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Ifill egypt entered the chaos of an ongoing civil war in libya today, to avenge the deaths of 21 egyptian christians beheaded by Islamic State militants. Across egypt, there was overwhelming sadness and anger as a seven day mourning period began. Wails and sobs filled the air for the coptic christian men beheaded in libya by the Islamic State. The terror Group Released a video of their murders on sunday. The men had been abducted in two groups in december and january. 13 of the 21 victims came from the small egyptian town of el oar, where along with the sorrow there was rage. translated we are in darkness today. The whole of egypt is in darkness. Ask them, what have those killed done . What have they done, you dogs. They can only be called dogs. translated i demand the International Community and president elsissi to bring back the bodies of the victims even if they were thrown in the sea. If they had burnt them, then they should bring us their ashes. Ifill egyptian president abdelfattah elsissi wasted little time taking action sending warplanes to Eastern Libya overnight to hit Islamic State targets. An ongoing civil war in libya has created a power vacuum there, creating opportunity for the Islamic State to create its largest branch outside of syria and iraq. The Vice President of the libyan General National Congress expressed condolences for the deaths, but criticized egypts retaliation. translated we strongly condemn the egyptian assault this morning on the city of darna, and we consider it a violation of libyan sovereignty. Ifill at the vatican, pope francis denounced the slayings saying, they were killed simply for the fact that they were christians. And in a Statement Released last night, the white house condemned the killings and said the Islamic State group is unconstrained by faith, sect or ethnicity. President elsisi met with the head of egypts Coptic Church to convey his sympathies. His Administration Later called for International Intervention in libya. Well have more on the spread of the Islamic State group right after the news summary. Woodruff authorities in denmark moved quickly to arrest two men they believed helped the gunman in this weekends attacks in copenhagen. The gunman died in a shootout with police, and was known to have gang connections. Duncan golestani of independent Television News has this report from copenhagen. Reporter at an internet cafe, two men are arrested on suspicion of helping the man who carried out denmarks worst terrorist attack in a generation. The Police Believe they helped hide the gunman between his two shootings and provided the weapon. This is the man theyre accused of helping omar el hussein. A violent criminal only released from prison two weeks ago. Its thought the 22yearold may have become radicalized while inside. The head of the Danish Intelligence Services admitted el hussein had been on their radar. But the countrys Prime Minister said there was no indication he was part of a wider terrorist cell and called for unity. El hussein attacks were spread over 14 hours. The attacks were spread over 14 hours, first bullets killing a film director later trying to find his way into this synagogue, then shot and killed a guard earlier his family left flowers. Then denmarks chief told the news, europe should not be scared. Woodruff israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is again calling for a mass migration of European Jews to israel. This in the wake of the deadly shooting in copenhagen and after jewish graves in france were desecrated. But both denmarks chief rabbi and french president Francois Hollande rejected the call as illtimed and insensitive. Hollande was scheduled to visit the vandalized Jewish Cemetery tomorrow. Ifill new fighting broke out in Eastern Ukraine today, one day after a ceasefire went into effect between ukrainian troops and russianbacked separatists. The clashes centered around the strategic town of debaltseve a governmentheld railway hub. The Ukrainian Military reported five of its soldiers died, and another 25 were wounded within the last 24 hours. Both sides now have until early tuesday to begin withdrawing their heavy weaponry from the front line. Woodruff the southern u. S. Is no longer being spared the wintry weather. Heavy snow, ice and freezing rain fell from missouri to georgia. Parts of kentucky could see up to 15 inches of snow by days end. Meanwhile, new england struggled to recover from its fourth snowstorm in a month. Wind chills dipped as low as 40 degrees below zero in some areas. Residents in boston dug out from yet another foot of snow overnight as mayor marty walsh appealed for patience. Its important that we stay focused and not let the frustration get the best of us as we move forward. And i know that a lot of people are just tired and dont know what to do with this amount of snow. And were in very unusual circumstances. Woodruff forecasters expect the boston area could get another eight inches of snow by thursday morning. A train carrying