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among them, ayman bundy. he's asking for more militia members to help them. >> this is not a time to stand down. it is a time to stand up and come to the county. we need your help and we're asking you for it. >> joining me over the phone, amanda peacher. let's start off with a little bit of what these militiamen are asking for. what are their demands? >> well, at this point, they haven't told a whole lot about what they are looking for or what their intentions are. but we do know that they are mostly anti-government and self-described patriots or constitutionalists who are from as far as utah, idaho, texas, nevada and a new from oregon. we know that they are protesting the management of federal land, and they say that many of the federal lands that blf currently administers should be in the hands of private individuals. >> talk to us about the ongoing situation. first of all, do you know how many of these militiamen are in that building? what have they taken over exactly and is there any police presence there

ayman, thanks as always for your reporting 'tis morning. >>> back here at home, mitt romney and the republicans declaring victory this morning, at least in the fund-raising department. romney and president obama both coming off multimillion dollar campaign swings out west this week in what's shaping up to be a record-shattering year for political fund-raising. look at these numbers from last month the president and the dnc took in $60 million in the month of may, surpassing april's totals. but it was romney and the rnc having an even bigger month as you can see right there. $76.8 million. it's the first time the republican nominee's haul has topped the president's. it's also nearly the same amount that romney raised during the entire primary season. in the words of obama's campaign manager, quote, we got beat. messina wrote that in an e-mail to supporters last night asking for donations to counter what he calls romney's special interest advantage. romney took his campaign yesterday to st. louis. a city hit hard by the economic downturn, where he framed the president's leadership in very stark t

first, ayman what do you make of the role russia is playing in syria? >> reporter: well, there's a few ways to really look at this, jonathan. one, russia has been a big supporter of president assad. they have protected him in the diplomatic arena as they have vetoed sanctioned that would have called for tougher ankzs and provided an umbrella he will not be forced to step down under international pressure perp russia is involved. disdeployment of warships sbeptsbept ed interpreted in a few different ways saying russians are deploying to protect russian citizens and assets in the country if indeed they need to be evacuated. others say russia is trying to flex its muscles saying its military presence in the region will make it unlikely any western or foreign intervention will take place so long as their present inside and nearby the country. >> so ayman, the u.n. is considering extending their mission there, but can they do anything to stop the bloodshed? >> reporter: well, by most accounts, that u.n. mission has famed, because in its own assessment it has

ayman mohyeldin was the face and the voice for many of us the biggest story of the year -- the arab spring. you saw him many years ago as a desk assistance. he migrated to al jazeera where he had a chance to do something that was a lifetime thing. it was truly transformational. he has cast that in and has gone back to nbc as a foreign cobblers -- a foreign correspondent. ollie a american media company would call and at international correspondent a foreign correspondent. anything that is not american is foreign. jim warren is the dean of the chicago press corps. one of the things that is ed -- that is fantastic about jim is you are one of the few people in the business who actually manages to know how to keep the best ad important of shoe leather and journalism, and how do you measure that with the new media, with twitter, with facebook? jim was the managing editor for the chicago tribune. we now -- he now writes for the atlantic's monthly, the chicago times, -- the new york times. we are going to figure everything out today. we chatted a little bit beforehand and basically this is a conve

. >> ayman vice president with the heritage foundation. violence has erupted between the bashar al-assad christine and some of the people of -- regime and some of the people of syria. israel, jordan, and iraq. in your view, what are the interests of the united states in this region and what would you do to protect them? >> herman cain, governor perry called for a no-fly zone for the u.s. over syria. would you support that? >> i would not. i would work with our allies to put pressure to be able to try to get our allies to stop buying oil from syria. i would not support a no-fly zone. the most effective tools we have in any of these situations are strong military. it is getting weaker. and our own economic strength. this discussion about cutting and compromise, we did not spend enough time talking about the other part of the problem, growing the economy. this administration has failed at growing economy. we can cut until the cows come home but would not solve the problem until we have economic growth. >> why would you support a no- fly zone?

