i told my daughter, i i sat down and sent an e-mail to diane foley. we ve been through so much together. and i didn t want her to hear it from the media first. reporter: do you know what you ll say to him? i will give him a big hug. i will probably cry. he will probably cry. reporter: the curtis family is extremely grateful. for all those who helped free theo, but their thoughts continue to be with families who are still waiting for their loved ones to return home. amy robach, abc new, cambridge, massachusetts. relief beyond words. you can see much more of amy s interview later on good morning america. former fbi director louis freeh in a new hampshire hospital after an auto accident. the 64-year-old s suv ran off the road in vermont near his summer home. no one else was injured and no vehicles involved. freeh, former federal judge was fbi director during the clinton administration. he recently compiled an independent report of the penn state sex abuse scandal.
step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that s what may help lower your cholesterol and well that s easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. i m craig melvin. good sunday to you. here s a quick look at some of the top stories making news right now. three died in southern california when their helicopter crashed earlier this morning. the victims were shooting a movie about 30 miles north of los angeles. right now, federal transportation officials say they are not sure what caused that crash. a new take on the penn state sex abuse scandal. a report out today says the late football coach joe paterno did not conspire to cover up the sex abuse allegations against his assistant, jerry sandusky. paterno s family commissioned the report and then published it on their website, paterno.com. a court found sandusky guilty of 45 counts of sexual abuse. and millions around the world are celebrating chinese new year today. the lunar new year officially began in
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mate, congressman paul ryan. i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a decent man. he is a family man. he is an articulate spokesman for governor romney s vision. but it s a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. cnn s athena jones is outside the rally. the president said the vision has something of the likes of fairy dust in it. reporter: it was a big 20 minute speech or so. the first public remarks we have seen from the president responding to romney s choice of congressman ryan. we don t know what he told the first fundraiser of the day which was closed to press completely. he says he likes paul ryan. they are trying to link romney to ryan s budget proposals which they say are radical and aren t good for ordinary people talking about slashing spending on programs and making changes to medicare and medicaid. he was trying to rev up the crowd as you mentioned. this was the event geared more towards young p