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. it s a big operation, it s 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 lot of people were. dateline. hello, and welcome to dateline. they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage sond all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the worldwide hostage drama be resolved before it was all too late? here with heart of darkness is keith morrison. they lay in wait, unseen underneath the green canopy, armed to the teeth, immersed and there to find extremist beliefs, hunting, stalking, deadly in this particula
and this is dateline. i just can t imagine to be held in captivity. dad, just send the money. that s all they want. they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. they re 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. this is a big operation, this is not just a drag tag group of people. anything can happen, there are no guarantees. can a father to negotiator to bring them home? prepare for the worst. i m getting worried. i m getting so worried. a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. hello, and welcome to dateline, they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage son, and a cousin were all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the wo
Stories coming up in a few moments but let s pause and have a look at the sport. Each of the rugby word cup quarterfinals pits a Northern Hemisphere team against one from the south. And it s so far argentina who have started things off well for those from the southern hemisphere. Now new zealand can join them in reaching the last four in france. The three time winners are playing world Number One Team ireland in paris. 1310 is 13 10 is the latest score in favour of the all blacks. They have played just under half an hour at the stad to france. So the winner of that match will face argentina, who beat wales, coming from behind twice to make the last four. Wales led 10 6 at half time and looked in control, but argentina fought back in the second half to lead 12 10 and then 19 17, before securing victory with a second try late on to win 26 17 and reach the semifinals for only the third time in their history. Argentina are tough, they stayed in the fight and i ve got to give them credit, c
The Israeli Military has confirmed there are 126 hostages in gaza but there are fears that number could be as high as 150. A Military Spokesperson also said the bodies of some hostages have been found on the edges of the gaza strip. Our correspondent Frankie Mccamley has been speaking to families of some of those missing. Posted online, this video of shiri and her baby, surrounded by militants. You can just about see nine month old kfir in her arms, believed to be one of the youngest taken hostage. And this is 84 year old ditza heiman, one of the eldest, still missing. Her niece debbie says her aunt was hiding in her safe room, on the phone to her family, just before she was taken. When her phone was answered, this time, it was answered by a man speaking arabic, and he said, hamas, hamas. They later heard from a neighbour of hers in the kibbutz that hed heard her crying for help, and hed rushed out of his home and hed seen her surrounded by gunmen, being led away. The aftermath, follow
Then, one morning, almost six months after he was taken hostage i woke up in the morning, and i didnt hear any sounds whatsoever. I look at the trails, i couldnt see anyone walking around. It was sort of like a light bulb moment. This might be it. He washed his clothes, hung them up. Eyes darting two little voices working in his mind. One was saying, you should run. Another is saying you should stay. I was terrified. The other one knew what was waiting for me out there was much better. My own freedom. I proceeded to walk to the edge of the house, and i looked at the creek, and around the side, and i could see no one. Nothing, no movement. After that, i just bolted. Kevin knew as many 14 year olds do that Water Obliterates footprints might hide his route of escape. So, with his Heart Heart pounding and his Ears Training for the sounds of sewers, he picked his way down the Creek Bed and into the jungle. And then he heard it, the bird call. It wasnt just a bird. This was more of an alert