and these are basically raids for captives. they are going to attack their neighbors near and far in order to weaken their enemies and strengthen their own numbers. the iroquois have been taking a hit from warfare, from disease. there are also cultural reasons. which i mean by that, when it comes to kinship? why else are their motivations for war, especially when you put it within the context of plan or -- of clan or kinship? any ideas? yes? >> to have power over the other tribes maybe? set bow in the land, the number of people in a clan brought them power. what else? >> they held grudges over different attacks and violence -- >> good. it the law of revenge or condolences. but kin people had an obligation to alleviate their deceased kin in terms of going out and getting new captives, bringing them into the family, or ritually torturing. it is not all about captivity. this is a very violent, very deadly type of warfare here. we look at this image here -- i do not have all the back story of this image -- you see two iroquois warr

it is not all about captivity. this is very violent warfare here. -- iok at this image here do not have all the back story of this image -- uc two iroquois warriors on the right. ?hat can you pull out of this what do you notice that is worth mentioning? richie? the man in the middle -- the man in the back is controlling them with a weapon. >> very good. i thought they were scalps, but maybe they are heads. you see the gun. very important. if you look at the unfortunate person in the middle, would you say he is going to be adopted into these iroquois clans, or do you think he is up for a carpal fate? what would be your gas? >> horrible fates? >> why? >> often they would take women and children. also, he seems pretty depressed, so i am just going with -- >> [laughter] voice.e good men were adopted into clans, of course. but we have read about largely uc women and children are targeted for captivity and for adoption. head down. what you notice about the man in the middle that might tip you off, not a very good fate? w

in golan heights after two years captivity. curtis was a new name. he changed it after publishing "undercover muslim", ha changed it -- he changed it. his release came on the same day a funeral was held for james foley, the journalist beheaded by islamic state. the americans are fighting from the air. a rare success for one american headed home. >>> qatar's minister issued this statement about its role in the release of peter theo curtis, saying:. >> "tackle these" -- tom ackerman has more. >> secretary of state john kerry says that the u.s. is using every tool at its disposal to bet the release of four other -- get the release of four other americans in captivity, held by four other groups. the family said - gave a little more details to media about the circumstances of his release, saying that they approached the qatari ambassador to the u.n., and at that point avenues of communication were opened with the captors, who had at one point asked for millions of dollars in ransom. once a proof of life video was produced, establishing that curtis was, in

there is no reason for a dolphin to be born in captivity.o i would like to see seaworld and these corporations follow that model creating a sanctuary and they will go and seattle washington to see lolita as a sub standard tank in miami. they will follow her and they will go there and they will buy tickets and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you tell people what she is doing there. what is her story? where did she come from? how long is she going to be here? and simply telling the public the truth. the truth will set them free. we made a mistake. we captured her. that was a mistake. we can't set her free. but we can improve the quality of her life and look towards setting her free. her mother is still swimming off shore somewhere and that is what the show should be and rescuing other marine mammals, these places could be doing that. so it's about revolutionize these places. not down. >> we have 30 seconds left and, rick, talking to the average american right now, there are so many problems and say we have to save bees and horses a

several of these families with captives in syria would meet, families have contacted me, captives heldother country about what to do. and there really isn't any answer, and we've talked about this before, because the kidnappings have spread, european governments are paying more and more money in ransoms. there's no answer for these american families, they can't come up with the millions of dollars that is needed to free someone. the curtises got lucky, but other families are still trapped. >> there is a reuters report right now that qatar might be working to try to get the release of several other americans being held hostage. >> and i applaud what qatar is doing, but it leads to this broader question. for years, qatar has been accused of secretly sort of funding these jihadist groups, other governments have done it, pakistan kind of helps the taliban. so how do they have the influence to get curtis freed without paying any ransom? are they lying about paying a ransom? they were able to get about a dozen nuns released that were also help by al nusra. again, curtis was held by a group a

theo curtis is not one of the americans held in captivity who's had his name widely publicized. jim foley's name had been publicized before he was killed in a video posted online by the radical group isis last week. theo curtis' family had taken a different approach. they decided to keep his name out of the press in the hope that that might be part of the way they could try to keep him safe as they tried to negotiate for his release. but yesterday, the curtis family was able to announce that he had been freed. and the news that he's out of captivity and in safe hands and on his way home has also freed up information about him and his captivity that before now people had really withheld from public view because of the perception that it might put him in further danger while he was being held by these radicals in syria. and now that he's on his way home, though, now, for example, we can connect theo curtis to the case of another american who was held in captivity by the same group, but who managed to escape last summer. his name is matt schrier, kidnapped by al nusra front in syri

