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Jesse Jackson back in US with Americans freed from Gambia

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    Amadou Janneh, Tamsir Jasseh open up on ordeal

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I'm very lucky Americans back home and they are safe and they are sound.

This after the reverend Jesse Jackson secured their release from a harrowing ordeal.

Any foreign prison western Africa a country of Gambia reverend Jackson with me now along with -- -- he -- free.

All the new John and Tom easier jobs -- with me in studio.

Welcome home thank you -- you very much and welcome back to freedom and can I cannot imagine what this ordeal was like.

For both of you -- it would not have been possible.

Based on all the accounts that I read from the president this country without.

You will let me say first who really want to think Kathleen Foster from -- who live with us on this mission -- -- -- lush fields.

Who got the story firsthand all the same teams seem to -- the story.

He is it -- -- -- and Muslim countries where there is -- anti American rebellion.

The US embassy did -- best to work with us as for the -- but -- man of citizens have been killed last Thursday night.

And for that -- more work ago we heard that we mean to call the president's office in the in the -- -- And -- -- would come meet with him that was granted.

And aid the result laws we're able to get a a moratorium indefinite moratorium.

Only killing the other 32 of those were expected to that and expect to live -- -- are there are those who were imprisoned.

Now all home and so it's so -- much of some lives and -- them free was a big deal and he talked about the profound.

Respect that -- -- for you and the fact that you went there to get them free and here you have two men.

American citizens -- do you were given a life sentence -- -- you served fifteen months in prison yes your former professor at the University of Tennessee.

And Tom's here you were given a sentence of twenty years you served six years.

And six months in that prison what was -- like.

It was a very difficult time home music purchased from -- finally -- of one's.

Home.

Prisons a little war I'm not used to being stationed in the -- -- -- them and it wasn't easy.

But -- home.

You just have to.

-- strong and I hope that when they somehow.

Good lord almighty will come out and you view him out of there and you change your health.

-- who -- so should you test out of that country exact content series you have not even been home 24 hours.

Yes commonwealth well enough news just been -- less than -- follow us on me for experience.

Quite that dramatic changes.

Moments ago when.

Just over of -- a couple of days ago we read trying to figure out how to survive on and on the big kid the big -- -- so in due.

And a broker told you how to.

And we've gone through the country right to weird because reverend Jackson had been in town and secure -- You're really exit do you think -- -- what else and then there's those that don't have to go up the shoes bill riveted -- -- on my graduates into the viewers at home I don't know if you wanted to disclosures -- -- -- they're so new back home to the US.

That you weren't flip flops -- socio I think you have to leave the country -- -- there with the liberal -- -- sell to get there were were the remaining.

Close and and -- that's all that is that this thing go back.

Job well done and the -- Foster and Roger Ailes and everybody has helped along the way OK gentlemen thank you welcome home thank you got us all of you reverend.

Great job they kids that aren't --

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