where does that leave al qaeda now. what is the u.s. assessment. bin laden is long gone and ayman al-zawahri is gone now . how it will regroup leadership, raise funds, organize, train, equip, and where al qaeda may plan to strike in the future. >> huge win for the u.s. right now. stay with us. i want to bring in cnn national security analyst . the author of "the rise in the fall of osama bin laden". he knows it's really well. and a retired general and others are with us. how significant is this strike? >> this is a target the u.s. has been going after for three decades. even before the 9/11 strike. he leads al qaeda with various networks around the groll globe. central places in control. these areas, we're talking about an individual who is the ceo of this organization. you can debate help powerful he is, compared to bin laden, but it's a big deal. the other thing i will bring up . barbara mentioned this is more than likely a drone strike. i would give that a 70% possibility. i would not rule out a hand strike on this individual, either. what you ar

al-qaeda for years. attacks to be planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. for president biden, the opportunity to kill one of america's most wanted men was fraught with risk. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has more analysis on how the operation was carried out. so how, after years on his trail, did the us finally find the al-qaeda leader? they appear to have first tracked his family to kabul. then by the spring, they established that ayman al—zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what's called pattern of life, even building small scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right target. eventually the decision was taken to launch two missiles from a cia d

and presumably, other members of al-qaeda being here in kabul. here without their knowledge and acceptance. we have seen in the past few months, this year, ayman al—zawahiri releasing more and more propaganda videos on behalf of al-qaeda suggesting that he is communication, his ability to get his message out to the outside world had improved since the taliban took over last year. al-qaeda had celebrated the taliban take over the took place last august. now, ithink over the took place last august. now, i think we will have to wait and see how the taliban respond and how the us responds one senior administration official saying in a background briefing but it seems clear that members of the taliban, at least of them, were aware of ayman al—zawahiri's presence here but also saying dialogue with the taliban will continue. i dialogue with the taliban will continue. ., �* ., ., continue. i don't want to get ou to continue. i don't want to get you to speculate _ continue. i don't want to get you to speculate but - continue. i don't want to get you to spe

our top stories: president biden has confirmed that the leader of al-qaeda ayman al—zawahri has beenilled in a drone strike in kabul. he made videos, including in recent weeks, calling for his followers to attack the united states and our allies. now, justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more. al—zawahiri had previously been osama bin laden�*s number two, and was deeply involved in the 9/11 attacks on the united states in 2001 one of america's most senior politicians, nancy pelosi is now expected to visit taiwan on tuesday, putting further strains on relations with china. and beyonce will re—record one of her new songs, replacing a word, after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. and how virtual reality surgery has enabled doctors to separate conjoined twins with shared fused brains. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe president biden says an american drone strike has killed the al-qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri. he said the operation, which he authorised, took place in the afghan capital kabul on saturday. mr biden

the headlines: in the last few minutes president biden has confirmed that prominent al qaeda leader aymaner, 0sama bin laden. he made videos including in recent weeks calling for his followers to attack the united states and our allies. now justice has been delivered. this terrorist leader is no more. we'll be live in washington with all the latest. also in the programme: one of america's top lawmakers, nancy pelosi

find the al qaeda leader? appeared to have first tracked his family to kabul and by this spring, th established al-zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what they called a pattern of life, even building small scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right target. eventually, the decision was taken to launch two missiles from a cia drone when he was out on the balcony. some reports say they may have used blades rath than explosives to minimize the risk of other casualties. kasia: this is what you need to know about ayman al-zawahiri -- a second in al qaeda, he putted this september 11 attacks with osama bin laden. he was one of america's most wanted terrorist, with a bounty of up to 25 million dollars for information leading to his capture or conviction. he took over al qaeda after the death of bin laden in 2011, but under his

