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lee newman says she thinks a misunderstanding led to her husband, merrill being taken off a plane as he was about to leave north korea. she's pleading to send her husband home. the state department says it's in contact with the seedish embass yes to try to help out. >> >>> a man suspected of throwing a woman's dog into traffic during a robbery has been arrested. police say they took him into custody. he's accused of robbing a woman sitting in her car. police say the dog started barking so he grabbed the dog and threw her into the street. and a death a francisco zoo tonight. banana sam, the small squirrel monkey gaining world wide fame has died from heart disease. the disappearance triggered a social media frenzy. years old. >> there is video of this week's devastating tornado in the mid west we want to show you. a man who shot it lives in washington, illinois. the area you can see here is where his house once stood. everything goes back. he and his daughter stay safe. it's intense. >> oh, my god! >> our house is freaking destroyed. i'm in shock. let's go. come on. >> less than one mi
lee newman says she thinks a misunderstanding led to her husband, merrill being taken off a plane as he was about to leave north korea. she's pleading to send her husband home. the state department says it's in contact with the seedish embass yes to try to help out. >> >>> a man suspected of throwing a woman's dog into traffic during a robbery has been arrested. police say they took him into custody. he's accused of robbing a woman sitting in her car. police say the dog started...
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. >> reporter: lee newman, the wife, released a statement through the retirement community where she lives with her husband, a korean war veteran. in that stadium she pleads for north korean officials to let her husband go. the family believes it stems from a very big misunderstanding. >> unfortunately, we don't have any news. >> reporter: no news is usually good news. but not for the newman family. from southern california today, jeffrey newman had little to share about his father's imprisonment in north korea. >> he's been in regular contact with the state department since the beginning of the detention, but we don't have any -- >> just minutes later, his wife of 56 years, released a statement saying her husband sent postcards to friends describing the ten-day tour as a success. good times, weather and guides. but on his last day, as he was on a plane preparing to leave, north korean officials took him away. lee newman says the family is anxious and still doesn't know if the 85-year-old has been getting the heart medication sent by the swedish embassy in north korea. the family fee
. >> reporter: lee newman, the wife, released a statement through the retirement community where she lives with her husband, a korean war veteran. in that stadium she pleads for north korean officials to let her husband go. the family believes it stems from a very big misunderstanding. >> unfortunately, we don't have any news. >> reporter: no news is usually good news. but not for the newman family. from southern california today, jeffrey newman had little to share about his...
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. >> reporter: lee newman just wants her husband of 56 years home safely, and hopes he's getting the medication he needs for his heart condition. >> we just hope that whatever that misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly. and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: right now it's not clear if that will happen. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >> the state department is warning u.s. airlines to comply with new restrictions set by beijing. china's demanding that it be informed of any planes wanting to fly. thjapan is refusing to abide by the new rules and in response china has been flexing it's military muscle. we have the latest from tokyo. >> reporter: the senkaku islands, they are taking what they call routine patrols over the island. the danger is there could be some kind of confrontation or accident if the number of planes that are flying over the region continue. japan and america say they are not backing down from chinese threats. chinese is going to set up a permanent base in okinawa for spy planes and they have one all right, and they will sen
. >> reporter: lee newman just wants her husband of 56 years home safely, and hopes he's getting the medication he needs for his heart condition. >> we just hope that whatever that misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly. and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: right now it's not clear if that will happen. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >> the state department is warning u.s. airlines to comply with new restrictions set by beijing....
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. >> lee newman wants her home. safely and hopes he's getting the medication he needs for his heart conditions. >> we hope whatever the misunderstanding is can be resolved quickly and he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: right now it's not clear if that will happen. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >> still ahead, small businesses hope to cash in on the post thanksgiving shopping frenzy, and today is the deadline set by the president who had the affordable care act healthcare website working for most people. >> al jazeera america presents: do the math. >> while you were asleep, news was happening. >> here are the stories we're following. >> find out what happened and what to expect. >> international outrage. >> a day of political posturing. >> every morning from 5 to 9am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. >> tell us exactly what is behind this story. >> from more sources around the world. >> the situation has intensified here at the borde
. >> lee newman wants her home. safely and hopes he's getting the medication he needs for his heart conditions. >> we hope whatever the misunderstanding is can be resolved quickly and he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: right now it's not clear if that will happen. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >> still ahead, small businesses hope to cash in on the post thanksgiving shopping frenzy, and today is the deadline set by the president who had the...
