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

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

while ago to five years in prison for culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamped to hold a news conference within the hour. prosecutor's office is disappointed in the verdict and might appeal the sentence. our legal analyst kelly phelps is live in pretoria for us. kelly, you watched the verdict. it is stunning or stoic how the scene was as the time. what do you make of the judge's commitment to as she says balance. >> reporter: well, i think the verdict was quite remarkable in many respects. you can tell she has the prospect of the appeal weighing heavily on her. she went to great length and detail the reason behind the sentence she ended up issuing. i do think to a large extent, made it difficult for either side to appeal the judgment. that was because she placed it in the context of how broad the spectrum of what is considered an appropriate sentence. it is only a sentence that is shockingly inappropriate that is then right for appeal. i think she did a good job in balancing a lot of competing interest and pressure and remaining throughout the trial focusing o

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

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

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

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

[siren] in court beforehand, he'd shown no emotion, watched by reeva steenkamp's family as the judge resisted claims that prison would break the disabled athlete. pistorius, she said could expect no favors from her. >> if an -- would be created that there was one law for the poor and disadvantaged and the another for the rich and famous. the sentence imposed is the max middle much imprisonment of five years. >> pistorius seemed to be expecting it. he said goodbye to his uncle, handing him an expensive watch for safe keeping and went down to the cells. it was last february that reeva steenkamp arrived at her boyfriend's house ready for valentine's day. oscar pistorius shot her dead that night, believing, as the judge now agrees, that she was an intruder. they'd been south africa's most glamorous couple. today after the sentencing i spoke briefly to reeva's mother. >> i'm satisfied with it. >> you are? >> even though he may be out after a year? >> he'll serve something. >> do you think justice has been served? >> yes. >> sir, how about you? >> we feel justice is being served and we're

the arguments about what kind of sentence he should be given for the killing of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. the south african athlete could be jailed for up to 15 years, or he could stay out of jail and be given a sentence in the community. but a cousin of ms. steenkamp finished her testimony today by saying that she wanted to see pistorius go to prison. let's cross over to my colleague karin giannone. she is outside the court in pretoria. so another day of some dramatic testimony, karin. >> reporter: kasia, that's right. and today we're learning that we're unlikely, very unlikely to get a sentence in the oscar pistorius trial by the end of the week. we're expecting because simply the amount of time that's been taken with witnesses so far that the court has run out of time this week, and judgment masipa has indicated she's busy for the next three weeks, so then presumably she would have to tomorrow adjourn the actual sentencing itself to november. so we'll talk more about that in just a second. what we've been hearing this morning so far, the day started with kim martin, the cousin of reev

five years in prison for killing reeva steenkamp. >>> nigeria has negotiated a cease-fire with boko harammore than 200 school girls will be set free. all have details straight ahead. a single ember that escapes from a wildfire can travel more than a mile. that single ember can ignite and destroy your home or even your community you can't control where that ember will land only what happens when it does get fire adapted now at fireadapted.org >>> the nigeria government insists that more than 200 kidnapped school girls could be released this week after the cease-fire signed with boko haram. the terror group is not commenting on the deal and launched bloody attacks on the villages last week. government officials in nigeria will continue negotiations with boko haram despite the cease-fire breach if there was one at all. standing by is isa seshay. >> reporter: john, here is what we know. speaking to a government official, this is not a done deal yet. they are slashing out details and talks in nearby chadd. those talks under way, but what is note worthy, john, the nigerian government telling us

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

. >> 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

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 unlicensed dr

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 calmer th

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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.

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 stay on basically the outskirts of where the main action is happening. let's explain. so, you have couple of showers out there right now, right? zoom it outment you can see these rounds and sort of bands of showers that keep rotating through pennsylvania. that's kind of just going to be our story through the better part of the day. not a wash out. have mo

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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 philly. >> in

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

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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

. >> after the stunning trial and outcome, was justice served for reeva steenkamp. also ahead - the race to elections. in this critical midterm, why so many democrats are running away from their leader. our indepth coverage of "america votes 2014", later this hour. s world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >>> it's a case and trial that transfixed the world the the south african paralympic athlete, oscar pistorius, the blade runner, sentenced to 5 years in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend valentine's day last year. months of gut-wrenching testimony lead to manslaughter, culpable homicide. as "america tonight"s lori jane gliha reports, the judge has explained her sentence. >> it would be a sad day for this country if an impression were to be created that there was one law for the poor and disadvantaged, and another for the rich and famous. >> reporter: the judge called her sentence fair, before handing down the penalty for oscar pistorius. >> count one, culpable homicide. the sentence imposed is the maximum imprisonment of five years. [ cheering

so this has reeva steenkamp's mother said it's right that oscar pistorious is going to prison. >> thanksd, live in pretoria, south africa. more to come on the al jazeera news hour and live in hong kong where talks between protesting students and the government are just getting underway. cuba sends medics to west africa making it a key player in the fight against ebola. and in sport the cream of the crop of the women's game are in singapore for the end of season finals, find out who is firing the early goals. ♪ the first batch of an experimental vaccine developed in canada has been sent to the world health organization in geneva and one of three being fast tracked in response to the outbreak in west africa. and this was developed by the canadian government, tests on animals suggest it is effective even if taken after expose tour the virus. the first human trials got underway on monday. results are not expected until december. another vaccine developed by glaxo-smith-kline and this is tested in the u.s. and uk and results by the end of the year. 10,000 dozes prepared to be sent to west afr

