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This "american morning." many people will remember the story of somali pirates. hit made huge national headlines. here we go all over again. seems to be a popular target for pirates. >> zain verjee in london this morning with more details. at the time of the first attack on the maersk, alabama. it was very different how it was this time. >> they were lucky this time around. what we were told is that they saw a suspicious skiff follow them. there were four men in it, they were carrying a ladder. these are all signs that this was a potential pirate attack. and what happened was the captain reall...

A pirate attack on the high seas and the u.s. navy responds to it. how did this end? also, the race for 2012 is heating up already, and there are six potential republican candidates in iowa today. mitt romney one of the perceived front runners. more on who is in the field. and who may be able to challenge the president come 2012. [ thunder rumbles ] [ male announcer ] the future of mobile computing starts now. the new motorola xoom. powered by the latest android technology with lightning-fast performance -- it's everything the tablet should be.

New york on a monday morning. some of the stories we're watching, deadly wildfires tearing across western texas, heavy smoke blamed for an accident that killed a five-year-old girl in that state. dozens of homes so far have been destroyed. it has happened again, new pirate attack off the arabian sea, so*eplalie pirates hijack ago greek cargo vessel with 23 crew members on board. martha: it is time to get tough. those words from arizona senator john mccain, criticizing the white house on its response to what's going on in the streets of libya right now. john mccain appeared on the sunday talk...

Rocket-propelled grenade fired toward the "sterett" 600 yards away. immediately the sound of gunfire from inside the cabin. small boats carrying naval reactions raced out without firing a shot. but u.s. sailors discovered the four american hostages shot. [ no audio ] >> reporter: mysteriously, two pirates were already dead. moments later, u.s. forces killed two more pirates below, shooting one, knifing another. 15 pirates in custody. [ no audio ] >> reporter: this was the deadliest pirate attack on americans in modern history. it really gives fresh warning to the fact that pirates may now be r...

Toward the "sterate." small boats carrying u.s. naval reaction forces raced out boarding without firing a shot but u.s. sailors discovered the four american hostages shot. >> when our team got on board the yacht, there were hostages who were still alive and we applied and gave first aid immediately to them. but they were fatally injured. >> reporter: mysteriously, two pirates were already dead. moments later, u.s. forces killed two more pirates below shooting one and knifing another. 15 pirates in custody. >> there were explicit warnings to mariners about the regions, the dangers and the pirat...