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>> i go to bed and tried to kick him out of my room the hardest i could. get him to go to his room. and knowing that i had to wake up for school the next morning and my alarm going off at 6:00 in the morning and there he is, cuddled up next to me. >> it was idealic only in pictures. michael shannon says his wife had a drinking problem, something she denies. maryland police records show she was charged with assaulting her husband and placed on probation. as part of that probation, she was ordered to undergo treatment at an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center. >> at one time, i had to take hi...

Susan jacobs had no real answers, either. >> in this specific case, michael shannon has not seen a photograph of his children in 12 years. >> and this is true in other of the 22 cases. i'm not going to speak about a specific case, but all of these cases are very sad, horrible cases where one of the parents has been deprived of their children for long periodsover time. half of the cases are more than ten years old and the others date from 2012. but those are only the case that is we know about. >> michael said the last time he spoke with his oldest son, adam, was years ago and it was a bitter p...

To egypt you want $3 billion a year for your 34i8 tear? give us back these kids that are american citizens. >> i would argue we have a very complex relationship with egypt that goes beyond military aid. we are trying to work with egypt's government as they transition to democracy to encourage all kinds of new practices. and one of them would be adherence to the hague convention or to recognize u.s. court orders and we'll continue to urge them to do that. but i don't think we're going to just say we're through with you if you don't do this one thing. we have many things that we want you to do. ...

Nightmare that began with a most-american of love stories. in 1995, michael shannon was a computer specialist in chicago, when his best friend invited him to a company softball game. the company was the engineering giant beck-tell. and on that softball field, he met a beck-tell employee and fell in love. >> she was in your eyes, americanized. >> i didn't find out until three months after we were dating that her father was born in cairo. >> her egyptian father was an extremely wealthy and powerful businessman who made sure his daughters were born u.s. citizens. it wasn't long before michael sha...

Won every step of the way, he's still with all of that, not in a position to compel their return from egypt. >> in washington, ambassador susan jacobs had no real answers, either. >> in this specific case, michael shannon has not seen a photograph of his children in 12 years. >> and this is true in other of the 22 cases. i'm not going to speak about a specific case, but all of these cases are very sad, horrible cases where one of the parents has been deprived of their children for long periodsover time. half of the cases are more than ten years old and the others date from 2012. but those are ...