and the beheading, of course, of the american journalist james foley.ll come back to that, actually. we're going to pakistan now to where the country's leaders, though, are meeting with tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside, demanding the government resign. it follows the march on the parliament building where protesters stormed past barricades. despite mounting pressure on nawaz sharif, he's refusing to stand-down. >> reporter: armed with wire cutters and backed by cranes, the protesters moved shipping containers blocking their path. riot police and soldiers simply watching on, under instructions to avoid violence against the protesters breaching the barricades to islamabad's red zone. the area houses state buildings, foreign embassies and pakistan's seat of government. leading the tens of thousands of protesters, the former opposition party leader imran khan. both called for president nawaz sharif to step down over allegations of fraud in last year's election. mr. sharif's party won by a landslide, his government has accused the protesters

you recall that daniel pearl was beheaded by his al-qaeda kidnappers in pakistan. his cantors released a videotape of his execution. in may 2004, nick berg was beheaded in iraq by an islamic extremist that posted the video on line. and a extremist group in saudi arabia bewoulded paul m. johnson junior. and a britter solder was murdered in the streets of london by two islamic fanatics as he left his barracks. >> and former attorney generally sullivan won the alaska gop primary. he will take on mark begich in november. here's the latest with this. >> dan? >> hey, molly. this is a big victory for the republican establishment that got behind dan sullivan and figured he was the best chance of flipping the all important u.s. september seat. karl rove and his pack threw a million dollars over the race and attacking begich and this is sullivan's first run for officers and he was tested. joe miller had a strong second place finish. and getting miller's enthusiastic supporters will be key for sullivan. he will have to tie begich to president obama who is unpopular in alaska.

to stop the strikes and a grisly beheading with a knife. officials do believe it is the real thing and will be studying it hard to determine the authenticity and where the individuals could be. as for the reaction to iraq, witwhere talk to those driven fm their homes by bloodthirsty isis terrorists and call them monsters. they went on to say while the beheading is terrible, it is not unusual for isis. one said many family members of his were killed and others showed me images of beheadings on his cell phone that he had gotten online. for folks on the front line, they told me today they hope the u.s. is not heed the call from the video and stop the bombings, the brutality of the video is all the more reason for the united states to hang in. the bad guys, the militants, the terrorists 30 miles down the road. back to you. molly: thank you. jon: the gruesome beheading video also showed the image of another missing american journalist, isis is threatening kidnapped near the syrian turkish border, they say he could be the next captive killed if a

he was beheaded by isis terrorists for air strikes in iraq. the 40-year-old correspondent from new hampshire had traveled the world fearlessly for global post and other agencies, covering some of the world's most dangerous places and bloody conflicts. his father said jim wouldn't have considered himself a hero. instead, he dedicated his life to documenting the lives of people he felt were. >> he was always a listener. and just couldn't -- couldn't detach from other people's lives. he was part of their life. when you told him your story, he was there. he was there for you, with you. >> he was driven by -- as john said, the people's deep desire for freedom and suffering. the suffering of the children, so many, i mean, you know, just so sad. >> the man who killed foley had a british accent. prime minister david cameron cut short his vacation to launch an investigation. >> we know far too many citizens have traveled to iraq and traveled to syria to take part in extremism and violence,and what we must do is redouble all our efforts to stop people f

then he is beheaded with a knife. they will analyze the voice as well as the gee something. >> if i behind him. he was kidnapped in syria but there is no word on whether the beheading was conducted in syria for iraq. bill: you have spoke can to iraqis in that town town. what is their reaction? >> reporter: the reaction has been strong and firsthand. we spoke to yazidi re fe yazidi. they called them nothing short of monsters. they say while beheadings are terrible, they are not unusual. one showed me two images of beheading on his cell phone, his mobile phone. the kurdish soldiers told me they hope the u.s. doesn't stop bombing. they also say the brutality of this video is all the more reason for the u.s. to hang in., the terrorists just 30 miles down the road from where we are standing right now. heather: we are learning more about the former teacher turned the journalist who lost his life at the hands of isis. 40-year-old james foe hi was a freelance journalist missing in syria since november 2012. he was kidnapped t

