coercion or the threat of discord in those locations. the secretary of defense said the allegations are groundless and just a threat to intimidate them. a woman sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her christian faith. the state department is saying it is, quote, fully engaged in the case and doing everything possible to secure her safe release. 27-year-old miriam ibrahim who is married to a u.s. man, has been imprisoned for a year. last year she gave birth to a baby girl while held behind bars and now being held in a hospital. and president since march in mexico, accused of taking guns into the country after he said he missed a u-turn. we are learning about an attempted prison escape out of fear for his life. we are live in los angeles with
i m told, on the helicopter when this special operations forces placed bowe bergdahl on the aircraft. it was about 10:30 a.m. eastern time, according to a senior u.s. defense official, bergdahl was a bit disoriented and confused. he took a pen and wrote on a paper plate, writing instead of talking, because it was so loud on board the helicopter. sf, he wrote, meaning special forces. the operator sitting with bergdahl responded loudly over the noise of the rotor blade saying, yes, we have been looking for you for a long time. bergdahl then reportedly broke down crying. according to senior u.s. defense sources, bergdahl was in a weakened state, had lost some weight. but he could walk on his own. he was held by the haqqani faction of the taliban for four years and ten months, believed largely to have been in pakistan, most of that time. he was a sergeant first class. it was in the first months of his first tour to afghanistan that he was taken. the president issued the following
condemnation. 27-year-old miriam ibrahim was sentenced to death earlier for refusing to denounce her christianity. they re monitoring this case. donald booth spoke with the sudanese foreign minister to convey our grave concerns about this case. a special envoy booth also called upon the government of sudan to respect the right to freedom of religion including one s right to change one s faith or beliefs. u.s. embassy officials have attended hearings. the u.s. and other countries that give millions of dollars to sudan are facing questions about whether their financial aid gives them any sort of leverage in this case. yeah. atika shubert has detailed on that for you. reporter: as you can imagine, there s been a lot of anger
of 2016, all forces would be out of afghanistan except for normal embassy personnel. 9800 troops in afghanistan next year, assuming afghanistan signs the agreement, that is the headline we will hear from the president later this afternoon. we ll have more. keep you up-to-date on fox. and just in, major developments in the case of a sudanese woman sentenced to death for practicing her christian faith. lawyers for 27-year-old miriam ibrahim delivered her baby on monday, but her husband was not allowed to be present for the birth. inrah him was convicted, you might recall, two weeks ago for the crime of renunciation of her muslim faith as well as adultery. she was sentenced to death plus 100 lashes all, essentially, for marrying her husband who is a christian and a citizen. her lawyer has filed an appeal. the case has sparked massive protests both in sudan and
dangerous. jon: we will take you back to that news conference when it begins. in the meantime, phil keating is live for us right now in miami. phil? reporter: jon, investigatorrers describe this triple murder suspect as very mentally unstable. he s paranoid, he s delusional, and he refers to himself not as david smith, but as prince david, and everyone is being warned if you see this man, do not approach him. instead, call the police. detectives in polk county, florida, in between orlando and tampa in central florida believe the memorial day weekend mass murder happened sometime between saturday night and monday afternoon. the victims are two women and one man. one of the women has a 14-year-old daughter. she left that house early saturday morning to go away on an rotc retreat, and when she came home yesterday, that is when she discovered her mother dead. all three victims were shot to death. take a good look at this picture, especially if you re in the south going from flo