official speak to mr. cheng about any physical or legal threats to his wife or children nor did chinese officials make any such threats to the state department officials. >> the administration really hopes to settle this before secretary of state clinton is scheduled to leave china. the chinese have said that they are going to allow the dissident cheng to have an exit vi if they do, the end maye in sight. erica? >> any more insight into how this deal came about? it certainly seems like it was done pretty quickly. >> both countries were trying to avoid serious diplomatic embarrassment. the u.s. is very willing to go along. >> what about contact. do we know of any further contact on the part of u.s. officials with cheng? >> reporter: yes, the u.s. says it was able to talk to him twice over the past couple of days. the only real question is whether the chinese security apparatus will play ball with the chinese foreign ministry and actually let him leave the country. >> clearly a story we will continue to develop an

the official says mr. cheng is at a facility where he will be reunited with his family. chen, who ran afall of local government officials for exposing force aid bore sluns and other abuses, escaped from house arrest last month. >>> elsewhere, five men under arrest in an alleged not blow up a bridge in ohio. federal authorities described the men as anarchists, angry at corporate america. they were unaware an fbi informant was involved in the plan to bomb a bridge linking two cleveland suburbs. a prosecutor says the plotters obtained what they thought were explosives. >>> the beginning of may brought may day protests from coast to coast yesterday. police fired tear gas to disburg demonstrators in oakland, california, demanding an end to income inequality battled with police. there were some arrests. they were less violent than the ones last fall when the occupy movement was at the peak. >>> other stories making news, "early today" in america, video of a horrific attack in a massachusetts high school, has led to two arrests. prosecutors have charged the teen attacker with f

mr. cheng calmed into a different committee two weeks ago just after he left the u.s. embassy. going to sheep that to yow that thousand as we await for today's hearing to begin. >>> the commission will resume its sitting and i just want to apprise everyone that bowl fu has made contact with chen guangcheng, in his hospital room. we just had an interesting and, i think, an enlightening conversation, but we're going to put him on the speaker. [ speaking in foreign language ] [ speaking in foreign language ] >> and- >> translator: i want to make the request to have my freedom of travel made, freedom of travel guaranteed, because i'm n not -- i can't find the translation. i'm sort of -- he wants -- he said he does not have any -- oh, he wants to come to the u.s. for some time of rest. he has not had any rest in the past ten years already. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: i want to meet with the secretary clinton. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: i hope i can get more help from her. i also want to thank her face-to-face. [ speaking in foreign language ]

failed to put in place the kind of verifiable measures that would have asked for t ensured the sa of mr. cheng and his family. it's a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom here and around the world and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> mitt romney will be on fox and friends later at 8:45 for more reaction to that and more. >>> there's another big talker this morning. did you see this one last night? perhaps you missed it. sean hannity has a real show down with an occupy froeser. hannity has not so subtle advice for the ok pier. listen to this. >> my suggestion to you is -- >> i don't need your suggestion. i have a suggestion for you. you are 29 years old. stop wasting your time at occupy wall street. here's a novel concept. get up at 6:00 a.m. shovel coffee down your throat hit the pavement, find a job. stop complaining stop whining and get your (bleep) to bed like everybody else. >> give me a job i will go to work. >> if you start pounding the pavement and stop hanging out at sgluk sgl the park. >> i am on-line every day. >> g

. >> all of our efforts with mr. cheng have been guided by his choices and our values. i am pleased that today our ambassador has spoken with him again. our embassy staff and our doctor had a chance to meet with him. he confirms that he and his family now want to go to the united states so he can pursue his studies. >> clinton also said she was, quote, encouraged by this two-sentence statement from china's foreign ministry. quote, if he wishes to study overseas as a chinese citizen, he can, like any other chinese citizens, process relevant procedures with relevant departments through normal channels in accordance to the law. several chinese newspapers launched an insult on chen and the u.s. describing the dissident as a pawn of the united states. china's official news agency did not follow suit suggesting there might be disagreement in china over how to save face in this crisis with both clinton and geithner on chinese soil. the chinese government, they say, has said they will accept his applications for appropriate travel documents and they would give his visa and fami

mr. cheng arrived in new york this weekend, but he's worried about his relatives left behind.s also managed to slip out of the heavily guarded village, as we understand. the chinese government is very sensitive about all this and as you watch this interview watch that little box at the bottom of the screen to see if the chinese government decides to censor so that their people don't hear what mr. chen is going to say. here's the interview i had with their chen guangcheng earlier today. >> on the night of april 22nd, a blind activist in china, makes a daring escape. chen guangcheng, a self--thought advocate and lawyer for the poor had been a prisoner for more than 18 months. he and his wife were beaten by their chinese guards. chen says he needed to find a way out. you were under house arrest. what was that like? >> i want to correct one thing here. when we talk about my situation in the future, let's not use the word house arrest, but instead let's use the word illegal detention. it's hard to describe what it was like during the time, but my suffering was beyond imagination. >

mr. obama told the crowd that if mitt romney were elected he would rubber-stamp the republican congressional agenda. in an unusual moves, the beijing moves appears to be backing off its criticism of chengny feel the paper is a mouth piece for the local communityist party. earlier in the week, he sought refuge with the u.s. and friday the u.s. came to an agreement that he could apply for a passport to further his education in the u.s. >> a former adviser to john edwards has said he advised him to steer clear of his mistress. he says idwards refused and told him to back off. he accepted money to pay for rielle hunter's living and medical expenses. >>> two bodies have been found in the disappearance of a tennessee mother and her three daughters. the bodies were found, but police did not identify them. an amber alert was issued earlier for the three sisters. police believe they were ab abducted along with their mother by adams mays who is allegedly armed and dangerous. [ kyle ] nope, i've got... [ kyle with voice of dennis ] ...the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allstate agent. i too have...[ roger with voice of dennis ]...allstate. [

mr. chairman. ladies and gentlemen, i'm grateful for the opportunity to address the sub committee here during the sensitive time of negotiations on behalf of chunk chunk, chengheng and family and supporters. i've been asked to testify two of the keening supporters. one is known as pearl and one of the key leaders of the legal team. pearl, as many of you know, played a key role in organizing support for chank chank for -- the last time i testified she had been detained for almost a week, and i voiced concern that she might be tortured, that the chinese party might be pressuring here to disclose the other members of the network, but we raised the issue of case very strongly in that hearing, congress' smith raced it very strongly and the next day she was released. so i have skypeed with her twice now, the day after she was released and on saturday, and she has asked me to read a statement to the committee thanking everyone for the way that her case has been raising disability what she believes is what has resulted in the fact that she was not tortured during that detention. as congressman smith has said, this kind of accommodation of to the kinds communist part

mr. chengm, his wife, and two children. congressman christopher smith of new jersey cheers this two hour, 40 minute hearing. >> the commission will come to order. good afternoon. the daring escape of cheng was nothing short of miraculous and it has taken the world, not to mention the chinese officials and his guards, by complete surprise. it was a great relief that i come and millions rubble world, learned of his escape and reaching safety of the american embassy in beijing friday morning. it is with the equally great concern that i can be in this hearing today. having been handed over to the chinese officials by the american diplomats yesterday, he, his wife, family, and friends appear to be in significant danger. notwithstanding potentially empty save the assurances, he has expressed a desire to leave and gain asylum for himself and for his family. questions indeed arise as to whether he was pressured to leave the u.s. compound. a cnn interview reported says his comments portray the united states as manipulating him, cutting him off from outside communications and encouraging him to leave the embassy rather than seek asylum. he said he was denied his request to call friends. he said h