if you look at the history — ayman al-zawahiri? if you look at the history of _ ayman al-zawahiri?story of ayman al—zawahiri, he was in egypt, picked up after the assassination of sadat, he was brutally tortured in prison, along with others, who sanctioned the first world trade center bombing. ayman al—zawahiri emerged with osama bin laden to form al-qaeda and so if you look at this history of torture, if you want to create violent extremists, if you want violent extremists to proliferate, what you need to do is abuse are populous as we did in afghanistan and iraq to create more enemies and that is why al-qaeda has grown from 500 to tens of thousands of franchises and that is what we have to be wary.— franchises and that is what we have to be wary. thank you very much indeed. _ a short time ago, secunder kermani — our correspondent in kabul — outlined the regional reaction to zawahiri's death. earlier on tonight, taliban officials announced that the drone strike that had been carried out over the weekend in kabul, they initially said it was a rocket attack that landed in an empty h

ayman al—zawahiri has been killed. hello, then.n a very dry month — and in southern england, it's been the driestjuly on record — those records date back to 1836 by the met office. now, anywhere in the brown has seen below—average rainfall, but the darker brown's way below the average rainfall totals for this time of year, and 1—2 stations along the south coast have not seen any measurable rain. now, if you can see over the next few days, we won't see any rainfall either across the far south and east. the heaviest of the rain will be out to the north and west — that's because you're closest to an area of low pressure that's moving in at the moment. the isobars squeezing together, it'll turn pretty windy, and it will be quite wet as well. so that means it could be a pretty damp start for the commonwealth games in birmingham, but quickly brightening up by lunchtime, so an improving story. and that will be the story generally across the country. some heavy bursts of rain across northwest england and wales drifting their way steadily e

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sounds like there was a similar type of attack in the sense that ayman al—zawahiri living in downtownsidential area and they said a drawn site, —— drone strike, and biden said a precision strike. he said it probably took place over the weekend. suggesting that no other civilians were killed, i know my other family members were killed. —— no otherfamily members. a very significant killing that will affect the al-qaeda group. this is in a group we've been focusing on as much as the islamic state recently, but what they had was a very significant member of the group leaving them. the other question that comes from this will be who will leave them in the future, and will they have somebody of his stature that can take over? one would assume probably not, so that kind of adds to the success for president biden. indeed, and as you point out, one of the other things president biden was very keen to stress in that speech, and the comments i found interesting, he said when he ended the military operation in afghanistan, he made the decision we didn't need boots on the ground in afghanistan, an

i just wonder how familiar a name and a figure ayman al—zawahiri is in the us?us, as he was indicted for the bombings of the us embassies in kenya and tanzania in 1988, which by the way, kind of highlighted the growing threat from al-qaeda and then, as you mentioned earlier, he participated in the attack against uss cole and the planning of 9/11, and having taken overfrom bin laden as the leader of al-qaeda, he is a pretty well—known name, at least to folks who had been around that adult lives since that time frame. i was interested that in a recent un report, the taliban were given at least some credit for restraining al-qaeda and whatever its plans might be for further incitement to violence, not least against the united states, and i wonder from that point of view, to what extent this is in your view in any way a risky tactic to take them on at this point? no, personally i do not believe it is risky per se. i think that his location in kabul also demonstrates the untrustworthiness, the continual lying and deception that is perpetuated by the taliban, because

qaeda leader, ayman al-zawahri. details on the drone strike. president biden is preparing to address the nation on the strike. also tonight, increasing death and destruction from extreme weather in the united states. we are on the story in eastern kentucky and exploding wildfires in northern california. welcome, here in the united states and around the world. i'm , i'm in the situation room. let's get to the breaking news. the united states killing the leader of al qaeda. more than a decade after they took out osama bin laden. this is really significant. important moment for the u.s. to tell viewers what you are learning. >> this is about to be a major announcement that we hear directly from president biden. we expect that president biden will be addressing the nation around 7:30 tonight. is senior administration official told us this was a counterterrorism operation of a significant al qaeda target. we are learning this was in fact, ayman al-zawahri. the senior official also noted that the successful operation did not result in any civilian ca

