Orders to try to capture this man. But apparently a firefight broke out. Handtohand combat he resisted. He was killed in the firefight along with other isis fighters there. His wife captured and taken back to iraq. The big question why this guy, why was it worth risking so much u. S. Military lives to go after him . What we are being told is he was an isis leader if you will in their oil and gas operations. So thats very key. Because of the Financial Impact the financial benefit to isis. But perhaps more serious even there had been a sense by the u. S. That he was increasingly involved in isis command and control. And isis operations. And u. S. Officials are beginning to indicate there may have been a reason to believe he might have been in contact at some point with abu bakr albaghdadi, the very reclusive leader of isis. The guy the u. S. Of course wants to get. All right. Lets talk more about this Senior International correspondent Nick Paton Walsh is with us from beirut. Nick you ha
They are been out here mandating barricades. There was a small contingent of Baltimore Police armed with riot helmets and clubs because a group of protestors had come down here walking from the cvs and they have lost and brian todd is with them and well check in with him and as they left so did the fall inks of fall inks of Police Officers. We have seen some clashes between protestors and Police Officers. There have been helicopters throughout the day and a number of arrests. We see and feel a great deal of tension. No doubt about that. And weve seen the good people of baltimore step up and step in helping not just with the cleanup but also trying to cool things down and even putting themselves between police and some of the hottertempered protestors out today. All of this after 144 cars and trucks were set on fire 15 buildings burned and 20 Police Officers were hurt and 200 people arrested. President obama weighed in today and so did the baltimore mayor. Now how their words might play
This comes as the city prepares for a faithbased march and rally right here at city hall plaza. That starts the next hour. Cnn are here in baltimore. Lets start with renee outside the justreopened mall. That was the mall looted by a number of people monday afternoon into the evening. Renee, what happened there today when the mayor showed up . Reporter well i can tell you, fred this as you said this was ground zero for where all that looting and violence started. I just took a swing through. Not every single business has reopened. I did also see of the businesses that were open many of the Business Owners were assessing the loss. They just werent clear at this point how much they lost. I also saw the National Guard inside essentially doing walking patrols to make sure everything is on the up and up. As you mentioned, not long ago, the mayor was standing right outside of the mall not only to announce it was reopening, but also to reiterate that the curfew that the city had been under had
New court date. And alexandra field has the the latest on all of it including breaking news, yet one more factor that may have helped sweat and matt prepare their escape. Alexandra, what have you learned . Good evening, anderson. Cnn learned that investigators are now looking at whether Prison Guards on the honor block may have been sleeping during ally allowed richard matt and david sweat to prepare for they escape unsupervised. The Inspector Generals Office launched a full investigation. They have been onsite at the prison. Theyre trying to determine whether and what extent any prison protocols may have been breached. At the same time, gene palmer is speaking to constituent police giving them a look at what was really happening behind bars. Reporter an official closer to the investigation tells cnn gene palmer, a prison guard, gave at least one of the now escaped inmates, a screwdriver and needle nosed pliers supposedly to help fix electrical breakers behind their cells alug the two
Entry into the home and unsealed search warrant were indicates the familys assistants car was found a block away on the day of the crime. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com breaking news the terror plot encouraged to people tied to isis communicating over seas. Police killed the suss spektr before he could kill those he called the boys in blue. Police moved in for a final confrontation after learning about an alarming farewell phone call by the suspect. New details are emerging. Was it a plot aimed not only at police but a conservative blocker allegedly targeted for a beheading. Ill speak with a former navy s. E. A. L. And our correspondents analysts and guests are standing by with full coverage. Lets get the very late effort pamela brown, on the scene in boston. Pamela . Reporter wolf just learning from u. S. Officials with knowledge in this investigation that one of the three men allegedly involved in the terrorism conspiracy in boston has