it is unlikely that oscar pistorius will be able to appeal today's verdict.e now faces a possible 15 year jail term. oscar pistorius, in and out of prison. now he will have a longer sentence then deviously he had. to a historic shift in the united states military. today, ash carter says he is decided to allow women to compete for all military jobs, that does include frontline. it will take effect after a 30 day waiting. waiting period. congratulations are in order. >> thank you very much, it is a a day, a watershed event. anchor: how much of a fuss has this caused at the pentagon? much.on't think too it has been overplayed. the only service that had trepidation was the marine corps. u.s.mazingly enough, the army that has paratroopers and special operations with navy seals, they supported it fully. so it is a big day. anchor: what was the argument of the critics? >> the marines suggested that machine gunners should remain close because they didn't feel women could meet the requirements for those positions or the long high endurance demands of the job. other br

many thanks to you, sara. >> and in south africa, oscar pistorius is back in court right now. ere from earlier. right now the hearing has adjourned, and the judge is considering the bail application. >> and this hearing follows pistorius's upgraded murder conviction last week for the shooting death of his girlfriend. a new date for sentencing could also be set at this hearing. >> our cnn correspondent joins us now from south africa with the latest on this. just bring us up to speed on what happened last hour, and what we're expecting to happen next. >> well, oscar pistorius's lawyer outlined stricter bail conditions for pistorius. but remember that pistorius is currently under house arrest at his uncle's home, and a previous and lighter conviction of culpable homicide. that all changed last week when it was upgraded to murder. many asking the question what now. can a convicted murder stay at home under house arrest until his sentencing? that is going to be very important. they came out and said that we agree to any kind of electronic monitoring. he won't be allowed to leave the

court in south africa sales up a previous anviction -- scales of previous conviction against oscar pistorius. he has been found guilty of intentionally murdering his girlfriend. there is a minimum sentence of 15 years. strong words from vladimir putin on turkey. the russian president says turkey will regret it's downing of a russian warplanes and the killing of its pilot. at least 14 people are shot dead in a gun massacre at a holiday party in california. the two main suspects were also killed in a shootout with police. thiscoming up for you hour, as the euro gets closer to parity with the dollar, we will look at the winners and losers from the week -- from the weaker currency. first, our top stories. genie: the supreme court in south africa has just bumped up the conviction of track star oscar pistorius to murder come overturning the manslaughter conviction already against him three last year a judge gave the story us a five-year jail sentence for killing involuntarily his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. here is more now on the new ruling from the supreme court judge, eric leach. >> i have no

in san bernadino. >>> also breaking this morning, a south african appeals court has convicted oscar pistorius of murder overturning an earlier manslaughter verdict. you may recall pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend reeve steenkamp in 2013 on valentine's day. prosecutors say the shooting stemmed from an argument but pistorius says he thought she was an intruder in his home. he could face at least 15 years in jail. >>> 4:36 right now on your thursday morning. if you're trying to plan your morning out here, make sure you have an umbrella and something warm. >> yes, because it will be cold, windy and wet as we look at what to expect today. right now it is mostly cloudy and winds will start to increase. you're starting to feel that as you head to the north bay. by lunch time the rain will move in, heavy at times, then tapering off later this evening as the wind starts to relax. we are seeing that rain moving in. it is across parts of northern california, extreme northern california and will be into the bay area once again by 10:00 or 11:00. i'll detail that in a few minutes. let's check in w

oscar pistorius killed his girl 2013. he is current richardson under house arrest after spending one in jail. he is now returning to court. >>> thank you so much for staying with us. ahead on wbz this morning, a painful news conference for bill belichick. >> the injury question that left him crankier than normal with the media. >> and. >> and changes coming to harvard what the university is doing away. sure, tv has evolved over the years. it's gotten squarer. brighter. bigger. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change >>> welcome back. right now. the head of the john f kennedy library has resigned. others resigned. they are sad pinnell ponzi the departure. >>> and speaking of harvard, harvard is making a change in response to student complaints. the school will no longer use the title house master to describe faculty members who supervise under grad dorms. some say that it sounds like something from the days of slave trade. >>> the patriots gearing up fo

