Her parents as while, steps down from her position. How much damage was done . Ill be asking the naacp president. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Brianna Keilar youre in oich oich. We have breaking news the u. S. Has apparently scored a major victory in the war against terrorism. Officials in yemen say the leader of al qaedas most Dangerous Branch has been killed in a suspected u. S. Drone strike and within the terror group itself theres record that hes already been replaced. This follows report that a most wanted al qaeda figure has also been killed in a u. S. Air strike in libya. We have the latest on both of these stories, along with jeb bushs entry into the 2016 president ial race. He says the country is on quote, a very bad course. Ill be speak with senator angus king of the Intelligence Committee and correspondents analysts and guests are standing by. We begin with pentagon correspondent barbara starr. What are you learning . Reporter hi briana. At this hour the u. S. Government is not publicly confirming any details. They are not saying anything about the potential killing of nasr al wahashi, who the u. S. Considers the most direct threat to the u. S. Homeland to u. S. And i have jails. The u. S. Not confirming any details. What we can tell you is use Yemeni Security officials and a number of postings on social media sites that do reliably track information in yemen, are saying that whatahashi has been killed. Again, the u. S. Is not confirming that. If proved to be true it would be a significant blow but perhaps not a deathblow, because the master bomb maker, still by all accounts alive, still very experienced, very determined to attack the United States. But lets circle back for a minute about what we have seen in the last few days and over the last couple weeks. If it proves to be true that the head of al qaeda in yemen, a man who knew Osama Bin Laden directly now the number two in all of al qaeda, if he is dead this is the third significant blow to terrorism in the last several weeks. We have wahaishi if that is true. It was confirmed that Mokhtar Al Mokhtar, the head of al qaeda in africa targeted in a f15 strike in libya. Just a few weeks ago, we saw a man, an isis operative in syria, named abu sayyaf killed in a u. S. Delta force army raid on the ground in syria. So what we are seeing brianna, is the possibility of three major u. S. Military actions again top terrorism figures in parts of the word that it is very difficult for the u. S. Intelligence community and the military to get into. A lot of interesting developments very few public answers. Brianna . Barbara starr, thanks so much for that report. I want to talk about this branch of al qaeda that has inspired and directed attacks on the United States. Lets get more from cnns brian todd. If the u. S. Has taken out Nasser Al Wahaishi would be but a blow to the structure. He has credentials that are very respected within al qaeda. He had been Osama Bin Ladens driver one of his closest aiding and one analyst says for about four years he never left bin ladens side. In 2009 when branches in yemen and saudi arabia merged he took control of the Al Qaeda Branch called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. His assent was confirmed by Eamonn Al Zawahiri considered the Global Leader of al qaeda. Thats the same as the leader of isis abubakar al baghdadi. We spoke about the kind of role he has running aqap. Hes the ceo, the guy thats ultimately responsible. Hes fundraising recruiting setting the policy guidelines for this organization but he has other folks doing the other key operational pieces. The other people running operations are indeed very dangerous. You heard barbara mention a moment ago ibrahim al asiri, he is believed to still be alive. Hes so devoted to attacking the u. S. He once placed the bomb inside the body of his brother for a 2009 attack on the saudi interior minister. That killed his brother, but failed to kill the minister. It was a legendary attack, very grotesque, but it spoke to the lengths he will go to and he is still out to. And he is the reason why aqap is known as the dangerous. Thats right. Hes believed to be behind the 2009 Christmas Day plot. That bomb as many viewers was recalled was played in the underwear of an aqap operative. That bomb came close to exploding. Later in the year he placed bombs in printer cartridges. It was interrupted, but came very close to working. To get them past security that makes him so dangerous to america. Thats why u. S. Officials say its this branch of al qaeda that is the most Dangerous Branch of al qaeda to the United States. Ibrahim al siri is out there, and if hes out there, hes likely taught other operatives to do what he does in case hes killed so that ability to attack the United States will remain in that group. Summer nasser is dead tonight or not. Thank you for the report. Is there a turnaround the u. S. Has launched a series of strikes. We saw the commando raid in and now these aapparently successes, joining me to talk more about this we have independence senator angus king of maine, serving on both the intelligence and Armed Services committee. Senator, thanks so much for being with us. Can you confirm at this point that the aqap leaders was killed in a suspected u. S. Drone strike . Im sorry, brianna, i cant. I can only confirm what you have seen in the press and what you have already reported that there are reports from yemen leadership that he was killed and that there are social media reports from within the organization that they have already replaced him. But i cant confirm on behalf of the United States government. But if its true it is a significant blow. Leadership matters, and this guy really was the number two man in al qaeda worldwide, and was certainly the number one guy in this very dangerous, as your reports have already indicated, very dangerous subgroup of al qaeda in yemen. The same goes for al muck tar in libya, very highravens guys. This isnt the end of the war, by any means. These people are tissuing to recruit and train new leadership but its a serious blow to both of these organizations. As something changed in the last few weeks when it comes to intelligence the u. S. Is receiving . Weve seen this string of successful strikes, and it makes you wonder if theres been an improvement or theres been some wealth of knowledge that the Intel Community has come about. I can tell you its a patient, longstanding process. It takes a long time to establish exactly who these people are, what theyre doing, what their pattern of life is and to be sure that these strikes can be taken without collateral damages. Extraordinary steps are taken to avoid harming innocent people. You know these are some of the top leaders. As i said this isnt the whole strategy but its clear that this is a patient, longterm strategy that if you plot and plan and strike against the United States you will ultimately pay the price. Thats what happened this week. In aqap you just heard our report that al zawahiri is trying to make sure that the creative bombmaking skills are something thats not just for him or some of those very close to him, but will remain with aqap even if there are top targets killed. Will his death disable the group in any way . It would slow down the organization. When you decapitate any organization it certainly hurts. It doesnt eliminate the threat. The bomb maker is still there. The thing that keeps me up at night, brianna, is theyre working on bombs that dont have any metal parts, that can go through airport screening, and we know that thats a technology that theyre trying to perfect. So this is a long different struggle that were engaged in and its going to require all kinds of tools, and you mentioned it earlier, intelligence is one of the key tools that we have to maintain. We have to try to know whats coming and be able to foil these plots before they reach our shores. Thats why the work that were doing around here trying to maintain the intelligence tools is so important. This is a real threat to america. These people want to kill us. Theres just no way around it. Senator, why hasnt at this point the u. S. Been able to get the concerned leader of al qaeda, Eamonn Al Zawahiri. Its just a kay of notcase of not being able to find them. Theyre not dumb. They understand about staying under cover, only traveling at night, not venturing out, not traveling in open trucks. They have learned to go to ground if you will and thats why it takes an awful lot of intelligence and surveillance in order to find them theyre also become clever about encrisping their messages. Some of the information released by Edward Snowden really made it more different to track some of them people, because they are now using other mefrds of communicating that has made it more difficult to follow them. The answer is these people are hard to track, but as the events of the last few days have indicated, we can in fact find them in the end. We are more on this breaking news the string of u. S. Successes. Stick with me. Well be right back in a moment to talk more about this. Virgin islands nice so nice so nice, so nice book five nights today and get one free. Plus 350 towards Shopping Dining or other fun activities. Now thats Virgin Islands nice. 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But the very fact a meeting too tapes on libyan soil between isis and al qaeda, shows how much a safe haven that libya has become and how powerless the us has been to stop it. The shadowie leader mastermind of the 2013 attacks in algeria that killed three americans. After tracking the farmmouse for months president obama ordered the hit when intel show the that mobs tar was mokhtar was there. A stroke of luck they believe he was hosting a meeting in an effort to broker a ceasefire between the troops. He with pulled together this group, it presented a target that was too good for the u. S. To miss. A truce with al qaeda to give a freer hand to spread terror through outlibya. Isis now controls mo gnarl gadhafis hometown and setting fire to oil fields as it battles libyan force the siirt. The u. S. Has since pulled out of the libya. After the attack in be ghazi in 2012 and the takeover of tripoli a year later. Militants celebrated their departure with a pool party on embassy groupds. It is u. S. Is also circumspect about how much it could do in libya, about what the prospects were and there was a sense that we had our hands full and this would be somebody elses responsibility. How are you all today . Welcome to the orchard. This could haunt Hillary Clinton as she