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Background of sdplchlt aha ahari ahmad shah and fariq ab hamid. cnn cannot independently confirm when this video was shot but we have video for you. from washington now, brian todd with more on the background checks. what kind of background checks are investigators conducting on these pilots and what exactly are they looking for? >> anything in their background that may have caused problems. the pilots had to go through psychological tests to get their jobs but the airline is going to look at that and see if they can tighten up their requirements. i have to say, we don't know if the pilot or f...

Forces. cnn cannot confirm this. we are hearing that many of the police there who were once violently fighting against the protesters are now being taken hostage. these pictures here are escorted. others believe to be defecting by choice to the other side. a short, short truce broke in overnight, bringing in the deadliest day ukraine has seen bringing in protests. at least 100 killed. for the olympic athletes there in sochi, that is actually enough to toss out the years of training and leave the olympic games. >> translator: my friends are there. people i know. close friends of mine. to go on ...

>> good evening. american held hostage. warren weinstein was abducted two years ago in pakistan and now a new video says he feels abandoned and forgotten by his own country. in the video released christmas day, he pleads with president obama to negotiate for his release can the u.s. says it will not do. now the very latest from the state department. >> nine years ago, i came to pakistan to help my government. >> reporter: in this 13-minute video released christmas day, 72-year-old warren weinstein urges president obama to negotiate with al qaeda for his freedom. >> now when i need my governmen...

Think the biggest blunder of 2013, i think mel is right. i think it was the george zimmerman verdict because it was a case that got the entire country and if you look at george zimmerman's antics now. listen, he was found not guilty. people, even the jurors were looking back going hey, what did we do? do we make the right decision? mel? >> some of them are saying publicly after the verdict they tried every way that they could under the through find him guilty on something, and the evidence just wasn't there. i'm sure it's heart breaking to now see the way this puz, putting it nicely on cnn is ...

Country. i would hope what america also believes in, this he would do everything possible to get him out of this terrible situation he is in. i think they owe it to him and i think they owe it to all american citizens who put their lives on the line that they could count on the government when they are in a situation of this sort. >> our thoughts are with you, with him and his family and friends. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> still to come on cnn, ups and fed-ex customers outraged their packages at any time right in time for christmas. plus, a million-dollar, mul...