Streets of ferguson, missouri. A welcomed change for a broken community struggling to move on. Well speak with the states governor about Race Relations and what needs to be done. Plus, emotional hugs for an ebola survivor while many in west africa continue to fight for their lives with every breath. Welcome back to all of you watching here in the u. S. And around the world. Im errol barnett. Im natalie allen. We begin this hour with the american journalist executed by isis militants. Apparently james foleys captors had set a huge ransom. 132 million for his release. Thats according to globalpost, the news outlet foley was working for. Globalpost ceo says in the course of six emails the captors never really negotiated their demand. And u. S. Officials say the failed attempt to rescue foley and other americans held by isis inside syria happened just last month. Top u. S. Defense officials now say isis cannot be defeated in iraq without doing something about its presence in syria. Thats right. American air strikes targeted the islamic militants at mosul dam on thursday, once again. And chuck hagel said the u. S. Is looking at all options in its battle against isis. When we look at what they did to mr. Foley, what they threatened to do to all americans and europeans, what they are doing now, i dont know any other way to describe it other than barbaric. They have no standard of decency, of responsible human behavior. And i think the records are pretty clear on that. Yes, they are a threat to every interest we have, whether its in iraq or anywhere else. Global post says isis warned foleys family he would be executed direct result of, quote, americans transgressions towards us. Globalpost says isis issued the last warning in email to foleys relatives, sent one week before they released the gruesome video of beheading. The email ends with these words directed to the u. S. Today our swardz with unsheathed toward you. We will not stop until we quench our thirst for your blood. You do not spare our weak, elderly women or children so we will not spare yours. You and your citizens will pay the price of your bombings. Foleys horrific death is raising new questions about ransom demands. The u. S. Says it doesnt negotiate with terrorists and wont pay a ransom but globalpost ceo Philip Balboni says he understands that but he worries about other journalists held hostage by the Islamic State. He spoke with our erin burnett. Over the last 48 hours ive come to feel that we should take another look at it. I dont know if its going to make a difference now for the other three. I think when the bombing began in iraq, it changed all the ground rules and i think the Islamic State is expecting other things to be done. In reading the email they sent us last wednesday night, that was filled with rage and anger at the American Government for the bombing, tended with the statement they were going to execute jim. Even though we did not give up hope at that moment, we knew that it was going to be far more difficult than any other time in the two years weve been searching for jim. My goodness. Well, lets turn now to iraq and the air strikes and the massive u. N. Effort aid effort for the hundreds of thousands of iraqis displaced by the militants. Were joined live now from baghdad with more about the operation. Reporter well, natalie, the u. S. Central command announcing six new air strikes on thursday. That brings the total of air strikes around that mosul dam area to 57. Thats more than half of the air strikes since the start of the u. S. Military operationses here on august 8th. Thats been a gamechanger. As we saw over the past week, it enabled iraqi commandos and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to take control of that key mosul dam and halt that advance by isis militants on the kurdish city of erbil. At the same time, natalie, the isis still maintains control of big parts of this country, like iraqs biggest city, mosul, other key cities like falluja, cities of ramadi and other places. As we have heard from u. S. Officials, u. S. Defense officials, what were seeing may be stopping their advances because they did seem like the group was on a roll over the past couple of months, unstoppable, really, as it looked like, but to really weaken isis, to go after this group and a number of other things must happen. One here in iraq, things need to happen, changes in the political process, bringing on board the sunnis, sunni Arab Community that in the past was key in fighting extremist groups like al qaeda in iraq and these in syria because the borders are nonexistent for isis. The group is able to move back into syria, regroup and still carry out attacks here. As we heard chuck hagel say, syria has got to be in the equation for fighting the terrorists. Thats hard theyre trying to figure out what to do, the u. S. Is trying to figure out what to do there. Even though the air strikes and peshmerga troops were able to take back that dam, as youve reported, isis isnt weakened. Theyre not defeated. You talk about the formation of this new government in iraq. How is that going and how far away is this new leader of iraq from, you know, making statements and making actual moves to unite these factions . Reporter well, Iraqi Government formation is a lengthy process that usually takes place between the various blocs, sunni, kurdish and shia, behind closed doors. Last time iraq tried to form a government it took more than nine months for it to do so. Iraqs new Prime Minister, Prime Minister designate Haider Al Abadi saying the negotiations are going well and he will meet that constitutional deadline to form an inclusive government, which is in about 2 1 2 weeks or so from now. But he has a very tough task, natalie. He has to try and undo what Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki has done over the past few years. His policy seen as sectarian, making iraqs sunni minority feel marginalized, feel persecuted