in somalia, there are problems as well. al-shabaab is closely aligned with al qaeda on the leadership level rather than al-shabaab and the troops. al-shabaab is launching transnational attacks. they killed 74 including an american during the african world cup. we have a history of several of americans traveling to somalia to fight al-shabaab. they remain focused on the potential for them to ease -- be used as operatives in the united states. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> i am sure you are all familiar with the conclusions of the risk report. they expressed a concern of the likelihood of a buyer terror attack that is high. he did a biological terror attack is high -- the likelihood of biological terror attack high. how do you assess that for a globally? do you believe a biological terrorist event remains at or at the top of a threat to nations around the world? >> for there is a clear commitment on the part of al qaeda with a focus on obtaining chemical or biological weapons. the likelihood of obtaining a biological weap

navy can't save them, all that's left is somalia's ragtag coast guard.use the pirates' weapons against them. this patrol boat was actually captured from the pirates, painted blue for the coast guard, and the commander says it's the only patrol boat they have that's fast enough to catch up with the pirates. the pirates will likely demand a ransom in the millions of dollars, a daunting prospect for couples who poured their life savings into this trip but now short of rescue possibly their only hope. jim sciutto, abc news, washington. >>> and still ahead, the rookie race car driver celebrating his cinderella victory at daytona. t daytona. [ male announcer ] hands free driving. cars that park themselves. an unmanned car driven by a search engine company. we've seen that movie. it ends with robots harvesting our bodies for energy. [ engine revs ] this is the all new 2011 dodge charger. leader of the human resistance. whoa! that achy cold needs alka-seltzer plus! it rushes multiple cold fighters, plus a powerful pain reliever, wherever you need it! [ both ] ♪

it was the first time americans died in the recent wave of hijackings off somalia. in washington, secretary of state clinton condemned the killings. . >> this deplorable act by the pirates that stall being vessels in the waters off of somalia firmly underscores the need for the international community to act more decisively together. we've got to have a more effective approach to maintaining security. >> ifill: for more, we turn to martin murphy, a visiting fellow at the corbett centre for maritime policy studies at kings college in london. he's also written two books about the horn of africa. welcome. how unusual was this series of events that we saw play out off the coast of somalia? >> well it is extraordinary. the somali pirates have generally been peaceable. their business model says we do not kill our hostages. it's extraordinary to see them killing four people in this frankly awful event. >> ifill: since we were last following this very closely which is to say the hijacking of the big ship, the alabama, had this faded away, gone away or did we stop paying att

>>reporter: when we visited somalia we found hundreds of miles of unpatrolled coast lin line. remote hide out and supply of young somalia men like this one volunteering for 200 million dollar a year business and now deadly one for 4 mesh. this is abc news. washington. >> in libya. gadhafi vowing to track down and kill protestors house by house. state department is telling americans in libya who want to get away from the turmoil there to be the at a particular port in tripoli tomorrow morning so they cap leave by ferry. libb why pumps 1.6 million barrels a day of world production of oil. unrest rattles the oil market. crude oil prices jumped bi biggest one day gain in more than two years. in an effort to calm the turbulence and concerns saudi arabia oil minister said opec cartel is ready to pump more oil to compensation for any drop-off that mayo occur in libya. >> come back home. california teachers face uncertain future tonight. retirement system is sliding toward insolvency. capitol correspondent annette has more tonight from sacramento. >>reporter: if no changes are made, t

from yem on the somalia. no word on how the military will intervene. >> i think, however, these pirates have made a grave mistake. they have pushed the united states government a little too far. >> our prayer is for them and for their safety. for their families. >> reporter: while they pray for scott and gene adams, their quick return isn't likely. if they reach the dangerous shores of somalia. >> they're staring down the barrels of loaded guns. they're just praying that the ransom is going to get paid. they have no idea whether they're going to live or die. >> reporter: john burnett was once beaten and robbed by pirates. he said that these sailors have several strikes against them. a yacht, a symbol of western wealth to their ministry. the one thing in their favor, they're only worth something to the pirates alive. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> we continue to follow it. >>> and still ahead -- is it a royal snub? the invitations are out for the royal wedding. who made it and who didn't. >>> extraordi

