night, eventually down to 30s. we'll talk about when the rain chances peek and look to your weekend forecast in detail. that's coming up. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. well, tonight an american and another aid worker are safe after american special forces rescued them from somali pirates jamie costello joins us with the latest. >> reporter: seal team 6, that's the same unit that killed osama bin laden. they parachuted in somali. they were targeting the compound where 32-year-old jessica buchanan and her danish companion had been held hostage. the seals made their way inside where they found the prisoner ins alive. -- prisoners alie. the -- alie. the hostages were flown to an american base. by the time it was over, nine kidnappers were dead.

buchanan's health was the reason president obama authorized the operation. >> they said this was the time. they said jessica's health was failing and they concluded they should go. >> the highly classified operation ended just before the president gave his state of the union address. afterward the president phoned jessica's father to tell him his daughter was safe. in egypt they're marking the first anniversary of the uprising that forced hosni mubarak from power. many lost their lives and they're demanding that the widely criticized military council now turn over its power to civilian go. yesterday the council lifted a

stage -- state of emergency. it shows that egypt is heading in the right direction and that the military will eventually lose power. today cardinal edward o'brien talked about his future. this was his first public appearance since he rerned-- returned home from rome where it bass announced he would be appointed cardinal. >> when i walked in i first walked in with the other bishops to introduce them to the holy father and he said congratulations your emmin nens. titles are vow important in many respects. >> he heads to haiti tomorrow to see first hand the progress made from the recovery from the 2010 earthquake and he will also dedicate a new school while he's there. too much rain is not good.

just ask people living in certain parts of texas as rescue crews were called into action. a gas explosion left homeowners rattled. we'll take a look at the damage when we come back.

some new video we got in tonight. a home was destroyed in detroit. it happened on the city's west side. no one was hurt. gas crews were called to the scene to check for any leaks. major flooding in texas to tell you about tonight. these are flooded streets in san antonio. the driver of this white car had to be rescued. firefighters were able to get the man out safely. this was one of several water rescues. many roads were closed because of the high floodwaters. in san antonio firefighters were called in to rescue a woman who got stuck in high water this morning. the woman was already out. her car -- they helped her get to safety step by step. the woman said she hadn't seen

the high water and there weren't any barricades up to warn her. a young georgia boy is being held as a hero tonight. his quick thinking helped save the life of his 2-month-old brother. michael choked on a peppermint. the great grandmother was inside with the kids while the mom was outside. with seconds ticking and the little brother choking, he tried to do something he saw on tv, the heimlich maneuver. >> it ain't coming. he kept doing it. then it came out. thank you, jesus. malik, thank you. >> he was honored by the fire department for his quick thinking. smart little boy. we update statuses. but will you like the new

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there, who was off his snowmobile at the time was swept over and buried. it may not look like much snow from a distance but as his friends raced to help there was no sign of him. they dig by hand. >> we gotcha. >> reporter: all the while trying to reassure him and make sure his airway is clear. >> shovel. >> reporter: the snow is packed like se. they struggle to -- cement. they struggle to free his head and shoulders. the rest of him is totally covered. >> he's all right. >> reporter: it was swanson's second brush with a deadly situation. he sent six weeks in a coma after being engulfed in flames after working on his car 15 years ago. the recovering burn victim told us help couldn't budge pan inch in the -- an inch in the snow.

buried in snow up to my neck i couldn't so much as move a finger. i have a hard time taking a deep breath because it's pressing against my chest. emergency beacons can help you but that's not the most important tip. >> the number one is a part next someone to look after you, someone to help out. >> reporter: that's what saved swanson. he would have suffocated within minutes without the quick help of his friends. reporting for abc news, snow equal mi --xdxdñixd pass. ñr>> ourçaaverageñr high this t

