in the dark of night, deep inside somalia, u.s. navy seals carried out a daring rescue operation to free two foreign aid workers, one american and the other danish. the pair had been held captive since october, and their health was failing. the mission was conducted by the same unit that killed osama bin laden. president obama has praised their courage and vows that america will not tolerate the abduction of its citizens. our correspondent fred gardner has all of the details. >> kidnapped from somalia three months ago, the aid workers jessica buchanan from the u.s. and poul thisted from denmark, tonight, rescued. this is how it was done. the hostages were being held in a compound in northern somalia. demanders from the team 6 lead the operation. they went to the, and close to 2:00 a.m., and gunfire broke out as they approached their objective. all nine kidnappers were killed. there were no american casualties. hostages were then flown by helicopter to the safety of a u.s. base in a neighboring area, djibouti. the entire operation l

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in the dark of night deep inside of somalia, u.s. navy seals carried out a daring operation to free two foreign aid workers. they had been held captive since october and their health was failing. this was mounted by the same unit that killed osama bin laden. president obama has praised their courage and vowed that america would not tolerate the kidnapping of its citizens. >> a commander in chief with every reason to be relieved. on his way to give the state of the union address, president obama congratulated his defense secretary on a secret rescue mission into somalia. a mission that ended at these workers nightmare. the american jessica buchanan and poul thisted from denmark were freed by navy seals. they were kidnapped after working for a mine clearing charity. they were being held in a compound in northern somalia. u.s. navy seals from seal team 6 mounted the operation. they parachuted into the area landing close to the compound at 2:00 a.m. gunfire broke out as they approached their objectives. all nine kidnappers were killed. t

the hostages were being held in a compound in northern somalia. u.s. navy commanders from seal team 6 mounted the operation. the area, landing close to the compound at 2:00 a.m. gunfire broke out as they approached their objective. the fighting that followed -- online captors were killed. the hostages were flown by helicopter to the safety of a u.s. state in neighboring djibouti. >> the president authorized to this. we have our special operations forces. i will not go into further detail. they concluded that they should go at this time. >> his relief last night was obvious. this could have gone very wrong. >> a good job, denied. >> -- >> good job, tonight. >> the calculated risk had paid off. it was the highest profile u.s. military action in somalia since they pulled up in 1994 could it still leaves 150 hostages, most of them sailors. the ransom for their release is rising, well into the millions. >> these ransoms are making the situation in the economy in somalia work. millions of dollars are being poured into a criminal economy in a country that is

. >> two western aid workers are freed in somalia after a nighttime raid. a new law to help those suffering from abuse. for many, it is too little, too late. it is 7:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in london. this is "newsday." hello again. senior united nations officials have expressed their concern about militias loyal to the former regime in libya. the militias are accused of unrest and holding thousands of people in secret detention centers. the comments were made to the security council by the libya envoy. there is also under arrest and benghazi. they have highlighted the government's center to bring the militias under control. -- the government sentiment to bring the militias under control. >> man who once called themselves rebels are again on the move. these vehicles are making their way through the mountains towards bani walid. their commander said he is going to keep the peace under orders not to enter the town itself. judging by their numbers and weapons, the national transitional council is keeping these military options open. bani walid

the president approved the somalia mission on monday.his own statement today, he said, "this is yet another message to the world that the united states of america will stand strongly against any threats to our people." there've been other raids against somali pirates in recent years, to combat their hijackings of ships at sea. the piracy problem is part of the larger lawlessness that has gripped somalia for decades and left it a broken state. and we get more on the operation and the situation in somalia, from tom bowman, npr's pentagon correspondent and peter pham, director of the atlantic council's africa center. he just returned from a trip to mogadishu last month. wasserman-schult welcome to both of you. tom bowman, first, back up, what's known about the original kidnapping? >> well, this happened last october, two people were killed. they were both working far danish demining organization. one of them is an american, jessica buchanan, 32 years old, from virginia. and her colleague was a 60-year-old danish citizen and we're told presi

team 6 rescued two aide workers from kidnappers in somalia. buchanan and her father says she is doing well under the circumstances. >>> so we are looking at a huge anniversary rally. it's under way in egypt. they are looking at the revolution that swept out hosni mubarak. you are now looking at live pictures here at cairo's tahrir square. gathering at the birth place revolution. >>> a very emotional day on capitol hill as gab brgabrielle giffords formally resigns from congress. debbie wasserman schultz read her statement. >> i've clung to hope that our government can represent the best of the nation, not the worst. faith that america is, woulding together in our communities, in our congress, can succeed without qualification. hope and faith that even as we are set back by tragedy or profound disagreement. in the end, we come together as americans to set a course toward greatness. >> president obama takes his message from the state of the union speech on the road. he's off on a three-day visit to five states considered to be crucial in the nove