if you're allowed to, take captives with you. you will, but you're going to gather as much data as you can, photographs, documents. interviewing people, whatever. so it's basically an opportunity to get whatever you can from that situation and bring it back so it can be studied and used against them. >> you both have been very insightful, and i thank you both for your team. peter bergen and chris heben, thank you. and hopefully we'll be able to speak again. >>> next i'll be speaking live with a fellow hostage of jim foley. nicholas was held hostage in syria for ten months. and many of those months he was with jim foley. he's going to tell us what it was like after this. so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there are no branches? 24/7 it's just i'm a little reluctant to try new things. what's wrong with trying new things? feel that in your muscles? yeah... i do... try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, shopping online is as easy as it gets. carpenters and even piano tune

. >> in her book, lindhout talks about converting to islam during her captivity and reading the koranve. we were doing what it took to survive. >> what i wanted out of it was to understand what motivated my captors. they believed that we were enemies and that based on these particular passages in the koran that it was justified under islamic law then to abduct us and ask for a ransom. >> using what she learned in the koran, she pleaded for her freedom. you said, i am your muslim sister. you have to help me. allah says muslims have to help one another. >> well, muslims have the belief that everything is preordained, and so, therefore, i was exactly where i was supposed to be at that moment in time. the more i came to understand how liáerally they take it that everything is preordained, i realized that i couldn't argue with them about this being wrong, what they were doing was wrong. >> after being held for five months, lindhout and brennan tried to escape and fled to a local mosque where a woman tried to help. >> when nigel and i ran in, our captors ran in right behind us with guns, so

peter theo curtis was taken captive two years ago. by al nusra front, released into custody to the u.n. in golan rights after nearly two years in captivity. curtis was a new name. he changed it after publishing a book, after he faked being a muslim to get information. his release came on the same day a funeral was held for james foley, the journalist beheaded by the islamic state group. a rare moment of success. celebrated for one american who is finally headed hope. -- headed home. >> qatar's foreign military has released this statement saying: . >> tom ackerman has more from washington d.c. >> u.s. officials say that curtis is expected to arrive home soon, to be reunited with his family. at the same time secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is using every tool at its disposal to get the release of four other americans held in captivity in syria by various groups. the family said - gave a little more detail to the media about the circumstances of his release when they said that they approached the qatari ambassador to the u.n.

they were taken in the last months of his captivity. he was unshaven, unshowered. his clothes did not look particularly clean. to see him in a clean shirt and shaved and showered, looking like the human that he is, is clearly a sign that things are getting better for him. we expect as they have said that they are going to be down here around 10:00. we're expecting them to come down any memo. there is a gathering outside the house right and we hope to hear more very soon. >> i can't imagine how the reunion was between theo and his mother at logan last night. can you tell us more about that? >> reporter: it was joyous for them. he did release a statement thanking everybody. here is a guy who has been kept in captivity in a basement for 22 months and is suddenly in the eye of the storm. the entire world knows who he is. it must be a very strange place for him to be. this is also i should point out a very bitter sweet day -- for the curtis family. they were very good friends with the james foley family. the foley family had hoped their son would be released but when he

he spent seven months this captivity with james foley. he has not spoken at length about his experience because he didn't want to jeopardize the safety of other captives. after the beheading, he decided to speak to us. >> we spent seven months in a very extreme situation together including for one week we were handcuffed one to the other day and night. >> what were the conditions like where you were? >> you double up some kind of survival instincts meaning that for instance he tried to grab everything you can find. james was opposite. everything he could share he would share it. if we were cold and missing blankets, he would share. if we were starve aing and missing food, he would share his ration. >> can did he cope with conditions better than the rest of you? >> i would say yes even though being an american, it was probably more targeted by the guard. >> in what way? >> it would be bit more probably. >> why were you released but he wasn't? >> many countries do negotiate. what they negotiate, i don't know. i don't know if it's money, pri

