many are crying. >> before departing for raqaa in october, goto recorded a video message. in it he said if anything happens to him the people of syria should not be blamed. >> if something incident happens, no -- all responsibility is upon me. so please don't claim my claim to the syrian people. >> reporter: in the video goto makes a promise to come back alive. goto's mother met with reporters shortly after the online message was confirmed to be goto's voice. >> translator: we don't have much time left. it is extremely urgent. i want the government to do whatever it takes. >> people in the jordanian capital amman have reacted to the new footage. they called on their government to take action to resolve the hostage crisis. >> translator: the most important thing is to release the jordanian pilot. i hope the government will take every possible step to make it happen. >> translator: i believe our government will handle the situation well. i think rishawi should be released if that could lead to saving the lives of the pilot and the japanese hostage. >>> the syrian opposition

this is the closest turkish checkpoint to raqaa.apanese and international media have their crews and reporters standing by, watching for any developments. last year when islamic state militants attacked the turkish consulate in the city of mosul, the 49 turkish diplomats taken hostage were eventually released near this checkpoint. as the deadline has passed, people here in turkey are also watching closely how the situation develops. hideki nakayama, nhk world on the turkish/syrian border. >>> leaders from the european union are stepping up measures to stop the spread of terrorism on their home turf. they've agreed to tighten border controls using passenger name records, or pnr, to block people connected with extremist groups from entering the eu. >> we are working very swiftly in order, finally, to have an eu pnr. today we've found out that all member states agree with this guideline. >> the announcement came at the end of an eu meeting of home affairs and justice ministers. ministers also agreed to tighten restriction on the intern