as captain richard phillips. you might be surprised to hear what oscar winner tom hanks would be doing if he was not acting. >> i would be a park ranger. i would be the guy who says, welcome, let me tell you the history of our national park. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. recently the taliban in pakistan has attacked aid workers, civilians, even young girls lobbying for an education. now the group's leader says he is ready to negotiate with the pakistani government. in a rare interview in his hideout in pakistan's tribal areas, hakimullah mehsud said he would continue to target america and its allies. this exclusive report from islam a lot -- islamabad. >> he has wreaked havoc across this country and now says if the government wants to talk it has to come to him. >> we believe in talks. the government has taken no serious steps to approach us. the government needs to sit with us. then we can have our conditions. >> this is how we used to see hakimullah mehsud, in p

as captain richard phillips. you might be surprised to hear what oscar winner tom hanks would be doing if he was not acting. >> i would be a park ranger. i would be the guy who says, welcome, let me tell you the history of our national park. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. recently the taliban in pakistan has attacked aid workers, civilians, even young girls lobbying for an education. now the group's leader says he is ready to negotiate with the pakistani government. in a rare interview in his hideout in pakistan's tribal areas, hakimullah mehsud said he would continue to target america and its allies. this exclusive report from islam a lot -- islamabad. >> he has wreaked havoc across this country and now says if the government wants to talk it has to come to him. >> we believe in talks. the government has taken no serious steps to approach us. the government needs to sit with us. then we can have our conditions. >> this is how we used to see hakimullah mehsud, in p

the interaction between richard phillips and all four of the somali in the lifeboat, in reality there were laughs. there were jokes. there was a type of banter that went by all at the same time richard phillips was convinced that big guy was going to shoot him in the head for no reason. that's a type that brings out the most flinty aspect of human nature. i have to hold the mirror up to human nature. >> you talked to the real captain phillips. he saved his ship. he saved his crew. >> the name of his book is "a captain's duty." i think it's duty there. whether for good or bad he has to solve every problem that comes that way. in this case there was primary motive was to get the guys off the ship. he would never use the word hero. he said i was waiting for the heroes to show up. >> before we talk about that and whoever we think the heroes are, i want to play another clip about their intentions. >> he came to you. >> operations. >> receiving. >> opposition is two degrees, two north by 49 degrees, 19 east. the course is 180. speed is 17 knots. we have two skiffs appropriating at 1.5 miles

that mix there is dangerous. >> captain richard phillips with us from norfolk today. captain, thank you very much for your time. >> thank you very much, brian. >> part of our conversation earlier with captain phillips. >>> as we've been reporting, a growing number of america's friends including germany's chancellor angela merkel are expressing outrage over what's in classified documents that are being leaked by the former american intelligence contractor edward snowden. revelations that the u.s. has been listening in on phone calls, reading e-mails of world leaders. including many friends of this country. now there is a new published report that the nsa monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders in all. a senior white house official tells nbc news, quote, we are not going to comment publicly on every specific alleged intelligence activity. and we have made clear that the united states gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations, end of quote. >>> we learn late today that reverend billy graham was hospitalized near his home in north caro

that, the interaction between richard phillips and all four of the somalis, saying, for example, in theifeboat, in reality there were laughs, there were jokes, there was a type of banter that went by, all at the same time richard phillips was convinced that big guy particularly was going to shoot him in the head for no reason whatsoever. that is a type of tension that brings out the most flinty sharp-edged nature of human nature. that's my job, i've got to hold the mirror up to nature. >> pretty cool interview. did he talk ought all about the liberties that hollywood took with the story? >> well, yeah, this is a true story of course there are liberties, i suppose -- think weren't able to tell the whole story, but the -- i'm not going to give anything away, but it involves american special forces and how they rescued captain phillips. it is gripping. here's the thing. even though we know the ending, because this was a real story, we know about it, we read about it in the news, even then i was on the edge of my seat. i must say it's full of tension, full of foreboding, and again the sort

