we'll go to our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski in a moment.ut first white house correspondent kristin welker. good evening. >> good evening to you. in a statement released today, u.n. ambassador samantha power reaffirmed u.s. support for the president of yemen and strongly condemned the attacks by opposition forces. the u.n. security council signaling there will be consequences likely in the form of sanctions if the violence doesn't end. rebels fired tear gas as sectarian fighting intensified in the streets of yemen. this afternoon, the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting and called for an end to the bloodshed. rebels drove out the u.s. backed president months ago. they have claimed large parts of the country and sieged taiz 85 miles from where the president established a base. the u.s. pulled out the last of the special forces key to the terrorism campaign after intensified fighting and a bloody mosque attack claimed by isis killed more than 100 people. >> we have been drawing down our presence as the situation has gone from bad t

jim miklaszewski has that story tonight.ood evening to you. >> reporter: savannah this has long been one of isis' most effective, insidious weapons the internet. one of the biggest fears among terrorism officials is someday some random lone wolf will strike. it's already happening. in tunisia at a tourist-filled museum. in paris and canada. isis claims it posted the names, photos and supposed addresses of 100 u.s. service members after it says it hacked in to military servers and databases. the group called the islamic state hacking division claimed the 100 americans carried out ire strikes against isis targets in iraq and syria and they should be killed in their own lands as they walk their streets thinking that they are safe. the terrorist website urged on any potential lone wolf demanding what are you waiting for? defense officials tell nbc news the list does include some names of active duty service member s, men and women, some deployed overseas some cot bat pilots. the pentagon is urging anyone on the list to be cautio

nbc's jim miklaszewski has the details for us. >> reporter: he's identified as tairod about pugh a former u.s. air force airplane mechanic. court documents claim that in january, the 47-year-old moved from egypt to turkey in an effort to cross the border into syria to join isis in the violent jihad, but turkish authorities denied him entry. he was deported to the u.s. and arrested by the fbi. on his laptop, agents found 180 jihadi propaganda videos and isis videos of mass executions. a cell phone contained a photo of a machine gun. born and raised in the u.s., pugh was in the air force from 1986 to 1990. in 2001, the fbi got a tip that pugh sympathized with osama bin laden. terrorism experts say at 47, pugh would not have been much of a fighter, but as former u.s. military, he could have been a huge propaganda tool for isis. his court-appointed attorney said today pugh would plead not guilty. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> tonight, some passengers who were on board a united airlines flight from washington to denver describing what some of them are calling the scariest momen

we get the latest tonight from our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: it may be the first assault by isis on america's home front. a group calling itself the islamic state hacking division posted on the internet names, photos and home addresses of 100 u.s. military and urged isis sympathizers to hunt down the americans and kill them on u.s. soil. >> it's a new front. it's a new sense of threat to the home base that we haven't seen before. >> reporter: the pentagon contacted all 100, informed them of the threat but offered no personal protection to them or their families. >> you just don't have enough resources to follow these threats or potential threats 24/7. and you just can't read their minds. >> reporter: instead service members are being advised to delete personal information and tighten up privacy settings on their social media websites. defense secretary ashton carter. >> we take the safety of our people very seriously. >> reporter: but ironically the pentagon itself may have inadvertently provided those identities to the terrorists. pentagon public affairs we

nbc's pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski takes us through it moment by moment. >> reporter: the first emergency dispatch calls sounded as if the national security agency was under attack. >> reported gunshot wounds. possible traumatic arrest. >> reporter: helicopter video revealed a chaotic scene and a white sheet covering a body. shortly after 9:00 a.m., two men dressed in womens clothing and wearing womens wigs attempted to drive the suv into the nsa. ignoring police warnings, they drove toward a security gate. nsa police raised barriers to block the entrance. the vehicle turned and raced toward a police vehicle blocking the road. police officers opened fire on the fast approaching suv, which then crashed into the police vehicle. one suspect was killed, the other remains in critical condition. a handgun and cocaine were found in their vehicle. one police officer suffered minor injuries. any attack on the nsa puts everyone on high alert. it's america's top spy agency. eavesdropping on potential enemies around the world. tonight, the fbi reports that two suspects had no apparent

