and so the expertise here at dover air force base is the place they can do that very well with tremendous care and respect for the dead. the president is still here at the air force base, and he is also here with him and making this pilgrimage to dover has been the secretary of defense leon panetta and mike mullen, the admiral of the joint chiefs and the secretary, and this is a high tribute to dover air force base to pay tribute to them and 22 of them navy s.e.a.l.s and in total, all 30 of them represent the graetest loss of life in a single attack. back to you. >> tom, in the intro i used dignified transfer and that is a term of art and can you explain briefly what that means? >> well, the military takes great pride in making sure that they honor the dead, and they do it whether there are cameras there or not, and they do it whether there are military families there are or not, and it is simply the way they do business. as you know, and under president bush photographs were not allowed to document the returning victims if you will or those who gave their lives in afghanistan and iraq. t

the remains are coming into dover air force base today.y thing here is it was a catastrophic accident. the remains are arriving to be identified. they'll be identified back here in the united states. the president expected to spend a good deal of time there at dover today. >>> all this debt and downgrade talk has left americans in a fairly foul mood. just 24% of people in a recent poll say members of congress deserve a return trip to capitol hill. and according to the "usa today" gallup poll fewer than half backed president obama's re-election bid. crystal wall also ran for congress and joe watkins is a former aide to both presidents bush. we could see a repeat of 2010, crystal, when the theme was kick the bums out. >> well, the thing to look at is what makes a wave election in a presidential year is very different from what makes a wave election in a midterm year. in the midterm congressional approval ratings really mart in. 2012 it's going to be about what happens at the top. it's a bit like if you were trying to predict in a movie was a

wardak province over the weekend arrive in the us the bodies of those killed were brought to dover air force base in delaware that happened today president obama arrived at dover air force base in delaware a short time ago to pay his respects to honor of the thirty american service members who lost their lives it is tragic it is tragic not only for the families but of course also for the people here at dover air force base to ready very difficult job ahead of them. now this is an incredibly tragic circles. and it deserves attention but this event however was closed off to the press by the pentagon the same pentagon that lifted the ban on filming soldiers' caskets when the obama administration came in this time decided to make an exception and yet we saw the mainstream media reporting on it is it that was no big deal is that the sensitivity here should be the norm and they should just accept it and let that that be. that's a problem if you ask me so the pentagon is saying that some of the remains are yet on identify so that's why they will allow the media access but let's be honest those that have

>> reporter: chip reid at dover air force base, thanks. the "cbs evening news" continues now with scott pelley in kenya. >> pelley: we're reporting again from east africa, where u.s. officials now warn that hundreds of thousands of children face death from starvation and thirst. this is just one fenceline in what has become the largest refugee camp in the world. these people-- most of them children-- have survived an arduous journey that has lasted weeks and even months. they brought their families through the desert, carried the children, left those who died and willed themselves through the pain of hunger. a quarter inch of wire is all that stood between them and survival. how long have you been waiting outside this fence? >> she has been out of the fence for the last four days. >> reporter: they waited for admission into the overwhelmed dadaab camp in kenya. abdey adan left somalia on foot with five children two days ago. did all of your children survive? >> no, two died. >> pelley: and what happened to those children? >> they died beca

a mortician experts here at dover air force base will begin that very difficult job we presume ratheruickly. the ceremony that you spoke of is going to be held within the 2:00 hour. again, the president will be there. we don't know how long he plans to be here. we're told it will be for some extended period of time. but as we have said over the last few days, andrea, this single incident is the single greatest loss of life with the united states and afghanistan throughout its ten-year war here. 30 members of the u.s. military lost in addition eight afghan soldiers as well. it has renewed calls in some quarters to rethink if america should maintain this level of a presence in afghanistan. the secretary of defense yesterday reiterated that the united states will stay the course until terrorism is defeated. back to you. >> tom costello, the sad duty there. of course 22 members of the navy s.e.a.l.s. a very -- a very tesh loss for everyone concerned. thank you, tom. >>> and we're joined now by msnbc military analyst general barry mcafter ree. general, we've seen losses before, but this on

