>> tonight on three, 62 breaking developments, donald trump -- trial that already brings is not be delayed, and the former president decides not to fight to make is george a trial in federal case. also tonight, president biden warning that democracy is in danger, he says not just from

trump and his supporters. later, a three 60 exclusive, my conversation with the family and wall street jeanne-le's two reporter evan gershkovich six month's captivity in russia. good evening, thank you for joining, us we begin with breaking news from two fronts in the former presidents multi-battle to stay out of prison, and keep the company his father began. cnn's jessica schneider starts us off on this day at a person with the former -- georgia r.i.c.o. trial to federal court, so why did the former presidents legal team make that decision? >> yes, so, anderson the official reasoning tonight is a trust the judge and state court to give the former president a fair trial. so this is what they are saying and they're notice to the court tonight. they are saying president trump now notified the quote that he will not be seeking to remove his case to federal court. this decision is based on his well founded confidence that this honorable court intends to fully and completely protect his constitutional right to a fair trial, and guarantee him due process of law throughout the prosecution of his case in the superior court of fulton county, georgia. but, what is more likely here,

anderson, is that trump's lawyers really could see that they would face a significant uphill battle if they tried to get this case moved to federal court. they had a deadline to decide, which was tomorrow, to decide if they want to try and move it. but, of course, mark meadows, we saw his bid to move his case to federal courts, it was rejected. trump's lawyers closely watched those proceedings, plus, in addition to uphill battles, it's really possible, anderson, that if trump had asked for removal to federal court, and if he was successful, his case when it actually gone before a federal judge that was appointed by president obama. his name is judge stephen jones. he's actually been handling some of the offshoot cases from fulton county indictment. so, there really was a bit of a gamble here if trump's team went the removal route, which obviously tonight they have decided not to and they're

sticking to state court. >> when the former presidents trial in fulton county will begin, and how many quote defense you would be tried with. >> so, we know, we do not know what it will begin, but we know when it won't begin. it will not begin with the first trial that is scheduled for october 23rd. that's the trial with sydney powell and kenneth chesebro. donald trump and the other codefendants will not be part of that trial. so, it's likely that we will see maybe a trial with donald trump and some of those other 19 codefendants sometime in 2024. but, it will not be anytime soon. we do know one thing, because this case won't be removed not to federal court. we'll be seeing those proceedings play out on camera. there is no recording allowed in federal court, but as we have seen in state court, those proceedings will be broadcast. so, we will be seeing presumably a trial of the former president on our tv screens. >> jessica schneider.

thank you. more now on the court decision paving the way for the trump civil fraud trial to proceed this monday. cnn -- joins us when you're reporting on who might be called to testify. what did they wrote today? >> it's just a two page decision. they said they are denying trump's motion to stay at the sort of this trial. this comes on the heels of this ruling earlier this week, which we said trump committed fraud and hold him liable for ten years of these fraudulent financial statements. also, counting the business certificates, which we still really don't know how that's going to shake out. so, now the trial is expected to start on monday. the focus will be on damages and also the other claims than just that fraudulent financial statement claim. so the, trouble focus on whether the individuals of the

trump family committed insurance fraud. and some other claims. there's a lot of stake. >> will donald junior and eric trump and the former president be testified? >> all three of them are on the witness list for the attorney general and for the former presidents team. so, it's possible that the attorney generals office has 20 people on their list. they have listed donald trump, donald trump junior, ivanka trump and michael cohen amongst many other witnesses. on trump side, they're saying trump wants to testify, he's going to testify in this case. of course, that always is a trial decision. so, we won't really know until we get there. but, the office indicates they want to call them, we might see them actually walk through those doors and take the witness stand. >> stay with us, care. i want to bring in two attorneys, two former federal prosecutors just go rob and cnn