aftermath of isis releasing a video showing beheading of james foley. he was kidnapped in 2012 covering the conflict in syria. here is the still i am taken from the video, showing the 40-year-old moments before he was killed. the video ends with a threat, that another journalist in captivity, steven sotloff, could be killed next. isis is!ing all of this is to avenge us air strikes in iraq as questions grow about how the white house is going to deal with the escalating crisis. you know, a lot of military analysts, pete, today, lawmakers, are saying this needs to be a wake-up call to dismantle this organization. >> this is the face of pure evil. that video is the manifestation of pure evil. it isn't a wake-up call to those of us following the movement, reading intelligence, watching what is happening. isis is a growing terrorist, not just group, army that seeks to expand that orbit and project to europe and the united states. the threat is to us. the question will the president wake up? will this be a wake-up call to him and his advisors yet to take this

you say they're beheading children? >> they systematically beheading children, mothers and fathers. the world hasn't seen an evil like this for generations. there's actually a park in mosul that actually beheaded children and put their heads on the stick and they have them in the park. this is crimes against humanity. >> beheading children. how can isis be defeated when their members have no limits. let me bring in kimberly dozier. let me began on that man's final thought. i sat here watching that saying to you, how do you behead a child? it speaks to the brutality of their organization, and they're getting young people involved in their group. >> they're creating child soldiers. they had a powerful documentary, two out of six parts of which have been exhibited thus far. showing a great amount of access to isis' control of the easternmost province in syria. they were interviewing children an chatting brainwashed soldiers. there was an isis member from belgium who spoke to his young child what do you want to be when you grow up? either a jihadist or suicide bomber. he replied jihadis

so, yes, maybe the beheading will force his hand.pled with general derptsy, secretary hagel saying. >> all right. hold on. we're two more hostages being held by isis that are threatened with beheadings. they said that the president's actions will affect whether or not those men are executed. >> um-huh. >> we have continued the bombing. what happens if they are executed, ed henry. >> it will be more are tragedies. no one wants to see that happen. but you can't have u.s. policy dictated by individual beheadings we have got to change our policy. >> so it doesn't matter? >> it matters. >> it matters what? >> you can't build your policy. >> no i understand it that but it's going to build the pressure as you are describing into public pressure or is it internally in terms what the general -- >> -- pressured to do what? raise a good question. not just to deal with beheadings tragic as they're. isis cut off their threat. deal with them once and for all. you put your finger on it when you said contain. the president said you have got to stop

they will speak for the first time since jaim foley was beheaded. this also comes at least two other american journalists, their lives continue o hang in the balance. as the u.s. hits back with more aerial attacks, they are opening a criminal investigation into foley's death. the attorney general says they will find those who are responsible. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live for us at the pentagon. what more do we know now about the failed rescue operation? >> gretchen, u.s. military sources tell me the special operations team that attempted the rescue were on the ground longer than they expected when they got to the first compound, the hostages weren't there. there was evidence they had been there just days before. they extracted information at the first compound and decided to go to a second location where they got into a fire fight. one u.s. aviator was injured. the intelligence came from interviews with two spanish and four french hostages released this spring. they described where the american hostages were being held in

an american brutally beheaded by terrorists. what does the administration do? open a criminal investigation. >> today after pearl harbor we are going to track down the pilots who bombed us. >> he told the world michael brown was running away from officer darren wilson when he was shot. why the credibility of that key witness is now in question. >> mitt romney and hillary clinton agreeing on something? why he says the former secretary of state is right. "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ >> busy on the streets of new york city this morning at 5:00 a.m. out here on the ooets coast. a live look at time's square. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this friday morning. i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. what a week we have had as a country. thanks so much for starting your day off with us. an international manhunt is on for the british jihadist who beheaded james foley. >> he warns the global threat of isis is greater than we ever imaged. >> we are joined by molly men berg. >> the justice department will be pursuing, quote,úáv vig lousily

journalist james foley beheaded by a terror group that the president earlier this year dismissed as junior varsity. in fact, the murder of foley is just the latest act in a campaign of terror by this group, isis. a group that top intel officials have been warning about for months. president obama turned down recent requests from the iraqis to hit these terrorists with air strikes. and now he is taking questions about whether we face this new terror threat because we chose not to leave any residual troops in iraq. >> do you have any second thoughts about pulling all ground troops out of iraq? and does it give you pause as a u.s. doing the same thing in afghanistan? >> you know what i just find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps oncoming up as if this was my decision. >> so removing all those troops was not mr. obama's decision. he said that in june as well. but it is not what he said when he was seeking re-election back in 2012. watch. >> with regards to iraq, you and i agreed, i believe, that there should have been a status of forces agreement. >> that's not true. >> oh, y

