the gunman was grabbed. >> his name appears to be sirhan, s-i-r-h-a-n, sirhan. >> reporter: sirhan wasvicted and sentenced to die. >> the reality of this whole thing hit me when i was on death row facing my own death. >> so how many months later was that? >> oh, i would say maybe a year, two years. >> reporter: in the 1970s his sentence was commuted to life behind bars and six of the kennedy children issued a statement in late august saying he should stay there, noting thises wasn't just a personal tragedy. sirhan sirhan committed a crime against our nation and its people. yet two of kennedy's surviving sons support parole, including robert kennedy jr., who has previously questioned sirhan's guilt, saying he believes his father would also favor release because of sirhan's impressive record of rehabilitation. governor gavin newsom will have the final word. he won't say how he's leaning. but -- >> the only photograph you'll see in my office is a picture of bobby kennedy and my father just days before bobby kennedy was murdered. >> reporter: no word on when that decision will come. and th

sirhan?> they're supposed to be asking themselves, has he shown remorse? has he been rehabilitated in prison? has he demonstrated that he is not a danger to society? that's the big one. you know? this guy's convicted of murder one. is he gonna go out and commit more violence? and they seem convinced at age 77, after being in there for 53 years, that he's not a danger to society. that was their main, you know, feature in terms of deciding that he was suitable for release. >> incredible. tom, great job. thank you so much for being here and for what you have written on this. >> thanks, man. >>> "lfg." i can't tell you what it stands for on television but i can tell you it's a new film you're going to want to see. it's about the u.s. women's soccer team's fight for equality that has taken some kicks over time and a lot of twists and turns. i'll be right back with the directors of the film, next. [ring] [ring ring] [ring] oh no... i thought i just ordered tacos. nope! sushi... ramen... burgers...

sirhan?y to moving forward came not from a clever lawyer but from fellow inmates at this san diego prison and a program called redemption row, aimed at prison and prisoner reform. >> we address both the needs of the incarcerated population and ultimately the communities they will be returning to. >> reporter: convicted murderer joel bap teeft who was tied to the aryan brotherhood and cameron morris approached sirhan roughly a year ago according to a program leader. then they recruited suge knight who told sirhan i'm a global villain myself. people think i killed tupac and several others associated with organized and/or violent crime joined in too. together they urged sirhan to reconsider his thoughts, his anger and his crime, according to the president of the program. >> they started to just talk to sirhan and observe him and, you know, create trust with him. >> reporter: it was not easy. for more than a half century the man who gunned down robert kennedy during his promising presidential bid

sirhan. parole board found that he no longer poses a threat to society but this decision is not yet final and his fate is now in the hands of california's governor. tom foreman has more. >> reporter: he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again, those words in a written statement from 93-year-old kennedy who said he should not be paroled. she is talking about sirhan sirhan who assassinated robert kennedy more than half centucentury centurying a ago. >> obviously i was there but i don't remember the exact moment. i don't remember pulling my gun out of my body or whatever it was located. and i don't remember aiming it at any human being. i don't remember any of that. >> reporter: the palestinian born gunman who has said he remembers almost nothing of the attack has been denied release more than a dozen times but now the two person california parole board wants help out from behind bars creating a firestorm. >> my thanks to all of you. >> reporter: in 1968, kennedy had just won californ

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in june of 1968, kennedy's ten children lost their father when sirhan sirhan shot him in the kitchen hold on to the guy! >> reporter: his 11th child, rory kennedy, wasn't born until later that year. now responding to a california parole board panel's recommendation last week to grant parole to her father's assassin, she wrote an op-ed in "the new york times" asking how, having committed one of the most notorious assassinations of the latter part of the 20th century, can you be considered rehabilitated when you won't even acknowledge your role in the crime itself? five siblings also oppose parole for sirhan. 24 years old at the time, sirhan was said to be outraged with kennedy's proposal to send military plaenz to israel. he was convicted and sentenced to death. his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole after california did away with the death penalty in i1972. at a parole hearing in 2011, his memory of events was hazy. >> the shooting of the gun, how long did you have the gun? >> i don't remember that. i am not aware that i took it in. i am not aware that i fir

