Young womans horrifying ordeal and the combination of hightech tools that led to her rescue. And dna link. A new report says that Jesse Matthew, the man accused of abducting hannah graham, is now being tied to an earlier assault by forensic evidence. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following the breaking news. The apparent death of one of the most dangerous operatives in the entire al qaeda global operative making explosive devices that could get through airport security. A source telling cnn that David Drugeon was killed in a u. S. Air strike in syria. Our guests and including the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee mike intelligence. Lets begin with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. Shes breaking the news for us. What are you picking up there, barbara . Good evening, wolf. David drugeon, a french jihadist, a member of the Khorasan Group, was killed in a series of air strikes. Five targets were hit but drugeon was in a vehicle traveling down a road in syria when he was hit by a missile from a u. S. Military drone. So what does this tell us . It tells us that they had very specific intelligence about where he was going to be and when he was going to be there. Thats why they went against that vehicle firing a missile at it. Is it 100 . No. But several officials now tell us there is every reason to believe that drugeon is dead. Khorasan is one of the most dangerous operative groups for al qaeda. Experts in those bombmaking techniques, bombs that can get past western and u. S. Airport security screening measures. Thats why theyve been called an imminent threat. No one thinks that khorasan is down and out with this strike but they managed to take out a very key operative. Wolf . Theres no doubt that the president of the United States has authorized the u. S. Military to engage in these targeted killings of terrorist leaders, right . That is correct. That is something that has existed for many years now. A lot of talk in washington about updating those authorizations. But the u. S. Military, the Central Intelligence agency has the authority with the president s orders to go against what youre calling very targeted killings and this gets back to the intelligence. To do these targeted killings legally, they have to have the precise intelligence and be able to demonstrate who they think is at that point in time, that point on the ground and that that person. Other way to get wolf . Barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you very. Lets get more breaking news right now. Nick paton walsh is on the ground in turkey near the syrian border. Whats the latest that youre hearing about that strike . Reporter well, certainly while its clear that the u. S. Believed that khorasan is a threat to the United States, they also hit al nusra, an al qaeda affiliate considered a terrorist organization by the United States under which khorasan functions. They also hit, more confusingly, another group that had a building involved in these stre strikes. The organization is conservative by ideology but moderate. They are not described as a Terror Organization or linked to al qaeda by any real observers. So many are asking why precisely do they find themselves on the crosshairs last night and its causing many syrians dismay to grow. Many syrians consider al nusra to be an issue, too, because they are fighting effectively. Women and children are being killed in these strikes and they are asking Syrian Rebels to unite at this point. Well have to see if they stand by that statement. But this has caused the impression that the u. S. Air strikes are not helping the syrian regime. Nick paton walsh between the border of turkey and syria. Sources now telling cnn president obama is reaching out to iran. Iran about military action against isis. Our chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto is working the story for us. Its Pretty Amazing what we are hearing right now. Tell our viewers what you have learned. The u. S. Has opened communication signals with iran regarding military action against isis, a senior military official in the Senior Western diplomat tells cnn. This does not include coordinated isis targets, the sources said, but is necessary to deconflict u. S. And Iranian Military operations. These channels are informal, im told, conducted on a case by case basis via the Iraqi Military. The channels, however, have become necessary because the u. S. And iran are operating in the same spaces. As a result, accommodations must be made indirectly, this official said. And this includes air space management. The u. S. And iranian aircraft do not conflict while carrying out military operations in the same air space. Its interesting to have this because i asked about this general lloyd austin, from central command, he was denying any coordination with iran but were told that there is indirect coordination via the Iraqi Military to avoid such conflict of u. S. And Iranian Military assets in the region. This happens as the president also sends a letter to irans Supreme Leader as the Campaign Targets isis and the Khorasan Group. Bomb maker David Drugeon was central to administration concerns about the khorasans plan to attack the u. S. And those fears helped spark u. S. Air strikes in syria. With the overall air campaign now three months old, president obama is moving ahead with plans to seek further authorization from congress. It is beneficial to the broader effort if we send a very clear signal to the international community, both to our allies and enemies, that the executive branch and the legislative branch are on the same page when it comes to the strategy. Reporter democratic congressman adam schiff, long a proponent of the authorization, the authority passed after 9 11 and directed specifically at al qaeda is weak and outdated, a change from the administrations position to date, which is that it has sufficient authority. This was a president who was a constitutional scholar and i think has a very deep conviction that he doesnt want to leave to the next presidency an unbridled authority to make war. Reporter a new authorization would specifically target isis. And a democratic source tells cnn it might also leave the door open to deploying u. S. Ground troops, an option the president has ruled out but republican lawmakers will not. Id like to see an authorization that, frankly, does not restrict the commander in chief. Reporter as the president prepares to go to a Gopcontrolled Congress for help, hes also reaching out to iran. He reached out and the prospect for corporation hinged on the new cooperation as well. On working with iran, Republican Leaders are decidedly less open. I dont trust the iranians. I dont think we need to bring them into this. And i would hope that the negotiations that are under way are serious negotiations but i have my doubt. Reporter the deadline for a Nuclear Agreement is nearing. Its november 24th. Youll remember, it was already an extension of the original deadline in july. Secretary kerry will travel to vienna to help push a final deal. The letter, as first confirmed by elise labott, he is, in effect, connecting these two issues. Cooperation with iran on isis and cooperation with iran on a Nuclear Agreement. Yet, you see these two longtime adversaries with the shared interest and a deal is