Lisa Ling speaks to Laura!
Lisa spoke to Laura on the phone last night!
Lisa Ling is hoping the arrests will push the United States and the reclusive communist nation to engage in diplomatic talks.
"I know that our government has been working behind the scenes very hard trying to bring the girls back home," she said. But she added, "Our countries don’t talk, and perhaps this could be a reason."
The US has made it clear that it is interested in dialogue but Kim Jong-Il would rather play with missiles.
She said her sister "was very specific about the message that she was communicating, and she said, ‘Look, we violated North Korean law and we need our government to help us. We are sorry about everything that has happened, but we need diplomacy.’