so now it is my pleasure to call on joshua muravchik. josh. >> marc, thanks very much. thanks to you and the international forum for democratic studies and thanks also to the national endowment for democracy and its marvelous president, karl gerstein. and thanks to each of the other panelists, each of whose expertise on the middle east far eclipses my own, and i'm especially honored to have them taking notice of my book. i was working on this book over perhaps three years and during that time when i ever i would find myself at a reception or cocktail party and someone would start a conversation by saying what are you working on i would reply i am working on a book of portraits of middle eastern democrats every single time my interlocutor shot back that would be a short book. [laughter] and i developed the responsive "don't underestimate my capacity for verbosity." [laughter] of course with these people who tweaked me were pointing to is the quite overwhelming deficit of democracy in the middle east. if you look at the -- account that's made by freedom house of what they

>> to welcome you to today's discussion, celebrating the publication of joshua muravchik's new book "the next t founders: voices of democracy in the middle east." it it is immensely readable volume tells the stories of seven leading democratic activist from the middle east, six, and one iranian. it should convince everyone that there may not yet been any democracies in the arab world, there certainly are democrats. and by the way, the book will be for sale in the back of the room, although we can only take cash or checks being a nonprofit organization we are not equipped to handle credit cards. but we hope you will take advantage of the opportunities to buy it. joshua muravchik's book inevitably raises the question of whether the kinds of people that he profiled are those who offer the best hope for a democratic future in the region. i suspect that few people, at least in the democratic world, would deny that these men and women are admirable and in some cases heroic. and some might claim that they are essentially isolated or marginal figures. too small in numbers, too westernized, to

joshua fattal was reportedly curious about his father's native iran. a fourth american stayed in the hotel. >> he did not go with them. >> he received an alarming phone call from his three friends saying, we are surrounded. are ron accuses the united states of meddling with the nuclear program. one journalist was also recently detained here. >> i think there is a decent chance that these three will be reported as spies. it will be up to the united states to prove their evidence. >> one father wrote that currently we are only concerned about the well-being of joshua and the other two people. we hope they can come home as soon as possible. >>> the pentagon says it has found the remains of a navy pilot more than 18 years after his plan plane was shot down. captain michael scott speicher has been killed but it was later changed to missing in action. last month, an iraqi informants told u.s. officials that his body had been buried in the desert. the news came as a relief to those close to speicher. >> to bring scott home, it really does mean something to us

joshua fatal another student all three said to be in their 20's. officials i said they entered iraq in turkey stayed in northern iraq for a couple of days and headed toward a resort area. that's where officials say the three americans went on a hike, got lost and wandered into american territory a fourth friend was supposed to be with them on that hike but stayed behind because he said he was sick. he says he got a call from the group just last week. they said they were in iran and surrounded by iranian troops. since then, only a few bits of information about what happened to the hikers. today, the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said the state department is going through diplomatic back channels but stopped short of accusing the iranians of any wrongdoing. >> obviously we are concerned. we want this matter brought to a resolution as soon as possible. help us determine the whereabouts of the whereabouts of the three missing missing americans and returned them as quickly as possible. >> secretary clinton not surprising over the relationship

the iraqi in your book, joshua, why did he go to israel? from the point of view of all these things to talk about looking at the patriot, occupying the west bank and gaza, and any arab democrat that goes to israel thinks to me is going to discredit himself, am i wrong? and why did he go and he also tell them about democracy in iraq by doing so. second question, you said that the results of elections, they also teach outside or something? i was thinking of the 2006 elections of the palestinian authority and the kinds of trade-offs that he pointed out to them. has the u.s. learned something from those elections, and with the u.s. and the western have something differently before and after? >> thank you, and now let's have josh -- well, maybe we should have let josh finish up altogether clear you first ask of any of the other commentators want to respond to those questions. >> i'm sure he has things to say on questions related to palestine, but i do just want to address, martin, question about elections and specifically hamas and what may have