al-qaeda have sworn alleliance al-qaeda now? al-qaeda have sworn allegiance to — al-qaeda now?ou like, obligations, even, upon the taliban to give them hospitality and i've never believed that the taliban have shown any inclination to reduce or to end that relationship and i think the killing of ayman al zawahiri in a guesthouse in kabul shows how deep those relationships have been. that said, i think it is true that there had been less tendencies to actively plan attacks on the west stemming from ayman al zawahiri and the al-qaeda network based in afghanistan because the taliban do not wish to put that in trouble. but, yeah, the links are there and the links will remain and it is a huge embarrassment, i think, for the taliban, at this stage.— taliban, at this stage. there were two notable _ taliban, at this stage. there were two notable occasions _ taliban, at this stage. there were two notable occasions where i two notable occasions where president biden did signpost these, what we have come to know as the over horizon counterterrorism activities. straight after the chaotic w

the leader of al qaeda, i'm an l z. our hittie has been killed in a drone strike in afghanistan on sunday in a televised address. you as president joe biden said, us intelligence officials, tract zoer haiti to a home and downtown kabul, where he was hiding out with his family biden approved the operation last week. so hit his death, eliminates the forget who more than any one shaped al qaeda 1st. as osama bin laden's, deputy since 1998. and then as his successor this video purportedly shows the aftermath of the strike in kabul, which kills our hittie on the weekend. the afghan interior ministry denied reports on social media about a drone strike. from highly coordinated kind of branches and all around the world including setting priorities are providing operational guidance, call for and inspired attacks against us targets. he made videos including the reason we're calling for his followers to attack the united states and our allies. now, justice has been delivered. in this terrorist leader is no more osha of returns. h

has conducted a successful drone strike to kill al qaeda's leader, ayman al zawahiri, the 71-year-oldma bin laden's deputy, who helped shape al qaeda into not only what it is today but what it was, particularly in the early 2000s when al qaeda was at its most potent. we are now, i think, it's also important to keep in mind that this is coming near a year after the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan, and at the time, you'll recall, erin, president biden talked about the importance of the united states maintaining that over the horizon capability to be able to go after terrorists in afghanistan should they pose a threat to the united states. and that is exactly what appears to have happened here as we have learned that this drone strike took out ayman al zawahiri, a strike that likely would not have required any u.s. personnel on the ground for it to be conducted. and so tonight is certainly a vindication for president biden of those capabilities, capabilities that were questioned at the time when the u.s. was pulling out, these questions were raised of whether or not the u.s. would be ab

it is a major blow for al qaeda. this was the founding color of al qaeda. all its founding members are gone now. they have all been killed or captured. it will be a transition for its group. this is not a group which carries out its activities. it acts as more of the guidance body. anchor: where does this leave the relationship between the taliban and al qaeda? >> there has never been a formal relationship. the taliban have always denied that they harbor al qaeda. they denied they harbor any other groups. this was one of their pledges coming to power that they will never let afghan soil be used against other countries. there seems to be a test of the agreement between the taliban and other groups on the ground. i do not think there was an urgency for the taliban to go after them or push them out but it does fracture the relationships because people are going to be asking them questions, if the americans can go after the leader of al qaeda what does it mean for others? anchor: we heard saudi arabia has welcomed this killing. what do you think the internation

he was the brand name of al qaeda. ayman al-zawahiri, the legacy player, the scholar if you will establishing the bedrock of the ideology but never commanded a lot of personal loyalty within the group. thena next leader might be ableo be more effective that way. >> richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent in london, technically on vacation, but that's always fungible, given your beat, richard, thank you so much. i really, appreciate you being here,re my friend. >> my pleasure. again, president biden tonight confirming from the white house the news that the leader of al qaeda, aymam al-zawahiri age 71 who took over leadership of the group in 2011 after navy seals killed osama bin laden, he has been killed by a u.s. drone strike in kabul, il afghanistan, and that news being confirmed by the president tonight, in remarks from the white house, 20 years and 10 months after the attacks of 9/11 killed 3,000 americans on u.s. soil. we have very much more news ahead. stay with us. h more news ahead. stay with us you'r

al qaeda leader ayman al-zawahri is dead.der was killed in a cia drone strike in afghanistan over the weekend. president biden set to address the nation tonight with details. white house correspondent peter doocy is here with the latest. >> the national security council here at the white house's briefing reporters with details that we will be able to share about the steering drone strike the

