joseph in eastern afghanistan. he was abducted outside the afghan capital. dr. allen says joseph will soon be rejoining his family and loved ones. formé31añ joint forceses carried out the operation his intelligence showed the doctor was in imminent danger. >>> hugo chavez will head back to cuba for cancer treatment. he announced his cancer has returned and said he would undergo treatment in havana. for the first time he said if his health worsens his successor should be vice president. chavez was elected to a third term in october. the 58-year-old already had two operations. he's had chemotherapy and radiation treatment as well. >>> today the white house will join in celebrating hanukkah. the national menorah lighting ceremony is later today. the second night of the jewish festival of lights. the u.s. air force band is also going to be there and today's event is free. fyi. but you need tickets to attend and you can get the tickets by

. >> there were out gathering firewood in a rural part of eastern afghanistan. local police believe one of the girls hit a land mine with an ax and it exploded killing of children within the vicinity. they believe it could have dated from the times of the afghanistan's civil war because it was not planted in an area that today would have been an obvious target. they also found in other soviet era mine on exploded nearby. afghanistan remains one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. just this year alone, 967 afghans were killed in the conflict in this country and most of them would have been the victims of improvised explosive devices and aligned minds. east of the city, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle at the gates of the compound of a foreign contracting company. the explosion was felt two kilometers away rattling windows in the city center. at least two people killed in that explosion and dozens of casualties. among them afghans, american citizens and south african citizens. >> a car bomb has wounded several others. it exploded at a market outs

a vehicle balm explodes at the gates of a base in eastern afghanistan. the taliban claim responsibility there. >>> ben affleck is taking his name off the senate seat which would open up if john kerry is secretary of state. affleck said on facebook, while he loves the political process he would not be running for office. >>> and a new nbc news "washington post" says finding people have a bleak outlook. 56% say they are fearful. >>> now to sports, the miami heat grabbed the top spot in the eastern conference while surviving a battle. lebron james, dwyane wade and mario chalmers combined for a whooping 78 points as the heat outlasted the thunder 103-97. in texas, rihanna and chris brown were court side with a victory over the knicks, kobe bryant scoring 34, topping 30 points for the ninth straight game. >>> urt a. as some investors head back to work today and retail numbers are rolling in and we're watching them. so far it is not that great. according to mastercard spending pulse, holiday sales were up 1.10% over last year. that's the slowest growth in spen

it was there in eastern afghanistan, come under assault by 400 fighters. the events have been captured in a new book titled the outpost. he spoke to me a brief time ago. jay, you cover the politics in afghanistan. >> i was covering the war from the comfort of the white house and it is all very political, churning out troop numbers and it seemed a little cold. and when my son was born, my son jack was born, i looked up and he was a day old and there is this report of the combat outpost being attacked, the bottom of three steep mountains. i was holding my son hearing about eight other sons taken from this world and that moment the stock with me. i needed to know why an outpost was put there and what is it like to face of overwhelming odds and it went on from there? >> your focus on the book is this combat outpost. what does that tell us about u.s. policy? >> is sometimes data base will be put into place are a policy will be put into effect and even if things should be reconsidered, the estrangement are not necessarily made all the time because of the bureauc

and afghan base in eastern afghanistan. the taliban spokesman saided attackers exploded near the jalalabad airfield. none of the militants got in. american forces fired down on the militants from a helicopter. nato calls it a famed attack. >>> shock and sadness reverberating through the kansas city chiefs community tonight. one of the teams young players shot and killed his girlfriend before committing suicide. the dramatic way jovan belcher took his own life. >> reporter: kansas city's arrowhead stadium was under lockdown after the suicide of jovan belcher. belcher drove to the practice facility and thanked chiefs coach and general manager before tyking his own life. >> they talked for a bit and that's what he shot himself. >> reporter: the suicide followed a domestic incident five miles from the stadium approximately belcher shot his girlfriend kassandra perkins multiple times, killing her. >> they've been arguing before the shooting occurred. >> reporter: belcher's mother called 911. she had recently moved into the house

