. >> reporter: gosar doesn't know who it was but could have been a fellow aid worker who was capturedmueller and released. >> i think this was orchestrated from people she associated with, people caught behind militant lines. they wanted to try to get her home. >> reporter: gosar represents the home district in arizona and had extensive contact with parents since captured in 2013. gosar was briefed by state department sources, members of mueller's family and fellow arizonan john mccain. learning exhaustive errors to win the release of kayla mueller. mccain himself went to try to get mueller out. gosar said his own chief of staff ventured into a refugee camp across the city of kobani to get information on mueller. it was an enormous risk. >> it was overrun with soldiers, so from that standpoint, he was being watched very carefully. >> reporter: went on a dangerous mission to collect kayla mueller. >> i deployed an entire operation at significant risk to rescue not only her, but the other individuals that had been held. and probably missed them by a day or two. >> reporter: july 2014, n

. >> congressman paul gosar, thank you so much. if you do talk to the family please let them know that there are so many of us sending our thoughts and prayers to them today. >> i appreciate it and think of kayla as well. what a wonderful young lady giving the very very best humanitarian effort around the world. >> thank you, sir. >> thanks, jake. >> we have to take a break. next, isis' plans to kidnap more westerners. all of that next. 5ke a break. next, isis' plans to kidnap more westerners. all of that next. 2ke a break. next, isis' plans to kidnap more westerners. all of that next. ke a break. next, isis' plans to kidnap more westerners. all of that next. ke a break. next, isis' plans to kidnap more westerners. all of that next. we come by almost every day to deliver your mail so if you have any packages you want to return you should just give them to us i mean, we're going to be there anyway why don't you just leave it for us to pick up? or you could always get in your car and take it back yourself yeah, us picking it up is pr

paul gosar's district includes the mueller family home tells cnn that a different strategy was also onle. >> did her family consider paying it? did the administration guide them one way or the other? >> i don't know what the deliberations, jake were between the white house and the muleellers muellers. i do know that it was not just financial, there was a political prisoner convicted in the united states for 86 years for conspiring with the enemy. >> joining me now to talk about this john maguire who spent ten years as a navy s.e.a.l. welcome, sir. >> hey, good morning, carol. thanks for having me. >> thanks for being here. we appreciate it. we now know there were rescue attempts right, and they failed by just a few days. we're used to watching shows like "24" and "jack bower" go in and save the day. they're not that simple. >> that's hollywood. good intel on the ground is a difficult job and it takes a team. it's not easy. that's why not everybody can do those type of things. >> what would a rescue mission look like? >> well you know it's -- requires a lot of planning and a lot of peop

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congressman paul gosar says there were several foiled attempts to rescue mueller. >> she said she wasn'tried and she didn't lie to her captors, so that foiled that plan. >> reporter: we learned from a family spokesperson that the man who posed as her husband was her boyfriend who she was kidnapped with in the city of aleppo. apparently he was released after that and risked his life to go back and try to rescue her. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >>> okay. we are getting some news out of ukraine that there may have been an agreement reached and a possible cease-fire. i want to go live now to nic robertson. we know the talks were focused on the cease-fire and creating a demilitarized zone. what more do we know about this final agreement, nic? >> reporter: we don't have further details at the moment and it appears that this is not yet a time agreement. what we're learning from russian news agencies is that it is 80% of an agreement that they have now talked for over 12 hours through the night. we were told to expect long talks, but they're not there yet, that a document will be signed today

arizona congressman paul gosar says there were several foiled rescue attempts to save her. in one tampa, a man claimed to be mueller's husband from her hometown of prescott, arizona, and demanded her release at a syrian terrorist camp but was turned away after mueller denied being anyone's wife. >> she said she wasn't -- she wasn't married, and she didn't lie to her captors that she wasn't married. it foiled the plan. >> reporter: and we learned from a family spokesperson that the man who posed as kayla's husband at this terrorist training camp was actually her boyfriend who she was kidnapped with in aleppo. apparently he was released after that and risked his life to go back and try rescue her. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >>> and isis claims the widow of paris supermarket gunman amedy coulibaly has indeed fled to the militant's territory. that's what a french language magazine from isis is saying. an article entitled "may allah curse france" says hue at boumeddiene reported no -- highayat boumeddiene reported crossing into turkey along the time of the attack last month.

