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matthew's pother says he is exppcted phme next month. at thee libyans are goiig back to thhir homeeand... to see for themselves what reedom looks like in libya. fawzi el-fakih / libyan living abroadel-fakih says, "the terrorist is gone, tte regime is gone, now we have to look for a new future. i just came here to see and make suue that he is finished and every piecc f my body knows that he is gone, finished, gone, finished now." now." the national transitional counccl chair says, libyanssneeddto show "patience, honesty and tolerance" as libya begins the process of stablishing a new constitutiin and government. certainly, patience is something the family of matthew vandyke can identify

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. >>> matthew has been in libya since earlier this year. he spent six months in gadhafi's prison before escaping. >>> the latest of the death of the former leader. go to our website, abc2news.com for everything you want to see. >>> an 18-year-old is being indicted on federal charges. officers say mohammed khalid, he's in the u.s. illegally in pakistan and arrested when he was 17. he's accused of recruiting and -- khalid faces up to 15 years in prison and could be deported if convicted. >>> man arrested in alabama, accused of killing 18-year-old hatchette. he's awaiting extradition of jackson. jackson's body was found saturday. >>> first grade teachers on trial in montgomery county. several students took the stand, saying she choked him when he acted up in class. the green council and schoolteacher is facing a number of champs. he told the jury he was scared of him. on the stand, heard many different story. one boy said he was choked twice and then said it happened ten times. the teacher said she never laid a hand on any of the students. >>>

matthew's mother says he is expected home next month. at the libyyns are going back to tteer homeland... toosee ffr themsslves what freedom looks like in libya. fawzi el-fakihh/ liiyan living abroadel--akih says, regime is gone, now we have to look for a new ffture. i jjst came here to see and make sure piece of my bbdy knows that he is gone, finished, gone, finiihed now." now." the national ttansitional council chair show "patience, honesty and tolerance" as libya begins the process of establishing a new constitution and government. matthee vandyke can identifyy - with. but once again, thhyy are veey hopeful, he'll be home ii just a few weeks. joel d. smith, fox 45 morningg news. 3 a germantown football team hht the fieed his weekeed wiihout one of it's players. willlam mcquain waa found od murdered lass week. week. 10 natz play 14 14 on with eaay hearts .. paying tribute to their friied. the team wore stickers on their helmets, with a photo of williim ... his number, and the phrase, we heart you. police found willam's body in week afte

matthew's pother says he is exppcted phme next month. at thee libyans are goiig back to thhir homeeand... to see for themselves what reedom looks like in libya. fawzi el-fakih / libyan living abroadel-fakih says, "the terrorist is gone, tte regime is gone, now we have to look for a new future. i just came here to see and make suue that he is finished and every piecc f my body knows that he is gone, finished, gone, finished now." now." the national transitional counccl chair says, libyanssneeddto show "patience, honesty and tolerance" as libya begins the process of stablishing a new constitutiin and government. certainly, patience is something the family of matthew vandyke can identify with. but once agaii, they are very hopeful, he'll be home in just a few weeks.. joel d. smith, fox 45 morniig news. jurr selection begins today in selection begins todayyin the trial of the woman aacused of murdering her coworker in an upscale yoga clothing hop. brittany noowwod is accused f killing jayna murray inside back in march. shop - prosecutors int

because i am innocent. >> matthew chance live in perugia, italy. matthew, you were inside that courtroom. you heard it life and in person. amanda knox was very emotional. >> she was. she looked very emotional, actually when she arrived in the court. she was being escorted, as she always is, by the various police officers. escort her into the court. she had her head hung down, she looked extremely pale indeed. first to speak was her former boyfriend, raffaele sollecito. he was very emotional. he made that point to the judge and jury, he wanted to say lot more, but he couldn't. and amanda knox stood up to address the jury in that court. this must have been the biggest moment in her life. to insist that she was not guilty of killing meredith kercher. she was very upset indeed. the judge said at one point she could sit down. but she didn't. she kept on standing. she managed to compose herself and say ha she wanted to say. her parents told us earlier that she had been months working on the contents of that address to the judge and the jury and as you ju

