so-called cuban five that's a group of cuban spies convicted on espionage charges. they served decades in american jails. three of them will be released back to cuba in exchange for mr. alan gross. let's talk about this. congressman sam farr, democrat from california, is on the phone right now. welcome, congressman. >> thank you. what great news. >> give me more of your reaction to this news. >> well, i visited with alan gross in may and he was in very frail condition. we've been advocating to the president to release alan gross, to get the prisoners released because two of them have already been released and i think, frankly, this is a very modern mature move by both countries. it's long overdue. this has been a failed policy for some 53 years. we have a lot of americans that have been traveling there illegally. the enthusiasm to get there and be legal and be able to import and export goods.