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So im deeply grateful. vi to say to you, judge, it sometimes takes people like you to remind government that our first purpose is to protect people, protect the people of this country. you have been a clarion voice and coincidental with some of your broadcasts we began to see some movement. im really encouraged that were going in the right direction. >> well, and were all thrilled about this. but very quickly, congressman, why should americans care about this? >> well, i think electromagnetic pu...

Our 54-year-old embargo of cuba has been the least effective embargo in history. instead of leading to the overthrow of the castro regime, its always given the castro brothers an excuse as to why economic development in cuba is not as strong as it should be and it has done nothing to loosen the regimes grip on power. during the original congressional debate over tv marti, supporters argued that even if the broadcasts do not reach any viewers, castro must spend valuable money to block the signal....

Without the slightest regard to how effective that something might be. our 54-year-old embargo of cuba has been the least effective embargo in history. instead of leading to the overthrow of the castro regime, its always given the castro brothers an excuse as to why economic development in cuba is not as strong as it should be and it has done nothing to loosen the regimes grip on power. during the original congressional debate over tv marti, supporters argued that even if the broadcasts do not r...

And stream that to internet customers that would be a private performance under the u.s. copyright. this is a huge win for all the major broadcaster who got together and fled a number of lawsuits. its a big win to have the supreme court say its illegal. >> is this a big loss to consumers? >> its hard to know. i mean the argument has been that unless broadcasters have the exclusive right to broadcasts, and sell commercials and sell cable access, they wont have the money to produce programming. ae...

Security camp here. theyre still in the loop according to one of their lawyers. >> theyre definitely aware of the swap. i have only spoken to one, but he does not have any hopes anyone is going to swap him. >> reporter: the five former taliban commanders lived in camp six. in exchange for good behavior, they get privileges, including language classes, yoga, a course called life skills, which teaches them how to write a resume. a spokesman told fox news, the detainees learned about the swap in re...

Prisoners favorite thing to watch right now is the world cup. kathryn harris is live at guantanamo bay. >> harris, thank you very there are in fact, 149 detainees left at the camps. about two or three miles where im standing right now at the high-security courthouse. what most people dont realize in camp 6 where you find most of the detainees theyve got access to tvs, newspapers, magazines but they just dont have internet access. that said, they are very plugged in. >> they knew what was going o...

In 1994, the city of angels was about to get an education. back then, most of us had never heard the name kardashian. todays powerful bond between dna evidence and criminal guilt didnt yet exist. and the name o.j. simpson belonged to a friendly, recognizable sports star, actor, and corporate ambassador. his commercials for hertz were classics. >> take it from o.j. simpson, theres only one superstar in rent a car. >> someone the nation knew, trusted, and liked. >> go, o.j., go! >> from his "naked...

Miles from where im standing right now at the high security courthouse. most of them live in whats known as camp six. you may find this a little surprising but theyve had access to magazines and newspapers uncensored for years, as well as satellite tv. so it means that when it came to the bergdahl swap and the taliban five, they heard the news in real time. >> they know what was going on and they found out by watching fox and other broadcasts. pretty much when everybody else did, including mysel...

This book of the week is dexter filkins. "the forever war." he takes you inside the war. his writings are not opinionated. he takes you inside the war, the occupation, insurgency. beautifully written. now more the last look. the thailand national team may not be in the world cup but thai citizens will watch it for free. they have cracked down on protests and detained critics. despite all of this. they have a message for the thai people. be happy and free broadcasts of all 64 world cup games is p...

So you never miss the information. this weeks book is "the forever war" by dexter filkins. his writing is not opinionated or policy-oriented. he just takes you inside the war, the occupation, the ins insurgency. now for the last look. the thailand national team may not be in the world cup but thanks to the military government after the recent coup, they will be able to watch the world cup for free. since then they have cracked down on protests and detained critics. despite all this, they also ha...