weinstein was a

weinstein. and when there was intelligence indicating the possible death of dr. weinstein, that information oz alsowas also share would the family. but only after the high-confidence assessment was completed in the last several days was the family informed that the intelligence community does assess that dr. weinstein was killed in a u.s. government counterterrorism operation. >> and i know many of us have been reflecting as i'm sure you have on the 2013 speech that the president gave at national defense university laying out his kind of strategy and, in that speech the president was pretty firm about laying out this standard of near certainty that no civilians would be killed or injured in a strike. today, from this podium we heard, you know quite a different type of rhetoric. we heard the president talking about the fog of war and the cruel truth that deadly mistakes can often happen when you're fighting terrorists. i'm wondering, has the president lived up to the principles that he set out fo

weinstein and her daughters. >> that was warren weinstein's neighbor meredith mccain. hostages, one american one italian mistakely killed. this is the first time this has ever happened. medal of honor recipient, colonel jack jacobs and correspondent for the new york times who's written extensively about the u.s. drone program. mark, first to you. this is a huge set back for the drone program, cia, human intelligence. what have you learned about this instance? what we're learning now are from sources, they had eyes on for days over this target. they saw no sign of mr. weinstein, the italian hostage or anyone else to indicate they were basically hitting americans. >> right. the cia makes a big deal of the fact before it takes strikes it watches targets for days. they spend hundreds of hours doing surveillance. even then this shows the limits of what is known before you take a strike. the limits of this remote targeting program. days. if something stays hidden as hostages are, you're only going to know so much before you're given authorization. this is a setback at a time

weinstein. he loved pakistan. he gave his life apparently in service to people starting in the peace corps and working for usaid and then he had gone to pakistan as a contractor for the u.s. agency of international development and then he was taken hostage in 2011 and today the president announced that he was killed in a drone strike back in january. the president apparently called mrs. weinstein yesterday and then announced the news today. mike, back to you. >> bruce leshan live in rockville . right now on wusa9 and on our app, we have the full interview. she was concerned about her husband's release. we'll follow the developments on this story and bring them to you on wusa9 at 5:00 p.m. today. >>> other news now a stafford county man charged with murdering his 11-month old foster child by placing him in a scalding hot water bath is expected in court. david marcussen is charged with murder. the incident took place on new year's day. little ka'ron playson was rushed to the hospital suffering burns to his face, his

weinstein. and when there was intelligence indicating the possible death of dr. weinstein, that information was also shared with the team. but again, it was only after the high confidence assessment was completed in the last several days was the family informed the intelligence community does assess that dr. weinstein was killed in a u.s. government counter terrorism operation. >> and i know many of us have been reflecting as i'm sure you have on the 2013 speech the president gave at the national defense university laying out counter terrorism strategy. in that speech the president was pretty firm about laying out this standard of near certainty that no civilians would be killed or injured in a strike. today, from this podium, we heard quite a different type of rhetoric. we heard the president talk about the war and cruel truth that deadly mistakes often happen when fighting terrorists. i'm wondering has the president lived up to the principles that he set out for himself when he did that speech

was.tt >> pelley: wyatt andrews at the weinstein residence. thank you very much, wyatt. adam gadahn, one of the american terrorists killed, was familiar to many. ben tracy has his story. >> we will deem it sufficient justification to continue the fight and kill americans. >> reporter: on dozens of internet videos, adam gadahn threatened attacks on major u.s. cities, called 9/11 payback for american crimes, and encouraged muslims in the west to kill americans. >> a single word of american protest shall be silenced by a thousand islamic bombs. >> reporter: the videos first surfaced in 2004, landing gadahn on the f.b.i.'s most wanted terrorists. in 2006, he became the first american indicted for treason since the world war ii era. former f.b.i. agent errol southers says gadahn's language skills are what made him valuable. >> he really resonated with that english-speaking audience that al qaeda was trying to attract and he had the savvy and cachet to know arabic, so he was somewhat authentic and had street cred, if you will.ut >> reporter: gadahn

