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Commissions are cosmetic according to the prosecutor. >> changed in minor way, 99% approved by president bush in 2006. >> cotter shown here making a crude bomb picked up by the u.s. military on the battlefield in afghanistan at the age of 15. he has spent a third of his life in military detention. his lawyers and u.n. rights group argue he was a child soldier introduced to al-qaeda by his father. they cant be considered responsible for the action. >> they say cotter was a willing participant whe...

Of mexico are forcing b.p. crews to halt drilling on relief well. national incident commander thad allen said the suspension could mean a two or three-day delay in completing the well and has 30 feet left to go. there is the beginning of a proceeding this many thought would never take place. catherine herridge tells us why. >> reporter: at the guantanamo detention camp, the president promised to close, omar cotter will be tried for war crimes and its the first full trial of president obama milit...

For murder in court. they say this shows cotter complaining about the injuries and not getting proper medical care. he was threaten under the threat of rape and death. >> in the normal court you wouldnt admit this being that simple. >> they saved his life after a firefight when special forces was killed. military sources believe if the cotter trial goes well, it could pave the way for 30 to 40 other cases in the military commission, and the 9/11 defendants. in washington, catherine herridge, fox...

Close that and criticized the military trials by his predecessor. now there is a trial moving forward. canadian citizen omar cotter is the first trial being tried for war crimes in the military commissions under president obama. he was picked up on the battlefield by the u.s. military in afghanistan at the age of 15. and has been in detention ever since. were back with the panel. talk about this case first. what about the case the government has? >> he has allegedly thrown a grenade that killed ...

theres a $40,000 reward on their heads, but two fugitives are back behind bars. one was captured monday. >> reporter: by most accounts, tracy province was a model citizen during his brief fling. witnesses saw him singing at a church sunday night. he also spent time chatting with residents at local bar. >> he talked at least two hours. wanted to hear stories about the local outlaws. >> reporter: he was arrested monday morning just 60 miles from yellowstone park. his ten day run came to ...

theres a $40,000 reward on their heads, but two other fugitives are back behind bars. one was captured monday. >> reporter: by most accounts, tracy province was a model citizen during his brief fling. witnesses saw him singing at a church sunday night. he also spent time chatting with residents at a local bar. >> he talked at least two hours. wanted to hear stories about the local outlaws. >> reporter: he was arrested monday morning just 60 miles from yellowstone park. his ten day run ...

theres a $40,000 reward on their heads, but two other fugitives are back behind bars. one was captured monday. >> reporter: by most accounts, tracy province was a model citizen during his brief fling. witnesses saw him singing at a church sunday night. he also spent time chatting with residents at a local bar. >> he talked at least two hours. wanted to hear stories about the local outlaws. >> reporter: he was arrested monday morning just 60 miles from yellowstone park. his ten day run ...

mourning after learning ted stevens may have been on a plane that went down near dillingham, alaska, 325 miles southwest of anchorage and as the day progressed confirmation came that the senator was on the plane and was indeed killed in the crash. he understand that senator stevens and other people were on a fishing trip and they were at a lodge owned by the alaska communication company g.c.i. federal officials say that the single engine float plane with nine people on board took off a...

what did we learn from that news conference? >> reporter: well, john, it was a pretty emotional news conference because after all, this organization, the international assistance mission, has lost ten really good people and a couple of them very, very experienced. what they described were as they put it, not saints but consummate professionals. many of them had worked for years in this country bringing help. one of the things that they especially do is eye clinics. this group, it was a...

Iraq. he was killed yesterday in kabul province. not a lot of information has been released surrounding the soldiers death. the u.s. commander there watched mock drills yesterday. president obama wants u.s. troop levels in iraq reduced to 50,000 by the beginning of next month. this week marks a change for the youngest detainee at guantanamo bay. jury selection is expected to begin in the trial of omar cotter. he was just 15 when he was captured on the battlefield of afghanistan. he is accused ...