including former marine trevor reed and wnba star brittney griner. >>> the search for an arsonist in louisiana. the investigation now as officials say the largest wildfire in state history was deliberately set. >>> and americans pay tribute to the mayor of margaritaville, jimmy buffett, a treasured performer who invited us all to share in his paradise. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on this sunday night. i'm whit johnson. several developing stories. the new sighting of a convicted killer and urgent manhunt outside philadelphia. but we begin with the extreme weather across the country this holiday weekend. monsoon rains slamming the southwest, at least one death reported in the chaos of the burning man festival in nevada. tens of thousands trapped, told to conserve water and food. thick mud making it difficult to get out. even stars like chris rock among those fleeing the desert. downpours reaching across the normally hot and dry region. roads turning into rivers near the las ve

where brittney griner was taken to once she was released from russia. once all of that takes place, then, the focus will be on the legal issues. his military status. as we reached the release take place, we're getting almost contrasting explanations of what happened. the north korean government is calling this an expulsion that took place after the investigation. when we listen to the united states and some of the remarks coming from the state department, this is being described as intense diplomacy, that involved help from the sweet swedish government and assistance from the chinese government, to facilitate that release of private king from north korea, over a bridge into china. there's many lingering questions. investigators want to talk to private king. one more point to make, did the united states give in to way or persuade north korea to release him? the answer from the state department has been a firm no. i want to read one particular vote from a season official who said, the answer was simple. there were none, full stop. this is something we wil

. >> brittney griner has gone released from russian prison. >> reporter: and marine trevor reedhe u.s. marine veteran imprisoned in russia for nearly three years -- >> governor richardson and countless other professionals that have stepped up to help us -- >> richardson was the secret weapon. >> richardson was fringe diplomacy. i would call that a retired diplomat using a first-class rolodex to create outcomes with current decisionmakers. >> reporter: while richardson has been the public face of high-stakes fringe diplomacy, behind the scenes supporting richardson, jonathan franks, a pr crisis consultant who also has a calling to free americans held abroad. >> i sit around thinking of how to get americans out of prison in foreign countries. >> reporter: earlier this year, franks and richardson were in acapulco, mexico, one of the world's deadliest cities despite its beauty. >> i was preparing to do what i always do, launch a medium barrage -- >> reporter: the mission, free this american navy veteran, james griswold. >> i've been unlawfully detained for 13 years with no trial. >>

most recently he helped secure the release of wnba player brittney griner, who was being held unjustly for months in a russian prison. >> i am cautiously optimistic on the griner/wheeler negotiations. i am cautiously optimistic. i think it's going to be a two-for-two. i don't want to get into who i met with. it was senior russian officials, individuals close to president putin. i coordinated with the white house, i've coordinated as much as i can. but, you know, sometimes they're a little nervous about my doing this on my own, but at the same time we've had success recently with trevor reed, the russian -- the american hostage in russia some months ago. >> richardson was also a democratic candidate for president in 2008. he eventually dropped out and endorsed barack obama. ron bronstein is a cnn political analyst and senior editor for "the atlantic," he joins us as well as cnn's state department producer jen hansler. what more can you tell us about bill richardson's legacy and his now passing? >> rahel, we know that he had a major impact with his work through these families to try to b

that was along with brittney griner, of course, her family was in the oval office meeting with biden. and i know you've, of course, supported her release. but she was a big basketball star. there was a lot of publicity around that. as you say, you're an ordinary citizen. do you think that that's unfortunately what this is, that you're just, i guess, for lack of a better word, you don't rise to the level that's going to get his attention? >> well, i think he's committed to getting paul home for certain. i have no doubt about that. i do know that all the interactions i had with him were during the time that brittney griner was held. that's just a fact. the last time i spoke with him was the day after she was released. and i do have a lot of engagement with his people, with the state department. and they have been very good about that. but my concern is to try to find out, you know, where we are in this process, are we doing everything that's needed. and i believe that the president is going to have to intervene at some point. i believe his help is going to be needed. and i want to make

people like brittney griner. that will leave a huge gaping hole in the diplomatic community with the passing of the richardson. >> no question. as the sitting governor i can tell you right now people are not calling me to do the negotiations and to engage in diplomacy. it is a huge hole. it is a huge hole in foreign-policy expertise. it is also a source of great pride that a new mexico, he is our diplomat, former governor and congressman, ambassador to united nations, energy secretary -- in a place where poverty is still very much pleasant -- present. richardson, an iconic presence. there are many new mexicans who inspired to be anything and everything. that was also true of his presidential bid. >> i was just about to say, the fact that he was a latino who ran for president, that also is going to be part of his legacy as well. >> it is. i did not get to talk to him. i just left him a message two days ago asking him to travel with me to the border and to engage in some thoughtful economic effort and plan and also

