. >> reporter: the parents of journalist james foley who was executed by isis last august have learned the identity of their son's killer. they say capturing or killing mohammed emwazi would not do any good. >> what does that do? isis is still doing its thing. it's a very narrow approach. the only thing i'll be happy with is when isis is defeated. >> reporter: emwazi's name was made public early thursday morning but they were known to be aware of his identity for some time. emwazi earned a computer science degree from westminster university in london and it was on a 2009 post-graduation trip from london to africa that he first caught the attention of security services. british and local services stopped him and accused him of trying to join the al shabaab terrorist group in somalia. he was sent to amsterdam for more questioning while he remained under surveillance while living with his family. emwazi told his story to cage a british group committed to telling their story. he blamed emwazi's radicalization of how he was treated by authorities. >> when are we going to find and learn that

james foley was with you in the same cell. >> yes. >> how did he get treated? ell, again, that's what i'm saying. james was an amazing friend. he never gave up. he had a fantastic heart. he was great. he was always trying to get things for the others, asking for some bread or water when that is one of the beatles, john, was asking, do you need something? he didn't expect any of us to say yes, we need something. but james would say yeah, we need vegetables. of course, he would never be punished. i think they didn't like the fact that he was not broken. and that's the reason why he was getting more beatings, because he was not broken. he was still fighting in his way. >> just heartbreaking, he talks about james foley having a positive outlook, not giving up and sharing his food with the other prisoners. >> of course, the deaths of foley and a bunch of others who have been executed by isis with the decapitation. many thought they couldn't get worse, but they've managed to up the ante with this horrific execution of the jordanian pilot. that is the story we're follo

isis videos, he compares to head out the beheadings of james foley and stephen sotloff.me according to officials is mohammed emwazi. college educated, degree in computer science. he was from a middle class family, grew up in london. >> the fbi says it foiled an alleged plot by three men to join isis and carry out attacks in the united states including killing the president. joining us to talk about this, cnn counterterrorism analyst and former official philip mudd, and julia kind, an official at homeland security, perfect to talk about this today. phil, you were on the front lines of this intelligence war against terror. we now know the name of jihadi john. intelligence has known it for a while. if you're on the front lines, how bad do you want to get this guy? how important is it and how do you do it? >> i don't think he's important as an operatorment i think there are higher levels of the organization responsible for leading and managing isis. the importance here is what's happened in this, more particularly in the last five years. that is the fight on the internet and

how did they treat james foley?es foley was with you in the same cell. >> yes. >> how did he get treated? >> well, again, that's what i'm saying. james was an amazing friend. he never gave up. he had a fantastic heart. he was great. he was always trying to get things for the others, asking for some bread or water when that is one of the beatles, john, was asking, do you need something? he didn't expect any of us to say yes, we need something. but james would say yeah, we need vegetables. we need edit. of course, he would never be punished. i think they didn't like the fact that he was not broken. and that's the reason why he was getting more beatings, because he was not broken. >> you can hear the entire interview on cnn.com/amanpour. john? >>> the daughter of late singer whitney houston has been moved to another hospital in atlanta. bobbi kristina brown was put into a medically induced coma after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her home over the weekend. her family is saying that the 21-year-old is fight

>> well jihadi john first appeared in august in an execution video of james foley.ce then he has appeared in a number of similar horrific videos. the first thing that struck about him was that he had an english accent and this is when the speculation started that he may be from london or from the uk. and this also i mean raised the alarm bell or the flag the fact that hundreds of thousands of young men and women from europe are flocking to the i.s. group controlled areas in syria and iraq. started all sorts of discussions about how these people are radicalized and how are they how do they travel and who facilitates this and who encourages this. and as we're getting more details about who this person is and where he lives and where he went to pray and who he was associated with we start to get a clearer picture of how he was radicalized and what sort of influenced him as a graduate somebody in his 20s, to take this route. >> because he also raised the profile, doesn't he of this new trend of very gruesome videos that are then put out on social media, which has been u

