citizen peter kassig by isil.e intelligence community is working as quickly as possible to determine the authenticity. if confirmed, we're appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent american aide worker and express our deepest condolences to family and friends and provide more information whether it is available. joe, you covered a number of these. i've covered a number of these over the last several months. we both know this is pretty much the boiler plate response from the national security council staff when something like this happens. but as the hours go on into tomorrow, we should have more of a statement coming out of the white house, i would thishgs one from the president as well. that, of course, takes time to formulate that sort of statement. and whether or not there are contacts with the family and so forth. so all of the detail will come out, i think, over time in the next 24 hours joe and christie. >> jim, we know that isis was part of the discussion of world leaders at the g-20 summit. what did the

peter volunteered with humanitarian workers. they used the media to tell peter's captives about how he helped the syrian people. the video didn't refer to peter as an aid worker. he identified him as a u.s. soldier. this didn't shock syrian opposition activists, some of the people new peter kassig well. those that didn't know of what he did for the revolution, believing it made no difference for i.s.i.l. if a person is a charity worker or not. >> they are doing this to muslims, they kill anyone against them, not just americans. likely they would kill me as well. they are giving a bad image of islam. >> peter kassig was a former soldier. that is not how he would be remembered by family and friend. >> at an early age our son was inspired by his grandfather to do humanitarian work. when he saw the suffering of the people he went to turkey and founded an organization to provide aid and assistance. >> reporter: he was not the first to be murdered. there were four others. unlike in their videos, peter kassig didn't speak. i.s.i.l. sho

citizen peter kassig by isil.gence community is working as quickly as possible to determine its authenticity. if confirmed, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent american aide worker. we express our deepest condolences to family and friends. >>> more breaking news on this tragic beheading coming up on "new day." thank you so much for joining me, i'm zain asher. >>> so glad to have you with us. i'm christi paul. >> and i'm joe johns. it is 6:00. we begin with breaking news. isis claims to have beheaded peter casic. we see the aftermath of the beheading and the victim is clearly, not recognizable. 26-year-old kasic was once a u.s. army ranger and an iraq war veter veteran. in civilian life, he was an aid worker in syria. that's where he was

that is exactly who peter was. he actually, if we know him at all, wouldn't necessarily want the focus to be on him at this stage. he'd want the focus to continue to be on those desperate syrians, those who need so much help and he was a real believer in not giving up, even when things seemed impossible, not giving up, so he would also want us to, at this stage, remember that we, whether it's us as journalists or aide workers or even the global community, that we should not give up on syria, and we should not give up trying to help those syrians and in fact, those around the world who are so desperately in need. >> you know, arwa, i read something that his mother had written at one point saying, she said "like many people, he spent his late teens and early 20s searching for his place in the world." did you get a sense that peter found himself in syria and found his place there? >> reporter: he really did. and that's a lot of why i guess his energy really inspired all of us so much. he was quite younger than a lot o

what you saw firsthand of peter. believe in good in himself and others. what else can you tell us about peter? >> it's not just that part of the statement, pam but also his parents desire alongside the fact that they are going through such inexplicable pain but their desire to draw the attention of pain of others. that's how they brought up peter, the young man that we all knew. he was someone who put others before himself. he's someone who was filled with this profound and almost desperate desire to not just say he wanted to help but go out and do something. i remember being absolutely taken back by this young man who at the time that we met him was just 24 years old, this was in 2012, and he was helping wounded syrians at a hospital in tripoli. but i was taken aback when a few months later when he told me hey remember i wanted to start a none profit, i've done that. he was already running humanitarian aid missions to syrian refugees in turkey and also inside syria and then began running those much needed medical mi

that is how peter will be remembered.umor, laughter, but mostly his drive and compassion, and the way he inspired us all more than he could ever imagine. if you would like to help the syrian refugees log on. here are other top stories we're following for you. two bold terror attacks near the baghdad international airport in iraq. isis is claiming responsibility for one of them. a suicide car bombing. the terror group says the attack was meant for americans leaving the airport and claimed several people were killed and wounded. police have not released any information on the casualties. other explosion hit a u.s. convoy. it's as it was leaving for the green zone. no one was killed or injured. >> the chemical is used to odorize natural gas for safety purposes. neighbors reported smelling the chemical, but the company says it disbursed in the air and it doesn't pose a risk. the cause of the leak is under investigation. new dramatic amateur video, meantime, obtained by a russian tabloid purports to show the immediate aftermat

