officials say were al qaeda, infrastructure al qaeda militant.they are saying that that strike group was not related to the intelligence gathered in the raid. that had been in the planning for some time, but we're now hearing local reports of even additional strikes being carried out overnight. the pentagon has yet to confirm those, but we're going to be following this closely. now, we're seeing a real uptick of actions by the military against the terror group. this is part of these kind of expanded mission sets that the military has pursued in the early days of the trump presidency. of course, this raid is proving controversial, resulting in the death of a navy s.e.a.l. and civilian casualties. donald trump said that vital intelligence was obtained, and we're now starting to learn a little bit more about what that intelligence actually contained. dave. >> likely have not heard the last from that raid. thank you, my friend. >>> details still scarce on president trump's border walls but 300 companies are putting in bids to build it. the agency of

is now looking to track and locate hundreds of people with ties to al qaeda.red intelligence some of these people are believed to be in the west, though not in the united states. cnn's barbara starr with more now from the pentagon. >> reporter: dave, christine, u.s. officials are insisting to cnn that they did get valuable intelligence from that raid back in january that killed the u.s. navy seal and led to the death of several civilians on the ground. none of it can be absolutely verified because the intelligence is classified. but officials say that they are now taking action to monitor, look for hundreds of contacts that they got on some of the data, the laptops, the cell phones that they seized. they believe they have names and contact information for people in the west who may be sympathizers to al qaeda in yemen, may even be working to plot and plan new attacks. so, they are taking action. they are trying to track all of that down. at the same time, they got intelligence that is leading them to more information about al qaeda's safe havens in yemen. that

the plane landed safely despite the attack claimed by the al qaeda affiliate al shabaab. cnn has learned the explosives were hidden in space created by removing parts of the dvd drive. >> and i want to add that cnn has discussed this reporting since yesterday with the cia, the fbi and other u.s. government agencies. so far tonight they have declined to comment. wolf? >> stand by for a moment, evan. the tsa limited the ban, as you know, from the direct flights from the ten specific airports in africa and the middle east, but given this new information, why does the government not have a wider laptop ban? >> well, would have, when the ban was introduced the u.s. and the europeans say that they have, you know, have a layer of security system that greatly improves the chances of defecting explosives beyond the screening equipment. we reached out to shaye to know what they know, knowing especially that we just got a comment from the security department the u.s. government continually analyzes existing intelligence and new intelligence allowing dhs and tsa to constantly evaluat

al qaeda in syria is still just fine. and for that matter, alal al sham, which doesn't intend to impose islam on us. they're not like al qaeda or isis in that sense, but they're essentially the syrian telebonn. they want a various regime in the country. all of the groups have essentially gobbled up the smaller groups. they have more resources and, therefore, the fighters have moved from the more moderate resistance groups to these more islamist groups >> sreenivasan: considering how many different fraction fighting inside syria and the different agendas all of them have, do the major players-- say, for example, the u.s. and russia-- can they possibly agree on actually fighting isis and al qaeda, versus supporting or not supporting assad? >> it's very, very difficult. ultimately, getting rid of isis is everyone's goal. it's the-- not just the americans and the russianes, but even, say, the saudis and the iranians, also major players in the region, and the turks, would all like isis to go away. but there are other equities,

so these air strikes are really trying to keep al qaeda in check., the conflict overall, it's unlikely to really play -- have much of an effect on the war between the houthi rebels and the government troops. that is taking play more in the western part of the country, although al qaeda has been taking its shots at both in the past, as well. >> another war that is extremely complicated. thank you so much, ian lee live for us in cairo. >>> french presidential candidate francois fillon is hoping a rally can salvage his faltering campaign. he's fighting allegations he misused public money. there are more high profile defections from are his team and calls for the french conservative to step aside are growing. melissa bell has more from paris. >> reporter: it was anotherfran fillon. he lost not only the spokesman of his campaign, but two of his directors, his foreign affairs spokesman. his support has been hemorrhaging over the last 48 hours. more than 60 republican parliamentarians say they no longer back his candidacy. but he's looking toward sunday in

air strikes today targeting the al qaeda group there in that country, the u.s.onducted nearly 50 air strikes in yemen this year alone, the most in yemen since the war on terror began in 2002. joining is now, katherine zimmerman, senior analyst on al qaeda at the american enterprise institute, great to have you on our program. interesting to look at some of these numbers, take a look over the years about what our operations have looked like inside that country. what do you make of the ramp up of drone strikes thus far? >> it is clear that the current administration wants to do more against al qaeda which has expanded its base significantly in yemen under the civil war. i think they are seeing drone strikes as the answer. we don't really have any forces on the ground, and we are partnering with the ones that you have forces there, but they are not able to hit al qaeda everywhere that it is. >> jenna: this is your area of expertise, can you help explain to our viewers al qaeda and the arabian peninsula, what particular threat that thread poses to our nation? >> cle

