abu mohammad al adnani, the man in charge of propaganda for the terror group, had a $5 million bounty on his head. and while the pentagon says it has not confirmed al adnani's death, "the new york times" reports that a u.s. military drone hit a vehicle al adnani live from london with more. matt, what does this loss mean for isis? >> reporter: thanks, dara. if it's confirmed by the u.s.-led coalition, this would indeed be a big win in the fight against isis. he's been called the voice of isis. he was the maestro behind isis' sophisticated and horrific propaganda, but abu mohammad al adnani was more than just a spokesman for the group. researchers and intelligence officials believe he was the leading figure behind isis' operations targeting the west, and he was also t he may have been something like a top deputy to abu bakr al baghdadi, the group's leader. he may also have been groomed as baghdadi's successor. in his many lengthy speeches, adnani appeared almost obsessed with encouraging individual attacks against westerners, wherever they could be found and in any way possible, these s

>>> now to syria where isis says one of the world's most wanted terrorists, the second in abu mohammad al adnani had was in a vehicle hit. what does this loss mean for isis on an operational and even symbolic level. >> reporter: if it's confirmed by the u.s. coalition a is indeed a big win, he was more than just a senior spokesman. he was thought to be a senior strategist and may have been something like the top deputy to the group's leader and he was also thought to be the master mind behind the group's operations in the west including in europe and other places further afield. he appeared almost obsessed with encouraging individual attackers wherever they could be found. after all, islamic states still acts more like a conventional army than a traditional terrorist group in its main role of al qaeda. he used to be one of the main members of al qaeda in iraq. it has leaders prepped and waiting in the wings ready to take up leadership in the event of these strikes. those who study islamic states, while they say these strikes that take out top leaders is helpful, the only way is to roll back thei

>>> now to syria where isis says one of the world's most wanted terrorists, the second in abu mohammad al adnani had was in a vehicle hit. what does this loss mean for isis on an operational and even sy symbolic level. >> reporter: if it's confirmed by the u.s. is indeed a big win, he was more than just a senior spokesman. he was thought to be a senior strategist and may have been something like the top deputy to the group's leader and he was also thought to be the master mind behind the group's operations in the west including in europe and other places further afield. he appeared almost obsessed with wherever they could be found. after all, islamic states still acts more like a conventional army than a traditional terrorist group in its main role of al qaeda. he used to be one of the main members of al qaeda in iraq. it has leaders waiting in the wings ready to take up leadership in the event of these strikes. those who study islamic states, while they say these strikes that take out top leaders is helpful, the only way is to roll back their forces in syria. after a nearly 14-hour standoff wit

isis claims its top spokesman abu mohammad al adnani was killed in aleppo, syria and the pentagon confirmed he was targeted in coalition air strikes but the results have yet to be determined. the state department had a $5 million combounty on al adnani. >>> an american hostage and her canadian hostage are pleading for their lives in a new video posted online. caitlin coleman and her husband joshua boyle were abducted in 2012 and say their captors are threatening to kill them if the government doesn't stop executing militant prisoners. coleman gave birth to two boys while in captivity. state department officials are analyzing that new video. >>> this is a big day, the first regularly scheduled commercial flight from the u.s. to cuba in more than half a century takes off this morning. >> the jetblue flight set to die part from ft. lauderdale with the u.s. secretary of transportation on board. a pilot and co-pilot whose parents were born in cuba will be at the american airlines begins scheduled service next week and there will eventually be 0 daily round trip flights to nine different cuban ci

isis claims its top spokesman abu mohammad al adnani was killed in aleppo, syria. the pentagon has confirmed that al adnani was targeted in coalition air strikes, but the results have yet to be determined. the state department had a $5 million bounty on al adnani. >>> severe turbulence forced a flight from houston to make an emergency landing this morning. united flight 880 was headed to london but diverted to ireland. 16 people on board have been taken to the hospital while the airline is said to be providing care and support to all passengers. again, more than a dozen injured on a flight from the u.s., much more on "gma." >>> well, this is a big day. the first regularly scheduled commercial flight from the u.s. to cuba in more than half a century takes off this morning. >> the jetblue flight is set to depart from ft. lauderdale with the u.s. secretary of transportation on board. a pilot and co-pilot whose parents were born in cuba will be at the controls. american airlines begins scheduled service next week, and there will eventually be 90 daily round trip flight

is not confirming abu mohammad al-adnani. he's known for giving rousing speeches to known recruits to carry out attacks. >>> three popular tourist storms. hawaii's big island is preparing for the first hurricane to make landfall in years. hurricane madeleine is expected to pass just south of the big island early tomorrow. north carolina's outer banks, forecasters expect up to 5 inches of heavy rain as the tropical weather system blows by. and a tropical storm warning has been issued for the gulf coast as a tropical depression approaches. >>> singer chris brown is out of jail this morning after he was arrested on suspicion of the charge comes after a woman called 911 to report that brown pointed a gun at her inside his home. police served a search warrant at the home. some reports say there was a brief standoff with police. brown took to social media to proclaim his innocence. >> and how about this one? a north carolina school district is trying something new for kids who get in trouble. they're calling it reversus suspension.

