the united states had been pursuing hakimullah mehsud for years. in 2009 he was pictured with a jord anan suicide bomber who killed seven c.i.a. agents at a base in afghanistan. now the c.i.a. has its man. it puts the pakistani government in a difficult position. >> he was a man of strategic military and tactical skills. we don't want to romanticize what he did, he was a mass murtederror who -- murderer who killed hundreds. they will be pleased but on another level they won't be pleased he was killed by a drone strike >> reporter: peace talks were meant to start friday. it's uncertain what hakimullah mehsud's death will have on the group. they may retaliate with attacks. or others suggest he may moderate. >> he was one that pushed for an aggressive violent campaign to the chag rein of some in the pakistani taliban. we could see is a lessening of the violence committed by the group as a consequence of his death. >> reporter: the u.s. drone strike may have taken out pakistan's number one enemy, but has dealt a blow to the government's efforts for sta

but hakimullah mehsud was able to carry out attacks. i should say although he's been responsible for a lot of violence in pakistan, many believe he may be slightly more moderate than his predecessor and may be inclined to engage in peace talks with the pakistani government, something the government is due to do with the taliban. >> you mentioned he may be more moderate. what does the change in the leadership mean for peace talks between pakistan and the taliban? >> yes, it's interesting you point out the word moderate. moderate with conditions, in the sense that he may be open to dialogue. he's unafraid to carry out violent attacks against the pakistani state or government. he's not one to shy away from attacks in which civilians die. when it comes to the ideology that pakistan has, they want to impose an islamic califate and get rid of the government that they see as a puppet of the united states, the violence may not diminish. we do think this man may engage in peace talks with the government. that means is that they can come up with

this is one of hakimullah mehsud's last public appearances. in a video filmed in an unknown location he speaks to those that consider talks as a way of achieving peace. >> we have never refused negotiations. we believe in all talks that are serious. but if the dialogue is frivolous and they ask us to lay down arms, this is not serious dialogue. >> hakimullah mehsud took over as leader of the pakistani taliban in august 2009. he won a power struggle after another was killed in a drone attack. >> only in his late 20s or early 30, hakimullah mehsud's rise to power was dramatic. his power base numbered 8,000 fighters, and when he took command pakistani intelligence sources say it grew to 20,000 fighters. hakimullah mehsud had a reputation as a brutal and violent man. he was someone who knew how to play the media. after false reports he was killed in a gun battle he held a news conference to set the record straight and talk about options for the u.s. and pakistan. >> translation: america had illegally captured afghanistan. this is our top priority

one of the names was replaced by hakimullah mehsud. i think there'll be a number of factions which will start to struggle. we must not forget whether it is a success. at that time they were close to hakimullah mehsud. we have to see if they are close. the people - another person was killed. it's a big crisis as i'm looking at it. >> what do you make of the timing of this attack? all split kag parties in pakistan supported the government's attempts to negotiate with the ttp. will some see this as a deliberate attempt, do you think, by the u.s. to scupper peace talks? >> i think all the political parties - what we call the plm and others, they have given different versions and have one conclusion, that it was an attempt to sabotage the peace process. i have a different understanding because if you see the c.i.a. or the americas - they were behind it. still it is not clear. the delegation was about to leave today to go and meet the group. if you can say that they have lost their process. it has at the moment been stopped and suspended. in

two days after taliban leader hakimullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike, politicians across pakistan are denounce k the killing saying it's derailed peace talks. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> the drone strikes threatened to derail a fragile relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. pakistani said they filed a protest with the u.s. ambassador and will raise concerns with the five members of the security council. >> the taliban has moved forward with a new leader. we explain how he was tectselec. >> this is the new leader. khan said is in his mid 30s. he was appointed by a council of taliban commanders, securing 43 out of 60 votes. some factions of the pbanned organization, made up of 30 affiliate groups still push for someone else to take the tab job. >> he planned an attack last year that freed 400 prisoners and an attack on an air force base the last year. he was a trusted lieutenant of former leader hakimullah mehsud, killed on friday. >> the c.i.a. led st

