add -- the focus is on benghazi and the capturing of ahmed khatallah. too isn't there a difference in this case in that abu khatallah was hiding in plain sieg, openly giving interviews to reporters? >> that is absolutely true, bret, that he was in a certain part of libya, and he was well protected, and to try to mountain operation such as was carried out successfully on sunday posed different challenges than the ones that our intelligence forces faced in trying to actually pinpoint bin laden and then carry out a dangerous operation. but my point is that what we try to do in this country and i think what was made abundantly clear by this latest effort is we have an unwavering commitment to go after anyone, no matter how long it takes who is responsible for harming americans and everybody around the world who thinks about that, plans that, needs to know that will be the outcome. >> should khatallah be read his miranda rights and be tried in u.s. civilian court? >> i don't know what all the details about what the plans are. if you were president. >> if i w

ahmed abu khatallah is being held under very tight security. he is charged in the 2012 attacks that killed u.s. ambassador chris stephens and two other americans. he was captured two weeks ago and brought to the u.s. aboard a navy battleship where he was reportedly questioned about his role in the attacks. now, nearly two years after the deadly raid on our consulate, the wheels of justice are finally moving. we are bringing in our legal panel to talk about what happens next. i want to start with the former federal prosecutor. how does this change? now, is he basically like any other federal suspect? >> absolutely. well, he has been indicted. so he is not a suspect anymore and he is a defendant and he will go through an arrangement, and he will plead not guilty and be asked whether he understands the charges against him and then there will be a bail hearing. right now -- >> does he get a lawyer? >> absolutely he will get a lawyer. if he cannot afford one, one will be appointed to him just like an american citizen would get. >> now that he is a f

we have new details this morning on where ahmed abu khatallah is being held and new allegations from the u.s. that he may have been planning more attacks. >> four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, died in the benghazi attack. it happened during hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state, and during cnn's town hall with clinton last night, she spoke about the lingering controversy. >> there are answers, not all of them, not enough frankly. i'm still looking for answers because it was a confusing and difficult time, but i would hope that every american would understand, number one, why we were there, because we need to be in dangerous places, and, number two, that we're doing the best we can to find out what happened. >> we have complete coverage beginning with pentagon correspondent barbara starr. barbara, tell us more about what we're learning about the capture of khatallah. >> reporter: good morning, kate. u.n. ambassador smith samantha pour says khatallah may have been planning more attacks against americans, that being report by the reuters

we have new details this morning on where ahmed abu khatallah is being held and new allegations from the u.s. that he may have been planning more attacks. >> four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, died in the benghazi attack. it happened during hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state, and during cnn's town hall with clinton last night, she spoke about the lingering controversy. >> there are answers, not all of them, not enough frankly. i'm still looking for answers because it was a confusing and difficult time, but i would hope that every american would understand, number one, why we were there, because we need to be in dangerous places, and,

ahmed abu khatallah was captured in libya two weeks ago, by u.s. special forces and was formally arraigned late today in a washington courthouse. he is charged with providing support for the attack that lev four americans dead. and ignited a political firestorm here at home over how the obama white house responded and first characterized the attack. our justice correspondent pete williams has late developments for us. >> it was a brief court hearing lasting about ten minutes, a very significant one. the first suspect making a highly unusual weekend appearance before a federal judge here in washington. >> under heightened security, he was brought early this morning to the federal courthouse at the foot of capitol hill. ending a 5,000 mile journey that lasted nearly two weeks. ahmed khatallah, around 43 years old, faces a charge of providing material support to terrorists. he appeared in court wearing a blue loaded sweatshirt and said only a few words through a translator. he played a role in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya nearly

. >> reporter: ahmed abu khatallah was lured south of benghazi. army delta force commandos, the fbi, and intelligence agencies had been watching him for days. they swooped in sunday night. the chairman of the joint chiefs hinting at how dangerous it all was. >> the abu khatallah operation though it may have looked rather routine, it took us months of preparation and intelligence. >> reporter: khatallah, a key operator in ansar al sharia, the group the u.s. blames for the compound in benghazi. intelligence gleaned from local libyans helped draw khatallah to the location. they captured him with no shots fired, no one getting hurt. then u.s. commandos whisked him to the uss new york in the mediterranean. he is now undergoing questioning. delta force commandos had been in libya before. in october, they captured alleged operative anas al libi in tripoli in a raid that took less than 30 seconds. some wonder why it took so long to get to khatallah when journalists like cnn's arwa damon found and talked to him more than a year ago. >> we met with ahmed ab

