canadian joshua boyle and his american wife caitlan coleman were freed by pakistani security forces,n in captivity. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. over five long years, the families ofjoshua boyle and caitlan coleman had only seen them in a series of videos released by their taliban captors. they really will not settle this until they get what they are demanding. the couple disappeared in afghanistan. but they, and their our three children, were freed after being ta ken into pakistan. joshua was finally able to call his mother. it is the first time in five years we got to hear his voice. it was amazing and he told us how much he looked forward, his children were looking forward to meeting their grandparents, and that he would see me in a couple of days. we are waiting for that. it is believed their hostage—takers had been demanding the release of taliban prisoners — a demand never met before pakistani security forces freed the family. i would like to thank the pakistani government. i want to thank pakistan. they worked hard on this, and i believe they are star

caitlan coleman herself has not said a lot.oken to many people and not said much at all in the phone calls and she did not appear at the airport, but caitlan coleman's family, her father, spoke to abc news and really voiced what a lot of people had on their minds, why did you take a pregnant woman into that area in the first place. he described it as unconscionable and the point here, fred, is that they will face a lot of questions now that they have returned from security forces. fred? >> so it all began, for those just getting wind of this, joshua boyle and caitlan while she was pregnant going hiking outside of kabul, afghanistan, and then from there they become hostage over a five-year period. it is a very complicated story, and many have many questions about exactly what transpired, how they were captured, and what led to the eventual release. paula, as you learn more, thank you so much for bringing it to us. paula newton in ottawa. >>> all right, congress will now have to take up the task of what to do with the iran nuclea

. >> reporter: american caitlan coleman and her canadian husband joshua boyle had three children during their five years in captivity. raising them under what white house chief of staff john kelly described as nightmarish conditions. >> they've been essentially living in a hole for five years. i mean, that's the kind of people we're dealing with over there. >> reporter: in a proof-of-life video last december, caitlan coleman described her treatment at the hands of the haqqani network, who had kidnapped the couple while they were backpacking in afghanistan. >> we can only ask and pray that somebody will recognize the atrocities these men carry out against us as so-called retaliation in their ingratitude and hypocrisy. my children have seen their mother defiled. >> reporter: they were freed after u.s. intelligence alerted the pakistani government the family had been moved from afghanistan into pakistan. boyle's parents got the news at their home outside ottawa. >> we were allowed to actually talk with josh, so that's the first time in five years we got to hear his voice. >> reporter: boyl

and caitlan coleman's father tells me tonight they are indeed planning to go to canada. he says he can't understand why they're doing that, after all the u.s. did, david, to get them free. >> all right, brian ross tonight. brian, thank you. >>> next here, to that developing headline from las vegas. tonight, the hotel now revealing its own timeline, involving that hero security officer who was shot and who then called for hel help, and the massacre. abc's matt gutman back in las vegas. >> reporter: tonight, the owners of the mandalay bay out with a new timeline. the company disputing what police have said and insists there was no six-minute gap between the time that stephen paddock shot a security guard in the hallway and the moments he opened fire on the 22,000 concert-goers down below. in a just released statement, the hotel chain says "the rampage began at most 40 seconds after the security guard reported he'd been shot." the implication? by the time hotel security was notified about a gunman, the massive attack was already under way. campos wasn't the only one who cal

it was to here that canadian joshua boyle and his heavily pregnant wife caitlan coleman travelled, hery out aid work. but instead, the couple were kidnapped by members of the haqqani network linked to the taliban. over five years, their captors attempted to use them as bargaining chips, releasing a number of videos. in one of them, the couple's children can be seen. all four were born in captivity. we are the worst to have a prisoner exchange with. on wednesday, they were finally freed by pakistani forces and arrived in toronto late last night, wherejoshua boyle outlined their grim ordeal — including the horrific murder of his daughter. the stupidity and the evil of the haqqani networks kidnapping a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife engaged in helping ordinary villagers in taliban—controlled regions of afghanistan was eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorising the murder of my infant daughter, marta boyle. he said his wife was raped by the militants. the canadian government has welcomed the family's safe return home. i'm going to ask people to respect their privacy and

