gallagher: thomas l. connelly, whose two volumes on the army of tennessee remain the standard of treatment, complained of what he called the virginia pattern of interpretation. begun by lost cause writers as early in the 1870's and most notably continued by freeman, that pattern, connelly asserted, that it is synonymous with the battle of virginia. -- with the battlefield of virginia. readers in reminded their book, "how the north won," which is a splendid one-volume treatment, 700 pages, but it is a good place to go -- i made my graduate students -- you may have been in my class, where you had to read herman hattaway and archer jones, and i think you actually did. [laughter] dr. gallagher: that is a very important book that argues that henry w. halleck, who presided over the first period of union success in the western theater and later served as general in chief and chief of staff, wielded great influence over the -- on the entire course of the conflict. "not only a western outlook, but halleck's wester

gallagher probably being one of the most egregious.ng the things that he is accused of our shooting a child -- are shooting a child, shooting an old man, murdering a 15 year old noncombatant who was combatant but then as a wounded prisoner of war, is now a noncombatant, with a knife, stabbing him did at, texting his friends about this stabbing, holding a reenlistment ceremony over the body of this individual . any one of these things is an egregious breach of the law of armed conflict and the law of war and just a complete moral and ethical failure. i really don't see any reason why any pardon is justified. should conclude those initial ststatements that this is not en gone to trial get. in a sense, what we have is the president not only a carrying to condone such activities or oppose prorosecution based onn s concept of patrioiotism, etc. a, but to miss training a lack of confidenence in the military system, nonot even letting them have the opportunity to do their job, which is to investigate and prosecute people accucused of wr crime

they said they witnessed gallagher plunging a knife into a teenager. cory scott testified that he ultimately killed the isis fighter, not gallagher. i suffocated him, scott said. i held my thumb over his trach tube until he asphyxiated. i knew he was going to die anyway and wanted to save him from waking up to whatever would have happened to him. >> today the truth started to come out. >> reporter: gallagher's lawyer says the admission proves his client is no murderer. he said the target against him is due to animosity. >> these are navy s.e.a.l.s who wanted to get rid of their chief and they set about finding a way to do that. >> reporter: the prosecutor said they won't drop the murder charges. you can stand there and say how you killed the isis prisoner so chief gallagher does not have to go to jail. he's got a wife and family. i don't think he should spend his life in prison. gallagher's wife andrea and his children have been present in the courtroom, listening to what is grabbing and disturbing testimony. >> we don't hide our children from the real

winning thisg e attention of president trump, hinting at a pardon if gallagher is convicted. >> i'llake my decision after the trial. >> reporter: gallagher's brother shawn applauding the support. >> he looked at his military and he saw a travesty of justice happening. >> reporter: the prosecution expecting to wrap up testimony early next week, making way for the jury to decide whether gallagher will walk home free with his family steve patterson, nbc news, san diego. >>> and up next, >>> a big development tonight in the fight for equal pay by women who play professional the u.s. soccer federation and 28 women who have sued it claiming gender discrimination have now agreed to mediation. the process will begin after the women finish competing in the world cup now going on in france >>> and there is new concern tonight about the danger of some e-cigarettes after a report in the "new england journal of medicine" described an explosion, one of them, that caused a severe injury. gadi schwartz has more on this. >> reporter: it happens unexpectedly a ball of fire erupting from a pocket or a

gallagher or chief gallagher stabbed him in the throat and the side. he attempted to kill him.hurdle for the defendant is this. he stabbed him in the throat and side. that's buy itself could cause death. just baun someone accelerated, medic cory scott, just because he accelerated the death doesn't mean the defendant is not liable for murder. >> okay, now the medic had immunity for anything that he said on the stand. but he did just admit to murder. what could be next for him? could he be prosecuted for murder. >> well if the jury finds that gallagher is guilty then they really have found that the medic perjured himself. and if you get immunity -- and i gave a witnesses immunity all the time, you can be prosecuted for perjury. and fending on the type of immunity you could be prosecuted for the murder you confessed to. but if he is found guilty, gallagher, i would prosecute that medic for perjury if -- now here is the key, ana, if the prosecutor asked the medic, did you do anything to accelerate the or cause the death and he said no and then he gets on the stand and says yes that

