andrea, thank you. >>> as we said, the suspect abu khatallah , is now on his way to the u.s. our justice correspondent pete williams is at the federal courthouse in washington with more on this. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. a few days from now, he'll be brought here, to the u.s. courthouse at the foot of capitol hill, where he'll be formally charged. prosecutors secretly filed charges against him last july. killing people in a federal facility, providing material support to terrorists that results in death, and using a firearm in a violent crime. if convicted he could face the death penalty. in spite of calls that the u.s. take him to guantanamo bay for more questioning, u.s. officials say tonight that will not happen. the white house says not a single person has been sent there since president obama took office. when the questioning is over on that navy ship by the intelligence officials, the fbi will give him a miranda warning and begin interrogating him to build a criminal case, one that will be presented in this courthouse. brian? >> pete williams

by all accounts, abu khatallah was involved.s at the battle at the consulate. there are other people we need to get. i this think we should make it a pliert to get them soon. we should have i think had them before, but among them, mohammed jamal. we shouldn't be in any hurry to get abu khatallah to court. we should take as long as we can and as long as we want to interrogate him because of the intelligence he has, if he knows any of operational planning, could be important, could tell us more about the substance of the attack. >> a number of republicans, charles, came out, said they were really concerned that he would be read his miranda rights sooner and that the intelligence mining, if you will, won't happen. what about being tried in civilian u.s. court? >> i think it's a mistake. not in principle, a mistake, but when you have a guy like him and you have ansar al-sharia still on the loose, threatening everybody, including americans. what's more important is intelligence, it trumps justice, justice tumps everything in domestic

ahmed abu khatallah is being held under very tight security.d in the 2012 attacks that killed u.s. ambassador chris stephens and two other americans. he was captured two weeks ago and brought to the u.s. aboard a navy battleship where he was reportedly questioned about his role in the attacks. now, nearly two years after the deadly raid on our consulate, the wheels of justice are finally moving. we are bringing in our legal panel to talk about what happens next. i want to start with the former federal prosecutor. how does this change? now, is he basically like any other federal suspect? >> absolutely. well, he has been indicted. so he is not a suspect anymore and he is a defendant and he will go through an arrangement, and he will plead not guilty and be asked whether he understands the charges against him and then there will be a bail hearing. right now -- >> does he get a lawyer? >> absolutely he will get a lawyer. if he cannot afford one, one will be appointed to him just like an american citizen would get. >> now that he is a federal defend

of course, first things first with the subject with abu khatallah, the medical clearance. taken care of. everything we heard about was that it was a very clean pickup. so once the medical is over, then the team, the interrogation team makes an engagement with the subject and starts on what we refer to usually as an operational cord, trying to get to the matters at hand. >> and when you say the matters at hand, are you -- are investigators more interested at this point in actionable intelligence and current information he may know about events that may still take place rather than what happened at the consulate? >> absolutely. think of it in exactly those terms, anderson. it's about national level security requirements in intelligence requirements at the national and dod level. and that would have to do with things like disrupting plots. what plots might be under way. who is involved, what is the command and control structure, all the present actionable intelligence that would disrupt threats and save lives and protect u.s. interests. now, of course, what happened in bengha

our special forces showing incredible courage and precision were able to capture an individual, abu khatallah, who has alleged to have been one of the masterminds of the attack. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell abc news that khatallah had been under surveillance for months. in fact, he was interviewed by reporters for cnn and others denying his involvement and flaunting his presence in benghazi. >> if a reporter can interview him in a cafÉ, why did it take almost two years to get him. >> reporter: u.s. officials say there was a plan by u.s. special forces to capture abu khatallah within days of the capture of another accused terrorist living in libya, which was recorded on a street surveillance camera. today, the mother of one of the americans killed in benghazi said her questions about what happened are still not answered. >> i'm glad they got one of them. there was a whole bunch that set fire to that place. >> reporter: officials say khattalah is now being held on a u.s. ship in the mediterranean where he si being interrogated by the fbi before being sent to the u.s. to stand trial with the

abu khatallah is allegedly involved in the deaths of four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. nbc's andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: nearly two years after the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans the president in pittsburgh took a victory lap. >> it's important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> reporter: the operation planned for months was carried out late sunday night near benghazi by u.s. special forces aided by the fbi. but what took so long? only weeks after the attack, "the new york times" and later cnn interviewed abu khatallah in benghazi. >> he's really not that difficult to find. >> we met with abu khatallah in public at the coffee shop of a well-known hotel here in benghazi for around two hours. >> reporter: the administration's leading critics want answers about how benghazi happened. >> we knew where he was. he's been doing television interviews. we certainly could

