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Jennifer, thank you. jon: and continuing on with our top story now u.s. counterterrorism operations that left two innocent hostages dead. lisa curtis, of the heritage foundation keeps an eye on some of these kinds of issues and joins us now. lisa apparently the united states had absolutely no idea that the two hostages warren weinstein, the american included, were part or were being held at this location? >> yes. this is an absolute tragedy. warren weinstein, who had been an aid contractor in pa...

Gratefulness for having allen gross home. what were going hear in a few minutes is a harrowing story. you know, this is a usa id contractor who is trying to bring about greater access to the internet for the cuban people. we shouldnt forget that. he is doing really gods work there. were going to be excited to see this mans home. im sure his family is ecstatic right before christmas. however, u.s. policy is different. our u.s. policy should not be encouraging government to grab u.s. citizens and ...

These people out. levinson, thats the more difficult one, the fbi unfortunately believes that hes died. as far as cuba, we have a back channel to cuba, were talking to cuba all the times. i cant call it negotiations. the aid contractor in lahore is being held by al qaeda. all of these situations differ. again, by the way, its a group that the cia worked with in the 80s. we know people in that group. theyre fairly rational and easy to deal with. >> again that was cnn national security analyst and...

Them on espionage charges. do you think the u.s. should discuss a trade? these men have been in jail for years and years. >> i think what needs to happen is discussing. thats the key word. the united states needs to sit down with the cubans and start talking. thats something that hasnt happened. its been offered. i spoke to the foreign minister myself bruno rodriguez who said we want to talk to the u.s. >> bruno rodriguez, foreign minister in havana wants to start, a high official in the foreign...

Very high income individuals. we have put forward a proposal on the table. in the house just like our republican colleagues havent allowed to us have a hearing, they havent even allowed us to have a vote on our proposal, so clearly theyre determined to allow these across the board cuts take place even though its going to cost over 750,000 jobs and this disruption. i think the question, andrea, is after these cuts begin, how long will it take for republicans to come to their senses and agree to a...

Only then to be followed by a slender man who, i feared would come down halting because we knew hed been so sick. that hed lost 100 pounds, and there came alan gross, a wreck coming down those steps and watching his feet touch the united states of america was for me an indeed an emotional year. for five years, we have worked with his wife judy, his daughters nina and sharra to try to get his release. the story of alan is the story of people who dedicated who serve america. he was an aid contract...