olympic star oscar pistorius no longer a free man. a stunning reversal from a south african appeals court that could send pistorius back to prison for a very long time. >>> plus, new information continues to come into our newsroom on that mass shooting in san bernardino. right now three active crime scenes and an entire neighborhood being told to stay off the streets. our live team coverage continues right after the break. i'm a customer relationship i'm roy gmanager.ith pg&e. anderson valley brewing company is definitely a leader in the adoption of energy efficiency. pg&e is a strong supporter of solar energy. we focus on helping our customers understand it and be able to apply it in the best way possible. not only is it good for the environment, it's good for the businesses' bottom line. these are our neighbors. these are the people that we work with. that matters to me. i have three children that are going to grow up here and i want them to be able to enjoy all the things that i was able to enjoy. together, we're building a better c

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the meet starts at 10:30 at city hall. >> in south africa, oscar pistorius has been convicted of murder by an appeals court. the supreme court has appealed the initial conviction of manslaughter, a loiter charge, should be changed to murder he was convicted in the shooting death of reeva steenkamp two years ago. the prosecution argued that oscar pistorius should have been charged with murder saying the law was not applied correctly. oscar pistorius faces a 15-area prison sentence. >> two army pilots were killed overnight when the helicopter crashed in kentucky. the wreckage from the helicopter is still smoking. army officials say the apache helicopter came down during a routine training commission. a newspaper is reporting the attack helicopter was found in a river bottom and on fire when responders first arrived the cause of the crash has yet to be released. freeze rain and snow are pummeling the residents from oregon to illinois and the storm that brought 10" of snow to chicago is move out but another one is on its heels and drivers are urged to use caution the icy road. freezing rain

. >>> an appeals court in south africa has found oscar pistorius guilty of murdering his girl friend. the ruling will likely send him back to prison. >> reporter: south africa's supreme court of appeals say the trial judge who convicted oscar pistorius of manslaughter for killing his girlfriend got it completely wrong. >> he's been found guilty of murder. >> reporter: the victim's mother looked visibly relieved as the appeals court rules oscar pistorius murdered her daughter. shot and killed his shot and killed her because he thought she was an intruder, but the appeals court say the stories intended to kill whoever he believed was behind the locked bathroom door. >> the identity of the victim is irrelevant. -- [indiscernible] - - we watched the ruling with retired judge greenland who said the case will now be referred back to the judge for resentencing. >> he is still out on patrol and house arrest and won't go back to jail until he has been resentenced and that could happen between now and the new year. >> the family says they are still reviewing the ruling and won't be commenting a

oscar pistorius had been convicted of manslaughter for shooting and killing his model girlfriend but today in south africa the appeals court came out and blasted the original judge, saying pistorius should have been convicted of murder from the very beginning and changed the verdict. his jail term is yet to be decided... but faces up to 15 years in prison. climate negotiators in paris continued their talks today trying to work towards a climate deal. the u-n climate chief says they are drawing closer to resolving a breakthrough emissions pact...by favoring a 5-year review period on promised greenhouse gas cuts. countries have disagreed as to how often audits of those plans should take place. one french ecology minister said she remained positive there would be a deal. a metro food bank is turning to the community to help fill its shelves today. the iowa food bank association kicked off the holiday season this afternoon with their stock the pantry event. about 13 percent of the state's population will go hungry this season and 1 in 5 children will go hungry. while, they are hoping to c

karen: oscar pistorius was focused and composed.paralympian and girlfriend once appeared as a glamorous couple in love. it turned into a shakespearean tragedy. his conviction of manslaughter converted to murder. center stage at the bail hearing, the legal teams who battled it out at the original trial. agreeing not to stand in the way if there were stricter terms for the athlete's confinement. convicted a murderer applying for bail. the conditions should be stricter. saying that oscar pistorius would not be a flight risk. >> he is well known with a disability to me he has complied with all of the obligations. a betweencan leave 7:00 and noon from his uncle's house with permission from the authorities. he will be confined to a 20 kilometer radius, his passport confidence gated. they will challenge his conviction at the constitutional court. under his bail conditions, oscar pistorius gets to spend christmas at home. the prospect of additional jail time looks removed if his constitutional court bid succeeds. be questioning whether the

