ferrell called his editor and said, "i'm out. i'm free." despite some reports that quiet negotiations had been happening behind the scenes for their release, ultimately the way that steven ferrell was freed was by a british commando raid on the compound in which he and sultan were being held. now, in the resulting chaotic firefight, sultan was shot dead, as was one of the british commandos, as was one local woman and one child. the reporter steven ferrell was unharmed, the media embargo was ended and now a new association of afghan journalists who work with western reporters is protesting both that military raid and the fact that mr mr. munadi's body was left behind on the scene afterwards. now in the u.s., "the new york times," having had two of its key reporters abducted this year alone and having one of its longtime translators killed, "the new york times" says it is reviewing security procedures, reviewing the dangers that it's willing to have its reporters face in afghanistan in order to cover what it is that western troops are doing t

it is a collaboration between moveon.org and will ferrell's website funnyordie.se side mr. ferrell is on this time. >> something terrible is happening. >> something terrible is happening. >> something terrible is happening. >> something terrible is happening. >> health insurance executives are getting a bad wrap. >> as the health care debate heats up -- >> we need to remember who the real victims are, health insurance executives. >> people are saying a lot of really mean things about health insurance companies and their executives, and it's got to stop. >> these great businessmen are american heroes. >> so why is obama trying to reform health care when insurance companies are doing just fine making billions of dollars of profit? obama, why? >> insurance companies need our support because they keep our selfish priorities in check when we can't. >> please, doctor, my daughter's dying! she needs medication! >> think about somebody else for once. >> if my kid falls off his bike and breaks his leg, he should have to pay that money out of pocket, out of his allowance.

that first one, with will ferrell? but it is his entrepreneurial issue.d or bad thing to use the internet to get your political point across th? >> i am all for humor. what do you expect? what side of the health-care debate do you expect the celebrities to fall on? they will fall into the sweet spot of the dems. bill: it is predictable, predictable. >> i am very upset, because my uncle was an insurance executive, and he must have hid his mini zoo. bill: if you are going to bash companies in this country, get ready for 15% unemployment. coming up, people setting themselves on fire. why? it. . . pothole:h no...your tire's all flat and junk. oh, did i do that? here, let me get my cellular out - call ya a wrecker. ...oh shoot...i got no phone ...cuz i'm a pothole...so....k, bye! anncr: accidents are bad. anncr: but geico's good. with emergency road service. bill: time now for pinheads and patriots. the dalai lama is the religious leader of tibet who lives in exile because china is occupying that country but the budest monk is picking up some modern mannerisms

steve ferrell himself told the "new york times" that they wanted to kilt translater. he thought he would get out alive that kind of contradicts what the afghan reporters are complaining about. the british commanders themselves lost one of their own in this mission. shepard: they did indeed. jennifer, thanks. now to the hijacking of that mexican passenger jet? cancun. tonight, we are hearing from the man who threatened the 112 people on board. it's a story that unfolded live yesterday during "studio b." officials say a bolivian religious fanatic as they put it took control of a mexico flight when they were told he had a bomb which turned out to be an empty juice can. nobody knew that every passenger on board, including three americans released unharmed. the hijacker held the plane's crew on a tarmac for an hour before authorities eventually stormed the plane and arrested him. well, here's the man. he says he took the plane after what he called a divine revelation inspired by the calendar date 9/9/09. he noted that upside down that number is 666 which many believe repre

that first one, with will ferrell? but it is his entrepreneurial issue.d or bad thing to use the internet to get your political point across th? >> i am all for humor. what do you expect? what side of the health-care debate do you expect the celebrities to fall on? they will fall into the sweet spot of the dems. bill: it is predictable, predictable. >> i am very upset, because my uncle was an insurance executive, and he must have hid his mini zoo. bill: if you are going to bash companies in this country, get ready for 15% unemployment. coming up, people setting themselves on fire. why? it. it. car insurance company in the nation. but, it's not like we're kicking back, now, havin' a cuppa tea. gecko vo: takes lots of sweat to become that big. gecko vo: 'course, geckos don't literally sweat... it's just not our thing... gecko vo: ...but i do work hard, mind you. gecko vo: first rule of "hard work equals success." gecko vo: that's why geico is consistently rated excellent or better in terms of financial strength. gecko vo: second rule: "don't steal a coworke

