Development worker warren weinstein, who was kidnapped by al qaeda in 2011. And 39yearold Italian Development worker giovanni lo porto, who was kidnapped al qaeda in 2012. This week we learned that both men were accidentally killed in a c. I. A. Dren strike in january. Heres how it happened. The c. I. A. Spotted an al qaeda safe house in pakistan and closely monitored it. Judging senior Al Qaeda Leaders to be present, the c. I. A. Attacked. And while the drone killed a number of al qaeda terrorists, including an al qaeda leader and an american fighter for the group, mr. Weinstein and mr. Lo porto were later found to have been hidden in the building. Al qaeda had made sure the hostages couldnt be seen by u. S. Surveillance efforts. President obama apologized for the loss of life. President obama as president and as commanderinchief, i take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations, including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. I profoundly
Months after his death in a police shooting. Deal off. Comcast is reportedly pulling the bid for Time Warner Cable after the megamerger raised antitrust concerns. Mapping the wooly mammoth genome. The scientific discovery that may take us a step closer to cloning the prehistoric creatures. Good evening. Im antonio mora. This is Al Jazeera America. We begin with the fatal error that took the lives of two u. S. Hostages in pakistan. A u. S. Drone strike in january killed american warren wine stein and italian aid worker leeporto. President obama apologized for the deaths but tonight theres a new conversation about deadly force. Jamie mcintyre has more. Reporter the white house says there were two separate drone strikes in january that targeted a compound in pakistan near the afghanistan border. One attack head two aid workers held captive there. American wine stein and leporto. Both were abducted in afghanistan where they were working to improve the lives of pakistani people. While he di
Bothered me for a while. And i have talked to him about it, saying, you know, it is big and hanging over my property. Reporter the tree is surrounded by homes, how it fell is a big question since it wasnt windy at the time and the tree didnt appear to be in distress. Like somebody driving a truck with lumber on it and the lumber rolling off it. Reporter her neighbor describes what he heard. A shock. But at the same time it it it is mother nature. Reporter he suspends it grew too big for its spot. He takes full responsibility and will pay for the damage. All of them are just thankful no one was hurt. You never know when mother natures wrath will hit. Reporter the focus now is getting this mess cleaned up. Cutting the tree into pieces. The fencing has been put up. They are supposed to tell us what went wrong here. You cant use that garage, what is going on tonight, is she staying there . Going to a friends . Reporter there was no damage to her home and they have athleticricity up and run
Teenager is violently hurled to the ground while he is handcuffed. In another video, browder is attacked by almost a dozen other teenagers. Then, president obama has apologized after the white house revealed a u. S. Drone strike in pakistan killed an American Government contractor and an italian aid worker held by al qaeda in january. As president and commanderinchief, 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. Amy well get reaction from the aclu. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The fate of the armenians is exemplary for the history of mass extermination, ethnic cleansing, expulsions, even genocide of which the 20th century stands for in such a gruesome manner. Amy on april 24, 1915, the government of the Ottoman Empire began a systemat
Brad riley faces a long list of charges. Firstdegree murder at the top of that list. Also, Second Degree murder. First degree assault. And child abuse. At this hour, he remains locked up. In lanham brad bell, abc 7 news. Alison new developments tonight in the case against Charles Severance, the man accused of killing three people in the city of alexandria will have his trial moved to fairfax. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg was in the courtroom as severance made faces at the judge and the attorneys during todays hearings. Jeff, what was going on there . Jeff hey, alison, made faces at the judge, loudly interrupted and disagreed with his own attorney. Even flipping the bird to the courtroom at one point. This is the behavior weve seen from Charles Severance in the past. But nothing quite like today. Meanwhile, the judge is considering a motion from the Defense Attorneys basically arguing that the murder of Nancy Dunning should be tried separately from the other two arguing