we have new details this morning on where ahmed abu khatallah is being held and new allegations from the u.s. that he may have been planning more attacks. >> four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, died in the benghazi attack. it happened during hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state, and during cnn's town hall with clinton last night, she spoke about the lingering controversy. >> there are answers, not all of them, not enough frankly. i'm still looking for answers because it was a confusing and difficult time, but i would hope that every american would understand, number one, why we were there, because we need to be in dangerous places, and, number two, that we're doing the best we can to find out what happened. >> we have complete coverage beginning with pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, tell us more about what we're learning about the capture of khatallah. >> reporter: good morning, kate. u.n. ambassador smith samantha pour says khatallah may have been planning more attacks against americans, that being report by the reuters

we have new details this morning on where ahmed abu khatallah is being held and new allegations from the u.s. that he may have been planning more attacks. >> four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, died in the benghazi attack. it happened during hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state, and during cnn's town hall with clinton last night, she spoke about the lingering controversy. >> there are answers, not all of them, not enough frankly. i'm still looking for answers because it was a confusing and difficult time, but i would hope that every american would understand, number one, why we were there, because we need to be in dangerous places, and,

military and law enforcement personnel operating in libya captured ahmed abu khatallah. this was a joint operation between the fbi and u.s. special forces. u.s. officials said that abu khatallah is being held on a dock ship in the mediterranean sea but is expected to be tried in federal court on terror charges. well, the president says this capture sends a clear message to terrorists the administrations plan to try to him in federal court does not sit well with republicans who have attempted to hammer the administration about the killings in benghazi. >> when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> there has been a tendency in this administration as you know to treat this like a law enforcement matter. read them their rights and get them a lawyer. i hope they're not doing that. the most valuable thing we can get from this terrorist is information. >> reporter: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell went on to say abu khatallah needs to be interrogated extensively and he is expected to be qu

ahmed abu khatallah, leader of an islamist group, had been sought by the u.s. for 21 months before u.s. special forces finally captured hip. >> no matter how long it takes we will find those responsible. >> reporter: abu khatallah is being atear gated aboard a u.s. ship in the mediterranean before being brought to the u.s. for trial. they hope to get as much intelligence out of him as possible. >> the most valuable thing we can get from this terrorist is information about who he was involved in it. >> reporter: u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in benghazi. the massive attack has fueled intense partisan criticism of the obama administration and the role of then secretary of state hillary clinton. >> we want to know who was behind it, what the motivation of the leaders and the attackers happened to be. there are still some unanswered questions. >> reporter: patricia smith's son sean was one of the americans killed. she told our san diego station kgtv she still has many questions about what happened. >> i'm glad they got one of t

after being arrested ahmed abu khatallah claimed that it was. now he's in washington, d.c. it's something that we'll find out for sure. >> iraqi government forces are conducting a major counter offensive just north of baghdad today. army soldiers have surrounded takrit and have begun an aeria an air bombardment. al jazeeral jazeera has more. >> reporter: after an intense day long battle the iraqi army said it's in the outlying area of takrit. it's famous of being the hometown of former iraqi leader saddam hussein. social media accounts are telling us that they have the iraqi army on the run. the only thing that both sides can agree on is that there are fierce clashes ongoing and the battle of takrit city is about to begin. now what we're see something that the iraqi army used two different types of forces. one regular infantry, and the other shia militia to go back into takrit. they are backed by iraqi army helicopters. it will be key to see how it plays out because it is the first major ground offensive in a city held by sunni rebels and the islamic state in iraq and the l

by all accounts, abu khatallah was involved.e was seen on video directing some of the fighters at the battle at the consulate. there are other people we need to get. i this think we should make it a pliert to get them soon. we should have i think had them before, but among them, mohammed jamal. we shouldn't be in any hurry to get abu khatallah to court. we should take as long as we can and as long as we want to interrogate him because of the intelligence he has, if he knows any of operational planning, could be important, could tell us more about the substance of the attack. >> a number of republicans, charles, came out, said they were really concerned that he would be read his miranda rights sooner and that the intelligence mining, if you will, won't happen. what about being tried in civilian u.s. court? >> i think it's a mistake. not in principle, a mistake, but when you have a guy like him and you have ansar al-sharia still on the loose, threatening everybody, including americans. what's more important is intelligence, it tru

