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bipartisan plan would increase the debt limit through the end of next year, beyond the election. cuts and spending caps are still on the table. and house speaker john boehner apparently is planning a conference call sometime soon with house members. so we have up to the minute coverage of whats happening in washington. cnns kate bolduan is on capitol hill. dan lothian at the white house. lets begin with you, kate. senate leaders in both parties say they are, quote, very close to a deal...

Grounds. sarah shroud was arrested with both men two years ago before being freed. she calls their incarceration unjust. >> josh and shane have been in prison for eight months longer than i was and their detention has everything to do with the animosity between the united states and iran and nothing to do with two innocent men who have always stood on the side of whats right. >> both bauer and fatal staged a 17-day hunger strike. and a judge decides the fate of the movie "the hang over 2" afte...

Extreme isolation. >> when did you last get any message from them or hear from them in any way? >> its been nearly six months. the last phone call was shortly after i was released in september, we got a phone call, their mothers, their parents got phone calls right after thanksgiving. and we have had no real information, the last time they were seen by the outside world was the trial session on february 6th where shane and josh were allowed to present their defense to defend their innocence and ...

Early in the morning and he sounded strong but he sounded worried. and he is worried and were worried about him and were worried about shane with him and its an urgent humanitarian imperative going on right now to get these kids home. >> cindy, you know, youre citizens, youre american families. you need help from the government. are we getting -- are you getting the help from the state department? >> you know, if we were getting enough help, shane and josh would be home. but the real message her...

Two innocent men. shane and josh were doing good work in the middle east. my fiance shane bauer is a journalist and hes there to spread the truth, to do, you know, good investigative stories that help people understand the middle east better. i was working with iraqi refugees living in damascus and we didnt mean any harm and didnt mean to be anywhere near iran. and i just want -- i want shane and josh to keep the faith that -- that truth will prevail and that they will be home. >> sarah, i want ...

Could be canceled. brian? >> their hope turning to despair. iran has canceled another trial for american hiker shane bower and josh fatal. theyre in prison in iran, as you know, accused of being spies. its been nearly two years since they were detained and now their families are left wondering about their fate. cindy and lori are the mothers of shane and josh and join us right now. welcome to both of you. i want to see the homecoming when all four of you are on together. thats not happening. why...

And welfare as a result of their nonappearance. just yesterday, i got a chance to speak with the mothers of shane bower and josh fattal, and they are waiting and counting 650 days now, of the uncertainty over their sons futures is gut-wrenching for them, but they hold out hope that iran will show some compassion for their sons. >> reporter: obviously, you are hoping for the release, but on the other side here, if iran decides that josh and shane didnt just wander into iran from iraqi kurdistan a...

Monita, why the delay? >> well, carol, the swiss embassy, which has been working on behalf of the american interests in iran has told cnn that no reason was gave as to why they were not brought from their prison cells to the court today. josh and shane had both been detained for 22 months now in ron. they had been accused of being spies for america. they were supposed to be up here in court today, but that hearing never happened, as were seeing at the swiss embassy. they were not told as to why ...

>> well, when shane and josh are home, we know enough has been done, but iran needs to quit playing games with shane and josh and their families. this is political. they need to take it out of the political arena, and our families are devastated. they are 28 and they need to be out doing what they do for the world, and get on with this. we were told sarah actually was told two months into the interrogation by her interrow gator, it does not matter if you are innocent, because we will stop interr...

To feel that his release was son. >> reporter: cindy, to you. what about shane? when is the last time you spoke? >> again, the saturday after thanksgiving, i had a five-minute call. and the other point that i want to make is that shane and josh have not yet met with their attorney who has tried very hard, who is being very courageous, and have not yet sat down with their attorney going into the second trial. the unjustness of this situation is ridiculous. >> and why not? what is the explanation?...