waking up as free men for first time in many months, seven months for miller and two years for kenneth bay. it was interesting to hear what bay said when he thanked not just the u.s. for getting him home and state department and the president specifically, but thanking north korea. >> that was a surprise. it sound as if they touchdown in washington state last night. let's listen to some of that. >> i just want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me in this time. and it's been just amazing blessing to see so many people being involved getting me released the last two years. and not to mention -- not only mentioning for thousands of people who are praying for me as well. so i just want to say thank you all for supporting me, lifting me up and not forgetting me. at the same time, i also not forgetting the people of north korea. and thank you for supporting my family as well during this tremendously difficult time for my family. and there are so many people that have been supporting them to stand strong during this time. >> before reuniting with his family on the tarmac, you

. >>> and first, something did he not get to have for two years the special request from kenneth bay after arriving in the u.s. and spending years in prison. . >>> welcome back everybody, time now 4:54 the crews are returning to earth this morning and they landed safely in a remote part of space, even after all of that time, the complexity of the station still still amazes him and he can hardly wait to let gravity pull him into a couch. >>> and kenneth bay ate pizza with friends. he shared this photo taken saturday night shortly after he returned to the u.s., he spent two years in a north corian -- korean prison. >> it is a blessing to see so many people helping to get me released the last two years. >> miller was also released after seven months in custody. the the man reportedly tore up his visa and asked for asylum and he did not speak to the media and they are not use the using and they are at the corner corner of postmark kit and south street and -- market and they are cutting their own costs by bringing in from the central valley. >>> workers from san francisco city hall, city

i'll start there. >> certainly, because kenneth bay was not in good physical condition. he had diabetes and high blood pressure. so clearly 15-year term of hard labor was not going to help him and he was taken out of hard lib into a hospital recently because of his condition. so this is very good news for those two americans. >> very good news, no doubt for those two americans. but talk to me now about the flood of questions that come to mind. everything from why now? what's behind this? what does north korea want? with whom is kim jong-un looking to communicate and what message does he want to convey? >> north korea has been on a charm offensive for more than a year after its rupture with its relations with beijing, its most important sponsor. we've seen them reach out to moscow, and to south korea, to gentleman fan, and now to us. i think that's part of this charm offensive. but also north korea might have some other objectives in mind. so for instance, the u.n. commission on inquiry has just released a vedisming report about north korea's human rights and some people

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kenneth bay was serving a 15-year jail term for alleged anti-government activities and matthew miller was serving a six-year sentence on charges of espionage. dominic is live in los angeles with the very latest on this developing story. hey, dom. >> we're waiting to hear exactly when they'll be back on u.s. soil. the men are apparently being accompanied by the director of national intelligence, james clap per, who pressed them for their return. president obama spoke a short while ago and clearly pleased to learn of their return. >> i think it's a wonderful day for them and their families and obviously we're very grateful for their safe return. i appreciate clapper doing a great job on obviously what was a challenging mission. >> ending personal envoy for president obama there. miller is from california was put on trial after allegedly demanding asylum on arrival at pyongyang airport. we last saw in in september when he was describing conditions of his jail time. >> prison life is eight hours of work per day. mostly been agriculture, in the dirt, digging around. other than that it's is

kenneth bay had been held for nearly two years. he was sentenced to 15 years hard labor and his health was failing. matt was held there after ripping up his entrance visa. >> it's a wonderful day for them and their families. >> this comes just a few weeks after the release of another american, jeffrey. the swedish government helped to negotiate his release and was said to be involved in time as well. thomas hendrickson weighed in on the timing of the release. >> clearly, they don't care about human beings. these are simply pawns to them. it was a good time to release them. they'd extracted a great deal of political capital out of them by just holding them, which makes them look strong to their own people. >> and one u.s. official told the "associated press" this afternoon that nothing was offered in exchange for the release of these two men. >>> about 75,000 ballots remain uncounted in santa clara county today, four full days after election day. right now, lecardo has a two point lead over cortezi. >> we have received maybe 120,000

