east, and 9:00 a.m. in the west. i'm alex witt, and breaking news, president trump makes a major announcement about the killing of the world's most wanted terrorist. this hour from the news to the news conference and what the president said and how he said it, and plus what lies ahead in the fight against isis after that deadly raid. all of it is coming your way next. we begin this hour with the breaking news confirmation from the president that a u.s. military operation in syria last night led to the death of abu bakr al baghdadi, the leader of isis. what you are seeing is the video of the scene today, and the site of the suspected isis safe house reduced to rubble by a u.s. air strike after these special forces operation. president trump says he watched much of the raid, and we will take a look at him in the situation room, and he provided a detailed account of how the isis leader died. >> last night, the united states