sources familiar with the operation tell nbc news that ayman al zawahri, al qaeda's leader and a formeruty to osama bin laden on 9/11, was killed by a cia drone strike in kabul. the administration has not confirmed al zawahri was the target ahead of the president's re, ma. the senior administration official said there were no civilian casualties in the mission. al zawahri has been on the run for year, and his history of violence extends well beyond his role in planning 9/11. the egyptian doctor was at one point arrested in connection with the assassination of egyptian president anwar sadat and was indicted in 1999 for the 1997 bombings of the u.s. embassies in tanzania. joining me now is chief white house correspondent kristen welker. what do we know about what the president is going to announce, and any details about that operation? >> reporter: the details are still coming in. what we do know is that the president is going to announce that ayman al zawahri was killed over the weekend in a counterterrorism operation. the president will say no civilians were killed in this pray, and i a

be concerned about potential retaliation from al qaeda or al qaeda sympathizers? >> i would not be thinking as much about retaliation as what alex was talking about, the fact that al-zawahiri said, "i can live in relative comfort in a rich area of kabul." what does that tell you? it tells me al qaeda people are saying i have not only sympathizers, but supporters within the taliban movement that now owns afghanistan. what i would be thinking in government is that in an area that we would call safe haven back in the counterterrorism business, that is an area where al qaeda and isis-k feel relatively safe operating, where will we be in a year, two years, three years? to close two pieces of this, one, you got to worry that leadership in al qaeda over the course of years will say we want to resuscitate what we had 20 years ago before 9/11, but the converse is the big story today. the converse is not the al qaeda story. the converse is that the american intelligence community can look at a city where we have very little presence and say we can take this guy out with a pr

the fact that they are still allied with al-qaeda. that they are still allied with al-anda-— al-qaedas some suggestion, we talk- al-qaeda. there is some l suggestion, we talk about harbouring foreign terrorists. the point has been made of the taliban, 2i the point has been made of the taliban, 21 years ago in fact granted al—zawahiri citizenship within afghanistan. that is bouncing around on the head of a pin a little bit as to who or who isn't eligible for the doha arrangements. i suppose a point about the agreement was that it was going to be the model that allowed the current situation to develop, for the united states to get out.- to develop, for the united states to get out. yes, i think that's right- — states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this _ states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this shows - states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this shows the i that's right. this shows the doha agreement was meaningless. you can drive a truck through it and that is exactly what the taliban has done. anybody who is following the situation closely, who is reading abou

he was the brand name of al-qaeda. who ayman al-zawahiri was the legacy player. he was the intellectual. he was the scholar, if you will, establishing the bedrock of the ideology. but he never commanded a lot of personal loyalty within the group. the next leader might be able to be more effective that way. >> richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent in london, technically on vacation, but that's always fungible, given, thank you richard, really appreciate you being with us. >> my pleasure. >> again, president biden tonight confirming from the white house the news that the leader of al-qaeda ayman al-zawahiri, age 71, who took over leadership off the group in 2011, after u.s. navy seals killed some of bin laden. ayman al-zawahiri has been killed by a u.s. drone strike in kabul, in afghanistan. that news being confirmed by the president tonight, remarks from the white house, 20 years and ten months after the attacks of 9/11 killed 3000 americans on u.s. soil. we have very much ahead or tonight, on this busy news night. stay with us. ♪ got my hair got my

al qaeda leader ayeman al zawahiri was killed in kabul. earlier this evening. >> justice has been delivered, and this terrorist leader is no more. after carefully considering the clear and convincing evidence of his location, i authorized the precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield once and for all. one week ago, after being advised that the conditions were optimal, i gave the final approval to go get

whether was isis or al-qaeda.y were horrible, nobody wanted to live in those countries, so they've now established a track record of missouri and brutality, of oppression. so they're still getting people. young men look for adventure and this becomes a kind of, daredevil thing to do. but it is really not what it was ten years, 15 years ago. by every measure you can look at. the radicalization of these societies has gone down a lot. and the power of al-qaeda and even isis is much lower. there's still is some of this and places like syria where you have these no man lines or bad lines. places that have no government and so you have thugs who takeover and these thugs often have an islamic flavor? but i think we should begin to think to ourselves. this is a chapter in american national security strategy that is coming to a close. did we overreact? to rebuild a massive security apparatus between the homeland security operations outfits. the huge increases in intelligence and defense spending? we invaded two countries.