>> al qaeda has confirmed that an al qaeda leader has been killed in a strike. he's an egyptian national and he's al qaeda. it appears that this was an intelligence strike, perhaps operated by the central intelligence agency, not the pentagon. when you think of the budget battles between the -- >> i need to interrupt you, hans, because the house speaker has gone to the podium. let's listen to paul ryan. >> also, the president has already signed three bills into law that block harmful regulation, protecting control country from rules that would have wiped out thousands of good paying, family-supporting jobs. this is the first time since 2001 that congress has reversed harmful regulations under the congressional review act. the house has already passed another ten of these bills. so more relief is on its way. we're also making progress on our work to repeal and replace obamacare, working very closely with the trump administration, we will soon introduce legislation to help lower costs, increase choices and give people more control over their health care. we are un

on the person of the individual carrying out the attack. >> reporter: officials have long feared al qaeda's master bomb maker, ibrahim al asiri, who helped develop the underwear bomb, may be sharing his trade secrets. for now, the ban affects ten airports, some 50 flights a day. some say the new policy could change the way we all fly in the future. with those 50 affected flights arriving here in the u.s. every day affected by the electronics ban, some are wondering why is it only being implemented at ten airports. in fact, security experts tell us tonight for the ban to be truly effective, it may need to be rolled out at airports worldwide. lester? >> miguel almaguer, at l.a.x. tonight, thank you. >>> still ahead, a desperate plea for help. a harrowing 911 call made from a 9-year-old girl from the backseat of a moving suv as their mother put their lives in danger behind the wheel. >>> also, the inspiring story of a nurse proving age is nothing but a number. >>> back now with a harrowing call for help from a brave 9-year-old girl. she dialed 911 from the back seat of an suv while her mother

an al qaeda affiliate is being hammered by u.s. air raids. pentagon said it conducted more than 30 strike there is on thursday and friday. drones were used and one high value al qaeda member was targeted. these are the first air strikes in yemen since that ground raid in january. several civilians and a u.s. na navy seal were killed. we're joined live from cairo in egypt and good to talk to you. let's talk about these strikes. there were 30 odd strikes over the course of thursday, friday. do we know whether they were successful in their targets? >> reporter: what we're hearing from the pentagon is that they were targeting a number of al qaeda infrastructure in yemen, going after weapons, going after h safe houses, going after militants and as you said, that one high value target was also hit although we do not know who that was or if that target was killed. these over 30 air strikes is a strong uptick in the air strikes that we have seen. if you compare it to 2016, there were a few dozen air strikes taken place by the united states. so this s

discussed a few weeks ago, it is difficult to see how isis is totally eliminated from syria, and al qaeda has not disappeared either. while terrorist have physically spread to other locations, some have become quite adept on posting online comic instigating terrorists incidents in the west. iran poses a significant threat to regional stability. none of us will prevent -- will forget the central fight to prevent afghanistan from becoming a base for terrorism. i appreciate the witnesses answering our questions. i want to mention one additional issue that has been in the news lately. there have been press reports about civilian casualties in mosul related to u.s. aerial support reclaiming the city from isis. i would suggest that everyone be cautious. environmentrban there may well be civilian casualties. even the finest military in the world can make mistakes. we know for certain that isis uses innocent civilians as human shields, and they can arrange civilian deaths to further their misguided. . -- misguided narratives. i think we should always give the benefit of the doubt to the professio

drone takes out a key leader of al qaeda. a puzzling, sharp increase in colorectal cancer among the young. >> i didn't even think that young people could get colon cancer. >> pelley: and a travel guide for survival when the south was segregated. >> they had this safe haven where they could stop here and be treated with dignity. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: this is our western edition. unity is to be the theme tonight in the president's first address to a joint session of congress. his audience will be republicans and democrats, top military commanders, members of the supreme court, and we, the people, the whole constitution under one dome. president trump is expected to call for sharp increases in spending for defense and infrastructure. but if unity is the theme, it will have to be a fresh start for mr. trump, who has attacked powerful members of his own party, called federal judges "dumber than a bad high school student," and declared the news media "the ene

