stephen farrell and sultan munadi were killed that only four days ago. work had been done to discover where they were. a decision had been taken to launch this operation. they were not transferred or sold on from the people holding them perhaps to even more inaccessible locations and perhaps a more hard-line group of insurgents. one of stephen farrell's colleagues said he was held in seven months when he was kidnapped last year. i think there was probably concern to ensure this did not drag on for such a long time. >> obviously stephen farrell is free and people are very happy, no doubt about that. but his translator, sultan munadi, was killed. are there any questions about the local recruits being hired in this situation? >> well, it is a difficult relationship. many western journalists clearly relied, most western journalists rely on the knowledge and skills of their local colleagues. steven and sultan would have known the risks in a place when there would have been a spike in attacks in the last few months by taliban-led insurgents. this is a long way

. >>> stephen farrell is a "new york times" journalist. saturday he was taken captive while at work in afghanistan. this morning farrell was rescued during what's described as a daring raid by british commandos. while the raid saved farrell, five other people were killed. michael flynn has our report. >> reporter: "the new york times" confirms that stephen farrell, one of the paper's veteran war reporters was rescued early this morning after a helicopter raid by british commandos. the operation to free farrell began just afteridnight at a taliban hideout in northern afghanistan, an suv nearby with windows blasted out is evidence of the heavy gun fire that took place. on "the times" website, farrell was saying we were all in a room. we thought they would kill us. we thought should we go out? there were bullets all around us. i could hear british and afghan voices. once the shooting began, he and his translator ran. the translator was shot and killed. his taliban captors also ran. soon after farrell says he dove into a ditch and yelled, "bri

farrell. welcome, miss farrell. miss farrell is senior vice president of national international business solutions for aetna, incorporated. leading divisions which provide health insurance for the federal government, tricare and state medicaid programs, and other businesses in the u.s. and abroad. previously, she was the senior vice president of aetna specialty products and medicaid. >>. this included aetna dental, life, disability, long-term care and voluntary products. and aetna's medicaid and children's health insurance program business. miss farrell has also served as senior vice president for strategic planning. mr. james h. bloom. is that the correct pronunciation? bloom. mr. james h. bloom. mr. bloom is senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for humana incorporated. he has primary responsibility to supervise all accounting, actuarial, analytical, financial, tax, risk management, treasury and investor relations activities for that company. thank you for being here. mr. thomas richards. ap

farrell's translator and a taliban command fighter were killed. he was covering a nato attack on fuel tankers hijacked by the taliban. as many as 82 people were killed in last friday's air strike. nato confirms some were civil n civilians and an investigation has been ordered. meanwhile, four americans were killed in an ambush near the pakistan border yesterday. 11 americans have been killed in afghanistan this month. >>> a partial recount has been ordered in afghanistan's presidential election. the u.n. commission that monitored the voting says it found clear and convincing evidence of fraud. yesterday, afghan officials released election results showing karzai with 54% of the vote. that's enough to avoid a run-off, but his chief rival says it's easy to see the vote was rigged. >> we all know that part of the numbers, which have been announced, which has taken president karzai about 50%, that is -- it's not suspicious numbers, it's fraudulent. >> the recount could take months. >>> space shuttle discovery is scheduled to return to earth tomorrow. d

sure enough, scarily enough, farrell and mr.re both kidnapped by the taliban at the site of the bombing. but here's where the story changes from a war movie script to a steven soderbergh war movie script, and one with a brutal ending. stephen farrell is irish, a dual irish/british citizen. by 2:00 p.m. on saturday, the day they were kidnapped, a website called irishcentral had already broken the news about the abduction. then, right away, irishcentral unbroke the story. they erased the story from that i shall website. they erased it from the other websites they share content with and erased it from all their news feeds. they disappeared the story after "the new york times" called them and told them they wanted to keep the kidnapping under wraps because they thought that would be in the best interest of the hostages. we've seen this before, sort of. current tv, for example, wouldn't tell us anything about laura ling and euna lee when they were being held in north korea. at first, "newsweek" magazine wouldn't say anything about it

farrell is back in kabul. tragically, munati was found dead later this morning.overing war zones, obviously, it is a dangerous assignment. does this raise questions about how safe they can be trying to uncover the truth? >> it raises the questions every day, covering the war zones like afghanistan. the question is the story worth the risk? we have many ways of managing that risk which i won't go into on air. clearly, kidnapping is becoming a huge problem in afghanistan. you recall david rowe, the pulitzer-prize-winning journalist captured and escaped just four months ago. stephen himself was kidnapped before, i believe in fallujah in 2004. what this brings home to me, contessa is that afghanistan is as dangerous today or getting there as it was for western journalists in iraq not long ago. it is always going to be tradeoff, again, between the story and the risk you take. >> jim, thank you so much for bringing your perspective to this i appreciate that. >>> take a look at this a florida county deputy under investigation after our florida nbc affiliate uncovered th

