know much about them, casey siegel is live with more. casey, you spoke to some of phillip wood's family members. >> to say this last two weeks has been difficult may just be an understatement. most of his closest family does live here in a suburb of dallas. his father has told journalists he believes his son is in fact still alive and they are certainly not giving up hope. phillip's brothers describe the 50-year-old ibm employee as a guy who had a zest for life and was excited about soon moving in with his girlfriend in call call kuala lumpur. >> actually in a recent e-mail said, every day is a gift, and that's really how he lived. he approached it. >> the wood family says they have been glued to television reports following every single twist and turn in this very