senior legal analyst elie honig. jessica, first of all, are you surprised the former president is not going to try and get this georgia casey with federal court? >> i was surprised, but then when i thought it through i thought it made sense. a strategic decision on his lawyers part. they clearly saw the writing on the wall that they were unlikely to prevail and moving to remove the case to federal court. they were following the meadows case, meadows obviously lost and trump in many ways had a weaker claim than meadows did. so, they clearly decided it was better to save or conserve their time and resources and focus on other manners where it could potentially be a better payoff. plus, he would've likely had to testify or have the chance to prevail. that carries significant risks for him in terms of him not being a credible witness, but also his statements being potentially used against him in

the case in georgia if it proceeded. also, in the federal case involving january 6th. >> elie, it was fascinating here in the mueller statement to the court that he has full confidence in the judge in the georgia case. that's not the kind of things usually here coming out of the trump camp. do you agree that that is the reason he looked at what happened that meadows and thought, why do that? >> i see two big reasons. by the way, i was stunned. i did a double take when this notice came through. >> you thought they would go. >> i thought they would try to move to federal courts. a lot of reason to do that. starting with the better draping for donald trump. however, like jessica, on reflection i do see some good reason to stay in state court.

i take their word that the like the state judge. this is a long judge, judge scott mcafee, we've seen him in action, he's 34 years old who has been very calm in control. he's been giving rulings that i think both sides like. they laid it on a little thick with their motion of your honorable court we have full faith and you. but, i do think that is when motivating factor. i think the other one is, they are in a good position tactically in georgia in the state court. they are going to get to sit back and watch the chesebro and powell trial. there charles wait on the line. they're going to get to see >> this is a bench trial. what does this mean? >> the judge is going to make

the ultimate decision both on the verdict, others for the plaintiffs or the amount of damages. it's interesting. that's another surprise. we were talking about it. both parties opted for the judge not a jury. a jury, if i'm trump's team, i won a jury. juries are more dynamic, they're more unpredictable. on this judge, we just saw his ruling two days ago, it is very heavily against donald trump. i'd be very nervous of fire was drums team giving into this. judge >> trump lawyer said in court yesterday, he's not sure why we're still going to trial since the main decision has been made and the office said they want to hold individuals accountable, and that's part of the reason they want to push forward. >> holding individuals accountable, that does not mean, i mean obviously is not criminal, these are financial penalties. >> although, it bears noting that part of what remains to be decided or the counts in the complaint brought by the eeg, -- judicial finding at the end of the case that actually crimes were committed by these individuals and the entities. even though this is not have criminal consequences because the counts essentially incorporate by reference the statues that would be symbolic power and perhaps an impact on the revenues the judge made those determinations. >> just kirov, alleyton ink,

coming up next more breaking news. live reporting from just the last few minutes on the race to government shutdown. later, president biden is warning that the threat he seems to democracy. all people republican official. we saw that threat of clothes. former cnn contributor is reaching a bipartisan fight.

>> breaking news, impossible government shutdown, tensions high as we've seen them between kevin mccarthy and hard-liners

in the caucus. now, the republican leaders leaving open door to the deal that would certainly entered them even further. manu raju joins us from capitol hill. i know you spoke to speaker mccarthy. what did he tell you, what is going on? >> i asked him about what would happen next. the expectation is that on the floor of the house, she would bring up a bill tomorrow to keep the government open for a short period of time. that bill will collapse under opposition from not just democrats who oppose spending cuts, but conservatives hard-liners who oppose his funding plans as well. the question is, what will kevin mccarthy do? will he cut a deal with democrats which seems to be the only way out of this jam that he is in right now, with very little room for maneuver. mccarthy simply would not say, would not rule it out, would not rule it in.

he said that i have time to figure this out. he said it. ice is, what is plan b? he said, i am always gaming out, my different plans, i have plan a, b, c, d, and he. for everything here. he would not detail exactly what that is, but the real threat for speaker mccarthy is that if he were to cut a deal with democrats, that could open him up to a challenge from the right. members threatening to call for a vote, seeking as speaker of the house, and would only require five republicans. there is essentially votes to kick him out along with the whole democrat.