bennett immediately connected mueller's father with senator john mccain and representative paul gosar on their cells, and the diplomatic race was on to save kayla mueller. the muellers suffering an excruciating silence speaking to virtually no one about kayla. todd geiler is a long-time family friend. >> it's not difficult to keep a secret like this when demands of this caliber are being made. when you look across your breakfast table and there's an empty chair. >> reporter: for nine millions deafening silence -- nine months deafening silence. then isis sends proof of life confirmation. in july, a daring rescue tampa by u.s. forces to save journalist james foley. it fails, but the military finds stranz strands of hair believed to be mueller's. on july 12th isis announces it will kill kayla in 30 days unless the muellers pay nearly $7 million in ransom. the 30 days pass and again, silence. no word until this isis claim on friday that kayla mueller was killed in this building. the mulers still afraid to say the wrong thing remain home behind police cars still suffering alone in a hell f

gosar was briefed on that attempted rescue and tonight, cnn is learning of exhaustive and daring effortswin the release of kayla mueller. john mccain himself traveled to iraq, qatar, met with syrian rebel leaders to get mueller out. his own chief of staff ventured into a refugee camp to try to get information on mueller. it was an enormous risk. >> it was overrun with a number of terrorist soldiers. so from that standpoint, he was being watched very closely. >> reporter: the aide came up empty. the u.s. military took on a rescue mission to rescue kayla mueller. >> i deployed an entire operation at significant risk to rescue not only her but the other individuals that had been held and probably missed them by a day or two. >> reporter: july 2014. navy s.e.a.l.s and commandos move in by helicopter to an abandoned oil refinery near raqqa, syria. they get to a build bring they think the hostages are being held. no one is there, but they find strands of hair believed to be mueller. a firefight ensues. former s.e.a.l. john mcgwire was not on that raid but knows how risky it was. >> intelligenc

bennett immediately connected mueller's father with senator john mccain and representative paul gosar on their personal cells and the diplomatic race was on to save kayla mueller. the muellers suffered an excruciating silence, speaking to virtually no one about kayla. todd is a longtime family friend. >> it's not hard to keep a secret like this when demands of this caliber are being made. when you look across your breakfast table and there's an empty chair sitting there. >> reporter: for nine months deafening silence. then last may, isis sends proof of life confirmation. two months later in early july a daring rescue attempt by u.s. forces to save journalist james foley fails. but the military finds strands of hair believed to be from kayla. then isis announces it will kill kayla unless a ransom is paid. 30 days pass, again, silence. no word until this isis claim on friday that kayla mueller was killed in this building. >> kyung lah reporting for us. as we said we don't know when or how kayla mueller lost her life. coming up, more on the breaking news. the american hostage kayla muell

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paul gosar, congressman from her home state of arizona, tried to facilitate her release on several occasions. at one point he said negotiations between the family and isis centered around the possibility perhaps of a prisoner swap. mueller being swapped for a prisoner in texas who was convict for conspiring with the enemy. and then there was the rescue attempt by the u.s. military. president obama spoke about that in an interview with the online news site buzzfeed. >> i deployed an entire operation at significant risk to rescue not only her but the other individuals that had been held and probably missed them by a day or two. precisely because we had that commitment. >> while isis did offer mueller's release for a price -- $7 million -- washington never even considered that an option. jim accosta explains why. >> reporter: the concern, and we've hear this repeatedly from inside the white house, is they don't want to provide an incentive for isis or other terrorist groups to take more hostages. the other big reason we've gotten grievings on this is -- gotten briefings on this is the payment b