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charlottesville. temperatures tomorrow will be pretty comfortable once again, perhaps pushing up a degree or two warmer as we see winds out of the west. 49 at the inner harbor. 49 georgetown. tomorrow right there with it except for more clouds and better chance of rain. take a look at the forecast. neighborhood by neighborhood, canton 49. again, that chance for rain coming in as we were work into those afternoon hours. how about tomorrow further south, annapolis looking at 49. we might get to 50, 52 in londontown with those chances of rain coming in later in the day. the regional pattern pretty quiet, not a whole lot going on. now our immediate area.toq%i thí qr#ferentc>n#ñi areas of n that's centered over memphis, tennessee. you can see the rain shield with snow as it hits that much colder air in the upper midwest and more rain further shout that

will be coming -- south that will be coming our way. a dome of protection but that will begin to change has this slides offshore plate -- as this slides offshore late tonight. the dew point is below 30. by midday tomorrow a lot of that rain will evaporate on its way down it. could be as late last tomorrow evening. our trend shows maybe a stray shower and better chances for rain by tomorrow evening. rain on and off tomorrow night, could be heavy, lasting through friday morning and clearing out through the day friday. things look nice and dry. a large rain maker. you can see that all the way down off the texas coast. overnight tonight 34, cloudy, chilly,. yes, rain more ofs in late. tomorrow we're talking about 48 or so with rain likely after midday. anything toward daybreak tomorrow would be a passing shower but toward late tomorrow that's where we could see more

significant rain and we get heavier and steadier tomorrow night. check out the -- i wanted to sheet seven-day. there's the weekend forecast. that trend again looking to be a pretty good one. i'm not sure what happened to our seven-day forecast. we'll have to go with the weekend. i'm not sure what happened to the -- sometimes the weather computer likes to play a trick. this would appear has if we've replaced it -- as if we've replace t.d trying toed a to something. >> i'm trying to add a computer to figure out the original computer. all right. we'll catch you at 6:00. the orlando sentinel is backing mitt romney as the gop presidential follow nee. the florida newspaper published an article saying romney has more leadership experience than

president other three, specifically newt gingrich. romney is ahead of next week's florida primaries. a new poll suggested romney and gingrich are neck and neck in florida with romney attracting 36% of voters and gingrich at 34%. in tonight's democracy 2012 segment all the presidential candidates are on the campaign trail. president obama takes his message on president road and the republican candidates are on the ground in florida ahead of the primary next week. we have the latest on the race for the white house. >> reporter: a lot of action and movement out there. president obama is making a three day five state swing. >> now today three years after

the worst economic storm in three generations, we are making progress. >> reporter: the president is touting his economic agenda in iowa, arizona and virginia and everyone should get a fair shot. the republican candidates on the ground in florida pounced on obama's state of the union address, criticizing ideas he laid out. >> we all know this is a purely political speech, a speech designed to go after different voter groups that he thinks are key for him to win the election. >> he had a clever political promise. we should make sure that everyone who earns a million dollars pays 30% taxes. it's perfectly left win dem going to ri. >> i was reminded of his trip to florida when he spoke in fan tas

sipland. he said how well things are going. if you really think things are going well in this country that we're on the right track and his policies are voting, you ought to vote for him. >> reporter: voter also have two different views and candidates to vote for in the fall. >>ñi there's a new poll showing thexd raceñr is tightening up. ñxd cnn poll. take a look a week ago mitt romney had a huge lead. now he's at 36%. newt gingrich is up at 32% now. so -- actually 34% and that's up since last time around. interestingly, it shows voters are still undecided. 64% say now they definitely know

who they're going to support come tuesday. so watch out on tuesday. it may be a late night in florida. >> at least that's keeping it interesting. all right. let's talk about our ravens. looks like the ravens are looking for a new defense coordinator. chuck pagano was hired by the indianapolis colts to be their head coach. >> going to indy. >> of all places. >> i thought chuck was a good gie. hey, i'm jamie cost tell low. work local mall show up for work and find a safe gone. why police believe this was an inside job. today maryland teachers got graded. how a new report says our teachers are doing. let me give you a hint. they will be asking for conferences. now here's a preview of what's

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