reeva steenkamp's family say the ruling has "verified that there is justice".n board an argentine submarine that disappeared in the south atlantic say they've given up hope. the argentine navy thinks there was an explosion on the vessel. jonathan beale reports. it's known as the silent service but there's been no communication from the sanjuan and her 44 crew for more than a week. the search had already reached a critical phase with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. now, more worrying news — scientists confirm they detected an abnormal sound in the water near her last known location. an argentine navy spokesman said it was a short, single, violent event, consistent with an explosion. it's a bitter blow for relatives. just a few days ago, they had been wrongly told that there had been attempts by the submarine to make contact. now they feel betrayed. translation: i feel cheated. they are swines. translation: i feel cheated. the sanjuan left the southern tip of argentina almost two weeks ago. she was on a 2,000—mile journey back to mar del pl

olympian oscar pistorius has had his prison sentence more than doubled for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp's been claimed that youtube‘s system for reporting sexualised comments on videos of children hasn't been working properly for a year. australia's captain lead the recovery in the ashes. i'm here in brisbane, with all the latest from the first ashes test between england and australia. and the first furlong of a new career. former footballer and the first furlong of a new career. formerfootballer michael owen saddles up for ascot. coming up in the sport on bbc news, australia winger balla ntyne coming up in the sport on bbc news, australia winger ballantyne homes scored a record six tries as the holders beat fiji to reach the rugby world cup final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. zimbabwe has a new president. emmerson mnangagwa was sworn in this morning in a packed stadium in the capital harare. it follows the dramatic departure of robert mugabe, after 37 years in power. president mnangagwa told the crowd of 60,000 that he vowed to serve all citizens, and said corrupt

in us of a total of thirteen years and five months behind bars for killing of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. in february two thousand fifteen. will see comes family has welcomed this revised sentence from some holes maria sophos has this report. in an announcement that took only a few minutes former paralympic runner oscar pistorius absent from the courtroom was handed an extended sensitive. that is splendid sentenced imprisonment for the people out of fifteen you. and fight from. i care about him. the sentence is double the time he received after being convicted for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in two ththousand thirty. then you sentence comes as the results of an appeal by prosecutors who argued that the stories is original six year sentence was shockingly reunions. the sentence tokens are countless harm pistorius had already saved in prison under house arrest. the sebring court justice said that pistorius should have been given south africa's minimum sentence of fifteen years for murder. sting camp was killed on valentine's day of two thousand and thirteen after pistorius

he has been given 15 years for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp after prosecutors argued his016 after being found guilty on appeal of killing his girlfriend. he shot reeva steenkamp four times through a locked door at his home. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi has been following the case. what we have in the first sentencing was that the trialjudge had imposed an appeal judgment of was that the trialjudge had imposed an appealjudgment of murder. in the first instance she had found him guilty of culpable homicide or manslaughter. the prosecutors appealed that. 0scar pistorious was then sentenced to murder, but was changed to murder. then she imposed a six—year sentence and the prosecutors felt that that was shockingly too lenient to grow but they said. this was the response by they said. this was the response by the supreme court of appeals in bloemfontein, when they returned this morning with a 13 year sentence, taking into account the time that 0scar pistorius has already spent in prison and under house arrest. reeva steenkamp's own family has already responded by saying that

he shot reeva steenkamp four times through a locked door at his home.nded their advertising on youtube after it emerged that people have been leaving sexually explicit comments next to videos posted by children, comments that hadn't been removed by youtube. adverts for major brands like mars and cadbury have been appearing alongside some of the videos. youtube says since this came to light it has taken action to remove the comments. amol rajan, reports. youtube has reinvented the very idea of broadcasting, allowing anyone with access to the internet to create their own channel and build a following. the site now has a billion users and pulls in around £4 billion in ad revenues every year. users have to be 13 before they can upload and share videos, but millions of teenagers use the opportunity to share their inner thoughts with the world, or just to have fun. that is why and where sexual predators often stalk them online. these comments found by the bbc are a fraction of the total material on youtube but they show how the digital platforms have embolden

