so how did the kidnappers even know they'd be here that night? ouglas wants to profile the type of offenders who could have committed this crime. were they organized professionals or lucky amateurs? one way to answer this question would be to figure out what they intended to do with charlie. douglas: it takes too much planning and resources to care for a toddler. it's a whole lot easier to pretend the child is alive collect the ransom and be on your way. and i believe that's what happened here. narrator: at a late night meeting in a bronx cemetery, the kidnappers did collect the ransom and did get away scot-free. dr. john condon, lindbergh's emissary handed over the $50,000 in a wooden box in exchange for a note telling lindbergh where he could find his baby. but it was all a ruse. two weeks later, a truck driver walking in the woods stumbled upon charlie's decomposing body not five miles from his hopewell home. and from the state of the corpse, it appeared he died the very night of the kidnapping. an entire nation mourned charlie's death as if th

he even kept the ransom notes and negotiations with the kidnappers secret. so some people began to wonder if he was hiding something. but why would he want his own child kidnapped? lindbergh was very much involved in the eugenics movement. and i think lindbergh was very afraid that little charlie was not ever going to be a healthy young man. narrator: eugenicists believe in creating superior human beings by selectively breeding the smartest and strongest people, those with good genes, and sterilizing the physically and mentally weak. there were rumors that charlie had some physical problem. and if he did, this could be a sign that lindbergh had inferior genes. and his feeling about having an imperfect child may have weighed on him very, very heavily. is there any evidence that lindbergh's baby had any of these health problems? yes. the family doctor noted an enlarged or still open fontanel which should have been closed. he had difficulty getting the child to stand up straight when he was doing the physical examination. and children who have this problem are o

a scottsman now home after escaping the kidnappers. hiding in the plant, he'd managed to call his family, but what do you tell them? >> i thought, i don't want my last ever words to be on the phone telling a lie, saying you're okay when you're far from okay. >> reporter: the ungoverned expanse of the north african desert has become the latest battleground in the war against terrorism. and the tragedy at the algerian gas plant has become the latest but likely not the last battle. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning business headlines. >>> and in sports, super bowl xlvii will bring sibling rivalry to new heights when brothers jim and john harbaugh find themselves on opposite sidelines. hear when they're saying about facing each other in the big game. bout facing each other in the big game. [ male announcer ] coughequence™ #8. waking the baby. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact and the active ingredient relieves your cough. robitu

more details emerge from the algerian hostage crisis. five kidnappers have been captured alive. french forces in mali launch more attacks on the rebel stronghold. british children learn about forced marriage as the british government or as to ban the practice. barack obama has officially begun his second term. they're putting the issue touches to a more elaborate inauguration on monday. he's the 17th u.s. president to serve a second term in office. he took the oath of office a small ceremony earlier. >> i greater thanbarack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of the united states and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. >> our white house correspondent takes a look ahead at what lies in store for the president the next four years. >> the first time president barack obama took the oath of office -- he did it in front of the biggest crowd washington d.c. has seen it all of its history. almost 2 billion people here to hear him make the promises. >> on this day, we come to proclaim an

survivors say the kidnappers knew their way around, has reportedly strapped to explosives. the convoy of cars killed both militant stand islamists. >> when faced with terrorism, there will be no negotiation and no black male. this is the position we have maintained for some time. >> he was lucky to escape with his life. >> i can't describe how happy i am. hopeful.ays really excited. >> are you going to have a party? >> i will give them a big hug. >> the emergency management team came and this crisis has not gone the way that they hoped. they will ask of death could have been avoided if managed differently. >> a few people know more about fighting the and then the general. he commanded u.s. forces until he was forced to leave the post in 2010. he published a memoir titled my share of the task. he spoke about the growing threat in north africa. do you think that what we are seeing at the moment suggests that there is a new front in the war against islamic extremism? >> i don't think it is new. it morphed back in 2006 and in reality, i think this is a maturation for evolution o

