a new video saturday reportedly from isis claims the terror group beheaded haruna yukawa. japan's prime minister headed to an emergency meeting calling the new development outrageous and unforgivable. >> i cannot stop shaking. i hope this news is incorrect. >> abc news has not confirm the authenticity of the video, which shows a still image of japanese television reporter kenji goto alive, appearing to hold a picture of haruna yukawa's body. he pleas for help, saying the terror group no longer wants to hundred million dollars in ransom money. and said -- instead, they said they would free kenji goto and exchange for another prisoner released. the 47-year-old tv correspondent went to syria to documentlian life. his syrian guide told him not to venture inside this territory. before he left, those he left behind with a message saying to those who captured him only he was to blame. saturday's new video message had some reporters saying it was a fake. >> in washington metro is promising change more than a week after the deadly smoke incident near the l'enfant plaza station. the

a staff member at haruna yukawa's company called for his safe return. >> translator: yukawa may not be in good physical condition, but i want him to return safely. i am looking forward to hearing some good news about his situation. i hope he will be released soon. >> a syrian man living in tokyo is worried about the status of the two men. he saw goto's report on the internet covering the war and poverty in syria. >> goto-san for example, he risk his own life in order to show everybody the suffering of civilian. so for that it's really shocking that they are arresting him and i urge and appeal isis to release him and his colleague. >> the mother of one of the two captives has made a plea for her son's release. junko ishidou is the mother of freelance journalist kenji goto. >> translator: over the last three dare days i've been grieving and confused. kenji was a very tender and warm hearted child. he was very kind to other children. so i think he decided to go to help his friend, leaving behind his wife and newborn baby. >> she said her son always expressed his desire to save children in

, that indicates haruna yukawa had been bee hided.oner exchange for his release. the post was quickly deleted. the japan prime minister says the message is likely authentic. he condemned the murder and demanded goto's release. >> on tuesday, isis released a video showing goto and haruna yukawa, taken captive in syria. they demand japan pay 200 million-dollar within 72 hearst to secure their release. goto's mother issued a tearful plea begging his captors to release her son and pleading with the japanese government to save his life. on saturday, she reacted to the photo. his face looked extremely nervous she told reporters. japan's prime minister angrily insisted his country will in the bow to terrorism and will help the international community, fight it. is is captured 42 year-old haruna yukawa last summer, goto's mother says her 47 year-old son left his two week old baby in october hoping to rescue his friend, but instead, was taken hostage. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a setback at the crash site of the air asia fli

a video purports to show isis beheaded one of the men, haruna yukawa.nown isis supporter posted this video online saturday of the other man, kenji goto holding what looks like a photo of yukawa's headless body. on the video, a voice claiming to be goto blames japan for not saving yukawa by not paying the $200 million ransom. the voice says isis will drop the ransom demand release goto in exchange for a convicted female terrorist now facing the death penalty in jordan. breaking this morning, japan now has an envoy in jordan to coordinate with every side in the hostage crisis. cnn's will ripley is standing by in tokyo. will as of last week, when japanese officials were trying to get in touch with isis to figure out how to negotiate with the hostages how quickly it unravelled and the story has changed. >> reporter: it just goes to show christine, how isis is setting all the terms here and they are making the rules and breaking the rules as they choose. they posted the video. they said there was a 72-hour ultimatum to receive a ransom. when the japanese gov

the picture believed to be of the headless body of haruna yukawa. the audio is still analyzed by experts. it is now the consensus from more and more people including the chief cabinet secretary in japan that the audio, the voice you hear is that of kenji goto. however, some of goto's own family members, including the husband of his mother are skeptical. >> translator: i got the sense it is not his voice. i have heard his english a couple of times. i felt it was a bit different. >> reporter: this is developing into a bit of a crisis for the prime minister shinzo abe because remember it was his pledge a public pledge of $200 million that triggered this hostage situation. the government now has wrapped up day one of the diet session. some are saying the prime minister could have more discreetly announced that aid and countries would have gotten the benefit. japan would have been thanked. he would not have put the lives of two hostages of isis in danger. john. >> will rip sdlsley, thank you. >>> the swap that isis wants to make raises questions. chief a