the athlete will now serve 13 years and five months for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, fourhas more. what we saw today is the supreme court of appeal here in south africa overturning that six—year sentence and increasing it all the way up to 13.5 years for oscar pistorius. the family of reeva steenkamp, who was shot on valentine's day in 2013, has already said that they welcome this change in sentencing and they said this shows thatjustice can be achieved in south africa. on the other hand, from the oscar pistorius family, his brother carl pistorius tweeted three words — shattered, heartbroken, gutted. and that summed it up, really, for the athlete who is still behind bars, and for his family and friends. companies including mars, cadbury and lidl have suspended advertising on youtube because of concerns about sexually explicit comments appearing beneath videos of children on the site. youtube has insisted that it acts quickly on any reports of inappropriate material. our media editor, amol rajan, reports. youtube has reinvented the very idea of broadcasting, allowing anyone

, and if we failed reeva steenkamp we will fail women more generally.” failed reeva steenkamp we willhis is about sending a message about violence towards women. i agree it should not be a single special case but he has been singled out. from the early stage where there was a manipulated character assassination in order to underpin the state's unfounded premeditation charge, he was singled out for special treatment and not in his favour. he has not been treated the same as any other person in those circumstances. if you look backin those circumstances. if you look back in any other legal cases in south africa, no one else has got to live with the fact that they have taken the live with the fact that they have ta ken the life live with the fact that they have taken the life of a loved one inadvertently in the belief that they were protecting them from an intruder, in a country where home invasions are so often accompanied by an told brutality there is no one else who has had to deal with the murder conviction. the fact is, this sentence doesn't reflect what would normally reflect sente

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oscar pistorius shot his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day two thousand and thirteen as she cowered behind a bathroom door he said he thought she was an intruder. last year prosecutors successfully argued his original conviction should be upgraded from culpable homicide to murder which carries a fifteen year minimum sentence but the judge was lenient and only gave him six years shockingly lenient according to prosecutors who said pistorius hasn't shown true remorse. steen comes parents say they placed he will spend more time in prison just feel that now he can get on with. that if there's everything is coming to an end and. i write from the beginning. where she. justice and. her story has grabbed the world's attention as the paralympian who was the first disabled person to compete in the summer olympics be broke records and areas such as defense lawyers argued he made a fatal mistake that valentine's day costing riva steenkamp her life. oscar pistorius is currently in a prison on the outskirts of pretoria that's best suited to his disability but a bad well baby are only allo

a judge in south africa ruled his original sentence for shooting dead his girlfriend reeva steenkampilled seven—year—old katie rough has been detained for life and ordered to serve a minimum of five years. the girl, who's 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility injuly. police in somerset say a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a ninety—six year old d—day veteran was attacked with a hammer on his own doorstep. jim booth was left with serious injuries after the assault at his home in taunton. a quick look at some of the front pages of the morning newspapers. the financial times says europe's bags have moved more than £350 million worth of assets from the uk after the eu decision. the times says the defence minister is training to quit if more cost—cutting measures are imposed. the mail headlines movement in the brexit negotiations, with the eu signalling it could be willing to start talks on a possible trade deal after the latest talks with theresa may. the telegraph site a new report that says on

prosecutors argued that the six—year term for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was too short.we had in the first sentencing of six years was that the trial judge had imposed that for an appeal thejudgment of judge had imposed that for an appeal the judgment of murder. judge had imposed that for an appeal thejudgment of murder. in judge had imposed that for an appeal the judgment of murder. in the first insta nce the judgment of murder. in the first instance she had found oscar pistorius guilty of culpable homicide or manslaughter, and the prosecutors appealed that. then oscar pistorius was sentenced to murder, that was changed to murder. then she imposed a six—year sentence and the prosecutors felt that that was shockingly lenient. this was the response by the supreme court of appeals in bloemfontein where they returned this morning with a 13 year sentence. taking into account the time that oscar pistorius has already spent in prison and under house arrest. reeva steenkamp's own family has already responded by saying that this shows there is justice in south africa. they were