and your host, will ferrell! ladies and gentlemen, will ferrell! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television [ cheers and applause ] >>> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. i, uh -- yes. whoo! right back at you. i am so happy to be back hosting the season finale of "snl." [ cheers ] i love you too. more than you know. [ laughter ] i've always loved being on this wonderful stage in front of a live audience. i actually did a one-man show on broadway this year, and i just got nominated for a tony award. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. and i should win. [ laughter ] since i'm up against that flash in the pan liza minnelli. [ laughter ] you kw, it's so funny to me, people don't realize that before i was christened "the jester," "the funny man," "the goof bag," i was known and recognized not for comedy but for my dramatic work in the theater. let me cross down stage left and explain. [ laughter ] so many roles. so many stages. so many moments. and tonight i once again walk upon the boards and pres

it was with will ferrell, kattan, parnell -- ana was in it. >> it was "the bird family." >> jimmy: yes're dating chris parnell. so, here's the thing, you're dating chris parnell, right? and he can't -- >> he can't chew food. his teeth are, like, soft like chalk. [ laughter ] and will -- >> jimmy: teeth are soft like chalk. >> they're soft like chalk and will ferrell plays his dad and ana gasteyer's his mom. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and he brings me home on his second date and they're -- his parents have to chew his food for him. [ audience groans ] and spit it into his mouth and regurgitate it into the mouth. >> jimmy: we just -- we have a clip, because you gotta see this. >> i would love to chew this apple pie for you. >> yay! yay! apple pie! [ audience oohs ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you were awesome. i love that you did that. it's so cool. >> but you know, they never -- afterwards will ferrell was like, "you're so cool that you did that." i was like, "well, i wasn't receiving." [ laughter ] i was spitting, if i had to receive, i think i would have vomited. like, you know when you

will ferrell and other celebrities team up to protect insurance companies from health care reform. obama trying to reform health care when insurance companies are doing just fine making billions of dollars of profit? obama, why? >> insurance companies need our support, because they keep our selfish priorities in check when we can't. >> please, doctor, my daughter's dying, she needs medication. >> think about somebody else for once. >> my kid falls off his bike and breaks his leg, he should have to pay that money out-of-pocket, out of his allowance. >> how else is he going to learn not to fall off that bike? >> interesting there. >> those ads can be really powerful. that's the kind of stuff that young people tune in and watch and have a big laugh over. will ferrell is powerful. >> and the young people have not been a big part of this debate and they represent such a large group who are uninsured. this will be interesting. >>> barack obama has given plenty of big speeches as both president and a presidential candidate, but tomorrow he's delivering a particular kind of speech he's nev

this is a picture of ferrell from the new york times. british troops staged a raid early wednesday morning. but ferrell's translators were killed. they drove the bodies to the hospital today. a british soldier also died, along with several members of the taliban. >>> editors of the new york times aren't sure what triggered today's raid. back to you. >>> the times chose to keep the kidnapping out of the news in for for the reporter's safety. >>> students get a personal message from michael vick. he made an appearance to speak about his mistakes and to warn against cruelty of dog fighting. [ applause ] >> reporter: michael vick heard cheers from millions of fans. but this day, the applause came from a very special group. the 9th grade class at nueva esper anza academy. vick, making good for the first time since joining the eagles, that he would speak out against dog fighting. that derailed his career and left him behind bars for 18 months. >> i chose to do something, and for the life of me now, i can't understand why. >> reporter: shoulder

. >>> and in comedic perfect timing, will ferrell and funnier or die parody the health insurance companies>> as the health care debates heat up. >> we need to remember who the real victims are, health insurance executives. >> meantime, the biggest health care developments happen well outside the beltway. massachusetts is a step closer to naming an immediate successor to ted kennedy's seat. the importance of getting the 60th democratic vote back in the senate for harry reid. >>> the race debate in the health care fight. first, it was former president carter. now it's former president bill clinton weighing in. >> i believe if he were not an african-american, all of the people against him on health care were still against him, because they're all against it, too. >> health care not a big enough obstacle to tackle? president obama also hits climate change and middle east peace today. >>> the u.s. scores a diplomatic win getting the israelis and palestinians not only in the same room but also shaking hands. >> it is past time to talk about starting negotiations. it is time to move forward. >>>

