0 really, really dangerous and carries a high risk, the hostage him or herself could be injured or killed. you need some body at a high level to say i am authorizing this mission. >> reporter: knowing the risks the authorization came from the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen. special forces landed by helicopter, setting off a fire fight, leaving several taliban fighters dead. joseph was air lifted to bagram air base, but the victory came at a price. the u.s. service member injured trying to rescue joseph, died of his wounds. the ultimate sacrifice to save the life of an american doctor who otherwise may have been killed. as a civilian hostage, joseph didn't have the same survival training or instincts as a soldier. in this case u.s. officials decided publicizing it could further endanger his safety and that is why it was kept under raps until the mission was over. her family confirmed that mexican-american singing superstar, jenni rivera died in a plane crash. the private jet went down early sunday morning after taking off from the mexican city of monterey. none of the seven people on board survived. the singer's brother was asked how he wanted her to be remembered. >> every which way we can, every which way. the good, the bad, the ugly, the short, the fat, the nice, everything about her was great. >> born and raised in long beach, rivera was one of the stars of the regional music known as grupero music. >> sad story. and a mother of five. >> quite a superstar twitter just blew up. you had people like ricky martden saying they were just shocked and what a loss this was because i think she sort of made history in the sense that she has sold out venues. >> she broke into a real male-dominated area of mexican folk music that didn't have any women superstars or not that many. she definitely broke a lot of ground in that regard. >> what's shocking to me, we hear stories of superstars dying in plane crashes. aliah, remember labamba. >> buddy holly. >> so many. it is odd. >> apparently the wreckage is so bad, even the wreckage isn't identifiable according to mexican transportation minister. >> that's right. she was on board with her makeup artist, her lawyer, two pilots as well. tragedy all around. >> yep. let's move on to this one, australian deejays behind the royal prank phone call that went horribly wrong. they are breaking their silence, interviews set to go later today australian tv. they will address the death threats and backlash from the phony phone call they made to a british hospital pretend to be queen elizabeth and prince charles asking to speak to kate middleton. the nurse who took the call, later committed suicide. the pairs' radio boss says they are completely shattered and have been undergoing intensive psychological counseling. yes, i know, i can tell, what you are going to say? >> i don't know how i feel about this. in the sense, they're shock jocks, what they do. i listen to steve harvey morning show, a lot of prank calls. it is funny. they didn't sound english. >> nobody -- something like this was going to happen. in retrospect. it is horrible. at the time it seems like what radio deejays do. >> it was a joke. >> right. >> apparently they're under criminal investigation. is that going too far here? >> the avenue of criminal investigation is they recorded a conversation and broadcast it without the knowledge of the person knowing about it. >> my understanding is they checked with their people before airing it. they checked with their internal legal department. >> one of the bad story. nobody was meant to get hurt. it happened. >> we'll keep on following it. dallas cowboys' defensive tackle josh brent is out of jail this morning after he posted a $500,000 bond. brent was arrested early saturday and charged with intoxication manslaughter. he was behind the wheel when his car flipped over and caught fire, killing his passenger, friend, and teammate, jerry brown. if he is convicted, brent faces up to 20 years in prison. most judges don't work on sundays, but many were busy yesterday in washington state. they were helping same-sex couples tie the knot on the first day gay weddings were legal in the state. more than 130 i dos were exchanged at city hall where five separate wedding chapels were set up to accommodate crowd. some opened at midnight and began marrying couples. from washington state to washington, d.c. and the first family was on hand for the sights and sounds of the season sunday. >> the obamas took part in the 31st annual christmas in washington celebration. >> should we release the elves? release the elves! come on down! >> come on. >> hey, elves. >> the elves were once patients at the children's national medical center. and took part in the event that raised money for the hospital. >> diana ross, and conan o'brien, and psy of gangnam style fame. were among the stars at the charity concert. >> gangnam style is everywhere. >> a little controversial because he has a past where he did anti-american songs. he still appeared. >> he still appeared. the upper plains and midwest digging out getting slammed by a powerful storm. >> parts of minnesota are buried under a foot and a half of snow. air travelers were thrown off course. this morning the roads are treacherous. more from abc meteorologist ginger zee. >> reporter: more than 150 flights canceled. 300 crashes on minnesota roads. and roads across western minnesota are shutting down due to blowing snow. what will likely be the biggest snowstorm in two years around the twin cities, dropping more than a foot and a half of snow in parts of the northern plains and western great lakes. look at these images from the slow moving, fargo, north dakota. the snow coming down an inch an hour at times. frozen in a sunday snowstorm in duluth, minnesota, too. and in iowa, these time-lapse video. blustery, super cold, much of their state now enveloped in a fresh coat of winter white. many places in the western great lakes and northern plains will easily end up with a foot or more of snow. that's not where the problems end. you have a blowing snow problem. up to 45 miles per hour as we get the workweek started. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> harsh stuff. right? 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