official tells nbc news isis may be getting help from al qaeda. development following the new electronics ban. it affects flights into the u.s. from eight majority muslim countries and was ordered after intelligence discovered isis operatives sought to plant explosives in laptops and other electronics. >> i think what you have is two different groups that compete with each other, but both of which have the same mission, to shock the world by bringing down an international airliner. >> reporter: calling the intelligence extremely sensitive, security officials would not confirm if isis was developing an explosive that could be hidden in a laptop. similar to the attack that blew a hole in this plane last year over somalia, the new policy to be implemented by saturday restricts electronics larger than a smartphone from the cabin. >> it becomes much more difficult to carry out a successful attack if the device is not located on the person of the individual carrying out the attack. >> reporter: officials have long feared al qaeda's master bomb maker who

>> al qaeda and yemen in particular, barbara. how serious a threat do they pose? >> what's so interesting here is you have so many different threats. we're talking about isis. al qaeda and yemen remained one of the top threats to u.s. aviation officials tell me. they believe that al qaeda and yemen continues to very actively plot to try to bring down a u.s. airliner with these general type of advanced explosives. and it's important to remember they actually came very close to doing it. christmas day 2009 he when an airliner was landing in detroit and that man had the so-called underwear bomb on him. they are the ones that have so far been able to reach out and touch u.s. shores. they also, like isis, remained a top worry tonight, wolf. >> barbara starr, good reporting. thanks very much. a critical condition tonight. in light of our exclusive reporting, why hasn't the u.s. government issued a wider ban on laptops on board flights? let's go back to our justice correspondent, evan perez. are you getting any answers from the tsa? >> wolf, the explanation we got when t

iss a franchise of al qaeda that hemstrated the ability to attack our mend me of those people still exists tre. th ia key aspect of our interest tre lereoced on disruing qaeda the. the other key interesinhis area is freedom of navigatn. ,t weste cstf men the is a rtrtive strait. it is a chokeoint, i mar transit area for commerce. not just os,ut ships. 60 or sps go roh ere a day. with the support of iran, a migration of capabilities we previously observed in the straits of hormuz. they had coastal defense systems, explosive both, straight from the straits of hormuz to this particular area. threatening commerce and ships and our security risks. mr. larsen: do you assess we will be able to stay with those objectives and not be dragged into other people possible goals? people's goals? gen. votel: as you know, there is a civil war between a saudi-led coalition and an iranian-led coalition. we provide indirect support to that. this is something we are paying close attention to. ouroes have some impact on principal interest in this area so we do have to pay attention to that. mr. thornberry: mr.

we will support israel against alnecessary ra and al-qaeda. we will support israel against hezbollah. if any of these groups are left with a presence, we'll be there for you. groups like hezbollah would hardly pose the same level of danger without their patrons, of course, and tehran. president obama's deal with the regime should not have led to ignoring other aspects of iran's aggressive behavior. [ applause ] as secretaries of state henry kissinger and george schultz warned, they warned obama's deal, quote, risked empowering iran's hedge monthic efforts in the region, and of course they, right. it besoda a windfall of billions for the regime to distribute to its proxies. obama's deal with tehran prevented his administration from take a regional approach to stop iran because it feared that iran would step away from the deal. but today we can take a different approach with a new administration. today we can combat iran's capability to fund, arm, and train terrorists like hezbollah. and hay amass, and his proxies in syria. and at leads to a bro

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this was a strike that was directed at obtaining information about al qaeda operating out of yemen andve it will lay a foundation for victories in the future. but it was -- i think it was all together fitting that the president paid tribute to that courageous navy s.e.a.l., to his wonderful family. in the context of the speech where he put the security of the american people first, he made a a nation without borders is not a nation and it's not secure. so we'll secure or border with that wall. we'll strengthen our laws, provide more -- not only border agents, more immigrations and customs. these are things the president has put into motion. once we do that, just like he said with regard to those remaining in this country, that l the congress. i think the overall tone of the president's speech last night is frankly just the same as i see every day. president trump is someone who leads by collaboration. he brings people together. and last night he really challenged the congress to come together on what have of tbehal country and solve these intractable problems that we've ignored for dec

