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navy veteran has arrived in switzerland after being released by iran michael white had been detained since 2018 and this comes a day after any raney and scientists returned to tehran after being freed from a prison in the united states victoria good to be reports. a free man michael white arrived in zurich on his way home to the united states the u.s. navy veteran had been held by iran for almost 2 years i would do want to extend my personal thanks to the president for his efforts both diplomatically and otherwise in making america great again and for what's going to happen here in the future white was released as part of the deal that saw washington free american iranian scientists sirus askari he's now back in tehran iran's foreign minister tweeted that another iranian american baiji to harry had to say be released from u.s. custody to go sharing with the iranians is never a linear process there's a lot of stops and starts you have to be very patient this is a regime that has been taking americans hostage for 41 years and our diplomacy has been successful and we're going to keep wo

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navy veteran has arrived in switzerland after being released by iran michael whites have been detained since 2018 president donald trump's santerre run for his release it comes a day after an arabian scientist serious scarring arrived back in iran after being freed from a u.s. prison. thailand's capital bangkok was names of the world's most visited city and 2019 with 40000000 visitors tourism is often referred to as the engine driving the country's economy but with the status of global travel and the time of this pandemic that engine is now running on empty out scott hyla is in bangkok scott thailand has now been easing restrictions probably in the hope i believe that it will helping businesses back to talk us through the strategy going on here. absolutely you know we're enough phase 3 that started on monday of this week and this is the latest round of the relaxation of these restrictions because of covert 1000 number the lot of the more packed areas if you will around the tourist season we're in chinatown here in the capital bangkok because of that this is one of those destinations th

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navy veteran has arrived in switzerland after being released by iran michael whites had been detained since 2018 and comes a day often iranian scientist arrived back in tehran after being freed from a us prison. brazil has overtaken italy to recall the 3rd highest number of covered 1000 deaths in the wild that's often reported a wreck or daily death toll for the 4th day in a row more than 1400 deaths were confirmed on thursday pushing the total above $34000.00 libya's un recognized government says it's regained full control of the capital tripoli ending the year long siege by war on khalifa haftar but have to his military command says it's been moving fighters outside of the city in preparation for un brokered cease fire talks well those are the headlines i'll have a news update here for you on al-jazeera after this is europe stay with us. when a prime minister takes a lump of coal into his own home and that cold means a lot of the country's fortunes we bring you the stories and developments that might be changing the world we live in. breaks it down not with a slogan that whatever th

navy veteran who was detained in iran in 2018 michael white on the left here with u.s. special envoy brian hook is on his way home via switzerland it comes a day after an iranian scientists are askari arrived back in tehran after being freed from a prison in the u.s. iran's foreign minister has tweeted that another iranian american g. tahiri has also been released from u.s. custody well it's the 2nd prisoner swap deal in 6 months in december iran release as you away chinese american princeton university scholar hell for 3 years on widely disputed espionage charges in exchange for the release of a detained iranian scientist are journalists says despite the prisoner releases he doesn't think relations between iran and the united states will improve anytime soon. what's happening today might be a context for the future we have just few months away from a new american administration or maybe president trump would be they will have another 4 years the iranians also are preparing for their next year presidential elections and in general if we go back in history it's always wh

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iran. he was convicted of two charges including, now navy veteran michael white has been freed. ing his way home >> ed: you can see the photo right there. michael white is a navy veteran from california as we understand it, and when he was first arrested, his lawyer said at the time that he was the first member known to be up imprisoned there in iran since president trump had taken office. and that would be the question of what this means moving forward. now, does this open the door to some kind of a new diplomatic? >> sandra: so he is flying home on a swiss government aircraft as you mentioned. that is courtesy of a white family. we are just getting the brand-new details of the navy veteran who had been detained in iran for two years, he's been released and is making his way home now. he will have a live report on this coming up. >> brian hook has been a key advisor, and they put him in charge of finding these cases and making sure that americans are not left behind all around the world. brian hook, an american lawyer has been the key advisor. rich edson has been on this, and yo

