as i said, pakistan has been on the offensive against taliban in other areas of pakistan. and this shows that by the u.s. and pakistan cooperating together, by using u.s. technology and pakistani intelligence, they can work together to address threats that affect both of their countries. >> will this death have an impact on the neighboring war in afghanistan? >> well, i think it's clear that the drone strikes that have been taking place in pakistan over a year now have had a significant impact in degrading the leadership of al qaeda and the taliban. and that's certainly helpful, particularly in the immediate term, in terps of defending against terrorism. however, over the longer term, we're going to have to do much more than drone strikes. we're going to have to engage in economic development, reconstruction, improving the environment so that people will have other opportunities and they won't turn towards militantacy and terrorism. so that's the key over the longer term. >> lisa curtis, thank you very much for joining us this evening. >> thank you. >>> in afghanistan, thi

taliban in the swat valley. but the u.s. special envoy to pakistan richard holbrook has clamped down on whether the operation has really worked. there's a theory that rather than crushing the taliban, the administration has pushed them out to outer areas. this exclusive video of this wanted terrorist will only cause further embarrassment to pakistani authorities. alex crawford, sky news. >>> across asia, violent weather. in the philippines this morning, there were heavy monsoon rains. rescuers carried a baby to safety hand over hand through rising flood waters. three villages are under water, and at least six villages have died. in taiwan, schools were closed and flights cancelled as a typhoon bears down bringing more than 90 mile an hour winds. >>> just ahead, more money for the cash for clunkers program. >>> plus look out. a cop has a close call with a runaway tire. >>> first, katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> the number of homeless people in this country is at record levels. now one city is helping them through, of all

if his death is confirmed, it will be seen as a setback for the taliban in pakistan and a major success for the authorities. it may have less of an impact on nato and afghan forces to deal with the taliban led insurgency in afghanistan. >> joining me from islamabad is our correspondent. if this turns out to be true, what will it mean for the pakistani taliban? >> it will be a huge blow. baitullah mehsud is believed to have commanded 20,000 militants. he is believed to have a hand in a wave of suicide bombings across the country in the last couple of years. they include a bombings on police stations. he is also implicated in the death of benazir bhutto. he has denied involvement in that attack. the authorities believe he has the blood of many pakistanis on his hands. not only that, but he has provided a safe haven for al- qaeda operatives from afghanistan who have planned attacks outside this country. this continued push by american forces and by pakistani forces in the last few months against islamist militants in the northwest would have achieved a great success, if it is confirmed tha

confirmation of the death of a leader of pakistan's taliban. the news came from the main television spokesman who was arrested. he was killed in an air strike earlier this month. pakistan officials believe the group is now in disarray. >> another prize catch for pakistan security forces. troops taking the man away for questioning. the second high-profile captive in just 24 hours. >> he was the public face of the taliban, the official spokesman who often claimed responsibility for atrocities. but omar was more than a front man appeared he was also a close aide of the taliban and chief, now crucially he is reported to have confirmed that he is dead, killed in the u.s. strike. that is what officials here and in washington have been claiming for almost two weeks, but they haven't been able to prove it. these latest developments will be welcome news for washington's envoy richard holbrooke, who is in the region. he had been highlighting pakistan's gains against the taliban, but he admits it is too early to know if they have been destroyed or just di

they even pay for taliban soldiers to come and take our and our in pakistan. incredibly. the taliban protect drug shipments as they leave farm areas and head towards the border areas. that will involve providing armed heavys to protect drug shipments as they go down afghanistan's highways and on smuggling trips. involves increasingly, as years have progressed, taliban launching attacks on nato forces, afghan national army forces, divert them to one part of a province, a big drug shipment going down another road. they also helped protect drug refineries that exist along the pakistan border. literally providing protection of many of those refineries, also taxing the output as much as $250 per kilo produced. increasingly, as the years have gone on, we have seen some taliban commanders start to run their own heroin refineries. we are watching what my researchers who worked with me on this, i found they are increasing their involvement in the drug trade, this is similar to what happened in colombia, with other insurgent groups around the world. top taliban commanders also paid