guest: taking out the leader of al qaeda is usually important. ayman al-zawahiri was part of the 9/11 plot. he was the deputy at the time for osama bin laden. he formed the islamic front against jews and crusaders p that was the beginning of the big -- al qaeda movement. we focus on isis and now even that sort of faded from the headlines. the economy is the focus and the reality is they continue to plot against the united states, continue to desire to kill americans including here in the united states including mass casualty attacks. it's going to force al qaeda to go underground for a. of time and that's a good thing. it could inspire attacks but it could early for little bit. host: osama bin laden was the character and the personality. guest: when he formed with bin laden he took it from egg terrorist group and release banded their view to global jihad. he inspired people to do that. ayman al-zawahiri was the coo who really made it happen. host: you talked about planning do you know if there was any current planning by al qaeda or affiliated gro

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al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in afghanistan's capital, of kabul.

but they have been close allies of al-qaeda for years. n their links after promising not to allow foreign attacks to be planned on afghan soil. the taliban by hosting ayman al is a harley in —— ayman al—zawahiri in kabul have not made any kind of engagement for the united states government, in particular, but the international community at large have found it very difficult. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but the killing of zawahiri will further deepen the distrust between the taliban and the west, as afghanistan continues to struggle amidst a deep economic crisis. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is here. tell us more about how it was done, and crucially, what this means for al-qaeda. , ., , ., ., and crucially, what this means for al-qaeda. , ., ., , ., al-qaeda. this was a long planned o eration al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. _ al-qaeda. this was a

the united states successfully concluded an airstrike in kabul, afghanistan to kill the leader of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahri. amy: the united states is claiming a cia drone has killed the leader of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahri, at a safe house in kabul in area where many taliban live. we will get the latest and look at the legacy of al-zawahri and u.s. war on terror. then we go to the fight for reproductiveights inansas. >> kansas, which has been at the center of antiabortion attacks for decades has now become a destination for folks elsewhere who can no longer get abortions in their home states. today, kansans are voting on whether to allow the legislature to ban abortions here, too. this is the first state to vote on thisince supreme court overturned roe v. wade. amy: illinois declares an emergency over monkeypox. we will speak to steven thrasher , the author of “the viral underclass: the human toll when inequality and disease collide." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united states has announced it has

>> it is hard to say that this is a substantive blow to al qaeda. years of age, ayman al-zawahiri was suffering from ill health. he had been living in hiding ever since september 11. the fact he became one of the u.s.'sost hunted man. there have been repeated reports over the years that he died from ill health, which is why there is still a lot of skepticism and cynicism about this latest report that they have killed the al qaeda leader. if he was alive, the general assumption was he would be living in the rugged terrain, reclusive lee, along the pakistan border. this comes as a surprise to many, including residents of kabul, that he was living smack in the center of the city in a house with balconies, a multistoried villa, stead to be used by one of the senior taliban leaders. it is a symbolic blow, but the al qaeda movement is certain to choose a new leader quickly and move on. jane: the whiteouse says the taliban knew he was there, but they pledged to prevent afghanistan from being used as a haven for terrorists. where does this leave the taliban

just to clarify, the taliban has no ties with al-qaeda? no, we don't have any ties with al-qaeda. identify ayman al—zawahiri's location. how do you respond to that? there is no truth to that. general hr mcmaster, former us national security advisor under president trump and author of �*battlegrounds: the fight to defend the free world' we were hearing the taliban have no connection are links to al-qaeda, do you believe in? the remark of course not. it's time for us to stop listening to these wires who —— liners inflicted so much —— liars who have inflicted is amazing how much we are deluding ourselves about afghanistan one year on. i mean for you, i want you to deflect because you, i want you to deflect because you served in afghanistan, i noticed some where you care about and often think about and as national security adviser you try to shift and change the policy towards the country. one year after the takeover, it must be hard for you to absorb 20 years of international efforts and $1 trillion spent on the taliban are backin trillion spent on the taliban are back in power? it tr

