a united spokesperson says it was specially windy when the plane tried to land after flying there from washington d.c. no one was hurt. and all 72 people on board were busted back to the terminal. >>> still ahead this morning be prepared for some storms this afternoon. katie tracking the threat of severe weather coming un next. >> plus big night for jenkintown's bradley cooper, as he goes for his fist ever tony award. see if he could bring home the trophy. and the two dates he brought to the red carpet. >> true story of brotherly love. why a teenager carried his brother on his back for almost 60 miles. the touching story we'll have that coming up. >> this thursday, we are taking a stand for hope. cbs-3, and the "cw philly" are proud to partner with alex's lemonade stand foundation. raising money to fight childhood cancer. join us, from 6:00 a.m. to to through 8:00 p.m. thursday, as we remember alex and continue her dream of finding a cure. we'll show you stories of childhood cancer heroes, the reason we are so committed to this cause. we hope you can join us and make a donation to take

united. now spokesperson for united says it will continue to work with all of it partners on cultural awareness that's good. an accidental tweet about queen elizabeth's health causes a major scare. >> so a bbc staffer post add tweet stating the queen had been taken to the hospital and more details would follow. the tweet which had a breaking news tag was sent by i should say during the rehearsal for her majesty's obituary. gbc quickly took down the tweet, apologized, the 89 year old briefly went to the hospital but it was for her annual check up. >> careful what you tweet. still ahead religious hipocrit poor parent or both. dugger's under fire after their held he is son accused of sexual misconduct. more on the. >> the interpreter: view. >> setback with cancer, was a chain for some phillies players to knock it out of the park. chance for them, i should say. show their support. we'll update julie kramer on her surgery and the baseball surprise from her favorite team straight ahead. everyone is crossing their fingers for julie right now. >>> a crash in chester overnight leaves two people dead wat

united. >> the spokesperson said hotel space was not available so we accommodated our customers at a local military base and provided meals. more than 22 hours later passengers were flown to newark, new jersey where they boarded a second flight headed to london, i'm sure they will have a lot of the to say when they land. >>> dangerous zoo animals roam free after flood waters destroy their enclosures. >>> a state senator from one side of the isle saves a senator from the other. >>> we'll have those stories when "action news" continues. look at these incredible pictures coming out of county of georgia, devastating flooding has torn through the capital city. the flooding destroyed the city zoo allowing disebs of animals to escape including bears and wolves. the zoo's hippo fled, but was subdued by a tranquilizer gun in the city square. >> reporter: i had no idea they were so big. it's hot and humid nydia once again, the humidity becoming a thorn in the side. it's starting to aggravate people a little bit. 87 degrees right now in at this time. the dewpoint is up to 64 that's not too bad but wa

the united nations, a spokesperson for the united nations said earlier that still they hopes there mayme sort of agreement later in the day but understand from our sources that the government delegation is flying back to riyadh tomorrow and the houthi delegation is flying back to sanaa on sunday. the likelihood of a deal to be pinned down here at geneva is really slim. >> so it seems like it was just a futile exercise and all the while this is happening the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen in yemen. has anybody addressed that? >> well, united nations agencies operating in sanaa held a press conference here saying that basically they are concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country and appealing on the different parties to observe a humanitarian truce so their people could travel across the country to provide aid to those who need it and reach out to the thousands of people who have been stranded and to deliver food medicine and aid to millions of yemen people. the biggest concern that continues this month, this situation would further get worse. now th

the united nations a spokesperson for the united nations said earlier that still he hopes there might be some sort of agreement later in the day, but we do understand from our sources that the government delegation is flying back to riyadh tomorrow and the that the houthi delegation is flying back to sanna on sunday. the likelihood of a deal to be pinned down here in geneva is really slim. >> reporting from geneva. >> police body cams are being introduced into democrats across the country. some argue the cameras may reveal too much. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. it is 7:46, eastern standard time. taking a look at today's top stories, hundreds of visitors evacuated as a 10,000-acre fire burns through the san bernadino national forest west of los angeles. the blaze is only 5% contained. officials are also worried about 40-mile an hour wind gusts that could spread the embers. >> delaware's governor signed a law decriminalizing marijuana. pot smokers may possess up to an ounce for private use. those caught in