they can't let you win. >> reporter: with tom hanks in the title role, the real captain richard phillipss now reliving his story. >> i thought it was a very good portrayal of the tenseness and the stress that was going on, especially on the ship. if you look in tom hanks' eyes, you can see the fear which was definitely there with me. >> look at me. >> sure. >> look at me. >> sure. >> i'm the captain now. >> reporter: phillips says this scene of the pirates taking control hit almost too close to home. >> it was actually more intense than the movie plays out, i think. >> reporter: some crew members say phillips was no hero claiming in lawsuit he endangered their lives by ignoring warnings to keep at least 600 miles off the coast of somalia. the ship was 200 miles from the coast when attacked. the captain said they were always sailing in dangerous waters. >> for the four-plus years i was in that area, i'd always told my crew, it's a matter of when, not if. >> reporter: today phillips is still a merchant marine. back to his routine of three months at sea, three months at home. >> i thought w

captain richard phillips, whose cargo ship is hijacked by somali pirates.f all the roles that he could've taken, what attracts him to this one? >> the details of a guy like richard phillips i found out slowly fascinating. all the marriott of problems, he is the captain and has to deal right out the window the moment to skiffs filled with armed bad guys show up. >> it is black and white, literally. the africans, the bad guys, the americans, the goodbyes -- good guys? >> they come from a very particular part of the world that is rife with chaos, rife with corruption. a place where unless you can get out of there, a land of hopelessness. >> hanks has been making films for over three decades. has the business changed? >> the advent of really fabulous longform television has changed the game. the level of expectations as far as going to the movies is different because the audience has access to so much visual storytelling that it has to be somehow more special. >> hanks lost a lot of weight for some films and gained it for others. physical changes that have not

. >> we have captain richard phillips of "captain phillips."s still alive, which i didn't know, kind of ruined the ending of the movie for me. >> b

someone that's been through an attack like this is captain richard phillips. somali pirates kidnapped him for days, now a hit movie. he offered perspective to brian williams. >> they will usually take a captain or chief engineer and take them ashore and hide them so now rescue attempts will be made. you've got to understand it's dangerous out in the gulf of new guinea but also on the land in nigeria. >> the navy always has phillips and his capitalers in their sights through thursday they disappeared. piracy is down to the its lowest level in nearly a decade. attacks in nigeria up 30% so far this year. >>> investigators want to know what drove a national guardsman to go after his own. a guardsman recruiter shot two superiors in the leg and foot tuesday and put the entire base on lockdown. he was caught but police did not know the whereabouts of the handgun he used. >> the millington police department responded within seconds, not minutes, within seconds. the spectacular was apprehended and taken into custody and the investigation continues. >> the suspect has n

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the action thriller stars tom hanks in what's billed at the true life tale of captain richard phillipself from somali pirates. >> we're not criticizing captain phillips for what happened after the pirates entered the vessel. he put the crew in that position to begin with even though he was told repeatedly not go in these pirate-infested waters. >> reporter: he representatives the crew. >> at that time, that specific situation, he failed. >> it alleges phillips had the vessel within 250 miles of the somali coast despite warning to sale at least 600 miles off the coast of somalia because pirates were in the region and taking hostage ships and their crews. it says phillips show add willful, wanton and disregard for the safety of histhe plaintiffs and did it for financial gain. >> richard phillips returned to the u.s. to a hero's welcome. >> the first people i want to take are the s.e.a.l.s. they're the superheroes, the titans. >> reporter: in 2011 he wrote a book about his experience which was dapted to the big screen. >> our concern is people are going to think this movie which is highly

