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i think he was much more operationly engaged than ayman al-zawahri has been. i have read that there is some suspicion within al qaeda of ayman al-zawahri because he is egyptian. first of all, i think we should be mindful that this announcement by al qaeda reminds us that despite having suffered a huge loss with the killing of bin laden and a number of others, al qaeda seeks to perpetuate itself. seeks to find replacements for those who have been killed and remains committed to the agenda that bin laden put before them. so i think he has got some challenges but i think it is a out there and we still need to keep after them. >> david, it is not a price is from my perspective that he has moved into that position. he and his organization still threaten us. as we did both seek to capture and kill and succeed in killing bin laden, we certainly do -- will do the same thing with ayman al-zawahri. >> name him as evidence of logistical problems? >> from my perspective, i don't take it either way. just they are working their way through that process and that's how they ma

. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >>> ayman al-zawahri is believed to be living somewhere near the pakistan-afghanistan border and increasingly being the face of al-qaeda. he is believed to be the mastermind of 9/11 attacks and was involved in the planning of the bombing of u.s.s. cole. >> we have new exclusive details of o what officials uncovered during the raid on bin laden's xouchb. he repeatedly urged senior operatives in yemen to attack the u.s. homeland. officials say intelligence shows that one group, al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula is actively planning to do just that. >> al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula or has been strictly focused on attacks the united states homeland. this morning, there is somebody in the peninsula planning another attack against the united states. >> one of the group's leaders is anwar al-awlaki an american cleric who is pushing the organization to conduct as many attacks aimed at the u.s. as possible in rapid succession. the u.s. is planning to step up missile and drone attacks against the organization. >>> mayor of vancouver is

. >>> ayman al-zawahri is believed to be living somewhere near the pakistan-afghanistan border and increasingly being the face of al-qaeda. he is believed to be the mastermind of 9/11 attacks and was involved in the planning of the bombing of u.s.s. cole. >> we have new exclusive details of o what officials uncovered during the raid on bin laden's xouchb. he repeatedly urged senior operatives in yemen to attack the u.s. homeland. officials say intelligence shows that one group, al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula is actively planning to do just that. >> al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula or has been strictly focused on attacks the united states homeland. this morning, there is somebody in the peninsula planning another attack against the united states. >> one of the group's leaders is anwar al-awlaki an american cleric who is pushing the organization to conduct as many attacks aimed at the u.s. as possible in rapid succession. the u.s. is planning to step up missile and drone attacks against the organization. >>> mayor of vancouver is blaming a small number of tool begins fo

ayman al-zawahri is believed to be a key planner of the 9/11 attacks. some say osama bin laden was a figure head for al qaeda. they fear al-zawahri will try to prove his credentials by stepping up attacks against the united states and other countries. >> i don't think that the death of osama bin laden that al qaeda is regrouped. i am afraid we will witness in the future, the near future, within a year, a very big act committed by al qaeda. >>> in pakistan, hundreds of supporters are ready to begin a new life after completing a course to rid them of the militant group's violent ideology. 250 men last week received a certificate after three months at the deradicalization in pakistan. they were taught technical skills. they learned to move on with their lives from the taliban. the taliban controlled the valley since 2007 and 2009. some locals say they had little choice but to obey the taliban. >> translator: they were very strong here. they were violent. they could force us to follow them. we had no other option. >> months after retaking the area, the pakis

commandos, al qaeda finally picked ayman al zawahri as its new leader. outgoing defense secretary robert gates says zawahri is no bin laden. but al qaeda is still a serious threat. >> i think it's a reminder that they are still out there and we still need to keep after it. >> reporter: as bin laden's deputy, zawahri was the brains behind the terrorist bombings of two u.s. embassies in africa, the attack on the uss "cole" and the 9/11 attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. in a videotape released last week, zawahri called for the revenge of the killing of zawahri. >> it's probably tough to count votes when you're in a cave. >> reporter: the most immediate challenge, however, mending relations with pakistan, seriously embarrassed by the secret raid that killed bin laden. in retaliation, the pakistan military shut down three joint intelligence centers and ordered the 50 american military who work there to leave the country. the center provided critical intelligence about the movement of taliban fighters who crossed into afghanistan to attack ame

