the united states had been pursuing hakimullah mehsud for years.n 2009 he was pictured with a jord anan suicide bomber who killed seven c.i.a. agents at a base in afghanistan. now the c.i.a. has its man. it puts the pakistani government in a difficult position. >> he was a man of strategic military and tactical skills. we don't want to romanticize what he did, he was a mass murtederror who -- murderer who killed hundreds. they will be pleased but on another level they won't be pleased he was killed by a drone strike >> reporter: peace talks were meant to start friday. it's uncertain what hakimullah mehsud's death will have on the group. they may retaliate with attacks. or others suggest he may moderate. >> he was one that pushed for an aggressive violent campaign to the chag rein of some in the pakistani taliban. we could see is a lessening of the violence committed by the group as a consequence of his death. >> reporter: the u.s. drone strike may have taken out pakistan's number one enemy, but has dealt a blow to the government's efforts for start

he won a power struggle after baitullah mehsud was killed in an attack. >> hakimullah mehsud's rise to power was dramatic. his power base numbered 8,000 fighters. when he took command, pakistani intelligence sources say it grew to 25,000 fighters. hakimullah mehsud had a reputation as a brutal and violent man, someone that knew how to play the media. after reports he was killed in a gun battle he held a news conference to set the record place and talk about options for the u.s. and pakistan. >> translation: america has illegally captured afghanistan. this is our top priority to end this. and remove america from the soil of afghanistan. >> his leadership of the pakistani taliban led to an upsurge in violence with attacks across pakistan, including the suicide bombing of the pearl continental hotel in peshawar in june 2009. there were regular attacks on nato supply convoys heading through the khyber pass for afghanistan. >> because of these attacks hakimullah mehsud was public enemy number one. he taunted the u.s., sitting beside the jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven c.i.a. agent

this is one of hakimullah mehsud's last public appearances. in a video filmed in an unknown location he speaks to those that consider talks as a way of achieving peace. >> we have never refused negotiations. we believe in all talks that are serious. but if the dialogue is frivolous and they ask us to lay down arms, this is not serious dialogue. >> hakimullah mehsud took over as leader of the pakistani taliban in august 2009. he won a power struggle after another was killed in a drone attack. >> only in his late 20s or early 30, hakimullah mehsud's rise to power was dramatic. his power base numbered 8,000 fighters, and when he took command pakistani intelligence sources say it grew to 20,000 fighters. hakimullah mehsud had a reputation as a brutal and violent man. he was someone who knew how to play the media. after false reports he was killed in a gun battle he held a news conference to set the record straight and talk about options for the u.s. and pakistan. >> translation: america had illegally captured afghanistan. this is our top priority

one of the names was replaced by hakimullah mehsud. think there'll be a number of factions which will start to struggle. we must not forget whether it is a success. at that time they were close to hakimullah mehsud. we have to see if they are close. the people - another person was killed. it's a big crisis as i'm looking at it. >> what do you make of the timing of this attack? all split kag parties in pakistan supported the government's attempts to negotiate with the ttp. will some see this as a deliberate attempt, do you think, by the u.s. to scupper peace talks? >> i think all the political parties - what we call the plm and others, they have given different versions and have one conclusion, that it was an attempt to sabotage the peace process. i have a different understanding because if you see the c.i.a. or the americas - they were behind it. still it is not clear. the delegation was about to leave today to go and meet the group. if you can say that they have lost their process. it has at the moment been stopped and suspended. in t

two days after taliban leader hakimullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike, politicians across pakistan are denounce k the killing saying it's derailed peace talks. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> the drone strikes threatened to derail a fragile relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. pakistani said they filed a protest with the u.s. ambassador and will raise concerns with the five members of the security council. >> the taliban has moved forward with a new leader. we explain how he was tectselec. >> this is the new leader. khan said is in his mid 30s. he was appointed by a council of taliban commanders, securing 43 out of 60 votes. some factions of the pbanned organization, made up of 30 affiliate groups still push for someone else to take the tab job. >> he planned an attack last year that freed 400 prisoners and an attack on an air force base the last year. he was a trusted lieutenant of former leader hakimullah mehsud, killed on friday. >> the c.i.a. led st

mehsud was responsible for the attack in afghanistan. pakistan government say it violates their national sovereignty. >>> the police continue to investigate the tsa shooting that left one agent dead. the shooter took an assault rifle from the bag and began shooting. he is in custody after being shot several times by the police. >>> edward snowdon wants to b te u.s. to stop treating him like a traitor. the former nsa contractor is being recruited by germany as a witness in an inquiry into merkel's cell phone tap. >> meteorologist: goods saturday to you. i'm meteorologist eboni deon. one frontal boundary draping itself across parts of florida. that's where we're seeing the showers and thunder. elsewhere across the country we're quiet but we're certainly going to be cooling down especially in the northeast. but we want to give a closer look at the rain falling here into gainesville and around tampa and orlando. any travel plans here u you'll need to take it slow. the rain has been heavy at times and we could be in line for gusting winds wit

