barbara starr joins me with that. you were just at the pentagon. what more do we know about the man whose name we noul know is abd al rahman mustafa al qaduli. >> hi had a high price on his head before he was killed. this operation coming at a time when there is so much focus on the isis leadership. sec care tarter talking about the cells. the ones we see in brussels, may be inspired or directed by the isis leadership in iraq. there's no word on whether he directed anything himself. it's an ongoing concern. it's one of the reasons they're trying to get to the top leadership. as finance minister, with him gone, the hope is it will become more difficult for isis to recruit people. bring them into the organization. and pay them to stay. so they hope that this has an impact. will someone else take his place? almost certainly. that's what happens in the terror organizations. for now, they do feel they took out a very senior, very significant isis operative, poppy. >> you have the feeling, listening to the defense secretary say that today as the pentagon

. >> our correspondent barbara starr joins us now. you have new information about the u.s. operation that killed him. >> we're now just learning from our sources here at cnn that when u.s. special operations forces moved in, this happened in syria, their goal that time was to try to take qaduli alive. they were going try to capture him and interrogate him for whatever intelligence he had. he would have had plenty being the so-called finance minister of isis. we're told something went wrong during that effort. when u.s. helicopters moved in, special operation commandos on board. qaduli was in a vehicle below. something happened. it made them unable to take him alive. some kind of fire fight by all accounts breaking out. when it was all over, qaduli was dead. some of the most dangerous work for u.s. special op rags forces. i mean, just think about it. they're going behind enny lines. enemy lines. there are no friendly forces on the ground in syria that would be welcoming to u.s. forces. this was a very high-risk mission. something done by the most highly trained forces in the

unfortunately, we've lost contact with barbara starr, we're going to get back to barbara. >>> there'sther news on the whole battle against isis in libya. congressman adam schiff, the ranking member of the house permanent committee on intelligence. the attack on al shabab in somalia, have you been briefed on that already? 150 terrorists killed in these unmanned air strikes. that's a big deal. >> it is a big deal. we haven't gotten a formal briefing yet. this was evidently a group of a couple hundred fighters that were in the last stages of planning attacks on african forces or western targets. it's rare to see a group this large make itself a target like this. but the combination of both manned and unmanned aircraft apparently took out the target and most of the people in it. this i think will be very important in protecting the lives of the african-american troops. >> barbara, update our viewers on what we know. it's not every day the u.s. launches manned an unmanned air strikes and kills, according to u.s. officials, 150 terrorists. >> that's right, wolf. i think this may well be one

i want to go live to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr. how big of a deal is this, barbara?m the pentagon point of view, a very big deal. this guy's name is qaduli. he had a $7 million price tag on his head from the u.s. government. that's how bad they wanted to get him. now, there was a mission to go after him. what we do know is that u.s. special operations forces secretly moved in to syria. the idea was they were going to capture him, bring him back to iraq, interrogate him for everything he knew about isis, finances, operations, external attack planning, but we're not clear, the pentagon not exactly saying why it didn't go as planned. when they moved in by helicopters, the commandos were not able to get to him. he was in a vehicle. something happened, they weren't able to complete the mission, so the next step that appeared was they opened fire on the vehicle, killing him. that is what we now know, that these u.s. special operations forces went into syria, killed this man, not able to capture him, but nonetheless the pentagon today saying a very big get. the secretary of

barbara starr, thank you so much. keep us posted. >>> meantime, all of this as the president of the united states is on route to cuba, the first u.s. president in 90 years. there are live pictures of havana. we've got full coverage of the visit starting with cnn's ed lavandera ahead of the first family's arrival. what do you know that they will do as soon as they land? >> reporter: as soon as president obama and the delegation traveling with him, he will leave the airport and make his way to a hotel where the president is expected to meet with members of the staff that work with the newly opened u.s. embassy here in havana. and then from there, the president and first lady will make their way into old havana, a washing tour. this is an area that has undergone great change. it's a part of town that's been highly developed in a faster rate than the rest of the city. but the president, the first lady and their daughters will walk through that old part of town as well as well as meeting with cardinal ortega, the cardinal