. >> murder of haruna yukawa has been distributed. aan extremely painful situation. we believe that its credibility is high. and i have no words to express what must be an extremely painful moment for the family. >> haruna yukawa had traveled to syria after a string of personal issues. >> i'm overwhelmed with sadness i can't find words to express it. i have the feeling deep in my heart that this is not true. if i am ever able to reunite with him i want to give him a big hug. >> kenji goto now facing the same fate, having traveled to syria at least in part to seek yukawa's release. a still image of kenji goto seemingly holding the dead body of his comrade. saying goto will be released in change of a prisoner held by the jordanian government. her own suicide belt failed to detonate. japan's government is so far not commenting on whether it will consider the deal having consistently said it will not give in to terrorist demands. >> translator: we're asking for cooperation with the related countries including jordan. but we cannot disclose the content of the coordination

, still image of him holding up a photograph of a dead body of haruna yukawa, there was a video image of speaking acknowledge condemned the action he ever shinnzo abe or the inaction. and the death of a female suicide bomber and being held since then, if she were released so would mr. goto be. so far no reaction from the japanese government, shinzo abe saying the reaction is still forthcoming. >> latest on that plus. ukraine's president says he will punish pro-russian rebels after a rocket kills 30 people in the eastern city of mariupul. >> sunday night. >> 140 world leaders will take the podium. >> get the full story. >> there is real disunity in the security council. >> about issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> headlines on al jazeera. voting has taken place in greece in a snap general election that could change the direction of the country dramatically. syriza says it will end austerity measures if it wins. barack obama is in india. prime minister narendra

kenji goto and haruna yukawa. prayers for the two hostages have been held at the city's largest mosque. japanese officials have not said whether they would-paying the ransom. the country has joined other governments who reject paying rang so many. harry faust fawcett reports. >> the japanese government maintains it will not bend to terrorism. it is also saying as it has maintained that it values saving a life. but the message coming from most areas of the japanese government that it would not want to give any reason for these hostage takers to repeat what they've done. again. and so most people are interpreting that as a ransom being extremely unlikely. there have been quotes in the japanese media attributed to a senior unnamed source in the government saying that no negotiations have been going on directly with i.s.i.l. and that there is therefore no official extension to this deadline that they gave the government on tuesday. $200 million requested for the safe return of kenji goto and haruna yukawa. there have

a spokesperson says haruna yukawa was killed as they had warned. the announcement was made through their internet radio station. >> the report did not mention the reason or details behind the killing of yukawa. and there was no explanation why the group demands the release of sagida al rishawi. she has been on death row in jordan for her involvement in a series of bomb attacks in ayman in 2005. >>> prime minister shinzo abe has instructed his ministers to do their utmost to bring freelance journalist kenji goto back home. abe says he is fully aware of the unbearable pain and sorrow that yukawa's family must be experiencing. yoshihide suga said the government suspects the men were captured by islamic state militants. he said the government based its assumption on a variety of information. >> translator: the government continues to use all available channels for the release of goto. with cooperation from jordan and other countries, and groups. we duly recognize that the top priority is human life. >> suga said there has been no contact from islamic st

haruna yukawa had been bebedded. and they demanded a prisoner exchange for his delete. japan's prime minister says the message is likely authentic. he condemned the murder and demanded kenji goto's release. they were taken captive in syria. they demanded japan pay 200 million dollars in 72 hours to secure their release. goto's mother issued a tearful plea begging captors to release her son and begging the japanese government to save his life. she reacted to the photo. his face looked extremely nervous, she told the reporters. the prime minister says they will not bow to terrorism. goto's mother says her 47-year- old son left his two week old baby in october hoping to rescue his friend, but instead was taken hostage. don champion, cbs news. >>> tonight, ukraine's top rebel leader is calling deadly attacks at the beginning of an offensive. the rebels fired rockets into the city today killing at least 30 people. ukrainian officials are rushing in more troops and equipment to defend the city. ukraine's president called the blitz a terrorist attack and they are accusing russ

