Hours remain until isis murderous deadline. Japanese Officials Say theyve been trying to communicate with the group through third parties since tuesday. Turning to two governments in the region. Jordan and turkey for assistance its a race against time as the japanese Prime Minister calls it. To the Prime Minister of japan, although you are more than 8,000 kilometers away from islamic state, you willingly take part in this crusade. Isis releasing this propaganda video tuesday, threatening to kill two japanese citizens unless they receive 200 million. 42yearold yukawa an aspiring security contractor captured in august. And this newly released video shows 47yearold goto hours before his disappearance in late october. The video shows the freelance journalist along the turkey syria border preparing to cover what he calls the suffering of the syrian people. If something happens the two reappearing this week, kneeling side by side in orange jumpsuits in front of a masked isis executioner. As the deadline looms closer no indication if japan will pay the ransom, the Prime Minister calling the deadly ultimatum unacceptable. Although he hasnt explicitly ruled out the payment. This coming after isis released videos showing the brutal executions of five western hostages since august. Here in tokyo, unnamed government sources are saying that kenji goto the wife of one of hostages his wife received an email in december after he went missing, from a group that is suspected to possibly be the isis kidnappers that wanted between 8 and 16 million. A sign that perhaps the group would be willing to accept a smaller amount. The question will the japanese government pay. Will ripley thanks so much. This is not the first time that isis has demanded millions for a hostage. Last august the terror group wanted 100 Million Euros before killing american journalist james foley. Are their demands a sign of financial desperation, Barbara Starr joins us from the pentagon with more. From the u. S. Officials point of view its all about the reign of terror. They believe that isis is continuing this for many reasons, putting these videos on social media, they use it as a recruiting tool and it does work for them. Also to terrorize the people already under their control. In syria and iraq. You know isis has gained a lot of territory there in recent months what u. S. Officials are closely watching is isis stretched too thin. Do they have so much territory, so many people under their purported control at this point, that they may have Trouble Holding onto it and they may be needing to show their power because they are having Trouble Holding onto it . U. S. Officials watching a different isis trend, even more closely. And that is the rebranding of isis. Export isis. We reported yesterday on cnn that isis fighters people claiming to be isis fighters were showing up in yemen. U. S. Military officials tell me there are reports of isis fighters claiming to be isis fighters showing up in southern afghanistan, it is this issue of the export of their terror. Rebranding. People claiming to be isis going into the fight in other places. Thats one of the big concerns for the u. S. Because if these types of export fighters if you will can come to the United States carry out attacks here claiming to be isis it is a serious concern for momentland security. Michaela . Now to the cries nis yemen. Rebels holding the president captive have reached a tentative deal agreeing to reform its constitution in order to get rebels to abandon government buildings. Who controls this key u. S. Ally . How much power does their president have . Cnn Senior CorrespondentNick Paton Walsh got access to the president ial compound. Incredible access you got. In the capital this morning it appears as though the deal is holding to some degree. A key element of it is yet to be realized we are expecting and part of the deal was that the houthis would immediately release the president ial chief of staff. That has not happened. At this stage. According to the minister of information on her twitter account. So were looking also at the houthi militia, who seem to be slowly removing themselves from around the president ial residence residence, the president ial palace that was their side of the deal. The other side of the deal for government to uphold was substantial changes to the new draft of the constitution. The terminology of the agreement was so wide we dont know what the constitution will look like. The key question for the u. S. Is their ally president hadi still going to be the man pulling the strings or the government going to be the houthis. A calmer day, but a lot of things still to get worked out. And the big question when is the chief of staff coming home. Thats not been answered things could still fall apart, many wondering if the president and yemeni army would do if they dont like how things are playing out. Please be safe well check back in with you later on. Were talking about yemen because it is the hub in the war on terror with implications that could hit us at home. Few know the stakes better than commander kirk liphold, the former commander of the uss cole, when the warship was attacked by al qaeda in 2000. 17 u. S. Soldiers lost their lives, hes now a senior military fellow at military families unitsed. Commander, thank you for joining us. Thank you, chris. Right now there are two u. S. Warships, theyre right there in the red sea, they could be very helpful. Obviously in evacuating Embassy Personnel in yemen. Should we do that now . What is the balancing test . Think right now and the next 24 hours are going to tell. Obviously the president has struck an agreement with the Houthi Rebels that he will give them a more inclusive role in forming a new constitution which they didnt have before which is why they continued to press their attacks in the capital. But time will tell only very shortly. Because the reality is we need to make a decision it is much better to conduct what we call a noncombatant evacuation where do you get the embassy people out under benign conditions where theyre not under fire. The last thing the marines want to do is go in in a hostile environment, where they have to create safe space, where they may have to incur civilian casualties and trying to insure we can get the embassy out safe. As you know the last thing we want to do is have another benghazi. Understood. That meaning that you see a threat coming theres a chance to prepare and do things, and you wind up having hostage situations and much worse, thats why were keeping an eye on it. Why were keeping an eye on yemen at all, how important is whats going on there to u. S. Interests all the way back here at home . Well yemen is the fulcrum of the war that we are currently waging against al qaeda. Why fulcrum . It is the balancing and Tipping Point where al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which operates in free rein in some areas in yemen is still the greatest threat that al qaeda represents to this nation. In some way theyre competing with isis for recruits. Trying to make sure they can strike us. I was concerned theyre going to be able to launch an attack into europe first, clearly with the Charlie Hebdo attacks, that may have happened. Their aim is to come to the United States and conduct an attack here. Because it would be spectacular, it would show they have capability and still have the ability to man, train and equip their people to do those type of terrorist operations. What