this is the same group that's executed three american captives james foley, peter kassig and >> i think we held out hope because kayla mueller was a woman, that perhaps we wouldn't see isis undertake the type of killings that they've done with the male hostages, that that would be a line that they would not cross. but obviously they did not recognize any boundary to their violence. >> reporter: tonight clues about her captivity kayla writing i am in a safe location completely unharmed and healthy. i've been treated with the utmost respect and kindness. >> there's more work to be done to determine whether this letter was written by her own volition. >> reporter: that letter received last may was the last time kayla mueller's parents heard from their daughter. three months later, isis demanded a $6.6 million ransom for her release and accompanying it with a death threat. unknown to them, the u.s. was plotting to get her out. as isis's war spread through syria. the u.s. sent in a secret envoy to visit their base camp. kayla knew nothing and denied having a husband. >> she is a christian, a

james foley's parents, diane and john foley join me now live on the set.oth for being with us. >> thank you. >> thank you. gregg: i know how very difficult this may be for you to talk about, but we do appreciate it, and we offer our sincere condolenceses. >> thank you. >> appreciate that. gregg: catherine herridge, who's been all over this story, tells us that the white house knew about the precise location of where at least eight western hostages including your son was being held, but they sat on that specific intel. they even knew down to the precise building, but they sat on it. what's your reaction, what can you tell us? >> well, you know, all i know -- communication was very poor that's one of the things. so the government really wasn't telling us anything. so we -- it was all classified. so all we know, all i know is what i was told by the french hostages who came out in march of 2014. they, the four of them had a lot of very specific information for our government. so um, i don't know how soon our government p engaged with the french government and

. >> for the families of the murdered hostages, alan hamming, david eight, james foley abdel-rahman configand steven sotloff, that description must be hard to reconcile with the distressing reality they face. they told the bbc's they are relieved jihadi john has been identified. >> we will like to watch him go presstek -- be prosecuted and convicted in an american court of law and then in a super max prison where he will live in isolation. that is american justice. >> david haynes's wife told the bbc from croatia she, too, want justice. >> i hope there will be court. there will be moral satisfaction for all of those affected. because if he gets reaction to british outrage, that would be bad for him, and that is lasting i would want for someone like him. >> mohammed emwazi was certainly on the radar of police and security service before he went to syria. he is another one accused of allegations of murder and terror offenses, who was he said approached by mi5 sometime in the past. and he was able to get to syria, even though the authorities here knew he was connected to a network of extremis

james foley's mother said she hoped the college graduate turned savage killer is captured alive but adds justice won't end there. >> it's not all about him! it's about, you know, this whole culture of hate and brutality and all that isis is. >> still, the obama administration has not confirmed his identity saying doing so could only hinder their efforts to find him. marcy gonzalez abc not news. >> a militant group is claiming responsibility for an attack that killed an american brother. they were attacked with a cleaver on the way home from a book fair in capital. a previous member of the militant group says he was the target of "his crime against islam." he was a prominent voice against religious intolerance. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is facing criticism now from israeli media, political opponents over his planned speech to congress next week. netanyahu agreed to the invitation from house spea john boehner to talk about preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. it was made and accepted without the knowledge of the white house. several top obama administration o

as was james foley and others. >> actually it's interesting you bring up james foley, because james foley's mother commented on kayla's captivity and said the u.s. government isn't doing enough. let's listen. >> kayla, along with our son and others were held for nearly two years. there were many opportunities along the way. and yet nothing was done to save our young americans. >> carol, do you think the u.s. government is doing enough to save kayla? >> well kayla's response that she got from the syrians is where is the world? i think that's still a very important question. where is the whole world in moral outrage, not only government but peoples. i think it's very important that americans say, this is enough kayla or peter or steve or james. so my interpretation of what kayla taught me is the whole world takes responsibility not one government not two governments. and certainly not the few that are on the front line for peace and for justice. >> professor carol thompson live from zimbabwe thank you so much for being with me this morning. i appreciate it. >> thank you for giving voice to ka

