their nba championship, steph curry had a passionate message of support for brittney griner. >> brittney griner's birthday i today. she's 32 years old. we want to continue to let her nam be known and we pray that , it' been 243 days since she has bee wrongfully incarcerated in russia and we hope that she comes home soon and everybody's doing their part to get her home. >> reporter: the olympic gold medalist has been in russian custody when authorities found gram of oedipus oil at a moscow airport. she claimed it was for medicinal use , but the court convicted her of drug possessio and sentenced her to nine years in prison. the biden administration has proposed a prisoner swap , but russia has not accepted it. brittney griner's appeal hearing is scheduled for october 25th. tina krause, cbs news. >>> let's get to first alert meteorologist, darren peck. it' warm outside. >> reporter: yes, and record tying warm because the numbers in the city like mid-80s and oakland, 84, those numbers are going to feel warm for those locations and the 84 today in oakland is going to tie the record for today

we heard brittney griner in her own words describe this, quote, traumatic experience.nly got to speak to her briefly before today's hearing. what could you tell us, maria, about how she's holding up? >> um, yes, i have seen her today because she presented via video conference. she's holding up well. i mean, she's a fighter. but of course she didn't expect much from today's hearing. but still she did have some hope and in a way you could see from her face that she was very, very upset when the court hearing ended. >> are there any other legal avenues, maria, sorry for interrupting, but are there any other legal avenues left to fight her sentence or is her only hope right now for some sort of prisoner swap? >> i mean, there is next step which is called cassation or the second appeal. but normally we do not expect much from this legal step. so britney definitely hopes for this to happen, yes. >> do you have any information at all on where brittney griner will serve the remainder of her sentence, her prison sentence and what sort of conditions she could be facing potential

off some sort of diplomatic deal, some sort of trade potentially, a prisoner swap to try to get brittney grinerome. we're also hearing from the white house this morning with the national security adviser, jake sullivan, coming out saying they are aware of this news. they are calling on russia to immediately release griner and also saying this, quote, president biden has been very clear that brittney griner should be released immediately and in recent weeks the biden/harris administration has continued to engage with russia through every available channel and make every effort to bring home britney as well as to support and advocate for other americans detained in russia including fellow wrongful detainee paul whelan. of course, the biden administration working behind the scenes with russia to try to secure some sort of deal. they say that there has been a pretty regular pace in terms of back and forth to try to produce a deal to get her out, but what they have continued to say is that russia has not engaged in a really substantive way to try to bring an end to getting her and paul whelan home.

i would say 100% brittney griner is a hostage of the putin regime right now. because of the exceptionally severe sentencing she has been given, the fact that the russian government is making demands for her release, those are characteristics of a hostage situation, not a legitimate criminal trial. kristen: let's talk about what the -- let's talk about those demands. what are they? >> one thing interesting about when a foreign government uses foreigners as hostages is that they do not often come out and make explicit demands for the prisoner release. we know based on reporting in state owned media by reports of what the russians are asking for behind-the-scenes, that they want a prisoner swap. they have asked the for the release of a notorious arms dealer who is imprisoned in the united states who was tried and convicted of participating in arms trades that hurt victims all around the world. it seems the russians also want more. the biden administration has made clear that they made an offer to trade victor boot for brittney griner and another american named pa

brittney griner was again before a russian court today and received no mercy. the court upholding griner's nine year prison sentence rejecting the nba's star plea for leniency. she was convicted in august after russian authorities say that they found vape can sifters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at moscow airport. this was swift reaction after the appeal that didn't go anywhere, slamming the court proceeding as a quote, sham, vowing the biden administration is doing everything it could to bring her home. kylie atwood is live at the state department for us. what are you hearing about this now? >> reporter: the conviction has opinion upheld. meaning that she is still found guilty of smuggling drugs into russia. this trial essentially brings the end of the judicial process for brittney griner in russia. as you were saying, she originally received a nine-year prison sentence. that has been slightly shaved off, perhaps by a few months. but she is still receiving an incredibly long amount of time behind bars in russia. and she did speak during this trial tod