al—zawahiri's name. there was no mention of ayman al-zawahiri's name.— there was no mention of ayman and we will be _ al-zawahiri's name. indeed, and we will be carrying _ al-zawahiri's name. indeed, and we will be carrying that - al-zawahiri's name. indeed, and we will be carrying that press - we will be carrying that press conference by president biden live here, so tune in for more details and we get that. you've described how important ayman al—zawahiri was to the al-qaeda, with the caveat that we don't know that it was him that's been killed in this drone strike. give us a sense of how significant this might be to the al-qaeda operation. of how significant this might be to the al—qaeda operation. i be to the al-qaeda operation. i mean, it's a huge blow for them. this is the leader of al-qaeda, as i mentioned, taking over the terrorist group in 2011 when 0sama taking over the terrorist group in 2011 when osama bin laden was killed by the us. but ayman al—zawahiri himself has always beenin al—zawahiri himself has always been in invisible symbol of the group, he was over 70 years o

ayman al—zawahiri, right—hand man and successor to osama bin laden. he stood on the balcony at this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we're in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see — one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. zawahiri had trained as a doctor in egypt, but was drawn into radical circles. he helped plan the 9/11 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. america placed a $25 million dollar bounty on his head. president biden was in the command centre when 0sama bin laden was killed. and here he is, being briefed on this weeekend's operation, a major success after criticis

the headlines: in the last few minutes president biden has confirmed that prominent al qaeda leader ayman al—zawahiri has been killed in a drone strike on kabul. al—zawahiri, one of the world's most wanted terrorists, took over al-qaeda in 2011 after the us killed its leader, osama 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 is reportedly expected to visit taiwan on tuesday, putting further strains on relations with china. doctors successfully separate conjoined twins with shared fused brains in historic virtual reality surgery. champions! champions! and as england's lionesses celebrate winning the euros 2022, we'll talk to gurinder chadha, director of the classic celebration of women's football, bend it like beckham. now look — my god, we did it! cheering live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and

ayman al-zawahiri was the mastermind of that. that was 1997. in 1998, al-zawahiri -- wrote what's amounted to a declaration of war against america. and he proclaimed that groups like his and his friend osama bin laden's group, al-qaeda, and all of the islamist terrorist groups, he proclaimed were all united, as what he called the international front against crusaders and jews, not to put a too fine point on it. zawahiri's declaration in february 1998 proclaimed it their mission to target america, to target the united states of america, and specifically, to kill american people anywhere in the world. that was february 1998 that he wrote that declaration of war. later that same year, and august 1998, he blew up the u. s. embassies in tanzania and kenya, more than 4000 people injured, more than 200 people killed. and in october 2000, they hit the uss cole, a guided missile destroyer, while it was being fueled in yemen. 17 u.s. sailors killed. 37 injured. the year after that, in june, june 2001, al-qaeda, bin laden's group, formally absorbed zawahi

this was the first wanted poster put out for ayman al-zawahiri. this is in october 2001 weeks after the attack. you see the reward for information leading to his capture at that point was $5 million. that would quintuple to a $25 million reward, the largest reward offered for anyone on earth. after a u.s. s.e.a.l. mission zawahiri became literally the most wanted terrorist on the fbi's list of most wanted terrorists. you can see if you look at the two different wanted posters you can see over 20 years-plus, while the reward did go up, they didn't change the photo of him. they didn't change much of what theygue about him or how to advise people to find him, but tonight there is an update. tonight they've updated the post at long last. this has just changed this evening as we were prepping to get on the air. put a big red deceased across the bottom of it now. what we know is this. ayman al-zawahiri was back in afghanistan, which itself is a story. he was in a well-off neighborhood in the capital city of kabul. "the new york times" and "the washingto

