She survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. Tonight they have brought me out to kill me. Then from across the world, her kidnappers found her again. He reached out on facebook. Did your heart stop . It was scary that he could find me. For the first time, she shares her dramatic story. How she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. This all plays like a tom clancy thriller. Absolutely. The setting. A perfect island paradise. The plot, a daring undercover sting. You are supposed to get wet today give you . They didnt think it would work. Face to face with her kidnapper at last. I just broke down. Its so hard for you. This is real, lifelike pain. Which you get justice . I fought the courage in that moment. And i said im ready. Hello and welcome to dateline. Amanda was a fearless Young Journalist ready to brave the world and dangerous hotspots. Then suddenly, she became the story. Kidnapped by rebels in somalia. What she endured at the hands of her cap
me. i was terrified. i m i m a mother just fighting for her child. that s universal. some she survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. tonight they have brought me out to kill me. then from across the world, her kidnappers found her again. he reached out on facebook. did your heart stop? it was scary that he could find me. for the first time, she shares her dramatic story. how she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. this all plays like a thriller. absolutely. the setting. a perfect island paradise. the plot, a daring undercover sting. you are supposed to get wet today give you? they didn t think it would work. face to face with her kidnappers last. i just broke down. it s so hard for you. this is real, lifelike pain. would she get justice? i fought the courage in that moment. and i said i m ready. hello and welcome to dateline. request itself amanda was a fearless young journalist
what were the biggest challenges? one was the magnitude of the file. my recollection was, there were more than 700 emails between ak and adam alone. the second challenge was, will the witnesses actually be able to testify? the man known to amanda and lorinda for so long as adam was actually a 40-year-old somali national named ali omar ader. he pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping. on october 5th, 2017, the trial began in the kidnapping of amanda lindhout. this is like, the biggest day of my life. dateline was with her that morning, as she made her way to the courthouse. what was going through your head? what were you worried about? in those moments before entering the courtroom, i wondered if i could do it. i was so afraid to see this man again. the thought of seeing him? the thought of seeing his
the man known to amanda and lorinda for so long as adam was actually a 40-year-old somali national named ali omar ader. he pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping. on october 5th, 2017, the trial began in the kidnapping of amanda lindhout. this is like, the biggest day of my life. dateline was with her that morning, as she made her way to the courthouse. what was going through your head? what were you worried about? in those moments before entering the courtroom, i wondered if i could do it. i was so afraid to see this man again. the thought of seeing him? the thought of seeing his face. but, i gathered myself. i needed to do that as much for myself as anything. i just saw you gather yourself just there, when you said it. it is still hard for you? it is, i suspect it always will be. like, this is real life pain.
those vague words about the storms spoken by then president trump at the white house on october 5th, 2017, are often cited as the beginning of what we now know as qanon. the calm before the storm. what storm, mr. president? you ll find out. this was at a time when iran was in the news. there was a lot of tension around relations between the united states and iran, so a lot of focus on that. and the president said something that was cryptic and strange about a coming storm. and how this moment was the calm before the storm. and the reporters in the room sort of seized on that with iran in mind and asked, what storm, mr. president? what are you talking about? and he was very sort of, you know, you ll see, wait and see. q really took off after this remark that president trump made. they interrupted that as a coded signal, that something called the storm was coming.