they continue to post updates on a facebook page still called free matthew van dyke. >> matthew said he will return to baltimore when he find three friends. >>> time quick look at some stories you will find on the baltimore sun. a man who run this saturday's baltimore marathon while pushing his special needs son in a special wheelchair. these stories and much more and read the baltimore sun. >> reporter: getting down and dirty in pink. kenneth is one of dozens of workers who is working a cat for breast cancer month. >> my mother is a survivor since '92. >> reporter: this is the third year the company has come together to encourage early cancer detection. as they work on a new women's care tower. project manager lorri is a breast cancer survivor. >> just have the support and wearing their hat and showing they support me. >> reporter: according to the cancer society, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year and maryland ranks 8th in country. men often wear pink to bring awareness to the cause. ravens and jet players wore special shoes and laces earlier this mo

what matthew van dyke's mom is saying about his decision to join the rebels fighting gaddafi. >> he was gagging like there was something in there. >> never complained nothing. >> it took seconds for a 15- month-old boy to swallowow a tiny battery. tonight the push to spread awareness about this potential household danger. >>> giving kids a chance to live. casey cares gives hopes to children allowing them to do many of the things we take for granted. abc2 news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> the mother of a baltimore journalist who was in prison in libya for nearly six months traveled to help free her son. tonight not only is matthew van dyke decided to dei stay in the country he's fighting alongside rebels to liberate the home town of mooammar gaddafi. >> reporter: kelly there is some frustration after a tireless effort to find matthew van dyke. but his mom thinks his return home will come sooner than ever before. matthew van dyke is seen wearing a rebel uniform and carrying a high-powered weapon fighting for the same country where he spent five-and-a-half months in prison. >> next thing

matthew chance joins us live from perugia, italy. tell us more about what amanda knox said. >> reporter: carol, a very emotional speech indeed. the speech of her life, as we said, the opportunity to stand up in front of this court in perugia, address the judges and the jury and make that personal appeal, in her own words, for her release saying that she was not guilty of killing meredith kercher and she was being held unjustifiably inside the court. a very emotional speech indeed. she'd spent months according to her parents deciding what she would say and how she would say it. she spoke apparent italian and at times could not hold back the tears. at one point the judge said she could sit down, but she didn't. she kept herself together and delivered her plea of innocence. take a listen. >> translator: i am not what they say i am. perversity, violence. i respect life and people, and i haven't done the things that they are suggesting that i've done. i haven't murder. i haven't raped. i haven't stolen. i wasn't there. i wasn't present in

matthew van dyke, a journalist from baltimore, of trapped in a libyan prison. after being released he decided to remain in libya supporting the rebellion. will he be coming home now? we have reaction from his mom. >> as for matthew returning to baltimore, his mother said he would leave libya when moammar gadhafi was gone. she spoke with her son late yesterday. matthew van dyke has gone from journalist and writer to machine gun toting freedom fighter since serving time and escaping a libyan prison in august. he has been fighting with rebel forces in that country. he said he ended up in libya because he heard about what was going on there and decided that he needed to be there. moammar gadhafi of shot and killed yesterday by rebels. sharon van dyke says matthew was in the town of sirte, the same town where moammar gadhafi was killed. now that moammar gadhafi is dead, his mother thinks his return home should be getting closer. here's what she said. >> i think he will want to come home. he will want to tell his story to us. he has a great story to tell. he has expe

