the police. >> jonathan, thank you for sharing your perspective. we appreciate it. and new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we're hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger is facing four counts of first degree murder in the brutal slayings of the university of idaho students. on november 13th. it is clearly a shock to kohberger's family. cnn's jean casarez joins us now with more. what is the family saying? >> reporter: hi, pamela. i will and i've got it statement and i want you to hear it. the attorney for bryan kohberger tells me that his family is not allowed to visit him at the correctional facility, which is where he's housed right behind me. so the very last time they did see him was on the early morning hours of friday because he was arrested at the family home. and the attorney tells me his father is actually the one that