their way of saying he raped her. >> baghdadi chose her. >> look at the symbolism in my dear, beautiful kayla, i miss you and love you. yesterday, friday, at about 10:00 a.m., we were called -- >> good evening, we begin with the breaking headline -- >> he told us it was out on twitter. >> the last american hostage held by isis -- >> that you had been killed by a jordanian air strike. >> kayla mueller, 26 years old, is dead. >> my eyes are clouding up. sorry. still not believing the horrific people had lied so much and were so evil. >> reporter: precisely how kayla was killed remains a mystery. but the muellers refuse to believe that kayla was dead until isis a few days later sent three photos of kayla's body. >> i just kept still writing to hey, sweetart. have so much to share. you, young lady, have taught me so very much. i will see you soon. love, mom. >> since kayla's death the obama administration has promised that it will now allow families to privately raise ransom money without the threat of prosecution. our thanks to brian ross and his team for that report. >>> next might not kn

al baghdadi? >> he was a very key player, very close to baghdadi.baghdadi in iraq, although he's syrian and was a key player in isis because he was sort of one of the most senior or if not the most senior syrian figure within isis. but his roots fighting u.s. forces in iraq go back to at least 2005. he knew baghdadi for an extended period back then when they were fighting together in iraq. he would have been trusted by baghdadi and certainly a very senior figure. we know the operation of isis involve a number of sort of surer councils that run things from finances to him tear military to civilian operations. he was a very, very close figure and important figure to baghdadi and isis as an institution. >> nic robertson. nic, appreciate reporting. >>> just ahead, some breaking news that we're going to be bringing knew. the "washington post" reporting and cnn also reporting that donald trump may be going to mexico on wednesday in advance of his immigration speech. we'll bring you all the latest on that in just a moment. what makes wendy's baconator diff

so -- >> reporter: but baghdadi chose her? >> but look at the symbolism in that. he's raping america. >> reporter: hostages with kayla at the time say she remained defiant, and that even when she had the chance to escape, kayla put others first. this then 13-year-old girl, a member of the yazidi tribe who wanted to be called julia, was also being held with kayla as an isis slave. >> translator: i told kayla we want to escape and i asked her to come with us. she told me no, because i am american, if i escape with you, they will do everything to find us again. it is better for you to escape alone. >> reporter: so she stayed behind? >> translator: yes, yes. >> reporter: under a full moon, julia and another yazidi girl made their way to freedom, tearfully leaving kayla behind. >> translator: i will never forget her sacrifice. i will never forget. >> reporter: four months later, in prescott, arizona. >> my dear beautiful kayla. i miss you and love you. yesterday, friday, at about yesterday, friday, at about 10:00 a.m., we were called -- >> good evening and we begin ton

. >> they told us she had been actually taken out of the prison by abu bakr al baghdadi, the khalif of isis. they believed she was with a family, that she was safe. so my thought was, oh, good, kayla's ae of the children, she's a maid. >> reporter: nothing could have been further from the truth, as the muellers later discovered. the so-called family where their daughter was safe was in fact holding kayla for the leader of isis, al baghdadi. >> and that's when they said he married her. that's the way they put it. their way of saying he raped her. >> baghdadi chose her. >> look at the symbolism in my dear, beautiful kayla, i miss you and love you. yesterday, friday, at about 10:00 a.m., we were called -- >> good evening, we begin with the breaking headline -- >> he told us it was out on twitter. >> the last american hostage held by isis -- >> that you had been killed by a jordanian air strike. >> kayla mueller, 26 years old, is dead. >> my sorry. still not believing the horrific people had lied so much and were so evil. >> reporter: precisely how kayla was killed remains a mystery. but t

