since my son of murdered. they're out there, evil to we figure out how to keep them from our children. it's up to you to teach them to be street smart and follow your gut. saudi arabia's new king calls for unity as he quickly assumes the throne. we take a closer look at the many challenges he will face this hour. . also ahead here, the fate of two japanese men kidnapped by isis unknown this hour as a deadline for their execution passes. and later, it is the u.s. football controversy that just won't go away. the national football league speaking out about deflate-gate. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. many stories ahead this hour. we're glad you're with us. i'm natalie allen. saudi arabia's new king promises to stay the course on his first full day in power.

the king ascended to the saudi throne friday as his family laid to rest his half-brother king abdullah. abdullah died at the age of 90 after a battle with pneumonia. his half-brother of appointed crown prince and heir to the throne. in his first televised address as king, he called for unity among followers of islam. there are, though a number of person challenges facing the new king. for more on that let's bring in our reporter from aman jordan. certainly one of those challenges could be stability in the region after so many years since the arab spring has not brought that. hello. >> reporter: hello, natalie. from the moment that the announcement of the king taking over from his first televised

speech sick decrows in the first -- six decrews in the first hours showing that the country is stable. in the history of modern saudi arabia the kimberly king domestic has never had a monarch who's taken over and inherited a kingdom with so much regional turbulence going on. if you look at the challenges ahead for the king it's a long list whether it is within the country's own borders trying to make sure that the country remain stable. the economic challenges ahead with the current oil prices and trying to maintain the high production of oil and also the pushes from within the kingdom from outside, more reforms. whether it is giving women more rights. king abdullah of known as a cautious reformer. he tried to make change when it came to women's rights. but also critics say that it was not enough. there will be more pressure on

the new king to do more to provide more reforms. this is of course very difficult with hardliners within the kingdom pushing back against this. of course the regional troubles here as we were discussing. if you look at saudi's borders, yemen and what is going on there. first of all the concerns in saudi arabia seeing a shia movement. the houthis taking over. the the saudi government collapsing there. there's concern about this unrest in yemen really giving al qaeda there in the arabian peninsula more room aqap a threat to the royal family and kingdom. also the expansion of isis also to the north.

that is a major concern for the kingdom that has been at the forefront of this international fight against isis as we saw them taking part inment the u.s.-led coalition. one of the first to do this. it is no secret that radical groups like isis want to the downfall of the saudi royal family. yesterday some of these extremist groups followers and supporters taking on social media, celebrating the death of king abdullah and hope to bring down what they describe as another tyrant. challenges ahead, and there's the issue of relations with iran. >> yes, much on the new king's plate as saudi arabia is conservative and as it is and restrictions is surrounded by uncertainty. thank you. the isis deadline for japan

to pi a ransom for two hostages has apparently expired. there's no word on their fate. tuesday the terror group told japan it had 72 thundershowers pay $2 -- 72 hours to pay $200 million or the men would be killed. will ripley from tokyo live with the latest. i know you talked with some of the family members. this just must be -- there are no words for the agony that they are likely going through. >> reporter: just devastating. it really was racetracking ing-- of striking to see the mother of one of the hostage stan before consumers and plead to isis to spare her son's lead and plead to the japanese government to help bring him home. but according to officials here in tokyo, they have not been able still, even though they've been trying since tuesday, to establish a direct line of communication with the terror group. that means sill no answers about

the safety of these two innocent men who appeared in an awful terror video. just hours before the deadline a mother making an epotential plea for her son -- emotional plea for her son's life. >> translator: i will like to say to all members of the islamic state, kengi is not a member of the islamic state. i ask for his release. >> reporter: she noted her surprise that his son left his wife and then two week old child to search for his friend in syria. >> translator: my son left his very very young baby to go and help the family my son. he had to do everything in his power to help and rescue his friend. >> reporter: the freelance journalist who frequently respected from war zones and his

friend. his friend had attempted suicide and lost his wife to consider and his business to sbrupsbrups. he believed he was the reincarnation of a chinese princess who spied on the japanese in world war ii. he wrote, "i look normal outside, but inside i'm menially ill." his travels to syria appeared to be an attempt to rebuild his life. the two met last summer, trying to learn how to survive in combat. he portrayed himself as a soldier of fortune and the head of a private security company that reuters said existed only on line. now these two unlikely friends are in the hand of isis with the very real fear that like five western hostages before them they will soon meet the same horrific end. an apparent spokesperson for isis e-mailing with the japanese television network has been saying for more than 24 hours

