take a moment to listen to what kenji goto's wife said just yesterday. yesterday. >> my husband and i have very young daughters. our baby girl was only three weeks old when kenji left. i hope our oldest daughter who is just two, will get to see her father again. i want them both to grow up knowing their father. my husband is a good and honest man who went to syria to show the plight of those who suffer. i believe that kenji may have also been trying to find out about haruna yukaw's situation. i was extremely saddened by the death of haruna and my thoughts go out to his family. i know all too well what they are going through. >> so will i mean this is hearing from his wife saying this is my husband. he has two young children. they want their father back. do we know what the japanese government has said outside of this cabinet member there? i know we're hearing from prime minister shinzo abe. do we know what they may do going forward in this fight against isis? >> reporter: i want to point out too she recorded that message just hours before the deadline wh

we do suspension kenji goto has been killed. do you think the jordans were trying to get too much out of isis? >> not at all. the jordanians asked for a very simple explanation: show us that he is alive, the jordanian pilot. >> that's all they asked for. what's really shocking about the killing of the japanese hostage is that the japanese government and the jordanian government made it very clear they are willing to talk they are willing to pay money. it's irallegational. >> on behalf of isil? >> it tells me this is not about money. this is not about the the iraqi prisoner who tried to carry out the suicide bombing in 2005. this is about politics about foreign policy. it's about isis basically making a very big statement to wage a war against the so-called islamic state, you are going to pay for it. the hostages they have created a domestic crisis in japan and jordan, as you well know there is a great deal of opposition both the prime primary in japan and also for jordan's participation in the international coalition. the realit

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kenji goto. the family has tried to deal with this matter, but we are deeply saddened by this despicable and horrendous act of terrorism and we denounce it on the strongest terms. to the terrorists, we would never, never forgive them for this act. the act committed, we are going coordinate with the international society so japan would never be defeated by terrorism. we would have the food aid and the medical aid and to those humanitarian aid, we would even further our efforts to strengthen these types of aids. moreover inciting this terrorism in the international society, as japan, we would be keeping to our responsibilities to deal with this act of terrorism and to japan the international society has showed us solidarity, and we'd like to thank the leaders of the world for that and to the friends of japan. i'd like to thank them deeply and to king abdullah of jordan, i would like to thank him on behalf of the june japanese nationals for his strong support. we would continue to extend our efforts

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his name kenji goto 47 years old, a journalist. and another contractor captured late last year by isis and isis killed the other man and threatened to take the life of goto and apparently they have. the mill tonights changed demands from money, and instead, they said they want a prisoner swap just a short time ago, isis did release a video clip that appears to show the violent death, beheading of kenji goto. we'll go straight to will ripley following the story from the beginning live in tokyo. this is disturbing news exactly what every, will hoped would not happen. the wife of the man pleading the japanese government the jordanians working on a deal and in the end, it did not happen. >> caller: yeah poppy, this is japan waking up to devastating, although sadly not surprised news as we approach 6:00 a.m. here. people here have been afraid of this ever since the first isis video came out featuring kenji goto and yukawa. when japan did not pay the ransom and the deadline passed the country braced for a video like this. when goto appea

that extremist group has now apparently beheaded kenji goto.was a journalist a 47-year-old journalist from japan, captured in syria in october, first held for ransom isis demanding $200 million, then offered in potential exchange for a prisoner being held by jordan a convicted terrorist there. none of those deals came through isis today. just releasing a short video that appears to show the brutal beheading, the murder of this 47-year-old husband and father from japan. let's go straight to jaana jaana karache in

i was told by many people during my interviews that they are praying for kenji goto's release. i told them that goto is a journalist, and that he has always reported for people who are suffering. when they hear this, they look very sad. but the people are dying every day around here in the fighting. we are being flooded with displaced people. they are struggling with their daily life. people have told me many times that they wish more japanese would understand what they are going through. fierce fighting continues around mosul between kurdish forces and islamic state. mosul is a city neighboring erbil, where i am right now. it is under the control of islamic state. sources close to the kurdish forces say the kurds and iraqi army are preparing operations to regain control of the city. they say they have already taken back several villages in the area. reports from syria say islamic state has already been driven out of the northern part of the country. observers in northern iraq say the militants are losing power in their area, as well. the situation surrounding islamic state may