today, james foley's mother, diane, told abc news, the white house has done too little, too late. >> kayla, along with our son and others, were held for nearly two years. and there were many opportunities along the way. and yet, nothing was done to save our young americans. >> reporter: tonight, the parents of kayla mueller say they are still holding out hope their daughter is alive. brian ross, abc news. >> our thanks to brian ross. and one note tonight. the u.s. now saying it is reviewing its policy on how it deals with the families of hostages. also, another middle east ally rejoined the fight against isis. the united arab emirates ordered a squadron to jordan to take part in air strikes there. jordan is leading the charge, after isis brutally murdered one of its pilots by burning him in a cage. the barbarity has prompted anger throughout the region. >>> turning now to breaking news out of southern california. olympic gold medalist and reality star bruce jenner involved in a horrific multi-car crash. jenner appears to be okay, but at least one person is dead. five others taken to

♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> isis beheaded their beloved son james foleythe need to make noise, lots of noise. looking back foley's parents nearly wishing they had gone public while isis held their son captive in syria for nearly two years. they tell cnn the hostage policy is failing and they must be willing to negotiate with isis to save u.s. hostages. >> we were too quiet. we following the policy of secrecy initially at the request of the captor and or government. eventually we heard nothing and we became frantic and went public. >> what became apparent to us is our government knew where they were by december of 2013, even perhaps earlier. >> so why didn't they try sooner? >> oh i think there are multiple reasons. i certainly don't know all the reasons. i guess that's part of -- it appears to me that the american policy is failing them. now, five young americans in the last six months have died whereas, their ten counterparts in europe were all whole. >> i think the european nations were willing to negotiate. i think money did change hands. i'm not sure

journalist james foley was executed in front of the world by jihadi john. his mother is demanding the u.s. do more for hostages. >> our government needs to have a clearer policy and be more up front about what they can and cannot do. >> nbc's kir simmons with more on her son's killer. >> we are an islamic estate -- >> reporter: his british accent was one of the few clues to his identity. in isis propaganda videos only his eyes showing from behind a hood. but today he was identified. he is mohammed enwazi college educated, born in kuwait came to the uk in 1994 the son of a well to do family reportedly living in this home. where police and reporters gathered today far from the desert where enwazi was the front man for a string of murderers. journalist james foley. british aid workers. american aid worker peter cass significant. this man knew enwazi in london. >> does that sound like the man you knew? >> a little bit. i don't want to be certain. but i can't deny the fact that i do find a number of similarities for sure. >> reporter: the reporter who identified

video came online showing the beheading of james foley. the groups output has become grew some.the beginning of this jordanian pilot moaz al-kasasbeh burnt alive, and footage of 21 coptic christians beheaded in libya - the first material filmed outside i.s.i.l.'s territories in syria and iraq. each propaganda video placing more into the fray. for the past three weeks nigeria joined in. the output - it was a narive of a war and revenge. this material made by those who know, beyond it is an organization hard to ignore. there's an intensifying battle and propaganda that has defined the latest wore in the middle east. the starting point this week is egypt. >> are we now seeing holy war against a religious component. >> every video that we are getting from the islamic state is more intense, more dramatic. it is overpowering. >> journalists and reporters want to demonstrate the horrific nature. this is something that comes out of hollywood almost. the media recognises the drama in this. and its news. it has to be covered. >> in a campaign being conducted by the so-called islamic state

forces to save journalist james foley.ls but the military finds strands of hair believed to be mueller. isis announces it will kill kayla in 30 days unless they pay ransom. on friday they said that she was killed in this building. the muellers are still afraid to say the wrong thing and remain in their home behind police cars still suffering alone in a hell few can ever imagine. they asked isis to reach out to them privately and directly. >> i think it's one of the amazing parts of the story, that out of their love for their daughter they've really kind of had to bear this alone. and i don't know how they as a family have done that. >> reporter: alone no longer prescott arizona, now knows and prays. >> we love you and we pray for you every day. and we hope to get you back. >> and i know kyung that they are praying, hoping against hope. i think so many people though are so shocked that you could have so much time go by and they were able successfully to keep this secret, to keep her name out of the press. >> reporter: yeah.

