the way we expected in the united states. >> reporter: paul whealen's family now saying they plan to pressure the u.s. government to get his release. >> we will continue to fight until he's home. >> reporter: and whealen's legal team will consider an appeal within the next two weeks. his family do now believe, hoda, that a diplomatic approach is needed the russian foreign office saying this morning that it has suggested a prisoner swap to the u.s. many times. hoda >> all right, keir simmons for> us >>> it is now 7:19 good time to get a check of the weather. and looky, looky who's here. >> yeah. >> hi, dylan good to see you. >> dylan >> good morning. al doesn't take off anymore since he's working from home so i haven't seen you guys in awhile >> good to see you this morning, honey. >> what's up >> you too and let's take a look at what's going on in the southeast where the weather is going to be miserable over the next several days there's a stalled front, a cutoff low it's going to keep bringing the rain into the carolinas up into virginia as well and this morning rainfall rates could