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Firefight between firefights and pro government thugs that is what a veteran journalists survived in war torn syria the man in question is the nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent, richard engel who once worked here. he and his team were traveling with a group of rebels near the border with turkey and iranian-trained gunman loyal to bashar al-assad ambushed them, executed at least one of the rebels, and took them into captivity. >> they kept us blindfolded, bound, we we were not physical...

What they thought was rebel-held territory. blindfolded. went through mock executions while in captivity. during that time they were moved from safe house to safe house. they were inside northern syria. at one point who were holding them had his entire crew in the back of a minivan. they were moving to one location and another. that was when there was rebel check point they happened upon. that is where the firefight happened that eventually freed engel. everyone got out of the van. he said they ...

To see the markets react to something like that. theyre saying theyre far apart making baby steps in progress. theyre hoping they will get some sort of a deal. jon: ed henry, our chief optimist. jenna: lets hope the plan-c, d, e, f, whole alphabet. there has to be a deadline somewhere. more out of washington, d.c. as we get it. we want to turn to major developments in the middle east. after five days of captivity inside syria nbc news correspondent richard engle and his crew are save in turkey. ...

Media. >> wow. well, it calls to mind for me the stories about how right after the campaign ended, his staff were trying to take cabs home and found out the credit cards had already been turned off. they had to pony up for their last meal and the taxi home. the post-election coverage has not been particularly kind to mitt romney. he hasnt done himself any favors. and this reinforces the narrative of how americans feel about mitt romney. >> thanks for your time this evening. >> thanks, rev. >> an...

They appeared on the "today" show this morning describing the frightening ordeal. >> we were with some gunmen, some rebels who were escorted us. they executed one of them on the spot. then they took us to a series of safehouses and interrogation places. and they kept us blindfolded, bound. we werent physically beaten or tortured. it was a lot of psychological torture. threats of being killed. they made us choose who would be shot first and there were mock shootings. pretended to shoot gazi sever...

Our health. sure enough, they use that video tape that they brought the weights we had at the embassy from the weight room. they knew they needed us healthy to be able to negotiate. >> as the days turn into weeks and then months, the hostages wonder if the outside world has forgotten about them. but actually the hostage crisis remains a lead story. >> the american embassy is in the hands of muslim students. >> during the ninth day of the crisis over the hostages in iran. >> on the 49th day of th...

Together, work together. >> it can be mentally exhausting. >> not only do you work with people in the shelter but we work with the volunteers. >> the living quarters are less than luxurious. >> i didnt know i was going to sleep in a coffin. >> wherever i am assigned. >> even if its on a ship? >> even if its on a ship. honestly this is the shelter i will talk about the most for the rest of my life. >> this is the moment that has come to us now. lets go home and we are coming home to this like a h...

>> thanks so both of you. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. dramatic rescue. americans were kidnapped in afghanistan. they are freedly u.s. military coalition troops. they took him on wednesday in the district outside of kabul. six people were killed. two arrested during the dangerous mission. dr. joseph is seen here in this video posted on youtube. theres no word on his condition or if he was harmed in captivity. in egypt, a call for new protest against president morsi today. his attemp...

Accused of killing teammate. hes charged with intoxication manslaughter of brown. he was driving drunk when he was speeding in his mercedes. flipped and skidded hundreds of feet early saturday morning. he began pulling browns body from the wreckage. they were roommates and attended college together. hes grief stricken and could face 20 years in prison. a dramatic rescue in eastern afghanistan. a doctor kidnapped five days ago has been freed by a coalition group. they took him on wednesday in t...

Biggest concerns, not her wounds, which are healing, but the dolphin who bit her. >> i was worried because the dolphin might get sick because of that because of the carton. >> reporter: she still hopes some day to work professionally with dolphins. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> if there are warnings up, there are warnings up. vis-a-vis, theyre animals. thats what animals do. youre waving the food. things happen. i feel bad she got bit. but hey, you know -- >> but its like if you go to a pet...