but in the meantime, algerians are struggling with the remaining kidnappers. the leader of the kidnappers is dead. a number of prominent members of jihadi groups with them are dead. it's not clear how many of these folks are remaining or what their leadership stratus is. but there are still kidnappers and there is still a hostage situation. >> evan kohlmann appreciate it. we'll be right back after this. stick around. living with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis means living with pain. it could also mean living with joint damage. humira, adalimumab, can help treat more than just the pain. for many adults, humira is clinically proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor if

the kidnappers are demanding an end to the french military operation. >> at a remote who gas plant in ontario, -- of syria, jihadists militants arrive in jeeps, and to people are reported to have been killed -- in algeria, jihadists militants arrived in jeeps, and two people are reported to have been killed. he has made millions smuggling across the borders. it has triggered a series of crisis meetings in london, where the government emergency meeting has been convened three times during the day. the number of british hostages is thought to be in single digits. >> it took place in the eastern part of algeria at an oil compound with oil workers. a number of people are held hostage. this does include british nationals, and it is a dangerous situation. >> the u.s. state department confirms americans are among the hostages. >> we are monitoring the situation. we are in contact with authorities and diplomatic counterparts as well as the security office in london. >> this hostage crisis is focusing right across whitehall. what is not clear is what exactly are the kidnappers motives, because

they show some of the chaotic scenes before the gun battles between the kidnappers and government forces. more than 700 people worked at the facility, including 130 foreigners. one algerian journalist has told al jazeera that 11 workers at the complex were actually helping the hostage takers. giving them a detailed plan of the layout. the operation to end the siege killed many, including algerians and dozens of foreigners. several countries expressed their concern at the algerian government's decision to act without consulting them. the japanese government highlighted the lack of information it was given but put the blame for their deaths on the clit -- on the kidnappers. >> whatever -- we strongly condemn these terrorist acts. >> officials in tokyo have confirmed that two more japanese hostages were killed, agonizing the -- ending the agonizing wait for news from the two families. >> i just want to see him. i want to see him quickly. >> it is believed that the security setup did not include armed guards. which may have slowed down the attackers. algerian law bans any armed foreign secur

right now -- the manhunt for the kidnapper is ongoing,. tonight, kron4's rob fladeboe takes us to the scene of the crime for a closer look. >> reporter: it happened right here. this is the tree and the sidewalk shown in the surveillance video. police say the girl was walking along the sidewalk here when the kidnapper came out of nowhere and grabbed her. as you have seen, there was a struggle and the girl escape, running away up the sidewalk. the surveillance video was shot from this camera mounted on a house directly across the street. when georgina tavares saw what her camera had captured she >> i cannot believe this man has to is been a waiting to attack little tolerance little girls. >> reporter: description, a police artist made this sketch of the suspect. another neighbor, meliss manuel alves heard the girl's screams and tried to go after the kidnapper. even though the girl escaped, police say this was a kidnapping because the girl was /+dragged some 25 feet into this driveway. no jogger were attacked and dragged off into the bushes. >

phill >> reporter: algerian forces had moved in for a final assault on the kidnappers they said becauseup thed gas plant and execute their remaining hostages. the prime minister abdelmalek sellal provided the grim total:mi 37 foreigners dead so far, he said, including three americans. d victor lovelady, a 57-year-old from meadowland, texas, near huston, had only been working in the plant for ten days when the terrorist struck. b erin is his daughter. >> please don't go in, you don't have to go.don't nothing's happened there in so long and my friend has been there doing it for so long and it's so safe, we have protection.nd >> reporter: but there was no >> there was no protection from the kidnapper's arsenal. they had come ready for a fight and 29 of them died. that didn't stop the release of a video whose self-proclaimed mass brigade carried out the attack. he told muss -- muslims would be attacked. while hiding in the plant, this scottsman managed to call his family, but what did he tell them. >> i didn't want my last words to be telling a lie, you know. >> ton governed expanse of the