they include brittney griner. he was working on the release of an army soldier taken into custody after running across the border with north korea. richardson spoke to cnn about that last week. >>. >> i don't want to get into too many details but the fact that the family has reached out to us, the prime contact is the u.s. military, the u.n. command, they're communicating with them, but i think it's important we find ways to support the family and bring travis king home. >> and joining me now is cnn state department reporter, jennifer. and cnn political commentator and democratic strategist, maria c cardona, who knew him well. we're hearing from president biden commenting on his passing. what's the president saying? >> we just heard from the president in the past maybe half an hour. remembering bill richardson's life both in government and outside of government. i want to read just a little bit of the statement that the president released. he said bill richardson were many weighty titles in his life. congressman,

who were mad about brittney griner coming home also writing to paul.things right now from back in december and january. so they string out how long it takes for him to get things. who knows why they denied accepting the mail this time. >> you couldn't meet with president biden during your trip this week, but he has been known to on occasion watch this show. if you want to look at the camera and address him, go ahead. >> in which direction? >> this camera right here. right here. >> okay. i would say this is not just to the president, but this is to everybody involved in the entire effort to bring paul home. you know what he's going through. you know he's in a prison camp every single day. any call, any contact, any connection, anything that you can do to end this ordeal, please do it soon. >> thank you so much, elizabeth whelan, always good to have you. we're going to continue to shine a light on your brother's ordeal. >> thank you very much. >>> in our national lead, a commemoration and warning. 60 years ago, september 15th, 1963, an explosion tore thr

the same channel that was successful in bringing brittney griner home, trevor reed.he secretary of state work hard on this. and the president's willing to make hard decisions to bring people back. so the question's not whether evan is coming back, the question is when. and to be honest, i also want to say we're still working hard on paul whelan too. i had a chance to talk to elizabeth whelan two nights ago. >> and i think it's very significant what you just said. hopefully it's not going to be years when it comes to evan gershkovich. you mentioned elizabeth whelan, paul's sister, that you spoke with her. i spoke with her the other day. she has been very complementary of all the work that you and your team have done. but she does have frustration with some parts of this. she didn't get a chance to meet with president biden last week. he didn't have time while she was in washington. and she talked about that. she was very gracious. but she was frustrated. and here's what she said, roger. >> i'm a little frustrated and trying not to be depressed. i don't have a lot of l

over the last two years, we counted 30 americans have been freed, including wnba star brittney griner as we all remember, was released last december after nearly ten months in russian captivity. and also trevor reed, a marine veteran who was freed in april of last year after being wrongfully detained for nearly three years in russia. and trevor reed joins me now, of course, as the only, you know, best perspective that only very few people do. trevor, i know you believe that the criticism that we've heard over the terms of this deal, the unfreezing of the $6 billion in iranian revenue, is unwarranted. of course, it is also important to note this was not u.s. taxpayer money. but i want to listen, for those who haven't heard, what republicans are saying about this deal. >> it is a quid pro quo. it is called a ransom payment. >> the latest example of president biden rewarding and incentivizing iran's bad behavior. >> americans are now more of a target for iran than they were before. >> every enemy we have are now going to be realizing that if they take americans, they can get $6 billion t

to get him back, russia took wnba star brittney griner hostage. february of last, year helped brittney griner in prison in russia for ten months. they only released her -- in exchange for viktor bout being let out and back to russia. now that they're hostage maneuver without young american woman, that american athlete, now that that worked to spring viktor bout from prison. viktor bout is apparently now going to go into politics in russia. we learned this this weekend. the new york times. viktor bout will be a real star in russian politics, will make him a real asset to putin's dictatorship. the weapon smuggler to terrorist groups. that is the kind of hero russia needs. it is just like an acute toxicity. there are lots of bad governments in the world. lots of bad leaders. lots and lots of bad governments. but, this is the difference between a scratch, and a stabbing. what putin is doing something special. it is something acutely deliberately toxic. all right, it is not a stomach ache. it is food poisoning. in russia, tennis, ago putin has decided

