Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. After the beheading of a second american by sunni muslim terrorists, president obama said today whatever these murderers think they will achieve, they have already failed. The president said americas resolve has been stiffened by the horrific acts of the group known as the Islamic State of iraq and syria. The execution of reporter Steven Sotloff was shot on video and posted yesterday on the web, just like the beheading of journalist james foley last month. But mr. Obama, who was criticized for not having a strategy for attacking isis bases in syria, sent conflicting signals today. Major garrett was traveling with the president in estonia. Reporter president obama today called the beheading of Steven Sotloff barbaric and said the killers would be brought to justice. We will not be intimidated. Their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists. Reporter the president used som
To jump the fence made it a lot farther than previously known. This birds eye view showing just how far through the front door of the white house into the east room before agents finally tackled him. Lawmakers today slamming the secret service. Have you ever heard of hes guys . This is its not very costly. The jumper penetrated several layers of security. Number one, he went unnoticed by plainclothesed surveillance officers outside. Number two, an alarm meant to alert uninformed or union formed agents maybe uninformed, was for some reason muted at the time. Three, trained attack dogs never released. Four, the front door left unlocked and unguarded at the time. Finally, number five, the Emergency Response team was behind and not in front of the intruder. Serving for more than 20 years as a secret agent and is the author of the book within arms length, a secret Service Agents definitive insight in protecting the president. Great to have you with us, dan. Hi, gretchen. Its breaking right
Big primary or two or three or four or ten scheduled for the next day. Theres nothing tomorrow. That means you do not have to stay up until 2 00 in the morning with me and Brian Williams and everybody else tomorrow night. Congratulations. That said, you probably need to catch up on sleep any way because this weekend was riveting. This weekend was a big deal on the democratic side of the president ial race. Just as one measure of how big a deal this weekend was, the Bernie Sanders Campaign Says they have raised over 4 million since the polls closed on saturday in alaska and hawaii and Washington State. The Bernie Sanders victories in those three states were expected heading into those contests but the margins by which he won many those states, those were very impressive. Senator sanders won by 64 points in alaska. I dont mean he got 64 of the vote, i mean he got a 64point margin of victory. Senator sanders had margin of victory in hawaii of 40 points. In Washington State the margin of v
Super western primary tuesday night. Ive gotten into a groove where every monday night its the eve of some important election thats going to take place in the president ial race on tuesday. This is tonight, in fact, the first tuesday eve, sorry, tuesday eve monday night since midfebruary when there isnt a big primary or two or three or four or ten scheduled for the next day. Theres nothing tomorrow. That means you do not have to stay up until 2 00 in the morning with me and Brian Williams and everybody else tomorrow night. Congratulations. That said, you probably need to catch up on sleep any way because this weekend was riveting. This weekend was a big deal on the democratic side of the president ial race. Just as one measure of how big a deal this weekend was, the Bernie Sanders Campaign Says they have raised over 4 million since the polls closed on saturday in alaska and hawaii and Washington State. The Bernie Sanders victories in those three states were expected heading into those
First going on national tv with sharp words for clinton and then recommending no charges. Then for his decision to go public 11 days before the election reopening the email investigation, only to say there was nothing there. The report also asks why comey didnt reveal the fbi was also investigating russia and the trump campaign. The report revealing new Text Messages between two fbi officials. Abcs chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off from the fbi. Reporter tonight, the Justice Departments independent watchdog handing down a searing rebuke of fbi director james comey, finding the former fbi director made serious errors in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The report calls out comeys surprise july 2016 News Conference clearing clinton. We cannot find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts. Reporter the Inspector General found it extraordinary, and insubordinate that comey refused to tell his Justice Department bosses