and i know the foleys and the jim foley legacy foundation are going to play a really key role in thatat is whether we need to watch going forward, holding the government to the fire on these very important changes. >> this of course is not the end of journalists. there are plenty of journalists who still face great risk. who are being held. give us a sense of the landscape as far as journalists out there who may be have been taken hostage or in otherwise dangerous conditions. >> let's think of the international journalist community and get out of the framework of talking with u.s. correspondents. but when we think about the international news gathering environment you have to start with the local reporters who are feeding this global information to all of us. and in you look at the data this cpj keeps of the journalists kills, this is the most deadly and dangerous time ever. more journalists killed, more journalists in prison. there are attacks around the world. journalists are more vulnerable. many of the front line news gatherer, the people we see being taken hostage in syria are fr

even during the foley business. i knew foley fairly well.ny dots. >> i knew foley. i wrote a piece in 2006 about this very, very strange living arrangement the speaker of the house had. the speaker is a prominent people. people know how they live. here he was the only one in history who's ever lived with his chief of staff scott palmer and this was part of the problem in the mark foley case because the allegation was that scott palmer was specifically informed about it. >> actually this was -- lawrence i don't remember what you wrote. this was roomt mates, house share arrangements. there were two of his staffers there, scott foley and scott palmer and another deputy. >> that's right in it. >> as you know. i'm not defending it just explaining it. these were three men pretty tight with money and only there a few nights a week. >> money is not what it is about for the speaker of the house. he makes more than anyone else there. he can afford his own place. >> i'm not saying that was his approach. jim and i knew and covered him. he just didn't wa

the foley, kayla mueller's mueller's family, the sotloffs. we ask apply lessons learned and always do better. we can't always share as much as we'd like to but certainly the state department and fbi liaison should look at ways to sharpen the sword. >> dan eggley was the white house hostage advisor from 2004, e-to 2006. i'll be back for final statements of be hostages and getting them back alive. >> comedy great, richard lewis >> i really am in love with the craft... >> turning an angst ridden and neurotic outlook... >> i have to un-ravel myself on stage as fearlessly as possible >> into an award winning career... from hell? >> it's thrilling when it's working.... >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> let's say you an american citizen head to a conflict zone worked as a human terrible volunteer and get

the foley kayla mueller's mueller's family, the sotloffs. we ask apply lessons learned and always do better. we can't always share as much as we'd like to but certainly the state department and fbi liaison should look at ways to sharpen the sword. >> dan eggley was the white house hostage advisor from 2004, e-to 2006. i'll be back for final statements of be hostages and getting them back alive. fault lines invisible hands only on al jazeera america >> let's say you an american citizen head to a conflict zone worked as a human terrible volunteer and get kidnapped who's responsible for your plight? seems harsh to say you are. you get very little help as countries fight it out. it seems obvious to see what difference does that make. we already know they're bad guys to begin. they kidnapped you. but if you are going to assign responsibility to the u.s. state department where does its obligation to you begin and end? another arm of the government the department of justice may be act of war against the very country that took you. wider strategies

before they killed him foley's kidnappers were demanding more than $5 million ransom and today foley's former boss expressed concerns the new policy puts the burden squarely on families. >> that is a great deal of money for any average person or maybe any person to raise. >> reporter: and earlier today the president met privately with the families of current and former hostages. he said it was an emotional meeting. tonight one family who was there reacted to the policy changes, and while nothing of course will bring their son back they said his death made a difference. lester? >> peter alexander, thank you. >>> tonight, 29 million people in 12 states are at risk for severe storms. a dangerous system bringing the threat of even more tornadoes, strong winds, flash floods, and hail. some areas in the danger zone are still reeling from storms this week. the weather channel's mike seidel is in hard-hit coal city, illinois. >> reporter: violent weather swept across the country, leaving more than 800,000 without power. 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts from ohio to maine splintered and uprooted tre