he shot reeva steenkamp four times through a lot door at his home.be after it emerged that people have been leaving sexually exposed comments next to videos posted by children, comments that have not been removed by youtube. adverts for major brands like mars and cadbury had been appearing alongside some of the videos. youtube is a synthesis has come to light they have taken action to re m ove come to light they have taken action to remove the comments. our media editor reports. youtube has reinvented the very idea of broadcasting, allowing anyone with access to the internet to create their own channel and build a following. the site now has a billion users and pulls in around £a billion in ad revenues every year. users have to be 13 before they can upload and share videos, but millions of teenagers use the opportunity to share their inner thoughts with the world, or just to have fun. that is why and where sexual predators often stalk them online. these comments found by the bbc are a fraction of the total material on youtube but they show how the di

. >> oscar pistorius will spend more time in jail for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp, increasing 5 years in jail to 13 years and five months. he was convicted of death of steenkamp in 2015. >> different types of alcohol can trigger different kinds of emotions. researchers revealed that people drinking vodka are more aggressive than beer and wine drinkers. red wine drinkers felt more relaxed and tired. the report could provide insight into people's drinking habits. you may not get as much bang for your buck as you might like in shopper club stores. people spend more money at bulk stores than regular grocery items. they spent more time shopping scooping up impulse buys. maceys faced a challenge on the biggest day of the year, its credit card system struggled to process transactions across the country today in store and online. >> additional associates were in stores to help with the issue. not clear what caused it to go offline. >> then there's the tradition with getting a few more hours of sleep before setting off on bld black friday shopping sprees. this is about getting up early

the 30 year old was sentenced to six years behind bars, for the murder every his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. prosecutors say that sentence was shockingly low. the minimum sentence for murder south africa is 15 years. >> coming up: this is the 20th years that oprah winfrey will be highlighting her favorite thing. >> we will tell you some of the things on her holiday list coming up. listen. >> how music teach is her helping inner city kids turn their lives around. i'm roxanna, in camden, new jersey, that story coming up. >> very nice, so we're looking ahead to lot of ups and downs in our forecast, whether it be temperature, whether it be precipitation chances, so there is a lot to sort out here with this forecast, before we get to that, here is your auto insurance travel forecast. >> i have to tell you the latest movie for chris hemsworth is getting a lot of good buzz. here is kevin frazier with a preview. >> in theatres this weekends, chris hemsworth, goddess of death, in tore, and get some help from another after inning nerve his quest to save asgar. >> yes! >> this really is he's h

says oscar pistorius failed to be frank with the court over what happened on the night reeva steenkampd. he also found oscar pistorius has not shown remorse. there was a very harsh tone to the report which said oscar pistorius had on the number of occasions [indiscernible] but failed to do so and failed to give any convincing account of the night she died. because he failed to be honest about his motivations, the timeline, and confusing versions , hevents, as a result failed to demonstrate genuine because you cannot be remorseful over something you have yet to explain. he has now had two judgments overturned in his court. found the crime had been trivialized by the original sentence. estate appeal for 15 years. , cuttinge court agreed off the time he has already served. the sentence now stands at 13 years and five months. anchor: the argentinian navy says it has proof event consistent with an explosion happened in the area where a military submarine went missing eight days ago. some have accused the navy of line. others are blaming the government's lack of investment in the armed force

oscar pistorius shot his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day two thousand and thirteen as she cowered behind a bathroom door he said he thought she was an intruder last year prosecutors successfully argued his original conviction should be upgraded from culpable homicide to murder which carries a fifteen year minimum sentence but the judge was lenient and only gave him six years shockingly lenient according to prosecutors who said pistorius hasn't shown true remorse. steen comes parents to say they're pleased he will spend more time in prison you know you can get on with. that is that everything is coming to you in the. right from the beginning. when you see. justice and. the story has grabbed the world's attention as the paralympian who was the first disabled person to compete in the summer olympics he broke records and barriers. his defense lawyers argued he made a fatal mistake that valentine's day costing reeva steenkamp her life. oscar pistorius is currently in a prison on the outskirts of pretoria that's best suited to his disability but the bad will be the only allowanc