but again, a very bleak day for brittney griner. her only hope, some sort of prisoner swap. >> thank you very much. >>> important note to our viewers right now, stay with cnn for the next hour of "the situation room." i'll talk with the russian attorney for brittney griner about the court's decision today and what happens next. >>. >>> up next, exclusive cnn reporting on the u.s. justice department's january 6th investigation. stand by for new details on a secret courtroom battle with two of the top attorneys inside the trump white house. >>> plus, new details on the deadly high school shooting in st. louis. verizon private 5g network, associated british ports can now you're "the situation room." room." you're "the situation roo" right on time. make it even smarter. we call this entnterprise intelligence. hey, thanks for helping me out. of course. you can easily get helpful customer service over the phone or on the progressive app pretty much anywhere. like at the coff shop, at the park, or on the moon. justidding. it's another coff

to discuss brittney griner? have you seen any movement on that front? >> not with putin. >> susan, what is this that he's trying to message here, do you think? >> first of all, i would say it's highly unlikely you'll see any meeting between vladimir putin and joe biden any time soon, even over a limited subject such as the release of another american hostage, which is what brittie greiner is. the reason is that putin is, right now, acting as a terrorist as i pointed out. america doesn't negotiate with terrorists. i think it will be hard for biden to directly engage with vladimir putin, given the weigh he sort of outraged the international order. i think it's important for bide been to be shown political as someone speaking up for an american citizen, who has essentially become a pawn in this super-power contest. i think the aggressive effort to negotiate unfortunatelily, this is a sign they're not get very far in their private effort. the way he responded, not with putin, i took as optimistic, because everyone w

and so far we've not been meeting with much positive response. >> our message when it comes to brittney grinerhould be released, she's wrongfully held. >> this news only increases the urgency of our efforts to bring brittney home. >> this morning lawyers for brittney griner say she's hoping for a prisoner exchange. a russian court has rejektsed the appeal of her conviction after she apologized and asked for her release. >> i've been here almost eight months and people with more severe crimes have gotten less than what i was given. >> cnn's clarissa bastian is joining us with more on this. what are the hopes here? what do we know about how realistic a prisoner swab may be in this request? >> reporter: brittney griner's lawyers making it clear a prisoner swap is likely her only path home before the end of her sentence. she has exhausted her options under the russian legal system. we know russia does engage in prisoner swaps we saw it with trevor reed in the spring. we know that the u.s. has russian citizens that they want back. but we know the option of swapping viktor bout for brittney griner a

the problem with it, or issue with it is, that this will be the end essentially of brittney griner's after this outcome is handed down by the judge, then brittney griner will essentially be left to serve the rest of her sentence, potentially, unless there's a prison swap in a russian prison. >> nine years. think of it. matthew charngs thank you very much. >>> hate-filled banners over a california highway one referencing kanye west anti-semitic comments. we discuss, next. for adults with generalized myasthenia gvis who are positive for acetylcholine receptor antibodies, it may feel like the world is moving without you. but the picture is changing, with vyvgart. in a clinical trial, participants achieved improved daily abilities with vyvgart added to their current treatment. and vyvgart helped clinical trial participants achieve reduced muscle weakness. vyvgart may increase the risk of infection. in a clinical study, the most common infections were urinary tract and respiratory tract infections. tell your doctor if you have a history of infections or if you have symptoms of an infectio

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the worst sort of moments for brittney griner are still potentially ahead of us. good day at all in terms of news for that american basketball star. matthew chance, cnn, london. >> all right, matthew. thank you for that. >>> a student and teacher gunned down in a high school. what a teenage shooter wrote in a letter he left behind. >>> dozens of migrants found in a dump truck in texas. life... doesn't stop for diabetes. be ready for every moment, with glucerna. it's the nber one doctor recommended brand that is scientifilly designed to help manage your blood sugar. live every moment. glucerna. to tell you something? the clues are all around us... not that one... that's the one. at university of phoenix, you could earn your master's degree in less than a year for under $11k. learn more at phoenix.edu psoriasis really messes with you. try. hope. fail. no one should suffer like that. i started cosentyx®. five years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting get checked for tuberculos