navy veteran has arrived in switzerland after being released by iran michael white had been detained since 2018 president donald trump thanked iran for his release comes a day after an iranian scientist syria's askari arrived back in tehran after being freed from a prison in the united states it's the u.n. says police in the philippines may have killed tens of thousands of people since the government began its war on drugs in 2016 it's warned of in pune it's he hand is calling for an independent investigation. that shows how the very heavy handed national security response to problems like. terrorism has really led to very serious human rights violations including widespread feeling between to take but also a real tightening. to fix by suppression the same thing using. world leaders global businesses have raised $80000000000.00 for worldwide vaccination programs a vaccine alliance says it will help immunize hundreds of millions of children across the globe at the fed raising drive included a campaign to fund development and distribution of corona virus vaccine if they become available

navy veteran has arrived in switzerland after being released by iran the michael white had been detained since 2018 present donald trump thanks to ron for his release this comes a day off to an iranian scientist to research gary arrived back in iran off being freed from a prison in the united states. all right thailand is continuing to gradually ease more of its coronavirus restrictions cultural centers will now be open to the public and let's join scott hardly who's live for us in bangkok right now and scott tell us more about this easing of restrictions in thailand. it was a phrase they're called phase 3 and this got kind of came into effect earlier in the week and as you mentioned it's cultural centers zoos museums some parks have been have reopened and this is kind of a slow and steady process we've seen here in thailand over the last i'd say maybe 56 weeks where they have a phase come into effect every 2 weeks and they evaluate after that how things work and that's one thing that thailand is quite proud of and they've been very fortunate in that the infection rate has really dipped

trade secrets returned to attack iran on wednesday victoria getting reports. a free man michael white arrived in 08 on his way home to the united states the u.s. navy veteran had been held by iran for almost 2 years i would do want to extend my personal thanks to the president for his efforts both diplomatically and otherwise in making america great again and for what's going to happen here in the future white was released as part of the deal that saw washington free american iranian scientists sirus askari he's now back in tehran iran's foreign minister tweeted that another iranian american baiji to harry had to say being released from u.s. custody to go shooting with the iranians is never a linear process there's a lot of stops and starts we have to be very patient this is a regime that has been taking americans hostage for 41 years and our diplomacy has been successful and we're going to keep working at it it's the 2nd prisoner swap dail in 6 months in december iran released the u.s. the chinese american student held for 3 years on widely disputed espionage charges in exchang

iran for nearly 2 years. >> i'm happy to be back. i've been semifree and i will go extend my thanks to president trump and making america great again. cheryl: so great to have michael home. thank you to iran, don't wait until after the u.s. election to make the big deal. i'm going to win, you'll make a better deal now. part of the deal to free white, the u.s. released iranian iranian-american doctor, white says he slept for a few hours on the transalantic flight after enjoying a steak dinner, he wants to go to disney world. one of the defendants in the shooting death of ahmaud arbery used racial slur, accusation during probable cause hearing, the judge has ruled there's enough evidence against michael father and friend to go to trial. kanye west is making a 2 million-dollar donation to the families of george floyd, ahmaud arbery and briana taylor. airline stocks had big stocks yesterday after announcing plans to extend travel season. the carrier will fly 55% of domestic schedule compared to july of last year and that schedule will fly this july, united will resume service on 130 nonstop routes and they'll flight 30% of their schedule as compared to july of last yea

a navy veteran detained in iran for nearly two years is on his way home tonight and fox news is the only channel on the scene in switzerland. michael white had been sentenced to a decade in prison for insulting iran's supreme leader. state department correspondent richardson has the story tonight from zÜrich. >> doing all right, happy to be back. >> he's free after nearly two years in iranian custody, u.s. navy veteran michael white has been released. >> i wanted to extend my personal thanks to president trump for his efforts both diplomatically and otherwise for making america great again and i look forward to what's going to happen in the future. >> and images captured exclusively by fox news, he was transferred to american officials at an airport in zÜrich. brian hook completed the transfer and walked white off the plane into american custody and back into freedom. >> recovering pretty decently, getting back into shape. >> white says he was visiting his girlfriend when authorities arrested him. in march 2019 he was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges he insulted iran's supreme leader and posted private photographs on soc

iran and today we have this picture of michael white and i've been as you put it and also as you top heavy and as scotty and out on a meeting the phone it is by the way according to sources in iran. who was there it is unabated so since he's an american he's supposed to go back to the states what given the situation it seems that this is just bottle to proceed you really given the state of relations between the united states and iran you wouldn't think anything was possible right now so how is it that all this is happening well you know that the beginning of this year the skill ation the cost of the you know brink of the abbotts and everything was like the brink of a war and everything was going towards discoloration and there are many attempts to discuss this deescalate the attempts to form the escalation. of regional parties besides the continuous attempts by european partners to reach a kind of not the deal because there is no possibility for the right now with the united states adding more sanctions on iran and iran also escalating its own stances towards the united states so what