mesa airlines flight was operating under united airlines. a spokesperson says it was high winds that caused the plane to leave the runway. 69 passengers on board, three crew members were told everybody -- we're told that everybody is okay. >>> a police officer in texas is now on leave because of this video. take a look. you can see the officer in the middle wrestling a teenage girl to the ground outside of a community pool. he then pulls out his gun on two other unarmed teens. this happened outside of dallas. you can see others arrive on the scene. the officer is on leave while the department investigates what happened. >>> a 20-year-old pilot showed a lot of skill after landing his plane on a highway. imagine driving down the beltway and see something like this. the engine on the plane started to go out last night somewhere south of san jose. he stayed calm. he was able to bring the plane down safely on highway 101. he even managed to avoid the power lines that run along the road. something that his three other passengers were extremely grateful for. >>>

we refuse to be caught up in a battle of the united states authorities and fifa. do we're not folks spokespersons for fifa and we do not intend to speak for fifa. fifa has to speak for itself. >> you can find more on fifa on our website the address www.aljazeera.com. amnesty international is accusing the nigerian military for committing war crimes in its fight against boko haram. more than 7,000 young men and boys died in military detention. but the nigerian military has rejected the report calling it biased and concocted. yvonne ngeg reports. >> this is obtained by dynasty amnesty international. >> they're accused of murders of more than 7,000 men and boys and committing or presiding over beatings, mass torture and starvation. as the report was presented amnesty international said it interviewed more than 400 victims and witnesses and it said that more than 800 official documents were submitted along with 90 pieces of video evidence of crimes committed. sources were not named. amnesty rejects suggestions that many of the dead were boko haram fighters. >> the question of whether these people are,

we refuse to be caught up in a battle of the united states authorities and fifa. we have never been spokespersonsa and do not intend to speak on behalf of fifa. fifa has to speak for itself. >> ukrainian forces and pro-russian fighters have fought their first serious bat bat -- battles in three months. they tried to take one town but were stopped by forces loyal to the government. the separatists accuse government troops of firing at rebel territory around donetsk and say electricity supplies have been cut off trapping hundreds of minors underground. >> reporter: a spokesperson says that separatists fighters in eastern ukraine at around 4:00 local time mounted a large-scale attack using ten tanks and up to a thousand fighters. now the ukrainian army said it was forced to redeploy some pretty heavy weaponry in order to repel the attack weaponry that both sides are supposed to have pulled back from the front line as part of the agreement signed in february. the representative for the self proclaimed donetsk people's republic told the press that its forces were not behind the attack. denied all resp

spokesperson ever at the united nations.imir putin is he going to be deterred from invading ukraine. >> doesn't look like it. he clearly is not deterred now. he is not backing off from all of the sanctions that we have put on and that the europeans have put on. >> they're not working. >> they're not working. he continues to move forward. you see on a daily basis that this cease fire, that everybody is talking about that was formed in february, -- the cease fire is not working and yet we see president obama's nsc spokesman saying, look, we're going to go to the g-7 and we're going to tell people that they need -- that we all need to stick behind the sanctions and stick behind the cease fire. well, the cease fire is not helding so we need to ratchet it up. germ enough isn't interested in ratcheting it. touch clearly want to roll this back. so a success out of the g-7 would be if americans can get everybody to hold the line. >> have to feel sorry for the poor ukrainian people. all start because they wanted a government that was

that's from the spokesperson at the united states secret service. now we know why you were ushered out, shannon. >> as ed has probably said to you and the conversation we were having today in the briefing room nobody in the press corps today could remember this ever happening before. being in the middle of the briefing with a press secretary at the podium and be told to leave immediately. no one could recall that. it felt like an unusual event. it was very orderly here. they don't mess around with those kinds of things. it was a little unsettling but they have cleared us and it appears we're safe and sound and back to business. >> once again, we're watching the video of when the evacuation took place. you can see it at josh earnest, the president's spokesperson was at the podium there. this was taped. it happened about 30 minutes ago or so. everyone was evacuated out in an orderly fashion. then they were outside. even off white house property. is that true shannon? >> they took us out the gates beyond where i am standing here across the street. none

