but where was evan gershkovich? hidden from the cameras, in the far corner of the glass cage that is the dock in a russian courtroom. he looked like he had lost weight. the judge found him guilty of spying. and sentenced the wall street journal reporter to 16 years in a high-security penal colony. what just happened in this courtroom is unprecedented in the history of modern russia, an american journalist convicted of espionage in a trial held behind closed doors, a trial that u.s. officials have dismissed as a sham. evan gershkovich's employer condemned the verdict. >> he isn't a spy. he's a journalist. he was on a reporting trip. this is completely cooked up. it is a total sham. the whole thing is utterly appalling. correspondent: evan gershkovich was arrested at this steakhouse. he was accused of gathering secrets about a local defense factory. the wall street journal has accused moscow of stockpiling americans in russian jails to trade them for russians jailed abroad. our -- are moscow and washington ready to tr

evan gershkovich has been in custody since last spring and was facing 20 years in prison; an americanalist is being investigated for espionage. american journalist, the wall street journal newspaper, gershkovich, on instructions from the cia in march 2023 in the svedlovsk region, collected secret information about the activities of the ural vagonzavod defense enterprise for the production and repair of military equipment. year in one of the restaurants in yekaterinburg. according to some reports , a meeting with an informant was taking place there. the american journalist claimed that he was preparing another material in the urals about attitudes towards special operations and contract soldiers, but was more interested in defense enterprises. by the way, it was also seen in nizhny tagil, where the main tank conveyor of the country, ural-vaganzavod, is located. former agribusiness specialist vyacheslav wegner spoke about this even before the start of the trial. he is a witness in the case. i know he is. came out of the car that took him there was absent for 2-3 hours, where he was, who

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evan gershkovich was arrested at this steakhouse in yekaterinburg.. the wall streetjournal has accused moscow of stockpiling americans in russian jails to trade them for russians jailed abroad. are moscow and washington ready to trade? it's happened before. in 2022, russia freed us basketball star brittney griner. she had beenjailed on a drugs charge. in return, america released convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout. as soon as i win the election, i will have that reporter out. promises from donald trump, but the biden administration is already talking to moscow about evan gershkovich and other jailed americans. it's unclear if a deal is close. what is clear is that a us reporter has been pronounced a spy without any evidence having been made public. someone cries, "we love you, evan." all he can do now is wait. steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg. a short while ago i spoke to the director of campaigns for reporters without borders, rebecca vincent. she told me what we can take from the speed of mr gershkovich�*s trial. first of all, your re

mr trioanovski has worked with evan gershkovich in moscow, and has been a friend.n to today's sentencing. i can i ask you for your reaction to today's sentencing.— today's sentencing. i think he utted today's sentencing. i think he potted really _ today's sentencing. i think he putted really well _ today's sentencing. i think he putted really welljust - today's sentencing. i think he putted really welljust now, l today's sentencing. i think he l putted really welljust now, on today's sentencing. i think he - putted really welljust now, on the one hand, this was completely expected, we knew that these types of trials in are pretty much ending in verdict. we knew he was going to get close to the maximum of 20 years in prison, that he was facing. so, it was very much expected but if you pause to think about it, it is really such a travesty and such an assault on press freedom and journalism. evenjust on assault on press freedom and journalism. even just on common sense because it is so clear that he was just doing his job. sense because it is so clear that he wasjust

in yekaterinburg, a court sentenced wall street journal journalist evan gershkovich to 16 years in aus citizen was found guilty of espionage. joe biden reportedly said that american authorities will not give up trying to achieve his release and... return to his homeland, for our own correspondent, kirill bortnikov, followed the trial. after several months of investigation , the verdict was announced, and in those minutes when the judge read the verdict, evan gershkovich himself was cheerful and cheerful, just like a month ago, when the trial was just beginning. evan gershkovich was threatened with up to 20 years in prison in the espionage case, but the prosecution asked for a little less at 18. as a result, the sverdlovsk regional court sentenced gershkovich to 16 years in a maximum security colony. in court it was reliably established and documented it has been confirmed that the american journalist of the wall street journal newspaper gershkovich, on instructions from the cia in march 2023 in the sverdlovsk region, collected secret information about the activities of the defense en

