embarking on a dangerous covert operation earlier this month to capture a major benghazi terror suspect. special forces were ready if ordered to capture ahmed abu khattala. the mission never materialized. partly because there was so much publicity inside libya and the western press about another raid in libya just hours later. that raid led to the capture of suspected al qaeda operative abu anas al libi in tripoli. and he s in u.s. soil. maliki will meet with president obama on friday. he is asking the u.s. for more counterterrorism aid and he ll also discuss purchasing american-made apache highlights and other equipment. senate leaders are warning that maliki is leading america back to civil war and he s who tao
counterterrorism aid, security in the sinai peninsula. we ve also been told that the egyptians have not yet been notified. this is a decision that the administration has been struggling with for some time. it s been pushed back a number of times. just to be clear, the u.s. aid relationship with egypt will continue. it s about $1.5 billion a year which encompasses other things beyond military aid. economic aid, for instance. but still, anderson, a significant decision affecting one of the longest-standing u.s. relationships in the region, one of the longest-standing aid relationships in the region and one that we ll be following very closely in the coming days. bottom line from the information you now have, some u.s. military aid, not all u.s. military aid. reporter: some, a significant portion. some things being accepted for instance counterterrorism. but still a significant move. jim sciutto, appreciate the update. our panel takes on the washington redskins controversy next.
egypt. jim sciutto joins us. what have you learned? let s be very precise here, about significant developments tonight. just to start, the white house has released a statement this evening saying that an announcement will come in the coming days on u.s. military aid to egypt. not all aid will be suspended. but information from u.s. officials that some military aid to egypt will be suspended. certain things will be exempted, counterterrorism aid, security in the sinai peninsula. we ve also been told that the egyptians have not yet been notified. this is a decision that the administration has been struggling with for some time. it s been pushed back a number of times. just to be clear, the u.s. aid relationship with egypt will continue. it s about $1.5 billion a year which encompasses other things beyond military aid. s economic aid, for instance. but still, anderson, a significant decision affecting one of the longest-standing u.s.
out a window. in this case, these two guys aren t lucky enough to be hanging out a window. they re just on scaffolding which is bent in the middle. nwpd up high trying to get this together and they re chatting it up on the phone. and at the same time, the nsa hearing is underway in washington as we let you listen in to this, we will continue to watch this scaffolding incident and update you with new information we get. first, let s listen as the nsa director speaks out defending the agency in light of surveillance leaks. counterterrorism aid under three presidents i believe just wrote an article recently on this and suggested we wouldn t have the problems today if we had stood up this board much more quickly. general alexander, will the nsa cooperate with any investigation conducted by the privacy and civil liberties oversight board into the agency s collection and
white house podium about benghazi and about the white house s involvement in the shaping and reshaping of the all together 12 versions of these now infamous talking points do appear to be flatly contradicted by some of the information contained in these e-mails. here is one such statement. but the only edits made by anyone here at the white house were stylistic and nonsubstantive. they corrected the description of the building where the facility in benghazi from consulate to diplomatic facility. and the like. reporter: but at 6:48 p.m. on that fateful friday, september 14th, national security council spokesman tommy vitter e-mailed colleagues, john brennan, white house counterterrorism aid, now cia director, will have edits. four minutes later vieto e-mailed out brennan s edits which included cia s assessment that the attackers hailed, quote,