washington. in russia they have an american bargaining chip with which to trade. in the meantime whelan s lawyer says he has applied for bail and believes his family members will be allowed to visit him in the prison in moscow. he warns the russian legal system can be slow and it may be up to six months before the case goes the trial. all right. lots going on. let s bring in our analyst and exerts. what s your sense of what s going on right now? you don t need to be an expert. this is a set up. you look at the change in the u.s. congress and the russians are following the change. relationship with the russians is getting more and more chilly. you look at the american law enforcement apparatus of arresting russians in this country. if you re loobi inlooking what americans are doing, i don t think this individual is a