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newman lives with his wife lee newman at the chang house retirement center in palo alto. an nbc news spoke to his wife and son earlier this week. she said then that her husband has a heart condition and needs medication. she add that had she is worried about her husband, and again, this was before the information and video released today. >> it's been hard. we have a lot of strong support, but it's not -- when you don't know when your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health. you don't know when he will be home with us. it's not an easy situation. >> the written confession and apology on that video is dated november 9th. newman's wife and son have not responded publicly to this latest development, no are has the u.s. state department. >>> we have new details now out of southern california. a standoff at a shopping center on black friday is now over. an armed man who had barricaded himself inside a store now is dead. investigators. la cracenta is about ten miles from downtown los angeles. people got a scare as they were evacuated during that standoff. >>> today wa
newman lives with his wife lee newman at the chang house retirement center in palo alto. an nbc news spoke to his wife and son earlier this week. she said then that her husband has a heart condition and needs medication. she add that had she is worried about her husband, and again, this was before the information and video released today. >> it's been hard. we have a lot of strong support, but it's not -- when you don't know when your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health. you...
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. >> lee newman wants her husband home safely and hopes he's getting his medication. >> we hope that whatever the misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly and he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> right now it's not clear if that will happen. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >> president obama plans to layout a new security strategy for the united states. the white house announced friday the president will release an updated security policy by next spring. the blueprint will focus on ending war in iraq and call for economic achievements both at home and abroad. >>> today is the obama administration self imposed deadline to have the healthcar healthcare.gov website up and going for the majority of americans. the goal is for the site to be able to handle 50,000 users at the same time. the deadline comes as the administration had to delay another deadline. >> reporter: the latest set back for the affordable care act involves small businesses, which were able to use their own online marketplace to figure out the best health plans for their employees. the administratio
. >> lee newman wants her husband home safely and hopes he's getting his medication. >> we hope that whatever the misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly and he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> right now it's not clear if that will happen. erica ferrari, al jazeera. >> president obama plans to layout a new security strategy for the united states. the white house announced friday the president will release an updated security policy by next...
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in a statement his wife, lee newman says the family feels there's been some dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention. and asked that the north korean government works to settle this issue quickly stomach a fire in redwood city caused tense moments and gutted one unit in a duplex. it started just after 8:00 p.m. this evening. everyone was able to get out safely and no one was hurt. but before fire fighters got there a neighbor helped evacuate elderly and bed ridden people living right next door. >> i was banging on the door telling them to get out because the flames were so intense. so i was banging on the door and they answered, and it turned out it's a care facility. >> investigators are looking for the cause of that fire. >>> civil rights attorney john burris says he's getting involved in the case of alleged police brutality caught on camera in san francisco. burris today told us he plans to sue san francisco police on behalf of the family of paris williams. williams was involved in this fight last week at the valencia gardens complex. williams says he and three neighbors
in a statement his wife, lee newman says the family feels there's been some dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention. and asked that the north korean government works to settle this issue quickly stomach a fire in redwood city caused tense moments and gutted one unit in a duplex. it started just after 8:00 p.m. this evening. everyone was able to get out safely and no one was hurt. but before fire fighters got there a neighbor helped evacuate elderly and bed ridden people living right...
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lee newman says, her >> pam: husband's detainment is a "misunderstanding.' >> pam: she is worried about his health, and sent medicine to beijing. with hopes it can be delivered to wherever merrill is being held. >> pam: lee told c-n-n. she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. "i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention, that we're looking forward, as a family, to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. and we ask, respectfully, for them to release him and let him come >> pam: merill newman and a traveling companion were on a 10-day organized private tour of north korea. the korean war veteran was getting ready to travel from pyongyang. to beijing, when north korean officials took him off the plane. the swedish embassy is negotiating on merrill's behalf - since the u-s has no diplomatic relationship with north korea. >> i hold her and tried to reach and called for the baby to try to hold her. >> reporter: elijah's mom coming that is understandably distraught and i spoke with her
lee newman says, her >> pam: husband's detainment is a "misunderstanding.' >> pam: she is worried about his health, and sent medicine to beijing. with hopes it can be delivered to wherever merrill is being held. >> pam: lee told c-n-n. she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. "i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention, that we're looking forward, as a family, to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill...
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. >> reporter: it's been 30 days since lee newman last heard from merrill newman, her husband of 56 years. now she is breaking her silence. >> we just hope whatever that misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: the newman family's big question -- why was merrill arrested while all of the other tourists with him were allowed to fly home? >> they had checked out of the hotel, gone to the airport, boarded the plane, and we understand were five minutes from taking off when the korean official came aboard, asked to see his passport and he's been there ever since. >> reporter: merrill newman, served in the korean war, which remans a very sensitive topic in north korea. i have reported from there five times, always under tight supervision by a government minder. >> i feel like i'm being guided. >> reporter: we were encouraged to watch films claiming north korea won the war. some accusing americans of war crimes. but we know other american vets have traveled there without incident. so why would merrill newman be an
. >> reporter: it's been 30 days since lee newman last heard from merrill newman, her husband of 56 years. now she is breaking her silence. >> we just hope whatever that misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: the newman family's big question -- why was merrill arrested while all of the other tourists with him were allowed to fly home? >> they had checked out of the hotel, gone to the...