i would feel like james foley's father. i don't care what it is i would want to do it.ture is terrorists are dying for money. they want money and need money. it's now in some way i suspect americans are going to be better targets. they may not be able to get millions and millions of dollars for americans but they are going to get something. >> yeah. i think again it's the obama's administration of acknowledgment of reality. when it's a loved one i think it would be hard not to do this. will this embolden terrorists? maybe so. but this would not be the first time. you go back to ronald reagan, hardly a shrinking violet when william buckley he was the station chief over in lebanon. he was taken by hezbollah. reagan had to hear him on tape being tortured and it just horrified him. so it led to back channel attempts to get him out. i think this is, again the acknowledgment of reality even if they didn't get rid of this rule. families would still do what it takes to get their loved ones out. >> a lot of criticism i get from viewers that said they wouldn't let families raise

foley for the p presentation. one of things i get excited about what i think about the california academy of sciences is that the role it also could play that does not get discussed often, there is out if there is a natural disaster will, role and what you have there in the things that you could be supportive. can you say a little bit about that because i think the public should know these things? >> absolutely. as you know california academy of sciences is an interesting history with earthquake. we lost two buildings to earthquakes. sore very well-prepared to think about any future natural disaster. how not only can we be a good asset of the cities in terms of preserving the value for the city what we are the to respond and as a community -- to the committee and be helpful. am asked -- are chief operating officer he could maybe, as in the specifics when working with the city and also with fema and others to seo we could play a role because we do have independent water and power systems to keep living animals in c

the mark foley scandal.ark foley the congressman got caught sectioning with his texts. >> hastert said he had a texting problem. and former chief the staff said he told hastert's office about it three years ago. >> larry: hastert actively covered for this dude for three years? you know what they say birds of a feather get happy and molesty together. number four the patriot act. hastert pushed the patriot act through congress after 911. banks had to report cash withdrawals over ten thousand dollars or more. to catch terrorists and in this case himself. alright now we're caught up. no matter what your politics i think we can agree nobody can be sympathetic to hastert. >> were they investigating the crime or the former speaker? >> obviously there was a deep crime past the statute of limitations. >> nothing is obvious. it's not even formally alleged. >> right. [booing] >> larry: baah form -- what are you so angry about brett? >> -- no charges will be brought against the person blackmailing the former speaker. ab

foley was later killed. >> there were many opportunities along the way, and yet nothing was done to saveoung americans. >> reporter: on wednesday the government is expected to announce that while it will continue its policy of not paying ransom to kidnappers it will no longer seek to prosecute families who do. josh earnest gave a preview on tuesday. >> our goals entering into this process was to both better integrate the variety of federal government resources that are dedicated to securing the safe return of american hostages that are being held against their will overseas, and also to improve communication with the families of those who are going through this terrible ordeal. >> reporter: the white house says they will try to bring together all of the disparate policies and call it an interagency fusion cell and it will be lead by the fbi. duncan hunter has a problem with that. in a statement he said the following, quote: john henry smith, al jazeera. >>> the president will take a formal announcement on the policy shift in the coming hours, and we will bring that to you live when it ha

the mark foley scandal, in which foley was e-mailing underage pages, some as young as 16 years old. there were questions about whether hastert acted quickly or aggressively enough to do something about foley and what he knew and when he knew it. there have been questions like that before. i too find it very difficult to believe that there's been no knowledge of this anywhere. it's really quite shocking. >> msnbc national correspondent joy reid thanks so much joy. appreciate your time. >> thank you ed. >>> up next hillary clinton takes aim at republicans for attacking voting rights. she's hit a nerve. and also sarah palin jumps to defend the duggar family from the intolerant left. rapid response panel weighs in ahead. stay with us. we're right back on "the ed show." a subconscious. a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought. can a business have a spirit? can a business have a soul? can a business be...alive? this allergy season, will you be a sound sleeper, or a mouth breather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38%