ayman al zawahiri was a former doctor. _ partners.led fight in afghanistan. the two menjoined together. when led fight in afghanistan. the two men joined together. when 0sama led fight in afghanistan. the two menjoined together. when 0sama bin laden was killed, he took very much of a low profile position within al-qaeda. where was he planning. he was known as a strategist. a lot of people are talking about the affiliates that looked to al-qaeda, particularly across northern africa and that rich recruitment ground. does that still exist or will they now be turning to 0|s, for example? there is a global competition, if you like, however, ayman al zawahiri did, yes, deviate slightly from the summer bin laden desire to mount long—range attacks on the enemy as they saw them. and concentrated much more on developing, if you like, more on developing, if you like, more grassroots community based affiliates in, for example, the horn of africa. but also al-qaeda as well. that strategy, you know, is one, c whether it continues under a successor

now we have eliminated ayman al-zawahri of al qaeda. he will never again allow afghanistan to become a terrorist safe haven because he is gone. and we are going to make sure nothing else happens. it cannot be a launching pad against the u.s., we will seek to it that it will not happen. this operation is it clear to -- a demonstration that we will always make good on the solemn pledge. my administration will continue to visually monitor and address threats from al qaeda, no matter where they emanate from. as commander-in-chief, it is my solemn responsibility to make america safe in a dangerous world. the united states did not seek this war against terror. it came to us. we answered with the same principles and resolve that have shaped us for a generation upon generation. to protect the innocent, defend liberty, we keep the light of freedom burning, a beacon for the rest of the entire world, because this is the great and defining truth of our nation and people. we do not break. we never give in. we never back down. last year on september

airstrike had taken out ayman al zawahiri. zawahiri of course became the leader of al qaeda after osama bin laden's death more than ten years ago and is seen as one of the masterminds of the september 11 attack here in the u.s. about. what we're told is that earlier in year u.s. intelligence had gathered that he was in a safe house in kabul and that u.s. intelligence officials had spent months gathering information about his whereabouts, about his pattern of life, and had kept president biden informed as he ultimately last week made the final decision to go ahead with this airstrike. now, the president indicating in a speech to the nation that this is something that will hopefully give a little bit of closure to the families and victims of the september 11 attacks, he said in his remarks that justice has been delivered. >> now justice has been delivered. and this terrorist leader is no more. people around the world no longer need to feert vicious and determined killer. the united states continues to demonstrate our resolve and

ayman al—zawahiri, right—hand man and successor to 0sama bin laden.strike that american officials say killed him as he stood on the balcony at this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see — one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. he had trained as a doctor in egypt, but became involved with radical circles. after joining afterjoining al-qaeda, he helped plan the 9/11 attacks, and which nearly 3000 people were killed. america placed a $25 million bounty on his head. president biden was in the command centre when 0sama bin laden was killed. and here he

al qaeda leader, ayman al-zawahiri, helped mastermind this september 11 attacks. mr.en announced his death. pres. biden: on saturday, at my direction, the united states successfully concluded an airstrike in kabul, afghanistan, that killed the leader of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahiri. al-zawahiri was bin laden's leader. he was with him the whole time. he was his deputy at the time of the attack on 9/11. he was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11. one of those responsible for the attacks that murdered 2970 americans on americail. kasia: the cia operated air force drone carried out a so-called precision strike as al-zawahiri stood on the balcony of this house. our security correspondent explains how the operati was rried out. reporter: after years on his trail did the -- how did the u.s. find the al qaeda leader? they 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 l

kills one of the key partners of the 9/11 attacks, press biases ayman al-zawahiri died in a drone strike after years in hiding. ♪ welcome to the program. nancy pelosi has landed in taiwan after weeks of speculation of whether she would visit the island that china claims as its territory. china has claimed the trip is a publication and will respond with targeted military operations. i is a 21 chinese jets have entered taiwan's air defense zone -- taiwan says 21 chinese just have entered taiwan's air defense zone. we asked whether supporting taiwan's diplomacy was the only reason for nancy pelosi's visit. >> that seems to be her most important reason based upon a statement she had issued before her arrival. she is being a high-profile trip and is demonstrating america's commitment to asia more generally. >> i asked the question because it seemed that president biden is not particularly committed to this. he would have preferred her not to go. yet she has gone? >> in the united states congress is a separate but equal plan -- branch of government. he has no authority to stop her from going a

