good morning. i m reena ninan. i m devin dwyer. great to have you with us on this wednesday. hump day. we were talking about craig ferguson and this new guy from britain. big shake-up. in late night in the past year, six months or so. i was disappointed they didn t pick me. you would be excellent for it. if i do say so myself. thanks. a lot of serious news this morning, not a laughing matter what is going on in afghanistan. we begin with the latest on the death of a top u.s. military officer there. major general harold greene was killed by a member of the meeting during a military academy near kabul. eight other americans were hurt. here s abc s martha raddatz. reporter: it was broad daylight at a training center inside major general harold greene, the deputy commander of the training mission, was meeting with troops, americans, afghans and other nato forces. then from an elevated position, the gunman strikes. he is a member of the afghan security forces trained by am
good morning. i m reena ninan. i m devin dwyer. great to have you with us on this wednesday. hump day. we were talking about craig ferguson and this new guy from britain. big shakeup in late night in the past year, six months or so. i was disappointed they didn t pick me. you would be excellent for it, if i do say so myself. thanks. a lot of serious news this morning, not a laughing matter what is going on in afghanistan. we begin with the latest on the death of a top u.s. military officer there. major general harold greene was killed by a member of the meeting during a military academy near kabul. eight other americans were hurt. here s abc s martha raddatz. reporter: it was broad daylight at a training center inside major general harold greene, the deputy commander of the training mission, was meeting with troops, americans, afghans and other nato forces. then from an elevated position, the gunman strikes. he is a member of the afghan security forces trained by amer
five city blocks were shut down in rush hour. we did have one person that the tour guide that had to be removed from the bus. her head was caught under the dashboard, actually. and rescue one had to remove her. she wasn t badly injured. i was praying, hoping nobody got killed or, you know what i mean? all i see is just people laying on the ground. reporter: police say the investigation is just beginning. they re going to be looking at city surveillance video in the area as well as surveillance video from private businesses to find out what really happened. ryan smith, abc news, times square, new york. we re learning new details this morning about the insider attack on a military academy in afghanistan that claimed the life of an american general. major general harold greene just sent to afghanistan in january after a promotion. he was promoted to deputy commander of training. he was among a group of senior american and afghan officers visiting the base when an afghan soldier
around him. more than a dozen wounded. many seriously. within seconds, the so-called guardian angels, soldiers, americans, armed and present to protect against such attacks, fire back, killing the gunman. but it s too late. greene, the american two-star general one of the nation s top ranking officers, was dead. the loss of any life is tragic, but the symbolism will have a huge effect on u.s. forces. reporter: major general greene who lived in virginia and is well known in the military, has a son in the army and a daughter who recently graduated from college. he is the first general officer to die in a war zone from hostile fire since vietnam. american soldiers pride themselves on taking care of their leaders. the many generals i have traveled with in iraq and afghanistan are always surrounded by security. but that failed. the number of these insider attacks has gone down as
good morning. i m devin dwyer. i m reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we re following this morning on world news now. a landslide destroyed a home in utah and forced evacuation of several more. heavy rain was the final straw for the fragile hill top. full details in a moment. the military is mourning the loss of a two-star general in an attack in afghanistan. major general harold greene died when a member of the afghan security forces open fire during a meeting near kabul. the second american aid worker back from africa with ebola is said to be weak but improving. nancy writebol is being treated at emory university hospital along with her colleague, a doctor who arrived there over the weekend. a young boy in florida is recovering in the hospital