evan gershkovich was arrested at this steakhouse in yekaterinburg.ut a local defence factory. the wall streetjournal has accused moscow of stockpiling americans in russian jails to trade them for russians jailed abroad. are moscow and washington ready to trade? it's happened before. in 2022, russia freed us basketball star brittney griner. she'd beenjailed on a drugs charge. in return, america released convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout. as soon as i win the election, i will have that reporter out. promises from donald trump. but the biden administration is already talking to moscow about evan gershkovich and otherjailed americans. it's unclear if a deal is close. what is clear is that a us reporter has been pronounced a spy without any evidence having been made public. someone cries, "we love you, evan." all he can do now is wait. steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg. in the hague, the un's top court has said that israel's occupation of palestinian territories is against international law. at issue is what happened since 1967 after the si

we are just minutes from a verdict in the espionage trial of evan gershkovich.sia is seeking 18-year prison term. we're monitoring that and will bring to you as soon as the verdict comes in. >> steve: supposed to come out at 8:00 a.m. eastern time, we are standing by. >> ainsley: a global it outage as major airlines issue ground stops on all flights. >> steve: president biden could reportedly step aside as soon as this weekend. more fellow democrats and big democrats are calling for him to withdraw from the race. >> brian: in milwaukee, former president donald trump formally accepting the gop nomination in his first public address since the attempt on his life six days ago. >> lawrence: david spunt has the latest on the computer outages and peter doocy has more. and bill melugin is reporting on an emotional final night at the rnc. >> bill: this final night, climax of the rnc has everything, emotional moments, a party-like atmosphere at times. donald trump knows how to put on a show. emotional moment when donald trump honored a man who died at his rally last satu

the court in yekaterinburg put an end to the case of evan gershkovich.e american edition of the wall street journal was arrested in march for collecting information constituting state secrets. what was the verdict? to the accused? reportage. after several months of investigation , the verdict was announced, and in those minutes when the judge read the verdict, evan gershkovich himself was cheerful and cheerful, just like a month ago, when the trial was just beginning. evan gershkovich was facing up to 20 years in prison in the espionage case, but the prosecution asked for a little less at 18. as a result, the sverdlovsk regional court sentenced gershkovich to 16 years in a maximum security colony. it was reliably established and documented in court. article of the criminal code. according to investigation, in march last year, on instructions from the cia, he collected secret information about the activities of the country's main tank conveyor, the ural carriage plant, and was particularly interested in the production and repair of military equipment. ger

evan gershkovich faces 20 years in prison. a source tells me the family can't wait for this sham trial to be over with. back to you. >> steve: we're all ready for it to be over with. nate foy, thank you. make america the land of opportunity again. glenn youngkin laying out his vision ahead of donald trump's speech tonight. >> ainsley: he is laying gr groundwork for 2028. he joins us now. >> we have one objective, to win in 2024. i told the president i am enthusiastically working for he and j.d. to win. one of the most important sentiments across this convention will cull miminate ie president's speech is commitment to do the work. we have 3-1/2 months to win this. we have to flip the senate and get donald trump back in the white house. that is the work and where we're focused. >> steve: joe biden won commonwealth of west virginia in 2020, now it is essentially over last couple weeks, a coin flip where they are tied. new emerson college poll about the commonwealth of virginia and donald trump is up by two points, 45-43. i would

saw evan gershkovich with his head shaved.father has also shaved his own head in solidarity. look at this video showing evan gershkovich waving as he left the court room. the wall street journal says he was doing his job as a journalist and journalism is not a crime. bring him home now. the trial did happen quickly. his second hearing was moved up from august 1, '32 yesterday. the state department declined to provide an assessment why russia expedited the trial. but the eventual process to take the next step in those negotiations and possibly bring evan home which is something lawmakers are calling on president biden to do with rick scott posting on x calling on biden to act immediately. stuart: thanks very much. donald trump pledged to end the migrant crisis and restore border security on day one. migrant crossings are down. did biden have something to do with that, global outage affecting hospital banks and businesses affecting tens of millions. so, what are you thinking? i'm thinking... (speaking to self) about our honeymoo

