in part at no time be did i nor to my direct knowledge did anyone else serving along with me take any action to under mine the president. ambassador hayly was rarely a participant in my meetings and not in a position to know what i said to the president. all right. here s a look at some of the other stories we are following this hour. israel killed a senior member of the islamic jihad militant group. this was the city after the death. his wife was also killed. meanwhile syria state media blames israel for an attack. the son of a different islamic j had leader was killed. carter the oldest living former u.s. president will under go surgery in atlanta in the coming houring to relieve pressure on his brain.