the navy s.e.a.l. team that went to the rescue, parachuting in to save an american woman held hostage. how did they pull it off in the night? >>> warren buffett and his secretary, who pays a much-higher tax rate than him. she's now the center of a huge debate. what does she think? an abc news exclusive. >>> sick at sea. what happens if you get sick on a cruise ship far out to sea? the incredible lengths the coast guard will go through to save you. dramatic, new picture. >>> that controversial, new headline. the search engine, now searching your e-mail. >>> and fighting back. what is this high-tech suit? and what is this woman standing in? it could help you burn off your dinner tonight. the secret weapon and the new science revealed. >>> good evening. diane is on assignment tonight, set to interview the president. we'll have more on that later here. but we do begin this evening with that secret rescue mission, once again pulled off by the elite navy s.e.a.l. team 6, to save a 32-year-old american woman held

. >> reporter: don mann, a former member of navy s.e.a.l. team 6, the same unit that rescued buchanan, was once a hostage himself, along with three other s.e.a.l.s, when they were caught by more than a dozen armed men during a mission. >> fortunately for us, we talked ourselves out of that one. you have to stay calm. you don't want to appear to be a threat. you don't want to be threatening in any way. and you have to immediately start thinking of a way to escape. >> reporter: escape, however, is not always an option. >> these hostages were blindfolded where they were taken. so, they had no idea where they were. there's probably an intent by the captors to disorientate where they are. if i can get out of the cell, if i can get out of the staockade,i can get to freedom. >> reporter: freedom came to jessica buchanan thanks to the navy s.e.a.l.s, a daring rescue and a violent gun fight. for buchanan and her fellow hostage, one more test of will. >> rescue attempt, there's going to more likely be shooting. if you hear shooting, the first thing you wan

tonight, how the navy s.e.a.l. team 6 had another mission impossible. >>> he is making drastic changes. he'll show us how he lost 100 pounds, while surrounded by sweet temptation. >>> and the new drew. she grew up before our eyes. that little girl that went from "e.t.," to rehab, to a white-hot directing career. drew barrymore gets real about her wild child past and now. with a new movie and a new man. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline." january 25th, 2012. >>> good evening, all. i'm bill weir. we begin with new details in the emerging story about how a team of navy s.e.a.l.s rescued a young man and a another man from outlaws in somalia. the mission involved jumping out of an airplane in the middle of the night, hiking for miles, lethal combat, and a helicopter evacuation. in other words, just another day at the office for s.e.a.l. team 6. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the mission, to rescue this young w

that same navy s.e.a.l. team that took out bin laden, they've done it again, rescuing two kidnap victims, including an american woman during a daring overnight raid against somali pirates. there was a tip-off last night. the president congratulating defense secretary leon panetta prior to his address. >> leon, good job tonight. good job tonight. >> and then we just got this photo this morning. after the speech the president called the father of american jessica buchanan to tell him his daughter is safe. the first lady you see standing just behind him. this morning vice president biden explained the timing of the mission. >> it had been in the works for a while, matt, and the president authorized it yesterday because the special operations forces said this was the time. jessica's health was beginning to decline. she's a young woman in her 30s. we wanted to act. >> nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins me now. what do we know about the details of this rescue? >> well, there was some urgency t

. >> reporter: the men were the elite navy s.e.a.l. team six. the same one that killed osama bin laden. this mission may have been even tougher. >> it's a self-containing unit that can go any place in the world and literally do nothing but kick ass. >> reporter: one by one, the s.e.a.l.s parachuted silently to within a few miles of the hideout. team 6 took down nine armed kidnappe kidnappers, saving buchanan and thisted. president obama ordered the mission to save jessica buchanan after intelligence reports indicated her health was deteriorating. she's said to be doing well this morning. >> do we know what the hostage takers, what they wanted in all this? >> reporter: well, it's ransom money. pirates capture people all the time demanding money. once it's paid, they release them. they reportedly turned down $1 million. other pirates still have hostages, including a german-american journalist captured last week. >>> and to presidential politics now. and an intense exchange between president obama and the governor of arizona. this is jan brewer sha