stephen farrell was freed an unheard. an afghan journalist, two afghan civilians and a british soldier were killed in the operation. they investigated last week's nato air strike. >> stephen farrell, seen on the left and dressed in local close the day before he was kidnapped. this morning, munadi's body was brought to the senior the gun battle. a british soldier died in the fighting. the prime minister paid tribute to him, saying that his bravery would not be forgotten. the afghan government and filled journalists are asking for an inquiry into the operation. >> we condemn this killing. this is a careless operation. they were not properly planning how to do this. >> the area was an insurgent stronghold. there was an area in which many afghan civilians were killed. with the journalist's car was found abandoned on the side of the road, efforts began to found them -- find them. british forces found whether two journalists were being held. we were all in a room. it was obviously a raid. we thought, would they kill us? there w

overnight, stephen farrell had written an account of his ordeal in which he defends the decision to make the trip. on "the new york times" website he admits that when he and afghan journalist sultan munadi first got near the site of the nato attack, sultan began talking to the police and gleaned it was not safe to go off the main highway to the site. but the following day, they went anyway. i checked with sultan and the driver to see if they felt safe going there. and they said it seemed all right. at the riverbank where the destroyed fuel tankers were, the journalists began interviewing locals. they were initially keen to talk. but as time passed, we grew nervous. i do not know how long we were there but it was uncomfortably long. i am comfortable with the decision to go to the riverbank but i fear we spent too long there. stephen farrell and sultan mud munadi were both taken by the taliban and moved around for four days before british forces mounted their rescue raid. during it, thefghan journalist, a british special forces soldier and unknown number of locals were killed. but with spe

farrell was freed. but the translator was killed in the firefight, as well as the wife and son of one of the taliban commanders. there are reports that one soldier was killed, as well. farrell was the second "new york times" journalist captured in afghanistan this last year. they were on the border to pakistan. it's no secret, it's increasingly dangerous for journalists to travel in these parts of the world. particularly because the taliban has moved into areas that where it was peaceful. since nato has begun to use northern afghanistan as a supply route for its 100,000 troops here, today, the kunduz governor says one-third of his territory is controlled by the taliban. >>> also from afghanistan, more americans killed in action. in the first eight days of this month, eight u.s. troops have been killed, including four in a single attack yesterday. and four americans were killed in iraq yesterday, marking it the deadliest day there for the u.s. in more than two months now. >>> well, the storm named fred w

. >> stephen farrell, seenn the left and dreed in local close the day before he was kidnapp. this mrning, munadi's body was brought to theenior the gun battle. a britissoldier died in the fighting. the ime minister paid tribute him, sing that his bravy would not beorgotten. the afghan govnment and filled journalists are asking for an inquiry into the operation. >> we ndemn this killing. this is a careless opation. they were not properly planning how to do this the area was ainsurgent stnghold. there was an area in which many afghan civilians we killed. wi the journalist's car was found abandoned on the side of the road, efforts began to found them -- find them. btish forces found whether two journalists were beingeld. we were all in a rm. it w obviously a rd. thoht, would they kill us? thereere bullets all around us. i could hearbritish and afghan voices. he had been kidpped briefly bere inraq and spoke about the risks that he fed. >> there are an infinite number of variables althe way to your colleague through t judgment in bagad. there is no cookie cutter approach tohis. yo

farrell, let's talk about aetna. neat is the third largest for profit insurer according to "fortune" magazine, but the current management returned your company to profitability by shedding members. you made bigger profits with fewer premium payers, isn't that true? >> are you referring to back in the late 1990s and early 2000s? >> that you have made, and there is a point at which you shed some members, and the profits started to go up? >> there was a point in our history where we were as an enterprise not profitable, and one of the reasons, the big reason why we were not profitable is that we had underestimated medical costs. >> oh, i'm sure. >> that is exactly the point. so how much customers did you have to lose in order to return to profitability? >> i don't recall, it was not looked at in terms of how many members we had to lose, but looked at in terms of what is the underlying rate of medical cost and how do we price appropriately there? >> "forbes" magazine said about $8 million and we will put na in the record

cheryl: will farrell another healthy actor would pay the same one a takes home $20 million for working three months on a movie. jim, a little hypocriticahypocr >> i thought "talladega nights" was funny but is funnier watching him way in on chicks. most of them don't have college degrees, a lot of them don't have high school degrees. they go from waiting tables to making millions of dollars and those dollars were furnished by people unwealthy, by investment dollars, investment bankers and they now need to be attack because they are the greedy big guy. it is a joke we listen to them or any of them are asked to weigh in on anything other than their acting skills. >> but it had two million hits it that days. this thing went crazy on the internet. >> because it is funny. he is a cheed. the -- he is a comedian. it like comparing apples and oranges. you can't fault him because he is successful at what he does. >> you can't fault an insurance executive for being good at what had he do. they make a joke about the mini zoos. a lot of entertainers have little zoos. michael jackson had one because

