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{iii might say, exchanging him for britney greiner?— britney greiner?y none _ britney greiner? of course objectively none of - britney greiner? of course objectively none of this - britney greiner? of course objectively none of this is. objectively none of this is fair, britney greiner and fair, britney greinerand —— britney griner should not be held like hostages in russia which purports to be a member of the 620, security council and it acts like north korea and it acts like north korea and iran in seizing innocent americans without due process and holding them without due process and rightful cause. so it is a problem from the get go but of course the swap is and of itself not an equivalent situation because victor bout was found guilty in a us court, extradited from thailand after he was on the run for some time. having said that, he has served a heavy chunk of his time that he was sentenced and in fact thejudge time that he was sentenced and in fact the judge who sentenced him in new york made a statement saying she could live with the consequences

britney's griner is the only it, you know, american athlete, latin. and that's because they were able to you know, these criminal charges against her. but i mean, it's super crazy because now debate cartridge isn't a crime in the united states. erin, most of the states, it's still up crime in some states, but it's complicated. i mean, a sovereign nation does happy authority to make it feel to full to have marijuana, you know, be to possess it a crime. and that's what you know, russia stunt in many states, texas, it's a crime. i mean, britney griner could be in trouble in texas for having it. so who knows? you know what, what? lace and store. but it's super unfortunate and super tragic. like i said, if this was a well connected, gender conforming guy, i'm pretty sure that they would have figured out a way to get her back home. but i mean, look at britney griner. she's so awesome. she's 6 foot 9, 2, time gold w nba champion. they won the championship in 2021, but she's definitely a note. and gender non-conforming, woman all up. but she is an awesome bas

now that britney has pled guilty, should the towards the end of the trial. she will be making a statement i understand on thursday, which is the next court date on what was her non-intention, where she was not intentionally breaking the law. then we will see if that leads to a verdict. once that happens, it opens the door we feel, we hope, we don't, know no one's said this to me, but we hope, once that trial is over, it opens the door to begin negotiations with russia. you have two people in jail that are no longer under any kind of trial situation. >> reverend al sharpton, as, always thank you very much sir. here to unpack renders detention and what it means is historian -- and former state department senior adviser maria -- welcome to you both. now pull back the curtain for us for just a moment, and help us understand. what do these negotiations look like in situations like this? one of the options that are available to the biden administration to bring britain in the others home? >> this isn't about rule of law and whether or not would britney did was wro

the secondly, we have to remember, britney's arrested not happen in a vacuum.ssian war in ukraine. we have to think, america has significant sanctions on russia. we're one of the biggest supporters of ukraine's efforts against russia. could ukraine -- could russia ask for more -- eliciting of sanctions? all of those things, they could be out for play because britney's case is -- >> so according to espn, grant's guilty plea could be the precursor to a prisoner swap. you've mentioned that if the americans don't agree to handing over an alleged arms dealer, or convicted arms dealer, is there are others, are there swab that could work without victor about? >> i don't think it could. if you think about it from the russian perspective, this is the biggest and highest profile american they've ever had in custody. this is really the only way they have enough clout in terms of the foreigner the, american they have, to get victor boot out. i think that's going to be key, is getting him out. or some heavy concessions in terms of american sanctions on russia regarding the

. >> and just like britney, dana loved to dance. when she wasn't at home with baby brittany, or studying, she sometimes headed to the south side market, and i club cross town that's where she was a few hours before she was discovered fatally injured, lying on the side of the road but she didn't tell her much about the night. >> did you talk about her last hours? >> now. >> but, as the years past, the silence and mistreat the weight on britney was darkening. >> the older i caught, it was like everybody knew. everybody knew that my mom had gotten killed. >> did you kill a kid tell you something? >> now, i could just feel it. nobody could deal with my mom's death. >> so something is missing in your mom story, you don't know what it was. >> she long to know more, a child looking for answers nowadays, needs only a key word searched to google the way to the truth. but brittany don't know what to do, until she learned in seventh, raids when she learned that newspaper records were kept on micro film at the library, that same day she headed

