the family of reeva and oscar pistorius seemed to expect the sentence. but is everybody happen -- happy that justice has been done? >> jane, they're not. there is a lot of strong reaction, particularly from women's groups. they see the killing of reeva steenkamp and the context of violence in south africa as a whole, they say three women per day are killed, many by their intimate partners and they say the leniency in their view of the sentence that oscar pistorius could be out in as little as 10 months sends the wrong message to other men who may consider violence towards their women in the future. >> this has been a real roller coaster of a trial and you've been covering it since day one. what's the reaction now it's actually over? >> i think there's a certain amount of relief that the uncertainty is over. seven and a half months since we were here back at the beginning of march. the trial originally set for three weeks. people are relieved to have some kind of conclusion. perhaps they're not happy with the actual sentence itself but some say at least o

reeva steenkamp is dead. and this is what the relatives of reeva steenkamp have been saying for months at the courtroom, saying sure, this brings closure, but it does not necessarily mean that it will bring back reeva steenkamp. a lot of people saying oscar pistorius should have been given a much harsher sentence to prove to society that they can still have confidence in the justice system of this country. >> judge masipa said that sometimes people don't understand the difference between the interests of society and the desire society has for retribution. >> that's correct. she mad a distinction between vengeance and punishment, and says that people need to understand the two. and also saying that people don't always get what they want. and she also said in her judgment that she hopes that the sentence that she has given to oscar pistorius will bring closure to reeva steenkamp's family. and she also said nothing she does or says today will bring her back. >> reporter: indeed, thank you very much. our colleagu

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the family of reeva steenkamp and the family of oscar pistorius.here have been, however, other questions this morning about what is deemed the leniency of the sentence, handed down to oscar pistorius today, five years in jail of which only 10 months are likely to be spent actually in jail rather than house arrest. the women's league said it would competing against his initial kabul bull homicide conviction. -- culpable homicide conviction. we will be speaking to our next guest about this. thank you for joining us. there are some in south african society who believe this sentence was too soft on oscar pistorius. >> yes, you are correct. and as you made mention of the anc women's league, the reference around this sentence. as an organization, we respect the sentence by the judge, but we do take into account the high rate of death in the country. one of the highest rates of intimate homicide. i think it was at tough decision on her part. a lot of the disappointment comes from especially survivors. the sentence may have been slightly lenient, because h

told her to be reeva's voice. one final note, martin said she met pistorius and had a moment with reeva and asked if she was family. reeva steinkamp shrugged. martin said, yes, but we need to talk. martin regrets, she never found out what it was her cousin reeva wanted to say, heather. >> paul tilsley, covering this for us. what a horrible way to finder out a family member had been killed, over the radio. paul, thank you so much. jon: fox news alert and this is going to add to the scare over this ebola crisis. you will recall a second hospital worker from dallas has been hospitalized, confirmed to have a case of ebola. apparently transmitted by that man who had come over from africa, who later died of the disease. well turns out this health care worker who was just diagnosed yesterday with ebola, also flew on board an aircraft on monday. so now the centers for disease control is asking 132 passengers who were onboard frontier airlines, light e flight 1143 with her from cleveland to dallas-ft. worth on monday, they

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. >> reporter: yes, the question whether this really will find closure for the family of reeva.t was interesting to hear they are describe reeva as a young girl full of hope so close to her family. putting the victim in the center of all of this which is so important and a criticism of the trial. only in the last week of sentencing did this image of reeva steenkamp come in the court with the emotional testimony of her cousin kim martin. what is interesting is the judge's sentencing and how she assesses the degree of negligence. in this summary she has been giving for the last hour or so, she said he is guilty of gross negligence. so, given the fact it is completely up to her discretion if she gives him community service and house arrest or a jail term, given that, the fact she uses this term gross negligence, which suggests that she is going for a much more punitive approach. john. >> diana, she mentioned the high degree of responsibility that someone who is a gun owner and someone who is trained in the use of firearms and actually wants to be a collector. >> let's dip back in.