now that a statement on the hostages will come at any time. natalie, as you can imagine, at least when there was the three-day time period there was some sort of deadline for the family to look to. now it's even more of an anxious time because there's been radio silence from this terror group. and news good or bad could literally come at any moment. again, as you said earlier, there are just no words. >> right. and from the picture that -- the picture that the world knows unfortunately with the orange suits and the killer there in black, it seems to be the same person appearing again and again in these pictures just before these executions take place. is that right? >> reporter: jihadi john who has been seen in five isis videos since august. executing five innocent people. nobody has survived in these

videos where they appear in an orange jumpsuits wielding a knife. there are two names that everybody hopes won't be added to the list. they are bracing for the worst possible news. >> kwhwhen there is news we'll talk with you again. thank you. a colorado woman was sentenced to four years in prison friday after admitting she tried to become an isis bride. shannon connelly told the court she was not a danger to anyone and was misled by isis. she was arrested at denver's airport last year after telling investigators she was fleeing to turkey to marry an isis member. prosecutors say they hope the sentence sends a clear message to any american who may seek to join the terror group. indonesian divers have started an elaborate operation to try to raise the fuselage of the airasia flight from the java

sea. they're using balloons to try to float the wreckage to the surface but are not having much success so far. the plane, as you recall crashed into the sea december 28th on the flight from surabaya indonesia, to singapore. 162 people on board. many of those still not recovered. coming next, with the government in crumbles and rebels controlling the streets, who's actually in charge in yemen? we'll look at who could rise to power. also ahead here on the same day the u.n. raises its death toll for violence in eastern ukraine, the leader of a pro-russian rebel group says he's not ready for peace talks. when you ache and haven't slept...

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welcome back. hugy rebels tighten -- houthi rebels tightened their grip this week leading the president and officials to resign. leaves no one in charge of the government and as cnn's nick paton walsh reports, it's unclear what role these rebels want for themselves. >> reporter: launching into the unknown here. as each day passes it is not clear who is in charge of the country. greater chaos grows. with that less of a chance of a simple political solution imminent. the problem being now, intermittent reports around the country of different parts that the previous government thinking about seceding. they're immediately denied.

the houthis perhaps undermined blind sided by president's decision to leave his job after his prime minister and cabinet resigned hours earlier. he had perhaps little choice. i think one foreign minister referred to that sort of decision as naming and shaming the process that the houthis have dragged the yemeni government through. the dominance on the streets men they could have engineered a dmeel which they would use dominance as lerchlg to let themselves rewrite the constitution and put key officials in ministries. hardy power follows he stayed part of the process. clearly he didn't top do so. the question what process exists. there would be a meeting of parliament in the days ahead, technically under the constitution some analysts say the speaker of parliament is the acting president. but if the houthis have experience with that process going forward or have different plans. some talking about whether the

president's resignation is valid. the fear being the longer this standoff or vacuum continues, the harder it will be to piece the various pars of the administration and government and yemen back together again. one outstanding question -- where does the former regime of president salman fit into this. some suggest perhaps he may offer himself as a solution and arbiter to try to keep the country together. the houthis, though confident at this stage. they have seen a substantial change in yemen's politics through use of force on the streets in their favor. it's going to be hard to see how a political solution offers itself up easily in the days ahead. nick paton walsh, cnn, beirut. the leader of a pro russian rebel group flatly rejected peaks with ukraine because he believes his troops are on the offensive. the statement from the people's republic of donific came friday as -- donetsk came friday as he

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a measles outbreak linked to disneyland in california is spreading to other u.s. states. so far there are 78 confirmed cases, 8 of them are in -- 68 of them are in california. 48 have been linked to the amusement park. nine cases have been reported in six other states and mexico. a california health official recomercedez-benz children under 1 -- recommends children under 12 months old and anyone who's never had a measles vaccination stay away from disneyland. contagious diseases like the measles spread in large part due to children that have never been vaccinated. many u.s. parents still refuse to immunize their children because they fear there's a link to autism. despite scientific evidence showing otherwise.

