back on june 22nd, 2012, his wife and children dropped him off at the airport in boise, idaho, where they live. the christian pastor was headed back to iran to help start an orphanage but instead, his family says he was arrested and imprisoned. he was born in iran and converted from islam to christianity, then later moved to the united states and became a citizen. in january, he was sentenced to eight years in prison, convicted of threatening iran s national security for his involvement in christian house gatherings. so says his wife. are you concerned that he will not survive his prison sentence? yes. very much. every day is a battle of survival and that s why we have been fighting to get him out as soon as possible. we ask that you would use this for your glory. while his family has kept vigil, its lawyers at the american center for law and justice and u.s. lawmakers have
members were at the table and people say that s unfair. john? deborah feyerick for us in columbus. let s get national perspective now. this is in many ways we see it state by state by state but is it not a national test and national battle of survival? it is. it s about the workers. if you take wisconsin, it s about nurses and teachers and emts and snowplow drivers. the entire nation has been moved by their determination to stand up for the right to come together and bargain for middle class life. i think we need to do more to build the middle class and not less. it s about that. it s about the workers in each of those states. these guys just got elected. whether it is in indiana where the governor has been a while but in ohio and wisconsin you have new republican governors going at it. i want to show you statistics. this is why they say it s