in an effort to capture cell phones, laptops and hard drives that contained intelligence on the al qaeda network in yemen. >> we accomplished the mission that we went there for. we certainly paid a very heavy price for this. >> reporter: nowhere was that price more in evidence than on the face of carryn owens last night before a packed house chamber and a national television audience. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >>> as poignant as his salute to ryan owens was, mr. trump did not mention other americans fighting overseas, nor very much about foreign policy at all. here's margaret brennan. >> reporter: scott, the president's speech left diplomats and allies wondering just how president trump views america's role in the world. he made no mention of the thousands of u.s. troops in afghanistan and iraq or the small number in syria, and he did not explain why he's expanding the fight against al qaeda in yemen. there was a statement of support for israel, but no explanation of his repeated calls for a new relationship with russia. that's been worrying european allies in nato, who presi

now we're being told, al qaeda has a master bomb maker. now we're told isis, other terrorist groups. now they're sharing this information, we're hearing. this is of concern. >> there is. let me put this into perspective. the mod ernl state of the ard machines includes taking swab tests in the airport in place in modern rp airports in jump, in the united states, in some parts of the gulf as well. they are actually very good at detecting the kind of explosive devices that al qaeda in yemen and other groups are trying to develop even when there's a concealed in laptop. >> the emirates, for example, are on this list. >> that's -- >> can you tell us here or what? >> they've got just as motd earn machines as in the united states and europe which are very good, i repeat, very good at detecting these kind of explosive devices. one possibility is there's some concern over training protocols at the airports, there's concern about human error. >> yeah. >> all the machines are knots systematically being used. it should catch just about anything al qae

difficult for us to be persistent in our efforts against al qaeda. it has caused us to break relationships we had with yemeni forces and given rise to the threat we have already talked about this morning in the red sea, an area where we have 60 to 70 ships go through every day. not just u.s. but international ships go through there. the thing we have to continue to efforts, our diplomatic to resolve that conflict as quickly as we can. table.ll help set the things we canaps assist with on the military aside to bring that forward without becoming enmeshed in a civil conflict. we should consider those things. i have talked with our ambassador on a regular basis, he is excellent. he is extraordinarily engaged and we have to continue to press in this particular area. department,her state and others to help us move through. mr. russell: do you still see a base of report -- support? a lot of report has been built over decades and much is lost if we see things tip toward of rebels and al qaeda getting leverage. in thegagement population, assisting them and f

recent intelligence suggests aqap, al qaeda in the arabian pence larinsul peninsula, terrorists there are perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments of laptops and other devices. i'll speak wbt all these stories, much more with senator sheldon whitehouse, he's a key democrat on the judiciary committee. and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by as we cover all the news that's breaking right now. >>> first, let's go to our congressional correspondent phil mattingly with more on the health care battle that's coming to a head. phil, the president's dealmaking skills, they are certainly being put to the test right now. r >> reporter: no question about it, wolf, they're very much a work in progress. one house leadership aide telling me a short while ago we're simply not there yet when it comes to the votes but today, today was the day they were waiting for. the president pitching the hard sell trying to get this across the finish line. >> can you get the votes, mr. president? >> reporter: president trump on capitol hill trying to close t

this may be evidence of a new aggressive campaign by president trump against al qaeda in yemen.enior intelligence sources are telling nbc news these air strikes are the result of new orders from the white house described as a gloves off attempt to defeat al qaeda. it's the biggest military operation authorized by president trump since the navy seal was killed. he said this was a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence. the latest air strikes were in the same area where ryan owens was killed but the pentagon says they are not the direct result of that intelligence. hallie? >> bill neeley live in london as we take a look at marine one, leaving the without just behind where we are on our set, heading to joint base andrews. president trump getting ready to take off for, first, orlando and then mar-a-lago. he's visiting a school down there. i want to continue the conversation about the military strikes in yemen. is apque the main target now? >> when you look at the challenges that the ice yes, si poses, there are seven places around the globe, aqap,

