Laachraoui. The other man on the left isnt known to authorities and they believe hes still on the run. The death toll remains at 31 this hour. They confirm two americans are among the dead, but their identities have not been confirmed. A new yorkbased brother and sister are among those killed, alexander and sasha pinkowski, both dutch nationals. Secretary of defense says he was a finance minister who overah saul t oversaw all the funding for isis operations. The removal of this isil leader will hamper the ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of iraq and syria. Reporter lets start with nbcs keir simmons. Obviously another operation happened today. Lets talk about what was behind it, do you know . The most important thing we know is the belgian prosecutor say the two people arrested that you were talking about are connected to that attack in paris. Extreme, really, between paris, between belgium, and you can see the connection building. Anyone suggesting there wasnt a co
life threatening injuries. hazardous materials units are sigh phoning diesel from the tanker. fire officials say they expect to open the road in 30 minutes. washington can prove to be the backdrop for the resolution of a centuries old conflict. the obama administration says israel and the pal tin januarys have agreed palestinians have agreed to resume peaceful negotiations in the capital next month. joel brown has more. reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton said israel and palestinians will resume peace talks as early as next month. as we move forward it is important that actions by all sides help to advance our effort not hinder it. reporter: clinton has been working the phones in the last few days trying to get an agreement. she talked with leaders in the middle east and at the un. president obama invited both sides to washington and he will play a role in the talks. it will be the first time israeli and palestinian leaders have met face to face in two ye
easts paeace process, the palestinian state, the status of jerusalem, still contested, because, of course, everyone is taking staking claim to at least a part of jerusalem and also, security for israel and another issue that is important to the palestinians, is a return of palestinian refugees. definitely a lot of issues to tackle there. you are looking at on your screen is the state department briefing room where we expect to see secretary of state hillary clinton, also, special envoy, george mitchell, will be joining her. and, these peace talks, the announcement of the peace talks, we heard about first reporting overnight, on this, and, then, slowly, heard more from washington, d.c., as the morning progressed. major garrett did point out earlier today, on fox news, that these aren t necessarily a surprise, as we have seen peace talks from time-to-time, but, the timing of this is all interesting, considering our view on that region. and, also, what is happening with iran
mayor is cautioning him while he s walking a fine line. he understands that there are to be no political activities during work hours. and i just wanted to reenforce that. as well as to reenforce that we need to focus on the job at hand. reporter: chris driesbach teaches ethics and sees nothing unethical about the sign. this adversarial relationship has been growing by leaps and bounds. and that this stuff would be coming from either side is both tragic and unsurprising. reporter: as for that independent investigation, the state s attorney said the mayor says that would have to be done on a federal level. and his office told miss jessamy, if she has a complaint, she should file it there. thank you very much, mike. the primary is september 14th. mr. bernstein announced today that he and miss jessamy will have a radio debate tomorrow. the howard county teenager greatly injured in a terrorist attack in africa is back in maryland. kai is live in the newsroom now with
now your headlines and we start with the fox news alert because the search intensifying around yellowstone national park now for the two prison escapees from arizona. police believe they are somewhere in the park. they may be trying to cross into canada. it s believed the two may have split up, though, and mcculskey could be traveling with a woman named katherine welsh. all three of them are wanted in connection with the murder of a couple in new mexico. president obama will land in texas about 2 1/2 hours from now but won t be welcomed by a key member of his own party. the state s democratic candidate for governor bill white is making himself scarce. he says he will not change his campaign schedule to make time for the president. instead, ironically, the president will be greeted on the tarmac by governor rick perry, republican who once called the president a socialist. the president will head to the four seasons hotel in austin to headline a fundraiser. tickets start at $5,000 a piec