warren weinstein's wife elaine live ss. weinstein, a humanitarian aid

. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: weinstein was kidnapped a week before the end of his seven-yearm helping the pakistani people. videos showed his health deteriorating. back in his rockville, maryland neighborhood, yellow ribbons on the trees showed support for warren's family his wife and everyone praying for his eventual safe return. >> she was being very positive and holding out hope and keeping the house ready for him as a return. >> reporter: robert is a friend of the weinstein family. though the family isn't home today, he dropped off bread for them here. he, himself, had lived in pakistan years ago and warned warren not to go back. he says warren wanted to be there, though to make a difference for the people. >> very warm. very you know dedicated guy. he loved what he was doing. >> reporter: in a statement, the weinstein family expresses a level of disappointment with some levels of government believing they could have done more. the family's congressman agrees. he says the u.s. needs to do a better job of tracking its hostages. >> think about the way he spent the last seve

warren weinstein and italian giovanni loproto. the latest let's turn to saima. >> reporter: good morning, john. i remember when warren weinstein was abducted in 2011. an aide worker that was loved in lahore among the people. then news of the drone strike shortly after that. i have been speaking to one of the intermediaries acting as liaison with the captors of weinstein and his family. that source telling me the last proof of life was a phone call between weinstein and his wife elaine back in june of 2014. they were hopeful of another phone call or some form of proof of life and then they heard about this. the pakistani government john reacting just in the last hour releasing a statement talking about their grief and expressing condolences, but pointing out the risk and unintended consequences as they put it of using such drone technology. pakistan publicly of course contesting the use of u.s. drone strikes and the united states originally not admitting to carrying them out. we have seen that admission and human rights groups have

a show of support for elaine weinstein. all hoped and prayed her husband, warren would eventually return home safely. >> we are all very devastated that her hopes aren't going to happen. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: warren weinstein was an aide worker kidnapped by al qaeda in 2011 just a week before the end of his seven-year term in pakistan helping the people. in videos over the last couple years you could see his health deteriorating but his own health didn't cost him his life. a u.s. drone strike did. >> mistakes sometimes deadly mistakes can occur. >> reporter: president obama says the january strike was supposed to hit al qaeda. it did. but the president admits the u.s. didn't know weinstein and italian hostage were also there. >> this is9óv÷ not a time for excuses. president announced an independent review is under way. i think that is entirely appropriate. >> reporter: a friend dropping off food and a car ford for the weinsteins told me he feared the worst. >> the longer it went on the more i thought

warren weinstein's wife actually heard his voice over the phone. want to bring in cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. new details this morning and in some cases new disturbing details. >> reporter: the family making an attempt to win warren weinstein's freedom and questions about whether the money went to the right group. that's a fair question. an interlocator was used and that's raising the question whether they talk to it the right people. you have a couple degrees of separation there. bottom line is it didn't work. whether the money got to the right people or not, there was a demand for more and this shows you the risks when you deal with this sort of thing and it's why the fbi and why the u.s. government and one of the reasons they're uncomfortable with it and unfortunately in this case it didn't work out. >> any more clarity this morning 24 hours exactly after this news went public. anymore clarity from the officials you spoke to about what went wrong here and how they didn't know that warren weinstein and the italian hos

weinstein and lo porto, the white house says they will be compensated for their losses. although they won't say just yet how much that may be. on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc 7 news. alison: ok, scott. warren weinstein's family has not spoken publicly today about the news but they did issue a statement. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis picks up our team coverage live in rockville where the weinsteins have lived for decades. kevin? kevin: hi there. there's been no sign of the family today. but neighbors and friends have been driving by the house all day long. some have left flowers at the base of this large maple tree in the front yard. the tree adorned with yellow ribbons has been a symbol of hope ever since warren weinstein was kidnapped nearly four years ago. >> it's painful every day. kevin: last june eileen weinstein described the agony of wondering whether her husband was dead or alive. president obama: grief and condolences. kevin: today, president obama confirmed mrs. weinstein's worst fear. a c.i.a. drone strike at an al-qaida compound killed her husband

