michael holmes, cnn, atlanta. >>> well, indeed, many are listening to those pleas. palestinian negotiators meeting in cairo, though, say it's too soon to talk about extending the 72-hour cease-fire with israel. but they will meet again today with egyptian mediators as will the israeli delegates also. reza ceja brings us up to speed. >> reporter: critical, indirect talks under way in cairo between the israelis and the egyptians, although it has been extremely challenging to confirm if these two sides are making any progress. and that has a lot to do with the arrangement of these talks. this is not your usual sit-down face-to-face dialogue. this is an arrangement where in one location in cairo, you have the israelis talking to the egyptians in a separate location. you have the palestinians talking to the egyptians, and egypt is acting as a go-between. even though these two sides are talking, negotiating, even though they've stopped fighting, you still see signs of the mistrust that's fueled this conflict. and there are also growing signs that these two sides are not o

michael holmes, cnn, atlanta. >>> well, closing arguments are due to begin in just a few hours in the murder trial of south african athlete oscar pistorius. the prosecution is to begin followed by the defense. now, each side is expected to take a day to make its case. pistorius has admitted killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, on valentine's day last year but says he mistook her for an intruder. >>> another short break, but next on cnn, more coverage of the growing ebola outbreak. >> yeah, dr. sanjay gupta tours one of the top u.s. facilities tracking ebola which is now on its highest level of alert. >>> plus, a milestone is reached millions of kilometers away from earth. we will tell you the big news for the rosetta space probe. very exciting stuff. stay with us. financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. transamerica made it easy. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. transform tomorrow. transamerica. with the top speedou compare of comcast the to

michael holmes, cnn. >> all right. we've talked a lot lately about the ebola virus and that crisis. in a way it's kind of overshadowed an important summit of african leaders in washington. but u.s. president barack obama closed out the three-day meeting tuesday with a promise of billions of dollars in investment >> yes. earlier, former u.s. president bill clinton said that american businesses have barely scratched the surface of opportunities in africa. and the ceo of global constructions company, caterpillar, agrees. listen. >> there's lots of reasons until the past. 50 some countries very tough to do business with, bureaucratic. suddenly africa is finding their way. most countries there have emerging nicely. i think at this point in time the americans better wake up, all of us, and do all we can to make sure we're invested there, we're partners there. there's great business opportunities. there's great individuals there. i've met a number of them this morning. an the opportunities are endless, i think, for the next 10 to 20 years. >> the fact is, the u.s. and europe are really tra

>> general williams, steven cook, michael holmes on the telephone, thanks very much for joining us.ust a reminder to our viewers, two battles in affect under way in iraq, one against isis, particularly in the north, with u.s. air strikes involved now, political battle that we are watching unfold on the ground in baghdad. the current prime minister deploying forces, special forces loyal to him, around key installations in baghdad, refusing to go down politically while the u.s. expressing support for the iraqi constitution and the president a story we will continue to follow closely in the coming hours. thanks for staying with us. >>> meanwhile, another story we are following very closely overseas, investigators at the mh 17 crash site in ukraine have called off the search for bodies, saying that fighting in the area has made the site too unstable and too dangerous. how will they continue their search for victims and for answers when they can't even reach the crash site? we will ask one investigator who has about there since the very beginning. ugh. heartburn. did someone say burn? tr

michael homelmes, cnn, atlanta. >> our thanks to michael holmes for the profile of those people, to giveng help in iraq. >>> ahead, president obama calls for u.s. military action in iraq. this time, after consulting with congress. journalist and political commentator carl bernstein joins us to explain what he thinks the president can and can't do. this is a woyeah!esitating on a life-changing decision. at university of phoenix, we- we know going back to school is a big decision. that's why we offer many first year students with limited to no college experience a risk-free period. so you can commit to your education with confidence. get started at phoenix.edu >>> with the u.s. now ratcheting up military action in iraq against muslim extremists, president obama does not appear to be going it alone, at least not yet. a spokesman for the national security council says congress has been fully consulted on all this, not just for days but for the last several weeks. cnn political commentator carl bernstein joining us. who knows more about presidential power, the limits of presidential power, th

