bob levinson went missing in iran seven years ago and it was publicly revealed just last month that he doing undercover contract work for the cia at the time. christine levinson and her son dan are now speaking out to susan candiotti. >> he was doing what he always did which is working for the united states government and investigating criminal activities. and the united states government has not taken ownership of it yet. >> reporter: the wife and son of retired fbi agent bob levinson speaking out for the first time since it was publicly revealed her husband was arrested in iran doing undercover contract work for the cia. he disappeared in 2007. >> i've just kept thinking this can't actually be happening. it is such a nightmare. >> reporter: to this day, the government denies he was a government employee. the state department says it's doing everything it can to bring him home. but the family is outraged, saying the cia lost eight months after he vanished. lying about his spy work to them and the senate intelligence committee until the family turned up crucial records to prove it. the

bob levinson went missing in iran seven years ago and it was publicly revealed just last month that heercover contract work for the cia at the time. christine levinson and her son dan are now speaking out to susan candiotti. >> he was doing what he always did which is working for the united states government and investigating criminal activities. and the united states government has not taken ownership of it yet. >> reporter: the wife and son of retired fbi agent bob levinson speaking out for the first time since it was publicly revealed her husband was arrested in iran doing undercover contract work for the cia. he disappeared in 2007. >> i've just kept thinking this can't actually be happening. it is such a nightmare. >> reporter: to this day, the government denies he was a government employee. the state department says it's doing everything it can to bring him home. but the family is outraged, saying the cia lost eight months after he vanished. lying about his spy work to them and the senate intelligence committee until the family turned up crucial records to prove it. the agency ha

bob levinson went missing in iran seven years ago and it was publicly revealed just last month that he doing undercover contract work for the cia at the time. christine levinson and her son dan are now speaking out to susan candiotti. >> he was doing what he always did which is working for the united states government and investigating criminal activities. and the united states government has not taken i don't knowership of it yet. >> the wife and son of retired fbi agent bob levinson speaking out for the first time since it was publicly revealed her husband was arrested in iran, doing undercover contract work for the cia. he disappeared in 2007. >> i've just kept thinking this can't actually be happening. it is such a nightmare. >> to this day, the government denies he was a government employee. the state department says it's doing everything it can to bring him home. but the family is outraged, saying the cia lost eight months after he varnished. lying about his spy work to them and the senate intelligence committee until the family turned up crucial records to prove it. it the agenc

. >>> now to the case of bob levinson.pear in iran seven years ago. >> he was doing what he always did which is working for the united states government and investigating criminal activities. the u.s. government has not taken ownership yet. >> the wife and son of bob levinson is speaking out for the first time since it was revealed her husband was arrested in iran doing under cover contract work for the cia. he disappeared in 2007. >> i kept thinking this can't be happening. >> to this day, the government denies he was a government employee. the state department said they are doing everything they can to bring him home. but the family is outraged, saying the ci aloft eight months after he vanished, lying about spy work and the senate intelligence until they turned up crucial records to prove it. the agency apologized and paid a $2.5 million settlement. they won't comment publicly. >> they're denied bob's relationship with them not out of principal, but to protect themselves and not to protect bob. >> you feel he was abando

bob levinson disappeared seven years ago. and the u.s. long claimed he went to iran on a private trip. but now his family tells cnn's susan candiotti they knew he was there working for the cia, but they were told not to talk about it, for fear it could put him in jeopardy. >> he was doing what he always did, which is works for the united states. and investigating criminal activities. and the united states government has not taken ownership of it yet. >> you feel he was abandoned? >> i feel he was left there. he was a man left behind. >> we were told bit u.s. government that by revealing what he was actually doing over there would have been harmful to his safety. >> the family said he want the government to come clean about what bob levinson was doing in iran. and they want the obama administration to work harder to bring him home. >>> in the markets dow futures lower. dow down 44 points yesterday. the nasdaq and s&p closed higher. in europe, stocks in london, frankfurt, paris mostly higher. the markets closed in asia. the bank of china's

iran while working as a private detective, but today for the first teen christine levinson he confirmed her husband bob was -- levinson confirmed her husband bob was also working for u.s. intelligence. >> classes have been canceled tomorrow at purdue university in indiana. a teaching student shot a 21- year-old student. >> osha documented previous violations and citations in, 2002 a man killed when cleaning a machine and fell in. in 2012 international nutrition received six citations for similar violations. >> new jersey governor chris christie called for unity. >> the ways we divide each other is neither permanent nor necessary. >> the day started with a spirited church service. evening celebrations were canceled because of the snowstorm. >> cheers ring out in mission control as the european spacecraft signaled from 500 million miles away that it's awake after its 2 1/2 year hibernation. a tweet from space. hello, world. for nearly 10 years rosetta has been chasing a comet through space that will one day land on its surface. >>> stick around, bruce johnson is paying close attention to all this coverag