pirates used to hover near the coastline of somalia. now they're striking as much as 1,700 miles away. creating a danger zone the size of the continental u.s. and trapping more and more ships. when we visited somalia, we found hundreds of miles of unpatrolled coastlines and remote hideouts. and a supply of young somali men like this one, volunteering for a $200 million a year business, and now a deadly one for four americans. jim sciutto, abc news, washington. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," what does talking on your cell phone do to your brain? a brand-new study. >>> the fever of rebellion in wisconsin, traveling state after state. >>> and a last look at camelot. president and mrs. kennedy, the night before the nation changed forever. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 80% of our mutual funds

the have officials in somalia saying they are assessing the options and possible responses.just coming in here. this is the turn of events that was undesirable to say the least. we had been hoping for that safe release and return of those four americans. we'll get more affirmation and come back with another update.i >> mark: send a clear city council taking a proactive approach to secure redevelopment funds to build part of the stadium. during the meeting they will memorialize some of the deal appeare. santaa has no plan be should they lose the $40 million redevelopment funds to build the stadium grief counselors will be on hand at school after two students died of a weekend when it went rafting down this channel in concord. the cause of death was x nicosiext. ixia due to roundr >> darya: we will be back with more of a couple of minutes. lots of us are sick or hurt we have four times as many emotional problems as other kids i'll have to move over and over again. i'm twice as likely to drop out of high school. there's a 50-50 chance i'll end up homeless. not everyone can be a

in somalia, there are problems as well. al-shabaab is closely aligned with al qaeda on the leadership level rather than al-shabaab and the troops. al-shabaab is launching transnational attacks. they killed 74 including an american during the african world cup. we have a history of several of americans traveling to somalia to fight al-shabaab. they remain focused on the potential for them to ease -- be used as operatives in the united states. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> i am sure you arell familiar with the conclusions of the risk report. they expressed a concern of the likelihood of a buyer terror attack that is high. he did a biological terror attack is high -- the likelihood of a biological terror attack is high. how do you assess that for a globally? do you believe a biological terrorist event remains at or at the top of a threat to nations around the world? >> for there is a clear commitment on the part of al qaeda with a focus on obtaining chemical or biological weapons. the likelihood of obtaining a biological w

>> reporter: well, the coast of soma yaw is known -- somalia is known for a lot of activity. somalia is a country that has not really seen official leadership so that's why poverty and piracy is running rampant. that's why -- wanting to have a better lifestyle for economic factors as well. that's why these caught remembers so dangerous. i should mention that u.s. officials this morning in their briefing to reporters said this is the deadliest piracy attack on american. >> thank you, sandra endo. >> yeah. >>> 8:009. let's go to -- 8:09. let's go to sal. it's getting slow, as you drive from the macarthur maze to pinole. traffic is very, very slow there. also slow still in concord -- concord and walnut creek heading down to alamo and highway 4 is slow. if you are driving on the nim mit freeway, northbound -- nim mit freeway, northbound 880, an injury crash there. northbound 880. the accident is closer to winston. this is the westbound bay bridge. the traffic will be backed up for about a ten manufacture minute -- ten-minute delay. sanfrancisco 101 looks okay. sanfrancisco and va

along with a friend and a couple that happen to be from california are somewhere off the coast of somalia held captive by pirates onboard a 58-foot long yacht called "the quest." mckay has been in touch with her mom who lives here in san francisco through e-mail. the last communication just before valentine's. she and her friend recently joined the couple in india for a trip to aman. she indicated they were aware of the problem with somali pirates but the skipper of their yacht, the man from california, had done research and thought they were going to be far off the shore, obviously that's not the case. she also has a niece who lives in oakley who indicated the family is very anxious to find out what is going to happen to them. last night a church in santa monica held a vigil for that couple from california praying for their safe return. >> we are broken hearted, of course. we have been in prayer, love and support for that beautiful family. >> reporter: perhaps this little tidbit gives the family some hope. apparently there's reports that a navy warship is shadowing this yacht called "the