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michael holmes reports. >> reporter: an ancient mosque said to be the burial site of the prophet jonah gone in a cloud of dust. one of the holiest sites reveered by multiple faiths destroyed by isis. since taking over in june, the sunni extremist group has targeted a number of shia mosques, religious shrines, and crackdown on minorities. this flyer orders them to convert to islam, pay a religious tax, or face death by the sword. the threat prompted thousands of christians to flee mosul in june. some left with little more than the clothes on their backs. >> these families were expelled from their homes on very short notice. they were told to get into their cars and leave. on their way they were stopped, they were stripped of their possessions. many had their i.d.s taken and they were told to simply walk away with the clothes they were wearing. >> reporter: thousands of displaced christians have sought refuge in the semiautonomous kurdish region. iraq's christians once numbered more than 1 million but since the u.s. led invasion in 2003, most have fled the country. isis's arrival in mosu

our michael holmes has more. >> translator: this is a conspiracy being weaved from the inside and outsidend it is very dangerous. >> reporter: as his support network crumbled around him, he blamed pretty much everyone else for his loss of power. power he seized and cultivated over eight years, and then in the eyes of many, squandered through his own policies. back in 2006, he gained international support for the job in the hopes that he would be a decisive leader of unified iraq. something he promised he would be. instead, malaki plunged iraq into a period of sectarianism, violence, and corruption it had hoped to elscape with the fall f saddam. >> he has driven the country into the ground. look, he interpreted politics as winner takes all. if you are a winner in politics, you have a license to loot. >> reporter: he had u.s. and iranian support after a 2010 election that he lost and managed to hold on. and within hours of the u.s. troop withdrawal, he ordered the arrest of rivals and critics, including the sunnihe isolated crushed peaceful sunni protests with violence. soon, tribal leaders

our michael holmes has more now on their fight for survival. >> reporter: islamic state militants haveeaked havoc across iraq, leaving many iraqis dead, others displaced, and religious minorities like the yazidi begging for help. >> reporter: the yazidi are descendants of kurds but consider themselves distinct. they follow an ancient religion derived, making themmen especially vulnerable target of islamic state militants, forcing islam or death throughout the areas it overtakes. >> translator: we heard sounds of mortars. and in the morning the islamic militants entered sinjar. we fled to the mountains and those who are there are suffering from watthirst. they have no water. >> reporter: their plight doesn't stop there. the thousands who fled to the neighboring mountains are now stranded without food or water in the summer heat. >> translator: they have blocked the road to the mountains and the road down the mountains. there is no water, and people are now dying from thirst. children are dying and are being buried under the rocks. >> reporter: with no relief in sight, the yazidi hope th

. >>> let's go to michael holmes, who knows iraq very, very well. he's been to iraq every year of the war, most recently this past january. and michael, you know, you said you have seen this yourself. these religious minorities, christians, others, they were -- they have been oppressed after saddam hussein fell. because beforehand, they were actually protected by the dictators. why? >> reporter: that's exactly right. you know, it's such a tragedy what is happening, not just because -- the christian community in iraq is one of the oldest continuous christian communities in the world. we should point out. and yeah, before the 2003 u.s. invasion, there was something like 1.5 million christians in iraq. it was 5% of the population. but under saddam hussein, as we see in syria, too, under bashar al assad, the dictators protected the christian communities and their freedom of religion. in return, if you like, for their support, for not getting in the way. when saddam hussein fell, it didn't take long. i think it was like by 2008 or something, christians nu