more ayman with ayman mohyeldin after this break. several states have seen a surge in women registration to vote at the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. with women on average making up 55% of new registrations post dobbs, then under 50% -- for ten states that were analyzed by the new york times. kansas, michigan, pennsylvania, in particular, those states saw massive spikes. and the increase offers rare concrete evidence that the supreme court decision has in fact galvanized voters, but particularly, female voters, the data gives little indication of whether the shift will be large enough or persistent enough to affect the outcome of the midterms. we are also beginning to see higher voter turnout levels, as well. take florida, for example, this week, more democrats showed up to vote then in 2018. given that 2018 was a historically favorable year for democrats, and 2022 recently looked like a democratic wiped out, dissimilar level of democratic engagement is stunning. one man who hopes the benefit from this potential electoral sea

bear in mind, ayman al-zawahiri _ today? it's huge. bear in mind, ayman al-zawahiri has - today?l-zawahiri has been the ayman al—zawahiri has been the leader of al-qaeda since 0sama bin laden was killed in pakistan in 2011. as i mentioned before, he has someone in the us has wanted for a long time — he's only 70 years of age, he's been a very visible international symbol of the group. at one point it's believed he even acted as bin laden�*s personal physician. if it is in fact him, it's a cute moment for president biden, and in terms of the counterterrorism operation they've been carrying out for many years, we still don't know 100% that it is this person, but we will find out when president biden delivers his remarks in about an hour's time. thank you so much forjoining us with that latest information, and certainly will be able to confirm that when we hear from president biden injust an hour's that when we hear from president biden in just an hour's time, that when we hear from president biden injust an hour's time, so stay tuned to bbc news for developers on that story. you're

i'm ayman, let's get started. i am ayman mohyeldin, let's get started. what a difference two years makes, that is the lesson wyoming congresswoman liz cheney learned the hard way this week once the highest ranking woman in the party, cheney just lost her primary election in a landslide to a trump backed challenger. here is a part of her concession speech. >> two years ago, i won the primary by 73% of the vote, i could easily have done the same again, the path is clear, but it would require that would go along with president trump's lie about the 2020 election. it would require that enabled the ongoing effort to a rival democratic system and attacked the foundation of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. this chinese demise is not an unique here. of the ten house republicans that voted to impeach trump this year, only two will be on the ball come november, they either chosen to retire or knocked out of the primaries, like cheney. the gop is losing what little moral compass has less. . i want to know that liz cheney is a hard-core

ayman al-zawahiri.e talking with richard haass in a minute. big news yesterday and something we have been working toward for the past 20 years. it is hard to overstate how important this is to people in the cia and the military that have been trying to bring this terrorist to justice because he was ultimately responsible. donald trump when he was at his golf tournament this weekend by our account had 14 people, a couple chickens, a hound dog running across a couple greens really distracting, you're sitting there and mickelson trying to play and that hound dog chasing chickens and he has to stop but so, he was asked about that while this animal battle was going on, on the 16th with mickelson and trump said we don't really know what caused 9/11 we need to look into that. well, we have actually always known what caused 9/11 and his name was al-zawahiri and he was killed by the united states. >> first of all you'd have to step off when the tumbleweed rolls across the green, that can be distracting but yes t

>> ayman, you said it. be in a strong position in this moment, it is incredible that so many women are now seeing the value in their own journey. and, you know, putting themselves, offering themselves as public servants to their communities. that is what emily's list has always been about. and now, we've got to continue to make sure that we are doing the work, to help them, not just run, but to win. at emily's list, we know that when women run, and they win, they are a part of changing the world. and that's what we want to be about. making sure that families all over this country have the freedoms and justice that they need, and this democracy promises. >> it's certainly something our country needs more of. laphonza butler, thank you so much for your time. i greatly appreciate all your work and your insights, thanks. >> thank you. >> after the break, i'm gonna speak with the head of the national democratic redistricting committee, about the races on their radar in the midterms. cali barry joins me next. cal

