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The standoff over the debt crisis right now. >> i couldnt explain to them why that he was taken to prison and finally they kept saying, does daddy not love us anymore? does daddy not want to hear our voice anymore? and i have to tell them, daddy was in prison because he loved jesus. jesus. >> all right switching gears in a big way, that heart breaking ehe motion nal testimony from the wife of an american pastor who is in iran and to spend eight years behind bars. and she shared her husbands plig...

Prison because he loved jesus. meanwhile, the familys attorney slamming the state department for not even sending a represented i have to that meeting. a sentiment echoed by the cochairman, virginia republican congressman frank wolfe. >> i was amazing a hearing to highlight the plight of religious minority not to mention imprisonment of an american citizen was not deemed important enough to cooperate with congress. >> we were told that secretary kerry was expected to talk to him about the situ...

Youll see them tonight. you dont have to see "bully" to understand the plight of the characters in it. but after tonight, you might just want to. i want to warn you, some of what youll see and hear tonight is disturbing but we think its important that you see it and hear it because it will help you understand what kids out there are really facing. so in partnership with the cartoon network, here is "the bully effect." ♪ >> by sharing his story, alex has given a voice to the millions of kids wh...

Eye-opening, it raised alarm bells about how critical and dangerous the problem of bullying has become. but something else also happened. in the year since "bully" was released, the people involved in it have undergone profound journeys and undergone profound transformations. we spent the last year documenting those journeys and youll see them tonight. you dont have to see "bully" to understand the plight of the characters in it. but after tonight you may want to. i want to warn you, some of wha...

I mean, this story, if a week ago i told you that dennis rodman would go to north korea and be the basketball diplomat be on this week with george stephanopoulos, there is no chance you would believe me. all that said, id love to have that cody hat on. >> meadow lark lemon said to be headed for hugo chavez at some point soon. what is the downside? we love to deride this, show the video and so forth. steven, what is the downside if there is one to all this? >> there is no downside outside of the ...

Ago i told you that dennis that dennis rodman would go to north korea and be the basketball diplomat, theres no chance you would believe me. now, all of that said, id love to have that coat he had on. >> steven, meadowlark lemon said to be heading for hugo chavez. steven a., what is the real downside, if there is one, to all of this? >> well, theres no real downside outside of the sadness that gets attached to dennis rodman because you realize how pathetic he can be. the reality of the situation...

And the fact he continues to be mistreated by the pakistani authorities for helping america. jays and clark who played the cia interrogator who conduct eastbound the waterboarding scenes in the movie was actually very well briefed. this is what he had too say about it. >> i think its wrong that he is being held. i think we should do a little more than fine them $30 million, one for each year of his sentence. >> reporter: hes referring to the $33 million that pakistan has been penalized in terms ...

Tortured? >> reporter: what is quite surprising is just how much they were aware of the plight of doctor shakil afridi. he continues to be tortured in a prison in pakistan for helping the united states. jessica kha chastain who played the cia agent who was determined to find osama bin laden was the first to speak to us about it. it was quite astonishing just how much she knew. >> im not a policy maker but i definitely believe that we should do whatever we can to release anyone held for trying to...

Attention of hollywood. and finally caught the attention of the stars on the red carpet. the lead actress in the movie, jessica chastain played the fbi agent who relentlessly pursued bin laden shared her angst for dr. afridi and plight by the pakistanis. >> im not a policy maker, but i definitely believe that we should do whatever we can to release anyone held, it try to find him and, yeah, it breaks me heart to think hes still in prison. >> reporter: they say when hollywood speaks the rest of t...

The president has to stand up to the plight. if he really thinks this will devastate the military, air traffic control, really devastate meat inspection, they rolled out great political theater, cutting 3% of the budget can cause all these consequences, here is a chance to say here is how we can do it better. the reality is the federal budget even after the cuts will be larger than last years budget. bob woodward has a great piece where he -- he doesnt use these words, basically says the preside...