it was headed towards the somali coast.ean adam seen here were from santa monica and had been sailing around the world for several years handing out bibles. phillies mckay and her partner, bob wriggling were from seattle. her mother lives here in san francisco and her niece lives in the east bay in oakley. >>> the united states is sending a search-and-rescue team to help find victims of today's deadly earthquake in new zealand. at least 65peoplee died in the quake. hundreds are buried in the rubble. >>> a warning for:shows in the east bay. police say thieves are -- a warning for shoppers in the east bay. police say thieves are following people home and robbing them. christin ayers reports. >> reporter: the thieves are actually finding their victims here in this parking lot in the oakland hills at this safeway store. they are specifically targeting eld recall women who are shopping and once to leave the store they are following them home and then attacking them in their own driveways robbing them sometimes at gunpoint. they

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americans hijacked off of the somali coast were killed. negotiations were under way when gunfire rang out on the boat. >> scott and jean adam from california have been on a 10- year around the world that voyage. their two passengers were also killed. their 58-foot yacht was hijacked by pirates. it was trailed by the u.s. navy. it said that negotiations were underway for the hostages released. they said that the pirates shot first, a rocket-propelled grenade. >> gunfire rang out inside the cabin. several pirates moved up to the deck with their hands in the air in surrender. u.s. forces moved in. as they responded to the gun fire, u.s. sailors discovered that all four hostages have been shot by their captors. >> they said that lives were callously lost aboard the yacht. >> we would like to send our condolences to the other families. it is very important that they know that they are in our hearts and in our prayers'. we are distraught and devastated over this news this morning. this incident will reenergize debate over the use of force on pir

somali pirates have overtaken a yacht with four hostages, all u.s. citizens.d the "quest" belongs to a california couple, jean and scott adam, who have been sailing around the world since 2004. they were on the indian ocean friday when the pirates attacked. this comes two days after another somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison for hijacking the "mersk alabama." >>> the house worked into the wee hours this morning to approve a spending bill that comes with drastic cuts of more than $60 billion. nbc's mike viqueira live in front of the white house. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. this was driven by republican conserve tifrs puatives pushing republican leadership to make these cuts. $60 billion, not from next year's budget, this year's budget right now. to school aid, heating and housing assistance for the poor, even money for implementing the president's brand new health care law all slashed in this spending bill, capping a week long debate until 5:00 in the morning this morning. the bill now moves to the senate, but the clock

"the quest" is reportedly headed to the somali coast.s shore, if it hits shore, a rescue attempt becomes much more unlikely if not impossible. reporting live here in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thank you, bob. meantime, a weekend adventure turned deadly for two teenagers in the east bay. 16-year-old matthew miller and his best friend 17-year-old gavin powell tried to go rafting at a rain-swollen drain canal in walnut creek on saturday afternoon. they were in a two-person inflatable raft and they did have helmets. however, they were not wearing life preservers. they were supposed to meet a friend a few hours later downstream but never arrived. friends say that the boys were well liked. >> they are nice. they are smart, they are intelligent. they got good grades. they both wanted to go to college and had high expectation sis of themselves. they were both really motivated. >> the boys' bodies were found in rough waters about a mile apart in concord. >>> it is 5:34 right now. the future of san francisco's famous bay to

somali pirates hijacked them three days ago looking for ransom money.ouple is sailing with another couple from the seattle area. the adams have been delivering bibles throughout the world. friends from their church say they were planners and they knew the dangers they faced. >> we prayed for them honor hoping we had heard from them and they had gotten through safely. >> they offered prayers for the couple this weekend. somali pirates currently hold more than 30 ships and more than 600 hostages. >> back here at home, muni could be looking for a new chief. according to today's san francisco chronicle, the current muni head is a finalist for a job managing the airport authority in washington d.c. his possible departure comes at a crucial time for muni, the bay area's busiest transit agency. it faces an estimated $1 billion shortfall over the next 20 years. without spending cuts or new sources of revenue. >> many in the bay area didn't have to head up to the sierra to enjoy the snow this president's day weekend. this is a view of the snow at mount tamalpais

