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Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with that Court Appearance in florida for Carlos De Oliveira. Nbcs ken dilanian following all the latest developments for us. Ken, break down what happened in the courtroom and whats going to happen between now and next week. Reporter good afternoon, chris. Mr. De oliveira made his first appearance in Federal Court to answer for these charges but wasnt able to enter a plea or have an arraignment because he didnt have local counsel licensed to practice in the Southern District of florida. So he will have to come b...

Difficulty or intimidation tactics? >> yeah, there's a long history of this. you remember paul whalen who was arrested by the russians on concocted charges, nicholas danilof, arrested for trumped up charges to be used as political bait or provide some sort of push back against the united states, and so i agree that it's worthwhile if you're an american citizen to get out because, you know, whether you did something wrong or not, it's easy to fake it and create a problem for you. >> brittney is an nba star, plays for the phoenix mercury. the statement, we are aware of and closely monitoring the...

>> the two-time olympic champion was detained at a moscow airport after russian officials claimed they found cannabis oil in her luggage. coy wire joins us. what can you tell us about how this happened? you can see it on video. you can see brittney. what's going on? >> she plays overseas during the off-season to supplement income and russia has one of the top foreign leagues in terms of competition and compensation. she's one of the biggest players, seven-time all-star with the phoenix mercury. she's played in the russian league since 2013. the mercury say they love and support brittney. say t...