wnba star brittney griner was released today from a russian prison in exchange for an international arms it's the first time the u.s. has traded an alleged weed smoker for an international criminal since 2016 [ laughter ] president biden tweeted this morning about the release of wnba star brittney griner from a russian prison and said, quote, she is safe, she is on a plane, she is on her way home and i'd say she's happy, but she's still a 6'9" person on a plane. [ laughter ] former president trump's legal team reportedly found at least two items marked classified while searching through one of his florida storage units. and that's not all they found. [ laughter ] "i'm having trouble with my rent." that's right, trump's legal team reportedly found at least two items marked classified in one of his storage units in west palm beach you needed a storage unit? how many documents did you steal? you live in a hotel. [ laughter ] for the first time in four decades, journalists and staffers at the new york times last night began a 24-hour strike to protest for better salaries and benefits. so, fo

the nobel peace prize for his work to free detained americans including most recently wnba star brittney griner >>> now to our series "fleecing of america" new concerns over how covid aid fraud cases were handled with congress taking a closer look at how the justice department has investigated these cases and what appears to be the largest fraud in american history. ken dilanian has more. >> reporter: it's the biggest fraud in american history republicans in congress are demanding answers about what the biden administration is doing to claw back hundreds of billions of dollars stolen from covid relief programs. >> we must identify where this money went. >> reporter: nearly $300 billion in fraud, some of it spent on sports cars, luxury homes, even exotic animals. lawmakers are asking attorney general merrick garland for data on how much covid relief money was siphoned away by foreign criminal organizations. >> if these are criminal organizations, if these are terrorist organizations, these are ways they pad their pockets, and that is of grave concern to me. >> reporter: citing an nbc news report

how he capped his long career helping free detained americans like brittney griner. tributes pouring in. >> gio: depleted uranium. the heavy ammunition the u.s. is expected to send to ukraine. the armor-piercing rounds capable of destroying russian tanks. what we know about its radiation levels. >> whit: urgent manhunt. a convicted murderer who escaped from a pennsylvania prison spotted on surveillance camera. the massive search for the man described as extremely dangerous. >> janai: murdaugh's next move. the possible appeal strategies for the disgraced lawyer convicted of killing his wife and younger son. >> gio: labor day car sales. the traditional time to get a deal on a new set of wheels. the strategies to help you save. >> whit: back on the track. the driver behind the wheel of this frightening crash last week making a remarkable recovery saying he's ready to race today. ♪ hey, look, ma, i made it ♪ >> janai: and football feat. a player's journey to land a spot on a college team more than a decade in the making. the 34-year-old kicker proving age is nothing but

wnba star brittney griner's family publicly thanked richardson after her release last year from a russiann. bill richardson was 75. and, "parrotheads" may be raising a margarita tonight to honor singer-songwriter jimmy buffett, who died last night. buffett parlayed a laid-back island vibe into a multimillion-dollar business empire that includes restaurants, resort hotels and a clothing line. his music offered island escapism, reminding listeners there's always an open spot at the bar. his 1977 breakthrough hit song was "margaritaville," whose easy, carribean rhthym is a portrait of a beach bum drinking the day away. >> ♪ wasting away again and margaritaville yes i am i am searching for my lost shaker of salt some people think that there is a woman to blame but i know it's my own damn fault ♪ ♪ john: jimmy buffett was 76 years old. still to come on "pbs news weekend," a look how artificial intelligence is an issue in the hollywood writers and actors strikes. and re young americans are taking up shooting sports. ♪ >> this is pbs news weekend, from weta studios in washington, home of the pbs

last year he helped secure the release of wnba all star brittney griner from a russian prison.lobal engagement said the diplomat died in his sleep friday at his home in chatham, massachusetts. he was 75. >>> egyptian-born businessman mohammed al fayed has died. his family says the former owner of harrod's department store and the fulham football club died last wednesday. along with his business success, the 94-year-old mogul was known for his attacks on the british establishment. which he blamed for the deaths of his son dodi fayed and princess diana in the car crash. he claimed the royal family did not want diana dating an egyptian. >>> legendary rockers aerosmith are back in the saddle again for what the band says is its farewell tour. the peace out tour opened saturday night in philadelphia. they'll play 40 shows between now and january. the tour opener was nearly two hours long and featured a set list filled with aerosmith's biggest hits, including "dream on," "sweet emotion," "walk this way ", "love in an elevator" and "living on an edge." they'll play wednesday night on p

taking if you have been detained overseas and reacclimate, and get a psychiatric exam, and where brittney griner and trevor reed were taken after being detained in russia. that is where he will stay for some time, but how long is unclear, but the big question is what happens next. the officials had raised the possibility that he could face further disly their action after returning to the u.s., and he was absent without leave after the officials here at the pentagon said that he willfully and intentionally crossed into north korea, an adversary state, but the army is saying that we will deal with the admin administrative actions later, but making sure that he recovers, but it is difficult either way. he has spent 70 days in north korean detention, and the question of whether to bring charges against him under the uniform military system of justice is a difficult one. you don't want to set the precedence no consequence of absence without leave, but this is a decision that the army has to make, and probably has to make soon. >> it is a great point. oren, thank you for the update. sara? >>> texas g

