ali al ahmed. good to see you. this is the end of this edition. in washington, i'm ray suarez. >>> very few people get up in evil. what evil can i do today? >> he wrote the epic novel, a song of fire and ice, the basis for the hbo series "game of thrones" now in its fourth season, george r.r. martin is working fotin issue the series. >> there are days i wonder if i bit off more than i could chew. did it have dotcoms? >> his characters are often consumed with power struggles making them blind to the greater

ali al ahmed. good to see you. this is the end of this edition. in washington, i'm ray suarez. >>> very few people get up in evil. what evil can i do today? >> he wrote the epic novel, a song of fire and ice, the basis for the hbo series "game of thrones" now in its fourth season, george r.r. martin is working fotin issue the series. >> there are days i wonder if i bit off more than i could chew. did it have dotcoms? >> his characters are often consumed with power struggles making them blind to the greater threats to their kingdom did. found. >> we have things going on our world right now like climate change that's, you know, ultimately a threat to the entire world. >> the author who first wrote for television decades agoing talks about the script feedback he received back then. >> would you please cut these 107 characters down to 6? and, you know, this giant battle you have at the evened with 100,000 me. >> could you make that a dual between a hero and a villain. >> he teamed up with two fans of his work to create his latestbook which doc youths

ali al ahmed, a critic of the regime says he uses fear and intimidation to wield huge influence behind the scenes. >> he is seen by the west as the counterterrorism hero but inside the country, he's seen as the evil man who oppresses human rights and throw a woman in prison for driving. >> reporter: we pressed saudi officials for comments on the human rights record and on the concerns over the king's health. they didn't respond. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> the isis deadline for japanese men it's holding as hostages has passed and their fate is unknown. on tuesday, the terror group gave japan 72 hours to pay a $200 million ransom or it would execute the men. will is covering the story and joins us live. we talked yesterday about the information you were getting. have you had any more details about their state, if i can call it that? >> reporter: no updates from the spokesperson for isis who was e-mailing with the japanese broadcaster. 24 hours ago they were saying a statement was coming at any time. well it's been eerily silent since then. there is no statement. and this calm is in