. >> reporter: for the cia getting hakimullah mehsud was personal. he was considered a master mind in the attack that killed seven cia officers and an afghan outpost in 2009 as portrayed in the movie zero dark thirty. mehsud gloated over the cia deaths and released a video he made with the suicide bomber used in the attack. >> this was an important strike. it kills the leader of an organization, that is a major threat to the united states. but he will be replaced. >> reporter: only in his mid30s, it was mehsud who led the pakistan taliban to expand its reach to america. the foiled bombing in new york's times square in 2010 was organized by mehsud. the bomber, faisal shahzad of connecticut trained with mehsud in pakistan and appeared in this video denouncing the u.s. in the last few weeks, mehsud appeared on the bbc, saying he was open to peace talks, but would continue to try to kill americans. the u.s. got him first. some u.s. officials say killing mehsud with the drone attack is the most significant victory against terrorism since the death of osam

amdas door in response to the drone attack that killed hakimullah mehsud, the leader of the pakistani taliban. they are accusing the u.s. of interfering with peace talks. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it will - it was not acquired from the front, it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> the chief minister of the province is standing here with me. they have decided that god willing the assembly will pass a unanimous declaration not to allow native supply to -- nato supply to enter the province until the drone attacks are stopped. >> rosa lined joins us. what are pakistani leaders accusing the government of. >> there's two things the pakistani government is accusing the u.s. of doing. one is violating authority, launching an attack on pakistan soil without islamabad's permission. the other thing they are accused of doing is scuttling - that's the pakistani's word, an effort to broker peace talks with the taliban. the pakistanis argue with the death of hakimullah mehsud basically everything that islamabad wanted to try to achieve has been put back to square one. it says as a res

on the other hand, they were very glad it see the end of mehsud. young, he was aggressive and smart and most of the operation he's planned were against pakistanis, very disruptive to the government.çó although, let's not forget he also had the smart to, security officials believe, be behind the failed bombing of times square. so somebody who was clever and deadly. >> axelrod: liz, pack taken taliban leaders are saying for every drop of mehsud's blood spilled, they will seek vengeance. do they have the capacity to back those claims up? >> reporter: yes, they do. they're well armed. they're hardened guerilla fighters and they have a lot of experience. some security officials hope there will be some in fighting inside the taliban and that disreal estate will weaken them as they try to decide who will succeed mehsud. the worry is as the u.s. withdraws through fact stan from afghanistan next year, pulling a lot of equipment through the taliban area near the border, the taliban will declare war on those supply routes, but that's a year off. we'll have to

hakimullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike along with four others. but the pakistani government and politicians are denouncing the killing, saying the strike derailed planned peace talks. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not acquired from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> pakistani taliban fighters secretly buried their leader on saturday, but vowed a wave of rerevenge suicide bombings. some pakistani lawmakers are demanding that u.s. supply lines into afghanistan be blocked as a response. >> the chief minister is standing here with me. they have decided that god willing the assembly will pass a unanimous declaration not to allow nato supply to enter the province until the drone attacks have been stopped. >> rosalind jordan joins us from washington with more on this. what are pakistani leaders accusing the u.s. government of? >> well, there are two things that the pakistani deposit is accusing the obama administration of doing. one of violating pakistani sovereignty by launching a military attack on pakistani soil witho

first of all, is it definitely confirmed that mehsud is dead? >> well, there have been several reports in the past, of course, that he die which had turned out to be false but on this occasion all of the reports-- whether they be pakistani, taliban, or american-- are suggesting that indeed mr. mehsud is dead. is >> woodruff: so tell us who he was and what was his role in the taliban? >> well, pakistani -- hakimullah mehsud took over as the leader of the taliban in 2009 after his predecessor, a man called bit tuul la mehsud was kille killedn american drone strike. and he was a young -- a very charismatic and in some ways flamboyant leader but he also had a very ruthless streak. under him, the pakistani taliban carried out attacks across pakistani cities and, indeed, had launched one attack in the united states, the attempted suicide bombing in times square of may, 2010, was carried out by a man who said that he'd been trained by the pakistani taliban and, indeed, who said he was motivated by the drone strike campaign in the tribal bets to carry o

