let's go to greg palkot who was less than five feet away from oscar pistorius when this all played out in the courtroom. greg, what can you tell us from in there? >> reporter: martha, bill, amazing stuff. again i was just a couple feet away from oscar pistorius when the word came down that in fact he was free on bail. he started to cry uncontrollably. behind him his family, yelped out a shout of cheer. they clearly saw this, at least a small victory. the accused was then led off and then the family continued to cheer and to hug each other. i left them as they were in an embrace, a circle embrace. i spoke to a few of the family and friends and they said they were happy. they were gratified. but this was a long haul. i'm sure you've been explaining to our viewers, we were in that hot, sweaty courtroom, and the judge, known to be methodical, certainly took his time, going through piece by piece through the evidence, through his arguments, through the case and finally coming to the conclusion that in fact bail should be granted to pistorius. that he did not represent a flight risk as calle

greg palkot is live in south africa. greg?rter: let me show i that newspaper, the case against oscar. that is how one newspaper is playing it and that is basically what we heard for the first time. we heard from the prosecution. they laid out their version of events that national icon oscar pistorius got into an argument with model girlfriend reeva steenkamp and shot her dead in the bathroom. defense team also laid out their account. pistorius generally thinking there was an intruder in the home and then tried to save the girlfriend's life after he killed her. as we saw today and other times, pistoriu

greg palkot is live in south africa. greg?rter: let me show i that newspaper, the case against oscar. that is how one newspaper is playing it and that is basically what we heard for the first time. we heard from the prosecution. they laid out their version of events that national icon oscar pistorius got into an argument with model girlfriend reeva steenkamp and shot her dead in the bathroom. defense team also laid out their account. pistorius generally thinking there was an intruder in the home and then tried to save the girlfriend's life after he killed her. as we saw today and other times, pistorius weeping openly especially when the lawyer for pistorius saying that he loved very much his slain girlfriend. we are still waiting out to find out whether he will go free on bail. prosecutor was pressing for and presiding judge accepted pistorius will be charged with premeditated murder. that the stiffest charge carried a life sentence. it's virtually impossible to get bail under those circumstances. we'll find out in a couple of

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greg palkot with the news live along the turnish border with syria. llo, greg. >> reporter: hey, shep, a lot of reports, a lot of action. we spent time today with a top rebel commander and got some insight into it all. he was a colonel in the syrian military before he defected. we caught up with him in a town along the turkey-syria border which is a hub of rebel activity. now, he admits that there are islamist extremists, foreign fighters in syria, that they are battling along side his own men, but he says they are supported from the outside, and he doesn't openly condone the brutal tactics of this group. now, as for negotiating with assad and his regime, there have been reports that some in the opposition are willing to do it. we heard a report that he flatly rejects it. he said it's a stalling tactic to allow assad to kill more. how will assad meet his own end? take a listen. >> assad's killing will continue until he falls. it's difficult to say when or how he will end. i think the only way he will leave is by military means and military force. >> re

greg palkot is live along the turkish border with syria. greg? >> hey, shep. that's right. the u.s.uesday made its most high profile move yet into the syrian conflict. we watched as those u.s. run patriot missiles went operational turkish military base not far from where we are right now. some 400 soldiers are now 30 miles away from some of the tough itest fighting inside syria. military officials were careful to say that this is purely defensive but symbolically at least it certainly is a show of force. take a look what we saw. >> this is a launcher of a patriot patriot missile. its aim is to shoot down any syrian missiles coming over the border, over the horizon, syria has those missiles it is using them. the fear is that those missiles could be tipped with chemical weapons. it has those, too. the folks here say they can handle that as well. syria says the move could heighten tensions iran and russia calling provocative. the group responsible for that attack last friday cited the deployment. others however say the u.s. is not doing enough and with 60,000 or more killed inside syri