ayman al-zawahri is an example of this.s released from prison, he was expelled from egypt, went to afghanistan, where he met osama bin laden and began what became this relationship that eventually led to al-zawahri uniting egyptian jihadists, islamic forces with bin laden's al qaeda. a person known for strategy, mastermindg a number of attacks, not particularly charismatic or liked, but no matter, a very effective strategist in terms of fighting. he was identified not just with the plans for 9/11, but prior there that, the attacks on the uss cole, attacks in the gulf of aden which led to the death of 17 u.s. servicemen. also, he was indicted along with bin laden, in the indictment against those who conducted the bombin in eastfrica in 1998. he has a long history after that imprisonnt of violence in the me of jihad. the other thing about al-zawahri that is interesting, it was bin laden who basically said we are going to be an international organization, and we are going to attack the west, attacked the united states. prior t

"ayman al-zawa-hey, big guy!"we get this guy? blow him up real good? seal team 7? nope. reportedly, the c.i.a. targeted him with a drone strike while he was on the balcony of his house at 6:18 a.m. on sunday. that's so early. he was drinking from a mug that said, "don't talk to me until i've had my hellfire missile." ( laughter ) and not just any hellfire missile. it looks like al-zawahri was taken out by a hellfire rx9 missile, which is unique for not having any explosive material. okay, that sounds humane. what does it do? evidently, right before it reaches you, it deploys six retractable blades, earning it the nickname the "flying ginsu." al-zawahiri did not survive, but the potato he was holding... julienne fries. ( applause ) and this-- this isn't the first time our government's used as-seen-on-tv technology to thwart our foes. i mean, if you've seen "zero dark thirty," then you know our boys got bin laden with a slap chop. president biden confirmed the strike in a special tv announcement last night and he ma

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. >>> this hour, the president -- one of the world's most wanted terrorist, ayman al-zawahiri, the leader of al qaeda. the man who oversaw the 9/11 attacks alongside osama bin laden. zawahiri had been on the fbi's most wanted list for 25 years. according to a spokesperson for the taliban which controls afghanistan, he was killed in a residential health in the area of kabul. he was in the capital of afghanistan. he spent time in united states, and in 2021, released a video to celebrate america's withdrawal from afghanistan. people have been saying he was dead. but here he is. in his video, he is heard being fake, quote, let us not forget the warriors of islam stabbed america in its heart. which america had never tasted before. today, making his exit from afghanistan, broken, deceased defeated, 20 years of war. in the years to follow, he continued to lead al qaeda he prays terrorist to targeted americans. he prays the second lieutenant of the saudi air force who shot and killed three navy s.e.a.l.s in pensacola just in 2019. according to zawahiri wanted poster, the reward for the most wante

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

the killing of ayman al—zawahiri — washington says the taliban broke an agreement to keep foreign militants afghan soil. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away. but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see. shrinking glacier streams in the himalayas are creating a water crisis — we have a special report on getting tap water to villages. hey, josh, it's gillian, how are you doing? very well, thank you. how are you? and the glasses allowing deaf people to see real—time conversations right before their eyes. she knew it would antagonise beijing but that hasn't stopped nancy pelosi — america's third—highest ranking politician — from paying a high—level visit to taiwan. in the past hour she's been at the taiwanese parliament but before arriving there the chinese foreign ministry summoned the us ambassador, nicholas burns, to beijing to protest against the visit. during her meeting with taiwanese politicians she insisted that she had come to taiwan in what she called �*peace for the region'. we come in friendship to

at 71 years of age, ayman al-zawahiri was suffering from ill health.d 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 houseith 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 in its standing with the international community? >> it underlines the

fresh details emerge of the killing of ayman al-zawahiri in kabul, runs 24 geo locates his house to the bridges -- british embassy and afghan capital. the first ship of ukrainian grain to leave odessa since the war began has now reached turkiye bound for lebanon. those are our top stories. thank you for joining us. we start with the news that nancy pelosi today has landed in taiwan in defiance of the chinese government. as a speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, she is almost senior american to visit the island in 25 years, she said her trip was designed to show america's unwavering commitment to democracy in taiwan. this evening the response from the chinese government has been swept. it announced military exercises that would begin tomorrow and tonight taiwan says 21 chinese military planes entered the air defense zone. >> protests outside of u.s. how speakers nancy pelosi's hotel after the senior u.s. official arrived in taiwan in defiance of chinese warnings. her trip makes it the highest u.s. level visit to taiwan -- the chinese foreign ministry releasing a statement on tel

