The national lead, we still know so little about the day Michael Brown was killed. Now missouris governor declares a state emergency. And new video emerges shedding light on the case. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with our world lead and the gruesome execution of yet another american at the hands of the terrorists of isis. The u. S. Government confirming that a video showing the severed head of american peter kassig first released over social media is regrettably authentic. The pictures, all too real and all too familiar. Kassig, the third american to be beheaded by the group. He disappeared inside syria more than a year ago while delivering medical supplies. His ambulance, ambushed at a checkpoint. He was 26 years old. We now know the u. S. Government believes the recognizable silhouette hovering over kassigs body, the blackmasked executioner is the same man in the previous videos of other beheaded americans. Hes nick naked jihadi john.
Longer. How cosby is responding tonight. Good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday evening. Im cecilia vega. We begin with the breaking news. The white house confirming the death of american peter kassig at the hands of isis, calling it an act of pure evil. The terror group revealing the killing in one of its most ruthless and taunting videos yet. Kassig, the 26yearold aide worker taken captive in syria more than a year ago, and this man with a british accent who once again appears to be the executioner, jihadi john. Tonight, the desperate search for clues in the gruesome video and the race to find other hostages still in captivity. Martha raddatz joins us in a moment. First abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the latest, brian . Good evening. The video turns up the heat on the brutal isis leaders, including the team of sadistic british recruits who despite the u. S. Air strikes have found a way to once again shock the civilized world. For isis, i
Im christine romans. It is monday. November 17th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. John has the day off. This morning, the family of peter kassig is coping with the hands of terrorists. Isis released the video showing kassigs body after the beheading. The Obama Administration announced the beheading as quote, an act of terrorism and hate. Kassigs family is scheduled to speak this afternoon. Joining us with more is cnns Atika Shubert. The beheading video leader is speaking with the english accent. Reporter he remains a masked militant and a murderer of a number of hostages and seems to claim to be the murderer of peter kassig in the video. In this video, however, we do not see the orange jump suits we have seen in previous videos. Peter kassig never has a chance to address the camera. All we see is his body and then propaganda speech by the masked militant who has come to be known here in the British Press as jihadi john. Earlier in the video, he conducts a choreographed mass murder of more than
Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. It is monday, november 17th. 5 00 a. M. The family of an american aid worker peter kassig coping with his death at the hands of isis terrorists. The Islamic Militant group showed the video of kassigs body after the beheading. President obama called it a quote, act of pure evil. Kassigs parents release a statement saying they are heartbroken. Joining us now from london with more is cnns atika shubert. Atika, the spokesman for isis on the beheading video speaks with a familiar english accent. There is some similarities to other beheadings on tape, but differences as well. Reporter thats right. The masked militant known as jihadi john here in london shows the beheading of peter kassig. In previous videos, we have seen the hostages dressed in orange jumpsuit and speak to the camera and killed. In this one, it is 50 minutes long and most of it is propaganda from isis until the end when you see peter kassigs body. He never speaks to
When i first realized my leg was shot. Before we go with the new comments from the president to talk about this hour, where president obama was Holding Nothing back and taking on donald trump directly and his recent remarks. We now have proposals from the Presumptive Republican nominee for president of the United States to bar all muslims from immigrating to america. You hear language that singles out immigrants and suggesting entire religious communities are complicit in violence. Where does this stop . The orlando killer, one of the San Bernardino killers, the fort hood killer, they were all u. S. Citiz citizens. Are we going to start treating all muslimamericans differe differently . Are we going to start subjecting them to special veins or are we going to start discriminating against them because of their faith . We have this covered from every angle from the campaign trail, that includes from washington and overseas. Im joined by ron allen live from the white house for us. Katy tu