contractor warren weinstein.l giovanni lo porto, was killed alongside him. the who other americans killed in these drone strikes were al qaeda operatives including adam gadahn a california native who became a key spokesman. the white house said intelligence officials did not know the hostages were in the buildings targeted by these drone strikes. president obama saying today he takes, quote, full responsibility as he apologized to the american people and the families of the victims. cnn has also learned that mr. obama did not specifically authorize these drone strikes but that they were executed according to the administration within proper guidelines. that's only fueling more debate about the overall use of drones. with me now, cnn's atika schubert. this has been a long-running controversy not just here in the states and in europe but certainly on the ground where these strikes take place. extreme sensitivity to the civilian casualties. it's a big source of anti-americanism. i know in my own experience in pakist

warren weinstein and giovanni lo porto.et's bring in saima moshin. >> reporter: good morning, john. reaction this morning from the pakistani government were refusing to talk last night. both the government and military. this morning in the last hour or so the statement expressing their deep grief and regret at the loss of the aid workers who had done so much by the government for their hard work. on condolences condolences to the families. this technology has the risk of unintended consequences. a carefully worded statement from the pakistani government. this was an accident and something that needs to be taken into consideration. human rights groups john pointing out that this is not the first time as the organization that represents a number of pakistani drone victims, points out this is not the first time innocent people have been killed by drone strikes. that is the fallout we are seeing particularly from the pakistan viewpoint. people pointing out that innocent victims have long been killed in drone strikes. also john

moments ago we received this statement by elaine weinstein, dr. warren weinstein's wife.d you part of it. it says on behalf of myself our two daughters, son in and law and grandchildren we are devastated by the news and knowledge that my husband will never safely return home. we do understand that the u.s. government will be conducting an independent investigation of their circumstances. and she goes on to say those who took warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility. i can assure you that he would still be alive and well if they allowed him to return home after his time abroad working to help the people of pakistan. cowardly actions of those who took warren captive and to the place and time of his death are not in keeping with islam and they will have to face their god to answer for their actions. mrs. weinstein going on to say that i want to thank congressman john delaney and senator ben cardin for efforts to free my husband. unfortunately, she adds the assistance we receive from other elements is inconsistent and disappointing over the course of t

warren weinstein's wife elaine live ss. weinstein, a humanitarian aid worker was abducted in pakistan in 2011. he along with italian giovanni la tort at that wereportea were killed. >> what we didn't know, tragically, is that al qaeda was hiding the presence of warren and giovanni this this compound. it is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war generally and our fight against terrorists specifically mistakes, sometimes deadly mistakes, can occur. >> reporter: elaine weinstein and her daughters say they are devastated and heart broken issuing a statement saying, those who took warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility. neighbor rebecca adele helped decorate the street with yellow ribbons as a show of hope. now she dreads taking them down. >> i'm not ready to. they're for the family and i couldn't imagine if it were mine. >> reporter: congressman john delaney worked with weinstein's family trying to get him released. >> to think about the way he spent the last several year fz his life in some c

chris gordon in the neighborhood where weinstein lived. first we go to steve handelsman at the capitol. >> reporter: up here on capitol hill, lawmakers including democrats are vowing to investigate how this kind of tragedy could occur. american aid worker warren wie steen had been held by al qaeda four years. italian giovanni laporta for three years when both were killed january 14th in a u.s. drone strike. by mistake, said president obama, who said that was verified this week. he took responsibility. >> i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the family. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: in a video and letter, weinstein had begged president obama to negotiate, pay a ransom anything. the answer was no. >> negotiating with terrorist groups to try to secure the release of innocent americans would only put at risk more innocent americans. rnchs weinstein's wife elaine today called much of the u.s. government's assistance inconsistent and disappointing. what went

government was unable to bring weinstein home. he says he is working on legislation right now to streamline, reorganize, improve the u.s. response to hostage taking. reporting live in rockville, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> certainly a tragic error. the white house does say the united states government will compensate the families of both hostages killed. >>> starting tomorrow night d.c.'s transportation department will start to readjust the timing of traffic signals at hundreds of downtown intersections and, of course, the goal is to keep things moving. so areas to be covered include 23rd street northwest, north capitol street, u street, m street and wisconsin avenue. engineers expect the project to take about a month. >> yea. >>> it sure did feel like march and guess what, it's going to get colder tonight. topper says we could even see 30s and frost and chills and all that stuff we thought we left behind. >> pretty much. that's why we say don't plant flowers until mother's day. we have a freeze warning to the west either side of i-81

