something to focus what happened to me, i will never, ever let anything like that ever happen to her. i already know how much i love her and will protect her with everything. that i hav that i have. remembering a life cut short as a community and country gets set to lay michael brown to rest, his father has an urgent plea. >> there it is. welcome to jurassic park. >> and we republican an award winning actor, actor and

director, richard attenborough. >> thanks for joining us, everyone, the mother of american journalist peter curtis says her heart is full. >> that was her reaction to her son's release after his nearly two years as a hostage. theo is now in tel aviv. the u.s. government refuses to pay ransom for hostages. >> curtis's freedom comes another day after being eexecuted by the militant group isis. nick payton walsh reports. >> after a week of horror, some good news finally an american citizen, a freelance author and journalist, a man called peter theo curtis released sunday from an extremist group and the syrian rebel ranks, released, it seems, according to a statement

from his family, after a negotiation from the americans and the qatari government that's said to be a humanitarian gesture. he was handed over on the golan heights, an area between israel and syria. he was actually kidnapped in october 2012, up in the north of syria and held in aleppo as well. we also know a built about his captivity because one of the americans he was a cellmate with, i spoke to him in august of last year and he gave me some details as to white exactly the torture they endured together and too how they tried to escape together. theo lifting matt up to a window in their cell, matt able to crawl out, trying to pull theo through, failing to do so, and having to make the terrible call to actually leave peter theo curtis behind in that cell.

matthew sharia released back in august, said it was the happy es day of his life that theo curtis is free. theo curtis now being handed over to kurdish officials and good news after a week of horror after an american journalist was executed. now one american prisoner freed after two years in the hands of al qaeda. >> nancy curtis says, and i'm quoting her directly here, my heart is full at the extraordinary dedicated and credible people, too many to name individually, who have become my friends and have tirelessly helped us over these many months. please know that we will be eternally grateful. and u.s. president barack obama was briefed on the kurdish release by homeland security

official. the president is happily reli relieved that he is out of syria. but we continue to hold in our thoughts and prayers the americans who remain in captivity in syria and will continue to use all of the tools at our disposal to see that the remaining american hostages are freed. meantime, britain's ambassador to washington says his country is not far away from identifying the isis terrorist who beheaded james foley. isis released videotape of the mental journalist last week and the masked man seen in the video decapitating foley had a british accent. >> i spoke to the british media this morning and we are very close to identify whog this man is, we're putting out a great deal of resource into identifying this person. i think we're not far away from that. we're putting a lot into it and

there's some very sophisticated technology, identification and such that can be used to check who these people are. >> a memorial mass for 40-year-old james foley was held sunday in his hometown of rochester, new hampshire. meantime, iraqi security forces have reportedly repulsed an isis assault on the country's largest oil refinery. attacked the refinery from three sides. now it processes about 30% of iraq's oil. i iraqi troops say their ground forces along with u.s. air strikes and now driving isis back on its heels. anna cohen reports now from the northern iraqi city of erbil. >> reporter: with lightning quick advances across much of iraq, the mar rauding -- but

when isis suddenly turned its attention towards kurdistan in northern iraq, it underestimated the -- helping kurdish and iraqi forces on the ground to drive back islamic extremists. recapturing mosul dam a turning point. according to senior u.s. officials, isis is now on the back foot. >> they are changed their tactics for your. now they are not moving in long convoys, they are trying to avoid air strikes by using civil kbran vehicles. >> while they may control one-third of iraq, isis is overstretched. fighting on multiple fronts in dozens of towns and cities, calling in re-enforcements from

areas they already control to help in battle. isis propaganda would have us -- senior officials here say that is not the case. from the militants that they have captured and interrogated, they admit morale has taken a direct hit, ever since u.s. air strikes began more than two weeks ago. and for that reason, the kurds are calling for an ongoing u.s. air campaign, hinting at the possibility of striking isis targets in syria, it's save haven. >> authorizing air strikes to target the leadership of isis or to expand the geographical areas of their strikes is also going to be very effective. >> but no one here -- isis now thought to have a force of at least 40,000 fighters trough syria and iraq is in for the long haul. >> mosul to them the very important, so they will probably fight to the death to keep mosul

