtime correspondent and member of the nbc news family, robert bazell, now retired, returns tonight with this remarkable chapter in the life of an american hero whom he's followed now for nearly a decade. >> reporter: graduation day at the catholic university of america. >> evan thomas cole. >> reporter: evan cole's master's degree in architecture is the culmination of a journey marked by anguish, courage and determination. >> something i had promised my friends that died in iraq, some of them saved me, that i'm going to try to do something with my life that's meaningful. >> reporter: it was 2007 when we first saw the young army specialist. he was near death when he was rushed into the field hospital in iraq. >> an open tibia fracture. >> reporter: a bomb hit his humvee killing two other troops. >> this is a quick read for the doc. >> reporter: doctors decided he should be transported to landstuhl hospital in germany. on a giant c-17, a flying intensive

love your water. >>> finally tonight we're on the ground in iraq with an extraordinary team of femaleattle isis. martha raddits is right >> reporter: these are some of the fiercest most dedicated warriors fighting in iraq. they are the female zaravani. this latest closz of some 30 women is preparing to join close to 30 others who have taken up arms against the terrorist group already. today they are working on their marksmanship. with their italian instructors who wear the unit's signature black presumes. >> reporter: the range in ages 18 to 40. most doing security but some are on the front lines. they were part of the force to free a town from control. >> we stayed for four days. there were a lot of isis, but we fight. we come back safe to our homes. were these women, the fight is deeply personal. >> has any one of your women lost friends or family to isis? >> reporter: we lost a lot of friends. >> reporter: but as the fighters practice their first aid to defend their homeland. their captain tells me that women have a power when it comes to fighting isis. it would be humiliating for

an iraq veteran's bittersweet comic strip gives fans a flap -- >> were you worried that you would getwould get in trouble for it. >> next, how "terminal lance" ♪ ♪ odor control worth celebrating. >>> on this memorial day, we remember more than one million men and women who have died in our country's wars. one iraq veteran wrote a best-selling book for those who served in wartime, lost friends or loved ones, or simply came back different. carter evans talked with the graphic artist behind "the white donkey." >> reporter: why did you want to become a marine? >> it wasn't so much as i wanted to be a marine as i wanted to go to iraq and experience something crazy. so for me, it was like, what's the quickest way i can get to iraq and join the marine corps infantry. >> reporter: was there a point you gotten myself into? >> as soon as i was off the bus and this was a dude screaming in my face, i was like, what did i do? this was a terrible idea. >> reporter: you may not recognize maximilian udiarte, but millions recognize the work he's created in his comic "terminal lance." >> thank you very

martha: pete hegseth, an iraq and afghanistan veteran.now you have been critical of bob mcdonald in the past and you are probably not a fan of this comment. >> if you go to disneyland you can open up an app that tells you how long the line is for a ride. and you can choose to go to another ride. at the va, there is no app. you have no choice. and by the way, you are not waiting for a ride, you are waiting for healthcare. if your condition is getting worse and you are not getting your phone calls answered, that shows how far away bob mcdonald is from the reality. wait times are just as long as threat have always been. and he's done nothing to fix it other than to put a smoke screen over it. martha: it's all about the period after he was hired. the reason he was brought in is he's a former chairman and president of proctor and gamble, and a former veteran. he was supposed to understand both side of the equation. fixing the business side and being sympathetic to the veterans. how much longer dose have to figure this out? >> this is a guy who

. >> i was an analyst working on the team that was charged with evaluating whether or not al-qaeda and iraq had conspired together to conduct 9/11 attacks. >> narrator: at the agency's counterterrorism center, analyst nada bakos was tasked with learning everything she could about zarqawi. >> on the team, as an analyst, the big question was whether or not zarqawi was part of al-qaeda at the time. >> narrator: bakos began by piecing together zarqawi's life. >> zarqawi grew up in zarqa, jordan, which was also near a palestinian refugee camp. he was a tough kid in a tough neighborhood. >> narrator: poor and angry, it didn't take long for zarqawi to get into trouble. >> he was a thug. he was in and out of prison. he was a petty criminal. it was rumored that he had worked as a pimp. >> he was into drugs. he was into tattoos. you know, his friends in zarqa used to call him the "green man" because of all the tattoos that he had on his body. >> narrator: behind bars, zarqawi would undergo a transformation. >> in this prison, al-jafr prison, they allowed him to share cell block with other radical fig

he was near death when he was rushed into the field hospital in iraq. >> an open tibia fracture. >> reporter killing two other troops. >> this is a quick read for the doc. >> reporter: doctors decided he should be transported to landstuhl hospital in germany on a giant c-17, a flying intensive care unit. >> we all joined the army around the same time. >> reporter: we next saw evan five months later in the u.s. he had already endured dozens of surgeries and countless hours of horribly painful physical therapy, and he was showing signs of traultic brain injury. >> i forget whole people, whole conversations. forgetting all kinds of stuff. and i was through a lot of extreme real bad irritability. >> reporter: his doctor did not hold out high hopes. >> i envision evan to be able to live in the community, potentially alone some day, walk on his own. >> reporter: hi, evan. good to see you. >> hey, good to see you, too. >> reporter: this has been a long time. >> yes, nine years. >> reporter: when you see the tape we have of the doctor who said the best that you could ever do was maybe live by yourse