i want to address latest development with brittney griner. our hearts are with brittney griner, her wife and her family, friends and teammates in light of the appalling news out of russia. this news increases the urgency of our efforts to bring brittany home. the biden administration remains in touch with representatives from britney's family and asked national security adviser jake sullivan said this morning, the immigration has continued to engage russia through multiple channels in recent weeks to urge them to respond to our efforts to negotiate a resolution to this. we will also continue to support and advocate for other americans detained in russia, including paul whelan. russia needs to negotiate in good faith. as jake has said this morning and as you have heard me say, the president has stated that he is willing to go to extraordinary lengths and make chuffed -- tough decisions to bring americans home. this administration has done it successfully before and it will keep working to do it again and bring brittany home. earlier today, the

brittney griner when she had her hearing today, the head u.s. diplomat in moscow attended the hearing. when saad had his hearing, nobody from the embassy attended at all. they forgot it. they had a snafu, a mix-up. that shows you the different level of attention. unfortunately what a lot of families are learning, when they are not your family members in russia or saudi arabia, or iran or what have you, the best thing that you could do is make a public stink because that is the only thing that the u.s. government really responds to. so, again, i think he deserves more attention. i just don't think he's getting it. >> josh rogan, good to talk to you, thank you. >> thank you. >> still to come, the new british prime minister delivering his first message to the world. he vows to bring economic stability and confident to the ux k. we'll take you live to ten downing street. plus adidas cutting ties with kanye west after his string of anti-semitic comments. let's look at the rising hate in the jewish community nationwide. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ new projects means new

to also apologize for this mistake. >> reporter: appearing from her jail cell in a live video, brittney griner pleaded with a russian appeals court to reconsider her prison sentence. >> i've been here almost eight months, and people with more severe crimes have gotten less than what i was given. >> reporter: griner will now be sent to a penal colony, a type of labor camp known for brutal conditions. >> what is your next move now that brittney griner lost her appeal, mr. president? >> we're in constant contact with russian authorities to get brittney and others out, and so far we've not been meeting with much positive response. we're not stopping. >> reporter: over the summer, the biden administration proposed a prisoner swap, possibly involving russian arms dealer victor boot in exchange for griner and another american, paul whelan. but kremlin officials would not discuss a deal until the judicial process played out. griner was arrested at a moscow airport for carrying vape cartridges filled with hashish oil just days before russia invaded ukraine. griner's wife, cherrelle, told gayle king the

i think that's why. >> reporter: now we also heard from brittney griner's agent and she said what happenedg, said it further validates griner is being held as a political pawn in russia, and telephones very clear she was trying to rally support for the urgency around the need to get brittney griner home, reminding folks of what has happened to other american detainees and warning something might happen at any time. john? >> nine years. kylie atwood, keep us posted. thank you. >>> the ceo of one of america's biggest banks says a recession in the coming months is not his biggest worry. hear what is next. with merrill., he's set moving his money into his investment account in real timeme anand that's... how you collect coins. your money never stopsps workig for you with merrill, a bank of america company. seatgeek is the ticketing app for fans like the high-fives-strangers guy. game winning interception, first down, just a nice lid tackle - if you're in arms lenh, you wi be swapping skin with this extrovert. you see he knows seatgeek got him a great deal on tickets, so he can focus on what he

what will it take to get wnba superstar brittney griner and former u.s.ns where they've been detained unfairly. one man who might no, bill richardson. he met in moscow with senior russian officials despite criticism for that move. he has negotiated for releases of american hostages in the past. he joins us after his trip. what can you tell us about what you met with and were your conversations about trying to free brittney griner and paul whelan? >> well, jake, we were also there on behalf of other hostage families that have detainees in russia including an american p.o.w. in eastern ukraine. here is my view. number one, i'm a private humanitarian foundation. i don't work for the u.s. government, but we consult with them. we consult with russian officials. i've had a track record. i am cautiously optimistic on the griner/whelan negotiations? i am cautiously optimistic. i don't want to get into who i met with. it was senior russian officials, individuals close to president putin. i've coordinated with the white house. i've coordinated as much as i can. som