he was a close leader with hakimullah mehsud. and pakistan criticizes the drone strike and many pakistanis are also angry at what the c.i.a. did. >> the americans have absolutely no right to cause this type of destruction in our country through these attacks. i believe that this was totally criminal. >> the person killed in the american attack was a muslim. he was a brother. this should not have happened. in fact, there should be no drone attacks in the first place. >> it makes the process of dialogue difficult when hakimullah mehsud is dead. peace attacks can only happen with no drone strikes. >> during mehsud's time as leader of the taliban he was able to carry out attacks against the state that claimed thousands of lines. there are still a few details about the pakistani taliban's new leader but some suggest that khan said is the contender for the top job. the peace process started by the government could possibly still go through. but with the pakistani taliban vowing to avenge the death of hakimullah mehsud, there won't be a

hakimullah mehsud is a hero for many, is the relationship so poisonous that even though the u.s. did something that is good for pakistan, that in the end the u.s. is the brunt of anger? >> no and yes. no in the sense i don't think he's become a hero. yes, the relationship is so poichous, instead of problem poisonous, that instead of celebrating his death, it's a reflection on u.s.-pakistan relationships. i don't think anyone is mourning the departure of this guy. as ambassador armit said, what is happening it the manner of the death, and how osama bin laden was removed. in the pakistani anxious, is - it's difficult to understand. but at one level it is understandable. there's a pol tick here. the tabbing stanny side -- pakistani side was ready and worked hard to start talks with the taliban under hakimullah mehsud. literally the day after this incident happened. this happened a day before the talks were due to begin. part of the reaction is they have set the stable, it's not an easy task getting to these people. they have done all the leg work to try to give the talks a chance, a

taliban chief hakimullah mehsud was killed by a u.s. drone yesterday. supporters have threatened suicide bombings in revenge. hakimullah mehsud's death has pakistani politicians concerned about the future of peace talks with the taliban. we have more from peshawar. >> this is seen as a blow to the taliban pakistan, which may have a struggle for power and suk secs. and a blow for pakistan. a delegation was supposed to arrive on saturday to hold talks with the pakistan taliban. peace prospects are out of the question. the big blow is seen to be delivered to the pakistan taliban. they will not be able to recover soon. it will be interesting to see if they go for punitive reprisal attacks. the government of pakistan ousted security forces to be on red alert. >> supported popular tv comic in egipt. me was suspended moments before his show aired, saying bassem yousseff violated editorial policy. fans say he's being censored for sat iriccal comments on the government. >> on the steps bassem yousseff is talking to a vendor selling cakes with the face of mohamed

mehsud was one of the world's most wanted men, and had a $5 million bounty on his head.e was accused of being behind an attack that killed seven americans working for the cia years ago, and is said to be responsible for a failed attempt to bomb it time square in new york and is responsible for thousands of deaths. he was killed in north waziristan. close to the afghan border. to discuss the government's offer of peace talks. pakistan,minister of bring, was elected to peace through negotiation instead of military action. the government protested the drone strike and this was echoed on the streets of islamabad. >> between the government and the taliban, the attack at this time was very wrong. them tornment wants continue attacking each other and america has done a terrible thing. mehsud took control of the pakistani taliban in 2009 at his predecessor was also killed. they have promised a wave of suicide attacks in the aftermath of mehsud's death. >> reports say that germany and the u.s. are close to reaching a deal about spying, with an agreement not to spy on each other's

the u.sthe mehsud is suspected f planning th attacks four years .kistan is condemning the drone attacks saying this violates their sovereignty. >>> paul ciancio took a rifle to lax and started shooting. he was shot and taken into custody. >>> edward snowdon contractor is being recruited as a witness inquiry into angela merkel's cell phone. >>> seeds of success. >> reporter: when a filed fire ignites, containment is the first priority. record high temperatures coupled with dry weather whipped up more than a dozen major wildfires in colorado this summer. but what happens once the fire is distinguished could be the difference between fueling more wildfires or preventing them. this is a site of a june 2012 pine ridge wildfire. >> it burned 14,000 acres in the course of a few days. one day in particular, so thousand acres burned. >> andrea is a conservation scientist with the botanic garden. >> one of the issues after a fire like this is the problem of invasive species. one of them around here is the cheat grass and it's one of the things that carried th

. >> reporter: for the cia getting hakimullah mehsud was personal. he was considered a master mind in the attack that killed seven cia officers and an afghan outpost in 2009 as portrayed in the movie zero dark thirty. mehsud gloated over the cia deaths and released a video he made with the suicide bomber used in the attack. >> this was an important strike. it kills the leader of an organization, that is a major threat to the united states. but he will be replaced. >> reporter: only in his mid30s, he was mehsud who led the pakistan taliban to expand its reach to america. the foiled bombing in new york's times square in 2010 was organized by mehsud. the bomber, faisal shahzad of connecticut trained with mehsud and appeared in this video denouncing the u.s. in the last few weeks, mehsud appeared on the bbc, saying he was open to peace talks, but would continue to try to kill americans. the u.s. got him first. some u.s. officials say killing mehsud with the drone attack is the most significant victory against terrorism since the death of osama bin laden.

