asked the australian defense forces for comment on david mcbride's allegations and why his request was not given the green light meanwhile we spoke to a former f.b.i. agent and whistleblower. who told us that even in time of war soldiers should uphold the rule of law. we have been at war since nine eleven for eighteen plus years i think when times of war that leaders lose sight of the law the rule of law is a victim there's an interesting thing because david mcbride you know when he was a soldier he swore an oath to to follow his duty as a soldier and of course he's fighting for the rule of law same thing in the united states when you know chelsea manning in other soldiers and even people like myself who are former formerly f.b.i. in the intelligence we swore an oath to the constitution to sustain the constitution which is the rule of law and yet in times of war it seems we revert back to this notion that there are kings and no matter even if they commit murder and crimes agree just crimes of war crimes that everyone has to stay quiet or there's all the headlines for you we're back in

well documents leaked to the media by david mcbride was the basis of a t.v. documentary series called the afghan files it claims to expose misconduct including unlawful killings committed by australian special forces in afghanistan among the incidents reported is the killing of a civilian man and his son while they slept during a raid in twenty thirty it's alleged that australian s.a.'s troopers shot the two by mistake and later apologized to the relatives but avoided prosecution in another case and afghan detainees were shot dead while he was alone with an australian soldier david mcbride again insists that before leaking the information to the media he had tried to draw officials attention but to no avail. i think it was swept under the carpet i visually saw the police they didn't do anything about it formally us or the press and it was published only b. c. r c asked the australian defense forces for comment on david bryant's allegations and why his request was not given the green light meanwhile we spoke to a former f.b.i. agent and whistleblower collene r

david mcbride who has been living in spain for the past few years was arrested as last september when he came to visit his daughter last week he appeared in court and was charged with leaking classified information mcbride didn't enter a plea to any of the five charges he's facing speaking off the herring he said he wasn't afraid of prison. but through me all alone with going to jail if i was afraid of going to joe war i would have been a soldier. has all the australian defense force full comment on david wright's allegations and why his request was not given the green light meanwhile we spoke to former f.b.i. agent whistleblower colin valley who told us that even in times of war soldiers should uphold the rueful. we've been at war since nine eleven for eighteen plus years i think when times of war the leaders lose sight of the law the rule of law is a victim there's an interesting thing because david mcbride you know when he was a soldier he swore an oath to to follow his duty as a soldier and of course he's fighting for the rule of law is the same thing in the united states when whe

war crimes by his country's special forces in afghanistan the documents leaked to the media by david mcbride with the basis of a t.v. documentary series called the afghan files among the incidents reported is the killing of a civilian man and his son while they slept during a raid in twenty thirteen it's alleged that australia but avoided prosecution in another case an afghan detainees was shot dead while he was alone with an australian soldier david mcbride insists that before leaking the information to the media he had tried to draw officials attention to it but to know a failed. i think it was swept under the carpet i visually saw the police they didn't do anything about it finally i saw the press and it was published only. david mcbride who's been living in spain for the past few years was arrested at sydney airport last september when he came to visit his daughter last week he appeared in court and was charged with leaking classified information bribe didn't enter a plea to any of the five charges he's facing speaking after the hearing he said he wasn't afraid of prison. going to jail i

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. >> reporter: david mcbride was in his truck outside the bar he owns when the storm hit. >> i seen the trash swirling in the air across the hill and i said oh no, this ain't good. >> reporter: video shows a moment a tree flew into the gas station next door. >> it started to come in and everything is gone. >> it is a mess. >> reporter: a number of tornadoes ripped across central georgia, one leveled an entire neighborhood, another hit ellersly. >> everything that has been built for 19 years, gone in the blink of an yeah. >> reporter: the storm system reached the florida panhandle and south carolina. >>> the russian river flood waters may have receded but it's the beginning of a long recovery. sonoma county opened a disaster center that offered help from counseling and assistance and issued over the counter permits to jump start restoration of homes. >>> caltrans is warning it might close state highway one ahead of another storm system this week need mud creek and the slide in the bi, ur area. they will update us today to confirm the closure or not. >> we are anticipating the rain that i

security cameras capturing the moment of impact as david mcbride feared for his life as his bar was torn apart. >> it was very scary, it was terrible. >> reporter: today, crews scoured the brisn hard hit beauregard, searching for more survivors. the youngest a.j. hernandez just six. >> the house just exploded, he said both the boys was completely out of his arms. >> reporter: the coroner says seven members of one extended family are also among the dead. more than 90 people were injured in the destruction. among them an alabama state trooper at home with his wife. sergeant robert boroughs is in the icu. his damaged cruiser still outside his obliterated house. this shows the power of an ef-4 tornado. it picked the home off its foundation, and tossed it way over there. the national weather service says the tornado packed winds of 170 miles an hour. emily reyes lost everything. when you first came back here and you saw all of this devastation, what went througyodoesn't seem real. >> reporter: tonight, there's a new reality in this part of the deep south. where 70 miles never seemed so long.

