hiking last tuesday before he disappeared. finally, the attorney representing brian initially had a news conference scheduled for midday today. he abruptly canceled it. he told the "new york post" after speaking with the f.b.i. he decided a news conference was not in his client's best interest. trace. >> trace: jonathan live in florida. thank you. >> dana: for more let's bring in former assistant f.b.i. director chris swecker. why do you think that the lawyer after talking to the f.b.i. decided not to do a press conference today? >> i think out of abundance of caution he saw no value in doing a press conference. he represents the laundrie family, i assume, not just brian but the laundrie family. given this is now a federal crime and there is a proceeding or matter at hand by virtue of the federal search warrant