isis beheads an american journalist. the heart broken remaining hostages. >> believe very strongly in what they are doing. they, you know, they knew jim was innocent. >> they're very he ruthless. they knew jim was a symbol. >> the goodness of america. the best of america. >> they realized that he would be a person of concern anything bad happening to him would hurt. >> they knew it would hurt. >> these guys know by the media control, that the media response that you have mounted that that in fact was the case. we have had people from australia call and the whole business. he felt committed to the people who were trying to become free? yeah. and he had witnessed so much suffering. i mean, because he was there very early. i mean, jim was there the entire year of 2012. he went in before many reporters were, since he was freelance, he could choose to do what he right after christmas he prepared to go in syria. he would come out for a respite in turkey and go back. he was driven by as john says the people deep desire for free

they say beheading is terrible but it's not unusual for isis. one said many family members were killed and another showed me images of other isis beheadings on a cell phone. as for folks on the front line, the kurdish peshmerga fighters say they hope the united states does not stop bombing. that's been the demand on that video. that it is key to their success against isis and they also say that the brutality on that video is the more reason for the united states to hang in. no doubt they were watching president obama and no doubt they were pleased with at least his stern words. they're looking for that support in their ongoing fight. it's just the beginning here. back to you, gretchen. >> thank you so much. for analysis now and more on the president's actions, time to bring in bret baier, anchor of "special report." great to see you. what did you make of the president coming briefly off his vacation to address the nation and to basically say back to the terrorists, you know, we'll get justice. >> it was a powerful statement. it was one that the

the hunt is on for the man that beheaded james foley. we'll be asking what drives young foreign men to travel to the middle east and fight for the islamic state and what can be done about it. >>> ambush in gaza. at least six palestinians are killed in air strikes including commanders. >>> what lessons can be learned from police forces in other parts of the country? >> 25 years ago we would not have had this conversation. there would have been an enormous amount of -- >> aaron is here. real problems for a major u.s. brand in russia. >> doesn't get much bigger than this brand. it's under scrutiny closing four stores? moscow and inspecting others around the country. we're going to ask is this just tit for tat sanctions between russia and the west. >>> it's midday london, 7:00 a.m. washington, 2:00 p.m. mosul dam northern iraq where united states has continued air strikes a day after islamic state released a horrific video showing the killing of journalist james foley. security forces confirmed to bbc the family of james foley received an an

>> i think t gruesome beheading was a wake-up call.group has been doing that all throughout the region. it has been atrociouros. but i do think it has gotten people's attention. whether the president is dragging his feet -- if there is one thing we learn from iraq, it is that you have to take a longerm approach or you are going to be back. now is the time. senses -- senense is that intensifying our efforts wit the moderate opposition isyria is something that is long ovoverdue. we have been halfhearted for too long. iraq, weme time, in have opportunities to intensify our working relationship with a in the north as well as iraqi security forceces throughout the country, and mang efforts to divide sunni militants from isis. i think we want to be careful about overemotional rising or overreacting to the fully exution. execution. it is a barbaric act, but should not be driving our policy. >>>> we see increased public support for american airtrik in iraq. i think americans want leadership. theyey want the u.s. to be a leading voice in the in

he was beheaded i isis militants, and execution that was broadcast in online video.t now comes out u.s. forces tried unsuccessfully to free fully and a number of other captives being held in iraq and syria this summer. more on that and the many tributes that have been coming in. >> the beheading of james foley has caused widespread horror. held with foley and others for seven months in syria. >> the syrians are determined to remain optimistic. >> the united states says the rescue mission to save foley failed. it is the first time the u.s. revealed its troops have been in operation against isis on the ground. and isis death that on a journalist, barack obama set up the united defense against islamic extremism. >> there has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so it does not spread. there has to be a clear rejection of these kinds of nihilistic ideologies. one thing we can all agree on is has no placeisil in the 21st century. >> u.k. prime minister, david ruling out a ground operation, said the u.k. will respond. >> it is time for what britain always shows in t

