and what kind of struggles of yours do you kind of bring to the screen here? i am just so grateful as an actor to be able to play a role that s so multidimensional, that s so profoundly human. as a transwoman of color, i have been so inspired by all the trans folks all over the country and all over the world who have reached out to me saying they have seen themselves in sofia s story and i m so proud to be a vessel for this message. and you certainly have humanized it. that s one of the hallmarks of this show, which is just, i imagine for both of you, fantastic that it has become a bigger hit than you ever could have imagined. alysis, you play this prison administrator named natalie figueroa. if you have any concerns specifically regarding your needs as women, please come to me. i will handle them personally.
ahead and speak with this woman inside that jail in mexico. tell us how that came about, and what happened. wolf, it was a very emotional interview. we were the first cameras allowed in the state prison in nogales, mexico. we were able to sit down with yanira maldonado. she said she s innocent and can t wait to get out. she was emotional from the moment she saw us. escorted into the prison administrator s office to be interviewed. i m not a criminal. this is not right. i need to be with my family. i need to be out of here. reporter: maldonado and her husband were returning by bus from the funeral of her aunt
let s get started at capella.edu. good morning. welcome back. the american woman accused of trying to smuggle 12 pounds of marijuana is frommexican jail. the soldiers who arrested yanira maldonado were supposed to appear in court wednesday, but defense attorneys say they never showed up. hearings in the case will resume tomorrow. cnn s rafael romo is the first reporter to interview maldonado in jail. he has more from nogales, mexico. reporter: yanira maldonado was emotional from the moment she saw us, escorted into the prison administrator s office to be interviewed.
prison administrator who would ask uncomfortable questions about her sexual preferences in his office alone at night. i think the italian courts the first time around practically made sure amanda was going to be harassed in prison. since they made her sex life so much a focus of the first trial they said constantly that she was a girl without morals. reporter: harassment allegedly stopped only when her attorney complained. according to vanity fair writy judy bacrac, she was also harassed by female inmate. they didn t go to the limit. in other words, gradually, amanda knox learned how to fend off unwanted advances from female prisoners. reporter: until now we have heard how amanda knox tried to productively fill her time behind bars, exercising, cooking, learning italian, even keeping a journal. but since her release, her father, curt, says family has not discussed full details of
open up about her time in prison. though he is sure that she will over time. however, knox apparently has reached out to cbs news. in a letter to a correspondent, knox claimed she was sexually harassed by a high-ranking italian prison administrator. a concert honoring michael jackson creating a wave of controversy across the pond. tens of thousands expected to attend the star-studded michael forever tribute in the u.k. this is as dr. conrad murray is standing trial in this country for jackson s death. the show has been surrounded by turmoil because of the timing. some of jackson s siblings will be performing and others are not supporting the show. president obama not winning any favors from voters in his home state in illinois. yeah. apparently dropping below 50%. how will this impact his bid for election? our political panel weighs in. plus, new legal developments