government, and before you were held. he has met with former secretaries of state henry kissinger and madeleine albright, then he met with former presidents clinton and other clinton, secretary of state, who may be running for president. your thoughts about this and what you are calling on president sisi to do and why you're here in the united states? >> i am here to lobby for my colleagues who have been imprisoned now for over 10 months. the thing that every official in the united states, starting from president obama or secretary of state john kerry or any other official who kind of leave that sisi is really going to keep up his promises, spreading democracy and preserving freedom of press, should kind of put more pressure on him. i believe this is the only way my colleagues will be out. pressure has worked in my own case. ofhas worked in other cases prisoners that were able to get back their freedom. they should do more. john kerry one day before the sentence saying he was giving a firm promise from sisi to keep good r

thirty years to one thousand nine hundred one when cuban exiles and haitian refugees started being held in deplorable conditions that get him out in fact nine hundred ninety three a u.s. district court judge even or. it can't be closed because the refugees weren't afforded constitutional rights yet that order fell on deaf ears see just four months after nine eleven in january two thousand and two the first round of prisoners arrived to get mown who were simply swept up in a dragnet in afghanistan setting the stage for years of systematic torture and abuse and though nearly every aspect of the facility has been the head in the hand a veil of secrecy and journalists have since been granted limited access to certain sites on the base probably the most iconic part of guantanamo bay is camp x.-ray the facility behind me now this is an open air prison that help to seventy detainees at a time in a scorching heat like animals in cages now ironically the only facility on site with air conditioning was for the military dogs but baking in open air cages was nothing compared to the treatment these

yesterday they held a little bit. napa west.ittle component of a westerly at sfo. 62 to 64 degrees. monterey 63. have a hurricane. hurricane norbert winds of 90 miles an hour. winds northwest. parallel to the coast. and this system the hurricane forced winds only go out 30 mills. and it's 120 miles away. it looks like it will go up the coast. the question is where will that moisture go? if you have plans down to southern california for us we are dealing with a lot of gray. low clouds. clearing to the coast. if you are far enough inland upper 80s. if not it's 60s and 70s. a very quiet pattern here into the weekend. morning over cast. a little cheesy at times. 60s and 70s again up to clear lake and ukiah. others in the 80s. 80 santa rosa. 80 san jose. oakland 74. >>> lava flowing toward homes. a state of emergency is declared for portions of the big island after lava came within miles of homes. scientists say the lava flow could change directions and threaten other communities. >>> they may have discoure covered the largest dinosa

the man revealed where she was being held. was found in a remote indian town and rescued from being forced into prostitution. although she made it back, she says she can't return to her village. even though she never worked as a prostitute, she's worried that villages won't believe her and she she'll face discrimination. many other women of the shelter who had been forced into prostitution suffered abuse for years after returning to nepal. to help heal their wounds psychological counselling is offered at the shelter. sessions are held once a week for as long as 18 months. the sessions are conducted by bal kumari who also manages the shelter. women are encouraged to put that you are thoughts down on paper if they have trouble speaking about their experiences. once residents at the shelter start showing signs of recovery, work begins on preparing them for their return to society. some of the women are illiterate and uneducated so shelter staff teach them essential skills such as reading, writing and simple a arithmetic. employme

he is being held on 50,000 dollars pail. well the suspect's younger brother was also arrested for trying to hide the pickup truck near bakersfield. >>> oakland police are backing one of their officers and rejecting the allegations of racism by the body camera. >> hands up hands up... turnaround. >>> while the audio is dark, the surveillance video shows he followed policy when he responded to a call. however an african-american firefighter accuses him of racial profiling. he was off-duty when he popped into the fire station with his two sons. >> he approached my kids, with his hand on his gun and that's the way he approached a 9-year- old and 12-year-old kid standing out in front of a fire station waiting on their father to come out. >> you can put your hands down, kids, story about that. >> well, jones has since filed a complaint against the officer who remains on active duty. the case is being investigated by police internal affairs. >>> time is 4:39 another baby left in a hot car. >> that is our mission to get that baby ou

