Ll, good morning, reena. John. Emwazi. He was unmasked finally in a series of leaked news reports early in the winter of this year after presiding over the video beheading of a number of u. S. , british, japanese aid workers and journalists. Theyve been track him for quite a long time. And thentelligence agencies of the u. U. Finally zeroed in on hiss location. And gotthe green light to attack him with a drone strike in raqqah, syria. As he was exiting the vehicle, a drone missile hit the vehicle he was in. And as one official said to me, evaporated. And on the impact, leaving his car in flames. Okay, so james, were getting that from one official. But will the u. S. Ever have 100 confirmation that he is dead . And how will they possibly try to confirm this . Well, they may not ever 1010, but they can come close, because ey will be looking theyll be l ltening to the chatterf isis operatives, as well as social media and other chatter, cell phones of people in the vicinity of the strike w
Camera. And good morning, america. We have big news overnight in the fight against isis. The chief executioner, jihadi john, targeted by a drone in syria. You are see it right there. That is an isis stronghold. He is believed to be dead. The u. S. Had been hunting him for months, but one of the most wanted men on earth who terrorized the world with those brutal terror tapes executing those three americans and publicly calling for war against the united states. He also taunted president obama persosolly in those tapes. Our full team is on the story this morning starting off with abcs brian ross. Good morning, brian. Reporter good morning, george. He became the face of evil and the u. S. Had been tracking jihadi john, a british citizen for months. U. S. Officials say the drone strike was launched late nurse thursday as he left a building and entered a vehicle. Milita and intelligence officials watched live a video feedback in washington and one official told abc news it was a 100 flawles
Had the powerful lit shone in their cockpit. T. There have beenore than 5,000 reports of laser strikes so far this year. The university of missouri has named the retired federal civil rights attorney and one of the first black graduates of its law school as interim president. Michael middleton says he is no stranger to what he calls systemic racism on campus, and he is promising to work directly with black activists on issues of racial inequality. Well, from coasttocoast, protesters took part in a million student march to show solidarity with the university of miouri. Walkouts and rallies took place at more than 100 public colleges with demonstrators calling for free tuition and 15 minimum wage for campus workers. The weather throughout ernight is not rain or snow, its actually veryy strong winds in the midwest, especially around the great lakes. The region has seen gusts as high as 66 miles an hour. Wow. Whats causing very high waves on Lake Michigan and lakeshore is flooding likely.
University of missouri and brought solidarity protests on campuses around the country, a similar protest has erupted at Ithaca College in upstate new york. All over the nation, both on and off College Campuses, we have seen young and old fighting against injustice. We stand here in solidarity stop our hearts are heavy with the pain of mizzou and yale in every person on college canvases simply because of the color of their skin, the texture of their hair. However, how can a cap is dedicated to preparing us for the real world not actively foster growth . Amy on wednesday, thousands of faculty, students and staff staged a walkout to call for the resignation of president tom rochon. The protesters, led by students of color, lay down on the rainy walkways in a mass diein. Well get an update from Ithaca College student body president Dominick Recckio, and peyi shoyinka irawele, professor of international and african politics at Ithaca College. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democra
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