kevin scott sutay was kidnapped in june whilst trekking through the jungle. columbian police warned him not to travel in the region. we have more from bogota. >> 26 years old kevin scott sutay was released on sunday, after spending more than four months in the columbian jungle. he was captured in june by the biggest rebel group, the farc while he was backpacking in this remote region of columbian. he's been handed over to a delegation of red cross, and the cuban government. he's been flown to bogota, and appears to be in good condition and should be able to travel back to the u.s. late on sunday. negotiations for his release have been going on for months - since the beginning of his ordeal, but have been complicated by the fact that the forkthought he was a mercenary involved in anti-counterinurgency activities in columbia. the liberation, the release was complicated by the agreement between farc and the government. kevin scott sutay is a veteran of the war in afghanistan and since his discharge has been travelling to central and south america as a backpacker

citizen and marine veteran kevin scott was captured by the revolutionary armed forces of colombia otherwise known as the far qual he was on a hiking trip on saturday reverend jackson accepted an invitation by so far to intervene something that jackson said he was a war of the willing to do but getting sutekh out of the country is not that easy colombian president juan manuel santos wrote on his twitter that only the red cross will be authorized to facilitate the handover of the north american kidnapped by the fark and that he will not allow the media to speculate this media spectacle the problem is that the red cross has been trying to stay out of the conflict so where do we go from here reverend jesse jackson is the founder and president of the rainbow push coalition and he joins me now to talk about his efforts to free kevin scott hi there reverend jackson thank you so much for joining me so go ahead and explain to us real world who kevin is and how you got involved in this case. it was a is an american veteran who was a lost somewhere in the jungles of colombia and he was thought to be a

army pilot kevin scott sutay was handed over to the red cross.was captured on 20 june. >> 54 people were killed in iraq after two shiite neighbourhoods were hit by a dozen car bombs. hundreds were injured. a group of soldiers were also attacked >> rock icon lou reed and founder of velvet underground died today at the age of 71. he had a flourishing career including the hit "walk on the wild side", no condition has been announced but he had a liver transplant in may. >> christian from "rolling stones" magazine joins me. lou reed wasn't really a commercial success, right? >> he's best known for fronting and writing songs and singing songs for the band velvet underground. they are a paradevelop at the heart of the velvet underground - they were a commercial flop but possibly the most influential band. >> if they were a flop, how can we be influential. >> the classic comment - only 30,000 people bought velvet underground records, but every one started a rock band. so much of what lou did prestaged punk and alternative rock in the '80s, and "9 0s. >>

citizen and marine veteran kevin scott was captured by the revolutionary armed forces of colombia while on a hiking trip on saturday reverend jackson accepted an invitation by the fork to intervene but getting out of the country really is not that easy colombian president juan of mondale's santos wrote on his twitter that only the red cross will be authorized to facilitate the handover of the north american captured by the fark he says we will not allow a media spectacle the problem is that the red cross has been trying to stay out of the conflict so where do we go from here reverend jesse jackson is the founder and president of the rainbow push coalition and he joined me earlier i asked him how he got involved in this case to begin with. it was say as an american veteran who was a lost somewhere in the jungles of colombia and he was thought to be a terrorist i spy he in fact wasn't tourists but the fog now recognizes and they're willing to turn him over to me unilaterally and on condition that when i was in colombia thought conference two weeks ago i felt that we could support the peac

kevin scott sutay was handed over to officials at the bogota airport.was kidnapped while on vacation. earlier i spoke to our reporter. heel told us how this could impact the relationship between farc and the columbian government. >> the peace process has been going on for a year and going through a rough time. in particular the issue is that no one is really happy with the pace of the negotiations. in almost a year they only reached an agreement on the first point of the six points of the talk gapda. and the -- agenda. and the president of columbia, santos, is putting pressure on because he's spected to announce he'll run for re-location in coming weeks. this release will be seen as a gesture of goodwill on the part of the rebels, and hopefully we'll hear more good news and coming days. >> do we have any idea on how the former marine was able to be picked up by this group? >> he was a veteran of the war in afghanistan. after being discharged he went on a very long trip. he was trekking through many countries in central and south america until he arrived

marine, kevin scott. who was kidnapped while hiking through a jungle in a known guerilla area. u.s. is grateful for help from the columbian, norwegian and cuban governments. >> syria files their gas and nerve program and how to destroy them. it was in line with an agreement led by the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons. the group hopes to eliminate

