>> elaine weinstein: no. >> stahl: could you come close? >> elaine weinstein: no.if i needed $4 million, i would've come up with it. it's my husband's life. >> stahl: elaine contacted the f.b.i., which sent a team of negotiators that advised her to counter the kidnappers' $4 million ransom demand by starting low. she says they suggested $250. >> elaine weinstein: what do i know about negotiating with these people? i don't have a clue. they told me this is what you should do. i thought $250 was insulting. >> stahl: so instead, her first counter proposal was $21,820. the kidnappers wrote back in chat messages: "no, it is not possible. it is very low. it look like you don't want to free warren." the f.b.i., present during these exchanges, was walking a fine line. paying ransom demands that could be used to fund terrorists operations is a federal offense. it is actually against the law for a citizen like you to give money to a terrorist. >> elaine weinstein: right. >> stahl: and the f.b.i. was facilitating it? >> elaine weinstein: yes. >> stahl: now how-- how does that

>> elaine weinstein: right.i. was facilitating it? >> elaine weinstein: yes. >> stahl: now how-- how does that happen? >> elaine weinstein: the f.b.i. said to me in the beginning, "it you to pay a ransom for your husband. but nobody has ever been prosecuted for that." >> stahl: elaine had hired angotiation firm that was working with the f.b.i. to advise her. >> elaine weinstein: as far as i was concerned, give them the money.'t we just give them the money?" >> stahl: all of it? >> elaine weinstein: yeah, i'm-- "hey, give them the money. let's get this over with. give them the money."t that simple. before turning over any money, elaine was told to get confirmation that warren was still alive.roof of life." she wanted a detail that only warren would know. they wrote back in brokenwarren: "i look elaine had no idea what the message meant. >> elaine weinstein: and thend, "dime sime, dime, dim sum!" i said, "oh my god, that's warren." he said we're gonna have dim sum, every sunday that he wasr dim sum. sometimes satu

>> elaine weinstein: no. >> stahl: could you come close? >> elaine weinstein: no. if i needed $4 million, i would've come up with it. it's my husband's life. >> stahl: elaine contacted the negotiators that advised her to counter the kidnappers' $4 million ransom demand by starting low. she says they suggested $250. >> elaine weinstein: what do i know about negotiating with these people? i don't have a clue. they told me this is what you should do. i thought $250 was insulting. >> stahl: so instead, her first counter proposal was $21,820. the kidnappers wrote back in chat messages: "no, it is not possible. it is very low. it look like you don't want to free warren." the f.b.i., present during these exchanges, was walking a fine line. paying ransom demands that could be used to fund terrorists operations is a federal offense. it is actually against the law for a citizen like you to give money to a terrorist. >> elaine weinstein: right. >> stahl: and the f.b.i. was facilitating it? >> elaine weinstein: yes. >> stahl: now how-- how does >> elaine weinstein: the f.b.i.

weinstein: i am sorry i did this to you. >> elaine weinstein: don't say anything. don't say that. >> warren weinstein: okay. >> elaine weinstein: we miss you, we'll do anything to get you safe. tell them not to touch you, to take care of you. he's gone. the first thing he says to me, not, "get me the hell out of here," but, "i'm sorry i did this to you." i mean, that i will never forget. >> stahl: they'd been married for 46 years, had two daughters and two grandchildren. warren often lived abroad without elaine, doing economic development work in places like burundi and cameroon, learning the local language and adopting the garb and customs of the country. they were not wealthy, and when the kidnappers demanded $4 million for his release, she was shocked. could you afford that? >> elaine weinstein: no. >> stahl: could you come close? if i needed $4 million, i would've come up with it. it's my husband's life. >> stahl: elaine contacted the f.b.i., which sent a team of negotiators that advised her to counter the kidnappers' $4 million ransom demand by starting low. s

>> elaine weinstein: no. >> stahl: could you come close? >> elaine weinstein: no. if i needed $4 million, i would've come up with it. it's my husband's life. >> stahl: elaine contacted the f.b.i., which sent a team of negotiators that advised her to counter the kidnappers' $4 million ransom demand by starting low. she says they suggested $250. >> elaine weinstein: what do i know about negotiating with these people? i don't have a clue. they told me this is what you should do. i thought $250 was insulting. >> stahl: so instead, her first counter proposal was $21,820. the kidnappers wrote back in possible. it is very low. it look like you don't want to free warren." the f.b.i., present during these exchanges, was walking a fine line. paying ransom demands that could be used to fund terrorists operations is a federal offense. it is actually against the law for a citizen like you to give money to a terrorist. >> elaine weinstein: right. >> stahl: and the f.b.i. was facilitating it? >> elaine weinstein: yes. >> stahl: now how-- how does that happen? >> elaine weinstein:

