well we have been talking, michael, to a number of sources that will say to you are directly familiar with the operation on the ground in syria overnight. now, while this man, abu sayyaf was in charge of oil and gas operations there may be other reasons they went after him. we need to remember that the u.s. assessment was he was increasingly involved in isis day-to-day operations, command and control. this is the key thing that the u.s. wanted to get some insight into. two sources telling me that there is reason to believe he may have been in some level of contact with the isis leader. we don t have details on that. but the fact that two sources familiar with the operation on the ground are able to tell us at cnn that there s reason to
Welcome back. breaking news coverage of the raid in syria, but first, to another big story we re following. new developments in the deadly amtrak derailment. ntsb investigators say the train may have been hit by an object before it flew off the tracks. during an interview with investigators, one of the assistant conductors said she heard engineer brandon bostian talking to the engineer of a local commuter train said his windshield was shot at or hit by a rock. she told investigators she thought she heard bostian reply that he thought his amtrak train was hit. we are covering every angle of this story and a great lineup of guests who can help us better understand all of these developments. doug redell a former amtrak