sima, we'll start with you on the situation with this soldier's death and why his situation was critical to where they are in the fighting. >> natalie, late last night outside their home in kafar, i was there when the family made an emotional appeal for the return of their son, their brother, hadar goldin. and within the hour they were notified he had in fact, been killed. he wasn't missing. the idf has confirmed to cnn that he was, in fact, killed in what they believe is the initial attack. he wasn't captured after all by the initial attack. what they smemean is that suici bombing they believed carried out in the midst of fighting in and around rafah, perhaps a tunnel where the idf was trying to disable a tunnel. behind all this death and destruction there is a lot of politics, a lot of statements and counterstatements. let's talk about what we know exactly. we know that hamas and islamic jihad said they didn't have him. they hadn't captured him. they hadn't taken him away. they had a group operating in rafah around those tunnels. they were confronted by idf soldiers and they tlbl was a

sima is in jerusalem for us. when we heard the news earlier, humanitarian seecease-fire, the was rockets, but quooet quiet now. >> reporter: there was an attempt to get in last-minute rockets. both sides making their last-minute attacks, trying to do as much damage as they can, presume reply, before the cease-fire began. the fact we're counting this cease-fire minute by minute, saying we're 90 minutes in, one hour in, shows you what a ten situation we're facing. we're not sure how long it will last. last time there was this humanitarian pause in fighting, they only managed to last 12 hours. this time around, it has been negotiated for 72 hours. as we say, great trepidation. the pictures we've been getting into us here, show people slowly coming out. reluctant -- they're not coming out by droves. little by little, they're coming out, assessing their damage. many have been away from their homes, in you man teryn shelters, 200,000, they have to relocate loved ones, we know there's a shortage of food, water, and of c

sima, thanks. >> the leader of hamas says israel thwarted the last plans for a truce by staying in gaza and destroying tunnels there. >> translator: a truce is a truce. but the presence of the israeli forces inside gaza and destroying the tunnels means it's an aggression. because they're inside the gaza territories. therefore, we told mr. kerry that the palestinian resistance has the right to self-defense and the right to deal with invading israeli force rs. >> he had a lot more to say about hamas and whether it uses humans as human shields as israel alleges. we'll have the complete interview for you next hour. >> let's bring you up to speed on what's happening in ukraine. the ukrainian military is moving closer to donetsk. clashes between rebels and government forces have killed six people over the past day. officials say another three people died during shelling in a separatist-controlled area. >> british prime minister david cameron is calling on nato to rethink its strategy on russia in light of the crisis in ukraine. he'll meet with the organization's secretary-general today. but a

but talking about focus sima at the united nations report on the radiation fallout from focus e m a says no radiation related deaths or a kid's diseases have been observed and workers and the general public exposed so it's not that dangerous after all or is there not enough information available to make proper assessments what do you think they do. feel this report is completely false the report was made by a representative of japan. representing japan he lied to the whole world from the un podium. when i was mayor i knew many people who died from heart attacks and then there were also many people in fukushima who died suddenly even young people. is a real shame that the authorities are hiding the truth from the whole world so we need to admit that many people are actually dying but we're not allowed to say that but even tepco employees they're also dying but everyone is keeping mum about it. you already have an estimate of casualties yesterday i don't have the numbers with me today so we only need an approximate estimate just to understand the scale of the tragedy you're talking about.

. >>> let's go to sima modi for business. >> futures lower after stocks -- investors reacting to newsay look for data on unemployment earnings from wal-mart. tech giant cisco plans to cut 6,000 jobs, or 8% of its work force, as it struggles in emerging markets, such as china and india. there are no specifics on the timing of the cuts. cisco did plan to add staff for software of security. >>> burger king is dropping its low cal fries less than a year after launching them. they use a different type of batter so they don't absorb as much oil cost more than regular fries. burger king has been suffering from weaker sales. dara. >> thanks. >>> just ahead, the nba schedule is out, and there is a huge matchup christmas day. plus, what got white sox skipper robert ventura all riled up? save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speaker? i look around this room and i see nothing but untapped potential. you have potential. you have...oh boy. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insu

