he was the head of aqap. u.s. officials say his death is a major blow to the group considered al-qaeda's most active and dangerous branch. we have more. >> wahayshi was among four al-qaeda leaders that launched al-qaeda in yemen in 2007. two years later, it merged with the branch to become aqap. in demember of that year, a nigeria man tried to blow up a u.s. airliner going to michigan with plastic explosives hidden in his underwear. aqap said they trained and funded him. wahayshi was added to the most wanted list in 2010, described as a specially designated global terrorist, who as aqap leader was responsible for approving targets, recruiting new members and allocating resources to carry out attacks. under wahayshi's leadership, aqap carried out a number of attacks on yemeni security forces, including this one on a military post in 2013. the group also claimed responsibility for the attack this year on charlie hebdo magazine in paris that killed 11 people. as aqap leader, wahayshi rejected calls to join islamic st

one change not expected with this change in leadership is aqap's rivalry with isis in yemen. they've lost some recruiters and recruits to isis into the jihadi movement and that will be a continuing challenge for aqap going forward. >> those two groups are at each other's throats. jim sciutto, thank you very much for the report. >>> i want to talk with the senior democrat of the committee. thanks so much congressman for being with us. >> you bet. >> i want to talk to you about, of course the death of this aqap leader the number two of al qaeda and i want to talk about what we are just learning a 20-year-old man charged with planning to detonate an explosive device in new york in the name of isis. what can you tell us about this? >> we are still getting information on this latest domestic plot and unfortunately, we have seen a proliferation of these from the plot in boston from this one in new york to the one in garland, texas. a lot of it is fed by sophisticated isis propaganda and i don't know if that was the case with respect to the new york plot but we're trying to gather a

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aqap is attempting to carve out even more space. just an hour after aqap declared wahayshi's death the new leader was announced. >> talks aimed at ending the war in yemen are underway in geneva buff with a mood of mutual distrust are questions over what they can achieve. we have a live report from geneva now. are they actually sitting down and in talks right now? >> they are. the united nations envoy is meeting now with a houthi delegation and also representatives of the former president ali abdullah saleh and melt with members of the ali abdullah saleh party and houthis who said that despite the saudi-led airstrikes, they are confident they haven't been undermind and are still in control of huge areas. they say that over the last 48 hours, they managed to control new areas on the border with saudi arabia and the bottom line is that the houthis are the ones who have the upper hand on the ground. >> i know it's early minutes if not hours where do we stand though, how things look on the hopes of getting some sort of ceasefire together

aqap say they trained and funded him. wahayshi was and would to the most wanted list in 2010, described as a specially designated global terrorist whose aqap leader was responsible for recruiting members and allocates members to carry out attacks. under his leadership, aqap carried out attacks on yemeni security forces, including this one on a military post in 2013. the group also claimed responsibility for the attack this year on charlie hebdo in paris that killed 11 people. as aqap leader wahayshi rejected calls to join the islamic state of iraq and the levant, he'd spent many years with osama bin laden and remained loyal to al-qaeda to the end. >> the muslim brotherhood has called for a mass protest on friday egypt after a court today sentenced deposed president mohamed morsi and leaders of the now banned brotherhood to death. the court also sentenced mohamed morsi to life for spying for ho mass hezbollah and iran. >> death by hanging. this judge upheld the previous verdict against egypt's deposed president mohamed mor

and yemen governments who for years have vowed to get rid of aqap and a target for well over a decadeeen eliminated but is the threat still alive? >> al-qaeda, the original al-qaeda has by and large been neutral iezed in the last several years and al-qaeda and arab peninsula has not and is probably the most significant to the west in terms of both capability and intent to conduct terrorist attacks. >> reporter: [bomb sounds] aqap under the stewardship has been considered the active and dangerous wing of the al-qaeda network, formed in 2009 after the merger of the saudi and yemen branches of al-qaeda carried out their first cross border attack in august of that year when a su side bomber who said he was reformed blew him up in the presence of deputy minister. a few months later on christmas day the group tried to down a u.s. passenger jet over detroit. then in 2010 they attempted to send partial bombs on to u.s. cargo planes and these sophisticated and spectacular attack attempts were planned in hide outs deep in yemen and u.s. recognizing how dangerous and effective the group had grou

