>> we're learning that the yes, ma'am they tracked down a vehicle and ibrahim al asiri, they believed at the time that he might have been amongst the militants. a fire fight ensued. dna tests are being done. while there is skepticism about whether ibrahim al asiri was killed, they feel a lot more confident that he possibly was killed in one of the strikes. that would be a huge blow to the aqap in yemen. but top tier targets have been taken out in the past and that hasn't made a change to the organization. what kind of blow would it have to the training centers, the recruitment. >> how important is it to go after these high value targets? you kill some of them and others are going to spring up. >> i think it's really important. you saw on the video where they said that they were trying to stir up the followers and target america. if that's true, then you have to go after them. i don't think that's sufficient in the end to defeat al qaeda. but i think it's important that we go after them in this case. as mohammed said, al qaeda regenerates. they have a lot of followers. not all of them

is worried about is people like ibrahim al asiri plotting to attack u.s. targets. he big worry, wolf? >> i assume, say they got this master bombmaker, ibrahim al asiri, he has trained apprentices that can fill the void. >> they think asiri has trained others. his techniques can certainly survive him. >> there will be others who can get the job done, because usually when the u.s. or others go ahead and kill al qaeda elements, there's others who fill that vacuum. >> absolutely. time and again, wolf, we've seen top-tiered leadership figures in yemen taken out, and yet al qaeda and the arabian peninsula is a resurgent organization, they are still recruiting people, they are still plotting terror attacks, not just in yemen, outside of yemen, as well. what i'm hearing is the fact there are yemeni boots on the ground in these areas. these are very scary, difficult places to enter. the yemeni military does not want to go into places like this, so unless they feel sure they can take out high valued targets, they are not going to make that attempt. this indicates how serious

sending the body in effect to saudi arabia to check if this is, in fact, ibrahim al asiri. u.s. being much more cautious. >> until you find out who that individual is, it's right to be cautious. the united states has gone down a path of saying yes, an individual was killed and found out several weeks later that this individual was not taken out. so i think it's prudent to be cautious. we'll know the right answer. if this is, in fact, al asiri, this is a big moment in disrupting al qaeda in the arabian peninsula operations of which we know specifically are targeted to the united states. >> can you at least confirm he was targeted? >> well, i can't talk about a specific operation, but i can tell you that the bombmaker has been someone of interest for our counterterrorism efforts and has been on the high priority list to take off the battlefield. >> i'll take that as a confirmation, although you're not confirming it officially. was this most recent attack, and it was pretty elaborate, choppers, drones, hellfire missiles, going in, directly linked to that dramatic video that came ou

. >> reporter: that bomb maker, ibrahim al asiri, is bleached to be responsible for several attemptsst the u.s., including the failed 2009 christmas day underwear bomber attack. he is not seen in the video, which eamerican emerged on jihadist websites. intelligence experts say he and other aqap leaders have gone back to using couriers to communicate to avoid detection, making it even harder to figure out what wahishi may be up to next. >> and his message to the united states was very much the same as bin laden's, we're coming after you. >> reporter: and that man, ibrahim al asiri, the master bomb maker for al qaeda in yemen, he's the one man not seen in this video. the u.s. very much believes he remains in hiding, and there is a great deal of concern about what he may be up to next. don. >> barbara starr, thank you, appreciate it. let's talk about the significant new video. our very own christiane amanpour. what does this say about al qaeda? >> you heard our own terror experts speak about the fact that the u.s. didn't know or couldn't do anything about it is pretty significant. and i

ibrahim al- asiri, master bomb maker known for designing the 2009 christmas day underwear bomb. more recently, suspected of refining the design for shoe bombs to get them past airport security. no identities of those killed have yet been confirmed. >>they're the ones who created inspire magazine that inspired boston bombers. the fact of the administration is going aggressively against these terrorists is a very positive sign, given the prior narrative that 'al qaeda's on the run and this is all over. >> reporter:the drone strikes come just a week after cnn aired a video showing a large and bold gathering of the group in broad daylight near to where the current operation is underway. >> reporter:us intelligence officials consider the group a direct and growing threat to americans. >> pam:a day of remembrance and renewal today in boston. tens of thousands of runners. and more than one million cheering spectators. all joining to reclaim their city's beloved marathon from the shadow of terror. catherine heenan reports. >>we are coming back here to finish what we started. >> catherin

