demers, can you tell us specifically what does the indictment allege that kotey and elsheikh did with regard to the four americans? >> thanks, pete. i'll turn that over to zach on the indictment. >> thank you, john. thank you, pete. yes, i want to be very careful and stay to the four corners of the indictment. as you review that 24-page document, you will see we have alleged a conspiracy regarding hostage taking resulting in death. there are many allegations in that document. it's a speaking indictment. i think what you will see is that their roles absolutely engage in the facilitation, the ransom demands and the abuse of hostages as alleged in that indictment. as i stated, as you know, but our viewer may not, if you have multiple individuals in a conspiracy, you are liable for the foreseeable acts of your co-conspirators. at that point, pete, i think i'll leave it at that. always happy to talk later on about more specifics. >> okay. we have been listening to a briefing from justice department officials including the director of the fbi there, christopher wray. they have been detailin

kotey and el shafee were members of the notoriously brutal aces hostage kotey and el shafee were memberse of their british accents. the defendants are charged with terrorism offences related to hostage taking and killing of four americans as well as citizens of great britain and japan. for over a year, kotey and el shafee were held in iraq by the us military under the law of armed conflict. i'm pleased to confirm that they are now in fbi custody and will soon appear in federal court in the eastern district of virginia. today is a good day, but it is also a solemn one. today, we remember the four innocent americans whose lives were taken by isis. james r foley. steven joel sotloff. peter edward kassig. kayla jean mueller. many around the world are familiar with the barbaric circumstances of their deaths. but we will not remember these americans for the way they died, we will remember them for the way they lived their good and decent lives. as for kotey and el shafee, like many other terrorists before them, they have underestimated the american resolve to obtain justice for our fellow citi

. >> the suspects, alexanda kotey and al shafee el shake have been in military custody in iraq and werewn too the u.s. to face trial thihis week. they've beenn stripped of t the brbritish citizezenship. the pair were allegedlyly invold in two people from japan in 2015. kotey and el sheikh made theiri first appearance wednesday in a federal court in virginia. >>> an abandoned military facility in western japan has recently given up secrets from world war ii, uncovered by a group of amateur researchers. nhk world has the details. >> reporter: these students are visiting queue hash she island. they've come to see the ruins of war. their g guide is a man who live on the island and is in charge of a tour group. >> translator: some people actually died here during experiments when gunpowder exploded. >> reporter: the island is part of the city of kura, an imrtant be for t impial japane navy until the e of world war ii. the huge battleship yamamoto was built here. after the war, many of the military facilities in the area were demolished by occupying forces, but there are still more than ten r

el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey are the first alleged members of the islamic state to have been charged in the united states. both were indicted last week in alexandria, virginia in connection with the death of aid workers, peter kassig and kayla mueller as well as journalists steven sotloff and foley the 2 are said to have been radicalized in the uk and admitted to helping isis carry out executions and ransom negotiations in the middle east. >>some big i think i'm hoping they will implicate others involved as well as help us find the remains of our love works. >>the k sick family also released a statement saying we are relieved that el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey will stand trial in the united states for the greedy us crimes that they are alleged to have committed against peter case arson and so many others they went on to say although nothing can bring our son back we are grateful that his alleged captors will face justice in the form of a fair trial. under us criminal laws. attorney general william barr has described the charges as a warning to both us citizens who joi

kotey and elsheikh were captured in syria in january 2018 and are said to have been part of a cell ofcents. they are allegedly responsible for the killings of a number of western captives, including the britons alan henning and david haines. 0ur correspondent barbara plett—usher is at the court in virginia. what has been going on, barbara? the two defendants are on american soil and they were set to appear in court to hear the charges against them, but we have been told it is not happening in person it is happening via webcam. it is supposed to be taking place right about now, we just need confirmation on that. that is the latest in terms of what is happening. what they have said is their main role was facilitating ransom negotiations. they had nothing to do with those gruesome killings that were recorded on video and posted online. but the indictment has said they took part in physical and psychological violence, prolonged physical and psychological violence and they were pa rt psychological violence and they were part of a hostagetaking that resulted in death. american prosecutors f

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of belonging to an is cell dubbed "the beatles".l. footage from mr floyd's arrest showed the white officer, derek chauvin, kneeling on his neck for about nine minutes. all pubs and restaurants across central scotland are to be closed under new measures aimed at tackling a surge in coronavirus cases.