hakimullah mehsud, and three others were killed.akimullah mehsud was suspected of planning an attack four years ago that killed seven c.i.a. employees at a u.s. base in afghanistan. >> chaos at lax. the video from tmz shows people running after a gunman opened fire. a tsa man was killed. the suspect is 23-year-old paul ciancia from penceville new jersey, he's i

a drone strike friday killed taliban leader hakimullah mehsud, before peace talks between the pakistan government and the taliban were supposed to begin. pakistan's interior minister accused the u.s. of tarting not the taliban, but regional piece. >> it was an ambush, not a fire from the front, an ambush. >> in washington, chairman mike rogers was all for taking out hakimullah mehsud. >> he's part of an haka ni network. this was a bad guy. by the way, there's information recently that concerned us about the safety of our troops. i'm a little better for our troops today than i did before this event happened. >> for more i'm joined by washington b.c. by ambassador ak mar ahmed. professor at the university school of international service and author of "the thifle and the drone", and with us from boston, professor of international relations at boston university. ambassador - pakistan's interior minister says the u.s. ambushed peace talks about to begin with pakistan's taliban, and the drone strike on hakimullah mehsud is an attack on the peace protest. do you think the u.s. has an talks? >

hakimullah mehsud. the pakistani government is concerned about the fallout. we go live to washington with more on this. what can you tell us? >> well, apparently the meeting between the u.s. ambassador to pakistan, robert olsen and members of the pakistani ministry took place in islamabad. the u.s. is refusing to comment if the meeting took place, and what message ambassador olsen took to the pakistanis. there's a loft anger in islamabad and across the country. we hear from the interior minister. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. now, this is the situation that of course could put reviewed strains on the relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. the issue of drone strikes has been a contentious one and, in fact, at one point after there was an errant attack that led to the killing of some 24 pakistani soldiers about two years ago, the relationship was about as non-existent as it could be between two countries with full diplomatic relations. >> there seems to be contradiction with the latest action. hasn't the pakis

hakimul lolah mehsud was killed last week. the ta taliban wants revenge.orm says he shouldn't have come to work today. but he can't afford to stay home. he tells us he fears reprisal attacks after the pakistani taliban after the u.s. killed it's heede heed leader in an und drone strike. >> people have stopped coming to market we are afraid that the taliban will attack us. i don't know what to do. >> mohammad's fears are based on personal basis. where he works has been attacked several times by the taliban. last month his uncle was killed in a bombing. all across pakistan security is on high alert after the pakistani taliban threatened to avenge mesud's death. saying every drop of it's former leaformerleaders blood will be d into a suicide bomber. in a meeting briefing on saturday the interior minister blamed the u.s. for destroying the peace process with the pakistani taliban. >> the efforts have been am ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush. and we see it as an ambush. >> other political party wand more than angry word with washingt

they, of course, are less angry that hakimullah mehsud is dead, a man that carried out extraordinary attacks against the pakistani states, claiming thousands of lives. they are angry he was killed in a u.s. drone strike. he is a critic of the drone operation led by the u.s.'s c.i.a. agency. they, of course, say that they want to review the relationship between pakistan and the u.s. in light of the drone strike, calling it an ambush on the peace process which was about to begin between the pakistanis and the taliban. what will happen next is harder to say. there are other political parties who want to take a harder line. some wanting to block nato supply routes. the last time was in 2012. that is 201024 pakistani soldiers were killed in a u.s. air strike. when the blockade happened. the relationship between islamabad and washington hit an all-time low. islamabad was keen to avoid it but wanted to make sure that the peace process continues. it finds itself in a tricky situation with the death of hakimullah mehsud. >> malian refugees in mauritania claim that they are not receiving essen

killed its leader hakimullah mehsud in an unmanned aerial drone strike. >> translation: people have stopped coming to market. we are afraid that the taliban will aattack us. i don't know what to do. >> the market in peshawar has been attacked several times by the taliban. last month his uncle was killed in a bombingment across pakistan, security is on high alert after the pakistan taliban threatened to avenge hakimullah mehsud's death, saying every drop of blood will be turned into a suicide bomber. despite the fear, there is anger. interior minister khan blamed the u.s. for destroying the peace process with the pakistan taliban. >> the efforts were ambushed. it was not acquired from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> but other political parties want more than angry words with washington. imran khan's south party provides a northern province, and has taliban strongholds in the tribal areas. he's demanding nato supply routes be closed. >> translation: i will raise the issue monday in the national assembly. the nato supply line should be blocked. we will not allow nato su