it indicates that haruna yukawa had been beheaded.isoner exchange for his release. the japan's prime minister says that the message is likely a authentic. he condemn murder and demanded goto's release. >> as to the japanese public. >> reporter: isis released a video showing kenji goto and haruna yukawa held captive demanding japan pay 200 million-dollar to secure their release. goto's mother issued a tearful plea begging his captors to release her son and pleading with the the japanese government to save his life. on saturday, she reacted to the photo. his face looked extremely nervous, she told reporters. japan's prime minister a angrily insisted that his country will in the bow to terrorism and will help the international community, fight it. isis captured 42 year-old haruna yukawa, last um iser goto's mother a says her 47 year-old son left his two week old baby in october hoping to rescue his friend, but instead, was taken his stage. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> saudi arabia king salmon received condolences from wo

is is captured haruna yukawa last summer. goto's mother says her 47 year-old son left his two weeks old baby in october hoping to rescue his friend but instead was taken his stage. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> saudi arabia's newly king salmon received condolences from world leaders following the death of king abdullah. the 90 year-old died friday. he was buried in an unmark grave after a prayer service in riyadh, head of state and royals from around a the world are a arriving in saudi arabia to pay their respects. in meeting with saudi royals, president obama will visit on tuesday. >>> now that the u.s. and cube after restored diplomatic relations attention is focusing to humanitarian issues. for decade cubans have been cut off from the world's largest economy. cbs news correspondent adriana diaz is in havana with the foot rationing program a rare look into a program on the brink of change. >> reporter: when 91 year-old gloria griffith makes a typical cuban dessert, her husband's favorite, she uses her entire

instead, his fate is unknown and isis claims haruna yukawa has become the latest of its hostages to be beheaded. that image posted online today was accompanied by an audio recording which it's claimed is kenji goto saying that isis is now willing to swap him for a failed female suicide bomber being held in a prison in jordan. jim. >> axelrod: holly, thank you. five weeks into winter, the northeast got its first real taste of it today. while it was a few inches of snow and slush in the new york city area, parts of new england got a foot of snow and just as this system clears out a major winter storm may well be moving in. eric fisher is chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. and, eric, whatever people are dealing with in the northeast today is nothing compared to what's coming. >> just an appetizer event. it's been a nearly snowless winter for a lot of those northeast cities, things about to change in a big way. we're tracking an alberta clipper. it will slide on to the east through sunday spreading snow across the midatlantic. snow totals up to a half foot possible, eve

he returned to the country to rescue haruna yukawa a friend who had described himself as a private security contractor before his disappearance last august. both men turned up in an isis video more than a week ago with militants demanding $100 million each for their release. yukawa is thought to have been executed after that deadline ran out. if the video is authentic it's unclear when goto met that fate, too. the 47-year-old journalist is the father of two young daughters, jim a two-year-old and a newborn. there's no word tonight on the fate of the jordanian pilot but an uncle is quoted as saying the family is devastated by the death of kenji goto. we have another major airbag recall to tell you about tonight. 2.1 million investigation being recalled because they may have faulty crash sensors that could cause airbags to deploy by mistake, and for about half of these vehicles it's a re-recall. here's juliana goldman. >> reporter: it's the second time the national highway traffic safety administration has recalled these vehicles, due to a defective sensor that can cause the airbag to deploy

they come out with videos which contain new deadlines, which after the first video, they killed haruna yukawa and starting using kenji goto as the mouthpiece to deliver under duress their propaganda and demands that jordan release the prisoner al rishawi. that gives people here a bit of hope. the terror group has proven time and time again they are unpredictable and volatile and capable of anything. their threats continue to intensify. the most recent direct e-mail we know of from isis was to kenji goto's wife where they told her if she did not do whatever she could do expose their propaganda to the world that in their words, kenji would be next. implying he would be killed in - addition to the threat to kill the jordanian pilot al kasasibah. the tension of jumping every time the phone rings and when the news comes on. fearful of what the headline may be. right now, all that people can do is wait. we know that there's been no direct communication between japan and isis. still more than a week into the crisis and so japan, although with an envoy on the ground in amman, they have to watch and w

