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Maintained whelan's innocence and made repeated attempts to secure his release. today cnn's jennifer hans letter spoke to whelan by phone. >> i have to say i'm greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure by release, especially as the four-year anniversary of my arrest is coming up. i was arrested for a crime that never occurred. i'm happy that brittney is going home today and that trevor went home when he did, but i don't understand why i'm still sitting here. >> jim sciutto, cnn, washington. >> incredibly difficult day for the whelan family. we're joined by paul's family, david...

All the time. there's hundreds of americans around the world that are wrongfully detained but never declared so by our government. >> how is your son, trevor, doing? >> he's -- thank you for asking. he's doing well. he's healthy. you know, he gained back all of his weight and muscle within a month or two. >> wow. >> he's enjoying his family and friends. oh, yeah. he's in good shape and doing a little traveling and just enjoying being a free person. we hope he's going to be back in college next year. >> did the government provide trevor with any support or services when he returned home? what h...

Tuberculosis. and then he was released to officers quarters and then given counseling by a special team provided by the dod. and i think the venezuelan hostages that were returned, many of them went through the same program. and i hope if brittney and her family want that, i encourage them to take them up on it. it's a great deal, and it will help her get back on the road to being a free person and enjoying her life. >> what other advice do you have for brittney's family, for griner herself? >> take it all in. i know it's overwhelming. my son -- speaking to him the other day, he said that -- o...

In an exclusive interview from the penal colony, whelan told cnn, he was surprised he was not included. >> i'm greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release. i'm happy that brittney is going home today and that trevor went home when he did, but i don't understand why i'm still sitting here. my bags are packed. i'm ready to go home. >> reporter: whelan told cnn that the russians see him at a higher level than griner. he's been charged with espionage and sentenced to 16 years. >> this was not a choice of which american to bring home. the choice was one or none. i wholehea...

We picked up a basketball back home in houston, texas, for the first time. we watched the news that night and there was a report of a 66' high school basketball player who could dunk. hang on the rim dunk. that was brittney. since that time, our journey has been tied. we played against her in high school in aau, in college, in the pros. we've lived out our wildest dreams. and now the world, they know her as a dominant basketball player. but we know b.g. as a friend, an amazing teammate, a real compassionate human. so, to be able to say that right now she's coming home, her family, her extended...