we get the latest from our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: david petraeus the highly acclaimed commanding general of u.s. forces in iraq and afghanistan, and director of the cia, will plead guilty to unlawfully handling top-secret documents which he allegedly shared with his mistre. a one-count indictment filed today in federal court claims petraeus unlawfully took documents containing classified information. but additional court documents go much further. they claim that petraeus while head of the cia provided eight black books of classified material to paula broadwell, who was having an affair with petraeus while writing his by ohography. documents say the black books contain top-secret information about the afghanistan war and identities of covert officers. the scandal exploded three years ago, when jo kelly told the fbi she was receiving anonymous threatening e-mails warning her to keep hands off petraeus. the fbi traced the e-mails back to broadwell, uncovered the affair, and launched an inn. when the story broke, it forced petraeus to resign from the cia. it too

jim miklaszewski thank you. >>> there are fears tonight that isis now has its sights set on yemen. and while isis is not affiliated with the rebels who are pushing the country to the brink of civil war, the conflict is creating a dangerous power vacuum in the country and an opportunity for isis as american forces get out of the line of fire. nbc's richard engel has more on that. >> reporter: yemen's government is fighting for its life. rebels are battling their way towards the government's last stronghold, the city of aden. it's a government that's been a key u.s. ally in the fight against al qaeda in yemen. but that country has gotten so dangerous that the u.s. has now withdrawn its military advisers which means the u.s. will no longer have those eyes on the ground in yemen. nbc news has learned new details about the evacuation. a military official saying about 350 special ops green berets and intelligence agents were air lifted out of yemen leaving on multiple c-17 aircraft from two locations on friday and saturday night. classified materials were destroyed along with millions of

nbc's jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon with more. jim, receiving word this was not related to terrorism, correct? >> right, according to fbi officials in baltimore, there's no indication whatsoever that this was a terrorist attack on the agency there. america's top spy agency the nsa, but it's really a bizarre story, it started to unfold at the end of rush hour this morning when the suv pulled up to the security gate there at the nsa and two men that were wearing women's clothes then engaged in a brief gun battle with one of the security guards at that gate. and now federal authorities are reporting that one of those gunmen was killed and the other wounded, not clear if the officer himself was hit. but a search of the vehicle allegedly found some drugs and at least one weapon. the fbi is currently investigating but it's not believed to be a federal owe fence. again, no sign there was any terrorism involved here or any attempt to penetrate the security at nsa. some speculate that these guys just made the wrong turn at the wrong time lu

one analyst said the key challenge facing isis is more internal than external let's bring in jim miklaszewski at d.o.d. let's start with isis in iraq focusing on tikrit that is a key city. >> reporter: that is right. and tikrit has become critical in determining whether the ultimate u.s. strategy to defeat and degrade and push isis out of iraq with work and that is because the iraqi forces, without u.s. assistance from the air or any on the ground obviously, are going to attempt to take tikrit from isis fighters who have been holding the city now for some time. but included along with that are not only isis fighters but shia militias backed by iran. and the concern among u.s. military officials including general martin dempsey, the joint chairman in iraq the past couple of days the concern is that if those shia militia move into tikrit and push isis out, but at the same time seize the city from the sunni-held population, then that could be a game-changer that could mean lights out, game over for any kind of strategy to get shia and sunnis to work together. and without sunnis in this fight aga

. >> that was nbc's jim miklaszewski reporting. >>> a security scare for president obama's niece turned out to be unsubstantiated. last night security was increased at the maryland ncaa women's basketball game. the president's niece plays for princeton. university of maryland police heard monday afternoon from a caller who reported a man with a gun who mentioned robinson. the game went on without any incident. >> leslie is safe of she's in my locker room. nobody loves her like i do. she's an important part of our team. keep the freaks out of the gym. >> president watched first round against wisconsin green bay on saturday but he was not at last night's game. in her last scheduled speech before a possible presidential announcement hillary clinton has offered the press an olive branch. >> another new hair style, a new email account, why not a new relationship with the press. so, here goes. no more secrecy. >> clinton making the remarks during a journalism ceremony last night. earlier in the day clinton reportedly met privately with president obama at the white house. josh ernest told repo