kennedy issuing a rare public statement about her husband's assassin, sirhan sirhan, who was accused of killing the senator in an l.a. ballroom moments after he won the primary 53 years ago. the california parole board recommended that he be freed from prison, dividing the kennedy family on whether he should be released. ♪♪ >> reporter: 53 years after the assassination of robert f. kennedy that left a nation shattered, his widow, ethel, speaking out against the possible release from prison of his killer, sirhan sirhan writing our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man. we believe in the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again. adding simply in the handwritten note, he should not be paroled. along with her rare statement, the 93-year-old sharing a picture of her and rfk on their wedding day. in 1968, moments after the junior senator from new york won the california primary, sirhan sirhan fatally shot him at the l.a. ambassador's hotel. >> senator robert franci

sirhan because of his impressive record of rehabilitation. >> sirhan had been denied parole for 16 timese los angeles county district attorney george gascon directed his prosecutors to stop attending parole hearings. this allowed the board to make an subjective decision and not just based on the facts of the crimes. >> a point of debate among the kennedys now watching the 120 days review period to see what the full board decides and whether governor newsom weighs in after that. natasha chen, cnn. >>> the paralympics is coming to a close in tokyo. >> jessica long shows her dominance again. we sit down with the gold medallist. that's next. and buying a car 1. now we've created a brand-new way for you to sell your car. whether it's a year old or a few years old. we wanna buy your car. so go to carvana and enter your license plate answer a few questions. and our techno wizardry calculates your car's value and gives you a real offer in seconds. when you're ready, we'll come to you, pay you on the spot and pick up your car, that's it. so ditch the old way of selling your car, and say hello to

kennedy spoke out today against the parole of sirhan sirhan who has been in prison.an fifty years in the killing of her husband at the kennedy wrote in a statement our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man she went on to say he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again. sirhan sirhan was convicted of fatally shooting kennedy inside the kitchen of the ambassador hotel in los angeles in june nineteen sixty eight the shooting followed senator kennedy's california primary victory speech sirhan opposed kennedy's support for israel. coming up cheers break out is the largest remaining confederate statue in the country is dismantled and hauled away. and we look back at the bravery and betty on a nine eleven hero born and raised in san francisco's chinatown how her family is coping with their loss twenty years after the september eleventh attacks and there you have it— -woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow! -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just $30 bucks. sweet, but mine has 5g included. relax pe

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it said recently a decision to recommend parole for sirhan sirhan divided the kennedy family as wellh of the public. a half century has passed since 1968, one of the arguments for his release went. but the family members who objected know this. when someone you love is gunned down, time doesn't move on from that day, that hour, that moment. that event is your prison, and there is no release from it. hinckley's assassination attempt took place 40 years ago, but, you know, it's not over for you as you write there. >> yeah, but, you know, also i reread today rory kennedy's "new york times" op-ed about sirhan sirhan and objecting to his release, and he's been incarcerated for 53 years. and she brought up a really good point about the loss to the country. obviously her father died and my father did not die that day. but when something like this happens, when somebody tries to assassinate a president or assassinate a public figure or a presidential candidate, they affect the entire country. i mean you remember the day that my father was shot. i remember very clearly when robert kennedy was

last month a california proarol board recommended sirhan sirhan's release.ued a statement, our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man. we believe in the gentleless that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again. a 93-year-old avid in her own handwriting, he should not be paroled. she joins six of her children in opposing. two have signaled their support for his release. sirhan assassinated robert f. kennedy in a los angeles hotel in 1968 at a time kennedy was running for president. sirhan told the parole board he values his life and would never put myself in jeopardy again. >>> let's hand it over to chris. >> appreciate it. hope you had a good weekend. >> i'm chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." happy new year to my jewish brothers and sisters. sadly, there is no similar fresh start to celebrate in afghanistan. we don't even know how many americans and allies are being kept from leaving. now, that's the phrase we are going to focus on. kept from lea

last month a california parole board recommended sirhan sirhan's release.ued a statement, our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man. we believe in the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again. a 93-year-old avid in her own handwriting, he should not be paroled. she joins six of her children in opposing. two have signaled their support for his release. sirhan assassinated robert f. kennedy in a los angeles hotel in 1968 at a time kennedy was running for president. sirhan told the parole board he values his life and would never put myself in jeopardy again. >>> let's hand it over to chris. >> appreciate it. hope you had a good weekend. >> i'm chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." happy new year to my jewish brothers and sisters. sadly, there is no similar fresh start to celebrate in afghanistan. we don't even know how many americans and allies are being kept from leaving. now, that's the phrase we are going to focus on. kept from lea

