Terrorists. Isis releasing video today of what appears to be the gruesome execution of 31yearold Stephen Sotloff. This is just 13 days after another american, james foley, was beheaded by the same terrorists. Again today, we saw a masked executioner speaking in a british accent making a direct threat against the United States. Jim sciutto begins our coverage tonight. Reporter the image is haunting and familiar. An american in an orange jumpsuit on his knees. His killer all in black standing above him brandishing a knife. 13 days after american james foley was killed, a new video appears to show journalist Stephen Sotloff brutally beheaded by isis as well. The masked executioner who seems to be speaking with the same voice and accent as foleys killer made it clear the murder was directed at the United States. Just as your missiles will continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people. Reporter sotloff 31 grew up in south florida. He was freelanci
This is cnn tonight, im don lemon. Its already saturday, saturday night in new zealand. A city stunned. The Prime Minister is saying the nation is united in grief. Thats after a gunman killed at least 49 people, targeting innocent worshippers gathered for friday prayers at two mosques. Targeting innocent men, women and children simply because theyre muslim. The suspect is a 28yearold man, an Australian Citizen with no criminal history in either new zealand or australia. So he was apparently not on anybodys radar for his extremist antiimmigrant White Nationalist views. In the age of social media the gunman live streamed his acts hoping for a worldwide audience. We will not broadcast that video. He posted a long manifesto online shortly before. Its hate filled so we wont quote from it excessively. Cnns alex marqhar has it for you. Reporter its a diatribe filled with hate, anger and vows of revenge. 87 needily formatted pages posted on social media in the minutes before the attack under t