so, i think everybody in britney's camp has been wanting this.rson meeting, some type of communication with the president of the united states, you know, to add graciousness to it. vice president harris, was on the line as well, so, we got to bangs for our buck and hoping that this expedites britney's process to getting her home a little bit quicker than we thought yesterday. >> dawn, you know her quite well. her cause has really been heard about. people are really trying to be her champion. but i she wrote and i'm gquoting i'm terrified i might be here forever. she sits there alone with her thoughts without the protection of her loved ones or accomplishments. talk to me about how you think she is feeling right now. >> well, here is what i think. i think prbrittany had a bad da and that happens to you when you're in that situation, and i think for the most part, is she terrified? yes. is she afraid? yes. is she strong? yes. is she tapping into that mental strength that requires a pro of her level to have? yes. so i think you go on an emotional ro

i'm obsessed with britney spears. i think she's great. >> chelsea: do your britney spears?rs and applause ] thank you. >> chelsea: yes. it's your birthday. and you posted this beautiful photo of his birthday yesterday on his instagram account. >> i did. >> chelsea: can we throw that up? [ cheers ] you post a lot of news. i know because i post a lot of news. we have that in common. >> it's very freeing. and also this is a great advertisement for finding a husband. >> chelsea: i think so. how else are you going to get one unless you put your goods out there and show them? you're a gay man, that's what gay men are looking for. >> this is it, requires nothing else, no intellect. can you sing? i don't care, show me your ass. [ laughter ] >> chelsea: but you have all these talents. i know you were just in italy. but he's italian and he speaks fluent italian. so you're a comedian. most comics can't even speak english. never mind -- [ laughter ] that's impressive. you spent your time in italy -- you were there for what, three weeks? >> i was there for three weeks. i went on -- my m

also ahead, the push to bring a britney griner back home. journalist jason rezaian, who knows what it's like to be wrongfully detained in a foreign country tells us what more can and should be done. first, richard louis, who is standing by with a look at the other big stories. >> alicia, good sunday today. in south africa, 14 people dead after a mass shooting at a tavern near johannesburg. three more retain in -- gunman drove up to the bar and opened fire on the crowd. the suspects are at large. sri lanka's president announced he will step down later this week. crowds of demonstrators stormed the presidential palace and said the prime minister's house on fire. sri lanka's were protesting for months over economic mismanagement of the country. president biden is defending his upcoming trip to saudi arabia. the president wrote an op-ed in the washington post saturday. he said that the visits purpose is to quote, reorient and not rupture relations with the kingdom. biden is expected to meet with the saudi king and crown prince later this month.

britney griner. she hasn't been convicted yet. she's under investigation on 17 february.etyevo airport with hash oil. it must be said that the athlete pleaded guilty, she faces charges under two articles of the criminal code, one of which is drug smuggling, the article suggests up to 10 years in prison. but by the way, in the usa, i don’t consider the guilty, because intestinal oil is not a crime here is a basketball player. wrote a letter to joe bidenon the president. the us asked him to participate somehow in the process of her release. or cancel. biden. she even replied that the administration is doing everything possible. and today , blinkin announced that he was going to speak with sergey lavrov on the phone, when there are in the coming days i plan to have telephone conversations with russian foreign minister lavrov for the first time the beginning of the conflict subject. the release of britney griner and paul whelan, who are due to return home, is extremely important to us. we have already submitted our proposals for the terms of release, which our countries discu

translation: i can say that britney has _ translation: i can say that britney has always _ translationthat britney has always been - translation: i can say that britney has always been a i translation: | can say that | britney has always been a very good team it, so my role here is just to support her. we will miss a very much, we miss her energy. i was very happy to see her and i hope this trial will be over soon, and with a positive outcome. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — the secret self—portrait by vincent van gogh discovered by scottish art experts, thanks to x—rays. radio: i see you coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man... ..one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30—year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence - and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia, l but now, a decade later, - it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quant

