police have arrested and strip searched and jailed devyani khobragade in new york city last week. indian officials called the treatment barbaric. her alleged crime? lying on a visa application about exactly how much she paid her housekeeper. this arrest is sparking an ugly backlash against american diplomats in india. and it's raising questions about their safety. one member of india's parliament is even calling for retaliation against the gay partners of u.s. diplomats. keep in mind this is happening in a country that recently passed strong anti-gay legislation. >> no words are strong enough to condemn this action of the u.s. authorities. there are a number of companions of u.s. diplomats posted here in new delhi, same-sex companions. what the government of india can do immediately is to cancel those visas, arrest all these companions, put them behind bars. >> there are tensions here at home as well. the u.s. state department trying to smooth things over. earlier today secretary john kerry called a top official from india to express his regret over this arrest. but the criminal c

prosecutors have charged devyani khobragade, an indian diplomat, with falsifying visa documents. they say she lied about how much she was paying her nanny. allegedly giving the woman far below minimum wage. and requiring her to work more than 40 hours a week. in new york, the diplomat was arrested, jailed and strip-searched, streets like any other alleged criminal. india is seething. >> she understands the deep insult that has been given to the indian government by the conduct of the united states government against her. >> reporter: despite claims of diplomatic immunity, khobragade was thrown in jail. she said she was even subjected to a cavity search, which the state department said did not happen. in india, anger. protests in the streets. in retaliation, the government ordered removal of barriers around the u.s. embassy in new delhi. overnight, secretary of state john kerry called india's national security adviser to express regret. even the white house has weighed in. >> we recognize this is a very sensitive issue in india, we're continuing to review exactly what happened in

new delhi is unhappy about how devyani khobragade, indian consule general was treated. >> we have seen the statement issued by the americans on december 18th. we need to keep in mind that there is only one victim in that case. that is devyani khobragade, a serving diplomat on mission in the united states. >> the story has captured the indian media's attention. news outlets pitch the arrest and detention, including strip searches as humiliation of the nation. new delhi is determined to set an international example. >> translation: it is not a matter of india alone. all developed nations should learn a lesson and raise their voice when such incidents take place. >> protesters shut anti-american slowingans in the north indian state of rojas tan. their angry chants feed a chorus of discontent. some say the way to diffuse the stalemate is simple. >> apology is not good enough. regret is not good enough. the case has to be withdrawn. >> india and the united states shared a strong relationship. this now represents one of the biggest diplomat break downs between the two nations in recent years

devyani khobragade will serve the united nations pending approval. she had been the consule general at the indian consulate. tensions have been high between india and u.s. after the diplomat was arrested for visa fraud and underpaying her maid, who said she was paid $3 an hour. devyani khobragade insists she was mistreated. >> care givers have decided to take a stand. >> 88-year-old ginny anderson gets through her day with the help of a caregiver. >> i look forward to somebody coming, say good morning and how are you. >> chanda makes sure ginny anderson takes her medicine, gets a cup of coffee and has someone to spend time with. she earns above minimum wage. >> this week a rally was held to pub lis sis that some care givers were underpaid by their employers, and 25 of them are part of a substantial settlement recovering lost wages totalle $800,000. >> the san francisco city attorney went after seven residential care facilities for wage left. mimi luis explains she was expected to work long hours without extra power. 16, 17 days. days and nights that

it was claimed that devyani khobragade submitted false documents to obtain a passport. >> she was payinger employee what she should have. i'm not going to get into the details of the facts of the case with you at the time. it's an ongoing case, and we will litigate that in the appropriate forum. >> charges laid carry a 10-year gaol sentence. neither the u.s. or india is showing a sign of backing down and taking the diplomatic stalemate. >> for more on this we are crossing to new delhi. what can you tell us about the spat between the united states and india? >> well, absolutely it's been a talking point across india from the media to parliament. we had a statement from the foreign minister of india, suggesting that india needs to respond as a nation in a unified manner, and take unified measures to make its point felt when it comes to the incident, and he has expressed his solidarity with the diplomat and her family. strong words said in parliament, and further to that the prime minister of india released a statement describing the treatment of the diplomats at the center of the incident