after being arrested ahmed abu khatallah claimed that it was. now he's in washington, d.c. it's something that we'll find out for sure. >> iraqi government forces are conducting a major counter offensive just north of baghdad today. army soldiers have surrounded takrit and have begun an aeria an air bombardment. al jazeeral jazeera has more. >> reporter: after an intense day long battle the iraqi army said it's in the outlying area of takrit. it's famous of being the hometown of former iraqi leader saddam hussein. social media accounts are telling us that they have the iraqi army on the run. the only thing that both sides can agree on is that there are fierce clashes ongoing and the battle of takrit city is about to begin. now what we're see something that the iraqi army used two different types of forces. one regular infantry, and the other shia militia to go back into takrit. they are backed by iraqi army helicopters. it will be key to see how it plays out because it is the first major ground offensive in a city held by sunni rebels and the islamic state in iraq and the l

before he was arrested ahmed khatallah indicated it was. that's something that we're likely to find out for sure. al jazeera, new york. >> iraqi government forces are conducting a major counter offensive north of baghdad today. army soldiers have begun an aerial bombardment of mosul. still there are conflicting reports of how much area has been taken. >> there has been a fierce battle in the last seven hours. the last two hours we've seen iraqi army forces move into the outskirts of tikrit. they say that they'll push further into the city as hours go on. state tv is already reporting that they've taken over the city already. the battle is also raging and that they've managed to kip 300 iraqi soldiers and are winning the battle. you've got state tv who is the mouth piece of the iraqi government. the iraqi army just disappeared but since then there has been a massive recruitment campaign to join the army. that follows a call from the grand ayatollah saying it is the duty of all iraqis for all iraqi security forces. we have that on the one sid

ahmed abu khatallah was captured in libya two weeks ago, by u.s. special forces, and was formally arraigned late today in a washington courthouse. he is charged with providing support for the attack that left ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans dead and ignited a political firestorm here at home over how the obama white house responded and first characterized the attack. our justice correspondent pete williams has late developments for us. pete, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. it was a brief court hearing lasting about ten minutes, but a very significant one. the first suspect arrested in the benghazi attacks, making a highly unusual weekend appearance before a federal judge here in washington. under heightened security, he was brought early this morning to the federal courthouse at the foot of capitol hill. ending a 5,000 mile journey that lasted nearly two weeks. ahmed abu khatallah, around 43 years old, now faces a charge of providing material support to terrorists, contained in a grand jury indictment unsea

ahmed abu khatallah was arrested sunday night. he is accused of carrying out the attack that killed four americans in 2012. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00. get you out the door with a little traffic and weather. lawrence says this is the pick of the week, i guess, right? >> this is it. nice and clear now, more of a northerly component to the winds so we are going to see lots of sunshine even out toward the beaches today. a lot of 60s there inside the bay. some 70s and 80s inside the bay, 90s inland. clear over san jose right now. temperatures in the 50s. by the afternoon, getting hot in spots inland. 88 concord, 84 san jose, 65 and sunny in pacifica. let's check on the roads now with gianna. >> all right. we have a location change for the earlier accident we reported. it's actually northbound 238 connector to northbound 8

the pentagon announced today that ahmed khatallah was arrested by u.s. special forces in a secret raid. he is believed to be the ringleader of the attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi on september 11th, 2012. the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens who is a berkeley native was killed along with three other americans. president obama says the arrest sends a message. >> that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible, and we will bring them to justice. >> khatallah is now aboard a u.s. warship being questioned by interrogators. the family of ambassador stephens telling us today, quote we really have no comment there is nothing for us to add or to say about it there is nothing that can be done to undo the tragedy. >>> a father who lost his son in that deadly rampage near the ucsb campus uc santa barbara went to the capitol today to spread the word on gun violence. richard martinez joined other parents and survivors of shootings including sandy hook, aurora and virginia tech. they started a campaign for ame

ahmed abu khatallah was arrested sunday night. he is accused of carrying out the attack that killed four americans in 2012. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning. it's nearly 6:00. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. >>> i took that plane it was the close he is one i could find that was going to go west. >> a kpix 5 exclusive. the bay area teenager who stowed away to maui talks about his flight and his plans now for the future. yahye abdi talked with kpix 5's betty yu using google chat. he said he ran away from his santa clara home because he was unhappy. >> what do you want people to know about why you did what you did? >> i didn't want to live with my stepmom. i wanted to find my mom. i haven't seen her since i was young. >> abdi plans to move to minneapolis to live with his aunt and plans to join the army after he graduat