what does this mean about the success of wiping out aqap? we have jomana karadsheh tracking the latest for us from jordan. this is the number two. >> number two in al qaeda worldwide. >> this is the second you know major takedown in the last couple days. jomana. >> reporter: this is christine a huge blow for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and you mentioned for al qaeda globally. it comes at a time with the chaos and turmoil in yemen to expand presence. the territory control in the country. in the past few hours, we have seen the media of aqap coming out with a video statement confirming that their leader along with two other jihadists were killed in a u.s. strike. they don't say when this happened or where. they also announce a new leader for the group. this is the former military chief of aqap. he was the obvious successor for leadership. the u.s. has yet to confirm this strike last night when the news first came. u.s. officials were looking into it. they did not confirm a drone strike. we heard from two senior yemen officials who told c

aqap said they have trained and funded him. wahayshi was added to the most wanted list in 2010, described as a specially designated global terrorist, whose leader was responsible for approving targets, recruiting new members and allocating resources to carry out attacks. under wahayshi's leadership, aqap carried out a number of attacks on security forces, including this one on a military post in 2013. the group also claimed responsibility for the attack this year on charlie hebdo magazine in paris that killed 11 people. as aqap leader, wahayshi rejected calls to join islamic state of iraq and the levant. he spent years with osama bin laden and remained loyal to al-qaeda to the end. al jazeera. >> talks saying that ending the war in yemen are underway in geneva but with a mood of mutual distrust there are questions over what can be achieved. we are in geneva live. you've been talking with houthi leaders. what have they been telling you? >> the united nations envoy is meeting with houthi representatives as we speak and allies of

that bomb as many viewers was recalled was played in the underwear of an aqap operative. that bomb came close to exploding. later in the year he placed bombs in printer cartridges. it was interrupted, but came very close to working. to get them past security that makes him so dangerous to america. that's why u.s. officials say it's this branch of al qaeda that is the most dangerous branch of al qaeda to the united states. ibrahim al siri is out there, and if he's out there, he's likely taught other operatives to do what he does in case he's killed so that ability to attack the united states will remain in that group. summer nasser is dead tonight or not. >> thank you for the report. >>> is there a turnaround the u.s. has launched a series of strikes. we saw the commando raid in and now these aapparently successes, joining me to talk more about this we have independence senator angus king of maine, serving on both the intelligence and armed services committee. senator, thanks so much for being with us. can you confirm at this point that the aqap leaders was killed in a sus

so everybody's very concerned about aqap. they've mounted several attacks on the united states, and there's no reason to believe they will stop. they will keep doing this until they are successful. so it's very important that we keep the pressure on these guys. but every time, and we've seen this over and over. every time there's a replacement, the replacement is not quite as competent as the guy that we've taken out. so it's important that we keep doing this, keep the pressure up. but this is a major blow, a major get for the united states. combined with libya, this is a good point for the united states right now. >> interesting that the other terrorist that may be dead is mokhtar belmokhtar. the libyan government says he was killed as weigh poi pointed but the u.s. not confirming that. what's significance if he is dead and who steps into his shoes. >> that's the question. he was the leader of aqap in the north african branch, but he's been involved in other groups as well, although he still maintains his alliance to al qaed

and recruiting new members and allocating new attacks and under sheikh nasser al-wuhaishi leadership aqapried out attacks on security forces including this in a military force in a province in 2013. [bomb sounds] the group also claimed responsibility for the attack this year on charlie hebdo magazine in paris and killed 11 people and as sheikh nasser al-wuhaishi did not join islamic state in iraq and levante he spent years with bin laden and loyal to al-qaeda until the end, carolyn malone with al jazeera. >>> u.n. children organization calling for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in yemen and 279 children have been killed by the saudi-led bombing campaign began nearly three months ago and 400 physically injured and more experiencing psychological trauma 2500 people have been killed in total. let's bring in unicef jeremy hopkins and joins us via skype from yemen capitol, sanaa and jeremy i was just reading the report from unicef that says the number of children killed in last ten weeks of fighting is four times that of those confirmed killed last year and that is a shocking number but real