somali pirates hijacked them three days ago looking for ransom money. a couple is sailing with another couple from the seattle area. the adams have been delivering bibles throughout the world. friends from their church say they were planners and they knew the dangers they faced. >> we prayed for them honor hoping we had heard from them and they had gotten through safely. >> they offered prayers for the couple this weekend. somali pirates currently hold more than 30 ships and more than 600 hostages. >> back here at home, muni could be looking for a new chief. according to today's san francisco chronicle, the current muni head is a finalist for a job managing the airport authority in washington d.c. his possible departure comes at a crucial time for muni, the bay area's busiest transit agency. it faces an estimated $1 billion shortfall over the next 20 years. without spending cuts or new sources of revenue. >> many in the bay area didn't have to head up to the sierra to enjoy the snow this president's day weekend. this is a view of the snow at mount tamal

but, the border is very much in the somali's court at this time and they will want to, somalis will beications from the speed of the warship and they will very likely put of something of a perimeter for them coming in any closer and threaten possibly. >> in the report we talked about the somali man who was sentenced to 33 years here in new york on friday. could retribution be at play here? >> i think that's extremely unlikely. judging by where, you know, the vessel was, it was very high risk area. we knew that there were groups operating in that area. a number of hijackings in the previous few weeks, about three or four. so it -- and seeing the yacht is, you know, it's very opportunistic to sort of move very, very quickly. so i think it's very unusual because the time, they have, you know, previously gone for political retribution but it's not, i don't think in this case it was. >> it is big business out there. 30 ships currently being held hostages. >> at least. i think it's fair to say that's at least 30 ships. there's a lot of smaller vessels such as dows or fishing vessels which do

somali officials said the adams were among four americans captured by pirates. friend of the adams said the two other americans were robert rigel and phyllis mckay from seattle. last year 49 americans were hijacked from pirates and a total of 28 vessels and 638 hostages are still being held for ransom. this, in spite of stepped up patrolled by the u.s. fifth fleet and the navies of other country. on wednesday this convicted somali pirate was sentenced to almost 34 years in a u.s. prison for his role in the hijacking of the freighter "maersk alabama" in 2009. last november a retired british couple were released after being held by somali pirates for 388 days. >> i'm happy to be alive. >> reporter: and, now, friends of scott and jean adam are praying for their rescue for release. for "today," george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >> for more insight on the hijacking, we're joined by maritime security analyst. >> good morning. >> this is notorious for pirate activi activity. who are these modern-day pirates? >> what you had when this really started to explode and sc

the somali pirates have generally been peaceable. their business model says we do not kill our hostages. it's extraordinary to see them killing four people in this frankly awful event. >> ifill: since we were last following this very closely which is to say the hijacking of the big ship, the alabama, had this faded away, gone away or did we stop paying attention? >> i think we stopped paying attention. there are many other issues around the world, somali piracy just rumbles on pretty consistently. it's only the high peaks, the mevg alabama, the hijack of a very large crew carrier or something like this, something tragic like this that brings attention back to what is a very serious problem. >> ifill: it's been going on. quantify how serious it is. >> we've now got over 700 hostages actually held within somalia which is the highest number that's ever been held. >> ifill: all from hijackings. >> all from hijackings, yes. and the pirates are now getting multiples in terms of their ransom, multiples of what they used to get. previously w

. >> four americans onboard a yacht, hijacked by somali pirates moving closer to the somali coast.acht was hijacked friday, jan and scott adams out of marina dell ray have been sailing the yacht since 2004 a friend says they were spreading bibles around the world. another american couple is also onboard, an american war ship is shadowing the yacht in preparation for a possible rescue attempt. the quest is heading to a pirate haven. >>> today's top stories, santa clara city council trying to protect money for a new stadium for the 49ers. city's redevelopment agency committed $40 million but a potential roadblock governor brown wants to eliminate all redevelopment agencies. >>> two east bay teens are dead after going rafting in the walnut creek channel. their bodies found yesterday, down stream from their deflated raft, both boys were students at los lomas high school walnut creek. >>> chronicle reports nathaniel ford is a finalist for running the airport in washington dc. >> you can help out head to contra costa county and buy a new car it is as simple as that this holiday weekend,

in the end when they got onboard "the quest" they captured 13 somali pirates. pirates were dead. and unfortunately they tried to save the four americans but they had no luck. so phyllis mckay whose mom lives here in the bay area, her mom in san francisco, her aunt here in oakley, has passed away with the three other americans. this is confirmed by the u.s. defense department. reporting live in oakley, bob redell for "today in the bay." >> we'll continue to follow this developing story this morning. thank you, bob. >>> 6:51 right now. budget problems continue to plague states across the country. california is certainly no exception. billions of dollars needs to be trimmed. "today in the bay's" kristen dahlgren is live with a look at where lawmakers stand. >> reporter: good morning, laura. we are seeing the budget crisis here on every level in washington, and now we are seeing protests spread around the country as well. it started in wisconsin, so let's begin with that where we have seen the biggest protests and a stalemate right now of the democratic senators sh