. >>> let's get down to business now with cnbc's sima modi.d morning. >>> stocks rose again on thursday as geopolitical tennings appear to be easing. the markets are on pace for their best weekly gain in more than a month. look for data today on inflation. industrial production and consumer sentiment. >>> coke gets a boost in energy drink maker -- foster is the dominant player controlling 42% of the energy drink market. coke is looking for growth in other areas as it faces a decline in soft drink sales. >>> jc penney turnaround efforts. they're reporting a smaller quarterly loss as sales beat analyst forecasts on demand for home goods and jewelry. it's the third straight quarter of sales growth following two years of decline. dara. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up just ahead, there is a new man in charge of major league baseball. >>> we've got the highlights from last night's nfl action. plus, he stripped his clothes, so they stripped his medal. a lesson what not to do at the end of a race. up next. so this board gives me rates on progressive

sima has the latest. it feels like a breakthrough. >> it really does. it's very different from the last few weeks where we've had cease-fires announced, pauses really in hostilities, but they've not managed to hold. 12 hours the maximum time they've managed to stop fighting. this time around, the big difference is that they're willing to come to the table. we're going to have negotiations planned in cairo with those intermediarieies with the unite states spearheading these discussions. we're not quite sure who's going from the israeli side, they are going to attend and they're willing to talk. they are willing to discuss how to move forward, how to end this fighting. and stop the blood shid on both sides for both the israelis and the gazaens. the 72-hour cease-fire. people slowly but surely coming out. we're not seeing them coming out in huge numbers just yet. we've had pictures coming to us throughout the morning from gaza. people slowly coming out to assess the damage, to go and get essentials. as john kerry put it, vital functions that food, water, e

sima, how are the israelis responding to the palestinian demands in these negotiations?> well, jake, we're getting more information about what the palestinians are asking for. we know that they wanted an end to the economic blockade of gaza. they're saying that they also want freedom of movement for both goods and people, of course, the israeli authorities have full rights and retain those to monitor and restrict what goes in and out of gaza, they say because they need to monitor any kind of transported weapons. people as well as are restricted and the good for the people in gaza. they want to see that changed and want the opening of air and seaports, extension of fishing rights. what i understand from background from israeli officials i'm talking to here is that they are willing to entertain this. they're considering it. but it isn't going to happen knit soon. they're waiting and watching. we may see some things agreed to in the next 72-hour process or rather we're rolling up to the full 24 hours in this cease pire. so another 36 hours and then so we'll see some kind of

sima mosen, cnn. >> such an interesting story there. >> an interesting side story to everything else.> yes. that's going on. still to come here on cnn, we've got new details on a second american reportedly killed last weekend in syria. we'll take a closer look at whether he really was a jihadist. >>> also ahead here, mounting video and photographic evidence that russian troops are indeed fighting in eastern ukraine despite moscow's continued denials. dsl myth #1. it can help your business save money. false. the truth is when you compare our fastest internet to the fastest dsl from the phone company, comcast business gives you more for your money. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. >>> thanks for staying with us here on cnn. i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm natalie allen. the headlines this hour, isis fighters have torched a strategically important oil field near mosul. that's in northern iraq. kurdish officials say it is an attempt to prevent their advance o

sima mosen, cnn. >> now, the u.s.s still trying to confirm the identity of a second american reportedly killed in a battle in syria just this last weekend. one official tells cnn his name was abderahman muhumud. but it's not yet confirmed he was a jihadist fighting for isis. syrian rebels battling isis have said a second american was killed the second day as this man -- not this man here, sorry. the same day as douglas mccain. no, that's not him. the official says mccain's identity was easier to confirm because of his -- a tattoo on his neck. now, the isis crusade to carve out an islamic state is drawing recruits from several countries including the united states. and as ted rowland is about to show us, not all foreign fighters start out as radicals or even as muslims. >> reporter: two americans, friends in high, both killed while fighting for extremist groups overseas. douglas macarthur mccain and troy kastigar reportedlying struck up a close friendship while attending robinsdale cooper high school in new hope, minne