navy veteran detained for more than a year in iran has been set free. michael traveled to iran in 2018 and said he was visiting his girlfriend. he was arrested. cnn's sam carly tracks the story. a.m., what are the details here? this seemed to come out of the blue. >> reporter: well, it was the result, we understand, of some back channel talks facilitated through the swiss embassy which represents american interests in tehran, of course, and has done so for years since there's no diplomatic relationship between the two countries. there is now perhaps a faint whiff, if you like, because as a result of the release of michael white, mahdit tahari who is an iranian scientist who was charged in the united states is also heading home. news of the swap greeted by the foreign minister, with some joy on twitter. that was met with a similar response in some ways from donald trump who shows -- he said that this shows that a deal is possible. what he means by that coming from the trump administration is that a policy of what they call maximum pressure on iran, u.s. sanction

iran today released. a u.s. navy veteran who was held in their custody for almost 2 years michael white left iran on a swiss government aircraft according to his mother who said she feels blessed that the nightmare is finally over his release is reportedly due to a prisoner swap deal between the u.s. and iran. and elsewhere in the news space x. successfully launched 60 starlink satellites last night from cape canaveral florida this comes just days after space x. sent 2 astronauts to the international space station space x. founder ilan musk hopes to use those satellites to beam high speed internet worldwide. and general james mattis is publicly denouncing president tough rhetoric with ongoing protests and democrats are running to embrace him and our panel guests are here to discuss what the mainstream media is not telling you about this story and then over in sports one n.f.l. quarterback is in hot water over remarks some say are pretty insensitive and make sure you keep up with the latest news and anything you might have missed by downloading our brand new free app called portable t.v. you can catch there 247 will be

iran today has released a u.s. navy veteran who was held in custody for about 2 years veteran michael white left iran on a swiss government aircraft according to his mother who said she feels blessed that the nightmare is finally over his release is reportedly due to a prisoner swap deal between the u.s. and iran. and the british government is hosting a global vaccine summit as the world continues its fight against the pandemic we're going to discuss that with our friend george galloway and later at the sports h.q. regina hamm tells us of a massive runaway game between 2 top 5 teams over in the cave and make sure you keep up with the latest all the news and anything you might have missed by downloading our brand new free app it is called portable t.v. right there you go watch 247 there will be back in to. start putting online algorithms dictating would you get to want to go to portable dot tv slanted. to get children. television it's completely separate i'm talking award winning comedy awesome sports coverage inside so fresh still tastes like raspberries on a spring day take so hot they'll burn your face off down in the v

navy veteran michael white that's been detained in iran for nearly two years has now been released byian government. vivian joins us. was this an exchange? tell us what you know. >> reporter: jim, michael white was supposed to be serving a 13-year sentence, but as you say he served just under two years before this great news today that he is now making his way home from tehran. as we say, an iranian scientist detained here in the u.s. had just been released a few days ago and sent back to iran. iranians in the u.s. clearly denying that a possible swap was on the table. my sources are telling me a swap was actually considered for some time and then done away with. as it got closer, they told me they didn't want that swap, they didn't want those optics. but he had been here trying to sell some trade secrets, and he was acquitted back in december but he couldn't get back to iran because covid-19 happened and it was difficult to get flights to iran. that also complicated matters with michael white's release. he was delayed by covid and former new york lawyer bill richardson's team tried t

iran yesterday freeing michael white, a navy veteran who had spent nearly two years incarcerated in thentry. president trump confirmed white's release yesterday tweeting that he's, quote, now in zurich and will be on a u.s. plane shortly. white's release comes a day after an iranian scientist who had been yelled by u.s. immigration authorities for months had arrived in iran. both men reportedly contracted the coronavirus while in custody. white was arrested in iran back in 2018 while visiting an iranian woman he had reportedly met online. he had been sentenced to ten years for privacy violations and insulting the ayatollah home knee. >>> still ahead, two buffalo police officers have been suspended over their use of force against an elderly protester. we will show you the graphic video of the incident next. your "first look" at "morning joe" is back in a moment. xt your "first look" at "morning joe" is back in a moment 300 miles an hour, thats where i feel normal. having an annuity tells me my retirement is protected. protected lifetime income from an annuity can help your retirement pla

