against an imprisoned reporter this week. that is according to the iranian judiciary s news service. rezaian and his employer the washington post deny the charges. a ruling could come in the next few days. a south african parole board decided to release olympic runner oscar pistorius from prison on friday. but that won t be the end of his legal troubles. david mckenzie has more live from johannesburg. what do you believe the appeal could hinge around and could he go back to jail? reporter: legal experts say yes, there is a potential that oscar pistorius could go back to jail or prison for a very long
the officer was shot and killed while responding to a noise complaint earlier this month. jennifer lawrence is one of the top grossing actors in 2014. her movies pulled in $1.4 billion globally. a number expected to grow with mockingjay still in theaters. close behind in second is actor chris pratt which earned $1.2 billion. rounding out the top five are scarlet johannson, mark wahlberg and chris evans. angelina s jolie unbroken earned $31.7 million. the film follows the story of olympic runner louie zamperini s survival as a p.o.w. in third place, disney s into the
this morning on world news now too much rain in too short a time leads to serious flooding in the middle of the nation. one area under a state of emergency right now. and look out, a late summer cold snap might be heading your way. olympic runner oscar pistorius heading back to court in south africa today. we know he won t be convicted of murdering his girlfriend. that doesn t mean he won t be heading to prison. then on this friday morning, charcoal. you see, it s not just for barbecuing anymore. our brave reporter shows us what else it can be used for. reporter: apparently this black stuff is actually supposed to make my teeth whiter. in our try day friday segment on this friday, september 12th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now.
are potential air strikes around the area. and remember when isis got close to baghdad, they evacuated a u.s. embassy complex. all of those employees going to erbil. supposed to be a fail safe area. absolutely. we ll be watching that one, certainly. also happening now in the middle east, the peace and quiet between israel and hamas has come to an end. the israeli military says at least ten rockets were fired from gaza this morning, shortly after a three-day cease-fire expired. delegations from both sides were holding talks in cairo, hoping to reach a more lasting agreement, but the deal fell through with israel and hamas, still so far apart. oscar pistorius defense attorney resumes his closing argument today on what will be the final day of the olympic runner s murder trial. in a nearly five-hour statement yesterday, the lead prosecutor, gerrie nel, said that pistorius was an appalling witness whose testimony was, quote, devoid of any truth. pistorius claims he shot and killed
in the first round of the quicken loans national, woods shot a 3 over 74 and wracked up 7 bowingiesgeys along the way. he will have to do better to make the cut. the good news is he says he feels fantastic. in the nba draft, cleveland cavaliers used the top pick to get forward andrew wiggins, a freshman who averaged 17 points a game last year at kansas. the 6 8 , described as soft-spoken. although the same can t be said about his draft night outfit. sans trousers there. topped by a rose-printed jacket. okay. a for effort? no. it didn t work out. track fans gave of a standing ovation to an 800 meter olympic runner who finished last. it was because she did it. she was nine months pregnant. making this our favorite story of the day. we got to do it one more time.