this is a horrific series of circumstances here at dover air force base as it is coming on of coursey team or military attack in afghanistan. >> thank you sh, tom. >>> and there are random acts of violence that are happen iing i philadelphia, and mayor michael nutter is imposing a curfew -- >> chris, if you will allow me, chris, we are guards to the service members back, and our hearts go out to all of the families. tlt there is an impact here in philadelphia where one of the service members michael strange is from philadelphia. his mother, betty strange is a philadelphia police officer. our hearts go out to all of the service members, but certainly to the strange family, and our deepest condolences, and we appreciate their service to our country. >> mayor, thank you for that. let's talk about what is go on there in philly, because you have a plan and this has raised eyebrows, parents can be rnlg changed with third-degree misdemeanors and face up to 90 days in jail if their children repeatedly break curfew, and why did you feel you needed the tough love? >> well, we have had some of

. >>> the bodies of 30 american troops killed in afghanistan have arrived at dover air force base in delaware. they died when the taliban shot down their helicopter over the weekend. eight afghans killed in the fiery crash were flown to dover, as well, so their remains can be identified. >>> nato rains bombs on libya's capital overnight. the heaviest attack in a month. explosions lit up tripoli's night sky for the better part of an hour. nato's war jets appear to have hit a chemical plant, which is burning east of the city. >>> two brothers, and their sister, are on the run from the law today. >> oh. >> the siblings are accused of taking shots at a florida police officer during a high-speed chase. five hours later, investigators say the trio robbed a georgia bank. their mother, who didn't want to be identified, pleaded for her children to give up. >> only mom knows what good people you are inside. please prove me right and everybody wrong by doing the right thing now, and turning yourselves in. >> in san angelo, texas, today, closing statements are scheduled in the penalty phase of wa

military members will be flown to dover air force base later this week.ir families, military brass and possibly the president. >>> hope for the imminent release of the 2uc berkeley graduates behind bars for two years have been dashed tonight. this is after the ambassador rejected reports that they would soon be freed. the two men faces peonage charges for allegedly crossing into iran illegally in 2009. iranian judges have not yet announced a verdict. a third hiker was released last year. >>> and new unrest has erupted in london after saturday's rioting and looting. officers in the pot nam area was the scene of saturday night's rampage with rioters burning patrol cars and a doubledecker bus. they are protesting a police shooting death of a father of four. more than 55 people were arrested, 26 police officers were injured. disturbances broke in enfield, about 5 miles north of to the nam. >>> fire still burns in southern dads in high winds and hot temperatures. the march of the flames over nearly a thousand acres. >>> it was testified knit leah great weekend

two transport planes carrying their flag-draped coffins, will bring them back to dover air force base in delaware this morning. the troops, including 22 navy s.e.a.l.s, died when their helicopter was shot down. an afghan official says they were lured into a trap. individual remains of the dead have not yet been identified. it was the single deadliest incident for american forces since the war in afghanistan began, nearly ten years ago. >>> in britain overnight, police called for reinforcements as rioters ran wild in london for the third night in a row. it's the worst unrest in almost 30 years, and it's spread to other cities. charlie d'agata is in london with the latest. good morning, charlie. >> reporter: good morning to you, randall. british people are outraged this morning at these extraordinary scenes of violence throughout the capital. and as you said, now spreading to other cities. they're telling police to do whatever is necessary to take back the streets. the riots tore through london like an inferno. faster than police could stop them. rioters torched cars, stores and warehou

via dover air force base in unidentified status until they can be positively identified by the armed rces mortgage area affairs office at dover. in fact we've learned the remains and ashes are comingled at this time and some of the families did not give the pentagon permission for the media to observe and record the ceremony. the afghans whose remains also arrived at dover will be sent back to afghanistan once they are identified. u.s. navy seal aaron vaughn from virginia is among those killed, a father of two who loved his family and serving the country, his widow remembers their life together: >> it's funny the things you remember. the smell of their skin. the way they walk. you know, just come in the door, put their keys down. just little things that i'll miss. i just remember him climbing into his truck and telling me he'd see me soon. and how much he loved me and the kids. so i will always value and cherish that moment. the last moments that i got to spend with him. >> reporter: but there are more questions than answers about what brought down the standard chinook ch-47 helicopte