and releasing the -- of death for brittney griner. evan gershkovich is still in prison in russia. we will pay a monetary price so what now with the gates flooded open, what americans will be ransomed or stolen? you brought up the shame aspect, i agree, the shame, thank switzerland or qatar and oman what about retired agent levinson, abducted in iran in 2007. iran has not given up his body or given us information about it. what about the americans that died serving our country, wretched pull out in benghazi to flaunt it now is description of them using it for nuclear gain. it is a disgrace. >> harris: so glad you brought up bob levineson, we talked about it with antony blinken and he made mention presumed deceased. is there a fight to bring him home? could he still be alive? >> doug: do you think iran changed? they just kicked out inspectors from the un. give me a break, sad. >> harris: iranian president and president biden at un general assembly this week, both will speak. coming up, growing call among democrats to change up the party 2024 presidential ticket as new report reveals

. >> wolf, this is the same medical facility where brittney griner and trevor reid went after their ordeals in russia, but of course those cases are very different, wolf. they were considered to be hostages, to be wrongfully detained but in the case of private king, he was disobeying military orders. he was fleeing from the u.s. military. he was bolted to north korea and held by the north koreans for months. once he has gone through the program at the medical facility, there will of course be questions about what kind of discipline, what kind of punishment he may face. will it be a court martial for going awol, for those assault charges that he faced in south korea. those questions we are told by the biden administration, they will be addressed once he is rehabilitated, once he's back on his feet and only then, wolf. >> alex marquardt reporting, thanks very very much, and we'll take a quick break. we'll be right back. . >>> finally tonight, we're joined by cnn anchor and chief correspondent, kaitlan collins, she's up on capitol hill right now. that's where she'll anchor her program "the sou

recently, the trade last year involving brittney griner who was arrested in russia on drug charges. the man who the biden administration traded for her, a notorious arms dealer that con conspired to kill americans. >> there was concern that releasing someone like that was disproportionate. to release someone like that in exchange for an american basketball player on a trumped up drug charge. >> reporter: a senior biden administration acknowledged these are some of the most difficult decisions the president can make. but this deal stands up. when you look at the contours of the deal, compared with the alternative, the alternative is these americans never come home. >>> the u.s. marine corps has ordered a temporary pause in flight operations, after three crashes in the last six weeks. the pause is set to last two days when the crashes are investigates. the most recent involved an f-35 that crashed on sunday, near charleston, south carolina. the pilot ejected safely. the wreckage has been located and is being examined. >>> canadian autowork is talking to ford. thousands are threatening

where brittney griner and other was taken where the army dealing with those in detention and need to get back into or reacclimate back into life. his journey out almost as different as journey in running acrkcross dmz following a priva tour. involved the sweed swedes and c. a swedish convoy brought private travis king to the french bridge border between north korea and china. at that point he was picked up by the u.s. defense attache to china and became once again in u.s. military custody. caught a flight from there to south koreaorea osan air base andable to track the flights on web-tracking websites made his way back to the u.s. first time in months and spoke with his family and back in the u.s. reacclimate to life outside of north korea here. >> so many of those questions that need to be answered. we'll get updates as they come. thanks for the reporting at the pentagon. >>> former president trump missing from last night's debate, agent say in michigan vying for the union vote. we'll tell you who he attacked directly after the debate. >>> and writers struck a deal. what about the a

where brittney griner and trevor reed were brought before released by russia. the question, what happens now, poppy? the military officials said could be brought up on military charges, absent without leave. that remains unclear. not getting a definitive answer whether or when that might happen. >> and why he was expelled and allowed to come back to the united states? so many questions. thank you for all the reporting. phil? >>> this morning house republican hard-liners are defiant refusing to work with democrats, their speaker following suit with only two days left to reach a deal and avert a government shutdown. and house rules committee actually called an emergency meeting overnight to strips $3 million from the ukraine. long existing funding. mitch mcconnell is standing by, worked out with chuck schumer and house speaker mccarthy says won't get a vote without significant changes. live on capitol hill, lauren has more. optimism with two-plus days left and the clock ticking down, any outcome besides a shutdown? >> reporter: if you asked aides, if you asked me