this statement in part "the united states strongly condemns the brutal murder of japanese citizen haruna yukawa bit terrorist group isil. condolences with the people of japan for their terrible loss," the president continues to say that we'll work together to bring the perpetrator s to justice. john. >>> debora villalon, live in the newsroom. >>> world leaders are heading to saudi arabia to pay their respects following the death of king abdullah. the king's half both salmon bin abdul-azizi has been installed as the new monarch. 90-year-old king abdullah died this week after being hospitalized with pneumonia. the new king saysly continue to follow the policies his predecessors. >> the white house said that president obama will shorten his trip to india to meet with saudi arabia's new king. saudi arabia is one of washington's most important middle east al lies despite longstanding criticism by human right groups about the kingdom's human rights abuses saudi arabia is one of five arab nations is that currently helping the u.s. fight isis. >>> many san francisco streets were shut down for an anti-

haruna yukawa was beheaded. the other japanese hostage kenji goto is shown holding a picture of the decapitated haruna yukawa. isis has changed their demand for the release of kenji goto now they want the release of a woman held in jordon for a 2005 bombing there. >>> "g.m.a." is hosting more on the bombing threat and the isis scare at 8:00 a.m. >>> part of a parking garage collapses in north jersey. >>> some people brairveld the cold -- braved the cold snow and winter air in bucks county. it was all for education. >> reporter: nydia the next couple of days could be a snow lover's dream, we have not one but two systems. we have the potential of a major winter storm monday night into tuesday, i'll have details on both when "action news" comes right back. again? give them something special. gather around the world's best chicken and home-style sides for a dinner everyone will get excited about. kfc. >> the snow that moved through yesterday is causing accidents in new york state. parts of the empire state was hit b

the white house was expressing condolences to the family of haruna yukawa and demanding the release of kenji goto. isil says they will free him only if a bomber in custody in jordan will be released. no bombs on two airplanes after a twitter threat against a southwest flight from milwaukee and a delta flight from wind scheduled to bash a delta flight from portland scheduled to land in atlanta. no items were found of the search. a judge set the trial date yesterday for christopher cornell, who has pled not guilty to three charges including attempted murder of u.s. officials and employees. he was arrested last week and is being held without bond. his trial could be postponed. the judge told both sides to begin discussions on a possible plea agreement. police officers want to speak with a female passenger involved in a road rage incident on route seven in loudoun county. vista gator say the victim was pulling into route seven when the driver of a green sedan began tailgating, then pulling up beside. after an argument, the driver of the green sedan is accused of firing shots at the other d

it's believed the two men in orange jumpsutds are kenji goto and hard euna yukawa. haruna is a freelance journalist. he said on twitter that he was in syria. yukawa is said to run a private military company and travel frequently to the middle east including syria. >> to the prime minister of japan, although you are more than 8,500 kilometers away from islamic state, you will take part in this crusade. we have proudly donated $100 million to kill our women and children, to destroy muslims so the life of this japanese citizen will cost you $100 million. and an attempt to stop the expansion of the islamic state you also donated another $100 million to train the mujahadin against the mujahadin and so the life of this japanese citizen will cost you another $100 million. >> the man also addressed the japanese public. he said people have 72 hours to save the two men by putting pressure on the government to pay the ransom. he said otherwise his knife will become their nightmare. the authenticity of the video has not been confirmed. >>> japan's prime minister says the hostage threa