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

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 you allowe

. >> 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

happen to oscar pistorius after this, house arrest, jail time, he does have a future, of course, reeva steenkamp does not because of the events of that horrific night. how are the steenkamps dealing with all of this right now and what does the future hold for them? >> reporter: well, i think, you know, what was very clear in court last week and also with the interviews as you heard there with oscar pistorius' brother and sister, there is a deep resonance about the pain that the steenkamps are feeling but pistorius is saying they know they've lost her at a young age. the steenkamps themselves have not come out and given interviews in the last week or so. they've been silent. i've watched them in court and they've been stoic through much of this. very, very brave, particularly through some of those details, those days during the court -- the court conversations which were focused on the condition of their daughter's body, the events of what happened that night. it must have been incredibly difficult to have to listen to that and quite excruciating detail. we did see some reaction last week from he

prosecution is pressing for prison time for shooting reeva steenkamp. on wednesday, her cousin took the stand recounting the moments reeva died. >>> the contentious governor's race in florida got weirder for sure last night. rick scott and challenger charlie crist were set to faceoff. when the debate started, scott refused to come on the stage because crist had a small electric fan under the podium. >> the scott campaign say that there should be no fan. somehow there is a fan there and for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, i am being told that governor scott will not join us for this debate. >> interesting, right? a fan in the way of the political discourse. governor scott finally emerged seven minutes late. former governor crist actually kept the fan. they continued to attack each other which is the hallmark of the campaign. i have covered politics for a long time. i have never seen anything close to that. >> i have been to these debates. the rules are clearly laid out. standing podium. >> no electronic devices on the podium were the ground rules. the

runner faces 15 years in prison on a conviction of cull papable homicide in the shooting death of reeva steenkampthey said pistorias was a broken man after steenkamp's death. >> it was a decision. he was just weeping and crying. and me holding him. nheather hanson and the criminal defense attorney. thank you for joining us. >> oscar pistorias a broken man. jana, how will that influence the judge's decision? >> it will greatly influence the judge for a couple of reasons. in south africa, there is no jury. she was not insulated by 12 people. she decided the facts and if you remember in the trial, he had a period where he was throwing up and crying and inconsolable. and this judge appeared to have sympathy for the man. i think that is going to weigh heavily in the decision. >> the judge has a lot of leeh way. and in south africa she can give house arrest. the range from 0 years in prison to 15. and now the prosecutor came back and cross examined that psychologist did you know that oscar has a new girlfriend to take away the idea of a broken man. i think the judge is sympathetic to oscar especially g

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 is sentenced to five years in prison for shooting and killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. but as amy kellogg reports, he likely won't spend even half of that sentence in prison. >> reporter: oscar pistorius is behind bars. the olympic runner convicted of 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

the prosecutor pressing for prison time for shoot and killing reeva steenkamp. dnesday, 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

people are filing out, including the two families, that of reeva steenkamp and oscar pistorius. i asked her parents if they thought justice had been served, yes, but they will never have closure. 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 guidel

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

the mother and father of reeva steenkamp shared their relief at his prison sentence. >> is justice served? >> yes. >> it has been a long journey. >>> we are satisfied. >> oscar pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide but cleared of murder. the press wanted a minimum of ten years and the against argued for house arrest and community service. ok objection was takessen to the cell directly after court and later today on "good morning america" we will have more on the legal clarification. >>> santa clara county supervisors and nurses will tackle the issue of ebola this morning, and they want to know if health care workers and residents are protected in case the virus is detected here. matt? >>> the centers for disease control wants health workers to think ebola asking, how prepared are we if the disease is detected here? the santa clara county board supervisors were last updated on the response and preparation for ebola case on october 7 but recent developments brought the supervisors to ask specific questions. in a memo the supervisors said the events in dallas including the first death