let's get right to barbara starr live at the pentagon. barbara, what more do we know about this operation? >> hi, pamela. this was a secret operation by u.s. commandos. it didn't go as planned, but they got results. u.s. special operations forces secretly sent into syria trying to carry this man alive. defense secretary ash carter bluntly described the target. >> he was an isil senior leader serving as a finance minister and who also is responsible for some external affairs and plots. >> somebody the u.s. government put a high priority on grabbing, including a $7 million bounty on his head. >> we know that he was actively planning external attacks, presumably in the west or even in the united states. >> but even though the u.s. forces went in to capture him, they killed him in a highly dangerous mission, about which little is being revealed. the troops were part of the pentagon's covert expeditionary targeting force, a team of 200 special operations forces with orders to kill or capture isis leaders. the unit had been tracking him from hel

let's get right to barbara starr. she is live at the pentagon. ch do we know about how much this guy has been talking? >> well, supposedly talking a fair bit. captured and interrogated by the pentagon's supposedly secret expeditionary targeting force. this is a group of 200 forces operating in northern iraq ready to go into syria with the goal of capturing key isis operatives when they can and interrogating them for intelligence. they got this guy about three weeks ago. they have been interrogating him ever since. he is said to be by u.s. officials a top official in isis' chemical weapons program. they interrogated him for everything he knew and then began to carry out a series of limited air strikes against isis' suspected chemical sites. chemical sites associated with mustard agent. something that isis has used in the past in both iraq and syria against civilians. the u.s. wanted to get these targets, not clear yet how much of the chemical capability they really destroyed, jim. >> so another story, what can you tell us about an american plane th

let's begin with our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara, the search has been stepped up, the investigation much more urgent right now. what's the latest? >> wolf, tonight u.s. counterterrorism and intelligence officials are racing to figure out where the next threats may be coming from, racing to figure out what isis is up to. multiple isis plots in europe on the radar, possibly linked to the paris and brussels networks. they are in various stages of planning. a combination of electronic intercepts, human sources and database tracking indicate several possible targets had been picked out by the isis operatives over the last few months. since the attacks earlier this week, information found in a raided apartment, including maps, indicated other potential targets had been chosen. across belgium, the manhunt now on for two suspects still unidentified. this man on the right at the airport dressed in beige clothing is one. a second suspect spotted on surveillance holding a large bag at the subway blast. not clear if he is dead or on the

however, as cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr tells us, the outcome, though welcome, was not exactly as planned. barbara, walk us through the raid. >> this is a fascinating story we do not know all the details of. u.s. commandos moved secretly into syria in the last couple of days aiming to capture alive this man qaduli, the finance minister of isis. some people, analysts saying he's the number two man in the organization. a group of commandos known as the expeditionary targeting force, 200 strong, have had their eye on him for some time. they went after him. they were planning to capture him alive and interrogate him. when the helicopters moved in, what we do know is something happened. they were not able to capture him alive. they opened fire and killed him in his vehicle on the ground. here's the fascinating question. what exactly happened? was there a firefight with this secret covert u.s. military group? we do not know the answers. but at the end of the day, qaduli, the pentagon says, is dead and secretary ash carter saying it's another step in dismantling the isis organization.

barbara starr live at the pentagon.ody in connection with a car bomb attack that tore through the center of the turkey capital, ankara. at least 37 were killed and more than 100 wounded on sunday. aggressively aggressively launching air strikes against a kurdish separatist group believed to be responsible for the deadly terrorist attack. let's get right to arwa damon live in ankara turkey. police have swept up a number of people in anti-terror raids. what's the latest on this investigation? >> reporter: jake among those 37 dead are the two attackers. one of them identified as being female turkish media quoting local security sources saying that she was born in 1992. the other a male. they are right now trying to figure out exactly which network, especially the female may have been a part of. the turkish government spokesman saying that it was a separatist terrorist organization alluding to the fact that they do seem to believe that it is the kurdish separatist group, the pkk, whose strongholds they have been bombarding.