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, and saying that evan gershkovich is essentially being punished all for doing his job as a journalisteard from his defense team about whether they plan to appeal this verdict and sentence, but the irony here, ana, is given that conviction under russia's judicial system was almost a fait accompli, a more than 99% conviction rate, the speedy resolution of this trial may actually be a good thing for evan gershkovich if it leads to a quicker prisoner deal to actually bring him home. and in fact, in the last couple of minutes, we have heard from the white house in a statement from president biden saying that he is pushing hard for evan's release will continue to do so. and we know from the top russian diplomat, sergey lavrov, who spoke at the u.n. earlier this week that according to the russians, there are ongoing contacts between the russian and american spy services about a potential deal to bring evan and possibly other americans detained in russia home. so, we don't know how long that could take, whether it will ever come to fruition. but given the fact that he has now been sentenced,

he's worked with evan gershkovich in moscow and has been a friend.ch expected. but then if you pause to think about it, it's really such a travesty and such an assault on press freedom and onjournalism and evenjust on common sense, because it's so clear that evan was simply doing hisjob when he was working in russia and arrested last year. how is he? well, you know, it's possible to exchange letters with him which i have done over the last year plus since his arrest. and i can say that, you know, he's been incredibly strong. i think he understands, has understood throughout this process, what a serious situation this is. but he's kept his hopes up. he's kept his spirits up. he's kept the spirits up of those close to him on the outside who are so worried about him. and, you know, we can only hope at this point that some time soon, this terrible ordeal will come to an end. but as steve said, we can really only speculate about that right now. it is speculation, but, you know, is there, do you think, some hope amongst his friends and supporters that ther

evan gershkovich was facing up to 20 years in prison in the espionage case, but the prosecution askedverdlovsk regional court sentenced gershkovich to 16 years in a maximum security colony. it was reliably established and documented in court that the american journalist of the wall street journal newspaper gershkovich. on instructions from the cia, in march 2023, in the svedlovsk region, he collected secret information about the activities of the defense enterprise aoonpk ural vagonzavod for the production and repair of military equipment. he carried out illegal actions while observing careful measures of secrecy. the sverlovsk regional court agreed with the position of the state prosecutor. american reporters for the volstree journal were charged under article 276 of the criminal code. according to investigators, in march last year. on instructions from the cia, he collected secret information about the activities of the country's main tank conveyor, ural-vagonzavod, and was particularly interested in the production and repair of military equipment. gershkovich was detained in one of

it's been a saga which has seen evan gershkovich now, 32 it makes several tightly controlled court appearances since being detained and accused of gathering secret information on a russian tank factory for the cia allegations denied by gershkovich and the u.s. government there are other us citizens held in russia of any like paul whelan, a former marine, sentenced in 2020 to 16 years for spying. >> and also designated by washington as wrongly detained dual citizens, senior karelina and amateur ballerina from la. and journalist alsu kurmasheva are also in custody ivsc gordon black has all gordon black, a staff sergeant in the u.s. army, and us school teacher marc fogel critics suspect, the kremlin has been collecting us citizens as bargaining chips for a future deal with any country. but even now, that deal could still be months or perhaps years away well the u.s. secretary of state, antony blinken says the u.s. government is working every day to bring home evan gershkovich and other wrongfully detained americans held in russia. it depends on what the other side watson return blinken says, play

