happened in this past year, i would like to see the same level of determination, and in essence, bravado, because of the way the contract was advanced despite concerns on cost. i do not mean to discount concerns of cost here. but for the puc to have that level of -- this is something that we what and we would do everything we can to put this behind. even come to us with an alternative that we are interested in joining with marin, having a real idea in mind from the puc perspective. sit down and turn out the possibilities of joining the marin energy board. i am looking for a level of detail, political artistry, that can help us chart what i am anticipating -- because we have been down this road before -- the kind of road blocks that we are going to see. that is something that we should end the year on. good going for everyone here for navigating the insurmountable task of keeping the threat at bay, but now my concern is internal threats. the internal obstacles that, i think, need to be eliminated to make sure we are on -- illuminated to make sure we are on the same page. i do not want o

. >> it has a lot of bluster and bravado but also savvy. this seems like a really clear statement that he is sending out to the international community that he doesn't want to be pushed or pressured to kind of give in to nil external opinions. >> reporter: ferguson says the fact that the two have passed the 444th day mark of being imprisons is symbolic because that's how long the hostages were held in the hostage crisis during the revolution in 1979. she says they have turned into pawns for the government. >> we have these hostages. you have our hostages in iraq and elsewhere. we are going to push this to the point of who knows what the point is, right? i mean, most people think that they will in the end be released. >> reporter: sarah has been summoned to appear in court but published reports suggest she is not expected to show up tomorrow in tehran. an attorney representing the trio says he has been denied access to the two men at least until tomorrow morning. reporting live from the newsroom this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the bay area

personified bravado saying stuff happens about the early looting and admits his old quip was hardly deaf diplomacy. that's three leads. the book comes out next week and "book tv" here on c-span will be covering dofpbledrums if he would. he'll be speaking at the national constitution center. two things, we'll be taping that event. the full event in prime time. but it will also be a live webcast that night on "book tv."org february 9. next call comes from philadelphia. john on our democrats line has president mubarak been a good ally? caller: i think so, but i definitely wanted to speak on the issue of this headless group in trying to install a democracy. try to remember we have a tendency to forget how difficult it was for this country to institute and try our best to develop a constitution. and i think the gentleman spoke about this kind of process and how difficult it would be to install it. it takes time. but the headlessness of this group, there's nobody coming forth and suggesting that let's sit down. how do you get people from this group sit down? a group of people that will be runn