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n-b-c's jeff rossen reports from south africa. << oscar pistorius had been convicted of manslaughter for shooting and killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp. but today here in south africa the appeals court came out and blasted the original judge, saying pistorius should've been convicted of murder from the very beginning and changed the verdict. and so now oscar pistorius is officially a convicted murderer. he will now have to be re- sentenced. the guidelines for sentencing here in south africa murder the very minimum is 15 years in prison. what's confusing a bit right now is that he's still here at his uncle's luxurious mansion on house arrest still serving that old sentence. he was released early from prison on a five year sentence. he only served one year in prison, so he's been here. the pistorius family releasing a statement today saying their legal team will now take a look to go from here. but will not comment any further at this time. they could appeal to the constitutional court, that's basically south africa's version of the u.s. supreme court. but unclear if that cou

public schools today. >>> also, breaking news out of south africa, an appeals court has found oscar pistorius guilty of murder. the--pistorius is currently under howls arrest after spending a year of his five year sentence in jail. oscar pistorius will now have to return to court for a new sentence. >>> developing news this morning, an american civilian is being held in afghanistan by militants linked to the taliban. the man being held near pakistan. details about his capture are not being released just yet. >>> more news to tell you about, brissen launches their first air strikes against isis in syria. the british war planes took off just moments after parliament authorized the strikes. they have already targeted isis in iraq. >>> jurors will have the day off in the phillip chisolm murder trial but the judge is going to hear testimony from a psychiatrist. yesterday jurors visited the high school where the murder happened. classes were dismissed early. they also saw the trail behind the school where her body was found. the defense is saying that chisolm was insane. >>> it is 4:39 a.m. right n

olympic star oscar pistorius no longer a free man. the stunning reversal from a judge in south africa. joining us. i'm sam brock. =laura/2shot= and i'm laura garcia cannon. boxes >>> good thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a lot of news to bring you this morning, as well as when it comes to the forecast. rain on way. >> good news. we do have some rain that will be moving in as we go into the morning. also a chilly start to the day so be prepared for the cold, the wind and the rain. we're now in the upper 40s all across the bay area, cloudy skies, no rain just yet but it will be here by lunch time for most of the bay area. looking at highs today, it will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s and getting ready for some slightly cooler air. i'll detail that coming up as we go into the next few minutes but let's see how it looks now on the roads with mike. >> looking pretty good. i've moved our camera over here. this might not be an interesting shot to a lot of folks but this is where those m

opening, the intruder was coming at him, so he fired four shots. >> the appeal court judge slammed oscar pistorius, saying they couldn't believe a word he witness. murder. how long has he got in prison? >> could be sentenced to 15 years in prison. >> the dis pistorius family releasing a statement, saying their legal team will look at the ruling and decide where to go from here. they could appeal, guys, to the constitutional courts, south africa's version of the u.s. supreme court. unclear if that court would even all eyes now are on this house behind me. do police re-arrest him? does he have to surrender? this is us pres nprecedented here. his sentencing will likely happen in a month or two. pistorius himself could speak there, making a personal plea for a light sentence. >> jeff rossen, thank you very much. reeva steenkamp's mother is with us exclusively. mrs. steenkamp, good morning to you. >> good morning. good morning. >> you just received this news, that the conviction has now been upgraded to murder. that oscar pistorius is, in all likelihood, headed back to what was your reaction when you h

a judge this mornting granted oscar pistorius bail despite his murder convikdz. that means the double amputee remains under house arrest. his bail is $10,000 which is less than $700 u.s. dollars. comes after a court saying pistorius murdered his girlfriend. he faces 15 years in prison when he was sentenced in april. he will appeal the new murder conviction to the south african supreme court. >>> 4:41 right now. back here in the bay area, san jose police trying to track down a trio of burglars. police say three men broke into a san jose home back in september. you're looking at video of it right there. they forced their way into a side garage door and took jewelry and cash and then took off in a red suv or possibly in a jeep. police are also looking for a fourth person, the driver of that get away car. >>> coming up, some call it a california stop. who might be soon allowed to just roll through stop signs and how you could be a part of them. >>> coming up on 4:45 here. yesterday we could see nothing. today, patches. >>ilatal bit. see a little more. >> i see your c