home who is the hero here for britney griner?was somebody, i would love if stacey abrams or mayor pete, they had some contact and they can go forth to russia negotiate and bring her back. it would be wonderful. it would be -- there trying to run for president in 2020. for possibly 2028. i don't know who that person is, who has influence here. but i do know is that you do have very, very wealthy we call them the olive carcass over in russia. some of them are investors and nba teams. some of them are investors in nfl teams. there are people have connections, crossed the ocean from time to time. who all they could get putin's ear. we can't separate britney griner's captivity as a political hostage or political present this but this court. you cannot separate from the war in ukraine. that's the reason it's happening. if ukraine was not defending itself against russian aggression right now, i don't think britney griner is still there. and i think we have to understand that she is being used as a pawn in a larger geopolitical gain that

in the case of britney, is - this?llenges as well because you have been in that situation of trying to secure somebody�*s exchange or release. it somebody's exchange or release. it is a balancing act, right? you don't want to incentivise people or groups anywhere to take people thinking they will get a high price or somebody or something in return. on the other side, you are dealing with humanitarian situations, as we saw with one of the americans releasing trevor read where there was the commuting of a sentence of a russian criminal, and fair if you had a case thatjust went on and on and the word was that trevor read was quite ill. we have had a chance to see brittney, we also have paul wheeling, another american, and i guess what i would say that difficulty in this situation is you are dealing with the governments in moscow, a very material government and a very material vladimir putin at a time when there is a war going on between russia and ukraine and the united states and nato and to britain and others have made

britney griner has pleaded guilty in russian court to what u.s. officials believe are bogus drug charges. it may be the quickest way to get her out of detention. we will talk about why. that is just ahead. we will talk about why that is just ahead that is just ahead ♪ so different and so new ♪ ♪ was like any other... ♪ the lows of bipolar depression what if you could let in the lyte? discover caplyta. caplyta is a once-daily pill, proven to deliver significant relief from bipolar depression. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i, caplyta treats both bipolar i and bipolar ii depression. and, in clinical trials, feelings of inner restlessness and weight gain were not common. caplyta can cause serious side effects. call your doctor about sudden mood changes, behaviors, or suicidal thoughts right away. antidepressants may increase these risks in young adults. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. report fever, stiff muscles, or confusion, which may be life-threatening, or uncontrollable muscle movements, which may

basketball star britney griner's imprisonment center court at the wnba all star game. >> selected astarter by the wnba, a league mvp and wnba champion from the phoenix mercury, britney griner! >> she's our sister. at the end of the day we're going to do whatever we can to amplify the platform that we have. >> we need to get her back home. she deserves to be home. >> i'm so grateful that everybody in this arena is actually still remembering my wife even without her being here. >> griner, who has been detained in russia since february, recently pleaded to president biden for help, her wife detailing the response from the president. >> it brought me so much joy as well as bg. he understood and he sees her as a person and he has not forgotten her. >> the star center of the phoenix mercury pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of ten years, saying she accidentally left vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. since russian officials say they will not negotiate her release until then. another american businessman paul whelan has been deta

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and britney extremes.whelan can be exchanged for victor bout, so there is and the deal was sorted out by our correspondent the united states where there are no riders we will definitely understand whether washington is ready for an exchange when viktor bout falls into the hands of russian representatives. of course, when he is already handed over, there is scant information now, here on cnn they refer to their sources in the state department. they talk about what is really offered. here is such an e-exchange deal, but i must say that for them, vis-à-vis. uh, this did not become news in moscow, it turns out that such an offer was allegedly received by russian representatives a few weeks ago in june the americans came up with such a proposal. and as reported by tin biden, he really approved such an exchange option, it was proposed to exchange two us citizens for one russian. i mean, victor is working on paul whelan, and britney kreer has a few words for each of them . he was arrested in thailand at the reque

britney griner is a chip in putin's game at this point. justice. >> so one of the really kind of weird things about this particular story is where it could go from here. i want you to sort of lay out the likely scenarios, as they play out from here. one of the ones that i did read about is a present or swap for victor bout. who is nicknamed the merchant of death. and why know was loosely based on the nicholas cage character and that movie, lord of war. take us through these scenarios now this particular merchant of death character factors in. >> right, nicholas cage's movie, the lord of war was based on this character. victor boot, former soviet military officer. he became a weapon smuggler, made a fortune off of this. likely with the knowledge, perhaps even the assistance of the russian government. i wouldn't be surprised if there was some kickbacks that putin directly. from this profitable business that he was in. he was snared in a sting operation in 2008. seized in thailand, extradited to the united states and in 2011, he was convicted

