In droves. The storm hit virtually all of the nations 83 islands located hundreds of miles off of the coast of australia. Our linda kin candidate has more. This is the sound of wind gusts of up to 200 Miles Per Hour as cyclone pam slammed into the Pacific Island of vanuatu endangering the lives of nearly 250,000 people. Its absolute devastation here. Theres uprooted trees. Roovs have been ripped off everywhere. Roads are blocked. It looks like an absolute it is devastating. Im just driving around where you can drive through because there are a lot of roads that are blocked off. Trees havent just fallen across the road here they have fallen across in some places you barely see over the top. The water is incredibly rough. There are some villages that have just been absolutely decimated. There are local huts which are native thatched roofs and walls as well. Theyve been absolutely blown away. Most of us in the hotel ended up sleeping underneath the facilities in the bathroom. Ive been thr
Ferguson, missouri, we got news of the ruthless beheading of an american journalist by isis in iraq. Since 2002, the number of journalists killed because of their work has risen dramatically and this got us thinking about the psychological of fear. The wounds it can leave behind. How it can drive events. Joining me to talk about this is jake tapper and nick peyton wallach. Hes back in beirut after another stint in iraq. Thanks for joining us. Before we talk about the psychology of fear, kninick, yo actually crossed paths with james foley. Sometimes, it gets lost in who was he, what kind of person he was. Is there anything you could tell us about him . I had limited experience of working with jim. We worked together on a piece about living in a rebel in fact to who was fighting alongside Syrian Rebels in aleppo. A good two years ago. Extraordinary, professional, courteous, but also working inside aleppo, terrible communication issues. We exchanged skype messages, thats all we could do.
Emergency. Well have the latest on their situation. Also, some call it a seeing eye ring. M. I. T. Calls it a finger reader. It helps the visually impaired read, and it is todays big idea. Good afternoon to you all, folks. Im t. J. Holmes in today for mr. Craig melvin. Well begin with those new developments in the middle east. The u. N. Secretarygeneral and the u. S. State department both condemning an attack in gaza today that killed ten Palestinian Civilians and wounded dozens outside a u. N. School. Witnesses say the air strike landed outside the entrance of that school where the victims were waiting in line for food when the missile hit. The school is sheltering roughly 3,000 palestinians. State Department Spokesperson jen socki this afternoon saying the u. S. Is, quote, appalled by todays disgraceful shelling, end quote. U. N. Secretarygeneral calling the attack, quote, a moral outrage and a criminal act. Lieutenant colonel peter learner, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense forces
Unconscious passengers who were on board. Is he breathing . I can see his chest rising and falling, right before i left, it was first time we could see he was actually breathing. It may be a deal where depending on how fast they descend he may regain consciousness once the aircraft starts descending for fuel. Its believed the two passengers lost consciousness potentially due to deappreciate yourization and condition known as high poxia, his son ken confirms to cnbc, that mr. Glazer and his wife jane were the only passengers on board. Joining me on the phone is retired nbc news correspondent and aviation specialist, bob hager. The first thing that came to mind when i heard this was Payne Stewart, the golfer who died in a similar situation where the plane actually lost pressurization and was escorted to a field out in the plain states in the u. S. Is that what happened here, that theres a depressurization in the cabin and the plane eventually crashes. It looks like that is what happened
Citizens. Governor christie standing his ground on a mandatory quarantine for travelers who have had contact with ebola patients in west africa. The irs targets conservative groups, gets sued by the victims, and now a federal judge has tossed out their case. That groups attorney joins us live. Im shannon bream. A brandnew hours from the nations capitol starts right now. He. The internet, as well as certain specific muslim extremists are really firing up this lone wolf phenomenon. And these attacks and the multiplicity of attack in 2014 show that their propaganda is having some affect. Snapshot Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein today warning that police and military personnel should be on guard for lone wolf attacks inspired by islamic jihad, the motivation that could be behind the deadly shooting at Canadas Parliament and the shooting at nypd officers later in the week. As you know, lone wolf terrorists are tough to track. They Save International terror groups a ton of mone