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oscar pistorius is planning to appeal his murder conviction for shooting his girlfriend reeva steenkamp unveiling a plan to take the case to south africa's constitutional court. pistorius will remain on bail for the time being. the court ruled earlier on that he will be electronically monitored and remain under house arrest at his uncle's home. luke shrago has the latest for us. luke: walking free, at least for the time being, ahead of a first sentence for murder in april and deeming him not to be a flight risk, south african court released oscar pistorius on less than $700 bail on tuesday, under certain conditions. >> one, the accused should appear at 9:00 at this court on the postponement date, and every other date that this time may be postponed. 2, the accused submitted the house arrest. luke: the ruling that errors have been made upgraded the --ory is -- the stories previous conviction. a former paralympic athlete and doubly mpg, he served one year of a five-year sentence for the lesser crime before being released in october to the full community service. he will now apply for perm

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south africa's top appeals court found oscar mipistorius guilty murder. aft pistorius says he mistakingly shot her thinking she was an intruder. the court has to decide what sentence the athlete should receive for the murder conviction, including the possibility of up 15 years in president. >>> and hillary clinton is calling into an investigation in a fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer. officer jason van dyke is charged with first-degree murder and is currently free on bond. in the meantime chicago mayor rahm emanuel says he will not resign despite calls from protesters. he fired the police superintendent on tuesday and announced the creation of a task force for police accountability. in tennessee, pilots in an apache helicopter died during a training exercise. investigators are trying to determine what caused the helicopter to go down. the names of to two pilots have not yet been released. and the state of texas is suing the federal government, trying to block six syrian refugees from resettling in dallas. the non profit group has denied orders. t

jack: double-amputee olypmian oscar pistorius is getting a much longer sentence in the death of his girlfriend. back in 2013, a judge found pistorius guilty of manslaghter... a lesser charge. now south africa's supreme court of appeals has overturned that ruling. so pistorius is now convicted pistorius can appeal this new verdict if he chooses. a 15 year prison sentence is the minimum punishment for murder in south africa. stephanie: hopefully this doesn't happen to your dog... bethany the corgi was supposed to fly from dallas to jackson but an airline mixup sent her to hawaii! bethany has flown close to 10-thousands miles from seattle to dallas to honolulu and back before getting to meet her new owner at the airport. ross adams has more. " it was supposed to be a simple trip - from seattle to jackson with one stop in dallas for this prized pooch. (deddie "during the period of time when we didn't know where she was.") but along the way - bethany the corgi got detoured - ("was to be put on a plane saturday morning to jackson mississippi and something happened and ended up in hawaii.") now - ten

there. >> jadiann: and breaking in an appeals court has convicted oscar pistorius of murder, overturning his manslaughter conviction. >> christa: and the mbta laying out their winter plans. how they say they can keep the trains moving and a new message for commute ers. hopefully we're a long ways off from having to use those snowplows. >> jadiann: it was warmer out there this morning. >> christa: pretty mil a little fog out there to start the day, as well, j.r. >> jeremy: yes, we have showers still out through the south coast and out on to the cape. this is the back edge of the weather system. you don't need the rain gear in the city of boston. out on the cape you need it for probably another hour, hour and a half. that's it. then we focus on starting to dry things out. that will happen. we'll get some sunshine back in here through the day with a lot of clouds. rainfall tally, worcester about half inch of rain. boston close to a half inch of rain. most towns about one-third of an inch to one-half an inch of rain. and jadiann speaks the truth. look at these numbers. 40s and 50s. the city