what does al-baghdadi say? we are your protector. we are your defender, we are the vanguard of the sunni community so yes there is a small critical community constituency that subscribes to the idea that islam has come by the sword and will survive by the sword. it's an important political community that has allowed isis to do as well as it has in the past two years. >> host: and that brings us logically to the whole subject of arianism because of course part of this appeal and part of the isis agenda is to define who is muslim and who is not a muslim and as we know isis and other groups have for it have declared shia on muslims and i think obviously brought for all the reasons that you have pointed out earlier the reason this has such resonance in a country like iraq is because there was a sick. government. there was the maliki government that you write very extensively and very eloquently in the book and in great detail of how the maliki government actually institutionalized sectarianism. i think also it's important i think for peo

as you point out it about baghdadi. it was about as you point out there are independent cells and -- >> guest: limited, home-grown independent. >> host: how does this work in the infrastructure of isis? it it isn't about baghd baghdad there are planned attacks and who gives the orderer? somebody in the west? how are these attacks actually carried out? >> guest: can we have another hour? >> host: we only have a few minutes left. the first thing i would say is there is no single variable or button weeks ecplain and there are about 30-40,000 foreign fighters. there are 6,000 westerns that have joined isis. 20 of them are women. think about it. young girls and young women. so this is a very complex phenomenon. if you ask me how do i explain? i would say it is a utopia. come join the islamist reconstructive identity. if you succeed you will be part of this caliphate and if you die you will be rewarded in the afterlife. it is a myth and other utopians, facism and others appeal to particular people. there are other reasons. mo

it was adnani who announced it even before al baghdadi.e is the operative responsible for overviewing the attacks in istanbul and elsewhere, where intelligence officials believe were approved by him. so, a very, very dangerous individual indeed. and perhaps even more than abaghdadi, the one that the western security forces wanted to take off the battlefield. he was also somebody that inspired a wave of terrorism in the west through audiotapes that he put out in the last couple of years calling for isis followers around the world to launch attacks in isis' name by any means necessary. and we saw, for example, that shooting in orlando, over the summer, from one of those audiotapes. >> so, again, this key official under abu al baghdadi suspected to be killed in the strike. also, what more are we hearing about the new reports about isis stepping up its efforts to attack the uk, paul? >> senior intelligence tells me that intelligence came in in the summer that isis was stepping up their efforts infiltrate into the uk to launch taxi. up to this

he may also have been groomed as baghdadi's successor. in his many lengthy speeches, adnani appeared almost obsessed with encouraging individual attacks against westerners, wherever they could be found and in any way possible, these so-called lone wolf attacks. so to answer your original question, yes, adnani's death is that's yet to be seen. isis is a large but nimble organization. it has leaders prepped and waiting in the wings, ready to take up leadership in the event of just these sorts of strikes. it really acts more like a conventional army than a traditional terrorist group in the mold of its main rival, al qaeda. and those who study islamic state say the only real way to defeat isis is to beat them back on the ground, to roll back their so-called caliphate in iraq and syria. dara? >> matt bradley, appreciate that update. $250,000 bail following an arrest last night. he's charged with assault with a deadly weapon after a nearly 14-hour standoff with police. bailey quorn says he pointed a gun at her because she was admiring a man's

he spoke when baghdadi didn't.was man who devised a remarkably, fair to say, successful killing, brutal, ghastly media enterprise which used high-definition media video often of executions be with of brutality, to entice recruits. and most importantly to those sitting at home, this is the man who inspired recruits to go off and attack the west. and he did it in a particularly chilling fashion, perhaps perverting the idea of the lone wolf terrorist. he basically said you don't even have to speak to us in isis. if you want to go and do something revoting, crazy, kill the infidel, just go do it and we'll back you in the afterlife, or whatever. it does appear at this stage, unless for some reason isis' most affiliated, and this statement is a fake, unless we are living in a very confused world here, it does appear they have announced his death at this particular point. that's a very rare circumstance to be in. you must be wondering, too, what brings isis to admit this high-level kind of casualty we might say as the per

