good evening, i'm jake tapper. in the more than 11 years of the united states fighting in afghanistan, more than 2,000 americans have been killed in that war with more than 18,000 wounded. also during that time presidents bush and obama have awarded six american service members the highest honor one could receive. the medal of honor for actions in the war. three of those words have been made posthumously. on monday president obama will award the seventh american service member the medal of honor, the former staff sgt. he lives here in north dakota. it's 4:45 a.m. the sun is not yet up but clint romechet sure is. beginning his commute to his job as bills safety specialist for an oil field construction firm, leaving his wife and three children behind. it's a dark, 90-minute drive, plenty of time to reminisce about another place. on the other side of the world. afghanistan. ♪ >> can't stop but think about jones strumming away on that guitar. >> that's private chris jones who often lightened the mood for his fellow sol

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i'm jake tapper. in the more than 11 years that the united states has been fighting in afghanistan, more than 2,000 americans have been killed in that war with more than 18,000 wounded. also during that time, presidents bush and obama have awarded six american service members the highest honor one can receive. the medal of honor for actions in that war. three of those awards have been made posthumously. on monday, president obama will award the seventh american service member that honor, clint romesha who lives here in minot, north dakota. it's 4:45 a.m. the sun is not yet up but clint romesha sure is. beginning his commute to his job as field safety specialist for an oil field construction firm. leaving his wife and three children behind. it's a dark 90-minute drive. plenty of time to reminisce about another place on the other side of the world, afghanistan. ♪ >> can't stop but think about jones strumming away on that guitar. >> that's private chris jones who often lightened the mood for his fellow s

he sat down with our own jake tapper. >> there is movement everywhere.hes everywhere, you couldn't pick them out fast enough. >> reporter: october 2009. up to 400 taliban fighters unleashed a torrent of withering fire on a remote u.s. outpost in eastern afghanistan. the attack so fierce, in the end, more than half of the 53 u.s. troops at the post were killed or wounded. but as buildings burned and the enemy ran freely through the outpost, soldiers became heroes. one in particular. >> i know that there are so many great soldiers out there that would have stepped in to my shoes and dub the same thing. >> former staff sergeant clint romesha is a reluctant hero he help plan the recapture of keating and led soldiers in a grueling day-long battle. next week, romesha will receive the medal of honor, the fourth living recipient among those who served in afghanistan and iraq. chris jones was a young private under romesha's command when the taliban struck. >> he is, in my opinion, the only reason we came back that day. >>. >> reporter: you led them right into pla

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jake tapper spoke about that day the taliban overran his post. >> there was movement everywhere.hes everywhere. you just couldn't pick them out fast enough. >> reporter: october 2009. up to 400 taliban fighters unleashed a torrent of withering fire on a remote u.s. outpost in eastern afghanistan. the attack, so fierce, in the end more than half of the 53 u.s. troops at the outpost were killed or wounded. but as buildings burned and the enemy ran freely through the outpost, soldiers became heroes. one in particular. >> i know that there's so many great soldiers out there, that would have stepped into my shoes and done the same thing. >> reporter: former staff sergeant clint romesha is a reluctant hero. that day he helped plan the recapture of the base and led troops in repelling the onslaught of taliban fighters. during a grueling day-long battle. romesha will receive the medal of honor, the highest award for combat bravery, becoming just the fourth living recipient among those serving in afghanistan and iraq. chris jones was a young private when the taliban struck. >> he is, in m

he sat down with jake tapper. >> there was movement everywhere. muzzle flashes everywhere.ldn't pick them out fast enough. >> reporter: october 2009. up to 400 taliban fighters unleashed a torrent of withering fire on an american outpost in eastern afghanistan. the attack so fierce, in the end more than half of the 53 u.s. troops at the outpost were were killed or wounded. but as buildings burned and the enemy ran freely through the outpost, soldiers became heros. one in particular. >> i know that there are so many great soldiers out there that would have stepped into my shoes and done the same thing. >> reporter: former staff sergeant clint romesha is a reluctant hero. that day he helped plan the recapture of keating and led troops in repelling the onslaught of taliban fighters during a grueling day-long battle. next week, romesha will receive the medal of honor, highest award for combat bravery, becoming just the fourth living recipient among those who have served in afghanistan and iraq. chris jones was a young private under romesha's command when the taliban struck. >>