. >>> just ahead, today's other big headlines, including shocking developments in the oscar pistorius. >>> this morning on "today," matt lauer reports live from san bernardino with the most extensive coverage on the mass shooting in california where 14 are dead and police are learning more about the married suspects. that's coming up on "early today" rr. >>> and south africa's top appeals court has found oscar pistorius guilty, over turning his man slaughter conviction. arrest at his uncle's home after serving a year of his five year prison sentence. the story is he mistaken shot her mistaking her for an intruder. and he has the possibility of up to 15 years in prison. >>> hillary clinton is calling for a federal investigation. dash cam video shows laquan mcdonald's being shot 16 times. officer van dike is charge would first degree murder and is currently out on bond. and emmanuel fired the chicago's police superintendent on tuesday and announced the creation of a task force for police accountability. campbell pilots flying a cumannercu comanche helicopter died last night. the names o

. >>> coming up, convicted killer oscar pistorius heads home. the decision this morning from a south african judge a weak after the murder conviction. >>> a hi-tech controversy over hair driers. we'll take a look in "business and tech." a judge this morning granted olympic sprinter oscar pistorius bail -- despite his murder conviction. =vo= this >>> a judge this morning granted oscar pistorius bail this despite a doubmurder conviction. his bail is 10,000 south african rand which is the equivalent of a little less than $700 u.s. this came after a court hearing overturned his manslaughter conviction saying he murdered his girlfriend. he faces 15 years in prison when he's sentenced in april. his attorneys say he's going to appeal that new murder conviction to the south african supreme court. >>> it is 5:15. we could soon learn more about a terror alert system here in the u.s. jay johnson announced a new system will better inform the public about threats to the united states. he says the intelligence community does a good job of thwarting attacks he

oscar pistorius is heading back to prison. an appeals court convicted the 29-year-old former olympian of murder. that decision overturns the lesser charge of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. that case will now be sent back to south africa ee high court for sentencing. pistorius could face at least 15 years in prison. >>> coming up, we'll get reaction to the decision from reva reeva steenkamp's mother when she joins us. >>> plus, more from matt on this rampage in san bernardino. a married couple identified as the shooters. the response from washington and elsewhere to yet another mass shooting in this country. morning, in the "today" on nbc. >>> still to come as the investigation move forward in san bernardino, we'll take a closer look at the staggering number of mass shootings in the u.s. this year alone. your local news and weather. i said i really can't stay baby it's cold outside i have to go away baby it's cold outside i really can't stay baby it's cold outside! you never know who

. >>> an appeal's court reversing the sentence for oscar pistorius. today south africa's top appeals court overturned the lower court's conviction on the charges of manslaughter. he said he thought his girlfriend was an intruder when she shot her through the bathroom door in 2013. he is expected to remain on house arrest until next month. a murder conviction carries a minimum of 15 years in jail. >>> kidnapped and stabbed. a man accused of abducting his child and attacker the mother appearing in court. we are learning more about the alert. >>> and an agency in crisis. a new report pointing out major concerns for the secret service. >>> i'm bill evans here in the it's windy. we have breaks of sunshine. temperatures are around 48 to little bit above normal. but check out the wind this afternoon. 25 miles per hour wind, queen, 30. >>> officials in belgium say they have detained two more massacre. one person detained at brussels national airport on sunday. they say he tried to fly to morocco. and the second person detained during a raid on sunday. in all,

--------- --------- --------- murder -- that's the crime an appeals court says oscar pistorius committed. the paralympic athlete was convicted of cuplable homicide in the death of his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp howevertoday an appeals court ruled it was cold- blooded murder. pistorius shot and killed 2013 - he maintains he did it out of self-defense... pistorius will be sentenced for the new murder conviction by a lower court at a future date, yet to be determined ahead of a potential interest rate hike, lawmakers grill the head of thefederal reserve. she says tt the econommis consumer spending, business investment, residential investment account for 85- percent of total spending and domestic spending is on a solid course, it's been growing around 3 percent." janet yellen - the chair of the federal reserve answered questions on capitol hill today - her testimony comes as americans prepare for a possible interest rate increase. the federal reserve's poocy makers will meet on december 15th and 16th to decide if rates will rise. giving raised millions moreehan st year. givin

