finster faced a number of charges. he was sentenced under three separate charges for basically breaching visas, for unlawful association with an illegal group, and for incitement, publishing comments that caused fear or spread fake news. and under the three charges, he got 11 years in prison. that's in a closed tribunal inside the notorious prison, an enormous circular structure that you can see from the sky as you fly into yangon. the sentencing has been denounced by human rights organizations. take a listen to what human rights watch has to say. >> obviously the sentencing is the complete sham and it's a complete sham trial. and if anything, he shouldn't be there in the first place and he shouldn't be facing these charges. these are all trumped up. it's not a proper display of justice simply because there is no such thing as due process in myanmar. >> reporter: now, here's the thing. finster's situation could get much, much worse, isa, because he's still facing two additional charges of basically, under a counterterr

take a listen to what finster had to say. >> i'm feeling all right physically.just the same privations that come with incarceration, you go stir crazy. the more it drags on the more worried you are it's never going to end. that was the biggest concern, just staying sane through that. >> reporter: he said he wants to keep the focus on others who still remain behind bars. meanwhile, i just want to point out the u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken put out a tweet saying he had spoken with the american journalist who is free from prison in burma and will reunite with his family in the u.s. he shared the very best wishes from all of us at the state department, and looks forward to welcoming him home. >>> a happy ending for a journalist -- for one journalist. the u.n. says there are still dozens languishing behind bars and it is effectively a crime under the current military regime in myanmar to practice journalism in public. cnn, we know, of journalists who have gone into hiding or have even fled the country since the february 1st coup. matt? >> absolutely, ivan,

finster serves as the managing editor of an online magazine.t week on multiple charges, including spreading false or inflammatory information. burma's military government says fenster was pardon and then freed on humanitarian grounds. former u. s diplomat bill richardson says he negotiated the release and face to face meetings with the army general and power. you get a little setback, and then you realize well, you don't change your perspective and you're finished. you have to do that every day. finster had been sentenced to 11 years of hard labor and was set to stand trial on further charges that carried a possible life sentence. in february, the burma military ousted the country's elected government, and since then, more than 100, journalists and other media personnel have been detained. the u. n says more than 40 journalists remain in custody in burma. new at six tonight. san francisco is now moving forward with plans for a possible supervised drug use site. the mayor's office introduced legislation today to purchase a building at gary and h

journalist and detroit area native denny finster back in the u.s.g held captive for nearly six months in a burmese jail. finster was sentenced to 11 years of hard labor on charges of spreading false or inflammatory information. bill richardson helped win his release. that is tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ >> man: what's my safelite story? my truck...is my livelihood. so when my windshield cracked... the experts at safelite autoglass came right to me... with service i could trust. right, girl? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> bret: parents rights, especially when it comes to education, are shaping up to be a big issue for next year's midterm elections. tonight case in point with a rally at the u.s. capitol titled government is not a co-parent. chief washington correspondent mike emanuel has the story. good evening. >> bret, good evening, concerned parents from virginia, washington, d.c. and maryland rallying today on capitol hill. their message: government should not be p

danny finster spent nearly six months in burma jail.magazine frontier myanmar. he was arrested back in may at yangon international airport and convicted last week of multiple charges, including spreading false or inflammatory information. finster had been sentenced to 11 years of hard labor and was set to stand trial on further charges that carried a possible life sentence. you get a little setback, and then you realize well, you don't change your perspective and you're finished. you have to do that every day. burma's military government says fenster was pardoned and then freed on humanitarian grounds. the burma military ousted the country's elected government back in february, and since then more than 100, journalists and other media personnel have been detained. the u. n says more than 40 journalists remain in custody in burma. video of a one year old cancer patient is going viral. this is noah. he is jumping for joy down a whole way at u. c l. a seattle children's hospital in los angeles. it's his last day of chemotherapy. he was dia

finster said there is no basis for the charges. >>> iranian hackers could use stolen data to breach theiring dark well internet forums for stolen emails and configurations. companies are told how that could be used for further attacks. >>> blizzard warnings are in effect across the upper midwest. the first storm is set to hit today across minnesota and dakotas. winds could top out at 55 miles per hour. more than 2 million at-home covid-19 tests have been recalled. there has been a higher than acceptable false positives. the fda reports 35 reports of false positives. >>> governor jared declared an executive order to declare the high state at risk of exposure. it maxine all adults eligible for booster shot as long as they are six months out from their first dose of pfizer or moderna. >>> freedom for britney spears could be hours away. a judge in los angeles is expected to rule on the pop singer's request to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled her finances and her life the last 14 years. spears father jamie was suspended as conservator in september. britney called the arrangeme

