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International task force heading off some of the pirate attacks. >> all right. nbcs jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. we actually are going to talk pirates again with matt lauer who joins us in a few moments with his exclusive interview with the captain of that pirate ship at the center of a big storm last year. at the vatican, catholic officials are trying to stem the tide of criticism of the pope as the sex abuse scandal once again envelopes the church. anne thompson is in rome this morning. a...

The chinese leader will visit the united states for the nuclear summit talks this month after the obama administration indicated it may hold off and likely will hold off on blaming china for currency manipulation in the treasury department report. that deal was sealed last night during an unusual one hour call. the president held with china from air force one holding up the presidents departure from the plane while the press corps waited not knowing quite what was going on. and we now know tha...

Transportation. more people use it. you just cant put folks through metal detectors and submit them to the kind of screening that airplane passengers get. >> pete williams, our chief justice correspondent on the beat for thus morning. thanks very much. >> you bet. a second day of pirate attacks on had the high seas. a ship was attacked just west of the cyclades islands by three boats. yesterday, pirates went after a navy ship. jim miklaszewski joins us. mick, they got some pirates yesterday. b...

Private guards were able to defend the vessel before international forces swooped in to chase down the pirates. were learning one pirate was killed. david, whats the latest. >> reporter: well, kiran, a very dramatic battle that happened sometime yesterday morning. it is a shot was on the way to mogadishu when it came under pirate vessels. first time in my experience, the private security that was on board thwart the pirates using small arms and pushed them back not one but two pirate attacks on ...

Cover 15 to 30 minutes after a distress call. but outside the gulf of aden itself. protecting ships from pirates is more of a challenge. >> if they can get on board in as little as ten minutes and so, because of the vastness of the water space, i mean, in the somali basin, its the entire east coast of the united states is what were talking about here. >> the eu nfl task force claims that successful pirate attacks in the gulf of aden itself are down by more than half since 2008. but with as many ...

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Hostages were killed. the first time u.s. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks. it was the life long dream of scott and jean adam to sail around the world. the california couple was sailing with another couple from seattle when their yacht was hijacked friday by a group of 19 pirates. the four hostages were fatally wounded during negotiations between the pirates and u.s. special ops forces. special ochlthps heard gunfire. 15 somali pirates are now in u.s. custody. nbc news chief...

We will see what it means for those fighting to stay at home. deadly pirate attacks, along the u.s. border. >> the bullets were close to her with the water and realized her husband was hit behind the head. >> jet ski and i couldnt pick him up to get him on mine. >> shepard: tonight, the reported killer pilots of mexico. plus millions of children owe this man their existence. now a huge honor for the man who made test tube babies possible. but first, were working to find out whether a deadly stri...