nancy curtis in turn talked to abc news and isn't sure when she'll see theo but she'll try to be patient. >> when something like this happens, you shut down, you live in the present. you get through each day, each 15 minutes. i don't look back. i don't look forward. i deal with things as they come. and i'm still in that mode. >> it may happen in a few days. nancy curtis says the nibali was fantastic and got help from diplomats from the u.n., qatar and of course, the u.s. you can see much more of amy robach's interview later on "good morning america." >>> california's napa valley remains on high alert for aftershocks following the magnitude 6 earthquake. >> new video capturing the first frightening moments. look at this little guy. he slept right through it. unbelievable. tahman bradley is live in napa with the latest. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: brandi and dan, good morning. take a look at what this quake did. this is a building that has been red tagged as too dangerous to go into. despite all this devastation, businesses here are re-opening because it is after all the all-importa

nancy curtis appealed for privacy for the family while her son theo adjusts to being home. >>> time forly start" on "your money." stock market is climbing. futures higher again this morning. the third record day in a row for stocks. the s&p 500 that's the broad benchmark that most likely the stocks in your 401(k) reflect. it closed above 2,000 for the first time yesterday ever. this has been the first time for stocks in 2000. but not all stocks, smith & wesson, the gunmaker, sales fell because of shrinking demand for rifles. gun sales have spiked in recent years fueled by concerns of more legislation. but legislation has stalled. and the buying frenzy appears to be over. but there were quarter after quarter of a rein on guns. some of these gunmakers couldn't keep up with the demand, especially for the modern sport rifles. but now it looks like sales finally falling. and that was a diversified trend there. >>> guns in the news this morning. tragedy at a shooting range. an instructor killed by a 9-year-old girl shooting an uzi. how did this happen? that's right after the break. ic? lactai

. >> nancy curtis is appealing to the media to give that family privacy while theo adjusts to being home. >> let's bring in cnn's anna coren in iraq for us. an nashgs it's been a deadly few days in iraq. really, a deadly few weeks in iraq. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, well, certainly there have been many, many attacks, those pieces where isis does. not only are they trying to advance across the battlefield, but they are taking the fight to the cities like we saw in kirkuk and baghdad over the last few days. the suicide bombings, the car bombings. without a doubt, the u.s. air strikes are slowing down that advance. there have been 98 u.s. air strikes today. obviously focused around mosul dam that very important piece of infrastructure that is under control of kurdish forces. but isis is still trying to, i guess, do what it can to regain control. certainly around here, erbil, the capital of kurdistan, there are air strikes as well. you know, isis is not retreating anytime soon. we were down in kirkuk yesterday. which is the next city that many feel is under threat from isis. we

. >> nancy curtis says "my heart is full at the extraordinary, dedicated, incredible people, too many to name individually, who have become my friends and have tirelessly helped me over these many months. please know we will be eternally grateful." >> and nancy curtis continues "we are so relieved theo is safe and headed home after his ordeal but we're also deeply saddened by the terrible unjustified killing last week of his fellow journalist jim foley at the hands of the islamic state in iraq and syria, isis." an a memorial mass for james foley was held on sunday. >>> it was held in foley's hometown of rochester, new hampshire. the 40-year-old american journalist was captured in northwest syria near the turkish border in november, 2012, and never heard from alive again. >> there is some encouraging word right now about the foley murder investigation. >> you'll recall isis released horrifying video last week of the american's decapitation. authorities say the macsked militant seen in the video spoke with a british accent and britain's ambassador to the u.s. says his country not far aw

but nancy curtis says she's relieved he will be able to tell his own story. >> good news.ank you. just in to us, he's headed to tel aviv. he's already in the custody of u.s. authorities. and that a u.s. senior official reiterating that the u.s. does not negotiate with terrorists and there was no ransom paid in this case. thank you, erin mcpike. >>> another story we're watching, more good news to share. chicago's little league team is now in the little league world series championship. it's the jackie robinson west squad, which is composed entirely of african-americans. now, taking on the south korean team. however, there is within team you may not have heard of, which has a strong connection to those chicago boys. here's our jim sciutto. >> reporter: there's just something about baseball this time of year, the crack of the bat, the playful laughter, and those smells, anyone who loves the game knows the freshly cut grass, the dirt flying up in the air, the warm sun drenching the field. this is little league baseball at its finest. but in the summer of 1955, the cannon ymca