and there's some key areas that are very important to them. that doesn't mean that they have given up attacking new areas. >> a harsh reality, but one these fighters say they are prepared for. well, a magnitude 7 earthquake has hit southern peru, u.s. scientists say it was centered about 470 kill meters southeast of lima in a region known for copper and gold lines. so far there are no reports of injuries or damage. the quake occurred far under ground, 59 kill meters and that depth might have limited the quake's impact on the surface. and in other earthquake news, a magnitude 6.0 quake shook parts of northern california early on sunday. >> it is the strongest quake to hit the region since 1989, more than 100 people were injured but there are no reports of any deaths. the earth quake sparked several fires, cut power to thousands of

homes and snapped water and gas mains. >> now the earthquake hit an area known as the heart of the u.s. wine industry, wine lovers will be sad to know that several wineries are reporting damage. >> and authorities in napa are still assessing the damage, but many residents have already been told that their homes are not safe to enter. >> reporter: this is just one corner, one of the worst corners that we could find, you see all these bricks that are on the sidewalk over here, this is an area that's normally filled with people having coffee, having dinner this time of the day. that -- those bricks came from up above, if you look up, that entire section has simply been knocked out by the earthquake, this entire building has been what's known here in california as being red tagged, meaning that it is two danger to enter the city, still trying to assess the damage throughout this area and the larger area, throughout

napa, it's 80,000 residents, there have been a number of places where there's been a bit more damage, some of the residential areas, there were four mobile homes that were lost in a fire when a gas line ruptured. generally, the damage has been relatively spotty, and no one was killed, there were 100 people who were treated at some of the hospitals, there were all minor injuries, except for three who were more drift kl. kim law, napa, california. >> we want to turn to meteorologist adam cabrera who joins us from the cnn weather center. the big talk is this the lead up to the big one? everyone talks about that. >> everyone talks about that, but we don't have the technology to tell you whether this is a foreshock to something that is yet to come. because of course we had not just to damage, but more importantly, numerous injuries and thankfully no fatalities.

6.0 magnitude, 10.8 kilometers. the magnitude was not as strong as what we had back in 1989, i'll compare those two in a second here. but what we did have was between 6 and 7, that was a strong class earthquake, we don't get that many of them around the world. the average per year, anything above an 8 is a great earthquake. 134, we never like to see any of them. between 6 and 6.9, we get 134. so what happened in napa, is certainly something that doesn't happen every stay day. in 1989, that did cause significant damage and you may think that between a 6 and a 6.9, not much of a difference, but there is as far as how much energy is released as far as

that rupture, and the 1989 quake is actually 22 times stronger than the one we just had in napa and let us hope we are far, far away from something like that. the other big story across the united states, we have been watching tropical storm cristobal, but this is excellent news now, it's at 45 miles an hour and it does look good for the u.s. as in that it will miss the united states, going north, and then hooking out, and in fact even missing at bermuda. so all good news there, but the problem for the bahamas has been the rain and it is relentless, continuing to see the flood threat there. and across the midsection of the united states, it's the heat, including st. louis, where we have excessive state warnings, in fact temperatures are going to be well into the 90s. but you factor in the humidity, it's going to feel like 100 to 105 degrees once again. >> pretty shocking there, but you understand why captain johnson said the only incidents they had back there in ferguson

last night were weather related because it's so hot. >> thanks very much, we will have an update for you on the tensions in ferguson, missouri. the community is preparing to bury young shooting victim michael brown. and defense forces claim they have killed a top hamas official, back in a moment with all the details. kelley blue book... it's the trusted resource. and now, kbb.com has a whole new way to help you decide on your next new car by showing you what really matters. use 5-year cost to own to compare the long term cost of maintenance, insurance and gas.

