going to hear only on cnn and hear about it here only on how you can get involved in a moment. first, i want to bring in kenneth bae s sister and a sports agent here in new york city. terry, what do you make of the news kenneth bae has been moved to a labor camp? we are deeply concerned, devastating. it s such an emotional roller coaster. one day we are excited and encouraged that president obama is showing his support and commitment and the next day we learn that kenneth is moved to the labor camp. we are discouraged and concerned. okay. david we are going to discuss this social media effort you are launching. first, look at the clock on your screen. it is counting the days and hours since he was arrested in november, 2012 while leading a tour group, something he had done many times before. since that day, his mother is the only family member who has been allowed to visit him. paula has more.
david, do you think he s watching? do you have a message for him? i m not going to speak about the north korean government, but i will speak to kim jong-il as a human-to-human. i m going to say this, kenneth bae needs to come home. kenneth bae was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. he s served 15 months. he s aloving father of three children, a loving son to an amazing mother who i met in new york two weeks ago, a great brother. sports lover to sports lover, human to human, i m asking you to release kenneth bae. i m going to take it a step further. if the north korean government actually needs somebody in north korea take david sugarman. allow me to go there.
0 the best way to blow out your back, fast. it is hard to look good while getting filmed while exercising. a special thanks to mens health and crunch gym. that s going to wrap it up for sgmd today. time to get you back in the cnn news room with don lemon. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. you are in the cnn news room. i hope you are paying attention. this is a special edition of the cnn news room. we are working on a lot. escalating tensions. a man is accused of murdering a teenager during a fight over loud music. he claims self-defense. hear today s heated exchanges and the testimony that could be critical to the case. plus, a major announcement on same-sex marriage from attorney general, eric holder. it s coming up here. first, we are gouk going to start this hour and talk about something serious. we are talking kenneth bey. he is detained by north korea for 15 months. his plight is overshadowed by geo politics and dennis rodman. a media campaign is poised to shine a spotlight on
highlighted the plight of individuals persecuted calling for prayers and freedom for two americans held captive, christian missionary kenneth bey in north korea and pastor said aberdeeny being held in iran. we call on the iranian government to release the pastor. reporter: the american center for law and justice, spareheading efforts for aberdeeny s release noted it s the first time president obama has uttered his name. a statement on its website says we re hopeful that the new level of engagement by our government will bring even more attention to the unjust treatment of a u.s. citizen. let us work together to end extreme poverty in our lifetime. reporter: this year s keynote speaker, dr. rajiv shaw, heads the obama agency for international development, a much less contentious choice who sparked controversy by offering an alternative to obamacare. the national prayer breakfast is
several people affiliated with conservative groups who say they became targets of the government based on their political beliefs. beginning in 2010 the fbi contacted my non-profit organization on six separate occasions wanting to cull through membership manifests in conjunction with domestic terrorism cases. they eventually dropped all matters and have now redacted nearly all my files? the expected star witness, the justice department barbara bosserman, a political donor in charge of the investigation, did not appear. deputy james cole sent this letter citing long-standing policy is to decline to provide congress with non-public information about a criminal investigation. cole wrote, quote, it also is founded upon our commitment to avoiding any perception that our law enforcement efforts are subject to undue influence from elected officials. jordan openly questioned bosserman s credibility. a lady with a financial stake in a specific outcome is heading the investigation.