farrell was taken hostage saturday.as covering a controversial nato airstrike on taliban forces in the kundoz province. that left scores dead. after a rescue underscores the danger in afghanistan. cnn has an exclusive look from the war zone as one of our own reporters, michael wear, barely escapes a taliban attack in the dead of the night. >> reporter: a hidden taliban, ied, is about to hit this afghan police gun truck. a cnn camera man and i are riding in it. by some miracle it detonates a half beat too soon or we would be dead. gravel rains over us. then comes the shooting, a so-called death blossom, police firing to ward off further attack. >> the frightening moments for our colleague michael ware and our other colleagues with him. the war has been raging eight years. this summer has become a crucial time. our josh leaves is here to show us some of the latest. >> we see pieces of drama like that, right. what i want to do is help everyone get that. right now with the help of this great site, cnn.com/afghanistan. let's

a british commando and farrell's afghan translator were killed. farrell was not hurt. >>> tonight president obama is planning a prime time pitch, making his case for health care reform with a televised dress to a joint session of congress. the stakes couldn't be higher for his plans. the health care debate has been plagued by tumultuous town hall 3450 meetings all summer long. some people say it's the president's fault for not telling the people exactly what he wants. brooke hart joins us with more on mr. obama's hopes to change that tonight. >> reporter: you said it. as you know, the president has tried to stay at arm's length from the health care debate in congress and shape it from a distance. tonight all that changes as he steps into the center of the fray. ahead of tonight's speech, the pressures on the president were loud and visible. liberal activists showed up outside the white house, even some who worked for barack obama during his campaign threatened to abandon him. >> i will not work for him again if he abandons the ub public option. >>

farrell? >> we process approximately 407 million claims annually at aetna. and if you look at the reasons why clichls -- claims are denied, i think what you're trying to get at is the reason that something might be denied for medical necessity, and at aetna, less than one half of 1 percent of claims are denied, because of medical reasons. >> thank you. >> ranking member jordan, i cited the atheetha health study which i commentsed we ranked first in terms of the lowest denial rate. our denial rate in that survey was 5.7%. >> okay. >> the government -- medicare part program -- >> was fifth -- >> that had an 8.7% denial rate for fifth place. >> okay. >> ranking member jordan at cigna, we have about 91 million claims we processed last year, and again, 99.9% of those were proved for the cover. so it of would have been .1% that we're not through to coverage. >> good. hcsc processes 560 -- 560,000 claims a day, and we deny for the medical necessity coverage 3/10 of a percent. >> wonderful. mr. bloem,

farrell is an irish and british national.xecutives at "the times" said they were told to keep quiet about his kidnapping because of fears about farrell's safety. >>> flash flooding in turkey killed more than 2 dozen, 200 cars were washed into sea. a town about an hour west of istanbul. two days of torrential rainfall sparked the oods. the water is more than three feet high on a main expressway in istanbul. some drivers had to climb up on the roofs of their vehicles to wait for help. authorities say at least 31 people have been killed so far. >>> still ahead, hunted down and killed. a woman murdered in a busy local community. >>> staying healthy goes further than your medicine cabinet. >> a far-out visit. >>> welcome back at 5:30. i'm craig melvin in for jim handly today. >> i'm wendy rieger. community q and a, your concerns about health care reform. a date with a roabber. a suspect who returned to the the scene of crime for love. and hubble telescope snapshots are beautiful. >>> a woman shot at close range this morning in sil

. >>> also overnight, this is a picture of "new york times" reporter steven farrell. he's a free man this morning after british commandos saved him. western military officials in afghanistan say a british commando was killed during a raid in the northern province, in the area where farrell was taken, a translator as well. they were held hostage by the taliban and militants saturday. "the new york times" reports that his afghan translator was also killed in wednesday's morning's raid. >>> 6:02. signs and bumps and traps not enough to slow you down. >> so baltimore county is putting up speed cameras to enforce the speed limit. sherrie johnson live with the lively debate from the council. >> reporter: pretty soon there will be speed cameras in baltimore county in school zones like this one at rogers forge elementary school. authorities are trying to protect children from speeders in school zones. the council gave the green light last night and the cameras could be in place by october in 15 selected locations. in montgomery county they've been catching unsuspecting driver