three americans held in north carolina speak.ry meeting them face-to-face and how they say they're being treated. their message to their families, plus mysterious circumstances behind these interviews. >>> the enemy of my enemy. is the u.s. working with iran against isis. u.s. air strikes help iranian-backed militia fighters take back an iraqi town. the u.s. says there is no coordination. is that true? >>> militants in leeb yeah have apparently seized parts of the u.s. embassy, throwing what appears to be a pool party. what does it say about u.s. power in the region? >>> your "new day" starts right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "new day." it is monday, september 1st, 6:00 in the east. it's labor day. i'm john berman. >> i'm alisyn camerota. we begin with breaking news. >> shocking and surprising when i woke up and saw this. we are hearing this morning from three americans being held by north korea. kenneth bae, matthew miller, jeffrey foal, the latter two have been held since the spring. we have reported extensively on bay wh

he said he was held for 40 days. that's a picture of him. according to the publications, he said he was hooded and blind folded and said fighters would interrogate him every day asking questions like do you drink? who are the women on your facebook page? who are you working for? he said quote, all they did all day was fight and pray, but he described the captors as young and educated who had interrogating techniques. cnn has not been independently been able to verify that. >> a multi dimensional problem that runs the home grown recruits and skeptics back home. here to talk about it, fran townsend and bobby gesh. the pressure has grown. >> on the president, definitely and growing on everybody else, as well. this is -- we are very acutely aware of the threat to us, to the united states, but countries in the neighborhood and europe have been acutely aware of threats to them, perhaps coming before us and they have been aware for awhile, and so i suspect on his trip to europe in audition to hearing about russia and ukraine, the president will hea

this is the room where armed separatists held most of the hostages.dren, parents, and teachers, on the first day of school. she tells me her memories of the day are still vivid. they were forced to crowd cheer for almost three days on the she says. >> we still get very scared and are overly vigilant. when we are somewhere, we take a close look at the people around us. if someone gets onto the bus carrying a large bag, i get off. >> over 1000 people were held hostage by the separatists. their demand? recognition of chechen independence. after three days, an explosion led to a gun battle and russian special forces storming the school. 334 hostages died and over 700 were injured. it is still not clear how the bloodbath occurred. this woman's daughter was one of the injured. she blames the russian forces. she says they shot at the school indiscriminately and she says they have not been held accountable. >> estate governors who committed this crime are still in power today and committing further crimes. they are dangerous and unpredictable people who opene

he's probably being held in syria. it's very difficult for the united states to focus on that country, to get good intelligence sources. to get actionable intelligence, you really have to know where they are because otherwise you risk all their lives. they just didn't have the intelligence to go after them. and i think it was almost inevitable after foley that he would be next especially since we went on and attacked more targets inside iraq, and i think these people, we have to understand, is there without pity. i talked to somebody, a friend of mine who has negotiated with them. he said they're all europeans, the captors, in syria. they are, frankly, psychotics, and they probably take joy in murdering people and this is a tough group. and i think it's a lot tougher than al qaeda ever was. >> a lot tougher than al qaeda ever was. what is the threat, bob, they keep in these videos and we'll be going through it in the frame by frame reporter stuff in a moment, but what kind of risks -- do you take them seriously when th

. >> we have some thick fog around and again some of that is being held by warm air aloft. temperatures are squashing that once it lifts or burns off it will be out of the gate as far as warming up. 50s and 60s more so than 24 hours ago and it is not far away, near 80s to 90s and it will be another hot day and we will have 90s for others, here is sal. >>> we have a new significant alert -- sig alert which means they are expecting traffic on the peninsular, it is an injury crash and a lot of the freeway lanes are blocked and trough is quickly backing up and your alternate route is blocking several lanes. southbound 101 as you facility march a -- pass marsh road and you don't have to use some of these ways, you can use university avenue and it is a little bit slow 19 minutes, not a bad time to drive from the carquinez to the bay bridge and when you get there you will see traffic which is backed up and this is a 25 minute drive time to the san francisco side of the bridge. steve and i have been talking about it, the fog is dense and you may want to leave yourself are extra tim

in the 50's, they were on the frontier and held identical posts. continued parallels in the early days of the war. scott tried to keep both of them in the united states army. when virginia was seceding. but both left the old army and followed their states out. actually, at the time of the secession, johnston held a higher rank in the old army than lee. he was quarter master general of the army and head brigade. lee was colonel. but the similarities in there, as you will be able to see in the briefest summaries of their biography, such as bud warren's, generals. as i say, johnston was among early confederate officers the ranking officer in the old army. and by some reading of the confederate law and regulations, he would have been entitled to seniority among the generals. but instead, davis and the war department appointed johnston fourth in seniority, after cooper, sidney johnson and lee. so what did johnston do? he wrote the president a nine-page angry letter of indignation and protest, which the president just dismissed as unbecoming. of course,