ahmed ab buy khatallah a man interviewed for this program last year was captured over the weekend. officials say this included luring him out of the city to a checkpoint. no shots were fired even though he did have security with him. he will head to the united states within days. president obama says he'll face the full weight of the u.s. justice system for an attack in which four americans lost their lives. >> when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. i want to make sure that everybody around the world hears that message very clearly. because my first and most solemn duty as president and commander in chief is to keep the american people safe. >> we first told you about abu khatallah in our out front documentary the truth about benghazi. it was his only reported interview with any television network in the world. our arwa damon spoke to him in ben gadzy in 2013 and she's out front tonight with this exclusive. >> reporter: the suspected ringleader of the u.s. attack in benghazi captured by u.s. forces

ahmed abu khatallah was lured to a location south of benghazi, u.s. officials from multiple agencies tell cnn. army delta force commandos, fbi and intelligence agencies were watching and waiting for days. khatallah, a key operative in ansar al sharia, the group played for the 2012 attack on the u.s. compound in benghazi. intelligence gleaned from local libyans helped draw khatallah to the location. u.s. commandos captured him with no shots fired, no one getting hurt. a surprising feat, one former libyan official tells cnn, because khatallah usually surrounded himself with guards. u.s. commandos whisked him to a navy ship in the mediterranean to begin undergoing questioning for his role in the attack and anything else he knows about terrorist activity. officially the pentagon will say little. >> i'm not going to get into specifics on the actual execution of the operation. >> reporter: president obama touted the capture. >> it's important for us to send a message to the world that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find th

putting ahmed abu khatallah on trial here in the u.s. is a mistake. >> when we rushed to interrogate we lose intelligence in terms of who are the other suspects involved in benghazi. were there other athletes to americans in the region and to the homeland. >> on saturday ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty to one count of providing material support to terrorists. she described as complinant. >>> washington is commenting on the missing e-mails from the irs scandal. the attorney said they were lost due to a computer crash. >> from the beginning the republican majority has screamed without any evidence about things that she did and made it clear that -- [ talking at the same time ] >> the only purpose of having her there would be to vilify her. >> california representative there is leading the house investigation. he resigned last year after the treasury department found employees found imappropriate criteria. >>> in arizona, a massive wildfire continues to rage out of control. the san juan fire starred in the white mountains thursday. 1

ahmed abu khatallah was taken to the nation's capital where he wore a black track seat and wore headphones. he accused of plotting the attack on compound in libya in 2012. a federal judge ordered him to remain behind bars, but it is unclear where he would be held. "world news" will have a full report on the suspect's court appearance tonight apt 6:30 after "action news." >>> abc's "world news" with david muir will have more on the benghazi suspect. first a check of the accuweather forecast. outside we go to accuweather. today was as perfect a day as any day. you're looking live cape may sky 6 in high definition. if you hit the shore this weekend you nailed it. for the latest we go outside to melissa magee. >> reporter: hi walter, we had a nice start, the last weekend of june, i should say, start starts off our weekend. plenty of sunshine with high pressure in control. temperatures for the most partly in the 80s and upper 70est. 86 in philadelphia. the poconos 74. beach haven, boardwalk in sea isle, temperatures in the middle 70s. dover, 80. lancaster, 81. reading in the lower 80s. you talk

. >> big news from the white house, president obama announces ahmed abu khatallah has been captured inside libya by u.s. forces. this comes 641 days after the president vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> this guy may have been hiding in plain sight. remember, he's done interviews with fox news, "the new york times," and reuters. he's one of the original ring leaders of the attack. he's now in custody and en route to the united states aboard a navy ship. you also remember he was drinking a strawberry frappe during an interview with the "new york times." the timing sure is interesting. 641 days sin the president made that commitment in the rose garden to bring him to justice. we've heard him do interviews with numerous oults, one of the things he said is i'm here, no one has come to ask me so much as a question. why now? >> it could be a coincidence. it probably is coincidence that there are other things that are happening that the administration has a full plate. it's

add -- the focus is on benghazi and the capturing of ahmed khatallah. too isn't there a difference in this case in that abu khatallah was hiding in plain sieg, openly giving interviews to reporters? >> that is absolutely true, bret, that he was in a certain part of libya, and he was well protected, and to try to mountain operation such as was carried out successfully on sunday posed different challenges than the ones that our intelligence forces faced in trying to actually pinpoint bin laden and then carry out a dangerous operation. but my point is that what we try to do in this country and i think what was made abundantly clear by this latest effort is we have an unwavering commitment to go after anyone, no matter how long it takes who is responsible for harming americans and everybody around the world who thinks about that, plans that, needs to know that will be the outcome. >> should khatallah be read his miranda rights and be tried in u.s. civilian court? >> i don't know what all the details about what the plans are. if you were president. >> if i w