an american woman, caitlan coleman, 31 years old, and her husband, joshua boyle, he's a canadian. those children there born in captivity. they were taken hostage by a terror group in the region known as the haqqanis. they were affiliated with the taliban, indeed. they were being held in pakistan. what happened is over the last several days the u.s. came in touch with intelligence that helped to pinpoint their location with accuracy because pakistani security officials were able to locate them. the case has been well known but not publicized, and the family was held since 2012 when they were taken hospital. this is a family that u.s. intelligence had been tracking and had been looking for along with the canadians, obviously, trying to see if they could get any information on their location. our understanding is at this hour that the family of five is still in pakistan, and arrangements are being made. they will either all be returned to the u.s. or possibly canada, the husband's country of citizenship. all those details being worked out. right now extraordinary good news for the fi

the united states government, working with the government of pakistan, secured the release of caitlan coleman, joshua boyle and their three children from captivity from the haqqani network, a terrorist organization with ties to the taliban. the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is honoring america's wish that it do more to provide security in the region. and i want to thank the pakistani government. i want to thank pakistan. they worked very hard on this, and i believe they're starting to respect the united states again. it's very important. i think a lot of countries -- right now a lot of countries are starting to respect the united states of america once again. we hope to see this type of cooperation and team work in approximate helping secure the release of remaining hostages and in our future joint counterterrorism operations. so with that i want to begin by saying it's my pleasure to welcome so many great small business and association leaders to the white house as we prepare to make this truly historic announcement and that's exactly what it is. we've been hearing abo

he says he and his wife caitlan coleman suffered a horrific ordeal during their five years of hostage. coleman was already pregnant when the couple was captured while backpacking in afghanistan in 2012. she gave birth to four children while held prisoner. boyle claims one of their children was killed by tlar their captors -- by their captors. he also says his wife was raped. the family was finally rescued by the pakistan military last wednesday apparently after a u.s. intelligence tip-off. they had been moved across the border from afghanistan into pakistan and were being moved again when the pakistani security forces intervened. their captors were from a network, an extremist group notorious for kidnapping. the u.s. has designated this network a terrorist organization. but there are questions being asked as to why this couple traveled to this extremely dangerous part of the world alone, also given that caitlan was already pregnant. julie? julie: kitty logan, thank you. >>> a veteran is on a mission to help fellow military members wounded on the battlefield. >> remember who you are. y

military had planned to fly caitlan coleman, her husband josh boyle and the three children to u.s.ilitary base where they could be examined by doctors before returning to the u.s. i'm told coleman's husband, who is canadian, refused to board the plane fearing the u.s. government would arrest him. boyle was once married to the sister of an al qaeda linked wonton a moped prisoner. the release of coleman, boyle and their children all born in captivity, took place inside pakistan. they were released to pakistani forces based on a tip from the u.s. government. >> i want to thank the pakistani government and i want to thank pakistan. they worked very hard on this and i believe they are starting to respect the united states again. >> in 2012, coleman and her husband were hiking outside kabul in a taliban stronghold. she was seven months pregnant at the time. the family was held for five years by the taliban network offshoot. >> they have been essentially living in a hole for five years. >> last night in pennsylvania, not far from where caitlan coleman is from, president trump hinted at th

canadian joshua boyle and his american wife caitlan coleman were freed by pakistani security forces,ilies of joshua boyle and caitlan coleman had only seen them in a series of videos released by their taliban captors. they really will not settle this until they get what they are demanding. the couple disappeared if afghanistan, but they and their three children were freed after being taken no pakistan, joshua finally able to call his mother. it's the first time in five years we got to hear his voice. it was amazing and he told us how much he looked forward to his children were looking forward to meeting their grandparents and that he would see me in grandparents and that he would see meina grandparents and that he would see me in a couple of days. so we are waiting for that. it is believed their hostage—takers waiting for that. it is believed their hostage—ta kers had waiting for that. it is believed their hostage—takers had been demanding the release of taliban prisoners, a demand that was a p pa re ntly prisoners, a demand that was apparently never met before pakistani security for

caitlan coleman with her husband went missing back in 2012. coleman had four children in captivity. boyle revealed that extremist killed his infant daughter and raped his wife while held in captivity. >> it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children to call a home. >> pack taken security forces rescued the family on wednesday. >> happening today, the academy of motion picture arts and sciences will decide if it will expel harvey weinstein. the long time hollywood producer faces sexual misconduct accusations from two dozen hollywood actresses. >>> a streech of the northeast extension is closed, that's causing a major traffic problem from the lehigh valley north. that explorer is from exit 74 mahoning valley to the lehigh valley, crews are replacing the bridge outside of allentown. >>> more people will simon in their checks and we'll tell you who they are and when they can expect to see the increase. >>> she is part the of a local cheerleading team, we'll share her story after the break. >>> a father make