bae has been held the longest, almost two years.en tried and convicted of hostile acts against north korea and sentenced to 15 years hard labor. he tells us, quote, that he's working eight hours a day, six days a week. he says he has a sleep disorder right now and severe back pain and also blood circulation is not doing so well. he says he has numb and tingling hands. matthew todd miller is the youngest of the three. he says he's in good health, received medical checks and is provided with humanitarian treatment. and jeffrey fowle, age 56, says food's been good, he gets a daily walk with the guides and medical care has been furnished but he add, quote, i'm getting desperate. jim walsh joins me to talk about what north korea could be up to with this access to these detainees. he's an expert in international security and one of only a handful of americans who has traveled to north korea for a talk with officials there about nuclear issues. your first reaction? >> first, they are dramatic. they are new. but they also come on the heels

the government in ukraine is calling for elections to be held in eastern ukraine held by separatists there since a ceasefire between pro-russia rebels and troops began on september the 5th. syrian activists say fighters from isil shot down a government plane, eight people were killed when it crashed in a residential area and meanwhile these pictures show a syrian jet over the city and the government launched several attacks targeting isil. the united states ap pears to be expanding the offense against the state of iraq and fighter jets destroyed an isil position near baghdad and the first time the u.s. hit targets near the capitol and it destroyed six vehicles in the northwestern town of sinja. there is talk about the coalition to destroy isil but the u.s. is the only country to carry out strikes against the group and france said it will carry them out in iraq and started mixes but there is difficulty in hitting isil targets in syria. britain is also reluctant to carry out air strikes in syria but not ruled them out and supplying kurdish fighters with weapons and ruled out air strike

an american who is being held in north korea may learn his fate within one week.matthew miller will appear before the country's supreme court on september 14th. he's been in detention since april. north korea says the 24-year-old tore up his tourist visa and sought asylum upon entry last week. last week cnn's will ripley spoke with miller who had a message for the u.s. government. >> that my situation is very urgent. that very soon i'm going to trial and i would directly be sent to prison. i think this interview is my final chance to push the american government into helping me. >> so if it's your final chance, what do you want to tell them that you haven't already said? >> they need help, and they need to quickly make movement, because there's not much time. >> miller says he has admitted to his guilt and apologized to north korea, but will not officially learn the charges until his hearing. >>> u.s. president bob has decided to wait to tackle the contentious issue of immigration. that decision has angered groups on both sides of the debate. pro reformers say the

home held aides and people with disapills are not covered. will prevent small businesses from expanding some say. >>> continue coverage of the 9/11 anniversary with so many heroes emerging. the first hijack plane hit the north tower of the world trade center at 5:46 a.m. our time. you can see the marine guards are waiting to on the doors at the white house to the south listen ceremonies involving the president, the first lady and vice president. we join abc if the special report. report. here is george stephanopolis. this is a scene from new york city. former mayor bloomberg and current mayor and of course a lot of the people from the day rueing giuliani who was the new york city mayor weapon the attacks happened thin years ago and a lot of the family members are holding uppers of lost loved ones who died that day. there will be a reading of names. ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ >> s would broad stripes and bright stars ♪ over ramparts we watched ♪ ♪ were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red glare ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ ga

leaders of the both camps including former british prime minister gordon brown, who is a scott, held last minute rally with toys day. sign stickers and buttons are all over the country. final polls show opposition to independent, at 51 percent, but for 5 percent margin of error, obviously this is much too close to call. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight toronto's rob ford has a life threatening medical crisis. >>> also no objection but an honor to a local university getting its largest donation ever for the law school. >>> plus across the country k-9 we have the remarkable story of beginning gidet to the west coast and nobody knows how, adam. >>> winter air is brewing in eastern canada and this could bring frost close to home by the even of the week but winter will try to hold its own this weekend. we will talk about the battle coming up in accu weather. >>> jamie apody has eagles getting back to work and latest on desean jackson when "action news" continues. beginning it. beginning it. >>> they are calling it a dog gone mystery tonight, how a montgomery county k-9 ended up

