. >> did you think he was serious about discussions he may have to take out winfield? >> oh, [ bleep ] yeah, for sure. >> so you didn't take that as a joke or like maybe he was just talking or -- >> he doesn't bull [ bleep ]. he doesn't need to. >> i told him this is what they told us to do, you know, duck, keep your head down, stay away from this guy, do the best you can, you know? and it's tough. as a parent, you know, i didn't expect hip to come home. >> reporter: but adam winfield is now charged with pre-mmeditad murder. three months after trying to blow the whistle, he says sergeant ginns forced him to take part in another murder. winfield claims he aimed high with his rifle, trying to avoid hitting the body of the afghan victim with his bullets. >> it's heartbreaking. you know, again, i'm so thankful that he made it out of there alive. but he doesn't deserve to be treated the way he's been treated when in february he reached out and, as parents, we did what we could do. and we will probably always regret we didn't do more. we were working from that place that he

and so winfield after murder one there are three murders and. reaches out to his dad he wasn't there for the first murder but he's he finds out about it. and then immediately reaches out to his father for help his fault why is it that he reached out to his father why did he himself go to his commanders to report these actions because he was scared for his life. when you think about the combat environment you think about the situation and the context in which he was operating within the sergeant gibbs was basically in control of all of his access to senior people to try to any of the things that are going on in a combat environment particularly in a removed place or a remote place in afghanistan so he distant have the ability to walk down the street and say hey sir you know i've got a problem and then it's his word against the sergeant's word because he wasn't there so if it comes out that he doesn't know what he's talking about he puts himself in the extreme peril at that now the sergeant gives out a quick question i mean to you is he you know y

he would never make it home. >> reporter: winfields say they called six different army officers and a senator to get help. >> thank you for calling ft. lewis. >> reporter: they were either ignored or told nothing could be done. now, their son, adam, is one of those charged with murder, forced by the sergeant to take part of the killing in may of an afghan man. >> it's heartbreaking. and i've been crying ever since. >> reporter: other soldiers say the sergeant, calvin gibbs, seen here in a high school photo, forced g.i.s in his unit to pick out afghans and kill them for sport, collecting body parts as so souvenirs. on a tape obtained by abc news, corporal jeremy morlock, also convicted of murder, that sergeant gibbs was crazy. no one could tell him no. >> you don't want to cross gibbs, ever, at all. when it comes to killing people, that's too easy. >> reporter: it is shades of vietnam, including allegations that soldiers at the base, regularly used drugs, hashish, laced with opium, to deal with the stress of their lives in afghanistan. >> bad days. stressful days. days that we just nee

he would never make it home. >> reporter: the winfields say they called six different army officers and a senator to get help. >> thank you for calling fort lewis. >> reporter: but were either ignored or told nothing could be done. now their son adam is one of those charged with murder, forced by the sergeant, they say, to take part in the killing in may of an unarmed afghan man. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: other soldiers also say the sergeant, calvin gibbs, seen here in a high school photo, forced gis in his unit to help him pick out unarmed afghans and then kill them for sport, collecting body parts as souvenirs. >> he just really doesn't have any problems with [ bleep ] killing these, these people -- >> reporter: on a tape obtained by abc news, corporal morelock, also charged with murder, told army investigators gibbs was crazy, that no one could tell him no. >> when it comes to killing people, it is too easy for the guy. >> reporter: it is shades of vietnam, including allegations that soldiers at the base regularly used drugs, hashish, laced with opiate, to deal with the stress

according to winfield's attorney, had the army just listened to the elder winfield, it never had to get this far. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >>> coming up, unemployed and over 50. some workers now worry they will never be able to find work again. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... with all you need to enroll. put their trust in aarp medicare supplement insurance. plus you'll get this free guide to understanding medicar

according to winfield's attorney, had the army just listened to the elder winfield, it never had to get this far. wolf in addition to the five soldiers facing murder charge, seven more face charges of conspiracy to cover up the killings to drug use, and the pentagon did not respond directly to cnn's request for an interview into the ongoing investigation, and instead, we were sent a statement of these tapes. they said that the army does not release evidence in ongoing investigations, and said that disclosuring to the public at this juncture is troubling, because it could adversely affect the fair and just administration of the military justice process. that from the pentagon. wolf? >> what a story, drew. thank you very much. excellent reporting, indeed. >>> in neighboring pakistan, meanwhile, four suspected militants were killed in what is believed to be a u.s. drone strike, according to two u.s. intelligence officials in three attacks that have killed three top militants, including a top commander. peter bergen and tom is here to talk more about this. >> let's zoom in and talk about th

