had the gun and yet they still arrested him. now we understand that the prison where he is being held is notorious for housing very dangerous criminals, members of the lo is the zetas drug cartel. we have been reports he is chained to his bed in the cell, the prison officials feared he might try to escape. the state department was asked about all of this yesterday. let me play for you their response. >> this is unbelievable that the mexican government is not stepping in to help us while they take our money and take all the help we give them. it is incredible that our own u.s. government is not doing all that we can to bring hammar home for christmas. the family deserves this. he has done nothing wrong. alisyn: that was actually ileana ros-lehtinen, leading the charge to get him out. what the state department told us we fixed those