kenji goto, i feel very sorry for his family. the government has tried its best to deal with this matter, but we are deeply saddened by this despicable act of terrorism. we denounce it in the strongest terms. we will never forgive them for this act. we're going to coordinate with the international community so japan can never be defeated by terrorism. >> the united states condemned isil's actions. a spokeswoman for the white house national security council said we are working to confirm its authenticity. the united states condemns islamic state of iraq and the levants actions and we call for the release of the remaining hostages let's cross live to washington d.c. and tom ackermann. those words there from the u.s. that the country obviously stands in solidarity with japan and all its allies in this fight begins isil, this is potentially a shock for the u.s. and rather a threat to the coalition that it's using that it's leading in its fight against isil. >> the u.s. has been concerned all ruling even proceeding the capture of the

japanese officials are working against a looming deadline trying to bring freelance journalist kenji goto back home. militants claiming to be with islamic state have posted a new video online. it says they will kill goto and jordanian air force pilot moaz kasasbeh if an imprisoned female jihadist is not released in the next 24 hours. the video includes an image of goto holding a photo of kasasbeh, the voice of a man claiming to be japanese journalist relays the demands. he says the jordanian government has been obstructing his freedom by failing to hand over sagida al rishawi. she is currently on death row for her role in a 2005 terrorist attack. she called on the japanese government to put pressure on jordan. he said that he had only 24 hours left to live and kasasbeh had even less time. jordanian leaders are considering a swap of rishawi for the pilot. it's not clear when the deadline expires. japanese officials say they are acting on an assumption that it is around 11:00 p.m. japan time on wednesday. moaz kasasbeh was captured by the militants last month after his jet went down during

kenji goto. and people in tieaipei are trying to preserve the traditional charm of the neighborhood. >>> people claiming to be with the islamic state have released an audio message and the man's voice identifies himself as kenji goto. he says if a prisoner is not released by sunset thursday they will kill the jordanian military pilot they're holding. the man say this is the message he's been told to send. he say ss if sa jeddah al rishawi is not released by a specific time time, moaz ca sasskasasbeh will be killed immediately. it's the third time an audio clip of a man believed be goto was posted online. image images have been posted previously previously. none of the clips shows the islamic state logo that was used previously. officials are doing the best they can to authenticate the tape. >> translator: we are still scrutinizing the audio. based on our work so far it is highly like lit is goto. >> he said they are working to do their utmost for cooperation from other countries. the jordanians a

if indeed the voice on the new message is kenji goto it let's them know that goto as of the time of theording, was still alive and still being used by isis to convey their propaganda messages. this new message sets the stage for perhaps a very dramatic showdown whereas the hours tick now, five hours and counting until sunset on the turkish border kenji goto relaying the message if the jordanian government doesn't have sajida al rishawi, their prisoner whom they held for a decade at the border by sunset with an exchange with kenji goto they say in the new message that the jordanian pilot will be executed. they changed their deadline as we have seen repeatedly over several days. isis certainly, if we can learn anything they are unpredictable and in this case they have not adhered to the deadline. the execution deadlines. at least as of what isis would like us to believe, these two hostages are still alive. keep in mind there has been no proof of life for the captured pilot which is a key condition to any sort of exchange. again, from the jordanian perspective, they need to get their citiz

. >> news reports about kenji goto are continuing. media say sajida al rishawi will not be freed unless it's confirmed that the jordanian pilot is alive. i spoke with an iraqi aid worker who helps displaced people. she noted that the situation may be tough for japanese people but she say she understands the response of the jordanian government government. she said she hopes kenji goto will be released. and that the pilot must be set free, as well. both syrians and iraqi still have -- in japan. many people have a favorable sentiment toward japan. many have expressed sadness and