. >> ayman polland i approve this message. -- i am not ron paul and i approve this message. >> some people say the america we know and love is a thing of the past. i do not believe it. because working together, i know we can rebuild america. we can revive our economy and create jobs. we can shrink government and regulations that are strangling our businesses, and replace the tax code with one that a simple and fair. we can gain the world's respect by standing strong again, being true to our faith, and respecting one another. we can return power to the people and the states that we live in so that we all will have more freedom, opportunity, and control of our lives. yes, working together, we can and will rebuild the america we love. i am nuking rich and i approve this message. -- new to gingrich and i approve this message. >> it looks like rick santorum has arrived at the bridge view center in ottumwa, iowa, to meet with supporters this evening. the live coverage here on c- span. >> you want to start? >> however you want to do it. [applause] >> sam is a talk-show host from sioux city. and i

that was a strategic vision in the 1990's, along with ayman al- zawahiri. their goal was to go after the problems to deal with the issue s with these regimes that we worry about. you cannot fight the local. you got to fight before an enemy. that is what has driven al qaeda's corr ever since it formed its mission in the mid- 1990s. with the death of bin laden and the diminishment of the court, and the reality that regional groups have to worry about their own surprise -- own survival regionally, that makes the u.s. less of a goal. but it is still a focus as these groups are more focused on their own well-being. host: yesterday we get the news, yemen attack, drawn attack in yemen -- a drone attack in yemen killed al qaeda as no. 2. it is hard to keep up. who is the head of al qaeda? guest: the confusion is understandable because you have a movement that has metastasized. you have franchises of al qaeda. the no. 2 in yemen being killed, it is that branch's #2 that has been killed. you will not kill your way out of this problem. you need to diminish this court

ayman of the end, a truck driver, and i was a real estate agent. the thing that bothers me on the protesters they have done there. everyone needs to pitch in. it should not be about democrats, republicans, or independent, we are in the mess and people need to work together. that is what they taught me. we need to work together to solve this problem. if the tea party were working for the people like those people protesting, they would be out there with the people. we do not need all of these different things. america is in trouble. host: so the decision by the administration? caller: he is doing the best job that he can but he cannot do it alone. as i recall, i watch a lot of television, and i have seen the republicans won the congress got voted in, they've promised the people that we will get here and take care of that and we will work on the jobs. all i heard those people doing since they got reelected by the independents, which i'm an independent, and it was a big mistake, is the other. host: from twitter. manchester, new hampshire, pauline, hell

ayman al zawahiri -- there could be a gunslinger effect. someone could pop up and try to pull something. terror is indigenous to any organization or group that does not feel it has a voice or is being neglected politically. terrorism will not end in our history as long as mankind is on earth. the political resolve to deal with it is the best we can do for our history, our future, and for the next generation. host: thank you for the call and for your service. pakistani recently -- this is from our twitter page. we're asking you about the "national journal" story -- is the war on terror over? caller: good morning. the war on terror will never be over. to comment on the sidle little bit, it is big business. our country isn't a big business, banking, health care -- to comment on the side all little bit, it is big business. there is too much money to let it end. while obama is one of the most brilliant people in the world, the only thing he can get done is military. he is getting a little headstrong with the military and the drones. i see this n

well, the internet is filled with pictures of those affiliated with al qaeda, the taliban, including ayman al- zawahri, who has now taken over al qaeda. every newspaper is filled with analysis of pakistan. we may not have security, a balanced budget, but we have a lot of reading material. host: the fbi has, on their website, pictures of the most wanted terrorists. gainesville, florida. stephen, go ahead. caller: i have a few quick points. personally, i do not need to see the picture of osama bin laden, however, if it will put it behind us, we should just put it out there. we have spent a lot of time this morning talking about this and it will continue until we really know what pakistan new. as far as foreign aid is concerned, i am for cutting off aid completely and changing our foreign policy and falling more in line with what ron paul suggests, even though i am a democrat. this is my question to the representative. we continue to hear people say that there would be strings attached. i personally think that is a fallacy. it is like the idea of giving handouts and dollars, but you groceries

i think a ayman al-zawahiri may be useful. host: here is a tweet -- guest: [laughter] that is a good question. they communicate in a clandestine way. it is not an election of all members of al qaeda. these are the leaders of al- qaeda, a select few leaders. nobody should get the idea that there were some kind of general election and people voted. no, this was the leader is communicating in a clandestine way expressing their preference. host: have we been able to track al-qaeda email? guest: they are very aware of their abilities. we talk about our abilities so much in public that they are quite aware of what we can do technically. they actually take a lot of countermeasures to avoid detection from our well- publicized abilities. take the case of osama bin laden and his compound in and bought a bike, he relied on couriers. he relied on human individuals carrying messages. it is almost like the old days where you would send carrier pigeons. now he is sending people. they cannot be intercepted and electronically. host: or you sur

