peter kassig still be alive? >> no, absolutely not. because if you think about it, peter rahman kassig was captured a year ago. were no air strikes at the time. other hostages were captured a long time ago, again, no air strikes. this is part of a strategy, part of a well-calculated propaganda war and irrespective of whether we are taking air strikes or not at the u.s. and the uk, these guys were still in captivity, being tortured and these guys were being used for propaganda at wars in the past. i think air strikes don't play a part in this all. however, what i do believe is that the air strikes are dictating the way that these guys are playing the propaganda war. now, the other thing is we don't actually even know when peter rahman kassig was behead. we know the video was released in the early hours. it's morning in the uk. we don't know when the assassination took place. there is a belief, it's been reported in the uk press today, that jihadi john, the person seen in the video, was severely injured last week in the u.s. air strike. so we don't actually know when these videos were made. i think it would have

there was widespread condemnation of the videotaped beheading by isis of american aid worker peter abdul-rahman kassig had been captured in syria in october of last year, and is the 5th western hostage that isis claims to have beheaded since august. the council for american islamic relations, cair, denounced the killing as "anti-islamic." kassig's parents said their son had begun a sincere conversion to islam prior to his abduction, and they asked for prayers. >>> last week here we ran a report on what u.s. muslims are doing to try to prevent anyone in this country from joining violent, radical islamist groups. today, why some people men and women, all over the world do want to go help islamist fighters in the middle east. correspondent dan lothian says part of the lure is what volunteers are promised. part of it, too, he says, is social media, taking the islamists' messages everywhere. >> reporter: hanif qadir knows first-hand how easily radicals can claim young hearts and minds. 12 years ago he traveled from britain to afghanistan to help women and children caught up in war, but was reeled in by the

severson in camden, new jersey.ç >>> this week a muslim prayer service was held in indiana for peter abdul-rahman kassigwho was beheaded by isis militants.ç the 26-year-old kassig had converted to islam prior to his abduction in syria last year, a conversion his parents said was sincere. he became the 5th western hostage that isis claims to have beheaded since august. >>> the christian organization bread for the world this week identified as one of the major causes of hunger the way the world treats women. the report says poverty, discrimination, unpaid work andç barriers to education all combine to make women effectively second class citizens. bread for the world also notes that the new u.s. congress, convening in january, will have as members 100 women, the most ever. now, the ethics of inoculation. if parents don't want their child vaccinated, for religious or any reason, does that put other children at risc nf getting sick? it's a current public health issue because contagious diseases long considered under control, measles and whooping cough, have been making a comeback. deborah potter reported. >

peter kassig converted to islam in captivity taking the name abdul rahman kassig. >> peter's life is evidence that he has been right all along. one person makes a difference. our hearts are battered, but they will mend. the world is broken, but it will be healed in the end. >>> protesters in ferguson, missouri are angry at governor jay nixon for declaring a state of emergency before the grand jury has announced if it will indict officer wilson for shooting the unarmed teenager. the governor is doing this as a precaution. cnn's sara sidner is in ferguson. >> reporter: a lot of folks talking about what has happened over the past 24 hours. governor nixon declaring a state of emergency and then saying he has activated the national guard in preparation for the grand jury deciding whether or not to indict officer wilson. propere protesters are upset with governor nixon because they say it is painting them and violent. many show up and are not violent, but very, very loud. they do a lot of chants and they come at police with very strong words. for the most part, they have been peaceful. thi

silence is relief. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> peter kassig, also known as abdul rahman, the 26 who had actually gone to syria to volunteer as an emt has now been beheaded in syria by isis militants. this breaking news just coming to us within the last hour. isis in fact

kassig. they say weigh are heartbroken to learn that our son, abdul-rahman, peter kassig, has lost his life foris desire to ease the suffering. our heart goes out to the families of the syrians who lost their lives along with our son. fed by a strong desire to use his life to save the lives of others, abdul-rahman was drawn to the camps filled with displaced families and to understaffed hospitals inside syria. we know he found his home amongst the syrian people and he hurt when they were hurting. as he wrote in march 2012 in a letter announcing he was taking a leave of absence to serve the syrian people, quote, near this land i have found my calling. i do not know much. every day that i am here, i have more questions and less answers. but what i do know is i have a chance to do something here, to take a stand, to make a difference. the statement goes on to say, we are incredibly proud of our son for living his life according to his humanitarian calling. we will work every day to keep his legacy alive as best we can. we remain heartbroken also for the families of the other captives who did not m

