robert park. he was set free after about 40 days. as you mentioned gomes was convicted and sentenced. shep? shepard: and the north korean leader kim jong il was coincidentally or something in china this week. president carter did meet with other officials. what was the message mples he had the opportunity to meet with north korea s number two. they want to warm up relations. they would like to get back to six party armament talks. pyongyang pulled out. they conduct twoted nuclear tests and earlier this year they were criticized and accused of bombing a navy vessel, a south korean navy vessel. what they are looking for is to essentially warm up and ease tensions. shep? shepard: our new england correspondent molly line live in our boston newsroom tonight. molly, thanks. well, federal agents and local police teaming up to round up hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants. they tell us they arrested almost 400 people across ten states over the past three days. at the same time the feds
can watch movies, addressing the obvious need written by miner omar rohas quote to kill the border. get us out of here soon, please. five of the 33 men did not participate in that videotape according to the minister of health down in chile those five are suffering from depression. even having trouble eating. however, a small team from nasa will arrive in chile sometime next week to assist in any way it can. that team consists two of doctors, one psychiatrist. and one engineer. shepard: phil keating live on the miners. thanks. first time in months english teacher held in north korea will sleep in his own bed. in january north korea arrested the man from boston for trespassing, sentenced him to eight years hard labor. but former president jimmy carter went to north korea this week and now has brought him home. this was the scene at boston s logan airport this afternoon as gomes mother and the rest of his family welcomed him home with hugs.
tonight, friends and family are still waiting for word on whether president carter will be allowed to bring gomes back to the united states. carter was slated to leave north korea yesterday with gomes but still no sign of either man. of course, it s possible the hold up has something to do with kim jong il s absence because it seems the dear leader had something else to take care of. this, the scene outside a hotel in northern china where the north korean leader is reportedly staying with his son. no immediate confirmation of the trip. kim jong cill notoriously secretive and pyongyang usually only announces trips after is he safely back home. south korean media he reports the reclusive leader may be looking for aid after severe floods devastated sections of his country earlier this month. and analysts speculate he could be laying the groundwork for his youngest son to eventually take power after kim jong il suffered a reported stroke in 2008 we
models sold in model years 2005 through 2008. the company says the engines can fail to start or stall with no warning. so far, we re told there have been three accidents and one minor injury linked to the detect which toyota says it will repair at no cost to owners. over the past year, toyota has recalled more than 10 million vehicles worldwide because of problems such as unintended acceleration and faulty brakes. we re learning new details tonight about an american held captive in north korea whom former president jimmy carter is working to bring home. gomes is a former english teach from her boston. weighs teaching in south korea when he apparently crossed into the north in january and officials there sentenced him to eight years hard labor for trespassing. one friend described gomes as a really sweet and positive guy. another remembers him as a good natured member of college s theater group.
mission. former president carter is hoping to secure the release of an american man who has been locked up for entering the communist nation illegally. what do we know about this trip? reporter: u.s. officials are choosing their word carefully. president carter is going to north korea, expected to spend a night there and hopefully will be returning with a 30-year-old american. here is p.j. crewly. reporter: we ll continue to withhold comment. we don t want to jep size the prospect for mr. gomes to be returned home. reporter: the emphasis, this is a private humanitarian effort. officials went earlier this month to get mr. gomes release. it did not work out. u.s. officials are hoping lit work out with former president