smith is here with more on the future oo llbya, and matthew vandyke. gooo morning joel d. 3 patrice, we've been following this for months... by forces loyal to gaddafi, h - spent 6 months in prison, and then was released in august. his family says he then stayed there anyway to fight &pon thh front lines. now, after the ebel victory, they say he is coming back. back. 3& matthew vandyke went to libyy to visit friends and got caught up in the rebee fighting.... then jjiled. worked very hard with the americcn worked very hard with the american government to secure is freedom, and after it happened, they wanted him home. but he stayed, and decided to fighh alongside the rebels in heir quest for freedom. matthew's supporters knew that aawin by tte rebels was the quickest "i definitely feel more opttmistic about the timeline" "i wanted ghadafi gonn because thatts thh fastest, best way to bring him home." pome." while vandyke is coming back, many libyans who have been in exile for years, are going there, to witness history and help eetablish a new government.

and matthew was very upbeat himself, very excited. >> matthew left for libya in february to witness the uprisings taking place and in march he was imprisoned for five months. once released in august, he decided to stay. this loyalty stemmed from the way matthew was raised to follow through with a commitment. >> i said once he was released from prison when i was instilling in him that value as he was growing up, i was referring to maybe playing sports for one season and don't quit in the middle of the season, i didn't have in mind fighting a war in another country. >> she said he sounds like he is in good spirits. all she is focused now is his homecoming. >> van dyke plans to spend time in cairo before coming back to baltimore. once he is back, his mom says they have a lot of people to thank. >> one man is dead after an early morning accident on interstate 70 which happened at 2:30 this morning. state police said the 26-year-old nemes was killed when his s.u.v. was cut off by a tractor trailer. the s.u.v. slid under the big rig. he died at the scene. no word if the truck driver will face

matthew struggled with math and wasn't alone. a newly released survey finds most student students consider it their toughest subject. >> i had difficulty in math. i didn't get it and all. i would spend hours with my dad trying to figure it out. >> reporter: the newly released study also finds that parents struggle with helping their kids with math. robin wants to provide the best for her son matthew. she admits subjects like this can be out of her league. >> we have been working with him for several years and as time progressed we realized he would need extra help. he goes to a private school and we realized he was having gaps that were not allowing him to succeed and get the grades he should be getting. >> reporter: the findings of the survey are important to a student's academic future. >> we found that two out of three 8th grade students aren't ready format when they get to high school. that is really alarming because it is class that you need to take in order to get into the upper level classes. >> reporter: the a free online

also matthew dowd bloomberg analyst and george w. bush's former strategist, mark halperin of "time" magazine, rich lowry and rich hunt and dan balz of the "washington post." i'm pleased to have all of them here as we look back al at something that took place merely hours ago i begin with hunt and this question. how did this debate if at all change the republican race for the presidency? and the presidential nomination? >> first it was interesting in the issues that were framed and will continue to be framed on the ecomy. i think three things were dominant tonight. one, if you had any doubt that mitt romney was an adult and had gravitas it was clear he d tonight. if i were the obama white house i would not have liked this debate because mitt romney clearly looked good. secondly herman cain was really fascinating. he just... he's a compelling figure and that see it was good. on the other hand there are a couple things that wilcause him problem, the sales tax among others. thirdedlyly-- and matthew would know more than-- rick perry may

matthew broderick is here. [ cheers and applause ] also he's back, you guys. we have a situation, mike sorrentino is stopping by. with something from jersey shore. fist pumpin, much, much more stuff. how cool is this? we're going to be playing one of the most anticipated video games of the year. "batman: arkham city." [ cheers and applause ] really fun, can't wait to play that. and we have a pair of super talented chefs tonight. you know them from "top chef." brian and michael voltaggio are here. [ cheers and applause ] talented, talented guys. talented chefs. hey you guys, today's friday and that's usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. i check my in-box. [ cheers and applause ] check some emails, of course, i send out thank you notes. [ cheers and applause ] do you guys mind? can i write some thank you notes right now? do you mind? is that good? all right. hey, james, can i get some thank you writing note music, please? ♪ [ laughter ] >> steve: what? >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. >> steve: what? >> jimmy: is that dewayne wayne glasses? >> steve: yeah. >>

