years to bring osama bin laden to justice. it s taken more than two years to bring this perpetrator to justice. but ahmed abu khattala, very much on the minds of our law enforcement, military and intelligence professionals since that night in september of 2012. let s bring in from the white house erin mcpike. a lot of controversy straight ahead. this really is just the beginning to what degree?
that night in september of 2012. he could even be brought to court as soon as this weekend. even today that could mean and when that happened it could be a big security mess here in washington, d.c. because it will require substantial security to move him from where he is being he held. thank you so much. well, a community in alabama will say good-bye to 22-month-old cooper harris today. the toddler died after being left in a hot suv for seven hours. the question so many people are asking including investigators, was his death a tragic accident or something else? plus, all righty. summer gas prices at a six-year high right now. what s ahead if you hit the road for the 4th of july holiday?
justice. but ahmed abu khattala has been very much on the minds of our law enforcement, our military, and our intelligence professionals since that night in september of 2012. erin mcpike joins us now from the white house. is there a timeline, any start date, potentially, for this trial? reporter: well, victor, it could all start as soon as this weekend, that khattala could appear here in district court, in washington, d.c., and when that happens, it could be a real mess here in washington, because it s going to require substantial security to move khattala from where he s being held to that courtroom, christi and victor. all righty. erin mcpike, thank you so much for the update. we appreciate it. i want to talk to you now about the fighting in iraq. we ve learned some new moves here by the iraqi military this morning, as they take aim at islamist militants who have overrun the country s second largest city. a senior cnn military
long it takes. it took, as you know, ten years to bring osama bin laden to justice. it s taken more than two years to bring this perpetrator to justice, but he has been very much on the minds of our law enforcement, our military and our intelligence professionals since that night in september of 2012. and obviously, you ve been asked so many questions about this so many times but certainly, some of the family are still very distraught, one of the mothers said she still feels all this time that she has not had sufficient answers. how do you relate to her as a mother? oh, i totally relate to her as a mother or to any of the family members of the four americans who were killed that night. i can see why she and others are inconsulble. there are been, as you know, a number of investigations including the independent one
much. evan, thank you, in washington for us. not to be forgotten in all of this, the families, the ones who have waited for answers and haven t gotten them. they include patricia smith, one of the most outspoken critics of the obama administration. her son, sean smith, a state department information officer, was one of the four americans killed in benghazi in september of 2012. and in a very candid, very emotional interview just a short time ago, i talked to her by phone. i asked her how she felt about khattalah s trial being held on u.s. soil and if that meant justice for her. justice for me? i don t think there is justice for me. my son is gone, he s dead. nobody has been standing up to say it s their fault and they stand up for it and this is the reason why. that s what i want to know, why. why was it why were those decisions made, not a bunch of baloney that they have been