they will arrive at dover air force base in delaware tomorrow morning. anthony? >> mason: david martin at the pentagon. thanks, david. flying helicopters in afghanistan is an extremely dangerous job. today in the east, a chinook was forced to make a hard landing-- though no one was hurt. seth doane joined a medevac team today aboard a black hawk helicopter in southern afghanistan. >> reporter: from the air, afghanistan's rugged terrain is simple and striking. but the view from a helicopter's flight deck is anything but peaceful. what specific dangers do you have in the air? >> just any kind of surface-to- air fire from the enemy, whether it be r.p.g.s, small arms fire, machine guns, anything like that. anything they can do to take us out of the sky would be our biggest threat. >> reporter: you've been shot at before? >> yup. yup. >> reporter: chief warrant officer zach martin and his co- pilot captain chris morisoli is part of task force thunder medevac unit. we joined them on a medical mission on black hawk helicopters in kandahar. compare afghanistan to other pl

back to you. >> tom costello at dover air force base, thanks. this was a demoralizing crushing blow to all of us. retired four-star u.s. general barry mccaffree is here. 32-year army veteran including four combat terms. general, talk about these men. what kinds of men would have been on a mission like this, estimated six to ten similar extraction missions going on every night while we sit here. >> well, clearly, that special ops community has carried a disproportionate burden. to put it in context, there are 15,000 killed and wounded so far in the war in afghanistan so there's a real fight going on. the tier one, jsocs special ops, a ranger regimen, delta from the army and the navy s.e.a.l.s and the aviation regimen are the premiere fighting force so when their buddies were in trouble, they were ready to lay down their lives to rescue their friends. >> let's talk about the mission, the equipment, the tactics you've flown in thousands of these chinook duel rotar helicopters. i've flown in far fewer. they were introduced in 1958. they are used as

via dover air force base in and unidentified status.f, what this means is due to the catastrophic nature of the explosion, the crash of this helicopter, the remains that are being returned to dover simply are in a shape that they cannot be positively identified with any reasonable certainty as to who these men are. they cannot sort out the remains at this point. that is what the pentagon is telling us. that means, under pentagon policy, technically, there will be no news media coverage. the media will not be allowed to be there and see the return of the fallen to dover because it is only allowed under very strict pentagon issued policy when the remains are at least fairly certain. they call it reasonable to be identified as being a particular person. so this is really tough to explain. but that's what we're talking about. the remains are in such poor shape this, they cannot be certain who they are. therefore, there will be no media coverage. we still have reason to believe that some very high-level administration officials will be going

morning. >> casket carrying the remains of 30 american troops killed in afghanistan arrive in dover air force base this morning. chip reid is at dover air force base in delaware with more. good morning, chip. >> reporter: good morning, randall. family members will be here at dover later today as the remains of their loved ones are brought home. two transport planes carrying the flag-draped cass it's arrived at dover air force base this morning. the remains of 30 americans killed when their chinook helicopter was keled killed. the disaster so horrific the soldiers have not been identified. four days since the crash and the loss is still fresh for family and friends including the stepfather of navy s.e.a.l. brian bill. >> we mourn, more than anything else. his life of unfulfilled dreams. >> reporter: the stories of these brave men are shared by their families. the youngest casualty was just 21 years old, spencer duncan. two were lost from shreveport, louisiana, friends who played on a high school soccer team, lieutenant commander jonas killsaw and chief petty officer robert reeves. >> the war comes

