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their name to be part of the story, and they want to raise the stakes even further. so they're going to try to attack on their own initiative. there are also those who say i might be on the radar, arrested before and come into contact with someone i thought was an intelligence agency for an enemy government. so i should strike and earn my ticket into paradise by dying before the feds come knocking on my door and arresting me and stopping me from doing so. >> only about 30 seconds left. i want to give you the last word, nile. the iron lady, what would her reaction to be to this attack? >> margaret thatcher would have been of tremendous resolve. her central message was you cannot negotiate with terrorists. you cannot appease them. to have to destroy them. we have to see an end to the kind of leading from behind mentality that the white house is currently projecting, the kind of strong leadership that margaret thatcher, ronald reagan
members on both sides of the aisle and the entire political spectrum have signed on to this resolution. we're gaining new members every day. >> thank you so much for what you're doing. good luck. we hope this american and the other americans are released quickly. appreciate it very much. thanks for keeping the issue out in the forefront. >> thank you, wolf. >> besides this prisoner there are three other americans being held in iran. he has been held for ten months. he is charged with he is spee naj and cooperating with enemy government. a christian pastor who has been held for 2 1/2 years. he's serving an eight year sentence after being accused of helping underground churches. then there is robert levenson he disappeared from iran's kish island eight years ago while working for the cia and believed he is being held in iran. the fbi offered a $5 million reward for his safe return. still ahead, the father was the 41st, his brother was the 43rd. but will his family ties hurt
that charge was later dropped. in its place he was given ten years for cooperating with an enemy government. now for the first time we're hearing his direct pleas from prison. listen to this. >> i'm thankful that the state department and obama administration has called for my release and that of my fellow americans. aside from asking politely there has been no serious response to this blatant and ongoing mistreatment of americans by iran's ministry of intelligence. >> that audio was released by hekmati's family, part of his plea to lawmakers here in the united states. here's his sister talking about her brother's captivity. >> he's, obviously, suffering a great deal and we're very worried about his well being. we've made this very cheer to the state department that as much as they want to raise this on the sidelines and make this a separate issue this issue needs to be conveyed to the iranian
i think about it the same way as if he were my own son. i would not want him to be forgotten. so, you know i've called upon our administration to do more and i'm doing that not just because his family is asking me to i think it's important. >> dan kildee thanks for joining us. good luck. let's hope amir hekmati is out of there soon because obviously he's only 31 years old. a young guy. a long life ahead of him. thank you. >> thank you. besides amir hekmati there are three other americans being held in iran jason rezaian a journalist held there for about nine months. he's charged with espionage, cooperating with an enemy government. and a christians pastor held for 2 1/2 years for alleged, and then robert levinson while working there, he had previously worked for the fbi and it's believed he's being held in iran although in this
being charged as cooperating with an enemy government. >> whether you say attorney general you mean attorney general of iran. >> yes. >> the trial that he had was anyone -- any of your relatives able to attend it? any information at all about this trial? >> closed door trial. >> completely closed door? >> absolutely. there is some iranian media some footage of just him. no opportunity for him to testify. he his lawyer spoke on his behalf. the lawyer that only met with him for five minutes prior to and so we any it's safe to assume that the information is false that gave them that determination. >> he had to due process. he had a file that they would refer to as his file. the evidence that may be held against him. no one has ever seen. >> we were given good news in september of 2014 when president rouhani was here in the u.s. for the u.n. general assembly. that amir's case had been bumped up to the supreme court and that it was going to be reviewed for an appeal.
being charged as cooperating with an enemy government. >> whether you say attorney general you mean attorney general of iran. >> yes. >> the trial that he had was anyone -- any of your relatives able to attend it? any information at all about this trial? >> closed door trial. >> completely closed door? >> absolutely. there is some iranian media some footage of just him. no opportunity for him to testify. he his lawyer spoke on his behalf. the lawyer that only met with him for five minutes prior to and so we any it's safe to assume that the information is false that gave them that determination. >> he had to due process. he had a file that they would refer to as his file. the evidence that may be held against him. no one has ever seen. >> we were given good news in september of 2014 when president rouhani was here in the u.s. for the u.n. general assembly. that amir's case had been bumped up to the supreme court and that it was going to be reviewed for an
technology and risk it falling into the hands of an enemy government, martha. martha: boy, changing times and changing defense needs and that is the story for the f-22. jonathan, thank you so much. bill: there is a major showdown in congress will happen today. first on the floor of the house with regard to extending the payroll tax cut. speaker john boehner believes he has the votes to get his through idea. what will that be with only two weeks to go before they expire? we're live in washington on that breaking news from the capitol. martha: how about this big story? the supreme court is about to take up arizona east controversial immigration law, a move the state's governor highly supports. jan brewer joins us live in "america's newsroom", coming up. >> we are all thrilled by the united states supreme court decision to hear senate bill 1070. this has been a long journey for arizona. at long last we have arrived in the highest court in the land. smany great pioneers before me,