will you never forget about what happened on the uss cole what it taught you about your fighting men and women and the threat that exists there. The biggest thing i think we as a nation learned is when we are attacked by terrorists we must respond decisively and swiftly to make sure a they understand that american lives will be safeguarded anywhere in the world. I will never forget the 17 sailors i lost. I dont want that loss to be in vain. We did nothing for 11 months were still living with the consequences of the 9 11 attacks. We need to be shoor to hold the terrorists accountable. Do we think that the government and the military in control right now in yemen, can they hold there . And if not, what is the fate with these Houthi Rebels . Can we work with them . What does the situation demand of the u. S. And the allies . Yemen is a very unique case the bottom line is they have never been a trustworthy nor reliable partner in the war on terror. Theyve allowed us to conduct operations. Theyve helped more than some as you know. They have helped more than some. On a personal case they still have one of the principal conspirators for the uss cole that they refuse to be held accountable for what he did in killing 17 sailors. By the same token, that government albeit it is more a government of the capital of sanaa than the entire country, has allowed us to conduct operations train with their people, teach them how to be bet anywhere Counterterrorism Operations so they can be a more effective. And not only countering Aqap Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, but also in maintaining their territorial and Government Integrity as a nation. So you have to have patience here to watch what happens, and also youre saying the u. S. And others must be ready to act because the situation could be lost quickly. Absolutely. The last thing we want to do is see the government collapse the Houthi Rebels take over. You have another broken state out there that doesnt control its territory. That cannot maintain control of aqap operating on its territory. We dont need that type of entity. We want to have a government that is capable of stretching its control out into the country to insure that these terrorists do not have sanctuary and safe haven. If they cant do it youre saying someone must do it for them. Somebody has to. Thank you very much for your service. Thank you, chris. Ailsen . Back at home House Speaker john boehner defying president obama over his policy on negotiations with iraq. Boehner invited israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netenyahu to address a joint session of Congress Next month about the iranian threat. The invitation is ruffling feathers at the white house, lets bring in White House CorrespondentMichelle Kosinski she is live there tell us the latest. Well Republican Congressional leadership in a press conference said two words hell no, they wont be stopped by what president obama wants to do. And this is being called a drama, a snub a Foreign Policy confrontation. That republicans reached out to the israelis and invited the Prime MinisterBenjamin Netenyahu, to address a joint session of congress in february. He accepted. But all of this completely bypassing the white house. The white house said they havent heard from the israelis at all and it is a departure from protocol as to what a world leader generally does before visiting another country. House Speaker John Boehner says netenyahu will discuss the threats posed by iran and radical islam. This comes at a time when some in congress including some democrats, want to impose more sanctions on iran as iran continues to delay in the negotiations over its Nuclear Program. The white house has said that they will veto additional sanctions, saying that negotiations are what are in the best interests of both the u. S. And israel. Michaela . Very interesting developments Michelle Kosinski thank you. A u. S. Navy cargo ship has run aground off the coast of japan. About six miles east of okinawa. Right now were told there are efforts under way to try to refloat the vessel. The 127 crew are still on board. We have learned that they are uninjured. Fortunately no leaks or hull damage has been reported. And at this point, no word on what exactly caused the accident. Ukraine is now under siege. This is not just a skirmish this is a battleground. Ten civilians have been killed dozens injured. Militants began shelling areas in donetsk. Secretary of state john kerry is accusing pro russian separatists of a blatant land grab. Ukraine claims it isnt just separatists, it is in fact Russian Military. The president there says 9,000 Russian Troops are fighting alongside rebel forces in ukraine. Russia denies this as they have denied any involvement from the beginning. Take a look at these images, this is a massive fire destroying an apartment complex in edgewater, new jersey the fire is contained, the firefighters are still on the scene battling it. The fire displacing more than 400 people but incredibly Officials Say everyone in the fourstory building was able to get out safely. Theres a local state of emergency that has been declared. And Public Schools in this town will be closed today. No word yet on what caused that fire. We can smell the smoke here in manhattan from across the river. I drove by this on my way in this morning, i thought Something Big and major is happening over there. Should i stop and get some pictures of it . I knew there was a news event unfolding. Were about, where we live probably seven, ten miles away. It woke me up this morning, i thought there was something on fire in the house. Theres smoke on the streets here. This Apartment Building is alleged to have suffered a big burndown before. So theres an investigation, but the fact that everybody got out . What an amazing thing. Hey, i dont like to be the bearer of bad news in fact i wont be well let chad myers do that. The years first major snowstorm sock the middle east this weekend. The good news is just like last weeks ice storm for philadelphia and parts of the poconos, this happens on saturday. Its already snowing in oklahoma. But by saturday morning, this storm gets into the northeast. And it will be cold enough to make snow now i think in new york city its going to change to rain for a while, keeping the amounts down. In the poconos, catskills, adirondacks, berkshires there could be the eightinch to 12inch snowfall here it is from maine even down to the west of washington, d. C. Front royal will pick up some snow. It depends on where the storm ends up. Is it in the ocean or closer . The closer it is the warmther it is, but the farther off. The drier it will be so you wont get as much snow. Its the balance, where does the low set up. Im going to go four to six for new york city a little less on long island. And heres the next storm system for monday. Im more impressed for this one, it could make more headaches, because its a monday storm as it rolls through monday afternoon into tuesday, well keep watching it more likely a nuisance storm unless youre sliding around it in your car and then its a big problem, so be safe its a saturday. Its a winter. I see alisyns baptism by cnn gear out in the snow monday morning. I hear you. Unbeknownst to you im flying in to new york im flying out for the weekend, flying back in on sunday. It sounds like i might not be able to get back for snow coverage. Shes calling a snow day already. 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