tonight a conversation with peter yarrow, and noel paul stookey, the two survivors of peter, paul and mary. we talk about their book. we're glad you could join us. a conversation about the life and legacy of peter, paul and mary, coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> ever since the early '60s, peter, paul and mary have been at the crossroads of political action and they have the authors of peter, paul and mary, and it contains many never-before-seen photos. let's take a look at them singing during the civil rights movement, you guessed it, "blowin' in the wind." ♪ is blowin' in the wind ♪ the answer is blowin' in the wind ♪ ♪ the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind ♪ >> i don't care how many times i hear that, how many different ways or versions of it i hear, talking about the trio singing it. it never gets old. it never gets old to my ears. does it get old to you when you're asked to perform it? >> not only does it not get old, just listen to this. we're going to sing a couple lines, and you're going to hea

you knew peter kassig. tell us about him. >> i had the opportunity to meet him in beirut before he went off. this was talk of chemical weapons attack inside syria. a group of foreign journalists we were all in beirut and he was dloes several other foreign correspondents who covered the the region and had a chance to come out with us. we spent the afternoon together in beirut, had lunch and had a chance to get to know each other in a very casual, relaxed setting. he was a very amazing guy. quickly you could feel the warmth he had in his personality and for those of us who had just melt him met him at that point, we were drawn to his charisma, his passion for what he was doing. he was telling us about it. despite the risks and concerns we expressed about what it was like to go back into syria at this time, he was still very much driven way sense of purpose. >> ambassador, this is the third american, sixth video from isis. this is different from the past. the quality is different. they didn't show the act of t

while in lebanon, peter volunteered with humanitarian workers. they used the media to try to tell peter's captives about how he helped the syrian people. it didn't do anything, and the beheading video didn't refer to peter as an aid worker. it identified him as a soldier. some of these people knew kassig well. those that didn't, know of what he did for the revolution. they believe it made no difference for i.s.i.l. if a person is a charity worker or not. >> they are doing this to muslims, killing anyone they feel is against them, not just americans. most likely they'd kill me as well. >> reporter: kassig was a former soldier, that is not how he'll be remembered. >> at early age a son was inspired by his grandfather to do humanitarian work. when he saw the suffering of the people he went to turkey and founded an organization. peter kassig was not the first western captive to be murdered. there were four others before him. unlike in their videos, he didn't speak. i.s.i.l. showed what he believed to be a mass beheading of a dozen soldiers as well. t

peter basically converted to islam.op clerics and even milita militant ideologues have called on the islamic state to spare his life. he has been helping syrians. he helped radical militants who were fighting against the regime. this particular act shows not only the desperation of isis but also their predicament, because now they're facing not only the opposition of the international community, some of the most radical ideologues, including some of their mentors, now view this particular act, killing a converted westerner into islam, the height of not only foolishness but in fact violating very important premises in islamic law and islamic sharia. >> i have to ask you, what should the u.s. do about this? how should they handle this? we know americans do not negotiate with terrorists. but -- is the way they're handling the situation the correct way? is not negotiating with them the best way to go about this, given that so many other european countries do give out ransoms? >> absolutely. you have two different methodolog

beheaded peter kassig. >>> isis had warned, several weeks ago, that peter kassig, would be executed for american military action. >>> since his capture, last october, he had converted to islam, and changed his name. and, the parents pleaded not to harm their son. >>> we implor those who are holding you to show mers six as and let you go. >>> the 26 -year-old had served as a army age jerry, and founded a medical aid organizations. in a letter, peat e peter kassig wrote, if i do go down, i won't go thinking anything, that you and mom love me, more than the moon, and the stars. >>> peter kassig loved here, in beirut, very well like he, and so clearly dedicated to helping others and, they are believing to hold a female worker and so far no threats have been made. >>> a former navy seal who says he killed, bin laden made an appearance for the redskins game. >>> he took part in a pregame ceremony, which saluted the military. and he made headlines, when he said he delivered the fatal shot, to bin laden, and, the former navy seal spoke to them, at a team meeting. >>> as for the game, it was