it showed a masked man and two hostages, later identified as kenji goto and haruna yukawa. the militant demanded $200 million to free the hostages. he said the japanese government had 72 hours to pay. prime minister shinzo abe was on a tour of the middle east at the time. he had recently announced that japan would give $200 million to help refugees displaced by islamic state militants in iraq, syria and neighboring countries. abe called the threats an act of terrorism. he said japan's aim was to provide humanitarian aid in non-military fields. people in japan expressed shock at the news of the threats. >> translator: i want them to be released soon. i hope everything will be resolved peacefully. >> japan's leaders set up a task force in the jordanian capital, amman. officials asked neighboring governments for help. they also reached out to local tribal and religious leaders, hoping to open a channel to negotiate with the militants. on january 24th, more than a day after the militants' deadline expired, another video was posted online. it featured goto holding a photo that a

he said he was hoping to get information about haruna yukawa who had also gone missing in the region this was goto's guide in syria. >> he wanted to go get some news or information about his friend, mr. yukawa. and also he wants to go to to make report about isis, what is the life under isis. >> he said goto entered syria from kilis on october 24th. he said the following day goto traveled through aleppo into territory controlled by islamic state. >> i tell him, don't go, please, and it's not safe for you. i tell him, you are going to people, they are not like iraq, they're different. >> goto started his own video communications company 19 years ago in tokyo. over the years, he supplied tv networks with footage and also wrote several books. he mainly focused on children affected by conflict, disease and poverty. he filed this report for nhk world in february last year. he described people's lives in the northern syrian city of aleppo where the government forces were dropping what they called barrel bombs. >> severe fighting has turned this asian city into rubble and debris. [ speaking

the first deadline passed they beheaded haruna yukawa. second deadline passed and third deadline the two hostages as far as we know have remained alive or at least were alive, kenji goto was alive at the time his voice was reportedly recorded reading off the list of demands. as you said no evidence at all that the jordanian pilot al kasasibah is still alive. families are in limbo. the government is in limbo. the japanese government saying today they still have to the made any direct communication with isis. although kenji goto's wife has exchanged e-mails with the terror group, japan says they have not attempted to reach out to isis through the e-mail address. anxiety. you can imagine what the families are going through and the japanese government staying quiet about the process. only saying it is a fluid and difficult situation that continues with no answers. >> that's the situation from the japanese perspective. of course great interest and at least two countries. thank you, will. jordan is also facing huge public pressure for the relea

first threatened to execute kenji goto and another japanese hostage haruna yukawa a week ago demandinghe $200 million in ransom. tonight, there's still no word on kenji goto and mauth al-kasaesbah. >> pelley: holly williams is joining us from northern iraq. holly, what does this woman have to do with i.s.i.s.? >> reporter: nothing that we know of, but she is from iraq's anbar province where i.s.i.s. is fighting for territory, so this could be an attempt by extremists to win hearts and mind. scott, enforcing jordan, which is a close u.s. ally, to agree to the release of a convicted terrorist, i.s.i.s. is sending a warning that it intends to punish any muslim government that stands against it. >> pelley: holly williams, thank you very much. in washington we heard today from the woman to become the top law enforcement officer in the land. loretta lynch appeared before the senate in hopes of becoming the next attorney general. she is a long-time federal prosecutor from new york. hear's nancy cordes. >> so help you god. i do. >> reporter: many of the questions lynch faced today were at her

video posted online shows kenji goto and haruna yukawa kneeling on the ground. a purported islamic state member threatens to kill them if the demand is not met. officials in tokyo assume the deadline is around 2:50 p.m. japan time on friday. the japanese government had just promised the equivalent amount of aid to countries in the middle east. prime minister abe says the financial assistant is for nonmilitary purposes, including support for displaced people and refugees. a japanese foreign ministry official said on thursday they are seeing small signs of progress. they've been getting some direct and indirect responses from who they believe are the militants. and another government representative says the situation isn't completely stalled but is not getting better either. >>> japanese officials are on the ground in amman, jordan as part of task force trying to bring the two men home. they've been contacting religious leaders and other groups who might be able to approach the militants. >>> a jordanian expert on the movement of extremists says the japanese gover