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lee newman says, her husband's detainment is a "misunderstanding.'he is worried about his health, and sent medicine to beijing. with hopes it can be delivered to wherever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >> "i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention, that we're looking forward, as a family, to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. and we ask, respectfully, for them to release him and let him come home." >> merill newman and a traveling companion were on a 10-day organized private tour of north korea. the korean war veteran was getting ready to travel from pyongyang. to beijing, when north korean officials took him off the plane. the swedish embassy is negotiating on merrill's behalf - since the u-s has no diplomatic relationship with north korea. >> disturbing news out of japan this morning where at least one person has been infected with h-i-v from a blood transfusion. a spokesperson for the japane
lee newman says, her husband's detainment is a "misunderstanding.'he is worried about his health, and sent medicine to beijing. with hopes it can be delivered to wherever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >> "i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention, that we're looking forward, as a family, to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the...
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--lee newman.lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >>: we need to have a merrill back for the head of the table. we ask respectfully for them to release him and let him come home. >>anny: merrill newman was traveling on a 10 day organize a private tour of north korea of with a traveling companion and the cree and a veteran was getting ready to travel from pyongyang to beijing, when north korean officials to come off the plane. the swedish embassy is negotiating on merrill's behalf since the u.s. has no diplomatic relationship with north korea >>anny: the decision whether or not to release the 911 tapes made from sandy hook elementary after the shooting has been delayed. a connecticut superior court judge said he will make a decision shortly in the near future. this comes after the connecticut state freedom of reformation commission ordered lawyers want ordered the release of the tapes back in september, overruling objections. lawyers want keep the 911 tape sealed. the ju
--lee newman.lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >>: we need to have a merrill back for the head of the table. we ask respectfully for them to release him and let him come home. >>anny: merrill newman was traveling on a 10 day organize a private tour of north korea of with a traveling companion and the cree and a veteran was getting ready to travel from pyongyang to beijing, when north korean officials to come off the plane. the swedish embassy is...
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in a statement lee newman says, quote, the family feels there has been a dreadful misunderstanding and asks the north korean government to return this 85-year-old grandfather to his concerned family. >> well, this is a busy day at way area airports. thanksgiving holiday travel season gets underway. officials expecting as much as a 5% increase in the number of passengers over last year, today, it's also expected to be the busiest travel day of the thanksgiving season at sfo with 130 passengers coming through. >> some 8th graders have a nice gift coming their way. these students cheered and facebook says the program supports communities in need of tools to help students further their education. facebook has given away a thousand lap tops in two years of the program. >> very exciting. you saw people in tears. >> yes. winds calmed down. >> yes. winds are calmer, we've got a wind advisory in effect. it's still growing bliss fully. clear skies and calm winds and breezy conditions. let's move along and take a look at winds now. we've got gusts up to 32 miles per hour now in santa rosa. 22 in
in a statement lee newman says, quote, the family feels there has been a dreadful misunderstanding and asks the north korean government to return this 85-year-old grandfather to his concerned family. >> well, this is a busy day at way area airports. thanksgiving holiday travel season gets underway. officials expecting as much as a 5% increase in the number of passengers over last year, today, it's also expected to be the busiest travel day of the thanksgiving season at sfo with 130...
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lee newman said there has been some debtful miss understanding, return this 85- year-old grandfather anxious concerned family. newman has a heart condition. it's not clear whether he is getting his information. >> >> sentencing, marine county judge called the 79 and evil and disturbed man for the murders of four women. he represented himself during his trial. in his closing arguments, he said he was not a monster and did not skill the women. he was accused of fatally strangling four women with matching initials on their first and last names. murders dating as far back as 1977, grant? >> it might sound like a prank, but the knockout game is real, even deadly in some cases. the so-called game is being played in many parts of the country. just like that, anyone can become a victim. >> reporter: it may be hard to believe, but this is happening. the violent stunt is known as the knockout game or the one hitter quitter. >> it's not a game because the person was probably really injured. >> reporter: one of the latest victims, a 78-year-old grandmother. her daughter said she was walking home
lee newman said there has been some debtful miss understanding, return this 85- year-old grandfather anxious concerned family. newman has a heart condition. it's not clear whether he is getting his information. >> >> sentencing, marine county judge called the 79 and evil and disturbed man for the murders of four women. he represented himself during his trial. in his closing arguments, he said he was not a monster and did not skill the women. he was accused of fatally strangling...