peter was kidnapped shortly afterwards in october 2013. at some point during his captivity he converted to islam and took on the name abdul rahman. in this letter drafted to his parents during that time he wrote, if i do die, i figure that at least you and i can seek refuge and comfort in knowing that i went out as a result of trying to alleviate suffering and helping those in need. and that is how peter will be remembered, for his humor, laughter, but mostly his drive and compassion and the way he inspired us all more than he could ever imagine. >> there was this impression, this belief that there is no hope, you know. that's when it's more important than ever that we come in against all odds and try to do something. >> thank you for that story so we can get to know more the man peter was. we're going to talk more about peter kassig's extraordinary life right here in our next hour. meantime this. after days of silence, bill cosby's lawyer is respond iing multiple rape allegations against the comedian. this as cosby prepares to take the st

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this is why cia continues to refuse to turn over volume 52 peter kornbluh -- volume 5 to peter kornbluh. there are pages in the same volumes that are sam draft that have been declassified and released. what are they hiding? another historian has attacked five that to diminish volume five in the event it is ever released. contrary to rumors floating that it was a cia think events, i don't think so. 55 realized they knew what was held and he didn't think it was pretty. everyone here let's give peter kornbluh the presence they deserve for working so hard for all of us and send letters asking why they are ignoring request that volume five should not be good classified and released. we do know this is accurate because they sent a letter to jim that says so. with nothing further. peter is going to talk about what happened from the document viewpoint in cuba. [applause] >> i'm delighted to be known as the good nsa as opposed to the bad nsa. we realize the name of our organization when it is reduced to an acronym is confusing. many people here national security archive and believe that we are t

i'm marcus. >> marcus, i'm peter. >> peter? how are you?ice to meet you. >> nice to meet you also. >> warehouse is big. >> yeah. 10,000 square feet, if you include the offices. >> and so what is your role here? >> i'm the vice president. i am in charge of operations, logistics. >> marcus, i'm steve. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you too. >> steven, my brother, the president. >> i'm the boss. >> okay. >> i'm in charge of the company. i run the everyday business. i've designed pretty much everything--science kits, skulls, race cars, race sets. i wear many hats. >> and so when did the company start? >> 1987. my dad, he's the majority owner, was looking for a business to purchase. that was when it was all fossil replicas, so we hadn't gotten into the toy part of it yet. >> all of this stuff. >> both: yes. >> that's where skullduggery comes from. we make saber-toothed tiger skulls, humans, hominids, primates--museum-quality replicas. >> i was wondering where the name came from... >> both: yes. >> 'cause it's not so toy-friendly. >> no. >>

artist peter max has been coloring our world for decades. touching everything you can imagine, from posters to sneakers to would you believe it, cruise ships and pianos. >> we walked by a piano you gave to ringo. >> he asked me to paint a piano. the day i finished painting it by total coincidence, ringo thangd me for what i had -- thanked me and he said peter, can i have a paintbrush? he said to peter, thanks dot dot dot ringo star. >> an ocean liner. >> the biggest ship in the world, couldn't believe it, when i painted this ship when it was this big, a little bit bigger, i painted it and they've loved it. >> you've been the official painter for the olympics. >> ten times at least. >> you have painted for the world series, for the world cup the super bowl, the u.s. open, the indy 500, the kentucky derby, that's just to start. >> and you know every time i did one of those i thought to myself, hmm, maybe i shouldn't do this, i should just paint regular paintings but then they begged me, begged me, well it's a nice thing i got odo all those nic

