Without americas innocent until Proven Guilty protections. The harrowing conditions of russian prisons revealed by those who have been there. What were the conditions like there . You go there to work. Theres no rest. Byron the stark warning to americans. No american should be in russia for any reason, period. Plus the kingdom of the planet of the apes. What a wonderful day byron the blockbuster movie opening, the latest in the fivedecade franchise. What the stars reveal about their transformation. I took to being an ape far too easily. I honestly found the part where mays being feral easier than when shes not feral. Byron the cuttingedge Technology Used to make those primate is look so real. If noah is making a face or shouting, those are my facial expressions and my movements. Byron could this be the beginning of a new trilogy . 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In the meantime, sergeant blacks parents are hoping for a miracle. They hadnt talked to him for almost a week and a half, and that was rare. Then the phone calls started. Byron what did they say when they called . They said heaves being detained in russia. Byron Melanie Jones and husband marty have slept little and worried much these last few nights. Tonight their son, gordon chris black, army Staff Sergeant, is in the custody of russian authorities charged with theft causing significant damage. What concerns you most at this point . Him not being able to come home. Thats what concerns us right now. We just need him back here. Byron black is just the latest american to be detained in russia as relations between both countries worsen after russia invaded ukraine. The list of americans who have been detained in russia in recent years is long. Its prompted the u. S. To issue the highest travel advisory warning for americans to not travel there, in fear that citizens may be used as political leverage. No american should be in russia for any reason, period, end of sentence, no excuses, no exceptions. Every time an american citizen steps into russia right there, theyre playing into putins hand and taking a serious risk they will be the next pawn. Byron a critical question is whether the state department will classify black as wrongfully detained, a designation that had been granted to basketball star Brittney Griner, marine corps veteran trevor reed, as well as two american men still behind bars in russia, wall street journal reporter Evan Gerskovich and paul whelan. A state Department Official confirmed to abc news the u. S. Embassy in moscow is seeking to gain consular access, but its not yet been allowed to meet with him. What would you say to the administration, President Biden and the white house . I think you need to try harder than you are. You know . Because im not hearing anything from anybody. Weve had no contact with them, no calls or emails. Just be a little bit more proactive. Byron for black, who enlisted 16 years ago, being in the army was a source of pride. Why do you think he went into the service . He wanted the excitement and the adventure. Just like to say hi to mom and dad in cheyenne, wyoming, happy new year. Byron the 35yearold served in iraq and afghanistan before being stationed in south korea. According to an army spokesperson, black was in the process of relocating to texas to be stationed closer to his young daughter. Hes separated from the childs mother. Instead of returning to the u. S. In april, he flew through china to vladivostok in eastern russia without requesting official clearance and authorization from the department of defense. Why was he there . Hes had a girlfriend there. Hes been seeing her off and on. He told us he was thinking about going to russia, and we were trying to talk him out of it. We did not know or didnt hear from him until he was actually there, about two, three weeks ago. Byron according to them blacks relationship with the woman was volatile. Videos obtained show her tiktok account. In texts shared by blacks parents with abc news, his girlfriend seems to imply that he stole money from her, creating a criminal case, although she claims in the texts that she didnt press charges. Then we got Text Messages through facebook from her. She wanted us to set up some kind of bank account and send her money. We havent talked much to her since. Byron how does that sound to you . Sounds fishy. Sounds like she was trying to extort money or something. Byron russian Authorities Say black was detained in a local hotel aftern unnamed woman made a complaint to police about a theft following an argument. I would caution against taking anything the Russian Police say at face value. They have a history of making up allegations against americans out of whole cloth. Byron the white house confirming theyre aware of blacks case. We take seriously our commitment to assist u. S. Citizens abroad and provide all appropriate assistance. It can take normal people