so when i was a s.e.a.l. team and i had mizell team clothing on, or if i had a symbol or t-shirt on that had a logo, walking down the street, it's a military man, holding his chest high. but when i put the dress on, it's like the total opposite. now it's a disrespect. what is that person doing? that's gross, it's this, it's that. then you get the snickering and pointing at. so you go from being the superman into being the lowest of the low. and getting beat up. i got jumped in tampa. i was walking -- >> you got attacked? >> i got attacked, yes, yes. >> what happened? >> so i was walking down the sidewalk, and this is not very long ago, six months ago, so it wasn't very long ago. i was looking pretty good. it was after i had a lot of those lessons about not to do my lipstick all over my face. i didn't look bad, i was doing okay. but as i was walking down the sidewalk, i passed a few gentlemen, and one of them turned around and yelled a very derogatory term and hit me in the back of the head, and kind of knocked me

navy s.e.a.l., part of an elite secretive team with a secret herself. since childhood, this s.e.a.l. felt that deep inside he was really a woman. now after 20 years as a s.e.a.l., she's finally living the way she truly is. so there was part of you that felt if you could become a s.e.a.l. and be in the toughest of the tough, that feminine side of you would disappear? >> yes. i could totally make it go away. if i could be at the top level and be -- it would maybe go away. maybe i could cure myself. and be good for your face? [ female announcer ] now there's new neutrogena® naturals acne cleanser. acne medicine from the wintergreen leaf treats breakouts. no parabens or harsh sulfates. for naturally clear skin. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® naturals. >>> welcome back. in just a moment, an exclusive conversation i had today with someone who has demonstrated their bravery time and time again as a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. they served this country with great strength and great honor for 20 years but now she's showing another kind of strength, living as the woman sh

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which was carried out by a jsoc unit known as s.e.a.l. teamaimed that the women killed in guard ez were the victim of honor killings. bound and gagged by their own families. you saw the u.s. forces take the bullets out of the body? i believed the family. but that wasn't enough. for me, or anyone else. who were these men that stormed into daoud's home? and why would they go to such horrifying lengths to cover up their actions? >> the elite force created in 1980 as an elite hostage rescue team has grown under the bush and obama administrations, jsoc members now number close to 25,000, operating in over 75 countries with an annual budget of o'er approximately $8 billion. the release of the film comes weeks after president obama defended his administration's counterterrorism strategy in a speech last month. >> america's actions are legal. we are at war with an organization that right now would kill as many americans as they could, if we did not stop them first. so this is a just war. a war waged proportionally in last resort and in self-defense. >

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director panetta gave the okay on the ground for the s.e.a.l. teamilitary. they're very concerned this came out. they're also concerned mark boal had been there. the white house, even though they were critical of me, it turns out a deputy press secretary from the white house helped coordinate this cooperation with hollywood. also, a democratic lobbying group was involved in setting up these meetings. and i know that you had people from hollywood, mark boal, katherine bigelow, meeting with people who didn't really want to meet with them, but were told to cooperate, so this movie would be more realistic. but again, cia told me that much of what went on, or a significant amount of what went on did violate cia security regulations. >> basically what i hear you saying, and correct me if i'm wrong, congressman, that leon panetta, when he was at that event, he was told everybody was cleared to hear what he was going to say about the s.e.a.l. team, and mention some names. he didn't know there was somebody from hollywood inside that room, is that right? >> we

we leaked that, s.e.a.l. team 6, and the 3:00 a.m.g for hillary clinton and the american people want to know, what did you know when did you know it, and why can't you come forward for ten minutes, 15 minutes and answer a few questions. >> what did you think about her comment when she said, what difference does it make? what did you think about that? >> i thought, what's the whole purpose of the entire hearing here, the purpose of the meeting is, to figure out what it is that happened, how we can correct what took place. the whole -- one of the purposes of the committee, and the idea of checks and balances in our country is that there are people elected to find out the truth, and hold people accountable who did either mistakenly or purposefully that need to be punished. >> you think of anybody better than dealing with scandals in the clintons? >> there are -- they are obviously pretty good at it, and they've been good at letting things roll off their back and continuing their pursuits in public life. i don't think this is going to be

i've seen that comment quite a bit and some of my s.e.a.l. teamifferent type of courage, and i look at it and it's not something that i look at myself or i say, you know, i'm courageous. i never thought about it that way. >> well, coming up, beck says there are many others just like her in the u.s. military, and they have to hide who they are. we'll have more of anderson's exclusive interview coming up in the 3:00 eastern hour. >>> also straight ahead, the last victim of the boston bombings to leave the hospital meets the stranger who helped save her. it's an embrace and a reunion you just don't want to miss. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. live the regular life. phillips'. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me a

