faces republican opposition and divided democrats. >>> and kidnapped "new york times" reporter steven farrell been freed from the taliban. british commandos rescued farrell in an early morning raid in eastern afghanistan. he was captured on saturday. >>> some of the victims of ponzi schemer bernard madoff will get their money back. investors in massachusetts will be covered by a new settlement agreement with a feeder fund that has funneled more than $7 billion to madoff. it calls for full restitution plus interest. >>> federal authorities will raise more money for madoff victims by selling off his three homes. madoff lived a life of luxury in his properties in florida and new york before it came crashing down. the madoff homes now up for sale. >> reporter: this richly decorated penthouse is where bernie madoff lived for 25 years and spent his last days as a free man. the leather bowl in his office reminder of flush times before the once adored money manager was sent to prison for the rest of his life. >> from the living area to the dining room area -- >> reporter: u.s. marshals seized the apa

a nato force freed steven farrell earlier today.an officials say several people including a british commando were killed during the raid. farrell was taken hostage saturday. he was covering a controversial nato airstrike on taliban forces in the kundoz province. that left scores dead. after a rescue underscores the danger in afghanistan. cnn has an exclusive look from the war zone as one of our own reporters, michael wear, barely escapes a taliban attack in the dead of the night. >> reporter: a hidden taliban, ied, is about to hit this afghan police gun truck. a cnn camera man and i are riding in it. by some miracle it detonates a half beat too soon or we would be dead. gravel rains over us. then comes the shooting, a so-called death blossom, police firing to ward off further attack. >> the frightening moments for our colleague michael ware and our other colleagues with him. the war has been raging eight years. this summer has become a crucial time. our josh leaves is here to show us some of the latest. >> we see pieces of drama lik

reporter steven farrell was taken hostage along with his translator in the northern province saturday buttimes now reporting he's free this morning. >>> and lawyers for sheila dixon claim state prosecutors made the same errors that caused the first indictments to be thrown out. she's accused of stealing gift cards for the needy. her attorneys filed the motion yesterday. >>> an update on the rape allegations against pittsburgh's ben roethlisberger. attorneys for the woman who accused him of assaulting her said she would drop her civil lawsuit if he acknowledged the rape and apologized. reno-based attorney ken dunlap wrote to roethlisberger that his client would also like him to donate $100,000 to a organization that supports domestic violence victims. his attorneys say they won't accept her offer. >>> 5:33. here's what's happening on this 9-9-09, sheila dixon will be at the symposium on lead and healthy homes. and the law and public policy series will host governor martin o'malley as he speaks on maryland's dna collection laws. that is all happening today. >>> when you take your kids t

"new york times" reporter steven farrell was freed from his taliban kapters in afghanistan this morninghis interpreter was killed in the commando raid that freed him. >>> president obama makes a do-o or-die speech to a joint session of congress. robin roberts has an exclusive preview coming up on "good morning america." >>> and hurricane fred is now a category 2 storm, gaining strength off the african coast with winds topping 105 miles per hour. the forecasters say it will not threaten land. >>> thousands of cases of green onions are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. two california shippers imported them from mexico and distributed them across the country. government detectors detected salmonella in a routine test. >>> budget-minded shoppers are flocking to so-called salvage grocery stores to save a few dollars. these markets have showed up in a half a dozen states. clayton sandell looks at the bargains. >> reporter: it doesn't look like grocery stores you're used to. but inside, you won't find the prices you're used to. >> we have people from all walks of

. >>> also overnight, this is a picture of "new york times" reporter steven farrell. he's a free man this morning after british commandos saved him. western military officials in afghanistan say a british commando was killed during a raid in the northern province, in the area where farrell was taken, a translator as well. they were held hostage by the taliban and militants saturday. "the new york times" reports that his afghan translator was also killed in wednesday's morning's raid. >>> 6:02. signs and bumps and traps not enough to slow you down. >> so baltimore county is putting up speed cameras to enforce the speed limit. sherrie johnson live with the lively debate from the council. >> reporter: pretty soon there will be speed cameras in baltimore county in school zones like this one at rogers forge elementary school. authorities are trying to protect children from speeders in school zones. the council gave the green light last night and the cameras could be in place by october in 15 selected locations. in montgomery county they've been catching unsuspecting driver

it emerged that steven farrell who worked for "the new york times" had been warned not to go to the area where he and his afghan colleagues were seized. five girls at a school in the indian capital deh li were killed in a stampede of hundreds of students. reports that it was caused by rumors that parts of the building were electrically charged after torrential rain caused a short circuit. 30 others were injured. an emergency aid relief program was launched after floods hit large parts of western africa. heavy rains and rising waters forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and have left them relyant on aid agencies to survive. -- lreliant on aid agencies to survive. now it's the biggest domestic challenge facing barack obama, the struggle to bring health care to every american and persuade some republicans his potentially costly reform to an expensive system will work. it's also a challenge many commentators believe he had been planning to overcome, which is why so much was made of his address this week to a joint session of congress. for uninsured americans he promised what h

steven farrell was freed earlier this morning by alternate soldiers. it is the second journalist to be kidnapped in afghanistan in a year. >>> with flu worries running ram month, states are debating whether to force workers to get flu shots. new york the first state to be hit hard by the h1n1 virus is requiring all health care workers to be immunized. >>> the shuttle discovery is supposed to return to earth tomorrow. yesterday after undocking from the international space station, they surveyed the ship to make sure it is ready for a safe return. they were checking for signs of damage, including damage from micrometeorites. >>> still to come on 9 news now, federal officials say antiviral drugs such as the flu vaccine should possible given to patients considered to be at risk. the story and more when we come back you like your health coverage, but worry what happens... if you get sick, or change jobs. eight ways reform matters to you. a cap on deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. no annual or lifetime limits on coverage. preventive care. covered. pre-exi