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is in south africa. >> welcome to johannesburg.ities in south africa protected by high walls, topped with barbed wire, electrified fencing, moppered by camera and armed patrols. gated community outside the city are island of hope for security. you can see through this massive fence but don't climb over it. high voltage. this is aimed to keep the criminals at bay. >> we are looking at the security. >> johannesburg resident is typical of many here. her house has been targeted twice by intruders and so she installed elaborate security systems, high-tech alarms and closed circuit tv. >> even though we live in a suburb that is close there is always the fear. the criminals come from outside. >> there are hundreds of thousands of robberies, burglaries and other crimes a year. the murder rate in south africa is over six times that of the u.s. why do people feel so endangered. >> the proximity. in a place like johannesburg, you have very poor people living close to wealthy people. >> no, you are not looking at a war zone, afghanistan. this

greg palkot live in london with more. been covering this throughout the day for us now. greg. >> hey, bill. pope benedict xvi leaving just under years at the post. it has been a busy time now and tumultuous for the catholic church and this pope. take a look. >> pope benedict xvi took over as conservative theologians reaffirming traditional values of the church. modern day controversies. former german cardinal joseph ratsenner critics said some of his positions on the holocaust weren't strong enough. he defended muslims with the speech defending violent religion. among other gestures pope benedict made blue mosque. the biggest scandal he had to deal with were the widespread sandals of sex abuse against clergy. critics say he didn't do enough. formal apologies and probes in the u.s.s. ireland and elsewhere. he also had to deal with a but butler who stole documents alleging corruption in the vatican. he later pardoned him. benedict saw himself as a quiet intellectual. still he made 25 international trips. well received by crowds and tweeting spiritual messages. rolling plat

greg palkot with the news live in johannesburg, south africa for us. that and the detective already testified in pistorius before bail hearing. >> he was on the stand getting the over from the presiding judge this time. we were in the courtroom as well and i caught up with him on the sidelines of the proceedings and asked him what he thought of his testimony on wednesday when so clearly botched the presentation. his reply, so-so. an understatement. then i asked him about the attempted murder charges from the incident a few years back. he told me he thought the charges had been dropped. now, along with the replacement, police late on thursday said the probe into the oscar pistorius shooting would have national priority. it will take a lot to get by all of the damage done to this case this week, shep. >> shepard: how you is the blade runner taking all of this? >> in the courtroom today his head was bowed for just about the entire proceedings. four or five hours. at one point i saw him crying. he might be heartened by some indications we are getting. lega

greg palkot is live in south africa. you were in the courtroom today. how did he react? >> we were sitting about five feet away from oscar pistorius and we watched as he broke down several times during those proceedings, including the announcement of the granting of that bail. even as the family cheered. there are a lot of restrictions to it. he's got to give up his passports and firearms he's got left, alcohol. he's got to check in regularly. for the moment, at least, he is free. the cost of $113,000. friday night at his uncle's house with family member examines his trainer is even talking about getting the blade runner back on the track. >> shepard: where does the case go now, greg? >> you were right, a judge criticized both prosecution and defense, but critically, while he qualified it a bit, he stuck by that premeditated murder charge against poise storeious and that carries a life sentence. both sides jockey for legal position. it is hard to believe that this case already being dubbed the o. j. simpson trial of south africa, hasn't even really begun yet. >> shepard:

>> bret: greg palkot in london. thank you.y man consider around the world a hero and a role model is suspected of murder in south africa. police say olympic sprinter oscar pistorius, known as "blade runner" due to the artificial legs fatally shot his girlfriend early this morning. early reports say pistorius may have mistaken model girlfriend for an intruder, although authorities are not confirming that. the road to confirmation is becoming more of a jungle for some of the president's picks. we'll find out why with the fox all-stars. when we come back. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, e say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg-max hybrid. you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that feels.e, copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd fla

our greg palkot is near the turkish/syrian border tonight. greg? >> yeah, shep.ot of violence, a lot of upheaval as you have been reporting the past 24 hours in this region we got some insights into that today from a top commander in the free syrian army. his name is malik al kurdi colonel in the syrian military before he defected. we caught up with him in a town along the turkish syria border a hub of rebel activity. he admits there are islamic extremists foreign fighters battling alongside his own men. claim they are supported from outside of the country and he doesn't openly condone their brutal tactics. as for negotiations, between the assad regime and the rebels, there have been reports both ways on this. just in the past 24 hours, he flatly rejects them. he says it's just a stalling tactic for assad just to kill more people. how will assad meet his end? take a listen. >> assad's killing will continue until he falls. it's difficult to say how and will he will end. i think the only way he will leave is by military means and military force. >> how long will th