this morning, off the coast of somalia, fbi negotiators aboard a u.s. destroyer, were still talking to the pirates holding the americans hostage, when suddenly it all went terribly wrong. military officials say, without warning, one of the pirates aboard the yacht, fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the destroyer. almost immediately, americans aboard the warship heard gunshots from below deck on the yacht. navy seals raced toward the boat in small inflatable boats. most of the pirates surrendered as the seals boarded the yacht. but once below deck, they made a grim discovery. >> all for hostages had been shot by their captors. despite immediate steps to provide life-saving care, all four of the american hostages died of their wounds. >> reporter: in a search of the yacht, the seals were forced to kill two pirates, one in a knife fight, and found two others apparently shot dead by fellow pirates. the americans killed were scott and jean adam of california, and seattle couple, phyllis mackay and bob riggle. in seattle, riggle's friends took the news hard

warship is now shadowing the yacht as it heads for somalia. the bay area family says no ransom demands have been made, but federal authorities are keeping in contact with them. >>> some stanford students will be spending their sundays in prison. ten students pursuing degrees in law, psychology and literature will work with 20 inmates in san quentin and gain insiders knowledge of the prison system. the inmates have all received associates degrees through the prison university project. the groups will hold sessions on sunday afternoons in a classroom at the prison. >>> preparations are underway for the 100th bay 2 breakers race in san francisco this may. but it's future is on shaky ground. the race has been losing money for years. and corporate sponsor ing also pulled out. plus growing frustration by residents over rowdy runners who drink, urinate and toss garbage along the course. and organizers say they are banning alcohol and floats this year. the debate is already heating up. >> i think it's a little wilder. it has been. but it's such a fun

navy warship is shadowing a hijacked american yacht off the coast of somalia. pirates seized it as it traveled from india to oh, man. the couple who owns the boat, part of a rally of yes it is heated to go the mediterranean that's when they were captured. friends now pray for their safety. >> they are very, very nice, you know, they travel the world, they will give seminars or show us what is going on at the club, and they have just been really really nice. >> if the yacht does make it to somalia's shore the hostages would probably be taken inland. that would make a fast resolution less likely. now one of the passengers does have a san francisco connection. the mother of passenger phyllis mccay lives in san francisco. >>> coming up a bus full of teenagers collides with a car. it gets worse. what made rescue efforts especially difficult. secr buying >>> she says she hasn't paid for shampoo or toot past in years. an extreme coupon clipper shares her secret for buying stuff for practically nothing. >>> just when you thought it was safe to put that umbrella away we

a private american yacht called "the quest" was hijacked by about a dozen pirates near somalia. an american couple from marina del rey, california, was on board. they were sailing around the world to distribute bibles. today, we learned the identity of a second couple from seattle that was also taken hostage. tonight, the u.s. navy is tracking the yacht. nbc's jim miklaszewski is following the story and he joins us now from washington. jim what is the latest? >> reporter: lester, tonight, three u.s. navy warships and helicopters are shadowing this small yacht as it slowly makes its way toward somalia with those four american hostages and now as many as 15 pirates on board. the u.s. military and an fbi hostage negotiation team with talking to the pirates, trying to gain the safe release of those americans but if that doesn't happen, lester this could turn very ugly. the u.s. military does not want the pirates to reach shore with those hostages. they could easily use warships to block the way, but the chance of u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s pulling off a successful hostage rescue, like the

that beautiful family. >> their yacht, the s/v quest is reportedly heading for the pirate coast of somalia. the couple have reportedly spent e last seven years at sea, ridistngbuti distributing bibles throughout the world. >>> here in the bay ea, these picture shows an unusual scene -- around here, at least. up to 14 inches of snow on the mountain peaks. you sent us pictures all day today. these particular ones are from mt. hamilton. so let's check in with rob mi mayeda. >> two days worth of snow, 14 inch there's on mt. hamilton. but as our skies cleared overnight into morning, that led to some icy roads all up and down the north bay towards the east bay hills. we had temperatures just below freezing. a lot of spinout this morning. and we're closely following the temperatures at this hour. you can already see some 30s here in the north bay. patchy frost and perhaps some patchy ice could be possible again for tomorrow morning as skies are mainly clear right now. we do have clouds coming down the coast. the clouds will eventually toss some showers our way. approaching the north bay coastline