the key point here is that evan gershkovich, the wall streetjournal and the the wall street journal andiercely reject the idea of espionage. supporters of mr gershkovich see this as a bogus trial and deliver if he is... the skeleton of a stegasaurus has been bought at auction in new york for $41; million — making it the most expensive fossil ever sold. nicknamed "apex", it's 8.5 metres long and was discovered two years ago near the appropriately—named town of dinosaur, in the us state of colorado. thomas magill reports. the largest stegosaurus ever found and now the most expensive ever sold after it fetched more than ten times its guide price at auction — a whopping £34 million. nicknamed apex, it's only one of a handful ever unearthed. we've only found about eight or nine stegosauruses. there are only that number of them in museums in the world, so it's a very, very rare animal. and to find one of this size and this completeness is phenomenal. the plant—eating dinosaur was discovered two years ago in colorado in the usa. a chance finding that was almost missed. so we started walking ar

we can evan gershkovich may be done in the near future. this now means for mr gershkovich. it through what this now means for mr gershkovich-— gershkovich. it means he and his defence team _ gershkovich. it means he and his defence team have _ gershkovich. it means he and his defence team have about - gershkovich. it means he and his defence team have about two - gershkovich. it means he and his i defence team have about two weeks gershkovich. it means he and his - defence team have about two weeks to appeal the verdict, otherwise he is set to be sent to the russian penal colony of a specialist strict regime. we don't know where he will be spending his sentence. it is indeed a very swift and short court trial and it indeed raises speculation about the possibility of a close swap deal, because according to the russian lawyers, a person who is set to be introduced in this swap deal has to be pardoned by the president and due to be pardoned, a person has go through a trial and be sentenced. this person has go through a trial and be sentenced.

>> 34 past the hour, we're following breaking news out of russia, where american journalist, evan gershkovichionage. the judge -- 16 years of imprisonment in a maximum security prison. gershkovich and his employer have condemned the charges as a sham. nbc's josh lederman joins us with the very latest. josh, what happens now? >> jose, evan gershkovich will be taken back to the detention facility where he has been held for more than a year since his arrest, as we await word on whether his legal team is going to appeal this verdict. we have asked his team. they are not commenting at this point in time. but there actually may be a reason that they could choose not to appeal this, not to drag this out. now that there is a verdict, the conversation really changes to the possibility of a prisoner swap with the russian government acknowledging that there are ongoing u.s./russian conversations between the spy services about some potential prisoner deal in which evan gershkovich could potentially return to the united states. now, we heard today from president biden in a statement, where he not only pra

the key point here is that evan gershkovich, the wall streetjournal and the us government officially ogus trial and they believe he will be convicted, but what happens after that, we have got to wait and see.— to wait and see. thanks for “oining us. greater manchester police has apologised after an inquiry found women who'd experienced sexual and domestic abuse were being arrested and strip—searched by officers and staff. the report has made a number of recommendations, which the force has accepted. lauren moss has the story. i was really, really emotional and ifelt really distressed, belittled. chantelle is one of 12 women who told the inquiry about demeaning and humiliating treatment by greater manchester police. she was arrested after an incident where she tried to protect someone from potential abuse. chantelle was taken to a police station in wigan and left without sanitary products for 16 hours. i wasn't treated fairly. i was wrongly arrested, for one. i rang 999. i should have felt safe and i should have felt protected and i just felt let down. the author of today's report, dam

. >>> american journalist evan gershkovich convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a russian prison. the fast-paced trial lasting only three days. the u.s. calling it a sham. >>> news tonight about a deadly listeria outbreak linked to deli meat. >>> a sneak peek at the giant pandas now on u.s. soil, ready to make their public debut at the san diego zoo.

all right it's been a saga which has seen evan gershkovich 32 makes several tightly controlled courtearances since being detained and accused of gathering secret information on a russian tank factory for the cia allegations denied by gershkovich. and the u.s. government there are other us citizens held in russia like paul whelan, a former marine, sentenced in 2020 to 16 years for spying. >> and also designated by washington has wrongly detained dual citizens send your karelina and amateur ballerina from la and journalist alsu kurmasheva are also in custody. >> yossi gordon black has all gordon black, a staff sergeant in the u.s. >> army and us school teacher marc fogel critics suspect the kremlin has been collecting us citizens as bargaining chips for a future deal with any country. but even now, that deal could still be months or perhaps years away matthew chance, cnn, london thanks to matthew and thanks to you, anderson starts now

