what about the american navy? well, my word, the american navy was doing just great. the first defeat of the american army in canada was at detroit in august of, august 15th of 1812. madison could not believe it. he was horrified. here it was an election year, he had told everybody he was going to invade canada and do all this stuff, and here he is, he loses. and this is going to kill him in the election. four days later, four days later the uss constitution, old ironsides, if you've been down to see it, it's all refurbished now. it's in great shape. well, it's in better shape than it was in 1812. it is a -- the constitution wins a victory over an english frigate not too far off the coast here, about 800 miles out directly east of here, and it's just two ships, right? it's just two ships, what could, what difference does that make? the english were ap pop lek tick. in a month that news reached london, and london was far more concerned with that defeat than they were about the victory in detroit. why? why would it matter to them, something as small as this? the it matt

american navy s.e.a.l.s in helicopters flew into a pirate base in somalia. ey exchanged gunfire with the kidnappers and rescued american jessica boou canna and co-worker from denmark. the two aid workers were taken hostage in october as they helped clear mines. the rescuers and the hostages are all out safely of somalia. >>> well, today is the first anniversary of the start of the revolution in egypt. protesters are back in ta rear square to express their dissatisfaction with current conditions. after the popular uprising toppled the government of hosni mubarak, demonstrators are still waiting for a civilian democratic government. egypt's military rulers, who are under increasing pressure, say they are partially lifting the long so-called emergency laws and releasing almost 2,000 people who were tried in military courts. >>> well, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. surveillance video out of florida shows a 15-year-old boy crashing through the roof of an electronic store during a burglary. he can also be seen carrying a loa

american navy s.e.a.l.s in helicopters flew into a pirate base, exchanged gunfire with kidnappers and rescued american jesse buchanan and a co-worker from denmark. the two aide workers were taken hostage in october as they helped clear means. the rescuers and the hostages are safely out of somalia. >>> today is the first anniversary of the start of the revolution in egypt. protesters are back in tahrir square to express their dissatisfaction with the current military rulers. after the popular uprising toppled the government of hosni mubarak, they are waiting for a civilian democratic government. nbc's francis koe reports. >> reporter: it started with the ouster of the tunisian president and spread to egypt. a year ago, a faw thousand protesters broke through police barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. it turned into a popular uprising that shook the arab world. mubarak loyalists fought back but the protesters resisted, and 18 days after the revolution started, president hosni mubarak stepped down. today, the government will end some portions of the hated emergency law, yet de

aircraft carries out all the persian go by saying its warships will continue to sail that the american navy had pulled out of an area where ron was holding ten days of naval wargames during which it successfully test fired a number of different missiles but russia's defense ministry says that despite the latest military exercise the rain is don't have the technology to make intercontinental ballistic missiles france is pushing for strict sanctions saying it sure tehran is developing. its urge to e.u. countries to follow the line of freezing iranian central bank assets and imposing an embargo on all exports to run has been threatening to block the strait of hormuz one of the world's most important all over it's in the west the top sanctions and james called it a joke because that report website says tensions in the region will only rise of the u.s. and its allies continue.

aircraft carriers out of the persian gulf by saying its warships will continue to sail that the american navy has pulled out of an area where iran was holding ten days of naval wargames during which it successfully testified a number of different missiles but russia's the defense ministry for the meantime says that despite the latest military exercise the iranians don't have the technology to make intercontinental ballistic missiles meanwhile is pushing for stricter sanctions saying it's show that turnaround is developing nuclear weapons it's urged the e.u. countries to follow the u.s. in freezing iranian central bank assets and imposing an embargo on oil exports tehran has been threatening to block the strait of hormuz it's one of the world's most important oil routes.

aircraft carriers out of the persian gulf by saying that its warships will continue to sail that the american navy has pulled out of an area where iran was holding ten days of naval wargames during which it successfully test fired a number of different missiles but russia's defense ministry says that despite the latest military exercise the iranians don't have the technology to make intercontinental ballistic missiles meanwhile france is pushing for stricter sanctions saying it's sure to iran is developing nuclear weapons it's a e.u. countries to follow the u.s. in freezing iranian central bank assets and imposing an embargo on oil exports to iran has been threatening to block the strait of hormuz it's one of the world's most important oil routes if the west stepped up sanctions james corbet the editor of the colbert report website says tensions in the region will only rise if the u.s. and its allies continue to pressure iran. i think it's quite remarkable to think that france and the u.s. and other countries would be willing to step up sanctions that have already had such a profound effect on the

aircraft carriers out of the persian gulf by saying its war ships will continue to sell their american navy had pulled out of an area where iran was holding ten days of naval wargames during which it successfully test fired a number of different missiles but russia's defense ministry says that displayed the latest military exercise their brains don't have the technology to make intercontinental ballistic missiles while france is pushing for stricter sanctions sure to iran is developing nuclear weapons you can trace the fall of the u.s. and freezing rain and central bank assets and imposing an embargo on oil exports to iran had been threatening to block the strait of hormuz one of the world's most important aldrete if the world stepped up sanctions james corbet editor of the colbert report website says tensions in the region will only rise of the.