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in a statement lee newman says, quote, the family feels there has been a dreadful misunderstanding and asks the north korean government to return this 85-year-old grandfather to his concerned family. >> well, this is a busy day at way area airports. thanksgiving holiday travel season gets underway. officials expecting as much as a 5% increase in the number of passengers over last year, today, it's also expected to be the busiest travel day of the thanksgiving season at sfo with 130 passengers coming through. >> some 8th graders have a nice gift coming their way. these students cheered and facebook says the program supports communities in need of tools to help students further their education. facebook has given away a thousand lap tops in two years of the program. >> very exciting. you saw people in tears. >> yes. winds calmed down. >> yes. winds are calmer, we've got a wind advisory in effect. it's still growing bliss fully. clear skies and calm winds and breezy conditions. let's move along and take a look at winds now. we've got gusts up to 32 miles per hour now in santa rosa. 22 in
in a statement lee newman says, quote, the family feels there has been a dreadful misunderstanding and asks the north korean government to return this 85-year-old grandfather to his concerned family. >> well, this is a busy day at way area airports. thanksgiving holiday travel season gets underway. officials expecting as much as a 5% increase in the number of passengers over last year, today, it's also expected to be the busiest travel day of the thanksgiving season at sfo with 130...
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lee newman says she thinks a misunderstanding led to her husband, meryl, being taken off a plane as heut to leave north korea october 26th. she is pleading with pyongyang to send her husband home. the state department says it is in contact with the swedish embassy to try to get some help here. >>> well, this is a busy day at bay area airports as the thanksgiving holiday travel season gets under way. maybe you're about to head out the door in the next day or so. at mineta san jose international airport officials are expecting as much as a 5% increase in the number of passengers over last year. between now and december 3rd. today is also expected to be the busiest travel day of the thanksgiving season at sfo with an estimated 130,000 passengers flying. >>> some fris eighth-graders will get a very nice gift when they graduate in the spring, courtesy of facebook. that was the reaction when the eighth-graders at everett middle school learned that each and every one of them will receive a free laptop at the end of the school year. facebook says the program is designed to support local commun
lee newman says she thinks a misunderstanding led to her husband, meryl, being taken off a plane as heut to leave north korea october 26th. she is pleading with pyongyang to send her husband home. the state department says it is in contact with the swedish embassy to try to get some help here. >>> well, this is a busy day at bay area airports as the thanksgiving holiday travel season gets under way. maybe you're about to head out the door in the next day or so. at mineta san jose...
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. >> reporter: it's been 30 days since lee newman last heard from merrill newman.nd of 56 years. now she's breaking her silence. >> we hope whatever the misunderstanding is will be resolved quickly and he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: the newman family's big question, why was merrill arrested while the other tourists with him were allowed to fly home? >> they checked out of the hotel. gone it the airport, boarded the plane. and we understand were five minutes from taking off when a korean official came on board and asked to see his passport and he's been there ever since. >> merrill newman served in the korean war which remains a sensitive topic in north korea. first time ever -- i've reported from there five times. always under tight supervision by a government minder. feel like i'm being guided. we were encouraged to watch films claiming north korea won the war. some accusing americans of war crimes. we know other american vets have traveled there without incident. why would merrill newman be an exception? >> that is part of the pu
. >> reporter: it's been 30 days since lee newman last heard from merrill newman.nd of 56 years. now she's breaking her silence. >> we hope whatever the misunderstanding is will be resolved quickly and he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> reporter: the newman family's big question, why was merrill arrested while the other tourists with him were allowed to fly home? >> they checked out of the hotel. gone it the airport, boarded the plane. and we...
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. >> lee newman wants her husband home safely and hopes he's getting his heart medication. we hope he has been resolved quickly, and he has returned and been at the holidays. >> it's not clear if that has happened. >> we are tracking a developing story out of alaska. as many as four people have been killed in a plane crash, including an infant. it went down in the sworn part of the state. 10 people were on board a flight. there's no word of injuries or the cause. federal investigators are on the way. >> police found a burnt-out wreckage in a game park. >> deadly violence for the first time in thailand's antigovernment protest. one person has been killed, others hurt after gunshots were fired during confrontations on rival groups. it's unclear who fired the shots. >> there was grave concern that the area where these incidents have taken place in bangkok would become a flash point. the pro-government, red shirt protesters have been gathering in a stadium in that part of the capital city in big numbers. outside antigovernment protesters gathered at a university, pomular with s
. >> lee newman wants her husband home safely and hopes he's getting his heart medication. we hope he has been resolved quickly, and he has returned and been at the holidays. >> it's not clear if that has happened. >> we are tracking a developing story out of alaska. as many as four people have been killed in a plane crash, including an infant. it went down in the sworn part of the state. 10 people were on board a flight. there's no word of injuries or the cause. federal...