>> elaine weinstein: right. again, you asked about publicity. >> stahl: yeah >> elaine weinstein: well, some said, "shout it from the rooftops." and some people said, "shh, don't tell anybody." well-- and then this is not just my team. this is also people weighing in, friends, family, calling me. "well, why didn't you do this? and why didn't you do that?" you know, give me a break. >> stahl: elaine decided to follow the f.b.i.'s recommendation and pay the ransom in installments. of three payments was delivered in front of this mosque in peshawar, warren would be delivered to a nearby hotel disguised as a devout muslim woman wearing a black burka. but after the money was given, warren was not returned. >> elaine weinstein: and now they wanted more. >> stahl: so they got almost all. >> elaine weinstein: almost all the money and i got no warren. >> warren weinstein: my name is warren weinstein. >> stahl: over time, she watched her husband deteriorate in publicly released videos on al qaeda websites. he became more

>> elaine weinstein: she basically started to cry. she grabbed a tissue and she said "i know." >> stahl: the president called elaine, apologized and took full responsibility for the death of her husband. as a final indignity, the kidnappers asked for money for government refused to pay for fear that kidnappers would start killing hostages and ransoming the corpses. >> warren weinstein: ok. >> stahl: the sound of warren's voice on audio tapes... >> warren weinstein: elaine, i wanted to let you know that i'm okay. >> stahl: ...13 months after his death, is excruciating for elaine. as is looking at the videos. >> warren weinstein: please give my love to the kids and tell them that no matter what happens, i love them very much. i've always been proud of them and always will be. love you. >> stahl: you didn't even look-- at the video tapes of warren that they put out. >> elaine weinstein: i saw them once. >> stahl: that was it. too distressing? >> elaine weinstein: very painful. at them again and say, "this is all i have left." but unh-uh,

. >> it was very special. >> special because weinstein is not only treating harry for leukemia at the general hospital for children, he's also paired with the five -year-old for his boston marathon challenge. >> first he was my patient and now he is supporting my marathon running. >> we first met doctor weinstein training during a sloppy winter selected this one. >> one another doing at ten or 12 or 14-mile run, i think about harry and i think, if harry can go through treatment, i can make kerry has been getting chemotherapy for the last ten months and he has done incredible he well. he is what we call in complete remission. >> but harry who also has down syndrome has two more years of chemo to endure. the money raised by the marathon team will support his research and care. here he comes to the clinic every week for that care, sometimes with his twin and older brother. >> i think it's great because they are running this entire marathon just to raise money for cancer. it's amazing to us because he would do this just for harry. >> we are all very excited about it. he gives us an opport

. >> reporter: that's a story that israeli violinmaker amnon weinstein has heard before.irst time was fifty years ago, when a man brought a battered, old instrument into his shop that had once been played in a death camp. >> i was very afraid of it, because when i opened this violin, there was a black powder inside, which, for me, was from the ashes. and i know it was from the man who played on the way to the gas chamber. >> reporter: for weinstein, that instrument was a chilling reminder of the hundreds of relatives he had lost in those prison camps. and for the last twenty years, he's been on a quest to collect and repair violins of the holocaust. amnon weinstein's tel aviv shop is filled with violins, violas and cellos in various states of repair, and he reckons he and his son avshalom have restored about 60 instruments, so far, as part of a project he calls, "the violins of hope." this past fall, they packed up about a third of the collection for a series of concerts and exhibits in cleveland. >> bring me the five-star of david violin. this is now beautiful, but it to

now, edy weinstein was invited to speak to the women's business forum great based in doylestown.s a heart attack survivor. terry fox passed away this year before heart disease. weinstein talks to groups about heart attack symptoms and how to change your life so you are less at risk. >> i thought i was in great shape, taking good care of myself but when i look back on the circumstances, i realized that i was pushing way past my limit. i was working 12-hour days, sleeping maybe 5 or 6 hours a night. >> and coming up in the next half hour, you'll hear more from weinstein, specifically the number one thing she did wrong when she realized she was having a heart attack. reporting live in bucks county, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> a lehigh valley facility used to house immigrants seeking asylum will remain open while a battle continues over its operating license. >> shut down birch. shut down birch. >> these activists in center city are demanding the release of about 100 immigrants and calling on a center to shut down immediately. federal officials say immigrants will stay in the facil