our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski was the first to report in january that bergdahl would be charged with desertion. and tonight those charges are official. >> reporter: nearly six years ago then-private first class bowe bergdahl walked off his outpost in eastern afghanistan and into the hands of the taliban. today, he was charged with desertion. >> desertion with intent to escape important or hazardous duty. >> reporter: by leaving his post in a war zone, bergdahl also faces a second more serious charge of endangering his fellow soldiers. maximum penalty life in prison. josh corder served with bowe bergdahl in afghanistan. >> i think he's very lucky they're not talking about firing squad and death penalty for him. >> reporter: during his five years in captivity, bergdahl appeared in several hostage videos, forced apparently to condemn the war in afghanistan. >> you are not fighting stupid humans. you are fighting very smart people who know exactly how to kill. >> reporter: in may of last year, bergdahl was released in a controversial prisoner swap. the obama administration a

also nbc's pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski live with new details of the desertion charges againste the "huffington post" sam stein and senior white house correspondent chris jansing with us. pulitzer prize winner

services to ensure those survivors or i should say their family members will be well cared for. >> jim miklaszewskid joined by michael kay, former british senior officer and assault helicopter pilot with us from london. jim, i will start with you. what's the latest? >> reporter: the grim news is that most marines and soldiers who were on the helicopter that crashed into the waters off the coast of the florida panhandle overnight, most of those remains have been recovered so far. search and rescue continues in search likely according to military officials for the remaining victims, some who described the condition of the helicopter after it plunged into the water are telling us it is very unlikely that anyone could have survived the impact of that plunge into the waters off florida. >> and michael, as a former pilot, tell us about the challenges flying under these conditions. it was foggy night and also the challenge of flying in this type of advanced helicopter. >> like i say, it is a tragic accident jose. and shows the dangers and risk involved with special forces operations all over the world at

. >> and joining me from the pentagon is nbc news chief presbyterian correspondent jim miklaszewski and>> reporter: first of all, we were told for some time now that almost all of the crew members that were killed the seven marine special operations forces and the four national guard -- army national guard crew members that were aboard the helicopter almost all of the victims have been recovered, although search and rescue operations do continue. although at this time it appears highly unlikely that anybody survived the crash. and in addition they are recovering now pieces of the aircraft. which look as if the helicopter just fell apart, exploded apart upon contact with the water. it appears to be a very hard contact. and they'll be looking for these pieces in an attempt to determine just how that crash occurred. now as you say, they train as they fight. now as special operations forces, if they were training for a mission, they would have been flying at very low level, very fast with an extremely thin margin for error. >> nbc's jim miklaszewski reporting from the pentagon. great to see

and jim miklaszewski joins me. >> some are very worried. and earlier unnoticed battles and commanded by iranian commander generals swept through a couple of small villages, pushed out the isis and then they threw out the sunni residents and threw out their property. if the iranians go in and clear out isis and seize the property from the sunnis it could be game over. because there can be no victory in iraq against isis without sunni involvement, thomas. >> jim miklaszewski at the tonight. thank you. >>> an american health care worker who tested positive for the ebola virus in sierra leone is being treated at the national institute of health in bethesda maryland. this is the 11th person to be treated in the u.s. and the second admitted to the n.i.h. clinic center. preemusually nurse -- previously nurse tina pham was treated after caring for an ebola patient in dallas. so when we come back much more on the high-profile legal hire by the university of oklahoma local chapter of s.a.e. frat. >>> and the dramatic and dis

here is jim miklaszewski. >> after five years in captivity, sergeant bowe bergdahl's future is again in future. he's dangercharged with desertion for leaving his post in afghanistan, a second charge of endangering his shoelgers could lead to life imprisonment. >> i'm elated actually. i wasn't sure we would get to this point. >> her son was in bergdahl's unit later killed in search operations. she believes bergdahl's actions contributed to her son's death. >> i don't think he should have anything less than life in federal prison. >> fellow soldier josh said there was no doubt bergdahl had deserted. >> he left his weapon behind. clear that he was gone and he wasn't coming back. >> bergdahl was held captive for five years, appearing under duress in a series of hostage videos. american soldier and propaganda tools for the taliban. >> this war isn't worth the waste of human life. >> on his release, picked up a firestorm in a prisoner swap the obama administration released five high value taliban prisoners in exchange for bergdahl. republicans accused the president of negotiated with terro