military base in eastern afghanistan this morning killing the attacker and two afghans. >>> and hawaii's governor may appoint a replacement for the late senator inouye as early as today. senator reed asked a decision be made quickly to ensure hawaii's representation in fiscal cliff negotiations is there. it is said senator inouye endorsed a person before he died. >> and ben affleck has taken his name off the list for senator and says while he loves the political process, he will not be running for office. >>> a new "washington post" pole shows a bleak outlook for the coming year, 40% are hopeful and 56% say they are fearful. >>> the miami heat grabbed the top spot in the eastern conference by surviving a battle with the oklahoma city thunder. lebron james, dwyane wade and mario chalmers combined for 51 poin points. >>> in los angeles, rihanna and chris brown are courtside as the lakes pick up a victory over the new york knicks. kobe bryant serving 34, topping 30 points for the ninth straight game. get out of the way. >>> numbers from the retailers are rolling in. so far not that great. h

t> >> jeff: a taliban attack at a military base in eastern afghanistan triggered a two hour battle today. suicide bombers began by detonating explosives at the gate of the nato base in jalalabadment all nine militants were killed. five afghan civilians also died. nato says the base was not breached. in syria two car bombs exploded today in the city of homs. at least 15 were killed there, and dozens of others wounded. and fighting also intense five-- intensified around damascus. as kelly cobiella reports rebels are closing in on the capitol. >> reporter: for the first time rebels are challenging the syrian army for control of the main airport. street battles have grounded flights for three days. rebels have also taken control of two military bases. and appear to be planning a push into the center of damascus. assad's army answered with rockets and bombs today. so far the regime has managed to stop an attack on the city and retains control of the airport. but for how long? andrew tabler is an analyst at the washington institute for near east policy. >> the rebels have been able to harass t

. >> a small village in eastern afghanistan mourns the loss of its children. on monday the bodies of 11 girls, aged between 9 and 11 years old, were laid to rest. >> translator: the girls were trying to collect firewood outside the village when they became victims of a land mine explosion. >> the explosion apparently happened while the girls were gathering firewood. one accidentally struck an explosive device with an ax. an estimated 10 million land mines have been buried across afghanistan since the soviet invasion of 1979 and during the civil war that followed. they worked tirelessly to remove unexploded ordnance. their efforts were recognized in 1997 when the international campaign to ban land mines received the nobel peace prize. the campaign says land mines remain a major threat to civilians. over the past two years they have claimed or maimed on average 50 people a month. unexploded bombs have a similar danger. they claim the lives of impov riched people including many children that try to sell them as scrap metal. the international campaign to ban land

. >>> a series of suicide car bombings leave five people dead in eastern afghanistan today. inis yo no reports of any u.s. casualties. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks. >>> and in wyoming a college teacher may have saved the lives of several of his students. authorities are praising the instructor's actions. he tackled a man who barged into the classroom, shooting the instructor in the head with a hunting bow. more startling, the attacker was the professor's own son, according to police. the gruesome scene played out friday casper college. the local police chief explains what happened. >> the suspect stepped into the classroom where professor klumme was ready to begin the day, faired one arrow and struck the photographer in the head. the professor got up and even though mortally wounded he fought the suspect off. the students in the room were all able to escape during this altercation because of the courage of the professor. >> police say that before attacking james krumme, his 25-year-old son, christopher, are fatally stabbed his dad's girlfriend at th

commandos, loaded into helicopters and headed in the darkness to a remote mountaintop location in eastern afghanistan. down below, taliban fighters were holding dilip joseph, a relief worker and father of four from colorado, kidnapped leaving a rural medical clinic just days before. the hard-charging, highly trained s.e.a.l. team moved in quickly, to a group of huts where joseph was being held. gunfire broke out. joseph was rescued. but the young navy s.e.a.l. took a bullet to the head. the decision to go in so quickly was made by the top commander in afghanistan, general john allen, who thought joseph was in immediate danger. the former hostage, dilip joseph, will likely return to the u.s. by this weekend. his family issued a statement extending their deepest condolences and gratitude to all those involved in the mission. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> it's time, now, for weather from across the nation. those severe storms we mentioned are a threat again today, across central florida, with wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. there will be showers along the southeast coast. seattle will se