two american families. >> what was obviously a challenging miss. >> that mission to bring home kenneth bayn north korea bay for two years, miller for 7 months. on saturday, bay's sister expressed her gratitude saying i am thrilled to imagine hugging my brother soon. he'll not have to spend another day at labor camp. he cannot recover from this -- can now recover from this imprisonment and look forward to his wife kids and celebrating his life. this thanksgiving will be one we never forget. they follow release lasts month of jeffery foe an ohio residents detained 6 months accused with leaving bible in a night club. fau spoke in august. >> i apologize to the people of the government in united states for causing a headache. >> bay from a seattle washington suburb was detained in 2012 while leading a tour group north korea economic zone and sentenced to 15 years hard labor for alleged anti-government activities. miller who is from bakers field, california was serving a 6-year jail term on charges of espionage after he ripped his tourist fees at -- and demanded asylum. "action news" phl17. >> a

miller was serving 6 year jail term on charges of espionage and kenneth bay was detained 2012 and sentenced to 15 years hard labor for allegedly speaking out against the communist regime. bay and his family thanked supporters for standing by him. >> it's been amazing. blessing to see so many people involved, getting me released the last two years. >> we're glad to have him home. we don'tp care how, who, when, we're happy to have him home. >> that was bay's sister who said the family's first male together was pizza. >>> more than a million people turned out in berlin, germany today to commorate the versey of fall of berlin wall. glowing helium balloons were released along the 9 mile stretch where the wall separated xhoun united west and east. they paid tribute to the 138 people what died and the many others trying to escape. a spectacular fireworks display capped off those festivities. >>> meantime the british honored their war dead on this remembrance day. sea of poppies fill the note. half a world away prince harry marked the day with soldiers in afghanistan where he himself, served. >> to

kenneth bay is with his family in washington state. matthew miller is in bakersfield, california. cnn's ana cabrera traces the sudden events that took the men from north korean prisons to their homes in less than three days. >> reporter: after months and years of detention, two americans held prisoner in north korea are back in the united states. first off the plane, kenneth bay, who had been held two years, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for hostile acts against the government. claiming he was part of a christian plot to overthrow the regime. >> i just want to say, thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. and it's been just amaze iing blessing to see so many people being involved, getting me released the last two years. and not to mention, now mentioning the thousands of people who have been praying for me as well. >> reporter: then mad matthew miller stepped off. miller had been detained since april, sentenced to six years of hard labor. he had been accused of tearing up his tourist visa and seeking asylum upon entry to north korea. mill der not

here is a look at your top stories: north korea has released the last two americans kenneth bay and matthew todd miller are on their way back to the united states. bay was indi detention for two years forced to serve in a labor camp. miller was detained for 7 months. >>> republican leaders promise a fair processes but said it should wait until a new congress is seated. she will be the first black woman to run the justition department. the president travels to china today for a 10-day trip across asia. his first stop is beijing for an asian pacific economic summit. obama says he wants to improveress with the chinese government after the apec meetinganding will end his travels with the second trip to australia. the first part of the apec summit wrapped up today during the meetings, ministers agreed to forge economic growth. china's economic boom is leaving many behind with growing concern about the uneven distribution of wealth. more from beijing. >> beijing has been preparing for it mofor months spending bi you don't know of dollars and this is the result. >> pristine facilities set amongst

kenneth bay expressed gratitude for securing his release after two years behind bars. bay, and matthew miller, landed late last night at a washington state air base. they had one request for his first meal back at home. no korean food. his family ordered him a pizza. >> there was violence overnight in mexico with amid growing anger over lack of government action after three student teeners were murders. protesters in mexico city set fire got door of ceremonial precedential palace and in the state of gerero protesters set fire to cars and government buildings and the latest attacks were touched by comments from the attorney general of mexico saying he's tired of hearing from the case. >> two european dare devils took on victory falls this weekend. dare devils and 6-year-old chemistry storm and crime arthur braved slippery conditions of slack rope. 100 meters above the crashing water and instead of tight rope, slack lining involves a loose rope that slouches under a slack lining involves a loose rope that slouches under a walkers weight. >> mark sanchez make a start in 2

going to be a lot of speculation while north korean authorities decided now was the time to realize kenneth bay and matthew miller, who u.s. citizens who had been held by the government for at least two years in mr. bae's case and seven months in mr. miller's case. the two men had been in the country one allegedly for proslytizing and the other pore being a tourist and trying to defect. they had been held in a situation why the u.s. authorities had almost no opportunity to actually check on their welfare. that was left to sweden, which has diplomatic relations with north korea. the big question now is not only why did the two men decide to realizgovernment decided to release the two men now, but how was it that james clapper was the one able to escort the two men to the united states. that government has usually wanted a high profile american or peace activist to escort the citizens. now there are questions if there could be a breakthrough that returns this party to the international security agenda. >> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of our journalist who is have now been

