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still, no sign of warren weinstein.andi kaye, cnn, new york. >> warren weinstein's daughter, alicia, is campaigning for the release of her father, she joins me now. alicia, when you first heard of bergdahl's release, what went through your mind? >> well, of course, i was thrilled for the bergdahl family, we all were. we dream of that happening. but you know the next thought in my mind was you know what does this mean for us? what does this mean for my father. and some real disappointment that my dad was not included in the exchange. >> you're also concerned about the negative response that bergdahl's release has gotten, can you explain that? >> we started to realize that the administration is going to be a lot less likely to do this again if it causes some political problems for them. so does that mean that the door is closed for us? for that kind of thing happening to bring my father home? >> when the state department was asked this week about other americans currently being held hostage they noted that sergeant bergda

. >> i was on the phone with the daughter of warren weinstein. he is a 72-year-old that was also held captive in pakistan. the weinstein family is elated their nightmare is over, but they do not know what to do. with my family went through is there is no clear policy from the u.s. and even all western countries about dealing with the kidnapping by a terrorist group. israel released 1000 soldiers to get one israeli soldier. many european governments, france, pay ransoms. ones.the u.s. and the british -- many european governments, france, pay ransoms. very large ones. the u.s. and the british say the government will not pay ransoms and these families are left on their own. >> do you have an opinion as to the better policy? >> something consistent and very clear and public. the shrouded nature of all of this leads to these crazy beliefs among the taliban about what they can get. i was in captivity when the american captain was rescued, captain phillips, the focus of the movie. my captive heard about this and heard there was no navy seal raid. this t

it was the family of warren weinstein, himself a hostage. held captive in pack span. i asked them, they said they had no news. i was happen by the sergeant was released and happy for his parents and after that went by, it was how come my husband wasn't released too. war with remember is a his, a dad, and a grandfather. ohe was kid napped from his home nearly three years ago, just days before he was to leave the country he loved. helping pakistani small businesses. >> he just thrived on helping people. it has been more than two years since i was taken prisoner by al quaida. >> this is now the haunting image of the once lively family man. he will turn 73, next month. >> now when i need my government, it seems that i have been totally abandoned. >> a state department told al jazeeras we with continue to actively work with pakistani authorities to stay to security his release. but weinstein's wife and daughter wonder why he and another american kidnapped in the region katelyn coleman couldn't have been part of the recent exchange. they left american citizen there is when

in pakistan, american aid worker warren weinstein was kidnapped by al qaeda three years ago. >> it seems totally abandoned and forgotten. >> reporter: weinstein's family told of their anguish. >> i wanted to die right there on the spot because he has no idea how hard we've tried to get him back. >> reporter: there are three americans believed to be held in iran. including cia contractor and former fbi agent bob levinson who disappeared seven years ago. >> please help me. >> reporter: for the families of all the missing americans, including two journalists held in somalia and syria, the release of bowe bergdahl has triggered questions whether the u.s. is prepared to trade for their loved ones, too. brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> russian president putin was uninvited from the g-7 summit in belgium but he was still very much a presence. the leaders of all seven nations issued a statement urging russia to recognize the results of ukraine's most recent elections. in moscow putin seemed to brush off being snubbed and declared he was still open to dialogue on ukraine. that dialogue could h

because it puts these american families, i was speaking earlier with the family of warren weinstein. he's 72 years old and he's being held captive by the taliban. they are thrilled for the bergdahls but said what about us. there's two journalists missing in syria. these american families french are paying huge amounts to get french journalists out of syria. >> dan, does it complicate efforts for the next time? >> i can just tell from you my experience in iraq, citing the countries that france, germany and italy, it became well-known on the street these countries paid multimillion dollar ransoms. what it did put a target on the head of anyone who held a french, italian or german passport. they are funding terrorism on the continent of africa based on lessons learned from iraq and now we just added to that by making this public announcement that we do negotiate and that there's a price to be paid in exchange for an american citizen or american soldier. >> dan, do you see any difference between negotiating with clearly a terrorist group and a group like the taliban which, you know, an a