years to get the designation wrongfully detained. Weve obviously seen it applied much master in Brittney Griner case. Reporter wnba star and Gold MedalistBrittney Griner was wrongfully detained for ten months after traveling to russia in early 2022 to play in the countrys Womens Basketball league. She sat down recently with Robin Roberts to talk about her arrest and imprisonment, which began when russian customs found cartridges in her carryon bag. In the midst of them going through my bags, theres two cartridges. And im just like, oh my god, how did i make this mistake . Like, i could just visualize everything i worked so hard for just crumbling and going away. Byron russian authorities determined between the two cartridges was actually. 7 grams of cannabis Oil Containing tmc, the psycho active ingredient in marijuana, which is illegal in russia. Do you know there are those who say, come on, how did you not know that you have cartridges in you what do you you say . I would say, have you ever forgot your keys in your car, left your car running . Its so easy to have a mental lapse. Byron she was sentenced to nine years in prison, known to be one of the worst in russia. What were the conditions like that . There . Really cold. You go there to work. Theres no rest. Byron this video released by russian authorities of griner at her prison job cutting fabric for military uniforms. Griner was exchanged in december 2022 for americanheld viktor bout, a russian vikted arms dealer. Her release seven months after another prisoner swap captured on russian state tv for trevor reed, the u. S. Marine veteran who spent more than 2 1 2 years behind bars in russia as a hostage. He spoke with abc news Patrick Reevell weeks after his release. I pretty much knew as soon as i saw fsb and, you know, agents that where this case was headed. Byron Russian Police arrested and charged him with assaulting officers in 2019 after hed been out drinking with friends in moscow. Reed maintaining his innocence, he was sentenced to nine years in a russian prison camp. The defense was absolutely overwhelming. And unfortunately, i underestimated how corrupt and how dedicated the russian government is to taking americans as hostages. Byron he was traded in 2022 for constan kin yaroshenko, a russian pilot in prison in connecticut for drug 54yearold veteran paul whelan, visiting moscow for a friends wedding when he was accused of being a spy by russian authorities in 2018. Even though ive got a medical condition that prohibits this byron sentenced to 16 years in a russian jail. He denies all allegations made against him. Whelans family fighting for his freedom, as are the parents of 32yearold wall street journal reporter Evan Gerskovich, arrested during a reporting trip. Hes being held on charges of espionage, allegations evan, the u. S. , and the wall street journal firmly deny. His parents speaking with our george stephanopoulos. And youre confident that the Biden Administration is doing everything they can right now . We are confident theyre doing everything they can, and we want them to continue to do that. Byron in december, the state department confirmed russia rejected a proposal that would have included the release of evan and paul whelan, but Vladimir Putin recently suggested he could be open to a prisoner swap. Black remains in detention with a july 22nd court date. The next few months may feel like a lifetime for his family, waiting for him back home. Theyre not great examples of russia cases being resolved in 30, 60, 90 days. 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Its why were here. Thats a promise. Not a promo. ominous music yes, ahh mom what is going on with you . Get out andy get out of my room get out mom andy. Fight fight i didnt say anything. Yes you did. ominous music ominous music byron welcome back. When the planet of the apes franchise began more than a half century ago, its groundbreaking makeup feature is prosthetic ape faces won its artists an honorary oscar. Theyve come a long way since. Heres abcs re yano alley. I have a name. May. These roles are probably outside your comfort zones. What was that like . Strangely in our comfort zones. Very much in our comfort zones. Stunningly so, actually. I took to being an ape far too easily. I honestly found the part where mays being feral easier than when shes not easier. Yeah. Because i was going back to my childhood. I spent hours and hours pretend took be animals as a kid. Reporter these animals getting down to serious monkey business. What a wonderful day reporter its planet of the apes back and bigger than ever. The iconic franchise going strong after more than 50 years. This one is like, if we just disappeared and earth took back over. Hidden under the overgrowth, its beautiful. Reporter kingdom of the planet of the apes, the latest installment, again pushing the limit with cuttingedge technology, bringing audiences into