. >> reporter: a small village in eastern afghanistan mourns the loss of its children.nday the bodies of 11 girls aged between 9 and 11 years old laid to rest. >> translator: the girls were trying to collect firewood outside the village. when they became victims of a landmine explosion. >> the explosion apparently occurred while the girls were getting firewood. one of them accidentally struck an explosive device with an ax. an estimated 10 million land mines have been buried across afghanistan since the soviet invasion of 1979 and during the civil war that followed. ngos work tirelessly to remove unexploded ordnance. their efforts were recognized in 1997, when the international campaign to ban landmines received the nobel peace prize. the campaign says landmines are a major threat to civilians. over the past two years they have killed or maimed on average over 40 people a month. unexploded bombs and munitions pose a similar danger. they regularly claim the lives of impoverished people including children who try to sell them as scrap metal. the international campaign to

muhammad legal la on the story in eastern afghanistan. >> reporter: it happened under the cover of darkness. a joint american and afghan special forces raid to rescue this man. dilip joseph, an american doctor working for a colorado-based charity, morningstar development. >> this is a team that has lots of training on hostage rescues. but until you actually do it, you never know what you are going to find. >> reporter: here's how it all went down. on wednesday, joseph and two afghan colleagues were returning from a medical clinic in a remote province when they were kidnapped at a check point along a highway by armed militants. they were then driven to a mountainous region, close to the pakistan border. the afghan captives were eventually released but joseph wasn't. spending three terrifying days in captivity. when u.s. intelligence showed joseph's life was in imminent danger, the military made its move. >> a hostage rescue mission is highly, highly dangerous and there is a risk that the hostage him or herself, would be killed. you never someone to authorize the mission. >> reporter: the mis

earlier in eastern afghanistan a bomb or land mine killed ten young girls.say it could have been a device buried in the ground, and the girls could have triggered when they walked through the woods. >>> back home, manhunt for a man who killed two police officers. they were responds to a suspicious vehicle outside a grocery store when the gunman shot both officers in the head. police found the vehicle a few blocks from the store but the suspect wasn't inside. police say he's 22 years old, armed, and extremely dangerous. >>> in washington, some apparent movement in negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. white house congressional aides worked over the weekend to work on a proposal. john boehner offered a new proposal to the president on friday. it includes an increase on the tax rate of people making $1 million a year. in exchange he is asking for $1 trillion in spending cuts. >>> in london the duchess of cambridge looked great in her first public appearance since being in the hospital for morning sickness. the former kate middleton in her first try

military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan intelligence officials say there were as many as nine militants involved in incursion explosions went off outside the gate and a gun battle ensued nato says at least six afghans were killed and several alliance troops injured. c.c.t.v. footage has revealed a collapsed tunnel in japan where at least five people have been killed instantly trapped an unknown number of vehicles in the accident on the highway west of tokyo caused a fire with plumes of smoke seen exiting the kilometer long tunnel the road remains closed while the cause of the collapse is still being investigated. and north korea says it will try to launch a long range rocket later this month after a previous failed attempt to visit a likely to further strain relations with washington and neighboring south korea the u.s. has previously suspended food aid to the north of the pyongyang went ahead with a rocket test in april or so nearly tripled its only ballistic missile range of the recent deal with the states south korea has now held an emergency meeting of the upc

taliban suicide bombers of attack to join us after a military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan two vehicles packed explosives were detonated the main gate there followed by gunfire all nine of the assailants involved killed later also says at least six afghans died and several alliance troops were injured this is the largest such assault on the city since february when a suicide bomb attack claimed the lives of nine afghans. radical islamist sect has been blamed for a series of deadly attacks on churches and buildings in northeast nigeria there are conflicting reports about casualties but at least ten people are thought to have died government cars and motorbikes rampage through two villages in borno state targeting christian worship as in government buildings in what are understood to be attacks by the group. america's silicon valley got where it is today through the imagination the world's brightest brains but they didn't do it alone pioneering foreign entrepreneurs helped mold its reputation but now it would in a culture that suggest pretty strict visa rules mean they're a d