journalists james foley and stephen satloff and brittic aid worker james haines.e appeared last month to behead japanese reporter ken yes go toe. we talked about how this is a jobs issue. a lot of jihadis a lot of radicals, come from well to do backgrounds and have multiple degrees. >> this guy was beheading in the video beheading james foley. this is one of the leaders i assume in the group. he comes from a very wealthy family, what she is saying in my opinion is completely ludicrous. these guys are a part of isis for one reason and one reason only, that is religion. they're doing this in the name of allah. because they they have to kill people that don't believe what they believe in order to get to allah and the next life. when someone loses their job, you don't say, let me collect unemployment, or look for another job or hey, maybe i join isis. that is not their train of thought. it is all about religion for them. >> mike, talk a little bit about recruitment. they're not just recruiting as i mentioned from the upper echelon of families. you saw videos earlier t

. >> the parents of james foley call the news tragic given the background of the man. yesterday, the identity of jihadi john the terrorist seen in isis votes was revealed. he has been named as mohammed emwazi a man in his 20's, born in kuwait but raised in london. he studied computer programing and american journalist james foley was the first to be seen beheaded by the man on camera in august. his parents spoke before a journalism panel at the university of arizona saying if it was not him it would have been someone else. >> he did have the benefits of a comfortable upbringing and yet he is viewing his differents and talents for such hatred and brutality. >> i would hope the international community will come together and work together to defeat this group. >> she said she hopes he and other isis leaders are brought to trial for the crimes. authorities say they have known the identity of jihadi john for months but the white house is not confirming or denying he is, in fact, emwazi. >>> thank you, war plane are pounding buildings in iraq occupied by isis. the pictures s

as friends help identify the identity of the man accused of beheading american journalist james foley and steven sotloff. according to reuters citing the washington post the man known as jihadi john is mohammed emwazi. they say emwazi is a british man from a well off family in london. he's best in syria since 2012. his face and british accent became a symbol months earlier. recovering we're covering the story from all angles. we have nic robertson from new scotland yard. good morning, nic. tell us more. >> reporter: good morning, carol. the metropolitan police who are in charge of counter terrorism here and would have had in theory emwazi on their radar say they won't comment about him. life is at stake, they say. we're also hoping the british foreign office they say they won't be commenting on this. they have an ongoing active terror investigation and it is common practice therefore, that they wouldn't be commenting on this. that emwazi has been seen as as jihadi john executing james foley, august last summer, steven sotloff, hemming, alan haynes, peter kessig and the japanese journa

the parents of american journalist james foley are speaking out today about their son's brutal murder isis terrorists back in august and the recent death of american aid worker kayla mueller while isis held her hostage. the foal wilies on america ease -- foley ares on america ease newsroom morning suggested the obama administration had failed them. >> we didn't feel jim was a priority even though we were told that from the very beginning, that he was. and just to trust that everything was being done. but we don't have much evidence of that mainly because of very poor communication. >> the trip along the way is as important as the end result and we don't feel that we were part of the answer. we felt often part of the problem. >> okay. dagen, i'm going to start with you on this. you feel for the parents, you want them to get as much information as they can. your take on this interview. >> heartbreaking, and the american -- i think everyone feels for them. but when they talk about poor communication and how they were dealt with it goes back to the president being on a golf course after h

you saw the death of james foley had impact how isis was viewed in the public. type of impact will the death of kayla mueller have on this on-going debate which will start in congress about organization of use of military force against isis. president obama and the white house are planning to send forward that authorization for military force as early as today. many people don't think today, later tomorrow. you see her image and think about that i suspect it will have impact in the sense people realize according to nancy pelosi as we strengthen our resolve to bring justice to a brutal regime, they have to figure out what exactly that means. i believe she will have an impact that goes into this congressional debate. >> we had senator ben car son on earlier, and expressed concern that the democrats may trust the judgment of this administration but not that of the next administration or down the line, and his concern is what doors are opened now that may certainly be decisions regretted later, depending who is calling shots for lack of better description. >> that's