he watched james foley beheaded in this video.nd they said you're next if america doesn't stop air strikes. america has air strikes in iraq today. what will happen here? >> i feel terrible for him. he's in an impossible situation. and i think it's a very grim plight for him. i think, you know, you have to continue these air strikes. the u.s. government can't let a terrorist organization decide its foreign policy. but you know, i'm lucky to have survived. i was in the same situation. i feel horrific for him, but it is a very grim situation for him. >> your op-ed today was how the united states failed james foley. do you feel differently now that you're hearing that the united states risked dozens of special forces' lives to try to rescue him. >> i wrote it before i heard about the raid. the real tenor of the piece how the united states and europe failed jime failed jim foley. this inconsistent approach, this lack of a strategy isn't working. kidnapping is spreading. the united states needs to talk about this. the europeans need to

they have been killing christians, beheading them, beheading children. so if that is a fear for us we are going to lose this. potentially isis is an ex sen shall threat to the united states if we let it go unchecked. >> not a jv team, right? >> not a jv team. >> yeah, these are killers 80,000 isis members at this point. it is staggering the numbers are just growing. what do you know about this group and what do you think is going to happen next? >> they are a radical islamist group, they are ruthless, they are growing, they are taking people from the street because they are paying them well and they are being successful. it remind me of the days in the early 1933, specifically, when hitler was a very small group of brown shirts. then all of a sudden unchecked they grew to the menace that became world war ii. we have to goÑi after them aggressively, use ground forces over indigenous ground forces, iraqi ground forces not our ground forces. >> general. we have to leave it there. great information. hopefully the president is listening to you. >> thanks, ain

kidnapped and beheaded by terrorists overseas. they say they are going to do it again unless the president meets their demands. >> and ferguson simmering overnight. a grand jury now taking steps to go after officer darren wilson before all of the evidence is even gathered. >> gone in 60 seconds. forget the report card, the vehicles thieves are really going after. the most stolen car in america ee vealed. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning to you. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this wednesday morning. i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. a gruesome beheading of american journalist james foley in a shocking and disturbing video. >> now they are threatening the life of another american reporter. more on james foley. >> leland? >> james foley worked as a freelance journalist reporting for a company called global post. he disappeared while working in the northern part of that embattled company november 129. this is a still frame of the gruesome video. they believe the tape to be authentic. in

he's the man who was beheaded in this video.t. he worked in conflict zones all across the middle east, including syria and iraq and he was actually taken hostage in libya for over a month, i do believe. after he was released back in 2011, wound up appearing on the bill o'reilly show in 2011 and here he is. it's almost prophetic where he's talking about when he was kidnapped at that point by the libyans. >> gadhafi's guys come and they take you captive. >> that's exactly what happened. >> they put you in the truck and where do they take you? >> to a safe house, basically a house they occupy, tied us up and told us look, you're going to go to trip apply. when we were initially captured, struck several times with the butt of an ak 47, punched. very young soldier, very aggressive. once we were actually captured, the tension calmed way down. >> so did they interrogate you? >> they interrogated me for six hours initially and that was kind of felt like a mind game. one guy would be playing kind of good cop. one guy would come in yellin

aying they are beheading children? >> they are systematically beheading children.t seen an evil like this for generations. there is actup&ly a park in muslim that actually beheaded children and put their heads on a stick and they have them in the park. this is crimes against humanity. >> beheading children. had this is isis. michael weise, columnist at foreign policy and lebanon. paul, you've written extensively about potential reat thatation. let me bring up the london accent of that masked isis terrorist who speaks in the video. we know that quite a few europeans who fought with isis have gone back to europe.3 could this be a signal for them to start carrying out attacks, either, you know, in europe or the u.s.? >> the worry is, brooke, it could be. there are a significant number of europeans in this group. up to 1,000 in this group. and that gives the opportunity to train them and to get them to return to europe and even on to the united states. to launch attacks. there is also concern, because there are hundreds of people who fought with groups like isis in sy

after this russian beheading war is declared on the u.s.ill all sit by and see what the president decides to do. >> we're waiting. exactly 13 minutes after the top of the hour on this very busy monday morning. coming up, authorities closing in on james foley's murderer reportedly. this british rapper turned terrorists. jihadi johnny. we dig into his past. even his father's tie to al qaeda. >> coming up, a man takes a leisurely stroll on top of the brooklyn bridge. now he's in trouble. the bigger question is how did he gets up there? i'm randy and i quit smoking with chantix. as a police officer, i've helped many people in the last 23 years. but i needed help in quitting smoking. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and