peter kassig or abdul-rahman kassig doesn't really feature in this video until the very end. it's a very short part of a much longer video and this time there are no orange jumpsuits in the style of guantanamo. the hostage does not make a statement to camera. in fact, we never actually see the killing of peter kassig, we only see his decapitated head at the feet of that masked militant with a british accent known in the british press here as jihadi john. he delivers a propaganda speech to camera and interestingly it's vaunted with the location that says dabiq in syria, not in raqqah which is the isis stronghold where the previous videos are believed to have been shot. now, most of the video actually features a sort of propaganda history of isis. it talks about the expanding caliphate, talking about allegiance that has come in from libertarian, yemen, saudi arabia, even featuring a map showing that expanding caliphate. it also features a very gruesome and brutal mass murder led by ji d hjihadi and a number of syrian soldiers and this is particularly brutal and edited for maxim

in captivity n a statement his parents said we are heartbroken to learn that our son abdul rahman peter kassigas lost his life as a result of his love for the syrian people and his desire to ease their suffering: they also released an audio recording of their son talking about his work. >> i was able to share a little bit of hope and comfort with some people. >> reporter: the kassigs plan to speak at a church in indianapolis monday afternoon. wendy gillette for "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> well, bill cosby isn't talking about the resurgence of sexual abuse allegations but his attorney s his lawyer released a statement reading in part "the fact that they are being repeated does not make them true. he says the philly born entertainer will not dignify, quote, decade old discreeted allegations with a response. cosby settled a suit back in 2006 which claims he assaulted and drugged women inside his home. he's never been criminally charged. his appearance on the late show has been canceled. >>> crews come back to finish what they started over the summer. the final letters were removed from

peter kassig. kassig, who changed his name to abdul-rahman kassig after converting to islam in capitivity, has been. kassig is the fifth westerner that isis claims to have executed. but the latest video is different from previous ones: it doesn't contain a statement from the victim. it's longer than the previous clips. and it shows the beheadings of other men, whom isis claims are syrian pilots. place of the execution: dabiq, syria. isis's latest claims brought swift condemnation from the west. senator dick durbin told c-n-n: : "this video that we have seen here, if verified, is a tragic reminder of the savagery, and of isis, and the complexity of our challenge." durbin doesn't think the u-s should go as far as sending ground troops to fight the terrorists in iraq and syria. : "there are many who are anxious to send troops forward. i am not one of them." on cbs's face the nation, former massachusetts governor mitt romney criticized president barack obama's handling of the fight. : "what we should have done by now is have american troops standing by in iraq. that was something that we argued for yea

friends and family of peter kassig, known as abdul rahman kassig.ey want him to be remembered as the aid worker. take a listen to what his friends and family had to say. >> he risked his life every day to save the lives of people. he didn't have any relation to those people and we will forever be grateful for that. >> he could have stayed here. he chose to go back to help with all of the suffering in syria caused by the civil war. >> reporter: unfortunately, we know what happened sadly and investigators are looking at the video analyzing it for clues as to who jihadi john is and where the killing may have taken place. >> thanks, atika shubert, for us this morning. shocked and sadness. >>> aid agencies say isis has been stealing food and other foreign aid to redistribute it. aid groups saying isis distributed the aid to their fighters and families. a top officer says the momentum in the war against isis is starting to turn. chief dempsey making a move to baghdad over the weekend. and victory over the islamic terror group might take several years. pre

peter kassig. in a statement the president said, "today we offer our prayers and condole ens to the parents and family of abdul rahmanlso known to us as peter. we cannot begin to understand their anguish at this team. abdul rahman was taken from us in an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity. isis released a new video today reportedly showing kassig's beheading. the fortunatelier u.s. ranger turned human aide worker. he was helping wounded syrians in lebanon back in 2012. that's when we caught up with him. >> the first time we met peter was during the summer of 2012. it was quite the sight. peter, a former army ranger, pale, tattooed, and though at the time speaking only a handful of arabic, tending to wounded syrians with a compassion that transcended the language barrier. >> we each get one life, and that's it. we get one shot at this. >> we don't get any do-overs. it was time to put up or shut up. the way i saw it, i don't have a chos. this is what i of put here to do. eeg i'm just a hopeless romantic and i'm an idealist being and i believe in hopeless causes. mroo