germany got it i mean the social democrats in the greens got it after chernobyl and it took focus simafor the conservatives they got to get it because they lost elections after fukushima to the greens in places where they have ruled for nearly sixty years places like braman and stuttgart so even on the merkel got it and they're they're heading towards nuclear free by two thousand and twenty two and that's the wave of the future there was just a report released by michael snyder. from europe that shows like you said that the trend is that this industry isn't full retreat i mean forget about the optimistic projections of the u.s. nuclear industry the facts the reality is that this industry is very at risk but it is on its way out kevin camps thanks so much for being with us thank you so great to have you. crazy alert through who's out there or at least in a file somewhere in the chilean department of civil aeronautics earlier this month the chilean government concluded an investigation into reported u.f.o. sighting at a mining facility in the attic and might desert the findings contained

bowie, associate r of political science and international public affairs at columbia university and sima ire, criminal defense attorney here in new york city. thank you all for joining me. this is obviously a critical moment. the i want to start with you, seema. tell me what it means for this investigation going forward in a very narrow legal sense, what a finding by the medical examiner of homicide means. >> it means that now the district attorney's office can file charges against the police officers for homicide. but what it really means, the sad reality is that it's going to be presented to a grand swrir. the fact the grand jury may or may not indict, that depends on the status of staten island. as many of you know, staten island is largely white. and they have done this before. perhaps you remember majerle graham in the bronx where they presented to a grand jury and the grand jury doesn't indict. i know staten island well. i practice in staten island. i have a strong suspicion this case will be dismissed by the grand jury. also, because these ems workers, officers, will testify in fr

estoy agotada y sima pero tratando de comenzar la semana con mucha energÍa pero tratando de llevarlesdÍas. vamos a comenzar con una consulta vÍa skype. ella tiene una orden de deportaciÓn y debe irse del paÍs en septiembre con sus cuatro hijos de siete que tiene. bienvenida, ana, muy buenos dÍas. >> buenos dÍas, ana patricia, buenos dÍas abogado. muchas gracias por la oportunidad. >> tengo una pregunta, anita. ¿usted ha radicado la forma i246? ¿la parada de deportaciÓn? >> sÍ. ya hicismo todo eso, abogado. presentamos a corte, helo Últim tratar de detener la deportaciÓn, discreción del fiscal, discreciÓn de ice, y todo nos han negado. >> ¿en algÚn momento la han acusado a usted de tratar de introducir personas ilegalmente a estados unidos? >> no, ningÚn delito. >> muy en. ¿sabested la razÓn por la cual le negaron la forma i246? >> yo estoy con mis cuatro niÑos. lo que yo he entendido es que me detuvieron a mis niÑos en mÉxico y tuve que salir a buscar a ellos porque los querÍan regresar a el salvador y cuando regresamos, entramos al desierto, me perdÍ y tuve que llamar a la patrull fr

sima, what is the latest? >> reporter: let me talk you through the scene here.er end of the street here in jerusalem. as i came down, there was a huge crowd and then i saw this overturned bus. you can see it clearly is the number 291 that goes through this area. a digger right next to it. apparently a young man was driving, he hit a car on his way to try to overturn the bus. he did manage to overturn that, so there were two police officers on patrol in this area at the time. they got into an encounter with the man and they shot him. now, what i've been told by the police spokesman is that when there's a life-threatening situation, officers are permitted to shoot. and this man was killed. in fact, his body is still lying on the road behind me next to the digger where she was shot dead. apparently paramedics came to try to resuscitate him and he died right here at the scene. one other person has been killed as well. that was a pedestrian passing by at the time. the bus was actually empty. the driver, the only person inside it, we are understand that he's being ser