>> reporter: from russia convicted arms trafficker victor boot freed in a prisoner swap with brittney grinerate last year speaking to u.s. media. he was known as the merchant of death and was serving a 25-years sentence for among other things conspiring to kill americans has always maintained his innocence. in an interview with espn bout brushing off outrage for his release in the u.s. >> the same outrage was in russia when i was sentenced to 25 years. many people would say for what? just for talking? are you serious? >> are you serious, says viktor bout there in his first international interview, but to get back to the question of the longer term plans from the ukrainians, one of the things, of course, we've been looking at as well is those leopard 1 main battle tanks the ukrainians are serving, a bit of an older model but an important one for them as well. we know they've received their first ten but the ukrainians are set to get more than 100 of those battle tanks, gearing up to keep the counteroffensive going, and a longer term plan to -- other parts of the military as well. >> appreciat

it's the same medical facility brittney griner and trevor reed went to after they were released. this case is very different. travis king was not considered to be a hostage, was not considered to be wrongfully detained. he simply fled. now there are major questions about why he went awol, what kind of punishments he may face, whether there will be discipline, whether he could face a court marshal. these questions were put to the administration today. they say for now they are not necessarily thinking about that. they want travis king to get back on his feet, on solid footing, senior administration officials said, and they will address those questions after what this official called the reintegration process. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up next, something to make you smile at the end of the day, how a nasa astronaut made history today. >>> a nasa astronaut now holds the record for the longest u.s. space flight, more than a year, 371 days to be exact. frank rubio is his name. he returned from the international space station today aboard a russian spacecraft that landed in kazakhs

republicans are also criticizing president biden for getting brittney griner home out of russiane after the government there took her a hostage as wel. frankly i look forward to the day we get to hear all the republican criticism for getting evan gerschkovich as well. hopefully the day he comes home arrives soon, too, and inevitably republican will be up in arms about it when it n happens, but it'll nevertheless be a great day. with this dramatic and joyful news today about these long-held american hostages being released from prison in iran or released and flown home to the united states and at least one if not two ofas the five iranians released here as part of the deal deciding they'll nevertheless stay here in this country, thanks very much, with president biden in new york for the u.n. general assembly g wherehy he's going to make a big speech tomorrow, with all that going on, we've got america's ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield, here tonight with uf on set for the interview and very much look forward to that conversation in just a moment. but that dynamic

prisoners have gone, including trevor reed and brittney griner.r the consequences he may face, what kind of discipline, whether it's a court-martial for going awol or trying to evade those disciplinary procedures, those questions we are told by a senior administration official, will be addressed once king is back on solid footing, after what this official called the reintegration process. >> thanks so much, alex. good to see you. >>> less than four months until the first contest in the 2024 race, but there is the critical moment for gop voters happen thing evening. more on that, next.

afghanistan, cuba, colombia, sudan, north korea, and russia where he helped free the wnba star brittney griner. as energy secretary, richardson faced criticism for his handling of the arrest of the taiwanese-american nuclear scientist wen ho lee who was held for 278 days in solitary confinement after being falsely accused of being a chinese spy. wen ho lee eventually plead guilty to a minor charge. at the time, a federal judge issued a dramatic apology to wen ho lee, but richardson would continue to defend his handling of the case. he appeared on democracy now! in 2005. >> i believe we acted properly in safeguarding our nuclear secrets. there were some mistakes in the case that involved the entire federal government. i stand behind everything that i did. amy: to see the whole interview with governor richardson that juan gonzalez and i did back in 2005, go to democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by democracy now!'s juan gonzÁlez in chicago. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome t

come ba to nar mall life, and after having such a traumatic time behind bars, and we have seen brittney griner take a part of the program, and the infamous six take part, and they are not expected to do that tonight, because they are to be in washington late, and they will see their families for first time in years and years. >> i cannot imagine what that is like after all they have been through. >> thank you, jennifer. we are waiting to hear from the secretary of state antony blinken. and just ahead, breaking news, five americans after years in custody, wrongfully detained in iran, and they are now free. stay with us. >> tech: cracked windshield on your new car? you don't have to take it to the dealer. bring it to safelite. we do more replacements and recalibrations than anyone else. >> customer: thank you so much. >> tech vo: schedule now. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace ♪ every day, more dog people are deciding it's time for a fresh approach to pet food. developed with vets. made from real meat and veggies. portioned for your dog. and delivered right to your door. it's smart

similar deal with russia with whom the united states is in a proxy war with right now to get out brittney griner, and our colleague evan gershkovich in there. and we have the most terrible regime in moscow there, and previous presidents, president trump dealt with the iranians get there, and left siamak behind. so, in the end, if they can come up with some anti-hostage-taking plan and the whole world can be on the same side, and every country has an issue, and they have gone into the deal in the end, and including brits and many allies, including u.s. >> it is not just this administration, but it is administration after administration, and americans being used as pawns. >>> donald trump says it is his decision to try to overturn the 2020 election results, and remember that everything that he says now can be used in court. hunter biden is suing the irs saying that the agents illegally released his tax information. that is a new twist in that standoff. from pep in their step to shine in their coats, when people switch their dog's food to the farmer's dog, the effects can seem like magic. but there