let's bring in barbara starr. barbara, what do you think -- why do you think trump released this statement reversing apparently totally reversing his position on the use of torture? >> well, look at what's been happening the last several days, wolf. trump has been talking about waterboarding in fairly general terms. but last night he really shifted ground on this. he basically said he would order it and that the u.s. military, the troops, will do what they're told, that they would not refuse him. but this is potentially setting up a huge battle between -- you know, if he became commander in chief and the troops he commands because waterboarding is illegal under u.s. law and international law. if troops get an illegal order even from a commander in chief, they are obligated to refuse it. if they can't carry out their orders, they have to next face the possibility of resigning from the u.s. military. one official i talked to early this morning after listening to the debate last night said he believed there could be a

our pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports. trying to kill or capture the terror group's top leaders. >> reporter: u.s. special operations forces secretly sent into syria, trying to capture this man alive. al qaduli, defense secretary ash carter described the leader. >> senior leader serving as finance minister and also responsible for some external affairs, plots. >> reporter: somebody the u.s. government put a high priority on grabbing, including a $7 million bounty on his head. >> in fact, we know that he was actively planning external attacks. >> reporter: even though u.s. forces went in to capture him, they killed him in a highly dangerous mission about which little is being revealed. the troops were part of the pentagon's covert expeditionary targeting force, a team of 200 special operations forces with orders to kill or capture isis leaders. the unit had been tracking qaduli from helicopters overhead they prepared to land and grab him from a vehicle on the road. fighter jets overhead ready to act if the troops needed mor

barbara starr just uncovered this, an isis detainee providing vital information about chemical weaponsa, tell us more. >> good morning, carol. cnn has now learned that the u.s. military has completed at least a first round of air strikes against what it believes it isis' chemical weapons capability inside iraq, mainly around the city of mosul. u.s. air strikes have been under way against sites related to isis' efforts to produce and use mustard agent. we should remind people, there have been several confirmed attacks by isis using mustard agent in both iraq and syria in recent months. for the last several days, the u.s. military has been endeavoring to strike these targets. people, vehicles, sites where it believes it has the solid intelligence that isis has been undertaking activitieities rela to the production, use and distribution of mustard agent. how successful those strikes are, whether they really have now been able to take out isis' chemical weapons capability is a very open question. that is not a settled question yet. the pentagon believes they were successful. but, it should

barbara starr live with the latest. that's the word? >> good morning, chris. this may have been one of the deadliest air strikes by the u.s. in years. drones and fighter jets striking this al shabaab camp 120 miles north of mowing dee shoe. the pentagon claims it was an imminent threat. josh earnest talking about it. >> their removal, removal of those terrorist fighters, degrades the group's objectives in somalia. >> now, this camp had been under surveillance by special operations for several weeks. the al shabaab group growing concern to the u.s. they are said on to be responsible in recent weeks for bringing down an airliner. and just yesterday another explosion at an tphaeurairport. a lot of concern they are moving along the borders. >>> former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest. starting tomorrow, she will be lying in repose at the ronald reagan library for the public to say their good-byes. first lady michelle obama will attend the funeral. she diamond sunday from congest active heart failure. she was 94 years old. >> hillary clinton and bernie

so let's get you straight to the pentagon, to our correspondent barbara starr for the latest on both to this air strike. tell me what you know. >> hi, brooke what we do know is that on march 4th, the u.s. was targeting abu omar al shashani, also known as omar the chechen, a top isis leader. u.s. air strikes moved in over the town of sadati, the area between the syria -- on the syria/iraqi border, a town isis often uses as a border crossing. fighting had been heavy in that area. we don't know what intelligence the u.s. had that drew them there, thinking that shashani was there, but they did target him there. now, u.s. intelligence agencies and the u.s. military are looking at the results of the strike, trying to determine once and for all if they did get him. that is often very difficult to know from air strikes, if you don't have troops on the ground, it may be difficult to know if you were successful in exactly killing the person you were going after. but clearly they were going after him. top operative, $5 million reward on his head by the u.s. state department. someone who is said