relatives of matthew vandyke say they expect him home in the next few weeks. the freelance or most turned freedom fighter has been in libya since the war broke out. his mother says he experienced much more than he ever anticipated. >> he was going to libya to witness history in the making. not only did he witness it, he was in it. he was part of it. >> gaddafi and his sons were killed during the siege of cert last week or yet libyans should be allowed to vote within the next eight months to elect a national council that would then draft a new constitution for that nation. >>> the race is on in iowa as presidential candidates try to close the gap with front runner at romney. several candidates flocked to iowa this weekend for a forum held by the iowa freedom coalition. during his address, herman cain backtracked on his stance against government involvement on abortion legislation. >> i would not sign any legislation that in any way allowed the governor to be involved in it. i would strengthen all of our current laws that prevent the production -- prevent aborti

and so, i see this guy, matthew morrison. and he's talking to one of the "gossip girl" guy -- girl guys. [ laughter ] you know. the, uh -- >> jimmy: i know what you mean. i know. chace crawford? >> chace crawford. chace crawford. so he's talking to him, and i go, "they don't see me. i'm gonna get some scoop -- i'm gonna call this dude out. i'm gonna, like, bust up his conversation." >> jimmy: yeah. >> so, no joke, they don't see me. i wander behind these two guys, and i'm eavesdropping. and i can't really hear what's going on, jimmy. [ laughter ] i'm trying. i got, like, my ear to the street, and i'm trying to hear what's going on. and i hear -- [ softly ] "something, something, something -- [ loudly ] jonah hill!" and then they both start laughing, right? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what is the deal? >> matthew morrison says that. >> jimmy: oh, my god! >> not the "gossip girl" guy. matthew morrison says that. and so i'm the punchline in this guy's joke? like, what? he doesn't even know i'm at this party. it's "blah, blah, blah, j

let's take you live to brussels and our correspondent, matthew price. matthew, we haven't got any confirmation, and i suspect we don't get it any time soon on mr. berlusconi, but it underlines how vulnerable the president and prime ministers are at the heart of this eurozone debt crisis. >> yeah, i think -- i mean, a couple of initial thoughts on this, because the news is still breaking and is pretty tricky to analyze without ought full facts, but my initial thought is that, you know, italy is a crucial part of the jigsaw puzzle that they're trying to solve. it's got large levels of debt, the markets have been turning against this, and if there is political turmoil in italy, then you could argue that that is bad news in terms of italy trying to get its debt sorted out. at the same time, if what you were first reporting there, peter, about there being some sort of deal brokered to put in place the building blocks of what other european leaders want to see in italy in terms of economic reforms, and if it's part of that deal early early early has said, ok,

i don't think it actually advances the possibility of it ok matthew it's very interesting here i mean we have the election cycle in the united states and just recently iran also talked about restarting negotiations with the west over its nuclear program now with this story this bizarre cockeyed story all of that seems to be gone away and now mr obama is running for reelection and he needs maybe foreign policy credentials because the economy is in a in a in a rut i mean i'm this is not a conspiracy theory this is called politicking. i understand but i mean if there's one area in which president obama is doing very very well among american voters it's foreign policy it's national security so it's unclear to me why he would think that he just needs this this other point on iran into an order to bolster his credentials he's the guy who got bin laden he's been very very successful in arranging a cultivating in bolstering an international coalition to isolate iran over its nuclear program the american people according to the polls approve of his performance on foreign policy and national se

