scott: thanks for staying with us. i m scott brown in for bill o reilly. and in the personal story segment tonight, a disturbing situation in iran. easter sunday has come and gone with american pastor saeed abedino locked up in tehran for serving an 8-year year sentence for endangering. his family says he is in prison simply because is he a christian and he has been subjected to daily beatings and torture. secretary of state john kerry is demanding his release and the factor is closely tracking the situation now. with me now, mary ann please forgive me if i mispronounced the name. the two iranian born christian women who know what pastor saeed is going through. they spent nine months in the prison after being accused of antigovernment activity. they were released in 2008. the result of an intense international campaign calling for their freedom.
scott: thanks for staying with us. i m scott brown in for bill o reilly. and in the personal story segment tonight, a disturbing situation in iran. easter sunday has come and gone with american pastor saeed abedino locked up in tehran for serving an 8-year year sentence for endangering. his family says he is in prison simply because is he a christian and he has been subjected to daily beatings and torture. secretary of state john kerry is demanding his release and the factor is closely tracking the situation now. with me now, mary ann please forgive me if i mispronounced the name. the two iranian born christian women who know what pastor saeed is going through. they spent nine months in the prison after being accused of antigovernment activity. they were released in 2008. the result of an intense international campaign calling for their freedom.
secretary of state john kerry is demanding his release and the factor is closely tracking the situation now. with me now, mary ann please forgive me if i mispronounced the name. the two iranian born christian women who know what pastor saeed is going through. they spent nine months in the prison after being accused of antigovernment activity. they were released in 2008. the result of an intense international campaign calling for their freedom. they have a new book out which you see right now captive in iran. which hits stores tomorrow. i wish you both good luck. i m excited to read your book and i want to praise you for your perseverance during a difficult time. i have a couple questions. was it your faith, both of you, that actually brought you through this i can t even imagine incredible time in the prison?
protests over an american produced film that mocked islam targeted u.s. embassies throughout the muslim world. in los angeles, one map believed to be involved in the making of the film was taken in for questioning overnight. authorities said he was not arrested, not detained. two other key members of the team responsible for the film remain in hiding we re told. mike taibbi has been following the story for us. mike, first of all, who are these filmmakers and have any of them said a whole lot about the violence that resulted in part from the film? actually, no, craig, they haven t said a whole lot.only person that s spoken is steven klein. let me tell you who they are. the person is a man named nakoula basseley nakoula. he is an egyptian born christian. and he wasn t arrested. he wasn t brought into custody actually, but he voluntarily agreed to answer questions.