as for gallagher's release now... >> it's just been a really surreal moment.t anticipate it at all. >> reporter: defense attorneys are asking the judge to either dismiss the case or at least have the prosecutor removed. gallagher is due back in court on june 10. margaret. >> brennan: thanks, carter. coming up, the spelling bee ran out of words so they had to come up with a lot more trophies ot more trophies my blood sugar and a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. trulicity is for people with type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. i take it once a week. it starts acting in my body from the first dose. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, or severe stomach pain. serious side effects may include

gallagher says he was trying to give him medical care.illed him. what happens in a situation like this. this is a military trial, right? >> there are two things that are distinctive about military trials versus the clients we see on tv, civilian trials. you have a jury of experts, people on the jury who served in the war zone and know what it's like to fight. secondly, they have to look back and say we are not second-guessing. we are not trying to say in our air-conditioned courtroom that we can impose standards now. you have to put yourself in the position and all the pressures and all the circumstances of combat and all the things that we asked men and women to do under pressure and stated they do the right thing under those circumstances? >> dana: it's interesting because then it is more of a jury of your peers. >> there is a famous defense attorney who said i have a guilty client i want to be in civilian juries. if i have a innocent client, i would rather see them in a court-martial. they will find the truth. >> dana: this morning on

what we learned, chief gallagher is not guilty of murder.s going to continue, but i expect that at the end of this, there will be a not guilty verdict. >> gallagher still faces other war crimes charges including shooting and wounding iraqi civilians, specifically an elderly man and a young girl. shep? >> shepard: what are you hearing from the suspect here, the accused? >> well, i spoke briefly to chief gallagher as he arrived in court earlier today with his wife by his side as always. listen here. >> morning, mr. gallagher. >> morning. >> feel like you're almost there? >> yes. thank you. >> andrea gallagher has been her husband's staunchest supporter calling him a war hero and lashing out continually of those that testified against him. listen here. >> they're either covering the lies that they told before or the lie that they're preparing to try to target my husband. >> due on the witness stand, two more seals among half a dozen that will have testified in all against gallagher, all a group that the defense says are quote cowards and liars.

chief eddie gallagher. another s.e.a.l.der a grant of immunity claims he was the one who killed an isis prisoner in 2017, not gallagher. here's cnn's alex mark water. >> reporter: is he a war hero or a war criminal? that's the question at the center of a high profile military trial under way in san diego. involving decorate the navy s.e.a.l. eddie gallagher, accused of murdering an isis prisoner in iraq in 2017. but today in court came a bombshell. >> the best defense for chief gallagher is the truth, and today the truth started to come out. >> reporter: in a stunning twist, a navy s.e.a.l. medic in gallagher's deployment, testified that he's the one who actually killed the prisoner. special warfare operator first class cory scott, who was granted immunity for his testimony, said he saw gallagher pull out a knife and stab the prisoner underneath the collarbone at least once, something other witnesses backed up. but scott told the court he froze, not knowing what to do, he killed the prisoner because he knew he was going to

chief edward gallagher is accused of stabbing and killing a wounded isis fighter.tors say he celebrated after sending a picture of the body to his platoon member with a caption that read, i got him with my hunting knife. during his opening statements gallagher's lawyer called the text an attempt at dark human telling the jury, was the photo in poor taste? probably. was the photo evidence of murder? no. gallagher's wife says her husband is innocent. >> he should be retiring next month, and yet he's been entrapped in this nightmare. >> reporter: gallagher who served eight tours of duty and earned two bronze stars also faces two attempted murder charges in the shooting of two civilians including an elderly man and a young girl in mosul. prosecutors say he threatened to kill navy s.e.a.l. members who reported him. the politically charged case caught the attention of president trump, who voiced his support for gallagher on twitter, and even before the opening statements, the case was shrouded in controversy. a judge removed the lead prosecutor for tracking emails betwee

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scott later testified, "gallagher's got a wife and family. i don't think he should be spending his life in prison." gallagher's defense attorney wloshgs has maintained that the charges were brought by disgruntled s.e.a.l.s, pouncing, saying, "did chief gallagher kill this terrorist?" "no," scott replied. >> let's get to will carr tonight. and you say this navy s.e.a.l. who testified today had been granted immunity. does he face possible charges? >> reporter: well, that means he cannot be charged with murder, but he could still face a perjury charge. part of the s.e.a.l.s creed is, my word is my bond. tonight, that s.e.a.l. says that he's the one who killed that teenager, not his boss, who is on trial. david? >> really something in court today. will, thank you. >>> we're going toe move on now to the severe weather threat at this hour. 59 million americans in the possible path tonight. already a state of emergency in parts of new jersey. in fact, a month's worth of rain in three hours, stranding drivers, this is i-295, in national park, new jer