. >> reporter: joshua fattal, shane bower, and sarah had entered iran last week. they had entered in a area of the kurdish region of northern iraq. >> they entered into iran from iraq's kurdistan region. >> reporter: just before the three americans were captured, they contacted a friend, shon meckfessel, who stayed behind at the hotel. their last message, we are surrounded by armed men. irene meckfessel says her grandson is safe at the u.s. embassy. >> he had a cold, so he didn't go with them. he says they didn't go over the border. >> reporter: iranian tv says the trio was warned by border guards before they were arrested. another u.s. citizen, journalist roxana saberi, was recently arrested and held by the iranian government for three months. in joshua fattal's neighborhood, the uncertainty is frightening. >> you never know what they're going to do, what they're feeling. i guess it's really scary, and we can't really know because we're not there. >> reporter: the u.s. does not have diplomatic relations with iran, so it's up to the swiss to sort things out. the s

tonight, joshua mack is dead and the killer is on the street still and the other victim is in the hospital. >> i don't like it. my child is born like everyone else. [ indiscernible ] >> for others. >> reporter: the family and for instance of 21-year-old joshua mack spoke out about the vicious attack that killed nack and left another trans-- mack and left another transgender female hospitalized. >> i'm hurting now. >> reporter: the police are identifying the other attack as a possible hate crime. according to the family, mack was stabbed to death while walking down q street. the family was not aware of threats being made against mack. >> well-known in the street and loved by a lot of people. >> reporter: the neighbors reported seeing the two running away from the attacker. mack collapsed on the sidewalk and died. >> i'm angry. angry with people that do the wrong thing to people. >> reporter: the other victi is hospitalized and still conscious. police are still looking for suspects. mack was part of a transgender group that sents those who are transgenders. the family hopes this will serve a

first hup is joshua fattal.hey worked with him at a sustainable living center where they grow their own food. then there's shane bower, a student of many cultures, and sarah shourd describing herself as a teacher, activist and writer from california. >> the owner says he repeatedly warned them, hey, don't be hike ng that area. it's not safe for americans. what did that area? what do we know about it? >> think lush caves, waterfalls in that area says a so-called u.s. intelligence officer. people wandered across this border area before, and the iraqi tourist town the hikers started from, this is in the kurdistan area, the southern part of the section. unlike the rest of the iraq, you can get travel packages into some of the area where they were, a travel expert told cbs. >> richard, thank you very much. we'll watch the story. >>> this is a scary situation, i think, for a lot of our viewers, that unemployment benefits are going to run out soon for a lot of people who cannot pay their bills, and the job market doesn

any idea, joshua, again, we have joshua johnson on the phone with the long beach city fire department, what happened, what caused this scaffolding to give way? yeah, there he is on top of the building right now just for our viewers who are watching. he has made his way to safety, thank goodness. >> and that's a great sign. in answer to your question, no, i do not know how the scaffolding got loose. >> is this something that happens, i mean, fairly often? i've never seen a rescue like this. >> i was asked that question with another interview this morning, she asked the same question. i have seen a couple of times on tv myself. this is my first experience with live television. it happens from time to time. no reason why the scaffolding fell, it can be many different reasons. but the main thing we got both individuals to safety and now we'll check them out. and, you know, we have our urban search-and-rescue team which we're able to tie off all the appropriate ropes. highly trained individuals that train for this all the time in this particular instance. it's one of those instances where

and joshua foto, an thvironmental worker in oregon. ee left this hotel ith iraqi city of salammaniyah hiking. a fourth american who stayed behind, an english teacher from seattle, sketched a cell phone call from them, saying we're sur rounded. he is now at the u.s. embassy in baghdad. >> i'm very, very happy to hear that. i'm very worried about hiss. >> >> reporter: for their families, it's been a bewildering two days since their arrest. ncerned y, wy reconl about the well-being of joshua and his two other people fattal's father wrote in a statement to abc news. a statement department official says the americans were in iraq as tourists and accidentally strayed into iranian territory. iranians state television is hinting at something worse. they say the americans ignored warnings from guards to ay away from the border. and their detention comes at a of mente ous.fof inmenting ment unrest in iran, instigating the protests that followed its disputed june presidential election. earlier this year, american journalist rock zan that sib barr