i know from my own experience in captivity, holding a captive is very labor intensive, there's many guards for the group. they spend a lot of money on food to keep the captive alive. so whoever gave theo curtis up had to get either something in return, you know, potentially a ransom from the qatari government or this shows how close, you know, qatar's relationship is to this al qaeda-related group. and there's a broader problem with governments, the. is did this in the past with the soviets in afghanistan, we used gentlemen hadies as proxies to fight the soviets. but today it looks like qatar and definitely pakistan, they work with these jihadist groups and it's very dangerous. these groups can't be controlled. they're frankensteins and it's a real mistake to have that policy. >> brown: david rohde, i did want to ask you that because as we said many european countries do negotiate and give ransoms. they deny it but it is apparently widely known that they do it. so there is a divergence, right, between the u.s. and other countries. and you've argued that this has been a serious problem. >>

i was first taken captive, this is five years ago. them.million in cash and 15 prisoners from guantanamo bay cuba from me-we escap. when we he is saint the demands dropped to $7,000,000.07 prisoners. no family can come one that much the initial demands for jim foley was $125 million. so the problem is getting worse ask my frustration looking at all this five years later is there is no coordination between the u.s. and european governments. no united strategy for how to deal with these kidnappings. >> secretary kerry said all tools were used to facilitate curtiss release, what do you think that means? >> i believe that the u.s. government that there wasn't any direct payment of american money. qatar made this happen, you know, there are many questions -- >> this funds this network. >> correct. they funds this network and there are questions about qatar's relationship with the al-nusra fund that they back certainly. factions the government denies it but clearly qatar had a lot of influence to get can you are advertise freed. it's great they g

he was taken captive almost two years ago the u.s.ieves by the front who released him to the custody of the u.n. on the golden heights on sunday after almost two years in captivity. curtis was a new name and he changed it after publishing under cover muslim and a journey to yemen and his release came on the same day a mass was held for james foley, the journalist be headed by the islamic state group. obama administration is working to find and free the other americans that are being held hostage while it fights the islamic state group from the air. a rare moment of success, celebrated for one american who is finally headed home. patty with al jazeera in washington. >>> as we mentioned the top u.s. military commander says america will take action if the islamic state group in syria directly threatens the u.s. or europe. islamic state has taken control of strategic syrian air bases which was the last government stronghold in the northeast of the providence in the country and we report. >> reporter: these pictures appear to show what syr

she is the mother of the journalist in captivity. she is reaching out right now to isis militants who are holding her son captive. he disappeared last summer and video recently surfaced of him for the very first time. it was part of sadly tragically of the execution video of james foley, and the terrorist group has vowed to kill sotloff as well and his mother in this video we just saw for the first time pleading for his mercy. i guess we do not have that video here. >> well, listen. >> stephen has no control over the u.s. government. he's an innocent journalist. i've always learned that you the caliph can grant amnesty. i ask you to please release my chi child. as a mother i asked your justice to be merciful and not punish my son for mothers he has no control over. >> that video was broadcast by the lrb network just today. >> meanwhile there is search going on and intensifying for a new jersey man who is missing in israel. he was last seen on friday when he went hiking with a friend in a forest outside of jerusalem. it's not clear if

an american journalist held captive is free. for peacekeepers arranged his release, and this is video of him during his captivity. he was captured on the syria-turkey border by a group with ties to al qaeda. he will be reunited with his family after a medical evaluation. this is after family and friends atended as service for reporter who was killed by the , and theygroup isil are still identifying the killer, who they say had a distinct british accent and who has threatened to kill three other american hostages unless we end airstrikes in iraq. and we will turn to the weather situation here. we are getting some sunshine to end the weekend, but what is in store? there are many returning to school in d.c., montgomery county, and other areas, and we have a look. >> they will not need galoshes tomorrow. we will be sticking with this beautiful weather pattern, and that will take us into the beginning of the week. 75 degrees, 81 at reagan national, the dew .55, and the clouds have since diminished. spots, 75 in gaithersburg, as well

he's one of an estimated 20 journalists held captive in the region.interesting dynamic. we now have cutter involved. they have been funding the muse limb brotherhood since the beginning on a sectarian basis. they have been involved in these complex negotiations. we know they have a history of getting involved. they were involved when the u.s. freed six taliban members and one of them now is fighting in the region. they have a history of funding extremist organizations and it's a very interesting dynamic that we now seem to be negotiating with al qaeda. i know we had a former strategy of never negotiating with terrorists. i fully understand the pressure they are under, but now we seem to be talking to al qaeda and negotiating through cutter, the release of hostages. i wonder, is this a dangerous precedent? >> uncomfortable discussions. let's talk about what's going on in syria now. the taqba air base fallen to the isis militants. what should the united states be doing inside syria, active aggressive military action against isis, even if it helps the sy