i don't think it actually advances such as the possibility of ok matthew it's very interesting here i mean we have the election cycle in the united states and just recently iran also talked about restarting negotiations with the west over its nuclear program now with this story this bizarre cockeyed story all of that seems to be going away and now mr obama is running for reelection and he needs maybe foreign policy credentials because the economy is in a in a rut i mean i'm this is not a conspiracy theory this is called politicking. i understand but i mean if there's one area in which president obama is doing very very well among american voters it's foreign policy it's national security so it's unclear to me why he would think that he just needs this this other point on iran and in order to bolster his credentials he's the guy who got bin laden he's been very very successful in the arranging of cultivating and bolstering an international coalition to isolate iran over its nuclear program the american people according to the polls approve of his performance on foreign policy and natio

i don't think it actually advances such as the possibility of ok matthew it's very interesting here i mean we have the election cycle in the united states and just recently iran also talked about restarting negotiations with the west over its nuclear program now with this story this bizarre cockeyed story all of that seems to be gone away and now mr obama is running for re-election and he needs maybe foreign policy credentials because the economy is in a in a in a rut i mean i'm this is not a conspiracy theory this is called politicking. i understand but i mean if there's one area in which president obama is doing very very well among american voters it's foreign policy it's national security so it's unclear to me why he would think that he just needs this this other point on iran and in order to bolster his credentials he's the guy who got bin laden he's been very very successful in ranging cultivating and bolstering an international coalition to isolate iran over its nuclear program the american people according to the polls approve of his performance on foreign policy and national

and math -- matthew was upbeat himself. >> matthew endured challenging obstacle as long the way. the native baltimore writer left february to witness the rebellion. in march he was imprisoned for five months. >> he was never physically tortured. he was psyche clodgecally tortured. they gave him nothing to read. no one talked to him. they left him and said, you will never see america again. >> matthew escaped in late august but he didn't come home. he decided to stay in libya and help his friends. he also joined the rebel fight. his loyalty most likely stemmed from lessons to follow through on commitment. >> when i was instilling in him that value, i was referring to playing sports for one season and you don't finish -- quit in the middle of the season. i did not have in mind, fighting a war in another country. >> despite months of scary uncertainty, she said she is still proud of her son and can't wait to have him home. >> the libyans have appreciated what he has done. there is a celebration one of the colonels is having to thank matthew for coming and staying as long as he did a

i don't think it actually advances such as the possibility of it ok matthew it's very interesting here i mean we have the election cycle in the united states and just recently iran also talked about restarting negotiations with the west over its nuclear program now with this story this bizarre cockeyed story all of that seems to be going away and now mr obama is running for reelection and he needs maybe foreign policy credentials because the economy is in a in a in a rut i mean unless it's not a conspiracy theory this is called politicking. i understand but i mean if there's one area in which president obama is doing very very well among american voters it's foreign policy it's national security so it's unclear to me why he would think that he just needs this this other point on iran and in order to bolster his credentials he's the guy who got bin laden he's been very very successful in arranging cultivating and bolstering an international coalition to isolate iran over its nuclear program the american people according to the polls approve of his performance on foreign policy and natio

matthew has undergone a transformation from reporter and writer to freedom fighter. >> they think of him as a brother. they would do anything for him. they see him though he does president like this as an american hero. >> reporter: since escaping from prison in august he has been fighting with rebel forces in the country. >> i can't speak for him but maybe it's a form of th era py because gadhafi took part of his life. >> reporter: she last spoke to him a few days ago. he was in the town where gadhafi was killed. >> he was there a few days ago. i can't imagine he would leave. i think he planned on staying there. >> reporter: in an interview shortly after his escape matthew talked about what he was doing in libya in the first place. >> i was in libya for six weeks and making friends and when i saw what was happening here i felt i needed to come here. so that's what i did. >> reporter: and about coming home to baltimore. >> i i'm going to make sure my friends are okay and gadhafi is gone, that's when i will leave. >> reporter: and he is gone. now sharon thinks that matthew will return

