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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. >> its a big operation, its 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 lo...

>> and this is dateline. >> i just cant imagine to be held in captivity. >> dad, just send the money. thats all they want. >> they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. theyre 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. >> t...

Speaker kevin mccarthy reached a tentative agreement to raise the debt ceiling. the statement says the deal reduce the spending, while protecting critical programs for people, and growing the economy for everyone. vice president, kamala harris, becoming the first woman to give the commencement address at west point. condemning russias invasion of ukraine, and warned the graduating cadets but the rising threat of chinas military. now, back to dateline. to dateline. >> welcome back to dateline. im...

Im craig melvin. kidnap victim gerfa lunsmann had been released from her jungle captivity. but what about the fate of her son and her cousin? here again is keith morrison. >> in the dark of the philippine jungle, surrounded by men with hate in their eyes, gerfa lunsmann look terrified at her 14 year old son. and approaching car had put the kidnappers on alert. and now, one of them held an automatic rifle to kevins head. >> i just said dont move, son. well my entire body was frozen. >> and then t...

Of the affordable care act and civil rights. now back to "dateline." welcome back to "dateline." im craig melvin. kidnap victim gerfa lunsmann had been released from her jungle captivity, but what about the fate of her son and her cousin? here again is keith morris. >> in the dark of a philippine jungle surrounded by men with hate in their eyes, gerfa lunsmann looked terrified at her 14-year-old son. an approaching car had put the kidnapper on alert and now one of them had an automatic rifle t...