went to iran and said, "hey, we want to talk about the several americans in iranian custody. how can we negotiate this out?" four months later, michael white is the man in custody he was going to be produced here in switzerland. he was arrested in july of 2018. he was in iran, he says, to visit his girlfriend. by march of 2019, iranian authorities had convicted him of saying bad things about and insulting the iran supreme leader. he was sentenced to ten years in prison. he was given a medical furlough, because not only see a cancer survivor, he was also suffering from covid-19. iran has had an awful problem with covid-19, so he was released in iran, within iran, and now he's being brought back to the united states. there are several other americans who were still in iran. it also includes the remains of bob levinson, former fbi agent who went missing there quite some time ago. his family acknowledged in march that they had received intelligence that levinson died in iranian custody. officials say they are going to continue to work to bring the other americans who are held captive there, but for this evening it's a navy veteran michae

navy veteran michael white has been detained in iran the since 2018 and has now been released theirs on his way home it comes following in the rainy and scientists arriving back into iran after being freed from a prison in the united states told trampas thanks switzerland and i was systems with the release libya's u.n. recognize government says that it has full control of the capital tripoli after fighting with forces loyal to ward cleaver have to g.n.a.t. says it's also retaken an abandoned airport in southern tripoli. and the libyan prime minister fires also raj but the turkish president in ankara reza diaper the ones as turkey will increase its support for the rush but that have to under the biggest obstacle to peace of course you can follow those stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com back with the news hour in 30 minutes but next it's inside story with bernard smith do stay with us. a vigil in defiance for the 1st time. to remember the tiananmen square massacre it comes to impose a national security law on the 70 autonomous territory so will the city's democracy movement s

navy veteran detained in iran for nearly 2 years has been released michael white's release was part of an agreement involving an iranian american doctor prosecuted by the justice department and followed months of negotiations over prisoners. police in germany say that they have identified a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of the british toddler madeleine mccann the 43 year old man is currently in prison for sex offenses and drug dealing german authorities are now treating the case as a murder investigation. it is the biggest stimulus package in germany's post-war history of the measures agreed by the government after marathon talks should help the economy recover from the lock down the 130000000000 euro plan includes cutting the sales tax giving cash to families and providing extra funding for municipalities. after 2 days of intense talks their marriage with $50000000000.00 euros more than anyone expected and a dramatic surprise aimed to get germans reaching for their wallets v.h.d. will be cut by 3 percent until the end of the year. because you know that the long run and we need

navy veteran michael white who has been detained in iran since 2018 has been released and is on his way home it comes following an iranian scientist arriving back into iran after being freed from a prison in the u.s. donald trump has thanked switzerland for their assistance with the release of thousands of people have joined a vigil in hong kong to mark the anniversary of the $198900.00 square massacre that's despite a battle mass gatherings in the city protesters had to break through barriers to hold a rally. libya's u.n. recognized government says it has full control of the capital tripoli after fighting with forces loyal to warlord cleaver hafter the d.n.a. says it's also retaken of the band to the port in southern tripoli. 3 men charged with the murder of a black man in the u.s. state of georgia are appearing in court and with was chased and shot 3 times by retired white police officer and his son in february but they were only charged in may after a video of the shooting in brunswick led to nationwide protests police in senegal have arrested more than 70 people have protests agains

navy veteran michael white is free from iran after nearly two years in detention. president trump touting the development on twitter, saying white will finally be home with his family soon. his release follows four months of negotiations between state department officials and the iranian government with switzerland acting as an intermediary. he was the first american to be detained in iran since president trump took office, and is right now on a swift government flight headed to zurich wil where he will be transferred into u.s. custody before returning to him dumb i come to america. much more on this breaking story coming up this hour. and we are watching this, as well. awaiting remarks from attorney general bill barr, and we are told that's going to happen within minutes from now. attorney general barr could comment on the investigation into the death of george floyd. a memorial for floyd also set to take place this afternoon. this, as three of the former minneapolis police officers arrested in floyd's death are set to make their first court appearance in about an

