Evening. Well see you in half an hour at 6 00. Tonight, breaking news. The showdown between the u. S. And iran. After iran shoots down a u. S. Navy drone. Tonight, right here, the new u. S. Surveillance showing the massive 100 Million Drone as big as the wingspan of a 737, plummeting from the sky. Hit by the iranians, they say it was in iranian airspace. The u. S. Says thats not true. And tonight, President Trump now saying maybe iran made a mistake. That it could have been someone, quote, loose and stupid. And breaking now as we come on the air, what were now learning after an Emergency Meeting in the Situation Room. Martha raddatz and mary bruce standing by live. The stunning turn tonight in the War Crime Trial of a former navy s. E. A. L. , accused of murdering a prisoner. A fellow navy s. E. A. L. Taking the stand today and telling the court, i was the one who
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World news is next. We appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. For sandhya tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The holiday escape turning deadly. Accidents grinding traffic to a halt in two major cities, as more than 40 million americans hit the roads. Now a sweltering heat wave settling in. Our ginger zee standing by. A Fourth Of July like no other. Thats what President Trump is promising in the nations capital, with tanks and military planes. But how much will it cost and whos paying . And can the white house keep politics out of it . The navy s. E. A. L. Speaking out, losing his rank, but walking out of court a free man after he was cleared in the murder of an isis prisoner. What hes now saying about his fellow s. E. A. L. S who testified against him. The disturbing officer involved shooting. A man armed with a knife refusing orders, charging at police. Shots fired, and it is all caught on camera. The haunting new drawings by children inside a
it was just like a stab about right here, just in a few times. reporter: but during gallagher s trial, that s.e.a.l., corey scott dropping a bombshell, claiming he killed the teen, not gallagher. gallagher was then found not guilty of the most serious murder charges. although he was found guilty for posing in these pictures. one a group shot of what s called a deer kill picture. in another, you can see gallagher proudly holding the deceased teenager s head up. is there any doubt in your mind that these are war crimes? no. reporter: president trump repeatedly offering support to gallagher, even intervening when he was about to lose his navy s.e.a.l. pin and possibly his pension. they wanted to take his pin away, and i said, no, you re not going to take it away. he was a great fighter. reporter: just before christmas gallagher proudly posting a picture showing him and his wife with the president at mar-a-lago. tonight, gallagher s attorney firing back, saying it s the men in
retired special operations chief eddie gallagher and some making accusations that the elite s.e.a.l. committed murder and potential war crimes. the guy got crazier and crazier. reporter: these are portions of recorded navy s.e.a.l. interviews published by the new york times. where team members tell investigators their views on the platoon leader. the guy was toxic. [ bleep ]. reporter: eddie gallagher was acquitted of premeditated murder when a witness changed his story. when another officer said he caused the prison s death, not gallagher. did you suffocate him? yes. how? i held my thumb over his etg. he said it was an act of mercy, he was concerned the boy would be tortured by them.
platoon lead per. the guy was toxic. gallagher was acquitted of premeditated murder when a key witness changed his story and testified under immune tee that he caused the prisoner s death, not gallagher. did you suffocate him? yes. how? by holding my thumb over his et tube until he stopped breathing. scott described the killing as an act of mercy because he was concerned the boy, a prisoner of iraqi forces, would be tortured by them. gallagher was convicted on a charge of taking a photo with a dead isis fighter and was then demoted in rank. a decision president trump reversed, allowing the s.e.a.l. to retire with honor, even after pentagon leaders urged the president not to interfere. speaking through his attorney, gallagher told cnn, my first