military transport plane touches down at dover air force base. most of them were elite special forces. a sobering moment for the commander in chief who would spend more than an hour in private with grieving families. together, it was the single list -- it was the single biggest loss of life in america's longest war. the crash site was sealed off as the wreckage was retrieved. today the americans midpoint -- made a point that those responsible have themselves been killed. >> coalition forces killed the taliban insurgents responsible for the attack against the helicopter. it was an rpg round. this does not ease our loss, but we must and we will continue to recklessly -- to relentlessly pursue the enemy. >> the general said that two insurgents were killed by an f- 16 strike. 22 of the american dead it were navy seals, the same unit that killed osama bin laden. the operated in the shadows, but some are being remembered publicly. >> i heard the doorbell rang. i thought, oh, it is just a neighbor. i came downstairs, and i saw my father opening the door,

their bodies expected to arrive today at dover air force base in delaware. e dignified transfer, which is closed to the media. 22 of those victims were navy seals. three were air force special operations and five were army helicopter crew members. >>> the 2012 republican presidential field may be getting a texas-sized boost. we're learning texas governor rick perry will travel to key primary states, new hampshire and south carolina this weekend, the same day his potential gop rivals battle it out in the iowa straw poll. reports say that perry has also been hiring staff and contacting donors. an announcement could come next week in houston. >>> elections in wisconsin putting the careers of six state senators in control of finance on the line there. they want to recall six senators after they stripped unions of collective bargaining. >> we need a state senator who represents the people of this district, who will fight for education, fight for families, fight for the growth of our state. >> i'm being recalled for doing what i was elected to do. i had a big job,

armed forces is at dover air force base in delaware right now. president obama is attending the dignified transfer, right there, that's what the military calls the movement of war fatalities from the place they died back to american soil. those who arrive today are the 30 u.s. and eight afghan troops who died early saturday in the worst single-day loss for american forces in ten years of fighting in afghanistan. i want to talk about what is happening there today at dover air force base. what we're seeing and also what we're not seeing. barbara starr is live at the pentagon for us. barbara, i know it is a very solemn day for the president, for the u.s. military and for so many families. >> reporter: it is indeed. but the american people, brooke, will not see this news media coverage of this very sad ceremony has basically been banned by the pentagon because they say, quite simply, the remains are unidentified fiebl at this point. so the families who have the right to grant permission for media coverage are unable to do that. they can't grant permi

the bodies of those killed are taken to dover air force base in delaware.meantime, new questions raised about that attack that took their lives. cnn's barbara starr is joining me from the pentagon. what are the new details you have for us? >> reporter: we do now there is a full investigation under way about what happened, but a real indicator of how sensitive this is for the united states military, and for the special operations community, they will not tell us four days into this who was conducting the investigation and how it's being conducted' specifically what they are looking at. they will only say there is an investigation, they are looking at everything. but we have talked to a number of sources and we have begun to understand some of the key issues that they are going to look at. i want to put up for our viewers some of the things that the investigators are going to look at as they try and determine what happened. one of them, of course, is going to be what were the taliban firing at the helicopter? is there any possibility that they have some sort

the president arrived at dover air force base a few hours ago. the pentagon is not allowing media coverage of the actual ceremony because some of the remains are still being identified. a total of 30 americans and eight afghans were shot down over a valley in eastern afghanistan, about 60 miles southwest of kabul. the chopper was brought down by ain insurgent using a rocket- propelled green need. >>> a house fire hatched on martha drive. and tara moriarty talk to firefighters who say the tragedy could have been prevented. >> reporter: firefighters got the call at 4:45 this moving. when crews arrived, they were told a man was snapped inside. she says she's known tom for 16 years. he did not plake it out of the house alive. >> my heart fell to the floor. >> reporter: neighbors say they woke up to the sound of sirens and when they look the up -- and when they looked up, you can see the tree. the firefirefighters are looking to see if candles could have caused this fire. >> this home was not installed with smoke detectors. >> reporter: they believe t

