marijuana beneath gary s seat and charged him with smuggling. then, they released gary and arrested his wife instead. saying the marijuana was actually under her seat. a mexican state official with extensive knowledge of the case believes maldanado was framed telling cnn she would not have been able to carry twelve pounds of pot onto the bus without being noticed. gary visited his wife over the weekend at the women s jail in nogales where she s being held. she just kind of like started jumping up and down and giving me a big hug and we just cried. reporter: the couple who have seven children and two grandchildren between them have denied the charges. gary claims they never told or even used drugs. their daughter, 21-year-old anna soto is pleading for her mother s release. i know there s people out there saying or asking did she really do it? are you sure? you know, it hurts. you know.
even used drugs let alone sold them and now you think you re being fleeced. this has just got to be infuriating. it s very upsetting that this happens to innocent people, and from what i hear there s 65% of the people in the federal prisons here are innocent. similar situations like this. larry, can you tell me how helpful have been authorities in all of this? this, at some point becomes an international incident. right? so how, how, helpful have the authorities been for you? we have contacted the consulates and they were first set up, if you will. gary was the one that was arrested. and accused of having the pot under his seat. and so i first called the consulate in hermo sillo trying to get things going there, and
then afterwards, they released yanira excuse me, released gary, and charged yanira with this crime. and then i contacted the consulate in in nogales for help, and they ve assisted, and lawyers, recommending lawyers, et cetera. all right. gary, you know, we re seeing these beautiful wedding photos of you guys. i mean what are you telling the kids? how are they holding up? it s been tough. it will be better when yanira is free from these unfalsely accusations against her and that she s back home with all of us. just thankful for all the love and support that everybody s reached out and shown us. it s amazing. we wish you the best. thank you. we wish you the best and hoe hope this ends soon and ends well for you all.
an american wife and mother accused of smuggling pot in mexico may find out today if she will go throw. the woman arrested last week as she and her husband, gary, returning by bus from a family funeral. the officials say they found marijuana under her bus seat. maldonado says she was innocent, and a mexican official says she was framed. we asked her husband why someone would set them up? it s all about giving money here, so the military was the only one there at the checkpoint, so from what i hear, that s a regular occurrence. the family says the mexican consulate is working on the case and arizona senator jeff flake had several conversations with the deputy mexican ambassador to bring her home. the latest developments that really fwriped us all. the dramatic escape and rescue of three women in cleveland from the home of their kidnapper,
can you imagine if airplane passengers were not screened before they boarded a plane and instead they were screened after the plane landed? that makes no sense. it would be unimaginable but that s what the park service, in effect, is doing here, with trips to the statue of liberty. park service officials say the plan does not compromise the safety of visitors, or the security of the statue of liberty or on ellis island. updating you on a developing story. an american wife and mother of seven accused of smuggling pot in mexico. she may find out today if she ll go free or remain in jail until her trial. there is a hopeful development for yanira maldonado and her family. a mexican state official now believes she was framed. joining us is her husband gary and father-in-law larry live via skype from mexico. gentlemen, thank you so much for being with us. first, let me ask you how s she holding up? how are you holding up? it s been tough. but yarner ra seems to be strong