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and there's some suspicion that the master bomb maker, ibrahim al asiri, we're getting analysis fromirman of the joint chiefs, richard myers is going to be joining us as well. there are dramatic developments and president obama is not shy about authorizing the drone strikes going in with missiles to assassinate high-value targets, as they are called, and there were a recent series of them in yemen over the next few days. >>> president obama making a stop before his asia swing to get a full scope of the tragedy. where he is and who is he meeting with. stay with us. my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. ♪ hooking up the country whelping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver what you need. and that means growth, lots of cargo going all around the globe. cars and parts, fuel and steel, peas and rice, hey that's nice! ♪ norfolk southern what's your function?

been a lot of speculation these last few days that, perhaps al qaeda's top bomb-maker in yemen, ibrahim al asirihave been killed, but that's all rumor and speculation at this point. it will be several days before they figure out who exactly was killed. yemeni officials are happy with how the operation is going thus far, but there needs to be a lot of work to be done. time and again, even after so many years of drone strikes and other counterterror operations that have gone on between the u.s. and yemeni government there in yemen to try to vanquish this organization, the fact of the matter is, the ranks of this organization are still swelled with new recruits every day, it is resurgent, still very strong, and this group has been able to continue to plot attacks against not just yemen, other countries in the region and the u.s. from that area, their hub there in yemen. alison? >> knowing that this organization has been around so long, what about the timing of this operation? why now? >> the timing is very specific. the reason for that, according to my sources in yemen, is because of this videotape

ibrahim al asiri would be the most senior al qaeda member killed since 2011. officials in yemen say 55 militants were killed in air strikes over the weekend. >>> the supreme court hears arguments today in a case that could affect what you watch on tv. broadcasters, including abc, are suing aereo, a company that streams over-the-air programming on internet-connected devices. the networks claim aereo is essentially stealing their programming and reselling it. aereo argues it is just accessing programming sent over public air waves. >>> revenues at netflix have topped a billion dollars, but the company is raising prices for new customers who will soon be hit with an extra monthly fee. >>> a texas police officer has been placed on leave after he was caught on video tripping these students as they rushed on to the field after a soccer game. he's later seen shoving students away from the sidelines. a police spokesperson called the officer's crowd control technique inappropriate. >>> speaking of crowd control, a wild scene in india when this leopard got loose. sendin

believed to be among them, ibrahim al asiri.dirni indesigning th underwear bomb and more recently, shoe bombs to get them past airport security. no identities of those >> they are the ones who create and inspire magazines. and inspired the boston bombers. the fact that the administration is now going aggressively against these terrorists is a very positive sign, given the prior narrative that al qaeda's on the run and this is all over. >> reporter: the drone strikes come just a week after cnn aired this video, showing a large and bold gathering of aqap in broad daylight, near to where the current operations are under way. u.s. operations consider the group a growing threat. >> this is one al qaeda affiliate time and again interested, willing and able to try to strike the u.s. homeland. so some drone strikes may disrupt the group's ability to conduct attacks both in yemen and overseas. but if you don't control this territory, and right now, the yemeni government doesn't, nor does the u.s., the group will still pose a major, major

. >> certainly they are hoping to target ibrahim hassan tali al asiri, the famous bomb maker they have. >> i want to ask you a question about these attacks. the press is reporting that yemeni officials say the attacks were a ult are of renaling -- result of regional cooperation. is the u.s. getting more help in the fight against al qaeda. >> we hope so. the saudis have a good grip on the region, and a good understanding of the fighters in the fighters flow. if we are seeing the saudis in their interest recognising that providing intelligence will be helpful to their interest, that's a good thing. i don't think there's a central gathering place or clearing house. that's what we'd like to see, but if we have individual nations on a bilateral basis providing intelligence to yemen. there's providential results coming out of that. >> you get a sense of that from the reporting on all this. >> let's talk syria. bashar al-assad set syria in elections for june. i don't know how he'll manage that in a nation in the middle of a civil war, as it is now. he seems to be emboldened after gapes. now,

officials are still sifting through bodies but one is that of ibrahim al asiri who planned the underwearllege tuition could be going to this guy, brent terry, a professor at eastern state university dedicates time in his creative writing class to segue to this rant about republicans. >> misogynists, people ja,j4(p&@ so much power over the rest of us. [inaudible] from 1955 to 1855, it is possible that the republicans will take over the senate and we will live in [inaudible] colleges will start closing. >> i guess you're wondering what eastern connecticut state university did. the answer is nothing so far. the editor and chief of campus reform is joining us to discussç how that could all be possible. good morning. >> good morning. >> the statement from the school upon hearing those remarks is this. they said, quote, our faculty has academic freedom to conduct their classes in whatever way they choose. this is not a university matter. how in the world is that possible? >> exactly. the concern is, is that after these remarks went public, the professor came out and issued an apology. but he