. >> the final homecoming -- military transport planes touchdown at dover air force base burying the mains of 30 american soldiers, most of them elite special forces. it was a sober moment for the commander and chief who would -- the commander in chief who would spend more than an hour with grieving families. it is the single biggest loss of life in america's longest war. in mordac province, they have sealed off the area while the helicopter is retrieved. those responsible have themselves been killed. >> at approximately midnight, coalition forces killed the taliban insurgents responsible for the attack on this helicopter, which we have assessed has been and are pg round -- has been an rpg round. >> the general said the two insurgents were killed by an ex- 16 airstrike. the man who fired was alive and fighting elsewhere. 22 of the american dead were navy seals on the same unit that killed osama bin laden. they operate in the shadows. some are being remembered publicly. like here in bonn, 30 years old, and the father of two. -- like aaron vaughn, 30 years old, and the father of two. >>

killed in last week's helicopter crash in afghanistan are expected to arrive at delaware's dover air force base. 30 americans on board were among those killed when the nato helicopter was shot down. >>> the department of transportation will release its latest air travel consumer report, which contains numbers from flight delays, tarmac times, and other customer complaints from throughout the month of june. >>> and smoky the bear was born on this day in 1944, when the u.s. forest service and the ad council introduced the character to promote forest fire prevention. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. after the worst day on wall street since 2008, matt is on the trading floor live with maria bartiromo and jim cramer and the manhunt intensifies for the so-called dougherty gang. two brothers and a sister on a southeastern crime spree. the latest details in a live rep

the remains of the 30 troops including 22 navy s.e.a.l.s arrived at dover air force base in delaware this morning. some are seen in these pictures here. families of the victims traveled to dover for the somber transfer ceremony. president obama, defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs of staff chairman admiral mike mullen were there. also included, the remains of seven afghan troops and a civilian interpreter. the remains will be returned to afghanistan once identifications can be made. all were killed, you may recall, when their helicopter crashed in central afghanistan on saturday. >>> we want to tell you more about one of the victims and his 10-year-old son. brian nichols was a u.s. army pilot from kansas who flew helicopters. when his son braden learned about his father's death, he couldn't understand why the navy s.e.a.l.s who were also killed were getting so much media attention so he sent us this photo in an ireport and this request. quote, my father was one of the 30 u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan with the s.e.a.l.s rescue mission. my father was the pilot of the

. >> the final homecoming, military transport plane touches down at dover air force base bearing the remains of 30 american soldiers. a sobering moment for the commander in chief who would spend more than an hour in private with the grieving families. this is the single biggest loss of life in the war. in the mountains, investigators have sealed off the crash site was the wreckage of the downed helicopter is retrieved. the americans made a point of revealing that those responsible have themselves been killed. >> coalition forces killed the taliban insurgents responsible for this attack. this was an art pg round. we will continue to relentlessly pursue the enemy. the insurgents are losing. >> the general said that two insurgents were killed by an f- 16 air strike. the taliban insisted that the man who fired upon the helicopter was alive. 22 of the american dead or navy seals they operate in the shadows. some are being reminded -- remembered. >> i heard the doorbell rang. it is just a neighbor. i came upstairs and i saw my father opening the door and then coming inside in the uniform a

on the day that president obama traveled to dover air force base to pay private tribute and meet with the families of the 30 u.s. troops who dieded in a helicopter crash in afghanistan, we turn again to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are 14 more. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the recall elections in wisconsin, being watched nationally as a referendum on budget cuts. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: chevron. we may have more in common than you think. >> and by bnsf railway. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. and with the ongoing support of these ins

american soldiers who died when their chinook helicopter crashed in afghanistan will arrive at dover air force basein tonight's "rewrite" why does the obama administration think we need to be reminded this is a country at war? every day, all around the world, energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy developement comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing decades of cleaner burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self contained well systems and using state of the art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment we are america's natural gas. >>> time for tonight's rewrite. this weekend saw the worst single loss of life in the ten years of the afghan war. a ch-47 chinook helicopter crashed while on a mission. to reinforce troops trying to capture a taliban leader in a long-time taliban strong hold. it killed 38. 22 of those killed were navy s.e.a.l.s from the s.e.a.l. team six, the sa

