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S jason was there without my wife or mother. we know he was planning to put on a strong defense. let everybody know that hes not guilty and innocent of all these charges and go through that process. >> that was the brother. today marks the 467th day jason has been in prison in iran. this morning the associated press reports that jason has been convicted. he was arrested back in july of 2014 on charges that included es pea an aj and in a broadcast last night they said he has been

Right thing. they have the power to overturn this verdict and the power to pardon jason and this signals to use him as a bargainingship. they refuse to make his freedom any part of the negotiation with iran. >> i think its important all attention be directed publicly on jason. >> is the white house doing enough? >> we think they could do more. we think its important. >> what could they do today? >>. >> is the secretary of state doing enough? >> weve been really grateful

>> rose garden ceremony while you have a young reporter being tortured. i dont get it. >> i hope the government has a secret strategy. if they didnt use the lifting of a hundred billion dollars of sanctions on iran to say you know what, jason and two other americans are coming home before we start talking. ben has his own program going. hes on the fence talking about the nonthreatening manner quiet similar to the voice level heard by so many sitting sadly by themselves today. >> okay.

Up. >> martha, staff believe powerful drugs were overprescribed at this v.a. in wisconsin. the office of the inspector general concluded in a report that an unusually high number of open opioids. in august of 2014 his father visited and found jason in a drug-induced stupor. his father complained to the staff, but later that day jason died. the autopsy determined his death was caused by the combination of 15 drugs in his system. >> the part i regret is leaving him there. i didnt realize that he w...

Tonight were investigating claims of a cover-up involving one senate democrat after the deaths of three patients at a v.a. hospital. senator tammy baldwin learned of the allegations that the patients were being overmedicated back in august. but reportedly failed to do anything until several months lawyer. now shes obtained a lawyer after questions were raised about not her response but whether she tried to cover it up. >> martha, staff believe powerful drugs were overprescribed at this v.a. in w...

The worlds first recipient of these hands. a young father who lost the use of his hands after being electrocuted. march 1, 2008. that was the day jasons life changed. the husband and young father was riding his four-wheeler when he came in contact with a downed powerline. next thing he remembers, waking up in the hospital three days later. he was alive but both of his hands were gone. they had to be amputated. he did ptd let that new reality get him down. his focus immediately, making life with ...

This is part of a new wave in prosthetic technology. the ilimb ultrarevolution are available to the masses. the uk base developers say its the closest thing to a real human hand. unlike most conventional prosthetics, it has five individually powered fingers, including a fully rotatable thumb. the new app technology allows for 24 grip patterns, movements many of us take for granted like this. a tripod grip to pick up a pen. the skin over the prosthesis helps double amputees like jason use the app...

First i want to show you something truly remarkable. a bionic limb run by a household technology -- an iphone. well get a demonstration in a moment. first i want to introduce you to the first recipient of the hands. a young father who lost the use of his hands after being electrocuted. march 1, 2008. that was the day jasons life changed. he was riding his four-wheeler when he came in contact with a downed power line. next thing he remembers, waking up in the hospital three days later. he was ali...

Helps him use the app and he can grip to use things like his electronic grill. jason joins us now. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much. do you have pain at all or are you recovered? >> im recovered. >> this is a handshake. fingers coming all the way around. you got it this week. how is it going? >> i love it. these have motorized thumbs. it has an app that comes with it so you can do several different grasp patterns. it gives me the ability to do more things that i want to do. >> looks l...