. >> kevin scott sutay was handed to the red cross. he was captured by farc in june. >> lou reed passes away at the age of 71. his death related to a liver transport. those are the headlines "consider this" is up next. this is al jazeera america. >> jose antonio elena rodriguez was 16 when he was killed with a bullet through the head by the united states border patrol. nine more shots went into body, as he lay on the ground in his hometown, nogales mexico. the bullets fired from the top of this cliff in arizona traveled through an international boundary, and into a legal vacuum. the agent has never been named. >> jose antonio was found on the sidewalk. the report clearly indicate that he did not have any type of weapon in his hand, any type of rock. any type of... nothing he had a cell phone in his pocket!! why did the border patrol shoot jose antonio elena rodriguez? and why are questions involving his death met with silence? tonight, fault lines examines the nations largest law enforcement agency and asks who is holding them accounta

. >> columbia's farc group released kevin scott sutay, an army marine. he was captured on june 20th. >> syria submitted a plan for getting rid of its chemical weapons arsenal three days before the deadline. it's part of the a strict and ambitious timeline aiming to eliminate the stockpile by 2014. >> at least 50 people were killed in baghdad after dozens of car bombs went off. hundreds were injud. soldiers were attacked in mosul. >> a german immigrant was arrested for the death of a cousins, his wife and children. he admitted to stabbing the family in their brooklyn home. >> and iconic cofounder of velvet underground lou reed passed away at the age of 71. his death was related to a recent liver transplant. those are the head lines "fault line" is up next. and more headlines you can find on aljazeera.com. >> jose antonio elena rodriguez was 16 when he was killed with a bullet through the head by the united states border patrol. nine more shots went into body, as he lay on the ground in his hometown, nogales mexico. the bullets fired from the top of this c

it is not just my freedom, but it is kevin scott's freedom. hope that our contact -- our government is not in direct contact, and i will be going back to say that until he is set free. >> as was said earlier, carlos santos over there written -- had written a tweet saying that the red cross should be the ones who intervened to retrieve him from this group, but he also said that you had been involved in creating media spectacle. what do you have to say about that? >> this is a very serious, risky, and rather dangerous mission. i think that mr. santos has done such a good job. his fear on media spectacle is unfounded. to bring him out would be a media event, but a positive one for the government to arrive at, the agreement to church -- to choose balance over bullets, ending the growth of drugs in that country. it is another big media event. these are the media events that make us whole. >> at the same time, columbia is in the middle of something with these rebels. president obama and others have said that the u.s. and others does not -- and other

marine kevin scott today. local media are reporting and al jazeera confirmed it. he was kidnapped when he trekked through a non-gur rila area. he has been freed. >>> in new york city, archeologists are defining a trove of realics. cath turner takes a look at the treasures being found. >> a part of everyday life, roadblocks, under the south seaport, the preast and present have collided. heavy machinery rehas been interrupted for more delicate work. >> working toward the east river. we knew there was a possibility of finding some artifacts. >> that's why we hired a team to assist us, to work with us. >> a top team of archeologists is being called in to help preserve an era long going. they have been wiping the dirt off thousands of realics buried several meters below the city. some dating back 250 years. >> so we are getting a good sense of how new york city was developed, how the city was built, how people were living in the 18th, 19th century, how some things are similar, they stayed the same. and, also, how things have changed throughout time. >> each piece is ca

. >> kevin scott sutay was handed over to u.n. officials in good condition. he was kidnapped while vacationing in june. reporting on the negotiations of his release. >> negotiations had been underway since june actually when he was exurpd by th capturq in colombia. it didn't happen because of the frac and colombian rebels. they had asked for the mediation, a very well-known figures. among them u.s. human rights activists the reverend jesse jackson. but the president of colombia made it clear that he didn't want to turn the release into a media spectacle for the farc. this has been in the works for a long time. >> do we have any idea allesandro why this former marine on vacation in colombia was able to be picked up by this group? >> he was a veteran of the war in afghanistan and after being discharged he went on a very long trip. he was trekking through many countries in central and south america until he arrived in an area close to the amazon on the border with venezuela here in colombia. that is a conflict region known to be adrug corridor and many local aut

rebels captured kevin scott suit while backpacking through the country in june.through attention from the reverend jesse jackson who pushed for his release during trip to cuba last month. he is in good health and will be reunited with his family soon. civilians have long been a key strategy of the rebel group. >>> bulgarian woman with up to ten children is confirmed as biological mother of maria. that's a girl found in greece. she appeared on tv saying she only had the best intentions for her daughter. >> translator: i want her with me. i don't want her to live if greece. no one was with me when i gave birth. a woman lied to me, said she would take care of maria like i would have. do you know how i felt when i saw her dancing and begging, her hands dirty. i've never allowed any one of my children to go begging. >> greek authorities charged a couple living in groeece with abducting the child. authorities have produced no evidence that was the case with maria. given the chance to swim with whales in the ocean, most would go the other way. not martin savidge though.