i'm michael holmes. good to have you scene. >> i'm amara walker.r air strikes destroyed armored personnel carriers in the sins is dare jar. officials in mosul say the strikes kill canned 16 islamic fighters attacking kurdish check points. u.s. officials say it was done to defend yazidi civilians stranded in the mountains. >>> two rockets were fired from gaza earlier today and landed in open areas. what you see there is israeli forces in action. they say they targeted about 20 locations with air strikes it's a relatively low number of attacks from both sides, compared to the past few weeks. however, it has been deadly on the palestinian side today. >> ukrainian troops have nearly surrounded the rebel-held eastern city of done nesk. the leader says separatists would consider a humanitarian cease fire but otherwise are ready to defend the city to the death if the army enters. >>> iranian news agencies say a small passenger plane crashed just outside of teheran. emergency crews saying some 40 passengers have been killed. witnesses say the plane crashed

michael holmes reports. >> reporter: islamic state militants have wreaked havoc across iraq leaving many iraqis dead, others displaced, and religious minorities like the yaziti begging for help. >> reporter: the yaziti are descendents of kurds but consider themselves distinct. they derive from zoro estronism. they're forcing islam or death throughout the areas it overtakes. >> translator: we heard sounds of mortars, and in the morning the islamic militants entered. we fled to the mountains. those there are suffering from thirst. we have no water. they took the girls and raped them. they said the yazidis have to be converted to islam. >> reporter: their plight doesn't stop there. in the mountains they're strapped without food or water in the summer heat. >> translator: they have blocked the road to the mountains and the road down the mountains. there is no water and people are now dying from thirst. children are dying and are being buried under the rocks. >> reporter: with no relief in sight, the yazidi are hoping their plea for help does not fall on deaf ears. >>> kurdish officials are p

skydiving instructor michael holmes is on his fifth jump of the day.camera built into his helmet to capture first-time skydivers as they make their descent. >> it was beautiful conditions, and just felt like any other day. >> but you wouldn't be watching this on "caught on camera" if it were any other day. >> things started to go wrong very soon after i activated my main parachute, like almost immediately. >> holmes parachute fails to open properly. >> immediately i started spinning out of control. >> for holmes, this actually isn't cause for concern. it's happened to him eight times before. yes, eight. like all skydivers, he has a reserve parachute. >> i thought, oh, it's no big deal. the main parachute is not functioning right. i will get rid of it. i pulled the cut-away handle and that's meant to release me from that parachute. >> it's crucial to get rid of the main chute before opening up the backup. otherwise the two can get tangled causing the second chute to malfunction as well. but when holmes pulls the release cord, the main parachute doesn't

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holmes norton. i'm saddened by the death of michael brown but encouraged that there is support for an independent investigationges and reports out of ferguson are frightening. is this a war zone or u.s. city government escalate tension with military equipment and tactics and then there's suzanne democrat from oregon hoping for a peaceful resolution. one of the senators in memory, claire mccaskill releasing statements over the past several days from yesterday writing to you in to work the phones that the escalate the eye except the situation in ferguson today and tonight dozens of calls including the head of the civil rights division of the department of justice and the call tomorrow with the attorney general eric walker. out of missouri a republican his statement i join all misery and women bring the family of michael brown and the ferguson community as they grieve the tragic loss of this young man and his high school graduation should have been the beginning of better things. everyone deserves a transparent understanding of what happened here and fully supportive of the investigations and an open review of th

. >>> michael sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an nfl team is waiting to see what's next for him today a day after he was cut by the st. louis rams. t.j. holmes has that story for us. >> good morning. a lot of folks are watching that clock yesterday. the rams had until 4:00 eastern time to trim that roster down, down from 75 to 53. making the decision to let the defensive end go in just the final hours. michael sam brought his "a" game during the st. louis rams four preseason games, but his 11 tackles and three sacks weren't enough for the franchise who passed on him before the official start of the weekend this week. >> it was a football decision back in may to draft mike. once again, i mean it's been all about football. >> reporter: rams coach jeff fisher adding -- >> i will tell you this, i was pulling for mike. >> reporter: the rams ultimately deciding that sam wasn't their best option at a position where the team is already suited with talent. >> from the start it was going to be difficult for sam to prove that to the rams because they do have such good defensive ends. it was going to be tough to get on the field. certainly he'll get a h