elizabeth cohen takes a closer look at the movement against vaccines. parents need to know what is being injected into their chile. >> reporter: call it the jenny effect. >> without a doubt in my mind i believe vaccinations triggered evan's autism. >> reporter: almost a decade ago, actress jenny mccarthy became the spokeswoman for the anti-vaccination movement. a movement that's only grown stronger. finding support among liberal, well-educated communities despite science showing over and over there's no link between autism and vaccines. in california for example, a study this week shows low rates of vaccination in san francisco and marin county both wealthy areas. in southern california affluent areas in los angeles have had immunization rates that rival south sudan's. >> when parents choose not to vaccinate, other parents around them may have similar ideas.

so what you get are pockets groups of people who think the same. you now have a cluster of children susceptible. all kind of living and playing together going to similar houses of worship and the like. in the bad germ gets into the group, you'll have an epa. >> reporter: why don't parents believe scientists? some are convinced the government is working with the pharmaceutical industry and just want to sell vaccines. >> i am more willing to take the chance of her getting one of these, you know rare viruses or diseases than give her side effects of the vaccines which a lot of times is autism. >> i do not see that there is ever an acceptable time to inject a known toxin, heavy metal into the body of a six pound and up child in order to help save their life through a vaccine. no poison is safe.

no poison can be given to a child, and it's okay. >> reporter: the supposed link between autism and vaccines was championed by british scientist andrew wakefield. his paper was discredited and redacted from the british medical journal in 2011. >> the study is not -- the findings have been replicated in five countries around the world. >> that's not true. you've been offered the chance to replicate your study and have never taken anybody up on. that you had plenty of opportunity -- >> excuse me i am telling you that this work has been replicated in five countries around the world. >> reporter: that was not true but even so many parents still believe wakefield was right. still believe the government is lying to americans and still refuse to vaccinate their children no matter what. elizabeth cohen, cnn reporting. well airline travelers all over the world could soon lose a familiar sight. we've all flipped through. we're talking with the "skymall"

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of gulf of mexico moisture. you saw that on the radar just a few minutes ago. but this low, as it traverses region created some impressive rainfall totals from new orleans right through the florida panhandle. we're talking about 80 millimeters, roughly three inch for our domestic viewers. and there's more to come as the storm treks along the northeast. pulling in a lot of cold air, as well which is great for this scene coming out of vermont. take a look at this. if you're a fan of disney's "frozen," listen up. this is an acre-sized all-ice castle. this is just -- has just opened in stratton vermont. the castle is constructed by a utah-based company. they've been creating these things since 2009. the structures start small, then they use a sprinkler system to let them grow and form the arches and tunnels and the caverns. then they place these l.e.d. lights to just illuminate the walkways creating this

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welcome back. i'm natalie allen at cnn center. here's an update on the top stories we're following this hour. saudi arabia's new ruler, king salman salman, is pledging to stay the course after the death of king abdullah. the late ruler was buried friday in riyadh. some observers say the new 79-year-old king salman faces serious health problems of his own. a ransom deadline by isis for two japanese hostages has passed and there's no word on their fate. muslims in japan prayed for the hostages on friday hoping for their safe release. on tuesday, isis gave japan 72 hours to pay $200 million or it will execute the men. a colorado woman was

sentenced to four years in prison friday after admitting she tried to become an isis bride. shannon conley of arrested after she told investigators she was going to turkey to marry an isis member and defend muslims. the 19-year-old told the court she never meant to hurt anyone. india notion authorities say divers are -- indonesian authorities are saying divers are having trouble raising parts of the airasia flight from the bottom of the java sea. it crashed with 162 people on board. many of the victims expected there still and the fuselage. grocery storehead to the polls to choose -- greeks head to the polls to choose a new parliament. it's expected to have a win for the far left party which has promised to get rid of austerity completely and make force to eliminate much of the country's

debt. it's already got the market on edge. i'm joined by cnn's etha suarez from athens. many greek people are desperate and looking for a way out. we'll see what happens in this election. >> reporter: good morning. for many people here this is a day of reflection. they'll be going to the polls in less than 24 hours. they're weighing their options, like i said. it has been a very difficult time for many greeks despite the fact that they've already received 240 billion pounds or so in terms of bailout. according to the latest polls, surisa is winning. the polls put the new face of surisa with a % lead over new democracy for the government of the prime minister.