amdas door in response to the drone attack that killed hakimullah mehsud, the leader of the pakistani taliban. they are accusing the u.s. of interfering with peace talks. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it will - it was not acquired from the front, it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> the chief minister of the province is standing here with me. they have decided that god willing the assembly will pass a unanimous declaration not to allow native supply to -- nato supply to enter the province until the drone attacks are stopped. >> rosa lined joins us. what are pakistani leaders accusing the government of. >> there's two things the pakistani government is accusing the u.s. of doing. one is violating authority, launching an attack on pakistan soil without islamabad's permission. the other thing they are accused of doing is scuttling - that's the pakistani's word, an effort to broker peace talks with the taliban. the pakistanis argue with the death of hakimullah mehsud basically everything that islamabad wanted to try to achieve has been put back to square one. it says as a res

hakimullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike along with four others. but the pakistani government and politicians are denouncing the killing, saying the strike derailed planned peace talks. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not acquired from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> pakistani taliban fighters secretly buried their leader on saturday, but vowed a wave of rerevenge suicide bombings. some pakistani lawmakers are demanding that u.s. supply lines into afghanistan be blocked as a response. >> the chief minister is standing here with me. they have decided that god willing the assembly will pass a unanimous declaration not to allow nato supply to enter the province until the drone attacks have been stopped. >> rosalind jordan joins us from washington with more on this. what are pakistani leaders accusing the u.s. government of? >> well, there are two things that the pakistani deposit is accusing the obama administration of doing. one of violating pakistani sovereignty by launching a military attack on pakistani soil witho

hakimullah mehsud is a hero for many, is the relationship so poisonous that even though the u.s. did something that is good for pakistan, that in the end the u.s. is the brunt of anger? >> no and yes. no in the sense i don't think he's become a hero. yes, the relationship is so poichous, instead of problem poisonous, that instead of celebrating his death, it's a reflection on u.s.-pakistan relationships. i don't think anyone is mourning the departure of this guy. as ambassador armit said, what is happening it the manner of the death, and how osama bin laden was removed. in the pakistani anxious, is - it's difficult to understand. but at one level it is understandable. there's a pol tick here. the tabbing stanny side -- pakistani side was ready and worked hard to start talks with the taliban under hakimullah mehsud. literally the day after this incident happened. this happened a day before the talks were due to begin. part of the reaction is they have set the stable, it's not an easy task getting to these people. they have done all the leg work to try to give the talks a chance, a

hakimullah mehsud, and three others were killed. hakimullah mehsud was suspected of planning an attack four years ago that killed seven c.i.a. employees at a u.s. base in afghanistan. >> chaos at lax. the video from tmz shows people running after a gunman opened fire. a tsa man was killed. the suspect is 23-year-old paul ciancia from penceville new jersey, he's i

taliban chief hakimullah mehsud was killed by a u.s. drone yesterday. supporters have threatened suicide bombings in revenge. hakimullah mehsud's death has pakistani politicians concerned about the future of peace talks with the taliban. we have more from peshawar. >> this is seen as a blow to the taliban pakistan, which may have a struggle for power and suk secs. and a blow for pakistan. a delegation was supposed to arrive on saturday to hold talks with the pakistan taliban. peace prospects are out of the question. the big blow is seen to be delivered to the pakistan taliban. they will not be able to recover soon. it will be interesting to see if they go for punitive reprisal attacks. the government of pakistan ousted security forces to be on red alert. >> supported popular tv comic in egipt. me was suspended moments before his show aired, saying bassem yousseff violated editorial policy. fans say he's being censored for sat iriccal comments on the government. >> on the steps bassem yousseff is talking to a vendor selling cakes with the face of mohamed

a drone strike friday killed taliban leader hakimullah mehsud, before peace talks between the pakistan government and the taliban were supposed to begin. pakistan's interior minister accused the u.s. of tarting not the taliban, but regional piece. >> it was an ambush, not a fire from the front, an ambush. >> in washington, chairman mike rogers was all for taking out hakimullah mehsud. >> he's part of an haka ni network. this was a bad guy. by the way, there's information recently that concerned us about the safety of our troops. i'm a little better for our troops today than i did before this event happened. >> for more i'm joined by washington b.c. by ambassador ak mar ahmed. professor at the university school of international service and author of "the thifle and the drone", and with us from boston, professor of international relations at boston university. ambassador - pakistan's interior minister says the u.s. ambushed peace talks about to begin with pakistan's taliban, and the drone strike on hakimullah mehsud is an attack on the peace protest. do you think the u.s. has an talks? >