an appeals court has more than doubled his sentence to over 13 years for killing girl friend reeva steenkamp. pistorius claimed he shot and killed steenkamp in 2013, after mistaking her for an intruder. the prosecutor said the two had been arguing beforehand. >>> there's much more ahead tonight. has this happened to you? you get a call from your area code, maybe even similar to your own phone number, on the other end could be thieves out to steal your info. how to protect yourself from a growing scam coming up. >>> also, the homeless man who returned a $10,000 check to the woman who lost it. we're there when she surprises him a life changing gift. just ahead. >>> we're back now with a warning about a phone scam spreading across the country. maybe you've noticed a spike in calls from numbers that look like they could be from a neighbor, or are strangely close to your own number. turns out it could be scammers trying to steal your info. in tonight's rossen reports nbc news national investigative correspondent jeff rossen shows you how to protect yourself. >> reporter: it's called spoofing. tel

he'll now serve 13 years and five months for killing reeva steenkamp.et in central london has returned to normal after a major security operation. scotland yard responded to reports of shots being fired at oxford circus tube station, but found no evidence that was the case. there was panic when armed police rushed to the scene and 16 people were injured. 0fficers want to question two men over an altercation at the station. the argentine president has ordered an investigation into what happened to a submarine that disappeared more than a week ago. relatives of the 44 crew members of the san juan say they've lost any hope of seeing them alive again. the navy says it believes there was an explosion close to its last known location. aaron safir reports. above the atlantic ocean, the search continues for the san juan and its 44 crew members. it's a huge multinational operation with more than a dozen countries involved, but so far the search has revealed no clues and, even as more sophisticated equipment arrives in argentina, it's all but officially acknowled

prosecutors argued that the six—year term for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was too short. called iran's supreme leader the "hitler of the middle east". crown prince mohammed bin salman said the european experience shows that appeasing tehran will not work. saudi arabia and iran accuse each other of fuelling instability across the region. north korea appears to be fortifying its border in the demilitarised zone with the south. it's after a soldier defected by running across the zone. a us diplomat to south korea has tweeted a picture, showing workers digging a trench. the defector was shot multiple times by border guards from the north at this spot last week. he is still in hospital. moroccans gathering in mosques across the country are praying for rain. earlier this week king mohammed vi called for the prayers. there has been a severe shortage of rain in the past few months, which has hit agriculture and rural employment — both central to the country's economy. an escaped circus tiger has been shot dead on the streets of paris. members of the public phoned the emergency se

olympic athlete oscar pistorius at an appeal hearing today historians shot dead his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in two thousand and thirteen justice officials have said the six year sentence he's serving for stay in camps murder is shockingly low. british prime minister theresa may and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu have celebrated the centennial of the balfour declaration. british government statement helped lead to the creation of the jewish state at a gala dinner may said britain has was committed to a two state solution for the reach. and has said the whole over at arctica in the earth's protective ozone layer has shrunk to its smallest size since nine hundred eighty eight still it remains twice as big as the united states scientists attributed the change to natural conditions but also credited and one nine hundred eighty seven treaty banning ozone eating chemicals u.s. president donald trump is set to embark on his first official tour of asia tensions over north korea's nuclear threat look likely to overshadow the trip trump's national security team has said north korea should b

the family of reeva steenkamp who was shot on valentine's day in 2013 has already said that they welcome it shows thatjustice can be achieved in south africa. on the other hand, from the oscar pistorius family, his brother carl tweeted three words— shattered, heartbroken, gutted. and that summed it up, really, so the athlete who is still behind bars into his and friends. —— and for his. major companies have suspended their advertising on youtube after it emerged that people have been leaving sexually explicit comments next to videos posted by children — comments that hadn't been removed by youtube. the company says since this came to light it has taken action to remove the comments. our media editor amol rajan reports. youtube has reinvented the very idea of broadcasting, allowing anyone with access to the internet to create their own channel and build a following. the site now has a billion users and pulls in around £4 billion in ad revenues every year. users have to be 13 before they can upload and share videos but millions of teenagers use the opportunity to share their inner thoughts