there's about maybe upwards of 3,000 known al qaeda fighters in this area, so the idea is to kind of-- somebody in the pentagon said kind of get after it, but use indigenous forces and emrawties and saudis to do it. u.s. forces are kind of-- they're involved on the ground. the pentagon's loathe to kind of acknowledge that, but there is some presence there. but they don't appear to be doing a lot of ground combat right now. >> sreenivasan: did anybody from the pentagon says that the intelligence gathered from the raid on january 29 is contributing to any of these air strikes? >> right, they actually made a point of saying the intelligence from that raid did not driv drie these strikes over the last few days. they're kind of separate and distinct. that intelligence gathered there, they're still assessing it, and these targets that have been hit the last couple, few days, were also entrained prior to the 29th raid. so, really not. >> sreenivasan: basically, the al qaeda and the arabian peninsula has flourished in the middle of this active war. >> the chaos in that country, you know, kind

will be located and monitoring hundreds of al qaeda contacts found as part of that military operation. i want to bring in cnn correspondent barbara starr and bob bear, a retired cia operative. i want to let our viewers know that jeff sessions is going to be holding a press conference at 4:00 p.m. we are at 3:21 eastern time, he's going to be holding a conference in 40 minutes. we will bring it live to you on cnn. stay tuned for that. back to this raid. this is coming as the administration has been defending this raid. they said even though they lost a navy s.e.a.l. even though civilians were killed that a lot of recoverable vital intelligence has been benefitting them. >> they have said that briana. they have been very specific with their wording here. they are calling it vital intelligence, valuable intelligence, so the debate comes up if it's something called actionable, can the u.s. intelligence community take this intelligence and somehow act upon it. we saw some raids, airstrikes in yemen overnight not tied to sbre intelligence here, but actions are being taken, not necessarily d

senior law enforcement official tells nbc news isis may be getting help from al qaeda. a disturbing development following the new electronics ban. it affects flights into the u.s. from eight majority muslim countries and was ordered after intelligence discovered isis operatives sought to plant explosives in laptops and other electronics. >> i think what you have is two different groups that compete with each other but both of which had the same mission, to shock the world by bringing down an international airliner. >> reporter: calling the intelligence extremely sensitive, security officials would not confirm if isis was developing an explosive that could be hidden in a laptop, similar to the attack that blew a hole in this plane last year over somalia. the new policy to be implemented by saturday restricts electronics larger than a smartphone from the cabin. >> it becomes much more difficult to carry out a successful attack if the device is not located on the person of the individual carrying out the attack. >> reporter: officials have long feared al qaeda's master bom

al qaeda's recruiting, training and targeting intelligence, and how al qaeda in yemen manufacturing nondetectable could intensify a u.s. campaign in yemen. overnight, based on u.s. intelligence more strong holds attacked. the worry al qaeda in yemen will launch new attacks. >> the problem is if you were to leave it alone right now, it's going to get bigger, capabilities will get larger, and again this has been the most competent organization in bomb plots and trying to take down airplanes. >> reporter: the possibility of more attacks that is in a very large sense leading to expanded u.s. military effort. >> barbara starr reporting for us over at the pentagon. coming up, our breaking news. under fire for not disclosing his talks with russia's ambassador to the united states during the campaign, the attorney general jeff sessions steps aside from any investigations into trump campaign contacts with the russians. but top democrats say that's not enough. they say he should resign. predit the market. but through good times and bad... ...at t. rowe price... ...we've helped our investors stay confident

in the arabian peninsula, al qaeda in yemen. this is the franchise of al qaeda that has demonstrated the ability to try to attack her homeland and some of those people are still existed there. >> so to have that key aspect of our interest and our operations are focused on disrupting it. >> al qaeda there. >> the other key interest we have in this area is freedom of navigation. >> on the western coast of yemen between it and the horn of africa is the bottle mandel, an extraordinarily restrictive state. it is the chokepoint, a major transit area for commerce, not only ours but for international. it's about 60, 70 ships go through their day. what we have seen is with the support of a random we have seen capabilities that we previously observed in the straits or lose, a layered defense area of missiles, radar systems. mines, explosive boats that have migrated from the straits and this particular area right here, threatening the commerce and ships of our security operations. >> just, can you, do you assess that we will be able to sta

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the problem is look at al-qaeda now. why we are busy with islamic state.aining strength in different parts of the middle east and now they are very strong in yemen, in parts of africa. they start to gather strength and recruit people. the same thing, islamic state will do they same. they have branches — in sinai, iraq, syria, afghanistan, pakistan. ijust came back from india. they are worried about terrorist attacks by islamic state, especially among the muslim community. we are now seeing this terrible famine. how that will play together i do not know. i wonder whether al-qaeda will be almost like a successor organisation, as a more kind of sensible islamist force. donald trump claimed — based on no evidence, apparently — that predecessor barack obama wanted to wiretap him. the language seems quaint, given that we learned this week — courtesy of wikileaks — that the cia can not only bug your phone, but your tv and, for all i know, your toaster and teapot as well. is wikileaks doing a public service, or is it a danger to the security of democracies? how do

