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I don't think harvey weinstein would testify in his own trial let alone in front of the grand jury, but perhaps he will. >> motion to dismiss. how high a bar? >> whether or not the prosecutors at this stage have actually alleged the elements of the cause of action for each of the counts, or each of the three counts in the case. it's actually not that high of a bar. remember, this is also criminal court. not civil court. in any proceeding, at any stage, in criminal court it's actually a decent challenge for the prosecution to be able to overcome whatever arguments are made. we heard benjamin br...

Today we're particularly mindful this day being his 1,000th day in captivity. >> the u.s. it continues to coordinate with the syrian government on his case trying to get him home following the death of a series of american hostages and journalists taken in iraq and syria from james foley to just last month when a drone killed a hostage, warren weinstein. there have been calls to create inside the u.s. government something that you'd call a hostage czar. somebody in the federal government to better coordinate and try to find americans being held overseas and to xhaun kate with families here. mr...