if that were to happen, the house would be in chaos and an unprecedented event, and they're warning those hard-liners that they would actually go that route if he cuts a deal. perhaps, one reason why mccarthy still is holding out some hope that he can pass a bill along party lines tomorrow to keep the government open. but, there is a problem, anderson, even if you were to have the votes in the house, his republican plan, it would not pass the democratic senate or get signed into law by the white house, which is why there are real concerns about a shutdown at this point, as mccarthy is not indicating whether he's ready to cut a deal with democrats to get out of this mess, but also, not ruling it out. >> i understand there was a heated exchange between speaker mccarthy and congressman matt gaetz today. >> that happened behind closed doors this morning. matt gaetz of course has been the ringleader of the effort to potentially oust mccarthy, threatening for weeks that he could actually be the one

calling for that vote to kick mccarthy out of the speakership. gaetz contends that mccarthy's allies have been bashing him on social media, actually paying for conservative influencers to post negative postings about gates. gaetz confronted mccarthy behind closed doors at republican meeting. mccarthy dismissed it, said he had nothing to do with this. in any ways to waste his time and money on gave, and says he's instead funding money to help preserve the house republican majority, that led to some members in the room essentially kirk think about gaetz as well. he has caused a lot of tension amongst mccarthy allies at this point. gaetz has also said that it is mccarthy's part if there is a government shutdown. gaetz opposes there should be plans but says mccarthy mismanaged the house floor and could've kept the government open for some time he moved earlier. i asked mccarthy about that just moments ago.

he brushed it off and sent. matt gaetz is blaming me, even though he opposes the short term resolution. she said, okay, and walked away. >> manu raju, thank. you now, to the other -- house for the capitol hills, the first public impeachment hearing to president biden. in the days leading up to it, republicans promised they had a mountain of evidence connecting the president to his son hunter 's business dealing. the evidence, the senior biden, abused office for financial gain was, quote, overwhelming, so said republicans. none of the witnesses they had called were witnesses to any of these allegations. two of those witnesses undercut this alleged overwhelming evidence. when senior publican aide told senior, quote, this is an unmitigated disaster and quote, white out called the whole thing a flop, james comer leaders at the hearing, quote, was not supposed to be about fireworks. sara murray has more. >> house republicans putting forth plenty of -- >> if we had a box of all the former money the bidens took, it would've reached the ceiling. >> as democrats noted, no new evidence.

>> what is missing, despite years of investigation, it's a smoking gun that connects joe biden to his never do well sons corruption. >> as the gop convened its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into president joe biden, even as republicans try to drive home claims of biden family corruption, hunter biden referred to access his father as accused to his family's only asset. those words are going to come back and haunt hunter biden. his family forever. >> there are witnesses who have failed to back them up, noting that republicans are currently operating on allegations rather than hard facts. >> i do not believe that the current evidence which supports articles of impeachment. that is something that an inquiry has to establish. >> i'm not here to suggest that there was corruption fraud or any wrongdoing. in my opinion, more information

needs to be gathered and assess before i can make such an assessment. >> republicans kicking off an impeachment inquiry that set to explore whether joe biden performed any official acts, committed access, or offer the perception of access in exchange for money from foreign interest to either him or his family. also, gop agenda, whether joe biden meddled and investigations into hunter biden. >> whether it was lunches, phone calls, white house meetings, or official foreign trips, hunter biden cashed in, by a range of access to joe biden, the family brand. >> the gop has not uncovered any prove joe biden benefited from his sons overseas business deals or intervened in hunter biden's criminal prosecution. >> you will acknowledge, will you not, that in order to have a criminal act of public corruption or bribery, there must be under mcdonald, an official act in connection to

some sort of personal benefit, is that right? >> gentleman's, please ask the question. i can point to my testimony, will -- >> answer the question! >> it's more complicated. >> no it's not! an official act for a personal benefit. >> a hearing, that at times grew testy. >> you keep speaking about no evidence, why don't you all just listen. >> i'm trying to introduce evidence. >> you've already had your fair of evidence.

