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we did get a victim impact statement this morning from june steenkamp, the mother of reeva steenkamp, the she expressed concern about the safety of women if his abusive behaviour has not been addressed in prison. that then was part of the evidence that was being considered by the parole board, which did not take very long to make a decision that he will be released on conditions on the 5th of january. 0scar pistorius was a world superstar prior to the murder of reeva steenkamp. he had one multiple paralympic gold medals. he also competed at the london 2012 olympics against non—disabled athletes. as people will remember, he had the lower part of both his legs amputated before he was one—year—old, but that did not stop one—year—old, but that did not stop on becoming this very successful paralympic athletes. all eyes will now turn to his release on the 5th of january. we have heard about the possible conditions that he will face which includes a therapy to address how he deals with anger, and how he deals with gender—based violence. thank you for the update. ireland's prime minister says

and what do you make of the mother of reeva steenkamp ,june of the mother of reeva steenkamp , june steenkampt she has decided to forgive oscar pistorius a long time ago because she thought holding on to that anger would kill her? >> what do you make of that kind of forgiveness? yes. that she has shown , i think it's look, has shown, i think it's look, it's really courageous. >> i think she's an absolutely a woman to be admired. >> i think she's an absolutely a woman to be admired . and it's woman to be admired. and it's great. and she's been through some really troubling situations . um, and as i've recent years. so for us to come out with that statement, i think it just shows what kind of a family and what kind of a woman that she is. and in my eyes is queen ads. >> what do you think ? oscar >> what do you think? oscar pistorius, what do you think his experience will will be like now coming out of prison for the first time in ten years? well i think he's coming out of prison and going through it into a mansion and so based on that, it's an unfortunate circumstances . circumstances. >> and i

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in a victim impact statement, june steenkamp said her daughter's death had left, quote, a massive holen ther life that cannot be filled. she added that rehabilitation requires someone to engage honestly with the full truth of his crime and the consequences thereof. nobody can claim to have remorse if they are not able to engage fully with the truth. if someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be rehabilitated. if they are not rehabilitated, their risk of recidivism is high. according to south africa's department of correctional services, the now 37-year-old pistorius will be released on january 5th, 2024. with that, it's back to you. >> our thanks to patrick snell. >>> scientists say the world's biggest iceberg is moving after three decades on the sea floor in antarctica. it's more than twice the size of london, england, nearly 4,000 square kilometers large, or more than 1,500 square miles. the huge mass of ice broke away from an ice shelf back in 1986 and then fell to the sea floor. scientists tell cnn it has probably shrunk enough to loosen its grip from the sea fl

june steenkamp , that is the him.p, who was killed by oscar pistorius 11 years ago, should we just change gear completely and talk about christmas , christmas trees, christmas, christmas trees, christmas, christmas trees, christmas trees ? christmas trees? >> there's a wonky christmas tree that's caused a bit of consternation in cambridgeshire. i think we have a picture . this i think we have a picture. this is the town of march and at local people have a look at that. i'm sorry , but yeah , it is that. i'm sorry, but yeah, it is a bit like the leaning tower of pisa, isn't it? >> the leaning march ? >> the leaning march? >> the leaning march? >> who doesn't? who puts their christmas tree up each year? have that that terrible moment. when it you've got when you put it up, you've got the base place. whatever base the base in place. whatever base you just it's you use, and you just think it's slightly leaning, but there's nothing slight about this lean. this is this is a bigger angle than the leaning tower. >> all you ne

in an impact statement, which will be read to the parole board, june steenkamp said rehabilitation requiredo the parole board and her mother cannot be here and she says she cannot face oscar pistorius today. she recently lost her husband. she said although she is not formally opposing parole she set out the position quite clearly and said she doesn't believe oscar pistorius's version of events that night and she says he has not rehabilitated. she also says she has concerns for the safety of heavy —— any woman he may come into contact with or be in a relationship with if his behaviour has not been addressed in prison. that victim impact statement will be part of the considerations for the parole board. if is taken that oscar pistorius qualifies for parole he would then be set free and that date would have to be within the next 30 days. just remind us the _ to be within the next 30 days. just remind us the reason you have a and why there is a global focus on this particular case, it's because 11 years ago oscar pistorius was a global superstar, years ago oscar pistorius was a globalsuperstar,