we understand isis has reached out directly to kenji goto's wife. have you heard any similar tale as far as this pilot's family is concerned? >> reporter: we are still looking. we're trying to get in touch again with the family of the pilot to see what they have heard. the only thing we're hearing at this point in time is from the jordanian government reiterating their same position saying they will ralitsa jeed da rishawi, but they want proof of life something the jordanians have been asking for for some time something they have not received. we heard from jordanian's prime minister for some time some weeks, they have been involved in indirect negotiations through indirect channels to try to secure the release of the jordanian pilot. jordan is under a lot of pressure to bring him back home. it's unclear what that's going to take. at no point has isis offered his release. we know they're asking for a swap of kenji goto for sajida rishawi. no public demand has been made for the release of the juror datedian pilot. whether there's any demand made behi

this time it was a journalist from japan who was brutally murdered a man named kenji goto. goto had been held captive since october when he had traveled to syria seeking the release of another japanese hostage, haruna yukawa. yukawa was executed a week ago. charlie d'agata reports now on the failed negotiations to free the two men. >> reporter: time, apparently, ran out for japanese journalist kenji goto. the purported isis video addressed the people of japan. >> this knife will not only slaughter kenji but also carry on and cause carnage wherever your people are found. >> reporter: japanese prime minister abe condemned the parent killings saying he would never forgive these terrorists and they would be brought to justice. there had been some hope goto's life would be spared. this week his fate became intertwine with another isis prisoner jordanian pilot moaz al-kasabeh, captured last month after his jet crashed during a bombing raid over syria. isis had offered to release goto in exchange for a would-be iraqi suicide bomber held in a jordanian prison. jordanian officials we

. >>> one of the hostages kenji goto is an experienced journalist who's covered stories of people caught up in conflicts. >>> toyota motor became the world's biggest selling automaker for the third straight year in 2014. it was a close race with germany's volkswagen and u.s. general motors. >>> and one man is paving the way for people to return home years after they evacuated a town around the fukushima nuclear plant. >>> japan's prime minister says the government will do whatever it takes to free two men believed to have been captured by islamic state militants. shinzo abe returned home early from the middle east. he was on a six-day tour when a video appeared online purporting to show the hostages alongside a captor. abe held an emergency cabinet meeting in tokyo. >> translator: using people's lives as a threat is an intolerable and outrageous act of terrorism. i demand the two japanese men not be harmed. and that they be released immediately. >> the men in black demands a ransom. he threatens to kill the hostages unless japan pays within 72 hours. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide sug

sajida al rishawi for kenji goto.at doesn't happen they say they will kill the jordanian pilot. there has been no talk whatsoever publicly of what isis wants in return for the jordanian pilot. they are not putting that on the table. what they are saying is they will spare his life if the exchange takes place. jordanian officials have said there have been indirect talks with isis negotiations to try to secure the release of the pilot, but we do not know what demands are behind the scenes and asking for the return of al kasasibah. it is a tense time in jordan. we are hearing a brief statement from the military. they are working to verify this new records and again, reiterating the message we have been hearing from jordanian officials. their top priority is their citizen. >> the shifting timeline is adding to the tension. jomana karadsheh, thanks. >>> a surge of bomb threats against u.s. airlines. dozens of flights effecting thousands of passengers. the spike in threats on social media started a couple of weeks ago. they

that was when kenji goto was holding the picture of haruna yukawa's head. you have that to worry about for the families who are in limbo right now. you also have a situation where the japanese government still, and this is new, they are telling us they still have not made direct contact with isis. we don't know if that is the case of the jordanian government. we heard about indirect communication about back channels. in direct communication. although kenji goto's wife in a statement released yesterday, she confirmed she had spoken directly with isis. the japanese government says they have not attempted to reach isis through the e-mail. the e-mail that she and isis have exchanged. we don't know why that is. we don't know the procedure. we know japan is saying this is a fluid and very dangerous situation. as of right now, the fate of the two hostages, al kasasibah and kenji goto both very much in peril. >> what is the status of the relationship with japan and jordan right now? is that relationship tense as each nation tries to get each man back essentially? >