navy veteran headed home from iran today, in a prisoner deal. michaelhite had been held since he was convicted of insulting iran's supreme leader in 2018. in return for white's release, u.s. officials agreed not to seek more prison time for an anian-american doctor who violated sanctions on iran. back in this country, the national basketball association has agreed to restart its regular season in late july. competition was halted in march, by the covid-19 pandemic. remaining regular season games will take place at walt disney world in florida. and, on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained about 12 points to close at 26,281. but, the nasdaq fell 67 points, and, the s&p 500 slipped 10. still to come on the newshour: protesters defy bans on gathering in hong kong to mark the anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. social distancing and the desire to work from home create a potentially devastating effect on real estate. and much more. >> woodruff: we return to hong kong, where thousands turned out in defiance of a city ban today to comm

iran since 2018 has been released. president donald trump confirmed michael white's release in a tweet. has been released showing white standing next to the u.s. special representative to iran, brian hook. he stopped in switzerland on his way home. it comes one day after iranian scientists arrived back in tehran after being freed from an american prison. thousands of people in hong kong have defied a police ban to attend a vigil marking the tiananmen square crackdown. it comes at an intense time in the city as china state is what is seen as another crackdown using a security law to erode hong kong's freedoms. >> victoria park had been sealed off. that did not deter the crowd. thousands defying to pay respects to those who lost their lives fighting for democracy in beijing's tiananmen square. they chanted slogans like "free hong kong," some calling for independence from mainland china, but most to join the candlelit vigil were hereto tok the massacre -- here mark the massacre. >> the fight for democracy has lasted well over 31 years and it is important that we all stand together now. >> o

iran after nearly two years held prisoner. >>> also the latest on the big storm taking aim at the gulf coast. >> announcer: >>> a u.s. navy veteran is headed home michaelhite spent nearly two years in custody accused of insulting iran's supreme leader his release came after indirect talks with iran and after the u.s. freed an iranian-american doctor >>> we continue to monitor the track of tropical depression cristobal as it makes its way toward the u.s. gulf coast will landfall expected late sunday and early monday storm surge expected from texas to the florida panhandle. we'll take a break and be right back. >>> reminder we're back on the air for "america in crisis." for now, i'm lester holt take care of yourself and each other

iran after nearly two years held prisoner. >>> also the latest on the big storm taking aim at the gulf coast. >>> a u.s. navy veteran is headed home michaelte spent nearly two years in custody accused of insulting iran's supreme leader his release came after indirect talks with iran and after the u.s. freed an iranian-american doctor >>> we continue to monitor the track of tropical depression cristobal starting to turn north and will be strengthened as it makes its way toward the u.s. gulf coast and will make landfall expected late sunday and early monday storm surge expected from texas to the florida panhandle. we'll take a break and be right back. >>> reminder we're back on the air for our special nbc news "america in crisis" at 10:00 p.m. eastern for now, i'm lester holt take care of yourself >> kelly: hey, what's up, you know, i am here in montana. i hope you're doing well. even though we are apart, i am glad that i can still work on quar-aoke with my band. please check out the song "little bird." i love the song! ♪ ♪ i look up to the little bird ♪ ♪ that glides across the sky ♪ he sings the clearest melody ♪ i wish i had the wings to

iran has returned home. we are in switzerland where michael swipes -- white stepped off the plane. >> reporter: he is free after nearly 2 years in iranian custody. michael white has been released. >> i want to extend my thanks to president trump for his efforts diplomatically and otherwise. he is making america great again. i look forward to what will happen in the future. >> reporter: and images captured by fox news, white was transferred to officials at an he landed on the swiss government plane. the state department's iran envoy, brian hook, completed the transfer and walked white off the plane into american custody and into freedom. >> recovering descent. >> reporter: in july 2018, he said he was visiting his girlfriend in iran when authorities arrested him. in march 2019, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges that he insulted the supreme leader and posted private photographs on social media. a u.s. official said the state department negotiated for nearly 4 months with iranian officials through swiss intermediaries to secure his release. >> negotiating with the iranians is never an linear proces