. >> the international incident centres on a pomman, devyani khobragade -- woman, devyani khobragade, india's deputy consule general. she was arrested last week, charged with visa fraud and accused of paying a housekeeper less than she promised. authorities say the woman received about $3 an hour, below the legal minimum wage, allegations her attorney denied. >> she paid her employee what she should have been paying her. >> it's what happened next that adds fuel to the fire. indian officials allege the diplomat was taken into custody and handcuffed after dropping her daughter off at school. she as strip searched and locked up with drug addicts before posting bail. >> we know this is sensitive. we are looking into it to see what transpired. reaction to arrests and treatment set off angry protests in new delhi. >> indian authorities asked u.s. consular officials to return identity cards and stop them leaving the country. the controversy has strained relations between the allies, and now secretary of state john kerry publicly addressed the situation. he called india's national security a

the india's strongest alleys, new delhi is unhappy about how india's deputy connual general, devyani khobragade, was issued. >> we have seen the statement issued by the manhattan attorney-general. we need to keep in mind the simple fact that there's only one victim in this case. that is a serving indian diplomat on mission in the united states. >> this story captured the indian media's attention. news outlets pitched the arrest and detention of the indian diplomat as the humiliation of the nation. many people welcomed the government's strong response and new delhi is determined to set an international example. >> translation: it's not a matter of india alone. all developed nations should learn a lesson and raise their voice when such incidents take place. >> protesters shout anti-american protests. their angry chants are feeding a chorus of discontent. they are wrangling over laws governing diplomatic behaviour. some say the way to diffuse it is simple. >> apologies is not good enough. some say regret is not good enough. essentially the case has to be withdrawn. >> india and the united states t

protests in india are growing over the arrest of an indian diplomat in new york. 39-year-old devyani khobragaderrested and strip searched in manhattan last week accused of lying on a visa application to get her housekeeper into the country. >> one day after the federal reserve announced plans to taper its support of the economy long term interest rates are on the rise. >> phil robertson is known to speak his find on a&e duck dynasty, but the network is keeping him off the show indefinitely after an interview. what in your mind is sinful. start with homosexual behave and morph out from there. >> why -- behavior and morph out from there. >> why do we as a society care >>out this so much? while they disagree with robertson's comments they do not feel he should be suspended. >>> three months after the navy yard shootings there are big new questions tonight about the safety of the workers and visitors at thousands of federal buildings in d.c. and across the country. >> there's a brand new report from the government accountability office which finds that contract guards have not been trained to respo

. >> the international incident centres on this woman, devyani khobragade. india's deputy council general. the high level diplomat was arrested, charged with fraud. she was accused of paying a housekeeper from india less than promised, about $3 an hour, below the minimum wage, allegations denied by her attorney. >> she was paying her employee what they should have been paying her. indian officials allege the diplomat was taken into custody and handcuffed after dropping her daughter at school. she was strip searched in the gaol sell and locked up by drug atickets before posting $250,000 bail. all proper procedures were followed. >> we know this is sensitive. we are looking into it to see what transpired. >> reaction to her arrest and treatment set off protests outside the american embassy in new delhi. indian authorities asked u.s. consular officials to return identity cards. the controversy has straned relations between the allies and secretary of state john kerry publicly addressed the situation, calling the indian national security advisor. he released thi