as aqap leader al-wuhaishi rejected calls to join isil.spent years with osama bin laden and remained lil' to al qaeda to the end. caroline malone, al-wuhaishi. >> our correspondent joins us live in studio. you have been covering al qaeda for a while now. tell also how none shall al-wuhaishi was in al qaeda. >> an, extremely important figure. it's a blow for al qaeda they have already said who his replace think will be. and in the past, when senior leadership has been killed, especially by drone strikes this group has been very quick to replace them. and it hasn't had that much of an effect as far as on their organizing capabilities. but al-wuhaishi himself is somebody who really tried to show the world again and again just how powerful he was. and how unafraid he was of the american military and yemen military presence. a year ago there was a prominent video out of yemen showing nasser al-wuhaishi in yemen and gathering with several al qaeda lead these as well as other tribal figures and having an open meeting. there was something done in

and yemeni governments who for years have vowed to vanquish aqap. a high power has been eliminated but is the threat still alive. >> al qaeda center, the original child has by and large been neutralized in the last several years but al qaeda in the peninsula is probably still the most significant threat to the west in terms of both capability and intent to conduct terrorist attacks. auap under his stewardship has long been considered the most dangerous wing of the al qaeda network. formed 2009, they carried out their first cross border attack in august of that year. that's when a suicide bomber blew himself up in saudi arabia in front and they tried to down a u.s. passenger jet over detroit. and then in 2010, they attempted to send bombs onto u.s. cargo planes. these were all from hideouts deep in yemen. u.s. recognizing how dangerous the group had grown claimed auap as the biggest threat to its citizenry, and stepped up attacks in yemen. but they have adapted more dangerously, how they exploited power vacuums in yemen taking over large parts starti

government is now looking into new claims out of yemen that the leader of aqap has been killed reportedly by a u.s. drone strike. stand by for new details on that. >>> also breaking a new court appearance by the prison worker accused of helping two cold-blooded killers escape. a local prosecutor is warning that more possible accomplices may be arrested. >>> tonight, those very dangerous fugitives are on the loose for a tenth day. despite a massive international manhunt and 1,000 leads. we have correspondents analysts and newsmakers standing by as we cover all the news breaking right now. >>> we go first to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. she has more on that al qaeda leader's reported death. barbara, what's going on? >> good evening, briana. at this hour a u.s. intelligence official tells cnn, and let me quote specifically "we are looking to confirm the death of nasser al wahashi," the leader of al qaeda in yemen. the most dangerous affiliate of al qaeda by u.s. intelligence estimates. the affiliate that has tried to put explosives on u.s. aircraft. they are said to be responsi

he became head of aqap in 2009.meanwhile, a delegation of houthi rebels have arrived in geneva for the second day of u.n.-backed peace talks. it has been nearly three months since saudi arabia launched its offensive against the houthis in yemen. on monday, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon called for a two-week humanitarian ceasefire to coincide with the start of the holy month of ramadan. >> the fighting has killed more than 2600 people, half of them civilians. it has destroyed the schools hospitals, and precious culture heritage. today, yemen's very existence hangs in the balance while parties -- yemen burns. the parties have a responsibility to end the fighting and begin the real process of peace and reconciliation. amy: the united nations recently said 20 million people, 78% of the population, need urgent humanitarian aid in yemen. that's an increase of 4 million from just three months ago. we are joined by two guests. on the ground in yemen, we're joined by democracy now! correspondent sharif abdel kudos. and

they use excel. >> in aqap it didn't take look for the next ceo to be named. qasm al rimi.il hi limp what are the chances they'll continue to launch operations against america like the underwear bomb attempt? >> they will continue to target the united states will continue to fight gun the houthis and again other organizations including the islamic statement and will still have the same ideology. >>> a u.s. counterterrorism officials told me it wouldn't be surprising if the new leader qasm al rimi but saying anytime an experienced leader is taken off the battlefield, it loses knowledge, it loses tradecraft. when it comes to replacement it's not as official as plug and play. wolf? >> brian, thank you. let's bring in peter bergen and phil mudd a former cia official. you where -- american counter terrorism officials have had much to celebrate in recent days but you also explain why killing off some top leaders might not necessarily prove to be all that important. >> the leader of isis al baghdadi was almost unknown to people three years ago. and there have been plenty of leader