ayman al-zawahiri was _ figure was he? good evening. ayman al-zawahiri was an _ figure was he? was he? good evening. ayman al-zawahiri was an important figure l al—zawahiri was an important figure within al-qaeda, however, he was not as charismatic and a visionary leader as 0sama bin laden. he was a steadfast steward of 0sama bin laden�*s g heidi legacy, and however, he did not opt to actually fundamentally changed al-qaeda in any manner. he reinforced 0sama bin laden�*s g heidi vision, which was based on the premises of setting in motion, spreading awareness and the different parts of the muslim world, which is essentially pointing to a decentralised approach to a global jihadi movement, not with 0sama bin laden as a charismatic leader, and later on he became more and more decentralised allowing for muslims around the world to actuallyjoin the movement and launch attacks. so in that regard, he was important, one of the important contributors and architects of decentralisation of the globaljihadi movement. the of the globaljihadi movement. the fact that the _ of the globaljihad

killed ayman al zawahiri.t hand man and the mastermind, one of them of the 9/11 terror attacks. now we are learning more about how the u.s. intelligence was able to hunt down the leader of al qaeda and take him out with a position drone strike in kabul. the u.s. figured out that ayman al zawahiri had secretly moved to the capital city by tracking the terrorists family to kabul. then, they watched him for several months, to make sure they had the right guy, and to get his pattern down. that's according to national security spokesman john kirby. the white house said this is a photo of president biden's national security team briefing him on the first of july about the proposed operation to kill the terrorist leader and they even showed him a model of the safe house in which he was hiding, this is the box that contains it on the table. ayman al zawahiri safe house was in a wealthy downtown neighborhood, where high ranking taliban officials now live, taliban officials, this is smoke from the strike. officials say

the taliban by hosting ayman al is a harley in —— ayman al—zawahiri in kabul have not made any kind of, 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 long planned operation by the us. they - al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. they had - al-qaeda. this was a long planned | operation by the us. they had been watching this building for months, it appears, building e

ayman al—zawahiri. al—zawahiri was bin laden's leader. he was with him the whole time.he attacks that murdered 2,977 people on american soil. the attack happened early on sunday in the afghan capital. a cia—operated air force drone carried out a so—called �*precision strike' as al—zawahri stood on the balcony of this house. security correspondent gordon corera explains how the operation was carried out. so after years on his trail did the us finally find the al-qaeda leader? they appear to have first tracked his family to kabul. and by this spring, they established ayman al—zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what they call 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 rather than explosives

and and i think it is a very important night and yes, i have been covering ayman al-zawahiri since the 1990st, i was in egypt when terrorist attacks were an increasing problem in the country, you mentioned the luxor attack, when a group of islamists went on a rampage and startedra massacring tourists i front of the monuments there, and then he decided to keep going, and heto joined up with osama bin laden, foundedin al qaeda, first, with the international front, against jews and crusaders, and to now, wede have come to where we are today. and i think there are really two waysin of looking at it. weok just heard from admiral kirby, what we just heard was kind of a positive spin on it, itnd shows that the united stat is stillha capable, that as the taliban goes back on its deal, and clearly it was going back on its deal, or at least elements of the taliban were going back on the deal and welcomed in al qaeda, that they wouldn't be able to get away with it because america has eyes on and has the ability to carry out lethal strikes from the sky. so you can say the policy is working because

ayman al—zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks of september 11th.iden, in a live televised address, said his death would help give closure to the families of the thousands of people killed on 9/11. our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul. this is the family home where it's thought ayman al—zawahiri was living, and where, whilst standing on a balcony, american officials say he was killed by a missile fired by a drone. we can still hear debris being cleared up. but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban aren't allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there's nothing to see, one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. zawahiri was a veteran militant figure, involved in planning the 9/11 attacks alongsid