joshua perper, chief medical examiner broward county.hen you look at that time line, doctor, what do you say? >> well, the first thing which i say is that propofol was used for a sleeping pill and this was in the middle of the day, for that time it would be used for sleeping, it would be more used like for used, misused for addiction. ddddddddddd >>> new developments in the investigation of michael jackson's death. we are getting the clearest indication yet that jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, is the sole target of the criminal investigation. >> now, we know that other doctors' records have been subpoenaed, but clearly now, with three search warrants now served on dr. conrad murray's property, he has become the central focus. >> no one being treated that way by the police is merely a witness. now, that doesn't mean this person is going to be charged or is guilty of anything, but he is clearly the last doctor who had access to michael jackson, who was with him on the day he died, at the time he died. >> his law

joshua perper, chief medical examiner, broward county. we don't want to teach people how to do this, all right? but how does somebody get away with something like this? >> well, in a number of other places, there's no requirement for identification when you go to a pharmacy. and in this particular case, the pharmacies most likely probably knew that that's a prescription for jackson or were told by the physician for whom they were intended. that's still illegal. >> so it's the doctor, it's the doctor in writing the prescription that performs the act that is illegal? correct? >> absolutely. >> all right. absolutely. to jeff gardere. if, in fact, his son, prince, was in the room, as the chef believes may have happened when resuscitation efforts were going on or when michael jackson was already deceased, that can have a profound impact. that's just not fair, is it? >> it's not fair. and i don't know why he called his 12-year-old up. he was going through shock, disbelief, disorientation, fear, and it's something that will %tay with him through

fatal's statement was we are concerned about joshua and the other two people and we hope they come home as soon as possible. >>> derrick mason, one of the best receivers the ravens have ever had, back on the team. linda so is talking to fans this morning, seeing what you think about his return. hi, linda. >> reporter: we're at the 7-eleven in carney near the ravens roost. fans say this is just the news they needed on a monday morning. they are happy to have derrick mason back. the 35-year-old wide receiver was back on the field sunday for his first practice since announcing retirement three weeks ago. mason, a two-time pro bowler, had said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. the death of former teammate steve mcnair also weighed heavily on his mind but after calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason made the decision to come back for another season. he says he's focused on trying to win a super bowl. >>> it's fantastic. i think baltimore has a good shot this year. they ought to do well. everybody's starting to blend together. and really getting to know each othe

iraqi officials identified them as shane and joshua and sarah. people back home are worried. >> the hardest part is not being able to communicate with the people that are detaining them. >>> switzerland represents american interests in iran because the u.s. does not have diplomatic relations with iran. >> august is off to a deadly start with troops in afghanistan. at least three of them were killed there last weekend and they were part of the assistance force. a total of nine soldiers died over the weekend. killing two bodyguards and at least ten civilians, the chain was hurt. >>> the family of michael scott speicher were found. he was shot down during the gulf war. his death has h remained a mystery for 18 years a nearly 208-year history, all this time. >> it's a bittersweet ending. it's great that we have finally accomplished an ending. but it is bittersweet. when the marines arrived, another iraqi said that he was there with captain speicher already dead. and comparing the dental records and jawbone, it was him. >> the whole family is so grate

