Ask for more democracy, but protest sites in hong kong could soon be cleared. There are reports that the Islamic State of the iraq and levant group have killed 13 13 syrian men. These killings took place in raqqa and syria. The victims had all been kidnapped earlier this month. Isil says they were killed for collaborating with the syrian regime. These killings follow the release of new video that was posted on line appearing to show the beheading of another group of isil hostages and these include at least 12 syrian soldiers and the american aid worker peter kassig. 26yearold kassig was captured last year whilst in syria on a mission to help refugees. He convert today islam and also uses the name abdul. We can go live now to the United States and washington, d. C. , and talk to our correspondent there, kimberly how connection. The white how was quite quick to react to this video that was circulate on this internet. Reporter indeed, we know president obama was briefed bice had i Nationa
Attack. And in china apple has cash registers ringing. The Islamic State of iraq and the los angeles strand has released a new audio recording the message has not been verified but the group wants jordan to release an iraqi woman on death row. If she is not released, isil says, it will kill jordanian pilot who was captured last december when his plane went down in syria. Jordan is also working with japan to secure the release of japanese journalist also being held by isil. In the jordanian capital there has been protests calling for the pilots release. Family members of the captured pilot including his parents demonstrated outside the king is palacespalace. The king later met with the parents. Near the border with syria lets speak about the latest audio message which was leased late last night. Tell us more about their demands, what they are asking for. Reporter well, they actually put a deadline, which is in a few hours sunset today for her to be leased by the jordanian authorities an
Home a staff you he had. We begin in syria where rebels fighting the government of Bashar Alassad say they have killed 300 of his soldiers in the past week. Dozens more have been detained by the alnusra front and other factions. Assads troops had captured the northern suburbs of a hleb owe in a surprise attack but within a day we were over run by the rebels. These areas are strategic because the government would have cut the main supply lines for the rebels in aleppo ending the siege on two main proassad villages. The u. N. Special envoy to syria is headed to damascus to try to lens the fighting. He has had some assurances from the go of the that they will stop all arian bombardments on aleppo for six weeks a diplomatic editor james bays has this report. Reporter this is the fourth time he has visited damascus since july when he took over the job of finding peace in syria probably the hardest task in global diplomacy. He has already received an initial commitment from president assad f
Villagers. Hollywood, tax breaks are constructing a profitable movie industry in new orleans. But first, the former thai Prime Minister Yingluk Shinawatra is among politicians summoned to a meeting following thursdays coup. Yingluk has been banned from leaving the country. The coup has been widely condemned by the international community. This report from bangkok. Reporter once the stage for the antigovernment move in bangkok is taken down and removed the morning after the military coup. The protesters left thursday night. Most felt their effort of more than six months paid off because of their goal of removing the current government had been reached. This woman we want to work friday morning and is relieved the army is in control . Personally, i support cou coup de tate. If the army didnt do it, the country would be a real mess. This is the army Assembly Hall where more than 100 people from both sides of the political divide have been sum opinion by the military rulers to discuss the
Season. This is new day with chris cuomo and allison cam rota. It is now 8 00 in the east. Allison is off. Erica hill is here. We wish you all good digestion. Up first, something that could be a very Interesting Development in the russia investigation. Sources tell cnn that lawyers for fired National Security adviser, general Michael Flynn, are no longer sharing information with President Trumps legal team. Why . Well, this could be an indication that flynn is negotiating with special counsel, bob mueller. If so, sharing information no longer appropriate. As thats playing out, embattled democratic senator, al franken, is offering another apology amid groping allegations. This comes, of course, as there are also growing questions about whether congress will tackle the issue of these settlements weve learned about. Those settlements being paid out with 17 million. Your tax dollars. Well have more on that. Plus, we are following breaking news from overseas. A deadly terror attack at an eg