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And, find out how to dispose of them safely. visit fda.gov/drugdisposal for details. and remove the risk of opioids in your home. maria: welcome back, breaking news today, president trump announcing that the leader of isis abu bakr al-baghdadi is dead, killed by u.s. special operations during raid in syria last night, here is the president morning. >> last night the united states brought leader to justice, abu bakr al-baghdadi is dead. he was the founder and leader of isis, the most ruthless and...

And i dont want to know anything that could be leaked but i know people are working really hard on trying to get this done. maria: maybe that will show up in headlines because so far all headlines have been focused on impeaching president trump, congressman, great to get your reaction, reaction from all of this from lindsey graham, he was with president trump, thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. maria: we will take to you right after the short break, i have to get your reaction to ...

Committee, al-baghdadi is dead. >> hes dead, this was a hard call by the president, he deserves a lot of credit but the glory men and women who planned this operation and executed. last night the best of america met the worst of mankind and the good guys won. pray for the dog, i cannot tell you how much of a reminder this should be to the people aligned with us and we will never forget you and we will always come after you and to the families who have suffered under isis, i hope you get some com...

The caliphate and wiping out isis, hes kept that campaign commitment to the american people and today was a culmination of long-term effort to wipe out one of the key figures. gillian: sounds like your big take away, great victory, doesnt mean the threat is completely wiped from the face of the earth but its a great step in the right direction. >> we cant end our efforts, i served in armed services committee and we are keenly aware of isis efforts throughout the world and i know the president an...

Base inside iraq -- >> right. troops in syria, thats important because those troops were where ive been before, they could have come anywhere, we could have positioned them anywhere, our ability to deploy combat power is unrivaled and tremendously powerful. leland: the flip side of the argument would be that small footprint inside of syria or certainly larger footprint inside of iraq in the mid-2000s, early 2009, 2010 would have prevented the rise of isis to begin with? >> theres no evidence to ...

With airstrikes and ground operations to try to rid this area of the islamic state. and baghdadi was a symbol for isis. back in 2014 you might remember that infamous video in mosul, iraq, where baghdadi addressed a group of people at a mosque saying that isis planned to take over the world. they would start in iraq and syria and move toward the west. its important to note that baghdadi did have a history as the previous leader of al-qaeda in iraq back in 2010. he was widely seen as a symbolic fi...

Years after he was kidnapped in syria, this from the foley family, im grateful to our president and brave troops for finding isis leader al-baghdadi, i hope this will hinder resurgence of terror groups and pray that captured isis fighters will be brought to trial and held accountable. the state may continues, i remain concerned about the dozen americans held hostages in syria and i asked president trump to make them at all hostages a priority. the president, you may have heard him say this in hi...

Terribly well for some on the hill who took that they couldnt maintain national security. american salute the heroism, dedication, skill of military and intelligence professionals and acknowledge the work of our partners in the region, she goes onto say we are relieved that no u.s. personnel died in this daring raid, the death of al-baghdadi is significant but the death of isis leader does not mean the death of isis. scores of isis fighters remain under uncertain conditions in syrian prisons and...

Early this morning. kevin, what are you hearing? >> you heard jennifer griffin mention something interesting, the way the president described al-baghdadi, he died a cowardly death, screaming, crying, whimpering and the description of the president of the united states, taken out in the special operations force raid involving 50 to 70 army rangers, delta forces as well, the isis leader as you know gillian has been on the run for years but thanks to intelligence collected weeks ago the u.s. in coo...

Conducted this operation. the president says the u.s. informed them they were coming, though not exactly what they were doing. >> they did not know what. >> was any other -- >> we did tell them, we think youre going to be very happy because, you know, again, they hate isis as much as we do. you know what isis has done to russia. so, no, we did not tell -- they did not know the mission, but they knew we were going over an area that they had a lot of firepower. >> reporter: the president also ment...