apparently for the daring succeed into somalia this morning to free two hostages including an american woman. the navy american s.e.a.l.s and a helicopter flew into a pirate base in central somalia and exchanged gunfire with the kidnappers and rescued american jesse bachman and a coworker from denmark. the two hostages were taken hostage in october as they helped clear mines. the rescuers and the hostages are all safely from somalia. >>> protesters in cairo are taking to the streets this morning, marking the first anniversary of the start of the revolution in egypt on january 25th, 2011. demonstrators bloke through barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. egypt's current military ruler to themselves are under increasing pressure saying they are lifting the long hated emergency laws and releasing almost 2,000 people who were tried in military courts. >>> here is a look at the stories making news early today in america. >>> surveillance video out of florida shows a 15-year-old boy crashing into the roof of an electronics store during a robbery. he can also be seen carrying a loaded handgun which he

small escape but he has been stationed in the arabian sea and this is reportedly the third time an american navy vessel has come in to help iran. >>> a quake has struck off the south island and the magnitude 6.1 quake hit this morning and was reportedly followed by a strong after shock. so far there are no reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert was issued. and in christ church they church, the quake killed 128 people -- 182 people. the reactor melted and was a disaster. the plant has stabled but will take decades to fully decommission. >>> back here at home, san francisco police are searching for two teens who stole a 12- year-old boy's bike at gunpoint. it happened at the housing complex and he told police he was riding his bike when two teens stopped him. the two teens stopped him and took off with the bike and the 12-year-old ran home. he was not hurt. >>> we all know if apple's big announcement is what they are suggesting. they will unveil a plan and some say it will be easier to read and other source material but it does not look like they are looking to destroy the textbook ind

case in point, mitt romney said this about the president's overall management of the american navy. >he president is building nine ships a year. we ought to raise that to 15 ships a year. >> no. in fact, the nation is building 11 ships a year for the next five years and is moving ahead with a new generation of strategic ballistic submarines. so on the navy, mitt romney was not telling the truth. and just a few hours ago, newt gingrich said this in florida. >> the obama administration is engaged in a war against religion. >> a war against religion. really? what possible evidence is there to support the absurd notion that president obama is spending any time at all focused on a war against religion. but that's just the point. mitt romney and newt gingrich will say absolutely anything about anyone. so we should probably take what they say with a pinch of salt. apart, of course, from the fact they both accused each other of lying. now that we can prove. thank you so much for watching. dylan ratigan is back from florida. he's here to take us forward. how are you? >> i'm well. how did you s

owes the united states a thank you in the middle of a tense stand off with the united states the american navy rescues iran fishermen held hostage by somalia pirates. >> she shined a flashlight down into the hull then went all the way to the ground. >>reporter: swallow by a tree. coming up. story of girl. hole. and very tight spot. >> plus nod to the man who kangd the way we live. one patch of grass at a time. another half hour of news begins here in just a moment ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. +e ;se eople chatti] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you

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but today, the american navy picked up a bunch of fishermen, iranians, that had been held by the pirates and released them. and they were so welcomed, it was a wonderful thing to happen. this is the kind of stuff we should deal with. not putting on sanctions. sanctions themselves are always leads up to war. eastern europe is going to be destabilized if they don't have this oil. and this just pushes iran right into the hands of the chinese. so our policy may be well intended, but it has a lot of downside. a lot of unintended consequences. and unfortunately, blow back. >> final word on this from senator santorum. >> well, ron, if we had your have been a fleet to pick up the iranian fishermen and the fact is we did have a beneficial relationship with picking them up and we have a very great relationship and which should be much bet we are the iranian people. the iranian people have come to the streets, have taken to the streets repeatedly and still do trying to overthrow their president and we had a president of the united states who stood by as thousands were killed on the streets and did

have just the faintest degree of british blood in their vains off of those american ships and forcing them to serve in the royal navy. at the same time the united states is trying to trade with france was is gray britain going to allow that? no. they are seizing american ships and are trying to trade with france. at the same time, france is saying, well, wait, we don't want the americans trading with great britain, we'll seize the ships as well. so this young american nation is caught in the crossfire between great britain and france and the seizure of ships is another reason that the united states starts to call for war. in fact, at one point the american congress, and we'll talk in a second about howdy individualed they were on the whole subject of war, but at one point the american congress debates issuing letters of mark and repiesal, outfitting privateers to go out on the high seas to attack british and french ships. so you can see there's a lot going on on the oceans. the third reason that the united states finally, and reluctantly declares war is a lot of people, particularly in the western part of the united