given a longerjail sentence, claiming the six years he is serving for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkampion authority successfully appealed to have the conviction changed from culpable homicide to murder. manchester united manager jose mourinho is expected to appear in a spanish court for alleged tax evasion during his time as real madrid boss. it's alleged mourinho owes nearly £2.9 million — that's $3.2 million euros, or almost us$3.8 million — in undeclared revenue related to image rights, a claim strenuously denied by his representatives. later, large crowds are expected in malta for the funeral of daphne caruana galizia, thejournalist murdered by a car bomb last month. she was known for a blog where she accused top politicians of corruption. now with news about the europa league and the rest of today's sport briefing, here's will perry. hello, here's what we looking forward to at the bbc sport spent on this writer, some teams have qualified to the group stages of republic, details on the way. but what league. there's a big week of european football action and now, things back to dome

prosecutors argued that the six—year term for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was too short.ss the country are praying for rain. earlier this week king mohammed vi called for the prayers. there has been a severe shortage of rain in the past few months, which has hit agriculture and rural employment — both central to the country's economy. 16 people were injured and nine had to be taken to hospital after a mass panic in the heart of london this afternoon. 0xford panic in the heart of london this afternoon. oxford circus and bond street tube stations were evacuated as armed police responded to reports that shots had been fired. thousands of people fled on one of the business shopping days of the year. police later said the mass evacuation was caused by an altercation between two men on the platform at oxford circus tube. it was just after 4:30 when the alarm was just after 4:30 when the alarm was raised. two banks would sound like gunshots close to oxford circus tuesday show. this was an alert on one of london's most crowded streets in the rush hour on like friday one of the mo

months the athlete was convicted in two thousand and thirteen for the shooting of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp prosecutors argued the original sentence was shockingly lenient those are the headlines the stream is up next. africa going through seismic changes. stands out because it's considered so successful. presidents are gonna. talk to. me ok you're in the stream authorities building the case against inauguration day protesters in the u.s. want access to their social media accounts but civil rights advocates warn that could put americans privacy at risk today part two of our discussion on the threat to free speech in the united states. a child of six people accused of felony rioting joining us price and donald trump's inauguration is underway in washington d.c. the case could determine whether the government continues prosecuting around two hundred people arrested over the protest organized by disrupt jay twenty as an adult capitalist an anti fascist group as authorities build their case they're asking for help from facebook and other internet companies are leaving the d.c. police department

a judge in south africa ruled his original sentence, for shooting dead his girlfriend reeva steenkampled seven—year—old katie rough has been detained for life and ordered to serve a minimum of five years. the girl, who's 16 and cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility in july. police in somerset say a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a 96—year—old d—day veteran was attacked with a hammer on his own doorstep. jim booth was left with serious injuries after the assault at his home in taunton. the president of the eu council, donald tusk, has given theresa may a deadline of ten days to make progress on the brexit negotiations if she wants to start discussing trade next month. mr tusk said movement was needed on all issues, including the irish border. mrs may insisted the talks in brussels had been held in a "positive atmosphere". 0ur deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. an amicable divorce from a room full of partners, but it's getting tense. so now theresa may is hinting to eu leaders, starting

he'll now serve 13 years and five months for killing reeva steenkamp.er which broke out of a circus in paris has been shot dead. members of the public phoned the emergency services around 6am in the evening to say the animal was loose near the river seine in the west of the city. the tiger‘s owners shot it near the gariliano bridge. you can keep up to date all with the latest news, business and sport on the bbc website. for reaction and analysis from around the world, including updated live pages, reports from correspondents based in over 80 international locations, and eye witness accounts. go to bbc.com. more now on events in zimbabwe, and the inauguration of the new president. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from harare. if there had been a roof, they would have raised it. 60,000 voices. and rhythm. and sure feet. unleashing the pent—up emotion not of days but of decades. all the past tortuous week felt as if it had been building to this moment for the once cowed people. the military triggered the events that brought the mugabe era to an end