let's go to jim miklaszewski. what can you tell us? >> reporter: jose details are sketchy.d to be some altercation outside the security gates at the national security agency at fort meade, maryland halfway between washington, d.c. and baltimore. it all happened within the past hour. as you saw in the video, you see a police cruiser and another vehicle appear to be involved in some kind of traffic incident but there were early reports of a possible shooting. now, it is unclear whether this was some kind of accident whether criminal activity. there's no indication there was any terrorist incident at this point. the national security agency as you know is america's top spy agency. they collect information intelligence via electronic surveillance. eavesdropping. again, it is not clear whether this involved the agency itself or whether this was an incident that happened by coincidence to occur just outside the agency gates. >> jim miklaszewski thank you very much for that update. >>> now back to indiana, state lawmakers are seeming to bow to pressure, an uproar over religious fr

jim miklaszewski thank you, sir. we want to update on a story out of virginia an hour from now charlottesville police will release the findings on a study on an alleged gang rape. it described the alleged gang rape at the fraternity house in 2012. the article led to outrage on campus and across the country, "rolling stone" since noted what it said were discrepancies in jackie's, the female account of the alleged rape. they've apologized for the article and it's under review by the dean of columbia's graduate school of journalism. if the allegations are true things need to change. >> if that's did than the culture needs to change a lot. i think the students are up for the task. >> gabe gutierrez live in charlottesville. what are we expecting out of the news conference today? >> reporter: hey, thomas good afternoon. right now we're expecting to find out whether this fraternity might face any criminal charges and the larger point is whether any of jackie's story was true if parts of it were true. this has been in invest

joining me now on the phone, jim miklaszewski miklaszewski. what are you hearing?s just become too hot, too much of a risk. the threat is too high according to sources, so why take that risk? let's pull them out now. that includes 100 special operations forces u.s. commandos including green berets and navy s.e.a.l.s. the green berets have been training yemeni military forces in counterterrorism operations. but the americans themselves have not been involved in direct ground combat operations against the militants there. there were only the two situations where u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s made two separate attempts in november and december of last year to rescue american journalist luke somers. but lo and behold in the second attempt, somers was killed by al qaeda captives. not clear when this is going to go down. but the u.s. military said it's time to get out and do it now. >> mick, does this as all come as a surprise to you given how heated things have been there in yemen? >> reporter: those special ops guys have been relatively safe working with the yemeni military in r

nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins us.t information and details on individuals to put on social media and other places? >> reporter: military and defense officials say there's no indication that any official military or defense department websites have been hacked. all of the information appears to have been gleaned by whoever this isis hacking division is has appeared to have been gathered from social media sites and or some public reporting. newspapers television and the like. appears to be no evidence that any systems were hacked. we have a breakdown on service members who are on this list, including 58 air force 41 sailors or marines, and 1 soldier. the navy and the army are not providing any additional security to the families. they're all getting advice to be aware of surroundings whenever they move about and to check the privacy settings on all their social websites to make sure they're as secure as possible but the air force is the only one of the services that is offering some kind of additional security measures

>> well again, part of the conversation as we understand it and jim miklaszewski at the pentagon reportedry, was there was serious consideration being given to whether or not they would essentially take that five years on the desertion charge and essentially would have served it because of the time he spent at a p.o.w. nobody is trying to underestimate what that is like to be held for five years in enemy habds. having said that to pick up on what ayman said this was headed by the general, in charge of the u.s. army forces command, and it was going to be intent. did he intend to return. that was the most complex parts of this, to discern what was in his mind and what did history tell us and what were the conversations with other members in his platoon. but again, this looks like a very different situation than we anticipated it might be when it was a charge of desertion. now we have something totally different that carries the possibility of life. >> and chris, sergeant bergdahl has more than his freedom to lose here. >> he has money to lose. a loss in rank. as i mentioned before he was ma