>> megahit to the awe-inspiring navy s.e.a.l. teames, one a american and one a dane from somali pirates. we've become used to special forces pulling off these feats. it's an amazing amount of training and courage. >> here here. is there any doubt that andrew cuomo is going to run for president in 2016? >> zero. he's going to have the money to do it and friends to do it. >> i think so. any chance mitch daniels still gets into the republican race? >> i don't think so. i don't think so. because it looks like romney is going to take florida and i don't think he'll be caught after that. >> okay. remember if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us at jer@foxnews.com. that's it for this week's edition of the journal editorial report. thank you for

navy's top secret s.e.a.l. team six was part of the joint operation that saved two aid workers from kidnappers in somalia. it is the same s.e.a.l. team that killed osama bin laden last year. want to bring in chris lawrence. he is at the pentagon. also we've got david mckenzie. he's standing by. first of all, chris, what do we know about the mission? who planned it and gave the green light? >> ultimately it was the president's call. they were kidnapped back in october, but officials tell us there was a real heightened sense of emergency over the past few weeks and part of that was the declining health of jessica buchanan, the american hostage. when the u.s. got specific intelligence where the hostages were being held and who was holding them, president obama gave the green light for the mission on monday. the military had been planning this mission. they executed it on tuesday. the special operations team came into that compound area where they found nine kidnappers with -- armed with weapons and some explosives near

. >>> and now, to the american woman rescued from pirates after that navy s.e.a.l. teamarachuted in to save her. you heard the president tell diane how moved he was by the rescue. and jessica buchanan is at a military base in italy. and she's undergoing a battery of treatment, to get over the three months in captivity. kelly cobiella is in sicily. kelly? >> reporter: good evening, david. even before jessica buchanan and her fellow captive are reunited with their families, they must go through what's called reintegration at this military base, to make sure they are ready for the transition back to normal life. the moment they were safely out of somalia, jessica buchanan and poul thisted made a pact, to go through the reintegration process together. it's the same treatment given to p.o.w.s. the former captives talking to psychologists about their time as hostages. an essential period of mental decompression. >> i know it's probably taking a toll on her. if i know her and her strength, then, she'll be okay. >> reporter: her fellow aid workers said the 32-year-old never was

. >>> the same navy s.e.a.l. team that took out osama bin laden hooz done it again. esident ob yaum says he could not be more proud of s.e.a.l. team six after the daring overnight rescue two of aid workers including an american woman. here is how the pept gone says it went down. special forces stormed the somali camp, killing several kidnappers. the rescue is over by the time the president entered for the state of the union address. but only a few key people knew about it. >> good job tonight. >> they're the most incredible, i mean, it's just taking your breath away. >> this 32-year-old american and her danish companion had been held since october. >> answer to prayers. i can never tell them how thankful i am for what they do, for what they did. >> timing of this was said to be based on a worsening medical condition that jessica is said to suffer from. >> president obama pushing policies and programs he outlined in his address last night, wrapping up a visit to intel's chip manufacturing plant in chandler, arizona. the president used both appearances to promote his ag

they fought their way into the somali compound and some of them were part of the navy s.e.a.l. team that captured osama bin laden last year. more on this story and a live report just minutes from now. >>> gabrielle giffords resigned from congress today, honored with a standing ovation. they recognized giffords for all that she has done during her tenure, with her friend debbie wasserman schultz read the speech. >> her public service has meant a great deal to her and that this is only a pause in that public service and that she will return one day. >> also today, the house unanimously passed the final bill to penalize drug dealers who try to bring weapons across the border. giffords was shot in the head just over a year ago. >>> powerful storms across texas last night. austin received seven inches of rain. this is from ktvt. flash flood warnings are in effect for an santonio, austin, houston, and dallas. strong winds brought down power lines leaving thousands of people in the dark. >>> a tornado watch is in effect for the south central and southeast texas. no reports of injuries so f

s.e.a.l. team six does it again. the navy s.e.a.l. responsible for this overnight rescue in somalia is the same unit that killed osama bin laden last year. the team flew in to northern somalia late tuesday night via helicopter an then parachuted into the region under a cover of darkness. they freed 32-year-old american jessica buchanan. we do have this photo of her and a 60-year-old man from denmark. u.s. officials tell nbc news the two were working on the danish refugee council when they were kidnapped by somali pirates in october. the white house has released this photo of president obama on the phone with the first lady by his side. he's talking to jessica buchanan's father informing him that his daughter has been rescued. he made this call right after his state of the union address last night. now the freed hostages are now under medical evaluation. they're said to be in good condition. while u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says no u.s. troops were killed or hurt during this operation, officials say the navy s.e.a.l.s killed ni

the navy s.e.a.l. team to the area by plane and parachuted about two miles from the camp to take the kidnappers by surprise. they ran in, and when they arrived they exchanged gunfire with nine somalis killing all of them. the two hostages were rescued unharmed and are said to be in good condition. >>> former players, friends and family members spoke at the public memorial held on the campus of penn state. they focused on paterno's inspirational life, but it was impossible to ignore that scandal that ended his career. nike founder defended paterno's response to the child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach jerry sandusky. >> if there's a villain in this, it lies in that investigation not in joe paterno's response. >> paterno died on sunday of lung cancer, he was 85 years old. >>> 16 confirmed dead, and 16 still missing, italian authorities release new video of the search for bodies on the shipwrecked costa concordia. this is video of firefighters on the dry side of the ship axing down cabin