several islamist websites say ayman al-zawahri who was osama bin laden's second in command, has taken over as head of the terror network. we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom, with what terror experts are saying about the new man in charge. >>> back here at home, a petaluma police officer responding with some injuries about an outof control teenager. the 17-year-old was reportedly tearing up his mother's home, when police arrived, the teen ran away. officers say they quickly caught up to him, but he prepared to fight them, and even assaulted them. officers say they were able to restrain the suspect, who did suffer a head injury. he's expected to be in court on several charges, including battery on a police officer, and possessing marijuana. >>> 7:07 is the time, let's check in with sal castaneda for a check in on the commute. >> already today, it's much better than we had yesterday. today it looks more like it should. we're going to start with 280 in san jose northbound. that traffic looks pretty good, getting up to the commute there, no major problems if you ar

ayman al-zawahri, may god give him success, has assumed responsibility for command of the group." the new al-qaeda leader will turn 60 on sunday and has been in hiding for many years. he's on the f.b.i.'s most wanted terrorist list, with a $25 million-dollar bounty on his head. and since going underground has been seen only on videos, repeatedly urging worldwide jihad. the latest message came last week, in a eulogy to bin laden. >> ( translated ): the man has terrified america when he was alive and is terrifying it even when he is dead, to the extent that they denied him a tomb. >> brown: the new top leader was born in egypt and lived in grew up at this family home in cairo. there, he was trained as a doctor, but was radicalized early on. when assassins killed egyptian president anwar sadat in 1981, al-zawahri was one of hundreds of islamic militants put on trial. he spent three years in prison, then left egypt. in the mid-1980s, he met bin laden in afghanistan, helping fight the soviet occupation of that country. al-zawahri became bin laden's personal advisor and physician and ult

ayman al-zawahri was named head of the terror network according to an al qaeda affiliated website. he was second in charge to bin laden. he was killed last month by navy seals. al-zawahri is the son of an upper middle class egyptian family of doctors and scholars. >>> it was a violent night in vancouver, british columbia. >> i guess so. thousands of people going on a rampage after the hometown canucks lost the last game of the stanley cup finals to the bruins. watch. >> that was the scene right there after the game. downtown vancouver, some cars overturned, set on fire, other people smashing windows and down businesses. [ screaming ] >> it was a mess. stores looted. it took police about 4 hours to finally clear downtown vancouver. there were reports that four people were stabbed. police say they cannot confirm that. >>> visiting boston bruins won 4-0 giving boston their first title since 1972. goalie tim thomas won the mvp trophy. he shut out the league's highest scoring team in the final game. the bs are the first time ever to win three-game 7s during their march to the cup. those

ayman al- zawahri, who spent en's deputy, >>> osama bin laden's successor has been announced now. he spent decades as bin laden's deputy is now the terror group's new number 1. he appeared in a video last week eulogizing bin laden and calling for a worldwide muslim rebellion. he is considered the brains behind al-qaeda but intelligence officials say that he doesn't have al-qaida's organizational skills. >> he will try to keep the group cohesive, focused on its strategic goals and certainly focus on attacking the west. >> he like bin laden raised in an upper middle class egyptian family and trained to be a surgeon. he joined militant groups in egypt and eventually fled to afghanistan where he met bin laden and began planning attacks on the u.s.a. cole and u.s. embassies in kenya. >>> no radiation required and a way to look inside a person's body. dr. kim mulvihill will show us that mice are lighting the way. >> reporter: in a lab tucked into a basement in a science building shedding light on a problem. >> i didn't know it would look like that. >> reporter: what did the grad student