kenneth bay and matthew miller were the last two americans being held in that communist country. the men are on their way home right now. now, bay who has health problems is a korean american missionary who was serving 15 year sentence in north korea for allegedly conducting anti government activity. miller as you see here was serving a six-year jail term on charges of espionage. white house is crediting a secret mission by top u.s. intelligence official for securing their release. president barack obama told reporters this afternoon it's a wonderful day for the men and their families. >> police arrest four suspects in connection with an alleged terror plot targeting the uk and part of that plot called for the assassination of the queen. the suspects between the ages of 19 and 27 were busted on thursday and friday at various locations across west london. british sources say four islamic freedom fighters planned to use a knife to kill the queen at a weekend filled with celebrations to commemorate the 96 years since the end of world war one. security has been beefed up as the royal

citizens, kenneth bay and matthew miller both serving prison sentences for quote, anti-government activitiesand espionage. the state department says national intelligence director james clap per helped secure their release and with them

matthew miller and kenneth bay touched down last night.iller was charged with espionage after ripping up his tourist visa and then demanding asylum. bay was arrested two years ago while lead ago tour group. >> thank you all for supporting me, lifting me up and not forgetting me. and i'm staying strong because of you. >> bae said he hoped other prisoners in north korea will not be forgotten. >>> and president barack obama meantime says that he intends to issue an executive order that would ease the threat against deportation for illegal immigrants. the president talked about it this morning on cbs's face the nation. >> i'd prefer and still prefer to see it done through congress, but every day that i wait, we're miss allocating resources, we're deporting people that shouldn't be deported, we're not deporting folks that are dangerous and need to be deported. >> president obama says if congress does act it would take the place of whatever he puts into place by his own authority. incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker

jim walsh for us, good to see you, thank you. >> thank you. >> if you believe dennis rodman then kenneth bay owes him big time, saying he played a key role in bringing him home. rodman said he sent his friend kim jong-un a letter this year begging for bay's release. >> a closing of the temple mount, protests erupted following the shooting. israel is raising its alert level. we'll talk about the situation after the break. >> new images from inside a raging wildfire that killed 19 members of an elite firefighting crew. >> could an entire town go tobacco free? it's one story caught up in other global net this morning. morning. >> welcome to al jazeera america. usually players are injured in pro football, but this time, a cheerleader had to be taken off the field in baltimore during the ravens game. >> elderly victims of secretary of state asked to pay back fema. why the feds say they didn't deserve the storm relief funds they received. >> in our next hour, nasa getting ready for another mission to space after two accidents involving aircraft. we'll look at the crucial test ahead for the orion.

kenneth bay wanted pizza and he got t the free kenneth gospel group shared this photo of bae and a friendortly after he returned to the u.s. he was held captive in north korea because he left a bible in the country. >> welcome home. >> well, the eagles getting ready to fly in prime time tonight. hear how mark sanchez getting ready for his first start in almost two years. >> also ahead, hiking the grand canyon, tough enough. you'll be amazed when you hear the obstacle one of those hikers had to overcome to make it to the national monument. we'll be right back. ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! >> happy monday everybody, we kick things offer with pretty pleasant weather for the early part of the week. does not necessarily stay that way, because, we are going to eventually have to deal with some very, very cold air. that set unless here in the delaware valley. storm scan3, for the moment, quiet, nice and clear, very light wind, you'll see sort of moonlit starlit sky. if you are about ready to walk out the door here bef