jake tapper in for anderson cooper. jake tapper in for anderson cooper. >>> the high cost of healthcare is enough to make you sick and it's also make something people rich. hospital ceos making 2 million, 5 million, even nearly $10 million a year, running nonprofits. who's paying for it? well, you are. we will show you how and how hospitals try to camouflage the bills loaded with bull. >>> later, why on earth is this man smiling? he came within inches of death by avalanche and lived to tell his incredible story. you'll hear from him in the studio tonight. >>> but we'll begin with two major developments in the blade runner bail hearing. one, a striking change in his demeanor and the twist you would laugh at for putting it in a movie. no one would believe it. a key member of the prosecution, the investigator in the case, a would-be killer. now this was never going to be a run of the mill court proceeding. but the way things are going, this one isn't even close. and bottom line, one of the fastest runs alive is now on a sl

cnn's jake tapper breaking the news. the president will announce by this time next year 34,000 american troops will be home from afghanistan. that's about half of all of the u.s. troops, who are currently in afghanistan right now. >>> the senate armed services committee will vote today on the nomination of chuck hagel for defense secretary. mr. hagel has encountered strong opposition from some members. but his nomination is expected to be approved and sent to the full senate for a vote. he's expected to be confirmed in just the coming days. >>> we only knew his first name, ethan, we knew little about his ordeal, just that it was an ordeal. he was held hostage for six days inside of this bunker in alabama. ethan and his mom are speaking out for the first time to dr. phil. >> how did you feel, when you heard that he might be crying for his mom? >> i wanted to be there. i wanted to take his place. >> did he see mr. dykes shot ask killed? >> he absolutely did. he said the army came in and shot the bad man. >> wow. the full i

jake tapper sat down with him for "an american hero" this story ahead. >> there is movement everywhere, muzzle flashes everywhere. you just couldn't pick them out fast enough. >> october 2009. up to 400 taliban fighters unleash a torrent of withering fire upon a remote u.s. outpost in eastern afghanistan. combat out post keating sat at the bottom of a valley that was both beautiful and deadly. it was one of the most valnerable bases in afghanistan. >> when you look at the manual and look in to find the definition of finding a defensible spot, this is the total opposite of it. >> the attack so fierce in the end more than half of the 53 u.s. troops at the outpost were killed or wounded, but as buildings burned and the enemy ran freely through the outpost, soldiers became heroes. one in particular. >> i know that there's so many great soldiers out there that would have stepped in to my shoes and done the same thing. >> real american hero. you can catch jake tapper's report tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. thanks very much for watching. we'll see you again. piers morgan tonight starts now. >

jake tapper broke the news. last year about winding down the war in na country. >> reporter: i think it certainly ramps up the pressure on the leaders of afghanistan, specifically the military leaders, afghan national army, the afghan border patrol, these individuals will have fewer american troops to patrol with them, to lead them, that's i guess the purpose of it, is to ramp up the pressure to make sure afghter ready to take contl for security of their own country. when i was in afghanistan in 2011 one of the big concerns from troops and officers there with whom i spoke was not so much whether or not the afghan soldiers and security officials would be ready, but whether there was enough -- whether there was going to be enough logistical support, whether or not the nonsexy part of military operations, resupplies, medevacs, making sure troops have enough food, water, ammunition, whether that was going to be up to speed. from what i understand that is an area of concern though it's not spoken about all that much.

i'm jake tapper for cnn in minot, north dakota. why are people reacting by buying more guns and ammunition. >> i know my customers feel they will be banned. they need to get it now while they still can. >> what's the most popular? >> anything with over a ten round automatic. that's the rumor they will try to ban. >> do you think those are kind of things they should use in self-defense? >> for self-defense for your home or your property? >> home. >> for your home i like shotguns because you don't have to worry about missing. here in texas sometimes you live on 10, 20 acres. a shotgun wouldn't be very effective. >> do you believe any gun should be banned? >> i do not. >> why? >> it's not case of guns kill people. >> do you believe that the more guns there are in america, the safer the country is? >> in the hands of the right people, yes. if you're going to do anything, i agree that people that have mental retardation or violent felons, they shouldn't have guns. they shouldn't have any rights. law-abiding citizens you should be able t

jake tapper is up on the hill. interesting who is there, who isn't there. we're watching this unfold. >> one justice that was guaranteed -- oh, here is first lady michelle obama walking in right now. she's guaranteed to get applause from everybody. a bipartisan warm welcome for the first lady of the united states. there she is. she's greeting dr. jill biden, the vice president's wife. dana bash, our chief congressional correspondent, is there. tell us what it's like in the room right now. >> as you said, there is definitely a warm welcome. i'm sitting right over where the republican side is. and not only are the republicans clapping for michelle obama. i can see several of the republican lawmakerses with their cell phones out taking photographs. and they're smiling and clapping. she's definitely somebody who has bipartisan adoration. that's a fair thing to say. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> the cabinet is coming in right now. they just announced them. there is the newly minted secretary of state, former democratic senator of massachusetts, joh