military says somali pirates hijacked a yacht club lead to a couple. >> reporter: the u.s. is reviewing all options to free americans. it >> we are monitoring this situation. >> reporter: even before they were captured the scope has been widely felt here in the persian gulf. over 700 mayors and 38 ships are being held by somali parts. -- pirates. >> anybody can buy and gps and the hardware to do this. >> reporter: pirates are using captured ships to do even more attacks. >> if you go back to 2006 you concede that operator -- can see of them operating 100 mi. apart. now the range is at expanded to india. the mother ship phenomena is a game changer and we hope to address it with the international committee. there is no range on their options here now. >> reporter: they must start dealing with individual pirate attacks and money, structure and organization behind that somali pirates. i'm barbara stark. >> vicki: it yourself cloned a smarter. -- your self and it is even smarter. >>bryan: and i saturday to mark your (laughter) about a coming up. >> vicki: you may not realize it

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hated by somali jihadists. the one thing in their favor, they're only worth something to the pirates alive. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> there's much more coming up on this story on "good morning america." we'll hear from a friend of one of the women being held hostage. >>> two west point cadets are back on steady ground following a dramatic nighttime rescue a cliff 500 feet in the air. the cadets were stranded on the mountain side during a training exercise and then spent eight hours teetering on the 18-inch ledge above the ravine. a police helicopter carefully lifted the men to safety as winds topped 30 miles an hour, they both suffered hypothermia but otherwise are okay. >>> a news crew from the fox affiliate in sacramento was attacked as they cover a murder investigation. a camerawoman taping the murder scene outside of a restaurant, suddenly, she was knocked to the ground by angry friends and family. the victim who gathered at a makeshift memorial. she was shaken up but thankfully, not badly hurt

a california couple are now being held hostage by somali pirates. they were delivering bibles in fiji, new zealand and other spots. the quest's last location, the first of february, was near india. according to the couple's blog, they were heading to amman from there. the quest's home port is in marina delray in california. >> this is really a ransom case and i don't know how they're going to get out of it. very, very scary. >> in those waters, you're not that well protected so i'm a little surprised that they would even put themselves in that position. >> this morning the white house is assessing possible ways to respond to the hijacking which happened just days after a somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the hijacking of the mersk alabama. >> if you drive around fremont in san jose, you can't miss it. we have got the snow to help us, san jose, 39 degrees this morning, that's pretty close to sea level, so you know oow hills getting close to 2,000 feet. quick tour here on the radar, you'll see scattered showers, yo n u ca see a few

pirates hijacked the boat yesterday just two days after a somali pirate was sentenced in new york for a hijacker. >> the possibility of bringing free internet to palo alto. >>> is this the beginning of the end of this week's winter storm? leigh glaser knows. >> alan: three -- free outdoor wi-fi may be coming to palo alto but only only for at&t customers. as part of the company's effort to boost service where people gather outside. at&t wants to install antennas on a balcony of the hotel president on university avenue. the company has two outdoor wi-fi networks, one in new york city's times square and the other on a stretch of embarcadero. the city council will consider the proposal next week. on to leigh glaser who has a lot to talk about. >> leigh: we do, but much of what is out there is sagging to the south, and we're going to actually see clearing, and a little more in the way of sunshine by sunday afternoon. those of you who may be going to the parade tonight, it's still going to be rather drippy out there and cool. keep that in mind. this is a live shot from the high definition w

. >> and there is somali pirates killed four americans held hostage since friday. one victim has bay area ties. the state department is calling for greater international cooperation in stopping piracy. there is a bigger problem than many people realize. >> this vice admiral says two pirates had been negotiating and he doesn't know details of the negotiations or what triggered the shooting of the american. they are the first killed by pirates with attacks like these several years ago. this 59-year-old seattle resident was one of four murdered by the pirates. her mother lives on the pin anyone sla. her niece spoke to reporters there, today. >> my grandma wants you to know that the world is an empty place without my aunt here. she's the oldest of the siblings and my grandmother is devastated. >> macky and her partner a retired veterinarian had recently joined southern california residents jean and scott adam on board the yacht, quest. 19 pirates hijacked the yacht taking americans hostage. today firing a grenade from the quest at a u.s. navy destroyer shadowing the hi