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britney extreme. and she hasn't been convicted yet.stigation on february 17, she was detained at the airport, sheremetyevo s e, with hash oil it must be said that the athlete admitted guilt, but she faces charges under two articles of the criminal code, one of which is drug smuggling, the article implies up to 10 years in prison. uh, by the way, in the usa, the perpetrators don’t even consider it, because hash oil is not a crime here for a basketball player. wrote a letter to joe biden to the president of the united states asking him to participate in some way in the process of her release or ah. biden exchange. she even replied that the administration is doing everything possible. and today , uh, blinkin. e, announced that he was going to speak with sergei lavrov on the phone. let's let's listen to the secretary of state's comments. in the coming days, i plan to have a telephone conversation with russian foreign minister lavrov for the first time the beginning of the conflict. the subject of conversation is the release of britney grin

so, i think everybody in britney's camp has been wanting this.son meeting, some type of communication, with the president of the united states, you know, to add some graciousness to it. vice president harris was on the line, as well. so, it, you know, we got two bangs for our buck. and hoping this expedites britney's process to get her home a little quicker than we thought yesterday. >> now, dawn, you know her quite well. i mean, her cause has really been heard about. people are really trying to be her champion at this point in time. i want to know from the personal. in the letter that she wrote to th e straka talk about how you think she is feeling k >> she had a bad day. that happens in that situation. for the most part, is she terrified? yes. is she afraid? yes. issue strong, yes. has she tapped into that mental strength that requires an elite player to have? yes. you go on an emotional roller coaster when you were in that position. i'm hoping that she is hearing that she talked to the president or vice president. i hope for her sake, a little

what is the fight for britney griner mean to you, mean to your members?s. brittani is one of us. brittani is not only -- first, she's a human, she's un-american, she's a black woman. she is deserving of our support and our solidarity. i would hope, and i think anyone of us in this network, if we were in that same situation that someone would what we are doing. i think it's important to note that britney is not only a wnba champion here in the united states, but she's a three-time russian national champion, she's a-year-old league championship, and receive the russian cup. so she is beloved not only by those here in the u.s., but all across the world as well. and i think it's important for us to stand in solidarity, to continue to pray for her, and most importantly, stand in full support of this administration's effort to bring brittany and all of those who are wrongfully detained outside of this country safely back home. >> jotaka, thank you so much for being with us. coming up next, i'm going to speak with an author of a new book detailing how family, cu

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britney griner.d of smuggling drugs, one of the most titled athletes in the world, a two-time olympic champion, was detained in february this year at sheremetyevo airport, you found a vape from hash oil from the court in her hand luggage, karina kharitonova’s report from the district court was not long ago american basketball player britney brink. and here is the first meeting in essence in closed mode, the edge under the shutters of the cameras appears on the stairs. defendant with dreadlocks in handcuffs and on head above the escort, this is the only woman in the world who, while jumping, can look into a basketball basket, but this time she landed straight into the russian detention center , britney bryner was detained in march at the airport, sheremetyevo, the service dog felt the first something was wrong , customs officers inspected the luggage of an american woman and found cartridges for electronic cigarettes. inside there was a liquid with a specific smell , the expert found that the liquid i

i would like to see britney griner and paul traded for victor.al. he served 15 years of his sentence. i am biased, but this is a growing problem for the united states. so many people, and such an amazing person, athlete, like britney griner. being top caught up in this terrible situation. >> the fact that you bring up that this is increasingly a tactic used by foreign regimes. you are also touching on the point that putin is doing this in relation to the war in ukraine. can you connect the dots for us? and what is the administration do to prevent this from happening for? there >> i think it started with iran. iran is the biggest defender. they her held american journalists for many years now. there are least four americans that remain there now. they are incredibly frustrated as well. there are multiple americans being held in venezuela also. so it has been a radical change. five years ago, certain groups were insurgence. and now governments are trying to do this. and i guess i would repeat again, i think there has to be a long term strategy wher

