general osterman is the commander of green special operations. gen. operations. general curtis is the commander of the louisiana army national guard. in those can't -- conversations the pres. expressed his condolences to the families, fellow service members, and communities of the fellow marines and national guardsmen involved in this tragic accident. the pres. reassured the commanders of the nation's deep appreciation for the sacrifices our men and women in uniform make it effective for protect and defend our country. the president also expressed confidence that there will be a detailed and thorough investigation into this incident and what caused it. >> how does the president view the iranian backed militias that seem to be taking back today. general dempsey expressed concern about whether irani and development could potentially further destabilize iraq? does the president share that concern? >> first and foremost it is important to recognize this is an iraqi operation, one that was undertaken at the direction of iraqi military leaders in consultation with the

photo of president obama discussing the helicopter accident on the phone with major general joe osterman commander of the marine special operations command. the cause of the accident is still unclear, bret. >> live in florida. thank you. >>> the "u.s.s. theodore roosevelt" shipped out from virginia. the strike group has five strike ships and nine air squad drons. it's headed to the persian gulf and to conduct airstrikes in iraq and syria. we're still probably weeks if not months away from learning how the u.s. supreme court will rule in a case challenging federal subsidies to obama care subscribers. the administration has already said it does not have a plan b if it loses. tonight senior political correspondent mike emmanuel looks at the prospects for a republican alternative. >> health care in general you know, we've created a monstrosity. >> reporter: on his first visit to first in the nation caucus state iowa jeb bush said much of health care should be shifted back to individual choice except when disaster strikes. >> the effort by the state, by the government ought to be to try to cr

i would like to thank christian osterman roger lewis and the others who made this possible. amanda monies and pete vere sticker in particular. incidentally when i first considered what i would title the biography there were a few books called the strategist. in the meantime three books have been published in the same title. one is a police procedural another's a financial thriller and a third is advising how to be the leader in business needs. so much for planning. what is interesting though is that few in washington and around the country -- what is interesting is many in washington and around the country don't think of scowcroft is a strategist that merely as one of richard nixon and gerald ford's, national security adviser to george h.w. bush and a longtime washington insider. for some the title may ring counterintuitively. if he's not a strategist in the sense of the sun tzu were carl von clausewitz neither is he a strategist in his claims to anti-communist manifesto the world analyst in the matter of henry kissinger sweeping arguments and world order. in fact several of

the president placed telephone calls to major-general joe osterman and glen kirn us. -- and glen curtis. in those conversations, the president expressed his condolences to the families and communities of the seven marines and four national guardsmen that were involved in this accident. the president expressed confidence that there would be a detailed and thorough investigation into this incident and what caused it. reporter: how does the president view the iranian -- that seems to be taken back. general dempsey was expressing concern about whether iran's involvement could -- does the president sure that concern? sec. earnest: this is an iraqi operation. it was undertaken at the direction of iraqi military leaders, including the prime minister of iraq. as this military operation was being organized, the iraqi leadership took care to ensure this would be a multi-secretary and -- multi-sectarian effort. some sunni forces located inside this province of the country that is an indication that there is clear follow through on the prime minister's commitment to unifying the country. to face do

i can tell you that, this morning, the president placed telephone calls to major general joe osterman and majored -- and general joe curtis. general curtis is commander of the louisiana army national guard. in those conversations, the president expressed his condolences to the families fellow servicemembers, and communities of the seven marines and four army national guardsmen from louisiana who were involved in this tragic incident. the president reassured commanders of the nation's deep appreciation for the sacrifice our men and women in uniform make to protect our country. the president also expressed confidence that there would be a detailed and thorough investigation into this incident and what caused it. reporter: and how does the president view the iranian-backed militias that seem to be taking back the streets today? general dempsey was expressing concern about whether'irans -- whether iran's involvement could further destabilize iraq. does the president share that concern? josh earnest: this was an operation undertaken at the direction of iraqi military leaders and in conserv