you know certainly the administration has come under criticism from james foley's mother among othersnough. it is hard to tell whether that is just sort of the natural reaction of a mother who is distraught at having lost her son or how much of that is an administration that isn't doing as much as it possibly could. martha: we don't have a lot of tell against on the ground. that is likely a contributor to that situation. so sad. kayla mueller her parents, family confirming she is is indeed dead after working as an aid worker in turkey and syria. thanks steve, thank you very much. >> thanks martha. bill: catherine herridge is our chief intelligence correspondent live streaming out of the gitmo on the trial down there, bit of a delay yesterday. take us through the back channels catherine to try to locate her and even possibly send in a team to possibly get her out. do you have more on this now? >> reporter: thank you bill. i want to begin first with the execution of james foley because it was after that execution last fall that fox news was able to confirm very specific details about th

responsible for the death of james foley, stephen kassick and rebecca mueller. president obama said we also have to commit to confront the violent extremists, the rue crueters and enablers who may not directly engage in terrorist acts themselves but who radicalize and night those incite others to do so themselves. remember this is still washington we're talking about the place where everything is fought for political gamesmanship. republicans are faulting the president for not using the word aislammist extremism. calling about community based action to win hearts and minds. our white house correspondent mike viqueria joins me now. mike, you've worked in washington for along time. does this white house like summits more than others? >> they do like summits. they wanted to do this lately last year, and not because it's a political hot potato and a conservative cause celeb celebre, but in a very comprehensive way, that there's sensitivity, they don't want to single out the muslim population here in the united states and there was sensitivity leading up to that. tha

james foley said the u.s. should have done more to save their son. >> our government needs to have a clearer policy and be more up front about what they can and cannot do and will not do. we felt we were in the dark a lot. we were not really part of the team. >> foley's father went on to say they didn't know if their son was dead or alive for almost one year of his captivity. >> a brand new bombshell from the irs. while you were sleeping a stunning late night hearing on the hilary vealing commissioner john tuskanan was not exactly being honest when he said this. >> the actual hard drive after it was determined it was dysfunctional and with experts no e-mails were retrieved they were destroyed in the normal process. >> let's get to patricia stark for the breaking developments. good morning patricia. >> there's a big case of liar liar in washington right now. >> federal investigators revealing they have uncovered 32,000 e-mails possibly linked to allegations the agencies targeted conservative groups applying to

an american like james foley is held for two years and then beheaded. we don't negotiate for him. but we do negotiate for someone who was widely believed to be a deserter both inside and outside the pentagon. since when do we trade mass murderers for someone like this guy, bergdahl? remember, mr. president, you never told congress, as you are legally required to, that you were doing this lopsided deal. maybe you needed those hugs with bergdahl's mom. and dad in the rose garden. but even then there was something that wasn't right. and don't give me this hogwash that these are prisoners of war who have to be freed when we leave afghanistan. first of all, we haven't left afghanistan. there are still 10,000 americans there. we know that you don't like the military, but why replenish the enemy? when the number of remaining american troops is at its lowest. a little primer here. gitmo detainees are not prisoners of war. the taliban is not a country. they don't wear a uniform. they don't follow chain of command. they don't carry arms openly, and they kill civilians. as such, they are ene

the attempted rescue which failed which was also for other american hostages, stephen sotloff, james foley. when the president says he won't pay ransoms, is he right? would they ever have taken that? would isis ever take money and give back an american? >> i would have to assume they wouldn't. we're trying to prove a negative here. we've not gone down this path. from all the reasons that have been described and the negatives against surrendering ransom money. there's no advantage to the united states to even test that. i think we need to put that to the side. >> you think the president is doing the right thing? >> yes. >> doing the right thing with regard to? >> standing by the hostage policy and not entertaining the idea of ransom. >> the u.s. has negotiated with terrorists in the past. that's something people don't talk about. it's really more of a suggestion than a hard policy. we have done exchanges with north korea and hezbollah. they are holding to this policy but made exceptions in the past. the europeans are making exceptions because they are paying and getting their people release