who prosecutors say posed no threat gallagher denying all charges. his wife standing by his side. >> the truth has always been our best defense we said from day one that these allegations are shameless. >> reporter: with prosecutors making their opening arguments, a navy s.e.a.l. under gallagher's command has said he watched the chief stab a teenage isis fighter to death who was already detained prosecutors presented the jury a photo of the body, telling them gallagher texted friends the picture, saying "got him." but the defense arguing the navy s.e.a.l. didn't kill the captive, that he in fact treated his wounds >> the defense plan for the next days and weeks is to annihilate the government's case, to show that these witnesses are lying >> reporter: prosecutors will argue gallagher, who served eight deployments, became mberof his own platoon reporting him. but the case has challenges. the lead prosecutor was just removed for tracking the defense team's e-mails, and they have little physical evidence with gallagher facing life in prison, the preside

a famous father of course is liam gallagher.hat stop william, we didn't know that stop williamjohn william, we didn't know that stop william john paul gallagher and he is the younger brother and he was married to, i've been doing a little bit of swatting up. penny has got the whole gallagher family tree. you wouldn't want to be climbing this tree. liam was married to patsy kensit and nicole appleton from all saints. he cheated on patsy with lisa morrish, hence the daughter you see on the front and then he cheated on nicole with a new yorkjournalist and there was a daughter called gemma. who isn't pictured. and he's got the two sons there, one of whom is from patsy kensit and one of whom is from patsy kensit and one of whom is from patsy kensit and one of whom is from nicole appleton. you just lost the whole of great britain. sorry. soz! it's rock 'n' roll. we we re sorry. soz! it's rock 'n' roll. we were going to go through noel gallagher before. not quite as complicated. so molly is 21. and he hadn't seen... i was reading one p

a key prosecution witness and medic says he and gallagher were treating the injured prisoner when gallagher stabbed the boy. scott says the prisoner was unconscious but was alive. scott testified he later suffocated the prison her by covering his breathing tube, believing the boy would eventually be tortured by iraqi forces. his testimony contradicting all previous witness accounts. scott, who was granted immunity prior to trial, cannot be charged with murder but could face perjury charges. the prosecution appeared to be caught off gord uard by scott's testimony and accused him of lying to protect gallagher. the defense maintains there's no proof of the crime gallagher is accused of committing and calls the investigation shoddy. >> they didn't hire a forensic pathologist until after they charged him and thrown him in jail. >> reporter: his defense team includes a former nypd officer who served time in prison for tax fraud. president trump has hinted he might pardon gallagher if he is convicted. >> i will make any decision after the trial. >> reporter: his fate lies in the hands of a jury, s

yet today, a medic testified that he saw gallagher stab that teenager. but the medic says he, not gallagher, is the one that killed him when he cut off oxygen flow. prosecutors say the medic has immunity in this case and he's just trying to keep gallagher out of jail. that is the reporting of our chief correspondent jonathan hunt live outside the courthouse in san diego. jonathan? >> shep, this played out in the most dramatic fashion in court today. seal team 7 member corey scott was the man on the witness stand. he served in iraq in may 2017 alongside chief petty officer edward gallagher who has been, as you know, accused of the murder of that isis fighter. corey scott said under questioning from the prosecution that yes, he saw chief gallagher stab the isis fighter in the neck near his jugular vein. but as a combat medic, he went on to say when being questioned by the defense that that stabbing was not what killed the isis fighter and scott said he in fact killed him saying "i held my thumb over his tt tube until he quit breathing." that was a trachiot

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chief edward gallagher is speaking out. >> their testimony on the stand i think veals exactly what myband was saying all along is true. they are cowards. they ares. liar >> reporter: gallagher faces multiple charges from a 2017 tour of duty in iraq including the murder of an unarmeds detainee. several fellow s.e.a.l.s testifying he stabbed a man in the neck. but this wee a bombshell. the prosecutor's own key witness, s.e.a.l. team medic corey scott, who was granted immuni immunity, admitting to a stunned courtroom that it was he, not gallagher, who killed the prisoner. t>> i always knewhat my husband was not guilty of murder. but to hear that testimony from him, i was in shock. honestly, i couldn't process it. it just felt so relievedeahat at lst one of these individuals had a, you mow, conscience check. >> reporter: despite the confession prosecutors say they will not drop premeditated murder charges against gallagher, saying the credibility of a witness is for thejury to deci. but gallagher's wife, andrea, says the prosecution's case is unraveling. >> i never would have dreamed that

