Party sweeps to a landslide victory in the deli state elections. Hello, the u. S. Has confirmed the death of kayla muller, the american aid worker held hostage by Islamic State of iraq. The 26yearold was captured in august 2013. Last week, isil said she died in a Jordanian Air strike. Who is vowing to hunt her captain tors and bring them to justice. Confirmation of her death came just hours after a candlelight vigil was held for her. These students had been holding out hope for the worker would be found alive. And well. Live now to washington d. C. , al jazeera correspondent and tom, how is the family get confirmation of her death. Well, according the the white house, it was the family that first received a private message of her death and that according to the white house was confirmed by u. S. Intelligence subsequently. The white house says that they do not know the time, nor the cigars of the death. And the family simply said they were heart broken by the news which they had feared