two young sons aged 8 and 6 for almost two years. bower was given sole custody of his divorce. his ex-wife picked up the boys in 2009 but took the boys to his native egypt beyond reach. his father has attended a senate nomination hearing for the proposed new ambassador to egypt arguing the nomination should be held up until the mg does more to help him find his children. john kerry spoke of oiz hr deal. >> all of us can understand the frustrations that collin and a lot of his friends and family and others are feeling. my hope is that you can do what you can when you get there to emphasize the importance of this. >> collin bower joins us now. it's good to see you again. we know from being in touch with you what you've been going through. you have the support of john kerry. of barney frank and otherings from massachusetts, your home