joshua perper. author of a book. what does it say about the woman if they cannot make identification? >> the body was not decomposed. they can broadcast an electronic image of her face. even with discoloration, any injury on her face, they can edit that. >> to diana, one of 26 certified forren sick authors. what would be the challenge of trying to reconstruct what she looked like in life? >> as long as i have a clear photo, i would study, open the eyes, do the measurements, redraw her face, it would be put out to the public. as long as you open the eyes, swelling or decomposition, a forensic artist could see through that and bring the person back the life. >> how are you going about trying to identify the victim. that would be step number one, before you can start pursuing the perpetrator. i'll be right back with sergeant shawn morgan. how do you do that, bill? >> if the fingerprints are available, facial characteristics, if the face is visible. you have dental records. the police with confronted with two problems, o

his name is joshua fatal. he's in his mid 20s from elkins park, pennsylvania. he's one of three americans who reportedly strayed into iranian territory while hiking along the iran/iraq border. within the last few minutes, his mother spoke with cnn radio. listen. >> my husband and i are eager for the best welfare and conditions for our son josh, and for the other two companions he's with.

. >> we'll be joined when we come back by marc klaas and joshua perper. we're taking your calls and we'll unleash the lawyers. >>> a mother of a 15-year-old son, disappears out on a walk in a rural area. just disappears. the last known contact was with her boyfriend in atlanta, he on the cell phone with her at the time when she appears to be in distress, sounds like a struggle going on. the last thing he reports hearing is her saying don't take me and then he loses the kekd and there's been no sign hoff her since then. >>> someone might have known her routine. she e took this path every night. she was a probation officer, maybe somebody seeking revenge. >> i think taking the same path, someone seeking revenge is extremely far-fetched. eleanor dixon, and peter odom. and joining us from seattle, ann bremner. eleanor, typically the criminal will come back and get the person that sent them to jail, not the probation officer? they kept them out of jail? that doesn't even make any sense. >> no. we don't even see cases like that. you're right, nancy. it's not us

wants to give you some gorgeous flowers. >> joshua, thank you.

iranian state media reports and confirms that authorities there arrested joshua fattal, sarah shourd and shane baur for illegally entering the country. investigators will now decide whether they came to spy. the u.s. state department shot down any insinuations of espionage saying they just aren't credible, and shane baur's boss says he never meant to leave iraqi territory. >> i have to assume he was in an area that he didn't realize was iranian. >> he was a freelance journalist covering the elections in northern iraq. here at home there could soon be a lot more cash for clunkers. that's the program that gives rebates of up to $4,500 if you trade in an old gas guzzler for a new car that gets better gas mileage. as we've been reporting here, it's such a big hit it used up most of its $1 billion budget in one week. now harry reid says he has the support of the senate to get $2 billion more and that the vote will happen this week. critics are arguing that's extra money that the government doesn't exactly have at its disposal. the obama administration says as of today there have been more

one is joshua fattal of pennsylvania. his father was born in iraq so he was traveling i think to see where he came from. a kurdish security official said they stayed overnight in ahmad awah and went on their fateful hike in the morning. they left further toward the iranian border and into iran. iranian soldiers then surrounded and arrested them. iran's press tv said the three had been warned not to cross the border >> they've been detained for illegal entry into iran from the kurdistan region. officials say the case is under investigation. >> reporter: the swiss embassy is trying to step in and help but eight tricky time for diplomacy. iran's regime blames western powers for the continuing protests against president ahmadinejad. this weekend more than a hundred of his challengers were put on trial before he's sworn if in for a second term on wednesday with three americans uncomfortably close by. >> another deadly bombing ripped through a busy marketplace northwest of baghdad on sunday. a car packed with explosives killed

he was 21-year-old joshua mack of clinton, maryland.happened yesterday in the 200 block of q street as the two men walked down the street. metro police offering a reward of up to $25,000 for tips leading to an arrest and conviction. >>> in fairfax county, the suspect in the stabbing of a bibby sit are and the child she was watching is now facing charges. police say he attacked a 68- year-old woman and a toddler in falls church yesterday. both victims are in serious but stable condition. investigators say after the stabbing, the suspect ran into a nearby building and knocked on the door after an apartment still holding a knife. a 55-year-old man answered the door andafter a struggle, he was able to disarticle suspect an hold him until police arrived. >>> in d.c. close to 100 school custodians an maintenance workers are getting pink slips. officials say they're making the personnel adjustments because of budget restraints. the city says the workers will receive severance. >>> the devastating typhoon in taiwan has claim the lives of nearly