>> democrats ultimately slammed colleagues were pressing ahead with an impeachment inquiry amid a looming government shutdown. >> it is incredible that we are holding the sham hearing two days before the government will shut down. >> sarah murray, cnn, washington. >> joined now by republican congressman -- from colorado, he's a member of the concert of the house freedom caucus, who recently wrote, quote, there's not a strong connection at this point between the evidence of the hunter biden and any evidence comes with the president. congressman, did you hear anything today that change your mind?

>> i did not hear anything today. i do not sit through those hearings, i had other hearings to attend. but, i certainly read the summaries of the testimonies. i think professor turley is someone who carries great credibility in the house and in the judiciary committee. when he says there is not enough evidence to warrant an impeachment, i think it's pretty clear that the evidence filed, the investigation is ongoing, just is not there at this point in time. >> republican aide described today's impeachment hearing to cnn as an unmitigated disaster. the chairman comer's witnesses undermine his own narrative trying to link president biden financially to his son? >> here is the real problem, as i see it.

once you start using the word impeachment, you have set expectations with a large percentage of the american public. those expectations are not being that at this point. it would've been much wiser to have continued the investigations, and if you get information that links president biden and hunter biden's activities, then you start talking about impeachment. they came out of the box way too early. i don't know if it was intended as a distraction for the upcoming shutdown or certainly continuing resolution we have to pass, or whether it was just a bad play. but, it's not a good idea to have these two things come together at the same time in my opinion. >> is it unmitigated disaster, which was an unnamed republican aide told cnn, is that the term you would use? >> no, i think it can be mitigated for further evidence,

but i do not think it was a wise move to do at this point. >> when you look at, let's talk about the impeachment inquiry and the shutdown that you just mentioned, when you look at it and juxtapose of the government shutdown, does it concern you about how troubled can priorities here? >> it concerns me about house republicans priority, also concerns me about the public perception of our party being able to run the u.s. house. i think there is nothing worse than a shutdown. i think this is an embarrassment. we knew that september 30th was coming for a long time. we should have been talking in july about a continuing resolution. it doesn't have to be done on the eve of a shutdown. >> in terms of the optics, if there's a shutdown, should the impeachment inquiry possible federal employees and members of the military are being paid, because cnn reported that the impeachment inquiry will be deemed essential work. >> i do not know. i am keeping about half of my staff as essential and the other half will get paid when the shutdown is over. i don't know exactly how they're going to parse out who is essential and who is not. but, i know that it will go on the backburner and so we finish with the continuing resolution and start funding the government.

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>> today, at the pentagon, general mark milley and his last word a joint chief of staff with the traditional clubs army from colleagues in france. he officially turns over his command to general c. q. brown tomorrow morning. ordinarily the merit a mention he had news tonight because unlike president serves, general milley's retirement will include security precautions, because former boss accused him of treason, and said, quote, in times gone by the punishment would have been death. that is social media message ending with a thinly veiled threat, quote, to be continued. so, to be clear, the former presidents referring to a highly decorated 44 year combat veteran who now has to spend his retirement looking over his shoulder.

today in arizona, a speech honoring another decorative hero, the later publican senator and president biden directly address that online threat, and others like it. he made it a centerpiece in this case against the trump republican party, those were side in the face of what he says, a larger threat to democracy. >> this is united states of america. although i don't believe even a majority republicans think that, silence is deafening. the silence is deafening. we should all remember, democracy do not have to dive into the rifle. they can die when people are silent. they failed to stand up or condemn. >> the president also singled out a recent post by the former president promising if he is reelected he would launch investigations into parent company, the nbc and msnbc for, quote, country threatening

treason. joining us now, amanda carpenter, former cnn contributor, ted cruz and writer and editor at protect democracy -- dedicated to fighting authoritarianism, and threatening democratic institutions. also with us, cnn political commentator, jeff duncan. amanda, it's great to see you, it's been forever. i'm happy you are on. so, if democracy in peril is a message of president biden is going to be campaigning on, do you think it's an effective one, or is there an element of trump at play and people just do not a lot of these warnings at this stage? >> there could be some fatigue. what i really liked about this speech, and it doesn't really have a lot to do with exactly what biden said. i think you look at the place and the people who were there. he was there not just to give a good speech about democracy, which i think it was.