details. >> the question being asked by western intelligence agents is who is the new boss of pakistan's talibany, for the first time, since an attack by a u.s. predator on august 5, the taliban spokesman finally confirmed that masoud, the man who ordered benazir bhutto assassinated was killed in that predator strike on august 5. they were buying time to choose a successor. two rival commanders were chosen. one of them is shown here, haka masoud, a hot headed 29-year-old responsible for manning to attack the australian high commission in islamabad last year. pakistani intelligence services say they believe he was killed by his rival last week, positioning himself for control, raman issued this warning. >> obama is our number one enemy. we are out to fight against him. for us, death is more lovable than life and for us, the taliban, it's not difficult to reach anywhere, whether it is washington, london, paris or kabul, we will prove that we can reach their places. >> pakistani and western intelligence officials worry that means the new leader may order a high-profile bombing or attack like this s

. >>> there are reports that the taliban in pakistan have named a new leader today, linked to several attacks. the previous pakistan taliban leader is believed to have been killed by a cia missile strike. >>> and in britain, a champion female stunt pilot from california was killed during practice for an acrobatic air show. her manager said the plane appeared to have mechanical problems. >>> still ahead on "world news" this saturday -- the man who came to symbolize the of the vietnam war. what he said coming up. >>> with so many americans drowning in debt now, looking for help. a warning this evening. >>> and forget hurricane bill, martha vineyard's preparing for a new storm. the first family's rental property. concierge claim centers. so i can just drop off my car and you'll take care of everything? yep, even the rental. what if i'm stuck at the office? if you can't come to us, we'll come to you in one of our immediate response vehicles! what if mother won't let me drive? then you probably wouldn't have had an accident in the first place. and we're walkin'! and we're walkin'... making

the government of pakistan says it intends to provide conclusive proof that the leader of the pakistan talibans dead. pakistan and american officials insist that they are certain he was killed in the u.s. missile strike. a man claiming to be one of his aides says the taliban chief and another senior leader also reported killed a still life. :%uq>>> just 10 days before nationwide elections in afghanistan, taliban militants have attacked the provincial government in police headquarters in the east of the country. the assault with guns and rockets killed by police and injured 26. >>> it is being called the summit of the three amigos. the leaders of canada, the united states, and mexico are meeting in guadalajara. the host is in their worst recession since the 1930's. the economy has dominated the discussions. they say is crucial that they work together. that may not be easily done. >> it is a get together of some close friends, that is the image that these 31 north americans want to give. they have spent less than 24 hours together. for much of the time, at least one of the participants seemed to

air strike that supposedly killed pakistan taliban head last week. there have been conflicting reports over whether he's actually dead, but the obama administration now says it's 90% sure. >> all evidence that we have suggests that. >> reporter: if baitullah mehsud is actually dead, it would be a major boost for pakistan. mehsud is believed to masterminded a number of deadly attacks, including the 2008 assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. >> this is an important moment. i won't say it's a tipping point, but it certainly shows we're having some success. >> reporter: u.s. officials says it shows pakistan is making progress as well in its efforts to weed out some 20,000 taliban fighters currently positioned inside the country. no word yet on which side of the border bergdahl is being held. last month afghans in contact with the taliban said they had planned to smuggle him across the border into pakistan but ruled that out because of u.s. missile strikes and pakistani bombing attacks against militant targets in that area, karen. >> susa

. >> there are reports that the cia may have killed the commder of the pakistan taliban, baitullah mehsud. >> he is a real bad guy and that would be good news. but the internal problems of pakistan, of feudal country that is just in terrible shape, focused on india when they ought to be focused on the jihadists -- >> where do you see it headed? >> i see the united states desperately keeping it from just imploding into civil war. >> very reassuring, evan.  >> yeas are 68, nays are 31. >> the world's greatest deliberative body gives its consent to the first hispanic to serve on the nation's highest court, and the third woman. 31 of the 40 republicans voted no, including orrin hatch. >> such activity, judging with uncertainty and instability in the law, and the result is an activist judicial philosophy that i cannot support, and that the american people rejected. >> if you voted for her, the national rifle association threatens to get your free if you voted against her, you could set yourself up for trouble with hispanic voters. >> john mccain was the biggest surprise to me. when lindsey