let's get right to barbara starr live at the pentagon. what can you tell us about this mission? >> good afternoon, jake. this is a very odd air strike. a mix of unmanned drones and manned fighter jets attacking this training camp 120 miles north of mogadishu killing, according to the pentagon, about 150 militants on the ground. but this is an unusual place for al shabab to operate and unusual for them to put that many people in one place. the pentagon says they have been watching the camp for several weeks and the intelligence showed them, at least, that these people were in the midst of planning an attack and they believe they ended an imminent threat against the small number of u.s. troops in somalia and the african peacekeepers also there. a bit of a surprise because al shabab has been back on its heels in recent months and years, however more recently, of course, al shabab, the group said to be involved in the recent attack that brought down a commercial airliner. also other attacks in and around somalia. this is a group that is quite

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let's go to pentagon correspondent barbara starr.ut the situation on the ground? >> wolf, tonight the u.s. military is targeting very crucial, very specific areas around raqqah and mosul. but as the old saying goes, it's getting complicated. on the battlefields of iraq and syria, isis is losing key ground, suffering crucial setbacks. >> in recent weeks, coalition forces have severed the main artery between isis power centers in rauc assyria and isil in northern iraq. and begun the early stages to collapse isil's control over mosul. >> reporter: the u.s. exploitsing what advantages it can like the daring killing of the finance chief mustafa al qaduli. u.s. special operations forces on helicopters flew at a very low altitude in front of qaduli's car firing warning shots to stop. when an occupant leaned out to fire with an ak-47 back at the helico helicopters, the u.s. team quickly obliterated the car. >> the pressure we put on isil has degraded their capabilities and reduced their resources. >> reporter: but there are still huge proble

barbara starr is joining me now from the pentagon. a lot of activity in somalia. i wonder if this is a direct response with an explosion at an airport. luggage apparently hidden, laptops that were bombs. we had a flight out of the airport in somalia that blew up because a laptop exploded. a lot of al shabaab claims of responsibility for this kind of terrorist action. is that what this is following? >> well, it certainly is following it. there have been a number of very resurgent attacks, as you say, by the al shabaab group in somalia in the recent weeks. what the pentagon announced to reporters a short time ago is that on saturday they did a drone strike against a suspected al shabaab camp, north of mogadishu. they say there were about 200 fighters there, and they were in the final stages of an imminent attack against u.s. troops and african peace keeping troops in somalia. the u.s. keeps a small number of troops at an airport in mogadishu and they go other places in the country to conduct assistance efforts, working with the african forces there. that presence is

let me begin our coverage this hour with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr and also nick paton walsh on the phone with me from beirut, our senior international correspondent there. barbara, to you first here, i have a note that putin said they have achieved their goals in syria. what does that mean? >> well, what it means is that certainly bashar al assad is in a stronger position as president of that country than he was months ago which is what caused the russians to a large extent to move in. now, how many russian troops will they really leave? what does all of it mean? from the white house to the state department to the pentagon, in the last several minutes, they are looking at this report out of moscow and, so far, u.s. officials, to be blunt, have no reaction because they don't really know what putin is talking about. look, in the last several days, putin's air force has begun air strikes against isis targets in syria, which is what the u.s. wanted. if he has shored up assad enough that he can turn to isis targets, does this mean that putin is really done with what he want