. >> and he also doesn't leave just before talking to the family of a beheaded journalist. that is certainly on his side. the point is that the optics here are just abysmal. i think it was 10 years ago that last month that then candidate obama gave a speech at the dnc pushing for candidate kerry to be president that made him a national political figure. the reason that speech was so effective because it was so emotionally resonate. it's amazing the change just in terms of emotional intelligence or at least emotional intuitiveness that we have seen in the last 10 years. really astonishing. >> how does the white house spin this as a good time. >> they talk about it as the president needing to -- first of all, that he is on the job all the time. that his work comes with him. not like is he in nantucket not working. he has his advisors with him in vineyard. mistaking the two vacations. is he working while he is on vacation the idea that the president's job is so stressful the idea of having to deal with the families of someone who just had been murdered and all the violence tha

the terrorist who beheaded american james foley. foley is seen next to the man dressed in black speaking what appears to be an english accent. then a surprising development just days after foley's death another american held by terrorists peter curtis goes free. tonight curtis's relatives relieved and grateful saying that after nearly two years he seems to be in good health. payton walsh is out front in london with more. >> reporter: after a week of horror finally good news. an american held hostage in syria by rebels for nearly two years is free. 45-year-old peter theo curtis, froe freelance author and journalist. hay his family thanking the governments of u.s. and qatar. while the u.s. denies any involvement and details of his release are unclear. he was handed over to peacekeepers and then released to u.s. government officiales. >> my name is peter theo curtis -- >> these videos show him in his last few months of be a tist. remember a rebel points a gun at his head while curtis speaks rapidly if there duress. he was caught? 2012

and the murder of an american journalist james foley, beheaded in retribution, we were told, by the u.s. bombing of is forces in iraq. the video shocked anyone that has seen it, raising questions in news rooms, editorials, on how to report the facts without becoming propaganda tools. there was outrage request a selective field to it. is killed hundreds along the way and documented mass executions with video posted online. there has been an frt to stop the spread of the james foley video. the authorities in the u.k. said watching the video amounts to a crime, let alone distributing it, despite the fact that other videos are similar that are there to be seen. look at this story, it's hard not to see the double standard. our starting point this week is syria. put yourself in the editor's chair. the video is online. it's as disturbing a work of propaganda that you see. what do you do? how do you ut cut the story? >> there is a journalistic value to acknowledging the existence of the video and explaining to the audience what i.s.i.s. and other terrorist organizations hope to do with the vide

the man who did the beheading spoke in perfect english in a british accent.is not someone from iraq or syria. >> what does that tell you? >> somebody who has come to iraq and get trained and take part a in the jihad and be part of this and spread the radical view . view point. he has a passport and he is seeking a desire to strike america. we have to take it serious. >> and it is not somebody we may not identify without the garb on. >> covered head to toe. >> he is coming over and speaking in a british accent. the threat was pointed out that a lot of these guys have western passports. >> that's right. that's why it is not contained and we are in a global world. they are instantly able to communicate. we have to take this as a threat that could come to our shores quickly. to london and to the united states. if you give them that power, upwards of 80,000 fighters, that should be chilling to all of us. >> thank you. >> we are watching ferguson. the clashes are beginning as they have repeatedly every night. this is an important story too. i don't mean to diminish

if they are a serious threat our own intelligence didn't pick up until we saw the beheadings and tenssands of christians and yazidis moved to the mountains in curdis stan. >> it is important to talk about isis and not using sports metaphors, they are a threat. look, they are a threat directly. if they want to recruit people and make a splash. they might smuggle the explosive in the united states. they are destabilizing jordan and right next to the state of israel. we have a significant problem. but the reason we need to be careful how we talk about. if we think they are the nazis Áre us to spend trillions was dollars and risk tens of thousands of young men and women. we'll find ourselves in a world of like afghanistan and iraq and a lot of money spent and a lot of young men and women dead because we misunderstood the threat. with isis go after them the way we are right now. look, when they put six trucks in open desert in syria and iraq take them out. but not scaring the americans and say they will be driving through cleveland in 25 years. >> it is a tumor that is small now and grew i