i think that we are going to talk about britney griner's case were enough to talk about paul whelan'se. he's been there longer, he's in in a worse spot, compared to where brittney is now. we didn't start we did start talking about him until we started talking about. or >> is this negative for paul whelan or positive now there is a discussion? and that americans were not as much involved with for trevor reed, there's now a discussion about how paul whelan and brittney griner mike it back to america. >> i definitely see it is a positive. he has been there for so long, and despite the rumors that trump could get brittney griner out, i think trevor reed and paul whelan are examples of how little donald trump did for americans were held in russian custody. so brittney griner's case, all it is terrifying for other families, it could be a boon for paul whelan and trevor reed were held in maximum security russell. prison >> kimberley saint julian, thanks for making time to join with us. >> thank you. >> one of the biggest stories of the decade came to its conclusion today. all of that up next

the situation is also complicated by the fact that britney griner is not the only american being held by russia at this moment. paul wheeler has been russia for nearly three years after russia convicted him on espionage charges which he denies. so could today's developments be the first up and bringing one or both of these americans home? >> joining us is kimberly and, are -- work is focusing on ways and black experts and russia and the soviet union. she's consulted with a wnba players union about granisetron. meant vernon good to see you, thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> britney griner pled guilty today, reportedly this was her decision after consulting with her lawyers and experts. a simple google about the russian criminal justice system will tell you that there is almost 100 percent conviction rate in russian courts. >> yes the russian criminal justice system if he can call it that, has almost over 97% conviction rate. a good way of thinking about brittany's plea and in the russian court system they work a little differently. she has acknowledged the her

britney greiner and paul and trevor read before them all innocent.they were taken as bargaining chips. this is the best of two bad options. vladimir putin will gain from this. russians like to say. [speaking in native tongue] russians don't leave darrell behind. that is exactly what putin is doing. deflecting a distracting from failures in ukraine. we don't have a choice here. it is a dirty deal. there is no such thing as the rule of law in russia. serving 14 years already in jail. maybe that's enough. >> you are right. no question. few u.s. officials believe the charges. with that said, does this set a new precedent? how might he manipulate this particular prisoner exchange? >> well, first of all, the state department has a clear notice out to not travel to russia. not putting themselves in harms way by traveling to russia and of course with sanctions right now we are not doing much of any business there anyways. there should be a clear understanding of american citizens. in addition to that pr benefit for vladimir putin, victor boot was the wegner

britney griner. she hasn't been convicted yet. she is under investigation on february 17th.at sheremetyevo airport with hash oil. i must say that the athlete pleaded guilty, she faces charges under two articles of the criminal code, one of which is drug smuggling, the article suggests up to 10 years in prison, but by the way, in the usa, i don’t consider the guilty, because hash oil is a crime here is not a basketball player. she wrote a letter from joe biden to the president of the united states asking him to participate in some way in the process of her release. or cancel. biden. she even replied that the administration is doing everything possible. and today blinkin announced that he was going to speak with sergey lavrov on the phone egoiz in the coming days i plan to have telephone conversations with russian foreign minister lavrov for the first time the conflict began. critical to us is the release of britney greiner and paul whelan, who must return home, we have already submitted our proposals for the conditions of release, which our countries discussed in a conversati

now to the latest in the trial of wnba superstar britney griner. she pleaded guilty to drug charges in russia this week. she potentially lay the foundation for the biden administration to make a deal with russia. she still faces the sentencing phase of her trial. the next court date is set for thursday. we turn to an nbc news correspondent, megan fitzgerald. she has more. >> it has been a tough road for brittney griner. she is closing in on five months inside of a russian prison. on thursday, she wrapped up her second day of the trial. she entered a guilty plea. her attorney is saying, look, the idea is that this will help expedite this process. the trial will conclude in august as opposed to dragging on for several months. we are seeing britney griner taking matters into her own hands she. wrote a letter to president biden to ask for help. she was candid. she says she is scared. she feels like she could be imprisoned forever. we know that president biden, alongside vice president harris, they reached out to britney griner's wife. the wife says tha

