The white house this afternoon says a u. S. Counterterrorism operation accidentally killed this american held by alqaida for the past four years. American doctor Warren Weinstein who lived in rockville before going to work in pakistan as a contractor was abducted by operatives in 2011. He and an italian hostage were killed in a january drone strike along the border of afghanistan and pakistan. The local doctors wife says she and her children are devastated. The president spoke moments ago saying he profoundly regrets what happened. President obama as a husband and a father, i cannot begin to understand the anguish that theyre going through today. There are no words that can ever equal their loss and know there is nothing i can ever say or do to ease their heartache. Today, i simply want to say this. As president and as commanderinchief, i take full responsibility for all our Counterterrorism Operations including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. John whi
Alison news of weinsteins death is certainly heartbreaking for his neighbors in rockville who wrapped yellow ribbons around trees generating hope for his return. Kevin lewis continues our Team Coverage from rockville now. Kevin . Kevin hi there alison. Weinsteins wife eileen received a phone call from president barack obama yesterday. The president expressing his sincere sorrow and apology. No sign of the family at the home today. But loved ones have been stopping by all morning and afternoon. Many have left flowers below a large maple tree in the front yard. One individual left a loaf of bread on the front doorstep. Weinstein is a native of brooklyn new york. Back in 1977 he moved to the washington area. His wife eileen and two daughters, they lived here in rockville but weinstein spent most of his time working abroad. He lived through an earthquake in Central America and navigated his way out of africa. In 2004, a consulting job sent him to pakistan where alqaida operatives caught hi
Brad riley faces a long list of charges. Firstdegree murder at the top of that list. Also, Second Degree murder. First degree assault. And child abuse. At this hour, he remains locked up. In lanham brad bell, abc 7 news. Alison new developments tonight in the case against Charles Severance, the man accused of killing three people in the city of alexandria will have his trial moved to fairfax. Northern Virginia Bureau chief Jeff Goldberg was in the courtroom as severance made faces at the judge and the attorneys during todays hearings. Jeff, what was going on there . Jeff hey, alison, made faces at the judge, loudly interrupted and disagreed with his own attorney. Even flipping the bird to the courtroom at one point. This is the behavior weve seen from Charles Severance in the past. But nothing quite like today. Meanwhile, the judge is considering a motion from the Defense Attorneys basically arguing that the murder of Nancy Dunning should be tried separately from the other two arguing
Sight. Reporter people dont usually roll out the welcome matt. But at stevens home we didnt have to bust down the door to get close to everything he considers valuable. Neither do scammers apparently. We are curious if your Social Security number is [beep] it it is. Reporter we found his personal information. Is this your mothers maiden name and Social Security number and phone number . Same with this woman, janice in laurel. We never knew how pale got the information to begin with. Reporter the iteam uncovered the identities of thousands of people and ear stars lake ashton kutcher, a former u. S. Senator and Even Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson and found their Social Security numbers, credit cards and even their pin numbers and it was all posted where any up with can find it on a website. I didnt have to pay for this or search hard for it. How do you reagent hearing that . 40 million that had credit and debit cards compromised. Data breaches can happen. What we didnt know is hac
Worker aid worker. We start our coverage with mark albert. Reporter president obama apologized this morning for a u. S. Drone strike that killed two hostages, including an american. I profoundly regret what happened on behalf of the United States government i offer our deepest apologies. Reporter drone strikes were conducted in january along the pakistaniafghanistan border. The operation targeted an al qaeda compound. My name is warren weinstein. Reporter dr. Warren weinstein, an aid worker from maryland captured in 2011 by al qaeda in pakistan was killed. Also killed was giovanni loporto, an italian hostage held since 2012. I cannot begin the imagine the anguish that weinstein and loporto families are enduring. Reporter the Obama Administration is conducting a review of the strikes. The weinstein family released a statement saying, quote, we look forward to the results of that investigation. But those who took warren captive over three years ago bear ultimate responsibility. They also