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when you look at al qaeda, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen has directed a lot of their external attempts -- you remember this so-called underwear bomber from christmas of 2009. that's why al qaeda in arabian peninsula is so serious. in syria, a strike taking out a senior al qaeda figure in syria as well. of course, in syria, al qaeda and isis are competing. but it's really aqap, the group in yemen because this is such lawless territory. it's the middle of a civil war against iranian-backed rebels and government backed by saudi arabia, united arab emirates, the united states helps in that campaign. they refuel some fighters. it's in a lawless area where you don't have a whole lot of authority. that's why you see some of these strikes. in the case of the january 29th raid, u.s. special operators on the ground. a dangerous part of the world where they do have intent to go outside and attack targets in europe and the united states. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, anbc news exclusive. a putin critic poisoned in moscow, not ce but twice. he lives to tell his story. up next, richard

and iraq or the small number in syria, and he did not explain why he's expanding the fight against al qaeda in yemen. there was a statement of support for israel, but no explanation of his repeated calls for a new relationship with russia. that's been worrying european allies in nato, who president trump again called on to spend more on their own defense. now, here at the state department, many see that white house proposal to cut 30% or more from the foreign aid budget as a sign that the president does not value diplomacy. rex tillerson, the secretary of state, did release a statement today clarifying that u.s. policy is still to promote freedom, democracy, and stability. but scott, none of those terms, were in mr. trump's speech. >> margaret brennan for us. >>> stability is exactly what a u.s. nato ally is praying for, but sharing a border with russia, estonia fears that vladimir putin has been emboldened by his conquest in ukraine. elizabeth palmer is in estonia. >> reporter: these may look like soldiers. actually they're ordinary men and women with day jobs who volunteer in the estonian

>> al qaeda has been there from the beginning. isis stole the head lines from them with the caliphate. this group of in yemen has always bent worst of the worst much al qaeda because of their bomb-making capability. charles: thank you so much. here is lou. [♪] lou: president trump and his administration have had to it up a lot of left-wing nonsense about russia and confirmation of its novel knees and the brain choirls of come policity on the part of the left-wing media while going about the business of governing this nation. the president mocked the dems and the obstructionism they represent. firing back at democrats indiscriminately

emphasize the war on terror tonight, and he will be able to claim the head of the number two leader of al qaeda. david martin reports it was a cia drone strike over the weekend. >> reporter: this is the only known picture of abu al mazri, which helps explain why he survived for so long as one of al qaeda's most senior leaders. but his luck ran out on sunday, when, according to u.s. officials, a cia drone strike scored a direct hit on his car in northwestern syria. a son-in-law of osama bin laden, he has been implicated in the 1998 bombings of two american embassies in africa, which killed more than 200 people. the name means he's from egypt, was a long-time confidant of al zawah zawahri. in the years after 9/11, al masri fled to iran and spent a decade under house arrest, but also beyond the reach of american drone strikes. after his release, he went to syria, where al qaeda has been attempting to take advantage of the chaos caused by the civil war to establish a new base of operations. he was back in business but also back in range of drone strikes. on sunday, the cia found him one last time.

. >> mohamedou slahi was a sworn member of al qaeda and spent nearly 14 years as prisoner 760 in guantanamo bay. how much english did you speak when you landed in guantaÁnamo? >> almost none. >> improbably, while fighting for his own release, he taught himself english, wrote a best- selling book about his life in american custody and became good friends with some of his guards, one of whom you'll hear from tonight. do you think you might go and visit him now that he's been released? >> i would love to someday. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bill whitaker. >> i'm holly williams. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories, tonight on "60 minutes." (man vo) it was may, when dad forgot how to brush his teeth. (woman vo) in march, my husband didn't recognize our grandson. (woman 2 vo) that's when moderate alzheimer's made me a caregiver. (avo) if their alzheimer's is getting worse, ask about once-a-day namzaric. namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimer's disease in patients who are taking donepezil. it may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening o