navy s.e.a.l. teamarachuted into somalia the middle of the night and rescued buchanan and her danish colleague from an outdoor camp where they were being held by a group of somali kidnappers. buchanan is from bedford, virginia. >>> president obama will visit five election battleground states in the next three dies persuade americans to support his proposals in the state of the union address. the republican presidential canned candidates are campaigning in florida ahead of tuesday's primary there newt gingrich says the president's speech plans to show for re-election as a left wing populist, in his words. >>> the d.c. police are accused of rock and sexual-- looking fo of rock and assaulting a woman last night. the man threatened to shoot her, attacked her and stole her wait and backpack. investigators say they have no suspects so far. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is trying to raise $300,000 in private funds to pay for a city-wide citizens summit next month. >> the mayor says that event will allow ordinary

and again, navy s.e.a.l. team six executed the mission.american foreign aid worker and her danish colleague are now free after being held captive for three months. our white house correspondent mike viqueircqueira joins us no. do we have any more details how this mission was carried out. >> you mentioned the fact the fabled unit s.e.a.l. team unit that the overcame and killed osama bin laden, it was a nighttime raid. there were nine outlaws killed in that raid in somalia. the american jessica buchanan. word had reached the administration, the secretary of defense and the president that her health was failing. she was running out of medicine. also a danish man, poul thisted. they had been abducted at knife point october 25th. isn't it remarkable just as in the case of the osama bin laden raid, the president gave a very high profile speech. back in may, it was something of less significance, but knowing this operation was undergoing at this time. you point out the president knew just before entering the chamber that it was a success. off war

. >> jimmy: you were on navy s.e.a.l. team six? >> no, that was all a lie.nose. >> jimmy: who else did you get? kim jong-il? >> i ain't going to say that one yet. i went to libya a few times. after i took out gadhafi, they flew me back in coach. >> jimmy: are you kidding? >> they did the same thing when i went to pakistan, man. i thought it was getting on jetblue. you ever flew on jet pakistan? in coach, people was coughing on me. mosquitos everywhere, chickens and goats. >> jimmy: mosquitoes on the plane? >> i was pissed off. >> jimmy: i don't blame you. are you planning -- >> don't drink the water if you ever fly -- >> jimmy: going to be a big kim cash da kardashian-style wedding for you? >> no, she cares more about the marriage than the wedding. >> jimmy: she does? that's nice. [ applause ] >> and i didn't have to tell her that. >> jimmy: so there will not be a big deal? >> you can come down, if you want to bring lucky with you. you bring lucky with the eye patch. >> jimmy: i'll bring him. >> going to be a good old fashioned -- >> jimmy: and when this is

the navy s.e.a.l. team that killed osama bin laden parachuted in and entered. the compound.killed at least nine pirates. they all escaped unharmed by helicopter. american aid worker jessica buchanan and paul cesak from denmark were kidnapped last october. now, there's a lot of land kidnappings. they've been terrorizing captives and the whole point is to get ransom money. while we hear a lot about them in headlines, very few have spent time with them. in part, kidnapping and death are real and present risks for anyone in somalia. this man knows all about them, he spent time with them. he went in there, lived with them, had protection of a clan. he's in nairobi right now and i spoke to him before the show and asked him about the pirates behind this kidnapping. >> well, it was based in central somalia. i was there two years ago. now, you're seeing a much more brutal gang, and also gangs that are turning inwards. so these two hostages were freed, they were from the dannish demining group. they were kidnapped on land, so oddly enough, pirates, because it's becoming more and more

> freed american hostage jessica buchanan is traveling now to be reunited with her family a navy s.e.a.l. teamachuted into somalia in the middle of the night and rescued buchanan and her danish colleague from an outdoor camp where they were being held by a group of somali kidnappers. buchanan is from bedford, virginia. the two were taken hostage in october. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle give fords handed in her resignation today. fellow lawmakers, democrats and republican, gave her a standing ovation on the house floor. giffords is leaving public life to put her energy into recovering from an assassination attempt that happened last year. >>> president obama hit the road this morning to try to sell his state of the union proposals to the american people. he will visit five battleground states in the next three days. meanwhile you can the republican presidential candidates criticized the president's speech. they say his actions don't match his words. >>> and stocks got a big boost after the federal reserve said interest rates won't go up any time soon. and an outstanding quarterly report