. >>> overseas now, for the first time, pirates off the coast of somalia have taken american lives. four u.s. citizens aboard a hijacked yacht were shot by the captors on tuesday. they died before u.s. navy sailors could save them. more than a dozen suspects are in custody. david martin has more. >> reporter: ignoring explicit warnings about pirates, two couples, jean and scott adam and phyllis mckay and bob riggle sailed alone across the indian ocean in their 58-foot yacht, "the quest." >> why they were in that area, we don't know. but she was not haphazardly out on the ocean just -- just doing what, you know, loosely traveling around. >> reporter: on friday, their yacht was boarded by 19 pirates who set a course for somalia. four u.s. navy ships shadowed the yacht, knowing if it ever reached land they would lose their best chance of rescuing the americans. >> we understood that if they got to shore it was going to be a really bad situation. we also understood that the navy was doing their best to prevent them from getting to shore. >> reporter: fbi hostage negotiators tried to bar

in somalia, there are problems as well. al-shabaab is closely aligned with al qaeda on the leadership level rather than al-shabaab and the troops. al-shabaab is launching transnational attacks. they killed 74 including an american during the african world cup. we have a history of several of americans traveling to somalia to fight al-shabaab. they remain focused on the potential for them to ease -- be used as operatives in the united states. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> i am sure you are all familiar with the conclusions of the risk report. they expressed a concern of the likelihood of a buyer terror attack that is high. he did a biological terror attack is high -- the likelihood of a biological terror attack is high. how do you assess that for a globally? do you believe a biological terrorist event remains at or at the top of a threat to nations around the world? >> for there is a clear commitment on the part of al qaeda with a focus on obtaining chemical or biological weapons. the likelihood of obtaining a biological

. >>> in news of the world tonight, off the coast of somalia. a u.s. navy worship has confirmed a yacht. a couple from southern california and two people from seattle were on board. the yacht is heading closer to northern somalia. >>> in mexico, the last three days mark one of the deadliest time spans in the country with more than 50 people killed. president felipe calderon declared war on the drug cartel. violence has been increased in the resort city of acapulco. in response, president calderon announced armed forces will strengthen their presence. >>> and in brazil, dancers are prepping for carnaval season. a wearhouse fire destroyed costumes. even so one of the schools says it will still perform in the annual parade. thousands came out to watch the students finish their technical performance. rio's parade season culminates with parades. carnivals are viewed by millions on brazilian television. >>> the nascar season gets off to a roaring start. it was an unknown who took the checkered flag and we'll hear from him coming up. >>> take a look at this.

. >> somalia. >> somalia. >> i mean, actually u.s. forces are, are operating in all those places, but its clear that, you know, terrorists are going to continue to fighting this fight because they believe that over the long term, they can wear american will down. if you look at government, um, i look at it in a slightly different way. imagine you are sitting in delhi. um, indian policy makers are genuinely concerned about the possibility of a war with china, like the one that they fought in the 1960's. if there was a war with china tomorrow, would the u.s. play any role? would american forces be rushed to the himalayas to fight on one side or the other? no. and so if you are an indian policy maker or a chinese policy maker, the u.s. doesn't really matter to that rivalry in the way that it might have done 10 or 15 years ago. >> the u.s. is effectively out of that equation algether. >> yeah, and that makes those countries, uh, feel they have to arm up, to fight each other, not to fight the u.s. but potentially to fight each other. >> he

. >>> the four americans held hostage aboard their yacht appear to be headed to somalia this morning. pirates plan to be in touch with the hijackers said sunday the warship was watching the boat as it sailed towards northern somalia. their yacht was hijacked friday. experts say scott and jean adams, phyllis mckay and bob riggle are taken to somali territory it will be much harder to get them to safety. >> ideally for the united states, they'll intercept this ship, there will be something of a military standoff, hostage negotiation, but there are not a lot of very good options. >> members of the adams' church in california pray for them at sunday services. >>> raymond davis, the american being held in pakistan on murder charges, is a cia agent. that according to a british newspaper report. the u.s. is trying to get davis released saying he has diplomatic immunity as an american consulate official. davis claims he was defending himself from an attempted robbery when he shot two men dead last month. one police official tells the guardian newspaper that the shooting goes, quote, way beyon