. >> we first told you about abu khatallah in our out front documentary the truth about benghazi.interview with any television network in the world. our arwa damon spoke to him in ben gadzy in 2013 and she's out front tonight with this exclusive. >> reporter: the suspected ringleader of the u.s. attack in benghazi captured by u.s. forces working with the fbi. u.s. officials had often suggested that they would be interested in speaking to a man named ahmed abu khatallah about the events the night of the attack. he really wasn't that difficult to find. we met with ahmed abu khatallah in public at the coffee shop of a well known hotel here in benghazi for around two hours. he seemed to be confident. his demeanor most certainly not that of a man who believed that he was going to be detained or targeted any time soon. and he agreed to let us film audio but not video of our conversation. he doesn't deny that he was there the night of the attack. can you describe in detail that night for us? what time did you get the news? when did you arrive and what did you see? >> translator: is this

the united states and libya are both safer now that abu khatallah is off the streets." sunni militants in iraq gaining more ground today in their terrorizing advance across the country. gun battles erupted between the fighters and government forces in the city of baqouba just 40 miles outside of baghdad. the militant group also released new video allegedly showing the moments before fighters executed members of the iraq army. the white house is sending 275 troops to baghdad to protect u.s. interests. the president plans to meet with congressional leaders tomorrow to discuss further options. >>> at least two people have been killed as twin tornadoes ripped through parts of nebraska. >> they are merging! they're going to merge! >> side by side, these twisters plowed through the small farming town of pilger, nebraska about 90 miles from omaha. they were within roughly a mile of each other and stayed on the ground for nearly an hour! cars were tossed, homes blown to pieces. five-year-old calista dixon was one of the victims killed. she was trying to escape the storm with he

ahmed abu khatallah was captured in libya two weeks ago, by u.s. special forces, and was formally arraigned late today in a washington courthouse. he is charged with providing support for the attack that left ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans dead and ignited a political firestorm here at home over how the obama white house responded and first characterized the attack. our justice correspondent pete williams has late developments for us. pete, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. it was a brief court hearing lasting about ten minutes, but a very significant one. the first suspect arrested in the benghazi attacks, making a highly unusual weekend appearance before a federal judge here in washington. under heightened security, he was brought early this morning to the federal courthouse at the foot of capitol hill. ending a 5,000 mile journey that lasted nearly two weeks. ahmed abu khatallah, around 43 years old, now faces a charge of providing material support to terrorists, contained in a grand jury indictment unsea

our special forces showing incredible courage and precision were able to capture an individual, abu khatallah, who is alleged to have been one of the masterminds of the attack. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell abc news that khatallah had been under surveillance in libya for months. in fact, he was interviewed by reporters for cnn and others denying his involvement and flaunting his presence in benghazi. >> if a cnn reporter can have an interview with him openly in a cafe, why couldn't we get to him sooner? >> reporter: u.s. officials say a plan to capture abu khattalah was released. today, the mother of one of the americans killed in benghazi said her questions about what happened are still not answered. >> i'm glad they got one of them. there was a whole bunch that set fire to that place. >> reporter: officials say khattalah is now being held on a u.s. ship in the mediterranean where he is being interrogated before being sent to the u.s. for trial with the key questions being who ordered the attacks and where are the others who were involved. as the president said, the u.s. will find those r

ahmed abu khatallah was arrested sunday night. he is accused of carrying out the attack that killed four americans in 2012. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00. get you out the door with a little traffic and weather. lawrence says this is the pick of the week, i guess, right? >> this is it. nice and clear now, more of a northerly component to the winds so we are going to see lots of sunshine even out toward the beaches today. a lot of 60s there inside the bay. some 70s and 80s inside the bay, 90s inland. clear over san jose right now. temperatures in the 50s. by the afternoon, getting hot in spots inland. 88 concord, 84 san jose, 65 and sunny in pacifica. let's check on the roads now with gianna. >> all right. we have a location change for the earlier accident we reported. it's actually northbound 238 connector to northbound 8

ahmed abu khatallah was lured to a location south of benghazi, u.s. officials from multiple agencies tell cnn. army delta force commandos, fbi and intelligence agencies were watching and waiting for days. khatallah, a key operative in ansar al sharia, the group played for the 2012 attack on the u.s. compound in benghazi. intelligence gleaned from local libyans helped draw khatallah to the location. u.s. commandos captured him with no shots fired, no one getting hurt. a surprising feat, one former libyan official tells cnn, because khatallah usually surrounded himself with guards. u.s. commandos whisked him to a navy ship in the mediterranean to begin undergoing questioning for his role in the attack and anything else he knows about terrorist activity. officially the pentagon will say little. >> i'm not going to get into specifics on the actual execution of the operation. >> reporter: president obama touted the capture. >> it's important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find tho