we know that the kidnappers get the site after five o'clock a.m.the the morning, local time and we, we miss the information about the first 15 minutes so it could be, it could be that one little girl from the kidnappers, and three americans with them and went away. so maybe we can follow this, this probability, but we have to wait until the algerian government and maybe see more and understand more about what's happened. >> greta: why did they take them hostage in the first place? did they ever make any demand for ransom or issue any sort of reason why they took these particular people hostage including this american? >> i think that they did it in quick time, they-- in really quick time and they didn't think about the outcome and this is the kind of -- this is of al-qaeda, generally when they take decision in short of time, generally they don't know the outcome. i think that the al-qaeda should see this point carefully. >> greta: thank you very much, sir. >> you're welcome, thank you. >> greta: up next, an extraordinary businessman, whole foods ce

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. >> the kidnappers themselves said they took dozens of hostages at the bp oil and gas facility in response to algeria giving the french permission to fly into neighboring mali where french troops are trying to push back al qaeda-ling to preble's. >> instability in mali has created the opportunity for a staging base and safe haven for terrorists. >> more than 41 foreign oil workers were captured by the al qaeda-linked group whose leader lost an eye fighting in afghanistan. dozens of areas were also taken and then released. it is one of the largest hostage-taking incidents in recent memory. at 7:00 a.m. eastern algerian forces which had surrounded the dp complex without telling their u.s. partners stormed the facility using helicopter gunships to strafe the kidnappers as they tried to escape. algerian officials admit there were casualties. up to seven americans are still missing. >> citizens are among boston's is, but we don't have, at this point, more details to provide to you. we are certainly among -- seeking reports a loss of life and are seeking clarity. >> they rejected offers of u.s.

what we now know about the kidnappers, the captives, and what's happened to the americans caught in theonflict. >> widespread sunshine, lots of 60s today. some of you may be wondering, where did all the rain go? concord, you had 5 inches of rainfall in december. one quarter of one inch in january! a little bit of rain in the forecast. i'll let you know when, coming up. >> and giving up your personal information for the right to make a return. consumer watch on why your driver's license is being scanned by stores. tonight... one american, from texas, is confirmed to be one of the dozens of hostages killed during the algerians . >>> new details tonight. one american from texas is confirmed to be one of the dozens of hostages killed during the algerian's effort to rescue them. this is the third day the militants have held captives at a natural gas facility in north algeria. hundreds of other captives have been successfully freed. they say they are grateful to the algerian forces that rescued them. but the fate of as many as dozens of others remains unknown. >>> the numbers are in. 4.3milli

. >> translator: the government was afraid that negotiating with the kidnappers and making concessions could lead to a loss of legitimacy. so from the historical point of view and looking at the government's concerns about legitimacy, it was difficult to find any room for compromise. >>> prime minister abe says the japanese government will strengthen ties with the members of southeast asian nations to promote regional stability. he made the comments on his first trip abroad since taking office last month. japan and other countries are involved in maritime territorial disputes with china. >>> abe discussed china's growing presence in the south china sea. the chinese government claims groups of islands that other countries say that belong to them. the leaders of china and all other countries should abide by international law and peacefully resolve territorial disputes. japan's dispute with china is over islands in the east china sea which the japanese control but the chinese and taiwanese claim. >> translator: there's no doubt that china's economic growth brings positive effects to japan

survivors say the kidnappers knew their way around has reportedly strapped to explosives. militant stand islamists. >> when faced with terrorism there will be no negotiation and no black male. this is the position we have maintained for some time. >> he was lucky to escape with his life. >> i can't describe how happy i am. we're always hopeful. >> we're really excited. >> are you going to have a party? >> i will give them a big hug. >> the emergency management team came and this crisis has not gone the way that they hoped. they will ask of death could have been avoided if managed differently. >> a few people know more about fighting the and then the general. he commanded u.s. forces until he was forced to leave the post in 2010. he published a memoir titled my share of the task. he spoke about the growing threat in north africa. do you think that what we are seeing at the moment suggests that there is a new front in the war against islamic extremism? >> i don't think it is new. it morphed back in 2006 and in reality, i think this is a maturation for evolution of something g