for instance those in ethiopia who invaded somalia in december of 2006 and didn't pull out until early 2009 and are how back in again, wikileaks that came out of the embassy make it quite clear for those no either iupia this is a proxy war with their pray traditional enemy fought in somalia as it is a war againstize lambists for the united states. >>> i want to get to two fascinating stories. first is, there have been some fairly big battles. and i want to ask you about the battle of bargol. in which american forces were pinned down. >> reporter: in 2007 lf=]wa sma number of united states special operators, were pursuing a high value al qaeda target which is at the very horn of the horn of africa. >> the very, very tip? >> the very tip and apparently, maybe bit off a little more than they could chew. they came under heavy gunfire and were pinned down and were forced to call to what i believe was a quite surprised crew on the united states destroyer that was stationed offshore, wasn't expecting the caution call, saying can you please you know, direct some five inch gunfire our way to en

kie same navy seal unit that had d osama bin laden had just rescued two hostages in somalia. bob orr has our story. the federal reserve forecasts where the economy is headed over the next three years. anthony mason on what that means for interest rates. arllions of dollars of gingrich ads are paid for by a casino billionaire. wyatt andrews on the man behind the candidate. sd nancy cordes on a sad farewell. congresswoman gabrielle giffords says goodbye to the house. >> even though i know we won't see each other every day, gabby, we'll be friends for life. thptioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. ap >> pelley: good evening. >> pelley: good evening. as we watch the president greet the audience at the state of the union address last night, it caught our eyes when he stopped to speak to the secretary of defense. listen carefully to what he said to leon panetta. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> pelley: it turns out that "good job" was a daring mission which was, at that moment, still wrapping up. u.s. navy seals had rescued an american

it's northwest of the northern part of somalia. it's a navy camp, in fact. there's no surprise that they placed it there. it's the major installation of the u.s. military in africa and right near where they want to look into in terms of intelligence and groups linked with al qaeda and we believe it proved useful in terms of mounting an operation into the central part of somalia, getting those people back, the pentagon saying that both of the hostages are well. they are unharmed and they are recuperating. they have been looked at by u.s. medical personnel. but only major base in that north, northern region of africa is bahrain where the fifth fleet comes out and deals very much with the piracy at sea that we've talked about so much in the past few years. it's believed that because they are doing so well, randi, at stopping pirates on the sea, they might be pushing to the land. >> david mckenzie, thank you very much for your reporting there. >>> 24 unarmed men, women, and children shot dead. the man behind the crime? a u.s. marine who won't serve any jail time

they choppered into the east african nation of somalia. there was a shootout that left at least nine pirates dead. >> jessica buchanan and poul thlsted were kidnapped in october and were held until now. the american worked for the danish aid group starting in 2010. >> an interesting sight. the president may have tipped his hand last night in the state of the union. as he entered the house chamber, he pointed to defense secretary leon panetta, standing in the crowd and said this -- >> leon, good job tonight. good job tonight. >> in case you didn't catch that, he said good job tonight. our pentagon team, of course, is working to learn more about the raid. we'll have the latest coming up on "good morning america." >>> our other major story is the state of the union address. after laying out his vision to congress, the president gives it a real-world test later today on a stop in iowa. >> he's hitting the road. before the speech, a rare moment of unity in the house chamber. abc's karen travers breaks it all down from capitol hill. >> reporter:

navy seal team that killed osama bin laden carried out the raid in somalia. they rescued american jessica buchanan and a dane. both were working for a danish aid group. members of seal team 6 parachuted in during the middle of the night surprising the somali pirates. u.s. officials confirmed they killed nine. the hostages were not harmed and there were no casualties among the special forces. president obama congratulated defense secretary leon panetta just before his state of the union address tuesday night. [ applause ] >> good job tonight. >> reporter: but the president hide no mention of the raid in the speech. afterwarder, called buchanan's father to report that his daughter was free. intelligence reports indicated buchanan's health was deteriorating and may have added urgency to the mission. >> we followed as we always do the advice of the special operators when they should move. this was incredibly daring. these guys are absolutely mind blowingly effective at what they do. >> reporter: the somali pirates kidnapped the two workers in october. buchanan an

military freed a virginia woman and a danish man held captive by pirates in somalia.seals engaged in a shootout with the pirates. the bedford woman and her fellow aide worker were taken he or she imagine the october. they were not hurt. >> the president's state of the union focused on the economy and job creation. republicans accused the president of trying to divide america. >> a suspect is in custody after allegedly robbing a papa johns in bethesda. the suspect smashed a window to get inside the building. >> encouraging news about jobs. new figures show that unemployment rates fell last month in d.c. as well as 35 states including maryland. nationwide the jobless rate in december was 8.5%. in d.c. it was 10.4% and maryland 6.7% and in virginia, 6.2%. that was unchanged from the previous month. first lady michelle obama will head to alexandria to talk about school lunches. she will visit parklawn elementary school and talk to parents about new nutrition standards and enjoy a lunch cooked by celebrity chef rachael ray. >> an app available only for android phones will