we refuse to be caught up in the battle of the united states authorities and fifa. we've never been spokespersons for fifa and do not intend to speak in behalf of fifa. fifa has to speak for itself. >> well, the the 2018 award to russia and the 2011 award to qatar in zurich sepp blatter received an a standing ovation from staff. >> if this was the first day of a new life for fifa you wouldn't know it. there was a mixed used game in the grounds suggesting the kind of supporting purity fifa's critics say vanished years ago. >> seth blatter's announcement against several figures from the americans that question is not as clear as the decision as those countries that supported him and those who hated him. >> we know that the $45 million spent by was a waste because of a corrupt and tainted bidding process. >> it was a decision that should have been made given what was surrounding it. look i'm not in blatter's shoes but i do say that it was a choice that he should run. >> itand who should replace blatter? michel plantini perhaps or prince ali of jordan. they believe that someone with a true global sig

he was a spokesperson for the president of the united states. so naturally he knows some people.there might be some lobbying going on as welker, but mr. easterbrook is trying to revamp things because mcdonald's is having some problems. they are bringing back the hamburger. r. hamburgla [laughter] betty: compared to everything else, that is the least of their problems. i think why gives is brought on is the fight for 15. the minimum wage controversy is one of the biggest for mcdonald's. by the way, not their problem alone. this is the entire fast food industry. mark: you're talking about a man who worked for an administration who made it clear -- he kept saying that the president would go out on a stop and give people a living wage and give the money. we just saw last week in los angeles that the mayor and the city council were trying to work something out where their minimum wage would be $15 an hour. i'm interested to find out what mr. gives his opinions are on that. if you are listening, betty and i would love to talk to you. if you like to come on, be our guest. betty: you are

the united nations banned transactional sex among peacekeepers in 2003. officials said it undermined missions. u.n. spokesperson stefan dujjariy says he hopes violators will be punished. >> any allegations of sexual violence, sexual abuse by peacekeepers is to be condemned and is not to be tolerated and we would hope that anyone who is involved in this type of activity be fully prosecuted and investigated by the countries that have the authority over them. >> dujarric says exchanging food, money, or any other item for sex goes against all u.n. rules. >>> nhk has obtained a report by the international atomic energy agency on the nuclear accident on fukushima daiichi. three of the plant's six reactors melted down following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. the report says japanese officials didn't do enough to prevent the disaster. the summary report was prepared by 180 scientists from more than 40 countries. the iaea board examined it this week before a final version is issued in september. the report says there were projections that a magnitude 8.3 quake would lead to tsunami measuring up to 15 meters high. it s

united sportsman incorporated. that's the gun club in concord near bay point. the sheriff's spokesperson tells us it appears the shoot was accidental. so far, no information about the shooter nor his relationship to that victim. >> her words are powerful and raw. one of the surviveors of the balcony collapse in berkley says she may never walk again. the 20 e 231-year-old is one of the seven irish students hurt last week. she shared her painful ordeal on facebook. she posted this message. the fall from the balcony level me with two collapsed lungs, a broken shoulder a broken een knee five broken ribs and a broken spinal cord. meaning the chances of me using my legs again are pretty bleak. moving to a rehab center in san francisco. she also intends to live the most fulfilling life possible to honor all six of her friends who died. >> new at 11:00, we saw him play for years, but we never knew his secret until now. former bay area sports stand out is m coing out and sharing his story with us. nbc bay area is in san francisco's castro district. this is a big week for the gay community. number

we refuse to be caught up in a battle of the united states authorities and fifa. we have never been spokespersons for fifa, and do not intend to speak on behalf of fifa. fifa has to speak for itself. >> we are joined live from cape town. tell us more about the reaction there, because this is an allegation that has been made before. >> yes, it is an allegation that has been made before. the whole question of africa securing that 2010 world cup was a matter of some controversy. you heard that very clearly from the stricken government, an absolute denial that this $10 million was paid as a bribe. there's been no suggestion that the money was not paid. what we are hearing very strongly from government officials is that this was part of a legitimate outreach program to develop soccer or football in the caribbean and the government played an interview back in 2011 in which he talks openly and publicly about the legacy program, the program aimed at injects african assistance do the development of football in the caribbean. from the government point of view no wrongdoing. the door is left open that they