i said i'm going to hook up with ferrell, okay? and i don't think that ever ended up happening.t she puts herself out there, nehna and that's what you have to do. >> i'm try 1234g justin timberlake won for guest hosting "snl," as he should have. he's always been really good, right? [ applause ] i -- i like how he gets along with everybody. you know, if there was such a thing as an ambassador for race relations, you know, in entertainment, you know what i mean? somebody said he had s-curl in his hair last night. [ laughter ] anyway, mimi from "housewives atlanta" hosted the preshow with jay manual from "top model," and she had on red lipstick. and when i say it was red, it was fire. because i was walking in and out of the room. if you follow me on twitter, then you know i was twitting all day yesterday. i unplugged -- i put the plunger in the toilet. i made two different entrees. because i like to get my cooking for the most part done on the weekends, at least my entrees and i do my vegetables during the week as requested. also, this past weekend was like the last full weekend if

patricia ferrell, clinical psychologist. doctor, when we start thinking of nancy garrido who we have not talked a lot about and the base question is who marries a rapist and kidnapper in leavenworth? >> remember, where was he? if you were going to do anything and you wanted to get some level of, let's say, celebrity, i know it's a very strange word to use in this case, but you wanted some level of celebrity you might go after someone like this because what thing do you have going for you even though you know the heinous crime he's committed? what do you have going for you? you have the security, and i should say security like this because it really didn't work out that way of knowing he's going to be there for 50 years? you're fairly safe, aren't you? there are women who are attracted to these kind of men. there are women who go and marry men on death row knowing what they've done. so i'm not surprised that she might have gone and entered into a marriage knowing that he'd never get out. >> is there a power he has over her or

taliban militants kidnapped steven ferrell in kundus province last week. the afghan journalist was shot to death during the mission and his body left behind. the media club of afghanistan called nato's actions, quote, reckless. >>> cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has been reporting from afghanistan all week as part of our focus on the war going on there. in today's report, he flies with an elite medevac unit on a mission to save lives. here now is sanjay from helmand province. >> reporter: one hour, that's it. minutes began ticking down when word came that two men, both civilians, about 40 miles from here, were critically wounded. without help, they could bleed out and die. >> if they're an urgent patient, we have time lines where we need to be moving extremely fast. i mean, within minutes. we don't mess around. when that bell rings, we run and we get out here, we get all geared up and we take off. >> reporter: right now we're in a medevac blackhawk helicopter traveling at least 1,200 feet off the ground. we know there are two patients w

we begin with comedian will ferrell who is lending his voice to fight for health care reform.ms up with other celebs to "protect the insurance companies." people are saying mean things about health insurance companies and their executives, and it's got to stop. >> these great businessman are american heroes. >> so why is obama trying to reform health care when insurance are doing fine making billions of dollars in profit? obama lied! >> yeah, and jonathan, your thoughts? >> it's funny, sarcastic and long. i am glad it's starring will ferrell where he keeps his clothes on. >> and now, "indiana jones" on his crusade to protect the planet. let's talk to our own andrea mitchell, about saving the rain forest. this is about conservation and the earth of ours. >> nothing more compelling and nothing more important or compelling than the health care of the planet. health care is important on an individual basis, but if we don't have a healthy planet, we have no place else to live. >> hoping the planet doesn't go the way of alderon. it's generational. we can't help ourselves. that's a r

this morning, nato decided to raid the compound where ferrell was being held. afghan and british soldiers raided that compound. 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 t

steven ferrell was abducted saturday in afghanistan.s his afghan translator was killed in today's raid. a british commando also died and an afghan official says a woman and child were killed in the cross fire. >>> someone managed to send a bomb through the mail. police in california says a man was burned when the package he was opening exploded in his hands yesterday. in was at a heating and air conditioning business. postal officials say it is the third mail bomb incident in california this year. the feds are investigating. the victim's reportedly home from the hospital. >>> president obama's controversial school speech has come and gone without much controversy at all. some conservatives were concerned he would make it political but he stuck to the basics about working hard and staying in school. >> every single one of you has something that you're good at. every single one of you has something to offer. and you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. that's an opportunity an education can provide. >> some school d