the suspect is ahmed khatallah. and he's being questioned by an interrogation team led by the fbi. so, marc, the u.s. did not get libya's permission. now they're questioning khatallah without a lawyer. let me be clear, there's precedent for this, the u.s. did the same thing back in october of 2013 of a suspected al qaeda operative who took part in the u.s. embassy bombing. this has happened just within the last nine months. they're bringing khatallah back on a u.s. ship because it's likely no nearby country would have accepted him for transfer because of the way he was captured. do you agree as to how this is being conducted given that there is precedent, recent precedent really, marc? >> no. i mean, the precedent is obama's precedent and i didn't agree with it nine months ago. i think part of what we have to do is demand and demonstrate a level of justice and a level of due process that no other country perhaps in the world would do. i think it's really important for us to make sure that he has counsel, to make sure that he gets an actual trial. that's why i want to see him tried

ahmed khatallah is now on his way to the united states for a potential trial in washington, d.c.. just like any common criminal weapon why? wisconsin senator ron johnson is a member of the foreign relations committee, and the homeland security committee, and so, senator, that's the question, why exactly are we bringing this terrorist, who was captured abroad, here on to american soil to try him in the criminal courts? >> well, megan, again, because president obama's going to make matters worse once again, president obama made this commitment when he first took over the presidency, he was going to close down guantanamo, so now we don't have a place to detain these high value terrorists that we really should be doing is getting intelligence from them. we are under severe threat of islamic terrorism, that's a sad and unfortunate threat. our best line of depennsylvania is a robust intelligence gathering capability. when we capture these high value targets. we need to make sure we detain them and extract every ounce of intelligence from them, you don't do that in hours, days or weeks.

official tell us that key leader in deadly benghazi terror attack is talking, ahmed abu khatallah to give his u.s. interrogators a history lesson on ansar al-sharia. and also, transport on a dock ship back to washington where he faces federal charges, i am joined by former pentagon official, and analyst kt mcfarland, what can we get out of this guy? the fact he has been captured is now known hotor his follower -- to his followers and groups, any plans may have already been changed. >> he is interesting. we have osama bin laden al qaeda, and he is gone, that generation is finished or they are winding down, we have killed a lot of them, they are not retirees yet but no longer the main guys, ahmed abu khatallah is the new generation, he is probably the mastermind of the benghazi attacks, he will be able to tell us about al qaeda that is now moved into north africa, and now to middle east, now, who knows if he will really talk or just lectureing everyone. but he will be somebody who can talk about what al qaeda now has become, and what their aims are. >> difficult moving target? >> sure.

ahmed khatallah is now on his way to the united states for a potential trial in washington, d.c.. just like any common criminal weapon why? wisconsin senator ron johnson is a member of the foreign relations committee, and the homeland security committee, and so, senator, that's the question, why exactly are we bringing this terrorist, who was captured abroad, here on to american soil to try him in the criminal courts? >> well, megan, again, because president obama's going to make matters worse once again, president obama made this commitment when he first took over the presidency, he was going to close down guantanamo, soow we don't have a place to detain these high value terrorists that we really should be doing is getting intelligence from them. we are under severe threat of islamic terrorism, that's a sad and unfortunate threat. our best line of depennsylvania is a robust intelligence gathering capability. when we capture these high value targets. we need to make sure we detain them and extract every ounce of intelligence from them, you don't do that in hours, days or weeks. yo

ahm ahmed abu khatallah. he's the prime suspect. our greg pal could have -- original straighter behind the benghazi attacks almost two years ago. >>> meanwhile president obama in the middle of all this landing in new york city moments ago. he's in town to raise money with fund-raiser starting with the senate majority pac fund-raiser. still another by the lgbt ga la for the democratic national committee. we know the president can multitask because he committed these 275 troops to baghdad. images count and pat kadel doesn't think they count for much. >> he left this weekend when all of iraq is falling apart to fly to california and do fund-raisers. now, he's back one day and he's in new york. i've never seen anything like this when a president checks out and takes care of whatever politics. remember the morning after benghazi, he wasn't in the situation room the night of benghazi. it's nice we finally got somebody. they have really been rushing to do that. the timing is coincidence. we do know the next morning he was in las vegas rais

