A mockery of justice saudi arabia is criticised for reducing the sentences of those convicted of murdering to the case is now closed so will we ever find out the truth about the journalist this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program on iran come on saudi arabia is facing International Criticism after closing the trial of those who murdered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi a court overturned 5 death sentences reducing them to 28 prison terms instead 3 others were jailed for between 7 and 10 years now the courts didnt name the people it convicted but those behind the socalled hit squad escaped punishment as did crown Prince Mohammed bin so man who is widely believed to have ordered the killing. Fields the United Nations and Rights Groups have condemned the secret trial which began last december will bring in i guess in a moment but 1st this report by alexey obrien. The saudi hit squad accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was caught on camera landing in turkey and entering t
Should two children born out of wedlock get 500,000 a month, from one of americas richest men . Its now in the hands of the jury. We go inside the court fight for a billionaires fortune. And good morning, everyone. George is off, still on vacation. Happy to have david muir back with us this morning. Happy to be back. Weve been tracking the protest just downtown from here. But when it turns to this, its really troubling. And there was concern that Something Like this could happen. The alleged hate crime comes amidst the very intense debate over the pro posed Muslim Center near ground zero. Police say he got in the cab, asked if he was muslim and stabbed him repeatedly. What made him do it . We have an interview with the cab driver this morning. Were following this dramatic election, still playing out in alaska, two mornings later. The senior senator in a tight race with a Tea Party Candidate. Shes saying its not over until its over. Senator Lisa Murkowski banking on absentee ballots. In
The peace here . To be honest, he said, no. We need a couple more years. But the iraqis wont get much more time. All american troops are scheduled to pull out of iraq by the end of next year. Dan harris, abc news, mosul. Southern californias metro link Commuter Rail system says it will pay 200 million to victims of a fatal crash. 25 people were killed when a passenger train ran a red light and collided he ed headon with freight train. Investigators believe the engineer was sending Text Messages before the crash two years ago. Under federal law 200 million is the maximum liability for a train accident. As part of its annual labor day crackdown on drunk driving the government has released some shocking figures. Millions of americans admit they have driven while drunk, despite the wellknown dangers. Lisa stark has details. Reporter who is todays drunk driver . It turns out many more of us than you might think. Cops everywhere are stepping up enforcement and cracking down like never before
There are bad signs in the latest economic figures people are buying fewer homes, businesses are ordering less. According to the latest cbs news poll, more than onethird of americans believe the economy will never get better. Ashley morrison is in new york with more on this story. Good morning. Good morning. Like the name suggests, a double dip recession is when the economy starts to recover only to fall back. With the bad Economic News continuing to pile up, fears are rising thats exactly where were headed. Reporter despite cheaper prices, an alltime low mortgage rate, new home sales fell more than 12 in july to the lowest level on record. Home values have dropped 30 since their peak in 2006. But even more worrisome, manufacturing activity, which had been one of the economys few bright spots s slipping. The economy has grown for a full year now but the pace of growth has slowed significantly. We had a stronger First Quarter than a Second Quarter. What that makes us worried about is th
Meanwhile, president obama will deliver a prime time speech from the oval office next tuesday to mark the official end of u. S. Combat operations in iraq. The address will take place after the president visits with troops in ft. Bliss, texas. Well, alaska senator Lisa Murkowski is struggling to avoid becoming the seventh congressional incumbent to be pushed out of office this year. With all precincts reporting, murkowski is trailing challenger joe miller by nearly 1,700 votes, although some 7,600 absentee ballots have yet to be counted. The relatively unknown miller, whos on the verge of pulling off a stunning upset, has been fueled by the highpowered endorsement of former governor sarah palin and the tea party. Still, murkowski is hoping shell still eke out a victory. Counting of those absentee ballots could take ad least another week. More fuel for an already tense Muslim Community in new york city after a College Student was taken into custody for allegedly attacking a muslim taxica