>> reporter: he survived a harrowing ordeal in 2009, but the somali pirates who held captain richard phillips hostage didn't take away his sense of humor. the down to earth merchant marine captain still lives in a farmhouse in vermont. >> we are indeed stronger than we even know and we can do more. a lot of times we fret and worry and have angst about day to day things and it gets done. we do it. >> reporter: he rejects the idea he's a hero and gives that honor to the navy seals who used night vision goggles to shoot and kill his three somali captors simultaneously. >> the true heroes of this story and the great job they do every day without any recognition. >> i try to stay strong for richard. >> reporter: the captain's wife, an emergency room nurse, learned of his rescue through a few words on her television screen. >> captain phillips rescued and saved and seeing that little ticker on the bottom of the tv screen, i was like i couldn't believe did i just read that? >> we have two skiffs approaching of armed intruders. >> i'm just a regular guy. there are plenty of captains out here who coul

the real life richard phillips joins us this morning.tain, i had a chance to see the movie yesterday. it is riveting and i know how it ends. i knew how it ends going into it but still you're cheering that they're not able to get on the boat, they're not able to achieve what they were trying to achieve the whole time. but for you personally, how have you been able to get through this experience, because it is so emotional and was so emotional for you in 2009. how have you been able to distance yourself from it now? >> well, it's pretty much been, you know, that door has been closed behind me. it has been for almost four and a half years ago. i was just lucky to have survived. the s. erchle.a.l.s and the mil did an unbelievable job and they are the true heroes of this story. >> you were taken captive. you guys fought back. then you were taken on the life boat as they tried to escape and then you were held for five days on the high seas until you were saved by the s.e.a.l.s. with creative license being what it is in hollywood, how closely d

they can't let you win. >> captain richard phillips, good morning. >> good morning.e. >> it has. >> doing okay? >> yes, very well. >> it has to be a weird experience. it's based on this episode in your life. a traumatic episode. did it capture it? >> it did capture the stress and intenseness on the ship with the pirates and the lifeboat and in the eyes of tom hanks and the pirate you can see the stress going on. >> when we spoke a couple of days after you got back to vermont after being rescued in 2009 there was a lot you didn't want to talk about because it was so traumatic and so fresh and there were imagines you were trying to get out of your head. as you watch this movie again, does it bring those back inevitably. >> it's not a door that's closed. it's been four years and i pretty much put it behind me. >> obviously, this is a hollywood movie. >> yeah. >> so they take some poetic license with certain things. what's wrong in the movie? what's different as opposed to the way it happened? >> we all have to compress five days into two hours for a movie is tough. ther

so that captain's story is the basis for an upcoming hollywood movie but captain richard phillips whosep was rescued from somali pirates is facing real-life drama because his crew filed a $50 million lawsuit claiming phillips knowingly put them at risk. julie banderas is live with this. this is a-list tom hanks is portraying the man from vermont who became a worldwide hero. a local screening aim along with controversy, right? >> reporter: this guy was hailed a hero after he saved his men and himself but on the big screen the new tom hanks movie depicts captain richard phillips who saved his men when pirates attacked but this 50 million-dollar lawsuit paint as different picture off screen. the real captain phillips who was hijacked four years ago got a hero's develop woman at a sneak-peek in the home state of vermont. before the screening he thanked the military that he never felt empathy for the somali pirates. at a premier last week captain phillips explained how he claim through the ordeal. take a listen. >> i came to the conclusion it would turn out for the best. i had to get my crew

the actual captain, richard phillips, says dealing with pirates comes with commanding a vessel. >> if you don't want to deal with piracy, you need to get another job. >> reporter: a government official briefed on the situation says authorities are treating this as a potential kidnapping for ransom. not an act of terrorism. diana and rob? >> tahman bradley, live for us in washington this morning. thank you. >>> at least one person is dead after an explosion at a candy factory in mexico. dozens were injured and some workers are still missing. the blast caused the second floor to collapse on the first. one employ said it smelled like acid. a new boiler was installed recently. the plant is owned by a u.s. company. and it makes gummi bears, jelly beans and other treats. >>> there is mounting pressure on health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius over the botched health care website rollout. some lawmakers are calling for her to be fired. during a stop in phoenix yesterday, sebelius said the program is working. and that 700,000 people have applied so far. >> we've looked across t