it's not what he did when james foley was beheaded and go to play golf at martha's vineyard.was leisure, it's not that. >> a selfie stick in the white house, is that befitting the office? >> this was a very targeted project to try to get folks to apply for health care coverage which is an important public policy of his. very targeted. this is not him -- >> oh, to dumb people. >> no no -- >> people whom written explanations are too complex. they can only watch a buzzfeed video. >> people that don't have health insurance, young people that really need it. look, if you don't have stock in selfie sticks, now is probably a time to get it. >> you mean young people who we need to subsidize a program who pays for older people -- >> don't take his bait. the fact is -- >> it's propaganda. using the media using willing and come police it -- >> we are losing this international battle. we are losing this war. that this president -- i'll be honest, this segment bothers me because why aren't we talking about the fact he won't call it anti-semitism, that he calls it a random act of terror, t

. >> i want to bring in now on the phone diane foley who is the mother of american journalist james foley who was killed by isis. diane, thank you so much for joining us. i know revisiting this painful moment is a difficult one. i have to ask you as someone who has been through this experience what it is like listening to the family and friends of kayla mueller hasas they try to make sense of what happened and offer some sort of eulogy for her life? >> we are heartbroken for the mueller family. we know the pain of losing such a beautiful young american. now we have lost four americans. all in syria to shed a light on the awful darkness and suffering there. exceptional americans, really some of the best of america. we are truly heartbroken for the mueller family. >> i want to ask about the circumstances in and around these hostages. families are told they can't speak about the hostages while negotiations are ongoing. kayla mueller in particular. most folks did not know her name or anything about her until just hours, days ago. how difficult is that for family members who i'm sure want to a

john would happen to be in that position, but if it were not for him it would be somebody else. >> james foley was the first u.s. hostage publicly executed by isis. foley was a freelance journalist who was kidnapped in syria in november of 2012. a video of his execution was released back in august. the foleys are currently campaigning on behalf of freelance journalist and other families who have been through what they have been through. >>> a developing story right now. investigators in missouri are trying to figure out why a man went to four different homes and opened fire. in all, nine people were found dead including the suspect. as chris pollone report police believe they're all related in some way. >> reporter: people in this quiet part of rural southern missouri woke up to the stunning news of a killing spree in the town of tyrone not far from the arkansas border. it all unfolded late wednesday night. >> a juvenile female caller indicated she was in the residence around apparently had heard gunshots. she immediately fled to a neighbor's house to notify authorities and responding deputies

authorities first thinged out his identity after -- first figured out his identity after the murder of james foley. the unmerciful isis leader two more americans and two britains and two japanese hostages. his identity confirmed always three young men from new york became the latest arrested while trying to travel to syria to join isis. counter terrorism officials say they are struggling to stop isis's reach through social media. we're losing the battle today the amount of use of social media and other internet based activities ecliptses -- eclipses our efforts. >> reporter: he has been known to security officials for years it's not known how he fell off the radar. >> "good morning america" will continue the identification of isis fighter known always jihadi john. >>> the woman who is known forgivenningon also wins low claims she has given thousands of engine -- thousands of injections and told the jury i never knew it was it could cause death and everyone loved what i was doing including celebrities. >>> republican measures have introduced a measure to keep homeland security up and running but ju