you recently interviewed the weinstein family.o you recall whether there had been any offer or effort by the hostage holders to get money from the family for the release of weinstein? >> reporter: there was, they didn't indicate it to me. they talked to them in june just after the release of bo bergdahl who of course was a u.s. military soldier captured in afghanistan. he was released exchanged for five tal ban members. and family had gotten a call from the white house the day before they released the news of bo bergdahl to let them know about it. because their husband, father and grandfather was not going to be released. and they were quite upset that somehow the u.s. government couldn't also have negotiated the release of warren weinstein at that time. they said the president had indicated, you know, no soldier left behind in announcing bird bergdahl's release, well what about no citizen left behind. they have been waiting by the phone for years hoping to get the call that he would be coming home coming back to his family unfort

government will give compensation to the weinstein and lo porto families. ryan, reena? >> karen, thanks so much. >>> the boston marathon bomber's trial is now moving on to its next phase. prosecutors wrapped up their arguments that dzhokhar tsarnaev should be executed by showing a video of an 8-year-old boy dying on monday. tsarnaev's attorneys will begin

weinstein to find the other hostages.n your show to locate them and to bring them home. they are being held by brutal terrorist organizations, i think the weinstein statement was also clear that the al qaeda terrorists who were holding him are response inl for this. >> did they pay the ransom money, the weinstein family to the wrong terrorists? >> i'm going to let them speak to any contact they may have had with folks over there. >> were they breaking the law in paying the ransom money? >> i'm going to let them speak to this. >> from the state department sperk sniv. >> i'm not going to speak to those reports, wolf. what we do when we interact with these families is provide any assistance we can give them as the fbi. we give them information, we the u.s. government contacted them several months ago when we first had indications that he may have been killed. we told them we couldn't confirm it as soon as we were able to it was very important for the president to not only tell the weinstein family but also to tell the countr

they are american born weinstein on the left in the sweater and italian giovanni.sident barack obama apologized to the men's families. >> as president and as commander-in-chief i take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations, including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the families. >> cnn has new details on the efforts to free the american captive warren weinstein in the time leading up to his tragic death. joining me now live from bangkok, you followed his story from his captivity and efforts to get him freed for many years. >> yes. when i spoke to one of the negotiators involved in speaking with warren weinstein's captors, he expressed his shock and his grief to hearing this news from the president of the united states saying we were so close to another proof of life, from the captors. we really can't believe that we're hearing this. and he told me that last proof of life came last june in 2014 when war

weinstein's death, along with the italian citizen, mr. laporto.dall randall. >> let's take a listen to what the president said just a moments ago. >> based on information and intelligence we obtained we believe a u.s. counter terrorism operation targeting an al-qaeda compound in the afghanistan, pakistan border region accidentally killed warren and geovany this past january. >> do we know anything about the cia operation, who the u.s. was targeting when it killed those two hostages? >> reporter: well we don't. and what we do know about the situation along the border. there has been a crockdown, not only of continuing and controversial drone strikes within those areas, in primarily the pakistani territory, but now that the pakistani army is moving to flush out an offensive over the course of the last several months we do know many of the individuals the united states have been targeted have been flushed over the border into afghanistan. this has been a continuing problem for afghanistan as u.s. forces prepare to leave that country. so this has been

it cost him his life. >> reporter: terrorists snatched weinstein from la -- lahore in august, 2011. he was a contractor for the u.s. agency international development. his kidnappers transported him to the tribal areas along the afghan/pakistan border and then sometime in january the u.s. struck the al-qaeda camp unaware that terrorists had hidden weinstein and an italian hostage there. >> i profoundly regret what happened. >> reporter: elaine weinstein said in a statement she's awaiting the results of the investigation into what went wrong here. her congressman john delaney says he is pushing legislation that would improve, streamline, reorganize america's response to hostage taking. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> the white house says two american al-qaeda recruits were also killed in u.s. operations in that area. >>> a plea deal means no jail time for former cia director david petraeus. the judge sentenced him to two years probation and fined him $100,000. he accepted a plea deal for sharing military secrets with his biographer while they had an affair. after sentencing petraeus apologize

