Reporter biden has described obamas decision as especially courageous because in that key meeting when it me time to decide, most of the president s advisers, including biden himself, were not in favor of the raid. Said, we owe the man a direct answer. Mr. President , my suggestion is, dont go. We have to do two more things to see if hes there. Reporter today, biden offered an entirely different account of what happed on that fateful day, saying that he didnt give his opinion until after the meeting when he was alone with president obama and then he said go for it. So as we walked out of the room and we walked upstairs, i told him my opinion that i thought he should go but to follow his own instincts. But it would have been a mistake, imagine if i i d said in front of everyone, dont go, or go, and his s cision was a different decision. Reporter but until today, biden hasaid he told obama and his team that night to hold off on the raid. Ladies and gentlemen, i said, wait another seven d
Capture of jamal dean, his confederates with whom he robbed two people violently and everyone who made the sad mistake of trying to assist him after he shot officer Kevin Mccormick. Tim after years of tracking, investigating and prosecuting. The case against jamal dean and his accomplices is finally closed. Tim good eveing and thank you for joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom its been more than two and a half years since jamal dean ramped up his Gang Activity in sioux city, eventually leading to him shooting a Sioux City Police officer. Then running from authorities. Tim since then, dean, along with more than a dozen people who helped him with his crimes have been tracked down, arrested and now, brought to justice. Earlier this afternoon, the case officially wrapped up. Abc9s Rachael Krause joins us now with the latest. Rachael after more than two years, dozens of arrests and countless hours of work, the final two Co Conspirators involved with jamal dean have
Seconds later, the fuel ignites. Engines on fire reporter those few moments of panic gave way to a mystery why was it leaking fuel . Our linzie janis reports the investigation has already begun. Reporter the ntsb and faa are expected on scene to try to answer some of those questions. Theyll be looking at the 5yearold Airlines Maintenance record. The plane is still on the tarmac. Its filled with so much fuel, they had to shut down the airport for a couple of hours. Reporter one of the keys to the investigation will be where that fuel was leaking out of the plane. It sounds very much to me like the culprit may be a fuel line in the engine, as fuel was seen spilling out of the engine. Reporter whatever the cause, the apparent quick and correct action by both the flight cruel and the ground crews kept this from being a much more cease use incident. David kerley with us live tonight, and to linzie janis on the scene for us. We move onto another story breaking at this hour. A manhunt under w
Nomination. Reporter bidens friends say he had desperately wanted to run for president he had even talked to supporters about launching a campaign but always hanging over his decision was the grief surrounding the death earlier this year of his son, beau. You could see biden still struggling with the loss in an interview last month with stephen colbert. But i find myself you understand it, i just sometimes, it just sort of overwhelms you. Reporter today in the rose garden, with virtually all of the president s and Vice President s senior advisers looking on, biden said his family is now in a better place. Sooner, rather than later, when you think of your loved one, it brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eyes. Well, that is where the bidens arartoday. Thank god. Reporter in fact, much of bidens announcement sounded like a campaign speech, including two clear messages to Hillary Clinton. One on what she said in last weeks debate when asked to name her favorite ene
It is filled with helium. 242 feet long. Threequarters of a football field. The secretary of defense telling reporters today hes seen these balloons break free in afghanistan. Stephen ganyardrd sayiyi, make no mistake. It was a lot of taxpayer money floating f f much of the ternoon. So, this protects the National Capital region but its a very sophisticated military technology. Very classified. Its the best capability in the wormentd. Reporter shortly before touching down, the tail fell off a quarter mile away from the massive balloons final resting place in moreland township, pennsylvania, just after 1 00 p. M. Al 150plus mile journey from that base in maryland, sending f16s in the air and officials and the ground scrambling. It was not far from here, in columbia county, pennsylvania, when the blimp started to deflate on its own. And now a warning from officials for people to stay away from the balloon, even with it now back on the ground. David . Linsey, thank you. And we turn next he