that is the jaw dropping sentence for the wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich, after being found guilty of espionage charges today for just doing his job and reporting in moscow these are charges that the u.s. calls baseless russia has never presented any evidence against gershkovich, who has already spent 478 days in prison matthew chance is outfront ahead of the verdict in the russian cortex, cameras jostled for a glimpse of the u.s. >> journalist in his glass, cage. >> when it goes as the gaming and to finding him guilty of espionage, the judge asked evan gershkovich if he had any questions about the 60 dean year prison sentence, we've been handle looking thin and tired. >> the wall street journal reporter answered no critics say he's guilty. verdict was inevitable. and other underlines how politicized russia's judicial system has become a strongly worded statement from gershkovich's employers called it a disgraceful and sham conviction that comes after his 478 days in prison, wrongfully detained and away from his family you can see evan gershkovich is in there. hi matth

since the attempt on his life also tonight, a russian court sentences american journalist evan gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges that his allies in the united states call a sham. and a massive global tech outage creates chaos around the world disrupting air travel, health care, banks, media outlets, and more welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room the is cnn breaking news. >> let's get right to the breaking news on the state of the biden campaign as some democrats suggests, that calls for the president to end his reelection bid may be nearing a critical mass. cnn senior white house correspondent mj lee is following all the he's developments for us mj publicly, the campaign is clearly digging in that's right wolf. >> we have had some three weeks of hand wringing and real panic setting in across the democratic party. but the biden campaign today, making clear that they are defiant in what's calls the growing calls for the president to drop out the president himself, who has been isolating in reho

roman fully detained and away from his family where you can see evan gershkovich is in there. hi, matthew from cnn is that you holding up? >> all right. it's been a saga which has seen evan gershkovich night thursday to makes several tightly controlled court appearances since being detained and accused of gathering secret information on a russian tank factory for the cia allegations denied by gershkovich. and the u.s. government there are other us citizens held in russia of any like paul whelan, a former marine, sentenced in 2020 to 16 years for spying. >> and also designated by washington as wrongly detained dual citizens, senior karelina and amateur ballerina from la, and journalist alsu kurmasheva are also in custody. >> yossi gordon black has all gordon black has staff side but didn't in the us army and us school teacher marc fogel, critics suspect the kremlin has been collecting us citizens as bargaining chips for a future deal with any other country. >> but even now, that deal could still be months well perhaps years away what the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken s

. >>> american journalist evan gershkovich convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a russian prison. the fast-paced trial lasting only three days. the u.s. calling it a sham. >>> news tonight about a deadly listeria outbreak linked to deli meat. >>> a sneak peek at the giant pandas now on u.s. soil, ready to make their public debut at the san diego zoo. >> whit: good evening, it's great to have you with outside this friday night. i'm whit johnson in for david. >>> we begin with the global chaos after what appears to be the largest cyber meltdown in history. airlines, hospitals, banks, and downless offices knocked offline. it was all because of a flawed software update to microsoft systems made by the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike. planes parked at gates at newark airport this morning. across the country, more than 10,000 flights canceled or delayed. passengers waiting at the airport in atlanta, one of the most affected areas. reports of 911 services interrupted. some hospitals canceling elective surgeries. disruptions at fed ex. even this starbucks in austin. tonight, crowds

evan gershkovich himself, a native of a soviet family of emigrants, worked at the france 24 associatedss new york times agency and was accredited by the russian foreign ministry. he spent the last 16 months in a pre-trial detention center. the process took place behind closed doors, so any details of the case unknown, but the prosecution insists that it has indisputable evidence. the verdict will come into force in 15 days; it is still unknown whether it will be appealed; neither evan gershkovich nor his lawyers began to communicate with journalists. kirill bortnikov, maksata pargeldiev, dmitry komov lengaleeva, conduct ekaterinburg. there are a lot of things that can be confused, but you can’t go wrong with the choice of thermal insulation. pinoplex boards provide protection from heat and cold. penoplex is an effective thermal insulation. they won’t fly away, you catch up, gigs and minutes remain, we return rubles for them every month, you can yota, i know that day will come, i know the bright hour will come when the world will calm down, with the best bank for business, open a free a