ahmed abu khatallah is being held on a u.s. naval ship in the mediterranean. the pentagon is also intensifying efforts to catch others responsible for the attacks that killed four americans including our ambassador chris stevens. >>> general motors ceo mary barra is back on capitol hill today. a house committee is expected to grill her about the latest round of recalls and ask about gm's internal report that looked into why the automaker took more than a decade to fix a deadly ignition switch defect. >>> and tornado warnings are lifted in nebraska after another twister touched down overnight. meanwhile, people in the town of pilger still cleaning up from those twin tornadoes on monday night. two people were killed and at least 19 others were injured. >>> oakland fire investigators are looking for arsonists. five suspicious fires started in the oakland hills yesterday in the diamond canyon park area. no one was hurt and no buildings were damaged. >>> i'm anne makovec live in san francisco at a station where the price of a gallon of regular gas is $4.29 and now

says there will be for ahmed abu khatallah. a senior law enforcement official now telling our own justice reporter evan perez that it was u.s. commandos along with the fbi that over the weekend actually got to the libyan coast by sea to set off this entire operation to get khatallah, that he was lured to a villa near benghazi, south of benghazi along the coast line, and that's when special operations commandos and the fbi swooped in on him. at the end of the day he basically is taken with no shots fired, nobody heard, no force. this official telling evan perez that khatallah tried to wrestle the troops a little bit but look, they very quickly subdued him. yes, he's on board the "uss new york" making its way across the mediterranean, across the atlantic. eventually, you know, i think there will be logistics involved here. he'll be put on a helicopter and flown into the united states proper, but they want him on that ship as long as possible so they can interrogate him. they got some media, not saying what kind in the raid. they

the plan to capture ahmed abu khatallah has been on the books for years, but this is the first chance they have had. >> reporter: after word leaked last summer that he had been charged by the u.s. justice department, courses say khatallah became more cautious and changed locations joined by a few close friends. but u.s. tracked him south of benghazi. fbi agents got on the home and captured khatallah without firing a shot. no one was hurt. >> he is no longer on the streets. and he will be held accountable. he will be tried in a court of law here in the united states. >> reporter: khatallah is now on a u.s. navy ship in the mediterranean where he is being questioned. officials want information about coconspirators and threats. >> the operation lasted minutes and went like clock work. not a single shot was fired. >>> this woman is accused of kidnapping her daughter because she did not want her immunized. >> tonight, meet the bay area runner who just won't quit. he finished the race while having a heart attack. >> and, we are going to take you inside an old mcdonalds where bay area scient

ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to provide support to terrorists. khatallah was flown by military chopper to washington from a navy warship where he has been held since capture. if convicted he faces a possible death sentence. the attack killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens who was from the bay area. >>> well, troops in iraq are making a new push against sunni militants rav rav averaging the country. >> reporter: the fighting is fierce in saddam hussein's hometown. they are wages ground assaults on sunni militants there as they try to reclaim key cities. they say their commandos reached the outskirts and even entered but militants were still in control at nightfall. a victory there would give the iraqi military a strategic advantage by cutting off one of the major routes to baghdad and boost iraqi forces moral. the government is portraying the advances as a significant step forward after two weeks of defites at the hands of militant it is. south of baghdad, heavy clashes killed dozens of militants and at least 21 iraqi troop

. >> reporter: ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty after being officially charged with providing support to terrorists in relation to the attacks in benghazi. though one they expect additional charges to come in the days ahead. khatallah was captured at a beach resort on the outskirts of benghazi in an operation carried out on june 15th by u.s. special forces with assistance from the fbi. officials say he was transported on a navy ship to the united states where he was questioned by a specialized intelligence team. of president obama gave the go ahead for the secret mission. and at the time of the capture, said the arrest sends a message. >> that when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible, and we will bring them to justice. >> reporter: but some critics of the administration said too little too late. >> we knew where he was. he has been doing television interviews. we certainly could have taken him any time, even six months ago. >> reporter: and still want answer about how the attack in benghazi that left four americans dead, including ambass