sham, and urging russia to negotiate for griner's release, and american paul whelan as well. >> we are in constant contact with russian authorities to get brittney and others out. and so far, we've not been meeting with much positive response. but we're not stopping. >> reporter: the u.s. has offered to exchange a russian arms dealer named viktor bout for griner and whelan's release. griner held since february. whelan since 2018. >> and so martha, of course, the question, where does the legal fight go from here? does the legal fight continue? will she have to serve this time? and for so many americans back home here wondering, are the russians taking advantage of her fame, her wnba status here, given, of course, the tensions between the u.s. and moscow right now? >> reporter: david, the russians are certainly taking advantage of griner's fame, and she could appeal further, but tonight, the state department is saying they are hopeful that the conclusion of today's court session will now unlock the next step in negotiations. david? >> let's hope. martha raddatz tonight. martha, thank you. >>> meantime, to the war in ukraine. president biden with a

have gotten less than what i was given. >> well, back in february, russian authorities arrested brittney griner at an airport near moscow after they found cannabis oil in her luggage. griner pleaded guilty to bringing that oil into ruv but said she dmtd mean to break the law. today president biden vowed to keep trying to secure griner's release. >> we're in constant contact with russian authorities to get brittney and others out. and so far we've not been meeting with much positive response >> not stopping. brittney griner is one of many americans u.s. officials say is wrongfully detained in russia. about two years ago a judge sentenced the marine veteran paul whelan to 16 years on spying charges he denies it all in an interview earlier this month on cnn, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations bill richardson said he thinks there will be an exchange of two russian prisoners for the two americans. nbc news has reported one of the prisoners is the russian arms dealer victor bout unclear to us who the other prisoner might be. >>> the school shooter in st. louis yesterday had enough ammo to k

do you think you can get brittney griner and paul whelan out by the end of the year?hink so. i hate making predictions. i know they're very despairing. we work closely with the families, with the whelan family, with the griner family. i know they're very emotional and this is a very emotional time. all i can say is that the biden administration is working hard on this. so am i. we coordinate, but not always agree on every tactical decision. i'm not going to interfere in their process. i'm just giving you my assessment. after two visits to russia on behalf of american hostages. by the way, there are 47 other hostages around the world in iran, four more many venezuela, almost everywhere in hostile countries that we as americans have an obligation to bring back, whether it's the government or private humanitarian efforts. >> obviously it's an extraordinary time to be in russia as they're waging war on ukraine and meeting with russian officials. it's something none of us get to experience. your visit comes as u.s. intelligence reportedly shows a member of putin's inner ci

>> this is a real challenge right now for brittney griner.folks and say, if you don't do the crime, if you can't do the time, brittney griner is a political hostage. she has already served more time in prison for a quarter bag of cannabis than anybody in the united states and anybody in russia. this is a challenge. so, putin is using her to gain some leverage over the united states. in fact, one of the senior officials, when asked about brittney griner, said, we know that the midterm elections are coming up in the united states. president biden is worried about those, but brittney griner is not a high priority for us right now. >> i saw that. it's devastating. i think the biggest concern is she was offered the opportunity to play basketball -- or, there is a basketball hoop. they offered her to play basketball, and he said, i can't. it's too devastating, too sad for her to even have that. i'm so concerned about her mental state of being and her physical state of being in this prison cell. >> we should be. she addressed this directly, one of t

they want others too in exchange for brittney griner and paul whelan.en an agreement on the sort of detail of what that would involve. it must be incredibly frustrating for brittney griner and her family. she appeared by video conference, making an impassioned plea to the judge to reduce her sentence significantly. she talks about how agonizing it was to be away from her family. but those kinds of emotional appeals simply fell on deaf ears. the lawyers for brittney griner, who have been doing a sterling job trying to represent her, saying that bitterly disappointed. that there was very little done in the course in terms of alleviating her sentence. they reduced it by a couple of months. instead of nine years, she'll serve something in the region of eight and a half. but that's nothing to ease the suffering and the pain of this basketball star who is now marooned in russia until an unless a deal with the united states is done. >> matthew chance, i appreciate your reporting. thank you for helping us understand the situation. >>> now to the uk. the new bri