beheaded on camera.rning to the united states promising more death to americans. we are live in iraq with the very latest. >>> welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. it's 30 minutes past the hour. let's start with tense protests but virtually no violence overnight in ferguson, missouri. after ten days of unrest, protesters remained mostly peaceful last night. but this small town, it's still seething over the shooting death of unarmed michael brown. attorney general eric holder looking into the death of miking brown. as local prosecutors prepare to present evidence to a grand jury. we want to bring in stephanie elam, live from ferguson. stephanie, from your position on the ground, what was different last night? was it different that police did not fire tear gas last night? >> reporter: not firing tear gas say good place to start, christine, that made a big difference for people. even when the someone was still up, you could see a difference in tone and how police were engaging with the peopl

the gruesome video of the beheading of american journalist james foley.his was published tuesday on retaliation, supposedly, for the airstrikes in northern iraq. it has been met with deep outrage and widespread shock online. many have taken to social networks to condemn what they described as a barbaric and grotesque act. they are urging others not to watch or share the video and have mounted a twitter campaign in a bid to stop the spread of the the footage. web users have been paying tribute to james foley, sharing photos of him at work, honoring his contribution, hailing his bravery and sense of duty. state militants have been issuing threats on twitter over the past month, saying there will be further acts of vengeance if the u.s. continues its airstrike campaign. dailying to the new york news, twitter is trying to silence this type of propaganda and has deleted isis-linked accounts. a crowd from the campaign has raised over $75,000 to help pay for meals for the children of , missouri. students going back to school thursday. public schools have been cl

isis militants behead a u.s. journalist and warn that another may soon die. the terrorists released a gruesome video that appears to show the beheading of james foley. we're only showing you these still images. we're not going to run the video. isis says the killing is payback for u.s. air strikes on isis fighters in iraq. he was abducted some two years ago while he was reporting from northern syria. he was one of dozens of journalists kidnapped and missing still in syria. the other captured american whose life is now on the line is believed to be freelance journalist stephen sotloff. he appeared at the end of that video that showed foley's death. sotloff was kidnapped at the syria iraq border last summer. joining me now to discuss this is atikashubert. in this video, the isis militant speaks with a british accent. i'm curious, since you are there in london, what are you hearing from british authorities? >> reporter: well it's come as a huge shock here to hear that british accent on that video and government officials are obviously very concerned. they are an

officials have confirmed that the video released by isis is in fact authentic and shows the beheading of american journalist james foley. former vice president of the united states dick cheney will explain right here on "hannity" also live coverage on the ground in ferguson, missouri, where police are bracing for yet another potential night of violent protests surrounding the death of michael brown. we're going to bring you the scenes from the streets all throughout the hour. but first, america and the entire world is in shock tonight after u.s. intelligence officials did confirm that isis beheaded american photo journalist james foley and taped the entire thing for the world to see. now, regrettably, we will warn the savage terrorists told us they were coming. they told us they would drown us all in blood. they told us they would raise their flag at our white house. and today the threat has now become a reality. one american is now dead. now earlier the parents of that innocent victim they spoke to reporters about their late son. let's take a look. >> barely recognize our little boy.

. >>> and we turn to a gruesome video posted online of isis fighters beheading an american journalist as a warning to get out of iraq. >> this shows james foley kneeling next to a man in black, saying that his real killer is america. >> now foley is then heard saying he wished he could see his family once again, just before he was beheaded. >> our reporter joins us now from baghdad with details. i spoke with you around this time yesterday. and you said we would expect isis potentially to continue its campaign of terror, maybe retaliate in a grew some way for the loss of the mosul dam, and now this beheading. >> reporter: well, errol, up until last night, no one knew your james foley was. they knew that he was being held by isis. he disappeared in november of 2012, in northwestern syria, coming out of an internet cafe, and he was believed to have been moved around between various groups. at that point, isis did not really exist in syria, like it does today. and being moved around. and as you mentioned, that really horrific video of seeing his message that we presume that he was forced