continues to target isis leaders including abu mohammad al-adnani. a strike near the turkish border. >> we conducted a precision strike targeting al-adnani and we are assessing the results of that strike. with regard to the russians, we have no information to support russia's claim that they also carried out a strike against al-adnani. liz: date was russia confirming and claiming responsibility for killing al-adnani. his death was confirmed by the terror agency. and intelligence officials agree his death would be a severe blow. an official reacting to russia's claim of being the one to deliver that blow a joke. is the obama administration finally taking the actions necessary to defeat isis? >> well, i think what's going on here is we are doing more of the same. that the russians claim they executed a precision strike is laughable on its face. they are dropping dumb gravity bombs. if they did kill al-adnani, he just happened to be wind one of them when they hit him. this was a special-ops/cia operations. we knew he was in a particular vehicle, he was

the militant group isis says the chief spokesperson has been killed in syria his name is abu mohammad al adnani. he's been heard in numerous isis propagandco encouraging attacks and has been at the top of the u.s. kill list in the fight against isis. >>> the pentagon found out that employees may have misused work credit cards. this is a follow up to last year finding that they were used at casinos and strip clubs. management did not provided a quit reviews. the 2015 report found that defense department card holders spent more than $950,000 at casinos and another 96,000 at strip clubs. >>> standardized tests are out in the district and show public and charter schools slightly improving in math and english skills. but there is still room for improvement. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: this principal almost overlooked at the news conference where her school was featured. >> part of it, but thank you. >> reporter: she's been principal for 13 years, taught here since 1993. >> i came in as a teacher, moved up as assistant principal. it helps when you love your job. not like but love your j

his name, abu mohammad al adnani. the islamic state says he has been martyred in syria. he was a frequent spokesperson for isis and had been at the top of the u.s. list of militant leaders it wanted to kill. nbc news still working to confirm the circumstances surrounding his reported death. >>> if you drive d.c. 295, you've probably seen the speed camera before you get to the maryland border. police say it should be removed. it's in a truck inspection area and aaa says it can impede driver's ability to see merging trucks. the camera issues 70,000 tickets a year, raking in $7.1 million problems for people trying to pay parking and speeding tickets in the district. the dmv says the payment system is down. that means tickets paid online or by mail are not being processed. there's no word yet on when that system will be back up and running. >>> and some mixed news today about the d.c. school system. there's a new report that finds students have made modest improvement. slow but steady. >> reporter: a math class at banneker high, one of the district's top scoring high schools

isis says its second in command abu mohammad al adnani was killed yesterday. officials are dismissing russia's claim. they have not confirmed he was killed. his death would be a major setback for the terror group. al adnani was known for his call for lone attacks in the west. >>> for the first time in 55 years a commercial flight has travelled from the u.s. to cuba. it was a jetblue flight that left ft. lauderdale, florida, and then landed in santa clara in central cuba. it took approximately 72 minutes and that trip opens a new era of u.s. cuba trave the peak of the cold war in 1961. soon as many as 110 flights a day from ten airlines will be operating between the two countries. >>> from travel to cuba to expanding trade in virginia. governor terry mcauliffe was in washington to talk about a series of important issues. >> tom, mcauliffe is very close to the clintons and i'm curious to know if he had anything to say at all about the republican candidates, what appear to be a shifting stance on immigration? >> mcauliffe always has something to say. >> about any

abu mohammad al adnani was also the spokesperson for the terror group. he sent six years in u.s. custody after being jailed in iraq. officials have not confirmed how the isis leader died. >>> decision 2016 coverage. donald trump appears to be chipping away at hillary clinton's national lead. in a new nbc news survey monkey poll, it appears clinton is losing support among independent voters. trump arrived in california today. four leading house democrats said they want the fbi to investigate whether trump's campaign was involved in the recent hack of democratic party computers. the letter to director james comey notes connections between russia and aides including former campaign manager paul manaforte. >> kaine is saying trump is being too secretive for his finances, foreign ties, taxes and even his health. he speak in erie today. he said the republican nominee has utterly failed to answer basic questions about his finances and background. nbc 10's lauren mayk joins us from lancaster, where kaine holds a rally later tonight. lauren? >> reporter: jacqueline, this is not a county w

