have you heard anything from the north koreanens why he was taken off the plane and why they are holding him? >> we haven't heard anything. we worked through the state department from the day that he was supposed to depart, initially through the contact was made by his traveling companion to the u.s. embassy in beijing. that started the diplomatic wheels turning, but we've heard nothing. >> i know his traveling companion was allowed to leave and he's the one that alerted authorities once he landed in beijing. i understand there was a discussion the day before your dad was to leave about his service. do you know anything about that? >> what i've heard is from his traveling come wpanion, who was in the meeting, one of two tour guides who was with the tourist the entire time went to a