an appeals court has more than doubled his sentence to over 13 years for killing girl friend reeva steenkamp. the story has claimed he shot and killed steenkamp in 2013 after mistaking her for an intruder. the prosecutor said the two had been arguing beforehand. >>> there's much more ahead tonight. has this happened to you? you get a call from your area code, maybe even similar to your own phone number, on the other end could be thieves out to steal your info. how to protect yourself from a growing scam coming up. >>> also, the homeless man who returned a $10,000 check to the woman who lost it. we're there when she for the holidays, we get a gift for mom and dad. and every year, we split it equally. except for one of us. i write them a poem instead. and one for each of you too. thats actually yours. that one. yeah. regardless, we're stuck with the bill. to many, words are the most valuable currency. last i checked, stores don't take "words." some do. not everyone can be that poetic voice of a generation. i know right? such a burden. the bank of america mobile banking app. the fast, secure an

and five months the athlete was convicted in twenty thirteen for the shooting of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp prosecutors argued the original sentence was shockingly lenient. now the police in china are investigating reports that total child day care center in beijing was sexually abused drugged and molested it is the latest in a series of child abuse cases at daycare centers that's caused outrage and panic across the country stop bassam reports now from beijing. they're in shock and demanding an explanation these are parents of toddlers who attend the prestigious red yellow blue kindergarten in beijing children as young as three years old have said they were molested drugged and stripped naked by care workers regular blue is the largest early childhood service provider in china and it's listed on the new york stock exchange for a lot from you in the glass of my chair oh some parents have ak their children whether the age the pews the children said this was the secret between dan and the teachers china's child care system has come under scrutiny since cases of abuse have appeared online this

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six years to stories was convicted of the two thousand and thirteen shooting of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp he said he mistook her for an intruder steenkamp family has welcomed the court's decision while it's black friday in the u.s. the day after thanksgiving and traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year many of the bargains are cheap imports transported to the warehouses of major firms by an army of truckers but as jacob ward reports drivers are complaining of exploitation. freedom drew paul bonnet to trucking over the ride with me in the throat and i love. then to stay closer to home he became a poor trucker paid by the little he did so well he wound up leasing first one truck from his employers and then a second. fully everything that has to be moving the united states via cargo container has to be moved from poor to warehouse via trucks like these. several lawsuits now accuse the companies that dispatch those trucks on behalf of some of america's best known retailers of cheating drivers treating them as contractors with almost no labor rights withholding overtime pay and expen

the former paralympic champion is currently serving six years for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamping. let's speak to our correspondent pumza fihlani, who isjohannesburg. tell us more about what has been happening there in court today. the proceedings have just wrapped happening there in court today. the proceedings havejust wrapped in happening there in court today. the proceedings have just wrapped in the supreme court of appeal, but the mpa who had petitioned the court trying to get a harsher sentence for oscar pistorius, they say that six years for a murder sentence is far too lenient. 0ne for a murder sentence is far too lenient. one of the reasons for this is that in a country where there is a high murder rate, this sends the wrong message and communicates to people that the courts will be lenient when it comes to being sentenced. the defence team has argued, are tried to remind the judges who are listening to the petition, that 0scar pistorius had no intention to kill reeva steenkamp, that what led to him shooting was that he believed she was an intruder and because of his d