. >> reporter: ahmed abu khatallah pleaded not guilty in federal court in washington saturday. he is considered a key leader in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. the assaults on september 11th, 2012, killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. it unleashed a firestorm of criticism against the obama administration. republicans accused the white house of misrepresenting what happened at the consulate, and providing inadequate protection for diplomats working there. security for the first court appearance was tight. the courthouse is located just blocks from the u.s. capitol and is close to prime tourist destinations. khatallah was flown by military chopper to washington from a navy warship where he had been held and questioned since his capture near benghazi by u.s. special forces two weeks ago. officials tell cbs news that khatallah had been talkative and cooperated with u.s. interrogators before he was read his miranda rights. one official says khatallah continued to talk after he was advised of his rights. if convicted, he faces a possible d

abu khatallah pleaded not guilty in court saturday. he answered yes and no in arabic when the judge asked him 2 questions during the 10 minute court hearing. he was not handcuffed and wore a black track suitor as he heard the charge of conspiracy to provide support to terrorist. khatallah is suspected of leading the a the tack on benghazi. the ah assaults on september 11, 2012 killed the u.s. ambassador to libya christopher stevens and 3 other americans. the attack unleashed a firestorm of criticism against the obama administration. republicans accused the white house of misrepresenting what happened at the consulate and providing inadequate protection for diplomats working there. security was tight for khatallah's first court appearance blocks of the u.s. capital. he was flown by military chopper to washington from a navy war ship saturday morning where he had been held and questioned since his capture near benghazi by u.s. special forces 2 weeks ago. officials tell cbs news that khatallah was cooperative and talked with u.s. investig

was able to capture ahmed abu khatallah, identified today by u.s. officials as this man, the leader of an islamist terror group in libya. >> yesterday our special forces showing incredible courage and precision were able to capture an individual, abu khatallah, who has alleged to have been one of the masterminds of the attack. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell abc news that khatallah had been under surveillance for months. in fact, he was interviewed by reporters for cnn and others denying his involvement and flaunting his presence in benghazi. >> if a reporter can interview him in a cafÉ, why did it take almost two years to get him. >> reporter: u.s. officials say there was a plan by u.s. special forces to capture abu khatallah within days of the capture of another accused terrorist living in libya, which was recorded on a street surveillance camera. today, the mother of one of the americans killed in benghazi said her questions about what happened are still not answered. >> i'm glad they got one of them. there was a whole bunch that set fire to th

the pentagon says the suspect, ahmed abu khatallah is a senior leader of the terror group ansar al sharia. he was captured during a planned raid sunday. >> he is in u.s. custody in a secure location outside libya. uhm, and that's as far as i'm going to go. >> reporter: first, he is being interrogated on ship and several republican lawmakers want that to be the priority not a trial. >> the most valuable thing we can get from this terrorist is information. >> reporter: republicans have long claimed the obama administration misled the public about the attack and have launched a special investigation. khatallah is expected to be tried at the u.s. district court in washington. right now he faces three criminal counts but more may be added. >> thank you. >>> senator dianne feinstein said the arrest, quote, is a reminder of the remarkable capabilities of the united states and its commitment to justice and accountability. the united states and libya are both safer now that abu khatallah is off the streets." sunni militants in iraq gaining more ground today in their terrorizing advance across the

forces have captured ahmed abu khatallah, he is believed to be one of those involved in that attack in benghazi. the department of defense says it was the u.s. military, along with enforcement, law enforcement personnel believed to be the fbi who captured khatallah on sunday, the department of defense says there were no civilian casualties and that all u.s. military personnel are out of libya where that capture was made. we have a statement now from the white house press secretary, saying the fact that he, khatallah, is in u.s. custody, is a testament to the painstaking efforts of our law enforcement and intelligence personnel. because of their courage and professionalism the individual will now face the full weight of the american justice system. now, khatallah has denied being involved in the attacks. in fact, he held sort i've gloating press conference about a month after those deadly attacks, but he has been charged three counts here in the united states and he is expected to be brought back to the u.s. for his trial. in fact, the justice department has also released a statement sa

military and law enforcement personnel operating in libya captured ahmed abu khatallah. this was a joint operation between the fbi and u.s. special forces. u.s. officials said that abu khatallah is being held on a dock ship in the mediterranean sea but is expected to be tried in federal court on terror charges. well, the president says this capture sends a clear message to terrorists the administrations plan to try to him in federal court does not sit well with republicans who have attempted to hammer the administration about the killings in benghazi. >> when americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. >> there has been a tendency in this administration as you know to treat this like a law enforcement matter. read them their rights and get them a lawyer. i hope they're not doing that. the most valuable thing we can get from this terrorist is information. >> reporter: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell went on to say abu khatallah needs to be interrogated extensively and he is expected to be qu