us or john and diane foley. what the president has laid out today would correct many of the problems and difficulties that we face. i would say this one area and it's the most controversial that is left unaddressed, and that is the question of how these enormous sums are paid by families. in the case of jim, the demand was 100 million euros. we didn't believe that was serious amount of money. as you know the european hostages, the 15 of them were ransomed for somewhere between $3 and $5 million each. but that's a great deal of money for any -- any person to raise. and while i respect the president's continued commitment that the united states government should not directly pay a ransom it leaves the only realistic vehicle, which is to negotiate for the release by the payment of some compensation it leaves that burden squarely on the family. and that is a problem that, god forbid if we ever get into that situation will remain. but overall i thought the president's announcement today was very impressive and very c

i'm sorry, i don't believe you. >> ward: you don't believe me that james foley was a journalist?oudary: i don't believe... no, no, i don't believe any western journalists, quite frankly. i believe you're liars until proven otherwise. but let me tell you something-- the perspective of the muslims of journalists, whether that be james foley and others, is that they are the propaganda for the western regimes. >> ward: have you formed an opinion for yourself? >> choudary: i form my opinion on the basis of what the muslims say, not on the basis of what you say. >> ward: i'm sensing a double standard here, because essentially, you're very quick to condemn acts of violence by the west, but you refuse to condemn any act of violence by your fellow muslims. >> choudary: no, i believe that the... there's a difference between the oppressor and oppressed. >> ward: britain's authorities have struggled with how to handle extremists like choudary and his followers. he has been arrested multiple times, but never convicted of anything more than staging an illegal demonstration. and now, the police

back in 2006 if you remember there was a big sex scandal with a florida lawmaker named maher mark foley, sending inappropriate text messages to pages, those are high school kids who work in the capitol and that she says she reached out to news organizations back in 2006 when hastert was the speaker to say, you know, foley is not the only person with these kinds of problems but there wasn't the collaboration because her brother had passed away by then, they couldn't talk to the victim directly and there wasn't this legal case which raised all theses questions and we were really kind of able to see what was going on behind the scenes. >> chris, just an unbelievably fascinating development in what was already sort of a bombshell of a case. thank you for the reporting. i want to bring in our legal panel to discuss the possible ramifications of what abc news is reporting when it comes to what hastert is facing. joey jackson an hln legal analyst and criminal defense attorney and midwin charles a criminal defense attorney. we have to bring it back to what this indictment really says. okay. the

foley sent sexually explicit messages to teenage boys.dent bush defended the handling of h the scandal. >> he is a father, teacher, coach who cares about the children of this country. >> reporter: his chief of staff, scott palmer isn't saying much about his former boss' indictment. >> i don't know anything about it snok i haven't worked for the man for -- >> that was nbc's gabe gutierrez reporting. hastert's first court appearance is tomorrow. >>> lindsey graham would gladly welcome caitlyn jenner into the are republican party. shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers carpenters and even piano tuners... were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is. start shopping online... ...from a list of top rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is righ

tom:brendan: jane foley gets her news from the bloomberg wire. to the point that we had capital controls, it it would be for greece a very sad situation. a lot of the smart money has already left the country, and it would be more ordinary people that suffer the inconveniences and the stresses that that capital controls would bring. tom: jane foley, thank you so much. on short notice here from rabbo obank. how about a forex report? euro holding up, one 1.1 through fifth nine -- stay with us. another hour of "bloomberg surveillance." ♪ . . >> this is "bloomberg surveillance." tom: greece's financial system is that a turning point. one way is for athens to compromise. the other way is for the spread to go why does morning. we talked to frank about jeb. no one in the gop has a last name this morning. and in equities, bonds currencies, commodities, there is a new different liquidity volatility. good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance." we are live from our world headquarters in new york. it is tuesday, june 16. i am tom keene. brendan