will be relentless in its pursuit of the terrorists who beheaded an american journalist.. i'm chris wallace in washington. bret baier is on assignment. there is global reaction tonight to the beheading of that american journalist, james foley, by isis terrorists, supposedly in retaliation for u.s. air strikes in iraq. first, his parents. they spoke today of the contrast between their son and his killers. >> they're very ruthless. they knew jimmy was a

but does it tell you how to behead someone? who does that? >> yes, it does tell you how to behead someone. the koran is very clear. and when we see converts converting to islam, they are usually more devout that muslims born into the islamic faith. and when they start really immersing themselves in the koran and start tweeting koran 8:12 about striking terror in the hearts of the disbelievers, strike their heads because they disobeyed allah. they take verses like that and execute them. and that's why they are the most radicalized in the jihadist world. >> but these guys held foley for two years. isis held him for two years. why now? why two years? can you fathom what's going on? >> well, terrorists have figured out how to raise a lot of money, a ton of money. kidnapping is the high estrogen ray tor for terrorist organizations worldwide. and when isis held foley, they were hoping and they were kidnapping americans hoping to raise a lot of money because it surpasses bank robbery. it surpasses fundraising from private donors. and it surpasses al

searching for a killer, shocking new clues this morning, word of a second terrorist in the james foley beheading video. we'll break down the tape straight ahead. >>> and the whopper goes north, burger king announcing it's merging with tim horton's. this morning, new calls for a boycott and claims of tax dodging. let's talk, live in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening . >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. the white house takes major steps to new military action against the terrorists. u.s. officials tell cnn at any time reconnaissance flights could launch over syria, that could set up air strikes against the group that has vowed to kill americans at home and abroad. isis has already made good on the threat and underscored its reputation for savagery with the beheading of captured american journalist james foley. there are new questions about the tape including the possibility of a second terrorist in that video. we're going to get to that in a few minutes but first the potential of air strikes and the concerns already welling up on capitol hill. >> i t

he was beheaded by isis militants. the gentleman on the far right, american steven sotloff, is still being held by that same terrorist group. so robert young peltin, let me bring you in, journalist, documentary film maker and author of "the world's most dangerous places" welcome back to the show. >> thanks, brooke. >> i want to get into your own personal ordeal being held hostage in colombia, south america. first, let me ask this. for these journalists going into incredibly dangerous places such as iraq, syria, afghanistan, what is the number one risk? >> well, in syria, it's obviously being kidnapped much there was a large group of journalists who all stayed in the same hotels, fired the same fixers and about the same time that al-nusra and isis came into being, there was a lot of interest in fining out if there were foreign fighters against them so there is a lot of paranoia on the fighter side and a huge rush of novice and freelance journalist so it led to a number of kidnappings over 2012 and 2013. >> but to me it

. >>> massacres, beheading, torture. the u.s. warns it is becoming commonplace in syria. >> i ask you to please, please, release my child. >> the mother of a hostage held by isis militant groups begs the group to show mercy. >> drop it! >> and under fire. we'll take to you a school where american police officers get training on life and death decisions. >>> welcome back. i'm isa suarez. >> and i'm errol barnett. >> we begin this hour with a graphic and disturbing report from united nations. it says public executions, beheadings and torture are becoming commonplace in parts of syria controlled by islamic extremists. >> isis is not the only group involved. our report, we want to warn you, contains some very graphic images. >> reporter: civilians caught in the crossfire. u.n. investgators say both insurgents and militants are creating atrocities in fights against each each other. the report says public executions, beheadings, torture and mock executions have become a regular fixture. and that the jihadist group is even forcing child

a horrific online video shows beheading of

let's talk about the video that shows the beheading of nick foley. you've probably seen.what struck you the most about it? >> we tend to lump all bad guys and terrorists together, and i think what's significant about this video is it really shows some of the ideological differences between the islamic state and al-qaeda. here we have the islamic state releasing this video, probably authentic. the head of the islamic state is a bad guy, he doesn't care. he abu bakr al-baghdadi doesn't care about the community. it shows how potent this threat is and how serious we need to take the islamic state. >> aljazeera has been reporting numbers from the syrian observatory of human rights and other sources that there are 50,000 fighters for isis in syria and 30,000 now in iraq. has this group basically become a magnet for jihadist, foreign or otherwise? >> i think it has. what's troubling is we're seeing a lot of traditionallal side affiliates pledging allegiance to the islamic state, the al-qaeda of the peninsula, boko haram, other jihadist groups are switching sides. this is really