he fears reprisal attacks by the pakistan taliban after its leader, hakimullah mehsud, was killed in an unmanned drone strike. >> translation: people have stopped coming to market. we are afraid the taliban will attack us. i don't know what to do. >> mohammed's fears is based on experience. his market in peshawar has been attacked several times by the taliban. his uncle was killed last month in a bombing. all across pakistan security is on high alert after the pakistan taliban threatened to revenge hakimullah mehsud's death. saying every drop of blood will be turned into a suicide bomber. as well as the fear there's anger. the interior minister blamed the u.s. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush, and we see it as an ambush. other parties want more than angry words from washington. >> the province in the north is controlled by imran khan. >> i will raise the issue on monday in the national assembly. nato supply routes should be dropped. we will not allow them to end until they stop the drone attacks. >> people in the pakistani governme

>> reporter: mehsud was buried today in waziristan. reportedly, a successor is close to being chosen. possibly, his deputy commander. the pakistani government and the pakistani taliban were expected to begin peace talks. dan and bianna? >> that's a warning sign they're choosing his successor. reena, thank you. >>> a lot of other news overnight. for more on that, let's turn now to ron claiborne. >> good morning, dan and bianna. good morning, everyone. in the news, a michigan man is coming forth, saying he should receive the reward for the killing of osama bin laden. the associated press is reporting that a gem merchant from grand rapids, michigan, claimed he was the one that tipped investigators off about bin laden's location in pakistan. bin laden was killed in a navy s.e.a.l. raid on his secret compound in that country. the merchant has hired a lawyer to help him collect the reward. >>> and a suspect under arrest in the kidnapping of a colorado girl who was snatched right from her bedroom. the man, john snorsky, the suspect, was arres

. >> hakimullah mehsud died. and as we report, the taliban now wants revenge. norm says he shouldn't have come to work today, but he says he can't afford to stay home. he tells us he fears reprisal attacks from the pakistani taliban after the u.s. killed it's leader hakimullah mehsud in an unmanned drone strike. >> people have stopped coming to the market. we are so afraid that the taliban will atak attack us. >> i don't know what to do. >> mohamed's fears are based on personal experience. the market where he works has been attacked several tile timey the taliban. last month his uncle was killed by a bombing. they are under heightened alert after the taliban threatened. beside the fear there is anger. in a media previousing on saturday the interior minister blamed the u.s. for destroying the peace process with the pakistani taliban. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush. and we see it as an ambush. >> but other political parties want more than angry word with washington. the border taliban strong holds in the tub

mehsud died just as pakistan and taliban were begin talks to bring together the two groups. >>> there are new details emerging about the suspect era ferrari reports. >> while a photographer snapped this picture of terrified passengers while a gunman open fired. the police say the suspected shooter, 23-year-old paul wiancia targeted transportation security organization workers. >> he made a consideration decision to kill multiple tsa employees. >> reporter: ciancia also shot two others tsa officers who are now recovering. moments before the attack police say ciancia dropped him off at the airport, unaware of his plan. a criminal complaint said he had a duffle bag containing a smith and wesson assault rifle and at least five magazines full of ammo along with a handwritten letter addressing the tsa directly. his former classmates are stunned by the news, remembering him as an introvert, a loaner. >> he was like a shy guy. he always kept to himself. he was always walking around by himself. he didn't really talk to anybody at all. >> i'm just--i'm absolutely shocked. >> reporter: ciancia's

. >> reporter: there was a $5 million bounty on mehsud. he has been targeted by drones many, many times and at least twice he has been pronounced dead. this tyime, however, it is official according to taliban and pakistani officials. including four other people were killed in this drone strike somewhere in the tribal region between afghanistan and pakistan. reportedly the taliban buried him under the cover of secrecy some time in the past few hours. mehsud was a ruthless and violent leader of the pakistani taliban. he was also an influential leader in the afghanistan taliban, which they are two different group s but they have close links. he is responsible for the death of thousands in both afghanistan and pakistan including nine people at a u.s./cia base in khost province. now, technically he was the head of the pakistani taliban, but he had close ties with the afghan taliban. in pakistan, however, this is being criticized. the new government in pakistan has largely been elected on a position of ending u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and s