will ferrell. look at it. [ laughter ] >> can you tell which one is me?is you. i thought that was pretty great. and also, right there, who's the girl in the back there in that picture? let's look at it again. >> you can barely see her, yeah. that's kim clijster. about half of kim clijster. >> jimmy: yeah, kim clijster is in there. >> that's the main half that won the u.s. open for her. >> jimmy: yeah, that was the arm. she won. that was a controversial match with serena. >> yeah, a little bit. >> jimmy: that was crazy. >> very crazy. but took a little away from kim's win, but she's such a gracious winner and loser. she was so nice and handled it very well. >> do you ever lose it with an umpire? >> i try to be a little more reserved. >> jimmy: come on! >> i've gotten fined once in my career, and that was with an umpire over in paris. you know, you ask an umpire a question, you want to get an answer. and he wasn't giving me the answer, and he just kept talking. he kept going and kept talking and kept, kind of, almost arguing with me. i may not have asked hi

tina fey, will ferrell made big names for themselves, but in some countries that kind of thing couldor worse, but now, in one court in the middle east things are changing. there's a new show on the airwaves poking fun at political and religious leaders for the first time. rina ninen has the story. >> reporter: you might call it the palestinian version of "saturday night live." ♪ >> we wanted one state, now we have two, they say. making fun of the division between palestinian and political rivals fatah in the west bank and hamas in gaza. it's the first time palestinian tv has been allowed to openly criticize politicians, no one is off limits. not even the palestinian president or hamas. who was not happy with the show. even president obama is a target. portrayed by the man on the left. >> welcome, president, welcome. >> thank you. >> president obama. >> the show has won over palestinians because it reflects the daily life here while poking fun at the situation at the same time. the show started airing during ramadan after a long day of fasting. the family breaks their fast with a meal

stephen ferrell says his afghan interpreter died in a hail of bullets.ue underscores how dangerous things are in afghanistan. take a look at what they went through and why they are so lucky. >> reporter: a hidel ta taliban roadside bomb an ied is about to hit this afghan police gun truck. we 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 shooting, a death blossom, police firing aimlessly to ward off further attack. >> michael ware is so lucky there. he was reporting from highway 1 which connects kabul to kandahar. it is considered one of the most dangerous roads of the world where people have been pulled off buses on the road and executed by the taliban. >>> it looks like scientists are able to track five great white sharks swimming in the atlantic. they want to learn more about their migratory habits with electronic monitoring. they have been spotted off of cape cod. this is the first time sharks have been tagged successfully off of massachusetts. >>> tenni

and like, "will ferrell was here when i was around." >> jimmy: "it was me and >> jimmy: but that's fun to 9:00. 8:30, it's "parks and recreations." >> that's right. that's right, yes. >> jimmy: which, by the way, is a great show. it's so good. >> thanks very much. thanks. i'm excited, too. [ cheers and applause ] thanks! >> jimmy: season one here it is here on dvd. >> on dvds, and it's just a seasonette. it's just a seasonette because we only did six episodes the first year, so we're kind of like a freshman and a half right now. we're not, you know. >> jimmy: yeah. so you're just -- you still kind of, like, yeah. so what do we have? aziz is there and there's -- >> rashida jones. >> jimmy: our good old pal, rashida. >> we love. >> jimmy: and what's going to happen this season? >> good stuff happening this year. leslie finds out that someone has planted pot in her community garden. [ laughter ] she has to go on a stakeout. there's a beauty pageant she has to judge. everyone likes the hot girl, and she likes the girl with all the talent. fred arimsen is going to be a guest-star our show.

militants took stephen ferrel and his translators on saturday earlier, the british troops raided the taliban hideout where they were being held. the translator died in the cross fire during the raid. >>> don't be alarmed to see extra security on amtrak. they conducting extra security checks during the weekend rush. it's happening in 12 states. the district of maine and columbia are included. it's no threat but an exercise test. you can expect random screenings and bag checks. >> they should expect business as usual. no delays and we have a very non-intrusive security system where we're not like the airports in that regard. we want to safeguard the american public's right and ability to travel freely and openly. we think we have a plan that let's them do that and take care of their safety at the same time. >> most of the screening is done as you board the train and more screening can take place on you're on board. >>> a moving 9/11 tribute on capitol hill today to dedicate a black in honor of united airlines flight 93. the plane went down in a pennsylvania field. it sits here on the w