. >> pulled out one of his grenades and then tells me and winfield, all right, dude, you know, kill this guy, kill this guy. >> for the first time we hear american soldiers accused of taking part in a death squad. could the u.s. army have prevented this civilian massacre? brian ross investigates. >>> fake arrest. you're watching a california cop handcuff a teenager in his living room. his parents watching and filming. the boy's crime? having sex with the officer's stepdaughter. was this an abuse of power? the boy's parents join us live exclusively. >>> panda-monium. it may be the toughest job in the world to get. why 62,000 people applied for a chance to spend time with these giant pandas. >>> from all over the world. 62 nourks ap 62,000 applicationo spend a month with these bears. >> do you blame them? >> they are cute. we hope you had a great weekend. a lot coming up. >>> including the leader of that megachurch vowing to fight sexual abuse charges leveled by four young men he had been working with. >>> take a look at this. cell phone video taken inside a plane. the landing gear failing

. >> pulled out one of his grenades and then tells me and winfield, all right, dude, you know, kill this guy, kill this guy. >> for the first time we hear american soldiers accused of taking part if a death squad. could the u.s. army have prevented this civilian massacre? brian ross investigates. >>> fake arrest. you're watching a california cop handcuff a teenager in his living room. his parents watching and thrilling. the boy's crime, having sex with the officer's stepdaughter. was this an abuse of power? the boy's parents join us live exclusively. >>> pandemonium. it may be the toughest job in the world to get. why 62,000 people applied for a chance to spend time with these giant pandas. >>> all over the world, 62,000 applications to spend a month with these bears. >> do you blame them? >> they are cute. we hope you had a great weekend. >>> including the leader of that megachurch vowing to fight sexual abuse charges leveled by four young men he had been working with. >> take a look at this. cell phone video taken inside a plane. the landing gear failing to activate. passengers told --

he would never make it home. >> reporter: the winfields say they called six different army officers and a senator to get help. >> thank you for calling ft. lewis. >> reporter: were either ignored or told nothing could be done. now their son adam is one of those charged with murder, forced by the sergeant, they say, to take part in the killing in may of an unarmed afghan man. >> it's heartbreaking. and i've been crying ever since. >> reporter: other soldiers also say the sergeant, calvin gibbs, seen here in a high school photo, forced gis in his unit to help him pick out unarmed afghans then kill them for sport, collecting body parts as souvenirs. on a tape obtained by abc news, corporal jeremy morelock, also charged with murder, told army investigators sergeant gibbs was crazy, that no one could tell him no. >> you don't want to cross paths with gibbs at all. when it comes to killing people, it's too easy for that guy. >> reporter: it is shades of vietnam, including allegations that soldiers at the base regularly use drugs, hashish laced with opium, to deal with the stress of their live

he would never make it home. >> reporter: the winfields say they called six different army officers and a senator to get help. >> thank you for calling ft. lewis. >> reporter: were either ignored or told nothing could be done. now their son adam is one of those charged with murder, forced by the sergeant, they say, to take part in the killing in may of an unarmed afghan man. >> it's heartbreaking. and i've been crying ever since. >> reporter: other soldiers also say the sergeant, calvin gibbs, seen here in a high school photo, forced gis in his unit to help him pick oud unarmed afghans then kill them for sport, collecting body parts as souven souvenirs. on a tape obtained by abc news, corporal jeremy morelock, also charges with murder, told army investigators sergeant gibbs was crazy, that no one could tell him no. >> you don't want to cross gibbs ever, at all. >> reporter: it is shades of vietnam, including allegations that soldiers at the base regularly use drugs, hashish laced with opium, to deal with the stress of their lives in afghanistan. >> fact is, stressful days. >> reporter:

this is moving toward unionville and winfield. as we expand to the southern part of the county, coming toward arlington as well, this is where we're seeing some very heavy downpours. clarksburg, damascus, you have cleared for now, but look at rockville. blinding rains here along the spur by democracy here, coming in toward bethesda, and this is coming out of arlington. and some of this will extend over toward the district. let's go to the weather computer. we'll show you the showers and thunderstorms that we're looking at here on the weather computer, which is coming up right now from the south. a lot of moisture that we're talking about. you can see the reeves of rain that we've been having. one wave, here's wave number two. we've got three and four still down there, so some of the rainfall totals will be rather impressive over the next couple of -- well, 12 to 24 hours. today at a glance, upper 70s at 3:00, at 6:00, at 9:00, thunderstorms on and off from time to time. i've got the highs -- dropped the highs from the 80s to the h

specialist adam winfield text messaged his parents about the first killing. some innocent guy about my age just farming. adams' father, chris, warned the army but tragically army officials refused to investigate. his son, now charged in the third killing, that took place three months later. >> is your son a whistle blower or a murderer. >> he's a whistle blower. he tried. the arm didn't listen. >> he does not deny he was present at the third killing which need not have happened had the army investigated but he was not -- he did not cause any injury to the deceased. >> the army fears it has a bigger problem and is with holding from public release some of the more gruesome photos that are evidence in this case. there are serious concerns that the images like that that emerged from the abu ghraib scandal in iraq will ignite a firestorm of anti-american sentiment in afghanistan, putting the afghanistan war itself at risk. nbc news, the pentagon. >>> as many of you saw last night, the networks of nbc are hosting an education summit called "education nation." tonig

specialist adam winfield text messaged his parents about the first killing. some innocent guy about my age just farming adams' father, chris, warned the army but tragically army officials refused to investigate. his son, now charged in the third killing, that took place three months later. >> is your son a whistle blower or a murderer? >> he's a whistle blower. tried. the army didn't listen. >> he does not deny he was present at the third killing which need not have happened had the army investigated but he was not -- he did not cause any injury to the deceased. >> the army fears it has a bigger problem and is with holding from public release some of the more gruesome photos that are evidence in this case. there are serious concerns that the images like that that emerged from the abu gaib scandal in iraq will ignite a firestorm of anti-american sentiment in afghanistan, putting the afghanistan war itself at risk. nbc news, the peagon. >>> as many of you saw last night, the networks of nbc are hosting an education summit lled "education nation." tonight we tak

living against these pirates from a field this is what is the other big problem we've got these fragile winfield states where government basically doesn't exist. and it spills over refugees it spills over the terms of trade builds economic instability these are the enemies who are going to do what they're not the old trade of it is this is not seen chairman or appearing on japan or even you know the soviet union or need to study this it's much more disparate but it requires us to be imaginative thinking you know the pilots the. international criminals the traffickers think globally. you bald those don't matter to them at all they ignore borders but we are trapped within the borders so we've got to start thinking as innovative ways and and as allegedly as these people do if we're going to keep people say now you mention your corporation with china regarding the somali pirates out china is going comic power and you also know that they have the biggest military two point five million strong is a reason to be a series of china model because china is facing the same problems you know when the piracy

against these pirates from a field just what is the other big problem we've got piece these fragile winfield states where government basically doesn't exist. and it spills over refugees it spills over in terms of child builds economic instability these of the enemies who are going to do what they're not be all creative it is this is not seen charity or appearing on japan or even you know the soviet union or need to study this it's much more disparate but it requires us to be imaginative and now thinking you know if the pilots the. international criminals the traffickers think globally. borders don't matter to them at all they ignore borders but we are trapped within the borders so we've got to start thinking as innovative with and and and was allegedly as these people do if we're going to keep people say now you mention your corporation with china with regard to the somali pirates out china is growing konami power and they also know that they have the biggest military two point five million strong is a reason to be afraid of china well no because china is facing the same problem you know whe

specialist adam winfield text messaged his parents about the first killing. some innocent guy about my age just farming. adams' father, chris, warned the army but tragically army officials refused to investigate. his son, now charged in the third killing, that took place three months later. >> is your son a whistle blower or a murderer? >> he's a whistle blower. he tried. the army didn't listen. >> he does not deny he was present at the third killing which need not have happened had the army investigated but he was not -- he did not cause any injury to the deceased. >> the army fears it has a bigger problem and is with holding from public release some of the more gruesome photos that are evidence in this case. there are serious concerns that the images like that that emerged from the abu ghraib scandal in iraq will ignite a firestorm of anti-american sentiment in afghanistan, putting the afghanistan war itself at risk. nbc news, the pentagon. >>> as many of you saw last night, the networks of nbc are hosting an education summit called "education nation." toni