. >> morgan: now, boyle arrived in toronto last night with his wife, caitlan coleman, of pennsylvania, and three other children born in captivity. the couple was abducted in 2012 while hiking. there were more tributes today for the victims of the las vegas massacre. 58 were killed in the attack. 45 are still in the hospital, some in critical condition. here's jamie yuccas. >> reporter: las vegas is mourning nearly two weeks after the deadly shooting rampage at a country concert. 500 volunteers created a two-mile-long woven lei to honor the victims. it was presented at two memorial sites today. >> excuse me for my emotion. >> reporter: through tears, sheriff joseph lombardo praised his officers' response at a press conference on friday. >> no matter what his personal vendetta is against the police or not, but he chose to fire upon the police vehicles roemer lombardo also offered new insight into the changing timeline. >> i still stand by the time of 21:59. mr. campos received his wounds in close proximity to 22.05. >> reporter: at 9:59 p.m., hotel security guard jesus campos went to in

caitlan coleman e-mailed her local paper saying childhood memories helped her survive captivity. the taliban abducted coleman and her husband in afghanistan. pakistani forces rescued the family earlier this month. coleman remains in a canadian hospital for an undisclosed reason. she said she would not rule out a return to pennsylvania. >>> the soldier who deserted his post in afghanistan and spent years in captivity is facing life in prison at a sentencing hearing today. sergeant bowe bergdahl pleaded guilty to desertion last week. the taliban captured sergeant bergdahl shortly after he took off in 2009. in 2014, the obama administration engineered a prisoner swap with the taliban for his freedom. >>> let's talk about your monday outlook. you're waking up, wondering what you're going to see and if it's going to be how beautiful it was yesterday the same. no. it's not going to be quite the same. it's more mild than yesterday. not as chilly as we saw in a few spots. it's also going to be much more cloudy than yesterday. mostly cloudy conditions, a few peeks of sunshine, especially

canadian joshua boyle and his american wife caitlan coleman were freed by pakistani security forces,long with their three children, all born in captivity. 31 people are now confirmed dead in california's wildfires, and hundreds are still unaccounted for. entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed, thousands made homeless. officials are investigating whether a broken power line started several fires at once. now it's time for hardtalk. music playing. france has been stuck in a rut for a long time. is it finally ripe for a fall? we know we have to change a lot of things, but we did not want an economy just totally liberal. it sounds like you are in love with emmanuel macron. maybe! no, i'm very enthusiastic and i think, especially for the young people, he can bring hope to them. "look out for the teeth of the grey panthers". yeah, you are dangerous? president emmanuel macron is intent on reform. he wants to open up the economy, to deregulate it — it is, in a way, a form of economic shock therapy. the question is, can this new young president take his country with him? this change is rea

. >> caitlan coleman was pregnant when she and her husband, josh boyle, were kidnapped by the haqqani with ties to the taliban. now the couple and their three children, all born in practice, captivity, are free, but josh boyle is refusing to board a plane fearing he will be arrested and sent to guantanamo bay. it turns out boyle was previously married to the sister of omar khadar, canadian who killed a u.s. service member in 2002. instead of coming back to the u.s., the family wants to board a commercial flight back to canada. apparently the details are still being worked out, but today the department of justice released a statement to cnn saying there are no charges pending against josh boyle, and the state department said the family was preto go wherever. watch. >> the family obviously was in a very dire situation. you all have seen the videos of the family, and they were in distress. when i say coming home, it doesn't mean here, necessarily. >> you may recall the boyles appeared in a video last year begging the obama administration to negotiate their release, fearing they would be

joshua boyle and caitlan coleman from pennsylvania along with their three children arrived at boyle's. they went on what they called a hiking vacation in afghanistan in 2012. coleman was seven months pregnant. she gave birth to at least three children. boyle says their captors killed a forty baby. >> the stupidity and the evil of the haqqani kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily present wifes eclipsed by the stupidity and evil by murdering my infant daughter. >> boyle confirmed that his wife had been raped by their captors. the family was freed by the pakistani military. >>> harvey weinstein east membership to the academy of arts and sciences was revoked today during an emergency sessions following reports by the new york times and the new yorker revealing sexual harassment and rape allegations going back three decades. this move by the academy is virtually unprecedented. last week he was ousted from the weinstein company which he cofounded with his brother, bob. and his brother said today he was a bully and he's mortified and disgusted. >>> a shooting at a well known recording stud