thanks, trace gallagher. dramatic testimony today, claiming his commander said he knew how to quote, nurse to death a wounded isis fighter. gallagher is accused of murdering a captured isis fighter in 2013. jonathan hunt is outside the court in san diego. this sounds like very damaging testimony for mr. gallagher. how do you see it? >> reporter: it is indeed, dana. of course, cross-examination hasn't come yet. but this is the first time we've heard directly from a navy seal who served alongside gallagher. he served with gallagher in iraq in 2017. testified that even before seal team 7 left for iraq, chief gallagher had talked about capturing an isis fighter. he said, quote, chief gallagher said, if we ever get a wounded enemy, the medics know what to do to nurse him to death. now, that is significant because prosecutors allege chief gallagher killed a wounded isis fighter brought to him in iraq in may 2017 after telling his fellow seal team 7 members, quote, no one touch him, he's all mine. they claim gallagh

scott asked whether he thinks gallagher should go to jail replying, gallagher's got a wife and family. i don't think he should be spending his life in prison. gallagher's wife leaving court calling the testimony a relief but saying claims that her husband stabbed the prisoner are untrue. >> and my husband will be exonerated and his innocence will be known to everybody after way too long. >> how much more embarrassment is the navy going to take before they say enough? >> reporter: gallagher is also charged with attempted murder accused of shooting at civilians. he could face life in prison if convicted in this trial. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> now to the campaign trail where former vice president joe biden is hoping to move beyond the controversy sparked by his remarks about working well with segregationist senators and met with members of the congressional black caucus some of whom say they are not bothered by his comments and called senator cory booker after pushing back when booker asked him to apologize. the senator said he explained to biden why his language was pr

well, skoal admitted he does not want to see gallagher go to jail.arter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll hear from two men who discovered how southern california doctors were allegedly putting patients at risk with dangerous and often unnecessary surgeries. >>> plus only on "cbs this morning," the race for an autonomous air taxi. kris van cleave has a behind-the-scenes look at airbus testing. >>> and we'll meet the two scientists behind the spotify "dope labs" who uses humor and science in our everyday lives. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. >>> and now at 4:30 looking live from our sales force tower and lighting up in san s , of the week, june 21st, 2019. first official day of summer, right? >> yes. we will be warming upper warming up through the day. it officially starts at 8:54:00 a.m. today. let's take you through the afternoon and

gallagher denying all charges. his wife standing by his side. >> the truth has always been our best defense we said from day one these allegations are shameless. >> reporter: with prosecutors making their opening arguments, a navy seal under gallagher's command has said he watched the chief stab a teenage isis prosecutors presented the jury a photo of the body, telling them gallagher texted friends the picture saying, got him. but the defense arguing the navy seal didn't kill the captive, that he, in fact, treated his wounds >> the defense plan for the next days and weeks is to annihilate the case showing the witnesses are lying. >> reporter: gallagher served eight deployments, but came unhinged members of his own platoon reporting him. the lead prosecutor was just removed for tracking the defense team's details and they have little physical evidence with gallagher facing life in prison, the president has alluded he may pardon service members convicted of war crimes. lester >> miguel, thank you >>> tonight the sena

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trace gallagher with the rest of this story live for us. trace?, the "wall street journal" is reporting that boeing and air safety officials are concerned that female pilots with less upper body stress might have a tough time using the manual hand crank. it's the panel for the tail section of the plane, to adjust the angle of the nose. there's no plans to restrict any pilot from flying based on strength. pilots and safety experts, including former director of the faa's accident investigation division says this is not about strength. it's about the system itself and here's why. if a plane is in a steep dive, the stabilizer is pushed down. to counter act that, the pilots pull up on the yolk which brings up the elevator, which is the small wing on the tail. if tell investigator is up and the stabilizer is down, they're working against each other. with the jet moving at several hundred miles an hour because of the force, it's difficult for anyone to move the trim wheel. same pilot sully sullenberger backs that up. >> they need to develop a muscle memo