peter theo curtis was reunited in boston with his mother nancy curtis last night. the 45-year-old freelance writer was kidnapped two years ago while covering the syrian uprising. his release was won through actually the intervention and extensive mediation of u.s. ally qatar. >>> there are also celebrations in the streets of gaza after a cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas. that agreement halts a seven-week war that has killed more than 2200 people and left tens of thousands in gaza homeless, but the deal falls short of demands by hamas that egypt and gaza open the borders. >>> here at home, a pair of hurricanes churning on both sides of american shores. >> it is a rare double punch with both systems generating dangerously high surf and life-threatening rip currents on both the east and west coasts. in the atlantic, hurricane cristobal is moving towards bermuda after pounding atlantic and caribbean islands flooding being blamed for at least five deaths. cristobal is not expected to make landfall in the u.s., but it is churning up dangerously high surf fro

curtis was greeted by his mother nancy late tuesday in boston. he had been held by 22 months by fighters believed to be connected with the connected al nusra front. they did not pay a ransom. nancy curtis spoke about her feelings just hours before finally seeing her son again. >> i don't think anybody's in the mood for celebration. we're relieved. after the events of the past few weeks and knowing that those other children of my friends are in danger, no. i have conflicted emotions. >> another american was killed in syria over the weekend, but they say douglas mccain was no journalist, he was there to fight and die for isis. u.s. officials say there are many more like him and they're worried about what could happen if they ever return. our jim sciutto reports. >> reporter: he's an american with an all-american name douglas mcarthur mccain. this 33-year-old man from san diego went to fight and die in syria for isis. terror groups the u.s. officials call the gravest of threats. it was of a all an isis fighter who beheaded james foley. they were not

nancy curtis just beaming at peter theo curtis. the family calls him theo.r 22 months, clean shirt, not looking so skrcraggly, a shower and certainly a shave and released a brief statement saying in part "i have been so touched and moved beyond all words by the people who have come up to me today, strangers on the airplane, the flight attendants and most of all my family. i especially thank qua ta are for intervening on my behalf." qatar insists they did not pay a ransom for his release. the foley and curtis families struggled to get their sons released. they are extraordinarily sad james foley is not making that same trip home today. two other notes, mrs. curtis says she is a very good cook and i think anything theo wants will be on the menu. he likes to do road biking and some mellow time reintegrating with the world will be spent on a bike here in lovely massachusetts. back to you, alisyn. >> i'm sort of interested in finding out what his first meal request will be, if you happen to get that information. miguel marquez, thanks. >> reporter: i'm dying to k

nancy curtis last night. r-old curtis was kidnapped two years ago covering the syrian uprising. his release was won through the mediation and extensive u.s. ally qatar. >>> a middle aged man found face-down in waters off malibu. lifeguards and surfers tried to save him. he ended up dying. waves are higher than usual as hurricane marie makes its way north. it's not known if that contributed to his death. >>> and beach-goers in north florida should see surf nearly as high today with dangerous rip currents. hurricane cristobal is expected to stay well east of the u.s. but it will still churn up the surf along the southeast coast. the northeast will see effects later on this week. >> very busy in the weather department. with hurricanes churning off both those coasts and a heat wave hitting the middle of the country, let's check in with accuweather meteorologist jim dickey with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, dan. brandi. heavy thunderstorms expected out across the portions of the nation's mid section. t

. >> nancy curtis says, and i'm quoting her directly here, my heart is full at the extraordinary dedicated and credible people, too many to name individually, who have become my friends and have tirelessly helped us over these many months. please know that we will be eternally grateful. >>> and u.s. president barack obama was briefed on the kurdish release by homeland security official. the president is happily reli relieved that he is out of syria. but we continue to hold in our thoughts and prayers the americans who remain in captivity in syria and will continue to use all of the tools at our disposal to see that the remaining american hostages are freed. >>> meantime, britain's ambassador to washington says his country is not far away from identifying the isis terrorist who beheaded james foley. isis released videotape of the mental journalist last week and the masked man seen in the video decapitating foley had a british accent. >> i spoke to the british media this morning and we are very close to identify whog this man is, we're putting out a great deal of resource into identifying th