a still image of kenji goto seemingly holding the dead body of his comrade. saying goto will be released in change of a prisoner held by the jordanian government. her own suicide belt failed to detonate. japan's government is so far not commenting on whether it will consider the deal having consistently said it will not give in to terrorist demands. >> translator: we're asking for cooperation with the related countries including jordan. but we cannot disclose the content of the coordination. >> kenji goto's mother expressed prayers for his return. >> his face looked extremely nervous. i think he feels gravely about what is to come. >> i.s.i.l. shows a willingness to kill its foreign captives. the hope is that somehow kenji goto's fate will be different. al jazeera tokyo. >> sudan yah's new president is being inaugurated. stay with us if you can. >> the only way to find out is to see it yourselves. >> which side of the fence are you on? borderland, tomorrow at 9 eastern, only on al jazeera >> we're off to zambia in just a minute after the headlines. >> fighting

in tokyo this morning, kenji goto's mother pleaded for her son's life.nd in jordan, a small group of protesters led by the pilot's father urged the government to meet the extremist's demands. at the last minute just before the deadline set by i.s.i.s., jordan agreed to free al-rishawi, but only in exchange for its captured pilot. so far, there have been no public response from the militants. i.s.i.s. first threatened to execute kenji goto and another japanese hostage haruna yukawa a week ago demanding the $200 million in ransom. tonight, there's still no word on kenji goto and mauth al-kasaesbah. >> pelley: holly williams is joining us from northern iraq. holly, what does this woman have to do with i.s.i.s.? >> reporter: nothing that we know of, but she is from iraq's anbar province where i.s.i.s. is fighting for territory, so this could be an attempt by extremists to win hearts and mind. scott, enforcing jordan, which is a close u.s. ally, to agree to the release of a convicted terrorist, i.s.i.s. is sending a warning that it intends to punish any musli

will kenji goto relay yet another message, relay yet another ultimatum? another, could there be something else? perhaps what happened after the first deadline passed and 24 hours later, it was announced that japanese captive, haruna yukawa had been executed. the situation in jordan continues to get more volatile. we see protests outside the palace where king abdullah is facing a growing criticism from the public over his handling of this. there is anti-japanese sentiment that has caused the japanese government to send an alert to japanese citizens in

kenji goto appears to be the sixth. another journalist another father another innocence in syria's war murdered it appears in cold blood. dressed for a brutal death, kenji goto behind him a man with a knife and british accent who has appeared in other isis videos. japan's government reacting with horror. we can't hold back our fury he says of such a despicable act. kenji goto was a journalist who believed his japanese nationality might protect him in syria. he was kidnapped just hours after entering the country four months ago. he'd gone in part to search for another japanese hostage, both it seems are now dead. goto killed in spite of desperate appeals to isis from his mother and from his wife who spoke of their two daughters, one just 3 weeks old. we will said japan's prime minister never forgive them for this. we will not give in to terrorism. japan had believed the deal could be done to free goto. isis wanted this woman held prisoner in jordan to be swapped for goto. they also held this jordanian pilot. jordan wante

we heard from kenji goto's family. they are placing all their hopes in the hands of the japanese prime minister and the envoy that he has sent to jordan to work with the jordanians to try and secure the release of their journalists. and obviously, you know the jordanians wanting proof of life of their fighter pilot who was captured in december last year in syria. the only member of the allied coalition to have been captured by isis. during this war. so really you know as far as the families are concerned, they are being kept abreast, but they are just waiting for any word that their loved one also be released. >> they just have to hope and wait. they can't do much else. jordan is facing so much pressure from its own people to secure the release of that fighter pilot. that deadline is fast approaching. anna coren live for us in hong kong thank you. >>> we are learning more details about the crash of airasia fright 8501. a lot of new information about what appears to be a hectic three minutes and 20 seconds in the dockco

japanese journalist kenji goto. it's not clear if isis will spare his life if jordan meets the demands. we're following the latest developments with our team of experts. cnn's will ripley live in tokyo, joe mona is in aman jordan. at the pentagon cnn's barbara starr. in washington peter bergen. i want to start with you first, will. do we have any indication that this exchange will actually happen? >> reporter: well this news carol, just coming out of jordan that they still have yet to receive proof of life is very discouraging for government officials here in tokyo. according to the latest isis propaganda message, the condition for kenji goto's survival is a prisoner exchange at the border between syria and southern turkey in less than 30 minutes from now. isis demanding that sajida al-rishawi be handed over in exchange for goto's life. while this new propaganda message doesn't specifically threaten goto's life if this deal doesn't go down it does tlezen the life of the jordanian pilot. given, carol, that we're deal