scott later testified, "gallagher's got a wife and family. i don't think he should be spending his life in prison." gallagher's defense attorney pouncing. >> today, for the first time, somebody went to one of these witnesses and actually asked the real question -- what is the cause of death? and what we learned, chief gallagher is not guilty of murder. >> so, let's get to will carr with us live tonight. will, you've been tracking this case and you said there in your report that this navy s.e.a.l. who testified today had been granted immunity. so, what does this mean after what he said today, does he face possible charges? >> reporter: david, it means he cannot be charged with murder, but could still face a perjury charge. keep in mind that part of the s.e.a.l.'s creed is, my word is my bond. tonight, that s.e.a.l. says he's the one who killed the teenager, not his boss, who is on trial. david? >> really something in court today. will, thank you. >>> we're going to move on now to the severe weather threat at this hour. 59 million americans in

defense for chief gallagher is the truth. the truth started to come out. what we've been saying for all this time, this is a shoddy investigation. no investigator, no prosecutor ever asked the question of what is the cause of death. >> reporter: well, of course the prosecution was outraged by all of this. they accused scott of lying on the stand, accusing him of essentially wanting to protect gallagher, to which scott replied, yes, i don't want to see him go to prison. he has a wife an he has a family. brianna, back to you. >> i want to bring in carrie cordero. how do you see this trial of edward gallagher now playing out? administrat >> this is just an incredibly dramatic event to take place in an actual trial. i think the key issue is going to be who the jury believes. it's going to come down to the reliability of the other evidence that the prosecutors have and the reliability in particular of the witnesses. do they believe this witness and what he's saying or do they think that he is just trying to take the blame now beca

team medic in gallagher's deployment shocked the courtroom yesterday testifying that he, not gallagher, killed the young prisoner. medic cory scott backed up other witnesses who said gallagher stabbed the prisoner under the collarbone but scott said he then covered the prisoner's tray key otto my tube with his thumb suffocating him because he knew the prisoner would die anyway. >> today for the first time somebody went to one of these witnesses and actually asked the real question, what is the cause of death. >> the medic testified he was only admitting the murder now because he was granted immunity and cannot be charged. an outspoken scott said, he has a wife and children. i don't think he should spend his time in jail. >>> it seems cooler heads are prevailing for the moment in the heated spat between former vice president joe biden and his 2020 rival cory booker. biden called booker late wednesday following the new jersey senator's appearance on cnn tonight. booker revealing only portions of the phone call. >> i don't want to characterize a private conversation. i think that joe bide

a short time ago chief gallagher and his team emerged from the court room behind me his wife saying heron be completely exonerated and lashing out at those who she said have done so much damage to her husband and children. listen here. >> every one of these witnesses is inconsistent, and its, its coverups. they are either covering the lie they told before or the light on their stand or the life they are preparing. >> a short time ago the u.s. navy issued a statement which said, they will not be dropping the charges of premeditated murder, so everyone will be back in this court as this extraordinary trial continues tomorrow. >> sandra: thank you for your reporting on that. i'm joined now by the retired army captain who previously served with chief gallagher and had been working with his family to raise money for their legal expenses. good evening and thank you for being here. what do you make what happened? was this a major turning point? >> absolutely. i was able to speak with former police commissioner who has been there in san diego with the family ever since this court case began. es

edward gallagher is facing charges of shooting unarmed civilians and killing a wounded captive teenager by stabbing him with a knife, then staging a re-enlistment ceremony over the teenager's dead body, which he then photographed and reportedly texted to a fellow navy seal. during the interview, hunter also acknowledged taking a photo with a dead combatant and saiaid "a lot of us havave done the ext , same thing." this is congressmember hunter responding to a question about the killing of the captive teenager.

, who killed an injured isis detainee gallagher's defense team said a sloppy investigation led to the surprise confession. >> this is a shotty investigation. no investigator or prosecutor asked the question of what is the cause of death how much more embarrassment is the navy going to take before they say enough? >> scott is one of seven navy seals granted immunity in exchange for testimony if determined he lied on the stand, he can be charged with perjury. prosecutors will not drop premeditated murder charges against gallagher saying the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide >> what they may do is convict him of some lesser offense, cruelty, assault but i think that panel will be extremely hard pressed to convince gallagher of murder >> reporter: tonight more seals testifying about his actions while deployed, a war crimes trial now riddled with so many twists and turns, ultimately in the hands of seven service members deciding the fate of a decorated peer >> reporter: gallagher accused of several other offenses including using a sniper rifle to fire at unarmed civilians

