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Warmbier will hold a live news conference for the first time as their son lies in a coma. what is his condition after being released from a prison in north korea. we'll take you there live when it begins. >> otto, we love you. you are an amazing guy. hang in there, tiger boy. you are coming home.
Staying at. the 30-year-old college student was quickly arrested. his stunt considered a serious crime in that repressive country. when he was brought to court ave theea w theorst mistake of my life. but, please, you have to save me. >> reporter: but the north koreans showed no mercy. he was sentenced in 2016 after a trial that lasted an hour. 15 years of hard labor. >> please save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: his parents, after a year of keeping a low profile, went on "fox & friends" last month. yo otto, we love you. areu'n az hang in there, tiger boy, you're coming home. ...
After giving a teary confession which many believe was under duress. ever since then, his parents have worked hard for his return. >> we love you. you are an amazing guy. hang in there, tiger boy. you are coming home. >> at his trial, he was shaky and we know he fell critically ill afterwards, apparently coming down with a case of botulism. unknown to his family, he has been in the, ever since. >> we have secured the release of otto warmbier from north korea. he's on his way home to be reunited with his family. dennis rodman flew to p yong yang, a rare visit to the country by a man who calls k...
He is a student from the university of virginia. he is in prison for 15 years hard labor for touching or taking a poster. here are his parents talking about his situation. >> otto, we love, you are an amazing guy. hang in there, tiger boy. you are coming home. >> not to worry about us. but stay strong. stay strong. and we'll be fine as a family as soon as you get home. eric: what do you say to parent and the loved ones of those who are taken. >> it's a grim picture but not because of anything their son did or anything the united states government did. this is the mark of barbarians. this is co...
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