developing now, a change in the conviction of former olympian oscar pistorius. south africa's supreme court to cleared him guilty of murdering his girlfriend. he was convicted of cold will -- culpable homicide. his prison term has yet to be decided. he is facing 15 years. maureen: testimony continues and trial of a baltimore police officer. william porter is charged in the death of freddie gray. he died from injuries he suffered in the back of a police transport van. today one of his instructors at the police academy was called to testify. also testifying was a captain who worked in the unit average policy for the police department. who writes policy for the police department. leon: metro leaders are out with the budget plans and you want to know what it means for your wallet. maureen: nice to see the sun again today but chilly temperatures are sticking around. doug is back with a complete forecast next. robert: the depleted cowboys team on monday but no overlooking. in the college ranks, a new top terp. one-on-one with dj durkin. leon:'tis the season for giving

randy: oscar pistorius has been convicted of murder. the south african court overturned the conviction, saying there was a fundamental error in the previous judgment. the judge claimed he never offered an acceptable explanation for shooting his girlfriend. he says he thought she was an intruder. emily: also breaking, two people dead after a military helicopter crashed in tennessee following a training mission. the chopper took off, crashing around 7:00 last night. this is the third u.s. military chopper crash in less than two weeks. randy: britain has launched its first series of airstrikes against isis in syria. this comes hours after parliament voted overwhelmingly to take part in the syrian action, following an impassioned plea from david cameron, who said that isis intends to kill people in britain. until now, britain has conducted anti-isis airstrikes only in iraq. emily: jairus had the day off in the murder trial after visiting the scene of the crime yesterday. todd is following this today. todd: good morning. today' s proceedings

oscar pistorius is heading back to prison. an appeals court convicted the 29-year-old former olympian of murder. that decision overturns the lower court's conviction on a lesser charge of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend. that'll be sent back to a high court for sentencing. he could face at least 15 years in prison. >>> coming up, we'll get reaction to the decision from reeva steenkamp's mother when she joins us. >>> plus, more from matt on this rampage in san bernardino. a married couple identified as the shooters. the response from washington and elsewhere to yet another mass shooting in this country. >>> first, on a thursday morning, in the "today" on nbc. a gusty wind blowing will keep us cooler today. we will see sunshine, afternoon drchls near 50 degrees. look at the winds, gusting to 30 miles an hour. the winds die out tonight. a colder morning, down to 36. in the afternoon, a warming trend begins for friday. a little warmer on saturday. look at sunday, a cool morning. 57 degrees. next rounds of

oscar pistorius is heading back to prison. an appeals court convicted the 29-year-old former olympian of murder. that decision overturns the lower court's conviction on a lesser charge of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. that case will now be sent back to south africa ee high court for sentencing. pistorius could face at least 15 years in prison. >>> coming up, we'll get reaction to the decision from reva reeva steenkamp's mother when she joins us. >>> plus, more from matt on this rampage in san bernardino. a married couple identified as the shooters. the response from washington and elsewhere to yet another mass morning, in the "today" on nbc. jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. their aim is our total destruction. we can't withdraw from thi

staff until midnight on december 8th. 3 an appeals court in south africa has found track star oscar pistorius guilty of murdering his girlfriend. 3 as debora patta reports... it's a ruling that will likely send him back to prison. 3 (aptn)south africa's supreme court of appeal says the trial judge who convicted oscar pistorius of manslaughter for killing his girlfriend got it completely wrong. (sot - judge eric leach/south african supreme court) the accused ought to have been found guilty of murder on the basis shots with criminal intent. nats....the victims' mother - june steenkamp - looked visibly relieved as the appeals court ruled pistorius murdered her daughter.(cbs)the paralympian known as the blade runner maintains he shot and killed his (ap photo) model girlfriend reeva steenkamp because he thought she was an intruder. (aptn)but the appeals court said pistorius intended to kill whoever he believed was behind the locked bathroom door.(nat sot - judge leach)"the identity of his victim is irrelevant to his guilt."five of the country's most senior judges said the original manslaughter rul