. >> translator: the government was afraid that negotiating with the kidnappers and making concessions could lead to a loss of legitimacy. so from the historical point of view and looking at the government's concerns about legitimacy, it was difficult to find any room for compromise. >>> prime minister abe says the japanese government will strengthen ties with the members of southeast asian nations to promote regional stability. he made the comments on his first trip abroad since taking office last month. japan and other countries are involved in maritime territorial disputes with china. >>> abe became prime minister last month for a second time. nhk world has more on the issue his administration is trying to tackle. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe says all countries involved in territorial disputes must obey international law. he spoke in indonesia the final stop of his first trip abroad since taking office last month. japan and china are at odds over islands in the east china sea which the japanese control but the chinese and taiwanese claim. >> translator: there's no doubt th

plus.we'll hear from a woman who witnessed the struggle between a would-be kidnapper and a 13-year-old i'm pam moore. we'll see you at eight. twin trophies from the world series and the super bowl. it's a dream for bay area sports fans. and a nightmare for police. if you fail to get back on the sidewalk tonight find out how san francisco city officials hope to prevent a repeat of the chaos and vandalism when the giants won baseball's championship last year. new tonight at 8. that police plan to prevent problems. still in the works. but as kron four's terisa estacio reports, hitting the bars will be one place officers hope to make a difference this time around. >> a scorched muni bus. vandalism in the mission district. dozens of arrests. fires in garbage chans. it was not a pretty picture in the city following the giants big win. and police say they are not about to let that happen again. >> we have learned. >> deputy chief of operations john loftus says, one big change will be removing garbage cans so they can not be lit on fire. we learned that they were settign on fire, now we will h

what we're hearing as well as 11 of the kidnappers. >> well, at this point, there's a lot that we don'tw. and as was just mentioned, clearly, the western powers in particular who lost a number of their citizens are asking a great number of pointed questions to the algerians. it doesn't appear to have been a hostage rescue attempt in the normal sense of the term but appears the algerians decided they had to take precipitous action to neutralize the hostage-takers irrespective of the hostage casualties that might take place as a result on the basis of a belief they were actually going to blow up the entire plant. >> robert, with you speak ofs hostage-takers, who do you believe them to be? we know the algerian government says they have come in from libya and operating under orders from a former senior commander of al qaeda. do you believe that to be the case? who do you think they are? who is this group? >> well, at this stage, there's no reason to believe otherwise. muktar has taken indirect responsibility for this operation. this has the fingerprints of aqim. at this point, it seems quit

. >> translator: the government was afraid that negotiating with the kidnappers and making concessions could lead to a loss of legitimacy. so from the historical point of view and looking at the government's concerns about legitimacy it was difficult to find any room for compromise. >> eu foreign ministers feel it's a haven for terrorist groups. they held an emergency meeting in brussels. they agreed to train government forces in mali. the islamist rebels control the northern part of the country. french troops moved in friday to stop them from pushing south. france ruled the country forde kids a until independence in 1960. the mali government asked the french for help. the eu ministers said they would send trainers. an advance team will arrive in a few days. the rest will set up a camp near the capital. it will not play a combat role. >> it's about the security of the people and in this context all the people of mali. we know very well how all of this needs to fit together into a comprehensive strategy. >> mali's foreign minister attended the meeting. he said people in the country must

a man said to be the kidnappers' leader said they will kill the hostages unless the security forces stop firing. the militant group attacked the facility operated by the british burm bp and others in eastern algeria on friday. jjc corporation says at least three of its 17 japanese employees at the plant are among those being held. the militants are demanding that france end its military operations in mali. the french government has yet to issue an official response. the algerian government will not negotiate with the hostage takers. >>> investigators looking into the emergency landing of a 787 dreamliner found evidence smoke did appear inside the aircraft. officials weren't immediately able to confirm that on wednesday after the boeing plane landed. the incident prompted japanese and american aviation authorities to order airlines to ground all 787s in operation. a team from japan's transport safety board tried to figure out why cockpit instruments indicated the presence of smoke on the knee pon airways 787. flight controllers at the airport also reported smoke coming from the plane but