vince farrell, cio securities group is still with us. so vince, what do you expect today? we have a lot of economic data coming out this week, what do you expect the markets to do looking ahead of that and ahead of obama's speech this evening? >> well, we really just have mr. obama's speech today. all the data that you're referring to, julia, really starts tomorrow with the producer price index, the retail sales and what not. i have been thinking for sometime that this market rally starting last march is extended and due for correction. i think the argument economically right now is can the recovery continue? or is there the potential of another down leg? on the risky side is the u.s. consumer still has too much debt. and if you take away the government support to the economy, will probably sometime unwind itself over the course of the next half year, the consumer still is overleveraged and undersaved. i wonder if the economic strength can continue. julia, typically when you have a sharp advance in a limited period of time, you'll give back about 1/3 to 1/2 of that adva e

farrell tells the times the taliban captors panicked when they realized there was a raid. he called it a hail of gunfire. he saw them fall saying journalist, journalist. he is unharmed but the interpreter area body found later this morning. >> what a story. thank you very much. >>> the way money and politics mix in this country could be about to change. all because of a documentary about hillary clinton. up next, we're going to get the very latest live from supreme court. >>> just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, more great white sharks spotted in the atlantic. >> you're making me scared! >> we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ once you've dealt with the things that come between you... don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva ♪ viagra! viagra...america's most prescribed ed treatment... can help you enjoy a more satisfying sexual experience. to learn more, spend some quality time with viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain... as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood press

but stephen farrels afghan tranator and a briti soldier were killed the action.e have a report narrated paul davieof independent television news. >> repter: the special forces have dappeared with the briton they came to rese. here, local afans deal with thaftermath of an operation that succeeded butnly at a cost the body they artransporting is that of an afghan journalt who was also a ctive but was not so fornate. this is e man who was freed alive:tephen farrell, a british porter employed by "the new york time" a specialistn frontline journalism. it was four daysgo, he and his colleague mohamm munadi were taken gunpoint from their car near t town of kundus, a kidnappinghat was kept secret at the time. only n can the story be told. was early on saturday the t reports were abducted by taliban fighters. their driver manag to escape and raised the alarm a srt timeater. the abduction was kept sret while specl forces prepared for their operation. befo dawn today, they moved in, but a brith soldier, the afghan journalist ana local woman diedn the rescue. in an count pub

overnight stephen farrell had written an account of his ordeal in which he defends the decision to makethe trip. on the "new york times" web site he admits that when he and afghan journalist sultan munadi first got near the site of the nato attack, sultan began talking to the police and gleaned that it was not safe to go off the highway to the site. but the following day they went anyway. >> i checked with sultan and the driver to see if they felt safe going there and they said it seemed all right. >> reporter: at the river bank where the destroyed fuel tankers were, the journalists began interviewing locals. they were initially keen to talk but... >> as time passed we grew nervous. i do not know how long we were there, but it was uncomfortably long. i am comfortable with the decision to go to the river bank but i fear we spent too long there. >> reporter: stephen farrell and sultan munadi were both taken by the taliban and moved around for four days before british forces mounted their rescue raid. during it, the afghan journalist a british special forces soldier and an unknown number o

farrell was not hurt. >>> there was a star studded memorial for walter cronkite. president obama and former president clinton spoke at the president clinton spoke at the lincolnÑ he was known as the most trusted man in america and helped the one trithrough their most darkest hours. walter cronkite died in july at the age of 92. >>> coming up tonight, a plane hijacked in new mexico, more than a dozen americans on board. >> they are responsible for scrambling the jets. a rare flight with the 113th fighter wing. forced to resign after talk iin into a microphone. >>> a few scattered light showers. more rain tomorrow. even some wind. coming up, we'll tell you what the sloppiest part of the day will be. trying to prevent the fat lady from singing at the ballpark. plus, jim ddly maryland, emergencyhe t ho county.us county. e seouth was fulengulfed inengulf arrived. after knocking down the flames, firefighters found a body inside. there's no word on who the victim might be or who start ed the fire. >>> took aim at adult businesses today. they want them out of neighborhood

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steven farrell was taken hostage by the taliban on saturday along with his interpreter.ke on two hijacked fuel tankers. the interpreter, a british commando and reportedly some civilians were killed in the cross fire of today's rescue. >>> today sonia sotomayor hears her first legal arguments as a supreme court justice in the case dealing with campaign finance laws. sotomayor was welcomed to the high court on tuesday by the chief justice, john roberts. >>> today president obama is among those paying tribute to walter cronkite at a public memorial service in new york celebrating his achievements. the legendary anchorman died in july at the age of 92. >>> some great white sharks, more of them, were spotted and tagged on tuesday off cape cod so that trackers can keep an eye on them. the biggest is about 15 feet long. in all, five great whites have been tagged off massachusetts saturday. as you might expect, chatham beaches are closed to swimmers again today. >>> and an arizona driver charged 37 times with speeding vows to fight the charges. photos taken by surveillance camer