more than a hundred tankers of crude oil derailed near charleston West Virginia today. One of the tankers fell in a nearby river and 14 others went up in flames along with a nearby home. Snow had fallen in the area but it was unclear whether that played a role in the detailment. Local residents were told to evacuate. No injuries were reported. Ifill new debt talks for greece got underway in brussels today and immediately fell apart. The new greek government rejected proposals from e. U. Finance ministers on how to deal with their existing bailout deal worth 273 billion. It expires at the end of the month. After the meeting came to its abrupt end, the head of the eurogroup negotiations said time is running out for greece to accept its terms. Given the timelines that we have and parliamentary deadlines, i think we can use this week, but that is about it. If the request for an extension were to come in we would of course look at it, ask the institutions to look at it and advise us, and then we could have, if a positive outcome can be envisaged, we could have an extra eurogroup on friday. Ifill thousands of greeks gathered in front of the parliament in athens tonight to protest austerity measures. The Greek Economy has shrunk by a quarter, and greek unemployment is above 25 . Woodruff hackers have stolen up to a billion dollars from banks around the world in a series of electronic attacks since 2013. The russian firm Kaspersky Lab presented that finding at a security conference in cancun mexico, today. It found the hacking ring has infiltrated more than 100 banks in 30 countries. They use different methods to break in, and cap their stealing to 10 million before moving on to another bank. Ifill american teenagers are getting less and less sleep. A new study published today in the journal pediatrics found that of the 300,000 teens they surveyed, over half didnt even get seven hours of sleep. That was attributed to Early School Start Times increased use of social media and electronics, and obesity. Researchers warned sleep deprivation could lead to poor health and academic performance. Woodruff singersongwriter lesley gore died of lung cancer today in new york. Gores meteoric rise to fame began back in 1963 with her first single, its my party, an epic song of teenage longing. She remained at the top of the charts with her follow up hits judys turn to cry and you dont own me. Lesley gore was 68yearsold. Woodruff still to come on the newshour. Striking back at the Islamic State. The role of poverty and Mental Illness in overcrowding prisons. An investigation into sex abuse by jehovahs witness. Politics monday with amy walter and nia malik henderson. A new book on robert e. Lees connections to George Washington. And remembering former poet laureate philip levine. Ifill the Islamic States gruesome attacks in libya over the weekend raises the specter that the militant group is expanding beyond syria and iraq. We take a look at that now with Frederic Wehrey of the Carnegie Endowment for international peace, hes recently returned from a trip to libya. And, Michael Leiter, he was the director of the National Counterterrorism center from 20072011. He is now the executive Vice President at leidos, a science and Technology Company specializing in National Security issues. Michael leiter, what are we to take from this particular move into libya . This seems like an expansion of the footprint weve become familiar with i. S. I. L. Thats right, gwen. Weve really seen this expansion beyond just libya. I. S. I. S. Has over the past several months gained some foot holds in egypt to the east in the Sinai Peninsula as well as smaller elements in algeria afghanistan and south asia and i think what this fundamentally shows is we have a message which is resonating extremely effectively with its adherence and also its highlighting the Real Security vacuum that we have in many of these places and, in libya that is really most obvious. The breakdown of Civil Society and Government Authority in libya since the fall of gadhafi in 2011 has allowed, with a lack of security services, elements of i. S. I. S. Associates, now three different groups in libya, to really take charge and perpetrate these incredibly gruesome and horrific events. Reporter Frederic Wehrey, youre back not too long ago from libya. Are they take advantage of this va yiewm as Michael Leiter was discussing just now that exists because of the internal civil inrest and governance problems that are going on in libya . Absolutely. I mean, this is a country thats tearing itself apart. There are essentially two different governments. The countrys ruled by a patchwork of militias. You have entire areas of the country that are varietiable nogo zones. Some areas in the east are longtime hot beds for extremism. Many had al quaida affiliates. What were seeing now is the Islamic State is really moving in and siphoning away at a lot of these al quaida folks and moving them over to the is larveg state. Its a very appealing brand right now in libya. Ifill Michael Leiter, why continue