video which is said to show the murder of a japanese hostage the group had threatened to kill haruna yukawa a and others. japanese prime minister shinzo abe said it was unforgivable. >> i feel deep resentment and condemn these facts. i would like again strongly call for no hammer harm to be done against kinzi gji goto. >>> we have an exclusive report from northern iraq. >> reporter: kurdish peshmerga groups have been winning battles, but the war against the islamic state in iraq and the levant is far from over. air support provided by the u.s.-led coalition has helped them but the commander say that they are not enough. they say the slow pace of the offensive allows isil to regain momentum. the chancellor of the regional security town council oversee the operations on the ground. he told me that the international community needs to engage more. this, he said, would require ground troops because it will take time for iraqi forces to be ready to defeat isil. >> to wait until the training is completed, until the forces especially in iraq are coming to a position where they can take a longer ti

chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga says officials believe the two men are kenji goto and haruna yukawa. he says officials are acting on the assumption the deadline is around 2:50 p.m. on friday, japan time. >> translator: it's a tough race against time. but, the government will do all it can to deal with this matter. i ordered ministers to make full use of all diplomatic channels and routes we've established for the release of the two men. no matter what it takes. our country will never give in to terrorism. we will work with the international community to fight despicable terrorists. >> state minister for foreign affairs yasuhide nakayama is at the japanese embassy in jordan as part of the efforts to resolve the crisis. japanese officials are contacting tribal and religious leaders connected to islamic state. they're also asking for help from the u.s.able other countries taking part in airstrikes against the militants. >>> a syrian man who worked for one of the hostages spoke to nhk from southern turkey. alaaeddin al zoo i'm was a guide for kenji goto until the freelance journalist di

. >> reporter: the other hostage is a self-described japanese adventurer, haruna yukawa, who was captured by isis last year, and american spy. >> cia, cia? >> reporter: u.s. and british officials say they know the identity of the masked man, and working hard to capture or kill him. david? >> brian, thank you. >>> back here at home this evening, to the growing concern about measles. the cdc announced in 2000 that it had been eliminated in the u.s. but now it's back. let's go right to dr. besser. haven't we been all vaccinated against measles? >> well it comes from travelers. last year, there were 23 outbreaks. and you don't need to get another vaccination, but vaccinate your children in time and if you don't know get a blood test. >>> and to saudi arabia the remarkable images, king abdullah laid to rest with a ceremony ceremony. into a grave marked only with a simple slab of markble. >>. >> and mastercard tonight both sides acknowledging deep disagreements. and authorities telling abc news there is still much more work to be done especially with human rights. >> i don't know that i see tha

we do know that kenji goto and haruna yukawa were held by isis.at is actually really going on? that's what's still being -- what temporary trying to figure out right now, and trying to figure out if this photo, this gruesome photo, that was posted online then quickly taken down is indeed the decapitated body of yukawa which, of course would be a devastating blow for his family. and at the same time for goto's family including his wife who has two daughters at home including a newborn baby this has got to be such a difficult time for her to have purportedly the surprise of her husband speaking directly to her, saying there is still hope. he said to her, i could be a dead man, but if japan is able to secure this release, they'll let me go. me for her. just excruciating ordeal all the way around fred. >> and then will -- that's the response from rinko. but are there other responses coming from other family members about what's being reported? >> reporter: family members have been pretty closely protected. and so we heard from for example, kenji goto'