the parents of shamous digny will be held.funeral mass will be held and then he'll be laid to rest. three teens were killed when the suv they were riding in crashed. charges are pending against a 15-year-old girl who was driving the suv when it flipped over. >>> a father and son have been charged with selling fake sports jerseys out of bucks county. neil robinson and his son, shawn, operated the counterfit ring. they're accused of importing thousands of phony jerseys from china and selling them online and throughout the philadelphia area. investigators say it all started back in 2007. according to officials, they got a break in the case this summer when neil robinson sold three counterfeit jerseys to an undercover officer. >>> now to the casino crisis in atlantic city. this morning we're hearing of more possible layoffs and another casino on the brnk of financial trouble. this time it's trump taj mahal. the taj says notices may be sent to employees in the near future. "the new york post" is reporting the taj is headed for bank

a funeral is held in manhattan. it's not known what time the funeral will be held.year-old died thursday after she went in cardiac arrest during a routine throat procedure at a doctor's office. the exact cause of her death is under investigation. her daughter returned to her home where many were gathered outside. melissa and her son stopped to look at the memorial for the comedian. >>> a lost bracelet found on the beach ten years after it first went missing. why it holds special meaning for the family and person who found it. >>> this morning, a new warning for people in southern california as hurricane norbert moves up the coast from mexico. we'll talk about it. >>> norbert going to bring a lot of rain for the desert southwest while our rain is over and done with at least for now. we're looking outside where we have blue skies over philly and clouds down the shore. what can you expect for your sunday? i'll the details coming right up. >>> southern california is being warned about hurricane norbert as it moves up the mexican coast. the storm pounded fishing villages

three americans are being held captive in north korea.pley got a rather and exclusive interview with all three in pyongyang including kenneth bae. here is the missionary detained in 2012. >> how are the three men doing this morning? do they have hope the united states may work to secure their freedom. kenneth bae has been held and subjected to hard labor for nearly two years. >> cute me about your conditions? >> i'm serving a 15-year sentence right now. i've been going back and forth from hospital to the labor camp for the last year and a half. right now i'm serving at the labor camp right now. >> can you tell me about the conditions at the labor camp? >> condition in labor camp is i'm working eight hours a day, six days a week and working agricultural work to other hard labor that is required to do every day. >> can you tell me what you did? did you know at that time that you were breaking the law here in north korea? >> i had suspicions, but i did not quite agree with the charges until i got here. after being trial for that period of ti

thatteward later said young jennings himself had held the ladder. it is unclear that if jennings meant to suggest that madison was not involved at all. it was seen at certain that she at least gave the order for the removal of the painting. years later she would write to robert up eyster, one of the two gentleman from new york would carry the painting to safety, saying, i acted thus because of my respect for general washington. r kerr, wouldcob write that mrs. madison had ordered him to destroy the painting if it could not be saved. rker wrote that madison returned to the white house before they had left of the painting and sat down and told them something about the battle at leyden's bird. perhaps the president also saw the painting of washington down from its perch. ther madison had departed, painting when off to safety and eventual return is the only object to have been continuously held by the white house since it opened in 1800. it is the white house treasure. thank you. [applause] >> good evening. if you can't hear me, please hold up your hand

she held a variety of jobs in philadelphia government.hiladelphia has never had a female mayor. >>> earlier in the day, candidacy was announced, the 54-year-old attorney and leader in the latino community said his key issue will be education. former nutter administration official terry gillen announced her candidacy earlier this month. >> >> reporter: it's quite on the roads this is southwest philadelphia, the mid span of the platt bridge, no problems westbound traffic heading toward the airport, a good shot of the road conditions, no weather-related issues. the ben franklin bridge looking good so far. we have three westbound lains open for the morning commute that will cause delays, what happens they block the right lane. it's early yet, if you want to avoid the delay, wake up now and head to work. mass transit is on time. >> reporter: we're in the 50s and some spots the upper 40s. 63 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 72 by noon. if you're running errands it will be a great morning for that. this afternoon, 75 degrees, 3:00 p.m. 76 degrees is the hi