got other folks that are doing some of the khey operations. >> reporter: and the other people with aqap are very dangerous, including the master bomb maker, ibrahim al asiri. he is so devoted to the cause of attacking the u.s. and its allies that he once placed a bomb in the body of his own brother for an attack on a minister. that bombing killed his brother but failed to kill the minister. it's his work that leads officials to call this branch of al qaeda to be the most dangerous branch. he is believed to be behind the plot to bomb an airliner with a bomb placed in the under wear of a passenger. the following year he placed bombs in printer cartridges shipped in planes bound for the u.s. again, that plot came very close to working but was disrupted. it's his ability to get bombs on planes bound for the united states and past security which makes him and this group so dangerous to america. he is believed to be still alive. and intelligence officials believe acere may have trained others how to do what he does in case he's killed. >> now we wanted to get more perspective on how big a blo

the killing of nasir al-wuhayshi was the sixth major aqap leader killed this year. and followed by one day an air strike by u.s. f-15s, targetting mokhtar belmokhtar, head of an al qaeda affiliate in libya. his death is unconfirmed. the u.s. has a long list of accused terrorists it says died because of american actions. among them a reputed i.s.i.l. financier killed by u.s. commandos in a raid inside syria. in 2011 osama bin laden was killed by navy seals, followed later by anwar al-alwaqi, taken out in a c.i.a. drone trike. as far back as 2006 when the u.s. was in iraq, an air strike killed the leader of al qaeda in iraq. in every case the us touted the deaths were touted as a history. new york times foreign correspondent who covered many of these groups in africa, says the targeted killings could have unintended consequences, especially with al qaeda in decline and i.s.i.l. ror on the rise. >> al qaeda is being hollowed out from within. i've spoken to a number who have now essentially gone to i.s.i.l. losing someone like nasir al-wuhayshi, with personal charisma a

give us a sense of how this impact aqap. this is a group known for sophisticated bomb technology. does any of that ability -- is it degraded at all because of this? >> well unfortunately not, because you still have this master bomb maker ibrahim al-asiri at large and it may be al qaeda in yemen decide to launch some kind of attack against u.s. aviation to avenge the death of nasir al-wuhayshi. wuhayshi was beloved. he had a very impressive jihadi resume. he was a close confidante of bin laden in the years before 9/11. then he moved back to yemen and built up this group into a real powerhouse in yemen and at his death al qaeda in yemen is as strong as it's ever been with more resources than ever before to launch these kind of international operations against the united states and the west. and the successor to nasir al-wuhayshi is seen by some including saudi counterterrorism as more dangerous, even than nasir al-wuhayshi. he's seen as the brains behind the operation. so there's still going to be a big threat from this group in the months and years to come. but for the global al qa

now, violence has con can assumed once more, and aqap is attempting to carve out more space. just over an hour after the group confirmed the death, it declares it's next leader. the message was clear they may have taken a hit but they are not diminished. al jazeera. >> the united nations peace keeping forces take too long to deploy and often have too few resources to make a difference. that is the conclusion of a panel that was affected the review the effectiveness of the peace keeping missions. they say there are chronic problems and a lack of leadership. the findings were release add day after a separate report accused of routinely carrying out abuse and exploitation. and our dip lo lomatic editor, james, this sounds hike a damming report. >> this is the first review of the peace keeping operations for 15 years. the u.n. has been doing peace keeping since 1948, was the first mission but now a record number of peace keepers 125,000, pretty clear that the system is creeking. the report had a high level that was chaired by the former president team who right now is briefing re

plane with explosives hitting in his under wear, aqap said they treated him.y added al-wuhayshi to their most wanted list in 2010, describing him as a specially designated goble terrorist whose lead wears responsible for approving targets recruiting members and allocating resource to his terry out attacks. including this one in 2013. they claimed responsibility for the attack on charlie help toe headquarters. they rejected calls to joined isil. he had spent many years with osama bin laden and remained loyal to al qaeda to the end. caroline malone, al jazerra. >>> in syria kurdish forces have cut off the main supply line to isil. they say they were take are they have retake able down. thousands of people have fled the violence heading to the turkish border town from building bernard smith now reports. >> reporter: for 14 months isil controlled this syrian town on the border with turkey. not anymore. these are fighters from the syrian-kurdish y.p.g. their flag now flies over this border crossing. the three-week assault by the y.p.g. forced thousands of people to

