[Blitzer:] All right. This story just coming in from Spain. A Greek F-16 fighter jet has crashed at a Spanish air base. There you see the smoke. A defense ministry official telling CNN that at least 10 people have been killed, more than a dozen wounded. It all happened during a NATO training exercise there. The jet crashed during takeoff, hitting other planes on the ground. No word yet on the nationalities of the casualties. But major, major disaster there. A Greek F-16 U.S.-made fighter jet crashing on takeoff in Spain. The United States has now closed its embassy in Yemen's capital. The move is in response to last week's government nations. The State Department in Washington says they have limited ability to assist with emergencies for U.S. citizens who may still be in Yemen. Last week, the U.S. pulled out some personnel. They pulled them out of the embassy as a precaution. The president, prime minister, cabinet, all in Yemen, they resigned last week after anti-American Shiite forces took over the capital. Kurdish forces appear to have won a grueling four-month battle against ISIS in Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights now says the Kurds have retained the city of Kobani, driving out the terror group. The border town had been under siege since last October. More than 1300 ISIS and Kurdish fighters were killed during the clash. That is the estimate. Coalition air strikes led by the United States and shelling left large parts of Kobani completely destroyed. ISIS has now changed the terms for the release of that Japanese journalist still being held hostage. Earlier, the terror group wanted $200 million when they held two Japanese citizens. Our Will Ripley is in Tokyo with the latest.
[Will Ripley, Cnn Correspondent:] Wolf, this is proving to be an extremely difficult negotiation process for the Japanese government. They have a special envoy on the ground in Jordan right now, but with ISIS making all the rules, setting all the conditions and often not following through, there's very grave concern about the one Japanese hostage still alive.
[Ripley:] The lead story on this ISIS-controlled radio station the execution of Japanese hostage, Haruna Yukoua. An ISIS supporter posted this gruesome image over the weekend, Kenji Goto in chains, holding a photo of his friend's headless body. The propaganda video has a voice claiming to be Goto. And a new ISIS demand, instead of a ransom, a prisoner exchange. ISIS wants Jordan to release convicted terrorist, Sagida al Rishawi, a failed suicide bomber ISIS calls their sister for her ties to the terror group's founders.
[Jeff Kingston, Asian Studies Professor, Temple University:] The Japanese government is pulling out all the stops, trying to leverage all of the contacts.
[Ripley:] Temple University Asian studies professor, Jeff Kingston, says bringing Goto home alive is critical for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The hostage crisis unfolded just two days after Abe pledged $200 million to the coalition against
[Isis. Kingston:] What he did is signal to ISIS, I am on the side of your enemy, and pated a bull's-eye on Japan.
[Ripley:] Japanese newspapers are showing pictures like this, protesters outside the prime minister's residence, demanding he save Goto's life. But Abe is also facing pressure from japans' closet ally.
[Keith Henry, Asia Strategist:] The U.S.Japan relationship, that is the cornerstone of Japanese foreign policy.
[Ripley:] Longtime Asia Strategist Keith Henry points to the policy to never negotiate with terrorists. The U.S. refused to release a Pakistani neuroscientists, nicknamed Lady al Qaeda, in exchange for American hostage, James Foley. He was later beheaded. Japan called for Goto's immediate release, saying the government is working closely with other nations.
[Henry:] Show the world Japan can stand up for something, and in this case, stand up against terrorism.
[Ripley:] Taking a stand comes with a heavy price. Goto's mother, in agony. "I'm a mother" she says. "I cannot bear this." The question, can Japan bear the painful consequences of standing up to a brutal enemy like ISIS? Such a difficult time for so many people in this country, but there really is a sense of urgency for the prime minister to do whatever he can to secure the safe return of Kenji Goto. That may be difficult, because Sagida al Rishawi is a high-level prisoner for the Jordanian government. She has ties to al Qaeda in Iraq, the group that formed in 2004, and in 2006 became ISIS. And Jordan has its own prisoners in the hands of ISIS, including a Jordanian pilot they've been trying to get released for quite some time. So even though the prospects do not look good, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe publicly saying he'll do whatever he can to work out a deal to bring Kenji Goto home Wolf?
[Blitzer:] Will Ripley in Tokyo. Let's hope for the best. Still ahead, the director, Steven Spielberg, looks back to his first visit of the Auschwitz death camp as the world marks a somber anniversary.