eddie gallagher begins tomorrow.oofting at civilians and fataling stabbing an isis fighter while stationed in iraq. nick watt has details on this controversial case that's been making headlines from the start. >> reporter: war hero or premeditated murderer? monday morning special operations s.e.a.l. chief eddie gallagher faces court martial. >> this case should terrify every sailor out there on the waterfront right now as to whether they'll get a fair trial. >> reporter: prosecutors say in 2017, while stationed in mosul, gallagher shot civilians. a young girl and an old man and stabbed a wounded isis fighter to death. took a photo with the corpse. sent it to friends. >> how do you explain the texts he senate? the message, i got this one with my hunting knife? >> that's a joke. >> what do you mean? >> it's a joke. >> like a funny joke? >> to guys in the s.e.a.l. teams, yeah, it's dark humor. >> reporter: gallagher denies all charges on may 30th in a move that drew gasps in court was released from pretrial confinement.

chief gallagher is the truth. donbeen saying for a this time, this is a shoddy investigation. no investigator, no prosecutor ever asked the question of what is the cause of death. >> reporter: well, as you can imagine, prosecutors were completely outraged by scott's testimony, they accused him of lying and basically wanting to spare gallagher from prison. scott basically paused, looked at gallagher and his family in the courtroom and testified, no, i do not think he should spend the rest of his life behind bars, he's got a wife and family. we should point out more prosecution witnesses are expected today and as you said, jim, the navy is not dropping this murder charge. it's going to go forward. back to you. >> of course that's a judgment for the court, not for the witness. dan simon, thanks very much. >>> we're following breaking news, president trump now explaining or attempting to, his decision to call off an air strike on iran just minutes before it happened. stay with cnn. >>> and the cnn film "apollo 11" tak

they are saying it's mutiny. >> bill: the video is edward gallagher. says and maintains that he maintains his innocence through all of this and says he is not guilty of what he is being charged with here. what that star witness said on the stand yesterday is that i saw him stab the prisoner in the side of the neck. the testimony as you know got very dramatic. he said he believes he saw gallagher stab the man twice and identified another seal, corey scott, who was next to the detainee as well. where does this case go? >> it will be very difficult for the defense to prove this was not a murder. i think instead what they need to do is focus on the issue of reasonable doubt. the highest standard of proof known to our legal system and applies in military courts as in all other courts in the nation. the key distinction here the prosecution gets a little bit of a break. they don't have to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to all jurors. they must convince five. in that contest that your burden of proof responsibility is watered down a little bit so th

scott said he does not want to see gallagher go to jail.rice. >> dubois: carter evans, thank you. late today, the house judiciary committee released a transcript of its seven-hour, closed door interview with hope hicks, the president's former aide was asked if the trump campaign was happy to receive information damaging to hillary clinton. hicks said it was more like relief that theirs wasn't the only campaign with issues. when questioned about her time in the administration, white house lawyers stopped hicks from answering 155 times. now to the 2020 presidential campaign. democratic front-runner joe biden refuses to apologize for controversial remarks in which he defended working in the past with segregationist senators. today, fellow democrats kept up the pressure. here's ed o'keefe. >> reporter: several of joe biden's presidential campaigns r the comments he made at a fund- raiser earlier this week. >> they were misplaced and, frankly, misinformed. >> i don't understand why he needs this lesson. >> reporter: at the event, biden touted hi

the war crimes trial of decorated navy seal edward gallagher continues today.his was breaking news 24 hours ago right here on this program. that stunning testimony coming from a special forces medic who said he, himself, not gallagher, killed an isis prisoner in iraq. now gallagher's attorneys want the case dropped but the navy claims the prosecution's witness changed his story after getting immunity. jonathan hunt live in san diego 24 hours a day. you and i were talking about this popping. what's new? >> yeah, it's pretty extraordinary, harris. i talked by the way to chief gallagher as he arrived at court today with his wife andrea by his side as always. listen here. >> good morning chief gallagher. >> good morning. >> how are you feeling this morning. >> good. >> feel like you are almost. >> there yeah. >> thank you. >> their optimism that this might soon be over prompted by the claim on the witness stand yesterday by seal team 7 member corey scott that it was not chief gallagher's knife that killed the wounded isis fighter in iraq in 2017 but scott's own han