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lee newman said she is respectfully asking north korea to free her husband merrill. >> we're looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was taken off his plane about a month ago just before it was set to take off. his family has sent his heart medication through diplomatic channels and are hoping it gets to him. newman was reportedly questioned about his service in the korean war the night before he was detained. >>> a man who was moving an excavator down the sacramento river died today when the barge he was traveling on tipped and threw the excavator into the water. the accident happened about 1:30 this afternoon near rio vista in the delta. the victim was inside the cab of that excavator when it fell into the water. search crews recovered the man's body about four hours later. tonight he was identified as 49- year-old richard wayne alexander of pittsburg. >>> just down river the bodies of two men were found in a houseboat this afternoon. the boat was 5 miles
lee newman said she is respectfully asking north korea to free her husband merrill. >> we're looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was taken off his plane about a month ago just before it was set to take off. his family has sent his heart medication through diplomatic channels and are hoping it gets to him. newman was reportedly questioned about his...
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lee newman said she is respectfully asking north korea to free her husband merrill. >> we're looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was taken off his plane about a month ago just before it was set to take off. his family has sent his heart medication through diplomatic channels and are hoping it gets to him. newman was reportedly questioned about his service in the korean war the night before he was detained. >>> a man who was moving an excavator down the sacramento river died today when the barge he was traveling on tipped and threw the excavator into the water. the accident happened about 1:30 this afternoon near rio vista in the delta. the victim was inside the cab of that excavator when it fell into the water. search crews recovered the man's body about four hours later. tonight he was identified as 49- year-old richard wayne alexander of pittsburg. >>> just down river the bodies of two men were found in a houseboat this afternoon. the boat was 5 miles
lee newman said she is respectfully asking north korea to free her husband merrill. >> we're looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was taken off his plane about a month ago just before it was set to take off. his family has sent his heart medication through diplomatic channels and are hoping it gets to him. newman was reportedly questioned about his...
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lee newman says her husband's detainment is a misunderstanding.o madison to beijing, with hopes it can be delivered to where ever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >>: i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention that we are looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. and we ask respectfully for them to release him and let him come home. >>anny: merrill newman and a traveling companion were on a 10 day organized private tour of north korea. the korean war veteran was getting ready to travel from pyongyang to beijing, when north korean officials took him off the plane. the swedish embassy is negotiating on merrill's behalf since the u.s. has no diplomatic relationship with north korea. if california is considered an obama terrace success story. the state says 10,000 people are signing up for health insurance every day. but many patients and their doctors are not happy. tom har
lee newman says her husband's detainment is a misunderstanding.o madison to beijing, with hopes it can be delivered to where ever merrill is being held. lee said she is hoping her husband will be home for the holidays. >>: i would like to remind them that this is the 30th day of his detention that we are looking forward as a family to being together on thanksgiving and we need to have merrill back at the head of the table for the holidays. and we ask respectfully for them to release him...
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lee newman has yet to see or hear from her husband merrill, who was detained last month in pyongyang. a north korean military official pulled him from the plane after he boarded for departure. he was wrapping up a nine-day strip trip -- trip to the peninsula where he fought for the korean war. >> it's been hard. we have a lot of strong support, but it's not -- when you don't know where your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health, you don't know when he will be home us. it's not an easy situation. >> newman is 85. he's a grandfather with a heart condition, and he needs his medication, his family says. the family says no one has seen him. they don't know if he has access to his meds nor what his condition is at this point. >>> was it a historic mistake? the backlash and criticism continues this evening over the white house's deal with iran and its nuclear program. nbc bay area's janelle wang is here with our world tonight. >> reporter: president obama continues to defend the agreement and says it's the best shot at stopping iran from making a nuclear weapon. the president add
lee newman has yet to see or hear from her husband merrill, who was detained last month in pyongyang. a north korean military official pulled him from the plane after he boarded for departure. he was wrapping up a nine-day strip trip -- trip to the peninsula where he fought for the korean war. >> it's been hard. we have a lot of strong support, but it's not -- when you don't know where your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health, you don't know when he will be home us. it's not...