diane foley ace son, james foley, he was killed by isis last august. she says the unconfirmed claim that american kala mueller is dead, is a painful reminder of he own son's death. >>> well-begin with this signs that a last-ditch effort to try to end the bloody conflict in ukraine may be falling apart. just days before a crucial peace summit putin is hinting he may not even show up. he's facing global pressure to withdraw pro-russian separatists, and to end that conflict that has claimed more than 5,000 lives. a face-to-face negotiation is tentatively set for wednesday in belarus, but putin suggests he may not be there if what he calls key points are not settled. for the politics and diplomatic maneuvering may be far far astrayed. they are losing loved ones in these explosions that we've heard live on our air from our reporters. our nick paton walsh has been there throughout. >> we have heard the shelling hard every night we've got here tonight is no exception. a constant thudding in that direction. the buildings not so far really from where we are sta

you're piecing together what it's been like for some of these captives we've covered, including james foley and stephen sot love what strikes me as different this time it's the first time isis has privately and directly reached out to a family offering proof of death in the form of a photo. >> iffic just comment on the treatment of kayla mueller. we know at the height of the hostage crisis isis had at least 23 foreign hostages almost all of them western. 19 of those 23 were men. we know that several of the men were severely beaten and some of them were also water boarded. the same hostages who spoke to us and confirmed the details of their torture always told me that the women were relatively well treated. of course they're captives and hostages but the women were not tortured as far as we know. so kayla mueller's letter to me confirms what we already knew about the treatment of women in isis captivity. >> but the notion that isis privately sent a photo, a proof of death to this family have you heard of this before? >> the proof of death as far as a photo to the family i've not heard of bef

forces to save journalist james foley.il but the military finds stranding of hair believed to be mueller's. just days later isis announces it will kill kayla in 30 days unless the muellers pay nearly $7 million in ransom. the 30 days pass and then silence. no word until this claim on friday that kayla mueller was killed in this building. the muellers, still afraid to say the wrong thing, remain in their home behind police cars, still suffering in a hell few can imagine. they released a public statement to isis to reach out to them privately and directly. >> it's one of the amazing parts of the story, that out of their love for their daughter they've really had to kind of bear this alone. and i don't know how they as a family have done that. >> reporter: alone no longer prescott arizona now knows and prays. >> we love you. and we pray for you every day. and we hope to get you back. >> reporter: and here's the amazing thing. last summer, when that ransom demand was made approximately 100 people may have known that this was h

where they think mueller, james foley and others are held.e there but find strands of hair believed to be mueller's. fire fight ensues and the mission lasts two hours. former seal john mcguire not on the raid but knows how risky it was. >> it's never perfect. and the situation and the training are not exactly perfect. >> reporter: even with all of that and the risks involved, both congressman gosar and senator mccain said they failed kayla mueller's family because despite the exhaustive efforts, she wasn't returned home safely. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> dig deeper with retired lieutenant general and cnn global affairs analyst james reese. colonel reese, a mission like the one to rescue kayla and other hostages, i would imagine got to be the most difficult thing to pull off successl lys y successlyfully. what are the elements? >> speed, surprise, and violence of action. the fourth element here is the hostage rescue force had to cross a boundary into enemy territory that i would call they were doing an away game. we were in iraq for all o

. >> and next we'll talk to the parents of james foley, a u.s. hostage beheaded by isis last fall. and richard engel with an exclusive report on isis' terrorizing of women and girls. >> a long way from peace. will putin grab moreland in eastern ukraine before sunday's ceasefire. joining me state department spokesperson. >>> a sister in mourning the family calls for justice after three muslim american students in north carolina were murdered executive style. was this a hate crime or as local officials first said a parking dispute? >> to call it a parking dispute, when in fact no one was parked in even that visitor's parking spot that does not belong to him is outrageous to me and it's insulting and trivializes their murders. ♪ >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. today a new wave of violence 150 miles west of baghdad. a major offensive by isis militants in al baghdadi that took a mix of air strikes to contain. richard engel is live in northern iraq. richard has new exclusive reporting on the horrors of this war both in iraq and syria. richard, what can you tell us about