. >>> "captain phillips" tells the story of richard phillips and the maersk alabama.ow, they're suing the ship's owner and other company for $50 million. they say the ship was sailed into dangerous waters, despite several warnings to save money. the case will be heard in alabama in december. >>> in tucson, arizona, a 911 dispatcher may have landed herself in legal hot water after laughing at a man calling in an emergency. lallo delgado called 911 when his car and his girlfriend caught on fire. but he says the woman's initial reaction was laughter. all of it on tape. >> is your girlfriend still on fire? >> no. >> no. okay. is your vehicle still on fire? >> it's hilarious, huh? >> is your vehicle still on fire? >> i just heard your smirk. >> i'm sorry. it wasn't regarding that, okay. >> yeah. i just heard you laugh. >> the sheriff's department admits they messed up. but that response time was not compromise. a dispatcher is still on the job, pending the outcome of an investigation. >>> a new legal headache for lance armstrong, stemming from his doping scandal. abc news

. >> reporter: in the movie, tom hanks plays captain richard phillips as the quick thinking hero who stood up to somali pirates. >> if you are going to shoot somebody, shoot me! >> reporter: when the pirates took control of his ship and demanded a ransom, he offered himself as hostage to keep his crew from being killed. he was held at gun point in a life boat for four days. >> four guys, knuckle heads with guns on you, nobody knows you're out here, i wasn't going to give into them. >> reporter: navy seals firing from a destroyer killed the pirates. phillips learned to handle crisis at sea training here at the maritime institutes of technology in maryland. the institute's $30 million training simulator recreates any port in the world, storms at sea and even pirate attacks. >> stand by for maneuvers. >> reporter: he took the helm to show trainees how to fight off pirates. >> they are coming alongside, they are about 300 yards off now. >> reporter: four years ago, basic tactics weren't enough to stop the pirates boarding the ship. some crew members are suing the shipping line saying phi

we'll talk to the real captain richard phillips in a moment.. an attempted hijacking that turned into a hostage situation. >> even for somali pirates this was a brazen attack on a u.s. flag ship. >> reporter: the crew of the maersk alabama cargo ship fought back against pirates 240 miles off the coast of somalia. as the crew managed to sail to safety, the pirates kidnapped the ship's captain, richard phillips, fleeing in a lifeboat. >> foremost in our minds is the safety of the captain. >> reporter: for nearly five days, he was held captive at gunpoint by four somali teens in an enclosed boat in the indian ocean until u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s managed to kill three of the four pirates in a daring rescue operation. what do you remember? >> being very scared and diving for the bottom of the deck and just getting as low as i could. >> reporter: some crew members later fired a lawsuit against the shipping company alleging phillips ignored warnings of high pirate activity in the area steering the vessel far closer than the advised 600 miles away from the

richard phillips rescue also assume that kind of raid in the same town took a leader of al qaeda in africa four years ago. is it likely that they would try to make another return and is it that mission down and there has to be another route that intelligence takes to crack that case? >> that becomes the work that is involved behind the mission sense. these are living packages that are constantly moving and adapting. when that happens that is the rare opportunity to do it. having a mission success and failure is difficult. a team went in and was able to disrupt this enemy. if the target was a killer captured mission they got out and safely disrupted our enemies. >> sure, same sentiment as chad williams who said you know what, if it appears as if those navy s.e.a.l.s were not killed or injured, the mission was successful. >> dbiggerdeadline is approachig over the government's credit limit. when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of e

. >>> basada en una historia real, (hablan en inglÉs), narra la odisea por la que pasÓ richard phillipsco y loco que trafica con drogas y armamento, quiere extender una guerra por todo el planeta, luego de lanzar un misil al suelo norteamericano. >>> e es una pelÍcula loca quÉ estabas pensando, quÉ tomaste? >>> tequila doble, con limÓn, sal. quiero hacer pelÍculas con mucha imaginaciÓn, y querÍa hacer algo fuerte, diferente, entretenida. >>> quÉ tiene robert rodrÍguez, que todas las estrellas de hollywood quieren trabajar con Él? >>> mucha libertad, tengo mi estudio, puedo hacer pelÍculas de la manera que queeremos y libertad por actores. por papeles diferentes. >>> estoy muy honrado que robert me hablo. Él me dijo hace 20 aÑos que querÍa hacer esta pelicula, y traigo un carÁcter que quieres tÚ, y (nombre en inglÉs). >>> algÚn hueso roto? un tendÓn desgarrado, te dejo el seÑor, luego de machete? >>> no. con mucho cuidado, y traigo un (nombre en inglÉs), muy, muy bueno. >>> ok, bueno. >>> romeo y julieta, revive la historia de montesco y capuleto, dos jÓvenes enamorados que a pesar de la

