>> the target was al qaeda's number two in command, abu yahya al libi. >> his name is abu yahya al libially? >> we have a satellite spy photo of abu yahya al libi taken just seconds before the drone attack. here. take a look at it. there it is right there. >> another news story about donald trump. he keeps busy. donald trump has unveiled a plan to build a huge, 20-acre movie studio in miami-dade county. that would include sound stages, a film school and even an airport. the studio would be called trump studio city. i like the idea of him finally naming some things after himself. if all goes according to plan, it would be one of the biggest studios in the world. get ready for great movies like, "forrest trump." [ laughter ] "hair bud." [ laughter ] and "the combover." [ laughter ] i'm going to see that one in imax. >> ooh. >> the donald is media-shy. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." and have a great fy,

. >> his name is abu yahya al libi. >> abu yahya. >> abu yahya. >> really? y photo of abu yahya al libi taken just seconds before the drone attack. take a look at it. there it is right there. >> another news story about donald trump. he keeps busy. donald trump has unveiled a plan to build a huge, 20-acre movie studio in miami-dade county. that would include sound stages, a film school and an airport. the studio would be trump studio city. i like the idea of him finally naming things after himself. if all goes according to plan, it would be one of the biggest studios in the world. get ready for great movies like, "forrest trump." "hair bud." and "the combover." see that one in i max. >> ooh. he

z cole and now abu yahya al-libi. tell us why he is a permanent blow to al qaeda? why won't they recruit somebody snels. >> it will be extremely to replace him as experience and trustworthy, especially now when al-zawahiri has to wonder where whether he is next. >> thank you, martha. >>> here at home, a trial out of the head liens. former football coach, jerry sandusky entered the courtroom for jury selection today and abc news has learned about some new and potentially explosive evidence. here is our senior national correspondent jim avila >> reporter: jerry sandusky, today helped select 6 members of the jury who will decide if behind the bik egs sex scandal. did a coaching legend molest ten boys at penn state. abc learned that victim number four, now 28 yeerts old will testify first and bring with him an arsenal of corroborating evidence, including expensive gifts, prosecutors contend he received from sandusky as a teenager. from golf club hs to snow boards to watches. never before revealed love letters to the boys allegedly written in sandusky's own hand. >> oth

abu yahya al-libi said to be al-qaeda's number two man.. the biggest score for u.s. authority since usama bin laden's death last year. former president bill clinton helped barack obama raise cash monday in new york but there are questions will he is good for the president's cause. "special report" starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues "the five." ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." facebook may be coming after your kids. they are developing new technology to allow children under the age of 13 to use the site without supervision. you can't get on if you're under 13. it would be good for facebook because they get more customers. would it be good for your children? your son is 13. >> eric: he has been on facebook for three years. >> andrea: good idea or not? >> eric: this is dangerous. tremely dangerous to open up to kids. it's dapping rorfy my 13-year-old to be honest. thing goes on facebook. you should get the password. >> greg: we talk every night me and your son. >> eric: that is my point. you have to be ca

abu yahya al libi, terrorist organization's second in command, was killed by a u.s. drone strike monday in pakistan. they say he was a leader with skills hard to be replaced. bob orr reports. >> reporter: abu yahya al libi was one of the last remaining pillars at the core of al qaeda. he was often the public face of terror. appearing in dozens of videos, urging new strikes against the u.s. and its allies. but the charismatic terrorist was more than a propagandaist. al libi said on al qaeda's governing council and was top deputy to al zawahiri. u.s. officials say al libi was at the center of planning new attacks and coordinating al qaeda's outreach to top affiliates like al qaeda in yemen. as a veteran jihadist who was a trusted aide to osama bin laden, al libi was viewed inside al qaeda as something of a star. and he burnished that reputation with a brazen escape in 2005 from a u.s. military prison at the bagram air base in afghanistan. this is the wanted poster circulated after his breakout. al libi made one of his last known public appearances in this video last dec

finally tracked him down. >> reporter: abu yahya al-libi was a huge player in al qaeda. u.s. officials believe his death is so significant that we are now closer to the ultimate demise of al qaeda's core than ever before. u.s. intelligence had been tracking al-libi for days. just before dawn on monday, an armed drone silently circling his hideout in pakistan fired several powerful missiles. today, confirmation that those missiles hit their target, al-libi is dead. al-libi was number two, behind al-zawahiri. he is famous for escaping u.s. custody from the bagram air base in afghanistan in 2005. he fled to pakistan. and within a year, the charismatic al qaeda operative was releasing taunting video. a leading voice in calling for attacks against the u.s. >> he was the gatekeeper to al-zawahiri. if he goes, now the central leadership in pakistan is probably as close to done as it's going to be. >> reporter: this strike follows a string of u.s. successes against al qaeda. osama bin laden in may of last year, al rahman, in yemen, american born radical anwar al-awlaki, followed just