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lee newman wants her husband of 56 years home safely and hopes he's getting medication for his heart condition. >> we hope whatever that misunderstanding is, it will be resolved quickly, and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> now it's not clear if that will happen. >> pyongyang has been known to coerce statements from detainees. at least six americans have been held in the country since 2009, despite strong warnings from the state department, tourism is picking up in north korea. >> antigovernment protesters in at the end of the day land. protesters want the government to step down. they aim to take control of state ministries, saying that sunday will be their victory day. a pro-government group is out in force, racing concerns about possible violence. police in ukraine crackdown on hundreds of protesters calling for ties. these are live pictures. 10,000 showed up. some with signs. they are calling on the president to resign after suspending a deal with the e.u. the ukraine's president says he made the decision after facing pressure from russia. >> 34 are dea
lee newman wants her husband of 56 years home safely and hopes he's getting medication for his heart condition. >> we hope whatever that misunderstanding is, it will be resolved quickly, and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> now it's not clear if that will happen. >> pyongyang has been known to coerce statements from detainees. at least six americans have been held in the country since 2009, despite strong warnings from the state department, tourism...
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. >> reporter: as merrill newman's wife lee and son jeff look through postcards he sent from north korea, his detention seems more puzzling. by the time the cards arrived, he was missing. as a veteran of the korean war, newman had long wapnted to see the country again, something veterans have done without incident. >> there is no history of 85-year-old grandfather getting pulled off a plane and not being permitted to come home. it's just completely unprecedented. >> reporter: over the past important, the family has had regular discussions with the state department, but there is still no indication why newman is being held. have you thought about going over there? >> mom's ready to fly to beijing and paddle a boat across. >> i said i would sit in the re away and do something. but the important thing we think is to do the right thing and we're not exactly sure what that is. >> reporter: lee and merrill met at stanford university soon after he returned from the war. she knew he loved the water. sfw >> he waptsed to give me as a wedding gift a wet suit and i opted for a string of pearls. >>
. >> reporter: as merrill newman's wife lee and son jeff look through postcards he sent from north korea, his detention seems more puzzling. by the time the cards arrived, he was missing. as a veteran of the korean war, newman had long wapnted to see the country again, something veterans have done without incident. >> there is no history of 85-year-old grandfather getting pulled off a plane and not being permitted to come home. it's just completely unprecedented. >> reporter:...
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. >>> we're joined by merrill newman's wife lee and his son jeff. thanks to both of you very much.ment about his condition, about his fate, what's going on? >> well, we've had talks with the state department, regular conversations since the detention, and i think they've been working very hard to secure the release to establish such communication to get some feedback, but at this point we don't think there's been any official feedback. as was reported just a minute ago, the swedish consulate, which would be the first touchpoint, hasn't had any contact with him. that's what we need to know, if nothing else, just to establish his well-being and the fact that he's getting his medication. >> mrs. newman, what kind of medication does he need? obviously you're very worried about that. >> primarily for his heart. he's had aidryial fibrillation and has been under a doctor's observation for this, an he as other issues, and we have sent -- we've sent the second package of medications now. they should have arrived today, on monday, and the hope is that they can be transferred from beijing to
. >>> we're joined by merrill newman's wife lee and his son jeff. thanks to both of you very much.ment about his condition, about his fate, what's going on? >> well, we've had talks with the state department, regular conversations since the detention, and i think they've been working very hard to secure the release to establish such communication to get some feedback, but at this point we don't think there's been any official feedback. as was reported just a minute ago, the...
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lee talked to cnn monday. >> catherine: merrill newman has a heart condition.and the family has sent him a second package of medication. but they have no way of knowing whether he'll get it. >> x respectfully that they release him and have him come home. >> catherine: north korea is not saying a word - except to acknowledge that they're holding an american. >> catherine: there's some speculation that newman is being confused with another korean war vet -- who has the same name and was highly decorated in the war. >> reporter: outright overcast like thanksgiving day with the brain to the south. if you are range to the south rain to the south. here is the system we have n been tracking. starting to get overcast by the holiday . >> reporter:40 in np napa, 48 in san mateo. a little bit of clearing. you notice no rain. no green or red and yellow on the screen. >> reporter:we will get to 46 , 64 in concord and danville. 63 in san rafeal >> reporter: but we are looking for brand again welcome to the south. rain to the south. e experiencing cooling well into next week >> pam: next. >> pam: what created this unusual
lee talked to cnn monday. >> catherine: merrill newman has a heart condition.and the family has sent him a second package of medication. but they have no way of knowing whether he'll get it. >> x respectfully that they release him and have him come home. >> catherine: north korea is not saying a word - except to acknowledge that they're holding an american. >> catherine: there's some speculation that newman is being confused with another korean war vet -- who has the...
