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>> steve is consistent and loyal to the agenda and as a presence that i think is very important to have in the house. >> secondly. a dear friend, i cherish his friendship. >> i can run a little hot on occasions. [ laughter ] >> ahaving heard all that, lets bring in our panel members tonight. >> ron and he escaped 20 years of captivity in america. >> catherine grant is with us with the washington post, i may have one of the youngest in the nation. lonnie chen is with us tonight among many other j...

>> don regan was not cut out for that job. don liked the sound of chief but not of staff. >> i am not the president. i am not taking charge of anything. ronald reagan is in charge of this country, and like a good caddie, i tee up the ball for him to take a good smack at. >> reagan needed good advisers. in the second term, he doesnt have the same quality of people surrounding him. it has huge political effects for the president. >> from nbc news, this is "today." >> good morning. former hostage d...

Taste freedom? >> political tyrants can only go so far and its how people respond to captivity and how hay relate to one another. that is the enduring lesson than anything i had seen. >> on christmas day 1991, the soviet union ceased to exist. the cold war was over and historic effects were taking place around the world. >> name one moment. nelson mandelmandela. interesting. >> because of what he had been there. >> when did you encounter him? >> he stepped out as if he just got back from a busin...

Some of whom were lawful residents and never should have been in captivity in the first place. there are somewhere between 6 to 10 individuals we believe who are currently being detained. the numbers are changing on a rolling basis. a few hours ago, it was about six. but then most recently at least four sew mali individuals came to america. they appear to be lawful primary residents, but they are being held in detention. >> reporter: that just happened. >> that just occurred. >> reporter: you wa...

Folded into one man. >> it was an unsuccessful experiment. >> he was not cut out for the job. he took a snap at it. >> reagan needed good advisers and doesnt have the same quality of people. jacobs en was freed after 17 months of captivity. >> because we are still negotiating for the other hostages, we are not going to say anything more. >> we dont negotiate with hostage takers and dont make deals and dont pay ransom. reagan hammered on the staff to

1971 after serving a few years for injury tampering, critics suggested he has done it for the labor movements political backing. >> i have always tried to do whats best for the nation. >> reporter: a few years later, nixon, himself, faced possible criminal charge for watergate even after resigning. new president gerald ford preempted that by pardoning him, too. >> i feel that richard nixon and his loved ones have suffered enough and will continue to suffer no matter what i do. >> reporter: the d...

Are for example, 3 hostages in afghanistan. a mother who had child while in captivity. she put out a video said dont be a jimmy carter. theres a 60-year-old professor still over there. they dont talk to the betails of that. they did try to rescue that professor. they had possession opts. they are still hoping to happen over the next four days. >> i think he disaperipear at e of bush administration. >> yes. >> chris, thank you.

>> what sort of reaction are we having from the nigh jeerian government? the president wants international help to locate the girls and defeat boca har ran. >> reporter: the nigerian president did tweet and in a number of messages said he was hopeful that the chibok community and nigeria and the world will soon welcome the remaining girls from captivity and saluting the efforts that have brought some two dozen girls back and also the same message saluting those advocates that have continued to s...

Comcast business. built for business. a captive whale that killed a sea world trainer has died. the marine park in orlando, florida announced he died on friday after suffering from serious health issues. the killer whale was the focus of the 2013 cnn documentary black fish which offered a disturbing look at how the animals lived in captivity. a sea world trainer died in 2010 after he dragged her underwater in front of a shocked audience but he was involved in two other deaths. the drowning of ...

The long beard. i think there is a chance for clemency approved. thats what i say. i do think it should be denied? >> on one hand judge guilfoyle, on one hand five years in custody of the bad guys of the enemy. >> thats what the president will say is sufficient. >> on the other hand, there are people who are probably likely have died searching for him while he where, he walked off the base voluntarily. >> correct. this is someone who felt he was acting like a disdebt and conscious objector to th...