that meeting will be held at the u.s.urvey building. >>> we will talk to sal, this is an already crowded toll plaza, we hear? >> indeed. just a few minutes ago people got in just before they turn had the metering lights on and once they did, the toll plaza got filled quickly. it went from an 8 to 10 minute drive and now maybe even 25 minutes depending on where you are in line. once you get onto the bridge it looks good but things are getting into the crowded mode starting now at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a ten minutes drive over to foster city. most of that slow traffic is evening out and 5:46 let's go to steve. >>> low clouds, we are stuck in a pattern and the warm temperatures, 60 and 64 degrees, keeps the coast very mild and really only suddenel changes. there is no extreme, maybe a few high clouds spinning off hurricane marie and still an area of low pressure. it accelerated and a little low is developing and we get the signature on that and that will keep the fog going. there is still this low, but nothing to

he's being held on $10 million bail. the king fire burned more than 73,000 acres east of sacramento and forced nearly 3,000 people to evacuate. nick james of our affiliate reports. >> reporter: after dark, the glow of a fire that never sleeps lit up the el dorado hillside. compared to the 40,000-acre explosion last night. cooler temperatures helped limit the spread it's nice that we get to sleepeesier but we worry about our friends at that end. >> reporter: they're back home and beginning to feel some measure of relief. >> i think mother nature saved the pines. it started here and got pretty much that way the whole time. if it had gone over 50, i think the pines would have been gone. >> reporter: the fire was most active to the northeast near the taho national forest but they're still fighting flare-ups. several outbuildings burned to the ground while other buildings were burned. peering through thick smoke along 50 she has no idea if her log cabin is still standing. >> we're pretty resigned to the fact. i mean how do yo

a candlelight vigil was held last week. a crash involving three vehicles is still under investigation. >>> just days before the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, runners hit the pavement. the 9/11 heroes run at four locations in the delaware valley. marine first lieutenant travis manen from doylestown was killed by a sniper in iraq in 2007. a portion of the proceeds benefit the foundation in his name which offers services for veterans and families of fallen heroes. comcast universal, the parent company of nbc 10, is the proud sponsor of this event. >>> today we'll find out what the official prayer and iconic image are for next year's world meeting of families in philadelphia. this is video of the philadelphia delegation at the vatican earlier this year. tonight archbishop will unveil and bless the prayer and image created by the local artist. it will take place at 6:30 at st. peter and paul in philadelphia. >>> in a few hour, philadelphia eagles take on jacksonville jaguars during their home opener. monique is

it's held three times a week and farmers here sell nothing but v.hese vegetables are grown without the use of agrochemicals. compared to other produce, organic vegetables are said to be more nutritious which is why they are richer in color. leafy vegetables have thicker stalks and remain juicy and fresh even after they are picked. laos is one of the poorest countries in asia but the economy has been expanding resulting if larger middle and wealthy class. they are concerned about their health and will pay as much as 20% more to purchase organic vegetables. the market, apparently, always sells out. the farmers wear green polo the shirts ide aork. officily accredited organic fa ly certified farmers are organic markets are supported by the government. 80% of the country's population is involved inning a gagricult e agculture. rice and vegetables have been produced and consumed locally. the mighty river winds through the indochina peninsula. the friendship bridge is great increased trade between laos and neighboring countries. the amount of imported good

people that they were staying with they ransacked the home and many of these people are still being held without charges you know if they had any justification to arrest them that there should be charges there should be transparency there should be a court process and right now that's completely lacking i think it's very clear that israeli government is taking retaliation against them what's also very clear is that the israeli government is mistreating the family simply because they sure are different ethnic origin and their religion than that which the israeli government supports because they're palestinians because there are a because they're muslim that they're going through what they're going and i think the u.s. government needs to make it very clear to the israeli government that it cannot keep treating an entire people differently simply because they show a different race or religion and that the israeli government cannot use u.s. funds to indefinitely detain them children and even beat them and hold them without charges and due process and talk i want to leave it with you i mean

taken, held and brutally murdered at the hands of i.s. sums up what the organization stands for. >>> an act of pure evil. a stern reaction as the islamic state group releases video that appears to show the beheading of a british aid worker. secretary of state john kerry arriving in paris after spending the weekend in the middle east, trying to build a coalition to

