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my administration will continue to individually monitor violent threats from al-qaeda, no matter where they emanate from. as commander-in-chief, it is my solemn responsibility to make america safe in a dangerous world. the united states did not seek this war against terror, you came to us. we answered with the same principles and resolve that has shaped us for generation upon generation. to protect the innocent, defend liberty, and we keep the light of freedom burning a beacon for the rest of the entire world. this announcement today was rather unexpected, but quite huge in significance. and to understand just how pivotal zawahiri was to al qaeda, it is worth looking at some of his history. he was born into a prominent egyptian family, but in the 1960s, he joined up with the muslim brotherhood, and was eventually arrested as part of a plot to overthrow the government in the early 19 80s. and it is the torture that he experienced in that prison, that fully radicalized ....
ayman al zawahri, al qaeda s leader and a former deputy to osama bin laden on 9/11, was killed by a cia drone strike in kabul. the administration has not confirmed al zawahri was the target ahead of the president s re, ma. the senior administration official said there were no civilian casualties in the mission. al zawahri has been on the run for year, and his history of violence extends well beyond his role in planning 9/11. the egyptian doctor was at one point arrested in connection with the assassination of egyptian president anwar sadat and was indicted in 1999 for the 1997 bombings of the u.s. embassies in tanzania. joining me now is chief white house correspondent kristen welker. what do we know about what the president is going to announce, and any details about that operation? reporter: the details are still coming in. what we do know is that the president is going to announce that ayman al zawahri was killed over the weekend in a counterterrorism operation. th ....
Streets of boston, children will look up at a statue built not only to bill russell the player, but bill russell the man. bill russell and michelle nichols, joined on and off the court, and a legend on this planet and beyond, true trail blazers who changed the landscape for black americans, and for that we thank them both. and that is tonight s reidout. all in with chris hayes starts right now. ght now. good evening from new york. i am charles blow in for chris hayes. in the last half hour, president biden just formally announced that the united states has killed the head of al-qaeda, ayman al-zawahiri. the terrorist was killed in a targeted cia drone strike in kabul, afghanistan on saturday night. this operation is a clear demonstration that we will, we can, and we will always make good on the solemn pledge. ....