here's bob orr. >> reporter: abu yahya al-libi was one of the last remaining pillars of the core of al qaeda. he appeared in dozens of videos urging new strikes against the u.s. and its allies. but the charismatic terrorist was more than a propagandist. al-libi sat on al qaeda's governing council and as the top deputy to new al qaeda chief ayman al-zawahiri al-libi oversaw external operations. u.s. officials say he was at the center of planning new attacks and coordinating al qaeda's outreach to top affiliates like al qaeda in yemen. as a veteran jihadist who was a trustetrust aide to osama bin l, al-libi was viewed inside al qaeda as something like a star and he burnished that reputation with a brazen escape in 2005 from a u.s. military prison at the bagram air base in afghanistan. this is the wanted poster that was circulated after his breakout. al-libi made one of his last-known public appearances in this video last december urging rebels in his homeland of libya to hold on to their weapons and fight the deceptive notion of democracy. al-libi is the latest senior al qaeda leader to

the libyan-born abu yahya al-libi was proceed moit after the death of osama bin laden just over a year ago. he was a propagandist who drove the operations of al qaeda and appeared in trademark jihadist videos like this. he was, said one unnamed u.s. official, one of the organization's most experienced and versatile leaders. the official said he played a critical role in the group's planning against the west, providing oversight of the external operation's efforts, claims backed up on tuesday at the white house. >> he served as al qaeda's general manager, responsible for overseeing the group's day-to-day operations in the tribal areas of pakistan, and he managed outreach to al qaeda's regional affiliates. his death is part of the degradation that's been taking place to core al qaeda during the past several years. >> america has been scaring scouring the remote tribal areas since he escaped from his custody in afghanistan in 2005. his death is being hailed as the biggest single success in america's controversial drone campaign. that campaign comes at a price. many in pakistan are angry a

abu yahya al-libi. >> al-libi was up to number 2 after bin laden's death. >>> we will give you more abouthe strike threat that will face the area. facebook plans to make stock investors happy. it's all over! no! it's not over yet! sofas that can take anything life throws at them. . >>> looking at the stock market right now. dow jones is up 24-points and nasdaq also up. this after hand -- this afternoon, the stock market has a new high. no corporate reports of anything scheduled after the close of day today or tomorrow morning. >>> four out of five fast book of users never bought ads or comments on a site. it shows facebook needs to do much more to turn the 9 million users into a star base tore advertisers. >> 44% of facebook said they view it less favorably since it went public last month. >>> a strike involving san jose hotel workers is in the second day. >> as we reported yesterday at noon. 250 workers walked off the job at the double tree hotel yesterday. they were in the middle of a four day strike. the hotel wants to freeze their salaries make them pay for healthcare. >> they voted i

both abu yahya al-libi and anwar al alwalk, who we also killed, was against 9/11 and denouncing it beforepeakable to him in custody, and then he joined al-qaeda afterwards. michael, is there a situation where you do pull the button? >> how do you disagree with anything that glenn just said. and a key on what he said on rescuers and funerals. that is something that we have internationally deplored any time it has happened over there, yet we're doing it. you know, one of the hard parts is what glenn is describing. you get this unease about killing these people because it promotes more violence, it promotes more terrorism. i suspect if we had yahya, how did i do did i say it right? >> cenk: yes. >> if we had him and only him alone, they would still be upset about it and this makes it even worse. it's different than carpet bombing a country and killing lots of people. of course it's more surgical. however, i really do think that's a very difficult thing for the united states. there is always going to be a resentment over our presence. >> cenk: now the facts are nearly indisputable. 300 suspec

al libi, calling it a major blow to al qaeda. let's watch. >> there is now no clear successor to take on the breath of his responsibilities. abu yahyabering the number two leader for the second time in less than a year, further damaging group's morale, cohesion and bringing it closer toity ultimate demise than ever before. >> you know, let me go to pry an on this. it seems to me w. would be doing hot dogging on the front steps of the white house in his cowboy boots if this was going on under his watch. here you have obama doing it in a quiet sort of way. the public isn't paying atension to the killing at the top, are they? >> it is clear that economy is the number one issue. but president obama's record on national security has been so strong, it is almost as if people haven't noticed. we have almost decimated the core of al qaeda. this is what four or five years ago everybody was worried about. we are out of iraq and winding down the war in afghanistan. i think the president, when you look at poll ratings, performs weal, stronger than other areas. it neutralized this deficit disorder that some people thought democrats suffered from