. >> reporter: for nearly five years, we've only seen glimpses of pennsylvania native caitlan coleman since she was kidnapped along with her canadian husband while hiking in a remote terrorist hotspot in afghanistan. her captors releasing the videos. >> if we all come out of this safely and alive, then it will be a miracle. >> reporter: coleman was pregnant when they were taken. in all, she gave birth to three children in captivity. with reporters converging at their home, the family taped a note to the door, asking for privacy while celebrating the joyful news. husband josh boyle spoke to his parents this morning. >> it's the first time in five years we got to hear his voice. it was amazing. >> reporter: coleman, her children and her husband were being held in pakistan by a faction of the taliban, the same group that held american soldier bowe bergdahl. the pakistani military said this time it got a tip from u.s. intelligence. pakistani commandos grabbing the family from the kidnapper's car. president trump, who has criticized pakistan for double dealing with terrorist groups, today

caitlan coleman e-mailed a local newspaper saying that childhood memories of her local hometown helped her survive activity. the taliban abducted coleman and her husband in afghanistan. pakistani forces rescued the family this month. coleman remains in a canadian hospital for an undisclosed reason. she said she would not rule out a return to pennsylvania. >>> the soldier who deserted her post in afghanistan and spent years in captivity is facing life in prison at a sentencing hearing today. sergeant bowe bergdahl pleaded guilty to desertion last week. the taliban captured sergeant bergdahl shortly after he took off in 2009. in 2014, the obama administration engineered a prisoner swap with the taliban for his freedom. >>> 4:07. the east coast is one step closer to a possible transportation revolution. tesla founder elon musk has permission to dig a tunnel for his high-speed hyperloop transit system in maryland. his permit is for a ten-mile stretch under interstate 295. he ultimately wants the system to run between washington and new york. he says the travel time could be under 30 minute

it's the first time a us official has publicly stated that caitlan coleman, joshua boyle and their children captivity in pakistan, contrary to accounts from pakistani officials. new zealand's new prime minister, labour's jacinda ardern is getting ready to put her plans for the country into action, after managing to put together a coalition. she gained the support of the small new zealand first party, whose leader winston peters said when faced with a decision between "modified status quo or change", he decided to go for change. in a minute, we'll hearfrom a previous labour prime minister, helen clark. but first, let's take a closer look at jacinda ardern. let's do this! decent healthcare for all new zealanders. so what canjacinda ardern expect as new zealand's third female prime minister. what better person to ask, than the country's second prime minister, helen clark, who won three elections for labour, and also worked with winston peters. i asked her what she made of his decision which has led to this coalition. quite incredible. it isjust 2.5 months since jacinda ardern became the leader

canadian joshua boyle and his american wife caitlan coleman were freed by pakistani security forces,all born in captivity. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. over five long years, the families ofjoshua boyle and caitlin coleman had only seen them in a series of videos released by their taliban captors. they really will not settle this until they get what they are demanding. the couple disappeared in afghanistan. bay, and then our three children, with reid after being ta ken into pakistan. joshua was finally able to call its mother. it is the first time in five years we got to hear his voice. it was amazing and he told us how much he looked forward, his children were looking forward to meeting their grandparents and that he would see me in a couple of days. we are waiting for that. it is believed their hostage takers had been demanding the release of taliban prisoners, a demand never met before pakistani security forces freed the family. i would like to thank the pakistani government. i want to thank pakistan. they worked hard on this and i believe they are startin

american caitlan coleman and canadian joshua boyle arrived in toronto last night, with their three children, who were born in captivity. while on a backpacking trip in 2012, boyle and coleman were kidnapped by the haqqani group, which is linked to the taliban and considered a terrorist network by the u.s. pakistani forces rescued the family on wednesday. in a written statement to an "associated press" reporter on their flight, boyle said, "god has given me and my family unparalleled resilience and determination." at the airport, boyle told reporters, three years ago, the kidnappers raped his wife and killed a fourth child, who was an infant. >> obviously, it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children to call home, to focus on edification and to my family is asking the islamic emirate of afghanistan, who has already carried out an investigation last year and conceded that these crimes were perpetrated by the haqqani network in 2014 against my family, to provide my family the justice that we are owed. >> sreeniva