do you think it's important enough to ask the question of the president's spokesperson this >> he is the president of the unitedpeople say health reasons, you shouldn't be smoking. but you have a president who says he was trying to quit. we see him chewing the nicorette gum because he's trying to kick the habit. if he is smoking, and i will say this i wouldn't blame him. he literally has the world on his shoulders. when he first came into office he looked like a teenager. now he's aging gracefully. his hair is white. there is pressure and there is tension in that job. i would not blame him if he did taste a cigarette or two, and i don't smoke. >> nor does it impact his ability to do the job. >> exactly. >> any, thank you, sam, april. when we return let me fin wish this student loan issue, which is a good one. across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza. he said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. victoza is proven to low

a spokesperson for the iraqi defense person the pilot was iraq kay who -- iraqi who had been training in the united states the last four years. some families were evacuated. the pilot was flying an f-16 fighting falcon aircraft. the iraqi pilot was the only one on board that fighter jet. there is still no word at this point if that person survived the crash. >>> more americans will be traveling this 4th of july holiday, according to aaa. nearly 42 million americans will travel 50 miles or more from home. that's the most since 2007 before the financial crisis. aaa credits the improving economy and lower fuel costs. >>> ford launching a unique pilot program. very interesting. it allows owners who have financed their cars or trucks through ford credit to rent their cars short-term. 14,000 drivers in six cities will be eligible and washington is one of those cities. a san francisco start-up called get around will help >>> welcome back, one of the world's top chefs, television host and cookbook authors is about to do some globe trotting all to deliver an important message. we caught up with her just a f

today lebron's spokesperson says the watches were a gift from apple unit beats and lebron instead gaveng smartphones to his teammates. you see, lebron is a spokesperson for samsung. that's cnbc's news update for this hour. back to you. >> could have been awkward. >>> oil moving higher up nearly 3% on the day despite the fact that the eia just raised their 2015 crude oil production forecast. in fact, now we're up by 3.5% sitting above 60 bucks a barrel. let's bring in john kosar of asbury research. you've been looking at charts. what have they been telling us? >> very interestingly pack in march they came back down to the lows in 1994 and the futures market right around $46 per barrel, held there, and we've started to rise so this suggests that there's some new pressure coming in to buy oil, and history also repeats. history always seems to go back and retest old levels. that's a we've done here over the past three to four months and now this looks like an opportunity for oil to actually go even higher. >> how much higher, john? what do the charts tell us? what's the next level? >> well

unite the palestinian security agencies. there's deepening issues and we heard from hamas. a spokesperson take they'd reject a unilateral solution of the palestinian consensus government without holding discussions or talks with parties. this comes at a sensitive time especially if the division is a reformation. palestinians are preparing to file two complaints against israel at the international criminal court. looking divided will not be helpful. this is happening while there are indirect talks happening between hamas and israeli officials about possibly achieving a 5-year ceasefire agreement. these talks, according to the reports that we are reading, might grant gaza a floating seaport, which is a long-standing demand by hamas, we understand that the palestinian authority is not part of the talks that are happening, the ibb direct talks -- indirect talks between the israelis and hamas. >>> that report from ramallah >>> there's more ahead on the newshour including - fears of another devastating famine as north korea faces its biggest drought in a century. rushing into retirement as the

united issued a statement saying that incident was a misunderstanding, but yesterday, a spokesperson te behavior that is discriminatory and that united were trained the staff so that no one is subjected to such discrimination on united flight. >>> make fit happen! fit me matte and poreless foundatio from maybelline new york beyond matching skin tone... it fits skin's texture... blurs pores and controls shine you look totally natural. fit me matte and poreless show us your fit ♪ maybe it's maybelline! ♪ welcome back. the white house has seen some alarming guests recently uninvited guests. a knife welding -- and then a dorm crash, in january. the most recent crash of, is welcome. a red tail hawk. he hangs around mostly of the northwest ledge of the presidency swing residence. the white house is using the halt as an opportunity. citing conditions and get harder for us -- for wildlife to survive. >>> happening today, president obama is going to honor the world champion champ and -- champa cisco giant at the white house. this is the team's third visit to the white house, from the 2012 --

