and giovanni laporto in 2012. obama said based on intelligence obtained at the time, military officials believed no civilians were present. >> i take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations including the ones that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the families. >> obama pledged to work to prevent a recurrence. u.s. officials noted the air strike and another operation in january killed two american members of al qaeda. u.s. forces have ended combat operations in afghanistan, but they are helping local security forces fight terrorists through the use to attack drones. >>> 60 years have passed since the first asian-african summit. president xi jinping suggested his nation sides with developing countries. at the summit he pointed out that international order is controlled by industrialized nations and emphasized the need to change it. nhk world's -- reports. >> translato

american aid worker warren weinstein and giovanni laporto of italy were killed in january. al qaeda had been holding both for several years. >> i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the families. >> two other americans who had leadership roles with the terror network were also killed. >>> here at home now, the candidates for philadelphia mayor are keeping busy on the debate trail. tonight five of the six democratic candidates answered questions from parents in west philadelphia. the parents group asked questions about education at the global leadership academy. earlier today, the candidates debated at st. joseph's university, one of the quick-fire questions was about legalizing marijuana. listen. >> state issue only. >> i want some, yes. >> well the most recent poll shows it's a tight three-way race between jim kinney anthony hardy williams and lynn. melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. registered democrats outnumber republicans by a 7-to-1 ratio in philadelphia. >>> you'll s

american aide worker warren weinstein, and italian giovanni laporto. >> based on the intelligence wed at the time and hundreds of hours of surveillance, we believed this was an al-qaeda compound, that no civilians were present and capturing the terrorists was not possible. >> it appears the hostages were kept nearby as shields for the senior leader. he turned out to be an american named amed farouq who once hatched a plan to steal vessels and ram them into ships. another drone strike killed a american without the cia knowing about it. this time, adam gadan recruiting propaganda videos. he had been indicted for treason and had a million dollars reward on his head. he grew up in a remote goat farm in southern california and converted to islam at 17 and left for pakistan a few years later. his family had not heard for him in over a decade. >>> a san jose university that caters to international students under federal scrutiny tonight. we take you inside. it is what we didn't find that is raising a red flag. >> and tonight, one bay area city wants you to use your smartphone while you driv

confirming that two aid workers are being held there american warren weinstein and italian, giovanni laporto. >> it is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war generally and our fight against terrorists specifically mistakes sometimes deadly mistakes, can occur. >> reporter: president obama apologized to the hostages' families. ryan steen's wife and daughter spoke with and news soon after he appeared in this 2013 hostage video. >> don't accept the demands then i die. >> just tell him i love him and i think about him every day. >> reporter: weinstein's wife released a statement squarely blaming al qaeda for her husband's death but says u.s. government support for her family during the ordeal was inconsistent and disappointing. in washington, kaz zi kin nanny abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> this morning wither getting a look at what could be the new southern california home for the oakland raiders. backers of a joint basketball stadium in carson showed up these new design renderings of a pre posed $1.7 billion stadium in los angeles county. it will be shared by the raiders and the san dieg

and an italian giovanni laporto who were tragically killed in a u.s. counterterrorism operation. s in pakistan devoted to improving the lives of the pakistani people. after warren was abducted by al qaeda in 2011 i directed my national security team to do everything possible to find him and bring him home safely to his family. dedicated professionals across our government worked tirelessly to do so. we worked closely with our italian allies on behalf of giovanni who was kidnapped in 2012. since 9/11 our efforts have prevented terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives here in america and around the world. that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. based on information and intelligence we have obtained we believe that a u.s. counterterrorism operation targeting an al qaeda compound in the afghanistan/pakistan border region accidentally killed warren and giovanni this past january. yesterday i spoke with warren's wife elaine and prime minister renzi of italy. as a husband and father i cannot begin to imagine the

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weinstein and giovanni laporto were tragically killed in a u.s. counterterrorism operation. warren and giovanni were aid workers in pakistan devoted to improving the lives of the pakistani people. after warren was inducted by al qaeda in 2011, i directed my national security team to do everything possible to find him and bring him home safely to his family. i dedicated professionals -- dedicated professionals across our country worked tirelessly to do it and wait worked closely with our italian allies. our counterterrorism efforts have saved innocent lives and prevented terrorism attacks here in america and around the world. that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. based on information and intelligence we have obtained, we believe that a u.s. counterterrorism operation targeting and al qaeda compound in the afghanistan-pakistan border region accidentally killed warren and giovanni this past january. yesterday, i spoke with warren's wife and the prime minister of italy. as a husband and as a father, i ca

warren weinstein and an italian giovanni laporto who were killed in a u.s. counter terrorism operation. warren and giovanni were aide workers in pakistan devoted to improving the lives of the pakistani people. after warren was abducted by al qaeda in 2011 i directed my national security team to do everything possible to find him and bring him home safely to his family and dedicated professionals worked tirelessly to do so and worked closely with our italian allies on behalf of giovanni who was kidnapped in 2012. since 9/11 our efforts have prevented terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives both here in america and around the world. and that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. based on information and intelligence we have obtained we believe that a u.s. counter terrorism operation targeting an al qaeda compound in the afghanistan/pakistan border region accidentally killed warren and giovanni this past january. yesterday i spoke with warren's wife elaine and prime minister renzi of ital

agency for international development and italian aid worker giovanni laporto. >> i profoundly regrethat happened. on behalf of the you had government i offer our deepest a pol goodies to the families. >> reporter: president obama took responsibility for the mistake but official where is quick to say that he was not involved in the strike. but still while warren weinstein's widow said on the family's web site the that she ultimately blames al qaeda for her husband's death, she also says some aspects of the government's response have been inconsistent and disappointing. two american al qaeda members were also reported killed. these two shown here who was hit in the second strike. even those deaths were a surprise to the cia. president obama has relied extensively on a drone campaign to take outer wrist for two reasons. the attacks carry very little risk to u.s. forces and simply killing terrorist, stops a thorny issue in the time when president is trying to close terrorist detention facility in guantanamo bay. this is a reminder that these surgical strikes can carry reallies accounts a

warren weinstein, and one italian, giovanni laporto who were tragically killed in a counterterrorism operation. they were aid workers in pakistan devoted improving the lives of the pakistani people. after warren was abducted by al qaeda in 2011, i direct id -- i directed my national security team to do everything possible to find him and bring him home safely to his family. dedicated professionals across our government worked tirelessly to do system of we also worked closely with our italian allies on behalf of giovanni who was kidnapped in 2012. since 9/11, our counterterrorism efforts have prevented terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives, both here in america and around the world. and that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. based on information and intelligence -- and intelligence we have obtained, we believe that a u.s. counterterrorism operation targeting an al qaeda compound in the afghanistan-pakistan border region accidentally killed warren and giovanni this past january. yesterday i spoke with warr