arizona congressman paul gosar says there were several failed rescue attempts investment one attempt a man claimed to be her husband from her hometown of prescott, arizona, and demanded her lease at a terrorist camp but was turned away after mueller denied being anyone's wife. >> she said she wasn't married and didn't through her captors that she wasn't mary. so it foiled the plan. >> reporter: we learned from a family spokesperson that the man who posed as kayla's husband at the that terrorist training camp of actually her boyfriend who she was kidnapped with in the city of aleppo. apparently he was released after that and then risked his life to go back and try rescue her. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >>> isis claims the widow of paris supermarket gunman amedy coulibaly has fled to the militants' territory. that's what a french language magazine from isis is saying. an article entitled "may allah curse france" says hyatt boumeddiene encountered no difficulties reaching france but there were no pictures to substantiate the alcoholism. it's bleached she crossed to turkey around the

gosar: i ask my house colleagues to join me in a moment of silence for kayla mueller. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the five-minute votes will continue. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of represent. any use tlosecaptioned covera of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly pribited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 263 and the nays are 156. with one answering present. the journal stands approved. the house will come to order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >>

. >> congressman paul gosar told the arizona public there were several failed attempts to rescue mueller. in one a man attemptpretending to be her husband demanded her release but mueller unaware it was a rescue mission denied she had a husband and unknowingly botched a chance at freedom. they're looking at,000 improve it. but the president stood by the longstanding u.s. policy demanding the payment of ransom for any hostage. >> once we start doing that, not only are we financing their slaughter of innocent people and strengthening their organization, but we're actually making americans even greater targets for future kidnappings. >> intelligence confirmed her death after a photo isis sent the family. while they could not confirm the cause of her death, they're saying she died in a jordan yan air strike. >> let's not forget in whose hands this woman died and let's not forget who's responsible for it. isil. >> they praised the ref jews and her positive attitude throughout her captivity. >> the letter she sent home showed incredible grace, courage, and strength in an enormous evil. cbs new

. >> republican paul gosar represents the district that's home to the aid worker kayla muellers who death was confirmed this week aftheer s was held by isis for a year and a half. he and others say they want more details before they authorize force. >> i have to feel he's got to resolve that when we're putting our men and women in harm's way, we mean what we say and we're not going to dillydally around. you don't go into war without a strategy. >> the administration will lay out that strategy in a series that will now be held on this resolution and there will be a lost debate over it. that's really the point charlie. it requires the administration and congress to talk far more about how this fight against isis is going to play out in the months and years ahead. >> nancy, thanks. >>> a cease-fire is set to start this weekend in eastern ukraine. all night talks in belarus led to an agreement. russian president vladimir putin said negotiators with them was difficult. ukraine's president denies that. rebel forces continue their attacks as peace talks began on wednesday. >>> this morning anoth

arizona congressman paul gosar, he represents kayla mueller's home town of prescott arizona, but weree than a representative you were counsel for the family advocate for the family and we know there was a lot of activity going on and that ordinary criticism, that te government didn't try enough doesn't seem to be the case here is that accurate? >> well i mean only people that really know that directly chris, is the white house and the family. i can't imagine what the family had to go through. they're very stalwart in what they had to go through. but there is some conflicting evidence that maybe the white house and the administration didn't do all they could. >> right, that's why they're coming out with the information about the rescues and such. the last time were you on you said you didn't believe isis but you knew more was going on. you were compelled to conceal. tell us why. >> well you know just their whole edict of how they use torture and when they did execute, they came up with proof. but you know people have to look at the goodness of what this young lady was trying to do. she

. >> reporter: republican congressman paul gosar represents the arizona district home to the family ofmerican aid worker kayla mueller, whose death was confirmed this week after she was held hostage by isis a year and a half. he and many other republicans say they want more details before they will authorize force. >> i have to see that he has got the resolve that when we are putting our men and women in harm's way, that we mean what we say and will not dilly dally around. you don't go into war without a strategy. >> reporter: the administration will have a chance to lay out that strategy in a series of hearings now held on this resolution. in fact, one hearing is getting under way in the house right now. and that's really the point of this resolution. to force the administration and congress to engage much more fully on what the fight against isis will entail in the month and years ahead. >> nancy thanks. >>> a cease-fire set to start this weekend in eastern ukraine. all night talks in belarus led to an agreement. russian president vladimir putin says negotiations with the leaders of