weinstein was actually doing in pakistan. we'll make sure to bring that all to you throughout the next hour or more here on fox news. >>> in the meantime another big political story today. more questions swirling about hillary clinton as new allegations link the clinton foundation's foreign donors to her work at the state department. with three major newspaperses -- what three major newspapers just uncovered and the impact it could have on her presidential campaign. we'll tell you about that. >>> also, six suspected gang members in custody. why they're accused of fatally shooting a south carolina couple in their homement jon: there are some new twists and turns right now on the clinton money trail with the fallout intensifying over allegations in the soon to be released book "clinton cash." hillary clinton's presidential campaign is blasting back. her spokesman saying there is not one shred of evidence to suggest mrs. clinton took action as secretary of state to support interests of donors to the clinton talk foundation. with

weinstein. they are endowering something unthinkable. and our thoughts and prayers are with the weinstein family. and so an expression on the lines was what you just read from her statement is of course understandable. and what she noted in her statement is her appreciation for u.s. counter terrorism and national security professionals that tried to rescue her husband and keep the family informed. we have heard from other families about the need for improved communication with the federal government when they are in the and period the way they community are follow fames in terebl on position. >> the have woman with that frustration. and the goal is to try to address about the frustration. >> and following up on what jeff asked can you say that the youth of counter terrorism operations like the one that was used in this incident have been reduced because of the review that is ongoing. are things happening less often? are those strikes happening less often and has something been court. robber >> t

warren weinstein wasn't the only american killed in the u.s. drone strikes. there were two others fighting with al qaeda. the voice on this video, experts say, belongs to adam gadahn. >> these heroes were not 19 armies from 19 countries but rather were 19 mujahadin. >> reporter: an american narrating a notorious al qaeda propaganda video of the 9/11 hijackers. born adam pearlman, his grandfather jewish, gadahn was raised on a goat farm in california converting to islam in his teens, attending this mosque and getting into trouble there in the mid-1990s for his increasingly extreme view. gadahn traveled to pakistan in 1998, at first hiding his face. but he was identified by u.s. officials and in 2006 became the first american charged with treason since the world war ii era. >> his death, the killing of adam gadahn, is a big blow to al qaeda's operations specifically in the recruitment of westerners. >> reporter: gadahn was al qaeda's most famous american, but this man also killed may have been more dangerous. ahmed farouk started out as an al qaeda spokesman bu

it was a phone call directly from weinstein to his wife elaine. and weinstein's death raising serious questions about how the united states responds when americans are kidnapped and held hostage. let's bring in our panel, chief national security koernl jim sciutto with us peter bergen and our global affairs analyst and daily beast contributor kimberly dozier. thanks for joining us. what's the latest you're learning from your sources, jim? >> on this ransom demand appears the family may have been a victim of a scam here. for one, questions about whether the interlocater was in touch with the group holding warren weinstein. two, they took the money, the group took the money, the family gave it to them and the group asked for more money and they wanted a hostage exchange and finally appears they were saying to the family until this past month that warren weinstein was still alive when we know he was killed in the air strike which they would have known, either they knew because they were in touch with the kidnappers or weren't in any way, they appear

in a statement weinstein's wife elaine said the u.s.sappointing during the 3 1/2 years her husband was being held hostage. she wrote, we hope that my husband's death and the others who have faced similar tragedies will finally prompt the u.s. government to take its responsibilities seriously. >> i think the government could have done a lot more. >> reporter: the parents of slain journalist james foley who was killed by isis last year felt their case was similarly mishandled. >> our government needs to have a clearer policy and be more up front about what they can and cannot do or will and will not do. >> reporter: some lawmakers agree. shortly after the news of weinstein's death broke, congressman douglas hunter issued a statement says his dealt is further an gash of it between government agencies tasked with americans in captivity. >> i think the way they're treated is actually an indicate ore f the lack of function all of what's going on behind the scenes with the government. >> reporter: on thursday the white house address its curren