joshua perper? what's important for the investigators relative to her body? give us a science lesson here. >> they're going to do a very extensive investigation. there's no investigation of rape, they are going to investigate that. obviously if his semen is in her vagina, that's to be expected. but this might raise some kind of questions. then they have to look at the body and find out where the strangling marks, if there are any kind of bruises or cuts or any kind of other injuries. and in some cases, they have succeeded by preparing the neck to leave fingerprints of the -- of the strangler. this is rather -- not commonly achieved, but it should be tried. >> i want to go back to the lawyers, susan moss, peter odom and randy kesler. susan, what do authorities need to tie him to this body aside from the circumstantial? they got in a fight, the marriage was annulled, he was jealous allegedly. what do they need? >> the best would be dna evidence at the crime site, if that, in fact, did happen at his apartment or somewhere else where he had access to. if we can s

they're identified as shane bower and sara short and joshua fattal from pennsylvania. it's a popular hiking area for the more adventurous tourists. iranian officials say they ignored warnings as they got closer to the iranian border and others say they simply got lost and accidentally strayed into iranian territory. a fourth american who traveled with them stayed behind in the hotel, and he got a cell phone call from them saying they had been surrounded by armed men and arrested. the father of one of the men jacob fattal said currently we're only concerned about the well-being of joshua and the other two people. we hope they come home as soon as possible. the arrest comes at a very difficult time for the u.s. government, with intense negotiations over iran's nuclear program, these three could become bargaining chips. also, the iranian government has been accusing the u.s. of fomenting or the arrest of three americans, illegally entering the country will add ammunition to those charges, however farfetched. washington has asked swiss diplomats who served as america's con

one of the missing has been identified as joshua fatal of pennsylvania. >>> breaking news right now, two men shot late this afternoon. police say an 18-year-old and 47-year-old man war on allendale avenue. the 18-year-old died from his injuries. an unknown male fled on foot. they believe he may have gotten into a white mini van that had blue stripes and dark tinted windows. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> public pools are the major hotspots in the warm weeks of summer. one family is trying to remind people about the importance of swimming pool safety. eyewitness news is live with this story. more on the story and hoping to accomplish. >> reporter: children under 14, drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death. that's why one family is turning their personal loss into a warning. conner was just five years old when he drowned in the country club swimming pool in 2006. a terrible tragedy that his mother hopes people learn from. his death spawn had the conner cares foundation, pushing for stronger regulation and monitoring of maryland's pools. there are

joshua is an entirn mental worker from oregon. the nearly 20-year-old mystery from missing gulf war pilot scott speicher solved now. remains found in iraq's ambar province. thary confirmed his identity using dental reports. captain speicher's plane was shot down the first night of the gulf war. he did not survive the crash and was buried by locals. two children toddlers when he disappeared. those children now college age and coming up in the next hour, we will hear how his children and relatives are doing from their family spoix person. michael jackson's affairs take center stage in a los angeles court this morning. his estate will be discussed and the custody issue should be finalized. his ex-wife debbie roe will reportedly get visitation rights and the kids will stay with his mom catherine jackson. catherine addressed allegations surrounding her son's death. >> and how do you feel about the fact that this dr. conrad murray is apparently taking the fall for everything that happened? >> all i know that my son is dead and i don't t

it's joshua tremble playing both way, making amends for the earlier fumble.ss all the way. 93 yards the other way. that is the game changer. bishop o'connell shuts out wilson 14-0. coach, your thoughts. >> first games are always tough. i told coach fleming after the game i thought his kids outplayed our kids. we didn't execute the way we usually do we had some great plays. josh came up with a great play on the interception return for a touchdown that basically won the game us for. kempt us two -- kept us two touchdowns ahead and we did some good things but didn't put enough of it together to put the ball in the end zone consistently. >> but they still got thewin. if you want us to come out to your school, here's how you do it. go to myfoxdc.com. click on the sports tab. the games are alady up as you can see for next week. so vote. vote again and vote some more. if your school wins, i'll see you next friday night. congrats to head coach and his knits. our winner in the first game of the week matchup. coming up the redskins. they have a little preseason game go

