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they are 62-year-old pastor michel louis and lisa alfonsi.nlike similar kidnappings where they want one this time they want a release of a relative from jail. >> we understand it is a little bit different from the normal cases and that's what puts a twist on everything. usually there is a window of 24 hours to 48 hours that this certain negotiations are resolved. and because they are not asking for money this makes it a little bit more complicated. a lot of answers to our questions cannot be answered. again, we are faithful people. we have a lot of people praying for our father. and the people with him. and we're praying also and we are staying resolved in our faith. >> this is the third kidnapping of american tourists in the region this year. >>> the family of the late penn state football coach joe paterno will still benefit from his contract. before he died paterno got a new deal worth $5.5 million in payment including payments to his wife for the rest of his life. paterno reportedly negotiated it while the jerry sandusky's investigation go

tourist lisa alfonsi and a pastor were taken off their tourist bus in egypt's sinai region just on fridayities there are negotiating for their release. >>> the state of florida is one step closer to purging non-citizens from its voting roles. open fishls there are now have access to a department of homeland security database on immigrants. floor governor rickcott d sued the got government for access to that database. >>> there's a fight brewing over the iconic electric guitar bob dylan may have first used in concert back in the 1960s. details behind its authenticity and believed value at 2:30 p.m. eastern today. >>> "the next list" with sanjay >>> "the next list" with sanjay gupta starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> my name is jose marquez and i use toys to make affordable medical devices. >> jose gomez marquez believes that everyone deserves proper medical care no matter where they live. in developing countries and right here in the united states. as the debate rages on here in the united states, jose is tackling the problem of affordable health care in his own wa

tourist lisa alfonsi and a pastor were taken off their tourist bus in egypt's sinai region just on fridayities there are negotiating for their release. >>> the state of florida is one step closer to purging non-citizens from its voting roles. open fishls there are now have access to a departmen

the pastor michelle louis and lisa alfonsi were traveling on a missionary trip.hey were obducted when their tour bus was stopped. their kidnapper is not demanding cash. he's demanding the release of an uncle from an egyptian jail. >> if you know my father, he's a leader and he really means well for a lot of people. she said he stood up and asked that he be taken instead of the woman. and they ended up taking him and the woman and the tour guide. >> unbelievable. his wife was there on the bus. as her husband was abducted. i'm joined on the phone from cairo. a journalist there. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. can you give us a sense at this hour of what officials are doing in egypt right now? >> i have been on the phone constantly with the general from the egyptian intelligence handling the negotiations, and he confirmed to me that egyptian authorities have refused the demands of the kidnapper. he is saying this would be an insult to the egyptian state and the law and this would actually be encouraging more kidnaps. the kidnapper is very determined not