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was able to capture ahmed abu khatallah, identified today by u.s. officials as this man, the leader of an islamist terror group in libya. >> yesterday our special forces showing incredible courage and precision were able to capture an individual, abu khatallah, who is alleged to have been one of the masterminds of the attack. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell abc news that khatallah had been under surveillance in libya for months. in fact, he was interviewed by reporters for cnn and others denying his involvement and flaunting his presence in benghazi. >> if a cnn reporter can have an interview with him openly in a cafe, why couldn't we get to him sooner? >> reporter: u.s. officials say a plan to capture abu khattalah was released. today, the mother of one of the americans killed in benghazi said her questions about what happened are still not answered. >> i'm glad they got one of them. there was a whole bunch that set fire to that place. >> reporter: officials say khattalah is now being held on a u.s. ship in the mediterranean where he is being inte

ahmed abu khatallah, leader of an islamist group, had been sought by the u.s. for 21 months before u.s. special forces finally captured hip. >> no matter how long it takes we will find those responsible. >> reporter: abu khatallah is being atear gated aboard a u.s. ship in the mediterranean before being brought to the u.s. for trial. they hope to get as much intelligence out of him as possible. >> the most valuable thing we can get from this terrorist is information about who he was involved in it. >> reporter: u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in benghazi. the massive attack has fueled intense partisan criticism of the obama administration and the role of then secretary of state hillary clinton. >> we want to know who was behind it, what the motivation of the leaders and the attackers happened to be. there are still some unanswered questions. >> reporter: patricia smith's son sean was one of the americans killed. she told our san diego station kgtv she still has many questions about what happened. >> i'm glad they got one of t

the -- ahmed abu khatallah allegedly plotted an assault on the american compound in 2012. he was brought here on a navy ship is in federal detention. >>> lawmakers are working on a bill that would not raise taxes. govenor corbett would agree to a tax increase only if liquor and pension changes are made. they are trying to skirt the ultimate come by not passing a tax increase. >> president obama france was back celebrating a special mass at st. peter's about basilica. he celebrated the feasts of st. peter and paul. he prayed in an softer than normal voice, but not looking like he was having any health problems. a spokesperson said he was fatigue, but no concerns for his health. since being elected last year, the pope has maintained a relent atlantic city pace. >>> philabundance is asking for donations of and he is -- excess fruits and veggies, the donations go to needy families in the delaware valley. last year, 9600 pounds of produce was collected. this summer, philabundance hopes to hit ten thousand. >> happening today, wawa welcome america celebration continues. philadel

. >> big news from the white house, president obama announces ahmed abu khatallah has been captured inside libya by u.s. forces. this comes 641 days after the president vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> this guy may have been hiding in plain sight. remember, he's done interviews with fox

. >>> ahmed abu khatallah was brought to federal court in washington, d.c. he wore a black track suit and wore headphones to listener to a translator. he was captured two weeks ago and questioned on a u.s. navy ship he remains in federal detention. >>> pope francis was back celebrating a special mass at saints peter's basilica. he prayed in a softer than usual voice, but didn't show he was having any health problems. he cancelled anent on saturday, they said he was fatigued, but there were no concerns for his health. since being elected last year, he has kept an relentless pace. >>> lawmakers are working on a bill that would clog a 380 million-dollar budget deficit without raising taxes. that's because govenor corbett said he would agree to a tax hike if they would prif -- philabundance is asking for excess fruits and veggies, we'll have the destinations at 6abc.com. 9600 pounds of produce was collected. this summer philabundance hopes to hit ten thousand. >>> happening today wawa welcome america's celebration continues. philadelphia's mural arts program wil

. >> reporter: according to sources a ac mandarin man ahmed abu khatallah has been questioned by the fbi-led high value detainee group hig. as the ship neared the u. coast line khatallah was transferred by aircraft to an undisclosed location. he's already facing a string of charges including killing a person in the course of an attack on federal facility with the use of a firearm as well as attempted and conspiring to bring reports resulting in death. more charges are expected to follow. the attack left ambassador chris stevens and three u.s. citizens dead. former secretary of state hillary clinton tipped for a presidential nod in 2016, she and administration officials have consistently denied the g.o.p. accusations. of the many outstanding questions of bengahzi one in particular stands out was the attack prompted by anti-muslim video going viral. it triggered a large protest in cairo on the same day. before he was arrested, khatallah indicated it was. as he's slated to be tried in the criminal court system expected to be in washington, d.c. that's something that we'll likely find ou