peter kassig never has a chance to address the camera.l we see is his body and then propaganda speech by the masked militant who has come to be known here in the british press as jihadi john. earlier in the video, he conducts a choreographed mass murder of more than a dozen of syrian soldiers. it is a horrific video. friends and family of peter kassig, known as abdul rahman kassig. they want him to be remembered as the aid worker. take a listen to what his friends and family had to say. >> he risked his life every day to save the lives of people. he didn't have any relation to those people and we will forever be grateful for that. >> he could have stayed here. he chose to go back to help with all of the suffering in syria caused by the civil war. >> reporter: unfortunately, we know what happened sadly and investigators are looking at the video analyzing it for clues as to who jihadi john is and where the killing may have taken place. >> thanks, atika shubert, for us this morning. shocked and sadness. >>> aid agencies say isis has been ste

democrat gary peters of michigan joins us from detroit.irst of all congratulations to both of you on your wins thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> o'donnell: senator tillis, i was there in north carolina with you, you won what was called the most expensive senate race in the country, more than $100 million. what do you think people of your state got for that? >> i think what they got is a chance to see different leadership try to get things done in washington. to get washington functioning again. working across the aisle, getting the economy back on track, worried about our state and security. i think the american people did not give republicans a mandate they gave us a chance to lead, i'm glad to be part of that. >> o'donnell: they didn't give you mandate you've got to show compromise, what issue can you work with democrats on? >> i think there's any number of things. in fact senator peters, he's got a passion around michigan like i have a passion around north carolina, we've seen a lot of manufacturing jobs go overseas. we've seen

peter was kidnapped shortly afterwards in october 2013. at some point during his captivity he converted to islam and took on the name abdul-rahman. in this letter drafted to his parents during that time he wrote, if i do die, i figure that at least you and i can seek refuge and comfort in knowing that i went out as a result of trying to alleviate suffering and helping those in need." and that is how peter will be remembered, for his humor, laughter, but mostly his drive and compassion. and the way he inspired us all more than he could ever imagine. >> there's this impression this, belief that there is no hope, you know, that's when it's more important than ever that we come in against all odds and try to do something. >> well, in this latest video the familiar isis figure is back dressed in all black and speaking what sounds like with an english accent. >> in other ways this video is different from the other ones. atika schubert takes a close look at the discrepancies and what they might mean. >> reporter: well, this video is substantially

that is how peter will be remembered. for his humor, laughter, but mostly his drive and compassion and the way he inspired us all more than he could ever imagine. >> there's this impression, this belief that there is no hope. you know? that's when it's more important than ever that we come in against all odds and try to do something. >> and it is confirmed thatf it will be the fifth western hostage beheaded. log to cnn.com/impact. >> dutch officials start removing debris of malaysian air flight 17, and then we're getting in this new video that shows the aftermath of the crash last july. this is amateur video obtained by a russian tabloid. all 298 people on board were killed when the plane was shot down. cnn's phil black joins us now on the phone. phil, you covered this story as it broke in july. hard to get access to the area with pro-russian separatists controlling the site. why now are we seeing this new video and, again, it is still being disputed exactly who shot down that flight. phil, from sloviansk. >> it is xwreer

peter kassig was in the middle east first as a u.s. soldier, but he returned later as an aid worker. he began delivering food and medical supplies to refugee camps in lebanon. president barack obama called kassig's murder an act of pure evil. his family says he was detained in eastern syria and held hostage for more than a year. he converted to islam while in captivity, going by the name abdul rahman. >> once again a figure dressed all in black and speaking with what sounds like an english accent appears in sunday's video. but this video was longer and even more graphic. it showed the beheadings of other men the militants claim were pilots for the syrian government. unlike previous videos, this one did not include a statement by the victim. peter kassig's parents say they are heartbroken their son lost his life as a result of his love for the syrian people and his desire to ease their suffering. alexander field reports his family and friends remember a brave young man who just wanted to help. >> reporter: paula and ed kassig asking for