there's an interesting thing because david mcbride you know when he was a soldier he swore an oath to to follow his duty as a soldier and of course he's fighting for the rule of law same thing in the united states when when you know chelsea manning and other soldiers and even people like myself former it formerly f.b.i. in the intelligence we swore an oath to the constitution to sustain the constitution which is the rule of law and yet in times of war it seems we revert back to this notion that there are kings and no matter even if they commit murder and crimes agree just crimes of war crimes that everyone has to stay quiet just come up to help us welfare and moscow thanks for things you know all the international biking thought the minutes with more global news updates. place. eleven. countries gone into a nihilistic theme. hit the road and get out to traveling across america to find what makes america the scholl of the genius of the quintessential american hero this is it we've come a point around which ultimate has gotten so we always are on the margins so far this whole gun cultur

owner david mcbride sat in his truck only a few feet away as the tornado left his livelihood in ruins. >> i seen the trash swirling in the air over the hill over there and i said, oh, no, this ain't good. >> reporter: alabama's governor kay ivey described the sobering reality in lee county. >> we lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors and friends. >> reporter: among that growing list of victims, a 10, 9 and 6-year-old. those who survived called family and gave thanks. >> i thank the lord. >> reporter: still sitting on foundations where nothing is left standing. the storm left a string of destruction throughout the south in georgia, south carolina and florida as well, as rescue crews searched through debris back in lee county, joseph vernon learned he lost more than his home. >> i lost a real good friend of mine next door. >> i'm sorry. >> yeah. yeah. day by day, that's all you can do. day by day. >> well, ahead on "cbs this morning," jeff glor will have more from beauregard, alabama, on the tornado aftermath. >>> president trump is calling the house judiciary committee investigati

owner david mcbride sat in his truck only a few feet away as the tornado left his livelihood in ruins i seen the trash swirling in the air across the hill over there, and i said, "oh, no, this ain't good." >> glor: alabama's governor kay ivey described the sobering reality in lee county. >> we lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors, and friends. >> glor: among that growing list of victims: a ten, nine, and six year old. those who survived called family and gave thanks. >> i thank the lord. >> glor: still sitfodations whes left standing. the storm left a string of destruction throughout the south. in georgia, south carolina, and florida, as well. as rescue crews searched through debris back in lee county, joseph vernon learned he lost more than just his home. >> i lost a real good friend of mine next door. >> glor: i'm sorry. >> yeah. well, you know, day by day. that's all you can do. day by day. >> glor: in his latest news conference, the sheriff here told us that dozens are still missing. i am joined now by mark strassmann. the emotional toll here, mark, is staggering. >> reporte

. >> reporter: in smith station, david mcbride was in his truck just outside the bar he owns when the storm hit. >> i seen the trash swirling in the air across the hill over there, and i said, oh, no, this ain't good. >> reporter: sfiefls video shows the moment a tree flew into a gas station next door where charlie patel was working. >> i'm scared because i'm on the counter. and ten seconds in the storm come and everything is gone. everything destroyed. >> it is a monster. >> reporter: a number of tornadoes or suspected tornadoes ripped across central georgia. one leveled an entire neighborhood in talbotton. another hit elersly. >> everything that's been built for 19 years gone -- >> gone. >> in the blink of an eye. >> reporter: the powerful storm system also reached the florida panhandle and south carolina. and search and rescue teams will be back out this morning in the hardest hit areas looking for survivors. anne-marie? >> all right, laura. thank you so much. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," full coverage of the deadly alabama tornado and severe weather in the region. >>> the nort

owner david mcbride sat in his truck only a few feet away as the tornado left his livelihood in ruins>> i seen the trash swirling in the air across the hill over there, and i said, "oh, no, this ain't good." >> alabama's governor kay ivey described the sobering reality in lee county. >> we lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors, and friends. >> among that growing list of victims: a ten, nine, and six year old. those who survived called family and gave thanks. >> i thank the lord. >> still sitting on foundations where nothing is left standing. the storm left a string of destruction throughout the south. in georgia, south carolina, and florida, as well. as rescue crews searched through debris back in lee county, joseph vernon learned he lost more than just his home. >> i lost a real good friend of mine next door. >> i'm sorry. >> yeah. well, you know, day by day. that's all you can do. day by day. >> in his latest news conference, the sheriff here told us that dozens are still missing. i am joined now by mark strassmann. the emotional toll here, mark, is staggering. >> reporter: yea

