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Jennifer, thank you. jon: and continuing on with our top story now u.s. counterterrorism operations that left two innocent hostages dead. lisa curtis, of the heritage foundation keeps an eye on some of these kinds of issues and joins us now. lisa apparently the united states had absolutely no idea that the two hostages warren weinstein, the american included, were part or were being held at this location? >> yes. this is an absolute tragedy. warren weinstein, who had been an aid contractor in pakistan, humanitarian worker kidnapped in 2011 was killed inadvertently in this drone strike. it look...

Gratefulness for having allen gross home. what we're going hear in a few minutes is a harrowing story. you know, this is a usa id contractor who is trying to bring about greater access to the internet for the cuban people. we shouldn't forget that. he is doing really god's work there. we're going to be excited to see this man's home. i'm sure his family is ecstatic right before christmas. however, u.s. policy is different. our u.s. policy should not be encouraging government to grab u.s. citizens and then have a negotiation. this idea that the president of the united states is going to negotia...

These people out. levinson, that's the more difficult one, the fbi unfortunately believes that he's died. as far as cuba, we have a back channel to cuba, we're talking to cuba all the times. i can't call it negotiations. the aid contractor in lahore is being held by al qaeda. all of these situations differ. again, by the way, it's a group that the cia worked with in the '80s. we know people in that group. they're fairly rational and easy to deal with. >> again that was cnn national security analyst and former cia operative bob baer. ukraine has a new president-elect, not clear who's

Them on espionage charges. do you think the u.s. should discuss a trade? these men have been in jail for years and years. >> i think what needs to happen is discussing. that's the key word. the united states needs to sit down with the cubans and start talking. that's something that hasn't happened. it's been offered. i spoke to the foreign minister myself bruno rodriguez who said we want to talk to the u.s. >> bruno rodriguez, foreign minister in havana wants to start, a high official in the foreign ministry puts out this statement, lets talk, and the u.s. government refuses to negotiate for t...

Very high income individuals. we have put forward a proposal on the table. in the house just like our republican colleagues haven't allowed to us have a hearing, they haven't even allowed us to have a vote on our proposal, so clearly they're determined to allow these across the board cuts take place even though it's going to cost over 750,000 jobs and this disruption. i think the question, andrea, is after these cuts begin, how long will it take for republicans to come to their senses and agree to a balanced replacement for the sequester? >> now, congressman, i wanted to ask you about your tra...