. >> reporter: as she left the indian mission in new york city wednesday, devyani khobragade offered no comment. she was charged with false statements on a visa application she submitted on behalf of her nanny. according to the criminal complaint, she said she would receive $9.75 an hour. instead the nanny said she was paid just over $3 an hour. that is three times less than new york's minimum wage of however it is about three time more than what the average domestic in india makes. >> the allegations are that the dr. khobragade lied to the federal government to obtain an a-3 visa to bring her here with no intent of paying the wages. they are living in the home with their employer. if they leave, they not only leave their legal status. they leave their only source of income them leave the only home they've known in a foreign country. this is more than a labor dispute. >> reporter: the diplomat was arrested near her daughter's manhattan school and handed over to u.s. marshals. she was strip searched and put into general population with alleged criminals. she was given no special charg

the indian government is upset over the treatment of devyani khobragade who was arrested and strip-searched. today india called for the u.s. to immediately drop the charges. the complex case has put a strain on relations between the u.s. and india. >> she was handcuffed. she was strip-searched. she was put in the cell with other people and treated like an ordinary u.s. citizen charged with a crime. the fact, she isn't an ordinary u.s. citizen. she is a diplomat with immunity! and she should have never been treated this way! >> the state department says that she faces 15 years in prison on charges of visa fraud and making false statements. reacting to the reports, the indian government removed security barriers outside the u.s. embassy in new delhi in protest. >>> one of the most popular characters on a program called duck dynasty is being removed from the show. in a recent interview, phil robertson compared homosexuality with bestiality. a&e says his beliefs don't reflect the views of the network. >>> stocks held steady today after surging to a record high yesterday. taking a live look at t

. >> protests are growing in new delhi, following the arrest of dupty consul general, devyani khobragade. she's accused of getting a housekeeper for her house in new york. >> abc's tahman bradley, live in washington, now, to explain to us. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. india is furious about this arrest and alleged treatment. they call it barbaric. they cannot believe one of their diplomats was picked up off the street, thrown in jail and treated like any other alleged criminal. diplomatic tensions between the u.s. and india are escalating. prosecutors have charged an indian diplomat with falsifying visa documents. they say she lied about how much she was paying her nanny. allegedly giving the woman far below minimum wage. and requiring her to work far beyond 40 hours a week. the diplomat was arrested, jailed and strip-searched, treated like any other criminal. >> she understands the deep insult that has been given to the indian government by the conduct of the united states government against her. >> reporter: despite claims of diplomatic immunity, kho

devyani khobragade was strip searched and that is normal procedure. she was accused of not paying legal wages. secretary of state joining has called india's national security adviser to try to smooth over relations. >> like all officials in positions of responsibility, the laws of our country are expected in our country. bill: the prosecutor is speaking out. >> reporter: the prosecutor is an indian american and he is disputing devyani khobragade's claims. he he contrary to report she was not arrested in front of her children. she wasn't handcuffed, and she was searched in private and saying she was treated very well. he also ask, one wondered whether any government would not take action rarkd that alleged conduct where the purpose of the scheme was to unfairly treat a domestic work worker in violation of the law. there was precious outrage about the alleged mistreatment of the indian victim and her spouse. bill: they took count barriers at the u.s. embassy in delhi. martha: john kerry has aparole joyed to india over this incident. was this woman treat

new warning over a prize ols over the arrest of one of its top diplomats in the united states devyani khobragade was strip searched and kept in a cell with drug addicts she was detained for allegedly incorrectly filling in her house papers immigration papers and underpaying her as well a professor of strategic studies abroad. believes there's certainly some underlying hypocrisy in the rest. the diploma to know was actually humiliated she was strip searched and hunted and hand cuffed and this was you know this is this this was unusual incident and there has been a priority of anger in india and the means have retaliated against the american diplomats in new delhi by would drawing some of the villages but in moving the security about it it's ramadan the u.s. embassy in new delhi and warning go further actions against u.s. diplomats based in india this is the kind of hypocrisy that we see in the united states that they apply a one stand for their own diplomats who opposed to go overseas and apply different standards of foreign diplomats who up based in the united states the outrage at india has bee

devyani khobragade was arrested in new york last tuesday. she was charged with paying her nanny less than minimum wage and visa fraud to get the nanny into the u.s. she was strip searched, something the u.s. attorney says is standard procedure. her arrest and search has sparked outrage in india which retaliated by removing the safety concrete barriers in front of the u.s. embassy there. the u.s. attorney says khobragade was treated better than other defendants. >>> coming up on the "morning news," crime fighting of the future. we will go on patrol with a robot designed to spot trouble before it happens. this is the "cbs morning news." >>ounc >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by airborne, awesome immune system support, now with a new formula in gummies. support, now with a new formula in gummies. support, now in a new form, in gummies. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find,