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. >>> and in comedic perfect timing, will ferrell in "funny or die" parody the health insurance companiesth care debates heat up. >> we need to remember who the real victims are, health insurance executives. >> meantime, the biggest health care developments happen well outside the beltway. massachusetts is a step closer to naming an immediate successor to ted kennedy's seat. the importance of getting the 60th democratic vote back in the senate for harry reid. >>> the race debate in the health care fight. first, it was former president carter. now it's former president bill clinton weighing in. >> i believe if he were not an african-american, all of the people against him on health care were still against him, because they're all against it, too. >> health care not a big enough obstacle to tackle? president obama also hits climate change and middle east peace today. >>> the u.s. scores a diplomatic win getting the israelis and palestinians not only in the same room but also shaking hands. >> it is past time to talk about starting negotiations. it is time to move forward. >>> and how low wi

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ferrell said he was freed but interpreter shot dead while he tried to run to safety.pecial 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 will have to change course. six states reporting widespread cases of the swine flu. and now the cdc says college campuses are likely to be hit hardest. health officials at washington state university where 2,000 people hav

i was feeling it. >> until will ferrell told you to do it. >> exactly.t's the humane thing to do for a rich country. people need to have health care. i got t i want to do it some way. peace. >> peace. >>. becky? >> i'm going to jump in the middle of this. i don't have an opinion one way or the other on this. i'll let you two duke it out there. >>> coming up, this morning's top stories and much more from the national energy summit. heads of two dow components leading the charge. they are here with us, joining us live when "squawk box" returns from the mayflower hotel in washington. we'll be right back. (announcer) when you buy a car what are you really buying? a shiny coat of paint? a list of features? what about the strength of the steel? the integrity of it's design... or how it responds...in extreme situations? the deeper you look, the more you see the real differences. and the more you understand what it means to own a mercedes-benz. the c-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for special offers through mercedes-benz financial. double dose o

calico with a hint of ferrell. it tastes fantastic. >> breakfast, anyone? good morning, bob. >> i drank a diet coke just now. >>> if you're traveling outdoors, we have clouds around philadelphia. passing shower a possibility, too. d.c., metros, clouds and showers. las vegas, winds gusting to 45 miles per hour. snow near salt lake city. >> still had me laughing. >> nasty story. >> thanks. >>> don't you just hate it when someone's phone rings in the middle of the movie or play? well, so does hugh jackman and he let the audience know it. xx -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happy wednesday. we're almost to friday. i'm natasha curry in for robin. >>> breaking news, another big quake has struck just hours after title waves swept is samoa islands. >>> plus, a potentially deadly problem forces toyota to recall nearly 4 million cars. what to do if yours is on the list. >>> and a surprise for michael vick. he's talking about what he wants, but cannot have. >>> we're following breaking news this morning of a powerful earthquake in indonesia. the magnitude i

in the raid to rescue ferrell, his interpreter and a british commando were killed. >>> hillary the movie is playing at the supreme court. >> she will make up any story, lie about anything, as long as it serves her purpose at the moment. the american people will catch on to it. >> here is the issue, should this be considered a campaign ad and subject to campaign finance laws. if it is, it may change how political groups affect future elections. the argument session will be the first for new justice, sotomayor. and pete williams is at the high court now. tell us about this particular case? >> when this case was argued in the spring. that was the question whether this ad should come under the normal limits of advertising. the question is should unions be banned from using their own money for the ads. and they say that's unconstitutional on free speech, and those laws should be backed down. people that support the laws, they say if they are struck down, corporation voices would drown out everybody else's, and it could lead to the possibility of corruption in the political process. we could g

. >>> a newspaper reporting stephen ferrell was rescued when the room was stormed saturday afternoon. he was captured in northern afghanistan. until now, it's been kept quiet out of concern for his safety according to "the new york times." he was kidnapped once before back in 2004. >>> the space shuttle "discovery" on its way home from the space station. they spent eight days there. they delivered fresh water and more than 18,000 pounds of equipment including a treadmill named for stephen colbert. >>> the father of the high school player that died during practice in 94 degree heat is going to testify. it's the first time a football coach is facing homicide charges for a player dying in practice. we'll have more on what the father of the young boy has to say. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. >>> welcome back to the most news in the morning. testimony will resume with the trial of the former football coach. jason stinson is charged with reckless homicide. prosecutors say the brutal practice led to the death of a 15-year-old. yesterday, jurors heard from his father. we