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he was kidnapped along with american journalist james foley. a video released by isis back in august showed foley being beheaded. >>> syria's president says his government is receiving messages on coalition efforts to fight isis. >> in an interview with bbc world, bashar al assad says his regime has been getting information indirectly from third parties like iraq. he added there had been no direct cooperation with the u.s. since air strikes began in syria in september. >> the american planes in the air above syria the whole time. do you coordinate? >> no. because we don't talk to anyone and they triumph over international lay which is about international sovereignty. they don't talk to us. we don't talk to them. >> i'm curious at a time when there's american military in the air above syria and your people are in the air your air force is also -- the syrian air force, there haven't been incidents between the two. no shots seem to have been traded. no planes have been shot down. that suggests -- >> that's correct. but again, there's no direct -- >

. >> reporter: authorities figured out his identity after the beheading of james foley in august. >> it's tragic that a talented young man would lose his way and become part of a such a brutal network as isis. >> reporter: the unmerciful isis leader slaying two americans plus two brins -- britons and two japanese hostages. his was confirmed as three traveled to syria to join isis. >> we're losing the battle today, the amount of use of social activity and any other internal-based activities eclipses our effort. >> reporter: it is not nonhow he fell off the radar and went to syria to join isis. >> a man is going to be sentenced in a philadelphia court for murdering a teen after a fireworks show. the open fire on three teens in 2010. the group was walking home after walking the fireworks show. 16-year-old was killed and the other teens survived. >>> police have stepped up their search for teachers who are suspects in spring garden. a woman was attacked in the middle of the day at 19th an north street also yesterday. the victim was maced and put in a head locked and robbed. five other ho

jihadi john, the executioner who beheaded american journalist james foley and others. rom foley's parents, claiming our own government let them down, misleading them about efforts to try and free their son. >> if the government feels the only thing is the high-risk military mission then i think our government needs to be honest with families. >> foley's parents say the government should be more up front about what they can and cannot do or will and will not do. >>> time for some real talk about the coward behind the black mask. turns out jihadi john was born in kuwait, brought up in london graduating from a british university and growing up in a well-to-do family. van, i hope we're going to talk about solutions here. but first, let's talk about a few more revelations. we now know who jihadi john is. how important is the identity? >> it's very important, gretchen gretchen, because let me tell you what it shows. his identity is not unlike the identity of bin laden or even the terrorist who kidnapped daniel pearl and beheaded him. these people are not poor, uneducated and

the parents of james foley say the government failed them during their son's long ordeal. an hunt live on this in los angeles. the foleys argument that the silent approach does not work, jonathan. >> reporter: yeah, remember, martha, in a lot of these cases the u.s. government tells the parents of the hostage don't say anything, don't go to the media, don't reach out to the kidnappers yourselves. let us handle this. we are doing everything we can. well the parents of james foley, who you see there just before he was beheaded by "jihadi john," believe that that might not be the right approach. that the parents should be better informed and should be allowed to do more. here is diane foley. >> our government needs to have a clearer policy and be more up front about what they can and can not do or will and will not do. we felt we were in the dark a lot. we were not really part of the team. >> now remember, the president obama has indeed ordered a review of u.s. policy over these hostage situations. no results of that review yet made public. martha. martha: what was their react

that has to change. >> woodruff: at a forum at "the newseum", debra tice, along with james foley's motheriane listened as assistant secretary of state douglas frantz acknowledged the problem. >> we need to do more. we need to be better. i would have preferred to have mrs. foley and mrs. tice sitting right here saying not that news organizations had done everything they could for them but that the u.s. government had done everything it could for them. >> woodruff: tice's parents say their son's captors have never demanded a ransom, and current u.s. policy bars such payments for hostages. and with me now is debra tice. she is austin's mother. welcome. we appreciate you joining us. >> thank you so much for asking me to come. >> woodruff: so as we've reported today the islamic state claiming that the american aide worker the woman is dead as a result of an air strike. like these other reports, this has to be so hard for you and your family. >> when we think about her family, it's almost more than we can bear. it's just almost unbearable. >> woodruff: and you've gotten to know them? >> well, w