i really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> again, this is not baghdadi.s not the guy who is head of the caliphate, but to the extent that we know anything about the way that isis operates, and particularly the way that isis is trying to wreak havoc in the west, this appears to be the guy who was running it all. running online recruiting, running all communications strategy, running all of their visual propaganda, and deliberately okay -- deliberately organizing and strategizing around all of -- almost all of the spectacular attacks in the west that we know that isis has ever been able to pull off. so if that is the guy who has been killed, this is a really big deal for isis and particularly for the threat that isis poses outside of iraq and syria. huge news tonight. all right, lots more to come tonight, stay with us. >>> the largest protected area of ocean in the whole world is called -- >> papa hanna moku a kaya. >>> the largest protected area of ocean in the whole world is called -- >> papa hanna moku a kaya. >> i will say it one more time. or this guy

baghdadi want to create a mass movement, and a network as well as al qaeda. it was the -- we see the strategy of the organization, al qaeda and daesh are close. the islamic state, the west too, we have seen in france and in brussel, but fighter from the islamic state of targeting also the west of course. it is less symbolic than the evidence of september of the attack in nairobi in 1998. it is because this new strategy, less logical preparation, than al qaeda. and we can see that al qaeda through al nusra and other jihadist groups became also a mass movement which the priority is the local sunni population aspiration and this is what is doing clearly also al baghdadi. because al baghdadi, al zarqawi, in iraq, want to fight the shia, want to fight the qod if you want to be accepted by the arab sunni population of iraq. and we have seen the turning point in the iraqi war in 2006 when al qaeda destroyed the mosque, the mosque of sama ara iraq. that's a movement against the american in iraq, the militia, and then al zarqawi movement and al qaeda in iraq was enemy

we know isis started in 2006 that it was born from qaeda and started by baghdadi. we know that president obama, the american president of the united states of america was not the founder of isis. double down, tripled down. >> rewriting history. >> no. definitely not rewriting history. it's not funny. if you're president, you don't get a do over like that. >> no. so, trish, here is the clarity of this election. it's establishment thinking versus change. barack obama and hillary clinton worry in power they made choices, and they made policies that created an 80,000 strong bloodthirsty force of jihadist who want to kill people like us and have global reach. created that power vacuum. so it is reasonable to say that they are responsible for the formation of isis. >> really? mark, you're saying president obama is the founder of isis. that is your statement? . trish: that's not wahid. i'm not going to put words in your mouth but it sounded to me like you said isis was creating under this administration's watch, which is what we've been saying from the beginning. >> juxta

al-baghdadi is the founder is the founder of isis. i understand what you're saying. >> the risk here is the whole rhetoric in the campaign is deteriorating. led by mr. trump. you're joking about it now when the crowd is chanting, lock them up. for the press. this is crazy. it is obvious he is putting on a show. it is feeding something in him. whether it's his narcissism or really become unhinged with the poll numbers. we don't know. but it is crazy. where the rhetoric of this campaign, not where it is headed. it is where it already is. he suggested they could take arms into their own hands. if they didn't like the result. so it's clear what he said. >> no, not clear what he said. >> when this whole thing becomes a discussion of like you're a liar and it's about insults. when it becomes only about insulting the opponent, you can't have a discussion of the issues that are important -- this is an election in which we're going to decide the future direction of our country. >> let's listen to what you just said -- >> kaylee. >> let kaylee

at the action barr al baghdadi is the founder of iraq. risk here is the way the whole rhetoric of this campaign is deteriorating. led by mr. trump. you're joking about it now when the crowd is chanting, lock them up. it is obvious he is putting on a show. it is feeding something in him. we don't know. but it is crazy. where the rhetoric of this campaign, not where it is headed. it is where it already is. he suggested they could take arms into their own hands. if they didn't like the result. so it's clear what he said. >> it is not clear what he said. when this is a discussion about, you're a liar. it is only that insulting your possibly. you can't really have a discussion about the issues that are important. this is an election in which we'll decide the future direction of our country. and it is completely taken out of context. >> let's listen to what you just said. this is why the crowd yelled lock them up. when you say donald trump said, he suggested second amendment folks take arms up, he never said that. and liberal world, he said tha