loss of miss reeva steenkamp. mr. pistorius was deprived of the opportunity to mourn the passing and loss of someone he loved immediately after the incident. as a result of the charge of premeditated murder, as well as the ever-present media focus on him, he was certain that he could not attend ms. steenkamp's memorial service and funeral. this would usually offer closure to a grieving person. >> reporter: so the morning's proceedings so far have been all about that particular witness, dr. hartsenburg and her description of how oscar pistorius is suffering and has suffered, but she received a very tough cross-examination from the lead counsel for the state, for the prosecution. it sounded a bit like what we became used to hearing how he performed during the trial itself. he was very aggressive questioning her, and asking her why she should be focused on oscar pistorius's grief, and not that of the family of the victim reeva steenkamp. but right now we have this witness, if you can see the live court pictures, he's arg

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he was sentenced to that for killing reeva steenkamp on valentine's day 2013.enced to three years for a firearm charge, but that was suspended. the headline, sentenced to five years. not guaranteed he will serve the full five years. we have a lot of questions about this and what happened today. we will take you to south africa for analysis in a few minutes. >>> new developments and guidelines this morning in the fight against ebola. the cdc which has taken a beating in days over the handling of the ebola crisis announced new guidelines for health care workers. advising more and better hands-on training and protective equipment worn so no skin is exposed and health care workers are advised to partner up so someone observes every step involved in putting on and taking off any kind of protective gear. the new guidelines are out as monitoring ends for dozens of people who had contact with the first ebola patient in dallas, thomas eric duncan. cnn's alina machado is in dallas with more on that part of the story. >> reporter: christine and john, the number of people

loss of miss reeva steenkamp. mr. pistorius was deprived of the opportunity to mourn the passing and loss of someone he loved immediately after the incident. as a result of the charge of premeditated murder as well as the ever-present media focused on him. he was saddened that he could not attend miss steenkamp's memorial service and funeral. this would usually offer closure to a grieving person. x exacerbating his grief, it was recognized that it was he that was ultimately responsible for the death of miss steenkamp, resulting in unresolved guilt for him. his attempts to process miss steenkamp's death and the circumstances that she died in has been an ongoing and uncompleted theme in psychotherapy. although he did go through the expected stages of the grieving process, he kept on looping back to previous stages of grief, thereby remaining in an unresolved spiral of grief without resolution. this form of grief processing is also known as complicated grief. his initial shock and frequent crying defined the sessions at

you remember they were pursuing premeditated murder charge for the killing of reeva steenkamp. they did not succeed in securing that. oscar pistorius was convicted of the lesser charge of culpable homicide. but they've been revealing their plans, and in the last few hours, i've been speaking to the spokesman for the national prosecuting authority. >> we believe that as npa, we have done all we could to get to where we are. but of course, we are already stated before that we were not entirely satisfied with the outcome of the case in as far as the judgment is concerned. it was not what we had set out to achieve for that purpose. so now that the sentence has been delivered, we are going to have to go and study the judgment, study the part of the sentence that was imposed today, but also go and study the case load that is relevant to see if it would support us in the event that we take the matter forward. >> reporter: well, with me is one of south africa's leading experts in sentencing of the university of south africa. professor, you were actually quoted several times in this tri

. >> reporter: i'm karin giannone live outside the court in pretoria where reeva steenkamp's cousin has said she wants oscar pistorius to pay for what he's done. >>> and continuing our series on the u.s. midterm elections, we take the blues highway to america's poorest state, mississippi. >> those blues is what i play and it's what i'm gonna do for the rest of my life. >>> hello, and welcome to the program. the world health organization has said that a major outbreak of ebola in north america and western europe is unlikely given their strong health systems. while president obama also said that the risk of americans getting the virus was extremely low, although he ordered a much more aggressive response. the u.s. is investigating how a nurse infected when treating a victim in texas was then allowed to travel on a plane. from dallas, this report. >> reporter: america's latest ebola patient being taken from dallas to a specialized unit in atlanta. amber vinson, like the other nurse who was infected with the virus, had been caring for thomas eric duncan, the liberian who developed symptoms

we were just on a shot of reeva steenkamp's father and mother. i didn't even see oscar pistorias break down. you can see the father in white there with the white beard. his mother or rieeva steenkamp' mother is nearby. she's a blond lady. we have seen pistorias break down, uncontrol whenlably at ti but today he seemed very stoic as he sat there for an hour listening to this. >> during the trial he was the most dramatic defendant i've ever seen. he puked. almost passed out. he received psychological treatment during the middle of trim and those are things that the judge considered. she stated that she considered how his psychological treatment was done, how he was getting treatment for his mental illness, not his mental illness, but his depression in this case. so she took that in as mitigating factors for her sentence, because the judge has the right to look at two different sets of factors, the aggravating factors and mitigating circumstances. the mitigating circumstances are the issues where a sentence should be a little bit lighter based upon