matthew was very upbeat, very excited. >> matthew endured some challenging obstacles. the native baltimore writer left for libya in february to witness the rebellion. in march, he was captured by gaddafi forces and imprisoned for five months. >> he was psychologically tortured because of being in solitary. they gave him nothing to read. no one talked to him. they just said you would never see america again. >> mathieu escaped in august, but did not come home. he joined the rebel fight. his loyalties -- stemmed from lessons of a shared commitment. >> i have instill that value in him as he was growing up. you do not quit in the middle of the season. i certainly did not have in mind fighting a war. >> despite the uncertainty, sharon says she is proud of person. >> the libyans certainly have appreciated what he has done. one of the kernels is having a celebration to thank mathieu for coming. colonels is having a celebration to a bank that you for coming. >> last night in federal hill. >> one man is dead after an early morning accident on interstate 70. it happened just bef

i don't think it actually advances such a possibility of ok matthew it's very interesting here i mean we have the election cycle in the united states and just recently iran also talked about restarting negotiations with the west over its nuclear program now with this story this bizarre story all of that seems to be gone away and now mr obama is running for reelection and he needs maybe foreign policy credentials because the economy is in a in a in a rut i mean unless there's not a conspiracy theory this is called politicking. i understand but i mean if there's one area in which president obama is doing very very well among american voters it's foreign policy it's national security so it's unclear to me why he would think that he just needs this this other point on iran in order to bolster his credentials he's the guy who got bin laden he's been very very successful in in arranging cultivating in bolstering an international coalition to isolate iran over its nuclear program the american people according to the polls approve of his performance on foreign policy and national security ok

in television we go to michael omar man he is a writer and journalist and in washington we cross to matthew das he's a policy analyst and director of the middle east program for the center of american progress all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want may very much encourage it but first marcia tell us the latest chapter in this troubled relationship that's been our relationship hostility for three decades now but last week so yet another downturn in u.s. iran ties after washington came out with accusations that iran had been wanting to assassinate saudi arabia's ambassador to the u.s. it is an outrageous act that really arrays are going to have to be held accountable and i think when you see the case presented during a forum there is compelling evidence. but few have found the evidence compelling enough to think the allegations are not part of a larger effort to further isolate iran and pursue tougher sanctions against it and these sanctions already up for discussion in congress could include a ban on financial transactions with iran central

matthew van dyke who went there -- [ inaudible ] >> -- well, now with the leader dead he may be returning home but for more on that let's turn things over to ka renne redmon standing by with more from van dyke's mother, karen. >> well, matthew van dyke's mother said she spoke we spoke with her son yesterday after news of his death broke. well, as for her son, he said he would come back after he was dead. he was gone from a journalist to a machine gun toting freedom fighter, he said he ended up there because he heard about what was going on there and he decided to stay -- [ inaudible ] >> -- man and former libyan dictator was shot and killed yesterday by rebels, shannon van dyke said matthew was in the town of sirte, the same town he was killed in. that is what she had to say. >> they would do anything for him. they call him an american hero. >> he spent six months in the prison before escaping. he is expected to write a book about his experience. karen redmond, abc2 news. [ inaudible ] >> yeah, you hear the shouts of shame, shame, occupy dc protesters were hoping to get the attention of f

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>> matthew beaufort is losing strength. for the first time his head slips under the water. there seems to be no official rescue response. what would you do? what would the bystanders do? should they risk their lives for someone who might not want to be saved? >> and then all of the sudden he went under and i turned around to look and garrett was gone. >> there's somebody out there coming. >> dude in full form. >> garrett couples, the life guard with the perfect record is in the water swimming from the opposite shore. beaufort's head pops back up, but it's clear, there isn't much time. >> at that point i just freestyling as fast as i could. >> he got a long way to go. >> couples knows that when a victim goes under he has only a small window, about four minutes to save someone from drowning. >> he goes under one more time that's it. >> 50 yards left to swim and matthew beaufort goes under again. >> hey, man, come on, about half an hour >> more than that. >> but garrett couples is closing in. >> i mean, my record's perfect, and i wasn't giving up. >> 900 cops here and -- >> on