adam boehler good friend of mine. mike waltz good friend of mine and the president, the secretary of state rubio and of course steve witkoff amazing work that they just did to bring these to bring mark foley out. but the moment is very special. and i think i've said it before that it almost feels too personal to watch when an american comes down a ramp from a plane and steps foot on u.s. soil for the first time in years, and you watch them collide in with their loved ones, or else meet a senior official like the president. and it's very emotional. it's very personal. and there are times when i almost felt like i didn't want to watch, because you're witnessing something that was so special. and yet i watched every time because, you know, you work for these moments. and the job that adam's taken, it's a tough job. it's going to be very emotionally draining and physically taxing. and so to watch those victories that you get every now and then, they'll recharge the batteries. and and that's important because the job goes

according to adam boehler. >> yeah. i mean, and we'll be reporting on that just for people's awareness. the president is expected to walk back inside the, the, the white house and go to the microphone. and i believe make an introduction to mark fogel. i would imagine steve witkoff will be a part of that. and then we're going to have more details on what's happening tomorrow. i know you'll be covering all of it on special report. bret, you know, the only hotspot. and this was a question i asked secretary rubio in the world that i worry the most about would be china. and that is the only country that has been resistant. and even putting more tariffs on america. and president trump has come out with a new policy of what he's calling reciprocal tariffs. how do you see the china situation playing out? we haven't seen the military aggressiveness that we saw with biden as president. where in international airspace, our fighter jets were being confronted by china's air force or international waterways. our navy confronted by by

adam boehler, who helped negotiate the release of marc fogel. and i should note, he is also with the secretary of state, marco rubio. and it's great to have you both joining us. obviously, this is such an exciting moment for for marc fogel his family, for his mother, i know. and adam, you posted that photo of him on the plane back home earlier today that everyone saw really the first scene of him outside of russia that we have seen. can you just walk us through how this happened and how quickly this came together we're trying to get adam boehler back on the line. as you can hear there. what they're doing right now is they are at joint base andrews. they are waiting on the plane that is carrying mark fogel to land back. it is a plane, i should note that belongs to steve witkoff, trump's middle east envoy, who has been such a big part of dealing with the middle east and then was meeting with the king of jordan here in washington just earlier this week. and then we heard word that he was in russia. there was questions over why. and then it was anno

adam boehler, i actually want to start with you. can you give information to us about who we're talking about, how long they've been held in belarus and whether and how they're on their way back? >> well, first, i want to give credit to you at cnn and kaitlan collins for getting. >> out. >> of me yesterday that there would be another one. she's a good reporter. and so that ended up being breaking news yesterday. but we do what we promise. we actually and folks will tell you we've gotten three detainees out in belarus. and i wanted the ambassador and our special hostage, uh, envoy with her. i wanted them to tell. you a little bit about the operation, because it's a daring operation that involves going to borders with hoods. >> can you just tell us who they are first? and then i'll go to them? >> sure. you've got one u.s. citizen that at this point needs to remain private. you've got another woman named elena. you've got another individual named andre. that's a very well-known journalist. and then two weeks ago, you have another indiv

adam boehler is the special envoy for hostages is he great friend of mine. a great guy.ure it is going to have a good result great career, going to rhode island, you have all of this real estate success. and now your family is involved what gave you the belief you could be successful in something you seemingly don't have the experience in but your success early, you have the faith of the president and his team, and your results are uncanny. where does that come from? >> i think it comes from -- it comes from president trump, brian. he told me i could do it. that's what he said. and, you know, at the end of the day, you never really are sure. but, there is -- there is this sort of secret sauce when you work with president trump. it's hard for me to describe it everybody operates in same way it's this can do atmosphere. we are out there to get it done. he encourages us. that's how it happens you were with him the day the second assassination attempt. you know what he has been through to this point. now we are at the point two or three weeks. in a lot of people thanking you

hopefully he will get home in a few hours. >> john: and here is the photo i told you was posted by adam boehlerhim on a number of times. marc fogel on the aircraft there. having some sort of a drink. if it was me, it would be bourbon, and then a little snack, some grapes on his plate along with some cheese. what a moment for him, what a moment for his family, sandra p it a lot of reaction, senator fetterman's, i know all of pennsylvania especially his family will be welcoming him back with open arms, he commencd steve witkoff for their efforts finally bringing mark home. governor josh shapiro weighing in after more than three years in russian captivity, federal partners and all pennsylvanians welcoming marc fogel home exactly where he belongs. thanking those at the white house for making this possible, this release possible. >> john: i thought it was interesting, too, his mother, malphine, talked to us about the day she met president trump in butler, pennsylvania, at the presidential rally there and that the president promised that he would get marc fogel home. this after the biden administrati

that's what adam boehler does. he's the special envoy for in that sector.nd i think you're beginning to see a lot of results. there are people who have been held for far too long, and they haven't, and people haven't paid attention to them in prior administrations. and that's not going to be the way that the trump administration works. and that's at the direction of president trump. >> um, so your day job in connection with the trump administration is as special middle east envoy. and yesterday, president trump met with king abdullah of jordan. this is after saying that jordan was going to accept palestinians from gaza. king abdullah put out a statement after that meeting and said, i reiterated jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of palestinians in gaza and the west bank. this is the unified arab position rebuilding gaza without displacing the palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all. so why wasn't the president able to convince king abdullah to accept the palestinians in a move that seems t