the second most prominent figure in al qaeda, abu yahya al libi may have been killed in a u.s. e strike in northwest pakistan. if confirmed it would be the biggest blow to al qaeda since u.s. special forces killed osama bin laden in may 2011. >>> in germany an adult film actor has been arrested for allegedly mailing body parts to top political parties in his home country of canada. he was taken into custody in an internet cafe in berlin while reading media coverage about himself. >>> in pennsylvania today the sexual abuse trial of jerry sandusky begins with jury selection. he's accused of abusing ten boys over a 15 year period. >>> in iceland a homecoming to a house near a volcano that was buried 39 years ago under ash and rock during an eruption. the woman who owned the house has been finally allowed to return. >>> and you have a chance to see the planet venus crossing in front of the sun which we will not see again from earth for more than 100 years. just a reminder for you, you do need to use solar glasses or telescopes with special filters. do not look directly at the sun. >

their number two man, abu yahya al libi was killed in u.s. drone attacks. >> he's the fourth al qaeda terrorist to be assassinated by u.s. drone attacks in the last month. bob orr with more. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you this is a big loss for al qaeda. abu yahya al libi was one of the last senior operatives, a key player at the very core of that embattled terror network. abu yahya al libi was often the face of terror, appearing in more than 30 al qaeda videos, seeking radical recruits and urging new attacks against the west. more importantly, in recent months al libi served as top deputy to new al qaeda boss al zawahiri, overseeing, plotting in affiliations with terrorists. inside al qaeda al libi was a star, revered for his escape from a u.s. military prison in afghanistan. now with his killing by a u.s. drone, al qaeda has a serious hole in its top management. long-time cia analyst phil mudd. >> in the past significant people were killed or captured but there was somebody like sharks teeth coming in behind them. in this case the

drone strike in northwest pakistan has killed abu yahya al-libi. the so-called media savvy general leader of al qaeda was captured about a decade ago but later escaped in 2005. the white house called his death a "major blow" to the terror group. >>> nine members of a jury have already been selected for the trial of former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. facing 52 criminal counts for the alleged sexual abuse of ten boys over 15 years. some of those alleged victims are expected to testify. prosecutors reportedly have incriminating and bizarre letters that sandusky allegedly wrote one of his accusers, nbc news has learned prosecutorsplan to start the case next week by reading copies of what are described as love letters to support the state's charges that sandusky repeatedly had improper sexual relations with the boy. >>> elsewhere in england, the finale of four days of the diamond jubilee celebrations marking 60 years of the reign of queen elizabeth. the celebrations concluded with the royal family appearing on the balcony of buckingham pal

>> the target was al qaeda's number two in command, abu yahya al-libi. >> abu yahya. >> abu yahya. >> abu yahya. (laughter) >> jon: really? abu yah yah. that has got to be the greatest disparity between the funness of a name to say and the meanness of the person. (laughter) at least since pol pot. pol pot. pol pot. pol pot. how are things with pol pot? that even beats jar-jar hitler. (laughter) me-sa taking over! (laughter) now to be fair... don't worry, lucas can c.g.i. out that mass tash. to be fair, not all drones are used for military purposes. some have peaceful domestic applications as well. for instance, the e.p.a. uses them outwest to monitor farms, make sure they're not dumping cow (bleep) in our drinking water. two fairly benign. but does it have to. when you use the word "drone, what do you think of? you think terrorism. you think death from the skies. >.>> jon: , my god! you're not actually going to do this, are you? >> spying on our nation's farmers? republican lawmakers demanding answer after learning the environmental protection agency has been using aerial spy drones f

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abu yahya al libi helped transform al qaeda into a terrorist movement, winning converts all the world. jury selection resumes on the gerry sandusky sex abuse trial. nine jurors were chosen today. the former penn state assistant football coach faces 52 criminal counts for alleged sexual abuse of 10 boys. jurors are being picked from people live in state college, the same place where the main campus is located. >> queen elizabeth ii marked the final and no doubt exhausting fourth day of celebrating with a thank you. the queen did thank her subjects for what she calls the countless kindnesses shown terror. they wrapped up a grand party for the mottaki. -- monarchy. >> baltimore was the star spangled celebration is officially here. this morning marked the kickoff event. the celebration get started next wednesday with more than 40 tall ships and naval war vessels navigating through the harbor. we hope you will tune in to our celebration on june 13 at 7:00 p.m. right here on wbal tv 11. >> maryland took a gamble on casinos. officials learned if lady luck is smiling on the state. >> on the e

officials confirmed top al-qaeda operative abu yahya al-libi was killed. his death is being characterized as a major blow to the organization. for more on this, i was joined by a senior political scientist and author of "hunting in the shadows." thank you for joining us. how significant is this? >> it is significant for al- qaeda in pakistan. he served as the gatekeeper. he had a very important role in helping to communicate on the field in iraq and somalia. his death does make it more difficult for the pakistan leadership to communicate on the field. >> the pakistan government says these strikes are illegal. are they? >> the challenge today is that fighting in previous years and decades has been between armies in single country's. al-qaeda is not an organization that fights in one area. its globally. it has elements in our range of areas. it is legal under that definition, that you are fighting an enemy that has a foothold in multiple countries. part of this is how you define war. >> one of those countries, of course, is yemen. president obama personally

