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is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. it was a risky call and a daring military rescue mission, but sadly it ended in failure for a young american journalist held hostage by al qaeda gunmen in yemen. killed as u.s. military commandos closed in on the terrorist hideout in an overnight raid. believing time was running out for 33-year-old luke somers, it was president obama who gave the green light for the rescue attempt. it was the second attempt to rescue somers in less than two weeks. tonight, we ve learned more details of last night s mission and the difficult choices that white house and military planners faced. we re covering several angles of this story. we begin with our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. jim, good evening. reporter: good evening, lester. this was in fact the second time the u.s. military launched a mission to try to rescue american hostage luke somers. the first time his al qaeda captors simply moved him. today, they kill ....
foreign policy but every time you ve offered an opinion you ve been wrong. our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. we also have fewer horses and bayonets. the president appeared small and governor romney appeared presidential. clearly, if you watched this debate, the president looked like the stronger guy. it felt like we went toy foreign policy debate and a domestic policy debate. i love teachers but i want to get our private sector growing and i know how to do it. i thmpg we all love teachers. couple of tornadoes near the sacramento area. i looked out on my back porch and there it is. apple is expected to unveil a smaller version of the ipad half the size. these guys just never quit. a beluga whale who scientists say was trying to minimum mimic human voice. someone broke into my house. stopped the burglary inside her own home. you did a very good job. thank you. win number five on the season for the bears. are you okay? ....
qaeda. but we can t kill our way out of this mess. the candidates face off at the final presidential debate. i know you haven t been in a position to actually execute foreign policy. but every time you ve offered an opinion, you ve been wrong. our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. we also have fewer horses and bayonets. governor romney appeared presidential. the president appeared small. clearly if you watch this debate, the president looked like the stronger guy. there were times where it felt like we went to a foreign policy debate and a domestic policy debate broke out. i love teachers, but i want to get our private sector going. i think we all love teachers. california some of the worst weather in the country. a couple tornados near the sacramento area. i stepped out on my back porch and there kfs. apple is expected to take the wraps off a smaller version of the ipad today, half the size of the regular ipad. and the giants have ....
winter to spring, in a matter of hours you ll hear the real reason behind this wild weather. i m brooke baldwin. the news is now. nightmare on the school bus. we ll take you inside the hostage situation involving a child and an underground bunker. plus, deja vu. what we re talking about is a weapon crafted for war. honest people use a gun in this country to defend themselves from criminals the system will not control. from the 90s to now. two familiar opponents, once again, battle over guns. and the most expensive home for sale in america has a very famous neighbor. we ll take you inside. this is cnn breaking news. hi, everybody. i m brooke baldwin. let s begin with this breaking news. several states right now on alert as storms are ripping across the country with a lot of video to get to. i want to begin in georgia where we are getting reports that people are trapped inside their homes after this tornado touched down. watch this. tornado right near dow ....
minister of education and that prompted a backlash. video after video after video of tunesians proudly doing the harlem shake in defiance. and then there s egypt, where the authorities went further and the backlash was worse. four pharmaceutical students were arrested for doing this harlem shake in front of the pyramids and that set off a big reaction. late in the week in cairo, there was a mass shake in front of the muslim brotherhood headquarters to protest. now, who says america s popular culture exports have no value? the answer to our question of the week was, arnlsh a. according to the vatican city, it has about 450 official citizens, many of whom actually live else where. according to the cia fact book the total population, including citizens of other nations who live there is around 800. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for reliable sources. bob woodward is best known for vacuuming upinformatio ....