james foley's parents wanted that option and more information. >> we felt we were in the dark a lot. >> the government could have done a lot more. ransom is a very complicated issue. >> reporter: u.s. government will still not pay the likes of isis but critics worry about letting families do it. >> you could be endangering more americans here and overseas. >> reporter: but the president says the u.s. government now will help families communicate with hostage holders, to try to prevent more executions. experts on isis warp the group's ransom demands typically run into the millions of dollars and with that kind of money at stake, they say hostage families seem sure to come to the u.s. government for help. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> seven murders over seven days. the district has seen a dramatic spike in violence and now, city leaders are talking about ways to tackle this problem. news4's pat collins joins us from the wilson building with the detail on this. patrick? >> reporter: wendy, how do you stop the violence? in the last week in our city i we have averaged a murder a day. a

the foundation created in foley's honor released a statement praising the white house for examining the previously inadequate response to the kidnapping of american citizens abroad. republican congressman duncan hunter dismissed the white house approach as "pathetic." >> nothing, i don't think, will improve based on the way they have this set up tactically. the f.b.i. is still in charge. there's no f.b.i. agents in somalia. no f.b.i. in yemen, afghanistan, pakistan, in syria, in any of these places. >> reporter: even the harshest critics of the administration do not believe allowing private ransom payments will increase the frequency of hostage taking. scott, the consensus is family payments will be much smaller and most americans are taken hostage for propaganda purposes not ransom. >> pelley: major garrett at the white house this evening. major, thank you. there is powerful new research on whether you really need to buckle up in the back seat. and keep your eye on the ball, but don't forget the baby when the western edition of cbs evening news continues. . he needed help all day so i

the foundation created in foley's honor released a statement praising the white house for examining the previously inadequate response to the kidnapping of american citizens abroad. republican congressman duncan hunter dismissed the white house approach as "pathetic." >> nothing, i don't think will improve based on the way they have this set up tactically. the f.b.i. is still in charge. there's no f.b.i. agents in somalia. in yemen afghanistan, pakistan in syria, in any of these places. >> reporter: even the harshest critics of the administration do not believe allowing private ransom payments will increase the frequency of hostage taking. scott, the conscience is family payments will be much smaller than what the u.s. government could provide. >> pelley: major garrett at the white house this evening. major, thank you. bobby jindal, the republican governor of louisiana today became the latest to run for president. jindal, who is 44, calls himself the youngest candidate with the longest resume. son of indian immigrants, he was educated at oxford, and he's been governor nearly eight years

. >> jane foley joins us now she's a senior currency strategist in london.very much for being with us. yesterday the talk was all about a deal having to be made and the markets were pretty positive on that optimism. the deal hasn't been made yet. but are the markets still looking good? >> they still are this morning. the fact that the greek government came back and put something on the table finally suggested that perhaps we really are going to get a deal. what we have seen this morning again is signs of relief in the market that the market is willing to take on a little bit more risk. the stock markets, et cetera, being pushed higher. certainly optimism now but as you say we haven't had the deal yet. hopefully getting something down by the euro group meetings scheduled for tomorrow night. evening then we may not be out of the woods. this deal also has to be agreed by at greek government and certainly the very far left factions within the far left government may still not want to sign parts it have. but that said, we are closer than than we have ever been an

sean foley, thank you for being with us. we appreciate it. here with more reaction syndicated radio talk show host harry carr out of boston. what are people telling you? what do you think about the particular mosque? same mosque tsarnaev brothers. what's your take? >> well i think this is a case, sean where there is no gray area here. there's not going to be any dispute about what happened. that the video exists. this guy advanced on them. they have it on tape. that a few minutes before he comes out with the knife, he's talking about killing some of the quote/unquote boys in blue. and he actually advances on them. they actually have in the affidavit, i don't know if you've seen it yet, sean, his final words. >> i can't -- >> the fbi agents the cops. >> that's what his brother said was his final words. what his real final words were the cops say he's got the knife in his hand and the cops and the fbi ajebtgents say drop your weapon and he says, "you drop yours." famous last words, sean. >> famous last words. >> that's the epitaph for them. >>