. >>> an american saved, kidnapped in somalia. >> new developments after a navy seal team rescues him. who one american will meet today. >> after a winning season pagano says goodbye to baltimore. new reaction from fans. >> and a few showers this morning, a few off and on showers this afternoon. the bulk of the rain details coming up. >> and traffic filling up on the downtown baltimore ride. a few accidents to report. details coming up. >>> good morning, maryland. i'm linda so. time for the abc2 news to go. lynette, charles, grab that umbrella? >> exactly i don't think you'll need it so much this morning but we'll have off and on showers throughout the day. so the real wet weather gets in here as we go overnight into tomorrow morning. but better safe than sorry as we head out because we've already been seeing a couple of renegade showers moving in. look back on the satellite and radar all the way down into the gulf of mexico. look how that moisture fetch is a very long one. with that any other time, we had the cold air in place and we definitely then would be seeing a winter storm, bu

how can somalia's problems get sorted? the british development secretary says that dealing with the root causes is the answer. our east africa correspondent traveled with him and filed this report. >> a roadblock, somali style. proceed if you dare. under the gaze of andrew mitchell, the police force shows off its skills. in this exercise, it is time up for an armed bandit. british aid is spent on police training, trying to establish law and order here. security -- insecurity has enabled piracy too flourished off the coast. they deny the accusation that they are acting decisively against these bands. >> there are 284 pirates, most of them are convicted now and awaiting trial. we have done everything under our capacity to fight this scourge. >> andrew mitchell is shown some of the evidence of that fight in a prison. the squalid, overcrowded home of some suspected pirates and some of those suspected of being militants. britain is increasing its efforts here. building a fish market to create jobs. tackling the unemployment and

navy seals had rescued an american woman and a danish man who had been kidnapped in somalia. it was the same special operations unit that killed osama bin laden. bob orr is in washington with details. bob. >> reporter: scott, for navy seal team six it was yet another daring raid in the dark with commandos parachuting ino a remote region of central somalia. sources say about two dozen seals jumped from a transport plane near the desert town of djibouti. moving quickly and quietly, the commandos crept about a mile and a half to a nearby camp where u.s. intelligence had determined american aid worker jessica buchanan, and deignis coworker poul hagen thisted were being held. as the seals closed in on the somali kidnappers, shots were fired. all nine of the suspects were killed, but there were no american casualties. two army helicopters swooped in, picked up the seals and the freed captives, and carried them to safety in djibouti. they were kidnapped october 25 in a lawless region of somalia where pirates and criminal gangs used kidnapping as money-making operations. the two were

military forces in somalia. american jessica buchanan and poul hagan thisted were freed after being held by somali pirates for three month. it was a nighttime rescue using two helicopters to reach their location. the workers were kidnapped in october in northern somalia. they work for a danish group and nine pirates were killed during a gun battle with the u.s. forces. no u.s. casualties are reported and the hoss tanls are said to be in good condition. >>> back home, the underlying theme of president obama's third state of the union address last night was economic fairness. the president offered a proposal to help homeowners and called for higher taxes on the wealthy. in their response, republicans say the president is looking to divide americans. susan mcginnis has details in washington. good morning, susan. >> good morning, betty. the speech was optimistic, the president spoke to his base. he said anyone who thinks america is on the decline doesn't know what they're talking about. republicans said the presiden

. >> the dramatic homecoming for two hostages held in somalia. how they were rescued. a final farewell to coach joe paterno. how students and staff will pay their final respects. >>> good morning, maryland, i'm linda so in for charley crowson. he's moving today so he has the day off but let's start the day with lynette charles. i saw rain showers coming in. >> it's true. you talked about his moving. there will be off and on showers possible throughout the day. i think for the most part he might get that move in because the bulk of the rain will be coming in later this evening. i am keeping my fingers crossed, i think he'll make it. a few morning showers possible, heavier rain late this evening. unseasonably mild for today and then for the first half of the weekend it looks like it could be on the dry side. maryland's most powerful doppler radar not picking up on a whole lot this morning but you have to go a little further to the south into dc to get in on some of the real wet weather there. you can see it around mitchellville as of now and also into forestville in alex