new york times reporter steven farrell is a free man this morning.rescued by british special forces overnight in afghanistan three days after being kidnapped. two people died during the rescue. >>> andrea, at 00 tonight, president obama will address a joint session of congress an the american people to uterine his vision for health care reform. he is hoping congress will pass the measure before the end of the year. >> ocean city, maryland is making sure your next hotel stay is a safe one. city leaders are tightening the s requiring carbon monoxide detectors. one fifth of the rooms comply with the law. >> a lot of clouds today and spotty showers. steadier rains and highs -- highs in the mid-70s. i will have a look at the seven- day forecast when we return. a (mom) he needed everything for college: towels, sheets and then there was the stuff he wanted... like a new microwave. and because of walmart's unbeatable prices, we were able to get it all. ...and then some. set them up for success-- for less. save money. live better. walmart. (announcer) new icy

left drivers clinging to their vehicles waiting to be rescued. >>> "new york times" reporter steven farrellforces in afghanistan. farrell and his translator were taken hostage o saturday while covering a nato air strike that killed as many as 70 civilians. one british commando, farrell's translator, and at least one civilian were killed in today's raid. >>> today the u.s. says it has serious concerns that iran is close to being able to make atomic bombs. one officials that iran potentially has enough enriched uranium for one nuclear weapon making it, quote, dangerous and destabilizing. >>> federal officials are selling off more of imprisoned swindler bernie madoff's mansions to help pay back his victims. we have these details. >> reporter: each one is a little piece of heaven. or big pieces, actually. the lush gardens of bernie madoff's 8,000 square foot palm beach escape with its 80-foot dock. his montauk, long island home, steps away from the waves. and then there's his penthouse. park avenue in all its glory. >> this is where bernard madoff spent the last few days of his free life. here

. >>> british squad tormed in after steven farrell entered his interpreter.vilians in the raid to rescue him and his interpreter and british commando were killed. the british times took the kidnapping quiet out of concern for the men's safety. >>> banned international troops from drinking booze in that country. u.s. troops aren't allowed to drink alcohol any time or anywhere in a war zone but many allied forces are permitted to drink a moderate amount if off duty but this issue blew up when contracted security guards were seen in kabul in naked booze fests so now anyone working in the kabul headquarters have to stick with soft drinks. >>> iran this hour, the country's foreign minister handed over a package of proposals to representatives of world power to help resolve the standoff over its nuclear program. no word what is in the proposals but according to iran's english language tv it contains various global be issues so we'll see if we can learn more details. >>> live pictures from new york city where president obama is expected to speak any moment at a memo

the paper reporting that steven farrell was rescued.n journalist who was also taken and worked with farrell was killed during the daring raid. until now the kidnappings have been kept quiet out of concern for their safety. farrell was kidnapped once before in 2004 when he was covering the war in iraq. >>> the plot thickens. a bone fragment found in the back yard next to sex offender phillip garrido's house is probably human. police say garrido took care of the property but say it's not unusual to find native american remains in the area. garrido and his wife charged with the rape and kidnapping of jaycee dugard 18 years ago. >>> and three more great white sharks spotted off cape cod, that makes five tagged this week. officials say they have all been electronically tagged so experts can track their movements, hopefully learn more why they are there. the shark sightings prompted officials on the cape to actually close the beaches to swimmers over the popular labor day weekend. >> so we've been to montauk, palm beach. what do you say we pu

steven farrell, how see there was kidnapped in northern afghanistan while attempting to visit the scenea nato air strike. the raid comes with a price. his afghan interpreter a british soldier and civilian were killed during his rescue. ferrell said he was freed but interpreter shot dead while he tried to run to safety. a special memorial service for legendary anchorman walter chron cite this morning. hundreds will gather at the lincoln center in a few hours to pay tribute. president obama and former president -- cronkite died in july. he was 92 years old. former illinois governor blagojevich may try to -- he claims secrets made on wiretaps taken out of context. he also expects to be cleared of the charges that he tried to sell or trade obama's former senate seat for campaign money. the seven astronauts aboard shuttle discovery have undocked from the international space station and are setting their sights on landing at kennedy space center in florida tomorrow. this as nasa tracks another threatening piece of space junk near the shuttle but officials say they don't think the astronauts w

farrell and mr. munadi were both kidnapped by the taliban at the site of the bombing. but here's where the story changes from a war movie script to a stevenh war movie script, and one with a brutal ending. stephen farrell is irish, a dual irish/british citizen. by 2:00 p.m. on saturday, the day they were kidnapped, a website called irishcentral had already broken the news about the abduction. then, right away, irishcentral unbroke the story. they erased the story from that i shall website. they erased it from the other websites they share content with and erased it from all their news feeds. they disappeared the story after "the new york times" called them and told them they wanted to keep the kidnapping under wraps because they thought that would be in the best interest of the hostages. we've seen this before, sort of. current tv, for example, wouldn't tell us anything about laura ling and euna lee when they were being held in north korea. at first, "newsweek" magazine wouldn't say anything about its reporter when he was first being held in iran, though they have since changed their mind and are publicizing his case. "the times" kept the