hakimullah mehsud. the pakistani government is concerned about the fallout. we go live to washington with more on this. what can you tell us? >> well, apparently the meeting between the u.s. ambassador to pakistan, robert olsen and members of the pakistani ministry took place in islamabad. the u.s. is refusing to comment if the meeting took place, and what message ambassador olsen took to the pakistanis. there's a loft anger in islamabad and across the country. we hear from the interior minister. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. now, this is the situation that of course could put reviewed strains on the relationship between the u.s. and pakistan. the issue of drone strikes has been a contentious one and, in fact, at one point after there was an errant attack that led to the killing of some 24 pakistani soldiers about two years ago, the relationship was about as non-existent as it could be between two countries with full diplomatic relations. >> there seems to be contradiction with the latest action. hasn't the pakis

they, of course, are less angry that hakimullah mehsud is dead, a man that carried out extraordinary attacks against the pakistani states, claiming thousands of lives. they are angry he was killed in a u.s. drone strike. he is a critic of the drone operation led by the u.s.'s c.i.a. agency. they, of course, say that they want to review the relationship between pakistan and the u.s. in light of the drone strike, calling it an ambush on the peace process which was about to begin between the pakistanis and the taliban. what will happen next is harder to say. there are other political parties who want to take a harder line. some wanting to block nato supply routes. the last time was in 2012. that is 201024 pakistani soldiers were killed in a u.s. air strike. when the blockade happened. the relationship between islamabad and washington hit an all-time low. islamabad was keen to avoid it but wanted to make sure that the peace process continues. it finds itself in a tricky situation with the death of hakimullah mehsud. >> malian refugees in mauritania claim that they are not receiving essen

he fears reprisal attacks by the pakistan taliban after its leader, hakimullah mehsud, was killed in an unmanned drone strike. >> translation: people have stopped coming to market. we are afraid the taliban will attack us. i don't know what to do. >> mohammed's fears is based on experience. his market in peshawar has been attacked several times by the taliban. his uncle was killed last month in a bombing. all across pakistan security is on high alert after the pakistan taliban threatened to revenge hakimullah mehsud's death. saying every drop of blood will be turned into a suicide bomber. as well as the fear there's anger. the interior minister blamed the u.s. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush, and we see it as an ambush. other parties want more than angry words from washington. >> the province in the north is controlled by imran khan. >> i will raise the issue on monday in the national assembly. nato supply routes should be dropped. we will not allow them to end until they stop the drone attacks. >> people in the pakistani governme

the pakistan government was about to meet with hakimullah mehsud. but before they could hold peace talks the leader of the taliban was assassinated, and this deeply upsets the pakistani government. >> what affect do you think this will have on the peace talks? and will it spark new violence? >> yes, it will spark new violence. there will effectively be no peace talks. it send pakistan down a spiral of violence. i think the country is bracing itself for more attacks on government targets and civilian targets. >> why--why--why execute the strike then. i understand that u.s. interest and pakistani interests are not the same. >> that's exactly it. there is a lack of coordination between the united states and the pakistani government. there is a deep fissure, and pakistani government is deeply against these drone strikes. they view as a violation of their sovereignty. the united states feels they're pursuing attacks on individuals who are deemed to have blood on their hands. and the pakistani government has internal problems on its hands trying to dimini

killed its leader hakimullah mehsud in an unmanned aerial drone strike. >> translation: people have stopped coming to market. we are afraid that the taliban will aattack us. i don't know what to do. >> the market in peshawar has been attacked several times by the taliban. last month his uncle was killed in a bombingment across pakistan, security is on high alert after the pakistan taliban threatened to avenge hakimullah mehsud's death, saying every drop of blood will be turned into a suicide bomber. despite the fear, there is anger. interior minister khan blamed the u.s. for destroying the peace process with the pakistan taliban. >> the efforts were ambushed. it was not acquired from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> but other political parties want more than angry words with washington. imran khan's south party provides a northern province, and has taliban strongholds in the tribal areas. he's demanding nato supply routes be closed. >> translation: i will raise the issue monday in the national assembly. the nato supply line should be blocked. we will not allow nato su

