a condemned prisoner and his brother behind bars for a crime they didn t commit - set free madoff tragedy - we talk to the documentary film-maker who had unprecedented access to the family and madoff s former secretary. tonight the growing threat from the islamic state group, as an old enemy surfaces with a new message. al qaeda announced plans to form a branch on the indian subcontinent, fighting to revive islamic rule in myanmar, bangladesh and other areas. the leader unveiled the plan in a 55 minute video posted online. the announcement is seen as a snub to the rise of the islamic state, and comes as the u.s. confirms the islamic state group beheaded a second american journalist. some 100 americans are believed to be fighting in the middle east with what president obama labelled terrorists. the president made it year justice will be carried out. mike viqueira reports. early wednesday the administration made it official, authenticating the murder of second journalist
scalia once pointed to their case as an example of why the death penalty is just. today, they are free men. we will speak with an attorney for one of the exonerates as well as the former legal director of the center on wrongful convictions. the new york democratic governor andrew cuomo is being challenged in his own party s primary. we will speak to all professor zephyr teachout and political activist randy credico, who are both running against cuomo, as well as the tuna governor candidate tim wu who coined the concept of net neutrality. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. violence continues in eastern ukraine putting government forces and russian-backed separatists following a day of confusion over cease-fire. ukraine initially claimed it had reached a cease-fire with russia, only to retract the claim after russian president vladimir putin said his government isn t a party to the conflict. his o
family speak out for the first time. what was going through their minds? it s an abc news exclusive. we have an infant who is not breathing. there s an app for that. the technology miracle that saved this infant s life delivering a hero to their doorstep to resuscitate a baby on the brink. one clip to keep your family safe and sound. and we do say good morning, america. what an incredible story. you can do everything anything. anything at all with this. good to have you back, michael. still working that vacation. still working my vacation cut. still working my vacation cut. it s good. i m not vacation mode. it s time to go to work. welcome back, mike. we have a lot to get to this morning starting with that execution of another american journalist. authorities confirm overnight that video is steven sotloff being murdered by an isis militant. abc s brian ross is here with the latest. reporter: good morning. as you say u.s. authorities have confirmed the grue
president obama may make his first public statement about this. the tensions are growing more present by the day. ahead of president obama s trip to europe he signed off on a request to send 350 additional u.s. troops to baghdad to secure u.s. personnel and facilities there as iraqi forces wage their own war against the terrorists. i m back. on tuesday isis sent what it called a second message to america, a video purportingly showing the beheading of american journalist steven sotloff. they say it s due to continued air strikes on isis. reporter: the sotloff family is grieving privately. the family asks for their privacy, to leave them alone. when they re prepared to speak, they ll come out to speak from their home. they threaten to kill another hostage. at nato summit beginning tomorrow in wales, president obama will try to develop an international coalition to help defeat the terror group. now senator ben nelson of florida says he will introduce legislation to giv
beheading journalist steven sotloff. they say in retaliation for u.s. air strikes on isis targets in iraq. the white house authorized to send 350 additional u.s. troops to baghdad. meanwhile, president obama is in estonia this morning, meeting with baltic leaders worried about russia advances in ukraine. home depot may be the biggest victim of a security breach that jeopardizing the information of its customer. a third diagnosed with ebola. dr. kent brantly said he was recovered. i don t think they ever said kent, you are about to die, but i felt like i was about to die. three people were killed in the libyan city when there was a sudden crash and explosion in a crowded residential neighborhood. in new york a series of bird strikes striking planes. all of them did land safely. cvs has stopped selling tobacco products nearly a month sooner than planned. all that they re supposed to be solemn. this guard was seen pirouetting around buckingham palace. a