. >> reporter: 26 years old, kevin scott was released on sunday after spending four months in the colombiangle. he was captured by the biggest rebel group while backpacking through the remote region in southeastern colombia. he has been turned over to a delegation of the norwegian, cuban and colombian government with the coordination of the international red cross. he seems to be in good condition and should be able to travel back to the u.s. probably late on sunday. negotiations for his release has been going on for months, actually since the beginning of his ordeal by have been committecomplicateed by the face was a mercenary in. activities in colombia. the release was further complicated by agreements between the groups. he is a veteran of the war in afghanistan, and since his discharge has been travel to go central and south america as a backpacking trekking through many regions until w he got to a revery moat area that is a conflict region a rebel stronghold, and a very well-known drug route. local authorities tried to warn him not to walk through that area, but it seems like he didn't

marine held hostage by columbian rebels since june has been released. 28-year-old kevin scott sutee was handed over to representatives and the red cross after being held for more than fourteen four months. he was kidnapped while 0 vacation and accused by rebels of being a mercenary. joining us from bogota. was this something that was expected to happen, allesandro? >> jonathan, negot-haitians have been underway since he was captured in june, but nobody was really sure when this was going to happen because of disagreements between the farc rebels and the government of colombia on the way to make it happen. the farc wanted this to be a very public release and they asked far mediation of it very well known flags south america and for u.s. human rights activis activists, jessie jackson to participate he flew down to cuba where the farc are negotiating a piece price, ongoing peace talks. still there roughly a month ago. but then he was forbidden to come to colombia by the president who said he didn't want to turn this into a media spectacle or a publicity stunt for the farc. >> so how did th

the rebels turned over 26-year-old kevin scott sutay. he was delivered to bogota. he was taken hostage last june. >>> well, the phrase "so help me dwod" is now optional for air force cadets. they announced the policy shift after pressure from outside groups. let's talk with richard fowler for a fair and balanced debate. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> thank you for having me. >> the compromise is when they say the oath, i will not lie, steal, cheat nor tolerate anyone among us who does. they can end it there or end it with "so help me god." the guy who was pressing for this says not good enough. he thinks it pushing it says not goodç:jjáuth. >> it is not just a war on christmas anymore. it is a war on christianity in the public square. these are efforts undertaken honestly byñrw3 lefty's across the country to wipe christianity from the public square. it is not just the war on christmas and no santa claus and no green and red at christmastime. it is before the ten commandments. any reference to god in the public square. not that they would do this with muslims wh

kevin, as always, thank you for your insight. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >>> straight ahead, god speak scotter, the passing of an american explorer and deep beneath the sea. that's next. into anymore. uh...by that, i mean... [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? long-lasting freshness. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? (announcer) answer the call of the grill with new friskies grillers, full of meaty tenders and crunchy bites. >>> let's get back to the breaking news out of sweden. the organization for chemical weapons has won the nobel peace price. they recognized the chemical watchdog for their extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. the peace prize was the last of the original nobel prizes to be announced this year. winners of the economic prize will be announced on monday. >>> disturbing new information regarding the death of cleveland kidnapper ariel castro. a new report released thursday states castro may not have committed suicide but rather died from auto erotic asphyxiation. the same report also states castro's prison guards falsified their logs of ho

kevin mccarthy joins us right now. hope you're locked in because we need you to perform. tell us united about "the couns" >> i was so geeked out about this. ridley scottz and one of the greatest authors of our generation writing his first script. he wrote "no country for old men." the problem is the dialogue feels like it was written for a book. it was too wordy. he didn't know thousand transition into writing a screen play. michael fastbender is fantastic. he continues to prove he's one of the best actors working today. but my biggest issue is the last three minutes of the movie. honestly, bring a stopwatch. go to an hour and 50 minutes and then roll out. just leave. it's the last three minutes. i gave it three out of five. it's a matinee. >> in a situation like that, you have these established actors, if you're picking that up about the dialogue, don't they? >> i don't know. the writer is so famous, they probably said this is probably really good to read. but it feels like they're reading a theatrical play. it doesn't make sense for a movie. it's good matinee. don't pay the full ticket price. >> what about "bad grandpa"? is it worth it? >> if you wo