she attacked her common-law wife britney graner, an open lesbian. recently i played in the russian basketball club at the gcm in yekaterinburg. perhaps more than one flew in. at this meeting, two witnesses were interrogated in the case that she herself asked for the process to be closed. apparently, the star of american basketball looks down on russian journalists, and in literally, the athlete’s height is 2 m and 6 cm. it is known that the defense insists on a mitigating circumstance in america such a drug as marijuana is legalized, whether the russian court will take this into account, it is still unclear one way or another britney faces up to ten years in prison. kholin kharitonova and dmitry voskoboinikov in the news, the duty unit of the kostroma regional court ruled. uh, punishment for the two souls of the clubs that in january of this year brutally cracked down on a five-year-old girl. denis gerasimov and vadim belyakov will spend the rest of the day in the colony. i remember life. they kidnapped the baby in broad daylight, and then mocked he

which would be welcomed with open arms by britney's wife cherelle, who laid bare her broken heart bringany home rally in phoenix. >> i can't rest as her humanity. it's been stripped from her. i can't rest as her safety is in question. i honestly can't rest until she's home. >> president biden spoke with shero wednesday and has exchanged written correspondence with britney in an off camera briefing. the white house insisted the president is doing all he can. he receives daily updates about the status of for negotiations to secure brittney's released and the u.s. government continues to work aggressively using every available means to bring her home along with other wrongfully detained americans. >> that was paul gerke reporting for us tonight. today, former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison on the federal charge that he violated george floyd's civil rights chauvin pleaded guilty to the charges last december. he is already serving a separate 22 and a half year sentence for his murder conviction last year on the state charges for murdering murderi

precious time because every second that goes by, bg is struggling. >> we cannot allow the case of britneyher to be used as some prop by volodymyr putin. we want to see her released. we want this united states government to do with it can and there should be no swapping deals, that does not include britney griner we are going to stay on this we in the civil rights and faith communities her having a lot more say in the next few days about freeing britney griner. we'll be right back. y griner we'll be right back. the minions are coming to ihop. with an all new menu you're going to love. ♪ ♪ excuse me! enjoy the minions menu at ihop. for a limited time kids eat free! and catch minions: the rise of gru. welcome back to politicsnation. inflation is at a 40 year high. many black and brown americans are feeling squeezed. report from the new york fed finds these communities are the hardest hit by rising costs for just about everything. the study goes on to warn the economic ripple effects could erase recent gains that have been made in reducing the racial employment gap. join me now is alfonso dav

britney griner is not the only american detainee whose family is seeking u.s. intervention.018, american citizen paul whelan was wrongfully detained by russia and accused of espionage. he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. he still remains there to this day. on friday, president biden spoke to his sister. he reaffirmed his commitment to bring paul whelan home. joining me right now is the twin brother of paul. he is currently being detained in russia. i am also with kimberley saint julian, she is a russian and ukrainian history expert. she works at the university of pennsylvania. david, i want to start with you. first of all, sorry that your family is going through all of this. i cannot imagine how heartbreaking that is, how devastating it is cannot know how your brother is doing every day. what more can you tell us about your family's conversation with the president? >> i think it was really just reaffirming what we have heard from other people in the administration. it was nice to hear it from the top, from president biden. it does reinforce for us that the administration

turned her back on, wha is the problem, name the reason why britney isn't back?e biden. lebron james, esquibel skills don't translate into diplomatic skills. spell out what he wants biden t do, if he thinks he is so influential, do something himself. use throwing america under the bus notwithstanding the fact that this country made him a billionaire. >> how about we get half the cost for lebron james, i will go with him together, we will talk to putin and see if we can get this fellow american home. why don't we do that? >> sounds great, but don't thro america under the bus. >> that's a good point, i think biden should be thrown under th bus for being so weak. >> that's right, let's get this american home. with the comments that lebron has made, the u.s. were probabl going to have to trade a major terrorist to get her home, so l ebron james isn't making anything easier for anyone, remember what president did whe he took the hostages and americans, when he killed americans, our country hunted them down and killed him. i think it would be great if yo helped get bri