but today the american navy picked up a bunch of fishermen, iranian fishermen, that had been held by the pirates, and released them. and they were so welcome. it was just a wonderful thing to happen. this is the kind of stuff we should deal with, not putting on sanctions. sanctions themselves are -- always leads up to war. that's what we're doing. eastern europe is going to be destabilized if they don't have this oil. and this just pushes iran right into the hands of the chinese. so our policy may be well intended, but it has a lot of downside, a lot of unintended consequences, and unfortunately bl blowback. >> a final word on this from senator santorum. >> well, ron, if we had your foreign policy, there wouldn't have been a fleet there to pick up the iranian fishermen. and the fact is we did have a beneficial relationship with picking them up, and we have a very great relationship, and which should be much better with the iranian people. the iranian people have come to the streets and taken to the streets and repeatedly still do, trying to overthrow their government. and we had a pr

really happened last thursday but you had this dramatic story, a kind of good news story of the american navy rescuing these 13 iranian fishermen being held hostage by somali pirates, actually boarding the iranian ship. now i gather the pentagon went to some lengths to really publicize this. >> that's right. i mean, there was a snap news conference. they got admiral who is in charge of the strike group and a commander who was the skipper of the u.s.s. kidd which actually did the rescue on the phone. they held the news conference. >> warner: this is over the weekend. >> they did it on friday because it began on thursday and they sort of freed the iranian fishermen on the morning of friday. this was the kind of good news story as you said. the pentagon was looking for. i mean, their message was all through the crisis of the last week was the rising tensions in the strait of hormuz. the u.s. is there to keep the peace, to be a stabilizing agent... influence. and also to be good mariners, to rescue people in need. this was sort of a perfect moment. eye ronic twist to the end of rising tensions th

. >>> american rescued by navy seals in ia is back with her loved ones.amily and friends greeted jessica buchanan at a military base in italy. the 32-year-old was kidnapped by pirates in october with a fellow aid worker from the netherlands. they were rescued by the same team that killed bin laden. family members say the incident will not deter buchanan from traveling around the world to help people. >> she loves kids. she loves to help people that's the reason she was there, just to help. >> it is suspected that buchanan's deteriorating thyroid condition may have influenced the timing of this classified operation. >>> oakland residents can receive public safety notifications from the police department on smartphones. the tribune reports police have started posting crime alert that can be received through text messages, e-mail or the internet. yesterday the department joined 4600 other agencies across the country in using nixle, it notifies people through texts and e-mail about alerts and . the department has been posting crime alerts on the nixle website

american defeats navy 67-60. >>> tonight the caps begin a three-game stint north of the border against the canadians. interesting twist because hockey has a way of policing itself. nick backstrom hasn't played since january 3rd for the caps since taking an elbow to the face from the flames renee bay york bay renee boric. later in the game it was time for payback. the wrister gets by carrie price. the price is wrong. caps up 1 -0. later in the 2nd on the power play it's the semin to ovechkin, his 19th of the year and the caps defeat the canadians 3 -0. don't go anywhere, brian bolter back to wrap up the edge right when we get back. ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topped with pickles, mustard, and cheese. head into a subway® restaurant today for this melty, mouthwatering sub! ♪ let's go ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash

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. >>> american rescued by navy seals in ia is back with her loved ones.ily and friends greeted jessica buchanan at a military base in italy. the 32-year-old was kidnapped by pirates in october with a fellow aid worker from the netherlands. they were rescued by the same team that killed bin laden. family members say the incident will not deter buchanan from traveling around the world to help people. >> she loves kids. she loves to help people that's the reason she was there, just to help. >> it is suspected that buchanan's deteriorating thyroid condition may have influenced the timing of this classified operation. >>> oakland residents can receive public safety notifications from the police department on smartphones. the tribune reports police have started posting crime alert that can be received through text messages, e-mail or the internet. yesterday the department joined 4600 other agencies across the country in using nixle, it notifies people through texts and e-mail about alerts and . the department has been posting crime alerts on the nixle website f