greg palkot live with the news tonight. what else did we hear there today? >> hey, bill. relatives were probably satisfied with the detective's testimony after the pistorius defense team got finished with it. they poked holes in the government's murder case against pistorius. for example, one of those witnesses to the crime turned out to be as much as 600 yards away. when pressed in on more analysis like the alleged point-blank shooting, they deferred to forensic e s. there was one apparent error, the pill found in his bedroom turned out to be, according to the defense, legal herbal medicine, bill. >> even the judge we heard from today, even the judge got into the act. what happened there? >> that's right. yeah, the presiding judge did get involved. he questioned the detective hard about whether the well-known pistorius would be a flight risk if he was granted bail. the judge appeared not to think so. remember, that is what this hearing is all about. whether bail should be denied pistorius and whether the tough charge of premeditated murder should stick. last night most l

greg palkot reporting from south africa. >> reporter: another twist in the murder case of oscar pistorius. a lawyer for the family telling me that his brother carl is charged with what is called here culpable homicide. that is defined as negligent killing without intent. the equivalent involuntary manslaughter. it happened in 2008. they say he drove his car recklessly into a woman motorist and killed her. the first trial date was said to be last thursday and that is one of the days his brother was going to be charged with killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. forensic and ballistic evidence is being analyzed. cellphone records are being scrutinized and autopsy results are being scanned. as we're told he remains in his uncle's reluctance reluctance or just out. according to the uncle, it's living hell to oscar. >> and the family that reeva steenkamp stayed with. the own family is 600 miles away. in an interview with a local newspaper he said he got a message the night she was killed. it said and i quote, hey guys, i'm tired. it's too far to drive. i'm sleeping at oscar's tonight. see you

and that is maybe unusual. >> that was greg palkot reporting.uld this event have been predicted? can cost it happen again? bill nye, the science guy, joins us with some answers. a pleasure to speak to you. one thing that really strikes me about this meteor was its size, about 150 feet in diameter, weighing, i read as much as a nuclear submarine, traveling at, what, 40,000 miles per hour. imagine the impact had this thing come in directly and not been burned up or exploded in the atmosphere. what would have happened? >> i think you got the two events mixed. the one yesterday was barely five meters, the one over russia. the one that just missed us was 45-meters. so that 45-meter one had come in, you're talking about 200 times the explosive power of the weapons exploded over japan to end world war ii. so this is a real threat to humanity and what we want to do is catalog them, is find them all. this is a very difficult thing, especially when they're as small as the one over russia. when something only as big as, say, the distance between me and you

here is greg palkot reporting from turkey. >> reporter: just behind those hills, syria and all the folks here have left. we are in a refugee camp and 13,500 people are in a sprawling facility. it's a pretty good place. i have containers to live in satellite dishes and even a store, but there is danger all around and security all around, too. >> the people want to go back to t's so bad, they stay here. >> this is a turkish refugee camp, a container will give you a bit of tour. pretty good conditions. this is sleeping quarters. bunk beds, blankets, over here a very busy and small kitchen. over here you got a bathroom that is pretty good shape and pretty good size. here, another living quarters. you have sleeping mats and ten you also have a tv. the hitch is, ten people live here, grandparents, parents and six children and they have been living here for about five months. guess what? they wanted to go home. >> we wanted assad to die. we wanted him in little pieces. >> this is one of 16 sprawling refugee camps in turkey. considering the violence next-door in syria, they will be used. >> greg

fox's greg palkot is live in london with more, hi, greg. >> reporter: that's right, the reaction to this korean blast have been fast. and security council has been condemning it for what it's worth. u.n. nuclear officials tell me that the test conducted on the site in the remote northeast corner of the country was twice as powerful as the last one in 2009, based on their seismic measurement. while still waiting for more intelligence, they also say that in fact, the exact nature of the blast still needs to be found out. and do not dispute the north korean claim it's more contact and better engineered and all this, gets pyongyang nearer to a nuclear warhead and inter-continental ballistic missile and called it successful long range missile in december and that put it, beginning to put it in range of the united states. one expert told me it showed that north korea wants to tie together its missiles and nuclear program. what is significant politically, this is the first nuclear test of the young new leader of north korea, kim jong un of his reign and the timing is crucial, days before the bi

