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people. after warren was abducted by al-qaeda in 2011, i directed my national security team to do everything possible to find him and to bring him home safely to his family. and dedicated professionals across our government worked tirelessly to do so. we also worked closely with our italian allies on behalf of giovanni who was kidnapped in 2012. since 9/11 our counterterrorism efforts have prevented terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives, both here in america and around the world. and that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. based on information and intelligence we have obtained, we believe that a u.s. counterterrorism operation targeting an al-qaeda compound in the afghanistan/pakistan
we do not yet fully understand all of the facts surrounding warren's death but we do understand that the u.s. government will be conducting an independent investigation of the circumstances. we look forward to the results of that investigation. those who took warren captive over three years ago bear the ultimate responsibility. >> tough story for that family today. new details in the scandal rocking the clinton campaign. our own reporters at fox news analyzing claims from a book called clinton cash about foreign money flowing into the clinton foundation and to bill clinton specifically and the deal with russia that then secretary of state hillary clinton signed off on. it henry here live in studio with all of this and good morning. it is called the tangled clinton will. you see it in prime time at 10:00 eastern time. brett just explain how there are three different entities in the federal government that have to
border region accidentally killed warren and giovanni this past january. yesterday i spoke with warren's wife elaine and prime minister renzi of italy. as a husband and as a father, i cannot begin to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and lo porto families are enduring today. i realize that there are to words that can ever equal their loss. i know that there is nothing that i can ever say or do to ease their heart ache and today i simply want to say this: as president and as commander in chief, i take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations, including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. i profoundly regret what happened. on behalf of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the families. as soon as we determine the cause of their deaths, i directed that the existence of
the al-qaeda terror operation around the world. in september of 2006, gadahn was on a videotape introduced by ayman al-zawahiri. later in 2013, august of that year, he was on video praising the death of our u.s. ambassador, chris stevens, in libya and urging muslims to offer militants rewards so that they can kill others. apparently, the strikes happened in january and we are finding out about them now. >> this morning i want to express our grief and condolences to the families of two hostages one american -- dr. warren weinstein -- and an italian, giovanni lo porto, who were tragically killed in a u.s. counterterrorism operation. warren and giovanni were aid workers in pakistan devoted to improving the lives of pakistani
with family who missed them terribly. amid grief that is unimaginable, i pray that these two families will find some small measure of solace in knowing that warren and i have vanny's legacy -- giovanni's legacy will endure. their service will be remembered by the pakistani men women and children whose lives they touched and made better, their spirit will live on in the love of their families who are in our thoughts and prayers today, especially warren's wife elaine their daughters, alicia and jennifer, and their families. and the shining example of these two men will stand as a light to people the world over who see suffering and answer with compassion; who see hatred and offer their love who see war and work for peace. may god bless these two brave men, and may he watch over and comfort their families for all the years to come.
martha: waiting for the president to speak in white house briefing room. peter doocy standing by as we wait for the president to come out. we expect he will make a statement about two hostages that were killed in a hostage situation that killed out two long sought american-born al qaeda operatives as well. peter? >> reporter: martha in the last 15 minutes or so just got word, two innocent hostages american warren weinstein and italian giovanni lo porto were killed in a drone strike in the pakistan border region. they say they have no reason to suspect that either hostage was there but this is very troubling, martha because warren weinstein's family for the last several years he has been held by al qaeda since 2011, for last several years they would pop up every few months to beg the united states government to do more to get warren weinstein home. but now, we find out that warren weinstein has been killed by a drone strike. that is what president obama will come out and explain any
like warren he fell in love with pakistan and us people and -- and its people and believed passionately that he could make a difference in their lives. giovanni's service reflected the commitment of the italian people our great allies and friends, to the security and dignity of people around the world. and today is a reminder of the bonds of friendship between our countries and the shared values that bind americans and italians together. there could be no starker contrast between these two selfless men and their al-qaeda captors. warren's work benefited people across states. meanwhile al-qaeda boasted to the world that it held warren, citing his jewish faith. al-qaeda herald both men for -- held both men for years, even as warren's health deteriorated. they deprived these men of precious, irreplaceable years