Figure in the taliban. And they were inserted to go start that mission, to go find their target inserted by air, by helicopter. Once they were on the ground, they ended up in some sort of significant fight on the ground. And a decision was made that a second bolstering force would be sent in. Basically, to help them to bolster what they were doing and also to get them. That force was a considerable force. Bringing with them a considerable amount of weaponry, skill, combat experience. Almost unparalleled among the u. S. Military. And that second force was sent in on one of these. A huge u. S. Army Chinook Helicopter. There were 38 u. S. Personnel excuse me, there were 38 personnel onboard that chinook that went in as that bolstering force that night. It was ten years ago this month, it was august 6th, 2011, and that night somehow it may have just been a lucky shot with a lowtech rocketpropelled grenade. But somehow, that gigantic Chinook Helicopter with all those men onboard was shot do
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Fencing around the u. S. Capitol that was put up after the january 6 capitol insurrection. Or congressional correspondent ryan nobles is joining. Six months after the insurrection there are now some major developments unfolding in the investigation and the security perimeter regarding the u. S. Capitol. Reporter: yeah. That s right. This is significant. It is the final temporary security structure put up in the wake of the insurrection and finally coming down. It is the fencing that wraps around capitol square. The capitol building itself. The u. S. Capitol board, the group that oversees security here on capitol hill, making the announcement today in an email to those affected parties saying quote please know that the architect of the capitol has the ability to and will reinstall the temporary fencing should conditions warrant. And though the temporary fencing will be removed the building access restrictions implemented in response to covid19 are still in place and will be enforced mea
Will continue to pull people who are alive from the rubble. But this is about closure. It s about giving closure to the families. Now, i ve been in contact with individuals who have been working with the families, and some of them tell me that many of the families, that s exactly what they re looking for. They are looking for closure. Many of them getting prepared for this moment. It s about transitioning from the agony of waiting for news if their loved one is alive under the rubble to the realization that their loved one might not be alive. Wolf, this is a tough moment, a very tough moment, and officials here on the scene have already been very, very emotional from talking to individual searchers. They told me there is no dry eye on the mound, there is no dry eye on the pile because they have searching now for days. The last person that was pulled from that rubble alive was after the collapse, shortly after the collapse, on june 24th. Again, wolf, this press conference will start in