Meanwhile, i. S. I. L. Forces are pounded into retreating from two key fronts. How the issue of Sexual Assault is casting a shadow over game day at the university of virginia. And in tonights a deeper look, the controversial surrounding campaign reform, gearing up for 2016 president ial election. Judge great to have you with us. Our top of story i. S. I. L. Claims the death of a japanese hostage. Journalist kenji goto has been held hostage since october. Online video you will not see here. Problemproblem offing the correspondent has been beheaded. Japans Prime Minister is calling gotos death an inhumane and despicable act of terrorism. To the terrorists, we would never never forgive them for this act. And the act committed we are going to coordinate with the International Society for japan would never be defeated by terrorism. Kenji goto was an experienced journalist who covered conflicts around the world for more than 20 years. Our jerald tan tells us how goto ended up in the hands of
Correspondent, hans nichols in brussels where european leaders are meeting to discuss the potential greek debt default. Where do things stand now . Has there been any progress in stalks collapsed last night . Good evening. Eu leaders are having a conversation. The portion dedicated to greece will happen at the end of the evening. They have dealt with ukraine and other issues. On a technical matter, and this is important, if there are going to be advisers working with the greek side on what the common set of numbers is going to be. The idea of having technical experts and a solid, trusted data set is going to be crucial if there is going to be any progress on the talks. They need to agree on the numbers for there to be any meaningful opportunity for progress. How close to they come to a deal last night . It was reported they had a deal in principle and we were among the organizations that that they were moving toward a deal. The greek finance minister then checked with athens and from a
Good morning. Im Thomas Roberts live from columbia, South Carolina. We are here at msnbc election headquarters at the liberty tap room. We only have one table that has a hangover, working on my home what mimosas. Next event on the republican calendar though, the first in the south primary weve got the big stage performance tonight with the pressure being on for the six candidates that are left in this race. And the candidates all meet tonight on the debate stage in South Carolina in greenville. The First Time Since the New Hampshire primary. And the last time before voting begins again. So weve got donald trump and ted cruz. Theyre the top two contenders for the crucial evangelical vote. That makes up more than 60 of republican primary voters in South Carolina. Establishment favorite, jeb bush and john kasich, are the only ones Holding Events in greenville today. Not wasting a moment to gain voters out there. And bush is hoping to build on his gains from New Hampshire here. Kasich ride