in a statement weinstein's wife elaine, said the u.s.nting during the three and a half years her husband was being held hostage. she wrote, "we hope that my husband's death and the other who is have faced similar tragedies will finally prompt the u.s. government to take its responsibility seriously." >> i think the government could have done a lot more. >> reporter: the parents of slain journalist james foley, who was killed by isis last year felt their case was similarly mishandled. >> our government needs to have a clearer policy and be more up front about what they can or cannot do or will or will not do. >> reporter: some lawmakers agree. shortly after the news of weinstein's death broke congressman duncan hunter issued a statement saying his death is further evidence of the failures in communication and coordination between government agency tasked with recovering americans held captive. on thursday the white house addressed its current hostage negotiation protocols. >> in the after math of a situation like this it raises additional

i did so because the weinstein and lo porto families deserve to

weinstein's wife elaine is expressing her disappointment with both the u.s. and pakistani governments in a prepared statement. she blames her husband's kidnappers, though saying "those who took warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility. i can assure you that he would still be alive and well if they had allowed him to return home after his time abroad working to help the people of pakistan." the white house is launching a review of the strikes. so are lawmakers. they hope to reduce the risk of more innocent bloodshed. reporting in washington i'm paulo sandoval. alison: news of weinstein's death is certainly heartbreaking for his neighbors in rockville who wrapped yellow ribbons around trees generating hope for his return. kevin lewis continues our team coverage from rockville now. kevin? kevin: hi there alison. weinstein's wife eileen received a phone call from president barack obama yesterday. the president expressing his sincere sorrow and apology. no sign of the family at the home today. but loved ones have been stopping by all mornin

just ahead here on "cnn newsroom," more about warren weinstein and what the u.s.resident says about that tragedy. >>> plus, cnn goes to one african refugee camp after warning their friends are now dead trying to cross the mediterranean. i vowed to eradicate it from the earth. so he founded huntsman cancer institute. ♪ everything about it would be different. ♪ it would feel different. ♪ look different. and fight cancer in new and different ways. with the largest genetic database on earth that combines 300 years of family histories with health records to treat, predict and in many cases, prevent, cancer. [ huntsman ] we made it welcoming and warm with a focus on beauty, serenity, and getting on with life. [ male announcer ] huntsman cancer institute is the only cancer hospital in the world designed by a patient, with the vital understanding that cancer moves fast. and we have to move faster. to learn more or support the cause, go to huntsmancancer.org. ♪ but first, we have a very special guest. come on out, flo! [house band playing] you have anything to say to flo?

government for not finding weinstein, treating his captivity as more of an annoyance than priority. the family also questions why some help from the u.s. government was in consistent and disappointing. last year weinstein's wife elaine publicly complained when her husband was not part of the deal in exchanging army sergeant bowe bergdahl for five taliban captives. two leaders were killed in the drone attack. the cia has been ordered to investigate what we want wrong. >>> tomorrow students at the university of mary washington will celebrate a beloved classmate whose life was cut far too short, grace rebecca mann. the gathering is set for noon on the campus between nation and randolph reallies. you're asked to wear bright joy -- halls. you're asked to wear bright joyous colors. a man name steven vander briel was charged with the murder. >>> a man in custody charged with murdering his girl friend's toddler. 29-year-old joshua riley was taking care of his girl friend's 23-month-old son at an apartment they shared on good luck road. the mother returned home from work and found the child

warren weinstein. one of two hostages killed in a u.s. drone strike. >> i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government i offer our deepest apologies. >> reporter: the drone strikes were conducted in january along the pakistan-afghan border. the operation targeting an al qaeda compound. >> my name is warren weinstein. >> reporter: dr. weinstein was an aid worker captured in pakistan and held by al qaeda since 2011. also killed was giovanni lo porto an italian hostage held since 2012. the president said the u.s. did not know hostages were being held at the compound. >> i cannot begin to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and lapore tow lo porto families are suffering today. >> reporter: the obama administration is conducting a review of the strikes. the weinstein family released a statement saying, we look forward to the results of that investigation. but those who took warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility. the family also blamed the pakistan government north doing enough to help