peter, or abdul-rahman kassig was kidnapped while helping refugees.will be with us on the program. >>> new pictures of the crash of mh17 in ukraine. what does the video tell us about how the plane came down? >>> and the changing face of the united nations. we meet the female

kassig change his first name from peter to abdul rahman after converting to islam. >>> new this morning, well, it only took two tries but it appears to have work, iconic pnb letters from the top of the philadelphia high rise have been taken down. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live in center city with more, syma, you saw it all go down, right. >> reporter: i did, it is much more quieter now you then it was earlier. taking a look behind me one south broad street that high rise is looking a little name new because letters pnb, have been removed. now, crews tried to do this back in august and they managed to get three letters off on the south side of the building and then they realized that the letters were in bad shape so they had to try again, second time is a charm. so now we are looking at video of what it looked like when a helicopter crew was hovering over the building removing the letters, within by one. they removed the p, the n, and b, in that order. they went to the north side removed those letters in opposite way, and then they came on the west side and took down th

peter, or abdul-rahman kassig was kidnapped while helping refugees. one of his friends will be with us on the program. >>> new pictures of the crash of mh17 in ukraine. what does the video tell us about how the plane came down? >>> and the changing face of the united nations. we meet the female ambassadors making their mark in what's been traditionally a male-dominated club. >>> also in the program, aaron is here and a landmark trade deal between australia and china. >> karin, this is where many aussies would say it is a whopper. a first for these two countries. a free trade deal that will benefit many of australia's famous exports and a deal that will give china greater access to that aussie economy. so stay tuned, we're going to break it down and find out what all of this means for that chinese-australian relationship. >>> hello. midday here in london. 2:00 p.m. here in eastern ukraine. 2:00 p.m. in syria, where the murder of hostages by islamic state militants goes on. a video that emerged over the weekend showed the beheading of american aid worke

kassig change his first name from peter to abdul rahman after convert to go islam. >>> back here at home, a deadly accident in south philadelphia is under investigation this morning. police say a a car crashed and wrap around a pole on columbus boulevard. it happened just before 3:00 this morning. only one vehicle was involve in the crash and the cause of the accident is still unclear. >>> police say a ten year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the face, in darby township delaware county. it happened last night around 10:30 in the 1400 block of hook road. two siblings were sitting at their father's car at his place of work when the boy shot himself with the 357 magnum gun that was left in the car. >> one female juvenile came into hell her fat their her brother shot himself accidentally with the gun. we believe the weapon belong to the father at this point. >> the first officers on the scene put that boy in a police cruiser, one drove while the other performed cpr on the way to the hospital. that boy unfortunately is in extremely critical condition. authorities tell us that there is a

their 26-year-old son, peter was in syria as a volunteer medic when he was captured just over a year ago. in captivity, kassig converted to islam and changed his name to abdul rahman. but none of that made any difference to isis. >> this is peter edward kassig, >> reporter: the masked man with a british accent, dubbed by some jihad john announced kassig's beheading just as he had done with american journalists james foley and steven sotloff. but in this isis video there was no effort to hide the location with obvious landmarks of buildings, roads, farmland. >> it's absolutely essential to bring this individual to justice. >> reporter: on the same isis video jihad john leading 16 isis fighters in a chilling mass beheading. one of them already identified as a 22-year-old citizen of france. and now, one woman is believed to be the last american hostage held by isis. >>> and the last american patient has died from ebola. over the weekend, he arrived to a hospital, too weak to walk. >>> and we're learning about the surprise searches for at least five teens by the nfl, looking for pain medication used to keep players on the field. >> reporter: game night, the 49ers cele