military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan afghan intelligence officials say there were as many as seven militants explosions went off outside the gate and a gun battle ensued nato officials afghan guards. was killed and several foreign troops injured. north korea says it will try to launch a long range rocket later this month after a previous attempt failed the move will likely further strain relations with washington and neighboring south korea the u.s. has previously suspended food aid to the state after pyongyang went ahead with a rocket test in april so has meanwhile nearly tripled its own ballistic missile range after a recent deal with the u.s. . rebels in congo have ended their occupation of a strategic city of goma after an agreement was brokered with the government the plan paves the way for a u.n. peacekeeping contingent and the local army to move in less than two weeks after the rebels took control the militants say they seek to become part of the official army but many believe the group are sponsored by rwanda in its effort to gain influence in the mine

about in eastern afghanistan two vehicles parked explosives were detonated at the main gate or by gunfire although none of the terrorists involved would kill it also says at least six afghans died several alliance troops injured this in the largest such attack in the city since february when a suicide bomb attack claimed the lives carroll's. c.c.t.v. footage has revealed a collapsed tunnel in japan where at least five people have been killed authorities say the instant that an unknown number of vehicles trapped rescue mission has been complicated like thick smoke from a fire inside the tunnel the road remains closed while the cause a collapse is understood. but russia's a second largest mobile phone operator megaphone offered its shares to the public in moscow in london this week and then watch them slide in the first hours of trading become did manage to bounce back though to close the placement level on the offering raised one point seven billion dollars russia's biggest since you sell back in twenty ten. shares were priced twenty dollars each autumn and it's estimated range listing is

commandos, loaded into helicopters and headed in the darkness to a remote mountaintop location in eastern afghanistan. down below, taliban fighters were holding dilip joseph, a relief worker and father of four from colorado, kidnapped leaving a rural medical clinic just days before. the hard-charging, highly trained s.e.a.l. team moved in quickly, to a group of huts where joseph was being held. gun fire broke out. joseph was rescued, but the young navy s.e.a.l. took a bullet to the head. the decision to go in so quickly was made by the top commander in afghanistan, general john allen, who thought joseph was in immediate danger. >> the race was on. because at that point, they knew if they couldn't get him before he was taken over the border into pakistan, that it would be almost impossible to rescue him. >> reporter: there have been hundreds of successful missions by the s.e.a.l.s, including the raid that killed osama bin laden. but the missions remain unpredictable and dangerous, as defense secretary leon panetta said today, "the special operators knew they were putting their lives on the line." the

afghan military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan but two vehicles part of explosives were detonated at the main gate followed by gunfire all none of your sons and both were killed also says at least six afghans died and seven longstreet's were injured this is the knowledge of such assault in the city since every suicide bomb attack claimed the lives of nine afghans. c.c.t.v. footage shows inside a collapsed tunnel in japan where least five people have been killed authorities say as many as seven people could still be trapped miscue mission and complicated by six move on live inside the tunnel the road remains closed for the cause of the collapse of the distribution. but a short break in the first feature length documentary on the occupy movement capturing the phenomenon that spread through america's last year stay with us. docked in between the russian mainland japan and the succulent island is the island of minute on named after french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look what's in store for us here. until t

taliban suicide bombers of attack to join us after a military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan two vehicles cuts with explosives were detonated at the main gate there followed by gunfire all nine of the assailants involved killed nato also says at least six afghans died in several lines troops were injured it's the largest such assault in the city since february when a suicide bomb attack claimed the lives of nine afghans. c.c.t.v. footage showing now inside that collapsed tunnel in japan release five people have been killed authorities say as many as seven could still be trapped there even tonight rescue missions been complicated by thick smoke from a fire inside the tunnel the road remains closed while the cause of the collapse is under investigation. he was couple minutes away from the story of the occupy movement as it grew from a single protest to a nationwide crusade this on x. program on r.t. . to means in this story even for specialists how a voice can produce several sounds at once but we didn't use the art of throat singing comes naturally picked up like a language. a