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among other attacks aqap, as it is known was behind the attempt by the so-called underwear bomber to blow up an airliner over detroit. it also claims responsibility for the attacks carried out by two brothers in paris earlier this year which left 12 dead. moktar belmokthar was the target of a separate strike. this building in libya was bombed where he was believed to be meeting with an african affiliate. he was the leader of an attack on a natural gas facility in which 39 people, including three americans, were killed. al wuhaysi is a major terrorist leader leading attacks against the u.s. he had recently been named manager of al qaeda operations. >> pelley: david martin, thank you. david just mentioned the al qaeda branch in yemen is the most dangerous. they're the terrorists that put failed bombs on three planes headed for the u.s. tonight we have something rare. firsthand reporting from yemen a lawless land now in the midst of a civil war. two branches of islam are fighting there, the sunnis, backed by saudi arabia, and the xiback known in yemen as houthis, backed by iran. our cla

. >>> al qaeda's number two and the head of aqap was targeted by a drone strike last friday in yemen. he was reportedly near the port city of mulaka. he has a $25 million reward on his head. >> thank you, jennifer. >>> there is new information tonight further sullying the reputation of bowe bergdahl. it's a never before heard account of how he landed in the hands of terrorists. >> reporter: at the height of the afghan war, an american contract set up a network of informants to secure the release of an american journalist. the network came across surprising information about another case. according to a former cia officer who is speaking publicly for the first time. >> an american soldier along with two or three afghan soldiers had been captured. they were use ing using -- >> reporter: a 30 year veteran of the cia said he had no idea who the soldier was until his informant said search teams were calling out an unusual name. >> they wanted what was bowe. we were told the soldier was bowe bergdahl. >> reporter: he was passed through the proper channels. a former senior special operations

. >>> al qaeda's number two and the head of aqap was targeted by a drone strike last friday in yemen. he was reportedly near the port city of mulaka. he has a $25 million reward on his head. >> thank you, jennifer. >>> there is new information tonight further sullying the reputation of bowe bergdahl. it's a never before heard account of how he landed in the hands of terrorists. >> reporter: at the height of the afghan war, an american contract set up a network of informants to secure the release of an american journalist. the network came across surprising information about another case. according to a former cia officer who is speaking publicly for the first time. >> an american soldier along with two or three afghan soldiers had been captured. they were use ing using -- >> reporter: a 30 year veteran of the cia said he had no idea who the soldier was until his informant said search teams were calling out an unusual name. >> they wanted to know what was bowe. we were told the soldier was bowe bergdahl. >> reporter: he was passed through the proper channels. a former senior special op

attack in yemen you know he is a number two al qaeda guy, and even more important than that running aqapthis is the organization designated to conduct out of region attacks for the al qaeda ever since we bottled them up in the mountains in pakistan. and he is desperately tried to be successful launched four against the united states one reported because we double agent one of the guys and the other three, they were plastic bombs, two imprinted on airplanes and the other the so-called underwear bomber. none of those detonated, thank god. they will continue to try this. this organization has gained in strength in the last two years because of the houthis in the civil war in syria. they will replace him ideology is the same and they will continue to step up. the problem we have lou, the middle east is in chaos and the united states is in retreat. we had an embassy there, and we had a special operations base. neither exists. so the fact that we still can do an operation there, our people deserve credit. the same issue in libya. lou: absolutely. and as we are watching what is happening in the

and the head of as you mentioned al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap. and it's the branch operating out of yemen. al wuhayshi's death is being called a blow to al qaeda. he's expected to replace and also the strike is looked at as a success for counterterrorism in yemen, despite the violence, despite the war that continues there as well. another dangerous leader of the terror group, a guy name al remi is expected to replace al wuhayshi. the pentagon spokesman said the repeated warning to terrorists around the world saying quote/unquote, we will find you, and we will kill you, with that said mr. al wuhayshi's death is say significant setback and a significant blow to al qaeda. jon, back to you. >> that is good to hear. thanks very much. john huddy reporting from the mideast bureau. >>> coming up later in the hour we'll speak with an expert on terrorists who calls this the most important terrorist killing since the u.s. took out osama bin laden. >>> dramatic new video, meantime, of fighting in ramadi. a shiite militia group taking on terrorists from the i