. >> reporter: islamic state militants showed a photo of kenji goto holding a photograph of haruna yukawa. the post was quickly deleted. the prime minister says the message is likely authentic. he granded goto's release. on tuesday, isis released a video, showing goto. the terrorist demanded they pay $200 million within 72 hours for their release. his mother issued a tearful plea, begging the captors to release her son and pleading with the japanese government to save his life. on saturday she reacted to the photo. his face looked nervous, she told reporters. japan's prime minister insisted his country will not bow to terrorism and will help the international community. isis captured 42 year old goto last summer. the man left his baby in october, hoping to rescue his friend but instead was taken hostage. >>> coming up tonight, thousands take a plunge for a good cause in the frigid chesapeake. we'll take you there. >>> a special birthday . >>> i can't wait to show you this. the world's only surviving giant panda triplets. they are six months old. their home in southern china, that was caus

images released online today by the islamic extremist group purportedly show the beheading of haruna yukawa, a 42-year-old unemployed man who went to syria in july and was captured the next month. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, called the execution, "an outrageous and unforgivable act." isis is threatening to kill the second japanese hostage kenji goto, a 47-year-old journalist, unless jordanian authorities release a man they are holding. isis had previously demanded that a $200 million ransom be paid. following the collapse of the government in yemen, efforts by the c.i.a. and the u.s. joint special operations command to combat terrorism reportedly have suffered a setback. the "washington post" reports that the obama administration has been forced to suspend certain operations because of losses suffered by government forces there. those forces helped american drones target extremists. you'll recall that the recent terror attacks in paris were organized by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula which is based in southern yemen. spain today announced the arrest of four terror suspects.

yesterday this chilling video emerged indicating that isis has beheaded its other japanese hostage, haruna yukawa. goto, he's the other one, went in to rescue him after yukawa was captured. his father says he wishes he could hold his son in his arms again. he spoke on japanese tv and requested that his face not be shown. >> translator: i have been praying such a thing would not happen, but unfortunately it has finally come to pass and my heart aches. i feel so guilty that mr. goto has been detained and threatened dead after he had entered there to rescue my son at the risk of his life. i return to japan immediately and return his activity. >> let's bring in a gentleman that works to counter terrorism. >> isis demanded $200 million and now it says no ransom, free this prisoner. are you surprised by the shift? >> i'm not, actually. i think in reality what's happened is this particular audio yesterday was released probably by accident. if we look at when it was first released, there are a lot of ice cisicitsit -- isil supporters rg it. isil is trying to maximize the terror, the publicity, whole expo

there's a still shot of him holding a photo of what appears to be the body of the other hostage, haruna yukawathe man says his captors want a prisoner swap. in return for releasing him they want jordan to free sajida al-rishawi. she's a convicted terrorist on death row. japanese prime minister shinzo abe has directed his administration to make an all-out effort to secure goto's release. he sent his state minister for foreign affairs to jordan to set up a task force last week. yasuhide nakayama spoke to reporters on monday in amman. >> translator: i want jordan and japan to closely cooperate and get the jordanian pilot and the japanese journalist returned to their homes. >> nakayama said both countries share the goal of securing the release of the hostages. people in jordan are urging their leaders to work for the release of a jordanian hostage before they try to free a japanese captive. lawmakers lawyers and others gathered in the capital amman. they were responding to an offer by the militants to free japan's kenji goto if jordan releases rishawi from death row. the demonstrators say jordania

has been urging his cabinet members to do all they can to secure the release of kenji goto and haruna yukawa. a japanese official went to jordan to help handle the hostage crisis. he referred to islamic state's criticism of japan's assistance to the middle east. >> translator: we haven't changed our stance. our assistance is for nonmilitary projects. the japanese government aims to provide only humanitarian aid such as helping refugees and providing sustainable medical care. >> as spokesperson for islamic state told nhk we'll soon release a statement on the two japanese hostages. nhk spoke to the man and exchanged online messages with him early friday japan time. the man criticized japan, calling its citizens infidels who fight the group. and he pointed to text in english and arabic about the aid pledge. it reads the $200 million is for humanitarian assistance and infrastructure development, and is nonmilitary in nature. part of that text is identical to what's on the japanese foreign ministry's website. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga says the government has yet to confirm the status

