I have a fear of god and were told thats the beginning of wisdom. I got a long way to go, but thats the beginning. [ applause ] he finishes his article. He says at the heart of the problem is confusion over the nature of the transgender sex change is biologically impossible. You hear that . This is what one transgenders sex surgery victim says is guy who knows more about transgender. Hes saying sex change is biologically impossible. People who undergo reassignment surgery do not change from men to women or vice versa. They become feminized men or masculinized women claiming this is civil rights matter and encouraging surgical intervention is in reality to collaborate with and promote a mental disorder. When i was interviewing him, i said well the new dsmv the diagnostic statistical manual that over the years it changed and evolves and it has what is the accepted diagnoses that a physician can prescribe or list. And theyve changed this mental disorder of transgender to the term transgen
World headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight lester holt. Good evening. The force of the impact of that plane crash in the french alps was so strong that even the rugged container that held the voice recorder designed to withstand over 3,000 gs was left twisted. Yet tonight officials are saying they have managed to recover the critical information it carried. Sounds and voices from the cockpit which could help explain why the plane flew into a remote mountainside. Tonight, its the focus of a perilous search and recovery operation. Also today we learned more about some of the 150 people who perished including three americans. We have two reports beginning with bill neely at the staging area in the french alps. Bill, whats the latest from there . Reporter good evening, lester. Investigators are confident they will find the cause of this crash after hearing those final sounds from the cockpit. The victims of this tragedy were from 18 countries including the
Meeting. Words can never adequately believe in due process. The conversation today is not provide comfort to you and to about due process. Can wordsy, nor its about the decision the Administration Made for the five taliban members in convey the gratitude of our exchange for Sergeant Bergdahl. We all believe in due process. Nation for the service of your son. Were americans. It is important for us to live mr. Waltz, i think it was you who indicated that you had a gently and thoroughly and passionately examine the details around the facility at conversation with about your country will never leave i guantanamo bay. Behind and i dont know if you we should never lose sight of it was you or specialist the longheld american tradition fuld who thought it was your that we will do everything country will never leave an possible to secure the release honorable man behind. Of an American Service member. Yes, it was the i hope this will highlight ways so was Sergeant Bergdahl in which the administ
Something that needs to go. Work withbe happy to you on it. Many expertsey, have said that had we left a residual force in iraq, a nato which american troops would have been a part, that would not have been able to make the gains that it made, nor it have had attempted to make those gains. Agree with that . Well, as you recall, senator, we actually recommended, our military advice was that we needed to remain partnered with the Iraqi Security forces longer. And that, so i stand by that recommendation. Ago. Part of it years the size of it was being negotiated, but i was very much needed toe we continue to partner with them. Ourremember that partnership was on the basis of increasing their tactical logistics, their capability, their ability to be a responsible institution of government. Is that thetoday government has not acted responsibly in iraq. And i dont know that the presence of u. S. Military personnel uniquely would have outcome. He but you stand by your initial recommendation th
To you can watch all of this later at our program schedule. We are taking you live now to a hearing getting under way on capitol hill that is ted poe of texas. He chairs one of the subcommittees of house Foreign Affairs, 1 of the 2 looking into the Prisoner Exchange for Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl which occurred on may 31st, a former commander of special forces in afghanistan will testify, as will an Army Specialist who served with Sergeant Bergdahl. Lets hope that the bergdahl negotiators are not the same ones currently negotiating with iran over nuclear weapons. Be that as it may, releasing five senior taliban commanders may put the lives of our Senior Service members and americans around the world at risk. 1 of the 5 detainees was deputy chief of the talibans intelligence service. One detainee fought alongside al qaeda, a taliban military general. Another was a Senior Commander wanted by the United Nations for war crimes and worked closely with al qaeda and their affiliates. In fact