let begin with our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. >> good evening. a into minutes ago the pentagon revealed a lieutenant colonel and family were injured in the airport attacks in brussels. tonight, security sweeps across brussels all of europe on edge. >> reporter: terror striking at the heart of europe. devastating explosions at brussels airport, police spending hours searching for this man, seen in light clothes on surveillance with two others dressed in black who are thought to have committed the suicide attacks. the blast happened outside security checkpoints for ticket the passengers and near the airline checking counters. >> the second explosion was more powerful than the first one, blew out the windows. >> reporter: and then about an hour later, brussels subway attacked near the headquarters of the european union. authorities across europe had been on edge since the belgian raid that captured salah abdeslam us specced of taking part in november 2015 terror attacks in paris. >> translator: we feared a terrorist attack would happen and this is w

barbara starr reports on away we know right now. >> u.s.forces have secretly held an isis operative in iraq after capturing him on a raid. the pentagon's new target force, commandos with orders to capture or kill top isis personnel carrying it out. >> at this point i can't discuss the details particularly when it involves risking the operative security. >> the man whose identity has not been disclosed is being held in erbil in northern iraq, the mission to get him led by iraq's elite delta force. he has been interrogated, officials say, but they have not said if it yielded particular intelligence about isis operations or attack plots. the head of u.s. military intelligence chose his words carefully describing operations on the ground. >> you may have noticed an uptick in special operations intended to capture, interrogate, and gather materials that will give us greater insights into the network. >> the new network puts the military back in the business of holding and interrogating specific terrorists. but u.s. officials say there will be no

our barbara starr is looking through this information. >> you'll remember when the navy s.e.a.l.s wentto that compound, they grabbed on their way out everything they could. documents, computer, laptops, hard drives. the intelligence community since the night of that raid has been pouring through all of it. there had been one release of documents. today, we see a second release now to the public of documents from that bin laden compound. we see a bin laden who is isolated. who is trying to still manage everything from his hideout where he's been for years. writing dozens of letters to other religious people, offering his view of jihad and islam and his view of all of that. writing to his relatives. these documents just go on and on. let me read one of those -- a little bit from one of these documents to you. he talks about his will and where he wants to leave his money to. and he says, let me quote from this, i hope from my brothers, sisters and maternal aunts to obey my will and to spend all the money that i have left in sudan on jihad for the sake of allah. the ler letter goes on to s

let me begin our coverage this hour with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr and also nick paton on the phone with me from beirut, our senior international correspondent there. barbara, to you first here, i have a note that putin said they have achieved their goalsn

i want to get over to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. this came from your reporting, all of this even before the secretary of defense came out, and i thought your question to him was so important when you said if he says this man would have been involved with external plots as the secretary said, does that mean he would have to at least have some knowledge of or some involvement plots like paris and brussels? >> well, plots like them. this is what the intention community is looking at right now as you see these cells emerge in europe. how do they trace back to sort of the head quarters elements of isis in syria and iraq? who is inspiring these cells? who is directing them? the secretary indicated, i think, what many u.s. officials believe right now which is it's a mix. some of these operatives in europe are directly perhaps under some type of orders. maybe not time tadate and placef where to attack, but at least some direction, go forth and launch attacks. s some of them inspired by others and come back to europe. this is a very long ter

barbara starr reports on what we know right now. >> reporter: u.s. have held a secret isis operative for days after capturing him in a raid. commandos with orders to capture or kill top isis personnel carrying it out. >> at this point i can't discuss the details of any missions. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell cnn additional operations are in the works. the man, whose identity has not been disclosed, is being held in irbil in northern iraq, the mission to get him led by the army's elite delta force. he is talking to interrogators and has unique information about isis personnel and networks, but officials will not reveal whether the interrogation has revealed specifics about plats. >> you have i may have in theed an uptick in special operations intended to capture, interrogate and gather materials that will give us greater eer insights in the network. >> reporter: u.s. officials say there will be no waterboarding or so-called enhanced interrogation and no detainees will be sent to guantanamo bay. the plan is to send them over to iraqis for detention.