weinstein and giovanniy3 laporto.hey concluded adam gadahn, american from california became prominent member of california, also killed in january likely however in a separate u.s. government counterterrorism operation. the president will address this in minutes. we'll take you live to the press briefing room at the white house when that happens. quick break here. back in a moment. when laquinta.com sends craig wilson a ready for you alert the second his room is ready, ya know what he becomes? great proposal! let'stalk more over golf. great. how about over tennis? even better. a game changer! the ready for you alert, only at laquinta.com. hi, i'm henry winkler and i'm here to tell homeowners that are sixty-two and older about a great way to live a better retirement... it's called a reverse mortgage. call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like... how a reverse mortgage works how much you qualify for the ways to receive your money... and more. plus, when you call now

government could secure weinstein's release. she continued "those who took warren captive bear ultimate responsibility. he would still be alive and well if she would have allowed him to return home after his time abroad working to help the people of pakistan." for the first time prosecutors in the case of accused serial killer charles severance are reviewing his possible motive. severance is charged with killing nancy dunning, ron dishy and ruthanne lodato in a series of shootings dating back a decade. in court the prosecution said severance was angry over a custody dispute and lashed out against people he called utopian elites. the revelation came at a hearing that the judge agreed to move the trial from alexandria to neighboring fairfax. that's in spite of severance's outbursts in court today. he said moving the trial was against his best interest. tonight, another incident of smoke pouring into a metro station just hours after metro ordered a series of safety changes. on the heels of two major incidents at the transit agency.

elaine weinstein is dr.einstein's widow, she has been very public leading for her husband's return. you recall the release of bo bergdahl when five prisoners were released to theireda third-party, and at that time the weinstein family being very vocal saying why can't we do the same for our husband, father and grandfather. those who took warren captive over three years ago bare ultimate responsibility. i can assure you, that he would still be alive and well if they had allowed him to return home. the crowd ardly actions of those who took warren captive and ultimately to the place and time of his death are not in keeping with islam, and they will have to face their god to answer for their actions. so the family the widow not holding the administration responsible. >> thank you, mike viqueira. >>> now to another developing story. general david petraeus learning his sentencing for his leaking of top secret information. let's go to robert ray, who is live in charlotte, north carolina. robert petraeus is expected

warren weinstein and italian giovanni lo porto they were killed in a u.s. drone strike on a suspected al qaeda terrorist compound. >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm cheryl jennings. eric thomas joins us with the details. >> it came down to kill rather than capture for u.s. counterterrorism officials tracking down an al qaeda cell in pakistan in january. a drone strike took out several terrorists. the white house confirmed today a pair of kidnap victims one of them american were among the dead. >> as a husband and as a father, i ask not begin to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and low pore toe families are enduring today. >> reporter: it was a somber and surprisingly personal message by the president, confirming the two men were killed in a january drone strike and the administration is grieving over their loss. dr. warren weinstein was an american international aid worker from maryland. giovanni lo porto was an aid worker from italy both held hostage by al qaeda for years. it was concluded that capturing the al qaeda cell was impossible so they decided to w

weinstein and mr.te toe i agree with my colleagues this is unintended consequences of trying to fight the bad guys in a remote part of the world. i condemn in words as strong as anyone can muster the idea that the president of the united states can be judge, jury and executioner for any american. the constitution expressly prohibits it and we fought every single war against tyrants so that that type of unilateral power in the hands of one person, who now apparently delegates it to others would ever come here. >> even if they are tied to al qaeda? >> even if they are tied to al qaeda. the president cannot summarily kill them. that's a war crime. >> we have got to governmental the trader and then kill him. >> there. we will leave it at that that's it for the panel stay tuned to see the many expressions of president obama. ... >>> ginelly tonight president obama is getting ready for the white house correspondence dinner this weekend. likely deliver lines there. facial expressions caught the eye of one lat