but, he was there to open up a mccain library in honor of john mccain. cindy mccain, his beloved wife, spoke at the opening of it. when she did, she talked about how grateful she was for joe biden's friendship. she talked about how they could work together to preserve the flame of democracy. president biden acknowledged many republicans there in the audience. that is what it takes to uphold democracy. republicans have to be part of the equation. so, i think that was just a really beautiful moment. we can use a lot more of that, especially in arizona, which was such a hot bed of dangerous election conspiracies and aftermath of the 2020 election and blew back a lot of election officials there, just like it did in georgia, which jeff duncan can certainly speak to. the damage that has been caused

by president trump and all this election is just dangerous dangerous rhetoric and activity has blown back on republicans. so, it is smart for biden to appeal to them and keep reminding them that we can disagree on policy. he had a great line. we should not let disagreement and debate lead to disunion. that is the right message and this is the right time. >> lieutenant jeff duncan, the president of his, way which is done before to say the majority are in my extremists, and obviously the speech we're talking about the late senator john mccain, as the republican, without meaningful, do you think it is effective? >> well, i think we saw early look at what his campaign is going to be about. there is certainly going to be a lot of material. 91 indictments and a long list of stuff that just continues to come out. but, from my point as a republican that really wants to get our party back on the trucks, i think this entire 2024 election cycles feels like a threats democracy. certainly, there's an endless list of issues on the republican side.

but, now you have a democratic president with absolutely terrible polling numbers that probably record breaking low. you've got growing concerns around family corruption, you've got inflation that this unexplainable, you got a southern border that he's totally given up on, and you have an 80-year-old that is aging very well to put it mildly. so, all of that put together just feels like if america had a chance to hit the reset button, democrats and republicans, they would do it in a heartbeat. for whatever reason we're stuck install speed and we have our fifth or sixth -- were best candidates in both party to win the election. and maybe the most crucial period of time in our country's history. >> amanda, you said upholding democracy cannot be a partisan issue. it isn't the reality that it is a partisan issue? if the former president hostile democracy and he has a huge support amongst voters on capitol hill that says something. >> i think it will be a choice in the coming presidential election. i also remember, there were many republicans, after january 6th, after 2020, that came

forward and provided their testimony about the damage that these things tend to. we need republicans to be a part of that equation. so, i can agree with jeff that there are serious policy issues that we should debate. when you have, say we're gonna have a twist in this election between somebody who says that general mark milley should be executed because he was insufficiently loyal to the former president, and another who at least knows enough to order veterans and can extend that and say can't come together on this? i don't see that as a partisan issue. >> lieutenant governor duncan, do you think the country's democratic institutions are strong enough to withstand being tested in 2024? >> i certainly hope so. we watched our country rise up after january 6th to do the things you need to do to get back on track. there is a new group of misguided individuals. look, republicans are going to turn to trump's corner before we hold countable. we will them accountable for the fact he lost to joe biden in 2020. that was his fault. he campaigned terribly, he ran on the wrong message, i will self-centered throughout the entire time. we have to hold him accountable for all the things he did not do right. we got to turn the page. until we're willing to take our own medicine and call donald trump for what he is, and that's a large lump of fool's

gold. that is all, that's all he is, and that's all he's ever been his entire career, his entire life has been about being fools gold. now, we're talking it play out the business world, the political world, and the issues today are just too important. i personally think joe biden is not the right person to lead our country for the next four years. i think we ought to have a conservative minded individual that can work with the middle. but, we have to find the candidate that is willing to ignore the rights, the far-right, the 35% that's going to visit donald trump in jail when. the >> just duncan, amanda carpenter, thank so. much coming up next, margaret on the move, adults and children moving north under difficult conditions, dangerous on foot facing in the jungle on rafts and packed fans trying to get to the u.s. border. -- joints part of the journey, his report, ahead.