really are the lead agency to try to capture what they call the high-value targets -- osama bin laden, ayman al-zawahiri, deputies, other allocated figures. the cia has that as their mandate. that is what they are doing in i]afghanistan and pakistan. it would be gathering information to target these leaders on the ground, and in pakistan, it would be the drone attacks. it is not just al qaeda, it is other militant networks that work in afghanistan and pakistan, jhaqqani network, pakistaniç taliban the leader f the pakistani taliban, baitullah mehsud, was killed last year. they don't acknowledge that there is even a drone campaign or program. it is a poorly kept secret. members of congress have talked about it. it is still a covert action, covert classified program, and they are not allowed to talk publicly -- the cia is not allowed to talk publicly about it.w3 privately, they say it is something they are proud of in terms of what they believe is really the only real successful effort to capture and kill al qaeda leaders -- well, to kill al qaeda leaders, is the drone program. host: the iss

guest: i am on the board for eds north america and ayman -- and i work for mds training in court nation. i did some work on this for about one day and they said they wanted to go it alone and i said i could not because it indicated to the voters. there was some personal interest in them. i work for northrop but i work and no capacity within a contractor that has any influence over the work of the f-35, the frame, the engines. i simply work with them because i think i can help them all when they need some help. host: i could give a three- minute dissertation on what i feel about the have-35 -- 30- minute dissertation on what i feel about the f-35. why do we need two engines if nobody can tell? and secondly, i know from personal information that the fighting in the current war has little to do with their craft. it is drones. guest: not entirely. as you know, the war in iraq, a tremendous air support from the f-16, the f-15, after 18. -- f-18. the same thing in afghanistan. the drones are starting to come of age. they do not carry enough ordnance. they do not do a lot of things. i do not b

by islamic extremists and put on a let's destroy them list by the leader of isis and by the leaden ayman al and promoting extremists not only to make their way to the middle east and return, but what is the judicial process by which they can contain us while respecting civil liberties. it's a real problem we faced here after 9/11 and it isn't, as the french are saying as i listened to french radio this morning. it's their 9/11 even they were exposed before 9/11. attacks in the metro in paris in the '90s as a result of the algerian civil war. this is nothing new to the french authorities and ashamed to see that they have not done enough to contain the social as well as the ideological and thelogical extremism that they're now facing. >> ambassador mark gins. >>> all the news in the political headlines back home. but throughout the morning we want to make sure to convey a clear picture of some of who this week's victims are. one is he stepped in to protect a 3-year-old boy. that's when the gunman killed him instead. with the incredible fuel efficiency of 38 miles-per-gallon highway you can

let's go first to nbc news foreign correspondent ayman moyheldin live from beirut, lebanon. and ayeson, can you give me a sense of the mood of the region over there? this potential attack has really been clearly telegraphed, you know, on this side of the ocean. are people just sort of bracing for the when and not if reality of this? >> absolutely. i think most people we've been speaking to here and reading of the situation, it's a foregone conclusion that some type of military strike is going to happen. even the syrian government anticipates it. syrian state television has been broadcasting for the last couple of hours patriotic songs, nationalistic songs to try and rally the morale of the country, perhaps even the troops and those in government. at the same time, they themselves have reportedly come out and said they expect and anticipate a strike on the government or on the country in any given point. here in lebanon, those weapons inspectors that you mentioned crossed over from syria into lebanon. they left today. they are expected to present their findings in as early as

i must say some of these observations ayman from chinese leaders -- i learned from chinese leaders. to deal with china, it is the fundamental problem of american foreign policy right now. the difficulty is chinese history is totally different. we have been secure through most of our history from other countries, the impact of foreign societies on us. the chinese state has always been surrounded by a multiplicity of states. the management of all barriers has been a principal necessity of chinese foreign policy. we have done it on a pragmatic basis. the chinese have learned to take a longer, strategic view because one cannot decide the outcome of any issue unless you look at it in a longer-term. but these societies have two different approaches. it is an ever evolving situation. china is now rising country. we have the status quo countries similar to germany and england and therefore the likelihood is something like that might occur again. remember, china is a country that is returning to what it believes it has always been, namely the center of asian affairs. but it is inevitable tha