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. >> you just heard from the sister of kenneth bay. >> we understand he is staying with a family member as they await more family members to arrive in the next several days and weeks ahead. really life before him could be anything. i know terry also expressed that he is taking it one day at a time. >> he certainly has a lot of sports around. >> i know one of the first things he did was eat pizza. >> they are food love and family. >>> love it. thank you so much for bringing that interview to us. we will be right back. >> before this there only used to be a few djs and now it's massive where a ton of djs can play. you no longer need somebody else. you can literally be out there, produce your own tracks and play them on stage. >> when i started it was about being a good dj. it's still the case. but there is no way you can become famous only being a good dj now. you have to be an amazing producer in order to get the crowd following you. >> it's your connection with the audience. the crowd through your music, the song selection. and you're there conducting it. people with type 2 diabetes com

will start granting and they had first time back with kenneth bay and they shared this photo shortlyars in north korean custody and had been convicted of being part of a plot to over throw the government. >> it is so many people getting me released over the last two years. >> matthew miller and he reportedly for you up his visa and asked for asylum. >> they are looking at the family of a 17-year-old who has been given only a few weeks to live. he has been battling bone cancer and he has been crossing things off his bucket list. flying a plane even driving a lamborghini. cancer turned his life upside down and he is hoping others will learn from his experience. >> not to take life for granted, any second, you don't know when it can be taken from you. >>> he has a love for the game of thrown and a 22-year-old man is found dead at a fraternity house. many questions still surround this tragic incident. >>> and the latest on the celebration in san francisco that turned ugly, stay right here with us. >> reporter: berkeley police trying to determine -- [audio difficulties] >>> an announcemen

i lost a lot of weight, in a good way. 46-year-old missionary kenneth bay walked off a plane last night after two years in custody. he was convicted of whose style acts because of an alleged plot to overthrow the government and he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. the release occurred after senior intelligence officials went there and delivered a letter from president obama. >> i want to thank president obama and all of the people in the state department for working tirelessly hard at getting me released. >> >> matthew miller was released after seven months in custody. the 25-year-old man from bakersfield reportedly tor up visa and demanded asylum his family has not spoken about his release. thousands gathered in berlin today to mark the powerful symbol of the end of the cold war. balloons released into the sky, exactly 25 years after the east german government announced citizens could visit for the first time. that announcement. november 9th. 1989 set off a chain of events that broke down the wall for good. thousands gathering for a celebration, featuring all sorts of performanc

matthew miller and kenneth bay arrived in washington state overnight. a us intelligence official traveled to north korea to help with their release. we have a little bit of a problem there. two people that were captured they were over in north korea for a long time sentenced to some hard labor. the good news we had a secret mission, but we had a very high-liking american official that went over there. then here are these gentlemen returning back to our soil late last evening. this was a major moment. there are two men. bay was a missingry serving in korea. miller served a six-year jail term on charges ofs pi nag. corly about that. i'm waiting for instructions in our ear. i think it's because we have the eagles plage tomorrow night that we don't quite know what to do with our sunday right now, so we're just figuring out. we also want to know, taking a look at some of our things we like to talk about on our show, what's your hashtag. >> we got a new sign. i posted it. what's your hashtag. we got some good comments back, too, so far. where can we go next,

kenneth bay and matthew miller were released unexpectedly after a visit to north korea by director of national intelligence, james clapper. >>> two school districts near ferguson, missouri, are preparing for a potential violent protest after the grand jury decides whether to indict the police officer who shot and killed michael brown. a decision could come as early as next week. >>> we'll bring you more news later. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ ♪ baby, every day i sit around while i play ♪ ♪ my harmonica thinking about you ♪ ♪ wishing i could hold you like i used to do ♪ hit it. ♪ that's it. >>> holman's ad-seg unit houses roughly 200 inmates, some of which are the most violent and dangerous. steven parker is one of the most notorious. >> i'm in maximum security. i'm stuck in a lockup cell. they may not ever let me out of lockup because i have a tendency, every time i get out, i try to kill somebody. i go completely calm. i make up my mind what i'm going to do. i go into these zones where i turn into this cold-blooded. i don't

the white house announced americans kenneth bay and matthew todd miller have been released by north koreahome. they are accompanied by james clapper, director of national intelligence. miller was from california serving a six-year jail term on charges of espionage after he ripped his tourist visa and demanded asylum. bai is a korean american missionary with health problems. he was serving a 15-year sentence for alleged anti-government activities. >>> it's the silicon valley version of a peeping tom. a drone spying on residents of a downtown san jose highrise. no one knows who is controlling it. people living in the luxury condo city heights are complaining about the drone hovering outside their building. the president of the san jose downtown residents association said one of his neighbors was in her 10th floor condo about 10:30 at night when she noticed a blinking right outside her window ten stories up. it appeared to be a gopro camera attached to a drone. neighbored that seen a suspicious-looking man outside their building multiple times. they realized he might be using the drone to fi