we all obviously have been following closely the story of britney griner, basketball star.ything is being done to get her out. but the family of paul whalen goes, wait a second, our loved one has been gone for a very long time. i'm sure they're grateful that all of this talk is starting up. but if you don't work for the "washington post," if you're not a wnba star, sometimes you just fade into the woodwork. >> definitely. that's one of the reasons why i've committed so much time and column inches in the "washington post" to this issue, because i realize that other people aren't going to have the benefit of the kind of campaign that i did or that britney griner does right now. i want to point out that within the hour, a massive mural is going to be unveiled in georgetown with the faces of 18 of these americans who are currently being wrongfully detained. >> oh wow. >> we do whatever we can to make as many americans aware of other americans being held hostage abroad as possible. because ultimately what i learned in my case and reporting on it after the fact is that people com

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jailed american basketball star britney griner pleaded guilty to he drug possession..s. is doing everything in its power to bring her home. another high profile's detainee's family says they have yet to hear from president biden. here is senior national correspondent rich edson. >> speaking quietly, according to reporters in the courtroom, american basketball player britney griner told a russian judge she mistakenly carried hashish toil a moscow airport in february. >> she admitted it was hers. but she said that it was unintentionally brought to russia because she was in the hurry, she was packing. >> the drug possession charges carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. griner's attorney says the wnba star is hoping for leniency from the court especially as she pled guilty. her next hearing is scheduled for july 14th. across the world in arizona, griner's team defeated phoenix mercury held a rally last night with teammates and family. >> i'm frustrated that 140 days have passed since my wife has been able to speak to me. >> secretary of state antony blinken tweete

so what hope do you have to get britney out? >> well, this is the commander-in-chief. so all of our faith right now is in this president. to get it done. and we know that he can get this done. >> well obviously a lot of americans hope that that could get done. let's bring in former u.s. ambassador to russia and nbc news international affairs analyst michael mcfaul. and of course, in the package and in the set up to the package, we've heard that britney has been there for 140 days. also heard that another american paul whelan has been there for four years and has not heard from the president yet. so the question is, how do we get both of these americans out because obviously somebody who has been there for four years who may have not been a basketball star or a gold medallist, his family wants him home just as badly and obviously they've been enduring it for four years. so what kind of deal could be made to bring both of these americans home? >> well, joe, i want to add another american to the list. mis name is mark fogle. he was just sentenced to 14 years in jail for a

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. >> meanwhile, the family of britney griner is exhausting every option to try to secure released from russian custody. last night i joined griner's wife in chicago as president of national action network, calling on the russian government to free the wnba star as the biden administration faces growing pressure to bring her home. more on that later. but tonight, we start in akron. joining me now, congresswoman chantal brown, democrat of ohio, whose district includes akron. congresswoman, thank you for joining us. after another tough week for your akron district, three days after his shooting death, for acting calm police, you called on the department of justice to monitor the investigation of jalen walker's killing. given how graphic the akron police body camera footage is in its depiction of walker's last moments, and the fact that at least eight officers are currently on administrative leave for the role in the shooting, why do you feel the justice department's involvement is necessary here, and what can you tell us about its response thus far. >> well, first of all thank you for hav

in a person call this week, the president assuring britney griner's wife cherelle that the u.s.ng quote, every avenue, to bring the olympic gold medalist home. joey reduce on trevor was freed from russian captivity through a prisoner swap just over two months ago said this, our government does silva negotiates with dictators with communist governments for the purpose of economic reasons, trade reasons, and yet when it comes to bringing innocent americans home, they are very a reluctant. joy reid is joining me now. joey, thank you for joining me on this. we appreciate it. let me just ask, and others on trevor interviewed abc news a few days ago. how is he doing? >> he is doing, well thank you for having me. and yes he has gained most was way back. he is going to the gym, eating healthy, enjoying his freedom. >> i can't help but think, because there is obviously an overlap right, brittani was taken into custody in moscow, in russia back in february. trevor at that point was still being held captive in russia. released in april. that this conversation brings up a little bit of ptsd