killedize leaders hakimullah mehsud in an unmanned aerial drone strike. >> translation: people stopped coming to market. we are afraid the taliban will attack us. i don't know what to do. >> fears are based on personal experience. the storyteller's market has been attacked several times by the taliban. his uncle last month was killed. the taliban threatened too avenge the death, saying every drop of the former leaders blood will be turned into a suicide bomber. beside fear, that's anger. interior minister blamed the u.s. for destroying the peace process with the pakistani taliban. >> you have scuttled it on the eve of the day, a day before, 18 hours before a formal delegation of respected group of religious leaders was to fly out. >> other political parties wanted more than angry words. the border is in the tribal area. they demand that nato supply routes to afghanistan be closed. >> translation: i will raise the issue on monday in the national assembly. nato supply lines should be blocked until drone attacks drop. we shot not allow them to enter until they stop the drone atakes. >> pr

that coming after mehsud, the leader of the pakistan taliban, was killed in a drone strike on friday. the leader died just as pakistan was taking steps for dialogue between militant groups. >>> a presidenc morsi rejected s saying he is the country's legitimate president. >> reporter: supporters of the deposed president mohammed morsi outside of the cairo police academy where the former leader is on trial. they say he was forced from office illegally, and they demand the charge against him be dropped. mohammed morsi is charged with inciting others to commit murder. in connection with the deaths of several people killed in street fighting outside a presidential palace in december. 20,000 members of the security forces are on the streets of cairo determined to make sure the trial goes ahead. but public opinion about it is polarized. >> reporter: god will be on our side, the court will issue a verdict that will be for the sake of egypt and the egyptians to move forward. morsi was not fair at all. >> this trial has nothing to do with being fair or unfair. the man was the president. he had

hakimullah mehsud died near the border. the attack threatens to deril peace talks with militants that were launched last week. a political party wants to block nato supply routs into afghanistan. >> officials in france are condemning the killings of two reporters. they were kidnapped, shot and had their throats cut. they had been warned that their trip to the west african nation was dangerous. >> no one knows who took them and and why they were killed. ghislaine dupont and claud verlon worked for radio france internationale. ghislaine dupont and claud verlon were found dead a few kilometres away from kidal. the tuareg rebel leader they interviewed before being abducted describes what happened. >> translation: i heard an unusual noise in the street. their car was parked in front of my house, about 10 metres interest the door. i went out to see what was happening. once i got to the door i saw a car, a pick-up next to theirs. there was a mon on the ground with a weapon. he pointed at me and said, "go back inside, go back." i w

now be a wave of punitive reprisal attacks by the taliban in pakistan for their leader hakimul lah mehsud who was killed in a drone strike. so nervousness in major cities. we're also told that security forces have been beefed up in their positions, and in some areas the military has taken over the force from the police. and of course, the pakistani public in general is bracing for a fresh wave of attacks. >> battle at the board turkish police fire tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators. the wall is meant to stop people from crossing the border illegal. the residents accuse the government of discriminating against kurdish families who live on both sides of the border. >>> now asking the u.n. to adopt a resolution to end mass electronic spies. the move comes on the sp the allegations of spying on both sides. the act is expected to be voted on later this month. meanwhile, edward snowdon is reaching out to berlin. >> edward snowdon shows every sign of going native. enjoying a river cruise in moscow. but on thursday he held a three-hour meeting with an mp from the german green party who said the

. >> what impact will the death of mehsud have on the pakistan m taliban? >> a creates a lot of disarray. there will be competition for power. at the same time, the objectives of the pakistani taliban will not go away. it will push for in and of drone strikes, they want the pakistani of there.ut those objectives have not changed. >> does it show how useful drones wrecks are for the u.s. and why the president will not give them up? >> i think at shows if coordinated and targeted and calibrated at the right pace, they are useful, but they are not a sustainable tool for the long-term. >> thank you so much for joining us. back in the u.s., a security officer has been killed by a los angelese the international airport, one of the world's busiest hubs. several others were wounded and travel plans of several thousands across the globe are in chaos tonight. the gun man, armed with a semiautomatic rifle, opened fire inside the terminal. he was shot by the police before being taken into custody. johnny diamond has this report. sunny of nowhere on a morning at los ang

mehsud was believed responsible for a suicide bombing in late 2009. the pakistani government denounced the drone attack saying it was meant to derail peace talk between the pakistani government and the taliban. the taliban vowed revenge. >>> from asia, reports that high-level russian and japanese officials agreed to strengthen security tyies. the two countries are planning anti-piracy exercises. the agreements interpreted as an effort to curb china's growing influence in the reerchen. japan's foreign minister offered assurances that the united states remains what he called the cornerstone of japan's foreign policy. >>> in the middle east, a leading egyptian satirist and television soviet to america's jon stewart yanked off the air. yousaf made fun of the leader. a huge cake adorned were the the image of the army chief. >>> tunisia barred from the davis cup. the international tins federation imposed the punishment after tunisian player was ordered not to play against another player. there is no room for prejudice in the sport. >>> and designated newbor