kayla mueller's family, james foley's family, they were upset by their interface with the administrationnd federal government. they got contradictory answers. they felt like they didn't get help. they felt the government didn't have their back. >> it was a money issue. >> charles you follow money but it is per than money as harris said we sat here on the couch after the president gave remarks about beheading of james foley and went golfing. >> sure. >> this is bigger than at administration. >> can we say first and foremost, let's crisis once and for all? that would make all of this a moot point. if we had real solid policy to go in there and destroy these people this wouldn't happen. having said that, this is part of their business model. they are starving money. they lure the kids over. promise them things. they give them money. they need to steal cash and sale of stolen artifacts. they need ransom. if an american family can afford to bring a loved one home. i don't have a problem with it. my problem how the hell did we get here in the first place because of this fickle policy where the

the foley went through a lot of difficult dealing with the u.s. government, they've been very vocal about it, and that's why these changes have occurs. 80 hostages have happened since 2001, and that's who should be credited for this change. neil: and they were the inspiration for this, you're right. but is it your sense with what the mom had said that fast not only were they rarely listened to, even when they tried they were ignored. is that true? >> i believe it's true. my family's had some experience of this, i was a prisoner of war during the conflict in libya, and my mother had a great deal of difficult dealing with the state department. one time she was made to stand out in the rain because she didn't have a appointment. neil: is that right? >> that's true. neil: how long were you there. >> i was held no six months. neil: and how were you treated? >> psychological torture, it was quite difficult, the government never figured out where i was, it was actually passing on information through the government. neil: did they demand ransom for you? e

. >> the parents of james foley killed by isis among the most vocal critics of the old policy.night, the foleys said they appreciated the administration's willingness tosses examine what wasn't working. >> after suffering irreversible brain damage five months ago, bobby christina brown is in hospice care in georgia. her family saying her condition worsened since she was found last january in her bathtub and a court appointed conservative tosh has filed a lawsuit against nick gordon charging he stole money from her and abused her. >> rap starring ross is in a georgia jail this morning an you cooed of pilates whipping one of his workers and holding him captive. investigators say he beat a grounds keeper at his estate with a glak .9 millimeter and pointed the gun at him before forcing him into a guest cottage. for now he faces kidnapping and assault charges bus that could change. >> there are charges that could be upgraded once the district attorney's office takes a look at them. >> the grounds keeper's face was so beaten so badly, some of his teeth were chipped and he's unable to

. >> ellen: when you see scott foley from "scandal." the fact that this woman got on the floor and was trying to calm him down. >> she was so game. this show is great because you see people that are not phone for comedy being hilarious. >> ellen: justin bieber. how great was he? >> he won me over. i'm not his demographic, okay? [laughter] but he was so game for everything and he was so polite to his bowling instructor. so funny. i can't wait for to you see that one. >> ellen: yeah. you told him not to let go and she was trying to let go. >> yeah. [laughter] >> ellen: what was great about justin is that he -- he texted me afterwards and he said -- is this when he hugs her and said, "have you ever robbed a liquor store?" [laughter] but he texted me and he said, i felt so bad because she was this little old lady and didn't want to interrupt her. he's canadian. >> she was a chatter box. he was great. >> ellen: who else surprised you? >> michael bolton. i cried my makeup off during michael bolton. he was hysterical. olivia munn. >> ellen: mi

. >> reporter: officials say change came in the way with what happened in case of james foley. parents say they were met with threats about pulling together ransom money. >> it made me realize that these folks talking to us had no idea what it was like. >> reporter: the policy does not change the position on government ransom payments. >> government paying ransom risks endangering more. >> reporter: some held hostage by terror groups. one is katlyn coleman. the 30 year old was last seen in this video with her husband by her side. the white house will create an office to work with families of hostages to make sure they are getting timely and accurate information and attention. abc news, washington. >>> the white house says president obama told french president the u.s. isn't spying. wikileaks documents revealed national security agency intercepted conversations involving hollande between 2006 and 2012. >>> president obama was heckled at a gay pride reception. >> you can either stay and be quiet or we will have to take you out. can we have this person removed please. >> the presi

