the way that he posts questions, the way he was prepared for meetings with diplomats, he was one of the sophomores on the trip, he was especially poised and mature the way he handled himself with diplomats. reporter: he graduated from colgate with a double major in political science and international relations. his fast track career may have hit a snag. intelligence experts say if he is in the cia, he will never be able to go back to russia, likely won t work undercover again. we called and e-mailed a st. louis area couple we strongly believe are his parents to see if they would comment on the story. we didn t hear back. the cia has also not commented. brian todd, cnn, washington. just ahead, ahmed the violence, hip-hop music, fast food restaurants in libya. anthony bore taken takes us there this weekend. in parts unknown, he joins us here in the the situation room with a preview next.