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Four americans, two american couples, one from california, the other from seattle, washington, captured by somali pirates over the weekend, are now confirmed dead. these are the two couples who were traveling together on board a yacht known as guest. if you have watched america s newsroom over the past two years we ve talked about the somali pirates story at great length. this is a dangerous part of the world, where the somalis try and rapture capture in order for ransom, to get money. here s somali, is you have the red sea coming this way, which goes further into the suez canal. we ll talk about that. here is yemen, the gulf of aden, too, and these shipping lanes off the coast of somali are down to the gulf of aden, it s required commercial shippers to get the u.s. navy, the russian navy, the chinese navy, any one of these international world powers to escort commercial ship to go these lanes to get around the deadly wrath of the pirates. ....
The two couples now dead, scott and jeanne adam, a couple out of southern california, and philis mckay and rob bi riggle, a couple from seattle. our condolences to their families and friends on the west coast. admiral, thanks again. here s martha. martha: tragic story. and we want to take you to libya for a moment, because we are watching the scene as pro gadhafi rally ralliers are in the street. we do expect a statement soon from the leader of libya, the longest leader in history. and he is expected to announce some grand reforms. what will they be? bill: also despite a lack of compromise, the wisconsin union, a bill that would slash collective bargaining rights for thousands, a live report in madison where the sun is out, moments away. ....
That allocation of exports from libya, that s why you ve got oil prices going up now. any other state does the same thing, and they ll go up a lot more. martha: all right, stuart, thank you very much. stuart varney. bill: another fox news alert trerbl news from overseas. fox news now confirming that four americans captured by somali pirates over the weekend are dead. the americans were traveling around the world, on their yacht, with another couple, the first couple from california, the second, from seattle, washington. in a moment, we ll talk with a retired navy commander who is stationed in after cash and knows the dangers of the area all too well, and we re also reaching out to friends of those killed, too, in a moment. also, in a moment, martha: these are the unbelievable pictures we are just getting in from christ s church new zealand, ....
Scott and jean adam and phyllis mackay and bob riggle and they were taking part in a blue water rally, and, now, a commander with u.s. naval force is currently holding a press briefing, by phone, from bahrain, at the pentagon, and he says the fbi is now involved in the investigation. martha. martha: an awful story, jewel. martha: thank you very much for that report. bill: our military has done terrific work, too, since the story started making headlines two years ago, the 5th fleet out of located out of bahrain, this has been a priority for them. not just personal watercraft, but the commercial lines that go through this part of the world, be it with an american or chinese flag or wherever it is originates, they have been under the jurisdiction to protect them and help them get through and it has been that difficult and dangerous, with us now is one of the friends of the hostages, a good friend of phyllis mackay ....