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Just yesterday nathan mnong was released, now danny fenster's families is hoping for that as well. brian, i know this must be a difficult time for you. i want to thank you for being here during this heartbreaking situation. first of all, tell us when you first spoke last time to your brother, and what did he have to tell you with what he was seeing and doing? >> it must have been three or four days before his detainment. he was always very good at keeping us up to date on what was happening in the country. there were a few times when the military would shut off internet and cellular services. ...
Intervene. we have learned that the administration is, quote, deeply concerned about fenster's detention, but did not say biden would take any personal actions. quote -- we have pressed the military regime to release him immediately and will continue to do so until he's allowed to return home per a national security council spokesman. have you heard anything, brian, from anyone else about the specific actions being taken. >> i have to say our government locally here all the way up to the top is being helpful. it's certainly not a lack of effort from anyone in our government. >> i know american...
It's true. he checks his privilege every day. he's genuinely interested in people different from him, who live differently from the way he does. that includes oppressed people. he was excited to be in myanmar, where democracy is never fully at its best, but he was excited to be there at a time when it was starting to open up, and information was flowing, society was opening up. it's just -- it's been very heartbreaking, especially for these people there, and obviously for our danny. >> and it's -- as i mentioned, it takes a certain type of journalist with a lot of courage to go to a place like...