meanwhile, it's looking more certain that the taliban commander in pakistan is dead.aitullah mehsud was apparently killed wednesday by an american missile. more now from richard roth. >> reporter: he was pakistan's number one public enemy, and america had a $5 million bounty on him, dead or alive. baitullah mehsud was believed to be in his late 30s, diabetic, and camera shy. it's not the first time the commander of pakistan's taliban militia has been reported killed but it's the first time the claim has credibility from intelligence expourss from mehsud's own lieutenants, and authorities say hiszk% followers are already picking a successor. the west blames mehsud for the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto and for a wave of violence in pakistan, including the bombing of the marriott hotel there last september. the white house called him a murderous thug, and if he's been eliminated, said a pentagon spokesman, that's a good thing. richard roth, cbs news, london. >> pakistan's neighbor, afghanistan, has been shattered by 30 years of war. it's one growt

fattah is still a very important locale for afghan taliban as well as pakistan taliban. he zone of taliban operation rups much farther east and south and north. and what we are seeing is that to bring pakistani and afghan and american interests into alignment to deal with what is now a much broader regional problem, so what we're seeing is the pakistanis have engaged and the ultimate conclusion of this fight against the pakistani taliban will have to have a resolution of the fattah problem. so we are seeing much more of the hammer and anvil approach and in ard to succeed we'll have to maintain that kind of a relationship and cooperation with pakistan. >> robert, last question. >> good morning. i'm bob dreyfuss from the nation magazine. do you think when you are involved in all this do you have in mind that there's a domestic political clock here in which americans could look at this and as you said know it when they see it and decide that this isn't succeeding? and also do you think that al qaeda's comments about negotiating with the taliban leadership were helpful and co

pakistan. >> reporter: the taliban in pakistan is in disarray. three days after the cia decapitated the group by killing its leader, baitullah mehsud, they now appear to have decapitated themselves. two possible successors, including this man, hakimullah, reportedly killed each other during a meeting to choose the new chief. without a leader, the taliban is more fragile than in years. >> there will be a clash within the different taliban groups. because of this clash, the whole movement will weaken. >> reporter: with a weakened militancy, the question now how to keep pressure up. months ago, pakistan promised a ground invasion in the but a senior military official here says that they are now "reassessing the whole situation." the u.s. has used cia drone strikes to target the taliban. those strikes have been much more effective in the last year thanks to new technology and increased u.s./pakistan intelligence sharing. and though pakistan still officially objects to the drone strikes, today, the country seems thankful. >> it's unfortunate if it hap

. >>> two top commanders of the pakistan taliban are confirming the death of the taliban leader. say he died 18 days after a u.s. missile strike in afghanistan early this morning. he was behind many attacks, including that of prime minister benazir bhutto. >>> the next possible launch date for the space shuttle deliver deliver is friday. this month's launch was canceled because of a critical fuel valve. "discovery" is scheduled to fly a 13-day mission to the space station. >>> singer chris brown will not do jail time for beating pop star rihanna. yesterday, he was sentenced to five years' probation and six months community service for assaulting his former girlfriend. he'll have to do such jobs as graffiti removal and trash pick up. >>> there are new questions surrounding the actions of michael jackson's doctor in the final hours of his life. police say dr. murray gave jackson medications two months ago that killed him. it's not known why murray made 47 minutes worth of cell phone calls after jackson was found unconscious before calling 911. >>> straight ahead, your wednesday mor

. >>> for months, he was the top target of the cia and pakistan's military, baullah mehsud, the head ofhe taliban in pakistan. a notorious militt commander wh controlled a widearea of pakistan'snorthwest. a man whe organization kild ndreds of secuty force and civilian today a senio taliban commander ispps meddudend hisde wife had beenkilled. t a missile fired unmanned ameran aircraft. in the tribal ar. the latest in series of attacks aimed at mehsud. how badly did the united ates want him? there was a $5 milon bounto his ad. toght's "lead focus" we look at the death of itullah mehsud a what it means against the war against t taliban. it was reported that mehsud was at his father-in-law's hou at th time othe attack suffering from a kney ailment. although mehsud insisted h face not be swn he briefly -- >> caller: there waspretty good eviden in towards of t electronic intercepts and other kindof data that suggest that he was deadnd just today pakistan, one of mehsud deties called the associad press to say that he was indeed killed. but there's nobody. there's no devidence. so iraqi officials would l