the command structure, key people -- and he was one of them close to baghdadi -- but built on these whaty call councils that run anything from military operations to financing the terror group. there will be a pool of people who can replace him. but this was a guy whose voice resonated in the living rooms and bedrooms across europe, even in the united states, with some of the sort of lone wolf type attacks he called for. we can see how those were followed through by some of these wannabe jihadis. the attack in nice was just one example of that. they will replace him, but this is a significant setback for them. this is a time when they're losing terth in iraq, they're losing territory in syria and in libya as well. they'll put forward another voice but it perhaps won't carry the same weight, won't have quite the same trust within the organization if we look at the way over the past decade or so al qaeda leadership structure was broken down over time. this is what's happening here. ultimately it weakens the organization. this is a voice that called for terror. it was a voice that was answe

it was he who declared the so-called caliphate before baghdadi did in 2014.st couple of years, he's called on followers of isis around the world to launch attacks in isis' name. they've really responded to this. only both sides of the atlantic we've seen attacks inspired by adnani's call. most recently in june in orlando. and calling for attacks during ramadan. recently, that attack in nice, following a call from him to launch attacks with vehicles. so, this is going to be a very difficult operative, christine, for them to replace. >> well, it's reported about isis stepping up its efforts to attack the uk. what are your sources telling you about that? >> a senior intelligence official told me recent intelligence that's come in over the summer indicate that isis is stepping up their efforts to infiltrate operatives into the uk to launch attacks. it's been more difficult to get operatives back. the uk is separated by sea from the rest of europe. it's not in this schengen zone with 26 countries that don't have broader borders with europe. but officials telling m

he spent time in an american prison in iraq with al baghdadi.this could be a significant victory for coalition forces in their continuing strikes against leadership of isis. he was number two commander. we know alicnumber three was targeted. they continue to target leadership. >> thanks. we're joining by terror analyst, this is a person influential in isis, having pledged support to abu al zarqawi, put out the edict saying kill people, westerners, if you have to use a rock or run them over with their car to incite terror and fear. isis backing up these reports. have we heard definitively how this death happened? >> we don't know definitively. it occurred while surveying military sites in aleppo province. aleppo the scene of pitched battles right now not just involving isis but mainstream syrian rebels, iran, hezbollah, syrian army, you name it. everyone going full force there right now. there are reports, rumors, not confirmed, he may have been killed in ab airstrike around the town al babb in aleppo. if that's the case most likely he was not ra

at the time of his release, al-baghdadi was designated a low-level prisoner. many analysts believe he was radicalized while in u.s. custody. in colombia, a ceasefire between rebels and the colombian government has gone into effect, formally ending hostilities in a 52-year-old civil war that claimed an estimated 220,000 lives. early this morning, farc leader timoleon jimenez ordered his followers to lay down their arms. >> in my position as commander of the farc, i order all of our leaders, all of our unite -- units, each and every one of our combatants to cease-fire and hostilities in a definitive manner against the colombian state from midnight tonight. amy: in brazil, suspended president dilma rousseff will take the stand today to defend herself in an impeachment trial that's expected to lead to her ouster. lawmakers voted to suspend rousseff in may, in what many consider a coup by her right-wing opponents. leaked transcripts show at least one official plotted to oust rousseff in order to end a corruption investigation targeting him. the group transparency b

the overall leader, i'll baghdadi, isal- reclusive. adnani was not. he disobeyed the voters of the al qaeda leader and drew a whole set of younger fighters to the crisis brand. -- isis brand. he was also propaganda specialist and used social media in a way al qaeda had it. crucially, he was the one who articulated the new jihad. not the spectacular attacks of al qaeda, but remember, yet the famous statement in 2014, kill members of the coalition with whatever means you have, be itas rock, knife, vehicle. katty: he spent time at the pentagon and -- you spent a lot of time at the pentagon and you know they were particularly interested in getting adnani. how much will this help in the battle against the islamic state? reporter: probably not much in the short term because there are those who can take his place. but he is one of the last founding members and there are those who will vie for that kind of authority and perhaps we will see cracks down the road. if he was killed in a targeted american strike, there is suggestions he might have been, we don't k