i think he should be held accountable to the same thing.sn't matter who you are or what position you hold. you need to be held to the same accountability as ever >> phelps issued an apology on twitter saying, quote, i understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility. i know these words may not mean much right now but i am deeply sorry to everyone i have let down. similar words back in 2004 when phelps was arrested in salisbury and charged with du skpi i and driving while impaired. then he was 19 and said he had made a mistake and called drinking and driving dangerous and unacceptable. >> he's a great athlete. i have the utmost respect for him. but i think he may have some issues towards either drugs or whatever it is. >> team usa swimming released a statement, calling phelps' arrest disappointing and serious, adding it expects athletes to be responsible, both in and out of the pool. >>> a family stranded. how this fishing trip it turned into a rescue mission at sea. >>> plus, your facebook page could impact your credit sco

the pan accused of setting the fire is held on $10 million bail. he says he is not -- the man accused of setting the fire is held on $10 million bail. he says he is not guilty. >>> a piece of glacier broke off causing a mud shied. covered a bridge and blocked a couple of creeks. so far it has not reached a road. they are keeping a close eye on the area in case of mud shieds. >> it has been four weeks since a 6.0 earthquake rolled through the area leaving major damage in its wake. tonight, we are shown a lot of people are still rattled. >> reporter: the quake left destruction downtown there is more damage here than meets the eye. >> i was in the middle of it. >> reporter: jessica says she has not been able to sleep much in the past four weeks. leading to irittability and ptsd-like symptoms. >> it is a traumatic event. it is. after the trauma you continue to carry out the stresses of the trauma. >> reporter: deal width aftereffects personally and professionally, too. >> i am a mental health therapist in napa valley counseling service. >> reporter: sh

to the same kind of standards we're held to which say they having should follow the rules. i want to stress that they have done an excellent job with the regulations and i don't want to seem to be criticizing but the practical problem is while they've been working they've not accepted applications or processed anything we've had a new process that will ca take a couple of months through no fault of their own shut down construction in san francisco it's a subsequential thing >> i have a question mr. johnson what other entities don't have to comply. >> for instance, you'll notice through the use of definitions that only utilities have to comply and formulation bus shelters and others are exempted clear channel is the entity that installs all the bus shelters around san francisco when you walk around and see the bus shelter that's a clear channel installation they're not subject to the requirement of this ordinance. and you can use definitions in which the city did >> who else. >> j.d. cause is exempt. >> thank you. what did they did you the bathrooms >> they install advertisi

july 2012, jihadist militant captured him and held him om a few days. he spoke to britain's channel 4 news about that experience. >> two syrian prisoners. we were handcuffed to them, then blindfolded and told we should prepare to meet our maker. >> reporter: cantlie escaped with the help of a moderate group. as a journalist he's taken these scenes of the syrianive issal war. in the new isis video, many europeans were held hostage by isis and later released saying it was because of their government's actions. "they negotiated with the islamic state and got their people home while the british and americans were left behind." he doesn't mention the american and british governments have policies against paying ransoms. contacted by cnn about this video, a british official says the foreign and commonwealth office is assessing the production, considering its implications and trying to contact john cantlie's family. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> other top stories we're following -- the united nations will take $1 billion to tackle ebola. that is a tenfold j

demonstrations have been held in some towns. it is targetting the parts of opposition fighting government forces. the syrian military have been accused of war crimes, after 3.5 years of war. >> a spokesman for ash ra alsham, abu amar made this statement: well, the united nations security council has resolved to stop foreigners being recruited to fight the islamic state of iraq and levant. our diplomatic editor james bays has more on the special session in new york, chaired by the u.s. president obama. >> reporter: president obama invited fellow world leaders to a special session of the u.n. security council about the threat from i.s.i.l. as the u.s. currently holds the rotating presidency of the council, it was president obama himself who chaired the meeting. 7,272nd meet ght of the security council christopher gibson is -- meeting of the security council is called to order. >> the focus was on the foreign fighters in i.s.i.l.'s ranks. >> 15,000 foreign fighters from more than 80 nations travelled to syria in recent years. many

they are all being held by the regime.access to the three american who is spoke to our reporter, will ripley. they pleaded with the obama administration to help bring them home, calling for a high profile u.s. visit. an envoy to visit the regime and negotiate their release. will ripley joins us now. he is in beijing and returned from pyongyang. clearly a message from the regime they want to talk. >> reporter: yeah. they alluded, as we were being briefed, before going into the building to talk to the three detained americans, christine. the government said, look, we understand the situation right now politically is tense between the united states and north korea. there's no dialogue between the two countries. it was very difficult for me, as an american to secure a visa to enter the country for a trip where we were covering a pro-wrestling sports diplomacy event. all of a sudden, we were pulled away. we put in a request to speak with the three detained americans. we were told it would be virtually impossible. in a matter of