but isis john is not saying that they will release the pilot and kenji goto. they are only saying that they will not kill the pilot if their demands are met. so a very tough spot for jordan. a very difficult situation for the japanese government as well. and of course caught in the middle of all of this are now two families the family of kenji goto including his anguished mother who just a short time ago was pleading with the prime minister directly to do what he can to secure the safe release of her son. of course he is a father of two young daughters well respected, and very much in grave danger right now. lots happening behind the scenes and we won't know the outcome until this resolves one way or the other in just a matter of hours, john. >> you know it is interesting. this has been going on for some days and it is fraught with peril even getting involved in some kind of negotiations or communication with the terror group. is there any conflict within japan, any concern that they're even engaging somewhat directly with isis right now? >> reporter: there ab

quote, the united states condemns the heinous murder of japanese citizen kenji goto by the terrorist ourageously sought to convey the plight of the syrian people to the outside world. our thoughts are with mr. goto's family and loved ones and we stand in solidarity with the prime minister and the japanese people denouncing this bar barrack act. we applaud japan's steadfast commitment to furthering prosper and peace and for its assistance. standing together with broad coalition of allies and partners, the united states will continue taking decisive action to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. that a statement just moments ago from the white house by the president of the united states on this latest barbaric act. lisa, your reaction? >> it's obviously tragic and that's what the president will convey in all of this. but what we'd like to see is that there is a comprehensive a united front not only with the u.s. and its allies but right here a nonpartisan look at what's the war on terror should look like. meaning the president has to acknowledge, he has to define. forget about not calli

he did not make any reference to the japanese hostage, kenji goto .he woman they want back is an iraqi woman sentenced to death in jordan for her involvement in a terror attack 10 years ago. >> she is now become the latest bargaining chip. calling for her release in exchange for their hostage journalist kenji goto, pictured here. she was convicted for participation in her parts when a series of blasts destroyed three hotels, killing dozens. she was given a death sentence and is currently in prison. she was unable to activate the explosives attached to her body. >> my husband and i went into the hotel. there was a wedding, women and men. my husband bew himself -- blew himself up. i wanted to do it but it did not work. >> she has become something of a hero for other would-be jihadists. the islamic state has dropped its call for more than $200 million in ransom. >> she belongs to a powerful sunni group in iraq. the current islamic state and al qaeda has tried to negotiate a release. >> another among the well-known faces of female jihadist. pictured here,

and it is hoped captured japanese journalist kenji goto. tuesday isis released a video showing an image of mr. goto handcuffed and holing a public of what appears to be the lieutenant warning that without al rishawi's freedom, they will both be killed within 24 hours. a deadline that's since passed with no word from isis. japan's deputy foreign minister is in jordan now on what he calls a nonstop effort to save his fellow citizen. >> we will never give up until the -- our japanese hostage, mr. goto is safely coming back to iraq nation. >> reporter: the proepd exchange re-- proposed exchange remain uncertain. jordan says isis has yet to show evidence the pilot is still alive, placing already difficult negotiations in agonizeing limbo. >> not sure that jordan can go ahead without an assurance that they'll get their pilot back. the war effort is controversial in jordan. this puss the king of jordan in a difficult position. >> reporter: intense talks come as isis demonstrated its growing reach far beyond syria and iraq. isis has claimed responsi

they are using kenji goto.y are using his voice or what they claim is his voice to deliver this message. all of this just so difficult for his family and also his stepfather is skeptical whether that voice on the video is his stepson. >> translator: i got the sense it is not his voice. i have heard his english a couple of times. i felt it was a bit different. >> reporter: japanese government officials are saying they believe the likelihood is it is kenji goto's voice. that is why you see them in jordan where they have a special envoy on the ground. they are working as closely with jordanian officials. they are asking another government to hand over a pretty high level prisoner in exchange for a japanese journalist. whether they can work out a deal or perhaps the jordanian pilot in isis custody. if he could be released as arrangement. we may never learn because all of this is happening behind the scenes christine. the priority is if it is possible to get kenji goto home alive. >> breaking the rules. a tough situ