things are moving quickly for abu khatallah. he arrived in the u.s. on a slow moving u.s. navy ship while he was questioned. justin perez was inside the courtroom and watched the formal indictment happen. how did it go down? >> it was a very surreal scene. he came in, was wearing a gray two-piece track suit, he wore the same beard and long hair we've seen in photographs previously, he was very subdued, he didn't speak much. he only said his name when spoken to by the judge. lu looked around the room quietly the government explained that in addition to the one charge that they filed today in the indictment, which is support of terrorism, they do plan to file additional charges which could possibly bring the federal death penalty here in washington. we learned some new details today. the government, the fbi was interrogating him as you know, for the last two weeks aboard the uss new york, as it made its way across the atlantic. we're told that abu khatallah was advised of his miranda rights last week, and he continued to provide information to interrogators. that's important

ahmed abu khatallah was arrested sunday night. is accused of carrying out the attack that killed four americans in 2012. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning. it's nearly 6:00. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. >>> i took that plane it was the close he is one i could find that was going to go west. >> a kpix 5 exclusive. the bay area teenager who stowed away to maui talks about his flight and his plans now for the future. yahye abdi talked with kpix 5's betty yu using google chat. he said he ran away from his santa clara home because he was unhappy. >> what do you want people to know about why you did what you did? >> i didn't want to live with my stepmom. i wanted to find my mom. i haven't seen her since i was young. >> abdi plans to move to minneapolis to live with his aunt and plans to join the army after he graduat

putting ahmed abu khatallah on trial here in the u.s. is a mistake. >> when we rushed to interrogate we lose intelligence in terms of who are the other suspects involved in benghazi. were there other athletes to americans in the region and to the homeland. >> on saturday ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty to one count of providing material support to terrorists. she described as complinant. >>> washington is commenting on the missing e-mails from the irs scandal. the attorney said they were lost due to a computer crash. >> from the beginning the republican majority has screamed without any evidence about things that she did and made it clear that -- [ talking at the same time ] >> the only purpose of having her there would be to vilify her. >> california representative there is leading the house investigation. he resigned last year after the treasury department found employees found imappropriate criteria. >>> in arizona, a massive wildfire continues to rage out of control. the san juan fire starred in the white mountains thursday. 1

ahmed abu khatallah has only been on u.s. soil for a few hours.st stop in america, a federal courthouse near the u.s. capitol in washington, d.c.. that is where our justice reporter is right now. evan, so you were inside that courtroom. tell us what happened in there. >> well, randi, it was a very surreal moment. obviously, we've heard a lot about khatallah since the attack in benghazi, and we know the government was after him since last year when they indicted him. he walked in very slul, very subdued. he had a very long beard and very long hair that appeared matted in some parts. he was wearing a track suit and sandals, he did not have any kind of handcuffs or shackles around his legs. he was subdued and spoke quietly in arabic, with a translator with the information the judge was reading to him. the judge read, material support of a terrorist operation or terrorist attack. and this is just one count. we previously knew that the government had charged him with a criminal complaint with three counts. so it appears that the government is trying a

. >> big news from the white house, president obama announces ahmed abu khatallah has been captured inside libya by u.s. forces. this comes 641 days after the president vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> this guy may have been hiding in plain sight. remember, he's done interviews with fox news, "the new york times," and reuters. he's one of the original ring leaders of the attack. he's now in custody and en route to the united states aboard a navy ship. you also remember he was drinking a strawberry frappe during an interview with the "new york times." the timing sure is interesting. 641 days sin the president made that commitment in the rose garden to bring him to justice. we've heard him do interviews with numerous oults, one of the things he said is i'm here, no one has come to ask me so much as a question. why now? >> it could be a coincidence. it probably is coincidence that there are other things that are happening that the administration has a full plate. it's