ayman of people to to camera crew to show that jobs destroyed but i know they were there. >> let me ask if you borrow that money in the theory i'm not an economist, a person that's been in the business world since the age of 14. so, if you have so much more money available and you see that so much is taken out by that kind of borrowing and effective than what would happen is the rates would go up to start controlling the expenditures because obviously to be flexible if i have a product it's selling off my shoulders like crazy i'm going to increase the price to the customer until we hit a certain point the interest rates went the other way, the flattened so it didn't do what you said, what it did do with certain banks don't lend money, they hold it because they can do other things with it but they are not getting out to the economy so the argument really doesn't hold up because it is flat and then at the lowest levels in decades if the money was less interest rates would go up. the problem is one of the things about the interest rates is they are a great many influences on interest rates

closing arguments started today at the appeals hearing for ayman do knox, the american student accused of killing her roommate in italy. >>> another gop debate, another face-off between mitt romney and rick perry. the battle of the governors zeroed in on social security, each accusing the other of flip-flopping on the issue. the seven other contenders at the debate had to struggle to stay in the spotlight as perry and romney repeatedly traded jabs. >>> iranian president ahmadinejad is standing down after his room-clearing speech thursday at the united nations. on thursday ahmadinejad launched into an explosive tirade that sent diplomats from the u.s. and 30 nations storming out of the general assembly. now ahmadinejad is saying time has not run out for the u.s. and iran to repair their relationship. as for the freed american hikers he said it is important that they are back with their families. >>> white house gatecrashers tareq and michaele salahi have been tabloid fodder for days with many crying out publicity stunt. tareq sat down today with matt in an attempt to set the record stra

the intelligence source says this plot originated with ayman al zawahiri, al qaeda's current leader. but some in washington are skeptical about that and wonder if the u.s. will ever know if this plot is real or not. for "today," pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> with us now from washington is nbc news terrorism analyst. roger, good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> there are reports this morning that at least one of the potential attackers has been identified. does that lend more credibility to this plot? >> well, what it probably means, lester, is they have gone through the tremendous database of travel information, and maybe have identified one, if not two, of the supposed americans. and it could be just a first name. it could be some fragmentary information. but if that's the case, then we're getting closer to be able to corroborate in one respect the initial report from the source that this was, in fact, several individuals coming to the united states. >> and, roger, we've seen all this increased police presence. woeb would have raised an eyebrow at all this presence, gi

he goes on to talk got ayman al zawahri. >> let me say that romney would have taken out osama bin laden and fixed the economy. they're looking at the obama ad on in and they said it was despicable. this is the time when everybody should be celebrating. any day we're not talking about the economy is a good day for barack obama, it's. >> this president made a very gutsy call, he brought to justice a guy that murdered thousands of americans and was out there for nine years, living in a compound the last six, appantly. but he brought them to justice and there was some risk to that. but it was also about what mitt romney said. in another circumstance, raised questions about whether we have the right to go into pakistan, for example. we don't have the right to go after someone that murdered cowedands of ameri, madeutsy dision to do it. >> foreign policy, whetherit mes from pan, wtaether it comes from iran, or north korea, a treaty a couple of weeks ago saying they're going to give food and they're not going test missiles, boom, three weeks later, they're testing missiles. this is a president

. >> wolf, sarah shourd is in ayman and you are about to hear her first public comments when she arrived there, and for her mother, the days she has waited for, it has become a reality. >> reporter: the smiles say it all. sarah shourd reunited with her mother and first taste of freedom after being jailed in iran for 13 months a. bittersweet moment as her fiance shane baur and friend josh fattal remain. >> today, my efforts starting today will goo into procuring e same freedom for my fiance shane bauer and friend josh fattal, because i cannot have freedom without them. >> reporter: she gave a statement to state-run tv. >> i want to offer my thanks to everyone in the world, all of the governments and all of the people who have been involved and i especially, particularly, want to address president mahmoud ahmadinejad and the iranian leaders, and religious leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture and humbled by the moment. >> reporter: the price for shourd's freedom is $500,000. while the u.s. government says it did not pay the money, they say that the money comes from aman, and

hand over to afghanistan the leader of the taliban who is hiding out some place in pakistan or maybe ayman al zawahiri, the number two and maybe now number one al qaeda official. we'll see if that happens. fran, thanks very much. much more on what is going on in the aftermath of the death of bin laden. that's coming up on "the situation room." now to jack cafferty now. i know the budget woes on your mind now. you have the cafferty file. >> wolf, americans are paying the smallest share of their income in taxes since 1958. 23.6% according to an analysis that was done for "usa today." during the 1970s, '80s and '90s, americans spent 27% of their income on taxes. if we were paying that amount now, $500 billion in additional taxes would be collected each year. $500 billion. that's about a third of this year's projected federal deficit. conservative groups are quick to point out that this fall in tax revenue is due to a weak economy and not lower tax rates or tax breaks. they have a point, to a point. deficit reduction advocates disagree, though. either way you have to wonder what the country mi

