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

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

a smiling levinson clan when dad was still in the picture. not seep her husband since 2007 when he disappeared while visiting iran, and now she has evidence that could help to locate him. >> these documents are documents that show that bob was arrested on kish island. and several months later, he had medical issues in the prison that they had held him in. >> the family can't prove the document's authenticity, but they appear to be real n. the proper language and the proper form. and aljazeera's experts on iranian law agree with that assess many. he was working under contract for the cia at the time of his disappearance, something that the u.s. government has never officially admitted and something that the family knew but kept secret. they feel that now is the right time to release these documents. >> these are very positive for us, and we're very hopeful that they will follow up on this. >> the family also wants to pressure the u.s. government to step up efforts to save one of their own. >> they sent him, they left him. and that was a moral

christie levinson joins us.tine. >> hi, greta. >> christine, we have been following this story for seven years. we so want to see husband come home and i know there have been so many hints that he is alive and in iran. but the big news now is that he was working for the cia. why did the government deny that for so long? >> the reason we haven't talked about it before is because of bon's safety. we were concerned for bob's safety. >> why come out now and tell it. is there any leverage to be gained to try to get him home? >> we believe since the a.p. story and "new york times" and the "the washington post" and everyone else has written the story about bob that there is no reason for us not to say he is working -- he was working for the cia. >> having said that the cia you don't think it was leaving someone on the field? has the cia been aggressively helping you trying to get information and to get your husband home? >> i have no contact with the cia. i know that secretary kerry has said that he is working as hard

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

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

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

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

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

to use levint levinson as a bargaining chip.e has worked to bring him home. >> this has been going on through two administrations and nothing has gotten him home and we don't know why. >> reporter: the wife of missing american, bob levinson, is speaking out for the first time, after it was publicly revealed, the retired fbi agent was doing under-cover work for the cia when he disappeared in iran almost seven years ago. the family is demanding the u.s. government do more to find him. >> if the proper steps had been taken in the first critical weeks after my dad went missing, i think he would have been home by now. >> you feel he was abandoned. >> he was left there. he was the man left behind. >> levinson's family knew all along he worked for the cia but kept silent. >> reporter: why didn't you say what you knew at the very start? >> we were told by the u.s. government that by revealing what he was doing over there would have been harmful to his safety. >> reporter: to this day, the white house denies levinson was a government emp

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

those stories and more when >>> the wife of long time hostage robert levinson is taking a new approach to gape her husband's -- gain her husband's release. his wife is admitting he was working for the cia when he vanished. she hopes that will help her mission when she travels to iran for a second time. >> if the president there can find bob and send him home, that would make a wonderful mentoring gesture. >> the american government has never admitted levinson ever worked directly for u.s. intelligence. the family's lawyer session it's time for the add -- he's it's time -- serves it's time for the administration to make a deal. >>> world leaders are meeting in switzerland for a key conference aimed at finding a way out of the deadly conflict in syria, but clashing came early at the peace table. >> reporter: steer i can't's foreign minister -- syrup i can't -- syria's foreign minister hijacked the talks. united nations chief tried to calm it down. >> i understand that after three years of brutal warfare, emotions are running high. >> reporter: it's the first time the syria government has

now the family wants to use levinson as a bargaining chip.e has worked to bring him home. >> this has been going on for two administrations and nothing has gotten him home and we don't know why. >> the wife of missing american bob levinson is speaking out for the first time after it was publicly revealed the retired fbi agent was doing undercover work for the cia when he disappeared in iran almost seven years ago. the family is demanding the u.s. government do more to find him. >> if the proper step have been taken in the first critical weeks after my dad went missing i think he would have been home by now. >> unfortunately he was abandoned? >> he was a man left behind. >> levinson's family knew all along he worked for the cia but kept silent. >> why didn't you say what you knew at the very start. >> we were told by the u.s. government by revealing what he was doing over there would have been harmful to his safety. >> to this day the white house denies he was a government employee. >> he always did what he always did which was working for the