american journalist danny finster is headed back to the u. s. after being freed from a prison in myanmar he has seen here in with former new mexico governor bill richardson, and this is before leaving the country a few hours ago. richardson helped secure his freedom fencers release comes just days after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges that he spread false information. the military myanmar stage a coup in february and immediately began a crackdown against journalists and pro democracy supporters. american airlines is cutting back its service to haiti amid growing violence in that caribbean country. americans said it will now operate only one daily flight between miami and port of prince starting november 15th. the airlines currently operating three daily flights to haiti, one from fort lauderdale to from miami. haiti has experienced a surge of violence in recent months, including the assassination of haiti's president in july and the abduction of 17 american missionaries in october. the tension is growing along the border betwee

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a day at the moment, but i've been imagining so intensely for so long, american journalist danny finsterg nearly six months in a burma jail. he was greeted by his family alongside former u. s diplomat bill richardson, who helped negotiate the release. it's worth the effort. it's worth everything we did. mr serves as the managing editor of the online magazine frontier myanma. he was arrested back in may at yangon international airport and convicted last week of multiple charges. including spreading false or inflammatory information. he had been sentenced to 11 years of hard labor and was set to stand trial on further charges that carried a possible life sentence. we get a little setback, and then you realize well, you don't change your perspective and you're finished. you have to do that every day. burma's military government says fenster was pardoned, then freed on humanitarian grounds. richardson says he negotiated the release and face to face meetings with the army general in power. i said, let's find ways that your government, uh, can work together with the u. n agencies to help the p

danny finster arrived at new york's jfk airport this morning, accompanied by former new mexico governorrdson, who helped secure his release, the managing editor of the online magazine frontier myanmar was sentenced to 11 years of hard labor after being convicted friday of spreading false or inflammatory information and other charges. and a woman who worked as an immigration consultant in san jose is accused of defrauding her clients. sheriff. investigators say she took her clients cash but never submitted paperwork for the documents they were seeking. and because of that one victim says she never got to visit a dying relative. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has that story. he deserves what he gets. he makes people suffer. suffer kill. julian escobar is angry. the san jose woman who didn't want her face shone says she was defrauded by an immigration consultant who worked out of this business center. escobar says the woman failed to turn in a visa and citizenship application for her husband, defrauding the couple of nearly $5000. we paid everything that we were supposed to pay to her for h

danny finster is seen here with former new mexico governor bill richardson before leaving the country today. richardson helped secure his freedom. spencer's release comes just days after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges he spread false information. the military in myanmar staged a coup in february and immediately began a crackdown against journalists and pro democracy protesters. the foggy conditions may have played a role in a deadly crash in the east bay overnight it happened near the pinole valley road off ramp on interstate 80 in pinole shortly after midnight. the chp says visibility then was poor with very foggy conditions. at the time of that crash, multiple cars were involved, and at least one person was killed. yeah a lot of fog out there. even even now. it was real dense this morning and you can see the fog coverage on the map here. what i'll show you is basically right that this is the central value. this is the fog can kind of see it. see it kind of lays in the valley. and then the higher clouds overhead. you'll see those moving right, so that's the higher

finster is recognized. >> thank you, chairman johnston and ranking member lucas.hank all the witnesses for your testimony today and sharing extensive research and experience on these important subjects. doctor, i am working on legislation that aims to create a research development evaluation program involving a national weather service and noaa as an administrator and it would focus on technology-based solutions to mitigate issues caused by radar obstruction. the key portion would involve consultation with the interagency for advancing meteorological services. the department of commerce and noaa are vital members of the council but also includes input from the departments and agencies. can you elaborate on why it is so important to have the department of transportation, defense, energy, and others at the table when meteorological policy and practices are discussed? >> i would say it is important in general because their use of the information -- they use the information as well. as we make all of our observations and forecasts readily available. in general, it is