and that is how peter will be remembered.is humor, laughter, but mostly his drive and compassion. and the way he inspired us all, more than he could ever imagine. >> there's this impression, this belief that there's no hope. you know. that's when it's most important than ever that we come in against all odds and try to do something. >> and knowing peter the way we all do, he wouldn't want, despite everything that has befallen him, for the focus to be on himself. he would want us to continue to focus and not give up on the syrian people, whether it's us as journalists, us as aid workers, or us as members of the global community. he would want everyone to do whatever it was within their power to help ease the suffering of the syrian people. >>> there's no doubt in my mind that -- it's not even murderers. because animals don't behave like this. to get into a synagogue with a butcher knife and to slaughter innocent people while they pray. >> and as you see there from jerusalem's mayor, tensions are high in jerusalem this hour. af

peter max.this is his poster from 1967, the summer of love. it catapulted him to fame and made him a lasting symbol of the era. >> this is a sketchy made. after a year of doing things and being with the swami the idea of love was the big idea, love people love animals, love the planet, love the people you don't even like and one day i decided to do l-o-v-e and draw my little love lady here. it became a very famou fame fams poster. >> every person had a peter max poster in their bedroom. >> those days they sold for two or $3 apiece. everybody owned a poster and i became so powerfully famous that anywhere i would go people would point to you. peter max. i didn't know how to say yes all the time. >> graphic artist peter max has been coloring our world for decades. his cost minimum designs have touched to everything you could imagine, would you believe cruise ships to pianos. >> we walked by a piano that you gave to ringo. >> ringo came to me a few years ago ago and he asked me to paint a piano. and

>> peter was a man that set out to make a difference.e came to the region to try to do everything he possibly could to help those he found it needs because of the conflict in syria. he first came here in the summer of 20 torrent walls -- the summer of 2012. that's when i met him. it was clear how driven he was to really try to make a difference personally and to do everything he could possibly do to help people. on the ground, face-to-face, and in places where they were not getting aid otherwise. and perhaps in some ways in a very small personal sense, but to help people where others could not. i first met him in 2012. he worked in refugee camps, at a hospital in the north into italy. he was treating -- in tripoli. he was treating people who were hurt in the syrian conflict. he did an emergency medical technicians course. and together with those experiences, he set up his own organization which did two things. first of all, he delivered medical training to people and places -- in places where there was no medical provision. and he would

i am ali velshi speaking to musician and human rights activist peter gabe bre yell? >> i thought i misread that. you are creating music with apes. >> yeah. well, i mean i played -- i had a year when i was working with sue savage-rumbeau with these extraordinary bonobo apes and i went down there four times. sometimes with musicians and, and we tried different things but in the end, we got a bonobois on the keyboard, two of the apes and i would be playing in the next door room. they could see me and they would just experiment with different notes according to what i was playing, and most people, you know, i mean i think some people have seen stuff on the movies and they expect had he them to play beetoven but what you see is an extraordinary intelligence questioning each note, finding harmonnies, octaves, repeating certain notes and for any musician, they get blown away because there is something happening which you get in a jam where things begin to work, and it was 100% evidence from the -- of the intelligence of other beings, and i think we have maintained extremely

the terrorist releasing new video showing the beheading of american aid worker peter kassig. we are breaking down the clues we are learning this morning. >>> president obama back at home ready to make big reforms to the immigration system. reforms that could allow millions of people here illegally to stay. republicans aren't backing down. how they plan to stop the president ahead. >>> deadly storms barrelling across the country bringing snow, ice and record-breaking cold temperatures. guess what? it's not over yet. the northeast bracing for impact. indra petersons is tracking what you need to know. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. it is monday, november 17th. 5:00 a.m. the family of an american aid worker peter kassig coping with his death at the hands of isis terrorists. the islamic militant group showed the video of kassig's body after the beheading. president obama called it a quote, act of pure evil. kassig's parents release a statement saying they are heartbroken. joining us now from london with more is cnn's atika shubert. atika, the spokesm