now has found track star oscar pistorius guilty of murdering his girlfriend. it's a ruling that will likely send him back to prison. debora patta reports from johannesburg. >> it's as necessary to explain -- reporter: the trial judge that configured auster -- oscar pistorius got a completely wrong. >> you been found guilty of murder on the basis of firing fatal shots with criminal intent. reporter: the victim's mother looked visibly relieved as the appeals court ruled that he murdered her daughter. the para olympian known as the blade runner maintains he shot and killed his model girlfriend because he thought she was an intruder. the appeals court said he intended to kill whoever he believed was behind the locked door. >> the identity of the victim is reporter: five of the country's most senior judges said the original manslaughter really was flawed. the trial court judge ignored key ballistic evidence. we watched the really with retired judge chris greenland recess says that the case will not be referred back to judge macifa for research -- resentencing. >> t

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a south african court has oneased oscar pistorius bail. former paralympic champion was found guilty last week of the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, something that overturned a lesser conviction of culpable homicide. >> walking free, at least for the time being, and head of a fresh sentencing for murder in april, deeming him not to be a flight risk, the south african court released oscar pistorius unless than $700 bail on tuesday with certain conditions. >> one, the accused should appear at 9:00 on this court on this date and every other date that is possible. two, the accused submit to the house arrest. havee ruling that errors been made, judges upgraded his previous conviction for manslaughter to murder last week. handed down after he shot his girlfriend dead at their home in 2013. he said he had mistaken her for an intruder. paralympic athlete and double amputee, he served one year of a five-year sentence for the lesser crime before being released in october to perform community service. he will now apply for a mission to appeal his late

olympian's favor. >> in the last hour a judge granted bail to oscar pistorius at a hearing. the olympic sprinter faces years in prison for killing his girlfriend. you're looking at new video of pistorius arriving at court today. his lawyer told the judge that pistorius wants to take the case to south africa's constitutional court. last week the nation's highest appeals court overturned his manslaughter conviction and upgraded it to murder. pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. even though he is out on bail he will remain under house arrest. >> less than a month after a suicide attack killed 89 people in a concert the eagles of death metal made a surprise return to par paris. take a look. ♪ >> this happened last night during a u2 concert less than a month after terrorists stormed their show at the bataclan. the band was able to escape the attack. they wanted to play in paris again despite being deeply shaken. >>> today the house homeland security subcommittee is focusing on putting safety measures in place to protect international air travel to the

an investigation, though, is still underway. >>> well, new this morning, olympian oscar pistorius hasbeen convicted of murder in south africa. an appeals court overturned a lower court's conviction of a lesser charge of manslaughter. pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend. e he says he thought she was an intruder. prosecutors say he shot her during an argument. pistorius sentenced five years in prison and served one year before being placed on house arrest in october. a court be pose a new sentence. fifteen years is the minimum for murder in south africa. >>> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is calling for a federal investigation into the shooting of a black teenager by a white chicago police officer. the recent release of dash cam video showing the officer shooting 17-year-old mcdonald in october 2014 lead to days of protest and the firing of the city's police superintendent. clinton's campaign is deeply troubled by the shooting and the outstanding questions related to the shooting and the video. clinton is supporting the full review by the justice department. the

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oscar pistorius, now a convicted murderer.ting the original judge, saying pistorius should have been convicted of murder all along. what this means, the former olympian will be going back to prison for a long, long time. >> reporter: overnight, the appeals court judge delivering the bomb shell ruling. oscar pistorius had been convicted of manslaughter, not murder, for shooting and killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp in his bathroom. reeva's mother in court to hear it herself. >> the accused conviction has been replaced with the following. guilty of murder. it's referred back to the trial court to consider an appropriate sentence. >> reporter: the appeals court saying the original judge made fundamental errors, ignored evidence. her ruling, confusing. >> i have no doubt that in firing the fatal shots, the accused must have foreseen and did foresee that whoever was behind the toilet door might die. >> reporter: the appeals judge declaring it was oscar's only version of events that brought him down. nbc news was granted