ahmed abu khatallah was taken to the nation's capital where he wore a black track seat and wore headphones. he accused of plotting the attack on compound in libya in 2012. a federal judge ordered him to remain behind bars, but it is unclear where he would be held. "world news" will have a full report on the suspect's court appearance tonight apt 6:30 after "action news." >>> abc's "world news" with david muir will have more on the benghazi suspect. first a check of the accuweather forecast. outside we go to accuweather. today was as perfect a day as any day. you're looking live cape may sky 6 in high definition. if you hit the shore this weekend you nailed it. for the latest we go outside to melissa magee. >> reporter: hi walter, we had a nice start, the last weekend of june, i should say, start starts off our weekend. plenty of sunshine with high pressure in control. temperatures for the most partly in the 80s and upper 70est. 86 in philadelphia. the poconos 74. beach haven, boardwalk in sea isle, temperatures in the middle 70s. dover, 80. lancaster, 81. reading in the lower 80s. you talk

his name is ahmed abu khatallah. he's the first benghazi suspect that the united states has captured from the attack. martin dempsey said the raid to capture the suspect was far from easy. >> the abu khatallah operation ol though it may have looked routine, it took us months of intelligence preparation. >> lots of planning and intelligence soak. you get the intelligence, you soak it all in, figure what it means in context. the last thing you want to do is lose another american life over there on this. u.s. officials are right now holding this suspect on a navy ship the uss new york. part of that ship is constructed of steel from the world trade center that was destroyed in the attack at 9/11. they could have flown him over there, that would have quickly. but as long as he's on this ship they can talk to him without charging him with anything yet so they don't have to red him his miranda rights. in the meantime they're getting all kinds of information. the benghazi attack of course killed four americans. chris stevens

new details emerging about the capture of ahmed abu khatallah, a senior law enforcement official tellspecial operations forces, including members of the fbi, arrived by sea over the weekend. the officials tell cnn khatallah was lured to a villa south of benghazi where he was apparently expecting someone else when u.s. forces swooped in sunday. we're told khatallah tried to wrestle with the troops. the key operative in ansar al sharia, the group the u.s. blames for the 2012 compound on the attack in benghazi was quickly apprehended and were told no shots fired, no one hurt. the official also tells cnn u.s. special forces did recover some form of media at the villa. investigators are analyzing it. after the capture, special forces whisked khatallah to the "uss new york" in the mediterranean where he's undergoing questioning. >> reporter: the main thing is to get the detainee, the subject, to a safe environment with a minimum of distractions. in this case in likely international waters. >> reporter: khatallah will be brought into the united states via helicopter once the ship is within ra

abu khatallah had been sought by the u.s. for 21 months when he was finally captured in benghazi by u.s. special forces. >> no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> reporter: the capture came as welcome news to the families of the four americans killed in the massive attack on u.s. facilities in benghazi. but the mother of one of them, sean smith told our san diego affiliate kgtv she still has many questions about what happened. >> i'm glad they got one of them. there was a whole bunch that set fire to that place. >> reporter: u.s. officials hope abu khatallah can provide information on the others supposedly involved in the attack seen in these images released by the fbi. they are still at large. >> he is really the go-to guy when it comes to intelligence about the other conspirators involved with the attack on benghazi. >> reporter: benghazi has fueled a bitter and partisan debate that has focused on the role of then secretary of state hillary clinton. she was asked so

official tell us that key leader in deadly benghazi terror attack is talking, ahmed abu khatallah to give his u.s. interrogators a history lesson on ansar al-sharia. and also, transport on a dock ship back to washington where he faces federal charges, i am joined by former pentagon official, and analyst kt mcfarland, what can we get out of this guy? the fact he has been captured is now known hotor his follower -- to his followers and groups, any plans may have already been changed. >> he is interesting. we have osama bin laden al qaeda, and he is gone, that generation is finished or they are winding down, we have killed a lot of them, they are not retirees yet but no longer the main guys, ahmed abu khatallah is the new generation, he is probably the mastermind of the benghazi attacks, he will be able to tell us about al qaeda that is now moved into north africa, and now to middle east, now, who knows if he will really talk or just lectureing everyone. but he will be somebody who can talk about what al qaeda now has become, and what their aims are. >> difficult moving target? >> sure.

