the ruthless wannabe isis leader then slaying americans steven sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons, and two japanese hostages. president obama had warned isis terrorists .....that american justice will prevail. obama sot: if you hurt an american, you are going to be brought to justice in a statement to abc news the parents of murdered hostage james foley said the airstrike against jihadi john was of small solace quote: this huge effort to go after this deranged man filled with hate when they can't make half that effort to save the hostages while these young americans were still alive. it's unfortunate that they government doesn't get it. they think it gives us solace, but it doesn't. tag: the pentagon says it is working to confirm that jihadi john was indeed killed by the u-s airstrike. from what they saw in the hit..they believe he is dead the vehicle he was in burst into flames and one official said jihadi john essentially evaporated. stephanie ramos abc news washington the united kingdom's prime minister, david cameron, says this morning he is not certain if the airstrike was su

executioner for isis, presiding over the killings of foley along with fellow americans steve sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons and two japanese hostages. his real name was later revealed to be mohammad emwazi, a british citizen, the son of kuwaiti parents who emigrated to the u.k. precious resources had been concentrated to seek revenge, if you will, or kill this man. elizabeth: meanwhile, us officials say, jihadi john essentially evaporated when the vehicle he was in hit and burst -- was hit and burst into flames. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. sean: abc news spoke exclusively with president obama about the war against isis just hours before news broke about the attack. here' s what he had to say. >> what is true is, is that from the start our goal has been first to contain, and we have contained them. they have not gained ground in, -- in a rack. -- in iraq. we' ve made some progress in trying to reduce the flow of foreign fighters. sean: less than an hour ago senator jeanne shaheen released this statement saying, " today we have reason to believe that their executioner finally got the

beheadee a number of hostages, including journalists james foley and stephen sotloff and aid worker, peter kassig . a former army captain who saved many of his fellow soldiers from a suicide bomber in afghanistan received the military's highest honor today. president obama presented the medal of honor to florent groberg. groberg was part of a security detail in 2012 when an ambush unfolded, and he tackled the suicide bomber. two bombs still went off, seriously wounding roberg, and killing four other soldiers. but re would have died, if groberg had not acted. " groberg: "my job was simple, protect the principles. no matter the outcome" " "obama he showed his guts, he showed his training, that's an americcn we can all be greeful for. " groberg has spent the last three years recovering from his wounds. he resigned from the army in july. tonight'athlete of the week comes with a musical challenge.. and he also has highlights from the state football and volleyball semi-finals. stay with your 24 hour news phase two of renovations is underway at the eastern iowa airport - meaning the ticket counters won'

american aid worker peter kassig - who became known as abdul-rahman while a hostage - was another victim. kuwait-born mohamed emwazi was a computer science graduate, turned gang member. freed hostages describe him as sadistic... one of 4 british isis guards they called the beatles... jihadi john was the leader. an early recruit to isis... the jihadist group whose reach now extends from syria and northern iraq to north africa... the strike targeting jihadi john - comes shortly after the latest isis attack in lebanon where at least 43 people died last night in a double suicide bombing. keir simmons/ nbc news/ london, england "jihadi john's family all now live here in london. no comment from their lawyer. but the british prime minister just spoke, calling jihadi john isis' lead executioner and saying that if he has been killed but the u.s. it was an act of self-defense. back to you." >> the man who pulled off an elaborate escape from a new york state prison earlier this year has pleaded guilty to charges connected to the jailbreak. david sweat pleaded guilty today to two counts of escape an

hostages, including american journalists james foley and steven sotlo if, f and american aid worker peter kassig in syria in 2013. the gruesome videos he was in presented the world a terrifying image of a islamic state and more propaganda tools for the islamic group. emwazi, a british citizens, believed to us about be in his mid-20s was born in kuwait and raised in london. he had a degree in computer programming and disappeared from the london's family home two years ago travelling to us about syria. the video massacres he staged turned him into a sim bombic leader of the islamic state and a top u.s. target. -- . >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the strike against emwazi should serve as a warning to us about all extremists that their days are numbered and they will be defeated. >>> kurdish fighters are making good progress against isis forces in the key iraqi town. it shows pec-- peshwerga fighters. it was too soon to us about declare the town fully liberated. >>> and back in this country, a suspended secret service agent is due in court and is in court this afternoon. the 37-year-old