. >>> a pennsylvania lobbyist is being held on sexual assault charges.a woman told police the alleged assault followed an event at the union league last month. m marsico stated that his client is innocent. >>> a block party was held yesterday on franklin street in north philadelphia to honor the memory of jamir haynesworth. he was murdered in june, struck by a stray bullet while a rowdy party was break up near his house. his alleged killer is currently behind bars being held without bail. >>> today nurses at a delaware county hospital are set to go on strike. some 500 nurses from crozer-chester hospital were preparing at a union headquarters meeting last night. the walkout is set to start later this morning and will run until tuesday. the nurses have been working without a contract since june 8th. the major sticking point in negotiations is staffing. we spoke to the families of some patients at crozer-chester. some have mixed feelings. others aring baing the nurses. >> it's not going to be good with no nurses. these, i'm being honest, they are excellent.

also on friday, that's expected to happen is that there will be a rally held by french muslim leaders outside the paris central mosque. the aim, the mosque to denounce the ideology and activities of such groups such as isil. >> a minister has asurvived an assassination attempt. the minister was visiting the district about 20-kilometers south of the capitol when it happened. several car bombs exploded minutes after his convoy drove through the area. reports from the u.s. suggest the attorney general eric holder is expected to announce his resignation, in the coming hours. he has already signaled that he will step down sometime this year. justice department and white house officials say he will stay in the job until his successor is confirmed. >> a tribunal investigating the recent conflict between israelis and palestinians say it has found evident of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by israel. the tribunal has no power to enforce the findings but also accused israel of inciting again side. this is a court that ha no legal standing. but it's founders call it the court of

there is deep concern, too, for the fate of a second british hostage, held by i.s. david haines' killing comes after the beheading of two american journalists. britain has condemned the violence. >> i am appalled as any right-minded person would be by this barbaric act of criminality, particularly that this is done in the name of my faith, and i think what we should recognize is that i.s. is not islamic. there is nothing islamic about it. >> the u.n. says the i.s. group is responsible for murder, torture and persecution. thousands have been forced to flee the areas the group has taken over. david haines' brother said he was and is lost and will be terribly missed. al jazeera, in london. >> our correspondent in washington, d.c. joins us live from there. there has been some strong reaction from the u.s. what has been said? >> reporter: they issued a statement condemning what it calls a barbaric murder add, we will work with the united kingdom and a broad coalition of nations to bring the perpetrators of this outrageous act to are justice and to degrade and destroy thi

miller has been held since april.laims he tore up his tourist visa and asked for asylum when he entered the country. >>> could the fight against isis create some unlikely allies? western media reporting that iran's supreme leader has ordered his military commanders to cooperate with the u.s. to battle isis, but both washington and iran news agency say that's not true. cnn's michael holmes takes a closer look. >> isis is an existential threat in many ways to many people. iran, of course, is a shia nation. isis is a militant sunni organization. you've got shia iran standing there watching shiias being beheaded, in some cases crucified. iran does not want to see that happen and the u.s. obviously doesn't want to see it happen either. iran has had a very big roll in iraqi politics pretty much since the fall of saddam hussein. a lot of the major political parties, the political players have all got iranian backing. they were in iran under saddam hussein. let's remember, saddam hussein was a brutal sunni dictator. a lot of

until then, he's being held in lieu of $10 million bail. live in placerville, abc7 news. >> george, thank you. days after surviving hurricane odele, the storm is frightening but then, the tough decision. stay, or go? >> i didn't start panicking until the building is shaking. we're on the 7th floor. then, you can hear noises. >> horrible. >> it's hard. >> they describe the terrifying turn the cabo vacation took. jennifer's mom, back home, was terrified when cell service went down. >> it's getting worse. there was no communication for 36 homes. we're frantic. >> they held up, the employee gave him advice. get out while you can. >> they say we've got a quarter tank of diesel. may be able to last another day. then, electricity is going to go out. we're going to run out of water. and we'll have two days worth of food. >> during a $600 cab ride to the airport they saw people looting stores still standing. >> we're putting everything in our pockets just locking doors. what is going to happen next? >> jennifer made eye contact with the right person