her name is devyani khobragade and she was arrested last thursday, charged with visa fraud and underpaying her nanny. she was then strip-searched by u.s. marshals who say that's a routine response and that she was treated like any other criminal accused of a felony. but it has caused outrage in india. the u.s. government and india have some tension right now because the security barriers were removed from outside the u.s. embassy. the indian government refused to meet with a visiting u.s. delegation, and they want an apology. the state department has yet to issue one. but what we do know is khobragade could face 15 years in jail. she has been released at the moment on bond. because she's a junior-level diplomat, she is not immune from prosecution under u.s. law. >> pelley: more on this in the days to come. margaret, thank you very much. pope francis turned 77 today and he invited some homeless people to help him celebrate. they attended his morning mass at the vatican, then joined him for breakfast and posed for a picture. also today, "the advocate," a gay rights magazine, named francis it

tonight a warning of reprisals over the arrest of one of its top diplomats in the united states devyani khobragade they was strip searched and kept in a cell with drug addicts she was detained for allegedly incorrectly filling in their housekeepers immigration papers and also under paying her or professor for strategic studies told me earlier there's an underlying a proc or see here to this arrest. the diplomat was actually humiliated she was strip searched in hand and handcuffed and this was you know this is this this was a we and usually incident and there has been pouring of anger in india and the marines have retaliated against the american diplomats in new delhi but i would drawing some of the religious right are moving the security barricades from around the u.s. embassy in new delhi and warning of further actions against u.s. diplomats based in india this is the kind of hypocrisy that we see in the united states that the trial one standard for their own diplomats work was to go overseas and apply a different standard for foreign diplomats who are based in the united states the outrage in in

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the arrest of devyani khobragade , the indian counsel general in afterrk, created a spat complaints of how she was treated. >> we think people have lost sight of the root cause of the situation. , domestic worker was exploited and she was not treated in a way that any other employee or staff member would be treated. instead, she was treated as a piece of property. we are hoping that coming out here today we can change the conversation and have people focus more on the domestic worker and what she went through and push for justice to be served. has beeni khobragade transferred to a different post with united nations. canada has struck down restrictions on prostitution. prost duchenne is legal, but the brothelsthis limits and street prostitution. the court left the law in effect for a year to allow parliament to draft new regulations. mexico's president has signed an energy reform bill allowing foreign companies to drill for oil in mexico for the first time in 70 years. a recent poll showed more than two thirds of mexicans opposed opening up the gas and oil sector. president enrique pena

devyani khobragade was arrested and strip searched in a case that caused widespread anger in india. the federal prosecutor said she was treated better than other offenders and there's an been an inflation of reports. >> the u.s. senator passed a 2-year budget deal ending months of political wrangling. it will ease spending cuts and remove the threats of a government shutdown. not everyone has cause for celebrations. patty culhane has more. >> the as are 64, the nays are 36. >> with that vote the u.s. sena senate makes sure the government will not shut down. m they could threaten to default. in washington this is heralded as a breakthrough. >> it is what the american people have called for. a compromise. >> lauren, who asked us not to use her last name has another name for the deal, disgraced. this is what she has done, look for work. the money she counts on to pay her rent goes away because congress couldn't agree on how to extend unemployment benefits for long-termed unemployment. some argue the payments for keeping people from trying to find work. it's so debill dating to send out

apology for the arrest of diplomat devyani khobragade. last week she was charged with visa fraud and underpaying her indian housekeeper. khobragade was then strip-searched by u.s. marshals and held in jail for four hours before being released on bond. the anger in india has swirled around the treatment of the diplomat, not the housekeeper. foreign ministry spokesman -- >> there is only one victim in this case, that victim is devyani khobragade. >> reporter: the indian government issued a warrant for the house keeper's arrest. >> my client did not steal from the diplomat. she left with essentially the clothes on her back. >> reporter: dana sussman is the housekeeper's lawyer. >> my client is frustrated with how this case has been portrayed in the media and how the indian government has responded. this case is not about a strip search. this case is about someone who lied to the u.s. government in order to obtain a visa for a worker. >> reporter: the state department told the indian government that it is reviewing those details. an attempt t

