This is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. It appears tonight that isis may have slaughtered another hostage. This time the victim would be japanese, one of two japanese men who have been held by the terror group. Earlier this week isis released a familiarlooking video an isis militant with the hostages demanding 200 million for their release. Then today, this image was released purportedly showing one of the hostages holding a picture of the other decapitated. We should point out, this picture has yet to be authenticated, but the white house has condemned the killing. Holly williams picks up the story. Reporter the image posted online today appears to show kenji goto, a japanese journalist captured by isis, holding up a gruesome photo of his murdered compatriot, Haruna Yukawa. But isis has not released a video showing a beheading taking place as its done after executing other hostages. Isis vowed to kill both japanese men on tuesday unless their government pai
Among them sarah palin, who says she is ready to throw her hat in the ring. And remembering mr. Cub. Baseball fans in mourning with the death of ernie banks. We will look back at his life today, saturday january 24th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. Tough news overnight. You spent a long time in chicago. He is mr. Cub. Ernie banks. We woke up to the news overnight. What an incredible optimistic guy. I had a chance to meet him. He had the enthusiasm. The Chicago Sun Times with lets play two. That got the fans to go to the wrigley field. I was rushing around and started reading articles about him. Every word approachable and optimistic and all the positive words. He got the medal of freedom from president obama. Lets get to the top story. The huge storm making a big mess on the
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. It appears tonight that isis may have slaughtered another hostage. This time the victim would be japanese, one of two japanese men who have been held by the terror group. Earlier this week isis released a familiarlooking video an isis militant with the hostages demanding 200 million for their release. Then today, this image was released purportedly showing one of the hostages holding a picture of the other decapitated. We should point out, this picture has yet to be authenticated, but the white house has condemned the killing. Holly williams picks up the story. Reporter the image posted online today appears to show kenji goto, a japanese journalist captured by isis, holding up a gruesome photo of his murdered compatriot, Haruna Yukawa. But isis has not released a video showing a beheading taking place as its done after executing other hostages. Isis vowed to kill both japanese men on tuesday
Showers. Heres a live view from the melon Bank Building with the snowflakes moving past the Comcast Center that just picked up. The snow showers are going to be here to start with but not be around all day. And theres cape may, which is showing things are pretty quiet. The radar, it is inland that were seeing the snow showers from new castle into philadelphia and farther north and west. Well see the snow showers to begin with and then well clear out this afternoon. Light, scattered dustings of snow this morning. Right now the temperature is 26 degrees in philadelphia. Though its colder for millville and allentown. Atlantic city is 10 degrees right now. Well be in the 30s this afternoon. Thats where well see some sunshine. Back with the future weather, well go through it hour by hour when im back in ten. But right now well check in with first alert traffic reporter jillian mele. Good morning jillian. Good friday morning to you, bill. Starting things off in center city a live look at the
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