. >> nancy curtis is so relieved theo is healthy and safe and headed home. >>> new revelations from edward snowden about the data base. the nsa built up a google-like data base that allows two dozen agencies to search through 850 billion records, including calls, e-mails and internet chats. the program called i-reach has data on the private communication of foreigners and millions of americans. >> this is interesting. the veteran's administration says no patients died because of long waits of medical care. an internal investigation looked into the deaths of 40 veterans and found no link to the scheduling backlogs. they doctored records to high delays. cnn reported the problems some months ago. outrage led to the resignation of eric shinseki. >>> president obama said to deliver remarks at the american legion in charlotte, north carolina. north carolina senator, kay hagen blasted the president, questioning his commitment to veterans. hagen is a democrat and locked in a tight re-election race. she says the administration hasn't done enough to earn the trust of veterans. a democrat blasting he

nancy curtis talks about how one of her first moves was to reach out to the foley family to let themat her son was safe but she was still thinking from them. >> other than what we have heard from his month, what sells in store from curtis? >> reporter: he was last in tel aviv. u.s. officials won't say when he's head back to the united states. his family has been in touch with them. his father who lives in france as well as his family in the u.s. and they say he needs time to decompress after nearly two years in captivity. >> all right, libby casey, thank you very much. >>> the family of murdered journalist james foley as we just mentioned says he managed to get a message to them during his captivity. a fellow captive who was later released memorized it then dictated it back to the family. it includes personal messages and describes his daily life in captivity it said: >>> david was working for the new york times when kidnap by the taliban in 2008. he joyce us in studio. david, welcome. >> thank you. >> when you hear the stories of foley and curtis both. what goes through your head? d

his mom, though, nancy curtis, spoke to cnn's anderson cooper about the moment she learned her son wase and sound, and the emotional turmoil she's experienced and what the family is planning to do next. >> i got a call from the fbi agent who has been working with us the whole time. she flew to the middle east and she called me and said "i'm standing on the golan heights with your son by my side." "and he wants to talk to you, but he needs some time to compose himself." that was all she needed to say. i knew that he was healthy and safe, and it was a huge relief. >> what is that moment like? after waiting and you know, so many ups and downs, and not hearing for so long? >> this has been a very long, very, very long road, and you learn to get over the panic, which is how i felt initially, sheer terror is what it began when i realized that he had disappeared, and then you know, you get, you slowly come to terms with the fact that he's gone, he's in danger. it was a relaief to know after nine months we heard he was alive and we have so many people working on the case, and we had such suppo

nancy curtis the mother of peter theo curtis was interviewed by abc here is what she had to say aboutly getting to see her son. >> do you know what you will say to him? >> i will give him a big hug and probably cry. and he'll probably cry. yeah. >> reporter: and he's been missing for yearly two years. so a big change of events for this family i, phon, tony. >> for sure. libby, thank you. the rise of the islamic state group in syria could blur the lines between enemies and allies. the assad government says it is ready to cooperate to limit the hard line group, but syria's olive branch comes with a caveat any air strikes must be coordinated with them this comes as is sawed tries to retake a strategic air base. a group says 170 government forces were killed in the process. more now. >> reporter: on the ground in syria, the islamic state group is getting stronger. after a week of intense battles, its fighters took over the air base on sunday. it was the last strong hold for the syrian government in the northern rack a paragraph ins. more than 500 men were killed from the islamic state and

that was nancy curtis, mother of released hostage peter theo curtis.we got a behind-the-scenes look at how her son's release came about and players involved. qatar played a pivotal role in winning his freedom. an effort that was given additional impetus by the appeal of american executive david bradley. it was this trio that drove the release of curtis. as recounted, david bradley got the news he was released in a text message from the chief of the qatari intelligence at 9:04 a.m. on saturday this weekend. it said, done. steve clemons works for bradley and atlantic media was involved in early stages of negotiations. it wasn't the first time he was involved in hostage negotiations. he was involved in the effort to secure james foley's release from libya are before he was captured again and executed by eyes i is. -- isis. also joining me david rhode from reuters who was kidnapped in 2008 and held in captivity for seven months. we learned today isis has another american hostage sources tell nbc news they were taken hostage on a humanitarian mission for he