ahmed abu khatallah was arraigned under tight security yesterday in washington, d.c. some republicans argue that the case shouldn't be tried in washington because khatallah should not have the protections of the u.s. league system. the attack on the diplomatic compound killed four americans including ambassador christopher stevens. khatallah faces life in prison and possibly the death penalty if more charges are filed against him. officials say those charges are coming. another hearing is set for this wednesday. >>> now, to an update on a case of a georgia toddler who died inside of a hot car. authorities say that his father told him that he did an online search about children dying in vehicles because he was afraid it could happen. the funeral for the 22-month-old cooper harris was held in blame yesterday. no cameras were held inside of the church. his father who was arrested in his son's death was not there. he did call in by speaker phone to thank the mourners for their support. cooper harris died from heatstroke on june 18th. the child was left inside the family's

kennedy: well, they nabbed one of the benghazi guys ahmed abu khatallah, there have been calls too send him to gitmo, he will be charged and tried in america. this is a big shift for the dodge because for years -- obama administration because we've been told only right thing to do was fill up -- a way to skirt due process, but now gitmo is empties odd like a carnival bowen child's piggy bank, we have to try and charge bad guys the old fashion way. this will be a high profile weather balloon, we'll see if miranda is still the stable traditionalist we've g

. >> big news from the white house, president obama announces ahmed abu khatallah has been captured inside libya by u.s. forces. this comes 641 days after the president vowed to bring the killers to justice. >> make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> this guy may have been hiding in plain sight. remember, he's done interviews with fox news, "the new york times," and reuters. he's one of the original ring attack. he's now in custody and en route to the united states aboard a navy ship. you also remember he was drinking a strawberry frappe during an interview with the "new york times." the timing sure is interesting. 641 days sin the president made that commitment in the rose garden to bring him to justice. we've heard him do interviews with numerous oults, one of the things he said is i'm here, no one has come to ask me so much as a question. why now? >> it could be a coincidence. it probably is coincidence that there are other things that are happening that the administration has a full plate. it's interesting to

his name is ahmed abu khatallah. he's the first benghazi suspect that the united states has captured from the attack. martin dempsey said the raid to capture the suspect was far from easy. >> the abu khatallah operation ol though it may have looked routine, it took us months of intelligence preparation. >> lots of planning and intelligence soak. you get the intelligence, you soak it all in, figure what it means in context. the last thing you want to do is lose another american life over there on this. u.s. officials are right now holding this suspect on a navy ship the uss new york. part of that ship is constructed of steel from the world trade center that was destroyed in the attack at 9/11. they could have flown him over there, that would have quickly. but as long as he's on this ship they can talk to him without charging him with anything yet so they don't have to red him his miranda rights. in the meantime they're getting all kinds of information. the benghazi attack of course killed four americans. chris stevens

officials say this appears to be a photo of the suspect, ahmed abu khatallah. he is a senior leader of the terror group ansar al sharia special opposite capturing him during a planned raid sunday. >> he is in u.s. custody in a secure location outside libya, uhm, and that's as far as i'm going to go. >> reporter: khatallah is expected to be tried here at u.s. district court in washington. right now he faces three criminal counts and more could be added. first he is being interrogated on a ship and several republican lawmakers want that to be the priority. >> the most valuable thing we can get from this terrorist is information. >> reporter: republicans have long claimed the obama administration misled the public about the attack and have launched a special investigation. in washington, craig boswell, kpix 5. >> the pentagon says there were no civilian casualties during the raid to arrest khatallah and all the americans involved have safely left libya. >>> in iraq now sunni militants continue to terrorize people in their advance across the country. gun battles er

. >>> tonight, libyan terror suspect ahmed abu khatallah is headed towards the united states. the obama administration plans to try him in federal court, not before a military commission. joining me now to discuss all of this is michael mukasey who was a general under george w. bush. so glad to have you here, mr. mukasey. >> good to be here, don. >> the u.s. chose to transport khatallah on a ship instead of a plane. in the past he would have gone straight to guantanamo bay. in your opinion, is that what should have happened? >> should he be brought to guantanamo bay or taken on a ship? >> should he be brought to guantanamo bay? >> i don't know that it much matters at this point. the administration is committed not to bringing anybody to guantanamo bay. and there is no way to force them to do it. i think what is important is to get as much intelligence out of him as is possible to get for however long it takes. if he is on a ship, that's fine. >> on a slow mote boat, as we said. >> a slow boat. >> plenty of time to interrogatory him until he gets to the united states. >> right.

we have new details this morning on where ahmed abu khatallah is being held and new allegations from the u.s. that he may have been planning more attacks. >> four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, died in the benghazi attack. it happened during hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state, and during cnn's town hall with clinton last night, she spoke about the lingering controversy. >> there are answers, not all of them, not enough frankly. i'm still looking for answers because it was a confusing and difficult time, but i would hope that every american would understand, number one, why we were there, because we need to be