he was a close leader with hakimullah mehsud. and pakistan criticizes the drone strike and many pakistanis are also angry at what the c.i.a. did. >> the americans have absolutely no right to cause this type of destruction in our country through these attacks. i believe that this was totally criminal. >> the person killed in the american attack was a muslim. he was a brother. this should not have happened. in fact, there should be no drone attacks in the first place. >> it makes the process of dialogue difficult when hakimullah mehsud is dead. peace attacks can only happen with no drone strikes. >> during mehsud's time as leader of the taliban he was able to carry out attacks against the state that claimed thousands of lines. there are still a few details about the pakistani taliban's new leader but some suggest that khan said is the contender for the top job. the peace process started by the government could possibly still go through. but with the pakistani taliban vowing to avenge the death of hakimullah mehsud, there won't be a

killedize leaders hakimullah mehsud in an unmanned aerial drone strike. >> translation: people stopped coming to market. we are afraid the taliban will attack us. i don't know what to do. >> fears are based on personal experience. the storyteller's market has been attacked several times by the taliban. his uncle last month was killed. the taliban threatened too avenge the death, saying every drop of the former leaders blood will be turned into a suicide bomber. beside fear, that's anger. interior minister blamed the u.s. for destroying the peace process with the pakistani taliban. >> you have scuttled it on the eve of the day, a day before, 18 hours before a formal delegation of respected group of religious leaders was to fly out. >> other political parties wanted more than angry words. the border is in the tribal area. they demand that nato supply routes to afghanistan be closed. >> translation: i will raise the issue on monday in the national assembly. nato supply lines should be blocked until drone attacks drop. we shot not allow them to enter until they stop the drone atakes. >> pr

they want answers about the attack that killed hakimullah mehsud. three others were also killed. the u.sthe mehsud is suspected f planning th attacks four years . pakistan is condemning the drone attacks saying this violates their sovereignty. >>> paul ciancio took a rifle to lax and started shooting. he was shot and taken into custody. >>> edward snowdon contractor is being recruited as a witness inquiry into angela merkel's cell phone. >>> seeds of success. >> reporter: when a filed fire ignites, containment is the first priority. record high temperatures coupled with dry weather whipped up more than a dozen major wildfires in colorado this summer. but what happens once the fire is distinguished could be the difference between fueling more wildfires or preventing them. this is a site of a june 2012 pine ridge wildfire. >> it burned 14,000 acres in the course of a few days. one day in particular, so thousand acres burned. >> andrea is a conservation scientist with the botanic garden. >> one of the issues after a fire like this is the problem of invasive species. one of them arou

. >> hakimullah mehsud died. and as we report, the taliban now wants revenge. norm says he shouldn't have come to work today, but he says he can't afford to stay home. he tells us he fears reprisal attacks from the pakistani taliban after the u.s. killed it's leader hakimullah mehsud in an unmanned drone strike. >> people have stopped coming to the market. we are so afraid that the taliban will atak attack us. >> i don't know what to do. >> mohamed's fears are based on personal experience. the market where he works has been attacked several tile timey the taliban. last month his uncle was killed by a bombing. they are under heightened alert after the taliban threatened. beside the fear there is anger. in a media previousing on saturday the interior minister blamed the u.s. for destroying the peace process with the pakistani taliban. >> the efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush. and we see it as an ambush. >> but other political parties want more than angry word with washington. the border taliban strong holds in the tub

american and pakistani intelligence officials reported hakimullah mehsud died in a u.s. drone strike. he had just arrived at a compound near miranshah, in north waziristan, after attending a gathering of taliban leaders. for more, we turn to declan walsh of "the new york times." he's in london tonight. declan walsh, welcome. first of all, is it definitely confirmed that mehsud is dead? >> well, there have been several reports in the past, of course, that he die which had turned out to be false but on this occasion all of the reports-- whether they be pakistani, taliban, or american-- are suggesting that indeed mr. mehsud is dead. is >> woodruff: so tell us who he was and what was his role in the taliban? >> well, pakistani -- hakimullah mehsud took over as the leader of the taliban in 2009 after his predecessor, a man called bit tuul la mehsud was kille killedn american drone strike. and he was a young -- a very charismatic and in some ways flamboyant leader but he also had a very ruthless streak. under him, the pakistani taliban carried out attacks across pakistani citi