you and i were chatting that iraqis have been beheaded but this seems more personal.not that human lives have different value but this is one of our own. this is someone from our own village, from new hampshire. this affects people in the situation and in oval office the way it affects you and me. so they, this is high emotional impact. i remember what it was like when we saw the daniel pearl had been killed. >> and nick berg as well. l is a time in this country where this was happening and it changed the, it changed public opinion. to some extent about what we're doing over there because it was so gruesome, and beyond the capability of the average person to grasp. to understand the barbarism. despite what we've heard about this group is doing. what should the mission be in the face of this evil? >> prevent genocide, and protect consulate, of course. it's what we've seen with this video is the character of the islamic state. not if you want that to continue to exist, thrive, and grow, and be able to threaten other americans? other westerners? other moderates throughou

the group's beheading of a u.s.ournalist has been condemned by leaders in washington and europe. >> hundreds at tend the funerals in gaza for the victims of israeli air strikes after the collapse of the cease.

a state in which its own citizens would suffer unimaginable brutality, including barbaric beheadings of those that refuse to convert to their warped version of islam, enslavement, raping of women, and widespread slaughter of muslims by fellow muslims and of course exporting of terrorism abroad. >> the u.k. is so concerned about the isis threat they're talking about creating new laws to take away passports. carl pin hall is live in london and attended that conference. also, security national analyst julian kie a.m. carl, to you first, david cameron said there is no specific threat to the united kingdom. how did he come to this conclusion and explain to members of the media the raising of the terror level today? >> reporter: brooke, a lot of tough talk by prime minister david cameron, this in effect raising the threat level to the highest level in three years now, but as you say, driving this is what he sees as the threat from british jihadis returning from syria or iraq. british intelligence estimates there are around 500 britains fighting in syria or iraq with isis or other groups. s

and an american beheaded by isis on videotape. terrorists tonight vowing to kill more americans, a special report "outfront." let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight the breaking news. crowds in ferguson growing at this our. you're looking at live pictures of protesters marching in the streets. police and the national guard are getting ready for another very violent night. this comes after another police shooting in missouri today, this one in st. louis just miles away from ferguson. crowds are gathering where a white officer shot and killed a young black man who police say came at the officer with a knife. state troopers, the national guard are gathering as we speak after tear gas, molotov cocktail and shots dominated the darkness last night. four officers were injured. two protesters shot, although not by cops. at least 74 people were arrested. protesters tonight also demanding the prosecuting attorney overseeing the investigation recuse himself. they claim that he's biased based on the

journalist was brutally beheaded by a judge hottest who appears to be a briton we look into the p.r. campaign by the islamic state group that is prompting some e.u. citizens to join the militants. in broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is our two international. another round of artillery strikes on the city of done yet killed two people as ukraine marked independence day on sunday earlier an eleven year old girl and her parents were killed while running into a bomb shelter on saturday night some residents say there were times when shelling went on for more than twenty four hours with barely any breaks is trying to take over done yet sk which is a key anti-government stronghold all asleep is in the city for us this is how independence day is being marked here in didn't it's massive shelling particularly in the eastern part of the city as you can see there's something like thirteen fires that have broken out in the city just of a have a some smoke warehouse has been hit nine we walk in here you can actually s

journalist was brutally beheaded by a judge hottest who appears to be a brit you look into the p.r. campaign by the islamic state group it is prompting some citizens to join in the militants. casting live direct from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is r t international. another round of artillery strikes on the city of done yet killed two people as ukraine marked independence day on sunday earlier an eleven year old girl and her parents were killed while running to a bomb shelter on saturday night some residents say there were times when shelling went on for twenty four hours with barely any breaks kier this trying to take over done yet which is a key anti-government stronghold is in the city. this is how independence day is being marked here in didn't it's massive shelling particularly in the eastern part of the city as you can see something like thirteen fires that have broken out in the city just of a heavy some smoke warehouse has been hit knife we walk in here you can actually see that was part of the market i think has been d