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. >> a battalion of american marines came to oversee the withdrawal of the plo from lebanon.sucked into the civil war. >> the civil war was between christians and muslims and it looked like we were supporting the christians. >> a big debate broke out should we have put our marines in that position? >> the united states in the middle east was faced with an array of small forces, little cells, underground, not knowing who they were, where they were. and even what they wanted. >> there are no words to properly express our outrage, and i think the outrage of all americans. >> do you have any idea who did it? >> are we going to take reprisal, sir? >> reagan called the killing of the marines the saddest day of my presidency, the saddest day of my life. >> i think it was the low point in the reagan presidency. >> a question that must be asked is, why 241 men were killed by troift terrorists, but there was little outcry. the reason, within 48 hours, the united states invaded grenada. >> about 1,900 u.s. army rangers and marines this morning assaulted the small island, which measures

. >>> the latest on the american ex--marine sitting in a russian pris prison without bail. cnn could not innocentdependent confirm the report. let's bring in sam kiley from moscow. sam, what is the latest? >> reporter: in the confusing twist, dave, the british foreign officers asked for access to paul whelan, the former u.s. marine, charged here with espionage because he was born a british citizen and this demand for consular access would indicate he is still a british citizen and american citizen. he already had a visit in prison from jon huntsman, the u.s. ambassador and secretary of state mike pompeo said they are taking this case up at the highest level. we have this report from a local tabloid web site. we have no way of independently verifying it. we have reached out to russian authorities and have not heard back yet suggesting he was in receipt of an electronic device shortly before his hotel room which is just next to the kremlin. it was raided by security forces here in moscow and he was arrested, allegedly, with this device containing a list of sensitive informati

marines. he was dismissed on charges of larceny. that precluded him from being an american spy. >> sam kiley, thank you. >>> sources tell cnn the trump administration is scouting locations for the second summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. despite talks being at a stalemate. the developments come from the announcement from the oval office and the president stating he received a great letter from kim. he did not reveal what it said, but sources say it was to remind them of the strength of their relationship and reinforce the enthusiasm for the process. there is a warning to avoid meddling in its affairs with south korea. >> reinforcing the point that kim jong-un can distract the president with the letters. doesn't think he can. he can. making it clear they want the u.s. out of south korea. ahead, the first big named candidate for the 2020 race hits the road. more on where elizabeth warren is headed. >>> and a man escapes through the window of his burning home. the hard work you put into lowering your very high triglycerides with diet and exerc

russia reportedly is charging a former american marine with spying, according to the interfax news injurednews agency. paul lehman was the head of global security for auto-parts maker. his family says he was in russia on a personal trip. for china and its ambitious space program. they have landed a lunar probe on the far side of the moon. it is the first-ever spacecraft to reach the surface that always faces away from the earth. landing on the unexplored region allows the chinese rover to better study the moon because of the lack of earthly electromagnetic interference. global news 24 hours a day on-air, and tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: thanks. brian castillo represented pennsylvania's sixth congressional district for two terms but announced his retirement before last year's midterm election. we welcome him back to bloomberg. >> good to be with you. let's start with the shutdown because that is where we are at the moment. how big a problem is this for congressman? >> if you ar

kayna, thank you. >>> next tonight, to the american, a former u.s. marine, behind bars in an infamous moscow dungeon. the russians say he was a spy. tonight, we know u.s. officials were alloweded access to him. paul whelan's family says he is no spy. tonight, the russians, and their new claim. what they say he had on him. and u.s. authorities want to know, is this russian retaliation? abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tonight with new reporting here. >> reporter: tonight, paul whelan sits in a notorious moscow prison, charged with spying. the u.s. ambassador to russia visited him today, telling whelan's family he was in good condition, but secretary of state mike pompeo wants answers. >> if the detention is not appropriate, we will demand his immediate return. >> reporter: whelan, who was kicked out of the marine corps ten years ago for attempted larceny, is the head of global security for a michigan auto parts company. he has visit eed russia multipl times and has a social media presence there, as well. this trip was personal, a frien

the american ex-marine who was arrested in russia was formally indicted today on espionage charges. could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted there. jan crawford is following this story. >> reporter: american paul whelan is expected to remain at least until february in this russian prison, where he is now being held in solitary confinement. the 48-year-old former marine, now head of security for a michigan auto parts company, was arrested at the historic metropol hotel in moscow on friday. russia media said he was found with a thumb drive and charged with trying to recruit russians who could provide government secrets. his brother, david, said he was in russia for a friend's wedding. >> it's just, it's inconceivable to all of us that he could be considered a spy for any government against the russians. >> reporter: whelan's russian lawyer called his arrest "senseless and baseless." he said whelan does not speak russian well, and he has asked for a roommate who speaks english, and a toothbrush. former deputy c.i.a. director michael morell, cbs news national security contributo

