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March deadline. and pentagon now increasingly confident that iraqi forces backed by iranian militias will win and a final fare well by an american woman murdered by isis terrorist. in prescott, arizona, the 26-year-old was captured in august of 2013 and confirmed dead last month. mueller was honored last month in her almamatter and in flagstaff and there was a candlelight memorial in hometown of prescott where she raised the awareness of hiv and aids. will has more. will, the services based on a...

Was killed in a jordanian air strike. will carr has more from or west coast newsroom. will? >> this is quite an emotional ceremony. we heard from a number of kayla muellers closest friends and family, including her mom, who choked up while she was reading a letter that kayla had sent her while in captivity. we also heard from senator john mccain, who actually teared up during a moment himself. he called kayla an extraordinary young woman and said she was a powerful example to follow. mueller was...

To be able to negotiate. >> as the days turn into weeks and then months, the hostages wonder if the outside world has forgotten about them. but actually the hostage crisis remains a lead story. >> the american embassy is in the hands of muslim students. >> during the ninth day of the crisis over the hostages in iran. >> on the 49th day of the embassy takeover. >> the militants who have held hostages for 124 days. >> this is the 300th day of their captivity. >> about six months into the crisis, t...

Blatant day after day after day. you better have a sense of humor or you go mad and he did have a sense of humor. >> is it strange to have met this guy? i talk to you, you talked to a journalist in iran who is now in captivity and now nemtsov. is it? >> there was a sense of he made you believe he was untouchable. our dinner was supposed to be one of the best restaurants in moscow. we had it arranged in advance but when the chef owner found out that nemtsov was coming he immediately said no way. ...

E-mail. "new york times" reports they used it sometimes but they had .govs as well. the part that sticks with me and a lot of people is that she controls these e-mails. she can say im going to give to the state department what i want to give to the state department. but not what the state department may need or not what a congressional committee may need or freedom of information request may need. >> im glad you brought that up. the statement she put out last night, the tweet, such absolute nons...

To defeat isis. they need to be armed directly. now we have christian fighters. we have the kurdish fighters. they are defeating isis. and i think they need to be directly supported by the united states of america. >> and if youll quickly, what are your fears for those who are now in captivity of isis? what do you think will happen to them long-term? >> yeah. first, im really worried about the women and the children because isis -- those christian women and they might sexually enslave them they ...

U.s. should have done more to save their son. >> our government needs to have a clearer policy and be more up front about what they can and cannot do or will or will not do. we felt we were in the dark a lot. we were not part of the team. >> foleys father didnt know whether their son was dead or alive for more than a year of his captivity. >> potential presidential candidate scott walker sounding more like a presidential candidate. the wisconsin governor telling supporters that the conservative ...

Potentially 200 christians maybe more in syria, is that number growing and what does this say about the strength of isis right now? >> well thats correct, the number is growing from what it was first reported. now keep in mind this is coming from human rights organizations outside of syria but they have vast and very credible networks inside the country who have been proiting updates on syrian community and christian communities affected by this rampage. what weve learned is isis fighters over t...

Pets. cooper is a escareue ive had for just over a year. i thought he might bite the rat because hes a hunting dog. he took to the rat and she adores him. the nanny part of him came out. heres a caretaker. >> cooper is excited. >> this is the perfect example of what unlikely animal friends is all about. there are so many examples of these animal friendships you would not expect. >> like the dog and the two legged dog and the chicken? >> absolutely. the two legged dog, a goat and a donkey. birds ...

You through. >> kayla touched the heart of the world. the world grieves with us. the world mourns with us. >> reporter: with muellers death now confirmed, people involved in trying to rescue her told abc news they have been tracking a senior isis leader who had been given her as a kind of bribe, a reward. the 26-year-old arizona native went to syria with a syrian boyfriend to work with war refugees. >> im in solidarity with the syrian people. >> reporter: in her letter she described her captivit...