second, we fulfilled the commitment to recover the personnel held captive.lowe follow the precedente prisoner exchanges. a practice in our country that dates back to the revolutionary war and has occurred in most that we thought. for because sergeant bergdahlfol was a detained come back and being held by an enemy force and not a hostage it was fully consistent with our long-standing policy of hostage takers. the caliban is our enemy and we are engaged in an armed conflict with it. fifth, we did what was consistent with previous congressional hearings into the administration provided as i already noted in 2011 and early 2012 afflicting our intent to conduct the transfer of the nature of these particular by individuals. mr. chairman, i fully understand and appreciate the concerns of the questions about the decision to transfer the five detainees. under these exceptional circumstances, the fleeting opportunity to protect the life of the american service member held captive and endanger for almost five years the national security team and the president of the un

. >>> still to come in "the newsroom," an american journalist is freed from his islamic captives in syriaw his mother is speaking out. >> so we had been waiting for that call, but you know, it was very, very long wait. >> his mom's name is nancy and she is something in her own right. we'll let you hear more after this. where the reward was that what if tnew car smelledit card and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it, you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn more at buypowercard.com yes.e in downtown detroit, michigan, right now. tell us about the amazing mortgage process here at quicken loans. a lot of clients may be doing this for the first time. whether it be a refinance or be a purchase, you're gonna need someone's help. i'm your guy. i'm talking to a client whose house is on the line. would my mom be ok with the way

a german captured in syria was freed in june after spending a year in captivity. but for more on the top story, the release of the american journalist, we monitor developments from beirut. tell us more about this good news, the freeing of the american journalist. >> reporter: well, so far we don't really know much except that he has been freed, and as you said, the mediation was led by qatar. he's supposed to be now with u.n. officials inside syria. we have not heard confirmation neither from u.n. officials or u.s. officials, but it is a confirmed report that he was freed. in the video released when i was abducted earlier by his kapt fors, he said he was a journalist from boston and he looked well. he confirmed that he was abducted. we don't know which group exactly held him or which group had actually kidnapped him because as in many cases in those kidnappings in syria, the hostages change hands. sometimes it's politically motivated and sometimes the captors want to blackmail either the families or countries where this hostage has come from in order to get as muc

you don't have that in captivity.a small concrete enclosure for your life when you're used to swimming 100 miles a day? >> sometimes this aggression became very severe, and in fact whales have died in captivity because of this aggression. >> i think it was 1988 kandu tried to assert her dominance over corky. rammed corky. an artery in her head, and then she bled out. that's got to be a hard way to go down. i saw there was just a lot of things that weren't right. and there was a lot of misinformation and something was amiss. and i sort of compartmentalized that part of it and did the best i could with the knowledge that i had. to take care of the animals that were there. and i think all the trainers there have the same thing in their heart. they're trying to make a difference in the lives of the animals. they think if i leave, who is going to take care of tilikum? that's why i stayed. i felt sorry for tilikum. i mean, if you want to get down to the nuts and bolts of it, i stayed because i felt sorry for tilikum, and i

service member held in captivity.edge is woven into the fabric of our nation and our military. as former central command, commander marine general jim mattis easily put it, bottom line, quote, the bottom line is we don't need leave people behind. that is the beginning and that is the end of what we stand for. we keep faith with the guys who signed on, and that is all there is to it. end of quote. for the circumstances surrounding his captivity, as secretary armin mccue and army chief of staff odierno will review later, and they have said clearly last week that the army will review, they will review this exchange, circumstance, captivity of sergeant bergdahl in a comprehensive coordinated effort that will include speaking with sergeant bergdahl. and i think i need not remind anyone on this committee, like any american, sergeant bergdahl has rights. and his conduct will be judged on the facts, not political hearsay, posturing charges or innuendo. we do owe that to any american, and especially those were members of our m