korea and just about 10 days ago we saw what happened with a navy veteran from iran be returning to the united states michael white so the u.s. president certainly has made this a priority whether or not he will this time it's still unclear to me how life on the white house for the moment can please thank you. one of the philippines most prominent journalists and one of her colleagues have been found guilty of libel in a case seen as a major blow to press freedom maria ressa denies the charges over an article on her news website rappler linking a businessman to criminal activity it's one of several charges against the site which has highlighted the extrajudicial killings and the pew says during president this time in office as is expected to appeal the conviction which carries a sentence of up to 6 years in prison. i appeal to you the journalists in this room the filipinos who are listening don't be afraid because if you don't use your rights you will lose that freedom of the press is the foundation of every single right you have as a filipino citizen. the u.s. has accused venezuela over legally installing a

navy veteran michael white has been detained in iran the since 2018 and has now been released and is on his way home he comes following in the rainy and scientists arriving back into iran after being freed from a prison in the united states told trampas thanks switzerland but our systems with the release of libya's u.n. recognized government says that it has full control of the capital tripoli after fighting with forces loyal to ward cleaver hafter the g.n.a.t. says it's also retaken an abandoned port in southern tripoli and that comes as the libyan prime minister fires also raj but the turkish president in ankara reza diaper the ones as turkey will increase its support for the rush but that have to under the biggest obstacle to peace of course you can follow those stories on our web site at al-jazeera dot com back with the news hour in 30 minutes but next it's inside story with bernard smith do stay with us. a vigil in defiance for the 1st time. to remember the tiananmen square massacre it comes to impose a national security law on the 70 autonomous territory so cities democracy mov

now but there was not a medical furlough granted to michael white as a cancer survivor and someone who contracted covid-19 while he was in prison in iranyeah, spiking cases as well. great reporting, rich rich edson in missouri for the better part of two years. and a navy veteran michael white is now a free man. the significance of that, official. what do you think? >> it is a pretty big developments, it is unusual to get anyone out of iran. the person traded to get mr. white out is low level person, thought to be conducting industrial espionage in the united states acquitted but incidentally the irani and scott coronavirus while in the prison here. but i think this shows the administration continued focus, the national security advisor robert o'brien was actually the hostage negotiator before he became national security advisor. this administration really has paid a lot of attention on getting people out, getting americans out. not just out of iran but places like egypt, yemen, sweden, or where he was. places like that. so a lot of focus on the hostage release and in this case a good success. >> neil: you know when you think the backdr

navy veteran detained in iran for nearly 2 years has been released michael white's release was part of an agreement involving an iranian american doctor prosecuted by the justice department and following months of negotiations over prisoners police in germany say that they have identified a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of the british toddler madeleine mccann the 43 year old man is currently in prison for sex offenses and drug dealing german authorities are now treating the case as a murder investigation. britain's prime minister boris johnson has hosted a global vaccine summit he called on world leaders to pledge billions of euros to help immunize children in developing countries leaders also discussed how any potential vaccine against the new coronavirus might be distributed globally and fairly. well it's the biggest stimulus package in germany's post-war history the measures agreed by the government after marathon talks should help the economy recover from the lock down the $130000000000.00 euro plan includes cutting the sales tax giving cash to families and providing extra

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iran. as for michael whites, he asked him what he plans on doing when he returns to the states.heir reopening and rich out on the scene in switzerland thank you. special coverage of the nationwide protest continues life right after this news bre break. ♪ ♪ >> shannon: as we can see in the life coverage let's bring back tonight's panel to discuss what we've been sitting across the country of the past weekend i. tonight, charles moreno thank you both for sticking around with us tonight. starting with you, we have the tweet tonight from governor andrew cuomo in new york and we need unity and the president seeks to divide and he's done that from day one and doing it now. if it's his instinct to divide racially and politically and geographically, he puts a wedge into every crack to divide and shatter. the nation is looking for at the stop. way to be go from here that is so much of what's happening on the law enforcement issue the issue of racism then everything becomes political? >> the past week, none of this is useful at all and it's to the contrary and it doesn't help here and tha

former governor bill richardson let's discuss some other things the navy veteran michael white was released from prison in iran after a 683 days you played apartment tell us how it worked out. well i had been working larry with. mike white's mother and i join us because my foundation works on behalf of families to get american hostages out and i had pressed the arena's the foreign minister zarif the u.n. ambassador respond to let michael white go bennett. 2 years in captivity he had the virus his health is not good. and the knee humanitarian basis we said especially with the virus in the iranian prisoners let him out and we finally succeeded now the state department worked on this too because it involved some iranians in american prisons but michael white a navy veteran he's home god bless him his mother finally and i've been working on these hostages before but that's what happened larry discussion with the iranians pushing them a bit meeting with them phone calls but then the school. president from hail that expressed gratitude for switzerland's assistance didn't mention you or anybody else what did you make