the cia has killed the al-qaeda leader. president biden announcing moments ago a u.s. iri over the weekend. zawahiri was a key figure in the 9/11 attacks and the mastermind behind other attacks in america. >>> kentucky racing for another night of potential flash flooding. the governor said today 37 people including four children have died in the disaster five days ago. he warns hundreds of people are unaccounted for. >>> a judge in d.c. sentencing a capitol insurrectionist to seven years behind bars, the longest sentence handed to a january 6th defendant so far. now you know the news of this monday, august 1st, 2022. i'm shepard smith. follow us on instagram and on twitter and we hope to see you tomorrow night for another addition. moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin. despite treatment it disrupts my skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it's one pill, once a day, that's effective without topical steroids. many taking rinvoq saw clear or almost-clear skin whi

what was his role in al-qaeda now? >> he is al-qaeda's leader. he was the successor to osama bin laden. he was bin laden's number two, and when bin laden was killed in 2011, zawahiri became the leader of al-qaeda. he was slightly more low profile than bin laden was, but that doesn't mean he wasn't lethal. and there are many, many analysts who believe that zawahiri was more dangerous. he was certainly involved in the planning of 9/11, as well as, you heard president biden talking about the embassy bombings that he -- some intel sources have traced back to zawahiri as well. and in the past few years, the intel community has believed that he's been sick, that he is 71 years old who is not of great health. but he was still making videos, according to american officials. he was still making videos, calling for attacks on americans. >> so, lawrence, what is the leadership like in al-qaeda? what does this do to the leadership structure? is there someone or several people ready to step into the role that he was playing, or does this dismantle and disrupt

>> good money, >> president biden announcing he authorized the cia precision strike that killed al qaedaan al zawahiri in afghanistan. watch. >> president biden: justice has been delivered. this terrorist leaders know more. make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you are right, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. >> 71 year old al zawahiri was known as the right-hand man to usama bin laden who was responsible for the september 11 terrorist attacks. $25 million reward for any information or intelligence leading to the capture. he became the nominal leader of al qaeda after bin laden was killed in 2011. he also helped plot the bombing of the uss cole during 17 american sailors in 2,000. families of 9/11 victims calling the strike a "significant step forward," but military experts say it is a major blow to the terrorist organization. >> al zawahiri always has been, as you said, the master planner and operator, so him leaving the scene, both as the designated leader and real follower of bin laden as well a

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i'm upset al qaeda's operational rhythm too much. but at the same time, it says pretty clear message to all of those kind of terrorist groups that washington ah, if it takes 20 years, it takes 20 years before they'll target the ladyship. so are we likely to think more drone strength in afghanistan despite the taliban voicing against it? well, i think guy though, be a judicious use of dry strikes o doha records. really do give us the ability to do that against islamic state targets. the u. s. says that the taliban brushed it in terms of al qaeda target. so i think if there is a similarly high value target, al qaeda target in afghanistan will say that in the future they'll certainly bay those against his lemming state targets when i have the opportunity. so this probably might be the last but against al qaeda targets probably used more judiciously, i would argue, or just shanahan at the know institute in sydney. thank you very much for your time . my pleasure. the top white house official is wanting china not to manufacture a crisis ov

al-qaeda for years.down their links, promising not to allow foreign attacks being planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. let's cross to kabul and speak to our chief international in other news: the energy company bp has reported its highest profits in 1a years — and the second biggest in its history. between the months of april and june, the company's profits topped $8 billion — that's more than triple the amount it made in the same period last year. it comes as consumers worldwide face increasing energy costs from the soaring global price of oil and gas. in spain, a new government plan to curb energy use has come into effect. air conditioning and heating temperatueres will be limited in public buildings and businesses. the government has allowed people ten days to implement the rules which will stay in effect until november 2023. the ukrainian

