for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm dan li it's friday, december 9th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." homecoming. brittney griner set to arrive in texas today after a prisoner swap with russia. where sh > new develoents in the murders of four idaho college police jreody cam footage the night of the quadruple homicide. what it could mean for the investigation. pain at the pump easing? still some americans are struggling to save cash. we'll show you why. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. wnba star brittney griner will soon be reunited with her family and friends in the u.s. after spending nearly ten months in a russian prison on drug charges. she was released yesterday after a prisoner swap with russia.

it played out on a tarmac at an airport in the united arab emirates. here in the u.s., griner's hometown of houston lit up its city hall in red, white, and blue to celebrate her release. jarred hill is in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. a lot of excitement over this one. the first stop, though, for brittney griner is san antonio for a medical evaluation at a hospital there. standard procedure in situations like this. meanwhile, today we're learning more about the work that went into getting griner out of russian custody and why another american had to stay behind. the plane carrying brittney griner is expected to land in san antonio, capping the months' long campaign to free her from russian detention. >> what's your mood? >> happy. >> reporter: this video is from russian state media. it shows the wnba star leaving a russian penal colony before the controversial prisoner swap with convicted russian arms dealer

viktor bout in abu dhabi. >> after months of being unjustly detained in russia, held under intolerable circumstances, brittney will be back in the arms. her loved ones. >> reporter: griner, a two-time olympic gold medalist was serving a nine-year sentence after officials found less than a gram of cannabis oil in her possession at an airport in february. >> the most important emotion i have is sincere gratitude. >> reporter: the u.s. has been demanding the release of griner and another american, paul whelan, jailed in russia for nearly four years on espionage charges. >> this was not a choice of which american to bring home. the choice was one or none. eporter:hile devastated, whelan's brothers >> mt for paul to come homy >> repte gs sa they're png for and for the swift and safe return of all wrongfully detained americans. now while everybody's glad that griner is out of russian

custody, some republicans on capitol hill are criticizing the deal that was brokered to get her home in exchange freeing someone known as the "merchant of death." back to you. >> indeed. thank you very much. so police in moscow, idaho, have released new video in the hopes that it will help solve the murders of four university of idaho students. the video shows police talking with people suspected of underage drinking, the same morning the four students were killed in an off-campus house last month. authorities say the video does not have anything to do with the murders, and anyone in the video has been cleared. they hope that someone might something that might be out of place. meanwhile, police are still wanting to speak to the occupants of a white hyundai elantra with an unknown license plate. the car was near the home where the students were killed. and some welcome relief for the pain that we have been feeling at the pump. gas prices are continuing to drop. they're now lower than they were

one year ago. the national average is $3.33 per gallon. that's compared to $3.34 this time last year. despite the falling fuel costs, though, americans are still being squeezed by inflation. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: how much are you saving with gas prices down? >> oh, that's a pretty penny. pretty good penny. >> reporter: after reaching an all-time high of $5.02 this summer, the average cost of a gallon of gas across the country is down nearly 35% and is cheaper than it was a year ago. where do you think they settle? >> i think below $3 could be the floor, conceivably if everything goes well. the national average could drop under $3 and spend time in the upper twos. >> reporter: while plunging gas prices have given americans some relief, they are still facing stubbornly high inflation, up 7.7% over the last year. prices for groceries, rent, and household energy, all remain high. the federal reserve has raised interest rates six times this

year trying to slow spending and tame soaring prices. treasury secretary janet yellen told "cbs evening news" anchor norah o'donnell for "60 minutes" the battle to curb inflation >> reporter: what is 2023 going to look like for the average consumer? >> so i believe inflation will be lower. i am very hopeful that the labor market will remain quite healthy so that people can feel good about their finances and their personal economic situation. >> reporter: gas buddy estimates the average american is saving about $80 a month at the pump compared to when gas prices were at their peak over the summer. and if prices hit $3 a gallon, those savings will jump to about $100 a month. kris van cleave, cbs news, atlanta. the justice department has reportedly asked a federal judge to hold donald trump's office in

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good morning. it is friday december 9. brittney griner is back on american oil after a prisoner exchange between u.s. and russia. a bay area family asking

for help after they say one of their relatives was abducted in mexico. we are learning about the south bay activist struck and killed while crossing a street this week in san jose. we are catching a break from the rain. but plenty heavy showers will wake us tomorrow morning throughout the bay. we'll time out those storms, coming up. breaking news, brittney griner back on american soil. she just landed in san antonio, texas, a day after released after serving ten months in a russian prison. this ends months' long fight for her freedom. you are looking at the plane that brought her back on the u.s. safely. griner, a wnba star, was serving a nine year sentence after authorities found less than a gram of cannabis oil in her possess at american paul wheland jailed in