bravery of those troops is told in "the outpost" by cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapperumentary on a hero from that battle, good morning, jake. >> good morning, carol. that's right, one of the heroes of that battle, former staff sergeant clint romesha will be awarded the medal of honor on monday at the white house by president obama. we went to minot, north dakota, to talk to romesha about the award and serving at combat outpost keating. what you need to understand and our listeners and viewers need to understand, this camp was put at the bottom of three steep mountains which ultimately were teaming with taliban fighters, so we talked about that in a special that will air at 10:00 tonight. >>> combat outpost keating was built in 006 with so many troops and assets deployed to iraq, those in afghanistan had to make do. one part of the strategy was to build small outposts as the u.s. pushed into eastern afghanistan. the location was a trap evident from the moment the uniate rrived in may 2009. what was your first reaction? >> first reaction was i think the same as everybody

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jake tapper will be here with a preview of this show later on "starting point." >> that's cool. >>> cominglls. this little guy is only two years old. >> what? >> i cheated this morning, i sent this out this morning on facebook and twitter. it's remarkable. a toddler showing off trick shots and taking over the net. this is viral video you do not want to miss. >> he's got game. oh! progress-oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on facebook. >>> 56 minutes past the hour. welcome back to "early start." we are taking a look at the top cnn trends on the web this morning. we have a parenting lesson for everyone out there. bribery works. a father from massachusetts named paul bare paid his 14-year-old daughter 200 bucks to quit facebook. it says the teenager has to stay facebook free for five months. dad gets her password so she can't reactivate her account. >> that's a steal. 200 bucks. >>> for those of you hoping justin bieber would go away in 2013, it won't ha

here's jake tapper with a clip from a crucial moment in the battle. >> reporter: combat outpost keating was built in 2006. with so many troops and assets deployed to iraq, those in afghanistan had to make due. one part of the strategy was to build small outposts as the u.s. pushed into eastern afghanistan. the location was a trap, evident from the moment romesha's unit arrived in may 2009. what was your first reaction? >> first reaction was i think the same as everybody that stepped foot on that top, this is a pretty indefensible spot. >> i thought we were supposed to be on top of a mountain. this is crazy. i mean, that's how i felt, you know. shooting up. but i mean, you just -- i was there. i can't be like this is stupid. >> reporter: this is a part of the world the mountain range where you are on a mountain or in a valley. in order to be near the population and near the road, combat outpost keating was put at the bottom of three steep mountains. soldiers had been fatally attacked there before. in 2007 private chris pfifer. in 2008 captain rob yeskas and near there a different command

jake tapper reports, "an american hero." it's a compelling show. i recommend you watch. quote >>> the high ground and their superior numbers gave the taliban a huge advantage. eight americans would be killed in a battle that lasted from dawn until dusk. and would come to symbolize the end of the military strategy, to all remote mountainous composts constantly under attack. but from the blood and embers, the spaces of heroism, soldiers laying down their lives for their brothers. bravery rarely matched in american history. >>> in the more than 11 years of the united states fighting in afghanistan, more than 2,000 americans have been killed in that war with more than 18,000 wounded. also during that time presidents bush and obama have awarded six american service members the highest honors 1 could receive. the medal of honor for actions in the war. three of those words have been made posthumously. on monday president obama will award the seventh american service member the middle of honor, the former staff sgt. he lives here in north dakota. it is for 45 a.m. the sun is not

i'm jake tapper.e more than 11 years that the united states has been fighting in afghanistan, more than 2,000 americans have been killed in that war with more than 18,000 wounded. also during that time, presidents bush and obama have awarded six american service members the highest honor one can receive. the medal of honor for actions in that war. three of those awards have been made posthumously. on monday, president obama will award the seventh american service member that honor, clint romesha who lives here in minot, north dakota. it's 4:45 a.m. the sun is not yet up but clint romesha sure is. beginning his commute to his job as field safety specialist for an oil field construction firm. leaving his wife and three children behind. it's a dark 90-minute drive. plenty of time to reminisce about another place on the other side of the world, afghanistan. ♪ >> can't stop but think about jones strumming away on that guitar. >> that's private chris jones who often lightened the mood for his fellow soldier