. >> reporter: as she left the indian mission in new york city wednesday, devyani khobragade offered no comment. >> anything to say? >> reporter: the deputy console general charged with making false statements on a visa application, she submitted on behalf of her nanny. according to the criminal complaint the diplomat said the nanny would be paid a minimum wage of $9.75 an hour. instead, the nanny was paid over $3 an hour. >> our client works as domestic workers are living in the home with their employer. so if they leave, they not only leave their legal at it status, they leave the only source of income and a home they've known in a foreign country. thises more than a labor distribute. >> reporter: the diplomat arrested near her daughter's manhattan school and handed over to u.s. marshalls. strip searched and put into general population with alleged criminals. given no special status since the charges related to her personal life and not conleer functions. >> once you hand somebody over to the marshall service and they're being arrested. there's no door for rich people or poor peopl

he's the attorney for the official, devyani khobragade. this story got ahead of itself. ack up and understand why this happened in the first place. i have the complaint here. the allegation is dr. khobragade cut a deal with her nanly that said one thing in the visa but was different between the nanny got here. the nanny tried to negotiate, she wouldn't, she felt threatened and went for help. >> that is what the allegation is and that allegation has nothing to do with what the act facts are. dr. khobragade assisted in getting a visa for her domestic worker to come with her from india to work here in the united states. she entered into a contract with her and that contract was submitted to the consulate in india before she came. she abided by the terms of that contract. there was no fraud. there was no misstatements. all of the documents that have been submitted were accurate and were abided by. >> fair point, this comes down to whose story is true about the nature of the agreement between this woman, the nanny, and the household, the visa, the fraud, the international? >>

. >> reporter: as she left the indian mission in new york city wednesday, devyani khobragade offered the deputy consul general was charged with making false statements on a visa application she submitted on behalf of her nanny. the diplomat was arrested near her daughter's manhattan school and handed over to u.s. marshalls. she was strip searched and put into general population with alleged criminals. she was given no special status since the charges related to her personal life and not her consular functions. according to the criminal complaint, the diplomat said the nanny would be paid a minimum wage of $9.75 an hour. instead, the nanny says she was paid just over $3 an hour. that amount is three times less than new york's minimum wage. however, it's about three times more what the average domestic in india makes. >> the allegations are that the dr. khobragade lied to the federal government in order to obtain an a 3 visa to bring her domestic worker here with no intention of paying the required wages for the hours she requested. our clients who work as domestic workers are living i

the indian government is upset over the treatment of devyani khobragade who was arrested and strip-searcheda's prime minister called her treatment deplorable. the complex case has put a strain on relations between the u.s. and one of its asian allies. >> she was handcuffed, she was strip-searched, she was put in a cell with other people and treated like an ordinary u.s. citizen charged with a crime! the fact, she isn't an ordinary u.s. citizen! she is a diplomat with immunity! and she should have never been treated this way. >> the state department says that she faces up to 15 years in prison on charges of visa fraud and making false statements. reacting to the report, the indian government removed security barriers outside of the u.s. embassy in new delhi in protest. and a 13-year-old oakland girl declared brain-dead after a tonsillectomy remains on life support this morning. family and friends held a vigil for jahi mcmath last night. she has been on a ventilator at oakland children's hospital since the surgery last week. her family wants her on life support but experts say it's time to le