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. tensions do appear to be -- during the regular police briefing just a short time ago. >> for the second day in a row, there were no restrictions on traffic flow on we.

it would appear peace the being restored in ferguson. >> 18-year-old michael brown's funeral will be held monday in st. louis, of which ferguson is a suburb. among the estimated 5,000 people expected to attend are three officials from the white house. >> peace in ferguson, at least for the moment seems to have been restored. on sunday, michael brown senior, the father of that 18-year-old unarmed michael brown who was shot and killed by officer wilson, made an emotional plea to the crowd in attendance for a moment of silence and a day of peace. you can see where his body laid for four hours before it was recovered by medical examiners. just a couple of days ago, people began putting these roses

down leading up to where he was shot and killed. here at the scene and in this neighborhood on canfield, a lot of people are showing up to show their solidarity for michael brown. a lot of them are from out of state, some have driven from different cities, different stays to honor michael brown. it is expected more than 5,000 people will come out to show and pay their respects for mile brown. nick valencia, ferguson, missouri. >> the israeli military says one of its air strikes has killed a top hamas official in gaza city. >> that's right-month-old -- subs sized the group's financial

transactions. israeli air strikes killed more than a dozen other palestinians sunday. meantime the israeli military says this video shows rockets being launched toward israel from a medical facility in the refugee camp in northern gads a. four israelis were founded in shelling at a border crossing near the town of aras on sunday. hamas is singling out -- recent deadly attacks from israel. as ian lee tells us the militant group is taking drastic steps to see to it that it doesn't happen again. >> a death sentence read aloud by hamas militants, telling this crowded mosque, we're impleme implementing god's -- moments later, their justice comes swiftly, a bullet for each man.

a graphic warning for a crowd of onlookers. one that resonates with the people of gaza. each spy deserves the death penalty, he tells me, without spies, israel would have no information. hamas says at least 22 alleged collaborators have been executed since the war began. >> translator: there is a war and dangerous spies are operating in gaza, says the hamas spokesman. they forced us to take harsh measures in the form of executing these spies. it sends a strong message to israel and other spies. the militant group blames collaborators for recent air strikes that killed three hamas commanders in southern gaza, 18 people were publicly executed the following day. this is where the alleged

collaborators were killed. you can still see the blood stained ground and a bullet hole in the wall. hamas says these are necessary actions during a time of war. but human rights groups argue that it's this time particularly when you shouldn't lose sight of the rule of law. >> they are tantamount to judicial execution. >> hthis human rights advocate criticizes the lack of transparency during the trials, not just public executions, but every death sentence. >> we are worried that more executions may be carried out in the future. >> reporter: that's likely to happen again as the war enters it's eighth week. israeli strikes continue, so too does hamas's hunt for collaborators. ian lee, cnn, gaza city. >> we have more losses to tell you about in the world of hollywood, actor director richard attenborough won acclaim

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>> welcome to jurassic park. >> movie goers may best remember richard atten borough as the founder of jurassic park. >> we have a t-rex. >> or as santa claus in the 1994 remake of miracle on 34th street. >> usually santa claus whispers are too loose. >> right. >> they look realistic. >> that's because they are real, you can have a tug. are you convinced? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: but the man known as sir dickey began his career some five decades earlier in london with a scholarship to the royal academy of dramatic art. he put his studies on hold to serve in world war ii. he appeared in several movies like "the greatest cape" with steve mcqueen. attenborough played a number of

character roles, number one the circus ring master in "dr. dolittle." >> but he soon found himself drawn to the other side of the camera. >> i'm not a great movie director, i'm not on a tear, i'm a storyteller, i'm a craftsman and i love beyond anything else working with the actors. and finding the ways of making an actor believe that what they're about to do is the best performance that they will ever get. >> attenborough was nighted in 1976 but his true crown of achievement was directing "ghandi" a film that took him 30 years to make. >> i was bankrupt, i had to sell my house. my family suffered to a certain extent. i placed things at risk because i cared about it so much. >> we obtain our freedom by

murder and bloodshed, i want no part of it. >> in the end, "ghandi" won eight academy awards in 1983 including best picture and best director. attenborough found success in his family life as well. his marriage spanned 70 years and produced three children. a family that shared attenborough's passion for the craft. >> my philosophy has always been that i believe art is not an elitist gift for a few selected people. art is for everyone. blrk

. welcome back to those of you watching in the u.s. and around the world. >> want to check the headlines for you this hour.