of sabotage, peace talks by killing pack taken taliban leader hakimullah mehsud inÑi a drone strike yesterday in a tribal area near the afghan border. elizabeth palmer joins us now from london. liz oone hand, the pack taken government exprex anger. on the other, people inside the government glad to see mehsud go. so which is it? >> reporter: well, it's a bit of both. pakistani government officials truly don't like the fact of drone strikes. they see it as an infringement of territorialñr sovereignty and the pakistani public agrees. on the other hand, they were very glad it see the end of mehsud. he was young, he was aggressive and smart and most of the operation he's planned were against pakistanis, very disruptive to the government.çó although, let's not forget he also had the smart to, security officials believe, be behind the failed bombing of times square. so somebody who was clever and deadly. >> axelrod: liz, pack taken taliban leaders are saying for every drop of mehsud's blood spilled, they will seek vengeance. do they have the capacity to back those claims up? >> reporter: yes, th

hakimullah mehsud was a pakistani taliban leader. with a $5 million bounty on his head. for years, he eluded capture. now, officials tell abc news, the militant leader has been taken out, killed in a u.s. drone strike. >> he was the man who had the ability to order attacks on u.s. soil. >> reporter: attacks like the foiled bombing in new york's times square in 2010. seen here in a video, speaking out against the use of u.s. drones, alongside the man who is accused of trying to carry out the times square attack. >> let's go. >> reporter: dramatized in the movie, "zero dark thirty" mehsud is credited with overseeing one of the worst attacks on the cia. the 2009 attack in khost, afghanistan, leaving seven cia officials dead. >> since the death of bin laden, this is one of the biggest hits they've had. >> reporter: and this morning, the taliban, already looking into who will replace him. >> the question is, how long will it take the organization to get back on its feet? >> reporter: mehsud was buried today in waziristan. reportedly, a successor is close to being chosen. poss

hakimullah mehsud died near the border. the attack threatens to deril peace talks with militants that were launched last week. a political party wants to block nato supply routs into afghanistan. >> officials in france are condemning the killings of two reporters. they were kidnapped, shot and had their throats cut. they had been warned that their trip to the west african nation was dangerous. >> no one knows who took them and and why they were killed. ghislaine dupont and claud verlon worked for radio france internationale. ghislaine dupont and claud verlon were found dead a few kilometres away from kidal. the tuareg rebel leader they interviewed before being abducted describes what happened. >> translation: i heard an unusual noise in the street. their car was parked in front of my house, about 10 metres interest the door. i went out to see what was happening. once i got to the door i saw a car, a pick-up next to theirs. there was a mon on the ground with a weapon. he pointed at me and said, "go back inside, go back." i w

the group has vowed to avenge the death of their leader it's been claimed several times before that hakimullah mehsud has been killed not only for him but only for him to turn up still alive he had expressed a willingness to hold serious talks with the pakistani government and said he was waiting to be approached mr wood's apparent death comes just as the pakistani government sent a delegation to start peace negotiations so honey i spoke to him earlier he's a journalist and retired pakistani air force officer says it is the people of pakistan who are going to suffer the consequences. the prime minister of pakistan was involved in d.c. only back and he had spoken to president obama taken him into confidence regarding the dialogue process and it also made a request for the drone attacks to stop because we. had made it a precondition the drone attacks must come to an end before they come to the dialogue be able but instead of the drone attacks being stopped. i knew what he was going to stop or it is going to be the people of pakistan not the us the united states does not have the right to be judg

mehsud was a leader and he had vowed to come to the table and a government delegation was about to depart islamabad to conduct and commence the dialogue process and for mr kamala massoud to have been targeted exactly on the night before that seems to be that it was an attempt to sabotage it to secondly you see the question arises that the prime minister of pakistan was in washington d.c. only a week back and he had spoken to president obama taking him into print for the regarding the dialogue process and it also made a request for the drone attacks to stop because with america taliban pakistan had made it a precondition that the drone attacks must come to an end before they come to the dialogue table. but instead of the drone attacks being stopped they continued and moreover they have targeted. the question exactly which you ask is it justified no i don't think it is justified because how we are big a criminal it is the united states does not have the right to be judge jury and executor all rolled into one without any authority but why on earth would the us want to sabotage any chance of