reporter steven farrell was taken hostage along with his translator in the northern province saturday buttimes now reporting he's free this morning. >>> and lawyers for sheila dixon claim state prosecutors made the same errors that caused the first indictments to be thrown out. she's accused of stealing gift cards for the needy. her attorneys filed the motion yesterday. >>> an update on the rape allegations against pittsburgh's ben roethlisberger. attorneys for the woman who accused him of assaulting her said she would drop her civil lawsuit if he acknowledged the rape and apologized. reno-based attorney ken dunlap wrote to roethlisberger that his client would also like him to donate $100,000 to a organization that supports domestic violence victims. his attorneys say they won't accept her offer. >>> 5:33. here's what's happening on this 9-9-09, sheila dixon will be at the symposium on lead and healthy homes. and the law and public policy series will host governor martin o'malley as he speaks on maryland's dna collection laws. that is all happening today. >>> when you take your kids t

. >> reporter: sphen farrell and sultan munadi were both tan by the taliban and ved around for four daysbefo british forces mounted their rescue rd. during it, the afgn journalist a britisspecial forces soldier anan unknown number of locals were kild. but with speculation negotiations were undeay that may have led to peaceful outcome, should the raid have been sanctiond afghan journists are angry by what they percve was a botched job. at sultan muna's house in kabul this morning, lleagues gathered to mourn his deh. >> the m.c. holdresponsible for e international forces for the death of munadi because ey sorted in military action before exhauing other non-violent mean there is njustification for the international forces to rescue their own natnal and free the dead body of theiown soldier killed in action and leave behi the dead body of sultanunadi in the area. we deethis action as inhuman. >> reporter: so british journalist rescued but an afan one and a soldier lost. from the point of view, two huge a cost. >> lehrer: and to jeffrey own. >> brown: and we pick up on me of the issues raised

stephen farrell was taken hostage. >>> high drama on the hundredway in mexico city. lone hijacker tried to take control of a plane full of passengers, including several americans. kerry sanders has more on how it started and how it ended. >>> some passengers on board said they didn't realize there was a hijacking in progress. >> translator: we never would have guessed he was attempting to hijack the plane. we know because they told us we were taking off. >> reporter: the lone hijacker was never able to get past the locked cockpit door. somehow he told crew members his intentions. some were americans. all were ushered to safety. security teams swarmed the hijacker. it's not believed there was only one hijack. he demanded to see mexico's president, felipe calderon. if denied, he said he would blow the plane up. a brief indication filled with explosives was destroyed by bomb technicians. the lone gunman claims he was on a godly mission that today's date, 09/09/09 is 666 upsidedown, a sign from the devil. >> translator: h wanted to talk to authorities. he had a revelatio

earlier farrell was freed during a commando raid.ng the rescues effort. their capture had been kept secret because of safety concerns. >> back here at home, justice today in an important case involving campaign finance reform. after taking her oath of office, sotomayor and chief justice john roberts descended the court steps together, as is tradition for a new justice. >> apple is planning a big product announcement this afternoon. rumor has it the ipod touch and nano music players could be getting cameras. how about that, vinita? the itunes music store could add photos, lyrics and maybe even the beatles music. ceo steve jobs could make his first appearance since returning from that six-month medical leave. >> i have to wait a little longer. >> hurricane fred is now a category 1 storm packing winds of 75 miles an hour. fred is centered a few hundred miles off the cape verde island near africa. it will remain over the open water and not affect land. >> here is your wednesday weather. stormy in the mid atlantic but pockets of heavy rai

it emerged that steven farrell who worked for "the new york times" had been warned not to go to the area where he and his afghan colleagues were seized. five girls at a school in the indian capital deh li were killed in a stampede of hundreds of students. reports that it was caused by rumors that parts of the building were electrically charged after torrential rain caused a short circuit. 30 others were injured. an emergency aid relief program was launched after floods hit large parts of western africa. heavy rains and rising waters forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and have left them relyant on aid agencies to survive. -- lreliant on aid agencies to survive. now it's the biggest domestic challenge facing barack obama, the struggle to bring health care to every american and persuade some republicans his potentially costly reform to an expensive system will work. it's also a challenge many commentators believe he had been planning to overcome, which is why so much was made of his address this week to a joint session of congress. for uninsured americans he promised what h

farrell. welcome, miss farrell.s farrell is senior vice president of national international business solutions for aetna, incorporated. leading divisions which provide health insurance for the federal government, tricare and state medicaid programs, and other businesses in the u.s. and abroad. previously, she was the senior vice president of aetna specialt this person has served as senior vice president for strategic planning. is that correct? mr. george -- mr. james blume. his primary responsibility is to supervise all accounting, analytical, financial, risk- management, treasury, and investor relations activities for the company. thank you for being here. mr. thomas richards. we appreciate your attendance. he is senior vice president for product management and new product development for cigna healthcare which provides customer benefits and online enrollment. previously, he ran their stock- lost business which provides insurance to middle-market and national segment customers. he has held a variety of product mana