we are wrestling with this by the way of evan gershkovich's case. >> dimensionic paul whelan formr marine was convicted in 2020 i believe that he has been detained since 2018. i know you do not want to negotiate these deals in public, understandably but what can p yu tell us whether there's actually a deal on the table for either paul or evan or perhaps both of them at theot same time? i love that you get that i seem to have an angel on one shoulder saying don't make news today do not negotiate in public but the devil on the shoulder. [laughter] is telling me don't make news, don't negotiate in public is noticeably i am on the side of the devil as well. [laughter] you are right. when i first meet a family, when a case becomes mine and leaves the council it affairs bureau summit declares the wrongful detainee it comes over to my office. with about a week we are in the air with light anywhere in the world to see the family of that person is being held. the first meeting usually goes on like four hours you can picture sitting in someone's living room, talking about their loved one that's bei

evan gershkovich has been in custody since last spring and was facing 20 years in prison. merican journalist is being investigated for espionage. an american journalist for the wall street journal , gershkovich, on instructions from the cia, collected secrets in the sredlovsk region in march 2023. for information about the activities of the defense enterprise aoonpk ural vagonzavod for the production and repair of military equipment. evan gershkovich was detained in march last year in one of the restaurants in yekaterinburg. according to some reports , a meeting with an informant was taking place there. the american journalist claimed that he was preparing another material in the urals about attitudes towards special operations and contract soldiers, but was more interested in defense enterprises. by the way, it was also seen in nizhny tagil, where the main tank conveyor of the country, ural-vagonzavod, is located. former tpk specialist vyacheslav wegner spoke about this even before the start of the trial, he is a witness in the case, i know that he got out of the car that

the story of usjournalist evan gershkovich.ssian investigators claim that he was, at the cia's request, collecting classified data about a russian tank manufacturer. the trial has been described as a sham by his employer, the wall streetjournal, and also by his family and the white house. joe biden has said his team is working closely with moscow to secure his release. let's bring in our panel. joe, let's start with you. the trial has been described as a sham. is that something that you agree with? completely. it is a sham and this is an outrage — completely. it is a sham and this is an outrage in another united states government is doing all they can do to get— government is doing all they can do to get this — government is doing all they can do to get thisjournalist government is doing all they can do to get this journalist back home. this is— to get this journalist back home. this isjust — to get this journalist back home. this isjust another reminder of what _ this isjust another reminder of what and — this isjust another r

improvements should make for a much slower and safer splash. >>> in russia american journalist evan gershkovich a maximum security prison. "the wall street journal" reporter was accused of spying for the cia, charges gershkovich, his employer and the united states government have all denied. we're following this story closely. josh, this guilty conviction is not exactly a surprise but it is no less disappointing, of course, gershkovich has been held in russia on espionage charges since march of last year. so, what exactly comes next for him? >> well, obviously, evan gershkovich and his family would have liked to see an acquittal but that was not in the cards in russia where the conviction rate is well above 99% for these kind of cases. the best hopes now for him to be free any time soon is some type of a prisoner deal with the u.s., something that "the wall street journal" and his family have been pushing for for a long time. russia has always maintained they would not reach any kind of a deal before there's a verdict. now that there is a guilty verdict, in a sense, the hope is that can kick in

in yekaterinburg, a court sentenced journalist and newspaper the wall street journal evan gershkovichxteen years in a maximum security colony. a us citizen was found guilty of espionage. as investigators established, gershkovich collected information on instructions from the cia. the regional court agreed with the position state prosecutor. an american reporter for the street journal was charged under article 276 of the criminal code. according to investigators, in march last year, on instructions from the cia, he collected secret information about the activities of the country's main tank conveyor, ural-vagonzavod, and was particularly interested in the production and repair of military equipment. gershkovich was detained in one of the restaurants in yekaterinburg, probably after a meeting with an informant; the journalist himself did not admit guilt until recently. the editors of his publication also came to their defense. was in a pre-trial detention center, the trial took place behind closed doors, so any details of the case are unknown, but the prosecution insists that it has ind

