. >>> coming up, fred francis on whether the media are swallowing propaganda by running that is shock and awe footage of the air raid against isis. i'm eric shawn. see you back at the top of the hour. now back to media buzz and howie. >>> we've all seen this spectacular footage of the air strikes against isis in syria. the dazzling images of bombs bursting in air. msnbc's rachel mado sees that as a problem. >> but if you wanted to get an independent objective assessment about whether or not things were successful, there is not a way to get that right now. it is an uncomfortable things to be relying on one single stream of information directly -- to the pentagon as our sole source of data in terms of what is happening. >> joining us now, from an fred francis, nbz correspondent and out with the firm 15 seconds. m seconds.com. does it trouble you the television has run these government supplied shock and awe pictures again and again? >> that particularly doesn't trouble me. it's the fact that it just comes from the pentagon during almost any military engagement i've been involved in over

. >>> coming up, fred francis on whether the media are swallowing propaganda by running that is shockd awe footage of the air raid against isis. >>> in foergson, missouri, price are searching for two suspects after a police officer was shot in the gun. that officer approached two men at a community center. they ran and opened fire. the incident apparently not related to those protests last month stemming from the shooting of an unarmed teenager 37. >>> in central japan, a volcano eruption has turned deadly. at least 31 people have been killed. it erupted yesterday, trapping about 250 people. most of them did manage to make their way down on their own. but one survivor says that ash plume was so large, it blocked the sun plunging the area he said in total darkness. i'm eric shawn. see you back at the top of the hour. now back to media buzz and howie. >>> we've all seen this spectacular footage of the air strikes against isis in syria. the dazzling images of bombs bursting in air. msnbc's rachel mado sees that as a problem. >> but if you wanted to get an independent objective assessment

fred francis, nbc news, jonestown, guyana. >> and it was stunning. i was stunned. there can't be.re can't be that many dead. >> and then the real numbers started to come out. 700, 800, 900 dead. >> i had reported on the air that there was some 400 dead, and all of a sudden, there were 800, 900 dead. and i couldn't believe i made that kind of mistake. then the army colonel showed me where we made the mistake. that the bodies were five deep in the ravine behind the pavilion and we couldn't possibly have counted them. >> i mean, it was just unbelievable. i mean, here the world was looking at this group of americans who in the middle of guyana in a country no one had ever heard of before killing a congressman and taking cyanide because a congressman of the united states had come down to see what was going on. it was just more than i think anyone could have ever imagined. >> it was ruled from the start by a very sick man. ♪ >> a sweet man on some level. an incredibly charismatic man. a man that could get inside your head in an instant and find out exactly what was most important to you

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donna got a great shot of fred and francis.ut even that was part of the game of one ups man ship. >> my parents went to rome and they had a picture of the current pope. we decided to do this much that's all. report roar got your own pope picture now. >> exactly. >> for most folks it was rocky in knock out. like this australian tourist. >> likeness of the pope right down here. >> yeah. >> i noticed people weren't seemingly as interested in the pope as they were with rocky. >> yeah, because i always think about rocky when i think about philadelphia and not about the pope and when i in rome then i will maybe a take a fet tow of pope. >> reporter: not worry about rocky. >> yeah. >> reporter: you can't argue with that logic. visitor center president says he's not surprised rocky in a photo finish. where are the art museum steps is one of the most frequented asked questions at the center. now, if as expect add papal mass is held on the parkway next september, visitors will get a chance to see the pope, the real rocky statue and those

fred and donna from the detroit donna got a great job of fred and francis but even that was part of thene ups man ship. >> my parents once went to rome and they had a picture with the current pope. we decided to do that. >> reporter: got your own pope picture now. >> exactly. >> for most folks it was rocky in a knock out like this australian tourist whom i'll call us a tree yann tourist because i forgot to ask his name. there's a likeness of the pope. i noticed people weren't seemingly as interested in the pope as they are with rocky. >> i always think rocky when i think about philadelphia and not about the pope, and when i am in rome maybe i'll take photo of the pope. >> reporter: and not worry about rocky. >> yeah. >> the visitor center president said he's not surprised it was rocky in a photo finish. where are the art museum steps one of the most popular questions over at the center. by the way if as expected there's a papal mass on the parkway next september, well, visitors would get a chance to see the pope, the real rocky statue and those art museum steps all in one place. in the

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fred c. scheffold jr. angela susan scheinberg scott mitchell schertzer sean schielke steven francis schlag robert a. schlagel jon schlissel karen helene schmidt ian schneider thomas g. schoales frank g. schott jr. gerard patrick schrang jeffrey h. schreier john t. schroeder susan lee schuler edward w. schunk mark evan schurmeier john burkhart schwartz mark schwartz adriane victoria scibetta raphael scorca >> and my sister seta, who we miss each and every day. our lives have changed since you're gone, but you're always remembered. rest in peace, and until we meet again. >> and my two uncles, firefighter frankie esposito and captain michael esposito. my uncles along with the other victims of the attacks, are the bravest of the brave. i know that they are safe in heaven watching over and protecting us and they will forever be a part of united states history. god bless them, and god bless america. janice m. scott randolph scott christopher jay scudder arthur warren scullin michael h. seaman margaret m. seeliger anthony segarra carlos segarra jason m. sekzer matthew carmen sellitto michael l. sill vas ho