troops killed over the weekend in afghanistan are expected to arrive at dover air force base today. 22 were navy seals and two have ties to the bay area. 36-year-old kevin houston has relatives in san jose. 29-year-old derek benson is a native of napa county. benson, an angwin native, enlisted in the navy after graduating from hook and long before he bam a seal. his grandmother taught him how to swim. >> i threw him in and said up learn to swim. >> he will be buried in san diego where he became a seal. >>> this afternoon, the first court appearance for that hayward man accused of running down a child last thursday night. 21-year-old andrew alan vargas faces several felony counts including hit-and-run and drunk driving with injuries. police say he was going the wrong way in downtown san francisco after a giants game when he hit a 9-year-old boy in a crosswalk and a number of cars on the street. >>> bart promises no further disruptions after a glitch last night forced a full shutdown for nearly three hours. a spokesman says a network router issue was causing incorrect displays at the ope

the military transport touches down at dover air force base, carrying the remains of 38 americans, some of them elite special forces. a sobering moment for the commander in chief who would spend more than an hour in private with grieving families before saluting the dead. the single biggest loss of life in america's longest war. investigators have sealed off the crash site while the wreckage of the downed helicopter is retrieved. today the americans may appoint a revealing that those responsible have themselves been killed. >> of approximately midnight on august 8, coalition forces killed the insurgents responsible for the attack against the helicopter. this does not ease our loss, but we must and we will continue to relentlessly pursue the enemy. all across afghanistan, the insurgents are losing. >> the general said two insurgents were killed by an f- 16 air strike. but later the taliban suggested the man who had fired on the chinook was alive and fighting elsewhere. among the dead, two navy seals. some are being remembered publicly. >> i heard the doorbell rang. and i remember thinkin

troops carried them to dover air force base in delaware.anetta spoke about their sacrifice in tampa yesterday. >> they were far from home, but we know that they were also where they wanted to be. from this tragedy we draw even greater inspiration to carry on the fight. >> nbc's tom costello has more from dover. tom, explain to all of us that the pentagon decided to close today's dignified transfer to the press. why did they make that change? >> well, they did it, because first of all we should point out 30 men and 22 of them are navy sae s.e.a.l.s and the other men represent the army and the air force, but there were eight other men, andfgan and special forces troops and 38 men in total, but because of the violent nature of the crash and the ensuing fire, they brought them all back here, and it is here that they will go through this very detailed identification process that will last some time with morticians and experts here at the base working to identify the remains, but because they have not been able to identify each individual soldier

on a day president obama was at dover air force base as the bodies of the navy s.e.a.l.s were brought home, let me finish tonight with some big questions about our mission in afghanistan. i can't think of a better time to ask what exactly is it? >>> we start with what the president should be doing about jobs. howard fineman is an msnbc political analyst and a huffington post media group editorial director. john heilemann is new york magazine the national political columnist. two heavyweights on. the dow jones industrial rallied today, a two-thirds reprieve, howard. my question is about jobs. it seems to me that the president has a couple things he's got to do to get control of events and not just watch them, which he seems to be doing. one is, get control of the debt debate by talking honestly about what cuts need to be made and what taxes need to be raised. let's move off from that tonight. let's talk about the jobs program he need to push for right now. it seems to me that mainly it's a political challenge for right now to get the attention of the republicans force them to deal with

a dover air force base, the president met the families in private. this is this thing is that this incident in afghanistan. the u.s. markets continued their wild ride for the day. volatility reigned supreme with european stock markets down 5% before bouncing back. the federal reserve said it will keep interest rates at record lows for two more years because the economy is weaker than they thought. our business correspondent reports. >> another day of may him on the stock markets. overnight, shares fell. -- another night of may am -- mayhem on the markets. by the close, shares in new york had risen 4%. since the drought began, there has been more than four trillion pounds white of the global value of shares or about 600 pounds for every person on the planet. >> when you have markets collins show sharply in this amount of time, it takes months for the markets to stabilize. -- when you have markets falling so sharply in this a lot of time. >> they reflect fears that could be self-fulfilling. there is another thing, there is a potential problem. >> if th