. >> what impact will the death of mehsud have on the pakistan m taliban? >> a creates a lot of disarray. there will be competition for power. at the same time, the objectives of the pakistani taliban will not go away. it will push for in and of drone strikes, they want the pakistani of there.ut those objectives have not changed. >> does it show how useful drones wrecks are for the u.s. and why the president will not give them up? >> i think at shows if coordinated and targeted and calibrated at the right pace, they are useful, but they are not a sustainable tool for the long-term. >> thank you so much for joining us. back in the u.s., a security officer has been killed by a los angelese the international airport, one of the world's busiest hubs. several others were wounded and travel plans of several thousands across the globe are in chaos tonight. the gun man, armed with a semiautomatic rifle, opened fire inside the terminal. he was shot by the police before being taken into custody. johnny diamond has this report. sunny of nowhere on a morning at los ang

vowed to avenge the death of their leader it's been claimed several times before that hakimullah mehsud has been killed not only for him but only for him to turn up still alive he had expressed a willingness to hold serious talks with the pakistani government and said he was waiting to be approached mr wood's apparent death comes just as the pakistani government sent a delegation to start peace negotiations so honey i spoke to him earlier he's a journalist and retired pakistani air force officer says it is the people of pakistan who are going to suffer the consequences. the prime minister of pakistan was involved in d.c. only back and he had spoken to president obama taken him into confidence regarding the dialogue process and it also made a request for the drone attacks to stop because we. had made it a precondition the drone attacks must come to an end before they come to the dialogue be able but instead of the drone attacks being stopped. i knew what he was going to stop or it is going to be the people of pakistan not the us the united states does not have the right to be judge jury

government of pakistan had sworn to conduct a dialogue with the taliban pakistan of which mr hakimullah mehsud was a leader and he had vowed to come to the table and a government delegation was about to depart islamabad to conduct and commence the dialogue process and for mr kamala massoud to have been targeted exactly on the night before that seems to be that it was an attempt to sabotage it to secondly you see the question arises that the prime minister of pakistan was in washington d.c. only a week back and he had spoken to president obama taking him into print for the regarding the dialogue process and it also made a request for the drone attacks to stop because with america taliban pakistan had made it a precondition that the drone attacks must come to an end before they come to the dialogue table. but instead of the drone attacks being stopped they continued and moreover they have targeted. the question exactly which you ask is it justified no i don't think it is justified because how we are big a criminal it is the united states does not have the right to be judge jury and executor all

the vote failed due to questions of the accuracy of the voters list of former president mohammad mehsud is favored to win was the country's first democratically elected leader who controversially resigned last year. the country has been internal political turmoil since and analysts it was not some voters to hear what they're looking for in the next president. well on his lips his phone. his fun loving people around you we're looking for lay down on me. run the country clueless. low that i think it will work with the boy was going on. and when someone rings. like this the sense of a good mood. still it's always good about it. or in other election news people of madagascar i will have to wait to find out who their next president will be additional salts from the october twenty fifth poll showed no candidates won an outright majority. now be held between the country's two main political rivals gilmore john has more on the boat there are qaeda and other traditional regime tired of cold due to political crises. either that or for that. maybe they cannot compete with the opening of the popula

hakimullah mehsud was buried secretly. pakistan's ministers denounced the killing saying it sabotaged peace talks. >> efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> some lawmakers went as farce as to demand u.s. supply lines into afghanistan be stopped. >> authorities filed murder charges against a man they say opened fire inside terminal 3 inside los angeles airport. officials say the shooter ignored ticket and baggage handlers, but was intent on taking out his rage on t.s.a. agents. brian rooney has more. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unresponsive and unable to talk, according to the fbi. paul ciancia was wounded in the face by plifs at the end -- police officers at the end of friday's gun battle at lax terminal 3. a note inside paul ciancia's bag gave insight into his graham of mind. >> he made a decision to kill multiple tas employees. he addressed them at one point in the letter stating he wanted to "ipp still fear into their traitorous minds." >> the federa

considering whether to close the route in response to the killing of mehsud in a drone strike.hey said the killing represents the death of pea talks for pakistani taliban. at least two and a half thousand people have been killed in c.i.a. drone strikes in the last nine years. of that number at least 400 are believed to be civilians. the pakistan government condemns the strikes but at the same time has not stopped them, and received $1.3 billion in military aid. we're in northwest pakistan. take us through what politicians have been saying in how to respond to u.s. drone strikes and how serious the closure of supply roots to pakistan. >> reporter: the interior minister explained to the parliamenparliamentarians aboutt back because of the drone strike. in the option, if not the leader of the opposition that sh wherey plan or they would be forced to shut down n.a.t.o. supply lines. however, the secretary general of n.a.t.o. hoped that it would be otherwise. >> i do believe that the pack te pakistani government as well as the military do realize that it is in pakistan's interest to