will putin give in on brittney griner despite all of the hostilities in ukraine?t know. i want to make that clear. i don't know what putin is thinking. ultimately, this will be a decision by him and him alone. i do know that the other man is incredibly important to vladimir putin. he is a criminal. we have convicted him. i want to be clear. we are not comparing criminals to criminals. one is an innocent victim in russia. the other is a real criminal. he is also a criminal tied to the intelligence services that has done work for people like vladimir putin and his entourage, his people. it would be a giant coup for them domestically to get him out of jail. that makes me cautiously optimistic a deal could be done. number two, they are capable of siloing these things. we most certainly did it when i was in the government. we had radical disagreement flz one place and we found agreement in other places. doesn't mean it could happen in the future. but it does not mean because of this horrific, barbaric war, that we are on different sides of, that other diplomatic achiev

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what is your next move, now that brittney griner lost her appeal, mr. president?>> we're in constant contact with russian authorities to get brittney and others out, and so far, we've not been meeting with much positive response. we're not stopping. >> reporter: over the summer, the biden administration proposed a prisoner swap, possibly involving russian arms dealer viktor bout, in exchange for griner and another american, paul whelan. but kremlin officials would not discuss a deal until the judicial process played out. griner was arrested at a moscow airport for carrying vape cartridges filled with hashish oil, just days before russia invaded ukraine. griner's wife cherelle told gayle king, the thought of b.g., as she calls her, going to a labor camp is hard to stomach. >> me and b.g. are operating in a position where, like, we have to prepare for the worst. >> reporter: president biden has said he would meet with vladimir putin next month at the g-20 summit in indonesia, if putin approached him to talk about griner's release. tonight, the white house says there

happen, together. >>> a russian court today upheld the conviction of american basketball star brittney grinern place nearly all of her nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges. >> at an appeal hearing today in jail, griner said waiting for her day in court has been traumatic for her mental health and for her family. >> i've been here almost eight months and people with more severe crimes have gotten less than what i was given. i want to also apologize for this mistake. >> cnn national security correspondent kiley atwood joins us now. what is the state department saying about this? we just heard president biden address it as well. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. basically brittney griner's hearing today means she is still guilty of smuggling these drugs into russia. there is really not a substantial change to her nine-year prison sentence. maybe a few months that has been taken off of that, but not a substantial change. when you talk to biden administration officials, they were not expecting a big change out of this hearing today but they are going after the russian judicial system

to blazer, equinox to silverado, chevy evs are for everyone, everywhere. >>> today wnba star brittney grinerer lawyers say griner is hoping the court will reduce her 9-year sentence. claire sebastian is live. is there any chance of a new sentence here? what's her likelihood? >> reporter: yeah, christine, even taking out the politics around this case, leniency is not very common in the russian legal system. it's given in less than 1% of the trials. if you factor in the politics, we know discussions are still ongoing around a potential prisoner swap for brittney griner. if you reduce the sentence, you reduce the perception of the severity of her crime and that could reduce her value in a prisoner swap. it seems like the likelihood is not high. this is affecting her state of mind. she is said to be very stressed. all hopes will rest on a prisoner swap. what we're hearing this morning, christine, her legal team did ask to postpone the hearing for two hours. it was supposed to start an hour ago. it's going to start at the top of the next hour. we don't know why. discussions do go on around a pote

brittney griner said to be very upset. she didn't have that much hope going into it according to her lawyers. of course, after eight months in russian detention, you do hold out a glimmer for things like this. she is very upset. the question now is what happens to her as she goes on to serve her sentence. where will she go? this was put to her lawyer last night. take a listen. >> it will be slow potentially. this is how the system works. every person who is convicted goes there. it's too early to talk about this. >> i think part of not wanting to say too much about that is because it's so upsetting to her family. the fact that she's going to a russian penal colony. conditions are not that great. state department talks about overcrowding, limited access to health care, all of those things. we've seen it reported by the other american detainee paul whelan who is in a penal colony. the state department spokesman said things are not moving as quickly as they like. >> in my mind, that's what the russians would like from the u.s