farrell. welcome, miss farrell.ss farrell is senior vice president of national international business solutions for aetna, incorporated. leading divisions which provide health insurance for the federal government, tricare and state medicaid programs, and other businesses in the u.s. and abroad. previously, she was the senior vice president of aetna specialty products and medicaid. >>. this included aetna dental, life, disability, long-term care and voluntary products. and aetna's medicaid and children's health insurance program business. miss farrell has also served as senior vice president for strategic planning. mr. james h. bloom. is that the correct pronunciation? bloom. mr. james h. bloom. mr. bloom is senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for humana incorporated. he has primary responsibility to supervise all accounting, actuarial, analytical, financial, tax, risk management, treasury and investor relations activities for that company. thank you for being here. mr. thomas richards. appre

farrell said a translator was also killed.ue underscore just how dangerous the situation is currently in afghanistan. you've seen our own journalist always in hot zones covering wars around the world. he and his photographer recently went on night patrol with afghan police in taliban controlled kandahar. take a look at what they went through just recently and why they're lucky to be alive today. >> reporter: a hidden taliban roadside bomb and ied is about to hit this afghan police gun truck. a cameraman and i are riding in it. by some miracle it detonates a heartbeat too soon otherwise we would all be dead. instead gravel rains over us. then comes the shooti ining wit police firing to ward off further attack. >> michael ware reporting from highway 1. it is considered one of the most dangerous roads in the world. ware says police have been pulled off buses on the road and executed on the spot by the taliban. >>> in new york today a fond farewell to the most trusted man in america. walter cronkite. take a look at the faces in th

the paper reporting that steven farrell was rescued.n journalist who was also taken and worked with farrell was killed during the daring raid. until now the kidnappings have been kept quiet out of concern for their safety. farrell was kidnapped once before in 2004 when he was covering the war in iraq. >>> the plot thickens. a bone fragment found in the back yard next to sex offender phillip garrido's house is probably human. police say garrido took care of the property but say it's not unusual to find native american remains in the area. garrido and his wife charged with the rape and kidnapping of jaycee dugard 18 years ago. >>> and three more great white sharks spotted off cape cod, that makes five tagged this week. officials say they have all been electronically tagged so experts can track their movements, hopefully learn more why they are there. the shark sightings prompted officials on the cape to actually close the beaches to swimmers over the popular labor day weekend. >> so we've been to montauk, palm beach. what do you say we pu

farrell was rescued today by british commandos in northern afghanistan.lator, a british soldier, and a civilian were killed during the rescue. >>> some dramatic flooding scenes out of istanbul, turkey this morning. flash flooding left motorists stranded on top of their vehicles, some clinging to the roof. at least 20 people have died, some drowned in the cars. the flooding was caused by heavy rainfall. >>> and firefighters in los angeles had a pretty tough job. a big fire engine fell into a sink hole yesterday after a water main break, firefighters were able to pull it out of the hole. katie couric now has a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >>> good morning, a government panel prepares to vote today. should a vaccine for a sexually transmitted disease be given to boys? that's tonight only the "cbs evening news" now back to "the early show." >>> it is 8:03 this morning. good morning, lonie. >> can i ask you quickly, when you were a kid, were you able to get the license plates with the name russ on it? >> russell. >> because i was never able to find a

>> steve farrell of the new york times and his translator had gone out after the air strike on the fuel tankers had killed people, including many soldiers. there were listening in on soldiers, they will have their mobile phones, and at some time, it was decided that they would stage a late overnight assault on the compound. they were about to say if him, and at that point, the transmitter was killed. his body was left behind. it is not clear what bullets killed him, but they are selling everything is a double standard, and the forces did this at the time there were trying to negotiate hostages. do not forget that the british commanders actually lost one of their own during this race, so this canada hikers to them, as well -- they were hearing conversations, and it seemed like it would move the hostages to afghanistan and that the translators life was in more danger. it seemed like they were going to kill a translator. shepard: controversy in kentucky after a football coach organized a church trip that included a mass baptism of some of his players. several parents are livid. several pla

