parents and they recorded what's been their son's only phone call from jail. his mother asked him if he's in pain. >> translator: no, of course not. i'm already eating and have been for a listening time. they're giving me rice and chicken. everything's fine. >> she also told him he needs to be strong. here's what he said. >> translator: everything is good. please don't say anything. >> phil black is in moscow for us tonight. phil, how did his parents and we can see his mother there in the video holding that -- looked like an iphone or a similar device up. how did they react to hearing their son's voice for the first time? >> reporter: erin, for them it was very emotional. it was the first time they have spoken to him, had any contact since the death of their old ee son tamerlan. really, the first time they have spoken to him since their lives imploded and they said that it took all their effort not to