>> yes. >> pistorius shot reeva steenkamp through a bathroom door at his home valentine's day 2013, claiming he thought she was an intruder. >>> the headline of "the new york times" obituary read, oscar de la renta, who clothed stars and became one, dies at age 82. they went on to call him the last of a generation of tastemakers. that's how he was remembered today, as bold and charming and funny, also determined and fearless. nbc's andrea mitchell tonight has a look back. >> reporter: to the end he was at the top of his game, designing amal clooney's gown for the wedding of the year. a perennial favorite on the red carpet. the culmination of decades of dressing celebrities off screen and on. >> oscar de la renta. now that is pure poetry. >> reporter: the 18-year-old who left the dominican republic for europe with no training and became the first latino to conquer paris couture and then america. >> he really was a trail blazer in terms of being one of, you know, a latin american designer that made it not only in the u.s. but in europe. >> reporter: he designed everything from the boy scout un

and the pistorius family coming out and saying they know this journey will never be over for reeva steenkamp's we understand that the steenkamp family said that justice has been done. it'll be a little bit of shock to the u.s. audience because five years relatively light sentence for what equates to manslaughter, but there, this sentence is being met with, if nothing else, just a sense of finality, i guess. >> reporter: absolutely, i think just remember that. in the states, you have the death penalty, they don't have the death pent here. there's a higher level perhaps of punishment for crimes in the u.s. even a life sentence, if he had been given that is not life, it's 25 years here in south africa. so i think just try to remember that this is a different justice system and the concept of punishment and the harshness of punishment is certainly not the same. in the context of previous and criminal cases, kelly fox says this kind of sits in the middle of harsh and lenient and she feels like the pins a lot of time trying to explain also to the public here that they mustn't rely on indignant or ri

the judge found pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, but acquitted him of murder. >>> new from overnight locally in atlantic county police are looking for the gunman who shot two people in a drive-by shooting in pleasantville around 1:30 this morning on broad street. police tell us the shooter opened fire and shot at least 30 rounds into a car. >>> also new from overnight, philadelphia police looking for the gunman after a man was found shot in his car on martha street in kensington just before 10:00 last night. investigators say he was taken to the hospital. we do not know his condition. >>> and now to the search for accused pennsylvania state trooper killer eric frein. there has been another reported sighting of him, this time by the police. frein has been on the run for 39 days now scouring the woods in monroe county. a law enforcement official reported seeing frein near a post office that is not far from friday's spotting at his former high school. schools in the pocono mountain district are open today, but students will stay indoo

he was convicted on culpable homicide for killing reeva steenkamp. the judge could go easy on him.iana magnay is live for us from pretoria, south africa. this procedure could take a couple of days, we're told. what can you tell us about what is happening in the courtroom right now and how much time oscar pistorius is facing. >> reporter: christine, if the prosecution keeping examining the first witness, it could take time. we heard from the therapist of oscar pistorius who painted a powerful picture of a broken man. he had depression, suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and deeply filled with remorse and guilt from the killing of reeva steenkamp. she also made a case, a powerful indictment of the media coverage of the trial and how it was a character assassination of oscar pistorius. that all weighs into the judge's decision making in factoring in the sense of remorse as a mitigating factor on the sentence. we are expecting a few more witnesses for the prosecution and defense. the judge will then withdraw an issue of her sentence. that could be anything from house arrest t

of course, he was convicted last month of culpable homicide of reeva steenkamp, his girlfriend. according to reuters, he's been sentenced to five years in prison. >> so i guess he gets five years in prison, but the defense was asking for a noncustodial verdict. had that gone through, reports say there would have been a lot of anger on the streets of johannesburg and all over south africa because a lot of people thought this act was so terrible, he really needed to get the prison sentence. they were asking for ten years. i guess five years is smack in the middle. >> exactly. and the maximum, as i understand it, for culpable homicide was 15. the defense was pushing for much more lenient sensance, which the judge has come out and said the sentence proposed would not be appropriate. she then asked pistorius to stand and has guven him five years in prison, that's according to reuters. pistorius reportedly wiping his eyes after the judge handed down that sentence. a lot of emotional in the room, as you can see. >>> am shares moving higher in frankfurt, up about 1% the last time i chec

judge found him guilty of culpable homicide, but not guilty of murder of the shooting death of reeva steenkamp. we're monitoring the courtroom developments and bring them to you as soon as we get them. >>> back here locally, wilmington police are investigating a fight between two very young children that was videotaped by adults. katy zachary is live with the video that some viewers may find disturbing. it is hard to watch. >> it is. the video was posted on facebook and getting thousands of views. take a look. this video is of two children who aren't older than 7. they can't be older than 7 years old. they are pummeling each other while adults watch, laugh and videotape the whole thing. special education teacher britney kaputo reported it to police after she saw a mutual friend posted it to facebook and it had already gotten 15,000 views. now wilmington police are looking for the people responsible which you actually see in the videotape. if you have any information, wilmington police want to hear from you. help them out with this. reporting live in the digital operation center, katy zachary.