how both sides of the aisle are responding to donald trump's >>> just in, oscar pistorius will appeal his murder conviction. we have video of pistorius leaving court just a little while ago. he was there for a bail hearing on a new murder conviction. a court reversed its original manslaughter conviction and found him guilty of murder last week. so today the judge gave him bail and pistorius' lawyer announced he will appeal the new conviction. pistorius killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. back to you. >>> worse and worse. you can have more world trade centers. is it is going to get worse and worse. we could be politically correct and we can be stupid. it will get worse and worse. >> donald trump, a new controversy, he proposes closing the u.s. borders to all muslims. tracie potts is sorting through all of that this morning. is it possible, has trump outtrumped himself? >> possibly. you don't see anyone on the republican side standing with him on this. of course, as you might expect, a muslim community calling it reckless, un-american, like a lynch mob leader according to one

#keep talking. >>> oscar pistorius free on bail.was granted house arrest to wait out sentencing next year in the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp back in 2013. he faces a 15-year jail sentence. >>> the search is on for the brother of former reality star kristen cavallari, he was arrested for threats -- >> it's time for your brew on responses. "time" magazine releasing eight finalists for 2015 person of the year award. among them, vladimir putin, donald trump, caitlyn jenner, formerly known as bruce, and the leader of isis. we wanted to know who you think should be "time" magazine's person of the year. many of the viewers say donald trump. linda says trump has given hope to the people and has everyone thinking. >> dina agrees about trump saying he's the only one to tell it like it politically is, correct or not. >> our law enforcement people on the frontlines protecting us. thank you for responding. it was great to see you today. hope you have a wonderful tuesday. "fox and friends" starts right now. bye guys. >>> good morning

al jazeera's john terrett in baltimore, john, thank you. >> south african olympian oscar pistorius has been found guilty of murder. an appeals court overturned his earlier manslaughter conviction for killing girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. prosecutors say pistorius intended to kill her. he shot her four times while she was locked in the bathroom. the judge called it a human tragedy. >> when we come back, the search for answers, our continuing coverage of the san bernardino shootings, after this break. june the latest now on the shooting in san bernardino. officials are not ruling anything out as they investigate a motive behind the attack. 14 people were killed, at least 17 injured. some critically when a couple opened fire during a holiday party. police identified the suspects as 28-year-old sayed farook and 27-year-old tashfeen malik. she is believed to be farook's wife. it may seem there's no end in sight for shootings like these and a pattern seems to be emerging from incidents throughout the country. >> in april of 2012, a student came to this university here in oakland, calif

breaking overnight, a south african appeals court has convicted oscar pistorius of murder in the deathof girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he was originally convicted of manslaughter. the double amputee olympian was sentenced to five years in prison, but was released in october after less than a year in order to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. pistorius now faces at least 15 years in prison. >>> a damning new report from the house oversight committee claims that the u.s. secret service is in crisis. the report discloses several security breaches, and incidents of misconduct, for the first time, including an agent who accessed a woman's personal information, and then traveled from new york to california to ask her on a date. we've also learned of a security breach at the biden's delaware home in 2013, when four people went fishing in their backyard, and were only detected when neighbors alerted officials. lawmakers also released new information on the breach that allowed an armed security guard with an arrest record to ride an elevator with the president during a visit to t

iss did oscar pistorius get special treatment? >> no. >> reporter: the commissioner says as far as he can remember, pistorius is the first double am you tee they've had to deal with and required protection. david mackenzie, cnn. >> we'll take a short break here. when we come back, facebook's billionaire founder and his wife plan to donate most of the stock they own in their company to charity. see what major event inspired the couple to give it away. the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we're born. because, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned every day. using wellness to keep away illness. and believing a single life can be made better by millions of others. as a health services and innovation company optum powers modern healthcare by connecting every part of it. so while the world keeps searching for healthier we're here to make healthier happen. some of these experimentse're notmay not work.il. but a few might shape the future. like turning algae into biofuel... ...new technology for captu