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

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

the two of them were in a jail cell to dell are together thank you so much for joining me rachel levinson wildman counsel at the brennan center. and today the senate made history confirming janet yellen as the first ever female chair of the federal reserve but the controversy surrounding wright point had nothing to do with her gender artie's perry and boring reports. janet yellen has officially been confirmed as the first federal reserve chair woman she sailed through the senate confirmation process and a record eighty nine days thanks in part to harry reid invoking the nuclear option making it significantly easier to pass judicial and executive branch nominee only fifty six senators voted for yellen tonight that's a four less than what ben bernanke he managed to get just four years ago if the senate rules had not been changed she would not have had the votes necessary to be confirmed tonight sense one hundred seventy five it took a three fifths vote or sixty out of one hundred senators to pass nominees now with the nuclear option it only takes fifty one and democrats currently control fi

means it could have been collecting their minute data as well earlier today i spoke with rachel levinson wildman counsel at the brennan center i asked her if everyone with a cell phone could potentially be a part of this lawsuit as senator rand paul alleges. i think as a legal matter this is still a little undetermined the n.s.a. has been a little closed mouth about which companies it's actually collecting from and we know in part from the presidential review boards report that came out a couple of weeks ago that they may not be collecting from all companies there's kind of some number that isn't public yet so i think it's hard to say that literally every single person with a cell phone is necessarily being affected by this certainly we know that a lot of americans are sure now how likely is it that a class action lawsuit like this could realistically result in a change where others monetary or otherwise i mean i think you know it has some legs what's required for a class action suit is that there be a group of people who kind of have some claims of question of law in common that it's mo

i would watch great storytellers like danny thomas, sam levinson. i guess by osmosis, from watching them and appreciating them, i know comedians like steve martin that if you put a gun to his four head that they could not tell you a joke. it is another art form. tavis: one that you perfected. what did you make of the fact that the way to this and he was the big bang theory. a successful show, obviously. >> chuck lorre, he and i talked over the years. he would call and want me to do the show and for one reason or another i didn't. this year, he said i am ready for the annual turndown. i said, i will tell you what. do you shoot in front of an audience? i don't know how to do a one camera show where you come and do the next line. he said, yes. i said, i would like to do big bang theory because i think it is the best written show. i would like it to be a recurring part, not just a one- shot. he said, you got it. they sent me the script. the cast was unbelievable. i only worked with jim parsons and kaylee. they threw themselves on the sword for me. they

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

levinson imminent entry into the eight pages and the reasons which i could do with cameras. the arabs into the sea while the intent before being released into the wilds. thus it is peak season the pages to sharpen up their hunting skills the comment was in china my camera has lost ground. his mother neglected him after he was born. numbing keep the inside as forced and parents taking me and force feeding him and giving him next showdown and attention now grumpy and is only six months old. he's pretty happy and he will be here at making sure that the small can of off the street to park the mostly in so she's at a nature park for tea. well tomorrow they'll be just a month before the winter olympics as such and will get an update from the organizing committee head and down much more so do stay with auntie national for our special coverage. new fan the use of a financial storm. italians are turning their backs on the designer brands that have made their country world famous beer increasingly turning to chinese producers fourteen goods sometimes even labeled made in a lake activi

. >> i am leo levinson for the department and the successor agency to the redevelopment agency and what you have before you is an request to increase the bonding authority in the budget. it was originally 58.6 million and this would increase to $70 million and the reason for the increase is turns out that we have been advised that it may be possible to realize more bond proceeds than we expected at the time we submitted the budget. these bonds are under the term of a development agreement with the developer has advanced already probably up to $120 million so far of unreimbursed infrastructure cost in this area. under the terms of the agreement they are allowed to request us to bond and required to bond up to the limit that we can in order to reimburse the costs. the overall cost for the developer expected to advance approximately $700 million for the scbrairses a major commitment and doing this in line with that agreement. the debt service on these bonds are paid from property tax increment in the area and already pledged to the area so there will be no general fund impact from this act