>> what about the number one al qaeda leader, ayman al zawahiri. i assume they're trying to kill him as well. >> i don't think anyone is talking about capturing him at the moment. he is believed to be hiding on the tribal region on the pakistan side. that means he would be in the crosshairs of the cia because it is only cia drones that are the only u.s. aircraft, armed aircraft, that fly in that region of pakistan. wolf? >> there you. the latest attack and yet another major victory for president obama and what's been called the secret war against enemies of the united states written by "the new york times" reporter david sanger. i'll speak to him in a moment, but first let's get background from brian todd in "the situation room." >> being called the obama doctrine. the number two man, the latest in the series of focused strikes on terrorists and other targets. strikes that changed the perception of how this president engages. >> reporter: how obama has shocked critic &s and supporters alike. >> this is sort of an anti-war president that wants no mi

ayman al zawahiri has been increasing his profile. just days ago he apparently sent a message to militants inside syria urging all of them to unite against the regime of president bashar al assad. is amman al zawahiri hiding now? is ammyman al zawahiri in pakisn right now? >> i don't think so, but nobody knows where he is. >> if the u.s. found out that ayman al zawahiri is someplace in pakistan, would it be okay, from your perspective, for the u.s. to send in navy s.e.a.l.s and kill him? >> well, we would say that the intelligence they've shared with us, we'd do the same job. >> you would kill him? >> capture him alive. >> and then do what with him? >> a trial or whatever, but the fact is that our commitment to dealing with terrorism in all the forms is very strong. >> aziz also says he believes al qaeda has been seriously weakened but efforts to wipe out the group he says must continue, we're going to post the full interview with mr. aziz, cnn.com/situationroom. >>> just ahead, new developments in the scandal over the french presiden

its core al qaeda's ayman al zawahiri recognizing his best chance of an attack lays with an affiliate. wahayshi helped organize a complex attack involving car bombs, snipers and rpgs. yemen became an almost perfect breeding ground for al qaeda, its unemployment rate is almost 40%. >> in much of this territory there are no police stations for hundreds of miles around. >> reporter: al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was responsible for the underwear bomb that nearly exploded on an american jet over detroit. and dispatch bombs on a cargo plane bound for the u.s. three to four yemeni fighters were involved in the benghazi attack last year. the obama administration expanded the drone program in yemen. in 2011 drones killed and war -- anwar al awlaki. there are far fewer strikes this year compared to 2012. >> the number of attacks is falling because they have in fact gotten to some of the top tier leadership, is what the administration would say. i think what we're seeing this week calls that into question. it's hard to assess. >> right now there are more than 100 troops on the ground in yem

million reward is still on the offering table from the state department for the capture or conviction of ayman al-zawahiri. >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now, warning shots are fired at protesters as they storm the united states embassy in cairo, tear down and burn the american flag. and as americans pause to remember the 9/11 attacks, a long-time note from a victim of the world trade center inferno finally reaches his loved ones. and bill clinton energized the crowd at the democratic convention. can he do the same out there on the campaign trail? the former president speaks in florida in the next hour. we'll bring it to you live. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with violence and chaos at the united states embassy in cairo. warning shots were fired as protesters scaled the walls. they tore down the embassy's american flags, raising a black baber with islamic emblems. egyptian riot police are now on the scene. let's go straight to cairo. ian lee is standing by. ian,

ayman mohyeldin is there. ayman, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jose. we are learning more about the identity of these two suspects one of them in particular elton simpson, was a man known to the fbi, he was first spotted on their radar back in 2006 because of his activities and plans to travel overseas so much so that the u.s. government accused him or brought him to trial over those specific charges. he was convicted to lying to federal authorities about his plans to travel overseas, but he was not convicted, according to a judge, of joining or wanting to join a terrorist organization and did have to serve probation. this is according to court documents. in addition to that the other suspect involved in this shooting, according to sources, was nadir soofi, a man born to a texas mother american mother pakistani father and has an 8-year-old son so certainly, all of these factors are going to be important as officials try to piece together the timeline of what led them to carry out this particular attack but more importantly now that isis has put out thi