joshua boyle and his pregnant american wife, caitlan coleman, were captured while backpacking five yearsrrived back in toronto on friday night with three surviving children — all born in captivity. these are pictures from that arrival. the pakistani army rescued the family in the north—west of the country, near the afghan border, earlier this week. obviously it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure century for our three surviving children to call home, to focus an edification and to try to regain some portion of the childhood that they have lost. —— a secure sanctuary. i was in afghanistan helping the most neglected minority group in the world, those ordinary villagers who live deep inside taliban—controlled afghanistan where no ngo, no aid worker and no government has ever successfully been able to bring the necessary help. the organisers of the oscars are to hold emergency talks later to discuss claims of sexual misconduct against the film producer harvey weinstein. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, which has awarded 81 0scars t

. >> reporter: for caitlan coleman and her husband, it was a nightmare that lasted five years. raising three children in captivity, hostages for their entire lives until their release this week. >> obviously, it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children. >> reporter: but this morning, new revelations from husband joshua boyle about the couple's torment at the hands of their captors including the murder of what would have been their fourth child, a baby girl. >> the stupidity and evil of authorizing the murder of my infant daughter, martyr boyle and the stupidity and evil of the subsequent rape of my wife. >> reporter: caitlan was seven months pregnant when they were kidnapped while backpacking through afghanistan, taken by the haqqani network a faction of the taliban which also held bowe bergdahl. they were freed after they had been moved from afghanistan into pakistan. >> this operation was carried out on the basis of intelligence which was provided by the u.s. >> reporter: back in canada, joshua

while they are undoubtedly relieved, caitlan coleman's own father says his daughter should never haven to such a dangerous place. that we are able to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children... butjoshua boyle says he hopes his surviving children can start again. the us—backed coalition besieging raqqa in northern syria says that remaining fighters for so—called islamic state must surrender or they will be killed. syrian members of is have now left the city in a convoy of buses, after reaching a deal with local officials, leaving only foreign extremists holding out. the coalition has said it expects to see more heavy fighting, but believes the city will be finally captured within days. tougher prison sentences are being proposed to tackle acid attacks. they've more than doubled in britain in the past five years and the home office is proposing a minimum six month jail term for anyone repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances in england, wales or scotland. some victims have said that doesn't go far enough. there are some disturbing images at the sta

military had hoped to fly caitlan coleman, her husband, and their three children out of pakistan shortly their release. u.s. officials tell me that her husband would not board the u.s. military flight because he feared being arrested by the u.s. government and perhaps sent to guantanamo bay. he was adamant he wanted to fly to canada on a private plane instead. he was married previously to the sister of a former gitmo prisoner, also a canadian. the release of coleman, her husband, and their children, all born in captivity, took place inside cap -- pakistan. coleman and her husband were hiking outside kabul. she was seven months pregnant. the family was held for five years by a taliban offshoot with ties to pakistan's intelligence service. the family was last seen in this hostage video in december pleading for then president obama to help them. don't become another jimmy carter, coleman begged. two more american hostages are being held by the same cell, i'm told. last year navy seals attended to rescue an american professor in eastern afghanistan and a man from massachusetts. they are both

caitlan coleman of stewart town york county went missing travel in afghanistan back in 2012. coleman was pregnant at the time anticipate had four children in the captivity. the birth of the 4th child was not known until they appeared before journalist at the toronto airport last night. he said screamist killed his infant daughter and raped his wife while in captivity. pakistani security forces rescued fat on wednesday. >>> the show breaking bad they are going to extremes to keep the gawkers at a distance. they building a 6-foot fence around the property. they say they are sick and tired of a all the fans parking in the driveway and snapping pictures reenacting the show's infamous scene where the actor threw a pizza on the roof. you can't throw a pizza on roof. >> reporter: a waist of good pizza. i've never seen the show. i don't know what it meant. 7:14 a.m., let's get you caught up on the forecast as you plan your weekend with chris sowers. you have good news. >> reporter: it's a 50/50 weekend. tomorrow being the better of the two weekend days. today is not bad, but tomorrow