barbara starr is learning more information. barbara, what's the latest? >> good evening, wolf.t three weeks ago when they captured their first suspected isis terrorist. this is someone they wanted to get very badly. u.s. special operations forces have secretly held an isis operative in iraq for days after capturing him on a raid. the pentagon's new targeting force commandos with orders to capture or kill top isis personnel. >> i can't discuss the details of any missions, particularly when it comes to risking operational security. >> reporter: additional operations are in the works. the man whose identity has not been disclosed is being held in irbill in northern iraq. the mission to get him led by the army's elite delta force. he is talking to u.s. interrogators, officials say, and has unique information about isis. the head of u.s. military intelligence chose his words carefully, describing operations on the ground. >> you may have noticed an uptick in special operations intended to capture, interrogate, and gather materials that will give us greater insight. >> reporter: the

let's go to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. what are you learning, barbara? >> wolf, tonight there is growing concern across europe, are there more terrorists, are there more plots. counterterrorism authorities are unraveling the network responsible for the bombings at the brussels airport and subway, a network now believed to have clear links to the november, 2015, attacks in paris. investigators believe salah abdeslam arrested just days earlier in brussels for his alleged role in the paris attacks was likely going to be part of the attacks in belgium. >> translator: we are dealing with a terrorist organization. with its strong points, its resources hiding in our society. >> other ties between the brussels and paris terror cells, one of the two brothers who carried out the brussels attack rented a safe house in brussels used by abdeslam after the paris attacks and later raided by police. brothers khalid and ibrahim bakraoui are two of the suicide bombers. ibrahim is the man in the middle of the airport surveillance video. his brother, khalid, is believed to

barbara starr has more on that. the role of u.s. forces in the next big battle. ? >> isis is losing some ground in both syria and iraq, but tonight u.s. forces are focusing their efforts on some key areas, and all of it indeed could lead to more u.s. troops headed to iraq. syrian government forces have retaken the historic city of palmyra from isis. important ground for syrian president bashar al assad to hold against isis if he wants to regain control. u.s. special operations forces have their own secret campaign against isis leaders. the killing of mustafa al qaduli. omar the chechen, the so-called minister of war also killed by the u.s. >> we're systematically identifying isil's cabinet. >> reporter: much of the secret action is taking place in one particular area. the corridor between isis' stronghold of mosul in northern iraq and tal afar is now a critical focus for coalition air strikes with isis moving large amounts of personnel, equipment and money between the two. the first goal, get mosul, iraq's second largest city in the north, back from isis. this mar

response of the united states and south korea having joint -- the toughest sanctions in years, barbara starrmore. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those sanctions, of course, aimed at crippling north korea's ability to develop weapons, but right now the you're right. the rhetoric is extremely high out of pyongyang. the u.s. feels it's due to regular exercises. two of them underway. they won't wind up until the end of april. we're potentially in for several weeks of hot het rick out of the north. the u.s., the exercises are aimed at demonstrating the u.s. commitment to the defense of south korea. so what's the assessment? what is kim jong-un really up to with all this talk? clearly the u.s. view is that they hope it's just talk. but there's a lot of concern. the north koreans recently conducted an underground nuclear test. they launched a satellite that gave them the ability to test the equivalent on a long range missile. they're sensitive about the sanction. you have all three things coming together in the north korean regime. from the u.s. point of view, they're watching carefully r

let's get to barbara starr. what are the details you're learning? going on. if russia moves ahead and does withdraw its troops from syria, the next question what will that mean for the ability of bashar al assad to hang on to power? a stunning announcement from russian president vladimir putin. >> translator: i believe our armed forces have fulfilled the goals we set. that's why i have ordered the ministry of defense starting tomorrow to begin the pull out of the main part of our military forces from syria. >> reporter: but there is more than meets the eye. putin says two bases in syria will continue to operate. the naval base at tarius and the air baas at latakia. the underground fuel tanks signal a long-term operation for air strikes and resupplying the assad regime. the syrian president now in a much stronger position after months of bombing opposition and civilian targets by moscow to shore up his once teetering regime. the regime able to participate in peace talks in geneva now from a position of strength. since the temporary cease-fire agreeme