get britney out? is there anything about this relative to the ukraine war?ould she already have been home if it were a different political climate? >> well that is a great question, i don't have a great answer. most certainly other americans have been detained before the war in ukraine. and paul we land, still sits in jail. i think is in his third or fourth year, so that was before the war. i don't think it helps that the war is happening in terms of her detention, and the way that they are going to try to treat her. and again, i want to mention another american just sentenced to 14 years in jail, mark foldable is his name. he suggested the anglo american school. he says he's at the school that my kids want to, and all of our economic secrets went to. he was detained, and it seems for real wrongfully detained under the same kind of charges. but i think that there is a very important points that everybody needs to remember, there is no rule of law in russia. the idea that she has certain rights, that they are treating her properly, well yes. look at the way p

a glimpse of britney griner, towering above her guards, being led, handcuffed into the cold.a star was detained at a moscow airport in february when customs officials say they found small quantities of cannabis oil in her luggage, and illegal substance. officials say that she's being wrongfully detained but recordings made inside the court caption the 31-year-old through a translator, pleading guilty to the serious drug smuggling charges against her. but under those laws, which carry a maximum 10 year sentence, usf lee told the court she packed the oil in a hurry by mistake. she could be made an example of. she's concerned. she wrote to president biden expressing concerned that she could be detained forever and pleading that she and other detainees are not forgotten. >> we've had great respons e to her letter. we think progress is being made on that front, you know, the coverage of women's sports and the coverage of women athletes is really the concern here. i mean the question is, would tom brady be home? but tom brady wouldn't be there, right, because he doesn't have to go

coach, what are your concerns for britney's safety?lly yesterday was really really wonderful. we had a lot of great speakers and a lot of emotion. and you heard it there. and we heard it in bg's letter n. her letter, she said she was scared. this is, you know, not just a regular american in another country. but this is a person who has represented our country well. she's also a gay woman. she's also a black woman in russia. and we need to pay attention to that and help to bring her home. there was a lot of discussion of political pawns. but we know that there's a lot of americans wrongfully imprisoned around the world. we are concerned for bg. with her own words, she says she's scared. she's somebody who has worn the red, white, and blue in the olympics. so we know she's a value to them. and we just want to get her home. >> coach, i want to dig into something that you alluded to earlier. because at that rally last night, arizona congressman greg stanton said this, quote, in order to earn a salary commensurate with her skill set she had

release of americans paul whelan and britney griner, wrongfully detained and must come home.governments have communicated repeatedly and directly and i'll use the conversation to follow up personally and i hope move us towards resolution. >> john: the announcement, sandra, the wheels are beginning to turn, the fact that the secretary of state will be having a conversation with counterpart is a positive sign. >> sandra: and we spoke to paul's family 52 years old, held for years, questions when they would get the presidential phone call to secure the release, michael allen is joining us, former special assistant for george w. bush and as we get this news we know this is the first public announcement of any concrete action taken to secure the release of griner. see what is involved, potential exchange that would happen. don't know the terms of the deal or whether it would be enough to actually secure the release. what are your thoughts and questions at this moment? >> my question, number one, are we getting anything in addition to these two individuals coming out. are we going t

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that is how long wnba star britney griner has been held in a russian jail.der to bring home americans like britney griner and so many wrongfully detained overseas. joining me now is someone that knows about this personally who was injustly imprisoned in iran for over a year and a half. it is good to see you, jason. really, i read your piece that you wrote about all of this. the headline of it is "we officially have a hostage crisis." you say it is a problem only getting worse. >> well, this is something going on for centuries, right. americans being targeted by authoritarian states is on the rise. we saw the number jumping from a handful of cases to literally dozens of cases. more than 40 americans being wrongfully detained by governments around the world. it is because governments like iran and china and russia are using the notion of a free and independent judiciary against us and holding our citizens in these very opaque judicial long-term processes. >> the president's executive order signed tuesday, would it have made a difference for you and do you thin