. >>> the american, a former marine, under arrest in russia, thrown into a moscow dungeon, accused ofing. and breaking as we come on tonight, what the russians now say he was caught with. martha raddatz standing by. >>> two

russia reportedly is now charged a former american marine with spying. that is according to the news agency. inwas arrested last friday moscow. he is the head of global security for an auto parts maker. his family says he was in russia on a personal trip. is seekinga says it the death penalty against five suspects in the killing of washington post columnist jamaal khashoggi. the kingdom previously announced 18 people have been arrested. khashoggi was killed in october inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. prince mohammad bin salman on's entourage have been implicated in khashoggi's death. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: it is 7:00 p.m. in london. i'm scarlet fu. lisa: i'm lisa abramowicz. this is "bloomberg markets: the close." scarlet: u.s. stocks slide after numbers dropped the most since the 2008 recession, feeling concerns that u.s. growth is slowing. apple anxiety. the first guidance cut and almost

. >>> plus, the american arrested in moscow, accused of being a spy. a former marine who served two tours. why his family says he was in russia. >>> the miracle rescue. a baby boy pulled from the rubble of a massive apartment collapse. >>> and the tense standoff. an armed suspect in a police chase, an infant inside the vehicle. the moment authorities moved in. >>> good evening. and thanks for joining us on this new year's day. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with a dangerous close encounter at a florida zoo. a toddler injured when she fell into a rhino exhibit. the animal making contact with the child, who was rushed to the hospital for treatment. a photo shows a shoe left behind inside the pen. that incident coming as officials in north carolina investigate the lion attack at a conservation center there that left an intern dead, with a 911 call for help now being released. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, terrifying moments as a toddler slipped into a rhino exhibit at this florida zoo. >> we have a 1-year-old who fell into the rhino pit, is pinned

. >>> the american, a former marine, under arrest in russia, thrown into a moscow dungeon, accused ofpying. and breaking as we come on tonight, what the russians now say he was caught with. martha raddatz standing by. >>> two storms moving in. snow and ice from arizona straight across the south.

this morning, a family is pleading for the release of paul whelan, the former american marine placed arrest in moscow after accusations of espionage. his twin brother insisting it's all a big mistake. >> there's no chance that paul was engaged in espionage in russia. >> reporter: whelan had traveled to russia several times before and posted frequently on russian social media. his brother insisting that whelan was in russia only for that wedding. his friends filing a missing persons report on sunday after whelan fell silent two days earlier, something that is out of character for him. >> we had realized something had gone wrong and paul wasn't where he was supposed to be but no one knew where he was. >> reporter: whelan's arrest falls on the heels of maria butina's guilty plea. russian president vladimir putin has disputed butina's background but two weeks ago she admitted to infiltrating conservative u.s. political circles to influence u.s./russian relations whic multiple rounds of u.s. sanctions against russian officials and private companies. >> we've made clear to the russians our

laura: russia is facing international pressure to release a former american marine detained in moscowspying. this as russian officials dismiss suggestions that paul whelan's arrest was part of a broader plan for a possible prisoner swap involving maria butina, a russian woman who pled guilty last month to acting as a foreign agent of russia in the u.s. kitty logan is in london with more on this. >> hi, laura, so today the russian foreign ministry said it would not consider a prisoner swap for paul whelan. they say it is too early to talk about it because he hasn't yet been charged. paul whelan is being held in moscow since the end of december. he's a former u.s. marine who also holds british, canadian and irish citizenship and works as a security director. his family say he's innocent. whelan is in prison at this notorious jail in moscow. russia's accusing him of spying, but the exact nature of the allegations remains unclear. the u.s. government has asked moscow to explain. some believe russia might eventually want to exchange whelan for butina who has pled guilty in the u.s. for bei

