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Nation. if they decide they refuse to cooperate we would have very little we could do short of sending in the apache helicopters, which i this is not an option at this point. >> and just to go back over recent history. i know this is i have tough as the story continues to break. but cuba has been a haven for people trying to escape the long arm of american justice. that doesn't mean that the cubans play ball. they often do send people back. is it willy-nilly? do we know what the standards are? >> well, it's up to cuba to decide who they deem to be a fugitive. but you're absolutely right. there...

Wait official word from the u.s. i don't even know where to begin. this is the most unusual circumstance. as you harold, does that sound like they are still on the ground in cuba trying to figure out what to do? >> that sounds like exactly what's going on. i think cuban officials, my guess, are recognizing that this is a highly plit sided issue and they no doubt recall not too long ago the elian gonzales case which in ha way was the reverse of what we're seeing right here. it was a custody type issue involving children and the return of children to the native country. only here, it's reversed....

With juan martinez, one man was actually giving her a shoulder rub. here's a glimpse of what this was like for her yesterday. >> ma'am, in this case, you actually are biased in favor of the defendant, aren't you? >> do i believe the evidence that supports domestic violence, yes. i think bias is an incorrect word, mr. martinez. >> no. that is the correct word. isn't it true that you are biased in favor of the defendant, yes or no? >> i don't believe i'm biased. you're implying that i think that i'm lying about what i do. and i don't lie about what i do, mr. martinez. >> well, some of the questi...

Is an attorney. is there anything the united states can do to get those children back if in fact they are in cuba? >> well, remember, cuba is not like any other country. we have a special relationship with cuba in the form of an embargo that we've had since 1960. and the short version of it is unless cuba wants to cooperate, there is virtually nothing we can do. we don't have an extradition agreement. this is not canada. this is not mexico. although amber alerts may be sent out internationally, ultimately finding these children in cuba presents a thorny international issue. and if cuba refuses...