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A court in moscow extended griner's arrest until may 19th according to the russian state news agency tass. we asked a former top u.s. official about the chances of griner actually being released that day. >> i am afraid that on may 19th, they'll issue another delay. maybe, they'll have her appear if they want to make a bigger deal out of it. um, and get the media to take some pictures and elevate this issue farther. clearly, it's not in the interest of her loved ones to have this elevated. but this is how the russians operate. >> reporter: griner's been in custody since being arrested after he...

Finally an update to a story that we have been covering over the past few weeks. the state department confirming today that a u.s. official was granted counselor access to wnba superstar brittney griner. they found her in, quote, good condition. this is after u.s. officials said they have not been granted access to griner who was in detention in russia after cannabis products were found in her luggage at the moscow airport. her detention has been extended until may 19th. we're going to be right back. they may not be able to take just anything for pain. that's why doctors recommend tylenol®. i...

New dove men. a restorative shower for body and mind. before we go this morning, a major update on wnba star, brittney griner. she's currently detained in russia and now russian-state media reports a moscow court has extensions her detention until may 19th. they also report she's sharing a cell with two other people and the beds are too short for her 6'7" frame. she was arrested weeks ago for possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. she was there playing for a russian basketball club in the wnba off season. that's going to do it for me this hour. up next, state department

So all of this is bringing both sides closer together and raising the concern that both sides stay apart. >> yeah, and errant drone is one thing, errant ballistic missile of course another if we see that. barbara starr, thank you so much. >> sure. new this morning, u.s. basketball star brittney griner expected to remain in a russian jail for at least two more months. a russian state news agency reporting a moscow court extended griner's detention through may 19th. according to russian authorities, the two-time olympic gold medalist was arrested on february 17th on allegations of what they ca...

Cleansing of society will only strengthen our society. >> reporter: back in washington, hard questions about the biden administration's push to revive a nuclear deal with iran with the kremlin and to that end vladimir putin himself playing a pivotal role in the talks. >> i would say that it's not in our interests for iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and russia is a member of the p5+ 1. that's pursuit of a deal that would be in our national security interest. >> reporter: in the meantime, a moscow court has extended wnba super star's brittany griner's suspension in russia on drug charges for tw...