. >> reporter: the image posted online today appears to show kenji goto, a japanese journalist captured by isis, holding up a gruesome photo of his murdered compatriot, haruna yukawa. but isis has not released a video showing a beheading taking place as it's done after executing other hostages. isis vowed to kill both japanese men on tuesday unless their government paid a $200 million ransom within 72 hours. yukawa described himself as a private security contractor before he was captured by isis in august. kenji goto is an experienced reporter who, according to his friends and family, went to syria late last year to try to rescue yukawa. this is the first time isis has openly demanded ransom money, though the group is believed to have made $20 million from its trade in hostages last year alone. the japanese prime minister shinzo abe described the new image today as outrageous and unforgivable, but his government has declined to say whether it would consider paying for the release of japanese citizens. in tokyo on fridays, kenji goto's mother said she wanted the japanese government to pa

in tokyo on friday, kenji goto's mother said she wanted the japanese government to pay the ransom and appealed to the extremists to release her son. instead, his fate is unknown and isis claims haruna yukawa has become the latest of its hostages to be beheaded. that image posted online today was accompanied by an audio recording which it's claimed is c kenji goto saying that isis is now willing to swap him for a failed female suicide bombere being held in a prison in jordan. jim.an. >> axelrod: holly, thank you. y five weeks into winter, the northeast got its first real taste of it today. while it was a few inches of snow and slush in the new york city area, parts of new england got a foot of snow, and just as this system clears out, a major winter storm may well be moving in. eric fisher is chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. and, eric, whatever people are dealing with in the northeast today is nothing compared to to what's coming. >> just an appetizer event. it's been a nearly snowless winter for a lot of those northeast cities, things about to change in a big way

him. >> the participants included friends of goto and those who got information about the gathering through the internet. they held signs saying "free kenji" and lit candles praying for goto's release. now, goto's mother says she's very worried. junko ishida spoke to reporters late on wednesday. >> translator: we're getting mixed information, and no one can say at this point what's going to happen next. i'm really shaken up. i'm so worried about my son, kenji. >> ishida said she hopes negotiations by the governments of japan and jordan will help save her son. >>> here's a look at the timeline of how the hostage crisis has evolved. >> reporter: the first video appeared on january 20th. it showed a masked man and two hostages, later identified as kenji goto and haruna yukawa. the militant demanded $200 million to free the hostages. he said the japanese government had 72 hours to pay. prime minister shinzo abe was on a tour of the middle east at the time. he had recently announced that japan would give $200 million to help refugees displaced by islamic state militants in iraq, syria and neighboring countries. abe called the threats an act of

. >> he also expressed his regret that kenji goto, a respected freelance journalist, who his son had come to regard as an older brother may have the same fateish, having to travel to syria, at least in part, to seek yukawa's release. >> a recorded voice reportedly his conveys a message from isil blaming japan's prime minister for the death and saying goto himself will be released in return for a prisoner held by the jordanian government. that prisoner is a woman who took part in a suicide-bombing attack that killed dozens in the jordanian capitol in 2005. her own suicide belt failed to detonate. japan is not commenting whether it will consider the deal after consistently saying it will not give in to terrorist demands. >> we're asking for cooperation with the related countries including jordan, but key cannot disclose the content of the negotiation. >> kenji goto's mother asked spoke. >> he looks nervous about what is to come. >> it's so painful to see him looking so pale and then, but i'm glad he's still align after the first deadline passed. even if it takes a very long time i just

he says he hopes the surviving japanese hostage held by the group, kenji goto would be part of any swap but that the pilot is the priority for jordan. the question of course would a deal encourage more hostage taking and would it cause more innocent people to be killed. after all, isis wants the jordanian government to turn over this woman sajida al rishawi. barbara starr is live at the pentagon. jordan says they have not received any proof of life and will not move forward with the swap until that happens. still, are u.s. officials surprised at all that jordan seems willing to play ball with these terrorists? >> reporter: not really surprised. u.s. officials are well aware of jordan's position and jordan's position is it is not negotiating with terrorists. it is engaging in a hope for a prisoner exchange. they say that is something that many countries do. around the clock efforts to secure the release of the jordanian fighter pilot and the japanese journalist from the grip of isis. a voice believed to be journalist kenji goto saying he and pilot mu'adh sak yusuf al kasasibah will be ki