now suicide bombers of attack to join us after a military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan. two vehicles packed with explosives were detonated at the main gate there followed by gunfire all nine of the assailants involved were killed nato also says at least six afghans died and several allied troops were injured this is the largest such assault in the city since february when a suicide bomb attack claimed the lives of nine afghans. c.c.t.v. footage here showing inside that collapsed tunnel in japan at least five people have been killed authorities say as many as seven people could still be trapped tonight the rescue missions been complicated by thick smoke from a fire inside the tunnel road remains closed while the cause of the collapse is under investigation. without whistleblowers deeply disturbing government and corporate crime should go unpunished in a few minutes r.t. here's how to protect than those whistle blows from extinction. tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the suckling island is the island of minute on named after french seafarer who discovered i

military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan afghan intelligence officials say there were as many as seven militants explosions went off outside the gates and a gun battle ensued nato officials say an afghan guard was killed and several foreign troops were injured. north korea says it will try to launch a long range rocket later this month the previous attempts failed to move like further strain relations with washington and neighboring south korea u.s. has previously suspended food aid to the state after pyongyang went ahead with a rocket test in april so has meanwhile nearly tripled its own ballistic missile range after a recent deal with the u.s. . and reports say seven people are missing after a tunnel collapsed trapping an unknown number of vehicles local police say they found several bodies in one of the cars in the tunnel the accident on the highway west of tokyo caused the fire with plumes of smoke seen exiting the four kilometer long tunnel the road remains closed while the cause of the incident. he's being investigated. and fourteen she has a message to pamm

afghan military base in the city of jalalabad in eastern afghanistan to take part of explosives were detonated the main gate followed by gunfire all nine of the assailants involved were killed when nato also says at least six afghans died and several alliance troops were injured it's the largest such assault in the city since february when a suicide bomb attack claimed the lives of nine afghans. c.c.t.v. footage shows inside a collapsed tunnel in japan at least five people have been killed authorities say as many as seven people could still be trapped rescue mission has been complicated by thick smoke from a fire inside the tunnel. mains closed while the cause of the collapse is under investigation. russian gas could soon be flying directly to the u.k. energy giants of b.p. and gazprom are talking business as britain seeks to bolster its energy security the north stream pipeline could be extended to the u.k. by the sixty deal said the size of next year right now the pipeline runs from russia to germany on the baltic sea and would need to be extended six hundred miles to reach the pro

base in eastern afghanistan has killed three people and injured six civilians. afghanistan police say the blast killed a security guard and two truck drivers delivering supplies. the tal bang claims responsibility for the attack which happened after a minibus stop at a deep for a security check. the international security assistance for says the base has been secured. if sampras as the woman will be arraigned today on charges of vehicular manslaughter that killed one pedestrian and injured two others in the twin peaks area. the 56 year-old died last week after a car hit her at the twin peaks lookout point. police say the driver was intoxicated. the victim's son told us he doesn't want another family or to suffer through this bad as they feel all because someone drank too much and decided to drive. >> think about the consequences. my family, i had a perfect family, a perfect mom. now, everything is gone. >> the driver of the card 23 year old gina eunice who you see here faces several felony counts including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. coming up on t

a nongovernmental group of doctors was kidnapped with two afghan colleagues on wednesday in eastern afghanistan. the two co-workers were released but the doctor was still being held. 11 hours later seal team six was sent in. >>shepard: tell us about the rescue. >>reporter: we are told we don't know whether it was human intelligence or signaled intercept but general allen, the top i.r.s. commander in afghanistan, he gave the order for seal team six to go in when they realized the doctor's life was in danger and he was last alone after the two co-workers were released. they concerned what could happen to him. the president and defense secretary issued condolences when they heard of the death of the seal member. >> they knew they were putting their lives on the line to free a fellow american from the enemy's grip and put the safe of another enemy ahead of their own as they always do. >>shepard: explosive but unconfirmed allegations from snowed syria today. the activists are saying the assad regime has already used some of the chemical weapons. that is according to the reporting of the arab news si