caitlan coleman is from stuartstown, york county. she e-mailed the local paper saying that the childhood memories she had of her hometown helped her survive captivity. the taliban abducted coleman and her husband in afghanistan. pakistani forces rescued the family earlier this month. coleman remains in a canadian hospital for an undiskboezed reason. of -- for an undisclosed reason. >>> very mild. we take a look outside at the fog over the ben franklin bridge. let's find out what's to come. there are changes coming. krystal klei has your most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. >> yeah. lots of changes. some of the changes you'll notice today. some tomorrow. then some by wednesday before things start to calk down. today -- to calm down. today, miemd, temperatures in the low 60s for many of us. that is not bad at all. this time of year, i was looking at pictures from last year. some of us had big jackets on during different days in october. we haven't had to house that at all so far. cloudy day, as well. we are tracking moclouds sp

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it's welcome to life. >> reporter: caitlan coleman remains secluded, not yet speaking publicly.er husband providing this photograph. boyle says for his wife it's still too soon to talk about what happened. >> her religious faith gets her through. and i think that and her love of being a mother. >> reporter: boyle says the couple traveled to afghanistan in 2012 to help villagers living under taliban rule. but were kidnapped by militants. pregnant at the time of their abduction, caitlan gave birth to two sons and a daughter in captivity. according to boyle, the couple also had anoth daughr w was killed by their captors. the dio tral to the war zone infuriated members of caitlan's family. taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place, it's unconscionable. >> reporter: since their release new attention is being focused on boyle's life before the abduction. at one point he was briefly married to the sister of omar kutter. he was released, the canadian government determined he was being held unjustly. today boyle describes the horror his family endured, imprisoned by a notorious

caitlan coleman, her husband and three children were held captive in pakistan.eman and her husband were hiking outside kabul when they were captured in 2012. she was seven months pregnant at the time and her children were born in captivity. the u.s. government is releasing few details but president trump said the white house was in on the negotiations to free them. >>> hughard live pictures from skyfox as we continue our coverage of the north bay fires. it's not burning near calistoga and robert louis stevenson state park. one helicopter is in this live picture. >> we will also check back in with our meteorologist who is tracking the firefighter conditions. we are back after the break. >>> over the last couple of days it's been difficult to get the air attack underway because of the conditions. today, we have seen a fair amount of water drops and a fair amount of fire retardant drops. >> it was nice to have that added resource in the air yesterday. today, conditions -- there still a lot of haze in the sky. if you remember it was tuesday night we had the explosiv

in 2012, militants with ties to the taliban captured american caitlan coleman and her canadian-born husbandle while they were traveling in afghanistan. at the time she was seven months pregnant. they now have three kids. this image from a video the taliban released in december. the white house says the united states worked with the pakistani government to free the family. earlier today, president trump thanked pakistan and called this a positive moment for relations between our two countries. >> the pakistani government's cooperation is a sign that it is honoring america's wish that it do more to provide security in the region. >> shepard: the president said he thinks it shows pakistan is respecting the u.s.a. again. jennifer griffin with the news live. what else are you you hearing about the husband here? >> u.s. officials say josh what boyle would not board the u.s. military flight out of pakistan because he feared being arrested by the u.s. government and being sent to guantanamo bay. he was adamant he wanted to fly to canada on a private plane. we're learning that boyle's concern may be

this american woman caitlan coleman, her canadian husband joshua boyle, and three small children, all three of their children, born in captivity, finally rescued overnight by pakistani security officials. they were being moved apparently, according to our national security analyst, peter bergpen, from one location to another, when the pakistanis acting in part on intelligence they got from the united states, were able to move in and rescue them. the family currently to this morning is still in pakistan, arrangements still being made for their return either to the u.s. or to canada. the husband's country of citizenship. the president actually hinted last night when he was speaking, in fact, that something very interesting was in the works and was about to come to light. have a listen to what he had to say. >> one of my generals came in and said i have to tell you, a year ago they would have never done that. it was a great sign of respect. you will probably be hearing about it over the next few days. a country that did not respect us. this is a country that respects us now. the world is

caitlan coleman was released ten days ago after being held by the taliban for several years. she sent a series of e-mails to her hometown newspaper writing that she wants to remain private and that memories of her pennsylvania hometown helped her get through her darkest days of captivity. coleman and her husband were backpacking in afghanistan when they were captured. they had four children in captivity. her husband says their captors killed one of them. >>> the houston astros are going to the world series. >> bird into center. springer says he's got it. the houston astros win the pennant! >> the astros won game seven last night at home beating the new york yankees 4-0. houston fans partying late into the night as their team broke out the champagne in the locker room. pitcher justin verlander was named mvp of the series. the astros play the los angeles dodgers in the world series game one tuesday night in los angeles. >>> dylan is here now with a look at the weather. i'm a yankee fan. >> i know, i'm sorry. >> if you have to root for somebody, city of houston, a great astros t