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he's also dominating the attention of young voters like natalie weinstein: (sot natalie weinstein/ sanders supporter) bernie has been very stable the entire time he's been in politics//i really hope he wins (standup: weijia jiang/ cbs hampshire) with less than a week before the new hampshire primary... donald trump and ted cruz remain locked in a war of words...over the results in iowa. -nats- yesterday trump accused cruz, who finished first in iowa, of stealing the state's caucuses...calling for the results to be nullified. (sot ted cruz) it is no surprise that donald trump is throwing yet another temper tantrum or if you like, trumper- tantrum.//we need a commander in chief, not a twitter-er in chief. -nats/sot-emergency issue trump was almost two hours late for a campaign event in arkansas yesterday...after his plane experienced mechanical issues and he was forced to land in nashville. he's expected to hold at least three events in the granite state today...where he's leading cruz in the polls. weijia jiang cbs news manchester, new hampshire. 3 both rand paul and rick santorum dropped o

it is incredibly inspiring. >> reporter: we first met doctor weinstein a couple of years ago, training during a sloppy winters similar to this one. >> when i am out here doing a 10 or 14 mile run and i start to hurt i think about harry. i say, if every can go through therapy, i can make this tenor 14 mile run. 10 or 14 mile run. harry has been going through chemotherapy for the last several months. >> reporter: harry who also has down's syndrome also has much more time to go through on his chemotherapy. harry comes to the clinic every week for his care, sometimes with his twin and older brother. >> is running the entire marathon to raise money for cancer. it so special because he is doing this for harry. >> hello harry. >> this gives us an opportunity to do pay back. we have always wondered what we could do for help. >> it's a marathon. >> harry and his family will be there at mile 20 to cheer on the runners and the team from massachusetts general hospital has raised nearly $12 million to fight cancer. we are so proud to be the only boston tv station to give you live wire to wire cover

weinstein last night, they were engaged in a "heated argument." and his unofficial statement? he overheard her accusing him of being embarrassed about being seen with her. she threatened to end it. it was a lovers' spat. that was his takeaway? yes, sir. garrett: go back. senator mccreary? yes. is there an ask on theable? he'd rather not see this get in the papers, but asking is not the same thing as getting. are you considering it? (sighs) that'll be all, gentlemen. (sighing) (door closes) (siren wailing in distance) 16 years old makes you an adult in the eyes of new york state, do you understand that? yeah, i know. then you probably know you could be convicted you know the sentence for that, too, tough guy? guess i'll find out. i've got nothing to hide. nobody's arguing that. what do you want? i killed him. right, for these. and you remember brent madison from your time at choinski? and from tv. i thought he was rich. so you broke into his restaurant to rob him? the stupid guy didn't lock the door. i was hoping to hit the register, but the place is barely set up. so i went lo

he's also dominating the attention of young voters like natalie weinstein: (natalie weinstein/ sanders supporter) bernie has been very stable the entire time he's been in politics//i really hope he wins (- weijia jiang/ cbs news/ manchester, new hampshire) with hampshire primary... donald trump and ted cruz remain locked in a war of words...over the results in iowa. weijia jiang yesterday trump accused cruz, who finished first in iowa, of stealing the state's caucuses...calling for the results to be nullified. ted cruz) it is no surprise that donald trump is throwing yet another temper tantrum or if you like, trumper- tantrum. trump was almost two hours late for a campaign event in arkansas yesterday...after his plane experienced mechanical issues and he was forced to land in nashville. he's expected to hold at least three events in the granite state today...where he's leading cruz in the polls. weijia jiang cbs news manchester, new hampshire. ((kirsten joyce)) both rand paul and rick santorum dropped out of the republican presidential race wednesday...lea ving nine gop contenders rema

. >> leslie stahl: when warren weinstein was kidnapped in pakistan, the ordeal his wife elaine went through over the next several years revealed the level of desperation so many american families have experienced in trying to get their loved ones freed from terrorist groups. >>love you. >.stahl: were you prepared for this? >> how could you be prepared for this?