yesterday the court heard from a cousin of the victim, reeva steenkamp. she said the model's death has ruined her family. diana magnay joins us live, she's outside the courthouse in pretoria. good to see you. what did we learn yesterday? what new information emerged? >> hi, errol. well, it was the first time really that reeva became center stage of the proceeding. for at the duration of the trial it's as if she's been a side figure. and now with the testimony of the cousin kim, we got a very real sense of the person that she was, very devoted to her family. i'm going to bring in our legal analyst, kelly phelps. how do you feel the come from kim will bolster the state's argument? >> the state's job is to put forward aggravating factors. this is a recognized aggravating factor, which is the harm caused in the wake of the offense. and obviously hearing from one of the family members themselves in their own words is a particularly emotional and evokative way to really adequately convey to the court the extent of the damage that's been left in the wake of this

he has lost his love relationship with reeva steenkamp, his moral reputation, he has lost friends and lost his carer. his earning potential. for someone with oscar pistorius's mental state. >> there are no private shower facilities, and the exposure. accused stems for inmates to have a severe affect on him. that true an angry response from prosecutor. >> disabled people should not be in prisoned. >> the biggest bombshell is money - he offered his girlfriend's parents a payment of $25,000 after he shot and killed her. their lawyers said it was rejected but they anticipated a monthly payment of $500 from the runner. >> reeva when she passed away the family was in financial difficulties. >> her parents are going pay back the money. they are pursuing civil charges. oscar pistorius said nothing. the memory of his former girlfriend crushed him. a star athlete brought to tears as he tried to explain horrified moments of his girlfriend's wife. >> they fired four shots at the door. >> i don't know. >> it was an unimaginable downfall for fist. >> the accused is charged with premedicated murder.

it was the first time really that reeva herself came to the forefront. and the whole duration of this trial. we heard from her cousin kim marine, all about her. about how her death had affected the family and about what she was like as a person. and it was a really charming picture of this girl who was incredibly devoted to her family, incredibly kind, supported them, loving of animals, always taking care of everybody around her and how shocked as we just heard they were when kim and her husband were driving and heard the news on the radio that pistorius had kill his girl and he turn and said i hope he was cheating on reeva. the whole court had to adjourn at one moment because kim broke down. it was the first time that we saw yoon and barry steenkamp, june especially, breaking down. and pistorius himself sat with his head in his hands sobbing throughout much of the testimony. also, from kim, you got a sense that she really encouraged her to push the point of how hard up the steenkamps were. how hard working they were but how they did not get very much mo

the paralympian faces 15 years in jail or a fine for killing reeva steenkamp last year. she rejected house arrest and community service which was pushed by the defense. right now it is looking like some jail time is a big possibility. prior to that, she said she wants to find balance in her judgment. something that's not too harsh and something not too light. hearing now that as we take a live look, he's about to learn what is going to be his fate. pistorius was cleared of murder and we'll bring you the latest as soon as we learn his sentence. >> angie goff, thank you. >>> new stories about e bbola a developing right now. achoko amopko says he doesn't regret going to liberia to cover the crisis. that country was a second home to him. >>> and another person treated for ebola is waking up with his family now. emory hospital shows this man arriving at the hospital in september contracting the virus in sierra leone and treated for nearly six weeks. no other u.s. patient has been at the hospital for more than three weeks. >>> right now thousands of liberian families are using

reeva steenkamp family and pistorius family talked about the stress they have been under as they watchedscar pistorius the olympic star, deal with this whole case. that was the shooting death where he was convicted of culpable homicide which was basically two valentines day of 2013 where he shot through bathroom door killing reeva steenkamp. >> culpable homicide is similar to manslaughter here in the united states. so... >> we see oscar pistorius emerge from that courthouse we will carry it live if we can. >>> right now a break through for u.s. led coalition fighting isis. turkey reversing its long standing opposition allowing iraqi kurdish forces to cross territory and reenforce cabani but turkish government has not given u.s. led coalition permission to use its air bases foremanned air strikes and they won't agree to any u.s. arms transfer to urd cannish fighters who are battling islamic militants in syria. >>> head of the u.n. nuclear agency says he cannot guarantee iran's nuclear war is peaceful they come as u.s. a and five other powers work to complete a deal, by the in 24th deadlin