by shiadominated government in baghdad. That has helped drive them to the hands of isis in many cases. Some sunni communities supporting the isis, seeing it as the lesser of two evils compared to the Iraqi Security forces and in some case these policies have also allowed them to have that Fertile Ground here to recruit more sunnis into the ranks of isis. So, this government is really key here in baghdad. The impact on the security situation and isis advances may be a big one, too. Absolutely. Thank you, jomana. Moving our focus back to the United States now, where for the second night in a row the streets of ferguson, missouri, have remained largely calm. Mike brown you hear protesters were still out, still vocal and much smaller numbers than weve seen before. Only seven arrests reported tonight. The improving conditions prompted missouris governor to order the National Guard to begin leaving. Last hour missouri highway patrolman ron johnson gave his nightly media briefing. He talked about ferguson schools, which have yet to open for the school year. Those children need to be in school. That can only happen when we are sure this community is safe. This is an area we all agree. We all want our children to be safe and get a good education. Lets do what it takes to get the schools open in this community. A memorial for Michael Brown marks the spot where the africanamerican teen was killed by a white Police Officer and those flowers go down florissant avenue. The funeral will be public and it is to be helped monday. Cnns Anderson Cooper sat down with Michael Browns parents. He asked them about their meeting with u. S. Attorney general eric holder and the status of multiple investigations into their sons killing. Do you have confidence in the investigations . Theres the state investigation, the county, the federal investigation. Do you have confidence that up until yesterday, i didnt. You didnt . But just hearing the words come directly from his mouth, face to face, he made me feel like one day i will. And im not saying today or yesterday, but one day they will regain my trust. At first i have to get to where im wanting to get to. And we havent even begun. Michael browns mother. Missouris governor is also talking with cnn. Well hear jay nixons interview with don lemon later in our newscast. Heres a portion where nixon defends his decision to impose a curfew in ferguson. As you look at this, when were done well hot wash it and look at what could be done differently or better. I think that i think some folks have misinterpreted the curfew. And i think that drew a response what we were trying to do and i think successfully did, was define the folks that were out there for protest purposes and agitators coming in, literally the criminals coming in, so we have a dividing line. So, you know, and then whether or not so, you know, you certainly nobodys perfect. Governor nixon also talks about efforts to bridge the racial divide in ferguson and the st. Louis area. We will have that interview for you in about 30 minutes. Well, if you talk to people in ferguson, theyll tell you the problems they faced before Michael Browns death are even worse now. Cnns George Howell visited a Community Center to see just how bad it is. Its not just because of the protests we were already suffering before that happened. But its gotten so much worse because even like the public transportation, its hard to get on the bus to get to work, things like that, for some people. Reporter at night . Yeah. Even in the daytime, because sometimes the in the daytime buses dont want to go up and down the street. My brother was on the west florissant bus and it got shot at. I dont know who done it but its dangerous. The buses dont want to go through the area. Reporter youre here. Kids arent loving this. Its hot out here. You hope you can get some help. Thank you. Reporter thank you for taking some time here. What you see here, you see all around. Were at a center thats been set up to help people request food needs, with utilities, people who have rent needs because a lot of people just cant get to work or work has been looted so work doesnt exist anymore. And you go through here. Its a lot of people in this community right now waiting in line for any help they can get. It all started at 5 00 this morning. By 8 00 we already had 200 people that were here seeking services. We have tons of counselors. Thats a major critical need people need right now so several of our agency partners, Better Family life, Boys Girls Club to be here to provide Counseling Services for adults and children. Were finding the children are needing a great deal of counseling, too. Whats it been like for her . For her, shes been a little clingy. Shes kiventd nd of on edge. I hope it gets better. We cant afford tore another night to get worse. If it gets any worse, well have to relocate up out of here. We want justice. Dont get us wrong. Get the agitators out of here. We want it in a peaceful way. We want to respect the family of Michael Brown. Theyre going through enough the way it is. George howell reporting there. Give the sentiment of locals, they hope for something better, they hope all the anger has calmed down, the violence has abated, now progress and these families will have a safer place. Hopefully there are big issues there. Yes, indeed. Well track that and other stories for you here on cnn. Ramping up measures to stop the spread of ebola. Senegal is the latest country to take action on who comes in. Well tell you more about it next. Hello three grams daily of betaglucan. A soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. Thank you senegal is the latest country to fortify its defenses against ebola. Thats right. It just closed often its border with guinea in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Senegali state media says they are closing air zone to guinea and sierra leone. In atlanta, two positive stories. Two americans receiving