chief edward gallagher? he's accused of murdering a teenager who was an isis fighter.cution, a key fact, told the court he's the one who killed the prisoner, not gallagher. now, that's a stunner. that s.e.a.l. is special operator first-class corey scott, a medic. he's the man with the shaved head looking forward here. he told the military court that he did watch gallagher stab the prisoner in the neck, but he said the wound was not life-threatening. he says gallagher walked away and that's when he pressed down on the prisoner's breathing tube, they call it a trach tube, and the prisoner suffocated. he claims he did it because he, "wanted to save the prisoner from the kind of torture he'd seen iraqi forces inflict on other captive." so there is a second twist. the guy scott who confessed in court is on the hook for murder, right? another twist. he had something called a testimonial immunity agreement. that means his testimony, including his confession, cannot be used against him and neither can any information directly or indirectly derived from that testimony. the defe

and what we learned, chief gallagher is not guilty of murder. murder. >> bill: this was bombshell testimony in the trial of a decorated navy seal accused of war crimes. a witness testifying that he was the one who killed the nicest prisoner and not the accused eddie gallagher. so where does that title go next? >> sandra: plus, a huge explosion blocking a major u.s. city after an oil refinery goes up in flames. we will tell you what's that that boy is off. >> bill: also, joe biden trying to ease tensions with fellow democrats on the left. this has gone the racial. we will tell you why next. >> if i see him, i might. i have said how i feel about his comments. i think they were misplaced and frankly misinformed. i've said how i feel. when you're not able to smile, you become closed off. i felt withdrawn, alone... having to live with bad teeth for so long was extremely depressing. now, i know how happy i am. there was all the feeling good about myself that i missed. i wish that i had gone to aspen dental on day one and not waited three years. at asp

gallagher is also accused at shooting at unarmed iraqi civilians. so what happens now?drop premeditated murder charges against gallagher despite petty officer scott's testimony. their own witness says it wasn't him. they're still going forward and saying the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide. but will a jury convict now? we'll stay on it and let you know. >>> all right. thank you for watching. "cnn tonight" with d. lemon starts right now. i don't know if you got a chance to see, don, but we had greg meeks on. >> mmm-hmm. >> you know, the congressman, longtime congressman and, you know, him, the woman who is at the head of the cbc, the congressional bl

gallagher's defense attorney said all of the seals who testified against gallagher are liars and he calledcowards. i asked how damaging that might be to the navy seals as an institution. he said what is more damaging is accusing a sale comma-- seal commander of murder. >> they expect us to have their back. when i that are fighting this fight, they should not be worried about prosecutors second guessing everything and bringing them up on charges. all he did was go out to protect all of us. as a result, he is now facing murder charges. >> at least 2 more members of seal team 7 are expected to testify against chief gallagher in this courtroom battle that pits the nation's most elite fighters against each other. >> bret: thank you. up next why house democrats did not try to repeal a pro-life law they despise. g six miles at an amusement park... bill's back needed a vacation from his vacation. so he stepped on the dr. scholl's kiosk. it recommends our best custom fit orthotic to relieve foot, knee, or lower back pain. so you can move more. dr. scholl's. born to move. ♪ applebee's new loaded chi

chief gallagher is an american hero.he witness takes a stand, the government's witness, admits to the killing. it is unbelievable. for absolutely not surprised that the navy prosecutors are continuing on with this. nobody wants to lose. this is a career case for the prosecutors. they can't just walk away from it. they're betting off having acquittal than dismissing the charges. but here's another quick point. now the prosecution, their own witness admitting to murdering, now they have to cross-examine their own witness. when you have to do that, treat your own witness as hostile, it makes it very uncomfortable in the courtroom. the jury is picking up on that. the jury is picking up on on that. ainsley: for folks that aren't familiar with it, cory scott gets up on the stand i was the one who killed this man, this isis guy. gallagher stabbed him in the neck, i held my thumb over breathing tube inserted into his mouth. what would you do, if you were on that jury? >> i would acquit. there is no way, you can't unhear the test

gallagher's defense team says none of that is true.dn't like his tough style and because, and gallagher's lead attorney summed up the defense case by saying "this is about murder and mutiny. five enlisted men, the majority would have to find gallagher guilty for him to be convicted of murder and face life in prison with the possibility of parole. that's up pardon for several members of the u.s. military accused of war crimes. chief petty officer gallagher's case is believed to be among those he has taken a look at. he has intervened before in this case ordering the easing of the conditions under which gallagher is on trial. >> a look next at what's happening on the mexican border of guatemala. and mohamed morrissey collapsed and died inside of a cairo courtroom yesterday. morrissey was elected in 2012 22 following the ousting of hosni mubarak. a man accused of helping to arrange the shooting of former boston red sox baseball star david ortiz has been ordered to spend a year and preventative prison in the dominican republic. authorities