his name is bob levinson. he disappeared almost seven years ago in iran. hing out at u.s. officials. here's the twist. they say despite public denials levinson was working as a contract spy for the cia. and they say coming clean for it could be the key to bringing him home. >> for years the levinsons kept the cia's advice to keep the mission under wraps to help protect him. now the family wants to use levinson as a bargaining chip. they say nothing else has worked to bring him home. >> this has been going on for two administrations and nothing has gotten him home and we don't know why. >> the wife of missing american bob levinson is speaking out for the first time after it was publicly revealed the retired fbi agent was doing undercover work for the cia when he disappeared in iran almost seven years ago. the family is demanding the u.s. government do more to find him. >> if the proper step have been taken in the first critical weeks after my dad went missing i think he would have been home by now. >> unfortunately he was abandoned? >> he was a man left behi

bob levinson is the longest-held american hostage in history. they hope president hassan rouhani will find and release him. >> family photos of a happier time when dad was in the picture. christine has not seen her husband in person since 2007 when he disappeared whilst visiting iran. she halls evidence that could help to locating him. >> these documents are, in our belief documents that show bob was arrested on kooesh island and he had medical issues in the prison they held him in. >> the family admits they can't prove the document's authenticity with the proper language, in the proper form. an ex-fd amount employee was working under crack with the c.i.a. something the government has not admitted and something the family and news organizations new, and kept secret, fearing for levinson's safety and feel now is the right time to release these documents. >> there's a positive development for us, we are hopeful that the hassan rouhani it administration is able to follow up on this. >> the family wants to pressure the u.s. government to step up eff

. >> you mentioned an american pastor in prison, bob levinson has been missing for seven years. do you know anything about them? >> i don't. i've been focussed on amir's situation, his family are my constituents, as is amir. each case is you neek and different. i know that amir is incident. he's a young man that went to visit his family, and as a result of that circumstance, and the political situation, he was apprehended, tried and convicted on false charges. >> when he was arrested in august 2011, tensions were high. do you think he was arrested in chip? >> it's hard to put myself in the minds of iranian government 2.5 years ago. the facts are clear. this is a situation where amir travelled on his own passport, using his own name, visiting family, he doesn't fit the profile of someone over there on anything other than a mission to see his grandmother. has the family in iran been in contact with him. does he know that his father is ill with brain cancer? >> yes, he does. he's had visits from an uncle and grandmother, and his mother at one point visited. this is really difficult

. >> it has nearly seven years since form agent, bob levinson disappeared of the he was working for the of the coast of iran at the time. and there's new information on what happened to him. >> family photos of much happier times. a smiling levinson clan when dad was still in the picture. she has not seep her husband since 2007 when he disappeared while visiting iran, and now she has evidence that could help to locate him. >> these documents are documents that show that bob was arrested on kish island. and several months later, he had medical issues in the prison that they had held him in. >> the family can't prove the document's authenticity, but they appear to be real n. the proper language and the proper form. and aljazeera's experts on iranian law agree with that assess many. he was working under contract for the cia at the time of his disappearance, something that the u.s. government has never officially admitted and something that the family knew but kept secret. they feel that now is the right time to release these documents. >> these are very positive for us, and we're very hope

former fbi agent bob levinson disappeared seven years ago, working for the c.i.a. the coast of iran, according to his family. his wife and son say there's new information about what happened to him. allen schauffler reports. >> family photos of much happier times. a smiling levinson clan when dad was in the picture. christine has not seen her husband. she has evidence that can help to locating him. >> these documents are documents showing that bob was arrested, and that several months later he had medical issues in the prison that they held him in. the family can't prove the documents authenticity but they appear to be real with the proper language. al jazeera's experts on the iranian law agree. the ex-fbi employee was working under contract for the c.i.a. at the time of his disappearance, something the u.s. government never admitted and the family and news organizations new but kept secret. >> there's a positive development for us. we are hopeful that the hassan rouhani administration will follow up on this. the family wants to pressure the u.s. government to step

. >> the family says they want the government to come clean about what bob levinson was doing in iranwant the obama administration to work harder to bring him home. >>> the dow futures lower. dow closed down 44 points. the nasdaq and s&p closed higher. stocks in london, frank ft. paris all higher. the markets are closing in asia, the nikkei finishing with a gain. here in the u.s., shares of ibm down big. 2.6% in premarket stock trading. you know, late yesterday, the company reported weaker sales. the cfo told analysts ibm is likely to take a $1 billion charge to, quote, rebalance its workforce. analysts say that could mean 10,000 to 15,000 ibm job cuts in 2015. job cuts at texas instruments, that company is going to limb 1100 jobs around the world. shares of texas instruments are down 1% in the premarket. we talk about all this money that companies have in their bank accounts. we talk about a recovering economy. but many big, big companies are nod adding big payrolls. >> and we hear rebalance its workforce. that sounds ominous. >>> yeah. coming up, happening this morning, high-stakes

