Son of detained American Stephen Hubbard reacts to Russia releasing him after 4 years
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[0:00] And we're going to get to inflation and
[0:01] the midterms in just a moment. But
[0:03] first, we're going to learn as much as
[0:05] we can about Stephen Hubard, the
[0:06] American released today after four years
[0:08] of wrongful detention in Russia. To help
[0:11] us with that and to bring a network
[0:13] exclusive interview with Steven Hubard's
[0:14] brother, let me bring in Olivia Gaz.
[0:17] Olivia, welcome to the family table.
[0:18] It's great to have you. What do we know?
[0:20] >> Well, Major, first of all, I don't think
[0:21] it looks garish. I think it looks
[0:22] responsible. I'm glad you were okay. Um,
[0:25] I'm glad we're here to talk about this.
[0:26] This was an interview with one of Steven
[0:28] Hubard's sons who was one of the only
[0:30] people who managed to talk to his father
[0:33] while he was imprisoned in Russia in a
[0:35] brief phone call in 2025. He also spoke
[0:38] to his father today and we did ask him
[0:40] about that. Let's listen.
[0:40] >> Great.
[0:43] >> You because now today after more than
[0:45] four years your father is walking free.
[0:48] Just tell us what the moment means to
[0:50] you.
[0:51] Well, uh, it's a a moment of unity for a
[0:55] family because, um, you know, he was
[0:58] basically disappeared. You know, we lost
[1:01] track of him