. >> in the movie, he applies mia farrell in -- he thank this not only with the champagne they drankut also gave her quaye lewd. when she became affected by the alcohol and drugs, he raped her. >> he went to jail for a short time to undergo psychiatric. that's when polanski fled. samantha says his disappearance of easier to deal with than what she faced from the media. >> i just remember it was all my falt. it was like a career move, you know, something. but nothing nice. >> the public was sympathetic to the famed director. after all, this was just a few years after polanski lost his pregnant wife, share tate, in the grizzly manson murders. samantha says the press had a field day at both their expenses. surprisingly she says she opens polanski can someday come back to the u.s. without the threat of a big time sale. i just don't think it was his intention for all this to happen. i knew it was just as bad for him as it was for me. if he could, i'm sure he'd go back and wouldn't do it again. >> roman polanski faced an american audience. friends can not extra dit him to the u.s. 000 mile

farrell was rescued and is okay. >>> little mesge to us, the american taxpayers. do not expect to get your money back from the big auto bailout. a congressisional watchdog grou says this morning, of the $14 billion in aid given to chrysler, more t than $5 billio is highly unlikely to be repaid. and it says gm's stock wou have to rise to unprecedented levels to recoup the $50 billion given to that company. >>> in california, fensic experts say now that a bone fragment found next to the home of kidnapping suspect phillip garrido, is probably human. garrido lived there for a time before moving next door, where he allegedly held jaycee dugard captive for 18 years. dna tests are now being reform performed on the bone. >>> finally, let's headline this one beatle mania 2.0. today, every album the fab four has ever made, is being re-released after a digital remastering. and a whole, new generation will get to be inside the music with today's launch of thee beatles rockband video game. plus, reports that beatles' songs will finally be made available on, s, itunes. that's t

steven farrell was freed earlier this morning by alternate soldiers. it is the second journalist to be kidnapped in afghanistan in a year. >>> with flu worries running ram month, states are debating whether to force workers to get flu shots. new york the first state to be hit hard by the h1n1 virus is requiring all health care workers to be immunized. >>> the shuttle discovery is supposed to return to earth tomorrow. yesterday after undocking from the international space station, they surveyed the ship to make sure it is ready for a safe return. they were checking for signs of damage, including damage from micrometeorites. >>> still to come on 9 news now, federal officials say antiviral drugs such as the flu vaccine should possible given to patients considered to be at risk. the story and more when we come back you like your health coverage, but worry what happens... if you get sick, or change jobs. eight ways reform matters to you. a cap on deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. no annual or lifetime limits on coverage. preventive care. covered. pre-exi

some british defense officials were concerned farrell would be moved. today afghan journalist gathered at the grave to vent grief and anger. they hold nato forces responsible for his death because nonviolent means to get his release had not been exhausted. >>> a truck bomb killed people in the kurdish area in northern iraq. it happened last night about midnight. that bomb flattened a neighborhood about 35 miles southeast of mosul. a second suicide bomber tried to attack at the same time, but security forces were able to stop him before he set off his explosives. the attack bears similarities to others planned by al qaeda in iraq and other sunni insurgents who have been active in the area of mosul. u.s. commanders have warned insurgents appear to be trying to ske an arab-kurdish conflict. >>> the congressional banking coittee demanded answers today how bernie madoff was able to swindle billions of dollars from investors over the course of 16 years without the securities and exchange commission ever detecting the fraud. the former inspector general admits

new york times reporter steven farrell is a free man this morning.rescued by british special forces overnight in afghanistan three days after being kidnapped. two people died during the rescue. >>> andrea, at 00 tonight, president obama will address a joint session of congress an the american people to uterine his vision for health care reform. he is hoping congress will pass the measure before the end of the year. >> ocean city, maryland is making sure your next hotel stay is a safe one. city leaders are tightening the s requiring carbon monoxide detectors. one fifth of the rooms comply with the law. >> a lot of clouds today and spotty showers. steadier rains and highs -- highs in the mid-70s. i will have a look at the seven- day forecast when we return. a (mom) he needed everything for college: towels, sheets and then there was the stuff he wanted... like a new microwave. and because of walmart's unbeatable prices, we were able to get it all. ...and then some. set them up for success-- for less. save money. live better. walmart. (announcer) new icy

reporter stephen farrell and his translator were taken hostage saturday in the northern province whereo cover a nato air strike of two hijacked fuel tankers. the bombings, carried out by u.s. jets, killed at least 90 people -- actually, by german jets, nato jets -- called in by nato jets, excuse me, by german troops. in a pre-dawn raid yesterday, british commandos managed to free the reporter and his translator. a british commando was killed. a woman and child also died in the crossfire. right now we're going to return to camp dwyer, farther south of where we are. and as we've been reporting, casualties in this region are mounting for americans and afghan civilians. it's one thing to report the numbers, but tonight we want to show you what happens minute by minute when a call comes in someone's been hurt. chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta spent time with an elite medical crew at camp dwyer. every time a call comes in, their job is to beat the clock, just 60 minutes, that's all they get every time. >> reporter: one hour, that's it. minutes began ticking down when word came th

will farrell, huge name and extremely successful but it cost $100 million to make and made less than million. even though it sounds like the box office raked in all of this cash it doesn't mean tremendous profitability for the studios. for the entertainment industry to be healthy they have to fix that profit manager. >> films coming out this fall, what is the buzz around them and which ones are people already talking about? >> people are definitely already talking about where the wild things are that comes out october 16th. it's a spike jones film. it has a really creative feel to it at the but at the end of the day it comes from a children's story book that we know very well. that's exciting. "new moon" comes out in november. "vam tire jen -- everybody is enjoying the genre. that comes out in november. another film a lot are looking forward to is "the lovely bones." that is the film adaptation of the book of the same name that came out several years ago. that is peter jackson. you know that name from "the lord of the rings." he is directing it and it comes out in december. >> courtn