. >> and nancy curtis also told abc that she wrote james foley's mom an e-mail immediately after findingut her son was okay. so that mrs. foley would not have to hear the news from some place else but would hear it directly from her. >>> thank you for watching. there's going to be a lot more coming up after the break. on the israel palestinian cease-fire, along with a lot more news. "wolf" starts right after this quick break. you, my friend are a master of diversification. who would have thought three cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small caps and bond funds would go with a merging markets. it's a masterpiece. thanks. clearly you are type e. you made it phil. welcome home. now what's our strategy with the fondue? diversifying your portfolio? e*trade gives you the tools and resources to get it right. are you type e*? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance co

nancy curtis will soon be able to hug her son and she joins me tonight.cy, i'm so happy for you. can you take me back to that moment when you first learned that your son had been freed? >> i got a call from the fbi agent who has been working with us the whole time. she flew to the middle east and she called me and said, i'm standing on the golan heights with your son by my side. and he wants to talk to you, but he needs some time to compose yourself. that was all she needed to say. i knew that he was healthy and safe and it was a huge relief. >> did you know that moment was coming? did you know that this was in the works? >> yes, i knew that the agent had gone to the middle east about a week previously. so we had been waiting for that call. but, you know, it was a very, very long wait. >> what is that moment like. after waiting and, you know, so many ups and downs, and not hearing for so long -- >> this has been a very, very long road. and you learn to get over the panic, which is how i felt initially, the sheer terror is what began when i realized that h

this morning nancy curtis is revealing the first thing she did after learning her boy was finally coming home and what he's doing now. what was the moment like when you heard he was free? >> i got a call from the fbi agent and she said, nancy, your son is standing beside me right now. >> reporter: her son, 45-year-old freelance journalist theo curtis free after being held for nearly two years. >> i spoke with him briefly yesterday. >> what was that like? >> he was so excited saying mom, they are being so nice to me and they put me in this 12-star hotel and i'm drinking a beer and there are women. >> reporter: curtis released to u.s. government personnel sunday. his captors, syrian militants loyal to al qaeda letting him go just six days after a different terror group, isis, brutally murdered american james foley. >> the first thing i did, i sat down, i sent the e-mail to diane fol foley, who we've been through so much together and i didn't want her to hear it from the media first. >> you had received i believe a month earlier a very frightening piece of video. >> yeah. >> your son pleadi

. >> nancy curtis was saying that her response has been somewhat muted, because she's become such closeends with the foleys, miss foley in particular, that her heart is broken for june foley's loss. >> and that's, you know, all these families kind of kill themselves, what should they do, you know, and a lot of it is sort of, who is your captor? and curtis is lucky -- it's terrible how he was treated, but taken by this group who seems to have some ties or at least the qat qatari government has some influence over this group, and i don't think anyone has influence over the group that killed jim foley. it's not like anyone did the right thing and one family did the wrong thing. >> but there is this bond between people who are waiting for word there their loved ones. >> and there aren't answers. several of these families with captives in syria would meet, families have contacted me, captives held in other country about what to do. and there really isn't any answer, and we've talked about this before, because the kidnappings have spread, european governments are paying more and more money in

. >> during captivity, nancy curtis was helped by the fbi and the personnel recovery program.isten to what she told cnn about the moment she learned of of her son's release. >> i got a call from the fbi agent who has been working with us the whole time. she flew to the middle east and she called me and said i'm standing on the golan heights with your son by my side. and he wants to talk to you, but he needs some time to compose himself. that was all she needed to say. i knew that he was healthy and safe and it was a huge relief. >> let's discuss with our cnn law enforcement analyst tom fuentes who used to work at that fbi personnel recovery program. take us behind the scenes a little bit, tom. what's it like? what do you do there trying to help these families and these individuals who may be held hostage? >> first of all, they would work to try to locate where is this person being held? what are the conditions? who has, you know, holding them in captivity and then work with other u.s. law enforcement, the intelligence community, the military, the state department and all of th

