The brig of this warship. The u. S. S. San antonio deployed in the mediterranean. Anas al libi will remain there for weeks. Interrogated by the cia, fbi without miranda rights. And then brought to the u. S. For trial for his role in the planning of the 1998 bombings of the u. S. Embassies in kenya and tanzania. His capture was a bold snatch and grab in this up scale tripoli neighborhood. U. S. Troops surrounded his car in broad daylight. His son showing where they smashed the car window and dragged him from the vehicle. Reporter his wife said she watched from her window. U. S. Officials say the bombings have all the fingerprints of middle east terror. Reporter the 1998 bombings were al qaedas first strike against u. S. Targets, a wakeup call. The Embassy Bombings were al qaedas coming out party. It was al qaeda saying, we are here. We are targeting you. We are going to kill americans. Reporter among more than 200 dead, Army Sergeant kenneth hobson. His widow debra today. It is soothing
Going in on a raid in somalia, south of mogadishu. They came in from the indian ocean. They approached the seaside home of this target. An al shabaab target. Opened fire. But they met much more resistance than than they thought they would. They had to withdraw. The s. E. A. L. S withdrew. They dont know who was in there at that time. Theyll Start Talking to human intelligence. And the hope was they would capture this target. They clearly didnt do that. Meanwhile, in libya, a clean capture. A clean capture. In an incredible raid, right in downtown tripoli. They went in, teams of cia, fbi and american troops, went in and grabbed this man, abu anas al libi. He was considered the mastermind of the kenya bombing, the u. S. Embassy bombing in kenya. Weve been looking for him for 15 years, 5 million reward on his head. Hes going to be brought back to the United States . He will be brought back to the United States to face trial. Hes actually been excited. But we believe hes on a navy ship rig
Capitol hill with more on who else is being affected by this ongoing shutdown stalemate. Good morning, delia. Reporter good morning, andrea, mike. Going on for much longer than a lot of folks anticipated. If the shutdown hasnt affected your pockets personally, im sure you know someone whose finances are being stressed by the shutdown. Maybe a friend, family member, relative, neighbor, or even Business Owners. In fact, a new poll out today by Washington Post and abc news indicates more americans blame republicans for the shutdown but it also seems that the public is evenly split on whether each party should give up their demands in order to reach a compromise and reopen the government. The shutdown hurting business, specifically in crystal city. A longtime shop owner there who relied on military and pentagon personnel for business getting nervous, staring at the empty store. The hallway is empty. The stores empty and yet were still open six days a week. There nor big names or deep pocke
However, it is still very early in the morning. And the longer that they linger on this, the more delays it is going to cost as we get later in the morning. We are getting word that they are reconstructing that scene. So they are still, they are working hard to get that cleared and to gather all the information they need. Now, thats interloop after new hamshire. Thats going to be working that crash. The maryland side of the beltway. So between new hamshire and 95 is where that is actually going to be. And they are detouring. So be prepared to follow Police Direction through that stretch. More updates on your morning commute, including some construction along 66, coming up in just a little bit. And an update on this crash blocking all lanes on the interloop. Back to you. Thank you, amanda. New details this morning about a pair of weekend raids by u. S. Special forces, including the capture of a top terror suspect in libya. And now, the white house is brushing aside criticism from the Li
For more than a decade. The raids carried out by a navy s. E. A. L. Team in somalia and u. S. Operators in libya, happened nearly simultaneously. Military officials confirming to abc news, that in libya, special operators captured one of americas mostwanted terrorists. Abu anas al libi. Al libi, accused as a mastermind in the bombings of two u. S. Embassies in 1998, that left hundreds dead. Military Officials Say al libi is being held aboard a u. S. Navy ship until he can be brought to new york to stand trial. Once youre indicted for an event like that, the u. S. Wont give up until theyre either killed or in custody. Reporter within hours in somalia, military sources tell abc news, members of s. E. A. L. Team 6, targeted a Senior Leader of the Al Qaedalinked group that claimed responsibility for septembers Westgate Mall attack in kenya. The s. E. A. L. S in the predawn darkness, stormed a compound on the beach in a town south of mogadishu. The s. E. A. L. S faced more resistance than e