christine levinson spoke with bob orr today. >> reporter: for the nearly seven years robert levinson been missing, his wife has backed the u.s. government's claim that levinson was kidnapped in iran while working as a private detective investigating cigarette smuggling. but today for the first time christine levinson confirmed her husband bob was also working for u.s. intelligence. >> he was working as a consultant for the c.i.a. he was also a private investigator. he was able to do both at the same time in his travels. >> reporter: so as he would work on these private initiatives, from time to time he would funnel information to the c.i.a.? >> correct. >> reporter: her lawyer, david mcgee, said the u.s. government should make a similar public admission to iran in a bid to win levin son's release. >> there is no further value in continuing to deny what everyone in this world knows to be the truth. >> reporter: so if the u.s. could come full face and say, yes, he worked for the c.i.a., that might be enough of a show of good faith that the iranians would respond? is. >> that's our hope

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hear from bob levinson's wife coming up. >>> we are getting a rare glimpse of what the obama administrationthinks about obamacare in h.h.s. documents. the administration says the problems with healthcare.gov put the entire health insurance industry at risk. potentially leading to their default. profoundly serious. listen to what white house press secretary jay carney told our fox ed henry. >> on healthcare the newspaper reported a couple days ago that a precurement document from late december says that federal officials decided to bring on accenture for the healthcare.gov contract and did it quickly and without open bid because they justified it, the administration officials, by saying they had to move quickly because they said the health insurance industry was at risk if the site was not fixed they also went on to say the entire healthcare reform is jeopardy didzed if these changes are not made by march. >> which officials said that. >> white house. >> i didn't see the article i'm not aware of those statements. >> not aware of those statements. didn't see the article. we're back with our p

christine levinson spoke with bob orr. >> reporter: for the nearly seven years levinson is missing, hislaim that he was kidnapped in iran while working as a private detective investigating cigarette smuggling. for the first time christine levinson confirmed her husband bob was also working for u.s. intelligence. >> he was working as a consultant for the cia. he was also a private investigator. he was able to do both at the same time in his travels. >> so as he would work on these private initiatives, from time to time he would funnel information to the cia. >> correct. >> her lawyer said she should make a public plea for his release in a bid to win levinson's release. >> there's no further value to continue to deny what everyone in this world knows to be the truth. >> so if the u.s. would come full face and say, yes, he worked for the cia, that might be enough of a show of good faith that the iranians would respond? >> that's our hope. >> levinson has had no direct contact with his family since his capture in march of 2007. in 2010 these documents purporting to show levinson's detention

. >> reporter: the wife of missing american, bob levinson, is speaking out for the first time, aftericly revealed, the retired fbi agent was doing under-cover work for the cia when he disappeared in iran almost seven years ago. the family is demanding the u.s. government do more to find him. >> if the proper steps had been taken in the first critical weeks after my dad went missing, i think he would have been home by now. >> you feel he was abandoned. >> he was left there. he was the man left behind. >> levinson's family knew all along he worked for the cia but kept silent. >> reporter: why didn't you say what you knew at the very start? >> we were told by the u.s. government that by revealing what he was doing over there would have been harmful to his safety. >> reporter: to this day, the white house denies levinson was a government employee. >> he was doing what he always did, which is working for the united states government and investigating criminal activities. the united states government has not taken ownership of it yet. >> reporter: the family showed us these documents that

bob orr. good morning. >> good morning. christine levinsonher husband bob was working in part at least for the cia. she hopes that information will help the iran and u.s. speak more freely and find a way to win his release. >> he was working as a onsultant for the cia. he was also a private investigator. he was able to do both at the same time in his travels. >> reporter: the confirmation comes as christine levinson is planning a second trip to iran. she will try to make her case with a personal plea to iran's president at a time when relations between the u.s. and iran have improved. >> if president rouhani could find bob and send him home to his family he could make a wonderful humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: but the u.s. government still has not admitted that levinson ever worked directly for u.t. intelligence. the family's attorney david mcgee says it's time to come clean and make a deal. >> if the u.s. would come full face and say yes, he worked for the cia, that might be enough of a show of good faith that the iranians would respond?

. >> if the president there can find bob and send him home, that would make a wonderful mentoring gesture. >> the american government has never admitted levinson ever worked directly for u.s. intelligence. the family's lawyer session it's time for the add -- he's it's time -- serves it's time for the administration to make a deal. >>> world leaders are meeting in switzerland for a key conference aimed at finding a way out of the deadly conflict in syria, but clashing came early at the peace table. >> reporter: steer i can't's foreign minister -- syrup i can't -- syria's foreign minister hijacked the talks. united nations chief tried to calm it down. >> i understand that after three years of brutal warfare, emotions are running high. >> reporter: it's the first time the syria government has come face to face with the enemies for peace talks. the head of the syrian opposition accused the president of war crimes, and said any talk of him staying in power is unacceptable. united states secretary of state john kerry echoed calls for him to step down. >> there's no way, no way possible in the imagination that the man who has led the brutal response