iran in 2018. visiting his girlfriend. arrested and sentenced to 13 years in prison for insulting the supreme leader and posting information on loin. >> michaelhite an american citizen and u.s. navy vet released from iron on thursday. his mother came out and said she had been living a nightmare for 683 days. he had been detained in iran for two years. she was thankful that nightmare was coming to a close. president trump put out a tweet touting and celebrating the release. secretary of state put out a statement. saying the u.s. was looking forward to michael white reuniting with family and celebrated brian hook the special representative for iran who facilitied this release. as well as the swiss government. they represent the u.s. interest in iran. given the u.s. and iran do not have relations. we should note that today there was an iranian american doctor who had violated u.s. sanctions on iran who was also released part of the deal. a u.s. official tells us. the other important thing is there are other americans still detained. there are other americans who are watching. their families here in the u.s. and they are really concerned. this wa

it is on his way home his mother joanne white writing for the past 683 days my son michael has been held hostage in iran by the i.r.g.c. and i have been living a nightmare i am blessed to announce the nightmares over my son is safely on his way home now we do know that many months ago that he had been released in inner ron to swiss custody because he was experiencing symptoms of covert 19 the state department calling on iran to release anyone who was experiencing those symptoms because of course the concern is when you are in jail you are in close proximity to others we also know that this individual had mr white how the underlying health conditions that would certainly complicate coronavirus now both countries are denying this was any sort of prisoner exchange but it is important to note that the united states has recently released dr s. garri he is an iranian scientist he was detained in the united states under a immigration and customs enforcement for circumventing trade sanctions that happened back in 2019 so once again this news all developing but both sides denying this is any sort of prisoner exc

michael white traveled to iran in 2018 to visit his girlfriend. he was later arrested and sentenced to 13 years in prison for reportedly insulting an iranian official and publicly posting private images president trump gave details on his release on twitter saying that white is on a swiss plane will be heading home to america very soon white was transferred to a hospital in switzerland. back in march with covid-19 symptoms. secretary of state mike pompeo called for iran to release americans who are wrongfully detained adding the u.s. would hold them responsible iran. if any of the americans died from coronavirus. site. >>quick action by police that young girl say from a burning building site. >>this is dramatic police body cam video showing officers pulling a 12 year-old girl out of a burning apartment building in illinois. the child was trapped and terrified officers were able to bust the window and reach for her they use their squad car to pull up next to the building and then reach in for the child. unfortunately, though 3 other people did not

iran today has released a u.s. navy veteran who was held in custody for nearly 2 years michael white's release is reportedly due to a prisoner swap deal between the u.s. and iran a white house official said this. he's gotten he's he's got more. more detainees more hostages back than than just about any other president and he's going to keep at it. and space x. has successfully launched 60 starlink satellites last night from cape canaveral florida this comes just days after a space x. at 2 astronauts to the international space station space x. founder ilan mosque hopes to use those satellites to being high speed internet worldwide. and in a move toward healing america's racial divide virginia governor plans to remove a civil war statue at the state capital we're going to discuss that and then in sports on the 1st day back to the trap jockeys in new york has to support nationwide protesters and to keep up with the latest news and anything you might have missed make sure you download our brand new free app portable t.v. and catch their 247 we'll be right back to type. a readout really turn on the t.v. on the about the

iran today has released a u.s. navy veteran who was held in custody for nearly 2 years michael white his release is reportedly due to a prisoner swap deal between the u.s. and iran a white house official said this though about president trump he's got he's got more. more detainees more hostages backs. and just about any other president and he's going to keep at it. and space x. successfully launched 60 starlink satellites last night from cape canaveral florida this comes just days after space x. 2 astronauts to the international space station space x. founder iran must cope to use those satellites to beam high speed internet worldwide. and the british government is hosting a global vaccine summit as the world continues its fight against the coronavirus we're going to discuss that with our friend george galloway and then over at sports regina hamm takes us to denmark where football fans attended their soccer games in a very unique way and make sure you keep up with all the latest even anything you might have missed by downloading our brain you free app called portable t.v. you can watch there 24 seventh's that tight