change about the expected blockbuster, "captain phillips." >> richard phillips can't quite get used to seeing his name on ads and film trailers. >> not something i expected. >> the captain phillips whose real-life nightmare inspired a new action thriller. >> we are an unarmed freighter. >> at the helm of the maersk alabama in pirate-infested waters off the coast of africa when four armed somali bandits boarded the cargo vessel. >> we didn't give up. >> ransom seekers held him hostage on a covered lifeboat. it was a high-satisfies stand-off that ended explosively, with navy s.e.a.l. snipers killing three of the pirates and rescuing phillips. >> i didn't really see a good ending. i thought it was more likely to go the other way just because of where i was, how i was in that lifeboat. it was near impossible to free me. >> reporter: his memoir of his hijacking ordeal quickly drew the attention of movie makers. talking about tom hanks. >> who? >> good casting there? >> yes, i think tom hanks did a very good job. >> reporter: before the premiere of "captain phil ips," tom hanks said how di

. >> coming up next drama for captain richard phillips. >> why some crew says he's no hero. >> i'm anshly. coming up at 5:00 a law student is accused of a hit and run crash. the man police say she ran down. and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg goes on a real estate buying spree. why he's requiring some neighbors to sign confidentiality agreements before he writes the check. that is at 5:00. news to thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 800-675-2607. >>> here is tonight's prime time line up. at 8:00 last man standing then 2020 at 11:00. >> amazon just unveiled a luxury store. there, shoppers can find products from 24 prestige brands. and known as the world's largest online retailer. the company's director says this addition is in response to consumer requests. >> growing controversy over the new film "captain phillips

they took captain richard phillips hostage.tarring the one and only tom hanks. here's a preview. >> can't tell how many they're carrying. >> all of us who were in the scene at the time heard them getting closer and closer. they were firing you know special effects were firing their weapons. and then we saw them. and boom next thing we know some very scary guys were in pointing guns in our faces, screaming at us. >> hey. look at me. >> sure. >> look at me. >> sure. >> i'm the captain now. >> even though we knew what we were doing, it was a pretty terrifying and exciting moment. >> there's got to be something other than kidnapping people. >> maybe in america. maybe in america. >> in the movie, you sort of feel it change from a hostage standoff to one of us isn't getting out of here alive. did that happen aboard -- >> that actually happened. they told me i would die in somalia, they would die in the united states. >> how close did you come to dying? >> being in the boat i really don't know. i was close enough during the whole time

where the world's attention was riveted in 2009, when navy seals rescued captain richard phillips, after he was held by pirates. now, a hollywood thrill thriller, starring tom hanks. maritime security has significantly improved off somalia. but off the coast of nigeria, a different story. even now, european warships are off the coast. part of an exercise to improve security in this very unsettled oil-rich area. barbara star, cnn, the pentagon. >> now, the conditions and whereabouts of the kidnapped men. nigeria's navy says they are searching for them. >>> police in north carolina say a gunman surrendered after holding several employees hostage at a cvs. officers say the armed 46-year- old first tried to rob the belmont pharmacy. police exchanged gunfire with him, before he allegedly started screementing he had hostages. -- screaming that he had hostages. police say a negotiator worked with the suspects. the hostages were not hurt. >>> one texas 8th grader with special needs brings football fans to their feet. as brian gnu reports, he scored a winning touchdown after fighting for play-off