. >>> and the new development in brittney griner's fight for freedom. could the wnba star and another american be coming home soon? >>> good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this busy sunday. i'm linsey davis. as we come on the air, vladimir putin is accusing ukraine of blowing up that critical bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia calling it a terrorist act. putin's words come only hours after russian missiles hit civilian targets in the ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia killing more than a dozen people. this video circulating online shows the moment that explosion ripped apart major sections of the bridge. russian officials say explosives were hidden in a truck traveling on one of the spans. the attack is a major symbolic blow to putin and also damaged a critical supply route for russian forces. these images show the aftermath and it comes as putin's soldiers suffer new defeats on the battlefield. tonight the white house is reinforcing president biden's recent warning of the possibility of nuclear armageddon. now putin's inner ci

claire, explain why the legal team in the brittney griner case want this delay?> reporter: we don't know, max. it's only a two-hour delay. we know brittney griner, who we have seen appear in court several times throughout her trial, wouldn't have been there anyway. she was going to appear via video link. we know she was severely stressed ahead of this despite the fact they said she's a very strong person. it was starting to take a toll on her. this is sort of the end of the road as far as the russian legal system is concerned. there are three potential outcomes today. they could leave the sentence as it is and she would go off and serve it. they could overrule it or reduce it. clearly she was desperately hoping for at least some kind of reduction because after this the only hope to get her home before the end of that was some kind of prisoner swap. we know while the u.s. and the administration officials said discussions on this were pretty persistent, there is still according to the u.s. no serious counter offer from the russians on a prisoner swap. that work is

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basketball star brittney griner has lost her appeal against her nine year prison sentence in russia.reiner was arrested at a moscow airport for being in possession of vaped cartridges, which contained cannabis oil. all that happened back in february. that substance is banned in russia. >> brittney griner appeared via video link from her prison cell. her appeal out of hope than any real expectation of success. addressing what she called her honest mistake, she asked the court for leniency. >> iave beehere almost eight months and people with more severe crimes have gotten less then what i was given. i did not intend to do this, but i understand the charges brought against me, and i just hope that is taken into account a well, that i did plead guilty. >> greiner's mistake was being caught with cannabis oil and her baggage at a moscow airport in february. in august, she was sentenced to nine years in jail for drug smuggling and possession. the backdrop to this, of course, is russia's war in ukraine. greiner is one of the world's best basketball players, a two-time olympic champion. her s

do to gain the release of not just brittney griner, but paul whelan as well. >> what they can do is negotiate release of griner. a teacher got 14 years for a small amount of medical cannabis. they can continue to negotiate in exchange for them. obviously that's extremely difficult given the political situation right now. if there is any kind of silver lining to this decision, the russian government previously said we're not going to engage in negotiations for griner's release until the appeals have been exhausted, unless her sentence enters into legal effect, which it has done after today's decision. >> would it be fair to say that ultimately this decision will be made by vladimir putin and everybody is talking about the fact that because of the war he is under so much pressure. does it make it far more difficult to do these negotiations? >> absolutely. these kinds of negotiations, exchanges are difficult even in good political conditions. they're especially difficult now. it could be that the russians are expecting more oligarchs, people close to putin to be arrested for sanctions evasion or

brittney griner was wrongfully detained and her entire court process has been a sham.but there is something good to look to here in terms of that the russians have said that their media, their state media, that they are not going to discuss any kind of swap or any kind of deal until the legal process had fully played out. and so if that is to be interpreted one way, you can see that it this appeal might actually allow that to move forward. ms. griner still has the option to continue to appeal and her lawyers could pursue that. but in some ways this is still advancing the process. >> and last time you and i spoke, you said that your office is in regular contact with the state department getting briefings on efforts to negotiate a solution with the russians. any change in that situation? >> well, we haven't received a serious count iter offer from the russians yet. but as i said, their position has been that they are not going discuss this until the legal process has played out. it is really strange for us to understand that they don't have in my opinion a functioning le