greg palkot. >> brian: they both know each other. i say it's dolan. >> steve: do you?n: going dolan. >> steve: he was talking about the odds. i was looking at one of the odds, the odds of an american pope are slim. odds are european. who knows? >> brian: who thought the ravens would win the super bowl? nobody. >> gretchen: i picked them. >> brian: you had them picked before the season? >> no,. >> brian: i'm talking before the season. >> gretchen: all right. let's move on to the weather. that's nice music. we need it. the people down south need it because their homes have been wrecked, dozens injured as a giant tornado tears through a mississippi city. residents in hattiesburg waking up to a day of removing trees and giving thanks for their survival. maria molina has been tracking the storms all night and joins us from the weather center. good morning to you. >> hi, good morning. that's right. very rough weather hit portions of mississippi, alabama, louisiana, even into eastern texas yesterday during the afternoon, even started during the early morning hours across port

jon: greg palkot live from pretoria. greg, thank you. >> north korea is ratcheting up its rhetoric and making new threats releasing a video showing president obama and american troops in flames. the north also suggesting it conducted its recent nuclear bomb test because of u.s. hostilities. this as it threatened south korea, with quote final destruction. very busy in north korea this week. meantime we're awaiting white house action and cyber attacks by foreign governments in a few hours. this comes after a report linking china's military to an unrelenting hacking campaign. that just broke yesterday. joining us now, ambassador john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor. ambassador bolton, in a few hours the government will come out and say this is what we're going to do if these hacking attacks continue. what should we be saying? >> well, we'll have to wait and see what they say exactly. the people who are conducting cyber warfare activities against us sounds to me very much like the admini

greg palkot with a one-on-one interview with the second highest ranking commander of the free syria army discussing the growing threat of al-qaeda inside their ranks and we'll have that for you in one minute. plus, a major milestone for the commander-in-chief as mr. obama announces plans to his first trip to israel since becoming president. up next, a top israeli leaders will share his hopes and concerns about the president's visit and weigh in on the worries about the growing closeness between iran's leaders and egypt's leaders. 24 hours after america learns the president essentially has the power to kill whom ever he wants, wherever he wants. we'll look at whether this report is getting a pass from the same media and liberal lawmakers who savaged president bush for his war on terror tactics. and a new report link to global warming, well, it links all of global warming to well, earth worms, suggesting that it's the slippery critters are multiplying so fast, it could be releasing more carbons than we can take. just ahead, we're in love and the future of mankind. ♪ come on, come on, woo ♪

greg palkot is live in south africa. what else unfolded? >> amazing stuff. it started fine for the prosecution and it's case against olympic star oscar pistorius. they had the lead detective on the stand, he detailed eyewitness accounts of a fight. he detailed point blank range shots against the victim, reeva steenkamp. but then he kept getting tripped up. for example, testosterone pills found in the bedroom turned out to be herbal medicine. he had to qualify his analysis and then admit he could not rule out that pistorius's account he thought it was an intruder that came into the house was not correct. even the judge weighing in saying that those questions he might have had about pistorius being a flight risk, maybe he didn't have them now. first the hearing was about whether bail would be denied. also, whether that strong charge, premeditated murder, would stick. last night we thought those two were certain. tonight we're not too certain. >> big day in terms of breaks and victories in the courtroom. greg, i know you talked with one of the friends of reeva

and all of a sudden, a whole different ball game. >> megyn: greg palkot. you have to wonder, folks what the position of this prosecutor is now. who put this man on the stand and is he compromised? i mean, if the lead detective is facing himself potential jail time shall potential attempted murder charges does he fairly investigate another man accused of murder? what a situation. we're not done with this yet. the bottom of the hour when we bring in a former lead detective and ask how so much could go so long so quickly and whether this guy is now likely to get off on a charge that just 48 hours ago looks to be dropped? new developments in the troubling trend for americans and the nation's economy. gas prices shooting up nearly 50 cents in 60 days, taking a huge bite out of americans who are already earning less because of the payroll tax we got hit with the beginning of the year. according to the triple-a, the national average for a gallon of gasoline is now, 3.78. so when your car has a 20 gallon tank it will cost you more than 75 bucks every time you fill

