With Oprah Winfrey about to be broadcast. Hello. One of the Biggest International hostage crisis in decades appears to have come to an end 36 hours after it began. Algerian security sources are reporting 30 hostages and 11 kidnappers were killed in a military operation at a gas plant in the east of the country. While the hostages included algerians as well as foreigners from at least Nine Countries including the u. S. , britain and japan. Algeria says those behind the attack include egyptians and others. They launch admit operation because the armed group threatened to blow up the gas installation. We report from washington. The algerian military decided to end the stage, the consequences of that action still not clear. In a day of confused messages, the hostage takers claimed they were moving some of their captives across the gas plant but the vehicles were attacked by algerian military helicopters. It appears hostages and hostage takers were killed. Something not denied by the algeri
Has been described as one of the Biggest International hostage crises in decades. Then cycling legend Lance Armstrong admits to Oprah Winfrey he cheated his way to a record seven Tour De France titles. Yes or no. Did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance . Yes. Yes or no. Was one of those banned substances epo . Yes. Did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance . Yes. Will speak to sportswriter dave zirin, author of, game over how politics has turned the sports world upside down. As the fourth anniversary of roe v. Wade approaches, we look at how antitrust legislation over the years has criminalize pregnancy, leaving hundreds of women to be forced to undergo unwanted medical procedures and locked up in jail or mental institutions all because there were pregnant . All that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. At least 22 foreign hostages remain unacc
Hes guilty of killing 13 people and wounding 32 more at fort hood in 2009. Heidi zhou castro, walk us through what happened today. Reporter absolutely. Today the government gave their closing arguments for the sentencing phase, and hassan said he would not give a statement at all. So again it was silence from hassan. Then shortly after that the jury was allowed to begin deliberations. It took them just under three hours, tony, to come to this unanimous verdict verdict. Reporter the judge told them not to speak about this trial until sentencing was over. Were told that should start in the next five or ten minutes. Also we expect reaction from Fort Hood Public Affairs who has been documenting step by step how this courtmartial has played out. Heidi zhou, if you would, the moment when that News Conference is about to begin give us a head up and well be back to you. Jeffrey, good to see you again. Thanks for joining us. I take it youre not surprised at all that in a da nadal hassas sentenc
Former egyptian president Hosni Mubaraks time in prison is now over. A helicopter flew from the prison to the hospital. When he was taken to the hospital he was put under house arrest. Hosni mubarak may no longer be behind prison walls but his legal problems and those of his assessors are far from over. We have more from cairo. Reporter Hosni Mubarak is out of prison. He remains in custody at an undisclosed location. But mubaraks freedom is technical. The interim Prime Minister has evoked state of emergency to keep him under house arrest, and mubarak is expected to be back behind bars on sunday when his trial on charges of complicit in the deaths of the revolution resumes. Hes now on trial for three different cases. It means that they will use it for marking that. Its not just the revolution, it is a military tear coup. Reporter on the same day in a Different Court leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood who opposed mubarak for decades may appear. The movement, the selfstyled youth body that
Our top story, the u. S. Wants answers, the u. N. Is demanding access but is getting nowhere, and International Outrage continues to grow over an alleged chemical attack in syria. 1300 people are believed dead. President obama urged Intelligence Community to quickly gather information about the use of chemical weapons in syria. The government denies that they use chemical weapons, but washington does not believe they have the means for Chemical Warfare. Reporter a day after hundreds of syrians including women and children, were killed or injured, a search among the dead for missing relatives. Syrian opposition say more than 1300 people died after Government Forces used chemical weapons in a number of areas east and west of the capitol of damascus. But the shocking picture of the victims have brought Swift International condemnation. The french government demanding some sort of action. If proven our position of france is there needs to be reaction. What does it mean . Not soldiers in th