with al qaeda gone. we went to afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of al qaeda and afghanistan. as well as getting usama bin laden. and we did. >> clearly he's wrong. the leader of al qaeda was found and killed in afghanistan over the weekend. the president just making the announcement yesterday and confirming his death but to your point the u.n. report said al qaeda is present in at least 15 provinces in afghanistan. the inspector general reports that they'll been bedmate into relationship with al qaeda and provides safe havens like they did in this case for the terrorist group. michael walk he's questioning -- why was he there? listen. >> i think this should be celebrated. i also think out it leads to a lot of questions. number one, what was the leader of al qaeda doing in kabul? from what i'm hearing from a number of folks both in afghanistan and the intelligence community, he's been there for some time. so what did the taliban promised him? why was he someone who's been in hiding for d

the americans say that the taliban has broken the deal because they were harboring al qaeda. >> this urnalist lived in afghanistan and i asked if he was surprised that ayman al-zawahiri had been living in kabul. >> i was surprised, it was a 10 minute walk from my apartment. i would ask everybody was also surprised. there haveeen credible reports that not afghan jihadists have been visiting or staying in kabul so at some people like him have been in kabul was known, he lived in a position, that was not a surprise. >> was it possible for him to be living in such a simple position without the taliban knowing? >> this is almost impossible to verify but it is barely imaginable that the taliban could not have known that he was around. even if one would assume that it would the make -- it would make as a taliban look good if they missed someone like him living right in front of them. either way it does not look good for the taliban. >> do we then presume that al qaeda -- he is there, we presume that al qaeda, his organization will be operating freely in the country or have been since the u.s

al-qaeda for years.ow foreign attacks to be planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. lisa curtis served as white house national security council lead for south and central asia during the trump administration, and attended those negotiations with the taliban in qatar — i've been speaking to her about where the strike leaves the doha agreement. chemical weather shows us so weak that link is. of course at weak that link is. of course at the weak that link is. of course at the shows is that week is link. the taliban chose it differently. it shows the weakness of the agreement and that the terms were never clear, because if you read it carefully, and you did just read it out, but nowhere does it say the taliban must break ties to al-qaeda, and nowhere does it say that the taliban must expel al-qaeda from afghanistan. and even though it says the taliba

an al qaeda leader believed to have been killed in a u.s. one strike in afghanistan sunday, according to u.s. media reports. al jazeera is monitoring reaction from washington, d.c. any more information? reporter: officially, the white house is only saying that there was a counterterrorism operation against a significant al qaeda target in afghanistan. the operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties. as you have reported, it is widely reported that it was the leader of al qaeda, the man who succeeded osama bin laden in june 2011. the right hand man from the september 11 attacks. we expect an announcement that he has been killed in a drone strike. some other details have slipped out that this occurred in kabul, but near residents and it does jive with some information that al qaeda had been relatively comfortable in kabul in the last few months. this would suggest that the man hunts underway, once again it would appear the leader is in the city, and living relatively comfortably. in fact, there was a u.n. report in july that

reporting from our news organization and "the new york times" and others, successfully killed the top al qaeda leader, al zawahiri. director brennan, david rode, thank you for being part of our breaking news coverage. it takes a village when something like this happens. thank you to everyone who jump on the air tom matthew dowd and cornell welcher, to be continued. our breaking news coverage now continues right now on "the beat" with ari melber. hi, ari. >> hi, nicole. thank you very much. welcome to "the beat." i am ari melber. we have several stories, but we begin with continuing coverage of this breaking news. united states reporting on this strike killing al qaeda terrorist leader ayman al zawahiri in afghanistan. happened over the weekend. the news is breaking, confirm now. i can tell you what you may know, the president will be addressing the nation if about 90 minutes. the white house saying president biden will speak out on this. it is a fast moving late-breaking story, and for that reason we go directly to some of our experts on this. kristen welker and retired four-star army general