. >>> turning overseas, detained "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich is currently in another court hearing in russia. he is charged with espionage. he, the journal and the cia deny this. for the latest, let's go to daniele hamamdjian. what's this hearing about? >> reporter: well, good morning, frances. the hearing was actually scheduled for next month in mid august. but, according to the russian court hearing his case it was gershkovich's defense team that requested that the date be brought forward. the press was briefly allowed to film gershkovich last month during the start of the trial. today, though, the hearing is closed to the media, and the court said the next time journalists would have access to home would him would be when the verdict is announced. prosecutors allege that he gathered secret information on the orders of the cia about a company that manufactures tanks for russia's war in ukraine. u.s. officials, as you say, frances, have repeatedly said that the charges of espionage against him are a sham. that russian courts, as you know, have a high conviction rate.

comes after his 478 days in prison, wrongfully detained and away from his family you can see evan gershkovich is in there. hi matthew from cnn. is that you holding up? all right. it's been a saga which has seen evan gershkovich now 30 to make several tightly controlled court appearances since being detained and accused of gathering secret information on a russian tank factory for the cia allegations denied by gershkovich. and the u.s government there are other us citizens held in russia of any kind like paul whelan, a former marine, sentenced in 2020 to 16 years for spying. >> and also designated by washington, as wrongly detained dual citizens send your karelina and amateur ballerina from la and journalist alsu kurmasheva are also in custody. >> ivsc gordon black has all gordon black, a staff sergeant in the u.s. >> army, and us school teacher marc fogel critics suspect the kremlin has been collecting us citizens as bargaining chips for a future deal with any country. but even now, that deal could still be months or perhaps years away. matthew chance, cnn london. >> thanks for joining us. th

president biden says he's pushing hard for the release of reporter evan gershkovich.e was sentenced to 16 years in prison despite committing no crime. he's already wrongfully detained now for 478 days. cbs's chris livsay has new developments tonight. >> reporter: guilty, the judge says, handing down a 16 year prison sentence to "the wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich. looking thin after spending more than a year behind bars, the 32 year old responds with a flicker of a smile to the hurried secret trial that the u.s. condemned as a sham. a supporter shouts in russian, "we love you, evan." he was arrested last year during a reporting trip, which russia alleges was a cia espionage, spying on a russian tank factory. but closed proceedings made zero evidence public for what "the wall street journal" called a foregone conclusion. >> this is a sham trial, sham proceedings, sham charges. >> reporter: the conviction means the new jersey native is eligible for a prisoner swap. russian president vladimir putin says he's willing to "make an agreement." what he wants i

for the verdict, we were allowed in, but where was evan gershkovich? to 16 years in a high—security penal colony. whatjust happened in this courtroom is unprecedented in the history of modern russia — an american journalist convicted of espionage in a trial that was held behind closed doors, a trial that us officials have dismissed as a sham. in a joint statement, the wall streetjournal�*s publisher and editor in chief called it a "disgraceful sham conviction". they added... mr gershkovich was arrested at a steakhouse on a reporting assignment in yekaterinburg. he was accused of collecting secret data about a defence factory nearby. his employer has accused moscow of stockpiling american citizens in russian jails to trade them for russians jailed abroad. is a prisoner swap likely? it's happened before. in 2022, russia freed us basketball star britney griner. she'd beenjailed on a drugs charge. in return, america released convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout. as soon as i win the election, i will have that reporter out. donald trump promises big, b

