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
A new plea from the mother of american journalist held honestl hostage. She asks the Islamic State group to let her son go. This is the first time that Shirley Sotloff spoke out since her son was captured a year ago. This comes after the execution of another journalist james foley. In that video the masked man threatens that sotloff is next. This is to the caliph of the Islamic State. Im Shirley Sotloff. My sons life is in your hands. Reporter asking him to let her son come home. That you the cali ph can grant amnesty. I ask you to marie please release my child. Stephen is a journalist who travels to the middle east to cover the suffering of muslims at the hands of terrorist. Reporter sotloff kept his captivity secret even from close friends. They thought if they exposed his case that captors would kill him. But they have shown the execution of another journalist james foley and threatened to kill sotloff nixon. I learned that islam teaches no yesterday should be held responsety for th
A new plea today from the mother of an american hostage. She asks the Islamic State group to let her son go. Roxana saberi with more. Reporter tony, this is the first time that Shirley Sotloff is speaking out. Her plea comes eight days after the release of a video showing the execution of another journalist steve foley. Im Shirley Sotloff. My son stephen is in your hands. Reporter she addresses the leader of the Islamic State group by his preferred title, asking him to let her son come home. You, the caliph can grant amnesty. I ask you to please release my child. Reporter in this video she calls her son an honorable man who always tried to help the weak. Stephen is a journalist who travels to the middle east to cover the suffering of muslims at the hand of tyrants. Reporter the 31yearold miami native had reported from syria several times when he disappeared last august. The sotloffs kept his captivity secret even from close friends. They thought if they publicized his case his captors
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