. >> i was just on the phone earlier today with the daughter warren weinstein.'s a 72 year old worker that was being held captive by the taliban in pakistan. weinstein is elated for the bergdahl that their nightmare is over but the weinsteins don't know what to do at this point. what my feeling went through is there's no clear policy from the u.s. and even all western countries together about how do you deal with a kidnapping by a terrorist group and militants. israel released a thousand soldiers to get one israeli soldier back several years ago. european governments, france pay ransoms, very large ones, this is a source of funding for al-qaeda affiliates. but british government says they will not pay ransoms and families are essentially left on their own. >> rose: do you have an opinion what's the better policy. >> something consistent. and very clear and more public. the kind of shrouded nature of all this it leads to these crazy beliefs among the taliban about what they can get. i was in captivity when the american captain was rescued from the somali, captain

aid specialist warren weinstein by al qaeda in pakistan. there are others, wolf.have been some informal deals made to get americans out of these kinds of places and the aftermath of the bowe bergdahl swap, if you will, how is that impacted based on what you're hearing from experts, the possibility of getting these other americans who are being detained out? >> well, we have to say, these are all unique and very different situations, you know, from each other. some analysts we've spoken to say the bergdahl case could make some groups see the real potential here for exchanging their people being held. even if it's not by the united states or maybe trading an american hostage for some other concession. this is kind of people are talking about this more in some of the think tanks and other places where we're going for some analysis here. >> brian todd, thanks very much. very worrisome developments. north korea basically holding three americans as hostages. joining us now, professor charles armstrong, expert on korean studies at columbia university in new york. what do

named warren weinstein, an aid worker who will turn 73 in july and he is barely hanging on.tive, when i was there. she died in captivity due to health problems and back to a broader question, why is pakistan allowing them to have this safe haven? an amazingly strong family, an amazingly strong soldier. >> governor schweitzer as you watched the news conference i looked at you a few times and you appeared to be getting a bit emotional. >> those were the moms and dads of children all over america, there isn't a mom or dad that watched this just now who didn't have a tear in their eye, including myself. one tough family. he said something that made a lot of sense. they're from a place that looks a lot like afghanistan. i've spent a lot of time in idaho and i've been to afghanistan. and along those mountains on the pakistani side and the afghan side, that could be montana, it could be idaho. and they raise tough kids. this bowe, the food that he had to have eaten and water that he was drinking and the difficult times that he was placed with and where he was sleeping and what he w

today i rise in support of my constituent, warren weinstein, who has been held captive by al qaeda for over 1,000 days. mr. delaney: this past week the headlines have been dominated by sergeant bergdahl. warren is a loving husband, father, a grandfather. he's 72 years old. recent videos released by al qaeda show him in bad and deteriorating health. this is a man of peace and of love. he's dedicated his life to public service, starting with the peace corps, up until his service with usaid which is what he was doing in pakistan when he was captured four days before his scheduled return. i have written the administration and encourage them to use all means available to bring warren home. and this week we'll be introducing a resolution in the house encouraging them to do the same for warren and for every american held overseas. we must not forget these americans. we must bring them home. warren, today, you are not forgotten by this congress or this country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? w

"she wants the obama administration to pursue talks to free warren weinstein, a usaid contractor who was kidnapped by al qaeda, and alan gross, another contractor imprisoned in cuba. both of them are from maryland." bob waiting in wisconsin on our line for independent. caller: good morning. i would like to know if obama would have traded hitler for a pow. he put a target on every man and woman in our service to be kidnapped. host: william is up next from augusta, georgia on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. i would like to say obama is not responsible for none of that. he is trying to get these people's kids home, and it is a good thing. for everythingod the devil do? how can you blame this man for everything that happens in his administration? that's all i have to say. host: a few headlines to read for you on a busy friday morning. last night senators brokered a deal on va care. that announcement making the front page of "usa today." deal thursday to address growing concerns about veterans access to medical care was struck by senators bernie sanders and john mccain. it a