. >> reporter: for the cia getting hakimullah mehsud was personal. he was considered a master mind in the attack that killed seven cia officers and an afghan outpost in 2009 as portrayed in the movie zero dark thirty. mehsud gloated over the cia deaths and released a video he made with the suicide bomber used in the attack. >> this was an important strike. it kills the leader of an organization, that is a major threat to the united states. but he will be replaced. >> reporter: only in his mid30s, it was mehsud who led the pakistan taliban to expand its reach to america. the foiled bombing in new york's times square in 2010 was organized by mehsud. the bomber, faisal shahzad of connecticut trained with mehsud in pakistan and appeared in this video denouncing the u.s. in the last few weeks, mehsud appeared on the bbc, saying he was open to peace talks, but would continue to try to kill americans. the u.s. got him first. some u.s. officials say killing mehsud with the drone attack is the most significant victory against terrorism since the death of osam

hakimullah mehsud was buried secretly. pakistan's ministers denounced the killing saying it sabotaged peace talks. >> efforts have been ambushed. it was not a fire from the front. it was an ambush. we see it as an ambush. >> some lawmakers went as farce as to demand u.s. supply lines into afghanistan be stopped. >> authorities filed murder charges against a man they say opened fire inside terminal 3 inside los angeles airport. officials say the shooter ignored ticket and baggage handlers, but was intent on taking out his rage on t.s.a. agents. brian rooney has more. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unresponsive and unable to talk, according to the fbi. paul ciancia was wounded in the face by plifs at the end -- police officers at the end of friday's gun battle at lax terminal 3. a note inside paul ciancia's bag gave insight into his graham of mind. >> he made a decision to kill multiple tas employees. he addressed them at one point in the letter stating he wanted to "ipp still fear into their traitorous minds." >> the federa

hakimullah mehsud was killed in a u.s. drone strike on friday. his supporters vow a wave of revenge suicide bombings. pakistan says the strike stalled peace talks with the taliban. >> the website used to enrol president obama's heath care program will be down for maintenance. healthcare.gov will be offline from now until sunday morning at 9 eastern. people can sign up for insurance over the phone. >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next. you can always find us online at aljazeera.com. have a good night. ♪ >> got evening i'm joie chen welcome to "america tonight sex th" theweekend edition. we have did h dedicated our attn to sexual assault on campus. there is the repeated belief that campus rape is often the miscommunications and allegations that result to murky he said she said. ttonight we have us visit oxidel campus in california. for some reason it's impossible for law enforcement and school officals to adjudicate. >> rape is rape, not misunderstanding. sometimes by students that prey on fellow students and get it awith it t

. >> reporter: for the cia getting hakimullah mehsud was personal. he was considered a master mind in the attack that killed seven cia officers and an afghan outpost in 2009 as portrayed in the movie zero dark thirty. mehsud gloated over the cia deaths and released a video he made with the suicide bomber used in the attack. >> this was an important strike. it kills the leader of an organization, that is a major threat to the united states. but he will be replaced. >> reporter: only in his mid30s, he was mehsud who led the pakistan taliban to expand its reach to america. the foiled bombing in new york's times square in 2010 was organized by mehsud. the bomber, faisal shahzad of connecticut trained with mehsud and appeared in this video denouncing the u.s. in the last few weeks, mehsud appeared on the bbc, saying he was open to peace talks, but would continue to try to kill americans. the u.s. got him first. some u.s. officials say killing mehsud with the drone attack is the most significant victory against terrorism since the death of osama bin laden.

hakimullah mehsud is one of the most-wanted terrorists in the world, after osama bin laden. >>> and frightening moments on tape. a car smashing through a store in hartford, connecticut. four people were hurt. the cause of the crash is being investigated. >>> and finally, getting the duck boats ready in boston. the people will hold a huge parade for the world series champion boston red sox this morning. players will ride the amphibious vehicles through the city streets and into the charles river, in those amphibious vehicles. >> your hometown, dan. >> just to confirm. it was the red sox that won the world series, right? not the yankees, right? >> next year. next year. >> good thing i'm in the middle. >> it's getting cold in the studio. >> i guarantee it. yankees next year. >> thanks, ron. >>> turning to damning new testimony in the trial that's transfixing many americans. the doctor on trial. michele macneill was found in her bathtub. and now, two medical experts are weighing in on how she died. here's abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: the latest testimony in the martin macneill case, came from two

believes that hakimullah mehsud played a role back in 2009. they issued a statement saying this strongly condemns the drone strike. >> number four, edward snowden wants to testify on cal toll hill. snowden sent a letter offering his testimony to germ officials. snowden's lawyer says he will only testify once his humanitarian situation is resolved. >> five now. the u.s. attorney will investigate the death of a 17-year-old teenager. kendrick johnson was found dead in a rolled gym mat at school. police say he died accidentally. his parents think he was murdered. this follows an ongoing cnn investigation. we've uncovered new details and raised -- at least passed on the questions about the family about the initial sheriff's department investigation. >> and back to our lied story this morning. cnn has learned new information about the suspected l.a.x. shooter. it may be a conspiracy theorist. he had materials referencing the new world order. >> cnn's barbara starr is live in washington. what are officials saying about this angle? >> so far what -- t