. >> friendand family members gathered in northwest to remember a murder victim, joshua mack, who wastabbed to death walking along q street wednesday. detectives are investigating the murder as a possible hate crime because he was trained ginger -- transgender. >>> the police have stepped up patrols at jefferson national forest where two students were murdered. david metzler and a woman were shot in the area. both were involved in their campus religious group. students return to class o monday at campus. >>> questions are being raised about whether mayor adrian fenty got special treatment picking which school his sons attend. the mayor made good on a campaign pledge by sending his twins to public school. however, they're not going to their neighborhood school, west elementary, instead attending lafayette elementary, one of the top performing schools in the district. >> he should not get special privilege. whatever normal parents go through, he should go through the same thing. >> the mayor has refused to answer questions about the issue. schools chancellor michelle rhee told wtop radi

weaker than surrounding bone and more susceptible to damage, tirepea repetitive stress injury like joshua's. >> potentially this could have pulled apart and he could have had a fracture or worse he could have done permanent damage where by this would not grow normally. >> setting the stage for joint problems, early arthritis and a career cut short. he had to stop playing baseball for six weeks august together and ease back to his favorite sport. he and his parents decided he pitching days are behind him. he is an infielder now. >> you have to listen to your body and make sure that you do what you know is right and if you are sore you need to tell your parents needily so you don't ed up with life long injuries. >> reporter: dr. miller say this type of injury can happen in football, tennis a lot of sports. to lessen the chances of your child getting hurt limit the sports they participate in year round and tell your young athlete to never play through the pain. for advice on how to treat sports injuries when they happen, go to wusa9.com and click on this story in living well. >>> in tonight's

we now know the name of one of two people stabbed in northwest washington yesterday. 21-year-old joshuaax of clinton, maryland was stabbed around 2:30 yesterday afternoon in the 200 block of q street northwest. he was take on the the hospital where he later died. the second victim is expected to survive but his name has not been released. >>> there's good news concerning car jackings in the district. the fbi says they are down from last year. there was 600 car jackings in the district in 2008. so far this year there have been 200 car jackings. >>> a joint dc police fbi task force is being credited for this dr. drop in numbers. >>> michael vick is due back in court today in newport news seeking a judge's approval of a plan to emerge from bankruptcy. a court filing shows predators representing $20 million have endorsed vick's plan to pay them back and emerge from bankruptcy. in the meantime, vick is still preparing for his return from action in the nfl tonight. he's expected to play in a pre- season game with his new team the philadelphia eagles. >>> pink slips are on the way after maryla

police are telling us she have nabbed the man accused of robbing a woman at the mall. 24-year-old joshua stone is charged with robbing the woman in the parking lot at knife point. stone apparently took the purse and drove off in a pickup truck. >>> abc 2 news is working for you right now trying to keep you safe in your own backyard. brian keebler shows us now in this week's crime checker. brian? >> reporter: abc 2 is working to keep your community safe. each week, we're highlighting the most dangerous criminals in your neighborhood hoping to bring them to justice. this week, we're focused on two crimes. anne arundel county police say this man broke into the garage door in this sun know coe in odenton and seriously damaged the building. he he has a tattoo on his right forearm. if you see him, call crimestoppers. they are offering a reward. >>> officers are trying to find kevin jefferson. police say he shot and killed another teen on july 13th. police say he's armed and dangerous. if you've seen him, call them right away. >>> you can see more of our report business heading to abc2news.com/