will pressure pakistan to confront other militant commanders, seizing the opportunity to take advantage of a taliban without a leader. pakistan seems to agree. >> this is the time to strike. we in whatever way necessary. >> reporr: whatever way necessary to confront a taliban before it can strike back. nick schifrin, abc news, islamabad. >>> we have learned tonight those three american hikers seized last week have been moved to tehran. they were arrested after wandering into iran from northern iraq. . >>> hillary clinton helping to beautify housing projects. but mrs. clinton wasn't all business. she flashed for more dance moves. moving along a choir as they sang a tribute to her. second time mrs. clinton engaged in what you call a diplomatic dance. >>> after a horrific crash, experts ask, why it was possible that a wife and mother hid her alcohol abuse from her own family. >>> then, children paralyzed by fear. could these mri hold the answers? >>> lobster trails. sabotage and sunken boats off the coast of maine. tonight, the fishermen outtrap t one anotheher. hi, may i help you? we're shopping for c

largely because the isi, the pakistani intelligence service, couldn't control him any more, the pakistan talibannd there is taliban they like and don't like and they whacked him, and this guy, i don't think was approved by the -- necessarily somebody that the intelligence services will be comfortable with, so he may not be with us long, either. >> gregg: is he related to baitullah mehsud. >> they har all related and what people have to understand. >> chris: there is not a taliban, there is talibans, the afghanistan taliban, and the pashtun tribes in afghanistan who are trying to fight their way back into afghanistan and this is the pakistani taliban and is a relatively new group and formed in 2007 -- >> gregg: but that get support from al qaeda, right. >> that's -- two things, the two things the pakistani taliban really focus on is, protecters of al qaeda and are trying to control their territories and they are pushing back against the pakistani government, both for cooperating with the united states, and really coming after them. up. >> gregg: are they harboring al qaeda including perhaps in th

maulvi omar is a very well-known figure in terms of the taliban in pakistan. he was the chief spokesman. he was more than that. he was a leader in his own right and a chief aide to the head of the pakistani taliban, and a man who is believed to be dead. there are feeling pretty good about things at the moment. >> if he is more than just a spokesperson, do you think this represents -a major blow to the taliban in pakistan? >> it is certainly a blow, but there are other senior commanders of the taliban were made out there. the pakistani army feels that the taliban ranks are now in disarray thanks to the removal of these two leaders. this fragile coalition of tribal groups, the former taliban but there were 20,000 militants under the leaders' control. it may well be that some are rising through the ranks. it is not the end of the story. the pakistani army is feeling very good. it feels they are going through a turning fa point in the fight against the taliban. >> this massive, incredible credit card fraud. >> the biggest case of identity theft in american history.

officials say they are making progress in the fight against the taliban in pakistan. susan roberts has more. >> i have a very, very good family. >> reporter: the face -- the fate of bowe bergdahl rests in the hands of the taliban. they say a council of leaders will decide what to do to him based on how the u.s. responds to a list of demands it is the first they have heard from bowe bergdahl since this video three weeks ago. >> scared i won't be able to come home and it is unnerving to be a prisoner. >> reporter: the 23-year-old disappeared five months after he arrived in afghanistan. no word on what the taliban is demanding for his safe return but in the past they have called on the u.s. to stop air strikes in parts of afghanistan. a u.s. air strike that supposedly killed pakistan's taliban head last week. there are conflicting reports over whether he is actually dead but the obama administration says that it is 90% sure. >> all of the evidence that we have suggests that. >> reporter: if he is in fact dead it would be a major boost for pakistan. he is believed to have

fattah is still a very important locale for afghan taliban as well as pakistan taliban. the zone of taliban operation rups much farther east and south and north. and what we are seeing is that to bring pakistani and afghan and american interests into alignment to deal with what is now a much broader regional problem, so what we're seeing is the pakistanis have engaged and the ultimate conclusion of this fight against the pakistani taliban will have to have a resolution of the fattah problem. so we are seeing much more of the hammer and anvil approach and in ard to succeed we'll have to maintain that kind of a relationship and cooperation with pakistan. >> robert, last question. >> good morning. i'm bob dreyfuss from th% @@@a#r >> you have in mind that there is a domestic political clock here where americans can look at this and know it where they see it and decide this isn't succeeding? do you think that the al qaeda comments about negotiating with the tell ben's -- >> whose comments? >>qaea taliban rather than trying to peel away the local people? >> on the second questi