. >> the remains of the troops who died in afghanistan were brought back to dover air force base.he white house preventing the press from attending and managed to rethe photo. is there a controversy. >> there was a little one and it seems like, between that picture and the new yorker story and capturing bin laden and the white house is giving

. >> reporter: the remains of the fallen heroes returned to dover air force base on two c-17 planes. it's a process the military calls a dignified transfer and it's time for families to share the grief. kimberly vaughn will be there. her husband aaron was among those killed. in the greatest single loss of american life in afghanistan since the war there began. >> i am afraid i'll forget what he smells like, what he feels like. i miss him. no other way to put it. >> 30 americans died saturday when taliban insurgent fired rocket-propelled grenade at the chinook helicopters. top military commanderers say it's not a sign of taliban gaining strength, just unfortunate lucky shot. >> the taliban were able to set up an ambush and fire on the helicopter as it came in the landing zone. in a time when the helicopter is most vulnerable, slow, predictable. and greatly increases the chances of taliban knocking the helicopter down. >> most of those who died were member of the seal team six, the unit that conducted the raid that killed osama bin laden at the hide-out in pakistan. none of the seals k

president obama paid his respects to the fallen at dover air force base earlier today. the bodies still need to be identified by military doctors. but the pain of america's loss is already evident. brian bill was among the navy seals killed in the attack. >> we are heartbroken. they are the best of the best and we can never thank them enough for the sacrifice they have made. >> among the dead is a native of napa county, 29-year-old derek benson. benson's grandparents told cbs 5 yesterday that derek will be layed to rest in san diego at the base where he became a navy seal. >>> whole gihad foods. now a leaked e-mailing the campaign changed the conversation. kit shows us it led to accusations that foot was caving into pressure from someone on the right. >> it's ramadam and for muslims, it's a time for fasting and prayer during the day and feasting at night. but for whole fused, it is time for damage control. a week ago, they made history by launching an online marketing campaign. touting a new line of certified frozen foods, but it didn't take long for conservative blogge

president obama paid his respects to the fallen at dover air force base earlier today.odies still need to be identified by military specialists, but the pain of america's loss is already evident. brian bill was among the navy seals killed in the attack. >> we are heartbroken. they are the best of the best. we can never thank them enough for the sacrifice that they have made. >> also among the dead, a native of napa county, derek benson, benson's grandparents told cbs 5 yesterday that he will be layed to rest in san diego at the base where he became a navy seal. >>> officials in kenya say they are overwelmed by the influx of tens of thousands of refugees. refugee families who walked through deserts for weeks to the camp in kenya. one family said they have been waiting for four days. once inside, doctors do what they can to save the children. some of whom have been without food for 30 days or more. it's estimated 29,000 children under the age of five have already died. >>> for a brief time today, apple overtook exxon mobile to become the most valuable company in the entir

troops killed over the weekend in afghanistan are expected to arrive at dover air force base today. 22 of them were navy seals. two had ties right here in the bay area. 36-year-old kevin houston has relatives in san jose. 29-year-old darrik benson is a native of napa county. he will be buried in san diego county where he became a seal. >>> a 3-year-old boy is dead, the unintended victim of a drive-by shooting in east oakland. kristy seifkin joins us now from oakland, where police are still looking for the shooter this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, grace. yeah, the boy's family was walking along international boulevard just after 1:00 yesterday doing some shopping and they were walking just behind two men who they didn't know when a car drove by and opened fire. at least 15 bullets sprayed the two men and that's when the young boy was hit in the neck. now, carlos fer nan dose naves the 3-year-old boy was rushed to children's hospital in oakland where he died. the victim's family just moved into a house in oakland. they were out shopping when the boy was shot.

