And johnny manziel, and to grandma and grandpas house. And grandma, im so sorry for all the things we broke in the house. Good evening on this sunday night. We begin here with breaking developments of a dangerous rescue of an american doctor held captive by militants in afghanistan. While the doctor was saved, one of the american warriors who was there was killed. Dr. Dilip joseph was there to bring memd help to people in afghanistan. And defense secretary pennetta about the rescue, saying the team put the safety of another american ahead of their own. Muhammad legal la on the story in eastern afghanistan. Reporter it happened under the cover of darkness. A joint american andfghan special forces raid to rescue this man. Dilip joseph, an american doctor working for a coloradobased charity, morningstar development. This is a team that has lots of training on hostage rescues. But until you actually do it, you never know whayou are going to find. Reporter heres how it all went down. On wed
And good evening on this saturday night. Were going to start with a huge number, 93 million, thats how many million americans are on the move this holiday weekend. Nearly a third of the u. S. Population getting on planes or behind the wheel. Dealing with weather problems like this truck blown right off the road and this gas station, where the roof over the pumps was knocked down. But the big worry tonight is what happens after christmas . When everyone tries to get back home. There are two new, big storms bearing down. Ginger zee is all over the story. Reporter relentless winds. Gusting up to 60 Miles Per Hour around the Nations Capital today, put Holiday Travel on hold at dulles airport. And they actually had to have planes change runways, moving runway landings around because of concerns about crosswinds. A lot of passengers tell us they were dealing with some turbulence coming in. Reporter for the millions hitting the road, it was far from perfect. Rochester, new york, whiteouts mad
Mans message in a bottle. Good morning. Im muhammad lila, in for rob nelson. Im brandi hitt. Paula faris is on assignment today. We begin this morning with a new effort to avoid the fiscal cliff. Its an 11thhour attempt to reach a deal. But lawmakers are not optimistic. Wendy gillette is here with the latest. Good morning, wendy. Reporter good morning, president obama will meet be lawmakers this afternoon. Time is running out with no deal in sight. President obama will meet with congressional leaders later today at the white house. But it may be too late for a deal. Theres just four days left before the fiscal cliff deadline. I have to be very honest, mr. President. I dont know, timewise, how it can happen now. Reporter Senate Majority leader, harry reid, lashed out at house speaker, john boehner, accusing him of running a dictatorship. John boehner seems to care more about his leadership than keeping the country on a secure footing. Republicans arent about to write a blank check for a
Hear the emotional song sung for president george h. W. Bush by country superstars while his family held vigil at his hospital bed. Ah, the oak ridge boys, one of the former president s favorite bands getting a serenade getting together for the president who was in the hospital singing Amazing Grace and their big hit, elvira, through the phone. Great news. Their serenade seemed to bring some good luck. The former president is getting better, and well have the latest on his condition. Elvira was one of my favorite songs growing up. We share our taste in music, the president and i. I was surprised to learn that factoid. Also coming up, the story of how two teenage boys ended up kneedeep and barefoot in an icy swamp. And the extraordinary rescue that played out. It involved a cell phone, a chopper and a game of hot and cold. Well tell you about that in just a few minutes. The survival lesson they wont soon forget. Also, those kids put their phone to good use. If you got your kid an iphone
What were now learning about the president ial serenade from the oak ridge boys. Amazing grace how sweet the sound the former first lady and her special request. The president at the end of the line and what he said afterward. Good evening. On this sunday night, great to have you with us. We begin with the developing story from washington. Those 11th hour talks to avoid the fiscal cliff. This evening here after they came to a halt, the Vice President has been called in, now playing a central role. But time is running out. Just tonight and tomorrow left. And if no agreement, taxes will go up for all americans. In fact, the average American Family would see a tax increase of more than 3400. As congress convened, even the Senate Chaplain praying to avoid what the president called selfinflicted wounds. Lets bring in jon carl. The source has told you the Vice President has been called in on this. Reporter thats right. Im told the Vice President is now playing a direct role in these negotiat