does tend to draw a line at somalia but it's not choosy about where it does its business. very clear example is saudi arabia where for years the u.k. has made saudi arabia its one number one target customer where we can see it very clear thora terry but. it's. but it's very clear a repressive state that has used those weapons and human rights abuses last year in the city international pointed out that fighter jets sold to saudi arabia in the massive. every gram in the eighty's sold from the u.k. and b. a systems to saudi arabia were probably used to get instant civilians in the cross border conflict. between saudi arabia and yemen and probably use in human rights abuses that just just police is not this is not new i mean they should know that these weapons are going to be misused if they sell them you make a very persuasive argument and indeed the british government has responded today they say there's no evidence that you made manufactured tear gas was used in this crackdown but nevertheless the m. o. d. is now going to review arms exports to britain indeed france has can

pictures from their website, their quick return isn't likely, if they reach the dangerous shores of somalia, where they'd be the only americans among the 660 sailors currently being held for ransom by pirates. >> they're staring down the barrels of loaded guns held with children or youth. they're just praying that the ransom is going to get paid and they have no idea whether they're going to live or die. >> reporter: john burnett was himself once beaten and robbed by pirates, saying these sailors already have several strikes against them from their yacht, their signal of wealth, to their religion. hated by somali jihadists. the one thing in their favor, they're only worth something to the pirates alive. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> there's much more coming up on this story on "good morning america." we'll hear from a friend of one of the women being held hostage. >>> two west point cadets are back on steady ground following a dramatic nighttime rescue a cliff 500 feet in the air. the cadets were stranded on the mountain side during a training exercise and then spent eight hours te

the hijack yacht the quest is now reported to be heading for the coast of somalia and pirate sources say the u.s. navy is shadowing the yacht it may be trying to do what it did in the rescue two years ago of the commercial vessel the mearesq alabama. slow the vessel down and try to negotiate with the pirates in the hope that they give up or allow an opportunity for a rescue by other means. the adams have been sailing with the blue water raleigh which planned to stay together for safety reasons as it headed from mum buy to the gulf of aden on its way to the suez canal. but the adams chose to break off from the group and head alone for salalah in oman. they were easy pickings. boarded by pirates, 275 miles off the coast. barring a dramatic rescue, the hostages prospects are grim. >> ideally for the united states, they will intercept this ship. there will be something of a military standoff, hostage negotiation at sea. but they are not a lot of very good options. >> and with the quest heading for the pirate coast of somalia, not a lot of time. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> mitchel

the quest is heading to the coast of somalia. once it hits shore if it hits shore, a rescue attempt becomes much more unlikely if not impossible. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> thank you for the update, bob. >> new this morning, the son of libya's leader says the country is poised for civil war. we've got video posted to youtube overnight. they are actually some of the first pictures of anti-government protests there. supporters say protesters and security forces are fighting in the capital city of tripoli and protesters have taken control of the country's second largest city. moammar gadhafi's son went on tv to say his father was still in charge and with the army's backing they will fight until the last man, the last woman, the last bullet. >>> a weekend adventure turned deadly for two teens in the east bay. 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell tried to go rafting in the drainage canal on saturday afternoon. they were in a two-person inflatable raft with helmets but no lif

many retain this clan affinity back to somalia with the civil war.nd they felt attracted to the radical imams in this country. as i said, the first generation of those fighters, some of them have returned, and others will. i think we have just as much concern about the second generation. these are not naturalize like the first generation, but they are naturalized americans, young men in their teens who are still influence. to date, the self-radicalized sells detected in the united states and canada have lacked a level of sophistication, experience, and access to resources of terrorist cells overseas. their efforts have been in the nascent stages, and many of their efforts have been amateurish, but it is not the success. it is the intent, and eventually, they will get it right. given what i have outlined, i believe we have every reason to be concerned about terrorism in 2011 and beyond. as we know how quickly al qaeda metastasized after 911. al qaeda central may be slowly dying, but its tentacles around the world live on in very remote areas, and thos

many retain this clan affinity back to somalia with the civil war. and they felt attracted to the radical imams in this country. as i said, the first generation of those fighters, some of them have returned, and others will. i think we have just as much concern about the second generation. these are not naturalize like the first generation, but they are naturalized americans, young men in their teens who are still influence. to date, the self-radicalized sells detected in the united states and canada have lacked a level of sophistication, experience, and access to resources of terrorist cells overseas. their efforts have been in the nascent stages, and many of their efforts have been amateurish, but it is not the success. it is the intent, and eventually, they will get it right. given what i have outlined, i believe we have every reason to be concerned about terrorism in 2011 and beyond. as we know how quickly al qaeda metastasized after 911. al qaeda central may be slowly dying, but its tentacles around the world live on in very remote areas, and th

