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were you ever our germists, peter gresta has been freed and is in good health. he was arrested with two other colleagues they remain behind bars and al jazeera continues to demand their release. the three journalists were falsely accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. after their conviction in june, the men were sentenced to between seven and 10 years in jail. egypt's highest appeals court order add retrial a month ago but there's still no indication of when that trial will begin. a short while ago the network issued this release. al jazeera said that the campaign to free its journalists in egypt will not end until all three have been released. peter is on his way out of the country after 400 days in detention, but the two others remain behind bars. the network said they all have to be released. >> in nigeria the army has managed to repel boko haram after it launched another assault trying to take over the strategic city. the attack on the capitol of borno state comes two weeks before elections. the african union announced it would send in an
were you ever our germists, peter gresta has been freed and is in good health. he was arrested with two other colleagues they remain behind bars and al jazeera continues to demand their release. the three journalists were falsely accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. after their conviction in june, the men were sentenced to between seven and 10 years in jail. egypt's highest appeals court order add retrial a month ago but there's still no indication of when that trial will...
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another al jazeera journalist peter gresta has since returned home to australia. >>> more shelling overnight despite the cease-fire agreement hammered out after marathon peace talks. set to take effect sunday and could bring the bloody conflict to an end. it's said to be a partial wind for moscow and kiev but delays restoring control and doesn't set a deadline for the withdrawal of russian forces. >>> they were having a tough time finding peace in parliament. these two lawmakers battling it out over a local land issue. they went toe-to-toe or maybe fist to fist until a soldier intervened. one hand ended up with a broken nose another a busted lip. >>> president obama is in san francisco. he's in the bay area. the president plans to sign an executive order encouraging private firms to share cybersecurity threats with the government. meanwhile, the growing ethics scandal surround oregon's governor has triggered new calls from fellow democrats for him to step down. governor john kitzhaber and his fiancee under criminal investigation accused of influence peddling. new reports emerged saying the g
another al jazeera journalist peter gresta has since returned home to australia. >>> more shelling overnight despite the cease-fire agreement hammered out after marathon peace talks. set to take effect sunday and could bring the bloody conflict to an end. it's said to be a partial wind for moscow and kiev but delays restoring control and doesn't set a deadline for the withdrawal of russian forces. >>> they were having a tough time finding peace in parliament. these two...
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peter gresta was accused of spreading false news and two of his colleagues facing the same charges and still being held. >> to the measles outbreak. president obama is telling parents to get their kids vaccinated. more than 100 cases of the measles have been reported in the u.s. since last month and traced directly or indirectly to disneyland in southern california and in the latest case, hundreds of amtrak riders may have been exposed after a student with measles rode a train in new york. >> a marvelous super bowl bet between two superheroes has been settled. and everyone comes out a winner. patriots chris evans who plays captain america took on seahawks fan chris pratt, aka star lord of wars of the galaxy. >> they said they were show up at a hospital in the winning city but they decided they go together to both hospitals. chris's wife posted this photo enjoying the game together. >> everybody wins. super emotional ads. that made a lot of people cry instead of laugh. this might mean the new frontier for advertisers. we'll show you what viewers like best. >> a pregnant woman goes into
peter gresta was accused of spreading false news and two of his colleagues facing the same charges and still being held. >> to the measles outbreak. president obama is telling parents to get their kids vaccinated. more than 100 cases of the measles have been reported in the u.s. since last month and traced directly or indirectly to disneyland in southern california and in the latest case, hundreds of amtrak riders may have been exposed after a student with measles rode a train in new...
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. >> reporter: the release of al jazeera's peter gresta had been in the works for weeks. it began when the egyptian president issued a decree that he could deport foreigners held in egyptian prison. fast forward to today. the general prosecutor in cairo sent the paperwork to the president to get the journalist deported. the minister of foreign affairs worked with the australian embassy to get him out of the country this afternoon. we haven't heard anything yet but when he called after getting out of jail he said "what australian voice do you want to hear? it's peter. " "we're told it's not deportation, it's extradition. it's unlikely he will see the inside of an australian prison as australia has been a strong advocate to get him released. that leaves the two other journalists. one is a dual national and could be relifted like greste. only if he denies his citizenship. this is painful as he sees him as a proud egyptian. muhammad only holds egyptian nationality nationality, but his wife is hopeful that if two are released that her husband will be released, as well. >>> chr
. >> reporter: the release of al jazeera's peter gresta had been in the works for weeks. it began when the egyptian president issued a decree that he could deport foreigners held in egyptian prison. fast forward to today. the general prosecutor in cairo sent the paperwork to the president to get the journalist deported. the minister of foreign affairs worked with the australian embassy to get him out of the country this afternoon. we haven't heard anything yet but when he called after...