why Coptic Christians . Were they targeted in a particular way . Coptic christians have regettably been targeted in egypt after the fall of mohamed morsi. Many believe the christians were behind that. As well they have been targeted in libya before so they have been under real threat. In my view, Coptic Christians are an even more attractive target to i. S. I. S. Than other groups, but in truth i. S. I. S. Targets go well i dont Coptic Christians as weve obviously seen in iraq and syria with the burning of the jordanian pilot. In their view, if you are not strictly aligned with their ideology b it muslim, christian or someone else you really are one who will be targeted. Ifill frederic, lets go to egypts role how significant they will be drawn into the conflict with i. S. I. L . Its a bold intervention, air strikes on the camps in Eastern Libya. Its not the first time they were involved with libya. Last year there were reports of them sending special ops team across the bored. Theyre with the dignity faction against the islamists, they have been providing it with intelligence and logistical support. So news a visible expression they have been doing for quite some time. We know from history air power alone is not decisive in rooting out these sorts of groups. Ifill let me go back to michael later on too, because i wonder if the degree of response will create after greater response . Are we now seeing the Islamic State being a hydra headhead organization that can spray terror wherever it wants or is there some sort of goal . I think unfortunately, it really has gwen. What we were so fearful about only two or three years ago as we saw the conflict in iraq and syria grow was regional instability, and we are seeing that. We are seeing that with more vee vie vehemece and fight on the jordanian side but also into syria in a more problematic way and it will be difficult for the syrians not to get involved. They have the problem east of the sinai and now to the west. I think general sisi views this as a fight he cannot avoid and i expect to see continued air strikes and i dont think its impossible we might see some egyptian troops proving into Eastern Libya to try to provide some sort of security space for the region. Ifill Frederic Wehrey was this complicate the u. S. Plan to degrade the ikdz now that egypt is involved, or does it give us a little bit more support for that . Well, its really conflicted. I mean, on the the one hand they are attacking attacking the camps, but the u. S. Position all along is that this has been a civil war and that any outside interference, outside supporto the warring factions is unhelpful. The u. S. Is supporting a u. N. Sponsored Peace Initiative to try to bring the warring factions to the table and so, outside interference, i think, really harms that. So in the long run, i think defeating the i. S. I. S. Threat in libya is best served by a comprehensive Peace Agreement between the warring factions, coming up with a unity government, unifying the Security Forces and assisting the forces to go after the terrorist thread. Ifill Michael Leiter, what is the Islamic State i. S. I. S. However were referring to it today, what do they aspire to in these shocking and riveting actions especially when they pop up in another country . They have tactical and strategicals. Tactically, they simply believe it is their duty to kill these individuals. They are so abhorrent to their vision that they deserve to die and they believe that they are defending their vision of the muslim people throughout north africa and the middle east and this is their fight in the same way syria i. S. I. L and syria is believing they should also kill people like the jordanians who are bombing them. Thats the tactical. But the strategic is a vision for a broader caliphate which will be ruled under i. S. I. Ls banner. I think what we see from libya across to syria and into iraq is this does have some resonance and is causing real regional instability, not to mention the threat of individuals who are either inspired by or direct bid i. S. I. L who were traveling back to the west whether weve seen it in france potentially seen it in copenhagen this is the hydra and is going to take some time in the region and globably to counter. Thank you both very much. Woodruff a new report finds that more americans than ever are spending time in jail. The Vera Institute of justice showed that in the past two decades, the number of people going to jail has increased dramatically. In addition, those behind bars are staying longer, some 62 of them have not yet been convicted of a crime, and threequarters of those jailed now are brought in for nonviolent offenses. The report also finds that a disproportionate number of those in jail suffer from Mental Illness. Joining us are Nicholas Turner president and director of the Vera Institute. And Margo Schlanger of the university of michigan. Nick turner to you first, why are the jails and prisons of the United States so full today . Well, you have to go back, really, almost four decades. W