paul weeland was arrested friday. the state department said they got formal notification of his arrest. david, what is going on here? >> hi, blake. a lot going on here. kremlin officials are not backing away from their claim that paul weeland is being detained for spying. his family is pleading to get him home safely. 48-year-old weeland, a retired marine. he was in russia for a wedding, not any kind of espionage operation. we know that russian authorities took him into custody friday. a state department spoke person said the russian ministry of foreign affairs has formally notified the u.s. of his detention and international law grants american officials to have access to him. they expect that russia will allow it to happen. his brother and other family
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