. >> back home an american soil, kenneth bay steps off a plane as a military base in washington state to be reunited with his family. he's joined on the tarmac by matthew todd miller. the two were held in prison camps in north korea, miller was jailed for six years on espionage charges, bay, a christian minister was convicted two years ago. he'd been trying to convert north careens. he'd been serving a 15 year term. >> thank you for your support, prayer and love. that has really been encourage forego me and for others who are in the same shoes there and elsewhere. thank you, god bless you. >> news of the men's release wericcal comed by president obama earlier. james was the highest american diplomat to visit pyongyang in more than a decade. it's not clear why he was brought in to negotiate or whether he had a second reason for meeting with officials in pyongyang. there's speculation that by releasing the men, kim jong-un might be trying to soften his country's image. north korea faces sanctions because it refuse to say stop its nuclear weapons program and kim and other officials in no

>> well, we understand that kenneth bay was apparently trying to proselytize, and that is against north korean law. he had gone there more than two years ago, and was quickly arrested because of his alleged proces processproseli proseliting activities. and there had been real concerns about kenneth bae's health, and the u.s. had been pushing for a very long time to get him realized because of his deteriorating health. we suspect that he will be seen by u.s. personnel while flying back to the u.s. and we should get more information later on saturday if not on sunday about the conditions surrounding this release. >> roslind, thank you. now the annual olive harvest is underway across the west bank, but olive pickers say they're being attacked by israeli settlers. >> it's a palestinian song of hope sung in what are uncertain times. this family has been as a result kateing olives for generations, but they are suffering, yields have shrunk by around a quarter this year and frequent attacks by israeli settlers targeting palestinian-owned farms are partially to blame. >> we wait 15 years for th

kim jong-un tried to play nice, by releasing americans kenneth bay and matthew todd miller, who had beenbdued -- arrived home safely this weekend. the president made clear the release did not come with any negotiations over north korea's nuclear program and added a terse no when asked if he gained any new insights into the dictator. >> north korea becomes serious about denuclear station on the peninsula and is prepared to have a conversation around that topic. then the united states is going to be very open to trying to arrive at a solution. is. >> reporter: still for a newly lame duck commander in chief, this was not a bad welcome to china, whirling dancers that invoked images of the beijing olympics. and the president who just lost a big competition back home, slipped into a interesting jacket. now the president is pradsing wins on the world stage. edging closer to a specific free trade agreement. >> this has the potential for being an historical cheemt cheechlt. >> the state run global times declaring an editorial, quote, u.s. society has grown tired of his bin naturality, a trade dea

you're looking at the first pictures here of kenneth bay and matthew todd miller as they finally comeg foot on u.s. soil with family there on the tarmac. they are greeted to hir arms and their hugs. and it's a really

we know what kenneth bay ate, pizza. his sister spoke with us a few moments ago. >> we got home last night and none of us had eaten dinner. we thought about all of our favorite korean restaurants. he said i don't want korean food. that's all i have been eating for the last two years. he said i want a burger or pizza. we saw papa johns and that was the first meal he had. he had papa johns. >> papa johns. david worked very hard with the family to help bring him home. he joked about losing weight. he had pizza when he went home. i know you just spoke with his sister. what did she tell you? >> they apparently spent a long time eating and catching up on the family. i also asked her a little more about his health. there were concerned about him dealing with diabetes and high blood pressure. she talked about that as well as sharing intimate details about their reunion. >> okay. >> on the way home he is calling his children and we all cried again. we're thanks for that he seems to be in good spirits. his health had recovered som