. >> you were talking about reeva steenkamp's family and the judge talked about reeva steenkamp prior to rendering the sentence. she wanted to say she was vivacious, lived life to the full and showed is a life of promise. hopefully as she went on to say to the family, this sentence will bring some closure to the family. i bring that up because you were observing the family and how they responded to the sentence. the judge went on to describe reeva steenkamp as someone who could ignite anybody to feel good about their life, a successful model, a happy person who showed great promise. she even helped her parents financially at times when they had medical problems. and so she was always that kind of person who showed a lot of joy, a lot of promise, and the judge rightly saying that she was hoping that the sentence would bring the family a sense of closure. do you think the family expected this kind of sentence as well? >> i think so. it's very difficult to tell. certainly, as i said, i'm looking across to them now. they're not more than 15 feet from me. there's no real shaking of heads a

pistorius is back in court for a second day in south africa, to be sentenced for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >>> and absent without explanation, the north korean leader makes his first public appearance for 40 days. >>> hello. it's been confirmed that a member of the united nations medical team who is being treated for ebola in germany has died. the 56-year-old man whose name has not been released was being treated at a clinic. he was a sudanese doctor. these pictures show the health workers helping the infected man to board an balance when he arrived in the country just last week. he is the third ebola patient to be flown to germany for treatment. let's get the very latest from berlin. jenny hill is there for us. what details do we have about this particular patient? >> reporter: well, the sudanese doctor was part of a team from the u.n. working in liberia when he contracted ebola. he's the second member of that team now to die from the virus. he was, as you say, flown to a clinic here in germany last week for treatment. staff at the clinic say they tried experimental, so far unl

the only way to have closure is to have reeva back. and his family, not outwardly crying, i asked if they had a reaction, neither his father or brother did. it's important to note after ten months he's eligible for a conversion of the sentence. could be, for example, given to house arrest. but for the time being, he has been taken into custody. he did not come out today. the sentence, as you mentioned, five years in prison. he can appeal. and that's one of the major questions right now. we don't have an answer just yet. we expect the family to speak in just about an hour. and throughout the reading of this sentence, it did appear that the judge was not going to go extremely leniently and give pistorius house arrest as the defense had requested. >> okay, 49 days this trial has been going on. alexander marquardt, thank you so much. >>> the other major story we're following. the new guidelines the cdc issued overnight to protect health care workers. this is on the ebola front lines. >> it was after two nurses came down with the virus afte

there is reeva steenkamp's family talk about the devastation of losing her. >> i was lying back withhe radio deejay came on and he said breaking news, not confirmed, and he kept saying that. he said it about four or fife times. and i remember thinking this must be big. just hurry up and get on with it. and i said to my husband, oh, just spit it out. then he said oscar pistorius -- and i remember the moment he said his name i jumped up in the front seat, and i froze, the next words were allegedly shot his girlfriend. and i remember saying to my husband, i hope to god he's cheating on reeva. >> why would this very emotional personal testimony impact the judge. >> the harm is a recognized aggravating factor. today's testimony was essentially impact statement, except it was told in one of the word's of the family members and what more powerful way cowl you have to drive home to the court the death and the devastation caused in the wake of this offense. >> so this is really all the state needs, you were saying. >> it is surprising in light of how effective today's testimony was that mr. n

out whether he will spend time in jail or walk out a free man over the killing of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. also coming up for you this hour, there is new hope for those of us out there dreaming of a new pair of jimmy choo's or some other high-end luxury good. that's thanks to a new french website that sells them second-h and. india launches its new football league. it was filled with fireworks the organizers hope will excite -- ignite some excitement in a country that is crazy for cricket. scuffles broke out in hong kong between rival groups of investors -- of protestors. for more on the situation in hong kong, let's bring in our correspondent. give us the state of the situation there. >> things have calmed down tonight since earlier. the anti-occupy protesters have drifted away in the main. the groups are fairly small compared to what we've seen in the past week. they are re-manning reinforcing the barricades, using everything they can use to reinforce their positions around the main protest site in a place near the central business district of hong kong. the tensions are a lot