"did chief gallagher killed this terrorist?"t answered "no" and with that, this case is absolutely turned on its head this afternoon. harris? >> harris: jonathan hunt on this breaking news and we will continue to cover developments from that. thank you very much. >> are you going to apologize? >> apologize for what? he knows better, there is not a racist bone in my body, i've been involved with civil rights my whole career, period. >> harris: joe biden refusing to apologize for invoking his ability to work with two segregationists senators to get things done. biden facing criticism from his 2020 rivals including cory booker. but a biden campaign advisor says bookers criticism is hypocritical, watch. >> people in the senate work all the time with members of the other party whose positions are repugnant to all of us as democrats. cory booker, who has worked with jeff sessions on many things, elizabeth warren talks about how she's worked with chuck grassley who led the fight for brett kavanaugh and wouldn't even meet with mark garl

lieutenants over five months period beginning late 2017 to gallagher's chief accuser, craig miller. that miller complained about gallagher's tactics and personality, but never mention the murder of an isis prisoner until april 2018. after being told there was no basis for an investigation of gallagher, lieutenant bryce said miller would was "frustrated, disappointed, shock, disbelief," blurted out, dominant child, "eddie stabbed a prisoner." during cross-examination, under anonymity as a close friend of gallagher and said, "you do not want to see him go to jail." no, replied the lieutenant. you do not want to seem found guilty, to which the lieutenant replied, i want to see the truth come out with the defense now resting and the jewelry likely to begin deliberation therefore on monday. i asked gallagher's lead attorney if he believed his client will be a free man by the fourth of july. he said, "i certainly hope so. that would be a nice way to celebrate independence day." bret? >> bret: jonathan hunt in san diego. thank you. in the evaluates a premises with a history of mental illne

gallagher has pleaded not guilty.hat the accusations against him were fabricated by disgruntled younger s.e.a.l.s trying to get rid of their chief. >> these witnesses were really exposed in my mind this week. knowing that this is the government's best effort at a prosecution, honestly, it relieves so many of my fears. >> reporter: and gallagher faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted, though president trump has hinted at the possibility of a pardon. we're told the prosecution has several more witnesses to call before the defense presents its case to the jury. guys, back to you. >> it's a case we will be following. >>> coming up on "good morning america," high drama on the high wire. will the wallendas make history tonight with their daring tightrope walk in times square? we'll have to see. tightrope walk in times square? we'll have to see. ve to see. wearing powerful sunscreen? yes! neutrogena® ultra sheer. unbeatable protection helps prevent early skin aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. the best for your

. >> i'm trace gallagher in four bill hemmer. new sanctions will be targeting them, and over in 33, this is the message they are sending. iranian lawmakers shouting "death to america." the parliamentary session yesterday. so here come the sanctions. here's what we know so far, the trump administration looking to choke their administration even further. more attacks on u.s. drones, and that conversation dominating the sunday show yesterday. >> i'm not looking for war, and if there is, there will be obliteration like you've never seen before. you can't have a nuclear weapon. >> there will be new sanctions. the world should know that we will continue to make sure it's understood that we are denying iran the resources to implement terror. >> it is like somebody setting fire to a basket full of paper and then putting it out. he helped create the crisis, then stopped at. >> steadily marching up the escalation chain. i fear that if iran doesn't have a firm set of boundaries, we are going to see an attack on a u.s. ship. >> sandra: we ha

did chief gallagher kill this terrorist? no, said scott.g scott as a hostile witness accused the seal of making the story up after he got immunity from prosecution saying, scott never said anything about killing the prisoner himself in any previous interview with investigators and adding, you could lie about the fact that you killed the isis prisoner because you don't want chief gallagher to go to jail. to which scott replied, i don't want him to go to jail. now in a hallway outside of the court room after that session, i watched as chief gallagher and his wife andrea who has been with him every day hugged another of gallagher's supporters came up and slapped him on the back. clearly the gallagher team feels they reached a major turning point today. mike? >> mike: a quite a day in court. a judge has barred several authorities from arresting people at massachusetts court houses for civil violations while the lawsuit challenges the way the practice plays out. the lawsuit alleges that it scares people away from court and makes it hard for pros