that was adam boehler, the envoy for u.s. hostage affairs., i believe. and i wonder, sir, if i can get your reaction to some of the things that we were able to listen into from that impromptu gaggle with reporters right in front of the white house. it seemed that bowler said that there were three detainees released from belarus. one of them was an american citizen. we heard also questions there. i believe i heard peter alexander's voice, our chief white house correspondent, confirming that trump not only spoke with russian president putin, but also with zelensky of ukraine. it's welcome news, given the conversation that you and i were just having before we dipped in there. but what would it say? and what does it say that we're now seeing action on the hostage front from belarus as well as russia, with marc fogel. >> well, i hope it's great news as far as i'm concerned. i mean, yesterday was a fantastic day for me personally. i know marc, he was a teacher at the school when i was a us ambassador. he taught my son and i give praise to trump and

can't go through that adam boehler is going to handle that. this is a very tenuous time.sn't want to say anything that would make anybody look bad and stop what is next. i think what is happening next russia, ukraine. i'm seeing now the war pace picking up. russia is trying to force ukraine out of kursk, and they bombed kyiv last night. trying to get as much as possible. i think it fits into these talks. >> lawrence: brian, do you get the impression that part of this negotiation. this administration. we just want our people up. we want the war to end. and people be safe as a result of this. i know there was always this pressure of don't compliment putin. don't, because he is a bad guy, you don't want to do that. but i get the impression with this administration it's much different. let putin think he got him. let's praise him -- you don't want to blow him up. especially in the beginning, you want a goodwill gesture and it looks like that's one of the reasons why putin released him. there are thousands of americans who are jailed overseas right now. but only about -- over

trump's nominee for special presidential for adam boehler joins us now. great to see you, adam.ave an awful lot to talk about. probably the most important thing at the moment is the fact that as we are getting hostages returned, which is fantastic news, the problem is that hamas still has its deadly grip over gaza and elsewhere in the middle east. what are the moving parts that they are going to talk about to figure out how to solve that problem? >> i think first and foremost. they need to separate out the hostage issue from occupation. sometimes they get intertwined. but the number one priority has to be for the israeli people and quite frankly for us as americans is to get every single hostage out. that's what the president of the united states said. that's what he wants to do. and i want to be clear, there are two americans that are supposed to be released very soon. we have got a soldier that's the second phase. but these are americans. this is somebody that grew up in new jersey, went to high school in new jersey. these are people that we need to get out. so that's first an

that is from adam boehler, special envoy for hostage affairs who says president trump deserves a lotcredit for rapid releases. the president's deeply involved in all of these conversations. he speaks with the hostages, obviously you know his involvement yesterday, and so it depends on the situation. what answer papen usually is he will empower his team. they will say i want this person out, we come up with plans and he approves them. >> and everything in the last hour is the most we have heard about ukraine and russia since president trump came back to office peered initially during the campaign and transition we heard about ability, he thoughte ability to end the russia-ukraine war in 24 hours. once keith kellogg got involved we heard maybe it is more of a first 100 days thing. but this is a significant move towards peace. now we will wait and see. sandra? >> sandra: peter doocy live at the white house on a busy afternoon. john? >> john: for more let's bring inter for coal kurt volker, former u.s. investor to nato. from the 30,000-foot level we have been talking about this for an aw

. >> yeah, i worked with adam boehler on operation world work speed.ab emirates, saudi arabia, met with the taliban, southeast asia, china to work: during china's belt and road initiative. i bring that all up to say i watched him last night and it appeared to be a skype feed or a cell phone interview alongside marco rubio after marc fogel's victory, knowing this was on the horizon, i am not surprised. this is an extraordinarily accomplished team. >> you know what, you are talking about the humanity of people fighting for americans abroad and for our policies and everything. it was uniquely refreshing to see the emotion. he couldn't tell us everything, but he had emotion around it. i think we will continue to see that, that the president looked so -- just emotionally relieved and joyful to welcome home marc fogel last night, as well. all right, "america reports" now. don't you move. more news. >> what .s

and then really, the second that trump got elected, his team, particularly steve witkoff and adam boehler and president trump himself jumped in and they got it across the finish line. and so i have a lot of faith in the trump team to keep pushing netanyahu, to keep pushing hamas, to make sure that this deal holds. and that's that's really my hope. eed every single hostage home. wow. we're really, really happy that your, your your family is whole right now, that your uncle is finally home. hannah segal, thanks for being with us. thank you so much, jessica. yeah, we'll be right back. >> all there is with anderson cooper. listen, wherever you get your podcasts. >> this might be a surprise. i don't like traditional makeup. the first time i got my makeup done when i was 15, it made me look awful. i like makeup that makes you look like yourself, but better. miracle balm is the center of my beauty philosophy. it's not just makeup. it's not just skincare. it's both. it gives you moisture and it only takes a nanosecond to put it on. it just makes you glow and look healthy. it's the ultimate you bu

we also heard his envoy for hostage affairs, adam boehler, earlier tonight with kaitlan collins saying it may not be 1 to 1 exchange. it may not be anyone at all. there's no way putin is not going to get anything out of this deal. he wants something. >> yeah, i'm sure there was an exchange. i look forward to hearing the details. and i hope president trump is right that this leads to a further set of conversations about how to bring peace to the region. i mean, what an amazing and emotional thing to hear this guy describe his feelings as he goes into the white house. he described donald trump as a hero. this is a great day for all americans. it's a great day for the trump administration, and it may just be the beginning of the end of this hostility over there that has killed so many people. so if that's what this all results in, i'm sure that whatever the exchange was, we may judge as being a good thing if it leads to some peace and a place where people have had none. >> yeah. >> i do really hope that excuse me, that this deal is better than the brittney griner deal because that, in my