. >> rogers said mehsud had ties to the failed attempt to bomb new york's time square in 2010. >> edwardnowden's plea for clemency has been denied. the whistle blower who has asylum in return yeah made a plea in a letter. the request has been defied by the white house and the congressional intelligence committee. he should return to the u.s. and face charges which would include leaking classified allegations. >> more allegations against the nsa. the "new york times" reports that intelligence saying see intercepted talking points with moon last november. the paper says it was an operational highlight and a weekly top secret report. the white house has not commented on that article. ♪ >> cold air is slowly working it's way southward from the north pole and as it does that it starts to wrap up our tropical storm season. most of that cold air as it pushes down towards the intertropicaat the tropical co convergence zon. it would be typhoons in the pacific. falling apart. ati typhoon off the shores of tiawan. it's going to head towards vietnam. it's going it move over cooling waters and there

mehsud is accused of killing thousands of pakistanis. >>> a mountain lion hit and killed.ig cat was no stranger to animal researchers. >>> and our chief meteorologist bill martin is updating our weekend forecast. he is back to tell us if clear skies will stick around. >>> up first the agents who man security checkpoints at america's airports. why they are not armed and how they summon help in the event of an emergency. [ male announcer ] the founder of mercedes-benz once wrote something on a sheet of paper ♪ the challenge always accepted. and the calling forever answered. ♪ introducing the all-new 2014 s-class. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >>> continuing coverage now of today's deadly shooting at a security checkpoint at l.a.x. and how it has exposed a vulnerability of tsa workers. they are authority figures but they're not armed and as patti lee reports, that means they're not readily able to defend themselves or passengers. >> reporter: flight cancellations -- >> it's a tough situation. >> reporter: and delays led to frustration and confusion at bay area airports.

mehsud is accused of killing thousands of pakistanis. >>> a mountain lion hit and killed.why the big cat was no stranger to animal researchers. >>> and our chief meteorologist bill martin is updating our weekend forecast. he is back to tell us if clear skies will stick around. >>> up first the agents [ male announcer ] it is more than just a new car... more than a new interior lighting system. ♪ it is more than a hot stone massage. and more than your favorite scent infused into the cabin. it is a completely new era of innovation. and the highest expression of mercedes-benz. introducing the 2014 s-class. the best or nothing. >>> continuing coverage now of today's deadly shooting at a security checkpoint at l.a.x. and how it has exposed a vulnerability of tsa workers. they are authority figures but they're not armed and as patti lee reports, that means they're not readily able to defend themselves or passengers. >> reporter: flight cancellations -- >> it's a tough situation. >> reporter: and delays led to frustration and confusion at bay area airports. >> i heard this mornin

hakimullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike on friday. his supporters vow a wave of revenge suicide bombings. pakistan says the strike stalled peace talks with the taliban. >> the website used to enrol president obama's heath care program will be down for maintenance. healthcare.gov will be offline from now until sunday morning at 9 eastern. people can sign up for insurance over the phone. >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next. you can always find us online at aljazeera.com. have a good night. ♪ >> got evening i'm joie chen welcome to "america tonight sex th" theweekend edition. we have did h dedicated our attn to sexual assault on campus. there is the repeated belief that campus rape is often the miscommunications and allegations that result to murky he said she said. ttonight we have us visit oxidel campus in california. for some reason it's impossible for law enforcement and school officals to adjudicate. >> rape is rape, not misunderstanding. sometimes by students that prey on fellow students and get it awith it tim

hakimullah mehsud is one of the most-wanted terrorists in the world, after osama bin laden. >>> and frighteningon tape. a car smashing through a store in hartford, connecticut. four people were hurt. the cause of the crash is being investigated. >>> and finally, getting the duck boats ready in boston. the people will hold a huge parade for the world series champion boston red sox this morning. players will ride the amphibious vehicles through the city streets and into the charles river, in those amphibious vehicles. >> your hometown, dan. >> just to confirm. it was the red sox that won the world series, right? not the yankees, right? >> next year. next year. >> good thing i'm in the middle. >> it's getting cold in the studio. >> i guarantee it. yankees next year. >> thanks, ron. >>> turning to damning new testimony in the trial that's transfixing many americans. the doctor on trial. michele macneill was found in her bathtub. and now, two medical experts are weighing in on how she died. here's abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: the latest testimony in the martin macneill case, came from two doctors,