peter's and paul's church in north beach. and we are going to really miss him, but he was extremely fond of the waterfront, particularly of the port and its maritime history and its maritime future. so, as i talked to a number of different people, everyone has to remember what a gentleman he was in his tennis playing years he was pretty aggressive. but other than that, he was really sweet and gentle and just a great person to have around the waterfront and we will miss him. so, on behalf of sal, over and out would be his saying. if i may, would love to ask you to adjourn in his honor today. and that concludes my report. >> any public comment on the executive director's report? seeing none, public comment is closed. okay. >> item 9b, port commissioner's report. >> thank you. i have a couple items i'd like to mention. first as has been alluded to, proposition f passed this past election which go to the port project with respect to pier 70. so, we're thrilled that we'll be seeing that project move forward. it has often been poin

peter, i think it was the best special we've ever had. good to see you, my friend. >> thank you, sean. >> i didn't know you were that tall. what'd your dad feed you? >> something. it was my mom. >> when we were left we were inside the compound, you'd landed, you just went in, you were on the first floor. >> yeah, on the first floor i was looking down the hallway. there were two other s.e.a.l.s. working the closed door. they finally got it open and we formed a line sort of going up the stairs. and i was in the back of the line. >> how many guys? >> seven or eight guys in front of me. and the guy in front on the way up -- the cia analyst told us that in between the first and second floor you're going to run into kalid bin laden. if you do, you know the boss is upstairs, his dad is upstairs. that's his last line of defense. so walking up the stairs kind of went up and came back and there was a small banister in between the guy in front and kahlid. so two guys that were both armed that were, you know, gunfight basically separated by ten inche

. ~ main features as peter indicated, the ships are huge. they usually carry up to 3,000 passengers. and having that capacity is really, really helpful to allow cruise ships to come to san francisco. as peter indicated, this shipyard will be facing two challenges. one is the one that what mentioned regarding [speaker not understood]. and the other is the aging of the drydock. in looking at this lease and renewing it, we do take although factors in consideration in terms of the detail lease term that i will be going to in a minute. here is a picture of the drydock number 2 which is [speaker not understood] capacity. this is the ship repair, another ship mentioned on drydock number 2. in starting to look at this lease, because current lease, bae currently has a lease with us that will be expiring in 2017 and it is mainly the port. [speaker not understood] in ~ 1994 [speaker not understood]. they want to include term in existing lease to be carried forward in the new lease. likewise the port. the current lease has a base rent, there is a percen

peter kassig converted to islam in captivity taking the name abdul rahman kassig. >> peter's life is evidence that he has been right all along. one person makes a difference. our hearts are battered, but they will mend. the world is broken, but it will be healed in the end. >>> protesters in ferguson, missouri are angry at governor jay nixon for declaring a state of emergency before the grand jury has announced if it will indict officer wilson for shooting the unarmed teenager. the governor is doing this as a precaution. cnn's sara sidner is in ferguson. >> reporter: a lot of folks talking about what has happened over the past 24 hours. governor nixon declaring a state of emergency and then saying he has activated the national guard in preparation for the grand jury deciding whether or not to indict officer wilson. propere protesters are upset with governor nixon because they say it is painting them and violent. many show up and are not violent, but very, very loud. they do a lot of chants and they come at police with very strong words. for the most part, they have been peaceful. thi

citizen peter kassig by isil. the intelligence community is working as quickly as possible to determine the authenticity. if confirmed, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent american aid worker, and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends. we will provide more information when it it is available. i can tell you president obama is wear of the news reports. he's traveling back from australia where he was meeting with world leaders at the g-20 summit. one of the issues on the agenda there, of course, was trying to determine how to stop the cash flow to isil. just one of the many tools that the u.s. is pursuing with world leaders in an effort to stop the tragic news we're now reporting. of course, the reports of the beheading of peter kassig. >> all right, thank you, kimberly. >>> at least five people have been killed in a series of blasts across baghdad and seven others wounded. the first blast happened near a police station west of the iraqi capital. there was a roadside bombing an

hostage peter kassig at the hands of isis extremists. president obama released a statement a short tame ago saying in part today we offer our primaries and condolences to the parents and family of be a daal-rahman kassig known as peter. we cannot imagine their anguish. abdul-rahman was taken by a terrorist group the world rightly associates with inhumanity. isis release add new video that reportedly shows kassig's beheading. it shows the aftermath of the victim. kassig was serving as a medical worker in syria when he was captured more than a year ago. the former u.s. army ranger and iraq war veteran converted to islam during his captivity taking the name abdul rahman kassig. kassig's parents now have the news that they certainly didn't want to hear. cnn's alexander field joining me now. alexandra, are they issuing any new statements? >> reporter: we are being told to expect another statement that should be forthcoming at some point this evening. they did put out a statement earlier today expressing the importance, they said, to wait. the