we ventured to northern somalia ourselves last spring.g hundreds of miles of beachfront village overlooking the world's shipping lanes. we got a hostile welcome. a captured piertd told us foreign fishermen had fished out somal somalia's waters. they had no choice but to start foreign ships for ransom. >> our prayer tonight is for them, for their safety, for their families. >> reporter: back in california, churchgoers are praying for a safe return home. as they wait, a one-time victim of pirates told us what the americans may be facing. >> they're just praying that the ransom is going to get paid. and they have no idea whether they're going to live or die. >> we learned on our trip to somalia, the terrorists believed to take a cut of the money, carrying those bibles could be an added danger for the americans. of course, the u.s. navy will do all they can to prevent the americans from ending up in their hands. >> john edgar is a friend and former boss of phyllis mackay, one of the hijacked americans. john, thank you very much for being with

. >>> what's being done here in california to keep track of four kidnapped americans in somalia.atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> and we will have to decide our next steps which most likely will include putting the hotel up for sale. >> reporter: that's the warning tonight from the owners of a fairmont hotel, one of the most famous hotels in san francisco. they say the time has come, they need an answer from the city. they say more than just the future of the fairmont maybe at stake here. >> reporter: that's right the fairmont's owners say it could go up for sale if the city stalls on a proposal to convert these hotel rooms to condos. the fairmont owners have sent out this glossy flier asking the residents to contact the committee. they say they want to switch hotel rooms to condos, necessary to keep the hotel afloat. >> if we're not able to do this in the next week or so then we will have to decide our next steps. which most likely will include putting the hotel up for sale. >> i will respond to reasonabl

department the four americans on board that hijacked yacht off the coast of simial yeah have -- of somalia have been killed. mckay's mother lives here in san francisco. she told us she was worried about her daughter's safety. they have been sailing around the world on their yacht since 2004 distributing bibles. we are hearing from a u.s. official the four americans have been killed. >>> time now is 6:15. pressure also mounting on libyan leader moammar gadhafi to step down. as alison burns reports a u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting to respond to his brutal crack down on protestors. >> reporter: dave, moammar gadhafi's government seems to be falling apart. top officials have turned against him accusing his regime as genocide. and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has issued the strongest statement yet from the united states. she says the world is watching the situation in libya with alarm. now is the time to stop this unacceptable blood shed. gadhafi is still in tripoli. he made a brief appearance outside of his home to show he has not fled after many have speculat

they said the couple knew the dangers of too close to somalia and the possibility of pirates.ding bibles are run of the world. >>jacqueline: this storm is going to be cold! all i all the details coming up. >>pam: the details of the holiday not too bad the castling is a little bit backed up. walnut creek is also nice. the cash-lanes of the bridge is backed up a little bit. we will be back with more news, ahead. (music) >>jacqueline: a live look from our cameras. the storms along the coast. light sprinkles. the cloud coverage bay area wide. with breaks along the san mateo coast and also the bayshore. and inland valleys. not seeing any rainfall just a few light sprinkles because he picked up by the radar. the wider view of what is going on with the tail end of the storm is driving down the coast. good towards southern california. still the chance of showers overnight and into tomorrow. as this storm pushes through the skies will clear quite rapidly. cooler temperatures tomorrow. 30's tomorrow, 32 degrees in napa cahow below freez and the bay shore, and 43 degrees and san francisc