now, you have warren weinstein. elaine weinstein, your constituent who's been this brave soul in the family. does she feel pakistan did enough in days after he was taken -- their intelligence reputed relationships with the bad guys. >> yes. i'll let elaine speak for herself. i don't think they did enough. i don't think somebody like pakistan is cooperative as they could have been in this situation. nor do i think we leveraged other countries like qatar who have shown an interesting in finding these people as early as we should have. it's though the the fbi or state personnel involved in this that they're not great people and debtcan dedicated. it seems we need more facts to make sure we're getting everything we need. those are questions i plan to focus on to hopefully -- god forbid there's more families. like you said she's a rock held that family together. she's been smart and discipline about the things to do and bring warren home. >> one of those things is pay ransom. there's a report money was offered through an

government will give compensation to the weinstein and lo porto families. ryan, reena?ts next phase. prosecutors wrapped up their arguments that dzhokhar tsarnaev should be executed by showing a video of an 8-year-old boy dying on monday. tsarnaev's attorneys will begin arguing for life in prison. members of the bomber's family reportedly have arrived in boston and may even testify on his behalf. >>> former cia director david petraeus will spend the next two years on probation for sharing classified information with his girlfriend and biographer. petraeus must also pay a $100,000 fine. he was sentenced two months after agreeing to plead guilty to unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials. his long and distinguished career was destroyed once the affair became public. >>> loretta lynch is making history, confirmed by the senate as the attorney general. she is the first african-american woman to lead the department of justice. lynch, the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york, was confirmed with a 56-43 vote. 10 republicans voted for her. and s

. >>> we're learning more about the efforts to free weinstein held near the border. the white house announced they were inadvertently killed in a u.s. drone strike back in january. jim shields reports weinstein paid money to try to win his release. >> reporter: it was only a year after warren weinstein was abducted here from lahore, pakistan, in 2011, his family says, that his family took a risk paying a ransom to represent his captain toocaptor. his captors made a new demand for a prisoner exchange. suggesting the exchange of a prominent female jihadi serving an 80-year sentence in the u.s. the weinstein family fears the money may have gone to the wrong people. >> unfortunately what happens, many families get sucked into a farce. the family is very emotional because they want their loved one back and they get drawn into this. >> reporter: his purported captors referred to themselves as afghans, not al qaeda. and they taunted the weinstein family, telling them isis wanted warren and preparing an orange suit for him. meaning the clothes worn by other isis hostages dur

jim, what more do we know about weinstein's yor deals and contacts with his captors? >> this is interesting news his family and understandble, a family to make every desperate attempt to win the release of their loved one here. we know the family expressed frustration with government efforts, something we hear often, not just with captives, for instance, the foley family, captives with isis, with al qaeda, i've spoke be with the families of americans held in iran by the government, frustration with efforts to get them out, some of which is natural. in this case, it looks like the possibility that this family was scammed. if you have the captors claiming he was alive into the month of april, when we know that he was killed in a strike in the middle of january, and that's one of the dangers here whether or not he's alive or they're lying or actually representing the kidnappers, they have the control. here was a case where they appear to have paid money, the source telling cnn, and later they come back and say actually we want more money or want a prisoner exchange. so,

weinstein's death, quote, finally prompts the u.s. government to take its responsibility seriously to support hostages and their families. >> all right, jon karl live at the white house tonight. jon, thank you. as you know, jon, one more key development in those deadly strikes. there were, in fact, two other men killed, two americans who had traveled overseas with a chilling mission -- to join al qaeda. one of them, adam gadahn, known for his own videos, tearing up his u.s. passport and trying to taunt america. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas on the boy who grew up in california, one of the most wanted for a decade, now dead tonight. >> reporter: listen to a terrorist threatening his own country. >> the streets of america shall run red with blood. >> reporter: he was a suburban california kid. a lover of heavy metal who became one of the most wanted men on the planet. the grandson of a jewish doctor. adam pearlman, morphed into adam gadahn. the american mouthpiece of al qaeda. >> september 11th demonstrated that ameri