. >> this is peter kassig, a u.s. citizen of your country. >> reporter: but there are strong differences between this video and those depicting the killings of james foley and steven sotloff, alan henning and david haines. >> they unfortunately show the head of the victim but he doesn't give a speech. they don't show his execution and they don't let you know that there's another hostage to be murdered. >> reporter: but a u.s. intelligence official tells cnn they believe isis does have additional hostages. so why is this video different? one analyst says the depictions of kassig suggest this video might have been hastily put together. >> things, chances are, went wrong with this execution. maybe the victim couldn't give a good speech, therefore they couldn't use it. maybe they accidentally killed him and they didn't want to show it. the victim could have resisted and they might have murdered him then. >> reporter: the video has a horrific feature, isis shows the man intelligence sources believe is jihadi john and other

soldier peter kassig served in iraq in 2007. he returned to the middle east as an aid worker in syria where isis captured him. >> there's this impression, this belief that there is no hope. that's when it's more important than ever that we come in against all odds and try to do something. >> reporter: kassig is the fifth western hostage to be killed by isis but after four very similar videos, the latest is noticeably different. the speaker gives away his location, in dabiq. his last moments before the execution are not shown. still in this 16-minute video, the slaughter of a dozen men described as syrian military pilots is gruesome and dramatized. unmasked isis fighters grab for their knives as they lead the soldiers to their deaths. >> what we say to you, obama -- >> reporter: speaking in english and cloaked in black, the man who seems to be the same killer as in the previous videos has a message for president obama, taunting him to send u.s. ground troops. >> your forces will return greater in number than they were before. you

su ultima victima es peter con el soldado estadounidense que fuera de servicio realizaba labores humanitariasn siria. con las protestas de la desapariciÓn de los de estudiantes normalistas reciben al presidente peÑa nieto. primeros deportes del gobierno indican que el alto oficial estarÍa en poder de las farc. informes de la oms alertas sobre el alto Índice de alcoholismo entre los jÓvenes de amÉrica latina. ♪ ♪ >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana con fÉlix y aranza. ♪ ♪ >> buenas noches y bienvenidos al noticiero univisiÓn. hoy el mundo se vuelve a, cenar con el asesinato de un rehÉn mÁs. estadounidense dejÓ las armas y de soldado se convirtiÓ en ayuda. >> este es peter edwards casey un ciudadano de estados unidos. >> son las palabras de la voz en inglÉs con acento britÁnico que cada vez es mÁs familiar. el militante del estado islÁmico anunciando la ejecuciÓn de otro estadounidense. de acuerdo con este video verificado por gobernar estados unidos peter es el quinto occidental asesinado por isis y el tercero estadounidense. su muerte era anunciada. en el Último video del grupo en

>> it's a very good question, peter.have the largest republican majority they've ever had since the 1920s. so does that translate into more fervent conservative opposition to john boehner? it very well could. with such a large majority, maybe he's able to neutralize some of them by some of the more pragmatic issues. what we'll learn from today's leadership elections, albeit a secret ballot, if there were any points contrary to boehner. what's interesting, in january, there has been a movement by some of the more conservative members to not allow john boehner to be elected as speaker on the first ballot. that would be something that would be deeply embarrassing. it hasn't happened in many, many, many years in the house of representatives. so if they want to make a real protest, look for it in january. we'll start to be able to read the tea leaves today on that front. >> a lot of tea leaf reading today. luke russert, nice to see you, appreciate your time, thank you. >> thanks, peter. >>> wasting no time pushing for answers