this refugee crisis, and has actually worked to strengthen terrorist groups like isis and al qaeda, thatld be focusing all our efforts, working with partners to try to defeat. >> we're about to hear from the president when he will issue a new travel ban. this time it's believed that refugees from syria will not be automatically rejected. even so, when the president's talking about wanting to work with muslim allies and friendly muslim nation says around the world, what impact will this temporary travel ban have? >> honestly, it does hurt me a lot, when i heard this about the indefinite ban for the syrian refugees. all what i was thinking about, my family and other syrian people who lost their life trying to go somewhere safe. and, you know, to be honest, i am here, i was hoping to see president trump to stop arming the terrorists, stop supporting regime change, and this policy who caused million of the syrian, my people, to flee their home. and no country wants them. so, stop bombing their country, they don't come to yours. >> congresswoman, with regards to the president's plan, you want

seven years ago as the al qaeda and iraq franchise.oday it is the most significant jihadist organization or the last 90 years. it is the first you have your nation to capture territory in multiple countries have multiple regions. local rom in nigeria is a sworn part of isis and the islamic state that was declared out of mosul two and half years ago. they have money, capabilities and the scary of course, think about this. politics out of the equation because politics was undermining national security assessment or the white house years of president obama. since the caliphate to a naff years ago, we have killed or arrested 125 people in america linked to isis. not 25, not 35. 135. when omar in 19 killed 49 american and her window, what did he stop to do halfway through? he picked up his cell phone and did what? called 9-1-1, not to bring that to swear allegiance to the islamic state. things that the last administration's attorney general tried to censor from the transcript of that call. jesus is serious and the worst jihadist threat we'v

>> al qaeda has been there from the beginning.ole the head lines from them with the caliphate. this group of in yemen has always bent worst of the worst much al qaeda because of their bomb-making ca >> lou: good evening, everybody. attorney general jeff sessions recused himself from the investigation of the russian investigation. the national left wing media despicable democrat and some members of the gop engaged in what is a political witch hunt over revelations that sessions had a meeting with the russian ambassador last year. the meetings contradicting session's testimony before congress in january. listen

the concern if your name is in a database of al qaeda in yemen, are you an al qaeda sympathizer, arehelping them plan more attacks. that's what the u.s. intelligence community wants to know. that's the information they're trying to act on right now. john, poppy. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thanks so much. still to come for impossible, capitol hill style. senator rand paul says he wants to see the house version of the obamacare repeal and replace bill. the only problem is, he can't find it. he's on the hunt when we come back. if your sneezes are a force to be reckoned with... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. >>> consider it a political game of hide and seek, which are the best games of hide and seek, i'm told. senator rand paul on the hunt to find an obamacare replacement plan that he said is being kept secret. >> he stormed through the halls of capitol hill where he thought house members were reviewi

will lead them to additional raids, information on al-qaeda in yemen training, recruiting, explosive techniques, you know, is any of this in the public arena, can anybody independently verify it? no, it's classified. but officials are saying all of this they believe strongly they can begin to act on, they can assess, they can look at it, and that it will take them to further action on the battle field. >> and as you mention, the u.s. carrier out nearly two dozen air strikes overnight targeting aqap. you're saying they don't have to deal do with the intelligence seized in the january raid? >> they don't have to do with intelligence in the raid, but it is very important to note that all of this, these raids overnight and the original raid that killed william ryan owens are part of an expanded u.s. military campaign in yemen, very specifically to go after al-qaeda in that country because of the threat it poses. >> all right, barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you so much. >>> from the wall to a massive infrastructure plan and $54 billion more for defense, president trump has a lot of

a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news that isis may be getting help from al qaeda. officials have long feared that al qaeda's master bombmaker who helped make the 2009 underwear bomb may now be sharing secrets. the ban affects ten airports and 50 flights a day. >>> it's 5:25, 24 degrees outside. today's vote on the health care plan could have an impact on wall street. that story with cnbc business news. good morning, susan. >> you betcha, tracy. that's right, wall street investors eyeing very close the republican health care bill. this could be a major early test for president trump's policy agenda which also includes tax reform, border wall with mexico and also increase on spending on infrastructure. now in corporate news, we know starbucks is going on a hiring spree. the coffee chain planning to ad and hire around it 240,000 jobs worldwide. starbucks will hire about 25,000 veterans and military spouses and this move comes as the company lanes to open more than 12,000 stores for the year. by the year 2021. stocks could open slightly in the red. futures are lower th