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describing it all. a kafkaesque trial, his defiance, his struggles, and you will hear from his family who fought to get him home. he is so thankful for his return. they've made it a mission to raise awareness of the scores of other americans being unjustly detained around the world. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> so, you are in a russian prison for 985 days? >> yes. >> it's now been three weeks since you've been back in united states? how are you doing? >> i'm doing well. i feel better every day that i am here. >> have you been able to fully grasp that you are free? >> no. so, you know, the last cou...

[laughs] >> he said, do you feel cool? i said, i don't know. he said, you should because this plane cost a boatload of money. he said they would never fly on these planes. >> at this point, where you allow yourself to feel hope? >> i was still avoiding that. [laughs] but, it was difficult. [laughs] >> an american finally did show up. that was the top diplomat with -- the special president angel envoy for hostage affairs. >> colonel karsten's, roger questions from speed top, when he was up there, i was like, man, who is this actor they sent me. arnold schwarzenegger is coming to come on here an...

Were. there were cars that were less safe. why the government didn't say every car must be a volvo and have the safety stuff. the airlines would be willing to pay if the market is out there for it. >> chuck, what do you say? >> we are using a 1972 vw bug to track it. something very old and outdated. that is the free market. nobody is going to make them do it. if they don't have to do it, they are not going to. there's technology out there. this should be more cost efficient than $120,000 a plane. if i can track my dog, i should be able to find a plane cost effectively. >> tracy what do you thi...

To me. who pays for the search continuing to go on with 370? >> australia, china, malaysia. they adwreed to the financing of it. so far, 100 million, 60 $70 million. the plane cost $200 million. so we're still sort of. >> appreciate it. david susie. the search is on for air asia black boxes. the recovery be right back. 6-h (vo) theraflu. serious power.

Are spending their time getting there and getting home. >> reporter: and that comes with a hefty price tag. with some estimates suggesting a cost of $21 million a month. most of the money coming from military training budgets. some from humanitarian organizations. and now from u.s. navy operations. for example, a navy p-8 aircraft costs about $4,200 an hour to fly. the pentagon originally designated $4 million for the search. but has already spent $7.1 million on planes and ships and equipment. how does flight 370 compare to other aviation disasters? the two-year search for air france plane co...