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president obama traveled to dover air force base to meet with the families of the fallen heroes. the military has opened an investigation into the devastating helicopter crash which led to the single-deadliest loss of u.s. forces in the decade-long war in afghanistan. >>> there's been a fourth night of violence in england, as riots spread across the country. within london, calm has largely been restored, with the help of a flood of police officers. the clashes began this weekend, over the fatal shooting of a man by police. more than 1,100 have since been arrested since those riots began. the clashes have resulted in dramatic scenes. look at that one. and especially worrisome sight, with the country preparing to host the world for the next summer's olympic games. >>> here's your first look at some of the other stories going on around america today. rush hour traffic in houston came to a screeching halt, following this bizarre collision. officials were left scratching their head after an 18-wheeler's trailer smashed into an overhead sign. no one was injured in the unusual smashup.

president obama traveled to dover air force base to meet the families of the fallen soldiers. the military has opened an investigation into the devastating helicopter crash which led to the single deadliest loss for u.s. forces during the nearly decade-long war in afghanistan. >>> there has been a fourth night of violence in england as riots spread across the country. within london, though, calm has been largely restored with the help of a flood of police officers. the clashes began this weekend over the fatal shooting of a man by police. more than 1100 have been arrested since the riots began. the clashes have resulted in dramatic scenes such as this one. an especially worrisome sight with the country preparing to host the world for the next summer olympic games. >>> here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. rush hour traffic in houston came to a screeching halt following a bizarre collision. officials were left scratching their head after an 18-wheeler's trailer separated from the driver's cab and smashed into an overhead sign. no one was injured in

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the bodies of those killed are being taken to dover air force base in delaware today.time, there are some new questions, new reports surfacing about that attack, and why it happened. retired general russel honore joining me now live. general, first of all, the reports that are out there about this u.s. helicopter possibly caught up in a taliban trap. what are your sources within the military telling you? do you think there's truth to this. >> well, the possibilities are there, kyra, till the investigation is done. i can say this. that the forces that were conducting this mission, the army rangers and the s.e.a.l.s, are the best-trained, most well-equipped we have for that mission. that said, this had to be a very desperate situation, for that chinook helicopter to go in, in daylight, to make that assault to try to save those rangers. because normally what would happen, kyra, and i only talk about normally the way the most well-skilled, and well-trained warriors we have in the world, come from that community, is normally they would have ac-130, shooting close support to

two c-17 air crafts landed at dover air force base with remains of the troops. president obama spent over an hour offering condolences to family members as well as gratitude for their service. >> it is especially sad to lose so somewith his class and character and heart. >> nothing really hits home until it is somebody close or a good friend or relative. >> no media was allowed at the private ceremony. meanwhile, officials say it will take a few weeks each set of remans scan be accurately identified they are hesitant to release all the names because the the majority were from secretive operations forces. >> walk your dog, steal your jewelry. a dog walker behind bars accused of stealing thousands in jewelry from his clients. prosecutors say 32-year-old nicholas barbaneca was on parole for four prior burglar you convictions arrest ford taking jewelry from three more homes. he pleaded no contest. under california's three strike laws he could face life in prison. he will find out his sentencing in october. >>> with its public imagine tatters, pg & e has gone ouide t

. >> reporter: the remains of the fallen heroes returned to dover air force base on two c-17 planes. it's a process the military calls a dignified transfer and it's time for families to share the grief. kimberly vaughn will be there. her husband aaron was among those killed. in the greatest single loss of american life in afghanistan since the war there began. >> i am afraid i'll forget what he smells like, what he feels like. i miss him. no other way to put it. >> 30 americans died saturday when taliban insurgent fired rocket-propelled grenade at the chinook helicopters. top military commanderers say it's not a sign of taliban gaining strength, just unfortunate lucky shot. >> the taliban were able to set up an ambush and fire on the helicopter as it came in the landing zone. in a time when the helicopter is most vulnerable, slow, predictable. and greatly increases the chances of taliban knocking the helicopter down. >> most of those who died were member of the seal team six, the unit that conducted the raid that killed osama bin laden at the hide-out in pakistan. none of the seals k