michael brown now a day away, finding a way forward in ferguson. we will take you there. >>> good sunday afternoon to you all. thank you for being here. i'm t.j. holmes, and that breaking story we're keeping a close eye on today. we're getting two pictures and new information really by the moment, and the 6.0 magnitude quake, napa valley, california, really did shake some people awake this morning. it hit the region right around 3:30. that was local time. we now have reports at least 89 people have been sent to hospitals. three patients right now with serious injuries. some homes, some businesses in the region are either damaged or destroyed. fires in the wake of the quake have added to some of the destruction. some roadways impassable. 20,000 customers still without power. we're awaiting an update from city officials. we're expecting that at any time really within the hour we're certainly hoping to get it when we do have them step in front of the microphones to give us the update, we'll bring it to you live. right now i want to check in with nbc's hailey jackson joining me from downtown napa. please set this scene for us. >> reporter: t.j., you talk

michael brown ordered by the attorney general was done yesterday. plus, we know 40 fbi agents have been on the ground for days conducting interviews with witnesses about the case. joining me now congresswoman eleanor holmeston. a long time civil rights and fi feminist leader. thank you for being with us. >> of course. >> i like your thoughts on you've been involved in civil rights for so many years. do you see what is happening in ferguson as being part of that or do you see this as a different reality that we're dealing with in the country? >> really different reality. for example, there were no social media in the '60s and '70s when there were rebellions and riots. you have social media used by peaceful protesters and the provok or its. so people on the ground officials like the governor and the city mayor and county executive are having to contend with several different crowds. there are several fergusons here. there are the suburban, black community. this is a lower middle to middle class community that moved into their version of the suburbs and they're the majority. yes, they have among them some poor people. then there are the jobless among them. particularly the young men who are easy enough to c

holmes in today for craig melvin. first, ferguson. we learned just hours ago attorney general eric holder ordered another autopsy on the body of michael brown. the attorney general cites extraordinary circumstances. this will now be the third autopsy after local investigators and the brown family. now, you heard from missouri governor jay nixon just yesterday on our show right here. he declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in ferguson. so how did that go last night? chaos and violence last night erupted in the streets as hundreds defied that midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew. police once again fired tear gas to try and disperse demonstrators despite this promise from highway patrol captain ron johnson saturday. >> we will enforce that curfew. we won't enforce it with trucks. we won't enforce it with tear gas. we'll communicate. we'll talk about you know what? it's time to go home. it's time to go home. >> johnson, however, says the decision to use tear gas came after one person was shot last night by an armed protester. >> we brought out the tactical unit. they got on the street at which time we looked through the binoculars,

holmes in today for craig melvin. breaking story, it has been the breaking story for the past week. out of ferguson, missouri. one week now after the police shooting that left missouri teenager michaelr answers still growing. and we still don't have the answer to the central burning question -- how in the world did an encounter between a cop and an unarmed teen end with the yoma

holmes in today for craig melvin. breaking story, it has been the breaking story for the past week. out of ferguson, missouri. one week now after the police shooting that left missouri teenager michael brown dead. the demand for answers still growing. and we still don't have the answer to the central burning question -- how in the world did an encounter between a cop and an unarmed teen end with the young man dead? sprawled out on the street. and that was just afternoon time a week ago today. well, today, tensions remain high amid more protests and calls for peace. residents cleaning up today after another night of unrest. this is the latest in the dramatic week of protests. but it was the release yesterday of these images, this is the surveillance video. almost -- allegedly showing michael brown engaging in a strong arm robbery shortly before the shooting. last night, there was break away protesters who turned to looting at at least two stores last night. members of the community stepped in to help prevent that from happening. that's what you're seeing there. young men who came out to block some of those looters and not let them in. this is an important part and an important image