american journalist peter theo curtis has been taken to tel aviv following his release sunday by a syrian group linked to al qaeda. curtis was held hostage for nearly two years. it's not known whether any ransom was paid. a magnitude 7 earthquake had jolted part of southern peru. the u.s. geological survey said it was located 70 miles southeast of lima. so far there's no reports of injuries. the bbc is reporting that actor and director richard attenborough has died. he was best known for winning a best director award for directing "ghandi." mempbl journalist peter theo curtis is expected to be reunited with his family very soon. >> after being held hostage for nearly two years in sere yarks

the militant group released him on sunday. the 45-year-old curtis is now in israel, specifics about his release are not clear at this point. the united states rejects paying ransoms for hostages, but it is not known whether anyone else paid curtis's kidnappers. >> and meantime, britain says it's not far away from identifying the isis terrorist who executed american journalist james foley. >> uk authorities suspect the killer is likely british and that's spo ee's stoking fears i west. officials wonder how many british citizens are fighting alongside isis militants. >> they pose a greater threat today than they did six months ago and we're taking ill very seriously. >> reporter: as the u.s. continues to carry out air strikes against isis, they are also monitoring the possibility that the next generation of islamic militants could come from within the united states border. >> it's a problem in many

countries and we face that problem here in america. >> you have been at the forefront of the aggression towards the islamic state. >> authorities are already investigating that the man heard in the foley video might be from america's strongest ally. >> from what we have seen it looks increasingly likely that it is a british citizen. >> the problem officials are facing is how to track down citizens with possible ties to his terror effort groups. >> they're looking at mosques, no fly lists. >> reporter: isis is already recruiting the next generation of recruits. >> we don't have a political police in this country, so the fbi cannot go after people on facebook and just simply knock

on their doors, the ones that are suspicious. >> isis recruiting efforts have already attracted 100 americans. >> we are tracking 100 americans who are over there fighting for isis. >> having an american citizen fighting for them in syria or iraq -- >> reporter: the fbi issued a bulletin warning -- report through social media. >> they know how to make home made devices, from materials they could obtain here. including the detonators, so they certainly had the capacity to launch an attack here. >> american citizens have already been investigated for possible ties to islamic militant groups. a north carolina man was stopped in august at jfk airport on a gun charge but was questioned at length for tweets he sent supporting isis. and a colorado woman was arrested in april for conspiracy

to provide material support to terrorists. look at -- next potential threat to the homeland. >> as we look ahead and look forward, we are going to do what is is necessary to protect americans. so if we see plotting against americans, we see a threat to the united states emanating from anywhere, we stand ready to take action. >> allison cossack, cnn, new york. >> now to some news out of thailand, the down try's new prime minister has now officially taken office. the general was confirmed by the country's king in a special ceremony today, a military leader ousted the prime minister back in may after months of protests and unrest you may remember. the general now holds all three of the country's most powerful positions. the ebola virus could be

spreading across other parts of africa. while it remains concentrated in guinea, sierra leon and -- a work we are a world health organization partner group has also just been diagnosed with ebola. the man from senegal is receiving treatment in sierra le leone. the w.h.o. says the death toll has now topped 400. there's been 2615 cases since march. the economies of west africa are suffering amid the ebola outbreak, some who help keep businesses running and supplies stocked are choosing to stay home. there are also shortages of crucial commodities and other industries like tourism and agriculture are also taking a huge hit.

the doctor is the president and ceo of the humanitarian organization and she took earlier to cnn about what needs to be done. >> the short-term impact of this epidemic, but also what are the things that are going to be the ripple effect that come as a result of this outbreak and also think about what does it take to mitt gate those. so we know there are people who are living inside of zones where they are not getting access to basic essentials, we need to make sure that things like food and water are getting into those areas. we also need to look at what is it going to take to rebuild some of the basic activities like farming, that the economy is based upon. and really look at what is it going to take to quickly rebuild some of those things? it's also taking a major hit on the health system. health systems are being shut down because of ebola and it

means that people who don't have ebola are also not able to get access to life saving measures, so there are a lot of things beyond just those who are affected by ebola, that i think we can start putting in place to measures to mitt gate downstream and impacts will have less of an impact than if we were only doing what was it takes to address the immediate outbreak. >> kiev has been spending the weekend celebrating it's independence. >> but in eastern parts of the country, it was a very different story, with rebels takinging a page from moscow's world war ii playbook. and airlines are cleared for travel again as the threat eases in iceland, but the dangerous of a waking volcano is far from gone. we'll have the details just ahead. wait, are you running full adobe photoshop on a tablet?