hostages including american journalist james foley and steven sotloff and american aide worker peter kassig in syria in 2014. the gruesome videos he appeared in presented the world with a terrifying image of the "islamic state" and were a powerful propaganda tool for the group. emwazi a british citizen believed to be in his 20s was born in kuwait but raised in london. a graduate from the university of westminster, he had a degree in computer programming. emwazi disappeared from his family's london home two years ago and traveled to syria. the video massacres he staged turned him into a symbolic leader of the "islamic state" and a top u.s. target. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news london. >> secretary of state john kerry said the strike against emwazi should serve as a warning to extremists, their days are numbered. >>> google's autonomous vehicles have been on the roads for months but not even the high-tech cars are immune to traffic stops. yes, a google self-driving car was pulled over in mountain view for going too slowly. it was going 25 miles per hour in a 35 zone along el camino real. didn'

hostages, including american journalist james foley and steven sotloff and american aid worker peter kassig in syria in 2014. his brutality and anonymity earned him the name jihadi john. the gruesome videos presented the world with a terrifying image of the islamic state and were a powerful propaganda tool for the terror group. this morning british prime minister david cameron praised the u.s. mission. >> he was intent on murdering many more people. so this was an act of self-defense. it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: emwazi, a british citizen believed to be in his mid-20s, wa was born in kuwait but raised in london. a graduate from the university of westminster, he had a degree in computer programming. he first came to the attention of british intelligence in 2009, who believed he was planning to join al shabaab in somalia. he disappeared from his family's london home in 2013 and traveled to syria. his rise among the ranks of isis is unclear. as is what motivated his brutal >> "cbs overnight news" will be >>> we leave you with more on the paris terror attacks and the international

>> reporter: one after another he presided over the murders of foley, american steven sotloff, peter kassig, plus two britons and two japanese hostages. >> our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people. >> reporter: earlier this year s true ideity was revealed to be mohamed emwazi seen here wearing an american baseball cap, the son of kuwaiti parents who emigrated to the united kingdom. even as a schoboy in london, emwazi was spotted by teachers as having a violent streak. one teacher told the bbc that at the age of 11, he was put in anger management therapy. >> we'd fifind that 'd get very angry and worked up, and it would take him a long time to calm himself down. >> reporter: flaunting his role as executioner once he joined isis with his piercing eyes and gravelly voice, emwazi became one of the world's most wanted men. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> and the vehicicle that wazi was in burst into flames and one official said essentially evaporated. >> and brian mentioned one of the hostages believed to have been killed by jihadi john, american james foley. foley's family

reporter: one after another, he presided over the murders of foley, american steven sotloff, and peter kassig, but who britons and then two japanese hostages. >> our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people. >> reporter: earlier this year, his true identity was revealed to be mohammed emwazi seen here wearing an american baseball cap, the son of kuwaiti parents who emigrated to england. he was spotted by teachers as having a violent streak. one teacher told the bbc that at the age of 11 he was put in anger management therapy. >> we would find that he would get very angry and worked up and it would take him a long time to calm himself down. >> reporter: flaunting his role executioner, emwazi became one of the world's most wanted men. in a statement to abc news, the warrants of foley said the air strike was of small solace. quote, this huge effort to go after this deranged man filled with hate when they can't make half that effort to save the hostages while these young americans were still alive. it's unfortunate that the government doesn't get it. they think it gives us solace bu

hostages including american journalist james foley and steven sock love and american aid worker peter kassig in syria in 2014. the gruesome videos he a appears in presented the world water filing image of the islamic state and were a powerful propaganda tool for terror group. emwazi, a british citizen, believed to be in his mid 20's was born in kuwait but raised in london. a graduate from the university of west minister he had a degree in computer programming. emwazi disappeared from his family's lon on home two years ago and traveled to syria. video massacres he staged turned him into a symbolic leader of the islamic state and a top u.s. target. jonathan vigliotti for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> iraqi kurdish militia has liberated the town of sinjar from the isis and raised a kurdish flag in the center of the town. isis forces held the city for more than a year. kurdish forces encountered little resistance suggesting many of the islamic state fighters may have pulled back. >>> donald trump went off on pretty much everyone and everything during a 95 minute tirade in annie was campaign stop

peter kassig was an america medical worker helping war victims. david haines and alan henning came from the u.k. kenji goto from japan. coalition leaders say the killing strikes at the heart of isis, silencing the person who had become a figurehead of fear. in washington, i'm emily schmidt reporting. the strike is doing little to ease the grief of victim steven sotloff's parents. in a statement they say quote... 'this development doesn't change anything for us; it's too little too late. our son is never coming back.' indianapolis metro police now says it knows who killed the pregnant wife of a local minister, now they just need to find the suspects. police now have surveillance video of the suspects who allegedly killed amanda blackburn during a home invasion. detectives collected the video from surveillance cameras from homes in her neighborhood. investigators say they believe that burglars were leaving a home when they saw blackburn's husband leave for the gym, and decided to break into the home. the police chief sent this warning out to those w