curtis who was held for two years by the al qaeda-linked terrorist group. he's back home in massachusetts. he was brought home for an emotional home coming with his mother nancycurtis. martha: it's a whopper of a deal that's got a lot of people fired up. burger king defending the move of their headquarters. they are going from miami up north of the border in canada where the corporate tax rate is a whole lot lower. the fast food giant will buy this tim hortons coffee company. that's how they did the inversion. it's a deal backed by billionaire warren buffet. burger king released a statement this is not a tax-driven deal. it's about growth and creating value through accelerated expansion. steve, welcome. boy, people are all over the map on their take on this. what's your take? >> it's easy to demagogue this. the fact is burger king makes a profit in the u.s. they pay up s. corporate thanks rates. does not that change. both of those companies wants to expand in canada. it makes it easier to have expansion money to expand around the world. burger king is big in brazil. the u.s. is the only civilized country in the world that taxes profit in the u.s. and taxes fr

for his mother, nancy curtis, it was a moment of sheer joy, mixed with deep sorrow. >> i grieve with pain. so i'm glad for -- i'm glad for me and for theo, but i cannot say i'm elated. >> the united states is criticizing secret air strikes that were launched against militias in libya. u.s. officials say the strikes were carried out without knowledge of egypt. >> totally preposterous. >> it's preposterous. >> arab nations strike in libya surprising u.s. that is truly preposterous. >> if anyone thinks they're going to commit strikes without notifying us first is living in -- >>> over thrown and killed gadhafi, u.s. says the outside interference is a threat to democracy but egypt denies being responsible. the embassy was closed last month as militias gained control of tripo will. i's airport. >>> two high rise buildings in gaza city were attacked. one collapsed and the other severely damaged. no deaths were reported. israel fired nonexplosive missiles to warn residents of what was coming. >> we're really starting to see the palestinian authority now talking about going it alone, going t

curtis's mother nancy says she is overwhelmed with relief and curtis thanked all those who worked so hard to bring him home. take a listen. >> in the days following my release on sunday i have learned bit by bit that there have been literally hundreds of people, brave, determined, and big-hearted people all over the world working for my release. i had no idea when i was in prison. i had no idea that so much effort was being expended on my behalf. and now having found out i am just overwhelmed with emotion. >> now, the u.s. says it is aware of reports that a second american jihadist was killed in syria over the weekend but cannot confirm them yet. syrian rebels battling both the assad government and isis militants say the second man was killed in the same battle as this man, douglas mccain. they say his conversion to islam years ago didn't alarm them but his posts on facebook in support of isis certainly did. the u.s. says it became aware of mccain more than ten years ago because of his association with suspected radicals. >>> now, meantime the u.s. military is considering its options

curtis's mother nancy says she is overwhelmed with relief. on wednesday curtis thanked all those who worked so hard to bring him home. >> when i was in prison, i had no idea that so much effort was being expended on my behalf. and now having found out, i am just overwhelmed emotion. i'm also overwhelmed by one other thing, and that is that total strangers have been coming up to me and saying hey, we're just glad you're home, welcome home, glad you're back, glad you're safe. great to see you. i suddenly remember how good the american people are and what kindness they have in their hearts. and to all those people i say a huge thank you from my heart, from the bottom of my heart. >> peter theo curtis there. well, the mother of an american journalist whose life is now under direct threat by isis militants, is appealing to the group's leader for his release. shirley sotloff's son steven has been missing since last august. he is the other journalist shown in the isis video in which james foley was beheaded. isis said sotloff's life depends on the u.

