act, which is another vote imminent as, the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night win. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle, and while this is the eve of yet another crucial set of primaries which has 99 days to go until the midterm elections we begin this evening s broadcast with major news in the still ongoing war on terror president biden made it official in just a few hours ago. on saturday, and my direction, the united states successfully concluded an airstrike in kabul, afghanistan, that killed the emir of al-qaeda. we ayman al-zawahiri, after carefully clinton s interim clear evidence of his location, i authorize a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield once for all. this mission was carefully, planned vigorously minimize the risk of harm to other civilians. we make it clear again tonight, that no matter how long it takes no matter where you hide if you are a threat to our people united states will find you and take you out.
i m stephanie ruhle. and while this is the eve of yet another crucial set of primaries, which just 99 days to go to the midterm elections, we begin this evening broadcast with major news and the still ongoing war on terror. president biden made it official just a few hours ago. on saturday, under my direction, the united states successfully concluded an airstrike in kabul, afghanistan that killed and amir of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahiri. after carefully considering, and clearly convincing evidence of his location, i authorized a precision strike that would remove him from the battlefield, once and for all. this person, this mission was carefully planned, rigorously, to minimize the risk. we make it clear, again, tonight, that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. > of 2000, and was believed to be one of the main architects of the attacks on september 11th. he became the lea
[ technical difficulties ] that helped mastermind the worst terrorist attack on u.s. soil. and many other attacks against americans. ayman al zawahiri has killed by a cia drone strike this last weekend while standing on a balcony in downtown kabul. he was osama bin laden s deputy during the september 11th attacks and rose to al qaeda s leader when the u.s. killed bin laden back in 2011. a senior administration official told nbc news that the strike was so precise, none of his family inside of the home were killed. and in a prime time address, president biden called the killing justice for his victims. and the mission, quote, a total success. people around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer. the united states continues to demonstrate our resolve and our capacity to defend the american people against those who seek to do us harm. you know, we make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide. if you are a
and out west, two people dead in their cars as an explosive wildfire in california rips through a national forest. crews struggle to contain the blaze. and it s primary day in five key states with just three months till the november midterms. in kansas today is the first direct vote on abortions post-roe. sharice davids will join us today. and we begin this morning with a strike that took out one of the world s most wanted terrorists while still in isolation from covid, president biden announced that al qaeda leader ayman al zawahiri was killed in a drone strike in kabul, afghanistan, where he and his family had been hiding. justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more. people around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer no matter how long it takes. no matter where you hide. if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. this morning the white house released this picture of the pr
delivered and this terrorist leader is no more. people around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer. al zawahiri, the second in command to osama bin laden during the 9/11 attacks as well as the attack on u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania in 1998 and the uss cole in 2000, killing 17 service members, took over the terrorist organization after bin laden s death in 2011 and was killed on the balcony of a taliban-linked safehouse in kabul, afghanistan. to those around the world who continue to seek to harm the united states, hear me now. we will always remain vigilant and we will act and we will always do what is necessary to ensure the safety and security of americans at home and around the globe. i ll be joined this hour by white house homeland security adviser elizabeth sherwood randall and intelligence committee chairman senator mark warner for more on this major national security development and the future of al qaeda and the taliban. a