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June 17, 2024
Investigators have a better idea of exactly where flight 370 made its sharp left turn away from its designated flight path to beijing, and just how high the airliner was flying afterwards. And off the waters of south korea, 270 people still remain missing two days after the ferry made a turn and capsized. We have word on what is happening in the frigid waters of the capsize boat. And now, police in boston are on the hunt for sibling lone wolf bombers, what have we learned since . And are America...
June 17, 2024
That many of those courageous fighters who are opposing the barbaric regime that the president assad regime has become. I urge you to present your recommendation to this committee as soon as possible. I hope more can be done militarily to deprive president assad of his superiority where he has in the air and his forces on the grounds that he is using to slaughter of the citizens of his own country. Yes, sir. Thank you, mr. Chair. My time is expired. My thanks to each of you for your Extraordinar...
June 17, 2024
Robert James Campbell had, through his lawyers, challenged his execution on additional possibly more farreaching grounds that the drug execution policy is unkonl in light of the botched oklahoma execution. But the same court of appeals, the fifth circuit, rejected the challenge. While the fifth circuit stayed campbells execution based upon issues of mental capacity it is left to the u. S. Supreme court, the key issue whether the Death Penalty as it is currently authorized in 35 states has some f...
June 17, 2024
Reporting from washington. Lets start with a new video showing the release of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl after five years in captivity. Its a rare view of the taliban and American Special forces. Our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr takes us through the highlights. Reporter chanting praise for their leader 18 armed taliban militants seen standing in wait, perched on grassy hills in the valley, guns and rocket launchers at the ready. The narration says this meeting took place at 4 00 in the ...
June 17, 2024
Prorussian militants are gaining ground. This was the scene today in one eastern city. Demonstrators there attacked and overran that police station. In many cases police have stepped aside to let demonstrators in. This violence comes after a deadline said by the Ukrainian Government passed with no action. The acting president had warned of an antiterror operation if militants didnt surrender. Now theres this news coming from the pentagon concerning a russian fighter plane and the u sr uss donald...
June 17, 2024
The Iraqi Government is subject to increased intelligence sharing, perhaps air strikes. And that is what the Iraqi Armed Forces are up against. The large and very wellorganized Islamic Militant group which calls itself isis. Already has taken control of many cities and towns in the north of iraq. And now their sights are set on baghdad. So far, the Iraqi Military hasnt been able to stop them. Erin mcpike at the white house for us. Erin, please clarify what the u. S. Troops are going to be doing ...
June 17, 2024
Because it shows the type of smart thinking military type strategy they used. They bypassed that town because they knew it would put up resistance. They swept south, then went back to deal with it and have taken control of it. This comes at the same time theyre releasing horrific images they say are their fighters killing iraqs security forces. Chilling images inside the country on the brink of another civil war. The radical Islamist Terrorist Group i. S. I. S. Apparently capturing dozens of ira...
June 17, 2024
Quote, brought out the big ones conner . Reporter that air strike we have seen and as you said theyve gotten big and bigger, weve had our cameras trained near our facility. Weve seen rockets being launched from there and israeli artillery pounding it. We thought that may be a place that was targeted. Within minutes it was hit. Before you can hear the scream of the missile, you can feel it. It was what they would say a disturbance in the force, and there was shrapnel everywhere. Its what weve see...
June 17, 2024
Execution. But the same court of appeals, the fifth circuit, rejected the challenge. While the fifth circuit stayed campbells execution based upon issues of mental capacity it is left to the u. S. Supreme court, the key issue whether the Death Penalty as it is currently authorized in 35 states has some form of lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the u. S. Constitution. This issue particularly acute in the wake of its disastrous application in oklahoma. Given the stak...
June 17, 2024
24hour extension. Americans evacuated. U. S. Embassy personnel flee raging violence. And grim return, more coffins return in the netherlands from ukraine as flight 17, the investigation is paralyzed right now by violence. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in jerusalem. You are in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Lets get to the breaking news. Tonight the Israeli Security cabinet has agreed to extend a humanitarian cease fire i...