killed top al quaida leader ayman al-zawahri over the weekend.ignificant blow to the terror group, and his death means all the top plotters behind the september 11 terror attacks are either dead or captured. al-zawahri took over as the leader of al quaida following the 2011 raid that killed osama bin laden. we want to bring in cbs's nancy cordes at the white house with the freshest details. good evening, nancy. >> good evening, john. we will be briefed by senior administration officials about this operation shortly. but here's what i can tell you right now. cbs news has confirmed the de facto leader of al quaida, ayman al-zawahri, was targeted and killed in an un-manned c.i.a. drone strike over the weekend in afghanistan. senior officials say the operation was successful and that there were no civilian casualties. now, here's why this is so significant -- ayman al-zawahri has been the leader of al quaida for more than a decade, ever since observe bin was killed by u.s. n navy seals in pakistan in 2011. al-zawahri helped plan the 9/11 and other at

. >> dickerson: who was ayman al- zawahri, one of who was ayman al-zawahri?men behind the 9/11 terror attacks, killed in a drone strike. kentucky braces for more rain with hundreds still missing. authorities scour the wreckage for survivors as we're learning about some of the victims, including these four siblings. and in the west, california experiences its largest fire of the year. firefighters battle on three fronts, the flames, hot weather and high winds. >> i knew the house was gone. tonight the view from space of >> reporter: tonight the view from space of the path card by the flames. america and china's taiwan faceoff. tonight, tensions escalate ahead of speaker nancy pelosi's possible trip to the self- governed island. cbs' adam yamaguchi is there tonight aswar games are underway. another supply chain log jam in the warning tonight from the nation's busiest port. terrifying shark encounters, the frightening scene in florida hat had swimmers racing to shore. and we remember the life and careers of and remembering the life and careers of two americans i

killed al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri in a drone strike over the weekend.c senator in chair of the district community, rick durbin. senator, thank you, i appreciate you joining us on this night, incredible news. this was an individual who helped to mastermind the 9/11 attacks, took over al-qaeda after the u.s. killed osama bin laden. americans and the world safer tonight with him gone? tonight? >> i think so. the bottom line is that this was the number two man with osama bin laden responsible for 9/11. the fact is that at least three american presidents, and maybe more, have been in pursuit of this man ever since. he's eluded all the efforts to capture and kill him until now. this closes and then important chapter. i hope it brings down terrorist operation, and could still threaten america. >> it was a year ago, this month, when president biden withdrew from afghanistan. a lot of criticism, and he paid for it in the polls. do you think this would reassure people that president biden is giving the fight against terror a type priority? >> i believe it does. h

al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri. with a 25 million dollar reward on his head. osama bin laden's right-hand man. now president joe biden, addressing the nation from the blue room balcony at the white house where he is in isolation with rebound covid case. the cleric, that justice has been delivered. and warning that the united states will defend the american people. >> no matter how long it takes. no matter where you hide. if you are a threat to our people the united states will find you and take you out. >> we are also learning some more tonight about how it all went down. ayman al-zawahiri, children what was being called a precise tailored airstrike. using to hellfire missiles fired at the balcony of a safe house in kabul. at 9:40 pm eastern time. it happened on saturday. the president thank you kate final trouble for a patient a week ago after months of highly secret planning. one official is telling cnn that members of his family, who are in other areas of the house, were not harmed. he helped mastermind the deadly terror attack on american soil alongside os

the president said he gave his personal approval to kill ayman al—zawahiri.red, and this terrorist leader is no more. people around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer. the united states continues to demonstrate our resolve and our capacity to defend the american people against those who seek to do us harm. you know, we make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. it's taken 21 years. 0sama bin laden was the face behind the 9/11 attacks, but al—zawahiri was seen as the brains. officials say his tactics and organisational skills were responsible for the deaths of nearly 3000 people. both men were close, appearing in propaganda videos. al—zawahiri was even bin laden�*s personal physician. the us wanted him dead or alive for $25 million. i think what this reflects is, really, the challenges we have had on our counterterrorism policies where al—zawahiri has been able to survive for two decades. 0utlasted th