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. >> reporter: in the movie, tom hanks plays captain richard phillips as the quick thinking hero whotood up to somali pirates. >> if you are going to shoot somebody, shoot me! >> reporter: when the pirates took control of his ship and demanded a ransom, he offered himself as hostage to keep his crew from being killed. he was held at gun point in a life boat for four days. >> four guys, knuckle heads with guns on up, nobody knows you're out here, i wasn't going to give into them. >> reporter: navy seals firing from a destroyer killed the pirates. phillips learned to handle crisis at sea trainin the maritime institutes of technology in maryland. the institute's $30 million training simulator recreates any port in the world, storms at sea and even pirate attacks. >> stand by for maneuvers. >> reporter: he took the helm to show trainees how to fight off pirates. >> they are coming alongside, they are about 300 yards off now. >> reporter: four years ago, basic tactics weren't enough to stop the pirates boarding the ship. some crew members are suing the line saying phillips should have kep

stay on the same course. >> reporter: in a 2010 interview, captain richard phillips told us he was notonted him with these e-mails and his crew's concerns, he said it was the first time his judgment had been questioned. >> the complaint is that there were specific e-mails sent to your ship stressing the need to go further out to sea. >> yes. on something like that, we'll deal with that in the arena that they wish and that's the court, that's what this is based on. >> reporter: is it true? >> there are warnings put out, i don't know what authorities he is talking about, he doesn't say. >> reporter: i have the e-mails. >> yeah? >> yeah? >> reporter: you have seen the e-mails. you got them. >> haven't seen them since i was on the ship. >> reporter: you were warned to go further out to sea. >> warned to stay clear of an area, yeah. >> reporter: the captain is a witness in a contentious lawsuit between the crew and shipping company. in a deposition last year, captain phillips admitted he did in seed receive the e-mail warnings. he also admits he kept the warnings to himself. asked by a plai

stay on the same course. >> in a 2010 interview, respect richard phillips told us he was not used toese e-mails and his crews' concern, he said it was the first time his judgment had been questioned. >> the complaint was there were specific e-mails sent to your ship stressing the need to go further out to sea. >> on something like that, we'll deal with that in the arena that they wish. and that's what it's based on. >> is it true? >> i don't know what authorities he's talking about. he doesn't say. >> well, i have the e-mails. >> yeah? >> you've seen them. >> you've got them. >> but you were warned to go further out to sea. >> warned to stay clear of an area, yeah. >> the captain is now a witness in a contentious lawsuit between some of the crew and the shipping company. in a deposition just last year, captain phillips admitted that he did indeed receive the e-mail warnings and admitted that he kept them to himself. asked by a plaintiff's attorney why he didn't move further offshore, he testifies, i don't believe 600 miles would make you safe. i didn't believe 1200 miles would make y

navy was on the scene, where richard phillips did not see how they could possibly rescue him. >> i didsee a good ending, because i saw the determination that the pirates had. they weren't going to give me up. i was hoping for a rescue, but i thought slim to none it would be successful. >> you had a plan to take my ship. that didn't work out, so you take me? >> in the newÑi movie, captain phillips, tom hanks plays the title character. >> the navy is not going to let you win. they can't let you win. >> the director sees him as the quintessential every man.Ñi >> extraordinary man in an extraordinary situation, kidnapped on the high seas. what's he going to do in a confined space with four men who were intent on taking him. >> thanks hanks is up against a pirate captain played by an american with no real acting experience. >> it's the haves of the global economy versus the have nots. >> kidnapping people. >> the film is tom hanks, face to face with a captain from another world. and that trial of strength is really what the film is about. >> when you describeed it that way, it makes you see

he and most of the crew couldn't believe the story being painted about their captain, captain richard phillipsf up in exchange for the safety of his crew. left out of the entire story says perry is the captain's recklessness that steered the maersk alabama into pirate infessed waters. according to the crew members captain phillips set a course to save money. that route would shorten the trip and according to third engineer john cronan, put the crew directly in harm's way. >> he was advised to change course by competent deck officers and he overruled them. stay on course and make rtea. stay on the same course. >> reporter: in a 2010 interview, phillips told us he was not used to criticism. when cnn confronted him with these e-mails and the crew's concern he said the first time his judgment had been questioned. the complaint there were critical e-mails to your ship stressing to go out to sea. >> we will deal with that. that is what this is based on. >> reporter: is it true? >> there were warnings but i don't know what authorities he is talking about. he doesn't say. >> reporter: i have the e-mai