. >> mers: but just this week the "new yortimes" correspondent, farrell, s held hostage. and as he and his urnalist friend, who in afghan interpreted fohim, was killed. he got away, but the ahan was killed. anjust this week, your collgue, who was in afghanistan,onathan landay of "mcctchy," was in a hostile action a in a perilous tuation. why do y put yourself in that? >> it'sort of like afghanistan, thelternative is far woe to me, which is to do nothing, which is toay noing. you know, i have a unie backound. my parents are from egt. d i'm, i'm raised muslim and feel like have something to say. i feel like i can walk thaline between what t local populations are feelin wh the military is feeling. and i don't walk in bldly. every time i go, i sort ofook at mhands and feet and say, "oh, i hope i comeack with all of these." i mean, i know what's invoed. i know those risks, d it's ound. i an, it's become personal, in a way. every y this week, i wake up, and the's a bombing. ani worry about my friends in afghistan. and my colleague whoits right across from me at rk is caught inn

steven farrell, how see there was kidnapped in northern afghanistan while attempting to visit the scenea nato air strike. the raid comes with a price. his afghan interpreter a british soldier and civilian were killed during his rescue. ferrell said he was freed but interpreter shot dead while he tried to run to safety. a special memorial service for legendary anchorman walter chron cite this morning. hundreds will gather at the lincoln center in a few hours to pay tribute. president obama and former president -- cronkite died in july. he was 92 years old. former illinois governor blagojevich may try to -- he claims secrets made on wiretaps taken out of context. he also expects to be cleared of the charges that he tried to sell or trade obama's former senate seat for campaign money. the seven astronauts aboard shuttle discovery have undocked from the international space station and are setting their sights on landing at kennedy space center in florida tomorrow. this as nasa tracks another threatening piece of space junk near the shuttle but officials say they don't think the astronauts w

. >> moyers: but just this week the "new york times" correspondent, farrell, was held hostage. and as he and his journalist friend, who in afghan interpreted for him, was killed. he got away, but the afghan was killed. and just this week, your colleague, who was in afghanistan, jonathan landay of "mcclatchy," was in a hostile action and in a perilous situation. why do you put yourself in that? >> it's sort of like afghanistan, the alternative is far worse to me, which is to do nothing, which is to say nothing. you know, i have a unique background. my parents are from egypt. and i'm, i'm raised muslim and i feel like i have something to say. i feel like i can walk that line between what the local populations are feeling. what the military is feeling. and i don't walk in blindly. every time i go, i sort of look at my hands and feet and say, "oh, i hope i come back with all of these." i mean, i know what's involved. i know those risks, and it's around. i mean, it's become personal, in a way. every day this week, i wake up, and there's a bombing. and i worry about my friends in afg

british officials say nato forces rescued stich farrell during a pre-dawn raid in northern afghanistanive people were killed in the operation, including an afghan journalist who was working with farrell. a british commando and two civilians. >>> millions of dollars in merchandise stolen during brazen heists at j.c. penneys in several states, but now louisiana police say the mastermind is in custody. hector castillo was arrested yesterday in texas. police say he admits taking part in five j.c. penney burglaries. they stay stolen property of $3.35 million has been recovered, much from the man's home. investigators are still searching for suspected accomplices. wolf? >> all right, mary, thank you. >>> one of the world's most powerful nations may be sapping america's strength with a very aggressive spying campaign. is this rival a potential enemy, and is it already setting up the united states for a knockout blow? our homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve has been digging and digging. jeanne, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, wolf, you know, the cold war is over, but spyin

ed farrell joins us, director of research at account "consumer reports." what are the highlights? >> the consumer is probably the roughest shape we've seen in the past seven month, our overall sentiment index is down to 38.2, the lowest point we're seen since we started reporting this measure. going along with this, consumer stress is up substantially and also this measure we have called the trouble tracker show that cop assumers are basing an increasing level of financial problems over the past six months or so. that's really led by a couple of very specific troubles. one being negative changes in their credit terms and credit cards. loss of health care coverage, along with trouble getting financial loans of various types. now the good news in all this is that in august, we had reported an employment actually going down. versus going up. which it had been in the past several months. so there are some bright spots on the horizon. >> nonetheless, a stressed out consumer doesn't spend much, does he or he is? >> well, you're absolutely right. what we saw in july is that retail sales