a known isis supporter posted this video online of kenji goto holding what looks like a photo of yukawa's headless body. the voice claiming to be goto blames japan for not saving the other man by not paying the $200 million ransom demand. it will release goto in exchange for a convicted female terrorist who is now facing the death penalty in jordan. there is breaking news on this front. japan now has an envoy in jordan to quote, coordinate with every side in this hostage crisis. what does that mean? we have cnn's will ripley standing by in tokyo. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, john or good evening, from tokyo. it has been a busy day after a busy weekend. tireless weekend for prime minister shinzo abe who had emergency meetings as soon as it became clear that the isis video surfaced. there was skepticism which now seems to be fading away. the picture believed to be of the headless body of haruna yukawa. the audio is still analyzed by experts. it is now the consensus from more and more people including the chief cabinet secretary in japan that the audio, the voice you hear i

obviously kenji goto being a bit of a mouthpiece for isis at the moment. as you say, they've continued to change the goal post and demand every other day. we don't know if they're going stick to their word honor this promise that you give us our suicide bomb erer will give you the pilot potentially, the journalist. we don't know what game they're playing. obviously for the you and other countries, they do not negotiate with terrorists certainly went isis. in the case of jordan, they've made it public and clear that they are willing to do so on this particular occasion. >> and jordan's participation in the air strikes against isis itself controversial locally. this sure three play into that in some way. live for us out of hong kong eight minutes past 4:00 in the afternoon there. thanks. >>> an australian coroner has opened an inquest into last month's deadly siege at a cafe in sydney. and some of the details emerging are disturbing. seven news -- cnn news reporter with details. >> reporter: after weeks of guessing what took place been the windows, today the

less than nine hours before the apparent isis deadline for kenji goto to be executed. as a voice claiming to be goto said in this new video, less time for the jordanian pilot who was captured by isis last month. this is a sign that isis really is upping the stakes here. and it also makes it clear that the terrorist that is in custody in jordan and has been in prison there for the better part of a decade they are intent on doing what they can to get her out of jordan. the fact that they're putting two hostages on the line a japanese journalist and jordanian pilot, threatening to kill two hostages, an ecochange for this one prisoner shows how important the woman is. she has ties to the isis founders. so you know what will happen in the coming hours is critical. jordan obviously getting the message this one of their very important prisoner' lives could be on the line. even though isis has not offered as far as we know to set him free in exchange for al hief-rashawi. an agonizing time for the families here in tokyo. goto's mother giving an emotional statement a short time a

here are some excerpts of that recording. >> i am the wife of kenji goto.ur baby girl was only 3 weeks old when he left. i hope our oldest daughter, who is just 2, will get to see her father again. i want them both to grow up knowing their father. my husband is a good and honest man who went to syria to show the plight of those who suffer. in the past 20 hours the kidnappers have sent me what appears to be their latest and final demand. it said you must publicize and expose this message to the world media now, otherwise kenji will be next. if sajida is not on the turkish border ready for the exchange fokenji by thursday 29th january at sunset, the jordanian pilot will be executed immediately. >> she said she's praying for his life and the life of the jordanian pilot. goto's mother junko ishido spoke from her tokyo home shortly after the deadline expired. >> translator: i'm disappointed. but i just can't feel helpless. we have to think how the captors will follow through their promise to release my son. we can't just give up hope. >> she said she awaits her

given this time frame and what we know about the geography here the isis strong hold where kenji gotofrom the border which means that within the next hour they would have to start transporting goto to some sort of an area where an exchange would take place. we know that jordan has said they are prepared to hand over sajida al-rishawi which means she is positioned close by. with the clock ticking down will the deal come together or will it fall apart. if the latter happens, there is grave fear not only for the life of mu'adh safi yusuf al-kasasibah but also kenji goto. they fear the worst will happen if the deal isn't worked out. the clock is ticking. we'll keep watching what happens. >> will that's the dilemma. it's easy to say, ignore them, they're terrorists. lives are on the line. >>> let's bring in cnn national security commentator and former house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers. mike it's hard for me not to call you congressman. i have too much respect for the office you held. today i don't have to i want you to play put your hat on as a congressman, as a u.s. govern

