great, it's worth trying to bring edward snowden back in from the cold, give him amnesty. most of the administration, however, has no intention of supporting this by all accounts. kate. >> you can understand that, all right, barbara, that conversation will continue. thank you so much for that. this is a story we have been following closely, a parody video posted on youtube was supposed to get laughs, instead it got him thrown in jail. a 39-year-old american has spent the last eight months locked up in the united arab emirates for allegedly breaking the new cyber crime laws. today he tells his story. we are live with more on this latest court proceedings. what came out of today's proceedings, sarah? >> reporter: you know, kate, this case in court today lasted all of five minutes. the judge talked to five men because shazam kasem is one