. >> this deplorable act by pirates that stalk vessels in waters off of somalia firmly underscores need for the international community to act more decisively, together. >> last weekend in a new york court a somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison. pirates currently hold 30 ships and more than 660 hostages. >> the united nations security counsel is condemning gaddafi's crack down on pro testers. gaddafi vowed to fight on to his last drop of blood today, threatening pro testers with execution and called them a small sick group of outsiders drugging libyan demonstrators. >> rocket launchers have been provided by the americans and they have just confused them and offered them in order to use them. >> and antigovernment activists remain in control of several eastern cities, and units of the army have defected. hundreds have been killed and libyan americans in northern california are calling on president obama to use military force to remove gaddafi. >> the man has known for 22 years, he never listened to reason. you can't discuss with him. you can't reason with him. we can't reaso

the constant use of the term failed state ignores the fact that such places as somalia or afghanistan have political system is, no.republic. no group of citizens committed to the rule of law, reason and justice. without a republican only a state to build on group force can survive. even such states as sensibly moral justification for their exercise of power. states all over the world rely on brute force to survive. the greatest possible difficulty evolving into republics as we see in egypt today where we have a state involved, republic based states like the u.s. often conduct international relations on the basis of state interaction. primacy to violent means to end guaranteed by force we will soon see how a federal ends guaranteed by force can rock in afghanistan but as there was a piece in the new york times that without dealing in the same terms talking about this conundrum in american foreign policy with respect to supporting dictators, one of our national sports. we cannot ignore the state to state dimension of international relations but an exclusive focus on that creates warped

that was the case in somalia.id a great job, in humanitarian terms, of saving lives, but we couldn't solve tribal war. it may turn out that we're similarly unable to solve all the problems of bosnia. the dayton agreements are filled with problems, and no one knows these problems better than those of us who spent 21 extraordinarily difficult days behind the high-wire fence at wright-patterson air force base in dayton, ohio. but the fact is that in bosnia we had a national interest, because it was europe, and europe is america and canada's backyard strategically, and we were able to do something. it was belated, it was reluctant, but it was decisive. - and you said the magic word, and i saw you smiling a bit. you said "dayton", and i smiled, and that's because people say that was your idea, and you did it, basically. you took these leaders to dayton, ohio, so they wouldn't be in the palaces of geneva, i read somewhere, so they wouldn't be too comfortable and so on. is that true? - it wasn't a question of physical co

look at a body of work and say that they see in this conflict photography, and it reminds them of somalia or iraq, i think that is dangerous because i think there are very unique elements to each conflict, and if you do not focus on the distinctions, you start to create a broader, watered-down topic, which is armed conflict, so i think it is important that when we focus on conflict, we make sure we do not just generalize, but we allow specific places and voices and people to be heard and we do not make these generalized assumptions about what conflict is like. >> the other photographers in the show, what is local, and the others are from new york and new delhi. what do you like about some of their work? >> in a big fan of the fact that he approaches photography from a non-traditional point of view. he also cunner has a mixed view of cameras themselves. he calls them toys. >> he uses these cameras that one might assume our toys, but he also says all the toy cameras are cameras, so it does not really matter to him what he is using to take the images as long as he is getting the images he wa

piracy is is a major issue, particularly, of course, as is connected with somalia which essentially is a failed state. there has been no government there since 1991. and so that -- it is that area of the world where the pirates are most prevalent. there is, i think, some connection particularly with al-shabaab in somalia in relation to piracy either directly or indirectly they do obtain revenue from some of these pirate activities, although most of it at this point appears to be just individual criminal gangs operating to extract money for holding hostage of these ships. obviously that's something we're watching. in fact, terrorist threat finances is a high interest item for the community. mike, anything you want to add? >> the only thing i would add is we're particularly worried about the pilots in the area because it also to some extent shows the growing and we think problematic potential linkage and real linkage between al-shabaab and somalia and al-qaeda and the arabian peninsula in yemen. in particular because as director mueller stated, we've had a series of americans go to somal

in al-qaeda and recruited operations in somalia.happens over seas it's not impossible it can happen over here. >> charlie: what does it say to al-qaeda and osama bin laden. >> the al-qaeda and peninsula is a -- >> charlie: it is a wholly owned subsidiary. this isn't some mosque that's chud in the language and rhetoric of osama bin laden but in a sense he's teaching his own message even more vehemently, say. >> these groups, you know, there's to form of pledge of allegiance to al-qaeda. even though bin laden isn't picking up the phone and telling them what to do. it's operating very much in a way bin laden would want hem to act for instance trying to below up an american airline on christmas day 2009. and of course bin laden himself hails from yemen. the peninsula -- they give him strategic guidance. they don't need to hear from him directly and they do his bidding. >> charlie: what's the biggest misc)t(osama bin laden. >> i think some of the misconceptions are, one very common one early on after 9/11 was he was at war with us becaus