the two of them were in a jail cell to dell or together thank you so much for joining me rachel levinson wildman counsel at the brennan center. well i know i've done it before i bet you probably have to you read something on facebook that was posted by somebody you probably haven't talked to in years and it really gets your blood boiling well our tears a marriage david explains why in these moments you might want to keep your fingers off the keyboard. if you have a facebook account then at one point or another you've probably found yourself in the following situation you're typing your status update you're all set to post it and then common sense kicks in and you realize that posting it would be a huge mistake maybe it's too personal or controversial but for whatever reason you do leave it feeling a sense of relief that no one will ever be able to see those words but what if that's really not the case you see facebook calls you were on posted thoughts self-censorship and it's a behavior that the social media side wants to discourage the company wants you to post anything and everything y

thank you so much as any rate a levinson waldman council at the brennan center. finally done it before and that you probably have to read something on facebook posted by someone he probably hadn't spoken with in years and really gets your blood boiling. art isn't there a day that explains why in these moments you might wanna keep your fingers off the keyboard. if you're a facebook account and the queen or another and how we found herself in the following situation here typing your status update you all set to post it. and the offense cakes and then you realize that posting and linking to the state needs to personal or controversial but for whatever reason you don't need a feeling a sense of relief that no one what many of them the seed of words it's really not the case the fifth book on the toronto said on its self censorship and at the behavior that the social media site wants to discourage the company wants you to post anything and everything are thinking when you're thinking. that's when to facebook back to researchers decided to abandon the fruit the unseen m

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

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

attorney larry levinson worked with president johnson during the 1960's to create legislation for the great society reforms. >> what was surprising was where poverty was in america. who were the poor? and the first thing we noted was that four fifths of americans that were poor were white americans. bill", and based on the data we had, we were able to go to congress and convince a lot of the folks that were nay-sayers in the congress you're not dealing necessarily with a racial issue. >> reporter: president johnson signed a $947.5 million dollar anti-poverty bill into law in 1964, later that year. it included head start, which began as an eight-week-long summer project for some 500,000 pre-school aged children from low-income communities. it has since expanded to a year- round program serving 30 million children and their families. the law also created vista, the domestic version of the peace corps, along with other job training and education programs. >> there are those fearing the terrible darkness of despairing poverty, despite their long years of labor and expectations, who will n

we sat down with the one and only shirley maclaine who plays the brash, unyielding mrt levinson. >> it's you must enjoy that. >> very much so. maggie and i 40 years. she's so funny. she's brilliant. >> oh, dear. i'm afraid the war has made old women of us both. >> i wouldn't say that, but then i always keep out of the sun. >> do you enjoy playing bad characters? >> very much. i don't know. i kind of get into the stance of it and the rhythm changes. and i do sort of want to go more toe to toe with the countess. >> yes, you really do take on an air when you play that role. >> yes. >> she had never heard of this show before. she went to the hairdresser and the hairdresser was talking about it, so she went back to her agent and said, what is this thing all? we have to ask the hairdressers of the world who know anything. >> and they're old friends. that works out very,,,, >>> tens of millions of americans made a new year's resolution to lose weight again. plenty of diet companies are ready to help. so we'll ask the ceo of nutrisystem about the science of weight loss marketing ahead on "cbs th

. >> that was driven primarily by dan loeb when he was on the board and when ralph levinson was ceo. don't think it's correct to give the current management team credit for that agreement. >> just finally -- i know we have to go -- is this. would someone else have done something much better, more significant, more ad revenue generating for this company? >> no. in fact, i think doing the smaller acquisitions is the way to go. any sale with alibaba will give them more money to work with. these things take time. >> we're out of time. we have to leave it there. thank you very much. it's an important conversation for a lot of people. collin and todd, have a good evening. >> those shares having their worst day in two years. keep the tweets coming. your thoughts will be revealed later on "the closing bell." >> the dow is down 180 points. we're off the lows but still it has been a very deep day of red. >> that's right. global market turmoil continuing to impact stocks in the u.s. what the fed just did will have consequences. up next, what you need to know to protect your portfolio. >>> and a