President Joe Biden said on Monday he's meeting with Debra and Marc Tice, the parents of journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria since 2012.
Tice's mother was in the audience on Saturday night during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, a gathering of elite media to celebrate the first amendment.
WHCA president Steve Portnoy of CBC News asked her to stand and paid tribute to Tice, a freelance reporter who worked for CBS, The Washington Post, and McClatchy. He was kidnapped in Syria on August 14, 2012.
'All over the world, journalists are subjected to jailing and intimidation for the use of pen pad camera and keyboard. They've been tortured, murdered, kidnapped, and we must never forget, Portnoy said.
He then asked Debra Tice to stand and said of Austin Tice: 'He should be here with us tonight. But he's been held captive in Syria since 2012. As we take note of Trevor Reed's return our thoughts tonight are with Austin Tice.'
Biden, who spoke at the event, said he would like to meet with her.
Halfway through his speech, Biden said to Debra: 'Mom, I'd like to meet you and Dad to talk about your son.'
President Joe Biden will meet with Debra and Marc Tice, the parents of missing journalist Austin Tice, at the White House on Monday after Debra Tice appeared at White House Correspondent's Association dinner on Saturday (above)
Austin Tice, a freelance journalist, has been missing in Syria since 2012
Tice's parents have been pleading with the administration to help their son.
Tice's parents met with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in December as part of their plea.
'We have been very closely engaged with the family,' White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at her press briefing on Monday.
She said she had no information