a statement from the kidnappers posted by an african news agency said they would exchange the u.s. hostages for two high-profile convicted terrorists currently u.s. custody, triggering this response from the state department. >> the united states does not negotiate with terrorists. >> reporter: in texas, friends of a 57-year-old engineer kidnapped in algeria hope he's still alive. >> we were asked every night, he's in our prayers. >> reporter: algerian state news reported 100 out of 132 hostages have been freed with multiple kidnappers and hostages killed. it's not clear how many are still held hostage. those who did escape have shared frightening details of their ordeal. stephen mcfaul told his family in ireland the militants forced him to wear an explosive belt. his young son was overwhelmed by the news that his dad was okay. >> i never want him to go back there. >> reporter: with the fate of dozens of hostages still unknown, there is frustration among some foreign leaders that the algerian government gave them no warning before launching the rescue operation. they weren't told u

the kidnappers raided the area on wednesday.es and militants have been killed. the group included workers from the u.s., japan and norway. >> let's not forget, this is an act of terrorist. >> our hearts go out to the guys. >> foreign workers who escaped wednesday's terrorist attack are returning home. just yesterday, the u.s. rejected the kidnappers offer to trade two american hostages for two convicted terrorists in the united states. >>> the u.s. state department is warning americans from traveling to the area. the algerian crisis began when the algerians were angry about support in their comrades in mallly. >>> looking outside. translucent sunshine out there. the high clouds will continue to drift today under a ridge of high pressure that remains so broader. this has been the case for the last couple of days. we are above average in the last couple of hours. i have pointed to the air and the sinking air contributing to some of our air pollution. we have the winds stirring just a little bit in napa, but for most of us, it's ca

the kidnappers had him in a convoy of vehicles and algene yarr army bombed the convoy and he made a run for it. >> i. [audio not understandable] >> reporter: five norwegian workers caught up in the crisis returned home to be unitedded with their families. the fate of 9 others unknown. abc news, new york. >>> we are work for you tonight -- working for you tonight tracking the flu outbreak a child in our state died in december from the flu from the baltimore area. the health department says that the child had an underlying health condition but they didn't explain what that meant. young children and elderly are most vulnerable to the knew. there's time to get your flu shot say doctors. >>> and if you live in harford county get that shot for free tomorrow. flu shots and flu mist vaccines will be given out from 10 to 2 p.m. and get more information about the flu clinics on the webbing site. we are the home for information on fighting the flu. find out how to tell the difference between the flu and common cold and how to avoid picking up the bug at the gym. it's on abc2news.com/flu. >>> an up

we'll have the latest on the efforts to rescue him and bring the kidnapper to justice. >> reporter: goodg america's money, blame the government. the economic recovery all but failed last quarter mainly because of cuts but housing consumer spending and business investments were good. >>> but a study finds that more than 40% of american households are just one emergency away from financial ruin. they don't have enough savings to cover basic livings expenses for three months. almost a third of us have no savings' account at all. >>> and wal-mart is now limiting sales of ammunition to just three boxes per customer per day. the largest fun seller says the -- gun sellers says supplies are limited. >>> and while blackberry was showing off the new phones and operating system it also announced its new global creative director alicia keys, she'll be quote hands-on and involved in content development. that's america's money, have a terrific thursday. i'm sunny hostin. >>> what a start to your thursday morning. heavy rains soaked many roads and possibly affecting your commute. we are live out there

