Journalist Among Five Found Dead In Mexico; Teen Stabbed At Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Dies; Jericho The Lion Confirmed Alive And Well
BARNETT: Take a look at this footage from Mexico where hundreds of protesters marched after a prominent photojournalist was found dead. Officials say Ruben Espinoza was one of five people shot to death in an apartment in Mexico City. Espinoza left his home in Vera Cruz last month because of threats there. In an interview, he referred to it as a lawless state. Thirteen journalists have been killed there in the past five years. Now a 16-year-old girl stabbed at a gay pride parade in Jerusalem has died. Shira Banki was one of six people stabbed on Thursday. Police say her assailant was an orthodox Jew who had just been released from prison for waging a similar attack back in 2005. Mourners held vigils for Banki in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv late on Sunday. Israel's prime minister also sent a condolence message to her family. He says, quote, "Shira was murdered because she bravely supported the principle that each one can live their life in honor and security. We will not allow this despicable killer to undermine the core values that Israeli society is based upon." For more we turn to senior international correspondent, Nic Robertson, joining us live from Jerusalem this morning. Nic, stabbings like this are so brutal and violent especially when you consider the suspect was just released from jail after serving time for doing the same thing ten years ago. I mean, what is the reaction to this this morning?</s>NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A lot of shock and a huge amount of disappointment as well that this man with a proven, known track record three weeks after getting out of jail, this ultraorthodox Jew caught on camera stabbing people, pulling a long knife out from under his jacket or inside a bag and stabbing people that he was allowed to get so close to this event. The prime minister has said that he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. There is a broad, widespread support for that. But it is disappointing that this man was able to get so close, six people stabbed. Shira Banki's family has described her as charming, happy lively and beloved. They've called for less hatred in the country and more tolerance and will be having a civil funeral for their daughter this afternoon. The sense among the community here is that this is something that absolutely should not have happened and underscores the sort of hatred that does exist on the fringes of society. And the education minister also spoke out on this and he was also condemning this murder as well. A lot of people, particularly young people came out for a vigil playing music and singing songs and projecting images of Shira Banki and also there was a big outpouring of affection for her and support for the family. This is an issue that's not going to go away in society here. And society here on the one hand, and this is the view that's widely held here is very liberal and very accepting. On the other hand, there are elements within it that believe that they are the only ones that have the truth and take the truth into their own hands -- Errol.</s>BARNETT: The reason we watch this so closely is what is unique about this part of the world is you can have isolated incidents kick off wars. And there was a Palestinian toddler that died in a fire last week. How might Prime Minister Netanyahu respond to these Jewish extremists? His critics want to see him use the same kind of force that's use, again, I guess what you would describe as your more typical terror suspects, but they feel it's unlikely.</s>ROBERTSON: Certainly, these two brutal murders, the burning of the toddler and the parents of the toddler are in critical condition and the brother as well was badly burned and the killing at -- the stabbing at the gay pride parade underscore people's concerns about extremists in society. The prime minister called a security cabinet meeting yesterday. He said that he was calling on the security services to their full extent to use within the law to bring to justice the killers. But he also said that he would be -- or he authorized administrative detentions for anyone believed to have been responsible for this. So what he is doing here it's believed that the killers are from within the Jewish community is that administrative detentions, which is normally held for Palestinians will be imposed on Jewish citizens as well. What this means is that the defense minister can decide that there is someone in society, who is believed to have committed a crime or is suspected of committing a crime that there isn't proof enough to get a conviction, but they believe this person is a danger to society so is arrested and administratively detained. The words are strong from the prime minister. People are waiting to see if the actions are followed through -- Errol.</s>BARNETT: A rough start to the week there. Nic Robertson live for us in Jerusalem. Nic, thank you. Now we do want to clear something up on CNN. Jericho the lion is alive and well. Oxford University tweeted this image of Jericho taken Sunday morning. The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force said that poachers killed Jericho, but that was just a case of mistaken identity. As our David McKenzie reports Zimbabwe is cracking down on hunting.</s>DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Early reports that Jericho, the lion, was killed illegally by a hunter turned out to be false. In fact, the group that put out the information has since apologized. And the Oxford University Research Group that tracks these lions says he is doing just fine. Now Zimbabwe has appeared to tighten up on hunting in the country. They banned all kinds of hunting on the borders of Hwange National Park for big cats and large game and banned bow hunting outright. It was with a bow that Dr. Walt Palmer shot Cecil the lion last month causing this global outcry. He says he did nothing illegal, but Zimbabwe officials are trying to extradite him to face charges from the U.S. to Zimbabwe, though, that might be a tall order according to experts. The guide and hunter that he hired to kill Cecil though face charges this week in Zimbabwe and they could spend ten years in jail if found guilty. David McKenzie, CNN, Johannesburg.</s>BARNETT: Now Cecil the lion has lived on in some way. He was part of a tribute on the Empire State Building. Organizers projected a picture of Cecil on the side of the skyscraper. The goal was to call attention to the animal's dwindling numbers and to promote a new documentary called "Racing to Extinction."</s>TRAVIS THRELKEL, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER AND CO-FOUNDER OF OBSCURA DIGITAL ((via telephone): We are trying to break the biggest story on the planet and few are aware this is happening and that is the beginning of the sixth mass extinction where mankind in this case is the cause of. So we are trying to create dialogue and asking people to pay attention to the calls to action, but specifically to developing solutions together and creating a community and this happened very much last night. It was really an incredible moment for me walking around the streets and seeing the thousands of people that arrived and showed up. It was this tone on the streets was this peacefulness and there were the loveliest conversations happening between people and everyone was knowledgeable about the species and the animals we were showing. That is the spirit of this right now is to begin a rich dialogue and begin networking together and beginning to really solve this problem.</s>BARNETT: A powerful way to make a statement. Forty projectors were used for this, and according to the "New York Times" the project cost $1 million. Now France and the U.K. step up security around the tunnel that goes beneath the English Channel. Next, we'll have more on the security measures put into place in response to desperate migrants. And it's been close for more than a month, but the Greek stock market is about to reopen. What traders are expecting after this short break. Brace yourselves.