culpable homicide and given a maximum five-year sentence for the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. the judge hoping to close the book on the trial, which started in march and was supposed to last just three weeks. >> hopefully this judgment and sentence shall proside some sort of closure for the family and for all concerned so that they can move on with their lives. >> reporter: the prosecution hoped for a harsher sentence. they have 14 days to appeal. the pistorius family said they won't appeal the ruling. >> oscar will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society. >> reporter: the steenkamp family said they are satisfied with the ruling but reeva's family said the relatively short sentence sends a bad message. >> i think it's a trav i have of justice. for eight months, sending a clear message to the -- to the -- i think to the world. everyone is watching this today, and i just -- i think she's failed. >> we ought to differentate between what is in the public interest and what society wants. society cannot always get what they want. >> reporter: the maximum sentence

prosecution pressing for prison time for killing reeva steenkamp.tional testimony as steenkamp's cousin took the stand. cnn's diana magnay is following the hearing and has the latest from pretoria. >> reporter: the tears wednesday in court after the cousin of reeva steenkamp, kim martin, testified. are likely to be repeated today. we are learning more about the conditions within south africa's prison specifically for people with special needs and disabled people. the defense argument is disability and he has shown remorse and first-time offender should lessen the sentence. now witnesses will argue that he should spend a considerable amount of time in jail. right now, we are hearing from the acting head of the correctional services authority who is listing all the specific ways that the needs of all inmates and the doctors and gyms and psychological helpers. in a way, it sounds almost perfect and though the inmates who come out of the south african prison system are fully rehabilitated members of society. studies prove that is not the case. that is t

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five years in prison for oscar pistorius for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in february of 2013. she continues to deliver the sentence. we will monitor this and get reaction from south africa coming up in just minutes. >>> 4:39 right now. people in a bucks county community are being told to boil their water this morning after a water main break. the pipe burst sunday near anthony drive. the ruptured main is being repaired and bacterial samples are being analyzed. most people do have water but the downship says don't drink right from the tap. for a full list of streets impacted, check it out on nbc10.com. >>> amtrak riders could have three new stations in chester county. they're working on a station that could open in 2018 and also plans for new stations in downing town and coatsville. these stations also serve septa riders. part of pennsylvania's efforts to improve keystone rail corridor from philly to harrisburg. >>> some passengers saw a brand-new ride debut yesterday. it's called the amtrak city sprinter. an electric locomotive that is made and run on amtrak's keystone servic

runner, earlier found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of had i have girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. prosecutors wanted at least ten years in prison for the double a.m. pew teeth athlete. judge could have handed down suspended sentence but instead said non-custodian sentence would send the wrong message to the community. once again, oscar pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. big news there. >>> coming up on 4:43, katie, saying earlier, just find the umbrella and hang onto it? >> yes. you will not get drenched, but the next couple of days dodging showers off and on any time almost. already little bit of wet weather out there. >> little mini umbrella? >> exactly, yes. one of those very, very tiny, exactly, the word for it. and i would definitely say keep it at the ready for couple of days. reason being this area of low pressure developing will definately take its time to get out of here. it is cents a developing area of low pressure it, continues to sort of gather its strength. it looks like we will still st

the olympic sprinter convicted of culpable homicide in the deadly shooting of his girlfriends, reeva steenkamp. >> we'll get right to it. right now, let's start with the forecast, kind of warm out this morning, actually 60 something. >> planning for late 70s today, kate. >> i little dose of late summer out there today. but we're sitting between fronts right now, so we can only hold onto this warmth for so long. and it also does basically mean we will have to deal with some stormy weather, that wipes away this warmth. so very significant clash is going on right now, in the atmosphere, has yet to really affect us all that much. granted clouds yesterday, drizzle, all from the warmfront starting to lift on through, now, we reap the rewards i guess you can say of the front. but again, another price comes along the way here with the trade off of our next cold front, which we will be talking about of course in the next few minutes, guys, back to you. >> see now little bit. >>> in the news, developing right now, over night hail of bullets leaves one man dead and a woman injured, in north phi