correspondent jim miklaszewski where do we stand?lly unraveled. you know it's bad when 125 u.s. military green berets and nef s.e.a.l.s are forced to vac with it the country. now, those 125 special forces were working at a number of different locations. they were forced to change their locations because of the increasing violence. but ultimately the pentagon the white house said get them the heck out of there. they were conducting surveillance. they were conducting training missions with the yemenis but now, quite frankly, it almost sounds that death now in terms of any kind of u.s. operations within yemen. here's why that's important. while everybody thinks well, you know that's in yemen. why do we care? the al qaeda and the arabian peninsula centered in yemen is considered the most immediate viable realistic terrorist threat to the united states. they've got the technology the know-how, and the wherewithal to launch large scale terrorist attacks in the united states. primarily through their bomb technology and secreting that someho

let's get to nbc's jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. what's the latest? >> reporter: the news from florida and the u.s. military grim this morning, matt. u.s. military officials tell nbc news that it appears there wer no survivors from the military helicopter crash just off the florida panhandle overnight. the helicopter was on a traini mission carrying seven u.s. special operations marines, and a four-man army crew when it went down in the santa rosa strip -- sound. it's a narrow strip of water between santa rosa island and the shore. according to u.s. military officials at the time of the exercise about 8:30 when the helicopter went downs are ther were increasingly harsh weathe conditions. severe thick fog and a low ce and since this was a special operations training mission, t helicopter itself probably wou have been flying very low, actually almost skimming the water so that combined with weather conditions could have contributed to the crash itsel now, the seven marines are fro ca the helicopters were from a national guard army base in hammond, louis

also nbc's pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski live with new details of the desertion charges against sergeant bo bergdahl with the story he first breaux two months ago. we have the "huffington post" sam stein and senior white house correspondent chris jansing with us. pulitzer prize winner writer for the "washington post" and msnbc contributor jonathan kayecapehart. and let's go to the stunning new report from the "new york times" detailing the final moments onboard germanwings. the headline germanwings pilot locked out of the cockpit before the crash in france citing a senior military official involved in the investigation. the times details what the cockpit voice recorder captured in the final moments before the jet crashed. the official describing hearing a, quote, very smooth very cool conversation between the pilots during the early part of the flight. before there was any indication that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not re-enter. the investigator says, quote, the guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and then there's no answer. then the source describes he

jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon. what can you tell us? >> details are sketchy this morning, but the news is pretty grim. military officials tell nbc news it is feared that all 11 service members that were aboard that helicopter during a training exercise were killed when the helicopter went into the gulf of mexico just off the panhandle florida coast. the accident occurred at about 8:30 last night when there were two helicopters in a formation conducting a training exercise with seven special operations marines and four army national guardsmen aboard that helicopter flying in very foul weather, heavy fog and low ceilings when one dropped into the water. the other helicopter made it back to land safely. u.s. coast guard vessel discovered the debris at about 2:00 or 2:30 this morning including the tail rotor that included the exact number of the helicopter that went in. the cause of the crash at this point is still under investigation. it appears now that inclement weather played a weather factor in the accident. the seven marines aboard th

nbc's jim miklaszewski. thanks very much. >> it sounds awfully familiar.gley. they live right by back gate of the cia headquarters. there were one or two nights in high school was mika was racing and took the wrong turn. >> i went into the cia and let's say they let me know very quickly i had taken a wrong turn. >> the signs are not well lit at night. squinting at the -- >> yeah no. wow, that's incredible. they don't mess around. >> it's not easy to see. >> steve schmidt, thank you very much. >> thank you, steve. >> gene robinson we will be reading your new column in "washington post" and, david ignatius, thank you as well. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," ann curry joins us live from switzerland, hours remain to reach a nuclear agreement agreement with iran. >>> also ahead, tweeting mom's good-bye. how scott simon invited millions of strangers into one of his life's most private moments. he joins us with his touching new book. you're watching "morning joe." know your financial plan won't keep you up at night. know you have insights from professional inve

