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Missed that. on the - relocation plans. im sorry, i| missed that. on the embassy relocation plans. im sorry, i- missed that. on the embassy when relocation plans. im sorry, i— missed that. on the embassy when you say it will remain open, will it remain open in the current location? let me be very clear, this is a point where i want to leave no uncertainty about. the embassy remains open, we continue our diplomatic work from our diplomatic mission in afghanistan. we will continue to do the prio...

In lahore pakistan. at least 14 people have been killed and another 60 injured. the taliban is claiming responsibility for those attacks. security is heightened at the u.s. embassy in saudi arabia and american citizens there are told to be on alert. consulate services are canceled for sunday and monday. this follows embassy warnings that militants might target western oil workers in the country. aid workers in australia are on their way to storm-ravaged vanuatu. the full extent of the damage...

Boris nemtsov will be buried this morning in moscow. he was gunned down friday while walking outside the kremlin. the 23-year-old ukrainian model with him said she never saw the shooter. she said he was shot from behind. the kremlin describing this killing as a provocation designed to stain the reputation of vladimir putin. lets go to moscow and bring in senior international correspondent matthew chance. matthew, tell us more about the ukrainian model who was with him who witnessed the killing o...

With him, she says she never saw the shooter. the kremlin describing the killing as provocation designed to stain the reputation of vladimir putin. lets go to moscow. i want to bring in correspondent matthew chance. lets talk first about the witness. the closest witness we have. the ukrainian model, his girlfriend. what did she say she saw and there is the controversy if she was detained by russian authorities or free to go. >> reporter: she has been free to go now. she has gone back to ukraine....

Marine corps told jill tahmooressi her son has to show up. >> if he didnt show up he would have a dishonorable separation and lose his v.a. benefits. i reached out to the consulate services in tijuana, mexico and mr. whitaker intervened and i received and e-mail that he said his orders for muster would be excused. >> excusing a marine from training while he is in a prison cell. >> then tahmooressi got to tell his story in court. cameras were not allowed so we dont know what happened but the hear...

>> one day after returning, the marine corps told jill tahmooressi her son has to show up. >> if he didnt show up he would have a dishonorable separation and lose his v.a. benefits. i reached out to the consulate services in tijuana, mexico and mr. whitaker intervened and i received and e-mail that he said his orders for muster would be excused. >> excusing a marine from training while he is in a prison cell. >> then tahmooressi got to tell his story in court. cameras were not allowed so we dont...

Foreign country requires the approval of that foreign countrys government. as messed up as the libyan government was at that point, they just couldnt say yes, give us more, give us a military protection. >> stevens, one of his calling cards was his relationships on the ground. his willingness to get out and get to know people. he wanted -- >> a peace corps guy. >> he was there to transform that compound in part to this open space. they had some name like an american space. there was going to be ...

Putting uniformed military in a foreign country requires the approval of that foreign countrys government. as messed up as the libyan government was at that point, they just couldnt say yes, give us more, give us a military protection. >> stevens, one of his calling cards was his relationships on the ground. his willingness to get out and get to know people. he wanted -- >> a peace corps guy. >> he was there to transform that compound in part to this open space. they had some name like an americ...

Tuesday, and then by wednesday he says he should be in a position to rule on that petition for bail. but what the attorney general has told us is that essentially these crimes are too serious, that bail should not be granted for this. again its a little bit of a different bail than the u.s., but the attorney general doesnt seem to mind that that can happen right now. >> one of the questions we saw the u.n. envoy and former president bill clinton, hes in haiti, and he was asked by our own joe joh...

Hard to establish a conspiracy. consulate services have been provided. they are monitoring the situation, checking on the condition to make sure that the ten are being treated properly. he said theres no indication theyre not. of course, this is a rough environment. theres been an earthquake. on a good day eve brn the earthquake, its rough. prisons are not at the standards as in the united states. they have ma quito bite kee mos. they are treated well. thats not a concern. one thing the ambassad...