the quest, that yacht, carried four americans taken hostage on friday by somali pilots. u.s-- pirates. the u.s. believes 19 pirates were involved. and the four americans on board include the owners, jean and scott adam, and phyllis mckay, whose mother and niece live in the bay area, and one more victim, bob riggle. all four were shot to death by their captors early this morning. that's when u.s. officials say a navy ship trailing that vessel and, in fact, were involved with negotiations with the pilot for release of the hostages. responded to the gunfire. and what we know at this hour is that four pirates are dead. 13 others are in custody right now, but again, not the ending that u.s. officials wanted to see from this hostage situation. tori? >> sandra endo, live for us in washington, d.c. obviously a story we will continue to follow throughout the morning on "mornings on 2". >>> we also want to bring you developing news. we've been following this all morning. an earthquake devastated in new zealand, a a -- a powerful earthquake. this is the scene above christchoift --

. >>> in other news, a bay area family is mourning family members being killed by somali pirates. scott and jet stream adams and phyllis mccay and rob riggle were killed. negotiations were underway to free the americans, something went wrong. shots went off. they boarded the yacht and found all hostages shot. four pirates were killed. >> there were two pirates that -- that were dead on board the vessel. as they were clearing it below decks, there were two more pirates killed in the clearing process by the boarding team. >> officials say in all, 19 somali pirates were involved in the hijacking. in addition to the four dead dead, 15 others are in custody. >> as we mentioned, one of the americans killed by the pie ryecy has -- pirates has family, phyllis mccay is her aunt. jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. she describes her aunt -- she would always know what to do. >> if this was something that she was scared it, i don't think that she would do it. >> reporter: she asked for privacy. mccay's niece held up a picture of her aunt, mentor and told them the military to

officials confirm four americans aboard a yacht hijacked by somali pirates have been killed.es hijacked the quest off the coast last friday looking for money. the couple who owned the yacht were from santa monica. they were traveling with a couple from seattle. an oakland woman, niece of the seattle woman, says her aunt new of the dangers in that area. they heard gunshots aboard the yacht and charged on board. officials say there were more than a dozen pirates. some have been killed, others captured. the couples were delivering bibles throughout the world. another major story we're following overseas. stunning new firsthand accounts out of new zealand, some people experiencing what's called utter devastation. the quake struck the city of christ church yesterday. this morning rescue crews are trying to sort the dead from the living. jenelle wang is live in the news room with the latest. >> kristen, 65 people are confirmed dead and the prime minister warns the death toll could rise significantly. he's calling it the country's darkest day. the quake hit during the rush hour in t

one the the victims killed in the somali pirate attack this morning...ed in the somali pirate attack this morning has family in the bay area. phyllis mckay was one of four americans killed after their yacht was hijacked off the coast of africa. her mother lives in san francisco. her niece also lives in oakley. >>> police in the east bay warning grocery shoppers to be on the alert. they say two men are robbing elderly women as they leave a safeway in oakland. there have been at least a half dozen incidents in the past month. >>> tonight the mount diablo school board will vote on closing now school in concord. this schools are the risk of being shut down are westwood and silverwood elementary schools. trustees will already agreed to close two other schools in the area next year. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> slow traffic northbound 880 heading past the coliseum. this is the nimitz freeway through oakland a mess towards downtown oakland. also, just getting word of a new accident in the opposite

. >> because they didn't want the bands of pirates off the somali coast to know their location. somali officials said the adams were among four americans captured by pirates, the other two hostages were not identified. last year, 49 vessels were hijacked by pirates and 116 crew members were taken hostage. a total of 28 vessels and 638 hostages are still being held for ransom. this despite stepped up patrol by the fifth fleet and the navy's other countries. on wednesday, one man was sentenced to almost 30 years in the u.s. prison for his hijacking of the freighter mesrk alabama in 2005. two others were killed in a navy seal operation in which the captain was executed. >> i'm happy to be alive. >> i love my wife, i love my life. >> now, friends of scott and jean adam are praying for their rescue or release. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> when we continue tonight, heartbreak at auburn university where a longstanding rivalry has gotten out of hand. >>> all over the northeast and mid-atlantic region today, the weather was causing big problems, specifically, very high winds

