54 u.s.-trained moderate syrian rebels. what we re trying to do is protect this very small force as it s on the very early stages of building combat power. reporter: the group is eager to fight. the reality? up to half are missing. they may have desserted early on and fled after the attack last week or been captured. one defense official admitting to cnn, quote, they are no longer a coherent military unit. they are not accompanied by u.s. forces in the field which means they re going to get limited training, no equipment. but the vast majority of successful u.s. train advise, assist missions require forces in the field. privately pentagon officials say something has to change. this breaks every train,
you know exactly what donald trump is about. if she s not afraid, why is she hiding behind the rope line ask secret service detail? answer a question every once in a while. donald trump was answering questions left and right. look at the two candidates. they have different approaches. yes, they do. talk about being approached. this is almost unbelievable. the man we traded for five taliban terrorists top terrorists and lost soldiers by the way looking for him. bowe bergdahl. he wound up yesterday on leave in a pot farm in california. we spoke to the commander who was leading troops there at the time bergdahl went missing. he was beside himself. listen to this. here is a soldier that got mad at his chain of command and desserted, put fellow soldiers in harm s way including me and special arms operators, put his family through hell. now put his family in a terrible
active duty. instead of doing what he should be doing, he s on leave in a pot farm. he s a soldier that got mad at chain of command and desserted. he put fellow soldiers in harm s way, put his family through hell. now this. we ve had stories on this channel how a number of people looking for him after he desserted were killed. sure. i testified next to the family of first lieutenant andrews who died on patrol in the area they never would have been in unless they were searching for sergeant bergdahl. my own special forces operators were baited into ambushes by the taliban because they knew we were pulling out all stops to look for this guy. they knew that we would do whatever it took.
including western russia. isolated tornado can t be ruled out as well. this is what happens when too much rainfalls in a short period of time in a dry and desserted area. this is in southern california. take a look at the visuals of the bridge that collapsed under the weight of the water rushing under the bridge. the bystanders used straps from their trucks to secure this vehicle to the guardrail to prevent it from washing away. the fire personnel performed the rescue as pieces of asphalt were falling away. they were concerned about the safety of the motorist which by the way, was rushed to the hospital. it s a busy route. the 10 i ve taken it many times. and it doesn t take much for heavy rainfall to flood regions like that. terrifying. new details coming to light
the fight against isis this weekend. the obama administration announced saturday that a senior isis official was killed in special operations ground raid in syria. abu sayyaf was in charge of the oil operations. but the group is claiming a victory in iraq. they have captured the city of ramadi. keir simmons has more. reporter: iraqi security forces appeared to flee ramadi, escaping the isis advance. video unverified by nbc news shows humvees packed with iraqi military in full retreat leaving a crucial city seeming desserted. a propaganda video purports to show isis fighters walking ramadi s empty streets. a hospital ransacked. video of intense fighting. the secretary of state insisting this morning isis remains on the