on this new day, justice has been delivered. president biden announcing the leader of al qaeda, the world s most wanted terrorist has been killed in a drone strike. and nancy pelosi is set to visit taiwan amid escalates threats from china. and dozens of people are dodd and hundreds more missing in rising water on the way. plus, a january 6 rioter who was turned in by his son handed down the longest insurrection sentence today. his son joins new day, ahead. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is tuesday, august 2nd. one of the master planners behind the 9/11 attacks is dead. president biden said ayman al zawahiri was killed by a precision drone strike in afghanistan. he was bin laden s trusted lieutenant and took over al qaeda s leader after bin laden was killed in 2011. biden said the strike that took out al zawahiri was the result of extraordinary persistence and still by u.s. intelligence. zawahiri was targeted when he stepped out on
isolation, professional security once this trial got under way last week. we re expected to hear from jones himself on the stand as the only witness in his defense. lewis and hesslin seeking $100 million from jones and his company. called one dollar for a giant hoax, totaling $75 million there. and $75 million more for the anguish they endured from his harassment. it will be up to a jury to decide how much of that amount these parents should be awarded in damages, after last year, a judge ruled jones was liable by default because he refused to hand over a bunk of court documents and testimony. get this, guys, all while jones company filed for bankruptcy protection just as the trial got under way on friday. that s not stopping the judge from allowing this trial to move forward. but it s unclear if it s going to impact the judge s decision how much money can be awarded here or pause separate trials