. >> back home on american soil, kenneth bay steps off a plane at a military base in washington state to be reunited with his family. easy joined soon after on the tarmac by a second man. the two were held in prison camps in north korea, miller for six years jailed in april, bay a christian ministry convicted nearly two years ago or alleged anti-government activities. he'd been trying to convert north careens. he'd been serving a 15 year term. >> thank you for your support, prayer and love. that has really been encouraging for me and for others who are in the same shoes. thank you. god bless you. >> news of the men's release had been welcomed earlier by president obama. >> james clapper is the u.s. director of national intelligence. he was the highest ranking american to visit pyongyang in more than a decade. it's not clear why he was brought in to negotiate or had a second meeting for meeting with officials in pyongyang, the north careens prefer to negotiate with either former presidents or high profile diplomats on the state of u.s. citizens. there's speculation kim jong-un might be

kenneth bay and matthew todd miller are on their way to the united states.hey have been in detension for two years and was forced to serve in a labor camp. miller has been arrested for seven months. president obama today nominated u.s. attorney loretta lynch to be his next attorney general. republican leaders promised a fair confirmation process but said it should wait until the new congressm is feet?ed januar. she will be the first black woman to run the justice department. the president travels to china today for a 10-day trip across asia. his first stop is beijing for an asia pacific summit. obama says he wants to improve relations with the chinese government after the apeck meeting, the president heads to buncha and will end his travels with the second trip to australia. over the last 24 hours, the fight against isil has intensified. a wave of explosions killed at least 48 people and injured nearly 100s. reports detail boobby trapped homes targeting civilians and police. in syria, kobane, the battle ground is desolate. the city has been caught in the mid

still in custody, matthew todd miller and kenneth bay, a christian missionary sentenced to 15 years hard for anti-state activities. why were you let go? >> i ask myself that question every day. >> reporter: he vows no more secret missions. if you could do anything different if you did this again, what would you do? >> stay home. maybe. i don't recommend doing this. i don't recommend anybody sneaking across the border with a sack full of bibles. >> reporter: his family is just glad to have him home again. bob woodruff, abc news, lebanon, ohio? >>> thanks to bob. and now we honor our fellow american who is serve and sacrifice. this week the pentagon announced the deaths of two service members supporting our operations in iraq and afghanistan. >>> we will all be back here tuesday night. full coverage of all the election results, as we said, online all night long from 7:00 to 2:00 a.m. with a primetime special on the whole network at 10:00 eastern. thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out ""world news tonight," and i'll see you monday on "gma." world news tonight," and i'll

this is kenneth bay being knock from the plane and back on american soil in washington state late saturday night. evangelical christian missionary was convicted two years ago of trying to over throw the north korean government. he was released, saturday, he lost 50-pound in captivity and reportedly been suffering from chronic health problems. but it was a seen of joy and emotional relief as he reunited with his family. >>> i just want to say thank you all for supporting me, lifting me up, and not forgetting me, at the same time i was not forgetting the the people of north car rhea. >> also released 22-year old matt miller a arrested earlier this year for reported unrulely behavior. north korea is saying that miller wanted to experience prison life so that he can secretly investigate the human rights situations. the u.s. director of national intelligence negotiated their release. >>> 6:22 is the time on this monday morning. did you ditch your iphone but miss your i messages, is there a new tool to make sure you keep this touch with your friends if you switch or ditch your phone. what's poss

kenneth bay and matthew miller are back in america after being held in north korea.s after a cease-fire. and why germanys, thousands gathering to commemorate the fall of the berlin wall on this day in 1989. more news later. now back to "caught on camera." >>> at a circus in michigan, a freestyle motorcycle rider gets in a devastating midair accident, and it's all caught on camera by stunned spectators. february 5, 2012. the ninth and final show of the shrine circus in saginaw, michigan. what should be a routine ride for 20-year-old josh headford is anything but. a professional motocross rider, josh has plenty of experience with massive jumps and even greater risk. but the final act will end before it has a chance to even take off. >> we were the last act, and that's because it's the most dangerous. we're jumping metal to metal to tigers and horses on the landing side. and it was one of the sketchier jumps i've ever jumped here, you know? and that was like -- i was ready to do it. >> although he's done the show eight times before, this time josh doesn't have the chanc

