>> no, jessie ray beard is up in new york taping university, and core win jones was on an oil rig. we were unable to reach them. >> reporter: the young men seem to have tension, particularly mr bell and the others. can you talk about that? >> yes, it was an trag dynamic. when we -- interesting diane am k. you saw the jenna 6 as one group. they are men in their 20s, they had time to process this. michael bell is upset and wants to set the record straight, he told us that and does not mince words. the others do their own things and come together in times like this, when they want to speak to the media, otherwise they are pretty slept and you don't hear from them until we, the media, reach out. >> why did they this time? was there a particular message or an event? >> i think not a particular event. once they heard one wanted to talk, the rest wanted to speak. like i said, as they are in the mid 20s, they are young men and thought and processed this. in the case of michael bell, when he heard the others were coming out, and one with a book, he wanted to get out front. >> "america tonig