jose. >> ayman mohyeldin, thank you very much. coming up from orlando, a lot of questions in this tragedy. it's pushing lawmakers to maybe get tough on gun reform. we're going to talk about that. >> this massacre is, therefore, a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon. >> florida congressman patrick murphy joins me next. little miss muffet sat on a tuffet eating her curds and whey. along came a burglar who broke into her home and ransacked the place making off with several valuable tuffets. fortunately geico had recently helped her with homeowners insurance. she got full replacement on her tuffets. the burglar was later captured when he was spotted with whey on his face. call geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. for over 100 years like kraft has,natural cheese you learn a lot about how people cook. i wish i had like four different mexican cheeses but in one super melty cheese. it does exist! you still have two cheese wishes left. prge! a manufacturer. well that's why

>> hey ayman. according to senator reid's office, he was exercising at home yesterday on new year's day when a resistence band snapped, hit him, and caused him to fall. reid's office said quote, a piece -- senator reid will return to washington this weekend and be in the office tuesday as the senate prepares to reconvene. his doctors expect a full recovery. so it sound like a pretty nasty injury. one that we'll be able to see as soon as he comes back to work. it's not the first time senator reid has been involved in an exercise-related injury. he dislocated his shoulder a couple of years ago during a run and appeared on the senate floor looking injured at that point. >> you mentioned he's expected to make a full recovery. do we have a time line on any of those ailments when he'll be able to recover? >> they haven't said that as of yet. we know he's

weren't expecting all of the big names to be there, the fact tim cook will be there and other folks ayman mentioned is significant. one of the goals of the administration, remember is to get legislation passed to enhance cyber security. they see it as a whole approach by the federal government and i don't think they're necessarily surprised. their goal, though certainly to try to smooth over that relationship with the tech industry. >> sure. with a billion hacks in 2014, we'll see what 2015 brings. thank you both. >>> turning now to chapel hill north carolina where the fbi is now getting involved after the murders of three muslim college students. the announcement of the fbi inquirey comes as more than 5,000 people showed up to mourning the victims forcing the funeral to be moved to larger athletic field. deah his wife yusor and her sister razan were all killed. yusor discusses culture in america in a video. >> growing up in america has been such a blessing, and, you know although in some ways i do stand out, such as you know the hijab i wear on my head. the head covering. >> yes. >> ther

ayman? >> we wanted to give our viewers a sense of what is happening now in terms of the naval activity we're talking about. we put a map up to show you what the arabian peninsula looks like. this red arrow shows the projected trajectory of the iranian flotilla of ships. they are expected to be carrying weapons, according to various u.s. sources who have told nbc news. the u.s. navy has pretty much surrounded them on the tip of yemen and oman. they are part in that part of the arabian sea. not just the u.s. navy involved in this operation. you have several other coalition members, including the egyptian navy saudi arabian navy and united arab emirates. all have vessels that have set up this blockade around yemen. any one of those countries could take the lead in trying to intercept the iranian convoy. according to u.s. officials and others, the convoy of ship is believed to make its way to yemen with lots of fire power. now that is aimed to go towards the rebels who have been fighting the ce

nbc's ayman mohyeldin in jerusalem. thank you. on sunday, ayman interviewed the palestinian-american teenager who was beaten during protests over his cousin's death. >> they started stepping on my back and beating me from behind. here's when they were punching me and kicking me. >> what happened to your wrist? >> these are from the handcuffs. >> joining me is the chief executive director for the council on islamic relations. thank you for being here. first of all, tell us how tarik is doing and where he is at this hour. >> thank you, joy. right now he's actually mourning the loss of his cousin who you mentioned was brutally slaughtered and burnt to death last week. they're having a family funeral sort of service right now at this moment. but right now tariq is suffering from major headaches. his eyes are still bloodshot. he still has stitches, and he's really, really not feeling well. we need to bring him back to the u.s. as soon as possible so he can get proper medical treatment for the severe injuries he suffered when israeli so