one piece of information from the story we did earlier about the americans killed by pirates off somalia. we said an ambulance was sent to the peninsula home of the mother of phyllis mccay, one of the vicks vick -- victims. that information was not correct. >>> let's go back to the dumbarton bridge. these are live pictures from newschopper2. there's traffic there starting to move just past the accident scene. sal castanedo is on the scene. and he says they just started to let eastbound traffic through. that's the traffic that's heading on the left side of our screen. the right side of the screen, westbound traffic has been going through for about an hour. the eastbound traffic was stuck for over an hour, an hour and 20 minutes. ever since a big rig sharbed into is sedan -- big rig crashed into the sedan. both drivers managed to get out safely. the good news, there's no injuries. at this point, the crews are still trying to get the vehicles off the bridge. but the chp says the real challenge is to separate the vehicles. we'll give you updates all day and then we'll have a full report on t

the navy is shadowing the boat trying to make sure it doesn't reach somalia.s are on board including a couple of from santa monica. scott and jean adam retired to be missionaries and sail the world. their yacht was hijacked last friday in the waters off oman. >>> family and friends are planning a memorial for the two friends who drowned while trying to raft down walnut creek. search crews found the bodies of 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell on sunday in the part of the creek that goes through concord. both of those boys were students at las lomas high school. >> what comes to mind when i think of them, i just think really nice good all-around kids and that's what makes this thing really sad, too, because he was a great person and like contributor to our school. >> that creek was running fast and deep after all the rain. the boys were wearing helmets but not life vests. the memorial is tomorrow night at 6:00 at the shellridge open space in walnut creek and then another memorial set for sunday afternoon. >>> the mount diablo school board w

>> the waters in between somalia and india are very dangerous.tured, the somalians were not taking ships beyond 300 miles, i believe. but now, they have captured ships and use them as mother ships. and they go off 1,500 miles into the indian ocean and capture ships and take them back to somalia. >> of course, their biggest concern is their well-being and how they're being treated. given that you were in a similar situation, taken hostage by somali pirates, how were you treated? >> they're very brutal. and the captain of our ship was held for four days on a lifeboat by the four somalians. and he endured quite a bit of terrible torture. they used a rifle butt to hit him in the head. so hard that he said he felt like he'd been shot. so, for the adams, i certainly hope they're treating them much better. they are kind and gentle people, as has been said. and our prayers -- prayers helped us quite a bit when we were in that situation. and i hope that everybody will pray for the adams. >> colin, it's harrowing to hear your version of events. bill, when

. >>> the mother of one of those hijacked american sailors off the coast of somalia lives here in the bay area. pirates seized the yacht and four passengers friday off the coast of east africa, travels from india to oman. the couple who own the boat have been sailing around the world for six years distributing bibles in their hometown of santa monica, friends are praying for that couple. >> jean is a very very kind woman, very generous, very faith filled. >> the mother of another passenger, lives here in san francisco the yacht, if it makes it to the somali shores, the hostages will likely be taken inland. >>> a threatening call for libya's ruler to step down. if moammar gadhafi does not give up power the libyan people will get rid of him. egyptian inspired unrest in libya's capital. [ horns honking ] >> reporter: protestors in libya show missiles they claim to have taken from the military. amateur video appears to show demonstrators in control of the nations largest city. they set fires and stopped traffic. gunfire erupted overnight in clashes of security forces and demonstrators. pr

four american hostages are killed by pirates off the coast of somalia after a weekend long chase. from many of you on the subject. we invite the rest of you to join the debate on the "nightline" facebook page and abcnews.com. >>> that's our report for tonight. i'm terry moran. for cynthia mcfadden, bill weir and all of us at abc news, good night, america. >> dicky: up next on an all new "jimmy kimmel live" -- cameron diaz. >> i love porn. >> jimmy: wow! heidi is goal to help us predict the oscar winners. >> dicky: henry winkler. >> the queen wrote me. >> jimmy: you sure? >> today is national kiss a mexican day. >> dicky: and music from cake. >> jimmy: well, isn't that theig