witt. new details about the failed mission to rescue american photojournalist luke summers. launched the effort to save summers, but ultimately, they were not able to save him. and on the sunday talk shows, new reassurance that this attempt needed to be made. i do think it was the right decision to actually engage and try to go in for the rescue attempt. nobody can do it better than our special forces community. it doesn t always go perfectly. that s always the risk. and then, in this particular case, unfortunately, and it was a tragic loss of the two hostages, you know, it was an unfortunate outcome. nbc s kristen welker at the white house with more on what happened in that raid. good day to you, kristen. what more do we know? well, alex, good morning, those who knew luke summers are sharing his story today. in a statement, his stepmother describes summers as a talented photographer. meanwhile, add the obama administration begins to assess the failed rescue mission, on