>> i think the key question here is whether the kidnappers are going to put forward the request in terms of ransom or if it will be more political, whether they will ask for algeria to close down their air space is currently open to french airplanes. this kind of political request. the request is going to be political, i doubt they'll d dee authorities have room for compromise. it will be monetary, they'll ask for monetary ransom. the issue will be different, but still they are willing to negotiate with terrorists. adam: we could essentially be giving billions, thousands of millions of dollars to the release of those 4 41 people coe up with seemed to me that would be the wrong thing to do, as awful as this is because you are then funding terrorism, aren't you? >> the algeria government are generally against this kind of negotiations and the possibility of paying rans that a kidnapper asks. again, i think the authorities are completely against it. i doubt all the parties involved will move forward. adam: what does this do for bp in algeria. this is not kid a military group that has done t

the kidnappers had him in a convoy of vehicles when the algerian army bombed them. mcfaul's car was hit, but in the chaos he made a run for it along with others. >> i'm just glad to be out. our thoughts are with our colleagues who are still there at the moment. >> reporter: many others who managed to escape this terrible ordeal are here in europe at military bases or on their way in u.s. military aircraft. but so many more remain unaccounted for. diane? >> martha, thank you. >>> now is africa the new staging ground for terror? we want to show you where we think al qaeda splinter cells are operating tonight. take a look. each of those dots is a smaller operation. the bigger ones are in somalia, nigeria, and mali, where the mastermind behind this hostage crisis has taken sanctuary. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been tracking him. where does it stand? >> mr. mokhtar belmokhtar is now being hunted in a big way by the u.s. and the french. his group issued a statement saying they planned this attack for two months and considered it a big success.

. >> reporter: and the kidnappers are now reportedly offering a prisoner swap. they say they'll release two americans they say they're still holding if the u.s. releases two prisoners it's holding in u.s. prisons on terror convictions. and, of course, scott, they're still threatening further attacks. >> pelley: mark, thanks very much. the leader of that terror group that mark just told us about, mokhtar mokhtar has an entourage that calls him the prince but that's just one of his aliases and we asked david martin to find out more about him. >> mock tar bel mock tar, a.k.a. one eye, because he lost an eye fighting in afghanistan. a.k.a. the marlborough man because he made a living smuggling cigarettes. no westerner knows him better than former canadian diplomat robert fouler who was hiss to hablg in 2008. >> he would stand centry duty, he would work in the kitchen but there was absolutely no doubt who was the boss. he wasn't a flashy guy in any way. he was rather soft spoken but as soon as he began speaking everybody would listen. >> reporter: bel mokhtar has been

triggered a memory of a dramatic childhood incident-- a memory that put father and son on the trail of a lost kidnapper. this whole story begins in the summer of 1931, when my dad was a 15-year-old boy growing up in a german neighborhood in the south bronx. and my father had a neighbor who lived three doors down from him, a german immigrant and a deli clerk named john knoll who encouraged my dad to take up stamp collecting. and one day in the summer of 1931,

hostage negotiators have been talking regularly to the kidnapper, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes, through ventilation pipe. >> that's an innocent kid, let him go back to his parents. he's crying for his parents and his grandparents and he does not know what's going on. >> reporter: police say the two are in a six by eight foot bunker four feet underground. >> i've actually seen the hole, the bunker he's in now. he's got steps made out of cinder blocks going down to it. >> reporter: authorities say the veteran has enough supplies to last for weeks. he is allowing the boy, described as a child with autism, to watch television and take medication sent down through that pipe. alabama state senator harri anne smith has been with the child's mother since the beginning of the standoff. >> ethan's mom did want me to convey a message to the community and the people of this area, that she's extremely grateful for all the prayers. that that's what's getting her through. >> reporter: the ordeal began tuesday, when the suspect stormed a school bus, demanding to remove children. a heroic bus driver, ch

the german police chief threatened to torture the kidnapper who promptly confessed where he put the kid. in this case the police chief lost his job because they're very strict in their rules against torture for obvious reasons in germany. nevertheless i would argue that if i had been, i believe if i was that police chief i would have made the same call. >> rose: what's a more harder case? >> well i think it's more difficult when you are -- >> rose: you don't know -- >> right. it isn't as clear cut as that. that's why these instances are very rare. when we talk about the movie zero dark 30 they present a very compelling moment where interrogators might well be justified in trying to coerce intelligence out of a captive. >> rose: john in general. >> i think that's two key questions here. and one can sums out the other. let's be cold and clinical because the question has a bunch nuances and complications and opinions. start with the practice question. a, does it work. b, does it work better or faster or more accurately than conventional interrogation techniques. if the answer to question o