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. >>> president biden reacts after brittney griner's appeal is denied by russia. what he's saying about a possible meeting with vladimir putin. >>> new backlash. how athletes are now cutting ties with rapper kanye west after a series of anti-semitic remarks. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin this morning in the election battleground state of pennsylvania which could play a large part in deciding which party controls the u.s. senate. with less than two weeks before the midterms, democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman faced republican tv personality dr. mehmet oz last night in their own debate. it was a chance for voters to see fetterman and assess whether he's up for the job as he recovers from a stroke that he had in may. astrid martinez is in new york with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. last night's first and only senate debate in pennsylvania was a pivotal moment in the final stretch before the midterm elections. lieutenant governor john fetterman continues to face serious questions about his

brittney griner is serving a 9 month sentence but her appeal hearing is coming up later this month.an, spoke to his family for only the second time in a month. he's been moved to a prison hospital but it's unclear why. the white house is monitoring both of these clays closely. we have more on that. >>> president biden is also elaborating on a comment he made to cnn's jake tapper about potentially meeting with president putin on something like the release of brittney griner saying he would not meet with him generally on ukraine. when he was asked if there's been any movement when it comes to the conversations surrounding griner's release, the president said not with putin. all of this comes as the white house has just released a 48-page document outlining their national security, basically their biggest priority when it comes to that. putting china above russia saying they're more worried about china in the long term. the post cold war era is now over. kaitlyn collins, cnn, the white house. >>> the crackdown on antigovernment protests continues to escalate in . >> ian: ran -- iran. v

the people packed into a russian courtroom got a grainy glimpse of brittney griner behind bars from a video feed as a panel of judges rejected her appeal disappointments. unfortunately, because you had some >> hopes and the hopes of dentist today the wnba star was arrested after police said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage. the u.s. government says russia is using griner as a political this process to put it simply has been a sham. tuesday's ruling puts more pressure on u.s. leaders to negotiate a way to bring griner home. so far. we're up me much. we're not stop the state department reportedly offered to exchange a convicted russian arms dealer in u.s. custody for griner and paul whelan. another american detained in russia. but so far the russians haven't agreed to anything. this process has not moved. that's with lee as we would have liked. still, the state department promises it will keep trying. this is something we're absolutely focused on. it is something mean focused on. and so paul and brittany are reunited with their families. >> the next steps from

a russian court sets october 25th as the date that brittney griner appeals for 9 year prison sentence for drug possession. >> the court convicted the wnba star in august after moscow airport. police say they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage griner admitted to having the canisters but presented written statement said she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain griner's lawyers argue after the conviction that the punishment was excessive. >> reality tv star kim kardashian has agreed to pay 1.2 million dollars in order to settle charges connected to her promotion of cryptocurrency on instagram. the securities and exchange commission announced the settlement this morning saying that she violated federal securities laws. the agency says that she failed to disclose that she was paid $250,000 for touting the max. she has to repay that money. plus, more than 1 million dollars in penalties. she also has to cooperate with an ongoing investigation and has agreed not to promote crypto securities for 3 years. coming up next in sports, warriors made some moves today as

"usa today" reports brittney griner's release is a low priority for russia, according to the kremlin.o russian president vladimir putin said the wnba star's release is a priority for president biden but not moscow. griner was arrested in february after russian officials said that they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at a moscow airport. she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years in prison. the biden administraon osedriswap bring home griner and fellow jailed american paul whelan. >>> kpix reports on a terrifying armed robbery and carjacking of an uber driver. the incident was captured on dash cam video. the suspect sitting in the back seat at first made friendly conversation with the driver. after a few minutes, one of them pulled out a gun. they ordered the driver out of the car, took his belongings, tossed the camera to the ground, and drove away. >> it's scary. i feel, you know, helpless at that time. i don't have a phone. i don't have a car. i was in the middle of the road. what can i do? >> the driver called 911 with the help of a nearby store.

brittney griner's birthday is today. she is 32 years old. >> we want to continue to let her name be known. every pray that it's been 243 days. this is going incarcerated russia. we hope that she comes home so that everybody is doing their part to get home. >> griner's appeal hearing is scheduled for october. 25th. while it's unlikely the appeal will overturn her conviction. her lawyers say they hope it could lessen the sentence. >> well, this wednesday evening, let's check outside and see what's going on. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. boy traffic is really backed up there on this wednesday evening is at 06:00am or i looks like it could be our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now with a look ahead at our forecast after. >> to be heat records today. for 2 of them were ties but still impressive of 90 degrees in san francisco this time of year. that's impressive. almost any day of the year. but out there tonight, we do have mostly clear skies. couple high clouds begin to drift across our skies. a sign a ch