special command : "some of what we saw in the manbij fight was direction from baghdadi to his fighters to fight to the death. obviously, they didn't. so they didn't follow his direction."i'm mary moloney reporting. the first flight to cuba took off this morning. jetblue flight 387 took off from fort lauderdale and landed in central cuba...only taking 51 minutes. this is the first regularly scheduled a ceremonial water cannon saluted the jetliner as it took off. nine other u-s airlines will soon follow with their own routes. "you decide" coverage now. donald trump is meeting with mexican president "enrique pena ni-e-to" today. the meeting is scheduled just hours before trump is set to deliver a major immigration speech. the mexican president's office tweeted that both trump and hillary clinton have been invite of harsh words between trump and mexico's leaders - including pena nieto, comparing trump to hitler and mussolini. law enforcement sources say the f-b-i could publicly release its report on the hillary clinton email probe - as early as today. the agency is expected to also release

thought to be a successor to abu-bakr al-baghdadi, he brought in foreign fighters to the battles in syriau.s. general fighting isis says the leadership may be losing its influence. >> some of what we saw was direction from baghdadi to his fighters to fight to the death. obviously they didn't. they didn't follow his direction which may be an indication of the state of isil. at least in some cases. >> adnani's official title was spokesman and did he advertise in the most brutal acts, beheadings, et cetera, but he was also an operational leader who was leading and directing terror attacks in the west as well as recruiting foreign fighters. if his zeds confirmed by the u.s., it would be difficult for the group to effectively replace. >> thank you. we're also following breaking news in the u.s. presidential race. donald trump's son now tells cnn his father isn't softening his position on immigration. other surrogates are veering from the campaign's message. let's bring in our senior white house correspondent jim acosta. he has more on the campaign. >> donald trump is finding he has plenty of c

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in its earliest form it was founded -- and leading up to ail al baghdadi who declared the islamic state in the current form. at least two men could hold the title, neither are president obama. >> in terms of the context here, it is important to extent the time line of this group earlier -- depending where you are on politically and what sort of hinge you want to look at in the dwmt of this, there are different points where you can say the grouple galvanized. >> were where they essentially cross pollinated to produce the people that would run isis. >> under republican administration, you had two things you can say helped the rise of the group. one was the invasion of iraq under what we now know was false intelligence. that helped the narrative that the jihadists are propagating that the u.s. is in a war against islam. they invaded this country because they wanted to fight with muslims rather than the actual reasons that have been articulated by that administration. the second issue is as you pointed out. it was bukha. these are all key leaders of isis ended up being in prison together. i

baghdadi has a ph.d. in islamic studies, claiming descent from the house of the prophet muhammad. but yeah, adnani was the chief strategist for isis. the role of spokesman, i shouldn't discount that. he was known for his rhetoric. his nickname was the attack dog. it didn't matter who he was talking about. the americans, the west, the syrian regime, or al qaeda. remember, isis and al qaeda split in 2013, 2014. he was so full of atup ration and scorn. this was a guy who had the coho in this case to accuse the leader of being a sellout. he said, look, what are you doing coming to syria. we have al nusra, we have our own franchise. stick to your domain in iraq. adnani said, who are you to talk about the border. this is a transnational, global jihad. you're an old man. we're the new guys on the block. that took a lot of guts and arrogance, you might say, but he rallied the troops. a lot of people in al qaeda defected and joined isis because he was the one saying we're going to establish the state now. enough waiting. time is now. >> so we'll wait more confirmation, but if he's gone --