juneco ishido is the mother of freelance journalist kenji goto. >> translator: over the last three days, i've been grieving and confused. kenji was a very tender and warm hearted child. he was very kind to other children, so i think he decided to go to help his friend, leaving behind his wife and newborn baby. >> she said her son always expressed his desire to save children in war zones and took a neutral position in his reporting. >> translator: kenji always fights for justice. if he is released, i'm sure that he will contribute to creating a better world for children around the world and their future. i would like to say to all the people of islamic state that kenji is not your enemy. please, release him. >> she also pleaded with the japanese government to save her son's life. joining us now is the editor in chief of nhk world. this was the first news conference anyone close to the hostages has held. >> that's right. >> what other points did she say? >> she said that kenji had told his wife before he left syria that he would have to save a japanese friend of his in syria. and we presu

junko ishidou is the mother of freelance journalist kenji goto. >> translator: over the last three days i've been grieving, and confused. kenji was a very tender and warm-hearted child. he was very kind to other children. so i think he decided to go to help his friend leaving behind his wife and newborn baby. >> she said her son always expressed his desire to save children in war zones, and took a neutral position in his reporting. >> translator: kenji always fights for justice. if he is released i'm sure that he will contribute to creating a better world for children around the world, and their future. i'd like to say to all the people of islamic state that kenji is not your enemy. please, release him. >> she also pleaded with the japanese government to save her son's life. >>> before goto disappeared, he told his guide he was heading to raqqah in northern syria. he said he was hoping to get information about yukawa. >> translator: al adeem al zaeem was his guide in syria. >> he want to try to get some news or information about his friend, mr. yukawa. and also he want to go to make rep

. >> kingigoto -- kenji goto was yoon experienced journalist.ore how he ended up in the hands of isil fighters. >> this is kenjigoto before crossing into isil territory. he was well aware of the risks. >> we are aware of isis. if something happens,so please don't claim any claim to the syrian people. >> kenji goto was a freelance journalist who reported from war zones for more than 20 years, afghanistan and the middle east. he traveled to syria at least in part to attempt a rescue of his friend who was captured by isil in august. yukawa was a self-decide military consultant to set up a security company despite a lack of any experience. in october, kenji goto was captured by isil demanded. >> on the fate of aesecond man a part of the prisoner swap. the family of the jordanian pilot captured last december is anxiously waiting for news about his conditions. jordan's government said they will not negothis release unless isil shows proof of life. another major developing story tonight, isil forced to retreat from two key fronts tonight. driven out of

sajida al-rishawi this prisoner with kenji goto.e -- the stakes were really raised by isis yesterday when they said unless this happens, they said the jordanian government has been stalling that unless this happens they were going to kill both the jordanian pilot and kenji goto. there has been no comment from the jordanian government at this point about the japanese journalist kenji goto. >> so will what's the reaction from japan? >> reporter: well any discussions that are happening, carol, as you know are happening behind closed doors. if there is a prisoner swap underway as we speak, we will not know the details of it until it's over and until either one or both of these men are safe or if there's another more tragic outcome but the hope here in tokyo is that some sort of a deal could be able to be worked out. the one thing that we have to think that kenji goto may have in his favor is that isis has kept him alive thus far. they've used him in two of their propaganda videos. if isis feels that goto is no longer valuable to them pe

they demanded exchanging kenji goto for a death row inmate in jordan. but leaders in amman want islamic state to prove their pilot is alive and release him. the air force pilot, moaz kasasbeh was captured last month after his jet went down during an air raid. jordanian officials immediately started negotiations with the militants to bring him back, but they couldn't reach a deal. media in the middle east say a rescue operation by u.s.-led coalition forces this month also failed. people in jordan have held rallies seeking the pilot's freedom. >> translator: i would like to ask for the assistance of all the world's people under the name of all jordanian tribes and palestinians for our son, moaz kasasbeh, to be released safely. >> militants purporting to be with islamic state posted a message online this week. they threatened to kill goto and kasasbeh unless an iraqi death row inmate is let go. they sent another message days later saying the pilot would be killed unless the prisoner is freed in exchange for goto. a jordanian court sentenced sajida al risha