the russians have been willing to engage in various channels to discuss a way to make that happen. we're actively engaged in an effort to do that. i'm not going to share more here because of the obvious sensitivity of it. we would like to get paul and trevor home as soon as possible. there is an individual who was picked up by the taliban, is being unjustly detained alongside a number of u.k. nationals. this individual went to afghanistan after the u.s. drawdown had been completed. we are actively working to get his release as well. again, i'm not going to get into the sensitivity of it. i can assure you it is being handled at the highest levels of our government. >> dick sullivan, thank you for your time today. we appreciate it. obviously we're all praying for no war in europe. thank you so much. >> thanks. he could have been one of the republican party's best chances to retake the senate. why did maryland governor larry hogan say no? he'll join me live in studio. plus, a flood of democratic states bucking the biden administration, removing indoor