communities in california and washington are in mourning after the murder of four american voters kidnapped by somali pirates. scott and jean adam and bob riggle and phyllis macay were shot yesterday despite efforts by the navy to secure their freedom. joining me on the phone is one who has been counseling family and friends of the adams. our sympathy with you and everyone who knew the adams. can you tell us about them. they were a wonderful couple. they had great mission. their mission after their retirement was to take bibles across the far corners of the earth saying they went to the pourest part of this world.
well. i don t have specifics about each and every danger they went through but certainly they would be aware of it, of course. reporter: the other couple, phyllis macay and bob riggle were described as great sailors on the dream provide an dream voyage of their lifetime. shepard: and the suspected pirates? reporter: no word on exactly where they will go. they are if u.s. custody. they could go to kenya or come to the united states to face justice. there is precedent. just last week, a somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in new york for his role in hijacking the uss alabama. shepard: thank you from the church one of the victims. wisconsin governor walker on top of another of our top stories this afternoon. the governor is threatening state employees with layoffs if
u.s. military custody after they allegedly shot and killed four americans they captured on the high seas off the horn of africa. new details about what took place on the hijacked yacht just hours ago, just as the navy was trying to negotiate the safe release of the four americans, the pirates opened fire. scott and jean adam, a southern california couple, traveling the world to hand out bibles. and their companions, phyllis macay and bob riggle of seattle, all taken hostage last week. their families getting the worst possible news. anita vogel joins us at the church where the adams worshipped. reporter: this is the home paris of jean and adam scott. one of the couples allegedly killed at the hands of somali pirates. the adams were retired. jean was a dentist.
neil: terrific stuff, buddy. thank you. family and friends, four americans killed by somali pirates today: phyllis macay and scott and jean adam, handing out bibles and pirates hijacked their yacht. and this morning, u.s. forces trailing poet heard gun slots and they raced in and they battled the pirates but too late. the forces were trying to negotiate with the hijackers but the former new york police detective says can you not negotiate with crazies like this. what do you do with crazies like there? guest: you only negotiate if it will help in some supportive way in drawing out the conversation, the dialogue, so that you can get your resources in place, a sharpshooter or gain intelligence on the defendants. that is the only value. particularly with these guys. because their ideology is so driven by pathological, obsessive, gender-driven
jon: i ve got to let you know. i know you say it s time to take a different approach to piracy. hopefully we can get you to write an article for our website because our viewers would like to hear it. chuck nash, thank you very much. jenna: we are hearing from a family member of one of the four americans killed by somali pirates. phyllis macay was aboard the adams yacht along with her partner bob riggle when they were killed by pirates. she had this to say moments ago. we are terribly distraught and devastated over this news this morning. my aunt is a very smart and avid sailor. she was living her dream sailing around the world for this now the third year. she enjoyed every port and every experience that she had. she has a ton of friends and family. our family is big, our family is close, and we love her and we are devastated.