devyani khobragade was detained last week on fraud charges.as strip searched and held in a cell with other women. and new delhi, the government there is up in arms. deborah feyericking is following the story for us from new york. first of all, deb, what was she accused of doing, this senior indian diplomat? >> well, actually, wolf, she is actually the deputy consul general for economic, commercial and women's affairs. a different status than most diplomats given immunity. she only has immunity between 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, the hours in which she is working within the consul general's office. she has been charged with making false statements on a visa application, specifically as relates to her housekeeper. who also spent time baby-sitting, as well. she said that the housekeeper was going to receive a fair wage under u.s. law and that she was only going to work 40 hours per week. now, on the application, she says the housekeeper is going to make $4500 a month, in fact, the woman made significantly less, according to cri

indian government is upset over the treatment of devyani khobragade who was arrested and strip-searchedindia's prime minister called her treatment deplorable. the case put a strain on relations between the u.s. and one of its asian allies. >> she was handcuffed. she was strip-searched. she was put in the cell with other people and treated like an ordinary u.s. citizen charged with a crime. the fact, she isn't an ordinary u.s. citizen. she is a diplomat with immunity! and she should have never been treated this way. >> the state department says that she faces up to 15 years in prison on charges of visa fraud and making false statements. reacting to the reports, the indian government removed security barriers outside the u.s. embassy in new delhi in protest. >>> time now is 6:41. if you still haven't found gifts for everyone on your list, this year you will get some extra time. the stores staying open for the last-minute procrastinators. >> hold the guacamole. chipotle is expanding. how they are going italian. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's get a quick look a

secretary of state, no less, is expected to talk with his indian counterpart about a woman named devyani khobragade. she is india's new york based deputy consul general for women's affairs. the indian government and quite a few of its citizens are pretty angry over khobragade's arrest last week on charges of visa fraud relating to a housekeeper. allegedly the diplomat told washington she was paying her help the state minimum wage but actually the allegations are she was paying her far, far less. today on cnn's "new day" the diplomat's lawyer says there is a simple explanation. >> there are two contracts. one says, send about $500 a month to my husband in new delhi. the other contract is the original contract. the balance of the money that wasn't sent to new delhi was paid to her here in new york. all of the records support that. >> this is where i bring in cnn's deb feyerick who has done a lot of reporting on this and our cnn legal analyst. a lot of people are hearing the headlines about under paying domestic helper and hearing about jail when truly the very serious charge is lying on a federal doc

having ignited a fire storm of protests in india over the arrest and treatment of diplomat devyani khobragade. after her arrest the diplomat was given curtesies well beyond what most defendants get including phone calls and time to arrange child care. agents brought her coffee and offered her food. in a newly published e-mail to her colleagues khobragade gave details about what really happened. i broke down many times as repeated handcuffing and searching, swabbing in a hold up with drug addicts were imposed on me she said. the strip search took place. after noting the diplomat's special treatment, the u.s. attorney asked one wonders why there's so much outrage about the alleged treatment of the ind yang national accused of perpetrating these acts but little about the treatment of her spouse. >> politics in india may be escalating the conflict. >> in which way they throw americans slightly gets them brownie points in the election next year. >> if convicted the diplomat could face up to ten years in prison for visa fraud and five years for making false declaration. >> thank you michelle. >>> h

. >> reporter: 39-year-old devyani khobragade. is india's deputy counsel general. and prosecutors in new york allege she's falsified a visa operation for her nanny, alleging he paid a nanny $4,000 a month. but in reality, paid her $3 an mohr, far below minimum wage. >> you work more or less around the clock. when your boss lives with you, the situations tend to happen. >> reporter: khobragade has pleaded not guilty, claiming she has diplomatic immunity. the diplomat said she was arrested in front of her daughter's school. then, subjected to repeated handcuffing and strip searches before being thrown in jail with common criminals. but the u.s. state department insists proper procedure was followed, adding that as a consulate employee, she does not have full diplomatic immunity. but the indian government is outraged. and retaliating. indian officials now asking for visa, salary and bank details of all teachers at u.s. schools in india. new delhi police have taken away barricades outside the u.s. embassy. and u.s. consulate personnel in india have been asked to turn o

