times. you cried. you made me cry. just digging deep, honestly. you know, you re going to be faced with adversities throughout your life. this was a pretty big one. just put your head down and just keep going. just keep moving forward. you know, you can never standstill. that was my thing. her comments coming as new york times wall street journal and washington post published this pull page ad demanding the release of evan gershkovich arrested on espionage charges. one doing hard labor, the story striking similar to griner. mark fogle sentenced to 14 years of prison. medical marijuana his doctor
in his hometown and would stay with his father if released. lester? peter alexander, thank you. for the first time since she was released from a russian jail, wnba star brittney griner spoke extensively about her confinement and how she got through it. we get more now from andrea mitchell. reporter: the 6 9 wnba superstar getting emotional, sharing how she stayed strong for ten grueling months in a russian jail. you know, i m no stranger to hard times. so. you made me cry. just digging deep, honestly. you know, you re going to be faced with adversities. throughohout your lilife. this w was a pretty bigig one, but i just kind of relied on my hard work. reporter: and never giving up. when i did lose my hope, looking at photos of my family.
i m no stranger to hard times. you cried. you made me cry. just dig in deep, honestly you are going to be faced with adversities throughout your life this was a pretty big one. but i just relied on my hard work getting through it. i know this sounds so small. diet and practice and hard workouts, you find a way to just grind it out put your head down and just keep going, keep moving forward wow join meing me mnow, terry jacksn it is amazing to see her free,
brittney griner walked into a room full of journalists months of anticipation. there was an ovation. her first comments to reporters her detention in russia, tears. i am no stranger to hard times. you re going to be faced with adversities. throughout your life. this was a pretty big one. reporter: ads running today demanding russia release detained journal reporter evan gershkovich, calling his arrest that latest in a disturbing trend. i asked griner about it. during your detention were you aware of all the efforts on your behalf and what message would you sent to evan and paul wheeler today questioned my yes, i was aware. it made me a little bit have hope. which is a hard thing to have, and i would say to everyone that is wrongfully detained right now across the world, stay strong. keep fighting.
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