gosar: madam speaker we the arizona delegation rise today to honor the life of one of our own, one of our young, one of our very best. kayla mueller of arizona was a young woman, full of youthful exuberance, optimism about peace and humanity and willing to put her life on the line to help others halfway around the wo >> madam speaker we rise today to honor the life of one of our own end very best. kayla was a young woman full of youth and optimism about peace and humanity in a better life on the line to help others have put around the world. in the time she filled hope and followed dart darkness and she was a beautiful soul. all of our hearts are heavy with her passing the we're unified with her courage and compassion. we must endeavor to remain brave and strong just as kay led did. no one should have to endure the pain and suffering of losing a child so earthy but now let's look back fondly on her life and the way that she spoke. if this is how you were revealed to me this is a level c you. i knowledge the gentlewoman from arizona. >> we're here to honor kayla and her courage and und

expect this from a diplomat at the state department department, diplomatic relations and having empathy gosaroncessions in kits. we do them effectively when we have faith presents and that's why let's have a presence in cuba. >> i am running short of time. america is always faced with the difficult choice that of one hand we can be open hoping that our relations with this country will surely cause them to accept the freedom that we cherish in america where we can be very restrictive as we have been in cuba and north korea and other nations in hopes that the punishment will be sufficient. what do you think long-term is best for cuba? >> i think we are most effective when i have allies with us and we were alone so i believe the openness with allies to the cuban people and not the cuban government will be affected. >> the gentleman's time has expired and mr. deutsch is recognized. >> thank you for working so quickly to ensure the committee was able to hear from a district on the policy shifts. the administration's announcement has a tremendous impact in the me first say in the immediate term i h

arizona congressman paul gosar says there were several foiled rescue attempts to save her.laimed to be mueller's husband from arizona and demanded her release. but was turned away after mueller denied being anyone's wife. >> she said she wasn't married and she didn't lie to her captors that she was married. so that foiled the plan. >> reporter: the spokesperson said the man who was posing as her husband was her boyfriend who she was kidnapped with. he was released and risked his life to go back and try to rescue kayla. wolf? >> a sad story all of this is. >>> the president's moves set the stage for the first war powers vote in congress in more than a decade. let's talk about this and more. joining us in "the situation room," republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina. a prominent member of the senate armed services committee. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> are you going to support the language the president put forthauthorizing the u.s. military to destroy isis? >> it's fatally flawed. i don't think anybody believes him, including me. his actions are not co

we have with us arizona congressman paul gosar.ler's hometown of prescott arizona. thank you very much congressman, for joining us. appreciate it. what can you tell us about what is known, if anything? >> well you're pretty much caught up. i mean we have very poor information coming out of syria in regards to kayla's whereabouts and authenticity of her death, so the family holds out hope that she's still alive, and i hope that america joins with them in their thoughts and prayers. >> it would be nice to say that you can depend on daesh or whatever you want to call these terrorists if their claims to fight for women's rights might be true to treat a female prisoner differently. there's no proof of that in the offering. do you believe what they say about the jordanian airstrike? >> i don't. you know i have to hope for the best here chris. isis has actually shown over and over again confirmation of their hideous acts and so maybe just on maybe we actually see that this hasn't occurred and i just you know beg and plea that the parents

one man, according to the arizona republic quoting congressman paul gosar, a man who went to the terrorist camp claiming to be mueller's husband, but he was turned away because she wasn't in on the ruse all of this kept secret until now, confirmation of the worst. >> she has done more in her incredible 26 years than many people can ever imagine doing in their lifetime. >> this morning, kayla mueller's family and friends devastated heartbroken over photos sent privately by the brutal militant group isis over the weekend. according to a u.s. official the 26-year-old was shown in muslim garb another revealing her wrapped in a burial shroud how she died still unclear. >> kayla has touched the heart of the world. the world grieves with us the world mourns with us. >> the humanitarian aid worker held hostage by isis since august of 2013. captured while leaving a doctors without border hospital in aleppo syria. her captors demanding millions in ransom. communication cut off after the ransom deadline passed. and early this month, isis mueller was killed in this building. >> they're responsible for