released on tuesday shows two men who are believed to be freelance journalists kenji goto and haruna yukawa. a purported islamic state member threatens to kill them unless the japanese government pays a ransom of $200 million within 72 hours. officials in tokyo assume the deadline is around 2:50 p.m. japan time on friday. state minister for foreign affairs yasuhide nakayama is taking charge of a task force based at the japanese embassy in jordan. he met on wednesday with king abdullah. and the king gave his readiness to cooperate fully. >>> an islamic state spokesperson is pressing the japanese government to meet the demand before the deadline. nhk exchanged online messages with the representative on wednesday. the man said he's aware that state minister for foreign affairs, yasuhide nakayama was sent to jordan. analysts say it suggests the group is closely watching the situation. the man wouldn't say if they have been in contact with the japanese government but he said islamic state will achieve what it wants to do. and he reiterated that the militant group is not motivated by money alone.

the other is thought to be haruna yukawa, who described himself as a private security contractor before his capture in august. the militant in the video seems to be the man known as "jihadi john," who has appeared in several isis execution videos. though the american government says it refuses to negotiate with terrorists, many other countries are willing to pay for the release of their citizens. isis made an estimated $20 million from its trade in hostages last year alone. the release of the video publicly demanding ransom money comes at a time when the group has very few western hostages left. it also follows intense u.s.-led air strikes on syrian oil facilities, which the extremists depend on to fund their self- styled islamic state. the strikes and the recent drop in oil prices may now be hurting isis financially. and the air campaign also seems to be succeeding in clawing back territory in iraq. in syria, though, scott, the situation is more complicated. while isis appears to be losing ground in the strategically key city of kobani, elsewhere inko syria, it may actually be gaining

countryman haruna yukawa was early earlier executed. it was hoped goto would be released through a hostage swap. that is not the case. nick robertson what can you tell us? >> reporter: the government had to be engaged with isis for the release of their pilot. what is more apparent is isis continues to play whatever card it can for its own advantage to raise their profile, and in particular this case make trouble for the jordanian government try to undermine the jordanian government. there are so many reasons to do this. jordan is a strong ally of the west in fighting isis. think do have trouble in their own country with al qaeda sympathizers with isis sympathizers. if isis can energize those people that will help destabilize jordan perhaps remove jordan from the fight against isis tactically that's something they'd like to see happen. so at the moment anything that they can do to highlight and continue to profile this current issue centered around the jordanian pilot -- and tonight that appears to be including the beheading of kenji got

. >> reporter: the other hostage is a self-described japanese adventurer, haruna yukawa, who was captured by isis last year, and accused of being an american spy. >> cia, cia? >> reporter: u.s. and british officials say they know the identity of the masked man, and are working hard to capture or kill him. david? >> brian, thank you. >>> back here at home this evening, to the growing concern about measles. here's the map tonight. now in seven states. the cdc announced in 2000 that it had been eliminated in the u.s. but now it's back. we know the newest string first surfaced at disneyland. let's go right to dr. besser. haven't we been all vaccinated against measles? >> well, we have. but parents who decided not to get the vaccine, that's a mistake. it comes here with travelers. last year, there were 23 outbreaks. >> 23 outbreaks. and if you do have the vaccination already, do you need a second one? >> don't need to get another vaccination, but make sure to vaccinate your children in time, and if you don't know, get a blood test. >>> and to saudi arabia, the remarkable images, king abdullah,

reporter: islamic state militants hosted a photo of hostage kenji goto holdsing a photograph of haruna yukawathey reportedly demand a prisoner exchange for his release. the post was quickly delete. japan's prime minister shinzo abe says it was likely on tuesday isis release add video showing goto and yukawa. the terrorist demanded japan pay $200 million to secure their release. >> reporter: goto's mother issued a tearful plea begging his captors to release her son and pleading with the japanese government to save his life. on saturday she reacted to the photo. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: his face looked extremely nervous she told reporters. japan's prime minister angrily insisted his country will not bow to terrorism and will help the international community fight it. isis captured 42-year-old yukawa last summer. goto says her 47-year-old son left his two week old baby in october hoping to rescue his friend but instead was taken hostage. don champion for "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> saudia arabia's newly end throned king salmon received condolences from world leaders to