well another in our series about the dangers and desperate journey that migrants are taking from south america dissension all merica then to mexico with the hopes of reaching united states. it's happening as mexico has pledged to combat a recent

surge with more deportations, actions that have appeared to slow the migrant flow at the u. s. border not stopped it despite the danger. cnn's david culver has more. >> they stick together throughout, no one left behind. from falls to steep climbs. >> a lot of young children so a lot of them are basically being carried up. >> two dead ends. >> it started to go the wrong way for the moment another backtracking a little bit. >> setback after setback. >> he says that they paid or were promised another pick up on the other side. seems like that driver just took off with their money. >> this just part of the day's journey for these migrants. a david started not here in southern mexico but across the sushi he river in guatemala. with passports stamped we take the official land crossing. stepping into a vibrant -- in the town square we need to families from venezuela traveling as one. >> they are saying they're ready to cross. they welcome us to join. [speaking in a non-english language] >> seven years old. a 15-minute stroll to the river. after 18 grueling days on the road. this man tells me it's been costly. >> she says going through the jungle as like dealing with the mafia. she says you have to pay in order to leave. they had to pay $250 a person. as they arrive at the river, another expense.

the crossing. meanwhile, we go back to the mexico side using the official entry in hop onto a raft. >> we are waiting for the two families that we met to make their way across. they are about to board a raft and needs in the middle of the cross illegally into mexico. >> their raft drifts over the border and we need again in mexico. >> they're saying they're headed to the land of opportunity. >> migrant children scrambled to help others to shore. a step off into a small border town. it allows for just a moment of joy if only for the kids. their goal tonight, capitola, to get mexican transit documents. they learn is not as close as they had hoped. 20 miles. normally, an hours drive but there is a catch. >> okay, they're getting on right now. >> because they never entered mexico legally they, need to avoid the multiple migration checkpoints otherwise mexican drivers could be accused of smuggling. every crevice of the van filled and then they're off. on the road for only about ten

minutes, we watch as they pull over just before the first checkpoint. everyone out. they walk direction they think they are supposed to head. >> you can tell they are basically just trying to figure their way out as they go. they have no real guide, they were told some general instructions and now they're trying to figure it out. >> waiting through brush and high grass, up and down hills, they skirt around the first migration checkpoint. but on the other side, the same driver who they paid to wait for them has taken off. so they are trying to figure out if they can get another van or do they keep walking. looks like they're gonna keep walking. >> a few minutes past, another van pulls up. 15 minutes later, another stop, another check count rock around, 30 minutes after that yet another. this one takes them on a bridge directly over the migration checkpoint. back on the vent they go. >> before sunset, they make it to double chula, relieved, sure. also overwhelmed thinking about the unknowns ahead. but determined to keep moving north.

smiling and waving. we will see later they tell us. >> i think one thing that really stood out in all of this anderson, going along with them for that part of the journey, just one day for them is that the enforcement from migration officials being that on the guatemala side or that of mexico is very lax. you see them going back and forth very casually as officials are just standing there. i think that speaks to how overwhelmed it is the both sides are and i really feel no need to enforce anything beyond keeping people safe physically as possible. by the way, i did check in that family a short time ago, just in the past 24 hours. they have made it another 90 miles from where we are north closer to the u.s. border. >> david culver appreciate it thank you. coming up and ac360 exclusive interview. three months ago russia detained wall street journal journalist evan gershkovich on charges it he says are false.

his parents and sister join me next.