>> they were picked up in central somalia in broad daylight, the two aid workers. the security team actually picked off the gang that held them at gunpoint. they were betrayed by their own security. haveof the attacks at seat become more difficult because there are more armed guards protecting those vessels. so there has been a spy in the number of kidnappings and abductions in somalia and across the border in kenya. gangs are looking to try to take people hostage on land instead of at asea. -- at sea. nevertheless, it is the same people. then they are held on the coast and there's usually a very long wait for a large ransom. in this case they were taken back in october. so they are very lucky to have gotten out after a relatively short time in captivity. >> that's true. thank you very much. we will have more for you on president obama's state of the union address. used his grandparents as an example of how the american dream of prosperity and security had been open to everyone. >> they understood they were part of something larger. they were contributing to a stor

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that was a day spent in one of the most able regions in somalia. will ross, bbc news, pun. tland the wake of the arab uprising that began a year ago in to these villa, israeli foreign ministry said -- tunisia, hundreds of thousands of sephardic jews across the middle east, but the suggestion the small communities who remains a pack up and leave is being rejected by many of the jewish people themselves. a report from tunisia. >> and jacob, on the outskirts of tunis. he is a proud tunisia but he is also jewish and owns the last kosher restaurant in an arab nation that has just undergone a dramatic revolution. none of which is contradictory, says jacob. he certainly does not intend to leave tunisia. >> i stay here because it is my country. why have to leave this country -- to go where? >> this is the exquisite great synagogue in the hearts of tunis. built in 1937 to accommodate a community that was then 300,000 strong. today there are so few je here isw capitals that this great hall is hardly ever used. services are held instead in a small anteroom. as in the rest of the arab

she was kidnapped last year working in somalia.understand why she was there the in the first place, cnn's brian todd visited the small pennsylvania college she attended. >> reporter: professor glen mcclure recommends when jessica buchanan returned from a trip to ken yeah. his former student, he says, presented him with a carved elephant to thank him for helping her land a student teaching job there. after her october kidnapping in somalia he looked at that figure often. >> i see it often. i just breathe a prayer, lord, help jessica to get through this. >> reporter: his prayers are answered. mcclure, who taught and men toward jessica buchanan at valley forge christian college in pennsylvania, is along with everyone on this small liberal arts campus ecstatic and relieved that buchanan has been rescued by u.s. special forces. >> about 2:00, 2:30 this morning i happened to be check mike computer. i had been up and just briefly looked at it and i saw this note. wow, i can't believe it. >> reporter: valley forge president don myers says

somalia and pakistan are two of the most dangerous places today.n interesting sort of question. you would hope these groups would not get in the way like al shabab is getting in the way of famine relief going on in somalia today. you would hope these groups wouldn't look to these people as targets but unfortunately they do, so you have to balance the good work they're trying to do in these countries with the risk that they take by going in harm's way to help out people who need help. jon: the word of this raid was apparently -- well, the raid was still going on while the president was getting ready for or even making his state of the union speech. we heard him saying to leon panetta good job tonight, leon, as he was on his way into the speech. you had written yesterday, ironically, that you wanted to hear more from the president about america's position in the world and, you know, our foreign policy. here's one of your lines. in the end, you can't help but feel, you wrote, peter, american strategy is adrift with team obama presiding over our declin

is not a routine thing in somalia.s part of the problem. this is a country that had 20 years of dictator ship from the 1980s. no real culture of parliamentary debate and dialogue and then 20 years of state collapse. so we're really dealing with somali political figures that have no history, no culture of the give and take of parliamentary debate. >> there's a guy in one just wailing on somebody with a cane, intending to do some real harm. >> i've seen more effective fighting in other places. this was really haphazard, but it was quite dangerous because of the way they were using chairs and sticks. i mean someone could have gotten killed. >> peacekeepers are eventually allowed into somalia in 2007. and as a result, fighting among somali insurgents increases. >> we've got a very serious political crisis on our hands, and it has triggered the worst humanitarian crisis in the hand. world. 3.8 million somalis are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance. 1.8 million displaced because of fighting. u.n. considers somalia

the navy american s.e.a.l.s and a helicopter flew into a pirate base in central somalia and exchanged gunfire with the kidnappers and rescued american jesse bachman and a coworker from denmark. the two hostages were taken hostage in october as they helped clear mines. the rescuers and the hostages are all safely from somalia. >>> protesters in cairo are taking to the streets this morning, marking the first anniversary of the start of the revolution in egypt on january 25th, 2011. demonstrators bloke through barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. egypt's current military ruler to themselves are under increasing pressure saying they are lifting the long hated emergency laws and releasing almost 2,000 people who were tried in military courts. >>> here is a look at the stories making news early today in america. >>> surveillance video out of florida shows a 15-year-old boy crashing into the roof of an electronics store during a robbery. he can also be seen carrying a loaded handgun which he later fired inside the store. police say he snuck out the front door and even came back late