alexanda kotey and elshafee elsheikh were flown from iraq, where they'd been in american military detentionrs ago. the two men admit belonging to is, but have denied killing hostages. here's our state department correspondent barbara plett usher. what they have said is that their main role was facilitating ransom negotiations, that they had nothing to do with those gruesome killings which were recorded on video and posted online. but the indictment has said that they took part in physical and psychological violence, prolonged physical and psychological violence, and that they were part of a hostage—taking that resulted in death. and american prosecutors feel they have quite a strong case, especially since they just got some additional information from the uk and they've been looking for that for many years, orfor a number of years. but the hold—up was that there is capital punishment in the usa and there isn't capital punishment in the uk. and finally injuly, the attorney general here promised that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty, and so that was the big breakthrough for the tr

el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey are the first alleged members of the islamic state to have been charged in the united states. both were indicted last week in aletandria, virginia in connection with the death of aid workers, peter kassig and kayla mueller as well as journalists steven sotloff and foley the 2 are said to have been radicalized in the uk and admitted to helping isis carry out executions and ransom negotiations in the middle east. >>some big i think i'm hoping they will implicate others involved as well as help us find the remains of our love works. >>the k sick family also released a statement saying we are relieved that el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey will stand trial in the united states for the greedy us crimes that they are alleged to have committed against peter case arson and so many others they went on to say although nothing can bring our son back we are grateful that his alleged captors will face justice in the form of a fair trial. under us criminal laws. attorney general william barr has described the charges as a warning to both us citizens who joi

members of the so-called beatles isis cell, named because of their british accents, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh made their way to syria from london. today, they're charged in a conspiracy to kidnap, torture and murder four americans. >> today is a good day, but it is also a solemn one. >> reporter: the other americans killed. >> steven sotloff was a journalist who covered the middle east. peter kassig was in syria working for a humanitarian organization. kayla mueller was a humanitarian aid worker and human rights activist. >> reporter: authorities say these men were beyond cruel, not only allegedly admitting to beating foley, but also terrorizing the captives by staging mock executions in which the hostages thought they might die. today, the fbi director speaking to family. >> and while their pain may never fully subside, today with the announcement of this indictment, we're beginning to bring them the justice they deserve. >> reporter: the two suspects appeared in court virtually. in order to extradite them here from iraq, the u.s. had to agree not to take the death penalty

attorney zachary teriwilliger says the two british nationals, el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey conspiredh the ring leader of their group. another british citizen known as jihadi john, whose real name was mohammed emwazi. >> these individuals assisted him in that hostage-taking cell. >> reporter: among the charges: conspiracy to murder u.s. citizens outside the u.s., hostage taking resulting in death, and conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. in a series of interviews since their capture in syria in 2018, the two men have shifted their stories. >> do you still deny that you are a member of the group known as the beatles, which carried out executions and beheadings? >> yes, of course. >> el shafee. >> same question? yeah. >> reporter: the families of the american victims called the charges today one step toward justice. norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. newly released police body cam video shows the chaotic aftermath of the botched raid in louisville that left breonna taylor dead. taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker, is seen sobbing and telli

trial in decades here's pete williams >> reporter: federal prosecutors say these two men, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh, helped isis in syria carry out kidnappings and brutal murders among their victims the justice department says were four americans, aide workers kayla mueller and peter kassig and journalists steven sotloff and james foley. the accused terrorists were brought to the u.s. late today. two years after the capture by kurdish forces and after authorities in london allowed evidence gathered by british investigators to be used in court here >> today is a good day but it is also a solemn one today we remember the four innocent americans whose lives were taken by isis. >> it almost feels miraculous at times i despaired whether it would ever happen. >> reporter: in this video aired by nbc news over the summer, they admitted abusing people held by isis. >> i've hit most of the prisoners before. >> reporter: they said they got an email address from kayla who went to syria to work at a hospital. it was used to send her parents a ransom demand >> she was in a large room, dark

el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey are the first alleged members of the islamic state to have been charged in the united states. both were indicted last week in alexandria, virginia in connection with the death of aid workers, peter kassig and kayla mueller as well as journalists steven sotloff and foley the 2 are said to have been radicalized in the uk and admitted to helping isis carry out execucions and ransom negotiations in the middle east. >>some big i think i'm hoping they will implicate others involved as well as helpless find the remains of our love works. >>the k sick family also released a statement saying we are relieved that el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey will stand trial in the united states for the greedy us crimes that they are alleged to have committed against peter case arson and so many others they went on to say although nothing can bring our son back we are grateful that his alleged captors will face justice in the form of a fair trial. under us criminal laws. attorney general william barr has described the charges as a warning to both us citizens who jo

he remembers the so-called beatles well kotey was nicknamed ringo. leader and george being somehow the punishersh and ringo being most the preacher, someone who would lecture us or try to. >> reporter: have you seen the pictures of kotey and elsheikh >> yes >> reporter: are these the two beatles? >> i believe so. >> reporter: when i asked him how he could be so sure, since they'd worn masks, he preferred not to say, for now. >> i don't want to answer this question i want to keep my answer for the court. >> boy, a big question after hearing all that, richard, is what kind of punishment could they be facing we understand they cannot face the death penalty. >> reporter: the death penalty was taken off the table in order to allow evidence here in this country and the uk to be sent to the u.s. but they do face multiple life sentences. where they'll be sent is an open question, but other terrorists have been sent to the super max in colorado, america's most secure prison. it's been described as a kind of hell on earth, with 23 hours a day of solitary confi

