it doesn t mean it is not happening. on the contrary. this is something that bringing people home, bringing brittney griner home, bringing paul home, this is something that we re focused on 24/7, seven days a week. so can we expect russia to allow griner and whelan to return with some sort of deal? joining us now is kimberly st. julian, her work is focused on race and the black experience of russia and the soviet union and consulted with the wnba s players union about griner s detainment. thank you very much for being here. brittney griner testified today that the documents she signed upon her arrest were written in russian that no one explained them to her, what do you make of that? why did russian law enforcement not provide her with a translator? was it deliberate? this is exactly what i saw happen as soon as i saw the footage of her detained in the airport with her signing