>> the relate is that the fruits of this kind of operation, the disruption of al qaeda liv leadership, the knowledge that the u.s. is willing to reach deep into the heart of al qaeda territory and the capturing of key intelligence may not bear fruit for some time. >> reporter: the hope was is if al ri, mi was not captured or killed they would gather actionable intelligence that would lead him to him. it is not clear the information gathered at the scene will turn out to be nor is it clear whether al rimi was at the location that night or perhaps he was tipped off beforehand. we should note since the pentagon initially declined to comment on this story, they now say al rimi was not the target. ads does sent comand the cia. we stand by our reporting. let's talk more about the raid in yemen, also the president's critique of media coverage on terrorism and other issues. i want to bring in republican