. >> of course not everyone of the 136,000 employees in that unit has access to voice mail but a spokesperson says about two-thirds of the employees that did elected to have it canceled. and the bank expects to save $3.2 million in annualized costs because of it. but, that's small change compared to the $2 billion in costs smith is looking to eliminate in the unit after cutting $2.2 billion in costs and nearly 12,000 jobs last year. but it is a move that other companies have started considering, with costs high, but habits changing and new technology is allowing voice mail for instance over your e-mail. citigroup, according to one person familiar with the matter is undergoing a review of its voice mail for employees in certain roles, and coca-cola, in december made voice mail optional and reportedly only 6% of employees at its atlanta headquarters opted to keep it. perhaps, guys even when presented with a choice, employees say, they don't need it. >> yeah, i mean for me the cost is a secondary part of the story. for me the fascination is the sociological part of it. we just don't use that tec

each line costs about $10 a month andcnbc the unit will save more than $3 million a year. a spokesperson says about two-thirds of consumer banking employees have opted to cancel their voice mail services. so this got us thinking. >> indeed. we want to hear from you on this. which piece of office tech would you most like to get rid of. i love getting rid of voice mail. this is fantastic. voice mail for administrative reasons. if you're left to perhaps you can make this time for a meeting, just send an e-mail. someone will pick it up and you'll have your diary along side you. voice mail is time consuming and i didn't even know it cost that much money. >> who leaves voice mails these days? sorry to interrupt you. who leaves voice mails? it's typically texts now. >> they are mainly from my mother. i still welcome those. but it's the administrative one which is are really pointless. but i didn't know voice mail was costly to companies. i assumed it was a free service. >> maybe my market shift and perhaps other corporations. other technologies i would say the usb devices. they're small and eas

this is the spokesperson announce that there are more disappointed and angry >>: become a physical battle lines being crossed >>pam moore: police said their special investigation unit is reviewing those images coming up tonight and the report showed the number of homeless people is dropping in the south of and largest city >>grant lodes: the number of people living on the streets in san jose has decreased to its lowest level in a decade the point in time, second of january found that there were just over 4000 homeless people in san jose there represents a 50% decline since 2013 while the appears to show in the city and county are making progress few would deny they're still a long way to go recounted the city of the housing authority before the committee plan and homelessness in the past year we to implement the committee it to the homeless as witches 6000 housing opportunities in the next five years since the john go in camera it was shut down earlier this year a number of people living in various examines a around town have fallen to 37% since the senses were taken and still ahead of the story behind this emotional moment between up with all this and a two year-o

. >> while a spokesperson for the china foreign minister is fighting back again the allegations -- they're -- >> it's not been confirmed by the united states government but i believe in my judgment that all the threat indicators point to the fact that it is china and perhaps nation state sponsored because of the way it was done. >> reporter: they fear they're creating a large database. the administration hasn't commented, but says it's aware of the threat emanating from china. >> we'll have more from mike baker. what he says we need to do to keep our information safe from foreign hackers. >>> arthell, they made an emergency landing on friday. it was patrolling the reon grande at the time near laredo texas, when they say it was hit by gunfire from the mexican side of the boarder. will carr following this developing story. >> in the wake of this shooting two members of congress are heading to la ledo to talk to the agents on the ground. it was about 5:30 p.m. locally on friday. about an hour ago we got a release from congressman blake, bullets hitted site of the rotor blade. thankfully need were hurt. the helicopter is part of the off

the united nations peacekeepers in the central african republic have been accused of sexually abusing street children in the capital bangui. u.n. spokespersontephane dujarric said the allegations are under investigation. >> medical care and assistance is now been provided to the alleged victims. if the allegations are substantiated, this would constitute a grave violation of u.s. principles and the code of conduct for the u.n. peacekeepers. the member states would be requested to take swift and appropriate punitive action. amy: the latest revelations come after an internal u.n. report surfaced in april detailing the alleged sexual abuse of children by french and african troops in the central african republic. the report was marked -- was leaked to french prosecutors by a u.n. whistleblower who was suspended, making him the only person so far to be punished over the sexual abuse allegations. the obama administration is poised to change its policy on private ransoms for hostages . while the u.s. will continue its policy of refusing to pay ransoms to groups like the self-proclaimed islamic state, it will stop threatening to prosecute families

