Wyatt Malone, 6, holds his aunt and uncle's hands during a new conference about his Uncle Austin Tice, a journalist who was kidnapped in Syria, as the family updates the media about their son's condition while continuing to push for his release, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Marc Tice, left, and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, a journalist who was kidnapped in Syria, update the media about their son's condition as they continue to push for his release, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Debra Tice, second right, and Marc Tice, right, the parents of Austin Tice, a journalist who was kidnapped in Syria, listen with their son-in-law and grandchildren during a news conference updating the media about their son's condition as they continue to push for his release, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Marc Tice, the father of Austin Tice, a journalist who was kidnapped in Syria, speaks to the media about his son's condition, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, as the family continues to push for his release, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)