>> reporter: their 26-year-old son, peter, was in syria as a volunteer medic when he was in captivity, kassig converted to islam and changed his name to abdul rahman. but none of that made any difference to isis. >> this is peter edward kassig, >> reporter: the masked man with a british accent, dubbed by some jihad john announced kassig's beheading just as he had done with american journalists james foley and steven sotloff. but in this isis video there was no effort to hide the location with obvious landmarks of buildings, roads, farmland. >> every effort is being made to identify him. it's absolutely essential to bring this individual to justice. >> reporter: on the same isis video jihad john is shown leading isis fighters in a chilling mass beheading. a scene allowing them to be seen in the clear, close-up. one of them already identified as a 22-year-old citizen of france. one person not seen in this video, the young woman captured more than a year ago, now believed to be the last american captured by isis. >>> and the last american patient, dr. martin salia, has died. >> i took this assignment because i believe it was a calling. over the weeke

peter kassig. kassig, who changed his name to abdul-rahman kassig after converting to islam in capitivity, has been held since october, 20-13. kassig is the fifth westerner that isis claims to have executed. but the latest video is different from previous ones: it doesn't contain a statement from the victim. it's longer than the previous clips. and it shows the beheadings of other men, whom isis claims are syrian pilots. the video also names the place of the execution: dabiq, syria. isis's latest claims brought swift condemnation from the west. senator dick durbin told c-n-n: "thi seen here, if verified, is a tragic reminder of the savagery, and of isis, and the complexity of our challenge." durbin doesn't think the u-s should go as far as sending ground troops to fight the terrorists in iraq and syria. "there are many who are anxious to send troops forward. i am not one of them." on cbs's face the nation, former massachusetts governor mitt romney criticized president barack obama's handling of the fight. "what we should have done by now is have american troops standing by in iraq. that was somethi

part "today we offer our prayers and condolences to the parents and family of abdul-rahman kassig, also known as peter. we cannot imagine their feelings at this time. abdul-rahman was taken from us in an act of pure evil." >>> travelers arriving in the u.s. from mali starting today will undergo the same ebola screenings as people arriving from west africa. now, that means those passengers will have their temperatures taken, answer questions about their precipitation as well as provide contact information so that they can be monitored for 21 days. now, mali is not experiencing a widespread ebola outbreak, but u.s. health officials are increasingly concerned about a new cluster of illnesses in that country. >>> and the surgeon who contracted ebola while working in sierra leone remains in extremely critical condition at the nebraska medical center in omaha this morning. doctors say they are doing everything possible to help dr. martin salia fight that disease but call it an hour-by-hour situation. salia is the third ebola patient to be treated at that hospital in omaha. the other two recovered. >>> in fe

kassig change his first name from peter to abdul rahman after convert to go islam. >>> back here at home, a deadly accident in south philadelphia ace under investigation this morning . police say a car crashed and wrapped around a pole at columbus boulevard. it happened just before 3:00 this morning. only one vehicle was involve in the crash. the cause of the accident is unclear. >>> well, police say a ten year-old boy is in extremely critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the face. it happened last night around 10:30 in the 1400 block of darby township in delaware county. two siblings were sit in their father's car at his place of work when the boy accidentally hot himself with a 357 magnum gun that was left in the car. >>> new this morning crews are working to remove iconic pnb letters from the top of the philadelphia high rise, for a second time. new back in august, workers attempted to remove the letters but were only able to remove three of the 12. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live in center city with more, syma, good morning. >> reporter: good morn

peter kassig, the american that isis claims to have beheaded. this would make him the fifth westerner. he converted to islam and is also named abdul rahmanwe heard from his family and we'll continue to get you the latest. there are other stories we have to get with you this morning. >> among those stories, a doctor stricken with ebola is receiving care in a nebraska hospital this morning. he arrived in omaha from sierra leone yesterday. he is now the tenth patient to be treated for the deadly disease in the united states. >> cnn's alex an droo field this reports this victim is a surgeon and he's critically ill. >> a surgeon diagnosed with ebola in his native sierra leone is being treated for ebola here in the u.s. workers in hazmat suits carried him on a stretcher to an ambulance before taking him to the biocontainment unit in omaha. his family says he is a legal permanent resident of the u.s. and he's married to a u.s. citizen. a decision was made to bring him back to the states after his medical team reported he was critically ill and his wife requested to have him flown back here. according to the u.s. state department, his wife agree