and i really wanted to get a sense of what the new brand leader for the new left is all about and what he's promising. let me give you a taste of what he's told the people here. these are his false promises -- he wants to raise the minimum wage. it currently is 750 euros, he wants to raise it. he wants to reduce taxes. taxes have been heavily increased because of the chrysler i. heness to raise -- crisis. he wants to raise taxes for big companies. he wants to get rid of what he calls a silent humanitarian crisis. so many people living at the poverty line. more importantly, this is what many people holing on to his every word. he wants to renegotiate the terms of the bailout. he wants, in fact an end to austerity completely. something berlin and brussels are not keen about.

i wanted to get a sense of who the people was that were backing him. i went to the last rally that he held in athens to get a sense of his message and indeed those voting for him. take a look. united by anger and austerity, thousands turned out to support the man they believe would change the face of greece forever. [ applause ] >> reporter: the leader that led the syriza party is the man of the moment. the crowds here love him and his pledge to end austerity. >> translator: on sunday it won't be the lenners and their repives in greece -- lenders and their representatives in greece talking. the greek people will speak and give a clear response -- no more bailouts no more submission, no more blackmailing. >> reporter: his rhetoric and promises resonate with many across greece. in particular the 28% unemployed

and the thousands whose wages and pensions have been drastically cut. "people went bankrupt since we entered the bailout. poverty is visible across society, and i believe that hope is coming with the program." despite the fervor on the streets, little is being said about policy and how it may be implemented. a question i put to syriza's finance man -- if the e.u. says there is no carrot just stick, you're saying there's enough money in the greek budget to supply their needs is, that correct? >> yes, that's absolutely correct. [ inaudible ] remove the burden of the greek economy and at the same time allow greece to get back to worker. >> reporter: work is exactly what young people are in

desperate need of. about half saying they have no jobs. the climate of fear and unsooner uncertainty driving many to gamble on syriza. >> they face unpaid work unpaid labor for the vast majority of the young people. their only choice is to go up road or change the whole situation. >> reporter: a victory hoped to boost other popular parties across europe. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the movement from italy to spain. all hammering on the doors to power. for these anti-austerity parties, syriza's success is a sign that the old political order can be shaken up. a belief so real that leaders came to athens in a show of mutual support. >> we need political pears that defend the people. and i -- parties that dechd the

people. and i think this is an example of that. >> reporter: words of encouragement that is hoped to resonate right across greece and will translate into change and hard votes come sunday. natalie, people are hanging on to his every word. his promises of hope hope is coming. people here the many i've spoken to basically telling me they are worn out. they're tired of the relentless cuts and tax raises. to give you a better sense of what they're going through, since that bailout, what they have received in terms of the money they've received from the ecb, imf, european commission. they have received 252 billion euros in terms of money coming in bailouts. only 10% has found its way into public spending. so what they're basically saying it's not reaching us. the economy isn't growing,

although it is reducing slightly. the unemployment numbers are up 27%. gdp has shrunk in the last five years, and then you have three million people living in or below the poverty line. so when they're saying is austerity perhaps with the big plan isn't working. it's not trickling down to people on the street who are struggling to fine a job and to put -- to find a job and to put food on the table. that's those are issues that matter. it will be about the economy but is a social election. people voting who feel they can bring change to greece. >> the things you talk about certainly we've seen many stories in the past few years of the people's desperation to try to find work. they simply can't. one can understand this populace movement. you'll be covering it for us. thank you very much. israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahu and u.s. president barack obama don't exactly have a warm relationship. after the prime minister's upcoming trip to the u.s. relations between the two could get even more frosty. cnn global affairs reports why. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu will address congress march 3rd two weeks before the israeli election causing new fractures in an already brittle relationship. the white house is furious with the israeli leader for accepting house speaker john boehner's invitation. aides say last week president obama in an angry phone call warned netanyahu not to interfere in his battle with congress over iran's sanctions. they say netanyahu secretly plotted to do the opposite arranging behind the president's back to deliver a speech critical of his policy. >> certainly if we had the opportunity weigh in on the schedule a little bit more, we will welcome that opportunity and probably make a variety of