. >>> fredericka winfield is monitoring some of the top stories coming in "the situation room" right now. hi, what are you working on? >> sarah palin is serving up more reason she'll run for president in 2012, the governor of alaska and vice presidential nominee is the headliner. she's proving to be the biggest draw ever for the annual dinner in the state that holds the first primary season contest. more than 1,000 tickets have been sold. >>> and vice president joe biden went to his home state of delaware today to try to help democrats to hold on to the old senate seat. he appeared with democratic nominee chris coons who will face off against the republicans' nominee, christine o'donnell. some democrats and some republicans say o'donnell can't win in november. biden urged coons' supporters not to take anything for granted. >>> if you needed anymore proof that bill clinton has made up with former presidential rival jerry brown, well, here it is. clinton will appear with the california gubernatorial candidate next month. temp tensions resurfaced when brown joked abcliout clinton's invo

. >> i'm brian winfield with forbes. the question, i guess, is if businesses are not spending even if they are sitting on cash, why should we assume that the wealthiest americans will start spending when we here a lot of these folks -- if there is so much uncertainty why would these folks spend if businesses are not spending? >> the flip side of that question, you're not talking about cutting taxes. you're talking about raising taxes. so if you raise taxes and businesses are not spending now because of the of the uncertainty and because of the underlying economic uncertainty, the lack of demand. they are not spending because they don't have to fulfill an increasing demand, ok? and if you were to put kind of relative weights on those, i would say it is probably 60-40rks70-30, even, i.e., the economic weakness is not creating demand that theeds to be met by increased -- -- needs to be met by increased hiring. in that environment, do you want to take the risk of raising -- raising taxes? not keeping them the same. raising t

host: susan on the republican line in winfield, go ahead. susan, are you with us? i think we lost her. let's talk about missouri, because that is one state where the president wants to win this year. he lost it very nearly in his present -- a very narrowly in his presidential race. guest: mike skelton in missouri 's fourth district represents a swath. he has been there since 1976. he wants to turn his campaign into a referendum on his record helping the military in his district bring back dollars in the armed services. his republican opponent is very closely identified with the social conservative movement in the district. sarah palin has endorsed her campaign. it will be tough to see whether voters in the district who have stood by ike skelton will stand by him once again. guest: i like to call masorah, one of the swing yes -- i like to call missouri one of the swingiest of the swing states. the outsider in this race comes from a long line of political officeholders. her father was governor, mother in the senate. her grandfather was in the house. democrats actuall

. >> i am brian winfield with forbes. even though they are sitting on cash, why should we assume that if we extend tax cuts that the wealthy americans will start spending, especially when there is so much uncertainty? why would these folks spend if business is not spending? >> the flat side of the question, you are not talking about -- the flip side of that question, you are not talking about cutting taxes. you're talking about raising taxes. if you raise taxes and businesses are not spending now because of the uncertainty and the underlying economic uncertainty, the lack of demand. they are not spending because they do not have to fulfill an increase in demand. if you were to put relative weights on those i would say it is probably 60/40, 70/30 even. the overall economic weakness is not creating demand that needs to be met by expanding your business and increase in hiring. in that environment, do you want to take the risk of raising taxes, not keeping them the same -- raising them. taking even more cash out of the busine

out of all three -- other than winfield, of course. who was his favorite player? >> i don't know, i think he sort of was fickle, but reggie jackson, he really stayed with him for a long time. but he -- whoever was winning. whoever was hitting. whoever was doing well, he liked. >> do you deal at all with the relationship, up and down relationship that he had with yogi berra? >> we have yogi in the film, but they do not discuss that up and down relationship, but we do have a list of all the managers that he had over all those years. >> i thought it was just a half-hour film. >> they go quick. >> some of them fired and re-hired in the same season. >> easy in, easy out. >> isn't it interesting, we were just talking about this in the break of how the impression of george steinbrenner has changed in the last couple of years since he became ill and then especially since his death. i mean, he was reviled by a lot of people, and you don't hear much of that anymore. obviously, death does that, but what will his legacy be now, going forward? >> yeah, i think his legacy will