Afghanistan when bergdahl vanished. The world lead. Still so much wreckage from a crash that killed 150 people but as recovery teams collect shreds of debris slung across the alps investigators now have an audio file from inside the cockpit. What if anything did the pilots say that could help officials decipher just why this plane went down . And families of the victims still trying to deal with the staggering loss. So many futures cut short, including that of three americans. So who were they and who did they leave behind . Welcome to the lead. Im john berman in for jake today. Major stories breaking this afternoon. We are following new developments on that doomed jet that went down over the french alps but we begin today with breaking news in our national lead. Just minutes ago, the army announced that Bowe Bergdahl the army soldier who spent five years in taliban captivity, will now face charges of desertion. Abandoning his brothers in arms. He could face life in prison here if conv
Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the breaking news, president obama faces reporters after a brutal defeat in the midterm election. He said he hears the voters loud and clear and when it comes to the hot button issue of reform, the president said he will react and without their approval if congress doesnt move fast. Im eager to see what they have to offer. But what im not going to do is just wait and figure out what we can do lawfully through executive actions. Executive actions, those are fighting words from a president who signed 24 executive orders so far this year. On the republican side, Mitch Mcconnell, the presumptive leader, also spoke with the press, but then delivered a message to the president. Because of the strength of the veto pen he could stay on the current course hes on, or he could say, lets see if there is some areas of agreement. Not the most promising start for two men who say they want to Work Together. Cnn Michelle Kaczynski is outfront of the white house today.
Done. As president , i have a unique responsibility to try to make this town work. His party stung and in the minority, the president said hes ready to compromise with republicans on road repairs, reforming the tax code and brokering new trade deals. But as quickly he says hes going it alone on Immigration Reform. Im eager to see what they have to offer. But what im not going to do is just wait. My executive actions not only do not prevent them from passing a law that supersedes those actions, but should be a spur for them to actually try to get something done. The vow to act is pitting him against the new Republican Senate leader, Mitch Mcconnell. Its like waving a red flag in front of a bull to say, if you guys dont do what i want, im going to do it on my own. Aides to mr. Obama saying the president is bullish about his final quarter in the white house, devising new ways to go around congress to build up his legacy and hes not letting the countdown clock stall his agenda. What do you
Bing, bing, as the bullets are hitting the side of the humvee. Troops recording the danger they face every day. Oh my first instinct was that i just lost three soldiers and a vehicle. Come on, fire. And a classified military video that stuns the world. In this hour, troops from the front lines to their front lawns. I think he remembers you. War, up close. Caught on camera combat. Hello. Im contessa brewer. Welcome to caught on camera. U. S. Troops in the wars in iraq and afghanistan have had some of the most hightech fighting gear but theyve also brought Something Else to the battlefield like never before. Their cameras. The images captured have changed the way people back home see and hear what the troops are going through, thousands of miles away. A terrifying ied attack. Combat patrolling at that time was hours upon hours of complete boredom punctuated by single moments of sheer terror. In the wars in iraq and afghanistan, by far the most common and Deadly Weapon against u. S. Troop