. >> kenneth bay and matthew miller back on us soil following their release from north korean prison saturday. >> it has just been amazing blessing to see so many people being involved, getting relief the last few years. >> director of national intelligence, and other us officials flying to negotiate their release, canned the pair back to the states on military jet to a base in washington state. officials say there was nothing given to north korea in exchange for the men's release. bae, a missionary from washington state, arrested two years ago and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what the north korean says were crimes against the state. miller of bakers fields, has been in custody since, sentenced to six years of hard labor charged with spying. both said in a interview they were being treated humanely, miami err and bae release comes three weeks after freed fellow american 56 year old jeffrey pal of ohio after six months in captivity. fall was taken into custody after leaving bible at a sailor's club, he was traveling as a tourist, chris van cleve, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >

cnn's ana cabrera is live in slailt near kenneth bay's family home. ana, i would imagine a whole lot of smiles where you are. absolutely. it's a beautiful day here in seattle and for more than one reason, clearly. kenneth bae and matthew todd miller presumably waking up in their own beds this morning. this is their second day back on american soil. and it was an emotional reunion with their families. lots of hugs, lots of smiles, even tears of joy. now, matthew todd miller, he and his family have asked for their privacy. he did not speak upon his arrival but kenneth bae did. listen. >> thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. it's been just amazing blessing to see so many people being involved, getting me released for the last two years. not to -- not only mentioning for the thousands of people that have been praying for me as so i just want to say thank you all for supporting me, lifting me up and not forgetting me. at the same time also not forgetting the people of north korea. and thank you for supporting my family as wel

kenneth bay, and matthew todd miller are now headed back home to the u.s.korean government had accused both men of committing hostile acts and sentenced them to hard labor. the release today comes as a complete surprise to many around the world. but to their families, of course, this is a huge relief and welcome news. jeffrey foul a joining us now on the phone. he was just released from north korea last month, reunited with his family in ohio. jeffrey, i cannot wait to hear what your reaction and your perspective is with the release of the last two americans, considering you were just released from north korea. what do you think their reaction was, jeffrey, when they learned the news that they were coming home? >> i'm sure they're very happy and happy to be reunited with their families. >> what do you think they were feeling, jeffrey? i mean, what goes through your mind when you've gone through so much, being held prisoner in north korea, and then all of a sudden you're told you're coming home? >> well, i can't speak for either one of them, but i'm sure the

citizens, kenneth bay and matthew miller both serving prison sentences for quote, anti-government activities and espionage. the state department says national intelligence director james clap per helped secure their release and with them as they make their journey home. we'll have a full report at the top of the hour. >> but first, our top story today, president obama has chosen eric holder's replacement, nominated loretta lynch, the u.s. attorney for the eastern district, brooklyn and long islands, to be the nation's next attorney general. she would be the first african-american woman to hold that post. the confirmation hearings are set to be scheduled in january and will happen as republicans take control of the senate. wendell goler with the latest. >> reporter: if she's confirmed, loretta lynch will be the first u.s. attorney elevated directly to the post of attorney general in almost 200 years and the president wants to avoid a confirmation battle with the new republican majority of the senate. a harvard law school grad, grew up in north carolina. she twice served as brooklyn's u.s. att

>> reporter: well he is obviously cheering the fact that kenneth bay and matthew todd miller came back. they have gotten safely back home to california. he is happy about that but made clear there was no concessions made to the north koreans. people wondering whether there was concessions given to the north koreans on a nuclear deal. the president says no way at all. interesting that the north korea seems when president is in china trying to steal headlines. north korean soldiers getting close to the dmz. too close to the dmz. south korean troops fired 20 round of warning shots. the north koreans retreated but gives you an idea how tense this region is, sean? ed henry, 10:00 p.m. at night accompanying the president. great to sigh. >> we're getting new details about kenneth beh's return home. he reportedly asked for one thing when he got home, pizza. that's what i would ask for. state department spokeswoman general saki will join us with some of the circumstances surrounding this release and timing of it as well. we'll talk to her about that. >> big announcement is set for today that wo

great people congressman, senators, madam secretary clinton, all through this -- through kenneth bae and the bring bay back campaign so today has been a very emotional day for me. i've spoke with the family a bunch of times so it's just -- it's really, really amazing to actually -- it's so surreal to see this. >> i'm certain he was just working in a field and in north korea and now he's stepping off of an airplane that says united states of america there on the west coast right near his home. i can't imagine what he's going through. when did you first learn that clapper was going there with this letter from the president. >> probably around the same time all of your listeners did. i learned while i was watching cnn this morning. i was home and i -- i saw on the bottom of the screen that it says kenneth bae released. that's when i learned it. about two minutes after i saw that story, the ambassador from north korea called my cell phone and asked me to say thank you to him which i did do. i had dinner with him last week. it was really, really surreal and exciting. >> let's back up to the start of the ke