david mcbride feared for his life while the bar he owned was torn to shreds. moee than 90 people injured. sergeant robert burrows. now he's in the icu while his damaged police cruiser sits outside his ravaged house. e showed us the pickup truck where her father rode out the storm and somehow survived of the but overnight she found what she'd been looking for for two days. bugsy, her cat alive under the rubble. dozen rter: about a hal people are still unaccounted for. y president trump has alre approved an emergency disaster declaration for the area and he's now sche tled to tou destruction here on friday. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, alabama. >> unbelievable scene. >> i was watching. i actually found chuck watching a separate -at ied 30 minutes of that coverage of them talking about that tornado, meteorologist down there did an incredible job. that was some of the craziest radar i've ever seen as it was unfolding. it was crazy down >> meanwhile here we're dealing with this cold. it's been seven hours we've climbed three degrees. >> and that's it. it still feels t

i'm here with the owner david mcbride, very lucky to be alive. he said he was here when the tornado came through. david, what was that like? >> it was terrifying. yes, ma'am. i pulled up here, i was actually coming to get a friend's wife purse out of that room that's gone, and i pulled up into my truck, i seen the stuff swirling in the air and i barley got in front of that storm, away from the direct wind, before everything blew apart here. >> not a whole lot of the building left standing but there is one thing, and you told me you believe this was a sign, if you look up here, there's a cross left. getting a little bit emotional. i know this is tough. tell me the significance of that, david. >> so we hung that up there when we built the place, and we all stood around in here and my preaching buddy blessed the place. and it's still up there. and i'm lucky to be here. it was terrible. yesterday it didn't really affect me like it did this morning. but it will be all right. i'm lucky. there's 23 people died down the street, and i'm happy to be here. a

. >> state president pro tem david mcbride. and speaker of the house. [applause] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [applause] now, please remain standing for our national anthem, performed by madison williams, a senior at delaware military academy. [applause] see by then you dawn's early light hailed atouldudly we the twilight's last gleaming and bright stripes stars, through the perilous fight we watched,parts were so gallantly streaming glare, theket's red bombs bursting in air through the night, that our flag was still there does that star-spangled banner yet wave free, andand of the brave ♪ of the [applause] >> now, please remain standing for this evening's indication delivered by lieutenant governor. >> wow. [laughter] >> thank you. good evening, delaware democrats. delaware has talent. delaware has talent. please join me at this time in reverence as we honor our higher being. if you would join with me as w

. >> reporter: david mcbride had tears in his eyes when he explained to me how he lost his bar to the storm but kept his life. had the tornado hit the day before, he says hundreds of people who normally pack the inside of his business could have been hurt. >> god took me out of the club business, but he spared my life. >> reporter: authorities say they still have dozens of people unaccounted for who they hope are with friends and family. none of the searches monday turned up anyone. but they did find this missing puppy. a small ray of light on these awful days. this is such difficult work for authorities here who tell us that there are six people who they found dead who they have not yet been able to identify at this point. some of the people here lost their entire immediate family. okay, steve, thanks very much. >>> we're going to move on now to washington where the white house is firing back at the new congressional investigation of president trump. the house judiciary committee is looking for evidence of corruption, abuse of power, and obstruction of justice. the trump administrati

this surveillance video showing the moment of impact, david mcbride feared for his life while the bar he owned was torn to shreds. >> it was very scary. it was terrible. >> reporter: more than 90 people were injured, among them sergeant rob burroughs who was at home with his wife. now he's in the icu while his damaged police cruiser sits outside his ravaged house. emily ray thought she lost everything. she showed us the pickup truck where her father rode out the storm and somehow survived. >> when you first came back here and you saw all of this devastation, what went through your head? >> honestly shock, you know, like it doesn't seem real. it's crazy. >> reporter: but overnight she found what she'd been looking for two days. her cat bugsy alive under the rubble. this morning this devastated community hoping rescuers will find others missing amid all this heartbreak. >> reporter: and to give you a sense of how huge this tornado was, it was on the ground for 70 miles. the average length of a tornado on the ground is usually just three miles. now, president trump has approved already a