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Anna, first to you. you think your mother, you insist your mother is innocent. obviously you know your mother well. tell us why. >> shes a person with strong morals and would never do anything like that against the law anywhere, you know. her home country or here. shes just an amazing woman. she would never take that chance to, you know, be away from her family so thats why i know. >> you visited your mom in prison on saturday. what did she tell you, how did she seem? >> you know, all i can say ...

On to this quickly and try and get your mother home for you. >> yeah. you know, thats what were hoping for, too. im actually hoping that they do something, that they help us out in this case. its not right. its not right for her to be in such a horrible place. i dont think its right for any american citizen to be there. i hope the government sees that and they can, you know, step in and do something. >> anna, i know its very upsetting for you to talk about this. i appreciate you coming on the sh...

Held before youre brought to trial for some weeks, and its a closed proceeding. >> reporter: in this case the judge has the power to hold maldonado in prison up to four months before trial. that would likely only bring more pressure from u.s. authorities. the office of senator jeff flake of arizona says senator flake has been in contact with the family, as well as officials in mexico and the u.s. regarding the case. he will continue to monitor the situation. its a situation that resumes today in...

Conversations with the deputy mexican ambassador this weekend as well. were going to put in a call to the mexican ambassador here in washington and see what we can learn. thanks to both of you very much for joining us. good luck, good luck, anna, to your mom and brandon, good luck to your sister-in-law. we hope this turns out good and we hope it turns out well in the next -- very, very soon. guys, thanks very much. >> thank you. coming up, a woman who tried to help the british soldier who was ...

With one and touching her husbands hand with the other, just saying i dont know how this happened to me, i have never done anything illegal in my life, and why has this happened. >> reporter: her husband was actually arrested first on the smuggling charge. authorities released him and arrested his wife instead, claiming the pot was under her seat, not his. >> its been tough, but she seems to be strong and holding up. shes not happy where shes at, but she has high hope that shell be free of this ...

And her husband. anna, first to you. you think your mother, you insist your mother is innocent. obviously you know your mother well. tell us why. >> shes a person with strong morals and would never do anything like that against the law anywhere, you know. her home country or here. shes just an amazing woman. she would never take that chance to, you know, be away from her family so thats why i know. >> you visited your mom in prison on saturday. what did she tell you, how did she seem? >> you kno...

>> thank you both as always. hope you come back soon. a story thats really quite shocking, the arizona mother of seven being held in a mexican jail tonight accused of trying to smuggle 12 pounds of marijuana back into the u.s. yanira maldonado was arrested as she and her husband were back from a family funeral. authorities stopped the bus they were riding in and say they found 5.7 kilos of what appeared to be marijuana under her seat. the family strongly deny the charges. the husband gary says...

She must have been framed. family members have been allowed to visit her in jail but her brother-in-law says -- >> we were supposed to have a few hours to visit with her and they told us because shes not an official inmate and shes just being held there, we would only have ten minutes. she was at a wire window with her fingertips up through the holes touching her sons hand with one and touching her husbands hand with the other, just saying i dont know how this happened to me, i have never done a...