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>> translator: we have proven that we can defend our country and it is clear that in the

foreseeable future, the -- not only to live with this, but also to always be prepared to defend the independence of our country. >> reporter: but the conflict claims more lives each day. it's unclear who's firing and from where, but shells and mortars are clearly demolishing people's homes, though kiev denies it fire into civilian areas, the civilian death toll cannot simply be the fault of it's opponents. the conflict has moved on from this area leaving destruction in its wake, but there are pocket in the east which is still deeply divided. and if peace is struck, this will be easy to repair, but the divisions between people will be far harder to mend. >> beijing is calling on the u.s. to stop close in surveillance off it's coast.

that's in response to u.s. allegations to an aggressive midair encounter last tuesday. the pentagon maintains a chinese fighter jet made dangerous patch passes at one of hits reconnaissance claims. >> tom foreman has more. >> reporter: these pictures taken from the american p-8 sub hunter shows just how close the chinese fighter jet came, close enough for the american crew to easily see details on the craft and even the pilot inside. >> it's difficult to say with precisi precision, but within 30 feet of the p-8, very, very close, very dangerous. >> reporter: and it didn't happen just once as the american plane flew on what is being called a routine patrol mission, repeatedly the chinese fighter roared over, under and beside it. >> the chinese jet also passed the nose of the p-8 at 90 degrees with its belly toward the p-8 poseiden with a point of

making its weapons known. >> about 135 miles oeftd of hainan island just off the coast of china, and it's the latest sign of friction as america as it's allies clash with surveillance in the region. the americans moved two of its largest drones to japan, and last april north of japan, a russian jet buzzed another u.s. plane designed to track radar signals. the russian pilot came within 100 feet that time and again flashed his weapons at the american plane, so you clear see a pattern of push backs continuing with this more recent encounter. >> it's a deeply concerning provocation and we have communicated directly to the chinese government our objection to this type of action.

>> reporter: the chinese have been conducting large scale military drills and they have made it clear they consider the presence of american spy planes to be a prove indication, suggesting even if those american planes are in international air space, they have no business peeping in on chinese affairs. tom foreman, cnn, washington. a bit of good news for all of you travelers, the threat to cross atlantic air travel from a volcano in iceland has now eased. authorities have lifted restrictions on travel in the country and allowing its airports to reopen. but the mountain still rumbles. >> iceland's volcano is rumbl g rumbling. since last week, the u.s. geological survey has upped it to the highest, code red. it means a volcanic eruption is

possible but not imminent. it's still being rattled by aftershocks, a 5.3 and a 5.1 were reported sunday and molten lava is on the move. the volcano had been relatively dormant for the last 100 years but showed the first lines of coming back to life last week, and with the warnings come memories of another icelandic eruption. in 2010, an eruption grounded planes for ten days, disrupped air travel for week and affected more than a 1million people. some 200 emergency workers are reviewing plans in the event there is a major natural disaster. >> we are here to talk to the local police chief and his officers and to local response teams, to look at the situation to see if there's anything we can do to help. >> translator: i think we are well prepared in case of an

eruption. >> reporter: but now it looks like it won't get that bad, flight plans have changed since the 2010 eruption. and airlines have more leeway in deciding not to fly. but if it does erupt, it likely wouldn't be explosive like before. the main risk would be melting of ice. >> let's get the latest on that volcano now. ivan, i didn't realize that even if these volcanos are dormant for 100 years, they can still pose a threat, they can still cause trouble. >> this one is awake and quite awake in fact. now we can go back to imminent, here's the thing, the threat is not over, yes, we were at escalating unrest then we went to iminnocent and now we're back to escalating unrest. we could go back to iminnocent depending bonn what this thing does. my concern is that we're still waking here.