the strike happened yesterday in north waziristan in pakistan, targeting abu yahya al-libi, seen as the most prominent figure in the terrorist network after its leader, ayman al- zawahri. at the white house today, press secretary jay carney would not confirm how al-libi died, but said his death was a major blow to the terror group. >> removing leaders like al-libbi from the very top of al qaeda is part of an ongoing effort to disrupt and dismantle and ultimately defeat al qaeda. that is an important piece of business. >> brown: and we fill in some of the details now with seth jones, an analyst at the rand corporation and author of the new book, "hunting in the shadows: the pursuit of al qa'ida after 9/11." seth, so tell us more. who was he and why was he important target some. >> abu yahya libby was an individual from libya who had spent time first fighting in the libyan islamic fighting group. then he fought against the soviets in afghanistan, made his way up the leadership structure of al qaeda in pakistan and become the head of its religious committee or shura. after the death of the

abu yahya al libi was one of the last senior operatives a key player at the core of that embattled terror network. abu yahya al libi was often the voice of terror and urged new attacks against the west. more importantly, in recent months al libi was top deputy to ayman al zawahiri overseeing plots and relations with terrorists. inside al qaeda, he was a star revered from his escape from a u.s. military prison in afghanistan and now with his killing by a u.s. drone, al qaeda has a serious hole in top management says longtime cia analyst phil mudd. >> there was someone coming in behind them. it's not clear who will fill them. >> reporter: there are numerous openings. in 13 months since bin laden was killed by u.s. navy seals, more than a dozen other top al qaeda terrorists have been killed by nearly 100 u.s. air strikes in pakistan and yemen. among the dead, american born cleric who was behind bombs on u.s. aviation and one plotting attacks to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. this week's killing of al libi further strains relationships with pakistan demanding an end to u.s. drone strikes

officials confirmed that top al qaeda operatives abu yahya al-libi was killed by an american drug strike in pakistan. is that is characterized as a major blow to the organization and comes amid an increase in such attacks. -- his death is characterized as a major blow to the organization. we're joined by the author of "hunting in the shadows." how significant is this death? >> it is significant for al qaeda in pakistan. he served as the gatekeeper for al qaeda's leader now. he played a very important role in helping to communicate in the field in iraq, yemen, somalia, and north africa. his death makes it harder for the pakistani leadership ticket with the field. >> the pakistani government says that despite the success, the draw strikes are illegal. are they? >> fighting in previous years and decades is difficult. al qaeda fights globally. they have elements in a range of area. if one constitutes this as a global war, then this is legal under that definition. you are fighting an enemy that has a foothold in multiple countries. part of this is how you define this kind of war and organizat

his name is abu yahya al libi. rk often appearing in al qaeda videos. the strike that killed al libi was the third drone attack in pakistan. the drone strikes and how effective they are is a focus of a new book called "confront and conceal." the author is "the new york times" chief washington correspondent david sanger. tell me about al libi before we talk more about the book. this is an example of the confront strategy using the drone strikes. how big of a deal is it to get the number two? >> you know, it's a really risky job to be number two or number three in al qaeda. those are ones that have to carry cell phones. it's a difficult thing. this was big but the most important thing about it is that the constant turmoil within the top leadership of al qaeda seems to have just kept them off their mark long enough that central al qaeda, what we think of as al qaeda that was located in pakistan, seems to be in considerable disarray. in many ways there's more concern now about al qaeda in yemen, which is why you see so

yahya. the so-called media-savvy, general leader of al qaeda was captured about a decade ago but escaped in 2005. the white house called abu yahya al libi's death quote a major blow to the terror group. >>> nine members of the jury have been selected for the trial of jerry san dusky. the former penn state assistant former football coach. he's facing 52 criminal counts for alleged sexual abuse of ten boys over 15 years. some of the alleged victims are expected to testify. now prosecutors reportedly have incriminating and bizarre letters that sandusky allegedly wrote to one of his accusers. nbc news has learned that prosecutors plan to start their case next week by reading copies of what are described as love letters to support the state's charges that sandusky repeatedly had improper sexual relations with the boy. >>> well to england now, where it was the finale of four days of diamond jubilee celebrations marking the 60 years of reign of queen elizabeth, the celebrations concluded with the royal family appearing on the balcony of buckingham palace. in a two-minute taped tv broadcast, the queen thanked her subjects for what she called the