be killed by the terror group isis made a brief statement today. 26-year-old abdul rahman, formerly known as peter kassigs from indianapolis. the former army ranger traveled to syria to volunteer as a medic and was kidnapped. over the weekend isis released a video showing the beheading as well as more than a dozen syrian soldiers. nbc news has decided not to show the video. >> our hearts are battered. but they will mend. the world is broken. but it will be healed in the end. >> the video shows some of the faces of the executioners. authorities say one is from france, another is british. >>> an ebola test may have proven tragic for the doctor who died from that virus in nebraska today. dr. martin salia came down with symptoms earlier this month while treating patients in his native sierra leone. his first ebola test came back negative. when symptoms didn't go away he took another test which was positive. in a video from april, salia said he knew of the risks of going to sierra leone. >> there was just something inside of me that the people of this part of freetown needed help. i took this job not because

one of the key factors may be that peter kassig, also known as abdul rahman, converted to islam while he was held hostage. there has been some talk about the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that he converted and they don't talk about the fact he was an aid worker. there has been widespread condemnation from the muslim community. this may be isis responding to that criticism by not acknowledging that he was muslim. >> a tragic situation. somebody doing humanitarian work in syria and his family is expected to speak later today. thank you for that, atika shubert. >>> aid agencies say isis has been stealing food and other foreign aid to redistribute it to hungry syrian families and take credit. isis has diverted some of the aid to its own fighters and their families. america's top unformed officer says momentum in the war on isis is starting to turn. joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey making a surprise visit to baghdad over the weekend. telling u.s. marines that victory might take several years. president obama at the g-20 summit responding to the dempsey earlier suggestion t

. >> reporter: during captivity kassig converted to islam and changed his name from peter to abdul-rahmanfrom their indiana home his parent, paula and ed kassig, launched a campaign lead pleading for their son to be set free. >> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> reporter: islamic groups around the world joined in, and even al qaeda called for the release of kassig but there was no mercy and this morning's video posted on a known isis site featured the purported executioner claiming to be in the syrian city of dabiq with what appears to be kassig's several severed head at his feet he says "we are burying the first american crusader in dabiq, eagering awaiting for the remainder of your armies to arrive." if confirmed, kassig would be the third american to be murdered by isis since august. in a letter smuggled out by a fellow prisoner kassig wrote this to his parents, "if i do die, i figure that at least you and i can seek refuge and comfort in knowing that i went out as a result of trying to alleviate suffering and helping those in need

. >>> let's start with the brutal murder as abdul-rahman kassig, also known as peter kassig.

. >> reporter: during captivity kassig converted to islam and changed his name from peter to abdul-rahman. from their home in indiana, his parents, paula and ed kassig, launched a campaign pleading for their son to be set free. >> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> reporter: islamic groups around the world joined in and even al qaeda called for the release of kassig. but with this morning's video, it was clear there would be no mercy. the 16-minute propaganda production first showed the mass beheadings of 16 syrian soldiers, the isis fighters actually appearing unmasked and then in the last two minutes, the same masked man with a british accent seen in previous execution videos appears with kassig's severed head at his feet. he claims he is in the syrian city of dabiq and addressed president obama saying we are burying the first american crusader in dabiq eagerly waiting for the remainder of your airplanes to arrive. kassig was captured in october of last year. in a letter smuggled out by a fellow prisoner, kassig wrote this to his par

kassig family's greatest fear. the victim of a beheading, seen in the latest video from isis, is their son, peter. >> catherine: who changed his name to abdul-rahmansig after converting to islam in captivity. >> catherine: the retired army ranger turned u-s aid worker was abducted at a checkpoint in northeastern syria >> catherine: over a year ago. >> catherine: this murder by isis of a third american - is prompting global reaction. france's intelligence community is analyzing every frame of the footage. >> catherine: france's interior minister believes one of the militants in the video is a french citizen. >> catherine: he's believed to have joined isis, after traveling to the region posing as a humanitarian worker. back in u-s - a sign the u-s may change its military strategy. >> catherine: defense secretary chuck hagel says he'd be open to the possibility of sending u-s ground forces back into iraq. >>if we get to any other variation of recommendations from general dempsey then we'll deal with it but we're not there yet." >> catherine: kassig's family are grieving.and share a bitter bond with the families of james foley and steven sotloff - two