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sirhan he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again and should not be paroled. the governor of california is considering a recommendation that the 77-year-old inmate be released. >> thank you very much >>> a check on the markets the dow off the lows of the session but it's in the red by about two-thirds of 1% more than 220 points to the downside s&p basically flat there down about 12 the nasdaq moving the other way slightly higher up 19 at $15,382. all time high for nasdaq earlier today. >>> and the oil market is closing. let's get to pippa stevens with more today >> reporter: hey, kelly. ice prices sliding again today several factors are weighing here including a jump in the dollar as well as saudi arabia cutting crude prices for asian buyers noting it capabilities concern about the stability of the demand recovery in what is the most important growth market this could also, though, be a play to increase market share. we're seeing correction here a little bit after the run last week as the hurricane ida shut in production wti currently at $68.36 for a loss bren

sirhan assassinated robert f. kennedy in a los angeles hotel in 1968 at a time kennedy was running for president. sirhan told the parole board he values his life and would never put myself in jeopardy again. >>> let's hand it over to chris. >> appreciate it. hope you had a good weekend. >> i'm chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." happy new year to my jewish brothers and sisters. sadly, there is no similar fresh start to celebrate in afghanistan. we don't even know how many americans and allies are being kept from leaving. now, that's the phrase we are going to focus on. kept from leaving. some by the taliban as expected. and in the latest development here's our troubling question. is our government actually hindering the effort to get americans out of afghanistan? tonight as we promised you, we will continue our coverage, including the saga of the translator we call sara, who is still trying to get home. we have an update from her that you are going to want to see. now, as to the political side of this, the top r

kennedy and six of his children pleading with the california parole board to keep sirhan, sirhan behindglas kennedy are in favor of releasing sirhan. telling "new york post" is creating a rift in the family. the board is still deciding syrian -- sirhan's fate. wisconsin school system offering cash to kids that get a covid vaccine. offering a cash 100-dollar incentive for eligible students to get vaccinated. more than 30,000 students are eligible. it could cost the district more than $3 million. those are the headlines. also undermines parental, you know, rights over your child f you put $100 in front of my kids they will take it. that is interesting. $3 million, i could think of a lot we could do with that. will: absolutely. pete: buy more vehicles for the taliban. coming up while president biden, joe biden continues to defend his mismanaged afghanistan exit, former president trump calling it what it is rushed. we have the exclusive interview coming up. how one legacy of a 9/11 responder living on through the niece he never met. that fearless girl tell us of her dream to become a firefi

sirhan both cases dividing their families president reagan's son, michael, reacting to the decisionforgave hinckley and would approve, therefore, so do i but his daughter, patti davis, writing in "the washington post" i will always picture hinckley's cold eyes and telling cnn -- >> when somebody tries t assassinate a president or a public figure or a presidential candidate, they affect the entire country >> so, andrea, we just heard from michael and patti davis there. what's been the reaction by hi foundation to this news? >> reporter: the foundation issued a statement, saying they believe hinckley is, quote, still a threat to others and if you take a shot at the president of the united states, you should not see the outside of prison walls, period. strong reaction there. >> yes washington correspondent andrea mitchell, thank you. >>> coming up next, a "today" exclusive. and how about it what comes next when you're just 29 years old and you've survived cancer and a trip to space cancer and a trip to space >> we are going to talk about the adventures of hayley arceneaux with her and

we're asking in sirhan, where one ally, not just france, is meeting with the europeans but the u.s.ry efficiently in the fight against terrorism. i think what is happening not only this year and this submarine's contract but other evolutions. we really need to recognize that the europeans and the u.s. also recognize that the europeans have to develop their own actions and be a partner, which takes more -- a greater role in the world, together with the u.s., of course, because we share the same goals. and on china, contrary to your impression, we have more and more united european position. we have a policy which has been two years ago, which has been defined and which we follow. it is not at all what we had ten years, even five years ago. it is going much more articulated, and we describe our relationship with china based on three pillars, rivalry, competition, it could be technological or partnership when we have to discuss global issues such as climate, and, frankly, it is not that far from what this administration is describing and is doing as its relation with china. if you look