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Breaking news overnight. navy destroyer targeted off yemen. the pentagon says missiles were fired from the houthi controlled territory. houthi rebels are backed by iran. they say the missiles missed the ship in the red sea. no sailors were hurt. the houthi rebels denied involvement. and north carolina is in danger as it faces widespread flooding after hurricane matthew. 1,000 people had to be rescued from rising waters. we have stephanie elam with more in north carolina. what is the situation, stephanie? >> reporter: alisyn, getting

Miles from the compound where the hostages are held. about 40 special force commandos, mostly navy s.e.a.l.s, move undetected over the rough terrain. but suddenly, everything goes wrong, when just 300 feet away, they are exposed, maybe by a barking dog. a firefight breaks out. and as a u.s. drone watches overhead, one terrorist runs back inside and shoots both hostages. u.s. forces kill five aqap terrorists. the rest flee. and in one of the most dangerous parts of the mission, a combat medical team needs to spend a tense half hour on the ground, trying to stabilize the two gravely wounded men....