its wild world. This is important. If noahs making a face or crying or shouting at somebody, those are my facial expressions and my movements. Which is very, very surreal. Reporter owen teagues acting chops on full display, even under the cover of cgi as he plays an ape named noah. The 25yearold known for it. Dont think you can stay down here all damn day reporter costar freya allen who starred in the pitcher. My grandmother fought battles and wore dresses both. Reporter her audition to join the kingdom she says was unlike anything shed done before. They described her as a feral human that could talk. I found my tape the other day, and its like im playing an alien. I think its because they wanted to see if people were able to be you know, have that kind of animal istic quality. Reporter for her costar, to capture that animalistic quality, he had to spend time in ape school. You spent six weeks there . Yeah. Reporter thats a lot of time. Thats the kind of time we needed to, a, get youre movements right, and b, that was how we found these characters. In terms of shoulders and, you know, head position, all that kind of stuff, like you kind of want to get the posture right. Even if you just scratched your face, like earlier, you went like that. And i was like, thats so ape. Yeah. Reporter theres lingering effects. Things that havent quite left. Reporter ive read you were working on another film . Yes. Reporter youre actually they said something to you . Yeah, he goes, hey, man, this is great for the character, but just so you know, youre walking like a chimp. He shows me the footage. And i was like, oh, no. I have to go to human school now. Reporter were you jealous you didnt get to go to ape school . At the time, not really. You know, the first thing i did was go into a basement of humans pretending to be chimps and i thought, im going to leave. Reporter through earlier iterations of the franchise, the actors wore costumes to bring their ape characters to life, like in the original 1968 planet of the apes. He keeps trying to form words. You know what they say, human see, human do. Reporter again in 2001. I came to see you. How sweet. Youve wasted your time. Reporter since 2011, the franchise has been using technology to take the films aesthetic to new heights with motion capture. Im in this suit, and theres markers all over me. And my face is covered in dots. And that camera is picking up what all those dots are doing. And they take my performance, and they put it on cgi model of a chimpanzee. Reporter the tech made famous by andy certificate disin the lord of the rings trilogy as gollum. Precious reporter serkis applying that technology in the latest of the apes films. The godfather of motion capture. Hes kind of been its protector. He spoke to me on zoom, spoke to the rest of the cast. And it was mindblowing, the detail he goes into in terms of creating a character. Also creating a culture for this world. Reporter is it hard as an actress to act alongside all these actors with the motion capture stuff on, to really immerse in the role . Not really, honestly. I got used to it very quickly. It was more difficult because i had to shoot the movie twice, essentially. So i do the scene with them, and then theyd be taken out. Id do the scene on my own with no one in front of me, so id be staring just at air. I had no ones eyes to look into. Id have owen offcamera, reading lines, but i wasnt looking at anything. Reporter kingdom of the planet of the apes kicking off a possible new trilogy in the series for 20th century studios, a subsidiary of abc news parent company, disney, and a fresh chapter in the beloved apes universe. Its very, very rare that you shoot something for six months and dont want to leave at the end. And this one, like i could have done another six. I could have just stayed and kept going. I was like, lets make the second one now. We were both quite devastated. Oh my god, i was so embarrassed, bawling. As was i. Yeah. Nothing i want more than to do it again. Byron our thanks to rhiannon. When we return, the beatles knocked from their long run at the top of the charts 60 years ago by a recordsetting artist. Cant buy me love ill buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel all right to taste all life has to offer. Choose joy, choose beneful. And try incredibites, just for small dogs. 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Call today byron finally tonight, the billboard number one slot says hello dolly and goodbye beatles. 60 years ago this week, the beatles screaming 14week run on top of the charts was ended by louis armstrong, the 63yearold jazz icon dethroning the pop idols with hello dolly, the title song from the Tony Awardwinning musical that went on to win grammys for song of the year and for armstrongs performance, making him the oldest artist to top the charts, an honor he held until last year. It also launched a career