the prosecutor pressing for prison time for shoot and killing reeva steenkamp.ednesday, her cousin took the stand recounting the horrifying moments that reeva died. he says he mistook her for an intruder. >>> and an investigation into the michael brown shooting in ferguson, missouri. the post dispatch talked to a witness who said he testified before the grand jury. he said officer darren wilson did not shoot until the unarmed teen turned toward him. that brown's arms were out at his sides, not high in the air, and he staggered toward wilson despite orders to stop. the grand jury trying to decide if the officer should face criminal charges. >>> the contentious governor's race in florida got really weird during a debate last night. the republican rick scott and the democratic challenger, charlie crist, were set to face-off at broward college. the debate was supposed to start, but the governor refused to come on stage because charlie crist had a small electric fan under his podium. this is what the moderator told the audience. >> the scott campaign say there should

pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide for killing reeva steinkamp back in 2013. her parents also say they will not pursue a civil claim against him. >>> silicon valley companies are legendary for offering unique employee perks. but this one could beat them all. kpix 5's betty yu explains why some companies are covering the cost of female workers having their eggs frozen. >> that is insane. i'm assuming it's because women want to "enjoy" their 20s by working and then move on from there. i think it's kind of crazy. i don't think i personally would opt to go down that route but i certainly know some people that are pretty cutthroat these days that probably would. >> reporter: men outnumber women at facebook and apple so this unusual perk is likely a move to attract and keep female tech workers. >> the population of women who would need it are the professional women, the ones who are building a career and have the potential to become ceos and -- and top level people but need years to do that. >> reporter: dr. karl herbert of the pacific facility center in san francis

pistorius was convicted last month in the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. >>> philadelphia city council will consider addition toss its hate crime legislation this afternoon. the new laws would add to the penalties for crimes motivated by hatred, regarding sexual orientation, gender identity and disabilities. >> manhunt for eric frein is keeping mt. poconos. frein swot in the swift water monroe county yesterday. on the run since the deadly ambush at state police barracks last month. >> coming up on 5:43, traffic and weather together -- traffic and weather together. >> definitely looking at more clouds than anything, but over the last couple of hours, see the green firing up here on storm scan3. we had one quick round every showers, already came through, this is all just combination of our latest area of low pressure, when we zoom it out, see that there is definitely lot more activity off to the north and west. most of this, actually, going to rotate away off to the north, however, some of the showers will survive through our region, as is this storm system star

the family of reeva steencamp says they want the same thing. court official believes the sentence will be read on tuesday. so this is the final hearing as it begins right now. >> just as we wait for things to begin we should remember that there is one final witness, we understand, to take questions and then possibly closing arguments. let's listen. >>> and this morning, the case law referred to in its argument. we have not as yet received the argument on behalf of the state. >> i just found out from the state -- >> we'll make it available now. >> they are available. >> yes. if i find it i will make it available right now. >> pardon? >> if it find it, my lady, i'll make it available right now. >> yes? >> my lady, i think that the on basis that we can approach this matter is that it is beyond any argument that the loss of a child is absolute devastation. but i think with great respect, it is so necessary to carefully look at the facts as found by the court to try and understand in the context of this tragic event, what should be suitable as a pun

he's convicted of the killing of reeva steenkamp. the judge heard from the first witnesses.al supervision, equivalent to house arrest but the prosecutor didn't like those ideas. >> do you think that that is in the interest of society that deflects the seriousness of the crime that somebody should be sent to three years correction supervision having killed an innocent woman in her house? >> the issue here is not only retribution when sentencing, we also are looking at the issue of reforming the accused, and the interest of society, as well. for the wrong that he has done, you will be compensating by doing community service, this nodes to be taken into account. >> sir, even suggesting it shockingly inappropriate for what happened. shockingly inappropriate. >> that was yesterday, let's go ahead and bring in dianna for for on how the judge is looking at everything today. she joins us live where it's approaching 9:00 in the morning. good to see you. it seems wide open as far as what the judge could desiecide punishment, limited house arrest or limited years in jail. based on yest

their argument is that they were supported by reeva's income. the probation officer said this was an investigation of pistorius's remorse that he'd wanted to keep these payments guilty but of course as soon as that came out in the court, the steenkamp family looked sharp. now the prosecutor clearly had words with the family and came back into the court and said that they would not accept any of his blood money and that they would pay the entire sum back. clearly, this doesn't put the steenkamp family in a particularly good light, especial as they seem to have changed their position from one of neutrality prior to the verdict to one of very heavy criticism of this verdict of culpable homicide which is fair enough, they were clearly of the opinion that pistorius had murdered their daughter. it will be interesting to see whether june steenkamp herself does take to the stand for the prosecution this week which is expected. she may take to the stand herself or just present some kind of written testimony but it will be the first time that she'll have