jake tapper joins me now. , i know you have a great relationship with romesha, you've been to his home now in north dakota where he works in the oilfields. and watching you interview him was absolutely gripping. i think because he doesn't have the bravado of someone i would sxu expect should. >> he's a very humble guy. he spends a lot of time talking about -- and i've known him now for a long time, since 2010 when i started writing a book about the battle at keating. he talks about the buddies that served under him, he talks about the eight men who did not make it out of that camp alive because of that devastating attack by the fall ban. we also talked about what it was like when he finally got that phone call from president obama one day. >> when i picked up the phone on the unavailable number that popped up and the secretary was on the other line, she asked me if this is clint romesha and i confirmed yes and she told me plb would li president obama would like for talk to you. at this point just sitting there

what happened is, according to harry reid, there was a huddle but jake tapper was told that the lawmakersere told to, quote, talk solutions. that certainly would be a change. >> the president, republican and democratic leaders coming together to unveil civil rights icon rosa parks, all pulling in the same direction. the partisan tug-of-war over. >> mr. president, you honor us with your presence. thank you for being here. >> reporter: but this bipartisan moment was just that. a moment. here's the senate leaders going at it just 45 minutes earlier. >> he wasn't elected to work with the congress he want. he was elected to work with a congress he had. >> republicans are too busy fighting among themselves to unite behind a course so they are instead doing nothing. zero. >> reporter: the president did ask congressional leaders to the white house to discuss forced spending cuts for their first face-to-face meeting that republicans call devastating. but the invitation is for friday, the same day those cuts kick in. democrats came to the president's defense. why wait so long? >> well, look, it is

i'm jake tapper for cnn in minot, north dakota. >>> you are in the cnn newsroom, i'm brianna keilar in for don lemon. we have breaking news tonight, powerful devastating weather in the southern states. this is new video just in to cnn, it was reported by a storm chaser in hattiesburg, mississippi late this afternoon, when an enormous tornado touched the ground and started tearing up the town. we have extensive damage to show you tonight. there are some people hurt, and i will talk with the man who shot this amazing footage in just a few minutes. >>> first, this breaking news to tell you about, thousands of people are stranded after a cruise ship lost power in the gulf of mexico. an engine fire left the carnival triumph without electricity, but we hear it is now operating on emergency generator power. the fire has reportedly been put out, and the ship is to be towed to the closest port. another of its vessels is on the scene bringing food and drinks to the stranded ship. >>> in southern california -- >> collectively this group is posting an award of $1 million for information that will

. >> her half brother told cnn's jake tapper they never heard anything bad about her relationship with pistorius and by all accounts reeva seemed happy with him. in the meantime nike said "we believe oscar pistorius should be afforded due process and we will continue to monitor the situation closely." >>> turning to your money, u.s. stock markets are poised to open lower this morning. [ bell ringing ] that's after stocks plunged ahead of wednesday's opening bell. the dow jones dropping more than 100 points on worries the federal reserve might scale back its bond buying program. the s&p and nasdaq also closed lower. it's a different story, though, for walmart this morning. the mega retailer reporting a bigger than expected profit last quarter, and the stock is heading higher in premarket trading, but walmart is tampering that optimism and pointing out consumers are growing more cautious. christine romans joins us now from new york and we had heard that walmart's earnings were going to be down. >> look, we know that things were good for walmart in the last part of last year, good holiday

cnn's jake tapper broke the story. the president will announce by this time next year, 34,000 u.s.e returned from afghanistan. this will cut the u.s. forces there in half. cnn national political correspondent jim accost a is in washington with a preview of the speech. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of folks in washington will watch these dueling responses to the president's state of the union tonight. an aide to senator marco rubio say the two responses to the state of the union do not mean the gop is divided going into tomorrow night or tonight i should say. one thing we should note in contrast to what jake is reporting about that drawdown in afghanistan, it seems these two speeches will focus mainly on fiscal matters, but one tea party official tells cnn, these twin speeches we will hear tonight are a victory for then conservative movement. after the state of the union, it's the matchup washington will be watching in one corner florida senator marco rubio dubbed the republican savior on the cover of time magazine. giving the gop response to president obama. >

cnn's anchor chief washington correspondent jake tapper is now bringing us their harrowing story told through the eyes of one of the bravest soldiers. >> reporter: throughout all of this, did you ever think this is it? i'm not going to get out of here. >> it's like a fighter going into the boxing ring. if you think you're going to lose before you even step in the ring, you already lost. you are there to win, you are there to fight. you are there to -- your brothers to your left and right are depending on you. you don't have that in you. >> an american hero. the uncommon valor of clint romesha, it airs tonight, 10:00 eastern right here on cnn. ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ ♪ all set? all set. [ male announcer ] introducing the reimagined 2013 chevrolet traverse, with spacious seating for up to eight. imagine that. and i'm here to tell homeowners that are 62 and older about a great way to live a better retirement. it's called a reverse mortgage. [ male announcer ] call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with