greg palkot is live from south africa.understand that oscar pistorius is talking with officials? >> they are basically trying to negotiate the terms of his life for the next several months. that is when his murder trial is set to begin. we watched where he is and shuttled back and forth in pretori at his uncle's house. we think they talked about regular visits to police stations but more visits by parole officers does seem likely. an official is quoted as saying the blade runner is already discussing how and when to get back training. a spokesman for the family denies this. they say he is still in mourning for his slain girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >> shep: what do we know about the case against his brother? >> reporter: they say carl pistorius drove recklessly when he killed the motorcyclist and he claims the motorcyclist ran into him. as for the timing, it appears to be coincidence. family we have seen a few coincidences in the short time that we have been here. one more twist in this case. it turns out the aunt of oscar

bill: greg palkot live in pretoria, south africa. you were in the courtroom and even had a chance to speak to that detective, greg. >> reporter: absolutely. hi, bill, martha. we were in the courtroom for day three of the bail hearing for oscar pistorius. yeah, we were right next to the detective you were talking about. he was taking the stand again today. we asked him about his performance yesterday. all that contradictory testimony in a very large understatement. he described it as so-so. we asked him about these attempted murder charges. he and other police officers were allegedly accused of shooting at a van during a criminal investigation back in 2011. he told me thought the charges were dropped. still this has got to further damage the government's case against pistorius and we could soon hear about a new lead detective in the case, guys. bill: greg, you also had a clear view of pistorius today in court. how does he or how does he appear to be holding up? >> reporter: it was a packed courtroom, bill, but we did have a clear view.

correspondent greg palkot is in turkey tonight. >> syrian conflict is two years old as rebels continue to clash with forces of assad. >> groups of rebels are fighting every day. >> malik was a colonel in the syrian military. he is now deputy commander of the free syrian army. shed ago civilian suit when she border town. a transit point for rebels going into syria. regarding the growing presence of foreign fighters he admits they are there fighting alongside his men, but he doesn't openly condone brutal tactics. >> the free army organized to fight assad. the support comes from outside syria. >> reporter: he rejects any negotiation with assad and his regime. >> he uses a show of nego to get more time to kill more people in syria. >> he wants iran and russia to stop backing assad and called to u.s. to get more involved. he says america is standing by the sidelines. >> we look the america to play an important role. >> reporter: he says the only way he will be forced out is with force. >> assad's killing will continue until he falls. only way he will leave is by military means and military

greg palkot is live in south africa. what happened to oscar pistorius today?0 feet behind me, behind a large wall and gate, in a very large and comfortable home, is the home of uncle -- the uncle of oscar pistorius. we believe oscar pistorius is there tonight. he's been there since he's been out on bail. we've been watching today, suvs and minivans rolling in and out of this place. he and his lawyers met with corrections officials to negotiate the terms of his life until the trial. we think they talked their way out of regular visits to police stations, though more home visits from parole officers are in store. more telling, a government official saying the blade runner is already discussing how and when to get back into training. a spokesman for the family says he's still in mourning for his slain girlfriend. a little bit more on the matter of carl pistorius, police say he drove recklessly when he killed a motorcyclist. i heard from his lawyer and he says the cyclist ran into him. as for the timing, it appears it was a coincidence, the family of the victim pr

greg palkot, at his uncle's home. he was expected to report to police, greg. if you can hear me, and get the connection back here, if you hear me, greg, what happened to the report that miss tore yours under the terms of the bail last week, did he report? >> reporter: lost my connection with you, but i am told you can see and hear me so we will continue. we are outside the home of oscar pistorius's uncle arnold. this is where he has been staying since he was released on bail last friday. his uncle, bill, was quoted this weekend as saying this is living hell for us. well if this is hell i would like to see heaven. i am going to step outside the picture and let pierre take a look at that through the security gates. you can see there is a very large brick mansion beyond that. there are trees and a gorgeous view of pretoria beyond that. we watched a couple hours ago as a suv rolled out of the house, black koth in the windows. we believe pistorius was inside the car. a spokesman confirming that he checked in with authorities that he had to agree with bail he set wi