american aidorker peter kassig - who became known as abdul-rahman while a hostage graduate, turned gang member. freed hostages describe him as sadistic... one of 4 british isis guards they called the beatles... jihadi john was the leader. an early recruit to isis... theeihadist group whose reachh now extends from syria and northern iraq to north africa... the strike targeting jihadi john - comes shortly after he latest isis attack in lebanon where at least 43 people died last night in a double suicide bombing. "jihadi john's family all now british prime minister just spoke, calling jihadi john isis' u.s. it was an act of self- defense. back to you." u-s army colonal stve warren is now saying he's quote "reasonably certain" that the strike killed announcement yet... the topic of isis has reached the deccion 20-16 campaign trail... in an iowa campaign stop last night -- donald trump gave a glimpse into his strategy to fight isis. the billionaire said people don't believe he has a plan. hh gave his critics a blueprint.... "isis is making a tremendous amount of money because they have certa

presiding over the killings of foley along with fellow americans, steve sotloff and peter kassig plus two britons and two japanese hostages.. his real name was later revealed to be mohammad emwazi.. a british citizen, the son of kuwaiti parents who emigrated d o the u-k. diane foley7:24:01 ish "its just so sad that our precious resources had been u know concentrated to seek revenge if you will or kill this man.. 7:24:22 when if a bit of them had been utilized to save our young americans. " liz tag: foley went onto say this brought her no sense of justice. meannile us officials say, jihadi johnn essentially evaporated when the vehicle he was hit and burst into flames. eh, abc news, ny. the u-s is meeting this weekend with countries like russia, saudi arabia, and iran to try and decide which syrian fighting forces are common enemies. all four countries so far haven't agreed on anything. they will also try to decide which forces in syria can be included in a transition government. the u-s defense secretary, ash carter, has fired his top military aide after misconduct allegations. the off

the ruthless wannabe isis leader then slaying americans steven sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons, and two japanese hostages. president obama had warned isis terrorists .....that american justice will prevail. obama sot: if you hurt an american, you are going to be brought to justice in a statement to abc news the parents of murdered hostage james foley said the airstrike against jihadi john was of small solace quote: this huge effort to go after this deranged man filled with hate when they can't make half that effort to save americans unfortunate that they government doesn't get it. they think it gives us solace, but it doesn't. tag: the pentagon says it is working to confirm that jihadi john was indeed killed by the u-s airstrike. from what they saw in the hit..they believe he is dead the vehicle he was in burst into flames and one official said jihadi john essentially evaporated. stephanie ramos abc news washington the united kingdom's prime minister, david cameron, says this morning he is not certain if the airstrike was successful. prosecutors want the maximum sentence agains

the ruthless wannabe isis leader then slaying americans steven sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons, and two japanese hostages. president obama had warned isis terrorists .....that american justice will prevail. obama sot: if you hurt an american, you are going to be brought to justice in a statement to abc news the parents of murdered hostage james foley said the airstrike against jihadi john was of small solace quote: this huge effort to go after this deranged man filled with hate when they can't make half that effort to save the hostages while these young americans were still unfortunate that they government doesn't get it. they doesn't. is working to john was indeed airstrike. in the hit..they believe he is dead the vehicle he was in burst into flames and one official said jihadi john essentially evaporated. stephanie ramos abc news washington jessica rae: sioux city police are on the lookout for one suspect involved in an armed robbery at a gas station. police say this individual robbed the kum and go gas station on pierce street at gunpoint early thursday morning around 4 o'cl

the ruthless wannabe isis leader then slaying americans steven sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons, and two japanese hostages. president obama had warned isis terrorists .....that american justice will prevail. obama sot: if you hurt an american, you are going to be brought to justice in a statement to abc news the parents of murdered hostage james foley said the airstrike against jihadi john was of small solace quote: this huge effort to go after this deranged man filled with hate when they can't make half that effort to save the hostages while these young americans were still alive. it's unfortunate that they government doesn't get it. they think it gives us solace, but it doesn't. the pentagon says it is working to confirm that jihadi john was indeed killed by the u-s airstrike. from what they saw in the hit..they believe he is dead the vehicle he was in burst into flames and one official said jihadi john essentially evaporated. stephanie ramos abc news washington jessica rae: sioux city police are on the lookout for one suspect involved in an armed robbery at a gas station. pol

hostages, including american journalist james foley and steven sotloff and american aid worker peter kassigi john. the gruesome videos presented the world with a terrifying image of the islamic state and were a powerful propaganda tool for the terror group. this morning british prime minister david cameron praised the u.s. mission. >> he was intent on murdering many more people. so this was an act of self-defense. it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: emwazi, a british citizen believed to be in his mid-20s, wa was born in kuwait but raised in london. a graduate from the university of westminster, he had a degree in computer programming. he first came to the attention of british intelligence in 2009, who believed he was planning to join al shabaab in somalia. he disappeared from his family's london home in 2013 and traveled to syria. his rise among the ranks of isis is unclear. as is what motivated his brutal campaign. >> "cbs overnight news" will be right back. when the engines failed on the plane i was flying, i knew what to do to save my passengers. but when my father sank into depre