breaking new details about the navy s.e.a.l. team six rescue of an american woman held hostage by somali pirates. we'll give you a live report from nbc's jim miklaszewski who tracked down the story after president obama's verbal thumbs up to leon panetta at last night's state of the union. >> we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. >> speaking of the state of the union, a changed president obama throws down the gauntlet with congress and takes the fight to mitt romney ov. hi, everybody, great to have you with me today. i'm thomas roberts. a lot to talk about this morning especially the news that is developing right now. the emotional farewell to arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords as she formally submits her retirement. her dear friend and colleague, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, house minority leader eric cantor, all giving emotional tributes on the house floor just moments ago. take a look. >> i am so proud of my friend

the navy s.e.a.l. team that killed osama bin laden parachuted in and entered. the compound. they killed at least nine pirates. they all escaped unharmed by helicopter. american aid worker jessica buchanan and paul cesak from denmark were kidnapped last october. now, there's a lot of land kidnappings. they've been terrorizing captives and the whole point is to get ransom money. while we hear a lot about them in headlines, very few have spent time with them. in part, kidnapping and death are real and present risks for anyone in somalia. this man knows all about them, he spent time with them. he went in there, lived with them, had protection of a clan. he's in nairobi right now and i spoke to him before the show and asked him about the pirates behind this kidnapping. >> well, it was based in central somalia. i was there two years ago. now, you're seeing a much more brutal gang, and also gangs that are turning inwards. so these two hostages were freed, they were from the dannish demining group. they were kidnapped on land, so oddly enough, pirates, because it's becoming more and

officials say navy s.e.a.l. team 6, same group that killed osama bin laden, took part in this. angie goff is here with more on the rescue mission. >> reporter: thanks, barbara. president obama took up the entire world -- tipped off the entire world to the rescue when he congratulated leon pannet a right before delivering the state of the union. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> reporter: the president got late word the two kidnapped victims, 32-year-old jessica buchanan of bedford, virginia, and poul thistead were rescued. two teams of u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s and helicopters landed near the compound where the hostages were held. now as the s.e.a.l.s approached the compound, the came under very, very heavy fire. nine kidnappers were killed. and no americans were bunded. and the s.e.a.l.s grabbed the two hossages, loaded them in a the choppers and through them to an undisclosed location outside of somalia. buchanan and thisted were providing relief for some 450,000 somali refugees when they were kidnapped last october. now in a white house photo released this morning, preside

navy s.e.a.l. teams.nt chris lawrence is standing by with the latest. >> wolf, we all remember what happened during blackhawk down, so you cannot overstate the risk of putting troops on the ground in somalia. ultimately it was the president's call to do so. just seconds into the president's arrival, the first hint something had happened. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> at the moment he congratulated his defense secretary, u.s. special operations forces were winding down a dramatic rescue operation halfway around the world. the u.s. military and fbi had been searching for the humanitarian aid workers since october, when somali kidnappers abducted american jessica buchanan and paul thiesten. now they had found them. they obtained specific intel, where they were and who was holding them, but a sense of urgency was building. >> jessica's health was beginning to decline. she's a young woman in her 30s. we wanted to act, and they did. >> reporter: president obama green-lighted the mission monday night

s.e.a.l. teams, right? >> two navy s.e.a.l. ams reported, helicopters, gunfire, a lot of people dead, but the hostages are okay. our team members are okay. chris lawrence is our pentagon correspondence me joins us live. i didn't even know that this american was missing. i don't know if it was just an amazingly kept secret, but i tell you what, this operation was certainly a well kept secret. >> you know, reminds you a lot, ashleigh, of the osama bin laden raid from last year when no one had any idea what was going on and the president came to the white house correspondents dinner and everybody was happy and upbeat and nobody knew what was going on behind the scenes. we knew these hostages were missing since late october. they were working on a humanitarian aid mission. a u.s. official is confirming to cnn that navy s.e.a.ls on board helicopters landed near the compound where these two hostages were being held. the official says that the s.e.a.ls came under fire before they even got inside the compound and had to fight their way

it included members of the navy s.e.a.l. team that killed osama bin laden.hey parachuted in and entered the compound, killing at least nine pirates they escaped with the unharmed hostages by helicopter. eric grightons is a former navy s.e.a.l. he's joining us this morning. very nice to see you. >> pleasure to be on with you. >> the pleasure aall ours. as we're watching this and listening to the details we're riveted by it. we find out it's s.e.a.l. team 6, the same elite team that took out osama bin laden. although we don't know if it is the same people involved in that team. can you talk us through the planning and rehearsal that has to happen to execute this? >> for an operation like this, it's likely that planning for this kind of contingency, zoraida, would have been happening for months. as soon as a hostage was taken at the end of october, members of this unit and intelligence community would have started to think about how to plan for an operation for rescue. as they developed a fuller intelligence picture, they would have assessed their options and d