when we arrived but an airport spokesperson said this threat was not credible and had no effect on flight operations. the four othe flights included in this threat -- unitedsan francisco to chicago o'hare, delta flight 55 from l.a. to atlanta, a valeris flight from portland oregon to guadalajara and u.s. airways flight from san diego to philadelphia. authorities took that jet to a remote part of the airport and had passengers bused to the terminal. >> members of the police bom squad and canine teams from the police airport unit go through the plane an go through the luggage and just nfirm there was no hazards. >> reporter: "uss this is the second time a series of u.s. bomb threats were naid made in the last seven days. last week an air france plane was investigated after it wassette coursed into new york airport by fighter jets. in san francisco sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >>> overseas to england, images are coming in tonight from an amusement park there were 16 people were injured aer cashes on one of england's most famous roller coasters collided 25 feet in the air. abc news reporter mara schiavocampo has more. >> reporte tonight an investigation into

yap the spokesperson says that seven boats with more than 2,000 migrants are currently being rescued. more ships are joining that rescue operation. joining me now, via telephone, with the unitedse migrants were headed when this happened? >> well yes, they're headed towards italy, that's very clear. most persons who come through libya, most refugees who come through libya, head to italy and try to reach sicilian coast. in this particular case, the distress calls were heard this morning already and we think there are between 10 to 14 boats. we'll hear more once they arrive. you talked about 2,000, i heard about 3,000 persons on board. many are already on board the ships that have -- the rescue ships that were sort of in the vicinity german ships, italian ships. there's a uk ship also on its way, might have reached them by now and they will be disembarked in sicily and sardina and other places in southern italy. and from there, they will be either going into the asylum process or trying to find their way elsewhere. but it's very distressing situation. 3,000 is a large number. the sea is very calm at the moment. that's one of the reasons probably why the numbers are so high. but

united states by way of mexico. it is all part of an article in the terror group's propaganda magazine written by the british hostage who was a journalist who has become a spokespersonsis. the so-called hypothetical details how the nuke could be purchased in pakistan and then taken to nigeria where isis ally boko haram could smuggle it into latin america. in the past u.s. generals have expressed concerns. >>> they are considered to be the worst of the worst. thousands of illegal immigrant criminals were released. 3,700 illegals were free to walk last year while waiting for deportation cases to be heard. homeland security have said their hands are tie. the report says that more than half were released by choice. >>> a dehydrated hiker on the brink of death rescued. he was alone on a ten day trip on the arizona trail when he got lost and ran out of food. public safety officers think he went without food or water for three days. a rescue helicopter spotted his back pack and sleeping bag in the desert. they gave him three liters of fluids before air lifting him to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. very lucky. >>> a texas teenager lucky to be alive after being str

unit opened fire on two suspects. police received a tip last night a black ford mustang was stolen. detectives tracked that vehicle to upper marlboro, maryland. prince george's county police spokesperson julie parker. >> one of our officer sees a suspect pull a weapon. the witness reports hearing the officer yell to the suspect don't touch the weapon! shortly thereafter the officer discharges his weapon multiple times. both of the armed suspects are shot. >> he was scared. he was really scared. >> reporter: this woman didn't hear the shots fired inside the giants but says at least one woman ran inside afraid. >> it's a shame. it's the me and. people just -- the economy. people just can't make it unless you're a young kid and needed money for drugs. >> reporter: police did not mention drugs but tomorrow us a pair of gloves were also -- told us a pair of gloves were also found inside the mustang they believed were going to be used to rob the santerias bank. the two men shot are men -- suntrust bank. the two men shot are going to be okay. we'll have more information come up -- coming up on the officer who fired his weapon. >> we can tell you that officer has been placed on routine admini

foreign policy situation and the fact that the united states government does not pay ransom to hostages we heard it again from the white house spokesperson josh earnest yesterday and the u.s. isn't alone. several countries claim to have the same policy. last year a "new york times" investigation found al qaeda in its direct affiliates had taken in $125 million from kidnappers and ransom. since 2008 the treasury department put the total higher at $160 million. who's paying all of that money? truth is many countries do pay ransoms to hostages -- hostage takers, even if they don't admit it. according to the "times" money is funneled through network as affiliated and labeled as development aid and other cases delivered by state owned companies or third party nations of the 23 hostages kidnapped, 15 released for ransom citizens from france denmark, italy, switzerland and even peru. seven have been executed. all but one of them from the united states or britain, two countries that have stuck very closely to the no ransom policy the eighth is the brit still being held. even the u.s. sometimes finds creative ways to get around the rules. for exa