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>> well, this whole case throughout has been really a total mystery. deadlines that the iranian judiciary has set themselves have not been made, several, several other deadlines have also been passed. and, yeah, it just shows what mr. rezaian is at this point, he is a pawn in their hands, and they -- the iranian judiciary -- are the ones who will decide ultimately when, if ever, he will be tried. jenna: thomas, im curious, in this country were talking about jason quite a bit, our viewers know hi...

We are following deeply disturbing new developments in the war with isis. pictures posted on jihadist website indicates an offshoot in ejudgment has followed through to behid a croatian contract worker who was kidnapped last month. this comes days after a couple in mississippi was accused of using a honeymoon to cover up going to join isis. their plight is the subject of an in-depth report on the huffington post. julia is joining us along with phil mudd. thanks so much to both of you for being h...

Spacetation. one of the goals is to figure out how to grow food on spacecrafts for future long-term missions. the first crop is red romaine lettuce. ill have some of that, please. >> tested here on earth, the plants were checked for safety. half of this harvest will be sent back to earth for testing. they will clean it with citrus acid food wipes before eating. do you want some? >> maybe later. scott kelly announced tomorrow we will eat the harvest. but for now, let us take a selfie. lettuce, le...

Critical oil refinery, u.s. officials privately acknowledge that isis is now massing forces, gearing up for a new counter attack. one year after the u.s. bombing campaign against isis began, still the same question, what will it take to roll back the momentum that isis still has? >> barbara starr reporting there. for many syrians hope is fading that the air strikes will make a difference in the overall plight. cnn traveled to damascus to see how people are coping. >> reporter: as america ramps u...

For zimbabwes wildlife, but the local communities here say they dont see a cent. in fact, its money, not lions, on the mind of most people here. "our zimbabwean money is worthless," she tells me, "we cant use it." hyper inflation now means they use only american dollars and struggle with the high cost of living. this man saved three years to buy his van, but the police want bribes all the time, he says, and its getting worse. >> there is no -- the life we are living here now is difficult. we can...

>> i think carly fiorina scored a number of points in the early debate at 5:00 p.m. among conservatives, a lot of the punditry class was impressed by her and her willingness to take on hillary clinton should hillary clinton become the democratic nominee and prove womens issues arent just defined by the left. that women can be pro-life, pro-free market, less regulation, smaller government and more opportunity. so i would give her a lot of credit for that. as far as lindsey grahams comments about ...

Difficult. cant live. >> reporter: limic here he feels more attention should be put on the plight of the people than on the plight of its lions. jake some conservationists say the correct management of hunting can actually help if money starts to flow to those communities. jake? >> our thanks to david mckenzie for that report. i guess north korean leaders thought their country was too in sync the hermit kingdom will be getting its sewn time zone. north korean state media said the dear leader w...

This is the united states of america. >> do you know what got that woman upset? she was walking out of a huntington park city council meeting. not because she was doing it for show. because she couldnt believe that two illegals were appointed commissioners. she said then as she has said since shes not racist she has nothing against illegals, she understands their plight. but putting them on a government board is a travesty. this is america she thinks that was too much and she walked out. clearly...

Face charges this week in zimbabwe and they could spend ten years in jail if found guilty. david mckenzie, cnn, johannesburg. >> and zimbabwe officials limit hunting around the game reserve where cecil was killed. many question if that is enough to curb illegal hunting and trade. cnn investigative correspondent drew griffin reports that illegal animal trade generates billions of dollars every year. >> step in this breaux tess k, macabre warehouse on the outskirts of denver and youll soon grasp j...

Their tusks can be sold for more than $1,000 a pound. according to a recent study, poachers killed more than 100,000 african elephants between 2010 and 2012. those numbers are one piece of the illegal animal trade that generates billions of dollars every year. our senior investigative correspondent drew griffin tonight reports. >> reporter: step into this grotesque, macabre warehouse on the outskirts of denver, and youll soon grasp just how endangered this worlds endangered species really are. >...