month in recognition of the work is done to free americans detained abroad include wnba start brittney grinerpouring in from all over the world's art legend or singer jimmy buffett. the iconic musician died at the age of 76 last night but he spent many of his childhood years in alabama before rising to started with a beach bum like anthems margaritaville which she later turned into a chain of resorts, restaurants and even merchandise. madeline rivera is life outside of margaritaville in atlanta with more. >> jon, we've spoken to some folks here in atlanta who are devastated by the news of buffett's passing. they say they remember for the laid-back vibes he exuded in his song but take a look at these videos just south of us in key west, florida buffett discovered key west in the 1970s island inspiring a min miniature of thh bum sound is devoted following call the parrot heads a love they've been honoring the late singer leading items like flowers at his recording studio. >> the song that kind of kicked jimmy's career off was come monday. the lyrics in that song heading out to san francisco for

with foreign countries holding americans unjustly, including north korea and, most recently, brittney grinerrussia. >> he definitely had such a touch with negotiations. thank you very much, scott. >>> we want to take a live look at oakland this morning, where we can see pretty far in the distance, because it's nice and clear this morning, and the cooler temperatures continue, so you know i'll be in a good mood. >> me, too. in fact, we'll just keep the good mood going throughout the week, because we do have nice weather. it won't be cloudy and misty and drizly. we'll see more sunshine, which i think helps out. we will have more comfortable weather and even cooler compared to what's normal for the beginning of september. we look ahead to the weekend where there will be slightly warmer temperatures. you can probably already tell at the bottom of the screen, it's not going to be a major warm-up over the next few days. as you're heading to work in mountain view, we're starting out temperatures in the upper 50s. now, it is cloudy for the next few hours, but then we will see sunshine by 11:00, and

in a statement, brittney griner wrote our heart goes out to all of his family and friends. to help bring me home from russia. >> we're really sorry for your loss. >> thanks for having me. >> what was your rear action wh you first heard of his passing? i was. >> shocked. it came as a shock to me and i think to everyone. >> and you, in addition to working alongside on the travis king situation, travis king still in north korea, you worked alongside the late governor in other cases, your very first case. can you tell us a bit more about what it was like working beside him and the things that you were able to glean and learn working beside him. >> absolutely. he is a mentor of mine. he taught me a lot of what i know about the hostage business. you know, part of his magic was he was relentless and he was willing to talk to anyone if it would bring an american home. and there were a lot of situations where the governor would be willing to go have tea and take a picture with a dictator that the u.s. government either can't or won't that produced releases. and from where i sit, if

recent but no less controversial deal was the trade last year involving american basketball star brittney grinerg charges. the man who the biden administration traded for her, viktor bout, nicknamed the merchant of death, a notorious russian arms dealer, who conspired to kill americans. >> there was a lot of concern that releasing someone like that was completely disproportionate to release someone like that in exchange for an american basketball player on a trumped up drug charge. >> a senior biden administration official acknowledged that these are some of the most difficult decisions a president makes. but the officials said they thought this deal with iran does stand up. the official said, quote, when you look at the full contours of the deal compared with the alternative, the alternative is these americans never come home. wolf? >> brian todd, excellent report, thank you very much. >>> still ahead, the auto workers strike is now in its fourth day amid widespread concerns about how long it might last and the impact it might have on the economy. >> tech: cracked windshield on your new car? br

he traveled to moscow last year and met with leadership over brittney griner's release from a moscowement saying, we will be forever grateful for all of his efforts to help bring me home from russia. we applaud his years of representing many families of other wrongfully detained americans. wow. such a fixture. >>> now to russia's war on ukraine now. overnight russia targeted southeast ukraine in a wave of deadly attacks. in kherson, one died, several more injured when homes are and religious buildings were struck. >> in the critical sport city of odesa, crews put out this fire that ukraine says were made by iranian-made drones launched by moscow. good morning, katie, what is the latest? >> well, as you can see, this is another assault by russia on various areas across ukraine and really a reminder here that russia has had aerial superiority in this conflict for quite some time. also of the civilian toll in this conflict. you mentioned one killed in kherson, several others wounded. there was two dild no donetsk and several others killed and wounded in that area. a cultural center dama