after all, these operatives have been dispatched back to europe, ultimately to abu mohammad al adnanie short term, his death may see a greater threat. >> authorities there in uk certainly on watch for this. paul cruickshank live for us in london. >>> the 911 calls from the pulse shooting in orlando have just been released from the orange county sheriff's office. 49 people were killed when a gunman opened fire inside the dance club. the frantic calls coming from inside the club and from people whose loved ones were trapped there. >> yes. my son was shot in the club in pulse in orlando. and he's still in the bathroom where he's bleeding and he's shot. and nobody's going in for him. >> do you know which bathroom he's in? >> he's in the pulse, he's in the club. he's in the bathroom. >> i understand. there's several bathrooms, do you know which one he's in? >> i don't know what bathroom, no. nobody's going in for him. >> no, we have lots of help out there, they're trying to get in -- >> i know. i know. >> it's heartbreaking. orlando police have yet to announce their batch of 911 calls whic

the terrorist group says one of its top leaders, abu mohammad al-adnani was killed in syria. >> reporterrts of al-adnani's death surfaced after an american air strike attempt to kill him near the syrian city of alelo. u.s. intelligence is still trying to determine if the man who had become the public face and voice of isis is in fact dead. as chief spokesman and director of external operations for isis, adnani publicly called for lone wolf attacks against westerners, singling out what he called the filthy french. but including any citizen of any country fighting isis. he urged followers to smash his head with a rock, slaughter him with a knife or run him over with your car. the u.s. was offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture or death. if he was killed, isis has lost one of its most important leaders. but the real measure of success is whether it brings an end to isis-inspired attacks against thwe id dav martin at the pentagon. thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. >>> now to the presidential campaign, race has once again become an issue afte

this man, abu mohammad al adnani was a double threat. isis, george, a central figure in the organization who was not only a spokesman for the terrorist group but the man responsible for organizing attacks against westerners. he is tied to the deadly attacks in paris and brussels and he is the man who called out to lone wolves worldwide urging isis sympathizers to take up whatever weapons they could find, knife, rocks, vehicles against americans or western allies and kill them wherever they are. the u.s. confirms al adnani was the i and it was, as you say, the islamic state that announced his death. >> we've seen so many attacks like this against the leaders of isis and al qaeda, as well. the big question is ouch difference do they make? >> well, the u.s. had put a $5 million price tag on his head. he was the number two in the organization, how important the u.s. viewed his role so it is very significant but there will no doubt be someone who moves to take his place and we've seen in the past that men like al adnani they're long gone, geo

syrian born, abu mohammad al adnani. best known for his calls for lone wolf attacks in the west.rectly linked to the isis-inspired terror attacks earlier this summer. in turkey even the orlando nightclub massacre. in a statement, the pentagon called al adnani the principle architect of the extern ittal operation. adding his removal from the battlefield would mark another significant blow. but is he dead? isis media arm said he is. killed while supervising military operations against aleppo. u.s. military officials confirm al adnani with a $5 million bounty on him targeted near aleppo yesterday. but u.s. officials are not confirming that he was killed. the u.s. has been tracking al adnani for a long time. in fact, he spent years in u.s. custody in iraq until he was released. back to you. >> richard engel in istanbul, thanks. >>> let's bring in foreign correspondent aman. how big a deal is this? >> this is a very big deal. on one hand in the short term this was an individual that was not just a spokesperson for the organization, but really part of the dna of the organization. he wa

abu bakr al baghdadi has been killed. it's the highest profile killing of an isis member so far. the group itself confirmed that mohammad al adnani a spokesman, the most public figure in the terror group and one who is believed to have been the overseer for the division of isis that carried out attacks in paris. senior international diplomatic editor nic robertson joins me with the latest. who exactly is this guy and do we know how he was killed? >> perhaps the easiest way to understand who he was is this is the guy who spoke to all the al qaeda, isis accolades around the world and sort of distorted them to come join the fight in iraq and syria but also the same man that called for isis wannabes to attack in the home countries. he threatened heightened attacks by isis in advance of ramadan this year. the attack at the pulse nightclub not long after that. he is the same man that said if you can't shoot them, if you can't stab them, if you can't burn them, crush their heads with rocks and if you can't do that, then drive your vehicles over them. it's very clear to see the connection between that and when we saw in nice in france wh