devyani khobragade is on the council for women's ifairs. there's an 11-page criminal complaint.ng false statements for a visa application for her housekeeper, specifically saying the housekeeper was only going to work a specific amount of hours, 40 hours a week, that she would make a fair wage, and she would have sundays off. she was working much longer hours and being paid significantly less. she said she would pay her $4500 a month. instead, she was getting about $575 a month. significantly less, and far below the u.s. minimum wage. now, the consulate official was arrested last week. she had just taken her daughter to school. once she was turned over to the u.s. marshal, she was put into general population. that's when she was strip searched and that's really what the indian government is crying out against, saying this should never have happened. it could have been resolved in a different way. >> that's what they're saying is barbaric. but when you look at standard operating procedure in new york, you are arrested, you are searched, correct? >> exactly. u.s. marshals played b

drop its case defense this woman, devyani khobragade. on the application for her housekeeper. they came the housekeeper tried to blackmail the diplomat and should face charges. eric shawn joins with us that story. >> reporter: as you said, india's foreign minister wants the charges dropped. the prosecutor is showing no signs of changing his mind at all. in fact he is strongly defending his office's actions in the arrest of khobragade. khobragade is accused of falsifying work visa documents to get her indian housekeeper in the u.s. of the as part of her arrest the u.s. attorney acknowledges she was fully searched but it was done by a female deputy marshal in private and in accordance with all security procedures. the prosecutors says she was actually treated better than an american citizen would be when arrested. he defend his investigation saying, quote, this office sole motivation in this case as in all cases is to uphold the rule of law, protect victims and hold accountable anyone who breaks the law, no matter what the societal status

retaliation sparked by the arrest of this indian diplomat in new york city, devya devyani khobragade.the 40 hours per week, allegedly without overtime pay and then lied about this on visa documents, a violation of u.s. laws. >> my daughter has nothing to do with this. >> reporter: security arrested khobragade last thursday after she dropped her daughter off at school. she was later strip searched and put in a eld holding cell with r defendants. her arrest sparked outrage among indian officials, some calling her treatment barbaric. >> what they can do immediately is to cancel those visas, arrest all of these come puple pan joh and putting them behind bars. more steps should be taken against the united states until they've given an unconditional apology. >> reporter: u.s. marshal says they treated the diplomat the same way they treat everyone else. >> thus far, all indication are that appropriate procedures were followed. we understand this is a sensitive issue and we're continuing to review exactly what transpired. >> and khobragade's lawyer says his client is protected by the charges

. >> devyani khobragade is accused of paying a staff member under age and fraud. they called her treatment despicable and barbaric and have demand an apology. >> edward snowden is hoping to make a move from moscow to brazil. he asked for sympathy and asylum. documents leaked found the n.s.a. spied on the president. >> he also said he'd help the country uncover more information. public opinion is divided. >> no brazil should not gi asylum to edward snowden. if his own country cannot trust him, why would our country trust him. >> they have not received an official request from edward snowden for asylum. >> it may be the calm before the storm, let's bring in metrologist nicole mitchell. >> if you heard us talking about the snowfall 30% of the country plaps to travel. that's 100 million people that will be out. this is the time of year. let's talk about what should be in the arctic. if you live in the north, you have gotten stuck in the snow at some point in time. here is a couple of things that will help get you out. the cold weather drains batteries. jumper cables,

to drop all charges against its diplomat, devyani khobragade in new york. the u.s.on't do that. both sides are continuing to talk and hope they will be able to find a face-saving agreement so that they can put this incident behind them. kate, back to you. >> thank you. >>> we want to talk about a critical maneuver for a pair of astronauts tomorrow when they perform a space walk to fix the international space station. they may have to do another one on christmas day. five months ago, another astronaut attempted a space walk but nearly drown in his helmet as water leaked in. mike is currently here on earth as a visiting professor at columbia university engineering school. here with us to explain what happened. thanks so much for joining us bright and early. >> my pleasure. >> here on terre firma. explain how this led to a problem with the astronaut almost drowning. >> the cooling pump, they have two cooling loops. one of the loops, the pump is not working. they have to replace the whole unit. they tried to do work-arounds but nothing seemed to get them happy with what