officials said somali pirates seized a yacht in the arabian sea believed to have four americans on aboard. they are headed back to smallia where they could hold the americans for ransom. >> reporter: for more than six years, jean and scott adam of california sailed around the world on their yacht, "the s/v quest." the couple's web site said the yacht was on its way to oman from india. according to reports, the "quest "was hijacked. maritime experts say detecting and avoiding pirates in the region can be impossible. >> there's a saying every pirate is a fisherman and ever fisherman is a pirate. until they commit the act or attempt to commit the act they have a right to be on the wa waters. >> also believed to be on board the "quest "who other americans whose names have not been released. the military is monitoring the situation. >> ideally, the united states will be able to intercept this yacht, intimidate and harass the pirates enough, make it in their interest to give up the hostages without a gunfight. >> reporter: the hijacking happened just two days after a somali pirate was sentenced

. >> for -- four americansç on board a yacht had been killed by the somali captors.out. >> scott and jean adam had been on and around the world voyage. their two passengers were also killed. the 58 -=q yacht was hijacked by somali pirates last friday. it was then trailed by the u.s. navy. it says negotiations were under way for the hostages' release but the pirates shot first, >> immediately after the gunfire often -- also erupted. several pirates moved up to the bow with their hands in the air. u.s. forces closed in and did the job. as they responded to the gunfire, u.s. sailors discoveredç hostages had been shot. >> u.s. officials said the lives were callously lost aboard the yacht. >> we would like to say in our condolences to the other families. it is very importantç that they know they are in our hearts and prayers. we are terribly distraught and devastated over this news. >> this incident will reenergize debate on the use of force when dealing with pirates holding hostages. almost two years ago the u.s. navy successfully rescued the captain of a vessel held

it comes a few days after a somali man was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the 2009 hijacking of a tanker ship and its crew. >>> there were sharks in san jose today looking for blood, you might say. the san jose sharks hockey team, that is. the sharks foundation and the blood center teamed up for the save a life blood drive. anyone who registered had a chance to watch the sharks in tonight's practice. it's the largest mobile blood drive for stanford blood center. >>> access to quick cash can be a blessing in an emergency, right? but in the case of a car title lending, it's oftentimes a curse. garvin thomas brings us one man's warning and another man's urging to make the practice illegal. >> reporter: stella the fox terrier is back to her old self. but she gave her owner quite a scare a few weeks ago when she ate something that sent her to the emergency pet hospital. >> pretty substantial bill. enough to screw me up for the month. >> reporter: with no emergency savings and tight credit market, he was now desperate to find a short-term loan. what he found was rpm lenders. >> i owne

despite what is handed down two days ago for this somali pirate.was sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and brutalizing captain richard phillips of vermont. phillips was held hostage for five days the 2009 when pirates armed with ak-47s went up the stern of the maersk temporary seizing control of the freighter. a retired couple was released by somali pirates after 388-day ordeal. they demanded a $7 million ransom before freeing the couple. despite an international crackdown including warships and aircraft armed pirates continue to crews the indian ocean ready to attack any boat large or small that might lead to a pay day. right now, 29 ships and roughly 660 hostages are being held by somali pirates a number that continues to grow with the capture of these americans. >> we will hope for their safe return. lisa argen is here with the forecast. >> we've got the cold air in place and snow out there from roof camera. you are looking the pyramid with the drops on the lens. 42 and 30s everywhere else. low snow levels. >> and why california eigh

and the california yacht and american crew that are now in the hands of somali pirates and what the u.s. >>> i'm frances dinglasan in the traffic center. you're looking at a live injury accident in berkeley. it's blocking the arby on-ramp to westbound 80. you may want to consider powell and university. we'll keep an eye on this and see when they expect touch this on-ramp reopened. more news now with eric. >> it's 4:42 now. an attack of a suicide bomber at the entrance of a government building in northern afghanistan killed at least 28 people today and injured an unknown number of others. the attack happened in kindu province. it's an office that distributes official papers. the victims had been gathered there for identification cards. there's been a sharp slide in security in recent months where there are known hideouts for the taliban and fires from other militant factions. the world is watching the oil-rich nation of libya this morning where violent anti-government protests have finally reached tripoli. supporters of moammar qaddafi have reportedly been -- (chanting) >> back again. su