changes. >> reporter: the latest confrontation in a series of growing tensions between the two allies. last march in a testy oval office meeting, netanyahu rebuffed obama's attempts to accept a peace deal with palestinians. in october, the white house denied the defense minister high-level meetings after his criticism criticism. john kerry's peace efforts. frustrations reached new heights after a top white house official used an expletive to describe netanyahu saying in an interview with "atlantic" magazine he had, "no guts to make peace with the palestinians." u.s. officials say secretary kerry, who in the last month made more than 50 phone calls to allies on behalf of israel to stop action in the u.n. security council and international criminal court, is running out of patience. >> if the administration wants to get anywhere on the israeli/palestinian issue, on dealing with iran o stabilizing the region, they're going to have to find a way to manage

their relationship with israel. >> reporter: u.s. officials insist washington's for israel's security will remain despite political tensions. the timing couldn't be worse as the middle east teeters on the brink. u.s. officials accuse prime minister netanyahu of using his visit to washington and his address to congress as a campaign stop in advance of the march elections. but they warn that backfire if israelis about to go to the polls see their leader doing so much damage to a relationship that is so critical. cnn, jerusalem. just ahead here on cnn, more voices are asking whether "charlie hebdo" took its satire too far. we'll take a closer look at the future of the paris magazine targeted by terrorists.

ahnn unmarked grave is the final resting place for gunman amedy coulibaly. respect say he's been buried in the muslim second of the cemetery near the french capital. his family wanted his remains taken back to his native mali but the country reportedly refused to accept him. coulibaly was one of three jihadist gunmen who raged attack in paris this month. police say he kill a police officer and went on to murder four people in a koeshsher

supermarket. the satirical magazine targeted in the attacks is looking at its future. some wonder if it possibly goes too far. cnn's jim bittermann brings us the story from paris. >> reporter: millions turned out earlier this month in support of freedom of expression and again the terrorist attack on the magazine which always tested its limits. [ chanting ] . >> reporter: few challenged the sweep of emotion. groou gradually a nuanced view is taking hold. the founder argued that the editor who was killed in the attack had gone too far. "i really hold this against you, charb," he wrote. after a firebombing in 2011 it was evidence the threat was real. yet "charlie hebdo" continued to take risks some called pointless. >> translator: i believe from a moral point of view it is not

good to gratuitously go on attack. you drift in a useless direction. >> reporter: a public opinion survey taken after the murders of "charlie hebdo's" editors and cartoonists indicates four out of ten french would agree, believing it's better to be prudent than publish the kind of caricatures that they did. the now editor of the magazine who was wounded in the attack and travels with three bodyguards says "charlie hebdo" will continue being provocative. but asked with another edition with a caricature of muhammad he responded this way -- >> translator: muhammad is not our obsession. we have other topics of interest. it is more committed to the principles of secularism. we are not obsessed with mum or islam. our vision is broader than that actually. maybe one day we'll see if it is justified. we will not do it gratuitously. >> reporter: long before the attack at "charlie hebdo," comedian patrick timsit began planning his paris review call

"you can't laugh at everything." a send-up of political correctness and sensible. the advertising for the show is a caricature of the comedian dancing with a bomb. a drawing ordered changed by the advertising company. apparently in france these days you indeed can't laugh at everything. jim bittermann, cnn, paris. in havana cuba officials wrapped up the first round of talks about re-establishing ties with the united states. the head of the u.s. delegation assistant secretary of state roberta jacobson spoke with the media in havana. she said that while the talks were cordial and respectful they're just the first step in overcoming decades of diplomatic estrangement. she also said the talks addressed areas of deep disagreement including concerns over human rights and freedom of expression. the nfl finally makes an announcement in the scandal known as deflate-gate. we're talking footballs here