for his mother nancy curtis, it was a moment of sheer joy mixed with deep sorrow. >> i grieve with the foleys and the other families, and i share their pain. i'm glad for me and for theo. but i cannot say i'm elated. >> reporter: now, some military officials believe the u.s. is already at war with isis with those air strikes inside iraq. but going after those terrorist forces inside syria could very well lock the u.s. into a long-running war. >> jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. thank yous as always. >>> willie is here with the fallout in ferguson, missouri. >> citing safety concerns, officials in ferguson, missouri, have postponed the first city council meeting since the shooting death of michael brown two weeks ago. thousands of mourners gathered at the st. louis church on monday to pay respects to brown. the 18-year-old teenager shot by a police officer sparking more than a week of sometimes-violent protests. the brown family asked marchers to stay off the streets monday so family and friends could celebrate brown's life in peace. >>> former fbi director louis freeh is recovering fr

credits qatar for his rl, saying they don't know the exact terms, but his mother nancy said: >> reporter: >> reporter: curtis was taken captive two years ago, the u.s. believes by the al nusra, who released him to u.n. in the golan height after nearly two years in captivity. peter theo curtis was a new name, he changed it after publishing a book. his release came on the same day a funeral was held for james foley, an american journalist beheaded in syria by the islamic state group. a rare moment of success. celebrated for one american who is finally headed home. >>> i want to bring in courtney kealy, she is a reporter from war zones in the middle east and knows how dangerous such areas can be. the stakes are high right now? >> it's been a horrific week for journalists. we saw this video released by the islamic state, a different group than the group holding curtis. this loup islamic state said more would be killed if air strikes were not stopped, and they have not stopped. this was great news in dark files for journalists that covered syria, that can't cover syria, and for almost 200,000 syrians killed in th

peter thr peter theo curtis was held for nearly two years, his mother nancy says she's overwhelmed with relief and on wednesday, curtis thanked all those who worked so hard to bring him home. ? in the days following my release on sunday i have learned bit by bit that there have been literally hundreds of people, brave, determined and big-hearted people all over the world working for my release. i had no idea, when i was ilprisoned, i had no idea that so much effort was being expended on my behalf. and now having found out, i am just overwhelmed with emotion. >> the government of cqatar say it helped win his release and did not pay a ransom. >>> a resolutions was approved calling for a cease-fire between libyaen militias. >>> all right. still to come for you here on cnn's special coverage. we've got new information out of ukraine. new hotspots emerging, and accusations from kiev and washington of new russian incursions. >>> and then later, the death of a gun range instructor killed while teaching a 9-year-old how to shut an oot an uzi. they work just as fast and are proven to taste bette

cnn's anderson cooper spoke by phone with curtis' mother last night. >> nancy, first of all, congratulations, i'm so happy for you. can you take me back to that moment when you first learned that your son had been freed? >> i got a call from the fbi agent who's been working with us the whole time. she flew -- she flew to the middle east. she called me and said, i'm standing on the golan heights with your son by my side. and he wants to talk to you, but he needs some time to compose himself. that was all she needed to say. i knew that he was healthy and safe. and it was a huge relief. >> let's bring in our law enforcement analyst tom fuentes, former fbi assistant director. tom, a lot going on behind the scenes. you heard the mother say she got the word from an fbi agent who was there on the scene who had been working this issue. you're a former fbi agent. take us behind the scenes. what was going on? >> i helped run that program. it's called the personnel recovery program. it involved the training of the employees and family members who are being deployed throughout the world. and if a captur

this as theo curtis' mother nancy spoke out in an interview with abc news about talking to her son fory he doesn't have a whole lot to say to me, typical guy, hi, mom, yeah, everything is fine, but he was so excited, and he was saying, mom, they are being so nice to me! and they have put me in this 12-star hotel. he was over the top excited. >> joining us now is peter theo curtis' former roommate and friend. matt, great to see you. what do you think -- i know you've been friends with the curtis family for a long time. you and theo were high school roommates, so, of course, you know nancy, his mom. what do you think when you see her reaction to his release. >> oh, it's very, very thrilling, i have to say, and, you know, she's born the brunt of the hardship over the last couple of years and to see her so thrilled is needless to say very infectious and we're just -- we're all ecstatic individually, but for everyone it's really nancy i'm most ecstatic for so i'm very happy. >> can you tell us what happened when you got the news that your friend theo was going to be free? >> it was -- we we

