we'll expect to hear for example congressman van holen wh from the district where the gross' have a home. you talk about the trip to the middle of the night, and what it was like on the airplane, to really sell this as a gripping personal story as well as a dramatic policy change. >> it's the standard public relations playbook. there is no question about it. the white house is going to flood the zone. the public airways and appearances with people who back this, understanding that it's going to be controversial, and it's already controversial. sometimes it backfires as in the case of bowe bergdahl when his parents appeared with president obama in the rose garden. i think this is an entirely different case, however, to echo what jamie is saying you're going to hear them emphasize time and time again there is no linkage here. they do not want to draw a straight line between the intelligence assets between the three cubans and one american who has been imprisoned in cuba. they're saying this is flown below the radar intentionally. but saying this was an intelligence test who provided vital

the members of congress from all sides of the aisle such as senator flake, representatives chris van holen and barbara lee and others who spoke up or visited me, subjected themselves to my ranting and helped me regain some of my weight. even in cuba, m & ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands. to all of those who tried to visit but were unable to, thank you for trying. i'm at your service as soon as i get some new teeth, and i hope they will be strong and sharp enough to make a difference. to the washington jewish community, ron halber in particular and his staff at the jewish community relations council, all of the executive directors, staff and volunteers of participating jcrc, federation, synagogue, schools and other jewish, christian and muslim organizations nationwide, god bless you and thank you. it was crucial to me survival knowing that i was not forgotten. your prayers and your actions have been comforting, me assuring and sustaining. and to my extended family, especially my sister bonnie, my cousins and friends, howard, bruce, our group and so many others who exemplify the true

. >> reporter: chris van holen tried to make the case to his collogues. wednesday he went to cuba to pick up freed prisoner alan gross. >> burden on them is saying why doing what we have done for 55 years will have ative rent result. >> reporter: president wants to work with congress to lift the the the decades old em will bar go and battle lines on capitol hill are being drawn were you not along party lines. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, there are now demand for justice, following the u.s. cuba deal. authorities in new jersey want a quick trooper killer, captured, and return from the island. we will have that story for you coming up today at 5:30. >>> philadelphia police respond to a crash involving one of their own, chopper three over, ardly and haines street in germantown where a cruiser collided with another car today. the cruiser sustained serious front end damage but we're told that no one was seriously hurt. >>> a school bus crashed in new castle county delaware send one person to the the hospital, and, bus collided with an s