official a sass the change came in the wake of what happened in the case of hostage james foley with their son facing death the isis capture foal's parents were met with threats pi the white house about pulling together ransom money. >> it just made me realize that these folks talking to us had nod idea what it was look to be the family of a kidnapped american. >> the policy does not change the u.s.'s position on government ransom payments. >> i firmly believe the united states' government paying reason some to terrorists risk endangering more americans and funding the very terrorism that we are trying to stop. >> over 36 americans boeing held hostage overseas. some by terror group other is by criminal gangs and cartels. within is kaitlyn coleman killed buy the taliban in pakistan. the 36-year-old was last seen with her husband buy her side. the white house will also create a special enjoy and new office to work with the families of hostages. to make sure they are getting timely and accurate information and detention. reporting from northwest karen traverse, abc news. >> well, a fall

in the last year we've seen isis behead american hostages including journalist james foley and steven died in captivity. and warren winestein was killed in an american drone you can see the. luke sommers died in a rescue attempt. and the president told those families that their government had let them down. >> the families of hostages have told us, and they've told me directly, about their frequent frustrations in dealing with their own government. how they've often felt lost in the bureaucracy and how in some cases, families feel they've been threatened for exploring certain options to bring their loved ones home. that's totally unacceptable. it is true that there have been times where our government, regardless of good intentions, has let them down. i promised them that we can do better. >> i want to point out that no family of an american hostage has ever been prosecuted for paying a ransom for the return of their loved ones. and the last thing we should ever do is to add to a family's pain with threats like that. >> now, in revamping u.s. hostage policy, the white house announced

but it is the mark foley scandal from '06 that people were wondering if hastert was doing enough to rein in this member of congress from florida having inappropriate relationships with high school interns working on capitol hill and so much of our time in that story was spent trying to figure out why speaker hastert didn't sort of do much about this and now we certainly have so many more questions now that we know this in hindsight. but at the time nobody was talking about this, even his enemies weren't talking about this. >> thank you so much for joining us. joining me jeffrey toobin and for the time covering this closely for the paper, and the statute of limitations, jeff that is all expired. >> for when he was a high school teacher, yeah. i can't imagine any scenario where those cases could be pros cated any more. >> the question of course could there possibly be other more recent cases, because if he's got some kpulgs or -- compulsion or what are led him to do this to multiple times, to multiple people it would be hard to understand how that could just stop. >> right. but although wh

that includes two americans murdered by isis, kayla mueller who you see on the the screen and james foley many of the families told us they felt like an after thought or distraction. that too often the law enforcement or military intelligence officials they were interacting with were begrudging in giving them information. and that ends today. i'm making it clear these families are to be treated like what they are, our trusted partners and active partners in the recovery of their loved ones. >> the white house had another stunning revelation on wednesday. an adviser says more than 30, 30 americans are currently being held hostage overseas, that includes those held by terrorist groups, drug cartels and criminal gangs. >>> now we will speak with david roed rhodes. he was held captive by the taliban. this is a big day for hostages' families. tell us what the current reality is for them. the perception is they can't speak to anyone in the government. the government provides very little information and they can, in fact, be punished for trying to use money to get their relatives back. what is l

after the house ethics committee in 2006 found he and his staff ignored early warning signs from mark foley who resigned from congress in disgrace when allegations came out about e-mails. >> at the present time president bush defended speaker laster's handling of the scandal. >> he is a father, teacher, coach who cares about the children of this country. >> hastert's chief of staff isn't saying much about his former boss's indictment. >> i don't know anything about it. okay? i haven't worked for the man for nine years. >> reporter: it's been more than a week since the indictment and hastert has not commented or his attorney. at this point it is still unclear exactly who will represent him at his first scheduled court appearance on tuesday. >> gabe, thank you. police in a dallas suburb have placed an officer on administrative leave after a video surfaced showing him pushing a teenage girl to the ground and pointing his gun. at two other teens. members of the mic kinney police department they were responding to a call. a bystander captured this video. the officer forced the teenager to the gr

