laws. >> what i would expect the russians to do is use the fact her wife is making public statements and these are being reported in media and social media as propagandization of lgbtq plus rights which could be another crime they could hold against her. >> reporter: the parents of another detained american describes themselves as panicked in his condition. reed's parent say his physical condition has taken a turn for the worse. >> he's coughing up blood throughout the day, he has fever off and on over 100 degrees, and he has pain in his chest, just all the signs of tuberculosis. >> reporter: in a new statement reed's parent say he was told he'd be sent to a prison hospital, but when they were on the phone with him thursday he was summoned to a disciplinary commission, and quote, we fear authorities might send him back to solitary confinement instead. reed and pall wheeler was