. >>> brittney griner and paul whelan could be home in a matter of months.from the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations bill richardson in an interview yesterday with cnn's jake tapper. >> how soon do you see this happening? you do you think you can get brittney griner and paul whelan out by the end of the year, say? >> i do think so now, i hate making predictions, but, yes. >> in that same interview he said during his trip to russia last month he met with senior russian officials. he also said he is working with a -- as a private citizen and not on behalf the united states government in august a russian judge sentenced brittney griner to nine years in a russian prison after she pleaded guilty to drug charges. it happened after authorities found cannabis oil in her lug luggage. at an airport near moscow in february an appeal is scheduled for october 25 as for whelan, in 2020 a judge sentenced him to 16 years after convicting him of spying he denies all of the charges richardson says he thinks there will be an exchange of two russian prisoners for the

. >> still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, wnba star brittney griner has a new appeal date. what tell you when once we get back from break. well, a court date has been set for wnba star brittney griner's appeal of her 9 year prison sentence. ryan was convicted in august of drug possession after russian police say they found of a canister containing cannabis oil in her luggage. the wnba star's lawyers argued after the conviction that the punishment was excessive. meanwhile, the biden administration says the greatest case is a priority, noting that they're working to get her home. the appeal in court is scheduled for october. 25th. well, an independent investigation has revealed systematic abuse and misconduct in the nation's national women's soccer league. u.s. soccer commission. the investigation led by former attorney general sally yates after 2 floor players came forward with allegations of harassment and cordon dated back a decade, investigators found verbal and emotional abuse is rooted in the league's culture and blurred the boundaries between coaches and players. they

as i finish on thish new of -- the issue of brittney griner. she's a hostage in putin's russia. playing basketball there was her only crime, if you will. and there she is in a cage in russia. a hostage since february. and we have a department that works on this issue inside the state department. i want to applaud them and make sure they have the resources for the many americans that are innocently held by countries around the world. it is a tragedy and shame that we have a circumstance where americans cannot travel. and i'm grateful for that support. but i'm also grateful to acknowledge, if you will, the disaster relief fund for our domestic crisis. as i said earlier man was interviewed in florida and said i lost everything. my house and everything in t a million people with no access to power. so this is a crucial and important -- puerto rico in need. a crucial and important c.r. because we always stand as the hand to hand out to our friends around the nation and the world. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jackso

. >> joining me now is brittney griner's former olympic coach, and friend to brittney griner and her also joining us, the founder and president of national. your reaction to the court decision today on her appeal? >> everyone in brittany's camp prepared us all the chances of her sentence being reduced or her being released were slim to none, and so we were not surprised. just continue to do what we have been doing, just keep praying. keep praying. i mean, hopefully god comes through, and i am a firm believer on your worst days he does his best work, and we need his best work right now. >> you saw her at least, as much as we could tell, from behind bars, just incredible. how did she look to you? we heard from her lawyers that when they spoke to her and saw her on her birthday last week when she turned 32, she's strong but this is obviously a huge blow to her now. >> you see some hopelessness. you hear the hopelessness in her voice. you know, you hear her trying to be strong, probably trying to be strong for her wife and her family, but when you are locked up, and not just abroad, but

star brittney griner. interview with "cbs mornings'" gayle king, she said she's worried about what will happen on october 25, the next hearing for brittney. b.g., as cherelle calls her, has been jailed on drug possession charges in russia for nearly eight months. >> reporter: what could happen to brittney in two weeks? >> in my brain, i'm like, please, in two weeks, have figured this out. but... the reality of the situation is that, once that hearing is held and the order is finalized, b.g.'s now in the position where she could be moved to a labor camp. and... i-- my brain can't even fathom it. obviously, it's not for sure. but me and b.g. are operating in a position where, like, we have to prepare for the worst. >> o'donnell: absolutely frightening. well, you can see much more of gayle's interview with cherelle griner, that's tomorrow on "cbs mornings." well, tonight, police have released chilling surveillance video of a california family being kidnapped earlier this week. well, the suspect is now in cust