they tracked the american in the mountains of eastern afghanistan where they had hidden joseph amongts. a fire fight broke out as soon as the special forces team arrived. several of the taliban captures were killed, but that is when the navy seal was believed to be hit as well. wounds that later proved fatal. >> cenk: now we've got lizzie moran with us. a former c.i.a. officer and author of "blowing my cover my life as a spy." i want to ask you about this operation. it's tragic, of course, that one of our guys lost his life, but i think that we should have more operations like this. i think that it's much more justifiable when we bring guys down on the ground, and instead of killing discriminately we target and in this case there was a hostage we needed to get out. how often do missions like go down. >> we see them increasingly because we're fighting a much different war than the c.i.a. used to fight. what we're seeing is the c.i.a. working in tandem with the military as it does in operations like this, and as it did in the taking down of bin laden. we see the c.i.a. collecting actio

joseph was abducted on wednesday by the taliban in eastern afghanistan. in an operation ordered by general john allen. he was in eminent danger for injury or death. >> we will tell you more on this as we learn it. >> sensitive information. left behind on a subway train. left for anybody to pick up. this story stars the secret service. stay close. >> the secret service a major brief involving the loss of two bakeup computer tapes. the tapes included sensitive commuter information. they were left on a metro train. bobber nard a fox station with the story. >> oo thirp left on a northbound train back in february 2008. a secret service said a contract employee left backup computer tapes similar to or smaller than vhs tapes what law enforcement congressional sources told foxnews.com social security numbers home addresses medical information and bank accounts against all employees. >> secrete service spokesman ed donovan said these tapes were not marked or identified in any way. they were several layers of security. >> obviously a very unfortunate thing. you nee

. >>> a series of suicide car bombings leave five people dead in eastern afghanistan today, insui insure gents -- taliban has claimed tonight for the attacks. >>> the internet blackout is over in syria. meanwhile a car bomb went off near a mosque and homes killing 15 people and wounding 24 hours. another car bomb wounded 34 people. >>> mexico has a new president, but not everyone is happy about it. protesters clashed with police outside the congress as president enrique panieto was being sworn in. protesterings threw rocks. >>> election day was a month ago, but it looks like some politicians are already starting to campaign anew. it's the never ending campaign and we'll go on the trail. >>> and on friday, the supreme court justices had the chance to tell us if they would weigh in on same-sex marriage, but not a word from the bunch. whi we'll weigh in on why it doesn't necessarily mean they're done with the issue. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... from a place like nother. introducing the all-w 2013hevrolet malibu, our greatest mal

. >>> a series of suicide car bombings leaves five people dead in eastern afghanistan today. insurgents disguised as coalition forces -- the taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. >>> just in time to start running around before you're christmas shopping is done, the average price for regular gasoline is now $3.239 that's the tenth weekly drop in a row. remember it was 3.28 dlrs just a year ago. >>> 30 days and counting in the country's potential fall off the fiscal cliff. avoiding it -- if they do nothing, everyone's taxes go up and automatic spending cuts will take effect. no imminent deal is in sight. >> if they are going to force higher rates on virtually all americans, because they're unwilling to let tax rates go up on 2% of americans, then that's a choice we're going to have to make. >> i would say we're nowhere. period. we're nowhere. we have put a serious offer on the table by putting revenues up there to try to get this question resolved. but the white house has responded with virtually nothing. they have actually asked for more revenue than they have been a