the red cross did not get access to him in captivity. he was exchanged five years later for 1,000 palestinian prisoners. that was a very difficult national trauma for israelis. you know, at the same time, it is a kind of commitment that israeli military has if a soldier is captured. they do everything they can, they say, to get that soldier back. i won't say the prime minister of israel will be relieved of this, but you are right, it does make the job that he has ahead of him a little easier from a political point of view and press ahead with the offensive. he says he does in gaza without the consideration that the israeli life at stake in the hands of hamas militants. without consideration that at some point in the future, this soldier may be used as a bargaining chip. that is not something that will not be able to happen obviously. >> reporter: matthew, we would like you to stay with us, of course, there is breaking news right now that second lieutenant hadar goldin who was missing, believed captured, according to the idf now confirmed

we were told captivity was quite brutal. that he suffered a lot. he tried -- we were just told a short time ago to convert to islam. this was most likely a forced conversion. so much so his captors didn't believe that it was true. we've been told that all of the hostages that are taken by isis are forcibly converted to islam that part of the program is a month-long training session where they are put in a room. they are showed videos. they are taught the isis interpretation of islam. and after they go through that, they are treated a little better. they are treated more like human beings but that before that treatment, they are treated like animals. but even that, even after he went through this training -- this forced confession, it clearly wasn't enough for his captives because they beheaded him. >> it seems to be forced conversion is an ox oxymoron. it may do something for the captors but not for the captive. thank you. by the way, thank you, richard engel in the turkish/syria border. family, friends and colleagues describe james foley as passio

we have been reporting and talking so much and showing faces, men, women and children, held captive.any of whom fled to the top of a mountain for fear of their own lives by this militant group, isis. we now have new information that some of these religious minorities, refugees, are being held captive. and i'm talking about women, i'm talking about children. we have an update for you on that next here on cnn. female narrator: it's posturepedic versus beautyrest it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> and more breaking news for you today. out of iraq, specifically, when reporting on this militant group, incredibly brutal and increasing low sophisticated militant group, isis. we have been showing all these different pictures of men, women, children, families trapped on the top of sinjar mountain. now we have confirmation from a phone call between cnn and a senior isis commander with knowle

these videos show curtis during his last few months in captivity. in this video a rebel points a gun at his head while curtis speaks rapidly as if under duress. curtis was captured in october 2012 and held in aleppo with american journalist matthew slee yeah, the two locked up for months before planning es case. curtis, however, got stuck trying to escape. >> i'm pulling him and pulling him as hard as i could. we weren't making any headway and we were making too much noise. the windows were open and the lights were above me and the sun was coming up. >> you must have known you had to leave him? >> yeah. one of the hardest things i have ever had to do. >> curtis' release comes five days after isis released a video of the beheading of james foley. on sunday his parents release ag letter on facebook they say he composed on captivity, talked about sharing one cell with 17 others and playing games made up of scraps they found. foley had a fellow hostage memorize the letter dictating it to his family upon release. british officials close to identifying th

late last night the foley family posted a letter by their son while he was in in captivity.t was relayed by another who memorized it. britain said it is close to identifying the fan who executed foley who is briefed to b believed to be one of their flown there is very sophisticat ed voice technology to allow us to know who is person is before very long. >> on this controversial credited why of ransom and who is paying it, there was no ransom paid by the american government. the curtis family understand it, the qatarry government did not pay a ransom either. which is controversial because many european captives are freed by ransom and it is one of the major sources of funding by tourists in the middle east. >> coming up here in al jazeera america another violent weekend in chicago leaving 11 people including a child recovering from injuries. we have the latest on shootings that plague the windy city. >>> days of protest that turn violent at times giving way to a solemn gathering at a local baptist church you see the father of michael brown. michael brown sr. you're watching a

it shows a man in a location kneeling next to a masked man who identifies his captive as james wright foley and the captive also speaks. >> i call on my friend, family and loved ones to rise up against my real killers, the u.s. government, for what will happen to me, is only a result of their complacency and criminality. >> the masked men then criticizes the u.s. air strikes against his fellow militants in iraq and he says attempts to defy the islamic state or call fate they established across iraq and syria will result in a bloodshed of americans. after the beheading the masked man shows another captive he called steven soughtlove who disappeared near the syria/turkey border and says the man's fate depends on obama's next decision. u.s. government officials have briefed the president on these developments. obama has resumed his vacation but is expected to deliver some sort of statement. foley's mother diane posted a message on facebook. she said we implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages. like jim, they are innocent. they have no control over american gove

