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>> we stay in the house and run out from the house and the roof of the house, cyclone take out. cyclone very strong storm. so cyclone take out our roof and then we ran to another house to save our life. >> six people are dead but the number is expected to climb. its unclear how many thousands are displaced by the massive storm. a category 5 hurricane. aide workers are trying to get an estimation what is to be done now. listen to this observer. >> reporter: ive been traveling today to the outskir...

Have just been destroyed. the local huts that are native and thech just been absolutely blown away. with the winds last night it did sound like an ocean. thats how strong the wind was. its pretty much drowning out the the rain and the winds. the shutters were just hammering down on the windows. like i said these were some of the most secure solid structures in port vila and during that time i was thinking if you were not in a solid structure last night, it would have been a very very tough time....

We had one of the aide workers on that said while she was hiding under the sink in the hotel where she was, she could only imagine there were some people just holding on to coconut trees literally. >> yes. >> in that storm. bill weier, thank you so much for sharing that perspective. >> thanks for having me. >> for you at home, be sure to watch "the wonder list" sunday nights at 10:00 on cnn. i know youre watching and wondering if theres anything you can do to help. if that is true just weve go...

Surfing and downloading. consumer groups call its victory but broadband providers insist the government is going too far. lets get to it.wsñnçwvç >> a dire warning from the top intelligence official in the united states. james clapper says 2014 was the deadliest year for global terror. now we know the identity of the most infamous isis terrorist the masked man who appears in several beheading videos. the understanderrer nobody at "jihadi john," the guy responsible for beheading american journ...

Trajectory thats unfamiliar for us. >> reporter: emwazis friends say his path to radicalization may have begun in 2009 when he traveled to tanzania to go on a safari a graduation present from his parents. but he was detained on arrival, held overnight, then deported to the uk. authorities suspecting his true intention was to travel to somalia. in 2010 he was detained again by counter terrorism officials in britain. two years later, emwazi is believed to have traveled to syria, where he joined is...

Control of kobani for months now. a group says the kurds have seized 70% of kobani. including the site that faces the turkey border. and syrian activists say fighting with government forces and militants has left at least 25 syrian soldiers dead. air strikes and missiles against isis and al nusra militants on the outskirts of the capital. assad visited his troops on new years eve undercover of night. he told them this quote, no one is celebrating the new year. we are in war. all the days are the...

Captured in somali, and 2010, linda norgrove, a british aide worker captured by the taliban was killed in a failed rescue attempt. in fact, a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. was disciplined over the incident. and you may recall u.s. s.e.a.l.s also rescued captain phillips after his ship was hijacked. so no guarantee of success, they are highly difficult missions. and new freedom in uruguay, the u.s. released the men, flying them to the nation on sunday. but the release has led to controversy and concern in...

Closely as possible. but one hostage died on board, the other back near a navy ship. some of luke somers family said they wished more would be done earlier to get him out of yemen and that they were not consulted about the rescue mission. u.s. officials point out that the united states does not tell families ahead of time about highly classified hostage rescue efforts. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> now, the u.s. has a mixed record when it comes to hostage rescues in the past years. we pul...

The california based charity of academics and developments left three africans, a father and teenage son dead. the mother has decided to remain in kabul in defiance of the talibans attempt to frighten international aide workers. they are timed by the taliban to discourage international groups from staying and making it look like the taliban and insurgent are pushing nato and american out of afghanistan. admiral john kirky said the u.s. plans to draw down by the end of the year. >> combat mission...

Raising concerns about its resurgeiance. 12 high profile attacks on international targets in kabul over the last two weeks and including the one that killed the family of a south african doctor working with a charity group. jennifer griffin joins us live from the pentagon. jennifer. >> reporter: hi, john. so far this year 36 aide workers were killed and 95 wounded and more aide workers killed last year by the taliban. what happened in the past three weeks, the taliban is targeting foreigners in ...