treatment for ebola have recovered. Chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta have their story. Reporter it was a some day some might thought would never come. A day full of lots of smiles and gratitude. Today is a miraculous day. Reporter dr. Kent brantley, the first time were seeing him look like this, vibrant, healthy. A far cry from the hooded figure who staggered into the hospital a little over three weeks ago. This is standard for this will be standard for our unit, yes. Reporter just one day before that arrival, this doctor showed me he and the protective suit would have to wear every time they saw brantley. Today, a completely different picture. In fact, it wasnt so much what we heard, as what we saw. Brantley, who was in isolate just a day ago, now Holding Hands with his wife amber. And hugging every one of the 26member team he credits with saving his life. Brantley moved to africa last fall with his family for a twoyear medical mission. It had nothing to do with ebola. But that all changed in the spring. We were in west africa as the outbreak began to heat up. Brantley made the decision to fly his family home to the United States on july 20th. And then, just three days later i woke up feeling under the weather. And then my life took an unexpected turn as i was diagnosed with ebola virus disease. Reporter theres no reason of why hes done so well. A lot was due to a story we first reported, about an experimental drug zmapp he received. The first of three doses given to brantley as he near lay death in liberia. Never before had it been given to a human being. What happened next was described to us as miraculous. Within an hour, brantleys doctors said he made a dramatic turnaround. By the next morning he was able to stand up on his own and take a shower. Coincidence or not . Doctors are still being cautious. And, frankly, we do not know whether it helped them. Reporter brantleys colleague, Nancy Writebol, also received zmap. At one point, according to the missionary group they worked for, friends and family expected to plan a funeral. When she arrived at emory she was still unable to walk. Today we learn nancy is also ebolafree and she left the hospital two days ago. Dear friend Nancy Writebol, upon her release from the hospital, wanted me to share her gratitude for all the prayers on her behalf. As she walked out of her isolation room, all she could say was, to god be the glory. Just an incredible story. Natalie and i were speaking during that and she said, if this is working for him, we have to keep this going. In fact, that is what officials are doing. Three medical workers in liberia have also been taking this experimental ebola drug, zmap its not definitely the cure but its promising. However Liberia Information Ministry says they cannot focus on that at this point and more on prevention. Well show you the big picture. World Health Organization shows the outbreak has claimed 1350 confirmed or suspected deaths in total. Our special coverage continues in a moment. Malaysia recognizing a national day of mourning as the remains of victims of flight mh17 are brought home. These images are from earlier friday in malaysia as the remains of 20 victims of the downed airline of flight 17 returned to kuala lumpur. Malaysia observing a national day of mourning friday. Forensic experts in amsterdam identified these 20 victims over the past few weeks. Their remains arrived in kuala lumpur, arriving from amsterdam. It was a very solemn ceremony attended by the royal family and other dignitaries as they all greeted respectfully the coffins. 43 of the 289 people on board flight 17 were from malaysia. Ukraine and many western countries say a russianflied missile shot down that plane over Eastern Ukraine july 17th. We keep our focus on that side of the planet as japan continues to recover from massive and deadly landslides. And i guess more heavy rain now coming in. Meteorologist ivan cabrera joins us from the cnn Weather Center with details on this. And those pictures of this mudslide are really devastating to see. No question about it. And theyre mourning their own in the western japan as a result of this. Weve lost dozens of people and dozens remain unaccounted for here. This is exactly what happens when you get landslides here. So much trouble, so much to get through. Then you have a situation where the weather is now cooperating. The weather has not moved through. We still get these bouts of rain that continue moving in. So, that just makes things even worse. Its already been terrible enough. Ill leave you with some pictures here. Well set the stage here for you and show you whats happening. Sometimes you dont get clear images but you can see what happened here in western japan. It was just set up. You cannot get two meters of rainfall with the slopes the way theyre set up and the homes just nestle add long the foot hills there. This is what happens. It just unfortunately happened so quickly, we didnt have a chance to get people out of the way. You see cars involved here. This looks tsunamilike here for these folks. Again, its going to take time to recover. A tragic event in western japan. Here it is, just more rainfall. The heaviest of which the good thing is that its moving a little further to the east. Nevertheless, you can see the entire japanese archipelago continues to get hit by rain and rain is needed for a dry spell in a time and its not coming any time soon. As far as the other area were monitoring for potential landslides, across the noern part as well as nepalese area continues to see heavy rainfall. Latest tallies, 40 to 65 millilitmil millimeters. Well take you into the tropics when i see you in the next half hour. Finally, something may be brewing out in the at lanetlant a couple of storms brewing there. With have much more ahead on cnns special coverage. Well look at fears that foreign recruits to the isis terror group could return to their home countries an