what were your impressions when you met abu khatallah?er: well, he seemed to be very confident. we met in a public place at a well-known hotel in the coffee shop there. for security he had a handful of members of another small extremist militant group that had been operating in benghazi. it's also important to look at the security situation that existed at the time, though. benghazi had increasingly been turning into a city that was growing more extremist, more conservative. we've noticed a lot more pro al qaeda gra feet at this on the wall. there was a lot of anti american sentiment at the time. the libyan government had very little authority over the city and following the attack on the u.s. consulate and the cia an next, america lost a lot of intelligence abilities on the ground. which may have contributed to them taking a year to bring him into custody. if we look at the situation on the ground right now in benghazi, we're seeing the libyan security forces going after these extremist militias. the u.s. was trying to calculate any pote

ahm ahmed abu khatallah. he's the prime suspect.ur greg pal could have -- original straighter behind the benghazi attacks almost two years ago. >>> meanwhile president obama in the middle of all this landing in new york city moments ago. he's in town to raise money with fund-raiser starting with the senate majority pac fund-raiser. still another by the lgbt ga la for the democratic national committee. we know the president can multitask because he committed these 275 troops to baghdad. images count and pat kadel doesn't think they count for much. >> he left this weekend when all of iraq is falling apart to fly to california and do fund-raisers. now, he's back one day and he's in new york. i've never seen anything like this when a president checks out and takes care of whatever politics. remember the morning after benghazi, he wasn't in the situation room the night of benghazi. it's nice we finally got somebody. they have really been rushing to do that. the timing is coincidence. we do know the next morning he was in las vegas raisin

. >> brian, i think -- krystal mentioned the arrest of abu khatallah. and i think that actually changes the benghazi story, or at least reveals some things about it because ever since benghazi happened of course the right has said every other topic of conversation is a distraction from talking about benghazi. now, this is greeted as either a distraction from maybe hillary's book tour or why didn't it happen sooner? and it sort of reveals the folks who have been banging the drum about benghazi as just trying to score political points, not results. because here's results and they're still criticizing that. even more than that, brian, this shocker printed in the "new york times," abu khatallah said he was moved to attack the diplomatic mission to take revenge for an insult to islam in an american-made online video. >> how about that, right? yeah, i think that basically everything about how republicans, at least for the last several months, have treated the benghazi scandal kind of gives the lie to the idea that they really believe that this is a genuine po

ahmed abu khatallah has been in custody on a navy ship. the navy plans to transport him by sea rather than by air to give investigators maximum time to question him. the obama administration wants him to stand trial in federal court. >> the arrest of abu khatallah runs smack dab into the debate over benghazi. in the middle of whatever you want to call it sits hillary clinton. she may or may not be running for president but she did face new questions in the rifting -- rif vetting cnn town hall. >> we want to know who was behind it, what the motivation of the leaders and the attackers happened to be. there are still some unanswered questions. it was after all the fog of war, but i'm absolutely convinced that the united states and all of our various agencies, with all of our professionals, including the congress, is, you know, piecing together the best information we can find. >> that was hillary clinton sounding measured, but firm, open minded yet decisive, almost like a candidate perhaps, maybe if atlas night's cnn town hall event. >> it di

it's now being revealed that ahmed abu khatallah is being held on an american ship after his capturelibya at the weekend. four americans including the u.s. bams door to libya were killed in that attack. the u.s. official says the sus pebbling will be flown to the u.s. >>> a short time ago president obama said the arrest sends out a clear message to the world the u.s. will get justice when it's attacked. >> our special forces showing incredible courage and briefs since, were able to capture an individuaanabu khatallah who iso have been one of the masterminds of the attack. and -- [applause] >> and he is he is now being transported back to the united states. i saw that first of all because we continue to think about and pray for the families of those who were killed during that terrible attack. but more importantly, i -- it's important for us to send a message to the world, when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >>> all right, let's speak to al jazerra live for us in washington, d.c. what more do we kn

ahmed abu khatallah is being held on a u.s. naval ship in the mediterranean.also intensifying efforts to catch others responsible for the attacks that killed four americans including our ambassador chris stevens. >>> general motors ceo mary barra is back on capitol hill today. a house committee is expected to grill her about the latest round of recalls and ask about gm's internal report that looked into why the automaker took more than a decade to fix a deadly ignition switch defect. >>> and tornado warnings are lifted in nebraska after another twister touched down overnight. meanwhile, people in the town of pilger still cleaning up from those twin tornadoes on monday night. two people were killed and at least 19 others were injured. >>> oakland fire investigators are looking for arsonists. five suspicious fires started in the oakland hills yesterday in the diamond canyon park area. no one was hurt and no buildings were damaged. >>> i'm anne makovec live in san francisco at a station where the price of a gallon of regular gas is $4.29 and now lawmakers are war