and yemen governments who for years have vowed to advantage distinguish aqap., the high value target for well over a decade, has been eliminated. but is the threat still alive. >> al quaida central. the original al quaida has by and large been neutralized. the arabian peninsula however, has not. they still remain probably the most significant threat to the west in terms of both capability and intent to conduct terrorist attacks. aqab has been the most dangerous wing of the network, formed in 2009, after the merger of the saudi garages they carried out their first cross border attack that year. that's when a suicide bomber claiming to have performed bleu himself up in the presence of then deputy interior minister. a few months later on christmas day the group tried to down a u.s. passenger jet over detroit. then, in 2010, they attempted to send partial bombs on to u.s. cargo planes. these sophisticated and spectacular attack attempts were all planned from hide outs deep within yemen. the u.s. recognizing how dangerous the group has grown, and stepped drone attac

a leader of the jihadist network, al qaeda in the peninsula, aqap this man's primary task plotting againstthe west for years. joining me is paul cruikshank first you, is this the biggest blow to al qaeda since pin laden's death? >> i don't think there's any doubt about that. he was number two. many within the jihadi government thought he was going to be the successor of bin laden. this was somebody with a great deal of charisma a bin laden type of charisma who was beloved of his fighters and al qaeda's most valuable asset in the showdown with isis in the global jihadi government. and now he's gone this will hurt al qaeda, no doubt about it. >> and general, this is the second major terror operation we've heard about in two days right? one was a manned air strike and this was the drone strike. how do they determine which to use? >> depending on the availability brooke. let me first of all agree with paul completely on this one. he was known as his shadow and he was ready to really take on the reins of the organization and i think that it depends on what targeting pod is available, what kind

along with his job as aqap's military leader u.s.fficials have also described al rimi as the terror group's main recruiter in yemen, reeling in the latest generation of fighters. the u.s. state department has a $5 million bounty on his head. doug? >> john huddy in jerusalem. >>> secretary of state john kerry made a long distance appearance at the state department briefing today. kerry is at home in boston recovering from surgery on a broken femur. today he welcomed former pentagon spokesman john kirby as the new spokesman at state. >>> coming up next hillary clinton puts more political daylight between herself and president obama. but first here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 2 in san francisco with six dead and seven seriously injured in the collapse of a fourth floor balcony at an apartment complex in berkeley. it happened during a 21st birthday party. at least five of those killed are said to be irish students in the u.s. on temporary visas. fox 26 in houston where all eyes are on tr

. >> aqap has long been one of the number one high value targets of our in tell generals services and and thankfully we were successful with our counter terrorism operations this week. >> i want to ask you about that there seemed to be confusion of what the drones hit. this is not the first time that happened y. is the intelligence so fuzzy? >> well, what you have to remember, we don't have embassy there. amazing that your report kiir get into there. it's tough to really know who we can trust. my guess is that just took time to get the information out of yemen to in fact confirm that these guys have been killed. >> dickerson: that's what's happening in yemen. turn to what is happening in the united states. there have been more arrests of people who are isis sympathizers or would like to be part of isis, what is the nature of that threat? >> well, we face the highest threat level we have ever faced in this country today. >> dickerson: including after 9/11? >> including after 9/11 and couple reasons why. one is the flow of fight that's right have went from europe and other western count

. >> al-wuyhashi had once worked as bin laden's personal secretary and assumed command after aqap in 2009. his death is the latest in a series of targeted killings of top leaders of the yemen affiliate in recent weekend. >>> rachel doelzal has resigned as president of the naacp chapter in spokane. doelzal has been the center of controversy for days since her parents revealed she is white and has posed for years as a black woman. demonstrators held a short rally in spokane last night criticizing her while vowing the naacp work would continue. >> people trust us. they believe in us. to have anything impune our name is very offensive. >> doelzal has also lost her jobs as a part-time african studies instructor at a local university and as a freelance newspaper columnist. >>> time now 6:09. we are going back to berkeley a live look where at least five people are dead, eight have been injured after a balcony collapsed early this morning. we are going to have the latest from the scene. >> and we finally learned why a new york prison employee allegedly helped two convicted murderers escape t

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and then this leader of aqap killed in yemen.sses, presumed they're all confirmed successes, but three successful strikes from u.s. drones in a short span of time. that's significant. coincidental timing. u.s. officials say there's no tie between them. the timing very interesting and real blows in light of the threat weerz talk are talking about. >>> two shark attacks at the same beach on the same day. they both lost an arm. was it the same shark? why is the beach open today? >>> the deadly floods that destroyed a zoo unleashing hundreds of animals. incredible video coming your way. working on my feet all day gave me pain here. in my knees. but now, i step on this machine and get my number which matches my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts. now i get immediate relief from my foot pain. my knee pain. find a machine at drscholls.com i like my seafood like i like my vacations: tropical. and during red lobster's island escape, three new dishes take me straight to the islands. like the ultimate island seafood feast, with crab,