embarks on hurl i wantial campaign. As secretary of state, clinton was a decisive voice in the u. S. Intervention a policy that president obama admitted last year in an interview with New York Times fell short. We unity estimated, our European Partners underestimated the need to come in full foss emplgts the president said at the time that the u. S. Should have done should have done more. Today u. S. Officials say they hoped a u. N. Backed peace talks with the islamist backed government and will help with a powersharing agreement. Brianna . Great report elise, thank you. Were back with a key member of both of intel and the Armed Services committees independent senator angus king of maine. The question as we hear that report from elise, senator, this was a meeting perhaps of isis and al qaeda, perhaps, but to possibly broker a truce between the two. Are you worried they could be cooperating . Well these groups have traditionally been at each others throats, and divided and fighting each other, so in kind of hint that they are starting to cooperate or get together is something we need to be concerned about, because obviously to the extent that they can cooperate, share intelligence share their knowledge, their training thats bad news for everybody in the region. So the fact that this group was together in one place and mokhtar has been taken out i think is good news but again, as we were talking before getting rid of the leadership of these organizations is a key step. I mean leadership is very important, but its not the whole deal. Ultimately the people on the ground in these cunning are going to have to finish this job. Were not going to be able to go in and do it with our troops. So its part of a strategy but its not the whole strategy. Senator angus king thanks so much. I really appreciate it. Thank you. New revelations about the only person behind bars in the new york prison escape. That would be Joyce Mitchell. She was in court today with the two killers shes helping to remain on the loose. Next this afternoons breaking political news jeb bush becomes the 11th republican in the 2016 president ial race. Big day . Ah, the usual. Moved some new cars. Hauled a bunch of steel. Kept the supermarket shelves stocked. Made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. Whats up for the next shift . Ah, nothing much. Just keeping the lights on. laugh nice. Doing the big things that move an economy. See you tomorrow, mac. See you tomorrow, sam. Just another day at norfolk southern. Kids are expensive. So im always looking to get more for my money. Thats why i switched from uverse to xfinity. They have the most free on demand tv shows and movies on all my devices. Its perfect for me because my kids are costing me a fortune. Im going to cabo dont settle for uverse. Xfinity is perfect for people who want more entertainment for their money. We are following breaking news in the 2016 race for president just now in miami, jeb bush officially became the 11th republican seeks his partys nomination for the white house. Thats right, 11 but he almost totally ig noir almost all the his republican opponents and went on the offensive against Hillary Clinton and the washington establishment. Dana bash was there for the rally and the big announcement. Dana he described himself to you a few days ago as an introvert. How did he come across today in his speech . Reporter he tried very heart to be an extrovert and show he has the fire in the belly. Even those who may want him to be president may fearh this crowd was quite different and the venue was different than the other republican nouncements. It was formed Fora Campaign rally as someone who can deliver the red meat lines. Listen to this line coming up. It was specifically to go after the democrats, but there was also a vail reference to the republican senators running. We dont need another president who merely holds the top spot among the pampered elegalities in washington. We need a president who is ready and willing to challenge the whole culture in our nations capital, and i will be that president. Because i was reforming governor not just another member of the club now, brianna, you can see he had the crowd, he seemed to be very comfortable. Having said that the teleprompters is not jeb bushs friends. There are some politicians who can hit it out of the park and read it comfortably. He is not one. Thats very much why his next stops, hes going to go to iowa new hampshire, theyll be teleprompterfree event, with enter action with voters. Bush is why you dont see the his last name behind him. You know he had a very poignant family moment. His mother barbara bush was here but he also set reply explicitly he is running as his own man. Listen to this. I will campaign as i would serve, going everywhere speaking to everyone keeping my word facing the issues without flinching, and staying true to what i believe. I will take nothing and no one for granted. I will run with heart and i will run to win. Reporter brianna, there was one moment here that i think will go down as being the most telling. That is during the moment where he was introducing his mother there was some protesters some dreamers protesting his immigration policies. He stopped, looked at them went offcivet, and said if i am president , i will address Immi