pistorious sentenced five years in prison for killing his girlfriend, he shot and killed the model reevakamp on february 14 last year and guilty of culpable homicide and his lawyer says he may only serve ten months and tonya page is outside the courthouse and is now live. tonya what was the reaction in court when this sentence was delivered? >> reporter: it was hushed. it was very quiet and that goes across the prosecution and defense and oscar pistorious himself not really giving much reaction at all and in contrast to the crying, the sobbing and what we see throughout the 7 1/2 month trial as if you could say he was expecting it, as if his defense team had prepared him for the worst. he did look around and collapse the hands of friends and family leading down to the cells for what his lawyer may be only ten months of that maximum five-year prison term. outside of court, people talking and the women's league spokesperson say they are not happy with the sentence and hope it is longer because culpable manslaughter and should have been guilty of murder and other people saying he got off an

years behind bars, he did not react during proceedings, he was found guildy of killing girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. karen travers says both sides accept the punishment. >> this police van took oscar pistorius away from court to central prison. >> the sentence that is fair and just, both to society and to the accused -- >> the south african judge sentenced the olympic runner to a maximum of five years in prison for the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. the reaction in the courtroom was muted, pistorius was stoic. >> a huge win for oscar pistorius, and i think it's frustrating to a lot of other people. outside of the courthouse people weighed in. >> do you think it was fair? >> yes. >> pistorius's uncle says there is no plans to appeal the sentence. >> we accept the judgment, oscan a will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society. >> pistorius may be housed in medical wing of this prison. the judge made it clear that she felt the system was equipped to handle his rare medical needs but he may not be there long. >> under the law after a sixth of the sentence are

. >> the fallen olympian was facing 15 years for gunning down his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. as for the gun charge, was given a three year suspended sentence. the question now is how long will he be jailed. pistorius could do ten months. outside the courthouse, the steenkamps stayed silent, the only reaction from his attorneys and he said, quote, justice was served today. joining me is rohip katru. tell us everything about this morning's events. >> reporter: good morning. oscar pistorius has within the last half hour left this courthouse that has become so familiar to him over the last seven months during this murder trial. and he's now inside a prison a few miles away across the city of prefor toripretoria. he came here this morning to hear the decision from the judge. he was told that he will get a five-year custodial sentence, a three-year suspended sentence for other gun related charges. but of that sentence, we now learned that he's likely to only serve ten months of it inside prison. one sixth of that term, roughly, and then considered for house arrest. the family of re

loss of miss reeva steenkamp. mr. pistorius was deprived of the opportunity to mourn the passing and loss of someone he loved immediately after the incident. as a result of the charge of premeditated murder, as well as the ever-present media focus on him, he was certain that he could not attend ms. steenkamp's memorial service and funeral. this would usually offer closure to a grieving person. >> reporter: so the morning's proceedings so far have been all the defense were trying to show oscar pistorius as a man who had suffered and is still suffering significantly over what he has done. the next witness, a probation officer from the south african department of correctional services. with a recommendation that oscar pistorius shouldn't go to jail, but should instead serve house arrest, but also carry out a community service sentence. >> how many years did you have in mind? >> in terms of. >> 276-c. how many years of correctional supervision? >> 276-18 you mean? >> yeah, sorry. you're right. i'm sorry. >> okay. you're w

will it be prison or house arrest for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp? he will find out in the next few hours. >>> also, a desperate battle. we'll take to you ground zero in the fight against ebola in west africa. >> if you want to get a grip on ebola you have to deal with victims carefully, quickly and sensitively. >>> defective air bags lead to a growing recall and a message to millions of drivers, get your cars fixed now. details on that coming up. >>> and she is back. monica lewinsky returns to public life with a renewed mission. >>> a lot happening in the world. at this moment want to put our focus in pretoria, south africa. 8:00 a.m. at this moment and oscar pistorius is due in court in pretoria shortly to find out if he's going to serve prison time. a live look now at the courthouse that we've been showing you, you know, during this entire trial. the judge will begin delivering her sentence in about an hour and a half. if they're being punt wall which they have been through the whole process pistorius was found guilty of the negligent killing of h

