almar: absolutely.h a department within the state department called the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs that is quarterbacking at least as some of the efforts to release evan. and that name says it all. but even beyond that designation by the government, this is a hostage affair. that confirmed again and again. just the transactional nature of how even putin himself has addressed us. it keeps underscoring that this is a game and even as a pawn and a geopolitical play. nick: danielle, you're here in d.c, you're not meeting any officials this week, but do you believe the biden administration is doing all it can to release your brother? danielle: president biden made a promise to our family. this is personal for him. he's going to do whatever it takes. and we know the white house is taking this very seriously. and there's a team of experts working around the clock. but unfortunately, it's an opaque case. so, we just have to continue to have faith in the government. and in the meantime, we ca

. >> publisher of the "wall street journal," almar latour, thank you for coming on the show. >> thank you for your support. >> we appreciate it. >>> before we go to break, the internet was flooded with conspiracy theories about kate middleton in the days before she revealed her cancer diagnosis. now, we are learning that at least part of that frenzy was fueled by a russian disinformation operation. british researchers at cardiff university in wales say social media accounts posted theories about middleton to a kremlin network that spread lies in the past about ukraine. "the new york times" reports the influence campaign appeared calculated to inflame divisions, deepen a sense of chaos in society, and erode trust in institutions. in this case, the british royal family and the news media. it is not clear who might have hired the disinformation network to go after catherine, but it has a track record of campaigns to undermine the countries and people at odds with the kremlin. frightening. >>> still ahead, we'll be joined by the newest member of alabama's statehouse. maryland lands follow