officials have been unable to confirm who has detained americans shane bower, joshua fattal and sharea short. they apparently got lost while hiking on an ill defined border between iraq and iran. >> obviously we are concerned. we want this matter brought to a resolution as soon as possible and we call on the iranian government to help us determine the whereabouts of the three missing americans. >> can kurdish officials believe the hikers were arrested in iran after taking a wrong turn. they are based in the mideast. fattal had worked at this oregon nonprofit. he says fattal is bright, inquisitive and above all, peaceful. >> i talk to josh through e-mail four or five days ago and he didn't mention his plans to go to turkey and into northern iraq. >> the swiss embassy is reaching out to tehran to learn more about the fate of these three hikers. the u.s. severed ties with iran 30 years ago. >> they are deeply concerned about the safety and welfare of their loved ones. live in the satellite center, jay korff, abc 7 news. >> thanks. today secretary of state hillary clinton kicks off her lon

middle east, sarah shourd, a writer and teacher from california also based in the middle east and joshua fattal, an environmental worker from oregon were visiting northern iraq. they had gone hiking in the mountains near the iranian border, an area which has no clear border markings, a region that they had accidentally wandered into. a fourth american who stayed with them stayed behind in the hotel. he sat out the hike and later received a phoning call from the group saying they were surrounded by troops before being detained. on iranian state tv there were reports that the group did not listen to warnings given by border guards ahead of their arrest. swiss diplomats in tehran acting as mediators between the u.s. and iranian governments are working to gain access to the americans, but so far those efforts have not been positive. a meeting that was supposed to take place yesterday was postponed until today. now the worry is that the three will face accusations of spying. earlier this year american journalist roxana saberi was detained in iran then jailed for being an american spy. she has

in a phone call, he says, quote, my husband and i are only concerned with the welfare of joshua. the americans reportedly strayed into iranian territory while hiking on the iran/iraq border. live to the middle east and arwa damon with the details. >> reporter: hello, don. we have also confirmed thatcfess grandmother, is the fourth american traveling with the other three is in the embassy in baghdad. this is what happened, the time line as we do know it. the four americans, four of them started out in the beginning left from syria and then traveled to turkey, crossing into northern iraq on july 28th. and then on july 31st, they ended up in suey ma knee, where three of them, including josh went to an area near where the iranian border. shawn stayed behind because he wasn't feeling well. this is a beautiful tourist destination but it's right up against the border with iran. so tourist police who ran into the three had actually warned them about the proximity that they were into iran, told them to be careful saying, look, you're american. you're not iraqi. and these are very tense ti

one of the victims joshua mack died. tonight a group gathered with candles in hand to celebrate mack's life. the 21-year-old was stabbed to death wednesday on q street. he was just walking down the street. loved ones returned to the scene of the murder for tonight's vigil. his mother had a message for the killer. >> all i want to know is for the man to come back and say that's what he did and he was wrong. i don't want to hurt him. and i don't want nobody else to hurt him. >> police are still looking for that suspect. the other victim of the attack is expected to make a full recovery. >>> a husband and wife suspected of kidnapping an 11- year-old girl in 1991 face add judge in california today. philip garrido and his wife pleaded not guilty to numerous felonies. jaycee dugard was found alive this week. for 18 years she was garrido's sex slave while held captive ck thbackyard. authorities admit they missed their chance three years ago. >> we made contact with mr. garrido in the front yard of his home. the responding deput

fatal's father wrote abc news currently we are only concerned about the well being of joshua and ther two people. we hope they can come home as soon as possible. abc news, washington. >>> 5:20. the u.s. coast guard plucked a man from his boat in louisiana after he was bitten by a shark. the coast guard says it happened saturday while a man was fishing. the 56-year-old was taken to the hospital where his condition, we do not know. brenten island is about 65 miles southeast of new orleans. >>> in missouri, five people were killed in a head on collision in the rural eastern part of the state. police say they know a husband and wife were returning home from a high school reunion when their car crossed the center line and struck another car carrying a family who was coming home from a prayer service. the coroner says authorities found no skid marks in the crash site. >>> tens of thousands are still without power after wicked weather rumbled through parts of central new jersey and eastern pennsylvania. here in pennsylvania officials had to force the closure of several roads because of floo