possible and were already seeing unusual military coordination regarding isis. Yeah. This is a big deal. Its not every day that the president of the United States writes a letter to the Supreme Leader of iran. Its a major deal indeed. Thank you for that news. Jim sciutto reporting. Lets talk about all of the breaking news and theres lots of it with the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Mike rogers of michigan. Congressman, mr. Chairman, thanks very much for joining us. I want to get through all of these points so weve got a lot to discuss. Lets talk about this french bomb maker who works with isis, David Drugeon as hes called. Can you confirm that hes a target of a u. S. Air strike and is now dead . We dont have confirmation yet. I can tell you that the United States has targeted al qaeda elements operating in syria as well as isis organizations that operate in syria as well. Is he a big deal, this guy . He is a big deal. Hes part of this infrastructure that al qaeda has built and we get caught up with the Khorasan Group. These are senior al qaeda Affiliate Members in syria at the behest of zawahiri, the leader of al qaeda. This is a pretty large, wellstructured cell of al qaeda. So they are operating and were operating in syria. This individual is important because he was bringing and trying to foster the technology that we know existed in other parts of al qaeda affiliates, mainly al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. We know that they were having at least discussions about sharing technology that was really, really very concerning. I think this was an important step to try to continue to disrupt and dismantle al qaedas ability to launch an attack on the west. And you dont have a problem with the president s decision to go ahead and continue and deis escalate the targeted terrorists . This is a combatant of the United States. The president has authorizations on al qaeda still in standing, authorized by congress. Just because we have gotten some of their leadership doesnt mean that weve gone away. This is still a Viable Organization that is constructing itself in places that are not governed space to plan and finance and train for operations against the west, including the United States of america. So i will believe the president is on solid ground in continuing to engage and disrupt these activities. Wolf . Very quickly, before we have to take a commercial break and continue this conversation, you heard Nick Paton Walsh there on the border between turkey and syria say one of the latest u. S. Strikes hit a building where there were Syrian Rebels but that some syrian moderates, who oppose the regime, Bashar Al Assad in damascus, they were killed in that strike. Have you heard that . I havent seen anything that would indicate that there was any strike on moderates in syria. And certainly well go over that data. I would just be cautious that there are al sham interests in syria working with both al nusra and others who are a proclaimed al qaeda affiliate and interested in engaging attacks against the west. Isis is a terrorist organization, this other group al sham, is that formally considered a terrorist group linked to al qaeda. There are elements of al sham that has been in association with al qaeda affiliates. We know that much. Stand by, mr. Chairman. We have a lot more to talk about, including this letter that the president of the United States wrote to the Supreme Leader of iran. Whats going on . Stay tuned. More breaking news right after this. Turn the trips you have to take, into one youll never forget. Earn points for every flight and every hotel. Expedia plus rewards. [car revving] [car revving] [car revving] introducing the first ever 306 horsepower lexus rc coupe. Once driven, theres no going back. But ive managed. 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Abc now reporting a destructive what they call trojan horse Malware Program is poised to cause what abc news is calling an economic catastrophe. It was inserted by hackers believed to be sponsored by the russian government and represents a very serious threat. Lets bring back the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, mike rogers. What do you make of this report, mr. Chairman . Well, unfortunately, its not surprising that a nation state has been working to insert m ac malware. I cant talk about the case that you just mentioned. The russians, the chinese, weve seen activities from the iranians that are using cyber to conduct cyberattacks and the threat is real and its serious and unfortunately the government hasnt configured itself quite yet to deal with this threat. There is a report that came out maybe about 18 months ago by a Company Called mandiet who has now changed but it put out a report that showed the nation state of china had successfully penetrated our critical infrastructure. If china, who doesnt have the same capability of russia does when it comes to cyber, you can bet that these other nation states are going to find their way into these systems, which is why most of us are saying that were going to have to deal with this in a real and meaningful way, including allowing the government to share information with our private sector to protect their own networks. More on this breaking news coming up. Its a disturbing development. I want to get your thoughts on these reports that weve confirmed the president of the United States has now written a leader to ayatollah. I think now the administration is working its way up and theyve proved themselves to a confusing situation in iraq. Its dangerous that they are participating in this sense. Weve got a sunniled nation that is real and concrete and its getting depth that have i havent seen in years. This is undermining our ally and friends at a time that we dont need it. So think about where iran is today. There are bad actors in yemen, bahrain, there are bad actors in iraq. They have u. S. Soldiers blood on their hands during the time that we were in iraq and department of defense has certainly confirmed that. This is not this is not a nation state you want to get in bed with. If you do that, somebody is not going to get a good nights sleep. This is dangerous stuff that they are doing and i hope that the administration rekconsiders. I argue that its almost dangerous. The United States, the permanent member of the United Security council, germany, they are trying to work out a deal to restrict or limit Irans Nuclear weapons if they have a Nuclear Weapons program, the Nuclear Program in general, are you encouraged that they might get a deal . Are you worried about this . Whats your assessment . They started those negotiations in secret which caused real strains with our arab league partners. Again, remember, our biggest fear, the whole reason we set up sanctions and the president wasnt for that but he came along, thankfully, the bipartisan effort to put sanctions on iran to stop their development of a Nuclear Weapon, because if they get it, it triggers a Nuclear Arms Race in the middle east. Sunni nations are not going to stand for a shia nation having a Nuclear Weapon given their bad actors, how aggressive they are with their intelligence sources in and around the region causing bad things to happen. They are still very aggressive in doing that. You see a bad actor doing bad things in the community