nancy said in a statement we were told by representatives of the qatari government that they were mediating for field's release on a humanitarian basis, without the payment of money. peter theo curtis was taken captive two years ago. by al nusra front, released into custody to the u.n. in golan rights after nearly two years in captivity. curtis was a new name. he changed it after publishing a book, after he faked being a muslim to get information. his release came on the same day a funeral was held for james foley, the journalist beheaded by the islamic state group. a rare moment of success. celebrated for one american who is finally headed hope. -- headed home. >> qatar's foreign military has released this statement saying: . >> tom ackerman has more from washington d.c. >> u.s. officials say that curtis is expected to arrive home soon, to be reunited with his family. at the same time secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is using every tool at its disposal to get the release of four other americans held in captivity in syria by various groups. the family said - gave a little more detail to the media about the circumstances of his release when they said that they approached

his mother nancy said in a statement, folks, we were repeatedly told by representatives of the qatari government they were remediating for release without the payment of money. curtis was taken captive two years ago they believe by the el nusra front. curtis was a new name. he changed it after publishing the book undercover muslim, a journey yemen. it tells how he faked his conversion to islam. it's release came the same day for thday of the funeral for james foley. the obama administration said it is working to find and free the other journalists held b. a great moment of success for one american who is finally at home. >> the islamic state group has advanced across large areas of both syria and iraq. in baghdad prime minister talks are constructive. this comes as a backdrop of growing violence in the country. it shows how important any political movements are right now. aren't they. >> undoubtedly. they're going to need political stability to improve the political situation in the country. a few moments ago we got worried of two simultaneous car bombings. they happened just a short while ago. we're still trying to get more details. what we understand is that the

nancy curt is in boston on monday after receiving word her son would finally come home. >> what do you say to everybody who has been praying for you. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: in a statement curtis said i have been so touched and moved, beyond all words. by the people who have come up to me today, strangers on the airplane, flight attendants and most of all my family to say welcome home. michelle sedonna, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> there is and inner bucks county this morning. two veteran cemeteries final resting places for war heroes are desecrated. fifty to 60 veterans graves at rose dale and roosevelt cemeteries in bensalem were damaged. police are trying to find a vandals who pulled american flags from grave sites, piled them up and burn them. >> desecrate someone's loved ones cemetery plot, there is a place for you one day and it would be below the ground. >> apparently they don't care and it is sad. >> members of the vfw, veterans of foreign wars plan to replace every flag that was burn. >>> our time 6:37. in the battle over leg room over airplanes can get intense but a recent flight was forced to make an emergency landing when two passengers brawled over a device th

nancy. she said in a statement that she was overwhelmed with relief that he's home. curtis-linked terrorists. he is a photo journalist who has written for the new republic and released on sunday to united nations representatives and after a positive medical check, transferred to u.s. officials. his long journey saw him travel to tel aviv, to finally home at logan airport last night. over the weekend, we covered the memorial service of executed journalist james foley of new hampshire. this morning the foley family, curtis family are standing together in the hopes that all of the hostages who have been held by syrian extremists will soon be released. live in boston, elisabeth hopkins, fox news. >> thank you very much. >>> over to you. >> thanks. this week kids across the country are heading back to school. moms, dads, if you haven't checked everything off your list, it's not too late. some of the best back to school bargains are in stores right now. our savings expert is here. thankful you're here. let's start with clothes. one of the first things parents want to get. >> most

nancy o'dell reveals what the winners called her backstage. but first here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >> lease reconnaissance flights will be flown looking for starts inside syria. >> peter curtisease. >> huge weight lifted from my shoulders. >> the cast of breaking bad with a wonderful sendoff. >>nd a i have gratitude for everything that's happened. >> officials are stressing that napa valley itis sll very much open for business. >> thousands of mourners gathered at the temple missionary baptist church to pay respects to the michael brown family. >> taxes aren't the only problem. >> iceland continues to prepare for a volcano eruption. >> how serious could this be? >> this could be the volcano from hell. >> the team from south korea they won the world series. they defeated chicago. but i've got to say, give them credit, the cubs put up a heck of a fight. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 is presented by panera bread. >> i'm gayle king with anthony mason and sharyn alfonsi. now that you know our names, charlie and norah are off. >>> the pentagon has the go-ahead to ply reconnaissance missions over syria but president obama is not ready to attack isis groups there