. >>> in other news, tragedy at sea, four americans taken hostage by somali pirates off east africa shot and killed by their captors. one of the hostages' family lives here in the bay area. let's go to christin ayers. she spoke with them a short time ago. christin. >> reporter: a family member told us they were hoping to hear news of rescue today. instead there was gunfire on board the yacht called the quest and the astonishing news that all four americans on board were dead. >> we are terribly distraught and devastated over this news this morning. >> reporter: until this morning, families of the sailors on board a yacht hijacked by somali pirates say they were holding out hope that their loved ones would be rescued. >> we understood that if they got to shore, it was going to be a really bad situation. we also understood that the navy was doing their best to prevent them from getting to shore. >> reporter: but the pentagon now says that at some point negotiations between the pirates and the navy suddenly broke down. >> a rocket-propelled grenade was fired from the quest, gunfire also eru

. >>> bay area relatives are mourning the death of a woman killed by somali pirates. phyllis mckay was sailing the world on a luxury yacht along with her partner and a southern california couple. on friday they were taken hostage. the pirates shot the four today after firing a rocket-propelled grenade at a u.s. warship. they were the first americans killed by somali pirates since the wave of attacks began six years ago. mckay's mother and niece lives here in the bay area. >> my aunt is a very smart and avid sailor. she was living her dream sailing around the world for this now the third year. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is condemning the murders and calling for more international cooperation in ending the chronic attacks. >>> and now to the violent showdown in libya. the united states issued an evacuation notice and chartered a ferry to get americans out on a first come, first served basis. earlier moammar qaddafi took to the air waves vowing to fight in the his last drop of blood. he urged supporters to go after the protesters calling them "gangs of rats."

she enjoyed every port. >> four somali pirates were killed.he rest of the crew taken into custody. secretary of state hillary clinton is denouncing the killings calling it a deplorable act. >>> it's a catch-22 as california schools struggle financially, more veteran teachers who make more money are being encouraged to retear. but in order to pay for teacher pensions, school districts are being forced to tap into classroom funds. garvin thomas reports. now many schools are balancing the budgets on the backs of its brightest students. >> raise your hand if you think you can tell me what's going on. >> reporter: she looks like any other student, but she reads at a 12th grade level. and finishes assignments twice as fast as her peers. >> if i tend to overanswer stuff, so like once. she's 500,000. >> it brought diversity in my life, you could say. because i learned about stuff that i actual i would need later in life. >> reporter: it helps keep high-achieving kids motivated. he said, my daughter might get bored. >> the engagement. with others, you

terror on the high seas for a california couple taken hostage by somali pirates. jean and scott adam from orange county had been sailing their boat around the world for seven years delivering bibles to churches in new zealand and other parts. 240 nautical miles over the coast of oman. they were headed for oman. the home port is in marina del rey in southern california. >> it's clearly a ransom case. and i don't know how they're going to get out of it. very, very scary. >> in those waters, you're not that well protected. so i'm a little surprised that they would even put themselves in that position. >> it is true pirates are becoming more of a problem in indian waters. 28 somali pirates captured by the indian coast guard a little more than a week ago. the pirates between the ages of 16 and 37 were captured using a thai fishing vessel as the mother ship. since the arrest i understand ya has picked up its patrols off the coast, but sailors say the waters are increasingly treacherous. >>> now to our big story here at home. the bay area known for our microclimate, but

es >>> a california couple and two passengers are the latest victims of somali pirates. the united states government is now weighing its options. pi ragts hijacked the southern california based "quest" boat in the arabian sea yesterday. the pirates took over the vessel. a couple from orange county are two of the people now in the pirates' custody. jean and scott adams have been sailing their boat for seven years. they apparently deliver bibles to schools and churches around the world. >> a ransom case. and i don't know how they're going to get out of it. very, very scary. >> in those waters, you're not that well protected. so i was a little surprised they would even put themselves in that position. >> the hijacking comes a few daf an a somali man was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the 2009 hijacking of a tanker ship with a full crew. >>> today, a new b.a.r.t. station opened in the east bay, the first in eight years. this is b.a.r.t.'s 44th station. it's in pleasantton. today was the first day it was actually in use. b.a.r.t. officials say it should ease traffic alon

