In his sight. Columbia authorities are about to start of what could be the countrys largest mass grave. But first a son of libyas former leader Moammar Gadhafi sentenced to death for his alleged role in suppressing the 2011 uprising and he wasnt in court in tripoli to hear his sentence as barker now reports. Reporter he is the man many believe would succeed his father colonel Moammar Gadhafi of leader of libya but after a guilty verdict islam faces death by firing squad. He was arrested in 2011 trying to flee the country and has been kept in prison by a former rebel group in the mountain town. The rebel Group Opposes the legally installed government in tripoli but allowed islam to participate by a video link. Translator 36 others were also given sentences on tuesday including former intelligence chief abdul la and Prime Minister also sentenced to death by firing squad. Libyas chief Prosecutor Says the sentences of those tried in tripoli will be carried out. Translator they were asked t
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Tensions flair in ukraine ahead of a key meeting between kiev and moscow. And where appeasing the gods is helping to heal risks of the report, we report from sri lanka. We start the news hour in syria over which u. S. Planes are now flying, the aim to gather intelligence on the Islamic State group. I. S. Fighters are continuing to take ground there and control the city and raka and on monday they said they have taken over the entire providence. And syria said it will work with the International Community to fight the socalled terrorist and says damascus must be asked permission first. Lets go live to ruler our correspondent who is following developments from neighboring lebanon and the capitol beirut and ruler so can we assume given the instance there there is some kind of communication going on between the americans and syrians in order to allow for these surveillance flights . Officially there is no direct communication happening. Unofficially we have been seeing these statements fro
With so much anxiety generated by ebola, were going to address the scare from all angles this morning, reports from africa, dallas, washington and dr. Richard besser here in new york to help everyone understand what we should be worrying about overseas and why we shouldnt panic here at home. We begin in dallas, the only American City where ebola has been contracted. Abcs tom llamas is there. Tom. Reporter residents woke up to find a mea culpa letter in their local papers. It comes from the ceo of Texas Health Presbyterian where he acknowledges the hospital did make mistakes. The mea culpa letter comes as a Lab Technician who handled ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncans blood sample returned to texas on this cruise liner this morning. Earlier that technician who has been quarantined in her cabin had her own blood sample transferred at sea to conduct tests for ebola before the ship docked. Watch as a u. S. Coast guard helicopter hovers over the deck of the carnival magic. The chopper was cir
Out power to more than half a million households and led to the shutdown of at least one nuclear plant. Massachusetts officials have urged people to avoid unnecessary travel. The governor has issued a driving ban to keep roads free for rescue and clearing vehicles. Meteorologists gave plenty of warning but the storm has dumped so much snow people are still struggling to cope. New yorks la guarda was only one of many airports that were badly hit with thousands of flights canceled. Daytoday life has all but ground to a halt on the east coast. Im going to declare a state of emergency east coastive this afternoon. Which gives the state more flexibility and local governments more flexibility in dealing with this situation. In some places, snow has been falling at a rate of 10 centimeters an hour. Millions of residents have been told to stay home. Hundreds of thousands of people dont have any power. Super storm sandy destroyed frank acostas home in october. Shes warely keeping an eye on the