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but newman reportedly had a difficult discussion with government mind bers his military service there. six americans have been detained in north korea since 2 nine, including journallively una lee and lauren ling, accuse of trespassing, and kenneth bai still in custody for spreading christianity. >> it's very difficult to move ahead on other issues, as long as this is in the way. >> reporter: newman's friend marlin coughlin can't imagine how he's a threat to anyone. >> i just feel he's the easiest man to talk to and the nicest and i just can't believe this will happen. >> reporter: swede sen holding talks to gain access to newman because the united states has no formal relationship with north korea. terrell brown, cbs news, new york. ?raim powerful storm system is dumping heavy rain and snow across the southwest this evening kill at least eight people. snow began falling last night in the mountains near los angeles forcing drivers to chain up or get off the road. snow is also slowing traffic in and around flagstaff, arizona, where up to eight more inches of snow is predicted this weekend. the snow is being blamed for hundreds of accidents across the region as it moves northeast
but newman reportedly had a difficult discussion with government mind bers his military service there. six americans have been detained in north korea since 2 nine, including journallively una lee and lauren ling, accuse of trespassing, and kenneth bai still in custody for spreading christianity. >> it's very difficult to move ahead on other issues, as long as this is in the way. >> reporter: newman's friend marlin coughlin can't imagine how he's a threat to anyone. >> i just...
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newman. today we heard from his wife for the first time. in a statement, lee new man said there is some dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention and asked that north korean government work to settle this issue quickly. >>> e varg way orders are set -- evacuation orders near the silverado fire in napa county, the fire started off the silverado canyon area about 9:30 last night. at one point threatening about three 50 homes. one out building has been destroyed. right now, firefighters say it's about 70% contained. sheriff's officials suspect downed power line may be to blame. there are a handful of other fires, near geyserville has grown to two thousand files, and mendocino county and burned about one 20 acres. fire crews have that contained. >>> one man was killed near foot hills boulevard and took power lines with. it another man was killed while driving. authorities say he swerved to avoid debris in the road and ran into a tree. all day public works crews have been scrambling to clear the fallen trees and power lines. people couldn't wait for the ci
newman. today we heard from his wife for the first time. in a statement, lee new man said there is some dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention and asked that north korean government work to settle this issue quickly. >>> e varg way orders are set -- evacuation orders near the silverado fire in napa county, the fire started off the silverado canyon area about 9:30 last night. at one point threatening about three 50 homes. one out building has been destroyed. right now,...
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merrill newman was removed from a plane after a ten day visit his wife, lee pleaded with north korean authorities to let her husband return home n a statement said the family feels there has been a dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention and ask they work to settle this issue quickly. >> the nation pauses to remember john f kennedy were we're looking back at how the assassination changed the presidency. no more opening in open cars. president obama now rides in a high tech limo called "the beast". president and mirrors mrs obama took public strolls on pennsylvania avenue, now unplanned strolls have been been an option for presidents since asassation. former presidents and first ladies now have lifetime secret service protection. it's a law passed in 1963 to protect jackie kennedy the agents protecting presidents will tell them no if they ask agents to back off to give them more room to interact with the public, a request president kennedy made to his detail in dallas secret service is more powerful today the agency is now 6500 strong compared to about 500 personnel in 1963.
merrill newman was removed from a plane after a ten day visit his wife, lee pleaded with north korean authorities to let her husband return home n a statement said the family feels there has been a dreadful misunderstanding leading to his detention and ask they work to settle this issue quickly. >> the nation pauses to remember john f kennedy were we're looking back at how the assassination changed the presidency. no more opening in open cars. president obama now rides in a high tech limo...
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merrill newman's wife and son say they do not know if he received his heart medication more than a month after he was detained by korean officials. his wife leeays her husband always had an affinity for korea and did not fear for his safety before the trip. she says he sent several post cards back and talked about how the trip was everything he hoped it would be. about a month ago as he was getting read the fly back to the bay area he was detained by north korean officials and not heard from since. >> it's been hard. yeah. a lot of strong support, but when you don't know where your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health, you don't know when he will be home with us, it's not an easy situation. >> merrill newman was a korean yar veteran. his traveling partner said that newman was questioned about his military service before he was taken into custody. >> it's been a rough start to thanksgiving week, a vicious winter storm forcing airports across the country to cancel or delay hundreds of flights including here in the bay area. dallas/ft. worth a total of 165 flights were delayed or canceled this morning. and that of course stranded th
merrill newman's wife and son say they do not know if he received his heart medication more than a month after he was detained by korean officials. his wife leeays her husband always had an affinity for korea and did not fear for his safety before the trip. she says he sent several post cards back and talked about how the trip was everything he hoped it would be. about a month ago as he was getting read the fly back to the bay area he was detained by north korean officials and not heard from...