holding americans unjustly, including north korea and most recently talking to russia and getting brittney griner until the end. such a powerful diplomat. thank you very much. >>> halloween is still more than two months away, but one bay area fall attraction is already open once again, the lemos farm pumpkin patch in half moon bay is always one of the first to open in the area and it's been in operation since 1942. it features all of the traditional favorites, including hay rides, a haunted house and the pumpkin picking. we talked with one family that just finished feeding the goats. >> people are very friendly, it's a very family-oriented place, and just the goats, as soon as you come in, it grabs your eye. it's a good experience so far. >> thanks to that little guy for holding the microphone. the pumpkin patch at lemos farms runs through november 19th. >>> meteorologist kari hall is here. i guess it would be a good day to bundle up and go out for fall festivities. >> i like to go early because the closer you get to halloween, there's more crowds. >> oh, yeah, especially there in half moon bay.

think about our behavior, the deal we made for brittney griner. >> the russians not the soviet union.e are always going to come out on the wrong end of that deal. but, to brit's point, i don't like the deal. if it's in isolation. but, my thought is maybe this is part of a larger going on as you know the biden administration is trying to put something together between the vawdz and israelis, the saudi are and iranians with always rivals if not enemies. we haven't heard a lot today from israelis on this deal. which is a surprise. normally they would be quite upset. it may be that there is something larger taking place and maybe we will put it in that context. >> john: did you want to comment on this or go to republicans and abortion. >> i was going to say i think you are correct, juan in your analysis. i just think that we don't have a lot of faith in this administration in this white house and this president when it comes to his dealings in the past and on iranian regime on this point as well i would agree with morgan this is something that looks in the aggregate like a very bad move r

over the last two years, we counted 30 americans have been free, including wnba's are brittney grinerr after nearly ten months in russian captivity. and also trevor reed, a marine veteran who was freed in april of last year after being wrongfully detained for nearly three years in russia. trevor reed joins me now. of course, the best perspective that only a very few people do. and of course, the criticism that we've heard over the terms of this, the unfreezing of the six billion dollars in iranian revenue is unwarranted. that of course it is also important to know that this was not u.s. taxpayer money. but i want to listen, for those who haven't heard, to what republicans are saying about this deal. >> it is a quid pro quo. it's cold torrents of payment. >> it's the latest example of president biden rewarding and incentivizing iran's bad behavior. >> america is now more of a target for iran than they were before. >> every enemy we have are now going to be realizing that if they take americans, they can get six billion dollars to. >> we will never, ever pay ransom to terrorists or terr

we can rewind the clock back three to six months when we negotiated the release of wnba player brittney grineru trade five for five and give them 6 billion in cash. when trump was in charge, none of this would have happened. when we assassinated solemani, iran responded by shooting a missile at one of our base, not before they gave us a courtesy phone call saying we're going to fire a missile at you, make sure you get everyone out of there. trump was feared and respected. maria: you know who is making billions all the time? drug cartels. okay. drug cartels at the mexico border. we're going to take a break. when we come back, not only do the new york city migrants get free food and shell teaser, now they may -- shelter, now they may be getting work permits. fox business' madison alworth is live with more on that angle. madison. >> reporter: good morning, maria. we're on randall's island, typically a park for kids and families. as you can see behind me, it's filled with bikes despite no bike parking signs for all the migrants that call this place home. these folks could soon be working in restau

. >> bill richardson helped bring many detained americans home, including the wnba star brittney grinerhis work on behalf of u.s. prisoners and hostages overseas is a huge part of bill richardson's remarkable life and legacy. my deepest, deepest condolences to his wife barbara. may he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing. to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room.. erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> up front next, the breaking news, 22 years, the ng

government and russian authorities, you know, in the cases of paul whalen and brittney griner.ertainly hinted that they're open to prisoner swaps. i think beyond that it's very difficult to forecast, you know, a time line or anything like that. but we certainly try to be optimistic that we're going to get him back soon. >> what is it about evan, do you think, that allows him to stay hopeful in a situation like this? most of us know him as a great journalist. we don't know him as a friend as you do. what would you tell us about him? >> i think some of the qualities that make him a great journalist are making him resilient in these circumstances. it's kind of, i imagine, like being in the story himself. which isn't always a comfortable place for journalists. but he is -- he spent seven years covering russia. he's very familiar with russia and was incredibly excited and passionate to go back there, wanted to go and tell the russian story, the story of the russian people from inside during this war. so i think that -- he's passionate about his work, passionate about his calling, bu