but where we are now is at orange. the alert has been lowered still looking at earthquakes and now no indications that activity is slowing down. eruption is still possible here so we're not necessarily ruling that out. these are earthquakes here, they continue and that 5.3, very strong happening just within the last 24 hours, take a look at some of the cracks now along the glacier there, that's an ominous sign as well. the vol can noll gists and everybody else just poring through the data and we'll continue to watch and see what happens. that's when we'll lower the level, we'll go to yellow and maybe back to green, but you just never know with these things. another weather story we're following is a heavy rain that's been impacting japan, you just can't get a break here over the weekend. to the north, they can take the

rain a little bit more because the heaviest flooding has been across western japan where we also had upwards of 60 millimeters of rainfall here. frontal boundary still draped through japan, the heaviest of the weather with this low will move further north and east. so scattered showers so i don't think the rainfall will be as heavy. several not as heavy as we have had it across portions of bangladesh. look at the torrential downpour, raining out over the exact same area. take a look at some of the scenes here in bangladesh. and he may deny it. but this is errol barnett's favorite way to get around the streets. this looks actually like a good time, even snow it's raining, but there it is, you've got to get to point b sometimes even if it's pouring. >> i step out on the streets of atlanta and say can i get a bangladeshi rickshaw, please.

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for ten years kumar roamed the streets of deli, he said even

the presence could scare away hundreds of monkeys, but officials recently enforced the ban on the use of them after animal rights groups protested. since then kumar and his colleagues have -- it used to be so much easier, he says, they could climb up trees and scare the other monkeys away. now all we have is this stick and this catapult and our voices. what used to take one hour, now takes four hours, he says. >> monkeys cannot be captured or killed in india, but that's not the only reason there are so many around, take a look at this, hindus actually worship the half man, half monkey god, feeding them is actually deemed auspicious. >> officials admit they haven't figured out a long-term solution yet, but for now they're up for doing whatever it takes to keep the monkey business at bay.

>> didn't sound like he was doing much, like that's the monkey scaring call? moving on to baseball, it's called the great american pass time, but this year's bragging rights actually go to south korea for winning the little league world series for the third time since 1994. >> the international tournament is for 13-year-old boys and girls. >> the team did have a major achievement, it's the first time ever that an all african-american team made it to the championship's final game. chicago's jackie robinson's west team was named after the legendary jackie robinson. our jim sciuto looks back at how far the game has come.

>> reporter: there's just something about baseball this time of year t crack of the bats t playful laughter and those smells, anyone who loves the game knows the freshly cut grass, the dirt flying up in the area, the warm sun drenching the field, this is little league baseball at its finest. but in the summer of 1955, the object all african-american little league team out of south carolina found themselves center stage in the national world series championship. advancing to the big game only after all 60 white teams boycotted the local and state tournaments. >> we went on and checked into our dormitory, which was at like cummings college where all of the players stayed from around

the country, we had fun that night of course, we were all away from home for the first time. >> little league baseball telling the cannon all-stars they were inge eligible because they advanced only after all the other teams had for fitted. as the team left the field, the chant let them play came over the crowd. the group of boys sat in their seats and watched their dream fade right in front of their very eyes. >> the fans just went into a big chant. and we remember that, the chant of let them play stays with us even now. >> it was bigger than baseball,

it was bigger than us. it's really the beginning of the civil rights movement. of course we had the kids, but the adults were using this opportunity to move the racial agenda forward. >> it's important to understand that this is happening at the time of brown versus board of education. that the entire south is crumbling in an absolute panic over this. and the day that the cannon street all-stars went back to charleston, they went up to williams port, the day they got back was the day tilmon was killed and a couple of months later was when rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in montgomery, alabama. >> chicago wins the united states championship. nearly 60 years later t world is getting to see an achievement in stark contrast of 19556789 an

all african-american club made to it the little league world series in 1983. now 31 years later, they're doing it again and going for the championship. >> you hear so much about the negativity that goes on, it's just refreshing to be out here to support something as great as this. >> it's been hard, though, we have been getting stopped a lot. >> you've been asked for autographs? >> yes. >> kind of odd, isn't it? it's pretty cool, though, right? >> yeah. >> the message is like, we don't -- let's not take away their screamdreams. let's allow them -- let's let kids live their dreams and see what happens. and amazing things happen to the kids and to all of us when we're all given, you know, an equal opportunity. >> jim sciuto, cnn, washington. >> living the dreams, i love that. >> and a perfect note to end this hour's broadcast. >> yeah, indeed, i'm rosemary

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