ed there are strong indications that pakistan's most wanted man, taliban commander baitullah mehsud, has been killed. he is believed to be leading al- qaeda's campaign to make pakistan ungovernable. sources have said that he is killed and buried, killed in a u.s. air strike on wednesday. this is from our correspondent in as, bob -- islamabad. >> baitullah mehsud is rarely seen in public. the white house has called him "a murderous thug." >> we have clear information that so far we do not have any evidence to confirm that he is dead. there were several killed during these attacks. these are indications. >> he is accused of masterminding the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto, as well as dozens of other attacks. he has been linked to the bombing of the marriott hotel in islamabad which claimed more than 60 lives, and his stronghold has been a sanctuary for al-qaeda, a major concern for britain and the u.s.. but he is focused on targets here at home -- bombing pakistan because it backs the west. he declared war on his own country and people. some here have told us they

i mean, we took out the taliban commander it looks like in pakistan today. leader of the taliban. leader of al qaeda, pakistan, taliban commander. he is gone. we use these unmanned drones and hit and attack. so the rhetoric is changing. are the tactics necessarily changing? >> well, i think we have gotten much better in -- at targeting people in northwestern pakistan, parts of afghanistan. for two straightforward reasons, we have been at war a long time. our military has gotten very, very good. two, the pakistanis got really scared, really scared when the taliban came within 60 miles of the capital. now the pakistanis, for the first time, are giving us real intelligence and helping us kill the taliban they don't want around. but obama, he is letting our military do most of what it needs to do in afghanistan because he wants the problem to go away. he made a campaign promise he was going to win. the problem, laura, is our military is doing a great job. we don't have a strategy. lawyer lure is in charge of our strategy in afghanistan? one person, who is it? >>

. >> tonight, there is word that pakistan's taliban chief was killed and a missile attack. he was the leader of the coalition with an estimated 20,000 fighters. pakistan officials say that he and his brother and wife were killed by missiles sometime wednesday. if confirmed, it will be a major blow to pakistan militants. >> some surprisingly good news about the economy. employers sharply reduced laos during the month of july and the unemployment rate dropped for the first time in 14 months. democrats are still being hammered at local town hall meetings across the nation. >> it is a sign that the great recession may be ending. unemployment fell to 9.4% in july s. there were job gains in health care. overall, workers' hours and pay rates rose. jobs are still being lost, just fewer. workers are still dropping out of the employment market. a president obama praised americans for keeping their confidence. >> that is how we have pulled the economy back from the brick. that is how we are turning this economy around. i am convinced that we can see a light at the end of the tunnel. >>

pakistan's foreign minister and senior taliban commander confirming that pakistan's taliban leader wasled in a u.s. missile strike in southern waziristan. mehsud helped organize a couple of suicide attacks against the pakistani government. nbc correspondent rich engel joins us now and joined by retired admiral barry mcaffrey. general, while we haven't gotten confirmation from the obama administration officials, if we assumed that what we're hearing from pack taken is right, how big a deal is this, this killing of the taliban leader isn't there. >> well, i think it's a pretty big deal. apparently the pakistani foreign minister articulated as a done deal. they are going to confirm through dna evidence. i think what you're seizing a tremendous payoff now from both cia and u.s. air force, uav, unmanned aerial video program. we have dozens of these things now predator shadow global hawk, they're out there and collecting terrific intelligence. they follow people for weeks. and, in this case, they nailed a major threat to the pakistani government. so i think it's good news. >> richard, good t

taliban. both the u.s. and pakistandications now that the taliban's top commander in pakistan is dead. they believe that baitullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike earlier this week, along with his wife, in south waziristan. the taliban also says that he was killed, but so far there's no physical evidence to confirm this news. mehsud led 13 separate taliban groups including some 20,000 fighters linked to al qaeda. and he is blamed for the 2007 assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. >>> this morning in northern iraq, a car bombing claimed the lives of at least 21 people and wounded more than 70 others as they were leaving a shiite mosque for friday prayers. police say that the gunman, who went on a deadly rampage in a pennsylvania gym this week called his mother first, telling her that he was about to kill people and was expected to die himself. three women were killed, nine others were wounded. on thursday, dozens of people gathered for a vigil and prayer service to remember the victims and to of