they rescued captain richard phillips when he was taken hostage by pirates in 2009.ey operate very comfortably. there are always risks in these operations. >> what does this mean for the war, so to speak on terrorism in the world? >> caller: well, i mean, i think al shabaab is, you can interpret the attack on the mall as really a desperate bid for relevance. they controlled much of southern somalia and has been dealt a number of defeats by the kenyan army and other army units as well as with the help of the united states. you know, terrorism is a lot easier to do than running an insurgency. this may be sort of a little bit of a nail in the coffin of the group if their leader has been killed. that appears it might be the case right now. >> in comparison to other groups, al shabaab, al qaeda and so on, how does al shabaab rank here? >> caller: they changed their ranking by attacking, you know, a target in kenya which had numerous westerners were killed, americans were injured. you know, they had never really -- they never successfully attacked against a western target

. >> in the movie tom hanks plays captain richard phillips.nking hero who stood up to somalia pirates. when the pirate took cell of the ship and demaned two million dollar ransom, phillips offered himself as hostage to keep his crew from being killed. he was hell at gun point in a life boat for 4 days. >> four guy knuckle head gun on you nobody nose you are out here. wasn't going to give it to them. >> navy seal firing from destroyer killed the pirates. he learned how to handle a craze at sea by training here. maritime institute of technology in maryland. the institute 30 million dollar training simulator can recreate any port in the world. storm at sea even pirate attack. >> standby for evasive maneuve maneuver. >> he showed them how to fight off a pirate boarding. >> send an alarm. they are about 300 yards off the beam. he vaivs maneuver. >> 4 years ago the tactic weren't enough to stop the firefighters boarding a ship and some crew members now suing the shipping line charging that philip should have kept the ship further off the coast away

. >> reporter: captain richard phillips, played on the big screen by tom hanks -- >> we've been boarded. defending himself from accusations from his former crew members, that instead of the high-seas heroism, depicted in the film, it was phillips' own actions that put them in danger. >> if you don't want to deal with pirates, you need to get another job. >> reporter: nine crew members from the real "maersk alabama," have filed a lawsuit against the shipping line. saying they were knowingly, intentionally and willfully sent into water with pirates. and they said that captain phillips ignored alerts to stay 600 miles away from somalia's coast. the u.s. navy puts the shape at only 250 miles away. >> the captain ignored warning signs. and put every person on this crew at risk. >> it's the type of society we live in. some people feel wronged. and this is their avenue. >> reporter: and the movie's director is also firing back. >> the depiction we have here of those events is accurate. >> reporter: the controversy isn't addressed onscreen. but the drama unfolding offscreen could boost ticket s

as captain richard phillips. be surprised to hear what oscar winner tom hanks would be doing if he was not acting. >> i would be a park ranger. i would be

richard phillips, who was held hostage for five days by somali pirates worried that the two americans danger. >> they will usually take a captain or chief engineer and bring them ashore and hide them, so no rescue attempt can be made. you've got to understand it is dangerous out in the gulf of guinea. >> piracy has dropped to its lowest levels in a decade around the world. the number of pirate attacks off nigeria, though, has skyrocketed by more than 30% so far this year. >>> here's a quick look at some of the other stories topping the news on a friday. a massachusetts high school where math teacher colleen ritzer was killed is back open today. police also say that the accused killer, 14-year-old philip chism used ritzer's credit card to buy dinner at a local wendy's and watch a movie at a nearby theater before he was caught. >>> searchers are not giving up in the hunt for a missing autistic boy in new york city. 14-year-old avante was last seen october 4th leaving school. he is mute, meaning he cannot ask for help. new york police commissioner ray kelly says that he is losing hope th