New Day Midday: A Girl's Surprise for her Deaf Parents
Today's "New Day Midday" looks at a girl's surprise for her deaf parents, Beyonce's new album, and Kate Bolduan's latest Instagram challenge.
"New Day" Wrap Up – 12/13/13 – Friday
Here's a rundown of the top stories from today's show:
- North Korea Says Leader's Uncle Was Executed
- 'Affluenza': Is it Real?
- YouTube: 2013's Biggest Hits
- Think You Have Shot at $400 million Mega Millions Pot?
- A Girl's Christmas Surprise for Her Deaf Parents
- Awards Ceremony Elevates Scientists To Celebrities
- Will Ferrell Joins Fight to Free American Shezanne Cassim
- College Hazing Investigation, Charges Expected in Death of 19-Year-Old
- National Zoo Under Fire Over Animal Care
- Don't Expect a Respite From The Cold
- "Morning Minute" with Michaela Pereira – December 13, 2013
- 5 Things to Know for Your New Day – Friday, Dec. 13th
Will Ferrell Joins Fight to Free American Shezanne Cassim
The fight to free an American being held in a United Arab Emirates prison is intensifying, Sara Sidner reports.
The UAE, for the first time, is acknowledging the imprisonment of Shezanne Cassim, and the 29-year-old is now getting some help from Washington and from some big names in Hollywood.
The comedy website "Funny or Die" released a video urging the UAE to "Free Shez" for doing something they do all the time – make a video that's supposed to be funny.
Cassim has been imprisoned since April, his family says, for posting what was intended to be a funny video on the Internet.
It was meant to be a piece of comedy, a 19-minute video that pokes fun at a clique of Dubai teens who are influenced by hip-hop culture. In the 1990s, the label "Satwa G" was coined for a group of suburban teens who were known to talk tougher than they really were.
But the situation isn't funny any more.
His next hearing is scheduled for Monday, December 16.
New Day Hosts
Weekend Hosts