pakistan claims it has the taliban and al-qaeda on the run. >> i have warned them they have no room inpakistan. it will not be tolerated. [unintelligible] >> when we followed the taliban trail to a place called bahra, we were told the militants were moving in and were putting up resistance. troops targeted two militant hideouts. those who fought back -- more than 100 of them -- the battle raged for eight hours. it is believed that senior taliban leaders are among those who found refuge here after they were flushed out elsewhere. >> they started coming here in bigger numbers. but the moment, there are around 300 in this area. taliban. they may be organizing in this area. >> pakistan has been hunting the militants as never before, but some worry they have declared victory toussaint and not willing to reject victory far too soon and are not willing to fight to the finish. >> in the u.s., thousands are paying their final respects to senator ted kennedy. they have been filing past his coffin which has been placed on view at the presidential library in boston. he died of brain cancer. he is

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. >>> and there appears to be a power struggle within pakistan's taliban after the death of the leader mehsud, at least one of his likely sources were reportedly killed during a meeting. the taliban reports that mehsud was killed during a drone attack last week. >>> and 40 years ago actress sharon tate and others were found murdered to death in their home. and drifter charles manson and his called family were charged with the slayings, manson now 74 years old is still in prison. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton has been spotted doing yet another diplomatic dance in africa. she joined in the celebration as a choir welcomed her in south africa. that is a quick look at the headlines. over to marysol with the weather. >> thanks, ron. good morning to you. >>> good morning, everyone. summer is here, finally, it's only august. heat in the midwest, temperatures in the 90s starts to move eastward. elsewhere in the nation, coo >> thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by best buy. bill? >> okay, marysol. >>> hundreds of people turned out for yesterday's funerals fo

fattah is still a very important locale for afghan taliban as well as pakistan taliban. he zone of taliban operation rups much farther east and south and north. and what we are seeing is that to bring pakistani and afghan and american interests into alignment to deal with what is now a much broader regional problem, so what we're seeing is the pakistanis have engaged and the ultimate conclusion of this fight against the pakistani taliban will have to have a resolution of the fattah problem. so we are seeing much more of the hammer and anvil approach and in ard to succeed we'll have to maintain that kind of a relationship and cooperation with pakistan. >> robert, last question. >> good morning. i'm bob dreyfuss from the nation magazine. do you think when you are involved in all this do you have in mind that there's a domestic political clock here in which americans could look at this and as you said know it when they see it and decide that this isn't succeeding? and also do you think that al qaeda's comments about negotiating with the taliban leadership were helpful and co

. >>> as you mentioned off the top, there is word this morning that a top taliban leader in pakistan is dead. two senior leaders of baitullah mehsud's group say the notorious leader has been killed. u.s. officials have yet to confirm that death, though. cbs news correspondent richard roth reports. >> reporter: it's been the first time a leader of pakistan's taliban militia has been reported killed, but it's the first time there's been so much support for the claim. capturing or killing baitullah mehsud has been a top priority of u.s. counterterrorism efforts. as one u.s. official has put it, the world would be a safer place without him. it's said mehsud was among those killed in an american missile attack wednesday on a remote village in a tribal area of northwest pakistan, and the claims backed by u.s. and pakistani intelligence officials though they say they have no physical evidence. but one of mehsud's lieutenants has told journalists it's true. the west blames mehsud for the 2007 assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto and a wave of violence in pakistan. richard ro

taliban leader. he's believed to have been killed yesterday in south waziristan, pakistan.we begin with this report narrated by alex thomson of independent television news. >> the charismatic commander who as leader of pakistan's biggest taliban grouping created such instability in the country that the u.s. put a $5 million bounty on his head. that offer came to an abrupt end on wednesday after a cia drone's missile targeted a home in the south region of pakistan. the taliban commander and aid confirmed he had been killed. masud took over the group in december 2007 and soon became a major thorn in the side of the pakistani government which blamed him for the assassination of the presidential candidate benazir bhutto. and for attacks on the vey lankan crickity -- cricket team. >> you put into question pack stan's security, it was creting a lot of problems for the military, for the police and at the same time they also painted him as the bogey man, the man who was behind every single attack if pakistan even though it wasn't necessarily proved that he was. >> masoud supporters