and we're hearing from a man once held captive alongside him. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is tonight on the turkey/syria border for us. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. u.s. commandos tell us that the rescue mission was one of the most risky operations they've ever tried to carry out. and now we're learning new details about what happened and why. isis shocked the world and washington when its fighters rampaged through the city of mosul in northern iraq last june. isis, the world's most brutal terrorist group had broken out of syria pouring into iraq. u.s. military officials expected american air strikes against isis would be coming soon and that isis would likely take its revenge on its american hostages, at least four of them including reporter james foley. the president authorized a rescue mission. the white house said the hostages were in danger with each passing day in custody. in early july with an unspecified number of u.s. war planes providing cover, radar resistant helicopters crossed into syria

a new threat against a second american being held captive. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >>> texas governor rick perry turning himself in on abuse of power charges, but vowing to prevail. the potential silver lining as the governor weighs a possible presidential run. ♪ dsl myth #1. it can help your business save money. false. the truth is when you compare our fastest internet to the fastest dsl from the phone company, comcast business gives you more for your money. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. >> you are watching "outnumbered" and we glad you are. texas governor rick perry is vowing to prevail after turning himself into authorities last night. he was indicted on abuse of power charges after vetoing state fund forge a public unit, held by, led by a democrat attorney who had been convicted of drunk driving. just before entering the courthouse to get finger painted and have his mug shot taken t

women in mosul, the second largest city of iraq, that hundreds of yezidi women there have been taken captive by isis. last night, the president said that although u.s. will not be entering war, no boots on the ground, it is coming to help.

he says the ministry learned of the captives from their families. of course, tens of thousands of yazidi's fled when the islamic state group captured the northern iraqi town of sinjar, which is right near the syrian border. the comments were the first iraqi government confirmation that hundreds of women are being held by this group. the yazidis practice an ancient religion that sunni muslim radicals consider hieratical. the state department reports at least 500,000 of them live in iraq, and according to the united nations, extremists with the islamic state have forced almost half of them out of their homes. like many religious minorities, the yazidis face persian accusation for their religious beliefs. some muslims and christians call them devil worshipers. now u.s. and iraqi forces are working to get the refugees food and water. the u.s. military may be best known for its fire power, but part of the mission is to help out in a humanitarian crisis like the one un-folding now in northern iraq. lea gabrielle, who knows about this missions, tell us abo

. >> we do not exchange for captives, we do not pay ransom. >> dr. kent brant ly and dr. nancy writebol have rejoined their families. >> people have no confidence in his ability to be fair and impartial. >> an israeli air strike has killed three senior commanders of the hamas military wing. >> the super bowl is looking to sell the senate start for an undisclosed amount. super bowl xlix. >> we begin with the growing 3rd to america and the west from the islamic state group in syria and iraq. at the pentagon thursday defense secretary chuck hagel, warned that i.s. presents more of a threat to america. >> they are beyond a terrorist group. they marry ideology, traffic and military prowess. they are tremendously well funded. oh, this is beyond what we've seen. >> hagel's comments after officials say delta force command os, failed ocapture james foley, held by i.s. terrorists for almost two years. video showed foley beheaded by a british i.s. being commando. p.j, once the u.s. started pounding i.s. force he in iraq with air traction an strikes. and i.s. beheading which we will

he was held captive for almost two years by islamic militants in syria.> an open-ended cease-fire is under way and appears to be holding right now between israel and hamas. this reopens border crossings and expands gaza's fishing zone. >>> if you've been watching the u.s. open you know about a 15-year-old ten's phenom making a big statement. cici bellis upset 12th seed dominuqis sibikova. bellis is ranked 1,208th in the world. >> not anymore after this. she's going up. >> she's going up, rocket trajectory. >> that tells me my badminton career stands in shams. >> i didn't know that, good to know. i thought you were the lawn bowling gal myself. >> bocce. >>> a new recording surfaced that could have captured the moment that michael brown was shot. does this change what we already know about this case? we'll break this down with law enforcement. >>> and the fight to contain isis, the terror group, is growing its ranks and spreading more fear. what's the best way to reverse the tide? we will ask senator john mccain. it can bring out the worst in people. but th

look back at this picture during his five years of captivity. he was bearded and has since told investigators he was beaten and kept in a cage. but look at these most recent photos taken by his lawyer as he prepared for his session with investigators today. clean shaven, looking healthy. and his lawyer telling us he was eager to tell his side of the story as to why he left his post back in 2009. >> in the meantime, if they convict him of desertion, what kind of punishment could he face? >> if he was convicted of desertion, the penalty could be death, but there's no one i have talked to who considers that even a remote possibility. even jail time is unlikely given the time he has already spent in captivity. >> still so many questions about his family. do we know if he's talked to his parents yet? >> we've gotten no indication that he has communicated with his parents in any way, and no one is explaining why that might be, david. >> abc's martha raddatz live in our washington bureau. thank you. >>> we're going to turn to the new concern about secu