. >>> al-qaeda named a new leader today, it's osama bin laden's long time deputy, ayman al- zawahri. al-zawahri helped plan the 9/11 attacks and many others. he also has a deep hatred of the unite. after an american bombing in afghanistan killed his wife and at least two children. robert gates noted a difference between bin laden and al- zawahri. >> bin laden has been the leader of al-qaeda essentially since its inception. in that particular context, he had a peculiar charisma, that i think al-zawahri does not have. >> there is a $25 million bounty on his head. >>> a college football player from san francisco remains behind bars tonight, following his arrest at san francisco international airport. desean marman faces several charges, after police say he refused to pull up his pants at the request of the flight crew. he was boarding a u.s. airways flight to albuquerque. he was asked to pull down his pants. when he sat down in his seat, he pulled them all the way down. marman was in the bay area to attend a funeral for a close friend. the san francisco archdiocese has placed a priest un

. >>> reporter: al qaeda has a new leader, ayman al-zawahri who spent decades as osama bin laden deputieshe is now the terror group's number one. >> he is no bin laden. it's going to be difficult to fill his shoes and to keep the movement cohesive around the world. >> reporter: today al qaeda's main propaganda website announced that al-zawahri has been entrusted with the new role. the 59-year-old takes over an organization that started to fracture even before navy seals killed bin laden last month. al-zawahri appeared in a video last week eulogizing bin laden and calling for a, quote, worldwide muslim rebellion. >> al-zawahri will try to keep the group cohesive focused on his strategic goals and focused on attacking the west. >> reporter: al-zawahri has long been considered the brains behind al qaeda. senior white house officials say he does not have bin laden's credentials or arguesal skills. they still want him captured or killed. there is a $25 million price tag on his head. al-zawahri was raised in an upper middle class egyptian family and trained to be a surgeon. he joined militant g

. >>> al-qaeda named a new leader today, it's osama bin laden's long time deputy, ayman al- zawahri. al-zawahri helped plan the 9/11 attacks and many others. he also has a deep hatred of the unite. after an american bombing in afghanistan killed his wife and at least two children. robert gates noted a difference between bin laden and al- zawahri. >> bin laden has been the leader of al-qaeda essentially since its inception. in that particular context, he had a peculiar charisma, that i think al-zawahri does not have. >> there is a $25 million bounty on his head. >>> a college football player from san francisco remains behind bars tonight, following his arrest at san francisco international airport. desean marman faces several charges, after police say he refused to pull up his pants at the request of the flight crew. he was boarding a u.s. airways flight to albuquerque. he was asked to pull down his pants. when he sat down in his seat, he pulled them all the way down. marman was in the bay area to attend a funeral for a close friend. the san francisco archdiocese has placed a priest un

ayman al zawahri seen here with the late osama bin laden as was bin laden. somewhere along the pakistan boardy. ayman al zawahri, his longtime sidekick and number two. he is egyptian. age 59. he is considered to be a master of planning and a master of logistic. let's go to mike baker, former cia overs. al zawahri's wife and three of his daughters believed to have died in an air strike shortly after 9/11. my question, is this personal for al zawahri? >> well, yeah, you would assume it would be personal for anyone in those circumstances, no matter what the cause is. for him he's a real idealog who was given credit for radicalizing bin laden back in the mid-'80s when he was starting to finance the mujahadin and then from that relationship eventually zawahri merged his existing as a terrorist organization into al qaeda. he wasn't likely to take over the top spot but he's got too much stature for that not to have happen. >> let's talk about that. you make that point. reading comments about al zawahri. none of the charisma of osama bin laden and another one for ph

several islamic websites say ayman al-zawahri has taken over. coming up at 5:15 we'll bring you a live report from our washington d.c. newsroom with what the terrorist experts say about this new man in charge. >>> san francisco's mow ms. pal transit agency looking for a new director. in order will step down on june 30th after more than five years on the job. muni's chairman tells us here at ktvu news that ford wanted to change after battling over a new contract. ford will receive a $384,000 severance package. >>> time now 5:06. if you're heading to yosemite this weekend, you have another way to get there. highway 120 is expected to be open again by saturday morning. usually that road is open by memorial day, but snow has kept the route closed. the deeper than usual snow should be out of the way by tomorrow night. most of the businesses though along that road will still be closed down since they will have had time to get ready for customers. they'll do the best they can. >> that's too bad. the waterfalls will be spectacular this year with all the