jake tapper is in. >>> tonight only on "360." the high cost of health care is enough to make you sick and making some people rich. hospital ceos making 2 million, 5 million, nearly $10 million a year, running nonprofits, and who is paying for it? well, you are. we'll show you how and how hospitals try to camouflage the bills loaded with bull. >>> later why on earth is this man smiling? he came within inches of death by avalanche and lived to tell his incredible story. you will hear from him in the studio tonight. >>> two major developments in the blade runner bail hearing. a striking change in the defendant's demeanor. and, two, the kind of twist you would be laughed at for trying to put in a movie. no one would believe it. a key member of the prosecution, the lead detective on the case, revealed to be an alleged would-be killer. granted, a celebrity defendant with a glamorous and sympathetic victim never meant this would be a run of the mill court proceeding. but this one isn't even close and one of the fastest runners alive is

jake tapper is next with more dramatic decisions on the bail decision. >>> another wheel comes off lance armstrong's life as they join will join the doping case. and deadly winter weather is back on the move. you'll want to e know if this is headed for you. a busy night ahead. we begin with freedom for now for oscar pistorius. his bail granted. it was not just the whole world was watching. not just that the lead detective was revealed to be a would-be killer. it was all of the above and it came together today. robyn sets the stage. >> reporter: a media frenzy at rush hour. cameras trying to e see what's behind the tinted window. >> he was motionless with no idea whether or not he would be granted bail. following final arguments, the magistrate allowed live audio transmission of his ruling, a ruling that detailed the evidence of the case and the history of the laws relating to it. through the almost two-hour presentation, the magistrate criticized the media and chastised the prosecution and picked at the case of the defense for not presenting definitive evidence not giving any clue which

described to cnn's jake tapper. >> what would you like people to know about reeva? was she? >> she was a most amazing human being. she was kind to everybody. she was always concerned about everybody else's well-being, more than her own, and always looked after everybody and i just feel nobody ever got the chance to look after her. >> oscar pistorius's legal team won a big victory in getting him released on bail, but that achievement could come at a cost as this case moves forward. law professor at south africa's university. david, thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> you followed this four-day hearing very closely. what surprised you the most about the defense team's presentation? >> well, of course, there was a lot of drama because of the notoriety of mr. pistorius, but the fact is that the defense was driven to put up a good deal of detail about its case, which is quite a risk in the light of the fact that ultimately mr. pistorius is going to have to stand trial and the minute details of the statements made will be subject to very careful scrutiny. >> i t

jake tapper in for anderson cooper. >>> the high cost of healthcare is enough to make you sick and some people are getting rich. 4 million, and even $10 million a year, running nonprofits. who is paying for it? why you are, of course. we will show you how and how hospitals try to camouflage the bills loaded with bull. >>> later, why on earth is this man smiling? he came within inches of death by avalanche and lived to tell his incredible story. you will hear from him tonight. >>> we begin with two major developments in the blade runner bail hearing. one a striking change in his demeanor and the twist you would laugh at for putting it in a movie. the investigator in the case, a would-be killer. now this was never going to be a run of the mill court proceeding. but the way things are going, this isn't even close. and bottom line, one of the fastest runs alive is now on a slow strange and sad walk through his country's criminal justice system. more on day three of the bail hearing from robyn curnow in south africa. >> the courtroom exploded with flash bulbs as oscar pistorius came in. prev

. >>> now let's check in with jake tapper in for anderson cooper about it a look at what's ahead on " >>> an emotional interview with kim martin, the cousin of reeva steenkamp, the girlfriend shot by the blade runner oscar pistorius, of course. on the day that the magistrate granted pistorius bail, martin shares with me the question she is desperate to ask pistorius about what happened that night and why. plussen, tom, something much, much lighter on a friday night. i'm told by the staff that my dog winston will somehow be in the show tonight. we'll see how that happens. back to you. >> i'll stick around and find out too. thanks, jake. >>> our fifth story "outfront," asteroid apocalypse. again? didn't we just do this? that was the warning today from physicist michio kaku who writes an asteroid powerful enough to destroy nations is on a collision course with earth. a much smaller one last week over russia. kaku says the nation-busting asteroid headed our way won't arrive until 2036 but it could make a direct hit with 1,000 times more power. "outfront" tonight, bill nye, the science guy