oscar pistorius learns his fate for the shooting death of reeva steenkamp. >>> new strict rules the cdcopes will stop the spread of ebola in america. >>> and his name is synonymous with beauty. this morning, we remember the live of fashion pioneer oscar de la renta. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> it's going to take soinmethg. >> do you think justice has been served? >> yes. >> olympian oscar pistorius sentenced to five years in prison. >> for culpable homicide in the shooting death of reeva steenkamp. >> are you satisfied? >>ar we e satisfied. >>> guidelines in place for health care workers dealing with ebola. >> the mandate says there can be no skin exposure. >> legend gary designer oscar de la renta. dressing first ladies of the white house to first ladies of hollywood. >> federal officials are issuing an urgent warning to millions of americans for potentially defective air bags. >> air bags can explode without warning. >>> indiana police said a convicted odeffenr confessed to six murders and maybe more. >>> a blastug bro

oscar pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for shooting death of his girlfriend reeva stein scam seven. the judge gave the the runner a three-year suspend ed sentence for weapons charge. he will start serving that sentence immediately. we have just showed you live pistorius being taken away in the police van, last month, pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide for shooting, steenkamp through a bathroom door. he could have faced 15 years in prison. pistorius argued that he thought she was an intruder. >>> police searching for two gunman who shot a man in north philadelphia overnight. shooting happened in the 300 block of east indian, but a man was hit the in the stomach and taken to the hospital in stable condition. it is no the clear what led to that shooting. >>> also new this morning a fire breaks out at a frankford row home, crews call to the 2,000 block of granite street at 12:30, the the fire was backup ten minutes later n reports of any injuries. >>> 6:04, possible break in the search for a suspected cop killer eric frein. >> police report seeing frein, n

>> also, one month after the conviction, oscar pistorias awaits his sentencing in the death of reeva steenkamp. >> you are looking at a broken man who lost everything. >> can the blade runner are miss prison time. >> and going air-borne with small children inside. >> and it gets you to a point where they landed. >> it is all "happening now". first, the centers for disease control warning that more health workers could be at risk for ebola after that nurse tested positive of the virus in texas. i am eric shaun in for jon scott. >> and i am heather childers in for jenna lee. the nurse became infected treating thomas eric duncan who died last week after traveling from liberia to visit family in texas. the hasmat crew cleaning outside of the apartment building of the nurse in dallas. the cvc director apologized for giving the impression that the nurse was to blame despite wearing protective gear. >> how is she doing today? >> hi, eric. the last report is that she is in stable condition. we received an update from the cvc director tom freeden said she is closely monitor in isolation. she

both the parents of reeva steenkamp and oscar pistorius showed no emotion as he learned his fate. both families are looking for closure after this trial. it was athome dad he shot his girlfriend through a closed bathroom door. he said that he mistook her for an intruder. his uncle said that the athlete would not appeal the ruling. >> the court has handed down judgment and sentence and we except the judgment. oscar will embrace this opportunity to pay back to society. >> the steenkamp's say that justice has been served. the offensive prosecutor have two weeks to decide if they will appeal. >> the world health organization says a syrup made from the blood of a recovered ebola patient could be available within weeks in liberia. one of the countries worst hit by the virus. what that means from geneva where officials are saying the work is advancing quickly to get a vaccine ready for january of next year. it is not clear how much will be available. >> ebola out because artie killed more than 4500 people, most of the deaths have been in liberia, guinea, and sierra leone. >> scientists a

just a a short time ago, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the killing of reeva steenkamp. the fallen olympian wiped away tears as they call it a right sentence. as for the gun charge, he was given a three-year suspended sentence. the question is where will he be jailed and when. the sentencing capped off a seven-month trial. >>> the fashion industry is remembering a true icon this morning. oscar dela ren ta has died at the age of 82. he was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 but his exact cause of death is not clear. the last design was a dress for george clooney's wife. during his career he designed for every first lady dating back to jacqueline kennedy and also jenna bush. laura bush sent her condolences saying he was always the man who made women look and feel beautiful. the clintons says, his singular talent and taste elevated american fashion and his warmth and friendship will be missed by our family and all those whose lives he touch ed in his extraordinary journey. we have more on the man who revolutionized the fashion industry. >> he emerged in 1963. he went to work for