the american caitlan coleman and her husband were kidnapped part of afghanistan. wound up giving birth to that child and two others over the five years they were in custody. with the help of u.s. intelligence, pakistan i commandos recently carried out a daring rescue operation as the taliban tried to move the family. >> a rare opportunity for taxpayers in virginia who owe back taxes, the state is offering amnesty. through november 14th, you can pay the taxes that you owe and half of the interest. the state will waive half of the interest and all of the penalties. virginia expects to take in $90 million. this is only the fourth time amnesty has been offered since 1990. >> student loan debt now at a record $1.3 trillion, and delinquencies are rising. ahead, what some would be willing to give up to get out from under that burden. >> and the first african-american to get a diploma from d.c.'s gonzaga college high school did that at a time before the s cnarrator: ed gillespie and i wants to endis ad. a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decision

caitlan coleman is from pennsylvania, she iot husband joshua boyle is. his wife was already pregnant when they were kidnapped in afghanistan. >> the stupidity and the evil of the hakani networks kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife was eclipsed by the stupidity and evil by authorizing the murder of my infant daughter and subsequent rape of my wife. >> as for why the couple decided to have more children under the circumstances boyle told the associated press that they decided, in his words, hey, let's make the best of this and at least go home with a larger start on our dream family. they came home with three young sons. >> religious groups in montgomery county are getting emergency aid to bolster their security amid concerns about a recent rise in hate crimes against local faith organizations. the i-team scott macfarlane is here to explain all new at 6:00. scott? >> yeah, leon, about 30 different religious organizations are going to get that money. hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency a that will include synagogues, churches and

american citizen caitlan coleman, her canadian husband joshua boyle and three small children born inces after being held five years by the haqqani terror network. a proof of live video released last year showed the family in grim circumstances. the rescue happened in the tribal region along the border with afghanistan. >> we've been watching for the family. >> reporter: the first hint of the release coming from president trump wednesday night. >> something happened today where a country totally disrespected us called with very, very important news. >> reporter: the mission to get them back began with u.s. intelligence assets tracking the family. the u.s. then alerted pakistan that the hostages were being moved into the country's mountainous northwest tribal region. pakistani intelligence and military units moved on the information, stopping the vehicle and securing a perimeter around it. in a phone calltohis arents, josh said they were in a vehicle when gunfire broke out. caitlan heard the captors say, kill the prisoners. when they were finally retrieved, all five of their captors w

caitlan coleman is originally from york county, pennsylvania. her husband joshua boyle is canadian. after arriving in toronto last night, he told reporters the insurgent group killed their infant daughter while they were held hostage. he also said a guard raped his wife. coleman was pregnant when she and her husband were kidnapped in afghanistan. the couple then had three other children who were born in captivity. >> obviously it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children to call a home, to focus on edification and to try to regain some portion of the childhood that they have lost. >> he added that one of his surviving children is in poor health and had to be treated immediately after they were rescued by pakistani forces this week. >>> we have a follow-up to a story nbc10 was first to report. albright college in reading has kicked two more players off its football team in connection with a pregame demonstration. earlier this week you may remember we spoke to quarterback jyree durant. he told us he was

caitlan coleman and joshua boyle were shown in two hostage videos after being captured in afghanistan in 2012. relatives learned of their release today, in ontario, canada. >> we were told the wonderful news that our family had been rescued. and then 20 minutes later, we were allowed to actually talk with josh. that's the first time in five years we got to hear his voice. it was amazing. >> woodruff: details on how the faly was freed were not immediately available. but president trump said it shows many countries are starting to respect the united states again. rival palestinian factions fatah and hamas announced a new attempt today to heal a 10-year breach. hamas agreed to return control of gaza to fatah by december first. fatah already controls the west bank. the agreement was brokered by egypt and signed in cairo. it also calls for reopening a key border crossing with egypt. the united states is formally withdrawing from the u.n. cultural agency unesco. the state department says the decision take effect at the end of next year. washington halted funding for unesco in 2011, after it