don't have extended eyes and ears around yourself or the human intelligence to determine when you have met a threat. >> reporter: the last soldier who died, sergeant johnson, was mourned by his family. alex, this morning the "new york times" is reporting the american and nigerian forces are giving different attacks of what happened to investigators. that is adding to the uncertainty, the unclarity. one other note, secretary mattis said yesterday he wouldn't say whether or not president trump authorized this specific mission. pentagon officials tell nbc news this type of operation wouldn't require presidential authorization. >> all right. thank you so much for that report. now a dispute between the white house and frederica wilson. here is part of a report from peter alexander. >> reporter: president trump ignore onning questions about