the plan to capture ahmed abu khatallah has been on the books for years, but this is the first chance they have had. >> reporter: after word leaked last summer that he had been charged by the u.s. justice department, courses say khatallah became more cautious and changed locations joined by a few close friends. but u.s. tracked him south of benghazi. fbi agents got on the home and captured khatallah without firing a shot. no one was hurt. >> he is no longer on the streets. and he will be held accountable. he will be tried in a court of law here in the united states. >> reporter: khatallah is now on a u.s. navy ship in the mediterranean where he is being questioned. officials want information about coconspirators and threats. >> the operation lasted minutes and went like clock work. not a single shot was fired. >>> this woman is accused of kidnapping her daughter because she did not want her immunized. >> tonight, meet the bay area runner who just won't quit. he finished the race while having a heart attack. >> and, we are going to take you inside an old mcdonalds where bay area scient

. >> reporter: abu khatallah will be tried in federal court in washington, d.c. >> tahman bradley live in washington. thanks. >>> the other top issue in washington this morning is iraq. president obama has decided not to use air strikes for now because there's not enough information on gooding its. >> the president is expected to brief top lawmakers on the crisis. meanwhile, on the ground the islamic militants continue their march towards baghdad and abc's alex marquardt filed this moments ago. >> reporter: it is a fight to save the capital from falling. here kurdish fighters from northern iraq pin down as rounds from nearby isis fighters are around them. they meet the oncoming of insurgent jihadists that attack town after town and shot at a convoy of civilians this man said, the bus was carrying 24 men of they killed them all. this morning, sunni militants reportedly attacked the country's biggest oil refinery in beiji just 10 miles north of baghdad. iraq's prime minister has appeared on tv with other leaders daaling for unity. a call that has so far fallen on deaf ears as he faces ac

ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to provide support to terrorists. khatallah was flown by military chopper to washington from a navy warship where he has been held since capture. if convicted he faces a possible death sentence. the attack killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens who was from the bay area. >>> well, troops in iraq are making a new push against sunni militants rav rav averaging the country. >> reporter: the fighting is fierce in saddam hussein's hometown. they are wages ground assaults on sunni militants there as they try to reclaim key cities. they say their commandos reached the outskirts and even entered but militants were still in control at nightfall. a victory there would give the iraqi military a strategic advantage by cutting off one of the major routes to baghdad and boost iraqi forces moral. the government is portraying the advances as a significant step forward after two weeks of defites at the hands of militant it is. south of baghdad, heavy clashes killed dozens of militants and at least 21 iraqi troop

. >> reporter: ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty after being officially charged with providing support to terrorists in relation to the attacks in benghazi. though one they expect additional charges to come in the days ahead. khatallah was captured at a beach resort on the outskirts of benghazi in an operation carried out on june 15th by u.s. special forces with assistance from the fbi. officials say he was transported on a navy ship to the united states where he was questioned by a specialized intelligence team. of president obama gave the go ahead for the secret mission. and at the time of the capture, said the arrest sends a message. >> that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible, and we will bring them to justice. >> reporter: but some critics of the administration said too little too late. >> we knew where he was. he has been doing television interviews. we certainly could have taken him any time, even six months ago. >> reporter: and still want answer about how the attack in benghazi that left four americans dead, including ambass

. >> reporter: ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty in federal court in washington saturday. he is considered a key leader in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. the assaults on september 11th, 2012, killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. it unleashed a firestorm of criticism against the obama administration. republicans accused the white house of misrepresenting what happened at the consulate, and providing inadequate protection for diplomats working there. security for the first court appearance was tight. the courthouse is located just blocks from the u.s. capitol and is close to prime tourist destinations. khatallah was flown by military chopper to washington from a navy warship where he had been held and questioned since his capture near benghazi by u.s. special forces two weeks ago. officials tell cbs news that khatallah had been talkative and cooperated with u.s. interrogators before he was read his miranda rights. one official says khatallah continued to talk after he was advised of his rights. if convicted, he faces a possible d

in federal court today and we get more now from cbs news correspondent, wendy gilletteism ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty in court saturday. he answered yes and no in arabic when the judge asked him 2 questions during the 10 minute court hearing. he was not handcuffed and wore a black track suitor as he heard the charge of conspiracy to provide support to terrorist. khatallah is suspected of leading the a the tack on benghazi. the ah assaults on september 11, 2012 killed the u.s. ambassador to libya christopher stevens and 3 other americans. the attack unleashed a firestorm of criticism against the obama administration. republicans accused the white house of misrepresenting what happened at the consulate and providing inadequate protection for diplomats working there. security was tight for khatallah's first court appearance blocks of the u.s. capital. he was flown by military chopper to washington from a navy war ship saturday morning where he had been held and questioned since his capture near benghazi by u.s. special forces 2 weeks ago. officials tell cbs news that khatallah was coo

