Accidentally kills her instructor, learning to fire a usi submachine gun. Situation could be getting worse. We begin tonight with a painful plea from the mother of an american journalist held by the Islamic State group. Shirley sotloff released this desperate video today, begging the groups leader, abu bakr albaghdadi, to let her son go. She addresses him as caliph. Roxana saberi has more. I am Shirley Sotloff. My son stephen is in your hands. Reporter in this emotional plea, Shirley Sotloff addresses the leader by his preferred title. Asking him to let him to come home. You as the caliph can grant amnesty. I ask you to please release my son. Stephen is a journalist, who covered the suffering of muslims at the hand of tirants. The sotloffs kept his captivity secret. They thought if they publicized his case his captors in the Islamic State group would kill him. Last tuesday the Group Released a video showing the execution of another american journalist, james foley and threatened to kil
Defiance. A start with developing news of the hostage release in syria. An american journalist, Peter Theo Curtis has been freed. He was captured in october, 2012, according to information from the f. B. I. His last known location was in turkey where he had plans to enter syria to teach english. The qatari group and in march, a group of Greek Orthodox nuns were released after being held for three months by syrian rebels. More detail still coming through on that release. To libya where violence between warring malitias continues to escalate. Armed groups have lost control of the airport in tripoli. He script has denied accusations it was behind airstrikes against the capitol. It adds to a picture of chaos and confusion as dominic kane reports. A battle for control of tripoli airport. Until this weekend, it was held by fighters who broadly support libyas new parliament. Its now in the hands of militia from mizrata who oppose this. On saturday, airstrikes were thank youed killing more tha
For ourselves wont solve the problems. Sitting around with ghetto pity parties, rather than organizing and strategizing and putting our differences aside. Yes, we got young and old. Yes, we got things we dont like about each other but bigger than our egos, bigger than who shot john. We need everybody because i going to tell you i dont care how much money you got, i dont care what position you hold. I dont care how much education you got. If we cant protect a child, walking down the street in ferguson, and protect him and bring justice, all you got, dont matter to nobody but you. We are required to leave here today and change things. Michael brown must be remembered for more than disturbances. He must be remembered for this is when they started changing what was going on. Oh yeah, there have been other times in history that became seminal moments. And this is one of those moments. That this young man for some reason has appealed to all of us that weve got to solve this and not continue
The Islamic State group says its in full control of the province of raqqa. And its official, thailand has a new Prime Minister, after receiving the blessing of the king. U. S. Journalist has been freed in syria after spending two years in captivity. Al jazeera has obtained pictures of Peter Theo Curtis, captured in object 2012. He was seized by the al nusra front, which has been playing a significant role in the fight against the Syrian Government. He was last known to be in turkey before he disappeared. From there he planned to enter syria. Now hes been handed over to a u. N. Representative in a deal mediated by the government. Reporter in this video obtained by al jazeera. Peter theo curtis appears to be reading from a script as he sent reassurances. I have everything i need. Everything is perfect food, clothing, friends. His family credits qatar for the releasing saying they dont know the terms of the negotiation, but his mother said in a statement Peter Theo Curtis was taken captiv
This is it. And elsewhere in the heartland, looking ahead to the political season. People always ask why is iowa so important . Iowa is not first in the nation because its important. Its important because it is first in the nation. Correspondent sheila maacvicr on the butter cow and the field of political dreams in iowa. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Welcome to america tonight, the weekend edition. A new week begins with the same fears in ferguson, missouri where more than two weeks after a Police Officer shot and killed 18yearold Michael Brown, his funeral will be held tomorrow. This theres concerns that emotions will reignite street demonstrations and anger. Activists say its being driven by the same questions about the use of excessive force, police force that they see in other communities large and small. Case in point, the death of a menltly ill man at the hands of an lapd officer just days after Michael Browndeath. Michael oku found strong echoes of the missouri case. Repo