. >>> let's start with the brutal murder as abdul-rahman kassig, also known as peter kassig. president obama called it pure evil after isis showed the video of his beheading along with a dozen syrian soldiers. the 26-year-old army ranger returned to syria as an army medic when he was kidnapped last year. we're joined by amman. there were differents in this video from the others. what does that tell investigators trying to figure out more about the terrorist group? >> one, i think they'll look -- combing through it for immediate sources of intelligence or pieces of information that could be in some way revulatory what led to this unique moment. what's particular about this video, most is pop began da, this was 17 minutes long. the vast majority is boasting about the growth of isis. unlike previous videos we've seen, at the very end of it they don't show another hostage and give him or give her the kind of timeline they've been doing in previous announcements or previous tapes. that, perhaps, is an indication that the group itself is maybe -- the way it's functioning, they have

peter kassig converted to islam in captivity and changed his name to abdul-rahman. he is the third american to be killed by isis, which has seized large portions of iraq and syria. we have more now from margaret brennan. >> reporter: after more than a year of waiting and praying, ed and paula kassig's worst fears were confirmed. isis murdered their only child. >> our hearts are battered, but they will mend. the world is broken, but it will be healed in the end. >> reporter: the killing was made public in a video released by isis on sunday, a masked execution stands over the severed head of man he identified as peter kassig. >> it's peter edward kassig, a u.s. citizen of your country. >> reporter: the 26-year-old indiana native, a former army ranger-turned aide worker, was captured last year while delivering supplies in eastern syria. unlike previous isis execution videos, kassig did not address the camera and his captor is not in the same desolate desert location. this time he says he's in dabiq, northern syria. the british-act sengtded executioner appears to be the

peter kassig. the u.s. government is investigating the video's authenticity. kassig changed his name to abdul rahmanfter converting to islam. he was capital urded by isis last year while doing humanitarian work in syria. if confirmed, he would be the fifth western hostage killed by isis. we'll continue to follow developments on this story. stay with msnbc for the latest. we're going to be right back. (receptionist) gunderman group. gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics. okay patrick, let's go base, shark, blitz. the nfl trusts duracell quantum to power their game day communication. abort! abort! he's keeping it! duracell quantum. lasts up to 35% longer than the competition. we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. at

peter kassig. his father ed spoke about peter. >> please pray for abdul rahman or pete if that's how you know him at sunset this evening. pray also for all people in syria and iraq and around the world that are held against their will. >> for more i'm joined from the council on foreign relations in new york by leslie gelb, president emeritus, and columnist for the new york times. he is former assistant secretary of state and director of policy arm control at the department of defense. les, thank you for joining us. let's start with i.s.i.l. and how it continues to murder its foreign hostages, mass massacres syrians. defeat i.s.i.l. under the work principle that first threats need to be dealt with first. here though is what president obama had to say about working with syria on sunday. >> we have communicated to the syrian regime that when we operate going after i.s.i.l. in their air space that they would be well advised not to take us on. but beyond that, there's no expectation that we are going to in some ways enter an alliance with assad. he is not credible in that country. >> what do you say to t

peter kassig n act of evil. a video shows the severed head who converted to islam and took the name abdul-rahman kassig.ner executed islamic state. japan felt the impact of an april sales top spin, gdp -- april sales tax boost. the report likely guarantees that prime minister shinzo abe postpone another increase. jonathan ferro has more. >> a lot of moving parts. let me give you the state of play for equity markets. losses on the ibex. .6% in italy. in frankfurt, down by .5 percent. ftse lower as well. goldman sachs are cutting their price target for tesco to 155 pence. tesco is lower. the overriding theme driving is japaneses lower gdp. the third largest economy in the world -- in recession. some question marks. not enough hike, qe to stimulate the economy. a question mark for the .urozone, slipping to 1.2491 board members at the ecb questioning the policies of the bank of japan and whether qe has worked. theoretically, the ecb could buy sovereign bonds. he really did say that. you're a dollar at session lows. 1.5627., you do not trade the pound. let's say you have savings -- cover your ears. hsbc push