a remote encampment in northern somalia. one by one, the s.e.a.l.s hurled themselves out of the plane at high altitude, parachuting silently to within a few miles of the hideout. within minutes after sneaking into the encampment, the s.e.a.l.s were facing a barrage of gunfire. the s.e.a.l.s moved quickly, killing all nine heavily armed kidnappers. and there, in the darkness, with explosives littering the compound, were the hostages. 32-year-old jessica buchanan, and danish aid worker poul thisted, both outside, separated by 30 to 40 yards. at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. in washington, the hostages were moved onboard blackhawk helicopters. a few minutes later, at 6:45 p.m., in the white house, the president was preparing for his state of the union address, when he was told the hostages were in u.s. hands and headed for djibouti. by 8:45 last night, as he walked into the capitol, the hostages had still not arrived in djibouti. but cameras caught this moment, president obama congratulating secretary of defense

. >> they choppered into the east african nation of somalia. there was a shootout that left at least nine pirates dead. >> jessica buchanan and poul thlsted had been kidnapped nine months ago. >> an interesting sight. the president may have tipped his hand last night in the state of the union. as he entered the house chamber, he pointed to defense secretary leon panetta, standing in the crowd and said this -- >> leon, good job tonight. >> in case you didn't catch that, he said good job tonight. the pentagon team is working to learn more. >>> our other major story is the state of the union address. after laying out his vision to congress, the president gives it a real-world test later today on a stop in iowa. >> before the speech rarks moment of unity in the house chamber. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. last night, the president declared that washington is broken. he called for a bipartisan effort to keep the economy growing. they may not agree on the policies, but before the address began, a poignant moment drew thunderous by partisa

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the father of an american woman rescued from pirates in somalia is expected to see his daughter very soon. navy seals freed and jessica buchanan and her danish co- worker during a daring raid yesterday morning. they were abducted in late october. her family is grateful to the navy seals. >> the men that risk their lives, i cannot say enough. i really appreciate it. >> she is originally from bedford, virginia. president obama ordered the rescue mission after intelligence reports showed that her health was deteriorating. she is now said to be doing very well. >> about 40 degrees outside. >> still ahead attributes continue for penn state coach joe paterno. a look at what is taking place today. >> wild weather in texas. we will have more on the storm dama ♪ i'm feelin feelin' a sunny day ♪ ♪ sunny day ♪ ♪ i'm feelin', elin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ ♪ i'm feelin' subway today ♪ [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fr

a remote encampment deep in somalia. we know from this training video, s.e.a.l. teams train for such missions. the rescue team parachuted to the ground, quietly landing a few miles from the site. >> they know they're going into the highest-stakes, most dangerous operation, that any force has been thrown into. >> reporter: within minutes of arriving at the encampment, gunfire erupted from the kidnappers. but the s.e.a.l.s quickly killed all nine of the heavily armed men. >> you want to hit your enemy when they're not expecting it. you want to hit them fast. and you want to hit them hard. >> reporter: they were both outside, about 30 or 40 yards apart. approximately 45 minutes after the s.e.a.l.s parachuted in, u.s. blackhawk helicopters swooped down, picked up the s.e.a.l.s and hostages and headed for djibouti. the first hint that something extraordinary had taken place took at 9:08 p.m., back on capitol hill in washington. as we walked into the house chamber for his state of the union address, the president was seen congratulating secretary of defense leon panett

raid into somalia this morning to free two hostages including an american woman. the navy american s.e.a.l.s and a helicopter flew into a pirate base in central somalia and exchanged gunfire with the kidnappers and rescued american jesse buchanan and a coworker from denmark. the two aid workers were taken hostage in october as they helped clear mines. the rescuers and the hostages are all safely out of somalia. >>> protesters in cairo are taking to the streets this morning, marking the first anniversary of the start of the revolution in egypt. on january 25th, 2011, demonstrators broke through barriers to take over tahrir square in cairo. it became the topple that overtook their leader hosni mubar mubarak. egypt's current military ruler to themselves are under increasing pressure saying they are lifting the long hated emergency laws and releasing almost 2,000 people who were tried in military courts. >>> here is an early look at other stories making news early today in america. >>> surveillance video out of florida shows a 15-year-old boy crashing into the roof of