navy seal killed during an isis-led siege in iraq. charles keating, iv, was working as an ad advisor when isis fighters overtook the group's position t. 32-year-old navy seal grew up in phoenix. he was based out of san diego. he was the grandson of a savings and loan financier charles keating, jr.. >>> a warning from the health department the zika will spread here. the doctors aren't ready. they add even a little is too much. the biggest issue, the u.s. doesn't have a consistent pos ki to control program across the country. the zika virus can cause severe birth desks in babies, including microcephaly. >>> in business news, senator cars could be recalled over the defaulty takata airbags. >> for that before the bell we turn now to landon dowdy from cnbc's world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you both. today futures are lower this morning. stocks falling, giving back all of monday's gains following data showing a decline in china's manufacturing sector. that is raising fresh concerns about the world's

an american soldier has died in iraq during an attack involving isis militants.we'll have new details on the latest u.s. casualty. >>> just want to know how you can say you're going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs and come in here and tell us how you're going to be our friend. >> and coal miners controversy. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton uncomfortable confrontation and what she told an out of work coal miner who criticized comments she made about putting the industry out of business. >>> well, steady rain has moved out for now, but we're dealing with cool, cloudy, and damp conditions for the rest of the week. is the wet weather going to move out in time for mother's day? >>> defense secretary ash carter announced this morning that an american serviceman was killed in iraq. carter made the announcement at the start of a news conference in germany where he has been meeting with european allies this week. carter said the service member was in the iraqi town of erbil, a u.s. military official said the american was killed while advising kur

that iran is the most important player, foreign nation, player in iraq today form not the united states, nobody else -- iran. they have an influence on the shia government, and have had since that government came to power. of course iraq is a shia majority state. so, yeah, i see a lot of iranian influence. >> so what, from your perspective, should the united states be saying? doing? building a coalition of other countries that have a stake in long-term iraqi stability in order to make sure that this shia perspective, this rad cat shia perspective does not poison any ability to bring the sunnis and kurds long term back to the table toufr a united country. >> i don't know of anything we can do other than to continue to work with the iraqi government. president obama is incrementally increases the presence of u.s. forces there. tom probably knows the extent and degree of that better than i do, but i think that's probably called for now. i hate to see it. i hate to see us going back in there. we're not going back in full boar. >> in pa lacki had allowed for 10,000 troops to stay in iraq, how due think -- >> i think that woul

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. >> reporter: we are allowed on a mission in an awac over iraq and syria. those huge airborne radar systems coordinating the war planes. we've been orbiting over iraq for about two and a half hours now, very near the syrian border. when you're on station, that's the busiest time. you're looking out for aircraft, looking out for enemy? you pass on whatever? >> fun the ground commanders so that they can decide the flow of battle. >> reporter: and once the targets are located, the drones, and fighter jets are unleashed. >> targets range from anything from banks to oil infrastructure to enemies on the ground. >> reporter: with the iraqis now trying free fallujah, those airstrikes will almost certainly intensify. martha raddatz, abc news, the arabian peninsula. >>> now to the 100th running of the indy 500. lindsay czarniak is in indianapolis tonight. >> a rookie driver won the indianapolis 500. that's so rare. hasn't happened in 15 years. >> the winner, alexander rossi. >> reporter: he came out of nowhere. a year ago, he was a part-time driver in a different rac

that's retired staff sergeant chad jukes hit by an ied in iraq in 2006. he climbed with a prosthetic leg and active duty captain elyse ping medvigy, her goal to remember the others. >> i have here a picture of pfc keith williams and staff sergeant benjamin crane. i'm going to bring them to the summit for their families. >> reporter: now telling it us the 17,000 foot decent was actually the hardest part. >> definitely the decent was not in favorable conditions. >> reporter: but despite the dangers, the cause they say worth every step. the team climbing to raise awareness for ptsd and the growing number of veteran suicides at least 22 a day. >> it's not necessarily about us summiting everest. you know, that was a success which is awesome, but really what we're most proud of is the difference that we've been able to make in our soldiers' lives. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >> amazing. when we come back, a villain emerges on "the bachelorette." >> and why actor kit harrington is calling out hollywood on what he says is a double standard that h

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this is an iraq ca hezbollah. these are shiashia.ut they're going to be some of the better fighting units on the frontlines. the iraqis have done a good job of integrating them in. these fighters are not welcome in the province. they've got to use them and get them out of there. >> okay, rick, stay with us for a second. i want to talk to you about what is going on in syria as well. what we're sharing with you here is a cnn exclusive. a secret trip to syria with the highest ranking general ever known to visit the battle torn country. barbara starr captured it on video. she and her team traveled along with the army general yesterday, as he flew into northern area, without the cover of darkness. while they were inside syria, again, this is new exclusive video here, he met with antiisis leaders where he got a first hand look at american efforts to train local forces to fight the terror group. i'm wondering what does his presence do to engage the troops and narrow the focus, and how many of a gauge do they have on the forces that they're

iraq. power doeskind of the united states ambassador an a place like afghanistan and iraq? mr.halilzad: quite considerable. when you are in a war zone and you have a lot of responsibility, the united states, with regard to the country, we have intelligence operatives there, we spend a lot of economic resources, and that we spend, we have a role in facilitating agreements, for example in both iraq and afghanistan. i helped both countries with their constitutions, being sort of facilitator for the agreement on key issues among iraqis were afghans. your influences considerable. heads of state of government are very anxious to meet of you when you ask for a meeting or if you don't ask for a meeting, they summon you a lot. since you have a lot of resources, people are always pleading with you for help, financial, to deal with problems that they face. you also have a lot of know what isso you really going on through collective intelligence or people that work with us or for us. situations, in war zones where we have forces there , the american ambassador have an influential job. host