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Terror attacks was ordered held without bail today. prosecutors say lieutenant christopher hasson had a list of people he wanted to kill that included u.s. senators and media personalities. he is being held on drug and gun charges for the time being. ngpe francis opened an extraordinary summit on preventing church sex abuse urday by saying "words are not enough." he proposed a number of ways to punish predators and keep children safe. seth doane is at the vatican. >> reporter: the pontiff set th...

Ground. reverberating through the streets of the old city during this fridays sermon are words about the true meaning of freedom in islam, but it was also on a friday in july of 2014 when an imam says hisly lost re. i saw masked men all over the neighborhood and on rooftops" he tells us. "the cars came, its the first time i see them, more than 200 with tinted windows. and then abu bakr al baghdadi showed up, declared the caliphate, himself its leader, and ordered all muslims to obey him." and th...

Has held is that one religious denomination cannot be officially preferred over another but the states policy does just that. under that policy a christian prisoner may have a minister of his faith accompany him to the execution chamber to say his last rights but whether islam, judaism or any other, he may not die with a minister of his faith by his side. that treatment goes against the establishment clauses core principle of denomination neutrality. that dissent from elena okayingen last night....

The chaplain. he wanted his imam there to make sure he honored his muslim faith as he died. to make sure that the very last words he uttered on earth were a testimony to his faith. the prison warden said no to that. alabamas prison policy is that yes, you can have a member of the clergy there with you when you die when prison staff kill you, but by member of the clergy, they only mean a christian chaplain because the only member of the clergy they allow in the execution chamber is the christian ...

More, alabama. dominique ray had one request. he asked to have his imam by his side in the execution chamber. instead of the prisons christian chaplain to make sure he honored his muslim faith as he died to make sure the very last words he uttered on earth were a testimony to his faith. the prison warden said no to that. alabamas prison policy is that, yes, you can have a member of the clergy there with you when you die, when prison staff kill you, but by member of the clergy they only mean a ch...

Ray and his lawyer argued that by not allowing the imam in the execution chamber and only allowing a christian chaplain, alabamas execution procedure treated inmates differently according to their faith. it favored christian inmates by allowing them to have their faith leader with them but nobody else of any other faith. the federal appeals court agreed, at least they staid that execution so they could consider it. that happened on wednesday eyes this week, two days ago. lawyers for the state of...

Permits mr. rays execution to go forward. given the gravity of the issue here, i find that profoundly wrong. is that one religious denomination cannot be officially preferred over another. but the states policy does just that. under that policy, a christian prisoner may have a minister of his own faith accompany him to the execution chamber to say his last rights, but if an inmate practices a different religion, whether islam, judaism or any other, he may not die with a minister of his own faith...

Dispute. the u.s. wants venezuelas president out, and is recognizing opposition leader as interim president. manuel bojorquez tonight is in caracas. >> reporter: truckloads of food and supplies arrived at the venezuelan border with colombia today. but the message from president nicolas maduro on one highway-- stay out. even though families, like yeni yancy, in caracas, desperately need it. today? tomorrow? you dont know. she also doesnt know when shell get the medicine she needs for malaria. she...

Their families with the c.p.d.s mental health assistance program more than doubled between 2013 and 2017. >> hi, nice to meet you. >> thank you, likewise. >> reporter: father brandt offers a sympathetic ear-- kevlar for the spirit-- but the need is urgent. >> it took us all by surprise. >> reporter: jeffrey sacks is a former chicago cop and stepfather of dane smith, an officer who committed suicide on new years day. >> i think there was a lot of straws that broke the camels back. >> reporter: te...

Opponents for wanting to engulf republican leaders in the ongoing saga. >> i imagine that every yearbook of every member of the general assembly has or will be looked into at some point. >> reporter: the scandals have rocked this former seat of the confederacy, where lawmakers are mostly tight-lipped. >> you have as much chance of getting me to make a comment on the ongoing things as you do of flapping your arms and flying to the moon. okay? >> reporter: on twitter today, president trump said de...