the family of an american ex-marine, he was entrapped and not guilty.e his first public appearance in court yesterday, he was denied bail. is one brother says whalen is being used as upon. >> and espionage case, we would have someone who was also under arrest under similar charges for having transfer the information. >> reporter: a russian news outlet reports he received a flash drive with a list of employees working in the russian defense ministry. minute later agents arrested him. 's lawyer says there is no evidence his client to the spy. rob: democrats not wasting time giving a new progressive lawmaker investigating power. >> mama loves you, baby, we are going to go in. rob: congresswoman rashida tlaib leading the house oversight committee, including alexandria kislyak. the committee will grill michael cohen on february 2nd. jillian: donald trump's approval rating holding at 25% according to a new harvard harris poll. with registered voters, up from 44% last month. experts say strong economic numbers are allowing the president to weather the storm. r

an american ex-marine arrested in moscow for spying was allowed to see john huntsman today. paul whelan was arrested by what the russian government called an espionage operation, but former officers said they believe the charges are actually a bargaining chip, maybe to use for leverage for maria butina, the russian woman who recently pleaded guilty for failure to arrest a former agent. paul's brother said he was innocent is was in moscow for personal reasons. >> there is no way paul is a spy. he definitely wouldn't do anything to break the laws, and i can't imagine he would have broken spy laws in any country, let alone russia. >> secretary of state mike pompeo said this morning he will demand whelan's immediate return if he finds the detention is not appropriate. >>> we'll be right back with democratic senator joe manchin. supervisor. now i'm a director at a security software firm. wow, you've been at it a long time. thing is, i like working. what if my retirement plan is i don't want to retire? then let's not create a retirement plan. let's create a plan for what's next. i

marine. lorena a recent immigrant from venezuela besotted with the american dream. they met at a marine corps ball. tell me what you thought when you first saw lorena. >> saw her over there, looks shy and innocent. umr. t over and asked her to we stasy. thow really ll in lo with him. >> they talked about getting married but that marriage got rushed when her green card or visa or whatever was running out. >> i never really expected to have a perfect marriage. but i knew there's things that if you -- you know, you can compromise and you cope. >> 1991, john gets discharged from the marine corps. so he is kind of without a steady paycheck. and he scraps and he tries. lorena is the main breadwinner. >> what was lorena doing for a living? >> she was working as a nanny for janet. jan janet, you know -- working for her at the beauty salon doing nails. >> janet vesuti was a businesswoman who owned the nail cuttery. >> janet was a little bit of a mother figure at that point. lorena oftentimes seemed to have cried on janet's shoulder. jat thaedo >> she saidhe loved him and sh g

a russian court has ordered an american ex-marine to stay in jail, for now, on suspicion of being a spy. paul whelan s detained in december. he allegedly had a flash drive containing russian state secrets. whelan appealed his arrest today, from inside a glass cage in a moscow courtroom. his lawyer said he had no idea he'd been given sensitive material. e united states turned up the heat today on venezuelan leader nicolas maduro. he faces growing opposition at home and abroad for retaining power after a disputed election. in an online message today, vice president mike pence encouraged nationwide protests, set for tomorrow in venezuela, and he pledged support to anti-maduro. forc >> nicolas maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. he's never won the presidency in a free and fair election. as you make your voices heard tomorrow, on behalf american people, we say to all the good people of venezuela: estamos con ustedes. we are with you >> woodruff:n caracas today, canisters of tear gas andeb smolderings lay scattered in the streets, after yesterday's failed uprising by natio

russiasay russia is holding an american marine veteran saying is he a spy. mlin really using him as a political pawn. the american's brother who has a lot of concern about the fate of his own brother joins us next live right here. >> the american detained in russia paul whelan? >> we are looking into that. refinance your mortgages, consolidate your credit card debt, put cash in the bank, and lower your payments over 600 dollars a month. newday usa has been granted automatic authority by the va. they could close your loan in as little as 30 days. so call newday usa. they look at your whole financial picture, not just your credit score. and they'll do everything they possibly can to get you approved. call today. and get the financial peace of mind every veteran deserves. go to newdayusa.com, or call 1-877-236-1855. >> sandra: russia dismissing claims that it's holding an american citizen as a political pawn. the kremlin arresting marine veteran paul whelan in late december. the british prime minister says moscow could be trying to negotiate a prisoner swap. joi