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merrill newman's wife and son say they do not know if he received his heart medication more than a month after he was detained by korean officials. his wife leeays her husband always had an affinity for korea, and did not fear for his safety before the trip. she says he sent several post cards back and talked about how the trip was everything he hoped it would be. but about with a month ago as he was getting read the fly back to the bay area he was detained and has not been heard from since. >> it's been hard. we have a lot of strong support, but when you don't know where your husband of 56 years is, you don't know his health, you don't know when he will be home with us, it's not an easy situation. >> merrill newman was a korean yar v v veteran. >> 6:33, time to check the weather. a live look from the south bay. the sun coming up. clear skies out there. not looking too bad in san jose. meteorologist christina loren is here to tell us looks can be y decei deceiving. >> temperatures are chilly. 2 degrees away from freezing in the north bay. beautiful sunrise, though, this morning. 41 degrees in san jose. looking pretty here. throughout the afte
merrill newman's wife and son say they do not know if he received his heart medication more than a month after he was detained by korean officials. his wife leeays her husband always had an affinity for korea, and did not fear for his safety before the trip. she says he sent several post cards back and talked about how the trip was everything he hoped it would be. but about with a month ago as he was getting read the fly back to the bay area he was detained and has not been heard from since....
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. >> catherine: newman has a heart condition - and while the family has sent him new medication through a swedish diplomat - it's not clear whether it was delivered. his wife leesays she wants him home for the holidays.but there's still been no word from north korea. >> catherine: the swedish embassy is negotiating on his behalf - since the u-s has no diplomatic status with the country >> catherine: some observers have speculated that newman may have been mistaken for another korean war vet with the same name.who earned a silver star. >> reporter: looking ahead to a slight and very slight chance of that for rain. we see clear skies with temperatures reflecting that before in a bottle and santa rosa 57 in oakland, hayward 60 and 58 and san jose. >> reporter: a small system moving towards us for now. for tomorrow, 57 and cupertino, 57 in santa rosa and san jose 57 for fremont will be your high. 66 and one that creek walnut creek and livermore. not as we move toward san francisco 614 in the financial district, we are looking for 65 in santa rosa and petaluma 66 will be high in napa. slight warming for the next few days as we head into the misgiving. spent thanksg
. >> catherine: newman has a heart condition - and while the family has sent him new medication through a swedish diplomat - it's not clear whether it was delivered. his wife leesays she wants him home for the holidays.but there's still been no word from north korea. >> catherine: the swedish embassy is negotiating on his behalf - since the u-s has no diplomatic status with the country >> catherine: some observers have speculated that newman may have been mistaken for another...
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lee, is heart broken. >> you don't know where your husband of 56 years is. you don't know his health. you don't know when he will be home with us. it's not an easy situation. >> newman's family says he has a heart condition and needs medication. the state department is working with swedish officials who represent american interests in north korea. >>> prince hear is snowed in in antarctica. he's there for ski training for a mission to raise money for wounded servicemen and women. instead of training, he's confined to his base camp with other expedition members. >>> and the cost to fly is getting to be sky high, pardon the pun. cnbc's jackie deangeles is here with what's moving your money. some cities have seen double-digit increases in airfare. >> that's right, chris, good morning. it's interesting where it's happening and also why. the prices are going up in cities that have seen a drop in air service. since 2005 dallas has seen fares increase more than 35%, houston 23 1/2% and cincinnati just about 26%. also notable is that washington dulles, new york and chicago, they have all seen significant fare spikes as well and that's interesting because these are some of the
lee, is heart broken. >> you don't know where your husband of 56 years is. you don't know his health. you don't know when he will be home with us. it's not an easy situation. >> newman's family says he has a heart condition and needs medication. the state department is working with swedish officials who represent american interests in north korea. >>> prince hear is snowed in in antarctica. he's there for ski training for a mission to raise money for wounded servicemen and...
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newmans' memories are being taken care of in a project. >> reporter: the museum is located in the former texas school book depository building on the floor where leehed on this site, was there a feeling that it was a bit of a morbid idea? >> some people thought that. but the real concern is while we don't want it to be something that will embarrass the city yet again with this subject. >> that's the snipers perch. that's where lee harvey oswald positioned himself to take the shots that killed president kennedy. this represents the darkest days in the history of dallas, texas. some people said let's tear it down. let's demolish it. but others said, wait a minute, it's history, let's capture it, let's preserve it. >> we hope our visitors have a good understanding of the basics involving why kennedy was here. what happened during the shooting. what the investigations were like and what the kennedy legacy is like. >> i know nothing about this situation. i would like to have legal representation. >> reporter: at the center of the investigations, lee harvey oswald taken into custody and fingered as the prime suspect an hour and a half after the shooting
newmans' memories are being taken care of in a project. >> reporter: the museum is located in the former texas school book depository building on the floor where leehed on this site, was there a feeling that it was a bit of a morbid idea? >> some people thought that. but the real concern is while we don't want it to be something that will embarrass the city yet again with this subject. >> that's the snipers perch. that's where lee harvey oswald positioned himself to take the...