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officials are communicating directly with somali pirates. they are shadowing the boat trying to make sure it doesn't reach somali soil. four americans are on board including a couple from santa monica. scott and jean adam retired to be missionaries and sail the world. their yacht was hijacked in the waters off oman. >>> a memorial tomorrow night for the two friends who drowned while trying to raft walnut creek. search crews found the bodies of 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell on sunday in a part of the creek that goes through concord. both were students at las lomas high school. the boys were wearing helmets but neither was wearing a life vest. >>> witnesses quickly rushed into action when a van loaded with five show dogs caught fire in san jose. by the time rescuers got to the van, the heat had melted two plastic crates each with a dog inside. people attacked the flames with as many as 20 fire extinguishers. those dogs were here to take part in the silicon valley kennel club dog show. organizers say those who reached

somali pirates had stormed their yacht and jim sciutto has traveled through somalia and he brings us the details on this sad ending. >> reporter: the u.s. had been negotiating face to face with two of the pirates when, without warning, pirates on board the captured yacht, fired a protect-propelled grenade. they missed. but hearing the sound of small-arms fire on the yacht, the navy quickly launched 15 navy s.e.a.l.s. as they approached, some pirates raised their hands, appearing to surrender. u.s. forces boarded without firing a shot. only to find two american hostages dead and two mortally wounded by the pirates. >> despite immediate steps to provide life-saving care, all four of the american hostages died of their wounds. >> reporter: but danger still lurks. s.e.a.l.s encountered more pirates. in all, they captured 15 pirates. >> may they rest in peace. >> reporter: back home in santa monica, california, fellow church-goers of jean and scott adams spoke of their mission, along with phyllis mackay and bob riggle, sailing the world to spread the bible. >> they wanted to do a tiny bit

navy ship is shadowing a yacht as it sails towards the coast of somali with hostages on board.es hijacked the yacht called quest on friday. scott and jean owns quest. the pirates want cash in exchange for the four americans. >> i think however the pirates have made a grave mistake. i think in this case they pushed the united states government too far and i think there will be a drama that plays out in the days to come. >> somali often attacks the ships off the eastern coast but attacked few american vessels. 2009 sharpshooters killed two pirates and rescued a ship's captain after an american vessel was hijacked. jenny craig will unveil a new campaign and the weekend is a good time to get deals on cards and books. straight ahead. plus be aware of the blizzard. the massive storm that could slow down travel from coast to coast today. a new thriller about stolen identity made a big splash at the box office over the weekend. >>> welcome back. california forecast coming up on 5:45 president's day. you'll see that storm off the coast trying to push rain into the north bay and along ou

two days after a somali pirate was sentenced in federal court to 30 years in prison for hijacking an american cargo ship in 2009. >> libya, more violence where a revolt is in its sixth day. amateur video appears to show protestors being shot at. today, government forces open on people in a funeral. security forces fired in the air and shot at the crowd killing at least one person. yesterday komen does and foreign -- commandos and foreign mercenaries pummeled many. a doctor counted 200 dead in his morgue alone. >> in bahrain, people camped out as they examined talks with rulers about reform. they want to give up the abs lite control -- absolute control many parts of the country are paralyzed bay general strike. last week riot police opened fire on denon-stray tores, killing at least -- demonstrators killing at least 7 people. they are trying to open a political dialogue. >> face the nation nation will have more after this newscast. >>> after protests in wisconsin, democratic legislators against the so called budget repair bill have fled the state, 70,000 protestors showed up to expres

a group of somali pirates twenty eight somali pirates i should say were captured who were captured in the indian ocean on sunday have been handed over to mumbai police the pirates had hijacked a thai fishing vessel nine months ago and were using it as their base they were said to be preparing to attack a greek merchant ship when they were caught twenty four hostages were freed and this is the second antipoverty operation by the indian navy in the region in less than two weeks late last month the navy arrested fifteen partner it's after a gun battle. that at least six people are missing after a gas explosion level two houses in the northeastern u.s. state of pennsylvania more than five hundred people in surrounding areas had to be evacuated as a result of the fires ignited by the blast efforts to shut off the gas lines were hampered by thick layers of ice and snow emergency teams worked overnight to put out the blaze. or close a team continues its discovery of the western europe's area now as it explores life in and around the city of. this time the team discovers how russia's elderly

it was the dream of their lives but it came to a deadly end today, killed by the somali pirates who seized their yacht last friday. they began their journey more than six years ago, handing out bibles in remote areas along the way. the other couple from washington state joined them last year. family members say they knew the dangers but just last week decided to break away from a larger group of boats and go off on their own. these are the first americans killed by somali pirates since a wave of attacks began several years ago. david martin is covering the story. david, the u.s. navy had been watching the yacht since it was seized. what happened? >> reporter: well, katie, what appears to have been a dispute among the pirates triggered the shooting to kill the four americans. it was the deadliest act of piracy yet and it ended with a knife fight between a navy seal and one of the pirates. ignoring explicit warnings about pirates, two couples-- jean and scott adam and phyllis macay and bob riggle-- sailed across the indian ocean in the 58-foot yacht "the quest." >> why they were in that area