navy. it shows 13 iranian fishermen being held hostage by suspected pirates. an americand them. 15 suspected pirates are now being held by the u.s. navy. >>> this weekend, the republicans running for president are concentrating on new hampshire, but south carolina is not far from their minds. a new cnn time orc poll shows mitt romney with a solid lead in south carolina, 37% of likely gop primary voters say romney is their choice, rick santorum is second at 19%, up from 4% in november, newt gingerich third at 18%, but that's a drop of 25 points since last month. ron paul is fourth at 12%. and rick perry, who concentrated in south carolina is still in single digits there. joining me now to say how all this plays out, maria car down cardona and lenny mccall sister. >> lenny, romney seems to have a pretty comfortable lead in not only new hampshire, which is not a big surprise, but also south carolina. can santorum do anything? >> santorum can start doing something about this lead. there hasn't been an opportunity for rick santorum to be on the stage at debts as a front-runner

da daring nighttime raid by navy seals has freed an american and a danish aid workers held hostage. sident obama praised the extraordinary courage of the navy seals who carried out the mission in somalia. brianne carter is live from our satellite center with more details. >> according to a statement issued by president obama the american held hostage 32-year- old jessica buchanan will soon be headed home. if the officials confirmed to abc news that u.s. navy seals parachuted from an airplane into the area near the compound in somalia where buchanan and a 60- year-old danish men were being held. the two were working for a relief organization when they were kidnapped at gunpoint in october. according to reports, buchanan said to be from bedford virginia, started working for this group in 2010. we are told there was a shootout during the raid that left several somali pirates debt. but u.s. officials say no u.s. troops or hostages were harmed. defense secretary leon panetta says the president signed off on the mission on monday. in the state of the union the president appeared to refer t

navy seals rescued two hostages including an american woman. >> the american woman and danish man had been kidnapped by somali pirates in october. according to reports u.s. navy seals flew in over the cover of darktons free two aid workers who had been held hostage since october. they were working for a relief organization when they were kidnapped. according to reports, buchanan , who is said to be from bedford, virginia, started working for that danish aid group back in 2010. we are told during the raid there was a shootout that left several of the pirates dead. the two are now at a u.s. military base safe. last night at the state of the union, president obama seemed pleased with the success of the mission. as he entered the house chamber, he pointed to leon panetta and said this. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> again, a daring rescue mission by navy seals freeing those two hostages in somalia, including one american from right here in virginia. we'll continue to follow this developing story throughout the morning and bring you the latest. >> we appreciate it. 5:02, another

navy s.e.a.l.s. and what he says about the fiery encounter with that combative governor of arizona. >>> also tonight, three months of hell. the american woman rescued by those navy s.e.a.l.s. her vow to stay by her fellow hostage. and the bet her captors made that backfired. >>> keeping them honest. the new rules preventing airlines from advertising one price then charging another. >>> and bringing america back. how one town mobilized. to save their community. >>> good evening tonight from nevada, where we sat down with the president and he made it clear, the race for the presidency 2012 is under way. officially, he came here to promote clean energy. but we'll get right to it so you can see how the president took on his republican rivals, signaling, after all these months, it is game on. beginning with the obvious. 9 months, 11 days, until election day. are you going to win? >> yes. >> reporter: how much do you want it? >> badly because i think the country needs it. you know, we started this journey in 2008, understanding that for a decade or more, middle-class families in this country had been struggling. we're now in a position wher

when was the last time you saw an iranian fisherman wearing a navy cap embracing an american sailor whoelped save his life. the navy says they will be prosecuted, the pirates. >> shep: has there been any word on the rescue from iran? >> so far, no official response from tehran. but late today, the defense department released this photo, secretary panetta congratulating the commander and his team and the way and the speed in which this played out strongly suggests the administration sees the rescue of the fishermen as a coup. the admiral explained the very american send off for the iranian fishermen. >> once we released them today, they went on their way happily waving to us wearing uss kidd navy ball caps. we believe they're headed back to iran to their home port. >> one expert told fox the rescue may create an opening for the u.s. because it shows america is not always an aggressor in the gulf and that undercuts propaganda from the iranian regime. because small step forward, if you will. >> shep: katherine, thanks. rising gas prices have had drivers groaning for what seems like years.

american officials say a navy seal union carried out the pre- dawn raid to free american jessica buchananand danish national paul hagen thisted in northern somalia. the two rescue workers who were part of the mine clearing organization were kidnapped in october. the u.s. decided to launch that mission after being informed of buchanan's declining health. it is the unbelievable fall of a handball giant. germany is out of the european handball championships after a very narrow defeat to poland. in a tight game, poland won by 33 goals to 32. >> the german players were in shock at the end of the game. the ft also means germany may now miss out on this summer's olympic games. germany struggled to get into the game and break down the polish defense. poland always had the upper hand and went into the break 18-17 in the league. it was more of the same in the second half with poland exploiting witnesses in the german defense. with poland leading by four goals, the coach called on his team to get forward, and five minutes before the end, germany went in front. but poland struck back and got the winn