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debbie lee tells me she recently learned this and it's meaningful for her.he mother of an american hero and someone who cares about all of our service members. >> yeah leah gabriel, tough one, thank you very much. >>> make of following the story of a man in baltimore who died after his spine nearly snapped in half while he was in custody of police. that's according to the family's lawyer. relatives are now demanding answers. and the feds are launching their own investigation to try to figure out what happened. you may have seen the protest erupting in the city of baltimore as that city on edge with lots of questions. so we'll ask judge napolitano about this case, and that's next. >>> live look now at the florida everglades. the president is speaking in the swampy wetlands to mark earth day. that's today. the white house says the president shows to -- chose to go to the everglades today because the wetlands are under many different environmental threats. which they have been for many years. they include rising sea levels as well as invasive species taking ove

debbie lee. >> i'm sure a lot of mothers are echoing what debbie lee is saying in this letter here. >e's talking about the strategy of our armed forces and perhaps isis doesn't see ramadi as a tactical benefit. it is not the base. >> of course and he doesn't make a policy. he carries it out. from the people elected to run our military. starting with president obama. he's nearly a function nar. of course. they're the ones to blame. but i feel the pain as a mother. how would you like it if your child died in iraq? if he lost a limb or permanently disabled with a head injury there? and then you saw it revert to a worse condition than it was under saddam hussein. would you feel like your sacrifice was honored and worthwhile? >> we we saw the symbolism and the parallels. pulling out too early, and we saw the same discussion a couple of months ago. what unfolded on the bridge with isis grappling there. the very same thing. >> so it's really simple. here's all i want. it's not a relitigation of the iraq war. that's over. what's not over is the future. and the lessons we take from iraq are no

that, of course, infuriated debbie lee, a woman you see here on the left side of your screen. she is the mom of a navy s.e.a.l. who died fighting in ramadi back in 2009. she wrote a letter demanding an apology. this morning she told "fox & friends" just how much his comments hurt. >> our sons daughters our wives, fathers they have sacrificed so much for us and to say that's not symbolic, it's not significant are you stinking kidding me? and i can't think of anything that was more painful and insurance sensitive than those comments that he made and that is just appalling. >> more than 2,000 families have fled ramadi this week ahead of that isis advance. >>> it turns out that running gun fights and burning vehicles wasn't enough to stave a drug carpal kingman from an arrest in mexico. this guy was captured on friday near the u.s. border and then taken to mexico city. about 60 of the gunmen tried to free him after the arrest. they started a shootout with the mexican army and police. evidently they are pretty loyal soldiers. the drug kingpin had been hard to capture because he had

debbie lee's son mark was the first navy seal killed there. she's written an open letter asking for an apology from the general. >> doesn't sound like there's going to be an apooming any time soon. i told them the right thing to do is to make a public apology. we've sacrificed greatly over there. we have men and women who have been blown to smithereens there. my son's blood is on that soil. to say it's not symbolic, it's just unconscionable to me that happens. >> the general has not responded. chairman of armed services committee blasted john -- blasted the remark. >> the message to isis we don't care. go ahead and take the capitol of anbar province the heart of the sunnis that they need if they're going to beat isis. >> you have a visceral reaction to this. >> he should apologize. this is highly, highly insensitive. if that were my son or daughter who lost their lives and you're saying it's not symbolic, what kind of statement does that make? john mccain says it does downplay it. we're not taking it seriously and b do we not value the lives o

by the way, thank you debbie lee for being here.f your letter you said, you sir, oh an apology to the families whose loved ones blood was shed in ramadi. you need to apologize to our troops whose bodies were blown to pieces from iu dis and bullet hole it matters to them we have now lost fallujah. we have lost mosul. we have lost tikrit and now ramadi is next. we lost 4,000 americans, including your son. what do you want to say to the president after all of that blood-soaked ground they gave up now in the hands of isis. what would you say to the president? >> well first of all, he needs to show the honor and respect to our men and women who served and sacrificed and have given so much to the memories of our fallen heroes and their families not just with lip service but with actions from our government. we have seen in his administration that lacking sorely where there is the scandal with the va. other issues naf i they've had, not getting the support they need when they come back home. he and his wife stand out there and say they sup

. >> debbie lee lost her son in ramadi. he was the first u.s. casualty in iraq.n and women that are still with us who served over there, sacrificed so much for us. to say that that's not symbolic, it's not significant, are you kidding me? my son's blood is on that soil. >> lee has written a letter to dempsey. and even heard from the general's staff but is still waiting to hear back from the general. we talked to so many veterans on friday. they echoed her sentiments. >>> passengers on board a tour bus in california barely escaping with their lives. look at this as flames engulf that vehicle. terrifying photos shows the moment the fire forced all 53 people to be evacuated in the southern california desert. the driver says he heard what sounded like a rear tire exploding before he saw the flames. >>> he flew on to the lawn of the u.s. capitol. this florida mailman is getting his wings clipped today. doug hughes begins house arrest in florida. he's speaking out for the first time about that gyrocopter stunt. >> i had expected to be intercepted on the way. and i didn