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Prison. griner is not the only american languishing in russian custody. two other americans, trevor reed and paul whelan have been convicted and imprisoned in russia in recent years. in 2020, reed was convicted of endangering the life and health of police and says he was drunk and doesn't remember the night he was arrested. he was sentenced to nine years in prison. his family in texas spoke on the phone today with president biden when he visited the state. they had repeatedly asked for a meeting. the white house says they're still working on the timing for a formal meeting. >> we want to talk ...

It depicts a service dog alerting russian customs officials, triggering a search of her luggage. officials are then shown examing what appears to be a plastic bag containing electronic vape cigarettes. >> an expert determined the liquid is a drug, cannabis oil. a criminal case has been opened against an american citizen for smuggling a significant amount of drugs. >> the russian segment also mockingly referenced her sexual orientation, in a country known for harsh anti-lgbtq laws. griner's wife among those pleading for her release. like many female athletes, griner has spent her winters playin...

Steam rolling this. he may lose 50% of the soldiers, but does he care? >> that's the unfortunate reality. so far they don't seem to sue to take those bodies home and his actions would show that he does not. >> thank you all very much. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> next, we'll take you to ukraine's border. an elderly couple finally got out of the country after spending eight days sheltering in a subway station. >> the fear, the crying children. when i saw a pregnant woman entering the metro, i understood which could not be forgiven. >> plus the u.s. says up to 14,000 russians have be...

Somehow broadcasting on internet because the young people there, many of them are interviewed -- >> so can i ask you about them, though? i think -- because this is the thing that captures everyone around the world. that is incredibly brave, and i don't know how many people would have the willingness to do that and risk going to prison for 15 years or who knows what? it is incredible that they're willing to do that. >> absolutely. it is, as i said, they are real heros and look at this, if you could see it, that is the cover of a magazine which is still published in russia today and that's the c...

Obviously, there's been no concern shown thus far, to know that that can escalate you have to think about the significance of that. >> russia's foreign minister under boris yeltsin. i appreciate your time and your willingness to speak to me. look, 13 to 14,000 people arrested for protesting who are willing to go to prison for up to 15 years is a pretty stunning thing. i think we can all look inside ourselves and say would you be willing to go out and take those risks? that's a lot of people who are willing to do that. putin is facing greater resistance than he expected in ukraine. is any of th...