amerts icanwe americans were hrir tpiur tny.e has been motived -- americans has been identified as joshuaf he will kins park, pennsylvania. >>> a masked gunman walked into a gay club for teens and opened fire in all directions. then ran away. two people were killed and 11 others hurt. hundreds of police officers are going door-to-door looking for the gunman. investigators do not believe terrorists are lynned this attack. >>> violent winds turn a canadian music festival into a tragedy. a storm blew down a stage in alberta killing one person and injuring 75 others. the stage collapsed as musicians billy kuring tonight and his band were performing. actor kevin costner was on stage waiting to perform for his band. he and his manager were briefly trapped beneath debris but were not hurt. two workers were killed constructing madonna's stage in france not too longing a. >>> diamonds, precious gems and family heirlooms all up for auction? coming up, tough times forcing people to trade their treasures for cash. >>> you may want to keep those umbrellas handy on this soggy sunday. at least part of t

then we arrested near t town of mry ban by irian authorities, toy iranian television swed pictures o joshua fattal o oregon andhane and sarah schoud. >>> in afghastan, a sca in theapital of kabul day. ju over two weeks bfore that country's poid presidential election. officials said at least eit rocks slammed into the cityf daybreak, at least one of them heading from fire fom the embassy. three civilia reported wound theockets were fired t show that theovernment of president hamid kari cannot guarantee security in the capital. it was believed to be thefirst roet attack in the afghan capital in six mths. >>> in the cty of betehem on the westban an important meeting today about the future of theiddle east peace process and a poible palestinian state. r the first timenore than 20 yea, members of the ruling fatah partyled by paltinian president, mahmoud abb as >>> in the stheast australian city of mel brn today, hdreds of pice swept through 19 house, arresng four young men in wt they say was a plot to blow up a lae army base outside of sydney,he capital. the officials id the men we som alia an l

three americans named shane baugher, shar ra short and joshua steel were students in turkey. and went to cris stan. and went to to the hotel and they got a phone call from the students saying they were surrounded by armed men and arrested. >> we know this follows recent pro testifies in iran. covering that at an elegz. this does not come for a good time for washington/iranian relations. >> they're portraying it as easily portrayed in the iranians as agents. it also gives iran yan government leverage over the u.s. nuclear program and crackdowns after the election crisis gives that regime leverage when the u.s. doesn't need to give up more leverage. >> jim chute toy follows lee arrests in iran. thanks very much. there is one more note out of iran the start of an extraordinary mass trial of 100 opposition leaders and activists who criticized the election as a sham. accused of conspiring with foreign powers to topple clerical rule. >>> in afghanistan a violent beginning to the month of august. roadside bombs skilled three u.s. troops in kandahar. where american forces are battlin

father wrote a statement to abc news saying currently we're only concerned about the well being of joshuae other two people. we hope they come home as soon as possible. >>> the music stopped early for a four-day festival that attracts 25,000 people a day. canada's largest country music festival called off after an outdoor thunderstorm caused the outdoor stage to collapse. one person was killed, 70 were injured. actor kevin costner was caught under the stage but wasn't hurt. while investigators believe weather is to blame for the collapse this morning they are still looking into whether the construction of the stage played a role. >>> as the obama administration deals with the growing deficit top economic aides have not ruled out there could be a future tax increase to deal with this problem. nobody likes to hear that. but tim geithner says that the economy to grow over the long term administration will have to bring the deficits down while the economic council director larry summers says health care overhaul will have to come from somewhere. >>> there will be a veterans town hall forum to