well i presume so because diego would be russia's alexander the somali as he became the first people the first men to walk on the martian surface and even though it is a simulation this is quite an important experiment for space travel and this is been backed by both the european and the russian space agency they've now reached and they're reaching the middle of this experiment which is already lasted for over two hundred days the six volunteers who are locked inside the experimental module in moscow which simulates the space ship and the martian surface they've already spent all these months simulating the flying to the red planet just previously they were. they were separated into two groups one the stayed behind the on board off the port of the facility which simulates the mother ship and three people which included a chinese russian and italian volunteer they went into the port of the model which simulates the martian surface itself and its planned that they will spend around a month there now not very complicated tasks were planned for the first martian walk and they include the

we have an update on those americans whose yacht was hijacked by somali poo rats on friday. there is word an american warship appears to be shad rowing the yacht in preparation for possible rescue attempt. the latest now from mark phillips. >> reporter: hymns were sung and prayers were said for the yachting kouping el captured by the somali pirates. the couple are members of this santa monica church. jean and scott adams had been distributing bibles on their round the world sail. >> we're just hoping for their safe return. >> reporter: the two passengers on board the yacht have also been named fill list mackay and rob riggle from seattle. the hijack yacht the quest is now reported to be heading for the coast of somalia and pirate sources say the u.s. navy is shadowing the yacht it may be trying to do what it did in the rescue two years ago of the commercial vessel the mearesq alabama. slow the vessel down and try to negotiate with the pirates in the hope that they give up or allow an opportunity for a rescue by other means. the adams have been sailing with the blue water ral

. >>> there is growing concern tonight for four americans being held captive by somali pirates.as hijacked and remains at sea. jim sciutto has traveled to somalia to report on the pirates' five-year kidnapping campaign on the high seas. he has the latest on the new hostages. >> reporter: the four americans and their yacht remain captives on the high seas tonight boarded by pirates surrounded by two pirate skiffs, a u.s. navy warship shadowing them and for the first time today contacting the pirates by radio. the urgent challenge now, keeping them from making it to the somali coast where they can easily disappear. >> the pirates probably saw these americans as easy prey, they think they're americans, they must be rich so be able to pay whatever ransom is demanded. >> reporter: jean and scott adam and phylis macay and bob riggle, who chronicled every leg of their voyage on their website, knew these waters were dangerous, but they sailed on with a mission to distribute bibles across the globe, a cargo that could increase the danger to them in strictly muslim somalia. we ventured in

a somali man has been convicted of attempted murder and terrorism for trying to kill a danish cartoonist with an ax mohammed girl broke into the articles home of could the guard the man who is a caricature of the prophet muhammad will develop protests and outrage among muslims across the world danish intelligence officials say the attacker has close ties to al qaeda in east africa that he was unable to reach the cartoonist who hid in a public room the somali could face life in prison what he said on friday. electoral officials in haiti have dropped the government's choice from the list of candidates in march to a presidential poll it follows a standoff with international observers over a first round of voting judged to be riddled with forward and mismanagement marches runoff will pitch the conservative former first lady medal and the many go out against well known singer michel martin. in december to have trailed behind government back to jude celestin ongoing political uncertainties obstructing haiti's recovery from last year's devastating. or brand new russian passenger plane has been

a somali man has been convicted of attempting to murder and of attempted murder and terrorism for trying to kill a danish cartoonist with an ax mohammed galli broke into the home of kurt westergaard a man whose caricature of the prophet mohammed caused by a lot of protests and outrage among muslims across the world danish intelligence officials say the attacker had close ties to al qaeda in east africa though he was unable to reach the cartoonist who hid in a panic room that he'd installed the somali could face life in prison when he was sentenced on friday. electoral officials in haiti have dropped the government employees from the list of candidates and marks from the march as presidential poll this follows a standoff with international observers over a first round of voting judged to be riddled with fraud and mismanagement march's runoff will put the conservative former first lady against a well known singer deemed in december to have trailed behind government backed jude celestin ongoing political uncertainty is an obstructed in haiti's recovery from last year's devastating earthquak