concern. we make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people the united states will find you and take you out. a lot went into the drone strike and a lot may follow from it. we begin tonight with new details how it all came together and with chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. anderson, remarkable details coming out from a senior administration official tonight which speaks to a months long intelligence operation preceding this strike from a drone on saturday. we re told the president was first alerted to his presence in kabul in april, the start of april this year. but that had followed months where u.s. intelligence agencies had been tracking him, that he had moved to kabul ostensibly it seems to stay with family there, a downtown villa. in the course of those months cia and other intelligence agencies developed patterns of his and his family s behavior with intention of filing an
long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people the united states will find you and take you out. a lot went into the drone strike at a lot may follow from. it will begin tonight with new details on how it all came together, cnn correspondent jim sciutto, one more have you learned about this mission? anderson, remarkable details coming up from a senior administration official tonight that speaks to a months long intelligence operation proceeding the strike from a drone on saturday. we re told that the president was first alerted to al-zawahiri presidents in kabul, start of april this year but that had followed months of u. s. intelligence agencies have been tracking ham, he moved to kabul extensively it seems to stay with friends there, downtown villa. and then over the course of the months, cia and other intel agencies developed patterns of his and his family s behavior with the intention of finding an opportunity to kill al-zawahiri in that ho
this evening. justice has been delivered. and this terrorist leader is no more. after carefully considering the clear and convincing evidence of a location, i authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield once and for all. one week ago, after being advised of the conditions were optimal. i gave the final approval to go get him! biden described al-zawahiri, as a terrorist to quote, carved a trail unquote. of violence against u.s. citizens, reminding that he was the mastermind at the bombing of the uss coal in 2000 which killed 17 u.s. sailors. the fbi just now updated its most wanted terrorist status for al-zawahiri with the word deceased. al-zawahiri was killed in a precise strike as the president on a balcony of a safe house with two hellfire missiles according to a u.s. official. no american personnel were on the grounds in kabul at the time of the strike. no civilian casualties either according to the president. the death of al-zawahiri comes
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we asked the state republican party for a statement that we stay shared on this program. they told us that the wyoming gop doesn t take sides and that they re neutral in this election. that is not a true statement. as we have reported, the state party has in fact taken some clear anti cheney positions. we wanted to clarify that the party may not have formally endorsed a candidate, but it has been neutral in this race. the news continues. when i handed over to laura coates and cnn tonight. laura? thanks anderson, nice to see you. i m laura coats, and this is cnn tonight on huge breaking news. the u.s. has now killed the top terror target. more than 20 years after 9/11, the hunt for bin laden s number two is now over. al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in afghanistan s capital, of kabul. president biden addressed the nation with details earlier