prisoners. a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists. we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. 10 million? from me? are you losing your mind? a harrowing international hostage drama. it s a big operation, it s not this ragtag group of people. anything can happen, there are no guarantees. kind of father turned negotiator help bring them home. we prepared him for the worst. i am getting so worried. a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. dateline. hello, and welcome to dateline. they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage sond all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the worldwide hostage drama be resolved before it was all too late? here with heart of darkness is keith morrison. they lay in wait, unseen underneath the green canopy, armed to the teeth, immersed and there to find extremist beliefs, hunting, stalking, deadly in this particula
and this is dateline. i just can t imagine to be held in captivity. dad, just send the money. that s all they want. they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. they re thinking they have the jackpot. they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son, kidnapped by terrorists. we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? a harrowing international hostage drama. this is a big operation, this is not just a drag tag group of people. anything can happen, there are no guarantees. can a father to negotiator to bring them home? prepare for the worst. i m getting worried. i m getting so worried. a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. hello, and welcome to dateline, they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage son, and a cousin were all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the wo
dream. that a few hours ago was getting ready to play the biggest game of his nfl career. and probably nowhere else in the world he wanted to be. and now he fights for his life. we forget that part of living this dream is putting your life at risk. and tonight we got to see a side of football that is extremely ugly. shock and sadness during monday night football. buffalo bills safety hamlin is in critical condition in a cincinnati hospital. he suffered cardiac arrest during last night s game. also on capitol hill this morning, kevin mccarthy already moved into the speaker s office despite an influential group of republicans who vowed to vote against him today. plus, moscow says dozens of russian soldiers have been killed during a massive missile strike in an occupied part of ukraine. we ll take a look at what that means for the on going war. zbloom, we begin with that scary moment last night in the nfl. buffalo bills safety damar hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field
exclusive interview with president biden. with under four weeks until the midterm elections. a brand new cnn poll shows that president biden s approval rating is improving. 44% of people say they approve now of the way he is handling his job as president. 56% disapprove. this is up from a low of 48% this summer. now it s higher than bill clinton and donald trump. higher than their ratings at their stage of their presidencies, but below barack obama and others. the poll shows major economic warning signs just 22% rate economic conditions of the country as good with 41% calling conditions somewhat poor, 27% saying very poor. i should note the conditions are improving. just 32% of the public approve of his handling of inflation. 36% of his handling of the economy as a whole, up from 30% this summer. half of americans say biden s policies have worsened economic conditions. 36% that they improved economic conditions. that s a slight improvement from april and may. and a majority
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