set for tomorrow. >>> from russia tonight, the secret trial of "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovichspeeding towards closing arguments after just two days. russia's foreign minister doubling down tonight on claims gershkovich was working for the cia, without providing any public evidence. the u.s. tonight continues to call this trial a sham. vladimir putin has signaled russia is open to a prisoner swap, tonight, negotiations are ongoing. >>> when we come back here, the wealthy real estate developer accused in a failed murder for hire plot. the fbi arresting nine people tonight. saying they tried to poison his wife and ram her car with a flat bed truck. >>> and we remember bob newhart tonight. we look back. gravis of generalized a and who are anti-achr antibody positive, season to season, ultomiris is continuous symptom control, with improvement in activities of daily living. it is reduced muscle weakness. and ultomiris is the only long-acting gmg treatment with the freedom of just 6 to 7 infusions per year, for a predictable routine i can count on. ultomiris can lower your immune sys

. >> when we come back, american journalist evan gershkovich has been sentenced to over a decade in prisonu.s. condemns the case as a sham. what secretary blinken is saying about efforts to free him when the 11th hour continues. continues. uperior absorption compared to regular turmeric. qunol. the brand i trust. most people call leaffilter when their gutters are clogged and they notice one of the many issues that can bring. sometimes it's the smell of mildew when water has seeped into the interior walls. or maybe they've spotted mold in the attic. but most often it's the more obvious signs of damage like rotten soffit, fascia, or water pooling near their foundation. you can get ahead of costly damage by protecting your home's gutters today. we're in your neighborhood and ready to help. schedule your free gutter inspection today, call 833 leaffilter, or visit leaffilter.com will will >>> wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years in a maximum security prison in russia after he was found guilty of espionage charges. the u.s. government in the wall street jo

the prosecution also insists that evan gershkovich acted under secrecy .ever, no other details, the case is classified as secret. but more is known about the american journalist himself. he comes from a soviet emigrant family. and speaks excellent russian, worked at the new york times francepress agency, and was accredited by the russian foreign ministry. today foreign journalists are working in the hall, and the british consul general has also arrived. i'm here today to show the united kingdom's solidarity with evan. the state commission asked for gershkovich to be sentenced to 18 years in prison, but the final verdict was 16 years in a maximum security colony. do you have any question? the verdict will take effect in 15 days, this time is given for appeal, but whether evan gershkovich and his lawyers will challenge the decision of the sverdlovsk regional court is unknown; the lawyers of the american journalist did not answer these questions. kirill bortnikov, pargeldyev, dmitry komovleeva, lead yekaterinburg. the tourism opportunities of the khabarovsk t

we've also, of course — in the us, journalist evan gershkovich is behind bars in russia as well, andrs in russia, to work toward their freedom? i believe that it is an important time today to send a very clear message to the kremlin that the world understands — the free democratic world understands that the vladimir putin and the regime he has built, the system of government that he's built in the country that is oppressing the russian population and carries out aggression against its, russia's, neighbours. and i believe it is very important for the world to stand with those who oppose the putin regime today because if we want to see russia a democracy one day — and that is the only guarantee of peace and stability on that continent, surely — because as long as there is some kind of regime in the kremlin, this aggression will continue and it will spread. so, if we want to see russia a democracy one day, we need to send a message of support and solidarity with those russian citizens who risk their freedom and their lives to stand against the regime. israeli prime minister benjamin net

your home doesn't have to be. ♪♪ >>> today marks 465 days that american journalist evan gershkovich hasan prison. his trial being held at secret is under way. gershkovich has been charged with espionage and faces 20 years in a russian prison, if he is convicted. he is also facing a court system that has an acquittal rate of less than 1%. united nations human rights experts say russia has violated international law when it detained evan and there was a quote, striking lack of any factual or legal substantiation for the spying charges. join me now is michael mcfall, ambassador to the russia 's federation and national affairs analyst. ambassador, it is always an honor to have you on my show. 465 days, sir, in a russian prison. at this point, how is the united states going to get evan gershkovich back home? >> i honestly don't know. this is a horrible case. obviously, there is no evidence to support the charges. he will be convicted, eventually, i have no doubt about that. you just cited the numbers. now, that would create the window for some type of trade after his conviction. it won't hap

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