pakistan. the leader of the taliban killed by a strike. how important is this for the u.s.? >> think -- i think this is a very, very big strike and particularly a big deal because pakistan was not happy with the way the united states is approaching. the guy was the leader of the pakistani taliban and pakistan had complained to the united states for months that the only people they cared about were the people attacking the u.s. so the u.s. really started training etc. -- its efforts on mass ood and others and they were able to get him this week the he was also a really, really bad guy. he threatened soldiers in afghanistan. he's accused of killing benazir butteo as well the john: thanks, martha and thanks everyone. weaver going to break just a few minutes early tonight to allow our local pbs stations to ask for your support. stations that in turn support us. i'm john dickerson. be sure to join us around the table next week on "washington week" the good night. >> "washington week" was produced by weta, which is solely responsible for its content. >> corporate funding for "washi

the story we're following out of pakistan, the shadowy top taliban leader in pakistan, a major threat to the american forces over the border in afghanistan. also a major friend of al qaeda. has a u.s. air strike actually managed to kill him in we'll have reports from michael ware. >>> while the cult of charles manson not only will not die but in fact seems to be going strong. ♪ anyone can prove they're strong once. the real question is can they prove it again and again. ♪ at northwestern mutual, we've answered that question compellingly... for over 150 years. northwestern mutual. consistency counts. put our strength to work for you. learn how at northwesternmutual.com. >>> welcome back to "360." our exclusive interview continues with lisa ling. before the break she told us her sister, laura and euna lee did briefly touch north korean soil before their arrest. lisa is back with us now in an exclusive interview tonight. that's really, i think, unless i'm wrong here, it's the first time we've heard that or it sounds like they've come forward or had the chance to say that. talk to me more

intelligence believes a cia missile strike last wednesday did kill pakistan's taliban chief, baitullah mehsud. his death is considered a severe blow to the taliban in the entire region. >>> we're hearing the 911 calls from saturday's deadly midair collision of a sight-seeing helicopter and small plane between new york city and new jersey. give it a listen. hear the growing panic there. nine people died in the crash. today, divers found the wreckage of the plane at the bottom of the hudson river. >>> this is a sad one to watch, campbell. failed rescue effort on a beach near miami, florida. two whales, a mother and her calf beeched themselv eed thems. people tried to steer them back out to sea. this is mother nature. there's not much they could do. the mother died. wildlife officials decided to euthanize the baby whale. the baby couldn't survive without mom. >>> dramatic video you showed before the break out of southern taiwan. take a look again. floodwaters washed the lands out from under a six-story hotel. that's the aftermath. causing the whole thing to topple into the river. fortunat

brand-new information about a cia missile strike in pakistan. the talibans now confirming that its chief baitullah mehsud was killed. he was standing on the roof of his father in law's house when an unmanned drone struck. he has led violent assassinations against pakistan's government. >> president obama is turning his primary focus back to the economy and some good news, workers probably got slapped with fewer pink slips in july as the worst recession since world war ii seems to be windi dow brooke hart is following this story and what could be some crucial unemployment numbers released later toy. brooke, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, the labor department will be out with the critical jobs report this morning. it's important to president obama. his line is that we are seeing the beginning of the end of the recession, and he knows many people will see today's jobs report as a verdict on his stimulus and whether it's working. president obama looked like he was campaigning in virginia last night, and he was. not just for the democrat

in pakistan, the taliban's top leader is killed. will it make a difference in that country and afghanistan? we'll find out when we sitd down with a rare interview with general jim jones the president's national security adviser. then, republicans take on the president. what's their strategy on health care and the economy? we'll ask the gop's top man in washington senate leader mitch mcconnell. also, -- we'll ask our sunday panel if this is an organized mob or just exercising their freedom of speech. and our power player of the week. 100 years of helping our nation's warriors. all right now on fox news sunday. and hello again from fox news in washington. with a number of global hot spots to discuss, let's get right to it with our first guest guest, president obama's national security adviser, general jim jones. and, general, welcome to fox news sunday. >> good to be here. >> is the leader of the taliban inside pakistan dead? >> well, we think so. the pakistan government believes that he is. and all evidence that we have suggests that