defended the secret mission to cap our abu khatallah. calling it in he to prevent those alleged attacks khatallah is expected to arrive in the u.s. in the coming days to face trial in washington, d.c. >>> people in parts of south dakota are waking up to a huge mess this morning after getting slammed by a powerful line of storms. this massive tornado touched down about 8:00 last night separating into two before merging back into one. another twister swept into the north slicing through the heart of wessington springs and destroyed more than a dozen homes and businesses. >> it was loud. the wind that kept going. we were hearing glass that was crashing. i mean, we were hearing things hitting the house. it was just this loud whirling noise that's so eerie to hear ha. >> two people were injured and the national guard called in to help. >>> and summer still two days away but the heat is on. washington, d.c. was the hot spot yesterday. temperatures there climbed well into the 90s driving people to water fountains to cool off. more of the same o

forces have captured ahmed abu khatallah, he is believed to be one of those involved in that attack inghazi. the department of defense says it was the u.s. military, along with enforcement, law enforcement personnel believed to be the fbi who captured khatallah on sunday, the department of defense says there were no civilian casualties and that all u.s. military personnel are out of libya where that capture was made. we have a statement now from the white house press secretary, saying the fact that he, khatallah, is in u.s. custody, is a testament to the painstaking efforts of our law enforcement and intelligence personnel. because of their courage and professionalism the individual will now face the full weight of the american justice system. now, khatallah has denied being involved in the attacks. in fact, he held sort i've gloating press conference about a month after those deadly attacks, but he has been charged three counts here in the united states and he is expected to be brought back to the u.s. for his trial. in fact, the justice department has also released a statement saying

officials say abu khatallah is now on a navy ship being questioned on his way to the u.s. to face prosecution. >> the message is, we will shrink the world to find you, to bring you to justice. and this is a good example of that. >> reporter: what took so long. the new york times and cnn interviewed abu khattallah. >> he's not that difficult to find. >> we met with him for around two hours. >> reporter: the administration's leading critics want answers about how benghazi happened. >> we knew where he was, he's been doing television interviews, we certainly could have taken him any time, even six months ago. >> reporter: keeping the pressure on hillary clinton who can't seem to shake the controver controversy. the distraught mother of one of the men who died in benghazi. >> my son is dead, she can stand up and say, it was my fault, i blew it. i'm sorry, i blew it, i made the wrong decision. and that is the kind of person i do not want to be president ever. >> reporter: tonight president responded on cnn. >> i can see why she and others are inconsolable. there have been a num

special forces have obtained abu khatallah being held on a u.s. war ship.012 attack killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. "action news" reporter erin o'hearn will have more in a live report at 5:00 a.m. >>> later good morning america will have reports on the situation in iraq and the capture of that benghazi suspect. "gma" at 7:00 a.m. right after "action news." >> 4:45 now. coming up -- actually we just told you about the beams of light in camden. we will also continue to tell you about this hot, hot heat that we're dealing with today and what it will mean for you and all the people around you, how to make sure you're okay. >> sidney kimmel talks about a how to make sure you're okay. >> sidney kimmel talks about a new all the chicken in your grocery store is inspected by the usda... but perdue asked them to go further. they verify that all our chickens are cared for in a clean, safe environment... and fed an all-veggie diet. no other chicken company does this. but at perdue, we believe in a better chicken. well, at perdue, we say you a

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ahmed abu khatallah was captured in libya two weeks ago, by u.s. special forces and was formally arraigned late today in a washington courthouse. he is charged with providing support for the attack that lev four americans dead. and ignited a political firestorm here at home over how the obama white house responded and first characterized the attack. our justice correspondent pete williams has late developments for us. >> it was a brief court hearing lasting about ten minutes, a very significant one. the first suspect making a highly unusual weekend appearance before a federal judge here in washington. >> under heightened security, he was brought early this morning to the federal courthouse at the foot of capitol hill. ending a 5,000 mile journey that lasted nearly two weeks. ahmed khatallah, around 43 years old, faces a charge of providing material support to terrorists. he appeared in court wearing a blue loaded sweatshirt and said only a few words through a translator. he played a role in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya nearly