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of belonging to a cell that carried out kidnappingsaq and syria. we'll speak to the mother of james foley, one of the hostages who was murdered, and get her reaction to the news. the vice presidential debate doesn't usually get much attention. but given the age and health for the two presidential candidates, tonight's event will be very different. also in the programme.... how how would joe biden change us foreign relations. we will speak to one of the men whose name is mentioned as a possible secretary of state. and we will focus on those who would seek to exploit the coronavirus outbreak in the white house. hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it is almost eight years since american journalist james foley was kidnapped by the islamic state group in syria. he was murdered by his captors. so too were alan henning, david haines from britain, peter kassig, steven sotloff and kayla muellerfrom america. some of them forced to appear in propaganda videos pleading for their lives before they were killed. today,

el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey were flown to the us from iraq on wednesday. beatles" because of their british accents. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, new york city's jazz scene moves outdoors! how musicians are finding different ways to perform during the pandemic. music. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded, and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers worked to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another heart—stopping drama. i want to be the people's governor. i want to represent everyb

attorney zachary teriwilliger says the two british nationals, el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey conspired with the ring leader of their group. another british citizen known as jihadi john, whose real name was mohammed emwazi. >> these individuals assisted him in that hostage-taking cell. >> reporter: among the charges: conspiracy to murder u.s. citizens outside the u.s., hostage taking resulting in death, and conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. in a series of interviews since their capture in syria in 2018, the two men have shifted their stories. >> do you still deny >> do you still deny that you are a member of the group known as the beatles, which carried out executions and beheadings? >> yes, of course. >> el shafee. >> same question? yeah. >> reporter: the families of the american victims called the charges today one step toward justice. norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. newly released police body cam video shows the chaotic aftermath of the botched raid in louisville that left breonna taylor dead. taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker,

alexanda kotey and el shafee el—sheikh are accused of belonging to an is cell dubbed "the beatles" involvedhe deaths of 39 vietnamese migrants who were found in a lorry trailer in essex last year. the jury was told the four had allegedly already been involved in successful trips to smuggle migrants across the channel. they face charges of manslaughter and conspiracy to facilitate illegal immigration. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports. at court today to see justice done, relatives of some of the vietnamese people who died on the back of a sealed lorry trailer last october. all 39 died of a lack of oxygen. the two youngest were 15, the oldest 44. they were in the sealed trailer for some 12 hours, as the temperature rose to over 38 celsius. 0n trial today, facing 39 counts of manslaughter, were british romanian gheorghe nica and eamonn harrison, a young lorry driver from northern ireland. irish haulier ronan hughes has already pleaded guilty to manslaughter, as has maurice robinson, another young northern irish lorry driver. it was maurice robinson that had picked up the

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of belonging to an is cell dubbed "the beatles".ormer us police officer charged with the murder of a black man, george floyd, in minneapolis has posted bail. footage from mr floyd's arrest showed the white officer, derek chauvin, kneeling on his neck for about nine minutes. all pubs and restaurants across central scotland are to be closed under new measures aimed at tackling a surge in coronavirus cases. in a moment, we'll have the papers, but first, donald trump has just released a video which was recorded at the white house. in the five—minute video, he describes his treatment and says he feels a lot better. here is a segment of that video. i want everybody to be given the same treatment as your president. because i feel great. i feel, like, perfect. so, i think this was a blessing from god that i caught it. this was a blessing in disguise. i caught it, i heard about this drug. i said, "let me take it." it was my suggestion. i said, "let me take it." and it was incredible the way it worked, incredible. and i think if i didn't catc

