Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. We begin tonight in kenya where terroriststerrorists are promising an attack on a university that killed at least 148 people this week is just the beginning. The terror Group Alshabaab now says kenyan cities will run red with blood. Today, kenyas president , Uhuru Kenyatta declared three days of National Mourning promising he will respond to the threat in the fiercest way possible. Our forfathers bled and died for this nation, and we will do everything to defend our way of life. Axelrod we are now hearing extraordinary tells of survival from some who managed to make it through the attack. Debora patta is in nairobi with those, and with the gutwrenching wait for parents who still dont know if their child is dead or alive. Reporter this is what the aftermath of a massacre looks like the agonizing wait to identify bodies at chiromo mortuary relatives home hopefor a miracle. It seldom comes. Parents who do not find their childrent morgue come here to N
[ music ] a new ceasefire was reached in gaza, israelis in palestine yans agree to begin palestinians agree to begin another cae fire today at ceasefire today at 5 00 pm. Let turn to Jane Ferguson in west jerusalem, can you tell us the details of how the latest temporary deal was reached . Well, its a surprise to some on the ground. This morning, after the Israeli Cabinet meeting heard stronger talk. Basically Binyamin Netanyahu saying that they would not be coming back to cairo for the talks unless there was a cessation of violence, rockets, coming out of gaza. During the cabinet meeting, members had called for an escalation, an increase in Israeli Operations in gaza, some calling for a full occupation. Its been a dramatic day. Theres no confirmed reports as to how this came about. We know that the egyptians have been hosting and shuffling between the two. The egyptians have a pump card when it comes to pressuring hamas in the palestinians, because of the rafah boarder crossing with e
Im jim axelrod. This is the western edition of the broadcast. We begin tonight in kenya where terrorists are promising an attack on a university that killed at least 148 people this week is just the beginning. The terror Group Alshabaab now says, kenyan cities will run red with blood. Today, kenyas president , uhuru kenyatta, declared three days of National Mourning promising he will respond to the threat in the fiercest way possible. Our forefathers bled and died for this nation, and we will do everything to defend our way of life. Axelrod we are now hearing extraordinary tales of survival from some who managed to make it through the attack. Debora patta is in nairobi with those, and with the gut wrenching wait for parents who still dont know if their child is dead or alive. Reporter this is what the aftermath of a massacre looksth like, the agonizing wait to identify bodies at chiromo mortuary, relatives hope for a miracle. It seldom comes. S parents who do not find their children in
Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent greg palkot is there tonight. Hello, greg. Hi, bret. Egyptair flight 804 took off from the terminal behind me last night. Little did those on board know, their fate would soon be sealed. 11 09 wednesday night paris time, Charles De Gaulle airport. Egyptair flight 804 and airbus a320 takes off. On board, 66 people. Among them egyptians, french, canadian, a britain, no americans, but there were children. Among the crew, tellingly, three security. The flight from paris across europe towards the destination of cairo, goes smoothly at the outset. 1 24 thursday morning, the plane enters greek air space. Air controllers there make voice contact. There are no reports of stormy weather. And then, over the mediterranean, something went awry. Translator it executed a turn of 90 degrees left and then a turn of 360 degrees toward the right. Dropping from 37,000, to 15,000 feet and then we lost it at about 10,000 feet. 2 29 a. M. , 175 miles off the coast of egyp
Airport outside paris. Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent greg palkot is there tonight. Hello, greg. Hi, bret. Egyptair flight 804 took off from the terminal behind me last night. Little did those on board know, their fate would soon be sealed. 11 09 wednesday night paris time, Charles De Gaulle airport. Egyptair flight 804 and airbus a320 takes off. On board, 66 people. Among them egyptians, french, canadian, a britain, no americans, but there were children. Among the crew, tellingly, three security. The flight from paris across europe towards the destination of cairo, goes smoothly at the outset. 1 24 thursday morning, the plane enters greek air space. Air controllers there make voice contact. There are no reports of stormy weather. And then, over the mediterranean, something went awry. Translator it executed a turn of 90 degrees left and then a turn of 360 degrees toward the right. Dropping from 37,000, to 15,000 feet and then we lost it at about 10,000 feet. 2 29 a. M. , 175 mile