jim miklaszewski from the pentagon reported in january this was the most likely charge and they may considerthis was a prisoner of war. these were -- the taliban are battlefield enemies and we were engaging in a practice we were doing to capture -- to return captured soldiers as we've done in the past. there was also the side effect to that, that the general accountability office did say there was concern or perhaps a violation of u.s. law that the white house did not notify congress that this swap was going to take place and there was a lot of concern about that as well. >> really complex issue of dealing with bowe bergdahl and we'll see what happens when the announcement is made at 3:30 again by the u.s. army command. my thanks to chris jansing at the white house, former congressman pat murphy, hosting a show here on msnbc and ayman mohyeldin. at at 3:30 we'll learn what action the army is taking. >>> and coming up, we'll switch heres as we talk to j.k. simons of whiplash and what he's doing to revitalize the motor city. >>> and don't miss my interview on my shift show and i'll talk to soo

. >> nbc's jim miklaszewski is live at the pentagon. what will the president do? go along with the request? >> reporter: president ghani was reforceful and clever ininvoking the isis card but it probably wasn't necessary. u.s. commanders already told president obama, the white house, that the u.s. needs to keep additional forces in afghanistan above the 5 00 to 5,800 the president hoped to have in afghanistan by theend of the year the number should be between 9,800, 10,800 for the next year. not because of isis necessarily but because the afghan troops still need some guidance some assistance, and there has been a recent upsurge in militant taliban activity in afghanistan. and nobody wants to see a replay of what some people would call what happened in iraq that we just pull up stakes too quickly, and the place falls apart. >> so it's taliban and isis in afghanistan? >> reporter: more taliban than isis. again, i think ghani was pushing that point a little bit, if the president was the least bit hesitant to try to push him over the edge but it appears that the whit

for more joined by jim miklaszewski. what can you tell us about this guy? >> pugh in fact was an enlisted airman in the u.s. air force. airplane mechanic and self-radicalized in the late '90s, popped up on the fbi radar in 2001. this is pre-9/11 2001. fellow workers said he expressed support for osama bin laden and thought bombings in south africa were justified. it's not clear if the fbi ever followed up. if you read the indictment, he was fired just days before he hopped on a plane to turkey. he was turned away from turkey suspected of heading towards syria to join isis and then deported to the u.s. where he was arrested by the fbi and now charged with terrorism-related charges, and he will be arraigned today, but so far there's nothing in the documents or anybody we're talking to that indicates that his four years in the service, that many years ago, 25 years ago had anything to do with his radicalization, or his efforts to join isis. jose? >> and air what are we expecting today? ari? >> we're expecting here at the federal courthouse in brooklyn the firs

joining me jim miklaszewski. see boko haram and isis working together or just a partnership in name? >> an extension of the isis franchise, part of the isis strategy, to draw in groups from all over the world. i think now there are 31 groups of various sizes from the philippines to north africa to now boko haram in nigeria that have pledged allegiance to the ibrahim abu al baghdadi head of isis. all is good publicity. coordinating the groups is another question. >> i want to ask you about the u.s. and iraqi effort. on sunday joint chief martin dempsey said iraqi forces are still undertrainered and underequipped saying the mission would require "strategic patience." what does that mean? >> general dempsey said for some time this is a long-term effort on the part of the iraqis on the part of the coalition, on the part of the u.s. that's no surprise. but what general dempsey also emphasized over the weekend is his concerns over the current battle of tikrit, where isis fighters are dug in to the city and iraqi forces

nbc's jim miklaszewski joins us from the pentagon with the latest. good morning. >> tamron, details are sketchy but there are reports at least two people may have been seriously injured or wounded. and some kind of incident outside the gates of the national security agency at ft. meade, maryland. aerial video appears to show two vehicles which may have collided head on, just outside the security gates there this morning. there were also initial reports that a shooting may have been involved. >>> and man overboard. look at this video. a pro surfer jumping off a boat. as a massive wave crashed in california, take a look at the left of your screen. that's 33-year-old mark healey who is a part-time stunt man because he didn't feel like getting smashed around like an ice cube in a shaker. they managed to pluck him out of the water. he said it's the best wave he ever caught. >> a pro surfer has that reaction. >> i know. >> he's okay. incredible video. >> you have a look at the weather? >> snow showers out there and boston getting snow this weekend. nine we

the chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski is here with us. >> he is use born and raised and recently lost his job as an airplane mechanic. he had to fly to turkey with the intent to join isis but instead wound up in custody facing an indictment on terror charges. he is tyra nathan western two. the indictment claims that in january the 47-year-old who was working as an airplane mechanic in the mideast flew from egypt to turkey bound for syria to join isis and their violent jihad. turkey authorities denied him and he was deported to the u.s. secretly arrested by the fbi and held for the past two months. court records claimed his laptop was loaded with 200 propaganda videos and disturbing videos of mass executions. >> even after being discharged so many years ago, this is someone they want to declare his loyalty tow isis. >> born and raised in the u.s. he was an airplane mechanic in the air force from 1986 to 1990. to new york congressman peter king, that makes the alleged crime all the worse. >> it's disconcerting if the charges are true. he ends up being a traitor to his country. >> o

nbc's jim miklaszewski has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron.he is u.s. born and raised a former air force airman who recently lost his job as a m plane mechanic in kuwait. he wound uound up in u.s. custody facing a federal indictment on terror chargings. he's tairod nathan webster pugh, accused of attempting to join isis. the federal indictment claims that in january the 47-year-old pugh who was workinging as an airplane mechanic in the middle east flew from egypt to turkey bound for syria to join isis in their violent jihad. but turkish authorities denied him entry, pugh was deported to the u.s., secretly arrested by the fbi and held for the past two months. court records claim pugh's lap top was packed with nearly 200 propaganda videos and those disturbing videos of isis mass executions. >> even after having discharged so many years ago this is someone who they really want to put in front of a camera, someone they want to put out there and declare his loyalty to isis. >> reporter: born and raised in the u.s. pugh was an airplane mechanic from

nbc's jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon with more.d morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is a stunning almost unbelievable fall from grace. david petraeus, even a possible presidential candidate, pleading guilty now to a criminal federal charge that grew out of a sorted extramarital affair. once considered a national hero, david petraeus now faces federal charges. the former general who led u.s. forces in iraq and afghanistan and rose to director of the cia, prepared to plead guilty to a charge of unlawful mishandling of u.s. top secrets. but federal court documents don't stop there. they claim that petraeus while head of the cia shared some of those documents with paula broadwell who admittedly was having an affair with petraeus while writing his biography. documents sayy he slipped her eight black books with top secret information like the afghan war plan and identities of covert operators. the scandal first hit the national headlines more than two years ago, when a tampa socialite called the fbi, kelly complained she

bergdahl i jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon with more on this. hi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. an army general has petty much thrown the book at bergdahl. he's been charged with desertion, for leaving his post in afghanistan, a second more serious charge of endangering his fellow soldiers could lady to life in prison. sandra andrews welcomed the news that bergdahl had been charged. her son was in bergdahl's unit, later killed in certificate of operations. she believ actions contributed it t son's death. >> i don't think he should have anything less than life in federal prison. >> reporter: no doubt bergdahl had deserted. >> he left his body armor behind. it was very clear th gone and wasn't coming back. >> reporter:berg bergdahl was held captive for five years appearing in videos, a propaganda tool for the taliban. >> this war isn't worth the waste of human life. >> reporter: the obama administration released five high value from guantanamo bay. >> they were traded for bergdahl who deserted his men. >> reporter: eager to have bergdah

jim mick la-- miklaszewski has been on this report. >> in a 13-page letter by the convening authorityharged bergdahl with desertion and endangering his fellow soldiers, eugene fidel, the lawyer writes that bergdahl is a truthful person albeit naive and somewhat realistic, but he points out in this letter that it was proven in some of the evidence that bergdahl himself did not act out of any bad motive. and he raised an interesting defense saying that perhaps bergdahl should be charged only with awol because he was apparently freed from that base only a few hours before he was captured by the taliban. that timing alone would qualify for being awol and not a deserter. and then, of course, there was his time in captivity. the code of military conduct says that as a military person if you are captured, you have to try to escape. both bergdahl himself and his lawyer report that bergdahl attempted to escape at least 12 times. he was mentally and physically tortured, often kept chained in a cage and one time beaten so hard with the butt of an ak-47 that it broke off. now, clearly, general mi