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are accused of belonging to an is cell dubbed "the beatles" involvedkidnappings in iraq and syria. the former us police officer charged with the murder of a black man, george floyd, in minneapolis has posted bail. footage from mr floyd's arrest showed the white officer, derek chauvin, kneeling on his neck for about nine minutes. that is it for me. the vice president will debate comes up and just president will debate comes up andjustan president will debate comes up and just an hour. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. prime minister narendra modi's dominance of indian politics is unquestioned. his ability to deliver competent government in a crisis... well, that's less certain. india now has the second highest official number of covid infections in the world. the realfigure is thought to be up to ten times higher. the economy's in big trouble, too. my guest is a national spokesman for the ruling bjp, narendra taneja. maybe mr modi's populist strongman act is about to come unstuck. narendra tanej

el shafee el—sheikh and alexanda kotey were flown to the us from iraq on wednesday.ll dubbed the beatles because of their british accents. a chinese military spokesperson says that a us navy ship has entered the area around the disputed paracel islands in the south china sea, without china's permission. it called on the us to immediately stop what it called such provocative actions. the islands are claimed by both china and vietnam, and the area is thought to hold substantial gas and oil deposits. a state of emergency has been declared in kyrgyzstan, after several days of violent clashes following disputed elections. the decision was taken by presidentjeenbekov, who had earlier said he was ready to resign once a new cabinet was appointed. the country has seen a power vacuum since the results of last sunday's parliamentary vote was annulled. an aid worker thought to be the last french national being held hostage in the world has been reunited with herfamily after a prisoner exchange. sophie petronin had spent nearly four years in captivity and was one of several hosta

today those two-- el shafee elsheikh and alexanda amon kotey, landed in the u.s. appeared in federal court, charged with four coach of hostage taking resultingn death, cspiracy to murder u.s. citizens outside the u.s., and conspiracy to provide mateal support for terrorists. sentence of life in prison. zach terwilliger is the u.s. district of virginia.ern >> ensuring that truth andst e find their way out of this tragic story, would mean that the islamic state wou never have the last word. >> schifrin: among their allegea victims: amehumanitarian workers peter kassig, and kayla mueller britons david haines and alan henning, japanese citizens kenji goto and hanura yukawa, and american journalists steven sotloff and jaley. >> i'm so grateful because i feel this is a very imrtant ep towards a bit of accountability. if there's no accountability, nick, terror reign >> schifrin: diane foley is jim's mother. >> part of jim's legacy is ohaving the moral courage pursue the truth, pursue justice, for all of us. and to have the moral courage to pursue that no matter how long

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as for kotey and elsheihk like many other terrorist before then they underestimated the american resolveur fellow citizens who are harmed orfilmed by terrorists anywhere in the world. these men will now be brought before you in the united states ct. to face justice for the depraved acts alleged against the in the indictment. help me understand the process from today three to when the trial begins. we have a press conference a little while ago talking about the charges and that men are being charged for their involvement in a group that was retained hostages, western hostages and abuse them. now the specific charges are that they were involved in supervising the detention and that they were using the prisoners and they were involved in negotiating ransoms. and they were involved in negotiating ra nsoms. they and they were involved in negotiating ransoms. they themselves have previously said they were not and did not take part in those with some things that we saw the videos of in 2014 but the charges are phrased in such a way that they are looking at the whole process of the hostagej —— h

alexanda kotey and elshafee elsheikh, who are accused of killing western hostages in syria, have beenu expecting? i think the backgrounds of this is going to inform really what a lot of the debate is about and that is a rising number of coronavirus cases, arising number of coronavirus cases, arising number of coronavirus cases, arising number of hospital admissions and we lack clarity amongst ministers and officials about what is going on, particularly in certain areas of the north of england. the other backdrop to this, of course, is a possibility of more restrictions been brought in by nicola sturgeon in scotland which will inevitably put pressure on the government to do the same for england. i'm sure that the labour leader will have many questions to ask about all of this and i think a general feeling that despite all these different restrictions that are being brought in, that local lockdowns are simply not working, they are not so far having the desired effect. i think there are some element that in certain cities, of course, the number of university stu d e nts of course, the nu

alexanda kotey and el shafee el sheikh appeared by video link in a virginia courtroom because of coronavirususly admitted having contact with the hostages, but claimed their main role was helping ransom negotiations. they say they had nothing to do with the gruesome killings recorded on video. both men face life in prison if convicted. homeless charities are calling on the prime minister not to allow night—shelters to be opened in england this winter. they claim the shelters can't be operated in a covid—secure way. they want to see funding similar to that which housed many homeless people in hotels, back in march. you might have seen harry billinge on breakfast yesterday, as he went to see a train named in his honour for the first time. the 95—year—old d—day veteran had a bit of a wait on the platform, as the train taking him to the ceremony in penzance yesterday morning was an hour late. harry, who raised more than £25,000 to build a national memorial forfallen comrades, said it was "overwhelming" to be honoured in this way. i was watching him yesterday. he was describing it, as he always d

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