our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working this important story for us.earning? >> here is what is happening tonight. the pentagon's one secret 200-man targeting force is now being openly talked about and one of its first jobs in iraq is to go after the chemical weapons. the u.s. military has been secretly interrogating the man it believes is the head of isis' chemical weapons program for nearly a month trying to get him to offer up crucial intelligence. top intelligence officials spelling out the threat. >> near isis or al qaeda has walked away from their desire to develop chemical or biological capability to use against the west. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence has confirmed 12 instances of isis using mustard agent against civilians in iraq and syria, including this attack against kurds last year. officials say the detainee provided enough information in recent days for u.s. war planes to conduct limited air strikes in iraq against suspected chemical sites, but there is reason for skepticism. isis didn't appear to react to a key operative disappearing. >

. >> let me bring in barbara starr. >> u.s.ns of a possible launch in the last couple of days. what is so interesting about this is this missile was launched off a mobile launcher. especially a huge truck. very difficult for u.s. spy satellites to track. it means the north koreans can launch off a mobile launcher with little to no warning for u.s. intelligence. right now, it is considered by u.s. military officials a sign, if you will, of additional north korean provocation sending a message to the u.s. we can do this. don't forget. we know how to do this. at the same time u.s. intelligence officials and u.s. military officials tell me they have been watching for signs that north korea in fact, even as they did this, maybe preparing for yet again another nuclear underground test. >> elise, what are you learning? >> i just spoke with a senior u.s. official just a few minutes before coming onto the set. the official said none of these provocations that north korea is doing are good. it did go into the sea. the u.s. doesn't want t

i want to bring in our barbara starr.t are you learning about this last-minute change? as you know, they wanted him alive. >> well, that's right, erin. this is a guy the u.s. wanted so badly they were willing to send u.s. special operations forces into syria. very dangerous business. we're told that they went in by helicopter. they were targeting him. they wanted to be able to capture him alive. as isis fins minister, he would have had a lot of intelligence, they believe. they wanted to interrogate him, find out what he knew about the operation, where other operatives might be. but it didn't work out. and the pentagon, not offering a lot of detail about this covert operation. we know that when the helicopters got overhead and were targeting the vehicle, that he was in, something changed. we don't know what that was. the helicopters could not land. something happened and they had to open fire, killing him and others in the vehicle. so they believe very strongly they got him and that he's dead in that incident, and they wil

barbara starr. it will be turned over to iraqi authorities in the next few days. carried out by the pentagon highly secretive team. >> lgbt rights activists score victory. bill vetoed that would have restricted bathroom access. it would invite conflict and litigation local school districts can address the issue themselves. the law would have been the first to make transgender students matching the gender listed on birth certificates. >>> astronaut scott kelly back on earth after 350 days in space. look at these pictures. gosh, that's incredible. nasa will perform a battery of tests to see how such a lengthy stay in zero gravity affects the body. wow. kelly posted breath-taking pictures and tweeted extensively from space sent one final note reading in part, thanks for following our year in space. the journey is not over. follow me as i rediscover earth. so cool. >> it is so cool. such a sacrifice. >> absolutely. speaking of sacrifice, we go the extra mile in cnn money. chief business correspondent looking at campaign spending. what are the dollars that makes sense.