but the militants say the attack killed 35 other hostages including the kidnapper, their leader. this hatched at a national gas plant that militants ambushed yesterday in the northwestern country of africa. the algerian comment is not commenting on the standoff. they say this is revenge for france's intervention in neighboring mali. >>> a possible of norovirus has hit contra costa. it may well have affecteddage elementary school. palm chambers is in la fayette right now. paul? >> reporter: that's correct, dave. school will start here in about an hour. i will tell you as we said. this is a possible outbreak. possible. still to be confirmed, outbreak of norovirus. if it's true, this could be one of the largest active cases in contra costa county. as they said, a report stated that on friday at burton valley elementary school. there were about 100 students missing. that's ten times the number of absences as a typical day. it said many students sent to them had symptoms of norovirus. it's being reported that school officials notified parents on friday and custodians spent the entire w

i think the kidnappers, the terrorists themselves have said they came from mali to pull this off.t shows you just volatility of the whole region even into western and southern africa you have seen weapon movement and people movement and a collection of different groups that have come together under the al qaeda banner. it is really, really dangerous. and we knew that they had looked at western targets before. this was something that probably had some seeds of planning prior to. they use this as an opportunity to engage and use it as a pr tool. >> so much of what is going to make the united states' decision as to whether or not to get involved here is how the groups are coalescing. the one who took responsibility is in mali often. when we were along the border we were told he was in a town nearby. he is also now apparently from what we understand working with some other groups. i spoke to the military commander today about how many fighters they have when we are looking at this conflict and what their goals are. i wanted to play you what he had to say and get your reaction. here he

. >> five of the kidnappers have been captured. they are under attack again. the government's promise of a cease-fire. >> i do solemnly swear. >> barack obama is sworn in to the second term. and a brush with fame. troops are working to secure an clear gas pumps. the attackers kidnapped and killed dozens of farm workers. soldiers found another 25 dead hostages on sunday. one security official has at least 81, including captives and attackers. five of the hostage-takers were captured and found alive. they had all been killed in the final assault 20 years of experience in afghanistan, he is claiming his group is behind the attack. >> he is of the brigade. he claims his men launched an attack in eastern algeria, offering to stop if the u.s. releases from prison the man known from the blind shake -- as the blind shake. it is not clear if he took part of the assault or if he survived. he is believed to have been shot on thursday and sent to a news website. algerian bomb disposal teams are searching the plant for explosives and the remains of those killed during satur

what's going on over there. >> it appears that the europe upon military has launched some -- the kidnappersre trying to leave this facility with their hostages and the concern is that if these folks leave with the hostages, it could be years before we see these folks again. >> because they're waiting to get ransom from the government, right? >> bingo. that's how these folks make their money. the signatories with blood brigade, the brigade that's supposedly behind this attack, it's headed by this man named mokhtar belmokhtar. the guy is very mercenary and he's all about money and for years he's been leveraging multimillion dollar ransoms by mostly european governments and takes them out to the these serts and holding them for god knows how much time. this was the guy that was behind the cancellation of the paris stock car rally because of the concern of kidnappings. >> there have been some originally reports when this all first happened that maybe there was an al qaeda affiliation, a terrorist afi fiffiliatioaffili is terrorist affiliation? >> he was with al qaeda and then just about a few w

how she was able to fight off the kidnapper. >> plenty of clouds around the bay area, some showers now traffic is starting to get busy on westbound 580 through livermore. your busiest drive times. we'll show you coming up. >> thank you, liz. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, it's january 24th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. >>> more than a dozen people in marin county are still without water. >> a water main break is causing big problems in the roads. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is in greenbrae with work crews and they are trying