by 1998 the islamic jihad and al qaeda merged. ad established credentials, these two uniting provided a team that cannot be broken, america was the next target, the world trade center. after 9/11 al-zawahiri was seen in afghanistan and then went into hiding, a $25 million reward on his head, he kept al qaeda a life as isis became the main target of the west. ruthless, the brains behind the world's worst terrorist attack even in his final video calling on muslims to attack america. >> retired army four star general barry mccaffrey , pentagon correspondent for the new york times helene cooper and national security analyst for nbc news and msnbc good to have you all. >> general, your thoughts about the united states finally catching up with the terrorists. >> a remarkable achievement, 7500 miles from the united states the intelligence community putting together in a forensic science manner overhead photography, signal intelligence, agents on the ground to isolate a target and then take him out with two hellfire missiles without harmin

in al qaeda. now living in iran. he will take it in a different direction. he's got a lot of resources. so does the counter terrorist movement among the world. it will be a struggle but i don't think we'll see the death of it with the death of al zawahiri. here is what you wrote in hur new piece. zawahiri and bin laden were very different men. not friends by allies. using each other. for the skills and resources that they could each provide. al qaeda would not have survived without the dynamic they created together. you go on to write, in al qaeda he provided the direction and bin laden supplied the money. zawahiri was always in the background and many people who studied al qaeda thought that bin laden's death would bring the curtain down on their creation and after bin laden's death, zawahiri held the organization today. and you also note that although al qaeda never had another attack comparable to 9/11, its intentions haven't changed. its membership has grown. and with the retreated by u.s. and

al qaeda right now is a very different organization than it was on the morning of september 11. ere are offshoots, there are affiliates all the way from yemen and the arabian peninsula, to the al shabaab group and in africa. all of these groups are very powerful in their own locations, the concern for the united states in counterterrorism is that no elements of al qaeda get back to the point where they can train, finance, equip and organize and carry out an attack against u.s. or western interests. that's always going to be the big worry. is al qaeda back? yes. the question is can it carry out another attack against the united states? that's the big question. >> it is, indeed. barbara starr, live at the pentagon. thank you very much. >> sure. >> and joining us now to talk more about this we have cnn national security correspondent kylie at wood, nick peyton wall, and matt kiss telly who is a former cia officer at the national security council. he's running for the democratic nomination in new york's 21st congressional district. matt, i want to ask you first, how are you seeing th

al-qaeda for years.acks being planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. for president biden the opportunity to kill one of america�*s most wanted men was fraught with risk. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has more analysis on how the operation was carried out. gordon. so after years on his trail, did the us finally find the al-qaeda leader? the us appear to have first tracked his family to kabul. then by this spring they established al—zawahiri himself was in a particular building, which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what is called pattern of life. even building small—scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right target. eventually, the decision was to launch two missiles from a cia drone when he was out on the balcony. some repo

al qaeda leader ayman al-zawahri is dead. intelligence sources tell fox news the terrorist leader was killed in a cia drone strike in afghanistan over the weekend. president biden set to address the nation tonight with details. white house correspondent peter doocy is here with the latest. >> the national security council here at the white house's briefing reporters with details that we will be able to share about the steering drone strike the president ordered. we should have been for you in a few minutes. this is the kind of thing that a president, any president, would usually be monitoring while it's in progress from the oval office, from the white house situation room. that was impossible as we learn more about this raid because the president is quarantining. he got covid. this is something that was in progress while he has been isolating. we know that about 30 minutes, because of the covid, he's going to be speaking from the blue room balcony. it's not something we usually see from this president. mrs. oh leader who abou

with al-qaeda gone?possess purpose of getting rid of -- express purpose of getting rid of al-qaeda in afghanistan as well as, as well as getting osama bin laden, and we did. gerry: let's bring in a senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democrats and -- democracies and editor of the long war journal. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. gerry: so should we be celebrating the elimination of one of the most heinous criminals and terrorists in the world or alarmed that he was in kabul in the first place? >> the answer is both. the strike was commendable, it was difficult to execute. but more -- and and zawahiri has been wanted for 24 years since the embassy bombings that kill hundreds of civilians, osama bin laden's deputy for 9/11. he's been on the run for 20 plus years, one of the most wanted men on the planet. so, yes, we should be celebrating his death. but it took quite a long time to get him. we should be more concerned thattal al qaeda is in afghanistan. al-qaeda never left afghani