all of this amid questions about an american, a retired marine, who is detained in russia, accused of spying. is vladimir putin trying to exact revenge for the russian spy that pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors. wheelen's family is speaking out and we will speak with his twin brother coming up on "new day." >>> and doug high, a republican strategist that has worked in the republican senate committee, and david gregory, he has worked with us in many capacities. kevin, you have been referred to as romney's sixth son. we want to read a bit more in the op-ed, and a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and spwepb raw tea, and it's in the provence where the incumbent short fall has been the most glaring. why did mitt romney write this? >> it seems to be a declaration of sorts for romney. you know, it's not really clear what exactly it is in service of in a larger strategy. is he going to be able to go in and be a principle voice against the president? obviously we can see that. a lot of what he said is not new. parts of it seemed as if they were lifted fro

. -- this formert marine has been detained, what is the latest on that? >> we know this american citizen, former marine whose family says he was in moscow for a friend's wedding, that he is seeing u.s. consulate officials. you are supposed to have seen someone from your country at the embassy in 24 hours, it looks like it may have taken longer than that, possibly as a consequence of the government shutdown. that person has been seen by someone at the u.s. embassy and we don't have more details. the family maintains his innocence. >> bill ferris from our washington bureau. let's go to the white house. talking somewhere about the shutdown, kevin we talked about this meeting coming up. we have tweets from the president and nancy pelosi in which the president said let's make a deal and nancy pelosi -- does that mean we are headed towards a deal? >> ultimately there will be some type of deal the government can't stay shut down forever. the question is the timeline of when this happens. when nancy pelosi passes and advances this budget, expected tomorrow out of the house, sources close

american citizen. he served in the marines, served overseas in iraq. worked in local law enforcement and now works for private security for a major auto parts manufacturerer in detroit. he went -- manufacturer in detroit. he went to russia not for work but was there to be at the wedding of a fellow former marine. then he gets arrested. so the initial fears the family have have been replaced by new ones that somehow he may be a pawn in a kind of showdown between the united states and russia. christine and dave? >> all right. thank you for that. what is russia saying about all of this? let's bring in cnn's matthew chance live in moscow. matthew? >> reporter: thank you very much. a short statement coming from the fsb, the main counter espionage agency in this country, the equivalent of the fbi saying that he does indeed have the u.s. citizen, paul whel whelan, being detained in moscow on the 28th. he was caught spying is what the brief statement says. we haven't had much information either from the u.s. embassy which is called for consular access to mr. w

american citizen. actually served in the u.s. marines, served overseas in iraq.orked in local law enforcement and now works as a consultant for private security for a major auto parts manufacturer here in detroit. he went to russia not for work but was there to be at the wedding of a fellow former marine. and then he gets arrested. so the initial fears the family have have been replaced by new ones that he may be a pawn in a kind of showdown between the united states and russia. >> martin savidge, thank you for that. what is russia saying? let's bring in matthew chance live in moscow for us. matthew? >> reporter: happy new year to you. in short, what they're saying is very little beyond the initial statement that they put out when paul whelan was initially detained back on the 28th of december. that's when they said they arrested him. the fsb, russia's main counter espionage agency, saying that a u.s. citizen has been taken into custody who was caught spying in the russian capital. that's as far as their statement goes. in terms of consular access, we know the u.

foreign secretaryjeremy hunt says he is extremely worried about paul whelan, a former us marine with joint americanarged with espionage in russia. his family says he is innocent and was in russia for a friend's wedding. if convicted he could spend 20 years in prison. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins is here. can you give us more on the backstory here, james? the and is a8 years old and was born in canada to british parents —— paul whelan. he apparently has british nationality alongside american nationality alongside american nationality and it looked as if he in russia, in moscow, on his american passport. he has spent most of his life in the state and was in the us marine corps and that is where it seems the majority of his life was spent. he was arrested just after christmas and the russian allegation is that he received some sort of memory stick with highly secret information on it and they are holding him on spying charges. the american authorities were first to see him and the american ambassador in moscow has seen him and apparently paul whelan said he was also a british national an

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