observances are held across the country to honor the dead. susan mcginnis reports from lower manhattan where a tribute in light is planned tonight. >> reporter: families who lost loved ones on september 11th will gather at the world trade center site to mark the 13th anniversary of the terror attacks. [ bell ] >> reporter: as is tradition, moments of silence will mark the exact moments when the planes struck the towers and family members will read the long list of victims' names. [ names read ] >> reporter: among those on the list, john cartier's brother james, whose motorcycle is now part of the september 11th memorial museum. >> how fresh are those events in your mind? >> well, 13 years later, it's just --it seems like yesterday. with each passing day, it still hurts. >> reporter: the brothers were electricians at the world trade center. their sister michelle was also working there. john got to her, but james was killed. >> at the same time, michelle and i were running for our lives, my brother james was losing his. >> reporter: this is the

. >>> meanwhile, investigators north of read rg looking for a young man that held up two gas stations in bethel township using something called a fantasy sword. police released these photos from redner's quick mart sunday night. the same man used the same decorative knife used in costume role playing games at the gas station sunday evening. >>> a search is on for an armed gunman that robbed a southwest deli and he did it with a child standing just a few feet away. >> right now. hurry up. this surveillance video from inside of the j and a deli, inside of elm wood avenue, the suspect pulled out a gun and pointed it at the clerk, and the suspect got away with the cash and fortunately nobody was hurt. this is 34-year-old steven williams, delaware state police charged him with his fifth dui and someone reported him slumped over his steering wheel in dover yesterday. when a trooper woke him up williams allegedly sped off and smashed into several police officers and ran on foot before he was allegedly caught. is he currently held on $15,000 bond. >>> now, to the upcoming mid turn election, t

the party was the first charitable event to be held at city hall. "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams hosted the gala. stepping stone helps educationally underserved students across the philadelphia region. >>> philly for hope, it happened at five locations throughout the city yesterday. organizers at this location at oasis city church tell us about 1,000 families received two bags of groceries. families took advantage of free health screenings, free haircuts and a job fair. >>> next, tragedy on the tracks for the second time in two months, a sprint car driver is killed. >>> plus, the streets of one west african nation are deer issed this weekend as health officials try to stop the spread of the deadly ebola virus. more on the troublesome workers are encountering. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> who's going to the birds game this afternoon? should be a great day for it. the birds take on the redskins at 1:00 this afternoon at the link. it should be a great day to do it. we know there's a chance of scattered, light showers later on. that's going to

we begin with three americans held in north korea. they get five minutes to talk to the world and leave behind one overriding message. america, please help us come home. in mere moments, you will hear live from cnn's will ripley on exactly how and why our correspondent got this unprecedented access in what is considered the most secretive nation in the world. but first, i want you to hear from the men themselves, from jeffrey fowl on the left, allegedly tried to leave a bible in his hotel room. kenne kenneth bae convicted and sentenced to hard labor for quote, unquote, serious crimes. and matthew miller who says he sought asylum in the country. here they were. >> i don't have any complaints. the food has been good. a daily walk with the guides. even medical care has been furnished. a couple times. and hotel suite type of room. so i don't have any complaint about the treatment. very good so far and i hope and pray it continues whether i'm here two more days or two more deck raids, whatever the case is. >> reporter: and the message to y

the leaders held discussions on the issue for more than two hours on thursday. nato military alliance stressed that it stands with ukraine in the face of russia's destabilizing influence. the leaders called on russia to step back from confrontation and take a path to peace. nato's secretary-general rasmussen and poroshenko held a press conference side by side. >> while talking about peace, russia has not made one single step to make peace possible. instead of deescalating the crisis, russia has only deepened it. >> every single head of state and head of the government stressed the importance of unity and solidarity in ukraine. with ukraine. nato should demonstrate today. >> earlier, poroshenko sat down with u.s. president obama, uk prime minister david cameron and three other european leaders. a white house official said the leaders condemned russia for its continued violation of ukraine's sovereignty. they agreed on the need for russia to face increased cost for its actions. >> nato leaders have offered ukraine $20 million in financial assistance, to strengthen