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So, even if there was some penetration you find isis and al qaeda pretty good, bridge the gap to avoid this from happening again. >> that poses one of the risks they have to take. another isis fighter could easily step into the position that jihadi john filled. being the murderous face of these horrific beheadings isis carries out. what do you think of how high priority this attack was when you weigh the risk? they're going to learn from an attack like this as well. >> zero risk. the risk in this case is ensuring you have a shot that has minimal prospect of killing innocents, especially women ...

Reasons. number one, the political and legal reason. the british prime minister is out there saying, they will not only support u.s. attacks, they will work jointly with the united states, with the u.s. military, to target and kill a british citizen overseas without a legal process beyond the prime minister's office. the same thing president obama did when he authorized the killing of anwar al awalki. the second i find fascinating. this is not an operational success. jihadi john is not the leader of isis. i personally don't think he was operationally significant. this is a psychological succes...

Who just returned from iraq. now, when you are hearing this, and president obama speaking in a new interview to abc news, he says when it comes to eisis, we have contained them is the word from the president saying they have not gained ground in iraq and syria, and they don't see the systemic march of isis across the terrain, but he says that we have not been able to completely decapitate their command. we have contained them, the words from president obama. what does that mean to you in terms of the ultimate goal of degrade and destroy? >> what it means is that we have had tactical victories ...

And distract it with all of this nonsense. >> i think -- >> we're talking about it. >> we all well know -- let's be honest, how cue not be talking about it when you see something like that? >> exactly. >> but let's be honest. it's not that donald trump knows how the media works. this is how anybody would -- anyone would be talking about because no one has seen a candidate do that on the campaign trail. >> right, right. >> that's just the way it is. great to see you guys. thank you. coming up for us, even -- so even before donald trump was unplugged last night, the republican establishment wa...

"at this hour with berman and bolduan" starts now. the u.s. targets one of the world's most wanted killers, jihadi john, the face of isis. so, is he dead? and what does this mean for u.s. intelligence in into that terror group. moments from now ben carson will respond live for the first time since donald trump's stunning rant. the 95-minute tirade in which he directly asked how the people of iowa can be so stupid. >> he lunged that knife into the stomach of his friend, but lo and behold, it hit the belt. this is cnn breaking news. everyone, i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. breaking ...