operations helicopter pilot a alan mack who volunteered to fly back in after the first helicopter took fire but there were a series of tragic events. dana: jennifer, why is this medal of honor more controversial than usual? well, the incident at what is now known as roberts ridge led to a lot of turn in the special ops community. the quick reaction force did not know two previous helicopters had been fired upon. there are questions about why slabinski broke military protocol and landed the helicopter on their objective rather than walk in. air force sergeant john chapman who returned to find navy seal roberts was shot immediately when they got out of the helicopter and left for dead. new evidence suggests he may have survivor and he is also up for the medal of honor. the failed operation led to recriminations in the special ops community they may have left someone behind. what is clear about the incident is there were mistakes made up and down the chain of command.
look at the view. assuming the rocket survives the harsh conditions of space, it s in orbit. it is going to propel itself into an elliptical orbit, it may ultimately go to mars. let s take a quick break. i ll be back on the side. president trump s big plans for a military parade. here you go. military bases do parades all the time. that is part of the military protocol. president has the prerogative to do that. if he wants to bring honor, you know, and attention to our military. certainly we re all proud of our military and we re trying to find the funds in here right now to make sure that we can maintain it at a level we can assure the security of the country. do you think that s a good idea? no. why not? i think, i think confidence is silent and insecurity is loud.
family members have also acted very angry after there was a long delay before anyone was told about the disappearance because of military protocol that says they have to wait 48 hours for starting search efforts for submarines lost at sea and the sea depth is very deep. the continental shelf drops off to three miles. it may be a while before they find that sub. such a tragic story. thank you so much, benjamin hall, in london. a suspect now under arrest after a police officer is shot and killed during a traffic stop on thanksgiving. we ll have those details straight ahead. a developing story overseas. nearly 200 people now dead after terrorists storm a mosque in egypt. we ll have the latest on that. senator al franken apologizing again but refusing to resign as sexual harassment scandals continue to dominate
got killed. reporter: still to be explained i why was johnson body recovered miles away from the attack. once we found out sergeant johnson was missing we brought the full weight government to try to recover his body. reporter: three weaks after the attack lawmakers are demanding details. americans should know what s going on and should know what cause the death of four young american. what the more than people need to know is what the relatively fall footprint we are enabling military forces to deal with this challenge. and to help them deal with the challenge so they ll destabilize their local area and region. johnson s widow says she wasn t able to see his body. what s the military protocol when it comes to something like this? in that press conference with
smul footprint we are enabling local forces to deal with these challenges before they become a threat to the american people. and to help them deal with the chal lengsz that they soent further destabilize their local area or region. the widow aus said she wasn t allowed to see his body. what s the military protocol. in that press conference this afternoon one of the most sew berg moments was when we asked him this question and his answer was a subtle one, careful one and said there are times when the military sugds and he used that to word to family members that they not view the body and it s a subtle way of him conveying that sometimes they convey to the families the body, whether due to the nature of the injuries or the time since the body was recovered or any host of conditions would be difficult for family members and loved ones to see. and that appears to be his message here. now, to be clear, and we ve asked the pentagon about this, that by policy and practice they