internal investigation about a leak involving the identity of s.e.a.l. teamama bin laden raid and it turns out that it was an unwitting disclosure at an event that he thought was only c.i.a. personnel. disclosure by then-c.i.a. director leon panetta. >> clearly not a case where he intended to leak this. it goes to the sensitivity of the kind of information and to the fact that the administration needs to have some credibility on this issue. people in the audience. now there can be a question as to why the screen writer was brought in to the langley camp. >> can you ever talk to 1200 people and think it's going to stay in the room. that would be another -- >> well actually that does happen quite often at langley. because they have, they have events for the workforce and they assume that everyone there is cleared. chris cillizza, the other thing that's interesting today, politico and others reporting that darrell issa has come under fire from republican leaders, who were alarmed after he went on cnn last sunday and told candy crowley that he called jay carney a

s.e.a.l. part of this elite team, abig s big secret, a secret she says could have killed her. revealing her story to cnn. that's next. >>> in just a moment, you will meet someone who demonstrated bravery time and time again as a navy s.e.a.l. serving this country with great strength and honor for 20 years. but now this person is showing a different kind of strength. here is anderson cooper with the exclusive report. >> reporter: christopher todd beck enlisted with the military in 1990, with the dream of joining the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. the elite unit with a reputation for being one of the toughest, fittest and most secretive forces in the u.s. military. beck realized that dream serving for 20 years with the s.e.a.l.s and some of the most dangerous battlegrounds around the world, including iraq and afghanistan. a former navy s.e.a.l. who knew beck said he had a stellar reputation among his comrades. by the time he retired from service, in 2011, beck had a long list of medals and accommodations including the bronze star and purple heart. but for 20 years while beck was fighting

for 20 years he was christopher beck, fighting in some of the toughest spots on earth with navy s.e.a.l. teamnt went on to raid osama bin laden's compound. beck survived the notoriously intense training and years in combat with wounds, a purple heart, and bronze star to prove it, but it turns out the most difficult battle chris would face was with himself. >> no one ever met the real me. >> reporter: christopher is now kristen, and in an interview with cnn's anderson cooper thursday she described what it was like to suppress her true feelings how a father of two, twice married would buy things as victoria's secret for himself. >> there was a lot of guys in there buying stuff for their girlfriends, i'd buy a couple things, bring it home and wear it and then you have to purge because you can't have anything around. >> reporter: in "warrior princess" beck says she was constantly told to be a boy but young christopher wanted to be like his sister saying "please god let me change bodies with hanna. please let me wake up in her body." >> there was part of you who felt if you could become a s.e.a.l.

s.e.a.l. team six swooping in. we didn't tell pakistan we were going in to get bin laden.got him. along that same vein of not telling a country, is there, you worked in the cia for years, is there any kind of special ops team that does this kind of thing? he's a fugitive. he's wanted for espionage. >> i think there's -- it's apples and oranges. you're talking about bin laden. the dynamics entirely different. i'll raise one point. with the bin laden issue, it was -- i don't think -- obama and the white house understood that, you know, this operation, the potential and the decision about whether to actually go in and get bin laden would not be kept secret forever. there was no interest in being known as the president who didn't go in and get bin laden when we knew where he was. i think that was one of the driving dynamics of this. with snowden, it's an entirely different world. there are a lot of people here, many of them in the current administration's sort of base, that view him as a hero. in a sense i'm wondering how much of appetite, you know, within the white house they

team 6 has revealed he is transgender. warrior princess, now retired navy s.e.a.l., kristin beck writes most fellow s.e.a.l.s are supportive team 6 in 2011, only months before the raid that killed osama bin laden. >>> up next, a historian looks at the history of sex in the american military coming up. vo: traveling you definitely end up meeting a lot more people but a friend under water is something completely different. i met a turtle friend today. avo: whatever you're looking for, expedia has more ways to help you find yours. since i've been using crest pro-health, i've noticed a huge improvement. [ male announcer ] go pro for a clean that's up to four times better, try these crest pro-health products together. the toothpaste is really awesome. it cleans a lot. [ male announcer ] crest pro-health protects not just some, but all these areas dentists check most. this is gonna be a very good checkup. i feel it. [ male announcer ] go pro with crest pro-health. my dentist was so proud of my teeth today. after using crest pro-health for a few weeks, i just feel brighter, fresher, cleaner. to prove to you that aleve is the bett

team 6 has revealed he is transgender. warrior princess, now retired navy s.e.a.l., kristin beck writes most fellow s.e.a.l.s are supportives.e.a.l.s team 6 in 2011, only months before the raid that killed osama bin laden. >>> up next, a historian looks at the history of sex in the american military coming up. a programmable thermostat, very smart, saves money. ♪ cash money sorry. i see you have allstate claim free rewards, for every year you don't have a claim, you'll get money off your home insurance policy. put it towards... [ glass shatters ] [ girl ] dad! dad! [ girl screams ] noise canceling headphones? [ nicole ] that's a great idea. [ male announcer ] home insurance that saves you money for not having a claim? that's allstate home insurance with claim free rewards. talk to an allstate agent... [ doorbell rings ] and let the good life in. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. a