. >> reporter: peter kassig traveled to syria last year to volunteer as a medic and was kidnapped. in captivity he converted to islam and changed his name to abdul rahman. it didn't help. he was tortured and saw some european cell mates released for ransom. and others, american and british, marched out to be killed. secretary of state kerry defended the u.s. policy. >> the united states has set a heart rending but absolutely necessary example by refusing to pay ransom for captured americans. >> reporter: the isis video is revealing. kassig makes no statement and is never seen alive. it was shot in dabiq, an isis held town in northern syria. behind the hooded figure trees and buildings are visible that appear to match similar landmarks in aerial photographs. the video also shows syrian soldiers executed by isis fighters. the killer's face is exposed. like in the mafia they're now implicated. they can't go home. one fighter, identified today as maxime hauchard, a french national, who went to syria last year. isis says its goal, is to drag the u.s. into a ground war and to show u.s. air strikes haven't stopped them. isis is still holding at least two west

peters kassig made their first public appearance. speaking from an indiana church the kassigs reflected on the death of their son. >> a while ago we were informed our beloved son, abdul rahman, no longer walks this earth. our hearts, though heavy, are held up by the love and support that has poured into our lives these last few days. >> our hearts are battered but they will mend. the world is broken, but it will be healed in the end. and good will prevail as the one god of many names had will prevail. >> kassig was the third american hostage to be beheaded by isis in recent months, and his death, once again, highlights the challenges of the american policy not to negotiate with terrorists through ransom payments. it is something european k countries have secretly chosen to do in engs change for the lives of their citizens. speaking in washington, d.c., this morning, secretary of state john kerry offered a stern defense of the u.s. policy. >> as for kidnapping, the united states has set a heart rending example for refusing to pay ransom. all of the evidence shows that where and if a country is paid a ransom, there are many more people taken hostage. >> ransom payments are no

peter kassig has been killed. >> reporter: the 26-year-old indianapolis native converted to islam while in captivity and took on the name abdul-rahmannts held out hope that muslims wouldn't kill another muslim. >> he knows that this is bigger than being just about him. >> reporter: confirming his death, president obama called kassig a humanitarian, taken in an act of pure evil. the tape was released a day after martin dempsey traveled to iraq to oversee operations against isis. meanwhile, back in washington, lawmakers are working on funding the fight. >> we are slowing down the advancement of isis. >> reporter: that is little comfort to kassig's grieving family members and friends. >> when he did speak about his time over there, he always spoke about what he wanted to do to help people who were suffering. >> reporter: a man who came as a warrior, but died as a peacemaker, trying to help others. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> the maryland surgeon who is ing treated for ebola is now extremely sick and his doctors are monitoring his condition on an hour by hour basis. dr. martin salia started showing symptoms ten days ago. at t

peter to abdul rahman. in vein, t his parents pleaded with the militants to release him. >> we implore his can a captors to show mercy and let our son go. >> before his murder kassig had writtenetter to his parents. his father recently read a short extract. >> if i go down i won't go down thinking anything but what i know to be true. that you and mom love me more than the moon. >> it is like a nightmare. just like happening again. >> and saloomi anderson whose father was captured in the middle east more than a decade ago, knew kassig well, pleaded with his captives to release him. >> he has done nothing but help the people in your country, just regular people, and that could be your wife, your child. >> i got you. >> the pleas there his family and friends were ignored. now another american hostage has lost his life, for wanting only to help ease the an any of syria. >> avenues of the beheading. >> sreenivasan: after news of the beheading became public, kassig's parents issued this statement: "we prefer our son is written about and remembered for his important work and the love he shared with friends and family, not in the manner the hostage takers would use to manipulate amer

peter's life is evidence that he has been right all along. >> during his time in captivity kassig coverted to islam and change his name to abdul rahman, which means servant of the merciful. >>> reverend charles engelhardt died over the weekend, who was in the process of appealing his sex abuse conviction. the 67 year-old died sunday at a hospital in pennsylvania. he was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison last year for abusing a student from saint jerome in northeast philadelphia. in the late 1990's. >>> good evening, everyone. it is a very, very busy day. weather is not helping anyone if you think maybe i won't take i-95 and take schuylkill or roosevelt boulevard, anywhere you try to get around the delays, you'll find another delay on another alternate. i-95 is a sea of traffic. it doesn't matter heading southbound or northbound. you are jam. northbound i-95 specifically approaching allegheny we are dealing with a disable vehicle that is blocking the left lane. delaying things between the vine street expressway back towards penns landing. we are sort of in the same delay situation as we were when we had in a jackknife tractor trail they