statement, a victim impact statement, i suppose, fromjune a victim impact statement, i suppose, from june steenkampd in prison. she said that she does not believe his version of events about the night his daughter was killed. she says she doesn�*t know anyone that does believe it and she set out evidence which she says shows that he had serious anger issues, including towards her daughter. that statement is going to be read out to the parole board in the hearing. the hearing got under way a bit early and we were advised that the hearing will probably run until around lunchtime here in south africa. there may be a decision today. the decision could also be delayed into next week. i think a decision will come today if the parole board are agreed on their position, if there is a common position. if they decide to release 0scar pistorius on parole they would then have a 30 day period in which to do so. there are some people here talking about him perhaps walking out today. that is far from clear that would happen even if he were to receive parole today.— receive parole today. thank you very much, recei

a family friend read a victim impact statement on behalf of reeva steenkamp's mother, june, in the hearingi'm not convinced that oscar has been rehabilitated. if someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be rehabilitated." her statement detailed pistorius�* history of abusive conduct. "i do not know to what extent his behaviour still exists or were evident during his time of incarceration. but i'm concerned for the safety of any woman, should this not have been addressed in his rehabilitation process." a prison official said pistorius will be subjected to conditions on release. just like all other parolees, mr pistorius will be monitored by our officials based within the system of community corrections, and that will happen until such time that his sentence expires. a close friend of reeva's told me her reaction. i think with the crime - that he did, parole so soon, in my opinion, isn't the right thing. - i can tell you her mum is not very happy about it either. . all i want is for him to tell- myself orjune what happened so that we can put the pieces i together and then

a family friend read a victim impact statement on behalf of reeva steenkamp's mother, june, in the hearing rehabilitated. if someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be rehabilitated." her statement detailed pistorius' history of abusive conduct. "i do not know to what extent his behaviour still exists or were evident during his time of incarceration. but i'm concerned for the safety of any woman, should this not have been addressed in his rehabilitation process." a prison official said pistorius will be subjected to conditions on release. just like all other parolees, mr pistorius will be monitored by our officials based within the system of community corrections, and that will happen until such time that his sentence expires. a close friend of reeva's told me her reaction. i think with the crime that he did, parole so soon, in my opinion, i isn't the right thing. i can tell you her mum is not very happy about it either. _ . all i want is for him to tell myself . orjune what happened so that we can put the pieces together and then forgive him. l today, reeva steenkamp's

a family friend read a victim impact statement on behalf of reeva steenkamp's mother, june, in the hearingvinced that oscar has been rehabilitated." "if someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be rehabilitated." her statement detailed pistorius�* history of abusive conduct. "i do not know to what extent his behaviour still exists or were evident during his time of incarceration." "but i'm concerned for the safety of any woman, should this not have been addressed in his rehabilitation process." a prison official said pistorius will be subjected to conditions on release. just like all other parolees, mr pistorius will be monitored by our officials based within the system of community corrections, and that will happen until such time that his sentence expires. today, reeva steenkamp's mother spoke of the ongoing trauma caused by her loss. in weeks, oscar pistorius will be free. daniel de simone, bbc news, atteridgeville prison, south africa. west midlands police has been put into what is, in effect, special measures. the force has been ordered to make urgent improvements b

a family friend read a victim impact statement on behalf of reeva steenkamp�*s mother, june, in the hearingutside the prison. i'm not convinced that oscar has been rehabilitated. if someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered to be rehabilitated. her statement detailed pistorius�*s history of abusive conduct. i do not know to what extent his behaviour still exists, or were evident during his time of incarceration. but i'm concerned for the safety of any woman should this not have been addressed in his rehabilitation process. a prison official said pistorius will be subjected to conditions on release. just like all other parolees, mr pistorius will be monitored by our officials based within the system of community corrections. that will happen, until such time that his sentence expires. today, reeva steenkamp�*s mother spoke of the ongoing trauma caused by her loss. in weeks, oscar pistorius will be free. daniel de simone, bbc news, atteridgeville prison, south africa. let's bring in our panel. elise labott, american journalist, covering us foreign policy, national security, and

. >> reporter: overnight a steenkamp attorney and spokesperson sharing the impact statement read from reeva's mother junesn't oppose pistorius' release, but says, at this time i'm not convinced that oscar has been rehabilitated. >> june said in her victim impact statement that she has concerns about oscar pistorius' anger management issues. she has concerns about his tendency to commit violence against women. >> reporter: and south african authorities say from now until his release in pistorius will be in a prerelease program that helps inmates prepare to reintegrate back into society, and part of his parole conditions, therapy for his anger issues and for gender-based violence. erielle? >> erielle: such a fascinating case. reena, thank you. >>> turning now to somara theodore looking so bright and cheery this morning, but we are talking about snow out west. >> somara: that's right. in nebraska they had snow and blowing winds. that led to precarious road conditions, along with reduced visibility. take a look at this video here. we actually had a truck run into the back of a snowplow there. just really dif