we are fortunate today have an exclusive interview with the parents and sister of wall street reporter, tomorrow will mark six months since russia detained him on accusations of trying to get state secrets. he and the journal had denied the allegations. we are joined by his sister and parents tonight. >> first of all, how are you all holding up? >> well after the initial shock we came together and we are holding up for ourselves and for evan, with the help of our friends, his friends and the wall street journal, and the support from journalists around the world. we are holding up and doing their well to show evan that we are strong. >> we both were able to actually see him. you have gone over twice to russia. you saw him in june. you are actually able to talk to? him >> yes. >> did you know in advance you are going to be able to talk to him. >> now we just knew it was a possibility. >> what was that like for you? >> i was just grateful to be able to see in, and talking to him was superb. being there it was like having

him back, just a physical presence. his voice just made me very happy, it also made us very sad leaving because we couldn't take him with. us >> how did he look to you in june? >> he looked well. he is kind of defiant, he hasn't done anything wrong, he is smiling, he understands what's going on. and i have to say that under all the circumstances he's doing really well. >> now that you are able to write to him right? >> yes. >> how often do you do that? how do you get letters to him? how often can you correspond? >> we send each other letters about once a week and it's just so nice to hear's voice in my head when i read them. it just feels like we get to talk. >> i read that in a letter you had told him that he never wanted to listen to your stories when he was a little but now he has to listen to your stories in the letters. >> he is my prisoner. >> what did he say back to you? >> he loves my stories, he says keep writing. we didn't speak to him that often when he traveled and now we speak to him once a week which is very nice. it's like an ongoing

conversation. >> can you write any length of letters or can you keep it -- >> i wrote ten pages hand ridden and we include pictures that we print on paper and that's how we communicate. i believe a lot of his friends do the same. he's a busy guy, he has all the letters to answer. them >> his support and friends all over the world. >> yes. >> it's got to keep the spirits up to hear from all of you? >> yes. >> his friends also keep our spirits up as well. there are a lot of college friends, high school friends, his colleagues, people he is met all around the world. >> you are in communication with u.s. government. you believe that they're working hard on? this >> of course we believe that. we are getting a lot of strength and hope from the fact that there are involved. >> was he always interested in being a reporter from a young age? did it surprise you that this

is what he went into? >> he was very curious from a young age and he connects to people easily. he has a lot of interest in people and loves to have a conversation. when he went to college he basically found this love. he started writing in college. >> it is the mark of a good journalist that he is generally interested in other people, even if it's not for a story, he's just interested in people. was a always that way when he was young do that is that how you remember him? >> i remember evan as being observant as a kid. >> which can be annoying in a younger brother. when >> yes. >> what's the reporting on your business? >> no, thankfully. but especially as we grew older i just realized this quality has made him a really good listener and just amazed by how well he knows people. >> what can people do who are

interested in helping in whatever way they can? >> i can answer that. we need to keep the focused on evan. so we really appreciate the fact that everybody's been taking to social and media and reading his reporting which is available to read. we just want to keep the focus on him. evan is an american boy who loves baseball, american football, he would always come home after his fancy trips and wanted to have a hamburger and buffalo wings and watch baseball and watch american football. he's an american boy who has roots in russian culture. >> you both left the soviet union to come to america when he was reporting from russia, did it worry you? >> well, not at the time.

things changed a lot since he started. he came to russia in 2017. things were a lot different at the time. >> i'm sorry we are here six months later in talking with evan and that he's not here talking about his experiences but i wish you continued strength for the things ahead. thank you so. much >> thank you. >> thank you. >> hard to believe coming up next. what authorities are saying about the murder of a young tech executive, the man accused of killing her is in custody. he's an american boy who has

roots in russian culture. >> you both left the soviet union to come to america when he was reporting from russia, did it worry you? >> well, not at the time. things changed a lot since he started. he came to russia in 2017. things were a lot different at the time. >> i'm sorry we are here six months later in talking with evan and that he's not here talking about his experiences but i wish you continued strength for the things ahead. thank you so. much >> thank you. >> thank you. >> hard to believe coming up next. what authorities are saying about the murder of a young tech executive, the man accused of killing her is in custody.

>> an update now on the murder of a 26-year-old tech ceo in baltimore noted suspect is in custody. the victim pava lapere dumped but blunt force trauma strangulation. doctors also revealed the detectives in surveillance video show the suspect jason dean billingsley and lapere