hakimullah mehsud. his death represents one of the highest level counterterrorism victories since the death of osama bin laden. joining us with his thoughts on what this could mean for the war on terror, we have lieutenant colonel ralph peters. this is a big get. >> you're one of the few human beings for whom i would give up a beautiful autumn saturday. it's good for us, great for pakistan. good for us because this guy was responsible, he was a mastermind behind the killing of seven cia agents in eastern afghanistan and dramatized in zero dark thirty. he was behind the failed times square bomb plot. but primarily his focus was on killing pakistanis. while good for us, great for pakistan. the problem, as you know well, hypocrisy is -- he's butchering officers, oh, the americans derailed the peace process which didn't exist. the americans are violating our sovereignty. the hypocrisy is astronomical. >> they're playing to the local audience there. they were obviously saying that they were in the midst of p

the new leader replaces hakimullah mehsud, who was killed in a u.s. drone strike last week. with today's announcement, the taliban ruled out peace talks with the pakistani government. secretary of state john kerry is warning israel that if peace talks fail, there could be a new palestinian uprising. kerry spoke in amman, jordan, on his current round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at getting talks back on track. he said if there's no comprehensive agreement, israel could face growing isolation, and palestinians could resort to bloodshed. >> as long as there is this conflict-- and if the conflict frustrates yet again so that people cannot find the solution-- the possibilities of violence, of other kinds of confrontation, other alternatives become more real. >> ifill: kerry is making a previously unscheduled return visit to jerusalem tomorrow for another meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the white house confirms the u.s. and other world powers might ease some sanctions on iran if the iranians dial back their nuclear program. that word came today as a new round

mehsud was killed in a drone strike. he was responsible for carrying out a deadly strike against the cia in 2009 and for sending a man to times square in new york where he failed to detonate a car bomb. >>> a man behind bars in missouri this morning after police say he opened fire outside a movie theater, killing one person. investigators say shots rang out friday night at the regal north star 14 theater in joplin. officials believe an argument may have led the gunman to pull out his weapon. >>> well, it's that time of year again when we fall back one hour. daylight saving time ends tonight at 2:00 a.m., so don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed. the transition means we're going back to standard time, unless you live in hawaii or parts of arizona. for most people, it means an extra hour of sleep, brighter mornings, and darker commutes home. >>> the party goes on for the boston red sox and their fans this morning. the world series champs are not only celebrating victory over the st. louis card

hakimullah mehsud is known for carrying out ruthless attacks. pakistan's government says it has summoned the u.s. ambassador to protest the strike. meantime a 13-year-old pakistani boy and his sister are protesting all drones strikes in the region and testified in washington this week about the price they paid last year on the hill in a separate interview here on msnbc, they said they were injured badly. their grandmother killed in a drone attack and they say they fear blue skies now because that is when the drones come out. >> translator: i used to go outside and play but now i don't go outside and play because i'm scared. >> joining me now, ronnian cal lick covering the story. ronnia with a welcome for anyone who did not see the complete testimony from the children and their father, how compelling was their story? how was it received on the hill? >> well, they traveled 7,000 miles to come and tell congress about the drone strike that killed their grandmother and only five members of congress attended. so but the five members of congress who di

mehsud. the leader of the pakistani taliban. he was killed in a u.s. drone strike, controversial in pakistan. the government said they were hours away from starting peace talks with the pakistani taliban. the drone strike was significant because of where it took place. this is in a province where the democratically elected provincial government, an area that hasn't seen drone strikes. j since the drone strike began in pakistan, only two happened in the province the the fast majority are in the remote tribal areas, it is significant because of the target. we understand that the islamic school targeted is operated by the haqqani network. it's a group, a banned terrorist organization. it's placed on the u.s. sanctions list. if the drone strike achieved targetting someone from the haqqani group, it would be a success. >> president obama stepped up drone strikes after taking office in 2009. there were more than 100 attacks in 2010. it decreased to two dozen because of pakistani opposition. the cen