Drone strike but at the cia, and here on the hill will now come a fresh look at the use of drones. Im Steve Handelsman nbc news capitol hill. Thank you steve. Our coverage of todays top story continues at 4 30 with a closer look at american hostage who lost his life. Nbc 10s tim furlong will join us live from Montgomery County maryland, where family members have been playing for weinsteins safe return. In the meantime we have breaking news now about comcasts effort to merge with time warner. Lets get right to nbc 10s keith jones whos tracking developments. Keith . According to bloomberg reports, comcast is walking away away at least planning to walk away from its proposed takeover of time warner and a reporter at cnbc just reported it could happen as soon as tomorrow. It comes during the same week that seven u. S. Senators urged the federal Communications Commission and the u. S. Department of justice to block the merger saying it would lead to higher prices for some cable and internet
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. Good evening. It is a war seemingly without end as we were reminded today with word a u. S. Drone strike targeting al qaeda militants along the afghanistan pakistan bo killed two western hostages including an american aid worker the u. S. Had spent years trying to free and an italian aid worker. Their deaths happened in january but were publicly revealed today by president obama. We also learned today two other americans working with al qaeda were also killed. We have two reports and start with Peter Alexander at the white house. Peter . Reporter lester goodevening. The president today sa that he deeply grets the loss of two innocent lives and that he demanded the information be declassified insisting the victims families deserve to know the truth. In an extraordinary statement, president obama today confessed that the u. S. Accidentally killed two hostages including an american that had been trying to free for year
What went wrong . U. S. Officials say using drone video, the cia spotted the signature pattern of Al Qaeda Leaders and picked up no indication of hostages and attack attacked. Senior al qaeda leader ahmed faroug farouq also killed. Adam pearlman from california also killed in a similar strike. Any celebrating was short lived. Intercepts were picking up that hostages hat died. As a husband, and as a father, i cannot begin to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and lo porto families are enduring today. Reporter 15 miles from the white house a makeshift memorial is taking shape at the weinstein home in rockville, maryland. The u. S. Government now plans to compensate the weinstein family and the lo porto family in italy. This is the very first time that any hostages were reported killed in a u. S. Drone strike but the cia and here on capitol hill now there will be a fresh look at the u. S. Use of drones. Live in capitol hill steve handelsman, nbc 10 news. And ahead in our next half hou
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. It is a war seemingly without end as we were reminded today with word a u. S. Drone strike targeting al qaeda militants along the afghanistan pakistan border killed two western hostages including an american aid worker the u. S. Had spent years trying to free an aid worker. Their deaths happened in january but were publicly rev today by president obama. We also learned today two other americans working with al qaeda were also killed. We have two reports and start wi alexande house. Peter . Reporter lester, good evening. The president today said that he regrets the loss of two innocent lives and that he de information be declassified insisting the victims families deserve to truth. In an extraordinary statement, president obama toda that the u. S. Accidentally killed two hostages including an american that had been trying to free for years. As president and as commande t
Did she burn masterpieces from picaso, and monet to protect her son today . Friday, july 19th, 2013. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie with al roker and tamron hall. If you ever wondered if we coordinate our outfits, this is proof that we dont. We have checks, and this over here. We have everything today. Meanwhile, the extreme temperatures are baking the entire country only adding to the problems for the firefighters. The incredibly hard working firefighters out in southern california. Thats right. Right now the Massive Wildfire is spreading. Thousands are under mandatory evacuations orders. We want to get right to nbcs Miguel Almaguer who is in palm spreupbgsz this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. The socalled mountain fire is moving in two directions. On one end here in palm springs the other closing in