. >> reporter: aqap acknowledged wuhayshi's death and named a military command erer successor. >> somebodyt's seen as the trains somebody who played a key military and operational role in the group and not somebody to be under estimated. >> you know jim, you talk about that replacement already, stanley mccrystal told me go ahead, cut off the head of the snake, the snake won't die. you'll get more snake heads popping up immediately. does this kill change the war on terror? >> i spoke to the head of the nga, one of the intelligence agencies and their imagery helps lead to an assassination like this where they said listen powerful in term thes of command and control and charisma attracting supporters and recruits. they will look for disruption inside the organization following this but this group replaces one with another. the replacement is there. this replacement in someways more brutal than the guy just killed so east organizations survive the assassinations. >> the replacement more brutal than the man killed. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> the mother of two fighting for her life against

and one of the real issue has been do we still have eyes and ears on the ground to go out aqap and tryunch attacks against the united states. given how dysfunctional yemen has become are we going to ever be able to put humpty dumpty back together again and all of a sudden have a real counterterrorism program inside yemen? >> number one, we don't have eyes on the ground anymore, so al qaeda in the arain yabbian peninsula and isil now have free rein to plot their attacks against u.s. and the rest of the world. so that is a great danger. are we going to be able to put humpty dumpty back together again? i would give it a less than even chance. >> from a diplomat a less than even chance is not good. >> no especially from an optimistic diplomat. why do i say that? i think the complex weapon of tribes of ethnicities, of regional differences between south and north is really too far gone. and the other thing you have now, in the last couple of months that wasn't there before were the outside powers involved. iran is using yemen as a stalking horse for its influence in the region. saudi arabia

so saudi's got aqap, operating freely in yemen. that's okay. right? because they're sunni. they're al qaeda but they're sunni. houthis come in boom saudi wakes up, we've got a problem. same tine amic. so until we find a safe exile for mr. assad, and can bring in a more stable form of government into syria, i don't think we'll ever get the arab league of nations to put up ground -- which they could turkey, egypt, saudi, could put a fighting force in there a ground force but they will never commit to that as long as they think that in any way, shape or form they are helping assad by taking isis out. >> paul bedard, washington examiner? >> [ inaudible ] growing concern about terrorist threats to the electric grids and legislation in the house. talking about backing up the system with transformers and expensive kind of process. do you think the grids got dpshs is threatened in any way? and if so, what should be done? >> it's always vulnerable. anything tied to the internet is vulnerable. the only way you could be completely safe is to disconnect yourself from the internet. and

who was the guy exactly with aqap and how sophisticate a blow is it to them? >> i want to show you a point that joe is making. you are talking about the headline and how important an airstrike this is. if you look at the new york time's page it's actually buried at the bottom of the fold, a small reference. imagine number two of al qaeda would be killed and not getting that much attention. but this guy was an important figure in the overall structure. he's a senior commander who worked and fought and served osama bin laden. so he certainly knew the organization inside out. he ultimately led the al qaeda arabian peninsula group in yemen which was considered by u.s. intelligence officials as the most dangerous if that thorm form. taking him out was definitely tactical and symbolic victory. as joe was saying, as soon as he was taken out, we have heard from al qaeda in the arabian pens larks they have come out and appointed a new leader an individual who is if not more lethal has been described by some experts and security experts as more aggressive and more dange

it's a force that allows you to get underneath that aqap umbrella and envelope and be there, take actionthe time and place you are choosing. it unlocks the Étude aid door to the rest of the joint force and other countries see that. and from a return on investment standpoint it's a great place to spend your last or your first so it's definitely it liberation of other countries and between our friendly nations i would say the relationship hasn't been strong and that's really great. >> jack from the aerospace corporation. i'm very confident that the replacement is going to be a great technical system but with less numbers in your sensory analogy what are your stresses that the crew forces will have to pick up with less shifts to cover this mission? >> you are absolutely right. the questions about stresses on the crew given fewer numbers of ssbn. i'm not going to deny there will be additional pressure there. i can tell you that because of the pull through and a lot of the technology that p5 weapon system for example and pulling that entire thing through that decreases -- there are no new tra