switching gears to more of our top stories today, the family of reeva steenkamp says she can now african high c six year in that is why he shot her. >>> senator the al franken released a statement in the wake of allegations of unwanted sexual contact, groping or touching made by at least three women admitting he crossed the line with some of those women. franken is pledging to regain the trust of his constituents. his statement reads in part, i feel terrible that i've made some women feel badly and for that i am so sorry. >>> an n nearly 90% woe in contact sportr understanding of the risks? and more importantly, minimize them. nbc's stephanie gofk has a full report. >>> a tuesday night on the south side of chicago. the addison cowboys practice under the lights. players starting as young as 5 years old has been around for 60 years. >> five, six years ago, it was 266 kids. in helmets. >> and tonight? >> we have 98. that's it. >> it's a huge drop. >> it's a huge drop. >> parents are worried about head injuries, which is why the addison cowboys have changed their hard-hitting practices. >> w

the steenkamp family said the ruling is justice for reeva. she can rest in paris. >>> a fleeing suspect deliberately ran a sheriff's deputy down in his vehicle. the deputy had just put down tire flattening sticks to slow down the suspect's vehicle when he was struck. the suspect is in custody and will face murder charges. >>> a texas woman accused of sending homemade slows if's to barack obama and governor greg abbott. julie poff has been charged with six counts. she is accused of sending mail bombs to governor abbott, barack obama. a white house package was detected during screening. but governor abbott opened his package. it was an explosive. luckily, obviously, it didn't go off. >> remarkable the fact that it didn't explode. >> listen, and they deal with a lot of this. >> yeah. >> so he got very lucky. thank good for that. and she's got heavy charges coming her way. >> yes, absolutely. >>> two months after hurricane maria hit puerto rico, nearly half of that island still does not have power. since october, 170,000 residents have left puert

big time update, olympic oscar oscar pistorius jail sentence for his killing of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp has more than doubled, alex. >> south african court increased his sentence to 13 years and five months, prosecutors argued that the original six year term was shockingly light, spokesmen for steenkamp's family says ruling verified that there was justice. pistorius claimed he shot steenkamp on valentines day in 2013 after mistaken her for a burglar. >>> big news out of d.c. overnight. >> sign that the president's former national security advisor could be cooperating with the investigation into election meddling by the russian. >> new york times reports that michael flynn's attorney says they can in longer share information about the probe with president trump's legal team. this could be an indication that michael flynn is preparing to plead guilty, to robert mueller's investigation and cooperating with mr. mueller. >>> senator al franken is apologizing for his behavior. >> bu it looks like he has in plans to resign, from the senate, so four women have accused the minnesota democrat of

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olympic and paralympic runner oscar pistorius, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013. the sentence has now been increased from six years to 15 years. back in washington, d.c., more than 100 senior foreign service officers have left the state department since president trump took office, in what appears to be a forced exodus carried out by secretary of state rex tillerson. among those to have departed was the state department's chief of security, bill miller, who left after tillerson repeatedly refused to meet with him. miller is one of the most powerful people of the state department, yet he was reportedly forced to cite a law requiring him to be allowed to speak with the secretary of state before tillerson was willing to meet with him for five minutes. we move now to pope francis visiting burma, amid the burmese military's ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign against rohingya muslims in the majority buddhist nation. more than 600,000 rohingyas have fled burma into neighboring bangladesh amid a military campaign of murder, rape, torture, and forcible displacement

the prison sentence for oscar pistorius convicted of the 2013 murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was more than doubled by a court this morning. pistorius was sentenced at his initial trial in 2014 for manslaughter which was later changed on appeal to murder. originally jailed for six years. prosecutors ordered that term was shockingly lenient. in response, south africa's supreme court of appeal increased the sentence to 15 years, that's the minimum for murder. he fired a gun multiple times through a closed bathroom door in 2013. he said he thought steenkamp was a dangerous intruder. >>> up next, 90 days into the president's new afghanistan policy. are we seeing a difference? we'll get an update from a top u.s. commander there. and what's the deal with uber? the personal information of some 57 million accounts exposed after a hack late last year and we're just learning about it. we'll talk cyber security and if it's ever okay to keep a hack under wraps. back in a moment. ♪ i feel like fire ( ♪ ) the 2018 cadillac xt5. ♪ worship me beauty, greater than the sum of its parts. come in