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i am ayman mohyeldin. we are keeping an eye on the huge storm in the caribbean, and it's packing winds up to 145 miles per hour, and people in jamaica and cuba are bracing for that. >>> new reaction from former miss universe, alicia machado, standing by her complaints that donald trump made dthese comments. >> is that a distraction. he has a real problems. i am an actress, and i'm a worker, and i'm a mother. my experience with the candidate 20 years ago was true. and that happened. now he wants to make distractions about it. thank you so much, mrs. clinton, because, you know, she is really interested in my story, and i think then, you know, i'm trying to trying to change a few minds, and trying to help a lot of girls that have some problems like that i had before. >> her comments come as the trump campaign unveil as new ad featuring ivanka trump touting her father's fight for women. >> the most important job any woman should have is being a mother and it shouldn't mean taking a pay cut. donald trump unders

nbc foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin joins me now. what do we know about these arrests? is it the man in the white jacket? bring us up to date. >> reporter: a lot of questions, andrea. but the official confirmation we get from the federal prosecutor is that several arrests have been made in connection with the attack on march 22nd. a lot of questions as to who some of the individuals that were arrested might have been. what we do know from belgian media which nbc news has not independently verified is that the individual arrested in these raids was mohammed breeni. we'll explain his role. he was seen on cctv footage two days before the attacks with salah abdeslam. that individual, mohammed barini, would have been the last known that they were looking for. yesterday, the belgian police made a public appeal to try and identify the man in the white jacket. he's been an individual they've been looking for since march 22nd. they've identified the two other suicide bombers seen but the man in the white jacket and the dark hat, he has remained at large since march 22nd. they do

joining me now, nbc foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. >> we're learning a little more about this. a lot of different pieces of information coming in, but the most important one coming from the federal prosecutor confirming that in fact in connection with the brussels attack, several arrests were made in belgium in connection with those attacks that took place on march 22nd. the federal prosecutor though has not shed any more information or light rather on who these individuals are and what role they may have played in the attack. we're expecting more information to come out from the federal prosecutor. that's coming out from the official government agency. what we're hearing from belgian media, they're reporting that a man identified as mohammed abreeny has been arrested. why that would be so significant is because he was a man seen on a close circuit television footage with salah abdeslam in connection with the paris attacks that took place back in november 13th. there was an arrest warrant for that individual. he's one of europe's most wanted men. if belgian media got this corr

i'm joined here by ayman who knew we were looking for him ever since they spotted him on surveillance two days before the paris attacks. >> he was seen with salah abdeslam. those two individuals were seen in a car in a gas station in november 2014. that's not the picture there. that is a man in the white hat that belgian federal police have been looking for since the brussels attack. we'll explain why that's important because they are looking for this individual in a press conference there shortly. they don't know if the man in the white jacket and the bucket hat is mohamed abrini. this is mohamed abrini, a 31-year-old international. he was seen at the paris attacks spotted in a vehicle that was used in the paris attacks. since that time, the french and the europeans and the belgians have been looking for him as well as abdeslam. they are two individuals they had been looking for since the paris attacks. >> do you mind me interrupting just to say these videos on the left side of your screen are what were released yesterday to show the man with the bucket hat, who we've all seen so man

nbc foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin joins us. >> we expect a press conference this afternoon from the federal prosecutor to shed more light on exactly who was arrested and we know according to the federal prosecutor, several arrests were made. the identities of those who have been arrested has not been released by any official agencies. what we are hearing and this is according to belgian media, this is not confirmed independently by nbc news but belgian media is reporting that the man has been arrested. one is an individual named mohammed abrini, one of europe's most bantwanted individuals, fos involvement in the attacks back in paris in november of last year. they believe abrini was driving a car used in the attacks and had a close association with salah abdeslam and one of the officials that the belgian prosecutors arrested for his involvement in the paris attacks. again, that's according to belgian media, not independently verified by nbc news. one important piece of information, the belgian police look for that man in the surveillance video at the time with the suicide bomber

>> hey, ayman. well the delegate process has been something trump has been railing against consistently for the last week throughout new york. he's been talking about how the process is rigged, how he feels it's unfair. especially unfair to him as he's an outsider of the system as he frequently says he's not a politician. though for the past ten months or so he has been. as you see more states elect their delegates at state conventions you see trump zero in more on states that he's unhappy with. for example, colorado. wyoming. places that he feels should be given the chance to have voters go to the polls, as opposed to electing delegates at state conventions. and in these places you hear people at his rallies say they totally agree with that and they can understand why what trump is saying makes sense. a lot of these people don't say that they understand the delegate process. ted cruz may say this is how elections are won, but voters don't necessarily see it that way. when i ask voters at rallies, w