condolences to the family of that 28-year-old hero who gave his life in the daring rescue in eastern afghanistan december 11. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and that light going off is the realization that christmas is two weeks from today. >> that's it. >> i'm paula faris. and i need to get shopping. in a moment, that member of the navy's elite s.e.a.l. team 6 that was killed in the afghanistan rescue raid. 28-year-old old, with so much experience in so many dangerous places. >>> and also, a life sentence just handed out for the murder of a little girl back in 1957. how justice was finally served after 55 years. >> better late than never. >>> also ahead, extreme makeover kid edition. the 9-year-old who slimmed down from almost 200 pounds. her weight loss story could help millions of other children who are struggling. we hear these stats about childhood obesity in this country. it's why the first lady has made such a big issue. so this could be something that helps a lot of folks out there. >>> if you think you're busy at the holidays,

this attack happened in eastern afghanistan. a coalition official confirming to fox news that insurgents attacked the base early sunday morning, det naight a car bomb and sparking a battle that lasted two hours. we're told the militants did not make it onto the base. early reports said an afghan security officer may have been killed and several foreign troops injured. >>> a grisly murder suicide on a wyoming campus. a man stabbed his father's girlfriend live to death and thn fatally stabbed himself. police say it could have been much worse if the suspect's father had not fended off his son long enough for his students to get away. i'm marianne rafferty. for your latest headlines, log onto foxnews.com. >>> so who was responsible for the security failure that led to the four americans losing their lives in benghazi? if you believe the state department i it's anyone but th. with me is national security analystri k.t. mcfarland and fox news military analyst, colonel david hunt. who is driving the blame game here? i don't know -- i k

commando loaded in helicopters and headed in the darkness to a remote mountain top location in eastern afghanistanwn below taliban fighters were holding joseph a relief worker an father of 4 from colorado. kidnapped leaving a rural medical clinic just days befor before. the hard charging highly trained seal team moved in quickly. to group of hut where joseph was being held. gun fair broke out. joseph was rescued but the young navy seal took a bullet to the head. the decision to go in so quickly was made by the top commander in afghanistan general john allen who thought joseph was in immediate danger. >> the race was on because at that point they knew if they couldn't get him before taken of the border into pakistan that the it would be almost impossible to rescue him. >>reporter: there have been hundreds of successful missions by the seals including the raid that killed osama bin laden. but the mission remain unpredictal and dangerous as defense secretary panetta said today, special operators knew they were putting their lives on the line. former hostage joseph likely return to the u.s. by this we

joseph was rescued early sunday in eastern afghanistan. dr.iser for colorado springs based morning star development, was rescued after intelligence showed he was in imminent danger of injury or even death. >> a hostage rescue mission is really, really dangerous and carries a very high risk that the hostage, him or herself could be injured or killed. so you need somebody at a very high level to say i am authorizing this mission. >> the doctor was not hurt, but one of the navy s.e.a.l.s in the raid died yesterday of his wounds. president obama praised the fallen warrior, saying he gave his life for his fellow american. >>> former south african president nelson mandela is in the hospital this morning as people across that country and around the world send wishes to the anti-apartheid icon. mandela, who is 94 years old, was admitted to a hospital in pretoria over the weekend for tests. there are reports his health is rapidly deteriorating. a spokesperson for the south african president says there is no cause for alarm. that is an icon of all icons

officials saying he was snatched wednesday in eastern afghanistan. we're told he was rescued saturday after intelligence showed his life was in danger. and reports at this hour venezuelan president chavez announced his cancer has returned and he will undergo another operation. chavez plans to return to cuba on sunday for the surnlry. for all of your headlines log on to fox news.com. >> reports are that syrian president assad has taken steps to unleash a deadly nerve gas outlawed by the u.n. and classified as a weapon of mass destruction. but what is saran gas and what happens when it is released? with me is emergency medicine specialist dr. stephan garner. thanks so much for being with us this evening. >> nice to see. >> you what is nerve gas. >> encompass incapacitates the nerves. your body stops moving. you start to fill up. gets to the lungs and the rest of your body. you die minutes. >> you can touch it, breathe it in. somebody is poison your glass. if you wants to do a weapons of mass destruction aerosolize it. you will kill whatever is inside.