peter doocy getting exclusive details from the former navy seal robert o'neill.l on firing the shots that killed the world's most wanted man. >> and standing on two feet in front of me with his hands on his wife's shoulders behind her was the face that i'd seen a thousand times, ubl. very quickly when i recognized him and justin pop, pop, pop. [gunfire] >> did you shoot osama bin laden? >> in the face, three times. >> did he stagger at all? >> he just fell by the left side of the bed. >> how long from the second you saw him until he was laying dead at your feet? >> it was less than a second. probably half a second. just walked in, saw him, shot him. he was a threat. he had to be wearing a suicide vest as a threat. i'm within my rules of engagement, he's not surrendering. >> and how much time was there between shots? >> i would guess, again, you know, the two shots are going to be just quick, and then the third shot is however long it takes a person to fall on the floor. so i was standing above him when he took his last breath, and i heard it audibly. >> did osama

claims to have beheaded american hostage peter kassig. a former army ranger, who was captured while helping syrian refugees. >> shows 13 beheadings, and peter kassig, who they say was beheaded, came to iraq to kill muslims. he had converted to islam during his captivity. this i say is a very brutal video. butter this is the type of video i.s.i.l. wants out there. the message they are sending supposedly to the americans is one that you can't bomb us wit without impunity. this isn't just about western hostages. i.s.i.l. have killed at least 17 iraqis, alise 17 journalists, journalists in both iraq and syria whose whereabouts we just don't know but i.s.i.l. say they are holding a number of iraqi journalists, as well as aid workers as well as beheading soldiers from iraq and syria so this is a tactic they do use. the west often concentrates on the name they understand but cuts across iraq and syria. >> imran khan from syria. morphone is from washington, d.c. with more. >> good evening to you tom. waiting in agony for peter kassig's family in

america's top general says, as peter baker noted. here is the president hours ago in australia at a news conference before heading home. >> there are always circumstances in which the united states might need to deploy u.s. ground troops. if we discovered that isil had gotten possession of a nuclear weapon, and we had to run an operation to get it out of their hands, then yes, you can anticipate that not only would chairman dempsey recommend me sending u.s. ground troops to get that weapon out of their hands but i would order it. >> molly ball, the president talking about the specter of isis possibly getting a numbering clear weapon is one thing. i also take that as a public rebuttal of the general who says we might need ground troops to help iraqis up along the border, not a nuclear weapon confrontation. why do we have the public tension? >> they worry about mission creep, you have a military whose job it is to fight wars and so that's always what they're going to want to do and in any situation where they're being hemmed in as they

peter, i think it was the best special we've ever had. good to see you, my friend. >> thank you, sean. >> i didn't know you were that tall. what'd your dad feed you? >> something. it was my mom. >> when we were left we were inside the compound, you'd landed, you just went in, you were on the first floor. >> yeah, on the first floor i was looking down the hallway. there were two other s.e.a.l.s. working the closed door. they finally got it open and we formed a line sort of going up the stairs. and i was in the back of the line. >> how many guys? >> seven or eight guys in front of me. and the guy in front on the way up -- the cia analyst told us that in between the first and second floor you're going to run into kalid bin laden. if you do, you know the boss is upstairs, his dad is upstairs. that's his last line of defense. so walking up the stairs kind of went up and came back and there was a small banister in between the guy in front and kahlid. so two guys that were both armed that were, you know, gunfight basically separated by ten inche

tierian is at least probably a foot shorter than peter. but nonetheless, peter is tirian. when we -- when david bany. and danwise went around here peter dinklidge was the only name considered for terian. >> time magazine wleet distinguishes martin and marks him as a major -- what makes him as a major force for he of lucien in fantasy is his refusal to embration the vision was world as a struggle between good and evil. do you agree? >> i think the struggle between good and evil is central to fantasy and indeed in some ways central to most fiction. it's certainly a worthy subject for fiction. where i think i differ is i regard the struggle between good and evil as being waged within the individual human heart. it's not waged as favent see would have it like the dark lord gathers the evil people together and puts them in black clothing and you know they are evil because they are really ugly and all of the good people are handsome and they wear white and meet on a big battlefield. in the real world, they are not that complex. very few people get up in the morning and say, oh,