. >> the next two, barbara starr from cnn. >> general, being as you are from texas, at least temporarilyi would -- i'm sure you're aware of the conversation across the united states about military -- about what the military is doing in the counterisil campaign and a lot of suggestions from national level figures about what they think needs to be done. because you talked to the coalition members so often, i wanted to ask you two things. do you hear anything from -- first, do you hear anything from any coalition members about the notion that one hears in the united states on the ational level that you seem to clear weapons against isis should be on the table. does anybody in the coalition you ever talk to think that is a good idea? >> no. that's strange. that is a conversation i've never heard discussed amongst any of our coalition members about using nuclear weapons against isis. at any stage. that takes me completely by surprise. the simple answer to that is no. >> i'll ask you a followup. here in the united states, from national level figures, or at least one of them, there has been a d

beatles' drummer ringo starr broke the news early this morning on twitter, writing "god bless george martin, peace and love to judy and his family, love ringo and barbara. george will be missed. nbc's chatman bell joins us from london with more. they must be pretty sad there, eh? >> it is, danielle. and the man who guided the fab four to fame, tributes flooding in for him. paul mccartney just releasing a statement saying if anyone earned the title of the fifth beatle, it was george. he was the most generous, intelligent musical person i've ever had the pleasure to know, adding he was like a second father to me. sir george handed the beatles their first recording contract, known as an english gentleman, he seemed an unlikely fit at first with the young lads from liverpool in one of their first recording sessions, asking them if there was anything about the studio they did not like. george harrison replying, "for starters, i don't like your tie." but together they went on to make music history. but it wasn't just the beatles he influenced, producing more than 20 number one hits in the united states alone, a career that included five grammys and even an o

starr, tweeting, god bless george martin. peace and love to judy and his family love ringo and barbara >> the man or kes strghting a heist will not get out of jail. they say he used a gpg device to track a tractor-trailer and used a remoteontrol to release pepper spray so sicken the driver and passenger before that truck was robbed. perez is set to be arraigned at some point next week. they say they expect more arrest ns that s in that case. >>> marlin fans have something to brag about. we will tell you where td fish will b b playing a major league baseball game for the first time ever. >> we continue talking about a police hit and run involving a miami-dade police officer and cruiser. you are looking at the smashed-up cruiser right there. we are live at the scene where that cruiser was apparently hit by a black mercedes. we have learned within the last 20 minutes that the two people they detained about an hour ago have been released. nbc 6 reporter, michael spears, is working to figure out exactly next in the >>> welcome back, everybody. a man was shot and killed by police in tampa. take a look. our nbc station in tampa twee

starr posted on twitter, god bless george martin. peace and love to judy and his family. love, ringo and barbara. george will be missed. paul mccartney made a lengthy post on facebook, saying in part, i' m so sad to hear the news of the passing of dear george martin. i have so many wonderful memories of this great man that will be with me forever. he went on to say, the world has lost a truly great man who left an indelible mark on my soul and the history of british music. meredith: we' re just hours away from another debate tonight. this one is for the democrats and will be hosted in miami. the debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinton will be moderated by reporters from univision and the " washington post." it' s their second showdown in four days, last night clinton soundly defeated sanders in mississippi, but sanders made a surprising win in michigan. look for highlights of tonight' s debate on wesh 2 news. fans are buying up tickets, hoping to experience the excitement of another orlando city match. summer: wesh 2' s jazmin walker spoke with oviedo native and getting from the huge crowds. >> it' ll be some

drummer ringo starr broke news on twitter this morning writing quote god bless george martin peace and love to judy and his family, of love ringo and barbara >> martin pictures stayed on beatles in 1962 produced over 700 records during his career. >> chip leigh stock rocked again after reports four store employees in the boston area have fallen ill, stock tumbled nearly 4% after-hours trading yesterday the store closed to be sanitized the store manager still unsure if all four employees are sick with neurovirus, of course, this comes after hundreds of customers fell ill last year with e. coli or neurovirus after eating the denver based chain, wow shg, chip leigh i dot know what in means what do you think getting investors back in the stock now this. >> i think that they are learning to react quickly, because that was part of the problem, is that management and ceo did not respond with force, particularly during the e. coli outbreak nora virus makes you sick in a normally health person goes away after 24 hours, put people get on cruise ships all the time people still go on cruises despite outbreaks. e. coli different, is a problem they neve