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two years in captivity having witnessed horrible things. there have been talk of other people that this terrorist group had along with mr. curtis being beaten and tortured consistently. can you imagine what he must have gone through? just to see him walk out of his house with paper in his hand, the to the best of my recollection -- he remembers the greatness of the american people. the greatness of the people who never forgets people that like mr. curtis are in the hands of terrorists. i want to bring back richard engel. just -- you've been held in hands of horrible people you yourself. tell me what you see when you heard, you know, peter theo's comments. >> i thought he did pretty well. i thought he sounded composed. he looked relaxed. he look healthy. he didn't like he had atrophied much from two years in capivi captivity. he understand, look, i don't feel like doing interviews now. i want to spend time with my family. it was important for him to come out and make a statement and say thank you very much to the american people. thank you f

he's been held captive since disappearing in syria in 2012. >> abc's susan saulny has been following the story and has the details. >> reporter: the video is brutal with details of an execution too graphic to show. 40-year-old american journalist james foley kidnapped in syria two years ago now in the hands of isis. the images show the captive on his knees in an orange prison suit, a black clad executioner next to him, a knife in hand. the apparent execution is said to be in retaliation for u.s. air strikes on 90 isis targets. the video surfaced late tuesday appearing to show members of the militant islamic group beheading a young man believed to be james foley. his family's pastor talked to abc station wcvv. >> this is a tragedy which is beyond imagining. there are no words to describe this kind of inhumanity. >> reporter: although u.s. intelligence agencies are still analyzing the video, foley's mother released this statement, "we thank jim for all the joy he gave us. he was an extraordinary son, brother, journalist and person." foley was a seasoned correspondent on assignment for

i ask you to please release my child. >> steven sotloff was taken captive a year ago covering the civil penhaul following the latest developments. he is live in london. clearly, this was a very strategic and careful message appealing directly to the man who is running isis. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, christine. of course it goes deeper than a plea for mercy from her son. talking to an experienced kidnapper in london and across the globe. he say what is is going on is sotloff's mom is trying to change the focus of the debate, trying to focus on steven sotloff as an individual and human being other than being a pawn in a political game. of course what she's trying to do is separate him firmly as an individual from the u.s. government's policy in the region. what's interesting is sotloff's mom appeals to the central leadership of isis rather than the people on the ground believed to be holding him. that, again, according to the kidnap expert we have been speaking to is very important. what he says is the worst case scenario would be is any victim in a kidnap situation is being held by

they threatened to *kill their captives. finally, down to their last four hostages, their luck ran out. >> getting a lot of discussion i was very circular. at that point in time there was no indication made that they were going to release any more kids. >>more than 20 "swat" officers stormed the house and arrested the men. police say the young hostages were terrified, but not physically hurt. both men have extensive criminal records... and both were violating their parole. the body of a chicago woman, murdered in bali, is back in america. the remains of sheila von wiese-mack arrived yesterday at dulles airport in virginia. a medical examiner will perform an autopsy at dover air force base. initial reports said she was choked to death... her neck was broken, and her body dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase. mack's daughter heather and her boyfriend tommy schaefer are being held, on suicide watch. police say heather mack and her mother had a stormy and sometimes violent relationship. a chicago memorial for sheila von wiese

mission to save james foley, along with other captives this summer. three top military leaders from hamas are killed in the latest israeli airstrikes. gaza police say dozens more are still under the rubble of a four-story structure. the americans after being treated for ebola is reportedly discharged from the hospital. he has been receiving it -- a treatment with an experimental drug. ♪ thiscoming up for you hour, big macs are on hold for many customers in moscow. russia shut down four mcdonald's restaurants over health and safety concerns. -- critics say ,fter a tour around the world the painting of the mona lisa of the north is backed here it grow with the pearl earring's is on the way. this, we will start with new revelation in the killing of u.s. journalist james foley. he was beheaded i isis militants, and execution that was broadcast in online video. it 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.

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