. >> he traveled to moscow just last year and met with russian leadership over brittney griner's releaseying, kw quote, we'll be forever grateful for his efforts to bring me home from russia and we applaud him effort to help other wrongfully detained americans. >>> back here in the united states, president biden is helping florida communities rebuild. he and the first lady toured the storm ravaged area yesterday and when ron desantis skipped meeting with biden but he was not disappointed by the snub buttin sfed focused on recovery and making sure there is funding for a response. >> a natural disaster has caused insurance prices to soar in states like florida. farm farmer 's insurance announced it is pulling out of the state. and how multiple homeowners are struggling to find affordable coverage. >> reporter: devastating fires. powerful hurricanes and unexpected earthquakes. >> disasters are getting to be part of our normal. >> reporter: and in this new normal, home insurance is only getting pricier and harder to obtain. >> one of the embers from the local fires came in and settled on a r

. >> bill richardson helped bring many detained americans home, including the wnba star brittney griner, who was freed by russia late last year. his work on behalf of u.s. prisoners and hostages overseas is a huge part of bill richardson's remarkable life and legacy. my deepest, deepest condolences to his wife barbara. may he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing. to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room.. erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> up front next, the breaking news, 22 years, the longest sentence yet for a january 6th insurrectionist, that ruling comes hours before a key hearing for donald trump himself. >>> new details about the heavily armored train kim jong un will take to meet with vladimir putin in russia, taking no chances with his security, kim's own bodyguards that could be serving as decoys. >>> amazon forcing workers back into the office, is remote work about to be a thing of the past? let's go out front. >> good evening to all. i'm erin burnett. >>> outfront tonight the breaking news, the longest sentence

prisoners from north korea and myanmar to russia, where he worked for months to get wnba star brittney grinere appeared on this show 23 times. here he was in 2007, pitching his presidential campaign. >> look, i'm an insurgent candidate. you have to do things differently. i'm also positive. you know, politicians take themselves too seriously. i am trying to get over the fact that this should be an election not necessarily based on celebrity, not necessarily based on who has the most money, which i don't, but i am competitive. i'll have enough to get my message over. but the american people need somebody that can bring this country together. country togethr somebody that can bring this country together. >> in my interactions with him, he truly practiced politics. bill richardson was 75. politic. bill richardson was 75 to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch, it's

prisoners from north korea and myanmar to russia, where he worked for months to get wnba star brittney griners show 23 times. here he was in 2007, pitching his presidential campaign. >> look, i'm an insurgent candidate. you have to do things differently. i'm also positive. you know, politicians take themselves too seriously. i am trying to get over the fact that this should be an election not necessarily based on celebrity, not necessarily based on who has the most money, which i don't, but i am competitive. i'll have enough to get my message over. but the american people need somebody that can bring this country together. we, the first generation of moms to lose our kids to social media, are sick of waiting. for 25 years, there's been no new laws protecting kids online. while our children are dying. we can pass the kids online safety act. join us. join us. join us. join us. ♪♪ let's lead the way. we never just see the numbers. we see the people. marcus: detroit, it's just changed so much. you can see what it once was. and then, i think about what it can be. as an entrepreneur, it's about how

will now undergo what is known as post isolation treatment in texas, at the very facility where brittney grinerer release from a russian prison. nbc's morgan chesky is in san antonio. morgan, what are these next few weeks going to look like for king there, and given the circumstances of how he ended up in north korea, i wonder does he face any sort of military response? >> reporter: very interesting to see how the next few weeks and potentially months play out. we do know that king arrived early this morning here in joint base san antonio. our photographer there to capture the scene as he was escorted off of that plane, by military personnel. he will, as you mentioned, be undergoing this post isolation treatment for the next at least several days, talking with staff on site at brooks army medical center and they're going to be making sure that he is indeed, you know, healthy as he was at least described upon his return to the united states. as for the potential response by the u.s. military, it will be very interesting to see how that plays out. they did not claim him as a deserter, important t

you look at the brittney griner swap, this one, others, typically they release people who were wrongfullyn or charged on minor things, and is we release people who are, you know, international criminals or in the case of these iranians, were taking american technology back to iran to put, in one case at least, into their technology. so, look, i think swaps are one thing. they're uncomfortable, but we've tolerated. but when you're talking about payments, what we're seeing now and what we saw during the obamaed a mrgses where, you know -- obama administration where palettes of -- pallets of cash were given to the iranians, that incents iran, incents russia, north korea and others to take americans hostage. neil: secretary the, thank you very much. very good seeing you again. it is the worrisome, to put it mildly. nikki haley leaderboard talking about that and a lot more -- will be talking about that, the presidential candidate who's jumping in the polls pretty dramatically. her take on this and so many other alarming issues over just the last week, that a that's coming up. you're watching f