high-profile victims included american journalists james foley and steven sotloff, american aid worker peter kassig who game known as abdel-rahman while a hostage was another victim. mohammed emwazi was a computer science graduate turned gang member. freed hostages described him as zisic, one of four british isis guards they called the beatles. jihadi john was the leader. an early recruit to isis, the jihadist group whose reach extends from syria and northern iraq to north africa. the strike targeting jihadi john comes shortly after the latest isis attack in lebanon where at least 43 people died in a double suicide bombing. jihadi john's family live in london. no comment from their lawyer but the british prime minister just spoke calling jihadi john isis' lead executioner and saying if he has been killed by the u.s. it was an act of self-defense. back to you. >> reporter: the federal government is laying out produce safety rules to prevent food born illnesses. under the rules, the government will soon have more oversight over farms. regulators will make sure workers are trained to wash their hands

westerners included three americans, journalist james foley and stevenÑi sotloff and aid worker peter kassig >> this guy was a human animal and killing him is making the world a better place. >> col. stephen warren in baghdad said the pentagon is reasonably certain emwazi was killed last night by a drone near raqqah, sir. i can't he was born in kuwait but grew up in london where he became radicalized and left for syria at 18. critics argued it's doing far too little to fight i.s.i.s. but today white house spokesman josi earnest used the targeting of emwazi to push back. >> i think it is clear we are making progress in an element of strategy which is to apply pressure to the i.s.i.l leadership. >> james foley's father john saw things differently. >> bombing him won't bring jim back or change the war. we need to eliminate i.s.i.s., not "jihadi john," okay? >> pelleyokay. >> rose: we continue with dexterÑi filkins. >> rierk as a state and a -- iraq as a state and nation is broken and they're trying to hold things together andeth not clear they want it more than we do. that's the fundamental pro

murder of james foley, steven sotloff and peter kassig. >> he was targeted near raqqa in syria yesterery. at the same timemehe united states is supporting a kurdish offensive against isis in the strategic city of sinjar. the kurdish flag is floig in the centnt. troops entered hours ago in their battle to drive out isis forces that took the city last year. >>> this morning many republicans are wondering what's next after donald trump's tirade last night. trump attacked and insulted his fellow candidates in iowa, especially his main rival, ben carson. >> he went after fred and he lunged, he lunged that knife into the stomach of his friends, but lo and behold, it hit the belt. hit the belt. and the knife broke. give me a break. how stupid are the people of iowa. how stupid are the people of the how dare the press not believe me, that i went afterer my mother with a hammer, that i hit somebody in the face with a padlock, that i tried to stab friend of mine whose name was bob but nowt's changed. so what he's saying is that these series of events, and he goes into the bathroom for a couple of

reporter: one after another, he presided over the murders of foley, american steven sotloff and peter kassig, plus two britons and then two japanese hostages. earlier this year, his true identity was revealed to be mohamed emwazi, seen here wearing an american baseball cap, the son of kuwaiti parents who emigrated to the united kingdom. even as a schoolboy in london, emwazi was spotted by teachers as having a violent streak. one teacher told the bbc at age 11 he was put in anger management therapy. >> we'd find that he'd get very angry and worked up and it would take him a long time to calm himself down. >> reporter: as a young adult he joined isis flaunting his role as executioner with his piercing eyes and gravelly voice he became one of the world's most wanted men. >> our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people. >> reporter: the parents of murdered hostage james foley said the action against him was of small solace, quote, this huge effort to go after this deranged man filled with hate when they can't make half that effort to save the hostages while these young americans we

he was last seen on video carrying out violet beheadings including those of james foley and peter kassig. as for jihadi john's demise, the pentagon would only say, quote: we are assessing the results of tonight's operation and will provide additional information as and where appropriate. and secretary of state john kerry also made a brief comment on this at a news conference in tunisia saying, quote, we are still assessing the results of this strike. he told reporters that extremists know your days are number and you will be defeated. ben and rosanna, back to you. >> meanwhile, the man accused of killing a an nypd officer headed to prison for 12 years on unrelated charging. the same judge that put tyrone howard into a rehab program has now put him behind bars. in court justice patricia nunez also bitterly ripped into mayor de blasio and police commissioner bratton for criticizing her role that led to howard being released given his lengthy criminal record. she says he was on the street bail. the mayor's spokesperson pointed out that justice nunez has previously apologized for her ruling