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coming up this monday. you know what i really like about this one? you don't need one of those fanny telescopes -- fancy telescopes expensive ones. you can kmouds if the skies play along and check it out with your binoculars. >> i never see things you people tell me. >> you got to trust. >> i don't know where to look. >> look for the cancer constellation in the sky. >> okay. >> that is where you'll fine this monday. and that -- you'll find this monday. that is worldwide, by the way. 2004 bl86. i wish we had a better name for it. regardless, it's something you can go and join in on with the entire family. check it out. we are going to see this fly-by on monday. and this is fairly significant because this asteroid is roughly a half a kilometer wide. so this is giving a unique viewing opportunity for us here on earth. that is we can get outside and see it with just a strong pair of binoculars or back yard telescope. the asteroid which will fly by

earth at the closest point, which will be 1.2 million kill orms away that's roughly three times as far away from the moon as to the earth. so interesting thing to note there. by the way, this is called a near earth object. all asteroids are considered that. i want to show something that our friends at nasa are proposing for this year in 2014. this is some of the visuals from nasa. they have budgeted a plan to robotically capture these near-earth asteroids that we're talking about. redirect them safely into a stable lunar orbit. this will allow the astronauts to capture these asteroids and start to explore them. we'll start to see these things become a common thing here in the news and weather department. very cool contraption. natalie? >> i think so. all right. thanks derek.

the derek van dam asteroid from here on out. >> the dvd asteroid. >> thanks. well the nfl confirms for the first time the new england patriots did use underinflated footballs in their playoff game against the indianapolis colts. say it ain't so. it is a significant development in the scandal that's come to be known as deflate-gate. here's cnn's sports rachel nichols. >> reporter: after days of headlines and controversy over deflate-gate, the nfl finally broke its silence releasing a statement confirming the new england patriots were in fact using underin-inflated footballs in the first half of the win over the indianapolis colts. officials inspected the footballs prior to the game and found them to be within the rules now. now the question books -- how did the air escape those footballs and who, if anyone is responsible. the nfl says it's been

investigating that since sunday speaking with more than 40 people both in and out of the patriots' organization. on thursday quarterback tom brady said he had not yet spoken to investigators. both he and head coach bill belichick insisted they had nothing to do with the under-inflated footballs. >> i didn't alter the ball in any way. to tell you that my entire coaching career i have never talked to any player staff member about football air pressure. >> i have no knowledge of anything. i have no knowledge of any wrongdoing. >> reporter: but several former players have expressed skepticism. >> those balls were deflated. somebody had to do it. and i don't believe there's an equipment manager in the nfl that would, on his own initiative deflate a ball without the starting quarterback's approval. i just -- i just didn't believe what tom brady had to say. >> it's obviously that tom brady had something to do with this

or the balls -- for the balls to have been deflated, that doesn't happen unless the quarterback wants that to happen. i can assure you of that. >> reporter: brady has defenders including staunch support in the locker room. >> tom is a big boy. he knows how to handle all situations. he'll handle this with class like he always do. for him to be attacked the way he did, trust me we've been attacked plenty of times here as an organization and a team. so it's not our first rodeo. >> reporter: patriots' owner robert kraft is pledging complete transparency and cooperation with investigators which thursday ted wells, the -- which include ted wells, the high-profile attorney who wrote about the miami scandal. it took three months. wells' inclusion could signal this too, will be a prolonged affair upon that's key since being able to say there's an ongoing investigation will allow the patriots and commissioner

goodell to sidestep questions in the lead up to the super bowl. that doesn't mean the questions won't keep coming. this whole controversy has cast a dark cloud over next sunday's super bowl. two hollywood stars hope to lighten things up with an epic twitter bet. here it is. chris evans of cap "captain america" fame and chris pratt from "guardians of the galaxy" have agreed to dress up in superhero costumes if they lose and for a good cause. if the patriots lose evans, a diehard pats fan, will don his "captain america" shield and visit a children's hospital. if the seahawks lose pratt will reprise his role as star lord from "guardians" and visit a boston pediatric center. we'll see how that turns out. we'll have our eyes on deflate-gate. that's it for this hour. thank you very much for watching cnn. up next, it's my colleague, max foster, in london with the top stories. [ male announcer ] stop! living with hair loss, that is. losing your hair

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saudi arabia's new king pledges continuity but the fractured politics of the region could make for a challenging road ahead. no word on these two hostages whose fate lies in the hands of isis. we'll get a live report from japan with the latest on their situation. don't place all your eggs in one basket. that saying perhaps more relevant to one town's u.s. economy. can this oil boomtown outlive the global downturn in prices? and a lot of air time for some footballs that supposedly didn't have enough air in them. a look at the funniest side of