some went public like the personalities of james foley, after i.s.i.l. murdered him last year. >> all i'm saying what we are going to date... >> it wasn't enough. >> included in the policy a hostage recovery fusion cell to coordinate the government's recovery efforts, a special hostage envoy, and a family engagement team to share information with families. mr obama says he will not change the u.s. policy of never negotiating with terrorists but the government will no longer punish families who do. >> when appropriate, our government may assist the families and private efforts in those communications. in part to ensure the safety of the family members, and to make sure they are not defrauded. >> the new policy raises the question - even if the governments doesn't pay ransoms, will it help the families that do. >> if i'm a bad guy in the middle east. is that a distinction with a difference. either way, if i take an american... >> the government will not facilitate the payment of a ransom. what we will do however, is work with families to try and advise the

because they're looking back of course to the mark foley scandal when he sent some inappropriate textspages. >> he was a republican congressman from florida. and at the time hastert came under a lot of criticism for not acting quickly enough on it. for not being outspoken enough on it. and so i spoke with one former staffer who said to me today, some people are now looking back on the way hastert reacted to that foley stuff through a completely different lens and we're trying to understand. maybe there was an extenuating circumstance we did not know about. >> you've been doing some reporting on the judge in this particular case. thomas durkin who reportedly made some contributions to dennis hastert. so the assumption is someone involved like that would recuse himself from a high profile case like this. >> only in chicago, of course the judge has a lot of political connections. as he two-time donor to denny hastert's congressional fund. a $1,000 donation. his brother jim is the top republican in the illinois house. thomas has given other republicans donations. his brother ran for the un

after the administration spent months concerning the families of hostages like cara mueller, james foley and sergeant beau bergdahl. >> we also wanted to improve the process of communicating with families who have loved ones who are going through this terrible situation. >> reporter: that means setting up an interagency fusion center at the fbi to keep families better informed but not a hostage czar and the u.s. government will still not pay ransom directly to isis. >> some will pay 10s of millions of dollars from isis and that has only fuelled more terrorism. >> reporter:fear allowing families to pay could be dangerous. >> ultimately, i think you are likely to at least marginally increase the incentives to kidnap americans. >> reporter: now if families did get an early look at that report as they talked with administration officials on tuesday about what went into it. we'll all get a look at it sometime later today. >>> new documents posted by wiki leaks show the communications include discussions about a top united nations appointment, and the euro crisis. a spokesman for wiki leaks to

one of the big issues at the end of that campaign was that a congressman at the time, mark foley, had sent some sexually charged computer messages to a male page, those are the interns who work in the house, young people usually in their teens,. hastert condemned that behavior. here he is. >> as a parent and speaker of the house, i am disgusted that congressman foley broke that trust. anyone who had knowledge of these instant messages should have turned them over to authorities immediately. so that kids could be protected. >> neera, does this political indictment have any fallout for republicans or is this basically hastert's problem? >> i think it's a tragic thing. i agree with george with what happened in the last couple of years may be scandalous as well. but really, if there's abuse of a young person, that's a terrible tragedy itself and i hope he's held accountable for it. i don't to want generalize on the parties. no one takes pleasure in this. i think some people are concerned about the demoralizing that takes place in politics that makes people seem hypocritical. it's a traged

diane foley, whose son jim was killed by isil last year said as americans we can do better. i totally agree. we must do better. and that's why i ordered a comprehensive review of our hostage policy, i want to thank everybody who contributed to this review inside and outside of government, some of whom are here today. i especially want to thank the former hostages and families who contributed. i've come to know some of these families, often under the most heartbreaking of circumstances. when her son peter, also known as abdul rahman, was being leld in syria, his mother paula wrote me a letter and she said how on clear nights she and her husband would look up at stars and wonder if perhaps their son might be able to see them, too. a reminder of the bond they might still share. i've called these families to offer our con dell lenses aftdoy received gut wrenching news no parent ever wanted to hear. i've visited with them, i've hugged with them, i've grieved with them. i've spent time with some of the families as well as some of the former hostages here at the white house and nee