elaine weinstein, your constituent who s been this brave soul in the family. does she feel pakistan did enough in days after he was taken their intelligence reputed relationships with the bad guys. yes. i ll let elaine speak for herself. i don t think they did enough. i don t think somebody like pakistan is cooperative as they could have been in this situation. nor do i think we leveraged other countries like qatar who have shown an interesting in finding these people as early as we should have. it s though the the fbi or state personnel involved in this that they re not great people and debtcan dedicated. it seems we need more facts to make sure we re getting everything we need. those are questions i plan to focus on to hopefully god
those in the u.s. and pakistani governments with the power to take action and secure his release would have done everything possible to do so. there are no words to do justice to the disappointment and heart break we are going through. elaine weinstein called for an independent investigation into the deaths of her husband and hostage hostage. police in italy, breaking news police are in the process of arresting 18 suspected terrorists. these arrests are part of an anti-terrorism operation. among those seeking individuals suspected of involvement in quote numerous bloody acts of terrorism including the operation in pakistan that killed more than 100. others provided logistical support for osama bin laden himself. most of the suspects are said to be from pakistan. also breaking overnight. a convoy of nine iranian ships
forbid there s more families. like you said she s a rock held that family together. she s been smart and discipline about the things to do and bring warren home. one of those things is pay ransom. there s a report money was offered through an intermediary to someone in pakistan. is that correct? i don t have a knowledge of that. you don t have knowledge of money paid? or specific transactions. some families have tried. european families do these kinds of things. it works in some cases. it works in some cases. do you think it was attempted in this case? we prohibit u.s. citizens from doing this. not only our government but u.s. citizens. i m not suggesting anyone broke the law. do you know of third or fourth parties in any way to. i think that s a good question for elaine.
elaine weinstein called for an independent investigation into the hostage deaths. breaking overnight. a convoy of nine iranian ships believed to be carrying weapons to houthis rebels in yemen reversed course for now. the pentagon confirms the ships are headed back to iran. for the time being, this averts a showdown with the u.s. ships off the arabian sea. the aircraft carrier, roosevelt with some 5,000 personnel on board with 60 war planes. eric holder can clean out his desk. 56-43 confirmation for lowretta lynch was nominated. lynch will be sworn in on monday becoming the first african-american woman to lead the justice department.
we ve been seeking for some time. and ashley s war. the remarkable story of one woman breaking the brass ceiling on the front lines in afghanistan. she told me it s all about family family, god, country. that s what it s about. i was very proud. very proud of her. good day everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. italian authorities say they ve busted an al qaeda terrorist cell network with arrest of 1 people in seven provinces. alleged to have been financing al qaeda in pakistan. two arrested are believed to be former body guards for owe osama bin laden. the u.s. and cia investigating the tragic drone attack that killed two hostages including american aid worker warren weinstein. i m joined by white house correspondent. jim, they must be asking questions at cia, pentagon and white house. when to use the drones what evidence to be based. where do they go next? they certainly are an drinkandrea. if you look at what went into these drone strikes, it appears they wen