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george h.w. bush. the 41st president is recovering after a fall at his home yesterday that resulted in a fractured bone in his neck. this morning his spokesman tweeted that mr. bush remains hospitalized in stable condition at maine medical center in portland. we just learned president obama called president bush to wish him a speedy recovery. that's where we find nbc's ron allen in maine. ron, you just got new details about the former president's condition. what do we know now? >> reporter: indeed we did. and the office of the president is now saying that he is in fair condition, tha...

Occur . imagine you were an american being held in an iranian prison and you realize a sloppy guard has left the key to your cell in the lock. this actually happened to a young man named shane bauer, and after hours of nervous plotting, he waits until the guards are asleep and reaches out and opens the lock. but instead of escaping, he runs to the other cell and holds the love of his life. sarah shourd. they fall together, and for 20 minutes forget the interrogation, and the screaming and blindfolds, we have defied them. i will carry this love like a shield. when shane went back to see shiel...

Spies and held on espionage charges in the evin prison kept in solitary confinement, regularly blindfolded and went on hunger strike. the u.s. and iran had no diplomatic ties at the time. it became unclear when and if the three americans would be released and return home. on september 14th, 2010, after nearly 14 months in prison and over 400 days in solitary confinement, sarah shourd released on humanitarian grounds. one year later, after intense diplomatic efforts and international condemnation of the incarceration, shawn and josh were released from evin prison. in the new book, "a sliver of ...

I don't have -- it's not a way that i've kind of dealt with the feelings. for people that have, trying to change, that is a lot to overcome. >> devastating. >> the book is a powerful reminder we should re-examine what we're doing in this country and aboard as well. the book "a sliver of light." sarah shourd, josh fattal, shane bauer. texas republicans cannot seem to wrap their heads around the concept of equal pay. or anything related to women. i'll explain next. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack

Last month, janet yellen met the press. she spoke to reporters moments after the fed announced that, due to a stronger u.s. economy it would continue to cut its monthly bond purchases, there's time by $10 billion. but the fed announced it plans to keep short-term interest rates low for now. yellen said the fed would drop its 6.5% unemployment threshold for raising rates, a move intended to make it easier for the fed to keep rates low by tyking actions to the health of the broader economy. coming up, shane bauer, josh fattal and sarah shourd discuss captivity inside an iranian prison. first, ...