cables could snap. that s why they initiated the rescue attempts. fortunately the hundreds of skiers that were rescued were all brought down by safely by hospital or by cable. the wind gusts across this region, near the coast of croatia, 162 kilometers purr hour. the dolomites, that was 130 kilometers per hour. and the bora winds continue for the next 42 to 48 hours. parts of greece and certainly across the adriatic into parts of italy. this is all thanks to a part of pressure gradients, forming behind the mountain line. this low pressure system we ve been discussing moves in a westerly direction. this is in the meteor lodge come
is certainly dangerous. british construction worker and six foreign nationals were captured in nigeria in 2013. they were killed. all of those hostages died. perhaps, at least, because of a rescue attempt. rescue attempts have been tried before. one was tried as we know for the american hostages in syria. they missed them by day. one was tried in yemen. again, hostages were taken and ended up dying. should seals go in in a case like this? we should know if it s seals or army special forces or who does it. i think all americans are important. that s what we train for. it s in my opinion that we should protect all americans. i would say yes. if the opportunity is there or we have a chance of success, i think that s what we do and we
reporter: along the way missing two rescue attempts, spotting a fishing boat 50 yards away and coast guard helicopters circling overhead. finally reaching dry land after 16 hours. i ve got two beautiful daughters. i was hitting that shore. the former dolphin swimming to safety. mara schiavocampo abc news, new york. what a story. that s incredible that he was able to make it. these guys are great athletes. maybe that kicked in and worked out for him. remember diana nyad. did she ever complete that? she tried and tried. she did. she admires him. she said for taking his life in his own hands and deciding he was going to save himself. great story. next half hour here, something caught on camera here. frightening moments at a ski
by a shark when the sun was going down. reporter: along the way missing two rescue attempts, spotting a fishing boat 50 yards away and coast guard helicopters circling overhead. finally reaching dry land after 16 hours. i ve got two beautiful daughters. i was hitting that shore. the former dolphin swimming to safety. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. what a story. that s incredible that he was able to make it. these guys are great athletes. maybe that kicked in and worked out for him. remember diana nyad. did she ever complete that? she tried and tried. she did. she admires him. she said for taking his life in his own hands and deciding he was going to save himself. great story. good survival story. coming up next in the next half
is it imperfect? yes. is there risk? yes. but we start with the fact that we have american being held hostage and that american s life is in danger. that s where we start. and then we proceed from there. nbc senior white house correspondent chris jansing continues to follow the story. how real is the possibility that the united states reviews its policies on rescuing hostages in the wake of two deaths during the particular raid? good morning, craig. well, there is an ongoing review now. because there have been more rescue attempts because there have been more hostage taking even though the white house and intelligence officials won t say how many foreign captives are being held. it is a money making operation for al qaeda, isis, and other terror offshoots. they have found that even while governments like the united states will not pay ransom, they can get it from private sources. the united states made it clear as they review their policies,