air base in eastern afghanistan. the attack killed two afghan civilians and three afghan special forces. >>> in japan, seven people are missing after a tunnel collapse. about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a major highway tunnel. rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy smoke after one vehicle caught fire inside the same tunnel. >>> and the game between the kansas city chiefs and the carolina panthers is being played right now. all of this despite the tragedy at the chiefs arrowhead stadium when linebacker jovan belcher killed himself in the parking lot after killing his girlfriend. >>> as the country edges closer to the fiscal cliff, both sides are digging in their heels on a major sticking point. tax rates for the wealthy. treasury secretary timothy geithner making the rounds on the sunday morning talk shows today, and once again, made it clear that white house will reject any deal that does not let the bush tax cuts expire for high earners. >> if republicans are not willing to let rates go back up, an

to lagum province in eastern afghanistan.tors -- the afghan doctors were subsequently released and probably based on what they told the u.s. military. they felt that this navy s.e.a.l., nicholas checque in danger of injured or killed or transported to pakistan. they put together a rescue mission that took off somewhere around midnight on saturday night. sunday night afghanistan time. and when they flew in to the area, they encountered heavy enemy fire from the taliban. the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s responded. they killed seven of the taliban and in the heat of that battle, were able to locate and rescue dr. joseph. but in that battle, it was first class petty officer navy s.e.a.l. nicholas checque struck by a single bullet and later died of that wound. >> mick, thank you for the defail d details of that raid. >>> the supreme court's decision to take up cases on same-sex marriage, an adviser said it could force the white house's hand on this issue sooner than planned. >>> even after controversy over his anti-american lyrics, what he

military base in eastern afghanistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility.uicide bomber's vehicle blew up at the gate to camp chapman. an afghan guard at the gate was killed along with two civilians and the bomber. >>> well, it's unlikely many people felt it but santa clara county did have a little christmas day earthquake. it was next to nothing. magnitude 2.4 centered seven miles northeast of milpitas at 12:29 p.m. and that is right around where the hayward fault splits off from the calaveras fault so it's a complicated area where they had the quake in the alum rock area in the '80s. >>> officials with pg&e said there was a blast caused by an equipment failure. it happened about 5:00 near the corner of third and mission. nobody was injured but several streets had to be shut down during the investigation of the blown manhole cover. >>> 6:38. bay area grads struggle to find jobs in their field. >> and that wheel of fortune, whoops, how one slip of the tongue cost this woman thousands. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the ear

base in eastern afghanistan has killed three people and injured six civilians. olice say that the blast killed a security guard and two truck drivers delivering supplies. the caliban claims responsibility for the attack which happened after a minibus stop at the gate for a security check. the international security assistance for south says that the base has since been secured. >> christmas vacation is cut short for president obama. he plans to leave hawaii tonight to return to washington d.c. on thursday. the president is returning to the white house to work on a fiscal cliff deal before the europeans. house and senate members are expected to reconvene on thursday. without an agreement, automatic tax increases for everyone and deep spending cuts will be triggered in the new year. >> we will be right back. >> for the rest of today we are looking for showers. tomorrow there will be lots of sun shine. satellite and radar shows a there will be a big storm for the mountains. right now most of the showers are starting to decrease. futurecast 4 shows that some showers

. >> we'll start with the dramatic rescue in eastern afghanistan where an american doctor abducted by the taliban five days ago has been freed. dr. dilip joseph of colorado springs was rescued by u.s. and afghan troops overnight after intelligence showed he was in danger of eminent danger or possible death. dr. joseph was seen in the video posted, there you go, by "the morning star" earlier this morning as the medical director of the colorado-based humanitarian organization, he was in afghanistan overseeing a medical clinic. >>> south africans are praying for the health of former president nelson mandela. he was amitted to a hospital saturday for tests. mandela is 94 years old,'s in frail health. he hasn't made public appearances for a few years now. president jacob zuma visited mandela today and said he's doing well and there is no cause for an alarm. >>> in an attempt to defuse the escalating crisis in egypt, mohamed morsi is rescind iing h new law. >>> a new report says new york routinely ignored warning to prepare for a catastrophic hurricane. the warning started back in 1978 when