with his family by his side, kenneth bae talked about his two-year ordeal. today in the bay's marian favro has the latest on the homecoming. >> thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. it's been just amazing blessing. >> the long nightmare for kenneth bae is over. he walked off a plane in port louis, washington where his family was waiting. his sister was overjoyed. >> my brother is home. all of my hopes and prayers for this moment have finally come true. we are so thankful. >> matthew todd miller was also reunited with his family. the man who helped win their release is national intelligence director james clapper. he flew to north korea for the high stakes negotiations. >> this was the final step in a very well-choreographed ballet. this was something that had been predetermined. so there was no real uncertainty when he arrived in pyongyang as to the fact that he was going to bring these two guys back. >> president obama reacted to the news the men were released. >>> i think it's a wonderful day for them and their families and obviously -- >> mill

kenneth. >>> a tense situation ended peacefully in upper darby tonight. man held police at bay inside a house in the 700 block of east providence road. officials said that he fired at least eight shots at officers who surrounded the house. fortunately, nobody was hurt. police were able to enter the house and subdue the man. >>> they came out tonight by the hundreds, to leave no doubt in anybody's mind. they do not want a new casino built at ninth and packer. they say too much crime, too much traffic. so will there be another casino in philadelphia and, if so, where. we should know by next week. "action news" reporter dan cuellar is live at the proposed ninth and packer site, dann, in doubt how those folks felt about this tonight. >> reporter: no doubt at all, jim. it wases a raucous meeting. on one side we had unions looking at the jobs a new casino would bring. on the other south philadelphia residents living next to the sports complex who say enough is enough. lets take a listen. >> unaudible. >> ibew local 98 johnny dougherty was bo amounted off stage as they tried to make t

kenneth bae and matthew todd miller arrived overnight. >>> right now there's a 10k on the chesapeake baystbound span is closed. crews opened up the westbound span in both directions. we should expect delays there. everything will open by 2:00 this afternoon. >>> right now president obama is on his way to china. the president is headed to beijing to attend the asian pacific economic cooperation summit. later this week he'll travel to myanmar and australia before returning the washington next sunday. good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. >>> let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >>> nothing. not listening to complaints today. it's the weekend, the sun is out. make your plans without fear or hesitation today. temperatures are on the cool side this morning, but it's november. we expect cool mornings. temperatures mid 30s across parts of northern virginia. mid 40s downtown. low to mid 40s along the chesapeake bay. 47 degrees in waldorf. hour by hour through the day, temperatures 30s and 40s for the next hour or so. we'll be in the mi

bay area. >>> and two men in washington state were released from captivity just arrived in the united states a short while ago, kennethae from seattle and matthew miller were released. bae had been detained for two years. miller, since april. >> reporter: miller and bae, touching down on u.s. soil saturday night. >> thank you all for supporting me and lifting me up. and not for getting me. >> i appreciate -- they didÑi a great job on what was obviously a challenging mission. >> reporter: that mission, to bring home kenneth bae and matthew miller after being held in north korea. bae, for two years, miller, seven months. on saturday, bae's sister expressed her gratitude saying i am thrilled to imagine hugging my brother soon. he will not have to spend another day at a labor camp. he can now recover from this imprisonment and look forward to his wife, kid and the rest of his life. our celebration this year will be one we'll never forget. they followed the release of jeffrey fowle, who was accused of leaving a bible in a club. fowle spoke back in august. >> i apologize to the people in government and the united states for

bay area's marianne favreau joining us with the details. marianne, this was unexpected. >> reporter: it certainly was. and right now both men are on the final leg of their journey home. 46-year-old kenneth bae of seattle had been held for nearly two years in north korea. he was sentenced to 15 years hard labor, and his health was failing. 25-year-old matthew todd miller was also in the country for seven months. he was from bakersfield and he was held there after ripping up his entrance visa. both men were forced to work eight hours of hard labor a day. today president obama reacted to news the two men had been r released. >> very grateful for their safety return. >> reporter: the swedish government reportedly was involved in negotiating the release of the two men. today we talked to thomas hendrickson, senior fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university, about the timing 69 release. -6. >> they do release people when they really sort of milk all the good out of it they can get. and also, they can get the intelligence chief, clapper, to make a trip to north korea. so that also makes the government look good in the eyes of the people, that america's coming and sending a is up p